Sep 20, 2022 City Council

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LET'S DO THIS.

[1. Call to order]

WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN. I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OFFICIALLY TO ORDER, AND WE WILL START TONIGHT LIKE WE DO EVERY NIGHT WITH OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGES.

SO I INVITE PASTOR CLAY REED TO COME GIVE OUR INVOCATION.

THANK YOU, SIR. LET'S PRAY.

LORD WE GIVE THANKS THIS EVENING FOR OUR TIME TOGETHER.

AND TONIGHT WE ALSO JUST GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE RESPONSIVENESS AND THE INCREDIBLE WORK BY OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND OUR FIRE TEAM AND OUR POLICE TEAM IN RECENT EVENTS.

WE THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THEM SAFE, FOR GIVING THEM WISDOM AND HELP AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS WHERE WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE LIVE IN THIS CITY WITH SO MANY INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONALS. AND I JUST PRAY BLESSING UPON THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR CITY.

BUT WE ALSO GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS COUNCIL AND WE PRAY BLESSINGS UPON THEM AS THEY MEET, AS THEY THINK, AS THEY DELIBERATE.

I PRAY THAT EVERY ACTION TONIGHT WOULD BE DONE WITH INTEGRITY AND WISDOM.

AND WE PRAY BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING.

IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY.

AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR.

JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, PASTOR REED, FOR THAT INVOCATION.

I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

[3. Southlake Chamber of Commerce Update ]

I'LL SAY THAT. AND HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON IS CHAMBER CEO MARK GILBERT.

MARK.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR HUFFMAN, WHAT AN INTRO.

GREAT TO SEE YOU. THAT'S AWESOME.

YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHTY. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AND BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE UP TO AT THE CHAMBER.

SO I'LL JUMP RIGHT IN. WE CONTINUE TO DO LOTS OF LOTS OF RIBBON CUTTINGS.

WE'RE HAVING ABOUT 15 OR SO NEW MEMBERS A MONTH ROLL INTO THE ORGANIZATION RIGHT NOW.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO LOSE PEOPLE OVER TIME, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE COMING IN AND THIS IS A REALLY FUN RIBBON CUTTING.

WE DID IT FARRAH OR FARRAH.NICE FOLKS AND I SEE MAYOR HUFFMAN IN THE BACKGROUND.

APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WHEN YOU SHOW UP AT OUR STUFF, IT'S REALLY MEANINGFUL.

ALL RIGHTY. BLESS YOU. YOU'LL SEE MORE OF US WHEN THERE'S FOOD INVOLVED.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A CORRELATION THERE.

DULY NOTED. SO I'VE GOT TWO SLIDES HERE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY NEW MEMBERS THAT WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WELCOMING TO THE ORGANIZATION THIS YEAR. THERE'S A BUNCH OF THEM RIGHT THERE, AND HERE IS A BUNCH MORE.

AND SO WE'RE HAVING A REALLY GOOD YEAR.

WE'RE ON A GOOD ROLL. AND WE ARE SINCERELY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THESE FOLKS THAT ARE TRUSTING US TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS, TO GROW THE BUSINESS.

ALL RIGHTY. THIS IS OUR CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

A LOT OF FAMILIAR NAMES THERE.

WHEN YOU ESPECIALLY RECOGNIZE MAYBE ONE THAT'S SITTING NEXT TO YOU, SHAWN MCCASKILL UP THERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STAYING INVOLVED WITH THIS.

ANYWAY, THIS YEAR'S BOARD IS DOING ALL KINDS OF GOOD STUFF.

MORE TO COME FROM THEM.

ALL RIGHTY. OUR LAST AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH WAS DR.

MICHELLE KRENICK.

EACH MONTH, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR AMBASSADORS.

IT'S A POINT BASED ON WHOEVER GOES OUT THERE AND DOES THE MOST STUFF AND SHE IS TEARING IT UP.

AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE 8 A.M.

SOUTHLAKE RELATIONSHIP NETWORKING GROUP.

IT MEETS THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY AT 8 A.M.

AND BREAKFAST IS NOW PROVIDED.

SO COME ON OUT. FREE BREAKFAST, COFFEE, LOTS OF FRIENDLY FACES.

GREAT WAY TO MAKE SOME NEW CONNECTIONS.

AND THAT'S AT JANE.

TWICE A MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUSINESS INSIDER'S NETWORKING GROUP CONTINUES.

THAT'S OUR LUNCHEON NETWORKING.

IT'S MEETING AT THE WILDWOOD GRILL AND THAT IS FROM ABOUT 11:45 WE'LL START MINGLING AND THEN FROM 12 TO 1 IS A PROGRAM AND AGAIN, IT INCLUDES LUNCH.

OUR NEXT ONE COMING UP IS CRYPTOCURRENCY WITH PAUL ALWINE AND JEFF LEE.

WE HAVE A VERY VIBRANT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP.

ONE THING I REALLY, REALLY JUST LOVE ABOUT THIS CHAMBER, THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG, ENERGETIC PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED AND COMING INTO THE ORGANIZATION AND THEIR NEXT BIG THING IS IT, CRUSH IT.

THEY'RE HAVING A HAPPY HOUR OVER THERE.

SO IF YOU ARE UNDER 40 OR ABOVE 21, THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

FEEL FREE TO CHECK IT OUT.

OKAY. WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR MOST RECENT LEADERSHIP SOUTHLAKE CLASS.

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THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ORIENTATION WHERE SOME OF YOU CAME OUT AND SPOKE.

IT WAS REALLY APPRECIATED.

BUT THEY'RE UP AND RUNNING AND THEY'RE OFF TO A FLYING START.

THE ROPES COURSE WAS LAST WEEK.

NEXT MONTH THEY GET INTO THEIR PROJECT.

TRY TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF GOOD TURN THEY'RE GOING TO DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS, SEND THEM TO US.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GREAT IDEAS.

ALL RIGHT. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER A COMMUNITY PRAYER BREAKFAST.

WE HAVE MOVED FROM THE PATIO OF THE FEED STORE TO A TOASTED YOLK RESTAURANT.

THAT'S AT 8 A.M.

ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH.

ALL RIGHT. SO YOU GUYS KNOW WE DO THIS A LITTLE THING CALLED OKTOBERFEST SOUTHLAKE.

I HEARD OF THIS. AND IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AGAIN.

AND WE HAVE HUGE PLANS FOR THIS YEAR, JUST LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR.

AND SO ANYWAY, WE'VE ADDED A LOT OF PEOPLE IN LEDERHOSEN AND DIRNDL AS STREET PERFORMERS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. T EVEN OUT THERE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN LEDERHOSEN.

PITY THE FOOL. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN WITH THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING ON.

I KNOW. SORRY. DID YOU SAY MR. T IN LEDERHOSEN? YES, I HEAR THAT RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT. ALL KINDS OF SURPRISES THIS YEAR THAT WILL DELIGHT PEOPLE IN ADDITION TO GREAT GERMAN FOOD.

WE'RE TRYING TO INCITE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHAMBER REVOLUTION AND GET OTHERS IN ON THE ACT.

WE'RE SUBSIDIZING THE COST OF LEDERHOSEN AND DIRNDL THIS YEAR, AND WE HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR THEY'RE ALL PAID FOR.

THEY'RE ALL GOING TO WEAR THEM ALL OVER AGAIN.

AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT 100 FOLKS OUT THERE.

EVERY OKTOBERFEST IS COPYING EACH OTHER.

THEY CAN COPY OUR WIENER DOGS.

THEY CAN COPY OUR BEER.

THEY CAN COPY SOME OF OUR ACTS.

THEY CAN'T COPY THIS INCREDIBLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THEM GETTING THE SPIRIT OF THIS THING.

IT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN.

I INVITE YOU ALL AS WELL TO CONSIDER, IF YOU'RE WILLING, TO GET IN ON THE ACT.

PERHAPS THE PREVIOUS MAYOR WOULD WEAR A DIRNDL AND COME OUT WITH HER DOG AND STUFF.

I'M NOT WEARING A DIRNDL SIR.

WE SETTLE FOR LEDERHOSEN.

THAT IS A BRIDGE TOO FAR.

WOULD SETTLE FOR LEDERHOSEN.

BUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WON'T GO TOO DEEP INTO THAT.

BUT WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT STUFF AND WE WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO BE INVOLVED AT AS BIG A LEVEL AS YOU'RE WILLING.

FROM THE TAPPING OF THE FIRST KEG TO THE CONGRATULATORY OPENING REMARKS AND PERHAPS A VIDEO UP ON THE BIG SCREEN THERE FOR TOURISM, WE'RE VERY OPEN MINDED AND WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS AT WHATEVER THE HIGHEST LEVEL YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH US ON.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS YEAR WE'VE ADDED A SWEEPSTAKES AND YOU'LL SEE THERE SOME SHARP LOOKING FOLKS.

THOSE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE THAT AGREE TO GET IN ON THE ACT.

I WANT TO THANK THADDEUS HARDEN, OUR PHOTOGRAPHER, FOR COMING UP WITH ALL THESE GREAT PHOTOS.

BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING A SWEEPSTAKES.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING TWO LUCKY PEOPLE TO FREDERICKSBURG TO TOUR THE ALSTADT BREWERY, OUR SIGNATURE BEER PARTNER.

FULL BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR WITH THEIR MASTER BREWER AND VIP PACKAGE, ALONG WITH A TWO NIGHT STAY AT THE HANGAR HOTEL THERE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN FOR SOMEBODY.

AND AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE GET A LOT OF FRIENDLY FACES GETTING IN ON THE ACT THIS YEAR.

ALL RIGHTY. AND WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE OUR MISSION, WHICH IS TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS AND ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE MAIN THING.

THE MAIN THING, DESPITE FUN STUFF LIKE OKTOBERFEST, WE DON'T FORGET WHAT WE'RE REALLY HERE FOR AND THAT'S TO SERVE OUR MEMBERS.

AND SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER, BUT IT'S A LOT OF ROUTINE, FUN STUFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

VERY GOOD. WELL, THANKS, MARK.

APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO OKTOBERFEST, AS ALWAYS.

IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER FUN.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARK? ALL RIGHT, SIR. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.

APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GOOD DAY.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

[4. Recognition of excellent performance related to the DalDen fire response and hazardous material mitigation. ]

WHAT WAS THAT, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, CHIEF? THREE WEEKS, MAYBE A MONTH AGO.

AND IN EQUALLY INCREDIBLE WAS THE RESPONSE FROM SOUTHLAKE DPS.

OUR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS NORTH TEXAS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES BAND TOGETHER TO STOP WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN INCREDIBLY DAMAGING SITUATION.

IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF STARR TO TELL US MORE ABOUT IT.

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

THIS EVENING GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE PREPARATION PROCESS PLANNING ACTION THAT PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITY FOR AN EVENT LIKE THE DALDEN FIRE.

THESE ACTIONS ALLOW US TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND.

THERE WILL BE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW TO GIVE YOU AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISK ASSESSMENT AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT GIVES US ASSESS RESPONSE AND OUTCOMES.

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THROUGH THE RISK ASSESSMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO EVALUATE AND COME UP WITH A STANDARD TO COVER, ALONG WITH THE RISK ASSESSMENT EACH BUSINESS HAS A PRE FIRE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE FLOORPLAN OF THE BUILDING, UTILITIES, HAZARDS, SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH RISK CLASSIFICATIONS, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TECHNICAL RESCUE, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

AND THEN THEY'RE PUT IN A CATEGORY: LOW, MODERATE, HIGH AND MAXIMUM.

ANNUAL INSPECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE FIRE CODE COMPLIANCE.

SO THE FIRST THING WE LOOK AT IS THE OVERALL COMMUNITY RISK.

IN DOING SO, WE ASSESS SIX KEY ELEMENTS CONCERNING COMMUNITY RISK: FIRE FLOW, PROBABILITY, CONSEQUENCE, OCCUPANCY RISK, DEMAND ZONE AND COMMUNITY PROFILE.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS IS WE HAVE A RISK ASSESSMENT AND A HAZARD ANALYSIS.

THIS PROGRAM WE ACTUALLY DEVELOPED WITH THE HELP OF IT AND EVERY BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE IS EVALUATED.

SO IF A NEW BUSINESS COMES IN, WE SEND THAT INFORMATION AND WE HAVE A GRADING SCALE THAT EVALUATES THIS BUSINESS AND ASSIGNS THAT BUSINESS A RISK EITHER LOW, MODERATE OR HIGH OR MAXIMUM.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT ARE THE LOSS OF LIFE POTENTIAL, THE ABILITY OF OCCUPANCY TO TAKE SELF-PRESERVATION ACTION, NATURE OF THE OCCUPANCY AND THE CONTENTS.

CONSTRUCTION FEATURES, FIRE LOSS, POTENTIAL BUILT IN FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, HISTORIC VALUE, FIRE FLOW AND ECONOMIC IMPACT.

FROM THOSE THINGS, WE'RE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT.

AND BASICALLY A RISK ASSESSMENT IS OUR POLICIES, PROCEDURES, HOW WE RESPOND TO A STRUCTURE FIRE, BUT ALSO OUTLINES IF WE HAVE A MAXIMUM HAZARD LIKE DALDEN, OBVIOUSLY THE RESPONSE IS GOING TO BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WOULD BE RESPONDING TO A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE OR SOMETHING WE SEE IN A NURSING HOME OR ASSISTED LIVING.

SO THIS DOCUMENT ALLOWS US TO PREPLAN AND PUT ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER AHEAD OF TIME.

SO WHEN WE HAVE AN INCIDENT LIKE DALDEN, WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO RESPOND.

ADDITIONALLY, WE DO PRE FIRE PLANS, AS I DISCUSSED EARLIER, ON EVERY BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

THIS BASICALLY IS A BLUEPRINT OF EVERY BUSINESS, SO IT ALLOWS OUR PERSONNEL TO SEE THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING, HYDRANT LOCATIONS.

IF THERE'S RISK, IF A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, THEY CAN SEE THAT AHEAD OF TIME.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS WE DO ANNUAL INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE FIRE CODE COMPLIANCE.

SO IT'S ONE THING TO DO A PRE FIRE PLAN, IT'S ANOTHER THING TO SHARE THAT THEY'RE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THAT THEY'RE COMPLIANT WITH THE CODE AND THEY'RE MEETING SAFETY REGULATIONS.

SO WE HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO USE THOSE PRE PLANS.

BUT WE DID AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER ON AUGUST 17TH, WE RESPONDED TO DALDEN.

OUR GUYS KNEW RIGHT AWAY, OUR PERSONNEL KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS THE LOCATION WAS DALDEN.

THEY KNEW THE RISK. SO THE BATTALION CHIEF RIGHT AWAY WENT TO ALARMS, WHICH REQUESTED ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND REQUESTED A LEVEL ONE HAZMAT RESPONSE, BASICALLY A LEVEL ONE HAZMAT.

WE'RE PART OF THE NORTHEAST FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION.

SO WHEN WE DO A LEVEL ONE HAZMAT RESPONSE, BASICALLY WE HAVE A WHOLE HAZMAT TEAM RESPONSE TO THIS.

SO IT'S AROUND 30 FIREFIGHTERS HAS HAZMAT TECHNICIANS TO HANDLE THE HAZMAT RESPONSE SIDE OF THIS.

WE ENDED UP WITH A FOUR ALARM ASSIGNMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT 75 PERSONNEL ON SCENE.

IT WAS UNDER CONTROL WITHIN 90 MINUTES.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER ASPECTS THAT WERE GOING ON.

THERE WAS EVACUATIONS FOR HOMES.

THERE WAS SHELTERING IN PLACE WITH THE SCHOOL.

SO ALL OF THAT WAS PREPLANNED AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

SO THAT ALL HAPPENED VERY SOON IN THE GAME AND OVERALL GAVE US A GREAT SUCCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ENHANCE OUR RESPONSE BY OUR MUTUAL AID.

PART OF THE NEFDA GROUP, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, MOST OF THESE CITIES ARE PART OF OUR NEFDA RESOURCES, AND WE TRAIN WITH THEM CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THEIR CAPABILITIES. THEY UNDERSTAND OUR CAPABILITIES, AND WE HAVE THOSE SPECIALTY RESOURCES, WHETHER IT'S BOMB OR HAZMAT TECH OR TECH RESCUE OR THOSE SORT OF THINGS.

SO ALL THESE PEOPLE COME INTO PLAY AND ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS.

AND THEN OUR CITY TEAM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD EVERYBODY FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO PD TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, YOU NAME IT.

EVERY TIME WE HAVE A MAJOR EVENT HERE IN THE CITY WHERE THERE IS THE WINTER WEATHER OR WHATEVER THE CASE WOULD BE, OUR CITY TEAM REALLY STEPS UP.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH US ALL NIGHT LONG TO ENSURE THAT EITHER THE ROADS WERE BLOCKED OFF OR THERE'S, PUBLIC WORKS BROUGHT SAND OUT BECAUSE WE HAD TO DAM UP SOME THE CREEK AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS.

SO IT REALLY IS A TRUE EFFORT.

SO EVEN THOUGH AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE, EVERY TIME WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE GROUPS STAND UP AND REALLY HELP US OUT.

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SO THIS IS A PICTURE WE JUST TOOK EARLIER.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE IN THE CROWD.

IF THEY WOULD STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

THAT'S ALL YOU GOT.

[APPLAUSE] THAT'S IT. I'M AVAILABLE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL. BUT CHEIF, ONCE AGAIN, THANKS AND THANKS TO ALL YOUR PERSONNEL AND THE PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS THE CITY.

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE LIST OF FOLKS AND A DIVERSE GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS THAT ALL RESPONDED TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS.

SO 90 MINUTES, I ASSUME, FOR A FIRE OF THAT SIZE, 90 MINUTES IS CONSIDERED A HUGE SUCCESS.

YES, SIR, IT IS. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOU HAD TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE CHEMICALS WERE.

THEY WERE BURNING, WOULD THEY REACT WITH WATER, ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

SO THAT ALL HAD TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE THEY COULD EVER ACTUALLY START FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS.

AND THEN ONCE THEY STARTED, THEN YOU HAD TO WORRY ABOUT RUNOFF INTO THE CREEK.

SO THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT DYNAMICS THAT TOOK PLACE AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB, YOU KNOW, SEPARATING OUT IN DIVISIONS.

ONE BATTALION CHIEF WAS OVER THE FIRE OPERATIONS OR THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, AND THEN ANOTHER BATTALION CHIEF WAS OVER THE HAZMAT PORTION OF IT.

SO THERE WAS MULTIPLE COMPONENTS, ALL WORKING TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.

SO THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE TIME? HOW QUICK DID YOU GUYS GET ON SITE? WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE TIME? WITHIN MINUTES. I MEAN, HONESTLY, THEY GOT YEAH, THEY GOT ON SCENE PRETTY QUICK.

BUT LIKE I SAID, IN AN INSTANT LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH DALDEN HAZMAT, YOU HAVE TO STAGE.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE A STRUCTURE FIRE ON A RESIDENTIAL.

NORMALLY WE RUSH RIGHT IN AND GO TO WORK.

WE TRY TO BE CAUTIOUS ON THESE HIGH HAZARD INCIDENTS LIKE THIS WITH CHEMICALS BECAUSE WE WANT TO SLOW DOWN, MAKE SURE THAT WE IDENTIFY WHAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO AND WE TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

SOMETIMES WE GO IN TOO QUICK, TAKE ACTION, IT COULD DO JUST THE OPPOSITE.

IT COULD CAUSE MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I'M GLAD YOU WERE PREPARED.

I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO EXECUTE.

THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SAY, MAYOR, TOO, ONE THING THAT'S INTERESTING IS WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS FIRE AFTER THE FACT, YOU LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE DETAILS AND THE COMPLEXITIES AND THE DANGERS, IT CAUSES YOU TO REALLY PAUSE.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE LIKE ME, BUT ANY TIME WE HAVE AN EVENT, A BIG HOUSE FIRE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, MY FIRST RESPONSE IS, ALL RIGHT, OUR GUYS GOT THIS COVERED.

WE'RE GOOD. YOU KNOW, I'LL WAIT FOR THE UPDATE FROM SHANA, YOU KNOW, TO LET US KNOW EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL.

THAT'S A GREAT FEELING TO HAVE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE WELL PREPARED AND AND WE'RE RIGHT WHEN WE SAY OUR GUYS GOT THIS.

SO, YEAH, NO DOUBT.

WELL, AND I THINK, TOO, I KNOW ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY STAFF, OUR CITY MANAGER WAS KEEPING US INFORMED.

AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS BUILDING, THIS THIS COMPANY WAS THERE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN THERE SO LONG.

RIGHT. I MEAN, I'VE LIVED HERE A LONG TIME, NOT THAT LONG.

SO, BUT WE ALL HAD FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TEXTING US.

AND TO WHAT RANDY JUST SAID, I KNEW YOU GUYS HAD IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF WHAT THAT MEANT.

I KNEW IT. AND IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE COMPONENT OF LIVING IN OUR GREAT CITY, IS THAT YOU GUYS GOT IT.

AND I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW STRESSFUL HOW, I MEAN, YOU HAD TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

YOU HAVE THE PLANS, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING.

BUT I WAS VERY CONFIDENT AND REASSURING EVERYBODY WHO WAS TEXTING ME AND CALLING ME THAT YOU GUYS, I KNEW YOU DID.

AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING ELSE TO HAVE YOU GUYS IN OUR IN OUR FRONT YARDS.

YEAH. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MAYBE THE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS EVEN THE TROLLS ON TWITTER WERE CONGRATULATING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, IS QUITE A FEAT.

BUT NO, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO.

EVERY TIME I HEAR A FIRE TRUCK OR, YOU KNOW, THE SIRENS GOING OFF, I ALWAYS THINK TO EVERYBODY'S POINT, THEY GOT IT.

WE GOT THE BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

YEAH. THANKS, CHIEF.

THANK YOU, GUYS. APPRECIATE IT AND APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS.

IF I COULD SAY JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

TREY PORTER, PLEASE STAND UP.

LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TOO.

[APPLAUSE] TREY WAS OUR INCIDENT COMMANDER WHO RECOGNIZED WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH VERY QUICKLY AND SET ABOUT EXECUTING THE PLAN.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE REASON THAT I HAD HIM STAND UP.

WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED, I PUT OUT AN EMAIL TO OUR STAFF AND WENT THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS.

WE HAVE ROB COHAN, WHO HAS SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, AND HE HAS AN INCREDIBLE TEAM WHO'S REALLY WILLING TO DO ANYTHING, DAY OR NIGHT, WHATEVER'S

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OUR COMMUNICATION PEOPLE WERE DOING A GREAT JOB.

IT JUST, YOU KNOW, FROM STEM TO STERN, EVERYBODY WAS REALLY COMMITTED TO HANDLING THIS.

TREY'S EMAIL TO ME WAS ABOUT THE TEAMWORK, AND HE WAS HIGHLIGHTING BEING AN EMPLOYEE FOR 23 YEARS AND WORKING WITH THE TEAM AND KNOWING THAT HE CAN GO HEY, AND SOMEBODY'S HANDING HIM WHAT HE NEEDS.

AND SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT I THOUGHT HIS WORDS WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE WHOLE RESPONSE.

WE CAN COUNT ON EACH OTHER.

THAT'S HUGE.

AND THEN I WOULD NOT BE WHO I AM IF I DIDN'T SAY THE PREPLANNING PART OF THIS AND DIDN'T JUST EMPHASIZE THAT ONE MORE TIME.

THE PREPLANNING IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE'RE KNOWN FOR AND THAT WE DO REALLY WELL IN THE CITY.

AND ON THAT DAY, IT ALL CAME TOGETHER.

WE HAD THE PLAN, THEY WORKED THE PLAN, AND WE GOT THE RESULTS THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

SO I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN HAPPIER ABOUT HOW EVERYTHING WENT.

AND I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID ON THAT DAY WAS HUGE.

ABSOLUTELY. WELL SAID. THIS IS WHAT THE TRAINING'S HERE FOR.

THIS IS WHAT THE FUNDING IS HERE FOR.

THIS IS WHY IN SOUTHLAKE WE WILL NEVER DEFUND OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE AND OUR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.

BECAUSE WHEN THE MOMENT HAPPENED THAT WE WERE DREADING, Y'ALL STEPPED UP AND Y'ALL WERE ABLE TO EXECUTE.

IT'S THE WORK THAT JAMES BRANDON AND HIS TEAM DO EVERY DAY.

IT'S JUST AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE.

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO WORK WITH THEM.

WELL SAID. WELL SAID.

WELL IN ITEMS LESS EXCITING THAN WONDERFUL EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WE'LL GO INTO OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS READING THROUGH OUR

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

AND THIS IS QUITE LENGTHY.

SO I WILL NOT BE OFFENDED IF YOU ALL TAKE YOUR LEAVE AT THIS POINT.

[LAUGHTER] HINT, HINT, GO NOW.

DOES THAT INCLUDE US? [LAUGHTER] NO, SIR. YOU HAVE TO STAY.

NICE TRY. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT.

ON OUR CONSENT TONIGHT IS ITEM 4A, APPROVING THE MINUTES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM 4B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 635 D [INAUDIBLE].

CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 6 CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

ITEM 4C, LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY.

ITEM 4D, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-024 APPOINTING CLERK OF THE COURT.

ITEM 4E, APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT AMBULANCE FOR TWIN STATE TRUCKS INC DBA PLYLER INTERNATIONAL, IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $268,000.

ITEM 4F, APPROVE TEEN COURT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

ITEM 4G, REJECT ALL BIDS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AT SOUTH PEARSON LANE AND UNION CHURCH ROAD, EAST OF ROAD AND OAK BEND COURT PROJECT.

ITEM 4H, APPROVE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH [INAUDIBLE] SOUTHLAKE INC FOR A TERM OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.

ITEM 4I, APPROVE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH METROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS FOR THE TERM OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2025.

ITEM 4J, APPROVE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GRAPEVINE RELIEF AND COMMUNITY EXCHANGE FOR THE TERM OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.

ITEM 4K, APPROVE COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH SAFE HAVEN OF TARRANT COUNTY FOR THE TERM OF OCTOBER 1, 2022 AND THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025.

ITEM 4L, APPROVE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY BAND FOR THE TERM OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025.

ITEM 4M, APPROVE AMENDED COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH APEX ART [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE TERM OCTOBER 1, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

ITEM 4N, APPROVE AMENDED COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL NORTHEAST FOR THE TERM OCTOBER 1, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

ITEM 4O, APPROVE AMENDED COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHLAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR TERM OCTOBER 1, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

ITEM 4P, APPROVE AMENDED COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES FOR A TERM OF OCTOBER 1, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, ITEM 4Q,[INAUDIBLE] PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HIGHLAND TERRORISTS.

ITEM 4R, [INAUDIBLE] PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR RAINEY COURTS.

ITEM 4S, [INAUDIBLE] PLAT REVISION FOR LOT 14R HILLTOP ACRES EDITION.

ITEM 4T, ORDINANCE NUMBER 483-R, FIRST READING, BEING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 43 AS AMENDED, ADDING PROVISIONS REQUIRING NOTES ON PLATS PERTAINING TO MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARK, LAND, OPEN SPACE, DRAINAGE, EASEMENT AND OTHER DEDICATIONS WHERE APPLICABLE.

ITEM 4U, RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-023 APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP MID

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AND ITEM 4V, RATIFY EXPENDITURES WITH THE WILD STONE CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR EMERGENCY WATER LEAK REPAIRS AT BEAR CREEK [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE, NORTH PEARSON WATER TANK SITE IN WESTWOOD DRIVE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OR AN AMOUNT OF $140,939.

AND ITEM 4W, RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-025, ANNUAL REVIEW FOR INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES.

COUNCIL, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON CONSENT? YES, MAYOR. THERE'S ONE ITEM I'D LIKE US TO CONSIDER MOVING TO CONSENT, AND THEN I DO HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON A PREVIOUS ITEM.

BUT THE ITEM FOR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE 9A, THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR PROPERTY SIGNS AND GRAPHICS SB 22-0010.

THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE SIGNED BOARD.

IF THERE'S NOT OBJECTION, WE CAN MOVE THAT ONE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. ANYBODY HAVE ISSUES WITH THAT? WE'LL MOVE THAT TO CONSENT AS WELL.

OKAY. AND THEN THE QUESTION IS RELATED TO, I'M JUST SEEKING A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY ON 4D, WHICH IS WITH REGARDS TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT.

PERHAPS SHANA OR SOMEBODY, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY FOR US THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COURT MUNICIPAL COURT MANAGER AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK? IT'S A CHANCE FOR ME TO LEARN A LITTLE.

HI, OW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? WELL, THANK YOU. AS SHANA SAID, I'M KRISTEN MCGRAIL.

I ACTUALLY USED TO BE THE MUNICIPAL COURT MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, AND THEY ARE ONE IN THE SAME.

SO THE MUNICIPAL COURT MANAGER, I JUST ACT AS THE CLERK OF THE COURT.

THE STATUTE DOES REQUIRE THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINT A SPECIFIC CLERK OF THE COURT, SO THEY'RE THE SAME PERSON.

GOT IT. SO TRADITIONALLY, THE MANAGER HAS SERVED AS THE CLERK.

WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.

THAT IS CORRECT. YES I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THOSE TWO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE DIFFERENCE.

SO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

AND REALLY WELL POSITIONED TO STEP INTO THE ROLE THAT KRISTEN VACATED WHEN SHE PROMOTED.

AND SO IT'S JUST GOOD NEWS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE JODI AND SHE'LL DO A GREAT JOB.

YEAH, I LOVE THE HOMEGROWN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU KIND OF HAVE THAT SORT OF BENCH PLANNING AND CAN MOVE PEOPLE UP WHO UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM, THAT'S GREAT.

ABSOLUTELY. YES. SHE'S DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB ALREADY SO.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING IN THOSE ROLES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. THEN WE'LL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER.

[1. Call to order.]

[2. A. Executive Session]

AND WE SHOULD BE BACK BY SEVEN 7:00.

LET'S ROCK AND ROLL.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.

IS THERE ANY ACTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. OKAY, GREAT.

WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 3A, WHICH IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT.

AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR THAT.

AND I MAY HAVE JUMPED THE GUN SLIGHTLY ON THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, SO WE WILL PUT A PIN IN THAT AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

IT'S ITEM 4A THROUGH 4W WITH THE ADDITION OF 9A.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 4A THROUGH W, REFERRED TO AS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

IN ADDITION, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ITEM NINE A TO CONSENT AS WELL AND NOTING THAT ITEM 4C IS LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY. [INAUDIBLE] SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND THAT ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0.

[3. B. City Manager's Report]

TODAY IS ACTUALLY NATIONAL I.T.

PROFESSIONALS DAY.

AND WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT AN IMPORTANT TEAM TO THE CITY'S OPERATIONS, AND THAT'S OUR IT TEAM.

OUR TEAM WITH THEIR 3.4 MILLION OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, THEY USE THOSE FUNDS TO ENSURE OUR CYBER SECURITY THROUGH A BUSINESS CONTINUITY NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOTED ON THE SLIDES.

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NOT A MINUTE GOES BY WHEN BUSINESSES AND END USERS DON'T BENEFIT FROM THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE IT PROFESSIONALS.

THE ANNUAL IT PROFESSIONAL HOLIDAY IS CELEBRATED ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH SEPTEMBER.

IT WAS FAIRLY A NEW HOLIDAY THAT WAS CREATED IN 2015 TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO KEEP THE WHEELS OF IT TURNING WHILE MAKING IT ALL LOOK VERY EASY.

AGAIN, THE WORK OF IT IS IMPORTANT AND IT'S SUBSTANTIAL AND THEY DESERVE OUR THINGS EVERY DAY, BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE DAY THAT'S SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE IT STAFF TEAM MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JACKSON.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR IT TEAM MEMBERS.

WE LOVE YOU. AND WE ARE QUITE LITERALLY LOST WITHOUT YOU IN SO MANY DESPERATE WAYS.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

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

SO THE PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO BRING ITEMS FORWARD THAT ARE NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR PUBLIC FORUM? OK, SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 6A AND 6B.

[6. Ordinances, second readings, public hearings, and related items: ]

ONE PRESENTATION ON THIS, AND WE WILL END UP TAKING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE VOTE SEPARATELY.

SO 6A FIRST IS THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1265, SECOND READING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE AND 6B IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1266, SECOND 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 IMPROVEMENT.

DIRECTOR JACKSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AS YOU STATED, WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING.

THE FINAL PHASE OF ADOPTING OUR TAX RATE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, AS WELL AS ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR 2023.

AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, WE'RE EXCITED TO MAKE NOTE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING A THREE CENT TAX RATE REDUCTION WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE TAX RATE FROM 0.39 TO 0.36, WHICH IS ALSO BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE THAT'S PREVIOUSLY KNOWN, REFERRED TO AS THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR ANY PROPERTIES THAT WERE ON PREMISE OR ON THE GROUND LAST YEAR SHOULD NOT SEE OR TECHNICALLY WOULD NOT SEE A TAX RATE INCREASE OR INCREASE IN THEIR CITY PORTION OF THE TAX BILL. WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING THE 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH REDUCES THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE BY 176,000 ON THE AVERAGE PRICE HOME, WHICH IS ABOUT 883,000 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

AND ONCE YOU APPLY THE TAX HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THE TAX RATE EQUIVALENT REDUCTION IS $0.07, WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE ONCE YOU FACTOR IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO LESS THAN $0.30 TO 0.288 TAX RATE FOR THE CITY.

AND THE OVERALL REVENUE REDUCTION FOR THE CITY IS 5.1 MILLION.

HERE'S A SLIDE TO GIVE YOU A DEPICTION FOR ACTUAL HOMES WITHIN SOUTHLAKE.

AS WE'VE ALL DISCUSSED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT WE STARTED OUR STEADY HOMESTEAD TAX RELIEF IN 2013 AND WHEN YOU FACTORED IN SINCE 2013, THE AVERAGE HOME HAS INCREASED 72% IN ASSESSED VALUE IN A 43% INCREASE IN TAXABLE VALUE.

BUT LOOKING AT THESE TWO PARTICULAR EXISTING HOMES, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE MAINTAINED OR LOWERED THERE TAX BILL OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS AND ALL OF THAT IS DUE TO THE TAX RELIEF INCENTIVES THAT WE'VE INSTITUTED SINCE 2013.

NOW TO MOVE TO THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE BUDGET.

THE TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET PROPOSED FOR 2023 IS JUST OVER 1.7 MILLION.

AND OF COURSE, THE TWO LARGEST FUNDS WOULD BE THE GENERAL FUND AND THE UTILITY FUND.

AND AS YOU ARE FULLY AWARE, THERE'S SEVERAL FUNDS THAT MAKE UP THE BUSINESS SO WE CAN CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

AND AGAIN, THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS 117.2 MILLION.

THIS IS THE SIDE OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET THAT'S ALSO BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR APPROVAL, WHICH IS 44.3 MILLION IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET.

AND AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, ABOUT 70% OF THIS WILL BE FUNDED WITH CASH.

AND SO WE WILL BE LATER IN THE YEAR, PROBABLY IN THE SPRING, YOU'LL SEE A PROPOSAL TO ISSUE SHORT TERM BONDS TO FUND THE REMAINING 30% OF THE CIP.

AND AS NOTED ON THE SLIDE, THE LARGEST COMPONENT IS RELATED TO THE FACILITIES AND THE NEXT IMPROVEMENT OF MOBILITY FOR THE INVESTMENT IN THE ROADWAYS.

AND IT'S NOTED ON THE SLILDE AGAIN, THERE'S VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES AND 70% WILL BE FUNDED WITH CASH.

AS WITH PREVIOUS BUDGETS, THIS BUDGET ALSO HITS VARIOUS GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE SERVED US WELL UP TO THIS POINT, WHERE WE'RE STILL PROVIDING HOMEOWNER TAX RELIEF OR CASH FUNDING, AS I MENTIONED, 70% OF THE CIP PROJECT.

WE'RE MANAGING OUR GROWTH SO THAT THE BUDGET IS SUSTAINABLE AND STRUCTURALLY BALANCED AND WE'RE HITTING THE OPTIMUM FUND BALANCE AND ALL THE FUNDS AND CONTINUING TO BE AN EMPLOYER

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AND ALL OF THOSE ARE FACTORED INTO THE BUDGET THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR APPROVAL.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS WAS A HIGH LEVEL REVIEW, BUT UP TO THIS POINT WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS PRESENTATIONS AS WELL.

SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THE SUMMARY.

THIS IS THE END OF A VERY LONG PROCESS FOR ALL OF YOU ON CITY STAFF.

AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS FIRST AND FOREMOST.

WE ALL KNOW THAT TO OPERATE A CITY LIKE SOUTHLAKE AND TO OPERATE IT IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY IS ABSOLUTELY NO EASY FEAT.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. AND TONIGHT, IT APPEARS, IS OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO BRAG ABOUT THE TAX CUTS AND THE CASH PAYMENTS FOR CIP AND ALL THAT COME TO AN END FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE STAFF SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENACT THESE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE POLICIES AND TO DELIVER ON THE PROMISES THAT WE MAKE TO THE TAXPAYERS EVERY SINGLE TIME WE STAND FOR ELECTION.

AND THAT IS TO REDUCE THEIR TAX BURDEN WHEREVER WE CAN AND TO TREAT THEIR MONEY LIKE IT IS OUR OWN AS FIDUCIARIES.

AND CERTAINLY WE BELIEVE THAT UP HERE ON THE DAIS AND AND TO HAVE STAFF LIVE IT OUT EVERY DAY IS JUST SO COMFORTING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO SHANA AND SHARON AND THE REST OF THE TEAM.

YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.

COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YEAH, I WOULD JUST ADD, MAYOR, MY APPRECIATION TO SHANA AND SHARON AND THE TEAM, FANTASTIC JOB AS ALWAYS.

YOU GUYS JUST DO GREAT ON BUDGET.

YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT HERE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DETAILS, BUT NOT REALLY A WHOLE LOT OF MENTION OF THE FACT THAT WE DON'T DO THIS AND THEN HAVE THE CHECKING ACCOUNT HIT $0.10 AT THE END OF EVERY MONTH.

ON TOP OF ALL THIS, WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP 20% RESERVES AND ALL OF OUR FUND BALANCES FOR THOSE TIMES WHEN WE HAVE TOUGH TIMES AS A CITY OR THOSE THINGS ARE UNEXPECTED.

AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A RESERVE BALANCE LIKE THAT IN ALL OF OUR FUNDS AND STILL WORK WITHIN OUR MEANS AND PROVIDE TAX RELIEF IS, IT'S UNHEARD OF.

SO WELL DONE. YEAH.

WELL SAID. OKAY.

WELL, ITEM 6A IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THAT PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6A AND GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION ON 6A.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6A.

OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1265 SECOND READING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE SECOND READING OF OUR TAX LEVY ORDINANCE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND. SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ITEM 6A PASSES 6 TO 0.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 6B AND FIRST 6B IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6B IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NON I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6B AND TAKE A MOTION.

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

NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SECOND READING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET, AND WE'RE APPROVING THE SECOND READING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 REVISED BUDGET FIGURES AND MULTIYEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON 6B.

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

AND ITEM 6B PASSES 6 TO 0.

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR.

[7. A. Ordinance No. 1264, CP22-0002, 1st reading, a Land Use Plan Amendment, an element of the City's Comprehensive Plan, changing the Land Use Designation from "Low Density Residential" to "Medium Density Residential" on Lot 1, Block 1, Raven Bend Addition, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 1100 Raven Bend Ct., Southlake, Texas. SPIN Neighborhood #6. ]

DIRECTOR BAKER.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS REQUEST, AS YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR, IS THE FIRST READING FOR A LAND USE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON A LOT LOCATED AT 1100 RAVEN BEND FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

THIS IS AN AERIAL SHOWING LOCATION OF THE LOT HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.

IT'S AT THE 90 DEGREE TURN OF SOUTHRIDGE LAKES PARKWAY, PEYTONVILLE AT THAT THREE WAY INTERSECTION.

THESE ARE SOME SITE PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY SUBJECT PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

THIS IS THE CURRENT LAND USE MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS LOW DENSITY.

AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THAT DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTED FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

THIS IS JUST A EXHIBIT SHOWING THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS IN AND AROUND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

AND THIS WOULD BE THE AMENDMENT.

HOW IT APPEARS ON YOUR LAND USE MAP.

THE CURRENT ZONING IS SF 1-A.

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THIS IS AN EXHIBIT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SHOWING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

I WON'T GO INTO MUCH DETAIL IF THE APPLICANT HAS A PRESENTATION WHICH WILL GO IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE PROPOSAL.

THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST 5-0.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND AS MENTIONED HAS THE PRESENTATION.

THANKS, DIRECTOR BAKER. TO BE CLEAR, YOU SAID THEY APPROVED A MOTION TO DENY 5-0.

YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR. IS THE ADVOCATE HERE? ALL RIGHT, SIR. COME ON DOWN.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN GO AHEAD AND SHOW US WHAT YOU PREPARE.

ABSOLUTELY. CITY COUNCILORS, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

MY NAME IS JD CARNEY.

I'M THE OWNER AND RESIDENT AT 1100 RAVEN BEND COURT.

MY WIFE AND I ARE SEEKING TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN AT 1100 RAVEN BEND COURT TO SET A POSITIVE PRECEDENT FOR TRULY UNPRECEDENTED ISSUES, UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING, UNPRECEDENTED LAWSUITS AND UNPRECEDENTED PROPERTY VALUE DESTRUCTION, ALL OF WHICH WE'RE SEEKING TO RESOLVE WITH A SET OF POSITIVE PRECEDENTS, ONE WHICH ABIDES BY THE SOUTHLAKE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, ONE THAT FOLLOWS THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS OUTLINED IN RAVEN BEND'S DEEDS AND COVENANTS.

ONE THAT SUBMITS ALL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAVEN BEND DESIGN COMMITTEE WITH ALL FUNDS AND THEN SOME BEING REINVESTED TO RESTORE VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY.

EITHER WE BELIEVE THE VALUES OUTLINED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS, OR WE RESIGN TO SET A PRECEDENT THAT PROPERTY RIGHTS DO NOT MATTER IN SOUTHLAKE.

EITHER WE SEEK TO ADDRESS LONG TERM WATERSHED AND STORM DRAINAGE ISSUES, OR WE DON'T.

EITHER WE WANT TO COME UP WITH MORE HOLISTIC DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS OR WE DON'T.

EITHER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A REFLECTION OF THE COMMUNITY'S VALUES OR IT ISN'T.

TODAY, YOUR VOTE DETERMINES WHETHER PRECEDENT IS A TERM OF FEAR OR LEADERSHIP.

I'M ASKING YOU TO LEAD WITH PRECEDENT, NOT TO SET A PRECEDENT OF FEAR.

AND ULTIMATELY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE IN MY SHOES? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THIS WAS YOUR PROPERTY? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOUR PROPERTY RIGHTS WERE BEING INFRINGED? HOW WOULD YOU REACT IF AN ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIAL TOLD YOU THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT PRECEDENT WHILE YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE LITERAL SAFETY OF YOUR FAMILY.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUES FOR FIVE YEARS, THEN CREATED AN UNCOORDINATED DESIGN THAT ONLY CONTINUES TO BREAK THE LAW? IT BREAKS THE LAW IN NEW WAYS.

AS AN ASIDE CITY COUNCILORS AND MAYOR, IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN'T SEE YOUR WAY TO APPROVE THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT THEN I'M STRONGLY ENCOURAGING YOU TO ENGAGE IN THE NORTH PEYTONVILLE STORM DRAINAGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY ENDEAVORED.

THE CURRENT DESIGN AND LIKELY ANY SOLUTION THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE WALLING OFF THE STORM DRAINAGE SOLUTION, LIKE MY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER HAS ADVISED, WILL LEAVE ME LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO HOLD THE CITY LIABLE FOR VIOLATING THE EXACT LAWS THAT A DEVELOPER VIOLATED, THE EXACT LAWS THAT A TARRANT COUNTY COURT JURY RULED IN MY FAVOR ON, WHICH IS ABOUT THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO HERE IN A CITY THAT I LOVE AND I CHOSE TO SET MY FAMILY UP.

I'LL WRAP IT UP AND ON MY SIDE THERE.

YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO RIGHT A DOMINO EFFECT OF WRONGS TODAY WITH YOUR VOTE.

YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE MY PROPERTY AND THE CITY OFF OF A COLLISION COURSE, AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET A FEARLESS PRECEDENT.

I'LL PAUSE THERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

CONTINUE. WE'LL ASK QUESTIONS ONCE YOU'RE DONE.

SORRY. I WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE 3 MINUTES, SO.

OH, NO. THIS IS YOUR PRESENTATION YOU ARE THE APPLICANT.

HAVE YOU RECEIVED. HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THE PRESENTATION? YES, WE ALL HAD IT AS PART OF THE PACKET.

SO I'M HAPPY TO I CAN GO INTO GREAT DETAIL A 30 MINUTE VERSION OF THIS.

BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I MEAN, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I'M SEEKING TO AMEND IT FROM A LOW DENSITY TO A MEDIUM DENSITY, IF THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT IN IT, I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO WHATEVER DETAIL YOU NEED.

OTHERWISE, I'M HAPPY TO LEAVE IT THERE.

I'LL LET YOU DIRECT ME.

UNDERSTOOD. COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OK THANK YOU SIR.

I APPRECIATE IT. OK WELL, THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD

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SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR BAKER.

SO UNDERSTANDING THESE ISSUES.

BUT REALLY THE VOTE COMES DOWN TO A CHANGE IN THE MASTER PLAN.

CAN YOU JUST PULL UP THE MAP OF THE MASTER PLAN? AS FAR AS WHAT THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS ARE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

SO RAVEN BEND IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT'S ALL.

WHAT'S THE LAND USE ON THAT? LOW DENSITY AND ZONED SF-1? YES SIR. SF-1 ZONING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR BAKER.

ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL? OKAY. WELL, WITH THAT I'LL TAKE A MOTION. YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE DENY ITEM 7A OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1264 CP22-0002. FIRST READING THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT AN ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHANGING LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ON LOT ONE BLOCK ONE RAVEN BEND ADDITION, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS LOCATED 1100 RAVEN BEND COURT SOUTHLAKE TEXAS SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2022.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A MOTION TO DENY.

OKAY. SO MOTION TO DENY. THERE'S A MOTION TO DENY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. SO THE MOTION TO DENY PASSES 6-0.

SO THE ITEM FAILS.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6B.

[7. B. Ordinance No. 480-796, ZA22-0037, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Concept Plan for Malik Estates, on property described as Lot 1A, Malik Estates Addition, and Tracts 1A01A2B and 1A01A2C, Ben J. Foster Survey Abstract 519, located at 905-925 Randol Mill Ave., Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas.]

ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-796 ZA22-037 FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE IN CONCEPT PLAN FOR MALIK ESTATES ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 1A MALIK ESTATES ADDITION AND TRACTS, ETC.

ETC.. DIRECTOR BAKER.

MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO SEEK APPROVAL OF A ZONING CHANGE TO SF-30 FOR A 0.70 ACRE PORTION OF PROPERTY AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE 3.77 ACRES FOR THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, TWO ABIDING BY THE SF-1A ZONING AND ONE ABIDING BY THE SF-30 ZONING.

THE NET DENSITY OF THE THREE LOTS IS 0.8 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483 AS AMENDED THAT REQUIRES A REAR LOT LINE OF ALL LOTS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY WITH A LAND USE DESIGNATION ZONED OR PLATTED FOR LOTS OF ONE ACRE OR LARGER, BE A MINIMUM OF 125 FEET.

WHEN WE GO TO THE CONCEPT PLAN, YOU'LL SEE LOT TWO AS PROPOSED WOULD NOT MEET THE STANDARD.

THE APPLICANT SHOWS THE REAR LOT LINE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 101 FEET, WHICH IN TURN MEETS THE SF 30 ZONING STANDARDS BUT DOES NOT MEET THE 125 FOOT IN LENGTH REGULATION.

THIS IS THE PROPERTY LOCATION.

IT'S ON DAVIS BOULEVARD, JUST NORTH OF DREAM MAKER, OR GIFFORD COURT.

AS MENTIONED, THE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

THE LINES IN BLUE SHOW THE PLATTED LOT TO THE NORTH AND THESE TWO ARE TRACT LINES TO THE SOUTH WHICH WILL BE TURNED 90 DEGREES, CREATING PROPOSED TWO RECTANGLE LOTS TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAIN RESIDENCE.

THIS IS THE MAIN RESIDENCE IT'S AN ACCESSORY MANUFACTURE TYPE HOME THAT'S BEEN ON THE PROPERTY.

A COUPLE OF THINGS TO POINT OUT HERE.

WHEN 1938 WAS WIDENED, THERE WAS A DRIVE ACCESS THAT WAS BUILT WITH THE WIDENING OF 1938 DEDICATION REVIEW OF THE DEEDS WITH IN THIS CASE, IT WAS A COUNTY.

EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A TXDOT ROAD, THE COUNTY ACQUIRED THE RIGHT OF WAY IN 1938, A LITTLE OVER 13,000 SQUARE FEET WAS OBTAINED IN RIGHT OF WAY FROM THESE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AT 925 AND 905.

THERE WAS AN OLD EASEMENT REFERRED TO AS GIFFORD COURT.

AND THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE CONFUSING BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU GO TO GOOGLE MAPS, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ACCESS EASEMENT DRIVE THAT GOES BACK TO ENTERPRISE PLACE, WHICH IS AN INDUSTRIAL READY CABLE BUSINESS, WAS BACK HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

THERE'S A CONCRETE DRIVE WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS A DREAM MAKER AND THERE'S AN ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THIS PROPERTY [INAUDIBLE].

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AND WHEN PALOMAR ESTATES CAME IN, GIFFORD COURT WAS ABANDONED THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION.

THE PROPERTY LINES GO OVER THAT OLD EASEMENT WHERE THERE'S THE OVERHEAD UTILITY THAT WAS REPLACED BY A UTILITY EASEMENT.

BUT A MAJORITY OF THAT PORTION OF GIFFORD COURT HAS BEEN ABANDONED.

WHEN, IF APPROVED, WHEN THE PLAQUE COMES IN, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A SIMILAR TYPE OF UTILITY EASEMENT OVER THE EXISTING OVERHEAD POWER POLES, WHICH I'LL SHOW HERE IN A SECOND OR THE POLES COULD ALSO BE RELOCATED.

THE POLES USED TO COME ALONG JUST ABOUT 30 FEET NORTH OF THE DRIVE.

AND WHEN THE SUBDIVISION WAS DEVELOPED, THOSE POLLS WERE MOVED TO THE SOUTH TO ALLOW LARGER BACKYARDS.

AND SO THE EASEMENT WOULD NEED MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE ABANDONED.

YOU CAN SEE THE UTILITY POLES WHERE THE ARROW IS INDICATED AND THEY DROP TO THE SOUTH AND THEN CONTINUE BACK TO THE EAST.

AGAIN, IF APPROVED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME IN AND PLAT THE PROPERTY AND DEDICATE AN EASEMENT TO WHERE THOSE UTILITY POLES ARE LOCATED.

THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING UP GIFFORD COURT BACK TO THE EAST.

YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY LINE IS ABOUT WHERE THE FENCE IS SHOWN HERE.

THE TRACK LINES, THOSE POLES SIT NORTH OF THE TRACK LINES AND THEN THEY TAKE A RIGHT ANGLE AND THEN FOLLOW THE FENCE LINE ALONG THE DRIVE.

AND THESE WERE RELOCATED WITH THE PALOMAR SUBDIVISION.

THIS IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH IS BEING CONSIDERED AT FIRST READING.

YOU'VE GOT THE MAIN LOT WHICH IS PLATTED THE LOT 1R THESE SOUTHERN TRACKS ARE THE REQUEST IS TO ZONE THIS TO THE SF-30.

THIS WAS THE SF-1 LOT.

THIS WOULD BE 30,380 SQUARE FEET.

THE LOT 3 WOULD BE 47,154 SQUARE FEET.

SO LOT 2 WOULD BE SF-30.

AGAIN, THE DENSITY IS AT 0.8 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND THE AVERAGE LOT SIZE IS ACRES FOR ALL THREE LOTS.

WE SPOKE REFERENCE AN EASEMENT OR A VARIANCE THAT WAS BEING REQUESTED WHEN A PROPERTY ABUTS A ZONED OR LAND USE ONE ACRE LOT, THESE REAR LOT LINES NEED TO BE 125 FEET IN WIDTH.

THIS IS A PALOMAR OPEN SPACE LOT, THIS TRACT OR KIND OF SAYS TRACT 2 THIS AREA HERE THE TRACT LINES ARE SHOWN OR THE LOT LINES ARE SHOWN IN RED.

BUT THIS IS A PICNIC AREA, SWING, SET SOME TREES, HOUSE HERE AND HOUSE TO THE NORTH.

BUT THIS IS OPEN SPACE.

MAJORITY OF IT BACKS UP TO THE OPEN SPACE, BUT A PORTION OF IT DOES ABUT TO THE RESIDENCE AT THE LOT 19.

THIS IS A PROPOSED TREE PROTECTION PLAN.

THEY'LL HEAR IT ALL THE CITY'S REGULATIONS WHEN THEY DEVELOP THE LOT.

THESE ARE JUST SOME VIEWS.

THIS IS EXISTING HOME LOOKING SOUTHEASTERN FROM DAVIS BOULEVARD.

THIS IS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH.

THIS IS THE DRIVEWAY CUT THAT WAS BUILT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF DAVIS.

THE TWO LOTS WILL SHARE THAT DRIVEWAY ACCESS SO THERE WON'T BE ANY ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY ACCESS POINTS ON DAVIS BEING CREATED.

BUT THE TWO LOTS WILL SHARE THIS PARTICULAR DRIVEWAY ACCESS.

IT WILL BE NO TRAFFIC ONTO THAT EASEMENT.

THE DREAM MAKER COURT TO THE SOUTH.

ALL THE ACCESS WILL BE OFF OF DAVIS BOULEVARD.

THIS IS LOOKING BACK TO THE EAST AGAIN.

THIS IS A PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THIS PROPERTY AND THEN WHICH IT CROSSES THIS OPEN PROPERTY HERE AND THEN THERE'S THE OWNERS TO THE BACK AND THE INDUSTRIAL AREA HAVE RIGHTS TO ACCESS THROUGH WHAT WE REFER TO NOW AS DREAM MAKER.

JUST ANOTHER VIEW LOOKING NORTH FROM DREAM MAKER COURT.

WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION.

THOSE ARE SHOWN GRAPHICALLY ON THIS EXHIBIT THAT OPPOSITION HAS PROVIDED TO COUNCIL IN YOUR PACKET.

ALSO, WE PROVIDED THAT AT YOUR PLACE THIS EVENING.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE ZERO AND RECOMMENDED GRANTING THE VARIANCE AS REQUESTED.

THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

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SOUNDS GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YEAH. DIRECTOR BAKER, IT LOOKS LIKE FOR LOT TWO, THE ONE THAT'S 0.7 ACRES THERE'S NO WAY, EVEN IF WE GRANTED SOME RELIEF FROM THE SIDE SETBACKS, THAT THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD MAKE THAT A ONE ACRE LOT IF THAT GAVE ANYONE HEARTBURN ABOUT HAVING MINIMUM ONE ACRE LOTS GIVEN THAT HOUSE THE BIG HOUSE ON LOT ONE. YEAH. DOES THAT LOOK ABOUT RIGHT? YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT.

THEY'RE MOVING THAT LOT BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH.

A LOT OF THE ACREAGE IS NORTH OF THE HOUSE HOME.

THEY ARE MOVING THIS TO THE NORTH AND TRYING TO KEEP A DISTANCE, MEET ALL THE SETBACK REGULATIONS, NOT CREATE A NON-CONFORMING SITUATION ON THIS LOT R, BUT IT IS OVER THREE ACRES.

BUT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE I GUESS THE OPEN AREAS NORTH OF THE EXISTING HOME WE LOOKED AT TRYING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD DO THAT WITHOUT DOING WEIRD LOT LINES WHICH YOU'D HAVE TO GRANT A VARIANCE FOR.

AND WE DID NOT SEE IT COULD BE DONE, COULD GET CLOSE.

I DID I THINK I DID MENTION IN THE PRESENTATION THEY DID LOSE SOME LOT AREA WITH THE WIDENING OF 1938 ABOUT 3/10 OF AN ACRE OVERALL. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU, SIR. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? MA'AM, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS.

GOOD EVENING, ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR HUFFMAN.

MY NAME IS SEEMA MALIK.

I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, CARROLL GRADUATE IN 2001 AND 2003.

ADDRESS IS 925 RANDOL MILL AVENUE.

AND WE BOUGHT THIS LOT IN 1996 AND IT WAS 4.25 ACRE LOT.

SO IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR FOUR HOMES.

BUT THEN WE ENDED UP GIVING MORE THAN HALF AN ACRE, I THINK CLOSE TO THREE FOURTHS OF AN ACRE IN THE EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE 1938.

AND THAT IS THE REASON WE ARE INTO THIS SITUATION, WHICH WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW.

ANY QUESTION? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? AND THE PLAN IS TO BUILD THREE HOMES.

THIS IS YOUR CONCEPT PLAN HERE, RIGHT? THIS. I MEAN, WE ARE LIVING IN THIS HOME ON THE LOT 1.

LOT 2 MY DAUGHTER WILL BE BUILDING THE HOUSE OVER THERE.

GOTCHA. AND LOT THREE DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'LL BE BUILDING THAT? LOT 3 I MEAN, I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PLANNING.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW. UNDERSTOOD.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YES, MA'AM. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.

MAYBE THIS IS OBVIOUS AND I'M MISSING IT.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A LITTLE SLIVER OF A THREE? I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE NORTH SIDE OF LOT THREE.

AND JUST ADD THAT TO LOT TWO TO BALANCE THOSE LOTS OF BIT MORE ON SIDES? BECAUSE THE ZONING IS SF-1.

RIGHT. SO WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THIS LOT AS ONE ACRE LOT.

RIGHT. AND WHATEVER LEFT WE ARE DOING THE.

TOTALLY UNDERSTAND AND MAYBE DIRECTOR BAKER CAN HELP ON THIS AS WELL.

IT LOOKS LIKE BY MY CALCULATION, THE LOT 2 RIGHT NOW AS PROPOSED COMES IN AT ROUGHLY 0.7 OF AN ACRE.

IF YOU SHAVED 3500 SQUARE FEET OR SO OFF OF LOT THREE, MADE IT EXACTLY ONE ACRE TO THE DIME.

THAT WOULD MAKE LOT 2 JUST OVER THREE QUARTERS OF AN ACRE.

I'M JUST ASKING, IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE WOULDN'T DO THAT? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SUCH REASON.

I THINK THE MAIN REASON WAS THIS ENTRANCE, THE DRIVE.

WE WANTED TO HAVE THE DRIVE IN THE EXACT CENTER.

SO NOBODY IS, PRIVACY AND ALL THAT.

SO BOTH LOTS HAVE THEIR OWN ENTRANCE, EVEN THOUGH THE LOT 2 IS GOING TO HAVE EASEMENT OF ABOUT 50 FEET.

BUT STILL IT'S THE DRIVE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH THE LOTS.

IF WE MOVE LITTLE I THINK IT'S WHAT NORTH.

YEAH. YES NORTH, WELL YOU WOULD BE SHAVING OFF THE NORTH SIDE.

I MEAN OF COURSE THERE WILL BE AN EASEMENT BUT NO PARTICULAR REASON BECAUSE EVEN IF WE GO FROM THERE, IT WILL BE LESS THAN ONE ACRE.

I AGREE IT WOULD.

YEAH. YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTION? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, GUYS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN HAVE A SEAT.

WE MIGHT HAVE MORE QUESTIONS IN A MINUTE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ITEM 7B IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE TWO FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING.

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SO FIRST WE HAVE KARTHIK THIRUMALAI 900 LOS ALTOS TRAIL, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.

JEMIMA. IS THAT RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, WELL, COME ON DOWN. SAME ADDRESS.

IF YOU COULD JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, I BELIEVE YOU GUYS HAVE A PRESENTATION, SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO USE A COMPUTER OR THE [INAUDIBLE].

DO YOU HAVE IT PULLED UP KEN? OK WONDERFUL. AND JUST, MA'AM.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE WAY WE DO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COMMENTS, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES, SO THE LIGHT IS GOING TO TURN ON WHEN IT STARTS.

AT ONE MINUTE LEFT, THE YELLOW LIGHT WILL TURN ON.

AND THEN WHEN THE RED LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND THAT'S WHEN THE 3 MINUTES ARE UP.

SO.

ALL RIGHT TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR.

MY NAME IS JEANNIE MAH AND I'M HERE TODAY WITH MY HUSBAND, KARTHIK THIRUMALAI, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING IN A MOMENT.

AND OUR TWO CHILDREN, AVA AND ZACHARY, WHO'S DOING THEIR HOMEWORK.

SO WE LIVE IN PALOMAR ESTATES IN SOUTHLAKE, AND WE'RE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE REZONING CHANGE IS BEING REQUESTED.

WE'RE HERE TO SHARE OUR CONCERNS AND OPPOSITION FOR THE ZONING CHANGE.

MY HUSBAND, AS YOU KNOW, PUT TOGETHER A SLIDE AND HE'S GOING TO USE IT HIS 3 MINUTES TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND OUR FAMILY TO YOU, SO I'LL PASS IT OVER TO HIM.

THANK YOU. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MR. THIRUMALAI.

SAME RULES. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN THE 3 MINUTES WILL START.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. RESPECTED MAYOR AND RESPECTED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS KARTHIK THIRUMALAI AND THE PERFECT PRONUNCIATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR.

I APPRECIATE THAT. SO I'M HERE TO SHARE SOME OF OUR CONCERNS.

WE ARE THE NEIGHBORS RIGHT BEHIND THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE REZONING HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

AND I PUT TOGETHER SOME OF THE POINTS.

THE FIRST THING IS EASEMENT VIOLATIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED FROM THE PROPERTY.

THERE ARE THREE POWER LINES THAT ARE RUNNING POLE TO POLE.

THERE IS A TRANSFORMER ON ONE OF THE POLES.

AND WHEN I CHECKED WITH TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC, THEY CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER CANNOT BUILD ANYTHING UNDER THE 20 FEET EASEMENT UNDER THESE POWER LINES. SO I HAVE A PICTURE HERE OF WHAT MS. MALIK HAD SHARED.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THERE IS REALLY NO CALLOUT TO THE RED LINE THAT I HAVE THERE.

THAT IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE POWER LINES ARE RUNNING.

AND THEY SHOW A PROPERTY THAT IS BASICALLY BUILT RIGHT UNDER THOSE POWER LINES, WHICH CLEARLY CANNOT BE BUILT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

SO I DID TALK TO TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC AND THEY VALIDATED THIS.

SO THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW FROM GOOGLE.

AND I PUT IN RED THE 20 FEET AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IT IMPACTS THE PROPERTY.

SO THE 60 FEET FROM GIFFORD COURT THAT BLUE DOT THAT'S ACTUALLY THE LINE WHERE THE POWER LINES STOP.

SO REALLY FOR 60 FEET, IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY.

SO THIS IS A PICTURE THAT I TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS BACK AND YOU CAN SEE THE LINES RUNNING THROUGH THE PROPERTY.

AND I ALSO REACHED OUT TO TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC AND THEY SHARED WITH ME THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT FOR GIFFORD COURT.

AND I UNDERLINED HERE IN RED THAT THE EASEMENT THAT WAS ALREADY GRANTED, IT ACTUALLY APPLIES TO THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE LINE WHEN IT'S CONSTRUCTED.

AND I ALSO REACHED OUT TO BRENDAN SEBASTIAN, WHO IS THE RIGHT OF WAY DIRECTOR, AND HE CONFIRMED TO ME IN AN EMAIL THAT NOTHING CAN BE BUILT IN THIS 20 FEET CORRIDOR UNDER THE POWER LINES. IF YOU LOOK AT MY OTHER CONCERNS THAT ARE SAFETY ISSUES, WE HAVE CHILDREN, AS YOU CAN SEE.

AND OF COURSE, WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM IN TEXAS, WITH THE FREEZE AND HEAT, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ANY CONSTRUCTION THAT GOES CLOSE TO OR UNDER THE POWER LINES.

AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS.

YOU KNOW, WE BOUGHT THIS THINKING WE MIGHT HAVE UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS AND NOBODY'S GOING TO CONSTRUCT ANYTHING UNDER POWER LINES.

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE FINDING.

AND MY POINT IS, NEIGHBORS HAVE SHARED THIS CONCERN, AND I'VE LISTED A LOT OF THINGS OUT HERE THAT AFFECT HOME VALUES.

AND ALSO, NEIGHBORS HAVE SHARED THAT THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS.

AND I'VE HIGHLIGHTED AND READ THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED ZONING NOTIFICATIONS, AND THAT'S QUITE A FEW.

22% OF THE ZONING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT TO AN ADDRESS THAT DOESN'T EXIST AND 11% WERE SENT TO HOMEOWNERS WHO VACATED.

SO OUR REQUEST, GIVEN OUR CONCERNS, IS THAT THIS REAR LOT LINE VARIANCE NOT BE GRANTED.

THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STICK TO THE 125 FEET REQUIREMENT THAT EXISTS TODAY.

WE DON'T WANT MORE THAN ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME BUILT THERE IN THE VACANT LAND.

AND WE ALSO ASK THAT ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERS THE PRIVACY OF THE PALOMAR ESTATES HOMEOWNERS BY ENSURING THERE ARE NO SECOND LEVEL BALCONY VIEWS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS.

THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY DIRECTOR BAKER, IF I COULD HAVE YOU COME BACK.

YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT, SIR. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY. BEFORE YOU START.

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DIRECTOR BAKER, ON THE ISSUE OF THE POWER LINE IS THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT EASEMENT IS EXISTING AS FAR AS YOU KNOW.

YES. BUT THAT REALLY HAS NO BEARING ON THE ZONING.

THAT'S MORE ABOUT THE USE OF THE LAND.

RIGHT. THEY'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT EITHER BY RELOCATING THE LINES AND WHEN THEY GO THROUGH IF APPROVED, GO THROUGH A PLATTING PROCESS SHOWING THAT LOCATION OF THAT EASEMENT, THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE A UTILITY EASEMENT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW OF THE COST OR THE VIABILITY OF DOING IT, BUT MUCH LIKE PALOMAR, WHERE THEY MOVED THOSE LINES TO THE SOUTH, THAT IS AN OPTION THAT COULD OCCUR.

AND THEN WHEN THE PLAT COMES IN, THAT EASEMENT WOULD BE ESTABLISHED, A UTILITY EASEMENT WOULD BE ESTABLISHED.

RIGHT. BUT AT SOME POINT, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THEORETICALLY A FUTURE BUILDER ON THE SITE COULD SPEND THE MONEY TO MOVE THE LINES AND ABANDON THESE OR ASK TRI COUNTY TO ABANDON THE EASEMENT? RIGHT.

WE DON'T ALLOW STRUCTURES THAT ARE EASEMENTS.

RIGHT. AND YOU GUYS WOULD CATCH THAT IN THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, OF COURSE? YES, SIR. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR STAFF DIRECTOR BAKER, THAT DRIVEWAY CUT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IF THEY DECIDED THEY WERE INTERESTED IN ADJUSTING.

CAN YOU MOVE THAT OR IS THAT TXDOT? EXPLAIN THAT, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. IT WOULD REQUIRE.

IT COULD BE MOVED, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE US EVALUATING IT FOR OUR ORDINANCE DISTANCE.

BUT ULTIMATELY IT WOULD REQUIRE A TXDOT PERMIT FOR A NEW RELOCATION OF THAT DRIVE.

SO THE LIKELIHOOD OF IT MOVING SIGNIFICANTLY IS PROBABLY NOT GREAT GIVEN THE LOCATION WITH PARTICULARLY TO [INAUDIBLE] BANKER AND THEN THE OTHER DRIVE ON THE PROPERTY.

I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ACT OF CONGRESS, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WOULD BE EASIER THAN GETTING TXDOT TO.

SOUNDS LIKE IT. YES. YEAH.

AND NOTING THAT THAT DRIVE IS THERE NOW.

NOW I SEE HOW THAT CUT, WHY THAT CUT WAS THE WAY IT WAS.

IT MAKES SENSE. SO, DIRECTOR BAKER ONE OTHER QUESTION.

THE APPLICANT MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT EMINENT DOMAIN AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I'M CURIOUS.

HAD THAT NOT OCCURRED, WOULD THIS APPLICATION MEET ALL ONE ACRE LOTS? WE'D HAVE TO EVALUATE IT.

THE RIGHT OF WAY WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOT LINE, DAVIS KIND OF CURVES BACK INTO THIS PROPERTY.

AND SO THE AREA THAT WAS TAKEN, OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS WHERE THE SIDEWALK'S LOCATED UP TO THIS POINT HERE.

AND WE DID REVIEW THE DEEDS.

AND WE CAN TRACE BACK WHAT WAS TAKEN IN THE ACREAGE, BUT WHETHER THEY COULD GET EXACTLY TO ONE ACRE, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO GO BACK AND RECREATE PRIOR TO THE TAKING TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE VIABLE OR NOT.

OKAY.

TO YOUR POINT, THOUGH, IT'D PROBABLY BE A LOT CLOSER.

IT WOULD BE, YEAH. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW IT SITS AT 0.7.

YEAH. IF THERE'S A QUARTER ACRE OF EMINENT DOMAIN, THEN YOU'RE AT AN ACRE.

BUT I'M JUST, YOU KNOW.

JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, DIRECTOR BAKER, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NET DENSITY OR DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LAND USE PLAN.

AND TYPICALLY, OUR LOW DENSITY LAND USE PLAN HAS ONE OR FEWER DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, CORRECT? YES. AND THAT'S OUT AT 0.8, WHICH SIMILAR WHEN YOU LOOK AT PUDS, YOU KIND OF LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THE OPEN SPACE.

RIGHT. BUT IF YOU TAKE ALL THREE LOTS AND.

WHICH MEANS DIVIDED BY THE ACREAGE, IT'S LESS THAN.

THREE HOUSES ON MORE THAN THREE ACRES.

SO THEY'RE SQUARELY WITHIN THE LAND USE PLAN AT THIS POINT? YES SIR WELL SAID. YEAH.

OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR BAKER, GUYS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. SO, COUNCIL, I MEAN, I'LL OPEN IT UP.

I UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORS CONCERNS, AND I SHARE THE CONCERN AS FAR AS THE JUST SORT OF THE STRANGENESS OF THE TRACT.

BUT I THINK A LOT OF THE STRANGENESS OF THE TRACK WAS PREEXISTING AND REALLY NOT THE FAULT OF THE APPLICANT.

SO I'M SITTING HERE LOOKING AT THREE HOUSES ON LESS THAN THREE ACRES OR MORE THAN THREE ACRES AND CONFORMING TO THE LAND USE PLAN.

I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT.

I'M OPEN TO DISCUSSION IF ANYBODY HAS ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES.

YEAH. I MEAN, I'M SORRY.

WELL, I WAS JUST SAYING, I'M EMPATHETIC TO THE NEIGHBORS.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN AND SPEAKING WITH US TONIGHT.

I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS, AS WE FACE QUITE OFTEN IS UNFORESEEN CHANGES AND VIEWS.

AND HERE'S WHAT WE THOUGHT.

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AND SO, YOU KNOW, LANDOWNERS HAVE RIGHTS AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ALSO WITH THE WE KNOW THE POWER LINE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH TRI COUNTY TO MAKE THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET FIXED.

BUT THAT'S THEIRS THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS WITH TRI COUNTY AND FROM AN ACREAGE STANDPOINT BECAUSE I'M STRINGENT ON THE ACREAGE AND STICKING TO LAND USES AND SO FORTH. IN THIS CASE, IT'S UNIQUE IN THE SENSE THAT IT WILL STILL VERY MUCH MATCH THE PROPERTIES SURROUNDING IT.

IN ADDITION, HAD THE EMINENT DOMAIN NOT OCCURRED AND IF YOU SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT OFF OF LOT 3 TO LOT 2, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, MY GUT TELLS ME THAT THESE WOULD BE ONE ACRE LOTS.

THOSE TWO ITEMS COMBINED PROBABLY GETS IT TO ONE ACRE ANYWAY.

AND I DON'T WANT TO ADVERSELY AFFECT SOMEBODY'S ABILITY TO USE THEIR PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THAT EMINENT DOMAIN ACTION.

SO I'D BE SUPPORTIVE.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

OKAY MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7B OTHERWISE REFERRED TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-796 ZA22-0037 FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR MALIK ESTATES PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 1 A MALIK ESTATES ADDITION AND TRACTS 1A01A2B AND 1A01A2C.

BEN J. FOSTER SURVEY ABSTRACT 519 LOCATED AT 905 TO 925 RANDOL MILL AVENUE, SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022, AND THE CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW NUMBER TWO DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 2022.

NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE FOLLOWING VARIANCE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483 AS AMENDED, SECTION 8.01.8 REQUIRES THAT A REAR LOT LINE OF ALL LOTS ABUTTING PROPERTY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED OR PLATTED FOR LOTS ONE ACRE OR LARGER BE A MINIMUM OF 125 FEET IN WIDTH.

IN THIS CASE, THE REAR LINE OF LOT TWO ABUTS TWO PLATTED RESIDENTIALLY ZONED R PUT LOTS GREATER THAN ONE ACRE IN AREA, ONE BEING COMMON AREA/OPEN SPACE LOT AND A PORTION OF A RESIDENTIAL LOT IN PALOMAR ESTATES.

THE WIDTH OF LOT TWO IS PROPOSED TO BE 101 FEET.

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

OKAY. THAT ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 9A, WE ALREADY PUT ON CONSENT.

SO MOVING ON TO OUR FINAL ITEM FOR TONIGHT, WHICH IS AN ITEM 9B CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUEST FOR SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES OF

[9. B. Consider request for solid waste rate adjustments in accordance with Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd. contract for the provision of commercial and residential solid waste and recycling services. ]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE HAVE AN ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION.

ITEM 9B IS TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENTS WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING RATES FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 9 AND A HALF PERCENT.

JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE CONTRACT ITSELF.

THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC WAS APPROVED IN AUGUST OF 2018 AND EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 2023, WHICH IS NEXT YEAR.

THE ANNUAL INCREASE THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS 3%, BUT THEY MAY REQUEST AN EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE WHICH WOULD COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS SECTION 5B OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH DETAILS THAT ANNUAL INCREASE AS WELL AS THE CRITERIA FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE.

UNDER OUR CONTRACT, AS I MENTIONED, REPUBLIC HAS AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF 3% BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT AND MAY ASK FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE FOR FEES OR EXPENSES NOT ALREADY ACCOUNTED IN THE ANNUAL INCREASE OR THE FUEL SURCHARGE OR SUBSTANTIALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN EITHER.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE BREAKOUT OF REPUBLIC'S NINE AND A HALF PERCENT REQUEST INCREASE.

THIS IS AT 3 PERCENT FOR THE ANNUAL INCREASE, AN ADDITIONAL THREE AND A HALF PERCENT FOR LABOR EQUIPMENT AND INFLATION COSTS, AND THEN 3% WITH REVENUE RECOVERY DUE TO SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE CHANGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROPOSING IN OCTOBER.

AND ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I'LL GO INTO EACH OF THOSE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

BUT OVERALL, THIS INCREASE WOULD TAKE THE RESIDENTIAL TOTAL RECYCLING AND TRASH RATE FROM $17.06 TO $18.68 FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF $1.62 PER MONTH FOR BOTH THE TRASH AND RECYCLING.

SO AS I MENTIONED, THEY ARE ENTITLED TO AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF 3%, WHICH IS THE BASE OF THIS NINE AND A HALF PERCENT.

REPUBLIC, HAS ASKED FOR HIGHER RATE INCREASES IN THE PAST, BUT HAS WORKED WITH STAFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2019.

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SO THOSE INCREASES HAVE NOT COME FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

THE THREE AND A HALF PERCENT DUE TO LABOR EQUIPMENT AND OTHER INFLATION COSTS ARE SHOWN HERE OVER ON THE SIDE.

REPUBLIC HAS REPORTED A 6.2% INCREASE IN LABOR IN 8.7% INCREASE IN LABOR IN 2021, AND THEN A 17.8% EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SINCE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SINCE 2020 AND OTHER EXPENSES HAVE RISEN 3.3% SINCE 2020. AND THEN LASTLY, IN OCTOBER, WE WILL BE PROPOSING SOME CHANGES TO OUR SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE THAT OPEN UP THE MARKET FOR THE ROLL OFF CONTAINERS.

A ROLL OFF CONTAINER IS SHOWN HERE ON THE SLIDE.

IT IS TYPICALLY USED FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR HOME RENOVATIONS OR CONSTRUCTION, AND THOSE CHANGES TO THE SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE WOULD NOT REQUIRE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

SO IT MAKES THE MARKET MORE OPEN, WHICH IS A BENEFIT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS, OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AS WELL.

SO WHILE THE CITY HAS A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE WITH REPUBLIC, THEY'RE CURRENTLY THE ONLY PERMITTED HAULER FOR TEMPORARY ROLL OFF CONTAINERS.

AND THIS CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE THAT'S COMING FORWARD IN OCTOBER WOULD RESULT IN AN EXPECTED LOSS OF ABOUT $295,000 A YEAR.

SO REPUBLIC IS REQUESTING FOR HALF OF THAT REVENUE, ABOUT HALF TO BE RECOVERED FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUE OF ABOUT $141,000.

SO THAT MAKES UP THE ADDITIONAL 3% OF THE NINE AND A HALF PERCENT TOTAL INCREASE.

SO IF APPROVED, NEXT STEPS WOULD BE THAT THIS RATE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1, 2022, AND WE WOULD IMPLEMENT A COMMUNICATION PLAN WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE INCREASES.

AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED, YOU WOULD SEE THE SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE COMING FORWARD IN OCTOBER FOR UPDATES.

WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE MR. VINCE HRABAL HERE FROM REPUBLIC IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR REPUBLIC REGARDING THE RATE INCREASE AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

THANKS, LAUREN. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COUNCIL? OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SORRY.

DOES THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM REPUBLIC WANT TO COME ON DOWN AND JUST TALK TO US FOR A MINUTE? I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE, SIR.

COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? THAT'S OKAY. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.

MY NAME IS VINCE HRABAL.

I'M WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU'VE BEEN PRESENTING WITH THE NUMBERS.

LAUREN DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PRESENTING THAT ON OUR BEHALF, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

WELL, THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.

I APPRECIATE IT. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THE CITY HAS WITH REPUBLIC.

IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN KIND OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE FACING THAT ARE CAUSING YOUR RATES TO GO UP? WE ALL ARE AWARE OF THE LABOR MARKET AND SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES, BUT IF YOU CAN JUST KIND OF EXPRESS HOW THAT'S IMPACTED Y'ALL'S BUSINESS AND TALK US THROUGH KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND WHAT YOU SEE IN THE FUTURE, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

SURE. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A ROUGH FEW YEARS, 2020.

OBVIOUSLY, COVID IMPACTED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE WORKING FROM HOME.

SO WE SAW THE RESIDENTIAL VOLUME PICK UP.

WE WERE CHALLENGED WITH OUR STAFFING LEVELS DURING MOST OF 2020 AND INTO EARLY PART OF 2021.

BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS THE LABOR POOL FOR THE COLLECTION HELPERS ON THE BACK, THAT'S A SHRINKING POOL OF AVAILABLE LABOR.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO RELY MORE AND MORE ON THE TEMP AGENCIES TO SUPPLY THAT LABOR.

THEY'VE GONE THEY'VE INCREASED THEIR RATES IN AN EFFORT TO GET PERMANENT EMPLOYEES BACK INTO OUR SYSTEM.

WE'VE GIVEN JUST THIS YEAR ALONE THREE UNSCHEDULED UNBUDGETED INCREASES FOR THOSE HELPERS, CDL DRIVERS TOO.

THERE'S A SHORT SUPPLY OF THOSE, SO WE'VE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WAGES FOR THE DRIVERS, TECHNICIANS, HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHS, SAME SITUATION.

BUT WE'RE MAKING STRIDES. WE'VE GIVEN SOME INCREASES AND WE'RE SO WE'RE MAKING SOME STRIDES IN THAT AREA, BUT WE STILL SEE CHALLENGES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WITH INFLATIONARY COSTS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OUR GUYS SOME INFLATIONARY RELIEF ON THEIR WAGES.

PARTS AND MATERIALS.

STEEL HAS GONE UP ABOUT 100% OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR TRUCKS, BUT OUTSIDE THE TIRES, SOME SEAT CUSHIONS AND A FEW HOSES, IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL METAL.

SO THE COST OF ALL OF OUR PARTS OF THE MATERIALS, WE'VE SEEN SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, WE'VE HAD A DELAY ON THE DELIVERY OF ABOUT

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THOSE HAVE NOT COME IN.

WE EXPECT TO GET SOME IN DECEMBER AND SOME MORE IN JANUARY.

SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.

ONE THING YOU MAY KNOW I KNOW, I KNOW SHANA KNOWS THIS, BUT IN ARLINGTON WE RECENTLY SIGNED A NEW CONTRACT WITH THEM TO CONVERT CARTS FOR TRASH WITH AUTOMATION, AND THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE AS A COMPANY HAS DECIDED TO GO.

PART OF THAT IS PRIMARILY FOR US.

IT'S DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE GUYS ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

IT'S JUST NOT A SAFE JOB.

WE HAD TWO OR THREE HEAT STROKES THIS SUMMER.

WE HAD MANY MORE THAT HAD HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

AND THOSE TRIGGERED AN OSHA INSPECTION OR INQUIRY.

SO IT'S JUST NOT SAFE TO HAVE THOSE GUYS.

AND WE'RE SEEING THAT LABOR POOL CONTINUING TO SHRINK.

THERE'S JUST FEWER PEOPLE WILLING TO DO THAT JOB, EVEN WITH HIGHER RATES.

SO WE THINK THE FUTURE IS TO MOVE ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS TO A CARTED SYSTEM, AND WE'VE MADE THAT DECISION.

YOU'RE FORTUNATE BECAUSE ARLINGTON IS GOING TO BE THE GUINEA PIG, SO TO SPEAK, [LAUGHTER] BUT WE'VE ONLY ANTICIPATE THAT TO GO SMOOTH.

WE'RE FULLY COMMITTED TO DOING THIS THE RIGHT WAY AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT QUALITY SERVICES.

YOU GUYS HAVE SOME CHALLENGES FOR SURE? WE DO, BUT WE'LL GET THROUGH THEM.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN HERE 41 YEARS WITH THE COMPANY.

I'VE BEEN A DRIVER DISPATCHER AND LAST 27 YEARS WORKING IN THIS ROLE.

AND SO I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY AND THE WAY WE COLLECT SOLID WASTE OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES.

SO. SURE, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S HELP.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR.

I HAVE ONE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE CARTED SYSTEM IS NO DEBRIS OUTSIDE THE TRASH CAN, CORRECT? WELL, THE WAY WE'RE GOING, THE WAY WE STRUCTURE THAT IS SO CURRENTLY YOU HAVE CARTS FOR RECYCLE AND TRASH AND BULK AND BRUSH ARE COLLECTED TOGETHER WITH A TRUCK.

SO WE WOULD SEPARATE THE TRASH, YOUR BAGGED HOUSEHOLD TRASH THAT WOULD GO IN A CART AND THEN WE'D HAVE ANOTHER TRUCK THAT WOULD COME BY ONCE A WEEK OR TWICE A WEEK.

IF YOU CHOOSE TWICE A WEEK SERVICE TO PICK UP THE BULK AND THE BUNDLED LIMBS AND THOSE MATERIALS.

OKAY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE SERVICE ISSUES WE'VE HAD IT'S PREDOMINANTLY BEEN ON THE TRASH SIDE WITH THE BULK AND THE TRASH TOGETHER.

RARELY DO WE HAVE SERVICE ISSUES RELATED TO THE CARTS FOR RECYCLE.

SO IF WE MOVE TRASH TO THE CARTS AND SEPARATE OUT THIS COMPONENT, THAT SEASONAL VARIABLE, WE CAN BETTER MANAGE THE ENTIRE SOLID WASTE PROGRAM BECAUSE TRASH NOW BECOMES PREDICTABLE AND MANAGEABLE AND THEN THE BULK IS SEASONAL AND SEASONABLE.

AND WE CAN MANAGE THAT A LOT EASIER IF WE COLLECT THAT SEPARATELY.

SO WILL THE BULK BE MANNED BY HUMANS THEN TRUCKS WITH IT WOULD BE, BUT IT WON'T BE TWO HELPERS ON THE BACK IT WOULD BE ONE HELPER.

ONE HELPER. OKAY. GOTCHA. YEAH.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON.

YEAH. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

FIRST OF ALL, JUST I'D SAY THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT MUNICIPAL IS MOST OF OUR STUFF WE DO OURSELVES AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN SHANA AND HER TEAM THAT'S GOING TO BE TOP QUALITY SERVICE.

AND IT IS. AND WHEN WE CONTRACT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY FOR THINGS LIKE TRASH PICKUP WE'RE AT YOUR MERCY FOR BECAUSE THE RESIDENT DOESN'T LOOK AT THE REPUBLIC TRUCK AND GO, WELL, THAT'S REPUBLIC.

THEY JUST LOOK AT TRASH SERVICE THAT THE CITY'S PROVIDING.

SURE. SO I'LL PASS ALONG APPRECIATION.

I THINK YOU GUYS DO A REALLY NICE JOB.

I THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB WITH YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW THERE'S MANY TIMES THAT LIKE A TRUCK BREAKS DOWN OR SOMEBODY MISSES A STREET OR SOMETHING AND A PHONE CALL TYPICALLY FIXES IT.

I'VE EVEN SEEN GUYS OUT IN PICKUP TRUCKS DRIVING AROUND PICKING UP TRASH.

IF IN THOSE EVENTS WHEN THEY OCCUR.

SO I THINK YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB.

THEY'RE FRIENDLY PEOPLE.

THEY WAVED. YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT.

IT REPRESENTS THE CITY WELL.

SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.

I WOULD TAG ON TO COUNCILMEMBER SMITH, THOUGH.

I'LL BE INTERESTED IN HAVING THE CONVERSATION A LITTLE BIT MORE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT THE AUTOMATED ONLY SYSTEM, BECAUSE JUST WITH PROPERTY IN DIFFERENT PLACES, YOU EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT GARBAGE SERVICES AND HOW THEY DO THEIR THINGS.

AND IN THE AUTOMATED ONLY SYSTEM, IF YOU HAVE A LARGER FAMILY, LIKE EVEN IN OUR CASE WE JOKE, MY WIFE AND I SAY WE ARE A TRASHY BUNCH BECAUSE WE GO THROUGH GARBAGE, SIX PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE AND OFTENTIMES THE RECEPTACLE IS NOT ENOUGH.

IT'LL BE THE RECEPTACLE AND ONE OR TWO WHITE TRASH BAGS BESIDE IT.

THAT'S A CONVERSATION.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT CASE? ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO COLLECT GARBAGE IN THE GARAGE UNTIL FRIDAY? YOU KNOW, UNTIL YOU COLLECT IT ON TUESDAY AND THEN ROLL IT BACK UP, PUT TWO AND YOU'RE GOING TO CONSTANTLY BE ROLLING BEHIND.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ANY OPTIONS TO TALK ABOUT THERE.

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THAT OPTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY ADDITIONAL COST, SO IT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE EQUITABLE.

THOSE THAT GENERATE LESS TRASH WOULD PAY, YOU KNOW, JUST A STANDARD FEE.

THOSE THAT GENERATE MORE TRASH WILL PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY.

OKAY. BUT THAT'S NO DIFFERENT.

YOUR ELECTRICITY, WATER AND OTHER UTILITIES.

OKAY. IS THERE A MAXIMUM FOR COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMSON, JUST SO YOU MAKE SURE? [LAUGHTER] WELL, WE JUST ROLL UP A DUMPSTER ON HIS DRIVEWAY.

IT'S A ROLL OFF. THAT'S ALL WE NEED.

[LAUGHTER]. WELL THANK YOU, MR. VINCE. APPRECIATE YOU.

COMING UP, ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS.

AND AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND Y'ALL'S HARD WORK.

YEAH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I WOULD JUST ADD, WE WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND DO A PRESENTATION ON AUTOMATION.

YEAH. I'VE SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS PUTTING ONE TOGETHER FOR TREY OVER IN ARLINGTON, AND IT'S BEEN REFINED AND SCRUTINIZED QUITE HEAVILY.

GREAT. SO. WELL, PERFECT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, I'M SURE WE CAN ARRANGE THAT.

YES. THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'LL OPEN ONE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOLID WASTE COLLECTION.

SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT? WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS I'M STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH THIS.

I KNOW WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS SOME, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT WE'RE COUNTING 100% LOSS OF THE ROLL OFFS.

TO ME, THAT'S THE NATURE OF CAPITALISM.

THERE'S A REASON THAT PEOPLE CHOSE NOT TO USE THOSE ROLL OFFS IF WE OPENED IT UP, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE EITHER BETTER SERVICED OR BETTER PRICED.

SO I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH US SHOULDERING THE COST WITH THAT.

AND WHEN I LOOK AT THINGS LIKE A CEO THAT'S MAKING 30% MORE IN 21 THAN HE MADE IN 19 AND ASKING US TO COME BACK FOR 10%, I THINK THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH RESIDENTIAL, BUT ASKING US FOR A 10% BUMP ON THAT.

WHEN IT'S A CAPITALIST THING TO ME IS JUST A DIFFICULT SPOT.

IS THERE ANY WIGGLE ON THAT OR IS THIS PROPOSAL THAT'S BEFORE US PERIOD? LAUREN. OR SHANA YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? LAUREN CAN START.

LAUREN WHY DON'T YOU TELL US KIND OF HOW THE BACK AND FORTH HAS GONE WITH REPUBLIC? SO REPUBLIC ORIGINALLY CAME IN AT 100% OF THE REVENUE.

THIS PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS HALF OF THE REVENUE.

SO WHILE IT DOES TO YOUR POINT, COUNCILMEMBER ROBBINS DOES HAVE OUR RESIDENTS BEARING SOME OF THE COST.

IT IS ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTING TO LOSE.

AS FAR AS WIGGLE ROOM WITH THE RATE INCREASE YOU KNOW REALLY, THIS IS UP TO YOU GUYS AS A COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS DECISION.

THERE IS SOME DEBATE THAT THERE IS ROOM THAT YOU HAVE.

BUT THE CONTRACT ITSELF PROVIDES FOR ANNUAL 3% INCREASES.

SO THE DELTA IS REALLY THE SIX AND A HALF IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? RIGHT. OKAY. YES, SIR. I WOULD ALSO REMIND COUNCIL THAT REPUBLIC OPERATES UNDER A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH US THAT HAS MORE ROBUST REQUIREMENTS THAN I THINK WHAT WE CAN EXPECT UNDER THE ORDINANCE CHANGES WITH THE FREE MARKET ON ROLL OFF SERVICE.

SO AND THAT'S AS TO BE EXPECTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE FULL CONTRACT.

BUT I JUST MAKE THAT POINT.

IT MAY NOT BE SIGNIFICANT TO YOU AT ALL, BUT I THINK THAT PART OF THE REASON THAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO SHARE IN THAT COST IS THAT THEY ARE MEETING SOME OF OUR REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL NOT BE APPLIED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE THE ROLL OFF SERVICE IN THE FUTURE UNDER THE OPEN MARKET.

AND TYPICALLY THE REPUBLIC CONTRACT THE WAY THE COMMERCIAL AND THE RESIDENTIAL RATES WORK OR TALK TO US ABOUT THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN BECAUSE THE RESIDENTIAL RATES ARE LOW AND COMMERCIAL RATES TEND TO BE HIGHER? SO WHAT'S THE STRATEGY AS FAR AS YOU'VE BEEN TOLD ON THAT? I MEAN, IT'S COMPOSITE PRICING, RIGHT? IT'S FULL SERVICE PRICING.

AND SO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO WITH THEIR COSTS, TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS THEY SEE FIT ON A COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SIDE TO MAKE THAT WORK VERSUS A SINGLE OPERATOR THAT'S JUST TAKING ONE PIECE OF THE BUSINESS.

IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

BUT THIS NINE AND A HALF PERCENT IS ON JUST RESIDENTIAL.

CORRECT. THIS IS THE CITIZEN'S PIECE ALONE, CORRECT OR IS IT? NO, SIR, IT IS FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

BUT THE RESIDENTS ARE TAKING THE SAME INCREASE THAT THE COMMERCIAL IS GETTING? YES. BUT FROM A PERCENTAGE STANDPOINT, BUT FROM A IMPACT STANDPOINT, IT'S MUCH LOWER.

SO WHAT WOULD THE PERCENTAGE BE IF WE ACCEPTED A FULL COST RECOVERY RATE INCREASE? IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 12 AND A HALF PERCENT.

SO THIS IS 3% LOWER THAN WHAT THEY INITIALLY ASKED FOR?

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I MEAN, MY POSITION ON IT IS I ALWAYS WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS AND OUR INDIVIDUAL DOLLARS, OF COURSE.

BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 6% AND THE 9 AND A HALF PERCENT, I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BECAUSE I ASKED LAUREN ABOUT THIS EARLIER THAT YOUR MONTHLY RATE IS GOING TO GO IF WE APPROVE 6%, IT WILL GO UP $1.15 A MONTH, 9%.

IT GOES UP $1.60 A MONTH.

AND I MEASURE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICE WE GET.

AND ARE WE PLEASED WITH THAT? AND I AM I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE PLEASED WITH THE SERVICE AND I'VE SEEN SITUATIONS WHERE TRASH SERVICE GOES BAD, YOU KNOW, STRIKES OR CONTRACT DEBATES AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

THAT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT.

AND CERTAINLY THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH AND I'M COMFORTABLE WITH IT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S AN UNDUE BURDEN.

I MEAN, I JUST GOT MY ANNUAL I WON'T SAY THE COMPANY, BUT MY ANNUAL INSURANCE PREMIUM AND MY HOMEOWNER'S WENT UP OVER 10%, YOU KNOW, YEAR TO YEAR. IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S THIS TERRIBLE ECONOMY THAT'S BEEN CREATED AND THEN WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH.

YEAH. I MEAN, I DO THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

I GUESS I'D SAY TWO THINGS. FIRST, A 9.5% INCREASE IN UTILITIES, PROBABLY THE LOWEST INCREASE IN UTILITY OF ALL OF OUR UTILITIES THAN WE ARE GOING TO SEE THIS YEAR.

CERTAINLY, IT'S A LOT LOWER THAN MY ELECTRICAL BILL INCREASE.

SO YEAH, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT MEASURING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE, I TOTALLY AGREE.

THEY'VE BEEN GOOD PARTNERS AND I MEAN AND THEIR CEO COMPENSATION IS THAT'S AN INTERNAL THING AND REALLY HAS NO BEARING ON OUR DECISION.

IT'S I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S MAKING A FAIR WAGE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE NEGOTIATED TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE SPLITTING THE COST WITH THEM.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT AT THIS POINT.

[INAUDIBLE] TO THAT POINT I MEAN, YOU GO TO OTHER CITIES AND YOU SEE HOW IT'S DONE AND YOU REALIZE I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, TO COUNCILMAN WILLIAMSON'S POINT, I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE.

AND LET'S FACE IT, I MEAN, AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.

WHAT HASN'T GONE UP? I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO OVERPAY FOR SOMETHING IF I CAN FIND IT RIGHT FOR MY BUSINESS.

SO I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE.

AND THERE'S BEEN SOME GIVE AND TAKE OVER THE YEARS AS WELL.

SO TO ME, THIS SEEMS LIKE IT'S FAIR.

IT'S CERTAINLY REASONABLE TO ME.

OKAY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 9B OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS CONSIDERING CONSIDERING A REQUEST FOR SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES OF TEXAS, LIMITED CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES.

DO I NEED TO DOCUMENT THE RATE INCREASE OR IS THAT MOTION GOING TO CAPTURE WHAT LAUREN NEEDS? OKAY FOR TRANSPARENCY.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOUR MOTION REFLECT EXACTLY WHAT YOU.

RIGHT. SO IT'S 9 AND A HALF.

SO IS THAT SO? HOW WAS THAT WORDED? IS IT JUST 9 AND A HALF RESIDENTIALLY? THAT'S SUFFICIENT. OKAY.

SO I'LL AMEND THAT MOTION TO REFLECT THE 9 AND A HALF PERCENT RATE INCREASE.

IS THAT COMFORTABLE? OK MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM 9B PASSES SIX ZERO.

THANKS AGAIN. AND THAT IS THE FINAL ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

SO WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.