Sep 06, 2022 City Council

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HI, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

I'M MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN. I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER, AND WE ARE GOING TO START, AS WE ALWAYS START, WITH AN INVOCATION FROM OUR CITY CHAPLAIN.

[1. Call to order]

PASTOR REED.

THANK YOU. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.

LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING.

WE PRAY FOR THIS MEETING.

WE PRAY FOR EVERY COUNCIL PERSON AS THEY HEAR.

I PRAY, LORD, THAT SHE WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM, GIVE THEM STRENGTH.

I PRAY FOR EVERY AGENDA ITEM THAT'S BROUGHT BEFORE THEM TONIGHT THAT YOUR WILL WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THOSE MOMENTS WHERE WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS CITY.

WE ESPECIALLY REMEMBER TONIGHT THE STUDENTS AND UVALDE, AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM AS THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND THE STRUGGLES THAT THEY'RE HAVING.

WE JUST PRAY, BLESSING UPON THEM AND SAFETY UPON THEM.

WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU KEEP OUR KIDS HERE SAFE LOCALLY, KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE, GIVE OUR SROS WISDOM AS THEY TAKE CARE OF THOSE SCHOOLS. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR TOWN AND WE PRAY BLESSING UPON OUR CITY AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR JESUS, AND IT'S IN HIS NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH, AND THANK YOU, PASTOR REED.

SO IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HERE, FIRST STEP IN EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS OUR WORK SESSION.

SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEMS AND WE'LL START WITH THE HONORING OF THE SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.

[3. Honors Southlake Sister Cities College Scholarships]

COME ON DOWN AND TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.

WELL, THESE ARE VERY YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENTS.

I'M KIDDING. OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE ACTUALLY ALL LEFT.

THEY'VE GONE TO COLLEGE. SO INSTEAD TONIGHT, WE'RE HONORING SOME STUDENTS THAT WON A SCHOLARSHIP FROM SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES FOR THE JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S OFFERED THROUGH FORT WORTH'S SISTER CITIES, AND IT'S AIMED AT 6TO EIGHTH GRADERS, AND THEY COME TOGETHER WITH STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER FORT WORTH, AND THEY LEARN ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CULTURES AND EDUCATIONAL AND THINGS ABOUT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, AND THEY ALL DO THINGS LIKE ART AND MUSIC AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF LIKE THAT, AND SO SISTER CITIES LIKES TO GIVE A SCHOLARSHIP TO THESE STUDENTS BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND IT'S RIGHT ALONG WITH OUR OUR WHOLE MANTRA OF MAKING SURE THE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT OTHER CULTURES.

SO TONIGHT I HAVE WITH ME THREE, TWO OF OUR THREE THAT WON IT, LUCAS SON, AND ALAN DANG.

WE ALSO HAD ETHAN WANG.

HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.

SO THESE ARE MY THREE STUDENTS, SO.

ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] LUCAS, ALAN, CONGRATULATIONS.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT EITHER OF YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS TO THE COUNCIL, OR? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. WELL, IT'S A GREAT HONOR.

WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS, AND I'M SURE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SOUTHLAKE VERY PROUD WHEREVER YOU GO.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS, KATIE. APPRECIATE IT.

GREAT JOB, GUYS. NOW, IF WE CAN STAY UP HERE, COUNCIL WANTS TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE, IF THAT'S OKAY.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THOSE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA.

[4. Honors & Recognition: Brotherhood For The Fallen]

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SO, JIMMY, I SEE YOU GOT A WHOLE TEAM HERE.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU GUYS DOWN AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE FALLEN AND HOW WE I'M SORRY, BROTHERHOOD FOR THE FALLEN.

RIGHT, AND THEN HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU GUYS AS AN ORGANIZATION.

SO, JIMMY, COME ON DOWN IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM AS WELL.

SURE. MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THE BROTHERHOOD FOR THE FALLEN HERE BEFORE YOU GUYS THIS EVENING, I WANT TO GIVE RECOGNITION HERE TO DEREK SIMPSON, WHO'S A BOARD MEMBER, [INAUDIBLE], WHO'S A VICE PRESIDENT, AND AMY BETHEL, WHO'S ALSO ANOTHER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.

THE MISSION IS VERY SIMPLE.

ANY OFFICER KILLED, VIOLENTLY KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, WE SEND UNIFORM OFFICERS TO THAT CITY AND THAT STATE AND PROVIDE A MONETARY DONATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN ANY WAY WE CAN FOR THAT COMMUNITY THAT'S MOURNING AND THAT DEPARTMENT.

WE ALSO PROVIDE A MONETARY DONATION.

THERE'S NINE CHAPTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, BOSTON, SUFFOLK, DALLAS, US, CHICAGO, AURORA, COLORADO, ARKANSAS STATE POLICE AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

SO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE IS EVEN THOUGH THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER IS NO LONGER WITH US, THERE'S MEMBERS LIKE OUR ORGANIZATION THAT WILL BE THERE TO STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, TO SALUTE THAT CASKET AND TO HONOR THE SERVICE OF THAT OFFICER THAT WAS VIOLENTLY KILLED.

WE THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING OUR ORGANIZATION, AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU GUYS IN THIS, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US, MAYOR.

ABSOLUTELY, AND ALL OF YOU ARE PEACE OFFICERS, IS MY UNDERSTANDING? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[INAUDIBLE] POLICE DEPARTMENT. AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING WILLING TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND PUT ON THE UNIFORM AND SERVE YOUR RESIDENTS AND ALL OF US.

SO WE THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.

FORT WORTH IS A GREAT PARTNER FOR OUR SOUTHLAKE DPS AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

SO NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A FUNDRAISER AND A GALA COMING UP AS WELL.

YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT. OCTOBER 7TH.

THIS WILL BE OUR FOURTH ANNUAL GALA THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT SET LIVE BY LOEWS IN ARLINGTON, OCTOBER 7TH STARTS AT 7:00.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS AND YOUR FAMILIES COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT OUR CAUSE AND INTERACT WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AWESOME. YEAH, AND WHAT YOUR WEBSITE IS, IS WE CAN GET TICKETS ON YOUR WEBSITE AND ALL THAT.

CORRECT, SIR. YEAH, BROTHERHOODFWTX.ORG, AND THEN CLICK ON THE EVENTS PAGE.

PERFECT, WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LETTING US KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS.

I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION, SO IF YOU BEAR WITH ME, I'M GOING TO GO READ IT AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE AFTER THAT, IF THAT'S OKAY.

SO WHEREAS THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 900,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US, AND WHEREAS, THE FORT WORTH CHAPTER OF BROTHERHOOD FOR THE FALLEN WAS CREATED IN 2016 AND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HONORING THE LIVES OF THOSE HEROES THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

THE FORT WORTH CHAPTER IS ONE OF NINE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

THEY TRAVEL ACROSS THE US AND ATTEND THE FUNERALS OF FALLEN OFFICERS AND PROVIDE A MONETARY DONATION, AND WHEREAS, SOME 60,000 ASSAULTS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE REPORTED EACH YEAR, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 16,000 INJURIES.

WHEREAS, SINCE THE FIRST RECORDED DEATH IN 1792, MORE THAN 18,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE US HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND. WHEREAS, THE NAMES OF THESE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE ENGRAVED ON THE WALLS OF THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL, WHICH WAS DEDICATED IN 1991 IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND WHEREAS, OFFICERS MAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE EVERY DAY WHILE ON PATROL.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER SIX, 2022, AS BROTHERHOOD FOR THE FALLEN DAY IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO REMEMBER OUR POLICE OFFICERS FURTHER.

I PUBLICLY SALUTE THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.

SO THANK YOU GUYS ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE.

WE APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] SO IF IT'S OKAY, COUNCIL WILL COME DOWN AND WE'LL GET PICTURES.

ALL RIGHT, YOUR HONOR.

ALL

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HOPEFULLY SOUTHLAKE CAN TURN OUT FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] AND HELP HELP THEM IN THEIR MISSION.

THAT'S REALLY AWESOME.

OKAY, WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY CARDBOARD COLLECTION, AND I'M INTRODUCING MS..

[5. Community Cardboard Collection (C3)]

LAUREN, TELL US WHAT C3 IS ALL ABOUT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

LET ME GET THIS LOADED UP REALLY QUICK.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY CARDBOARD COLLECTION OR WHAT WE'RE CALLING C3.

SO ESSENTIALLY IT IS TWO DROP OFF LOCATIONS OR A DROP OFF LOCATION WITH TWO DUMPSTERS FOR BULK CARDBOARD COLLECTION.

SO WE'VE BEEN HEARING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THROUGH THE CITIZEN SURVEY, THROUGH CALLS FROM RESIDENTS, THROUGH EMAILS THAT RESIDENTS WANT A BETTER WAY TO DISPOSE OF THEIR CARDBOARD RECYCLING.

SO RIGHT NOW THEY CAN EITHER PUT IT IN THEIR CART OR THEY CAN CALL FOR A BULK COLLECTION.

WE FOUND THAT REALLY THAT BULK COLLECTION WASN'T REALLY DOING IT FOR RESIDENTS.

SO THIS PROVIDES A 24 HOUR, SEVEN DAY A WEEK DROP OFF AREA IN BICENTENNIAL PARK.

THAT'S VIDEO MONITORED.

SO YOU CAN COME AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT, PREFERABLY DURING THE DAY, AND COME DROP OFF YOUR CARDBOARD RECYCLING.

THIS STATION WAS PAID FOR THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND INVOLVES SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS TO GET STARTED.

SO BETWEEN PUTTING THE GRANT TOGETHER, CONSTRUCTING THE ENCLOSURE, GETTING EVERYTHING GOING, IT WAS BASICALLY ALL HANDS ON DECK TO GET IT GOING. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO OFFER THIS SERVICE TO RESIDENTS, AND TODAY WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO FOR YOU THAT WE WILL POST TOMORROW, I BELIEVE.

SO WE'LL GET THIS STARTED.

HEY, SOUTHLAKE, YOU ASKED AND WE LISTENED.

THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE IS EXPANDING OUR RECYCLING SERVICES TO BETTER MEET YOUR NEEDS.

WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF OUR NEW COMMUNITY CARDBOARD COLLECTION, OR C3 LOCATED AT 200 UNITY WAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF BICENTENNIAL PARK.

THANKS TO A GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, RESIDENTS CAN NOW DROP OFF THEIR CARDBOARD BOXES THAT WON'T FIT IN THEIR RECYCLING CART AT THE SAFE AND SECURE LOCATION, WHICH IS VIDEO MONITORED 24/7.

BOXES MUST FIRST BE BROKEN DOWN TO FIT INTO THE OPENING ON THE FRONT OF THE DUMPSTERS AND WILL BE PICKED UP REGULARLY.

WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN MAKE THIS PROGRAM A SUCCESS AND CONTINUE TO KEEP SOUTHLAKE BEAUTIFUL.

WITH THAT, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE NEW C3 DROP OFF.

I LOVE IT. IT'S OPEN FOR BUSINESS, READY TO GO? OPEN FOR BUSINESS. READY TO GO.

BRING YOUR BOXES. WONDERFUL.

GREAT. IS THAT VIDEO SHAREABLE SOMEWHERE ON THE SOCIALS? YES, I BELIEVE IT'S PUBLISHED TOMORROW, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET EVERYBODY THE LINK.

WE'LL PUT IT IN THE DAILY UPDATE FOR YOU.

PERFECT. I LOVE IT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN OUR FIRST DUMPSTER RIBBON CUTTING, RIGHT? [CHUCKLING] I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT A DUMPSTER IN MY LIFE.

YOU HAVE A MIND FOR PR.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS, LAUREN. I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT.

OKAY, WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6REGARDING VETERAN PARKING SPACES, AND AS CHIEF BRANDON IS COMING UP TO TELL US A

[6. Veteran Parking Spaces]

I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT WAY TO HONOR OUR VETERANS BY HAVING A FEW OF THOSE COVETED TOWN SQUARE PARKING SPACES RESERVED SPECIFICALLY FOR VETERANS.

I'M SURE THERE'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE MORE WRINKLES THAN I'M ANTICIPATING, BUT, CHIEF, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT AWAY AND TELL US WHAT YOU FOUND OUT? SURE. YOU ALL CAN SEE THERE A SAMPLE OF THE SIGN, AND IF COUNCIL ELECTS TO DO THIS, WE CAN CERTAINLY COME UP WITH A SIGN THAT HAS A NICE CITY LOGO ON IT, BUT IF COUNCIL WISHES TO GO FORWARD, THEN STAFF CAN IDENTIFY SOME PARKING SPACES THAT WOULD WORK BEST FOR THAT.

ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS UNLIKE HANDICAPPED SPACES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THESE KIND OF SPACES ARE REALLY OPERATE ON THE HONOR SYSTEM.

THERE'S NOT A LEGAL MECHANISM FOR US TO DETAIN AND IDENTIFY SOMEONE TO TRY TO ASCERTAIN THEIR VETERAN STATUS, AND SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKE AN ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT ROLE IN.

YEAH, SO HONOR SYSTEM ONLY MAKES SENSE.

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BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THESE IN OTHER PLACES AND I LARGELY THINK THEY'RE A GOOD IDEA, ESPECIALLY SOME OF OUR VETERANS HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR THEY'RE SOMEHOW DISABLED IN SOME WAY, AND SO WHAT A GREAT WAY TO NOT ONLY HONOR THEM, BUT GIVE THEM CLOSER ACCESS TO VETERANS, IS IT? SOMETIMES I'LL SEE A DECAL OR SOMETHING ON THEIR CAR.

SOMETIMES THEY HAVE LIKE A PLATE THAT THEY'VE GOT THROUGH A COMPANY.

DO THEY DO ANYTHING ON THEIR VEHICLES TO INDICATE THAT THEY'RE VETERANS TYPICALLY, OR? SOME DO, SOME DON'T, I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSONALITY OF THE PERSON.

IF IT WERE ME, YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW, RIGHT? RIGHT. SOME PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE TO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN ALSO TELL BY THE LICENSE PLATE ANY LICENSE PLATE THAT STARTS WITH DV, IS A DISABLED VETERAN.

SO THAT GRANTS ACCESS TO THE HANDICAPPED SPACES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU. I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE PARKING SPACES, BUT I STRUGGLE WITH LIKE JUST PUTTING TWO HERE AT TOWN HALL.

I MEAN, I THINK THESE GUYS DESERVE TO BE HONORED WHEN THEY GO SHOPPING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOWN SQUARE, TOO.

IS THERE ANY REASON WE CAN'T PUT LIKE FOUR OR FIVE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT TOWN SQUARE SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PARK HERE AND WALK TO THE APPLE STORE.

THEY CAN PARK OVER THERE OR THEY CAN GO TO THE MOVIE OR HAVE SOMEWHERE THEY CAN PARK THROUGHOUT TOWN SQUARE.

WELL, UM, YEAH, I LOVE THAT IDEA.

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE SUBSTANTIVELY, SHAUNA, WITH THE PARKING SPACES AROUND TOWN HALL VERSUS ELSEWHERE IN THE DEVELOPMENT? THEY'RE THEY'RE ALL PUBLIC PARKING SPACES.

WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS IF WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA, MAYBE WE WOULD WORK WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND IDENTIFY WHAT THE APPROPRIATE ONES WOULD BE AND WHAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.

MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T BUST ANY LEASES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO MAYBE TWO AROUND TOWN HALL AND THEN LOOK FOR TWO ON THE OTHER SIDE OR JUST SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I LIKE THAT. DO YOU GUYS MIND FOLLOWING UP WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND SEEING? NO, WE'RE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP.

OKAY, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. UNLESS SOMEONE'S GOT A BIG OBJECTION, I LOVE THIS.

NO, I LIKE THE IDEA. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY MY QUESTION.

ARE WE JUST THINKING ABOUT TWO AND EVEN THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PARKING GARAGE, IF THEY WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES LIKE IT'S COVERED, MAYBE TWO IN THERE JUST BESIDES JUST RIGHT HERE AROUND TOWN HALL. I LIKE THAT IDEA.

TWO, TWO IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL SOMEWHERE MAYBE IN FRONT OF THAT MURAL MIGHT BE MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA.

KIND OF ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.

YES, SIR, AND THEN TRY TO FIGURE OUT A GOOD PLACE FOR ANOTHER TWO AND THEN MAYBE WE COULD REVISIT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UNDERSTOOD. ALRIGHT, THANKS, CHIEF.

APPRECIATE YOU, SIR.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF ALL OF OUR 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. ]

WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE WANTED TO LOOK AT MOVING TO CONSENT AGENDA [INAUDIBLE] HAS GOT.

OKAY, WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER, AND OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AS ALWAYS, IS OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION

[1. Call to order]

[2. A. Executive Session]

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND RECONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION. IS THERE ANY ACTION REQUIRED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT TONIGHT.

SO MOVE ON TO ITEM 3B, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[3.B. City Manager's Report ]

ALL RIGHT, AMANDA, COME ON DOWN.

IS THAT SEPTEMBER? ARE WE IN NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH? WELL, I'M VERY PREPARED COMPARED TO LAST SEPTEMBER.

AS FAR AS YOU KNOW. YOU GET TO SEE ME EVERY SEPTEMBER.

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S LIKE MY ONCE A YEAR THING.

SO WE WILL ALL BE PREPARED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, I PROMISE YOU.

GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

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SO, ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.

SO NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004, AND IT'S INITIATIVE FROM FEMA, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

AND SEPTEMBER WAS CHOSEN FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE, SEPTEMBER WAS CHOSEN FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, WHERE EVERY AMERICAN REALLY REALIZED A NEED TO FEEL PREPARED AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON NEW YORK CITY, AND THEN IT'S ALSO THE HURRICANE PEAK SEASON.

SO ANOTHER GOOD REASON FOR THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE PREPARED.

AS MANY OF YOU WILL SEE, FEMA IS COVERED UNDER READY.GOV.

SO A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PASS FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS FROM THE READY.GOV WEBSITE, AND WHAT THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS EDUCATE AND EMPOWER AMERICANS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, WHETHER THEY BE NATURAL DISASTERS, TERRORIST ATTACKS AND NOW EVEN PANDEMICS.

SO WHY PREPAREDNESS MATTERS? MY OVERALL THEME FOR PREPAREDNESS IS WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND THAT'S THE ABILITY OF A COMMUNITY TO PREPARE FOR ANTICIPATED NATURAL HAZARDS, ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS, AND WITHSTAND RECOVER RAPIDLY FROM DISRUPTIONS, AND THERE'S REALLY NINE COMPONENTS TO COMMUNITY DISASTER, RESILIENCE AND THE CITY.

OVER THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD ON A LOT OF THOSE COMPONENTS, WHETHER IT BE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION GOING WITH OUR ALERT SOUTHLAKE PROGRAM, REALLY UNDERSTANDING OUR LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE RISKS THAT WE HAVE HERE, OUR SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS, EMPOWERMENT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS.

SO THE NATIONAL INDEX DOES A NATIONAL RISK INDEX DOES A COMMUNITY RESILIENCE SCORING, AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, WE HAVE A RELATIVELY HIGH SCORE IN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND THAT'S GOOD FOR OUR AREA.

THE SOUTHLAKE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OUR EP MATRIX TEAM, WE REALLY WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO INCREASE OUR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WE REALLY GO OUT.

WE DO PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES A LOT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.

WE WORK WITH SPECIAL COMMUNITIES TO DO OUR.

EVENT ACTION PLANS WHENEVER WE'RE HAVING AN EVENT.

SO WE REALLY TRY TO INCREASE OUR RESILIENCE EVERY DAY.

THE BIGGEST PART OF RESILIENCE IS KNOWING OUR HAZARDS.

TEXAS BEING THE SECOND LARGEST STATE BY AREA IS ACTUALLY RANKED NUMBER ONE WHEN IT COMES TO THE MOST DISASTER PRONE STATE IN THE COUNTRY.

WE RANK NUMBER ONE IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.

SO WE'VE HAD 360 MAJOR DISASTERS SINCE 1953, AND THAT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DISASTERS OF 2022.

SO THE LONE STAR STATE HAS ENDURED HURRICANES, FLOODS, TORNADOES, SEVERE WEATHER, SEVERE ICE STORMS, DROUGHTS, YOU NAME IT.

WE'VE HAD IT HERE, AND AS OF 2018, WE'VE HAD AN ESTIMATED LOSS OF OVER $53 BILLION.

SO OUR CITY TAKES PREPAREDNESS AND OUR PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVES VERY SERIOUSLY.

EVERYBODY WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STAFF MEMBERS, THEY KNOW ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE I USUALLY BADGER THEM DAILY.

SO A LOT OF OUR THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IS IN THE PAST WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CONTINUITY OF OPERATION PLANS AND HOW WE HAVE THOSE FOR EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT.

THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH AND DID EXERCISES WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR PLANS, THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THEN THAT ALLOWS US TO UPDATE THEIR PLANS ACCORDINGLY.

WE RECENTLY HAD OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN.

IT WAS DUE FOR ITS FIVE YEAR UPDATE AND WE GOT APPROVED BY THE STATE JUST LAST WEEK.

SO THEY APPROVED OUR PLAN FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS.

WE'VE DONE BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING FOR ALL OUR REVENUE GENERATING DEPARTMENTS.

WE HAVE EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS FOR EVERY CITY FACILITY.

SO STAFF MEMBERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

THAT'S NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES, BUT HOW TO GET THE CITIZENS IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING.

WE'RE WORKING ON OUR EOC DESIGN AND RELOCATION, PUTTING US IN A BETTER LOCATION SO THAT WE CAN SERVE THE COMMUNITY DURING AN EMERGENCY, AND WE CAN HAVE THOSE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION THAT WE NEED.

WE'VE RESTRUCTURED OUR EOC OPERATIONS TEAMS, AND WE'RE WORKING ON AN ELECTRONIC EOC WORKSPACE WHICH HAS ALL OF OUR FORMS THAT WE CAN USE TO MAKE OUR OUR OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENT. SO THIS MONTH IS REALLY ABOUT OUTREACH AND OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH.

SO THIS YEAR WE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING TO WHERE WE COULD HIT EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC WITHIN THE CITY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO COFFEE AND CONVERSATION WITH THE SENIOR CENTER AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT SPECIAL PREPARATIONS THEY NEED TO MAKE, WHETHER THEY'RE ON MEDICATIONS, WHETHER THEY HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO REQUIRE MORE IF THEY HAVE TO EVACUATE OR SHELTER IN PLACE.

WE'RE DOING A YOUTH SCAVENGER HUNT WITH THE LIBRARY.

WE'RE WORKING WITH BRAD AT OUR DPS SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KIT CHALLENGE THROUGH THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO USE ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS WITHIN THE CITY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE

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THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD ONE THAT WE HAVE HAD AND THIS YEAR WE ARE DOING IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

WE'RE DOING IT FOR OUR DIFFERENTLY ABLED COMMUNITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUT REALLY EVERYBODY IN SOUTHLAKE IS INVITED AND WE REALLY WANTED TO HIT THIS DEMOGRAPHIC WITH SPECIAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS.

THEY MAY HAVE CERTAIN CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO EMERGENCIES OR DISASTERS.

SO GIVING THEM THE PROPER RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO PLAN BEFORE THAT HAPPENS IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, AND WE'RE PARTNERING WITH WHITECHAPEL IN CISD, SO YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO COME SEE US.

IT'LL BE THIS SATURDAY AT DPS HEADQUARTERS FROM 10 A.M.

TO 12:00 PM, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU THIS EVENING AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS, AMANDA, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IF I CAN JUST SAY ONE WORD, I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS THAT AMANDA BRINGS A GREAT AMOUNT OF ENERGY AND EXPERTISE TO THE POSITION THAT SHE'S IN, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER, AND SHE RECENTLY WAS NOTIFIED THAT OUR PLAN THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE, OUR EMERGENCY PLAN, WAS APPROVED AND THAT IS NOT A SMALL EFFORT, SHOULD WE SAY PUT IT THAT WAY, IT'S NOT A SMALL EFFORT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO AMANDA FOR THAT.

SHE DOES GREAT WORK.

YES, SHE DOES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

YOU CAN'T COME TO CITY COUNCIL WITHOUT ME BRAGGING ON YOU, ESPECIALLY.

I MEAN, I THINK ALL OF OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS AS FAR AS YOUR TENURE SO FAR IS DURING THAT ICE STORM, WHEN YOU SOMEHOW MAGICALLY PRODUCED 600 PALLETS OF BOTTLED WATER AND FOR 8 HOURS SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS LINED UP AND GOT THAT WATER, AND WE KNOW THOSE ARE YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR TEAM'S EFFORTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT PLAN FOR US.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE, MISS YELVERTON WITH THAT WILL CONCLUDE THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT AND MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE OR ANY COMMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS THAT COUNCIL NEEDS FROM STAFF? OKAY, SEEING NONE, IS THEIR MOTION? YES, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL THAT WE APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4A AND 4C.

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

ALL RIGHT, AND THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4A-C PASS 7 TO 0.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

[5. Public Forum]

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE--WE HAVE A CARD.

DIANE DORMAN.

COME ON DOWN. SO FEW RULES FOR PUBLIC FORUM.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

3 MINUTES. WE'LL GO ON THE CLOCK.

ONCE YOU START TALKING, THE GREEN LIGHT TURNS ON.

WHEN YOU START YELLOW LIGHT WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT AND WHEN IT'S RED FLASHING, THAT'S WHEN WE CUT THE MIC.

SO, MS. DORMAN TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU, DIANE DORMAN 100 ASCOT DRIVE.

I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE SEEN A PLETHORA OF EMAILS FROM ME ABOUT SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS THAT'S LEFT OVER FROM THE WIDENING OF THE WHITE CHAPEL PROJECT.

I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN I WANT TO SAY, GOSH, OVER A YEAR OF ME TALKING ABOUT THE DRAINAGE ISSUE THAT'S BEEN CREATED.

THE ONLY REASON I BROUGHT HER, SHE IS MY HUMAN EXAMPLE.

THIS IS FROM MOSQUITO BITES, JUST FROM GOING IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR THE CAR.

THAT'S WATER THAT'S TRAPPED IN BETWEEN WHERE THEY DUG THE HOLE, WHERE THEY DUG THE TRENCH TO PUT THE NEW WALL IN, NEVER REFILLED IT IN BETWEEN MY WALL ON THE OLD WALL, AND IT'S CREATING QUITE THE RESIDUAL POOL OF WATER TO BE IN THERE.

SHE'S GOT A FIVE WEEK OLD SISTER AT HOME THAT IS ALSO COVERED, JUST GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR.

6YEAR OLD, THEY DON'T PLAY OUTSIDE AT ALL JUST FOR THE SAFETY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH REASONS, AND THIS IS IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN JUST WALKING FROM MY FRONT DRIVEWAY.

MOST OF YOU ALL KNOW WHERE I LIVE, ON THE CORNER OF WHITE CHAPEL AND ASCOT.

NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING THERE.

ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I'VE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL'S ATTENTION IS I KNOW THAT FOR THE GRAND OPENING, Y'ALL BROUGHT A CREW IN TO CLEAN UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE'S PLENTY OF ALCOHOL CONTAINERS THAT I'VE MENTIONED.

I WANT TO SAY THIS, A FOUR YEAR COMPLAINT WITH YOU.

ALL YOUR CONTRACTORS BROUGHT ALCOHOL BEVERAGE AFTER ALCOHOL BEVERAGE ONTO THE JOB SITE AND THEY LEAVE THEM LYING AROUND.

MY FLOWERBED IS FULL OF THEM.

THE OTHER DAY I HAD AN OFFICER OUT BECAUSE OF I TOLD YOU ALL TWO THAT YOU COULD WIDEN WHITECHAPEL TO 15 LANES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW ISSUE ON OR SORRY CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY AND WE'RE STILL THE SAME ISSUE.

THERE'S A MINIMUM OF 30 TO 40 KIDS THIS YEAR CROSSING OUR STREET.

THEY ARE ACROSS OUR PROPERTIES.

THEIR PARENTS ARE BLOCKING OUR DRIVEWAYS.

IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE YEAR TO YEAR, AND, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T ADEQUATELY BEEN ADDRESSED, AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAD HOPED THAT WIDENING THE

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IT'S A PUBLIC ROAD. THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT.

THEY DON'T GIVE A DARN ABOUT BLOCKING YOUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH THE SCHOOL PICKUP TIME ALSO IS THE SAME TIME MY OTHER GRANDDAUGHTER IS PICKED UP FROM WALNUT GROVE AND IN ORDER FOR HER TO COME HOME, TRAFFIC IS SO BAD THAT SHE HAS TO TAKE THE ROUNDABOUT TO GO THE BACK WAY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND JUST TRYING TO EVEN TURN A LEFT INTO MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE PEOPLE BLOCK IT OFF IS PROBLEMATIC.

I'M ASKING YOU ALL AGAIN TO ADDRESS THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM SO THAT FOR ALL WE KNOW, THIS COULD BE WEST NILE VIRUS, AND WITH A FIVE WEEK OLD, A 17 MONTH OLD AND A 6YEAR OLD, MUCH LESS THE ADULTS IN THE HOUSE.

WE SHOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES NOW FOR GOING ON FIVE YEARS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE CITY HAS LEFT TO DO AND THE HAZARDS THAT THEY'VE LEFT BEHIND, ESPECIALLY THE GAPING HOLES IN THE GROUND THAT ARE STILL THERE AND THE PARTIAL WALL.

THAT'S NOT BEEN WHERE THEY CUT MY CUT PART OF THE WALL WHAT'S EFFECTIVELY CALLING MY WALL IS STILL LEFT OPEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THOSE.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR PUBLIC FORUM? SEEING NONE WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM AND CALL ITEM 6A ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1262 SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED IN TAX ABATEMENT

[6.A. Ordinance No. 1262, 2nd Reading, an ordinance establishing Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 2. PUBLIC HEARING]

ALLISON? HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE REVIEWED THIS ON FIRST READING, SO SEEING NONE.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING IF THERE'S ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6A.

SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE HAVE A MOTION TO.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MAYOR, COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 6A OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1262 SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO NOTING THE FOLLOWING. THIS MOTION IS TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1262 ON SECOND READING ESTABLISHING A TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT TAX ABATEMENT ACT, CHAPTER 312 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE, NOTING THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED FOR THE ZONE ARE FEASIBLE AND PRACTICAL AND WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE LAND TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ZONE INTO THE CITY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF ANY TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT, AND ALSO NOTING THAT THE ZONE IS REASONABLY LIKELY AS A RESULT OF THE DESIGNATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE RETENTION OR EXPANSION OF PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT OR TO ATTRACT MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE ZONE THAT WOULD BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROPERTY AND THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.

THERE'S A MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ITEM 6A PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6B, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-763A (ZA22-0029) SECOND READING WHEELHOUSE GARAGES, LLC.

[6.B. Ordinance No. 480-763a (ZA22-0029), 2nd Reading, Wheelhouse Garages, LLC, is requesting approval of a Zoning Change and Site Plan with a variance to the Masonry Ordinance on property described as Tracts 6C, 6C02, 6C03, 6C01A, Jesse G. Allen Survey Abstract No. 18, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 880-950 Davis Blvd., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District. Requested Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #10. PUBLIC HEARING]

I WAS GOING TO SAY MAYOR, YOU HAD AN EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM ON THE FIRST READING.

THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL STOP THERE. [CHUCKLING] OH, COME ON, WE'RE GOING TO MISS THIS IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

OKAY, KEN, IT'S A GOOD PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS POINT? I SEE THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE.

THIS SEEMS TO BE GOING OKAY FOR YOU GUYS.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU'RE WELCOME TO OK.

WISE CHOICE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6B IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE ITEM 6B AND COUNCIL.

IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.

ITEM 6BE OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-763A (ZA22-0029) SECOND READING WHEELHOUSE GARAGES, LLC REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN WITH A VARIANCE TO THE MASONRY ORDINANCE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACTS 6C, 6C02, 6C03, 6C01A, JESSE G.

ALLEN SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 18 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 880-950 DAVIS BOULEVARD, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

CURRENT ZONING IS SP-1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT AND WE'RE APPROVING SP-1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 31, 2022.

SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER THREE DATED AUGUST 31ST, 2022, ALSO APPROVING THE PREVIOUS VARIANCES THAT WERE APPROVED IN CASE ZA19-0033, AND AS NOTED IN THE FIRST READING APPROVAL AND I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE VARIANCES FIRST IS REGARDING

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NEXT IS A VARIANCE TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483 AS AMENDED SECTION 8.01.D REGARDING SIDE LOT LINES TO ALLOW THE LOTS AS SHOWN ON THE SIDE PLAN.

NEXT IS A VARIANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483 IS AMENDED AND THE MASTER PATHWAYS PLAN TO PROVIDE AN EASEMENT FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE NEEDS BUT NOT REQUIRE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EIGHT FOOT MULTI-USE TRAIL RUNNING NORTH SOUTH THROUGH THE FLOODPLAIN AND LOT 6AS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN.

NEXT IS VARIANCE TO THE DRIVEWAY ORDINANCE NUMBER 634 AS AMENDED SECTION 5.1, WHICH REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 500 FOOT DRIVEWAY SPACING FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS ALONG F AND 193A TO ALLOW THE SPACINGS OF 154 FEET AND 423 FEET AS SHOWN, AND THEN FINALLY, A VARIANCE TO MASONRY ORDINANCE 557A TO ALLOW AN ELASTOMERIC STUCCO FINISH AND METAL SCREENING IS SHOWN ON THE BUILDINGS.

MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY, ITEM 6P PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. WELCOME TO SOUTHLAKE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROJECT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6C, D AND E, WHICH WE WILL CALL TOGETHER.

[6.C - 6.E.]

OPERATING BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

ITEM 6D ORDINANCE NUMBER 1265 FIRST READING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE.

ITEM 6E IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1266.

FIRST READING, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND APPROVING THE REVISED BUDGET FIGURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND MULTIYEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. CFO JACKSON, TAKE IT AWAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE'LL BRIEFLY GO OVER AS YOU DISCUSS.

WE HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT WE'RE REQUESTINGG ACTION ON BEGINNING WITH THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET FOR CRIME CONTROL AND ADOPTION OF THE 2023 BUDGET AND THEIR MULTIYEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AS WELL AS SETTING THE TAX RATE AND ADOPTING THE 2023 OVERALL CITY PROPOSED BUDGET AND AMENDING THE 2022 BUDGET FIRST, STARTING WITH THE CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT.

BASED ON STATE STATUTE, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION SEPARATELY ON THE CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT BUDGET, AND THIS IS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR YOU THIS EVENING WITH OF COURSE, THE MAJORITY FUNDING SOURCE IS THE SALES TAX, THE ONE EIGHT SALES TAX THAT WAS VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE SOME NEW THINGS RELATED TO THE SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVE WHERE WE'RE INCREASING OUR SRO OFFICERS WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE SROS AND A CAPTAIN, WHICH WILL HAVE OVERALL SRO TOTAL SROS WITHIN THE CITY, 18 POLICE OFFICERS, SROS AND A CAPTAIN, AND AGAIN, WE'RE INCREASING THAT NUMBER WITH THE SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVES FROM THE SCHOOL SAFETY TASK FORCE, AS WELL AS WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH OUR K-9 PROGRAM, REPLACEMENT OF A DOG.

OUR CURRENT POLICE K-9 DOG IS TEN YEARS OLD, SO PROBABLY UP CLOSE TO TIME TO RETIRE OUR CURRENT K-9 AND INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET IS POTENTIALLY THE REPLACEMENT IN THE TRAINING FOR A NEW K-9 DOG, AS WELL AS OUR NORMAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT THAT WE DO EACH YEAR , AND FROM THE TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT, WE'RE REPLACING OUR BODY WORN CAMERA REPLACEMENT, TRANSFERRING ALL THE STORAGE INTO THE CLOUD AND SOME OTHER EQUIPMENT.

THE GOOD NEWS RELATED TO THE CRIME CONTROL, IT IS A DEBT FREE ENTITY THAT THERE'S ZERO DEBT OUTSTANDING FOR THE DISTRICT, AND WITH ALL OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE GOING TO FUND IN THE 2023 YEAR, WE WILL STILL HAVE A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE WITH JUST LESS THAN 4 MILLION FOR THE FOR THE DISTRICT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE CRIME CONTROL BEFORE WE MOVE ON, MOVE ON INTO THE PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? WELL, I THINK YOU COULD TELL BY THE COLLECTIVE GRONE UP HERE, WE ARE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT THE FATE OF [INAUDIBLE].

SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH [INAUDIBLE].

HE WILL STAY WITH HIS HANDLER? HE'S GOING TO STAY WITH NATE? YES, OH, OUTSTANDING.

CHIEF, ARE YOU GOING TO STAY SOMETHING? NOTHING PRODUCTIVE.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

YES, HE WILL STAY WITH THE HANDLER.

OKAY, GOOD. OKAY, NEXT, MOVING ON TO VERY POPULAR DISCUSSION, THE TAX LEVY OF SETTING THE TAX RATE.

OF COURSE, WHEN WE DISCUSS THE BUDGET, IT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL MINI BUDGETS, AND AS IT RELATES TO THE TAX RATE, IT FUNDS THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE LARGEST FUND AND THE

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ABOUT 82% OF THE ALLOCATION OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE GOES TO FUND THE GENERAL FUND WITH THE REMAINDER FOR DEBT SERVICE.

AS YOU RECALL, FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, WE'VE USED CASH FOR FUNDING OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE OUTSTANDING DEBT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ISSUE SOME DEBT INTO THE FUTURE.

SO A PORTION OF THE TAX RATE IS ALLOCATED TO SERVICE THAT DEBT AND DEBT FOR THE FUTURE, AND AS I STATED EARLIER, THE GENERAL FUND FUNDS THE MAJORITY OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION, POLICE SERVICES, ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND JUST GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.

THAT IS THE GENERAL FUND PRIMARILY FUNCTION, AND AGAIN IN THE GENERAL FUND 50% OF THE FUNDING SOURCE COMES FROM THE PROPERTY TAX, BUT THE NEXT LARGEST REVENUE STREAM WOULD BE SALES TAX, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND 30%.

NOW TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THE TAX RATE.

OF COURSE, WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE BY $0.03, WHICH WILL BE A 36 TAX RATE PROPOSAL AND MAINTAINING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AT 20%, WHICH IS THE STATE MAXIMUM LEVEL THAT'S ALLOWED BY THE STATE STATUTE, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING THE CURRENT EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED AND OVER 65,000 OVER 65 TO AN EXEMPTION OF 75,000 FOR EACH, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING THE SENIOR TAX FREEZE THAT THE CITY INSTITUTED IN THE EARLY 2000S. AGAIN, JUST TO REITERATE, THREE CENT TAX RATE REDUCTION DOES REDUCE THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX REVENUE BY 2.7 MILLION, AND TO NOTE THAT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $0.36 IS BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS ANY PROPERTY THAT WAS BASED ON AVERAGE PROPERTY THAT WAS ON IN THE TAX ROLL A YEAR AGO SHOULD NOT RECEIVE A TAX RATE INCREASE OR SHOULD NOT SEE AN INCREASE OF CITY TAX.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS BASED ON THIS THE STATE STATUTE ON HOW THAT CALCULATION WORKS, THAT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THAT NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE IS .364058, AND ANOTHER WAY OF ADDING IN AND LOOKING AT THE TAX RELIEF TO TARGET TAX RELIEF THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO THE HOMEOWNERS, IN ADDITION TO THE THREE CENT TAX RATE REDUCTION, WHEN YOU DO THE TAX RATE EQUIVALENT OF THE 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THAT REDUCES THEIR TRUE TAX RATE DOWN TO 2.288, WHICH IS JUST RIGHT AROUND A 7.2 ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF THAT WILL GIVE THE HOMEOWNERS, AND BASED ON THE AVERAGE VALUE HOME, THE CITY PORTION OF THE TAX BILL WOULD BE $2,541, AND JUST TO SHOW YOU THE HISTORY OF OUR TAXPAYER RELIEF INITIATIVES AS SHOWN AS EARLY AS 2009, WAS OUR FIRST YEAR TO DO AN EXEMPTION, WHICH WAS 15,000, A FLAT EXEMPTION, HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND THEN BEGINNING IN 2013, WE STARTED MARCHING TOWARD THE 20% MAXIMUM HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN HITTING THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, AND THEN STARTING IN 2019, WE CHANGED THE TAX RELIEF TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE AND WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE SINCE THAT TIME, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED BUDGET BEFORE YOU.

THIS GIVES YOU A DEPICTION BASED ON THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE OF A HOME IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE SINCE 2013 THROUGH THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF 2023 THAT IT'S PRETTY LEVEL.

YOU SEE SOME YEARS SLIGHTLY UP, BUT OVERALL IT'S PRETTY LEVEL AND AGAIN BASED ON THIS SLIDE IS BASED ON THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE AND FOR THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR OF 2023, THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE IS 883,000, WHICH DRIVES THAT TAXABLE VALUE UP BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE'RE ALL AWARE THAT THE MOST RECENT HOMES WE'VE ADDED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY EXPENSIVE HOMES, WHICH REALLY DRIVES THAT AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE UP.

SO IN THIS NEXT SLIDE, I TOOK TWO ACTUAL PROPERTIES IN SOUTHLAKE TO GIVE YOU A GOOD TREND OF WHAT THE TAX RELIEF, THE BENEFITS OF THE TAX RELIEF THAT WE'VE OFFERED TO THE HOMEOWNERS WITH THE TOP THIS IS BASED ON AN ACTUAL HOME IN SOUTHLAKE , AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM 2012 WAS 2013 IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE STARTED THE PERCENT EXEMPTION AND STARTED IN 2013 IS WHEN WE DID THE 3% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND IT CARRIES YOU FORWARD WITH THE SAVINGS OR THE TAX RELIEF WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE THROUGH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND THEN GOING TO THE REDUCING THE TAX RATE, AND IT'S REFLECTED HERE, YOU CAN SEE IN 2023, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, IT'S A LOWER TAXABLE CITY TAX BILL THAT THEY'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TAX RELIEF.

IN THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, THIS RESIDENT HAS THE BENEFIT OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AS WELL AS OUR OTHER EXEMPTIONS BECAUSE WE OFFER OTHER EXEMPTIONS OF OVER 65 AS WELL AS

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THIS GIVES YOU A TRUE DEPICTION OF WHAT THAT'S DONE TO SOME TAX RELIEF OF AN ACTUAL RESIDENT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, AND THEN THE TAX BILL EXAMPLE BELOW IS A HOME THAT HAS AN ASSESSED VALUE OF JUST OVER 1.3 MILLION TODAY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE BENEFIT OF THE TAX RELIEF THAT WE'VE PROVIDED OVER THE LAST DECADE WITH HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASES, INCREASES IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AS WELL AS STARTING THE TAX RATE RELIEF IN 2019, THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S PRETTY LEVEL IN SOME CASES.

IT'S LESS THAN WHAT THEY WERE PAYING IN 2012.

NEXT TO MOVE ON. JUST ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THE OVERALL TEXT PROFILE FOR THE CITY.

OF COURSE, WE KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER TAXING ENTITIES WITHIN THE TAX BILL THAT OUR RESIDENTS RECEIVE AND THIS DEPICTS THAT THE CITY PORTION REPRESENTS ABOUT 13% OF THE OVERALL TAX BILL THAT THE RESIDENTS AND THE TAXPAYERS SEE WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR BILL.

NEXT, SWITCHING OVER TO THE OTHER PORTION OF THE TAX RATE FROM OPERATION ALSO GOES TO DEBT AND INCLUDING YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET.

WE ALSO ARE TRANSFERRING CASH.

CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS OF WE ARE USING CASH TO FUND PART OF OUR CFP BUDGET, AND TO DATE SINCE 2011, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET OVERALL, THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUND HAS TRANSFERRED JUST UNDER 6 MILLION OR JUST OVER 59 MILLION TO FUND OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET.

NOT GOING OVER TO THE OVERALL CAPITAL PROJECT.

THE OVERALL CIP BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS JUST OVER 44 MILLION, WITH THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDING WILL BE FOR FACILITIES, WHICH REPRESENTS 42.5% OF THE OVERALL CIP BUDGET.

AS WELL AS AS IN OTHER PROJECTS AS IN OTHER FISCAL YEARS, WE ARE TRANSFERRING CASH TO FUND PART OF THE CIP AS WELL AS SOME OF THE WE WILL DO SOME SHORT TERM BONDS TO FUND A SMALL PORTION OF THE CIP PROJECT, BUT ALL PROJECTS ARE LINKED TO OUR MASTER PLAN.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CITY DOES VERY WELL IS MASTER PLANNING AND THE CIP PROJECT SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL OF THOSE PLANS, AND IN THE CASE AS OF TODAY'S DATE, 100% OF OUR OUTSTANDING PROPERTY TAX SUPPORTED DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR 2023 AS WELL.

THIS IS ANOTHER DEPICTION TO SHOW HOW WE'VE MANAGED OUR DATA OVER THE YEARS AS A LONG TERM DEBT, AS A PERCENTAGE OF ASSESSED VALUE.

WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE ASSESSED VALUE IN 2023.

OUR PERCENTAGE TO ASSESSED VALUE IS 0.24%, WHICH IS STILL EXTREMELY LOW.

YOU CAN SEE THIS GIVES YOU A GREAT DEPICTION OF HOW WE'VE MANAGED OUR DEBT ALONG THE YEARS AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT WITH THE 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR APPROVAL. THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION WITH THE TAXPAYERS AND CAN FIND INFORMATION OF THE FULL BUDGET ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, AND AGAIN, THERE'S THREE ACTION ITEMS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

6C THE APPROVAL OF THE CRIME CONTROL BUDGET.

6D, ESTABLISHING AND SETTING THE TAX RATE, AND 6E APPROVING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2023 AND AMENDING THE 2022 REVISED NUMBERS.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, COMMENT ALONG THE SAME LINES WE'VE WE'VE MADE IN THE PAST.

JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MANAGING SUCH A GREAT FISCAL SHIP, AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO GO OVER A TAX LEVY ORDINANCE AND TELL THE VOTERS HONESTLY THAT WE'RE CUTTING YOUR TAXES AND DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DELIVER REAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES OF SOUTHLAKE.

SO AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SHANA AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT COUNCIL.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST ADD, MAYOR, TO WHAT YOU SAID AND HAVING SEEN A LOT OF THIS SINCE 2013, THE WAY WE'VE ATTACKED TAXES HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO JUST IT SEEMS LIKE JUST ANOTHER YEAR THAT WE'RE GIVING TAX RELIEF, BUT IT'S BECOME SO COMMON IN THE WAY IT'S HOW WE'RE MADE NOW AS A COUNCIL AS WE TRY TO ATTACK ATTACK THE TAX BURDEN AND MAKE IT EASIER EACH YEAR, BUT HONESTLY, WE'RE APPROACHING A DECADE NOW OF TAX RELIEF EVERY SINGLE YEAR , AND THERE'S JUST VERY FEW OTHER CITIES THAT CAN LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE AND CAN REPLICATE THAT, NOT TO MENTION, OBVIOUSLY, ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

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BECAUSE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN CUT TAXES ONE YEAR, THAT'S ONE, MAYBE TWO, BUT FOR A DECADE TO CUT TAXES IS REMARKABLE.

SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE NOTED.

YEAH, WELL SAID. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLE.

I THINK SHARON AND HER STAFF DONE A GREAT JOB, TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT JUST CUTTING TAXES.

IT'S NOT JUST A FACADE.

WE COULD CUT THEM A PENNY AND FEEL LIKE WE'RE CUTTING TAXES, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING AT EFFECTIVE RATES AND NO NEW REVENUE AND STUFF AND REALLY DIGGING IN AND DOING THE TOUGH JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND THEY DON'T SEE ANY INCREASE IN THEIR TAXES FROM OUR SIDE AT LEAST.

SO A GREAT JOB.

I'M SUPER PROUD OF Y'ALL.

NOR DO THEY SEE A DECREASE IN SERVICES.

ABSOLUTELY. WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.

WELL SAID. I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T POINT OUT THAT BEGINNING IN 2019, WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO COINCIDE WITH THE YEAR THAT I WAS ELECTED, WE STARTED LOWERING THE TAX RATE.

SO I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT WE ALL DO.

WELL DONE. WELL DONE, COUNCILMEMBER SMITH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SHARON.

SO WE DO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ALL THESE ITEMS AND I'LL OPEN THEM UP SEPARATELY.

SO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6C IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6C.

KEN, SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON 6C BEFORE WE DO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6D OR DOES IT MATTER? YEAH. ALL RIGHT, HE KNOWS STUFF.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, DR.

BAKER. SO IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 6C.

YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6C OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS THE AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2022 SOUTHLAKE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET AND ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 OPERATING BUDGET AND MULTI YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2022 SOUTHLAKE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 OPERATING BUDGET AND MULTI YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

IF YOU DIDN'T GET THAT THE FIRST TIME I SAID IT.

PERFECT, THERE'S MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON 6D.

ITEM 6C PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6D AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6D.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER, WE APPROVE ITEM 6D, OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1265 FIRST READING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE FIRST READING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, AND I AM 6D PASSES SEVEN ZERO AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6E AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6E AND TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6E OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1266.

FIRST READING, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND APPROVING THE REVISED BUDGET FIGURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FIRST READING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET, AND WE'RE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 REVISED BUDGET FIGURES, A MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON 6E. IS THERE A SECOND? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ITEM 6E PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE FINAL ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM NINE, A APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS TO

[9.A. Appoint City Council and Board and Commission members to serve on the Carillon Pare Public Spaces Steering Committee.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO TONIGHT, BEFORE YOU THIS NEXT ITEM IS, AS MAYOR SAID, AN ITEM TO HAVE YOU APPOINT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO THE CAROLINE PARC PUBLIC SPACES STEERING COMMITTEE.

OF COURSE, THIS ITEM LINKS BACK TO OUR STRATEGY MAP [INAUDIBLE] TO THE FOCUS AREA OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTNERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERISM.

SO COUNCIL MAY RECALL THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR THE LIBRARY TASK FORCE COMPLETED THEIR CHARGE IN JUNE AND COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EXPLORING THE CAROLINE PARC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE, HOME OF THE LIBRARY AND PERFORMING ARTS SPACE, AND NOW WE'RE READY TO START MOVING FORWARD IN THAT PROCESS.

AT THE SUMMER WORKSHOP, STAFF PRESENTED A STEERING COMMITTEE CONCEPT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS AN EFFICIENT PROCESS BY WHICH COUNCIL CAN OBTAIN FEEDBACK FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN THE STEERING COMMITTEE CHARGE.

REALLY, THEIR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GENERAL GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC SPACES AT CAROLINE PARK.

THEIR PLAN IS TO STUDY THE MASTER PLANS, TECHNICAL STUDIES AND THE LIBRARY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS, ULTIMATELY TO ADVISE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROPRIATE BOARDS ON PROJECT FUNDING, FINANCIAL PLANS AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER ITEMS YOU SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN.

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IT WILL ALSO ALLOW COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

WHAT REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ASKED TO KEEP THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND TAKE ANY FEEDBACK THAT THEY MAY HAVE BACK TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION. THE IDEA HERE IS THAT WHEN THE VARIOUS ITEMS COME BEFORE BOARDS TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENTS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, WE HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AS A REMINDER, THERE ARE JUST FOUR MAIN PUBLIC SPACES AT CAROLINE PARC.

THEY INCLUDE THE LIBRARY, PERFORMING ARTS, A PUBLIC PARK AND PUBLIC ART.

SO TONIGHT THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE.

SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SIX BOARDS YOU SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN.

THE INTENT IS ALSO TO HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE.

HOWEVER, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN AN APPLICATION PROCESS.

THAT PROCESS IS OPEN NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18TH AND THAT ITEM WOULD COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPOINTMENT IN OCTOBER, AND THEN FOLLOWING YOUR APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING, THAT APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD HAPPEN.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE OR TURN BACK TO YOU, MR. MAYOR. PERFECT. THANK YOU, STACEY, AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE JUST PUTTING TOGETHER THE BOARD AS FAR AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE BOARD MEMBERS, NOT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE STILL UP UNTIL THE 18TH.

OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY, GREAT.

I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER TALLEY HAS SOME THOUGHTS ON MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH I SORT OF CONSIDERING AS AN EXTENSION OF THE WORK THAT YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH HAVE BEEN DOING.

YES, EXACTLY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH AND I MET WITH WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND MS. BLACK AND WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT WE'RE DOING GOING FORWARD, WHAT IT MEANS GOING FORWARD.

COUNCILMEMBER SMITH AND I VERY MUCH HAVE AN INTEREST IN CONTINUING TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC, AS WE DID WITH THE TASK FORCE, AND SO THAT MAKES THIS STEERING COMMITTEE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER STEERING COMMITTEES OF THE PAST, BUT I THINK AND I KNOW HE WOULD AGREE THAT IT'S HUGELY VALUABLE.

WE HAD SOME FANTASTIC WELL THOUGHT OUT IN SOME CASES, VERY RESEARCH BASED INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WERE ON THE TASK FORCE. AND SO ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME TO APPLY AGAIN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18TH.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN WE'D LOVE TO HEAR COUNCIL'S THOUGHTS ON THAT IN TERMS OF APPOINTING THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS TONIGHT.

TOTALLY OPEN FOR DISCUSSION, OF COURSE.

SO STARTING WITH CITY COUNCIL.

MR. BLACK, DO YOU HAVE THE WORKSHEET? DO YOU HAVE THAT ON SCREEN? YOU DO NOT. SO I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH IT.

WELL, IT'S HERE. YOU DO REALLY HAVE IT.

SO FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH AND I OBVIOUSLY WOULD LIKE TO STAY ON AND CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE AND OUR DESIRE TO SEE THIS PROJECT THROUGH TO ITS COMPLETION.

WE THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR 3 TO 4 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT THAT CAN VARY DEPENDING ON COUNCIL'S THOUGHTS AFTER WE RECEIVE ALL THE APPLICATIONS AND WE TALK ABOUT THAT AT NEXT MONTH'S COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CDC.

I'M SORRY THOUGHT I HAD THAT TURNED OFF.

FOR THE CDC WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND MARTIN SHILLING.

THE LIBRARY BOARD IS IS FAIRLY UNIQUE THIS YEAR IN THAT ALL OF ITS MEMBERS TERMS HAVE EXPIRED AND SO THEY ARE REAPPLYING AND ASKING TO BE REAPPOINTED, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL THAT PROCESS HAS HAPPENED AND THEN PICK SOMEONE FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD BECAUSE THEY ALL EXPIRE IN OCTOBER. SO THAT MAKES SENSE.

THAT MAKES SENSE. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO LOOK AT THAT.

FOR PARKS AND REC, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND MAGDALENA BATTLES.

FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, AUSTIN REYNOLDS.

FOR SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL, TAMARA MCMILLAN AND SHE'S ALSO ON SPDC AND ALSO WAS ON THE TASK FORCE AND THEN FOR SPDC, COUNCIL MEMBER TORRES-LEPP, AND THEN JUST IN TERMS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, OF COURSE, WE'D LIKE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO BE INVOLVED TO BE INVOLVED.

THERE WILL BE MEETINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MANY MONTHS AND THESE MEETINGS WILL ALL BE PUBLISHED AND MADE PUBLIC.

SO HAVING MORE THAN THREE THERE IS FINE.

SO THOSE ARE OUR THOUGHTS, AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE COMMUNITY MEMBER NOMINATIONS, THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER, AND WE'RE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION MAYBE SINCE WE'VE KIND OF PUNTED THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR NOW, MAYBE WE DO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE LIBRARY BOARD AT THE SAME ONE.

JUST ROLL IT INTO ONE. FANTASTIC.

DOES THAT FIT IN THE TIME FRAME? YEAH, WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT ANYWAY.

YEAH. OKAY, MAKES SENSE.

SO WE CAN EVEN APPOINT THEM THE SAME NIGHT.

WE CAN APPOINT THE LIBRARY BOARD AND THEN DO THOSE AT THE SAME TIME.

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I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE FOLKS.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD LIST.

ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? COUNCIL. ALL GOOD.

[INAUDIBLE] I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.

I MEAN, ON THIS TASK FORCE.

EACH OF THE AGENDAS WILL BE POSTED, AND SO AS MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

OKAY, GREAT.

WELL, THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I MOVE THAT WE ADDRESS ITEM 9A AND APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE CAROLYN PARK PUBLIC SPACES STEERING COMMITTEE AND WILL BE APPOINTING ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THEN ADDITIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHICH I'LL NAME.

SO WE'LL START OFF WITH APPOINTING COUNCILMEMBERS TALLEY AND SMITH AS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES, APPOINTING TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

MARTIN SHILLING TO REPRESENT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

MAGDALENA BATTLES BATTLE TO REPRESENT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AUSTIN REYNOLDS TO REPRESENT THE SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL.

TAMARA MCMILLAN AND TO REPRESENT THE SOUTHLAKE PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION COUNCIL MEMBER TORRES-LEPP, AND THAT WILL COME BACK AT A LATER DATE TO APPOINT A LIBRARY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AFTER THE CLOSING OF APPLICATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, I BELIEVE ACTUALLY SEPTEMBER 18TH, I BELIEVE, IS WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

YEAH.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, ITEM 9A IS APPROVED.

THAT'S THE FINAL ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.