* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] WE'LL [1. Call to Order ] GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. I AM MAYOR BILLY WALLACE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. UH, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM. UH, SOME OF YOU MAY BE, UH, WORKING ON A PROJECT, I UNDERSTAND. UM, BUT, UH, FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU'RE HERE, UH, EVEN IF IT'S JUST TO LEARN SOME MORE ABOUT THE CITY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL CITY THAT A LOT OF US CALL HOME. UH, WITH THAT, WOULD YOU STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, PLEASE? GRACIOUS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING, LORD, JUST THANKING YOU AND PRAISING YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN OUR LIVES EVERY DAY, THOSE BLESSINGS AND THOSE ANSWERED PRAYERS THAT MAYBE WE DON'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZE UP FRONT. LORD, I JUST COME TO YOU THIS EVENING AND, UH, ASK THAT YOU, UH, BE WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AS HE IS ILL. UH, THIS EVENING, UH, WE JUST PRAY, UH, THAT HE GET TO FEELING BETTER AND, UH, CERTAINLY LORD, UH, WE LIFT THE FAMILY UP IN LOUISIANA THAT, UH, LOST, UH, THE MANY CHILDREN. WE JUST ASK THAT YOU, UH, BE WITH ALL THAT KNEW THEM AND LOVE THEM, LORD. JUST HELP THEM TO FEEL YOUR PRESENCE, UH, DURING THIS TRAGEDY AND THIS MOST DIFFICULT TIME. AND LORD, JUST, UH, BE WITH THE LEADERS OF THE CITY, UH, AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS. AND, UM, JUST HELP US TO, UH, JUST, UH, FEEL LIKE A TEAM LORD, AND, UH, EVEN WHEN WE DON'T AGREE, UH, BUT THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT WE HAVE A JOB TO DO AND, UH, THAT IT'S OKAY TO DISAGREE FROM TIME TO TIME. AND, UH, WE ASK ALL THIS IN YOUR HOLY SON'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. IF YOU WOULD, UH, JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, HOW PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER [4. Announcements/Presentations ] FOUR. INTRODUCE HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER. READ THIS AGAIN, OR HE'S NOT. OH, HE'S NOT. OKAY. NO. WE'LL GO TO NUMBER, UH, ITEM FOUR B, UH, PRESENT. KEEP WAXAHATCHEE BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE, PRIDE IN NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD. HI. UM, YEAH, SO GO RIGHT AHEAD, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF BEAUTIFUL. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH'S PENN AWARD RECIPIENTS THE STOKES FAMILY RIGHT THERE. UH, THE STOKES FAMILY MOVED TO WAXAHATCHEE FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE CREATED A HOME ON WEST MAINE THAT REFLECTS BOTH CARE AND INTENTION. THEIR PROPERTY BLENDS BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING HISTORIC HOMES WHILE, OH, WE'VE GOT A PICTURE OVER THERE THAT'S GREAT, WHILE STILL FEELING FRESH AND WELCOMING. IT IS CLEAR THEY HAVE TAKEN A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH, CREATING A LANDSCAPE THAT IS INVITING, BALANCED, AND FULL OF LIFE. THEY SHARED THAT THEY WANTED A SPACE THAT ALLOWED FOR SEASONAL COLOR WHILE STAYING SIMPLE AND ENJOYABLE. A PLACE WHERE THEY COULD SPEND TIME OUTDOORS, CONNECT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ENJOY THE NEARBY PARKS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PENN AWARD IS ABOUT. IT CELEBRATES NOT JUST A BEAUTIFUL YARD, BUT A COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY PRIDE AND STEWARDSHIP TO THE STOKES FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE WAXAHATCHEE SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO CALL HOME. YOUR EFFORTS TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO I WANT TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU, AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE THAT'S HERE TO JOIN US, AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE AND FROM THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. YOU'RE IN THE COMMITTEE, TOO. [00:06:06] OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, [ 5. Public Comments] PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, WE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING 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. UH, KAREN WELLS? NO, KAREN WELLS. OKAY. UM, JOHN WEEDLE. HI, MR. WEEDLE, IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR, UH, ADDRESS, PLEASE. NAME'S JOHN WEEDLE. I LIVE AT FOUR 17 WEST JEFFERSON WAXAHATCHEE. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE REGARDING THE ELLIS COUNTY RURAL HERITAGE FARM, LOCATED AT ONE 30 CUNNINGHAM MEADOWS ROAD. WAXAHATCHEE BEING CONSIDERED AS A TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, THC STATE HISTORIC SITE, ONE OF FEWER THAN 45, SUCH AS THE EISENHOWER BIRTHPLACE AND THE SAN JACINTO BATTLEGROUND. NONE EXIST IN THE DFW METROPLEX. PLEASE VISIT THE FARM'S WEBSITE@RURALHERITAGEFARM.ORG FOR INFORMATION ON THE FARM AND ALSO ABOUT THE PRAIRIE WILDFLOWER WALL. COMING UP THIS SUNDAY AT 2:00 PM OR TO CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONS. THE ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION ENCOURAGE THE FARM TO APPLY TO BECOME A THC STATE HISTORIC SITE. THE HISTORICAL RELEVANCE OF THE FARM IS THAT IT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF TEXAS HISTORY NOT CURRENTLY REPRESENTED IN THE HISTORIC SITES PROGRAM. SMALL FAMILY FARMS IN THE TEXAS BLACKLAND PRAIRIE THAT PROVIDED THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION FOR THE ASCENDANTS OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY, AND ULTIMATELY, THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ECONOMY AND COMMUNITIES. THC BELIEVES THE FARM IS WELL PLACED TO EXPLORE THE RISE AND CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY FARM, WHICH FOR WAXAHATCHEE RESIDENTS REPRESENTS MANY OF THEIR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, OR GREAT-GRANDPARENTS. THE FARM PRESERVES HOW THEY LIVED, DESPITE TODAY'S RUSH TO PAVE OR BUILD OVER THE AGRARIAN ROOTS OF ELLIS COUNTY. AT A SITE VISIT, THC ASKED WHAT THE AREA WOULD LOOK LIKE IN 10 YEARS. SOMEONE QUICK, QUICKLY RESPONDED. CENTRAL PARK, MEANING A TREASURED ISLAND OF PRESERVED HISTORICAL OPEN SPACE SURROUNDED BY DEVELOPMENT. LAST NOVEMBER, THC COMMISSIONERS ADVANCED THE PROJECT TO PHASE TWO OF A THREE PHASE REVIEW. A PHASE TWO SITE VISIT OCCURRED LAST MONTH WITH VERY ENCOURAGING FEEDBACK. A JULY DECISION IS EXPECTED ON WHETHER TO MOVE THE FARM TO THE FINAL PHASE THREE REVIEW. THE FARM IS VERY GRATEFUL TO THE CITY, COUNTY, AND MANY LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR PHASE ONE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, WHICH THC NOTED. WE WILL SOON SEEK LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND ASK YOU TO ENCOURAGE ANY CONTACT YOU MAY HAVE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THIS STATE HISTORIC SITE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. A STATE HISTORIC HISTORIC SITE WOULD BRING SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO WAXAHATCHEE. WITH ITS OTHER PERIODIC ATTRACTIONS. MULTI-DAY ACCESS COULD TURN DAY TRIPPERS INTO DESTINATION TOURISTS. THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF A THI HERE IS CLEAR THOUGH MORE WORK LIES AHEAD. WE FEEL WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT CHANCE TO SEE THIS COME ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY, ITEM NUMBER SIX, [ 6. Consent Agenda] THE, UH, 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 [00:10:01] OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR, 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. THIS IS FOR ITEMS A THROUGH E COUNCIL. MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM B, THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL ROAD TO DISCUSS, AND I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL OTHER ITEMS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. COUNCILMAN WRIGHT, [6.b. Construction Contract for the New High School Road Project in the amount of $6,468,970 ] IF WE COULD, I, I NOTICED JUSTIN'S NOT HERE. SO SEAN, I GUESS YOU GET TO STEP UP OR, OR ALBERT, I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE OF YOU YOU ARE. THERE YOU ARE. YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF IT. GOOD. I JUST THINK WHEN IT'S $6.4 MILLION, IT SHOULDN'T BE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT OUGHT TO BE OUT TO WHERE THE PUBLIC HEARS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT. MM-HMM . SO IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE ROAD AND WHAT IT'S COSTING AND WHERE IT'S GONNA GO, WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THAT 6.4 MILLION. YEP, OF COURSE. HELLO? UM, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH ESI. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE CAPITAL ENGINEERING, UH, DEPARTMENT. SO, UH, WE DID HAVE THIS HANNU HIGH SCHOOL ROAD PROJECT GO OUT TO BID. UM, IT'S ABOUT 1.3 MILES LONG. IT'S A FOUR LANE ROADWAY WITH A CENTER TURN LANE. IT? YES. HERE'S THE IMAGE HERE. UM, IT'S GOING TO GO FROM THE SPUR 3 9 4 NORTH TO, UH, A SMALL SECTION OF MATTHEWS AND THEN CONNECT TO US 77. WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT US 77 AND MATTHEWS, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO, UM, REMOVE AND, UM, KIND OF REARRANGE THAT CONNECTION FROM OLD ITALY ROAD TO THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL ROAD. UH, THE ROAD WILL BE FOUR LANES CONCRETE. THERE'LL BE A DITCH ALONG THE WEST SIDE. THERE'LL BE THREE CULVERTS. UM, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE TURN LANES ALONG THE SCHOOL SIDE AS WELL AS TURN LANES GOING INTO OLD ITALY ROAD THERE. MM-HMM . DO YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? JUST WHEN DO THEY WANNA START AND WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'LL FINISH? SO IT'S PRO, IT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE, WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THE SPUR 3, 9 4 AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. SO I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA TAKE ABOUT A, A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO. WE'RE GONNA BE DONE BEFORE THE SCHOOL OPENS IN AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR. UM, AND WE'RE PLANNING ON BEING DONE EARLIER IN THAT SUMMER. THANK YOU. WOULD THIS BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AT ALL AT NAMING THAT ROADWAY? ANYBODY I CAN CALL ALL? I'LL LET SEAN ANSWER THAT ONE. WHAT'S UP TO COUNCIL? SO, UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ITEM ON THE, UH, ON THAT WILL COME BEFORE COUNSELING AT FUTURE AGENDA OF ONE OF THE POTENTIAL NAMES THAT WE'VE BEEN REQUESTED, AND WE CAN PASS THAT ON TO RICKY. UM, AND YOU CAN PASS THAT ON TO COUNCIL REVIEW. IS THAT NAME EASTHAM? YES. PARKWAY? YES, SIR. UH, EASTHAM. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S PARKWAY OR OR THE ACRONYM AFTER. HOWEVER IT WORKS. YEAH, EAST EASTHAM IS THAT NAME. AWESOME. THANK YOU SIR. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCILMAN SMITH ON THAT? THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM B. THANK YOU. UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, [7. Public Hearing on a request by Priya Acharya, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Drive-Through Establishment (Frost Bank) use within a General Retail (GR) zoning district located directly east of 2181 N US Highway 77 (Property ID 312998) - Owner: Waxahachie Hedgewood 1, LLC (ZDC-181-2025) ] PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY PRIYA. UH, CHARA FOR SPECIFIC USE, SUP FOR A DRIVE THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT. THIS IS FOR FROST BANK USE WITHIN A GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT. LOCATED DIRECTLY EAST OF 2181 NORTH US HIGHWAY 77. OWNER IS WAXAHATCHEE. HEDGEWOOD, ONE LLC. TRENTON. THANK YOU. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED, UH, GENERAL RETAIL AS PART OF THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS. ANY, UH, USE REQUIRING A DRIVE THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT DOES HAVE TO ACQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. UH, FOR THAT REASON, THE APPLICANT HAS, CAN BE, UH, COME BEFORE US TO REQUEST A DRIVE THROUGH FOR A BANK. UM, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, UH, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 77. UM, THIS CORRIDOR IS DEVELOPING PRETTY RAPIDLY. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AROUND IT. UM, THE APPROXIMATE BANK SIZE IS 5,473 SQUARE FEET. THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE, UM, PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU'D SEE IN A BANK. UM, HERE'S THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT THEY'RE, UH, PROPOSING THAT THEY EXPECT TO BE HERE ARE 17 EMPLOYEES. UM, AS PART OF THIS PROCESS FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH LANES, UM, THAT'S GENERALLY OUR MAJOR CONCERN [00:15:01] WHEN IT COMES TO THESE TYPES OF USES IS, IS THE INGRESS, EGRESS, UH, TRAFFIC FLOW. HOW IS THAT GONNA IMPACT THE SURROUNDING USES? UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH, UH, THE APPLICANT ABOUT, UH, STAFF DID WHEN WE, UM, WENT BEFORE THEM. HERE'S THE PROPOSED LAYOUT, THE SITE LAYOUT SHOWING THE FOUR, UM, DRIVE, UH, FOUR DRIVE-THROUGH LANES. A QUESTION WAS ASKED BY, UH, PLAYING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DO ONE OF THESE DRIVE-THROUGH LANES INCLUDE ATM. THEY WILL HAVE ATM SERVICES AT THIS DRIVE THROUGH BANK, WHICH IS VERY CONSISTENT. THEY WILL PROVIDE ALL PROPER LIGHTING, UM, AS REQUIRED, UM, PER CITY CODE AND ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THAT THEY HAVE WITH, UH, FINANCING INSTITUTIONS WHERE THEY HAVE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, SECURITY, ET CETERA. UM, AS PART OF THEIR RE THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS. UM, THE PROPOSED USE, UH, THE PROPOSED BANK IS A FROST BANK. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, HERE'S THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS. UH, THERE'S TWO, TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ELEVATIONS, REALLY THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TYPE A AND TYPE OPTION A AND OPTION B IS THE TEXTURE ALONG THIS, UH, STUCCO THAT YOU WOULD SEE. UM, OTHER THAN THAT IT'S ALL PREDOMINANTLY, UH, SIMILAR COLORING, UH, MATERIAL, ET CETERA. UM, LANDSCAPING MEETS OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. STAFF GENERALLY TRIES TO PUSH ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING WHEN THEY'RE ASKING FOR SUVS TO REALLY SOFTEN THE EDGE, UH, SOFTEN THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY DID GO AHEAD AND COMPLY WITH THOSE, UH, WITH THOSE REQUESTS. UM, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, HERE'S, UH, OPTION B. ONCE AGAIN, IT, IT'S MINOR TEXTURE DIFFERENCE. UM, PLAN, WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLAN ZONING COMMISSION, THE PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION, UH, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, UH, THEN WITH OPTION A TO NOT HAVE THE TEXTURE ON THE, ON THE STUCCO. UM, AND SO THAT OPTION IS UP TO COUNCIL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW P AND Z'S CONSIDERATION. DO YOU WANT THE STUCCO TO BE TEXTURED OR NOT? ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S, THAT'S THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE. UH, WHEN, UM, MEL NOTICES ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN, UH, 200 FEET, ZERO CAME BACK IN FAVOR, ZERO CAME BACK IN OPPOSITION. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. TRENTON, CAN YOU JUST ZOOM OUT ON THE MAP SO FOLKS AT HOME CAN SEE WHERE, WHERE, WHERE IT'S AT? ITS IN FRONT OF THE BJ'S JUST IN CASE ANYBODY IS WONDERING. CORRECT. THIS IS THE GAS STATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE BJ'S THAT'S ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOU'LL, YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF DIRT WORK RIGHT HERE. A LOT OF DIRT WORK RIGHT HERE THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR ALL FEATURE PAD SITES. THAT'S THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE FROST BANK AT THIS MOMENT. AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD IN THE, IN THE PLAN WHEN BJ'S WAS PRESENTED, WAS TO CORRECT. THIS IS ONE OF THE, THIS IS ONE OF THE, FOR THESE AREAS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. THIS IS ONE OF THE APPLICABLE USES THAT WAS PROPOSED AS PART OF THE OVERALL PLAN FOR THE BJ'S THAT YOU WOULD, THE TYPE OF USE THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT. AND THEN THE ONLY REASON THAT THIS IS COMING TO IS, IS BECAUSE OF THE DRIVE THROUGH. UH, YES. OTHER THAN THAT, UH, A BANK WOULD BE BUILT BY, RIGHT. A BANK WOULD BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR THAT, SIR. THANK YOU. TRENTON. UH, THE APPLICANT IS HERE. IF COUNSEL HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF THEM. UH, NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, DO Y'ALL WANT TO, IS THE APP WHO, WHICH, WHO'S THE APPLICANT? I JUST HAVE A QUICK, BECAUSE I'M NOSY QUESTION. SO NOTHING BIG. I LOVE IT. UM, I THINK I NEED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF FIRST. YEAH, I'M GIVE MY ADDRESS, UH, PRIYA CHARYA WITH WEIRD END ASSOCIATES. MY ADDRESS IS 2201 EAST LAMAR BOULEVARD, SUITE 200 E ARLINGTON 7 6 0 0 6. OKAY. WHY NOT RED BRICK ON THE BUILDING. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT W HATCH'S KNOWN FOR. SO I'M JUST, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHY DEVELOPERS CONTINUE TO USE BEIGE OR WHITE OR TAN BRICK. IS THERE ANY THOUGHT TO THAT AT ALL OR IS IT JUST, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S BEEN ASKED FOR EVERYWHERE ELSE. SO I'LL GIVE YOU MY ANSWER, BUT CONVENIENTLY THE ARCHITECT IS HERE AND CAN GIVE YOU A MUCH BETTER ANSWER THAN ME. I'M AN ENGINEER. SO FROST BANK LIKES TO USE TEXAS LIMESTONE. UM, AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLOR. I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU THE COLOR TYPE 'CAUSE LIKE AN ENGINEER, BUT, UM, UM, THE TYPE OF LIMESTONE STONE THEY USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR BRANDING. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH, THE ARCHITECT HAS ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH AND EVALUATED OTHER FACADES IN THIS AREA, AND THE PROPOSED FACADE IS IN LINE WITH SOME OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE, THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED OR WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN THIS AREA. I MEAN, IT DOES MATCH THE REST OF IT, BUT THE REST OF IT LOOKS LIKE DALLAS AND FORT WORTH AND NOT [00:20:01] WHAT WALKS HAD SHE WAS KNOWN FOR. SO JUST, I'M JUST, JUST A WOULD LIKE TO KNOW TYPE OF UNDERSTOOD QUESTION. THAT'S ALL. SO ALL OF THE FROST BANKS OR THIS COLOR? YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. COUNSEL, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? NO. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. [8. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC‑181‑2025] ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZDC 180 1 20 25. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 180 1 DASH 2025. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT 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. ITEM NINE, [9. Consider Development Agreement for ZDC‑181‑2025] CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR ZDC 180 1 20 25. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR ZDC 180 1 DASH 2025. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. BRINGS [10. Public Hearing on a request by Tiffany Novotny, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Tattoo Shop use within a Commercial (C) zoning district located at 201 Ferris Ave (Property ID 170985) – Owner: Lynne Lee (ZDC‑13‑2026)] US TO ITEM 10 PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY TIFF TIFFANY NOVOTNY FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, SUP FOR A TATTOO SHOP USE WITHIN A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2 0 1 FERRIS AVENUE. OWNER IS LYNN LEE TRENTON. THANK YOU. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2 0 1 FERRIS AVENUE, SUITE FOUR. UM, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL C DISTRICT. ANYTIME A TATTOO SHOP WANTS TO BE LOCATED IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED PER OUR ORDINANCE. ADDITIONALLY, UM, IF THE, IF THE OWNERSHIP EVER CHANGES OR THE BUSINESS NAME CHANGES, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO COME BACK THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS TO OBTAIN A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICABLE TO THE CURRENT OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY. UH, THIS IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF WATER STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF FERRIS AVENUE. UM, IT'S PREDOMINANTLY SURROUNDED BY OTHER COMMERCIAL ZONING AND GENERAL RETAIL IN THIS AREA. THE PREVIOUS USE ON THE, UH, THE PREVIOUS USE ON THIS, UM, THE CURRENT USE AT THIS PROPERTY IS A, IS A SALON THAT EXISTING USE WILL NOT GO AWAY. UM, INSTEAD, UM, KIND OF ON ALTERING HOUR, ALTERNATING HOURS AND OTHER HOURS. UM, THIS TATTOO SHOP WILL BE, UH, PERMITTED TO BE LOCATED HERE, UM, ON SUNDAY FROM 12 TO FOUR. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10:00 AM TO 6:00 PM UH, GENERALLY THESE ARE ALL BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, UH, FOR THIS USE. UH, SO THERE'S REALLY NO WALK-IN TRAFFIC AT ALL. UH, WHEN THIS WAS PROPOSED, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DID LOOK AT WAS THE PARKING AS WELL. WE DON'T FEEL THAT THIS USE WILL INDUCE ANY MORE PARKING DUE TO, UH, THE REQUIREMENT OF PARKING ONLY. UM, AS PART OF THIS, UM, THEY'RE ALSO LIMITED IN THE SUP TO ONE CHAIR. UM, MANY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ABOUT THAT. UH, DURING THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, UM, IF THEY WERE EVER TO EXCEED MORE THAN ONE ARTIST OR MORE THAN ONE CHAIR, IT REOPENS THEM UP TO HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO EXCEED A SPECIFIC, UH, THE ONE CHAIR OR THE ONE ARTIST. IN ADDITION, IF THEY MOVE ANYWHERE ELSE WITHIN THIS BUILDING, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO COME BACK THROUGH THE SUP PROCESS TO REAPPLY. UM, IT'S, IT'S VERY STRINGENT. UM, ORDINANCE. UM, THE APPLICANT HAS MENTIONED THAT THEY SPECIALIZE IN FINE LINE TATTOOS. UM, HOWEVER, THIS WILL NOT LIMIT THEM TO THE TYPE OF TATTOOS THAT THEY MAKE. THEY WOULD, UH, OR CREATE, I APOLOGIZE. UM, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO, UH, ACCORDING TO OUR ORS AND UM, STATE STATUES, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO, UM, CREATE ANY TATTOOS THAT THEY'RE PERMITTED TO UNDER THEIR LICENSING. AND SO OUR ORDINANCE DOES NOT LIMIT TO THE TYPE OR THE SIZE OF, UH, TATTOO THAT THE PERSON'S GETTING OR RECEIVING. UM, WHEN THIS MOVED BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, UM, AFTER THEIR, AFTER THE PLAN ZONING COMMISSION'S, QUESTIONS WERE, UH, ANSWERED OR ASKED AND ANSWERED, UH, PLAIN ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVE ALL THIS PROPOSED REQUEST. UH, WE DID AMOUNT NOTICES TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET. UM, ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, ZERO CAME BACK IN FAVOR OF ZERO, CAME BACK IN SUPPORT, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. TRENTON. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? HI AYE. TIFFANY NA BOTNEY, UH, 200 STEVENS ROAD, ENNIS, TEXAS 7 5 1 1 9. OKAY, COUNSEL, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING OF THE APPLICANT? NO. WILL THERE BE ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNING OR [00:25:01] ANYTHING INDICATING TATTOOS OR BE, UM, SO I, I DON'T REALLY WANNA TAKE AWAY FROM GLOSS SALON. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A SMALL, LIKE VINYL STICKER ON THE SUITE DOOR THAT JUST LETS MY CLIENTS KNOW TO ENTER THROUGH THAT DOOR VERSUS THE SALON DOOR, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED. UM, AND IT'LL JUST SAY MY NAME AND THEN HAVE A SMALL FINE LINE TATTOO LIKE SO NO MAJOR SIGNS. I'M NOT TAKING OVER A GLOSS SALON ON THE OUTSIDE. IT'S GONNA LOOK ALL THE SAME. OKAY. ARE YOU, OTHER THAN THAT VINYL , ARE YOU CURRENTLY ANYWHERE ELSE DOING BUSINESS? UM, NO. I'VE BEEN, UH, I'M ACTUALLY A TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M AN ART TEACHER. I'VE BEEN DOING ART MY ENTIRE LIFE AND DECIDED TO GET OUT OF EDUCATION AND START MY OWN BUSINESS. AND, UM, FINE LINE IS A HUGE UP AND COMING THING THAT'S TRENDING. AND THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC FINE LINE ARTISTS DOWN HERE IN THIS AREA. UM, SO I WANTED TO BRING IT HERE. FINE LINE. YOU CAN BARELY TELL THEY'RE THERE. , THEY'RE TINY. I DO A LOT OF LIKE, UM, PERSONAL HANDWRITING. LIKE THEY WENT THROUGH GRANDPARENTS' HANDWRITING OR BIRTH FLOWERS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR NAMES, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT, IT'S GONNA BE MORE OF AN ADDITION TO GLOSS SALON. LIKE, GET YOUR HAIR DONE, GET A TINY TATTOO, GO ON ABOUT YOUR DAY. IT'S NOT HOURS ON END SESSION. AND LIKE THEY SAID, IT'S APPOINTMENT ONLY. UM, MINIMAL TRAFFIC. BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND KIND OF ON MY OWN TIME. UM, BUT I NEED A MORE PERMANENT SPACE. SO WILL YOU BE DOING LIKE EYELINER AND I AM GONNA TAKE SOME COURSES ON EYELINER, UM, BROWSE AND LIPS. SO I AM GONNA OFFER PERMANENT MAKEUP EVENTUALLY. JUST NOT YET. GETTING THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. ALL RIGHT. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM 11. [11. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC‑13‑2026] CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZDC 13 20 26. MAD MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE CDC 13 20 26. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING SHOP USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY, THE CITY MANAGER, AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SIR? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. ITEM 12, [12. Consider proposed Ordinance amending Section 2‑16, “Summary of Policy,” of Article II, “Ethics,” of Chapter 2, “Administration,” of the Code of Ordinances, by adding a new subsection (d), “No Use of Prestige of Position for Political Purpose”] CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION TWO THROUGH 16 SUMMARY OF POLICY OF ARTICLE TWO OF ETHICS OF CHAPTER TWO, ADMINISTRATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION D NO USE OF PRESTIGE OF POSITION FOR POLITICAL PURPOSE. AMBER, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU WAS DRAFTED FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION. UM, THIS WOULD BASICALLY BE ADDING A CHAPTER TO OUR CURRENT POLICY, UM, UNDER ETHICS, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY, UH, IT ADDS A NEW RULE STATING THAT CITY REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICIALS, COUNCIL MEMBERS CANNOT USE THEIR PRESTIGE OR INFLUENCE OF THEIR POSITION TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE A POLITICAL CANDIDATE, SUPPORT A POLITICAL PARTY, ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE CITY'S NON-PARTISAN STANCE. UM, OF COURSE, OFFICIALS ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRACY, UM, INCLUDING REGISTERING TO VOTE AND ELECTIONS, BUT JUST, UH, KIND OF STAY OUT OF THE MIX OF THE PARTISAN ELECTIONS. AND SO THIS IS UP FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION AT YOUR PLEASURE. OKAY. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECT? THAT, UM, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, UM, POLITICAL, UM, UM, WHAT WAS THE TERM SHE USED? PARTIES. PARTIES. CAN YOU COME BACK UP, AMBER? WE MAY HAVE SOME, I'M SORRY, AMBER. THEY'RE GONNA BE QUESTIONS FOR LEGAL, NOT FOR AMBER, I THINK. CAN YOU READ THAT AGAIN PLEASE? SO IT IS A NEW RULE THAT WOULD, YOU BASICALLY WOULDN'T SAY MAYOR BILLY WALLACE SUPPORTS, UM, ENDORSES OR SUPPORTS ENDORSES, UM, A POLITICAL PARTY. BILLY WALLACE BY HERSELF COULD SUPPORT A CANDIDATE OR, UH, A PARTY. UM, THIS IS JUST BASICALLY SAYING YOU'RE NOT USING YOUR TITLE AS A OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COUNCIL MEMBER TO MAKE A STANCE. CAN BILLY WALLACE STILL PUT A SIGN IN HER YARD? UM, I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE CITY ATTORNEY SUPPORTING CERTAINLY. OKAY. CERTAINLY CAN. OKAY. JUST HANG THERE FOR RIGHT NOW. OKAY. YEAH. [00:30:01] SORRY, AMBER. NO, YOU'RE GOOD. SO TERRY, THIS, THIS RULE STATING THAT CITY REPRESENTATIVES CANNOT USE THEIR PRESTIGE INFLUENCE, I GET THAT PART OF IT, BUT TO JUST SUPPORT A POLITICAL PARTY. SO IF, IF I'M AN INDEPENDENT AND I WANT TO SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT PARTY, CAN I NOT DO THAT? YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT. YOU JUST CAN'T USE THE PROCEDURE, YOUR POSITION. AND ALL THAT MEANS IS, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS WOULD COVER ME TOO. I CAN'T SAY AS CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, I SUPPORT JOHN SMITH FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I CAN SAY I SUPPORT JOHN SMITH AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I JUST CAN'T USE MY POSITION TO THE POINT OF THIS IS MAINTAIN THE NON-PARTISAN NATURE OF OUR, EVERYBODY IN IN THE STAFF WHO'S COVERED BY THIS AND COUNCIL ARE NONPARTISAN. SO IT, IT, IT, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T AFFECT IN ANY WAY YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT, TO SUPPORT WHOEVER YOU WANT TO. IT'S JUST THE USE OF YOUR CITY TITLE TO UN UNDERSTOOD. UM, MY SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION IS HOW, HOW DOES THAT, WOULD THAT OPEN, UH, US UP TO BE JUST CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED WITH PEOPLE SAYING THAT, WELL, YOU MISS, YOU MISSPOKE. OR YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU DIDN'T STATE THAT CORRECTLY, OR, I'M JUST, I'M, I'M TRYING TO BE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HERE BECAUSE I WON'T, I, I I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT, DIDN'T SAY WHAT, SO IF I, IF I SUPPORTED THE, UH, THE INDEPENDENT PARTIES AND WENT TO THEIR MEETINGS, UM, WOULD THAT NOT BE SUPPORTING? YOU HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SUPPORT ANYBODY YOU WANT TO. IT'S JUST THE USE OF YOUR TITLE. OKAY. IN THAT, IN THAT STATEMENT OF SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. TO TO FURTHER WHICH RACE IS SAYING, IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. ATKINS, I, I'LL PRESENT IT ANOTHER WAY AND SEE IF THIS WORKS OUT. YOU GUYS OUT HERE, I'LL PRETEND YOU KNOW ME AND THAT YOU CAN LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IF I PUT A SIGN OUT IN MY FRONT YARD AND SAYS, TRACE ATKINS FOR CITY COUNCIL, ARE YOU GONNA THINK THAT I'M THE CITY COUNCILMAN SUPPORTING TRACE ATKINS TO BE ON CITY COUNCIL? OR ARE YOU GONNA THINK, OH, IT'S JUST CHRIS WRIGHT SUPPORTING TRACE ATKINS FOR CITY COUNCIL? HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD THINK THAT IT'S A CITY COUNCILMAN AND HE PUT A SIGN OUT THERE AND WHATEVER HE'S GOT IN HIS FRONT YARD, HE'S SUPPORTING THAT AS A CITY COUNCILMAN, WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU THINK THAT, AND THE REST OF YOU THINK THAT I'M, AS THE PERSON DOING IT, JUST, IT'S JUST CHRIS SAYING HE LIKES JOE BLUE, WHOEVER'S RUNNING, DON'T FORGET TO ASK THE ONES TO RAISE THEIR HAND THAT DON'T HAVE EITHER SIDE OF THAT ARGUMENT. , I GOT A, I GOT A FEELING THERE'S, YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING THOUGH? WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS, THANK YOU. SO AS SOON AS BILLY WALLACE, THE INDIVIDUAL GETS UP TO SPEAK AT THE ELLIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S FORUM, OR AT THEIR MEETING, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PRETEND LIKE THAT'S NOT THE MAYOR OF WAXAHATCHEE SPEAKING AT THE ELLIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S FORUM. WELL, SHE'S NOT USING THE PROCEDURE POSITION TO MAKE A STATEMENT , BUT WHEN THEY INTRODUCE HER AS BUT THE FACT THAT PEOPLE KNOW ALL KNOW ALL OF YOU, THEY KNOW STAFF MEMBERS AS THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY, BUT, BUT WHEN THEY'RE INTRODUCED OR PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS THE MAYOR WILL BE SPEAKING AT THIS MONTH'S MEETING, WOULD THAT NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THIS? I, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. BUT THAT WOULD BE ENGAGING IN A POLITICAL ACTIVITY THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE CITY'S NON-PARTISAN STANCE. THE FACT THAT SHE'S SPEAKING AT A PARTISAN EVENT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT SHE'S USING THE PROCEDURE OR POSITION FOR THAT. IF SHE COULD SPEAK IF DEMOCRATIC, BUT IF IT'S BEING PROMOTED AS THE MAYOR IS SPEAKING AT THIS EVENT, WOULD THAT NOT BE JUST SHOWING UP AND SPEAKING AND BEING A, BEING A KEYNOTE OR A PRESENTER? WOULD THAT NOT BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT OR VIEWED THAT WAY? I BELIEVE SO. I MEAN, I, FOR EXAMPLE, I MEAN THE MAYOR MAY BE GOING OUT FOR, AGAIN, I'M SORRY, MAYOR. YEAH, YEAH. BUT YOU MAY GO OUT, THE CITY MANAGER MAY BE GOING OUT TO EVERY GROUP IN TOWN TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON IN, IN, IN THE CITY. BUT IF THEY AREN'T AND THEY'RE ONLY SPEAKING AT THE REPUBLICAN ONES, WOULDN'T THAT BE, UH, AGAIN, NOT NECESSARILY. I MEAN, IF SHE SAID, I, AS THE MAYOR SAID AS MAYOR, I ONLY SPEAK TO REPUBLICAN ENTITIES OR GROUPS. THAT WOULD BE HER USING THE PRESTIGE OF HER POSITION. I ONLY SUPPORT REPUBLICANS. THEY'D BE USING THE PRESTIGE OF HER POSITION. THE FACT SHE MAY ACCEPT AN ENGAGEMENT WITH A POLITICAL GROUP DOESN'T MAKE, MAKE HER USING, SHE'S NOT USING HER PRESTIGE. SHE'S JUST SPEAKING TO A GROUP. AND, AND, AND AGAIN, I MEAN, I, I, I DISAGREE. I MEAN, I AGREE. WE COULD START FINE TUNING, GETTING IT CLOSER AND CLOSER. THE ISSUE ULTIMATELY IS, IS, AND ON ENFORCEMENT [00:35:01] OF THIS, DOES THE COUNCIL BELIEVE THAT A STAFF MEMBER, A HIGHER LEVEL STAFF MEMBER OR A COUNCIL MEMBER, VIOLATED THIS POLICY? SO YOU WOULD HAVE THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT. SO IF YOU, YOU NOTICE A CLOSE CALL, I'M NOT GONNA GO THERE, THEN NOTHING OCCURRED. SO IF THREE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL FELT LIKE, OH, WELL COUNCIL MEMBER X VIOLATED THIS POLICY, WE COULD TAKE ACTION ON THAT. YOU COULD, THE MOST YOU COULD DO WOULD BE A A, A SENSOR, A SENSOR RESOLUTION ACCORDING TO THIS, UH, THE ORDINANCE. I MEAN, IF, IF CITIZENS DISAGREE, THEY COULD ULTIMATELY RECALL ANYBODY FOR ANY REASON. BUT, BUT YES, PROBABLY NOT. I WOULDN'T SAY PROBABLY NOT. I MEAN, MAYBE, WELL, OKAY. MAYBE NOT . AND IT'S, AND IT'S TRIED REAL HARD , UM, UNTIL THEIR PROBLEM LEFT. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT ALL THIS IS REALLY DOING IS OPENING UP FORWARD ADDITIONAL ISSUES WE'RE WE ARE CREATING A PROBLEM TO ADDRESS A NON-ISSUE. UM, I MEAN, IT, THAT'S, THAT JUST IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S, IT'S A, IT IT'S NOT AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY OUT HERE ENDORSING, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL OR THE CITY STAFF ENDORSING ANYBODY. UM, SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING ANYTHING OTHER THAN THERE MIGHT BE AN INDIVIDUAL OR TWO THAT NEEDS A, NEEDS A CRUTCH TO SAY, WELL, I CAN'T ENDORSE YOU, NOT BECAUSE OF MY OWN STANDARDS, BUT BECAUSE WE GOT AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE. WHEREAS YOU COULD JUST BE THE LEADER THAT YOU WERE ELECTED TO BE AND SAY, I JUST DON'T ENDORSE FOR MY OWN MORALS AND STANDARDS. SO WE'RE CREATING AN ISSUE TO ADDRESS AN INDIVIDUAL'S PROBLEM. 'CAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY AT ANY POINT IN TIME. YEAH. UM, I THINK IT'S JUST BEING PROACTIVE. SO WE DON'T GET INTO WHEN SOMEBODY EXPRESSLY SAYS PAT SUITER IN THIS OFFICE IS ENDORSING SOMEBODY, WE'RE, WE WE'RE, AS YOU SAID, WE'RE TRYING TO FINE TUNE IT SO WE DON'T RUN ACROSS THAT ISSUE. CORRECT. CORRECT. CORRECT. SO I I THINK IT JUST MAKES GOOD SENSE JUST TO TAKE CARE OF IT. SO WE DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE LATER ON. BUT I DO THINK THAT IN THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS GIVEN IS THAT IF ANYBODY'S GONNA GO SPEAK, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE THE MAYOR, I'M JUST GONNA USE YOU SINCE YOU WERE THE EXAMPLE. SURE. GO AHEAD. I'M NOT KICKING YOU WHILE YOU'RE DOWN OR ANYTHING , BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA GO SPEAK AT THE REPUBLICAN, UH, MEETING OR DEMOCRATIC MEETING OR WHATEVER MEETING IT IS, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE CLEAR THAT THEY DO NOT MARKET IT AS YOU, AS THE MAYOR OF WAXAHATCHEE. BUT AS SOON AS THEY DO, THEN WHAT HAPPENS? WELL, I, I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE COME UP BEFORE, AND AGAIN, FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS, IT HAS TO BE AN ACT OF THE OFFICIAL, UM, I HAD A COUPLE OF SITUATIONS WHERE, UM, A MAYOR IN ONE CITY WAS ENDORSED A CANDIDATE PERSONALLY FOR I THINK A COUNTY COMMISSIONER POSITION. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE HAD A LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO SUPPORTED HIM. AND HE SAID, THE MAYOR SO AND SO OF THIS CITY. AND THE MAYOR SAID, I DIDN'T TELL HIM THAT. I TOLD I CAN ENDORSE ANYBODY WITH MY TITLE. AND THE, AND THE COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE DID ENDORSE HIM, PUT HIS TITLE IN THERE. AGAIN, THE MAYOR DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. SO THERE'S NO VIOLATION THERE. 'CAUSE THE MAYOR DIDN'T DO THAT. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AN ACT. I MEAN, CLEARLY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN OFFICE, AGAIN, YOUR TOP ADMINISTRATIVE FOLKS AND AND COUNCIL PEOPLE KNOW YOU WHO YOU ARE. YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THEY DO. CORRECT. SO, SO YOU, I MEAN, I THINK YOU CAN ALL SAY, EVERYONE YOU INDIVIDUALLY COULD SAY, I SUPPORT JOHN SMITH FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. AND SOMEONE WILL TAKE THAT AND SAY THAT ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND HAVE ENDORSED JOHN SMITH FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES FROM THE MAYOR. AND, AND THERE'S JUST NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO AND HOW THEY INTERPRET THAT. BUT YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO INDIVIDUALLY ENDORSE WHOEVER YOU WANT TO. THAT YOU, YOU HAVE THAT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT. SO IF SOMEBODY SENDS ME A TEXT MESSAGE AND SAYS, COUNCILMAN SMITH, CAN YOU COME SPEAK AT MY DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISER? AND I SAY, YES, BUT DON'T USE COUNCILMAN. EVEN THOUGH THEY ADDRESSED ME AS COUNCILMAN SMITH, WILL YOU COME [00:40:01] SPEAK? I AGREED TO IT. I LATER SAY, HEY, BY THE WAY, YOU CAN'T USE CITY COUNCIL. THEY DO. ANYWAYS, I VIOLATED THIS. WELL, AGAIN, UNDER THE ORDINANCE HAS PROPOSED, YOU WOULD HAVE TO, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IT. THAT SOMEONE ELSE INTERPRETING WHAT YOU'VE DONE DOESN'T GET YOU IN TROUBLE. DEPENDS ON WHAT HE SAYS IS WHAT GETS THERE. SO THEN WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT EVEN ADDRESSING ANYTHING HERE. WE REALLY ARE JUST CREATING A PROBLEM BECAUSE ANO ANOTHER PRIME EXAMPLE. SOMEBODY UP HERE HAS AN ELECTED SPOUSE OF A PARTISAN SEAT. ANYTIME THAT THAT PERSON IS SEEN WITH THAT SPOUSE THAT IS IN SUPPORT AND IN MY OPINION, AN ENDORSEMENT OF THAT INDIVIDUAL AND THEIR TALENTS, THERE'S NO WAY TO AVOID THAT. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A TITLE BESIDE YOUR NAME. SO NOW WE'RE OPENING THAT UP. WE HAVE CITY STAFF WHO SERVE IN PARTISAN SEATS, AND IT MIGHT BE A PRECINCT CHAIR OR TWO OR THREE, BUT THEY SERVE IN THOSE SEATS. SO NOW WE'RE OPENING THEM UP TO CENSORSHIP BECAUSE THEY'RE SERVING IN A VOLUNTEER ROLE OUTSIDE OF THEIR CITY DUTIES. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT PERSON X WORKS FOR THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, JUST AS COUNCILMAN WRIGHT SAID, IF ANY OF US PUT A SIGN IN OUR YARD, THEY KNOW COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN, WHOEVER IS SUPPORTING THIS INDIVIDUAL. YOU DON'T PUT A SIGN IN YOUR YARD AND SAY, WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FIANCE WHO SUPPORTS THIS ONE AND I SUPPORT THIS ONE. IT'S, THIS IS, WELL, AGAIN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO, SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO PROVE OR REF SHOW THAT YOU NOT, IF YOU GOT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT DON'T LIKE YOU, , I MEAN, BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE JUST GONNA SAY, YEP, THEY VIOLATED IT. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, I I'M, I'M NOT THAT SURE THAT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN GOING BEFORE A JURY EITHER, THOUGH. I MEAN, I HAVE TO ADMIT, UM, AGAIN, THE POINT OF THIS IS TO MAINTAIN A NON-PARTISAN, THE NON-PARTISAN STANCE OF THE, OF THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE, NOT TO, NOT TO LIMIT SOMEONE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WELL, IF I MAY, MY, MY PERSONAL OPINION, I'M JUST GONNA THROW IT IN THERE AND STOP TALKING ABOUT IT. BUT I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE THE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PUNISHMENT OR NO, IF IT DID BREAK IT, THERE'S NOTHING GONNA HAPPEN. I'M GONNA GET CENSORED. YEAH. WHO'S, WHO'S GONNA KNOW OR CARE THAT I GOT CENSORED? NOBODY. SO ALL IT DOES IS CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S, IN MY OPINION, WE'VE BEEN HERE 175 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. SO I DON'T SEE THAT IT'S REALLY AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL ORDINANCE JUST FAR, LIKE, LIKE MR. SMITH HAS SAID BEFORE, IF YOU DON'T WANNA ENDORSE SOMEBODY, TELL 'EM NO, THIS IS BEING USED. THIS IS BEING USED. AND YOU COULD SAY, WEAPONIZED. AND TO AN EXTENT, THIS IS BEING USED AS A WAY FOR SOMEBODY ON THIS COUNCIL OR SOMEBODY ON THIS COUNCIL AS WE CURRENTLY SIT AND ARE COMPRISED. THIS IS BEING USED AS A WAY TO BUY FAVOR AND PEACE WHEN YOU'RE ASKED BY SOMEONE FOR AN ENDORSEMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ISSUE AND HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. SO THIS IS JUST A WAY TO SAY, I CAN'T DO IT. I REALLY DON'T LIKE YOU, TRUTHFULLY, BUT I CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS I CAN'T, THAT'S ALL THIS IS. IT'S BEING USED FOR POLITICAL GAIN. AND I'LL STAND BY THAT TILL THE END OF TIME. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. ANYBODY ELSE? I'M GLAD WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION. I, I HONESTLY DON'T, I I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M, I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT. 'CAUSE I'M GOING TO, I'M GONNA DO WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE, WHICH IS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT I SHOULD, THAT I SHOULD DO THAT REGARDLESS. ENDORSE. YEAH. I JUST, I DON'T, I I DON'T ESPECIALLY IN UP, BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY LOWER THAN COUNSEL ON THE TOTEM POLE, . YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS BAD TO SAY IT THAT WAY, BUT EVERY, EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL, WHETHER IT BE A COUNTY, STATE OR FEDERAL IS ALL, IS ALL UP THE, UP THE FOOD CHAIN. SO WHY WOULD THEY NEED A, AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A SITTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBER? JUST MY 2 CENTS. I AGREE WITH THAT. I I COULD GO EITHER WAY. HONESTLY, I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM AT ALL TELLING SOMEBODY THAT [00:45:01] I DON'T ENDORSE. I DO IT ALL THE TIME. UM, AND WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA? I'M SORRY. WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION? BUT WHO ASKED FOR IT? AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR IT. SEVERAL, YEAH. I DIDN'T, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA ARGUE ABOUT IT TONIGHT. I THINK YOU JUST DIDN'T STOP RIGHT NOW. SO YOU'RE ALREADY PASSED SEVERAL. NO. NOPE. STOP. NO, I CALL A RECESS. CALL A RECESS. LET'S TAKE 10 MINUTES. YEP. 10 MINUTES. 7 56. UH, WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE ON ITEM 12. CALL FOR AN ACTION TO CONSIDER THIS ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 16 SUMMARY OF POLICY OF ARTICLE TWO, ETHICS OF CHAPTER TWO, ADMINISTRATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION D NO USE OF PRESTIGE OF POSITION FOR POLITICAL PURPOSE AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. OKAY. UH, THAT MOTION FAILS. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 13. UH, WE WILL NOT, WE HAVE TO PASS A MOTION OF SOME KIND. IT'S, THERE'S, THERE'S AN ITEM ON THERE. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO DENY WITH PREJUDICE, JUST TO BE HONEST, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A YEAH. WITH PREJUDICE ONLY REFERS TO ZONING CASES. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A POSITIVE MOTION THOUGH, TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. IT NO, THE, THE ORDER WAS DENIED. WAS DENIED. SO WE DON'T HAVE, BUT THERE WASN'T A MOTION TO DE DENY. WE DON'T HAVE A POSITIVE MOTION TO MOVE THIS. WELL, IF THE MOTION TO APPROVE FAILS, IT WAS DENIED YOU. I MEAN, IF YOU WANNA DO A STANDALONE MOTION TO DENY IT. I, I, I MEAN I, I I KNOW THAT CHANGES ANYTHING. IT'S BEEN DENIED. NINE. OKAY. SO WE WILL NOT BE GOING INTO, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, SO THAT [15. Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Management] BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 15, COMMENTS BY THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGEMENT. I'LL START TO MY RIGHT, TERRY. EXCUSE ME. GOT I'M DRINKING WATER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. NO, I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCILMAN WRIGHT. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. WEEDLE. HE'S GONE NOW, BUT MR. WEEDLE WITH THE, THE HERITAGE FARM THAT SPOKE ABOUT, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN OUT THERE, IT'S ON THE WAY OUT INTO THE COUNTRY. IT'S A NICE LITTLE PLACE. AND THEY, LAST YEAR, THE WATER BOARD WAS THERE. AND SO THEY COULD EXPLAIN TO EVERYTHING TO YOU ABOUT WATER AND WHERE IT COMES FROM AROUND HERE AND HOW DEEP IT IS AND WHY IT'S NASTY SOMETIMES AND WHY STINKS. AND, BUT IT'S, IT'S A WORTHWHILE THING TO GO TO. AND THEY'RE TRYING THEIR DARNEDEST TO GET IT DESIGNATED AS A HISTORICAL THING. SO IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD SUGGEST GOING OUT THERE. SECOND OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL YOU GUYS, THE STUDENTS FOR COMING OUT AND, AND ENGAGING. I GOT MY DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND I HAD TO GO DO ALL THIS STUFF TOO. AND THEN I HAD TO DO IT IN COLLEGE. SO, LUCKY YOU. BUT THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TIMM SUITER. JUST QUICKLY, IT'S, THIS IS SOMETHING I JUST WANNA BRING UP BECAUSE ERCOT PUT OUT A STUDY THE END OF LAST WEEK, UM, THAT IS CONCERNING THE GRID AND THE, AND THE, UH, THE ELECTRICITY IS GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR DATA CENTER. UM, AND IN SIX YEARS, THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THE DEMAND BEING 367,790 MEGAWATTS IN SIX YEARS. WE'RE CURRENTLY AT AN ALL TIME HIGH OF 85,000 MEGAWATTS. UM, ERCOT HAS SAID THAT THE DATA CENTERS WILL ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 60% OF THAT. SO I'M JUST ENCOURAGING ALL, UM, NOT ONLY AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, THE STATE LEVEL, ANY, ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE, THE, UH, PROBLEMS THAT IT'S GONNA CREATE TO THE WATER SOURCES THAT WE ARE NOT PREPARED FOR WHAT IS PROJECTED. AND THIS IS ERCOT WHO ALWAYS TELLS US THAT WE ARE PREPARED, WHICH SCARES ME WHEN THEY ACTUALLY PUT OUT A FORMAL PUBLICATION SAYING WE'RE NOT. SO, JUST REALIZED THAT IT'S, UH, IT'S HONEST FOLKS. AND THERE'S, UH, AND THERE'S SOME, UH, UH, EFFORTS INCLUDING RIGHT AROUND HERE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, BUILD DATA CENTER. SO JUST BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. AND TO MY LEFT CITY STAFF, Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? NO, MA'AM. ALBERT? NO, MA'AM. COUNCILMAN SMITH? YEAH, TO PAT'S POINT, UM, I'M GONNA TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND ISSUE A CHALLENGE TO OUR COUNCIL. UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE US [00:50:01] PUT SOMETHING FORMALLY OUT THERE, UM, A MORATORIUM OF SOME SORT, UM, UNTIL FURTHER STUDIES CAN BE, UH, COMPLETED TO SHOW THAT IT'S IT THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DATA CENTERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND OR ADJACENT. I KNOW WE CAN'T USE DETJ MUCH IN THE LANGUAGE ANYMORE, BUT IF THERE'S A WAY TO SHOW THAT IT WOULD BE A STRAIN ON, ON OUR RESIDENTS, ON OUR GRID, UM, EVEN IF IT'S ADJACENT TO THE CITY LIMITS, UM, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO FORMALLY PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE, UM, IF, UH, AT LEAST FOR DISCUSSION, BECAUSE AS TO PAT'S POINTS, UM, I DON'T SEE THE BENEFIT MUCH AT ALL OTHER THAN AN ALLEGED PROPERTY TAX BASE THAT OUR COUNTY HAS SHOWN TO LOVE ISSUING ABATEMENTS TO, UM, FOR 10 YEARS, FOR SEVEN YEARS, WHATEVER IT IS. UH, BUT THEN YOU GO LOOK AT THE MIDWEST AND THE DATA CENTERS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR VACATING THAT LARGE STRUCTURE BEFORE THE ABATEMENT EXPIRES AND THEY JUST GO TO THE NEXT WHOLE HOMETOWN 30 MINUTES AWAY. UM, WE DESERVE BETTER AND OUR RESIDENTS DO AS WELL. SO IF WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME FORESIGHT INTO IT, I WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE THAT CHALLENGE TO US TO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE FORMALLY. COULD I JUST ADD A QUICK NOTE? I, LAST MONTH I DID A PRESENTATION AT UT ON DATA CENTERS AND MUNICIPAL RESPONSES TO 'EM. WE CAN'T DELIBERATE 'EM NOW, BUT IF WE HAVE A WORK SESSION, MAYBE WE CAN BRING THAT UP AS A TOPIC. THERE'S SOME STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THAT. MM-HMM . OKAY. COUNCILOR ATKINS. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING A QUESTION. OKAY. VERY GOOD ASPECTS OF IT. UH, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO, UH, PERSONALLY THINK ALL ALL OF OUR STAFF, UM, WE'VE REALLY, UH, BEEN TASKING THEM WITH A, A LOT OF THINGS FROM SPEEDERS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, ENFORCEMENT ENFORCING, UH, ONE WAY STREETS TO POTHOLES. UM, AND EVERY REQUEST HAS JUST BEEN ANSWERED FLAWLESSLY. AND, UH, I JUST, I CAN'T, UH, SPEAK, UH, HIGH ENOUGH ABOUT OUR TEAM HERE FOR THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE AND THE SERVICES THAT, UM, ALL OF YOU DO, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, UH, AS WELL. UH, FEEL FREE TO COME BACK ANYTIME. AND, UH, WITH THAT WE'LL ADJOURN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.