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[1. Call to order. ]

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT'S 5:31 AND I WILL CALL OUR AUGUST 5TH, 2025 SOUTH LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.

MY NAME IS SHAWN MCCASKILL AND AS MAYOR, WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE'VE BEEN OFF ON A JULY BREAK WORKING ON THE CITY BUDGET, BUT NO ACTUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO WE'RE BACK AT IT AND HAPPY TO SEE A FULL HOUSE THIS EVENING.

AS ALWAYS, WE GET STARTED WITH AN INVITE TO OUR OFFICIAL CITY CHAPLAIN, PASTOR CLAYTON REED FROM SOUTH LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH, WHO WILL LEAD US IN PRAYER. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE OF TEXAS, PASTOR REED, IT'S ALL YOURS. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

LET'S PRAY. DEAR LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING.

AND THANK YOU FOR THESE CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO LEAD IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE PRAY A BLESSING ON THEM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THIS EVENING.

WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD FILL THIS ROOM WITH PEACE AND LORD, AS PEOPLE SPEAK, AND AS THE COUNCIL SPEAKS, THAT YOUR WILL WOULD BE DONE AND ALL THAT HAPPENS HERE TONIGHT.

LORD, WE ALSO PRAY FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE PRAY BLESSING ON THEM AS THEY WRAP UP THEIR SUMMER AND MAKE PLANS FOR THE FALL.

WE PRAY FOR A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR. WE PRAY FOR SAFETY ON OUR CAMPUSES.

WISDOM FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS. AND LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE GRACE AND PEACE TO EVERY LEADER IN THE CARROLL ISD AND SURROUNDING PRESCHOOLS AND HOME SCHOOLS.

WE JUST PRAY YOUR WILL TO BE DONE IN THAT IMPORTANT WORK.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR OUR TOWN. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP US AND GIVE US STRENGTH AS WE LEAD.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR REED.

AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

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

THANK YOU, PASTOR REED. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

[3. Youth Wellness Summit Overview ]

NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS WORK SESSION. ITEM NUMBER THREE, YOUTH WELLNESS SUMMIT OVERVIEW.

AND AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME AND INTRODUCE FROM CARROLL ISD SONYA KARIM, WHO HAS A PRESENTATION ON HER YOUTH WELLNESS SUMMIT THAT SHE'S ORGANIZING THAT WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2025, WHICH IS NOT THAT FAR AWAY.

COME ON DOWN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MCCASKILL, CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS AND GUESTS. MY NAME IS SONYA KARIM, AND I'M A SENIOR AT CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR CITY.

ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOW IN AUGUST, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MAYOR MCCASKILL FOR ISSUING A PROCLAMATION FORMALLY RECOGNIZING MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF SUCH AN HONOR.

HOWEVER, EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE FORMAL OBSERVANCE MONTH, MENTAL HEALTH REMAINS AN URGENT ISSUE.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, 20% OF ADOLESCENTS REPORTED HAVING UNMET MENTAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

MY PERSONAL PASSION FOR MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY BEGAN AT DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE I RECEIVED MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FROM MY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR DURING A DIFFICULT TIME IN MY LIFE. THAT EXPERIENCE INSPIRED A LASTING COMMITMENT WITHIN ME.

WHILE RAISING AWARENESS IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL, WHERE WE'LL SEE THESE NUMBERS DWINDLE IS THROUGH ACTION.

AS A GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT, A DISTINCTION EARNED BY JUST 5.4% OF GIRL SCOUTS NATIONWIDE, I CREATED A PROJECT CALLED PROJECT MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS.

TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE MATERIALS I NEEDED, I COLLABORATED WITH AND RECORDED VARIOUS LOCAL MUSICIANS TO PUT TOGETHER A LOCAL, TO PUT TOGETHER A MUSIC PLAYLIST THAT I USE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON MENTAL HEALTH.

THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, I RAISED $1,000 FOR PROJECT SURPRISE SUPPLIES.

THROUGH MY PROJECT, I THEN LED THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN 1600 STRESS RELIEF OBJECTS TO STUDENTS ACROSS FOUR CARROLL ISD SCHOOLS, REACHING OVER 4000 STUDENTS. THIS SPRING, I WAS ALSO HONORED TO BE SELECTED AS A CARROLL ISD GREEN JACKET FOR MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, PARTLY BECAUSE OF MY EFFORTS WITH THIS PROJECT.

NOW, BUILDING ON THAT FOUNDATION, I AM ORGANIZING THE SOUTHLAKE YOUTH WELLNESS SUMMIT, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH IN EVANS HALL AT WHITECHAPEL. THE SUMMIT IS DESIGNED FOR SOUTHLAKE STUDENTS AGES 10 TO 14 AND THEIR PARENTS TO LEARN COPING STRATEGIES

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AND ADVICE THROUGH ACTION. IT WILL INCLUDE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS, EXPERT LED SPEAKER SESSIONS FOR PARENTS, FREE LUNCH, FUN GIVEAWAYS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE BOOTHS.

I'M LUCKY TO HAVE SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE BY MY SIDE AS I CARRY OUT MY VISION.

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF COLLABORATING WITH TRUSTEE ANDREW YEAGER, WHO IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.

FORMER DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING MISS DEBORAH WARNER, AND THE PRINCIPALS AND COUNTERS AT ALL FOUR INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AT CARROLL ISD. TO ENSURE THAT THE SUMMIT TRULY CATERS TO ITS AUDIENCE.

OUR WORKSHOP AND SPEAKER LINEUP INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HOUSE OF SHINE AND THE WAIT TILL EIGHTH CAMPAIGN.

SOME STUDENT WORKSHOPS INCLUDE YOGA, ART THERAPY, JOURNALING, VISION BOARDS, WHILE PARENT SESSIONS INCLUDE.

WE'LL TOUCH ON TOPICS SUCH AS SETTING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES AND NAVIGATING TECHNOLOGY USE.

NOW, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE DOCTOR MIKE MUSSINA, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF THIS INITIATIVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. TRULY MEANS A LOT.

YOU WILL BE LEADING THE NAVIGATING SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES PARENT SPEAKER SESSION.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT.

I TRULY CAN'T EXPRESS HOW MUCH YOUR SUPPORT MEANS TO ME.

IN SUM, I WANT TO WARMLY INVITE EACH OF YOU TO ATTEND THE SOUTHLAKE YOUTH WELLNESS SUMMIT ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH AT WHITECHAPEL. IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS THERE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE IN PERSON, AND I'D BE HONORED TO HAVE YOU THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.

YOUR SUPPORT MEANS SO MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS WORK WITHIN THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY.

I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A QUICK PHOTO WITH YOU GUYS IF THAT'S OKAY.

AS WELL AS DOCTOR MICHAEL. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, SO I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME IN DOING WELLNESS YOUR WAY ON SEPTEMBER 6TH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT IN ALL YEAR, GOING BACK TO THE START OF THE YEAR AND THEN INTO MAY, AND THEN ALL THROUGH THE SUMMER AND LEADING UP TO YOUR EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 6TH.

WE'LL ALL BE THERE. AND I KNOW MOST OF COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD FOLKS WILL BE THERE.

SO GREAT WORK WAY TO BRING A TEAM TOGETHER. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC AND THANK YOU FOR SHINING A LIGHT ON IT.

SO YES, WE WILL DO THAT PICTURE. YOU'VE GOT YOUR PROCLAMATION FROM BACK IN MAY, CORRECT I DO.

ALL RIGHT. WELL LET'S TAKE THE PICTURE. COUNCIL MEMBER TALLEY JUST HAD A FOOT INJURY, SO SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET DOWN THERE FOR THE PICTURE UNLESS WE KIND OF ANGLE IT THAT WAY AND HAVE HER IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT THE REST OF US WILL BE DOWN THERE.

SO LET'S TAKE THE PICTURE. THANK YOU.

[4. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation for the Southlake Athletes of Founders Rowing Club for National Achievement ]

NEXT ITEM IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO INVITE GIRLS ROWING TEAM THAT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION EVENT IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA. COME ON DOWN TO THE TEAM. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR Y'ALL.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME ON DOWN. HERE THEY GO.

YEAH! COME ON DOWN. WELL, DON'T BE BASHFUL. THEY'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MATT NAGY, AND I AM THE HEAD COACH OF FOUNDERS ROWING CLUB IN DALLAS, WHICH IS A 16 PERSON, ALL GIRLS ROWING CLUB. TEN OF OUR MEMBERS ARE SOUTH LAKE CAROL DRAGONS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSED BY WHAT THIS COMMUNITY PRODUCES AND BY WHAT THESE FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PAST YEAR. WE HAVE COME OFF OF WHAT HAS FOR US BEEN AN ABSOLUTELY HISTORIC SEASON WITH FIVE

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STATE TITLES, FIVE REGIONAL TITLES, FOUR NATIONAL MEDALIST CREWS AND TWO NATIONAL CHAMPION CREWS.

THESE YOUNG WOMEN BEHIND ME ARE THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE BELIEVE WILL BE A DYNASTY FOR YEARS TO COME.

THESE GIRLS ARE THE EMBODIMENT OF DETERMINED EFFORT, TENACIOUS COMPETITION, RELIABILITY AND TRUST, AND EARNEST FRIENDSHIP. ALL THINGS THAT I BELIEVE ARE THE VALUES OF OUR PROGRAM AND THE VALUES OF SOUTHLAKE AS A COMMUNITY.

I AM GRATEFUL TO MY TEAM FAMILIES WHO HAVE INSTRUMENTALLY SUPPORTED OUR PROGRAM.

THE PARENTS WHO STAND IN SUPPORT OF THESE YOUNG WOMEN BEHIND THEM HAVE BEEN WITH THEM FOR EVERY SINGLE STEP OF THEIR MATRICULATION TO CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETES. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS COMMUNITY, FOR CREATING A CULTURE AND AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS THE ATTRIBUTES OF ELITE PERFORMERS WHO STOP AT NOTHING IN PURSUIT OF THEIR DREAMS. YOU CHAMPION YOUR CHILDREN. YOU ARE SO DEDICATED TO THEIR BEGINNINGS, AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY HUMBLED BY WHAT I'VE WITNESSED FROM THE SOUTHLAKE FAMILIES.

I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE FAMILIES FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WELL SAID. CONGRATULATIONS.

NOW WHY DON'T WE HAVE THE GIRLS EACH MAYBE JUST SAY YOUR NAME. I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE A SPEECH AND YOU'RE NOT PREPARED TO MAKE A SPEECH, BUT IF MAYBE EVERYONE COULD JUST COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF REAL QUICK AT THE PODIUM, AND THEN WE'LL DO A PROCLAMATION IN A PICTURE.

SO SOMEBODY HAS TO GO FIRST. I GOT IT. I'M ALEX EVANS AND I'M GOING TO BE A SENIOR.

ALL RIGHT. I'M CAROLINE V.C. AND I'M GOING TO BE A SENIOR AS WELL.

I'M CAITLIN V.C. AND I'M GOING TO BE A SOPHOMORE.

I'M CLAIRE ELDEN, AND I'M GOING TO BE A JUNIOR.

I'M FALLON DORNEY, AND I'M GOING TO BE A JUNIOR.

I'M KAROLINA, AND I'M GOING TO BE A JUNIOR. I'M EMERSON, AND I'M GOING TO BE A SOPHOMORE.

I'M LAUREN, AND I'M GOING TO BE A JUNIOR. I'M SARA KOSTOV AND I'M GOING TO BE SENIOR.

AND I'M ALI BOSWELL AND I'M GOING TO BE A JUNIOR.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY WITH, YOU KNOW, YOUR TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS, GETTING READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO RECOGNIZE YOU ALL FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND YOUR SUCCESS.

AND THANK YOU TO COACH FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION SO WE COULD RECOGNIZE YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY MEETINGS IN JULY, SO YOU HAD TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE NOW IN AUGUST.

SO IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ITS RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE YOUNG ATHLETES WHO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY WITH DEDICATION, DETERMINATION, AND EXCELLENCE.

AND WHEREAS, TEN EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG WOMEN FROM SOUTHLAKE ALISON BOSWELL, LAUREN BOSWELL, SARAH KOSTOV, CAROLYN VESEY, CAITLIN V.C., ALEX EVANS, CLAIRE ELDEN, EMERSON VU, CAROLINA LAUREN AND FALLON DORNEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDERS ROWING CLUB FRC, A HIGH PERFORMANCE ALL GIRLS ROWING TEAM BASED IN DALLAS THAT TRAINS ON BACHMAN LAKE.

AND WHEREAS THE SOUTH LAKE RESIDENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR TEAMMATES, COMPETED WITH DISTINCTION AT THE US ROWING CENTRAL YOUTH REGIONAL REGATTA IN OKLAHOMA CITY QUALIFYING MULTIPLE BOATS TO REPRESENT THEIR CLUB AND REGION AT THE US ROWING YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA. AND WHEREAS, AFTER MONTHS OF RIGOROUS TRAINING, INCLUDING TWICE DAILY PRACTICES SIX DAYS A WEEK, THE TEAM'S HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE PERSEVERANCE PAID OFF AS THEY MADE HISTORY FOR FRC BY EARNING MEDALS IN FOUR OF FIVE EVENTS, WITH 13 OF THE 15 COMPETITORS BRINGING HOME A TOTAL OF 16 MEDALS MARKING THE FIRST TIME FOUNDERS ROWING CLUB HAS MEDALED AT THE NATIONALS.

AND WHEREAS THE FOLLOWING ACHIEVEMENTS WERE EARNED AT THE 2025 U.S.

ROWING YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST PLACE SECOND VARSITY A SQUAD FIRST PLACE UNDER 17 SQUAD.

I SHOULD HAVE SAID QUAD SORRY, SECOND PLACE SECOND VARSITY B QUAD AND THIRD PLACE FIRST VARSITY QUAD.

AND NOW THEREFORE I, MAYOR SEAN MCCASKILL, ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH LAKE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE SOUTHLAKE ATHLETES FOR THEIR HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROCLAIM TODAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2025, AS SOUTHLAKE ATHLETES OF THE FOUNDERS ROWING CLUB DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, IT'S PICTURE TIME, COACH.

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YOU'RE WELCOME TO BE IN THE PICTURE. AND PARENTS, COME ON DOWN TO TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR ATHLETES.

[5. Trash and Recycling Services Annual Contract Update]

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FIVE, A TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES UPDATE, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL CONTRACT. I'LL INVITE LAUREN LANEY FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO GET THINGS STARTED.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. TONIGHT I'M JOINED BY CWD PRESIDENT JASON RAMER.

HE'S GOING TO BE PRESENTING AN UPDATE ON HIS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.

BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH A COUPLE OF QUICK KEY DETAILS ABOUT THE CONTRACT AS A REFRESHER.

SO OUR CONTRACT WITH CWD BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 2023.

THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES SOLID WASTE SERVICES TO TRASH AND RECYCLING FOR RESIDENTIAL.

ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES ARE SHOWN HERE ON THIS SLIDE, AS WELL AS THEY ALSO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL TRASH AND RECYCLING AND SEVERAL CITY SERVICES, INCLUDING DUMPSTERS FOR OUR CITY EVENTS AND TRASH CLEANUP ALONG 114.

PART OF THE CONTRACT INCLUDES PERFORMANCE MEASURES, WHICH ARE TO BE REVIEWED BEFORE THE FIVE YEAR TERM IS UP.

AS WE'RE AS THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING ENTERING INTO A NEW FIVE YEAR TERM, HOWEVER, WE LIKE TO REVIEW THEM EVERY YEAR JUST TO ENSURE THAT CWD IS IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CITY IN TERMS OF WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE CONTRACT.

SO THESE MEASURES INCLUDE RESPONSIVE RESPONSIVENESS TO CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, COLLECTION OF WASTE FOLLOWING MISSED PICKUPS, SPILLAGE AND TIMELINESS OF COLLECTION. THESE NUMBERS REFLECT THE YEAR TO DATE PERFORMANCE AND WE ARE ON THE SECOND YEAR OF THE CONTRACT.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, CWD IS MEETING ALL OF THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES ESTABLISHED IN THE CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES A PROVISION FOR AN ANNUAL COST ADJUSTMENT BASED OFF OF THREE INDICES THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE AREA, THE NATURAL GAS FUEL COSTS THAT THEIR TRUCKS USE, AND THEN THE LANDFILL DISPOSAL RATES.

IF APPROVED, THESE RATES GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST.

SO CWD AS PART OF THEIR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WILL BE INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED COST ADJUSTMENT FOR THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST.

AS A REMINDER, ANY OF THOSE INCREASES THAT ARE OVER 3% REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

IF IT'S OVER 8%. THEN THAT TRIGGERS AN EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT, WHICH HAS SOME EXTRA PROVISIONS.

CWD HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT PARTNER IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION.

THEY USE MULTIPLE CHANNELS, INCLUDING THEIR APP, THEIR WEBSITE, THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PARTICIPATION IN CITY EVENTS TO HELP PROMOTE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER. ON THE CITY SIDE, WE FOCUS ON FOCUSED COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS AROUND THINGS LIKE LEAF RECYCLING, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING, DO'S AND DON'TS, AND OTHER KEY INITIATIVES THAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON.

BY COMBINING OUR MESSAGING WITH CWD IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE CLEAR, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION TO OUR RESIDENTS AND REALLY ENHANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION.

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SO WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN THIS OVER TO CWD, I'LL HAVE JASON RAMER COME AND JOIN ME UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU LAUREN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. RAMER. IT'S ALL YOURS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO BE BACK.

MAYOR. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AS LAUREN ALLUDED TO, MY NAME IS JASON RAMER, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL AND TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO COVER KIND OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND WHAT'S GONE ON IN YOUR CITY AND A LITTLE BIT OF CWD COMPANY UPDATES.

SO LAUREN DID COVER THE THE SERVICES THAT WE DO PROVIDE TO YOUR RESIDENTS.

THIS IS JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT THE TRASH PICKED UP TWICE A WEEK USING A REAR LOAD MANUAL COLLECTION TRUCK, ALONG WITH BULK TWO CUBIC YARDS. EACH COLLECTION RECYCLING IS DONE IN AN AUTOMATED SIDE LOAD VEHICLE.

THEN WE ALSO OFFER A MONTHLY LOOSE BRUSH COLLECTION AND MONTHLY DOOR SIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE.

ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ARE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.

THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL TAG AXLES TO MAKE THEM WEIGHT COMPLIANT WITH THE DOT TO PRESERVE YOUR CITY STREETS.

NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'RE JUST GOING TO COVER SOME OF THE THE STATS, YOU KNOW, REGARDING THE COLLECTIONS AND THE MATERIAL VOLUMES. SO SINCE OCTOBER OF 2023, WE'VE PICKED UP OVER 30,000 TONS OF TRASH OR SOLID WASTE.

I'VE KIND OF BROKEN THIS OUT BY QUARTER. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE DATA ALONG THE TIME.

RECYCLING. WE'VE PICKED UP OVER 5200 TONS. NOT TOO MUCH CORRELATION.

WE DO SEE TYPICALLY A SPIKE AROUND Q4 WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING IN, MORE CARDBOARD, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT SOUTHLAKE IS IN KIND OF THE TOP 10% OF OUR CITIES IN TERMS OF POUNDS PER HOME PER MONTH AND RECYCLING.

SO A GREAT EFFORT THERE. CUSTOMER SERVICE GRIEVANCES OR COMPLAINTS? I LOVE THIS SLIDE BECAUSE IT SPEAKS WONDERS TO WHAT OUR CREWS ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE FULLY EXPECT WHENEVER WE START A NEW CITY DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PHASE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF AWARENESS AND CALLS COMING INTO CWD AS WELL AS THE CITY. SO SINCE Q1 OF 2024, WE'VE REALLY LEVELED OFF THOSE NUMBERS.

PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN ACCUSTOMED TO THEIR PICK UP SCHEDULE. THERE ARE TIMES THAT MAY HAVE CHANGED DURING THAT TRANSITION, AND WE'VE REALLY BALANCED OFF TO ABOUT 0.11 PER 1000 SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, MEANING WE GOT TO DRIVE THROUGH ABOUT 10,000 HOMES TO HAVE A MISSED PICKUP.

THAT'S REALLY A GREAT NUMBER. THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE IS RIGHT AROUND ONE PER 1000.

AND THIS IS CAPTURING ALL DATA, WHETHER THE CALL CAME THROUGH CITY HALL OR TO CWD DIRECTLY.

DOOR-SIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE WE'VE PICKED UP OVER 705 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2024.

I DID SEE A PRETTY BIG SPIKE THERE IN 2020 FOR Q4.

THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. IT'S OFFERED ONCE PER MONTH.

YOU CALL CWD, WE MAIL YOU A KIT. IT'S GOT A 30 GALLON PLASTIC BAG.

IT'S GOT LABELS WHICH YOU CAN RECYCLE PAINT, PESTICIDES AS WELL AS ELECTRONICS.

AND THEN WE'LL COME PICK IT UP ON THAT SCHEDULED DATE, AND WE BRING IT BACK TO OUR FACILITY WHERE WE'RE CERTIFIED TO PROCESS THAT AND RECYCLE IT PROPERLY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING SITE, BUT AS PART OF OUR EFFORTS WITH THE KERR COUNTY FLOOD, WE'RE OFFERING AN AUGUST BOOST IN RECYCLING. SO WE'RE GOING TO DONATE TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $10 PER TON FOR EVERY RECYCLABLE THAT WE PICK UP.

THIS IS GOING TO BE ACROSS ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE'RE HOPING TO TO REALLY INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF IT. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE DOING THEIR PART, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO OURS AND ALSO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DID THIS BACK IN 2005 FOR HURRICANE KATRINA, WE SAW A 10% BUMP IN OUR CITIES THAT HAD A RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH US.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS OUT AND WORD OF MOUTH WILL MOVE IT AROUND, AND WE CAN RECYCLE SOME MORE AND HELP THOSE IN NEED.

THE LEAF RECYCLING COLLECTION. SO LAST SEASON WAS CONCLUDED AND IT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

BY AND LARGE, COMPARED TO THE SEASON PRIOR. THIS PAST SEASON, WE SAW ABOUT TEN GRIEVANCES RELATED TO LEAF COLLECTION, MISSED PICKUPS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THE PRIOR SEASON WE SAW ABOUT 30.

SO WE KIND OF HONED IN, WE MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE, AND WHEN WE OFFERED THOSE COLLECTION DATES, SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEAR'S DAY, IF YOU ALL RECALL, THIS PAST SEASON, WE DID RUN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. THAT ALLOWED KIND OF A GAP IN THOSE COLLECTIONS TO BE FILLED, AND WE SAW A LOT LESS COMPLAINTS DUE TO IT. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR PLASTIC BAG LEAVES GET PICKED UP DURING THAT LEAF RECYCLING PERIOD.

SO KIND OF WORKING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THEN DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

YOU KNOW, WE PICK UP THOSE BAGS. WE'LL THEN BRING THEM TO OUR FACILITY.

KIND OF DUMP THEM INTO A BIG PILE, THEN DRIVE A BUNCH OF SKID STEERS AND A LOT OF LABOR TO TO SEPARATE THE PLASTIC.

BREAK THOSE BAGS OPEN, WE THROW AWAY THE PLASTIC, AND THEN WE'RE LEFT WITH COMPOSTABLE LEAVES.

AND WE TAKE THAT TO LIVING EARTH, WHICH IS ABOUT 400FT DOWN FROM OUR FACILITY, GOES INTO A BIG PILE, TURNS INTO MULCH, GOES INTO DIFFERENT COMPOST FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO COME AND BENEFIT FROM THAT.

IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM, AND I BELIEVE WE PICKED UP A LITTLE OVER 600 TONNES THIS PAST SEASON.

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A LITTLE BIT OF COMPANY UPDATES. IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, WE EXECUTED A $20 MILLION BOND, AND THAT WAS ALL INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR LOCATION THERE ON CALIFORNIA CROSSING, WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT 23 ACRES OUTLINED HERE.

GOING INTO THAT PROJECT, WE COMPLETED ABOUT 150 TRUCK COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS PARKING LOT THERE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT.

THIS PAST MAY, WE EXPANDED OUR TRANSFER STATION.

JUST ALLOWS US MORE ROOM TO DISPOSE OF WASTE.

WE'RE NOT CONTROLLED BY LANDFILLS. WE CAN BRING IT TO OUR FACILITY AND THEN DRIVE IT FAR AWAY AT A LOWER COST, IF NEED BE. SO IT ALLOWS US TO CONTROL THE DISPOSAL COSTS IN THE MARKET.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF UPGRADING OUR MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT 45 MANUAL SORTERS RIGHT NOW AND A BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT.

ONCE THIS UPGRADE GOES THROUGH IN ABOUT Q1 OF NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE LEFT WITH ABOUT 15 TO 18 SORTERS, AND OUR THROUGHPUT IS GOING TO GO FROM 15 TONS PER HOUR TO ABOUT 25 TONS PER HOUR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING A LOT MORE AUTOMATION TO OUR PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY SEE SOME COST SAVINGS THAT WE CAN PASS ALONG TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESIGN PHASE OF UPGRADING OUR MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM ABOUT 12 MAINTENANCE BAYS TO 22.

WE EXPECT THAT TO BE DONE NEXT JULY. AND ALL THIS IS TO JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AT OUR FACILITY THAT'S NEAR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND OUR OTHER CUSTOMERS, NOT BUILDING FACILITIES IN DIFFERENT CITIES, WERE SET TO BE HERE FOR THE NEXT, HOPEFULLY 40 OR 50 YEARS. A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON TECHNOLOGY.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF UPGRADING OUR BACK OFFICE SOLUTION.

REALLY, WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. THERE'S GOING TO BE A PORTAL. WE'RE GOING TO PUT TABLETS IN OUR COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, WE GET OPTIMIZATION, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT'LL JUST MAKE OUR OPERATION A LITTLE BIT MORE COST EFFECTIVE, AND WE CAN PASS THOSE COSTS ALONG TO YOU. WE'VE ALSO STILL RECEIVING A LOT OF OUR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.

WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. WE ORDER ABOUT TWO YEARS OUT.

RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT ABOUT $14 MILLION WORTH OF EQUIPMENT ON ORDER.

IT DOES NOT IMPACT SOUTHLAKE NECESSARILY, BUT IT LETS YOU KNOW THAT WE REPLACE OUR EQUIPMENT ON A SET SCHEDULE.

WE MONITOR THAT. WE ADJUST FOR OUR CITIES THAT ARE GROWING SO THAT THERE'S NO PAIN IN YOUR COMMUNITY EQUIPMENT WISE.

LITTER CLEANUP, SO PART OF THE CONTRACT IS 200 HOURS PER YEAR WE'LL GO OUT, STAFF WILL PROVIDE US AN AREA TO GO COLLECT ALONG 114, TYPICALLY. AND HERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF OUR CREWS DOING THAT OVER THE LAST THREE COLLECTIONS.

WE'VE GOT ONE MORE WE'RE LOOKING TO SCHEDULE HERE IN 2025.

COMMUNITY EVENTS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE LIKE TO HAVE A HEAVY PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS CAN RANGE FROM THE SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION THERE IN THE TOP RIGHT TO A LIBRARY EVENT.

TOUCH A TRUCK WITH CITY VEHICLES THERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT AND BOTTOM RIGHT.

WE LIKE TO BE FORWARD FACING IN YOUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE NOT JUST THE TRASH GUYS. WE'RE NOT JUST A CONTRACTOR. WE'RE A PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND IF ANY OF YOU KNOW OF AN EVENT THAT'S COMING UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME OR OUR TEAM, AND WE'D LOVE TO BE A PART OF IT. THIS SLIDE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW ALL THAT PAINT THAT WE PICK UP DOOR SIDE.

WE GIVE A LOT OF IT BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO SINCE THIS PROGRAM STARTED, WE SIPHON OUT THE THE OIL AND LATEX BASE, SEPARATE IT, PUT IT IN NEW PAILS, AND WE GIVE IT BACK TO COMMUNITIES AT NO CHARGE.

WE'VE GIVEN OUT OVER 10,000 GALLONS OF PAINT.

WE'VE PAINTED FOOTBALL FIELDS, A COUPLE HUNDRED HOMES.

YOU NAME IT. AND WHILE THERE MAY NOT BE A NEED FOR IT HERE, JUST KNOW THAT WHAT YOU'RE DISPOSING OF THROUGH THAT PROGRAM IS GOING TO THOSE IN NEED AND AT NO CHARGE. A LITTLE BIT OF TECHNOLOGY. WE'VE GOT THE CWD, MOBILE APP, ANDROID AND GOOGLE OR ANDROID AND APPLE, AS WELL AS THE ADDRESS SEARCH TOOL, WHICH WILL SPIT OUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR SPECIFIC SERVICE INFORMATION RELATED TO YOUR HOME SO WHEN THAT BRUSH PICK UP IS AND GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.

SO A LITTLE BIT ON THE COST ADJUSTMENT. AS LAUREN ALLUDED TO, IT'S BASED ON THREE PUBLIC INDICES.

THAT'S GOING TO BE CPI LESS ENERGY FUEL, THE HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS INDEX AND THE DISPOSAL RATE AT THE ARLINGTON LANDFILL.

WE TAKE THOSE THREE COMPONENTS. WE PUT THEM INTO A WEIGHTED CHART BY SYSTEM.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE DISPOSAL RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL TRASH THAN THERE WILL BE FOR RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING.

SO WE TAKE THE CHANGES IN THOSE INDICES. AND AT THE BOTTOM YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THE COST ADJUSTMENT FOR EACH OF THOSE SYSTEM WHICH WHICH BRINGS US TO THE OCTOBER 1ST ADJUSTMENT, WHICH AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 4.4%, OR $0.88 PER HOME PER MONTH.

COMMERCIAL FRONT LOADS ABOUT 3.6% AND ROLL OFF COMPACTORS.

THINGS OF THAT NATURE IS ABOUT 4.6%. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GIFT DELIVERED TO PUBLIC WORKS OR WHEREVER WE WERE TOLD TO, BUT YOU GOT YOURSELF A 100% RECYCLED PICNIC TABLE.

HOPEFULLY IT FINDS A GREAT HOME AND A PARK OR SOMEWHERE THAT CAN BE VISIBLE.

AND CONGRATULATIONS! I GUESS THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2024, YOU RECYCLED 3035 TONS, 51,000 TREES, 1 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL, 21 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER, 10,000 YARDS OF LANDFILL SPACE SAVED,

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AND OVER 12,000,000 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. RAYMER, FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION.

I THINK BACK TO SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WORKING WITH Y'ALL AND MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON AND I, I THINK WERE PART OF THE GARBAGE COMMITTEE WHEN OUR PRIOR PROVIDER WAS NOT, YOU KNOW, GOING TO CONTINUE THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE THE TWICE A WEEK GARBAGE PICKUP, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND THAT WAS A THAT WAS A DEAL BREAKER.

SO WHEN WE STARTED WORKING WITH Y'ALL, YOU MET US EXACTLY WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE AS FAR AS MATCHING THAT SERVICE AND THEN SOME WITH SOME OF THE EXTRAS THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED DURING YOUR PRESENTATION. AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN GREAT.

I KNOW OF ONE ELDERLY RESIDENT WHO HAS SOME MOBILITY ISSUES AND CAN'T GET HIS STUFF TO THE CURB, AND YOUR GUYS KIND OF GO AROUND BACK AND HELP THEM OUT AND GET THAT STUFF FROM THE BACK OF THE HOUSE TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.

SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE APPRECIATE THE RESPONSIVENESS AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE YOU'RE PROVIDING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

WELL YOU'RE HERE AND EVERYONE ELSE GOT A PICTURE? YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE WITH US? I KNOW IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS WORK SESSION, ITEM NUMBER SIX, 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 I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITIZEN OF THE YEAR, KATHY TALLEY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION.

ITEM 4.A APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 17TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE JUNE 26TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL SUMMER WORKSHOP, 4.B EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER CHUCK TAGGART FROM THE AUGUST 5TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM 4.C APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-026, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. ITEM 4.D, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-027, SUSPENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ONCOR'S REQUESTED RATE CHANGE. ITEM 4.E APPROVE A CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH APEX CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

FOR CITYWIDE CONCRETE SERVICES AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,540,000.

ITEM 4.F APPROVE ENCROACHMENT AND JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF STONE WALLS AND A STONE DOCK LOCATED WITHIN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT AT 1808 JUBILEE LANE.

ITEM 4.G APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1294 FIRST READING, AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9.5, ARTICLE THREE OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY CODE UPDATING THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PROGRAM. ITEM 4.H APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH JERRY HODGE AND ASSOCIATES FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE EAST HIGHLAND STREET TO SH114 FRONTAGE ROAD PROJECT, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 110,000.

ITEM 4.I TABLE ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-564F, ZA24-0042 SECOND READING, ZONING CHANGE IN DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CAROLINE PARK PLAZA DISTRICT ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACTS 3A4, 3A4A, 3A5, 3A, 3A3, 3A1B AND A PORTION OF TRACTS 1E, 1D, AND 3A1, LARKIN H. CHIVERS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 300 AND GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 AND NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD, WEST OF RIVERA DRIVE, AND APPROXIMATELY 600FT SOUTH OF EAST KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD, THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS.

CURRENT ZONING ECZ EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING DISTRICT.

REQUESTED ZONING ECZ EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING DISTRICT.

ITEM 4.J. TABLE ZA24-0032 SITE PLAN FOR KOLBE BUILDING ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 4, BLOCK 1, KIRKWOOD EAST ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 1480 WEST KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD.

CURRENT ZONING NR-PUD NON-RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND ITEM.

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SORRY AND TABLING J AND ALSO TABLING 4.K ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-445B, ZA25-0030 FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN FOR CARRUS CARE SOUTHLAKE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 9 THROUGH 12.

LBG HALL NUMBER 686 ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 600 TO 660 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD.

CURRENT ZONING SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT REQUESTED ZONING SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING AND REGULAR SESSION OF THE ORDER, AND IN THE REGULAR SESSION IS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[2.A. Executive Session]

AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071, TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.

SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY MATTERS AND SECTION 551.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, AND I'LL CHECK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ON HOW LONG WE'LL BE THERE.

ABOUT AN HOUR. SO WE'LL BE BACK AT JUST AFTER 7:00.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL OUR

[2.B. Reconvene: Action necessary on items discussed in Executive Session.]

MEETING BACK TO ORDER. IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO. MAYOR. NEXT UP IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT. QUICKLY.

[3.A. Mayor’s Report]

JULY. EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, IT WAS A BUSY MONTH AS FAR AS THE START OF THE MONTH, ESPECIALLY WITH STARS AND STRIPES. SO KUDOS TO OUR CITY STAFF.

BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER. ALLISON, AMY, EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN STARS AND STRIPES.

DANIEL, JUST WALKED IN. STARS AND STRIPES JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER.

SO 23,000 RECORD CROWD. I'M SURE THE WEATHER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT BEING IN THE 80S, BUT ALL THE FEEDBACK WAS JUST PERFECT. I HAD FRIENDS FROM DALLAS AND FORT WORTH AND PLACES IN BETWEEN COMING, SO THE WAY WE PRESENT THAT EVENT FOR FAMILIES AND THE SMALL TOWN, OLD FASHIONED FEEL TO IT, BUT ALL THE GREAT STUFF THAT'S THERE. SO JOB WELL DONE.

IT WAS IT'S A GREAT EVENT FOR SOUTHLAKE. IT'S SHOWING US AT OUR BEST.

AND SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY TEAM, DIRECTOR MILLER, OF COURSE, EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED, IT WAS FANTASTIC. AND I YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE IT EVERY YEAR AND ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.

ALSO, WE HAD THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A FEW WEEKS AGO, OF COURSE, SHARING ALL THE GREAT NEWS WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CHAMBER MEMBERS THAT WAS WELL RECEIVED, LOTS OF GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE CHAMBER MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND MAKING THE PRESENTATION JUST FULL OF GOOD NEWS, SO, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT.

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

[3.B. City Manager’s Report]

AND YOUR MAYOR'S REPORT WAS ACTUALLY A GREAT SETUP FOR WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU TODAY.

I'M GOING TO ASK DAVID MILLER, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, TO STEP FORWARD.

AND HE IS GOING TO GET US KICKED OFF WITH TALKING ABOUT OUR AMAZING SUMMER IN SOUTHLAKE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR RUSSELL. VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF ALL SUMMER.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SUMMER IS ALREADY OVER OR CLOSE TO BEING OVER.

AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT SAD BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS A GREAT SUMMER. I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU ALL TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE LIBRARY, AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DEPARTMENT, JUST ABOUT SOME OF THE EFFORTS ACROSS THE CITY TO REALLY CREATE THOSE WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

AND SO I'M GOING TO KICK THINGS OFF BY INTRODUCING FORMALLY ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM, WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES SUMMER.

AND THAT IS TAYGAN MCBURNEY, WHO SERVES AS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.

SHE CAME TO US FROM KANSAS AFTER GRADUATING COLLEGE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND WE'RE THRILLED THAT SHE CHOSE SOUTHLAKE IS THE PLACE TO LAUNCH HER CAREER.

TAYGAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, AND THAT IS HELPING MANAGE OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND MEETINGS AND AGENDAS AND WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT THING THAT SHE DOES IS MANAGE RYAN AND VINCE AND I AND KEEP US ON TRACK, WHICH IS NO SMALL FEAT, BUT SHE DOES IT VERY, VERY WELL.

AND FINALLY, I'LL JUST SAY THIS. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT IS JUMPING IN TO HELP A COMMUNITY EVENT ON THE LANDSCAPING AROUND A NEW ART PROJECT, TAYGAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN UP TO THE CHALLENGE IN JUST HER SHORT TIME HERE.

SHE'S REALLY BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE TEAM AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT A TEAM SOUTHLAKE, TEAM MEMBER LOOKS LIKE. SO I'M GOING TO HAND THINGS OFF TO HER TO TALK ABOUT SUMMER AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. ALL RIGHT, COME ON DOWN.

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THIS IS REALLY AMAZING.

BUT TO START OFF, OUR MISSION IN COMMUNITY SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE A WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE.

AND THIS SUMMER'S NUMBERS SHOW HOW WE DELIVERED ON THAT PURPOSE. OUR RECREATION TEAM WAS BUSY WITH MORE THAN 180 ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPECIALTY CAMPS LIKE 3D ART, STEM, AND MUSICAL THEATER, ALONG WITH SUMMER STAPLES LIKE CAMP MANIA, CLUB METRO, NATURE CAMP, AND BASKETBALL. NEARLY 3000 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN OUR PROGRAMS. 2070 RESIDENTS AND 633 NONRESIDENTS. OUR FACILITY WAS ALSO FULL OF ENERGY.

CHAMPIONS CLUB, THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AND PICKLEBALL COMPLEX SAW OVER 83,000 CHECK INS COMBINED, 73,350 AT CHAMPIONS CLUB, 2832 AT THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, AND 6885 AT THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.

IT WAS A BUSY AND SUCCESSFUL SUMMER, AND WE WERE EXCITED TO WELCOME SO MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT ALL OF THOSE WHO CHOSE TO CELEBRATE THEIR SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH US IN JUNE AND JULY.

LEGENDS HALL HOSTED NEARLY 40 PRIVATE EVENTS, FROM WEDDINGS TO BUSINESS MEETINGS, AND THE TEAM WAS READY FOR EACH ONE.

CHAMPIONS CLUB WASN'T FAR BEHIND WITH NEARLY 30 BIRTHDAY PARTIES.

WE HAD OUR FAIR SHARE OF CUPCAKES THIS SUMMER.

MOVING ON TO SOME OF OUR MORE UNIQUE EVENTS AND PROJECTS, OUR TEAM WAS HARD AT WORK THIS SUMMER, HOSTING SEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS. THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER DIDN'T LET THE SEASON SLOW THEM DOWN, ALONG WITH THEIR REGULAR FITNESS CLASSES AND FIELD TRIPS.

THEY HOSTED A SPECIAL FATHER'S DAY LUNCH AND THE EVER POPULAR HOT DOG SOCIAL.

CHAMPIONS CLUB ALSO HELD MEMBER EXCLUSIVE EVENTS LIKE FAMILY FITNESS DAY IN JUNE, WHERE FAMILIES TACKLED A FITNESS OBSTACLE COURSE WITH HELP FROM OUR PERSONAL TRAINERS.

JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THEY WELCOMED MORE THAN 200 GUESTS AT THE SUMMER OPEN HOUSE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE HOSTED A TOUCH-A-TRUCK EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH LAKES PUBLIC LIBRARY, PUBLIC WORKS AND DPS.

MORE THAN 500 GUESTS CAME OUT TO SEE ALL THE BIG TRUCKS ON DISPLAY.

WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.

OUR PARKS TEAM DIDN'T LET THE HEAT SLOW THEM DOWN EITHER.

OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THEY MADE PROGRESS ON THE GREEN RIBBON PROJECT.

PHASE 1 IS COMPLETE AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING FORWARD TO PHASE 2 IN THE COMING MONTHS.

THE TEAM ALSO ADVANCED IN THE EMERGENCY TRAIL MARKERS PROJECT AT BOB JONES NATURE CENTER AND PRESERVE, WITH HELP FROM OUR SUMMER INTERNS, IZZY AND AARON.

NEARLY 70% OF THE TRAILS HAVE BEEN GPS MARKED WITH SIGNAGE INSTALLATION COMING NEXT.

THE BATTING CAGES AT BICENTENNIAL PARK GOT A BIT OF A GLOW UP, WITH A NEW ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLED IN THREE CAGES.

OUR TEAM ALSO MANAGED THE LANDSCAPING OF NEARLY 40 BEDS IN TOWN SQUARE AND INSTALLED NEW RAILING AT THE NATURE CENTER.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THE TEAM HAS DONE KICKING OFF THE DESIGN SIDE OF THE NORTH PARK AND TOWN SQUARE PLAZA PARK PROJECTS.

AND FINALLY, HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE SMILING FACES WE SAW THIS SUMMER.

AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO CYNTHIA FOR WHAT HAPPENED THIS SUMMER IN LIBRARY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA PFLEDDERER.

I'M YOUR CITY LIBRARIAN. AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE IN THE LIBRARY THIS SUMMER.

MUCH LIKE COMMUNITY SERVICES IS A VERY BUSY AND ACTIVE TIME IN THE LIBRARY.

AND THIS IS ALSO THE TIME OF OUR BIGGEST LITERACY INITIATIVE FOR THE YEAR.

AND THAT'S OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM. OUR READING PROGRAM CHALLENGES KIDS TEENS TO JOIN US BY VISITING THE LIBRARY, PARTICIPATING IN OUR READING CHALLENGE, WHERE THEY CAN TRACK THEIR READING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND EARN PRIZES AS THEY GROW ALONG TO NEW LEVELS IN THEIR READING. THIS, OF COURSE, HELPS TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND HELPS TO PREPARE STUDENTS AND KEEP THEIR LEARNING LEVELS HIGH AND PREPARE THEM FOR GOING INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

WE DO MORE THAN OUR READING CHALLENGE, ALTHOUGH WE DID HAVE.

LET ME SEE. 2100 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR READING CHALLENGE THIS YEAR WHO TURNED IN 31,000 READING HOURS, WHICH IS ABOUT 15 HOURS PER PARTICIPANT. SO WE HAD A HUGE PARTICIPATION WITH THAT.

AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL FIND A BRIGHT SUNSHINY YELLOW SUMMER BY THE NUMBERS FOR THE LIBRARY.

THAT GIVES YOU MORE DETAILS ON ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WE DID IN THE LIBRARY.

OUR WEEKLY SCAVENGER HUNTS AND WEEKLY CHALLENGES ARE REALLY THERE TO HELP THE STUDENTS ENGAGE WHEN THEY COME INTO THE LIBRARY.

THEY MIGHT HAVE TO EXPLORE THE LIBRARY TO FIND ABOUT TEXAS, NORTH TEXAS MAMMALS OR UNIQUE ANIMALS, OR TO BUILD A RECIPE THAT THEY CAN GO HOME AND MAKE WITH THEIR FAMILY.

OUR WEEKLY CHALLENGES WERE ABOUT SELF DISCOVERY THIS YEAR, SO THEY HAD TO DRAW A SELF-PORTRAIT, TALK ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE THINGS. THEY EVEN TOLD US WHAT THEIR WISH IF THEY COULD MAKE A WISH, WHAT THEY COULD WISH FOR. SO WE HAD A LOT OF ACTIVITIES, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT CREATING SOMETHING SO THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND A LOT OF

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ENGAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES WHEN THEY'RE VISITING THE LIBRARY.

AND OF COURSE, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR ADULTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT TOO.

IF I'M GOING TO QUOTE MEL ROBBINS, A POPULAR BOOK THIS YEAR, THE LET THEM KNOW THEORY.

SHE TALKS ABOUT HOW THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY TO SET AND TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR IS TO SET AN EXAMPLE IN MODELING IT AND MAKING IT LOOK FUN.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN. SO WE CREATE BOOK BINGO FOR ADULTS EVERY SUMMER, THAT'S THEIR ACTIVITY.

THAT HAS 24 TITLES THAT THE LIBRARIANS HAVE SELECTED.

WE START IN SEPTEMBER WITH ABOUT 100 BOOKS, AND ALL OF OUR TEAM COMES TOGETHER TO READ THOSE BOOKS AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BEST THAT WE THINK OF THE YEAR TO ENCOURAGE IN DIFFERENT GENRES FOR OUR ADULTS.

OUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE FOR FAMILIES. IT WAS ONE OF OUR FAMILY ACTIVITIES.

AND SO YOU HAD TO GUESS THE BOOK, AND THERE MIGHT BE EMOJIS AND YOU HAD TO GUESS THE TITLE, WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SHREDDED BOOK, AND YOU HAD TO GUESS WHICH TITLE IT WAS.

AND THEN ELMER, OUR THEME THIS YEAR WAS COLOR OUR WORLD 2025.

IT RECOGNIZED HOW THE ARTS BRINGS SO MUCH FLAVOR TO OUR WORLD.

AND ELMER, THE PATCHWORK ELEPHANT WAS OUR MASCOT FOR THE SUMMER.

AND SO KIDS LOOKED FOR ELMER THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

HE HAD A NEW HIDING PLACE IN THE LIBRARY, AND THAT REALLY HELPS THEM TO DISCOVER THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE LIBRARY WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ELMER.

IT'S ALSO ABOUT NEW EXPERIENCES. SO WE HAD A WRITING CAMP THIS YEAR WITH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHLAKE, AND THAT WAS A WEEK-LONG WRITING CAMP FOR THREE HOURS EVERY DAY WHERE STUDENTS GOT TO WORK, AGES 8 TO 12, GOT TO WORK WITH A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND LEARNING ABOUT CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS AND WRITING THEIR OWN STORIES.

WE ALSO BROUGHT IN BESTSELLING AUTHOR. GOSH, NOW I'VE FORGOTTEN HER NAME.

FORGIVE ME. SHE WAS, THE LIARS SOCIETY. SHE'S A BIG POPULAR AUTHOR WHO WROTE THE LIARS SOCIETY.

AND I'M SORRY, HER NAME JUST ESCAPES ME. BUT SHE CAME IN AND OFFERED THREE WORKSHOPS FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE OFFER REGULAR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS FOR FAMILIES TO COME IN AND ENJOY TIME IN THE LIBRARY. OUR PROGRAMS ARE ALL FOCUSED AROUND EDUCATION, EVEN IF THEY LOOK FUN.

WE WANT LEARNING TO BE FUN, SO WE WANT TO FIND ENGAGING WAYS FOR KIDS TO ENJOY THEIR TIME AND BUILD THEIR EXPERIENCE AT THE LIBRARY.

NEXT WE HAVE, ALYSON GERBER. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO PUT THE PICTURE UP THERE.

SO SHE WAS OUR VISITING AUTHOR THIS YEAR, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFERED.

SO A LOT OF IT REVOLVES AROUND SCIENCE AND LEARNING, ANIMALS, CREATIVE ARTS, AND EVEN LITERATURE BASE, WHEN WE HAVE PUPPET SHOWS OR PERFORMANCES. I HAVE A QUICK VIDEO THAT WE CAN PLAY.

I MIGHT NEED HELP WITH THAT ONE. OOPS, SORRY.

I MIGHT NEED YOUR HELP, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[MUSIC] AND FINALLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR PARTNERS, BECAUSE SUMMER READING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE LIBRARY CAN DO ALONE. THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHLAKE LIBRARY HAVE BEEN OUR PARTNERS FOR OVER 17 YEARS AND HELPING TO FUND THIS PROGRAM.

THEY DONATED $6,000 EARNED THROUGH THE ONGOING BOOKSTORE IN THE LIBRARY, OR THE BOOK SALE IN THE LIBRARY TO HELP FUND ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND THE PRIZES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THE KIDS TO KEEP THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHLAKE DONATED OVER $3,000 TO HELP US BRING IN ALYSON GERBER AND TO OFFER THE WRITING CAMP.

AND THEN WE HAD FROST SMART QUEST ACADEMY, WHO BOTH DONATED $1,000 TO HELP FUND A LOT OF THE PRIZES IN THE FUND THAT WE OFFER TO THE KIDS, AND EVEN ONE OF OUR LOCAL BOOK CLUBS, WYNDSOR CREEK BOOK CLUB, HELPED WITH $250 DONATION.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SUMMER READING AMBASSADORS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS.

AND THIS IS AN ACTIVITY THAT, WHERE THE TEENS REALLY GET TO GIVE BACK AND ENGAGE IN THE LIBRARY AND GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE OVER 350 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS IN THE LIBRARY EVERY YEAR, AND THEY SERVE IN KEY ROLES OF

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SHELVING OUR ITEMS, WORKING WITH US ON SPECIAL PROJECTS, ASSISTING WITH PROGRAMS. AND IN THE SUMMER, WE REALLY BUILD THAT PROGRAM UP TO HAVE A SUMMER AMBASSADORS AND OUR SUMMER TEEN AMBASSADORS.

YOU CAN SEE TWO OF THEM HERE. WORKING AT THE SUMMER READING TABLE IN THAT PHOTO REALLY HELPED TO MAKE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL.

THEY ARE THE FACE OF THE PROGRAM WHEN THEY COME IN, AND THEY HAVE TO EARN THEIR SPACE THERE.

SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD HISTORY OF WORKING WITH US, HAVE AT LEAST TEN HOURS, AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TRAINING PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. AND THE EXPECTATION FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE IS HIGHER, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A ROLE AS A READING AMBASSADOR.

BUT THEY REALLY ARE THE FACE, AND WE LOVE BEING ABLE TO BRING THE TEENS IN THIS WAY BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT MODELING BEHAVIOR, AND THE TEENS ARE REALLY BEING THAT ROLE FOR THE YOUNGER STUDENTS OF SHOWING THAT THEY ARE ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE MODELING THE BEHAVIOR AS WELL.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT THEM.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE YELLOW SHEET, YOU SEE, JUST DURING THIS EIGHT WEEK PERIOD OF SUMMER READING, WE HAD 131 UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVED OVER 1500 HOURS WITH THE LIBRARY.

SO THAT WAS A WONDERFUL, A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LET HIM TALK ABOUT, DANIEL TALK ABOUT STARS AND STRIPES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MAYOR, AS YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ROUND OUT THIS PRESENTATION.

THIS WAS OUR LARGEST EVENT. IT WAS IT WAS A COMPLETE JOY.

AND OF COURSE, THE WEATHER, LIKE YOU SAID, WAS ON OUR SIDE THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO DO AN EVENT THERE IN THE MID 80S ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

BUT WE DID. WE HAD OVER 23,000 ATTENDEES. AND I WILL SAY AS WE WENT AHEAD AND WE ESTIMATED THE ATTENDEES, THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE A LOT OF THE OTHER AREAS IN TOWN WHERE PEOPLE ARE ACTIVELY WATCHING THE FIREWORKS SHOW.

SO THAT NUMBER, I IMAGINE, IS PROBABLY SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER WHEN WE START TAKING SOME OF THE ADJOINING COMMERCIAL CENTERS AND EVEN SOME OF THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE HAVE AROUND TOWN SQUARE. SO THE NUMBER IS PROBABLY A LOT HIGHER THAN THAT.

AND OF COURSE, THIS ISN'T JUST AN EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO BRING IN A LOT OF TOURISM AND A LOT OF TAX DOLLARS.

SO WE DO SEE MOST OF THE VISITORS COMING FOR THIS EVENT FROM OUTSIDE OF SOUTHLAKE, WITH 82% OF THOSE ATTENDEES OF THE 23,000 BEING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY.

MOST FOLKS, NOT SURPRISING, YOU KNOW, THEY STAY HERE, THEY WANT TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS.

SO THEY SPEND A COUPLE HOURS HERE. BUT THAT'S A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE GET SOME BUSINESS EXPOSURE, AND WE GET A LOT OF OUR VENDORS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, DECADES, ACTUALLY GET THEM GOOD BUSINESS FOR THE EVENT.

AND OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED AT THE MEETING BACK IN JUNE BEFORE THE EVENT.

WE DO THIS ALL FOR THE MEMORIES AND FOR THE SMILES THAT ARE MADE.

IT HAS BEEN A COMPLETE JOY AND PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON THIS EVENT AS THE LEAD FOR IT, BUT REALLY, IT TAKES THE ENTIRE TEAM OF SOUTHLAKE INCLUDING THE COUNCIL, WHICH HELP MAKES THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE IT OUT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THOSE GREAT REPORTS. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY THIS SUMMER AND LEADING UP TO ALL THESE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE SUMMER. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK AND ALL THE THINGS YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS AND AND ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMING AND EVENTS THAT YOU PUT ON.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ON CITY MANAGERS REPORT? ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE REVIEWED THE CONSENT AGENDA DURING THE WORK SESSION.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ANY DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING NEEDED ON CONSENT BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

KATHY TALLEY, IT'S ALL YOURS FOR A MOTION, PLEASE, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE VOTE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4.A THROUGH 4.H, NOTING THAT 4.I AND 4.J WERE TABLED AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO THE SEPTEMBER 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND ITEM 4.K WAS TABLED AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO THE AUGUST 19TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION. SECOND.

6-0. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FORUM. IT'S NOT WORKING.

THERE IT IS. WE'RE BACK. A PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO BRING FORWARD ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE? CODY, I'M LOOKING AT YOU, WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON PUBLIC FORUM.

I SEE NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM. THEN WE'LL JUMP AHEAD TO ITEM NUMBER 9.A REGARDING THE TAX RATE AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE FOR AUGUST

[9.A. Consider a proposal to adopt a tax increase and set a public hearing on the tax rate for the August 19, 2025, Regular City Council meetings. ]

19TH, 2025. AND I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER, WHO WILL THEN INVITE CFO SHAREN JACKSON, I GUESS. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO PREPARE THE BUDGET AND ARE IN THE FINAL WEEKS OF FINALIZING THE PROPOSAL THAT I'LL FILE WITH YOU COMING UP ON

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AUGUST 15TH. PER THOSE CHARTER DATE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED.

PRIOR TO THAT FINALIZATION, THAT WE WANTED TO TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND YOUR DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX RATE.

OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SHAREN JACKSON, IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME TREND DATA AND KEY DISCUSSION POINTS FOR THAT TONIGHT.

AND SHOW TWO POTENTIAL TAX RATE REDUCTION OPTIONS GOING FORWARD.

ONE OF THE OPTIONS IS A REDUCTION FROM THE CURRENT TAX RATE, BUT IT IS ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH IS PROMPTING THE CONSIDERATION WITH THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTE AND CERTAIN TRUTH AND TAXATION REQUIREMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TO ADHERE TO.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IF THIS ITEM IS APPROVED TONIGHT, IT IS NOT SETTING A FINAL TAX RATE, BUT RATHER ESTABLISHING THE CEILING FOR THE TAX RATE CONSIDERATIONS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, INCLUDING A FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

THANK YOU. SO JUST TO GO OVER WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, GO OVER SOME BACKGROUND AND SOME HISTORICAL INFORMATION.

AS THE CITY MANAGER STATED, THE MAIN PURPOSE OF TONIGHT IS TO SEEK CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION REGARDING THE 2026 TAX RATE PRIOR TO FOLLOWING THE FILING THE BUDGET ON AUGUST THE 15TH, AND ALSO ESTABLISHING A, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A FUTURE DISCUSSION.

AS WITH ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS BUDGETS, THE GUIDING FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES THAT HAS SERVED THE CITY EXTREMELY WELL IS ALSO THE FOUNDATION OF DEVELOPING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. AND AS THE CITY MANAGER STATED, THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS IN TRUTH AND TRUTH AND TAXATION THAT REQUIRES THE GOVERNING BODY.