[1. Call to Order ]
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GOOD EVENING.WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
I AM MAYOR BILLY WALLACE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, UH, FOR, UH, WHATEVER THE REASON YOU'RE HERE.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS, UM, BUT MOST OF ALL, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, FOR, FOR CARING ABOUT WAXAHATCHEE AND, UM, AND BEING INVOLVED IF YOU ARE, AND SO FORTH.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.
HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE GATHER HERE THIS EVENING FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE COME TOGETHER WITH OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS.
WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM.
IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS, MAY WE BE REMINDED OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION, HELP US LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER, TO RESPECT DIFFERING OPINIONS AND TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
WE PRAY FOR CLARITY IN OUR DECISION MAKING AND FOR THE STRENGTH TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.
FURTHERMORE, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS OUR CITIZENS AND THE CITY'S EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE UNSELFISHLY TO PROVIDE THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY, OUR CITIZENS, AND THOSE WHO VISIT US DESERVE.
TOGETHER, WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE A PLACE THAT, OH, HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU WOULD BE PROUD OF US TO CALL OUR HOME.
YOU WOULD JOIN US 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.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR BY TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[4. Announcements/Presentations ]
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, INTRODUCED HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCILMAN CHRIS WRIGHT TO INTRODUCE OUR HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FOR NOVEMBER.IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE DEPUTY BRAD ELLIOT AS OUR HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS MONTH.
BRAD'S BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH HAS BEEN RIGHT HERE IN ELLIS COUNTY.
HE'S SERVING AS SERGEANT FOR THE ELLIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, OVERSEEING THE CIVIL DIVISION, FUGITIVE TRANSPORT WARRANTS, AND ANIMAL CONTROL.
BRAD HAS A PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS AND BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE SERVES.
HE SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR THE ELLIS COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, AT LEAST SHOP WITH A HERO.
HE'S CURRENTLY SERVING AS BRIDGES TRAINING FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN IN MIDLOTHIAN, WHICH SERVICES ALL OF ELLIS COUNTY WITH THE MISSION TO ELEVATE LIVES BEYOND MI, BEYOND LIMITS, AND LABEL TOWARDS LABELS TOWARDS MORE INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
BRIDGES DOES THIS BY OFFERING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DEDICATED TO ADVOCACY, VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SOCIALIZATION SERVICES.
HE'S CURRENTLY SERVING IN HIS THIRD YEAR AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, WHICH IS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, CHILD AND FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER, HOMEWARD BOUND AND SOUTHERN AREA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE.
THIS ENSURES THAT THERE IS NO WRONG DOOR APPROACH TO PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE HIGH QUALITY RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES.
N-T-B-H-A IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND OR THE EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS.
THEY'LL WAIVE OR REDUCE FEES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS.
THEY SERVE THIS INDIVIDUAL SEEKING ASSISTANCE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, CHILDREN AND ADULTS AGES THREE THROUGH LIFE THROUGH THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
BRAD'S CURRENTLY IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO FIND A VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO THE DEPARTURE OF THIS SPCA SHELTER FROM ELLIS COUNTY.
HE'S WORKING WITH SNIPPET IN THE BUD PET COALITION, ELLIS COUNTY.
I'M GONNA GET OFF OF HIS THING HERE FOR A MINUTE AND JUST SAY IF ANY OF YOU HADN'T SEEN OR HEARD, BRAD, HE'S THE BIGGEST ADVOCATE IN THIS, IN THIS COUNTY FOR TRYING TO COME UP WITH A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE LOOSE ANIMALS RUNNING AROUND, AND HE'S THE ONE THAT FINDS PLACES
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TO GET SOME OF THEM TO WHERE THEY CAN PUT AN ANIMAL IN A SHELTER SO THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF IT.SO HE'S BEEN ONE REAL, REAL BIG ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL SERVICES.
HE'S MARRIED TO BRITTANY ELLIOT, WHO'S ON HER 17TH YEAR OF TEACHING IN MIDLOTHIAN, AND THEY HAVE AN AMAZING DAUGHTER, BOSTON, WHO HAS A HEART FOR SERVING OTHERS AND IS INVOLVED IN THEIR CHURCH RENOVATION, KIDS SERVICE PROJECTS.
SO I'M PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE, BRAD.
AND, AND, AND NEXT WEEK, I KNOW YOU, IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO GET OFF TO COME UP HERE AND DO THIS.
IF YOU CAN COME TO THE NEXT MEETING IN A COUPLE WEEKS, GREAT.
BUT IF NOT, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE PRO PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 3RD THROUGH THE SEVENTH AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK.
AND THAT WILL BE READ BY MAYOR PRO TEM PAT SUITER.
UM, ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS, UH, NOT ONLY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY, BUT AS A PRACTICING ATTORNEY.
UM, FOLKS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO HONOR DON'T GET THE, THE, UH, THE NECESSARY OR THE DESERVED COMPLIMENTS THAT THEY GET.
SO, WHEREAS MU MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS, AND WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE COME IN CONTACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED, AND PUBLIC IMPRESSION OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL COURT.
AND WHEREAS STATE LAW AUTHORIZES A MUNICIPALITY TO EITHER APPOINT OR ELECT A MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR A TERM OF OFFICE, THE WAXAHATCHEE MUNICIPAL COURT IS A STATE COURT, AND ITS JUDGES ARE MEMBERS OF THE STATE JUDICIARY.
AND WHEREAS THE PROCEDURES FOR THE WAXAHATCHEE MUNICIPAL COURT OPERATIONS ARE SET IN THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND OTHER LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE IS COMMITTED TO THE NOTION THAT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT AN INDEPENDENT, FAIR AND COMPETENT JUDICIARY WILL INTERPRET AND APPLY THE LAWS THAT GOVERN US, AND THAT THE JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW AND ACT IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY AND IMPARTIALITY OF THE JUDICIARY.
WHEREAS WAXAHATCHEE MUNICIPAL JUDGES ARE NOT POLICYMAKERS FOR THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, BUT ARE BOUND BY THE LAW AND THE CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, AND ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE DECISIONS INDEPENDENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CONTAIN PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR ALL DEFENDANTS, INCLUDING INDIGENT DEFENDANTS AND SUPPORT.
SO WAXAHATCHEE MUNICIPAL COURT IN COMPLYING WITH SUCH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BILLY WALLACE, MAYOR WAXAHATCHEE, ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 3RD THROUGH SEVENTH, 2025 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, AND RECOGNIZE THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUSTICE OFFERED TO OUR CITIZENS BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF WAXAHATCHEE PROCLAIMED THIS THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BY BILLY WALLACE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.
WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO MEET US DOWN FOR A PHOTOGRAPH? YES.
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THAT TEAM SURE DOES A GOOD JOB.I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE THEM FOR MANY YEARS WHEN I WAS STILL ON THE, ON THE POLICE FORCE, AND THEY'RE NOT NORMALLY, UH, SEEN OR HEARD, UH, BUT THEY WORK REALLY HARD, UH, TO, UH, TO GET THE JOB DONE.
SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.
[ 5. Public Comments]
BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.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, COMMENT, OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT, ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY AM STEVE CHAPMAN.
AND, UM, MY ADDRESS IS 1 6 0 2 ALEXANDER DRIVE.
LET ME BE SURE THAT I'M SPEAKING INTO THIS PROPERLY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME IN THE AUDIENCE? MM-HMM
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING AMENDING THE CHARTER.
I WOULD LIKE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THIS.
I WAS SERVING AS CITY ATTORNEY 54 YEARS AGO WHEN, UH, THE CURRENT CHARTER WAS PASSED.
IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE AT THAT TIME.
THEY WERE PASSING AN ENTIRE NEW ORDINANCE AND THEY APPOINTED A COUNCIL, A COMMITTEE OF A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS TO SERVE, AND THEY HIRED, OF COURSE, A FULL-TIME COMPANY THAT DON'T SPECIALIZE IN DRAWING CITY CHARTERS.
IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CHARTER CALLED FOR THE DEBATE AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND IN SUMMARY, THOUGH, I THINK THEY DID A FINE JOB OF PRODUCING A CITY'S CHARTER.
WE'VE HAD NO REAL PROBLEMS UNDER IT.
IT HAS BEEN AMENDED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ON A MINOR MATTER.
I FIND IT A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND EXPRESS MY OPINION FOR 50 SOME ODD YEARS.
I COULDN'T EXPRESS A PERSONAL OPINION AND JUST ADVISE THE COUNCIL ON THE LAW
SO, UH, IT REALLY IS A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO VISIT WITH YOU.
I, I WILL MENTION THAT I DID SERVE 50 PLUS YEARS AS CITY ATTORNEY, AT WHICH TIME I COUNTED OUT.
I APPEARED REPRESENTING THE CITY AT ABOUT 1,500 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT IT ADDS UP.
OVER THE YEARS, I, I DID OBSERVE, MAKE SOME OBSERVATIONS.
OF COURSE, DURING THAT TIME, I DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU CALL A CITY CHARTER ELECTION.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS I KNOW HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED.
ONE IS RAISING THE NUMBER OF COUNCILMEN TO SEVEN.
THE CITY HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW.
SO YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WAY.
MORE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND DE DIVERSE GROUPS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING A COUNCILMAN ELECTED.
THE, UH, TERM OF THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN TWO YEARS.
I PERSONALLY WOULD RECOMMEND LEAVING IT AT TWO YEARS.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET ADJUSTED TO WHAT EXPECTED OF YOU AS A CITY COUNCILMAN AND THE CITY PROCEDURES.
NONETHELESS, IN TWO YEARS, THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO OBSERVE THE PERFORMANCE AND DECIDE WHO THEY WISH TO SERVE ON THE COUNCIL.
AND IT, I JUST THINK IT'S, UH, IF, IF A COUNCILMAN WANTS TO SERVE MORE THAN TWO YEARS, THEY CAN FILE FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
I, I PERSONALLY AM JUST, BUT EITHER WAY WORKS, BUT I, I PREFER THE TWO YEAR TERM.
I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THE PUBLIC COLLECT THE MAYOR ONE.
OF COURSE, IT GIVES THE PUBLIC A CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR SAY DIRECTLY.
IT OUGHT TO BE A VOTING COUNCIL MEMBER
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TOO.INCIDENTALLY, I THINK CONTINUE WITH THAT.
SO YOU'LL HAVE AN UNEVEN NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AND I'VE OBSERVED THROUGH THE YEARS THAT CITY CO COUNCIL ELECTING A MAYOR RESULT SOMETIMES IN CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AS TO WHO TO SELECT.
AND I THINK YOU ARE BETTER OFF TO AVOID THAT AND JUST LET THE PUBLIC COLLECT DIRECTLY.
AND I THINK THE PUBLIC HAS MORE SAY THAT WAY.
THE, UH, OTHER ISSUES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED ARE, UH, THE PLACE, SYSTEM, THE AT LARGE SYSTEM.
I, I PREFER PERSONALLY, AND I THINK THERE ARE GOOD, SOLID REASONS FOR DOING IT.
ONE, IF I WAS RUNNING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, I REALLY WOULD NOT LIKE TO OPPOSE AN INDIVIDUAL.
I'D LIKE TO PRESENT MY IDEAS AND WHAT I CAN DO SERVING THE CITY DURING MY TERM, AND I'M SURE IT HASN'T HAPPENED HERE, BUT IT CAN INVITE TARGETING.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE'VE SEEN THAT IN STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS WHERE A GROUP MAY TELL PERSON SERVING THAT YOU'VE GOT TO VOTE FOR THIS, AND IF YOU DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO GET A SOMEONE THAT'S A STRONG CANDIDATE TO OPPOSE YOU AND WE'LL FINANCE THEM.
NOW, IT WOULDN'T BE THAT COMPLICATED IN A CITY, BUT STILL THE CONCEPT COULD, COULD HAPPEN.
AND, UH, MAINLY IF I WANT TO RUN FOR THE COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO RUN BASED ON WHAT I CAN DO SERVING THE CITY.
AND I'LL POINT OUT THAT THE ISSUES BEFORE THE ELECTION OFTEN ARE NOT WHAT THE MAJOR DECISIONS ARE DURING YOUR TERM OF SERVICE.
YOU'RE ADDRESSING NEW ISSUES EVERY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE A FAIR DECISION ON THAT IS IMPORTANT.
I THINK THAT'S THE MORE IMPORTANT.
MR. CHAPMAN, IF YOU COULD WRAP IT UP.
AND, UH, THE, THAT IS THE MAIN POINT.
I, UH, WILL, WILL SAY THAT, UH, IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU AND I'M SORRY I RAN OVER FIVE MINUTES.
IT HAPPENS BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
SO, UH, IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU AND IF YOU WILL, JUST TAKE IT AS FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH TO YOU.
BUT I, I'M PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO POINT OUT THESE OBSERVATIONS TO YOU.
ANYONE ELSE? HELLO? HELLO, MAYOR AND HELLO CITY COUNCIL.
UH, MY NAME'S TIANA SCHWARTZ AND I'M RUNNING FOR THE ELLIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.
AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION FOR CLOSE TO TWO DECADES HERE IN THE COUNTY.
AND MY EMPLOYER'S RIGHT BEHIND ME, I WORK FOR, UM, JUDGE CHAPMAN IN COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER ONE.
AND I HAVE SERVED THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS.
UM, I HAVE BEEN IN MIDLOTHIAN AND IN ELLIS COUNTY FOR, UM, 20 PLUS YEARS.
AND I'VE RAISED FIVE CHILDREN AND THEY'VE ALL GRADUATED FROM MIDLOTHIAN ISD.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO, I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE TONIGHT, INTRODUCE MYSELF AND ALSO HOPE TO HOPE THAT YOU WOULD BETTER KNOW ME.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO THIS EVENING.
ANYONE ELSE DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS? GOOD EVENING.
I LIVE ON 1 0 9 ROSA STREET IN WAXAHATCHEE.
UH, I, I'VE BEEN ON THE PAST TWO YEARS NOTICING, UH, CONTRACTORS, UH, CUTTING CEMENT.
AND UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THAT ONE.
AND, UM, UH, CEMENT CONTAINS, UH, A COURSE THAT'S BEEN CRUSHED UP THAT HAS AN ELEMENT CALLED CRYSTALLINE SILICATE.
CRYSTALLINE SILICATE IS AN OSHA, OSHA GRADE HAZARD, EVEN ON THEIR JOB SITE AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.
UH, I HAVE TALKED TO MANY CONTRACTORS OVER THE YEARS, PAST TWO YEARS ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE CUTTING HERE AND WALKS OF HATCHEE, IF THEY HAVE SOME WAY TO CONTROL THE DUST AND THEY COOPERATED, UH, EVEN UP TO DATE.
THERE'S STILL A FEW MORE THAT TXDOT HAS THAT I WISH THAT TXDOT AND WHOEVER HAS CONTRACTORS TO DO THEIR WORK THAT HAD THE ORIENTATION OF WHEN THEY DO THESE KIND OF CUTS WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OR BUSINESS AREAS, BECAUSE YOU GOT PEOPLE SHOPPING, YOU GOT PEOPLE JOGGING, AND ANY SMALL AMOUNT OF CRYSTALLINE THAT THEY BREED, REGARDLESS OF OSHA'S REGULATION PER EIGHT,
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UH, PER AN EIGHT HOUR DAY, STILL OSHA REQUIRES FOR THEM TO CONTROL THEIR DUST, EITHER BY VACUUM OR WETTING IT DOWN OR HOWEVER, WHEN THEY'RE CUTTING CEMENT.THIS HERE BRINGS THE POINT THAT IT'S JUST, UH, THIS IS ALL I CAN DO IS TALK FOR IT ON
CODE ENFORCEMENTS CAN COMBINE WITH THE OSHA REGULATIONS AND HELP TALK TO THESE PEOPLE WHEN THEY DO THAT AND TALK TO MAYBE T DO AND DO IT ORIENTATION WITH THEIR PEOPLE AS WELL AS THE CITY DOING ORIENTATION WITH THEIR CONTRACTORS THAT THEY HAVE DOING THEIR JOB AS WELL AS THE SCHOOLS AS WELL TOO.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
ANYONE ELSE, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[ 6. Consent Agenda]
NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM SIX 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.
AND THIS INCLUDES ITEM A THROUGH I COUNCIL.
DID WE MAKE SURE THAT ON I ITEM B, THAT QUOTE WAS INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES FROM COUNCILMAN ATKINS? OH,
WE'RE JUST JOKING AROUND WITH HIM.
WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE.
[7. Consider a request by William Dahlstrom, for Voluntary Annexation of approximately 206.719+/- acres situated off of Brookside Road (Property ID 193815, 193822, & 303652) – Owner: United Presbyterian Homes & Walton Texas LP (ANX-DNX-164-2025)]
CONSIDER A REQUEST BY WILLIAM DAHLSTROM FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2 0 6 0.719.UH, PLUS OR MINUS ACRE SITUATED OFF OF BROOKSIDE ROAD OWNER IS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN HOMES IN WALTON, TEXAS.
THIS ITEM COINCIDES WITH ITEM NUMBER 13.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE, UH, FOR ITEM 13.
SO THEY'RE HERE TODAY TO ALSO REQUEST A CONTINUANCE FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TO THE NOVEMBER 17TH COUNCIL MEETING.
OKAY, COUNSEL, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO CONTINUE THE CASE FOR A NX DASH DNX 1 64 DASH 2025 TO THE NOVEMBER 17TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[8. Consider a request by Jose Zavala for a Plat of Zavala ADDITION, lot 1 Block A, being 0.1642 acres, located at the intersection of S Rogers St and Five Points Rd, situated in the James Armstrong Survey, Abstract 6, an addition to the City of Waxahachie (Property ID 179039) – Owners: Jose Zavala and Juan Zavala (SUB-124-2025)]
NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER A REQUEST BY JOSE SAVALA FOR A PLAT OF ZAVALA.ADDITION LOT ONE BLOCK A BEING 0.1642 ACRES LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH ROGERS STREET AND FIVE POINTS ROAD SITUATED IN THE JAMES ARMSTRONG SURVEY, ABSTRACT SIX.
IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE OWNERS, JOSE SAVALA AND JUAN SAVALA, THIS IS SUB 1 24 20 25.
TRENTON, UH, THANK YOU, UH, FOR THIS ITEM.
IN THE NEXT ONE, I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START OFF BY STATING, UM, GENERALLY THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT SEE A PLAT COME BEFORE THEM.
UH, THERE IS A PROVISION IN OUR ORDINANCE THAT FOR ANY REASON, UH, SOMEONE SEEKING TO PLAT THEIR PROPERTY NEEDS A VARIANCE FROM ONE OF OUR DEVELOPMENT REGULATION STANDARDS.
UH, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THAT, UM, COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
UM, THIS PROPOSED REQUEST, UH, IS LOCATED, IS OWNED BY JOSE Z AND, UH, VALLA, IT'S CURRENTLY ZONE SF THREE.
THE, UH, THIS PROPERTY IS, UH, THE ISSUE WITH THIS PROPERTY IS IT DOES NOT MEET OUR REGULAR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE SF THREE DISTRICT.
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME, THEIR ONLY OPTION WOULD BE TO EITHER REZONE THE PROPERTY TO
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A PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FOR ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEBT ADDRESS OR, UH, TO COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT TO REQUEST A VARIANCE FROM OUR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.UM, IN REVIEWING THIS AND TAKING IT BEFORE PLAN ZONING COMMISSION, UH, STAFF FELT THAT, UH, THEIR PROPOSED REQUEST IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR SURROUNDING AREA.
THERE'S OTHER AREAS WHERE, UM, THEY HAVE SIMILAR SITUATIONS GOING ON, WHICH DO CAUSE A HARDSHIP TO REGULATIONS.
UH, THE PROPOSED REQUESTS WOULD BE IN SPIRIT WITH OUR PROPOSED REGULATIONS OF THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, SETBACKS, ET CETERA.
STAFF, UH, WHEN THIS POINT BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND, UM, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THIS ITEM IS CONSIDERED, UH, IS A PLAT, SO IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
COUNSEL MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE SUB 1 24 20 25, A PLAT OF THE ZAVALA ADDITION.
LOT ONE BLOCK A SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION TO THE STAFF REPORT AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[9. Public Hearing on a request by Gilberto Escobedo, for a Replat of Lot 13R, Block 180, of the Oak Lawn Addition, to create Lot 13R-A and Lot 14R, Block 180, Oak Lawn Addition, 0.191 acres, located at 309 Henry Street (Property ID 175115) – Owner: Escobedo Gilberto Jr (SUB-127-2025)]
NEXT ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR REQUEST BY BERTO ESCAP FOR REPL OF LOT 13 R ROBERT BLOCK 180 OF THE OAKLAWN EDITION TO CREATE LOT 13 R DASH A AND LOT 14 R BLOCK.THAT IS 0.19 ACRES LOCATED AT 3 0 9 HENRY STREET.
OWNER IS ESCOBIDO GILBERTO JUNIOR.
THIS PROPERTY A SIMILAR SITUATION.
THE LAST ONE, IT'S A EXISTING PLATTED LOT THOUGH, SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A RE PLAT TO SPLIT THE LOT INTO TWO DIFFERENT, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
I DO THE SINGLE FAMILY THREE RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO SPLIT IT.
UM, EACH LOT WOULD NOT MEET THE MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, THEIR PROPOSED REQUEST OF LOT SIZE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, UH, TO THE NORTH, DIRECTLY TO THE EAST AND WEST.
UM, THIS VARIANCE WOULD NOT GIVE THEM ANY SORT OF ADDITIONAL, UM, BENEFIT THAT NO OTHER PROPERTY OWNER IN THE SURROUNDING AREA WOULD RECEIVE.
BY GRANTING THIS VARIANCE, IT WOULD RELIEVE A HARDSHIP, UH, THAT WOULD NOT, UH, THAT WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH OTHER SUBJECT PROPERTIES.
UM, DUE TO THIS BEING A REPL ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS, UH, PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUEST.
UH, WHEN THIS BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, UM, THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL, WE SENT OUT NOTICE OF ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET IN ACCORDANCE TO STATE LAW.
ZERO CAME BACK IN FAVOR, ZERO CAME BACK IN OPPOSITION.
STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM FAR OR AGAINST, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[10. Consider approving SUB-127-2025]
10, CONSIDER APPROVING SUV 1 27 20 25.COUNSEL HEY TRENT, I I, I DO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
UM, AND IT'S RELATED TO JUST FIRE SAFETY AND THE ACCESS HERE.
COULD, WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST? UM, THERE'S A LOT OF VEHICLES ON THE STREET.
UM, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR TWO VEHICLES IF THE GARAGE IS BEING USED, WHICH HAS COME TO BECOME REGULAR NOW AS A STORAGE SPACE.
UM, SO WITH THE, THE TIGHTER TURN FROM SAM TO HENRY, ARE THERE ANY FIRE CONCERNS GETTING ALONG THAT ROADWAY? IF WE ARE TO ADD IN THEORY, TWO MORE CARS, THREE, THREE MORE CARS ON THE, ON HENRY ON HENRY STREET ITSELF.
AND I, I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO OUR INTERIM FIRE CHIEF.
WE NAVIGATE THAT ROAD FAIRLY WELL RIGHT NOW.
UM, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS ADDING MORE STREET PARKING.
UM, THE GUYS ARE WELL-TRAINED AT OPERATING THOSE BIG APPARATUS, SO SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
MADAM MAYOR, I HAD A QUESTION FOR MR. ESCOBEDO HERE.
AND THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS 'CAUSE YOUR NAME STOOD OUT.
YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE RECENTLY AND YOU'RE BUILDING HOUSES AND THEN YOU'VE CONVERTED TWO OR THREE OF THEM IN SHORT TERM RENTALS.
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IS THERE ANY INTENTION OF MAKING THESE SHORT TERM RENTALS OR ARE THESE GONNA BE FOR SALE? NO, THESE BE JUST OR FOR RENT, RENT, LONG TERM RENTAL.THANK SO YOU WON'T MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNSEL? WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE SUB 1 27 20 25 A REPL OF LOT 13 R AS IN ROBERT, BLOCK 180 OF THE OAKLAWN EDITION, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[11. Public Hearing on a request by Javier Landeros, Inksplcit Tattoo Studio, LLC, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Tattoo or Body Piercing Shop use within the General Retail (GR) zoning district located at 120 North US Highway 77, Suite A (Property ID 173425) – Owner(s): 120 North LLC (ZDC-112-2025)]
ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR REQUEST BY JAVIER LANDEROS INC.EXPLICIT TATTOO STUDIO LLC FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING SHOP USE WITHIN THE GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT ONE 20 NORTH US HIGHWAY 77 SUITE A.
UH, THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS LOCATED AT ONE 20 NORTH US HIGHWAY 77 SUITE A.
UH, THIS IS VERY SPECIFIC, UH, TIED TO THIS SUITE.
UM, AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS, A IN THE GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT, AS OUR TEXT, AS OUR ORDINANCE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, UM, ANYONE REQUESTING A TATTOO OR UH, BODY PIERCING SHOP, UH, IS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE SUP PROCESS, THIS EXISTING MULTI-TENANT STRUCTURE AT THE SITE.
UH, PREVIOUSLY IN 2023, A UM, COSMETIC AND RESTORATIVE STUDIO.
PERMANENT MAKEUP, UH, WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
UM, HOWEVER, DUE TO, UH, THAT PREVIOUS, UM, TENANT OR LEASE C NOT OPERATING OR OBTAINING THE COO WITHIN THE SIX MONTHS, UH, THAT SUP WAS EXPIRED.
UM, PART OF THIS, UH, REQUEST, UH, THE OWNER IS REQUESTING TO HAVE ONE CHAIR AT THIS FACILITY.
UM, THE, THE HOURS OF OPERATION WOULD GENERALLY BETWEEN 3:00 PM AND 10:00 PM UH, THERE'S A LIST OF CONDITIONS, UH, STATED IN YOUR ORDINANCE, UH, THAT WILL BE PART OF THE ORDINANCE.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, UH, THIS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ANY OTHER, UM, OPERATOR OR OWNER.
IT IS TIED TO, UH, THE, THE APPLICANT THAT'S HERE TONIGHT.
UM, ADDITIONALLY THE APPLICANT SHALL, UM, AMEND THE SP IN THE EVENT THAT THE APPLICANT WISHES TO EXPAND THE TATTOO SHOP USE AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OR EVEN MOVE SUITES.
SO ANY KIND OF CHANGE TO THIS WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO COME BACK THROUGH THE SUP PROCESS.
WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED WAS, IN ADDITION TO TATTOOS, ARE THEY GONNA BE DOING ANYTHING AT THIS SITE? UM, HE, HE IS ALSO AN ARTIST HE WILL POSSIBLY DOING.
HE, HE DOES DO, UM, VARIOUS TYPES OF ART.
UH, HE ALSO DOES BRANDING FOR COMPANIES, UM, BUSINESS OWNERS, UM, ART ON SNEAKERS, ON VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THOSE, THOSE OTHER USES, UM, THAT ARE ANCILLARY TO THE TATTOO SHOP ARE PERMITTED BY.
AND THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS SUP REQUEST.
SO THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED TODAY EVEN WITHOUT THE SUP REQUEST.
UH, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
UM, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM FOR OR AGAINST COME TO THE PODIUM.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNSEL, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNSEL TRACE, I'M SORRY.
THIS ONE, YOU WEREN'T HERE WHEN IT HAPPENED ORIGINALLY, SO YOU GET EXCUSED FROM THIS PART.
BUT BACK WHEN THIS CAME BEFORE US, WHEN MS. SHOULDER CAME TO DO THE RESTORATIVE TATTOOING, AT THE TIME OUR ORDINANCE DID NOT ALLOW TATTOOING ANYWHERE EXCEPT IN COMMERCIAL ZONES.
AND AT THE TIME, WE REQUESTED THAT STAFF WRITE A NEW ORDINANCE TO COMPLETELY GIVE DEFINITIONS OF WHAT COSMETIC TATTOOING WAS, WHAT MEDICAL RESTORATIVE TATTOOING WAS.
AND THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT AT THE TIME, THE REASON WE DID THAT IS SO THAT WE COULD ALLOW RESTORATIVE MEDICAL TYPE TATTOOING IN OTHER LOCATIONS RATHER THAN JUST THAT.
AND I GUESS I DIDN'T CATCH IT UNTIL THE OTHER NIGHT AT PLANNING AND ZONING THAT WHEN WE, WHEN WE PASSED THAT ORDINANCE, IT SAID TATTOOING JUST AS LONG AS IT HAD A SUP COULD PRETTY MUCH GO IN GENERAL RETAIL AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WHICH AT THE TIME I
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THOUGHT IT AT THE TIME, COUNCIL'S WILL WAS WE WERE STILL NOT TRYING TO ALLOW JUST IN GENERAL RETAIL.AND BY CHANGING THAT ORDINANCE TO ALLOW AN SUP, THEN THAT'S HOW THE GENTLEMAN WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND HE'S, HE'S BY RIGHT ABLE TO ASK FOR IT.
HOWEVER, I KNOW THE PREVIOUS BEFORE MR. ATKINS WAS ON THE COUNCIL, THAT'S WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IT AND BRING IT UP.
'CAUSE I'M STILL OF, OF THAT ATTITUDE THAT WE SHOULD STILL NOT ALLOW IT IN GENERAL RETAIL, BUT ORDINANCE IN THE SUP QUESTION.
SO I PERSONALLY DO NOT SUPPORT THIS BEING IN GENERAL RETAIL FOR THAT REASON.
AND I WANTED TO BRING IT UP TO ALL YOU GUYS.
NOTHING AGAINST MS. THE GENTLEMAN COUNCILMAN WRIGHT.
I, I AGREE WITH YOU AND THE INTERPRETATION OF THE SPIRIT OF HOW THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN PAST, UM, 'CAUSE YOU ARE CORRECT THAT IT WAS, WE, WE REQUESTED STAFF TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
UM, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE, THE SPACE ITSELF IS KIND OF WHERE I HAVE QUESTIONS ON WHY IT'S EVEN STILL ZONE GENERAL RETAIL.
UM, I MEAN, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER HASN'T ASKED FOR IT TO CHANGE, IT'S NOT REALLY A RETAIL SPACE ANYMORE.
I MEAN, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE TOO MANY WALKUP STORES.
SO IT IT, IT IT SHOULD BE ZONED COMMERCIALLY ANYWAYS.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I GET THE, IF WE APPROVE THIS, DO WE OPEN OURSELVES UP TO A PRECEDENT SET OF, WELL WE ALLOWED THAT ONE IN GR OR WHY NOT THIS ONE? UH, BUT THIS SITE IN PARTICULAR, I, I THINK IS ZONED INCORRECTLY TO BEGIN WITH AND WE CAN'T FORCE THE ZONING TO CHANGE.
UH, BUT I, THAT'S WHERE I'M STUCK AT.
WELL, TO SUPPORT YOUR OPINION, AS WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY OUR LAWYERS, MANY TIMES THESE ARE SUVS AND THEY'RE INDIVIDUAL ZONING THINGS.
SO IF WE DID THAT, WE WOULD STILL HAVE THAT TO STAND ON IF WE WERE TO, TO ALLOW THIS BECAUSE OF, IT'S THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY.
'CAUSE I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE, THAT'S WHERE GINGER'S PET SHOP USED TO BE.
YOUR, THERE'S NO PARKING THERE.
AND WHEN AT PAN LANDING AND ZONING, WHAT HE WAS RECOMMENDING, HE'S NOT GONNA HAVE AN ARMY OF PEOPLE RUNNING IN THERE AND HE IS NOT GONNA BE OPEN ALL NIGHT LONG.
HE, WHAT HE PRESENTED DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WHAT WE'D SEEN LIKE OVER THERE ON 2 87 WHERE THE ONE WAS ACROSS FROM WHERE BUS BURGER USED TO BE, WHERE IT'S OPEN LATE, LATE AT NIGHT AND PEOPLE ARE STRAGGLING IN AND OUT.
AND IT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID IN THOSE AREAS.
SO I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID, MR. SMITH AND I, I DO RECALL THAT, UH, BEING A PRETTY LENGTHY CONVERSATION AT THE TIME.
UM, AND I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS DISCUSSED THEN AND WHAT YOU TWO HAVE BROUGHT UP TONIGHT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE, UH, FOR US TO LOOK AT, UM, UM, LIMITING, YOU KNOW, SATURATION OF, OF TATTOO, UM, BUSINESSES.
NOT THAT I HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THEM.
UH, I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE A CITY WITH TATTOO PARLORS ON EVERY BLOCK.
UH, SO, UH, IN THE FUTURE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ALSO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.
UH, MADAM MAYOR, I'LL, UH, TO ECHO WHAT Y'ALL HAVE MENTIONED HERE ABOUT WHAT WE DISCUSSED A YEAR PLUS AGO, TWO YEARS AGO, UM, I RECALL THE SAME THING.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
UM, AND, AND IN FACT WE TOOK A LOT OF TIME DISCUSSING ESPECIALLY FOR THAT, THAT PERSON THAT WAS COMING UP TO, TO, UM, GET APPROVAL LOOKING AT THE FINE DETAILS ON THAT AND, AND WHY THIS WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN REGULAR, UH, TATTOO PARLOR.
AGAIN, NOT, NOT OPPOSED TO 'EM, BUT, UM, IT WAS, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WERE HAVING A PROLIFERAL PROLIFERATION OF TATTOOS AT THAT TIME.
UM, MR. LANDS, MAY I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION? EXCUSE.
AND I WAS AT P AND Z SO I HEARD, AND I THANK YOU FOR, FOR YES SIR.
THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED THERE, UM, AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, WOULD IT BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, ONLY OR WOULD IT ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO JUST COME IN AND, UH, IT WOULD BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
SO IT WOULDN'T BE SOMEBODY JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, SAY, NO, SIR.
AND I'VE GOT ONE MORE QUESTION.
BECAUSE WHAT WE DID DOWNTOWN WHEN WE MADE AN EXCEPTION IN THE CENTRAL AREA FOR OLIVER AT THE ODDFELLOWS, WHAT KIND OF SIGNAGE DO YOU PLAN ON PUTTING ON
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THE BUILDING? 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT NEON BLASTING SIGNS AND, OH NO SIR.UM, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL STOPPED BY THERE OR PASSED BY, BUT THERE'S A GLORIA'S UHHUH
I'M NOT TOO SURE WHAT IT IS, BUT THAT'S JUST GONNA BE TAKEN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH MY, UM, BUSINESS LOGO.
THE SAME TYPE OF SIGN? YES, SIR.
[12. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-112-2025]
BRINGS US TO ITEM 12.CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZDC 1 12 20 25.
COUNSEL, MADAM MAYOR WITH, WITH SPECIFIC NOTE THAT THE ZONING ON THIS BUILDING IS IN QUESTION AMONGST THE COUNCIL, UM, AS IT STANDS NOW ON IF IT SHOULD BE GR OR COMMERCIAL.
AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S IN THE MINUTE NOTE SO THAT WE HAVE THAT TO FALL BACK ON.
UM, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 1 12 20 25 FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING SHOP.
USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? THAT'S FINE.
YOU GOOD? I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SPECIFIC TO THIS ONE GENTLEMAN.
SO IT IS, IF HE DIDN'T OPEN, IT'D BE, IT WOULDN'T BE OPEN UP TO WHOEVER WANTED TO MOVE IN.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[13. Public Hearing on a request by Dennis Church, Minto Communities Texas, LLC, for a Zoning Change from Planned Development-Mixed Use Residential (PD-MUR), Single Family-1 (SF-1), Future Development (FD), and General Retail (GR) zoning districts to a Planned Development (PD) zoning district, located at 300 Brookside Road (Property ID’s 179468, 179534, 182520, 187960, 189323, 189326, 189333, 189336, 192306, 193815, 193822, 193823, 234203, 263786, 264568, 303651, 303652) – Owners: Walton Texas LP, United Presbyterian Homes, William & Leanne Kelley (ZDC-232-2024)]
NEXT ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY DENNIS CHURCH MINTO COMMUNITIES TEXAS LLC FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM PLAN DEVELOPMENT, MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL PD DASH MUR, SINGLE FAMILY SF ONE, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICTS TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT, A PD ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 300 BROOKSIDE ROAD OWNERS, WALTON, TEXAS, LP, UNITED PRESBYTERIAN HOMES.WILLIAM AND LEANNE, KELLY TRENTON.
UH, THIS ITEM IS REQUESTING, UH, A CONTINUANCE TO THE NOVEMBER 17TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY ROBERT FERRIS.
THE ADDRESS IS 6 0 5 9 EAST FM H 75.
UH, I INITIALLY OPPOSED THIS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY IMPACT STUDIES ON TRAFFIC.
AND TRAFFIC IS THE MAIN PROBLEM THAT I SEE WITH THAT LOCATION BECAUSE IT, UH, BORDERS 8 75, WHICH IS HEAVILY TRAFFICKED NOW, UH, THE ONLY CONTROL WE HAVE ON TRAFFIC IS THE RAILROAD TRACK.
THEN IT PRESENTS ANOTHER ISSUE.
UH, IF THEY, IF THEY PROVIDE ADEQUATE PASSAGE AND FIGURE OUT HOW THEY'RE GONNA GET AROUND THE RAILROAD, I'M ALL FOR IT.
OTHERWISE, WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM ON THAT LOCATION.
WE HAVE RAILROAD TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION, YOU'LL HAVE HEAVY TRUCKS DRIVING IN OUTTA THAT LOCATION UP AND DOWN 8 75 IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING TRAFFIC.
SO THE REASONS I'M OPPOSING IS SIMPLY IS BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TRAFFIC PROPOSAL IS ON A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES IT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM THERE AND THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN DO ABOUT IT,
TRAFFIC, UH, AND ALSO, UH, DRAINAGE AND WATER AND HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK AND HOW IT'S GOING TO INFLUENCE WASATCH CREEK.
JUST, JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE, YOU ARE AWARE THAT BEFORE ANYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL WAS UP HERE, THEY APPROVED FOR 9,000 HOMES IN THE SAME AREA? CORRECT.
JUST, YEAH, BUT, BUT JUST, I'M JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE, IT'S NOT BEING THROWN UP HERE.
THERE'S, THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, I THINK BEFORE THIS PROPOSED PROJECT BE APPROVED AND UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES.
I MAY COME BEFORE YOU AND ASK FOR, FOR APPROVAL ON A PROJECT MYSELF.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROPERTY AND WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO WITH, IT'S GONNA CREATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC, A LOT OF HOUSEHOLDS, A LOT OF CHILDREN, SCHOOLS ARE PROPOSED SHOPPING'S PROPOSED.
AND, AND ACTUALLY IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THIS PROPOSED TRACK OF LAND IS GONNA DEVELOP PROBABLY TWO THIRDS OF WHAT WAS HASHI'S POPULATION IS TODAY, LET ALONE WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE TRAFFIC ON 2 87 IN
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ADDITION TO 8 75.IT'S NOT THE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S HANDLING THE TRAFFIC AND HOW IT'S GONNA WORK MECHANICALLY.
WELL, MY POINT WAS JUST THAT THERE WAS, THERE'S ALREADY A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT IF SOMEBODY CAME IN TOMORROW AND THEY CHECKED EVERY BOX ON, ON WHAT WAS APPROVED BEFORE ANYBODY UP HERE WAS UP HERE, THEY COULD BUILD IT BY.
SO THOSE 8,000 HOMES, 9,000 HOMES OR SO, UM, THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
SO OUR, OUR NEGOTIATING STANCE HERE IS, IS TO IMPROVE UPON WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
WILL THE TRAFFIC STUDY HELP APPROVE THAT? YES, SIR.
SO WHAT THE TRAFFIC STUDY SAYS, WELL, THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
WHAT IS THE CITY COUNCIL GONNA DO? APPROVE IT ANYWAY? NOT IF IT DOESN'T MEET THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
THERE'S DON'T THINK, AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT WE'VE WELL, BUT I KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT'S NOT FINALLY APPROVED.
WE HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS AND UNDERSTAND
WELL, THE FIRST ONE, THE, THE FIRST ONE IS APPROVED.
SO IF SOMEBODY CAME IN AND MET THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO THE T, THEY COULD BILL TOMORROW AND WE WOULD HAVE NO INPUT.
'CAUSE THAT WAS APPROVED BY A COUNCIL BEFORE ANY OF US.
SO THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE FOR ABOUT 9,000 HOMES.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL LAND TO DEVELOP FURTHER IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IN ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE COUNCIL AND, AND THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLANS.
I NEED TO GO BY THE CITY AND LOOK AT THOSE PLANS.
AND SO I HAVE A, A CLARITY IN MY VOICE IN WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
BUT ON THE SURFACE, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
THEY'RE GONNA BE FACED ON 2 87 AND 8 75.
IT'S GONNA BE A BURDEN TO THE CITY, HOW THEY'RE GONNA HANDLE THE TRAFFIC, LET ALONE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES OF ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE PROTECTION AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT GOES ALONG WITH CITY MANAGEMENT.
8, 7, 5 NEEDS NEEDS A STOPLIGHT OR THREE AT THIS POINT.
THE ISSUE'S THE RAILROAD TRACK, IT'S THE BOTTLENECK.
YOU GOT A TWO LANE HIGHWAY CROSSING THERE WITH THE RAILROAD COMES PASSING THROUGH THERE AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX TIMES A DAY.
YOU KNOW WHY? I KNOW I LIVE ON THE TRACK.
I HEAR THOSE HORNS HONKING TWO, THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
IN FACT, THE MATTER IS, I WOULD LOVE TO PROPOSE AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE TO, UH, PROVIDE A QUIET ZONE THROUGHOUT WASATCH AND A SPEED RESTRICTION ON, ON THE TRAIN TRAFFIC.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT VERY HARD $6 MILLION.
YEAH, WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE, I KNOW YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, I'M FROM PALESTINE ORIGINALLY.
THEY DON'T ALLOW TRAINS TO HONK THE HORNS GOING THROUGH THE CITY.
IT'S THE HONKING THERE CAN'T TOLERATE.
ANYONE ELSE? MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS? MR. COUNCIL TRAVIS SMITH.
YOU SAID ONE TIME, YOU KNOW, DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME ON WHAT I HAD TO SAY.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT OUR OWN OPINIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND UH, ANYWAY, I SEE THIS MAN COMING UP AND TALKING ABOUT AN AREA RIGHT THERE THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH.
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ALLOWED IN A PUBLIC MEETING ON IT, THEN I HEAR IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY, THAT IT'S ALREADY GOING TO HAPPEN, PERIOD.
INCORRECT ALREADY APPROVED CAN BE PASSED.
SO BEFORE ANYBODY UP HERE WAS ON, WAS ON THE COUNCIL, WHY IS THE PUBLIC HEARING THERE WAS AN APPROVAL? WHY IS THE PUBLIC HEARING HERE? BECAUSE THEY'RE ASKING TO CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WAS APPROVED AND I BELIEVE 2017, BUT DON'T HOLD ME TO IT.
SO HOW DOES A CITIZEN HAD, UH, WHAT, WHAT AREAS DOES A CITIZEN HAVE TO SPEAK UP ON THEIR BEHALF, ON THEIR CONCERNS OF IT? WELL, DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE WHEN WE OH, OKAY.
I WAS, UH, IN WACO AT SIX 10, BUT I MADE IT HERE.
SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, UM, I'M CONFUSED.
UH, YOU SAID THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT MENTO? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT EMORY LAKES? EMORY LAKES, WHICH IS OKAY.
THE LARGEST CHUNK OF WHAT THEY'RE RIGHT.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, BUT THEY'RE ADDING THE PRESBYTERIAN HOME IN OKAY.
BUT WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO THOUGH IS ADD THE PRESBYTERIAN HOME AND THEN PART OF THE LAND BEHIND BROOKSIDE ROAD AND ALL.
NOW I UNDERSTAND, BUT WHEN EMORY LAKES, AGAIN, I'M CONFUSED ON THIS.
WHEN EMORY LAKES SOLD OUT, DIDN'T THAT MAKE THEIR MOOT? NO, MA'AM.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE WERE HANDCUFFED AND HAD TO APPROVE APARTMENTS ALONG 2 87 THAT NOBODY UP HERE WANTED TO APPROVE.
UM, BUT BECAUSE IT, THE, THE ZONING WAS ALREADY IN PLACE, WE HAD TO, BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER THEM APPROVING ANYTHING.
BECAUSE THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THEY WERE INSTRUCTED
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BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME TO HAVE TO TALK TO EVERY ONE OF US ON BROOKSIDE ROAD.AND THEY APPROVED THE PD, I DON'T CARE.
BUT AGAIN, THEY DID NOT DO WHAT THEY, WHAT THIS COUNCIL SAID THEY HAD TO DO.
NOT THIS COUNCIL, NO CITY, THE PREVIOUS, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY, I DON'T CARE.
PREVIOUS, WHOEVER, YOU'RE STILL THE GOVERNMENTING BODY AND YOU CAN MAKE THE DECISION TO CHANGE ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO AT THAT TIME.
YOU CANNOT CHANGE ZONING UNLESS THE LANDOWNER REQUESTS.
AND THERE'S ONE OTHER THING THAT I HAVE HERE.
I TALKED TO THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR PLANNING AND ZONING LAST WEEK ABOUT A PERSON THAT WORKS FOR THE COUNTY ACTUALLY, UH, IS NOW A PERSON IS PAID BY THIS DEVELOPER TO REPRESENT THEM, UH, AGAINST THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY.
AND I'M SORRY, BUT THAT WAS THE COUNTY, UH, TAX COLLECTOR.
AND THE, UH, THE ATTORNEY AT THE C AT THE STATE ETHICS COMMITTEE TOLD ME THAT IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, GAVE ME ACTUALLY TWO OTHER COMMITTEES TO GO TO.
ALSO, THAT THAT WAS A DEFINITE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AND YOU NEEDED TO BE AWARE OF THAT, THAT HE IS, IF HE IS PAID BY THIS DEVELOPER AND WORKS FOR THIS COUNTY, THAT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AND I, I CHECKED ON THAT MYSELF AND I SPOKE TO AN ATTORNEY AT THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION AND YOU CAN CALL HIM AND TALK TO HIM YOURSELF IF THAT, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY THAT.
AND HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE CITY ATTORNEY AS WELL.
'CAUSE I HAVE BEEN, I'M A SCHOOL TEACHER SO I DON'T GET MUCH TIME TO DO THAT ANYWAY, SO I WAS JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT.
SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK INTO THAT BECAUSE HE DID SPEAK LAST TIME AND WAS WHEN WE FOUND OUT, EXCUSE ME, YOU WORK, DON'T YOU WORK FOR THE COUNTY? YES, HE DOES.
HE'S A TALENT COUNTY TAX ACCESSOR COLLECTOR.
AND SO THAT IS DEFINITELY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE THIS COMPANY HAS DONE THAT, THIS COMPANY HAS HIRED THEM TO REPRESENT THE GOOD OLD BOY ATTITUDE OF WAXAHATCHEE.
EVERYTHING HE SAYS IS OKAY, THAT'S WRONG.
AND I'M COMING OUT OF THAT RIGHT NOW.
'CAUSE I STARTED CHECKING ON IT AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH THAT.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY OTHER THAN I'M CONFUSED ABOUT THAT ONE.
'CAUSE I'M THINKING EMORY LAKES IS A DIFFERENT ONE, AND I DON'T CARE IF THEY APPROVED SOMETHING ANOTHER ON OUR STREET.
JUST BECAUSE YOU APPROVED IT THEN DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S GONNA HOLD, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT GO ROUND.
SO ZONING FOLLOWS THE LAND, NOT, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL.
SO ONCE THAT WAS ZONED AND IT, IT HAS A PD IN PLACE THAT'S THERE, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU CAN CHANGE IT ONLY AT THE REQUEST OF THE OWNER OF THE LAND.
WE CAN'T RETROACTIVELY GO BACK AND CHANGE A ZONING AND ALL.
BUT LIKE I SAID, THEY DID NOT SPECIFICALLY WERE TOLD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING AT THE TIME THAT THEY HAD TO TALK TO THOSE OF US ON THE ROAD.
WELL, THAT, THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THAT ZONING CHANGE WITHOUT, WELL THEY FOLLOWING UP WITH Y Y'ALL, THEY ACTUALLY PUT THAT IN THE, IN THE MINUTES THAT IT HAD, THAT THEY HAD TO TALK TO US.
AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT WOULD, WOULD HOLD WHETHER OR NOT IF IT, IF IT WAS DONE ETHICALLY, IF IT WAS DONE, IT WAS NOT, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN, AND THEREFORE IT WOULD, WHETHER IT'S APPROVED OR NOT, IT SHOULD BE MOOT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CORRECTLY DONE.
BUT IF IT'S NOT PUT IN THE ZONING DOCUMENT, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WAS SAID.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IN THE ZONING DOCUMENT OR NOT.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT WAS PUT IN THE DO IN THE MINUTES AT THE TIME AND THAT AND MAY PERHAPS THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO CHECK ON BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT DONE IT.
NOT, NOT ONE OF US HAS BEEN TALKED TO EXCEPT FOR 15 MINUTES WHEN MR. CHURCH CAME TO SEE ME, CALLED US AND SAID, ME AND MR. AKALA HERE TOOK A WHOLE 15 MINUTES, CAME IN, WE SAT AT THE COFFEE SHOP DOWN BY BOY GIN AND HE SAID, OH, I'VE GOT TO GET UP.
DID NOT SAY THANK YOU, GO TO ANYWHERE.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT, THAT WAS THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE DOING GAVE US A WHOLE 15 MINUTES.
DIDN'T EVEN SAY SO MUCH AS THANK YOU.
CAN I GET YOU A CUP OF COFFEE OR ANYTHING? NOTHING.
THAT WAS THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT THESE ARE RIGHT NOW.
AND I TELL YOU WHAT, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST RIGHT NOW AND AROUND BROOKSIDE ROAD, THEY WANNA CUT US OFF.
THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, CUT THE END OF OUR ROAD OFF.
THEY WANNA TAKE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE AND JUST TOTALLY DESTROY THIS.
THEY SHOULD TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
AND THIS, THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD DO THE SAME AND ALL THAT.
AND THIS PLANNING AND ZONING THING, WHAT THEY WANNA DO WITH RETAIL AT THE END OF OUR ROAD.
SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT I WILL, YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME EVERY SINGLE TIME BECAUSE I WILL BE OBJECTING.
BUT THIS ONE THING, MAJOR THING IS I DID TALK TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION AND YOU NEED TO CHECK ON THAT.
ONE MORE THING ABOUT MAYOR, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE THOUGH
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THAT HASN'T SPOKE? JUST A MINUTE.UH, MS. TIMBO, DO YOU WANT MY NAME AND ADDRESS? I'M SORRY.
UM, SHE PROBABLY HAS IT, BUT GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT
AND, AND AT SCHOOL I'M KNOWN AS THE DRAGON LADY.
SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, I'M KATHY CAEL AT 4 0 5 BROOKSIDE ROAD HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE 7 5 1 6 7, BY THE WAY.
ANYONE ELSE THAT HASN'T SPOKEN ON THIS ITEM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK COME ON UP.
HI, MY NAME IS, UH, HEATHER FAGAN.
I'M AT 1720 LONE ELM, UH, ROAD.
AND I, I ACTUALLY HAVE DONE, UM, SOME RESEARCH ON THIS.
I RE I DID THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA, I DID THE FOIA REQUEST.
UM, SO I AM AWARE, I'M PRETTY CONCERNED.
UM, I KNOW I SEE THAT IT'S A, A REQUEST FOR THE ZONING CHANGE.
I THINK THE VERBIAGE IS LIKE REALLY AMBIGUOUS WHEN IT'S SAYING FLEX RESIDENTIAL.
UM, IT HAS, IT'S, I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT'S GONNA BE ACROSS FROM ME AT THIS POINT, UM, BECAUSE I HAD SEEN THE SAME, THE EMORY LAKES INFORMATION.
UM, AND IT JUST, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE A NEW, UH, MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPMENT, IT'S CHANGED.
UH, I'M, I'M IN THAT BLOCK OF NEWER HOMES ON LOAN LOAN ELM THAT WAS ANNEXED.
I MEAN, I CAN'T EVEN GET THE ROADS FIXED OUT THERE.
BUT, UH, ALL OF THE, THE PROPERTY ACROSS FROM US, I'M REALLY CONCERNED.
THERE'S, THERE'S THE, I I BELIEVE THAT IT'S STATING THAT THE, THEY'VE LOWERED THE AMOUNT OF LAND, 2,500 SQUARE FEET FOR A LOT.
THAT THERE, THERE'S GONNA BE HOMES THAT ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT, BE PUT ON 2,500 SQUARE FEET.
I, I CAN'T EVEN LIKE, I MEAN THAT THESE, I I'M NOT EXPECTING THAT THERE'S GONNA BE FARM LAND ACROSS FROM ME FOREVER.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S GONNA BE DEVELOPED, BUT I NEED TO KNOW THAT, UH, IS, I BELIEVE IT'S ZONE FIVE.
SO I MIGHT BE ONE OF THE LAST ZONES THAT ACTUALLY GETS DEVELOPED, UM, WHICH COULD BE 15 YEARS FROM NOW.
WHICH IS ANOTHER SCARY, AS YOU ARE STATING, ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, IT'S APPROVED.
AND SO IF THEY DECIDE THAT THEY DON'T WANNA BUILD ANYMORE AND THEY SELL IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT REALLY AMBIGUOUS VERBIAGE IS VERY SCARY TO ME BECAUSE THEN SOMEBODY ELSE COMES IN AND I CAN, I HAVE RESIDENT, I HAVE, UM, APARTMENT BUILDINGS RIGHT ACROSS FROM US, OR, UM, IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S, IT'S VERY, IT CHANGES.
AND I'M CURIOUS AS TO TODAY WHAT THE REQUEST IS.
LIKE WHY IS IT ON THE, THE DOCKET TODAY? WHAT'S THE, CAN I ANSWER? ARE THEY TRYING TO, CAN I ANSWER A BUNCH OF YOUR QUESTIONS? SURE.
AND I'M GONNA BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT AND HONEST.
UHHUH
UM, THIS PARTICULAR GROUP WAS, WAS SHUT OFF FROM PARTS OF STAFF.
UM, AND SINCE WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES, UM, THAT'S CHANGED.
AND THIS DEVELOPMENT BEING AS SIGNIFICANT AS IT IS, UM, THEY'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO MEET WITH EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY AT TIMES.
UM, I'VE PERSONALLY SPENT PROBABLY CLOSE TO 40 HOURS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND 60, IF YOU COUNTS, STAYING UP TILL 2:00 AM TO DIGEST NEW DOCUMENTS.
ARE YOU SEEING THAT THEY'RE CHANGING AS WELL OR, BUT THEY'RE CHANGING BECAUSE NOW THEY, THEY ARE BEING GIVEN DIRECTION ON WHAT WE WANT, ON WHAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
UM, SO THEY HAVE THIS GROUP, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT ANYTHING WILL PASS FOR SURE, BUT THIS GROUP HAS TO THIS POINT, UM, AND THAT THE, THE CONTINUANCE IS BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL HURDLES THAT HAVE TO BE CLEARED, UM, ON THEIR END.
BUT IT'S BEEN MADE VERY CLEAR NOW THAT THEY'VE HAD ACCESS TO COUNSEL AND THE FULL BREADTH OF STAFF AND STAFF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE WORKING WITH THEM, GOING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH IT BEING BETWEEN 11,000 AND 13,000 HOMES, THERE IS A LOT TO GO THROUGH.
HOUSING STANDARDS, DESIGN BUILDS, UM, THE REQUIREMENTS ON IF IT'S GONNA BE A HOME BUILT TO THIS STANDARD OR TO THIS STANDARD OR TO THE ELEVATION OF A, B AND C, UM, WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE, UH, GREEN SPACES, WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEEDS.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOW BEING GIVEN THAT INFORMATION, WHICH IS WHY IT'S CHANGING AT THIS POINT DAILY.
I BELIEVE THEY SENT THE, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PD OVER TODAY, UM, AT ABOUT FIVE 30 IS WHEN I BELIEVE WE GOT THE PD.
UM, AND THAT'S WHY THE CONTINUANCE IS HERE, IS THAT THERE, THERE WAS AN ISSUE, IT WAS HANDLED.
UM, AND FROM THAT, WE HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO
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WORK WITH THIS GROUP THAT AGAIN, THIS LAND'S ALREADY ZONED.SO IF SOMEBODY, IF, IF NO, I, I UNDERSTAND IF THEY SOLD IT AND SOMEBODY CAME IN TOMORROW AND THEY MET EVERY POINT OF WHAT IS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW, NONE OF US UP HERE OR OUT THERE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE BUILT WITH THE EMERY LAKES AGREEMENT? YEAH, NO, I'VE SEEN, BUT THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE SOLELY TO SELL THE LAND.
NO, I'VE, I'VE SEEN ALL THAT AND I, I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT.
AGAIN, MY ISSUE COMES WITH THE TOTALLY AMBIGUOUS VERBIAGE OF FLEX RESIDENTIAL AND IT CLEARLY STATES THAT IT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A MAJOR AMENDMENT IF THEY DECIDE TO CHANGE IT FROM INTERGENERATIONAL TO SENIOR TO LIKE REALLY, I MEAN, THAT, THAT GIVES THEM A TO, THEY CAN CHANGE IT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE VERY END IF THEY WANT.
AND I, THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE PUT IN THERE LIKE A CONCERT MA'AM, VENUE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH THAT HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT YOU'VE SEEN.
THOSE, THOSE ARE SO MANY OF THE POINTS THAT THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER ARE WORKING ON AND THAT'S WHY THEY'VE ASKED FOR A, A DELAY CONTINUANCE SO THEY CAN GET THESE THINGS STRAIGHTENED OUT.
THAT'S WHY BASICALLY THEY OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO GIVE OPINIONS FROM PEOPLE.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE MEAT AND BONES OF THAT AGREEMENT, IT HASN'T BEEN, IT'S STILL GOING BACK AND FORTH ON A DAILY BASIS.
HOW CAN I BE A PART OF THAT? BUT ONE THING I WANNA, I WANNA ADDRESS WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT 2,500 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.
AND DON'T BLAME THOSE GUYS AND DON'T BLAME US.
YOU NEED TO GET AHOLD OF YOUR SENATORS AND YOUR, AND YOUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATOR PAUL BETTEN COURT OUTTA HOUSTON, WHO IS LEADING THE, THE CHARGE PREACHING TO FORCE US TO ALLOW MAXIMUM DENSITY ON EVERY SINGLE LOT.
AND WHEN I SAY THAT HE HAD A PROPOSAL THIS TIME IN THE CONGRESS TO ALLOW 30 HOUSES ON AN ACRE AND IT BARELY, BARELY FAILED.
SO I, I'M AWARE, JUST TELL YOU, AND I'M ONE OF THE, YOU GOTTA BE ON TOP OF THOSE GUYS BECAUSE THEY'RE PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON US THAT WE CAN'T OVERRIDE.
AND I CAME, I'M NOBODY HATE ME.
I CAME FROM A LITTLE TINY SMALL CHICKEN TOWN IN CALIFORNIA.
I'M ONE OF THOSE, I SAW WHAT HAPPENED.
WE, WE HAD A TINY LITTLE CHICKEN TOWN AND BY THE TIME I LEFT THOSE POSTED STAMP LOTS, IT DESTROYED IT.
SO I KEEP HEARING DON'T CALIFORNIA, MY TEXAS, I'M TRYING TO TELL Y'ALL LIKE I SAW IT HAPPEN.
AND SO LIKE WHEN WE'RE GIVING THESE WARNINGS, LIKE I, I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN AND THAT LIKE MY CONCERN IS THE AMBIGUOUS VERBIAGE THEY ARE, THAT'S BEING DONE ON PURPOSE.
THE LAWYERS, I GET ALL OF THAT.
I JUST, YOU THINK, BUT A LOT OF THAT, SO THE MAYOR AND I WITH STAFF MET WITH THE DEVELOPERS LAST WEEK, UH, FOR FIVE AND A HALF HOURS AND ADDRESSED 65 POINTS THAT STAFF RAISED ON ISSUES IN THE TWO DOCUMENTS.
AND IT'S DOWN TO THE, THE NITTY GRITTY DETAIL OF THINGS WE'RE A PERIOD MIGHT LAND.
AND WE TALKED THROUGH ALL OF THOSE.
SO THERE, IT'S, SO DO I NEED A NEW FREEDOM, NEW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT LIKE IS THERE A NEW PLAN THAT'S OUT THERE OR NO, THERE'S ALL, THIS WILL ALL BE PUBLIC ONCE THERE'S A, THEY AGAIN AT FIVE 30, I BELIEVE IS WHEN THEY SENT OVER THE REVISED DOCUMENTS.
SO, SO, SO STAFF WILL REVIEW THOSE.
WELL, THERE, THERE WILL BE MORE BEFORE IT'S COMPLETELY APPROVED.
THERE'LL BE MORE OPTIONS OR AVAILABILITY FOR THE FA PUBLIC HEARINGS, FOR PEOPLE POSTINGS AND ALL THE SAME THINGS.
AND HOW SPECIFICALLY CAN WE GET INVOLVED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS? THAT'S IT.
SO LIKE THIS, WELL, TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR, WHEN THEY MET AT PNZ ON TUESDAY, THEY LEFT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY OPEN.
THEY DIDN'T CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO THERE WILL BE NO NOTIFICATION OF THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME ONE AND IT'S TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
NOT TOMORROW, BUT THE NEXT TUESDAY ON THE 17TH OR, AND IT'LL BE DIFFERENT INFORMATION, BUT THE SAME TOPIC.
IT'S THE NEXT PZ, THE PZ ON NOVEMBER 10TH, THE NEXT PNZ MEETING, NEXT PZ IS CORRECT.
IT'S, IT'S ON NOVEMBER, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY.
THE 10TH, MONDAY THE 10TH, YES.
CAN I JUST SAY, UM, WE HEAR YOUR CONCERNS AND THIS COUNCIL HAS A LOT OF THE SAME CONCERNS INDIVIDUALS HAVE MESSAGED ME AND SHARED THAT.
ANYONE ELSE? HI, MY NAME IS MIKE MOHA.
UH, GLAD TO KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE IS CONCERNED.
I'VE ONLY BEEN IN WAXAHATCHEE FOR FIVE YEARS.
I GREW UP IN DENTON, TEXAS SINCE 59, SO I SAW IT BECAME A DENTON AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN DENTON MCKINNEY.
UH, AND IT'S JUST, UH, WHEN WE, MY WIFE AND I RETIRED HERE, UH, WE WANTED TO COME TO A SMALL TOWN LIKE WE GREW UP IN, AND
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THIS, UM, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE NAME OF THE DIVISION WAS CALLED.WHAT, WHAT'S IT CALLED? UH, SOMETHING LAKE EMERY LAKE WHAT? EMERY EMERY LAKE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE NAME OF THE, UH, THIS PROPOSAL WAS.
UH, BUT I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS.
I, I DON'T WANNA, UH, GROW UP IN, UH, WHAT I WANTED TO BE OLD TIME DENTON INTO CURRENT DENTON, UH, WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO, UH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE ZONING HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS STILL UNDER, I KNOW THAT THEY OWN THE LAND, BUT HOW IT IS DIVIDED UP, I THOUGHT THE COUNCIL HAD, UH, JURISDICTION OVER THAT.
BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY COULD BUILD 9,000 HOMES AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONSIDER HOW THEY LOOK, HOW BIG THE LOTS ARE.
NONE OF THAT IS EVEN IN DEBATE ANYMORE, IS THAT CORRECT? SO NOT, NOT ENTIRELY, NO.
SO THE WALTON GROUP OWNS, OWNS THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY.
UM, IT'S, IT'S BEING PURCHASED, UM, WITH A CONTINGENCY OF HAVING THE ZONING CHANGED.
UM, BUT WHAT THEY HAD APPROVED, AND I, I'M NOT TRYING TO THROW SHADE AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS OR WELL, I, I'M NOT EITHER.
I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FIVE YEARS, SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANY OF YOU.
SO,
UM, AND THERE ARE STANDARDS TO IT.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT JUST A BLANKET BUILD, WHATEVER THERE ARE STANDARDS.
UM, THEY AREN'T WHO, WHO SET THOSE STANDARDS.
THEY WERE SET WHEN THAT ZONING WAS APPROVED.
AND WHERE DO WE FIND OUT WHAT THOSE STANDARDS ARE? IS THAT WHAT SHE WAS JUST SAYING? THAT IT'S AMBIGUOUS AS TO WHAT IT IS FOR EMORY LAKES? UM, IT'S SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF COMMERCIAL, BOTH FRONTAGE AND IN THE CENTER OF IT, OR I GUESS OF GENERAL RETAIL, UM, IN THE, ON THE HIGHWAY FRONTAGE AND IN THE CENTER.
UM, THERE'S MIXED USE OF APARTMENTS AND HOME SIZES.
AND I BELIEVE THIS CURRENT COUNCIL HAS VOICED THAT IT'S WHAT'S, WHAT'S CURRENTLY ZONED IN PLACE IS TOO BROAD FOR WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
SO THE, THE, THE GOAL OF WORKING WITH THIS NEW GROUP IS KNOWING THAT SOMETHING WAS ALREADY APPROVED AND IT WAS APPROVED, IT WAS APPLIED FOR, IN A BROAD MANNER, UHHUH, IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PROPERTY MORE, UM, MORE FLEXIBLE FOR THEM.
THEY NEVER INTENDED TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY.
THEY, THEY GOT THE ZONING PUT IN PLACE JUST TO SELL IT.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S QUITE BROAD.
IF WE HAVE A SEAT, WE HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE NOW TO, TO NEGOTIATE SOME THINGS.
UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THIS COUNCIL'S BEEN.
IF YOU WANT THE PREVIOUS PD, YOU CAN GO SEE TRENTON DOWN AT PLANNING AND THEY GO THROUGH THE COMPUTER AND THEY CAN FIND THE OLD PD AND YOU CAN READ IT.
IT'S GONNA BE RATHER EXTENSIVE.
YOU CAN READ IT AND SEE WHAT IT IS.
SO, SO I'M IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AND I BET I CAN HAVE BOOKS THAT YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS IN THAT LANGUAGE THAT THEY USE IF I READ IT.
BECAUSE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT PHRASES THAT YOU'RE USING ARE, ARE VERY FOREIGN TO ME.
SO YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS AN EMPHASIS PUT ON THE NUMBER OF CREPE MYRTLE TREES, UM, AND, UM, HOW MANY HOMES WERE ON THE STREET.
UH, BUT NOT IF THE, IF THOSE HOMES WERE FRONT FACING, UM, NOT IF THOSE HOMES HAD ALLEYWAYS ON THE REAR, NOT WHERE THE SCHOOLS WOULD ACTUALLY LAND.
NOT IF THEIR SHARED SPACE BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS NOT WHAT THE ELEVATION OF EACH HOME WOULD REQUIRE.
AND NOT JUST SUGGEST IT IS VERY, VERY, VERY BROAD AND WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IT IN FROM BEING VERY BROAD TO, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT.
AND THIS THING THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE 10TH, I THINK IS WHAT YOU SAID, THE ZONING AND PLANNING AND ZONING AND THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL, IS THAT WHERE WE FIND OUT WHAT YOU JUST GOT THIS AFTERNOON AT FIVE O'CLOCK? IS THAT WHEN WE'RE GONNA FIND THAT OUT FOR THE PC PLANNING, ZONING COMMITTEE IS WHEN WE FIND THAT OUT.
SO WE HAVE TO POST THREE DAYS PRIOR.
SO WE HAVE TO, UH, WITH A CHANGE IN THE LEGISLATURE, WE, WE DO HAVE TO POST THOSE AGENDAS THREE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR.
SO ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO P AND Z WILL BE POSTED THREE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THAT MEETING.
LET'S WHO THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING AND GIVE YOU MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
OR ANYONE THAT, LIKE, I CAN SEND YOU WHERE THE OLD ORDINANCE IS, CURRENT ORDINANCE AFTER THE MEETING, I'LL, YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME IN A CORNER.
AND, AND JUST AS ANOTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION,
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THE BROOKSIDE PROPERTY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THIS SAME GROUP IS TRYING TO PURCHASE THAT TO ADD TO WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE.IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? YES.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER? YEAH.
WELL, THE, I UNDERSTAND, UH, I'M SORRY, I YOU CAN'T TALK TO THAT.
I'M SORRY, TO MY BAD TO ADDRESS THAT THERE IS NO CUTOFF OF BROOKSIDE ROAD IN THE LATEST PLANS.
UM, THERE, THERE IS A, A CLEAR CONNECTION POINT THAT IS NOT A MAIN THOROUGHFARE.
UM, SO JUST KNOW THAT, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN, THAT WAS A CONCERN OF OURS, AND THEN THAT WAS ADDRESSED.
ANYONE ELSE THAT'S GONNA SPEAK, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.
UNDER THE, THE APPROVAL OF THE PRIOR COUNSEL, HOW MANY ACRES WAS APPROVED AND HOW MANY NEW ACRES THAT DOESN'T FOLLOW WITHIN THAT SAME PD APPROVAL? YEAH.
I, I I BELIEVE IT'S 2,813 WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
AND NOW WE GOT THREE, 3000 ACRES.
SO WE HAVE A THOUSAND ACRES MORE.
THEY ADDED 200 AUTOMATICALLY CALLED PRESBYTERIAN HOME PROPERTY.
THEY ADDED THE PRESBYTERIAN HOME PROPERTY TO THEIR PROPOSAL.
AND BY ADDING THAT PROPERTY, ALLOWED THEM TO CHANGE HOW, HOW IT COME, HOW THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE COMES ONTO THE PROPERTY.
BUT DOES THE 200 ACRES FALL UNDER THE ORIGINAL PD APPROVAL? NO, SIR.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT WAS NUMBER SEVEN ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO BASICALLY THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT THE 200 ACRES, IS APPROVED ALREADY BY THE PRIOR COUNCIL APPROVED WITH THOSE STANDARDS? YES, SIR.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A BIGGER BLOCK OF LAND THAN THAT, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT CARRIED OVER TO, TO THE OTHER TRACK OR NOT.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH TR YOU'RE WELCOME.
ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, MR. TIM PENNY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I I DON'T WANNA LEAVE YOU OUT NOW.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO EMAIL ME AND SAY, MAYOR
UH, WITH THAT, UH, WE WILL, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[14. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-232-2024]
TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZDC 23, OR, SORRY, 2 32 2024 TO THE NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE.
[15. Consider Ground Lease and Operating Agreement with Ellis County Master Gardeners]
US TO ITEM 15, CONSIDER A GROUND LEASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS.JOHN? I'M JOHN SMITH, UH, EIGHT 80 GARDEN VALLEY PARKWAY.
I CURRENTLY SERVE THE CITY AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SENIOR CENTER, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY, UH, REPURPOSING THE STEM GARDEN THAT IS ADJACENT TO OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK WITH ALL THE GARDENERS AND THE MASTER GARDENERS IN THAT.
AND I'M LARGE COMPONENT OF THAT, UH, PROJECT IS GOING TO BE THE BUILDING OF A GREENHOUSE, WHICH WOULD SERVE BOTH GROUPS, UH, MASTER GARDENERS AND OUR COMMUNITY GARDENERS AT THE CENTER.
AND WE HAVE SOME MASTER GARDENERS HERE, AND WE HAVE GAIL JOHNSTON.
OH, THERE, SHE'S, AND, UH, GAIL HAS, UH, TAKEN THE LEAD ON THIS.
SHE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR.
AND I'LL, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HER TO LET HER EXPLAIN THE PROJECT.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS EVENING TO THE COUNCIL.
UM, I AM HERE TODAY TO SHARE THE DETAILS OF PROPOSED COLLAB COLLABORATION, AS JOHN MENTIONED, BETWEEN THE, UM, CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE AND SPECIFICALLY THE WAXAHATCHEE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AND THE ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS.
UM, I HAVE A PRESENTATION, UM, WHICH HOPEFULLY WE CAN TEE UP HERE.
I HOPE THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LESS CONTROVERSIAL THAN THE ONE YOU JUST HEARD,
UM, YOU CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
UM, THIS HAS REALLY BEEN THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATION AND SOME DISCUSSION.
JOHN SAID A YEAR, IT'S REALLY BEEN THREE YEARS OR SO IN THE MAKING.
UM, YEAH, YOUR, THE ANIMATION.
UM, LET ME JUST START BY JUST SAYING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS.
JUST TO, TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORIES.
TEXAS STATE HAS A MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM, AS MOST STATES DO IN THE UNION.
UM, I THINK MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE 254 COUNTIES IN TEXAS HAVE ONE.
THE ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDNER PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1997, SO ALMOST 30 YEARS.
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MEMBERS.UM, WE CONTRIBUTE AROUND 8,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO VARIOUS PROJECTS IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
UM, THE GETTS AND DANNER GARDEN, THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN, THE FARMER'S MARKET WE PARTICIPATE IN AND WE CONTRIBUTE AROUND $185,000 OF ECONOMIC VALUE VIA THOSE VOLUNTEER HOURS TO THE CITY.
UM, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT SCIENCE-BASED HORTICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES.
WE'RE ALL TRAINED BY TEXAS A AND M PROFESSORS AND EXPERTS IN HORTICULTURE AND CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES.
UM, WE DO THAT BY, WE DO THAT, ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE ONE I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING.
AND WE'RE ALL, WE'RE HERE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CONSERVATION, WATER CONSERVATION, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE, FOR THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
WE SUPPORT EDUCATION ALONG THOSE PRINCIPLES FOR ALL ELLIS COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHETHER THEY BE SENIORS, WHETHER THEY BE, UM, WE HAVE A JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM.
UM, WE SUPPORT SOME ACTIVITIES IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AROUND TOWN.
AND THIS, BY, BY DOING WHAT WE, WHAT WE EXPECT TO DO HERE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO FILL OUR GAP IN, EXCUSE ME, FILL A GAP IN PLANT PROPAGATION CAPABILITIES THAT WE'VE NOT HAD SINCE WE, UM, ACTUALLY, SINCE WE WERE, WE HAD A COLLABORATION GOING WITH THIS, WITH THE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE WE GOT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL OUT ON 2 87.
SO THEY TOOK THE GREENHOUSE DOWN, AND THAT WILL AUGMENT OUR STATE FUNDING AND ALLOW US TO FURTHER, UM, CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE VIA BEING ABLE TO GROW OUR OWN PLANTS IN A GREENHOUSE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE, THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, UM, SEEKS ON ITS OWN SIDE TO BUILD ON THE CURRENT PROGRAM BY BRINGING ANOTHER PROGRAM.
THIS WILL HELP TO BRING ANOTHER PROGRAM AND TO ENHANCE THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
IT WILL LEVERAGE THE DEMONSTRATED INTEREST THAT THEIR MEMBERSHIP HAS IN HORTICULTURE.
THEY HAVE A VERY ACTIVE GARDEN CLUB.
IT WILL HELP BUILD TRAFFIC AND ENHANCE UTILIZATION OF A CURRENTLY UNUTILIZED PORTION OF THE EXISTING FACILITY THAT I'M GONNA SHOW YOU IN JUST A MINUTE ON A DIAGRAM.
AND ALLOW US TO EXPAND AND INCLUDE OTHER MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAMS AND HELP US MARKET THE, UH, WAXAHATCHEE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER TO A BROADER AUDIENCE BY LEVERAGING SOME OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO AS MASTER GARDENERS.
SO IF YOU WANNA GO ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS IS THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER TODAY.
THIS IS A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE STEAM EDUCATION GARDEN.
IT'S A SECURE AREA WITH VARIOUS AMENITIES.
IT IS, IT HAS CURRENTLY HAS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY AND WATER AND INTERNET.
IT'S VERY, IT'S ON THE NORTH END OF THE EXISTING FACILITY, SO YOU CAN LEVERAGE EXISTING FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY MEETING SPACE, ET CETERA.
AND BY DOING WHAT WE PROPOSE TO DO, WHICH IS BUILD A GREENHOUSE ON A PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY, WE CAN ENHANCE AND, UM, ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY TO BETTER SERVE THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER MEMBERSHIP.
SO IF YOU WANNA GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE.
AND YOU'LL SEE THERE IN THE RED CIRCLE, WE PROPOSE TO REPURPOSE A PORTION OF THAT, THAT PORTION OF THE STEAM GARDEN.
IT IS CURRENTLY AN EDIBLE ORGANIC GARDEN IN HERB GARDEN, WHICH HAS BEEN, UM, UNDERUTILIZED.
AND WE PROPOSED TO INSTALL A FULLY FUNCTIONAL GREENHOUSE WITH CAPACITY FOR PLANT PROPAGATION AND EDUCATIONAL, UM, TO SUPPORT OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION IN THAT 700 SQUARE FEET.
SO IF YOU WANNA GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE, THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS A, THIS IS NOT THE EXACT GREENHOUSE, BUT IT IS THE SAME SIZE AND CONSTRUCTION OF WHAT WE PROPOSED TO DO.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU A BIT IN JUST A MINUTE.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE, IN THE DETAILS, WE PROPOSED TO REWORK A 20 BY 35 FOOT AREA, UM, TO BUILD OUT A GREENHOUSE, WHICH IS CUSTOMIZED TO FIT THE AREA THAT WE HAVE.
THE AREA IS SLIGHTLY BIGGER, BUT NOW THIS GREENHOUSE WILL FIT THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
IT WILL BE STAFFED BY OUR MEMBERSHIP, UM, FOR TEACHING ALL OF ALL AGES.
IT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.
SO WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE, WHATEVER WE WANNA DO WITH, WITH THE SENIORS AND THE ACTIVE RETIRED POPULATION THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
IT WILL SUPPORT OUR PLANT PROPAGATION OPPORTUNITIES, OUR, UH, OBJECTIVES.
AND IT'S RIGHT THERE ADJACENT TO THE SENIOR CENTER.
SO, MOVING ON, THIS IS THE PROPOSAL.
UM, THIS IS A PROPOSAL FROM A RECOGNIZED THE TECH TEXAS GREENHOUSE SUPPLY COMPANY.
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A 15 BY 28 FOOT STRUCTURE.IT WILL BE EXTRA STRENGTH STEEL WITH 12 INCH ATTACHED SHELVES AND BENCHES.
UM, IT, WE'VE, WE'VE UPGRADED IT FROM AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH GLASS AROUND THE SIDES AND ROOF TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH, BECAUSE THAT'S WILL BE MUCH MORE ROBUST THAN THE EIGHTH OF AN INCH GLASS.
WE'LL HAVE SIX 60% OF THE ROOF WILL BE COVERED WITH ALUMINUM SHADES.
IT WILL INCLUDE TWO EVAPORATIVE COOLERS, A HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM, A HEATER, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO RUN A LEGITIMATE, NOT COMMERCIAL SIZE, BUT CERTAINLY A COMMERCIAL KIND OF EQUIPPED, UM, GREENHOUSE.
AND AS I MENTIONED, A QUARTER INCH TEMPERED GLASS STEEL.
SO, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE HAVE, UM, OH, AND BY THE WAY, THE QUOTE INCLUDES NOT ONLY CONSTRUCTION EXPENSE, BUT ALSO ACTUALLY INSTALLATION.
SO WHAT WE, IT WILL BE INSTALLED NOT BY MASTER GARDENERS, BUT BY PEOPLE THAT DO THIS ALL THE TIME AS A MATTER OF THEIR BUSINESS.
UM, IN THE COURSE OF DEVELOPING THIS, AS THIS CONVERSATION HAS DEVELOPED WITH THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AND REPRESENTATIVES OF YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE CREATED AN OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH SOME OPERATING PRINCIPLES THAT I'M GOING TO DEFINE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY.
UM, THE KEY PROVISIONS A GROUND LEASE FROM THE CITY TO THE ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, AT $10 PER YEAR OF THAT AREA I JUST DESCRIBED.
UM, CITY RESPONSIBILITY, SITE PREPARATION, ENGINEERING.
THAT SITE PREPARATION INVOLVES TAKING DOWN WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE, SITE PREPARATION, MOVING SOME CONCRETE AROUND AND FOUNDATION WORK, MOVING ELECTRICAL AND WATER LINES AND CONNECTING THEM TO THE GREENHOUSE THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTINGLY.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE THERE, BUT THEY NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, MODIFIED TO FIT THE CONSTRUCTION.
WE'RE DOING THE SOURCE OF FUNDS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY $32,000 IN THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER BUDGET THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR STEM USE THAT CAN BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS MASTER GARDENERS CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE GREENHOUSE ONGOING MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES.
SO ANYTHING GOING FORWARD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UTILITIES, IS ON THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM.
AND WE HAVE PRIVATE DONATIONS AND OPERATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE QUOTE THAT YOU JUST SAW, BUT THOSE ONGOING EXPENSES.
SO THAT'S ALL DONE IN, IN THE BAG.
UM, WE DO EXPECT MINIMAL INCREMENTAL EXPENSE TO THE CITY.
THE CITY WOULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR ROUGHLY $1,500 A YEAR ANNUALLY, NOT A MONTH ANNUALLY FOR UTILITIES.
AND ACTUALLY IT WOULD PROBABLY BE LESS THAN THAT BECAUSE THIS GREENHOUSE WILL BE MONITORED ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS BY MEMBERSHIP OF THE ALICE COUNTY MASTER GARDENER.
SO WE CAN ROLL SHADES UP AND ROLL SHADES DOWN, YOU KNOW, TURN COOLERS ON, TURN COOLERS OFF DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY THE WIND'S BLOWING AND WHERE THE SUN IS AND WHETHER IT'S CLOUDY AND TEMPERATURE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO MANAGING A GREENHOUSE.
UM, THERE WOULD BE NO OTHER INCREMENTAL COSTS THAT WE'RE AWARE OF THAT SHOULD COME TO THE CITY EXCEPT FOR THAT $1,500 A YEAR.
UM, PRINCIPLES, WE, THE ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS SHALL HAVE SOLE AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PEST MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT PLANTS COME IN AND COME OUT.
AND YOU CAN, YOU CAN APPRECIATE THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT GOES IN AND OUT.
PESTS COME IN AND OUT AND PEOPLE BRING WELL-MEANING PEOPLE BRING PLANTS IN AND PUT 'EM IN YOUR GREENHOUSE.
AND NOW YOU'VE GOT, NOW YOU'VE GOT A INFESTATION OF LORD ONLY KNOWS WHAT FROM A PLANT THAT SOMEONE THOUGHT WAS PERFECTLY GOOD.
SO WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THAT KIND OF THING.
WE WOULD HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
WE WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GROW PLANTS AND SELL, DONATE OR USE THEM.
WE WOULD USE THEM FOR OUR EXPO, OUR SPRING EXPO THAT WE DO RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUILDING EVERY SPRING IN IN MARCH.
WE WOULD, UM, USE THEM FOR PUBLIC GARDENS, USE THEM FOR OUR, OUR, UH, EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND FOR TEACHING YOUTHS AND ADULTS IN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT AROUND THE COUNTY AND THE CITY.
WE WOULD OPERATE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING HORTICULTURE AND GARDEN CLUB AND THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.
AND WE WOULD MAKE AN OBLIGATE.
WE WOULD MAKE A, UM, COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH THE, UH, SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND BY THE WAY, THE CITY COUNCIL TO LET YOU KNOW OF ANY PUBLIC EVENTS AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF ANY PUBLIC EVENTS THAT WE WANTED TO RUN THERE.
SO WHAT KINDS OF THINGS MIGHT THOSE BE? IT MIGHT BE THAT WE WANNA DO A FALL PLANT SALE LIKE WE DO AT THE EXPO IN MARCH, AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON THE GROUNDS OF THE CITY OF THE, UM, ACTIVITY CENTER OUT THERE MUCH MORE.
WE HAVE TO FIND A PARKING LOT IF WE WANNA DO THAT AND GIVE SOMEBODY TO GIVE US PERMISSION TO USE THEIR PARKING LOT.
UM, AND WE WOULD MAINTAIN, WE WOULD AGREE TO MAINTAIN A MILLION DOLLAR LIABILITY
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POLICY, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE.BUT TO DO THAT, TO INCLUDE THIS AND MAY NAME THE CITY AS A, UM, COVERED ENTITY, AN ADDITIONAL INSURED ENTITY.
SO GO, WANNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE? THERE WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END,
THE CITY OF, OF WAXAHATCHEE, ON THE OTHER HAND, WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, FOR THE COST OF UTILITIES THAT ROUGHLY $1,500 A YEAR WOULD PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCESS FOR THE FACILITY TO DESIGNATED MEMBERS, NOT EVERYBODY, BUT DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND WOULD PROVIDE KEYS TO DO THAT.
UM, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT THE, OR COUNCIL AT THE SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER WOULD COLLABORATE WITH THE MASTER GARDENERS TO IDENTIFY AND PROGRAM PRO UH, ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
AND, UM, WE DID INCLUDE SOME TERMINATION PROVI PROVISION.
SO AT, WITH 30 DAY NOTICE OF ANY BREACH, IF IT'S NOT SATISFIED AND REMEDIATED THERE WITH, WITH MUTUAL OR WITH MUTUAL AGREEMENT, WE COULD SEVER THE, THE RELATIONSHIP AND WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING THE GREENHOUSE FROM THE FACILITY SO THE GREENHOUSE WOULD BELONG TO THE MASTER GARDENERS.
SO NEXT STEPS, WE'RE HERE TO, WE'VE ALREADY MET WITH OUR OWN MEMBERSHIP AND GOTTEN AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO.
WE'RE HERE TO GAIN YOUR CONCURRENCE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS OF INTEREST AND THAT YOU WOULD LET US DO.
AND, UM, HAVING DONE THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND EXECUTE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS AND, UH, START WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION.
COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF HER OR OF JOHN? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JOHN
I BELIEVE Y'ALL WERE DOING A MASTER PLAN FOR THE SENIOR SUSAN CENTER FOR WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE WANTING TO DO.
DOES THIS FIT INTO WHAT YOUR, YOUR EXPANSION AND GROWTH AND PLANS ARE FOR THE FUTURE? IT WILL, YES, SIR.
UM, AS FAR AS THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH ANYTHING, UH, IN THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES? NO, I DON'T.
I THINK THEY'VE COVERED EVERYTHING AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THEM AND OUR GARDENERS AT THE CENTER, AND I THINK EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS.
AND THE ONLY ONGOING COST TO THE CITY IS $1,500 A YEAR? CORRECT? THAT'S AT THE MAXIMUM.
YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT THE MAXIMUM USAGE OF ELECTRICITY, MAXIMUM USAGE OF WATER.
JOHN, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S A, THAT'S A LITTLE NUMBER.
UM, BUT THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE SPEND PER MONTH OR LESS THAN WHAT WE SPEND PER MONTH AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.
SO IT'S, IT'S A, THAT'S AN INSIGNIFICANT COST.
UM, ON SECTION 15 OF THE GROUND LEASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT.
FOR THE NOTICE ADDRESS FOR THE ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, WE NEED TO ADD 2 87 TO 26 75 WEST US HIGHWAY 2 87.
IT'S AN INCOMPLETE NOTICE ADDRESS.
WHAT WAS YOUR IT'S UH, SECTION 15.
SECTION 15 NEEDS TO ADD 2 87 TO THE ADDRESS.
THAT'S WHY WE PAY YOU THE BIG BUCKS.
WE, WE COULD BE THE PLUMER CAPITAL OF TEXAS TOO, YOU KNOW.
CAN YOU MAKE 'EM LOOK BETTER WITH NO LEAVES?
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE GROUND LEASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS AND THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE WITH AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 15 TO ADD 2 87 TO THE NOTICE ADDRESS AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[16. Consider contract with Classic Chevrolet of Grapevine for six (6) new Criminal Investigation Division (CID) vehicles in the amount of $168,409 and a contract with Moritz Kia for two (2) new CID vehicles in the amount of $56,175.54]
16, CONSIDER CONTRACT WITH CLASSIC CHEVROLET OF GRAPEVINE FOR SIX NEW CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION VEHICLES IN THE AMOUNT OF $168,409.AND A CONTRACT WITH MARITZ KIA FOR TWO NEW
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CID VEHICLES IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,175 AND 54 CENTS.CHIEF WEISER EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNSEL, LEMME START OFF BY SAYING WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE UP HERE TONIGHT FOLLOWING OUR LONGTIME CITY ATTORNEY STEVE CHAPMAN.
UH, 51 YEARS OF SERVICE AND I'M HONORED TO FOLLOW HIM TONIGHT.
DURING THE BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ASKED FOR AND WAS GRANTED $225,000 ON OUR REQUEST TO REPLACE FIVE CARS IN OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.
THE CARS INTENDED, UH, THE CARS INTENDED TO BE REPLACED WERE LEASED VEHICLES UNDER A LARGER CITY PLAN.
RECENTLY, CITY STAFF MADE THE DECISION TO MIGRATE FROM LEASE VEHICLE OPTIONS AND RETURNED TO A PLAN THAT PURCHASED NEEDED VEHICLES ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS.
WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS A MATTER OF PROTOCOL DUE TO A REQUESTED CHANGE ORDER.
FORTUNATELY, PRICING ON THE REQUESTED VEHICLES CAME IN WELL UNDER BUDGET AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE EIGHT VEHICLES INSTEAD OF THE FIVE REQUESTED IF APPROVED.
THIS WILL ALLOW OUR DEPARTMENT TO MIGRATE TWO OF OUR CURRENT LEASED VEHICLES, ALONG WITH TWO PATROL UNITS SCHEDULED TO COME OFFLINE TO THE RECENTLY UPST STAFFED CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.
THIS WILL ALLOW SOME NEEDED TIME FOR PLANNING FROM THAT DIVISION AS IT, UH, RELATES TO BUDGET NEEDS FOR CARS IN THE COMING YEARS.
LIEUTENANT MIKE LEWIS FROM THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION IS HERE WITH ME TONIGHT AND WE'RE BOTH AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
WELL, AND I, AND I WANNA SAY TO COUNCILMAN SMITH TOO, THAT WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR REC RECENTLY ADDED BUSINESS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR.
YOU MADE MENTION OF THAT, UH, A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO ABOUT USING THEM IN THAT CAPACITY.
AND CERTAINLY LIEUTENANT LEWIS AND HIS TEAM HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS.
UH, BUT IT PROBABLY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THAT BUSINESS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR.
I HAVE A QUESTION, JUST 'CAUSE I ASK IT EVERY TIME YOU GUYS ASK FOR VEHICLES, ARE THESE GONNA BE TAHOES ALSO? NO, FOR THE CID VEHICLES, IT'S, IT'S A MIX.
IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE, UH, CONTRACT, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME, UH, SEDANS.
THERE'S GONNA BE ONE PICKUP TRUCK IN THAT.
UH, AND MOSTLY THAT'S GONNA BE UTILIZED FOR, UH, RECOVERING OF PROPERTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT MOST OF 'EM ARE SMALLER MIDSIZE SEDANS.
WELL, I SAW MARITZ KIA AND I KNOW THEY DON'T MAKE TO TO RIGHT
WE DID SOME SHOPPING IN, IN OUR, UH, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION, I THOUGHT WAS, UH, FORWARD THINKING THAT THEY SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY WORK IN A PARTICULAR AREA, IT'S HARD FOR US TO BE WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER UNDERCOVER.
IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU PULL UP WITH EIGHT SILVER MAZDAS
SO WE TRIED TO MIX THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, CHIEF, IS WE'RE WE'RE GETTING, UH, MORE VEHICLES, UH, THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY, UM, APPROVED AND PLANNED FOR.
UH, AND WE'RE STILL COMING UNDER BUDGET.
IT, IT, IT'LL BE THE EXACT BUDGET THAT WE HAD REQUEST FOR, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THREE MORE VEHICLES AND THAT WILL MOVE US FURTHER IN OUR PLAN TO MIGRATE AWAY FROM THE LEASED VEHICLES.
AND IN THE PROCESS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP CODE ENFORCEMENT.
YOU KNOW, AS YOU ARE AWARE, YOU ADDED PERSONNEL IN THERE MM-HMM
AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY TIME TO BUDGET FOR VEHICLES.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE A WIN-WIN.
SO ESSENTIALLY WE'RE GETTING EIGHT VEHICLES FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR FIVE.
AND I APPRECIATE, UH, Y'ALL, UH, YOU KNOW, YOUR COLLABORATION WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY.
UH, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, WE, UH, AS A COUNCIL DID APPROVE SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, POSITIONS AND STAFF.
AND, UH, SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT FOR THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN YOUR PLANNING.
I, I DON'T MIND AND SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT SOMETIMES THE CARS THAT COME OFFLINE FROM POLICE AREN'T FIT TO DRIVE
COUNSEL, Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITH CLASSIC CHEVROLET OF GRAPEVINE FOR SIX NEW CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION VEHICLES, AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITH MARITZ KIA FOR TWO NEW CID VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[17. Consider proposed Ordinance repealing and replacing Article XIII, “Overnight Camping and Temporary Shelters,” of Chapter 21 of the City Code]
NEXT ITEM, UH, CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING, UH, ARTICLE 13 OVERNIGHT CAMPING AND TEMPORARY SHELTERS OF CHAPTER 21[01:35:02]
OF THE CITY CODE CHIEF WEISER, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO AMEND THE CITY'S CURRENT ORDINANCE RELATED TO OVERNIGHT CAMPING AND TEMPORARY SHELTERS FOUND IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE LOCAL, UH, CODE OF ORDINANCES.
THIS ISSUE OF OVERNIGHT CAMPING IS IN URBAN AREAS, HAS BEEN A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM.
FOR SOME TIME, THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE IS NOT IMMUNE FROM THAT PROBLEM.
IN RECENT YEARS, OUR AREA HAS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ITINERANT CAMPERS AND A DECISION IN A DECISION HANDED DOWN IN 2024, THE US SUPREME COURT DETERMINED THAT LAWS PROHIBITING PUBLIC CAMPING AND SLEEPING DO NOT VIOLATE THE EIGHT AMENDMENTS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT CLAUSE.
THE RULING ALLOWS CITIES TO ENFORCE THESE ORDINANCES AND FINE OR ARREST INDIVIDUALS CAMPING OVERNIGHT WITHIN UNAPPROVED AREAS OF THE CITY'S JURISDICTION.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL REPLACE THE LANGUAGE PREVIOUSLY ENUMERATED IN THE WAXAHATCHEE CITY ORDINANCE.
THE PROPOSED CAMPING ORDINANCE CONFORMS TO THE LANGUAGE SET OUT BY THE SUPREME COURT DECISION AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY CITY STAFF.
CHIEF, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT? UH, KIND OF WHAT TYPE OF SITUATION Y'ALL MIGHT RUN INTO, UH, THAT PREVIOUSLY, UM, THE, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, DID NOT ADDRESS THAT MOVING FORWARD, IF THIS PASSES THAT YOU WILL ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE.
SO YOU MIGHT IMAGINE A SITUATION THAT WE DEAL WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE SETTING UP INTENT AREAS, UH, SETTING UP TENTS AND SETTING UP WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER A DOMICILE.
THEY MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY, UH, SHOPPING CARTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FULL OF A LOT OF PROPERTY.
THEY MAY BE, UH, IMPLEMENTING COOKING STATUSES.
AND PREVIOUSLY THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS IN THE, UH, CURRENT ORDINANCE AS STANDS, UH, WAS VAGUE.
AND IT IT PRECLUDED US FROM DOING ANY KIND OF ENFORCEMENT IN MOST OF THOSE INSTANCES.
WHEN THIS, UH, LAW THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT HERE FROM THE SUPREME COURT, IT CAME OUT OF, UH, GRANTS PASS OREGON IN, UH, 2024.
IT WAS A LANDMARK DECISION ACROSS THE NATION.
A LOT OF CITIES WERE WAITING FOR THE FINDINGS FROM THE SUPREME COURT FOR THAT CASE.
UH, AND IT, AND, AND WHAT IT SAID IN WHOLE WAS THAT IT ALLOWED CITIES TO, UH, RESTRICT WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW, UH, ITINERANT CAMPERS ARE ABLE TO, UH, CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN THAT FASHION.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE A MEANS TO MOVE THEM HOME.
UH, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED MAYOR AND THE WASATCH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY PROUD OF.
I KNOW YOU'RE PROUD OF IT AS WELL.
UH, WE HAVE A CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, UH, THAT IN AN IDEAL WORLD, WILL SEND THAT TEAM OUT FIRST TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE THE NECESSARY HELP THAT THEY MIGHT NEED AND, UH, WANT, UH, THAT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE OUR FIRST OPTION.
BUT WHEN THOSE OPTIONS FAIL AND THOSE RESOURCES ARE REFUSED, THEN THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACT IN ANOTHER FASHION.
SO, TO FURTHER IDENTIFY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, CHIEF IS, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE, UH, GENTLEMAN THAT LIVED OUT IN FRONT OF, UH, STARBUCKS AND MURPHY GAS FOR THE LAST YEAR, UH, WITH HIS SHOPPING CART AND HIS LAWN CHAIR.
UH, WOULD THIS NEW IMPROVED ORDINANCE ADDRESSES SITUATION LIKE THAT MOVING FORWARD? IF IT'S PASSED? YEAH.
THE WORDING IN THIS ORDINANCE IS INTENDED TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
UH, I THINK HE IS THE, UH, TYPIFIES THE KIND OF ITINERANT CAMPER THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO NOW MOVE ON, EITHER GET HIM THE HELP THAT HE NEEDS, HAVE HIM MOVE ON, AND, UH, AND OR BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THE CURRENT ORDINANCE TO, UH, FORCE THAT SITUATION TO STOP.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UH, TO YOU, YOUR DEPARTMENT, TO TERRY, UM, TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, FOR THE WORK THAT'S, UH, BEING DONE, UM, FOR THIS, UH, PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN, IN OUR CITY.
UH, AS COUNSEL, WE HEAR A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, UH, ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIVING OUT WHEREVER THEY WANNA LIVE, UNDER THE BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, OUT IN FRONT OF STARBUCKS.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN, I, I THINK WE EVEN HAD ONE OVER THERE, UH, ACROSS FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, UH, IN, IN THAT MEMORIAL PARK.
UH, SO I JUST WANNA SAY ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, THANK Y'ALL FOR THE WORK, UH, THAT'S BEEN DONE, UH, WILL BE DONE.
AND FOR LOOKING AT, UH, NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
AND WITH YOUR Y'ALL'S APPROVAL TONIGHT, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE TOOLS TO GET THAT DONE.
AND CHIEF, CHIEF, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY YOU'D MENTIONED THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM.
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ATTENDED A-W-D-M-A MEETING.UM, AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT AFTER THEY GAVE THEIR PRESENTATION AND AFTERWARDS, UH, YET A LOT OF FOLKS THERE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM AND HAD AN ELEMENT OF SECURITY THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE, THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT HAS THE SPECIALIZED SKILLS TO DEAL WITH THESE THINGS AND FOLKS THAT MAY BE JUST IN, IN TROUBLE, WHETHER IT'S PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, WHATEVER, THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR A GREAT TEAM AND, AND FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION.
THAT TEAM COUNCILMAN IS A SEA CHANGE FOR THE CITY OF ATCH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
UH, BUT WE HOPE TO COME BACK TO YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE AND ASK FOR EXTRA PERSONNEL TO STAFF THAT KIND OF TEAM.
UH, THEIR, UH, THEIR WORK DOES NOT HAVE TO END THERE, AND THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR WHAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE FOR US AND OUR LOCAL AGREEMENTS EVEN.
COUNCILMAN SUTER, YOU WERE SPOT ON.
AND, AND, AND, AND I THINK IT'S, I I, IT'S, I AGREE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO CALL OUT IN A POSITIVE WAY, THAT GROUP MM-HMM
UM, WHAT THEY'VE DONE, JUST, JUST FROM THE REPORTS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO US OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, UM, IS INCREDIBLE.
AND, UM, I, WE HAVE TO GIVE SOME KUDOS TO, UM, MAYOR WALLACE.
'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT WE SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ALL THE TIME.
AND SHE HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE FROM COMING UP WITH THOSE SIGNS TO PUT IN PLACE TO DISCOURAGE IT, UM, TO YOU TWO AND STAFF WORKING THROUGH THIS, SO THAT IT'S A, THIS, THIS, THIS HAS BEEN A PASSION PROJECT AND I'M, I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT THROUGH.
SO YOU WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT ON WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK AT THREE O'CLOCK, WE'RE GONNA COME TOGETHER AND MASS WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, WITH OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION, WITH OUR CRIM, UH, CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM AND THE PATROL, UH, DIVISION AND LEADING THAT IS GONNA BE OUR MAYOR.
SHE'S GONNA BE THERE TO, UH, UH, GIVE US DIRECTION AND, UH, AND ASSURE US THAT WE'LL HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO, TO GET DONE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE.
PUSH THIS THING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
MAD MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE REPEALING EXISTING, EXISTING ARTICLE 13 OVERNIGHT CAMPING AND TEMPORARY SHELTERS, CHAPTER 21, OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS, AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW ARTICLE 13 CAMPING.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[18. Consider proposed Resolution of votes cast to elect Directors for the Ellis Appraisal District for the year 2026]
US TO 18, CONSIDER PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF VOTES CAST TO ELECT DIRECTORS OF THE ELLIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2026.INTERIM CITY MANAGER RICKY BOYD.
AS, AS WE DISCUSSED BEFORE, IS THAT TIME OF YEAR TO ELECT THE, UH, ELLIS COUNTY BOARD DIRECTORS, UM, FOR TWO SEATS.
WE CAN PUT ALL OF OUR VOTES BEHIND ONE PERSON OR SPLIT 'EM BETWEEN TWO.
UH, WE, AGAIN, WE CONTROL 154 OF THE VOTES.
IT TAKES 667 TO SECURE A POSITION.
SO, UH, WE JUST NEED Y'ALL'S DIRECTION.
YOU HAVE THE, UM, NOMINATIONS AND THEIR BACKGROUNDS, UM, AS WELL AS WHO HAS NOMINATED, UH, THESE INDIVIDUALS.
AND SO JUST SEEKING YOUR DIRECTION ON WHO WE WANT TO CAST OUR VOTES TO.
DO WE KNOW WHO THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPPORTED? YES.
UH, UH, TIM CUMMINS IS, UH, WHO'S GETTING THEIR SUPPORT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE TAKEN ACTION ON THAT YET, BUT IN SPEAKING WITH THEIR ADMINISTRATION, THAT'S THE DIRECT, THAT'S, UH, INDICATION I'VE BEEN GIVEN BECAUSE I SUGGEST WE HOP ON BOARD WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD.
SO WE AT LEAST HAVE THE CITY THAT WALKS OUT YOU REPRESENTED IN THAT SELECTION PROCESS.
I THINK HE'LL GET BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD, I THINK EVEN WITH THE OTHERS, HE'LL GET PRETTY CLOSE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT HE'LL GET TO 6 67.
IT'S JUST A BIG NUMBER AND NONE OF US HAVE ENOUGH TO MATTER.
UM, BUT I, I, I THINK ON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT, THAT I'VE HAD THAT THAT'S, THAT'S ONE THAT WE CAN GET BEHIND THAT WILL PUT, THAT WILL PUT THE RESIDENTS FIRST AND GET CLOSE ENOUGH IF NOBODY ELSE HAS AN I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CASTING VOTES FOR TIM CUMMINGS AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES PER CANDIDATE NOT TO EXCEED 154 VOTES FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO THE ELLIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE YEAR 2026.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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THANK YOU, COUNSEL.[19. Consider proposed Resolution for Eminent Domain to acquire sewer, water, drainage, and temporary construction easements associated with the re-alignment of Old Italy Roadway, Water, and Sewer Projects]
PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE SEWER WATER DRAINAGE AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REALIGNMENT OF OLD ITALY ROADWAY, WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS.JAMES MAYOR COUNSEL, UH, I'M HERE TO PRESENT ABOUT THE, THE RESOLUTION FOR END DOMAIN.
UH, THIS IS FOR THE, UH, WATER LINES, UH, SEWER LINE AND, UH, DRAINAGE AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION.
AND THE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL SEWER, UH, FOR SERVING THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, AND OTHER PROPERTIES AROUND IT.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE ROADWAY AND, UH, BASICALLY, UH, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THIS WITH THE
SO, UM, AT THIS MOMENT WE'RE, UH, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS, UH, EASEMENTS.
UH, WE, WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING FOR THEM FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
AND ALSO, UH, JUST WE CAN'T GET THROUGH THE CROSS LINE TO GET THAT SEWER EASEMENT AND THE WATER AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT WE'D LIKE TO GET THE RESOLUTION TO, UH, FOR THE
AND THAT, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE COMING TO FOR THIS RESOLUTION RIGHT NOW.
HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNERS EXPRESSED THAT THEY WANT IMMINENT DOMAIN TO BE USED? THEY DO NOT WANT EVIDENCE DOMAIN TO BE USED.
AND SO, BUT THE, THE THING IS THAT THE REQUEST THAT THEY'RE MAKING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE CAN, WE CAN PROVIDE.
AND AS I RECALL, HAVING DISCUSSED BOTH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND WITH YOU GUYS, THE PROPERTY OWNER SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT THE ROUTE THAT Y'ALL CHOSE FOR THE SEWER LINE RUN ACROSS THEIR PROPERTY.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO WE HAD DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE SEWER, AND WHILE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, HAD DIFFERENT OPTIONS, THEY REQUESTED TO PUT IT THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE, UH, SO THEY, THEY CAN BENEFIT THEM.
UH, AND SO, AND THEIR THING TOO IS THEY WANTED US TO, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH THEM.
ONE WAS TO SHIFT THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY, UH, FOR THE NEW ROAD TO THE, PRETTY MUCH THE SCHOOL PROPERTY, WHICH WE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FINE WITH THAT.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, THEY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, OUR SEWER CAPACITY AND FOR THEIR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, UH, WHICH IS STILL UNCLEAR WHAT THAT IS.
UH, BUT WE ACTUALLY INCREASED THE, THE SEWER CAPACITY TO ANTICIPATE A FUTURE ULTIMATE GROWTH OF THE AREA, UH, VERSUS HAVING JUST ASSUMING RESIDENTIAL LARGE LOTS RESIDENTIAL.
SO WE, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THAT LINE.
WE ALSO WORK WITH HAVEN RANCH DEVELOPERS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE LINE TO BE GRAVITY THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY SO THEY COULD CONNECT TO THAT SEWER LINE VERSUS WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO IS HAVE A ENFORCEMENT ALL THE WAY TO THE TREATMENT PLANTS.
SO WE LOOKED AT ALL THESE THINGS AND WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BE ABLE TO, UH, PROVIDE A LOT OF THESE THINGS.
IT JUST GOT TO THE, THE LAST SECOND WHEN WE NEED TO GET THOSE SIGNATURES, THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, NOW WE WANT YOU TO RESERVE THE SEWER FOR WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER.
HERE'S THIS, THIS FLOW FOR WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING, AND WE WANT YOU TO RESERVE THAT FLOW.
AND WE'RE LIKE, WE, WE CAN'T RESERVE FLOW.
AND I'LL RE REQUEST THAT SOME MORE KNOW, UH, INFORMATION ON THE CITY ATTORNEY IF NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT, UH, WE DON'T FIRST, WE DON'T HAVE A ZONING FOR THAT PROPERTY, UH, TO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO.
THAT'S WHAT WE REQUESTED THEM.
WHAT ARE THEY PROPOSING TO DO? SORRY, JAMES, BUT WE CAN'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING WHAT IS BEING ASKED IS THAT A PROPERTY OWNER OWNS THEIR PROPERTY IN TEXAS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO USE IMMINENT DOMAIN.
AND YOU'RE ASKING THIS COUNSEL IN A VERY CONSERVATIVE CITY IN TEXAS TO TAKE SOMEONE'S PROPERTY.
WELL, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TAKING THE PROPERTY, BUT YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING US TO GIVE YOU THAT AUTHORITY.
WELL, WE CAN, YOU ASKING TO GIVE US AUTHORITY TO START THAT PROCESS? YES.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE ONE OF THE TOOLS.
SO WHAT'S THEIR PROJECT THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT'S GIVING YOU PAUSE? SO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MULTIFAMILY, UH, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, COMMERCIAL, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, MIXED USE.
WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT IT'S NOT ZONED CURRENTLY.
NO, IT'S ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL.
SO IS THERE ANY WAY FOR US TO JUST RUN A TE FROM ONE SIDE OF THE FUTURE STREET OVER TO THERE? SO THEY HAVE A CONNECTION OF, OF SOME POINT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE ACTUALLY DID.
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ACTUALLY EVEN OVERSIZED THE SEWER LINE TO ANTICIPATE FUTURE, UH, GROWTH.HOWEVER, THEY WANT US TO RESERVE THAT SEWER FLOW FOR SOMETHING THAT IS, HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL YET.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE BIGGEST STICKING POINT, IS THAT THEY WANT US TO RESERVE IT EVEN IT IS 20 YEARS FROM NOW.
BUT WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE IN PLACE THAT SAYS THAT, THAT THEY CAN'T, THAT WE UPDATED, RIGHT? I MEAN THAT, THAT THEY HAVE SIX MONTHS TO PURSUE SOMETHING.
SO RIGHT NOW, THERE, THE, THE WAY YOU GET ENTITLEMENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS YOU GO THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS AND YOU PLOT THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET ENTITLEMENTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE TOLD THEM THIS ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AGO.
AND SO WE, WE TOLD HIM, HEY, IF YOU WANT START THE PROCESS FOR THIS, AND, UH, AND NOTHING HAS COME IN, EVEN WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A, AN AGREEMENT THAT WE COULD WORK AND I GOT SOMETHING ON FRIDAY AND IT WAS NOT, UH, IN A CONDITION THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IT IS NOT A CONDITION WE COULD ACTUALLY EVEN, UH, BRING TO COUNCIL OR FOR REVIEW TO.
IF I COULD ADD, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM AND THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME ISSUES AND THE, UH, THE LONG-TERM ENTITLEMENT TO, TO RESERVE CAPACITY FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AMOUNT IS.
AND IT ALSO MAY RESULT IN, IN TYING THE HANDS OF FUTURE COUNCIL, FOR EXAMPLE, IF, IF THEY COME IN WITH A, IF OTHER OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS COME IN WITH A PROJECT, WE MAY HAVE TO SAY WE CAN'T SERVE YOU BECAUSE WE RESERVE CAPACITY FOR THEM AND WE DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO YET, BUT SORRY, WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU ON HOLD.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE ISSUE WE'VE BEEN WORKING AROUND AND, AND I'M, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT I I THINK WE'LL WORK THROUGH THOSE ISSUES THAT I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME MOVEMENT HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS THAT THERE WAS A LONG PERIOD OF INACTIVITY AND, AND AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, GETTING, GETTING DOCUMENTS BACK AND FORTH.
SO I, WHAT I THINK WHAT JAMES IS SAYING IS TRUE.
THIS IS A TOOL IF WE HAVE TO GO THERE, BUT I I, I FEEL LIKE WE WILL PROBABLY WORK OUT, WORK OUT THE DETAILS WITH HIM.
ALSO, MR. SMITH, IF I'M CORRECT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THERE'S SORT OF A TIME ISSUE ON THIS BECAUSE THAT SEWER LINE IS SUPPLYING THE SEWER YEAH.
AND SO BASICALLY THE PROPERTY OWNERS TRYING TO DELAY IT AND WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY REQUESTED THE SEWER LINE GO THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY INSTEAD OF THE OTHER ROUTE THAT THEY COULD HAVE GONE THROUGH ORIGINALLY.
AND SO THE BASICALLY HAND STRUNG US WITH THAT.
NOW JAMES, YOU HAD S YOU S YOU MENTIONED THAT Y'ALL BEEN WORKING, UH, WITH THEM, UH, TRYING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW.
AND, AND SO THERE'S BEEN PERIODS OF TIME WHERE THEY, UH, QUIT COMMUNICATING.
UH, AND ARE THEY NOW, UH, BACK IN COMMUNICATIONS OR DO YOU FORESEE THEM BACK IN COMMUNICATIONS MOVING FORWARD? I, I WANNA SAY THAT FOR NOW, WE, WE, THEY HAVE MORE OF THE LEVERAGE THAN WE DO.
I WANNA SAY THAT BE ONE FIRST DELAY.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE DELAYING IT BECAUSE THEY'RE THINKING THAT WE CAN, IF THEY CAN DELAY IT, THE MORE DESPERATE WE'RE GOING GET MM-HMM
AND SO WE NEED TO HAVE SOME LEVERAGE TOO.
AND I'M GONNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PROJECTS, I HAD THIS RESOLUTION FOR EMINENT DOMAIN, UH, IN, IN THE PAST BEFORE I CAME TO WORK FOR WAXAHATCHEE, UH, BASICALLY I'VE HAD THIS RESOLUTIONS AND ACTUALLY HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY EVEN EXERCISED BECAUSE WE COULD ACTUALLY NEGOTIATE.
WE HAD A WAY TO, WE HAD SOME LEVERAGE WE CAN ACTUALLY NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.
AND RIGHT NOW BASICALLY IS DELAYED.
AND WE, WE REQUEST, HEY, HERE'S WHAT, HERE'S THE EASEMENTS, HERE'S EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE KEPT ASKING, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THIS? IN THREE MONTHS WE'VE BEEN BUGGING THEM AND NOTHING.
AND SO UNTIL WE START TALKING ABOUT EMIN DOMAIN NOW, NOW THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE I'M, I'M I'M AT RIGHT NOW.
IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THIS RESOLUTION, I CAN SEE THAT THIS GETTING DELAYED EVEN MORE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT TOOL.
HAS THERE BEEN AN OFFER, UH, FOR, UH, THAT, THAT LAND, UH, AT ANY TIME DURING THE CONVERSATIONS? IT WAS NOT BECAUSE BASICALLY AT THE, AT THE TIME WAS THEY WANTED US TO GO THERE.
SO THEY'RE LIKE THIS, IT HAS A, A BENEFIT TO THEM VERSUS GOING TO A DIFFERENT ROUTE.
AND SO THEY'RE LIKE, WE WANT THIS GOOD FOR OUR PROPERTY.
AND WE ACTUALLY, LIKE I SAID, WE INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE SEWER LINE TO ANTICIPATE.
SO THERE'S COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS AREA TOO.
AND UH, WE'VE, LIKE I SAID, SHIFTED
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THE ROAD SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE RIGHT OF WAY FROM THEIR, FROM THEM FOR THE WHOLE STRETCH.ALL WE NEEDED WAS LIKE LITTLE TRIANGLE PIECE, WHICH THEY DEDICATED TO US, BUT TECHNICALLY WE COULD HAVE GONE AND USED A PRESCRIPTIVE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE HAVE NOW AND, UH, TO HAVE THAT ROAD.
SO THEY GOT EXTRA LAND FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE'VE SHIFTED THE ROAD.
THEY GOT EXTRA CAPACITY FOR THAT SEWER GRAVITY LINE THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY AND GOING THROUGH THE ROUTE THAT THEY WANTED AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND TO DEVELOP VERY LAST SECOND WHEN WE NEED TO GET THAT SIGNATURE.
NOW THEY'RE SAYING, OKAY, NOW WE WANT YOU TO RESERVE THIS CAPACITY, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, KNOW, UH, WE FEEL THAT WE CAN DO THAT AND, UH, TIE YOUR GUYS' HANDS OR FUTURE COUNCIL'S HANDS FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES INTO THE CITY.
SOUNDS LIKE THE, THE CITY AND YOU ALL HAVE JUMPED THROUGH HOOPS, UH, TO TRY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, UH, INCLUDING COST, UM, ASSOCIATED.
AND, UH, THAT'S, UH, DISHEARTENING THAT THEY GET TO THE POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SIGNATURE'S REQUIRED AFTER THEY'VE GOTTEN ALL THESE OTHER THINGS AND NOW THEY'RE NOT, UH, YOU KNOW, AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE NOT, THEY WON'T MOVING FORWARD, UH, BUT UP TO THIS POINT, UH, HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.
I DO THINK THAT WE CAN GET TO RESOLUTION, BUT I THINK THE, WITHOUT THIS TOOL, I CAN'T SEE THIS GETTING DELAYED EVEN FURTHER.
THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO CONFIRM, I, I'M PRETTY SURE I'M RIGHT.
THIS IS, THIS IS THE ROAD THAT, THAT I, I SPOKE WITH YOU ABOUT MOVING IT OVER.
SO IT WOULD HELP THEM WITH THEIR LAND BE MORE, UM, THEY WOULD HAVE MORE PROPERTY.
IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT THE SAME ROAD, THE OLD ATLEY ROAD? THAT'S, YEAH.
WOULD GO STRAIGHT ACROSS, BEHIND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO THIS ACTUALLY IS ACTUALLY BEFORE WE GET TO THAT PROPERTY RIGHT THERE.
SO THIS IS, UH, BY SPUR 3 94, UH, UNTIL WE ACTUALLY PEEL OFF AWAY FROM OLD DELEY.
SO THEY OWN PROPERTY ON OLD DELEY.
SO ONCE WE PEEL AWAY FROM O DELEY, WE'RE, WE'RE INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY AT THAT POINT.
AND WE ALREADY GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY FROM THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS.
COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MATTER MAYOR, MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE POWER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE SEWER, WATER, DRAINAGE AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AS REFERENCED IN THE RESOLUTION, DETERMINING THE PUBLIC USE AND NECESSITY FOR SUCH ACQUISITION, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS NECESSARY FOR SUCH SANITARY SEWER, WATER, DRAINAGE AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS, APPOINTING AN APPRAISER AND NEGOTIATOR AS NECESSARY, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ESTABLISH JUST COMPENSATION FOR THE PROPERTY RIGHTS TO BE ACQUIRED, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER REPRESENTATIVE TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE NEEDED PROPERTY RIGHTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION, CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY RIGHTS IF PURCHASE NEGOTIATIONS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MA'AM.
I CAN, CAN SAY ONE QUICK THING.
UH, UNDER STATE LAW WE HAVE TO HAVE A ROLL CALL INDIVIDUAL VOTE ON THIS.
[20. Convene into Executive Session to deliberate economic development incentives, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.087; to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property for municipal purposes, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.072; to deliberate personnel matters, including selection of a City Manager, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.074; and to consult with the City Attorney regarding legal issues related to the city manager transition, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.071, and all matters incident and related thereto]
YOU.THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 20, CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AS PERMITTED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF RURAL PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AS PERMITTED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 TO DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS, INCLUDING SELECTION OF CITY MANAGER AS PERMITTED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 4.
AND TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE CITY MANAGER TRANSITION AS PERMITTED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 IN ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO.
AND BEFORE WE LEAVE, I THINK I WILL ASK, UH, FOR COMMENTS, UH, BY MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGEMENT.
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UM, Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO STAY OR GO HOME AND CRAWL IN A WARM BED.BRAD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? 12.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SIT UP HERE.
UM, I'VE SAT THROUGH MANY PUBLIC MEETINGS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO COME SIT UP HERE
UM, THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT SAT THROUGH THIS MEETING.
I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO.
I WON'T TELL YOU THE COWBOYS SCORE 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN LOOKING AT IT.
AND I THINK BY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL IN THIS ROOM, YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO BE INVOLVED AND PLUGGED IN.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SOMEWHAT EMOTIONAL, BUT THIS IS WHERE CHANGE HAPPENS.
THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, AND THIS IS WHERE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD.
UM, SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT, NOT THE TOOL THAT IT COULD BE.
THIS ROOM RIGHT HERE IS THE TOOL AND THE PLACE AND THE AVENUE TO COME IN POLITELY AND DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCES.
NO DIFFERENT THAN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT THAT THE COUNTY HAS WITH SIMILAR STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT.
I'M HONORED TO SIT UP HERE WITH YOU ALL.
UM, THE 17TH IS MY BIRTHDAY, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I WILL BE HERE
SO I WILL PROBABLY BE HERE ON THE 17TH, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR THE PEOPLE.
I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE IT FROM WACO.
I WON'T EVEN ASK YOU HOW FAST YOU DROVE
BUT, UM, THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SIT UP HERE WITH YOU GUYS.
TERRY, YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NOTHING.
FIRST OF ALL, BRAD, YOU'RE A FINE REPRESENTATIVE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, UH, ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.
IF YOU WANNA RUN UP HERE AND JUST GET YOUR CERTIFICATE AND GET YOUR PICTURE MADE AND LEAVE.
THAT'S JUST LIKE WHEN WE GO BACK THERE, IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND LEAVE, NOT SIT HERE.
WE, WE UNDERSTAND, BUT APPRECIATE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
UM, I'D LIKE TO STATE THANK, UH, STEVE CHAPMAN WHO CAME UP AND SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CHARTER.
I MEAN, THE GENTLEMAN SPENT 50 SOMETHING YEARS AS OUR LAWYER AND HE STILL, I SEE HIM AT THE ROTARY CLUB.
HE STILL GIVES HIS HIS WISDOM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND STAYS TUNED IN.
SO I WANNA THANK STEVE FOR SHOWING UP AS WELL AS MR. TENPENNY.
HE SHOWS UP AND TELLS US WHAT HE GIVES US, THE, THE, THE OPINIONS OF CITIZENS EVERY WEEK.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING AS WELL AS THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT GOT UP AND SPOKE.
I WANNA READ SOMETHING THAT I WANNA THANK BARRY JACOBS, WHO ISN'T ALWAYS HAPPY WITH WHAT WE DO,
NAMES, IT NAMES ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THERE.
NATHAN MCLEAN, ERIC JACOBS, CALEB BIRCH, CHRISTINA HAHN IN SA FU.
AND THIS COMPETITION WAS BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS AND MATH.
AND IT INCLUDED SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT FOCUSED ON CRITICAL THINKING AND NEXT WORLD APPLICATIONS.
NEXT WEEK, THEY WILL BE COMPETING IN THE WORLD COMPETITION.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE GUYS.
UH, THEN I WANNA THANK CHIEF, LOVE IT THAT YOU GUYS COME OVER INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BLOCK IT OFF FOR HALLOWEEN EVERY YEAR.
IT'S IT, BUT IT'S ALWAYS PEACEFUL.
AND SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THERE, IT'S BEEN SO MUCH MORE PEACEFUL.
WE DON'T HAVE MIKE MYERS RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE STREET SCREAMING AND HOLLERING AND, AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO.
AND THEN THE CITY STAFF FOR THE CROSSROADS OF TEXAS, GO TEXAN FESTIVAL AS USUAL, YOU GO DOWN THERE AND THE NEXT DAY YOU MIGHT SEE THE BARRICADES STILL LAYING AROUND BUT YOU DON'T SEE TRASH EVERYWHERE, EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND THIS YEAR, HAVING THAT PAUSE WHEN IT RAINED AND GET EVERYBODY, IT, IT MADE ALL OUR BUSINESSES DOWN THERE MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY WHILE THEY WERE WAITING FOR IT TO QUIT RAINING.
BUT THEN THEY PUT THE CONCERT ON AND HAD A GOOD CROWD OUT THERE AFTER THE RAIN.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM SUITER.
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SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU.UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU'RE JUST AN EXCELLENT FAMILY MAN.
THAT'S CLEAR WITH, WITH YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY AND, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WORKING THE STREETS, BEING LAW ENFORCEMENT, BEING A FIRST RESPONDER, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO ME, AND IT REALLY GETS ME, IS YOU JUST BEING A SERVANT LEADER.
AND, UM, YOU'RE NOT SHY OF, OF, OF, OF SHOWING THAT AND, AND REMINDING US WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO, TO HELP OUR FELLOW MAN.
SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
FIRST OFF, CHIEF, YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOUND A WAY TO, TO SQUEEZE SOME EXTRA ASSETS OUT OF WHAT WE'VE GIVEN YOU.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE LISTENED TO WHAT STAFF HAS DONE HERE AS IT RELATES TO SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN UP HERE AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO WORK.
UM, CAN'T BE ANY PROUDER THAN WHAT Y'ALL DO ACROSS THE BOARD.
I MEAN, THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE ARE UPSET AND THEY COME HERE, BUT THEY, THEY NEVER PAT YOU ON THE BACK.
YOU KNOW, THE, THE FOLKS THAT ARE MAD.
SO I'M PATTING YOU ON THE BACK.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WILL BE INVITED TO BE ON BARRY JACOB'S SON'S TEAM ANYTIME SOON, BUT I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM, AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT EXCELLENT, WHAT EXCELLENT YOUNG PEOPLE WE HAVE HERE.
AND TO MY LEFT, SEAN, TRENTON, NO, ALBERT, COUNCILMAN SMITH ECHO, ALL THAT'S BEEN SAID.
AND THEN GIVE A BIG THANKS TO AMBER AND HER TEAM FOR ALL THAT THEY DID TO COORDINATE OUR, UH, THREE DAYS AT THE TML CONFERENCE ALL THE WAY IN FORT WORTH.
IT WAS SUCH A LONG TRIP THIS TIME,
UM, BUT IT, IT, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE STAFF THERE.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN AND GAUGE, UM, AND, AND, AND TO FIND SOME NEW WAYS THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY SAVE OUR TAXPAYERS FROM HAVING TO CARRY SUCH HEAVY BURDENS, UM, LIKE AN ASPHALT ZIPPER MAYBE.
UM, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE.
UM, BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE, AMBER AND HER TEAM PULL THAT OFF AND THEY GET US ALL SCHEDULED AND COORDINATED AND, UM, WITHOUT THEM WE'RE, WE ARE LOST DUCKS OUT THERE.
UM, AND THEN BRAD, LOVE YOU BUDDY.
CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU ARE OUR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT TWO.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
WELL, THE BENEFITS OF GOING LAST IS, Y'ALL COVERED 99.9% OF IT.
SO
UM, AMBER, GREAT JOB ON THE TML CONFERENCE.
THAT WAS, UM, IT WAS JUST, IT WAS JUST A GOOD EVENT.
YOU KNOW, EVERY, EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED, WE, WE DUG IN AND, AND, UH, WENT AND FOUND SOME REALLY COOL CREATIVE THINGS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR CITY.
UM, I HAVE TO TELL MYSELF, UH, YOU KNOW, AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, I, UH, SET MY FIRE ALARM OFF ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, SIX, EIGHT MONTHS AGO AND GOT A TWO O'CLOCK 2:00 AM VISIT BY STATION FOUR.
WELL, I'M A LITTLE FASTER THIS TIME.
I SET IT OFF TWICE LAST NIGHT BETWEEN 2:45 AM AND ABOUT 3 45.
HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT WAS SET OFF, BUT I, I GOT TO THE ALARM FAST ENOUGH AND WAS ABLE TO DISARM HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE GUYS GOT TOO FAR OUT OF BED.
SO I GET YOUR CI HAVE NO IDEA.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THE PROBLEM'S FIXED, SO THANKS AGAIN.
UH, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER FOR PROBABLY, WHAT, THREE DECADES? 25 YEARS? YEAH.
UM, WE'VE DIRECT TRAFFIC TOGETHER.
WE'VE, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER, UM, AND WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, UH, THIS COUNTY CITY THAT WE LOVE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE, UH, FOR, UH, THE DECADES THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT.
UM, AND, UH, IT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT'S, UH, PEOPLE LIKE YOU WITH A SERVANT'S HEART THAT CONTINUES TO FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TO SERVE.
AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
AND, UH, JUST WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN SAID, UH, HERE TONIGHT.
UH, ALL THE APPRECIATION, UH, THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED TONIGHT, TML UH, ONE OFF, UH, PRETTY MUCH FLAWLESS THIS YEAR.
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UH, AMBER AND HER TEAM AND EVERYBODY THAT HAD, UH, A HAND IN, UH, OVERSEEING THAT, THE PLANNING.AND I JUST WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, TO THANK CHIEF BOYD, UM, FOR HOW HARD HE'S WORKED, UH, SINCE, UH, TAKING THIS INTERIM CITY MANAGER POSITION.
UM, IT'S BEEN EXCITING TO SEE AND TO BE PART OF.
AND, UH, I WILL TELL YOU, AS THE MAYOR, I HAVE RECEIVED MORE, UM, THANK YOU LETTERS AND COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE JOB THAT CITY EMPLOYEES ARE DOING THAN I EVER HAVE IN THE FOUR AND A HALF, ALMOST FIVE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.
UM, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU, THE HARD WORK, UH, THAT YOU PUT IN EVERY DAY, UM, ANSWERING YOUR, YOUR, YOUR PHONE AND, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF CRAZY HOURS OF DAY AND NIGHT.
AND, UH, MOST AND FOREMOST, KEEPING COUNSEL INFORMED.
I APPRECIATE, THINK I CAN, I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL ACCOUNTANTS WHO UP HERE.
AND, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU LOVE THIS CITY AND, UH, YOU WANNA SEE THE BEST PART AS WE DO.
ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE IT, MAYOR.
WELL, COULD I SAY ONE MORE THING REAL QUICK? 'CAUSE CERTAINLY IF I HAD IT THERE, I DIDN'T ALSO WANT TO THANK CHIEF WISER AND TERRY FOR TAKING THE, THE INFORMATION THAT CAME TO US FROM A CITIZEN ABOUT THE CAMPING ORDINANCE AND CHANGING THAT AND REDOING IT AND GETTING IT TAKEN CARE OF.
AND THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND GIVE US IDEAS THAT IT'S, IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.
UM, WITH THAT, UH, WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THANK YOU'ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, VERY MUCH.
[21. Reconvene and take any necessary action]
AT 10 28, WE HAVE NO ACTION TO TAKE.UH, SO, UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING FOR THE EVENING.