[ 1. Call to order.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO OUR SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR APRIL 21ST, 2026.
MY NAME IS SEAN MCCASKILL AND AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, I CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
GREAT TO HAVE A FULL AUDIENCE HERE THIS EVENING.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW OUR AGENDA AS WE USUALLY DO WITH THE WORK SESSION.
AND THE FIRST ITEM IS TO INVITE PASTOR CLAYTON REED, 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 TO TEXAS.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT WE GET TO MEET TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR FREE ELECTIONS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE.
AND LORD, TONIGHT WE ESPECIALLY GIVE THANKS FOR KATHY TALLEY AND JUST YEARS OF DEDICATION TO OUR CITY, TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
IT'S JUST SO MANY THINGS THROUGH THE YEARS THAT SHE'S INVESTED HER HEART, HER TIME, HER INTEGRITY, AND HER LIFE INTO.
WE PRAY BLESSING ON HER AS SHE TAKES TIME AWAY.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH HER, THAT THIS WOULD BE AN ENCOURAGING SEASON, AND WE JUST PRAY A BLESSING UPON HER AND GIVE THANKS FOR HER.
BUT WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR RANDY WILLIAMSON, AND WE THANK YOU FOR HIS LITERALLY DECADE PLUS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY IN THIS ROOM, LISTENING TO THOUSANDS OF MEETINGS.
AND JUST BEING STEADY AND FAITHFUL AND KIND.
AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR HIM AND FOR AMY.
WE PRAY BLESSING UPON THEIR FAMILY.
WE PRAY BLESSING ON THEIR FUTURE.
AND LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE HIM PEACE AND STRENGTH AS HE MOVES FORWARD.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD FILL THESE SEATS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE PEACEFUL AND KIND AND LISTEN AND ARE FULL OF INTEGRITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE ONES THAT SERVE.
AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD RAISE UP GREAT NEW SERVANTS THAT LOVE THIS CITY AND LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU MOST OF ALL FOR JESUS CHRIST AND THE HOPE THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE OF JESUS.
AND IT'S IN HIS 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? HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. Honors & Recognition: Celiac Strong Day Proclamation & Certificate of Recognition for Kylie Connor ]
NUMBER THREE.I'M GOING TO INVITE KYLIE CONNOR, A SENIOR AT CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK REGARDING CELIAC STRONG DAY.
I WANT TO TAKE A THANK YOU TO RECOGNIZING THIS EVENT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST EVENTS THAT I REALLY GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN.
CELIAC DISEASE IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, SO IT IS GOING TO AFFECT ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
LIFE THROUGH THE CONSUMPTION OF GLUTEN.
THIS IS MY FIRST EVENT WHERE I REALLY TOOK A STAND AND NOW JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS PRESENTED AT WASHINGTON DC TO SPEAK AT THE CAPITOL WITH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE HEALTH STAFFERS TO GET VARIOUS FUNDING AND BILLING.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS NATIONAL EVENT WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU, AND THEN IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU AND THE PROCLAMATION, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.
WHEREAS CELIAC DISEASE IS A SERIOUS AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER THAT AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 100 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE IN WHICH THE INJUSTICE IS BEING OF GLUTEN CAUSES DAMAGES TO THE SMALL INTESTINE AND CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH COMPLICATIONS.
AND WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS WITH CELIAC DISEASE MUST STRICTLY AVOID GLUTEN TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH, REQUIRING CONSTANT DILIGENCE IN FOOD SELECTION, PREPARATION, AND EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES.
AND WHEREAS CELIAC STRONG DAY RECOGNIZES THE STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND DETERMINATION OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CELIAC DISEASE AND HONORS THE FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
EDUCATORS AND ADVOCATES WHO SUPPORT THEM.
AND WHEREAS INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CELIAC DISEASE HELPS FOSTER SAFER, MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES BY ENCOURAGING ACCOMMODATIONS IN SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, RESTAURANTS, AND PUBLIC SPACES, AND WHEREAS CELIAC STRONG TODAY SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS, ONGOING MEDICAL CARE, AND COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED
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BY CELIAC DISEASE.CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 1ST, 2026 AS CELIAC STRONG DAY HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO RECOGNIZE THIS DAY BY PROMOTING AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CELIAC DISEASE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
[4. Honors & Recognition: National Therapy Animal Day Proclamation ]
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FOUR.I'M GOING TO WELCOME APRIL WILLIS TO COME FORWARD TO DISCUSS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY, AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU AS WELL, BUT COME ON DOWN WITH YOUR HELPER.
HI, I AM APRIL AND I'M REALLY JUST THE LEASH HOLDER HERE.
THE TRUE STAR IS KINGSLEY AND HE IS A CERTIFIED PET THERAPY ANIMAL THROUGH PET PARTNERS.
AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO JUST BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO CITY COUNCIL AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL.
THAT YOU ALL ARE NOW AWARE OF THE GOOD WORK THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY THROUGH PET THERAPY.
KINGSLEY, ALTHOUGH VERY NEW, IS BUILDING A FANTASTIC RESUME VOLUNTEERING AT SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE AT THE SOUTHLAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
LIBRARY, AND WE WERE RECENTLY AT THE 911 DISPATCH CENTER IN ROANOKE, AND WE ARE JUST SURE TO SPREAD CHEER AND HAVE PEOPLE CONNECT WITH ANIMALS IN A WAY THEY MIGHT NOT GET A CHANCE TO DO AT HOME OR AT WORK.
SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS DAY, AND I HAVE ALSO INVITED ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PET PARTNERS TO BE HERE AS WELL.
IS ANYONE ELSE GOING TO SPEAK? COME ON DOWN.
HELLO, I'M STEPHANIE ARCAS AND THIS IS LILY.
SHE'S 11 YEARS OLD AND SHE HAS BEEN A THERAPY DOG FOR NINE YEARS.
PRIMARILY WE WORK AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN DALLAS.
SHE'S ALSO A REED DOG AND WORKS IN SOUTHLAKE SCHOOLS AND MCKELLAR SCHOOLS.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.
TO BOTH OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.
WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL, SO I'M GOING TO READ THAT, AND THEN IF YOU COULD STICK AROUND IF IT'S OKAY TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PET PARTNERS THERAPY ANIMAL TEAMS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND WHEREAS PET PARTNERS HAS DESIGNATED APRIL 30TH AS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY, AND WHEREAS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INTERACTING WITH THERAPY ANIMALS CAN REDUCE STRESS, RELIEVE DEPRESSION, SLOW HEART RATE, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, AND STRENGTHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
AND WHEREAS THERAPY ANIMAL TEAMS IN SOUTHLAKE PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND BY INTERACTING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING VETERANS, SENIORS, PATIENTS, AND STUDENTS, AND BY BRINGING COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE IN NEED.
WHEREAS WE ENCOURAGE MORE PET OWNERS TO CONSIDER BECOMING PET PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY BY CREATING GREATER ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL THERAPY ANIMAL VISITS.
NOW THEREFORE, I, MAYOR SEAN MCCASKILL, ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 30, 2026 AS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
AND I ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING OUR THERAPY ANIMALS AND THEIR HUMAN HANDLERS.
FURTHER, I PUBLICLY SALUTE THE SERVICE.
ANIMAL TEAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU.
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03, 2, 1.[5. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session. ]
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FIVE.WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
WE'LL VOTE ON THAT DURING OUR REGULAR SESSION, BUT I WILL HAND THAT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY TO LEAD US THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 4A APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 7TH 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ITEM 4B CANCELED THE JULY 7TH AND JULY 21ST 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ITEM 4C APPROVE AN ENCROACHMENT AND JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF AN OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE WITH A VARIABLE WIDTH DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED AT 816 SHORTCREST DRIVE ITEM 4G APPROVED SWV 26-0001 VARIANCE TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483 AS AMENDED SECTION 5.06 REQUIRING A MINIMUM FIVE FOOT WIDE RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALK ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE OF 2840 GREEN BOW LANE ITEM 4E APPROVED SWV 26-0002 VARIANCE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER AS AMENDED IN SECTION 5.0.
REQUIRING A MINIMUM 5-FOOT WIDE RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALK ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE OF 1095 WEST PARK CIRCLE SOUTH.
ITEM 4F, APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FROM FORD AV FOR AUDIO, VISUAL AND SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS AT THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER AND PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $560,000.
ITEM 4G, APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FROM NETSYNC FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER AND PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER.
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $216,000.
ITEM 4H, APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FROM SUPERIOR FIBER AND DATA SERVICES FOR STRUCTURED CABLING AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER AND PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $164,000.
26-013, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NEW NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT NOTICE, SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS.
ITEM 4J, EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS STACEY DRISCOLL AND GINA CANOVA FROM THE APRIL 09, 2026 REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
ITEM 4K, EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER LAURA GUNTHER AND GINA CANOVA FROM THE APRIL 23, 2026 REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
AND ITEM 4L, EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN REYNOLDS FROM THE MAY 19, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY PRESENTATIONS NEEDED ON ANY OF THOSE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT 4C ON SHORECREST DRIVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE LOOK AT IT NOW OR WHEN WE COME BACK.
I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BEING IN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, AND IS THAT GOING TO CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS? THAT'S IN AN AREA.
THAT I'M AWARE OF BECAUSE IT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT INCREASING THE FLOW OF WATER INTO THAT CREEK THAT WE'RE HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH.
SO I DON'T KNOW THE CORRECT WAY TO PROCEED ON THAT.
WE'LL ASK LAUREN LEMIEUX FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THAT, AND IF NECESSARY WE CAN PICK IT UP AGAIN AFTER THE BREAK, AFTER THE CEREMONY FOR RANDY AND KATHY.
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COUNCILMAN WINTORELLI, THERE IS AN EXISTING DECK THERE TODAY.THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE RESIDENT IS PROPOSING IS ACTUALLY SMALLER THAN THAT FOOTPRINT OF THE DECK.
AND IT KEEPS IT OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN ELEVATION.
WE CAN GO THROUGH THE FULL PRESENTATION IF YOU'D LIKE, OR IF YOU WANT TO PULL IT, JUST LET US KNOW.
DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE THAT THE EXISTING ONE IS ELEVATED AS A WOOD DECK? IS THE NEW ONE GOING TO BE, LIKE, ON THE GROUND WHERE THERE WILL BE MORE? SO I'M GOING TO HAVE JEFF GINN, OUR CITY ENGINEER, COME UP AND ANSWER A COUPLE QUESTIONS JUST ABOUT THE FLOWS.
SO THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE, WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED, ARE OUTSIDE OF THE FEMA REGULATED FLOODPLAIN AREA.
IT IS WITHIN OUR DRAINAGE EASEMENT, HENCE THE ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT, BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARY JUST IN TERMS OF THE DELINEATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
SO THE FLOODPLAIN OUT THERE IS 602.
THE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY WHERE THE LIMITS OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ARE IS GOING TO BE AT 603.5 FOR THE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY.
BUT IT'S STILL IN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND WILL THAT, WILL THE NEW ONE BE ELEVATED OR WILL IT BE ON THE GROUND? BECAUSE THE CURRENT ONE IS A WOODEN DECK THAT'S, THAT'S A RAISED WOODEN DECK.
SO IT'LL BE BEHIND ITS OWN WALL.
SO IT'S THE, AGAIN, THE LOWEST STATION GRADE IS 603.5.
AND I THINK THE FINISHED FLOOR OF THAT DECK IS 608.
CURRENT IS THE CURRENT WOODEN DECKING, IS IT COVERED CURRENTLY? I'M ACTUALLY NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
WELL, IT'S GOT A WOOD FLOOR ON IT.
YEAH, NO, SO IF IT'S GOT A ROOF OVER IT CURRENTLY, THEN IT'S THE SAME RUNOFF IS WHAT I WAS KIND OF GETTING AT.
I BELIEVE OUR ENGINEER HAD ASKED THE APPLICANT, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? SO THE FLOOR IS ACTUALLY GOING TO SIT AT THE SAME LEVEL THAT THE DECK IS NOW.
THE DECK ISN'T COVERED, BUT WE'RE GOING TO USE PAVERS, WHICH ARE PERMEABLE, SO THAT WILL HELP KIND OF SEEP THROUGH.
BUT I GUESS IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
THAT HELPS A LITTLE BIT, THAT THE CURRENT ONE IS NOT COVERED.
AND WITH THE ROOF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE GUTTERS.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DOWNSPOUTS.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EVEN INSIDE OF THAT WALL THAT WE'RE BUILDING ON TOP OF, THERE'S THERE'S GOING TO BE DRAINAGE TO PUSH THE WATER OUT.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE WATER'S COMING DOWN ON THAT DECK RIGHT NOW AND MOVING DOWN.
WELL, IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN ON THE ROOF, WASH INTO THE GUTTERS, AND GET PUSHED OUT.
SO, YOU KNOW, FOR THE WATER TO COME OUT, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WATER.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE LIKE DISPLACING A TON OF WATER.
[6. Recognition for outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Randy Williamson and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Talley. Reception to follow in the lobby.]
STAYING ON CONSENT OR DO YOU WANT TO PULL IT AND PUT IT ON REGULAR? ALRIGHT.WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE.
WE WILL VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA DURING OUR REGULAR SESSION.
NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER SIX.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION TONIGHT FOR OUR OUTGOING DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY AND OUR OUTGOING MAYOR PRO TEM RANDY SO I THINK WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW TO START US OFF, AND THEN WE'LL SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT KATHY AND RANDY.
WELL, I THINK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS KATHY TALLEY THROUGH NOT ONLY HER SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, BUT EVEN BEFORE JOINING US ON CITY COUNCIL SIX YEARS AGO FOR EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY OVER NOT JUST YEARS, BUT DECADES.
AND IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH YOU.
WHEN KATHY WAS ELECTED IN 2020, OF COURSE, THAT WAS THE COVID YEAR.
THE MAY ELECTION GOT MOVED TO NOVEMBER, SO SHE GOT SHORTCHANGED A FEW MONTHS.
AND I PERSONALLY GOT SHORTCHANGED BECAUSE I ROLLED OFF THE FOLLOWING MAY, SO WE DIDN'T GET TO WORK TOGETHER THAT LONG FROM THE END OF 2020 INTO EARLY 2021.
AND THAT WAS A BIG REASON WHY I WANTED TO COME BACK AFTER BEING IN TIMEOUT FOR A YEAR, WAS TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU SOME MORE.
YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT YOU DO NOT ONLY HERE ON THE DAIS, I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE UP ON THE SCREEN, BUT CORRIDOR COMMITTEE.
LIKE KIDS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP, ARTS COUNCIL,
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LIBRARY TASK FORCE, SISTER CITIES, YOU LEAD OUR INTERVIEWS OF CANDIDATES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.NOT SURPRISINGLY, YOU'RE THE REIGNING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AND WELL-DESERVED.
THE THING THAT ALWAYS HAS STRUCK ME ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU HANDLE THE CITY'S BUSINESS AND HOW YOU HANDLE YOURSELF IN GENERAL IS JUST COMMON SENSE.
IT'S NEVER ABOUT ANY KIND OF AGENDA.
YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE THINGS, WHETHER IT'S UP HERE ON THE DAIS ON CITY COUNCIL OR IN ANY OF THESE OTHER ROLES OR CAPACITIES, YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY.
AND SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT EASY, BUT IT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE, AND YOU SHOULD BE APPLAUDED FOR IT.
THE BEST THING IS THE FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE GOT TO KNOW YOU WHEN YOU JOINED CITY COUNCIL, THAT LAURA AND I HAVE WITH YOU AND MIKE.
GETTING TO KNOW Y'ALL SO WELL OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, WHETHER IT'S AT CITY EVENTS OR OVER AT SMU AT FOOTBALL GAMES AND THE BOULEVARD, INCLUDING YOU ALLOW OUR KIDS TO TRESPASS AT YOUR HOUSE AND FISH IN YOUR POND IN THE BACKYARD AND NO GUNS WERE FIRED OR ANYTHING.
BUT WE JUST APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS JUST A ONE-YEAR BREAK, NOT EVEN A YEAR BECAUSE YOU'LL FILE TO COME BACK IN JANUARY.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THAT.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG-TIME COMMITMENT.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT REALLY ISN'T SEEN UNLESS YOU'RE ON THE INSIDE.
BUT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO CONTINUE THAT SERVICE.
BASICALLY, KATHY'S GOING TO KEEP DOING EVERYTHING SHE'S DOING FOR THE NEXT YEAR EXCEPT COME TO OUR MEETINGS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS.
ALL THESE ROLES THAT YOU SAW ON THE SCREEN THAT I MENTIONED, SHE'S GOING TO KEEP DOING THAT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK.
ENJOY THE TIME WITH MIKE AND THE FAMILY.
BUT WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK AND HAVING ANOTHER CEREMONY HERE NEXT MAY WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR OATH OF OFFICE TO REJOIN US.
COUNCIL, WE'LL START WITH RANDY.
WE'LL JUST KIND OF GO ACROSS THE DIAL.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO NEXT.
WELL, IT'S BEEN REAL SPECIAL FOR ME BECAUSE SHE HAS TO SIT NEXT TO ME AND PUT UP WITH ME, BASICALLY.
IT'S JUST A FULL-TIME JOB IN AND OF ITSELF.
I REALLY THINK THAT AS I LOOK BACK, YOU KNOW, GOSH, OVER MY TIME WATCHING COUNCIL, CERTAINLY SINCE I'VE BEEN SITTING ON COUNCIL, I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN A TIME WHERE I'VE SEEN TWO SEATS THAT HAVE LEFT A BIGGER VACANCY THAN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LEAVING.
I THINK THAT IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY BIG SHOES TO FILL, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD ON US AS A COUNCIL TO KIND OF WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THAT.
BUT IT'S BEEN A JOY AND AN HONOR TO SIT NEXT TO YOU, TO SERVE WITH YOU.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE THAT PUT IN THE HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY, JUST NOT ONLY UNREWARDED, BUT JUST REALLY SO BEHIND THE SCENES.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU TRULY ARE THE SERVANT LEADER THAT WE ALL STRIVE TO BE.
I'M AMAZED YOU'VE GOT AN AMAZING FAMILY.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH YOUR HUSBAND TOO, SO WE GET ALONG WELL.
I'M SURE HE'LL BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK FOR A LITTLE BIT.
LIKE YOU SAID, I THINK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SO INVOLVED IN SO MANY THINGS OUTSIDE HERE THAT YOU MAY WISH YOU WERE BACK ON THIS DAIS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS.
BUT IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SIT HERE WITH YOU.
I THINK, LIKE I SAID, YOU LEAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE COMING BACK FOR THIS SEAT NEXT YEAR, HOPEFULLY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK ON HERE.
THANK GOODNESS I GET TO GO THIRD.
YOU'VE GOT SUCH A LIST AND IT GETS A LITTLE REPETITIVE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU'VE DONE, INCLUDING BEING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR.
AND THE RANGE OF WHAT YOU DO, KATHY, IS PRETTY SPECTACULAR FROM HELPING STUDENTS TO LOOKING OUT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ACROSS THE CITY AND BEING SO INVOLVED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS.
NOT TO MENTION ARTON SQUARE, I MEAN, WHICH YOU ARE KNOWN FAR AND WIDE FOR, BUT I THINK SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS ARE YOU'RE NOT, MAYBE PEOPLE ARE NOT AS AWARE.
OBVIOUSLY, THE CHAMBER IS, BECAUSE YOU'RE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT I, WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR JOURNEY FOR THIS, I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE YOU TALKED TO.
AND WE HAD SOME INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS, AND A MOST INTERESTING ELECTION, AND I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH RANDY WILLIAMSON.
YOU HAD A TOUGH ELECTION, A MARATHON ELECTION THROUGH COVID, WHICH WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
DURING THIS YEAR, YOU WILL BE VERY BUSY WITH EVERYTHING YOU'RE INVOLVED IN.
AND THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATES YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL YOU CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY FAR BEYOND OUR COUNCIL.
WELL, KATHY, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU A TON, AND I TRULY HOPE THAT YOU'RE COMING BACK A YEAR FROM NOW.
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I MEAN, THE LIST GOES ON FROM CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AND CLEARLY OUR CHAMBER, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THIS TOWN.TOWN THINKS A LOT OF YOU, JUST LIKE WE ALL DO.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE A CITIZEN OF THE YEAR.
MEALS ON WHEELS, ARDEN SQUARE.
BUT WHAT I REALLY ADMIRE ABOUT YOU IS YOU'RE NEVER ATTENTION-SEEKING FOR ANY OF THIS.
WHETHER IT'S THOSE SERVANT ROLES OR THE SERVANT ROLE OF BEING ON CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THE GREATER COMMUNITY AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I ADMIRE YOUR GENEROUS SPIRIT, AND I JUST ADMIRE YOU AS A LEADER IN OUR TOWN.
OKAY, WELL, THERE'S NOT A HECK OF A LOT I CAN ADD TO THAT BECAUSE IT'S QUITE A BIT THERE ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO BEING ON CITY COUNCIL, I KNEW YOU BUT DID NOT KNOW YOU AS WELL AS I DO NOW.
SO OVER THE LAST YEAR, IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR WORKING WITH YOU AND LEARNING FROM YOU AND BEING INFLUENCED BY YOU.
I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY PUT IN AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE DONE.
AND I HAVE MET MANY PEOPLE, AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT THAT SERVE THE COMMUNITY OR A PUBLIC OFFICE, AND IT'S THOSE THAT ARE SERVING FOR THEMSELVES, AND THERE'S THOSE THAT ACTUALLY TRULY ARE SERVING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE CONTRIBUTED OVER MOST OF YOUR LIFETIME AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT IS VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT YOU DO THIS FOR A CITY THAT YOU LOVE AND THAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
WELL, WHEN I CAME IN THIS AFTERNOON, WE CAME IN A LITTLE BIT EARLY.
KATHY WAS ALREADY ON THE VERGE OF TEARS, AND OUR JOB WON'T BE COMPLETE UNTIL WE HAVE YOU CRYING.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO DO.
KATHY, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU VERY WELL.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU VERY WELL AT ALL WHEN WE CAMPAIGNED TOGETHER SIX YEARS AGO, AND I DIDN'T KNOW MIKE EITHER.
AND, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER ROBBINS, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
JUST GETTING TO KNOW YOU GUYS.
IS THAT MY TIME LIMIT? IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW BOTH OF YOU.
BUT THE WAY THAT YOU OPEN YOUR HOME UP TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS AND ARE JUST ALWAYS SO GRACIOUS THE WAY MIKE HAS WELCOMED ME, YOU KNOW, INTO THE HUNTING TRIPS OUT TO THE RANCH AND THE INCREDIBLE TIMES THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.
AND HOPEFULLY THOSE CONTINUE, MIKE.
BUT I THINK WE REALLY GREW CLOSE DURING COVID.
YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT GOING THROUGH THAT MARATHON OF A CAMPAIGN WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
SOME INCREDIBLE STORIES THAT WE'LL PROBABLY TOUCH ON HERE IN A BIT.
BUT IT WAS AN EXTRA LONG CAMPAIGN.
YOU KNOW, KATHY AND I, WE LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES IN THE HISTORY OF SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL.
NOW, SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS.
ON A PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT YEAR, BUT WE DON'T THINK THAT.
WE THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF US.
BUT, YEAH, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD A NOVEMBER ELECTION, SO THAT WAS INTERESTING.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, AS I'VE WATCHED YOU FROM SIX YEARS AGO, LIKE EVERY PERSON THAT COMES UP HERE FOR THE FIRST MEETING, YOU'RE JUST WIDE-EYED AND YOU'RE OVERWHELMED BY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND ALL THE BUSINESS TO DO.
AND THE WAY THAT YOU, OVER THE COURSE OF THESE TWO TERMS AND THIS SIX YEARS, HAVE ABSOLUTELY BECOME SUCH A STRONG LEADER FOR SOUTHLAKE IS JUST INCREDIBLE AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND RESPECT YOU FOR THAT.
MORE THAN THAT THOUGH, JUST THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY SAID HERE.
THE WORDS I WROTE DOWN WERE SELFLESS, ABSOLUTELY SELFLESS, KIND, HUMBLE, AND HUMBLE.
AND AS EVERYBODY SAYS, SACRIFICIAL, THE WAY THAT YOU GIVE TO THE COMMUNITY IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
SO IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU AND TO CALL YOU A FRIEND.
BEFORE OUR CITY MANAGER SAYS A FEW WORDS, WE HAVE GIOVANNI FROM SENATOR CRUZ'S OFFICE.
I KNOW HE HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT HE NEEDS TO BE AT, BUT HE HAS SOME GIFTS FROM SENATOR TED CRUZ FOR BOTH KATHY AND RANDY.
SO IF YOU WANT TO COME ON DOWN, I THINK DOWN BY THE TABLE PERHAPS AND GET A PICTURE.
YEAH, JOSH, IF YOU CAN GET PICTURES, WE'LL START WITH KATHY ON THIS SIDE, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE OVER FOR RANDY OVER THERE.
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THANK YOU, SIR.ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ALLISON ORKOWSKI, FOR SOME WORDS ABOUT OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, KATHY TALLEY.
WELL, I GET THE PRIVILEGE TONIGHT OF GIVING YOU THE STAFF TRIBUTE, OF SAYING THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM HERE AT TEAM SOUTHLAKE.
AND WE FIRST GOT TO KNOW YOU VERY WELL WHEN YOU WERE ELECTED IN 2020.
AND WHAT WE'VE COME TO KNOW OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS IS PROBABLY WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS KNOWN ALL ALONG, THAT WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU POUR YOUR WHOLE.
AND WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION HERE AT THE CITY WHERE WE ASK THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM TO SUBMIT SOME WORDS THAT THEY WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE THEY BID FAREWELL.
AND THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, IT WON'T BE A SURPRISE, THE WORD THAT THEY USED MOST WAS DEDICATED.
BUT THAT WAS FOLLOWED VERY CLOSELY BY CARING AND COMPASSIONATE RIGHT BEHIND IT.
WORDS LIKE CREATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, EMPATHETIC, CARING ALSO JOINED THE LIST.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER TALLEY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TALLEY, IS OUR DETAIL-ORIENTED COUNCILMEMBER, AND WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER TO HELP US WITH THOSE IMPORTANT DETAILS.
WHAT I WILL SAY TO YOU IS THAT PAINTS A VERY VIVID PICTURE OF THE HEART OF SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE AND THE IMPACT.
THAT YOU'VE MADE ON THIS COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO THAT YOU'VE MADE ON ME PERSONALLY AND ON THIS ENTIRE TEAM.
AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE TEAM AT SOUTHLAKE, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, KATHY, IT'S YOUR TURN.
I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO LOOK OUT THERE BECAUSE IF I DO, I MIGHT NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THIS.
SO A LOT MORE HAVE COME SINCE I FIRST WAS CHATTING WITH SOME OF YOU.
AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT'S A VERY EMOTIONAL PROCESS.
FIRST, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME AND I KNOW TO RANDY AS WELL.
IT HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER GETTING MY THOUGHTS AND WORDS IN ORDER AND PREPARED FOR TONIGHT.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I PLAN TO RUN AGAIN IN THE SPRING ALONGSIDE THE MAYOR AS HE RUNS FOR HIS SECOND TERM.
BUT FOR NOW, I MUST SAY GOODBYE.
I FIRST WANT TO THANK GOD AND ALL OF YOU WHO PRAYED FOR US IN OUR ELECTION AND HAVE CONTINUED PRAYING EVER SINCE.
AND AS RANDY SAID, LORD KNOWS WE NEEDED IT.
WE CRUISED INTO JANUARY, FILED, AND THOUGHT WE WERE READY TO GO AND WE'D BE FINISHED IN MAY.
AND SURPRISE WE HUNG ON UNTIL NOVEMBER AND IT'S BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU SUPPORTING US.
I AM SO VERY BLESSED TO BE HERE ON COUNCIL ALONG SUCH WONDERFUL COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS AND THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID.
AND IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH YOU.
I COULD NOT, WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF MY FAMILY.
AND AS RANDY SAID, MIKE IS HERE.
OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ADULTS NOW.
AND I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN I TOLD THEM, PROBABLY INDIVIDUALLY, THAT I WAS PLANNING ON RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL.
BASICALLY, BETWEEN THE THREE OF THEM, THEY SAID SOME VERSION OF, WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME, MOM.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR? SO THAT'S THE KIND OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM YOUR FAMILY YOU HOPE FOR.
MY MOM AND STEPDAD COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT THEY WERE OUT THERE AT THE POLLS WITH ME AND SUPPORTING ME ALL THE WAY.
MY BEST FRIEND OF OVER 30 YEARS, VIRGINIA, IS HERE.
AND AS I LOOK OUT INTO THE AUDIENCE, I SEE SO MANY WONDERFUL, DEAR, LONGTIME FRIENDS AND NEWER FRIENDS.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, KAREN SHERMAN, NEITHER ONE OF US KNEW WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO.
BUT YOU STUCK WITH ME AND I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE DEAR FRIENDS I'VE KNOWN SINCE BEFORE STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE.
I'LL MENTION A FEW, AND YOU'VE CONTINUED YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS AS WELL.
MANY OF THOSE FRIENDS I'VE MET ON THE TENNIS COURT, SUCH AS FRANCIS, WE GO WAY BACK.
I SAW LYNN WILSON IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, PROBABLY 25 YEARS, LYNN, I THINK, AT LEAST.
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NEIGHBORS, WHO MANY OF THEM CAME OUT AND STOOD WITH ME AT THE POLLS, FELLOW NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE MOMS, WHEN I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT, BEFORE, WHEN PREPARING FOR THIS, I LOOKED AT, KAREN AND I HAD COMPILED, MOSTLY KAREN, COMPILED A LIST OF WHERE THE SIGNS WENT AND WHO ALL THE PEOPLE WERE THAT WERE SUPPORTING ME, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE LIST.AND I JUST WAS WOWED BY IT ALL AND BY THE LOVE AND SUPPORT ALL OF YOU HAVE SHOWN ME.
INCREDIBLE SOUTHLAKE WOMEN'S CLUB LADIES, I KNOW A LOT OF MY ART IN THE SQUARE TEAM IS HERE.
IF YOU ALL CAN JUST WAVE, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
CARROLL EDUCATION FOUNDATION FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, THERE'S A FEW OF YOU HERE I SEE.
SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT ME.
TWO OF THEM NOW HAVE BEEN I'M KIND OF CONNED INTO WORKING WITH ME ON ART IN THE SQUARE, SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS WELL.
NOT CONNED, YOU SAID YES PRETTY EASY.
METROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE LIST GOES ON.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS PARTICULARLY STRUCK ME IN CONTEMPLATION OF THIS EVENING IS HOW MANY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THERE ARE THAT I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NOT MET HAD I NOT RUN FOR COUNCIL.
AND I'M GOING TO NAME A FEW, BUT THE LIST IS LONG, IT REALLY IS.
AND I REALLY SAW THAT AS WELL WHEN I PULLED UP THE SIGN LIST.
FROM THE BEGINNING, FROM 2020, ACTUALLY 2019 FALL, JUDGE TIM O'HARE, LEE WAMSGANS, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF WANG, WHO I SEE IS HERE, AND HIS SON AND SOON-TO-BE COUNCIL MEMBER ERIC WANG, FORMER MAYORS LAURA HILL AND JOHN HUFFMAN.
AT THAT POINT, I ALREADY KNEW RICK STACY.
I HAD ASKED HIM TO DO SEVERAL THINGS FOR EVENTS PRIOR TO THAT.
FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS, RONNELL SMITH, CHRIS ARCHER, CHAD PATTON, AMY TORRES-WEBB, WHO I SEE IS HERE WITH HUBBY, CAROLYN MORRIS, MARTIN SCHELLING, THE LATE GARY FICKUS, COMMISSIONER MATT KRAUSE, REPRESENTATIVE BETH VAN DYNE, ALL OF OUR CISD TRUSTEES, AND I SEE SOME ARE HERE TONIGHT.
THE SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LED BY MARK GILBERT AND THEIR INCREDIBLE BOARD AND JUST THEIR INCREDIBLE MEMBERSHIP.
PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT FROM THE BEGINNING.
AND ALL THE MEMBERS THAT I'VE COME TO KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NEVER MET OR KNOWN HAD I NOT BEEN IN THIS POSITION.
WHAT A BLESSING THAT IS, RIGHT? I THINK IT'S JUST AMAZING.
BEING AWARDED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR WAS TRULY VERY HUMBLING.
AND, OF COURSE, PUSH RAO AND THE FOUNDATION, THERE HE IS.
SITTING NEXT TO PAUL BARHAM WHO OWNS THE WESTIN AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND WATCHED YOU SUPPORT A LOT OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
AND DEFINITELY LAST BUT NOT LEAST IN THIS PIECE IS SO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT OVER THE YEARS AND WE'VE MET OR HAD PHONE CALLS AND I'VE LISTENED TO YOUR CONCERNS AND WE'VE TRIED TO FIND A SOLUTION AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT UP HERE IS BEING HERE FOR YOU ALL.
ONE IN PARTICULAR I'D LIKE TO MENTION, I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE'S HERE TONIGHT, IS DEANNA KIENAST.
SHE AND I FIRST MET ON ARTS COUNCIL, AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TALKED THROUGH VARIOUS CONCERNS THAT SHE'S HAD FOR HER NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND ON SOME, WE'VE COME TO SOME REALLY GOOD SOLUTIONS.
AND IT TURNS OUT HER GRANDSON AND I SHARE AN AFFINITY FOR A PARTICULAR SPORTS CAR.
ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE DAIS, EXCEPT FRANCIS, BECAUSE WE GO WAY BACK.
THE REST OF YOU ARE NEW FRIENDS SINCE 2020, AND I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED SERVING WITH AND LEARNING FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AGAIN.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE SWEARING IN OF OUR JUNIOR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN JUST TWO WEEKS.
I ACQUIRED MANY NEW FRIENDS AT THE POLLS BACK IN 2020, AND I'M JUST GOING TO NAME A FEW.
KNOW THAT I KNOW WHO ALL OF YOU ARE.
THERE'S SO MANY CHAMBER PEOPLE.
JUST TO NAME A FEW OF MY NEW FRIENDS THAT CAME OUT TO THE POLLS IN 2020, DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM ANYBODY.
AND WE CHATTED AND THEY OFFERED THEIR SUPPORT.
SOME OF THEM ARE ON THAT SLIDE.
PATTY ROGERS, BILL AND NICOLE TATE, DAN AND ALLIE KUBIAK, WHO THEY HAD ONE OF MY VERY FIRST MEET AND GREETS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, POOR MR. MR. TALLEY DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY OF THOSE HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO.
NATAN TONTAT, MARY LEE AND CARL ALFORD, AND JUST SO MANY MORE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL AND HARD LOOKING BACK AT ALL THOSE PICTURES FROM 2020 WHEN WE WERE AT THE POLLS FOR A RECORD 21 DAYS, I MIGHT ADD.
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NOW I MUST TALK ABOUT OUR CITY STAFF AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE THEY ARE.AND THIS IS ONE THING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW AND I THINK WE'VE ALL SAID THIS BEFORE.
YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, ABOUT WHAT YOU ALL DO FOR OUR CITY, UNLESS YOU'RE IN THIS POSITION.
YOU JUST REALLY, YOU JUST REALLY CAN'T KNOW.
FORMER CITY MANAGER SHAWNEE ELBERTON AND FORMER PLANNING DIRECTOR KEN BAKER, THEY CERTAINLY HELPED ME AND SHOWED ME THE WAY.
NOT HAVING COME UP THROUGH P&Z, I HAD A LOT TO LEARN AND I LEARNED IT VERY QUICKLY AND FROM TWO VERY WISE AND EXPERIENCE PEOPLE.
AND THEN OF COURSE NOW OUR NOT SO NEW CITY MANAGER, ALLISON ROTOWSKI, DANIEL CORTEZ, DAVID MILLER, SHARON JACKSON, PILAR SHANK, THE GREAT AMY SHELLEY, DENNIS KILO, EXCUSE ME, LAUREN LENEVE.
ANYTIME I'VE NEEDED SOMETHING, I'VE CALLED AND YOU'VE BEEN THERE.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, YOU GET IT AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
AND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS.
AND THE WAY YOU GUIDE OUR CITY AND TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY IS WORLD CLASS.
IT'S FIRST CLASS, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, CHIEF CASEY AND CHIEF LANGFORD, YOU KEEP US SAFE, PROTECTED.
YOU LEAD YOUR DEPARTMENTS WITH SUCH CLASS AND INTEGRITY.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
MY CITY EXPERIENCES ARE ALSO UNIQUE TO THIS ROLE.
FROM SOUTH LAKE ARTS COUNCIL TO SCIL TO SOUTH LAKE SISTER CITIES AND THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ON WHICH I'VE SERVED, TO SEEING THE PICKLEBALL COURTS COME TO COMPLETION FROM BEGINNING TO END, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE MY NAME ON A FACILITY.
AS THIS CHAPTER IN MY LIFE COMES TO HOPEFULLY A BRIEF CLOSE, I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SOME TIME TO CONTEMPLATE.
WHAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT LIES AHEAD.
NONE OF THIS EXISTS ON AN ISLAND, AND I HOPE I HAVE CONVEYED JUST HOW IMPORTANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE TO ME IN MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE.
MINE AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES HAVE BEEN SO RICHLY BLESSED IN WAYS THAT ARE OFTEN HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS.
THANK YOU, AND IN THE WORDS OF THE TERMINATOR WE ALL KNOW, I'LL BE BACK.
WE'LL INVITE MIKE AND WHATEVER FAMILY AND FRIENDS YOU WANT TO HAVE JOIN US DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DAIS FOR PICTURES.
RANDY, YOU BETTER START WRITING ONE REAL QUICK.
I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE COMMENTS.
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
NEXT UP, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TEM RANDY WILLIAMSON.
JUST LIKE KATHY, RANDY HAS SERVED THE CITY IN SO MANY WAYS, NOT ONLY THE YEARS OF EXEMPLARY
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SERVICE AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.AT THAT TIME, AS YOU CAN TELL, AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM, RANDY GOT STARTED EVEN BEFORE THAT ON SPIN AND PARKS BOARD AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO ALMOST 20 YEARS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, INCLUDING HIS TERMS HERE ON COUNCIL.
WHEN I JOINED CITY COUNCIL IN 2015, RANDY WAS ALREADY HERE.
HE IS OLDER THAN ME BY A LITTLE BIT, BUT HE REALLY STEPPED INTO THE ROLE AS A MENTOR.
HE WAS BLESSED THAT WHEN I JOINED, I HAD BRANDON BLEDSOE.
GARY FOX AND RANDY WILLIAMSON AS MENTORS, AND THAT WAS A BIG HELP TO ME, EVEN COMING IN FROM PLANNING AND ZONING.
THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN, AND IT TAKES AT LEAST A YEAR, I THINK, OR MAYBE IT JUST TOOK ME A YEAR TO GET UP TO SPEED.
BUT RANDY WAS A TRUE MENTOR TO ME.
AGAIN, THE WORDS I USE WITH KATHY, COMMON SENSE, NOT POLITICS, NO AGENDAS, ALWAYS DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY.
AND RANDY AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE ON VARIOUS CASES, WHETHER IT'S A DEVELOPMENT CASE OR A SIGN.
OR WHATEVER, SOMETIMES HE AND I LOOK AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY OR WE START AT DIFFERENT PLACES AND FOCUS ON DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE CASE OR THE END OF THE DEBATE AND THE DISCUSSION, IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT DISCUSSION.
YOU LEARN MORE BY LISTENING THAN BY TALKING.
SO I USUALLY TRY TO LISTEN TO RANDY WILLIAMSON.
AND BY THE TIME WE GET THROUGH A CASE, WE'RE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT.
AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED HOW YOU'VE HANDLED YOURSELF ON THE DAIS.
THERE'S SOME TOUGH CASES WE'VE HANDLED OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS.
WITH A FULL HOUSE HERE AND THE WAY YOU JUST SORT OF NAVIGATE US TO THE RIGHT PLACE IN THE RIGHT MOMENT, I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED HOW YOU HANDLED YOURSELF IN REPRESENTING THE CITY.
IT WAS AN EASY DECISION WHEN I TOOK ON THIS ROLE FOR YOU TO BE THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG LOSS.
AND I THINK YOU'LL HEAR THAT AS WE GO AROUND THE DAIS.
YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD GREAT QUESTIONS, NOT ONLY FOR STAFF MEMBERS, APPLICANTS, BUT ALSO YOUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND ALSO GREAT RESPECT SHOWN TO EVERYONE, WHETHER THEY'RE ON THE DAIS OR THE APPLICANT OR OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED HOW YOU'VE DONE THAT.
AND THAT RESPECT ALSO APPLIES TO RESIDENTS WHO COME UP AND SPEAK.
YOU ARE ALWAYS VERY KIND, VERY RESPECTFUL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS WHEN THEY COME UP SOMETIMES WITH TOUGH QUESTIONS.
AND I'VE APPRECIATED HOW YOU HANDLE YOURSELF.
SO JUST A TREMENDOUS FOUR TERMS OF SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL AND MANY YEARS BEFORE THAT IN APPOINTED POSITIONS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILY FOR SHARING RANDY WITH US FOR SO MANY YEARS.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOSS, BUT WE'RE BLESSED BY THE FRIENDSHIP THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED OVER THOSE YEARS.
SO I THINK KATHY WANTED A FEW EXTRA MINUTES TO KIND OF GET IT TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE GOING TO START AT THIS END WITH CHUCK AND AUSTIN, THEN WE'LL KIND OF WORK THIS WAY WITH COMMENTS.
SO FIRST OFF, FOR AS MUCH WORK AND AS STRESSFUL AS BEING UP HERE CAN BE, YOU LOOK YOUNGER TODAY THAN YOU DO IN ANY OF THE PHOTOS THAT I SEE IN THE SLIDE SHOWS.
SO MAYBE THE SAME AMOUNT OF HAIR, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO SUMMARIZE YOU, IN MY OPINION.
AND IT CAME TO ME THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AND I MADE THIS COMMENT TO YOU WHEN THE COUNCIL MEETING WAS OVER, AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO RESTATE THAT AT THIS TIME.
SO THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHEN WE DISCUSSED DRAINAGE AND WE GOT INTO EACH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER'S THOUGHTS, YOU MADE THE COMMENT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE GONE SOON.
WHAT YOU SAY REALLY ISN'T GOING TO MATTER MUCH.
AND WHAT I SAID TO YOU AFTERWARDS, AND I DO MEAN THIS, IS EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE DOES MATTER.
AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS IS GOING TO BE WITH US FOR YEARS TO COME.
YOUR INFLUENCE, YOUR GUIDANCE, YOUR MENTORSHIP TO PEOPLE HERE, INCLUDING ME, AS MUCH AS YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH THAT SOMETIMES, ALL OF THAT MATTERS.
UM I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE TIME THAT WE'VE HAD TOGETHER OVER THE LAST YEAR AND EVERYTHING WE'VE EXPERIENCED.
AND IF I'M COUNTING ALL THE DATES RIGHT, I MEAN, THE MAJORITY OF THAT HAS BEEN AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
I MEAN, WHAT AN AWESOME RECOGNITION FROM PAST CITY COUNCILS.
AND CURRENT COUNCILS OF THEIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE FOR THIS COUNCIL.
WHEN I THINK OF YOU, I THINK OF YOU AS A LEADER.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE CITY COUNCIL WITH YOUR DEPARTURE.
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INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE JOINING US, BUT YOUR STEADY LEADERSHIP FOR OVER A DECADE.IS HUGELY IMPACTFUL AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY MUCH MISSED.
I THINK A COUPLE THINGS I REALLY ADMIRE ABOUT YOU, AND THAT'S THAT EVEN IF PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH YOUR DECISIONS, WHETHER THEY AGREE OR DISAGREE, YOU'RE NOT CHASING WHAT'S POPULAR.
YOU'RE CHASING WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT, WITH WHAT YOU BRING TO THE DAIS BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCES, YOUR PAST.
YOU'RE OKAY WITH DISAGREEMENT AND YOU'LL MAKE AN UNPOPULAR VOTE IF YOU THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
AND I REALLY, REALLY RESPECT THAT ABOUT YOU.
I VIEW YOU AS AN INDEPENDENT THINKER AND, LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE? OH, LASTLY, I THINK YOU DO SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB, YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AS I'VE SEEN YOU OVER MY ONE YEAR OF BEING ON CITY COUNCIL AND EVEN WATCHING STUFF BEFORE, BUT YOU SEE TO THE CORE OF THE ISSUE VERY, VERY QUICKLY, AND YOUR COMMUNICATION LEVEL IS JUST OUTSTANDING.
SO YOUR ABILITY TO SUMMARIZE VERY COMPLICATED THINGS IN A SIMPLISTIC MANNER THAT WE ALL GET, I THINK, HELPS, AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU'VE BEEN A LEADER FOR SO LONG.
WELL, RANDY, THIS IS, I WAS THINKING TODAY AS WE'RE GETTING READY FOR TODAY'S LITTLE CEREMONY, THAT WHEN YOU WERE SWORN IN FOR YOUR, THE BEGINNING OF YOUR, THIS SIX YEAR, THREE AND THREE.
I WAS DOWN THERE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
I WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH YOUR CAMPAIGN.
AND, YES, IT WAS THE LONGEST CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY THROUGH, JUST LIKE I TOLD KATHY, THROUGH COVID.
BUT AS I'M SITTING HERE, I'M THINKING THE FIRST TIME.
TIME I WAS INTERESTED IN HELP, WHY I BECAME INTERESTED IN HELPING YOUR CAMPAIGN WAS WHEN I WAS AN AUDIENCE MEMBER PROTESTING SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WAS DOING.
AND EVERYBODY UP HERE, YOU WERE THE ONE PERSON WHO LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS WE BROUGHT, I MEAN, IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.
AND MAYBE I'M JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE YOU VOTED THE WAY I WANTED YOU TO VOTE, BUT BUT IT WAS TRUE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT LIVES OF YOUNG KIDS.
AND YOU SAW IT AND YOU SAID, I COULDN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF IF I VOTED FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT MADE ME WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR CAMPAIGN, BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW YOU TOO MUCH BEFORE THEN.
SO THANKFULLY YOU DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A SECOND CAMPAIGN ON THE SECOND ROUND.
BUT I'VE APPRECIATED YOUR LEVEL-HEADEDNESS ON THIS COUNCIL, THE WAY YOU PRESENT THINGS.
I ALSO HAVE APPRECIATED YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PROMOTE LEADERS WITHIN.
IN OUR COUNCIL AND THAT THE WHOLE SUCCESSION PLANNING HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO YOU, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE LEAVING, THAT YOU'RE LEAVING COUNCIL IN GOOD HANDS.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT YOU.
OF COURSE, I APPRECIATE YOUR FAMILY.
I GOT TO WATCH YOUR KIDS GRADUATE AND CAREERS OVERSEAS, YOUR MODELING DAUGHTER TO YOUR RUNNING DAUGHTER TO YOUR FOOTBALL-PLAYING SONS.
AND, OF COURSE, ALL AMY DOES, THE GREAT COOK.
SHE IS MOTHER TO YOUR CHILDREN.
AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL BE, BUT WE'LL STAY TUNED.
SAYING GOODBYE TO THE OTHER RANDY, AKA LARRY.
GOSH, I COULD SAY A TON ABOUT RANDY.
I WOULD SAY THAT WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, I REALLY PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW YOU THAT WELL EITHER.
I THINK THAT WHEN WE KNEW YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAMPAIGNED BACK THEN, I HELPED WITH THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT REALLY WAS JUST KIND OF PRESENT FOR THAT, JUST SUPPORTING YOU.
BUT I THINK OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, I'VE REALLY GOTTEN TO BE FRIENDS WITH YOU AND HAVE A TON OF RESPECT FOR YOU.
RESPECT FOR YOU, FIRST AND FOREMOST.
AND I THINK THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, THAT I LOOK UP TO YOU AS A FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER.
I THINK THAT WHEN I HAD ISSUES OR WHEN I HAD QUESTIONS, YOU WERE REALLY ONE OF THE FIRST ONES I WENT TO.
IF I GOT HERE, YOU KNOW, KATHY HAD TO LISTEN TO IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF I WASN'T ON THE DICE, I COULD CALL YOU AND LEAVE HER ALONE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
AND YOU, AS STATED CONSTANTLY, AND IT'S A STATEMENT, I THINK, IN THIS COMMUNITY NOW, YOU NEVER LET THE POLITICS GET IN THE WAY.
YOU ALWAYS REALLY CONTEMPLATED WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE CITY.
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AND I THINK SOMETIMES THAT GETS HARD TO DO IN THIS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY.I THINK THAT WE HAVE A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY AND I THINK YOU'VE REALLY TAUGHT ME WHAT THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS, THAT WE REALLY ARE CALLED TO SERVE THE CITY.
FOREMOST AND TO SERVE EVERY CITIZEN REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY'RE AT OR WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEY DON'T AGREE WITH THIS HALF THE TIME SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AT LEAST HALF OF THEM THAT EVERY TIME WE VOTE SEEMS LIKE BUT AND THEN I THINK YOU ALSO HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN AMAZING CITY STAFF I MEAN YOU REALLY YOU REALLY HAVE HELPED ME LEARN WHO TO LEAN ON AND HOW TO FIND OUT AS A DUMB DOC COMING ONTO COUNCIL FINDING OUT HOW TO WALK THIS PATH AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WELL, YOU REALLY PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THAT FOR ME.
SO I WOULD SAY THANK YOU ABOVE ALL FOR ALL OF THAT.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB SERVING THIS COMMUNITY ON THE DICE AND OFF THE DICE.
I THINK YOU SET AN EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, MUCH LIKE KATHY DID, OF JUST BEING A SERVANT LEADER.
I MEAN, IT WILL BE NICE BEING THE ONLY RANDY ON COUNCIL FOR A WHILE.
AND JUST KNOW THAT YOU, LIKE KATHY, WILL BE SORELY, SORELY MISSED.
SO, YES, WE DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER WHEN WE RAN.
WE JUST REALLY HAD JUST MET, BASICALLY, AND STARTED HAVING ALL THOSE, ONCE WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE OPPONENTS, HAVING ALL THOSE CAMPAIGN MEETINGS, WHICH WAS PRETTY INTENSE, I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
IF YOU'VE NEVER DONE THIS AND NEVER HAD AN OPPONENT, IT'S A UNIQUE THING UNTO ITSELF.
AND SO I WAS GLAD TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT.
AND YOU BARELY KNEW ME, AND WE SPENT 21 DAYS AT THE POLLS TOGETHER, ALONG WITH AMY.
AND KAREN AND ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS AND GOT TO KNOW YOU FAIRLY QUICKLY, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND WHAT INCREDIBLE PEOPLE YOU ARE.
AND I THINK YOU BRING WHO YOU ARE HERE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL HAVE SPOKEN TO.
YOU'RE VERY CALM, VERY CONTEMPLATIVE, VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE UP HERE, BUT ALSO VERY EXPLANATORY.
AND I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED LISTENING TO HOW YOU SPEAK ABOUT THE MOTIONS, HOW YOU SPEAK ABOUT THE CASES THAT WE, I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT OVER THE YEARS THAT WE'VE SERVED TOGETHER.
AND I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR YOU.
ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY.
CITY, ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT YOU'VE SERVED ON HAVE SERVED YOU WELL AND HAVE SERVED ALL OF US WELL, CERTAINLY.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE SORELY MISSED.
TWELVE YEARS IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SERVICE, AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE CITY AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND SO I THINK FOR THAT WE ARE ALL SURELY BLESSED.
AND WHAT EVERYBODY SAID, I JUST ECHO THAT.
AND I AM SO THANKFUL THAT WE SERVED TOGETHER.
NEXT UP IS OUR CITY MANAGER, ALLISON HORTOWSKI.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO YOU, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE.
WE HAVE TWO FORMER MAYORS, MAYOR JOHN TERRELL, MAYOR JOHN I, AND FORMER MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN, MAYOR JOHN II.
ALSO, FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AMY TORRES-LEPP, MARTIN SCHELLING, JEFF WANG WAS HERE.
AND CAROLYN MORRIS, AND ALSO REPRESENTING CISD, WE HAVE CURRENT TRUSTEE ERIC LANNAN.
SO THANKS, Y'ALL, FOR BEING HERE.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEIR SERVICE.
THANKS, Y'ALL, FOR BEING HERE.
ALL RIGHT, ALLISON, ALL YOURS.
RANDY, YOU AND I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE SORT OF SERVED THE CITY TOGETHER.
YOU STARTED OFF ON SPIN AND THAT WAS MY FIRST BOARD LIAISON ROLE WHENEVER I STARTED WITH THE CITY.
SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO CONTEMPLATE SERVING THE CITY WITHOUT A RANDY WILLIAMSON ON DECK.
IT'S JUST BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE OVER THE YEARS.
AND WHAT HAS STRUCK ME WORKING WITH YOU IN THESE VARIOUS CAPACITIES OVER THE YEARS IS THAT YOU JUST NEVER STOPPED SHOWING UP.
WHATEVER WAS NEEDED, WHATEVER WAS REQUIRED, YOU REALLY PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO LEAVING SOUTHLAKE BETTER.
THAN YOU FOUND IT, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT WHENEVER I ASK THE STAFF TO DESCRIBE YOU, THAT'S REALLY EVIDENT IN THE WORDS.
THE MOST POPULAR WORD BY FAR THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO DESCRIBE YOU IS THOUGHTFUL.
BUT FOLLOWING THAT VERY CLOSELY WITH SUPPORTIVE, KIND, AND AND EMPATHETIC AND MEASURED.
THERE WAS EVEN A STATESMAN THROWN IN THERE.
WE HAVE HAD SOME OF OUR BEST LAUGHS BECAUSE
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OF THE SENSE OF HUMOR THAT YOU BRING.THIS IS SERIOUS WORK, BUT YOU ALWAYS KNOW JUST THE RIGHT MOMENT TO INTRODUCE SOME LEVITY INTO IT.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU, RANDY.
WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH, AND I PERSONALLY CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT GUIDE AND A MENTOR TO ME OVER THE YEARS.
AND I FEEL LIKE YOUR THOUGHTFUL DEDICATION HAS REALLY LEFT A POWERFUL LEGACY, BOTH FOR ME AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, I MEAN, I'M GOING TO START OFF FIRST OF ALL BY CONGRATULATING COUNCILMEMBERS ELECT FOGSON-WANG. SO EXCITING TO SEE YOU.
I'LL BE HERE IN TWO WEEKS FOR YOUR SWEAR AGAIN.
I'M EXCITED TO GIVE UP THIS CHAIR TO COUNCILMEMBER WANG AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER FOGSON-WANG.
FOLKS COMING BACK ARE GOING TO DO JUST A FANTASTIC JOB AND FILL THESE SHOES VERY, VERY WELL.
WHAT I THINK OF AS I SEE THE SLIDESHOW AND THESE COMMENTS IS JUST, WOW, HOW TIME FLIES.
I MEAN FOR A COUPLE THINGS, AND COUNCILMEMBER TAGGART KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT.
AS I LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS OVER, I GUESS, 13 YEARS, BACK ALL THE WAY TO 2013, IT'S REMARKABLE HOW YOUR WEIGHT VARIES OVER 13 YEARS.
I MEAN, SOME PHOTOS YOU LOOK AT AND I SAY, WE'VE HAD TOO MUCH FEED STORE BARBECUE BACK THERE.
AND OTHERS, YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, I GOT IT TOGETHER FOR THIS.
BUT THAT'S ONE THING YOU NOTICE.
BUT THE THING THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME IS THE FAMILY PHOTOS.
SO I MADE FUN OF KATHY, AND HERE I SIT, RIGHT? BUT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GO THROUGH THOSE, IT IS INCREDIBLE.
YOU THINK OF THE YEARS THAT HAVE PASSED.
YOU SEE THE TWINS, GRACE AND BEN, THEY WERE 11 YEARS OLD.
NO, I WON'T TELL YOU HOW OLD AMY WAS.
I WON'T TELL YOU HOW OLD SHE IS, BUT SHE LOOKS BETTER NOW THAN SHE DID 13 YEARS AGO FOR SURE.
SO SHE HAS AGED GRACEFULLY AND WONDERFULLY.
BUT I DO WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY BECAUSE YOU DO GIVE UP SO MUCH TIME.
REALLY THANK AMY FOR ALL THE SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.
I EVEN SEE MY PUP THAT WAS JUST A PUP, AND NOW HE'S ALMOST 15 YEARS OLD.
I MEAN, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? HOW DOES TIME PASS LIKE THAT? BUT, ALL RIGHT, SO A LITTLE BIT OF LEVITY.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT, ALLISON AND I'LL BRING LEVITY.
YOU SAW A PHOTO IN THERE OF A CAR ON ITS SIDE.
DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT AND WONDER HOW DOES THIS APPLY HERE? AND SO, I KNOW I HAD TO KEEP, KATHY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I KNOW FRANCIS WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT I SAID, I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT IT'S NOT THERE.
SO THE STORY THERE IS WE WERE CAMPAIGNING JUST RIGHT OUT HERE IN FRONT OF LULULEMON.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DURING THE LONG CAMPAIGN SIX YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY DURING EARLY VOTING, AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK JUST TO GO GRAB A BITE TO EAT.
AND I WASN'T GONE 30 MINUTES, AND I COME BACK, AND THAT'S THE SCENE.
THERE'S A CAR SITTING FLIPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.
THERE'S FIRE TRUCKS EVERYWHERE, POLICE OFFICERS.
I'M SURE CHIEF BRANDON REMEMBERS THIS, CHIEF CASEY, AND I WOKE UP, I'M LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED? I'VE BEEN GONE 30 MINUTES.
SO APPARENTLY A YOUNG MAN, MY DAUGHTER GRACE WAS, I GUESS, IN HER JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL PROBABLY, AND A YOUNG MAN HAD DRIVEN UP, AND I'M BLESSED, I HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, AND HE SAW GRACE HOLDING THE CAMPAIGN SIGN.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD EVER HELD A SIGN AND CAMPAIGNED.
AND SHE WAS STANDING THERE, AND HE DECIDED, WELL, THERE'S A PRETTY GIRL HERE.
I THINK I WANT TO TALK TO HER.
AND HE'S AT THE STOP SIGN, AND HE'S TALKING TO HER, REVVING THE CAR AND ALL THAT.
AND SHE'S JUST BEING FRIENDLY AND TALKING TO HIM.
BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INTEREST IN MUCH MORE OF THE CONVERSATION.
BUT HE DECIDED WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO, HE WANTED TO SHOW OFF AND KIND OF DO A GUY THING.
SO HE HIT THE GAS AND JUMPED UP ON THE CURB, AND HIS WHEEL WENT PERFECTLY UP THE LIGHT POST IN FRONT OF LULULEMON AND FLIPPED THE CAR.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, SO THAT'S THE FIRST TIME A CAR HAS EVER FLIPPED AT LESS THAN FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
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PEOPLE CAME UP ON THE SCENE WITH FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINING GAS IN THE ROADWAY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.CHIEF LANKFORD, IT WAS QUITE A SCENE.
CHIEF WILSON, I MEAN, YEAH, IT WAS SOMETHING.
BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS, BUT IF I EVER RUN FOR ANOTHER OFFICE, I'VE LOST ONE OF MY CAMPAIGN PEOPLE, AND THAT'S GRACE.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I'LL SAY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH TIME.
I HAD THIS EXACT SAME NIGHT IN 2019.
WHEN I THOUGHT THAT I WAS DONE AFTER TWO TERMS. AND I PROBABLY PONTIFICATED A LOT THAT NIGHT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
RATHER, I'LL REFLECT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
AND ALL THE NAMES HAVE BEEN NAMED.
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY TO NAME NAMES.
KATHY DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB, AND I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW IF I START TRYING TO NAME TOO MANY NAMES, I'LL MISS PEOPLE.
IT IS AMAZING OVER 13 YEARS THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU DEVELOP.
I SERVED WITH FOUR DIFFERENT MAYORS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE, THREE OF WHICH ARE HERE TONIGHT.
MAYOR TERRELL, MAYOR HUFFMAN, MAYOR MCCASKILL, BUT THEN ALSO MAYOR LAURA HILL, WHO'S NOT HERE THIS EVENING.
LET'S SEE, TWO DIFFERENT CITY MANAGERS.
WITH SHAWNA AND ALLISON, WHICH HAS JUST BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT, ALLISON, COMING UP TOGETHER, IT'S ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE.
IN THE CITY, WHICH HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE, AMY.
SO THREE CITY SECRETARIES, THREE POLICE CHIEFS.
CHIEF CASEY, CHIEF BRANDON, CHIEF MILLETT.
TWO FIRE CHIEFS, CHIEF STARR, CHIEF LANGFORD.
AND IN THE BRIEF TIME WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.
AND INTERIM CHIEF WILSON, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.
I LOOK AT THE DIRECTORS, I MEAN, ON THE FRONT ROW HERE, BUT WE HAVE DIRECTORS, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK FOR YOU.
I OFTEN TELL PEOPLE THAT BE CAREFUL AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WITH THIS GROUP OF LEADERSHIP BECAUSE YOU CAN BECOME SPOILED VERY QUICKLY.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE FULLY ENGAGED IN EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
AND WITH A STAFF LIKE THIS, AS GOOD AS THEY ARE, YOU CAN GET SPOILED VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
IT'S MADE THE JOB VERY, VERY EASY.
ALL OF THE STAFF ACROSS THE CITY, I MEAN, I WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE JUST YESTERDAY OF THE SHREDDING SERVICE THAT WE'RE OFFERING RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE AT THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, AND ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS CAME OUT AND SAID, HEY, YOUR LAST NIGHT'S TUESDAY NIGHT, RIGHT? AND I WAS JUST AMAZED.
I'M LIKE, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT? WHY DO YOU KNOW THAT? AND IT'S JUST, WE HAVE SUCH A SPECIAL GROUP THAT WORKS FOR US.
BUT, LET'S SEE, WHO ELSE? ALL THE CARROLL ISD TRUSTEES THAT I'VE WORKED WITH OVER THE YEARS, THE PARTNERSHIP.
I SEE ERIC LANNAN RIGHT THERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
BUT ALL THE OTHERS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH, SO MANY.
THIS NEXT FIGURE BLOWS MY MIND.
19 UNIQUE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THAT I'VE SERVED WITH OVER THESE 12 OR 13 YEARS.
I SEE SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN NAMED.
I SEE CAROLYN MORRIS OUT THERE, ONE OF THE FIRST COUNCILS I WORKED WITH.
I SEE MARTIN SCHELLING, AMY LAPP OVER THERE.
BUT I KNOW I'M PROBABLY MISSING OTHERS.
AND THIS COUNCIL HAS A TON OF FUN.
WE DO A LOT OF BUSINESS, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN TOO.
I HAVE AN EXAMPLE HERE THAT I'LL SHOW YOU IN A MOMENT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW, SOMETIMES SOME YEARS AGO, WE HAD MEXICAN.
WHEN WE GO TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND GO THROUGH THINGS, THAT'S WHERE WE EAT DINNER.
AND, BY THE WAY, THAT'S THE FULL PAY FOR BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER.
IT'S FEED STORE AND A LITTLE MEXICAN FOOD, MAYBE ALMONDS FROM TIME TO TIME.
BUT ONE NIGHT WE HAD MEXICAN FOOD, AND THEY DIDN'T BRING SOUR CREAM.
HOW DO YOU HAVE MEXICAN FOOD WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT OF SOUR CREAM? AND I, YOU KNOW.
I TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I GUESS I GOT BRANDED FOR THAT.
SO NOW THAT'S THE STANDING JOKE.
ANYTIME WE HAVE MEXICAN, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF SOUR CREAM.
WHEN I WALKED IN TONIGHT, THEY HAD THIS WAITING ON ME.
SO WE'RE ALL SET, AMY, FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
SO IT IS A FUN COUNCIL, AND WHETHER WE AGREE ON EVERYTHING, DISAGREE ON THINGS, WE'RE FRIENDS.
WE'RE FRIENDS, RIGHT? BUT I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT IT ALSO JUST YOU KNOW, THE SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORS AND FOLKS.
I SEE JOHN AND RENEE THOMAS SITTING RIGHT THERE.
WE'VE BEEN NEIGHBORS 20 YEARS NOW.
I MEAN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
IF JOHN EVER DECIDES TO BILL US FOR UNPAID ORTHOPEDICS EXAMS FOR OUR KIDS, I MEAN, HE CAN GO ON VACATION.
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WITH THE KIDS, HE WAS TAKING CARE OF THEM.ROBBINS AS WELL, THOUGH, HE'S PUT HALF MY FAMILY TO SLEEP FOR SURGERY, SO I WOKE THEM ALL UP.
SO THE POINT BEING, THOUGH, THAT THIS IS JUST SUCH AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY, SUCH AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE.
AND I KNOW I MISSED SOME PEOPLE TO THANK, BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT.
WHAT I THINK ABOUT THOUGH REFLECTIVELY IS THAT TO A PERSON I'VE BUILT A RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF THESE FOLKS.
ALL THESE DIFFERENT PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH THAT YOU CAN STILL TODAY PICK UP THE PHONE AND GIVE THEM A CALL.
THEY'RE GOING TO ANSWER OR THEY CAN CALL ME AND I'M GOING TO ANSWER.
AND YOU KNOW IF I LOOK BACK OVER 12 OR 13 YEARS AND I GO THAT'S VERY SATISFYING TO ME TO KNOW THAT THAT'S THERE AND THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE THERE.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BOTH SERVE AS A STUDENT HERE AND LEARN FROM SO MANY PEOPLE.
LITTLE THINGS LIKE IF YOU EVER LISTEN TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND YOU LISTEN TO ME MAKE MOTIONS, THAT'S CADENCE AND LANGUAGE THAT I PICKED UP FROM BRANDON BLEDSOE.
HE WAS MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT.
I PICKED THAT UP FROM BRANDON BLEDSOE, AND I THINK OTHERS HOPEFULLY WILL PICK THAT UP FROM ME, AND YOU CONTINUE THAT PROCESS OF BEING A STUDENT AND LEARNING, AND THEN TRANSITIONING INTO HOPEFULLY BEING A BIT OF A TEACHER AND BEING ABLE TO BRING NEW FOLKS ON AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE ROLE AND HOW TO BEST, YOU KNOW, TO EXCEL AT THE ROLE AND DO THE BEST FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
AND THE LAST THING I WOULD MENTION, I'LL TAKE A SIP OF WATER, IS JUST THINKING ABOUT SO MANY PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED ON OVER THE YEARS WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND THE CITY.
AND I ACTUALLY TEXTED COUNCIL ABOUT THIS RECENTLY THAT IT WAS A SUNDAY EVENING A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE ENTRANCE OF BICENTENNIAL PARK ON MY WAY TO A CITY FACILITY, THE CHAMPIONS CLUB, AN INCREDIBLE FACILITY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ENVISION AND CREATE AND, WITH YOUR TAX DOLLARS, BUILD.
AND NOW YOU SEE IT'S USED JUST EXTENSIVELY.
SO I'M ON MY WAY TO USE A CITY FACILITY, DRIVING THROUGH A CITY PARK, AND MY WINDOWS ARE DOWN, AND I HEAR, I HEAR.
ALL THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS CHATTERING AND KIDS, YOU KNOW, HOLLERING AND PEOPLE CLAPPING.
AND IT WAS AFTER A WEEKEND OF RAIN, IT'S JUST TO BE ABLE TO REFLECT ON THESE INCREDIBLE FIELDS, BUT THAT THEY'RE NOW TURFED BECAUSE OF DECISIONS THAT WE MADE AND THAT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED.
IT WAS JUST VERY, I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS JUST VERY REFLECTIVE TO ME TO SEE THAT'S WHAT WE DO THIS FOR.
THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WE DO WHAT WE DO FOR.
SO MY HOPE, I GUESS, IN CONCLUSION IS THAT THE COUNCIL, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR NEIGHBORS, WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR SOUTHLAKE.
HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS AS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY, WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE JEWEL OF ALL OF NORTH TEXAS? HOW DO WE CONTINUE DOING THAT? HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER? HOW DO WE NOT ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE LOUDEST VOICE, BUT JUST LISTEN TO ALL THE VOICES AND LET EVERYBODY HAVE A SAY? AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
LET'S REASON AND MAKE SOME RIGHT DECISIONS FOR EVERYONE.
AS FAR AS ME, I'M GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.
I'M PROBABLY, I WAS TALKING TO SOME FOLKS TONIGHT, I'M PROBABLY NOT MORE THAN, I MEAN, I KNOW AMY'S LIKE, YEAH, THE SOONER THE BETTER.
I'M NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM STARTING TO WIND DOWN MY OWN PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND JUST ENTER A NEW CHAPTER OF LIFE.
BUT THAT OPENS UP A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.
WHAT'S IN THE FUTURE FOR ME POLITICALLY OR FROM A LEADERSHIP STANDPOINT, I DON'T KNOW YET.
BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK AND ASSESSING THAT AND THINKING ABOUT IT AND JUST FINDING A WAY TO CONTINUE SERVING AND CONTRIBUTING AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD THESE GUYS I'LL PROBABLY BE STANDING DOWN THERE JUST TO MESS WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT DURING PUBLIC FORUM, YOU KNOW, COMING HERE AND COMPLAINING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON ON MY STREET.
THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.
RANDY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PICTURE TIME, SO INVITE THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS DOWN.
AFTER WE DO THE PICTURES, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE LOBBY FOR A RECEPTION WITH RANDY AND KATHY, AND WE'LL BE OUT THERE IN JUST A MINUTE.
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WE'RE GOING TO CALL A REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER SO WE CAN GO OUT TO THE RECEPTION.THE FIRST THING UNDER THE REGULAR SESSION IS TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AS THE MAYOR OUT HERE BY-BYES, WE'RE GOING TO AN 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.
[ 1. Call to order.]
WE'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW.ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
[ 3.A. Mayor’s Report]
FOLLOWING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR.NEXT UP IN OUR REGULAR SESSION IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT.
I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO KATHY TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THIS WEEKEND'S ART IN THE SQUARE.
I'VE HAD, EVERYBODY KNOWS NOW, BUT UNTIL WE KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TOMORROW, I HAD A LOT OF MY LADIES WORRIED ABOUT, WAS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN ON SATURDAY? AND I SAID, NO, SO WE'RE ALL GOOD THERE.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT.
A FEW CLOUDS HAVE NEVER DETERRED ANYBODY.
WE'LL STILL BE SERVING BEER, WINE, ALL THE GREAT FOOD.
WE'LL STILL HAVE ALL OF OUR GREAT MUSIC ON BOTH STAGES, RAIN OR SHINE.
AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GENERALLY PRETTY GREAT.
MAYOR, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GOING TO ACTIVATE THE BUBBLE? IF NEEDED.
SO FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, WE'RE THERE BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 1030.
OUR HEADLINER, JUSTIN MASON, HE'S A LOCAL TEXAS ENTERTAINER, BORN AND RAISED HERE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AS OUR HEADLINER SATURDAY NIGHT.
AND EVERY BEVERAGE THAT YOU PURCHASE AND EVERY FOOD ITEM YOU PURCHASE GOES STRAIGHT TO OUR CHARITIES.
THIS IS THE POINT WHICH I'M READY FOR IT TO BE HERE.
[ 3.B. City Manager’s Report]
I CAN'T WAIT.SO HOPEFULLY I'LL SEE YOU ALL OUT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
THAT'S IT FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT.
NEXT UP IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR PUBLIC WORKS BUSINESS MANAGER, ZANE HUFF, TO THE PODIUM.
HE IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME SPRING CLEANING, TRASH, AND RECYCLING TIPS.
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER ROTOWSKI.
WHAT'S UP? GOOD EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS WAYNE HUFF AND TONIGHT I WILL GO OVER HEALTH REMINDERS ABOUT TRASH, RECYCLING, AND CLEANUP SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY DURING SPRING CLEANING.
MANY RESIDENTS NEED TO GET RID OF LARGE ITEMS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT BULKY WASTE PICKUP IS INCLUDED ON A REGULAR TRASH SERVICE.
ON EVERY TRASH DAY, RESIDENTS CAN SET OUT TO TWO CUBIC YARDS OF BULKY WASTE.
THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF TWO LARGE WASHING MACHINES.
THIS CAN INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS FURNITURE, YARD TOOLS AND TOYS, FENCE PANELS THAT ARE ABOUT FOUR FEET IN LENGTH, VARIOUS APPLIANCES, AND OTHER SINGLE ITEMS UNDER 150 POUNDS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, HOWEVER, THAT WITH ALL ITEMS THEY MUST BE CONSIDERED.
BE SAFE AND MANAGEABLE FOR THE CREWS TO PICK UP.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS CHEMICALS OR PAINT CANNOT BE INCLUDED WITH BULKY WASTE.
BE SURE TO USE THE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE PROGRAM, WHICH I'LL COVER IN MORE DETAIL LATER.
IF A RESIDENT DOES HAVE MORE THAN TWO CUBIC YARDS LIMIT, THEY CAN CONTACT CWD AND SCHEDULE AN EXTRA COLLECTION PICKUP FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE.
ANOTHER COMMON ITEM DURING SPRING CLEANING IS BRUSH, LIKE TREE BRANCHES AND YARD TRIMMINGS.
THERE ARE TWO MAIN WAYS THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN SET THIS OUT.
THIS CAN BE PLACED OUT ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH DAYS, AND THERE'S NO LIMIT TO HOW MUCH CAN BE COLLECTED AS LONG AS EACH BUNDLE IS TIED AND MEETS THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS.
EACH BUNDLE MUST BE NO LONGER THAN FOUR INCHES LONG.
FEET, WEIGH LESS THAN 50 POUNDS, AND BE TIED WITH STRING OR TWINE.
THIS INCLUDES LARGER PILES THAT ARE NOT BUNDLED.
FOR THIS TYPE, RESIDENTS MUST CALL CWD TO SCHEDULE A PICKUP.
EACH HOUSEHOLD IS ALLOWED TO USE A LOOSE BRUSH.
UP TO 12 CUBIC YARDS OF LOOSE BRUSH COLLECTION PER YEAR AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
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AT ONCE OR SPLIT INTO SMALLER PICKUPS, 3 TO 4 CUBIC YARD PICKUPS MAX, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.IF A RESIDENT GOES OVER THAT YEARLY LIMIT, ADDITIONAL PICKUPS CAN BE USED.
CAN STILL BE SCHEDULED FOR A SLIGHT FEE.
PICKUPS DO OCCUR ONCE A MONTH ON WEDNESDAYS BASED ON YOUR REGULAR RECYCLING DAY.
FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CHECK OUT CWB'S WEBSITE AND YOU CAN USE THE VIEW MY SCHEDULE FEATURE WHICH WILL TELL YOU THIS INFORMATION.
SPEAKING OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE, FOR ITEMS THAT ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT PLACE THEM IN REGULAR TRASH.
INSTEAD, CWD PROVIDES A CONVENIENT DOOR-SIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE.
TO USE THIS SERVICE, RESIDENTS CALL CWD AND REQUEST THE KIT CAN BE MAILED TO YOUR HOME WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
ONCE THE ITEMS ARE PACKED CORRECTLY, THEY ARE PLACED OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOUSE AND CWD WILL PICK IT UP ON THEIR SCHEDULED SERVICE DAY.
THIS SERVICE INCLUDES ITEMS SUCH AS PAINT AND SOLVENTS, AEROSOL, AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS. AEROSOLS, MOTOR OIL, BATTERIES, TELEVISIONS, AND FLUORESCENT TUBES.
THIS PROGRAM REPLACED THE OLD FORT WORTH DROP-OFF OPTION, MAKING IT EASIER AND MORE CONVENIENT FOR RESIDENTS TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WITHOUT LEAVING THEIR HOME.
OUR UTILITY BILLING AND PUBLIC WORKS SUITES AND TOWN HALL ALSO KEEP SOME KITS ON HAND IF YOU PREFER TO PICK THEM UP IN PERSON.
BUT CWD WILL STILL NEED TO BE CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE THE COLLECTION OF THE KIT FROM YOUR HOUSE.
DISPOSING OF THESE ITEMS THE RIGHT WAY HELPS KEEP OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN, PREVENTS POLLUTION, AND PROTECTS THE HARDWORKING CREWS THAT HANDLE OUR TRASH EVERY DAY.
IN ADDITION TO TRASH SERVICES, THE CITY ALSO OFFERS PAPER SHREDDING THROUGH THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS A GREAT OPTION FOR SAFELY DISPOSING OF PERSONAL DOCUMENTS DURING SPRING CLEANING.
RESIDENTS CAN BRING THEIR PAPER DOCUMENTS TO THE DPS HEADQUARTERS.
HEADQUARTERS DURING SCHEDULED DATES AND TIMES.
THE SOUTHLAKE FEDERAL EAST DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN THEIR FIRST PAPER SHREDDING SERVICE.
THERE IS ONE MORE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY TO DROP OFF PAPER FOR SHREDDING WITHIN THE POSTED GUIDELINES AS SEEN ABOVE.
THIS IS A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED SERVICE LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF DPS HEADQUARTERS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8 A.M.
THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY AND IS SEPARATE FROM CWD'S TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES.
ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR THESE PROGRAMS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S TRASH AND RECYCLING WEBPAGE.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME.
THANK YOU, ZANE, FOR THAT INFORMATION AND THE UPDATE.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
APPRECIATE IT.ANYTHING ELSE, ALLISON? ALL RIGHT.
NEXT UP, WE'LL GO BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DURING OUR WORK SESSION.
COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS OR PRESENTATIONS NEEDED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY FOR A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 4A THROUGH L, OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[ 5. Public Forum]
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0.THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
THE PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO BRING FORWARD ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT?
[6.A. Ordinance No. 1299, authorizing the issuance of Tax and Water and Sewer System Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026. PUBLIC HEARING ]
SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM.NEXT UP IS CASE NUMBER, OR ITEM NUMBER 6A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1299, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX ON WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM.
REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
AND AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SHARON JACKSON, OR MAYBE NOT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER WHO'S JOINING HER.
YES, JIM SAVONIS IS HERE TO GO OVER THE DETAILS OF THE SALE THAT WE HAD TODAY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JAMES SIBELIUS.
I'M THE MANAGING DIRECTOR WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.
FORTUNATELY, I'M THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR THE CITY.
AND I ASSIST IN I HANDED OUT A COPY OF A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF THE SALE.
I'LL WALK THROUGH THAT QUICKLY WITH YOU.
IN SUMMARY, WE'VE TURNED TO THE INSIDE PAGE.
WE'RE SELLING CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, WHICH ARE A COMBINATION OF THE ABNORM TAXES AND NET REVENUES OF THE UTILITY SYSTEM TO FUND $11.6 BILLION OF GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL BE BE REPAID BY A LEVY OF THE INS AD-VORM TAX.
1.9 OF STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE REPAID BY NET REVENUES OF THE UTILITY SYSTEM.
THE GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE AMORTIZED ONLY OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD.
PERIOD TO STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
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OVER A 15-YEAR PERIOD.OUR BOND RATING, WE HAD A CONFIRMATION.
WHEN WE APPLIED TO S&P, SHARON PREPARED A PACKAGE OF BACKGROUND FINANCIAL INFORMATION, BOTH HISTORICAL AND BUDGET INFORMATION.
WE PREPARED AN OFFERING MEMORANDUM FORWARDED TO THEM, AND THE RESULT WAS A CONFIRMATION OF OUR AAA RATING STABLE OUTLOOK.
SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME I'M CALLING UP WITH THE RADIO.
ANALYSTS WHO DID THE REPORT, AND THEY WERE ALMOST APOLOGETIC THAT THEY COULDN'T GIVE US HIGHER THAN A AAA RATING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE RATING, I'LL GIVE YOU A FEW OF THE CREDIT HIGHLIGHTS.
THEY INDICATE A ROBUST ECONOMY, WELL-EMBEDDED MANAGEMENT POLICIES, STABLE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, HISTORY OF GENERAL FUND SURPLUSES, AND A MANAGEABLE DEBT PROFILE WITH RAPID AMORTIZATION.
I THINK IT'S BEST SUMMARIZED IN WHAT THEIR OUTLOOK IS.
THEIR AAA OUTLOOK IS STABLE, AND IT REFLECTS S&P'S GLOBAL RATINGS VIEW OF SOUTHLAKE.
PLACE CONTINUOUSLY GROWING LOCAL ECONOMY WITH LOCAL INCOMES THAT ARE WELL ABOVE COUNTY, TEXAS, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AS WELL AS A STRONG FINANCIAL PROFILE SUPPORTED BY ROBUST POLICIES AND LONG-TERM PLANNING.
ON PAGE FOUR OF THE DOCUMENT, WE'VE GOT A REPORT OF HOW WE ACTUALLY DO THE COMPETITIVE SALE.
WE USE MUNIHUB, WHICH IS A STANDARD IN OUR INDUSTRY TO DISPERSE DOCUMENTS.
WE ACTUALLY MAILED OUT AN OFFERING DOCUMENT.
TO 1728 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS AND IT'S ON A WEBSITE THAT THEY CAN ACCESS.
WE HAD 249 INDIVIDUAL UNIQUE VIEWS THAT VIEWED IT 365 TIMES.
I ACTUALLY WILL BE FORWARDING A LIST OF THOSE VIEWS TO SHARON WHO REPRESENTS ALL THE MAJOR INVESTMENT BANKING FIRMS, THE MAJOR MONEY MANAGERS THAT MANAGE MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS, FINANCIAL NEWS.
AND IT'S JUST A WHO-SUES IN OUR INDUSTRY.
IT'S A WELL-DISTRIBUTED PROCESS.
SO WITH THE HIGH RATING AND GOOD DISTRIBUTION TO OUR PROCESS, THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAD A GREAT SALE.
TODAY WE OPENED THE BIDS AT 10 O'CLOCK.
THE LOW BID WAS 2.957622 BY BOK FINANCIAL SECURITIES.
IN SUMMARY, 10 BIDS IS REALLY AN OUTSTANDING BID RESULT.
OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO.
SO WE'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, WINNING BIDS WERE HIGH-RATED AT LEAST MAYBE FOUR TO SIX BIDS.
AND DURING SINCE THE IRAN CONFLICT, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKET, INTEREST RATES DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT INFLATION HAVE BEEN REALLY CHOPPY.
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN REDUCED BIDS.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF BIDS TODAY, AND NO ONE HAD ABOVE FOUR BIDS RECEIVED.
IT'S KIND OF INDICATED ABOUT HOW WELL SOUTHLAKE IS PERCEIVED IN THE MARKET.
NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE 10 BIDS, BUT WE OKAYED BIDS.
IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE ACTUAL LIST, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE BIDDERS FROM 2 TO 5, THEY ALL ARE AT 2.99 AND THEN DECIMAL POINTS.
THEY BID THIS REALLY AT THE MARGIN.
BOK WANTED THE BONDS BECAUSE THEY BID 2.95.
THEY BID FOUR BASIS POINTS THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE BIDDERS.
SO THAT TRANSACTION IS ABOUT 20 BASIS POINTS LOWER THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED.
SAVING THE CITY ABOUT $202,000 OF INTEREST EXPENSE.
FURTHERMORE, IN THE DOCUMENT, THESE BONDS WILL BE SOLD AT A PREMIUM.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ONLY SELLING 12,025,000 WITH A PREMIUM OF 01,623,000 TO GENERATE OUR 13.6 MILLION BOND PROCEEDS TO PAY COST OF ISSUANCE.
AND END UP WITH 13,490,000 IN OUR PROJECT FUND.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE STRONG ECONOMY THAT THE CITY HAS, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CITY'S AD VALOREM I&S TAX RATE, THE ADDITION OF THIS DEBT WILL ACTUALLY HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE CURRENT I&S TAX RATE.
IT WILL REMAIN THE SAME, ASSUMING NO GROWTH IN TAXABLE VALUE.
WE MAINTAIN OUR SAME TAX RATE, AND WHEN WE GET THE STORMWATER DEBT SERVICE, AND WE ADD THAT TO OUR EXISTING STORMWATER DEBT.
THE NET REVENUES FROM OUR SYSTEM COVER IT APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES.
SO NO IMPACT DIRECTLY FROM THIS DEBT ISSUE ON THOSE RATES.
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL DEBT ISSUANCE TO MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW OUR REGULATORY AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
IF YOU APPROVE THE ORDER TONIGHT BY THE COUNCIL, WE'LL ACTUALLY SUBMIT IT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
AND AFTER THAT GOES THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE'LL CLOSE.
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IN SUMMARY, AS EXPECTED, THIS SALE SETS THE BENCHMARK FOR WHAT COMPETITIVE SALES ARE IN TEXAS.WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PROCESS, WE SUGGESTED COMPETITIVE SALES.
THERE'S TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR HIGH-YIELD PAPER IN OUR MARKET, SIGNIFICANT LIQUIDITY, AND NO ONE IS HIGHER RATED OR BETTER THOUGHT OF THAN THE CITY ITSELF.
BUT AGAIN, AS YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
I WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF, OUR CITY MANAGER AND FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE WORK TODAY.
MAKING THIS A VERY SUCCESSFUL AND EFFICIENT BOND SALE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY FORMAL COMMENTS.
I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I CAN.
THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AT HILLTOP SECURITIES FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
WE APPRECIATE THE LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP WE'VE HAD WITH YOU ALL.
THANK YOU, SHANNON, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK IN THIS AS WELL.
YEAH, WE'RE AT THAT STAGE OF OUR CITY'S HISTORY WHERE WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 70TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR, AND NOT ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS 70 YEARS OLD, BUT WATER AND SEWER LINES, WE WANT TO GET AHEAD OF FIXING THOSE, REPLACING THEM BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY BREAK.
SO THIS MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THAT.
WE'LL STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME AND NOT HAVE ANY CATASTROPHES.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THAT.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR JIM OR FOR SHARON? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
ITEM 6A REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6A. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM 6A? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL, ANY DISCUSSION ON 6A? ALL RIGHT, MAYOR PROCHEM.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION ON 6A.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1299, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX AND WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2026.
[6.B. Ordinance No. 480-771c, ZA26-0003, 2nd 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. PUBLIC HEARING]
ITEM 6A IS APPROVED.NEXT UP WE'LL GO TO ITEM 6B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-771C, CASE NUMBERS EA26-0003, SECOND READING, ZONING CHANGE, AND SITE PLAN.
FOR GMI LOCATED AT 350 TO 380 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE.
THIS INVOLVES THEIR PICKLEBALL COURTS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
DOES COUNCIL NEED ANY KIND OF PRESENTATION AGAIN? WE SAW THIS AT FIRST READING.
ANY SLIDES OR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO TALK TO DIRECTOR KILLOUGH ABOUT? VERY EFFICIENT, DENNIS.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? SEEMS TO BE GOING PRETTY WELL.
SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6B.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6B? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6B.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT, MAYOR PROKKEN, WE'RE MOVING TO THE EUROPE.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-771C, Z826-0003, SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN FOR GMI, A PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 THROUGH 5.
BLOCK 8, GMI SOUTHLAKE EDITION AND LOCATED AT 350 TO 380 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE.
THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED APRIL 13TH OF 2026 AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 1 DATED JANUARY 30TH OF 2026.
NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN TO ALLOW A SPORTS COURT AS A PERMITTED ACCESSORY USE AS PRESENTED AND NOTING THAT LIGHTS WILL BE TURNED OFF WHEN NOT IN USE AND WILL NOT BE USED AFTER 9PM ON WEEKDAYS OR WEEKENDS.
[Items 6.C - 6.E]
ON 6B.NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 6C, 6D, AND 6E TOGETHER.
6C IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1030A, CP26-0001, SECOND READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN.
ITEM 6D IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1032A, CP26-0002, SECOND READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.
AND ITEM 6E IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1034A, CP26-0003, SECOND READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.
AND AS COUNCIL WILL RECALL, WE WERE ALL HERE AND WE HAD A LENGTHY AND ROBUST AND OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION BY DIRECTOR CORTEZ. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY VERSION OF IT, MAYBE HIT A FEW HIGH POINTS AND MAYBE TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS TO REFRESH OUR MEMORY BUT UH DIRECTOR CORTEZ IT'S ALL YOURS YES SIR I PROMISE YOU WILL NOT BE 40 MINUTES SO JUST AS A QUICK REFRESHER TO ANYONE THAT MAY BE WATCHING AND AS THE COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE THESE THREE ELEMENTS THAT
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WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND DISCUSSING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THESE ARE FOUNDATIONAL PLANS AND WE LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY'RE STANDALONE PLANS BUT THEY DO TOUCH EVERY ELEMENT THAT YOU SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.WE CAN'T HAVE APPROPRIATE PARKS, WE CAN'T HAVE EVEN FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS, AND WE CAN'T EVEN HAVE A GOOD MOBILITY SYSTEM IN PLACE UNLESS WE ADDRESS THESE THREE UTILITIES THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THIS EVENING.
AS THE COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE, THROUGH THE LENGTHY PRESENTATION THAT I HAD LAST TIME, THESE ARE THE THREE PLANS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED IN THE SUMMARY OF THE POLICY STATEMENTS THAT ARE BEING CATEGORIZED.
THERE ARE 56 POLICY STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE PLANS THAT ADDRESS A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THE CATEGORIES REPRESENT THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PATH FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
THEY'RE NOT THE ASPIRATIONS, BUT THE ADOPTED POLICY COMMITMENTS THAT THE CITY IS MAKING TO ADDRESS THESE SYSTEMS MOVING FORWARD.
SO UPON ADOPTION OF THESE ITEMS, THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING IS MARKING A TRANSITION POINT FOR US.
IT MOVES THESE DOCUMENTS FROM A PLANNING PHASE TO A POLICY PHASE AND FROM POLICY TO ACTION.
THE QUESTION SHIFTS FROM WHAT SHOULD WE COMMIT TO TO REALLY HOW DO WE DELIVER ON IT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT FOR IMPLEMENTATION MOVING FORWARD.
SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON YOUR SCREEN HERE IS EFFECTIVELY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHEN WE THINK OF AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
SO YOU MAY BE THINKING TO YOURSELF, WHAT DOES AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CONSIST OF? IT'S NOT A FORMAL PLAN LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE MASTER PLANS THIS EVENING BEING PRESENTED, BUT IT'S A LIST OF STEPS THAT WE MUST ADDRESS FIRST AS WE MOVE TO THE LARGER SCALE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE COMMITMENTS TO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS ONTO THESE SYSTEMS. THE FIRST PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE FOR THE STAFF TO EVALUATE WHAT THEY CAN BEGIN INCORPORATING IMMEDIATELY INTO THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THEIR WORK.
AND THAT DON'T REQUIRE FUNDING OR ANY SPECIFIC DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL.
STAFF WILL ALSO BEGIN EVALUATING ORDINANCES AND WHAT COMPONENTS OF THOSE ORDINANCES NEED TO BE REVISED BASED ON THE MASTER PLAN ADOPTION THAT THE COUNCIL HAS BEFORE THEM.
STAFF WILL WORK THROUGH THESE UPDATES DELIBERATELY AND BRING THEM BACK TO COUNCIL WHEN THEY'RE READY FOR THEM TO REVIEW AND FOR CONSIDERATION OF THOSE ITEMS AS WELL.
ASSET MANAGEMENT AND, OF COURSE, FUNDING ARE A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS THAT REQUIRE A MUCH LARGER DISCUSSION.
AND A MUCH LARGER STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD.
SO AT THAT POINT, WE'LL DEFINITELY BE BRINGING ALL OF THOSE ITEMS FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL WHEN THEY'RE READY.
AND LASTLY, STAFF WILL PERIODICALLY ASSESS AND UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION ON ALL OF THESE PLANS, MEANING THAT THESE PLANS ARE NOT GOING TO JUST SIT ON A SHELF, BUT QUITE THE OPPOSITE.
STAFF WILL RETURN TO COUNCIL OVER TIME WITH SPECIFIC PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS, PROGRESS UPDATES, AND EVENTUALLY PLAN UPDATES AS CONDITIONS AND PRIORITIES EVOLVE.
BECAUSE ONE THING THAT'S BEEN EVIDENT ABOUT THESE PLANS OVER TIME IS THAT THEY NEED TO BE LIVING DOCUMENTS AND NON-STATIC DOCUMENTS THAT SIT ON A SHELF.
ADOPTION REALLY TONIGHT STARTS THIS CYCLE AND THE DISCUSSION.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE DISCUSSION DOES NOT END HERE, BUT IT ACTUALLY STARTS.
AND AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, WE'VE GONE THROUGH APPROVAL PROCESSES, AND AS YOU'RE USED TO SEEING, P&Z RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS AND ON THE APRIL 7TH MEETING THE COUNCIL DID AS WELL.
WITH THAT WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
CERTAINLY NOT 40 MINUTES THIS TIME.
THE REPORTS, I HOPE EVERYONE WHO'S INTERESTED HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE REPORTS FROM FIRST READING AND THEN TONIGHT THEY'RE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
LAST WEEK THE STORMWATER ONE WAS 7D. TONIGHT IT'S 6C FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SAME REPORT ONLINE THAT WE HAVE HERE.
ON THE DIETS AND IN OUR PACKETS SO JOB WELL DONE DANIEL THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS IS A BIG TEAM EFFORT AND BUT YOU LED THE CHARGE SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT MUCH APPRECIATED COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR CORTEZ ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SIR NEXT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ALL THREE ITEMS UH OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON 6C 6D AND 6E. AND WE HAVE SOME CARDS HERE, SO I'LL JUST TAKE THEM IN ORDER.
AGAIN, IF YOU INDICATED THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BUT HAVE CHANGED YOUR MIND AND DON'T WANT TO SPEAK, THAT'S OKAY.
WE'LL NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD.
OR IF YOU SAID YOU DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK BUT CHANGED YOUR MIND AND DO WANT TO SPEAK, YOU'LL CERTAINLY BE INVITED TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK.
FIRST UP IS AL ZITO, 501 POTOMAC PLACE.
SPEAK IN AND ON 6C, 6D, AND 6E IN SUPPORT OF THOSE ITEMS. YOU'RE FIRST.
YOU KNOW THE RULES WITH THE THREE MINUTES.
YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN GO AHEAD.
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IT'S ALL YOURS.ALZITO, 501 POTOMAC PLACE, SOUTHLAKE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE WITH THESE PLANS, PARTICULARLY THE STORMWATER AND FLOOD PLANS.
TO REITERATE SOME THINGS FROM OUR LAST MEETING, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE 20 MINUTES, THIS WILL BE QUICK AND SHORT.
WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH THE STORMWATER ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE, WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT.
WITH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND STAFF AND COUNCIL TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE, AND HOW WE CAN LOOK TO SEE HOW TO START ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE THEY BECOME ANY WORSE.
WE SEE THIS TO BE A PRETTY CRITICAL ISSUE THAT WITHOUT THE PROPER ATTENTION IS GOING TO BECOME A REALLY BIG KAHUNA FROM THE CITY.
SO AS WE SEE THAT PUT IN PLACE, AS WE SPOKE LAST WEEK, HELPING WITH BANDWIDTH OF INFORMATION, ATTENDING MEETINGS, PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHERE AND WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND THE PRIORITY OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS FIRST AND FOREMOST.
THE SECOND PIECE BEING, WHICH IS PART OF THE PLAN AND WHICH WE'RE GLAD TO SEE.
OH, BY THE WAY, WE'D LIKE TO SEE IF THAT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE TO BE PART OF THE PLAN, THAT THIS STORMWATER COMMITTEE IS A LIVING THING THAT LIVES ON.
NOT FROM A BUREAUCRATIC STANDPOINT.
WE DON'T NEED BUREAUCRACY, BUT WE NEED TO GET THE PROPER DIRECT ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE.
THE SECOND THING IS TO ENGAGE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING FIRM TO SUPPORT THIS WORK, TO INCLUDE THE WATERSHED LEVEL MODELING, LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS, DESIGN OF CREEK STABILIZATION, FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AGAIN, PART OF THE PLAN THAT DANIEL HAS PUT TOGETHER, WHICH IS WONDERFUL, BUT TO SEE US MOVE FORWARD TO ENGAGE THAT FIRM, TO GIVE US MORE TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX TO REALLY GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUE AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
THE LAST THING, OF COURSE, IS TO STRENGTHEN THE CIP PORTION OF THINGS AND TO HAVE DIRECT PRIORITY OR THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIORITY THAT THIS SUBJECT IS NOW DEMANDING THAT GETS SOME ATTENTION FOR US.
IT'S A BIG KAHUNA, BUT WE'RE SOUTHLAKE.
WE CAN HANDLE IT, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE COME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IN A MANNER THAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT 10, 20, 30 YEARS.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD A RULE, LEAVE IT BETTER THAN WHAT WE GOT IT.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE SAME THING THAT FOLLOWS FORWARD FOR ALL OF US.
RANDY, KATHY, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SERVICE.
AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FORWARD TO TUESDAYS AND ALL THE OTHER DAYS OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
NEXT UP, COMMENT FORM IS FROM KYLE BUSH AT 1160 NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BLVD.
DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR ITEMS 6D, 6C, 6D AND 6E.
NEXT WE HAVE A COMMENT CARD FROM CYNTHIA MANGINI AT 249 WEST HIGHLAND HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.
DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6C, 6D AND 6E.
WE ALSO HAVE THE LIST OF THE FOLKS WHO SPOKE DURING THE FIRST READING.
ALSO PEOPLE WHO DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDED THEIR SUPPORT DURING THE FIRST READING.
SO IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL JUST PUT THAT DOCUMENT IN THE RECORD WHERE ALL THOSE NAMES ARE ON THERE.
NOT STATE OF POSITION ON THIS, BUT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCREASING NUMBER OF BUILDINGS.
JOHN DENEVE, I DON'T SEE HIS ADDRESS ON HERE, WRITING TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE BEAR CREEK COALITION.
DEBBIE FERNANDEZ, CONCERNED ABOUT WHO MONITORS THE RETENTION PONDS.
PROBABLY APPLIES TO MOSTLY STORMWATER I WOULD GUESS, BUT WE'LL PUT THAT
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UNDER ALL THREE ITEMS. JOHN MARTIN WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PLAN ON THE FLOW OF WATER THROUGH THE TIMARAN GOLF COURSE AND TIMARAN COMMUNITY.LIVES IN THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR.
SUPPORTS THE NEW STORMWATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SUPPORTS THE COALITION AND THEIR GOALS.
DAVID YOUNG NOTES THAT THE CREEK BANK BADLY ERODED DUE TO MASSIVE WATER VOLUME AND NEEDS REINFORCEMENTS.
HUGE OLD TREES BEING TAKEN OUT DUE TO CREEK EROSION.
PROBABLY APPLIES TO THE STORMWATER ITEM.
THEODORE GROVE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY CONSIDER THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN AND ADDRESS THE AGING STORMWATER SYSTEM IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY PERTAINING TO STORMWATER.
ANUPAMA TIWARI IS A RESIDENT OF TIMBER LAKE AND WOULD LIKE TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE NEW STORMWATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR COALITION.
BETH ROWE AND HER FAMILY ARE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR, WRITING TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR UPDATING THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN AS PART OF THE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
STATED THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN THE CLEANUP AND DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS TO UPDATE AND REPLACE THE AGING SYSTEM.
THIS PERTAINS TO THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN AND NOTES FLOODING AND CONSISTENT LOSS OF TREES AND WALKWAYS WILL IMPACT HOME VALUES AND CREATE SAFETY ISSUES.
NEXT IS LAUREN GREEN REQUESTING THAT THE CITY STUDY EROSION FROM AREA CREEKS.
AND WAYS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT TO AREA PROPERTIES.
MANIK TIWARI STATES, I'M A MEMBER OF THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR, RESIDENT OF TIMBERLAKE, WRITING TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR COALITION.
WRITING TO STATE THAT HE LIVES IN THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR, SUPPORTS THE NEW SOUTH LAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SUPPORTS THE COALITION AND THEIR GOALS, AND NOTES INCREASED DAMAGE IN THE FLOODPLAIN DUE TO THE VELOCITY OF WATER.
ALICIA ROCHA IS A RESIDENT OF THE BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR AND STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE PROPOSED STORMWATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL AS THE COALITION'S GOALS.
NOTED INCREASING FLOODPLAIN DAMAGE DUE TO THE VELOCITY OF STORMWATER, MAKING IT CLEAR THAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED.
KIMBERLY SMITH STATES SHE'S A RESIDENT OF BIG BEAR CREEK CORRIDOR.
WRITING TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE NEW STORMWATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UNDER CONSIDERATION HAS NOTICED DAMAGE TO OUR LOCAL FLOODPLAIN DUE TO INCREASING VELOCITY OF STORMWATER RUNOFF.
AND SOMETHING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE TODAY'S RAINFALL DEMANDS.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CHIP REID STATES THAT APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISIONS UPSTREAM 25 AND 30 YEARS AGO HAS CREATED INCREASED FLOODING DOWNSTREAM.
AND NOTES THAT THERE ARE CLOGGED CREEKS AND SEDIMENT THAT MAKES THE CREEKS CARRY LESS WATER, AND THAT THAT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT, THOSE ARE ALL THE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS WE HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? COME ON DOWN.
AND IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I'M SHERRY BERMAN, 818 PARKDALE DRIVE.
THE LAST TIME WE MET WITH YOU, Y'ALL HAD MENTIONED, OR A COUPLE OF YOU HAD MENTIONED.
STORMWATER BEING A REGIONAL ISSUE, WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE AGREE WITH THAT.
THESE CHALLENGES ARE OCCURRING EVERYWHERE IN THE METROPLEX AND THEN IN THE STATE.
I THINK IT'S A BIG ISSUE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT THAT AFTER THE KERRVILLE INCIDENT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE LEADER IN DEVELOPMENT.
SO NOW I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO BE THE LEADER IN STORMWATER PLANNING.
IF WE DO 80% OF IT, THEN THE OTHER 20% WILL FOLLOW.
AND I I THINK IT WILL BE JUST AN ONWARD EFFECT THAT CAN HELP THE WHOLE REGION.
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IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A CLEAR FRAMEWORK, DUE DILIGENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE.BUT AS A COALITION FOUNDING MEMBER, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU DO WHATEVER STAFF OR YOU GUYS NEED US TO DO.
AND SO WE'RE HERE TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO US.
AND THE LAST TIME IT WAS VERY LONG AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE AND YOU KNOW I WANT TO GO HOME GO TO BED BUT WE APPRECIATE THE TIME CONGRATULATIONS KATHY AND RANDY I'VE WORKED WITH YOU ON A COUPLE OF COMMITTEES I'VE WORKED WITH YOU ON THE ART THE SQUARES SO Y'ALL HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB SO THANKS SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6C 6D AND OR 6E ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THOSE ITEMS. COUNCIL, WE HAD A THOROUGH DISCUSSION ABOUT NEXT STEPS.
I THINK DANIEL HAS KIND OF LAID THAT OUT FOR US.
I'D ALSO NOTE THAT I THINK THE NEXT DAY AFTER OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, KATHY AND I WERE AT A MEETING WITH CAIRN COUNTY COMMISSIONER MATT KRAUSE AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS, CITY MANAGERS, AND MAYORS FROM OUR SURROUNDING CITIES, AND THIS ISSUE WAS TEED UP BY COMMISSIONER KRAUSE.
THANKFULLY, HE UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES THE PROBLEM AND THE HEAVY LIFT THAT IT IS.
AND SO AS WE TALK THROUGH IT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, MAGIC WAND TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AWAY AND HAVE A SOLUTION OR A FIX.
BUT HE IS COMMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY TO HELP US AND ENCOURAGED US TO TAKE THE LEAD IN GETTING THIS STARTED AND OTHERS WILL FOLLOW.
SO I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER KRAUSE AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE ON THIS ISSUE AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO PUT THE COUNTY'S RESOURCES BEHIND IT TO HELP US BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE US YEARS CANDIDLY BUT THANKFULLY WE'VE GOT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COMING TO THE TABLE INCLUDING OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER KATHY DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT MEETING THAT I FORGOT OR MISSED NO WELL PUT ALL RIGHT COUNCIL ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THESE THREE ITEMS YEAH I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP REAL QUICK ON THE THE REGIONAL ISSUE UM WE DO HEAR PERIODICALLY FOLKS UP HERE AS WELL AS IN THE AUDIENCE AND OTHER CITIES SAY THAT IT'S A REGIONAL ISSUE.
AND REGIONALLY, I THINK IT'S A REGIONAL ISSUE IN THAT OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S A REGIONAL ISSUE AS IN EVERYONE'S ISSUE IS DUE TO ONE EVENT THAT THEN STARTS ANOTHER EVENT IN A REGIONAL WAY DOWNSTREAM.
SO THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO PARTS TO THE ISSUE FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.
AND MY HOPE AND GOAL WITH THE ADOPTION OF THIS PLAN, THIS MASTER PLAN, AGAIN, GREAT JOB, STAFF, IS TO ADDRESS THE LOCAL ISSUE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT A LOCAL ISSUE AS IN SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH.
SUCH AS JONES BRANCH, THAT'S A LOCAL ISSUE, THAT'S NOT A REGIONAL ISSUE.
KIRKWOOD BRANCH, LOCAL ISSUE, NOT A REGIONAL ISSUE.
BEAR CREEK, REGIONAL ISSUE DOWN AT BEAR CREEK, BUT UPSTREAM FROM THAT, THAT'S MORE OF A LOCAL ISSUE.
SO I'M HOPING THAT THAT'S WHAT WE KIND OF FOCUS ON IS THAT LOCAL ISSUE.
AND THEN THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN'T STOP IT.
WE CAN'T TEAR OUT BUILDINGS AND SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS AND ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DID TO CAUSE IMPERVIOUS ISSUES THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT AND TRY TO IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE CITY HAS AND DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
AND THANK YOU TO THE COALITION FOR COMING TOGETHER AND ALL OF YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO BE A PART OF THIS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN TONIGHT.
IT'S NOT QUITE AS LATE AS LAST TIME, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THOSE THREE ITEMS? ALL RIGHT, MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR MOTIONS ON EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY, STARTING WITH 6C.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6C, ORDERS NUMBER 1030A, CP26-0001, SECOND READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6D, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1032A, CP26-0002, SECOND READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
ITEM 6-E IS APPROVED AND LAST WE'LL TAKE 6-E. MR.
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MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN, DO WE APPROVE ITEM 6-E, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1034A, CP26-0003, SECOND READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.[Items 6.F - 6.H]
CAST YOUR VOTES ON 6-E.THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT, ESPECIALLY DIRECTOR CORTEZ.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 6F AND 6G TOGETHER.
ITEM 6F IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269-G, CP26-0005.
SECOND READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
FOR 1170 THROUGH 1180 NORTH WHITECHAPEL AND ALSO 6G IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-842 CASE NUMBER IS THE 825-0074 SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR SOUTH LAKE SNOW LOCATED AT 1170 THROUGH 1180 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD, DIRECTION KILO.
REAL QUICK MAYOR IS 6H ALSO ON THIS? YEAH, IT'S NOT GROUPED IN WITH THIS.
ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THOSE TOGETHER? YES.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-007, CASE NUMBER ZA26-0011, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR SOUTHLAKE SNOW LOCATED AT 1170 AND THROUGH 1180 NORTH WHITECHAPEL.
WE'LL TAKE ALL THREE OF THOSE TOGETHER.
AND WE PROVIDED A FULL PRESENTATION THAT ENCOMPASSED ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS, EVEN THOUGH THE LAST ITEM, 6H.
THE SUP WAS NOT BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
WE DID A FULL PRESENTATION ON THAT.
SO I'LL DO AN ABBREVIATED PRESENTATION.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN PROPOSED WITH THE ZONING.
THE PRINCIPAL USE OF THE PROPERTY IS PROPOSED AS OPEN SPACE WITH AN SUP OPTION UNDER THAT SP1 DISTRICT ZONING THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR REQUEST OF A SNOW CONE CELLS THAT WOULD BE INCLUDE HOT CHOCOLATE AND SNOW CONES.
THIS ITEM WAS DENIED AT FIRST READING AT YOUR LAST HEARING OF THIS 7-0 FOR BOTH THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT AND THE ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVING BEEN ADVERTISED FOR THAT AND ON THE AGENDA AN OPPORTUNITY TO READDRESS THE ITEM WITH THE COUNCIL.
SHOW SOME CHANGES THAT THEY'VE LOOKED AT AND POTENTIALLY SEEK RECONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM.
AS THE APPLICANT IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT NOTES DURING PUBLIC HEARING, IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO CHANGE THEIR PREVIOUS ACTION ON THOSE, THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO COME BACK FOR A THIRD READING, POTENTIALLY.
AND AS YOU GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE ITEMS, THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON ONE ANOTHER AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT AGENDA.
IF THE FIRST ITEM IS DENIED, THE SECOND ITEM SHOULD ALSO BE DENIED AS WELL AS THE THIRD ITEM THAT'S ALIGNED WITH THIS AGENDA.
IF YOU CHANGE ACTION ON THESE AND APPROVE THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN.
THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WOULD NEED TO BE TABLED TO A LATER MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION.
SINCE THE FIRST READING, WE'VE RECEIVED TWO ADDITIONAL NOTICES AND WITHIN THAT 200 FOOT NOTICE AREA THAT INDICATED FAVOR FOR THIS.
ADDITIONALLY, PRIOR TO THAT, THERE WAS ONE NOTICE RECEIVED IN FAVOR OUTSIDE OF THE 300 FOOT NOTIFICATION, AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR RESPONSES PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED THAT WERE OPPOSED THAT WERE OUTSIDE THE 300 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS THE SITE PLAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.
THE APPLICANT HAS A PRESENTATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AND ONCE AGAIN REQUEST RECONSIDERATION POTENTIALLY.
WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
OR REFER BACK TO ANY SLIDES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS? SO THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT.
THIS EXHIBIT IS THE APP THIS AFTERNOON HAS PROVIDED US.
UPDATED PRESENTATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO WALK THROUGH, CHANGES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND HAVE THE COUNCIL RECONSIDER POTENTIALLY.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.WE'LL HAVE THE APPLICANT COME ON DOWN.
AND I THINK YOUR PRESENTATION IS LOADED AND READY TO GO.
IF YOU ALL COULD STATE YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES FOR THE RECORD AND THEN TAKE US THROUGH THE NEW UPDATED PRESENTATION APPLICATION.
I'M JOHN CORNELSON, FOUNDER OF EVOLVING TEXAS, 3000 RAY STREET IN FORT WORTH.
MITCH ALLEN, 1150 NORTH MONTCHAPEL BOULEVARD, SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT ON SUCH A SPECIAL OCCASION.
I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH WORK WITH YOU GUYS IN YOUR CAREERS, BUT WHAT I HAVE HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.
SO WE HAVE GONE BACK TO WORK SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.
AND I WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THAT THE TWO THAT YOU HAVE IN SUPPORT, THE TWO NEIGHBORS THAT YOU HAVE, ARE THE TWO THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY.
OF COURSE, MITCHELL AND THE ALLEN FAMILY ARE ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY, BUT THEN KYLE BOYISH AND SANDY MANGINI ARE THE OTHER TWO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE MOST TO GAIN FROM THIS OR THE MOST TO LOSE, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, AND THEY SUPPORT IT.
AGAIN, THE JOURNEY TO TONIGHT, WE'VE TRIED TO LISTEN AT EVERY TURN, INCLUDING THE FIRST MEETING.
WE HEARD COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK ON APRIL 7TH, AND WE HAVE COME BACK TONIGHT WITH SOME MEANINGFUL REVISIONS THAT I HOPE WILL ADDRESS MUCH OF THE CONCERN, AND WE WOULD HOPE FOR A THIRD MEETING.
THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE DURATION THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS TO DIAL THAT BACK TO TWO YEARS, WHICH AT THIS POINT WOULD BE TWO WINTERS AND ONE SUMMER.
WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING FOR THIS SUMMER, AND SO WE ARE ASKING FOR ESSENTIALLY ONE FULL SUMMER TO PROVE OURSELVES, TO PROVE THAT THIS WORKS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THAT IT'S AN ASSET, AND TWO WINTERS.
SO WE'VE OFFERED TWO SITE PLAN OPTIONS THAT WE BELIEVE ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT WERE MENTIONED WITHOUT REMOVING TREES.
WE REALLY HAVE HELD ON TO THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO REMOVE ANY TREES.
AND SO THIS FIRST OPTION SHOWS AN ENTRANCE OFF OF HIGHLAND AND AN EXIT OFF OF HIGHLAND.
THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS IN THIS FROM WHITECHAPEL.
IT'S REALLY FOR THE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING.
AND THEN ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS WOULD THEN EXIT OUT ON HIGHLAND.
AND, AGAIN, THIS ACCOMPLISHES THE SAME NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, STILL DECOMPOSED GRANITE, SO NO MORE DRAINAGE IMPACT.
AND, AGAIN, ACCESS WOULD JUST BE OFF OF HIGHLAND.
OPTION TWO, WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS TO NOT IF YOU LOOK AT OPTION ONE, YOU'LL SEE WE BUILT A LOOP OUT IN THE OLD OPEN AREA AROUND THOSE TWO NORTHERN TREES.
AND IN THE SECOND OPTION HERE RATHER THAN HAVE THAT LOOP, WE'D SIMPLY HAVE AN EXIT ONLY OUT OF WHITECHAPEL.
AND THERE, BECAUSE OF THE MEDIAN, YOU'RE FORCED TO TURN RIGHT.
SO THIS WOULD BE, I THINK, OUR PREFERRED OPTION.
I THINK THIS FLOWS THE BEST, BUT BOTH WILL WORK.
AND I WOULD POINT OUT, TOO, I THINK THERE WAS A COMMENT AT THE FIRST HEARING ABOUT STACKING.
ONE THING ABOUT THIS PLAN AND GOING BACK TO ACCESS OFF OF HIGHLAND, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LONG DRIVEWAY WITH NO PARKING ON IT.
SO PLENTY OF ROOM TO STACK CARS.
YOU HAVE TO COME IN, AND I THINK EVEN OUR TRAFFIC STUDY SAYS OUR PEAK HOUR IS 41 VEHICLES.
SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM HERE TO NOT WORRY ABOUT US STACKING.
AND THEN EXITING OUT ONTO WHITECHAPEL. I WILL SAY THIS.
WE DID RUN BY, AND WE VISITED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH DENNIS, AND THEY WERE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT A 150-FOOT HOSE LAY REQUIREMENT AND ARE HAPPY WITH THIS DESIGN.
SO WE'RE GOOD FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
HOURS OF OPERATION WAS A BIG CONCERN, AND SO WHAT WE HAVE SHIFTED TO HERE IS THAT WE WOULD OPEN AT 4 P.M.
WHENEVER THE SCHOOL ZONE LIGHT IS FLASHING.
THE SCHOOL ZONE RIGHT THERE ENDS AT 4 P.M.
AND SO DURING OUR PEAK SEASON, WE WOULD OPEN AT 4 P.M., CLOSE AT 9 P.M. ON THE WEEKENDS, AND IN THE SUMMER IT WOULD BE 11 IN THE SUMMER IT WOULD BE 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M.
IN DECEMBER, SAME PATTERN, WEEKENDS WOULD BE 11 A.M.
UNLESS THERE'S A SCHOOL DAY, AND THEN IT WOULD BE 4 P.M.
AND REALLY, DECEMBER IS FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FRIDAY AFTERNOONS OPENING AT 4 P.M.
THIS IS MORE ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A CONCERN, BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, OUR 41-COUNT PEAK HOUR INGRESS, YOU KNOW, IS A REALLY SMALL NUMBER FOR THIS USE.
THE BUILDING SIGNAGE, WE LISTENED TO YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT LIGHTING, AND SO WHAT WE'VE COME BACK WITH IS JUST OPTION TWO, WHICH IS CAST METAL LETTERS ON THE BUILDING AND HAVING KIND
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OF SOFT, WARM HALO REVERSE BACK LIGHTING BEHIND IT AND NOTING THAT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS BUILDING IS THE CHURCH, RIGHT? BUT IT WILL BE SOFT LIGHTING BECAUSE WE DO NOT INTEND TO HAVE, UNDER AT LEAST ONE OPTION, THERE WILL NOT BE A MONUMENT SIGN ON WHITE CHAPEL.THE MONUMENT SIGNS, AGAIN, ARE HALF THE SIZE OF WHAT IS ALLOWED, AND WE WOULD ONLY PLACE THEM AT AN ENTRANCE OR AN EXIT.
SO IF YOU CHOOSE OPTION ONE, WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS OFF OF WHITECHAPEL, THERE WOULD JUST BE ONE MONUMENT SIGN, AND IT WOULD BE ON HIGHLAND.
WHY SUPPORT IT? I THINK SOMEBODY SAID LAST TIME THE CITY GETS A PARK FOR FREE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN HAVING YOU COULD EASILY PUT UP, YOU KNOW.
A LOT OF BRICK, A LOT OF WALLS, A LOT OF BIG HOUSES, INCREASED RUNOFF.
THIS GIVES YOU A TWO-ACRE PARK THAT WILL BE LANDSCAPED AND MAINTAINED YEAR-ROUND AND BEAUTIFUL.
WE'RE ASKING FOR TWO YEARS AND THE ABILITY TO FULLY REVERSE THIS IN TWO YEARS.
IF WE, AFTER TWO SEASONS, A SEASON AND A HALF, DON'T PROVE OUR WORTH TO THE COMMUNITY, THEN OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD REVERT BACK.
AGAIN, SHARING THE VISION THAT'S BEEN EXPRESSED TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH EVERY SALE.
AND THEN, AGAIN, 100% TREE PRESERVATION, 84% OPEN SPACE.
WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO PUT A QUALITY PROJECT BEFORE YOU.
WE HAVE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS SUPPORTING US, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? I WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING BACK IN AND SHOWING OPTION ONE.
I DROVE BY THERE THE OTHER DAY JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THE TRAFFIC AROUND THE ROUNDABOUTS.
I CALL IT ROTARY BECAUSE I'M MOVING FROM BOSTON, SO THEY CALL IT.
I KNOW THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
BUT ANYWAY, AND I WAS EVEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC GOING SOUTH AS IT WAS BEFORE.
BUT THEN I WENT OVER TO THE PROPERTY ON THE OTHER ENTRANCE, AND DEFINITELY IF I COULD FIT MY TRUCK DOWN THERE AND TURN AROUND AND COME BACK, LIKE YOUR OPTION ONE.
AND DEFINITELY ANYBODY ELSE CAN.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PUTTING THAT INTO THIS OPTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND COMING UP WITH THOSE TWO NEW OPTIONS.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS? ALL RIGHT.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITEMS 6F, 6G, AND 6H. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THOSE THREE ITEMS? BEFORE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL NOTE THAT WE HAVE SOME SUBMISSIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.
A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM FROM DAN COMBE AT 339 WEST HIGHLAND STATES HE WILL SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM 6G. I DON'T THINK DAN'S HERE ANYMORE.
BUT WE'LL NOTE HIS SUPPORT FOR ITEM 6G.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME SUBMISSIONS FOR 6G.
RAJ GILL AT 300 MONTROSE LANE IS OPPOSED.
ASHA MACKHAM AT 301 MONTROSE LANE IS OPPOSED.
TRIDEVI VIMUPALLI AT 309 MONTROSE LANE IS OPPOSED.
AND BEAU WARNICK AT 208 MONTROSE LANE IS OPPOSED.
FOUR PEOPLE THAT I JUST MENTIONED ARE LIKEWISE OPPOSED TO 6H AS WELL AS 6G.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6F, 6G, AND 6H.
COUNSEL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THOSE THREE ITEMS? WELL, I'LL GO.
I'VE KIND OF WARMED UP TO THE IDEA.
I LIKE THE, AGAIN, WHICH WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME, THE PARK ASPECT OF IT.
IT'S BARK, AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE A CRUSHED STONE DRIVEWAY THROUGH IT, AND IT'S REALLY ONLY GOING TO BE ONE STRUCTURE ON IT.
YOU KNOW, IF THEY QUESTION ONE, THEN I THINK I'D BE BEHIND IT AND GIVE IT A SHOT FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT.
I APPRECIATE THE CHANGES THAT YOU GENTLEMEN CAME BACK WITH.
AND THAT OPTION CERTAINLY ALLEVIATED THE CONCERNS I HAD RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC FLOW.
AS I SAID LAST TIME, I THINK I SAID THIS.
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE CRAZY BUSY AT ANY ONE GIVEN TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE, AS YOU ALL KNOW OR ARE STILL DOING OR REMEMBER, ALL I DID DURING THE WEEK, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, WAS DRIVE KIDS EVERYWHERE.
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SO THE IDEA THAT I HAVE A PLACE, TIME TO STOP FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, AT LEAST IN MY LIFE, IT JUST WASN'T POSSIBLE.BUT I COULD CERTAINLY SEE ME STOPPING BY, GETTING A KID TO THE SNOW CONE, AND THEN GOING OFF TO THE NEXT ACTIVITY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE IT A TRY.
I'M GOOD WITH IT, WITH THAT CHANGE.
I THINK OPTION ONE WITH NO ACCESS ONTO WHITE CHAPEL I THINK WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO.
AND YEAH, FOR TWO YEARS, GIVE IT A TRY.
I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING CREATIVE AND HEARING WHAT WE SAID HERE TWO WEEKS AGO AND COMING UP WITH UP WITH SOME DIFFERENT AND IN MY OPINION BETTER OPTIONS.
SO I'M OKAY WITH A TWO YEAR TEST RUN ON OPTION ONE.
I THINK WE'VE ADDRESSED KIND OF THE OTHER ISSUES AS FAR AS THE HOURS OF OPERATION AND ALSO THE SIGNAGE, ALSO ONLY HAVING ONE MONUMENT SIGN ON THE ON HIGHLAND WITH THE OPTION ONE VERSION, I THINK MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
BUT ANYONE ELSE? THOUGHTS? YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK THAT WAS MY BIGGEST PIECE OF HEARTBURN WAS COMING OUT OF WHITE'S CHAPEL.
I JUST THINK THAT WAS A REALLY BAD IDEA.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS I THINK THERE MAY BE, IF YOU CAN'T GET OPEN FOR THIS SUMMER, I THINK YOU MAY FIND THAT THERE ARE LESSONS LEARNED IN THE FIRST SUMMER'S ACTIVITY.
I THINK SUMMER IS GOING TO BE MARKEDLY, MARKEDLY BUSIER THAN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WITH THE OTHER ONES.
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, I WOULD SAY DO IT FOR 27 OR 20, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THROUGH TWO SUMMERS.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THERE THAT WE LEARN A LESSON NEXT SUMMER, IT MAKES SENSE TO TAKE IT AND GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY IT THROUGH ONE MORE SUMMER.
THAT'S THE ONLY PIECE I WOULD SAY.
I SAID FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, IF YOU CLOSE WHITE'S CHAPEL AND PUT SOMETHING THERE, I THINK THAT IT'S AT LEAST A BETTER OPTION.
I STILL DON'T LOVE THE LOCATION, BUT I'M WILLING TO GIVE THAT A ROLL.
DEFINITELY NO TRAFFIC GOING ON IN WHITECHAPEL FOR THE OBVIOUS REASONS.
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T NEED TO GO SOUTH IN WHITECHAPEL NOW IS TURNING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOING U-TURNS, AND IT BECOMES A PROBLEM.
AND, I MEAN, MAYBE YOU'RE CATCHING ME ON A SOFT NIGHT.
I DON'T WANT MY LAST MOTION TO BE A DENIAL.
I WOULD IF I DIDN'T THINK HE WAS RIGHT.
BUT I DO THINK YOU'VE MADE SOME COOL CHANGES HERE.
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS.
AFTER 12 YEARS, YOU THINK YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANYTHING HAPPEN? WHAT ARE THE ODDS ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE LAST CASE OF 12 YEARS, IT'S THE FIRST TIME TO MY MEMORY WE'VE HAD AN APPLICANT COME BACK ON THE SECOND READING AFTER A DENIAL AND THEN GET APPROVED POTENTIALLY? I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER HAPPENED IN 12 YEARS THAT I RECALL.
SO COMPLIMENT TO THEM FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING AND HEARING OUR CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE CRITICAL.
IT'S JUST CONSTRUCTIVE IS REALLY THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT'S GIVEN.
I WAS GOING TO SAY THE EXACT SAME THING.
LET'S HAVE A NO-DENIAL AND COMING BACK.
SO CREDIT TO YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT.
I THINK THE KEY HERE IS THE ABBREVIATED TERM.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S WHATEVER, 27 MONTHS, 20 MONTHS, GET THAT AT TWO, THAT GIVES ME A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENCE THAT THERE'S SOME CONTROLS HERE.
IF IT DOESN'T GO THE WAY WE HOPE IT WILL GO.
BUT LIKE THE IDEA, IT HAD JUST STRUGGLED OVER THE LOCATION AND ACCESS, BUT THE CREATIVITY IS GREAT AND I'M HOPING, I'M THINKING IT'S NOT AS BAD AS WE THINK IT COULD BE.
WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE LISTENED.
I APPRECIATE THE CHANGES YOU CAME BACK WITH.
THE THING THAT I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT IS A GREATER ISSUE.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER TALLEY AND I DISAGREE ON THIS.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE LOOK AT EACH CASE INDEPENDENTLY, JUST LOOKING AT SOMETHING AND SOMEBODY SAYING, BUT YES, YOU APPROVED THIS FOR THEM, THE THOUGHTFULNESS YOU PUT INTO IT DOES NOT TRANSLATE TO SOMEBODY ELSE PUTTING THAT KIND OF THOUGHTFULNESS INTO ASKING FOR THE SAME THING.
AND FOR THAT REASON, I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT.
BUT, I MEAN, KUDOS TO EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR LISTENING.
SO I THINK IT'S ATTRIBUTABLE TO SOMEBODY WHO SURVIVED SHARK TANK.
ANYWAY, I WISH I FELT A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT, AND I DON'T.
SO ON THE TIMING OR AS FAR AS THE TERM, TO COUNCILMEMBER ROBBINS' POINT, WHAT WOULD THAT BE, LABOR DAY 28? THAT'S GOING TO BE TWO FULL SUMMERS IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO START THIS SUMMER.
BUT WILL THAT NOT BE ON THE TABLED ITEM, THOUGH? SO WE WON'T HAVE TO TAKE THAT UP TONIGHT ANYWAY.
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I NEED TWO YES VOTES.TWO READINGS, YEAH, AND JUST FOR THE APPLICANT TO KEEP IN MIND, YOU'LL HAVE TWO NEW PEOPLE HERE, WHICH IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, SO YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THEM.
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL? LET'S TAKE THESE ONE AT A TIME.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6F, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269-G, CP26-0005, SECOND READING, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADD A SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION FOR LIMITED LOW-INTENSITY LOCAL RETAIL SERVICES FOR 1170 THROUGH 1180.
80 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD.
NOTING THIS IS AN APPROVAL AND AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE'S CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN TO ADD A SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW CONSIDERATION OF LIMITED, LOW-INTENSITY LOCAL RETAIL SERVICES.
AND NOTING THAT IF THIS ITEM IS APPROVED, IT WILL NEED TO BE RECONSIDERED, OR TO BE CONSIDERED AT A THIRD READING AS ORDINANCES MUST BE APPROVED ON TWO READINGS, AND THAT THIRD READING WOULD OCCUR ON MAY 5TH.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE 6TH.
ITEM 6-F IS APPROVED ON ITS FIRST READING, FIRST APPROVAL READING.
REAL QUICK, MAYOR, JUST TO CLARIFY, SINCE WE DID NOT NAME THE OPTION, SHOULD WE RECONSIDER WITH THE NAME? YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD.
OR CAN WE DO THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING? OKAY, SO NEXT TIME.
LET'S DO 6G AND GET THAT OPTION ONE IN THERE, OR 6G.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6G, ORDERS NUMBER 48.
SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR SOUTHLAKE SNOW, A PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS 8B03 AND 8B04.
HOOD SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 706.
LOCATED AT 1170-1180 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD.
SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED APRIL 13, 2026.
AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 3 DATED APRIL 13, 2026.
NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FROM AG, AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SB1, DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT.
WITH THE DISTRICT TO BE LIMITED TO OPEN SPACE AS THE ONLY PERMITTED USE, AND WITH APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN ALLOWING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SALES OF SHAVED ICE, HOT CHOCOLATE, AND SIMILAR FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
ALSO NOTING THAT WITH THIS APPROVAL, THE ITEM WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED A THIRD READING, AS ORDINANCES MUST BE APPROVED ON TWO READINGS.
THAT MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE, THAT THIRD READING ON MAY 5TH.
AND NOTING THAT THE APPROVAL TONIGHT IS ON OPTION ONE AS PRESENTED.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION ON 6G. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
ITEM 6G IS APPROVED ON ITS FIRST APPROVAL READING.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE STILL DOING 6H, RIGHT? RIGHT.
COUNCIL MOVE THAT WE TABLE ITEM 6H.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-0007Z26-0011, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR SOUTHLAKE SNOW TO ALLOW FOR INDOOR-OUTDOOR SALES AND SERVICE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS 8B03 AND 8B04, THOMAS M.
HOOD SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 706, AND LOCATED AT 1170 THROUGH 1180 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON 6H. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
THAT ONE CARRIES 7-0, AND THAT ONE IS TABLED, AND I THINK THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN TWO WEEKS.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.