[00:00:02] GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, [1. Call to order. ] AND WELCOME TO OUR SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR APRIL 07, 2026. MY NAME IS SEAN MCCASKILL, AND AS MAYOR, I HEREBY CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL START WITH OUR WORK SESSION, AND AS ALWAYS, WE BEGIN THE WORK SESSION BY INVITING PASTOR CLAYTON REED, WHO IS OUR OFFICIAL SOUTHLAKE CITY CHAPLAIN FROM SOUTHLAKE BAPTIST CHURCH, TO LEAD US IN PRAYER. AND THEN, IF YOU WOULD, AND IF YOU'RE ABLE, TO REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE OF TEXAS, PASTOR REED. THANK YOU, MAYOR. LET'S PRAY. DEAR LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING AND THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT GETS DONE IN THIS ROOM. AND WE PRAY BLESSING OVER PEOPLE AS THEY SPEAK. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM AND THAT YOU WOULD BRING PEACE INTO THIS ROOM. I THANK YOU FOR OUR COUNSEL. WE PRAY BLESSING. THINGS ON THEM, THEIR FAMILY, AND ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT'S HERE SERVING TONIGHT. LORD, WE ALSO PRAY FOR THE SITUATION IN IRAN TONIGHT. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE OUR PRESIDENT WISDOM. WE PRAY FOR PEACE. WE PRAY, LORD, THAT YOUR WILL WOULD BE DONE IN THAT. AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD WORK AND THAT YOU WOULD ADVANCE YOUR KINGDOM AGENDA IN THAT ENTIRE SITUATION. LORD, WE ALSO ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR RECENT AWARD. WE PRAY BLESSINGS ON THAT ENTIRE TEAM. LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THESE FRIENDS DO EVERY DAY, AND WE PRAY BLESSING ON THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US. THANK YOU FOR THIS CITY AND THE JOY THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE HERE IN A SAFE PLACE. WE THANK YOU MOST OF ALL FOR JESUS. CHRIST. AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR HIS WORK ON THE CROSS AND HIS RESURRECTION FROM THE GRAVE. IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. 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. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, PASTOR REED. NEXT ITEM [3. Southlake Kids Interested in Leadership Presentation ] ON OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE SOUTH LAKE KIDS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP, THE SKILL PROGRAM. AND AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE LAURA SULEWARY FROM OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND SHE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE THE... STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF SKILL AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN UP TO THIS PAST YEAR OR FAILURES. THIS YEAR. THE SKILL PROGRAM WAS CENTERED ON A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH AND CRITICALLY, AND DEVELOP IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT WILL REFLECT THEIR EFFORT, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO THEM, AND THEY'RE GOING TO COVER THEIR PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CITY LEADERS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR SKILL PROJECT TODAY AND OUR CIVIC STORYTELLING PROJECT. FOR OUR PROJECT, OUR TEAM CHOSE TO FOCUS ON DRAGON'S BLOOMS, A FLORAL ARRANGEMENT BUSINESS RUN BY STUDENTS IN THE CAROL ISD FLORAL DESIGN PROGRAM. DRAGON'S BLOOMS IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT BLENDS EDUCATION, CREATIVITY, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. STUDENTS DESIGN AND PRODUCE REAL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHILE GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS OPERATION AND CUSTOMER INTERACTION. AS WE RESEARCHED THE PROGRAM, WE REALIZED SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. WHILE FLOOR ARRANGEMENTS WERE HIGH QUALITY AND THE PROGRAM PROVIDED VALUABLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, MANY MEMBERS OF SOUTHLAKE SIMPLY DID NOT KNOW THAT DRAGON'S BLOOMS EXISTED. BECAUSE OF THIS, WE SET A CLEAR GOAL FOR OUR PROJECT, TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF DRAGON'S BLOOMS AND HELP GROW ITS SALES. WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE PROGRAM. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE DEVELOPED A STRATEGY BASED ON PROMOTION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. FIRST, WE CHOSE DRAGON ROOMS AS A SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS THAT COULD DEFINITELY BENEFIT FROM INCREASED VISIBILITY. NEXT, WE FOCUSED ON PROMOTING THE PROGRAM THROUGH OUTREACH SUCH AS... AS SOCIAL MEDIA, FLYERS, AND WORD OF MOUTH. WE HIGHLIGHTED THE CREATIVITY OF THE STUDENTS BY SHARING IMAGES OF THEIR FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, AS WELL AS TELLING THE STORY BEHIND OUR PROGRAM. BY [00:05:01] SHOWCASING THE STUDENTS AND THEIR WORK, WE HELP PRESENT DRAGON BLOOMS NOT JUST AS A FLORAL SERVICE. IT IS PART OF OUR SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY AND IS A MEANINGFUL LOCAL OPTION IN THE WORLD OF THE FLORAL INDUSTRY. AS A RESULT, WE SAW MEASURABLE GROWTH. DRAGON BLOOMS EXPERIENCED A 30% INCREASE IN SALES, ALONG WITH GREATER COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM. HOWEVER, WE ALSO RECOGNIZED SOME LIMITATIONS IN OUR DATA. FIRST, FLOOR ARRANGEMENTS ARE HIGH. HIGHLY SEASONAL, AND OUR PROJECT TOOK PLACE DURING AN OFF-SEASON PERIOD. THE COUNTER TO THAT IS TO CONTINUE PROMOTION DURING SALE-HEAVY TIMES, LIKE HOMECOMING AND PROM. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHORT TIME FRAME FOR TRACKING DATA ALSO LIMITED THE SCOPE OF LONG-TERM RESULTS WE CAN MEASURE. EVEN WITH THESE LIMITATIONS, OUR PROJECT SHOWS THAT TARGETED MARKETING CAN TRULY HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROGRAMS. OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE FOLLOWING THE SAME PROVEN METHOD OF PROMOTING FOR 33 PEAKS. CAFE, INDIA TODAY, AND FORUM, JUST TO NAME A FEW. BUT BEYOND THE NUMBERS, THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY FROM THIS PROJECT WAS THE POWER OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. DRAGON BLOOMS IS NOT JUST ABOUT SELLING FLOWERS. IT IS ABOUT GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP CREATIVITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. THROUGH SKILL, THIS PROJECT ALLOWED US TO IDENTIFY A COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY, DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT IT, AND CREATE MEANINGFUL IMPACT. SUPPORTING PROGRAMS LIKE DRAGON BLOOMS STRENGTHENS BOTH EDUCATION AND SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION IN SOUTHLAKE. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE SUPPORTED DRAGON BLOOMS AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A PROGRAM THAT REFLECTS THE CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF SOUTHLAKE STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE WOULD NOW BE VERY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU FOR... VOLUNTEERING TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE SUPER BUSY WITH SCHOOL AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR THINGS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE. SO THANK YOU FOR JUMPING IN AND TAKING THIS ON. I KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING YOUR CLASS, THAT YOU'LL GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT. YOU GET AS MUCH AS YOU PUT IN AND THEN SOME. SO THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM PUT ON BY THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER AND CAROL ISD AND COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THEY HAVE A FEW MORE, MAYOR. A FEW MORE PRESENTATIONS. OH, THERE'S MORE? YES. I'M SORRY. YES. WHO'S NEXT? ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS DARREN SHONANA. I'M RAYMOND JALGROVE. I'M ALEXA ALLEN. AND WE'RE HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT ZELL'S BIG CIRCLE. WITHIN THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY, WE IDENTIFIED A DUAL ASSET. ON THE VOLUNTEERING SIDE, THERE ARE MANY STUDENT VOLUNTEERS THAT STRUGGLE TO FIND STRONG AND MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES. AND SIMILARLY, ON THE NONPROFIT AND FOUNDATION SIDE, THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRUGGLE TO FIND STRONG VOLUNTEER BASES. SO, WE DECIDED TO FOUND SOUTHLAKE CIRCLE, WHICH IS A WEBSITE THAT BRIDGES AND CONNECTS THESE NONPROFITS WITH VOLUNTEERS. NOW, IN TERMS OF PROGRESS, WE'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT AND PARTNERED WITH FIVE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ALL IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS. WE'VE ALSO CREATED A LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR NETWORKING AND REACHED OUT AND OBTAINED OVER 125 INTERESTED STUDENT VOLUNTEERS IN OUR CAMPUS ALONE. NOW, THIS IS JUST ONE GRADE IN ONE HIGH SCHOOL. THINK ABOUT THE ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES IF WE REACH OUT ELSEWHERE. NOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE A FEW EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO. WE HAVE PLATES TO PURPOSE, CEC, AND LASTLY, SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION, WHICH YOU ARE ALL PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH. WE'VE ALSO DEVELOPED A FULLY FUNCTIONAL STUDENT AND ADMIN WEBSITE, WHICH MY COLLEAGUE MATTHEW WILL TALK ABOUT. WELCOME TO SOUTHLAKE CIRCLE. WE HAVE A QUICK DEMO VIDEO HERE TO SHOW HOW EVERYTHING WORKS. FIRST, YOU CAN SEE HOW WE HAVE STUDENTS CREATE ACCOUNTS AND THEN LOG IN. ONCE THEY'RE IN, THEY HAVE A DASHBOARD WHERE THEY CAN SEE TOTAL HOURS THEY VOLUNTEERED AND ALSO THE EVENTS THEY ATTENDED. AFTERWARDS, THERE'S AN EVENTS TAB, WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SORT AND SEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. EVERY OPPORTUNITY ALSO COMES WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TIME, DATE, AND ANY DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION. IN ORDER TO EXPAND OUR [00:10:01] ORGANIZATION AND MAXIMIZE IMPACT, WE HAVE THREE GOALS TO COMPLETE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO PARTNER WITH 15 PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO FIND 500 NEW USERS FOR OUR WEBSITE. OUR THIRD GOAL IS TO FACILITATE 01,000 SERVICE HOURS IN MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER WORK. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO THE 2026 SOUTHLAKE KIDS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP AWARDS RECEPTION. IT IS LOCATED AT THE MARK SOUTHLAKE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, AT 6 P.M. IN TRADITIONAL BALLROOMS 1 AND 2. WE WOULD BE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE. AND LASTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR, AND DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM TALLEY, FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AND TO SHARE HOW CHANGE MOVES IN CIRCLES. ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR THAT. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE ON THAT. ANY MORE PRESENTATIONS? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, YOU SURE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. PROBABLY START WITH KATHY TALLEY, WHO'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH SCIL THIS YEAR, AND THEN PASS YOURS THROUGH YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT. AS A FORMER EDUCATOR, I'VE ALWAYS MISSED BEING WITH STUDENTS AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS, AND SO THIS GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT A LITTLE BIT. IT'S A JOY TO WATCH THEM WORK TOGETHER AS REALLY YOUNG BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, TO EITHER CREATE PROGRAMS OR FOLLOW PROGRAMS, STUDY BUSINESSES. WHATEVER YOU ALL HAVE DONE AND ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR, IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS TO WATCH YOU DO IT. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED, AND I ENJOYED YOUR SCHWAB PRESENTATION. THAT WAS FANTASTIC AS WELL. SO I JUST KUDOS TO THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS FOR SUPPORTING THEM IN THIS PROGRAM. WELL, SAID. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL. SINCE YOU HAVE A BIG GROUP, WHAT I'M GOING TO SUGGEST, AND WHOEVER'S TAKING THE PICTURE, IF YOU WANT COUNCIL TO STAY UP HERE ON THE DAIS AND PUT THE STUDENTS DOWN IN FRONT, I'M NOT SURE WE CAN ALL SIT DOWN THERE, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK? TRY THAT? ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU ALL CAN KIND OF GATHER ON THIS SIDE OF THE PODIUM AND FACE THAT WAY, AND WE'LL KIND OF LINE UP BEHIND YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, Y'ALL, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. [4. Recognition of Community Services Department Award Recipients from the Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) Annual Regional and State Conferences] APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AND I'LL INVITE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, DAVID MILLER, TO THE PODIUM, AS WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOME FOLKS WITH AWARDS FROM THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY. DIRECTOR MILLER, IT'S ALL YOURS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL THIS EVENING TO SHARE SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECOGNITION RECEIVED BY NOT ONLY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM IN 2025, BUT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AS WELL. SO THIS EVENING, I'M GOING TO BE SHARING SOME INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE ARE A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM HERE AS WELL. AND THE REASON WHY I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH THESE AWARDS ARE INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THEY'RE ALL MARKED BY THE WORLD. CUSTODY. MARKETING COLLABORATION AMONGST THE ENTIRE TEAM, WHICH IS REALLY THE KEY INGREDIENT IN ALLOWING OUR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM TO SHINE AMONGST THEIR PEERS IN SOME REALLY UNIQUE WAYS THAT REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF TEAM SOUTHLAKE. SO FIRST, I WANT TO START THIS EVENING BY SHARING HOW STRONG RETENTION EFFORTS BY THE TEAM AT WORLDWIDE EFFORT TO CREATE WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCES FOR THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS OR HOLD EVENTS AT THE MARK. OUR TEAM FOCUSES ON THE TYPE OF RETENTION THAT RESONATES, AND THOSE EFFORTS ALLOW OUR MEMBERSHIP TEAM TO TEACH ON THOSE RETENTION EFFORTS AT THE TRAPS NORTH REGION [00:15:06] CONFERENCE IN LATE 2025. IT WAS FITTING, THEN, THAT AFTER TEACHING MANY OF THE PRACTICES SHE HELPED CREATE, OUR FORMER MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR, VANESSA SANCHEZ, HORIZONS WILL BE COMING LATER WITH THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THIS AWARD IS FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS EXEMPLIFIED LEADERSHIP AND MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR PROFESSION AND THE DEPARTMENT. VANESSA HAS UNFORTUNATELY MOVED ON FROM SOUTHLAKE DUE TO EXCITING LIFE CHANGES, BUT THE RETENTION PRACTICES SHE HELPED CREATE CONTINUE, LED BY MANY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING. WE'RE HONORED THAT THOSE EFFORTS WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE TRIBE'S REGIONAL LEVEL, AND IN FACT, IT IS MEMBER APPRECIATION WEEK AT CHAMPIONS CLUB THIS WEEK, WHICH HAS BECOME A CORE TENET OF OUR RETENTION PHILOSOPHY. AND SO A TRUE PRODUCT OF THE HARD WORK OF THE INDUSTRY. INDIVIDUALS IN THIS ROOM AND COLLABORATION AMONGST OUR TEAM. AND THIS SATURDAY CULMINATES IN THE MEMBER BASH, WHICH IS FROM 11 TO 2 AT CHAMPIONS CLUBS. IF ANYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP BY AND SAY THANK YOU TO OUR CHAMPIONS CLUB MEMBERS, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. ALRIGHT, SO NEXT UP, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE TEAM-WIDE EFFORT THAT LED TO ONE OF OUR PARKS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF MEMBERS SIGNING AT BOTH THE REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL LAST YEAR. SO EACH YEAR, EVERY REGION IN TRAPS, WHICH IS THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY. THE PARKS MAINTENANCE RODEO, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY PARKS TEAM FROM EACH CITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE, PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING, PROMOTE NETWORKING AMONG MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONALS AND VENDORS. AND EVENTS INCLUDE TRUCK AND TRAILER MANEUVERING, A ZERO-TURN LOWER OBSTACLE COURSE, BACKHOE OPERATING SKILLS, A BACKPACK LEAF BLOWER COURSE, IRRIGATION ASSEMBLY, NAIL DRIVING, AND PLANT AND WEED IDENTIFICATION. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE SEVERAL OF OUR MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM COMPETING IN THOSE VARIOUS. SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE KATHY AND I ARE HOSTING THE NORTH REGION RODEO RIGHT HERE IN BICENTENNIAL PARK IN 2025, WHERE 500 OF OUR CLOSEST PARKS FRIENDS JOINED US TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS. AND IT WAS THE INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR TEAM WHO MADE IT HAPPEN. SO OUR REC TEAM WAS... TEAM. WAS ABLE TO STEP IN AND MANAGE THE EVENTS, OUR PARKS TEAM COULD SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS. AND I'M VERY PROUD THAT ONE OF THOSE PARKS MEMBERS WHO SHOWCASED THEIR SKILLS IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, MR. JOSE CISNEROS, WHO FINISHED FIRST IN THE REGION IN THE ZERO-TURN VENUE. WE WERE IN COMPETITION. SO I'M GOING TO ASK HIM TO COME UP AND RE-RECEIVE HIS AWARD. BUT THAT ALSO ALLOWED HIM TO GO TO THE STATE COMPETITION OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SO YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF US DOWN THERE EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHERE HE COMPETED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND FINISHED SIXTH OVERALL AT THE STATE. SO, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MR. HENRY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FINALLY, THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS A CITY THAT IS MARKED BY ITS RICH HISTORY AND SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM. FOR THOSE OF YOU SERVING AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, SUPPORTING COMMISSION MEMBERS, AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN, IT GIVES YOU TIME TO MAKE SOUTHLAKE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. THAT'S NO DIFFERENT IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHERE WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A STRONG PRESENCE OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY INTO HELPING US CREATE THOSE WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCES. I'M VOLUNTEERING AT THE SENIOR CENTER TO HELP ENCOURAGE OUR CITY RUNNING SPORTS TEAMS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. YOU CAN SEE THE 2025 IMPACT ALONE. OVER 12,000 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS, TOTAL MONETARY OR COST AVOIDANCE OF OVER 400,000, AND 576 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS GAVE THEIR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALONE. SO VOLUNTEERISM IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE STATE RELY ON. AND THOSE EFFORTS ARE RECOGNIZED BY TRAPS AT THE STATE LEVEL THROUGH AN AWARD CALLED THE INDIVIDUAL OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION FIELD FOR THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. SO I REMEMBER SITTING ON A MONDAY MORNING MANAGER'S MEETING. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHO TO NOMINATE. IT WASN'T EASY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY GREAT EXAMPLES OF THIS AWARD IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT WE PICKED ONE, AND YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW EXCITED WE WERE WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT MR. JEFF WANG WAS CHOSEN AS THE WINNER THIS YEAR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK HIM TO COME UP, AND IF HE DOES, I WANT TO SHARE JUST A LITTLE SNIPPET OF THAT AWARD NOMINATION. HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND IN CORPUS CHRISTI, SO HE'S RECEIVING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT. AND WHAT WAS WRITTEN WAS THAT JEFF EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE WITH HEART AND VISION. A FORMER SOUTHERN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND CURRENT CEDC BOARD MEMBER, JEFF HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR DECADES TO STRENGTHEN RECREATION, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS. FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS, HE HAS LED THREE TAI CHI [00:20:01] CLASSES AT THE SENIOR EXHIBITION. CENTER, SAVING THE CITY THOUSANDS WHILE BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS AND IMPROVING HEALTH. BEYOND FITNESS, JEFF HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SOUTH BIG SISTER CITIES, FORGING LASTING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LEADING CULTURAL EXCHANGES WITH BROADENED PERSPECTIVES. HIS STEADY LEADERSHIP, GENEROSITY, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE HAVE HELPED BUILD THE COMMUNITY. JEFF IS JUST A SPECIAL HUMAN, SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HIM ON HIS AWARD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MCCASKILL AND THE MEMORIAL CITY COUNCIL. WELL, THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR DIRECTING ME. ACTUALLY, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, HE STOPPED ME ON MY WAY OUT AFTER THE TAXI CRASH. AND HE GOT A WHOLE CREW THAT STOPPED ME. I WAS THINKING ABOUT BUYING SOMETHING AND THEY WERE TRYING TO ARREST ME. BUT THEN HE TOLD ME, WELL, I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME A RESERVE PARKING PASS. WHICH ACTUALLY DIDN'T HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, I THINK FOR THE BEST BENEFIT AS A CITY COUNCIL IS TO DO THAT. PARKING AT THE CITY HALL. I KNOW IN THE PAST, SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TRIED NOT TO TURN IT BACK IN AFTER THEY TURNED IT OFF. SO I THINK THE CITY HAS TO CHANGE IT EVERY FEW YEARS FOR THE TAX. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENT I SPEND QUITE A LOT OF TIME IN, STILL FOR ME. IN FACT, I WAS WONDERING HOW HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE. HE ALWAYS SITS THERE. EVEN 10 YEARS AGO, HE WAS THERE. HE MAY HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 10 YEARS AGO. BUT AGAIN, THIS AWARD, I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY WHEN DIRECTOR DEI MADE A TOURNAMENT. I WAS SO HUMBLED BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT CITY WITH SO MANY VOLUNTEERS. AS A MEMBER OF THE NATION, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO COULD HAVE WON THIS PRIZE. I THINK THIS ONE IS JUST A SYMBOL. THE AWARD ACTUALLY IS FOR EVERY VOLUNTEER IN THE CITY. WELL, IN FACT, THE AWARD IS ACTUALLY FOR EVERY VOLUNTEER'S FAMILY MEMBER. BECAUSE FOR US TO GO OUT AND COME TO THE COMMUNITY, SO... WE HAVE TO PUT OUR FAMILY BEHIND. AND I THINK THEY ARE THE ONES ACTUALLY DID THE BIGGEST SERVICE IN THE STATE WE FIGHT. SO, AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE BY NEXT SLIDE, CATHERINE WOULD AGREE TO MARRY ME AGAIN BECAUSE I CHANGED MY MIND. I TEND TO PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING AGAIN IN MY NEXT LIFE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S MANY LADIES OR EVEN ANY WHO PUT UP AS MUCH AS YOU. THAT WOULD BE GOOD. SO, WELL, THANK YOU, MAN. THANK YOU, JEFF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GET A PICTURE WITH OUR AWARD WINNERS. DO YOU WANT TO DO THEM TOGETHER OR SEPARATE? HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? ANY PREFERENCE? WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER. SO LET'S GET OUR AWARD WINNERS TO COME ON BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AND WE'LL JOIN YOU ALL FOR A PICTURE. AND ALONG WITH THE STAFF. YEAH. YOU'RE ALL HERE, SO COME ON AND GET IN THE PICTURE. START ON THE STEPS RIGHT OUT FRONT. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A REAL QUICK BREAK AND GO OUT FRONT, AND LET'S DO IT ON THE STEPS. THANK YOU SO [00:25:03] MUCH. NEXT UP, IT'S WORK [5. 2026 Art in the Square ] [00:31:16] SESSION ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING 2026 ART IN THE SQUARE. AND THERE'S NO ONE MORE QUALIFIED ON THIS DOCK THAN KATHY TALLEY TO TALK ABOUT IT, SO IT'S ALL YOURS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YES, I'M THRILLED. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE JUST UNDER THREE WEEKS AWAY. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. ALL WE NEED FROM EVERYONE IS TO ATTEND AND TO PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER. AND I KNOW WE'LL... WE'LL GET ATTENDANCE AND WE'LL GET GREAT WEATHER. SO THIS IS OUR 26TH YEAR. IT HELPS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO REMEMBER, 26TH YEAR IN 2026. TO DATE, WE'VE RAISED OVER $3.5 MILLION FOR CHARITIES, OUR AREA OF NORTHEAST TERRITORIES THAT ARE SELECTED EACH YEAR. WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THAT. BUT I'M GOING TO LET PILAR PLAY THE VIDEO, AND THEN I'LL TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT OUR TERRIBLE PORTION OF OUR FESTIVAL. AS SOUTHLAKE CELEBRATES ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY, IT'S THE PERFECT TIME TO REFLECT ON TRADITIONS THAT HAVE HELPED SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY. ONE OF THOSE TRADITIONS BEGAN IN THE YEAR 2000, SHORTLY AFTER SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE WAS COMPLETED, WHEN SOUTHLAKE WOMEN'S CLUB CREATED ARTISTS FOR THE YEAR. ART IN THE SQUARE AS A WAY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WHILE GIVING BACK. HELLO, SOUTHLAKE. I'M KATHY CALLEY, YOUR DEPUTY MAYOR OF PRO TEM. AND TODAY, I'M THRILLED TO BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT AN EVENT THAT'S BECOME ONE OF SOUTHLAKE'S MOST BELOVED TRADITIONS, ART IN THE SQUARE. WHAT STARTED AS A LOCAL FUNDRAISER HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ART FESTIVAL. THE VERY FIRST EVENT WELCOMED A FEW THOUSAND VISITORS. TODAY, THAT NUMBER HAS GROWN TO WELL OVER 40,000. AND ATTENDANCE CONTINUES TO CLIMB EACH YEAR AS PEOPLE GATHER TO EXPERIENCE OUR WONDERFUL EVENT. OUR EAU SQUARE NOW TRACKS NEARLY 1,000 ARTIST APPLICATIONS ANNUALLY, WITH MORE THAN 150 JURY ARTISTS SELECTED TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK. FROM STUNNING SCULPTURES AND DETAILED PAINTINGS TO UNIQUE MIXED-MEDIA CREATIONS, THE VARIETY AND TALENT ON DISPLAY MAKE THIS EVENT TRULY ONE OF A KIND. BUT AT ITS HEART. HEART, ART, AND THE SQUARE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT COMMUNITY. ORGANIZED ENTIRELY BY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, THE EVENT HAS RAISED, TO DATE, OVER $3.5 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. THIS YEAR'S THEME, WILD ABOUT ART, BRINGS AN ADDED SENSE OF CREATIVITY AND FUN TO THE EXPERIENCE. YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHY I'M TALKING TO YOU FROM PROSPECT STREET, IN BETWEEN THE POST OFFICE AND CHICO'S. WELL, IT'S BECAUSE WE WERE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THIS IS GOING TO BE THE NEW LOCATION OF OUR KIDS' ZONE. DESIGNED FOR EVEN MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN. GUESTS CAN ENJOY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ON TWO STAGES, EXPLORE THE BISTRO WALK WITH FOOD AND DRINKS, AND SPEAKING OF ENTERTAINMENT, SATURDAY NIGHT SIDELINER IS SPORT WITH NATIVE JUSTIN MASON. JUSTIN BRINGS A DYNAMIC COUNTRY SOUND, SHAPED BY GENERATIONS OF MUSIC. DURING ALL THREE DAYS OF THE EVENT, 200 SAPLINGS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AS PART OF THE 2026 TREES IN 2026 INITIATIVE, A CITYWIDE EFFORT TO GROW OUR URBAN CANOPY. IN CELEBRATION OF SOUTHLAKE'S 70TH BIRTHDAY. IF YOU'RE A SOUTHLAKE RESIDENT, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE TRIP TO THE SOUTHLAKE PARK. THEM, LOOK FOR THE GREEN TENT LABELED EXPERIENCE SOUTHLAKE DURING THE EVENT TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE SAFFRON. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 2026 TREES IN 2026 INITIATIVE, PLEASE VISIT EXPERIENCESTOUTLAKETEXAS.COM. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, ART IN THE SQUARE HAS REFLECTED THE SPIRIT OF SOUTHLAKE. OUR FESTIVAL BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, SUPPORTS MEANINGFUL CAUSES, AND CELEBRATES CREATIVITY. AS WE MARK 70 YEARS OF THE CITY, IT'S TRADITIONS LIKE ART IN THE SQUARE THAT REMIND US HOW FAR WE'VE COME AND HOW BRIGHT OUR [00:35:01] FUTURE IS. ARDEN SQUARE RUNS APRIL 24-26. TO SEE A FULL LIST OF HOURS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT ARDENSQUARE.COM. THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S SOUTH LAKE CITY SPOTLIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU AT ARDEN SQUARE. WELL DONE, KATHY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS THE TWO LADIES WHO ARE ABOUT TO COME UP WILL TELL YOU, IT'S AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. I GET A LITTLE BIT CLIPPED. IF YOU HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN AGE TO KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. BUT I GET A LITTLE CHOKED UP. BECAUSE WHAT WE DO AS A TEAM AND AS A GROUP OF, IT TAKES ABOUT 1,000 VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR TO PUT THIS ON. IT'S TREMENDOUS. AND WE, YOU KNOW, IN THINKING ABOUT JEFF WANG AND HIS AWARD, WE ALSO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME BACK YEAR OVER YEAR AND VOLUNTEERED FOR US AND FOR. FOR WHAT WE'RE ABOUT. SO NEXT, I WANT TO INVITE JULIE DOYLE AND CARMEN EVANS UP TO THE PODIUM. JULIE'S THE FIRST ONE WALKING DOWN IF YOU DON'T KNOW THESE LADIES. SHE'S IN CHARGE OF OUR DINING EXPERIENCE AT ART IN THE SQUARE. CARMEN EVANS IS OUR SPONSORSHIP CHAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE, AND SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THINGS SPONSORSHIP, AMONG A LOT OF OTHER THINGS SHE DOES DURING THE YEAR AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. SO, PILAR, IF YOU CAN, I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE, LET'S SEE WHAT THAT IS. YES. OKAY, JULIE, YOU'RE ON. OH, I'M ON. THERE, I'M ON. AND HERE, YOU'RE ON. YES. I'M RIGHT THERE. HELLO. WELCOME BACK. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. AS KATHY SAID, I AM JULIE DOYLE, AND THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR TO BE THE FOOD CHAIR, SO I'M A NEWBIE COMPARED TO MOST OF THEM. AND KATHY, A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 20 YEARS WORKING ON THIS. WE HAVE A LOT OF THE BEST LITTLE FAVORITES RETURNING THIS YEAR. WE'VE GOT... FAVORITE CORN DOGS, FUNNEL CAKES, ROASTED CORN, GYROS, THE CREPES, LOTS OF FROZEN TREATS. COFFEE TRUCK WILL BE BACK, AND WE HAVE OUR NEWEST ONE, THIS FRESCO TACO SPOT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE THIS YEAR. SO YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE THE TACOS. BUT WE ARE, AND THERE'S MIKE UP THERE, WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP THE PEEP STORE THIS YEAR CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THEIR SAME SPOT AS USUAL NEAR THE STAGE, BUT THIS YEAR THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR NEW TRAILER. SO WE'RE... WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON THIS THIS YEAR. AND MIKE AND HIS GANG ARE ANXIOUS TO BE OUT HERE. AND THEIR ACTUAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY IS SUNDAY AT THE FESTIVAL. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING IT KIND OF A BIG DEAL. SO PLEASE STOP BY AND SUPPORT THEM. FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING FIRE AND POLICE, FOR DOING FOOD. THEY HAVE HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY. EVERYTHING FROM INSPECTIONS TO TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR FOOD VENDORS GET IN AND OUT SAFELY AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING RUNS WELL, AS WELL AS I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THE TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEIR INSPECTORS ARE VERY HELPFUL. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GIVE THEM A BAD RAP BECAUSE THEY EXPECT A LOT, BUT THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ME AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND I APPRECIATE THEY. COME OUT WITH A WHOLE GROUP OF INSPECTORS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY TO GO AT 4 O'CLOCK. AND THE LAST THREE YEARS, I'VE 100. 100% SUCCESS RATE BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN PASSING. SO WE HAVE SOME GREAT VENDORS. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER. JULIE, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION BEFORE WE MOVE OVER. KATHY MENTIONED SOMETHING. THERE'S SOME RUMOR ABOUT JACK DANIELS SLURPEES. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE, BUT CAN YOU CONFIRM THOSE RUMORS? YES. OVER THERE WILL BE FROZEN BEVERAGES, THE WHISKEY AND COKE. DEBUT LAST YEAR, VERY POPULAR AND IT WILL BE BACK. SO, WE'LL SEE YOU OVER AT THAT TIME, OKAY? I'LL SEE YOU THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. CARMEN, YOU'RE UP. HI, I'M CARMEN EVANS. I'VE BEEN DOING SPONSORSHIP. I WASN'T GOING TO SPILL THE BEANS, BUT SHE DID FOR TWO DECADES. AND I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT. I'VE GOT TWO SLIDES FOR YOU, CARMEN. I'VE GOT THIS ONE AND THEN ONE MORE COMING, SO. DO YOU WANT ME TO STOP? NO, NO, I'VE GOT TWO SLIDES FOR YOU. OH, OKAY. YEAH, I WAS IMMEDIATELY ADDICTED TO ART IN THE SQUARE IN 2001 WHEN WE MOVED HERE, AND BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED EVER SINCE. FOUND MY LANDING IN SPONSORSHIP. I CAN'T GIVE IT AWAY, SO I JUST KEEP DOING IT, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME WHY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S EIGHT MONTHS OF WORK, AND WHY DO YOU DO IT? AND I CAN TELL YOU TWO REASONS. ONE IS, THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I'VE FORMED OVER THE YEARS ARE SO SPECIAL TO ME. THE LARGE SPONSORS THAT [00:40:01] I'VE WORKED WITH FOR, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS. I DID GIVE IT UP FOR TWO YEARS. I DIDN'T DO IT FOR TWO YEARS, BUT THEY QUICKLY HANDED IT BACK TO ME AFTER THE YEAR THAT THEY DID SPONSORSHIP. SO THAT'S WHEN I THINK 20 YEARS, I REALLY DIDN'T DO IT FOR 20 YEARS. BUT THE SPONSORSHIPS THAT I FORMED AND CREATED FOR ART IN A SQUARE AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM OF THE FESTIVAL GOING, REALLY MEAN A LOT TO ME. THE OTHER IS... TO HAVE NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE MOVING INTO SOUTHLAKE, ANOTHER STRETCH FOR DOLLARS ALREADY. THEY'VE ALREADY PUT SO MUCH INTO THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORES THAT THEY'RE OPENING UP IN TOWN SQUARE OR ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHLAKE. YOU KNOW, AND IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO GIVE ME THEIR SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS TO HAVE A TENT AT ARDEN SQUARE. BUT WHEN I SEE THOSE BUSINESSES LAUNCH BEFORE, THEY'VE EVEN OPENED THE DOORS OF THEIR BUSINESS... SCENT HOUND, FOR AN EXAMPLE, IS ONE OF THEM. RECOAT REVOLUTION, THE FLOOR BUSINESS THAT MY SON NOW WORKS FOR, LAST YEAR. TO SEE THOSE BUSINESSES LAUNCH THROUGH ART IN THE SQUARE IS JUST REALLY A REAL SATISFACTION FOR ME. SO THAT IS MY CONNECTION. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL, THE FIRE, THE POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I MEAN, THEY'RE WITH US THROUGH THE WHOLE PLANNING STAGES, BUT IN THE MIDST OF ART, THE SQUARE, WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG, AND THE HELP THAT THEY OFFER IS SO IMMEDIATE AND SO... AND, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST PREVENT ANY FAILURE. AND FOR THAT, YEAH, WE REALLY ARE APPRECIATIVE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. PILAR, CAN YOU DO ONE MORE SLIDE? THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO CARMEN'S WORK EVERY YEAR. ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, YOU SAW METHODIST. THIS IS METHODIST'S FOURTH YEAR WITH US AS OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY ARE SUCH A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN HOSPITAL. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. DAY. THEY CHERISH GIVING BACK AND WHAT THE ORGANIZATION THEY SUPPORT DO, INCLUDING OURS. THEY LOVE OUR MISSION. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THEM? THIS IS PHENOMENAL WORK, CARMEN. I DON'T WANT TO CORRECT YOU IN THIS MEETING HERE, BUT I THINK WE'RE AT 3.6. WELL, I'LL TAKE THAT. I'LL TAKE THAT CORRECTION. IN FACT, I'M GOING TO GO HOME AND LOOK IT UP. THAT'S A GOOD CORRECTION. IN MY LETTER THAT I SENT OUT TO MY CO-SPONSORS IN OCTOBER, I THINK. I THINK WE'RE AT 3.6 NOW, YEAH. SO HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE'LL GO AT 3.7, 3.8, MAYBE. BUT YEAH, SOME OF THESE UP HERE, THESE SPONSORS UP HERE HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE NEW THIS YEAR, STRETCH ZONE. I'VE HAD THEM BEFORE, BUT NOT IN A BIG WAY. THEY'LL BE FEATURED AT THE... I COULD SAY THE VINEYARD, BUT Y'ALL DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS. BUT YOU'LL SEE THE BOUGIE WINE TENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE CHANDELIERS. IT'S VERY NICE. COME AND VISIT US THERE. COOK, CHILDREN'S, EVERYBODY ELSE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME. AND THEN I HAVE THIS YEAR NEW CALIFORNIA CLOSETS, WHICH IS MOVING IN ON 1709 IN SOUTH LAKE, AND FRED'S STAIR DANCE STUDIO. THEY'LL BE PERFORMING A LITTLE BIT OUT THERE, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WONDERFUL JOB. NOT ONLY YOU TWO LADIES, BUT I HAVE A TEAM OF 16 WOMEN WHO DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB HANDLING ALL OF THE PIECES OF THE FESTIVAL. AND TOGETHER, WE MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND, YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, DON'T RUN AWAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. I KNOW KATHY'S GOT HER SHIRT ON, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE. SO WE'LL SEE IF IT'S GOING ON. AND THEN, IF YOU COULD, PUT THAT ONE LAST SLIDE UP. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE OTHER HUGE PIECE OF THIS IS THE ART AND THE ARTISTS. WE ARE A JURIED ART FESTIVAL, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO APPLY. WE RECEIVE CLOSE TO 01,000 APPLICATIONS EACH YEAR. WE ARE TYPICALLY RANKED IN THE TOP TEN NATIONALLY FOR OUR ART. THE ARTISTS THAT COME TO OUR FESTIVAL, THEY ARE VERY PICKY ON WHERE THEY APPLY, AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS BLESSED TO HAVE SOME PHENOMENAL ART, SO MAKE SURE YOU COME CHECK THAT OUT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A MENTION THAT TERRY MESSING COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, OR SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE WITH YOU LADIES TALKING ABOUT THAT PIECE OF IT, AND SHE AND HER TEAM DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. I ALSO DO WANT TO THANK... ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL DID RSVP TO THE PARTY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. ABBY TOLD ME THAT SHE THREATENED I WOULD CALL Y'ALL OUT IF YOU HAD AN RSVP. I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE RSVP. YEAH, Y'ALL WOULD HAVE CALLED US OUT. I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU OUT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THAT PICTURE. THANK [6. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session. ] [00:46:34] YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR CONSENT AGENDA, AND I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY. AND I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAD A LATE SUBMITTAL FOR ITEM 9C, REQUESTING TO TABLE THAT INDEFINITELY. SO WE'LL MOVE 9C FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AND VOTE. TABLE ITEM 9C. KATHY, IT'S ALL YOURS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. LET ME GET ORGANIZED HERE. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 4A, APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 03, 2026, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM 4B, APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 25, 2026 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WORKSHOP. ITEM 4C, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-010, AMENDING SECTION 704, QUOTE, VACATION LEAVE, UNQUOTE, OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 4D, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-011, AMENDING SECTION 705, QUOTE, SICK LEAVE, END QUOTE, OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 4E, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-012, AMENDING SECTION 603, QUOTE, OVERTIME AND THANK YOU. COMPENSATORY TIME END QUOTE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 4F, A PROVEN ENCROACHMENT AND JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WROUGHT IRON FENCE WITHIN A VARIABLE WIDTH DRAINAGE EASEMENT. LOCATED AT 1029 SHADY OAKS DRIVE. ITEM 4G, SCN 26-0001 T-MOBILE SMALL CELL NETWORK NODE AND NODE SUPPORT POLE WITHIN THE NORTH PAYTONVILLE AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY, LOCATED AT 1191 NORTH PAYTONVILLE AVENUE. ITEM 4H, EXCLUDES THE ABSENCE OF PLANNING AND ZONING VICE CHAIRMAN MICHAEL FOREMAN AND COMMISSIONER MICHAEL SPRINGER FROM THE MARCH 5, 2026, REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. ITEM 4I, EXCLUDES THE ABSENCE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER LAURA GUNTER AND DAVID CUNNINGHAM FROM THE APRIL 9, 2026, REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. ADDING ITEM 9C, WHICH IS TABLING ITEM 9C, WHICH... .W.A.S. TO APPROVE A DRIVEWAY VARIANCE TO ALLOW 2150 EAST DOVE ROAD TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE DRIVEWAY ONTO EAST DOVE ROAD IN LIEU OF CONSTRUCTING A SHARED DRIVEWAY. REQUIRED AS PART OF THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR F THROOP, F THROOP NUMBER 1511, LOTS 57R AND 58R, NOTING WE ARE, THE APPLICANT IS ASKED TO TABLE THIS REQUEST. AND THAT'S IT FOR WHAT WE HAVE ON CONSENT AGENDA CURRENTLY. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY PRESENTATIONS ON ANY OF THOSE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, OR ANY SUGGESTIONS ON ANYTHING TO MOVE FROM REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR, THE ONLY QUESTION I WOULD HAVE WOULD BE ON. C, D, AND E ON THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. AT THE END OF EACH MOTION, IT SAYS, AND ESTABLISH A START DATE. DO WE NEED TO DO THAT, OR IS STACY OR CHIEF LANKER OR SOMEBODY GOING TO GIVE US THAT DATE? JUNE 20TH IS THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SO THE MOTION WOULD HAVE THAT. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO ASK COUNCIL ABOUT OUR TWO SIGN ITEMS, 9A AND 9B. 9A IS THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR THE DESIGN AREA, AND 9B IS FOR GATEWAY. BLUE BAKE TORTILLA. 9A AND 9B, THE SIGN APPLICATIONS. ANYONE WANT TO KEEP THOSE ON REGULAR OR MOVE THEM TO CONSENT? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON BOTH, ACTUALLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL KEEP THEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND TAKE THEM UP IN DUE COURSE. ANY PRESENTATIONS ON ANYTHING THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, WE WILL VOTE ON THAT DURING THE REGULAR SESSION. SO [00:50:03] WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OPEN ALL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR SESSION. AND THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IN THE REGULAR SESSION IS TO GO INTO 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 I'LL CHECK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ON HOW LONG WE'LL BE IN EXEC SESSION. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL PROBABLY BE BACK HERE AT 7 O'CLOCK. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. ALL RIGHT, [1. Call to order. ] I'LL CALL OUR MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 7.04. IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. [3.A. Mayor’s Report ] THANK YOU, KATHY. NEXT UP IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT. WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING IN A MONTH BECAUSE OUR SECOND MEETING IN MARCH FELL DURING CAROL ISD SPRING BREAK, SO WE CANCELED THAT. NOT A LOT OF ACTION HERE IN TOWN HALL AS FAR AS HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BUT IT'S BEEN A REALLY BUSY MONTH, WITH A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNITY EVENTS, CHARITY FUNDRAISERS. IT REALLY IS UPLIFTING TO SEE HOW SO MANY OF THESE CHARITIES... WE DO SO WELL IN SOUTHLAKE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO GO TO, A LOT OF THINGS TO DONATE TO AND SPONSOR, BUT IT REALLY WARMS MY HEART TO SEE THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, THAT CONTRIBUTE AND GIVE BACK TO OUR NONPROFITS AND OUR CHARITIES IN SO MANY WAYS. I THINK THE LAST ONE WE JUST HAD WAS THE MESQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION. OF COURSE, METROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS. THE ROTARY CLUB HAD THEIR EVENT AT THE PEROT HANGAR AT ALLIANCE AIRPORT. SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION BENEFITING THE AMERICAN LEGION. SO IT REALLY IS IMPRESSIVE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE GIVE SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME, AND FRANKLY, SO MUCH OF THEIR MONEY TO SUPPORT THESE LOCAL ENDEAVORS, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT, VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THAT. SO IT WAS A BUSY LAST FEW WEEKS, WITH EVENTS ALMOST EVERY WEEK, BUT WE'RE GLAD TO BE A PART OF THAT. ALSO COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS, THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE HERE EARLIER HEARD ABOUT FEEDSOR BARBECUES. 25TH ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP DURING ART IN THE SQUARE ON THAT SUNDAY, I THINK IT IS, APRIL 26TH. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. THAT'S A GREAT FAMILY BUSINESS SUCCESS STORY. AND WE HAVE A VIDEO TO CELEBRATE THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS COMING OUT ON MONDAY MORNING ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. COMING UP AS FAR AS EVENTS, IN MAY, WE HAVE THE RUN FOR RELEASE FUN RUN, AND THAT'S TO SUPPORT THE SWIM FOR RELEASE FOUNDATION. GREAT FAMILY, GREAT FAMILY STORY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BRINGS IN A HUGE CROWD. THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN IN GATEWAY CHURCH'S PARKING LOT ON A SATURDAY MORNING, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WE WILL HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL TEAM PARTICIPATING, AS WE ALWAYS DO. WE ARE SPRINTERS. WE DON'T DO THE MARATHON PART. WE DO THE ONE-MILE FUN RUN. USING THE RUN WORD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT LITERALLY, IT'S A BRISK WALK, SOMETIMES WITH OUR COFFEE IN HAND, BUT WE'RE THERE. YEAH, BUT WE'RE THERE. SO LOOK FOR THAT IN MAY, WITH THE RUN FOR RELEASE OVER AT GATEWAY CHURCH PARKING LOT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IN JUNE, IT WILL BE THE SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS BANQUET AND [3.B. City Manager’s Report] MORE TO COME ON THAT. SO THAT'S IT FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ALLISON ORKOWSKI FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR YOU TONIGHT, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK POLICE CHIEF ASHLEY CASEY TO STEP FORWARD. SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RECENT REACCREDITATION AWARD. I AGREE. ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INC., OR, AS YOU MAY KNOW IT, CALEA. ON MARCH 14, 2026, ACCREDITATION MANAGER ROLAND DEGRAW, CAPTAIN MILES JENKINS, AND I APPEARED BEFORE THE CALEA COMMISSION IN TUCSON, ARIZONA. TO ACCEPT THE FORMAL AWARD. THIS LATEST ACHIEVEMENT REPRESENTS OVER 25 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS ACCREDITED STATUS SINCE OUR INITIAL ACCREDITATION IN 2000. WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT. IN ADDITION, SINCE 2015, THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED THE CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED MERITORIOUS ACCREDITATION WITH EXCELLENCE, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST DISTINCTION AVAILABLE UNDER COLEA'S GOLD STANDARD PROCESS. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY AN AWARD. IT REPRESENTS A SUSTAINED, ORGANIZATION-WIDE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN HOW WE SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. TO GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2,700 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF ONLY 30 IN TEXAS THAT IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED, REPRESENTING ABOUT 1%. AS YOU KNOW, ACCREDITATION IS [00:55:01] RELATIVELY COMMON IN INDUSTRIES SUCH AS THE MEDICAL FIELD AND HIGHER EDUCATION, AND IN POLICING, CALEA IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE GOLD STANDARD IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION. IT INVOLVES A CONTINUOUS, RIGOROUS PROCESS, WITH ADHERENCE TO 466 NATIONAL STANDARDS AND OVER 1,300 BULLETS ATTACHED. TO THOSE STANDARDS ACROSS NINE MAJOR AREAS OF POLICE OPERATIONS, FROM TRAINING TO HIGH-RISK AREAS LIKE USE OF FORCE AND PURSUITS, TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE PROCESS INCLUDES INTERNAL ASSESSMENT, INDEPENDENT ON-SITE PEER REVIEW, PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, AND COMMISSION REVIEW. THIS CYCLE REPEATS EVERY FOUR YEARS, WITH ANNUAL EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED IN BETWEEN. EACH REACCREDITATION IS A FULL, INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF HOW WE OPERATE TODAY. NOT JUST A RECOGNITION OF PAST PERFORMANCE. EVERY ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED BY DIFFERENT PEER ASSESSORS WITH A UNIQUE SET OF FOCUS AREAS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE DON'T SIMPLY RECEIVE CREDIT FOR PRIOR REACCREDITATION AWARDS. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE CITY'S PRIORITIES IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY TRUST. ACCREDITATION PROVIDES INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL VALIDATION THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATES WITH INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PROFESSIONALISM. AND IT ASSURES THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE NOT SIMPLY STATING WE MEET HIGH STANDARDS. WE'RE BEING OBJECTIVELY EVALUATED AND CONFIRMED BY A NATIONAL BODY. SECOND IS ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE. ACCREDITATION ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY'S STRATEGIC FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY. OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, AND HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERY. IT ENSURES OUR POLICY, OUR TRAINING, AND OUR DAILY OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT, MEASURABLE, AND ALIGNED WITH BEST PRACTICES. FROM A GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE, ACCREDITATION IS ALSO A KEY PART OF OUR BUSINESS. ALSO A CRITICAL RISK MITIGATION TOOL. IT ENSURES OUR POLICIES ARE LEGALLY SOUND AND PROFESSIONALLY VETTED. IT STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO DEFEND OUR DECISIONS AND OUR ACTIONS. AND IT REDUCES EXPOSURE RELATED TO LIABILITY, COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL GAPS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ACCREDITATION REINFORCES A CULTURE WHERE EXPECTATIONS ARE CLEARLY DEFINED, ACCOUNTABILITY IS CONSISTENT, AND OUR TEAM MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN OUR LARGER MISSION. THIS HELPS STRENGTHEN OUR RECRUITMENT, OUR RETENTION, AND OUR OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE. SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS NOT THE RESULT OF A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR UNIT. INSTEAD, IT REFLECTS A DEPARTMENT-WIDE EFFORT, WHERE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS, AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF ALL CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SUCCESS. OUR POLICIES ARE NOT JUST WRITTEN. THEY ARE FOLLOWED, EVALUATED, AND IMPROVED UPON. AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IS EMBEDDED INTO OUR CULTURE AND OUR DAILY OPERATIONS. FROM THE NEWEST EMPLOYEE TO OUR COMMAND STAFF, THIS IS OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO DOING THE RIGHT THINGS THE RIGHT WAY EVERY DAY. WHILE THIS IS A DEPARTMENT-WIDE ACHIEVEMENT, I DO WANT TO COMMEND THREE OF OUR DEPARTMENT MEMBERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR PROFESSIONALISM AS WE PREPARE FOR THIS RECENT REACCREDITATION PROCESS. SPECIFICALLY, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ACCREDITATION MANAGER, ROLAND DEGRAW, CAPTAIN MILES JENKINS, AND SERGEANT JOSHUA ELLIS FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL WORK AND COORDINATION LEADING UP TO OUR FOUR-YEAR ON-SITE ASSESSMENT THIS PAST DECEMBER. UNFORTUNATELY, ROLAND AND CAPTAIN JENKINS WEREN'T ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT SERGEANT JOSHUA ELLIS IS HERE WITH US IN THE VERY BACK. AND I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR EFFORTS GOING TOWARDS THAT ACCREDITATION ON-SITE. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK, AND IT STARTS MONTHS IN ADVANCE. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE THREE MEMBERS WHO KIND OF LED THE WAY. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ROLAND, OUR ACCREDITATION MANAGER, HAS SERVED THE CITY IN HIS ROLE, IN THAT ROLE, FOR GOING ON 20 YEARS NOW, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT. SO INCREDIBLE THAT WHEN WE WERE SPEAKING BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THANK YOU. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STEAL THEM AWAY FROM US, SO I DECLINED TO TELL THEM WHAT OUR SECRET WAS IN KEEPING THEM HERE. WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOMEONE OF HIS CALIBER AND HIS EXPERTISE OVERSEEING AND GUIDING OUR ACCREDITATION PROCESS. FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T AWARE, ROLAND ALSO SERVES A DUAL ROLE AS THE ACCREDITATION MANAGER FOR BOTH THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO HE'S A VERY BUSY INDIVIDUAL, PARTICULARLY AT CERTAIN TIMES OF YEAR. SO AS I CLOSE, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THE DEPARTMENT'S NINTH REACCREDITATION AWARD DEMONSTRATES THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING AT THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, AND THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE MEASURABLE RESULTS. WHILE THIS RECOGNITION IS SIGNIFICANT, ACCREDITATION IS NOT THE FINISH LINE. OUR NEXT CYCLE HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND OUR ANNUAL REVIEWS CONTINUE. STANDARDS IN POLICING WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, AND SO MUST WE. THIS ENSURES WE REMAIN ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND THE HIGH SERVICE LEVELS OF THIS COMMUNITY. ULTIMATELY, ACCREDITATION REPRESENTS A SHARED COMMITMENT ACROSS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY TO SAFEGUARD THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS [01:00:02] ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS NOT ONLY WHERE WE ARE TODAY, BUT OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO WORKING TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE MOVING FORWARD. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM ON ANOTHER WELL-DESERVED AWARD. LET'S GIVE THE... WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO. A LOT OF IT'S BEHIND THE SCENES AND WE NEVER SEE IT OR KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR TEAM, YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS ROLE. FOR ME. AS THE DEPUTY CHIEF, NOW THE CHIEF, AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS. APPRECIATE IT. AND SOUTHLAKE'S REPUTATION, SOUTHLAKE'S POLICE DEPARTMENT REPUTATION IS RIGHT AT THE TOP. WHEN I SPEAK AT OTHER EVENTS OUTSIDE OF SOUTHLAKE, PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND KNOW WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS ALL ABOUT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE IN THAT REGARD. COUNCILMAN, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF CASEY? AND BEFORE YOU RUN OFF, IF WE COULD GET A PICTURE WITH YOU AND WHOEVER ELSE IS, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US, PLEASE, AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE DOWN HERE. AND WE'RE SORRY THAT THE OTHERS. TAKE THE PICTURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE [CONSENT AGENDA] ON THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT? ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE'LL GO BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE REVIEW THESE ITEMS DURING OUR WORK SESSION. WE ARE MOVING ITEM 9C FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO THE CONSENT AGENDA UPON THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO TABLE THAT ITEM. AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TAFFY TALLEY TO LEAD US ON THE MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4A THROUGH 4I, NOTING WE ARE ALSO ADDING 9C TO BE TABLED. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. NEXT UP, [5. Public Forum] IT'S AFTER 7 O'CLOCK, SO ITEM NUMBER 5 IS THE PUBLIC FORUM. THE PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR AGENDA. I SUSPECT A LOT OF YOU ARE. ARE HERE FOR AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT ARE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM. SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC FORUM. ANYONE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE, [6.A. Ordinance No. 480-714a, ZA26-0004, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan to include a variance to Masonry Ordinance No. 557, as amended, for the Westin Event Venue Addition at The Westin Hotel, on property described as Lot 1, Block 4, Gateway Church 114 Campus Addition and located at 1200 E. SH 114. Current Zoning: “S-P-1” Detailed Site Plan District. Requested Zoning: “S-P-1” Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #4. PUBLIC HEARING] I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM. NEXT UP, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 6A. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING IN ORDER ON THE AGENDA. ITEM 6A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-714A, CASE NUMBER Z826-0004, SECOND READING AND ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN AT THE WESTIN HOTEL FOR AN ADDITION THAT THEY'RE BUILDING. DENNIS, I THINK WE JUST NEED PROBABLY JUST A COUPLE QUICK SLIDES JUST TO MAYBE REFRESH OUR MEMORIES. THAT'S A GOOD ONE RIGHT THERE, AND TO SHOW ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IS THERE ANYTHING NEW SINCE THE FIRST READING? NO MAYOR, THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILO ON THIS ITEM? OR ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT TO SEE ANY OTHER SLIDES? DENNIS I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. NEXT, I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT, MR. BARHAM OR WHOEVER ELSE IS GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE. YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD, GO AHEAD. MY NAME'S PAUL BARHAM. I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS, FOR 40-PLUS YEARS. I LIVE AT 1354 CROSS TIMBER DRIVE. WELL, SINCE YOU'VE GOT A FULL [01:05:02] HOUSE HERE TONIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO TELL EVERYONE? AND REFRESH OUR MEMORIES? ON WHAT Y'ALL ARE ADDING TO THE WESTIN HOTEL? AND SORT OF THE TIME FRAME AND WHAT THIS EVENT SPACE IS GOING TO DO AND LOOK LIKE. SO, AS PRESENTED BEFORE, WE ARE... WE PLAN TO ADD THIS ADDITION, WE'RE CALLING IT THE JEWEL BOX. IT'S ABOUT A 3,500 SQUARE FOOT MEETING FACILITY, FOCUSED REALLY ON SOCIAL, BUSINESS, WEDDINGS, LUNCHEONS, SOME CORPORATE BUSINESS. WHAT WE'VE FOUND WITHIN THE CITY, A COUPLE OF THINGS, A LOT OF OTHER CITIES WANT WHAT WE HAVE, AND THE DEMAND FOR MEETING SPACE AT THE HOTEL HAS BEEN REALLY, VERY, VERY STRONG. SO THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO... BUILD SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE THAT WILL ENABLE US TO ATTRACT OTHER EVENTS AND MAINTAIN SORT OF THE REPUTATION OF THE HOTEL. IN NOT ONLY THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. VERY GOOD. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON ITEM 6A? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THERE'S A SECOND READING AND THAT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6A AND I'LL INVITE ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AT THE WESTIN HOTEL TO COME FORWARD. WE ALSO SENT OUT 24 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS, AND AS OF TODAY, NO RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. WE DID RECEIVE AN ONLINE SUBMITTAL FROM SAMANTHA DUBEK AT 3605 IRON MOUNTAIN RANCH COURT. REGARDING 6A, DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO RECORD OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM. AGAIN, I'VE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6A. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6A AND THE WESTIN HOTEL? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6A. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILO OR THE APPLICANT, OR ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PROCHEM WILLIAMSON WILL TAKE A MOTION WHEN YOU'RE READY. OKAY. YES, MAYOR COUSSARD. MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-714A, Z826-0004, SECOND READING AND ZONING CHANGE. SITE PLAN TO INCLUDE A VARIANCE TO MASON REORDINANCE NUMBER 557 AS AMENDED FOR THE WESTIN EVENT VENUE EDITION AT THE WESTIN HOTEL. ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 01, BLOCK 4, GATEWAY CHURCH, 114 CAMPUS EDITION AND LOCATED AT 1200 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114. AND SUBJECT TO STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 30, 2026, AND THE SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED JANUARY 30, 2026. NOTING THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES, VARIANCES FROM MASONRY ORDINANCE NUMBER 557-A AS AMENDED. IN SECTION 43.0.C.1.A. IN THE CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONE TO ALLOW COMPOSITE METAL PANELS AS THE PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIAL FOR THE EVENT VENUE ADDITION. NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SQUARE FOOT EVENT VENUE ADDITION, AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OUTDOOR GUEST AMENITY SPACE. NOTING THAT WE'RE ALSO APPROVING THE VARIANCE TO MASONRY ORDINANCE NUMBER 557-A AS AMENDED AND SECTION 43-0.C.1.A. IN THE QUARTER OVERLAY ZONE. WITHOUT COMPOSITE METAL PANELS AS THE PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIAL FOR THE EVENT VENUE, EDITION IS PRESENTED, AND NOTING THAT. THE USE OF THE VISUAL DISPLAY SCREEN IS LIMITED TO HOTEL EVENTS AND ADVERTISEMENTS FOR EVENTS HELD ON HOTEL PROPERTY AND WILL NOT BE VISIBLE OUTSIDE HOTEL PROPERTY. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 6A. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ITEM 6A IS APPROVED. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BARHAM. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT ADDITION. THANK [Items 7.A. & 7.B.] YOU, SIR. NEXT, WE'LL TAKE ITEM 7A AND 7B TOGETHER. ITEM 7A IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269-G, CP26-0005, FIRST READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. TO ADD A SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION FOR A LIMITED, LOW-INTENSITY LOCAL RETAIL SERVICE FOR 1170 THROUGH 1180 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD. AND ITEM 7B IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-842, CASE NUMBER Z825-0074, FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR SOUTHLAKE SNOW. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER. OF NORTH WHITECHAPEL AND WEST HIGHLAND BOULEVARD. THE CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY IS LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE FIRST ITEM, AS YOU DESCRIBED, IS A PROPOSAL TO ADD A SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION. IN ADDITION TO RETAINING THE LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY, TO ALLOW FOR LIMITED LOW-INTENSITY RETAIL [01:10:02] SERVICES AT THIS LOCATION. IF APPROVED, A TEXT AMENDMENT WOULD BE ADDED TO THE LAND USE PLAN. THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS AGRICULTURAL. THE NEXT ITEM IS A ZONING CHANGE, ALONG WITH THE SITE PLAN TO CHANGE ZONING FROM AGRICULTURAL TO SP1, DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT. THE PRINCIPAL USE WOULD REMAIN AS OPEN SPACE ON THIS PROPERTY. PROPERTY AND THE ADDED USE TO THE SP1 WOULD ALLOW FOR APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, ALONG WITH THE SUP. TO ALLOW FOR INDOOR, OUTDOOR SALES AND SERVICE OF SHAVED ICE, SNOW CONES, HOT CHOCOLATE AND SIMILAR FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS, ALONG WITH RELATED ACCESSORIES. THIS IS A VIEW FROM WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD, LOOKING WEST. THIS IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT, IF APPROVED, WOULD BE IMPROVED, BUT REMAIN THE SAME FOOTPRINT. THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING IN A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION FROM, OR SOUTHEAST DIRECTION FROM HIGHLAND. AND A VIEW LOOKING IN A SOUTHERN DIRECTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHLAND AND WATCHAP. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY. THE PROPOSAL WOULD INCLUDE DECOMPOSED TOP GRANITE PAVING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO MINIMIZE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE ON THE PROPERTY. THEIR INTENT IS TO PRESERVE ALL THE EXISTING TREE COVER ON SITE. WITH THE SUP, WHICH IF THIS IS PASSED ON FIRST READING, AT YOUR SECOND READING, THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS TO ALLOW FOR THE... FOR THE SHAVED ICE AND BEVERAGES. IF MOVED FORWARD, THE SITE PLAN FOR THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE DUMPSTERS AND SOME PICNIC BENCH AREAS IN THERE FOR MANAGEMENT OF TRASH AND ALSO FOR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS A LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IF THE SUP IS APPROVED. HOURS OF OPERATION THAT WOULD BE TIED TO THE SGP, FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 12 P.M. TO 7 P.M., OPERATING HOURS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, MAY TO SEPTEMBER, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 11 TO 9. AND DECEMBER TIMEFRAME, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, 12 TO 7. OFF SEASONS WOULD INCLUDE A PERIOD BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER AND JANUARY THROUGH MARCH, WHICH WOULD BE CLOSED. THESE ARE IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED THAT WOULD FOLLOW WITH THE SUP SHOULD THIS PASS ON FIRST READING. THE APPLICANT DID INCLUDE SIGNAGE FOR THE BUILDING UNDER THE SUP, WHICH SUPS DO PREVENT SIGNAGE TO BE PART OF THAT SUP. LAYOUT OF THE INTERIOR. THIS IS THE IMPROVED INTERIOR. WE SENT NOTICES OUT WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY AND WE'VE RECEIVED FOUR RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION. THESE WERE RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE 300-FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA AND WERE CARDS AND COMMENTS PRESENTED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE LAND USE AMENDMENT 4-0. THEY RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN 4-0, BOTH SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT AND REVIEW SUMMARIES. AND ON THE SUP, [01:15:01] THEY APPROVED THAT 4-0 AS WELL, NOTING THAT THE AREA OF THE SIGNS SHOWN WOULD BE PRESENTED IN A FORM THAT WOULD FIT CURRENT SIGN ORDINANCE REGULATIONS. AND WITH REGARD TO THEIR LIVE AREA. ALSO NOTING THAT THE TERM OF THE APPLICATION WOULD BE FOR THREE YEARS OR A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY. FURTHER NOTING THAT THE APPLICANT CONSIDERS SECURITY BARRIERS ON THE DRIVEWAYS DURING UNOCCUPIED OR CLOSED TIME FRAMES. ALSO, ENTRY AND EXIT SIGNAGE THAT WOULD CONFORM TO CURRENT SIGN STANDARDS AS FAR AS DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS. AND CONSIDER LANDSCAPE BARRIERS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY IN PROXIMITY TO THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE. THERE IS A REQUEST THAT THE APP CAN ALSO BRING MORE DETAIL RELATED TO THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE PROPERTY AND FINISH GRADE ON THE PROPERTY ONCE IMPROVED. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE? THANK YOU, DIRECTOR TILLOW. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS AT THIS POINT? I THINK WE'RE GOOD RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, DENNIS. THANK YOU. I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD. I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE YOUR PRESENTATION ALREADY LOADED UP, SO IF YOU COULD, JUST STATE YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES FOR THE RECORD AND THEN GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, I'M JOHN CORNELSON WITH EVOLVING TEXAS AT 3000 RACE STREET IN FORT WORTH. MITCHELL ALLEN, 1150. THE NORTH CHAPEL BOULEVARD, SALT LAKE, TEXAS. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, AND STAFF. AS I SAID, I'M HERE AS A CONSULTANT, BUT I'M ALSO A FRIEND OF THE MITCHELL FAMILY. I'VE BEEN A FRIEND OF MITCHELL FOR 20 YEARS. AND SO I'M PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. AS STAFF MENTIONED, THIS IS THE LOCATION. WE'LL JUST POINT OUT THAT IT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE NEW DAY CHURCH. AND WHEN MITCHELL BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, IT WAS A NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARK, AND THAT WAS DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED. AND IT IS THEIR DESIRE NOW TO PRESENT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CREATE AT THIS LOCATION THAT WILL MAKE THE CITY PROUD. YEAH, SO I'M MITCHELL ALLEN. I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST 20 YEARS MYSELF. I'VE GOT THREE KINDERGRADS OF MAY OR THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO LONG TERM, VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERING, REALLY INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. IS NOT ONLY TO KEEP PROPERTY IN A VERY SIMILAR STATE, BUT ALSO TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO GIVE BACK TO LOCAL CHARITIES AS WELL. SO THIS STARTED REALLY WITH AN IDEA THAT HIS SON, NATHAN, HAD. WE HAD A FEW CONVERSATIONS EARLY ON, AND WE REALIZED THIS WAS VERY OUT OF THE BOX. SO WE TOOK OUR TIME, WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND I THINK WE ENDED UP IN A GREAT PLACE. WE STAND HERE TONIGHT, HAVING CLEARED EVERY HURDLE SO FAR, TWO TO GO. I THINK THE SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST REALLY TELLS A STORY. WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IS CREATE, AND WHEN WE WORK WITH STAFF, HOW DO WE CREATE THE MOST NARROW PATH? THAT WILL RESTRICT THE ISSUES TO EXACTLY THIS AND THIS ONLY. AND SHOULD THIS BUSINESS CEASE TO EXIST, SHOULD THE ALLENS LEAVE, SHOULD THE SUNSET HAPPEN ON THE SUP? AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT IS OPEN SPACE. NO OTHER BUSINESS CAN GO HERE. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THAT IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT THIS IS EXACTLY FOR THE ISSUES AND ISSUES ONLY WITH THIS OWNER AND DOES NOT CARRY FORWARD. OUR CONCEPT PLAN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE NOTE IN THE STAFF'S PRESENTATION, THE FIRST SIDE PLAN WAS THE OLD VERSION, AND THEN THE SECOND ONE THAT SHOWED THE DUMPSTERS IS THE NEW VERSION. WE ACTUALLY FLIPPED THE ROUTING OF THE DRIVE, AS YOU SEE HERE, BASED ON A SUGGESTION FROM STAFF, THAT YOU ENTER OFF OF WHITECHAPEL AND EXIT ON HIGHLAND. SO THIS IS THE PLAN THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL ON. AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE, I WOULD SAY THIS, WE HAVE LISTENED TO PNC. WE'VE LISTENED TO EVERY MEETING WE'VE BEEN IN. WE'VE CONTINUALLY TRIED TO REFINE THINGS, NOT JUST FLIPPING THE DRIVE, BUT WE'VE BROUGHT SIGNAGE OPTIONS TONIGHT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE MONUMENT SIGNS AND REDUCED THEM TO 50% OF WHAT IS ALLOWED BY CODE, AND WE'VE ADDED A [01:20:01] DECORATIVE FENCE AS REQUESTED. STAFF MENTIONED THE LANDSCAPE PLAN YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, AND AGAIN, WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO KEEP WITH VERY TEXAS NATIVE MATERIALS, AND WE'VE ADDED THE DECORATIVE PINS YOU SEE THERE IN RED. CONCEPT ELEVATIONS, WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THIS. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE REALLY NOT WANTED TO TOUCH THE BUILDING, LEAVING THE EXACT STRUCTURE IN PLACE, MAKING, OF COURSE, PAINTING AND THAT TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS. WE WILL BE ADDING A RAMP FOR... HANDICAP PARKING AND WE HAD ONE HANDICAP PARKING SPACE THAT IS THE ONLY NEW CONSTRUCTION REALLY ON THE PROPERTY. AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. WE'VE MADE EVERY DECISION TO TRY TO NOT TOUCH THE EXISTING TREES, TO REALLY STAY AWAY FROM EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE. IT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WE WANT IT TO STAY SO. STAFF ALREADY WENT OVER THE HOURS. TRAFFIC IMPACT, WE HIRED DESHAZO. I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN DESHAZO PRESENTATIONS MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THEY'RE WELL RESPECTED. THEY'VE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR DECADES. AND WE FALL BELOW ALL THREE TIA. I WILL POINT OUT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF THE ROUNDABOUT. EVEN AFTER THIS DEVELOPMENT, AT PEAK HOUR, WE'RE STILL AROUND 1600 CARS. AND THEN THE CAPACITY OF THE ROUNDABOUT IS 2500 CARS PER HOUR. SIGNAGE OPTIONS, THIS IS WHAT PNZS HAS TO BRING YOU. WE HAVE TWO. ONE IS A BACKLIT CABINET. THEY BOTH FIT IN THE SAME GENERAL LOCATION. THEY BOTH LOOK... SIMILAR AS FAR AS RULING SOMETHING THAT KIND OF OLD SCHOOL FEEL, BUT THE OPTION IS EITHER A BACKLIGHT CABINET OR CAST METAL LETTERS WITH REVERSE BACKLIGHTING HALO EFFECT. AND AGAIN, IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A THIRD OPTION, WE'RE OPEN TO DISCUSSING THAT AS WELL. AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS PLAN, I MEAN, WE'VE PRESERVED EVERY TREE. WE HAVE JUST REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT. WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE THIS FEEL LIKE A PARK WHEN YOU WALK IN, LIKE A CAMPGROUND, AND REALLY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE INTENTION IS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY GOING FORWARD. THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE TOPOGRAPHIC SERVING. THAT'S WHAT THIS SAYS BEFORE YOU. WHAT IT SHOWS IS THAT THE EXISTING PAVEMENT UP AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT IS ABOUT FIVE FEET HIGHER THAN THE GRADE ON THE PROPERTY, AND SO THAT REALLY DOES FORM A BARRIER. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT, WELL, WOULD KIDS KIND OF RUN OFF IN THAT DIRECTION AND RUN TOWARD THE STREET? AND, AGAIN, WE'RE KEEPING EVERYTHING. IF YOU GO BACK A SLIDE UP FRONT, YOU CAN DO THAT. REALLY, THE ACTION, IF YOU WILL, THE PARKING IS ALL PULLED FURTHER SOUTH. WE HAVE THE WINDING TRAIL, WHICH IS DECOMPOSED GRANITE, BY THE WAY. AGAIN, WE WANTED TO HAVE NO IMPACT ON DRAINAGE WHATSOEVER, AND SO THAT'S BEEN OUR INTENTION. BUT, REALLY, EVERYTHING IS STAYING FURTHER SOUTH. BUT THEN THERE IS A NATURAL BARRIER OF GRAY, NOT TO MENTION EXTENSIVE MATURE TREES AND LANDSCAPE. THERE WAS A QUESTION AT PNZ ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY. THIS WILL, OF COURSE, HAVE 24-7 SURVEILLANCE, MONITORING, AND THE OWNER IS NEXT DOOR. I THINK YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW THAT, BUT LITERALLY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY, THAT'S THE ALLENS RESIDENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS JUST FOR A MOMENT. REMOVABLE BOLLARDS. THIS WAS A POINT OF DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AT PNC. THE IDEA BEING THAT IN THE OFF-SEASON, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME REMOVABLE BOLLARDS PLACED ACROSS THE DRIVEWAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM DRIVING IN THERE. AND WHILE WE HAVE A DESIGN OF THAT, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. THERE'S THE DESIGN REQUESTED BY COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO ARGUE THAT WE DON'T DO THAT FOR A COUPLE REASONS. FIRST OF ALL, THESE DRIVEWAYS HAVE BEEN THERE, RIGHT, FOREVER, RIGHT? AND SO IT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM. WHEN IT WAS A MOBILE HOME PARK, THEY WERE THERE WITHOUT BOLLARDS. AND REALLY, IN MY OPINION, IT'S SAFER TODAY THAN IT'S BEEN IN DECADES AT THAT PROPERTY, AND IT'S FUNCTIONING WITHOUT BOLLARDS TODAY. AND SO YOU HAVE SECURITY, YOU HAVE 24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE, AND YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO CAN LOOK FROM THEIR HALLWAY AND SEE THE PROPERTY AND REALLY BE ABLE TO WATCH IT, RIGHT? SO. I THINK I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE SAY NO, AND CERTAINLY WE'RE WILLING TO COMMIT TO, IF IT BECOMES A PROBLEM, ADDING THEM LATER. BUT I THINK MITCHELL WOULD LIKE TO, IF POSSIBLE, AGAIN, GO TO THAT, HOW DO WE KEEP THIS AS NATURAL LOOKING AS POSSIBLE AND NOT LOOK LIKE THE ENTRANCE TO A, YOU KNOW, SIX SLIDES. OKAY, WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE AS LOW-KEY AS POSSIBLE. SO WHY SUPPORT SOUTH LAKE SNOW? AGAIN, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE ALLEN FAMILY. THEY'VE [01:25:01] BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A FAMILY WANTS TO INVEST IN A WAY THAT MATTERS RIGHT HERE. MITCHELL HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH YOUTH OVER THE YEARS. HE WANTS TO CONTINUE THAT HERE. HIRING LOCAL STUDENTS. I LOVE THE PRESENTATION WE HAD IN WORK SESSION OF ALL THESE KIDS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK. AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LEARNING LAB, TO WORK WITH A REAL ENTREPRENEUR WHO CAN GUIDE THEM IN THAT IN THEIR FIRST JOB. AND ALSO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK. EVERY SALE IS GOING TO HAVE PROCEEDS THAT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO A CHARITY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR KIND OF FUN WAYS TO LET YOU PICK YOUR CHARITY, POSSIBLY THE COLOR OF YOUR CUP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THAT WILL DETERMINE WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THINGS LIKE THAT. AGAIN, 100% TREE PRESERVATION, ALMOST 85% OPEN SPACE. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS A VERY SPECIFIC DESIGN FOR THIS SITE, AND I THINK IT REALLY MATCHES THE CHARACTER AND VALUES OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. QUICK QUESTION ON THE BALLERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE COST OF THAT MIGHT BE? HAVE YOU PRICED THOSE YET? HAVEN'T PRICED THEM. I MEAN, IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. IT CERTAINLY ISN'T ABOUT MONEY, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. I THINK. EVERY COMMITMENT HE'S MADE ALONG THE WAY IS NOT ABOUT MONEY, BUT IT'S JUST ABOUT THE AESTHETIC. RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? GO AHEAD. YES. CAN YOU GO BACK TO A DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS WHERE THE FENCING IS GOING TO BE THAT YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT? RIGHT THERE. SO WHAT THAT IS, IT'S A SMALL, THREE-FOOT DECORATIVE FENCE THAT WAS REQUESTED. AND THAT'S AROUND THE WHOLE, AT LEAST, THOUGH? NO. NO, IT'S JUST THE TWO RED BARS THERE YOU SEE, ON EACH SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE. OH, SORRY, I MISSED THAT. MORE OF A DECORATIVE FEATURE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. REALLY, WE DON'T WANT TO PUT IT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PROPERTY. IT DOESN'T SERVE A LOT OF PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO KIND OF MARK THE ENTRANCE. WELL, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD, YOU KNOW. PERHAPS THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT THAT I HAD IN LISTENING TO THE BOLLARD DISCUSSION. I DON'T KNOW THAT, I'M A FAN OF THOSE AS WELL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD JUST INCORPORATE INTO THE FENCING SOME SORT OF GATE, AND IT WOULD BE EASY TO INDICATE THAT IT'S CLOSED WHEN IT'S CLOSED. BECAUSE I THINK, I MEAN, ONCE YOU'RE THERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THE OTHER SNOW COAT PLACE IS, AND THEY GO. AND SO IF THIS IS APPROVED AND YOU'RE THERE, YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND THAT YOU'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE TURNING IN WHEN IT'S NOT OPEN. SO I THINK SOME WAY OF IDENTIFYING THAT IT'S NOT IS A GOOD IDEA, WHETHER IT'S FOLLARDS OR SOME SORT OF GATE OR SOMETHING. QUESTION ABOUT THAT. WOULD YOU SEE THAT ONLY AT THE ENTRANCE HERE ON WHITECHAPEL, OR WOULD YOU SEE THAT AT THE EXIT? I MEAN, THAT SIGN WOULD BE CLEARLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE THE EXIT, NOT THE ENTRANCE. BUT WOULD YOU? WANT THAT IN BOTH LOCATIONS? I MEAN, POSSIBLY, BUT I THINK AS LONG AS YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ENTRANCE ONLY AND EXIT ONLY SIGNS SOMEWHERE. SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T GET CONFUSED AND MAKE THE WRONG DECISION. SO I THINK THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. AS YOU TALK THROUGH IT, MAYBE OTHERS HAVE OTHER IDEAS. I'LL SHOW YOU RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE CONTENT SITE PLAN ON THE LEFT SIDE, HALFWAY DOWN. THOSE ARE THE MONUMENT SIGNS THAT WOULD SHOW ENTRANCE AND EXIT. AND, AGAIN, THOSE ARE HALF THE SIZE, 50 PERCENT, OF WHAT'S ALLOWED. HAVE YOU THOUGHT AT ALL ABOUT HOW YOU CONTROL INTENSITY OF USE? AND WHAT I'M THINKING IS YOU BECOME POPULAR LIKE THE OTHER STAND-IN TOWN. YOU'RE CLOSE TO BICENTENNIAL PARK. I HAVE A TWO-BALL TEAM AND WE WIN AND WE WANT TO GO CELEBRATE. RANDY'S GOT A TEAM AND IT LOSES. THEY WANT TO GO AND, YOU KNOW, DROWN THEIR SORROWS IN A SNOW CONE. AND THEN A COUPLE OTHER TEAMS JUST WANT TO COME JUST FOR FUN. YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING. AND HOW, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE THAT MANY PEOPLE? YEAH, SO IT'S A, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE. POOR PEOPLE DROWNING IN THEIR SORROWS. AND SO DON'T. BUT I THINK THAT I'LL USE THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU JUST GAVE. COMPARED TO THAT, THERE'S TWO ACRES HERE OF USABLE GREEN SPACE. SO I THINK THAT FROM A USAGE STANDPOINT, THERE'S FAR MORE AVAILABLE SPACE AT THIS LOCATION THAN AT, SAY, THE OTHER LOCATION. AND SO HANDLING. MAYBE NOT THE ENTIRE SOUTH LAKE FOOTBALL TEAM OR DRAGON BEACH FOOTBALL TEAMS, BUT A TEAM OR TWO, I THINK WOULD BE REASONABLE AT THIS LOCATION. ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS YOUR HOURS. YOU, FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FROM 11 TO 9, I LOOKED AT THE CAROL CALENDAR, [01:30:02] AND THEIR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS MAY 21ST, AND THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS AUGUST 12TH OR 13TH. AND SO YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF SEPTEMBER. YOU'RE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND YOUR HOURS ARE GOING TO BE CONFLICTING WITH SCHOOL TIMES. SO THE IDEA ABOUT THESE TIMES, WE'RE SAYING, WHAT ARE THE BROADEST TIMES THAT WE WOULD WANT TO BE OPEN. AND SO NOT HAVING TO HAVE TO COME BACK ABOUT SPECIFIC TIMES. BUT, YES, SO DURING THOSE TIMES, IT'S UNLIKELY WE'RE GOING TO BE OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME OF CONFLICTING WITH SCHOOL. WELL, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, AND I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD IT FROM P&C, THAT PICKUP. FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, THAT'S ALL THE WAY UP PAST THE ROUNDABOUT, AND THEN YOU ADD SNOW CONE TRAFFIC, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM. YEAH. I MEAN, I LIVE RIGHT THERE. SO I TOTALLY GET THIS NOTION ABOUT IT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO FIX THE PICKUP PROBLEM FOR THE SCHOOL RIGHT THERE BECAUSE I FEEL IT BOTH WAYS. RIGHT. AND THEN IT ALSO GOES INTO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. BUT, YEAH, THE HOURS ARE. ARE WHAT WE PUT UP HERE. I THINK THAT PRIMARILY... DURING THE SHOULDER SEASON OF APRIL, RIGHT, IT'S DURING MAINLY ON THE WEEKENDS, AND WE PROBABLY WILL THEN EAT INTO THE SEASON THROUGH THE SUMMER. THANK YOU. WELL, I GUESS, TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT FRANCIS SAID ABOUT THE HOURS, IT SAYS YOU MIGHT BE OPEN DURING SCHOOL TRAFFIC HOURS, BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OPEN IN SEPTEMBER SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, YOU ARE. YEAH. SO. I THINK THE INTENTION HERE, AGAIN, IS TO SHOW KIND OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE VERSUS WHAT WILL BE NECESSARILY BE LESS THAN THIS. AND I THINK PART OF THAT IS THAT, AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE STUDENT-OPERATED, RIGHT? AND SO WERE TO DO THAT, YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO BE IN HOURS WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL. THAT'S THE INTENTION. ALSO, STUDENTS WILL BE CUSTOMERS, RIGHT? SO IF YOU'RE OPEN AT 11 O'CLOCK DURING SCHOOL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS. SO I THINK THIS WAS JUST TO PROVIDE A BROAD. STROKE OF HOW WE SEE THE SEASONS, WE COULD CERTAINLY REFINE THAT DOWN AND WORK ON THAT. YEAH, I THINK IT'D BE, I THINK, HOWEVER THIS GOES FORWARD, IT'D BE WISE TO THINK ABOUT THAT, PERHAPS. I WOULDN'T WANT TO CONSIDER THIS UNLESS... I KNEW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF OPTION DURING, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU'RE BY THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S CRAZY, AS YOU KNOW, MAYBE MODIFYING WHEN IT'S OPEN DURING THE, YOU KNOW, TWO TO FOUR PICKUP TIME. I'D BE INTERESTED. I'M SEEING SOMETHING WRONG. YEAH. I THINK BUILDING ON THAT A LITTLE BIT, CLARIFYING QUESTION. SO NORTHBOUND ON WHITE'S CHAPEL, THAT'S IMMEDIATE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT, RIGHT OFF OF HIGHLAND, AND RIGHT OFF OF WHITE'S CHAPEL. NO, SO IT'S RIGHT IN ON WHITECHAPEL. OH, EXCUSE ME. I MEAN, RIGHT IN OFF OF WHITECHAPEL. AND THEN, ON HIGHLAND, IT'S STILL BOTH. AND YOU'RE ALLOWED TO GO BOTH DIRECTIONS CURRENTLY. BUT I THINK WHAT LAYERS ONTO THIS PROBLEM IS IF IT'S OPEN AT ALL DURING SCHOOL HOURS, YOU'VE GOT STUDENTS COMING WHO ARE, EVERYBODY NOW IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT TO ENTER. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH. AND IT WILL BE BUSY. I KNOW YOU SAY 11 O'CLOCK DURING SCHOOL HOURS, IT WON'T BE, BUT IT WILL BE. THEY MOVE FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS, AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE OFF BLOCKS. THERE'S A LOT OF TIME THERE. PERHAPS THE APPROVAL, IF IT WERE APPROVED, WOULD BE THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT REAL SIMPLE THAT WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, THE HOURS ARE 4 TO 9, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THAT COMPLETELY TAKES THAT OFF THE TABLE, IF THE HOURS ARE 4 TO 9 DURING SCHOOL. BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS. BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WHEN THE CONVERSATION STARTED WITH THE COURT OR COMMITTEE, THERE WAS LANGUAGE IN THAT TRANSCRIPT REFERRING TO A DRIVE-IN. DID THAT MEAN DRIVE-IN, JUST DRIVE-IN AND PARKING IT, OR WAS THERE AT THE TIME CONSIDERATION FOR A DRIVE-IN, OR ARE YOU STILL ASKING FOR A DRIVE-IN? WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A DRIVE-IN. WHAT THAT MEANS IS A DRIVE-THROUGH. THERE WON'T BE A DRIVE-THROUGH. THIS IS DRIVE-IN, PARK, AND WALK-UP. THERE'S A WALK-UP WINDOW, AND IT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ALSO FOR HANDICAPPED VISITORS VIA RAMPS. THAT'S GOING TO BE A WALK-UP WINDOW. OKAY. AND THEN THIS WOULD BE BASED ON THE EXHIBIT, ON THE SIGNAGE. THIS WOULD BE A LIT SIGN IN THE EVENING, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. SO I WANTED TO PICK UP ON THAT. MOSTLY QUESTIONS I HAVEN'T ANSWERED ALREADY. BUT ON THE SIGN, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE DATES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MAYBE SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER, YOU MAY NOT EVEN NEED A LIT SUN, RIGHT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'RE OPEN TODAY, AND SUN SETS AT, WHAT, LIKE 730 OR 744, I THINK, THE WAY THEY LOOK. AND SO YOU REALLY WOULDN'T EVEN NEED THAT. [01:35:01] I DON'T KNOW. IF I WAS A NEIGHBOR, THAT I WOULD WANT A LIT SIGN GOING ON, YOU KNOW, AT NIGHT AS WELL. SO I'D PROBABLY BE AGAINST THE LIT SIGN PORTION. BUT I'LL WAIT AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE COME UP WITH. YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE FOR THE DIRECTION OF THIS, BUT I THINK WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS FROM A RIGHT-IN, RIGHT-OUT PERSPECTIVE, AND YOU'RE DRIVING NORTH ON WHITECHAPEL, YOU'RE GOING AROUND THE CIRCLE, AND YOU'RE COMING SOUTH TO TURN RIGHT. AND THEN YOU'RE KIND OF GOING RIGHT UP NORTH, RIGHT? SO YOU'RE ALMOST DOING A U-TURN. TO ME, JUST FROM AN ACCESS STANDPOINT, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE SEE IT ON 114, RIGHT? LIKE WISE TRAVEL. BACKED UP BECAUSE THERE'S A BEND IN THE ROAD AND PEOPLE JUST GET EMOTIONAL AND THE CHAPTER BREAKS AND EVERYBODY'S ACTUALLY RACING. EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, IT BACKS UP, BACKS UP. AND SO I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE STACKING GOING IN HERE. UM, AND SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ALLEVIATE THAT. AND WHAT MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IS TO MOVE, UM, YOU KNOW, TWO OR ALL THREE OF THOSE, UH, PARKING PODS, SO, SO TO SPEAK, AND MOVE THEM FURTHER DOWN, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, AT THE END, WHERE YOU HAVE SPACE, OR FURTHER IN, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I JUST THINK THAT'LL ALLOW FOR MORE STACKING INTERIOR TO THE SITE BEFORE YOU START PARKING AND WALKING IN. THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S AN EASY ADJUSTMENT FOR US. IN FACT, THE FIRST TWO ON THE RIGHT, I DON'T PERSONALLY THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE REMOVE THOSE, THAT KEEPS THOSE TWO PEOPLE FROM WALKING ACROSS THE DRIVE TO GET TO THE BUILDING, AND EVERYTHING KIND OF STAYS MORE INTERNAL. THAT'S ANOTHER THING, RIGHT. AND WE HAVE AMPLE ROOM, AS YOU SAID, TWO ACRES TO RELOCATE THOSE TWO, AND EVEN THE ONE THAT'S ON THE INSIDE, WHICH I PERSONALLY THINK HAS A GOOD ONE, BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE SHADE AND THE TREES, BUT THE OTHER TWO, FOR SURE. YEAH. THAT'S ANOTHER THING IS PEOPLE ARE WALKING ACROSS THAT DRIVE WITH ACCESS UP TO IT. SO, YEAH, I WOULD SAY, I MEAN, I REALLY LIKE THIS IDEA. I SAID THE SAME THING IN THE CORRIDOR. I JUST DON'T LOVE THE LOCATION FOR IT. I REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING ON BOARD WITH THIS LOCATION FOR THIS BECAUSE I REALLY WORRY ABOUT THAT, ANYTHING COMING IN. OFF WHITE'S CHAPEL, RIGHT THERE, OR HONESTLY, GOING OUT, BECAUSE PEOPLE COMING OFF THAT CIRCLE, I MEAN, IT'S A TWO-LANE COMING OFF THAT CIRCLE, AND PEOPLE ARE HAVING ADVANTAGE, AND THEY BARELY DO COME OUT OF THERE NOW. AND IF YOU'VE GOT TWO CARS WAITING TO TURN IN HERE, HERE BECAUSE SOMEONE STOPPED TO WAKE SOMEBODY BACK UP. I JUST, I REALLY WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY PIECE OF THAT. I MEAN, FOR ME TO, AND I HESITATE TO SAY THIS, BUT I'LL SAY IT, FOR ME TO, REALLY, I THINK, CONSIDER THIS, I THINK I ALMOST WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THAT WHITE'S CHAPEL ENTRANCE TOTALLY SHUT OFF, AND IT'D BE A PURELY. EVERYTHING COMES AND GOES OFF. HIGHLAND AND YOU'VE GOT TO TURN AROUND AT THE END OF THIS OR SOMETHING TO PULL THE TRAFFIC, BECAUSE HIGHLAND'S NOT, OBVIOUSLY NOT QUITE AS BUSY AS WHITE CHAPEL. AND YOU'RE FARTHER, YOU'RE A LITTLE FARTHER OFF THE CIRCLE THERE. THAT'S MY BIGGEST KIND OF HEARTBURN. ABOUT THIS IS JUST WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO TRAFFIC RIGHT THERE IN THIS CORNER, WITH THIS TURN IN AND EVERYTHING. I THINK WHAT DESHAZO CAME UP WITH. THERE WAS 41 CARS IN THE PEAK HOUR. SO, IF YOU WILL, THE PEAK HOUR WOULD BE 41 CARS TURNING IN.AND WE LOOKED AT THE IDEA OF KEEPING EVERYTHING, BUT I THINK, AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP ALL THE TREES THERE, AND IF WE TRY TO CREATE ANY SORT OF A LOOP, WE'RE GOING TO END UP TAKING OUT A TREE, AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE CHALLENGE THERE. I'D RATHER LOSE A TREE THAN LOSE A KID, OR LOSE A LIFE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE OF A CAR WRECK HERE OR SOMETHING BAD LIKE THAT. THAT'S JUST THE POINT I'M AT RIGHT NOW. AT THE GATES LOCATION, IS THAT LIT AT ALL? IS IT LIT? OTHER THAN STREET LIGHTS, WE'VE NOT INSTALLED ANY. HANGING LIGHTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HANGING LIGHTS THROUGHOUT, AS FAR AS OVER THE PARKING SPACES. THERE'S NO CELL PHONES ON THAT. IF I RECALL, EVERYBODY JUST KNOWS IT'S THERE. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING. I MEAN, CLEARLY IT'S 90-PLUS PERCENT, AND I MAY BE CONSERVATIVE, OF YOUR BUSINESS AS LOCALS. EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S THERE. IT'S A DESTINATION. THERE'S NOBODY COMING DOWN 114 AND GOING, LET'S GO FIND A SNOW PHONE STAND HERE. SO I STILL WONDER, IS THE LIGHTING NECESSARY? THAT'S A CONSIDERATION. CAN YOU CLARIFY, IN ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS WE'VE GOT, THERE WAS A MENTION OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN. IS THAT YOU HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU SPEAK ABOUT, OR CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? NO. THERE WAS ORIGINAL DISCUSSION TO HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN THERE, BUT THAT'S THROUGH QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY. [01:40:01] WE'VE NOT INCLUDED THAT IN THIS. IT WAS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ONE THERE, BUT THAT JUST IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING. ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS? ALL RIGHT, STICK AROUND. WE MIGHT COME BACK TO YOU AFTER WE TALK TO THE PUBLIC. ITEM 7A AND 7B ARE FIRST READINGS AND DO NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE, THOUGH, ON THE CHANCE THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK REGARDING 7A AND 7B. I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THOSE TWO ITEMS. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING 7A AND 7B? FOR THE RECORD, I'LL NOTE THAT 27 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET. NO RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. WE DID RECEIVE FOUR. COME ON DOWN, SIR. WE DID RECEIVE FOUR OPPOSITION RESPONSES FROM OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THEY WERE RECEIVED AT THE P&Z MEETING. THE NAMES ARE RAJ GILL AT 300, MONTROSE, ASHA MACKHAM AT 301, MONTROSE, SHRIDEVI LUMAPALLI. AT 309 MONTROSE AND BO WARNICK AT 308 MONTROSE. SIR, IF YOU COULD, JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN GO AHEAD. SURE. DAVID LEARMONTH, 707, BROOKDALE COURT. RIGHT. GO AHEAD. YEAH. WELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO HEAR THIS TODAY. THERE WAS YOUR WATER ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING. BUT, YEAH, A LONG TIME, 28-YEAR RESIDENT, SOUTH LAKE, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT ROAD HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED. THAT ROUNDABOUT IS MENTIONED. IT'S VERY FAST. THERE ARE TWO LANES THAT CURL AROUND THERE. IT'S NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE CHANGE OF, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES, A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN AND OUT. THOSE TIMES LOOK PROBLEMATIC DURING SCHOOL. SCHOOL TIMES. AND I WOULD AGREE THAT BACKUP PEOPLE MOVE REALLY QUICKLY AROUND THAT ROUNDABOUT AND ANY KIND OF TRYING TO TURN IN THERE IS GOING TO CAUSE A PROBLEM TO ME. SO, I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT LOOKING SITE, I LOOKS GREAT. I'M SO PROUD THAT WE'VE REMOVED THAT. WHAT WAS THERE? BUT I DO THINK IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM TO HAVE THAT STILL GOING THERE. I'M NOT SURE WITH ALL THE RETAIL SPACE IN SOUTH LAKE WHY WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING THERE LIKE THAT, THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE IT WOULD SURVIVE. I THINK KIDS ARE GOING TO COME OVER FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, WALK OVER. IT JUST SEEMS A PROBLEM TO ME. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM 7A OR 7B? ALRIGHT, IF YOU COULD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AL ZITO, 501, POTOMAC, SOUTH LAKE. INTERESTING TAKE FOR THIS SITE. REALLY INTERESTING. AT FIRST I WAS, IT FIRST CAME UP LIKE, WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY THINKING? BUT THEN, AS THEY TOOK US THROUGH IT, IT'S... IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING, WHIMSICAL USE OF THE SITE, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, WHILE THE CURRENT OWNER WOULD LIKE TO OPERATE IT. I THINK THAT RANDY BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT IN REGARDS TO THE INGRESS. SEAGRASS OF IT AND UTILIZING THE ISLAND. THAT'S WHY CHAPEL ENTRANCE IS GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC. YOU KNOW, THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE A DECELERATION AREA AT IT, BUT THE TRAFFIC'S JUST MOVING TOO FAST. SO, THE INGRESS, SEAGRASS OFF OF THE ISLAND, SECOND THING IS THE LIGHTED SIGNS. AS COUNCILMEMBER, TAGGART AND I THINK SOMEONE ELSE MAY HAVE MENTIONED. WHAT'S THE USE? WHAT'S THE NEED? THE GATES THAT COUNCILMEMBER TALLEY HAD MENTIONED, GOOD IDEA, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE AN OFF-SEASON AND OFF-HOUR TYPE THING. I CAN SEE, ULTIMATELY, THIS BEING A LITTLE HIDING PLACE FOR A CERTAIN AGE LEVEL OF OUR TOWN. THAT'S JUST STARTING TO DRIVE, AND IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE IT SECURED ACCORDINGLY. CAMERAS ARE NOT. I KNOW I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO WATCH THE SUBMARINES WHEN I WAS YOUNG. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 7A OR 7B? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 7A AND 7B. COUNCIL, A LOT OF TOPICS WERE RAISED BY VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS. DO WE WANT TO TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME, OR HOW DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT? MAYOR PRO TEMBOULINSON, I THINK YOU HAD THE... SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT WE'LL START THERE, MAYBE, AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF WORK OUR WAY AROUND AND TALK THROUGH THESE THINGS. YEAH. ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER TALLEY, YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE MAY WANT TO TAKE GOOD NOTES ON THIS, AND I PROBABLY WON'T MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ONE. SO IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAKING THAT MOTION, IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME. WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT IF THE MOTION IS MADE FOR APPROVAL, [01:45:02] I THINK WE'VE TOUCHED ON IT, I TOTALLY AGREE. ABOUT A GATE OR BALLADS OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE I DO THINK I PICTURE A FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER FOOTBALL GAMES. I MEAN, I WON'T ARGUE THIS WOULD BE A SUPER COOL PLACE TO GO HANG OUT. EVERYBODY GO HANG OUT DOWN WHERE THERE'S NO CO-STANDARDS, WHETHER IT'S OPEN OR NOT. THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA ON THAT PROPERTY. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF COUNCIL MAKES THIS MOTION, PERHAPS SOME CONVERSATION AROUND THOSE HOURS. THAT WAS AWESOME. HOURS DURING WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION THAT THAT BE AMENDED, POSSIBLY FOUR O'CLOCK TO NINE OR WHATEVER. YOU WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE, AND THEN THE INGRESS EGRESS ADDRESS THAT AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE. UM, AND FINALLY, THE THE LIGHTING AGAIN. I DON'T. I THINK THAT'S A DESTINATION THAT IF IT'S THERE, EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD'S GONNA KNOW IT'S THERE. UM, BUT THE REASON I WON'T BE MAKING A MOTION ON IT IS I JUST I LOVE THE CONCEPT, THE CONCEPT'S SUPER COOL. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IT. THE LORD IS NOW. EVERYBODY AGREE? WITH THAT. BUT IT IS, BOY, IT'S SITTING SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA, RIGHT UP THE STREET FROM A BUSY HIGH SCHOOL. ALL OF THE ACCESS WILL INCLUDE A ROUNDABOUT. IT'S A FAST-MOVING ROUNDABOUT. AND TO LEAVE READY, IF THERE'S ANY BACKUP AT ALL, WHERE THERE'S A TIME THAT A LOT OF KIDS ARE COMING, IF THERE'S A BACKUP. INTO THE ENTRANCE OFF OF NORTHWATCH CHAPEL, YOU ARE SET UP FOR THAT TWO-LANE ROUNDABOUT. PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, FLYING. SOUTH DOWN WHITE'S CHAPEL FROM 114, COME AROUND THAT CORNER PRETTY QUICK. SO I'VE GOT CONCERNS. OH, GO AHEAD. SORRY, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO WAIT OUT. OKAY. I MEAN, THERE'S SOME PROS AND CONS ON THIS TO ME. THE BIGGEST PRO ON THIS IS IT'S KIND OF A WONKY LOCATION WITH REGARDS TO PUTTING HOUSES IN. AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IN ESSENCE. IS A TWO-ACRE PARK WHERE WE ALL WANT, WELL, A LOT OF US WANT LOW DENSITY. AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TALKING ABOUT DRAINAGE ISSUES FROM DEVELOPMENT. AND HERE WE HAVE A LOCATION THAT WE COULD PUT SOME HOUSES ON, OR WE COULD HAVE A TWO-ACRE PARK FOR FREE AND HAVE A USE AS WELL. SO THAT'S KIND OF COOL TO ME. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ISSUES WITH IT. ONE IS PRECEDENT. I JUST WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYBODY WHO'S GOT KIND OF ANOTHER WONKY CORNER. JUST DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO POP UP A SNOW CONE STAND AND THEN COME IN. AND USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE OF, HEY, I'D LIKE TO DO THE SAME THING OVER HERE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE'S THE TRAFFIC. SO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE AERIAL OF THE SITE, I COULD DEFINITELY SEE HOW SOMEBODY COULD COME IN OFF HIGHLAND AND YOU COULD LOOP AROUND, MAYBE. BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT, I DRIVE THAT NORTH WHITE CHAPEL LOCATION ALL THE TIME WITH MY KIDS AND STUFF. AND SO I DEFINITELY AGREE THAT WE WILL FOR SURE HAVE STACKING ISSUES OVER THERE. AND WE HAD SOMEBODY LAST YEAR JUST GO RIGHT UP NORTH WHITE CHAPEL, RIGHT INTO THE ROAD OR INTO THE ROUNDABOUT, RIGHT THROUGH IT. SO CERTAINLY THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMEBODY COMING AROUND THAT TURN REALLY FAST, NOT PAYING ATTENTION, AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT AN ISSUE THERE. SO YOU'D HAVE TO FIX THAT FOR ME. WEST HIGHLAND, SOMEHOW. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS LANEY'S PLAN. LANEY'S PLAN CALLS FOR IT TO BE RESIDENTIAL. BUT I COULD SEE MAKING AN EXCEPTION ON AN SEP FOR THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, JUST TO SEE HOW THAT ACTUALLY WORKED OUT. BUT I'D HAVE TO HAVE THE TRAFFIC FIXED. YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE LANDOWNER. I THINK YOU'VE CLEANED THIS SITE UP AND YOU'VE MADE IT A LOT BETTER, MORE APPEALING THAN IT IS TODAY. AND THAN IT WAS, IT'S MORE PRETTY TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA. I THINK IT, I THINK THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT COMES WITH IT IS VERY COOL. I THINK ABOUT THE LOCATION ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN THAT'S PRETTY POPULAR. I WOULD SAY THAT THE PARKING THERE IS NOT AS WELL PLANNED AS THIS, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE OVER THERE. BUT I THINK THE KEY HERE IS THIS ROUNDABOUT, THE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT, IN TERMS OF DIRECTIONALLY, HOW ALL THIS TRAFFIC IS. IS GOING TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL. WRITE-DOWN. MYSTERY JUST MAKES IT REALLY, REALLY TOUGH. I AGREE ABOUT THE SITE. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, AND THE PLANS FOR IT ARE BEAUTIFUL. I, TOO, AM CONCERNED ABOUT PRECEDENCE. I HEARD FROM A CONSTITUENT LAST MONTH ABOUT... OUT OF A RESTAURANT THAT WAS TRYING TO OPERATE OUT [01:50:01] OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I COULD SEE IT WAS A TAKEOUT SITUATION. SUPPOSEDLY, IT'S BEEN SINCE CLOSED DOWN. HOWEVER, IF THEY WERE NEAR AN OPEN LOT, ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW A RESTAURANT TO GO ON THE EDGE? SHOULD BE BECAUSE WE HAVE APPROVED THIS. I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMSON THAT IF WE DO DO THIS, THAT THE HOURS SHOULD REFLECT THE SCHOOL HOURS, AND WE SHOULD SOME WAY BLOCK OFF KIDS BEING ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND DO WHAT KIDS DO WHEN THEY'RE YOUNG AND CAN DRIVE EARLY ON. AN INTERESTING COMMENT THAT WAS MADE AT P&Z WAS A MAN WHO WAS A NATIVE OF ENGLAND. AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ROUNDABOUTS EVERYWHERE. AND ONE OF THE RULES WAS NO COMMERCIAL AT A ROUNDABOUT, BECAUSE ROUNDABOUTS WERE MADE TO MAKE TRAFFIC GO AND CONTINUE, AND THIS WOULD BE AN IMPEDIMENT. NOW, I WILL SAY THE APPLICANT LISTENED, AND THEY SAID, DO NOT MAKE AN EXIT THERE. BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY DANGEROUS. OFF OF WHITE'S CHAPEL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T GET HIT OR THAT THEY CAN GET OFF THE ROUNDABOUT CORRECTLY. AND SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC, TOO, SO I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION. I SAID MY PART. YEAH, I SHARE ALL THOSE CONCERNS. I REALLY DO LIKE THE CONCEPT. I LIKE KEEPING THE PROPERTY BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS, AND YOU CERTAINLY HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF CLEANING IT UP. I'M JUST NOT THERE YET. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ON THE INTERIOR TO CHANGE THAT. I DON'T THINK, IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN TO THE ONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN, A LOT OF IT'S COME AND GO. WE ALL LIVE BUSY LIVES. OUR CHILDREN ARE VERY BUSY. IT'S NOT TYPICALLY A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HANG OUT FOR HOURS. THEY GO IN, THEY GET THEIR SNOW CONES, AND THEY HANG OUT FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. KIDS RUN AROUND FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEY LEAVE. SO I'M NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HERE AT ONE TIME. IF IT GETS THAT POPULAR, BUT ALSO IF IT BECOMES A PROBLEM AT SOME POINT, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS AND WE WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS. BUT BEFORE THAT, I'M JUST NOT THERE YET. WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW, WITH THE INTERIOR FLOW, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT PRECEDENT. WE TAKE EACH CASE AS IT IS, WHERE IT IS, WHAT IT IS, SEPARATELY, INDEPENDENTLY. SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO COME THROUGH WITH SOMETHING ELSE AND REFERENCE THIS, WELL, GREAT. IT'S NOT ON THIS PROPERTY, AND IT'S NOT THIS CASE. SO I JUST THINK THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANY TREES COME DOWN, BUT, OF COURSE, WE... YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE CONTEMPLATING ONE ACRE LOTS HERE, TREES WOULD HAVE TO COME DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THAT. SO PERHAPS LOOKING AT THIS INTERIOR DIFFERENTLY, AND MAYBE A TREE OR TWO HAS TO BE REMOVED, BUT OF COURSE, YOU COULD REPLACE IT. BUT YEAH, I'M DEFINITELY NOT THERE YET EITHER. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LOTS OF GOOD DISCUSSION, LOTS OF GREAT POINTS MADE. I THINK WE ALL PROBABLY AGREE THAT THE IDEA IS A GREAT IDEA. THERE'S CHALLENGES WITH THAT LOCATION, UNFORTUNATELY. AND YOU'VE HEARD A BUNCH OF THEM HERE FROM A RESIDENT IN THE AUDIENCE. SO, HERE FOR TIM WILLIAMSON, YOU WANT TO TAKE THE FIRST CRACK AT A MOTION, AND WE'LL SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. I WILL. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE DENY ITEM 7A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269G, CP26-0005, FIRST READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY 7A. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES. AGAIN, THIS IS A MOTION TO DENY, SO A YES VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION TO DENY. CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0, SO ITEM 7A IS DENIED. WE'LL TAKE A MOTION ON 7B, PLEASE. THIS IS MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN LOUIS DENAY, ITEM 7B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-84, COMMUNITY 825-0074, FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR SOUTH LAKE SNOW. AGAIN, WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY ON 7B. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. AGAIN, CAST YOUR VOTES WITH A YES VOTE, [7.C. Ordinance No. 480-771c, ZA26-0003, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for GMi, on property described as Lots 1-4, Block A, GMi Southlake Addition and located at 350-380 S. Nolen Dr. Current Zoning: “S-P-2” Generalized Site Plan District. Requested Zoning: “S-P-2” Generalized Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #8.] MEANING IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION TO DENY. THAT MOTION IS DENIED, CARRIES 7-0. ITEM 7B IS DENIED. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 7C. ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-771C, CASE NUMBER ZA26-0003, FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR GMI. WE SAW THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING. THE APPLICANT COULDN'T BE WITH US, SO WE TABLED IT. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, IF YOU JUST HAVE ONE SLIDE THAT KIND OF SHOWS THE PICKLEBALL COURTS [01:55:01] THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO ADD AT THIS BUILDING, THAT MIGHT BE ALL WE NEED. THE ONLY CHANGE SINCE IT APPEARED BEFORE YOU AT YOUR LAST MEETING, THE APPLICANT DID PUT IN A TIME FRAME ON THEIR LIGHTS AND SAID THAT THOSE LIGHTS ON A TIMER CAN BE TURNED ON AND OFF WHENEVER THEY NEED TO BE. AND THEIR INTENT IS NOT AND WOULD BE WRITTEN INTO THE ORDINANCE. THESE LIGHTS WOULD NOT REMAIN ON AFTER 9 P.M. WEEKDAYS OR WEEKENDS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KITTLE? I KNOW IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE WE SAW THIS, BUT IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR WANTS TO SEE ANY OTHER SLIDES ON THIS ITEM BEFORE, WE BRING THE APPLICANT UP. DENNIS, JUST ON CLARIFICATION, THE TIMER. SO YOU TURN IT ON IF YOU WANT TO STAY LATE AND PLAY IN THE WINTERTIME. HOWEVER, IS IT? IF I WANT TO PLAY HALF-TIME, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE, CORRECT? THAT IS, I THINK, THE PURPOSE OF THEIR TIMER IS THEY WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GO OFF AT 9 IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE ON. THERE'S SOME IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DO THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLARIFY THAT FURTHER THAN ME, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS THE INTENT. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? COME ON DOWN, SIR. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THEN GO AHEAD. DO YOU HAVE A SEPARATE PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING? NO, I DON'T. ALL RIGHT. JUST NAME AND ADDRESS, THEN. GOOD EVENING. MICHAEL DARDEN, 702, HARDY COURT, SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NOTHING GOOD ABOUT SUMMING IT UP. FOR THE LIGHTS, THEY'LL BE UNDER A SECURE LOCATION WITH THE TIMER, SO NO ONE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TO CHANGE THIS. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS AN EMPLOYEE AMENITY, APPARENTLY, ISN'T IT? YES, IT IS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, WE HAVE A GYM, AND PICKLEBALL IS VERY POPULAR. WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE THAT GO TO OTHER PARKS AROUND THE AREA. SO, IT SHOULD BE A GREAT ABILITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 7C IS A FIRST READING AND DOES NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON 7C. I'LL NOTE, FOR THE RECORD, 41 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 7C? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 7C. COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? JUST CLARIFYING TO EVERYBODY WHO'S COMFORTABLE WITH THE 9 P.M. SHUTOFF TIME. OKAY, I THINK SO. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION ON 7C. YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7C, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-771C, Z826- FIRST READING, ZONING CHANGES. SITE PLAN FOR GMI ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 THROUGH 4, BLOCK A GMI SOUTH LAKE EDITION AND LOCATED AT 350 THROUGH 380 SOUTH MULLEN DRIVE. AND THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 30TH, 2026. AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER ONE, DATED JANUARY 30TH, 2026. AND NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING THIS ZONING CHANGE OF SITE PLAN TO ALLOW A SPORTS COURT AS A PERMITTED ACCESSORY USE AS PRESENTED. HOWEVER, NOTING THAT LIGHTS WILL BE TURNED OFF WHEN NOT IN USE AND WILL NOT BE USED. ANY DAY OF THE WEEK, PM. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 7C. THAT MOTION [Items 7.D.-7.F.] CARRIES 7-0. ITEM 7C IS APPROVED ON FIRST READING. WE'LL SEE YOU AT SECOND READING. NEXT UP, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 7D, 7E, AND 7F TOGETHER. 7D IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1030A, CP26-0001. FIRST READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. ITEM 7E IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1032A, CP26-002. FIRST READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WATER MASTER PLAN. AND 7F IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1034A, CP26-003. FIRST READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WASTEWATER PLAN. DANIEL, YOU'VE GOT A LOT TO COVER. DIRECTOR CORTEZ IS GOING TO HANDLE ALL THREE OF THESE, PRESENT THEM TOGETHER, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. BUT, COUNCIL, I WOULD ASK THAT. LET'S LET DANIEL GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION ON ALL THIS, AND THEN WE CAN DIRECT HIM BACK TO ANY SLIDES OR ANY ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE QUESTIONS ON. BUT I THINK SOME OF THIS, YOU KNOW, LET'S GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO QUESTIONS. SO, DIRECTOR CORTEZ, IT'S ALL YOURS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. SO TONIGHT, WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THREE UTILITY MASTER PLANS THAT TOGETHER REALLY FORM THE INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT OF SOUTHLAKE'S UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH ARE WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER. THESE PLANS [02:00:02] HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH A PROCESS INVOLVING THE QUARTER PLANNING COMMITTEE. A SPIN-OPEN HOUSE, DISCUSSIONS WITH RESIDENTS OVER THE YEARS, NOT JUST RECENTLY, AND ONGOING STAFF WORK WITH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS. ALL THREE PLANS ARE INTERCONNECTED AND WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL AS A PACKAGE. OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT PLACES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, WHICH HAS GENERATED THE MOST COMMUNITY INTEREST IN CONVERSATION. WE WANT TO TELL THE FULL STORY OF HOW SOUTHLAKE MANAGES ITS STORMWATER SYSTEM, WHAT WE KNOW, WE DO. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT, AND HOW? THE PLAN CHARTS A CLEAR PATH FORWARD. SO, AS THE COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE, THE WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER MASTER PLANS ARE NOT STAND-ALONE DOCUMENTS. THEY ARE FORMAL ELEMENTS OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE SAME PLANNING FRAMEWORKS THAT GOVERN LAND USE, MOBILITY, PARKS, AND EVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. PLACING THEM INSIDE THAT STRUCTURE IS INTENTIONAL. IT MEANS THAT THESE PLANS ARE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE. CARRY THE SAME WEIGHT AS EVERY OTHER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENT AND MUST BE CONSIDERED IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANNING DECISIONS THAT THE CITY MAKES. WHEN A DEVELOPER PROPOSES A PROJECT, WHEN THE CITY DESIGNS A ROAD, OR EVEN WHEN WE PLAN A PARK, STORMWATER, WATER, AND WASTEWATER CONSIDERATIONS ARE ALL PART OF THAT CONVERSATION FROM THE BEGINNING, AND NOT NECESSARILY AN AFTERTHOUGHT. ANOTHER THING TO POINT OUT TO THE COUNCIL THAT YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF IS THAT THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT REGULATORY IN NATURE. THEY CHART A PATH FORWARD FOR THE CITY. SO, THIS DIAGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTEXTUAL SLIDES IN TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT EXPLAINS WHY THE MASTER PLANS MATTER BEYOND THE DOCUMENTS THEMSELVES. THESE PLANS ARE NOT REPORTS. THEY'RE A POLICY NODE IN OUR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. ONCE ADOPTED, THEY DIRECTLY SHAPE HOW THE CITY WILL BUDGET, HOW STAFF PRIORITIZES THE WORK, AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS ABOUT WHERE WE'RE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING SERVICE. THE CITIZEN AND CUSTOMER FEEDBACK NODE ON THE LEFT IS NOT SYMBOLIC. THE CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY DATA, SPEND FEEDBACK, AND EVEN RESIDENT SERVICE REQUEST HISTORY ALL FED DIRECTLY INTO HOW THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. WE DIDN'T BUILD THESE PLANS IN A VACUUM. WE BUILT THEM FROM DOCUMENTED COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE, AND THE RESULTS NOTE ON THE FAR RIGHT CLOSES THIS LOOP. THESE PLANS ESTABLISH THE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK THAT ALLOWS COUNCIL, STAFF, AND EVEN RESIDENTS TO MEASURE WHETHER WE'RE DELIVERING ON WHAT WE SAID WE WOULD DO. THE CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY IS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT THE CITY RECEIVES. AND OUR MOST RECENT SURVEY IN 2025 INDICATED THAT ALL THREE OF THESE SERVICES ARE RATED AS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BY NEARLY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, 97 TO 99%. AND IT'S NOT REALLY SURPRISING. THESE ARE FOUNDATIONAL SERVICES. WHAT THIS DATA ALSO TELLS US WHERE TO FOCUS IS IN THE SATISFACTION COMPARISON. WATER AND SEWER SATISFACTION ARE BOTH VERY STRONG. STORMWATER IS A BIT LOWER, BUT OVERALL, THE COMMUNITY, PER THE SURVEY, IS GENERALLY SATISFIED. WITH ONLY ABOUT 6% SAYING THAT THEY WERE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE BEING PROVIDED AND NO GAP ISSUES BEING PRESENT. THAT SAID, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN PUTS SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CLEAR COMMUNICATION, IMPROVED SERVICE, REQUEST, BETTER... AND MORE TRANSPARENT DECISION MAKING. THESE PLANS ARE DESIGNED TO CLOSE THOSE SATISFACTION GAPS THAT WE ARE SEEING, NOT BY LOWERING THE EXPECTATIONS, BUT BY DELIVERING BETTER SERVICE AND BETTER EXPLANATION. TONIGHT, WHAT WE'RE HEARING TODAY IS THE FIFTH, INFORMAL STEP IN THIS PROCESS OF ADOPTION. THE COMMUNITY HAS HAD MULTIPLE MEANINGFUL TOUCH POINTS BEFORE THIS EVENING. THE CORRIDOR PLANNING COMMITTEE PROVIDED POLICY-LEVEL GUIDANCE IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, AND THE SPIN-OPEN HOUSE GAVE RESIDENTS A DIRECT FORUM TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK. AND ULTIMATELY, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND APPROVED THESE POLICIES BACK IN MARCH. BUT THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS, AND STAFF HAVE MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE AT EVERY TURN. EVERY STAGE OF FEEDBACK HAS SHAPED THE FORMATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS. ONCE ADOPTED, THESE PLANS WILL MOVE IMMEDIATELY INTO THE OPERATIONAL PHASE, INFORMING THE NEXT CIP BUDGET PROCESS, GUIDING DEPARTMENTAL WORK PLANS, AND ESTABLISHING POLICY FRAMEWORK THAT APPLIES IN DAY-TO-DAY DECISIONS AND ADDRESSING FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND PROJECTS. BUT IT GOES EVEN FURTHER THAN THAT. ORDINANCE ADOPTION IS ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF THESE MASTER PLANS. ADOPTION OF THE PLANS IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY, BUT RATHER IT'S REALLY THE BEGINNING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION. AND WITHOUT THEM, WE DO NOT HAVE THE RATIONALE OR THE GUIDANCE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THEM. THINK OF TONIGHT AS A SINGLE INFRASTRUCTURE STORY, TOLD IN THREE SEPARATE CHAPTERS. SOUTHWAKES WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER SYSTEMS ARE ALL APPROACHING THE SAME INFLECTION POINT [02:05:01] AT THIS POINT. A MATURE, NEAR-BUILD-OUT COMMUNITY WHERE THE CHALLENGE IS NO LONGER BUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT MORE MAINTAINING, REINVESTING, AND MANAGING WHAT WE HAVE OVER THE LONG TERM. EACH PLAN REFLECTS A SHARED REALITY, WHILE ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH UTILITY. THIS SLIDE REALLY CAPTURES THE MOST IMPORTANT STRUCTURAL SHIFT IN TERMS OF HOW SOUTHLAKE MUST THINK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE GOING FORWARD. FOR MOST OF THE CITY'S HISTORY, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING WAS DRIVEN BY GROWTH. WHERE DOES THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD NEED TO GO? WHAT CAPACITY DOES THE NEXT WATER LINE NEED? AND HOW DO WE SIZE UP THE NEXT LIFT STATION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT? THAT ERA IS LARGELY BEHIND US. SOUTHLAKE IS APPROACHING BUILD-OUT, AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS BUILT OVER THIS PERIOD NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED, REINVESTED IN. AND MANAGED STRATEGICALLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES. THE CHALLENGE IS NO LONGER HOW DO WE BUILD IT, IT'S REALLY HOW DO WE SUSTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE MADE OVER THIS TIME. AND WHERE DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO DO THAT. THAT SHIFT REQUIRES A DIFFERENT KIND OF POLICY, ONE FOCUSED ON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LIFE CYCLE REINVESTMENT, PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE, CLEAR STANDARDS FOR HOW REDEVELOPMENT IS MANAGED, AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING. ALL THREE MASTER PLANS, NOT JUST STORMWATER, ARE BUILT AROUND THIS PREMISE. THEY ARE RESILIENCE AND POLICY DOCUMENTS FOR A MATURE CITY, NOT ONE FOR EXPANSION AND NOT ONE FOR GROWING. EVERY POLICY DECISION IN ALL THREE OF THESE MASTER PLANS SITS AT THIS INTERSECTION. WHAT ARE WE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO AS A CITY? WHAT DO WE OWN AND OPERATE? AND WHAT HAPPENS ON THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY? HITTING ALL THREE RIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY IS A CHALLENGE OF UTILITY GOVERNANCE IN A MATURE, BUILT-OUT COMMUNITY. THE REGULATORY CIRCLE IS A NON-NEGOTIABLE. FEDERAL AND STATE MANDATES DEFINE BASELINE OBLIGATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS. THEY'RE NOT DISCRETIONARY. THE PUBLIC CIRCLE DEFINES OUR OPERATIONAL DOMAIN, WHAT WE OWN, WHAT WE MAINTAIN, AND WHAT WE'RE ACCOUNTABLE FOR. TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICE TO. AND THE PRIVATE CIRCLE IS WHERE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND ADDRESS THEIR PORTION OF THAT SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SAME ALL ACROSS THREE UTILITY SYSTEMS, REGARDLESS OF THE ELEMENT, EFFECTIVELY MEANING WHETHER THAT BE A WATER LINE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, A WASTEWATER LINE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, OR A STORM CHANNEL ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THEY ARE ALL TREATED THE SAME AS FAR AS THE PRIVATE REALM IS CONCERNED, FROM DEVELOPMENT TO POST-CONSTRUCTION. SO TO BEGIN THIS STORY, LET'S FIRST TALK ABOUT WATER. IN SHORT, THE SYSTEM IS EXTENSIVE, RELIABLE, AND WELL MANAGED. THE SCALE OF WHAT STAFF OPERATES AND MAINTAINS ON A DAY-TO-DAY IS SIGNIFICANT, WITH OVER 300 MILES OF PIPELINE, SEVEN STORAGE FACILITIES, AND MORE THAN 11,000 CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS. THE DOMINANT PLANNING CHALLENGE AS WE APPROACH BUILD-OUT IS NOT NECESSARILY BUILDING NEW CAPACITY. IT'S REALLY SUSTAINING WHAT EXISTS TODAY. PIPES INSTALLED IN SOME OF THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOODS OF SOUTHLAKE ARE NOW DECADES OLD. STORAGE TANKS REQUIRE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND EVENTUAL REHABILITATION. DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE MUST CONTINUE TO MEET FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS AS REDEVELOPMENT CHANGES LOCAL DEMAND PATTERNS. THE WATER MASTER PLAN ADDRESSES ALL OF THIS THROUGH A DISCIPLINED ASSET MANAGEMENT APPROACH. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE, UNDERSTAND WHAT CONDITION IT'S IN AND ITS CRITICALITY, AND INVEST PROACTIVELY BEFORE FAILURES OCCUR. RATHER THAN REACTING TO THEM AFTER THE FACT. AND THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO SEE THAT THEME THROUGH EACH OF THESE ELEMENTS. THIS MAP IS THE TECHNICAL FOUNDATION FOR THE WATER MASTER PLAN'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT WORK. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE FULL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, TWO PRESSURE ZONES, MULTIPLE STORAGE FACILITIES, HUNDREDS OF MILES OF PIPELINE LAID ACROSS IT, TOPOGRAPHICALLY VARIED LANDSCAPE. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE WATER MASTER PLAN ARE GROUNDED IN THIS MAP AND IN THE HYDRAULIC MODEL. THAT WAS USED TO TEST SYSTEM PERFORMANCE UNDER PEAK DEMAND AND FIRE FLOW SCENARIOS. IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY A PARTICULAR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IS BEING PRIORITIZED, THIS IS THE START OF THAT CONVERSATION IN THIS MAP. SO NOW LET'S REALLY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE POLICY FRAMEWORK THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL IN YOUR PACKET. THE WATER MASTER PLAN'S SIX POLICY CATEGORIES WORK TOGETHER AS AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK, NOT AS SIX INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS, BUT AS SIX DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT JOIN TOGETHER TO CHART THE PATH FORWARD FOR OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM. THE MOST OPERATIONAL SIGNIFICANT ARE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, BECAUSE THEY DETERMINE WHETHER THE SYSTEM ACTUALLY GETS MAINTAINED AND REINVESTED IN AT THE PACE REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN PERFORMANCE OVER THE DECADES. LEVELS OF SERVICE DEFINES WHAT WE'RE COMMITTING TO AND TO DELIVER, AND CREATES THE ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARD THAT RESIDENTS CAN HOLD US TO. CONSERVATION ALIGNS WITH OUR WHOLESALE CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS TO THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, AND THESE ARE NOT OPTIONAL COMMITMENTS. DATA AND [02:10:02] TECHNOLOGY REFLECTS THE REALITY THAT MODERN UTILITY MANAGEMENT REQUIRES WITH BETTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND THIS PLAN CONVINCES US TO DISCIPLINE DATA MANAGEMENT IN EVALUATING TOOLS THAT IMPROVE DECISION QUALITY. AND, LASTLY, THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ENSURES THAT REDEVELOPMENT CONTINUES THROUGH NEW CONNECTIONS AND PROJECTS THAT DON'T COMPROMISE THE SYSTEM THAT HAS TAKEN DECADES TO BUILD. SO NOW LET'S MOVE ON OVER TO WASTEWATER. THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IS ONE OF THE MOST OPERATIONALLY CRITICAL AND LEAST VISIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS IN THE CITY. RESIDENTS GENERALLY ONLY NOTICE THIS WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG. BUT WE HAVE OVER 2.1 MILLION GALLONS OF WASTEWATER FLOW THAT GO THROUGH THIS CITY EVERY SINGLE DAY, REGARDLESS OF HOLIDAYS, WEEKENDS, OR WEATHER. THE 12 LIFT STATIONS ARE ESPECIALLY CRITICAL. WHEN ONE FAILS OR IS OVERWHELMED, THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE IMMEDIATE. INCLUDING POTENTIAL SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS THAT TRIGGER REGULATORY REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. INFLOW AND INFILTRATION, WHERE GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER ENTERS THE SEWER PIPES DURING HEAVY RAINS, CAN STRAIN THESE LIFT STATIONS AND INCREASE THE VOLUME OF THE SEWER. SENT TO THE TRA TREATMENT FACILITY, WHICH IS GOVERNED BY OUR WHOLESALE TREATMENT CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM. THE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN ADDRESSES ALL OF THIS THROUGH THE SAME DISCIPLINES AS THE WATER MASTER PLAN THAT COUNCIL JUST HEARD OF, KNOWING THE SYSTEM, UNDERSTANDING THE CONDITION, AND INVESTING PROACTIVELY IN IT. NEXT, THIS MAP ILLUSTRATES WHY WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT REQUIRES CONSISTENT BASIN-WIDE THINKING. THE COLLECTION SYSTEM DOESN'T FLOW IN ONE DIRECTION UNIFORMLY. IT OPERATES THROUGH A SERIES OF GRAVITY-FED SUB-BASINS, EACH COLLECTING FLOWS AND CONVEYING THEM TO A LIFT STATION THAT PUNTS TO THE NEXT DOWNSTREAM SEGMENT. THE TWO COLOR ZONES REFLECT THAT SOUTHLAKE ACTUALLY SERVES TWO DIFFERENT TRA TREATMENT FACILITIES, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE CITY WASTEWATER ORIGINATES FROM. THE ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE, AS IT PERTAINS TO WASTEWATER, IS HEAVILY SHAPED BY UNDERSTANDING HOW THESE BASINS CONNECT AND INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. WHEN A LIFT STATION AND WHAT'S A BASIN? IS STRESSED, IT CAN CASCADE PRESSURE ONTO DOWNSTREAM STATIONS, WHICH IS WHY THE SYSTEM HAS TO BE MANAGED HOLISTICALLY AND NOT BY LOCATION STANDPOINT. SO, AS WE LOOK AT THE POLICY STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FORMED FOR THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM, IT'S ALSO CONFIGURED IN SIX POLICY CATEGORIES. THAT REFLECT THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES OF A MATURE COLLECTION SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. THE TWO MOST COMMUNITY VISIBLE POLICY THEMES ARE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE, AND INFLOW AND INFILTRATION REDUCTION. BECAUSE WET WEATHER PERFORMANCE IS WHAT RESIDENTS SEE WHEN HEAVY RAIN STRESSES THE SYSTEM. LEVELS OF SERVICE, WHICH ESTABLISHES CLEAR AND MEASURABLE COMMITMENTS, WE'RE MAKING ABOUT RELIABLE CONVEYANCE AND OVERFLOW PREVENTION. SUBJECT TO SEWER TRANSITION IS RELEVANT AND SPECIFIC TO OLDER AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST, AND WE EXTEND SERVICE WHERE IT MAKES SENSE, BUT WE DON'T SPEND PUBLIC FUNDS ON CONNECTIONS THAT JUST CAN'T BE JUSTIFIED. AND, LASTLY, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY RUNS THROUGH EVERYTHING. RENEWABLE AND REPLACEMENT MUST BE TREATED AS AN ONGOING OPERATIONAL OBLIGATION AND NOT A SURPRISE CAPITAL NEED. AND, OF COURSE, THESE TWO ELEMENTS IN PARTICULAR, ARE TWO UTILITIES THAT ARE AMONG THE MOST HEAVILY REGULATED LOCAL SERVICES AT THE CITY. THE REGULATORY STRUCTURE RUNS THROUGH FEDERAL EPA REQUIREMENTS, THROUGH STATE TCEQ PROGRAMS, AND INTO SPECIFIC STATE LEGISLATIVE MANDATES, SUCH AS SENATE BILL 3. AND THESE ARE NOT OPTIONAL PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY CAN OPT OUT OF. THEY DEFINE WHAT THE CITY MUST DO, DOCUMENT, AND REPORT ON, ON A CONTINUING BASIS. THE WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN ARE REQUIRED NOT JUST BY STATE LAW, BUT BY THE FORT WORTH WHOLESALE SUPPLY CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING WAS ELEVATED TO A LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT AFTER WINTER STORM URI EXPOSED VULNERABILITIES TO HOW TEXAS WATER SYSTEMS ARE MANAGED DURING EXTREME WEATHER. THESE PLANS ARE BUILT TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY MEETS ALL OF THESE OBLIGATIONS CONSISTENTLY AND TRANSPARENTLY, WHILE EXERCISING THE POLICY DISCRETION. THE CITY HAS TO EXCEED THOSE MINIMUM STANDARDS, WHICH WE DO IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF AREAS. WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT SOUTHLAKE DOESN'T OWN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PRODUCES OUR DRINKING WATER OR EVEN TREATS OUR WASTEWATER. WE ARE ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON REGIONAL WHOLESALE ARRANGEMENTS. WATER FROM FORT WORTH, WASTEWATER TREATMENT THROUGH TRA. THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS THAT IMPOSE SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL, MONITORING, CONSERVATION, AND COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS ON THE CITY. MEETING THOSE OBLIGATIONS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ARE NOT OPTIONAL FOR US. FAILURE TO COMPLY CAN TRIGGER CONTRACTUAL CONSEQUENCES AND REGULATORY ACTION. BOTH MASTER PLANS ARE SHAPED SIGNIFICANTLY BY THOSE WHOLESALE CONTRACTS THAT WE [02:15:01] HAVE IN PLACE. THINGS LIKE CONSERVATION GOALS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS, AND MONITORING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORKS, ALONG WITH DISCHARGE STANDARDS, ALL FLOW FROM THESE ARRANGEMENTS. UNDERSTANDING THIS CONTEXT IS REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN RESIDENTS ASK WHY THE CITY CAN'T SIMPLY CHANGE A PARTICULAR POLICY AS IT RELATES TO THESE TWO UTILITY SYSTEMS. IN MANY CASES, WE'RE SIMPLY OPERATING WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY REGIONAL CONTRACTS OR EVEN STATE OR FEDERAL MANDATES. WATER AND WASTEWATER ARE ESSENTIALLY FUNDED AS ENTERPRISE UTILITIES. RESIDENTS PAY FOR WHAT THEY USE, AND THOSE REVENUES FUND THE FULL COST OF SERVICE DELIVERY, INCLUDING CAPITAL REINVESTMENT AND DEBT SERVICE. THE STRUCTURE IS TRANSPARENT AND TIES FUNDING TO THE CONSUMPTION AND THE SYSTEM NEED. THE MASTER PLAN'S FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES ARE NOT RATE-SETTING DECISIONS. THOSE BELONG TO THE COUNCIL THROUGH THE NORMAL BUDGET PROCESS THAT THE COUNCIL SEES EVERY YEAR. BUT THEY DO COMMIT THE CITY TO EVALUATING THE RATE ADEQUACY ON A REGULAR CYCLE, INFORMED BY DOCUMENTED INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. SO THAT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE ARE NOT ARBITRARY. AND, LASTLY, EDUCATION IS NOT A SOFT ADD-ON TO ANY OF THESE MASTER PLANS. IT'S A REQUIRED PROGRAM COMPONENT UNDER BOTH THE MS4 STORMWATER PERMIT THAT THE CITY HAS ISSUED FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION OBLIGATIONS. THIS SLIDE SIMPLY SHOWS A SELECTION OF ACTIVE PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY STAFF ALREADY IS DELIVERING TO RESIDENTS. THESE PROGRAMS MATTER BECAUSE THEY ARE OFTEN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION AVAILABLE. A HOMEOWNER WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT THEIR YARD DRAIN IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND INSPECTS IT PROACTIVELY. IS WORTH MORE THAN A CAPITAL PROJECT THAT THE CITY WOULD OTHERWISE BE CALLED TO FIX. SO, LASTLY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT STORMWATER. THE SCALE OF THE SOUTH LAKE STORMWATER SYSTEM IS OFTEN UNDERAPPRECIATED BECAUSE OF SO MUCH OF IT CAN BE INVISIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE CITY HAS OVER 110 MILES OF STORM PIPE THAT RUNS BENEATH THE STREETS, CONNECTING OVER 2,700 OUTLETS OR INLETS TO CREEK OUTFALLS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE 13 MILES OF BOX CULVERTS ARE WHERE THE SYSTEM IS MOST CRITICALLY TESTED. THESE ARE THE CROSSINGS UNDER ROADWAYS AND WHERE CREEKS PASS BENEATH OUR STREET NETWORK. AND THIS IS WHAT'S MOST VISIBLE AND CONSEQUENTIAL, WHERE PROBLEMS COULD ARISE IN THEORY. RESPONSIBLE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INCLUDES STEWARDSHIP OF THESE NATURAL DRAINAGE CORRIDORS. THE CREEKS, CHANNELS, AND FLOODPLAINS THAT PROVIDE THE BACKBONE OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT JUST A PIPE AND CULVERT PROGRAM. REALLY, WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN IS IT IS ALL INCLUSIVE IN A WATERSHED PROGRAM ALTOGETHER. AND THIS MAP ANSWERS THE FOUNDATIONAL QUESTION, WHERE DOES SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER GO? ALL OF IT, EVERY SINGLE DROP THAT FALLS WITHIN THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES, EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO EITHER DENTON CREEK OR BIG BEAR CREEK THROUGH A SERIES OF MAIN TRIBUTARIES AND SUB-BASINS. THIS WATERSHED STRUCTURE IS AN ORGANIZING FRAMEWORK FOR EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY DOES FOR STORMWATER. HOW WE STUDY THE SYSTEM, HOW WE PRIORITIZE MAINTENANCE, AND HOW WE EVALUATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. AND HOW WE EXPLAIN DRAINAGE CONCERNS TO RESIDENTS. WHEN A HOMEOWNER CALLS ABOUT CONCERNS, THE ANSWER OFTEN DEPENDS ON UNDERSTANDING WHICH SUB-BASIN THAT THEY'RE IN. WHAT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SERVES THAT SUB-BASIN? SUB-BASIN AND WHAT CONDITIONS UPSTREAM MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING ON THEIR PROPERTY. THIS BASIN-BASED THINKING, RATHER THAN THINKING ABOUT INDIVIDUAL STREETS OR NEIGHBORHOODS IN ISOLATION, IS WHAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO MAKE CONSISTENT DECISIONS. THIS MAP HERE IS PAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS WATERSHED MAP. IT GIVES THE COUNCIL THE COMPLETE VISUAL PICTURE OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM AND WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN. THE NATURAL DRAINAGE FRAMEWORK, BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES ALIKE, AND THE BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WORKS WITHIN THEM. THE RED PIPE NETWORK IS EXTENSIVE, HUNDREDS OF MILES OF UNDERGROUND STORM DRAIN CONNECTING THOUSANDS OF INLAND THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE GREEN CHANNELS REPRESENT OPEN AIR DRAINAGE CORRIDORS, BOTH NATURAL AND SOME THAT HAVE BEEN IMPROVED, THAT CARRY BASIN-WIDE FLOWS. MAINTAINING ALL OF THAT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, UNDERSTANDING WHERE IT'S VULNERABLE, AND INVESTING STRATEGICALLY WHERE THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE ARE THE GREATEST. IS EXACTLY WHAT THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN IS DESIGNED TO DO. ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT QUESTIONS WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS IS WHETHER THE CITY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ITS DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, IN CONSIDERABLE DEPTH. A STUDY LIBRARY THAT'S SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, WHICH IS ONLY A SHORT SAMPLING, SPANS OVER A DECADE AND REPRESENTS A MEANINGFUL PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN UNDERSTANDING OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM AT EVERY LEVEL OF SCALE. CRITICALLY, THESE STUDIES ARE NOT JUST FILED AWAY. THEY ARE DIRECTLY USED. WHILE THIS MAY SEEM ONLY LIKE A FEW STUDIES THAT ARE DEMONSTRATED HERE [02:20:01] ON THE SLIDES, AND THAT WOULD BE CORRECT, THIS REPRESENTS ONLY SOME OF THE STUDIES CONDUCTED AND REPRESENTS THE PUBLIC SIDE OF STUDYING OUR SYSTEM WHEN DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. THE CITY GAINS ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR STUDIES AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. WHAT THIS SLIDE ALSO ILLUSTRATES IS THAT THE CITY DOES NOT RELY ON ANY SINGLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION. AND THAT POINT DESERVES A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPLANATION THAN I'LL GET INTO HERE. BECAUSE IT COMES UP MORE OFTEN WHEN RESIDENTS ASK ABOUT FEMA FLOOD MAPS SPECIFICALLY. FEMA'S FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS ARE THE REGULATORY BASELINE AND PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT IN TIME ONLY. THEY DEFINE SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, ESTABLISH BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS, AND TRIGGER THE FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT RULES THAT APPLY TO ANY PROJECT THAT'S WITHIN A MAP FLOOD AREA. EVERY SINGLE... EVERY CITY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM IS REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER THOSE MAPS, AND SOUTHLAKE DOES. BUT FEMA MAPS HAVE A REAL LIMITATION THAT ANY PRACTICING ENGINEER OR FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR WILL OPENLY TELL YOU. THEY ARE STATIC DOCUMENTS, OFTEN PRODUCING USING SIMPLIFIED MODELING METHODS, AND THEY CANNOT REFLECT HOW DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND IMPERVIOUS COVER HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE MAP WAS LAST CERTIFIED. AND MANY SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES... A TECHNICALLY CURRENT FEMA MAP CAN BE PRACTICALLY OUTDATED WITHIN A DECADE OF ITS PUBLICATION, AND WE KNOW THIS. THIS IS PRECISELY WHY STUDIES LIKE THE ONES I SHOWED ON THE SLIDE EXIST. THEY LAYER MORE CURRENT, LOCALLY CALIBRATED DATA ON TOP OF THE FEDERAL BASELINE. TO GIVE THE CITY A CLEARER AND MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE ACTUAL FLOOD RISK THAT THE CITY IS EXPERIENCING. BEYOND THE CITY'S OWN STUDY LIBRARY, THE TECHNICAL PICTURE IS EVEN FURTHER ENRICHED BY SEVERAL OTHER DATA SOURCES STAFF USES ROUTINELY. HIGH-RESOLUTION LIDAR TERRAIN DATA PROVIDES BARE-EARTH ELEVATION ACCURACY THAT FAR EXCEEDS THE TRADITIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC. MAPPING THAT WE SEE. AND THERE'S A FOUNDATION FOR HOW SOME OF THE DRAINAGE AREAS ARE DELINEATED AND FLOW PATHS ARE ANALYZED. NOAA ATLAS 14 ALSO SUPPLIES CURRENT DESIGN STORM RAINFALL DEPTHS. SPECIFICALLY IN TEXAS, THOSE VALUES ARE MATERIALLY HIGHER THAN THE OLDER DATA THAT MANY DRAINAGE CRITERIA WERE ORIGINALLY WRITTEN AROUND. MEANING, THE RAINFALL INPUTS DRIVING A LOT OF THE ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS THEMSELVES HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY. AND WE HAVE THE DATA FOR IT. THE NCCOG ISWIM MANUAL ALSO PROVIDES THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL FRAMEWORK THAT GOVERNS HOW WATER QUALITY AND EROSION CONTROLS ARE DESIGNED. THE CITY'S OWN INFRASTRUCTURE, INVENTORY, AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, BUILT THROUGH YEARS OF FIELD OBSERVATION AND STORM EVENT RESPONSE, ALLOWS STAFF TO CONNECT WHAT THE MODELS SHOW TO WHAT THE SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY DOING ON THE GROUND. THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ALSO ADDS ANOTHER LAYER ENTIRELY, PROVIDED CERTAIN THRESHOLDS ARE MET. WHEN A DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED, THE CITY REQUIRES THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEER TO PRODUCE A DRAINAGE STUDY USING ACCEPTED MODELING SOFTWARE AND CONSISTENT TECHNICAL STANDARDS. THAT STUDY MUST DEMONSTRATE HOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT MANAGES STORMWATER UNDER FULL BUILD-OUT CONDITIONS, ACCOUNT FOR UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS, AND SHOW THAT THE PUBLIC SYSTEM IS NOT... CREATING NEW PROBLEMS ELSEWHERE. A PRIVATE PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO A NEW INCREMENT OF ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW THAT PORTION OF THE SYSTEM BEHAVES. KNOWLEDGE THE CITY RETAINS AND CAN APPLY TO FUTURE PLANNING AND PRIORITIZES DECISIONS. AND THIS ISN'T INCIDENTAL. IT IS A STRUCTURED PART OF HOW A CITY LIKE SOUTHLAKE BUILDS ITS TECHNICAL LIBRARY AND UNDERSTANDING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SO WHEN RESIDENTS ASK WHETHER THE CITY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON, THE ANSWER REFLECTS ALL OF THIS. EMA MAPS SET THE REGULATORY FLOOR. LOCAL STUDIES, LIDAR UPDATED RAINFALL DATA, REGIONAL GUIDANCE, AND THE CITY'S FIELD KNOWLEDGE BUILD ON THAT FLOOR SUBSEQUENT TO THAT. AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR ENGINEERING SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. CONTINUES TO EXPAND THAT PICTURE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH EVERY SINGLE PROJECT THAT'S PRESENTED TO THIS COUNCIL. THIS PLAN'S POLICY DIRECTION IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE FOUNDATION STAYS CURRENT, COORDINATED AND CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE DECISIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY EXPECTS US TO MAKE. AND YES, IT GOES TO A STEP FURTHER TO ENHANCE THE STUDY EFFORTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE. SO, LOOKING AT THIS SLIDE HERE, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR COUNCIL'S CONFIDENCE IN THE PLAN THAT'S BEING PRESENTED THIS EVENING. THAT MASTER PLANS ARE ONLY AS CREDIBLE AS THE CITY'S TRACK RECORD OF BEING ABLE TO ACT ON THEM. THE 2012 STORMWATER MASTER PLAN PROPOSED 18 PROJECTS, MAINLY TO THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR CRITICAL DRAINAGE. INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS. SEVEN [02:25:01] OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND 15 ADDITIONAL PROJECTS BEYOND THAT ORIGINAL SCOPE HAVE ALSO BEEN DELIVERED. THAT ARE SHOWN HERE IN THE BLUE CHECK MARKS. THE COMPLETED WORK WITH THE GREEN CHECK MARKS ARE ALSO SHOWN. BUT THE REMAINING 11 PROJECTS FROM THE 2012 MASTER PLAN THAT HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED OR EVEN UPDATED DUE TO TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND REFINED PRIORITIES THROUGH THE CITY. AS TIME HAS CONTINUED. SINCE 2012, THE CITY HAS INVESTED OVER $19 MILLION IN STORMWATER UTILITY FUNDING TO COMPLETE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, AND THIS PLAN ESTABLISHES THAT CADENCE THAT CONTINUES MOVING FORWARD. IF WE WANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE GRANULAR TO SOME OF THESE SPECIFIC PROJECTS, THE RANGE OF THESE PROJECT TYPES ILLUSTRATES THE BREADTH OF THE STORMWATER WORK THAT IS BEING DONE SINCE 2012. BRIDGE REPLACEMENTS AT KEY CROSSINGS, MULTI-PHASE CORRIDOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, LOCALIZED INLET AND CURB SYSTEM UPGRADES, CREEK EROSION STABILIZATION, AND INTEGRATED DRAINAGE AND TRAIL PROJECTS. EACH OF THESE PROJECTS WAS PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL STUDY FRAMEWORK, EVALUATED AGAINST THEIR LIFE SAFETY AND SYSTEM RESILIENCE HIERARCHY, AND ADVANCED THROUGH THE CIP PROCESS. AND ULTIMATELY ADOPTED THROUGH PREVIOUS BUDGETS. THIS IS WHAT STORMWATER MASTER PLAN POLICY FRAMEWORK WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND EXPAND ON MOVING FORWARD. SO, LOOKING AT THIS SLIDE HERE, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT QUESTIONS WE GET FROM RESIDENTS, AND IT ADDRESSES THE MOST COMMON SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION THAT WE SEE. A DRAINAGE EASEMENT DOES NOT MEAN THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING IN AND AROUND IT. THE CITY'S OBLIGATION IS TO THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE EASEMENT. THE PIPE, THE CULVERT, THE CHANNEL THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE PROPERTY OWNER RETAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OTHER AREAS OF THAT EASEMENT. AND THIS ISN'T A FINE PRINT TECHNICALITY, AND IT'S NOT ARBITRARY FROM THE CITY. IT REFLECTS A GENUINE TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINT. THE CITY CANNOT SPEND PUBLIC FUNDS TO IMPROVE PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT A VALID PUBLIC... PURPOSE, AND LEGAL AUTHORITY. POLICY AM3 COMMITS THE CITY TO COMMUNICATING THIS DISTINCTION CLEARLY, CONSISTENTLY, AND PROACTIVELY BEFORE PROBLEMS DO ESCALATE, NOT JUST WHEN THE CONCERN COMES UP. THAT SAID, THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN ALSO DIRECTS TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO DEVELOP A PLAN COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE TO EVALUATE WHAT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS CAN THE CITY EXPLORE. IF THIS ISN'T A CONSTRAINT. WHATEVER DIRECTION MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL, THE PLAN STILL DIRECTS STAFF TO DEVELOP PLAIN LANGUAGE MATERIALS, PROVIDE HOA GUIDANCE AND A MAINTENANCE TOOLKIT, AND PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO THEM. THIS SLIDE ANSWERS WHAT THE CITY DOES CURRENTLY IN FOUR PROGRAM CATEGORIES. RATHER THAN A LONG LIST, THE VISUAL SIMPLIFIES EFFECTIVELY THE FOUR PILLARS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE INSPECT AND MAINTAIN, WE REVIEW ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION PLANS, AND WE ENFORCE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS. AND LASTLY, WE IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, WHICH, OF COURSE, THE COUNCIL IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH. EACH OF THESE REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT TOOL IN THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PRESERVES THE CAPACITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GROUND AND THAT THE CITY OWNS. ENGINEERING REVIEW ENSURES THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. SOME WORRIES FOR EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS. BY EVALUATING CURRENT STUDIES AND CONDUCTING ANALYSIS AGAINST CURRENT ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS, SO THE SYSTEM CAN MAINTAIN ITS EFFECTIVENESS. MORE RECENTLY, AFTER 2022. SPECIFICALLY, MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS ALSO HOLD PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS ACCOUNTABLE, SPECIFICALLY HOAS, FOR THE LONG-TERM FUNCTION AND CONTROLS THAT WERE REQUIRED AS PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL. AND, LASTLY, THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM. NOW, IT'S OBVIOUSLY VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS COUNCIL. SO, WHEN THE QUESTION ARISES, WHAT DOES THE CITY ACTUALLY DO ABOUT STORMWATER? IN ESSENCE, THESE FOUR PROGRAM PILLARS IS WHAT WE DO. NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION. THIS SLIDE ANSWERS THE COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION ABOUT HOW THE CITY ADDRESSES STORMWATER IN THAT CAPACITY. AT THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION LEVEL, WE REQUIRE DRAINAGE STUDIES AND REVIEW THEM RIGOROUSLY. NO COMPLIANT DRAINAGE DESIGN, NO PERMIT. THE REVIEW CRITERIA IS PRETTY EXPLICIT. PEAK FLOW MUST NOT EXCEED PRE-DEVELOPMENT RATES. DETENTION MUST BE APPROPRIATELY SIZED AND FREEBOARD MUST BE PROVIDED, AND THE ANALYSIS MUST CONSIDER ALL BUILD OUT CONDITIONS. DURING CONSTRUCTION, WE EXERCISE ACTIVE INSPECTION AUTHORITY UNDER THE MS4 PERMIT. CITY STAFF VISITS PERMITTED CONSTRUCTION SITES, REVIEWS SW3P COMPLIANCE, AND CAN ISSUE CORRECTIVE ACTION NOTICES FOR INADEQUATE EROSION CONTROLS. POST-CONSTRUCTION IS PROBABLY WHERE THE COMMUNITY FEELS MOST OF THE PAIN. ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, [02:30:02] THE PRIVATE OWNER HAS TO TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. THE CITY'S TOOLS IN THE POST-CONSTRUCTION PHASE ARE PRIMARILY EDUCATION, MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS, AND ENFORCEMENT WHEN AGREEMENTS ARE VIOLATED.THE PLAN, AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING, DIRECTS US TO AUDIT AND STRENGTHEN THESE AGREEMENTS. AND NOT JUST THE AGREEMENTS, EXISTING ORDINANCES AND ALL OF OUR PRACTICES. SO WE IMPROVE THE CONDITION. NOT JUST ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THE CITY STORMWATER PROGRAM IS ALSO NOT OPTIONAL. IT IS LEGALLY REQUIRED UNDER A MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE THAT RUNS FROM THE FEDERAL EPA THAT MANDATES, THROUGH THE TCEQ PERMIT AND INTO SPECIFIC LOCAL ORDINANCES. THE MS4 PERMIT ALONE REQUIRES THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT, DOCUMENT, AND REPORT ON SIX PROGRAM AREAS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND THE TCEQ CAN AUDIT OUR RECORDS TO VERIFY ITS COMPLIANCE, AND THEY HAVE. THE NFIP REQUIRES US TO APPLY THE FEDERAL SUBSTANDARD DAMAGE STANDARD CONSISTENTLY. FAILING TO ADMINISTER FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS CONSISTENTLY CAN JEOPARDIZE SOUTHLAKE'S RESIDENTS' ACCESS TO FEDERALLY BACKED FLOOD INSURANCE. SECTION 404 APPLIES WHEN ANY PROJECT MIGHT AFFECT JURISDICTIONAL WATERS OR EVEN WETLANDS. OUR OWN ORDINANCES, WHICH ARE 605 AND 1268, ARE THE SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS THAT GOVERN HOW DEVELOPMENT MANAGE DRAINAGE LOCALLY. THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN IS BUILT ON THIS REGULATORY FOUNDATION AND COMMITS THE CITY TO MEETING THESE OBLIGATIONS' CONSISTENCY WHILE EXERCISING AVAILABLE POLICY DISCRETION TO EXCEED THE MINIMUM STANDARDS, WHERE DOING SO PRODUCES REAL, ACTUAL BENEFITS ON THE GROUND. SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THIS MASTER PLAN? WE'VE ADDED POLICY TO ENHANCE ALL OF THESE EFFORTS. AND BY CODIFYING THIS PLAN, THE INTENT, PARTICULARLY ON OUR ORDINANCE SIDE, IS TO NOT ONLY ENSURE THAT WE MEET ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, BUT TO EXCEED THEM TO SATISFY THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE STORMWATER FEE IS ALSO DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO STORMWATER. IT DOESN'T FUND STREETS, IT DOESN'T FUND PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY, OR ANY OTHER CITY SERVICE. RESIDENTS. PAY A FLAT FEE, AND BUSINESSES OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES PAY BASED ON HOW MUCH IMPERVIOUS AREA THEY HAVE. WHICH, THINK ABOUT ROOFTOPS, DRIVEWAYS, AND PARKING LOTS. THE MOST STRIKING FEATURE ON THIS CHART IS THAT 57% OF THE EXPENDITURES GO TO THE CIP, TRANSFERS, AND DEBT SERVICE, MEANING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE STORMWATER FUNDING IS DIRECTED TOWARD CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND PAYING FOR PAST CAPITAL INVESTMENT AS WELL. POLICY FN1 IS THE PROPOSED STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. POLICY COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY TO REVIEWING THE FEE ADEQUACY IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED SERVICE LEVELS AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS. OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS WOULD BE INFORMED BY DOCUMENTED LIFE CYCLE OBLIGATIONS, AND TONIGHT IS NOT A DISCUSSION FOR WHERE THE RATE FEE NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED, BUT THE PLAN ENSURES THAT ANY FUTURE RATE DISCUSSIONS ARE GROUNDED IN TRANSPARENT ANALYSIS AND WHAT THE PROGRAM ACTUALLY CAUSES FOR IMPLEMENTATION. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS MAP BEING SHOWN TO THE COUNCIL MAKES VERY VISIBLE WHAT IS OTHERWISE JUST A PILE OF SERVICE REQUEST RECORDS. WHAT I WOULD WANT TO CONVEY TO THE COUNCIL THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IS THAT THE DRAINAGE CONCERNS ARE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY BY STAFF. THESE CONCERNS SHOWN ON THIS MAP ARE FROM THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT ARE MAPPED ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND WHAT WE'RE COMPLETELY AWARE OF IS THAT SOME CORRIDORS CONSISTENTLY GENERATE MORE CONCERNS. WE KNOW THIS. THOSE ARE NOT COINCIDENCES AT ALL, AND THEY ACTUALLY ALIGN WITH SOME OF WHERE WE SEE. OUR TECHNICAL STUDIES HAVE IDENTIFIED HYDRAULIC CONSTRAINTS, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MAINTENANCE-INTENSIVE LOCATIONS. THAT ALIGNMENT IS THE VALIDATION THAT OUR TECHNICAL APPROACH IS CALIBRATED TO TO ACTUALLY... TO ACTUAL COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE. ALSO, THE LOW WATER CROSSINGS DESERVE A SPECIAL WORD AS WELL. THESE ARE DESIGNED LOCATIONS. WHEN A STORM EVENT IS INTENSE ENOUGH, THESE CROSSINGS ARE OVERTOPPED. THAT IS NORMAL AND IS EXPECTED BY THE CITY. THE BARRICADES THAT GO UP DURING THOSE EVENTS ARE SAFETY MEASURES, NOT EVIDENCE OF A SYSTEM THAT IS DEFICIENT OR A FAILURE. CONSISTENT PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHY CERTAIN LOCATIONS OVERTOP DURING THE SUN-LOGGED STORMS, AND WHY. THAT DESIGN IS AN INTENDED OUTCOME, AND NOT NECESSARILY NEGLIGENCE, IS ONE OF THE KEY DELIVERABLES WITHIN THE EDUCATION POLICY FRAMEWORK OF THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. SO NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING AND LEARNING ABOUT ALL OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING STORMWATER, NOW LET'S GET TO THE BONES OF WHAT THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN POLICY TELLS US TO DO. ALL EIGHT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING THE 23 SPECIFIC POLICY STATEMENTS THAT REPRESENT THE FORMAL COMMITMENTS THAT THE CITY IS [02:35:02] NOW MAKING ABOUT HOW IT WILL MANAGE STORMWATER MOVING FORWARD. THESE ARE NOT ASPIRATIONAL GOALS. ONCE ADOPTED, THEY BECOME THE COUNCIL-RECOGNIZED POLICY FRAMEWORK THAT STAFF APPLIES WHEN MAKING STORMWATER DECISIONS. DECISIONS THAT INFORMS THE CIP PROGRAMMING AND BUDGET REQUESTS, AND THAT RESIDENTS CAN POINT TO WHEN ASKING WHETHER THE CITY HAS FOLLOWED THROUGH. I WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PRIORITIZATION INTEGRITY CATEGORY SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES THE CONCERN THAT COMES UP WITH FREQUENCY, AS I MENTIONED. RESIDENTS WHO INFORM US OF CONCERNS CAN EXPECT THE CITY TO INVESTIGATE. POLICY CS1 DETAILS HOW THAT WORKS. DOCUMENTED CONCERNS ARE VALUABLE INPUTS TO OUR PLANNING EFFORTS. THEY ALSO HELP US IDENTIFY EMERGING HOTSPOTS AND VALIDATE OUR TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS, BUT DATA-DRIVEN RISK AND ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY REMAIN THE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF INVESTMENT PRIORITY. A CONCERN FROM A RESIDENT, HOWEVER LEGITIMATE THE CONCERN MAY BE, DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY BECOME A CAPITAL PROJECT AHEAD OF A DOCUMENTED LIFE-SAFE CROSSING DEFICIENCY. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT WE HAVE HEARD THEM AS STAFF. DURING SPENDING, EVEN THROUGH ONLINE COMMENTS AND CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, WE KNOW THE CONCERNS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE, AND I WANT TO BRIEFLY TAKE A MOMENT TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THIS PLAN ADDRESSES THEIR CONCERNS MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE BASICALLY SHOWING THAT THE FEEDBACK WE HEARD BY THEME OR CATEGORY, AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S BEING TRANSLATED TO CLEAR POLICY DIRECTION. WHEN RESIDENTS ASK US HOW THE CITY EVALUATES DRAINAGE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STANDARDS THAT WE USE ADDRESS CAPACITY, VELOCITY, CHANNEL DEPTH, AND CALCULATIONS, WHICH WE DO ALREADY, BUT WE REINFORCE THROUGH THIS PLAN. SP1, AM1, AND WS1 ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS. SP1 COMMITS THE CITY TO PROTECTING THE LIFE, SAFETY, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PROPERTY THROUGH PROACTIVE RISK REDUCTION AND SOUND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE PRACTICES. AM1 DIRECTS THE CITY TO MANAGE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AS A PORTFOLIO OF ASSETS, APPLYING RISK-BASED MAINTENANCE AND REINVESTMENT. WS1 GROUNDS OUR INVESTMENT DECISIONS IN TECHNICAL STUDIES THAT ACCOUNT FOR UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS, AND SB2, WHICH DIRECTS THE CITY TO DEFINE AND MAINTAIN CLEAR STORMWATER LEVELS OF SERVICE FOR SAFETY, RELIABILITY, AND RESPONSE. THIS GIVES US THE FRAMEWORK TO USE THOSE STANDARDS CONSISTENTLY, SO OUR DECISIONS ARE NOT ARBITRARY. AND CAN BE EXPLAINED IN THE SAME WAY EVERY SINGLE TIME. ON UTILITY RATES AND FUNDING, FN1 IS THE RESPONSE. THE POLICY ISN'T TO RAISE RATES ARBITRARILY. IT'S TO CONDUCT RECURRING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SO THAT THE FUNDING KEEPS PACE WITH THE DOCUMENTED NEEDS OF THE LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS. SO ANY CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY IS TRANSPARENT AND TIED DIRECTLY TO WHAT THE SYSTEM REQUIRES. MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT THEMES THAT WE HEARD. AM3, CS1, AND ES1 ALL ADDRESS THESE TOGETHER. AM3 DIRECTS US TO CLEARLY IMPROVE ON HOW WE COMMUNICATE, SUPPORT, AND VERIFY THESE CONCERNS. EC1 MAKES EDUCATION THE FIRST STEP BEFORE ENFORCEMENT, SO RESIDENTS AND HOAS UNDERSTAND WHAT GOOD MAINTENANCE LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM. CS1 ENSURES DOCUMENTED RESIDENT CONCERNS ARE A FORMAL INPUT TO OUR PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. AND, IMPORTANTLY, THIS PLAN DOESN'T RESOLVE EVERY MAINTENANCE BOUNDARY QUESTION ITSELF. IT JUST DOESN'T. BUT IT DOES TELL THE CITY TO GO COMMUNICATE IT CLEARLY. FOR WATERSHED EVALUATIONS, WHOLE BASIN THINKING THAT ACCOUNTS FOR UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM RELATIONSHIPS AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS WAS DESIRED. WS2 ESTABLISHES A REGULAR PROGRAM OF BASIN-LEVEL STUDIES, SEQUENCED BY RISK, CONDUCTED A MINIMUM EVERY OTHER YEAR. WS4 RECOGNIZES THAT RISK IS NOT UNIFORM AND THAT HIGHER RISK AREAS MAY WARRANT ENHANCED PLANNING AND DESIGN EVALUATION. AND WS5, WHICH DIRECTS US TO REGULARLY EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE OUR DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS BY EVALUATING AND PROCURING ADVANCED MODELING PLATFORMS AND PARTICIPATING IN REGIONAL COLLABORATION STUDIES. THIS ENSURES THAT AS TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES, OUR ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES KEEP PACE WITH WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS US TO UNDERSTAND. AND WHEN RESIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS ARE KEEPING UP WITH GROWTH, DR.1 AND DR2 RESPOND. DR1 REQUIRES NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT TO DEMONSTRATE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF IMPACTS UNDER FULL BUILD-OUT CONDITION SCENARIOS. DR2 ADVANCES OUR ISO-ALIGNED PRACTICES THAT MIMIC NATURAL HYDROLOGY OF SOAKING IT IN, SLOWING IT DOWN, AND SPREADING IT OUT. AND DR4 DIRECTS THE CITY TO UPDATE STORMWATER ORDINANCES, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL STRATEGIES, WHERE APPROPRIATE, RECOGNIZING THAT STORMWATER IS A WATERSHED SCALE ISSUE. AND THE BENEFITS FROM COORDINATING CODIFIED [02:40:02] REQUIREMENTS, NOT STANDARDS THAT LAG BEHIND CURRENT CONDITIONS. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY REFLECT CURRENT DEMANDS OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TODAY. FINALLY, DEBRIS AND RECURRING LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS TRANSLATE INTO AN2, SUSTAINING RELIABLE SYSTEM FUNCTION THROUGH PROACTIVE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND RENEWAL. THIS IS A CITY COMMITTING TO KEEP THE SYSTEM IN A HIGH-PERFORMING CONDITION THROUGH CONSISTENT AND ONGOING EFFORT, NOT JUST RESPONDING TO SOMETHING WHEN IT FAILS. I WANT TO CONVEY TO THE COUNCIL AS I CLOSE UP, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG PRESENTATION, BUT THIS PLAN IS NOT THE SOLUTION ITSELF. IT IS THE FOUNDATION. IT TELLS US HOW TO STUDY. HOW TO PRIORITIZE, HOW TO INVEST, HOW TO COMMUNICATE, SO THAT THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THESE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD IS PRINCIPLED, CONSISTENT, AND BUILT TO IMPROVE OVER TIME. SO, I'M SURE THE COUNCIL WANTS TO HEAR EVERY POLICY STATEMENT AGAIN, BUT I WON'T DO THAT TO YOU ALL. SO, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING TO APPROVE THIS EVENING? THIS IS EFFECTIVELY A VISUAL SUMMARY OF EVERYTHING YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO ADOPT AT FIRST READING. THESE AREN'T JUST CONCEPTS, BUT AS FORMALLY ADOPTED POLICY COMMITMENTS THAT GOVERN HOW SOUTHLAKE MANAGES ITS WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, GOING FORWARD AS ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE THREE PLANS CONTAIN A TOTAL OF 54 INDIVIDUAL POLICY STATEMENTS THAT ARE ORGANIZED ACROSS 20 POLICY CATEGORIES. AND LASTLY, AS WE DO WITH ANY OTHER ORDINANCE, THAT'S RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT, WE DO TAKE THIS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID HEAR THIS PRESENTATION, MAYBE NOT AS ROBUSTLY AS I DID THIS EVENING, BUT THEY DID HEAR THESE PLANS AND ALL OF THESE POLICY STATEMENTS. THEY DID TAKE ACTION SIMILARLY, THREE SEPARATE ACTIONS ON ALL OF THESE ITEMS, AND DID APPROVE IT 5-0, SIMILAR TO THE STAFF REPORTS THAT ARE EFFECTIVELY DATED ON MARCH 5TH OF 26. WITH THAT... I KNOW THIS WAS LONG AND LENGTHY, AND TRUST ME, I WOULDN'T MIND A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, BUT I AM HERE, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE STAFF, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CORTEZ. THAT WAS COMPREHENSIVE IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHAT WE'LL DO IS IN JUST A MOMENT, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING PART. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A FIRST READING AND DOES NOT TYPICALLY INVOLVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING HERE IN JUST A MINUTE TO INVITE ANY AND ALL OF YOU TO SPEAK OR ASK QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A GROUP THAT'S COME TOGETHER AND HAVE SUBMITTED A PRESENTATION, I THINK ABOUT 20 SLIDES. AND SO, RATHER THAN DO OUR USUAL THREE MINUTES UP AT THE PODIUM, WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THAT A LITTLE BIT. AND ALLOW THOSE PEOPLE TO SPEAK. SPEAKERS TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE, RATHER THAN THREE MINUTES, THREE MINUTES, THREE MINUTES. WE'LL HAVE A GROUP OF THREE OR FOUR FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO SORT OF TAKE THE LEAD AND DO THE SPEAKING FOR THAT GROUP. ON BEHALF OF A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. BUT DANIEL, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS. AS YOU'VE SEEN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. TONIGHT'S NOT THE FIRST MEETING. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE LAST MEETING OR THE LAST DECISION WE MAKE ON THIS. IT'S REALLY THE A STEP IN THE PROCESS, AND I THINK TONIGHT WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS FROM A 30,000 FOOT LEVEL, AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO, THROUGH YOUR INPUT HERE TONIGHT, WE'LL KEEP DRILLING DOWN INTO SPECIFIC THINGS GOING FORWARD. JUST AS A NOTE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CELEBRATING SOUTH LAKE'S 70TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S NOT TO SAY ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS 70 YEARS OLD, BUT SOME OF IT IS OLD, WHETHER IT'S WATER LINES OR SEWER LINES, OR HOW WE'RE HANDLING STORMWATER. SO IT'S BEEN A CONSCIOUS DECISION BY THIS COUNCIL. EVEN BEFORE TONIGHT, WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THESE ITEMS THAT INVOLVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S NOT REALLY THE FACEBOOK STUFF THAT WE POST A LOT ABOUT, BUT IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE STUFF UNDERGROUND THAT'S IMPORTANT AND REALLY BECOMES IMPORTANT WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK. SO WE'VE MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION AND INVESTED A LOT OF TIME, AND WE'RE INVESTING A LOT OF MONEY TO GET AHEAD OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, AS WE GET TO THAT 70TH BIRTHDAY FOR SOUTHLAKE. YOU KNOW, I KNOW MY NEIGHBORHOOD, FRANCIS AND AUSTIN, WE'RE ALL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WERE BUILT 30 YEARS AGO. AND THOSE ARE KIND OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP THAT HAVE THESE CONCERNS ABOUT WATER ISSUES. WE'RE IN A LONG CONTINENTAL, LYMAN HILLS, MONTICELLO. IT'S GREAT TO SEE SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS HERE TONIGHT, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO FACING AN ISSUE, AS MUCH AS WE JOKE ABOUT SOUTHLAKE BEING A BUBBLE, WE'RE NOT A BUBBLE. WE HAVE. IMPACTS FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES WITH WATER AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING. THAT'S PART OF THE ANALYSIS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH. BUT WE ALL AGREE THAT IT'S A GOOD TIME. IT'S THE RIGHT TIME [02:45:01] TO START TALKING ABOUT IT, TO ADDRESS THESE THINGS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT. SORRY THAT IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET TO THIS POINT WHERE YOU'RE ALL GOING TO GET YOUR DAY IN COURT, SO TO SPEAK. BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THIS. THE BIG BEAR CREEK COALITION, I THINK, IS THE TITLE, THAT SUBMITTED A PRESENTATION. DANIEL, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU LATER, GIVE YOU A BREAK BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN TALKING FOR A WHILE, AND I WANT TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO SPEAK IN CASE ANYONE NEEDS TO GET HOME TO KIDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO I'LL INVITE THE BIG BEAR CREEK COALITION. YOU DO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED. I THINK A FEW OF YOU ARE GOING TO SPLIT UP THE TIME ON THAT. LIKE WITH EVERYONE ELSE, WHEN YOU COME UP TO SPEAK, YOU HAVE TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND THEN WHATEVER ORDER YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN. I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK COUNCIL, LET'S LET THESE FOLKS GET THROUGH THEIR PRESENTATION FIRST. I'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATION. THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS WE ASK ABOUT SLIDE SIX THAT ARE ANSWERED ON SLIDE NINE, OR THAT SOMEONE ELSE WILL SPEAK TO. SO LET'S GIVE THESE FOLKS THE COURTESY OF LETTING THEM GO THROUGH THEIR SLIDES. AND THEN, AT THE END OF THEIR PRESENTATION, WE'LL PAUSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT SLIDESHOW OR THOSE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS. AND THEN WE'LL AGAIN OPEN IT UP TO THE REST OF THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK. THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO RUN IT. SO, AGAIN, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS 7D, 7E, AND 7F. AND, AGAIN, IF YOU COULD, STATE YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU START SPEAKING AND THEN GO AHEAD. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON A 20-MINUTE TIMER, JUST TO GIVE US SOME CONTEXT. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT ROUGHLY 20 MINUTES, BUT GIVE OR TAKE IS OKAY. SO GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS BAMSI YALA. I'M A RESIDENT OF 700 ABERDEEN WAY IN TIMURON. OKAY. I AM JOHN SCHINDLER. I LIVE AT 804 PARKDALE COURT IN TIMBERLAKE. I'M SHERRY BERMAN. I LIVE AT 818 PARKDALE DRIVE, SOUTH OF TEXAS. AND AL ZITO, 501 POTOMAC PLACE, SOUTH LAKE. ALRIGHT, WHO'S FIRST? ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK AS LONG AS DANIEL CORTEZ? ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, I WAS KIDDING. MAYOR SEAN MCCASKILL AND ESTEEMED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY STAFF, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF US. IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED. THE FOUR OF US HERE ARE THE DELEGATES OF THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR COALITION. GIVE US THE MICROPHONE. RIGHT. AND I'LL INTERRUPT YOU. I SAID NOT TO INTERRUPT. BUT WHO'S HERE AS PART OF THAT GROUP, JUST SO WE KNOW? ARE THERE OTHER MEMBERS? WELL, THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR THAT. I'M SURE IT PAYS REALLY WELL TO BE PART OF THAT COALITION. SO THANK YOU ALL. FOR BEING PART OF THAT. THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS, BUT I ALREADY BROKE THE FINAL RULE ABOUT INTERRUPTING YOU, BUT GO AHEAD. YEAH, THANK YOU AGAIN. SO, AS I SAID, MY NAME IS RAMSEER ALLAH. I'M AT SUN AND ABERDEEN BAY. I'M A PRESIDENT OF TIMURON, WHICH IS THE LARGEST HOA IN SOUTHLAKE. ALONG WITH ME IS JOHN, SHARI, AND AL. WE'LL DO THIS SLIDE SHOW. THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE IS DEFINED LARGELY BY THE PEOPLE. SO WHO ARE CIVIC MINDED, RESPONSIBLE, WHO CALL THIS OUR HOME. BUT IT'S ALSO DEFINED BY OUR LAND, WHERE OUR HOMES ARE, THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS WE WALK ON, OUR SHARED ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING OUR CREEKS, TRAILS, PARKS, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, AND HOW IT IS AFFECTING IT AND ALL OF US. RIGHT NOW, THAT FOUNDATION IS UNDER THREAT FROM EROSION DUE TO... TO STORMWATER. EROSION IS JUST NOT A TECHNICAL ISSUE. IT IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WE ARE HERE TO SHOW IT. SOME EVIDENCE. IT CHALLENGES THE SAFETY OF OUR HOMES, THE SAFETY OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PLACE. PLACES WE CALL HOME. SOME MAY SAY WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT, BUT AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO SHOW WITH SOME VIDEOS AND AS WELL AS PICTURES, AS TO WHERE IT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT. WITH A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE DIVIDING THIS PRESENTATION WITH FOUR WS, WHO, WHERE, WHY, AND WHAT. I'LL BE DOING THE WHO ARE WE? AND DIGGING WHERE IT IS HAPPENING. JOHN AND SHERRY WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT, AND THEN AL WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF WHY IT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT IS A SOLUTION AND A CALL FOR ACTION. WE ARE HERE TO PROPOSE. AND LIKE I SAID, THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT JUST ABOUT SOIL AND RUNOFF. IT'S ABOUT IDENTITY. IT'S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. AND ULTIMATELY, IT'S ABOUT WHO WE CHOOSE TO DO, WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO TOGETHER. CITY STAFF AND US AS RESIDENTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PLACE WE CALL SOUTH LAKE. WHO ARE WE? AS WE ALREADY STATED, WE ARE A COALITION OF HOMEOWNERS THAT CALL OUR HOME ALONG THE BIG BAY CREEK CORRIDOR. WE REPRESENT ABOUT 03,000 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND MAYBE, GIVE OR TAKE, 10,000 RESIDENTS. AND WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF A COMMON ISSUE WE ARE SEEING. IT'S INCREASING STORMWATER DAMAGE FROM UPSTREAM DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEGUN [02:50:01] MAYBE IN 1990S AND CONTINUE TO SEE IT, AND INADEQUATE DRAINAGE BECAUSE OF THAT. WHO IS PART OF THIS COALITION? IT'S A GROWING COALITION, BUT WE STARTED OUT WITH... TIMURON, TIMBERLAKE, STONE LAKES, MONTICELLO ESTATES AND MONTICELLO. RIGHT, IT'S MONTICELLO, MONTICELLO. WE DEBATE THAT. IF WE CONTINUE DEBATING THAT, WE'LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT. BUT WE'RE ALSO HAVING THE COALITION IS GROWING. WE JUST MET SOMEBODY FROM CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE PLACE, AND THAT WANTS TO BE PART OF THIS. AND THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS WHO REACHED OUT TO US AND PROVIDED SOME FEEDBACK. SO THE GROUP IS INCREASING. THIS CORRIDOR REPRESENTS SIX, INCLUDES SIX TRIBUTARIES. AND AS WE SHOW HERE, LISTED HERE, THE PRIORITIES ARE ACTUALLY BY CITY OF SOUTH LAKE, ACCEPTING THAT TRIBUTARY WILL BE DENIED. EVERYTHING ELSE IS RANKED LOW, THOUGH. WE SEE THE ISSUES THAT ARE BECAUSE WE ARE THE DOWNSTREAM OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING IN CITY OF SOUTH LAKE. WHY ARE WE HERE? JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT. BECAUSE OF THE POLICY CHANGES THAT THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO THE STORMWATER PLAN, AND THIS AFFECTS US, AND WE ARE THE DIRECT STAKEHOLDERS OF IT. THE STORMWATER, FLOODING AND THE PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT WE ARE SEEING HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY AS THE SURROUNDING LAND IS GETTING DEVELOPED AND WE ARE AT A PEAK DEVELOPMENT, IF YOU WILL. THE BIG BEAR CREEK HAS BECOME A RAGING RIVER. DURING THE HEAVY RAINS. AND WE'RE SEEING THIS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE YEAR, SO JUST NOT ONCE IN A BLUE MOON OR ONCE IN A DECADE KIND OF SITUATION. THE FLOOD LEVELS THAT USED TO BE FEMA 100 DESIGNATION ARE GETTING CROSSED MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY YEAR. AND THIS IS AN ESCALATING LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROBLEM. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A REGIONAL PROBLEM, IT IS NOT LOCAL, BUT WE'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE. AND WE LIVE IN SOUTH LAKE AND WE WANT TO START HERE, ADDRESSING YOU GUYS TO HELP US DEVELOP A BIGGER, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AGAIN, WHY ARE WE HERE? THE HOA COMMON AREAS AND THE PRIVATE PROPERTIES WITHIN MULTIPLE SOUTH LAKE COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING INCREASED INTENSIVE FLOW OF WATER AND VOLUME. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS LOOK AT THESE VIDEOS. AND THIS IS ALSO IN ONE OF THE VERY BIG CORRIDOR COMMUNITIES. AND AGAIN, WE WANT TO SHOW THE VOLUME AS WELL AS THE VELOCITY. HERE, THIS IS A PERFECT DEPICTION OF WHERE IT IS. THIS IS OUR BACKYARD IN TIMURON. AND WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE IS THERE'S A TRAIN UNDERNEATH IT. BECAUSE OF SO FLOODING THAT'S HAPPENING AND THAT BRIDGE ROAD IS SOMETIMES THAT THE WATER OVERFLOWS THAT AND YOU CAN'T SEE THAT WALKING TRAIL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WALKING TRAIL WHEN IT IS NOT FLOODED LIKE THAT. THIS IS AGAIN ADJOINING THE CHAMBERLAIN COUNTRY CLUB. AND LOOK AT THE VELOCITY AGAIN. AND ALSO IT'S NOT A VERY INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE. IT IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WHERE THE WATER COMES INTO, AND WE'LL SHOW MORE AS WE MOVE ALONG. AND AS WE CONTINUE PROVIDING EVIDENCE, I REQUEST JOHN TO CONTINUE THE SLIDESHOW. YES. GREAT. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS TIME. AGAIN, I'M JOHN SCHINDLER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE TIMBERLAKE HOA. BASICALLY MAKES UP 303 HOMES OF THE 3,000 THAT WE HAVE SO FAR IN THE COALITION, AND THAT COALITION IS GROWING. I'VE BEEN ON OUR BOARD FOR ALMOST SIX YEARS NOW. IT SEEMS A LOT LONGER. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 28 YEARS. IT HAS GONE BY FAST. BUT AS A BOARD MEMBER, WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN PRIORITIES AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE FOCUS ON. MINE, LUCKILY, HAS BEEN THE WATERWAYS AND WATER FEATURES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT INCLUDES DEALING WITH THE BIG BEAR CREEK BRANCH THAT TRAVERSES TIMBERLAND. AND SO WE SEE FIRSTHAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE... STORMWATER ISSUES AND THE DRAINAGE UPSTREAM. ANYWAY, STORMWATER IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AND THAT WE FACE. AND THAT YOU SAW IN THOSE DRAMATIC VIDEOS, THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO THAT KIND OF WATER AND THAT KIND OF FLOW GOING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. AND FOR THE NEXT 10 TO 12 SLIDES, WE WILL KIND OF GO THROUGH AND SHOW SOME OF THOSE CONSEQUENCES, BOTH FROM EROSION STANDPOINTS AND THEN EVEN DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT WE LIVE IN IN TIMBERLAKE [02:55:02] AND OTHER AREAS. WHOOPS. SO THIS PARTICULAR PICTURE TELLS A BIT MORE OF A STORY THAN WHAT YOU SEE HERE. THE TREE CAME DOWN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RAGING WATER GOING THROUGH THIS CREEK. IN FACT, THAT WATER OFTEN BASICALLY GOES ABOVE THE RAILINGS ON THAT BRIDGE. SO THIS PARTICULAR TREE WAS ABOUT FOUR FEET HIGHER, AND THEN, GIVEN ALL THE SCOURING THAT OCCURS IN THE CREEK BEDS AND THEN ON THE CREEK BANKS ITSELF, IT LOSES ITS FOUNDATION, LOSES THE INTEGRITY OF ITS ROOT SYSTEM, AND FALLS. IN THIS CASE, IT FELL AGAINST... ONE OF THE FOOT BRIDGES THAT WE HAVE, IT BENT THE RAILING, THE SAFETY RAILING, AND IT'S ALSO DAMAGING THE UNDERLYING PARTS OF THE RETAINING WALL. AS WELL AS THE FOOTINGS ON THIS. AND THIS IS NOT JUST A SINGLE OCCURRENCE, THIS IS OCCURRING ACROSS ALL THE COMMON AREAS AND PROPERTIES THAT ARE PART OF THIS COAL MACHINE. SO, THE PRIOR SLIDE, THAT'S A RINSE AND REPEAT KIND OF SCENARIO. SO, IT HAPPENS BASICALLY IN EVERY STORM. WE LOSE TREES. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF TREES ALONG OUR CREEK, THEY KEEP FALLING. AND THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER VILLAIN IN THE STORM, THE CULVERTS. UP AND DOWN THE BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR, DEBRIS GATHERS, AND IT'S BASICALLY LIKE PUTTING A CORK IN A BOTTLE. AND WATER, BEING WHAT IT IS, WILL FIND A WAY TO GET AROUND THIS. AND THIS IS WHERE WE FIND THE FLOOD FRINGE ITSELF IS STARTING TO EXPAND OUT AND CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. AGAIN, A SEPARATE STORM, SIMILAR TYPE RESULTS. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS IN THE TRAIL AREA, TIMBER LAKE. BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH DEBRIS GATHERS UP ON THE BRIDGE. AND THE ULTIMATE RESULT IS INCREASED COST TO THE HOAS AND THEN INCREASED COST TO THE HOMEOWNERS. SO EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, THIS HAS TO BE DEALT WITH. HERE YOU SEE THE SCOURING OF THE CREEK BANKS. THE LOWERING OF THE CREEK BED ITSELF. AND ALL THIS DOES IS CREATE MORE SEDIMENT THAT GOES DOWNSTREAM AND THEN IMPACTS FURTHER OUR COST OF DREDGING OUR LAKES, AND THEN ALSO MORE RISK AND THREAT TO COMMUNITIES DOWNSTREAM FROM US. SO ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, ON THE LEFT, WE HAVE THE HILLS OF MONTICELLO, WE HAVE TIMBERLAKE, AND THEN WE HAVE STONE LAKES. SO ON THE TWO ON THE RIGHT, THE INSIDE OF THE SLIDE, YOU SEE THE COMPROMISED ROOT SYSTEMS AND ALL THAT. WHAT'S INTERESTING ON THE LEFT... LEFT, A COMMON PRACTICE IS TO USE THIS GRAYSTONE TO BASICALLY DIVERT OR CONTROL THE FLOW AND THROTTLE THE FLOW OF WATER OUT OF THE CULVERTS. WELL, THAT SORT OF WORKS. WHAT ULTIMATELY HAPPENS, THE WATER IS SO INTENSE THAT IT TAKES THESE GRAYSTONES AND THEN MOVES THEM DOWNSTREAM. AND THEN THEY BECOME THEIR OWN SORT OF FORM OF DEBRIS, AND THEY TRAP OTHER DEBRIS. AND THUS WORSENING THE OVERALL PROBLEM. OUR TRAIL SYSTEM IS ENJOYED BY OUR RESIDENTS, BUT IT ALSO CAN BECOME DANGEROUS. SO THIS IS ALSO A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE DURING STORMS. WE LOSE LARGE LIMBS, WE LOSE TREES ALONG THE CREEK BED, AND THEY BECOME A RISK TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND BECOME QUITE DANGEROUS. AGAIN, THIS DEMONSTRATES THE EROSION AND THE LOWERING OF THE CREEK BED. HERE WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE A TREE FALLS ACROSS THE CREEK. ULTIMATELY, AS THE WATER LEVELS RISE UP, AND THESE WATER LEVELS GO WELL ABOVE WHERE THAT TREE IS, IT'S GOING TO ATTRACT MORE MATERIAL AND THEN INCREASE THE OVERALL RISK OF FLOODING IN THE AREA. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO SHERRY, AND SHE WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE FOR 25 YEARS. AND I'VE MOVED MY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES OVER TO THE TRAIL. MY HUSBAND AND I, WE MOVED HERE 30 YEARS AGO, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE TRAILS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE'VE STAYED HERE FOR THE TRAILS. AND SO, IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING. I WALK THESE TRAILS EVERY DAY WITH MY DOGS. AND IT'S JUST AMAZING, THE DEVASTATION THAT'S GONE ON. SO THE FIRST, THIS MANHOLE, 30 YEARS AGO, THE MANHOLE WAS FILLED UP TO THIS LINE RIGHT THERE WITH DIRT, WITH SOIL. AND THROUGH THE YEARS, IT JUST HAS DISINTEGRATED WITH THE VELOCITY OF THE WATER. I CALLED THE CITY, AND THEY WERE GREAT. THEY CAME OUT, AND IT... I BELIEVE ON THE CIP TO BE REDONE, BUT THEY SAW THAT IT NEEDED HELP, AND SO THIS IS WHAT THEY DID. [03:00:02] UNFORTUNATELY, THE VELOCITY AND THE VOLUME OF WATER ARE MOVING THESE ROCKS AND ELIMINATING THE CEMENT, AND THEY'RE JUST GOING DOWNSTREAM. SO I THINK... THIS MAY LAST MAYBE ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS. I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN THAT, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPENING. THIS IS AN INTERESTING SLIDE. SO THIS IS THE MONTICELLO STATE. AND THE FENCE RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE TRAIL SYSTEM AND THE WATER. SO THIS IS REALLY THE SAME PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. SO THESE TREES... WERE ORIGINALLY AT THE GROUND LEVEL. AND THROUGH THE YEARS, THEY SUNK, AND THIS RIPRAP WAS PUT IN THERE TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING IN. THIS RIPRAP HERE, I BELIEVE, WAS THERE ORIGINALLY. THE VELOCITY OF THE WATER HAS RIPPED THE RIPRAP OFF, AND THE SOIL IS DISINTEGRATING. THE MORE WATER THERE IS, THE MORE VELOCITY THERE IS, YOU WILL SEE THAT THAT WALL WILL EVENTUALLY FALL. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGES THAT WE HAVE ARE ON OUR TRAILS, ON THE CEMENT TRAILS. SO IN TIMBER LAKE, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS IN TIMURONG, YOU WILL SEE THE DIRT, YOU'LL SEE THE GRASSES THAT WERE AT THE LEVEL. AND THEN, BECAUSE OF THE VELOCITY OF THE WATER, IT'S JUST UNDERMINING THE STRUCTURES AND WIPING OUT THE SOIL THERE. AND THEN IN THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CEMENT IS FALLING IN. AND THAT'S JUST THE FORCE OF THE WATER THAT WAS COMING THROUGH. SO THIS IS IN TIMBERLAKES, AND THIS IS THE BRIDGE THAT GOES ACROSS THIS LITTLE CREEK AND CULVERT. SO IF YOU, THIS IS THE BRIDGE, THIS BRIDGE IS GOING OVER THE CREEK AND CULVERT, AND THEN THAT GOES INTO WHAT IS OUR... RETAINING PALM. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE, THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE RIGHT HERE AND EVENTUALLY THIS WILL EAT AWAY ALL OF THE SOIL AND THEN THAT WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR US. IN THIS COHORT, THIS IS DOWN... AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SEDIMENT COME IN THROUGH THIS STREAM AND IT BUILDS UP INTO OUR RETENTION POND. SO, DOWN AT THE VERY END, ORIGINALLY, WHEN THIS RETENTION POND WAS BUILT, IT WAS EIGHT FEET. IT'S PROBABLY FOUR FEET NOW. AND RIGHT HERE, THE DUCKS, THEY'RE NOT EVEN SWIMMING. THEY'RE JUST WALKING ACROSS WATER. SO THE SEDIMENT IS REALLY CREATING ISSUES FOR US. IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, JOHN CAN ASK THIS QUESTION MORE. IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE DREDGED TWICE. WE HAD TO DREDGE TWICE. FOUR TIMES. FOUR TIMES. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST. TEN YEARS, WHAT DID WE... WELL, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE DONE TWO DREDGES AND OTHER CONTROLS THAT WE PUT AROUND THE LAKE ITSELF, FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT $350,000. SO THAT COST TO US IS GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER, AND IT'S ACCELERATING JUST BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS COME BACK SO FAST. SO THIS PICTURE IS REALLY TELLING. SO IF YOU LOOK OVER IN THE FAR CORNER, THANKS. IF YOU LOOK OVER IN THE FAR CORNER, THAT'S THE END OF THE FLOODPLAIN THERE. AND WHERE THIS FENCE IS, IS THE FRENCH. WHERE THE FRINGE OF THE FLOODPLAIN IS. THIS IS A YARD IN EAGLE BEND. THIS IS A LITTLE GOLF AREA. AND LOOK AT ALL THE WATER THAT IS THERE. AND THIS IS NOT JUST THIS YARD. THERE'S MANY YARDS THAT ARE LIKE THIS. SO YOU HAVE THE ROCK FENCE THERE, AND THAT'S THE POOL AND THE SPA. YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM IF WE DON'T REACT TO THIS AND WORK TOGETHER. AND THIS IS IN HILLS OF MONTICELLO. SO YOU SEE THE FENCE HERE. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE THE FENCE OVER HERE. SO THIS IS BEFORE. THIS IS WHAT THIS YARD LOOKS LIKE. IT'S A VERY BIG YARD. AND TWO YEARS AGO, THIS WAS A PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN, YOU KNOW, SHOWING THAT THE WATER HAD CROSSED THE FRINGE OF THE FLOODPLAIN. AND YOU CAN SEE HOW DEEP THAT IS OVER THERE. AND WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A FLOODPLAIN. BUT WHEN IT HITS THE FENCES, THAT'S WHEN YOU BECOME CONCERNED. AND JUST RECENTLY, IT WAS HITTING THIS LINE RIGHT HERE. SO THE WATER IS GROWING EVEN HIGHER. SO THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A PICTURE OF, YOU KNOW, WHY WE'RE HERE. AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO [03:05:01] AL, AND HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU HOW WE GOT HERE. I'M GOING TO BE THE FEDERAL EXPRESS GUY WITH 1 MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS TO GO OVER 5 MINUTES OR 6 MINUTES OF STUFF. OKAY, SO WE ALL KNOW THAT WHERE WE ARE NOW IS THAT... SOUTHLAKE'S GETTING VERY CLOSE TO BUILD OUT. WE HAVE A FEW DEVELOPABLE AREAS LEFT, AND WE'RE UNDER STRESS AND STRAIN, AND THANKFUL FOR OTHER AREAS. OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENED, THAT WE'RE SEEING, THAT WE'RE AT OUR TWILIGHT YEARS OF THAT. AS WE'VE MOVED INTO THE MAINTENANCE PHASE FOR OUR GREAT CITY, WE SERIOUSLY NEED TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT HOW WE START TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. THAT HAVE STARTED TO ADD UP, BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. AS WE'VE SEEN, SEEN OVER THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS, WE'VE SEEN WHAT WAS THE 2009 FEMA FLOODPLAIN BE EXCEEDED JUST NUMEROUS TIMES EVERY YEAR. BUT NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE IN VARIOUS AREAS OF TOWN THAT IT'S HITTING THE 500-YEAR FLOODPLAIN, AS ILLUSTRATED FROM WHAT WAS, PROBABLY IN 2009, OBSOLETE DATA. THE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE, OF COURSE, AS WE KNOW ACROSS THE CITY, HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY. IT'S JUST HOW WE ARE SITTING. CITY BUILDS OUT. IT'S A KNOWN THING AS WE'RE BUILDING ROADS AND HOUSES AND SIDEWALKS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. WE'RE SERIOUSLY JUST THE VICTIMS OF OUR OWN SUCCESS. AS WE'VE GONE FROM A FARM COMMUNITY TO NOW A FULLY DEVELOPED OR ALMOST FULLY DEVELOPED CITY, WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS NOTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE ON PURPOSE BY THIS OR ANY PREVIOUS COUNCILS OR CITY STAFF. IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE WOUND UP BEING WHERE WE ARE NOW, BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SO, AS WE ALL KNOW, EVERY PROJECT, EVERY DEVELOPMENT HAS CUMULATIVELY RESULTED IN WHERE WE ARE TODAY, BASICALLY, EXPERIENCING THE UNINTENDED CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TREMENDOUS FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE, THAT WE ARE SEEING, THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. SO, OF COURSE, WITH THE WIDENING OF 1709, WHY OF 114, OR REALLY THE INSTALLATION OF 114, WHICH USED TO BE A TWO-LANE ROAD, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH LAKE SINCE THE 90S. THERE'S A LOT OF CEMENT AND JUST NO PLACE FOR THE WATER TO GO. WE BASICALLY HAVE TWO DRAINAGE PLANES, AS DANIEL HAD EXPRESSED, ONE GOING DOWN TOWARDS BIG BEAR CREEK AND THE OTHER ONE GOING AND DUMPING INTO LAKE GRAPEVINE. WELL, LAKE GRAPEVINE IS A LOT BIGGER THAN BIG BEAR CREEK, WHICH HAS BECOME ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY OVERWHELMED. WELL. FOR ITS ORIGINAL CAPACITY. A LITTLE TIDBIT, BIG BEAR CREEK IS OVER 500,000 YEARS OLD. TREES HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 50, HUNDREDS OF YEARS. WE'RE LOSING TREES BY THE DOZENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, IN PARTICULAR. THE PROBLEM IS ESCALATING. BASICALLY, MOTHER NATURE HAS PUT ON THE GAS. WE ALSO MET WITH NETCOG, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY OF GOVERNMENTS, AND WE'RE WITH AS WELL. AS WELL AS OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND SO ON, AND SO FORTH. AND THEY'VE GOT A PREDICTED PLAN BY THE YEAR 2070, UTILIZING THE CURRENT CITY'S LAND USE PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS. THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN BIG TROUBLE BY THAT TIME. THAT FLOODPLAIN WILL CONTINUE TO GROW DRAMATICALLY, RESULTING IN DANGERS TO THE PUBLIC, FLOODED HOMES, AND INCREASED PROPERTY DAMAGE. BASICALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE... BE MORE ECONOMICAL TO START ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES NOW THAN TO TRY AND DEAL WITH THEM LATER ON DOWN THE LINE. WHEN HOUSES ARE BEING FLOODED AND THERE'S DANGERS TO PEOPLE. SO OUR REQUESTS ARE ALL COLLABORATIVE IN NATURE. WE WANT TO ASK THE CITY TO ESTABLISH A STORMWATER ADVISORY BOARD WITH PARTICULAR STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE CITY, CITY STAFF, AND CITY COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT HERE TO SAY THAT. WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR, A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING ARE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY. SO THE MORE THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPRESSING AND ASKING QUESTIONS. THE MORE THAT WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE EXPRESSING THE SAME CONCERNS AND THOUGHTS. THE CITIZEN SURVEY IS GREAT, BUT THE CITIZEN SURVEY ISN'T 100% OF ALL RESIDENTS. SO IT GIVES A NICE SNAPSHOT, BUT NOT A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF EACH ISSUE AS IT MAY PERTAIN. WE'D LIKE [03:10:02] TO SEE THAT THE CITY CONTINUES TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER, FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, MITIGATION PLANS, AND TO ENGAGE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING FIRM LIKE THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. DID WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS PETE DAWSON. TO GET A TOOL THAT GIVES MORE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE OF THE AS-BUILT CONDITIONS THAT THE CITY IS UNDER. AND NOT JUST UTILIZING THE FEMA AND THE PRIOR INFORMATION. ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR CITY STATS TOOLBOX WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THE WAY THAT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IS USING IT NOW IS THEY'RE ABLE TO MODEL. THEY'RE ABLE TO MODEL. NEW DEVELOPMENT. THEY'RE ABLE TO MODEL PROBLEM AREAS AND HOT AREAS. AND THEY'RE ABLE TO GO AND SAY, OKAY, THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT IS GOING IN. WHAT'S IT GOING TO DO? SO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO CORRELATE WHAT THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ARE GIVING US, WHICH, OH, BY THE WAY, IS BASED ON 2009 FEMA DATA. PITCHES OUT TO THE LAKE. WE'D LIKE TO ALSO CONTINUE TO SEE AN INCREASE OF CFP FUNDING FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT, AND THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GRANTS. WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LITTLE BIT OF HOMEWORK ON SOME OF THESE THINGS AND ARE ANXIOUS TO GET STARTED. TO HELP THE CITY EXPLORE THE SOLUTIONS FOR THESE ISSUES, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS. WE WANT TO ALSO SEE THAT WE FOSTER SOME... REGIONAL COORDINATION. THIS IS A SOUTHLAKE ISSUE, AS JOHN OR ADVAMSI HAD SAID, BUT IT'S ALSO A REGIONAL ISSUE. BIG BEAR CREEK STARTS BETWEEN 377 AND 35. IT'S NOTHING. BY THE TIME IT GETS HERE, IT'S A RAGING RIVER NOW. IT WASN'T THAT WAY 15 YEARS AGO, BUT IT IS NOW. ALSO, TO EXTEND THE POLICY REVIEW TIMELINE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. THE SERIOUSNESS THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE TODAY IS REALLY FOSTERING A NOT A SKY'S FALLING SITUATION, BUT AN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION SITUATION. SOMEBODY ASKED WHY STORMWATER ADVISORY BOARD OR COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT. ONE THING IS, WE DON'T WANT TO ADD ANY BUREAUCRACY INTO THE CITY PROCESS. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE HERE. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS ADD BANDWIDTH. WITH, TO ADD MORE TRANSPARENCY OF COMMUNICATION AMONG THE CITY, THE STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY. SO TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO COOPERATIVELY IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS AMONG THE STAKEHOLDERS, OF COURSE. AND INCLUDE CITY STAFF, CITY COUNCIL, AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THIS COMMITTEE EXPLORES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. ALL OF THEM, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR FEBRUARY 8TH BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH THEM MUCH THERE, BUT THE COUNTY AND STATE ARE EAGER TO START ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED IN KERRVILLE THAT WE ALL SADLY WITNESSED. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT. IT'S BECOMING A BIGGER AND BIGGER ISSUE WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE ALREADY HAVE AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO ATTEND STORMWATER AND FLOOD MEETINGS, ACTIVITIES WITH NETCOG, TML, ET CETERA, ASSISTING THE PRIORITIZATION OF UNDERSTANDING THE WHOLE ISSUE, ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE THERE, AND HOW TO PRIORITIZE THOSE ISSUES. AND HOW TO PRIORITIZE PARTICULAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS. AND THEN, AS I SAID A FEW MOMENTS AGO, PROVIDE TRANSPARENT AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CITY. THERE'S A GROWING PROBLEM THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE ATTENTION TO. SO, WITH THAT SAID, WE'VE ALWAYS LED THE WAY. SOUTHLAKE IS SOUTHLAKE, AND I'M SO PROUD OF OUR SOUTH LAKE FOR A REASON. WE'VE HAD UNBELIEVABLE STAFF. WE'VE HAD UNBELIEVABLE CITY COUNCILS, PRESENT AND PAST, THAT HAVE LED THE WAY ON. WE'RE AT THE TIP OF THE SWORD ON SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE'RE NOW ASKING YOU, OUR ELECTED LEADERS AND STAFF, TO HELP US. AND TO HELP THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TO LEAD THE REGION IN STORMWATER AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT. JUST AS IT'S LED IN EVERY OTHER AREA OF COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE. THIS IS CURTIS MORATZ. KURT MORATZ, AND I'M WITH 1200 CONCORD AVENUE IN SOUTH LAKE. AND I HANDLE THE MAINTENANCE OVER AT RHOA. RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM AL. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS. I WANT TO POKE THE BEAR A LITTLE BIT. LAST JUNE, AL, I, AND MS. GRIFFIN MET WITH THE CITY ENGINEER. THE PEOPLE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS, AND TRY TO SETTLE [03:15:01] DOWN AND JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. AND I BROUGHT UP A COUPLE SUGGESTIONS, AND ONE IS THE SHIP'S PROBABLY ALREADY SAILED ON THIS, BUT IF WE COULD CHARGE NEW HOMEOWNERS $10,000 A YEAR, LET'S SAY, WE WOULD HAVE $100 MILLION IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. SO THAT WILL... COVER A LOT OF OUR COSTS. THE OTHER THING I MENTIONED IS THAT WE COULD DIVERT THE WATER SOMEWHERE. IT ALL COMES DOWN FROM DOWN. AND IF WE COULD JUST DIVERT IT TO PLACES WHERE IT COULD BE USED, THAT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP. FOR US, WE JUST WANT TO KEEP THE VELOCITY OF THE STORMWATER. SO IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO PUT IN BREAKERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD JUST SLOW THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT COMES THROUGH THERE, IT WOULD BE HUGELY HELPFUL. AND THE OTHER THING IS... I SUGGESTED WAS WE COULD DO RETENTION PONDS. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE RETENTION PONDS ALREADY. SOMEBODY TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN BUILT. NOT THE PURPOSE OF A RETENTION POND, BUT I JUST THINK WE SHOULD LOOK INTO THINGS LIKE THAT. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT BEHIND THE 800 BLOCK POTOMAC, THERE'S A BIG STONE WALL, CONCRETE THING THAT PREVENTS THE EROSION THERE. AND THE REASON IT DOES IT IS THE CITY'S GOT A PIPELINE THAT GOES THROUGH THERE. SO THEY WERE FORTUITOUS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO TO DO THAT, BUT THEY LEFT THE REST OF OUR PROPERTY TO US. SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE. I THINK IT'S MORE THAN JUST A CITY OF SOUTHLAKE PROBLEM. I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTIES, THE OTHER CITIES, KELLER, WESTLAKE, COLLEYVILLE, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF MY NATURE. YOUR WAY. SO I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US WITH THAT AND WE'RE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN. ALRIGHT, THANKS GUYS. WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS. COUNCIL, ANYONE NEED A BATHROOM BREAK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK. AND THEN, INSTEAD OF QUESTIONS TO Y'ALL, I SEE SOME PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO LEAVE, YOU KNOW, KIDS OR WHATEVER, AT HOME OR JOBS. SO WHAT WE'LL DO, WE'LL HOLD YOU GUYS FOR QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK. IF YOU DON'T MIND STICKING AROUND. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK TWO MINUTE BATHROOM BREAK AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING FROM EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. AND THEN THE COALITION LEADERS CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THAT POINT, JUST TO TRY TO GET SOME PEOPLE THROUGH HERE. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. WE WERE ON ITEMS 7D, 7E, AND 7F. AND THANK YOU TO THE GROUP THAT JUST DID THE PRESENTATION AND THE POWERPOINT. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, INSTEAD OF ASKING THEM QUESTIONS, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAD TO LEAVE FOR WHATEVER REASON. SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. AND WE MAY COME BACK TO THE GROUP THAT WAS SPEAKING. RIGHT BEFORE THE BREAK FOR QUESTIONS LATER ON, BUT RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS STILL OPEN, SO I'M GOING TO INVITE THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COME ON DOWN. AND WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT WE MADE WITH THE COALITION WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE AT A TIME, THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE PART OF THIS COALITION, IF YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN FOR. OR IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GET UP AND PERHAPS SAY THE SAME THINGS THAT AL AND SHERRY AND OTHERS SAID. WE'D ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE 10 O'CLOCK HERE PRETTY SOON, THAT YOU MIGHT JUST LET THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GROUP DO THE TALKING FOR YOU, OR THEY MAY ALREADY HAVE. SO IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING NEW TO ADD, SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO ADD, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BUT, AGAIN, IF YOU'VE ALREADY HAD YOUR POINTS COVERED BY THE COALITION GROUP, WE'D ASK THAT YOU PERHAPS CONSIDER JUST LEAVING IT AT THAT. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL DO ONE AT A TIME. AND WE'LL JUST KIND OF WHOEVER GETS UP OR PUTS UP THEIR HAND WILL CALL UPON YOU. SO AGAIN, IF YOU COULD, SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. FOR THIS PART, WE WILL HAVE THE THREE-MINUTE LIMIT. THE CLOCK WILL START. GREEN MEANS GO. YELLOW MEANS ONE MINUTE LEFT. AND RED MEANS WRAP IT UP, PLEASE. SO, THREE MINUTES. AND AGAIN, IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THEN GO AHEAD. AND THEN, GINA, YOU'LL BE NEXT. MY NAME IS NANCY MOFFITT, AND I'VE LIVED AT 1414 WHISPERINGDALE COURT FOR 43 YEARS. AND I'M NERVOUS. I DIDN'T USED TO BE NERVOUS ABOUT SPEAKING, BUT I AM. BUT I LIVE ON BIG BEAR CREEK. I DON'T HAVE THE BIG PICTURES I HAVE, BUT I SENT ALL OF YOU A PICTURE OF MY BACKYARD AND THE TREE. I HAVE LOST FIVE FOOT OF PROPERTY. I'VE LIVED THERE AND UNTIL 10 YEARS AGO OR 12 YEARS AGO, I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. I'M NOT IN THE HOUSE THAT'S ON THE FLOODPLAIN. THE YARD'S NOT ON THE FLOODPLAIN. CARILLON IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A RETENTION OR DETENTION ON. I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE WATER IN FROM COMING DOWN BECAUSE OUR HOUSE IS FLOODED. THERE'S FIVE OF US THAT HAVE TOTALLY FLOODED, AND THEY'VE MADE THAT A WATER FEATURE. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE CITY HAS NO AUTHORITY OVER CARALONG'S POND. THEY'VE MADE IT INTO A WATER FEATURE, AND IT HAS ONE INCH OF SPACE [03:20:02] FOR WATER OVERFLOW. AND BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT FIVE YEARS AGO, IT'S OUT OF YOUR PURVIEW. SO THERE'S NO ONE TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY. THE HOA IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT, BUT THE CITY CAN'T OVERSEE THE HOA. SO I WOULD ASK THAT... YOU GUYS LOOK IN TO REINFORCING THOSE RULES THAT ARE IN EFFECT FOR THAT POND. AND I CAN SHOW LOTS OF PICTURES LIKE THEY DID, BUT MY ISSUE IS ONE DIFFERENT THAN THEIRS. WE'RE GETTING THE SAME FLOODWATERS, BUT LIKE I SAID, I'VE LOST...I CAN CARRY ALONG JUST TO GET TO SIT THERE WITH THEIR PRE-FOUND. SO I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T HAVE $20,000 TO DREDGE THE CREEK. PLUS, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WOULD LET ME BECAUSE IT'S A BIG, BIG CREEK. IT'S IN MY PROPERTY. SO I CAN'T DO THAT. BUT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP. AND DENNIS, GREAT. HE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ASSET. HE AND HIS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OUT. AND I JUST, I HAVE TO, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. MS. GRIFFIN, YOU'RE NEXT. IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SING THREE NOTES. OKAY. MY NAME IS GINA GRIFFIN. I LIVE IN 803 POTOMAC PLACE. I AM THE GRIFFIN THAT THEY MENTIONED THAT I TRY TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE HOA TO GET SOME OF THE ISSUES RESOLVED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS, WHICH THE COALITION HAS TOUCHED ON MOST OF THEM, BUT THE BIGGEST THING THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM TCEQ WHEN THEY'VE BEEN IN THE BACK OF THE PARK AND SOME OF US GO OUT TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT THE MANHOLES ARE NOT BOLTED OR GASKETS ON OUR SEWER LINES ALONG BEAR CREEK. SO THEY DID HAVE THE CITY OR SOMEBODY. DO JUST ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE RIGHT BEHIND MY PROPERTY. AND THEN THEY SAID THAT THEY ALSO HAVE TO VENT THE SEWER LINES NOW EVERY 500 FEET. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO THAT. IS THAT WHAT THE NEW REQUIREMENTS ARE? AND HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THESE MANHOLES ARE BOLTED AND GASKETED BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL UNDERWATER? AND THEY SAID THAT IT CAN INFILTRATE. DOWN AND BRING THE SEWAGE BACK UP INTO OUR CREEK. SO I AM PROBABLY, I WAS 15 FEET OFF THE CREEK. NOW I'M ABOUT 10 FEET. AND THE BOULDERS FELL. THAT'S THE CITY ASSET. THEY FELL. THEY COME BACK. SOMEBODY PUT THEM BACK UP. BUT AFTER THIS LAST RAIN, A 30-FOOT TREE CAME THROUGH THERE. IT'S NOW AT KINGSBURY BRIDGE. THANK YOU. TORE SOME OF THE WALL OUT AGAIN. SO IT'S A BAND-AID. SO I AGREE WITH THE COALITION THAT I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING THIS SO SERIOUSLY, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SPENT WITH US TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WHO'S NEXT? YES, SIR. I THINK WE'LL SEE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THEN WE'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. DAVID VERVONT, 707 BROOKDALE COURT. AND I'M PART OF TEMPER LAKE AS WELL. I'M A LATE NAME. I'M JERRY. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 28 YEARS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IN MY TIME WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERING TEAM, ROBERT AND THEM, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED ON THIS LATE COMMITTEE, AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO HOLD THE COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF THIS. AS TECHSTYLE OPENED UP IN 1709, AND WE CREATED BICENTENNIAL. AND WE OPENED UP WHERE THE DONKEYS USED TO BE RIGHT THERE ACROSS FROM WHITE'S CHAPEL CHURCH, AND WE COMMERCIALIZED THAT. AND THEN THE COSMECUS DEVELOPMENT. THE COUNCIL AGREED, THERE WAS A PLAN YEARS AGO TO HAVE RETENTION PONDS. THE NUMBER OF HOMES IN THERE WAS DRASTICALLY INCREASED, AND SO CONTRA VEGAS DECIDED, HEY, I'M GOING TO PULL MY RETENTION BONDS. WELL, NOT ONLY DID THEY DO THAT, BUT THEY CREATED HIGHWAY DOWN TO CHANNELS THERE. INTO TIMBER LAKE. BUT WE'VE DONE NOTHING. THE HOMES DOWN WHERE THAT HIGHWAY MOVES INTO THE OLD NATURAL CREEK, AS WE'VE SEEN, IT'S DESTROYED THAT. IT'S COME INTO TIMBER LAKE. OF THE COUNCIL OPENING UP THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS HAS CREATED A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT ANY DOWNSTREAM UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THERE'S PIPING, [03:25:01] WE NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION. PIPING, RETENTION PONDS, AND ALL THAT. BUT IT IS AMAZING, AS SHERRY AND THE TEAM SHOWED OVER THE YEARS IN THE DREDGING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND THE IMPACTS OF NOT HAVING A GOOD WATER PLAN. I WAS IMPRESSED. I'M NOT IMPRESSED BY DANIEL'S PRESENTATION, BUT AS COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR A LARGE BANK, A LOT OF THAT'S REGULATORY, THE WATER, THE WASTE. BUT THE OPERATIONAL PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW IS THE STORMWATER AS IT'S DESTROYING PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES. AND I HOPE THERE ARE SOME PRIORITIES. AND I KNOW IN OUR AREA IN TIMBERLAKE, WE NEED A SOLUTION. WE NEED PIPING. WE NEED SOMETHING TO STABILIZE THE WATER FLOW SO IT'S NOT DESTROYING EVERYBODY. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME HEMORRHAGING AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO STOP IT. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND YOU BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT. YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF REPORTS, THIS WAS OUR, PART OF OUR READING HOMEWORK ON THESE THREE ITEMS FOR THIS PAST WEEKEND. THOSE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE. I TAKE IT THAT MOST OF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN THE STORMWATER PART, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH THE OTHERS. THE STORMWATER PART IS ITEM 7D. SO IF YOU GO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND LOOK UNDER OUR AGENDAS AND YOU'LL SEE OUR STAFF REPORTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO READ THEM ALL. BUT IF YOU'RE MOST INTERESTED IN THE STORMWATER PART OF THAT 7D, YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT AND GET EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE IN HAND. AND IT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT RECOMMENDATIONS AND THINGS THAT MAY BE COMING. WE JUST DIDN'T GO INTO ALL THAT DETAIL TONIGHT. MAYBE IN TWO WEEKS WHEN WE DO THIS AGAIN. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHO'S NEXT? COME ON, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. MR. DOWD? NOT TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. COME ON DOWN. AGAIN, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THAT THREE MINUTES. MY NAME'S GRANT BROWN, 816 SHOREPRESS DRIVE. I'M IN TIMBERLAKE IN THE HOUSE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BIG LAKE. BOUGHT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. MIGHT BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON IN THE ROOM. BOTH OUR KIDDOS HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED KINDERGARTEN YET. BASICALLY, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE WHEREVER WE HONESTLY WANT TO LIVE. HE STILL LIVES IN MOODLE, FLORIDA, A FEW YEARS, CAME BACK. BUT WE CAME TO SOUTHLAKE FOR A LOT OF REASONS. EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE ALL DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY, CONTINUE TO DO. THE SCHOOLS, YOU NAME IT. BUT ALSO, COMING FROM FLORIDA WHERE WE WERE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, WE SAW A SMALL TOWN JUST... OVERGROW TOO MUCH AND PART OF THAT WAS BECAUSE SO MUCH LAND WAS AVAILABLE. AND THEN IT ALL GOBBLED UP AFTER COVID. WHAT WE LOVED ABOUT SOUTHLAKE WAS EVEN WHEN WE WERE HERE 10 YEARS AGO, THE LAND WAS VERY SCARCE. WE LOVED THAT SOME PEOPLE HAD FARMS. NOW I DRIVE DOWN, I GO TO BOB JONES EVERY FRIDAY, DROP MY KID OFF IN A NATURE SCHOOL. AND WHAT WAS A FARM IS GONNA TURN INTO MORE HOUSES. AND IT'S JUST, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION KIND OF COMING BACK THAT SOME OF THAT WASN'T GONNA HAPPEN. AND ON TOP OF THAT, LIKE... WHY DO I ULTIMATELY HAVE TO PROBABLY PAY TO LOSE, YOU KNOW, PUT A WALL? LIKE, BASICALLY, MY LITTLE, LIKE, OUR HOUSE IS NEXT TO THE, BASICALLY, THE HUGE CREEK THAT COMES OFF THE LAKE. SO, LIKE, WHEN IT RAINS HARD, IT'S LIKE COLORADO STREAMS THERE, BASICALLY. AND IT HAS, EVEN JUST IN THREE YEARS, IT'S EVEN CLOSER TO ONE PORTION OF OUR BACKYARD. SO, I KNOW COMING FROM FLORIDA, LIKE, EVERY LAKE THERE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY BUILT FOR THESE REASONS. THEY HAVE RETAINING WALLS. LIKE, LOTS OF PROPERTIES ON SOME LAKES CHOOSE TO DO THAT. SO MY QUESTION EVEN IS, LIKE, FOR US, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COULD LOOK TO DOING IN SPECIAL PARTS WHERE THAT CREAKS NECESSARY MORE SO? IT MIGHT BE A SMART INVESTMENT FOR ME JUST ON ONE LITTLE PART TO DO THAT MYSELF, BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT LAND THAT IT'S ON ISN'T MY LAND. SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER THOUGHT TO CONSIDER THAT, LIKE, THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES OF THIS PUZZLE, BUT SOME OF IT'S OUT OF, LIKE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS. HANDS RIGHT NOW, BUT IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL AFFECT THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR LOOKING INTO ALL THIS AND EVERYTHING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. APPRECIATE THAT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON 7D, E, AND F? ALRIGHT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BEFORE WE GO KIND OF AROUND THE DAIS WITH COUNCIL, ALLISON OR DANIEL, DO YOU GUYS WANT TO KIND OF SET THE TABLE FOR WHAT COMES NEXT AFTER TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, IN TWO WEEKS? ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'LL BE GOING OVER THIS AGAIN, THERE'LL BE TWO READINGS ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT. BUT MAYBE JUST GIVE THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO ARE STILL HERE AND THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AT HOME, WE'LL WATCH THIS ON VIDEO, THE VIDEO OF THIS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEAVE. THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED TONIGHT. BUT DANIEL, WHY DON'T YOU KIND OF TELL US WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER TONIGHT AND WHERE WE GO [03:30:01] FROM THERE, JUST TO GIVE EVERYONE A HEADS UP AND WHERE WE'RE GOING. AND THEN I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. ABSOLUTELY, SIR. SO THIS IS A TWO-WAY MAP. THESE PLANS ARE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE. AND A LOT OF WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM CONCERNS FROM THE RESIDENTS IS A QUESTION OF WHETHER THEY WANT TO SEE ACTION ON THE GROUND VERSUS THE POLICY DOCUMENT THAT THESE PLANS SERVE AS. SO IN TERMS OF THE QUESTION OF HOW QUICKLY WE CAN START SEEING A LOT OF THIS ACTION, THE IMMEDIATE ANSWER IS ONCE THESE PLANS ARE ADOPTED, WE CAN START THAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND START FIGURING OUT. SOME BASE LEVEL QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED. WHAT ORDINANCE REVISIONS DO WE NEED TO MAKE TO OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS? WHAT OPERATIONAL CHANGES DO WE NEED TO MAKE? HOW IS ALL OF THIS GOING TO BE FUNDED? HAVE BROUGHT A LOT OF THIS FORWARD, BUT THEN IT WOULD CREATE FOR LISTENING TODAY OR PROBABLY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. AND SO IN ORDER TO LIMIT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS PLAN EFFECTIVELY PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL OF THAT. SO BETWEEN THIS READING AND NEXT READING, OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SOUTH ACORN PLAN WEBSITE, AS YOU MENTIONED THERE. BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE FEEDBACK. THE ONLY THING, EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED REALLY BY THE RESIDENTS AT THIS POINT IS ADDRESSED IN SOME FORM OF POLICY STATEMENT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. OTHER. IT DOESN'T HAVE INHERENTLY HAVE THE SOLUTION ITSELF BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF LOCALIZED DIFFERENT AREAS RIGHT BUT WHAT THIS DOES INSTRUCT STAFF TO DO IS TO MOVE FORWARD AND START WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO FIND A LOT OF THESE SOLUTIONS AND WHAT THEY NEED FOR SOUTHLAKE BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE FUNDING QUESTIONS THERE'S GOING TO BE ORDINANCE REVISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE AND WE'LL INTEGRATE ALL OF TO THE OPERATION THAT THE CITY DOES. AND WE'LL CONTINUE. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME SOFTWARE THAT THE COALITION TALKED ABOUT. THERE'S A POLICY STATEMENT THAT ADDRESSES US TO GO LOOK AT WHAT TOOLS THERE ARE AVAILABLE FOR US BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LIMIT OURSELVES TO JUST ONE TOOL. WE WANT TO HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT'S AVAILABLE AND OPEN TO US. SO IF THIS MOVES FORWARD WITH APPROVAL, WE'LL CONTINUE THE SECOND READING AND WE'LL... IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADDRESS AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL SO THAT COUNCIL CAN START IMMEDIATELY SEEING WHAT THINGS STAFF IS GOING TO START ADDRESSING. SO IN TWO WEEKS AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WHAT WOULD THAT MEETING LOOK LIKE? WILL IT BE THE SAME PRESENTATION OR WILL IT BE DIFFERENT? I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD FOR THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE HERE. DO I HAVE TO COME AGAIN? IS IT GOING TO BE THE SAME THING I HEARD TONIGHT? IT'S LARGELY GOING TO BE THE SAME. THERE'S NOT ANYTHING INHERENT THAT I SAW THAT'S DIFFERENT OR THAT WE NEED TO ADD. AS I MENTIONED THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, THIS IS... IT'S BEEN YEARS OF DOCUMENTATION THAT WE COMPILED TOGETHER AND ADDRESSED WITHIN THE PLAN. SO IF THE PLAN MOVES FORWARD AS IS, WE'LL START IMPLEMENTATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER SECOND READING. AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, AT ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING, MAYBE DURING A WORKSHOP, MAYBE DURING A WORK SESSION, IS WHERE WE'LL START PRESENTING A LOT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR THIS PLAN MOVING FORWARD. SO THE BULK OF THE NEXT MEETING WILL PROBABLY LOOK ABOUT THE SAME, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME FEEDBACK EITHER FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE IN A MINUTE OR FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT OR IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. YOU KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES, CELL PHONE NUMBERS, AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO WHATEVER FEEDBACK OR IDEAS WE GET, YOU KNOW, STARTING DURING A FEW MINUTES FROM TONIGHT AND GOING FORWARD, THAT MAY BE PRESENTED OR PART OF THE DISCUSSION IN TWO WEEKS. SO, AGAIN, YOU ALL ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME BACK AND SEE US IN TWO WEEKS. WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO COME BACK TWO WEEKS FROM NOW. BUT THAT'S OKAY. YOU CAN WATCH FROM HOME. FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR COUCH OR WHATEVER, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE. ALLISON, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD AS FAR AS WHAT HAPPENS IN TWO WEEKS AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? I THINK DANIEL COVERED THAT. THIS IS REALLY THE WAY THAT WE DO THESE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS IS THEY ARE THE DIRECTION THAT I WILL USE TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO START ON THOSE ACTION ITEMS. WE HAVE BEEN LISTENING VERY CLOSELY TO ALL OF THE IDEAS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS, AND SO WE KIND OF HAVE A HOLDING PATTERN, YOU KNOW, A HOLDING PEN OF... OF IMPLEMENTATION IDEAS THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN. AND SO ONCE THE PLANS ARE ADOPTED, THEN WE'LL DEVELOP THAT FIVE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION VIEW AND COME BACK AND TALK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE SEE WE NEED TO WORK ON IMMEDIATELY THAT ARE GOING TO KIND OF PROVIDE THE GROUNDWORK FOR YEARS TWO, THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. MS. MAYOR, I DID HAVE A QUESTION. THERE'S ONE THING I JUST FORGOT TO DO ON THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS FOR FOLKS. WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE HERE OR STAY HERE. THOSE COMMENT CARDS ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THE RECORD. SO IF YOU DID SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD, IT'S PART OF THE RECORD. IT WILL BE LISTED IN THE MINUTES. I'M NOT GOING TO, AT THE LATE HOUR OF 10 O'CLOCK, READ THEM ALL OUT. BUT COUNCILMAN O'TARA, GO AHEAD. GREAT. SORRY, I HAD THE QUESTIONS FOR EARLIER. I FORGOT TO DO THAT PART. SO GO AHEAD. SO FIRST OFF, DANIEL. EXTREMELY IMPRESSED. REALLY, REALLY PHENOMENAL JOB. 89 PAGES JUST ON THE STORMWATER ALONE. [03:35:01] SO IT IS ABSOLUTELY, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ IT YET, IT REALLY IS REALLY, REALLY WELL DONE. I SPENT MY ENTIRE WEEKEND ON VACATION READING IT, BUT YEAH, IT WAS GREAT TO READ. SO MY QUESTIONS ARE JUST DIRECT QUESTIONS. I WANTED COMMENTS ON IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD. THE FIRST ONE IS ON FN1, THE UTILITY RATE. YOU HAD MENTIONED IN THERE YOUR SUGGESTION WAS ADJUSTING. IS THERE ANYTHING KEEPING US FROM DOING THAT EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS? I'D HATE TO SEE FIVE YEARS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID, WHICH I THINK IS AWESOME AND GOOD, TOO, IS DOING DRAINAGE REVIEWS EVERY TWO YEARS. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT. YEARS FOR EACH LOCATION, EACH BASIN. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS THINKING LIKE EVERY TWO YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HURTS ANYTHING FOR US TO JUST CHECK IT EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. YES, SIR. TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION DIRECTLY, IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF EVERY FIVE YEARS, BUT THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND SHARON COULD PROBABLY ELABORATE ON THIS, WE EVALUATE THE RATE EVERY YEAR. WHAT THIS FORCES US TO DO IS NOT BRING IT AND HAVE THAT OPEN CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF IF. IS THE RATE AS IT'S BEING PRESENTED ALIGNED WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY? GREAT. ARE WE COMMITTED TO? AND THEN THE SECOND THING WAS ON THE COMMERCIAL RATE, WHEN I WAS WITH YOU GUYS THE OTHER DAY, I MEANT TO ASK THIS, BUT I FORGOT. SO, SORRY. I KNOW THE RESIDENTIAL RATE HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE 2006, AND THE COMMERCIAL RATE IS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE FOR COMMERCIAL. THAT'S BEEN THE SAME AS WELL SINCE 2006. CAN WE GET WHAT THAT RATE IS BASED ON THAT? I KNEW DIRECTOR JACKSON WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE RATE HAS NOT CHANGED, AND I DON'T HAVE RUNNING FOR ME THE RATE PER WHATEVER, BUT I CAN GET THAT TO YOU FOR THE NEXT MEETING. BUT IT HAS BEEN CHANGED. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO QUESTIONS I SHOULD COME TO HAVE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR CORTEZ, WHETHER IT'S FOR TONIGHT OR HOMEWORK FOR THE NEXT MEETING? THAT'S NOT SO BAD, DANIEL. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER TALLEY SAID, FANTASTIC PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, I'LL OPEN IT UP AFTER 10 O'CLOCK. I'LL OPEN IT UP, MAYBE START DOWN HERE WITH COUNCILMEMBER TALLEY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW, AND FOR THOSE THAT HAVE GONE HOME, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN AND TO... TO LISTEN TO YOUR CONCERNS AND WE ALL ARE HERE FOR THAT. AND SOME VERY IMPORTANT CONCERNS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I CAME OUT AND VISITED AND SAW IT FIRSTHAND. AND SO I HOPE DOWN THE LINE, OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT DOES NOT ADDRESS THOSE SPECIFIC CONCERNS DIRECTLY. AND IN SOME CASES, AS YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE AREN'T THINGS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED AND LOOKED AT. CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, AND AL YOU MENTIONED THIS, BUT CERTAINLY IT IS A REGIONAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SAME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON HERE IN SOUTH LAKE HAS BEEN GOING ON ALL AROUND US. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALL ARE. LOOKING AT THOSE REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND POSSIBILITIES AS WELL FOR COMMUNICATION AND SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE NORTH AND THE HUGE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON NORTH OF FRISCO, THE WHOLE PART OF NORTH TEXAS, IT REALLY GIVES YOU PAUSE, RIGHT? I MEAN, THEY'RE PUTTING IN THOUSANDS OF HOMES ALL THE TIME, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE PLANNING FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS. AND DEVELOPMENT JUST HAPPENS SO FAST. IT HAPPENS. YOU KNOW, I'M SURE PREVIOUS COUNCILS THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING THE RIGHT THING WHEN THEY WERE PLANNING FOR ALL OF THIS DRAINAGE AND SO FORTH. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS. AND AS DANIEL, YOU PUT SO ELOQUENTLY, THESE DOCUMENTS SET THE STAGE. THEY SET THE POLICY. AND THEN GOING FORWARD, I WON'T BE HERE FOR THAT FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. YOU WILL DIVE INTO MORE SPECIFICS, MORE DETAILS, AND THE IMPORTANT PIECES OF THAT, AND LOOK TO WHAT YOU CAN DO FURTHER. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, DANIEL, TO YOU AND ALL STAFF FOR JUST SUCH INCREDIBLE WORK, DOCUMENTATION, RESEARCH, ALL THE THINGS WE KNOW THAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY AND MAYBE YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WE DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HAVE. ALL RIGHT, RANDY. I WOULD SAY, FIRST OF ALL, TO THE CITIZENS, THANKS FOR COMING OUT. THANKS FOR THE TIME THAT YOU GUYS HAVE OBVIOUSLY INVESTED IN RESEARCH AND PLANNING AND EVERYTHING [03:40:02] ELSE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CITIZENS TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS. I THINK THAT IT'S AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF STUFF YOU LEARN WHEN YOU COME ON COUNCIL. IT'S LIKE DRINKING FROM A FIRE HYDRANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO STUFF LIKE THIS, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T COVER THIS IN MED SCHOOL. SO WHEN I HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF AND DIFFERENT FOLKS ABOUT HOW TO WORK... WORLD OR, YOU KNOW, ARE WE GOING TO GO ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS WITHOUT AN EXPERTISE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE AS COUNCIL DON'T HAVE THIS EXPERTISE. AND THANK GOD WHEN I LOOK AT OUR STAFF AND I SEE WHAT DANIEL'S DONE AND I HEAR PROBABLY THE SINGLE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION I'VE HEARD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL. I MEAN, IT WAS OVERWHELMING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. AND I LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, AS A COUNCIL PERSON, HEY, I KNOW THAT I CAN TRUST THIS STAFF BECAUSE WHEN HE STANDS UP AFTER HEARING, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL'S SPECIFIC CONCERNS, AND HE SAYS EVERY ONE OF THEIR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED IN THESE POLICIES, YOU KNOW, THAT GIVES ME THE CONFIDENCE TO KNOW THAT WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH WHAT OUR STAFF IS DOING AND THEY'VE LISTENED TO YOU ALL. AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO YOU ALL BECAUSE, QUITE HONESTLY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE WHEN I ROLL OFF COUNCIL OR SHE ROLLS OFF COUNCIL, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO GET YOUR PHONE CALLS. AND THEY TRULY CARE. BECAUSE IT'S THEIR JOBS, YOU KNOW, THEIR JOB RIDES ON THE LINE FOR THAT. AND I THINK I'M EXCEEDINGLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK YOU ALL HAVE PUT INTO THIS AND JUST THE FORETHOUGHT OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL, NOT JUST FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, BUT FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS. I THINK THAT THAT'S A PIECE THAT PROBABLY 30 YEARS AGO WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS 30 YEARS FROM NOW. I WILL GO ON RECORD THAT THE ONE PIECE THAT I'M SOMEWHAT HESITANT ABOUT, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, JUST BECAUSE IT GETS PEOPLE INVOLVED. I'M REALLY HESITANT TO PUT MORE COUNCILS AND MORE MEETINGS AND MORE ADVISORIES AND MORE COMMITTEES TOGETHER BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE ALREADY THINGS GET BOGGED DOWN AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH SO MANY THINGS. WHAT I HOPE, AND I GUESS I WOULD ASK YOU ALL THIS, I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH OUR STAFF AND I HOPE OUR AND I THINK THAT'S THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PART BECAUSE WHILE I BELIEVE AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB AND YOU HAVE PROBABLY GOOD IDEAS AND STUFF, I THINK THE SINGLE BIGGEST ASPECT OF THIS IS A REGIONAL PIECE OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW THAT I TRUST OTHER CITIES TO PUT FORTH THE QUALITY OF EFFORT AND . ...INTELLIGENCE. TELL ME SOMETHING LESS. EFFORT AND QUALITY OF PRODUCT THAT YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER. AND SO I REALLY WOULD BE HESITANT TO... I'M GOING TO TRY TO START THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS TO GET BOGGED DOWN. I HOPE THAT OUR STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL FOR WHAT OUR ISSUES ARE HERE, AND THEN THAT PIECE WILL THEN PROFESSIONALLY PUSH OUT TO THE OTHER REGIONS. BECAUSE I THINK IF WE DON'T FIND A REGIONAL APPROACH TO THIS, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, PERIOD. SO THANK YOU TO YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU TO STAFF. AND I'VE GOT COMPLETE FAITH AND CONFIDENCE THAT THEY'LL GET IT DONE. AGAIN, TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS SAYING, THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSIVENESS. THE TIME YOU'VE SPENT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE SPENT WITH OTHER PEOPLE. I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH ME ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS, HELPING ME TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS. TO FIGURE THINGS OUT. THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE PUT, WE'VE MET WITH YOU, AND ALSO STAFF, WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, WENT OUT RIDING AROUND WITH THE COALITION THAT SPOKE UP, AND THEY SAW THE DIFFERENT THINGS, AND SO STAFF HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INTERACTING WITH CITIZENS. AND KUDOS TO STAFF, KUDOS TO CITIZENS WHO HAVE ORGANIZED IT AND PUT LOTS OF THOUGHT AND LOTS OF RESEARCH INTO THIS. AT STORMWATER PARTICULARLY. MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS I APPRECIATE THE DOCUMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE DIRECTING, WHICH WE'RE ADDRESSING TONIGHT, IS PUTTING TEETH TO IT, AND I WANT TO DO THAT EXPEDIENTLY SO IT'S NOT DRUG ON FOREVER, SO THAT WE HAVE A TIMELINE SO THE CITIZENS KNOW, WE KNOW, STAFF KNOWS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT. I AGREE THAT IT IS A... A REGIONAL PROBLEM, BUT I THINK THAT AS MANY THINGS THAT SOUTHLAKE DOES IS THAT WE ARE LEADERS, AND PERHAPS IF WE LEAD, THEY WILL FOLLOW. BUT I DON'T THINK JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY MAY NOT FOLLOW DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T AT LEAST TAKE CARE OF OUR PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND WE CAN AT LEAST DO THAT. AND TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN AND THAT IS LEGAL AND THAT WE HAVE THE [03:45:01] FLEXIBILITY, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVOLVE CITIZENS. THEY'RE A GREAT RESOURCE, AND THEY'VE ALREADY DONE HOMEWORK, AND I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT FUNDING AND GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP MAYBE SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE SAD THING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, IN MY OPINION, IS THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A QUICK FIX. BUT AS LONG AS WE'RE MOVING TOWARD FIXING IT WITH SOME CONCRETE IDEAS AND PLANS, I FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT. I WISH WE COULD FIX IT TOMORROW OR WITHIN THE YEAR. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN THE YEAR. BUT I DO WANT TO BE EXPEDIENT ABOUT HOW WE DO IT. SO THANK YOU TO STAFF, ALL YOU. I KNOW YOU PUT A TON OF WORK INTO THIS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSIVENESS TO CITIZENS, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED UP. THANK YOU. WELL, I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO REDUNDANT, BUT THANK YOU, DANIEL, AND STAFF, AND TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT. OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS YOU SHOULD, AND IT'S GOOD FOR US TO HEAR THAT. I APPRECIATE AL INVITING ME OUT WITH MZ AND CURTIS AND WALKING ME THROUGH MONTICELLO AND ALL THAT, AND I THINK PUTTING YOUR EYES ON THAT IS IMPORTANT. OF COURSE, DAVID DOWD AS WELL. SO I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT I THINK THIS IS THIS IS AN EVOLVING ISSUE AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE. IT WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR THE REST OF TIME HERE IN NORTH TEXAS BECAUSE IT'S FLAT UP HERE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE. IT'S NOT A FIX THAT CAN HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT YEAR. ...COUPLE YEARS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE FOCUS FOR DECADES TO COME. I DO AGREE THAT THIS IS A REGIONAL EFFORT. THIS ISN'T SOUTHLAKE, THIS ISN'T KELLER, THIS ISN'T GRAVEVINE, THIS ISN'T EVEN TARRANT COUNTY, THIS IS DENTON COUNTY. I THINK AL EVEN MENTIONED THAT BEAR CREEK STARTS BETWEEN 377 AND 35. OBVIOUSLY IS TRUE. BUT WE GET ALL OF THAT. SO THE DENSITY THAT'S HAPPENING IN NORTHLAKE AND JUSTIN AND CRUM AND ARGYLE AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES, CITIES OVER THERE, WE'RE GETTING THE EFFECT OF ALL OF THAT. SO THERE HAS TO BE A REGIONAL ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND AND BE BOUGHT INTO AS WELL. I KNOW THAT JUSTIN, NORTHLAKE, AND I THINK ARGYLE, IN TOTALITY UP THERE HAVE 25,000 HOMES PERMITTED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT. BECAUSE IT'S ALL COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST. IT'S NOT COMING FROM MCKINNEY. IT'S COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST DOWN HERE BY AND LARGE, WHICH IS WHY GRAPEVINE LAKE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR WATER. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK ON, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK ON THE REGION. SO THANKS, YOU GUYS. OKAY, SO THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT ON THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT. SO, AGAIN, JUST TO REITERATE AGAIN, DANIEL, GOOD JOB. THE STONEWATER MASTER PLAN IS PUT TOGETHER, OR I CAN'T POSSIBLY IMAGINE YOU DID IT BY YOURSELF, BUT IT ISN'T SO BIG, BUT MAYBE YOU DID. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT. IT DOES COVER A LOT. I WILL. SAY THAT AGAIN, I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, AND FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT READ IT YET, PLEASE DO READ IT, BECAUSE HE IS CORRECT. IT ACTUALLY DOES LIST EVERY CONCERN I HAVE HEARD, PERIOD. AND IT DOESN'T GIVE A SOLUTION FOR THEM, BECAUSE THAT WASN'T THE INTENT OF IT. MAKE SURE WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THE INTENT OF THE MASTER PLAN WAS TO LIST THAT WE'VE GOT PROBLEMS, THAT WE NEED TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. SO BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY SOLVE A PROBLEM, WE'VE GOT TO ADMIT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PROBLEM. RIGHT, SO THIS IS, TO ME, THAT'S WHAT I'M SEEING IS THESE ARE THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF OUR PROBLEMS IF WE HAVE PROBLEMS IN THOSE AREAS. AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH, BUT AT LEAST THIS IS A START FOR US TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE. SO, AND AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER SCHARLEY IS CORRECT, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME. THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE FIX TO THIS. THIS IS NOT US POURING SOME DRANO DOWN UP. DOWN THE DRAIN AND 17 MINUTES LATER FLUSHING IT WITH HOT WATER, GUYS. IT IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO DO THIS. I'VE BEEN TO 17 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THIS CITY SO FAR. SO, AGAIN, I'LL SAY ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS ARE MENTIONED IN THIS MASTER PLAN. SO I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY TO MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT I DID AND SEE ALL OF THOSE, AND I PROMISE TO WORK AS HARD AS I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF YOUR ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED AS WELL. I DO THINK, CARRYING ON THAT, THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT A TASK FORCE. I KNOW I HAD MENTIONED IT A WHILE BACK, AND IF WE WANT TO CALL IT A COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING, THEN THAT'S FINE TOO. I JUST THINK THE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF IS A HEALTHY THING. I FEEL THAT [03:50:01] FROM A CITY STAFF STANDPOINT, I DO THINK THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY HANDLE THIS ON THEIR OWN. THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THIS SO FAR AS FAR AS ADDRESSING IT. BUT I DO THINK THAT ALLEVIATING SOME OF THAT BURDEN OF MEETING WITH PEOPLE AND HEARING THE SAME THINGS COULD HELP IF WE ACTUALLY HAD A COALITION OF PEOPLE TOGETHER THAT COULD HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SOME CITY STAFF WOULD ACTUALLY BE, WOULD BE GREAT. I AM GLAD TO HEAR... LET'S TALK ABOUT FEMA A LITTLE BIT. YOU KNOW, IF I LOOKED AT THE LATEST TOPOGRAPHIC MAP THAT WAS FROM, I THINK, 2019-2020 FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF SOUTHLAKE, IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE SHADY OAKS, THE TOPO MAP PRIOR TO SHADY OAKS BEING CONSTRUCTED, ...IS WRONG BECAUSE IT GOT FLATTENED OUT AND HOUSES PUT ON IT. AND SO IT'S THE SAME THING WITH THE FEMA MAPS THAT WE HAVE. WE RELY ON CONTRACTORS TO DEVELOP NEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON, YOU KNOW, IF I TAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD AND I PUT IT LIKE MONTICELLO OR ACTUALLY SHADY OAKS AND THEN LATER I WIDEN 1709 AND THEN LATER I PUT IN BICENTENNIAL AND THEN I TURF THE FIELDS. THERE'S NO WAY 30 YEARS AGO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TURFING FIELDS IN BICENTENNIAL. ALL OF THAT. IT GOES DOWNSTREAM AND AFFECTS EVERYTHING AND BUILDS UP. SO, AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYBODY'S ACTUAL FAULT, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME SOLUTIONS FOR IT. I DO ALSO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT WHEN WE SAY THAT CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DO DRAINAGE STUDIES BASED ON FULL BUILD-OUT CONDITIONS, I REALLY KIND OF DISAGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY... THE LAND USE PLAN IS FOLLOWED. IF WE HAVE A LAND USE PLAN WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND WE TURN AROUND AND WE ALLOW QUARTER-ACRE LOTS, WELL, OKAY, THERE'S PART OF OUR PROBLEM RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE WE'RE ALLOWING HIGH DENSITY WHEN WE INITIALLY HAD SAID 20 YEARS AGO THAT WE WOULDN'T BE DOING THAT. AND THEN LATER WE CAPITULATE ON THAT, WE CHANGE IT, OR WE DO COMMERCIAL. A COUPLE THINGS I'LL SKIP HERE. IT MAY BE A REGIONAL CONCERN, GUYS. WE MAY HAVE A REGIONAL PROBLEM WITH STORMWATER. BUT TAILWATER AND BACKWATER IN SOUTHLAKE IS NOT CAUSED BY REGIONAL ISSUES. IT'S CAUSED BY, AGAIN, AS AL ZETA HAD PUT IT, BEING VICTIMS OF OUR OWN SUCCESS. I LIVE, WHERE I LIVE, I'M RIGHT OFF OF WHITECHAPEL. I HAVE SIGNIFICANT WATER BUILDUP IN MY OWN YARD, OKAY, AND IT'S NOT COMING FROM KELLER, AND IT'S NOT COMING FROM JUSTIN OR OTHER TOWNS. IT'S COMING FROM UPSTREAM, AND IT'S COMING FROM, THERE MAY BE SOME TAILWATER EFFECT. CAUSING SOME BACKWATER, BUT NOT MUCH. MOST OF IT IS COMING FROM UPSTREAM. AND I CAN ACTUALLY PROVE THAT BY TENNIS BALLS. YOU GUYS CAN TOO, I THINK. SO ANYWAY, AND AGAIN, TO REITERATE WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A SOLID TIMELINE. I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB, DANIEL, FOLLOWING THE TIMELINE THAT YOU PUT FORTH FOUR MONTHS AGO. GOING FORWARD, I'D LOVE TO SEE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING AS MANY LATE NIGHT SESSIONS HERE AS WE NEED TO, TO GET THIS ADDRESSED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND GET WHATEVER SOLUTION WE CAN. SO THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH MANY OF THE COMMENTS. THANKS TO THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING TONIGHT. I KNOW IT'S A LATE NIGHT, SO I APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU. AND DANIEL, YEAH, ALPALA, GREAT JOB. THANKS FOR HAVING US. SO WELL PREPARED. I APPRECIATE THAT. SO, UM... YEAH, MY COMMENTS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. ON MAY 5TH, IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, TWO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE SWORN IN FOR MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER TALLEY. AND SO I'VE BEEN HERE 12 YEARS. HOWEVER, MY LAST ACTION WILL BE IN TWO WEEKS. I GUESS MY APPROACH IS JUST SIMPLY GOING TO LEAVE, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, ADVICE FOR THE COUNCIL ON THIS. AND THAT'S JUST SIMPLY BE VERY DISCIPLINED AND VERY PURPOSEFUL ABOUT HOW YOU DO THIS. AS EVERYBODY SAID, THIS IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, YOU CAN BOIL IT DOWN TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER ARE THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS. SEVERAL HAVE SAID THAT. WHAT YOU CAN DO BY LAW AND WHAT YOU CAN'T DO BY LAW. AND WE'VE DEALT WITH THOSE THINGS MANY, MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS. AND THEN ALSO TRYING TO DETERMINE AS BEST YOU CAN WHERE IS RESPONSIBILITY, EVERYTHING FROM REGIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CITY AND PREVIOUS COUNCILS AND CURRENT COUNCILS' ROLE IN THIS, EVEN HOA'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO THIS. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL TO THINK THROUGH THAT. AND THEN ONCE YOU'VE GOT THAT DETERMINED, WHAT'S THE FUNDING LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ALMOST 100% TONIGHT ABOUT STORMWATER BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIG ISSUE. THAT'S WHAT AFFECTS PEOPLE IN THEIR BACKYARDS. AND IT'S HEARTBREAKING FOR ME TO SEE THESE PHOTOS BECAUSE, I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS AND ARE STOIC ABOUT IT AND JUST GO, WELL, THAT'S NOT MY BACKYARD, [03:55:01] THEN YOU DON'T HAVE A HEART. I MEAN, THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS AND AFFECTS VALUES OF PEOPLE'S HOMES AND WHAT THEY WORK FOR. AND SO WE HAVE TO TAKE IT SO SERIOUSLY. BUT THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS, TOO, IS WASTEWATER. YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING STORMWATER, BUT WE'VE TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT THE FACT IT WAS TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. WE'RE A 70-YEAR-OLD CITY. AND COUNCIL CAN TAKE IT. TELL YOU THAT IT IS MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR THAT ALLISON AND STAFF ARE TEXTING US AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT OR WHENEVER TO SAY WE'VE GOT A WATER MAIN LEAK AT SUCH AND SUCH CORNER. CREWS ARE ON IT AND OUR INCREDIBLE CREWS GO OUT AND HANDLE THAT. BUT WE HAVE MILLIONS AND TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FUND IN THAT AREA AS WELL. AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SUCH A BALANCE WITH HOW TO DO THIS. THANKFULLY, DIRECTOR JACKSON HAS PUT US IN A POSITION WITH ALLISON, OUR CITY MANAGER, THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO FUND, TO ISSUE RESPONSIBLE DEBT AS NEEDED. TO HANDLE THESE THINGS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO BE A PIECE OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN POSSIBLY FUND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT RESPONSIBLE DEBT. BUT IN THAT, THAT CREATES COMPLICATIONS TOO BECAUSE THEN IT BECOMES, IN EVERY RESIDENT, A SOUTHLAKE ISSUE AND NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE ISSUE. AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S WHERE I LEAVE IT. I MEAN, I HAND IT OFF TO YOU. AND WISH YOU WELL WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG PROJECT. BUT I KNOW THIS COUNCIL, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR STAFF, WE CAN HANDLE IT. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING COME THROUGH HERE, AT LEAST IN MY 12 YEARS, THAT WE COULDN'T HANDLE AND GET OUR HANDS AROUND. AND SO WE'LL GET OUR HANDS AROUND THIS. BUT THAT'S WHERE MY THOUGHTS ARE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR THOSE COMMENTS. TO BE CONTINUED IN TWO WEEKS, I'VE MADE SOME NOTES ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME MORE TALKING POINTS. THERE WILL BE SOME NEW THINGS TO TALK ABOUT IN TWO WEEKS, SO WE'LL JUST GO FROM THERE. AND MAKE DECISIONS ON HOW WE WANT TO ADDRESS CERTAIN THINGS. WE'LL SORT OF DEAL WITH THAT IN TWO WEEKS AND THEN GOING FORWARD. SO MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND WITH MOTIONS, SEPARATE MOTIONS ON 7D, 7E, AND 7F. AND I KNOW WE SAW SOME SIGN CASES WE NEED TO DO AFTER THAT, BUT LET'S DO A MOTION ON 7D, 7E, AND 7F ALL SEPARATELY. OKAY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7D, ORDERS NUMBER 1030A, CP26-0001, FIRST READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES ON 7D. THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. IT'S APPROVED ON FIRST READING. ITEM 7-D, LET'S DO 7-E. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7-E, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1032A, CP26-0002, FIRST READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WATERS MASTER PLAN. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 7-E. WE HAVE A SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 7-E. THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. 7-E IS APPROVED ON FIRST READING. LET'S DO 7-F. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7-F, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1034A, CP26-0003, FIRST READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE'S WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 7-F. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 7-F. THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. 7-F IS APPROVED ON FIRST READING TO BE CONTINUED HERE IN TWO WEEKS. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER OR ARE WATCHING AT HOME. AND AGAIN, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME BACK HERE IN TWO WEEKS. TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE THE SECOND READING ON THIS. ALSO, LIKE I SAID, THE STAFF REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO GO BACK AND WATCH ANY PART OF IT, THE VIDEO FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING, LOOK AT 7-D, 7-E, 7-F. THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW MORNING. ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THANKS [9.A. SV26-0003, Sign Variance for The Designery, located at 525 S. Nolen Drive, Suite 200.] Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STICK AROUND TO HEAR ABOUT SIGNS. THANK Y'ALL. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 9A, CASE NUMBER SE26-0003, A SIGN VARIANCE FOR THE DESIGN AREA LOCATED AT 525 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE IN SUITE 200 IN SOUTH LAKE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 525 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE. THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTO OF THE SITE AND LOCATION OF THE TENANT SPACE IN THE BUILDING. THIS IS A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE SITE AND THE AREA THAT THIS DUCT DESIGNERY IS LOCATED WITHIN. PROPOSING THE SIGN A AS THEIR [04:00:03] PRIMARY BUILDING ATTACHED SIGN. THEY'VE ALSO INCLUDED A BANNER SIGN WITH THE EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTED ON THAT FOR WHAT'S LIMITED FOR THE TWO BANNER TYPE SIGN PERMITS. THIS IS A STREET VIEW SHOWING THE BANNER SIGN. ...ON THE BUILDING AND ONCE AGAIN IDENTIFYING THEIR LEASE SPACE AND HOW THEY ADJOIN THE TENANT TO THE RIGHT OF THEM. THEIR ATTACHED SIGN REQUEST PROPOSES THAT THEY EXCEED WHAT'S PERMITTED ON A BUILDING FACADE, HAVING TO BE WITHIN THE MIDDLE 75% OF THE ALLOCATED SPACE FOR THE SIGN TO BE PLACED. THEY DO CROSS SLIGHTLY OVER INTO THE DEMISING WALL OF THE ADJOINING TENANT. THE DOOR ON THE LEFT IS THE DESIGNER'S MAIN ENTRY DOOR. THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT IS AN EMERGENCY ACCESS ENTRANCE TO THE ADJOINING TENANT. THEIR PRIMARY ACCESS IS ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE BUILDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS IS THEIR PROPOSED ATTACH SIGN. THEY'RE ASKING FOR LETTER SIZE GREATER THAN WHAT'S PERMITTED. ALSO REQUESTING TO EXCEED THE PERMITTED. SIGN WIDTH AND ALSO THE COMMITTED SIGN AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WOULD ENCROACH OR REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ENCROACH INTO THE ADJOINING LEASE SPACE. THIS IS THEIR PROPOSED BANNER SIGN. SIGN ORDINANCE PERMITS TWO BANNER SIGNS ANNUALLY. A GENERAL BANNER SIGN PERMITTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN GRAND OPENING BANNER SIGN. DURING THIS TIME FRAME IN ORDER TO PROCESS THEIR SIGN VARIANCE PERMIT, THEY INITIALLY REQUESTED 60 DAYS, NOT KNOWING HOW LONG. THE PROCESS WOULD TAKE, THEY'VE BEEN ISSUED A PERMIT FOR BOTH THE GRAND OPENING SIGN AND THE REGULAR ONE ANNUAL BANNER SIGN, WHICH EACH HAD 15 DAY SPANS BETWEEN THEM. AND BASED ON THE DATE THAT THIS WAS INSTALLED, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM UNTIL APRIL 25TH TO KEEP THE BANNER SIGN UP. THE SIGNBOARD RECOMMENDATION WAS... 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL, AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS OKAY WITH THAT. THAT WOULD GIVE THEM POTENTIALLY AN EXTRA 10 DAYS FROM WHEN THESE SIGNS WOULD EXPIRE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR PRIMARY SIGN. NOW, THIS IS THE PRIMARY ATTACHED SIGN FOR THE BUILDING, AND ONCE AGAIN, BANNER SIGN. AND THE APCET DID PROVIDE A SIGN THAT WOULD MEET ALL OF THE CITY REQUIREMENTS AND ITS PLACEMENT ON THEIR LEASE SPACE AND WOULD ALSO COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED LETTER AREA AND WIDTH. ONCE AGAIN, THE SIGN BOARD APPROVED THE PROPOSAL 4-0. NOTING 30 DAYS VERSUS 60 DAYS FROM WHATEVER THE FINAL ACTION OF THE PROGRAM WERE. I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLIP. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS ON ITEM 9A? QUICK QUESTION. THERE WERE SOME ON THE STUFF THAT WE RECEIVED IN OUR PACKET THAT THEY ALSO WANT TO PUT SIGNS IN THEIR WINDOWS. IS THAT? CORRECT. THOSE ARE PERMITTED. THEY INCLUDED THE PLANS IN THEIR PLAN SET. THEY COMPLY WITH THE PERMITTED WINDOW SIGNAGE THAT'S ALLOWED IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS? THANK YOU, SIR. APPLICANT HERE. COME ON DOWN, SIR. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN MAYBE START OFF WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED WITH THE SHORTER TIME FOR THE TEMPORARY SIGNS. IF YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT, THAT MIGHT MOVE THIS ALONG. BUT GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. GEORGE JAMES, BOAT, 1964, MONEY SUB-COLON, 787-602. SO WE ARE THE OWNER AND DESIGNER, MY WIFE AND I, SO WE PUT IN THIS REQUEST INITIALLY [04:05:01] FOR THE TEMPORARY SIGN TO GET US THROUGH THE HUMP BECAUSE IT WAS TAKING A SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER TIME TO GET THE MAIN SIGN SIGNED OFF. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE DID COMPLY AS PER THE REQUIREMENTS TO PUT THE SIGN UP. BUT OUR LEASE ACTUALLY ALLOWS US THE FULL USE OF THE FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING AS APPROVED BY THE LANDLORD. AND FROM A SPACING STANDPOINT, A VISUAL LOOK FOR A NATIONAL FRANCHISE THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO SOUTHLAKE AS A MARKET. WE THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO USE THE MAIN SIGNAGE AREA WHICH THE LANDLORD PROVIDES EACH OF US ALONG THE STRIP TO USE UP ON THE MAIN SUCKER. SO IT WAS BALANCED OUT VERY NEATLY. AND OBVIOUSLY WOULD MEET DESIGN STANDARDS COMPARABLE TO, I WOULD SAY, OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESSES TO OURS. LASTLY, WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT ZONED AREA, BUT CERTAINLY CLEAN, TIDY AND PRESENTABLE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, READABLE FROM THE ROAD. AS WE SAW, WE NOTICED THAT THE SMALLEST SIGN THAT MET THE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE ROAD IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESENT. MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT ULTIMATELY THAT FELT MORE APPROPRIATE AS A DESIGN-FOCUSED BUSINESS INTO THE BUILDING TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THESE 30 DAYS ON THE TEMPORARY BANNER SIGN? WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK, YES. OKAY. WE NEED IT OUT, WHICH IS ABOUT THREE, IF WE GET THE GO-AHEAD TODAY, IT'S THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY, SAY, TO BE ABLE TO GET THE MAIN SIGN UP. SO THAT WOULD THEN ALLOW US TO STRETCH TO THE END OF THE MONTH, AND WE'LL BE FINE AND DANDY. CORRECT. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANKS VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON 9A. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 9A? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 9A. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON, LET'S HAVE A MOTION ON 9A. OKAY. I'M ASSUMING EVERYBODY AGREES. I HOPE SO. YEAH, THE WAY THAT IS. I MEAN, THE OTHER ONE WAS THE WENDY'S VERSION. COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 9A, SB26-0003. SIGN VARIANCE FOR THE DESIGN AREA LOCATED AT 525 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE, SUITE 200. SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 30, 2026. AND NOTING THAT WE'RE ALLOWING A VARIANCE FOR AN ATTACHED BUSINESS SIGN, SIGN A, AS PRESENTED, AND A TEMPORARY BANNER SIGN, SIGN B, AS PRESENTED. SPECIFICALLY, THE APPROVAL ON SIGN A IS AN ATTACHED BUSINESS SIGN THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED LETTER HEIGHT, SIGN WIDTH, OVERALL SIGN AREA, AND EXTENDS INTO AN ADJACENT LEASE SPACE, AS PRESENTED. AND RELATING TO BANNER SIGN B, WE'RE ALLOWING THAT TO REMAIN UNTIL THE NEW PERMIT SIGN IS INSTALLED, NOT TO EXCEED 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS VARIANCE APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION ON 9A. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 9A. THAT WAS QUICK. MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ITEM 9A IS [9.B. SV26-0004, Variance to the Gateway Plaza Phase II Conditional Sign Permit for Lupe Tortilla, located at 2701 E. S.H. 114.] APPROVED. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS FOR STAYING HERE LATE. NEXT, LET'S GO TO ITEM 9B. CASE NUMBER SV26-0004, BEAR INSTA GATEWAY PLAZA PHASE 2, CONDITIONAL SIGN PERMIT FOR LUPE TORTILLA, LOCATED AT 2701 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114. DIRECTOR TILLOW. MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL. THIS IS SIGNAGE FOR LUPE TORTILLA. BE OCCUPYING 2701 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114, FORMERLY LUCA DI PEPPO RESTAURANT. THEY'RE PROPOSING THREE SIGNS, ALL OF WHICH EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LOGO HEIGHT. NUMBER OF SIGNS AS WELL. EACH BUILDING IS ALLOWED ONE SIGN PER STREET FRONT, NOT TO EXCEED TWO. THEY ARE PROPOSING THREE SIGNS. THIS IS THEIR WEST ELEVATION. ALL SIGNS ARE IDENTICAL IN SIZE AND DESIGN. THIS IS DAYTIME VIEW OF THE SIGN. THIS IS NIGHTTIME VIEW OF THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT. THIS IS THE NORTH ELEVATION. THIS WOULD BE FACING GUMBELTEAM. AND THIS IS THE EAST ELEVATION. THIS IS PHOTOS OF THE BUCCA DI PEPPO BUILDING AS IT EXISTS AND SIGNAGE THEY HAD. THEY HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIGNS, THE BUCCA DI PEPPO SIGN ON THE NORTH AND THE WEST ELEVATION, AND THEN AT THE WEST ELEVATION ON THE ENTRY HAD AN ADDITIONAL SIGN IDENTIFYING THE TYPE OF RESTAURANT. CLOSE UP OF THAT SIZE [04:10:06] OF THEIR SIGNAGE. THESE ARE SOME OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THE LUPE TOPIA RESTAURANT. SIGNBOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ITEM 4-0. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. KILLOUGH? JUST TO CONFIRM, THIS IS BIGGER THAN THE BUKA SIGN WAS, CORRECT? YES, SLIGHTLY LARGER, YES. THANK YOU. I WENT ON THE 24-HOUR FITNESS SITE. YEAH, THEY DID NOT HAVE A SIGNAGE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THANK YOU. AND BOOGA TO PEPO, THEY WERE THE ONLY TENANT. JUST LIKE WE PAID FOR HERE, IT'S THE ONLY TENANT. IT'S NOT LIKE MULTIPLE TENANTS WITHIN THIS BUILDING, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPLICANT, WANT TO COME ON DOWN? YOU'RE LAST. SORRY. I DO NOT NORMALLY GET TO BE PART OF THESE. MY NAME IS SCOTT LEACH. I'M DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PETRITIA RESTAURANTS. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU OUR CORPORATE OFFICE ADDRESS BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN SOUTH LAKE. IT'S 1111 KATIE FREEWAY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME IN AND ASK FOR VARIANCE HERE. I THINK THE OBVIOUS THING IS IT'S OUR BRAND. IT'S WHAT WE HAVE. IT'S ON 34. SOUTHLAKE HAS BEEN, WE CAME TO NORTH TEXAS EIGHT YEARS AGO AND SOUTHLAKE WAS ONE OF THE TOP SPOTS WE WANTED TO BE A PART OF. IT IS. I'M THE ONLY GUY IN THE COMPANY THAT LIVES IN NORTH TEXAS. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYONE ELSE IS IN HOUSTON. I ACTUALLY DO LIVE IN NORTH TEXAS. THE HARD PART IS FINDING THE RIGHT SPOT IN SOUTHLAKE TO JUST NOT THERE AND FOR US OF A RESTAURANT THIS TYPE OF SIZE AND WHAT WE DO TO COME UP WITH AN 8-10,000 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT IS JUST NOT IN SOUTHLAKE ANYMORE. FINDING THIS IS JUST PERFECT FOR IT. BUT THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE SITE, THE LETTERING ALL FALLS WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE SIZE. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS A CHILI PEPPER. THE CHILI PEPPER IS A LITTLE OVER FIVE FEET TALL, BUT IT FLOWS WITH EVERYTHING WE DO, FROM THE LOGOS ON OUR SHIRTS TO OUR MENUS TO OUR EVERYTHING. IF YOU GO UP TO FORT WORTH AND SEE OUR ONE THERE, WHICH THEY SHOWED PHOTOS OF, OR LOST QUEENS, IT'S THE SAME LOGO ACROSS THE BOARD. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THAT EXTRA, I THINK IT'S ABOUT 12 INCHES IN THAT CHILI PEPPER, IN THE MIDDLE TO BE EXTENDED UP TO KEEP OUR LOGOS STRAIGHT. THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS, IT IS RIGHT THERE IN THAT CURVE OF 114. I'VE DRIVEN THAT PIECE OF HIGHWAY FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS AND THAT CURVE THERE, WHEN THEY FIRST TOLD US THE SPOT, I WAS LIKE, NO ONE LOOKS UP THERE. EVERYBODY'S DRIVING THE ROAD AND NO ONE EVER CAN SEE THAT. IT'S ALSO BLOCKED BY A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TREES THAT ARE BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND US. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE IS A SMALLER SIGN TO BRING EVERYTHING DOWN INTO A SITUATION THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR US AND IF THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR US, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY SEE IT AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS, THE LITTLE BIT LARGER SIGN IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW IT'S LOOKING TOWARD WHERE THEY SEE IT. AND WE WOULDN'T WANT TO CAUSE A TRAFFIC ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE SMALLER SIGN OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAPPEN. AND WE DON'T TRUTHFULLY BELIEVE THAT THE EXTRA 12 INCHES OR SO OF THE CHILI PEPPER IS GOING TO CAUSE ANY HARM OR EVIL TO THE CITY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SIGN BEARINGS ARE SET UP IN ORDER FOR A REASON. PEOPLE COME IN WITH THESE CRAZY HUGE SIGNS, AND IF YOU DON'T, IT GETS OUT OF HAND QUICK. FOR US. THIS IS OUR LOGO. IT'S WHO MOODY TOUR TICKET IS. WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT YOU CAN ALLOW US TO CONTINUE ON WITH IT. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE AND EXCITED TO GET THIS RESTAURANT OPEN. SPEAKING OF WHICH, WHEN IS HOUSE OF CONSTRUCTION GOING? HOPEFULLY THE LAST STAGES OF PERMITTING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE LOOKING TO OPEN AND START CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. IF THAT DOES, IT'LL GET US OPEN BY CHRISTMAS. THAT'S A SIX-MONTH PROJECT. OKAY. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THE CITY. WELL, WELCOME TO SOUTHLAKE. WE'RE GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HERE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON THE SIGNS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANKS FOR THE PRAYER AT 530. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE CITY'S HAD PRAYER ANYMORE. SO THAT WAS, FOR ME, THAT WAS REALLY. YOU'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 5.30? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOT THAT THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR VOTE OR ANYTHING, [04:15:01] BUT YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER FIVE HOURS. BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WELCOME. I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 9B. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 9B? SEEING NONE ON CLOSE TO PUBLIC HERE AND ON 9B, I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. I THINK GIVEN, YOU KNOW, I ASKED A QUESTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO OTHER TENANTS IN THAT BUILDING. I THINK THE SIZE OF THE SIGNS MATCHES THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING. AND GIVEN THAT IT IS BY 114 AND THERE'S NO OTHER TENANTS IN THERE, I'M GOOD WITH IT. SO THAT'S JUST MY TWO CENTS AT ALMOST 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. BUT, COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON? I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE THE ONE ON THE 24-HOUR FITNESS SIDE GO AWAY BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY SEE THAT. SO I... THAT THAT'S MY COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. FROM TIM WILLIAMSON, LET'S DO A MOTION AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW LET ME ADD MY WELCOME. I LOVE ME SOME LUPE TORTILLA. I LOVE IT, MAN. I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE. WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 9B, SB26-0004, VARIANCE TO THE GATEWAY PLAZA PHASE 2 CONDITIONAL SIGN PERMIT FOR LUPE TORTILLA, LOCATED AT 2701 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114, SUBJECT TO STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 30, 2026. I KNOW YOU APPROVED THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES. THANK YOU. ATTACHED BUSINESS SIGNS. IDENTIFY THE SIGNS A, B, AND C, EACH WITH IDENTICAL DIMENSIONS. APPROVING SIGN A ON THE WEST ELEVATION, SIGN B ON THE NORTH ELEVATION, SIGN C ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ITEM 9B IS APPROVED. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SO LATE TONIGHT AND GOOD LUCK. WE'LL SEE YOU IN DECEMBER AT THE OPENING. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM. MEETING ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.