[1. Call to order.] [00:00:04] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO OUR SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024. I'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. MY NAME IS SHAWN MCCASKILL AND AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO GO IN OUR NORMAL ORDER WITH AN INVOCATION FROM PASTOR CLAYTON REED, WHO IS OUR OFFICIAL CITY CHAPLAIN AND ALSO FROM SOUTHLAKE BAPTIST CHURCH. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEDGE THE STATE OF TEXAS. PASTOR REED, WELCOME AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING. WE PRAY BLESSING ON THIS MEETING. WE THANK YOU THAT YOU HELP US, THAT YOU, WHEN WE ASK FOR WISDOM, THAT YOU PROVIDE IT. SO I PRAY AS SITUATIONS ARE CONSIDERED TONIGHT AND CITIZENS SPEAK, THAT YOU WOULD FIRST BRING PEACE TO THIS ROOM, BUT BRING HELP TO PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENTING AND MAKING DECISIONS. WE PRAY BLESSING FOR THEM. LORD, WE ALSO PRAY FOR OUR NATION TONIGHT, LORD WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT WE LIVE IN A NATION WHERE WE CAN VOTE AND OUR VOTE MATTERS. WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE CAN CAST A VOTE. SO I PRAY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE VOTING TONIGHT. I PRAY FOR PROTECTION. I PRAY FOR HELP FOR ELECTION WORKERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND WE PRAY BLESSING ON THEM AND THEIR TEAMS FOR PEACE FOR THEM. AND LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS OUR NATION. LORD, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT OR THE NEXT DAY, OR THE NEXT DAY AFTER THAT, OR THE NEXT ELECTION AFTER THAT, WE'RE AWARE THAT YOU'RE COMPLETELY IN CONTROL AND THAT YOU CARE FOR US, AND FOR THAT WE GIVE THANKS. WE GIVE THANKS BECAUSE YOU LOVE US. WE GIVE THANKS BECAUSE YOU SENT YOUR SON JESUS. AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN HIS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR REED. 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, PASTOR REED. WORK SESSION, ITEM NUMBER THREE. [3. Honors & Recognition: Veteran’s Day Proclamation ] HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR OUR VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES COMING UP IN A LITTLE LESS THAN A WEEK. AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL INTRODUCE ROBERT BRIGGS FROM OUR DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, MR. BRIGGS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING ABOUT THE WAYS OUR COMMUNITY CELEBRATES AND HONORS OUR VETERANS. OVER THE 14 YEARS IN WHICH I'VE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY IT HAS BEEN CLEAR TO ME HOW STEADFAST THE SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED US, AND I BELIEVE THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND DEEPLY THE SACRIFICES MADE BY COMBAT VETERANS TO PROTECT THE FREEDOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE WE ENJOY EVERY DAY. THIS APPRECIATION IS EVIDENT IN HOW OUR COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND EFFORTS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR VETERANS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT. WE CONTINUE TO SHOW APPRECIATION YEAR ROUND TO VETERANS THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE OUR RESERVED PARKING SPACES. AND INTERNALLY, WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON. WE'LL CONTINUE TO PLACE OUR STATIC DISPLAYS OF YELLOW RIBBONS ON TREES, MILITARY BRANCH FLAGS AND AMERICAN FLAGS AND FAMILY PARK, AS WELL AS OUR VETERAN THANK YOU TOWN HALL AND POLE BANNERS. I'D ALSO BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THE INCREDIBLE WORK THIS COMMUNITY IS PARTAKING AT THE MOMENT TO BRING ITS FIRST HOMETOWN VETERANS MEMORIAL TO LIFE. THE VETERANS MEMORIAL FOCUS GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND STAFF IS IN THE LAST STAGES OF FINALIZING THEIR FEEDBACK TO PROVIDE TO ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS TO CONTINUE MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD. HAVING THE PRIVILEGE OF LEADING THAT GROUP, I CAN SAY I FOUND THE WORK INCREDIBLY FULFILLING. EVERY YEAR, WE ALSO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR CITY OF SOUTHLAKE EMPLOYEE VETERANS BY HIGHLIGHTING THEM HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND BY HOSTING THEM AT EXCUSE ME AT AN EMPLOYEE VETERAN LUNCHEON. THAT LUNCH ALLOWS TIME FOR THEM TO BREAK BREAD, PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND ALSO THEIR SHARED EXPERIENCE. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A FEW. THERE'S 38 EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY, AND THREE OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY STILL ACTIVE RESERVISTS AND GUARDSMEN. THIS SLIDE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE NAMES ON THIS LIST WHO HAVE SERVED THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FOR MANY YEARS, IS JUST ANOTHER INDICATION OF THE HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEE THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU HIRE A VETERAN. EMPLOYEES WHO EMBODY THE VALUES OF LOYALTY, DUTY, SELFLESS SERVICE. [00:05:05] TONIGHT, IN THIS UPCOMING VETERANS DAY, THIS COMMUNITY WISHES FOR THEM TO ALL KNOW THAT THEIR SACRIFICES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN AND THAT THEY ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. LASTLY, AS WE APPROACH VETERANS DAY, WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 11TH, THIS COMING MONDAY, 9 A.M., RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL FOR A TRULY REMARKABLE PROGRAM. THE COMMUNITY BAND WILL BE THERE TO PERFORM U.S. ARMY VIETNAM COMBAT HELICOPTER HELICOPTER PILOT AND SOUTHLAKE RESIDENT MILAN GEORGIA WILL BE THERE FOR A KEYNOTE ADDRESS. WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING OUR SOUTHLAKE VETERAN OF THE YEAR WITH A SPECIAL GIFT. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SMALLER RECEPTION WITH REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED BY METHODIST HOSPITAL DIRECTLY AFTER THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TRIP EVER TO TEXAS, THE AMERICAS WALL OF HONOR, A TRAVELING 60 FOOT LONG AND 11 FOOT TALL TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. IT'LL BE A POWERFUL BACKDROP FOR OUR CEREMONY. IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS IN A MEANINGFUL AND MEMORABLE WAY. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ATTEND AND TO GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL VETERANS. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. TELL THEM PERSONALLY THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR FREEDOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AS A VETERAN MYSELF, I THANK OLDER VETERANS QUITE OFTEN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY GAVE ME TO PROTECT AND FIGHT FOR SOMETHING. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT, AND I HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY ON MONDAY AT OUR VETERANS DAY EVENT. THANK YOU, ROBERT, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE I'M EXCITED TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THE WORK AND SEE WHAT KIND OF OPTIONS AND IDEAS WE HAVE. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN VERY BUSY OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP OF THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THE UPCOMING VETERANS DAY CEREMONY THAT WE'RE HAVING. AND I KNOW ALISON AND AMY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN IT, TOO, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO HAVE THE AMERICA'S WALL OF HONOR ON ITS FIRST DISPLAY HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT'S A LONG STORY ON HOW IT GOT HERE, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO TO HOST IT. AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE REMARKABLE TO HAVE THAT HERE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. BRIGGS? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT THE MAYOR SAID. AND THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM THAT SURROUNDS YOU, BUT YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS REALLY SHOWN THROUGH ALL OF THIS. AND I KNOW THAT WHENEVER WE GET TO THAT PLACE WHERE WE KNOW WHAT THAT VETERANS MEMORIAL IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE AND FITTING FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND FOR ALL OF THE VETERANS THAT IT'S GOING TO REPRESENT. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND WILL DO IN THE FUTURE. YEAH, I WOULD ECHO THAT SAME SENTIMENT. I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT IT'S INTENTIONAL THAT WE HAVE THAT MANY VETERANS ON STAFF. IF IT'S NOT, I'M I'M SUPER PROUD OF THAT. AND I HOPE THAT THAT CONTINUES. I THINK THAT THAT THAT'S A THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE TO THE MINDSET OF THE FOLKS MAKING THE DECISIONS IN HIRING. I THINK YOU GUYS DO AN AMAZING JOB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE OF THOSE. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE THAT KIND OF THAT KIND OF DEDICATION FROM FOLKS. AND I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE YOU GUYS AND HONOR YOU THE WAY YOU DESERVE TO BE HONORED. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR SURE. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT WELL SAID, THANK YOU. SO WE'LL HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT ON ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH. BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ IT INTO THE RECORD TONIGHT WHILE WE'RE ALL HERE. EXCUSE ME. WHEREAS NOVEMBER 11TH HAS LONG HELD A CHERISHED PLACE IN THE HEART OF EVERY AMERICAN, FROM THE INAUGURATION OF THIS TREASURED HOLIDAY IN 1918, AMERICANS HAVE RECOGNIZED THE SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR MILITARY KNOWN ORIGINALLY AS ARMISTICE DAY, A DAY OF PEACE. AFTER WORLD WAR ONE, PRESIDENT WILSON DECLARED NOVEMBER 11TH TO BE A DAY OF REFLECTION. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER LATER ISSUED THE FIRST VETERAN'S DAY PROCLAMATION, ENCOMPASSING ALL MILITARY CONFLICTS AND ACKNOWLEDGING EVERY MILITARY MEMBER WHO HAS SERVED. HE WROTE, LET US SOLEMNLY REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES OF ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT SO VALIANTLY ON THE SEAS, IN THE AIR, AND ON FOREIGN SHORES TO PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE OF FREEDOM. LET US RECONSECRATE OURSELVES TO THE TASK OF PROMOTING AND ENDURING PEACE, SO THAT THEIR EFFORTS SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN IN VAIN. AND WHEREAS, SINCE THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS OF OUR INDEPENDENCE, COURAGEOUS AMERICANS HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO PROTECT THIS COUNTRY AND PROMOTE OUR IDEALS, THE LIBERTY THAT WE AS U.S. CITIZENS ENJOY COMES AT A PRICE PAID BY THESE VALIANT MEN AND WOMEN. AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN DEFENSE OF THIS NATION AND THE LOVED ONES WHO STAND BESIDE THEM, MEMORIALIZING THE HEROES WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE NOT RETURNED HOME. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE HAS 39 EMPLOYEES AND NUMEROUS CITIZENS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. [00:10:04] AND WHEREAS, WE'RE REMINDED OF OUR OBLIGATION TO THEM TO SERVE OUR VETERANS AS THEY HAVE GALLANTLY SERVED US, AND AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, LET US NOT FORGET THAT FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE, AND OUR NATION AND OUR COMMUNITY IS EVER MORE INDEBTED FOR THEIR COURAGEOUS SERVICE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR SHAWN MCCASKILL, ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024 AS VETERANS DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE VALOR, HONOR, AND DEDICATION OF OUR VETERANS, AS WELL, AS WELL AS ACTIVELY SEEKING WAYS TO SUPPORT THEM, NOT ONLY TODAY, BUT EVERY DAY. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR VETERANS [APPLAUSE]. AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE THAT FRAMED PROCLAMATION FOR MONDAY WHEN WE HAVE OUR CEREMONY. NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FOUR, TREE CITY, USA AND ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION. [4. Honors & Recognition: Tree City U.S.A and Arbor Day Proclamation ] AND FOR THAT DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, I THINK IS GOING TO TAKE THE LEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I HAVE WITH ME THIS EVENING OUR ESTEEMED URBAN FORESTER AND LANDSCAPE ADMINISTRATOR, KEITH MARTIN. IF KEITH WOULD TAKE A STAND AND COME UP TO THE PODIUM. KEITH'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL SINCE HE ARRIVED HERE IN SOUTHLAKE AND OVERSEEING OUR URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM, AND ENSURING THAT WE NOW HAVE ATTAINED OUR 27TH YEAR AS A TREE CITY, USA CITY AND POISED TO BE OUR 28TH COMING UP HERE SHORTLY. APPLICATIONS ALREADY BEEN MADE FOR THAT. AND OUR TREE PRESERVATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT AND KEEPING THAT UP TO DATE. IT WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN JUNE OF 1993, AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH FIVE AMENDMENTS SINCE THAT, SINCE THAT TIME TO KEEP US IN BEST PRACTICES AND IN LINE WITH LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN PASSED BY OUR STATE. AND ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK KEITH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK HE DOES AND THE AND THE OFFICE AND IN THE FIELD TO OVERSEE THAT PROGRAM. ABSOLUTELY. KEITH, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. YEAH IN SOUTHLAKE WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE FOR OUR TREES AND OUR COMMUNITY FOREST, AND WE'VE DONE THAT BY MEETING THE MINIMUM TREE CITY USA STANDARDS OF MAINTAINING A TREE BOARD, HAVING A PUBLIC TREE CARE ORDINANCE, HAVING A COMMUNITY FORESTRY BUDGET, AND HAVING AN ARBOR DAY OBSERVANCE AND PROCLAMATION, WHICH WE'LL DO TONIGHT SO. THANK YOU. WELL SAID. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES SOUTHLAKE SPECIAL IS THE WAY IT LOOKS AND THE TREES AND THE CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO PRESERVE TREES AND BEAUTIFY OUR CITY IN THAT WAY. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN LEADING THAT AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT'S IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES US SPECIAL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DENNIS OR KEITH? ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL REGARDING THE TREE CITY, USA AND ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT. WHEREAS IN 1872, J. STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES, AND THIS HOLIDAY, CALLED ARBOR DAY, WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN A MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA. AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD, RECOGNIZING THE VALUE THAT TREES BRING TO OUR LIVES BY ENHANCING THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING SHADE, IMPROVING AIR QUALITY, CONSERVING WATER, AND REDUCING ENERGY COSTS. AND WHEREAS TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE, PROVIDING PAPER WOOD FOR OUR HOMES, FUEL FOR OUR FIRES AND COUNTLESS OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS SERVING AS A HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE, IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AND REDUCING EROSION. AND WHEREAS TREES IN OUR CITY INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS, BEAUTIFY OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE HAS A HISTORY OF PARTICIPATING IN TREE PLANTING AND PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES AND HAS EARNED RECOGNITION AS A TREE CITY USA CITY, UNDERSCORING OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR SHAWN MCCASKILL, ON BEHALF OF OUR SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, URGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY IN NOVEMBER BY PARTICIPATING IN TREE PLANTING AND COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS, AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND NURTURE OUR TREES AND WOODLANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK IN THAT REGARD. APPRECIATE YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [00:15:02] NOW FOR THIS ONE WE DO HAVE A FRAMED PROCLAMATION. SO IF WE COULD COME DOWN AND GET A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL IN FRONT OF THE DAIS. MIC] NEXT UP WAS GOING TO BE WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FIVE REGARDING AN UPDATE ON OUR TOWN HALL PLAZA FEASIBILITY STUDY BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME MORE WORK TO BE DONE ON THAT, SO [5. Update on the Town Hall Plaza Park Feasibility Study ] THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVED TO A FUTURE MEETING. BUT IN ITS PLACE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT I THINK IT DESERVES AND REQUIRES SOME MENTION OF THE GREAT EFFORTS OF AMY SHELLEY AND HER TEAM THROUGH EARLY VOTING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, INCLUDING THROUGH ELECTION DAY TODAY, OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE'VE HAD RECORD EARLY VOTING TURNOUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE IN SOUTHLAKE BUT HAVE CHOSEN TO COME AND EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE AND TOWN HALL, AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS TO MAKE IT A VERY CONVENIENT, VERY WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WITH SNACKS. I VOTED ON THE FIRST DAY ON MONDAY, SO I MISSED POPCORN DAY APPARENTLY ON FRIDAYS, BUT I'LL NOTE THAT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE TO COME ON FRIDAYS. BUT YOUR TEAM HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. THE WORD GOT OUT THAT THIS WAS THE PLACE TO COME AND VOTE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID WITH RESPECT TO EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY TODAY IN ADDITION TO YOUR NORMAL JOBS AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US ON COUNCIL. SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE OVER THE LAST TWO PLUS WEEKS. SO COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR AMY AND HER TEAM? WELL, I'VE BEEN TRACKING EARLY VOTING AND SOUTHLAKE IS ONE OF THE TOP THREE LOCATIONS IN TARRANT COUNTY EVERY DAY. AND KELLER BEATS US, DARN IT! GOOD THING WE DIDN'T BET ON THAT ONE. BUT WE DO HAVE. AND IT'S A TESTAMENT TO WHAT A PLEASANT PLACE THIS IS. ALSO THINGS I LEARNED I WAS HERE, MAYOR AND I WERE HERE THE SUNDAY BEFORE EARLY VOTING STARTED. AND AMY WITH HER HUSBAND, BLESS HIS HEART, DECORATING AND PUTTING UP THE BANNERS SO SHE TAKES IT SO SERIOUSLY. MAKES THIS A GREAT PLACE. YOU AND YOUR STAFF. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. AND I WOULD ADD TO THAT AS WELL, IT'S NOT JUST THIS YEAR. IT'S NOT JUST EVERY FOUR YEARS. IT'S EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR THERE'S AN ELECTION, LOCAL ELECTIONS, THERE'S ELECTIONS IN MAY, SOMETIMES IN NOVEMBER THERE'S PRIMARY ELECTIONS. SO IT'S IT'S MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR TYPICALLY. SO AND IT'S ALWAYS DONE SO WELL. SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH I WISH I HAD A PROCLAMATION, YOU DESERVE ONE, BUT WE'LL GET IT NEXT YEAR. I WOULD HAVE MADE YOU DO YOUR OWN PROCLAMATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AMY. NEXT IS WORK SESSION, ITEM NUMBER SIX AND THAT'S OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [6. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session. ] AND FOR THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM FOUR A APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 15TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM FOUR B APPROVE THE CANCELLATION OF THE DECEMBER 17TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM FOUR C APPROVE ZA24-0067 VARIANCE TO THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5.06 OF THE SUBDIVISION ORNAMENT ORDINANCE NUMBER 483, AS AMENDED, ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 19 S FREEMAN NUMBER 525 ADDITION SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND LOCATED AT 2421 GREEN BOW LANE. AND ITEM FOUR D APPROVE AN ENCROACHMENT AND JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR A WOOD FENCE WITHIN THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT BEING LOCATED AT 805 VICTORIA LANE. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN MOVE AROUND FROM REGULAR TO CONSENT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS OR PRESENTATIONS NEEDED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE DURING OUR REGULAR SESSION. [00:20:01] NEXT UP IS OUR REGULAR SESSION. [1. Call to order. ] SO I'LL CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER. AND THE FIRST ITEM IN THE REGULAR SESSION IS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [2.A. Executive Session] AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071, TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND SECTION 551.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATIONS AND CITY MANAGER ORTOWSKI HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE? 45 MINUTES. SO 6:45 ISH, ROUGHLY. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. I WILL CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING BACK TO ORDER. [2.B. Reconvene] IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT. [3.A. Mayor’s Report] A COUPLE OF ITEMS. THIS PAST SATURDAY WE HAD A GREAT EVENT RIGHT OUT HERE IN TOWN HALL LOBBY FOR KORBAN BEST, OUR PARIS PARALYMPIC CHAMPION. YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER DIDN'T COOPERATE, SO WE HAD TO MOVE INSIDE. BUT THAT EVENT TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY GREAT. IT LOOKED GOOD. IT FELT GOOD. BIG CROWD SHOWED UP. WE HAD COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TALLEY, ALONG WITH PEOPLE FROM CISD. AND KORBAN'S A CARROLL GRADUATE AND A DRAGON. SO WHAT A GREAT EVENT. I WANT TO THANK AMY SHELLEY AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT AND PILAR SCHANK AND ROBERT BRIGGS, WHO'S TRYING TO SNEAK OUT OF HERE, BUT WELL DONE TEAM. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL PULL IT ALL TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY WITH EARLY VOTING GOING ON THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND THEN TURNING THAT SPACE AROUND FOR A REALLY SPECTACULAR EVENT FOR KORBAN AND HIS FAMILY. I KNOW THEY APPRECIATED IT. THEY STUCK AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. THEY'VE BEEN SHARING THE GOOD NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO TEAM, WELL DONE AGAIN, YOU REALLY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT. CONTINUING THE THEME OF GOOD NEWS WITH THE DRAGONS. OUR DRAGONS CROSS COUNTRY BOYS TEAM WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST WEEK, THEIR SIXTH IN A ROW, WHICH SEEMS REMARKABLE, BUT THAT'S HOW THEY ROLL. SO SIX IN A ROW FOR OUR BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WITH STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND THEN ALSO THE CARROLL DRAGONS FOOTBALL TEAM FINISHED TEN ZERO UNDEFEATED WITH THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY HAVE A BYE WEEK THIS WEEK AND THEN THE PLAYOFFS START. SO YOU'LL SEE ALL THAT BLOND HAIR AROUND TOWN. I THINK IT STARTED SUNDAY. I KNOW MY KID ALREADY GOT HIS DONE AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL GO TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. [3.B. City Manager’s Report] ALISON ORTOWSKI. YES, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, IT IS ALMOST THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, CHRISTMAS TIME IN SOUTHLAKE. AND WE HAVE LAUREN KIMBERLY, OUR FESTIVAL AND EVENTS COORDINATOR HERE TODAY, TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THERE WE GO. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR HAVING ME OUT HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS TIME IN SOUTHLAKE. SO I WILL JUST GET STARTED WITH OUR TREE LIGHTING EVENT, WHICH IS OUR KICKOFF EVENT FOR THE SEASON. IT WILL BE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD THIS YEAR FROM 4:30 TO 8:30 P.M. AROUND SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE. SO FOR THAT THIS YEAR IT IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY, SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE IT SPECIAL BY MAKING A PIN AND ORNAMENT THAT'S A DIFFERENT DESIGN THIS TIME. I'VE PUT A LITTLE PHOTO OF OUR ORNAMENT THIS YEAR. IT ALSO HINTS AT SOMETHING ELSE I'LL MENTION TONIGHT, WHICH IS OUR NEW ICE SKATING RINK THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING OUT. AND THEN THE PIN IS ALSO LIKE A LITTLE ICE SKATE IF YOU SAW THOSE TODAY. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE GIVING THOSE OUT TO ATTENDEES. AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE HOLIDAY SEASON AT THE ICE SKATING RINK AND DIFFERENT EVENTS. SO THE TREE LIGHTING BEGINS AT 6 P.M. WITH A SHORT FIREWORKS SHOW TO FOLLOW, BUT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS HAPPENING AT THE START AT 4:30. OUR SNOW HILLS WILL BE RETURNING WITH A LARGE HILL AND A SMALLER KIDDY HILL. WE HAVE NEW TRACKLESS TRAIN RIDES THIS YEAR TO GO AROUND TOWN SQUARE AND BEHIND CITY HALL. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ICE SCULPTOR COMING BACK TO DO A NEW DESIGN, WHICH ALSO TIES IN WITH OUR ICE SKATING RINK. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SEVERAL FOOD VENDORS AND OTHER RETAIL VENDORS WILL BE OUT FOR ATTENDEES TO CHOOSE FROM A GOOD VARIETY. WE HAVE SOME RETURNING VENDORS LIKE 1956 PIZZA, AS WELL AS NEW OPTIONS LIKE AN EMPANADA VENDOR AND A COFFEE TRUCK THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR. COOKIE DECORATING WILL BE BACK AS WELL, SO IT'LL BE A FUN WAY FOR KIDS TO, YOU KNOW, GET THEIR CREATIVITY IN WHILE ALSO GETTING A SWEET TREAT. WE ALSO HAVE TINY PARTY, PAINTING, CARNIVAL GAMES, FACE PAINTING, ALL OF THAT, AS WELL AS PLENTY OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT ON OUR TWO STAGES WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, DANCE GROUPS, [00:25:03] SCHOOL OF ROCK IS GOING TO BE OUT THERE, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING A GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST. NOW MOVING ON TO OUR OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. OUR BIG IMPORTANT ITEM TODAY ARE ICE SKATING RINK, WHICH WILL BE STARTING NOVEMBER 27TH. THAT WILL BE OUR INAUGURAL SKATE DAY. THE RINK WILL THEN PROCEED WITH THE LISTED HOURS ON HERE. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS WILL BE 3 TO 10 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE 12 TO 10 P.M., AND THEN ATTENDEES CAN SIGN UP FOR A RESERVED TIME ON THE GOOJI APP, WHICH I'VE PUT A LITTLE PHOTO OF ON HERE AS WELL THAT CAN BE FOUND ON APP STORES FOR ALL IOS AND ANDROID DEVICES. THEY CAN ALSO GET A TICKET IN PERSON. IT'S JUST RECOMMENDED BY BY THE VENDOR TO GET IT AHEAD OF TIME, SINCE IT WILL BE LIMITED SPACE ON THE RINK. WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING THREE THEMED NIGHTS TO HELP GROW THE INTEREST IN THE ICE SKATING RINK, SO WE'LL HAVE A DRAGON SKATE NIGHT WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR THEIR GREEN THAT NIGHT. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A WESTERN WINTER NIGHT, SO WEARING YOUR COWBOY HATS AND FLANNELS. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A GRINCHMAS NIGHT. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE GRINCH THEMED PAJAMAS. AND THEN FOR THAT, THOSE DATES FOR THE THEMED NIGHTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND LISTED ON THE WEBSITE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SANTA'S VILLAGE WILL ALSO BE RETURNING IN RUSTON PAVILION STARTING THE DAY OF THE TREE LIGHTING EVENT SO ON NOVEMBER 23RD UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH. AND CARRIAGE RIDES WILL BE AROUND FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS WELL ON MOST WEEKENDS UNTIL MARCH. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO RESERVE A TIME ON THE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WEBSITE FOR THAT AS WELL. AND THEN HOLIDAY DECOR HAS BEEN PUT UP, BUT MORE WILL BE BROUGHT OUT NEXT WEEK. OUR CHRISTMAS TREES IN TOWN HALL AND OUTSIDE. AND THAT'S ALL OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS ACTIVITIES I'VE BROUGHT FOR YOU TODAY FOR HOME, FOR THE HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS TIME IN SOUTHLAKE. IF YOU'RE CURIOUS TO LEARN MORE, YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE SOUTHLAKE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.COM. BUT WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WELL THANK YOU, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE ICE SKATING RINK. JUST TO CLARIFY, AND IF YOU SAID THIS AND I MISSED IT, SORRY, IS IT FREE TO THE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO USE IT. RIGHT. YOU DO. SO IT WILL BE TICKETED. OKAY. AND CAN YOU BUY TICKETS, LIKE ON SITE? LIKE IN PERSON YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESERVE, BUT YOU CAN RESERVE IN ADVANCE AND GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT. CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. IT MAY NOT BE FOR YOU, THOUGH. OKAY. WHEN DOES BREAKFAST WITH SANTA START? IS THAT HAS THAT ALREADY GONE OUT? IS THAT THE THING WE DO AT THE MARQ? YEAH, I KNOW, IT'S LIKE THE DAY THEY PUT IT OUT, IT'S GONE. SO IT'S DECEMBER 7TH. BUT WHEN DO YOU PUT THE NOTICE OUT? OKAY. THERE ARE A FEW SPOTS AVAILABLE. I HAVE GRANDDAUGHTER THIS YEAR. I WARNED YOU LAST YEAR. ALL RIGHT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS? ONE OF OUR BEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE ALISON? ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] WE REVIEWED THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DURING OUR WORK SESSION. AND UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION FROM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH D. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IT'S AFTER SEVEN. I'LL NEXT GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR PUBLIC FORUM. PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO BRING ITEMS FORWARD THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING OUR PUBLIC FORUM? AGAIN, THIS IS ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SIX A, WHICH IS CASE NUMBER ZA24-0036 SITE PLAN FOR WELL BILLION PLACE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED [6.A. ZA24-0036, Site Plan for Well Billion Place on property described as Lot 7R, Block A, Southlake Bank Place, and located at 3313 E. State Highway 114, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: “C-3” General Commercial District. SPIN Neighborhood #8. PUBLIC HEARING ] AS LOT SEVEN R BLOCK, SOUTHLAKE BANK PLACE AND LOCATED AT 3313 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN IN ORDER TO APPROVE BUILDING ELEVATIONS FOR A PAD SITE THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2001 AS PART OF A MULTI RESTAURANT PAD SITE PLAN. THIS IS AT 3313 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114. [00:30:01] THIS IS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD INTERSECTION WITH 114 AND THE GRAPEVINE BOUNDARY. THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE SITE. THE EXISTING BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR RED LOBSTER RESTAURANT. IT HAS SERVED AS A COUPLE OF RESTAURANTS SINCE THAT TIME. AT THAT, AT THE TIME OF THAT APPROVAL, A PAD SITE FOR JUST UNDER 5000 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT WAS APPROVED ADJACENT TO THAT, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE FINAL BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND HAS NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO DATE. THE PROPERTY IS RETAIL COMMERCIAL ON THE CITY'S LAND USE PLAN, AND IT'S ZONED C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, AND THIS IS THE ORIGINALLY APPROVED SITE PLAN. A SUBSEQUENT SITE PLAN REVISION THAT ADDED A COVERED PATIO AWNING ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILT RESTAURANT SITE, AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. THE SQUARE FOOTAGE HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THIS TO BE GENERAL RETAIL, AND HALF OF IT POTENTIALLY IS RESTAURANT AND STILL MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. LANDSCAPE PLAN AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS. THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF TRUE STUCCO AS PRIMARY MASONRY MATERIAL, WITH SOME STONE VENEER ADDED AS A WAINSCOT. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE PROPERTY FROM 114 FRONTAGE ROAD. AND A VIEW LOOKING IN A NORTHWEST OR WESTERN DIRECTION. PAD SITES TO THE LEFT. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SEVEN ZERO SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY. WE'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM NOTIFICATION AREA AND NO NO VARIANCES REQUESTED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SO THIS PROPERTY SORT OF FELL OUT OF COMPLIANCE I GUESS ALONG THE WAY AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT BACK UP TO CODE? YES, SIR. ANY NEW LANDSCAPING WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONFORM WITH THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE, WHICH REQUIRES MAINTENANCE IN PERPETUITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. IS THE APPLICANT HERE ON ITEM SIX A? COME ON DOWN. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN THE MICROPHONE IS YOURS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JUAN VASQUEZ WITH VASQUEZ ENGINEERING, 1919 SOUTH SHILOH ROAD, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75042. AS STAFF HAD STATED, THIS IS JUST AN INFILL PROJECT HERE, OUR CLIENT IS TRYING TO FINISH THE DEVELOPMENT AS HE IS THE OWNER OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AND THE RESTAURANT TO THE NORTH. LOOKING AT ABOUT 6000FT² RIGHT NOW, HE'S CONTEMPLATING, YOU KNOW, FOUR SUITES, YOU KNOW, RETAIL RESTAURANT TYPE USES AND IS READY TO GET STARTED ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS SITE PLAN PROCESS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT WAS GOOD. ITEM SIX A REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM SIX A CASE NUMBER ZA24-0036. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX A. COUNCIL ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM SIX A. YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A ZA24-0036 SITE PLAN FOR WELL BILLION PLACE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT SEVEN R BLOCK A, SOUTHLAKE BANK PLACE AND LOCATED AT 3313 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS. SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED OCTOBER 29TH, 2024 AND THE SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER THREE DATED OCTOBER 11TH, 2024, AND NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5960FT², MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES SIX ZERO. [00:35:01] CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOOD LUCK. NEXT IS ITEM SIX B CASE NUMBER ZA24-0060 SITE PLAN FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE [6.B. ZA24-0060, Site Plan for Lot 1, Block 1, Mustang Business Park, and located at 1825 Mustang Ct., Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: “l-1” Light Industrial District. SPIN Neighborhood #8. PUBLIC HEARING ] OF MUSTANG BUSINESS PARK LOCATED AT 1825 MUSTANG COURT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU AGAIN MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS A REQUEST TO DESIGNATE AN OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA FOR MATERIAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL MATERIALS DISTRIBUTOR. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 26 AND JUST EAST OF BRUMLOW AVENUE AND NORTH OF MUSTANG COURT AND SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD. THIS IS THE CURRENTLY APPROVED SITE PLAN. THE APPLICANT REQUEST TO ENCLOSE A SCREENED AREA FOR STORAGE OF PRIMARILY ELECTRICAL CONDUIT THAT DOES NOT FIT SAFELY WITHIN THE BUILDING. THE ZONING ORDINANCE PERMITS OUTDOOR STORAGE IF IT'S APPROVED ON AN APPROVED SITE PLAN BY THE CITY COUNCIL. WHEN THIS SITE WAS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED, THIS WAS NOT ANTICIPATED. SO THE APPLICANTS COMING FORWARD. THIS PARTICULAR TENANT TO RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR THAT STORAGE AREA. THIS IS A DETAIL OF THE AREA. IT'S JUST UNDER 3000FT² AND WOULD CONSIST WITH CONSIST OF CYCLONE FENCING WITH DARK SLATS. IT IS FOR THE MOST PART CONCEALED INSIDE THE DOCK AREA OF THE WAREHOUSE COMPLEX, AND WOULD BE ROUGHLY IN THIS LOCATION OF THIS BUILDING. THERE'S A CLOSE UP OF THE AREA. AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM OUR NOTIFICATION AREA. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH ON SIX B? I VISITED THIS SITE. MY QUESTION IS THAT HOW WILL THAT AFFECT DRAINAGE? BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME IF YOU GO BACK TO CAN YOU GO BACK [INAUDIBLE] YEAH YOU HAVE A CLOSE UP THERE. IS THAT THERE'S SOME DRAINAGE COMING YOU KNOW, THE DOWNSPOUTS COME FROM THERE. AND HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT THAT DRAINAGE THERE. ALSO THERE'S NO AND SAFETY OF THE TRUCKS PULLING IN AND OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A PECULIAR PLACE TO BE DOING THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE SITES, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK ANYWAY. BUT THAT'S THE DRAINAGE IS MY CONCERN AND THE SAFETY IS MY OTHER ONE. I MIGHT ASK THE APPLICANT TO ADDRESS THAT, HOW THEY STORE THE PALLETS AND HOW THE WATER WOULD DISPERSE AROUND THAT. THEY COULD PROBABLY ADDRESS THAT. I THINK THE FENCING WOULD ALLOW PASS THROUGH OF IT, BUT AS FAR AS DRAINAGE AND OPERATION OF THE REMAINING DOCK DOORS, I'D ASK THE APPLICANT TO ADDRESS THAT. SURE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DENNIS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? COME ON DOWN, SIR. IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND THEN I'D SUGGEST MAYBE GO ON TO THE QUESTION WE JUST HAD AND THEN WHATEVER ELSE YOU WANTED TO SAY. BUT GO AHEAD. YEAH. OF COURSE. MY NAME IS DALTON DILLON. GOOD EVENING. I'M WITH BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES. MY ADDRESS IS 10220 NORTH LAKE DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75218. SO TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION REGARDING THE DRAINAGE, IF WE CAN GO BACK. SORRY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH HAS IT. OR. SORRY. ONE MORE. OH, SORRY. SORRY. ONE MORE. OKAY. SO THE ACTUAL FENCING WOULD NOT BE AGAINST THE SO THERE WOULD BE OPEN AREA AGAINST THE BUILDING ITSELF. SO THERE WOULD BE NO FENCING OR ANY MATERIAL STORED DIRECTLY AGAINST THE BUILDING. THEREFORE, THERE WOULD BE NO DRAINAGE ISSUES. AND AS STAFF MENTIONED, THE FENCING WOULD ALLOW FOR ANY WATER TO PASS THROUGH. AND WE DON'T FORESEE AND I DON'T FORESEE ANY ISSUES WITH DRAINAGE AT ALL. IS THERE A PICTURE OF, OF THE THE PROJECT ON LIKE IMPOSED ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS? THERE WAS THEY SHOWED THE FENCING BUT WAS THAT JUST A FENCING OR IS THAT THE FENCING ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY? OH NO THE FENCING WAS AN EXAMPLE THAT WE HAD FROM ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DID. YEAH. AND IT WAS IT WE FELT ESTHETICALLY IT WOULD FIT THE FIT THE PROPERTY WELL. [00:40:01] HOW FAR OUT WOULD IT COME ON THIS? IT WOULD COME OUT RIGHT ABOUT 54FT. THAT RAMP THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE IS 55FT. SO JUST SHORT OF THAT BOLLARD. SO ADDED PROTECTION THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT HELPS THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE ANY PRESENTATION OR COMMENTS YOU WANTED TO MAKE OR JUST MORE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ANYONE DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD? NO, NO, I THINK I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP ANOTHER POINT EARLIER, THOUGH, ABOUT SAFETY FOR TRUCKS KIND OF TURNING IN AND OUT. THAT'S WHERE WE KIND OF HAVE THAT ONE FOOT DISTANCE THERE, RIGHT BEHIND THAT YELLOW BOLLARD THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. AND WE DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE OTHER TRUCKS COMING TO THE OTHER BUILDING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. AND WE, YOU KNOW, HAVE WORKED THAT OUT TO WE FEEL THAT IT WOULD CREATE NO SAFETY FACTOR. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS STOPPING AT THE BOLLARD, SO THAT HELPS TREMENDOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. GOOD POINT. I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM SIX B REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM SIX B? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL ANY DISCUSSION ON SIX B? SEEING NONE, WE WILL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM SIX B. YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX B ZA24-0060 SITE PLAN FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE MUSTANG BUSINESS PARK LOCATED AT 1825 MUSTANG COURT, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS. SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED OCTOBER 29TH, 2024, AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2970FT² OF OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES SIX ZERO. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. NEXT IS ITEM SIX C ORDINANCE 1289 SECOND READING ADOPTING THE 2025 STANDARDS OF CARE FOR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN, OPERATED [6.C. Ordinance No. 1289, 2nd Reading, adopting the 2025 Standards of Care for the recreation programs for elementary age children operated by the Community Services Department. PUBLIC HEARING ] BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. HI THERE. COME ON DOWN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M JUST GOING TO CATCH OUR PRESENTATION UP REALLY QUICK. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE STANDARDS OF CARE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS LAW. THE PRESENTATION OF THE STANDARDS OF CARE TO CITY COUNCIL IS PRESENTED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1289. THE ITEM SEEKING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL IS PROPOSED 2025 STANDARDS OF CARE FOR THE CITY'S ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CAMP MANIA, OFFERED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ANNUAL ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR STANDARDS OF CARE FOR THE CITY'S ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATION PROGRAMS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 42.041(B)(14) OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES CODE, WHICH READS THAT AN ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATION PROGRAM OPERATED BY A MUNICIPALITY IS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENSE FROM THE STATE, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY ANNUALLY ADOPTS STANDARDS OF CARE FOR SUCH PROGRAMS BY ORDINANCE AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING. THE PROPOSED STANDARDS OF CARE ARE INTENDED TO BE A MINIMUM STANDARD, BY WHICH THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL OPERATE THE CITY'S YOUTH PROGRAMS. THE STANDARDS OF CARE INCLUDE STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES, ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS, STAFFING RATIOS, STAFF QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING TRAINING FACILITY STANDARDS, HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS, MECHANISMS FOR INSPECTING, MONITORING, AND ENFORCING CARE STANDARDS. THERE'S ALSO A COPY OF INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET. AND FROM HERE, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE OFFERING ARE RECREATIONAL IN NATURE AND ARE NOT LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AS A DAYCARE FACILITY. THE 2025 STANDARDS ALSO REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AND THIS WAS PRESENTED TO PARK BOARD EARLY IN OCTOBER TO YOU ALL THE FIRST READING TWO WEEKS AGO. AND SO IT'S HERE FOR READING AND PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. THIS DELIVERS ON THE FOCUS AREAS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I THINK WE'RE ALL GOOD. [00:45:02] ITEM SIX C REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX C. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM SIX? SEE? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? SEEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM SIX C. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM SIX C ORDINANCE NUMBER 1289 SECOND READING, ADOPTING THE 2025 STANDARDS OF CARE FOR THE RECREATION PROGRAMS OF ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN OPERATED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING 2025 STANDARDS OF CARE FOR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES SIX ZERO. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX D, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-564F CASE NUMBER ZA24-0042 SECOND READING [6.D. Ordinance No. 480-564F, ZA24-0042, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Development Plan for Carillon Parc Plaza District, on property described as Tracts 3A4, 3A4A, 3A5, 3A, 3A3, 3A1B, and a portion of Tracts 1£, 1D, and 3A1, Larkin H. Chivers Survey, Abstract No. 300, and generally located at the northeast corner of E. S.H. 114 and N. White Chapel Blvd., west of Rivera Dr., and approximately 600 ft. south of E. Kirkwood Blvd., City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: “ECZ” Employment Center Zoning District. Requested Zoning: “ECZ” Employment Center Zoning District. SPIN Neighborhood #3. PUBLIC HEARING (At fhe October 1, 2024, City Council meeting, this item was tabled to the November 5, 2024, City Council meeting at the applicant's request.) ] ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CARILLON PARK PLAZA DISTRICT. AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON THIS ONE IS THE CITY RECEIVED SOME DOCUMENTATION SUBSEQUENT TO OUR FIRST READING THIS AFTERNOON, A MATTER OF HOURS AGO. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TABLE THIS ITEM TO OUR NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024 MEETING. SO CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS. ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL ABOUT TABLING? ALL RIGHT. SO MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, IF YOU'D MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM SIX D. YES, MAYOR COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE TABLE ITEM SIX D ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-564F ZA24-0042. SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CARILLON PARK PLAZA DISTRICT AND WILL BE TABLING TO THE NOVEMBER 19TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION TO TABLE ITEM SIX D CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE'LL SEE THAT AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024. AND THAT IS OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM. SO MEETING ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.