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>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
[1. Call to order]
MY NAME IS MAYOR JOHN HOFFMAN, WELCOME TO THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 15TH, 2021.THANKS FOR EVERYONE COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THE AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE A LOT IN OUR WORK SESSION AGENDAS BUT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO START AS WE ALWAYS DO WITH AN INVOCATION FROM OUR CITY CHAPLAIN, CLINTON REIGN, PASTOR RECALL ON UP.
>> LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. DEAR LORD, WE GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR YOUR GRACE AND YOUR GOODNESS AND YOUR MERCY THAT YOU POUR OUT ON US DAILY.
LORD, THE LIFE THAT WE LIVE, THE BREATHE THAT FILLS OUR LUNGS, THE JOY IN OUR HEARTS, WE KNOW IT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE GOOD TO US AND YOU LOVE US.
LORD WE GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR BEA, AND 100 YEARS OF LIFE FOR BLESSING HER WITH LONG LIFE AND JOY AND WE PRAY MERCY ON HER AND CONTINUED PROTECTION.
WE GIVE THANKS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GRACIOUSLY GIVEN LONG LIFE AND HAVE BEEN A BLESSING TO THOSE AROUND THEM.
WE PRAY LORD TONIGHT THAT YOU WILL BLESS HER, GIVE HER STRENGTH, AND BLESS THOSE THAT CARE WITH HER AND FOR HER.
LORD WE LOVE YOU AND WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR COUNCIL TONIGHT AS THEY DELIBERATE, WE PRAY AS EVERY ITEM COMES FORWARD THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM A WISE HEART TO DISCERN EXACTLY WHAT'S IN FRONT OF THEM.
THAT YOUR WILL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THEIR QUESTIONS AND THEIR VOTES.
WE PRAY FOR THE CITIZENS THAT WOULD COME UP BEHIND THIS MICROPHONE TO SPEAK.
WE PRAY THAT A SENSE OF RESPECT WOULD FILL THIS ROOM AND HONOR BOTH FOR THE BEAUTY OF OUR NATION AND THE SWEETNESS AND AWESOMENESS OF THIS CITY.
LORD WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, WE PRAY THAT YOU BLESS THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD IT, AND BLESS THOSE TONIGHT WHO WORK IN OUR CITY.
>> AND TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
FIRST ON OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY EXCITING ITEM.
WE'RE GOING TO JUMP DOWN TO NUMBER 6.
[6. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation for Ms. Bea Lewis 100th Birthday]
FOR EVERYONE FOLLOWING ALONG, WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR CITIZENS, MS. BEA LEWIS BECAUSE MS. LEWIS IS TURNING 100 YEARS OLD ON JUNE 17TH WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.[APPLAUSE] WE ARE SO PROUD OF MS. LEWIS AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY.
IMAGINE YOU COULD GIVE US A LOT OF WISDOM, SO COME ON UP IN HONOR OF YOUR 100TH BIRTHDAY AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME OF YOUR WISDOM FOR US.
IS THAT MICROPHONE ON DANIEL? YES, MUM RIGHT HERE, COME RIGHT AROUND THERE.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE?
>> YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
>> MRS. LEWIS, WE'VE GOT A MICROPHONE [OVERLAPPING] FOR YOU.
>> WELL, TO BE 100 YEARS OLD YOU HAVE TO HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND LOVE PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. LEWIS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
WE HAVE ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, A PROCLAMATION FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.
IF I COULD I'D LIKE TO READ THAT AND THEN IF YOU WOULD DO US THE HONOR OF LETTING US TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
FIRST WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE YOU A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS BEA LEWIS IS BEING HONORED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON JUNE 17TH, 2021 TO CELEBRATE HER 100TH BIRTHDAY, AND WHEREAS MS. LEWIS WAS BORN IN WEBSTER, WEST VIRGINIA AND LATER MOVED TO LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA BEFORE TAKING HER RESIDENCE AT HARBOR CHASE IN SOUTHLAKE FOUR YEARS AGO.
WHEREAS MS. LEWIS BELIEVES IT IS HER FAITH AND HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE THAT KEEPS HER STRONG.
MS. LEWIS PROCLAIMS THE BIBLE IS HER TRUE SELF.
PSALM 25 REFLECTS HER JOURNEY,
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"SHOW ME YOUR WAYS LORD, TEACH ME YOUR PATHS.GUIDE ME IN YOUR TRUTH AND TEACH ME FOR YOU'RE GOD, MY SAVIOR AND MY HOPE IS IN YOU ALL DAY LONG.
REMEMBER LORD YOUR GREAT MERCY AND LOVE FOR THEY ARE FROM OLD." THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WHEREAS DURING THESE MANY YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN A LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER TO HER FAMILY, MANY OF WHOM ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, MS. LEWIS HAS LIVED A LONG AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE, EARNING THE RESPECT, LOVE, AND AFFECTION OF OTHERS WHO ARE AROUND HER.
NOW THEREFORE I, MAYOR JOHN HOFFMAN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SOUTHLAKE DO HEREBY FIND IT AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE BEA LEWIS' 100TH BIRTHDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2021 WITH CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] MS. LEWIS, CAN WE COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU? DO YOU MIND IF WE COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU? ALL RIGHT, COME ON DOWN.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] [NOISE]
>> VERY COOL. THANK YOU AGAIN, MS. B. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5.
[5. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex]
THIS IS A RECOGNITION, A PROCLAMATION FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX.I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE MR. AND MRS. AMBER BRANDON TO COME SPEAK ABOUT TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX.
I'M SURE I'M BUTCHERING THAT, BUT I'M HOPEFULLY SOMEWHAT CLOSE.
THE AWARENESS ON BEHALF OF THEIR SON.
WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION FOR THAT AS WELL, AND THEN AFTER THAT, IF YOU CAN HANG OUT AND WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER PICTURE. ARE THE BRANDON'S HERE?
>> GREAT. TAKE YOUR TIME. [BACKGROUND]
>> THANKS EVERYONE FOR HAVING US.
>> YOU'RE RECOGNIZING OUR SON COOPER AND HIS RARE CONDITION, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX IS A RARE GENETIC DISORDER THAT IMPACTS ABOUT 50,000 AMERICANS.
A LOT OF THEM ARE UNDIAGNOSED, SO THEY DON'T SIMPLY KNOW.
HE'S A LITTLE FUZZY, IT'S DINNER TIME.
[LAUGHTER] IN COOPER'S CASE, HE WAS DIAGNOSED IN JULY OF 2020, SO FEW MONTHS AFTER HE WAS BORN.
HE STARTED HAVING SUDDEN SEIZURES, WHERE WE WERE JUST AT HOME ON THE COUCH AND HE JUST STARTED TURNING BLUE.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO WE PERFORMED CPR, AND FORTUNATELY, WE HAD GOOD MEDICAL CARE THAT DIAGNOSED HIM IN JULY.
SINCE THEN, IT'S JUST BEEN A CONSTANT BATTLE WITH SEIZURE CONTROL, DIFFERENT ANTICONVULSANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
HOPEFULLY, WITH AWARENESS WE CAN FIND A CURE AT THE END OF THE DAY AND THAT'S OUR ULTIMATE GOAL.
OTHER THAN THAT, HE'S HAD SOME GOOD DAYS AND HAD SOME GOOD, BAD DAYS, BUT HE'S DEFINITELY HAPPY AND ALWAYS HAVING FUN.
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THAT'S THE MAIN THING THAT HELPS US GET THROUGH IT.>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO?
>> OTHER THAT, SERIOUSLY, WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE ALL OF YOU RECOGNIZING THIS.
A HUGE BLESSING FOR OUR FAMILY, SO THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO DO IT.
IS THERE AN ORGANIZATION OR SOCIETY THAT'S WORKING ON THE CURE OR SOME PLACE WE CAN GO FOR MORE INFORMATION AND POTENTIALLY TO SUPPORT?
>> YEAH. ITS THE TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE.
THEY DO HAVE A BRANCH FOR THE DALLAS, FORT WORTH LOCATION, SO EVERY YEAR THEY DO A WALK TO CURE TSC.
BUT THIS YEAR OBVIOUSLY WITH COVID, THEY COULDN'T DO THAT SO IT'S VIRTUAL.
BUT IF YOU WANT MORE RESEARCH AT THE TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE.ORG OR IT'S IMTSC.ORG.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST WHOEVER THE CONTACT WAS WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, JUST GET THEM THAT INFORMATION AND THEY CAN DISSEMINATE IT TO US AND WE CAN HELP PUSH SOME AWARENESS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TOO.
>> WE JUST HOPE THAT EVERY MAY 15TH EVERYONE CAN REMEMBER COOPER AND THE COURSE WE'RE FIGHTING FOR.
>> ACTUALLY THE MEETING I GUESS, THEY HAVE A COMMITTEE THING.
>> THE CONFERENCE IS HELD NEXT YEAR DALLAS.
>> THAT'LL BE COOL TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME IN AND SHARE THAT MESSAGE AND RECOGNITION.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS MESSAGE GETS OUT AS FAR AS IT CAN, SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS TO YOU GUYS.
"WHEREAS AN ESTIMATED 50,000 AMERICANS AND ONE MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX, TSC, A GENETIC DISEASE WITH NO CURE.
WHEREAS TSC IS OFTEN A DEVASTATING DISORDER THAT CAUSES TUMORS TO FORM IN VITAL ORGANS INCLUDING THE BRAIN, HEART, KIDNEYS, SKIN, LIVER, AND LUNGS, THE DISEASE IS ALSO THE LEADING GENETIC CAUSE OF BOTH EPILEPSY AND AUTISM.
WHEREAS TSC AFFECTS SOME PEOPLE SEVERELY AND OTHERS SO MILDLY, IT OFTEN GOES UNDIAGNOSED.
THE INCIDENCE OF TSC IS AS COMMON AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE OR ALS OR CYSTIC FIBROSIS, SO INCREASED AWARENESS IS VITAL.
WHEREAS THE TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE AND OTHER GROUPS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THIS DISORDER TO ENSURE PEOPLE WITH TSC GET THE BEST POSSIBLE TREATMENT AND PROPER DIAGNOSIS, NOW THEREFORE, I MAYOR JOHN HOFFMAN ON BEHALF OF THIS SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 15TH, AS TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY THROUGHOUT SOUTHLAKE, AND URGE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE SEARCH FOR A CURE AND ASSIST THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO DEAL WITH THIS CHALLENGING DISEASE ON A DAILY BASIS." THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS AND COOPER? FOUND MY NOTES. WITH THAT,
[4. Southlake Sister Cities International Youth Art Contest Winners]
WE'RE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4, SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ART CONTEST WINNERS.I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THE SISTER CITIES PRESIDENT, MS. KATY HINTZE.
MS. KATY COME ON UP, WHO'S GOING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE ART CONTEST WHICH WE SAW OUT THERE IN THE LOBBY OF TOWN SQUARE, CORRECT? FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE CONTEST WINNERS, CORRECT?
>> SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
[LAUGHTER] JOHN'S FAMILIAR WITH THIS.
>> IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION, REALLY FUN.
>> THANK YOU. WE FOSTER GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING AND CULTURAL AWARENESS BY HAVING STUDENT EXCHANGES, WHERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS,
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THEY GO TO EACH OF OUR TWO SISTER CITIES, ONE'S IN CHINA, AND ONE'S IN JAPAN.WE ALSO WELCOME STUDENTS AND ADULTS FROM THESE TWO CITIES, NOT LATELY BECAUSE OF CIRCUMSTANCES WE ALL KNOW ABOUT, BUT THAT IS OUR DIRECTIVE.
WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE WE DO A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENT ORGANIZATION, TYPES OF THINGS.
THINGS FOR STUDENTS TO GET THE VOLUNTEER HOURS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE RECENTLY IS THIS INTERNATIONAL ART CONTEST.
THIS IS DONE WITH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL, WHICH IS OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE ARTWORK THAT IS SUBMITTED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD INTO ONE CONTEST.
WE HAD 18 PEOPLE SUBMIT ARTWORK THIS YEAR AND YOU SEE IT OUT IN THE LOBBY.
WE HAVE FIVE TOP WINNERS AND THOSE WERE SENT OFF TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST, AND THERE'LL BE GRADED UP AGAINST THE ARTWORK THAT'S FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THE WINNER OF THAT ARTWORK, WE'LL GET $1,000 AND WILL BE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING, SO IT'S REALLY GREAT.
THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS UNITY AND HOPE, AND IT FOCUSED ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S NEED FOR CONNECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC AND ISOLATION ISSUES.
THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THE ARTWORK SEEMS TO BE LONELY, BECAUSE IT'S STUDENTS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND HOW TO PROCESS THIS.
ANYWAY, WE HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR STUDENTS HERE TODAY.
OUT OF THE TOP FIVE, WE HAVE THREE THAT ARE HERE TODAY, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM THEIR AWARDS.
BUT THE TOP WINNERS WERE, IF YOU ALL WANT TO COME UP.
KATY [INAUDIBLE] WON FIRST-PLACE.
[APPLAUSE] HER THEME WAS THE BEAUTY OF UNITY AND SHE HAS HER ARTWORK HERE.
PRESTON DUKE IS HERE, THIS IS CALLED IN THE WIND.
[APPLAUSE] ROCKLAND BURTON AND ABBY BUTLER ARE NOT HERE BUT TENLEY SIDENER WAS HERE AND HERS IS GATHER.
WHERE IS SHE? [APPLAUSE] EACH OF THE STUDENTS WON A CASH AWARD AS WELL AS A CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS TO BE ABLE TO SAY THEY WON AN INTERNATIONAL ART CONTEST.
>> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS, ESPECIALLY YOU THREE, WELL DONE, WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE YOUR ARTWORK IN CITY HALL.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS.
>> ABIGAIL I'M SO SORRY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO WE HAVE ONE MORE WINNER?
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> NOW IT'S PICTURE TIME. [BACKGROUND]
>> WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE,
[3. Atmos Regional and Local Infrastructure Improvements]
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE MS ENERGY REPRESENTATIVES, WHO ARE GOING TO UPTAKE COUNCIL ON INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING IN AND AROUND SOUTHLAKE TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY AND SERVICE LEVELS TO THE RESIDENTS.
WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS TOO, IF YOU WANT.
IF NOT, WE'LL JUST DO A PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO BRING NOT JUST TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOW IN OUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR, ALL OF US REMEMBER THE WINTER STORM FROM BACK FROM FEBRUARY.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO LET THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING PRETTY HARD WITH OUR PARTNERS, ATMOS, ENCORE, TXU AND SO FORTH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE AN IMPROVED RELIABILITY TOWARDS THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE,
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THAT THE CITY DOES NOT CONTROL THEM.SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ASK KELLY BIEGLER AND TOMMY CLARK IF THEY'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP HERE AND TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BENEFITING SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS THAT THEY'D BEEN WORKING ON.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M KELLY BIEGLER WITH ATMOS ENERGY.
THIS IS TOMMY CLARK, HE'S OUR LOCAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR WHO COVERS THE NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY AREA.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE JUST ON A FEW PROJECTS.
WHEN THE WINTER STORM HAPPENED, WE GOT A LOT OF DATA, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT WE'VE NEVER GOTTEN BEFORE OFF OF OUR SYSTEM.
THAT ALLOWED US TO REALLY LOOK AND TAKE A THOUGHTFUL LOOK AT SOME AREAS WE NEED TO FURTHER FORTIFY.
GOD FORBID WE EVER HAVE AN EVENT LIKE WE DID IN FEBRUARY, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE RELIABLE SERVICE FOR ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
SO WHAT WE DID IS WE LOOKED AT THE DATA THAT WE GATHERED, AND THEN WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND OPERATIONS TO GET THOSE PROJECTS APPROVED AND FUNDED THROUGH OUR APPROVAL SYSTEM.
WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY, BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THAT APPROVAL PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO KEEP THAT IN YOUR MIND THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE MORE TO COME IN ADDITION TO THESE.
THE FIRST PROJECT IS ACTUALLY NOT IN SOUTHLAKE, BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OUR SYSTEM, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE AND IT ALL OPERATES TOGETHER.
THERE IS WHAT WE CALL A DISTRICT REGULATOR STATION, AND THE HALL-JOHNSON AREA.
THAT IS ONE OF SEVERAL FEEDS THAT PUSHES PRESSURE AND GAS INTO THE SOUTHLAKE AREA.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A PICTURE FROM THE WINTER STORM.
IT'S NOT VERY HIGH RES, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A MOONSCAPE.
THESE ARE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WORKING OUT THERE BECAUSE WHEN WE SAW PRESSURE DROPPING, TOMMY SHOULD BE AN ENGINEER, HE'S NOT.
BUT HE CAME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA FOR A BYPASS.
WHAT A DISTRICT REGULATOR STATION DOES, IT TAKES THAT HIGH PRESSURE GAS, BECAUSE YOU NEED THE HIGH PRESSURE TO PUSH THE GAS OVER A LONG DISTANCE, AND IT REDUCES IT DOWN.
IT CAN ADJUST TO MEET THE CAPACITY AND DEMAND NEEDS OF A COMMUNITY.
THEY HAD TO BUILD A BYPASS DURING THE STORM TO CONTINUE TO MEET THAT NEED THAT WAS OUT THERE.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS UPGRADE THIS STATION SO IT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A HIGHER DEMAND.
THAT ONE, WE'RE LOOKING AT LATE JULY.
WE WILL SEE HOW THAT PANS OUT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO START THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT PROJECT YOU'VE PROBABLY JUST LIKE MYSELF BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE AREA DRIVEN BY THIS ONE A MILLION TIMES AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED IT.
WE HAVE A DISTRICT REGULATOR STATION AT KIMBALL IN 1709, IN FRONT OF THE CHICK-FIL-A.
IT'S SURROUNDED BY THE YELLOW LITTLE BARRICADES THERE BEHIND THAT ROCK.
WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO UPGRADE THAT STATION.
THAT STATION FEEDS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF SOUTHLAKE.
THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE SAW NEEDS AND SOME UPGRADES FOR CAPACITY.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS UPGRADE THAT STATION.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INCREASE THE LINE SIZE THAT WE HAVE RUNNING FROM THAT STATION NORTH ALONG KIMBALL UNDER HIGHWAY ON 114 TO THAT NORTH SIDE OF SOUTHLAKE.
THAT WILL BE INCREASED FROM 4-INCH PIPE TO 8-INCH PIPE UNDER THERE.
THAT PROJECT IS LOOKING TO START LATE SUMMER AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
>> HOW FAR ARE YOU GOING TO RUN THE 8-INCH PIPE?
>> THE 8-INCH PIPE WILL CONNECT TO THE NEW REGULATOR STATION.
THEN IT CROSSES 114 AND TIES INTO THE 6-INCH THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 114.
>> OKAY. WHAT SIZE IS IT NOW? SIX?
>> IS THAT WAS AT THE BERNIE LANE AREA?
>> IT TIES INTO ALL OF THAT AREA, BUT IT'S NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO BERNIE.
>> MAYBE YOU CAN EDUCATE ME A LITTLE BIT ON THIS BECAUSE I'M IGNORANT TO THIS.
I FELT THE PART OF THE PROBLEM AND THEN THE STORM WAS NOT THE SIZE OF THE PIPE, BUT IT WAS JUST THE DRAW DOWN EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU GOT TO THAT FAR NORTH PART OF SOUTHLAKE ALONG BERNIE.
IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT THE PIPE SIZE WAS.
IS THAT ACCURATE OR WAS IT SOMEWHAT ACCURATE? CAN YOU HELP US [OVERLAPPING]
>> I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF A LOT OF THINGS.
WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE PIPE ORIGINALLY, THE HOUSES WERE A LOT SMALLER, THE DEMAND WASN'T AS MUCH, AND WE HAD THE SAME [INAUDIBLE] WORK DOWN IN ROUND ROCK FOR A WHILE TOO.
THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THERE.
THERE'S MORE HOUSES. THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IN THE FUTURE THERE'LL BE BIGGER HOUSES, MORE GAS USAGE.
THE SYSTEM THAT THEY DESIGNED HAD SMALLER PIPE.
TO OVERCOME THE SMALL PIPE, YOU HAVE TO PUT MORE PRESSURE INTO THE LINE.
THIS IS SIMILAR OUT HERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.
I WAS TELLING KELLY THAT, THERE'S THESE LITTLE PENINSULAS BY THE LAKE, AND THERE'S NO WAY TO GO FROM ONE PENINSULA TO THE OTHER ONE
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TO TIE THE PIPES TOGETHER TO GET IT BACK FEED ON THEM.ON BERNIE LANE, ESPECIALLY THERE AT THE CORNER, IT'S 2-INCH AND THE 2-INCH RUNS ALL THE WAY DOWN.
NOW THERE'S A LOT OF LARGER HOME.
THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER SUBDIVISION THAT'S GOING IN THERE.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE ALSO LARGER HOMES.
THERE IS A DESIGN IN THE WORKS TO INSTALL LARGER PIPE ON BERNIE LANE AS WELL.
>> THAT OUTCOME COMBINED TOGETHER.
>> IS THAT ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT?
>> NOT TONIGHT. THAT ONE'S IN DESIGN AND BEING LOOKED AT FOR FUNDING, [OVERLAPPING] BUT SHE'S GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT LIKE A LITTLE FIX.
>> OKAY. WE'LL GO THROUGH YOUR SLIDES.
I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
>> YOU ARE GOOD. LIKE I WAS SAYING, THAT THE SYSTEM REALLY ALL WORKS TOGETHER.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ON HALL-JOHNSON AT THIS STATION, AND IT'S HELPING TO PUSH THAT GAS AND GIVE THAT INCREASED PRESSURE, AND WE CAN UPGRADE THAT.
THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT.
BECAUSE WE COULD JUST RUN IN THERE AND INCREASE PIPE SIZE ON BERNIE LANE, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY FIX.
IT'S NOT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE FOR THIS, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STARTING WITH, WITH THESE PROJECTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS ON BERNIE LANE.
THIS IS A TEMPORARY THING THAT WE'RE DOING, THIS IS A CNG INJECTION POINT.
WE HAVE A FLEET OF CNG TRUCKS THAT'S COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, WE USE THESE ALL THE TIME ON OUR SYSTEM, THEY'RE A GREAT TOOL.
IF SOMEBODY SAY CUTS ONE OF OUR LINES AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LOSE SERVICE TO THEM, WE CAN BRING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS OUT AND KEEP THAT NEIGHBORHOOD UP TEMPORARILY WHILE WE REPAIR OUR LINE.
SAME WITH IF WE'RE TYING IN A NEW LINE AND WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE A BUSINESS OFFLINE, WE CAN BRING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS IN.
IF WE EVER SAW A DROP IN PRESSURE, SAY WE HAVE A VERY COLD DAY ON BERNIE LANE, WE CAN BRING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS IN AND TIE INTO OUR INJECTION POINT THERE.
THIS INJECTION POINT WILL BE ON THE NORTH END OF THE STREET, SO THE VERY DEAD END UP THERE.
THEY WILL GET THAT COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FIRST.
>> YOU BROUGHT A TRUCK WHEN THE LINE RAN OUT, WAS THAT NOT CNG?
>> THE DIFFICULTY THERE WAS, LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE PENINSULA.
>> THE PENINSULA TO THE RIGHT OF BERNIE LANE HAD THE CNG INJECTION POINT.
WHEN THE GAS WAS GOING IN, IT WAS PUSHING GAS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, BUT IT HAD TO MAKE ITS WAY UP THERE TO BERNIE.
SO REALLY DIDN'T DO A WHOLE LOT FOR BERNIE.
>> SO YOU DID BRING THE CNG TRUCK OUT BUT THAT WASN'T ON BERNIE, THAT WAS A RICH CRUST WAS IT REAL?
>> IT WAS A GREAT ONE JUST TO THE RIGHT.
BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS JULY, I'LL TALK TO KELLY ABOUT IT, WAS WAITING FOR THE DRYER WEATHER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BERNIE WHERE IT SPLITS TO THE LEFT AND IT CURVES TO THE RIGHT.
>> JUST SOUTH OF THERE IS WHERE THE INJECTION POINT OF VIEW.
>> WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME FOR INSTALLATION ON THAT?
>> IT'LL TAKE A DAY. IT'LL BE SOMETIME IN JULY.
>> SO YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR NEXT QUARTER.
>> THAT'LL BE AVAILABLE TO US IF WE WERE TO SEE THAT PRESSURE DROP ON A VERY COLD DAY IN THE WINTER.
IF WE SAW THAT INJECTION POINT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US AND TO UTILIZE RIGHT THERE ON BERNIE LANE.
>> THAT'S NOT THE LONG-TERM FIX.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
LIKE I SAID, WE WANT IT TO BE A VERY THOUGHTFUL PROCESS WHERE IT'S A LONG-TERM FIX.
WE WANT TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ISSUES.
WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AS WE GET THOSE THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS AND FUNDING.
>> COUNSEL ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS AS I'M SURE EVERYONE HAS SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
BUT LET ME JUST IMPRESS UPON YOU GUYS.
I KNOW YOU HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE, I KNOW SOME THINGS ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
LIKE YOU SAID, YOU GOT A LOT OF DATA POINTS FROM THAT WINTER STORM.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US REALLY ANTICIPATED THE EXTENT.
I MEAN, BERNIE LANE AND SOME OF THOSE HOUSES HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WHICH I THINK WAS 30 YEARS AGO.
I WAS NOT IN SOUTHLAKE THEN, BUT SOME OF THOSE BERNIE LANE FOLKS WERE.
MOST OF US WEREN'T ON COUNCIL AT THE TIME.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW FRUSTRATING AND HELPLESS IT WAS FROM OUR STANDPOINT BECAUSE WE HAD RESIDENTS WHO LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX IN THE STATE HAD NO WAY TO HEAT THEIR HOMES, NO WAY TO BOIL WATER, THERE WAS NOTHING AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD NO ANSWERS FOR THEM.
TALK FOR A MINUTE AS IF YOU'RE TALKING TO OUR RESIDENTS AND YOUR CUSTOMERS UP THERE ON BERNIE AND ELSEWHERE, WHAT ASSURANCE DO THEY HAVE THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER.
I MEAN, I LOVE THAT WE'RE SEEING THREE PROJECTS.
I DO THINK OF UPSIZING LINES, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, I'M NOT A PIPELINE GUY BUT SEEMS LIKE UPSIZING THAT LINE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS WHAT YOU ALL ARE SAYING.
GIVE THEM SOME ASSURANCE THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER, PLEASE.
>> YEAH. WELL, I'LL START BUT THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR US, SO OUR SYSTEM IS VERY RELIABLE.
BUT IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS, LIKE I SAID, THAT DID NOT HAVE THAT SERVICE.
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IT'S FRUSTRATING. WE WANT TO HAVE 100 PERCENT RELIABILITY RATE.WE ARE A VERY RELIABLE SYSTEM.
I THINK OUT OF 2 MILLION CUSTOMERS, WE ONLY HAD ABOUT 1,400 WITHOUT SERVICE.
BUT LIKE I SAID, IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE 1,400, THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO US EITHER.
WE'RE SORRY TO THOSE CUSTOMERS AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE.
THAT'S WHY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE DATA POINTS AND FINDING WHAT WE COULD TO DO, AND THEN START PUSHING THROUGH THESE PROJECTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SATIN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> I TALKED TO ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS ON THE END OF BERNIE QUITE A BIT AND SHE WAS REALLY UNDERSTANDING, UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS COMING FROM, EXPLAINED HOW EVERYTHING WORKED THROUGH, EXPLAINED TO ALL THE GUYS OUT THERE WORKING ALL NIGHT LONG, CONTINUOUSLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THE GAS ON FOR EVERYBODY.
OF COURSE, SHE SAID SHE REALLY APPRECIATED THEM NOT SO MUCH AS ME THAN HER.
>> BUT THE GUYS AT WORK AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT KNOW THAT THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE HAD THAT CAUSED IT TO MAGNIFY WAS THE POWER WAS GOING ON AND OFF.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND DURING THE NORMAL TIME THE POWER COMES ON, EVERYBODY'S WORKING, YOUR HOUSE COMES ON, HEATS UP, THEN THIS HOUSE COMES ON, IT'S RANDOM.
WELL, WHENEVER THE POWER GOES OFF, THEN EVERYBODY'S OFF.
THEN THE HOUSE IS GETTING COLD.
WHEN THE POWER COMES ON, EVERY HOUSE IS CALLING FOR HIGH DEMAND.
EVERYBODY'S PULLING ON IT AT THE SAME TIME.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SMALL PIPE AND IT'S COMING FROM THE WHOLE AREA, EVERYBODY IS PULLING THE GAS OFF.
BY THE TIME IT GETS DOWN TO THE END, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT LEFT.
>> THAT WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE HAD.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM, MAKE IT SAFER, MAKE IT MORE RELIABLE.
THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, I SENT A LOT OF MY GUYS OUT TO DIFFERENT MEASURING POINTS TO START MEASURING PRESSURES TO MAKE SURE WE COULD FIND OUT WHERE THERE WAS A HOLE IN OUR SYSTEM.
WE ACTUALLY GATHERED A LOT OF INFORMATION OFF OF THAT.
>> CAN YOU GO A LITTLE CLOSER TO MIC? SORRY, I JUST DON'T WANT ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING ON TV TO MISS YOU.
>> WE USE THAT OPPORTUNITY SO THAT WE COULD FIND THOSE PAIN POINTS AND BE ABLE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON IT.
WE TURNED IT INTO OUR ENGINEERS, THEY ALSO HAVE A MODEL THAT THEY CAN PUT PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES AND THEN RUN THE MODEL TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND SEE WHERE OUR PROBLEMS WILL BE.
BUT UNDER THE REAL-WORLD CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WE HAD IN FEBRUARY THAT CREATED A REAL MODEL.
WE ACTUALLY SAW THINGS THAT THE MODEL WOULDN'T SEE.
THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH A LOT OF THE INCREASING IN PIPE SIZE AND WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE QUITE A BIT OF PROJECTS IN THE LAST, I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT EIGHT YEARS, I THINK.
IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, WE'VE DONE QUITE A FEW PROJECTS AND MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS AREAS TO CONTINUE IMPROVING.
>> I THINK WHEN WE GO BECAUSE THIS IS A FOUR TO TWO-INCH LINE THAT FEEDS DOWN TO THE SIX ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 114.
ONCE WE INSTALL A STATION THAT'LL CREATE THE VOLUME THAT WE NEED AND WE HAVE A LARGER PIPE SIZE, THAT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT.
THE WHOLE JOHNSON STATION, THAT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT BECAUSE WE COULD LITERALLY WATCH THE INLET PRESSURES, THE OUTER PRESSURES.
I'VE GOT A PRESSURE STATION AT BERNIE WHERE IT COMES OFF AND GOES DOWN.
THERE'S A LITTLE STATION THERE THAT WE CAN SEE REMOTELY.
WE CAN WATCH THE PRESSURE ON IT.
I SENT PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE END AND OFF TO THE OTHER SIDE JUST TO WHERE WE COULD NARROW IT DOWN TO WHERE OUR PROBLEM WAS.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH SOME GOOD INFORMATION.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU JUMPING ON THIS.
I IMAGINE THAT A LOT OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO WATCH THIS VIDEO WILL APPRECIATE IT AS WELL.
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE WHATEVER YOU NEED FROM THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS AND AS EXPEDITIOUS MANNER AS POSSIBLE, YOU WILL GET IT.
COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS FOR THAT MISS FOLKS?
>> YEAH, I'VE GOT ONE. ON YOUR KIMBALL LANE RIGHT THERE BY [INAUDIBLE] AND HE SAID THIS IS A DAY PROJECT HERE.
HOW LONG IS THAT PROJECT THERE?
>> WELL, THE PROJECT FOR THE STATION IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST PROBABLY THREE WEEKS TO A MONTH.
THE PROJECT FOR THE PIPE WILL PROBABLY BE AT LEAST A MONTH.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT CONTINUOUS, TOGETHER OR IF IT'S GOING TO BE SEPARATE.
I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT WHO THE CONTRACTOR IS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS.
>> IS THAT TYPICALLY DONE WITH HORIZONTAL DRILLING OR DO YOU HAVE TO SHUT DOWN ROADWAYS. THAT'S A HORRIBLE INTERSECTION PROCESS. [OVERLAPPING]
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THE CITIES AND ALL OF OUR CITIES WHEN WE HAVE TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ASK THEM WHAT THEIR REQUIREMENT IS OF US, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE WORKER PROTECTION, WE'VE GOT ROAD PROTECTION, ALL THAT STUFF, BARRIERS, LANE CHANGERS.THAT AREA THERE IS NOT VERY GOOD BECAUSE OF WHERE IT'S AT.
CHICK-FIL-A IS SUPER BUSY AND I'VE ACTUALLY HAD GUYS WORKING THERE BEFORE.
IF YOU KNOW, ON THE SIDEWALK THERE WHERE IT'S CUT OUT, THERE USED TO BE A VALVE [INAUDIBLE].
THERE STILL IS A VALVE. [NOISE] IT'S IN THE SIDEWALK.
WE ASKED THE CITY IF IT'S OKAY IF WE CUT IN THERE AND BUILT A NICE LITTLE WALL UP.
BECAUSE IT WAS SO DEEP, WE COULDN'T GET TO IT.
WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPE AND STUFF AROUND IT.
IT LOOKS REALLY NICE, BUT ALL THAT'S GOING TO BE DUG OUT AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE CHANGED UP.
IT'S GOING TO BE A MESS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
>> IS IT TYPICALLY NIGHT WORK OR IS IT DAY WORK OR HOW DO YOU DO IT?
>> IT'S ALL DAY WORK. YES, SIR.
>> WILL THEY HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN LANES OF TRAFFIC THERE TO DO THIS OR WILL THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PULL IT ALL OFF THOUGH?
BUT BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING, WE RUN IT THROUGH THE CITY.
WE WON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THE CITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR AGREEMENT.
WE WORK REALLY WELL WITH ALL OF OUR CITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT THE WAY THEY WANT US TO DO IT, THAT WE CAN, OF COURSE.
>> YEAH. TOMMY'S NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO HE PROBABLY DIDN'T SEE THE DPS POSTS TODAY ABOUT THE TRAFFIC THERE OF CHICK-FIL-A.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THAT IS AN ISSUE, SO WE'LL DEFINITELY WORK WITH CITY STAFF ON THAT TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN.
>> JUST BE SURE TO NOTE THAT YOU'D CERTAINLY WANT TO AVOID SCHOOL HOURS OR WHEN SCHOOL'S IN SESSION.
[OVERLAPPING] WE CAN ALL SEE THAT IT ENHANCES SIGNIFICANTLY. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'VE CUT LANE AT THAT SCHOOL BEFORE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, AND I KNOW HOW THAT IS.
>> WHEN WILL THIS PROJECT START?
>> IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOMEWHERE MID TO LATE SUMMER.
>> IT'S QUICK QUESTION, MORE OF A BIG PICTURE QUESTION.
FROM A CONSUMER STANDPOINT, IT FEELS LIKE THESE ROLLING BLACKOUTS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING THE SAME WAY FOR SOME TIME OVER THE YEARS.
AFTER THIS TRANSPIRED WITH THE MEETINGS OF THE MINDS AT THE STATE LEVEL AND I'M SURE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THAT, WAS THERE ANY EFFORT TO LOOK AT DOING THOSE DIFFERENTLY SO THAT THE IMPACT MAYBE IS DIFFERENT OR YOU CAN LOOK AT A DIFFERENT IMPACT ON THE CONSUMER VERSUS ONCE AN HOUR FOR 15 MINUTES, YOUR POWER COMES ON.
THAT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY BIG QUESTION, BUT IS THERE ANY SHORT ANSWER TO THAT?
>> YEAH. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGES.
THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S FROM THE ELECTRIC SIDE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
>> IT'S JUST THAT IT'S ALL INTERCONNECTED.
>> WELL, THE GAS LINES. YES, MA'AM.
>> YEAH. I DID HEAR FROM THE STATE LEVEL REGULATORS RAILROAD COMMISSION WHICH REGULATES US AND PUC AND ERCOT HAVE BEEN MEETING.
I DON'T KNOW ANY DETAILS OF THOSE MEETINGS OR ANYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE, BUT IT'S A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE THAT DID IMPACT US GREATLY, SO THAT'D BE INTERESTING TO FIND OUT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE THREE PROJECTS ARE GREAT AND THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF.
HOWEVER, WHAT I DID HERE WAS BERNIE LANE, IT'S A MORE LONG-TERM PROJECT.
WE'RE WAITING ON FUNDING, WE NEED APPROVAL, WE NEED TO PLAN.
CAN YOU GIVE OUR RESIDENTS SOME REALISTIC TIMEFRAME.
WHEN YOU SAY LONG-TERM, IS LONG-TERM TO YOU, A YEAR, IS LONG-TERM FIVE YEARS? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR US?
>> FOR ME, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IS THIS COMING NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THIS WINTER OR NEXT SPRING, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET FUNDED BECAUSE IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY.
OUR MANAGEMENT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE PRESIDENT LEVEL, THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, AND THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A HIGH-VALUE ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO TALK TO.
I WOULD EXPECT AND I CAN GO BACK AND KELLY CAN GO BACK AND TALK TO THEM HOW MUCH THAT WE NEED TO GET THE BERNIE LANE SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF.
MEGHAN, WHO IS OUR ENGINEER, SHE ACTUALLY HAS A REALLY GOOD DESIGN THAT SHE WANTS TO IMPLEMENT, AND NOW ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS THE PROJECT MANAGERS HAVE TO DESIGN IT, SUBMIT IT FOR FUNDING, AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
BUT THAT PROJECT ITSELF WOULD PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT A MONTH TO DO.
>> GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> GIVEN THE PROGRAM WE HEARD RIGHT AFTER THIS FEBRUARY STORM, I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS HERE IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.
THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS HOW ARE YOU ALL COMMUNICATING THIS WITH SAY, THE RESIDENTS OF BERNIE LANE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED? GIVEN THAT THIS IS MUST SEE TV, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S 1,000 PEOPLE WATCHING, BUT [LAUGHTER] ASSUMING THAT'S NOT THE CASE RIGHT NOW, HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATING THAT?
>> WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DANIEL AND AS SOON AS WE GET THIS INJECTION POINT SCHEDULED,
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WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE SOME COMMUNICATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY TO THOSE RESIDENTS SO THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE IN BERNIE LANE, AND THEY ARE ALSO WELCOME TO CONTACT US AS WELL.DANIEL'S GOT THAT INFORMATION AND CAN PASS THAT ALONG TO THEM SO WE CAN TALK TO THEM ONE ON ONE AS WELL.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO DERIVE, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE A LETTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEY CAN ALSO BE INVITED OUT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AS WELL IN PERSON.
YEAH. YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME SEE AS WELL.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
THE FIRST ONE, JUST TAGGING ON TO THE ERCOT ISSUE AND THE POWER.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT ABOUT BECAUSE THAT HAD NOT GONE THROUGH MY MIND THE IDEA THAT HOUSES WERE ALL COOLING, DUE DO NOT HAVE ELECTRICITY, AND THEN THE SURGE HAPPENS.
THAT SAID, I THINK THIS GOES WITHOUT SAYING YOUR BRAND, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IS A GOOD BRAND, PEOPLE THINK ABOUT MOST DEPENDABLY.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS, JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET IT RIGHT SO THAT WHATEVER ERCOT DOES STILL DOESN'T AFFECT YOU, SO THAT IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, WHICH IT MIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR POWER RIGHT NOW THAT GAS CAN MEET THE NEED.
IT'S LIKE TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROBLEM AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ERCOT.
>> [NOISE] SHIFTING GEARS THOUGH, ONE QUESTION YOU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT.
WE HAVE A LARGE PROJECT ON WHITE CHAPEL RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND THAT PROJECT GOT SLOWED DOWN.
ONE OF THE REASONS IT GOT DELAYED AND GOT MORE COSTLY TO US WAS BECAUSE OF PIPE BEING MISLAID.
SOME OF THAT PIPE WAS ATMOS PIPE.
IT WAS NOT WHERE IT SHOULD BE.
THAT ENDED UP SLOWING US DOWN QUITE A BIT AND INCREASING OUR COST.
I KNOW THAT MOST OF THAT IS DONE BY SUBCONTRACTORS PERHAPS THAT YOU CONTRACT TO LAY PIPE AT TIME.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WHAT IS THE STANDARD? BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE BEE DONE.
WHO KNOWS WHEN THAT PIPE WAS LAID, BUT WE FIND IT NOW.
WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING LIKE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN?
>> WHAT WE DO WHEN THERE'S A RELOCATION PROJECT, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
>> WE'RE DOING AN EXPANSION ALONG THERE, BUT AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE ARE RELOCATING SOME THINGS AND FINDING THOUGH THAT ATMOS AND OTHER UTILITIES ARE IN THE WRONG LOCATION.
>> YEAH. WELL, WHAT WE DO IS WHEN THE JOB IS DESIGNED AND WE WORK WITH THE CITY ON THE DESIGN PROJECT.
BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THIS, A LOT OF PLACES AROUND HERE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH RENEWAL DONE ON THE STREETS AND THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE WORK REALLY CLOSE WITH THE ENGINEERS, WITH THE CITY, AND WITH OUR ENGINEERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE LINE EXACTLY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE THIS DOES HAPPEN.
IT HAPPENED ON DAVIS, HERE. I BELIEVE IT'S DAVIS.
>> WELL, WE PUT THE LINE EXACTLY.
WE HAVE THE SURVEYORS GO OUT THERE AND THEY MARK IT.
A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S SO MANY OTHER FACILITIES IN THERE.
WE HAVE TO BE RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
>> BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT RIGHT ON THE MONEY, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE WAY AND THEN THAT CAUSES DELAYS.
IT COULD BE EITHER OUR SURVEYOR WAS WRONG, MAYBE THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT THE ENGINEERS ON THE CITY SAID OR WHAT OUR ENGINEERS SAID.
BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE TOLERANCES ARE REALLY TIGHT.
WE DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THE PIPE EXACTLY WHERE THEY SAY THEY WANT IT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IF YOU COME UPON A LINE AND IT'S IN THE WRONG PLACE.
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT POINTING FINGERS WHO'S WRONG, WHO'S RIGHT, OR WHATEVER.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WORKING WITH THE CITY TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DELAYED TOO MUCH, ESPECIALLY WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY'S COSTS GOING UP.
ANYTIME YOU HAVE AN ISSUE LIKE THAT, I HAVE FIELD CONSTRUCTION COORDINATORS THAT ACTUALLY WORK WITH OUR CONTRACTORS AND WITH THE SURVEYORS AND THE ENGINEERS.
WE WORK WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THE PIPE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
IF WE HAVE TO MOVE IT, THEN WE CAN MOVE OUR CONTRACTORS OUT THERE AND MOVE IT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE IT.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO AS MUCH PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF THE CITY, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH BERNIE LANE.
WE APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL GET THE WORD OUT AS WELL.
LET'S GET THESE PROJECTS ROCKING AND ROLLING.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US, AND I DID WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE OUR EMPLOYEES CONSISTENTLY TOLD US THEY WERE VERY KIND TO THEM AND WE KNOW THAT WAS VERY STRESSFUL TO EVERYONE, SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.
WE'D LOVE TO COME BACK AND SHARE WHEN WE GET THE PROJECT APPROVED FOR BERNIE LANE AS WELL.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL SEE YOU IN A FEW MONTHS. THANK YOU, GUYS.
I APPRECIATE YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO DISCUSS ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[7. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session.]
ITEM 4A, APPROVE MINUTES FOR THE JUNE 1ST, 2021 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.ITEM 4B, APPROVE CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR HOLIDAY LIGHTING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND TOWN SQUARE WITH CHRISTMAS BY ZENITH.
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ITEM 4C, AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES WITH EDS ELECTRIC FOR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000.ITEM 4D, APPROVE AN ANNUAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR PROVIDING ODOR CONTROL TREATMENT AT THE CITY'S WASTEWATER LIFT STATIONS WITH PREMIER MAGNESIA, LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110,000 FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD.
ITEM 4E, AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES WITH WILDSTONE CONSTRUCTION, LLC FOR EMERGENCY UTILITY AND MOBILITY REPAIRS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $65,000.
ITEM 4F, APPROVE AN ANNUAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH STRIPE OR ZONING FOR PAVEMENT MARKINGS THROUGH INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,000.
4G, APPROVE ANNUAL PURCHASE AGREEMENTS WITH MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC, FOR STREET MATERIALS THROUGH INNER LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE IN TARRANT COUNTY, IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $175,000.
ITEM 4H, APPROVE SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT NUMBER 1, WITH FREEMAN-MILLICAN, INC TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES TO CONSTRUCT UTILITY AND PAVING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SHADY OAK STRIVE BETWEEN FOX GLYNN AND DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $29,000.
THAT'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 21- 020.
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MASS GATHERING EVENT FOR DIWALI FEST.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ONTO CONSENT.
ONE OF THE ITEMS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY IS ITEM 9C.
WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY MOVE THIS ON TO CONSENT TO TABLE THAT'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 20-0 - 9, DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO DRAFT THE FRAMEWORK ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROVIDING APPOINTMENT OF A TARGET INDUSTRY RECRUITMENT TASK FORCE.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF TARGET INDUSTRIES THAT WE ARE AS A CITY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO ADD, WHETHER THAT'S FROM CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO NEW RESTAURANTS, TO RETAIL OR OFFICE LOCATION IS WHAT I HAVE YOU.
WHAT I'VE INSTRUCTED CITY STAFF TO DO IS DRAFT UP A FRAMEWORK FOR A TASK FORCE THAT'S GOING TO SIT UNDER THE CEDC TO REALLY DRAFT SOME FOLKS WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE INVOLVED WITH THE CITY RIGHT NOW.
THERE CHARGE UNDER THE GUIDELINES WE GIVE THEM IS GOING TO BE THE TIP OF THE SPIRIT AS FAR AS RECRUITMENT GOES FOR THESE CORPORATE USERS, OR RESTAURANTS, OR RETAIL USERS THAT WE AS A CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF THINK ARE INTERESTING.
AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF SOUTHLAKE'S DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT TO CONTINUED TO BE VERY TARGETED IN HOW WE GROW, AND VERY TARGETED AND PRECISE IN WHO WE GO AFTER.
THIS TASK FORCE IS GOING TO TAKE THE LABORING ROLE.
WE'LL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT IN AUGUST AS STAFF WILL PUT TOGETHER THE FRAMEWORK FOR THIS TASK FORCE.
AT THAT POINT WE WILL MAKE SOME APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD ITEM 9C TO TABLE UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST, WHICH IS AUGUST.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT'S 3RD. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO PUT ON CONSENT?
>> HERE WE GO. YES, MAYOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER ADDING 7B, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480783, WHICH IS THE FIRST READING, IS OWNING CHANGE IN CONCEPT PLAN FOR 1425 RANDALL MILL AVENUE.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONSIDER 8A, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION NUMBER 21- 026, WHICH IS THE TERMINATE, EXTEND, OR MODIFY THE EXISTING TEMPORARY BUSINESS AND PERMIT RELATED REGULATIONS, PRACTICES, AND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY.
THEN ALSO 9A, WHICH IS THE PLAT REVISION FOR LOTS 3R1 AND 3R2, WHICH IS THE VARIANCE REQUESTS FOR VARIANTS TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 43 IS AMENDED, SECTION 88.01.
J, REQUIRING THAT ALL LOTS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY AS REQUESTED TO ALLOW THE EXISTING ACCESSORY BUILDING, WHICH IS A HORSE BARN, TO REMAIN ON THE PROPOSED LOT 3R1 WITH NO PRINCIPLE BUILDING.
9B, ONE MORE, WHICH IS THE VARIANCE TO SECTION 5.06, OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 4A3, AS AMENDED, REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF FIVE FOOT WIDE RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALK ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE. THAT IS ALL MAYOR.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY ITEM ON CONSENT OR ANYTHING THEY WANT TO DISCUSS WITH STAFF AT THIS POINT? OKAY. THEN I'D NOTE ITEM 4I, IS REQUESTED TO BE TABLED AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE TAKEN UP AT THE AUGUST 5TH, 2021 MEETING.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER AND
[1. Call to order.]
THE FIRST THING WE WILL DO IS GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.[2. A. Executive Session (Part 1 of 2)]
AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071,[00:50:05]
TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND 551.074 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS AND WE WILL BE BACK OUT 7:15-7: 30. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> WELCOME BACK. WHERE WE RECONVENE THIS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
FIRST, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM OR MR. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, IS THERE ANY ACTION REQUIRED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION?
>> OKAY. GREAT. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE MAYOR'S REPORT.
[3. REPORTS:]
FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL SET OF GUESTS, UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK IN SOUTHLAKE THAT YOU SAW ALL OVER THE NEWS AND ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT'S ONE OF OUR VERY OWN, MISS.HAILEY HERNANDEZ HAS QUALIFIED AS AN OLYMPIAN FOR THE TOKYO GAMES, WHICH IS STILL PRETTY INCREDIBLE EVEN TO SAY.
HAILEY HERNANDEZ DOWN TO COUNSEL, ALONG WITH HER PARENTS, TERESA AND RICK.
WELCOME AND HER COACH, MS. CHRIS KLEIN, AND MR. KLEIN.
IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO COME ON DOWN TO THE PODIUM, WE'D LOVE TO WELCOME YOU GUYS OFFICIALLY, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS, TO TALK, I KNOW ALL OF COUNSEL HAS A LOT OF WORDS OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOU.
WE TALKED YESTERDAY, HAILEY AND WE'VE ALL BEEN VERY PUBLIC ABOUT HOW PROUD WE ARE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COACHES AS WELL, SO IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL AND OBVIOUSLY WE'LL ALL BE ROOTING FOR YOU MIGHTILY IN THE OLYMPICS.
I GUESS BEFORE I LET COUNCIL SAY A FEW WORDS, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO, COACHES PARENTS.
TURN ON THE MIC THERE AND PRESS THAT.
THERE YOU GO. ONE MORE TIME. THERE YOU GO.
>> OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE MAJOR PANDEMIC, WHEN ALL FACILITIES WERE SHUT DOWN AND WE WERE FACED WITH A SITUATION WHERE WE HAD AT THE TIME POTENTIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETE LOOKING AT HOW TO TRAIN, HOW TO GET IN THE WATER, FACILITIES WERE CLOSED, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
LOOKING AT A YEAR FROM THERE, HOW DO WE KEEP THIS DIVER GOING? THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MADE A DECISION TO ALLOW THE HIGH-SCHOOL ATHLETES TO STILL GET IN THE WATER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE DAY, FOR HER WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF, WHICH IS NOTHING TO WHAT SHE NORMALLY TRAINS, BUT IT ALLOWED HER TO GET IN THE WATER.
THE REST OF THE DAY SHE SPENT IN THE HEAT, OUT DOING DRY LANDS WITH HER ELITE COACH JEFF BROUGH AND I MEAN, YOU CAN IMAGINE TEXAS HEAT IN SUMMER.
SHE WAS OUT DOING DRY LANDS AND SHE WAS WORKING HARD, BUT HER ABILITY TO GET IN THAT WATER WITH HER HIGH SCHOOL COACH CAROLYN WAS CRITICAL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHOMEVER WAS IN CHARGE OF THAT DECISION, BECAUSE I THINK IT ABSOLUTELY CONTRIBUTED TO HER BEING READY FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS AND IT MEANT SO MUCH TO OUR CLUB, GC DIVERS FOR HER TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I JUST WANTED TO REACH OUT AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> WELL, THANKS FOR SAYING THAT.
OBVIOUSLY WE LOVE OUR CAROL ATHLETES AND OUR SOUTHLAKE ATHLETES AND SWIMMING AND DIVING PARTICULARLY IS ANOTHER LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE.
I KNOW I'VE BEEN OUT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR HIGH SCHOOL A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, WATCHING THE FIRETRUCKS DO THE WATER ARCH AS YOU ALL COME HOME.
STATE CHAMPIONS AGAIN. BUT SOMEONE SAID, I MEAN, 10 OR 13, 10, 11 OR 12 OR 13 YEARS IN A ROW IN THE STATE MEDAL WINNING THE STATE TITLE, I MEAN YOU GUYS HAVE A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE CAPSTONE TO ALL OF THIS.
WELL, I'LL GO AROUND, I'M SURE COUNCIL HAS SOME MORE, SO COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON.
>> GOOD EVENING AND CONGRATULATIONS HAILEY. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.
I THINK EVERYBODY IS STILL ABSORBING IT.
I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS AND ONE OF THE GREATEST PLEASURES OF BEING A COUNCILMAN IS TO SEE THE SUCCESSES OF OUR KIDS AND SO I'VE SAID IT A MILLION TIMES.
EVERYBODY THINKS OF US AS A FOOTBALL TOWN, BUT WE ARE INCREDIBLE AT EVERYTHING, WHETHER IT'S ROBOTICS OR CHESS CLUB OR SWIMMING AND DIVING OR BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, OR CROSS-COUNTRY, YOU NAME IT.
WE'RE GREAT AT IT. BUT NOW WE HAVE AN OLYMPIAN.
NOW WE HAVE AN OLYMPIAN AND THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. I WAS IN TOKYO LAST YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
MAKE SURE WHILE YOU'RE OUT THERE WINNING A MEDAL FOR US THAT YOU'RE ALSO ENJOYING THAT TRIP OF A LIFETIME BECAUSE IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CITY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH TOMÉ, WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR OUTSIDE OF TOKYO, A COUPLE HOURS.
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I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH AND WE WILL BE WATCHING, SO GO GET THEM.>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TORRES LEPP.
I HAVE A FAMILY FOLD ATHLETES AND IN FACT, MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IS A RICE SWIMMER, BROKE RECORDS, WENT TO THE OLYMPIC TRIALS ACTUALLY.
I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BE ABLE TO STAND HERE TODAY AND TO SAY THAT TO YOU [INAUDIBLE].
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EVERY SINGLE DAY, DAY IN, DAY OUT FOR YEARS.
KUDOS TO YOU FOR THE HAVING THE DISCIPLINE AND EVERYTHING THAT IT TAKES, THE MENTAL GAME THAT IT TAKES TO RISE THIS CHALLENGE AND I GREW UP WATCHING, DIVING, LIKE DREAMING THAT I CAN DO THAT.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW ON EARTH YOU MAKE YOUR BODY FLIP AND DO ALL THAT I THINK THE AMAZING.
LOTS OF PRACTICE AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST KEPT SAYING, WOW, WHEN I WATCHED THE DIVE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I HEARD ABOUT IT INITIALLY AND I JUST WENT AND WATCHED THE DIVE AND I WAS LIKE, WHILE MY OLDER DAUGHTER WAS INSIDE AND THE FIRST INTERVIEW I SAW, THE INTERVIEWER [NOISE] SAID THAT YOUR DIVES WE'RE NOT AS DIFFICULT.
THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY WASN'T WORTH, WHILE SOME OF THE OTHERS WEREN'T.
THE EXAMPLE I GAVE TO MY DAUGHTERS WERE THAT HER GETTING 100 OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THE HIGHEST SCORES, ECLIPSED, YOUR PERFECTION IS WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, RIGHT?
>> IT WAS EMBLEMATIC OF A LESSON I ALWAYS GIVE MY DAUGHTERS THAT YOU'RE RUNNING YOUR OWN RACE, THAT IF YOU DO THE BEST YOU CAN, THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SO EMBLEMATIC OF WHAT I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER.
WE WATCHED YOUR DIVE AND I SAID THAT DIDN'T GIVE YOU CHILLS UP, YOU JUST NOT HUMAN.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST LOVE YOUR CHARACTER.
EVERYBODY WHO SPEAKS ABOUT YOU SAYS YOU JUST THE HEAD DOWN, GET IT DONE PERSON.
I JUST THINK YOU JUST EXEMPLIFY WHAT I WAS TEACHING MY DAUGHTERS AND IT WAS SUCH A GREAT SENSE OF PRIDE WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE COOLEST THING THAT WALKS ON UT CAMPUS.
[LAUGHTER] YOU'RE SUCH A BAD, YOU KNOW WHAT, I WON'T SAY THE [LAUGHTER] CURSE WORD.
I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD, WE BELIEVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU AND I'M A PROUD DAD WATCHING YOU, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT MEANS A LOT.
>> YES. HAILEY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME OR YOUR PARENTS, BUT I REMEMBER YOU AS ABOUT A SIX OR SEVEN, AN EIGHT, NINE-YEAR-OLD BASKETBALL PLAYER FIRST [OVERLAPPING] IN THAT LINE.
[LAUGHTER] I'M ACTUALLY TEXTING JEN POCK RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF I CAN GET ONE OF THOSE PICTURES OF YOU.
SHE'S NOT JUST A DIVER, SHE IS A MULTI SPORT ATHLETE AND I'M GLAD YOU GAVE UP THE ROUND BALL FOR SWIMMING.
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] FOR SURE, FOR SURE.
YOU WERE A PINA AND I REMEMBER SOMETIMES YOU'D PICK UP YOUR DRIBBLE AND YOU'D GET UPSET WITH YOURSELF FOR PICKING UP YOUR DRIBBLE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'RE A YOUNG WOMAN WHO'S HAVING ALL THIS SUCCESS AND I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE JUMPED ON THAT SPRING BOARD AND FLIPPED IT OVER AND DOVE INTO THE WATER THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS OF TIMES AND I THINK OF THE SPORT OF SWIMMING AND DIVING, AND IT'S SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL SPORT, BUT I KNOW YOU COULDN'T HAVE DONE ALL THIS WITHOUT YOUR TEAMMATES AND YOUR COACHES TOO, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S OTHER KIDS, NOT ONLY IN SOUTHLAKE BUT OTHERS IN YOUR PROGRAM THAT WORK THEIR TAIL OFF TOO AND I KNOW YOU'RE REPRESENTING THEM ALSO.
YOU'RE NOT JUST REPRESENTING THOSE GUYS, YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY.
DON'T FEEL ANY EXTRA PRESSURE.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU END UP IN ALL OF THIS BECAUSE YOU'VE ACHIEVED SOMETHING THAT'S JUST REALLY REMARKABLE.
ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED FOR YOU AND TO HAVE A LITTLE PIECE OF YOU IN OUR HISTORY, IN OUR LIFE AND WATCHING OUR DAUGHTER, WHO'S ALSO A SENIOR, GRADUATING THIS YEAR IS ACTUALLY SPECIAL FOR US.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED. I'M SORRY, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BE THERE WHEN EVERYONE WAS THERE TO WAVE YOU IN AND BACK HOME, BUT WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED.
IF I GET A PICTURE WHICH I'M TRYING TO GET BEFORE YOU GO, I'M GOING TO PUT IT UP ON THAT SCREEN SO EVERYONE CAN SEE [LAUGHTER].
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WATCH YOU. IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTS.
I MEAN, IT REALLY IS I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE SACRIFICES YOU'VE MADE, THE THINGS YOU'VE MISSED OUT ON AS A KID AND THEN AS A STUDENT, AND IT'S TRULY AN AMAZING FEAT THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN HERE.
MOM AND DAD, I KNOW YOU GUYS COULDN'T BE PROUDER.
TREASURE EVERY MOMENT OF THESE.
I'VE GOT A DAUGHTER THAT JUST GRADUATED AND IT'S AMAZING THE THINGS I WISH I'D HAD DONE.
WE DID A LOT WHEN SHE WAS HERE, BUT JUST TREASURE THESE MOMENTS.
HAVE A BLAST IN TOKYO, JUST GO OUT AND HAVE FUN AND DO YOUR BEST AND THEN WE WILL COVER YOU WITH PRAYER AND FOR PROTECTION AND SUCCESS AND JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND THEN JUST SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TALIA.
TO ECHO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAID, CONGRATULATIONS.
I KNOW THE REST OF COUNCIL HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING.
JUST ANYBODY THAT YOU TALK TO,
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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW THE CONVERSATION STARTS, YOU'RE IN THE CONVERSATION.I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU REALLY KNOW IT.
YOU ARE THE TALK OF THE TOWN AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 30 PLUS THOUSAND PEOPLE CHEERING YOU ON.
AS RANDY SAID, ROOTING FOR YOU, PRAYING FOR YOU.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A TRULY AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
I KNOW YOU WILL, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
>> AWESOME. IT'S FUNNY AS WE'RE ALL HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS WHAT CONSISTENTLY COMES UP WITH ANYBODY WHO KNOWS YOU ALL IS IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED TO A BETTER YOUNG WOMAN OR A BETTER FAMILY.
THE INTERACTIONS THAT I'VE SEEN YOU ALL ARE JUST SO HUMBLED ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.
I'D BE RUNNING AROUND LIKE CRAZY IF I'M GOING TO THE OLYMPICS.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH, MAYBE THERE'S A LOT OF THAT ON THE INSIDE.
BUT IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT IT REALLY TRULY COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A BETTER FAMILY. WE ARE SO PROUD.
I WANT TO SAY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN TOKYO YOU'VE ALREADY WON.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU AS A CITY.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU OFF IN STYLE.
I'VE SAID THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY WON.
YOU'VE ALREADY ACHIEVED SUCCESS AT SUCH AN INCREDIBLE HIGH LEVEL.
YOU WILL KNOW FROM NOW UNTIL IT'S ALL FINISHED OUT THAT YOUR CITY'S BEHIND YOU AND IS INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU.
LET ME SAY AS AN AGGIE, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT THAT WOULD MAKE ME SAY HOOK THEM, BUT AN OLYMPIAN MIGHT GET ME THERE.
>> JUST SAYING, OKAY. DON'T PUSH IT COUNCILLOR VITALI.
>> HAILEY DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YESTERDAY AND MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO ME AND I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT YOU JUST SAID IT.
I'M GOING TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING CITY BEHIND ME AND SUPPORTING ME.
I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO REPRESENT OUR TOWN, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND JUST EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH US. THANK YOU.
>> CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION OF HAILEY?
>> JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH THIS FOR A MINUTE [LAUGHTER].
WE'VE WATCHED IT ON TV AND WE'VE SEEN THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU KNEW.
YOUR PARENTS ARE GOING CRAZY, ESPECIALLY YOUR DAD.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT THE MINUTE YOU SAW THE SCORE AND YOU KNEW WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD? WHAT DID YOU DO TO PROCESS THAT?
>> GOING INTO THE LAST DIVE I KNEW WHAT I NEEDED TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT TEAM.
WHEN I HIT THE WATER IT JUST ALL SUNK IN, LIKE WOW.
I KNEW THAT I HAD JUST DONE IT.
I JUST GOT OUT OF THE WATER, I SAW THOSE SCORES AND I THINK MY HEART JUST SKIPPED A FEW BEATS.
I JUST COULDN'T HELP BUT SMILE AND JUST REALLY WAS JUST LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.
SOMETHING YOU ALWAYS IMAGINE OR SAY WHAT IF OR THIS MIGHT HAPPEN, BUT THEN WHEN THAT MOMENT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE AND MAKES ME HAS A LOSS OF WORDS.
IT'S THE MOST INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD.
>> SEE WHAT'S INCREDIBLE IS THAT YOU KNEW IT RIGHT WHEN YOU HIT THE WATER.
THAT'S COOL. THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S ME.
>> DID MOM AND DAD, AND COACHES KNOW TOO WHEN YOU HIT THE WATER? DID YOU ALL KNOW THAT SHE WAS SPOT ON?
>> I HAD THE MATH FIGURED OUT.
[LAUGHTER] WHEN IT CAME DOWN AND I LOOKED AT THE SCOREBOARD AND I REALIZED HOW MANY POINTS SHE NEEDED, I SAT THERE AND I JUST GOT GOOSEBUMPS BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE SCORE, BUT I WAS THINKING, OH, MY GOSH.
ALL SHE NEEDS TO DO IS JUST HER REGULAR HAILEY DIVE.
NOTHING SPECIAL, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, JUST DO THE DIVE LIKE SHE ALWAYS DOES.
I WAS SITTING THERE JUST WATCHING GOING COME ON HAILEY.
WHEN SHE WENT IN THE WATER, YES, I KNEW IMMEDIATELY.
IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL AND I'VE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ACROSS [LAUGHTER]
>> WE WERE CROSS FROM EACH OTHER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WAS ACROSS FROM THEM AND I JUST SAW THE EMOTION AND I WAS SHAKING SO HARD I COULDN'T EVEN TAKE A PICTURE. IT WAS JUST AWFUL.
I MEAN GREAT AND AWFUL AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE I JUST LOST IT AND I WAS TRYING TO BE VERY COMPOSED.
BUT IT'S SO HARD AT THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU JUST REALIZE SOMEBODY'S DREAM JUST CAME TRUE.
SHE'S AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE THAT SHE'S JUST STARTING HER CAREER.
SHE'S VERY ACCOMPLISHED ALL READY DON'T GET ME WRONG.
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION, NATIONAL CHAMPION MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT AT THIS LEVEL THAT'S INCREDIBLE FOR SOMEONE HER AGE.
WE WERE LOOKING AT IT THREE YEARS FROM NOW THAT'LL BE PRIME TIME FOR HER.
FOR HER TO GO FOR "THE EXPERIENCE THIS TIME" AND MAKE THE OLYMPICS TEAM WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
SHE CAN DO IT OBVIOUSLY. SHE DESERVES IT.
BUT TO HAVE THAT ABILITY AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE MEANS THAT GOING FORWARD WHO KNOWS WHERE SHE'LL BE IN THREE YEARS AND ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS.
SHE'S JUST GOT THE BEGINNING WHERE A LOT OF THE GIRLS SHE WAS COMPETING WITH WERE AT THE END OF THEIR CAREERS.
TO ME AS A COACH WATCHING THAT, I WAS THINKING AMAZING AND THEN FUTURE.
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OH MY GOSH. SKY IS THE LIMIT.YES, I KNEW IT AND I WAS IN TEARS AS HER PARENTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POOL AND JUST WATCHING THE EMOTION AND WATCHING THE REALIZATION ACROSS HER FACE AND KNOWING THAT THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A PHENOMENAL CAREER FOR HER. I'M VERY EXCITED.
>>WELL, LIKE COUNCILLOR ROBERTAN SAID, HE HAS A SENIOR THAT GRADUATED WITH HAILEY.
I HAVE TWO, I HAVE TWINS AND SO YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW EXCITED THEY ARE TO ROOT FOR THEIR CLASSMATE.
[OVERLAPPING] IT'S REALLY ASSURING.
>> ONE QUICK QUESTION SINCE WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR YOU, HAILEY.
CAN YOU JUST SPEND ONE MINUTE EXPLAINING WHAT WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE IN THE OLYMPICS? DO YOU GET SIX DIVES, EIGHT DIVES, THEY TAKE THE BEST OR THE CUMULATIVE SCORE? EXPLAIN THAT REAL QUICKLY AND THEN IF YOU HAVE YOUR STRATEGY GOING IN, ARE YOU GOING TO USE THE SAME DIVES THAT YOU USE TO GET YOU THERE OR ARE YOU GOING TO INCORPORATE SOME NEW DIVES OR IS IT TOO EARLY TO KNOW WHAT YOUR STRATEGY IS YET?
>> FOR DIVING FOR THIS LEVEL, EACH ROUND WE'LL DO FIVE DIVES AND THERE'S A PRELIM, SEMI, AND FINAL, MUCH LIKE IT WAS AT THE TRIALS.
THE TOP 18 MAKE THE SEMIFINAL AND THEN TOP 12 MOVE ON TO FINALS.
FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES IT'S NOT A CUMULATIVE SCORE.
IT'S JUST YOU COMPETE ONE AROUND, MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, START OVER, COMPETE, START OVER.
I WILL BE DOING THE SAME LIST, SAME DIVES THAT I WAS COMPETING AT THE TRIALS.
GOING IN OBVIOUSLY, LIKE SHE WAS SAYING I'M DEFINITELY ONE OF THE YOUNGER ONES AND I'LL HAVE A MUCH EASIER LIST THAN MOST OF MY OTHER COMPETITORS.
I'M TAKING THIS JUST AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE BEST COMPETITORS IN THE WORLD.
I JUST WANT TO GO OUT THERE HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND JUST DIVE THE BEST THAT I CAN AND NOT TO WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE RESULTS AS LONG AS I AM JUST GOING OUT THERE AND DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CITY FULL OF DIVING FANS [LAUGHTER] GLUED TO THE TV.
>> JUDGING FROM THE RESULTS FROM THE OLYMPIC TRIALS THOUGH, BEING PERFECT AT WHAT YOU DO EVEN IF IT'S A SLIGHTLY LOWER DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY, CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT.
>> CAN WE COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL YOU GUYS?
>> YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA A LOT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT? [NOISE] [OVERLAPPING] LET'S GIVE HIM ONE MORE HAND.
[APPLAUSE] THANKS FOR BEING HERE, GUYS. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, NOTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA IS NEARLY AS EXCITING AS THAT, I'M SORRY TO SAY, BUT WE WILL MOVE ON THAT IN 3B, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGERS REPORT.
GOOD LUCK FOLLOWING THAT ONE, MS. SHOCK.
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO PUNT IT OFF TO DANIEL CORTES.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT STARS AND STRIPES. IT'S COMING UP.
>> I'LL TRY TO MATCH THE ENTHUSIASM HERE AS WITH OUR LAST ITEM.
BUT AFTER A YEAR OF TAKING OFF AND I'M SURE EVERYONE'S PROBABLY READY TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CELEBRATION.
OUR SOUTHLAKE STARS AND STRIPES EVENT IS COMING BACK THIS YEAR IN FULL FORCE.
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JUST AS IN YEARS PAST OF COURSE, WE DO CELEBRATE THE STARS AND STRIPES EVENT THE DAY BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY.THIS YEAR, OF COURSE, IT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JULY 3RD.
WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AND INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC AND SO FORTH, OCCURRING THERE AT RUSTIN PAVILION, FRANK EDGAR CORNISH PARK AND MCPHERSON PARK.
THE EVENT ITSELF WILL BE FROM 6:00P.M TO 10:00P.M.
BUT OF COURSE, IF YOU GO ONTO THE WEBSITE NOW YOU'LL LIKELY SEE THAT WE EVEN HAVE SOME LIVE BANDS PLAYING AT FRANK EDGAR CORNISH PARK, EVEN AT 10:00 P.M. LIKELY GO A LITTLE BIT LATER.
OF COURSE, THERE'S A TON OF FAMILY ACTIVITIES, JUST AS ALL OF YOU REMEMBER.
SOMETHING WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR IS WE ARE ADDING A BARBECUE ALLEY THAT HERE ON MAIN STREET, WHICH WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO FOR OUR CELEBRATION OF OUR COUNTRY.
JUST SOME OF THE MORE DETAILED THINGS KIND OF GOING ON THAT DAY.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE EMERALD CITY BAND, THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY BAND, MICHAEL HIX AND THE HOLLA, AND SOUTHLAKE SWING BAND, IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL KIDS CORNER ACTIVITIES SO THAT THE LITTLE ONES CAN STAY ENTERTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AS I MENTIONED, IF THE TREND CONTINUES WITH THESE TEMPERATURES, OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYONE WITH PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND PLENTY OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD ENDURE THE HEAT.
OUR PATRIOTIC CEREMONY, WHICH OF COURSE OUR COUNCIL WILL BE PART OF IT, WILL BE AT 8:00 P.M. OUR FIREWORKS, JUST AS IN YEARS PAST, WILL BE AT 09:30 P.M.
THERE IS ALSO AN ONLINE EVENT MAP ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, STARS AND STRIPES SOUTHLAKE DOT COM, WHICH I'LL SHOW HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
LASTLY, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ATTEND THIS EVENT IS OF COURSE THERE IS FREE PARKING HERE IN TOWN SQUARE.
THE TWO MAIN AREAS THAT I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO TO IS THE GRANITE OFFICE PARKING GARAGE AND THE TOWN SQUARE EAST PARKING GARAGE.
AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, AND OF COURSE, FOR ANY NEW RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE TO SOUTHLAKE, THE FIREWORKS ARE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED FROM THE WEST PARKING GARAGE HERE IN TOWN SQUARE.
THAT GARAGE IS ACTUALLY CLOSED OFF THE DAY BEFORE.
IT'LL BE IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHERE EXACTLY TO PARK.
WE ARE DIRECTING MOST OF OUR TRAFFIC ON TO CAROLL AND THE STATE HIGHWAY 114 FRONTAGE ROAD TO TRY TO KEEP 1709 FREE AND CLEAR.
OF COURSE, JUST AS I MENTIONED, JUST AS IN YOUR PASTOR IS ALSO FREE SHUTTLE PARKING AT WHITE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, STARTING AT 3:30 P.M, AND ALSO AT GATEWAY CHURCH STARTING AT 06:30 P.M.
THERE'LL BE A CONSTANT ROTATION OF SHUTTLES THAT ARE GOING BETWEEN THESE LOCATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, FOR ANY FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY STAYING AT SOME OF OUR LOCAL HOTELS, NAMELY THE DELTA AND THE CAMBRIA, WE WILL ALSO BE OFFERING SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR FOLKS STAYING AT THOSE HOTELS THAT EVENING.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE FOLK STAYING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, THAT MIGHT BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM JUST TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE TRANSPORTATION.
WITH THAT, JULY 3RD, 2021 IS OUR EVENT, AS I MENTIONED.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, GO TO W W W DOT STARS AND STRIPES SOUTHLAKE DOT COM.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO EVENT AND A FUN NIGHT FOR EVERYONE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STUFF? WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS EVENT BANK. MR. CORTES.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
>> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS 4A THROUGH 4I,
[CONSENT AGENDA]
OUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE NIGHT.BEFORE EXECUTIVE SESSION WE REVIEWED THESE ITEMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR ANY OTHER ADDITIONS TO THIS? THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ADJOURN MOTION.
>> OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE.
WE APPROVE ITEMS NUMBER 4A THROUGH 4I OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOTING THAT 4D, WE APPROVE THE ANNUAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR PROVIDING ODOR CONTROL TREATMENT AT THE CITY'S WASTEWATER LIFT STATIONS WITH PREMIER MAGNESIA, LLC.
NOTING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS $120,000 AND NOT $110,000 AS INDICATED IN THE AGENDA FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD AND NOT TO EXCEED THAT A $120 THOUSAND AMOUNT.
ALSO NOTING 4I IS TABLE RESOLUTION NUMBER 21 OR 21-020, WHICH IS THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE MASS GATHERING FOR THE DIWALI FESTIVAL.
THEN ALSO NOTING THAT 7B, 8A, 9A AND 9B, WOULD BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AS DISCUSSED PRIOR TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THEN 9C, WE WOULD TABLE AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, IF YOU JUST PROVE ANY VARIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE ITEMS ON CONSENT?
>> YES, SIR. NOTING THAT WE WOULD APPROVE ANY VARIANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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>> ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE PUBLIC FORUM.
THE PUBLIC FORUM IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BRING ITEMS FORWARD THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR PUBLIC FORUM COMMENTS? AGAIN, THIS IS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 6A.
[6A. Ordinance No. 1242, (CP21-0001), 2nd reading, adopting the City of Southlake Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan, an element of the Southlake 2035 Comprehensive Plan. PUBLIC HEARING]
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1242, CP 21-0001.SECOND READING, ADOPTING THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE'S PARK RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS AN ELEMENT OF THE 2035 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DIRECTOR BAKER HAS A PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
PRIOR TO SUMMARIZING THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE PARKS MASTER PLAN FROM YOUR FIRST READING, I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO ONE, THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE CONFERENCE PLANNING PROCESS.
BUT JUST TO TALK LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR CONFERENCE OF PLANS AND WHAT A VALUABLE POLICY DOCUMENT THAT THEY PROVIDE AND PROVIDE THE BLUEPRINT AND GUIDANCE TO THE CITY IN TERMS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, IN TERMS OF PROGRAMS, IN TERMS OF LAND-USE DECISIONS.
YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONFERENCE OF PLANS WHICH WE DO PRIMARILY ALL THE PLANS IN HOUSE.
BUT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
BUT WE BELIEVE THESE DOCUMENTS PAY GREAT DIVIDENDS IN GUIDING THE CITY.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH ALL YOUR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
THE OFFICE OF MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS JUST CREATED A VERY SHORT VIDEO THAT I'D LIKE TO SHOW ABOUT THE CONFERENCE PLANNING PROCESS AND THEN I'LL TURN OVER TO DIRECTOR TRAVOR AND HE'LL QUICKLY GO OVER THE CHANGES TO THE MASTER PLAN THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING THIS EVENING.
[MUSIC] WITH THE HOPEFUL ADOPTION, WITH THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRIORITIES WERE ROLLED DIRECTLY INTO YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN AND IN UPCOMING BUDGET YEARS AND YOU'LL SEE THE WORK THAT YOUR PARK BOARD, AND THAT YOUR STAFF, DID ON THIS PLAN AND YOU'LL SEE IT REALIZED WHEN THE WORK ON THE PROJECTS BEGINS.
CHRIS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU KEN. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE.
DIRECTION WAS GIVEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE FIRST READING SO ONCE THIS LOADS UP, I'LL RUN THROUGH THOSE REAL QUICK.
WE TALKED LAST TIME ABOUT THE PROJECT, THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND TIMELINE.
YOU'VE SEEN THAT THE PLAN HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND FOLKS PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO IT.
THEN MOVING INTO THE DISCUSSION WE HAD AT THE FIRST READING, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT ADDING SAND VOLLEYBALL.
WE'VE GOT A NEW CONCEPT PLAN HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN HERE SHOWING SAND VOLLEYBALL AND WORKED INTO THE SOUTH EXPORTS COMPLEX, THIS NEW COMMUNITY PARK.
ALSO, AT BICENTENNIAL PARK, WE TALKED ABOUT A PICKLEBALL COMPLEX AND SO IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER, YOU'LL SEE A SKETCH SHOWING HOW THOSE WOULD BE LAID OUT BY CENTENNIAL PARK.
THIS IS THE OPEN SPACE AREA THAT IS JUST NORTH OF JERSEY MIKE'S ANOTHER BROKEN EGG, THAT AREA THERE, THE BICENTENNIAL RETAIL PLAZA.
YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO EASILY WORK IN SIX PICKLEBALL COURTS,
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PROBABLY EVEN UP TO EIGHT.WE WILL BE WORKING AS YOU GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AS KEN MENTIONED, AS WE TAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ROLL THEM INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE'LL BE TALKING WITH THE PARK BOARD AND SBDC AND ULTIMATELY THE CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST ABOUT WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN TERMS OF THE PRIORITIZATION AND WHAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING IN THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN BEYOND.
>> QUESTION ABOUT THAT LITTLE GREEN SPACE.
YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE DOING T BALL, I CAN REMEMBER GETTING ASSIGNED A PRACTICE FIELD AND WAS ON THAT GREEN SPACE.
IS THAT SUBJECT TO ANY OF OUR CURRENT FUN?
>> NO. ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, SO HERE'S THE NEW TURF FIELD, THE OLD INLINE HOCKEY.
YOU'VE GOT THE DRIVE THAT GOES THROUGH AND ACROSS THE PARKING LOT OVER HERE IS WHERE THOSE BACKSTOPS ARE.
>> THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE BASEBALL, LITTLE GUYS PLAY.
THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IS NOT DEALT OUT TO ANYONE AND ANY OTHER FACILITY UTILIZATION AGREEMENTS.
IT'S BEEN MAINLY USED THROUGH THE CITY'S FLAG FOOTBALL PROGRAM OVER THE YEARS, BUT WE HAVEN'T ASSIGNED ANYONE THERE AT ALL.
THIS IS THE ONE SPOT IN BICENTENNIAL WHERE, I THINK, WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK WITHOUT AFFECTING THE OTHER SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR USE OF THE PARK.
>> DIRECTOR TREBLE AND MAYOR HUFFMAN, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFLECTING ON IS THE SAME THING THAT I WAS REFLECTING ON.
I THINK BICENTENNIAL WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN I THINK THEY WERE PROBABLY OFFERINGS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU REMEMBER THAT THOUGH? [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. YOU SAY PICKLEBALL COMPLEX, SO YOU THINK ABOUT SOME AWNING OR SEEDS, [OVERLAPPING] THROUGH SOUTHLAKE STANDARDS. HIGH LEVEL.
>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE SOUTHLAKE TENNIS CENTER, BACK PORCH, THAT SETTING, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD THINK, THAT THERE WOULD BE AN AREA FOR SPECTATORS FOR SOCIALIZATION AND JUST WAITING FOR YOUR NEXT TURN, WATCHING THE MATCHES.
THE IDEA THERE WOULD BE BETWEEN LANDSCAPE COVERED PAVILION WITH SOME NICE TABLES AND CHAIRS AND IT'LL MAKE IT A SOUTHLAKE STANDARD, NICE PLACE, NOT JUST THROWING OUT SOME PICKLEBALL COURTS.
THE IDEA HERE IS THAT WE WOULD DEVELOP IT IN THAT FORMAT.
THE ENTRANCE WOULD BE COMING OFF FROM THE NORTH SIDE.
THE LARGE PARKING LOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK WOULD BE WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKING WOULD BE FOR THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.
>> THAT PARKING LOT THAT WE SEE THERE, THAT'S FOR THAT SHOPPING ESTABLISHMENT, RIGHT? JERSEY MIKE'S AND VECTOR AND ALL THAT?
>> YEAH. THE CITY ACTUALLY OWNS THIS HALF OF THE PARKING LOT SO THESE SPACES HERE [OVERLAPPING] ARE SOME OF THE DRIVE AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH BICENTENNIAL RETAIL PLAZA FOR THEIR UTILIZATION OF IT.
>> THAT WOULD JUST BE ONE SUGGESTION, IS AS WE GET CLOSER ON THAT, THAT WE WORK CAREFULLY WITH THOSE VENDORS BECAUSE THIS IS WONDERFUL FOR THEIR BUSINESS.
THIS WOULD BE FANTASTIC, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF WE FILL ALL THE PARKING SPACES WITH PICKLEBALL, THEY HAVE NO WHERE TO PARK.
>> RIGHT. THAT'S WHY I WOULDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT THAT.
WE WOULD BRING THEM IN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS OR THAT PARKING LOT WOULD BE FILLED UP.
>> THEY MAY WANT TO POST IT OR DO SOMETHING TO GUIDE PEOPLE, BUT IT'S A FANTASTIC LOCATION THOUGH.
>> WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? YOU GUYS OR GO TALK ABOUT IT WITH PARKS BOARD FIRST, THEN SBDC FOR FUNDING AND PRIORITIZATION?
>> THERE WILL BE THE JOINT MEETING THAT WE HAVE ANNUALLY ON AUGUST 3RD, WE HAVE THE PARK BOARD AND SBDC TOGETHER IN THE THIRD FLOOR ON THIS BUILDING HERE.
WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A RECOMMENDATION FROM BOTH OF THOSE BOARDS ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THEN FROM THERE, AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER IT, OF COURSE, IN SEPTEMBER.
>> PERFECT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ONE?
>> YOU SAID THAT'S A JOINT MEETING IN AUGUST 3RD?
>> OKAY. DO WE DO [OVERLAPPING] THE JOINT NAMES AND THEN WE ROLL IN TO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, RIGHT?
>> THE JOINT MEETING WILL BE FROM 4:30 TO 5: 15 OR SO AND THEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD MOVE INTO THE COUNCIL MEETING.
THEN PARK BOARD WILL STAY AND HAVE THEIR REGULAR MEETING AFTER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
>> WE WILL CONSIDER THAT IN SEPTEMBER.
COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SERVICES.
>> YES. AS YOU'RE ADOPTING THE BUDGET.
>> OKAY, GREAT. PICKLEBALL IS IN SIGHT.
BY THE WAY, BETWEEN LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND THIS COUNCIL MEETING, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A PUBLIC DUTY TO DO SOME DUE DILIGENCE AND TO GO PLAY PICKLEBALL.
SO I DID AND I WAS NOT VERY GOOD AT IT, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY FUN.
>> IT'S LIKE A RE-ENDORSEMENT, BUT IT WAS A GOOD TIME. I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.
IT WAS FUN. OKAY. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THIS [BACKGROUND] IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX A? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM?
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>> YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE.
WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6 A OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1242, THE CP21-0001.
SECOND READING, ADOPTING THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE PARKS AND RECREATION OPEN SPACE MASTERPLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE 2035 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORTED DATED JUNE 8TH, 2021, NOTING THE CHANGES IN THE PLAN SINCE THE FIRST READING AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX BE ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-EEE SECOND
[6B. Ordinance No. 480-EEEEE, 2nd Reading, amendments to the City of Southlake Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended, pertaining to written notice of public hearings. PUBLIC HEARING]
READING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 480 AS AMENDED PERTAINING TO WRITTEN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS. DIRECTOR BAKER.>> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I WON'T GO THROUGH A FULL PRESENTATION, BUT THIS IS PART OF OUR NEW PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PROCESS THAT WE'LL BE IMPLEMENTING.
THIS IS THE FINAL STEP WE WENT THROUGH THE LEAD EVENT THAT THE STAFF UNDERTOOK.
WE EXPLAIN THE COST SAVINGS, THE BENEFITS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY BE IN THE IMPROVEMENT TO OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVEL AND OUR NOTIFICATION PROCESS BUT THIS ALSO IS GOING TO BE A CHEAPER PROCESS, A MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE.
WE'RE PLACING THE STANDARD NOTIFICATION WITH A LETTER AND THE STATIC EXHIBIT WITH A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GO IN AND SCAN THE QR CODE OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND GET INFORMATION, BETTER QUALITY INFORMATION, MORE INFORMATION ON A PARTICULAR CASE THAT'S GOING THROUGH THE P&Z OR CITY COUNCIL.
THE SITE WILL LOOK SIMILAR TO THIS WITH SOME OF THE SLIDES SO IT'LL BE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT ANYONE INTERESTED CAN GO TO AND PRETTY MUCH SEE WHAT STAFF HAS SEEN IN TERMS OF REPORTS AND WHAT COUNCIL SEEING AND WHAT P&Z IS SEEING.
THE LAST STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS AMENDING OUR TWO ORDINATES TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT WHEN A SUBJECT PROPERTY IS GOING THROUGH A SITE PLAN OR A SUP THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION.
IN MANY CASES, THAT REQUIRES RESIDENTS TO BE NOTIFIED QUITE A BIT OF DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL SUBJECT CASE.
THIS IS A CASE THAT WAS IN CHAPEL DOWNS FOR A SOLAR PANELS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER BUT OUR ZONING REQUIREMENT REQUIRED US TO NOTIFY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER,.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO INCREASE THE STANDARD NOTIFICATION FROM 200 TO 300 FEET, BUT REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR NOTIFICATION WITHIN THE PLANT SUBDIVISION.
WHEN THAT ORDINANCE WAS IN PLACE IN THE EARLY '90S, THE INFORMATION WAS GATHERED BY THE PUBLIC MUCH DIFFERENTLY THAN IT IS TODAY.
WE'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE WITH TECHNOLOGY AND USE TECHNOLOGY TO THE BENEFIT TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT AND GET THE MOST INFORMATION OUT.
ANOTHER CASE WHERE WHEN WE HAVE TO NOTIFY WITHIN THE PLANT SUB DIVISION, WE'RE LOOKING AT 110 LETTERS VERSUS 37 LETTERS BECAUSE THE UNIT COST IS MUCH LOWER ON A POSTCARD VERSUS A LETTER.
WE HAVE SAVINGS THERE, BUT STAFF HAS TO PAIR THOSE LETTERS, FOLLOW THOSE LETTERS AND SO THERE'S DEFINITELY A CALL SAVINGS AS A RESULT OF JUST A SALARY.
IN THOSE CASES WHERE WE HAVE SINGLE LOT SUBDIVISIONS, IN THESE CASES WE'LL HAVE TO BE NOTIFYING FURTHER OUT THAN WE WOULD TYPICALLY DO UNDER OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE.
IT'LL BE CASES IN MAY TOWN'S MOST CASES WHERE WE'LL BE NOTIFYING THE 300-FOOT VERSUS 200-FOOT.
WE'LL BE EXPANDING THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
IN TERMS OF THE SUPER MAJORITY OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH AN SUP OR REZONING CASE, STILL THE ONLY 200-FOOT BOUNDARY WILL COUNT TOWARD A SUPER-MAJORITY VOTE.
YOU MAY RECALL WE DID SOME CALCULATIONS ON SOME ANNUAL SAVINGS THAT WE BELIEVE WE'LL EXPERIENCE EACH YEAR.
A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS GO INTO THIS PROCESS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE'LL BE BETTER INFORMING OUR PUBLIC AND CITIZENS OF UPCOMING CASES.
THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY YOUR PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AND THEN YOU APPROVED IT ON CONSENT AT YOUR LAST MEETING.
I CAN GO DOWN AND GIVE YOU COST ON THE VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS WHAT ARE THE SAVINGS, BUT THIS IS A UNIT COST AND JUST SWITCHING FROM THE LETTER TO THE POSTCARD.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE SAVINGS THAT WE'LL BE ACHIEVING JUST ON MATERIALS BUT THEN WHEN YOU ADD IN THE NUMBERS AND THE STAFF TIME AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, THAT SAVINGS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY.
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WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR GEORGE BAKER? SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD PLAN TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS TO BRING US UP TO A MODERN TECHNOLOGY A LITTLE BETTER, AND SAVE THE TAXPAYERS SOME MONEY.
>> THIS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMUNICATION EFFORT.
WE WILL BE PUSHING THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, SO YOU SHOULD SEE THAT ON THE VARIOUS PLATFORMS.
>> I GUESS, MY ONE COMMENT ABOUT THE POSTCARDS IS, PLEASE JUST MAKE THEM AS EYE-CATCHING AS POSSIBLE SO PEOPLE DON'T THINK THEY'RE JUNK MAIL. MUCH L THINK IS THROUGH.
>> [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION.
>> YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE.
WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6B, OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-EEEEE, WHICH IS THE SECOND READING, AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 480 AS AMENDED PERTAINING TO THE WRITTEN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.
SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED ON JUNE 8TH, 2021, NOTING THE ZONING AMENDMENT WILL INCREASE THE PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FROM 200 FEET, TO 300 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY, FROM WHICH THE CHANGE IS REQUESTED AND REMOVES FOR THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
>> IS IT A MOTION OR IS IT A SECOND?
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR BAKER.
>> WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 6C TO ZA21-0016,
[6C. ZA21-0016, Site Plan for Methodist Southlake Hospital Detention Pond, on property described as Lots 1R and 2R, Block 1, Southlake Medical District, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 421, 441 and 451 E. S.H. 114, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-2" Generalized Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #7. PUBLIC HEARING]
SITE PLAN FOR METHODIST SOUTHLAKE HOSPITAL DETENTION POND ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1R AND 2R BLOCK 1, SOUTHLAKE MEDICAL DISTRICT, IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 421, 441, AND 451 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114, DIRECTOR BAKER.>> MAYOR, MEMBERS, COUNCIL, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WAS ON YOUR AGENDA AT YOUR MAY 18TH MEETING.
THE ITEM WAS TABLED TO JUNE 1TH AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY TABLED TO THIS JUNE 15TH MEETING.
SINCE THE MAY 18TH MEETING, THE APPLICANTS MADE A NUMBER OF CHANGES.
THERE'S A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF SOME OF THE CHANGES, BUT SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES FOR THE REVISION OF THE LANDSCAPE PLAN TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF BALD CYPRESS TREES WITHIN THE BASIN, MIMICKING SOME OF THE OTHER BASINS THAT WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
ALSO, THE APPLICANT PROVIDED AN EVERGREEN PLANNING ALTERNATIVES TO THE OTHER ORNAMENTAL GRASS ON THE PERIMETER OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH PORTION OF THE PROPOSED DETENTION FACILITY.
THEY REVISED THE EXHIBITS TO SHOW BETTER SIGHTLINES, TO GIVE COUNCIL BETTER FEELING OF WHAT WOULD BE SEEN FROM 114, AND THE FRONTAGE ROAD.
IN THE APPLICANTS PRESENTATION, WHICH IS PROVIDED YOUR ELECTRONIC PACKET, THEY DID GO THROUGH AN ANALYSIS ON THE PROPOSAL OF THE HOSPITAL BASIN TO OTHER SIMILAR TYPE BASINS IN THE CITY.
I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THE PROPOSED LOCATION ON THE NORTHEASTERN SIDE OF THE HOSPITAL SITE.
THIS IS JUST A VIEW FROM THE 114 FRONTAGE ROAD.
THIS IS THE CHANGE TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND THE MAJOR CHANGES I SEE HERE, THEY ARE NINE BALD CYPRESSES THAT PROPOSED TO BE PLANTED.
THESE WERE 60 GALLON PLANTS IN THE BASIN.
THE LANDSCAPING ALONG THE PERIMETER REMAINS THE SAME, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A OPTION TO ADD AN EVERGREEN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PROPOSED SCREEN ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH PERIMETER OF THE BASIN.
THE AREAS WOULD BE THESE THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED OR OUTLINED IN BLUE WHERE THOSE ARE EVERGREEN ALTERNATIVES, WHICH COULD BE PLANTED IN LIEU OF THE GRASSES.
STAFF TRIED TO TAKE SOME PICTURES AROUND TOWN.
WE HAVE MANY VISUALS IF WE NEED TWO PHOTOS OF A BASINS, BUT GOING WITH THE EVERGREEN OPTION TO CREATE A SCREEN SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE, IT'S CENTRAL MARKET.
CENTRAL MARKET BEING JUST DIRECTLY TO THE EAST, PROBABLY LESS THAN A 100 FEET FROM CAROLL AVENUE.
THEY'VE CREATED A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BUFFER.
NOW, WHEN IT WAS FIRST PUT IN AND OBVIOUSLY WASN'T AS MATURE AS IT IS NOW.
BUT OVER TIME IT CREATED A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SCREENING FROM CAROLL AVENUE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH JUST A LITTLE BIT LOWER IN GRADE THAN THE DETENTION BASIN.
BUT IT'S HARD UNLESS YOU KNOW THERE'S A DETENTION BASIN THERE.
ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO PLANT THOSE EVERGREENS.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU DO GO WITH THE EVERGREEN OPTION,
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THAT YOU LOOK AT A 15 GALLON MINIMUM AND MINIMUM 10 FOOT SPACING FOR THAT, BUT THAT MAY BE AN OPTION TO ADDRESS SOME A CITY COUNCILS CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO THE VISIBILITY FROM 114.STAFF BELIEVES THAT IF THE PLANTS ARE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY AND MAINTAINED CORRECTLY THAT THAT WOULD CREATE A VERY SIGNIFICANT VISUAL BUFFER OR EVEN BARRIER FROM FROM 114.
JUST A PHOTO THAT SHOWS WHAT THE BALD CYPRESSES MAY LOOK LIKE ONCE MATURE, SITTING INSIDE THE BASE.
AGAIN, THIS IS CENTRAL MARKET AND THEY FOLLOW SIMILAR CONCEPT WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE STONEWALL, A FAIRLY DEEP BASIN THAT'S GRASS WITH A PILOT CHANNEL.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THE BALD CYPRESS AS THEY MATURE WHAT THE INTERIOR PART OF THAT BASIN MAY LOOK LIKE.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER SLIDES.
THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT I'LL STOP RIGHT THERE AND JUST HEAR SOME FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR BAKER.
FIRST, DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR KEN AT THIS POINT? WHAT YOU PROPOSED HERE AS FAR AS THE EVERGREEN SCREENING, THE BALD CYPRESS IS INSIDE THE DETENTION BASIN, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR, CORRECT?
>> JUST SLIGHTLY, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IF YOU DO GO WITH THIS OPTION, THEY DO HAVE SOME SHRUBBERY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRIVET, THE TEXAS SAGE IS IN SOME OF THESE GAP AREAS.
YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THOSE PLANTINGS THAT, IF YOU DO CONSIDER THAT OPTION THEN MAYBE GO TO THE ALLEYS OR EVERGREEN, THE CEDAR TREES THAT ARE PROPOSED.
IF YOU DO GO THAT OPTION GO TO MINIMUM 15 GALLON PLANNING, WHICH IS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT TREE, BUT DO IT AT A MAXIMUM 10 FEET SPACING TO GIVE THEM ROOM TO SPREAD AND GROW.
THERE WILL BE GAPS, BUT OVER YEARS, PARTICULARLY THE FASTER GROWING TREES, THEN THAT SCREEN WILL LIKELY FILL IN VERY QUICKLY IF MAINTAINED APPROPRIATELY.
>> OKAY. THANKS, KEN. BEFORE I CALL THE APPLICANT UP, LET ME ASK, COUNCIL; WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT.
WE'VE SEEN MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THIS.
WE'VE ASKED THEM TO GO BACK AND PROPOSE SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR US VISUALLY BECAUSE THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT CORRIDOR.
WE WANT WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A BLIGHT.
BUT LET ME JUST ASK COUNSEL, WHAT IS Y'ALLS FEELING? LET ME TAKE YOUR PULSE ON WHAT YOU DO.
DO YOU LIKE WHAT KEN IS PROPOSING? DO YOU GUYS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT WITH THE ADDITIONAL SCREENING?
>> I'LL GO. I MET WITH THE APPLICANT, I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN FROM HOW WE DO THINGS HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.
IT'S HOW IT LOOKS BOTH FROM THE ROAD TO THE HIGHWAY, AND FROM THE HOSPITAL SIDE.
I HAD REQUESTED THAT THEY CONSIDER PUTTING SOME TREES IN THE BASIN.
I DRIVE BY THE METAIRIE EVERY DAY, AND WHILE IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NEW, THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE THAT.
THEY'VE PUT THOSE BALD CYPRESS IN THERE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A RETENTION POND, AND I JUST LIKE THE LOOK.
THE CENTRAL MARKET BASIN HAS A GOOD LOOK IN TERMS OF HOW IT LOOKS WHEN IT'S NOT HOLDING WATER.
>> I ALSO HAD A PRETTY BIG CONCERNS STILL AFTER THE MAIN MEETING, VISIBILITY FROM 114.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU COME DOWN 114 GOING WEST, YOU'RE ALMOST LOOKING DOWN ON IT, AND SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE BIGGER SHRUBBERY ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES.
>> DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT THIS PLAN IS, COUNCILMEMBER ROBBINS?
>> YEAH, I THINK HE'S OBVIOUSLY PUT IN EFFORT ON THIS.
I'VE MET WITH THEM AND TALKED TO HIM SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY'VE COME TO ME AND ASK ME ABOUT IT.
I THINK THAT IT'S MEETING WITH DIRECTOR BAKER TODAY, JUST LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE HERE AND WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE.
I THINK THIS LOOKS AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S OUT THERE FROM A RETENTION STANDPOINT IN SOUTHLAKE.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR BEST TO BE A GOOD PARTNER WITH THIS.
>> YEAH, I'LL ADMIT THAT I WAS PRETTY AGAINST THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY, THE EFFORTS MADE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT IS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF WHAT I PASS EVERY SINGLE DAY AT CENTRAL MARKET, I WASN'T ON COUNCIL WHEN THAT WAS APPROVED.
IT MIGHT BE A RETENTION POND IF I WERE AT COUNCIL AT THAT POINT IN TIME, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT EXAMPLE.
IF WE COULD GET THERE, I CAN GET PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AS A SOLUTION AS OPPOSED TO IT BEING A RETENTION POND, AND SO I DO COMMEND THE APPLICANT FOR PUTTING IN SOME EXTRA WORK, WORKING WITH STAFF, REQUESTING SOME TIME WITH ME.
I APOLOGIZE IT WASN'T AVAILABLE.
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BUT BASED OFF OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS HERE, NOTING THAT THE CENTRAL MARKET EXAMPLE IS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO, I THINK THAT CAN BE FINE.>> I REALLY LIKE THIS AS CHAD WAS TALKING ABOUT SOME, I'M A BOTANY NERD WEIRDLY.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE AREAS, THE MIX OF EVERGREENS IN THAT AREA.
ONE OF THE THINGS AFTER THE LAST MEETING SEEMED LIKE MAY, WAS DRIVING AROUND AND SEEING THE DIFFERENT RETENTION AND DETENTION PONDS.
I'VE REALLY FELT GOOD THAT WE COULD GET TO WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE WITHOUT SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS WE MADE LAST TIME.
I FELT GOOD ABOUT, AND I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS AREA SPECIFICALLY, BUT THAT WE COULD MAKE IT LOOK MORE NATURAL.
WE WOULD HAVE AN AREA THAT WAS VERY VISUALLY APPEALING WITHOUT THE FOUNTAIN AND ALL THAT, THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO LOOK DOWN INTO IT AND SEE THE BALD CYPRESS OR WHATEVER TYPE OF VEGETATION.
THEN UP AROUND IT, THE PERIMETER WOULD JUST BE VISUALLY APPEALING, AND I THINK THE CENTRAL MARKET AREA IS JUST A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE.
I LOVE LOOKING OFF IN THAT BASIN SO, I REALLY LIKE IT.
>> OKAY, GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER, TORRES LEPP.
>> I AGREE. IT'S COME LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
I'M ALSO OF THE SAME OPINION THAT I LIKE THE CYPRESSES IN THE MIDDLE.
I LIKE THE LOOK OF CENTRAL MARKET AND I THINK THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.
SO YES, I CAN GET BEHIND THIS ONE.
>> IF THIS IS WHAT IT HAS TO BE, IT'S THE BEST VERSION WE'VE SEEN.
IT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT FROM LAST TIME.
I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF ABOVE GROUND DETENTION HERE, BUT IF YOU'RE ASKING ME IF THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT, IT IS.
BUT I'M STILL NOT SUPPORTIVE OF ABOVE GROUND.
I KNOW IT'S A COST ISSUE. IT'S A COST ISSUE TO DO IT UNDERGROUND. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
>> OKAY. LET ME INVITE THE APPLICANT DOWN.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S QUITE A PRESENTATION.
YOU'VE HEARD WHERE COUNCIL IS, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, YOU'RE WELCOME AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS YOUR APPLICATION YOU CAN PRESENT IT HOWEVER YOU WANT, BUT IF YOU ARE AMENABLE TO THE WAY THIS IS PRESENTED WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS THE EXTRA SCREENING, THE EVERGREEN HOLLIES OR YOUR CHOICE OF PLANT MATERIAL ALONG WITH THE BALD CYPRESSES, I THINK YOU CAN GET A SENSE THAT AT LEAST A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
I'LL JUST ASK YOU, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPING GOES?
>> WE'RE IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH IT.
>> OKAY. SO IF WE MADE A MOTION AND IT GOT APPROVED WITH STAFF'S LANDSCAPING RECOMMENDATIONS, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN LIVE WITH AND BE HAPPY ABOUT?
>> WE'LL WANT YOU GUYS HAVE A SEAT AND THEN LET'S-.
>> APPRECIATE YOU. LET'S OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.
ITEM 6C IS A PUBLIC HEARING, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'D ASK COUNCIL IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> GO AHEAD. AS MUCH AS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS A PAIN DISCUSSION WITH THE FOUNTAINS, ALL THAT, LOOKING AT IT FROM AN AERIAL VIEW, I CERTAINLY GET TO WORK, I GUESS IT WAS COUNCILMAN PATTON AND COUNCILMAN WILLIAMSON'S POINT ABOUT BEING ABLE TO LOOK IN THERE AND SEEING SOMETHING A LOT MORE VISUALLY APPEALING, I CAN CERTAINLY SEE THAT.
I ALSO THINK WHAT'S THERE NOW, AND I THINK OF WHAT I WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH.
I PASS THIS SPOT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND OBVIOUSLY I PAY A LOT MORE ATTENTION TO IT NOW.
I GOT TO BE HONEST, IF WE CAN MEET THE STANDARD OR EXCEED THE STANDARD OF SOME AREAS WE SEE AROUND TOWN, AND AGAIN, THE CENTRAL MARKET EXAMPLE IS JUST ONE, I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT.
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THERE. IF IT LOOKS THAT GOOD, IF IT WAS THAT VISUALLY APPEALING AND IT TAKES YOUR MIND OFF OF WHAT IT IS, I LIKE IT.
>> OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
RANDY, THE UNDERGROUND PIECE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR STAYS JUST LIKE IT IS, CORRECT? LIKE YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE IT JUST AS IT IS WITH JUST GRASS AND WHAT'S THERE NOW? YOU LIKE THAT BETTER THAN THIS OPTION WITH THE LANDSCAPE AND EVERYTHING?
>> I DO. I'VE JUST GOT CONCERNS AS WAS LAST TIME WITH REGARDS TO STILL THE VISUAL SIDE OF IT BECAUSE THE RENDERINGS ARE WONDERFUL.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THERE, IF YOU EVER GET THERE.
THEN I WAS GOING TO ASK DIRECTOR BAKER AS FAR AS HOW MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT, THAT KIND OF THING IN THESE PLACES? ARE THEY TREATED WITH SPRAYS OR IS THERE CHEMICALS SPRAYED INTO THE WATER?
>> BEING NEXT TO HOSPITAL, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL PUT IN SOME TYPE OF MOSQUITO ABATEMENT,
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JUST BEING THAT CLOSE TO THE HOSPITAL.BUT IF THE CITY GETS INVOLVED, WE USUALLY RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS AND WE'LL GO OUT THERE AND TRY TO BAIT THE PROBLEM THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS ALSO.
BUT I WOULD THINK BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION NEAR A HOSPITAL THAT THEY WOULD BE SOMETHING OPERATIONALLY THEY WOULD BE THINKING THROUGH.
>> COUNCILMAN, THEY ARE AN EMERGENCY ROOM FACILITY NOW AS WELL.
SHOULD SOMEONE CATCH A BITE, AND BE INFECTED, [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY CAN HAVE AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THEIR SERVICES, JUST RIGHT THEIR OWN PROPERTY.
>> I THINK YOU'RE HEARING THAT A NUMBER OF US ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS IF IT ACHIEVES THE VISION AND REALLY USING CENTRAL MARKET AS AN EXAMPLE.
WE'RE TRYING TO CODIFY THAT IN THE ORDINANCE.
WE'RE TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT IN THIS MOTION.
BUT WHAT DISCRETION DOES YOUR OFFICE HAVE? WHAT DISCRETION IS A LANDSCAPE ADMINISTRATOR HAVE, IF THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT THIS IN TWO YEARS TO COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON'S POINT, IT'S NOT REALLY FILLED IN, CAN YOUR OFFICE GO AHEAD AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS REALLY NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WAS APPROVED, WE NEED TO ADD SOME LANDSCAPING. HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> ONE THING COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER IS THAT PART OF YOUR MOTION IS THAT THE PLANTS MUST BE MAINTAINED PROPERLY AND MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE OUT THERE, THAT SURFACE DETENTION IS FUNCTIONING, THEN MUCH LIKE A BUFFER YARD THAT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED TO A CERTAIN LEVEL AND IT MEANS MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY.
SO, IF PLANTS START TO DIE, IF THEY'RE IN POOR SHAPE AND THEN IT'LL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO REPLACE THOSE GOING FORWARD SO THAT THAT COULD BE ONE IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOME EMPHASIS TO THAT MAINTENANCE GOING FORWARD THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER.
>> THEN IT BECOMES A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.
YOU GUYS CAN GO OUT AND YOU HAVE SOME CONVERSATION.
COUNCILMAN PATTON, YOU THINK YOU CAN?
>> YEAH. BEFORE I GET THERE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND FOR THE APPLICANT FOR GRINDING THROUGH THIS EXERCISE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT OUR CORRIDORS AND THE VISUAL ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I DID SPEND SOME TIME LOOKING AT OUR DETENTION BASINS AND RETENTION PONDS.
I ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAVE ONE RIGHT ON 114 IN SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, THAT IS A DETENTION BASIN AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEPT, I THINK TO PRESERVE A PRETTY SIZABLE.
I GUESS THAT IS WHAT IT OCCURRED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I HAVE A PHOTO OF IT SOMEWHERE.
>> I THINK WE ALL DRIVE BY THAT ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS AS WELL.
IT HAS LESS ATTENTION TO IT FROM A LANDSCAPE PERSPECTIVE.
BUT I THINK IT'S STILL VISUALLY APPEALING.
CLEARLY WE ARE DEALING WITH A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SITUATION WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY, AND SO WITHOUT THAT BEING SAID, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORTS, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT IF THERE IS A MOTION HERE AND IT GETS APPROVED, THAT THE APPLICANT IS WILLING TO GO HERE WITH US.
>> RIGHT BEFORE YOU DO IT, I'LL JUST SAY THAT, TO THE APPLICANT, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. YOU HEAR THE DIRECTION HERE, YOU HEAR THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SKEPTICISM.
SO WE JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT IN A YEAR JUST TO IMPRESS US.
WHEREVER WE DRIVE BY, WE WANT THAT THING TO BE THE MOST GORGEOUS DETENTION POND IN SOUTHLAKE [LAUGHTER]. HIGH BAR I KNOW.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THOSE WORDS TOGETHER, BUT I DID.
ACTUALLY, IT'S INTERESTING, DRIVING AROUND.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DETENTION PONDS THAT ARE ACTUALLY REALLY [LAUGHTER] PRETTY LANDSCAPE.
WITH THAT HOW ABOUT WE GET A MOTION?
>> THE THINGS WE DO ON COUNCIL.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE.
WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6C OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ZA21-0016, WHICH IS A SITE PLAN FOR METHOD OF SOUTHLAKE HOSPITAL DETENTION POND, ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1R AND 2R BLOCK 1 SOUTHLAKE MEDICAL DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED JUNE 8TH, 2021, AND SUBJECT TO THE REVISED SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 2 DATED APRIL 26TH, 2021.
NOTING WE'RE APPROVING THE REVISED LANDSCAPE AS PRESENTED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH PERIMETER OF THE DETENTION BASIN.
THE EVERGREEN SCREEN ALTERNATIVE IS PREFERRED IN LIEU OF THE ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, NOTING THE APPLICANT WILL PLANT EITHER EASTERN RED CEDAR OR BURFORD HOLLY TREES OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH PERIMETER.
THESE TREES AT PLANTING SHALL BE AT A MINIMUM 15-GALLON TREES AND THE MAXIMUM SPACING BETWEEN THE TREES SHALL BE 10 FEET.
ALSO NOTING A MINIMUM OF NINE BALD CYPRESS PLANTS, WHICH ARE A MINIMUM OF 60 GALLON TO BE INSTALLED, WILL BE PLANTED IN THE DETENTION BASIN DEPICTED ON THE REVISED LANDSCAPE PLAN.
ALSO NOTING ALL PLANTS SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY AS LONG AS THE SURFACE DETENTION FACILITY REMAINS FUNCTIONAL.
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>> DID WE COVER EVERYTHING? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6D, ORDINANCE NUMBERS 480-744B ZA 21-0033.
[6D. Ordinance No. 480-744B, (ZA21-0033), 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for Southlake Commons on property described as Lots 20R, 21R, 22R1 and 23R, H. Granberry No. 581 Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 171 - 281 W. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District, Proposed Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #10. PUBLIC HEARING]
SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE IN PSI PLAN FOR SOUTHLAKE COMMONS ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 20R, 21R, 22 R1, AND 23RH CRANBERRY NUMBER 581 ADDITION AND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, CARROLL COUNTY TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 171-281 WALES.SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND DIRECTOR BREAKER, AND YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION.
DOES ANYBODY NEED A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM? SECOND READING. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM WITH FIRST STEP?
>> I WILL MAKE A COMMENT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND ONE ON PROPERTY, SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED ONCE.
>> INDEED, THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER OTHER THAN WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL? I DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD, MR. SHELLEY.
[LAUGHTER] THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, 60 IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6D, OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-744 B, WHICH IS THE SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE IN THE SITE PLAN FOR SOUTHLAKE COMMONS.
THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED JUNE 8TH, 2021, AND THE SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 3 DATED MAY 19TH, 2021, NOTING WE'RE AMENDING THE SP1 REGULATIONS AS TO ALLOW A BEAUTY SHOP WITH SALON AND SPA SERVICES SUBJECT TO A LIMITATION OF SUCH USED TO BE LOCATED ONLY WITHIN BUILDINGS 2 AND BUILDING 7, WITH BUILDING 2 BEING A SUITE BASED CONCEPT, ALLOWING THE BUILDING ELEVATION OPTIONS 1 AND 2 IS PRESENTED, WHICH ADD WHITE BRICK WITH A BLACK TILE ROOF OPTION AND A LIGHT GRAY BRICK WITH A DARK GRAY TILE ROOF OPTION HAS PERMITTED MATERIALS ON THE REMAINING BUILDINGS IN SOUTHLAKE COMMONS, NOTING THERE WILL BE NO OTHER CHANGES AS PROPOSED TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT ZONING, AND ALL PREVIOUS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL REMAIN IN EFFECT.
ALSO NOTING THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED VARIANCES AS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT FOR THE DRIVEWAYS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
>> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> DISCUS YOUR VOTE. THAT IS APPROVED 7-0.
THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE YOU.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 78 ORDINATES NUMBER 480-222B ZA 21-0031,
[7A. Ordinance No. 480-222B (ZA21-0031), 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Concept/Site Plan for XO Marriage Center on property described as Lot 1, Block 1 (shown as Lots 1A and 1B by Tarrant Appraisal District), Lot 1, Block 2, Lot 2, Block 4 and Lot 1, Block 5, Gateway Church - 114 Campus, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located 1301 and 1351 E. Kirkwood Blvd., 700 and 701 Blessed Way, and 1501 E. Highland St., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "NR-PUD" Non-Residential Planned Unit Development District. Proposed Zoning: "NR-PUD" Non-Residential Planned Unit Development District. SPIN Neighborhood #4. (If approved at 1st reading, the public hearing will be held at the August 3, 2021 City Council meeting).]
FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE IN CONCEPT PLAN, SITE PLAN FOR XO MARRIAGE CENTER. DIRECTOR, BAKER.>> MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO SEEK FIRST FREE AND APPROVAL OF A ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN, SITE PLAN TO MODIFY THE EXISTING GATEWAY CHURCH NON-RESIDENTIAL PUD DISTRICT FOR THAT PROPERTY.
THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 82 ACRES, WHAT IS IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL B, AND THE CURRENT ZONING IS WHERE THE MODIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE.
WHAT IS DRIVING THE ZONING REQUEST IS THAT THE CONCEPT PLAN CURRENTLY SHOWS A PRAYER CENTER LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THIS PARCEL.
THE APPLICANTS PROPOSING A REVISED PARCEL B CONCEPT PLAN TO SHOW A THREE-STORY, APPROXIMATELY 32,190 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING FOR XO MARRIAGE OFFICE.
THIS WILL INCLUDE A 150 SEAT STUDIO, PODCAST STUDIO, MEETING AREAS, AND THE OFFICE BE LOCATED ON A LOT, THAT'S JUST UNDER FIVE ACRES IN SIZE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE XO MARRIAGE IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE MARRIAGE, CREATE A GLOBAL HUB FOR ADVOCATES OF MARRIAGE, CREATE A MEDIA CENTER THAT HOUSES A PODCAST AND TELEVISION STUDIOS, AND THE APPLICANTS HERE CAN GO INTO MORE DETAILS ON THE PURPOSE OF THE OPERATION.
THIS IS THE CURRENT LAND USE PLAN WHICH IS PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC.
THE AREA UNDER CONSIDERATION IS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF GRACE LANE AND KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD, AND ZONING IS IN OUR PUD, WHICH THEY'LL BE REQUESTING A MODIFICATION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CONCEPT PLAN IN THIS CORNER AND A FEW REGULATIONS.
THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING ITS LOCATION.
IT'S ALMOST DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE NEW HOTEL,
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WESTERN HOTEL JUST A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF THE PROPERTY.THIS IS AS CLOSE IN AERIAL VIEW.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE TREES ALONG GRACE LANE AND THEN KIRKWOOD.
HALF OF KIRKWOOD HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THIS AREA.
THIS IS A VIEW FROM KIRKWOOD LOOKING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST.
THIS IS THE ZONING FOR GATEWAY CHURCH THAT TOOK PLACE IN 2005.
THE WAY THIS NON-RESIDENTIAL PUD WAS STRUCTURED WAS THAT EACH OF THE PODS THAT YOU SEE HERE LABELED A THROUGH G, HAD SPECIFIC USES THAT WERE PERMITTED AND REGULATIONS GERMANE TO THAT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS DEFINED, IF YOU LOOK AT PARCEL B IS WHERE THIS REQUEST IS BEING LOCATED, THAT PARTICULAR PARCEL CURRENTLY ALLOWS COMMUNITY SERVICE USES O_1, O_2 USES, WHICH IS OFFICE, WOULD FALL UNDER AN O_2 USE.
THE USE IS ALREADY PERMITTED IN THE B POD.
ALSO C_1, C_2, C_3, B_1, AND HOTEL ARE ALLOWED IN THAT PARTICULAR POD.
THE ZONING ALSO ALLOWS BOOKSTORES, DAYCARES, COFFEE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, RECORDING STUDIOS, TELEVISION STUDIOS, ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES, AND ACCESSORY USES.
MANY OTHER USES PROPOSED BY THE OFFICE ARE ALREADY PERMITTED, BY THE ZONING IN PLACE, THE REASON THE ZONING WAS TRIGGER WAS THE CONCEPT PLAN CHANGE AND THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS TO THE USES AND SOME OF THE LOADING DOCK AND PARKING RATIOS.
THIS IS THE CURRENT CONCEPT PLAN SHOWING THE LOCATIONS OF THE PRAYER CENTER.
AGAIN, THE CONCEPT PLAN IS PROPOSED TO BE MODIFIED TO SHOW THE NEW PROPOSED OFFICE, THREE-STORY OFFICE BUILDING, AND ASSOCIATED PARKING.
THESE ARE A FEW RENDERINGS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED OF THE BUILDING.
WE'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT WHILE THIS RENDERING DOES SHOW SIGNAGE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A FUTURE SIGN, VARIANTS TO COME BEFORE A COUNSELOR FOR AN UPPER STORY SIGN, SO ANY ACTION TAKEN ON THIS SITE AND DOES NOT OCCLUDE APPROVAL OF THE SIGNAGE.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE SOME OF THE USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR THE PARCEL B POD AS SHOWN.
THESE ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIVE ACRES OF THE LOT UNDER CONSIDERATION.
WE INCLUDE THE 150 SEAT FILM STUDIO, THE PODCAST STUDIO, AND THE ASSEMBLY AND GATHERING AREAS.
IN ADDITION, SPECIFICALLY FOLLOWING THE O_1 AND O_2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS, THEY ARE REQUESTING A 10 PERCENT PARKING REDUCTION ON THE SITE.
REQUESTING ONE LOADING SPACING SPACE.
NATURE OF THE OFFICE 110 BY 50 IS REQUIRED.
THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT TO BE REDUCED BY 10 BY 25 DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT AND THE DELIVERY SCHEDULE, THE HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL ARTICULATION SHOWN ON THE ELEVATIONS, AND THE SITE PLAN.
THIS IS COMMON ON THESE LARGER BUILDINGS TO ASK THAT REQUEST, VARIANCE REQUEST.
THEN THE MATERIALS ARE PRIMARILY PRETTY SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH 80 PERCENT MASONRY SOLUTION OF GLASS OR GLAZING AND BE CONSISTENT WITH EITHER STONE, BRICK, OR CAST STONE SPLIT FACE.
THEY WILL BE MATCHING THE INTENT OF THE MASONRY PRODUCT IN THE ORIGINAL ZONING.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
THIS EXHIBIT, WE'VE TURNED 90 DEGREES TO GET YOU ORIENTED, NORTH IS TO YOUR LEFT.
HERE'S KIRKWOOD, HERE'S GRACE LANE, SO NORTH IS THAT DIRECTION.
AS MENTIONED, IT'S THREE STORIES, THE APPLICANT DID MENTION AT THE PLANE ZONING COMMISSION THAT INITIALLY IT'S THE INTENT OF THE OPERATOR OWNER TO OCCUPY THE FIRST TWO STORIES AND THAT THE UPPER STORIES BE AVAILABLE FOR EXPANSION OF THE OFFICE.
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THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT IS 10,674 SQUARE FEET.THE BUILDING IS 52 FEET, SIX INCHES IN HEIGHT, DOES HAVE OVER 60 PERCENT OF OPEN SPACE ON THE SITE.
THE APPLICANT HAS DESIGNED THESE POD TYPES OF PARKING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TOPOGRAPHY AND OPEN SPACE IN TREES.
SIDEWALKS WILL BE REQUIRED ALONG GRACE LANE AND KIRKWOOD TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
THERE'LL BE SOME PATIO SEATING ON THE KIRKWOOD SIDE OF THE BUILDING, 126 PARKING SPACES ARE SHOWN.
THE REQUIRED PARKING IS 139, SO THEY ARE ASKING FOR THAT 10 PERCENT VARIANCE.
THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION TO ALLOW EASY ACCESS EITHER TO THE FEATURED HOTEL.
THROUGH THE SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE INTERNAL CIRCULATION IS DEPICTED ON THE SITE.
THERE IS ONE VARIANCE THAT IS REQUESTED THAT'S TO THE DRIVEWAY STACKING VARIANCE.
DRIVEWAY STACKING IS MEASURED FROM THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE FIRST TOURNEY MOVEMENT.
IN THIS CASE, IT DOESN'T MEET THE 75 FEET REQUIREMENT, IS 59 FEET IS SHOWN, BUT THE WAY GRACE LANE IS DESIGNED, WHAT IS SHADED IN GRAY IS WHERE THE CURB OR THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY PAVEMENT.
THERE'S ABOUT 17 FEET OF PARKWAY OR GREEN AREA OUTSIDE THE CURVE THAT'S IN THE CITY RIGHT AWAY.
FUNCTIONALLY, THIS DRIVEWAY IS RIGHT ABOUT 75 PERCENT AND FUNCTIONS ABOUT 75 PERCENT STACKING.
FROM A FUNCTIONAL STANDPOINT, THE DRIVEWAY DOES MEET THE DISTANCE.
BUT BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE AND TECHNICALLY WE ONLY COUNT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, THAT'S WHY IT'S 59 FEET, SO IT IS JUST RIGHT ABOUT THERE ON THE ORDINATES REQUIREMENT.
DURING THE P&Z, THERE'S DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ROADWAY AND THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD WHEN THE GATEWAY CHURCH SONY CAME IN, THERE WERE VERY SPECIFIC TARGETS THAT WERE SET WHEN SECTIONS OF KIRKWOOD WOULD BE BUILT AND WHAT WOULD TRIGGER THOSE SECTIONS TO BE BUILT.
IF YOU GO UP KIRKWOOD, YOU'LL SEE WHERE WE HAVE ONE SIDE BUILD TO TWO LANE, AND THEN IT TRANSITIONS TO FOUR LANE, FRONT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IN TRANSITIONS BACK TO A TWO LANE.
BECAUSE GATEWAY ON THEIR INITIALS ZONING IN 2005, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED SOME OF THE AREA TO THE NORTH WERE THE NEW OXFORD SUBDIVISION, FAIRLY NEW TOLL BROTHERS SUBDIVISION, THE CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL, HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE GATEWAY PROPERTY.
WESTERN HOTEL WAS PART OF THE GATEWAY PROPERTY, BUT AS THE CHURCH MODEL IS MAYBE IT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT AND WON'T HAVE SUCH A CENTRALIZED CAMPUS, THEY'VE SOLD SOME OF THOSE PIECES OFF.
THOSE TRIGGERS AREN'T QUITE AS EASY TO DETERMINE.
FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY APPLICATION.
THERE'LL BE REQUIRED ANY OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE IMPACT THAT THEY PUT ON THE ADJACENT ROADWAY SYSTEM.
THAT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER DURING THE PROCESS.
TO WHAT EXTENT IF THAT'S BILL WILL BE DETERMINED ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS A SUMMARY CHARTS ON THE PARKING.
AGAIN, THE 10 PERCENT PARKING REDUCTION IS REQUESTED.
THE TREE CONSERVATION PLAN THEY DO WITH THESE IN OUR PDS AND SPS YOU PRESENT THE PLANS WITH THE ZONING CONCEPT.
BUT IF THIS WAS JUST A STANDARD ZONING, THEY MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIRED CANOPY TO BE SAVED AND THEY'RE PRESERVING THAT SIGNIFICANT TREELINE ALONG GRACE LANE.
THIS IS THEIR INTERIOR LANDSCAPE AREA AND YOU CAN SEE VERY ROBUST PLANNINGS INTERIOR.
IN FACT, THEY EXCEED THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING QUITE A BIT ON THE INTERIOR LANDSCAPE.
YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LOT OF NEW TREES PLANTED ON THE SITE, IF APPROVED.
THIS IS JUST THE TECHNICAL EXHIBITS OF THE ELEVATIONS AND I WON'T SPEND ON TIME,
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BUT THE AFRICAN HAS PROVIDED FLOOR PLANS TO SHOW THE OPERATIONS.AGAIN, THE THIRD FLOOR WILL BE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE OFFICE.
TRASH RECEPTACLE WILL HAVE A MASONRY SCREEN PER THE ORDINANCE AND METAL DOORS.
WE SPOKE ABOUT THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE DRIVEWAY.
THIS IS SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSES AND THOSE RESPONSES ARE IN YOUR PACKET.
THE P&Z RECOMMENDED 4-1 FOR APPROVAL AND THEY GRANT THE STACKING VARIANTS.
THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THE [INAUDIBLE] DOES HAVE A FEW SLIDES AND PRESENTATION FOR CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANKS, DIRECTOR BAKER. I ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
ZONING ALREADY INCLUDES THIS USE?
>> YES SIR. THE TRIGGER THAT PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE ZONING CATEGORY WAS THE CHANGE TO THE CONCEPT PLAN AND JUST CLARIFYING SOME OF THE USES THAT ARE NEW, MAYBE NOT QUITE CLEARLY DEFINED.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT MY NOTES A LOT ON THE SLIDE, BUT IF YOU LOOK THIS PARCEL B, YOU CAN SEE THE USES IN THERE AND IT CLEARLY INDICATES O2 AND THIS WAS A STANDARD ZONING REQUEST, AND THEY WANTED TO GO TO STANDARD ZONING DISTRICT O2 WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPOSED USE.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT THIS ISN'T TRADITIONALLY ZONING CHANGE INVOLVES A CHANGE OF USE, SO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OF USE, BUT THOSE ARE TWO USES ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE ZONING.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE BUILDING HEIGHT, 52 FEET.
>> YES SIR. THE O2 CAN GO UP TO SIX STOREYS, 90 FEET.
THE GRANT AND BUILDINGS ARE EXAMPLE, THEY WERE A SLIGHTLY OVER THAT, THEY WERE 94.
YOU REMEMBER THEY NEEDED A VARIANCE, BUT 90 IS THE STANDARD.
>> GOT YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME?
>> YEAH. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, DIRECTOR BAKER, JUST TO CONFIRM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KIRKWOOD BUILD OUT.
THAT'S SUBJECT TO STAFFS OR CITY ENGINEER'S ANALYSIS.
SHOULD THE CITY ENGINEER DEEM IT NECESSARY TO ADD THE EXTENSION ONTO KIRKWOOD, THEN IT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE APPLICANT TO PUT IN KIRKWOOD.
>> CONVERSELY, SHOULD THE CITY ENGINEER SUGGESTS THAT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE BUILT OUT, THEN THEY OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO DO SO, AND IT WOULDN'T BE AN APPROPRIATE ASK OF COUNCIL THEN TO ASK THEM TO PUT THAT EXTENSION IN?
>> YES, SIR. DIRECTOR COLIN CAN EXPLAIN THAT, BUT THAT'S DONE DURING THE SUBMISSION OF A CIVIL PLANS AND THEY WILL BE MAKING THAT DETERMINATION.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. THANK YOU.
>> DIRECTOR BAKER, COULD YOU GO BACK QUICKLY TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENT AND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED?
>> ONE-THIRTY NINE IS REQUIRED ON THE RATIO OF 1,000 OR EIGHT PARKING SPACES FOR THE FIRST 1,000 AND THEN ONE PER 300 FOR THE REMAINING.
139 WOULD BE THE REQUIRED PARKING.
THEY ARE REQUESTING A 10 PERCENT PARKING REDUCTION.
>> WHAT ARE THEY PROPOSING THEN?
>> ONE-TWENTY SIX. WHEN I LOOK AT ONE OF THE USES, THERE'S 150 SEAT FILM STUDIO.
I'M SURE THE APPLICANT CAN TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT, HOW THAT'S UTILIZED.
I'M ASSUMING THERE'S 150 PEOPLE BODIES THAT WILL BE THERE AT TIMES, WHETHER RECORDING SHOW OR VIEWING SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.
>> BUT WILL THEY USE DIFFERENT PARKING? BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO AN OFFICE THEN WILL HAVE PEOPLE THERE IN ADDITION TO THAT.
COULD IT BE SHORT PART IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL HERE.
>> I'LL LET THE AFRICAN EXPLAIN THAT.
I THINK THE 28 SPACES WERE PRIMARILY FOR THE STAFF.
THERE'LL BE THE 98 SPACES THERE.
OF COURSE, THE GATEWAY CHURCH AND I KNOW THERE IS.
[INAUDIBLE] DID INDICATE THAT THIS LAND WAS DONATED BY THE CHURCH INITIALLY.
THERE'S PROBABLY A RELATION FOR SOME OVERFLOW PARKING, IF EVER THE DETAIL WAS REQUIRED, I WOULD ASSUME THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE ALSO. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTION FOR STAFF? THANK YOU, SIR.
IS [INAUDIBLE] HERE?. COME ON DOWN.
IF YOU GUYS COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I'M [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M FROM PARK HILL AND WE'RE LOCATED IN 3,000 INTERNET BOULEVARD, FRISCO, TEXAS.
>> I HAVE OUR ENGINEER HERE AND ALSO OUR DONOR IS HERE TOO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION.
>> GREAT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US?
>> YES, I HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US GUYS.
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>> THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU ALL COUNCIL MEMBER.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU THE STAFF, HE ALREADY EXPLAINED OUR PROJECT AND EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT IN DETAILS.
HERE I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT FEW THINGS.
THE ONE IS YOU HAVE A QUOTIENT BETWEEN BECAUSE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE INTERIOR ON SOME OTHER DETAILS.
I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ABOUT XO MARRIAGE, AND THEN THE SITE LOCATION AND SITE PLAN AND CONCEPT AND BUILDING LOCATION AND TRAFFIC PATTERN AND TREE PRESERVATION, LANDSCAPE PLAN, DRAINAGE PLAN, BUILDING DESIGN AND CONCEPT AND BUILDING USES.
XO MARRIAGE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
IT EXISTS TO HELP COUPLES WHO HAVE A HEALTHY AND STRONG MARRIAGE.
THEY DO THIS BY HOSTING CONFERENCE, CREATING RESOURCES, AND OFFERING ENCOURAGING DIGITAL CONTENT.
THEIR WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS OFFER LEADING MARRIAGE ADVICE TO EQUIP COUPLES WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE.
HE ALREADY EXPLAINED THAT, BUT HERE I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU THIS WHOLE LAND WAS OWNED BY THE GATEWAY CHURCH.
THEY DONATED THIS LAND BACK IN 2016 TO XO MARRIAGE.
NOW, THEY ARE PLANNING TO BUILD A GREAT BUILDING WITH A GREAT SERVICE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE [INAUDIBLE] HERE IS HOW WE LOCATE THIS BUILDING IN TERMS OF THE SITE.
BUILDING AND PARKING PLACEMENT OF THE BUILDING IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE TO THE EXISTING GRADE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
THE SITE HAS AN ELEVATION CHANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 19 FEET BECAUSE THIS SITE ACTUALLY SLOPES TOWARDS THIS WAY.
WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE THIS ADVANTAGE TO MAKE SURE WE PLACE THIS BUILDING IN A PROPER WAY TO GET THIS ADVANTAGE.
WE ALSO WANTED TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING STAND TREES LOCATED ALONG THIS GRACE.
THEN I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC PATTERN OF THIS BUILDING.
XO HAS BETWEEN 25-30 STAFF AND ONSITE COACHES ON ANY GIVEN DAY, PLUS RANDOM FOOT TRAFFIC FOR THE STUDIO GUESTS AND THE STUDIO AUDIENCE WHENEVER APPLICABLE.
I'M TALKING THAT OFFICE HOURS ARE 9-5 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND MINIMUM NIGHT AND WEEKEND ACTIVITY, BUT NO ACTIVITIES DURING, I'M TALKING ON SUNDAY THAT'S THERE IS NOBODY IN THE OFFICE.
HERE, HE ALREADY EXPLAINED THE TREE PRESERVATION, AND HERE IS I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF HOW WE DID THAT.
IT IS A MORE DETAILED OF LANDSCAPE PLAN OVERALL.
IT IS SHOWING THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER.
HERE IS MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE INTERIOR.
HERE IS GIVING THE SCHEDULE FOR THE TREES, HOW WE ARE PLANNING TO DO THAT.
HERE IS HOW WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE DRAINAGE AND I WOULD LIKE CASEY TO TALK ABOUT THE DRAINAGE.
>> SURE. YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
>> SURE. MY NAME'S CASEY HADDOW, AND I AM THE CIVIL ENGINEER WITH PARK HILL FOR THE PROJECT.
THE EXISTING SITE DRAINS TO THE SOUTH.
THIS IS ALSO ORIENTED WHERE NORTH POINTS TOWARDS KIRKWOOD TO AN EXISTING DRAINAGE CHANNEL THAT RUNS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE.
OUR PROPOSED DRAINAGE ALSO FOLLOWS THIS EXISTING PATH TO THE SOUTH.
WE'RE INCREASING THE SIZE AND STORAGE OF THAT EXISTING DRAINAGE CHANNEL TO CONTAIN THAT ADDITIONAL RUNOFF FROM DEVELOPMENT.
THEN IT OUTFLOWS TO A COVERT UNDERNEATH KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD.
WE'RE ENSURING THAT WE HAVE AN OUTFLOW STRUCTURE THAT ONLY RELEASES THAT PRE-DEVELOPMENT FLOW TO ENSURE WE DON'T NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE DOWNSTREAM AREA.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TO ENSURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH ALL OF THEIR ORDINANCES AND DRAINAGE STANDARDS. THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS RELATED WITH MORE DETAIL FOR THE DRAINAGE PLAN.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF THIS BUILDING.
XO IS A CONTEMPORARY OFFICE BUILDING.
IT FEATURES PUNCHED WINDOWS WITH METAL ACCENTS, FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLASS BRINGS IN NATURAL LIGHT AT THE LOBBY AND BISTRO.
THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING IS PUNCTUATED WITH A CANTILEVERED GLASS CORNER WHERE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES ARE LOCATED.
ITS INTERIORS ARE SOFT INDUSTRIAL WITH OPEN CEILINGS,
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EXPOSED DUCTS, AND ITS STRUCTURE WITH PENDANT LIGHTING.POLISHED CONCRETE FLOORS TIE THE PUBLIC SPACE TOGETHER AND HAVE WOOD ACCENTS, WARMING UP THE ELEVATOR LOBBY, DONOR WALL, AND BISTRO.
THE BUILDING USES MOSTLY OFFICES AND 150 SEATS CLASSROOM/TV STUDIO, PODCAST STUDIO, CAFE, AND CONFERENCE ROOM TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE FUNCTION.
THE TV STUDIO WILL BE USED DURING WEEKDAYS FOR RECORDING VIDEOS, USED FOR BROADCASTING TELEVISION, AS WELL AS ONLINE VIDEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
WHEN NOT BEING USED FOR RECORDING VIDEO CONTENT, THE CLASSROOM WILL BE UTILIZED FOR TRAINING COURSES.
AGAIN, THESE WILL BE HELD MOSTLY DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS, WITH SOME OCCASIONAL EVENING AND SATURDAY USES.
THIS IS A MYRIAD OF MORE DETAIL FOR ORIENTATING OUR PROPOSED INTERIOR BUILDING.
THIS ONE IS OUR CAFE, AND THIS ONE IS A 150 SEAT STUDIO, WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE, THEY WILL DO SOME PRESENTATIONS AND WE'LL ADD SOME CLASSROOMS. THIS IS OUR DONOR WALL INSIDE THE LOBBY AND THIS IS THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.
THIS IS SHOWING THE LANDSCAPE WITH THE BUILDING LOCATION.
>> QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. FOLLOWING UP ON MY EARLIER QUESTION ABOUT PARKING, CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF THE VISION AROUND THE STUDIO? WILL THAT BE USED FOR STUDIO AUDIENCES OFTEN, OR IS THAT AN EXCEPTION, OR IS IT FILMING IN A STUDIO WITH NOBODY MOST OF THE TIME?
>> BECAUSE THE OWNER IS HERE, I WANT HIM TO EXPLAIN YOU THE DETAIL.
>> BY THE WAY, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE PREMISE OF MY QUESTION IS MORE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT, NOT BECAUSE I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS.
>> SURE. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
YEAH. BRENT EVANS, CEO OF XO MARRIAGE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN OFFICE HERE IN TOWN SQUARE, 115 GRANT AVENUE, SUITE 213.
JUST TO CLARIFY, WE WILL USE THIS FOR RECORDING VIDEOS, MEDIA, THAT THING.
WE ALSO DO CERTIFICATION COURSES.
WE BRING LEADERS, AND PASTORS, AND COUPLES AND TRAIN THEM IN HOW WE DO COACHING AND COUNSELING FOR COUPLES.
WE ALSO HELP TO RESOURCE THEM.
WE WERE AN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY.
WE BRING PEOPLE IN FROM ALL OVER.
HOPEFULLY, THEY COULD STAY AT THE WESTERN HOTEL AND COME OVER TO THE BUILDING.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST FOR RECORDING VIDEO, IT'S ALSO FOR DOING TEACHINGS AND TRAININGS FOR COUPLES AND FOR CHURCH LEADERS.
PRIMARILY THE PARKING IN MY MIND, WE DO HAVE THE OFFICE PARKING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE COUPLES COMING IN, WE HAVE A MEDIATOR INSTITUTE WHERE WE BRING COUPLES IN.
IT'S NOT COUNSELING, IT'S A MULTI-DAY PROCESS TO BRING COUPLES WHO ARE HURTING ON THE VERGE OF DIVORCE.
YOU'LL SEE A FLOW OF TRAFFIC WITH THE PARKING OF WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS COMING FOR THAT, BUT THERE'LL BE REGULAR TRAFFIC.
THAT COFFEE SHOP CAFE IS MORE FOR ON-SITE VISITORS AND LESS FOR STOP BY AND GET A LATTE ON YOUR WAY TO WORK.
IT'S REALLY MEANT TO BE ON-PREMISES, SO THERE'LL BE A FLOW OF TRAFFIC NATURALLY.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE A FULL PARKING LOT UNLESS WE HAVE A VERY PROMINENT EVENT FOR TEACHING TRAINING.
BUT THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH SCHEDULED OUT AND WE TRY TO KEEP AN IMPACT ON THE BUILDING MINIMAL.
>> WHEN YOU SAY YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE A FULL PARKING LOT IS IT THAT BECAUSE, WITH THOSE 90, JUST USING 98 AS A ROUGH NUMBER, THERE ARE 98 SPACES THAT ARE NONSTAFF IN THE SENSE THAT GENERALLY, THAT WOULD BE A COUPLE COMING?
>> GOT IT. YOU'RE THINKING FOR 150 PEOPLE, PERHAPS 75 CARS.
THERE COULD BE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT TOGETHER, BUT THE 23 ADDITIONAL SPOTS WOULD MAKE UP FOR PEOPLE DRIVING SINGLE.
>> THAT'S THE RATIO WE CAME UP WITH.
WE TALKED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING THOSE HIGH PARKING COUNTS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY YEAH. I'M GLAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE PARKING IS, THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT WE LOOK BACK ON WHEN WE PROVE THINGS AND YOU AND US GO DARN IT.
I WISH WE HAD TO LOOK CLOSER AT THAT BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FIX IT. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.
>> YEAH. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CITY PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING THAT HIGH COUNT AND HIGH PARKING NUMBERS FOR THIS PROJECT.
>> I HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT THE PARKING, BUT TO COUNCILMAN WILLIAMSON'S PERSPECTIVE, SHOULD YOU FILL THE HOUSE UP? IT'S NOT JUST COUPLE SITTING IN THAT 150 ROOM AUDITORIUM.
DO YOU HAVE A PARKING AGREEMENT WITH GATEWAY, SHOULD YOU HAVE OVERFLOW NEEDS?
>> BUT I WOULD IMAGINE IT WOULDN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT SHOULD YOU NEED TO BOOK OUT FAR ENOUGH IN ADVANCE WHERE SHOULD YOU RUN IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
WHAT'S YOUR CONTINGENCY, I GUESS?
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>> LET ME SAY THIS, ANYTIME WE HAVE AN EVENT, WE HAVE CONFERENCES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE A PLAN FOR LARGER EVENTS.
THIS IS NOT REALLY MEANT TO BE SOMETHING WHERE WE WANT TO PACK IT OUT.
WE HAVE OPTIONS IF WE GET TO THAT POINT WHERE WE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL PUT PRESSURE ON THE BUILDING OR THE PARKING.
WE REALLY USE THIS MORE FOR RECORDING PURPOSES AND FOR SMALLER EVENTS.
THE ANTICIPATION FOR US IS NOT TO PACK IT OUT.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'LL BE A RANDOM TIME WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE A POPULAR CLASS OR SOMEBODY WANTS TO SHOW UP FOR TEACHING, BUT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR WARM BODIES IN THE AUDIENCE TO MAKE THE ROOM FEEL BETTER FOR RECORDINGS IN THAT REGARD RATHER THAN TRYING TO SELL TICKETS TO A MASS GATHERING.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY VISION? I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THAT THIRD FLOOR COULD POTENTIALLY BE, IS IT TOTALLY.
>> SURE. WE ARE DONOR-FUNDED FOR THE MINISTRY.
THIS PROJECT IS DONOR-FUNDED AND SO THE ANTICIPATION IS, AS THE MINISTRY GROWS INTO THIS SPACE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GROW INTO THAT THIRD FLOOR.
AS OPPOSED TO WE TALKED IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS ABOUT STARTING WITH PHASE 1 OF A BUILDING AND THEN GO INTO PHASE 2, CREATING A SEPARATE BUILDING THAT MIGHT ANNEX TOGETHER.
IN MY MIND, THIS IS A BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENT PLAN TO HAVE ROOM TO GROW.
THE ANTICIPATION IS, IF WE EVER NEEDED MORE ROOM FOR SOME OF OUR MEDIATORS, SOME OF OUR STAFF, WHATEVER IT IS, THAT WE'D HAVE SOME SPACE TO GROW INTO.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OFFICE SPACE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S REALLY NOT GERMANE TO THIS APPLICATION BEING APPROVED OR NOT, BUT DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE ASSUMING THIS DOES GET APPROVED?
>> WELL, THE WORLDS ARE WEIRD RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD TO TELL.
[LAUGHTER] BUT OUR INITIAL HOPE WAS THAT WE COULD START BY THE LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL WITH BREAKING GROUND, AND THEN STEEL IS UNDER DURESS, FOR NOW, A LOT THING SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE ARE WORKING WITH PARK HILL AND ALSO POPE CONSTRUCTIONS OR GC.
THEY'RE IN A GOOD SPOT TO HELP US TO BUILD EFFICIENTLY.
BUT THE SOONER THE BETTER FOR OUR DONOR'S PERSPECTIVE TO BREAK GROUND.
BUT THEN, I'M REALLY PRESSING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BE AT THE FIRST IN LINE FOR ANY SUPPLIES [LAUGHTER] IN ORDER TO GET TO THE END RESULT.
>> BACK TO THE PARKING QUESTION.
IT LOOKS LIKE UNLESS I'M BUTCHERING THIS, YOU'RE ABOUT 30 PEOPLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN OFFICE SPACE.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUILD OUT THE THIRD FLOOR AND YOU HAVE 30 MORE PEOPLE?
>> THE PARKING COUNT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IT'S SHOWING THIS 150 SEATS AND THEN WHATEVER GROSSES CAN FIT FOR THE OFFICE, THE RATIO IS 1: 200.
IT'S INCLUDING THIS THIRD FLOOR.
>> IT'S ACCOMMODATED FOR CURRENTLY, CORRECT?
>> IT'S ACCOMMODATED FOR ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE FULLY BUILT OUT THE PARKING SPACES. YEAH. THE COUNT.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE CALCULATION, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN IN ADDITION HAD THIS ENLARGED ONE.
YEAH. IF WE LOOK AT THESE CALCULATION, THIS IS THE CALCULATION WE HAVE, IS INCLUDING THIS THIRD-FLOOR SQUARE FOOT AS A PART OF THIS PARKING CALCULATION.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 139 AND 126?
>> ONE-THIRTY NINE IS THE REQUIRED PARKING BASED ON THE CALCULATION, AND THEN THERE IS A NET REDUCTION, WE ARE REQUESTING FOR 10 PERCENT DEDUCTION REQUESTING.
>> YEAH. WE'RE REQUESTING THIS 10 PERCENT DEDUCTION BASED ON THIS SECTION.
I FORGOT THE NUMBER, I THINK 35 OR 20 SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE SIDE.
>> IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO ADD UP TO ME THE LITTLE CHART THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON YOUR 150 SEAT VENUE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY CALCULATING NOT TWO PEOPLE PER CAR, BUT THREE PEOPLE PER CAR.
YOU'RE ESTIMATING THAT THREE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RIDE TOGETHER.
I THINK COUPLES ARE TWO PEOPLE.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE BUILD THE THIRD FLOOR.
WE HAVE 60 EMPLOYEES PLUS 150 PEOPLE COMING FOR AN EVENT.
EVEN IF IT'S 60 EMPLOYEES PLUS 75, IT JUST SEEMS SHORT.
BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER PATENTS QUESTION.
IS THERE SOME OVERFLOW AGREEMENT THAT CAN BE MADE WITH GATEWAY JUST SO THAT WE APPEAR, DON'T LOOK BACK IN FIVE YEARS, YOU GUYS HAVE EXPANDED AND WE'VE GOT A GIGANTIC PROBLEM WITH PARKING?.
>> WE CAN EXPLORE THAT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS EXTENSIVELY.
AGAIN, I THINK THE 150 SEAT VENUE PROBABLY PUTS
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A LITTLE BIT OF A QUESTION MARK A LOT OF THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE EXPECTING THAT MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP.THE WAY OUR OFFICE WORKS NOW AND THE FLOW OF IT, WE'RE ABLE TO DIAL IN AND OUT.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF OUR STAFF KNOWS THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EVENT, OFTENTIMES WE CAN MAKE DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEM TO ACCOMMODATE FOR WHATEVER WE'RE DOING.
THE EXPANSION INTO THE THIRD FLOOR, YES.
IF YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE, THERE WOULD BE PARKING IN THAT AREA OVER THERE.
AGAIN, WITH THE ACCOMMODATION OF POINT, THERE'S AN EVENT HAPPENING.
WE CAN MAKE OUR STAFF AWARE OF THAT AND THEY CAN MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARKING OR TRAVEL.
WE'RE ALSO HOPING IN OUR PLANS TO UTILIZE THE WESTERN TO SOME DEGREE.
IF COUPLES COME IN, THEY'RE STAYING THERE AND THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EASIER WAY FOR THEM TO WALK ACROSS, MAKE THE TRIP ACROSS THE STREET WITHOUT PUTTING A BURDEN ON PARKING.
THE INTENTIONALITY OF THIS BUILDING IS NOT TO FULLY MAXIMIZE IT ALL THE TIME, BUT WITH GROWTH, WE WILL HAVE, I GUESS, SOME PARKING CHALLENGES WITH STAFF POTENTIALLY.
BUT WE HAVE TALKED THROUGH SOME OF THE CONTINGENCY PLANS WITH, I DO AGREE WITH YOU AS WELL COUNCIL MEMBER THAT, HINDSIGHT IS 2020.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT THROUGH ALL LENSES.
HOWEVER, WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE SOME DUE DILIGENCE GIVEN THE USAGE THAT WE KNOW OF FOR THE BUILDING CURRENTLY.
>> I WILL TELL YOU WHAT? THIS IS FIRST READING.
IF YOU GUYS WANT, WE CAN ASK THEM TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN THAT DOESN'T HAVE THAT VARIANCE AND IT JUST TAKE A LOOK UP.
>> YOU GUYS BE OPPOSED TO THAT? ON SECOND READING, IF COUNCIL WANTS TO SEE A PLAN THAT SHOWS A 139 PARKING SPACES, CAN YOU GUYS PUT THAT TOGETHER BETWEEN NOW AND THEN?
>> OR HAVE SOME TYPE OF PARKING AGREEMENT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, WHATEVER.
>> I WANT TO SAY THIS, I KNOW WE'RE BE IN STICKLERS ABOUT THIS, BUT TO EVERYONE'S POINT.
WE APPROVE THINGS ALL THE TIME THAT WE WISH WE HAD THOUGHT THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE, SO YOU CAN NEVER REALLY GIVE US TOO MUCH.
I GUESS THAT WOULD BE ONE PIECE OF HOMEWORK FOR YOU GUYS, BETWEEN FIRST OR SECOND READING.
LET'S DRAW UP A PLAN THAT SHOWS THAT WITHOUT A VARIANCE AND THEN LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GUYS CAN WORK OUT WITH GATEWAY.
I BET YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE OVER THERE.
> YEAH, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY [OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH, THEY'VE GOT A PRETTY INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GATEWAY.
RONEY, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY STRONG CONNECTION.
THE OTHER PIECE, OTHER THAN PARKING THAT I'D TALKED THROUGH BREAK ABOUT TODAY IS IF THE CITY ENGINEER DECIDE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE THAT PIECE OF KIRKWOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED, WE START LOOKING AT JUST BEING A REALLY SHORT SPOT TO NOT CONNECT THOSE ALL THE WAY.
I'D LOVE IT IF WE COULD EXPLORE.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME OPTIONS FOR FUN SHARING DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE ON POTENTIALLY WORKING THROUGH FINISHING THAT AT ONE POINT IN TIME, JUST IN ONE FELL SWOOP AND I KNOW IT WOULD REQUIRE GATEWAY TO BE A PART OF THAT AND JOHN MAYBE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE US IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD ANOTHER 60 FEET OF ROAD AND WE NEED ANOTHER 100 FEET ROAD.
LET'S JUST BUILD 160 BE DONE, INSTEAD OF WAITING ANOTHER TWO YEARS TO DO THE REST OF IT.
BUT THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL LOOK AT.
>> KEN, CAN YOU EXPLORE THAT IN BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND READING, SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> I DO WANT TO ADD ONE THING. WE ARE BORED GOVERNED AND WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH GATEWAY.
THEY'VE BEEN EXTREMELY GENEROUS DURING THIS PROJECT.
I THINK FROM A DONOR PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE DONORS THAT DON'T GO TO GATEWAY.
PART OF OUR GOAL IS TO BE A LITTLE BIT SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH PARKING.
IF WE COME BACK WITH A PLAN THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ACCOMMODATE OUR BUILDING, WITHOUT AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE IS JUST ENOUGH.
>> YES. WE'LL LOOK AT IT, 13TH FIRST.
>> HONESTLY, A BIG PART OF IT. I THINK WE'RE ENVISIONING OVERFLOW PARKING UP AND DOWN GRACELAND.
I LIVE AROUND THE CORNER AND I CAN TELL YOU DRIVING AND WALKING DOWN GRACELAND DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WESTERN IS A LINE WE'VE GOT.
>> YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF SPACE TO WORK WITH.
ACCORDING TO THIS DIAGRAM I'M LOOKING AT HERE.
OFTEN WE'RE LANDLOCKED, WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE WE PUT SPACES.
YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
>> YEAH. I THINK IF YOU SHOW US A PLAN THAT MAKES SENSE, MAYBE ELIMINATING THAT VARIANCE, MAKE US FEEL BETTER ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE, I GUESS FRONT OF HOUSE AND BACK A HOUSE.
CAN YOU ALL GO TO THE ELEVATION THAT SHOWS, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE NORTH ELEVATION.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FROM KIRKWOOD.
THAT AREA TOWN IS GORGEOUS WHEN I GET THE ROLLING HILLS.
MY CONCERN WOULD BE I'D REALLY DON'T WANT TO DRIVE OR WALK UP AND DOWN KIRKWOOD AND SEE THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING AS FAR AS AIR CONDITIONING UNITS? ARE THOSE GOING TO BE SCREENED? ARE THOSE GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THE BUILDING? KIM, TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
[OVERLAPPING] SLIDE THAT MAY SOUND A LITTLE BIT THERE.
>> YEAH, THIS IS OUR NOT TELEVISION.
YOU SEE THIS ONE WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE KIRKWOOD.
BUT IF WE LOOK AT OUR LANDSCAPE, WE HAVE SOME PATIO AND THEN WE HAVE SOME NICE RETAINING WALL, GIVING A REALLY GOOD LOOKING VIEW FROM THIS AREA,
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WITH THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BUILDING.>> WHERE ARE YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS GOING TO BE?
>> I'M SORRY, COULD YOU PLEASE SAY AGAIN?
>> WHERE ARE YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS GOING TO BE? ARE THEY GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THE BUILDING?
>> ALL THE UNIT IS GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THE ROOF.
>> THEN WE ARE HIDING ALL THE EQUIPMENT BY PROVIDING A HIGH PARAPET.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE ELEVATION AND YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE A NINE FEET PARAPET, IS HIDING ALL THIS EQUIPMENT.
YOU'LL NOT SEE ANY EQUIPMENT WHEN YOU ARE WALKING OR DRIVING.
>> OKAY, GREAT. IF I CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN RENDERING OF THAT NORTH ELEVATION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT IN SEPARATING AS WELL.
>> YEAH, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. NO PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT FOR APPLICANT, GUYS? OKAY. THANKS YOU-ALL. HAVE A SEAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO IS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THAT.
WITH THAT, I GUESS, COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR APPLICANTS BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THIS MOTION? FIRST READING, THEY'VE GOT SOME HOMEWORK TO DO.
I WANT TO SEE ANOTHER PLAN FOR PARKING, I WANT TO SEE THAT NORTH RENDERING.
I FEELS LIKE IT'S ON ITS WAY TO BE IN A REALLY NICE IDEA.
>> DID I MISS THE TREE COVERAGE PERCENTAGE THAT WE'RE PRESERVING?
>> HE SAID THEY'RE MEETING IT.
>> IT IS ALSO GOING EXCEED [OVERLAPPING] STANDARD ZONING.
>> I'M HAPPY TO SEE. I CAN SEE IN MY MIND'S EYE THAT EXACT SPOT.
HAVING PASSIVE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, GOING TO CAROL.
I'D LOVE TO SEE A BEAUTIFUL, TO YOUR POINT, JOHN, THAT THIS BE A SIGNATURE PIECE FOR A BEAUTIFUL SPOT, THE ROLLING HILLS.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE CITY.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS VISUAL, IN YOUR POINTS, WERE NOTED THAT, IT'S VISUAL TO HAVE.
WE CAN BETTER SEE WHAT PEOPLE WOULD SEE AS THEY GO DOWN KIRKWOOD.
WE'D ALL FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT IT.
>> WELL, I'LL ALSO SUGGEST FROM A STANDPOINT OF A POSITIVE BUSINESS ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE WESTERN IN THE BACKYARD OF FACILITY LIKE THIS WHERE PERHAPS YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN FOR AN EVENT, FOR COUNSELING, WHATEVER THAT IS.
PEOPLE COME IN, THEY STAY, THEY GET AWAY TO SPEND MONEY AND IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. I LIKED THE CONCEPT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
>> YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE.
WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 7A OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-222B WHICH IS THE FIRST READING AND ZONING CHANGE IN CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR XOR MARRIAGE CENTER, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED ON JUNE 7TH, 2021, THE REVISED SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 3 DATED JUNE 7TH, 2021, NOTING THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO DRIVEWAY ORDINANCE NUMBER 634, SECTION 5.2.D, WHICH REQUIRES A MINIMUM STACKING DEPTH OF 75 FEET FOR THE DRIVEWAY ON TO GRACELAND TO ALLOW APPROXIMATELY 59 FEET OF STACKING DEPTH.
ALSO NOTING THAT ANY OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS TO KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND WILL BE ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, ALSO REQUESTING STAFF INVESTIGATE, SHOULD THAT ENGINEER REQUIRE THE EXTENSION OF KIRKWOOD THAT IT PUSHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO COMPLETE KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD.
ALSO NOTING THAT PROPOSE OFFICE USE HAS DESCRIBED AS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION, O_2 USES CURRENTLY ALLOWED ON PARCEL B OF THE GATEWAY CHURCH ZONING AND THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES AND OPERATION OF THE OFFICE BUILDING AS DESCRIBED, ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENTLY IN USE CATEGORY.
WE ALSO NOTE THAT THE APPLE CAN'T, WE'LL PLAN FOR A PARKING CONCEPT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY VARIANCE.
THEN ALSO NOTING THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BRING TO US A ATTRACTIVE NORTH ELEVATION PERSPECTIVE FOR US TO REVIEW AS WELL.
>> LOOKS GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THE PAS IS 70 GRADUATIONS GUYS SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS. SEE YOU IN AUGUST.
ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE TAKE UP OUR LAST TWO ITEMS WHICH ARE APPOINTMENTS TO OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS BECAUSE WE HAD CUT OUR LAST EXECUTIVE SESSION A BIT SHORT.
AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE ARE GOING
[2. A. Executive Session (Part 2 of 2)]
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OR THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074, TO DELIBERATE REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS.[02:35:03]
IS THAT WORK CARE? WELL, SOUNDS GOOD.WE'LL BE BACK 15-20 MINUTES. [NOISE] WITH THAT, WE'LL [NOISE] RECONVENE REGULAR SESSION.
LET'S GO OVER THE PLANNING AND ZONING
[8B. Resolution No. 21-027, appointing members, chairs and/or vice chairs to various positions on the Building Board of Appeals, Parks and Recreation Board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Southlake Parks Development Corporation, and Zoning Board of Adjustment.]
SOUTHLAKE PARKS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, WE'RE GOING TO BE REAPPOINTING GINA PHALEN, MICHAEL SPRINGER, SCOTT DYCHE, AND CRAIG ROTHMEIER.
FOR SBDC, WE'RE REAPPOINTING LORI PALMER AS A CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE.
I'M STEALING YOUR MOTION, [INAUDIBLE] , I APOLOGIZE.
>> THEN FOR ZBA, WE ARE REAPPOINTED MICHAEL QUINONES, TREY VERBICK, AND JEFF MEDICI AS CHAIRMAN IN PLACE 5, AND MICHAEL QUINONES WILL BE PLACE 1, TREY VERBICK WILL BE PLACE 3.
PARKS AND REC BOARD, LET'S START THERE.
WE HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS UP.
JEFFREY NG FOR SECRETARY, AND HE HAS REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT AS HIS FIRST CHOICE.
MAGDALENA BATTLES FOR PLACE 4, AND SHE HAS REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT AND CHAD BEDWELL PLACE 6, WHO HAS ALSO REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT.
PARKS BOARD SEEMS TO BE FUNCTIONING PRETTY WELL.
ALL THREE OF THESE FOLKS SEEM TO BE DOING A GOOD JOB.
>> IS THERE ANY ISSUES THAT YOU GUYS SEE?
>> NO AND I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT NEEDS A LITTLE TIME TO RIPEN A LITTLE BIT AND I KNOW THAT MAGDALENA BATTLES HASN'T BEEN ON THAT LONG, NOR HAS JEFFREY, SO GIVING THEM SOME EXTRA TIME TO BE ON THERE, I THINK WOULD BE PRUDENT AND CHAD FOR THAT MATTER AS WELL.
HE'S BEEN PROBABLY THE LONGEST OF THOSE THREE THAT ARE BEING REAPPOINTED.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL RIGHT, REAPPOINTMENTS ALL AROUND.
FINALLY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS.
WE HAVE FOUR PLACES UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT.
ONE WHICH HAS ALTERED NUMBER 1, KASSIM MUSHTACK HAS REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT.
WE HAVE PLACE 1 AND PLACE 5 HAVE NOT REQUESTED TO BE REAPPOINTED AND THEN PLACE 3 HAS REQUESTED AS HER SECOND CHOICE, THE BBA, BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS.
I'LL JUST SAY WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT, TERRY WALLS, WHO GOES BY BUTCH WALLS.
HE'S ACTUALLY A REALLY, REALLY SHARP GUY.
I BELIEVE P&Z WAS HIS NUMBER 1, BUT IF HE'S WILLING TO DO BBA, I'M WILLING TO GIVE HIM A SHOT.
GREAT GUY. MAYBE SLIDE HIM INTO PLACE 1?
>> THEN I'M OKAY GOING BACK WITH CYNTHIA BISHOP, I WAS HER SECOND CHOICE. BBA IS TOUGH.
>> CYNTHIA BISHOP IS ON THE OTHER, ISN'T SHE?
>> IT'S JUST TOUGH. THEY DON'T MEET THAT OFTEN BUT IF SHE'S WILLING TO KEEP SERVING, THEN I'M WILLING TO KEEP HER ON.
>> SO SHOULD WE CONSIDER WITH BILL COMING OFF? BECAUSE HE'S MOVING FROM ALTERNATE ONE UP TO PLACE 5?
>> GOOD WITH THAT. THEN WE NEED ONE MORE PERSON I GUESS FOR ALTERNATE NUMBER 1, DOES ANYBODY HAVE?
>> I THINK YOU GOT TIM DAVIS IN THERE, IT WAS HIS THIRD CHOICE, BUT LOOKING AT THE ONES THAT ARE EVEN CHOSEN THIS AS FAR AS PEOPLE I KNOW HE'S AN ATTORNEY, HE'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND I CAN IMAGINE IT WOULDN'T HELP US TO HAVE IT ON THERE.
>> I LIKE MARYDITH HUNT AS WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU KNOW HER.
SHE SUBMITTED A VERY LENGTHY RESUME AND MET WITH ME.
SHE'S EAGER TO GET INVOLVED, SHE'S SMART AS A TACK, SHE HAS EXPERIENCE.
>> YEAH. I'D ALSO NOTE FOR BBA BECAUSE HE DID NOT LIST THAT AS ONE OF THE BOARDS WAS INTERESTED IN, BUT JOHN THOMAS IS SOMEBODY ALSO THAT I'D LIKE US TO BE TALKING WITH AND FIND PLACES TO PLUG HIM IN.
HE'S A TALENTED PHYSICIAN IN THE COMMUNITY AND WANTS TO BECOME VERY ACTIVE.
>> LET ME SAY A LOT OF THESE FOLKS WHO HAVE APPLIED, WE'RE GOING TO FIND SPOTS FOR THEM TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS VIDEO IS BEING WATCHED OR WILL BE WATCHED, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO OUR FRIENDS AND CONTACTS WHO ARE ON THIS LIST AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE A DISCOURAGING THING THAT WE WERE BLESSED RIGHT NOW TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE APPLICANTS THAN WE HAVE SPOTS FOR.
WE HAVE SOME THINGS COMING UP WITH THIS TASK FORCE THAT'S GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO PULL SOME PEOPLE FROM THIS LIST ON.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUT GOOD PEOPLE IN THE MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE AND WE'VE GOT OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS COMING UP IN OCTOBER.
JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T GET AN APPOINTMENT TODAY, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T UTILIZE THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR TALENTS.
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>> ALSO WITH THE TERM LIMITS NOW IN PLACE, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE TIME TO CYCLE, BUT IT WILL ALLOW GREAT PEOPLE TO CONTINUE DOING THEIR ROLES, BUT OPEN IT UP FOR MORE PEOPLE AS THAT BEGINS TO CYCLE SO THAT'LL BE A POSITIVE.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I REALLY LIKED MARYDITH HUNT'S RESUME TOO.
SHE'S VERY EAGER TO GET INVOLVED.
YEAH, GREAT RESUME, IT MADE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON ME.
>> YOU WANT TO TRY SLIDING HER AS ALTERNATE NUMBER 1 FOR BBA? DOES THAT WORK FOR EVERYBODY?
>> I THINK THAT THAT FILLED ALL THE SPOTS.
>> IS THAT THE LAST ONE? DID WE COVER THEM ALL? CHAD, WE HAVE PLACE 1 IS BUTCH WALLS?
>> PLACE 3, CYNTHIA BISHOP, PLACE 5 MARYDITH HUNT.
NO, I'M SORRY, PLACE 5, KASSIM MUSHTACK, AND ALTERNATE PLACE 1, MARYDITH HUNT.
>> CORRECT AND WE HAVE DAVID CARPENTER REMAINING AS THE CHAIR.
>> OKAY. YOU THINK YOU GOT ENOUGH FOR A MOTION, SIR?
>> HIT IT. WAIT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
>> OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 8B, OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-027, APPOINTING THE MEMBERS, CHAIRS, AND/OR VICE CHAIRS TO VARIOUS POSITIONS ON THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, SOUTHLAKE PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS NOTING FOR BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TERRY BUTCH WALLS FOR PLACE 1 WITH THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 2023.
CYNTHIA BISHOP, PLACE 3, TERM EXPIRING JUNE 2023.
KASSIM MUSHTACK, PLACE 5, TERM EXPIRING JUNE 2023, AND MARYDITH HUNT AS ALTERNATE NUMBER 1, WITH THE SAME TERM EXPIRING JUNE 2023.
THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY NAMES DAVID CARPENTER AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS.
FOR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, ALL TERMS EXPIRING JUNE 2023, PLACE 2, JEFFREY NG, PLACE 4, MAGDALENA BATTLES, AND PLACE 6, CHAD BEDWELL, CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY NAMES FRANCES SCHARLI AS THE CHAIRMAN OF PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.
FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WITH ALL TERMS EXPIRING JUNE 2023, GINA PHALEN, MICHAEL SPRINGER, SCOTT DYCHE, AND CRAIG ROTHMEIER.
FOR SOUTHLAKE PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 2023, CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE LORI PALMER, AND FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WITH TERMS EXPIRING EITHER JUNE 2021 OR 2023, PLACE 1, MICHAEL QUINONES, PLACE THREE TREY VERBICK, AND PLACE 5, JEFF MEDICI.
CITY COUNCIL HEREBY NAMES JEFF MEDICI AS CHAIRMAN AND DAVID TREICHLER AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. YES.
>> OKAY. THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS YOUR NAME FRANCES SCHARLI CHAIRMAN ON PARKS AND REC.
DO YOU NEED THE NAME PAUL VENESKY VICE-CHAIR, COULD YOU ADD THAT?
>> WE CERTAINLY CAN. WE CAN NOTE ADDING PAUL VENESKY AS VICE-CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.
DOES PARKS BOARD NAME THEIR OWN CHAIRMAN?
>> I WAS NAMED VICE-CHAIR WITHOUT IT COMING THROUGH COUNCIL.
I WAS NAMED VICE-CHAIR BY THE CHAIRMAN.
>> MOTION STAYS. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
CONGRATULATIONS AND CONDOLENCES AS THE CASE MAY BE TO ALL OF OUR AWESOME VOLUNTEERS.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP OUR LAST ITEM OF THE EVENING.
THIS IS ITEM 8C RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-028.
[8C. Resolution No. 21-028, appointing an ex-officio member to the Southlake 2035 Corridor Planning Committee.]
APPOINTED AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER TO THE SOUTHLAKE 2035 QUARTER OR PLANNING COMMITTEE.I ASKED FOR THIS TO BE ON THE AGENDA TIGHT BECAUSE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER SHAWN MCCASKILL HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT COMMITTEE AND I WOULD LIKE HIM TO CONTINUE IN THAT CAPACITY AS AN EX OFFICIO PUBLIC MEMBER TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GREAT FEEDBACK TO OUR DEVELOPERS.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT'S NEEDED, NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, SIR.
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I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 8C OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-028 APPOINTING EX-OFFICIO MEMBER TO THE SOUTHLAKE 2035 QUARTER OR PLANNING COMMITTEE, NOTING, WE'D LIKE TO APPOINT SHAWN MCCASKILL TO THE SOUTHLAKE 2035 QUARTER OR PLANNING COMMITTEE.>> OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ITEM PASSES 7-0.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.