Mar 05, 2024 City Council

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO OUR MARCH 5TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[1. Call to order]

MY NAME IS SHAWN MCCASKILL.

I'M THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE A LITTLE SHORTHANDED TONIGHT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR MEETING, AS WE USUALLY DO.

AND OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM.

AS ALWAYS, I'LL INVITE PASTOR CLAYTON REED, WHO I JUST SAW A MINUTE AGO, RIGHT THERE TO LEAD US IN PRAYER.

AND IF YOU'D REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.

THANK YOU, PASTOR REED.

YOU'RE WELCOME. LET'S PRAY.

LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING AND THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE IN THIS ROOM.

WE PRAY BLESSINGS OVER THE MEETING TONIGHT.

LORD, WE GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM THAT WE HAVE AS UNITED STATES CITIZENS FOR ELECTIONS.

AND WE PRAY, BLESSING OVER EVERY CANDIDATE WHO'S RUNNING FOR OFFICE TONIGHT AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE PRAY IN GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS THAT YOU'LL BLESS THEM FOR STEPPING OUT AND WE PRAY BLESSING OVER THEM.

WE ALSO GIVE THANKS FOR OUR TOWN.

WE PRAY ESPECIALLY OVER THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO AS OUR OUR FAMILIES START GOING ON SPRING BREAK.

WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION AND WE PRAY FOR CONNECTION INSIDE OF OUR FAMILIES.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR OUR TIME TOGETHER.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS OUR MAYOR THIS EVENING AND IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN. 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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU, PASTOR REED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I KNOW TRAFFIC AND PARKING ARE A PROBLEM WITH LAST MINUTE VOTERS, BUT WE'RE GLAD EVERYONE'S EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE TODAY.

SO FIRST UP OR NEXT UP IS I'LL INVITE DOREEN BRUTON TO COME DOWN.

[3. The 11th Annual Bobbyfest and Amy's Wish with Wings]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THE 11TH ANNUAL ALREADY.

IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WE STARTED THIS IN BOBBY'S BACKYARD, AND NOW IT'S AT THE MARQ AMPHITHEATER.

BUT IF YOU COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS AND THE UPCOMING 11TH ANNUAL BOBBYFEST CONCERT.

ACTUALLY, I'M NOT DOING ALL THE TALKING TONIGHT.

I HAVE A BOY SCOUT HERE THAT'S EARNING HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE, COMMUNITY SERVICE BADGE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, YOU CAN COME ON DOWN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

AND I'M DOREEN BRUTON, AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS, AND ZACH IS GOING TO COME UP AND TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT BOBBYFEST, WHICH IS A GREAT, FUN MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT WE'RE HAVING FOR AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS.

HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY.

MY NAME IS ZACHARY MELLMAN AND I WORK AND VOLUNTEER AT A VERY SPECIAL BARN HERE IN SOUTHLAKE THAT TEACHES ADAPTIVE HORSEBACK RIDING TO CHILDREN WITH DIVERSE NEEDS.

AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS BEGAN IN 2011.

THEY WORK WITH CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES DOWN SYNDROME, AUTISM, CEREBRAL PALSY, ADHD, ANXIETY AND MANY OTHERS WITH PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES.

THEY HOST A VARIETY OF HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS AND SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMPS, GRIEF CAMPS, ART THERAPY CAMPS, AND ANXIETY CAMPS, TO NAME A FEW.

NEW TO THIS YEAR? THE VINTAGE SENIORS.

SORRY. VINTAGE SENIORS MEET AT THE BARN TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, LISTEN TO BIG BAND MUSIC, TELL STORIES, AND MEET THE HOST OF FRIENDLY FARM ANIMALS.

AMY'S WISH COMPETES AT THE CHISHOLM CHALLENGE HORSE SHOW EVERY YEAR IN JANUARY, AT THE FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW AND WILL COMPETE IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS EQUESTRIAN IN THE FALL.

FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS, MISS DOREEN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAS HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AND HORSES AT AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS.

SHE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST PLEASURES SHE EXPERIENCES AS AN INSTRUCTOR IS SEEING THE JOY ON A RIDER'S FACE WHEN HE OR SHE HAS ACHIEVED SORRY, HAS ACHIEVED A GOAL, CONQUERED A FEAR, OR MADE A NEW FRIEND.

WITH EVERY STEP A HORSE MAKES.

I KEEP LOSING MYSELF WITH EVERY STEP A HORSE MAKES.

THESE SPECIAL RIDERS ARE TAKING STEPS TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE AND GROWTH.

I'M GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM AND OF DEVOTED INSTRUCTORS, STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING, EMPOWERING AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OTHERS THROUGH THE HEALING POWER OF THE HORSE.

THEY'RE SPECIALLY TRAINED THERAPY HORSES AND PROGRAMS NEED OUR HELP TO OPERATE.

FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BOBBYFEST.

PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS MATCHING CORPORATE GIFTS, NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY, GRANTS FROM FORT WORTH KIWANIS CLUB,

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WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME AT THE BARN OR MAKE A DONATION.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR BUSINESSES TO BE A SPONSOR OR SILENT AUCTION ITEMS FOR THEIR ANNUAL BOBBYFEST MUSIC FESTIVAL.

BOBBYFEST STARTED OUT IN BOBBY AND LISA RAWL'S BACKYARD 11 YEARS AGO WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

THEY SOON OUTGREW THEIR BACKYARD AND NOW HAVE OVER 350 ATTENDEES EACH YEAR, RAISING MONEY FOR TO FUND ALL THE PROGRAMS AT AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS.

HERE IS OUR VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND BOBBYFEST SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH AT THE MARQ OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER FROM 3 P.M.

TO 9 P.M.. FAMILY FRIENDLY MUSIC WITH FOOD TRUCKS AND A SILENT AUCTION.

TICKETS CAN BE BOUGHT ONLINE AT BOBBYFEST FOR $20 OR PURCHASED AT THE GATE.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE, RAIN OR SHINE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WELL DONE. GOOD JOB.

ALL RIGHT, DOREEN OR BOB? DID YOU GUYS WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? YOU SURE? BOB? NO. OKAY.

WE'LL SEE YOU THERE ON APRIL 6TH.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO COME DOWN.

I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON DOWN, BOB.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

NO. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1977. AND YOU KNOW, 114 WAS A TWO LANE ROAD AND A LOT OF SPACE FOR GROWTH. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK VERY MUCH, BUT THE ONE THING THAT COMES TO MIND MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS IS HOW WELL THE COUNCIL HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS, ALONG WITH A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS.

IN DEVELOPING THIS TOWN TO WHAT IT IS TODAY, IT'S AMAZING TO ME THE GROWTH THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE THAT I'VE SEEN SINCE 1977. I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE LOOKING FOR PROPERTY BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER GOT INTO HORSES AND THERE WAS A GUY OVER ON 1709, HAD AN ARENA.

AND I SAID, I'M LOOKING FOR SOME PROPERTY OUT HERE BECAUSE I GOT A COUPLE OF NAGS IN DALLAS.

HE SAID, DON'T YOU EVER CALL A HORSE A NAG?

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SO ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE PART OF THIS TOWN, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT ACTIVELY INVOLVED.

HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY AND THE PREVIOUS ONES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE TO DEVELOP THIS TOWN THE WAY IT HAS UP TO THIS POINT IN TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BOB, AND DON'T GO TOO FAR.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE IN JUST A MOMENT.

IF YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN IN THE FRONT ROW.

WE'LL GET A PICTURE IN JUST A MOMENT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE DONE.

THE WAY YOU GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTERS PARTICIPATED IN AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND MY WIFE AND OTHER KIDS HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERS.

AND WHAT REALLY STRIKES ME IS THAT REALLY IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE SOUTHLAKE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT, WHERE WE HAVE KIDS HELPING OTHER KIDS THE FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE MADE. AND IT'S JUST REALLY HEARTWARMING TO SEE THAT.

AND I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THIS FUNDRAISER THAT HELPS WITH THAT MISSION.

SO DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH, I JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO.

ONCE AGAIN, BENEFICIARY OF ART IN THE SQUARE.

WE LOVE AMY'S WISH WITH WINGS.

AND JUST TO WHAT YOU SAID AND WHAT BOB SAID.

I JUST, I THINK WE ALWAYS TRY TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF WHAT WE ALL KNOW.

AND THAT IS HOW GIVING OUR COMMUNITY IS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

AND I JUST LOVE THAT ABOUT THE TOWN IN WHICH WE LIVE AND ALWAYS WILL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

AND I'M SURE, I'M SURE BOBBYFEST IS GOING TO BE GREAT.

SO EVERYBODY GO.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL IF THAT'S OKAY.

COME ON DOWN.

[4. Solar Eclipse Viewing Party]

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I'M EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT, BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY A RARE OCCURRENCE THAT WE GET TO EXPERIENCE WITHIN THIS PLANET OF OURS.

SO WE GET THE PRIVILEGE THIS YEAR TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A CELEBRATION AT WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO AS OUR SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING PARTY.

NOW, I WANTED TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH SOME CONTEXT SO THAT WE CAN HELP SPREAD THE NEWS.

AND OF COURSE, THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, WE'LL BE SHARING THE SAME INFORMATION.

SO THE TOTALITY, WE'LL BE EXPERIENCING A SOLAR ECLIPSE.

RIGHT. BUT EVERYONE COMES TO VIEW A SOLAR ECLIPSE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO VIEW THAT TOTALITY WHERE THE SUN IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED OUT.

WELL THAT WITH FOR US.

AND THIS INSTANCE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 118 MILES IN WIDTH.

AND WE'RE KIND OF ON THAT NORTHERN EDGE, AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THAT RED STAR THAT YOU SEE THERE ON THE MAP.

THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE ECLIPSE THAT WE HAVE OCCURRING ON APRIL 8TH WILL BE ABOUT 2.5 HOURS IN TOTAL.

BUT THE ACTUAL, THE TOTALITY, I'M SORRY, ITSELF WILL ACTUALLY STARTED ABOUT 1:41 P.M.

THAT DAY. AND THE TOTALITY FOR US HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, SPECIFICALLY IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL, WILL LAST FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND 21 SECONDS.

NOW, THAT SAID, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW THIS ECLIPSE IN TOTALITY FROM ANY PART IN SOUTHLAKE.

WE'RE WELL WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY OF TOTALITY.

SO I BELIEVE KIND OF THAT OTHER END OF THE BORDER THERE IS OUT PAST CORSICANA A LITTLE BIT, BUT EVERYONE IN SOUTHLAKE, IF YOU GO OUTSIDE, IF YOU LOOK UP, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT.

NOW THAT GOES TO SAY, I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SUNGLASSES THAT THAT WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING AND SO FORTH.

BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL WAS AWARE THAT EVERYWHERE IN SOUTHLAKE WILL HAVE THAT VANTAGE POINT OF BEING ABLE TO SEE TOTALITY.

NOW FOR THE PARTY ITSELF WE'LL BE HOSTING A SMALL EVENT HERE IN FRONT OF A SOUTHLAKE TOWN HALL.

OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED, IT'LL BE ON APRIL 8TH, JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HERE FOR THAT SATURDAY.

THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED FROM 12 TO 2, AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT RUSTIN FAMILY PARKS.

AND WE'LL HAVE FOUNTAIN PLACE AND MAIN STREET CLOSED OFF FOR THE EVENTS.

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TONS OF STUFF FOR FAMILIES TO DO IF THEY CHOOSE TO COME HERE TO SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.

AND OF COURSE, WE'LL BE HANDING OUT VIEWING GLASSES THAT ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ECLIPSE.

NOW, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO KIND OF SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF STUFF KIND OF THROUGH MY OWN SOCIAL MEDIA, IS THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS NASA APPROVED SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING GLASSES.

I WOULD DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROM VIEWING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH THEIR SUNGLASSES OR ANY NASA APPROVED.

THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC SUNGLASSES THAT YOU DO HAVE TO PURCHASE FOR THEM.

I BELIEVE THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION'S LABELS IT AS 123.23-2 I BELIEVE, IS THE APPROVAL THAT THEY HAVE RATING THAT THEY HAVE.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S DESIGNATED TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THIS ECLIPSE.

NOW, WE'LL ALSO HAVE TONS OF PINS THAT I'VE ACTUALLY PLACED AT YOUR PLACE THIS EVENING.

AND OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE FOOD AND DRINKS.

AND AS I MENTIONED, LOTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILY.

OF COURSE, WE'RE INVITING ALL FOLKS TO KIND OF COME OUT TO VIEW THIS EVENT, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE DOES IT IN A SAFE WAY.

SO WE'LL HAVE EXTRA SECURITY PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.

AND ALSO JUST THE DAY OF WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHT INFORMATION IS GETTING OUT, BECAUSE THE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO COMBAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, JUST THE SOLAR ECLIPSE IN GENERAL, IS JUST HUMAN NATURE.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO VIEW THIS EVENT FROM WHERE THEY'RE AT.

SO THAT SAID, WE ARE DESIGNATING A FEW AREAS AS DESIGNATED VIEWING AREAS.

SPECIFICALLY HERE IN TOWN SQUARE, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS TO SEE IF WE CAN ALSO GET THE ROOFTOP PARTS OF OUR PARKING GARAGES ON EAST AND WEST TO USE THOSE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BE DIRECTING FOLKS OFF OF THE ROADWAYS THAT THEY WANT TO VIEW THE EVENT.

GO AHEAD. COME ON TO SOME OF THESE DESIGNATED AREAS.

THAT ALSO INCLUDES WHITE'S CHAPEL, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THE ARIA AMPHITHEATER.

OVER AT THE MARK AND EACH OF THESE LOCATIONS, WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING SUNGLASSES THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE'VE ORDERED, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN HAND ALREADY.

WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN CONVERSATIONS WITH GATEWAY CHURCH TO ALSO ASSIST US WITH THESE EFFORTS, BUT YOU'LL START SEEING A LOT OF SIGNAGE A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT ALONG 114 AND ON SOME OF OUR MAJOR ROADWAYS TO JUST TRY TO GET FOLKS TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY DURING THAT EVENT.

SO WITH THAT, I'M STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF NEWS ARTICLES ON IT.

I JUST READ EARLIER TODAY, WARBY PARKER IS ACTUALLY GIVING THE THE APPROPRIATE RATING FOR SUNGLASSES TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE SOLAR ECLIPSE EVENT.

IT'S JUST COMPLETELY FOR FREE.

THIS IS A GREAT PLUG FOR US AS WELL TO BE TO TALK ABOUT SOUTHLAKE OPEN REWARDS AS WELL.

SO WE'LL BE ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO COME OUT TO SHOP AND DINE WHILE THEY'RE HERE WITH US AND GET A LITTLE BIT CASH BACK FOR FOR WHILE THEY'RE ENJOYING THE ECLIPSE.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES AND OF COURSE, WE'RE KIND OF CONSTANTLY ADDING SOME ENTERTAINMENT.

AND AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE TRYING TO DESIGNATE SOME VIEWING AREAS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

OF COURSE, WE SUSPECT OUR CITY PARKS WILL BE RATHER FULL.

THE SCHOOLS, I BELIEVE, ARE ALSO TAKING SOME TIME OUT TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ECLIPSE AS WELL.

SO IT'S A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE.

BUT WE WERE EXCITED AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE GETS TO ENJOY IT IN ANY OF OUR VISITORS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

WELL THANK YOU DANIEL. IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE WELL UNDERWAY.

THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR LIKE RUSTIN PARK OR MAYBE ANY OF THE OTHER LOCATIONS, IS IT KIND OF LIKE STARS AND STRIPES WHERE PEOPLE CAN BRING THEIR OWN CHAIRS? OR ARE WE DISCOURAGING THAT? SO IT'S A UNIQUE SITUATION.

I WOULDN'T ENCOURAGE IT.

OF COURSE. IT'S JUST LIKE AT STARS AND STRIPES, WE WILL NOT BE MONITORING THE SPACE.

SO IF STUFF GETS TAKEN, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SETUP AS WELL.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME LARGE FOOTPRINT AS WE WOULD FOR STARS AND STRIPES BECAUSE IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT TYPE OF EVENT.

AND IT'S NOT LIKE TYPICALLY WHERE WE HAVE THE FIREWORKS, WHERE PEOPLE HAVE CERTAIN VANTAGE POINTS THAT THEY LIKE TO GET FROM.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT YOU CAN LITERALLY VIEW THIS FROM ANYWHERE IN TOWN, SO THE OPPORTUNITY WILL BE OUT FAR AND LARGE.

HOWEVER, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL ANYONE THAT THEY CAN'T SET UP SHOP AT MCPHERSON PARK OR ANY OF OUR GREAT PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE EVENT.

AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE WORKING WITH DAVID MILLER, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, TO MAKE SURE OUR PARK STAFF IS FULLY AWARE AND HAS SOME STAFFING AT SOME OF OUR GREAT PARKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE EVENT GOERS DURING THAT TIME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD JOB. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

THANKS, DANIEL. ALL RIGHT.

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

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ITEM 4B IS TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN FROM THE MARCH 5TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM 4C APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-008 CERTIFYING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY 4TH, 2024 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. ITEM 4D APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-009 CANCELING THE MAY 4TH, 2024 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

GLAD TO SEE THAT ONE.

FOUR E APPROVE AN ENCROACHMENT AND JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR A WOOD AND IRON FENCE WITHIN THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT BEING LOCATED AT 1165 EAST DOVE ROAD HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.

ITEM 4F WE'RE TABLING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269-B, CASE NUMBER CP 24-0001.

FIRST READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE OVERLOOK, AND THAT'S LOCATED AT 240 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE IN SOUTHLAKE.

THAT ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE MARCH 5TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

PENDING FIRST READING ACTION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 2, 2024.

I BELIEVE THAT ITEM IS ALSO GOING TO BE HEARD AGAIN BY P&Z OR HOW'S THAT WORKING? WAS THAT TABLED AT P&Z? YES. IT IS TABLED TO P&Z UNTIL THEIR MARCH 21ST MEETING.

OKAY. CURRENTLY AND IT MAY POTENTIALLY BE TABLED BEYOND THAT.

SO THOSE DATES.

SO THOSE DATES THAT I MENTIONED THEY'RE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS ON MARCH 21ST, 2024 AT P&Z.

OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALSO TABLING ITEM 4G.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-810.

CASE NUMBER ZA23-0072.

FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE OVERLOOK AND WILLOW TREE GARDENS.

THAT'S ALSO AT THAT SAME ADDRESS WITH THE SAME P&Z HEARING ON MARCH 21ST, 2024.

AND THEN SUBJECT TO WHAT HAPPENS THERE, IT'LL COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL OR COME TO CITY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT THEREAFTER.

ALSO, WE'RE APPROVING ITEM 4H RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-010, SUPPORTING THE FY 2025 APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST TO THE OFFICE OF US REPRESENTATIVE BETH VAN DUYNE.

AND THEN LASTLY, ITEM 4I WE'RE EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER AUSTIN REYNOLDS FROM THE MARCH 7TH, 2024 REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY IT.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN WE HAVE A SECOND READING ON 6A SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN MOVE THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATIONS OR QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE.

THE NEXT ITEM IS WE WILL OPEN AND CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER.

[1. Call to order]

[2.A. Executive Session]

[2.B. Reconvene]

IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE DONE AFTER EXEC SESSION? NO, MAYOR PRO TEM. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TALLEY.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT.

THERE'S NOTHING SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT WITH OUR NEW CITY MANAGER ALISON ORTOWSKI.

[3.B. City Manager's Report]

I'D LIKE TO ASK DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF JEREMY WILSON TO STEP FORWARD.

HE IS GOING TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THE RECENT UPDATES WE'VE GONE THROUGH WITH THE INSURANCE SERVICE OFFICE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ISO, FOR THE CITY'S ISO RATING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE JUST WANT TO GIVE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR ISO PROCESS.

THIS REALLY STARTED BACK IN LATE SPRING OF 2023 WHEN WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF OUR EVALUATION.

WAS COMING UP WE RECEIVED THE EMAIL WITH A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS. WE STARTED WORKING WITH ISO PRETTY CONSISTENTLY FROM THAT POINT.

WITHIN THE LIST. THEY WANTED THE NEEDED FIRE FLOWS, REPRESENTATIVE BUILDINGS AND LOCATIONS.

THE EMERGENCY REPORTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHING SYSTEM INFORMATIONS.

A TON OF INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING EQUIPMENT, STAFFING AND TRAINING, GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF OUR STATIONS, OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION PLAN AS WELL AS THE INSPECTION AND FLOW TESTING OF OUR HYDRANTS.

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WITHIN THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MODEL THEY LOOK AT EMERGENCY REPORTING, THE TELECOMMUNICATORS AND DISPATCH CIRCUITS.

EMERGENCY REPORTING IS PRETTY MUCH FROM THE TIME THAT THEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND THEY DISPATCH US OUT, AS WELL AS ANY BACKUPS AND REDUNDANCIES.

THE TELECOMMUNICATORS, THEY LOOK AT THEIR STAFFING MODELS AND LEVELS DAY BY DAY AS WELL AS ANNUALLY, AND THE DISPATCH CIRCUITS ARE EVALUATED.

AND THAT IS REALLY NOTIFICATION TO THE FIRE ALARM TO THE FIRE STATIONS.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO EVALUATED.

THIS IS A VERY IN DEPTH EVALUATION.

EVERYTHING REALLY WITH DISPATCH AS WELL AS THE WATER SYSTEMS AND THE FIRE STATION.

WHEN WE SEND THEM IN OUR DATA, THEY SEND IT THROUGH A SYSTEM.

THAT SYSTEM HAS ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME BACK AND FORTH.

THESE INDIVIDUALS COME ON SITE AND THEY CAME ON SITE IN NOVEMBER OF 2023.

NOW LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

THE COMMUNICATIONS MODEL ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 10% OF OR DOES ACCOUNT FOR 10% OF THE GRADING.

FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES ACCOUNT FOR 50%, AND IT FOCUSES ON FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRST ALARM RESPONSE AND INITIAL ATTACK TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL LOSS.

40% OF THE CRITERIA IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS IS THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.

THEY TAKE A LOOK.

WE SEND THEM A CAD MAP OF ALL OF OUR WATER SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK WITHIN THE CITY HYDRANT LOCATIONS, TYPE AND SIZE AND THE INSTALLATION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE THAT THIS PLANNING PROCESS REALLY STARTS WAY BEFORE THAT WE START OUR SIDE OF THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND THE TESTING AND THE HYDRANT MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND THIS ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 40% OF THE SYSTEM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU CHIEF. IT WAS GOOD SEEING YOU THIS MORNING.

WE DID A MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR VIDEO ON THE ISO PROGRAM AND SOME AWARDS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND I KNOW THE FINISHED PRODUCT OF THAT VIDEO WILL BE PERFECT, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME BLOOPER REEL STUFF.

WE GOT THERE.

IT JUST TOOK US A WHILE, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? I JUST HAVE ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ADD.

THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THE CITY SUBJECTS ITSELF TO A THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE CONSIDER BEST IN CLASS RATINGS, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT ONLY UNDERGOES AN ACCREDITATION PROCESS THROUGH A SEPARATE ENTITY, BUT THE ISO RATING IS ANOTHER PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH TO GET A THIRD PARTY RATING THAT SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT ONLY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS. SO WHAT JEREMY SORT OF GLOSSED OVER HERE IS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RATING YOU CAN GET FROM THE INSURANCE SERVICE OFFICE UNDER THIS EVALUATION, AND THAT IS AN ISO ONE.

YES, MA'AM. I MISSED IN MY NOTES.

WE'RE ACTUALLY ONE OF 123 DEPARTMENTS NATIONWIDE THAT IS ISO ONE AS WELL AS ACCREDITED.

SO NATIONALLY ALSO ONE OF 96 IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

YES, SIR. APPRECIATE YOU AND CHIEF STARR.

MY RECOLLECTION ON THAT TO ALISON ISN'T THAT WITH THAT RATING THAT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE COST RELIEF TO EVERY RESIDENT ON THEIR INSURANCE AS WELL, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S ONE OF THE CRITERIA THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES LOOK AT WHENEVER THEY SET RATES.

THAT'S GREAT. YEAH.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

THE CITY COUNCIL LOOKED OVER THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS IN THE WORK SESSION.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, IF THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WOULD MAKE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 4A THROUGH I OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOTING ON ITEM 4C WE ARE APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-008 CERTIFYING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY 4TH, 2024 GENERAL AND SPECIAL.

OLYMPICS.

ELECTIONS. THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES ARE AS FOLLOWS.

MAYOR ELECT SHAWN MCCASKILL, COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT PLACE TWO RANDY ROBBINS AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT PLACE THREE FRANCIS SHIRLEY, NOTING ON ITEM 4D WE ARE APPROVING THE

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NOTING ON ITEM 4F, WE ARE TABLING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269-B, CP 24-0001.

AND ALSO NOTING THAT THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE MARCH 5TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

IT'S PENDING FIRST READING ACTION, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 2ND, 2024.

WE ARE ALSO TABLING ITEM 4G ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-810 ZA 23-0072.

ALSO NOTING THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE MARCH 5TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING PENDING FIRST READING ACTION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 2ND, 2024.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON. SECOND.

WE GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

AFTER MANY TRIES. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES.

TURN MY MIC ON.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED BY A VOTE OF FIVE ZERO.

IT'S NOT QUITE 7:00, SO WE CANNOT DO PUBLIC FORUM YET.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO ITEM 6A, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-811, CASE NUMBER ZA24-0001.

[ 6.A. Ordinance No. 480-811, ZA24-0001, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Concept Plan for 974 W. Dove, for property described as Lot 1R2, R.P. Estes Subdivision, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 974 W Dove Road, Southlake, Turrant County, Texas, and located at 974 W Dove Road, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "AG" Agriculture District . Proposed Zoning: "SF-2" Single Family Zoning District. SPIN Neighborhood #5. PUBLIC HEARING]

DOES ANYONE NEED A PRESENTATION ON THIS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD, DENNIS.

THANK YOU THOUGH. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM.

THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6A? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY DISCUSSION ON 6A.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING AND HEARING NONE.

WE'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 6A.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6A OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-811 ZA24-4-0001.

SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 974 WEST DOVE.

SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2024 ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED FEBRUARY 8TH, 2024, AND ALSO NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SF TWO SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. GOT IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES.

AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACKWARDS TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC FORUM.

[5. Public Forum.]

BUT WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

THAT PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

JUST TO SET SOME OF THE RULES, YOU CAN COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

WE HAVE THE LIGHT SYSTEM.

THE GREEN, YELLOW AND RED.

GREEN MEANS GO. OF COURSE.

YELLOW MEANS. I THINK YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.

AND RED MEANS.

PLEASE WRAP IT UP AND STOP.

WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES, SO.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC FORUM? ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL JUST WAIT FOR WE'VE GOT THE TIMER BEHIND YOU, SO WE'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL 7:00.

YOU CAN COME ON DOWN IF YOU'VE GOT SOME PAPERS OR ANYTHING.

IF YOU WANT TO GET COMFORTABLE AT THE PODIUM UP HERE.

THEN I'LL GIVE YOU THE CUE TO GO AHEAD WHEN IT GETS TO 7:00.

AND JUST AS A HEADS UP, I'LL ASK YOU FOR YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

BUT WE'LL DO THAT HERE IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE MINUTE TO GO.

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I GUESS IT'S BETTER TO BE EARLY THAN RUNNING LATE.

SO. I'LL JUST GO OFF THAT CLOCK.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S OFFICIALLY 7:00 P.M.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC FORUM.

AND, SIR, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THOSE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR SERVICE HERE.

MY NAME IS ROBERT LEE.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF SOUTHLAKE FOR SEVEN YEARS, MOVING HERE AFTER MY RETIREMENT FROM THE AIR FORCE IN 2017.

I LIVE AT 850 WILDWOOD LANE THE HOME WE PURCHASED SEVEN YEARS AGO.

MOVING HERE TO SOUTHLAKE.

I'M COMING BEFORE THE BOARD TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS ORDINANCE 1252, WHICH ADOPTS THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE AS THE STANDARD TO BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTING ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS HERE IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

IN THIS ORDINANCE.

1252 THAT IS, THERE IS AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED FROM ORDINANCE 937 REQUIRING THAT AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS BE RETROFITTED INTO HOMES THAT, WHEN ADDED TO EXCEED 6000FT² OF ENCLOSED SPACE, INCLUDING THE GARAGE SPACE.

THIS REQUIREMENT FOR RETROFITTING A SPRINKLER SYSTEM INTO A PREEXISTING STRUCTURE IS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS.

AS YOU MAY HAVE SURMISED, I HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN RENOVATING AND ADDING TO MY HOME.

IN ADDITION TO ADDING TWO BEDROOMS AND A HOME OFFICE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS IS ATTACHING A FOUR CAR GARAGE, THE PREVIOUS GARAGE HAVING BEEN A DETACHED OR BEING DETACHED FROM THE RESIDENCE.

BY COUNTING THE ENCLOSED SPACE OF THE GARAGE, MY NEWLY RENOVATED HOME WILL EXCEED THE CITY'S TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE LIMIT, THUS REQUIRING THAT AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM BE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PREMISES.

HONESTLY, I'VE NEVER BEEN A FAN OF ADDING SPRINKLERS TO MY HOME DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO CORROSION, MECHANICAL FAILURE, OR FREEZING.

I'M WILLING TO TAKE THIS RISK WHEN IT COMES TO TRADITIONAL PLUMBING FIXTURES, AS THE CONVENIENCE OF HAVING INDOOR PLUMBING OUTWEIGHS THE POTENTIAL COST OF A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT. ADDED TO THIS, THOUGH, TRADITIONAL PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE NOT INTENTIONALLY OR OPTIMALLY POSITIONED TO GET EVERYTHING WET, THE TRUE RISK OF INSTALLING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WAS DRIVEN HOME IN THE BIG FREEZE OF 2021, WHERE TEMPERATURES PLUNGED, THE POWER GRID FAILED AND PIPES, INCLUDING MANY SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, BURST.

THIS PERFECT STORM OF EVENTS CAUSED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO BURST SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS I DON'T THINK THE CITY'S MANDATE THAT REQUIRES A HOMEOWNER TO INSTALL A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SYSTEM INTO THEIR HOME IS IN KEEPING WITH THE FREEDOM LOVING VALUES OF SOUTHLAKE, BUT IN A MORE PERSONAL CONTEXT, IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT I'M BEING DIRECTED TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY $20,000 TO INSTALL A TIME BOMB IN MY OWN HOME.

TO BE CLEAR, I'M NOT ASKING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE.

I'M SIMPLY ASKING THE STANDARDS IN THE IRC AS WRITTEN, NOT AS AMENDED BY THE CITY, APPLY TO MY PROJECT FOR ADDED CONTEXT.

THE CITY'S RATIONALE FOR ITS AMENDMENT, AS ADOPTED ON THE 5 APRIL 2022 VIA ORDINANCE 1252, AND I QUOTE.

IN 2009, THE STATE LEGISLATURE ENACTED SB 1410, AMENDING SECTIONS 1301.551, SUBSECTION ONE OF THE OCCUPATION CODE, PROHIBITING CITIES FROM ENACTING FIRE SPRINKLER MANDATES IN RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS ONLY.

HOWEVER, JURISDICTIONS WITH ORDINANCES THAT REQUIRE SPRINKLERS FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS PRIOR TO AND ENFORCED BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, 2009 MAY REMAIN IN PLACE.

THERE'S NO RATIONALE GIVEN FOR THE AMENDMENT IN ORDER.

ORDINANCE 937, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 1252.

ALL RIGHT, SIR, WE'VE HIT THE THREE MINUTES.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO WRAP IT UP, THOUGH, I'M FINE WITH A FEW SECONDS TO FINISH UP.

THANK YOU SIR. CONTRAST THIS WITH THE RATIONALE GIVEN IN THE IRC, WHICH IS TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE REASONABLE LEVEL OF SAFETY, HEALTH, AND GENERAL WELFARE THROUGH AFFORDABILITY, CONSTRUCTURAL STRENGTH, MEANS OF EGRESS, STABILITY, SANITATION, LIGHT VENTILATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION, ETC.. OKAY, SO THAT'S WHAT THE IRC IS ABOUT.

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I WAS TOLD THERE IS ACTUALLY RATIONALE THAT IS NOT CODIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE.

IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SIZE OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I'M WILLING TO PUT IN AN HOUR FIRE RATING BETWEEN MY GARAGE AND THE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, HOWEVER I WHICH WOULD BRING ME UNDER THE 6000FT². HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO AVENUE TO REQUEST RELIEF FROM THE CITY'S MANDATE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO WAY FOR YOU TO TAKE ANY ACTION OR PROVIDE DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC.

HOWEVER, I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO SEE THE WAY AHEAD, POSSIBLY A VARIANCE FOR THIS, AND AGAIN, NOT BEING UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE FIRE CHIEF'S CONCERNS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, AND I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.