Aug 15, 2023 City Council

[1. Call to order]

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 15TH, 2023.

DID EVERYBODY DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THAT COLD FRONT WE HAD TODAY? BUST OUT THE COATS AND THE SCARVES.

IT WAS NICE. 95 DEGREES.

I'LL TAKE IT. IT'S AMAZING.

WELL, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. I MISSED LAST WEEK, TWO WEEKS AGO, BECAUSE I WAS SICK.

AND I APPRECIATE COUNCIL FOR HOLDING DOWN THE FORT IN MY ABSENCE.

IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU GUYS.

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

I'LL INVITE YOU GUYS TO STAND AND WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK OUR CITY CHAPLAIN, CLAY REID, TO COME ON UP.

LET'S PRAY. HERE WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US.

WE ALSO TAKE TIME TONIGHT AND PRAY FOR OUR KIDS AS THEY RETURN TO SCHOOL.

THAT YOU WOULD KEEP THEM SAFE AND THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM, BLESS EVERY TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL AND ADMINISTRATOR, AND BE WITH OUR KIDS, HELP THEM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.

AND I PRAY BLESSING ON THEM AND THAT THIS WOULD BE A PROFITABLE YEAR IN THE CARROLL ISD AND EVERY PRIVATE SCHOOL IN OUR CITY, WE PRAY IT WOULD BE A SAFE YEAR.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US WISDOM TONIGHT AND BE, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR COUNCIL, GIVE THEM INTEGRITY AND WISDOM AND STRENGTH AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS.

I PRAY FOR BLESSING ON THEM AND I PRAY FOR WISDOM FOR THEM.

LORD, WE ALSO REMEMBER SOME LOCAL FAMILIES TONIGHT WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH INCREDIBLE STRUGGLES.

WE THINK OF THE KANE FAMILY AND THE DI FAMILY, AND WE ASK IN BOTH OF THOSE FAMILIES THAT YOU WOULD BRING ABOUT PEACE AND HEALING WHERE WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US AND DIFFICULT TIMES.

BUT LORD, AS THESE FAMILIES WALK THROUGH TRAGEDY AND OUR COMMUNITY WALKS THROUGH DIFFICULTY, I PRAY BLESSING UPON THEM.

I PRAY BLESSING UPON FIRST RESPONDERS AND POLICE AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORKED IN THESE SITUATIONS.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM PEACE.

AND LORD, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.

WE KNOW YOU'RE GOOD.

AND EVEN IN THE DIFFICULT THINGS, WE TRUST YOU AND WE JUST PRAY BLESSING UPON OUR TOWN.

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR YOUR GOODNESS.

AND IT'S IN YOUR NAME.

WE PRAY. AMEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PASTOR.

JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

[3. FY 2024 Proposed Budget]

OUR WORK SESSION.

ACTUALLY, THE ONLY REAL ITEM ON OUR WORK SESSION IS THE FY 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET.

SO WE ARE ACTUALLY THIS IS SORT OF THE CULMINATION OF BUDGET SEASON.

STAFF HAS BEEN IN BUDGET SEASON FOR SIX MONTHS AND WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO PRESENT AN EXCELLENT BUDGET TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE IT PRESENTED TONIGHT AND WE THANK EVERYBODY ON STAFF FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK.

SO I WILL KICK IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER SHANA YELVERTON.

MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. TODAY IS A SIGNIFICANT DAY.

IT'S AUGUST THE 15TH AND UNDER OUR CITY CHARTER, THAT MEANS TODAY IS THE DAY WE FILE THE BUDGET FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.

WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO THIS EVENING IS GIVE YOU A PREVIEW.

YOU'LL BE GETTING YOUR PACKETS WITH MATERIALS A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF THE BUDGET, WALKING YOU THROUGH EACH OF THE FINANCIAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT REALLY HELPS US DETERMINE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AS WE ARE PREPARING A BUDGET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THE AMAZING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SHARON JACKSON IS AT THE PODIUM AND SHE'S GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH MOST OF THIS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID, MOST OF THIS PRESENTATION WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH DISCUSSING THE FINANCIAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE SERVED THE CITY EXTREMELY WELL UP TO THIS POINT.

MOST NOTABLE IS THAT THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A TRIPLE A BOND RATING BY ALL THREE AGENCIES.

AND SO THIS BUDGET WAS BASICALLY THE FOUNDATION, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET, AS WITH ALL THE PREVIOUS BUDGETS. FIRST, BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF TAX RELIEF, WHICH IS THE FIRST GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND COUNCIL HAS LONG BEEN VERY SENSITIVE TO TAX RELIEF.

AND OVER THE IN THE PRIMARY FOCUS WAS RESIDENTIAL TAX RELIEF EARLY ON WHEN WE FOCUSED ON THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND NOW THROUGH THE CURRENT TAX RATE REDUCTIONS THAT WE'RE DOING.

NEXT PART OF THAT IS START A DISCUSSION WITH WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PROPERTY VALUES.

FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE THE CITY HAD A 14.8% INCREASE, WHICH WE REACHED THE $14 BILLION AS IT RELATES TO APPRAISED VALUE AND OUR TAXABLE TAXABLE VALUE OF $11 BILLION, WHICH IS OVER 16% INCREASE WHEN COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT.

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SO, SHARON, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE 11% OF THE INCREASE OF THE INCREASE OF THE 14.8 IS NEW CONSTRUCTION.

YES. OF THE INCREASE WAS RELATED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION.

SO BASICALLY, THE MAJORITY OF THAT INCREASE IS RELATED TO EXISTING PROPERTIES THAT WERE ON THE GROUND A YEAR AGO.

GOT IT. OKAY.

NOW TO DISCUSS THE TAX RATE PROPOSAL.

THE CURRENT TAX RATE IS 0.36.

WE ARE PROPOSING JUST OVER A FOUR CENT TAX RATE REDUCTION, BRINGING THE TAX RATE FROM 36 TO 0.319, WHICH IS A REVENUE REDUCTION OF ABOUT $4.3 MILLION. AND AGAIN, THIS IS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THAT THE REQUIRED TAX RATE TO GET THE EXACT SAME BILL FOR PROPERTIES THAT WERE ON THE GROUND A YEAR AGO.

AND AGAIN, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS 0.319, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

GREAT, GREAT JOB ON THAT.

NOW TO MOVE TO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH IS ANOTHER FORM OF TAX RELIEF THAT WE GIVE TO THE RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNERS.

AND WE'RE PROPOSING STILL TO MAINTAIN IT AT 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH GIVES REDUCES THE VALUE OF AN AVERAGE PRICED HOME BY JUST OVER $200,000. AND THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF A 6.4% TAX RATE REDUCTION ABOVE THE TAX RATE REDUCTION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

AND THAT IS OVERALL ABOUT A REVENUE REVENUE REDUCTION OF $5.1 MILLION IN ADDITION TO THE $4.3 MILLION FOR THE TAX RATE REDUCTION.

NEXT THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR THE AVERAGE VALUE HOME CAME IN AT JUST OVER $1 MILLION FOR THE SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS.

AND AGAIN, WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, EQUIVALENT TAX RATE REDUCTION, THAT WILL GIVE THEM A TAX RATE OF 0.255 AND THE ANNUAL AVERAGE TAX BILL OF ABOUT $2,600 ON $1 MILLION AVERAGE PRICED HOME, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST OVER A DECADE, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $23 TO $2,600.

SO MAINTAINING THAT AVERAGE TAX BILL THAT THEY'VE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO.

THIS CHART SHOWS YOU THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON TAX RATE RELIEF.

THIS GIVES YOU A GREAT VISUAL.

STARTING BACK IN 2009 WHEN WE GAVE THE FIRST HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN THE VALUE OF $15,000 AND THEN WALKS YOU ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE MOST CURRENT PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.319. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN NOTICE ON THE CHART THAT IN 2018 IS WHEN WE HIT THE MAXIMUM STATE ALLOWED EXEMPTION OF 20%.

AND THEN THAT FOLLOWING YEAR IS WHEN WE STARTED OUR TAX RATE REDUCTION WHERE THAT IS THE PRIMARY TAX RELIEF THAT WE GIVE CURRENTLY IS THROUGH THE TAX RATE REDUCTION THAT'S GIVEN TO RESIDENT AND COMMERCIAL OWNERS AS WELL AS BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL.

NOW MOVING TO THE NEXT GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS CASH FUNDING FOR PROJECTS.

THIS BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES HITTING ON THAT GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT WE WILL INCLUDE SOME CASH FUNDING FOR PROJECTS WHICH THE CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED LATER IN FEBRUARY FOR THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.

BUT THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET DOES INCLUDE CASH FUNDING.

AND PART OF THAT CASH FUNDING.

A KEY COMPONENT OF THAT IS OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUND, WHICH WE STARTED IN 2006, WHERE OUR EXCESS REVENUE AND UNSPENT APPROPRIATIONS, ALONG WITH OUR INDIRECT CHARGES TO THE OTHER FUNDS, CONSISTS OF THE FULL CASH FUNDING THAT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUND, WHICH IS ABOUT $8 MILLION FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET. WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING OUR FUND BALANCE AT OPTIMUM LEVEL.

AND JUST TO TOUCH ON THE DEBT.

AS WITH PREVIOUS YEARS, 100% OF THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX SUPPORTED DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF WITHIN A TEN YEAR TIME FRAME.

NEXT ONE OF OUR MAIN ANOTHER MAIN GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT HAS SERVED US WELL AS TO MANAGE OUR EXPENSE GROWTH, TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP IT WITHIN A MANAGEABLE GROWTH PATTERN. WITH OUR SELF-IMPOSED CAP OF MAINTAINING IT WITH THE CPI, WHICH IS GROWTH CAP OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD IS JUST OVER 6%. AND SOME OF THE EXCEPTIONS THAT YOU'LL SEE THAT IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THAT 6% CPI GROWTH IS RELATED RELATED TO EXPANDED AND NEW SERVICES, LEGISLATIVE AND UNFUNDED MANDATES, AS WELL AS INCREASED COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OR ANOMALIES ARE ALL EXPENSES GROWTH WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR CPI GROWTH OF 6%.

THE NEXT GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET AND MAINTAIN OUR FUND BALANCE AT THE OPTIMUM LEVEL OF 25%.

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AND NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO HR DIRECTOR STACEY TO GO OVER OUR EMPLOYER OF CHOICE GUIDING PRINCIPLE.

THANK YOU, SHARON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

SO AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND WE RELY ON A TEAM OF HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND CAPABLE EMPLOYEES TO COME TO WORK AND DO A GREAT JOB FOR US.

EVERY DAY THESE EMPLOYEES ENSURE THAT OUR TAXPAYERS RECEIVE A REALLY GREAT VALUE FOR THEIR INVESTMENT INTO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SO IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE MAKE OUR EMPLOYEES A PRIORITY WITHIN THE BUDGET, WHICH ALIGNS WITH OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE TO BE AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT DRIVE OUR LABOR COSTS AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE HERE ON THE SCREEN.

FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 THE BUDGET PROPOSES WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS THAT INCLUDE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

FIRST, IT PROPOSES MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE PAY STRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT DESIRED MARKET POSITION OF OUR POSITIONS BY INCREASING THE STARTING SALARIES FOR NEW EMPLOYEES BY 2%. IT ALSO PROPOSES FUNDING MERIT INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES OF UP TO FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT DEPENDING UPON THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEW SCORE.

IT DOES PROPOSE ABSORBING THE COSTS OF HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES, ALLOWING OUR PREMIUMS FOR EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN STABLE.

IT PROPOSES FUNDING GENERAL PERSONNEL EXPENSES, SUCH AS THOSE THAT FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURE INITIATIVES, TALENT DENSITY AND SUCCESSION PLANNING AND OF COURSE, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE THE CITY SO WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY, IT PROPOSES ADDING ONE NEW POSITION A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FUNDED THROUGH THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO CFO JACKSON.

THE NEXT GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS THE MULTI-YEAR SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH IS, AS WE'RE ALL AWARE, THAT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TODAY WILL IMPACT THEIR FUTURE.

SO IT'S A VERY CRITICAL ASPECT OF OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO ENSURE THAT THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE TODAY WILL IMPACT TOMORROW'S FISCAL HEALTH.

SO IT'S CRITICAL JUST TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF OUR APPROACH TO OUR MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.

THIS OUTLINES SOME OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT FACTORED INTO OUR MULTI-YEAR SUSTAINABILITY PROCESS.

WE LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS IT RELATES TO INTEREST RATES, GROSS PROFIT, FUEL COSTS, WAGES, UNEMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS OUR HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL GROWTH, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR LARGER REVENUE STREAMS AS IT RELATES TO BUILDING PERMITS, HOME VALUES.

AND WE HAVE TOP TAXPAYER MEETINGS AND CONSUMER SPENDING AS IT RELATES TO RETAIL SALES, BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT SALES TAX, SO OUR THREE LARGEST REVENUE SOURCES, WHEN YOU THINK OF THE GENERAL FUND IS PROPERTY TAX SALES TAX AND THEN PERMIT DEVELOPMENT REVENUE IS AMONG THE TOP FOUR.

SO THOSE ARE VERY KEY FINANCIAL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING AT THE MULTI-YEAR SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

NEXT, JUST TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE BUDGET PRESSURES WITHIN THE 24 PROPOSED BUDGET, WE ARE SEEING A SLOWING REVENUE GROWTH.

WHEN YOU THINK OF SALES TAX, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE SEEN HISTORICALLY.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE PRESSURES THAT WE'RE SEEING IN 2024 AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT HAS SLOWED DOWN.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER REDUCTION IN REVENUE.

THE STATE LEGISLATION THIS MOST RECENT SESSION, THEY DID MAKE CHANGES TO FEES, SO IT LIMITS AND REDUCES THE LEVEL OF FEES THAT WE CAN CHARGE AS WELL AS JUST THE OVERALL GENERAL LABOR MARKET.

FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ANOTHER BUDGET PRESSURE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN THE 2024 BUDGET.

AND MAINLY WE'VE DISCUSSED MOST OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED ON WAS RELATED TO THE GENERAL FUND.

BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPERATING BUDGETS THAT CONSIST OF THE OVERALL CITY BUDGET.

HERE'S A LIST OF SEVERAL OF THE OTHER KEY FUNDS THAT'S WITHIN THE OPERATING SIDE OF THE BUDGET.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE OTHER FUNDS THAT ARE PRESENTED ON THE SLIDE.

NEXT, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS, THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE FILING THE BUDGET WITH THE CITY SECRETARY LATER THIS EVENING.

AND THEN WE'RE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF THE BUDGET BUDGET ORDINANCE AND THE NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.

AND THEN THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE AND THE BUDGET WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AT THE SECOND MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL REVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC GUIDELINES OR THE FINANCIAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE SERVED US WELL.

BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND COUNCIL, I WILL SAY IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, WE'VE GOT TWO READINGS ON THE BUDGET AND I WAS TALKING TO CITY MANAGER YELVERTON EARLIER.

AND IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TO THE CFO OR HER TEAM, LET'S MAKE SURE THOSE ARE COMPILED BEFORE NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN KIND OF GO OVER THOSE IN DETAIL. BUT CERTAINLY THIS BUDGET IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE.

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SO IF YOU GUYS DIG INTO IT AND HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY'RE ADDRESSED IN PUBLIC IN NEXT MEETING AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I DO HAVE ONE JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION, AND THAT IS AND I MAY HAVE MISSED IT.

SO SUMMING IT ALL UP, WHAT IS THE CHANGE IN BUDGET FROM 23 TO 24 PROPOSED? FOR THE GENERAL FUND IT'S 9%.

BUT IF THE OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET IS AN 8.2% INCREASE IN OVERALL OPERATING EXPENSES.

SO 8.2.

OKAY. AND AND MAYBE BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD OF THAT 8.2, HOW MUCH OF THAT IS COMING FROM THAT 11% NEW CONSTRUCTION? IT'D BE GREAT TO KNOW THAT NUMBER.

FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAVE A 9% INCREASE, WHICH IT'S ABOUT CLOSE TO ALMOST $4 MILLION OVER $4 MILLION.

AND THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE GROWTH IN REVENUE IS $1.4 MILLION.

OKAY. GOT IT.

AND ALL OF THAT'S NOT FROM GROWTH.

PART OF THAT'S JUST FROM THE ALLOCATION OF THE TAX RATE.

GREAT. YES.

THANK YOU. AND THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE, AND CERTAINLY THIS COULD BE LATER, TOO, BUT TO DIRECTOR BLACK, THAT'S FANTASTIC ABOUT THE THE WAY WE'RE HELPING TO ABSORB COST CHANGES FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE PROPOSED INCREASES AND SO FORTH.

I THINK IT'S AND I'M SURE YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST HAVE A VERY CLEAR AND COMPREHENSIVE WAY TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERY EMPLOYEE, BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THAT RENEWAL PERIOD AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL YOUR CHOICES, YOU JUST KIND OF DO IT.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT YOUR EMPLOYER ABSORBED A LOT OF THAT TO PUT MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET EACH PAYCHECK.

AND I JUST THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR FOLKS.

I AGREE 100%. WE'RE ACTUALLY KICKING OFF OPEN ENROLLMENT TOMORROW, AND PART OF THAT PROCESS IS REALLY GOING THROUGH WITH THEM AND UNDERSTANDING THIS IS HOW MUCH THE CITY PAYS PER PAYCHECK. THIS IS HOW MUCH YOU PAY PER PAYCHECK.

SO THEY GET A REAL VALUE OF WHAT THAT VALUE IS, UNDERSTANDING OF THAT VALUE, BECAUSE IT IS SIGNIFICANT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

THE OTHER THING WE DO FOR EMPLOYEES IS AN INFOGRAPHIC WHERE WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING NOT ONLY COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, BUT ALSO THINGS LIKE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR JOBS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN DEFERENCE TO EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, TRYING TO CONNECT THOSE DOTS, SO TO SPEAK, SO THEY UNDERSTAND WE ARE INVESTING IN THEM IN MANY WAYS. WELL, I'M SORRY.

GENERAL FUND GROWTH IS $4.3 MILLION, AND THE VALUE RELATED TO THE 11% GROWTH IS PROBABLY A HALF A MILLION.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO DIRECTOR JACKSON, YOU CAN SIT DOWN OR NOT.

I'M JUST GOING TO BRAG ON YOU AND TELL YOU YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

AND SHANA AND EVERYONE ELSE, THANK YOU FOR THIS BUDGET.

IT'S AN EXCELLENT BUDGET.

I THINK IT REFLECTS BOTH THE CITY'S PRIORITIES TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER TAX RELIEF TO OUR CITIZENS WHOSE PROPERTY TAX BILLS CONTINUE TO RISE ON THIS HORRIBLE, OUT-OF-CONTROL ROCKET SHIP RIDE.

BUT NOT ONLY WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT PLUNGING HEADFIRST INTO TAX RELIEF WITH NO PICTURE OF WHAT THAT DOES TO THE CITY FINANCES IN THE FUTURE.

AND THIS BUDGET CERTAINLY REFLECTS OUR FINANCIAL PRIORITIES OF SUSTAINABILITY, MULTIYEAR, BEING AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE AND MAKING SURE WE'RE DELIVERING ON THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE PROMISED TO THE CITIZENS THAT WE WILL PROVIDE.

SO IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, YOU OUGHT TO BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOUR STAFF AND PROUD OF THE BUDGET THAT'S PUT FORWARD TONIGHT.

WE I CAN PROMISE YOU WE ARE.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

OKAY COUNCIL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

ITEM 4B EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN FROM THE AUGUST 1ST, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, PLEASE.

ITEM 4C APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 23-016 DENYING ENCORE ELECTRICAL DELIVERY COMPANIES APPLICATION TO AMEND ITS DISTRIBUTION COST RECOVERY FACTOR AND UPDATE ITS MOBILE GENERATION WRITERS.

ITEM 4D AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES WITH DAVIDSON RECONSTRUCTION INC FOR WORK TO BE DONE AT THE BOB JONES NATURE BARN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $165,000. AND ITEM 4E EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF P&Z COMMISSIONER VICE CHAIR MICHAEL FOREMAN AND COMMISSIONER MICHAEL SPRINGER FROM THE REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 3RD, 2023.

AND. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH.

HIS ABSENCE WAS EXCUSED LAST WEEK.

PERFECT. COUNCIL IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER FOR CONSENT AGENDA? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND MOVING ITEM 7B OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1275 FIRST READING ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO DEDICATE AN ELECTRICAL EASEMENT TO TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC

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BRIDGE, SIDEWALK, AND WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND ITEM 9A.

OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS APPROVED SV 23-0012 SIGN VARIANCE FOR ULETE LOCATED AT 2308 DEAN WAY FORMALLY ADDRESSED AS 2311 CROOKED LANE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND APPROVING ITEM 9B REFERRED TO AS SV 23-0013.

VARIANCE TO THE GATEWAY PLAZA PHASE ONE MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR CHAIR KING BACKYARD STORE LOCATED AT 2951 EAST SOUTH EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS.

AND ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND ADDING ITEM 9C REFERRED TO AS MSP 23-0002 MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR CHARLES SCHWAB, LOCATED AT 3000 SCHWAB LANE FORMALLY ADDRESSED AS 3000 TD AMERITRADE LANE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

SOUNDS FINE TO ME. COUNCIL ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT? I WOULD JUST NOTE FOR ITEM 9B THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR GATEWAY PLAZA AND THE CHAIR KING BACKYARD STORE.

THE APPLICANT HAD THEIR PROPOSAL AND THEN AT P&Z OR SIGN BOARD, THEY RECOMMENDED OR ASKED FOR SOME OPTIONS OR ALTERNATIVES.

I'M OKAY APPROVING WHAT THE APPLICANT ASKED FOR IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO NOTE IF ANYONE HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPTIONS THAT THE APPLICANT CAME BACK WITH AFTER SIGN BOARD IF WE WANTED TO DISCUSS THOSE.

BUT JUST NOTING FOR THE RECORD, YEAH, I AGREE.

I'M FINE WITH WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE ON CONSENT? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL OF IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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

[1. Call to Order]

[2. A. Executive Session]

AND WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE BACK A LITTLE EARLY, MAYBE BY 6:30, TO GET STARTED ON SOME OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU THEN. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION AND CALL IT BACK TO ORDER.

IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR.

WITH THAT, MOVE ON TO ITEM 3A MAYOR'S REPORT.

[A. Mayor's Report]

[B. City Manager's Report]

DYLAN IS IN OUR TOURISM DEPARTMENT, AND HE IS GOING TO BE GIVING YOU A BRIEFING ON CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE, WHICH IS COMING UP.

ALL RIGHT, DYLAN, TAKE IT AWAY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DYLAN DUQUE AS MRS. YELVERTON TOLD Y'ALL, I AM THE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY.

SO TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO GO OVER CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE WITH YOU ALL.

ONE OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.

ALL RIGHT. SO CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, FROM 11 TO 7 P.M..

AND THIS YEAR AND GOING FORWARD, WE WILL BE HOSTING CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE THE SATURDAY AFTER LABOR DAY.

THAT IS GOING TO BE BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S BIRTHDAY.

SO KIND OF IN UNISON THERE.

SO WE WILL BE HOSTING IT ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, FROM 11 TO 7.

LIKE I SAID, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE CITY'S 67TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR.

THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE SOME LIVE PERFORMANCES BY OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS AND RESIDENTS.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME FOOD VENDORS AT CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE THAT WILL BE PROVIDING FOOD AND BEVERAGES.

ONE OF THEM WILL BE AN INCOMING RESTAURANT CALLED POSTINO DOWN THE STREET HERE IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.

THEY WILL BE OFFERING WINE AT THE EVENT.

AND THEN WE WILL ALSO, OF COURSE, HAVE PLENTY OF FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES.

SO A FEW OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE A PICKLEBALL COURT.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE JUMBO YARD GAMES, FACE PAINTING AND PLENTY OF OTHER ITEMS. AND SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE LIST IS GOING TO BE OUR CAKE BAKING CONTEST THAT WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE HERE IN TOWN HALL IN THE FOYER RIGHT OUTSIDE.

DO YOU NEED JUDGES OR ANYTHING FOR THE CAKE BAKING CONTEST OR.

I THINK SO. WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THAT? BECAUSE I'M SURE WE GOT SOME VOLUNTEERS ON THE DAIS.

I'M JUST SAYING. KEEP US IN MIND.

DEFINITELY. SO THE CAKE BAKING CONTEST, THE REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON IT'S OPEN RIGHT NOW AND THE DEADLINE WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT NOON OR UNTIL ALL 32 SPOTS ARE FILLED.

SO, AS YOU SAID, MAYBE YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JUDGING SOME OF THOSE CAKES.

MAYBE. MAYBE.

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SO AGAIN, FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IF YOU'RE WANTING TO REGISTER OR EVEN PARTICIPATE IN THAT CONTEST, YOU CAN GO TO CELEBRATE.

SOUTHLAKE.COM. AND SO AS I WAS SAYING, WE'RE WORKING WITH A LOT OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS AND RESIDENTS ON THIS EVENT.

THEY WILL BE PROVIDING A LOT OF PERFORMANCES AND DEMONSTRATIONS ON OUR RUSTON PAVILION STAGE, AS WELL AS HOSTING A LOT OF ACTIVITY BOOTHS IN THE PARK.

SO THESE ARE OUR CONFIRMED GROUPS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT OUR APEX ARTS LEAGUE, A-CAST, CHAMPIONS CLUB, EMERALD BELLES, SOMOS SOUTHLAKE AND PLENTY MORE.

SO THEY WILL, LIKE I SAID, BE HOSTING A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT THAT DAY AND WE ARE LOOKING TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE A GREAT EVENT.

AND SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THIS WOULD BE YOUR TIME.

LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE.COM.

WELL, THANK YOU, DYLAN. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS EVENT TOGETHER.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE IN THE PAST, BUT I REALLY LOVE IT BECAUSE WE'RE FUZING THE THE CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE EVENT THAT WE KNOW AND LOVE WITH THE IDEA OF THE CITY'S BIRTHDAY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES A CELEBRATION OF OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH.

SO GREAT JOB.

WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR DYLAN? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

BEFORE WE WRAP UP THE REPORT, I JUST WANT TO SAY DYLAN IS DOING A FABULOUS JOB FOR THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU, DYLAN.

APPRECIATE IT. HE'S DOING GREAT WORK FOR US.

YOU ALSO HAVE A FINANCIAL REPORT.

IT WAS A WRITTEN REPORT AND SHARON IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, MS. YELVERTON.

WITH THAT, MOVE ON TO ITEMS 4A THROUGH 4E, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN OVER OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT AND ADDED A FEW ITEMS TO IT.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4A THROUGH 4E NOTING THAT WE'RE ALSO MOVING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM OUR REGULAR AGENDA TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVING THESE ITEMS THEY WERE ITEMS 7B, 9A, 9B AND 9C, ITEM 9 OR EXCUSE ME, ITEM 7B IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1275 FIRST READING ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO DEDICATE AN ELECTRICAL EASEMENT TO TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC AT KIRKWOOD SABRE LINEAR PARK FOR THE NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD, KIRKWOOD BRANCH, ROADWAY BRIDGE, SIDEWALK AND WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING AN ELECTRICAL EASEMENT TO TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC.

ITEM 9A IS TO APPROVE SV 23-001 TO ASSIGN VARIANCE FOR ULETE LOCATED AT 2308 DEAN WAY FORMALLY ADDRESSED AS 2311 CROOKED LANE, SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 8TH, 2023, NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING WITH RESPECT TO SIGN A ON THE WEST ELEVATION CHANNEL LETTER SIGN ALLOWING A 70.8FT² SIGN AS PROPOSED, AND NOTING THAT THE MAX MAXIMUM SIGN AREA AS PERMITTED WOULD BE 66.78FT², ALSO ALLOWING TWO PANEL SIGNS, WHICH ARE SIGNS B AND C ON THE WEST AND EAST ELEVATIONS, WHERE ONLY ONE SIGN WOULD HAVE BEEN PERMITTED.

AND WE'RE ALLOWING 144FT² AS PROPOSED, NOTING THAT THE MAXIMUM SIGN AREA THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PERMITTED IS 25FT² AND ALSO ALLOWING THE WHITE PANEL SIGNS AS PROPOSED, WHILE NOTING THAT THE SIGN ORDINANCE ONLY PERMITS NEUTRAL COLORS OTHER THAN WHITE.

AND ITEM 9B IS CASE NUMBER SV 23-0013.

VARIANCE TO THE GATEWAY PLAZA PHASE ONE MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR THE CHAIR KING BACKYARD STORE LOCATED AT 2951 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 8TH, 2023, NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE ATTACHED BUILDING SIGN TO ALLOW A MAXIMUM SIGN HEIGHT OF 73.38IN AND NOTING A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF ONLY 42IN IS PERMITTED.

ALSO NOTING THAT THE WE'RE APPROVING THE MAXIMUM SIGN AREA OF 138.71FT², NOTING THAT THE MAXIMUM SIGN AREA THAT'S PERMITTED IS ONLY 115.5FT² UNDER THE CURRENT MASTER SIGN PLAN.

AND WE'RE APPROVING THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AND WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE ADDED AFTER THE SIGN BOARD MEETING.

AND WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 9C, THAT'S CASE NUMBER MSP 23-0002 MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR CHARLES SCHWAB, LOCATED AT 3000 SCHWAB LANE FORMALLY ADDRESSES 3000 TD AMERITRADE LANE IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 8TH, 2023, AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE

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OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION.

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

ALL RIGHT. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES 6 TO 0 ON WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE LONGEST CONSENT AGENDA MOTION EVER.

WELL DONE. OKAY.

IT IS NOT 7 P.M.

YET, SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET INTO PUBLIC FORUM JUST YET.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 6A, WHICH IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-015.

[6.A. Resolution No. 23-015, Case Th23-0029, Specific Use Permit for a Mass Gathering Event for Diwalifest on property described as Southlake Town Square Addition, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and generally located between E. Southlake Blvd., Carroll Ave., Prospect St., Federal way, and Central Ave. ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO REVISE THE CURRENTLY APPROVED MASTER MASS GATHERING PERMIT FOR THE DIWALI FEST.

THIS IS LOCATED IN TOWN SQUARE AND THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE BOUNDED BY STATE STREET, MAIN STREET AND GRAND AVENUE. THIS IS THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY.

IT'S ZONED UNDER THE DT DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND AERIAL VIEW.

THE EVENT AREA WOULD ROUGHLY BE BOUNDED IN THIS VICINITY HERE.

THIS IS THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

IT ALLOWED THIS EVENT TO BE HELD ONCE A YEAR WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PROPOSAL FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.

THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, BASICALLY TOOK IN THIS PART OF MAIN STREET AND JUST THE TWO PARKS AND DID NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE OFF STATE STREET OR GRAND AVENUE.

THIS IS THE REVISED PROPOSAL AFTER HOLDING THE EVENT LAST YEAR.

THEY ANTICIPATED ROUGHLY 4,000 ATTENDEES AND THEY EXPECT THAT THAT REACHED SOMEWHERE AROUND 15,000.

THE NEW EVENT BOUNDARIES THAT ARE PROPOSED WOULD PUT BARRIERS JUST ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN HALL AND LEAVE THIS PORTION OF STATE AND CIVIC OPEN.

THEY WOULD PLACE BARRIER HERE ON MAIN STREET NEAR THE DRIVEWAY CLOSEST TO STATE STREET AND LIKEWISE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF MAIN STREET.

A BARRIER NEXT TO THE CLOSEST DRIVE TOWARDS GRAND AVENUE.

BARRIERS WOULD BE PLACED HERE AT THE PRIVATE DRIVES GOING INTO THE PARKING AREAS ON THE WEST AND EAST OF THE BUILDINGS THAT LINE GRAND AND STATE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, GRAND AVENUE AND STATE STREET WOULD BE CLOSED.

SO THE CLOSURE WOULD INCLUDE ROUGHLY THESE BOUNDARIES THAT MY CURSOR IS FOLLOWING HERE. THE EVENT IS PROPOSED TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 27TH THIS YEAR OR EXCUSE ME, OCTOBER 28TH THIS YEAR.

THEY WOULD BEGIN SET UP ON OCTOBER 27TH AT 10 P.M.

THAT'S A FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE EVENT TIMELINE WOULD BEGIN AT 12 P.M.

AND LAST UNTIL 10 P.M.

THEY ANTICIPATE FIREWORKS AND OR DRONE SHOW AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 P.M.

AND ONCE EVENT IS OVER AT 10, THEY WOULD BEGIN CLEANUP OF THE EVENT.

THEY ARE ANTICIPATING APPROXIMATELY 15,000 ATTENDEES FOR THIS YEAR.

IT WOULD INCLUDE MUSIC, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, FOOD, FOOD STATIONS AND FOOD TRUCKS.

VARIETY OF VENDOR ITEMS. A KID ZONE AND A FIREWORKS AND OR DRONE SHOW.

OF COURSE, SUBJECT TO FIRE MARSHAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

FIREWORKS WOULD BE HELD HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN HALL.

UH, THEY THEY DO PROPOSE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES, BEER AND WINE.

AND THAT WOULD BE LOCATED IN A ENCLOSED AREA IN THIS VICINITY ADJACENT TO GRAND AVENUE.

THEY ARE REQUESTING EIGHT UNIFORMED OFFICERS.

THEY WILL HAVE A FIRST AID AND PHYSICIAN STATION AT THE SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION BOOTH.

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THEY WILL BE UTILIZING WATER TIGHT BARRICADES.

THEY'LL HAVE GOLF CARTS TO HELP ASSIST ELDERLY AND AND MOBILITY IMPAIRED ATTENDEES. AND WE'LL BE USING WATER BUCKETS, BLOCKS AND SANDBAGS OR SAND BUCKETS TO SECURE TENTS. UM.

THEY INTEND TO FOLLOW THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE WITH REGARDS TO USE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE TYPE SIGNS AND WINDOW SIGNAGE AS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THE EVENT.

AND THEIR CURRENT PROPOSAL IS TO REQUEST THE EVENT WITHIN THIS SCOPE IN PERPETUITY.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE ZERO AT THEIR LAST MEETING AND RECOMMENDED THE DURATION BE THREE YEARS AND THAT CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER POTENTIALLY ALLOWING STAFF TO AUTHORIZE SUBSEQUENT YEARS GOING BEYOND THAT THREE YEARS SHOULD IT BE OPERATED WITHIN THE SCOPE AS BEING PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING.

AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES FROM THE NOTIFICATION AREA.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE AREA FOR WHICH NOTICES WERE WERE SENT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I'M ABLE THE APPLICANTS HERE AS WELL TO FURTHER ELABORATE.

DENNIS, DO YOU WHAT HOW IS THE ALCOHOL AREA GOING TO BE BARRICADED OFF? CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT SOME MORE, WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE? AND THEN A SECONDARY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER EVENTS THAT DO THAT? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY QUESTION FOR DANIEL.

I'M NOT SURE. SURE.

I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER EVENTS THAT SECURE ALL OF THEIR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AND CONSUMPTIONS WITHIN AN AREA LESS LESS THAN THE BOUNDARY OF THE EVENT.

THEY DID NOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH AREA THEY INTENDED TO MARK OFF, BUT THEY INTEND TO HAVE AN AREA WITHIN THIS VICINITY OF THIS PORTION OF THE PARK CLOSED OFF AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AND CONSUMPTION WOULD BE CONTAINED WITHIN THAT AREA.

THEIR DESCRIPTION SAYS THEY WOULD HAVE ATTENDANTS THAT WOULD SECURE THE AREA.

AND SO, YEAH, I MEAN, I WANT CUSHION IN THE FOUNDATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A FAIRLY SMALL AREA FOR 15,000 PEOPLE.

AND I GUESS MAYBE WHEN WHEN YOU COME UP [INAUDIBLE] I CAN WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

IF THAT SOMEHOW IS NOT SUCCESSFUL, YOU CAN RISK YOUR TABC LICENSING GOING FORWARD.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND I KNOW STAFF HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH KUSH AND THE FOUNDATION, SO I WOULD JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SET UP FOR SUCCESS.

ON THE PICTURE. IT LOOKS PRETTY SMALL, SO BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE DOING IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED AS MANY VOLUNTEERS AT ALL THOSE GATES.

SO. HOW DID YOU WORK THROUGH THAT OR CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE MORE? IS THAT IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THAT OR.

NO? LIKE I SAID, THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T DESCRIBE AN EXACT BOUNDARY AND WHAT HOW MUCH AREA THEY WOULD.

NO, I THINK DANIELS.

DANIELS, CORTEZ. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD, SIR? COME ON DOWN. THERE.

IN OUR EXPERIENCE, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SPECIFIC EVENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE ENCLOSING OF AN ALCOHOL AREA.

HOWEVER, TABC MAY REQUIRE THAT OR IMPOSE IT ON THE OR EVENT ORGANIZERS.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING OF TABC REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE 1 OR 2 POINTS OF ENTRY AND EXIT FOR FOLKS AND THEN THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO BE CONTROLLED IN IN TERMS OF FOLKS THAT COME IN AND NEED TO BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? IF IT'S THIS SMALL WITH 15,000 PEOPLE.

IF TABC IS NOT REQUIRING IT, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE SHOULD GO BEYOND THAT.

RIGHT. IF IF IF THE STREETS ARE BEING APPROPRIATELY MANNED BY SECURITY OR VOLUNTEERS, I THINK THAT THAT'S SUFFICIENT.

I WOULDN'T INTENTIONALLY BLOCK OFF THAT AREA.

RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY, THANKS.

GO AHEAD. I'LL PROBABLY HAVE MORE, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH GOING BACK TO THE P&Z MOTION, AND I LIKE THAT IDEA OF THE THREE YEAR APPROVAL AND THEN AN

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IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL, HOW WOULD I WORD THAT IN A MOTION? IS THAT IS THAT YOUR ARE YOU THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL OR IS IT HOW DOES THAT WORK? IF WE DECIDE TO DO THAT AS FAR AS OPERATIONS OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, YES, I WOULD BE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL OF THAT.

AND HOW THAT WOULD BE ADMINISTRATED IS IF IT CLEARLY STAYS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE EVENT.

AND THE ATTENDANCE IS AN APPROXIMATE LINE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

AND WE WE HAVE NO NEGATIVE REPORTS FROM OUR POLICE OFFICERS OR CODE OFFICERS OR HEALTH INSPECTORS.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE.

AND I MIGHT. ALSO SEEK ADVICE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY IF HE THINKS ANY OTHER.

SO DOES COUNCIL MEMBER MCCASKILL NEED TO PUT IN THE MOTION WE'RE NOT APPROVING IN PERPETUITY? OR IS THAT ASSUMED IF WE APPROVE THE THREE YEAR SUP? WELL, AND IN SPECIFIC REGARD TO COUNCIL OR P&ZS RECOMMENDATION, THEY WANTED TO LIMIT IT TO A THREE YEAR PERIOD AND THEN ALLOW SUBSEQUENT APPROVALS AFTER THAT.

I KNOW IN EARLIER CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ATTORNEY, THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT STAFF JUST BEING INVOLVED IN ISSUING SUBSEQUENT APPROVALS BEYOND WHATEVER TIME LIMIT YOU MIGHT PLACE ON IT HERE IN THE EVENT IN IF THEY IF THE EVENT THEY HOLD THIS YEAR HAS PROBLEMS AND GOES OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF THE EVENT AS THE ONE DID LAST YEAR, WE WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO COME BACK AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS WHY THEY ARE BACK BEFORE YOU.

NOW HAVING HAD A PREVIOUSLY A FIVE YEAR APPROVED EVENT.

WHEN THE EVENT HAS GROWN.

RIGHT. WHAT WAS THE PREVIOUS SUP? IT WAS IT WAS GRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS.

RIGHT. WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OR THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES ESTIMATED? 4,000. YEAH.

AND THE BOUNDARY OF THE EVENT WAS DID NOT WAS A SMALLER AREA AND WE WERE DEALING ATTENDANCE WAS NOWHERE NEAR CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE CROWD THAT ATTENDED.

SO WE'RE REALLY DEALING WITH THIS BECAUSE THE EVENT HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL AND WE'RE HAVING TO RETHINK IT, WHICH IS GREAT.

THAT'S A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.

SO COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

I KNOW THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE.

COME ON DOWN, GENTLEMEN.

YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? COME ON DOWN. JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND TELL US ABOUT WHAT'S IN STORE THIS YEAR.

I'M KUSHAL 717 HEMSLEY PLACE SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

76092. BASSIST 3024 CRESTWOOD RIDGE KELLER, TEXAS.

RAMON [INAUDIBLE] 817 HELMSLEY PLACE SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

WELCOME, GENTS. SO WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN STORE FOR US? I KNOW. GIVE US A RUNDOWN OF THE EVENT.

I KNOW EVERYTHING.

EVERYONE'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

WELL. LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR WE HAD AROUND 15,000 ATTENDEES FOR OUR DIWALI FEST.

ONE OF THE MAIN REASON WAS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO OTHER DIWALI FEST IN DFW.

BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT INSPIRED FROM OUR DIWALI FEST.

SO ON NOVEMBER 4TH AND 5TH, THERE ARE TWO BIG DIWALI FEST GOING ON IN DFW.

ONE IN DOWNTOWN AND ONE IN PLANO.

SO ON 28TH, THERE ARE NO OTHER DIWALI FESTS.

BUT AGAIN, WE ARE NOT EXPECTING TO BE LIKE 15,000 PEOPLE LIKE LAST YEAR.

MAYBE AROUND 10,000 WOULD BE SO THIS PART OF THE DFW IS WHAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON FROM AIRPORT TO THIS.

SO IT COULD BE AROUND 10,000.

IT'D BE GREAT. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE EXPECTING MORE VENDORS TO COME FOR THEIR SALES AND THEN SAME NUMBER OF FOOD VENDORS.

WE HAVE ALREADY TEN SIGNED UP FOR THE FOOD VENDORS.

AND ONE EXCITING IS WE WANT TO DO A DRONE SHOW.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

IT'LL BE AMAZING. YEAH.

SO WE'LL GO WITH THE FIREWORKS.

YEAH. SO I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER TALLEY HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ALCOHOL SITUATION.

TALK TO US ABOUT THAT. OR KATHY.

DO YOU WANT TO. YES. I MEAN, YOU'RE AND I KNOW YOU YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE WORKED WITH OUR STAFF EXTENSIVELY, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THANK THANK YOU TO OUR OUR STAFF AS WELL.

UM, BECAUSE WE DO WANT YOU TO HAVE A GREAT EVENT.

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OH, WELL, ONE REASON IS THE DIWALI FEST IS A FESTIVAL WHERE NOT MANY PEOPLE.

COME TO CONSUME. OKAY.

OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONLY FOR A LIMITED PEOPLE.

IF YOU LOOK BACK FOR THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS, MAYBE 100, 150 PEOPLE WERE THERE IN THE TENT.

SO REALLY, WE DON'T DO ALCOHOL SALES.

IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST DONATE KIND OF SO WE DON'T DO ANY ALCOHOL SALES.

OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

LEARN SOMETHING NEW. OKAY.

MAKES SENSE. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DO YOU GUYS CATCH THE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THREE YEAR INSTEAD OF THE PERPETUITY, DO THREE YEAR AND THEN STAFF EXTENDS.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO US. IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU GUYS? YEAH, THAT'S OKAY. MAKE SURE IT WORKS OUT.

COUNCIL MEMBER DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN CRAFT THAT INTO A MOTION.

YOU WANT JUST A THREE YEAR APPROVAL PLUS ONE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL APPROVAL OR CONTINUOUS APPROVALS? OR HOW DO YOU WANT TO WORD THAT? YEAH, I WOULD THINK THREE YEAR APPROVAL AND THEN STAFF APPROVES EVERY YEAR FROM THERE SEEMS TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT.

UNLESS YOU GUYS WANT TO COME BACK AND TALK TO US, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK.

IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK.

KUSH IS LIKE, HOW DO I SAY NO POLITELY? ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GIVE THAT A SHOT.

WE'LL DO THREE YEARS AND THEN YOU JUST WORK WITH STAFF AND I'M SURE EVERYTHING WILL BE GREAT, AND THEY'LL JUST APPROVE YOU EVERY YEAR.

ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? ALL RIGHT.

AWESOME. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. SO BEFORE WE GET A MOTION, THIS IS A I BELIEVE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

YES, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

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

IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6A RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-015.

CASE NUMBER ZA 23-0029.

SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MASS GATHERING EVENT FOR DIWALI FEST ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE EDITION CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN EAST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, CARROLL AVENUE, PROSPECT STREET, FEDERAL WAY AND CENTRAL AVENUE IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 8TH, 2023, AND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER THREE, DATED JULY 28TH, 2023, NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE MASS GATHERING EVENT FOR DIWALI FEST AND PER THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, WE'RE APPROVING THE SUP FOR THREE YEARS AND WE'RE ALSO AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL APPROVAL THEREAFTER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DEPARTMENT, AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY DEPARTMENT IF THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES.

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

ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM PASSES 6-0.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

WE'LL SEE YOU ON OCTOBER 28TH.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6B, WHICH IS ZA 23-0041 SITE PLAN FOR J.I.L.

[6.B. Th23-0041 , Site Plan for J.I.L. Cabinets located on a property described as Lot 2, Block A, North Davis Business Park Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 2150 Greenwood Drive. , Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "I-I " Light Industrial District. ]

I KNOW WE'VE ALL REVIEWED THE REVIEWED THE PACKET.

IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THIS BEFORE DENNIS GETS INTO THIS? SO DIRECTOR KELLER LOOKS LIKE NO SPECIFIC QUESTION.

SO MAYBE IF YOU COULD JUST HIT THE VERY HIGH POINTS AND THEN WE'LL ROCK AND ROLL.

CERTAINLY. THIS IS LOCATED IN NORTH DAVIS BUSINESS PARK AND IT IS JUST OFF DAVIS BOULEVARD.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD TEN PARKING SPACES HERE ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY.

AND AS PART OF THAT, ASKING APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE ENGINEER TO DO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND TO NOT BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE FOUR OF THE TREES THAT ARE NEEDING TO BE REMOVED FOR THOSE SPACES.

THEY WILL RETAIN TREES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE ISLANDS.

THAT WOULD BE PART OF THIS PLAN, AND THAT IS THEIR REQUEST COUNCIL DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? THANK YOU. DR. KILLOUGH, APPLICANT HERE.

SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT OR PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SEEMS TO BE GOING WELL.

OKAY, WELL COUNCIL IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION.

OH, MY GOSH. THANK YOU.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IF THERE'S ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK.

SEEING NONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOW WE WILL TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6B.

CASE NUMBER ZA 23-0041 SITE PLAN FOR J.I.L.

CABINETS LOCATED ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT TWO BLOCK A NORTH DAVIS BUSINESS PARK ADDITION IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 2150

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SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 8TH, 2023, AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO, DATED JULY 25TH, 2023, NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE VARIANCES TO LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE 544-B, SECTION 6.1, ALLOWING THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEER TO COMPLETE THE WORK IN LIEU OF A REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND ALSO SECTION 10.1 ALLOWING REMOVAL OF THE FOUR TREES SHOWN WITHOUT REPLACEMENT DUE TO LOT CONSTRAINTS WITH THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT ADDITION.

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

ALL RIGHT, ITEM 6B PASSES 6-0.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS.

WITH THAT, MOVE ON TO ITEM 6C.

[6.C. Th23-0043, Site Plan for Verizon Wireless located on a property described as Lot IA, Block 1 , Solana Addition, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 500 W. Dove Rd., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "NR-PUD" Non-residential Planned Unit Development. ]

I WOULD SAY THE SAME COMMENT.

WE PROBABLY JUST NEED THE VERY HIGHLIGHTS, CERTAINLY.

NOW, THIS IS A REQUEST TO EXPAND THE CURRENT CHILLER YARD LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE VERIZON SITE.

THEY WILL NEED TO REMOVE SOME EXISTING TREES IN THIS LOCATION.

THEY'RE ALSO REMOVING SOME LANDSCAPE AREAS HERE.

THEY ARE MITIGATING THOSE WITH SIX INCH MIX OF LIVE OAK, SHUMARD OAK AND CEDAR ELM.

THIS IS AN AREA OF EXPANSION TO THAT YARD AND THE SITE PLAN FOR THAT.

I'LL JUMP TO LANDSCAPE.

THIS IS REPLACEMENT LANDSCAPING.

THAT'LL BE PUT IN PLACE TO REPLACE WHAT'S NEEDING TO BE REMOVED AS PART OF THIS SITE REVISION.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THANKS, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. IF THE APPLICANT HERE WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME ON DOWN.

SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, THOUGH.

GOOD CHOICE. NOT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU, BUT WELCOME BACK.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESS.

GLAD GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

WE LOVE YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IF THERE'S ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK.

SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6C, CASE NUMBER ZA 23-0043 SITE PLAN FOR VERIZON WIRELESS LOCATED ON A PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT ONE A BLOCK ONE SOLANA ADDITION CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND LOCATED AT 500 WEST DOVE ROAD IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 8TH, 2023, AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO, DATED JULY 25TH, 2023, NOTING THAT WE'RE EXCUSE ME, APPROVING THE SITE PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING CHILLER YARD AS PRESENTED.

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

ALL RIGHT, ITEM 6E PASSES 6-0.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

BEST OF LUCK WITH THE PROJECT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7A, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-435B, ZA 23-0044.

[7.A. Ordinance No. 480-435b, Th23-0044, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for Feedstore BBQ & More located on a property described as Tracts 3E and 4D, and a portion of Tract IF, Hiram Granberry Survey Abstract No. 581, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 520-580 S. White Chapel Blvd., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-I" Detailed Site Plan District and "SF-30" Single Family Residential District. Proposed Zoning: "SQ-I" Detailed Site Plan District. ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO REZONE THE FEED STORE BARBECUE PROPERTY TO INCLUDE THE RESTAURANT OWNERS PROPERTY WHICH THEY OWN TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, AND AS WELL AS TO ADD SOME COVERS OVER THEIR EXISTING PICNIC TABLES THAT THEY HAVE.

THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

THESE WOOD COVERINGS WOULD BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING PARK OR PICNIC BENCHES THERE.

THE PROPERTY OWNER ALSO OWNS THIS PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS ZONED SF-30 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO ALLOW THIS RESIDENCE TO CONTINUE OPERATING BASICALLY AS A CARETAKER HOME.

THIS EMPLOYEE OF THE OF THE PROPERTY AND HIS FAMILY RESIDE THERE ALSO TO ALLOW THE STORAGE BUILDING AND PARKING AREA TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ZONING BOUNDARY OF THE RESTAURANT.

THERE'S A BLOW UP OF THE SITE.

AND ELEVATION FOR THE PICNIC BENCH COVERINGS.

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AND THEN ALSO TO ADD THE SHADE STRUCTURES OVER THE PICNIC TABLES.

ALL OTHER CONDITIONS WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE.

DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ARE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE EXISTING HOME AND THE EXISTING STORAGE BUILDING.

ARE THOSE THE EXISTING SQUARE FOOTAGES? YES. OKAY. SO BASICALLY NO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BUILDINGS.

JUST THERE IS NO KIND OF CODIFYING WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.

YES, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY BEING BROUGHT INTO THE ZONING BOUNDARY HERE.

OKAY. THIS IS A RECONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCES GRANTED UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING WHICH ADDRESSES THE THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVEWAY SITUATION AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS.

PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN.

AND SOME PHOTOS.

THIS IS THE EXISTING RESIDENTS.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT.

VIEW OF THE RESTAURANT.

NO CHANGES TO THE BUILDING AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL.

AND A VIEW OF THE BACK AREA AND EXISTING PICNIC TABLES THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE ACCESSORY BUILDING ON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND THE IN THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE PHOTO.

AND ANOTHER VIEW OF THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THE SITE.

THIS IS THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY YARD AND THE EXISTING STORAGE BUILDING.

WE'VE RECEIVED NO PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSES TO DATE.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 5-0 AS PRESENTED.

DIRECT KILLOUGH WHAT IS THE EXISTING ZONING ON THE HOUSE? SF-30 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

OKAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE TAKING THE WHOLE THING TO ONE UMBRELLA ZONING.

SP-1 WILL COVER THE WHOLE THING.

YES, WILL ARE ANY OF THE USES OF THOSE TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES GOING TO CHANGE OR ANY OF THE SETBACKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, THE CURRENT THIS PROPERTY IS FUNCTIONED AS A RENTAL PROPERTY OF THE RESTAURANT PROPERTY OWNER SINCE THEY'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY AND THEY'VE TYPICALLY PROVIDED THAT AS A HOME FOR FAMILY THAT THAT WORKS.

SURE. FOR THE FAMILY AND THE RESTAURANT.

THE ACCESSORY BUILDING WAS PUT IN PLACE WITH THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, BUT GIVEN CONVENIENCE, I THINK IS BEEN USED FOR STORAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESTAURANT AND THEN ALSO TO HANDLE SOME OF THE EMPLOYEE PARKING.

AND SO THIS WOULD JUST BRING WHAT HAS MORPHED INTO A MULTI USE OF THAT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INTO FULL CONFORMANCE WITH HOW IT IS BEING USED.

THIS SORT OF ZONING IS APPROVED.

IF THE ZONING IS APPROVED, THIS WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO A CARETAKER RESIDENCE ONLY AND MUST BE SOMEONE EMPLOYED BY THE BY THE RESTAURANT.

AND THEN LIKEWISE THE USE OF THIS BUILDING WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO STORAGE ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESTAURANT, AND PROPERTY UPKEEP AND PARKING WOULD REMAIN AS IT EXISTS TODAY.

SO THIS IS REALLY JUST CLEANING, CLEANING THE ZONING UP, MAKING IT ALL WORK.

OKAY. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. I KNOW THE APPLICANTS HERE.

I SMELL. SMELL THOSE BURNT INS ON HIM FROM HERE.

MICHAEL FAVORS.

HI, CURTIS. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, TOO.

HELLO, SIR. I'D RATHER HEAR FROM MIKE THAN I WOULD CURTIS.

I KNOW. I MEAN, DID YOU BRING US ANY FOOD, SIR, OR.

NO? OKAY. I DID NOT.

IT'S PROBABLY BAD PRACTICE. GO AHEAD, SIR.

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ENJOY MY PRESENTATIONS.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE OPTION OF JUST MAKING MYSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AT THIS POINT.

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DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CURTIS, COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SIR.

IT IS. THANKS FOR YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

MR. [INAUDIBLE] IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, MAN.

WE LOVE YOU. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

WELL COUNCIL IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, THIS IS A FIRST READING, SO IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN, DISCUSSION OR TAKE A MOTION TO MAKE THE MOTION.

THE STAFF REPORT WITH THE HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY WAS A GREAT READ.

SO, DENNIS, YOUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB.

I WAS IT WAS LIKE A NOVEL READING ABOUT ALL THE CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY AND THE USES.

SO IT WAS A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

BUT WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO APPROVE ITEM 7A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-435B CASE NUMBER ZA 23-0044 FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR FEED STORE BARBECUE AND MORE.

LOCATED ON A PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS THREE AND FOUR D AND A PORTION OF TRACK ONE F HIRAM GRANBURY SURVEY.

ABSTRACT NUMBER 581 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 520-580 SOUTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 8TH, 2023, AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO, DATED JULY 28TH, 2023, NOTING WE'RE APPROVING THE ZONE ZONING BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE 520 SOUTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD FOR CARETAKER'S QUARTERS, STORAGE AND EMPLOYEE PARKING, ALONG WITH THE COVERED PICNIC TABLES AND BENCHES AS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN.

ALSO NOTED, WE'RE APPROVING THE VARIANCES REQUESTED FIRST AS TO DRIVEWAY ORDINANCE NUMBER 634 MINIMUM CENTER LINE DRIVEWAY SPACING ALONG ROADWAY ARTERIAL COMMERCIAL WITH A MINIMUM OF 250FT.

THE SITE HAS EXISTING DRIVEWAY CONDITIONS AND THERE ARE TWO POINTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS APPROXIMATELY 180FT FROM CENTER LINE TO CENTER LINE, ALSO GRANTING THE VARIANCE REQUESTED AS TO DRIVEWAY ORDINANCE NUMBER 634.

MINIMUM STORAGE LENGTH OR STACKING A MINIMUM OF 50FT IS REQUIRED AND THE EXISTING SITE AND PARKING CONFIGURATION DO NOT PROVIDE ANY STORAGE.

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

ALL RIGHT, ITEM 7A PASSES 6-0.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. WE'LL SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS FOR SECOND READING.

OKAY, WELL, THAT DOES IT FOR OUR AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT.

OTHER THAN THE PUBLIC FORUM, WHICH WE SKIPPED IN THE INTEREST OF TIME.

SO WE WILL GO BACK TO ITEM 5, WHICH IS PUBLIC FORUM.

SO PUBLIC FORUM, AS YOU KNOW, IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ABOUT THINGS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR THINGS ABOUT ABOUT THINGS ON THE AGENDA AS WELL.

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AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE PERSON WAITING TO SPEAK.

MS. COLLEEN GOLDSTEIN, COME ON DOWN, PLEASE.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER.

MY NAME IS COLLEEN GOLDSTEIN.

MY ADDRESS IS 708 BRYSON WAY.

I'VE LIVED IN SOUTHLAKE 23 YEARS.

I'M THE MOTHER OF THREE CARROLL GRADUATES.

I'M GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY AND A COMMUNITY WHERE THERE IS A PUBLIC FORUM.

THOSE WORDS JUST HIT ME TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ABOUT PUBLIC FORUM.

GLAD IT'S AVAILABLE.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK CHIEF BRANDON FOR HIS STATEMENT CONCERNING THE SWASTIKA AND SS SYMBOLS THAT WERE DRAWN AND SHARED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEPARTMENT.

I SAW THE STATEMENT ON X, FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER.

I WISH I KNEW WHERE TO CONSISTENTLY FIND INFORMATION ABOUT SOUTHLAKE.

THERE ARE SO MANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND JUST WAYS OF COMMUNICATION.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW WE ALL KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW IT'S BEING ADDRESSED OR HANDLED BECAUSE MAYBE I'M LOOKING AT INSTAGRAM, BUT THE CITY'S POSTING ON FACEBOOK, SO THAT'D BE NICE TO CLARIFY.

BUT ANYWAY, THE INCIDENT DOES NOT PERSUADE ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS OVERRUN WITH NAZI IDEOLOGY.

I DO NOT THINK THAT AT ALL.

HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE IT INDICATES A PERSISTENT IGNORANCE IN AMERICA OF WHAT THE SS AND SWASTIKA SYMBOLS REPRESENT.

TO REFER TO THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AS SSROS IS CHILLING.

THAT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR FORCE, IN OUR SCHOOLS OR OUR COMMUNITY.

CLEARLY, AT THE LEAST, MORE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THESE INCIDENTS STOP HAPPENING PERIODICALLY. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS PROTECT OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE

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ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SS AND NAZIS EXPERIMENTED AND MURDERED CHILDREN EXPERIMENTED ON AND MURDERED CHILDREN, SPECIFICALLY JEWISH CHILDREN, LGBTQ CHILDREN, NON-CHRISTIAN CHILDREN, BLACK CHILDREN, CHILDREN OF COLOR, DISABLED AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.

BASICALLY THAT ANYONE THAT WASN'T THE PERFECT ARYAN CHILD, THE OTHER PUBLIC SERVANTS MUST NEVER ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES WITH THESE SYMBOLS OR IDEOLOGY. ONCE AGAIN, CHIEF BRANDON'S STATEMENT WAS A GREAT FIRST STEP, BUT I'M ASKING THAT THE MAYOR, COUNCIL AND OTHER CITY LEADERSHIP NOW PROVIDE MORE TRAINING AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE EVIL OF THIS IDEOLOGY.

IT DOESN'T BELONG ANYWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. 22 SECONDS.

MY THIRD GRADER, WHEN HE WAS THIRD GRADER, EIGHT YEARS OLD, USED TO STAY IN THAT HOUSE BECAUSE HE WAS FRIENDS WITH THE THE [INAUDIBLE] GRANDSON AND GET UNLIMITED CHICKEN NUGGETS AT FEED STORE, WHICH IS I'VE NEVER HAD BETTER BARBECUE IN MY LIFE AND HE'D NEVER HAD BETTER CHICKEN.

I MEAN, THAT WAS JUST SUCH A PRIVILEGE FOR AN EIGHT YEAR OLD TO HAVE UNLIMITED.

GOOD NIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC FORUM? SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM.

AND THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.