Feb 23, 2021 City Council

[1. Call to order]

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OK, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE I GUESS IT'S A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT WE HAD TO CANCEL LAST WEEK'S COUNCIL MEETING.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE ON COUNCIL FOR REARRANGING THEIR SCHEDULES AND THE STAFF SO THAT WE COULD GO AHEAD AND GET THE CITY BUSINESS DONE TONIGHT AND THEN WE'LL BE MEETING AGAIN NEXT WEEK. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LEAD WITH THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE.

IS PASTOR REED HERE? OH, HE'S NOT HERE.

OK, WHO WANTS TO PRAY, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN, SO PLEASE JOIN US AND THEN WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE. I'M GOING TO BEND OVER IN THIS MIC. THIS IS KIND OF AWKWARD.

ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL PRAY WITH ME.

DEAR LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GRACIOUS BLESSINGS.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A HECK OF A WEEK, LORD, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR HAND UPON THE CITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF CITY STAFF AND ALL THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO WHO REALLY PUT IN INCREDIBLE EFFORT AND OURS AND, YOU KNOW, BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, GETTING OUR WATER RUNNING AND TRYING TO MITIGATE OUR CITIZENS FROM ALL THE ALL THE PAIN THAT LAST WEEK CAUSED. WE PRAY FOR ALL THE FAMILIES THAT ARE SUFFERING LOSS, BOTH OF LIFE AND HEALTH AND PROPERTY.

PRAY THAT FOR SWIFT HEALING AND AND COMFORT, LORD, AS WE NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGES.

THANK YOU FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN ON THIS DAIS.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR ALL OF YOUR BLESSINGS AND FOR YOUR SON IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE TONIGHT FROM THE CHAMBER, BUT WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE SOUTHLAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

[4. Southlake Historical Society Updates by Connie Cooley]

HI, CONNIE. GOOD EVENING.

I'M CONNIE COOLEY, PRESIDENT OF SOUTHLAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND OUR SOCIETY HISTORIAN ANITA ROBESON JOINS ME TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR PLACING THE SOCIETY'S BOB AND ALMEADY CHISUM JONES EXHIBIT ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE BOB JONES NATURE CENTER.

PART OF THE EXHIBIT HUNG, IF YOU REMEMBER, IN TOWN HALL OVER THE SUMMER AND IN SEPTEMBER AT THE REQUEST OF WHITE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

THE 13 PANEL EXHIBIT WAS ON PUBLIC DISPLAY THROUGH THE FALL AND NOW IT HANGS IN THE NATURE CENTER. IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT A CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS WHEN THEIR HISTORY IS EMBRACED. THE BOB AND ALMEADY CHISUM JONES STORY IS A CLASSIC TALE OF A PROMINENT LOCAL FAMILY. BUT OF COURSE IT IS DISTINCTIVE SINCE BOTH BOB AND ALMEADY WERE BORN INTO SLAVERY . OVER THEIR LONG LIVES BOB AND ALMEADY WITNESSED JUNETEENTH, FRONTIER LAWLESSNESS, INDIAN RAIDS, CATTLE DRIVES, CATTLE BARONS, RECONSTRUCTION, JIM CROW AND EARLY CIVIL RIGHTS.

DESPITE POTENTIAL DANGER, THIS FAMILY, OUR NEIGHBORS, EXHIBITED DIGNITY AND STRENGTH.

IN 1868, BOB BEGAN ACCUMULATING LAND IN THE CROSS TIMBERS PAID FOR WITH MONEY EARNED, DRIVING TEXAS LONGHORNS NORTH TO RAILHEADS IN KANSAS.

HE WENT ON TO BECOME AN AREA ECONOMIC ENGINE, EMPLOYING TENANT FARMERS AND HELPING THEM SUCCEED.

IN 1875 HE MARRIED ALMEADY CHISUM, WHO GREW UP AT THE JOHN SIMPSON CHISUM RANCH NEAR BOLIVAR IN DENTON COUNTY.

SHE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE FAMOUS CATTLE BARON WAS HER FATHER.

NEITHER BOB NOR ALMEADY ATTENDED SCHOOL, BUT THEY COULD READ AND WRITE.

THEY MADE SURE THEIR 10 CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM THE EIGHTH GRADE.

THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WENT MUCH FARTHER.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY, TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, KANSAS STATE, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, TEXAS

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IN THE 1940S, MUCH OF THE LAND BOB HAD OWN FREE AND CLEAR WAS UNDER LAKE GRAPEVINE.

IN 1948, HIS TWO YOUNGEST SONS OPENED A LIVESTOCK SALE BARN ON HIGHWAY 114 AT WHITE CHAPEL. THEIR WIVES OPERATED A CAFE THAT HISTORIANS BELIEVE WAS THE FIRST INTEGRATED CAFE IN TEXAS. EACH SUMMER, THE FAMILY HOSTED A POPULAR COMMUNITY PICNIC WITH BARBECUE, CARNIVAL RIDES AND MUSIC.

OUR EXHIBIT ADDS DEPTH AND CONTEXT TO STORIES WRITTEN OVER THE YEARS.

WE'VE INCORPORATED FAMILY REMEMBRANCES, ARTICLES FROM OBSCURE NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES AND DUSTY PUBLIC RECORDS, GENEALOGY FROM THE WHITE SIDE OF BOB'S FAMILY AND STORIES FROM SOUTHLAKE NEIGHBORS. FOR INSTANCE, MARILYN AND HER SON, MICHAEL TUCKER, WHO DONATED, SOLD THEIR HOUSE AND THE PROPERTY TO THE CITY.

LONGTIME RESIDENT LYNN BURGESS AND OTHERS.

THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THIS FAMILY'S FASCINATING STORY.

SO WE ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO VISIT THE NATURE CENTER TO SEE THE EXHIBIT.

AND WE WANT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO KNOW ABOUT AN UPCOMING NATURE CENTER OPEN HOUSE FROM NINE TO THREE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH.

SOCIETY MEMBERS WILL BE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXHIBIT.

AND OF COURSE, CITY STAFF WILL HAVE LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE CENTER AND THEIR UPCOMING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.

AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JONES FAMILY, SEE THE EXHIBIT ONLINE.

PLEASE MAKE NOTE TO VISIT SOUTHLAKEHISTORY.ORG OR VISIT US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

ALISON, I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO ANNOUNCE CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE THIS YEAR AND IT'S GOING TO BE A WEEKLONG VIRTUAL EVENT.

BUT WE HAVE THE VIDEO FROM THE DISPLAY WHEN IT WAS HERE IN TOWN HALL I BELIEVE.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE LOVELY AS PART OF CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE GOING FORWARD THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THAT DISPLAY OF OUR HISTORY AND EVEN HOPEFULLY YEAR 2022 WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN AT THE MARK I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY TO TRANSPORT THAT OUT THERE SO THAT ALL OF THE CITIZENS THAT COME TO CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. WE COULD PROBABLY HAVE IT SET UP INSIDE THE MARK SO THAT PEOPLE COULD SEE THAT. I JUST THINK WE CAN'T GET OUR HISTORY IN FRONT OF ENOUGH PEOPLE.

SO EVERY SINGLE OPPORTUNITY THAT'S OUT THERE.

BUT ALISON WILL THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT VIDEO IS INCORPORATED INTO ALL THE ADVERTISING THAT WE'RE DOING FOR CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE, WHICH IS COMING UP IN MARCH, MARCH 21ST THROUGH THE 22ND.

SO YEAH. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY TO.

YEAH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL. THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS.

THAT'S GREAT. OK, NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK.

[5. Recognize Employee Appreciation Week]

OH, MY GOSH.

OK, AND ALISON, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HANDLE THAT.

I JUST.

YOU. OH, WAIT FOR THE PRESENTATION TO OPEN UP.

EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.

PERFECT. THANKS PILAR. YES, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK IS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION FOR THE CITY AND WE HAD IT PROGRAMED FOR LAST WEEK. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO EXTEND OUR CELEBRATION INTO THIS WEEK SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE HONORED IN THE WAY THAT WE INTENDED AND WITHOUT THE OVERLAP OF DEALING WITH THE WINTER WEATHER THAT OCCURRED.

OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK EVERY YEAR IS WHEN WE TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND HIGHLIGHT OUR EMPLOYEES, WHO ONE HAVE ACHIEVED 10 YEAR MILESTONES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND ALSO TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES WHO'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR. OF COURSE, WE HAD TO DO THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

SO WE INSTEAD OF HAVING A LOT OF IN-PERSON EVENTS LIKE WE NORMALLY DO IN A TRADITIONAL AWARDS CEREMONY, WE CELEBRATED AND WE'LL BE CELEBRATING WITH RECIPIENTS VIRTUALLY.

WE'VE IMPLEMENTED CONGRATULATORY VIDEO SIGNAGE IN OUR CITY FACILITIES, RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND YOU'VE PROBABLY ALSO SEEN HONOREE NAMES ON FLAG POLE BANNERS THROUGHOUT TOWN SQUARE.

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THERE'S 18 EMPLOYEES ON THIS LIST.

THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS OUR 10 YEAR AND 15 YEAR RECIPIENTS, WE HAVE FOUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BEING WHO ARE CELEBRATING THEIR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY, AND THEN WE HAVE 9 EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED THEIR 15 YEAR MILESTONE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

WE ARE SO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE NINE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SERVED THE CITY FOR 20 YEARS, THAT'S TWO DECADES OF SERVICE FOR SOUTHLAKE AND THEN ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT VICKIE DEWEES AND PUBLIC WORKS CREW LEADER TERRY HOLLOWAY BOTH REACHED THEIR 25TH 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY LAST YEAR.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE RENNI BURT, WHICH EVERYONE KNOWS WELL, CELEBRATING HER 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

THOSE ARE VERY PROUD ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

I HOPE THEY'RE PROUD OF THOSE SERVICE.

SO DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF EVERYTHING WE DO, WE TALK ABOUT IT OFTEN.

IT'S A FOCUS OF EVERY DEPARTMENT AND EVERY LEADER IN THE CITY.

AND EACH YEAR WE RECOGNIZE A TEAM MEMBER OR MEMBERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE BY AWARDING THEM WITH THE KRISTIN PITZINGER CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD.

AND FOR THIS AWARD, WE ASK FOR NOMINATIONS FROM EMPLOYEES.

AND THEN THE FINAL SELECTION IS MADE BY CITY MANAGER YELVERTON AND ME.

THIS YEAR, WE DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED TO AWARD BOTH AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD AND THE INTERNAL AWARD WAS DIANE LOW WAS SELECTED FOR OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERNAL AWARD.

DIANE WORKS IN THE PARKS DIVISION AS AN OFFICE ASSISTANT AND HER LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE IS UNSURPASSED.

HER NOMINATION WRITES SHE IS CONTINUOUSLY WORK.

SHE CONTINUOUSLY WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS RUNNING AS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO HER TEAM, WHETHER IT'S MAKING SURE THE PROPER PURCHASING PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED, BALANCING AND TRACKING MONTHLY EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES, OR MAKING SURE VENDOR INVOICES ARE PAID PROMPTLY, KEEPING THE TEAM UP TO DATE ON HOW TO USE NEW PROGRAMS. DIANE SERVES THE TEAM ABOVE ALL, AND I WILL SAY JUST EVEN OUTSIDE OF HER OWN TEAM.

WHENEVER ANYBODY NEEDS ANYTHING QUICKLY FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, THEY KNOW IF THEY CALL DIANE, SHE CAN BE THE ONE TO FACILITATE GETTING THAT INFORMATION.

FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC NIC MILES WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR SERVING OUR EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS THIS YEAR.

THERE WERE SEVERAL GREAT EXAMPLES OF NIC'S DEDICATION TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT ONE THAT WE PROVIDED REALLY STANDS OUT AS A YOUNG MAN A FIREFIGHTER MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HIS LIFE, AND NIC WANTS TO BE THAT SAME POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON OUR YOUTH.

HE ALWAYS CARRIES STICKERS TO PASS OUT TO THE KIDS AND GOES BEYOND GIVING A STICKER TO A KID. HE GETS DOWN ON THEIR LEVEL AND TALKS TO THEM.

IT IS TO HIM THAT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, SEE AND TALK TO SOMEONE THAT CAN BE INFLUENTIAL IN THEIR LIVES.

AND NIC DEMONSTRATES THIS EVERY DAY BY THE WAY, HE TREATS NOT JUST CUSTOMERS, BUT EVERYONE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THEM.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM FOR EXEMPLIFYING WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS FOR THE CITY.

MOVING ON TO OUR VALUES AWARD, OUR CITY VALUES ARE AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY, SO WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE WORK IS NOTABLE FOR ITS CONFORMANCE WITH OUR CITY VALUES.

AND EMPLOYEES ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR COWORKERS FOR THIS AWARD.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THESE.

AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER SLIDES THAT ALSO DEMONSTRATE SOME VALUES AWARDS WINNERS. ON THIS SIDE, YOU'LL SEE DEPUTY CITY ENGINEER KEVIN FERRER IS THE RECIPIENT OF OUR INTEGRITY AWARD.

AND OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE ENGINEERING DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS HAS EXPERIENCED HIGH EMPLOYEE TURNOVER.

AND KEVIN WAS NOMINATED BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY SEEN TO RISE TO THE OCCASION WITH A LEVEL OF DILIGENCE AND QUALITY THAT IS SECOND TO NONE.

HE MAINTAINED A CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, OVERCAME STAFFING SHORTAGES AND BALANCED A TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING AND DIVERSE PROJECT LOAD WITH EASE AND GRACE.

SO WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR THAT.

BANQUET SPECIALIST CRYSTAL MADDALENA IS THE RECIPIENT OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY AWARD.

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EVEN DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME, SHE DIDN'T WANT THE CLIENT TO BE NERVOUS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE ON THEIR PLATE, AND SHE REALLY STEPPED UP AND OWNED EACH EVENT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FLAWLESS. WE RECEIVED NUMEROUS KUDOS FROM CUSTOMERS WHO WORKED WITH CRYSTAL OVER THE LAST YEAR, SO HER HER BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS WAS REALLY KEY.

POLICE OFFICER RODERICK PAGE IS ONE OF OUR FRONT DESK OFFICERS AT CU AND HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE EXCELLENCE AWARD.

OFFICER PAGE IS JUST ONE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED AND HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLIMENTS FROM BOTH PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO HELP A STRANDED MOTORISTS CHANGE A TIRE ON 114, ASSIST A FELLOW OFFICER, OR JUST BEING A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE TEAM.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE RECORDS MANAGER MICHELLE DEVOSS FOR WHO WAS SELECTED FOR THE TEAMWORK AWARD.

MICHELLE IS ONE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES.

YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPECT TO JUMP RIGHT IN AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP ON ANY PROJECT OR TASK AND BEYOND. JUST HELPING YOU CAN SEE THROUGH HER WORK THAT SHE REALLY CARES ABOUT OUR PEOPLE, OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY ITSELF.

HER POSITIVITY IS INFECTIOUS AND SHE IS AN ASSET TO ANY TEAM SHE IS ON.

SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK THESE FOUR EMPLOYEES FOR EXHIBITING OUR CITY VALUES OF INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TEAMWORK.

AND OUR LAST VALUE AWARD FOR THE SPECIFIC VALUES IS FOR INNOVATION, AND WE'VE CHOSEN TO RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR A TEAM FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO OUR PROPERTY NOTIFICATION PROCESS. YOU CAN SEE THE TEAM MEMBERS ON THIS SLIDE.

YOU REMEMBER A PRESENTATION RECENTLY FROM JARED POTTS ABOUT THE RESULTS OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY DID. BUT THIS TEAM REINVENTED THE WAY PROPERTY NOTIFICATIONS ARE MADE TO RESIDENTS. THEIR WORK HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT COST AND TIME SAVINGS AND IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY TO OUR RESIDENTS PROVIDES THE PROPERTY OWNER DIRECT ACCESS TO MUCH MORE AND EASIER TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION REGARDING UPCOMING CASES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM FOR TAKING ON SUCH A BIG PROJECT THAT REALLY MADE THINGS A LOT EASIER FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE THE SPIRIT OF SOUTHLAKE AWARD.

THIS IS OUR LAST VALUES AWARD.

THIS AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO EXEMPLIFY ALL OF THE CITY'S VALUES WHEN WE WERE CONSIDERING WHO TO AWARD THE SPIRIT OF SOUTHLAKE AWARDS TO FOR 2020, IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. YOU KNOW, 2020 WAS A YEAR OF FIRSTS.

OUR TEAMS RESPONDED AND WORKED THROUGH THAT VERY DIFFICULT YEAR.

AND WE JUST CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SELECT ONE EMPLOYEE WHO EXHIBITED ALL OF THE VALUES BECAUSE THE ENTIRE TEAM, SOUTHLAKE, REALLY STEPPED UP AND SERVED THE COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION IN THE LAST YEAR.

SO INSTEAD OF GIVING THE AWARD TO AN INDIVIDUAL, WE'VE MADE THE DECISION TO AWARD THE ENTIRE TEAM. AND EVERYONE ON TEAM SOUTHLAKE DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2020.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THIS AWARD.

VERY NICE. SO. AND OUR LAST BATCH OF AWARDS ARE OUR DIRECTOR AWARDS.

DIRECTOR AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE.

AND AS I GO THROUGH THESE AWARDS, I'LL READ SOME OF THE PIECES OF THE NOMINATIONS THAT OR THE AWARD NOMINATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY THE DIRECTORS WHENEVER THEY SELECTED THEIR AWARD WINNER. SO FOR THE TOWN HALL ADMINISTRATION GROUP, HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST DYLAN WELCH WAS SELECTED IN THE LAST YEAR.

DYLAN REALLY TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO FIND NEW WAYS TO DELIVER SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES.

MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, HE TAUGHT HIMSELF HOW TO CREATE ONLINE FORMS USING WORKFLOW IN AN EXISTING SOFTWARE CALLED LASERFICHE.

THIS AUTOMATED A LOT OF THE MANUAL PROCESSES WE WERE HAVING TO DO.

SO IT REALLY HAD A BIG IMPACT INTERNALLY.

AND AS A RESULT, NEARLY ALL H.R.

FORMS ARE NOW ELECTRONIC AND ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO EMPLOYEES.

THIS IS STREAMLINED.

SO MANY THINGS IN THE CITY.

DYLAN IS A HERO TO MANY OF US.

SO THANK YOU, DYLAN.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR CHRIS TRIBBLE SELECTED RYAN MCGRAIL AS THE RECIPIENT OF HIS DIRECTOR'S AWARD. RYAN IS THE RECREATION MANAGER AT CHAMPIONS CLUB.

HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO MEETING EXPECTATIONS AND MAKING SURE THE JOB IS DONE CORRECTLY. HE HAS THE ABILITY AND THE MENTAL STAMINA TO BE ABLE TO SEE TO IT THAT EVERYTHING GETS TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES HIM EXTRAORDINARY.

HE HAS WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD OVER THE YEARS AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS DEDICATION TO HIS TEAM, THE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CUSTOMERS.

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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SHARON JACKSON SELECTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN ANTHONY DUDLEY AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR'S AWARD.

ANTHONY WAS SELECTED BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE CITY'S VALUES COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND A STRONG TEAM MEMBER.

ANTHONY TAKES TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, HIS CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCE AND WHAT THEY NEED, AND TAKES TIME TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT IS GOING ON.

HE HAS A PASSION FOR SERVING HIS CUSTOMERS AND IT SHINES THROUGH HIS WORK.

I THINK ANYBODY THAT HAS WORKED WITH ANTHONY CAN DEFINITELY ATTEST TO THAT.

HE IS A WELCOME SIGHT WHENEVER WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS. MOVING ON TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE CHIEF MIKE STARR SELECTED FIRE LIEUTENANT BRYAN THOMAS AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR'S AWARD.

LIEUTENANT THOMAS WAS SELECTED FOR THIS AWARD BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW AN OFFICER SHOULD BEHAVE.

HE LEADS BY EXAMPLE, BUT MORE THAN THAT, HE IS A MENTOR.

HE TAKES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MAKING SURE THE DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE LEADERS ARE PREPARED TO LEAD. HE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN ANY LEADER, AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM ON THE TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS, BRYAN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.

AND THEN CODE ENFORCEMENT JULIA.

CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER JULIA LYON WAS SELECTED BY KEN BAKER, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICE SERVICES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.

HE NOTED THAT JULIA REALLY STOOD OUT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE WAY IN WHICH SHE EMBRACED THE ROLE OF A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

NOT ALWAYS EASY, RIGHT? NEWLY PROMOTED, SHE TOOK ON THIS ROLE WITH VIGOR AND ENTHUSIASM.

SHE TOOK THE TEAM TO LEARN, TOOK THE TIME TO LEARN THE ROLE, UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES, AND WORKED HARD TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION WITH HER CUSTOMERS.

SHE JUMPS IN AND HELPS WHEREVER NEEDED AND REPRESENTS THE CITY WELL IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. CHIEF BRANDON SELECTED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR'S AWARD POLICE CORPORAL JOSHUA ELLIS, AND HE NOTED CORPORAL ELLIS WAS SELECTED FOR MANY REASONS, BUT MOST NOTABLY, HE SERVED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROLES AND ONE OF THEM IS ON THE HIRING BOARD.

HE TAKES PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE HIRING THE VERY BEST NEW OFFICERS.

HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL SWAT TEAM AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING THE TEAM RECEIVING HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THE TEAM IS APPROPRIATELY EQUIPPED. JOSH REPRESENTS THE BEST OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ALEX STROUD, WHO WAS SELECTED BY ROB COHEN TO RECEIVE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR'S AWARD.

AND HE WRITES, ALEX WAS SELECTED FOR THIS AWARD FOR MANY REASONS.

BUT ONE REASON IS FOR THE WAY IN WHICH HE HANDLES PROJECTS.

ALEX TRULY TAKES OWNERSHIP OF PROJECTS HE'S BEEN ASSIGNED AND HE FOCUSES ON ALWAYS DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE CUSTOMER.

HE IS DEDICATED AND BRINGS A STRONG SENSE OF LEADERSHIP, KNOWLEDGE AND EXCELLENCE TO THE TEAM. AND THEN FINALLY, THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR INDIVIDUAL AWARD RECOGNITION.

BUT WE ALWAYS TRY TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE FUN.

AND OF COURSE, THIS YEAR WE HAD TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT APPROACH.

BUT WE INVITED EMPLOYEES TO EMBARK UPON A VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT THIS YEAR WITH MISSIONS FOR THE TEAMS TO COMPETE AND ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE JUST A FEW OF THE SUBMISSIONS WHICH WERE ALL FOCUSED ON BUILDING A STRONGER TEAM AND CENTERED AROUND OUR VALUES.

THAT'S FUNNY. SO THESE AWARD RECIPIENTS DEMONSTRATE ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THE GOOD WORK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES DO EACH AND EVERY DAY.

WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THEM AND KNOW THAT IT IS TRULY THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE CITY. THEY WORK HARD EVERY DAY.

THERE'S TRULY NO PLACE LIKE SOUTHLAKE, AND WE CONGRATULATE THEM AND HONOR THEM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH THAT.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

GREAT, THANK YOU. VERY NICE PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT BEFORE I START WITH THESE SILLY WHEREAS WHO AS IS AS I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES AND WHAT BETTER WEEK OR FOLLOWING WEEK TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT THEM.

SO WHO WANTS TO.

I'LL JUST I'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR AND LET YOU GUYS SPEAK.

WHAT'S ON YOUR HEART.

MAYOR, I'LL KICK IT OFF.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS BECAUSE, I MEAN, THE ONLY WORD THAT REALLY WILL CAPTURE WHAT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES DID THIS WEEK IS JUST, WOW, IT'S REMARKABLE TO TAKE ON THE KIND OF CHALLENGE OUR CITY HAD IN SO MANY DIFFERENT CAPACITIES THAT WE'RE OUT OF OUR CONTROL WAS OUT OF THEIR CONTROL, BUT THEN JUST REACTED SO WELL.

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EVERYBODY WAS JUST ON BOARD DOING WHAT THEY COULD TO GET THINGS AND HELP MAKE THINGS BETTER. I SAW YOU KNOW, I SAW DIRECTORS OUT HANDING OUT WATER, DR.

BAKER, I SAW DOING THAT.

I SAW CHRIS TRIBBLE AT THE WARMING CENTER HAULING CASE AFTER CASE OF BOTTLED WATER OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GET WATER TO PEOPLE.

I SAW EMPLOYEES EVERYWHERE STEPPING UP.

WE SAW VIDEOS THAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS DID WHERE WE SAW FOLKS THAT, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ALL THE GREAT STORIES HERE, BUT CLIMBING UP TO THE TOP OF A WATER TOWER IN A DRIVING SNOW WITH ICE COVERED STEPS, THAT'S JUST DANGEROUS.

THAT'S THAT'S REAL TIME COMMITMENT TO DO THAT, TO SEE PHYSICALLY HOW MUCH WATER WE HAD IN TANKS SO THAT WE CAN. SO I WON'T GO ON AND ON.

BUT TO ME, IT'S A HEARTFELT THANK YOU, NOT ONLY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT JUST AS A RESIDENT. I NEVER HAD A DOUBT.

I NEVER HAD A DOUBT THAT THE UPDATES WE WERE GETTING FROM FROM OUR DIRECTORS AND SHANA THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE OK.

AND AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT'S A GREAT FEELING.

SO JUST HEARTFELT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JUST JUMP IN WHOEVER WANTS TO JUMP, I GUESS I'LL GO IF THAT'S OK.

YES. WELL, I GUESS TWO THINGS, REALLY.

ONE IS WHEN YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THE AWARDS AND I SAW [INAUDIBLE], IT MADE ME THINK OF LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

HE WAS REALLY THE FIRST CITY EMPLOYEE THAT I HAD QUITE A BIT OF INTERACTION WITH.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE IS A GREAT PERSON.

HE WAS VERY HELPFUL, WENT OUT OF HIS WAY AND, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM ADAM.

AND I CAN TELL, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY WHAT A GREAT PERSON HE IS, BUT NOW THAT I AM WHERE I AM, HOW HE DOES, HE IS ONE OF THE MANY FANTASTIC EMPLOYEES THAT EXEMPLIFIES OUR CITY.

AND THEN MOVING FORWARD TO THIS PAST WEEK, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVEN'T SAT HERE AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN A PART OF THIS, YOU DON'T KNOW.

AND AND TO WHAT COUNCILMAN WILLIAMSON JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, JUST KNOWING HOW HARD EVERYBODY WORKED, THE UPDATES WE WOULD GET FROM OUR CITY MANAGER AND THE TEAM AND THE STAFF, IT IT WAS IT WAS INCREDIBLE HOW EVERYBODY CAME TOGETHER.

AND THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE SOUTHLAKE.

I'M SO PROUD TO REPRESENT SOUTHLAKE AND TO LIVE HERE.

AND WE MADE IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS HARD TO WATCH SOME OF THOSE VIDEOS OF WATER POURING THROUGH PEOPLE'S HOMES. IT WAS DIFFICULT.

AND WE'VE EXPERIENCED SEVERE WATER DAMAGE.

AND SO WHEN YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THAT, THAT'S REALLY TOUGH.

BUT BUT I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE STEPPED UP TO HELP.

SO ANYWAY.

I'LL ECHO WHAT RANDY AND KATHY JUST SAID, AND, YOU KNOW, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, HAVING TO MEET WITH KYLE FLANAGAN AND HEAR THAT STORY FROM HIM ABOUT WHAT HE HAD TO DO AT THE PUBLIC WORKSTATION.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE KNEW FROM OUR POSITIONS ON CITY COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST WORKING FOR US.

BUT TO SEE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL HOW MUCH THEY CARE, EVEN WHEN THEY WERE DEALING WITH THINGS AT THEIR HOMES, THEIR POWER MAY BE OUT THERE, WATER MAY BE OUT, BUT THEY ARE HERE PUSHING IT AND SPENDING THE NIGHT AT THEIR WORKPLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKEN CARE OF AND OUR CITIES, TAKING CARE OF IT.

IT REALLY HIT HOME FOR ME.

AND SO I WAS GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD THE BEST OF THE BEST AND PEOPLE WHO CARE THAT MUCH TO DO THE VERY BEST. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT FOR REALLY COMING TOGETHER AND DOING WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE IN OUR IN OUR WORST WEEK THAT I'VE SEEN IN OUR HISTORY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I ECHO ALL THOSE COMMENTS, IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE STORIES THAT HAVE YET TO COME OUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE DIRECTORS AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT PROBABLY ARE HEARING THEM, BUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE SHOWING UP AND SERVING OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE DEALING WITH THEIR OWN STUFF AT HOME, TOO, RIGHT? THEY HAD A WATER BURST OR THEY HAD A SICK KID OR WHATEVER, AND THEY STILL CAME AND THEY STILL PUT IN THE EFFORT FOR OUR FAMILIES.

I MEAN, THIS IS A JOB THAT NO ONE TREATED LIKE NO ONE TREATED DON'T TREAT IT LIKE IT.

I MEAN, PEOPLE THE DEDICATION YOU SEE OF OUR EMPLOYEES IS JUST NEXT LEVEL.

AND YOU NEVER FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST THEIR JOB.

YOU NEVER FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE PHONING IT IN OR MAIL IN IT.

AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S A DEDICATION TO A COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES.

SO, I MEAN, REALLY AMAZING WORK.

IT WAS IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT ON EVERYONE.

BUT YOU GUYS, ALL OF ALL THE CITY STAFF, I MEAN, Y'ALL JUST MADE IT INFINITELY EASIER.

AND YOU HAVE THE GRATEFULNESS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR SURE.

I ALWAYS GET IT WRONG. FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THANK YOU.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES FROM REMEMBER THE TITANS IS ATTITUDE REFLECTS LEADERSHIP.

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AND I WAS VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I WANTED THEM TO GROW UP IN A COMMUNITY THAT PRIORITIZES THE RIGHT THINGS.

AND I THINK WE SAW THAT LAST WEEK.

I REMEMBER MONDAY GETTING IN MY TRUCK AND SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO DRIVE MY QUOTE UNQUOTE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IN THE ROADS WERE A MESS.

AND JUST HAVING THIS SENSE OF PRIDE THAT KNOWING THAT THINGS LIKELY WERE NOT GOING TO GO GREAT IN OUR HOUSES AS FAR AS PIPES BURSTING, BUT THAT THE CITY WE HAD WOULD PERSEVERE.

AND THAT'S THAT'S EMBLEMATIC OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE LEADING FROM THIS ROOM AND WORKING FOR YOU ALL. ONE OF THE MY PROUDEST MOMENTS, AND IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY, CONTINUE TO 4:30 TODAY IS WALKING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING ENOUGH WALKING AS MAYOR HILL SAYS, WE'VE ALL GAINED WEIGHT.

AND PEOPLE STOPPING ME AROUND TOWN AND CONGRATULATING ME FOR THE JOB THE CITY DID.

NOW, I WAS NOT DOING MOST OF THIS WORK, AND I WANT TO PASS THAT ALONG.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE THE LEVEL OF COOPERATION, THE LEVEL OF DISCIPLINE, THE FOCUS, THE HARD WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, LET'S BE HONEST [INAUDIBLE], THAT'S WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTHLAKE. BUT IT WAS A BRUTALLY TOUGH WEEK.

I'M NOT A WORRYWART.

I WAS SO WORRIED LAST WEEK.

AND AS EMPLOYEES TO JOHN'S POINT I MEAN, YOU'RE TRYING TO DO A JOB FOR SOMEONE AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR OWN HOUSE.

AND, YOU KNOW, STUFF HAD TO BE HAPPENING AT THEIR HOUSE, TOO.

AND THEY'RE COMING HERE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. IF NOTHING ELSE, IT HELPED MAKE THE POINT TO MY KIDS THAT THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN SOUTHLAKE ONE DAY BECAUSE IF STUFF HAPPENS, GOT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING THE RIGHT TEAM.

YEAH, REALLY, I CAN'T I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.

I'M GOING TO START CRYING. BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS THAT GREAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT BEING PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING.

IT'S BEING PREPARED TO REACT WHEN VERY BAD THINGS HAPPEN.

AND I HAVE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN THIS CITY, EVERYONE FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE WERE PUTTING OUT CONSTANTLY.

AND THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE FROM COUNCIL, FROM RESIDENTS TO PUT OUT INFORMATION FASTER BEFORE WE HAD ALL THE FACTS, BEFORE WE KNEW THAT WE SHOULD BE SAYING CERTAIN THINGS AND WE HELD THE LINE.

WE PUT OUT FACTUAL INFORMATION.

WE GAVE OUR CITIZENS WHAT THEY NEEDED TO KNOW.

WE DID NOT GIVE THEM FALSE PROMISE, BUT WE TOLD THEM THAT THINGS WOULD BE OK BECAUSE WE HAD ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN POSITION TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THINGS STARTED TO TURN AROUND, WE WOULD BE RIGHT THERE.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE WOULD BE THERE TO HELP EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY CITIZEN THAT WAS SCARED, THAT WAS WORRIED, THAT NEEDED HELP.

KATHY AND I DROVE AROUND AND AND SO DID MANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DELIVERED WATER TO SENIORS WHO WERE SHAKING, WHO HAD TEARS IN THEIR EYES, WHO ALL THEY COULD SAY WAS, WE LOVE THIS CITY AND THANK YOU.

YOU DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT US.

NEIGHBORS WERE HELPING NEIGHBORS.

NEIGHBORS WERE REACHING OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP MY NEIGHBOR. CAN YOU HELP? AND WE KNEW EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY DAY THAT THE STAFF WOULD HELP, THAT THE STAFF WOULD HAVE A PLAN, AND THAT THE STAFF WOULD BE NIMBLE ALL THROUGH THE WEEK.

THE ONE THING THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T SEE WAS THE STAFF WAS CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE END GAME CONSTANTLY. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK THAT TAKES.

YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE SOME PHONY BALONEY THAT ARE ON FACEBOOK TELLING YOU YOU'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH AND YOU'RE JUST CONCENTRATING ON GETTING THE JOB DONE AND DOING IT RIGHT.

AND YOU'RE TAKING ALL THAT NOISE AND PUSHING IT TO THE SIDE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE CITIZENS.

WE ALL GOT THROUGH THIS TOGETHER, BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT AND THE COUNCIL GOT THROUGH IT ON THE BACKS OF THE CITY STAFF.

NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT.

AGAIN, GREAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT BEING PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING, IS BEING PREPARED TO HANDLE THE BAD THINGS WHEN THEY HAPPEN.

AND THIS STAFF WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND, I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH OF THAT.

CANNOT EVEN SAVED A DOG.

I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, WHATEVER IT TOOK, WHATEVER IT TOOK, YOU GUYS DID IT.

SO I'M VERY, VERY PROUD.

SO INSTEAD OF READING THIS, WHERE IS OR WHAT IS? I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH 19TH 2021 IS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK, BUT REALLY AT THIS POINT, YOU NEEDED A YEAR. I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT HOW HORRIBLE 2020 WAS AND HOW HORRIBLE

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I MEAN, TODAY WE HAD ANOTHER MASK MANDATE THAT WAS EXTENDED UNTIL MAY.

IT'S CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

I SAT UP HERE ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN OUR CITY.

AND NOW WE'RE HERE TALKING ABOUT THE SUPERHERO EFFORTS OF OUR STAFF IN THE LAST 10 DAYS.

SO LAST YEAR IS FOR YOU, THIS YEAR IS FOR YOU AND ALL OF US ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT IS A STAFF MEMBER TO COME FORWARD. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU AND YOUR WHO AS WHEREAS IS AS.

I'M FEELING LIKE A SOCIAL MEDIA.

OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU, DIRECTOR COHAN, WERE YOU IN THE PICTURE? OK, I WAS GOING TO CALL EVERYBODY BACK IF YOU MISSED THAT.

YOU OF ALL PEOPLE, MR. TRIPLE SHIFT OVER THERE.

OH, YES.

GO AHEAD.

OH, WE WERE STUCK OUT OF TOWN FOR FOUR EXTRA DAYS BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FLY BACK.

AND WE STILL KNEW EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WERE COMMUNICATING SO WELL, EVEN THOUGH WE COULDN'T BE HERE. IT MADE US FEEL BETTER.

I JUST REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WERE COMMUNICATING WELL, THOROUGHLY.

AND IT JUST GAVE US THE ABILITY TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T HERE.

AND KIND OF FEEL HELPLESS.

AT LEAST HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING ON AS CITIZEN.

WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WERE VERY COMMUNICATIVE AND DID A GREAT JOB.

GREAT STAFF, DID A GREAT JOB.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'RE INVITED BACK NEXT WEEK.

SO YOU CAN COME BACK ANY TIME.

BUT THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S WHEN WE HEAR FROM THE CITIZENS.

THEN WE KNOW I MEAN, WE KNOW OUR STAFF IS DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB, BUT IT MEANS THE WORLD TO THEM TO HEAR IT FROM FOLKS LIKE YOU.

OH, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT DOWN THE ROAD.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AND I KNOW THEY'RE THEY SOMEBODY DID A FUNDRAISER ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'M SORRY. NICKI STOVALL STARTED IT AND THEY WANTED TO RAISE LIKE 2500 DOLLARS FOR ALL OF

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AND THEN THEY RAISED IT TO LIKE 4000.

THEN THEY RAISED IT TO LIKE 5000.

I THINK IT'S WELL OVER SIX OR SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS NOW.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME CATERED LUNCHES AND CELEBRATE ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT THAT WORKED SO HARD OVER THE LAST WEEK.

SO, YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OK, NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE'LL DISCUSS THE ITEMS ON CONSENT.

[6. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session.]

ITEM B, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF CISCO SMART NET FROM PRESIDIO IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

ITEM C APPROVING RESOLUTION 21-007, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2019 SWAT EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENT. AND THAT'S UNDER THE 2019 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT.

ITEM 4D APPROVING ZA21-0001 PLAT REVISION FOR LOT 9R, AND THAT'S IN THE LAKEWOOD RIDGE ADDITION.

ITEM E APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1161A ALSO KNOWN AS CP2 0-0002 THE FIRST READING ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE EXISTING SOUTHLAKE 2035 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN.

AND THAT'S PART OF OUR 2035 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ITEM F IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-777 ALSO KNOWN AS ZA 20-0068 FIRST READING, ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 1029 SHADY OAKS DRIVE.

ITEM G IS TABLING ORDINANCE 480-740 KNOWN AS ZA18-006.

THE FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE IN CONCEPT PLAN FOR CREEKSIDE POINT.

AND I THOUGHT, WAS THERE ANOTHER ITEM THAT 4G HAS REQUESTED THAT ONE IS BEING TABLE UNTIL MARCH THE 2ND.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER FOR CONSENT TONIGHT? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE CONSIDER MOVING FROM OUR REGULAR AGENDA TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVING THIS ITEM.

IT'S ITEM 7A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-778.

CASE NUMBER ZA20-0070 FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 1395 EAST DOVE ROAD INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

AND DIRECTOR BAKER, I THINK HAS A FEW COMMENTS REGARDING THAT.

IT'S AGAIN ON FIRST READING.

DIRECTOR BAKER, COULD YOU MAYBE GIVE US A SUMMARIZED VERSION OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE? THE APPLICANT DID RESPOND TO ALL THE P&Z'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

THEY REMOVED THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE SIDEWALK.

THEY DID REVISE THEIR CONCEPT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FENCING COMMENTS AND THE GATE LOCATION TO ALLOW VEHICLES TO COME OFF DOVE AND TURN AROUND OR GET OFF DOVE SAFELY.

AND THEY DID PROVIDE A A CONCEPT FOR THEIR DRIVE APPROACH.

THIS IS ALSO A PROPERTY THAT IS AN EXISTING TRACK, IT'S UNDER ONE ACRE IN SIZE, IT IS IN LOW DENSITY LAND USE PLAN CATEGORY, AND WE DON'T GO THROUGH LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST SPOT DESIGNATE A MEDIUM DENSITY THAT COULD CREATE POSSIBLY OTHER ISSUES DOWN THE LINE.

AND SO WHEN COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THIS, THERE'S A FINDING STATING THAT BECAUSE THERE'S NO FURTHER SUBDIVISION, YOU HAVE ONE HOME TODAY, A NEW HOME WILL BE BUILT.

NO HOMES ARE ADDED.

THAT THERE'S A FINDING, COUNCIL MAKES A FINDING THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LOW DENSITY LAND USE CATEGORY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO CONSIDER? OKEY DOKEY. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

[1. Call to order]

AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT OUR FIRST BUSINESS IS WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE

[2.A. Executive Session]

AND WE WILL BE BACK OUT AT 7.

7 OR 7:15. LET'S SAY, 7:10.

THANK YOU. JUST IN CASE.

OK, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING BACK TO ORDER, IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. OK.

OK, FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT.

[3. REPORTS]

NOT THAT I EVER DO THAT, PUT ON MY TRIFOCALS.

SO TOMORROW NIGHT IS A VERY EXCITING NIGHT.

WE HAVE DRAGONS LIGHT THE NIGHT, WHICH IS A HUGE PTO FUNDRAISER PUT ON BY VOLUNTEERS WHO

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THE ENTIRE RUSTON PARK IN FRONT OF TOWN SQUARE IS GOING TO COME ALIVE.

THEY'VE SOLD OVER 2000 PAPER LANTERNS AND THIS WILL BE A LIVE EVENT.

SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH IT ON FACEBOOK, YOU CAN WATCH IT ONLINE.

YOU CAN ALSO COME UP TO TOWN SQUARE AND DRIVE THROUGH.

IT STARTS TOMORROW AT SIX O'CLOCK.

I REALLY GEARED TOWARD THE CHILDREN, BUT ALSO TO OUR PARENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER AND SHARE SOMETHING VERY EXCITING WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE THE FRONT OF TOWN HALL LIT UP TO.

SO FROM THE GAZEBO ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF TOWN HALL IS GOING TO BE ALL LIT IN PAPER LANTERNS. MANY COMPANIES BOUGHT THE LANTERNS, SO THEY'LL BE DISPLAYING THEIR LOGOS, MANY FAMILIES, MANY GROUPS, THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND BRING A NIGHT OF WONDERMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. SO WE HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL EITHER BE ABLE TO GET ONLINE OR DRIVE THROUGH AND EXPERIENCE DRAGONS LIGHT THE NIGHT.

AND THAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT AGAIN AT SIX O'CLOCK.

AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FACEBOOK PAGE.

DRAGONS LIGHT THE NIGHT OR YOU CAN GO TO DRAGONSLIGHTTHENIGHT.COM.

SO THEY ARE REALLY ORGANIZED AND THEY'VE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD.

AND I KNOW THEY'D APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ASK CHRIS TRIBBLE TO STEP FORWARD.

HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE HAD GOING ON IN THE CITY AND THAT WE HAVE PLANNED COMING UP.

THANK YOU, SHANA. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO COME FORWARD TO YOU THIS EVENING, AS SHANA MENTIONED.

TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THUS FAR IN FEBRUARY AND TH AT WE HAVE PLANNED IN MARCH.

AND SO THESE ARE OUR VARIOUS FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS AROUND TOWN.

YOU HAD A PRESENTATION EARLIER FROM SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES WHO WERE PARTNERING WITH ON THE BOB JONES NATURE CENTER OPEN HOUSE AND HEARING THE STORY OF THE BOB JONES FAMILY THAT WILL BE VIRTUALLY IT WAS VIRTUALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 20TH.

AND THEN, AS THEY MENTIONED ON MARCH 27TH, WE'LL HAVE OUR OPEN HOUSE OUT THERE.

WILL ALSO BE A SPRING VEGETABLE GARDENING OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM AS WELL LATER IN MARCH . FOR OUR YOUNGER AGES OUT AT THE NATURE CENTER, FEBRUARY AND MARCH.

WE'VE GOT OUR CROSS TIMBERS NATURE CLUB.

WE'VE ALSO GOT A CROSS TIMBERS NATURE CAMP THAT WILL BEGIN DURING SPRING BREAK.

A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON OUT THERE.

AND EVEN OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM CONTINUES.

WE DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT WE'LL BE DOING A SPRING BREAK CAMP FOR THEM AS WELL FOR OUR CROSS TIMBERS PRESCHOOLERS.

THE LIBRARY'S BEEN HOSTING SEVERAL EVENTS.

IN FEBRUARY, THEY DID A SCREENING OF BLACK MEN IN WHITE COATS LAST BEFORE LAST WEEK.

WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME LUNAR NEW YEAR PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES.

SPRING BREAK, THEY'LL HAVE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ABOUT THESE AT SOUTHLAKELIBRARY.COM, BUT THEY'LL HAVE A LOT OF TAKE HOME THINGS AND THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT THAT WEEK.

THEY'LL ALSO BE HOSTING A TOWN SQUARE ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT, WHICH SHOULD BE PRETTY COOL. THAT'LL BE ON THURSDAY, THE 18TH.

THEY ALSO OBVIOUSLY HAVE SOME BOOK CLUB READINGS AND THINGS THAT THEY'LL BE DOING IN MARCH AND APRIL. THEY'VE SELECTED FOUR DIFFERENT BOOKS THERE FOR FOLKS TO READ, AND THEY'VE ALSO GOT A SCREENING THAT THEY'LL BE DOING ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH.

THEY ALSO HAVE THE ANOTHER ACTIVITY CELEBRATING, LEARNING ABOUT HOLI, THE TRADITIONAL INDIAN FESTIVAL OF COLORS.

THEY HAVE SOME COLLEGE PREPARATION THINGS SAT AND ACT ADMISSIONS IN THE TIME OF COVID.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'LL BE DOING ON MARCH 25TH AND THEY'LL HAVE AN EASTER EGG IN THE LIBRARY MARCH 29TH THROUGH THE APRIL 1ST EVENT THERE.

AND ALL OF THIS CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS.

THEY ALSO WILL BE DOING AN EXHIBITION ON SCREEN.

THEY'LL BE STREAMING EASTER IN ART.

IT'LL BE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH.

AND THEN IN TERMS OF IN OUR PARK SYSTEM, WE HAD OUR SWEETHEART DANCE WEEK BEFORE LAST DENIM AND DIAMONDS. THAT WAS EARLIER.

AND THEN EACH MONTH WILL BE DOING SOME PLAY AT THE PARK.

AND SO THE INFORMATION THERE EXPERIENCESOUTHLAKE.COM COME OUT, ENJOY THE GREAT PARKS THAT

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LOTS OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON.

WE'VE GOT OUR COUPLES WORKOUT CHALLENGE.

IT'LL GO THROUGH FEBRUARY.

WE'VE OPENED THE INDOOR PLAYGROUND UP.

WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLASSES AND PROGRAMS FROM ROBOTICS AND WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE TO JUJITSU.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR REAL POPULAR SPRING BREAK CAMP MANIA.

AT LEGENDS HALL WILL BE HOSTING A SIP AND SEE ON MARCH 7TH FROM ONE TO THREE.

THIS GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO TOUR OUR VENUE, GET ANY QUESTIONS ASKED.

WE'LL HAVE OUR EVENT STAFF THERE.

AND THEN WE'RE CONTINUING OUR EVENTS WITH OUR SENIORS.

LAST WEEK, IN FACT, WE REACHED OUT DURING THAT TIME FRAME.

WE SPOKE TO THIRTEEN HUNDRED SENIORS.

OUR STAFF CALLED TO CHECK ON THEIR WELL-BEING AND THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES.

AND WE'LL HAVE VALENTINES CURBSIDE LUNCH AND GET RESCHEDULED.

BUT WE'RE DOING THAT LATER ON THIS MONTH ON FEBRUARY 26TH.

AND AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL EVENT FOR CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE. THIS WILL BE MARCH 21ST THROUGH THE 27TH.

LOTS OF VIRTUAL EVENTS THAT WILL BE SHARED THROUGH THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA, DIFFERENT CHANNELS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, CULTURAL EXCHANGES, PERFORMANCES, ET CETERA.

MORE INFORMATION TO COME AND SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THAT EVENT CAN BE FOUND AT CELEBRATESOUTHLAKE.COM.

SO WITH THAT, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE REALLY NEAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE.

GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS. I'M AMAZED HOW MUCH YOU CAN HOW MANY EVENTS YOU CAN THROW ON IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.

THIS IS AWESOME. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE STUFF LAST YEAR JUST HAD TO BE CANCELED BECAUSE WE COULDN'T REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH.

IT WAS LIKE, WHOA, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AND SO THIS YEAR, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE EVERYTHING A REAL CREATIVE TWIST AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS STILL HAPPEN, THE CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO SET THE STANDARD FOR EVERY EVENT MOVING FORWARD THAT THE MAYOR'S ALLIANCE DOES. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

YEAH, THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

I KNOW EVERYONE'S BEEN [INAUDIBLE] AND [INAUDIBLE] AND [INAUDIBLE], BUT I KNOW YOU'RE REALLY STEPPED IT UP LAST WEEK AND YOU REALLY.

HUGE TEAM EFFORT. YEAH, I KNOW IT WAS.

BUT I JUST EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT I SEE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU. IT WAS IT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. OK, SHANA, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE'LL HAVE A MOTION ON CONSENT THAT WE WENT OVER EARLIER THIS EVENING

[CONSENT AGENDA]

A PLAT REVISION FOR LOT NINE R BLOCK B, LAKEWOOD RIDGE ADDITION SUBJECT TO A REVISED PLAT SUMMARY SUMMARY REVISED PLAT REVIEW SUMMARY NO.

ONE DATED FEBRUARY FOUR 2021 AND SPECIFICALLY NOTING THAT ANY ENCROACHMENT INTO THE FLOW OF [INAUDIBLE] REQUIRES WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE GRAPEVINE LAKE MANAGER WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS APPROVAL AS WELL.

ALSO, ANY DRIVEWAY LOCATED ON WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD MUST FIRST RECEIVE A PERMIT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND IS REQUIRED TO MEET ALL DRIVEWAY SPACING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY'S DRIVEWAY SPACING REQUIREMENTS.

ALSO NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING ITEM 4F CASE NUMBER ZA20-0068 FIRST READING AND ZONING CHANGE CONCEPT PLAN FOR 1029 SHADY OAKS DRIVE.

NOTING THAT THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION REQUESTED THAT THE APPLICANT ADDRESS FUTURE FENCING ALONG SHADY OAKS DRIVE BY, PROVIDING A SET BACK OF TEN FEET FOR THE FRONT FENCING, A SETBACK OF TWENTY FIVE FEET FOR ANY DRIVEWAY GATE, AND THAT ANY FUTURE FENCING BE WROUGHT IRON. THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A NOTE ON THE UPDATED CONCEPT PLAN PER THIS REQUEST, ALSO NOTING THAT WE'RE TABLING ITEM 4G CASE NUMBER ZA18-006.

ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR CREEKSIDE POINT, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOUTHLAKE SOUTHWEST MEADOWS, PER THE APPLICANTS REQUEST TO OUR MARCH 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ALSO NOTING THAT WE'RE MOVING FROM OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVING ITEM 7A WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-778.

CASE NUMBER ZA20-0070.

FIRST READING, ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 1395 EAST DOVE ROAD IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

THIS IS SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 9TH, 2021 AND CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER THREE DATED FEBRUARY 9TH, 2021.

ALSO NOTING WE'RE GRANTING THE VARIANCE REQUEST DRIVEWAY ORDINANCE NUMBER 634 REQUIRES MINIMUM CENTER LINE TO CENTER LINE DRIVEWAY SPACING OF UP ONE HUNDRED FEET FOR RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS ON ARTERIALS.

A VARIANCE IS APPROVED TO ALLOW THE EXISTING SPACING TO THE EAST AND WEST ALONG EAST DOVE ROAD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY FIVE FEET TO THE WEST AND APPROXIMATELY NINETY EIGHT

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AND ALSO NOTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT THE LOT CONFIGURATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LOW DENSITY LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION, SINCE THE EXISTING TRACT IS NOT BEING FURTHER SUBDIVIDED AND ONLY ONE HOME CAN BE BUILT ON THE LOT.

IS THERE A SECOND? YES, MADAM MAYOR I'LL SECOND.

AND ALSO SAY MY VOTE IS ABSTAINING FROM ITEM FOUR D.

SO THERE'S A SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

IF YOU TAP THE SCREEN A COUPLE OF TIMES, IT MIGHT.

OK, AND THAT ITEM PASSES SIX ZERO.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC FORUM WHERE WE INVITE PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK

[5. Public Forum]

I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENT CARDS.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE AMY NEWBY TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, PLEASE.

AND IF YOU CAN COME TO THE MICROPHONE IN THE AISLE, PLEASE.

GREAT, IF YOU'LL GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

HI, AMY NEWBY.

2885 BURNEY LANE, SOUTHLAKE.

I HATE BEING FIRST.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WE AS YOU KNOW, OUR FACES LOOK FAMILIAR.

WE'RE PART OF HARBOR OAKS.

WE WERE HERE FOR THE CONSERVATION SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.

THE MAJORITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTED TO SHOW UP.

I BEGGED THEM NOT TO.

I SAID, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF YOU, THERE'S A COUPLE OF YOU.

I CONSIDER DEAR FAMILY FRIENDS.

I WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND I SAID, LET'S JUST TAKE A COUPLE UP HERE, VOICE OUR CONCERNS . SUNDAY BEFORE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

OK, SO LET'S NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT ELECTRICITY.

SUNDAY, WE LOST GAS.

WE DIDN'T LOSE GAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS.

WE LOST GAS BECAUSE IT WAS DEPLETED BEFORE IT EVER GOT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I SPECIFICALLY CALLED ATMOS SEVERAL TIMES ON SUNDAY.

THE SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WERE COMING IN.

I CALLED ATMOS, THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER NEIGHBORS HAD THEIR PLUMBERS OUT.

THEY THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THEIR FURNACE.

LONG STORY SHORT, AFTER GOING IN WITH SEVERAL LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT, WE FOUND OUT WE HAVE ONE GAS LINE. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE ONE GAS LINE, IT GOES FROM SIX INCH TO FOUR INCH TO TWO INCH. ALL THE HOUSES IN FRONT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE ARE DEAD END.

I REMEMBER WHERE WE ARE, WE ARE DEAD END.

IT WAS DEPLETED, SUCKED DRY BEFORE IT GOT TO US.

MY PARTICULAR HOME SITS FOUR HOUSES IN ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE HOUSES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAD I COULD RUN MY GAS LOGS WHEN THE ELECTRICITY WAS OFF.

I TALKED TO ATMOS SUNDAY NIGHT.

PRIOR TO THAT, THEY WERE GOING TO BRING AN 18 WHEELER OUT ON MONDAY.

THEY WERE GOING TO HOOK INTO A RISER, HELP US TRY TO GET SOME HEAT INTO OUR HOMES BECAUSE WE HAD NOTHING TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

NOW THE ELECTRICITY ISSUES, RIGHT.

SO NO 18 WHEELER, BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE AN 18 WHEELER OUT THERE FULL OF NATURAL GAS OUTSIDE MY HOUSE BECAUSE, HEY, WE'RE HAVING POWER SURGES OFF AND ON.

ATMOS TRUCKS STAYS OUT THERE HOOKED IN AND MY HORSE TRAIL IS WHERE THE TOWER IS THAT SENDS THE DATA BACK TO MS. HOME OFFICE IN DALLAS.

ELECTRICITY COMES ON, GAS LOGS DIE.

MY FURNACE, NOTHING.

RIGHT. COLD AIR.

I WALK OUT THERE, I SAID, WHAT'S GOING ON? WE HAVE ELECTRICITY. WHY DO WE NOT HAVE HEAT? HE'S LIKE, I'VE OPENED THE VALVE AS MUCH AS I CAN.

HE'S LIKE, IT'S NOTHING ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN OUT HERE.

HE SAID, YOUR GAS LINE IS DEPLETED, PERIOD.

EVERYBODY IN FRONT OF YOU IS SUCKING THE GAS.

AND I SAID, HOW IS THAT HAPPENING? SO HE GOES THROUGH ALL THIS, KNOCKS ON THE DOOR A FEW HOURS LATER, HEY, THIS IS HOW IT IS OUT HERE. YOU HAVE ONE LINE.

MOST NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE A FEEDER LINE AND A RETURN LINE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A RETURN LINE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS.

IT'S A DEAD END NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO HE SAID THE ONLY PLACE TO PUT THE RETURN LINE IS RIGHT BY THE FEEDER LINE OF THE FEEDER LINE GETS BROKE.

SO DOES THE FEEDER, SO DOES THE RETURN LINE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

I SAID, WELL, THAT'S GREAT, BECAUSE NOW CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR HAVE APPROVED EIGHT MORE MEGA MANSIONS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

HE SAID, YEAH, THAT'S A PROBLEM.

WE JUST WANT TO HAVE SOME OPEN DIALOG WITH YOU ALL.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE APPROVED IT, BUT NOW IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY IN OUR HOMES. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FROZEN PIPES, NOT THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THEM, BUT WE COULDN'T EVEN WARM UP OUR HOMES AND WE HAD THE ELECTRICITY BECAUSE THE GASOLINE WAS DEPLETED. SO WE'RE HERE ASKING, HOW DO WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? WE KNOW THIS ISN'T THE FORUM WHERE WE CAN SIT AND ASK QUESTIONS AND YOU ALL RESPOND AND VICE VERSA. AND WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE UGLY TEXTING AND THE UGLY THE WAY THEY'RE ACTING. THAT'S IRRELEVANT AT THIS POINT.

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AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LIVED THROUGH TWO UNPRECEDENTED EVENTS IN TWELVE MONTHS.

WE DON'T WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. SO WE'RE ASKING, HOW DO WE GET YOU ALL TO THE TABLE? WHAT DO WE DO TO HAVE OPEN DIALOG WITH YOU? OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I'LL CALL THE NEXT PERSON UP, BUT I WILL TELL EVERYONE THAT ALL OF THOSE DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE BY THE UTILITY COMPANY.

AND SO PART OF OUR GOING THROUGH WHAT JUST HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND ALL THE ISSUES WE HAD, EVERYTHING FROM WATER TO GAS TO ELECTRICITY, WILL BE MEETING WITH ALL OF THE UTILITY COMPANIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHATEVER WE CAN DO SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT WILL BE OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSS WITH THAT.

ASK A QUESTION. SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO MEET WITH THEM.

SO I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, SO IF THEY SAY TO YOU NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO GO ON THIS GAS LINE. RIGHT. LIKE, IT'S IT'S MAXED.

WELL, AND WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THESE OTHER HOMES.

HOW DOES THAT WORK? BUT THEY CAN'T SAY THAT BECAUSE FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE KNOCKING DOWN HOMES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND REPLACING TWO THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HOMES WITH 7000 SQUARE FOOT HOMES.

SO THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THERE'S GOING TO BE GROWTH IN THAT AREA NO MATTER WHAT.

SO IF WHAT IS THERE NOW ISN'T ENOUGH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH BECAUSE I KNOW AT LEAST ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT HAD KNOCKED DOWN SMALL HOUSES AND BUILT HUGE HOUSE.

BUT MAYBE THAT'S WHAT'S MADE IT WORSE.

RIGHT.

THE UTILITY COMPANY HAS TO STEP IN.

BUT THAT'S NOTHING THAT WE DON'T OWN THOSE LINES.

WE DON'T CONTROL WHAT SIZE THOSE LINES ARE.

BUT ATMOS AND WHILE ALL OF THE ONCOR, EVERYONE, TRI-COUNTY, WHATEVER CITY YOU'RE IN, THEY'RE PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.

THEY ARE AWARE OF HOW WE ARE DEVELOPING OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE WE ARE BUILDING WHAT WE ARE BUILDING. SO IT'S A CONVERSATION WE JUST NEED TO HAVE WITH THEM.

SO THEY APPROVED. SO YOU'RE SAYING LIKE WHEN YOU'RE SAYING, SO THEY APPROVE IT WITH YOU, LIKE I MEAN, THEY KNEW THAT AND THEY WERE OK WITH MORE HOUSES COMING IN? THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M SAYING WHEN WE DEVELOP AND WHEN WE BUILD, WE CERTAINLY SHARE OUR PLANS ARE OVERLINE PLANS.

BUT AS OUR CITY HAS GOTTEN OLDER, THE BIGGER ISSUE IS BECOMING NOT 8 NEW HOMES.

IT'S THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PULLING PERMITS TO KNOCK DOWN HOMES AND REPLACE THEM WITH MUCH BIGGER HOMES THAT HAVE MUCH MORE USAGE.

AND IT'S HAPPENING TO THE SOUTH OF YOU.

AND SO IT REALLY AFFECTS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WAY TO THE NORTH.

BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE DOING IT AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THAT OVER THE YEAR.

THAT THAT'S DEFINITELY THE TREND.

SO AFTER THE MEETINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING, HOW WILL WE KNOW HOW THAT TURNS OUT? LIKE, CAN WE REQUEST INFORMATION, DATA? LIKE HOW DO WE STAY ENGAGED? I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STRUGGLING.

I DON'T KNOW, SHANA, DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION FOR STAYING ENGAGED? I MEAN, I THINK JUST WORKING WITH KEN, WE DO LIKE I SAID, WE'RE AT THEIR MERCY TO AT THE MERCY OF THE UTILITY COMPANIES WE WERE LITERALLY ON HOLD TO LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE WAS.

SO WE DON'T GET PUSHED TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE OR ANYTHING.

BUT, DANIEL, YOU'RE STANDING UP.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

DANIEL IS OUR UTILITY LIAISON.

RIGHT. SO HE'LL BE MONITORING THE STUFF GOING FORWARD AND HE CAN CERTAINLY COMMUNICATE.

YEAH, SO WE'LL. THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

RIGHT. OK, DANIEL CORTEZ RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, BUT AND WE'LL HAVE YOUR ADDRESSES FROM TONIGHT.

SO THAT GOES INTO RECORD.

SO AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS AND THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN TOO.

SO NOT JUST IN NOT JUST IN YOUR AREA.

SO WE WILL STAY IN TOUCH.

OK. NEXT, I HAVE JACK FREDRICKS ON 2960 BURNEY, SIR.

AND IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, JACK FREDERICKS 2960 BURNEY LANE.

I WANTED TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION REGARDING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT SURPRISED BY YOUR ANSWER, BUT WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS AN OWNER IN THE CITY THAT'S GOING TO FOLLOW UP AND GET THIS SOLVED.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED EVERYBODY GET THROUGH IT, BECAUSE IT WAS A TOUGH WEEK FOR THE WHOLE CITY.

I THINK WHAT COMPOUNDS THE ISSUE FOR US IS THERE CLEARLY IS TEAR DOWNS, AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED. BUT THIS COUNCIL APPROVED 8 NEW MEGA MANSION LOTS THAT WERE NEVER PLANNED FOR THAT SUBDIVISION.

AND SOMEHOW I THINK WE GOT TO CONNECT THE DOTS.

WE'VE GOT TO GET FROM UP HERE WHERE THE UTILITIES OWN EVERYTHING.

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SOMEHOW WE GOT TO GET AWAY FROM ALL OF THAT AND UNDERSTAND WHERE THE THE MAJOR ISSUES ARE. AND IN MY OPINION, THIS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND I'M LOOKING FOR DIALOG AND OWNERSHIP.

YOU HAVE COMMITMENT FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO AND WORK WITH WHOEVER WE NEED TO WORK WITH.

BUT WE NEED ACTION AND WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION, GIVEN THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS ABOUT READY TO GET STARTED. SO I'M LOOKING FOR REALLY TWO ANSWERS.

WHO'S GOING TO OWN THIS? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO DIALOG WITH US? AND THEN I'M REQUESTING AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENS AND MAYBE IT DOESN'T, BUT I'M REQUESTING THAT THAT DEVELOPMENT BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THIS PROBLEM HAS A SOLUTION IN SIGHT. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOLVED BUT HAVE A SOLUTION IN SIGHT.

WE CAN'T HAVE EIGHT MORE MEGA MANSIONS RIGHT BEHIND MY PROPERTY, WHICH I'M PROBABLY 12, 14 HOUSES FURTHER DOWN THE LINE THEN AMY.

CAN'T HAVE THOSE AND HAVE PROBLEMS. AND THIS IS THE EVENT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS GAS.

HEAT. BUT WHEN WE SPOKE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT WATER.

WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO A WARM SEASON.

PLEASE DON'T HAVE A STAND UP HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A FIRE AND WE START LOSING PEOPLE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE WATER LINE AS WE HAVE WITH THE GAS LINE.

AND THIS WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED DURING THE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONSERVATION.

AND MY THE UNDERTONE I GOT WAS IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

Y'ALL JUST RELAX.

WE'VE GOT IT HANDLED. I'M NOT SAYING ANYBODY SAID THAT THAT WAS THE UNDERTONE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MUST STOP YOU RIGHT THERE.

YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE BEING VERY KIND ABOUT THIS.

WE DID TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN THAT WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH THE UTILITY COMPANIES.

WE DON'T OWN THE UTILITIES.

WE DON'T EVEN OWN THE LAND THAT THE UTILITY PIPES ARE ON.

WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THEM.

WE I HAD TOLD YOU WE WILL WORK THROUGH THEM.

WE HAVE GIVEN YOU DANIEL, WHO'S A DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT IS GOING TO BE THE LIAISON.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND TO INSINUATE WHAT YOU'RE INSINUATING IS JUST WRONG.

ALL OF US HAD BEEN WORKING VERY HARD.

WE CAN'T TURN DOWN A DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

LANDOWNERS HAVE RIGHTS TO DEVELOP.

WE WERE CLEAR ABOUT THAT WHEN WE APPROVED IT.

MAYBE WE WEREN'T HAPPY ABOUT APPROVING IT, BUT WE WERE CLEAR THAT WE HAD NO CHOICE.

NOW, THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED.

IT'S ONCE EVERY HOW HEAVEN FORBID IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

BUT WE UNDERSTAND NOW THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM ON THAT NORTH SIDE.

AND SO, AS I'VE SAID TONIGHT, WE ARE MEETING WITH THEM THIS.

WE ARE ALREADY GETTING IT ON THE CALENDAR.

DANIEL IS GOING TO BE THE LIAISON.

AND WE HAVE GIVEN YOU OUR WORD TONIGHT THAT DANIEL WILL MAKE SURE HE GETS BACK TO EACH ONE OF YOU. AND AS I SAID, I HAVE YOUR CARD.

I HAVE YOUR NAME. I HAVE YOUR ADDRESS.

SO YOU WILL HEAR FROM US.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OK, NEXT, I HAVE KATHLEEN CARABINE IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK.

HI, I'M KATHLEEN CARABINE, I'M AT 961 THOUSAND OAKS COURT.

AND MAYOR, I NEED YOU TO COME UP FRONT AND SAY MY THOUGHTS WILL MIRROR JACK'S IN IN A WAY.

AND I HEARD YOU IN AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, FROM THE BIG PICTURE.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU PROVIDE A PUBLIC FORUM FOR YOUR RESIDENTS SO THAT AT LEAST THEY CAN BE HEARD. AND IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT, I'D LIKE I'D LIKE TO SHARE.

NOW, I CANNOT SPEAK FOR ALL.

BUT THERE ARE THOSE OF US AT HARBOR OAKS THAT REALIZED LAST YEAR THAT YOUR DECISION TO APPROVE THE CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL WAS POLITICAL OR PUBLIC RELATIONS BASED.

AND THIS IS A RATIONAL CONCLUSION BASED ON FACTS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO SHOW THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE SOUTHLAKE 2035 PLAN AND THAT THEY WERE DISMISSED. AND WE KNOW THAT POLITICAL AND PR DECISIONS ARE VERY TOUGH TO MAKE.

BUT ONCE MADE WHAT REMAINS IS THE EDICT OF A SMART, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH THAT WITHHOLDS THE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE THAT SOUTHLAKE PROMISES.

AND LIKE YOU, WE WANT ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO OUR SUBDIVISION TO BE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL.

YOUR OBJECTIVE [INAUDIBLE] WANTS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT THAT YOU DID SHARE THAT YOU ARE TAKING THE STEPS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

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WE EXPERIENCED LOW WATER PRESSURE AND SEDIMENT DEPOSITS BECAUSE WE ARE AT THE END OF THE LINE AND THERE IS NO PUBLIC WATER OR SEWAGE SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR US.

SO THERE IS THE CONCERN OF SUFFICIENT WATER TO PUT OUT THE NEXT FIRE, AS JACK HAD SAID, OR THE SUFFICIENT ACREAGE FOR THE SPRAYER TO LEACH FIELDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR NEW PROPERTIES.

YOUR OBJECTIVE ONE POINT ONE ONE IS TO ENSURE THAT CITY AND DEVELOPER PROVIDED INFRASTRUCTURE IS FUNCTIONAL.

AND THIS IS MY EMPHASIS IS ON DEVELOPER PROVIDED INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT AS AS BOTH AMY AND JACK SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS AREA HAS FAILED ON THOSE SAFETY ISSUES.

AND IT IS THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE LOST OUR NATURAL GAS DUE TO PEOPLE USING IT FARTER UP THE LINE. BUT WITH ELECTRICITY AND GAS, I MEAN, MY FAMILY WAS LUCKY ENOUGH BECAUSE WE HAVE WOOD BURNING FIREPLACES IN OUR HOMES.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT TO KEEP OUR HOME ABOVE FREEZING.

SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE THE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.

BUT THIS IS MY MAJOR POINT IS LEADING UP TO YOUR GOAL NUMBER TEN.

IS THAT, AND I KNOW YOU DO THIS ALREADY, BUT JUST PLEASE HEAR ME OUT THROUGH SOUND MANAGEMENT WE WILL DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND OPERATE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROMOTES HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY, NEW AND EXISTING.

YOU DO THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DO THAT.

WE UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE BIG PICTURE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE AS OUR CITY GROWS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS ONGOING ISSUES.

BUT I NEED TO MAKE THIS ONE POINT.

AND YES, ADDING THE EIGHT MEGA HOMES IS GOING TO EXASPERATE CITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES FOR OUR HARBOR OAKS.

AND YES, WE HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT WHAT WE GREENLIGHT IN NEW DEVELOPMENT.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST THESE THIRTEEN ACRES.

AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR, WE CAN'T IGNORE THAT THERE ARE ALMOST TWENTY ADDITIONAL ACRES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT HARBOR OAKS THAT POSSIBLY BE DEVELOPED.

SO UNDERSTANDING THE DETAILS, I GOT SOME REAL SIMPLE MATH AND I THINK IT JUST HELPS YOU VISUALIZE. SO VERY CONSERVATIVELY THESE EIGHT NEW HOMES COULD BE SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FEET EACH. SO MAYBE THAT EQUALS FIFTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

CONCEIVABLY, WITH ONE ACRE MINIMUMS FOR NEW HOME DEVELOPMENT, THERE COULD EVENTUALLY BE TWENTY ADDITIONAL HOMES ON TOP OF THAT.

SO IT'S SIX THOUSAND EACH.

THAT'S ANOTHER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET PLUS THE FIFTY.

WE'VE GOT ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND FEET OF NEW DEVELOPMENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOW, IF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE CANNOT SUSTAIN EXISTING HOMES, HOW IS IT GOING TO FACILITATE ANOTHER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET? APPROXIMATELY.

LIKE THE MARK IS ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

I KNOW YOU WOULD NOT BUILD IT AT THE END OF A DEPLETING GAS AND WATER LINE.

TOWN HALL. WE'RE AT EIGHTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

WOULD YOU DEVELOP TWO TOWN HALLS IS AT THE END OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S WITH DEPLETING AND WATER LINES AND GAS.

OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS.

MY LAST EXAMPLE IS FIFTY FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY SQUARE FEET.

WOULD YOU DEVELOP THREE BUILDINGS EACH AS BIG AS OUR DPS HEADQUARTERS AT THE END OF A DEPLETING GAS AND WATER LINE SUCH AS OURS? NEW DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS MY LAST PARAGRAPH.

NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE WILL GREATLY INFLUENCE HOW THAT ACREAGE WILL BE TREATED. THE ISSUES OF ONE POINT OF ACCESS, ONE WATER LINE, ONE GAS LINE, SEWAGE, PRESERVING THE ECOSYSTEM.

FOLLOWING [INAUDIBLE] RESTRICTIONS ALSO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

AGAIN. WE WANT NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO OUR SUBDIVISION TO BE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL. BUT WE'RE ASKING OF YOUR LEADERSHIP TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU CAN AND YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT YOU CAN DO IT BEAUTIFULLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT ISN'T ON THE AGENDA.

YES. CAN I MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.

YES, PLEASE. I JUST SUGGESTION FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE AND THEN THOSE ALSO HOME IS I HOPE THAT YOUR ACTION ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, NOBODY WANTS TO BE IN THE SITUATION YOU'RE IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS.

BUT I HOPE YOUR ACTIONS ARE NOT BEGINNING AND ENDING JUST WITH THE COUNCIL.

YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD WHAT THE MAYOR IS COMMITTING TO DOING, THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND IT'S IMPORTANT.

BUT AS THE MAYOR STATED, ATMOS OWNS THIS.

I HOPE YOU'RE COMMUNICATING WITH ATMOS MORE THAN JUST A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.

I HOPE THAT YOU'RE PRESSING THEM WITH LETTERS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE FORUMS OR THINGS LIKE THIS, BUT BUT I HOPE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING.

SO I JUST OFFER THAT SUGGESTION THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WITH OR WITHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED, YOU HAVE A CHALLENGE.

SO I HOPE YOU'RE ADDRESSING THIS WITH ATMOS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT OWN THIS.

THANK YOU.

OK, GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS SEEING NONE, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC FORUM.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6A ORDINANCE 480-657E.

[6.A. Ordinance No. 480-657E, (ZA20-0066), 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Concept/Site Plan for District 114 at Kimball Park on property described as Lots 1, 2R and 3-6, Kimball Park, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 2102-2116 E. State Hwy. 114, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-2" Generalized Site Plan District. Proposed Zoning: "S-P-2" Generalized Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #4. PUBLIC HEARING ]

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MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR DISTRICT 114 TO KIMBALL PARK TO REMOVE A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED METAL SCREEN ON THE NORTH PARKING GARAGE ELEVATION AND ADD A SIDEWALK CONNECTION TO THE PROPERTY ADDRESS 469 CHERRY LANE PROPERTIES ADDRESS AS SHOWN ON THE SLIDE.

THIS IS AN OUTLINE OF THE ZONING, THE NEW DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING JUST TO THE EAST OF CHERRY LANE, LAND USE AND ZONING.

THIS IS A PERSPECTIVE SHOWING THE ADDITION TO KIMBALL PARK.

THE SCREEN THAT'S LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GARAGE IS SHOWN IN APPROXIMATION WHERE THE ARROW IS LOCATED. AND BECAUSE THIS IS AN SP ZONING ZONING ACTION IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL ZONING.

THIS IS JUST A VIEW OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION IS TAKING WHEN THE WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT CAME IN THE OFFICE JUST TO THE NORTH, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON SCREENING THAT PORTION OF THE GARAGE, THAT PROPERTY IS NOW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP AND THE NEW OWNER IS NOT OPPOSED TO THE GARAGE AND THE DOESN'T FEEL THE SCREEN SCREENING IS NECESSARY ON THAT NORTH SIDE.

THIS IS A PERSPECTIVE SHOWING THE SCREEN AS WAS PRESENTED IN THE ZONING APPROVED BACK IN 2019 THAT WOULD BE REMOVED.

GENERAL LOCATION.

AND SOME ELEVATIONS IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A SIDEWALK CONNECTION TO THIS PROPERTY WHERE THE OFFICE IS LOCATED TO PROVIDE SOME CONNECTIVITY, THERE'LL BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ALSO DONE IN TERMS OF LANDSCAPING TO CREATE SOMEWHAT OF AN ENTRY FEATURE FOR THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE OFFICE. BUT THAT IS OFF SITE AND NOT UNDER CONSIDERATION.

BUT JUST AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM.

THIS IS A PROSPECT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWING THE GARAGE AND BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A SLIDE SHOWING THE ELEVATION CHANGE OF THAT FIRST FLOOR. YOU MAY RECALL THAT YOU COME IN ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHEN YOU COME OFF CHERRY LANE. THIS IS ALSO A LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT SHOWS THE SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPING ALONG THE NORTH AND THE WEST PORTION OF THE GARAGE THAT WILL BE INSTALLED ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS NEAR COMPLETION. THE P&Z DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

THEY DID DISCUSS SOME OF THE AIR CIRCULATION ISSUES AND NEED TO PUSH AIR THROUGH THAT GARAGE AND REMOVING THE SCREENING WOULD IMPROVE THAT.

THEY DID ASK THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE SOME EXAMPLES TO THE VISIBILITY AND THE LANDSCAPING THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED.

THE APPLICANT HAS THAT HAS DONE THAT AND DOES HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION AND THEY ASKED THE APPLICANT TO ADDRESS THAT.

WHEN THIS ITEM DID COME TO COUNCIL, THIS WAS APPROVED ON YOUR FIRST READING ON CONSENT 7-0, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OK, IF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD.

AND IF YOU PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

JEFF MEDICI, 2120 CHEYENNE PARK LANE SOUTHLAKE TEXAS, 76092.

MADAM MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO COME TOGETHER.

I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS A WEEK AGO.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATE NOT HAVING THAT MEETING LAST WEEK.

THE GOOD NEWS IS I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SHORTEST PRESENTATION THAT I'VE EVER GIVEN IN THIS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

ONLY THREE SLIDES LONG.

[LAUGHTER] CAN YOU PUT THE TIMER ON FOR HIM.

HOW MANY MINUTES DO YOU THINK IT WAS GOING TO GO? SO THREE SLIDES AND I'M GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS WITHIN THE THREE MINUTES.

SO NOT TO BE REVISIONIST, BUT THE SLIDE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS WHAT WE PRESENTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THIS WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FEATURE TO KIMBALL PARK IS TO MAKE SURE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PEDESTRIAN WALKABILITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, AND ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'VE ADDED THAT PARCEL JUST TO THE WEST, THE FORMER LAKE CITY'S ANIMAL CLINIC PARCEL. AND NOW WE'RE TURNING THAT INTO DISTRICT 114 AT KIMBALL PARK.

ON THE LEFT, WHAT YOU SEE IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.

ALL THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT WILL SORT OF CONNECT TO THE REST OF THE SOUTHLAKE

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AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR LEFT IS A SORT OF A LITTLE AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.

THERE WAS A AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS ONE OF THE DUPLEXES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT NORTH ON CHERRY, WHO EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN ABOUT LOOKING INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AND SEEING CARS GO UP AND DOWN. I'VE ACTUALLY DRIVEN THAT SEVERAL TIMES.

AND THERE'S REALLY A VERY, VERY SMALL WINDOW WHERE YOU CAN EVEN RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SORT OF LOOK IN. BUT I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING THAT WE'RE DOING ALONG THAT EDGE TO TO REALLY SORT OF MINIMIZE ANY ANYBODY SORT OF LOOKING IN.

I DO THINK THAT WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME OVER THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS REALLY DEVISING A PLAN TO HIDE THIS THIS PARKING GARAGE FROM VIEW.

AS YOU CAN SEE, TWO SIDES OF IT ARE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED.

AND WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPING, WE'VE BEEFED THIS LANDSCAPING UP TO A POINT. WE CAN'T JAM ANY MORE IN THERE.

AND IT'S A CONCERN BECAUSE WITH ONLY TWO SIDES ACTUALLY GETTING AIR FLOWING THROUGH, IF WE TRY TO JAM ANY MORE LANDSCAPING IN THERE, WE'LL HAVE SOME ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO CIRCULATION. SINCE OUR LAST MEETING TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAVE HAD TO ADD A HUGE FANS TO ACTUALLY KEEP THAT THAT AIR CIRCULATING THROUGH THERE.

SO I WOULD REALLY BE A LITTLE WORRIED, I THINK, IF WE TRIED TO PUT MORE LANDSCAPING IN OVER AND ABOVE THE 16 EASTERN RED CEDARS AND SEVEN PONDCYPRESS THAT WE HAVE.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE JUST IN THE LANDSCAPING AND SEE HOW WE'VE SORT OF JAMMED ALL THAT STUFF IN THERE. THERE WAS SORT OF ONE LITTLE MISTAKE, THE EASTERN RED CEDARS, THERE ARE 16 OF THEM SORT OF ALONG THAT NORTH AND AND JUST JUST TO THE WEST, THAT LITTLE WEST ELEVATION. BUT THOSE TWO SYMBOLS ARE ACTUALLY FLIPPED SO THAT THE LARGE LIGHT GREEN SHOULD BE FOR THE POND CYPRESS AND THE SMALL GREEN SHOULD BE ON THE EASTERN RED CEDAR.

BUT YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE WE HAVE TREES THAT ARE 10 FEET TALL WHEN THEY GO INTO THE GROUND.

SO WE'RE DOING QUITE A BIT I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO LANDSCAPING, I THINK IT'D JUST BE REALLY, REALLY HARD TO TO ADD ANY MORE LANDSCAPING IN THERE.

JUST TO SORT OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT KEN WAS TALKING ABOUT.

YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE RED WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION, THAT GRAY SORT OF SQUIGGLY LINE HERE, THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SIDEWALK THAT WE'VE AGREED TO ADD FOR THE COMPUTER C.P.R.

BUILDING AND THE OWNER, MICHAEL YOUNG.

SO WE ARE MAKING THAT FULL CONNECTION TO THAT THAT OFFICE BUILDING.

SO THEY'LL HAVE A NICE, EASY WAY TO BE ABLE TO WALK DOWN TO DISTRICT 114 IN THE REST OF THE ENTIRE KIMBALL PARK DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST HAVE A SLIDE SHOWING SORT OF THE LATEST PICTURE FROM CHERRY LANE AS YOU COME DOWN FROM THE NORTH, HEADING SOUTH ON CHERRY LANE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEING OF THIS OF THIS PARKING GARAGE.

THOSE ARE THOSE FIVE TREES WERE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE PREVIOUS SCREEN.

YOU CAN SEE THEM ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

THOSE ARE THE FIVE THEY'RE GOING IN.

AND AND THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE SIZE OF THOSE TREES THAT WILL GO IN.

YOU CAN SEE THE TWO TREES JUST TO THE LEFT OF NO.

ONE THAT ARE EXISTING, THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY OF COMPUTER CPR.

THEY'VE GOT A LIVE OAK AND A AND THEN ONE CRAPE MYRTLE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT IN BLOOM YET, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY HARD TO SORT OF PEEK IN THERE AND SEE.

I'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED RED DASH LINE THERE THE THREE LEVELS IN THE THREE SORT OF GAPS IN THE PARKING GARAGE. SO YOU CAN SEE LEVEL ONE, LEVEL TWO, LEVEL THREE, WHERE I WHERE I WAS STANDING WAS AT 613 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

THE FIRST LEVEL OF THE GARAGE IS 60250 AND IS TUCKED DOWN ABOUT TEN AND A HALF FEET BELOW WHERE I'M STANDING.

SO THE FIRST FLOOR YOU CAN'T HARDLY SEE AT ALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THOSE TEN FOOT TREES GO IN. YOU WON'T SEE THEM AT ALL.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE 62050 A SORT OF SMALL.

PART OF IT, BUT WITH 10 FOOT TREES, AGAIN, AT THAT LEVEL, WE HOPE THAT THE SECOND LEVEL WILL BE OBSCURED. IT'LL BE THE THIRD LEVEL THAT AT ABOUT 17 FEET ABOVE WHERE WE ARE, IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO TO FULLY SCREEN THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MY TAKE IS I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT'S REALLY SORT OF, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T LIVE ON CHERRY.

SO ANYWAYS, ANY QUESTIONS? OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF ANYTHING COMES UP, I'LL CALL YOU BACK UP.

OK, COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS? ANY ISSUES? NO ISSUES, NO ISSUES.

OK. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM SEEING NO ONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE A MOTION? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-657E CASE NUMBER ZA20-0066 SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR DISTRICT 114 AT KIMBALL PARK LOCATED AT 2102 THROUGH 2116 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 IN SOUTHLAKE TEXAS, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 9TH, 221 AND CONCEPT SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED JANUARY

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ALSO NOTING THAT UNLESS INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN OR THE STAFF REPORT OR NOTED IN THIS MOTION, NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS ZONING ARE APPROVED AND ALL PREVIOUS CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT.

OK, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

OK, AND THAT I THEN PASS A 6-01, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6B.

[6.B. Resolution No. 21-002, ZA20-0069, Specific Use Permit for a Temporary Sales Facility on property described as Lot 1, Block 20, Garden District and Phase C Brownstones, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 351 Central Avenue, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "DT" Downtown District. SPIN Neighborhood #8. PUBLIC HEARING ]

THE PREVIOUS APPROVED SUP FOR TEMPORARY SALES FACILITIES WILL EXPIRE MARCH 30TH, 2021, WHERE THE TRAILER IS LOCATED AS A TOWN CENTER LAND USE DESIGNATION AND DT ZONING.

THIS IS AN AERIAL ESSENTIALLY WHERE THE 35 IS LOCATED.

ON THE AERIAL IS THE LOCATION OF THE SALES TRAILER ALMOST ACROSS FROM THE PARKVIEW RESIDENCE. THIS IS THE PROOF OF CONCEPT PLAN THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY, ANOTHER EXISTING SITE PLAN FOR THE SALES TRAILER.

THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH THE TRAILER AND ITS LOCATION. THIS WILL EXTEND THE SUP FOR BASICALLY ONE YEAR UNTIL MARCH 30TH, 2022.

THERE WON'T BE ANY CHANGES.

SOME OF THE COPY WILL BE CHANGED OUT ON THE SIGN PLACEMENT HOLDER AS SHOWN HERE.

JUST A COUPLE OF SITE PHOTOGRAPHS.

THE PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION RESPONSES, ONLY ONE IN FAVOR, AS SHOWN BY THE GREEN DOT.

IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE P&Z 7-0 AT THEIR JANUARY 29TH MEETING.

APPLICANT IS HERE. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF ANYBODY? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. HAS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE A MOTION? YES.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX B, RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-002.

CASE NUMBER ZA20-0069 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TEMPORARY SALES FACILITY FOR THE GARDEN DISTRICT AND PHASE C BROWNSTONES LOCATED AT 351 CENTRAL AVENUE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 9TH, 2021 AND NOTING OUR APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A ONE YEAR EXTENSION FOR THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED S UP FOR THE TEMPORARY SALES FACILITY AND SIGNAGE.

AND THE SUP IS EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 30TH, 2022.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OK, THAT ITEM PASSES 6-0.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA ITEM 6C.

[6.C. Ordinance No. 480-DDDDD, 2nd Reading, Amendments to Zoning Ordinance 480, as amended to allow the administrative approval of Solar Energy Systems (Solar Panels) meeting certain design and location criteria. PUBLIC HEARING ]

THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE MINOR CHANGE SINCE THE FIRST READING.

WE'VE ADDED A STATEMENT IN SECTION 34 THAT JUST STATES THAT ANY ACCESSORY BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE SOLAR PANELS GO ON, STILL HAVE TO MEET THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS AND THE SETBACKS.

THE COUNCIL HAD A VERY EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION AT YOUR FIRST READING.

AS MENTIONED, THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE MINOR CHANGE I CAN GO BACK TO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO SEE. BUT I DON'T THINK WE NEED A PRESENTATION UNLESS YOU REQUESTION ONE.

YOU KNOW THAT'S HAPPENING.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? GREAT, THANKS FOR THE WORK ON THIS.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 6C ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-DDDDD.

SECOND, READING AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 480 TO ALLOW THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS OR SOLAR PANELS, MEETING CERTAIN DESIGN AND LOCATION CRITERIA SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 9TH, 2021.

AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THIS ITEM SUBJECT TO OUR FIRST READING CITY COUNCIL MOTION AND NOTING THAT STAFF HAS ADDED A REGULATION TO SECTION THIRTY FOUR OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE SO THAT SOLAR SYSTEMS MOUNTED TO ACCESSORY BUILDINGS MUST STILL MEET ALL ZONING REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF HEIGHT AND SETBACKS.

GREAT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

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LAST ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM EIGHT, APPOINTING A NEW MEMBER TO THE MAYOR'S ALLIANCE FOR

[8.A. Resolution No. 21-008, appointing members to the Mayor's Alliance for Unity and Culture Committee. ]

I THINK YOU SAID SPOT THIRTY FIVE.

THIRTY FIVE. AND WE'RE GOING TO JUST APPOINT ONE PERSON TONIGHT.

MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FROM [INAUDIBLE] SMITH.

AND HOW OLD IS [INAUDIBLE]? 16. AND I'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME YOUNG, REALLY YOUNG PEOPLE ON THAT.

SO SHE APPLIED A WHILE AGO, SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND NOMINATE HER.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT THEY'D LIKE TO NOMINATE? AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AGAIN THE NEXT TIME WE DO ASSIGNMENTS OF POSITIONS ON COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE FILLING A SPOT.

WE HAD A MEMBER THAT STEPPED DOWN, SO WE'D LIKE TO FILL THAT SPOT RIGHT AWAY.

AND FILLING IT WITH A YOUNG PERSON I THINK IS A VERY GOOD IDEA.

CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING? YES, PLEASE.

SO. SO THANK YOU MAYOR HILL AND WE TALK ABOUT THIS OFTEN.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO A CERTAINLY DON'T GIVE CREDIT US CREDIT FOR.

BUT IT'S SO COOL, YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER'S HERO, EVERY TIME I TELL THEM.

OH, SHE'S DEFINITELY APPOINTED.

GO MEET WITH THE MAYOR.

SHE'S CHAIR. YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR, REALLY.

I WAS LIKE, OK, I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.

YEAH, I KNOW. YOU'RE GOING TO MEET WITH THE MAYOR.

SO WHEN I TOLD HER ABOUT THE MAYOR'S ALLIANCE, SHE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID, I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.

AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE SHE'S CONTINUALLY BROUGHT IT UP.

SO THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND SHE'S A HUGE HELPER AND SHE'LL BE A REALLY GOOD FIT.

SO THAT'S ALSO HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE SHE'LL BRING HER FRIENDS SO WE'LL HAVE MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT'S WONDERFUL.

SO WITH THAT, THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 8A RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-008, APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE MAYOR'S ALLIANCE FOR UNITY AND CULTURE TO FILL A VACANCY WITH RESPECT TO PLACE THIRTY FIVE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO APPOINT [INAUDIBLE] SMITH TO A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2022.

GREAT. IS THERE A 2ND? 2ND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

BETTER VOTE FOR HER DAD.

SHE'S WATCHING.

SHE'S UNANIMOUS. SIX ZERO.

OK, CONGRATULATIONS.

AND WITH THAT MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.