Jun 06, 2023 City Council

[1. Call to order]

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ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING TO THIS WONDERFUL CROWD.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALL COMING OUT AND STAYING THE ENTIRE MEETING AND WATCHING US DO OUR WORK.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

NOW WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.

I'M GOING TO CALL TONIGHT'S WORK SESSION TO ORDER OFFICIALLY.

AND THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING DOWN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE QUITE A WORK SESSION AND A LOT OF AWESOME RECOGNITIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO START TONIGHT, AS WE DO EVERY NIGHT WITH AN INVOCATION FROM OUR CITY CHAPLAIN AND THE PLEDGES.

SO PASTOR REED AND IF YOU GUYS COULD STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES .

LET'S PRAY. DEAR LORD, WE GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR US.

AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED OUR CITY FOR YEARS, WHERE WE THINK OF THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN TIME AND ENERGY TO MAKE OUR CITY AND TO SERVE PEOPLE AROUND US WELL.

WE PRAY FOR A BLESSING ON THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

LORD, WE PRAY FOR A BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING TONIGHT, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE OUR MAYOR WISDOM AS HE LEADS IT, AND OUR COUNCIL WISDOM AS THEY HEAR MATTERS.

WE PRAY BLESSING UPON EVERY SPEAKER, AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BRING PEACE AND JOY INTO THIS ROOM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR US.

THANK YOU FOR JESUS.

AND IT'S IN HIS NAME. WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

THANK YOU. PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

OKAY. WELL, FIRST UP IN OUR WORK SESSION, WE HAVE A RECOGNITION OF A VERY, VERY SPECIAL BUNCH OF FOLKS.

[3. Presentation from the Leadership Southlake Class]

SO WHO DO WE HAVE PRESENTING? I THINK TRACY AND CRYSTAL.

RIGHT. COME ON DOWN, LADIES.

YES. [APPLAUSE] ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR LEADERSHIP SOUTHLAKE.

ARE WE GOING TO BE ON THE SCREEN? SO HOW DO WE CLICK THIS WAY? YEAH, PERFECT. OKAY. Y'ALL DIDN'T BRING THE DONKEYS, DID YOU? WHAT? YOU DIDN'T BRING THE DONKEYS, DID YOU? OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

MY NAME IS CRYSTAL DUDKOWSKI AND I AM A MEMBER OF THIS YEAR'S LEADERSHIP SOUTHLAKE CLASS.

THIS IS OUR CLASS. MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU. SO NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS.

BUT WHAT IS LEADERSHIP SOUTHLAKE? WELL, IT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR 30 YEARS IN SOUTHLAKE RUNS ABOUT TEN MONTHS.

AND IT'S A JOURNEY THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.

WE'RE ALSO TASKED WITH COMPLETING A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT, SO OUR GROUP LEAVES A LEGACY.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT LEADERSHIP, I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU THROUGH A FEW OF OUR JOURNEYS.

THE FIRST AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING THAT WE DID WAS OUR TEAM BUILDING RETREAT THAT WE DID.

THAT WAS SOMETHING WHERE WE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO WORK AS A GROUP.

WE COULD NOT SUCCEED OR COMPLETE OR CONQUER ANY TASK INDIVIDUALLY.

SO TO WIN AND TO COMPLETE WHAT EACH TASK WE WERE GIVEN, WE HAD TO LEARN TO WORK AS A GROUP.

OTHERWISE WE FAILED. WE ALL FAILED.

SO WE BONDED AS ONE UNIT WITH THAT JOURNEY.

THE REST OF OUR JOURNEY WAS EXPLORING ALL THAT SOUTHLAKE HAS TO OFFER ITS HISTORY SERVICES FOR ITS CITIZENS AND ALL THEIR BUSINESS OWNERS. WE GOT TO EXPLORE SOUTHLAKE DPS, FIRE AND POLICE, METHODIST SOUTHLAKE, THE AIRPORT.

WE GOT TO VISIT THE CAPITOL AND VISIT WITH OUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR SENATORS, AND THAT WAS JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE CLASSES THAT WE HAD THROUGHOUT OUR TEN MONTHS.

BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO TRACY, I'M REMINDED OF A QUOTE WHEN I JOINED LEADERSHIP THAT STILL RESONATES WITH ME.

THE GREATEST LEADER IS NOT NECESSARILY THE ONE WHO DOES GREAT THINGS.

HE'S THE ONE THAT GETS THE PEOPLE TO DO GREAT THINGS.

AND NOW TRACY'S GOING TO EXPLAIN WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE GREAT THING THAT OUR GROUP ACCOMPLISHED.

VERY GOOD. THANKS, CRYSTAL.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE NOT ONLY HAD THE CUTEST PROJECT EVER, WE HAD THE BEST CLASS EVER.

WE VOTED. SO OUR PROJECT WAS LOVING LONG EARS, DONKEYS.

AND THEY ARE A THERAPY AND SANCTUARY FOR DONKEYS.

I MET JULES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I WAS LOOKING FOR PICTURES FOR THE SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER MAGAZINE.

SO IF YOU NEED INFORMATION, WHERE DO YOU GO? SOUTHLAKE MOMS, FACEBOOK.

VERY TRUE. THEY WERE LIKE, YOU GOT TO GO TO LOVING LONG EARS.

SO I MET WITH HER AND SHE WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF A TRAILER FOR RESCUING DONKEYS.

THEY ARE THERE SOME OF THEM WERE.

THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE GOING TO BE EXTINGUISHED, SO SHE NEEDED A TRAILER TO GET THESE LITTLE DONKEYS TO HER SANCTUARY.

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THEY HELP WITH PTSD AND AUTISM AND JUST DEPRESSION.

AND IF YOU'RE FEELING BAD, IF YOU'RE MAD AT YOUR SPOUSE, GO HUG A DONKEY.

ALL IS GOOD. SO SHE NEEDED THIS TRAILER FOR VET REASONS.

THEY LOST TWO DONKEYS LAST YEAR IN THE HEAT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET TO THE VET QUICKLY ENOUGH.

SO THEY WERE USING THIS JANKY TRAILER THAT THE DONKEYS WOULDN'T GET IN BECAUSE THERE WAS LIKE HOLES IN THE FLOOR AND THEY'RE LIKE NOT GETTING IN THAT TRAILER.

SO SHE NEEDED ONE DESPERATELY THAT WAS NEW THAT THE DONKEYS FELT COMFORTABLE IN.

SO WE HAD A GREAT TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT WORKED WITH US.

SO CRYSTAL, BRYANT, AND BUCK WERE OUR LEAD ON THE TRAILERS, AND THEY WORK WITH DORIAN AT CLASSIC CHEVROLET, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING US THIS JUST AWESOME TRAILER AND COWBOY RANDY, WHO HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE DONKEYS NEEDED.

SO WHAT WE DID AS A GROUP WAS FIND SPONSORS TO PAY FOR THIS TRAILER SO WE NASCAR'D IT OUT WITH EVERYBODY'S LOGO.

SO THESE, THESE DONKEYS ARE RIDING IN STYLE NOW.

THEY'RE EXCITED TO GET IN THERE AND THEY'RE NOT AFRAID THAT THE FLOOR IS GOING TO DROP OFF.

SO WE GOT THE TRAILER.

WE PAID FOR IT WITH SPONSORSHIPS.

AND THEN WE HAD A BIG PARTY AT CLASSIC CHEVROLET.

SO GO BUY A TRUCK, FIND NEW ROADS.

SO WE HAD A PARTY TO TO CELEBRATE.

WE HAD THE DONKEYS, WE HAD COWBOYS, WE HAD HORSES, AND WE HAD BARBECUE FROM THE DRAGON BARBECUE TEAM.

I THINK THEY WON STATE I'M NOT SURE IF SOMEBODY CAN.

THEY DID REALLY WELL. THEY DID WELL.

OKAY. THEY WERE AMAZING. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SAY THEY WON.

WHY NOT? YEAH, WHY NOT? SO IT'S JUST US FRIENDS.

IN OUR BOOKS THEY WON. WE HAD A GREAT BARBECUE.

PERFECT. SO WE ENDED UP WITH JUST A BUNCH OF PEOPLE CELEBRATING.

THEY GOT THE TRAILER AND WE ALSO HAD $2,200 EXTRA TO GIVE THEM FOR SUPPLIES FOR THE TRAILER AND FEED AND WHATEVER THEY NEED FOR THE DONKEYS. SO THAT WAS OUR AWESOME PROJECT.

WE HAVE AN AWESOME TEAM, SO THANK YOU TO THE 2023 SOUTHLAKE LEADERSHIP.

[APPLAUSE] ARE YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.

AND LET ME JUST SAY ONCE AGAIN TO THIS LEADERSHIP CLASS, YOU GUYS WERE THE BEST EVER.

AND I SWEAR I DON'T SAY THAT EVERY YEAR.

YOU GUYS SERIOUSLY DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

THAT WAS A MUCH NEEDED, REALLY, REALLY COOL SERVICE PROJECT.

VERY CREATIVE AND REALLY IMPACTFUL, CERTAINLY ON THAT ORGANIZATION AND ON THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

NOW, IF YOU GUYS WOULD ALL COME DOWN, I THINK COUNCIL WANTS A PICTURE AND THEN WE'LL LET YOU GUYS GET OVER TO [INAUDIBLE] OR WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING NEXT.

COME ON DOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, FOR THE NEXT WORK SESSION ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO HONOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WINNERS.

[4. Southlake Sister Cities presentation of the art competition winners ]

AND I BELIEVE TO PRESENT WE HAVE THE YOUTH SECRETARY, ALLISON BEDWELL.

IS THAT RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.

COME ON DOWN, ALLISON.

AND ARE YOU BRINGING THE ART FOR US TO SEE, TOO? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING US.

SO WE ARE A PART OF SISTER CITIES AND PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES.

THERE IS THIS ART COMPETITION CALLED THE YOUNG ARTISTS AND AUTHORS SHOWCASE, AND WE HAD A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SUBMITTED ARTWORK AND IT WAS JUDGED AND WE ULTIMATELY HAD THREE TRADITIONAL ARTWORK WINNERS AND THREE DIGITAL ARTWORK WINNERS.

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SO ALL OF THE ARTWORK SUBMITTED HAD TO DO WITH FOOD SECURITY.

SO WE HAVE IN THE DIGITAL ARTWORK CATEGORY IN FIRST PLACE WE SO VERY GOOD.

NOW WHAT IS THAT? DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY OR WHAT IS THAT? IT'S A DIGITAL DRAWING.

IT'S A DIGITAL DRAWING. OKAY.

VERY, VERY GOOD. WELL DONE.

YES. AND THEN IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAD MADELEINE [INAUDIBLE], WHO COULD NOT BE WITH US.

BUT THIS IS THE WORK.

WOW. AND THEN YES.

AND THEN IN THIRD PLACE WE HAVE.

WE'LL GET YA WE'LL CLAP FOR EVERYBODY AT THE END. WE'LL GET YOU WE'LL GET THE APPLAUSE GOING.

IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAD [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN DO YOU WANT TO SHOW IT? BEAUTIFUL. YES.

WHAT DOES IT SAY? BE AWARE.

YES, BE AWARE.

NOT EVERY FRIDGE IS FULL.

VERY NICE. THANK YOU.

AND THEN IN OUR CLASSIC CATEGORY, WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS THIS ONE.

SHE ALSO CANNOT BE WITH US.

VERY GOOD. AND THEN SASHA MERTZ, WHO ALSO IS NOT HERE, BUT THIS IS THE WORK.

AND THEN LIBERTY MAY.

VERY NICE. YES.

WELL DONE. ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR EVERYBODY NOW.

[APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB, GUYS. SO WE HAVE FOR EACH WINNER, WE HAVE EITHER $75 FOR FIRST PLACE, $50 FOR SECOND PLACE AND $25 FOR THIRD PLACE.

AND THEN ALL OF OUR WINNERS GET A SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES MEMBERSHIP AND WE HAVE CERTIFICATES SOMEWHERE.

SO WE'LL GIVE THOSE.

YES. OKAY. PERFECT.

EXCELLENT. SO.

YEAH. SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR ARTIST OR? SO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITION.

SO IS THIS A, THIS IS A LOCAL TO THE SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES OR IS IT A NATIONAL COMPETITION? SO PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER SO LIKE SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL IS A LARGE, LARGE.

IT'S A VERY LARGE ORGANIZATION.

YEAH, A LARGE ORGANIZATION.

AND THEN SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES IS PART OF THAT.

SO THESE ACTUALLY, I THINK OUR WINNERS ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.

VERY GOOD. SO PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE SUBMITTING WORKS.

THESE ARE JUST OUR WINNERS FROM SOUTHLAKE.

AWESOME. WELL, WHEN YOU GUYS WIN IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, YOU GOT TO COME DOWN AND BRAG.

OKAY? PROMISE? OKAY. WELL, CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS AND THE ART AS WELL? THERE'S. SORRY OKAY. PERFECT.

YOU GUYS GOOD WITH THAT? YES.

LET'S GET A PICTURE. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR EVERYBODY.

[APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB. OKAY.

MIC] THANK YOU.

AND ALLISON.

DID I JUST HEAR THAT YOU JUST RETURNED FROM JAPAN FROM SISTER CITIES? YOU DID? SO YOU DID THIS WHOLE PRESENTATION JET LAGGED IS WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME, THEN? VERY IMPRESSIVE. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

GREAT JOB, EVERYONE.

OKAY WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH IS A PROCLAMATION HONORING A VERY SPECIAL GROUP.

[5. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation honoring the 20th Anniversary of the Southlake Kiwanis Club ]

SO I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY GOOD FRIEND AND PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS, MISS ELIZABETH WHATLEY, TO COME ON DOWN TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GROUP AND WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON. COME ON DOWN, ELIZABETH.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHTY. I DID NOT KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO SPEAK.

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BUT THIS IS MY FIRST PROCLAMATION, SO I KNEW I WAS GOING TO MESS THIS UP.

LISTEN, YOU'RE GETTING A PROCLAMATION, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE VERY SHY AND USUALLY NOT SHORT OF WORDS.

NO. BUT LET ME DO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHY Y'ALL ALL AREN'T A MEMBER OF THIS.

AND I'VE TRIED TO GET, HEY, MAYOR, DO YOU NEED TO START THE CLOCK ON HER? NO. [LAUGHTER] LISTEN, I'VE TRIED TO GET JAMIE WOOLDRIDGE TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS CLUB FOR YEARS.

HE WOULD MAKE THE GREATEST PRESIDENT, AND HE KNOWS EVERYBODY.

AND HE WALKS A LOT. SO HE COULD JUST LEAVE FLIERS EVERYWHERE HE GOES ALL OVER TOWN.

YES, HE COULD. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW I'M THE ONE THAT ASKED FOR THIS, BUT YOU GUYS, I LOVE THIS SWEET LITTLE CLUB.

I LOVE ALL THE EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN POURED INTO IT OVER THE 20 YEARS.

AND THERE'S SO MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE HAD SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS CLUB.

AND IT'S YOU'D BE SHOCKED IF YOU COULD SEE THE NAMES.

JOHN SLOCUM, WHICH WE ALL LOVE, SHAWN MCCASKILL.

WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD SUPERINTENDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON OUR PAGE.

I MEAN, IN OUR CLUB.

I'M SORRY, I THINK LIKE FACEBOOK, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE JUST THE SWEETEST AND THE BEST.

AND WE HAVE A FOCUS ON YOUTH, WHICH IS WHAT SEPARATES US FROM MOST OF THE OTHER CLUBS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUBS. AND WE'VE HAD A ROUGH GO SINCE COVID, BUT SINCE THIS SO THIS IS MY LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

THEY ELECTED ME PRESIDENT DURING COVID BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYBODY ELSE TO ELECT.

[LAUGHTER] SO THIS IS WHAT A PANDEMIC PRESIDENT LOOKS LIKE.

BUT WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND WE HAVE A GREAT NEW PRESIDENT COMING IN AND WE HAVE SUCH A GOOD FOCUS AND I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND THIS SWEET LITTLE CLUB LOVES OUR COMMUNITY MORE THAN ANYTHING.

WE HAVE TWO COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUBS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE A KIWANIS JUNIOR CLUB AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN SOUTHLAKE AND WE CAN HAVE LITTLE K CLUBS IN THE ELEMENTARIES AND BUILDERS CLUBS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

AND I KNOW MY TIME IS ALREADY OVER.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE THIS TOWN AND I LOVE THIS SWEET LITTLE KIWANIS CLUB AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN POURED INTO IT SO.

WELL, WE LOVE YOU GUYS, TOO.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, FOR A COVID PRESIDENT, YOU'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

THERE'S NOBODY I WILL GO AHEAD AND SAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS, WHO HAS HAD THE ENERGY AND PASSION FOR THE GROUP THAT YOU HAVE, AND IT'S BEEN FUN WATCHING THE GROUP GROW AND DO MORE AND MORE STUFF.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. COME ON, BACK UP.

[LAUGHTER] COME ON. NO, DON'T YOU LEAVE YET.

YOU GOT TO STAY UP HERE AND BE EMBARRASSED.

SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, OKAY? AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH THIS THE WHOLE SWEET LITTLE CLUB.

ALL RIGHT. READY? ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS CLUB HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE PILLAR OF SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES.

AND WHEREAS, FOR 20 YEARS, THE SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS CLUB HAS DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR BELOVED COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, THE SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS CLUB HAS CONSISTENTLY EXEMPLIFIED THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM AND PHILANTHROPY, DEDICATING COUNTLESS HOURS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING INITIATIVES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE.

WHEREAS THE SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS CLUB HAS SPEARHEADED NUMEROUS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DESERVING STUDENTS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN LOCAL CHARITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS.

AND WHEREAS, THE SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS CLUB HAS CONSISTENTLY EMBODIED THE PRINCIPLES OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL STRIVING TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND A BETTER WORLD THROUGH SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE WELL BEING OF CHILDREN.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 6TH, 2023, AS SOUTHLAKE KIWANIS CLUB DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON DOWN.

LET'S GET A PICTURE.

THANK YOU.

COME ON. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE, EVERYBODY.

YEAH, I SEE. EVERYBODY READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.

HERE. LET ME GET ANOTHER ANGLE.

THANK YOU.

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ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THAT WAS VERY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVING.

THANK YOU, ELIZABETH WHATLEY.

THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU, KIWANAS.

WITH THAT ON THAT NICE NOTE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS ANOTHER REALLY COOL SET OF HONORS AND PROCLAMATIONS.

[6. Honor the Fit City Challenge High Performers ]

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED WHAT'S SITTING ON THE DAIS NEXT TO ME, THAT'S A TROPHY THEY GIVE TROPHIES TO FIRST PLACE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO SOUTHLAKE WINNERS OF THE FIT CITY CHALLENGE 2023.

WELL DONE, TEAM. GREAT JOB.

WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] SO DAVID MILLER AND JAKE COLDREN ARE GOING TO COME DOWN AND TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE.

AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, FOR A SECOND YEAR, THIS WAS VERY SOPHISTICATED, VERY WELL RUN.

YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE IT AWAY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

WE'RE VERY HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL 2023 FIT CITY CHALLENGE AND LOVE TO SEE THAT TROPHY UP THERE.

IT LOOKS GOOD, DOESN'T IT? IT LOOKS VERY GOOD.

SO I WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO JAKE COLDREN.

JAKE SERVES AS THE FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE SUPERVISOR AT CHAMPIONS CLUB.

HE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS.

OVERALL, JAKE HAS BEEN IN THE FITNESS PROFESSION FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS AND IS A CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER.

HE'S WORKED IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT CAPACITIES IN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY.

JAKE'S BEEN A GREAT LEADER FOR OUR ORGANIZATION IN A SHORT TIME HERE.

HE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP OTHERS AN MC FOR AN EVENT.

STEPPING IN AS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL MATRIX TEAMS SUBCOMMITTEE IS CONTINUALLY TRYING TO MAKE SOUTHLAKE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

SO DID I SEE JAKE IN FRONT OF A LARGE GROUP OF SOUTHLAKE EMPLOYEES WITH A SUPERHERO COSTUME? WAS THAT YOU? ABSOLUTELY DID. THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ME.

OH, NO. I HOPE I DIDN'T REVEAL YOUR SECRET IDENTITY.

SORRY, IT LOOKED GOOD.

IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN REVEALED.

SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN HIS TIME AT CHAMPIONS CLUB, JAKE HAS BROUGHT AN ENERGETIC AND INNOVATIVE SPIRIT TO HIS WORK.

HE'S MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR PERSONAL TRAINING REVENUE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND IS ALSO GREATLY SCALED OUR GROUP EXERCISE OFFERINGS AS WELL.

ADDITION TO THAT, HE'S TAKEN ON A LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH THE FIT CITY CHALLENGE.

YOU'VE SEEN THAT SPIRIT, THAT ENERGY, THAT INNOVATION.

HE'S TAKEN TO IT.

HE'S REALLY TAKEN TO HEART.

IT WAS ONE OF HIS FIRST PROJECTS WHEN HE STARTED THE FIT CITY CHALLENGE.

HE DID A GREAT JOB LAST YEAR AND HE REALLY SPENT IN BETWEEN THOSE CHALLENGES, REFINING IT, WORKING TO FIND THE BEST APP, THE BEST PROCESS.

HE'S PUT A LOT OF HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS, WORKING WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR PARTNER CITIES TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL.

SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK US THROUGH THIS YEAR'S CHALLENGE AND ALSO TALK ABOUT THE TOP PERFORMERS.

ALL RIGHT. TAKE IT AWAY, JAKE.

AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WANT TO FIRST THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME UP HERE, SPEND SOME TIME TELLING YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 2023 FIT CITY CHALLENGE.

IT WAS A FANTASTIC TURNOUT AND IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT AND I'M SUPER GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN PART OF IT.

LIKE DAVID SAID, MY NAME IS JAKE COLDREN, I'M THE FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE SUPERVISOR OVER AT CHAMPIONS CLUB.

WITHOUT BEING REDUNDANT, I WILL JUST MOVE RIGHT ALONG BECAUSE DAVID HAD A REALLY GREAT INTRODUCTION, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE, THE FIT CITY CHALLENGE IS A MULTI-CITY FITNESS COMPETITION THAT SPANS THE COURSE OF 45 DAYS.

IT IS GROWING IN ITS CAPACITY.

THIS PAST YEAR, IN 2023, WE HAD THREE COMMUNITIES.

WE HAD OURSELVES, THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

WE ALSO HAD THE CITY OF KELLER AND ALSO THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE.

LIKE I WAS MENTIONING, IT IS A 45 DAY CHALLENGE WITH THE MAIN GOAL OF BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS WITHIN EACH COMMUNITY.

WE ENCOURAGE OUR PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENTS TO GET OUT AND LOG THOSE ACTIVITIES SO THEY CAN SHOWCASE WHAT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY DOING.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT WAS, LIKE I SAID, BEING A MULTI CITY EVENT.

IT ALSO WAS A MULTI-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS EFFORT AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT WAS WITHOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN PLACE FOR THAT.

SO THERE'S A BIG KUDOS THERE.

AND IT ALSO WOULDN'T BE FAIR IF I DIDN'T BRAG ABOUT ONE MORE TIME, THAT PRETTY TROPHY SITTING UP THERE.

THE 2023 WINNERS OF THE FIT CITY CHALLENGE WERE US WITH TEAM SOUTHLAKE.

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SO, SO MOVING IN, WE ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER SOME FUN FACTS FOR EVERYBODY JUST TO SHOW THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT THIS CHALLENGE DID AS A TOTAL LIKE I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE THREE TEAMS WITH OVER 1000 PARTICIPANTS.

THROUGHOUT THE 45 DAYS WE DID LOG 33,500 ACTIVITIES, WHICH WAS AN AVERAGE OF 33 PER PERSON.

THE TIME SPENT DOING EXERCISE WAS 1,320 DAYS OR 32 HOURS PER PERSON ON AVERAGE, BURNING A WHOPPING 11,172,360 CALORIES.

OR WHAT'S MOST RELATABLE TO ME IS 39,200 SLICES OF PIZZA BURNED.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

GOING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO SOME OF THE OTHER METRICS IS WE DID TRAVEL A TOTAL DISTANCE COLLECTIVELY OVER 99,000KM, WHICH IS ALSO EQUIVALENT TO TRAVELING THE EARTH TWO AND A HALF TIMES AND ALSO SCALING MOUNT EVEREST 10,000 TIMES AND THEN ALSO RUNNING A FOOTBALL FIELD 900,000 TIMES.

I KNOW THAT CARROLL DRAGONS FOOTBALL TEAM IS FANTASTIC AND I'M SURE THAT THEY HELPED OUT WITH SOME OF THAT RUNNING IN THERE.

WE ALSO BROUGHT IN A WHOPPING 179,360 POINTS COLLECTIVELY, WHICH IS JUST A HUGE FEAT.

MOVING INTO TEAM SOUTHLAKE, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 342 PARTICIPANTS ON OUR TEAM.

AVERAGE POINTS WAS 206.86 POINTS PER PERSON, AND WE DID TRAVEL A TOTAL OF 47,853KM OR 29,000 MILES COLLECTIVELY, WHICH IS VERY AMAZING WHEN YOU PUT IT ON NUMBERS LIKE THAT.

ALSO, WE DID HAVE OVER 12,800 ACTIVITIES, SPENDING 11,820 HOURS, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 492 DAYS WITH AN AVERAGE ACTIVITY LENGTH OF 55 MINUTES WITH A TOTAL OF OVER 70,000 POINTS.

AND THEN ALSO OUR OWN 4,370,950 CALORIES BURNED OR 15,335 SLICES OF PIZZA.

THAT'S A BIG PIZZA PARTY.

I JUST THINK I SAY IT IN MORE RELATABLE TERMS WITH EVERYBODY.[LAUGHTER] SO LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT THE STAFF INVOLVEMENT THAT REALLY HELPED MAKE THIS CHALLENGE WHAT IT WAS.

TEAM SOUTHLAKE WE HAD 11 STAFF MEMBERS THAT ACTUALLY FINISHED IN THE TOP 100.

AND A BIG SHOUT OUT TO YOURSELF, MAYOR HUFFMAN AND PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CHAIR FRANCES SCHARLI ALSO FOR FINISHING IN THE TOP 100.

IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU GUYS THAT HELP PUSH TEAM SOUTHLAKE UP THE LEADERBOARD, BUT ALSO ON THE ADMIN SIDE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM TOOK LEAD ON THE COMMUNICATION, MARKETING AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS EFFORTS ALONGSIDE WITH THE OCCE, WHO OVERSAW THE CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND SEEING THAT FIRSTHAND ON THE ADMIN SIDE, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG KUDOS TO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT GOT THAT REACH, WHICH WAS ALL ABOUT ENGAGEMENT.

SO GETTING IT OUT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY.

MOVING INTO THE FUN STUFF, WE HAVE OUR TOP THREE PARTICIPANTS.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FUN FACT.

THE THREE TOP PARTICIPANTS THAT YOU GUYS SEE ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW ARE ACTUALLY NOT JUST THE THREE PARTICIPANTS, TOP PARTICIPANTS FOR SOUTHLAKE, BUT FOR THE FIT CITY CHALLENGE AS A TOTAL. SO WE TOOK HOME FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE IN THE TOP RUNNING.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER, JAMIE WOOLDRIDGE WITH 1530 POINTS AND OVER 500 MILES LOGGED IN THE 45 DAYS. OUR SECOND PLACE PARTICIPANT, BLAKE BULLARD, WITH 1480 POINTS AND 680 MILES AND GEORGE SMITH WITH 1350 POINTS AND 310 MILES.

COLLECTIVELY, THESE GUYS REALLY BROUGHT IT HOME FOR US.

THEY HELPED KEEP THAT NICE LITTLE BUFFER IN BETWEEN KELLER THE ENTIRE TIME.

WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY JUST GIVE A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO JAMIE FOR REALLY PUTTING IN A LOT OF EFFORT, BUT ALSO WE THOUGHT IT WAS FITTING TO SHED SOME APPRECIATION TO OUR TOP 100 FIT CITY SOUTHLAKE PARTICIPANTS.

SO WE DO HAVE CHALLENGE COINS.

OH COOL. THAT ARE FOR ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS THAT LANDED IN THE TOP 100.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP JAMIE IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO BE THE FIRST PERSON TO CLAIM HIS COIN.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, SIR.

THERE YOU GO. AND THEN ALSO MAYOR HUFFMAN.

WE ALSO DO HAVE A COIN FOR YOU AS WELL.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS OVER TO YOU.

BUT AT THIS TIME, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND OPEN THE FLOOR.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER.

WELL, GREAT JOB.

REALLY, REALLY NICE JOB.

I GOT TO TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, FIRST YEAR WE KIND OF THREW THIS AT YOU, ARMIN AND I.

AND YOU GUYS TOOK IT AND RAN WITH IT.

DID A GREAT JOB. THIS YEAR WAS SO MUCH BIGGER AND BETTER.

YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL WATCHING, IT'S REALLY HARD TO IT'S HARD TO COMMUNICATE THE APPRECIATION THAT I HAD, LIKE WATCHING YOU GUYS COORDINATE BECAUSE,

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I MEAN, YOU GUYS, I MEAN, THERE WERE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF STAFF AND MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS COORDINATING ACROSS COLLEYVILLE AND KELLER, AND YOU GUYS JUST DID SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB.

AND THE ENGAGEMENT WAS GREAT.

I REALLY FELT LIKE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THE CHALLENGE AND WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT.

SO JUST AMAZING.

Y'ALL REALLY, REALLY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ADDING MORE TEAMS SOUTHLAKE ADD ABSOLUTELY TO THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES ON THAT PLAQUE WHERE WE COULD PUT SOUTHLAKE.

OH, ABSOLUTELY. AND SHOUT OUT TO JAMIE, BY THE WAY, I MEAN THIS GUY.

EVERYONE AT THIS POINT HAS SEEN HIM AROUND TOWN RUNNING AND WALKING.

I MEAN, WHEN I SEE HIM AND THE MILES HE PUTS IN, I THINK OF IVAN DRAGO, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE'S LIKE, FIGHTING ROCKY, HE'S LIKE, HE'S NOT A MAN.

HE'S A PIECE OF IRON, YOU KNOW? [LAUGHTER] THAT'S JAMIE WOOLDRIDGE.

I MEAN, JUST WHAT AN INSPIRATION.

LIKE EVERY EVERYWHERE YOU'VE BEEN ON YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY AND JUST THE INCREDIBLE DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS CHALLENGE.

SO I COULDN'T THINK OF SOMEONE BETTER TO TAKE HOME FIRST PLACE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, MY FRIEND.

YEAH, GREAT JOB. WELL, COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND YOU COULD DEFINITELY TELL BEING IN THE APP AND USING IT FROM YEAR ONE TO THIS YEAR.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORK YOU GUYS PUT INTO IT, BUT YOU COULD TELL.

AND JUST ALL THE COMMUNICATION, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT THIS YEAR WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE.

AND I KNOW YOU HAD A BIG LEARNING CURVE FROM LAST YEAR WHEN THE MAYOR THREW IT AT YOU.

BUT YOU GUYS DID DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND YES, I SEE JAMIE EVERYWHERE.

I SWEAR I'LL BE DRIVING DOWN ONE STREET AND 20 MINUTES LATER, I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, AND THERE HE IS.

[LAUGHTER] AND IT'S TRUE.

BUT ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL DONE. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'D LOVE A LET'S GET A PICTURE.

GET THE TROPHY. JAMIE, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON DOWN, BLAKE OR GEORGE, EITHER OF THEM.

THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT. THEY HAD SOME CAMPS THAT THEY WERE AT.

SO VERY BUSY PEOPLE. THEY'RE PROBABLY OUT EXERCISING, BUT YEAH, PROBABLY.

DESSERT DOESN'T COUNT FOR POINTS.

ALL RIGHT. HOW FUN.

WELL DONE. CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS A SOUTHLAKE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT.

[7. Southlake Business Spotlight - RC Massage & Esthetics, 301 State Street, Suite 240, Room 244. ]

COME ON DOWN. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT IS MY PLEASURE, AS ALWAYS, TO BE HERE AND PRESENT MY BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT OR THE SOUTHLAKE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT.

WE HAVE ROSSELEN CASTELLAR HERE.

SHE'S THE OWNER OF R.C.

MASSAGE AND ESTHETICS.

THAT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER IN MADISON AVENUE SALON SUITES.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN.

HI, MY NAME IS ROSSELEN AND I AM AN ESTHETICIAN AND MASSAGE THERAPIST LOCATED IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.

I SPECIALIZE IN ASHIATSU BAREFOOT MASSAGE, CUPPING AND FACIAL MASSAGES.

MY UNIQUE TECHNIQUES ALLOW CLIENTS TO EXPERIENCE A TREATMENT THAT IS BENEFICIAL, REJUVENATING AND RELAXING.

THEY'RE ONE OF A KIND.

AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY BUSINESS IS THAT I TAILOR THE SERVICE TO YOU.

I MAKE SURE THAT EVERY TECHNIQUE THAT I USE ON YOUR BODY IS FIT FOR WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT YOU ENJOY AND NEED.

ASHIATSU BAREFOOT MASSAGE IS A TECHNIQUE WHERE THE THERAPIST USES THEIR FEET INSTEAD OF THEIR HANDS TO APPLY DEEP, BROAD PRESSURE.

THIS ALLOWS THE THERAPIST TO CONTROL BODY PARTS LIKE THE HIPS AND THE UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS IN WAYS THAT A CLIENT HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE.

BY BEING ABLE TO USE BOTH MY HANDS AND MY FEET, I CAN MANIPULATE THE SHOULDERS AND THE NECK AT THE SAME TIME, ALLOWING FOR TRACTION AND DECOMPRESSION

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IT IS AN AMAZING TECHNIQUE FOR CLIENTS WHO HAVE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES AND STRESSFUL JOBS.

YOU CAN FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK AT RC MASSAGE AND ESTHETICS.

INSTAGRAM HAS UNDERSCORES BETWEEN EACH WORD.

PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, SEND ME A MESSAGE OR CALL.

I LOVE SPEAKING TO CLIENTS AND EDUCATING THEM ON WHAT OUR SPA CAN PROVIDE FOR THEM.

SO PLEASE COME AND VISIT ME.

I'M HERE IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.

ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL.

WELL, THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN.

I HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH THE SPOTLIGHT.

AND I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO ROSSELEN.

I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE SOME QUESTIONS BECAUSE HOW COOL.

YEAH. THANKS, STEPHANIE AND ROSSELEN ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS FOR COMING DOWN. AND TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THAT GOING ON.

OF COURSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME COUNCIL.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.

I WAS REACHED OUT BY CITY OF SOUTHLAKE BECAUSE OF MY VIDEOS.

THE TECHNIQUE IS ONLY ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD, WAS CREATED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES BY AN AMERICAN, BUT IT ORIGINATES FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASIAN STYLES.

IT'S SPECIFICALLY MADE TO BE BETTER FOR THE THERAPIST, AND IT OPENS UP MY REPERTOIRE TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON ALL DIFFERENT BODY TYPES.

MY FRAME IS A LOT SMALLER, BUT I CAN ACCEPT CLIENTS THAT ARE BODYBUILDERS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO YOUR 80 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER.

MY FACIAL MASSAGES.

I REALLY PRIDE MYSELF ON THEM BECAUSE I LOVE INCORPORATING RELIEVING STRESS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE BODY.

YOU CAN CARRY THAT IN YOUR FACE AND IT WILL MANIFEST IN YOUR FACE AS WELL.

SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LOVE TO ASK ME ABOUT TECHNIQUE OR ANYTHING? HAVE YOU GUYS EVER EXPERIENCED ANY UNIQUE STYLES OF MASSAGE BEFORE? NO, I'VE NOT. BUT IT LOOKED LIKE A WORKOUT FOR YOU.

IT LOOKS LIKE A WORKOUT.

IT'S FUN. YEAH, IT'S FUN.

IF I WASN'T A MASSAGE THERAPIST, I'D BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE JUST AS ACTIVE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WELL GOOD. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

WELL, THANKS. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN AND STAYING IS BUSINESS GOOD? EVERYTHING IS ROCKING AND ROLLING.

GREAT. I DEFINITELY ENJOY WORKING IN SOUTHLAKE.

I STARTED MY BUSINESS IN WESTLAKE AND THEN DECIDED TO MOVE TO SOUTHLAKE TO OPEN UP MY DOORS AND HAVE MORE ACCESS TO PEOPLE.

GOOD. AND THE COMMUNITY HAS JUST BEEN SO WELCOMING AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.

YEAH, AWESOME. WELL, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SETTING UP SHOP AND INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY.

FOR SURE. OF COURSE. WOULD YOU GUYS MIND TAKING A PICTURE WITH ME? NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. COUNCIL LET'S DO IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON? THANK YOU.

THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

OKAY. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS REVIEWING ALL ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

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

ITEM 4B, CANCEL THE JULY 4TH AND JULY 18TH, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

ITEM 4C EXCUSED THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER AMY TORRES-LEPP FROM THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 2023.

AND I BELIEVE WE CAN AMEND THIS TO INCLUDE TONIGHT AS WELL.

JUNE 6TH, 2023.

ALAN. OKAY.

SO WE JUST NEED TO NOTE THAT IN THE MOTION.

ITEM 4 D EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS AUSTIN REYNOLDS AND MICHAEL SPRINGER FROM THE REGULAR P&Z COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON MAY 18TH, 2023.

ITEM 4E APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM FORD AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES AND INSTALLATION OF AUDIO VIDEO COMPONENTS AND CAMERA COVERAGE AT THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $214,000.

ITEM 4F APPROVE AN ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GARVER, LLC FOR THE SHADY LANE AND LONESOME DOVE LIFT STATION.

IMPROVEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $310,000.

ITEM 4G ORDINANCE NUMBER 1273.

FIRST READING ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO DEDICATE AN ELECTRICAL EASEMENT TO ENCORE ELECTRICAL AT BICENTENNIAL PARK FOR THE SOUTHLAKE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.

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ITEM 4I, SV23-0008 SIGN VARIANCE FOR ALLSTATES WORLD CARGO LOCATED AT 1080 SOUTH KIMBALL AVENUE, SUITE 100 SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

ITEM 4J IS THE TABLING OF ZA23-0016 SITE PLAN FOR SITE ONE LANDSCAPING SUPPLY AND ITEM 4K IS EXCUSED THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER RONELL SMITH FROM THE JUNE 6TH, 2023, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

COUNCIL IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO PUT ON CONSENT? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE ADD TO CONSENT ITEM 7A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-800 FIRST READING AND ZONING CHANGE CONCEPT PLAN FOR 610 BYRON NELSON. AND THEN ALSO ITEM 7B THAT ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-803. FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 610 SHADY OAKS.

OKAY. THOSE ARE FIRST READINGS, CORRECT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SOUNDS GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL? OKAY, WE'LL TAKE THOSE UP AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION OFFICIALLY.

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

[1. Call to order]

[2. A. Executive Session]

AND WE SHOULD BE BACK BY 7:30 AT THE LATEST.

OKAY. 7:27 WE'LL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION BACK TO ORDER.

IS THERE ANY ACTION NEEDED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

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

[3A. Mayor's Report ]

AND SO ON A DAY AS MONUMENTOUS AS THIS, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO PAUSE FOR A MINUTE AND RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SACRIFICES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MADE THAT INCREDIBLE EVENT POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, D-DAY, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, IS THE LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS INVASION IN MILITARY HISTORY.

JUNE 6TH, 1944.

AND IT WAS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE WAR EFFORT.

AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING BACK ON IT AS THESE EVENTS TEND TO BE, IT SEEMS INEVITABLE TO US LOOK THROUGH THE PRISM OF HISTORY.

BUT AT THE TIME, IT VERY MUCH WASN'T.

YOU KNOW, THIS WAS THE LARGEST UNDERTAKING OF OF THE WAR TO DATE AND AND THUS IN HISTORY.

AND GENERAL EISENHOWER, WHO WAS THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, WAS FAR FROM CONFIDENT IN HIS SUCCESS.

REALLY INTERESTING TO READ THE HISTORY BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT INCREDIBLE OPERATION AND THE PERSONALITIES.

YOU KNOW, HE WROTE A VERY FAMOUS LETTER, GENERAL EISENHOWER, TO HIS FORCES.

AND SO I WANTED TO READ IT TONIGHT BECAUSE IT KIND OF GIVES A GLIMPSE INTO WHAT HE WAS FEELING AND WHAT HIS FORCES WERE FEELING AS WELL.

SO THIS IS GENERAL EISENHOWER ON THE EVE OF D-DAY.

SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE GREAT CRUSADE TOWARD WHICH WE HAVE STRIVEN THESE MANY MONTHS.

THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON YOU, THE HOPES AND PRAYERS OF LIBERTY LOVING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE MARCH WITH YOU.

IN COMPANY, WITH OUR BRAVE ALLIES AND BROTHERS IN ARMS ON OTHER FRONTS, YOU WILL BRING ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GERMAN WAR MACHINE, THE ELIMINATION OF NAZI TYRANNY OF EUROPE AND SECURITY FOR OURSELVES IN A FREE WORLD.

YOUR TASK WILL NOT BE AN EASY ONE.

YOUR ENEMY IS WELL TRAINED, WELL EQUIPPED, AND BATTLE HARDENED.

HE WILL FIGHT SAVAGELY.

BUT THIS IS THE YEAR 1944.

MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE NAZI TRIUMPHS OF 1940 AND 41.

THE UNITED NATIONS HAVE INFLICTED UPON THE GERMANS GREAT DEFEATS IN OPEN BATTLE, MAN TO MAN.

OUR AIR OFFENSIVE HAS SERIOUSLY REDUCED THEIR STRENGTH IN THE AIR AND THEIR CAPACITY TO WAGE WAR ON THE GROUND.

OUR HOME FRONTS HAVE GIVEN US AN OVERWHELMING SUPERIORITY IN WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS OF WAR AND PLACED AT OUR DISPOSAL GREAT RESERVES OF TRAINED FIGHTING MEN.

THE TIDE HAS TURNED.

THE FREE MEN OF THE WORLD ARE MARCHING TOGETHER TO VICTORY.

I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN YOUR COURAGE, DEVOTION TO DUTY, AND SKILL IN BATTLE.

WE WILL ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAN FULL VICTORY.

GOOD LUCK AND LET US ALL BESEECH THE BLESSING OF ALMIGHTY GOD UPON THIS GREAT AND NOBLE UNDERTAKING.

AND WITH THAT THEY LAUNCHED AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW MAYBE SOME OF YOU WATCHING DON'T.

DWIGHT EISENHOWER ACTUALLY WROTE ANOTHER BRIEF MESSAGE IN CASE THE D-DAY INVASION FAILED.

AND THIS IS WHAT HE WROTE.

THANKFULLY, HE NEVER HAD TO GIVE THIS, BUT HE WROTE OUR LANDINGS IN THE CHERBOURG AREA HAVE FAILED TO GAIN A SATISFACTORY FOOTHOLD AND I HAVE WITHDRAWN OUR TROOPS.

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THE TROOPS, THE AIR, AND THE NAVY DID ALL THAT BRAVERY AND DEVOTION TO DUTY COULD DO.

AND IF ANY BLAME OR FAULT ATTACHES TO THE ATTEMPT, IT IS MINE ALONE.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT WAS READY.

AGAIN, SPEAKING TO THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THAT EVENT WAS FAR FROM DETERMINED AT THE START.

AND WE ARE ALL VERY GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A FREE WORLD THAT IS FREE TO THIS DAY, BECAUSE IN LARGE PART, ALL OF THOSE YOUNG MEN BLED AND DIED TO SECURE THAT FOR US.

SO 79 YEARS AGO TODAY, WE HONOR THEM.

SO THAT'S TONIGHT'S MAYOR'S REPORT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 3 B, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

[3B. City Manager's Report ]

MR. CORTEZ.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

VERY INSPIRING, PATRIOTIC WORDS, MAYOR.

SO EXCELLENT SEGWAY INTO THE WHOLE REASON WE SHOULD ALL BE APPRECIATIVE.

WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THIS JULY 3RD WITH THE INTENTION, OF COURSE, CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY.

BUT OF COURSE, JUST AS WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST 24 YEARS OR SO, STARS AND STRIPES IS COMING BACK THIS YEAR IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

I'VE HAD MY STAFF DILIGENTLY WORKING.

HILLARY AND DYLAN, AS SEVERAL OF YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A LOT OF OUR TEAMS THROUGHOUT OUR THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE WE PUT ON THE BEST EVENT EVER.

THIS YEAR IT'LL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 3RD HERE IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.

THE TIME HAS BEEN ADJUSTED THIS YEAR, OBVIOUSLY FOR HEAT PURPOSES TO 5:00.

OF COURSE, FIREWORKS WILL GO ON AS USUAL AT 9:30 P.M.

YOU CAN EXPECT ALL THE USUAL GREAT FUN ACTIVITIES, LIVE MUSIC, FOOD VENDORS.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE BRINGING BACK BEER AND WINE SINCE IT WENT SO WELL LAST YEAR.

OH, GOOD. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT.

GREAT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL THIS YEAR IS, OF COURSE WE HAVE THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE CHARGED MY TEAM WITH IS WHAT CAN WE DO BIGGER AND BETTER AND MORE ENJOYABLE FOR FOLKS? SO THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STUFF SUCH AS A WOOD CARVER THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS GOING TO BE CARVING A AMERICAN BALD EAGLE.

SO THAT'LL BE REALLY INTERESTING THAT WE ACTUALLY GET TO KEEP SOME INFLATABLE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE WE USED TO HAVE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF REINTRODUCING A LOT OF CARNIVAL FOCUSED GAMES FOR THE KIDS.

MINI GOLF, SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL FROM ART IN THE SQUARE.

WE REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA.

SO WE'RE INTRODUCING IT HERE INTO STARS AND STRIPES THIS YEAR.

ART BUSES, ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES.

YOU KNOW, PROBABLY NO SURPRISE THERE, A DOUGHNUT EATING CONTEST.

I WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING, BUT WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A COMPETITION BETWEEN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.

OH, MY GOODNESS. SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE'LL BE DOING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IS PATRIOTIC PLACE, OF COURSE, AS A DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I'M TASKED WITH SUPPORTING OUR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

AND I REALLY THOUGHT I THINK OVER THE YEARS, THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO ALLOW THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MERCHANDISE THAT THEY HAVE, BUT DO IT IN A VERY PATRIOTIC WAY.

AND SO WE'VE ASKED A LOT OF OUR VENDORS TO SHOWCASE SOME OF THEIR PATRIOTIC GEAR, SOME OF THE MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN BACK BY FRANK CORNISH PARK.

AND LASTLY, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE DURING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH AN INFLUENCER.

THAT'S KIND OF A NEW TERRITORY FOR US.

BUT WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH IRIS CHANG, WHO'S GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE EVENT WITH HER TWO LITTLE ONES.

AND WE JUST SAW SOMETHING LIKE 2,000% INCREASE ON ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUR INSTAGRAM WITH VISIT SOUTHLAKE.

SO THAT WAS REALLY WELL USED FUNDS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WELL FOR STARS AND STRIPES.

IS SHE LOCAL? SHE'S ACTUALLY FROM HOUSTON.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR TOP MARKETS WHERE WE GET VISITORS FROM.

SO ACTUALLY VERY HELPFUL.

SHE HAS ABOUT 45,000 FOLLOWERS FROM THE HOUSTON AREA.

BUT THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE SEEN, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, TYPICAL ENGAGEMENT ON A GOOD POST FOR US IS ABOUT 2,000 FOLKS WHEN WE HAD HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND WE HAD THE INFLUENCER, IT WAS ABOUT 15 TO 16,000.

WOW. SHE IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER PERSONALITY, SO I'M KIND OF EXPECTING THOSE NUMBERS TO HIT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

AND OF COURSE, PARKING INFORMATION, IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT TROUBLESOME BECAUSE WE HAVE THE WEST PARKING GARAGE CLOSED.

THERE'S STILL CONTINUE TO BE FREE PARKING IN TOWN SQUARE AT THE GRANITE OFFICE PARKING GARAGE AND THE TOWN SQUARE EAST PARKING GARAGE.

OF COURSE, THERE'S A FREE SHUTTLE PARKING REMOTE AT WHITE'S CHAPEL AT 4 P.M., AS WELL AS GATEWAY CHURCH AT 4 P.M.

AS WELL, TOO.

AND I'D EVEN RECOMMEND FOR ANYONE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN TO JUST KIND OF HELPS YOU BEAT THE RUSH A LITTLE BIT.

SO WITH THAT, AS THE COUNCIL SAW IN THE DAILY UPDATE, WE DO HAVE A BRAND NEW AND IMPROVED SITE FOR STARS AND STRIPES THAT HAS JUST BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED.

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ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SUPER EXCITED, DANIEL.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT AS IT IS EVERY YEAR.

OKAY WITH THAT, MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

COUNCIL IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR PRESENTATIONS OR COMMENTS DISCUSSION ON ANYTHING RELATED TO CONSENT? I JUST NOTE ITEM 4J WAS TABLED BY THE APPLICANT AT THE MAY 18TH, 2023 P&Z COMMISSION MEETING.

IT'S SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE JUNE 8TH, 2023 P&Z MEETING.

GOOD TO KNOW. OKAY.

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

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4A THROUGH 4K, NOTING THAT WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 4J, WE'RE TABLING CASE NUMBER ZA23-0016 SITE PLAN FOR SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LOCATED ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACTS 2AR AND 2BR BRUMLOW INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 1635 BRUMLOW AVENUE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE MAY 2ND, 2023, CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO JUNE 6TH, 2023, PENDING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON MAY 18TH, 2023.

THIS ITEM WAS TABLED BY THE APPLICANT AT THE MAY 18TH, 2023 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THEIR JUNE 8TH, 2023 MEETING.

IF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAKES A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ITEM AT THEIR JUNE 8TH, 2023 MEETING, THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED ON THE JUNE 20TH, 2023, CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC HEARING.

ALSO NOTING WE'RE AMENDING ITEM 4 C TO APPROVE AND EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF COUNCIL MEMBER AMY TORRES-LEPP FROM THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON BOTH JUNE 6TH AND JUNE 20TH, 2023.

ALSO NOTING WE'RE MOVING ITEMS 7A AND 7B FROM OUR REGULAR AGENDA TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, AND WE'RE APPROVING THOSE ITEMS. SEVEN A IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-800 CASE NUMBER ZA23-0025.

FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 610 BYRON NELSON LOCATED ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 4 O.W.

KNIGHT NUMBER 899 ADDITION AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 610 BYRON NELSON PARKWAY, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS. AND THAT'S SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED MAY 30TH, 2023 AND REVISED SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER ONE DATED MAY 12TH, 2023, AND ITEM 7B IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-803 CASE NUMBER ZA23-0034.

FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 610 SHADY OAKS LOCATED ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 11A02A THOMAS M HOOD SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 706 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 610 SHADY OAKS DRIVE IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, AND THAT IS SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED MAY 30TH, 2023, AND REVISED CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER ONE DATED MAY 12TH, 2023.

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

ALL RIGHT. CONSENT PASSES 5 TO 0.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC FORUM.

[5. Public Forum.]

AND TONIGHT, AS ALWAYS, SPEAKERS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BEFORE YOU BEGIN.

FOR THE RECORD, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TONIGHT AT PUBLIC FORUM? COME ON DOWN.

MY NAME IS COLLEEN GOLDENSTON.

708 BRYSON WAY SOUTHLAKE, A TAXPAYER FOR 22 YEARS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR HUFFMAN AND COUNCILMEMBERS.

I WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY PRIDE MONTH.

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO THE INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, CHURCHES AND CORPORATIONS THAT VISIBLY SUPPORT PRIDE EACH YEAR.

I HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR SOUTHLAKE WILL BE AMONG THEM.

I KNOW THAT SOUTHLAKE ASPIRES TO EXCELLENCE AND THE COMMUNITY ACHIEVES THAT IN MANY, MANY WAYS.

HOWEVER, SOME ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO FEEL THE NEED TO CIRCULATE HATEFUL AND CHILDISH RHETORIC ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. TWO RECENT EXAMPLES INCLUDE.

A HIDEOUS PICTURE OF THE JOKER STATING THE PHRASE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IS A CRIMINALLY EVIL LIE.

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I HOPE TO BE REACHING OUT TO EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY.

I HAVE TO SOME OF YOU ALREADY HOPE TO BE REACHING OUT TO YOU SOON.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM? SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 6A, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE.

[6A. Ordinance No. 1274, authorizing the issuance of the Tax Notes, Series 2023. PUBLIC HEARING ]

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE HILLTOP SECURITIES MANAGING DIRECTOR JIM SABONIS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING, SIR. OH.

MR. SABONIS HIT THE MIC BUTTON.

WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. THERE YOU GO.

I APOLOGIZE. OH, NO WORRIES.

ON CITY'S BEHALF, WE BID OUT THE TAX NOTE THIS MORNING.

WE RECEIVED SEVEN BIDS.

THE FINAL TRANSACTION RESULTED IN THE CITY ISSUING $13,397,000 AMOUNT OF TAX NOTES TO FUND A PROJECTED PROJECT COST OF $13,300,000 FOR IMPROVING STREETS, CULVERTS, DRAINAGE LANDSCAPING, SCREENING WALLS, CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS.

A PACKAGE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION ASSETS.

THE CITY'S DEBT IS VERY LOW RIGHT NOW AND IT'S VERY SHORT.

AND EVEN WITH THAT, THIS WILL BE ISSUED ONLY ON A SEVEN YEAR AMORTIZATION.

AND WITH THE SEVEN YEAR AMORTIZATION, OUR PRELIMINARY TAX VALUES THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE TAX APPRAISER, WE ANTICIPATE NO INCREASE IN THE CURRENT 6.5 CENT I&S TAX RATE.

WE AS I INDICATED, WE RECEIVED SEVEN BIDS.

THE LOW BID WAS PROVIDED BY BANK OF TEXAS OF 3.48%.

THAT BID TOTALS WITH THE AMORTIZATION $15,780,000.

WE RECEIVED BIDS FROM ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS SINCE SILICON VALLEY AND SOME OF THE OTHER BANKS HAVE BEEN SQUEEZED BY RISING INTEREST RATES.

THERE'S BEEN REDUCED LIQUIDITY.

AND SO WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF THESE TYPE BIDS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AND THIS IS THE MOST BIDS WE RECEIVED VERY COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.

WELL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

IF YOU APPROVE THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT, I CONSIDER IT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS WHO REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL ISSUANCE BY MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WE ANTICIPATE CLOSING IN JUNE 29TH.

AND AGAIN, IN SUMMARY, CITY IS WELL KNOWN BY THE INVESTOR COMMUNITY, WELL KNOWN FOR ITS UNIQUE STRONG CREDIT AND DEMOGRAPHICS AND BRIGHT FUTURE.

IT WAS A VERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS.

I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOUR FINANCE OFFICER.

SHE SUBMITTED A PACKAGE OF INFORMATION THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE COMPETITIVE BIDDERS, AND UNIQUELY, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ONE QUESTION.

IT'S A COMPLIMENT BOTH TO THE PACKAGE YOU PUT TOGETHER AND THE TRANSPARENCY YOU HAVE ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR ALL YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

WE'VE GOT A BID TOMORROW, AND I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THOSE PROCESSES.

SO AGAIN, CITY'S WELL THOUGHT OF, THIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL, EFFICIENT SALE.

AND AGAIN THIS SEVEN YEAR MATURITY IS THE MAXIMUM MATURITY OF THE DEBT THAT'S OUTSTANDING FOR THE CITY.

VERY LITTLE DEBT OUTSTANDING AS YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO AMORTIZE AND REDUCE THE DEBT.

OUTSTANDING. WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WELL, THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

3.4% OBVIOUSLY IS.

3.48%.

3.48%. OBVIOUSLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO.

THE 1.1'S AND THE ONE POINT TWOS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, CAPITAL MARKETS AND INTEREST RATES ARE OBVIOUSLY MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY USED TO BE.

BUT GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW THAT STACKS UP WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AS THEY ISSUE SECURITIES LIKE THIS.

WELL, AS A TRIPLE A RATED ISSUER, THERE'S NO ONE THAT ISSUES LOWER THAN YOU.

IN FACT, YOUR RATING IS EQUIVALENT TO HIGHER THAN THE STATE OF TEXAS RIGHT NOW.

WHO IS A DOUBLE A PLUS.

WOW. AND AGAIN, IN MY EXPERIENCE, BOTH ON THIS ISSUE AND OTHER PREVIOUS ISSUES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AT THE VERY PEAK OF EFFICIENCY.

THERE'S OUR TRIPLE-A RATING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNIQUE DEMOGRAPHICS AND A STRONG THE STATISTICS BEHIND THE RATINGS, WHAT THIS COMMUNITY IS AND WHAT IT REPRESENTS. PROVIDES IT THE VERY HIGHEST RATE.

SO IN MY EXPERIENCE, THERE'S NO CLIENT I HAVE AND I HAVE OTHER RATED TRIPLE-A ISSUERS, BUT THEY DON'T BORROW AS CHEAPLY AS YOU CAN BORROW THIS.

IT'S AMAZING. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WHEN THE STRONGER YOUR CREDIT, WHEN YOU CAN BORROW VERY CHEAPLY, YOU DON'T NEED TO BORROW AS MUCH.

YOU KNOW, I WILL MENTION A COUPLE OF POINTS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER FAST GROWING CITIES AND YOU SEE THEM IN THE NEWS WITH EXCITING PROJECTS TAKE PLACE.

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WE'VE DELEVERAGED THIS CITY EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS.

AND I THINK THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT.

WE'VE HAD VERY CONSISTENT GROWTH IN VALUE AND SALES TAX, EVEN WITH RISING INTEREST RATES IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE REST OF THE STATE.

BUT SO WE HAVE THE EFFICIENCY I CAN'T THINK OF A WAY THAT WE COULD BE MORE EFFICIENT THAN BORROWING.

THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT NEWS AND FITTING COMPLIMENT.

AND KUDOS ONCE AGAIN TO SHAREN JACKSON.

GREAT JOB. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? ACTUALLY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR JACKSON WHEN WE'RE DONE HERE.

YES, THANK YOU, MR. SABONIS.

DIRECTOR JACKSON. YES.

CAN YOU JUST GO OVER THE BASIS OR THE REASON FOR THE AMOUNT, THE 13.4 MILLION AS IT RELATES TO US SETTING ASIDE CASH FOR OTHER PROJECTS? YES.

IF YOU RECALL, WHEN YOU APPROVED THE CIP IN SEPTEMBER 20TH, I BELIEVE 2022, THE OVERALL CIP FOR THE GENERAL FUND WAS OVER $20 MILLION DOLLARS. 8 MILLION WE SET ASIDE CASH FOR THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY PERFORMING ARTS FACILITY.

SO ALL OF THE CASH WENT FOR THAT PROJECT AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ISSUING THE $13 MILLION TO DO THE MOBILITY AND THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.

SO EVEN WITH WHAT'S HAPPENED TODAY WITH THIS BIDDING AND ALL THAT, UNTIL WE VOTE ON IT, WE CAN CHANGE OUR MIND AS FAR AS HOW MUCH DEBT WE WANT TO ISSUE AND WHETHER WE MIGHT WANT TO REPURPOSE SOME OF THAT $8 MILLION FROM THE LIBRARY FUND OR.

PRIOR TO TODAY WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT.

WE CAN'T DO IT NOW? WE WENT TO THE MARKET THIS MORNING AND ACCEPTED A BID VERBALLY PENDING CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL.

SO IF CITY COUNCIL CHOOSES NOT TO ACCEPT THE BID OF 13.3 MILLION, BY NO MEANS DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.

BUT WE DID DO A VERBAL ACCEPTANCE PENDING CITY COUNCIL'S ACTION FOR TONIGHT'S SALE.

FOR TODAY'S SALE THAT WE WENT TO THE MARKET TODAY.

SO THAT WOULD MEAN IF IT WEREN'T ACCEPTED, THEN YOU WOULD JUST GO BACK TO THE MARKET WITH THE NEW TERMS. WE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE BID AND WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK OUT TO THE MARKET.

YEAH. OKAY.

IS THERE ANY PENALTY FOR EARLY PAYMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON THESE OR NOT? I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER.

IS THERE ANY PENALTY FOR EARLY PAYMENT ON ANYTHING LIKE THESE OR NOT? THERE IS A SMALL EARLY PAYMENT CLAUSE.

IT'S CALLABLE EVERY YEAR.

YEAH.

THE LOW BID ON INTEREST RATE HAS A CALL FEATURE.

IT'S A MAKE WHOLE PROVISION.

AND SO WHEN WE RECEIVE BIDS, WE HAD DIFFERENT INTEREST RATES AND WE HAD WE GAVE OPTIONS TO HOW THEY CALLED THESE.

OURS ACTUALLY HAS A PROVISION THAT'S A MAKE WHOLE PROVISION.

AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS THAT IF WE'RE AT 3.48%, WE MOVE FORWARD TWO YEARS, WE HAVE FIVE YEARS OF MATURITY LEFT.

THE MARKET FOR THAT FIVE YEAR MATURITY RATES MIGHT HAVE COME DOWN.

WE HAVE A LOWER AMORTIZATION, IT MIGHT BE 3%.

WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A PREMIUM.

WE'D PAY AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT TO MAKE THEM WHOLE ON THE.

AS IF THEY HAD THE SECURITY FOR FIVE MORE YEARS.

GOTCHA. AND WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IS THAT AND TO GIVE YOU A FEEL, WE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED BOTH CALL OPTIONS OR NON CALLABLE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE VARIANCE OF INTEREST RATES THAT THEY PROPOSED.

THE CITY HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CALLABLE DEBT RIGHT NOW AND SO WHEN WE TALKED TO SHAREN AND DISCUSSED IT, WE DO LOOK AT HOW MUCH THAT YOU HAVE AND WHAT PERCENT YOU HAVE IF YOU WANT TO PREPAY.

AND THIS IS THE AS I INDICATED, CITY HAS DEBT.

SO WE DIDN'T THINK THAT THIS WOULD ISSUE.

AND IN EMERGENCY WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL MAKE WHOLE.

BUT RIGHT NOW IN THE MARKETPLACE IT'S ONE OF THOSE SCENARIOS WHERE ALL MY CLIENTS WOULD SAY INTEREST RATES ARE HIGH.

I WANT AN EARLY CALL PROVISION AND NO PENALTY WHERE INVESTORS SAY, IF I'M PUTTING MY MONEY AT WORK, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.

BUT THIS FEATURE GIVES US THE LOWEST INTEREST RATE IS WHAT WE TARGETED IN THIS PROCESS.

SO WE COULD GO WITH A HIGHER INTEREST RATE THAT HAS QUICK RECALLABLE PENALTY.

SO BASICALLY THE DECISION TONIGHT IS DO WE WANT TO ISSUE THE DEBT FOR THE 13 MILLION? I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IN OUR CIP.

IS THERE ANY OTHER PROVISIONS FOR DEBT? LIKE, DO YOU PLAN TO GO TO THE MARKET FOR MORE DEBT AS PART OF THIS? THIS WAS ALL THE DEBT OF THE OVER 40.

I THINK 44 MILLION OF YOUR OVERALL CIP, ONLY 13 MILLION IS DEBT.

EVERYTHING ELSE WAS CASH WITH ALL THE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.

AND YOU MENTIONED OUR 6.5 I&S RATE.

THAT'S NOT CHANGING WITH THIS DEBT ISSUANCE.

NO. YEAH.

OKAY. IT MAINTAINS THE EXISTING DEBT TAX RATE.

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HOW MUCH BUFFER DOES THAT 6.5% GIVE US WITH THIS DEBT? I MEAN ARE WE? IS THERE ROOM THERE OR ARE WE OVER COLLECTING OR RIGHT ON TRACK? WE'RE ON TRACK ACTUALLY, WITH THIS WE'LL HAVE A SLIGHT FOR 23.

WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK.

AND ALSO WE USE 0% GROWTH FACTOR FOR FUTURE YEARS.

OKAY, GOTCHA. SO THAT WE'RE NOT ISSUING DEBT BASED AND BORROWED ON THE [INAUDIBLE] ON WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

YEAH. SO THE 6.5 IS ANTICIPATED TO COVER FUTURE GROWTH AS WELL.

YES. OR IT'S IRRESPECTIVE OF FUTURE GROWTH.

YES. YEAH. I'M TRACKING.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCASKILL WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? I HAVE SOME HEARTBURN WITH THE IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT 8 MILLION IN CASH ASIDE, BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE DEBT.

I THINK I'M INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS TO SAY ABOUT POSSIBLY RETHINKING THAT AND USING THAT $8 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE REALLY EXPECT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A LIBRARY NEXT YEAR AND INSTEAD OF BORROWING MONEY, JUST USE THAT CASH TO OFFSET.

I KNOW WE STILL HAVE TO ISSUE SOME DEBT FOR THESE ROAD PROJECTS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT AND NEED TO BE DONE.

I THINK I'D BE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

AND ALSO ALONG THOSE LINES, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL REAL ESTATE PURCHASE THAT WOULD BE BACKED UP BY DEBT, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT ISSUING ANOTHER ROUND OF DEBT AFTER THIS, THEN THAT GIVES ME PAUSE ABOUT THAT MUCH DEBT IN ONE CALENDAR YEAR OR TWO BUDGET YEARS.

BUT THOSE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT THE REST OF THE COUNCIL THINKS ON THAT.

SO MECHANICALLY, THE TIMING OF APPROVAL OR YOU GUYS ARE BUILDING THE NEW CIP RIGHT NOW.

SO AND THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO INCLUDE $8 MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH SET ASIDE FOR LIBRARY PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT, CORRECT? YES. SO BUT YOU WOULD ISSUE THIS DEBT.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ON THIS DEBT THIS MONTH.

WE WOULD CLOSE BECAUSE THIS IS FUNDING THE APPROVED CIP THAT YOU'VE APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER .

OF LAST YEAR? YES.

IT'S THE EXISTING APPROVED CIP.

THINK OF THIS AS THE WAY WE BID PROJECTS.

YOU APPROVE THE BUDGET AND THEN WE GO FORWARD AND WE BID THOSE PROJECTS OUT AND THEN WE BRING YOU BACK THE CONTRACTS WHERE YOU FUND IT.

IT'S THE SAME THING. IT'S JUST IN A FINANCIAL CONTEXT.

THIS ACTION TONIGHT IS WHERE WE ARE IMPLEMENTING YOUR BUDGET.

THAT YOU APPROVED? YEAH. SO THIS DOESN'T LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CIP.

RIGHT. THIS IS YOUR FY 23 BUDGET.

YOUR EXISTING. YES.

THAT THE COSTS HAVE GONE UP? YES THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN SEPTEMBER WITH THE BUDGET PRESENTATION.

SO TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCCASKILL'S POINT, IF WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE CASH SET ASIDE THAT POTENTIALLY COUNCIL MIGHT WANT TO PRIORITIZE TOWARDS SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THESE ROAD PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE DO WANT TO LOOK AT AN OPTION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HEADACHE THAT WOULD CAUSE YOU GUYS, BUT MAYBE WE WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT OPTION WITH SOME EASIER CALL EARLY CALL PROVISIONS IS THAT POSSIBLE.

WE COULD DO THAT IT JUST INCREASES THE INTEREST RATE.

YEAH SURE AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WENT THROUGH TODAY.

WHAT WE HAD THIS MORNING.

RIGHT. WAS THE HIGHER INTEREST RATE HAD DIFFERENT CALLABLE OPTIONS.

YEAH. WELL, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, SHAREN, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR CALLABLE DEBT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT REFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND TYPICALLY WHAT SHAREN AND JIM WILL DO IS BRING A PACKAGE.

YEAH. THEY'LL PACKAGE IT UP WHERE THE COST OF ISSUANCE MAKES SENSE TO DO IT.

BUT WE CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT IS CALLABLE? TO WHERE TO THIS POINT, I THINK WE'VE CALLED ALL DEBT THAT'S CALLABLE WHERE IT MAKES ECONOMICAL SENSE BASED ON THE INTEREST RATE BECAUSE KEEP IN MIND ALL OF OUR DEBT ARE REALLY LOW INTEREST RATE.

AND BASED ON TODAY'S INTEREST RATE, IT WOULD MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE TO DO WHAT'S CURRENTLY CALLABLE.

BUT WE DO HAVE SOME CALLABLE DEBT, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BASED ON THE ECONOMICS.

SO WHEN WE CALL THE DEBT.

SO WE'VE PAID OFF THE DEBT, YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S CALLABLE AT THIS POINT OR IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

IF IT'S NOT PAID OFF, IT WOULD NOT BE ECONOMICALLY MAKES SENSE TO DO IT BECAUSE OF THE LOW, LOW INTEREST RATES.

AND WE'RE KEEP IN MIND ON OUR PROPERTY TAX DEBT, EVERYTHING IS AMORTIZATION IS SEVEN YEARS OR LESS IS ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING DEBT WE HAVE TODAY AS IT RELATES TO THE PROPERTY TAX DEBT. OKAY.

SO WHAT SHE'S SAYING IS 100% OF YOUR TAX SUPPORTED DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS.

AND 100% OF THAT DEBT IS RIGHT NOW MORE ECONOMICAL TO MAINTAIN THAT DEBT VERSUS PAY IT OFF EARLY, CORRECT? YES. YES.

OKAY. SO, MAYOR, LET ME ASK A QUESTION, TOO, REAL QUICK.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE $8 MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S SET ASIDE CASH RIGHT NOW TOWARDS THE LIBRARY.

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YEAH. YEAH.

SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF GETTING AT THE QUESTION I WAS ABOUT TO ASK.

LIKE IF WE SAY AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S CIP OR THE CIP THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO APPROVE, WE WANT TO REPURPOSE THAT $8 MILLION DOLLARS AND WE WANT TO REDUCE OUR DEBT. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD WHERE WOULD YOU APPLY THAT? SO WHERE THE 8 MILLION THAT YOU'VE SET ASIDE TODAY? NO, NO, NO. IN NEXT YEAR'S CIP.

IN THE CIP THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE NOT APPROVED. THE NEXT YEARS INSTEAD OF SETTING THAT 8 MILLION ASIDE FOR THAT PROJECT, WE COULD USE IT FOR FUTURE FOR CIP NEXT YEAR AND NOT ISSUE DEBT.

OKAY. SO YOU IS THAT YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS LOOK AT DEFRAYING FUTURE DEBT.

IF THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS TO LOOK AT DEBT STRATEGY OF REDUCING DEBT, I WOULD RECOMMEND MAYBE LOOKING AT THE CASH WE WERE PLANNING TO SET ASIDE IN 2024 AND ALLOCATING IT TO PROJECTS AS WELL AS IF YOU WANTED TO REALLOCATE THE CASH THIS YEAR.

YOU CAN USE THAT FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

I MEAN, WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS IF THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS JUST TO REDUCE DEBT.

THERE'S WAYS WE CAN DO IT.

MY REQUEST WOULD BE TO GIVE US TIME TO BE STRATEGIC AND SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THE BEST METHOD TO DO IT SO THAT WE'RE STRATEGIC IN DOING TAKING THAT APPROACH.

YEAH. THAT MONEY THAT'S SET ASIDE NOW, THAT 8 MILLION NOW, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE AS A COUNCIL OR AS A CITY ARE CONSIDERING, WE CAN REPURPOSE THAT FUND. THAT'S A GENERAL FUND THING THAT CAN BE REPURPOSED FOR ANYTHING.

YES. SO WE CAN ABSOLUTELY THEY CAN JUST WE CAN WE CAN BORROW THIS AND THEN JUST NOT BORROW AS MUCH FOR THAT NEXT ENTITY.

ABSOLUTELY.

NOT HAVE TO GO BACK TO MARKET WITH THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

BUT BUT WE'RE PAYING $250,000 A YEAR IN INTEREST AS THE CLOCK TICKS.

YEAH, BUT I THINK THE.

SURE, BUT.

I'M JUST SAYING IT DEPENDS ON THE TIME.

IN MY OPINION, THE TIME CALENDAR, IF WE'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND ISSUE, YOU KNOW THAT DEBT.

BUT IF WE'RE CARRYING THIS FOR A PERIOD OF MONTHS AT $40,000, $45,000 A MONTH, EVERY MONTH IS $45,000 OF INTEREST TO SERVICE THIS ISSUANCE. SO GIVE ME YOU ALL'S OUTLOOK ON INTEREST RATES.

I KNOW YOU DON'T DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL, BUT IF WE'RE SITTING HERE IN TEN MONTHS, GOING BACK TO THE MARKET TO ISSUE, MORE DEBT, DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE OR LESS EXPENSIVE THAN IT IS TODAY? I THINK INTEREST RATES WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP, BUT I'LL DEFER TO.

THIS WEEK WHEN WE HAD OUR MONDAY MORNING MEETING TALK TO OUR ECONOMISTS.

CURRENTLY, A CONSENSUS OF WALL STREET ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THERE'S ABOUT A 50% LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY WILL MOVE UP 25 BASIS POINTS AT THE NEXT FED MEETING. AND IF THEY PASS AND THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION THAT THEY MAY PASS AND MOVE TO THE NEXT MONTH, THERE'S AN 87% CONSENSUS THAT THEY WOULD MOVE UP THE FOLLOWING [INAUDIBLE]. SO WE SEE SHORT TERM RATES ARE HIGHER YET AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE AT A RARE TIME WHERE VERY WE SEE PRESSURE ON BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR PREVIOUS EMBEDDED ASSET MIX.

AND OUR OVERALL ECONOMY IS STRUGGLING.

SOUTHLAKE IS UNIQUE.

IT'S NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

WE'RE WALKING A VERY FINE TIGHT LINE ON INTEREST RATES, INFLATION, ACCESSIBILITY FUNDING.

BUT ONE COMMENT, I WOULD SAY, AND IT GOES BACK TO YOUR MENTION OF COST [INAUDIBLE].

RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS, ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS THAT A CITY WOULD HAVE BY YOUR POLICY AND BY STATE STATUTE, THEY'RE RANGING FROM 4.7 TO 5%.

FED MOVES UP, THEY'LL GO UP SLIGHTLY TOO.

THEY FOLLOW THE INTEREST RATE.

SO WHEN YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ACTUALLY HAVING MONEY, YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO EARN MORE ON YOUR $8 MILLION DOLLAR TODAY THAN YOU WOULD ACTUALLY PAY ON THIS NOTE THAT YOU'D HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO THE ACTUAL MATHEMATICS ARE IF YOU TOOK THE 8 MILLION AND YOU PAID DOWN THIS, IT WOULD COST YOU MORE MONEY BY A SPREAD OF A LITTLE OVER ONE AND 1 TO 1.25%.

BUT AGAIN. THAT JUST MENTIONED.

AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF CALLABLE DEBT.

BUT WE'VE REFUNDED ALL OUR DEBT OVER THE YEARS AND THERE'S NO DEBT THAT WE COULD REFUND RIGHT NOW THAT WE COULD GET LOWER INTEREST RATE.

INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER FOR THOSE AMORTIZATION.

YEAH, WE HAVE REALLY GOOD DEBT RIGHT NOW.

BUT I BELIEVE AND NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS I'M JUST STATING THE FACT THAT THE FUNDS, THE MONEY MARKET FUNDS ARE PAYING HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU'RE BORROWING AT.

SURE I UNDERSTAND. WE BORROW TAX EXEMPT.

WE GET TO INVEST TAXABLE.

YEAH. SO AND IF THE ANTICIPATION IS THAT INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO RISE, IT PROBABLY MAKES MORE SENSE TO THINK ABOUT THAT $8 MILLION DOLLARS DEFRAYING FUTURE MORE EXPENSIVE DEBT VERSUS NOT ISSUING THIS CHEAPER DEBT, RIGHT? YEAH. AND ONE OTHER QUESTION IN A HYPOTHETICAL REAL ESTATE PURCHASE IS THAT IF WE ISSUE DEBT FOR THAT, WOULD THAT BE THE SAME TYPE OF DEBT AS THIS OR WOULD IT BE LIKE A 30 YEAR

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WE WERE STRUCTURED A DEBT TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED IN THE FUTURE AND NOT LOOKING AT JUST TODAY.

SO IT WOULD LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF WHAT'S COMING UP.

IT COULD BE A SEVEN OR IT COULD SAY A 15 YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CAPACITY TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO GET ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE CITY.

SO WE WOULD TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH AND LOOK AT THE FULL STRATEGY AND SEE WHAT MAKES SENSE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR IN THE FUTURE YEARS, BECAUSE WE LOOK AT IT IN THE FUTURE AND NOT JUST FOR TODAY.

SO FOR A REAL ESTATE PURCHASE, WE COULD STRUCTURE THAT DEBT HOWEVER WE WANT IT.

IT COULD BE EXACTLY LIKE THIS, OR IT COULD BE 30 YEARS OR 15 YEARS OR WHATEVER WE CAN.

YES, WE WOULD LOOK AT THE OVERALL STRATEGICALLY ON WHAT MAKES SENSE SO THAT AGAIN, WE COULD ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE CITIZENS.

AND SO IF WE'RE EXPECTING INTEREST RATES TO CONTINUE GOING UP, IT MIGHT BE BEST TO DO THIS NOW AND PERHAPS SAVE THAT CASH AND APPLY IT DOWN THE ROAD.

I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY.

THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT.

NO PROBLEM. YEAH. NO, THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

YEAH, GOOD DISCUSSION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SHAREN.

THANK YOU, JIM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? GREAT. OKAY.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6A, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL.

IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6A ORDINANCE NUMBER 1274 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE TAX NOTES SERIES 2023 AS PRESENTED.

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

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. YEAH.

ITEM 6A PASSES, 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 9A, WHICH IS SB 23-0009 SIGN VARIANCE FOR SOUTHLAKE STORAGE.

[9A. SV23-0009, Sign Variance for Southlake Storage, located at 2060 E. Continental Blvd., Southlake, Texas. ]

NOW THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2060 EAST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CONTINENTAL, JUST WEST OF CROOKED LANE.

THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTO OF THE BUILDING.

AND WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED IS TO RELOCATE WHAT IS AN EXISTING SIGN ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THIS FAÇADE AND MOVE THAT UP TO AN UPPER STORY SIGN.

THE VARIANCES PERTAINING TO THAT WOULD BE A THIRD FLOOR UPPER STORY SIGN AS WELL AS VERTICAL ORIENTATION.

THE CURRENT SIGN ORDINANCE DOES NOT PERMIT A VERTICALLY ORIENTED SIGN.

THIS IS OPTION ONE.

AND FOLLOWING SIGN BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION, THEY ASKED THE APPLICANT PROVIDE A SECOND OPTION, WHICH WOULD BE A HORIZONTALLY ORIENTED UPPER STORY SIGN THAT WOULD FIT ON THIS PORTION OF THE FASCIA OF THE BUILDING.

THIS IS WITH OPTION TWO.

THE VARIANCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT ARE ONCE AGAIN THE THIRD STORY UPPER FLOOR SIGN AND THEN IN THIS CASE WOULD BE RIGHT, JUSTIFIED RATHER THAN ORIENTED IN THE MIDDLE, 75% OF THIS FAÇADE PLANE.

ALL OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE SIGN COMPLY WITH THE SIGN ORDINANCE IN BOTH CASES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NOTED VARIANCES.

SO EXCEPT FOR THE MASSIVE VARIANCES, IT COMPLIES WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.

YES. OKAY.

NOT TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT DO YOU HAVE WE APPROVED A THIRD STORY SIGN ANYWHERE ON A BUILDING LIKE THIS? WE HAVE APPROVED SOME UPPER STORY SIGNS.

ONE WOULD BE THE FORMERLY DRAGON STORAGE NOW REFERRED TO AS SIMPLY SELF STORAGE. 2019 WHO WAS ON COUNCIL THEN.

GOOD GRIEF.

OH, THAT WAS ALL OF US.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. NOT ME. [LAUGHTER] YEAH, NOT KATHY TALLEY.

KATHY AND RANDY HAVE THEIR HANDS CLEAN.

AND THESE ARE SOME JUST OTHER VIEWS OF THE FRONTAGE OF THE SITE.

THIS IS OUR MONUMENT SIGN.

THIS IS WHERE THE SIGN IS CURRENTLY LOCATED.

DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. HAVE WE, THE VARIANCE WHERE WE DO THE VERTICAL ORIENTATION?

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AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER AREA THAT I'M AWARE OF.

WE'VE NOT HAD ANY VARIANCES SPECIFICALLY GRANTED FOR THAT.

JUST IN TOWN SQUARE? CORRECT? YES.

AND IT'S PERMITTED IN THE CURRENT MASTER SIGN PLAN TO ALLOW THOSE.

IN THESE GUYS MASTER SIGN PLAN? NO. IN THE TOWN SQUARES.

OKAY. YES. SORRY.

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. CONFUSION.

OKAY. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? IS THAT IT? SORRY. DID I CUT YOU OFF? NO, SIR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, COOL. ONE QUICK QUESTION.

CAN YOU REFRESH ME? WAS THIS THE PROPERTY THAT THERE WAS A TREE ORDINANCE ISSUE ON INITIAL APPROVAL AND THEN THE TREES.

THERE'S SOME TREES DIED.

YEAH, THE TREES DIED.

THEY JUST DIED BETWEEN MEETINGS WHICH TOOK THAT VARIANCE OFF AND ALLOWED APPROVAL.

IS THAT MY RECOLLECTION? YOU ARE CORRECT, YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WAS BETWEEN MEETINGS, WASN'T IT? YES, THE TREES.

THERE'S SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN THOSE.

THAT WAS MY RECOLLECTION. THAT WAS BAD LUCK.

OKAY. THANK YOU, DENNIS.

THANK YOU. STICK AROUND. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? COME ON DOWN, PLEASE.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS TY AND I'M AT THE 2060 EAST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD SOUTHLAKE STORAGE.

I'M THE PROPERTY MANAGER FOR THAT FACILITY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO DIRECTOR KILLOUGH'S PRESENTATION? NO, NOT NOTHING.

NOTHING OTHER THAN I THINK THE OWNERS WERE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE ESTHETIC, GIVE IT KIND OF A FACELIFT, MAKE IT MORE NOTICEABLE.

SO. I DEALT THE SHORT STRAW BEING THE ONE TO COME DOWN.

[LAUGHTER] SO IN MORE THAN ONE WAY.

WE'RE NOT THAT MEAN.

NO, I UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, JUST MY HONESTLY LIKE THIS IS PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY VARIANCE.

I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT TO IT.

I MEAN, ASKING FOR A THIRD STORY VERSUS FIRST STORY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LOT IT'S A BIG VARIANCE.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT. I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE VERTICAL.

I HAD NO IDEA IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE WAY UP THERE.

SO, I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS STORAGE RIGHT NOW? WE DO. IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S JUST SUPER SMALL AND IT KIND OF JUST SITS ALL THE WAY DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND NOBODY CAN EVEN REALLY SEE IT.

AND I THINK THEY ORIGINALLY WANTED IT UP, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT NEVER GOT I MEAN, I'M PRETTY I'VE BEEN WITH THE PROPERTY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, SO.

OKAY. WELL AND SO THE MONUMENT SIGN SAYS STORAGE.

YOUR BUILDING SAYS STORAGE.

I MEAN, ARE YOU ALL GETTING FEEDBACK THAT BUSINESS IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNAGE? WELL, WE'VE HAD A FEW COMPLAINTS THAT THEY CAN'T, YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM FAR AWAY.

NOW THERE IS THAT SIGN.

SO I DON'T KNOW. PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT THEY'VE MISSED IT.

AND I KNOW ORIGINALLY THE PLAN WAS THAT THE SIGN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FURTHER UP AND THEY WERE THE OWNERS ARE LIKE, WE WE'RE OKAY WITH MOVING IT SECOND FLOOR IF NOT THE THIRD FLOOR, JUST ANYWHERE HIGHER THAN THAT ONE MONUMENT RIGHT THERE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT JUST LIKE FROM A DISTANCE.

SO. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, IF YOU MOVE THAT UP HALFWAY UP THE FAÇADE, IS THAT WITHIN THE ORDINANCE OR NO? IS THAT IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO.

ONCE THEY GO ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL OR 20FT IN HEIGHT, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, IT'S THEN CONSIDERED AN UPPER STORY SIGN.

SO WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW IS JUST BELOW.

AN UPPER.

AND I THINK THEY SAW THE SIMPLY.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF.

WHEN THAT ONE WENT UP, THEY WERE LIKE, OH, WHY CAN'T WE GET THAT SIGN MOVED UP AS WELL? SO I THINK THAT KIND OF STARTED THEM.

YEAH. GOTCHA. AS TO WHY THEY WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD BRING IT BEFORE YOU GUYS AND SEE IF WE COULD POSSIBLY GET IT MOVED.

OKAY. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU BEING DOWN HERE.

COUNCIL ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? IT'S TOO MUCH FOR ME.

YOU GUYS CAN VOTE HOW YOU WANT TO VOTE.

THIS ONE'S TOO MUCH FOR ME.

IT'S JUST. WE'RE JUST BEING ASKED TO DO SO MANY VARIANCES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE WE APPROVE A LOT OF THEM OR WHAT, BUT THIS ONE IS I MEAN, IT'S THIRD STORY.

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IT'S JUST IT'S TOO MUCH.

SO I AGREE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT.

WHICH MAYBE WE'RE AT THAT POINT.

WE MIGHT BE AT THAT POINT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. WELL, THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION WHEN YOU'RE READY.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY ITEM 9A CASE NUMBER SV 23-0009.

AGAIN, THAT'S A MOTION TO DENY.

OKAY. MOTION TO DENY. SO A VOTE YES IS AN APPROVAL OF THE MOTION TO DENY.

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

OKAY. SO THE MOTION TO DENY PASSES 5 TO 0, AND THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.