Apr 06, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

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GOOD EVENING.

[1. Call to Order]

I AM MAYOR BILLY WALLACE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM AND, UH, SOME, UH, WILL BE SPEAKING DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE HAD THREE PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, SO WITH THAT, UH, IF YOU WOULD STAND WITH US FOR THE INVOCATION, PLEASE.

HEAVENLY FATHER, A DAY REMOVED FROM CELEBRATING THAT YOUR SON HAS RISEN.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GIFT OF THIS CITY AND THOSE DEDICATED AND MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE THAT WE MAY CALL HOME.

AS WE GATHER, WE ASK FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT IN OUR DELIBERATIONS TONIGHT.

HELP US ALL TO SEEK THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, KEEPING THE WELFARE OF EVERY CITIZEN, ESPECIALLY THE VULNERABLE AT THE HEART OF OUR DECISIONS.

GRANT US THE SPIRIT OF UNITY, THAT WE MAY WORK TOGETHER BRIDGING DIFFERENCES TO FIND COMMON GROUND FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

PLEASE GIVE US THE STRENGTH FOR EACH OF US TO TREAT THE OTHER WITH RESPECT AND THEY WISH TO BE AS THEY WISH TO BE TREATED.

EVEN IN TIMES OF DISAGREEMENT.

MAY OUR ACTIONS TO NOT BE JUST IN THE SERVICES OF ALL HUMBLE AND RIGHT.

IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

YOU JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

ALLEGIANCE, DO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG OF PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

MAY BE SEATED.

THERE ARE SOME SEATS IN THE FRONT.

IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SEAT THAT'S STANDING ON THE BACK WALL FRONT AND CENTER.

, WE WANT YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE.

ALRIGHT, THAT BRINGS

[4. Announcements/Presentations ]

FOUR A IS TO INTRODUCE THE HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS WRIGHT.

THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.

IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE ENTERED ABLE TO INTRODUCE MY CHOICE FOR COUNCILPERSON OF THE MONTH, WHICH IS MR. WENDELL PAUL COOK.

MR. COOK WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 15TH, 1928, ON A FARM IN ELLIS COUNTY TO BF AND UNO COOK.

HE WAS THE FIFTH OF 12 CHILDREN IN A FAMILY, DEEP ROOTED IN THE AREA WITH SIX GENERATIONS CALLING ELLIS COUNTY HOME IN 1944.

WENDELL AND HIS BROTHER BILLY JOE COOK, FORMED THE COOK BROTHERS BLUEGRASS BAND, ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS BANDS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OVER THE YEARS, THE GROUP BECAME A TRUE FAMILY TRADITION WITH COUSINS, UNCLES, AND NEPHEWS JOINING THE BROTHERS FOR DECADES OF PERFORMANCES.

TOGETHER, THEY PERFORMED FOR OVER EIGHT DECADES, CONTINUING UNTIL BILLY JOE'S PASSING IN 2024.

THE BAND PLAYED COUNTLESS BLUEGRASS FESTIVALS OR NUMEROUS AWARDS, AND WERE EVEN INVITED TO PERFORM ON A HO SHOW HOSTED BY THE FATHER OF BLUEGRASS BILL MONROE.

IN THEIR EARLY YEARS, WENDELL AND THE BAND PERFORMED ON KERA AND WFAA, HELPING INTRODUCE BLUEGRASS MUSIC TO WIDER AUDIENCES.

WENDELL'S LOVE FOR MUSIC HAS CONTINUED INTO RECENT YEARS IN BOTH 2024 AND AGAIN IN 2025 BY POPULAR DEMAND.

HE APPEARED ON KBEC AND PERFORMED AT THE HISTORIC TEXAS THEATER, SHARING HIS LIFELONG PASSION WITH NEW GENERATIONS BEYOND MUSIC.

WENDELL BEGAN HIS WORKING LIFE AS A FARMER AND ENNI, AND IN HIS EARLY YEARS BEFORE SETTLING IN WAXAHATCHEE TO BUILD HIS CAREER, HE MARRIED MARVA ATKINSON ATKINSON IN 1954, AND TOGETHER THEY RAISED FOUR DAUGHTERS AND HAVE NOW BEEN MARRIED IN AN INCREDIBLE 72 YEARS.

WOO, WENDELL SPENT 40 YEARS WITH THE TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, RETIRING IN 1989.

DURING HIS CAREER, HE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DESIGNING AND INSPECTING BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66 45, 2 87, AND 35, AS WELL AS LOCAL ROADS LIKE 6 64 AND BUTCHER ROAD.

HIS WORK HELPED SHAPE THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF ELLIS COUNTY FOR DECADES TO COME.

SO SHAME, HE RETIRED.

WE COULD USE HIM NOW IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE.

WENDELL SERVED AS AN ELDER AT COLLEGE STREET, CHURCH OF CHRIST FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE MARVA.

HE LED MISSION WORK IN ROMANIA, MAKING 16

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TODAY, WENDELL AND MARVA ENJOY A LIFE SURROUND IN WAXAHATCHEE, SURROUNDED BY THEIR GROWING FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES 12 GRANDCHILDREN, 19 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, AND TWO GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, THEIR ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE BROWN STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST, AND CONTINUE TO ENJOY TRAVELING AND NEW ADVENTURES TOGETHER WITH DEEP ROOTS IN WAH AND ELLIS COUNTY.

WENDELL'S HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED AND REMAINS GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY.

HE HAS HELPED BUILD AND CALL HOME.

MR. WENDELL PAUL COOK.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, YOU AND YOUR WIFE, WOULD YOU STEP OVER HERE TO THE SCREEN? WE'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, AND THEN IF YOUR FAMILY WANTS TO HAVE PICTURES WITH YOU, GO AHEAD, YOU'RE FINE.

ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY.

1, 2, 3.

EITHER YOU WANNA READ THIS PROCLAMATION, EITHER OF YOU.

NO.

TRAVIS, YOU WANNA READ THIS PROCLAMATION? YOU DON'T WANNA READ IT? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PRETTY SPECIAL WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR YOU.

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GOOD CHOICE.

COUNCILMAN WRIGHT.

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THAT BRINGS US TO A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL AS KEEP WAXAHATCHEE BEAUTIFUL MONTH.

WHERE'S THE, THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A CLEAN, VIBRANT, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

AND WHEREAS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY PRIDE ARE ESSENTIAL TO PRESERVING THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF WAXAHATCHEE.

AND WHEREAS THE KEY WAXAHACHIE BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN REDUCING LITTER, IMPROVING LOCAL LANDSCAPES, AND PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.

AND WHEREAS VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF HOURS TOWARD CLEANUP PROJECTS, RECYCLING EFFORTS, AND BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMS THAT MAKE WAXAHATCHEE A MORE ATTRACTIVE AND WELCOMING PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT.

AND WHEREAS APRIL IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A TIME TO CELEBRATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LITTER, CLEANUPS, TREE PLANTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS THAT PROTECT AND ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I BILLY WALLACE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2026 AS KEEP WAXAHATCHEE BEAUTIFUL MONTH IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY PRIDE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN A CLEANER GREENER CITY PROCLAIMED ON THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL, 2026.

DO WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE THAT WOULD LOVE TO? WE DO.

OKAY.

ANYBODY WHO WANNA SAY ANYTHING AT THE PODIUM IF I COULD FOR JUST A MOMENT.

ABSOLUTELY.

I, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE EFFORTS OF THE BOARD AND THE VOLUNTEERS OF KE WALKS AT YOU.

BEAUTIFUL.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A DRAMATIC PRO PROGRESSION IN THE IMPACTS THEY'VE MADE ON OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION INITIATIVES, CLEANUP EFFORTS, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND RECOGNITION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.

THIS WORK HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL BY THE RECOGNITION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS BY THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION BEING RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS A GOLD STAR AFFILIATE BY KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL ON THE LOCAL LEVEL.

THIS MONTH, KWB HAS ORGANIZED A SPRING CLEANUP AND DUMPSTER DAYS, WHICH WILL BOTH TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH.

I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE SO YOU CAN SEE FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT THIS GROUP HAS ON OUR COMMUNITY.

DUMPSTER DAYS WILL BE HELD AT THE PARKING LOT OF COLEMAN JUNIOR HIGH AT 2 75 INDIAN DRIVE FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL NOON.

AND THE SPRING CLEANUP LOCATIONS ARE FREEMAN MEMORIAL PLAZA AND ACADEMY SPORTS, SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, WHICH, AND THAT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9:00 AM TILL 11:00 AM AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT OF KEEP WALKS AT YOU.

BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM.

THOSE TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAT THE CLEANUP WILL TAKE PLACE.

YES, MA'AM.

DO VOLUNTEERS NEED TO BRING ANYTHING? WE'LL PROVIDE, UH, THE TRASH BAGS, GLOVES, PICKERS.

IF THEY HAVE ANY OF THEIR OWN, THEY'RE WELCOME TO BRING THEM.

UM, WE'RE PRIMARILY JUST PICKING UP TRASH, SO WE DON'T NEED, YOU KNOW, CHAINSAWS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST, IT'S GONNA BE PRIMARILY LITTER PICKUP, BUT VERY GOOD.

IF THEY JUST SHOW UP, WE WILL HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

AWESOME.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

DO Y'ALL WANNA GET A PICTURE? WE'D LOVE TO.

ALL RIGHT.

YES, I WOULD ADD REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES.

WE WON'T BE PROVIDING PLASTIC BOTTLES, BUT WE WILL HAVE REFILL STATIONS.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

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UH, KEEP WAXAHATCHEE BEAUTIFUL.

THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

UH, WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO ALONG WITH THE OTHER BOARDS AND, UH, WE COULDN'T DO THE THINGS THAT WE DO WITHOUT THEIR HELP, SO THANKS AGAIN.

OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US TO

[5. 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 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 THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

AND WE HAD THREE PEOPLE TO SIGN UP IF WE COULD.

UH, MICHAEL MYERS, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, SIR.

YES, MY NAME IS MICHAEL MYERS.

I LIVE AT 1 1 5 HUMMINGBIRD LANE IN O VILLA TEXAS.

AND I AM YOUR DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR THE HOUSE DISTRICT 10.

I'M RUNNING AGAINST BRIAN HARRISON.

I'M HERE JUST TO SAY HELLO.

TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'LL BE CAMPAIGNING IN THE, IN YOUR CITY AND AROUND THE ELLIS COUNTY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

UM, THE BLUE WAVE THAT YOU KEEP HEARING ABOUT IS A VERY, VERY REAL THING.

WE ARE SEEING NUMBERS, UH, IN POLLING THAT'S COMING OUT OF OUR STATE OFFICES INDICATING THAT PEOPLE ARE TURNING NOW TOWARD, UH, THE DEMOCRATICS.

UM, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE, WHO KNOWS IN POLITICS, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN RUN ELECTIONS, AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THEM TOO IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY TURN THIS STATE BLUE.

UM, WHAT THAT'S GONNA MEAN FOR YOU IF I'M ELECTED.

FIRST THING IS I BELIEVE IN TOTAL LOCAL, LOCAL CONTROL.

I DO NOT THINK THAT THE STATE OUGHT TO BE INTERFERING AT ALL IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.

UH, I SEE THIS JOB AS AN, AS A, UH, AN ASSISTANCE.

IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY A FULL-TIME JOB, BUT IT REALLY IS.

BUT I'M, I WOULD BE HERE TO ASSIST THIS COUNCIL RUN INTERFERENCE WITH ANY KIND OF STATE AGENCIES.

I HEAR TECH DOT JUST DRIVES Y'ALL CRAZY.

UM, THE OTHER THING THAT'S GONNA MEAN IS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

UH, WE ARE GOING TO SET UP A, UH, PHONE, UH, EMAIL TREE WHERE ALL YOUR EMAILS ARE PUT INTO, PUT INTO A SYSTEM.

UH, ANYTHING, ANYTIME SOMETHING COMES UP, UH, UP AT THE CAPITOL THAT HAS ANY EFFECT AT ALL ON YOUR CITIES, UH, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT BEFORE THE VOTE'S TAKEN.

I WANT A CONSENSUS FROM Y'ALL.

THIS VOTE BELONGS TO YOU.

IT DOES NOT BELONG TO ME.

UH, AND ONCE WE BUILD A CONSENSUS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OTHER CITIES, SCHOOL BOARDS, UH, THOSE THINGS ARE GONNA COME.

AND I'M GONNA VOTE THE WAY YOU, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITIES TELL ME TO VOTE.

UH, THAT IS A MARK CHANGE FROM WHAT'S GOING ON NOW.

SO ANYWAY, WE WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT.

IF YOU HEAR THE NAME, THIS IS THE FACE THAT GOES WITH IT.

UM, I WROTE Y'ALL A LETTER TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ME, UH, WHAT I STAND FOR, MY, MY BIO.

UH, I THINK I'M WELL POSITIONED FOR THIS JOB.

AND, UH, HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT ME AS WE GO FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT, ARIANA GILBERT.

HELLO.

I'M ARIANA GILBERT AT 2 1 5.

UH, SAN SAN JACINTO OFF OF NORTHGATE.

AND I HAVE LIVED IN WAXAHATCHEE FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.

UH, CURRENTLY RAISING MY OWN FAMILY.

HAVE A 11-YEAR-OLD AND AN 8-YEAR-OLD, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THEM TO PLACES WITHIN WAXAHATCHEE THAT THEY CAN HAVE FUN AT.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE, UM, HOOKY AND THERE'S URBAN AIR.

I DON'T FEEL SAFE TAKING MY KIDS TO URBAN AIR.

IT CAN BE DANGEROUS.

THERE'S SO MANY ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED THERE.

UM, A PLACE WHERE I GREW UP, THERE WAS ROLLERSKATING RINKS.

THERE WAS ROCK CLIMBING.

UM, THERE WAS ALSO LIKE AN INDOOR SCIENCE MUSEUM.

AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE WITH HOW BAY WALKS SAHE.

SHE'S GETTING WITH ALL THESE HOUSES AND WITH ALL THESE GROCERY STORES AND PLACES TO EAT.

THAT WOULD BE A GREAT STEP

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AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF I'M GONNA TAKE MY KIDS ROLLER SKATING OR ROCK CLIMBING, I HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO GRAND PRAIRIE OR CEDAR HILL, AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE GOING THERE.

UM, EVEN IF IT'S JUST MYSELF, I'D LIKE TO STAY IN WAXAHATCHEE AND KEEP THE MONEY IN WAXAHATCHEE AND KNOW MY KIDS CAN MAKE FRIENDS HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN WE, THAT CAN BE A SOMETHING.

SO IT'S NOT JUST MY FAMILY, BUT OTHER FAMILIES AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

LINDA NEEDHAM.

OH, I TOOK TOASTMASTERS YEARS AGO, BUT IT STILL ELUDES ME RIGHT NOW.

I CAN, YOU KNOW, SO I'M GOING AWAY.

I WENT AHEAD AND HAD A PIECE OF PAPER.

TELL ME TO GET THROUGH THIS.

UM, MY, YOU MET MY DAUGHTER ARIANA.

I'M HER MAMA.

YOU CAN SEE THE RESEMBLANCE.

SAME ADDRESS, HUH? SAME ADDRESS? NO, I ACTUALLY LIVE AT ONE 12 GALEE LANE OVER BY THE MOVIE THEATER.

YEAH.

UM, WALK.

WHAT? YEAH, I'M OVER A LOT.

YEAH.

BUT, AND THEY GO TO THE PARKS, THANK GOODNESS FOR THE PARKS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, GO TO THE PARKS ALL THE TIME AND THEY CAN ROLLER SKATE AND ALL THAT AT THE PARKS.

BUT, UM, BUT YEAH, SO ANYWAY, I SAID, WELL, IF YOU WANNA DO SOMETHING, I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING TOO.

THE REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE THIS WEEKEND SOMEONE FROM THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE HAD TO PERFORM A CLEAN OUT AT A SEWAGE OPENING AT THE EASEMENT BEHIND THE FENCE AT MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE.

THEY WERE UNABLE TO USE THEIR TOILET OR THEIR BATHTUB UNTIL THE CLEAN OUT WAS PROCESSED BY THE CITY.

'CAUSE THERE WAS GONNA BE BACKUP SEWAGE IN THE HOUSE INSTEAD.

SO, SO PLEASE ADVISE HOW THIS CAN BECOME A PERMANENT FIX INSTEAD OF A TEMPORARY FIX THAT IS MAKING MY GRANDKIDS FEEL SICK.

THE EASEMENT IS SIMPLE TO GET TO AND IS CLOSE TO AN ABOVE GROUND MANHOLE OVER THERE.

OFF OFF NORTHGATE.

YOU KNOW WHERE ALL THOSE BIG MANHOLES ARE? YEAH.

MM-HMM .

IT'S SO, IT'S EASY TO GET TO.

UM, THE TREE AT THAT LOCATION IS ALSO SO OVERGROWN THAT'S GROWN AROUND THE ELECTRIC POLE THAT IS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY.

SO I'M AN AUDITOR , AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHO'S EVER IN CHARGE OF MOWING THAT LOCATION IS, IF THEY'RE ALSO IN INVOICING FOR TREE TRIMMING, IT AIN'T REALLY HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS IT REALLY TAKING PLACE? IS IT NOT? YOU KNOW, IS THIS A NICK SHIRLEY KIND OF THING? SO, UM, THERE MAY BE A DISCONNECT IN FUNDING AND WORK ACTUALLY BEING PERFORMED.

I DON'T KNOW Y'ALL DO.

BUT, UM, SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

AND I KNOW THAT, UM, POOR AMBER, SHE HAD TO LISTEN TO MY STORY.

SO SHE ALREADY GAVE ME THE CONTACT WITH THE CITY, BUT MY, MY, UH, SON-IN-LAW HAS ALREADY BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR YEARS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD TO, HE'S HAD TO GET AHOLD OF SOMEBODY EVERY, UH, LIKE TWICE A YEAR TO GET SOMEBODY TO CLEAN IT OUT.

AND THEN WHEN THEY CAME AND FIXED IT, I CAN SHOW YOU THE PICTURES LATER IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE THIS, BUT THEY, THEY JUST PUT THE STUFF IN LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE AT YOUR HOUSE FOR CLEAN OUT.

SO THEY DIDN'T DO A BIG CLEAN OUT AND THEY DIDN'T GO FROM WHERE THE CITY HAS TO BLOW THINGS OUT OF TO WHERE THE MANHOLE IS.

SO THAT PART THERE IS, IT COULD BE BLOCKED, IT COULD STILL HAVE OLD SOCKS IN IT WHEN PEOPLE WERE FLUSHING STUFF BACK IN 2020 'CAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE TOILET PAPER.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IN ANY CASE, IT NEEDS TO BE, IT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED.

YOU, YOU, I MEAN, DOES ANYBODY WANNA HAVE IT WHERE THEY CAN'T USE THEIR BATHTUB BECAUSE THE CITY HAS TO COME AND FLUSH OUT THEIR SIDE OF THE, THEIR SIDE OF THE PARK FIRST? YEAH.

NOT A GOOD IDEA.

SO SHE, AMBER DID GIVE ME WHO TO GET AHOLD OF, BUT I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE BECAUSE THIS IS, IT'S DISASTROUS.

YOU'RE MAKING THEM SICK AND, YOU KNOW, OTHERWISE, BUY THE HOUSE, TEAR IT DOWN, HAVE ALL THE, HAVE ALL THE GARBAGE THERE YOU WANT.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT REALLY DOES NEED TO GET TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THAT SHE'S GOT ME INVOLVED.

IT'S LIKE, OKAY, I'M EXPECTING THIS TO GET DONE, NOT TO PUT OFF OR THAT WE HAVE THIS, OR IT'S NOT IN OUR BUDGET BECAUSE YOU'RE MAKING A FAMILY REALLY SUFFER.

THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.

OKAY.

YEAH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE OUT OF TIME.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

RIGHT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT BRING CONCERNS UP, UH, EVEN THOUGH COUNSEL DOESN'T, UH, AND CAN'T RESPOND TO YOU, THERE ARE STAFF MEMBERS IN THE ROOM THAT ARE HEARING EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY AND YOUR CONCERNS IN THE LOCATION AND ALL, JUST SO YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT

[6. Consent Agenda]

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

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

ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE

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THIS PERTAINS TO, UH, A THROUGH P COUNCIL.

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

WE HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

[7. Public Hearing on a request by Kevin Patel, Triangle Engineering, for a Zoning Change from a Planned Development-42-Commercial (PD-42-C) zoning district to Planned Development – Commercial (PD-C) zoning district for a Crunch Fitness (Indoor Amusement) located directly adjacent to 150 Bessie Coleman Blvd (Property ID 223131) – Owner(s): BOMAC Waxahachie Investments, LLC (ZDC-173-2025) ]

THIS IS ZDC 1 7 3 DASH 2025.

TRENTON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, THE REQUEST IS TO, UH, CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 42 DASH C TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, UH, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

UH, THE MAJOR CHANGE THAT YOU'RE SEEING IS PREVIOUSLY IN THE PD 42 DASH CA CRUNCH FITNESS WAS PERMITTED, UH, AT A FITNESS CENTER WAS PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

UH, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE, UH, VARIOUS REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE IN ZONING IS THE SITE, UH, COULDN'T MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED IN OUR ZONING REGULATIONS.

UM, AS PART OF THAT PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE ZONING CHANGE, UM, THERE'S VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT, UM, TRYING TO MAKE, UH, COME TO FRUITION.

WE LOOKED AT THE PARKING, UM, SO RIGHT NOW IN OUR PARKING CENTERS, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A FLAT MODEL WHERE NO MATTER WHO THE USER IS, THE BRAND, THE COMPANY ACROSS THE TABLE IS A, A PARKING CENTER THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET.

IT DOESN'T TAKE AN, UM, INTO CONSIDERATION.

UM, IF IT'S A LARGER FACILITY, A SMALLER FACILITY, IF IT'S DESIGNED A CERTAIN WAY, IF THEY HAVE HOURS OF OPERATION, UM, CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY, UM, IT KEEPS IT CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL USERS, NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE.

SO IT DOESN'T TAKE INTO THAT, UM, DISTINCT DISTINCTION.

UM, WHEN A USE COMES IN FOR A PARKING AMENDMENT OR A PARKING VARIANCE, UH, TO CHANGE, THERE'S VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE DISCUSS WITH THEM.

WE, UH, WE LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVES.

UM, THEY PROVIDE PARKING PLANS SHOWING WHY THEY DON'T NEED THAT MUCH PARKING OR WHY THEY NEED MORE.

UM, THEY PROVIDE OTHER LOCATIONS, UH, UPON FURTHER ANALYSIS AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, UH, STAFF DOES FEEL THAT, UM, THE PARKING DOES, UH, THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE SPIRIT OF OUR RENTS DOES DICTATE.

UM, AS PART OF THIS AS WELL, THIS SITE, UH, FOR CRUNCH FITNESS, UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE DO HAVE A, UM, A TRAIL SYSTEM COMING FROM OUR PARK THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THIS PROPERTY.

THEY HAVE AGREED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO BUILD, UM, AS AN AMENITY A TRAIL THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY THAT WILL CONNECT TO OUR, UM, LARGER TRAIL THAT CONNECTS TO OUR EXISTING CITY PARK.

UH, WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANE ZONING COMMISSION, THE PLANE ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REQUEST.

I ONCE GONNA, I DO WANNA STATE THAT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE PARKING VARIATION, THAT'S THE MAJOR CHANGE, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS BY RIGHT IN THE, IN THE PREVIOUS PD ORDINANCE.

UM, THEY WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED TO COME BACK BEFORE A SITE PLAN TO GET APPROVAL, BUT, UM, JUST DUE TO THE PARKING REGULATIONS AND US NOT BEING ABLE TO APPROVE ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT, UH, THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY.

UM, HERE'S SOME OF THE INFORMATION TO KIND OF HELP OUT WITH THE CONSIDERATION THAT THEY'RE ALSO PUTTING IN THEIR OPERATIONAL PLAN.

THAT'S GONNA BE SPECIFIC TO THE PD HOURS OF OPERATION, UM, MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, HOW THE SHIFTS WORK.

UM, THIS WAS ALL INFORMATION THAT THEY HELPED USE TO HELP DEFINE THEIR PARKING AND, UM, DICTATE WHAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED VERSUS WHAT THE CODE STATES.

HERE'S THE SITE PLAN, UH, SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THIS ALSO SHOWS THE TRIAL CONNECTION.

UM, THIS, UH, THIS IS PART OF AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DO FEEL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

WE DON'T FILL.

THIS WILL IMPEDE THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

IT'LL BE AN ADDED BONUS IN THIS AREA.

IT'LL BE COMPLIMENTARY TO THE SURROUNDING USES.

UM, THE CODE DOES TALK ABOUT MASONRY WALL.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS SOME THAT THEY ARE, UH, STAYING CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE DID STATE.

UM, BUT IT'S ALSO IN THIS ORDINANCE AS WELL.

HERE'S THE TRAIL CON, UH, TRAIL EXTENSION CONCEPT PLAN, AS YOU CAN SEE, EXTENDS ACROSS THEIR PROPERTY.

AND THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE IS, IS WHAT WE, UM,

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UM, EVENTUALLY THIS IS GONNA EXTEND ACROSS OUR PROPERTY, ACROSS THE REST OF THESE OTHER PROPERTIES RIGHT HERE THAT WE DO HAVE AGREEMENTS FOR ALREADY, UM, TO US HIGHWAY 77.

THEN EVENTUALLY, HOPEFULLY, IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK SOMEHOW CONNECT IT OVER TO THE YMCA FACILITY TO CONNECT TO A TRAIL THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON AS WELL.

UM, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REQUEST.

WE DO FEEL THAT THE REQUEST FOR A DIFFERENT PARKING PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR ORDINANCE.

UM, IT WILL NOT IMPACT OR HARM THE SURROUNDING AREA OR THE SURROUNDING USES.

AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, TRENTON.

UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK, UH, DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? I, NOT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO.

NO.

ANY QUESTIONS OF THE OWNERS OR ANYTHING? NOT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I DO ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UH, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING TRUDEN, HOW MUCH TIME WAS WASTED ON TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 387 RIDICULOUSLY REQUIRED SPOTS? UH, THERE WAS DEFINITELY SOME TIME.

UM, WE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OTHER WAYS COULD WE GO AHEAD AND GET THIS APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.

WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM, UM, TRIED TO FIND A, A GOOD BALANCE, UM, AND WE THINK WE GOT THERE.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY FELT COMFORTABLE WITH, SOMETHING THAT WE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH.

UM, AND SOMETHING THAT KIND OF, AS A SIDE NOTE, UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS YOU'LL BE SEEING A TEXT MOMENT COME BEFORE COUNCIL THAT TALKS ABOUT OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT'LL HELP TRY TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES.

FOR THINGS LIKE THIS THAT WON'T TRIGGER AN ITEM GOING TO COUNSEL UNLESS THEY WANT TO APPEAL A DECISION OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT AMENDING OUR PARKING REGULATIONS AS OF RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I WAS TRYING TO GET TO.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOW THE SECOND GEM IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO, MAYBE TWO YEARS, I GUESS, THAT WE'VE TRIED TO REQUIRE TO HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARILY RIDICULOUS NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS.

UM, BECAUSE OF OUR ANTIQUATED AND OUTDATED PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

PARKING SHOULD BE ON, ON THE BUSINESS.

I MEAN, YOUR GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW MANY SPOTS YOU HAVE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, THEN THE PEOPLE WON'T SHOW UP.

THAT'S A, THAT'S A BUSINESS CHOICE.

THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S NOT A PLACE FOR GOVERNMENT TO BE INVOLVED IN.

UM, IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM CRUNCH? GOOD EVENING.

UH, LANCE COOPER, 5, 3, 7.

MORNING, DUFF CIRCLE, LAKE MARY, FLORIDA.

THANK YOU, MR. COOPER.

UM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE IN MY OPINION, JUST MINE ALONE, UH, THIS PARKING THAT'S NEAR THE TRAIL IS RATHER USELESS.

UM, IT'LL ULTIMATE, ULTIMATELY, AGAIN, MY OPINION WILL BE UNSAFE.

YEAH.

UM, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S 24 7 OR LATE AT NIGHT, YOU HAVE WOMEN WHO MIGHT LEAVE ALONE.

UM, THEY'RE A LONG WAY FROM ANY KIND OF MAJOR STREET MM-HMM .

UH, THE LIGHTING WILL BE NOT PARTICULARLY GREAT.

UM, AND THEN YOU'RE NEARBY A TRAIL.

SO I, I, I SEE KATIE TRAIL ISSUES.

UM, AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE, JUST DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH.

UM, IF WE WERE TO EXCLUDE THOSE ROUGHLY 40 SPOTS OR SO AND SAY, JUST DON'T WORRY ABOUT THOSE, WOULD Y'ALL BE OPPOSED TO DOING SOME KIND OF OUTDOOR SPACE INSTEAD? SO IF I CAN, IF I ONLY SPEAK TO THE PARKING AND STUDY SPECIFICALLY, SO I, I DO AGREE THAT THE PARKING, UH, INDOOR FITNESS USE DRASTICALLY OVER PARKS THE SITE, WHICH WAS THE REASON FOR GOING TO COUNCIL.

THAT SAID, ON THE OTHER END OF THAT SPECTRUM, GYM FACILITIES ARE SOMEWHAT FLAT FROM A, WHEN USERS ARE GOING THERE, BUT THERE ARE, THERE ARE PEAKS AND LOWS, UH, NOT LIKE QSRS OR C STORES, BUT GYMS DO LIKE USUALLY INCREASE AROUND THE 5:00 PM YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET OFF WORK, YOU GO TO A GYM OR BEFORE WORK YOU GET THERE.

UM, DURING THAT TIME, OUR STUDIES SHOW YOU'RE GONNA BE ROUGHLY IN THE 1 75 ON THE LOW END OF THE TWO 30 IN THE TOP END.

3 87 IS A, YOU WOULD'VE A GIANT PARKING FIELD WITH NOBODY IN IT.

BUT WE DO LIKE TO DESIGN OUR FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THE PEAKS AND THE LOWS JUST SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE SPILLAGE INTO THE OTHER AREAS.

SO WHILE I DO AGREE THAT THAT AREA MAY NOT BE UTILIZED, OFTEN, IT COULD BE UTILIZED IN A PEAK, AND THOSE PEOPLE WILL DO WHAT PEOPLE DO AND THEY WILL SPILL OUT TO THE STREET.

SO I, I WOULD, I, I'M COMPLETELY IN AGREEMENTS ON THE OVER PARKING SIDE, BUT I WOULD ERR TO WHERE WE'RE AT PARKED AT THE 2 38 IS WHERE WE THINK WE WOULD BE CAPTURING

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SO, OKAY.

I WAS TRYING TO GET YOU TO A SPOT WHERE ON THAT TRAIL SYSTEM WE COULD HAVE AN OUTDOOR UI MEAN, EVEN THE GYM ITSELF COULD HAVE AN OUTDOOR TURF SPACE, WORKOUT SPACE, SOME KIND OF SOMETHING AS OPPOSED TO, AS OPPOSED TO PARKING RAMMING IN AN EXTRA 25 SPOTS, 30 SPOTS.

BUT IF YOU THINK YOU NEED 'EM IN THAT FINE TOO, THAT THAT IS WHERE OUR PARKING, IT WOULD, IT WOULD PROBABLY IMPACT IN AN ADVERSE WAY AROUND IF WE DIDN'T, IF WE DROPPED BELOW WHAT WE HAVE.

UM, AND WE HAVE MAXIMIZED THE PARKING AND ACCOMMODATED AS MUCH LANDSCAPING IN THAT TRAIL AS POSSIBLE.

UM, THIS FACILITY SPECIFICALLY ISN'T OPERATIONALLY, UH, PROJECTED TO HAVE AN OUTDOOR USE.

SO THAT WOULD BE AN OPERATIONAL CHANGE THAT I, IT WOULD BE, NOT TO GO INTO FULL DETAILS, BUT THAT WOULD BE A CHA A CHALLENGE TO GET THAT HERE.

OKAY.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE SOME SAFETY FEATURES ON THAT ABSOLUTELY.

SIDE.

ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH.

THERE'S LIGHTING AROUND ALL OF IT.

IT'LL BE A HUNDRED PERCENT LIT WHEN SECURITY CAMERAS OF SOME KIND SECURITY CAMERAS AROUND.

YEP.

COUNCILMAN, UH, ONE RECOMMENDATION I COULD MAKE IS, UM, STILL GIVE 'EM THAT OPTION WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION THAT THEY HAVE THE OPTION NOT TO UTILIZE THAT PARKING OR PUT IT IN, UM, THAT WAY IN THE ORDINANCE, IF THEY DO, WHEN THEY GO BACK TO LOOK AT THEIR OPERATIONAL PLANS, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN DO, OR EVEN IN THE FUTURE JUST STILL ADDS AN OPTION TO PREVENT THEM HAVING TO COME BACK THROUGH ANY PROCESS TO A MINUTE, JUST GIVE IT AS AN OPTION FOR THEM ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA REQUIRE THAT WALL TO BE ON THE TRAIL.

RIGHT? NO, THAT'S THE, THAT NOT RIGHT HERE.

NO, THE WALL MAINSTREAM ON THE SIDE.

YEAH.

ON THE BACKSIDE.

RIGHT.

IT BUFFERS FROM THE RESIDENTIAL ON THE EAST SIDE.

THE SOUTHERN SIDE WOULDN'T HAVE A WALL OTHER THAN, UM, IF THE TRAIL ON OUR PARCEL FOR ZONING OR FOR GRADING REQUIRES IT.

BUT NO, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANTED TO AVOID IS 'CAUSE WHEN YOU START PUTTING WALLS ON TRAILS, THAT'S WHEN START.

YEAH.

THAT'S BAD IDEA.

YEAH, FOR SURE.

TUNNEL EFFECT.

WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE, THE TRAIL SPECIFICALLY AS CLOSE TO EXISTING GRADE AS POSSIBLE, UM, FOR SAFETY REASONS, BUT, WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS, BUT THAT'S SAFETY REASONS.

THE PARKING, JUST TO GO BACK TO THAT, TO ADDRESS WHAT, UH, TRENTON SAID THERE, THIS, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DATA ON THE STUDIES ON HOW WE'RE, HOW WE'RE PARKED.

AND TO YOUR POINT ABOUT IT BEING A BUSINESS DECISION VERSUS A GOVERNING DECISION, UM, WE'RE PARKED RIGHT IN THE MEAT OF WHERE, WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

AND DROPPING 40 SPACES WOULD BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE, TO NOT ONLY OUR FACILITY, BUT IT WOULD'VE SPILLAGE.

OKAY.

AS WELL.

UM, HOW MUCH BALLPARK DO YOU THINK Y'ALL SPENT ON TIME WASTED TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS PARKING REQUIREMENT THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE? THAT IF THAT'S HARD TO, HARD TO SAY SPECIFICALLY.

UM, SEVERAL, PROBABLY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS WORTH OF BACK AND FORTH.

YEAH.

AND THEN HAVING, LIKE TO SOME, I'M NOT SURE WHO SAID IT, BUT I BELIEVE TRENTON SAID IT WAS OWNED BY RIGHT BEFORE WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD'VE JUST GONE STRAIGHT INTO TO STAFF ENGINEERING AND THEN I WOULD'VE TO HAVE BEEN PERMITTED BY NOW.

SO.

AWESOME.

IS THIS A 24 7 OPERATION? IT'S NOT, IT IS NOT.

IT'S, UH, THE HOURS WERE ON THERE, I BELIEVE IT'S AT 11 AT NIGHT OR 10 AT NIGHT.

IS THE, IS THE TOP END.

UM, YOU SAID MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY? FIVE YEAH.

TO 11:11 PM W WILL YOU HAVE INSTRUCTORS OR, OR YES.

YEAH.

THERE, THERE'S INSTRUCTORS WILL BE THERE FOR, FOR CLASSES.

FOR CLASSES, A FULL TIME.

THERE'S A LOT OF AMENITIES.

AND THESE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A CRUNCH RECENTLY, UM, IT, IT IS TAILORED FOR THE AREA THAT WE GO INTO TO THE TYPE OF USES THAT PEOPLE WANT IN THAT AREA.

AND, AND IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING OPERATIONALLY BASED ON WHAT THE DEMAND IS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

VERY GOOD.

CAN WE ADD 10 GOLF CART SPOTS? THAT'S ALL TRYING TO GET MORE GOLF CARTS BE USED.

COULD CONSIDER THAT.

YEAH.

IF WE COULD REMOVE PART OF THAT WALL, WE'LL THROW IN SOME GOLF CART SPACE.

YEAH.

THANK YOU SIR.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL? NO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

I JUST WANTED TO BE NOTICED AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS PARKING REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE JUST ACROSS THE BOARD, AND I THANK TRENTON A LOT, UM, FOR WHAT HE'S DONE.

UM, JASON AS WELL.

I, I, I KNOW THEY'VE, THEY'VE BOTH, THEY'VE BOTH BEEN KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THIS, BUT IT'S RIDICULOUS.

I MEAN, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE.

IT IS GO, IT IS GOVERNMENT OVERREACH TO TELL THESE BUSINESSES YOU HAVE TO HAVE 387 PARKING SPOTS FOR A GYM.

UM, SO WHEN THAT DOES COME FORWARD, JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE WASTED THREE TO FOUR MONTHS OF THEIR TIME, THREE TO FOUR MONTHS OF STAFF TIME.

UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR OWN ISSUES INTERNALLY.

SO, OKAY.

UM, THAT BRINGS US TO

[8. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-173-2025 ]

CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZDC 1 73 20 25.

MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZTC 1 73 DASH 2025.

A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 42

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DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

ITEM NINE,

[9. Consider Development Agreement for ZDC-173-2025 ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

MADAM MAYOR.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR ZDC DASH 1 73 DASH 2025 WITH THE SAME ABOVE, WITH THE SAME AMENDMENT AS, UM, AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

HOLD ON A SECOND.

CAN I ADD ONE THING? YES.

THE, UM, DOES DEVELOP AGREEMENT.

WE DON'T NEED THE ADDITION BECAUSE WE CAN'T ZONE BY CONTRACT, BUT IT'LL BE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO HELP WITH THE ADDITION AND THAT THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.

PERFECT EXHIBIT.

THAT'S FINE.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

ITEM NUMBER

[10. Public Hearing on a request by Derrick Kindred Jr for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Accessory Structure exceeding seven hundred (700) square feet use within a Single Family-1 (SF-1) and Planned Development-23-Single Family-1 (PD-23-SF-1) zoning district located at 162 Aria Drive (Property ID 300448) - Owner: Derrick Kindred Jr. & Zahna Kindred (ZDC-3-2026) ]

FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700 SQUARE FEET USE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

23 SINGLE FAMILY ONE ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1 62 AREA DRIVE.

OWNER IS DERRICK KINDRED, JUNIOR AND ZANNA KINDRED, TRENTON.

THANK YOU.

ACCORDING TO THE PD, UH, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN, UM, ANY ACCESS STRUCTURE OVER 700 SQUARE FEET, UH, SIMILAR TO OUR REGULAR ZONING ORDINANCE, REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

UM, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED 1 62 AREA DRIVE, ARIA DRIVE.

I APOLOGIZE.

UH, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

UH, THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE DOES MEET ALL OF OUR OTHER STANDARDS, UH, FOR THE DESIGN LAYOUT DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THERE ARE PROVISIONS IN THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, UH, REQUIREMENTS AT ANY SORT OF, UH, IF A DRIVEWAY OR ANYTHING IS TO LEAD UP TO THAT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

IT HAS TO MEET OUR, UM, OUR LAB WORK REQUIREMENT.

UH, THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 1500 SQUARE FEET.

ONCE AGAIN, IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AS YOU SEE, UM, ON THE PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

UH, WHEN THIS BEFORE THE PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ITS PROPOSED REQUEST AND THIS CONSISTENT WITH THIS R AREA.

AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, TRENTON.

WE HAD ZERO PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS ITEM.

COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS OR THE PUBLIC HEARING? I'M SORRY, NOT DURING PUBLIC HEARING? NO.

OKAY.

OR CLOSE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

TRENTON, WHAT CAN WE DO TO NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE IN THE FUTURE? 'CAUSE THIS IS REDUNDANT.

IF IT, IF, IF THE STAFF ALREADY APPROVES OF IT, IF IT ALREADY MEETS ALL OF OUR MINIMUMS, ALL OF THE SETBACKS, IT'S NOT SEPARATELY METERED.

SHOULD WE UPDATE SOMETHING? SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF ANOTHER TEXT MOMENT FOR THAT ONE.

UM, WE HAVE SOME OTHER TEXT MOMENTS AHEAD OF IT.

UH, SO THE NEXT, UH, WORKSHOP THAT WE BRING THESE FORWARD, THIS ONE WILL NOT BE ON IT, BUT WE WILL BE THERE SHORTLY.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT AMENDING OUR, UM, OUR REQUIREMENTS AND THAT IF THEY MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, IT CAN BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY.

IF NOT, LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, BEING SEPARATELY METERED.

ANY OF THOSE KIND OF SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED BY, UH, UH, CITY COUNCIL.

CAN WE ALSO INCLUDE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO PNZ FIRST? 'CAUSE NOW WE'RE WASTING THEIR TIME TO HAVE TO GO TO TWO DIFFERENT MEETINGS TO PRESENT THIS.

YEAH.

WE, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND PUT, INSTEAD OF A, A ZONING, MAYBE WE'D GO SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF LIKE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION THAT'S NOT A, A ZONING PROCESS, BUT A PERMISSION FOR THAT TYPE OF VARIANCE OR REGULATION THAT FALLS OUTSIDE OF OUR CODE.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE DONE WHEN STAFF IS EMPOWERED TO DO THEIR JOB.

SO THANK YOU.

CITY MANAGER BOYD.

UM, I THINK THEY ARE, I'M PROUD.

SO THANK YOU, TRENTON.

WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST TWO LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WHERE THEY'VE ALMOST PASSED THE ELIMINATION OF US HAVING TO VOTE ON THAT ANYWAY.

TO DO IT BY RIGHT.

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'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S GETTING CLOSER.

EVERY, EVERY SESSION IT GETS A LITTLE CLOSER.

SO I WOULD JUST SUGGEST YOU COULD LOOK AT THOSE LAST TWO LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND WRITE IT ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO ANYWAY.

YES, SIR.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT BRINGS US TO

[11. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-3-2026 ]

CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZDC 3 20 26.

MADAM MAYOR, MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 3 20 26 AS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700 SQUARE FEET AND USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

[12. Public Hearing on a request by Eric Green for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Accessory Structure +700 Square feet use within a Single Family-1 (SF-1) zoning district located at 120 Paradise Cove (Property ID 295591) - Owner: Eric Green & Susan Green (ZDC-8-2026) ]

FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, MORE THAN 700 SQUARE FEET USE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY SF ONE ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT ONE 20 PARADISE COVE.

OWNER IS ERIC GREEN AND SUSAN GREEN.

TRENTON.

DOES THIS MEET ALL OF THE STAFF REQUIREMENTS? I WAS HONESTLY GONNA SAY DITTO.

I HOPEFULLY THAT COVERED MY PRESENTATION.

SO SIMILAR TO THE LAST PRESENTATION, DIFFERENT LOCATION ZONED IN SINGLE FAMILY, ONE LOCATED AT ONE 20 PARADISE CO STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, P AND C RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

OKAY.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS THOSE TIME.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, TRENTON? UH, NO.

REALLY IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION.

SAME THING.

THE LAST ONE.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

WE HAD ZERO PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, YOU HAVE ANYTHING PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MADAM MAYOR, I

[13. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-8-2026 ]

A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700 SQUARE FEET IN USE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

COUNSEL.

BRINGS THIS TO ITEM NUMBER

[14. Second reading of proposed Ordinance approving the Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC Franchise Agreement ]

DUSTIN MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS DUSTIN DILL, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.

WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE SECOND READING AND CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S ELECTRIC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH ENCORE ELECTRIC.

THIS ORDINANCE, UH, RENEWS THE CITY'S ELECTRIC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH ENCORE FOR 20 YEAR TERM.

UH, IT'S CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR AGREEMENTS AS WELL.

AUTHORIZES ENCORE TO CONTINUE USING THE CITY'S PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ELECTRIC, ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT REFLECTS STANDARD FRANCHISE PROVISIONS THAT ARE USED THROUGH MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE.

AND IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY ALREADY.

THIS AGREEMENT CONTINUES, UH, THE CITY'S FRANCHISE REVENUE STREAM AND LAST FISCAL YEAR BROUGHT IN ABOUT 2.24 MILLION IN REVENUE.

TONIGHT IS THE SECOND READING AND CONSIDERATION FOR ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE.

FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION, THE ORDINANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S CHARTER.

THE ORDINANCE WILL THEN, UH, BECOME FULLY EFFECTIVE.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO ENCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC.

ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS AN ELECTRIC POWER FRANCHISE TO USE THE PRESENT AND FUTURE STREETS, ALLEYS, HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS, PUBLIC WAYS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF CECI, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION, THEREFORE PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERM OF SAID FRANCHISE, PROVIDING FOR WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE OF THIS FRANCHISE.