May 02, 2023 City Council

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ALL RIGHT.

[1. Call to order]

MY NAME IS MARY JOHN HUFFMAN, AND I WANT TO WELCOME THIS AMAZING CROWD TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS START WITH OUR INVOCATION.

SO I'D INVITE OUR CITY CHAPLAIN, PASTOR CLAY REID, TO JOIN US.

YOU GUYS RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND FOR THE PLEDGES AFTERWARDS.

PASTOR REID. HEY, JUST A QUICK INVITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE SOUTHLAKE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER THAT'S SPONSORED BY AREA LOCAL CHURCHES.

WE HAVE IT ONCE A YEAR IN THE RUSTON PAVILION.

IT'S THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, LAST FROM 6 TO 7.

GREAT THING ABOUT THE EVENT THIS YEAR IT'S USUALLY STODGY OLD PASTORS LIKE ME, AND THIS YEAR IT'S ACTUALLY BEING LED FROM MOST OF OUR LOCAL CHURCHES ARE SENDING STUDENTS TO COME LEAD IN PRAYER AND ALSO LEAD IN WORSHIP.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. I INVITE ALL OF YOU.

EVERYBODY'S WELCOME IN SOUTHLAKE AND WE'RE GLAD TO GO TO THE LORD TOGETHER NOW IN PRAYER.

LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR OUR LOCAL KIDS.

AND WE KNOW THAT MAY IS A TIME OF A LOT OF TRANSITION, KIDS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, LOTS OF THINGS TO DO, LOTS OF CHOICES TO MAKE, AND A LOT OF TRANSITION GOING ON IN OUR HOMES.

AND SO WE PRAY FOR THOSE KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS AND THAT ENTIRE GROUP.

WE JUST PRAY BLESSING ON THEM AS THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM ABOUT THAT, GIVE THEIR PARENTS HELP AS THEY WORK THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES.

BE WITH THOSE TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

BE WITH OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT TEAM.

WE JUST PRAY BLESSING UPON THEM.

PRAY THAT YOU'D HELP THOSE KIDS TO MAKE GREAT CHOICES OVER THE COMING WEEKS.

PROTECT OUR KIDS.

LORD, WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT YOU'VE FILLED OUR CITY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND STUDENTS, AND WE PRAY BLESSING ON THEM.

OR WE THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING.

WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT AS THEY DELIBERATE AND TAKE MATTERS UNDER CONSIDERATION.

WE PRAY, BLESSING UPON THEM, WISDOM FOR EVERY DECISION THAT THEY MAKE.

PEACE IN THEIR HEARTS.

WE GIVE THANKS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU LOVE US AND IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY.

AMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PASTOR REID.

ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A REALLY FUN WORK SESSION TONIGHT.

SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH.

OUR FIRST ITEM IS WHAT WE CALL THE SOUTHLAKE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT.

[3. Southlake Business Spotlight: Kung Fu Tea, 2175 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite 130]

TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M REALLY EXCITED, AS ALWAYS, TO SHARE MY BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

KUNG FU TEA IS A FAMILY OWNED FRANCHISE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE BY TWO SISTERS, AND AS YOU'LL HEAR IN THE VIDEO, THEY REALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.

SO.

HI, MY NAME IS AMY AND I'M ONE OF THE CO-OWNERS OF KUNG FU TEA SOUTHLAKE.

LOCATED AT 2175 EAST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, NEXT TO TORCHY'S AND CAVA.

KUNG FU TEA WAS STARTED IN QUEENS, NEW YORK, TO BRING TAIWANESE BUBBLE TEA TO AMERICA.

FROM YOUR CLASSIC MILK TEA WITH BOBA TO REFRESHING PUNCHES WITH JELLIES, OUR MENU IS PROVEN TO HAVE A DRINK FOR EVERYONE.

BOBA OR BUBBLES, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU CALL IT, IS A TAPIOCA PEARL THAT IS COOKED AND HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHEWY TEXTURE.

THERE'S A WORD IN CANTONESE THAT I CAN'T PRONOUNCE, BUT IT'S THE PERFECT CONSISTENCY OF CHEWY AND SOFT.

AND WITH THE DRINK, LIKE YOUR CLASSIC MILK TEA, IT GOES PERFECTLY FOR A REFRESHING SUMMER DAY.

IF IT'LL BE YOUR FIRST TIME IN, THIS IS WHAT I RECOMMEND FOR YOU TO GET.

IF YOU WANT A MILK TEA, I WOULD SUGGEST OUR COFFEE MILK TEA AND ADD OUR MILK CAP.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SALTY CREME.

AND WHEN YOU MIX IT TOGETHER, IT GIVES A SALTY SWEETNESS THAT IS UTTER PERFECTION.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FRUITY, I WOULD SUGGEST OUR PASSION FOR GREEN TEA.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING WITH TEA.

BUT IF YOU'RE NOT THE BIGGEST FAN, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST OUR STRAWBERRY LEMONADE, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR MANGO POPPING BOBA.

IT'S A CLASSIC, AND EVERYONE WHO COMES INTO THE STORE ALWAYS WANTS MANGO POPPING.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE OF A CLASSIC MILK TEA, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH OUR BROWN SUGAR MILK, WHICH WE CALL OUR COCOA CREME AS OUR BROWN SUGAR BOBA MILK AND A LITTLE BIT

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YOU MIX IT UP WHENEVER YOU GET IT AND PUT YOUR STRAW IN AND IT'S GOOD TO GO.

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRINKS.

IT'LL PROBABLY BE ONE OF YOURS, TOO.

YOU CAN FIND US ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND TIKTOK AT KUNG FU TEA SOUTHLAKE TO STAY UPDATED ON ALL OUR DEALS AND EVENTS.

SO IF YOU'RE EVER IN THE NEED TO CHEER YOURSELF UP AFTER A LONG DAY OR HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OR GRAB SOMETHING TO DRINK AFTER SCHOOL, MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY AT KUNG FU TEA SOUTHLAKE TO SATISFY YOUR CRAVINGS.

ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL.

THAT LOOKS SO GOOD.

SHE WAS A NATURAL, TRULY.

GREAT JOB ON THE VIDEO. ARE YOU GUYS POSTING THESE ON SOCIAL MEDIA? WE DO. WE, AND THE BUSINESS THAT WE FEATURE GETS PINNED TO OUR FACEBOOK PROFILE, SO IT'S AT THE TOP FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.

SO THEY'RE FEATURED. THE FIRST THING PEOPLE SEE ON SELECT SOUTHLAKE WHEN THEY GO WHAT'S THE FACEBOOK PROFILE ONE MORE TIME.

SELECT SOUTHLAKE.

SELECT SOUTHLAKE. EVERYBODY IN THE CROWD, PULL OUT YOUR PHONES AFTER YOU LEAVE AND GO.

GIVE US A FOLLOW. THAT'S AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC INTO KUNG FU TEA.

THEY'D LOVE TO SEE YOU. AWESOME.

THANKS, STEPHANIE. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS WE'RE GOING TO DO A PROCLAMATION FOR A VERY, VERY COOL PROJECT CALLED THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA AWARENESS

[4. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Project]

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SWATI SHANKAR.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MAYOR HUFFMAN, THE CITY LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATE AND SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT OUR SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION AND LLS'S VISION AND MISSION.

A WORLD WITHOUT BLOOD CANCER.

ON BEHALF OF SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR CITY LEADERSHIP AND STUDENT COMMUNITY TO PLEASE JOIN THE SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION TEAM TO RAISE FUNDS BENEFITING THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, DEDICATED TO CURING LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA AND OTHER BLOOD CANCERS.

THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, OR LLS, IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST VOLUNTARY NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO FUNDING BLOOD CANCER RESEARCH AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND PATIENT SERVICES.

SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION'S MISSION WITH THIS GALA IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THESE DEADLY CANCERS AND ALSO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE WITH LLS.

HI, MY NAME IS WISAM WAHEED.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

TOGETHER WE CAN GIVE BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THE HELP AND HOPE THAT THEY NEED TO KEEP GOING.

AND WE CAN REALIZE OUR VISION OF A WORLD WITHOUT BLOOD CANCER.

HI, MY NAME IS NIKKI ATLA AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A FUTURE WITHOUT CANCER.

DID YOU KNOW THAT MORE THAN 40% OF PEDIATRIC CANCERS ARE BLOOD CANCERS? ONLY 5% OF ONCOLOGY DRUGS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FIRST TIME USE IN CHILDREN.

APPROXIMATELY 80% OF CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS DEVELOP CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES FROM TREATMENT.

WE NEED SAFER, LESS TOXIC, MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR KIDS WITH BLOOD CANCERS.

KIDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND NOW THEIR CANCER CARE IS TOO.

ATTACKING PEDIATRIC BLOOD CANCER FROM EVERY ANGLE.

FIRST UP, LLS PEDAL MASTER CLINICAL TRIALS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TESTING NEW, SAFER THERAPIES ON KIDS WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA.

RESEARCH FOCUS ON GLOBAL COLLABORATION POLICY AND ADVOCACY.

DRIVE POLICY TO ADVANCE RESEARCH PATIENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT.

EXPAND FREE EDUCATION AND MORE SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

NOW FOR A SHORT VIDEO.

AT THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY.

WE BELIEVE GIVING IS PERSONAL.

CONTRIBUTIONS DON'T COME FROM THE WALLET.

THEY COME FROM THE HEART.

GIVING IS COMMUNITY, NO MATTER WHERE WE LIVE OR WHO WE ARE.

A SHARED PASSION FOR CHANGE UNITES US.

GIVING IS GOOD.

OUR DONORS BELIEVE IN SHARING THEIR RESOURCES WILLINGLY FOR THE GOOD OF ALL, NOT JUST THEMSELVES.

GIVING IS HONEST.

WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN ABOUT HOW, WHY, WHERE, AND WHEN WE USE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.

GIVING IS IMPACT.

WE STRIVE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND US AND FOR THOSE WHO WE MAY NEVER MEET BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT BLOOD CANCER.

SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING AND BELIEVING IN OUR PROMISE.

YOUR GENEROSITY MAKES WHAT WE DO POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LLS FUNDS LIFE SAVING BLOOD CANCER RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD PROVIDES FREE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND IS THE VOICE FOR ALL BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS SEEKING

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WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW DONORS IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US, INCLUDING MINU RAINA, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM BECAUSE WITHOUT SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THOSE, A LOT MORE LIVES WOULD BE LOST.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THIS FRIDAY AT 6 P.M.

AT THE LLS GALA AT THE MARK.

THANK YOU. WONDERFUL.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR MAKING THAT PRESENTATION.

SO 6 P.M. AT THE MARK THIS FRIDAY.

YOU GUYS TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE GALA, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH THERE.

SO THE GALA, IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF LIKE A MUSICAL EVENT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LIVE BAND THERE, MUSIC AS WELL.

THE GOAL ULTIMATELY IS TO RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE FOR LLS.

THERE WILL BE A CHARITY AUCTION AS WELL, SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME COOL STUFF ON THE SIDE WHILE ALSO DONATING MONEY TO A GREAT CAUSE.

AWESOME. WONDERFUL.

WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE GALA? JAMES BOND SO THAT IS RELEVANT INFORMATION.

COUNCILWOMAN. TALLEY. THANK YOU.

WELL, I'M SURE WE WILL ALL DO OUR VERY BEST TO MAKE IT AND CERTAINLY WE'LL BE SUPPORTING YOU GUYS IN YOUR EFFORTS.

SO I HAVE A PROCLAMATION I WANT TO READ AND THEN YOU GUYS STICK AROUND AND WE'LL GET A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL AND THE DONORS IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING THEM UP AS WELL. SO WHEREAS EACH YEAR, THE WORLD'S LARGEST NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO FIGHTING BLOOD CANCERS, THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, OR LLS, RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF OUR LOCAL FUNDRAISERS PUSHING FORWARD THE VISIONARY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION.

AND, WHEREAS, LLS TARRANT COUNTY REGION IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTING FIGHTING CANCER BY DOING THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK BY HOSTING A LOCAL FUNDRAISER EVENT.

AND. WHEREAS, THEY ARE NOT ONLY STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORTING AND FUNDRAISING, BUT THEY'RE ALSO EDUCATING AND AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF LLS AND ITS MISSION TO CURE LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, HODGKIN'S DISEASE AND MYELOMA, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND, WHEREAS, THE LLS IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF CANCER CURES, AND WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SUCH A TALENTED AND COMPASSIONATE GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER, WE'RE HELPING MILLIONS IMPACTED BY CANCER.

AND. WHEREAS, LLS FUNDS LIFE SAVING BLOOD CANCER RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD PROVIDES FREE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND IS THE VOICE FOR ALL BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS SEEKING ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, COORDINATED CARE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN, ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY SUPPORT THE SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION AND THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT THE SAME.

THANK YOU, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT.

IT'S REALLY GREAT WORK.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS A PRESENTATION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS.

[5. Presentation of Volunteer Service Awards]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO PRESENT OUR ANNUAL VOLUNTEER SOUTHLAKE SERVICE AWARDS, AS I'M SURE IT'S NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE HERE.

OUR VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, AND WE ARE THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE SO MANY OF THEM THIS EVENING.

SO THE IMPACT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS CAN BE FELT ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND IN THE CITY THROUGH OUR MANY VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT EVENTS.

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AND ALL OF THOSE SERVICE HOURS EQUATE TO A VALUE OF OVER $600,000 AS VALUED BY THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR.

A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO INCLUDE SHELVING OVER 78,000 BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY.

THEY ALSO ASSISTED WITH THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM BY HELPING SERVE OVER 1900 SUMMER READING PARTICIPANTS.

WE ALSO HAVE 123 TEEN VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE WIDELY SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER TEEN COURT PROGRAM.

THEY SERVE ON THE ROSTER, AND THEY HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 150 HOURS SERVING IN THE COURT IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES.

AND OF COURSE, THE AMAZING CONTRIBUTION OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY VOLUNTEERS CONTINUES THIS PAST YEAR.

THOSE VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 3600 HOURS OF SERVICE BACK TO OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

BUT TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SERVICE AWARDS THIS LAST YEAR.

SOUTHLAKE RECOGNIZES THREE CATEGORIES OF AWARDS, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE HERE ON THE SCREEN.

OUR VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, JULIE CLARK, IS HERE THIS EVENING AND SHE'S GOING TO HELP ME PRESENT THE AWARDS.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S GET STARTED.

SO OUR FIRST AWARD THIS EVENING IS THE JUNIOR SERVICE AWARD.

AND THE JUNIOR SERVICE AWARD IS PRESENTED TO THE JUNIOR VOLUNTEER WHO HAS SERVED THE MOST HOURS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

AND THIS YEAR, THE AWARD GOES TO SAVIR GOTTIMUKKULA.

SAVIR, YOU HERE THIS EVENING? HE IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HIM.

SEVERE VOLUNTEERED 126 HOURS THIS LAST YEAR, SERVING PRIMARILY AT SUMMER CAMP MANIA LAST SUMMER, MAKING SURE THE TEAM HAD THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GIVE OUR CAMP PARTICIPANTS A GREAT CAMP EXPERIENCE.

SO IN BEHALF OF SAVIR WILL ACCEPT THAT AWARD.

LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THE NEXT AWARD I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS EVENING IS THE ADULT SERVICE AWARD, SIMILAR TO THE JUNIOR SERVICE AWARD? THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO THE ADULT VOLUNTEER WHO SERVED THE MOST HOURS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, AND THIS YEAR THE RECIPIENT IS KEN STEWART.

KEN, ARE YOU HERE THIS EVENING? KEN, COME ON DOWN AND ACCEPT YOUR AWARD.

SO KEN IS A MAINSTAY OF THE SOUTHLAKE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HAS SERVED MORE THAN 1000 HOURS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

SO NO SMALL FEAT.

THE NEXT CATEGORY OF AWARDS ARE THE MILESTONE SERVICE AWARDS.

AND IN THESE AWARDS, WE LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE LIFETIME SERVICE AWARDS AND MILESTONES IN 500 HOURS.

SO THESE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO REACH THOSE SIGNIFICANT LIFETIME SERVICE AWARDS FOR THE 500 MILESTONE.

WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THREE INDIVIDUALS THIS EVENING, AND AS I CALL EACH OF YOUR NAMES, I'D ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING.

FIRST IS PATTY BRADSHAW.

HERE COMES PATTI.

PATTI VOLUNTEERS IN OUR TEEN COURT AND HELPS TO RUN THE JURY ROOM BY WORKING WITH DEFENDANTS AND THEIR PARENTS IN THE TEN JURY MEMBERS AND THE TEEN COURT SESSIONS.

AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB MAKING SURE THAT PROGRAM STAYS ON TRACK.

WE WE NEXT LIKE TO HONOR NORMA CRUZ.

NORMA, ARE YOU HERE THIS EVENING? EXCELLENT. SO NORMA IS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHLAKE SENIOR CENTER AND GIVES HER TIME AND TALENTS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS THERE.

IN FACT, SHE WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH THE FLORAL ARRANGEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRADER JOE'S.

SO NORMA'S PARTICIPATION AND VOLUNTEERISM IS SO SUPPORTED.

AND OUR LAST FIVE 500 HOUR MILESTONE RECIPIENT THIS EVENING IS COLTON QUINN.

COLTON, ARE YOU HERE THIS EVENING? EXCELLENT. COLTON, COME ON DOWN.

SO COLTON BEGAN VOLUNTEERING WITH THE LIBRARY IN 2010, AND HIS LOYAL SERVICE HAS SHOWN LOTS OF DEDICATION.

HE CONSISTENTLY SERVES EVERY MONTH, AND HE IS THE ONE WHO MAKES SURE OUR DVDS IN THE COLLECTION ARE IN PERFECT, IN RIGHT ORDER ALL THE TIME.

SO THANK YOU, COLTON, FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

SO THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE 2000 HOUR MILESTONE SERVICE AWARD CATEGORY.

AND THIS YEAR, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HONOR ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO'S MADE THAT MILESTONE, AND THAT'S JIM SHIREY.

JIM, ARE YOU HERE THIS EVENING? EXCELLENT, JIM.

SO JIM IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER IN OUR CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM SUPPORTING AND TRAINING ALL OF OUR INCOMING COPS VOLUNTEERS.

HE ALSO PROVIDES INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND HELPS THE CITY EVENTS.

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SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE 2500 HOUR MILESTONE SERVICE AWARD.

AND WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE TWO RECIPIENTS THIS EVENING.

FIRST UP IS WAYNE BERRYMAN.

WAYNE.

WAYNE IS ANOTHER VALUABLE PUBLIC SAFETY VOLUNTEER ASSISTING WITH THE CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM AND ALSO SPENDING TIME WITH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISIONS, HELPING TO FILE CASES WITH TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES.

SO REALLY DOING SOME SIGNIFICANT WORK IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.

AND NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO HONOR LEROY MCCALL FOR 2500 HOURS AS WELL.

LEROY. ANOTHER PUBLIC SAFETY VOLUNTEER, A THEME LEROY HAS TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF SUPPORTING BUSINESSES IN TOWN SQUARE, OFTEN ACTING AS AN AMBASSADOR, LIAISON BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PATRONS IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND HIM AT MANY OF OUR CITY EVENTS.

THANK YOU, LEROY, FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

AND FINALLY, THAT LEADS US TO OUR LAST MILESTONE SERVICE AWARD OF THE EVENING IS FOR 5000 HOURS.

AND THIS LAST YEAR, WE'RE AGAIN RECOGNIZING KEN STEWART FOR PASSING THE 5000 HOUR MARK.

SO, KEN, COME DOWN AGAIN.

SO KEN IS A PUBLIC SAFETY VOLUNTEER, AND MOST OF HIS EXPERIENCE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE GUN RANGE.

HE PARTNERS WITH CORPORAL BEDRICK TO REALLY TAKE SOME OF HIS PAST EXPERIENCES, TO GIVE US SOME REALLY GREAT SERVICE IN A VERY SPECIALIZED AREA.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, KEN, ON ACHIEVING SUCH A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE.

AND THEN OUR FINAL CATEGORY OF AWARDS THIS EVENING IS THE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD.

SO THE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD WAS STARTED BY THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON SERVICE AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN 2003 AS A WAY TO THANK AMERICANS WHO, BY EXAMPLE, INSPIRE OTHERS TO ENGAGE IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES CITIZENS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED A REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTH PERIOD.

THE AWARD HAS CERTAIN THRESHOLDS THAT MUST BE MET DEPENDING UPON THE AGE GROUP TO QUALIFY.

WE FIRST BECAME A CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION FOR THE AWARD IN 2014, AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE AWARDED MORE THAN 300 AWARDS.

TONIGHT, WE'RE VERY PROUD TO ADD 33 RECIPIENTS TO THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

SO WE'LL START WITH THE BRONZE CATEGORY.

TO EARN A BRONZE AWARD, TEENS MUST HAVE SERVED A MINIMUM OF 50 HOURS YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS 100 HOURS THIS YEAR.

WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE 14 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE REACHED THOSE MILESTONES.

FOR THOSE OF YOU VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STAND.

WAYNE BERRYMAN, AMAN DILLON, OWEN HINMAN, SHELBY LANCASTER, DORA LEE, SONIA NAIDOO, ALEX PATTON, DANNY REYNOLDS, DEV SAHAY, RIDDHIMA SHANKAR, JIM SHIREY, AKSHAY SUNKARA, CHLOE TONG AND KEVIN VIJAY.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING EACH OF THESE VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR SERVICE.

THE NEXT AWARD CATEGORY IS FOR SILVER RECIPIENTS TO EARN A SILVER AWARD.

TEEN VOLUNTEERS MUST HAVE SERVED A MINIMUM OF 75 HOURS YOUNG ADULTS, 175 HOURS AND ADULTS 250 HOURS.

TONIGHT, WE ARE RECOGNIZING SEVEN VOLUNTEERS WHO EARNED A SILVER AWARD.

AGAIN, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STAND.

GRACE BAO, BRANT BUSCH.

SIRI GANGIREDDY, LEROY MCCALL, KEITH MORROW, PAMELA MULLER, AND ANTHONY RAMIREZ.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING EACH OF THESE VOLUNTEERS.

AND FINALLY, TO EARN A GOLD AWARD, TEENS MUST HAVE SERVED A MINIMUM OF 100 HOURS YOUNG ADULTS, 250 HOURS AND ADULTS 500 HOURS.

TONIGHT, WE HONOR 12 INDIVIDUALS FOR THIS ACHIEVING THIS AWARD.

AGAIN, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STAND.

NITA DUTTA, SAVIR GOTTIMUKKULA, ZANIA KARIM, NAOMI KOLADY, TAIHAKU, JILLIAN LIM, TANUSRI MUKALA, CHARLIE PATAK, MADELINE SHEPHERD, KEN STEWART, DIYA SUNIL AND RISHAB SUNIL.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THEM.

SO AGAIN, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE SOME OF THE BEST AROUND AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART, WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR SERVICE.

SO IF YOU JOIN ME ONE LAST TIME AND GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

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UNBELIEVABLE. GUYS, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

SERIOUSLY, FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR VOLUNTEERISM.

THERE'S A CALCULATION WE GO THROUGH AND MS. BLACK PROBABLY COULD PULL IT UP RIGHT NOW.

BUT YOU LITERALLY THE VALUE OF YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK IS LITERALLY IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT YOU SAVE THE TAXPAYERS OF SOUTHLAKE BECAUSE YOU GUYS STEP UP AND SPEND YOUR TIME WORKING ON BEHALF OF THIS CITY AND THE CITIZENS.

SO WE CAN'T WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY FUN HAVING BEEN UP HERE ON THE DAIS FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW.

I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOU MULTIPLE TIMES.

YOU JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, IF YOU'VE WON THESE AWARDS BEFORE.

YEAH, AT LEAST LOOK AT THAT.

UNBELIEVABLE. YOU GUYS GIVE THESE GUYS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, TOO.

AMAZING. I MEAN, YEAR AFTER YEAR, YOU GUYS SHOW UP.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.

VOLUNTEERS. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I FOUND MYSELF SAYING THIS A LOT.

I MEAN, I'M ALWAYS BRAGGING ON SOUTHLAKE, BUT WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF FRIENDS WHO'VE MOVED HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THEY HAVE IS THE SAME QUESTION I HAD. WE HAD THE ANSWER WHEN WE WERE DECIDING TO RAISE OUR KIDS HERE AND PUT THEM BOTH IN SCHOOL AND SOUTHLAKE WAS, YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES SOUTHLAKE SPECIAL? I THINK WE SEE IT.

I MEAN, I SAY ALL THE TIME WE TALK ABOUT LOW TAXES AND GREAT SCHOOLS, BUT THE LIFEBLOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY IS THE VOLUNTEERS.

I MEAN, THE AMOUNT OF INVOLVEMENT.

I MEAN, I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, IF YOU JUST COME UP WITH AN IDEA, YOU CAN FIND SOMEBODY WHO WILL SUPPORT IT.

THAT'S THAT'S A UNIQUE ASPECT OF SOUTHLAKE.

THIS ISN'T HAPPENING EVERYWHERE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.

YOU CAN CONTINUE TO DO. IT'S A BLESSING.

AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE RAISED MY KIDS AROUND YOU ALL.

SO THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND EVEN THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE WATCHING THAT COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS UP HERE.

RIGHT. AND SO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO GET UP EVERY DAY AND PUT YOUR BOOTS ON.

AND FOR YOU GUYS IN THE BACK, I MEAN, I KNOW I WAS WAITING FOR YOUR ARMS TO GO UP WHEN THE MAYOR CALLED FOR WHO'S BEEN HERE BEFORE BECAUSE I RECOGNIZED YOU ALL.

AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

IT TAKES SO MUCH TO MAKE THE CITY GO.

BUT THE VOLUNTEER HOURS AND THAT YOU DO IT WITH HEART AND THAT YOU ENJOY IT AND YOU LOVE IT IS IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SERVE.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE OUR CITY GREAT.

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS.

YES, I WOULD ECHO IT'S REMARKABLE.

I MEAN, NO MATTER HOW MANY HOURS YOU SERVE, WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE CITY IS IS IMMEASURABLE.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, I WAS DOING SOME SIMPLE MATH HERE.

BUT WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT 2000, 2500 HOURS, THAT'S A FULL TIME JOB FOR A YEAR.

THAT'S A 40 HOUR A WEEK JOB FOR A YEAR.

5000 HOURS IS TWO YEARS TO TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF A FULL TIME JOB.

AND THESE ARE TALENTED PEOPLE.

I MEAN, JUST IMAGINE IF THEY SAID I MEAN, DON'T TAKE ANY IDEAS HERE.

BUT IF THEY WENT OUT AND ACTUALLY SAID, I'M GOING TO WORK FULL TIME, THEY'RE JUST DONATING THAT TO OUR CITY, WHICH IS REMARKABLE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S FABULOUS.

IT'S WONDERFUL. YEAH. EXCELLENT WORK.

WELL, IF I CAN INVITE ALL OF YOU WHO WON AN AWARD TONIGHT DOWN TO THE FRONT, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

COME ON DOWN.

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[6. Southlake Kids Interested in Leadership Presentation]

SO I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MS. BORA. WHERE IS SHE? COME ON DOWN AND GET US STARTED.

AND. YEAH, ALL THE SKILL KIDS.

Y'ALL COME ON DOWN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT WITH THE SOUTHLAKE KIDS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP AS THEY PRESENT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND LEARNED DURING THEIR TIME IN THE SKIL PROGRAM. BUT BEFORE THEY START THEIR PRESENTATION, WE DID WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THE SKIL RECEPTION HAPPENING MAY 17TH OVER AT THE MARK, STARTING AT 6 P.M.

WE WOULD LOVE IT IF EVERYBODY CAN MAKE IT.

AND WITH THAT, HI.

ALL RIGHT. HELLO.

SO ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE GOT TO DO IS INTERN AT TD AMERITRADE IN SOUTHLAKE AND THEN LATER AT CHARLES SCHWAB IN WESTLAKE.

WE SPENT A DAY LEARNING LIKE THE INS AND OUTS OF THE COMPANY, AND THEN THEY TASKED US WITH A CAPSTONE PROJECT TO TRY TO IMPROVE THEIR WEBSITE WITH LIKE YOUTH MINDS AND SEE TO MAKE IT MORE LIKE THE USER INTERFACE BETTER.

AFTER SPENDING FOUR DAYS OF SEEING WHAT TWEAKS WE COULD MAKE, WE PRESENTED TO A GROUP OF MANAGERS AND KIND OF GAVE THEM OUR IDEAS AND LIKE GAVE US A BIG WAY TO KIND OF PRACTICE IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING AS KIDS, WHICH I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DONE WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM. SO THEN ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE DID IN FEBRUARY WAS GO TO AUSTIN, TO CAPITOL HILL, WHERE WE GOT TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVE CAPRIGLIONE AND FORMER REPRESENTATIVE LARRY GONZALEZ, WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE LAWMAKING PROCESS AT THE CAPITOL.

WE LEARNED ABOUT THE TEXAS STATE CEMETERY AND DIFFERENT LEADERS THERE THAT WERE BURIED THERE WHO PARTICIPATED SIGNIFICANTLY AND HELPED IMPACT TEXAS CULTURE AND HISTORY.

OVERALL, WE GAINED A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THROUGH WORKING AT SCALE AND THE EXPERIENCES THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.

WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, WHETHER IT WAS HERE IN SOUTHLAKE OR IN AUSTIN.

WE ALSO LEARNED TO WORK IN SMALL GROUPS WITH OUR PEERS.

WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO DO THIS BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE AT FIDELITY AND WORKING ON OUR CAPSTONE ARE NOT FIDELITY TD AMERITRADE, SORRY.

AND OVERALL, THE PROGRAM GREW OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD VIA PROJECTS AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE.

UH, MAYOR HUFFMAN ACTUALLY GAVE US A PRESENTATION ON PUBLIC SPEAKING AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THE TEAM.

WE LEARNED HOW TO WORK IN SMALL GROUPS WITH LIKE MINDED PEOPLE, AND WE ALSO LEARNED HOW MARKETING AND LEGAL SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL IN BUSINESS.

SO WE ALSO LEARNED MANY TEAMWORK AND PRESENTING SKILLS.

AGAIN, MAYOR HUFFMAN CAME AND TALKED TO US ABOUT THE SIMPLISTIC SLIDE DESIGN, AND ALSO WE LEARNED HOW TO BRING EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES INTO PRESENTATIONS TO MAKE THEM FLOW SMOOTHLY AND GET OUR MESSAGE ACROSS.

THE SIMPLEST. UM, OKAY.

SO WE WENT TO THE WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SEE THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

THEY TAUGHT US HOW THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE CITY AND PROTECTS THE CITY.

AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SEE A FIRE TRUCK AND OR THE FIRE ENGINE, AND WE GOT TO GO UP IN THE BUCKET.

SO THAT WAS FUN.

AND WE ALSO GOT TO SEE A FULLY EQUIPPED POLICE TAHOE.

AND WE JUST LEARNED HOW THEY PROTECT US AND OUR CITY.

VERY GOOD. SO ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY HAVE IS HOW WILL WE USE THESE SKILLS IN THE FUTURE TO ENSURE OUR SUCCESS? AND WE LEARNED HOW TO WORK IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING WHICH NOT MANY KIDS OUR AGE GET TO DO.

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YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY OVERALL, YOU KNOW, GETTING BACK TO WHAT REALLY THE IMPACT THAT THIS CAN HAVE ON OUR LIVES, WE HAD THE CHANCE AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT AT SCHWAB AND TD AMERITRADE AND EVERY SINGLE MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD HERE, INCLUDING THIS ONE, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE PUBLIC SPEAKING, COMMUNICATION TEAM BUILDING SKILLS.

AND THE IMPACT OF THAT REALLY JUST IS EXPONENTIAL.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, JUST TO EDITORIALIZE FOR A SECOND, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE ABOUT SKIL IS THAT THERE'S KIND OF THIS LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS ASPECT TO IT WHERE WE GOT TO INTERACT WITH LEADERSHIP AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR THAT LEADERSHIP AT ITS SMALL BUSINESSES, AT A MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION, AT THE STATE, AT THE CITY, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY WAS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.

AND IN CLOSING, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS VIDEO OR PICTURE EXCUSE ME, IT WAS REVISED.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, AND WE'D LOVE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY QUESTIONS, SHOULD THERE BE ANY? WELL, THERE WAS A VIDEO.

YOU KNOW, WE WERE PROMISED A VIDEO.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE THIS.

IT'S A CUTE VIDEO. SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THIS IS SKIL SIGNING OFF.

BYE. TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT.

WELL DONE, Y'ALL. WELL DONE.

GREAT JOB. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING UP.

I WOULD SAY EVERY YEAR I THINK THE SKILL CLASS CAN'T GET BETTER AND THEN YOU GUYS EXCEED OUR EXPECTATIONS EVERY YEAR.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, THIS PROGRAM, AS YOU ALL MENTIONED, IS WORTH EXACTLY WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT AND YOU'LL GET OUT OF IT WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS REALLY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO IT.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING INVOLVED.

AND I HOPE YOU GUYS TAKE THESE THINGS THAT YOU LEARN WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.

AND I KNOW YOU WILL ALL BE WONDERFUL SUCCESSES.

SO COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET A PHOTO OP? I JUST WANT TO REITERATE HOW GREAT IT WAS TO WATCH THESE YOUNG ADULTS OVER THIS PAST YEAR.

IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME, BUT WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS GOING IN AND AND OBVIOUSLY NOW WE'VE HEARD ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED AND EXPERIENCED COMING OUT OF IT AND THAT'S WONDERFUL.

AND DANIEL AND BORA HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF JOB OF LEADING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND GIVING THEM I THINK YOU SAW THE WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITY THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPED HELPED THEM SEE HOW THE CITY WORKS, HOW BUSINESSES WORK THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT LENSES.

AND SO IT'S JUST BEEN VERY, VERY COOL TO TO WATCH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE GROW OVER THE PAST YEAR.

SO I HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING HAD MY DAUGHTER GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR AND SHE WAS BASICALLY VOLUNTOLD.

I VOLUNTEERED HER AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

BUT SHE CAME BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT SHE LEARNED, HOW BENEFICIAL IT WAS.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THE TEAM WORKED ASPECT, BUT GETTING TO SEE THE LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS.

SO IT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO HEAR WHAT SHE GOT OUT OF IT.

AND YOU COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER STEWARD THAN DANIEL AND PRINCIPAL WILSON, WHO'S MAYBE THE BEST PRINCIPAL ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

CERTAINLY I'M CERTAINLY NOT BIASED, BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING A PART IN THIS.

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT EFFORT AND IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ALL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GET A PICTURE.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS A PICTURE WITH US.

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NO, THANK YOU, GUYS SO MUCH, SKIL.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS DISCUSS ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1.8 MILLION.

ITEM 4C APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY FOR SHARED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAVING OF JELLICOE CIRCLE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000.

ITEM 4D VARIANCE TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483 AS AMENDED SECTION 5.06 REQUIRING A MINIMUM FIVE FOOT WIDE RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALK ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE OF LOT TWO IG BELCHER, NUMBER 30 ADDITION LOCATED AT 1095 NORTHWEST PARK CIRCLE, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

ET CETERA. ET CETERA.

ON ITEM 4E IS TABLED, WHICH IS A 23-0016 SITE PLAN FOR SITE ONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY.

ITEM 4F IS LEFT BLANK, AND ITEM 4G IS SB 23-0007.

SIGN VARIANCE FOR GREATER METROPLEX INTERIORS GMI HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 350 SOUTH NOLAN.

COUNCILOR, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS WANT TO PUSH TO CONSENT? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'D SUGGEST WE CONSIDER MOVING FROM REGULAR AGENDA TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVING ITEM 8A, WHICH IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-009.

APPOINTING A MEMBER TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER.

AND MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE A NOMINATION? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORWARD MS. STACEY DRISCOLL, WHO IS CURRENTLY ON OUR PARKS BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN ALSO MOVING FROM REGULAR AGENDA TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVING ITEM NINE A, WHICH IS A VARIANCE TO THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE. AT 1029 SHADY OAKS LANE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCASKILL THAT IS LITERALLY OUR ENTIRE AGENDA.

NO, WE HAVE TWO OTHER ITEMS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THOSE ITEMS? OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT THOSE ON CONSENT.

OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER.

[1. Call to order.]

[2.A. Executive Session]

SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY.

SECTION 551.074 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS AND SECTION 551.076 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES.

AND WE SHOULD BE BACK OUT AT 7:30.

OKAY, IT'S 7:50 AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE REGULAR SESSION BACK TO ORDER.

IS THERE ANY ACTION NEEDED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS AND ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS WITH THE CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING REAL PROPERTY DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

OR THE MOTION PASSES SIX YESES AND ONE ABSTENTION.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

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

[3.A. Mayor's Report]

SO WHEN THESE LITTLE BLUE SHEETS OF PAPER ARRIVE IN THE MAIL, IT'S GENERALLY A SAD DAY AROUND OUR TOWN.

WHILE THE SKYROCKETING APPRAISALS REPRESENT OUR INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES, WHICH ARE A GOOD THING, AND WE BENEFIT FROM THOSE WHEN WE SELL OUR HOMES.

THEY ALSO PRESENT A DAUNTING CHALLENGE TO OUR CITIZENS AND TO ALL OF US, AND THAT IS HOW TO CONTINUE TO KEEP PACE WITH OUR PROPERTY TAX BILLS.

AT A TIME IN OUR HISTORY WHERE EVERYTHING AROUND US IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE BY THE DAY.

NOW YOU GUYS KNOW THAT YOUR CITY COUNCIL HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER YOUR APPRAISALS.

YOU YOU KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE'VE TOLD YOU THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR, THOSE APPRAISALS ARE SET BY THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT, TAD, AND BY THE WAY, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A STRATEGY TO PROTEST THEIR APPRAISALS.

THAT IS YOUR RIGHT AS A TAXPAYER AND YOU SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

RIGHT? BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THESE SKYROCKETING APPRAISALS CANNOT BE AN EXCUSE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO NOT DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO REDUCE YOUR TAX BURDEN. IN FACT, IT'S BECAUSE OF THESE RISING APPRAISALS THAT SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL HAS REDUCED YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE FIVE FISCAL YEARS IN A ROW, WHILE MAINTAINING THE MAXIMUM HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ALLOWED BY LAW.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, CUTTING YOUR TAX RATE CAN BE HARD FOR GOVERNMENT.

IT MEANS THAT WE GIVE UP AS A GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUE THAT COULD OTHERWISE BE USED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, BUT THAT TRADE OFF.

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AND THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE HAS A VERY GOOD STORY TO TELL WHEN IT COMES TO TAX RELIEF.

SO IN 2018, FOR THOSE OF YOU GUYS WHO WEREN'T NOT AROUND, WE MAXED OUT OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AT 20%.

THAT'S A MAX THAT THE LEGISLATURE SETS.

WE WOULD LOVE IT TO GO UP.

IT HAS NOT YET. BUT IN 2018 WE MAXED IT OUT AND WE'VE KEPT IT THERE FOR EVERY BUDGET SINCE.

IN 2019, WE SAID THAT'S NOT ENOUGH AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO CUT OUR TAX RATE AND WE CUT IT THAT YEAR BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH IS THE RATE AT WHICH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MUST SET THEIR TAX RATES TO COLLECT THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT THEY DID THE YEAR BEFORE.

IT'S BASICALLY AN OFFSET RATE.

SO APPRAISALS RISE.

YOU CUT THE TAX RATE TO THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

WE WENT THERE IN 2019.

IN FACT, WE CUT BELOW IT AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID EVERY YEAR SINCE IN 2019 AND 2020, IN 2021 AND 2022 AGAIN IN 2023, WE CUT YOUR TAX RATE BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR THE TAXPAYERS.

AND I'D LIKE TO SHARE WHAT THAT MEANS FOR A SECOND IN LOST REVENUE FOR THE CITY.

AND REMEMBER, IT'S NOT OUR MONEY, IT'S YOUR MONEY.

BUT IT DOES REPRESENT REVENUE THAT DOESN'T COME INTO OUR COFFERS.

SO OUR CFO RAN THE NUMBERS.

IF WE HAD JUST LEFT THE TAX RATE THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 2018, NOT RAISED IT AT A PENNY.

IF WE HAD JUST LEFT THE TAX RATE THE SAME THAT WE WOULD HAVE COLLECTED, THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WOULD HAVE COLLECTED 24.7 MILLION MORE DOLLARS FROM THE TAXPAYERS OF SOUTHLAKE.

THAT'S NOT RAISING IT.

A SINGLE FRACTION OF A CENT, $24.7 MILLION THAT THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE DID NOT COLLECT AND GAVE BACK TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHLAKE.

THAT'S A LOT OF CITY STAFF MEMBERS.

THAT'S A LOT OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS OR EXTRA PROGRAMING AT THE PARK.

THAT'S POTENTIALLY A LIBRARY.

THAT'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT THE CITY GAVE UP THAT IT COULD HAVE USED THE MONEY FOR, BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THAT GIVING THAT MONEY BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS WAS MORE IMPORTANT.

SO AS MAYOR, MY EXPECTATION AND THE EXPECTATION, I THINK I CAN SAY SAFELY OF COUNCIL IS THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR WE WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND STAFF WILL AS WELL TO SET OUR TAX RATE AT OR BELOW THAT NO NEW REVENUE RATE LIKE WE'VE DONE FOR FIVE FISCAL YEARS.

AND WE'VE ACHIEVED THAT GOAL FOR FIVE FISCAL YEARS.

AND AS MAYOR, IT'S MY EXPECTATION THAT THIS YEAR WILL BE NO DIFFERENT.

AND I IMPLORE YOU AS A FELLOW TAXPAYER, DO NOT LET ANY LOCAL OFFICIAL TELL YOU THAT KEEPING THE TAX RATE THE SAME IS NOT RAISING YOUR TAXES BECAUSE IT IS.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF YOUR TAX RATE REMAINS THE SAME, IT'S SIMPLE MATH.

YOUR APPRAISAL GOES UP AND YOU PAY MORE TAXES.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, NO MATTER HOW YOU PACKAGE IT.

PAYING MORE TAXES TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS A TAX INCREASE, AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE TO US AS A CITY COUNCIL.

WE FEEL LIKE, ESPECIALLY AT THIS POINT IN HISTORY, IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO OFFSET YOUR PROPERTY TAX BURDEN.

NOW MORE THAN EVER, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND EVERY GOVERNMENT SHOULD LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A CONSERVATIVE TAX INCREASE.

IT IS NOT GOOD POLICY FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICES SUPPORTED BY REVENUE IT DOES NOT HAVE.

AND IT IS NOT GOOD POLICY TO RAISE TAXES ON PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE UP FOR THAT REVENUE SHORTFALL.

IF THERE IS A REVENUE SHORTFALL, THE ANSWER IS TO LOWER EXPENSES, NOT RAISE TAXES.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ON THIS DAIS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR APPRAISALS, ABOUT THOSE LITTLE BLUE SHEETS OF PAPER.

BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS DO WHAT WE CAN ON YOUR TAX RATE AND CONTINUE TO CUT IT HOWEVER WE CAN AND WE MUST DO THAT.

WE FEEL LIKE IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO YOU AS TAXPAYERS.

SO THAT'S THE MAYOR'S REPORT.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE B, THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[3.B. City Manager's Report ]

YES, SHANA THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR FANTASTIC CITY STAFF MEMBERS AND JENNIFER BLACKSTOCK.

JENNIFER IS OUR AQUATICS SUPERVISOR.

SHE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR FIVE YEARS.

SHE COMES TO US WITH OVER 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

SHE IS A CERTIFIED TO TEACH CPR, AED TRAINING, LIFEGUARD TRAINING, WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR TRAINING.

ET CETERA. IN FACT, SHE EVEN TRAINED SOLDIERS FOR ARMY SPECIAL FORCES SELECTION AND TRAINED LIFEGUARDS IN SOUTH KOREA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US ARMY.

AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK JENNIFER TO COME FORWARD AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF WATER SAFETY FOR WATER SAFETY MONTH.

AWESOME. JENNIFER, COME ON UP.

WE WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE SPECIAL FORCES.

THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

YES, MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE MILITARY AND MOST OF YOU THAT KNOW MILITARY MEMBERS MAKE REALLY GREAT RUNNERS, BUT REALLY BAD SWIMMERS.

AND SO SWIMMING WAS PART OF SELECTION FOR SPECIAL FORCES AND THEY NEEDED TO LEARN HOW TO PICK IT UP AND GET MOVING INSTEAD OF SINKING STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM.

SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE I WAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE THAT SURFACE TO INCREASE THEIR SWIMMING SKILLS.

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ALL RIGHT. SO LIKE CHRIS SAID, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION.

GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JENNIFER BLACKSTOCK.

I AM THE AQUATICS SUPERVISOR AT CHAMPIONS CLUB.

SO THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'RE STARTING THIS YEAR THROUGH A DONATION FROM ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS.

IT IS THE SOUTHLAKE WATER SAFETY.

AND OUR GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND CHILDREN, TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO EQUIP EVERYONE WITH THE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES TO BE ABLE TO SWIM SAFELY.

AND WE HAVE THIS IS OUR LAUNCH.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'RE DOING THIS.

THESE ARE THE FIVE WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE THIS PROGRAM.

THIS YEAR. WE HAVE OUR WATER SAFETY WEB PAGE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PARTNERING WITH OUR HOA POOLS WATER SAFETY WEDNESDAYS, WHICH IS A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE MONTH OF JUNE.

WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING WORLD'S LARGEST SWIM LESSON, AND IN THE MONTH OF JULY, WE WILL BE HOSTING THE TAFT REGION SWIM MEET.

SO OUR WEBSITE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED YESTERDAY.

SO WE'RE STILL VERY NEW WITH THIS.

BUT THIS SECTION IS THERE'S A PARENT SECTION AND A CHILD SECTION.

THE PARENT SECTION LINKS TO THE CPR TRAININGS THAT ARE TAUGHT HERE BY THE SOUTH LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT HAS A RED CROSS GUIDE FOR PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT WATER SAFETY TOPICS.

AND THEN IT HAS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES LISTED BELOW FOR JUST ADDITIONAL TIPS AND TRICKS FOR SAFE USE OF THE WATER.

THE KIDS SECTION IS A BIT MORE FUN.

IT HAS VIDEOS, ACTIVITY SHEETS.

MICHAEL PHELPS, HE HAS A WONDERFUL VIDEO THAT HE PUT TOGETHER WITH HIS CHILD.

AND THERE ARE SOME LINKS TO JOSH THE OTTER, WHICH INCLUDES LIKE A VIRTUAL STORY TIME.

THEY ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK LIVE, AND THAT IS THROUGH A FOUNDATION STARTED FOR A CHILD NAMED JOSH.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS THE LIFE VEST LOANER STATION.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL HOA POOLS TO PROVIDE THE STATION AND REFRESH YEARLY ON THE LIFE VEST.

THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO WORK WITH IS THE KOREAN HOA.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO LAUNCH THAT VERY SHORTLY.

SO THEY WILL HAVE A SAFE STATION WHERE THEY WILL HAVE LIFE JACKETS AT THE POOLS.

WE ALL KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO THE POOL, IT'S VERY EASY TO FORGET THAT LIFE VEST.

IT'S A BIG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO TAKE WITH YOU.

IT'S REALLY WET AND DIFFICULT WHEN YOU ARE BRINGING IT BACK IN THE BAG OR YOU HAVE FAMILY IN TOWN VISITING.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN GET MISSED.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT WHEN THEY'RE VISITING THE POOL.

THEN WORLD'S LARGEST SWIM LESSON THAT WILL BE HOSTING IN JUNE IS A GLOBAL EFFORT.

SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, BILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED, AND IT IS A WORLD RECORD EVENT.

SO THOSE PARTICIPATING WILL ACTUALLY BE MEMBERS OF A WORLD RECORD.

AND FINALLY, YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THE SWIM MEET BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT TO SOUTHLAKE LAST YEAR.

WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR.

NUMBER OF SWIMMERS HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY.

WE'RE UP TO 1800 SWIMMERS.

WE'LL PROBABLY SEE BETWEEN 5 AND 6000 SPECTATORS COMING IN.

THESE ATHLETES WILL BE QUALIFYING FOR THE STATE GAMES LATER IN THE MONTH OF JULY, AND WE'RE EXPECTED TO SET SOME STATE RECORDS IN THE RELAY EVENTS THIS YEAR.

THERE ARE SOME FAST SWIMMERS ALREADY PUTTING UP SOME GREAT TIMES ON THE BOOKS.

SO REALLY WE TOOK A LOT OF TIME WHEN WE ORIGINALLY RECEIVED THE DONATION TO GET THIS PROGRAM UP AND GOING.

WE WANTED TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH THE WAY THAT WE USED IT.

WE WANTED OUR EFFORTS TO COMPLEMENT THOSE ALREADY IN USE IN THE CITY, AND WE WANTED TO TAKE OUR TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR LOGO, WHICH WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.

WE WANTED TO PUT OUR NAME ON IT BECAUSE IT TRULY IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT OWNERSHIP OF AND REALLY TO EMBODY, AND WE WANT THIS PROGRAM TO HAVE LONGEVITY GOING FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

HEY, GREAT JOB.

REALLY, REALLY NICE. AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO SOUTHLAKE.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN TOWN FOR WHOM WATER SAFETY IS A VERY PERSONAL ISSUE.

AND I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THIS.

THIS IS GREAT. AND THE LOGO IS PHENOMENAL.

REALLY, REALLY NICE. YEAH, GREAT JOB.

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT THAT JENNIFER WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF OUR CITY'S UNSUNG HEROES.

AND THE REASON IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT USE CHAMPION'S CLUB KNOW JENNIFER AND CERTAINLY KNOW THE QUALITY OF THE LIFEGUARD TEAM THAT WE HAVE THERE.

WHAT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE FULLY UNDERSTAND IS JUST HOW EFFECTIVE SHE IS IN HER JOB.

SHE IS A WORLD CLASS PROFESSIONAL IN SO MANY WAYS.

AND MANAGING THE LIFEGUARDS, KEEPING THAT POOL SAFE IS JUST ONE OF THEM.

SHE'S ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WITH SOME OF THEIR MATRIX TEAMS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET EVERYTHING RIGHT WITH THEIR

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AND SO I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

IT'S OUTSTANDING.

BUT SHE'S NOT ALWAYS SOMEONE THAT YOU SEE AT THE FRONT OF THE PARADE.

RIGHT? SO THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO EMBARRASS HER PUBLICLY, SAY ALL THAT STUFF.

WELL, WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.

MR. YELVERTON. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR REPORT? ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR G AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

SO COUNCIL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR G NOTING AS RELATES TO ITEM FOUR D, WE'RE APPROVING THE REQUESTED VARIANCE FOR SIDEWALKS REQUIRED BY THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483 AS AMENDED, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED APRIL 25TH, 2023, NOTING THAT THE APPLICANT AND OWNER HAS AGREED TO ESCROW FUNDS FOR FUTURE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION ALONG THEIR FRONTAGE OF T.W.

KING ROAD AND THAT THIS VARIANCE REQUEST IS ONLY FOR SIDEWALKS ALONG NORTHWEST PARK CIRCLE FRONTAGE.

AS IT RELATES TO ITEM FOUR E, WE'RE APPROVING TO TABLE CASE ZA2300162 THE JUNE 6TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION, NOTING THAT ITEM FOUR F IS LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY AND NOTING THAT ITEM FOUR G, WE'RE APPROVING SB 230007 SIGN VARIANCE FOR GREATER METROPLEX INTERIORS GMC GRANTING THE REQUESTED VARIANCES LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT DATED APRIL 25TH, 2023.

ALSO NOTING THAT WE'RE ADDING WE'RE MOVING FROM REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AND APPROVING ITEM EIGHT A, WHICH IS THE APPOINTMENT OF STACY DRISCOLL TO FILL THE CURRENT VACANCY ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITH THAT TERM EXPIRING JUNE OF 2023.

AND THEN ALSO ADDING ITEM NINE A FOR APPROVAL.

MHM. MHM. MHM. MHM. OKAY.

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

OKAY IN THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

[5. Public Forum]

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE SPEAKER, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC FORUM.

AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MURRAY STARKEL AT 1355 NORTH PATTONVILLE AVENUE.

SO IF YOU COME DOWN, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THAT GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON SHOWING YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND THE YELLOW LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AT ONE MINUTE AND THE MIC GETS CUT WHEN THE RED LIGHT TURNS ON.

OKAY, TAKE IT AWAY.

ALL RIGHT. MURRAY STARKEL 1355, NORTH PATTONVILLE AVENUE.

AND I'M HERE BEFORE YOU BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT I THINK I CAN GET YOUR HELP ON.

SO I'M BUILDING A NEW HOUSE ON 1355 NORTH PATTONVILLE AVENUE.

I'VE GOT NINE NEIGHBORS, ACTUALLY NINE LOTS WITH EIGHT RESIDENTS BETWEEN COVENTRY LANE AND SHADY OAKS ON THE SOUTH OF ME.

SO NORTH PATTONVILLE AVENUE, I'M ON SEPTIC AS IS ALL NINE OF US ARE ON SEPTIC.

I'M ON NOT JUST REGULAR SEPTIC, I'M ON AEROBIC SEPTIC, MEANING I HAVE THREE TANKS.

SO I HAVE THREE MODES OF FAILURE, THREE PERMITS, AND OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

SO I'D LIKE TO GET ON YOUR CITY SEWER.

SO I WENT OVER, MET WITH YOUR PLANNING FOLKS.

SANDY, ANDY'S AWESOME.

SHOULD GIVE HER A BIG RAISE.

SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB OF HELPING ME THINK THROUGH THIS, BUT I'VE RUN INTO I'VE RUN INTO A LOGJAM HERE AND IT'S PART OF YOUR ORDINANCE.

SO YOU HAVE DEVELOPERS THAT CAN GO OUT AND SAY, HEY, I NEED TO PUT IN A NEW DEVELOPMENT AND THEY CAN GET A DIFFERENT THEY CAN GET REIMBURSED BY THE CITY THROUGH LIKE A TEN YEAR PAYBACK IF THEY GOT TO PUT AN EIGHT INCH LINE INSTEAD OF A SIX INCH LINE.

BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AS A DEVELOPER.

I'D GLADLY SIGN A DEVELOPER UP TO HELP ME ON MY SINGLE LOT, BUT I CAN'T DO THAT.

SO WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS I CAN GO OUT AND GET A PROJECT DESIGNED.

I DID. I'VE PAID ABOUT $12,000 FOR AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO COME IN AND GIVE ME A STAMP SET OF PLANS TO GO FROM THE END OF MY PROPERTY TO THE NEAREST MANHOLE AND CONNECT INTO THE CITY SEWER.

IT TURNS OUT THAT I COULD HAVE ALL NINE.

THERE'S ENOUGH DROP ELEVATION WISE TO HOOK INTO A CITY SEWER LINE OR EXTEND A CITY SEWER LINE FROM 1205 NORTH PATTONVILLE ALL THE WAY UP TO COVENTRY WHERE YOU HOOK IN.

THEREFORE YOU'D GET ALL THE PATTONVILLE BOTH SIDES OF PATTONVILLE WOULD ALL BE ON CITY SEWER.

THAT ADDS TO YOUR RATE BASE.

IT HELPS PAY FOR YOUR SEWER.

I'M NOT PAYING FOR SEWER RIGHT NOW.

I JUST LOOKED AT MY BILL TODAY.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS, IS THERE A WAY FOR ME, A CITIZEN PAYING TAXES TO THE GREAT CITY OF SOUTHLAKE? AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WENT TO PTAD YESTERDAY AND THEY ARGUED THAT MY NEW HOUSE IS NOT DONE BECAUSE I'M LIVING IN THE FRONT PART IN THE EXISTING HOUSE AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME WHILE I'M BUILDING BEHIND IT. AND I HAVE PLANS TO PUT IN ANOTHER SEPTIC SYSTEM.

BUT I DON'T WANT SEPTIC.

IT'S A PAIN IN THE BUTT AND IT DOESN'T WORK WELL.

SO I WANT TO GET ON THE CITY SEWER SYSTEM AND HELP GET MY NEIGHBORS IN ON IT.

I'VE GONE TO MY NEIGHBORS AND ASKED THEM, DO THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE? AND THEY SAID, SURE, RUN THE RUN THE COST.

I GOT THREE QUOTES.

THEY VARIED FROM 140,000 TO 220,000 TO PUT IN 600FT OF SANITARY SEWER.

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THANKS, BUT NO.

WE'LL TAP IN LATER.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN THERE THAT IF THE CITY BUILDS A SEWER SYSTEM IN FRONT OF YOUR STREET AND YOU'RE ON SEPTIC, YOU'LL WAIVE THE FEE.

GREAT. THAT'S A GREAT INCENTIVE.

IT'S $1,700.

I'M 140,000 TO $220,000 THAT I'M GOING TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO DO WHAT IS MY MY MIND THE CITY'S JOB FOR DOING WITHIN THEIR PROGRAM. SO I'M RUN AT A TIME.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I'D LIKE TO TRY TO GET ON AN AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION IF I CAN.

BUT THANK YOU, MR. CHARCOAL.

SO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE ACCEPT COMMENTS IF WE DON'T DISCUSS BECAUSE OF OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

BUT I AM GOING TO ASK MISS YELVERTON IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE WITH YOUR STAFF AND THEN LET'S MAYBE BRING IT UP AT A AT A FUTURE EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL ISSUES THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC FORUM? OKAY. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM AND MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX A AND SIX B, WHICH I'M GOING TO TAKE TOGETHER.

[6.A. Ordinance No. 1271, 2nd Reading, appointing Lindsay Kinzie as an Associate Judge of the Municipal Court of Record and authorizing the Mayor to execute an employment agreement with the Associate Municipal Judge]

SO ITEM SIX A IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1271, WHICH IS OUR SECOND READING OF APPOINTING LINDSAY KINSEY AS AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE.

AND ITEM SIX B IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1272, OUR SECOND READING OF APPOINTED CARA CARRERAS AS AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE AS WELL.

SO MISS BLACK, DO YOU HAVE ANY PRESENTATION? I ASSUME NOTHING'S CHANGED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING.

AND THEY WERE HERE FIRST READING.

TO BE CLEAR, WE ASKED THEM.

WE SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE TO COME BACK.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE, CANDACE, CAME TO THE LAST MEETING AND SPOKE VERY ELOQUENTLY TO YOU, IMPROVED IT SEVEN 1 OR 7 ZERO AT THE FIRST READING.

SO THIS IS THE SECOND READING TO CONFIRM THEIR APPOINTMENTS.

PERFECT. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX A, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL FOR A MOTION ON ITEM SIX.

A YES, MAYOR COUNCIL.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A OF THE WAS REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1271 SECOND READING APPOINTING LINDSAY KINSEY AS AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE WITH MOTION.

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

ALL RIGHT, SO 68270.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS KINSEY.

AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[6.B. Ordinance No. 1272, 2nd Reading, appointing Kara Carreras as an Associate Judge of the Municipal Court of Record and authorizing the Mayor to execute an employment agreement with the Associate Municipal Judge.]

YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX B OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1272.

SECOND READING. APPOINTING KARA KARAS AS AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE.

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

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM SIX, B PASSES 7 TO 0 AND.

THAT DOES IT FOR OUR AGENDA. SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.