Aug 18, 2026 City Council

[1. Call to order. ]

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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO OUR SOUTH LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 18, 2026. MY NAME IS SEAN MCCASKILL, AND AS MAYOR, I CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. WELCOME, EVERYONE.

I KNOW IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE IN TOWN HALL IN TOWN SQUARE.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR WORK SESSION, AS WE ALWAYS DO. AND THE FIRST ITEM IN OUR WORK SESSION, AS ALWAYS, IS TO INVITE PASTOR CLAYTON REED, OUR OFFICIAL CITY OF SOUTH LAKE CHAPLAIN FROM SOUTH LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH, TO LEAD US IN PRAYER.

AND THEN IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO TEXAS.

PASTOR REED, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US.

WE'RE REMINDED ON A DAY LIKE THIS, IT'S SO HOT OUT AND WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AND RUNNING WATER, AND SO MUCH OF THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN DOESN'T EXPERIENCE THAT.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE COMFORT, THE JOY AND JUST THE GOODNESS THAT YOU GIVE TO US EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES. LORD, WE PRAY BLESSING ON THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM THE HELP THEY NEED TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. AND WE PRAY BLESSING OVER THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEM.

BUT WE ALSO GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, FOR THE WONDERFUL SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE OUR CITY ON OUR BEST TIMES, OUR WORST TIMES.

THEY'VE BEEN THERE. AND WE PRAY BLESSING OVER THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE PRAY, LORD, THOSE NIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK OUT AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE SEPARATED, WE JUST PRAY FOR PROTECTION AND BLESSING AND HELP.

LORD, WE JUST GIVE THANKS FOR THEM AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM A STRONG SENSE OF MISSION AND HELP AS THEY WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP US SAFE AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US. AND MOST OF ALL, WE GIVE THANKS FOR JESUS CHRIST AND HIS LOVE FOR US.

AND IT'S IN HIS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, PASTOR REED.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE OR ALL.

AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

HONOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

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

THANK YOU, PASTOR REED.

[3. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation Recognizing Ms. Deanna Kienast ]

DEANNA, DO YOU WANT TO COME DOWN AND SAY A FEW WORDS.

SURPRISE? SPEECH READY? YOU WANT ME TO DO THE TALKING? YOU GO AHEAD, THOUGH.

YOU'RE ALREADY HALFWAY THERE.

I THINK THE MICROPHONE IS ALREADY ON.

IS THIS ON? YEAH.

JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR DONATION TO LEGENDS HALL THAT'S PICTURED ON THE SCREEN.

I SELFISHLY VOLUNTEERED TO DO THIS ART BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING WORTHY OF THAT GREAT SPACE IN OUR OUTSTANDING CITY.

AND I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE PRINTS OR GIGGLETS OR ANYTHING. SO I ASKED MY ART TO BE CONSIDERED. AND I WILL SAY THE STAFF GAVE ME GREAT INPUT BECAUSE THEY WANTED ART THAT DID NOT OVERPOWER FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT TO BE PICTURED IN FRONT OF IT.

AND I HAD A VERY GOOD TIME CREATING THIS AND I THANK THE CITY FOR HAVING THIS.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION. ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT WENT INTO IT LOOKS GREAT OVER IN LEGENDS HALL BY THE BALLROOM, SO EVERYONE GETS TO SEE IT.

I KNOW YOU'RE VERY TALENTED AND VERY BUSY, SO THANK YOU FOR DONATING YOUR TIME AND YOUR TREASURE TO THE CITY OF SOUTH AGAIN. IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR ALL WHAT YOU DO.

COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM DEANNA? NOW, BEFORE YOU GO, WE HAVE A CITY PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. IT'S A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE RECENTLY WITH THIS DONATION OF ALL THIS ARTWORK. SO IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME, I'LL READ THIS PROCLAMATION, THEN WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE, IF THAT'S OKAY.

WHEREAS DEANNA KIENAST HAS DEDICATED COUNTLESS HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, FAITHFULLY SERVING AS A MEMBER OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, PREVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTING HER TIME AND TALENTS AS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH LAKE ARTS COUNCIL.

AND WHEREAS THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP, CREATIVITY AND COMMITMENT TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, DEANNA HAS HELPED ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYED BY ALL SOUTH LAKE RESIDENTS AND HAS SUPPORTED THE CITY'S MISSION OF FOSTERING A VIBRANT AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS DEANNA IS A TALENTED LOCAL ARTIST WHOSE WORK IS DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT SOUTH LAKE AND REFLECTS THE CHARACTER, BEAUTY AND SPIRIT

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AND WHEREAS, IN 2026, DEANNA GENEROUSLY DONATED A CUSTOM COLLECTION OF HER ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR DISPLAY AT LEGENDS HALL AT THE MARK SOUTHLAKE, CREATING A DISTINCTIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHILE ENHANCING ONE OF SOUTHLAKE'S MOST TREASURED COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES.

AND WHEREAS THE DONATED COLLECTION REPRESENTS AN EXTRAORDINARY GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY, DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE GENEROSITY ON YOUR PART, THOUGHTFUL STEWARDSHIP AND AN ENDURING COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING AND ENHANCING PUBLIC SPACES FOR THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

AND WHEREAS, DEANNA'S LONG STANDING COMMITMENT AS A SOUTH LAKE RESIDENT. HER DEDICATED VOLUNTEER SERVICE, ARTISTIC TALENTS AND PHILANTHROPIC SPIRIT EXEMPLIFY THE VERY BEST OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

AND IT SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS WHO SEEK TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SEAN MCCASKILL, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE, AND ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH LAKE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR OUR FRIEND, DEANNA KIENAST FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE, ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND GENEROUS DONATION OF ARTWORK THAT WILL INSPIRE AND ENRICH THE SOUTH LAKE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

WAIT, DON'T RUN AWAY.

DEANNA, WE HAVE A COPY OF THIS FOR YOU IN A PICTURE.

[4. Public Safety Personnel Recognition ]

CHIEF CASEY, I THINK YOU'RE FIRST.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR NETCOM DISPATCH CENTER.

ALTHOUGH THE UNIFORMS, ASSIGNMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY DIFFER, THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED BY THE SAME CORE PURPOSE.

PROVIDING WORLD CLASS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY DURING SOME OF THEIR MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS. EACH YEAR, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTER, PARAMEDICS AND 911 DISPATCHERS ANSWER THOUSANDS OF EMERGENCY AND NON EMERGENCY CALLS FOR SERVICE FROM PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.

MOST OF THOSE INTERACTIONS HAPPEN QUIETLY, BEHIND THE SCENES AND WITH LITTLE FANFARE. BUT ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS, THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, SKILL, TEAMWORK AND COURAGE COME TOGETHER TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF SOMEONE'S WORST DAY.

TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THREE OF THOSE STORIES FROM THIS PAST YEAR.

FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I'LL HAVE THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE RECOGNIZE COME FORWARD AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. FIRST UP, ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 25, 2025, NETCOM DISPATCH AND PATROL OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A RAPIDLY EVOLVING CALL INVOLVING A PERSON IN AN EMOTIONAL CRISIS WHO HAD THREATENED SELF HARM.

FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS, INFORMATION ABOUT HER LOCATION CHANGED REPEATEDLY.

LEADS POINTED OFFICERS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES.

WHILE DISPATCHERS WORKED TO KEEP COMMUNICATION OPEN AND GATHER INFORMATION THAT MIGHT HELP LOCATE HER BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE.

THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT, NETCOM DISPATCH SUPERVISOR HEATHER D' AMICO DISPLAYED EXTRAORDINARY PATIENCE, PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPASSION.

DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, HE CONTINUED ENGAGING THE

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AT ONE POINT, ONLY TWO WORDS PROVIDED ANY MEANINGFUL CLUE.

PATROL OFFICER PATRICK HOMSVAR IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE REFERENCES FROM HIS CHILDHOOD AND BELIEVED THEY POINTED TO A SPECIFIC CHURCH PROPERTY IN GRAPEVINE.

TRUSTING HIS INSTINCTS, HE RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND BEGAN SEARCHING. SHORTLY AFTER 9:30PM OFFICER HOMSPYR LOCATED THE WOMAN NEAR A CHURCH JUST INSIDE GRAPEVINE CITY LIMITS. SHE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND HAD ALREADY TAKEN STEPS TO HARM HERSELF.

WITHOUT HESITATION, HE INTERVENED, INITIATED LIFE SAVING MEASURES AND CONTINUED CPR WHILE COORDINATING RESPONDING RESOURCES.

BECAUSE OF THE PERSISTENCE, CARE AND DETERMINATION DEMONSTRATED BY THIS TEAM, THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS FOUND IN TIME AND GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE AT LIFE. WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER PATRICK HOMSPAR AND NETCOM DISPATCHER SUPERVISOR HEATHER D' AMICO FOR THEIR LIFE SAVING EFFORTS AND AS I SAID, WE'LL CALL EVERYBODY TO THE FRONT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION.

WHILE THIS FIRST STORY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSISTENCE AND COMMUNICATION, OUR NEXT REMINDS US THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, SECONDS MATTER. THE OUTCOME OFTEN DEPENDS ON MULTIPLE TEAMS COMING TOGETHER SEAMLESSLY, EACH PERFORMING THEIR ROLE WITH PRECISION AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT MOMENT.

ON MAY 17, 2026, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER KIM SMITH AND PATROL OFFICER CLAY WOMACK WERE WORKING AN OFF DUTY ASSIGNMENT WHEN THEY LEARNED A DRIVER WAS EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY NEARBY.

BOTH OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED AND LOCATED THE VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES. THEY FOUND THE PATIENT UNRESPONSIVE AND QUICKLY BEGAN LIFE SAVING CARE, REMOVING HIM FROM THE VEHICLE AND INITIATING CPR. AS THE OFFICERS WORKED TO SUSTAIN LIFE, MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND ASSUMED ADVANCED PATIENT CARE.

THROUGH A COORDINATED EFFORT INVOLVING OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE MEDICAL TEAMS, THE PATIENT WAS STABILIZED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY, THAT RESPONSE MEANT FAR MORE THAN A SUCCESSFUL CALL FOR SERVICE. IT MEANT HOPE.

IT MEANT MORE TIME TOGETHER, AND IT DEMONSTRATED THE POWER OF TEAMWORK WHEN EVERY MINUTE COUNTS. CHIEF WILSON AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER KEN SMITH, OFFICER CLAY LOMACK, FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS JACK STEWART, BRADY ANDERSON, CAMERON, JACKSON, TANNER, AMEN, SPENCER JOHNSON, DRIVER ENGINEERS CHASE SANDERSON AND VAN WAKEFIELD AND FIRE CAPTAIN DANIEL MASSENGILL FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND LIFE SAVING ACTIONS DURING THIS INCIDENT AND OUR FINAL STORY INVOLVES A DIFFERENT KIND OF EMERGENCY. UNLIKE SOME INCIDENTS, THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER INFORMATION, FORMULATE A PLAN, OR WAIT FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

IT REQUIRED AN IMMEDIATE DECISION AND AN EXCEPTIONAL ACT OF COURAGE. ON JUNE 7, 2026, SHORTLY AFTER 7:30PM, CORPORAL JOSHUA SWISHER WAS CONDUCTING AN UNRELATED TRAFFIC STOP WHEN HE WAS NOTIFIED OF A VEHICLE REPORTED TO BE ON FIRE NEARBY. AS HE LOCATED THE VEHICLE, HE OBSERVED HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES RAPIDLY SPREADING FROM UNDERNEATH IT.

HE QUICKLY REALIZED THE DANGER WAS ESCALATING AND THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED INSIDE. APPROACHING THE BURNING VEHICLE, CORPORAL SWISHER SAW THE DRIVER ATTEMPTING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO EXIT. WITH THE FIRE INTENSIFYING AND TIME RUNNING OUT, HE MADE A SPLIT SECOND DECISION.

WITHOUT HESITATION AND WITH COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR HIS OWN SAFETY, PURPLE SWISHER BROKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND PHYSICALLY REMOVED THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE ONLY SECONDS BEFORE IT WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, MEMBERS OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, PREVENTING ITS SPREAD TO THE NEARBY GRASSY AREA ALONG THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE CORPORAL SWISHER CHOSE ACTION OVER HESITATION, THE DRIVER WENT HOME THAT DAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CORPORAL SWISHER FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE AND COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING LIFE. WHILE THESE STORIES ARE DIFFERENT, THEY ALL SHARE A COMMON THREAD. IN EACH CASE, SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY FACED A LIFE THREATENING CRISIS.

IN EACH CASE, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS ANSWERED THE CALL. AND IN EACH CASE, THE OUTCOME CHANGE WAS CHANGED THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS. THESE PROFESSIONALS REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND NETCOM DISPATCH CENTER.

THEIR ACTIONS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO WORLD CLASS SERVICE AND REMIND US WHY THIS WORK IS SO IMPORTANT.

I'D NOW LIKE TO CALL MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL UP TO THE FRONT AND WHILE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY UP HERE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU COULD JUST HANG TIGHT WITH US FOR JUST A MINUTE, A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE BLESSED IN SOUTH LAKE TO HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST.

NOT ONLY AT YOUR JOBS, BUT HOW YOU DO THEM, HOW YOU INTERACT WITH OUR RESIDENTS, HOW YOU INTERACT WITH VISITORS, HOW YOU INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE VERY WORST MOMENT THEY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE POSSIBLY IN A LIFE AND DEATH MOMENT.

AND THE WAY YOU HANDLE YOURSELVES, REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY AND LITERALLY SAVE

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NOT JUST ON THESE DAYS THAT WERE REFERENCED BY CHIEF CASEY, BUT ON EVERY DAY THAT YOU SERVE AND PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR THANK YOUS? IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH Y'ALL, CAN WE GET A PICTURE TO COMMEMORATE THIS.

[5. Trash & Recycling Services Annual Contract Update ]

LAUREN, GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE JOINED HERE IN A MOMENT BY CWD PRESIDENT JASON RAMER.

BEFORE THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A FEW OVERVIEWS ON THE CONTRACT AND GO THROUGH SOME OF THE CONTRACT PROVISIONS BEFORE MR. RAMER GETS UP TO DISCUSS THE PERFORMANCE AND METRICS THAT CWD HAS BEEN COLLECTING AND REPORTING TO US OVER THE PAST YEAR.

SO AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, IN 2023 WE HAD A CHANGE IN OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS. HERE'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THAT HISTORY. SO IN MARCH 2023, WE RECEIVED A NON RENEWAL NOTIFICATION FROM REPUBLIC SERVICES.

ESSENTIALLY, THEY WERE NO LONGER GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE CURRENT SERVICE MODEL THAT WE UTILIZE WITH HAND COLLECTION FOR TRASH. SO THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO CREATE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS REVIEWED PROPOSALS AND SELECTED CWD IN JUNE OF 2023.

IN AUGUST, WE BROUGHT THAT CONTRACT FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND IT WAS APPROVED AND TOOK EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 2023. SO UNDER THE NEW CONTRACT PROVISIONS, MANY OF THE SERVICES STAYED THE SAME.

THE IDEA WAS SAME SERVICES, NEW PROVIDER, THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES THAT ARE IN GREEN AT THE TOP OF THE SLIDE, THOSE ALL STAYED THE SAME.

EVERYTHING IN GOLD WAS EITHER A NEW ADDITION OR WAS AN ENHANCEMENT OF AN EXISTING SERVICE. SO WE WERE REALLY ABLE TO MAKE A BIG CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPACT WITH SWITCHING TO CWD AT GENERALLY THE SAME RATE AS THE RESIDENTS HAD BEFORE.

ON COMMERCIAL SIDE, IT WAS VERY SIMILAR.

SERVICES STAYED THE SAME GENERALLY WITH A FEW CHANGES ON THE RECYCLING SIDE.

BUT OVERALL AFTER THE TRANSITION, WE'VE HEARD VERY LITTLE FROM OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS ABOUT ANY COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES GOING ON WITH THEIR SERVICE. A COUPLE OF UNIQUE CONTRACT PROVISIONS THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT INCLUDED UP TO 200 HOURS OF LITTER CREW.

SO THIS IS CWD EMPLOYEES THAT COME IN THE CITY AND CLEAN UP ON A QUARTERLY BASIS LITTER ALONG WITH STATE HIGHWAY 114. AND I BELIEVE MR. RAMER IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN HIS PRESENTATION.

WE ALSO HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH SENIOR CWD LEADERSHIP AND THIS REALLY HELPS US STAY ON THE PULSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, MAINTAIN A REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH CWD AND TALK ABOUT ANY KIND OF PERFORMANCE CHALLENGES, CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, BUT ALSO EVENTS AND THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP SO THAT WE CAN REALLY WORK ON THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. AND THEN LASTLY, THE CONTRACT INCLUDES INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AND WEEKLY PERFORMANCE REPORTS THAT NOT ONLY HAVE SOME FINANCIAL IMPACTS IF THEY'RE VIOLATED, BUT ALSO THOSE WEEKLY PERFORMANCE REPORTS REALLY HELP STAFF STAY ON THE PULSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CWD. SO THE CONTRACT SAYS THAT NEAR THE END OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT RENEWAL, WE'LL REVIEW A SET OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ONLY ON YEAR THREE, WE LIKE TO REVIEW THESE ANNUALLY JUST TO GIVE COUNCIL AND STAFF AND CWPD, A LOOK AT WHERE EVERYTHING SITS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS WE WORK

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AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AS OF TODAY THEY REFLECT A PERFECT PERFORMANCE.

NO MEASURES ARE OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE EXPECT IN THE CONTRACT. SO TALKING ABOUT THE RATE INCREASE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT BASED OFF OF AN INDICES OF CPI, LESS ENERGY AND THEN NATURAL GAS FUEL BECAUSE THEIR TRUCKS ARE ALL CNG NATURAL GAS AND THE ARLINGTON LANDFILL GATE RATES.

THESE FACTORS ARE WEIGHTED DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF SERVICE. SO RESIDENTIAL IS GOING TO LEAN HEAVIER IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAN COMMERCIAL FOR EXAMPLE. SAME WITH YOUR ROLL OFF CATEGORIES.

SO CWD IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL BY AUGUST 1ST OF EACH YEAR. SO THEY HAVE DONE THAT AND THEY'LL PRESENT THEIR PROPOSAL TONIGHT. IF A RATE INCREASES BY MORE THAN 3%, THEN IT DOES REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

IF IT IS MORE THAN 8% THEN IT REQUIRES AN EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE DISCUSSION. MORE EVIDENCE TO BE PROVIDED. CWD HAS PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR ALL OF THE RATE INCREASES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT AND NONE OF THEM EXCEED MORE THAN 4.3%.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE STAFF'S PORTION OF THIS PRESENTATION. NEXT I'M GOING TO CALL UP CWD PRESIDENT JASON RAMER TO GO OVER THE CWD PERFORMANCE METRICS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE YOU TRANSITION? OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR LAUREN? THANK YOU.

MR. RAMER, WELCOME BACK.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. GLAD TO BE HERE. AS LAUREN ALLUDED TO, MY NAME IS JASON RAMER.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL. I'M JOINED THIS EVENING BY PAUL HANSON BACK THERE WHO WAS OUR GENERAL MANAGER. ROBERT MEDICOVICH, OUR MUNICIPAL COORDINATOR WAS GOING TO ATTEND BUT HAD ANOTHER OBLIGATION THAT HE HAD TO BE AT TONIGHT.

SO I'LL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH SOME OF THESE SLIDES AS THEY WERE COVERED BY LAUREN.

BUT JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR SOME OF THE NEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE SERVICES WE OFFER HERE IN THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE, TRASH IS COLLECTED BY A MANUAL REAR LOAD TRUCK THERE IN THE TOP LEFT TWICE PER WEEK.

RESIDENTS CAN PUT UP TO 2 CUBIC YARDS OF BULKY WASTE OUT EACH COLLECTION DAY.

CUBIC YARDS ROUGHLY ABOUT A WASHING MACHINE FOR REFERENCE. RECYCLING IS COLLECTED BY AN AUTOMATED SIDE LOAD TRUCK THERE IN THE TOP RIGHT ONCE PER WEEK AND A CWD PROVIDED 95 GALLON CART.

RESIDENTS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CONTACT US OR THE CITY TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL CART FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE INTERESTED IN FOR EACH MONTH. BOTTOM LEFT, WE HAVE A MONTHLY BRUSH COLLECTION WHERE WE UTILIZE A CLAW OR BRUSH TRUCK.

RESIDENTS WOULD CALL IT IN ON THEIR SCHEDULED WEEK.

AND THEN THE MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM. THAT'S WHERE YOU CONTACT CWD. WE MAIL YOU A KIT.

IN THAT KIT ARE INSTRUCTIONS, LABELS ON HOW TO SET OUT YOUR PAINT, YOUR PESTICIDES, YOUR OIL AND ALL THOSE THINGS. INCLUDES A 30 GALLON BAG SO YOU CAN PACKAGE ALL THAT UP AS WELL AS WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING. THAT ALL GETS BROUGHT BACK TO OUR TCEQ CERTIFIED FACILITY TO GET SORTED, PROCESSED AND RECYCLED ACCORDINGLY.

SO WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE DATA OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THIS LOOKS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION AS WE'RE NOW INTO YEAR THREE OF THE CONTRACT. SO I TRIED TO BREAK THIS OUT IN KEY.

KEEP ALL PERIODS MEASURABLE AND CONSISTENT. SO THIS IS THE SOLID WASTE TONS COLLECTED PER QUARTER, BOTH IN 2024. THAT'S SHOWING THE AVERAGE PER QUARTER.

THIS IS JUST MORE INFORMATION. DO LIKE TO TELL LAUREN AND STAFF THAT SOUTH LAKE IS THE HEAVIEST CITY THAT WE DO SERVICE. SO YOU GUYS GET YOUR BANG FOR YOUR BUCK ON WHAT WE'RE PICKING UP AT THE CURB.

AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING MORE THAN YOU GUYS JUST GOT A LOT OF MATERIAL THAT LIKES TO GO TO THE CURB AND MAKE ITS WAY TO THE LANDFILL. SO NOT TOO MUCH HERE OTHER THAN JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT WE'RE TRACKING THIS DATA. IT'S ON MONTHLY REPORTS THAT WE SEND TO THE CITY AND WE OBVIOUSLY ROLL THIS UP FOR COUNCIL AT YEAR END.

RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING TONNAGE, SAME FORMAT, JUST KIND OF SHOWING THE QUARTERLY GOING BACK TO THE START OF THE CONTRACT.

OVER THAT COURSE OF TIME, WE'VE COLLECTED OVER 8,000 TONS OF RECYCLING. I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, SOUTHLAKE WAS IN NUMBER THREE OR FOUR, THE HEAVIEST POUNDS PER HOME PER MONTH OF FOR CYCLING.

SO IT'S A GREAT NUMBER TO SEE. YOUR RESIDENTS ARE UTILIZING THE PROGRAM, IT'S REALLY TAKEN OFF AND ALL THAT MATERIAL GETS PROCESSED AT OUR FACILITY, WHICH I'LL COVER MORE ABOUT HERE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

CUSTOMER SERVICE GRIEVANCES.

SO WE TRACK GRIEVANCES WHICH ARE IN OUR WORLD. IT'S ANY MOMENT THAT A RESIDENT OR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER FEELS WRONG. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS A MISSED PICKUP.

IT COULD BE YOU LEFT MY CART IN FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IF WE STOP DOING THAT, WE WOULD RECORD THAT AS A GRIEVANCE.

WE CAPTURE EVERYTHING THAT COMES THROUGH CITY HALL.

SO IF THEY CONTACT THE FRONT DESK HERE OR PUBLIC WORKS OR

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OTHERWISE I'D STAND IN FRONT OF YOU AND SAY WE HAVE 99.99998% PERFECT SERVICE.

BUT WE LIKE TO SEE HOW THIS MOVES.

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S LEASE SEASONS, THERE'S USUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE GRIEVANCES, THERE'S MORE MATERIAL AT THE CURB, AND WE TRACK THIS DAILY BY ROUTE, BY CITY, AND BY DOING IT PER 1000 SERVICE OPPORTUNITY BASIS, LIKE I SAID, WE KIND OF NORMALIZE THAT DATA. THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE, AS WE SEE HERE, IS ONE GRIEVANCE PER 01,000 SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.

WE'RE FAR BELOW THAT HERE IN THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND PROUD TO SAY THAT SOUTH LAKE'S GOT SOME OF THE BEST NUMBERS COMPANY WIDE.

I'LL PAUSE THERE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GRIEVANCES AND THE DATA THAT WE REPORT HERE.

ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? KEEP GOING.

DORSIDE HHW OR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND USED ELECTRONICS COLLECTION. THIS IS JUST THOSE MONTHLY PICKUPS. IN BETWEEN JULY 2025 AND JUNE 2026, WE HAD OVER 927 HOMES SIGN UP FOR THAT SERVICE.

NOT NECESSARILY EVERYBODY GETS PICKED UP. SOME FOLKS CALL IN, GET THE KIT AND THEY DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH THEIR PAINT. BUT WE DO RECORD ALL THAT INFORMATION.

LIKE I SAID, ALL THAT MATERIAL IS BROUGHT BACK TO CWD WHERE WE SORT IT, PROCESS IT AND RECYCLE IT.

LEAF RECYCLING. SO THE FUN TOPIC HERE IN SOUTH LAKE, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS GRAPH.

IF SOME OF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION, ALMOST ALL THE LEAVES FELL IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. SO THIS PAST LEAF SEASON BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND JANUARY, WE HAD A LOT MORE, I GUESS A SMOOTH FALLING OF THE LEAVES.

BUT I'LL COVER ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PICK THAT UP.

BUT THIS IS A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE CAME UP WITH TO ADDRESS A MATERIAL PROBLEM WHICH IS AN INFLUX OF 30, 40% OF POUNDS OF MATERIAL AT THE CURB IN A THREE MONTH PERIOD. MY WORLD REVOLVES AROUND POUNDS AT THE CURB. SO WHEN THAT JUST GOES UP 40%, IT'S VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THAT.

SO WE CAME UP WITH A PROGRAM THAT NOT ONLY SETS EXPECTATIONS, BUT IT ALSO KEEPS THAT MATERIAL OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND PRESERVES THAT SPACE. SO WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LEAF RECYCLING COLLECTION? SO THIS IS OVER TYPICALLY SIX, SEVEN WEEKS WHERE WE SPLIT THE CITY IN HALF. SO IF YOU'RE MONDAY, THURSDAY, YOU GET YOUR LEAFS COLLECTED AND RECYCLED ON A WEDNESDAY OF A LEAF RECYCLING WEEK.

IF YOU'RE TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, IT'S COLLECTED ON A SATURDAY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CONTACT US, YOU JUST SIMPLY PUT IT AT THE CURB. YOU CAN PUT IT IN PLASTIC BAGS. WE'LL COME BY ON THOSE DAYS AND COLLECT ALL THE BAGGED LEAVES.

WE BRING THEM BACK TO OUR FACILITY, MAKE A 70 FOOT TALL, 100 FOOT WIDE PILE THAT IS BIGGER THAN YOU CAN EVEN IMAGINE FULL OF PLASTIC BAGS. AND THEN WE BREAK THEM ALL OPEN WITH SKID STEERS. AND OUR MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY EMPLOYEES HELP WITH THAT.

AND THEN WE LOAD IT BACK UP INTO ROLL OFF CONTAINERS OR TRANSFER TRAILERS AND WE TAKE IT TO LIVING EARTH WHERE IT GETS TURNED INTO COMPOST AND GIVEN BACK TO COMMUNITY.

SO AGAIN WE PICKED UP OVER, I GUESS I DIDN'T COVER THAT, BUT THIS PAST LEAF SEASON WE PICKED UP OVER 623 TONS, WHICH WAS ABOUT 50 TONS MORE THAN THE YEAR PRIOR. SO A FEW COMPANY UPDATES I BELIEVE I HAD A SIMILAR SLIDE LAST YEAR.

IN JUNE OF 2024, WE DID A 20 MILLION DOLLAR BOND WITH DALLAS COUNTY. THIS WAS TO INVEST IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HERE IN DFW. AS MANY OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, WE HAVE ONE LOCATION SHOWN HERE ON THIS MAP AT CALIFORNIA CROSSING.

THAT'S 23 CONNECTED ACRES.

HOUSED THERE IS OUR ENTIRE OPERATION. THAT'S ALL 500 PLUS EMPLOYEES, 230 TRUCKS.

AND THAT BOND THAT WE TOOK OUT HELPED US INVEST IN THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WE BUILT A LARGER PARKING LOT TO PARK OUR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TRUCKS. WE EXPANDED OUR TRANSFER STATION WHERE WE CAN BRING WASTE TO OUR FACILITY, LOAD IT IN A BIG TRAILER AND DRIVE IT DOWN TO FERRIS, TEXAS WHERE IT'S A LOT CHEAPER TO DUMP.

RECENTLY IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, WE COMPLETED OUR MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY OR MRF UPGRADE. I'LL COVER THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE AS WELL AS WE BROKE GROUND ON OUR MAINTENANCE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION. SO THE MRF UPGRADE, THIS WAS A, I DON'T KNOW, FIVE OR TEN YEAR THOUGHT PROCESS THAT WAS GOING UNDERWAY AND IT STARTED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.

SHOWN THERE ON THE LEFT WAS OUR OLD FACILITY SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS. IT'S HARD TO MAKE MUCH SENSE OF THIS.

IT'S MORE TO SHOW YOU JUST WHAT WENT INTO THE WHOLE PROJECT.

THERE ON THE RIGHT IS THE FACILITY WE'RE OPERATING TODAY. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GO FROM DOING ABOUT 12 TONS PER HOUR TO 25 TONS PER HOUR AND WE CUT OUR LABOR IN HALF. SO I MEAN ANY BUSINESS METRIC THAT'S A GOOD OUTCOME OF AN INVESTMENT.

SO THERE ON THE RIGHT IS OUR NEW FACILITY. IT'S GOT ABOUT 19 MANUAL SORTERS STILL INVOLVED. AND WE ADDED A SECOND VALOR WE BROUGHT, AI OPTICAL SORTING WHICH USES PUFFS OF AIR TO SEPARATE PAPER AND PLASTICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'LL CERTAINLY BE WORKING WITH STAFF HERE TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR WHEN IT'S MUCH

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IT'S QUITE A SPECTACLE. OUR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, WE BROKE GROUND SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. WE'RE BASICALLY RELOCATING OUR MAINTENANCE FROM ONE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE OTHER.

BUT WE'LL GO FROM ROUGHLY 13 MAINTENANCE BAYS TO THE CAPACITY OF 24 OR 25 BAYS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD OUT A NEW OPERATIONS DISPATCH AREA, DRIVER BREAK ROOM THERE KIND OF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT PICTURE THERE AT THE BOTTOM.

OUR TRUCK AND CONTAINER PAINT BOOTH WILL REMAIN THERE.

BUT THIS IS MORE OR LESS TO INVEST AGAIN IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO MANAGE THE TRUCKS, SERVICE THE TRUCKS AND PROVIDE A BETTER QUALITY OF SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. SOME SOFTWARE ADDITIONS WE'VE DONE, WE IMPLEMENTED SOFTPACK.

IT'S OUR BACK OFFICE CRM. I WON'T BORE YOU WITH WHAT IT DOES, BUT IT BROUGHT SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY TO OUR OPERATIONS. ALL THREE OF THE SOUTH LAKE COMMERCIAL FRONT LOAD DRIVERS NOW HAVE TABLETS IN THEIR TRUCKS.

THEY'RE CONTINUOUSLY RECORDING WITH ALL THE CAMERAS. EVERY TIME THEY DO A COLLECTION, IT ACTUALLY TAKES A PICTURE AND PUTS IT ON THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT FOR LATER VERIFICATION IF NEEDED.

WE ALSO HAVE ROLLED OUT ROUTING OPTIMIZATION, MULTI DAY ROUTING, JUST THINGS TO MAKE OUR OPERATION MORE EFFICIENT AND MANAGE THOSE COSTS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.

IN TERMS OF EQUIPMENT ORDERS, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING 18 TO 24 MONTHS AHEAD. WE HAD 27 TRUCKS ARRIVE THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE 30 TRUCKS ARRIVING BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT NOVEMBER. A LOT OF THOSE ARE REPLACEMENTS.

THIS IS MORE OR LESS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS RELIGIOUSLY. WE MANAGE THE AGE AND THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF OUR FLEET. WE'RE REPLACING THOSE WELL AHEAD AND MAKING SURE WE STAY ON THAT SCHEDULE.

AS LAUREN ALLUDED TO, WE DO LITTER COLLECTION USUALLY THREE, MAYBE FOUR TIMES PER YEAR USING ALL OF THOSE 200 HOURS IN THE CONTRACT.

HERE'S A FEW PHOTOS. WE'VE PICKED UP OVER 4,000 POUNDS OF TRASH SINCE THIS PROGRAM BEGAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A MAJOR KUDOS TO SAINT HUFF AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PUTS TOGETHER THE MAP, SENDS IT TO US AND WORKS PRETTY FLAWLESSLY.

AND WE GET SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES OUT THERE ON A DESIGNATED SATURDAY TO PICK UP SOME LITTER.

CWD, YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WASTE HAULERS IS WE'RE NOT JUST A VENDOR. WE'RE NOT EVEN JUST A MEMBER OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS.

WE LIKE TO SAY WE'RE A PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY. WE DON'T JUST CUT A CHECK, GIVE A DUMPSTER. WE ACTUALLY SHOW UP TO EVENTS.

WE TAKE PICTURES, WE PARTICIPATE. SO SOME OF THESE EVENTS THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE, THIS PARTICULAR WAS WITH SOUTH LAKE FOUNDATION WORKING WITH KUSH. THEY DID THIS SINCE THE FIRST NOVEMBER, ONE MONTH INTO THE CONTRACT AND THEY FED ALL OF OUR DRIVERS.

WE GO OUT THERE TO BICENTENNIAL PARK. IT'S A GREAT TIME. THE FOUNDATION KIDS SERVE ALL THE DRIVERS FOOD.

I GET TO GO OUT THERE MYSELF AND MEET THEM AND TALK TO THE YOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY. IT'S REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM. THE DRIVERS VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT AND WE APPRECIATE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL.

HERE IS A PICTURE IS OUR DRIVER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON. SO WE LIKE TO HOST THIS EVERY YEAR.

WE'LL HAVE THIS, I BELIEVE WE HAD IT IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.

WE'LL HAVE ONE COMING UP HERE IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE DRIVERS IN, LET THEM MEET COUNSEL, LET THEM MEET STAFF AND IT'S MORE MAKE IT ABOUT THEM DAY. TOO OFTEN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT GOES WRONG IN OUR WORLD.

BUT THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEM A NICE HOT MEAL FROM THE FEED STORE HERE AND GIVE THEM THANKS AND SHOW THOSE GUYS APPRECIATION. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD AND WE DO IN NEARLY ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITY EVENTS OR GREEN EVENTS.

SO YOU KNOW THE PREVIOUS COMPANY, I'VE HEARD STORIES WOULD CHARGE TO SPONSOR OR PROVIDE WASTE OR RECYCLING SERVICES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE DO ALL OF THESE AT NO CHARGE.

IN FACT, A GREAT STAT THAT I HAVE IN 2025, CWD SPENT ABOUT $450,000 IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVICE.

AND 98% OF THAT IS NOT REQUIRED BY CONTRACT. THAT IS JUST MONEY THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO CHAMBER AND SPONSORING EVENTS AND PROVIDING ROLL OFF CONTAINERS, RECYCLING DEPOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, MEMBERSHIPS AND THINGS, GIVING BACK AND BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE, WE'VE GOT THE SPRING FESTIVAL THERE IN THE TOP LEFT.

WE DID THE RUN FOR RELEASE, WORKED WITH MANDY GRAHAM ON THAT. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CHAMBER, MARK GILBERT AND VICTORIA AND SOME OTHER EVENTS HERE AT DIWALI FEST AS WELL AS ON THE BOTTOM LEFT THERE.

WE'VE GOT.

I'VE WORKED WITH STAFF IN THE KEEP SOUTH LAKE BEAUTIFUL TO GET YOU ALL A GOLD STAR.

GOLD STAR AFFILIATION WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL. SO AGAIN, SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE JUST PROMOTING THAT PARTNERSHIP, ENCOURAGING RECYCLING AND BEING MORE THAN JUST A GARBAGE COMPANY, IF YOU WILL.

HERE'S A FEW MORE PICTURES OF SOME OF THOSE EVENTS WE BRING PARTICIPATE IN LIKE TOUCH AND TRUSS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. VERY QUICKLY, WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL THAT PAINT WE PICK UP ON THAT DOOR SIDE PROGRAM? WELL, BY LAW, I COULD TAKE IT BACK TO CWD. I COULD DUMP IT OUT ON A TARP IN THIS NICE HOT HEAT, LET IT DRY, ROLL IT UP, AND TAKE IT TO THE LANDFILL.

INSTEAD, WHAT WE DO IS WE CLEAN THE PAINT, WE SEPARATE IT BY OIL AND LATEX PAINTS, WE PUT IT IN A BRAND NEW PAIL, PUT A DAB ON TOP, AND WE GIVE IT BACK TO

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SO JUST KNOW THAT EVEN IF THERE MAY NOT BE A NEED FOR THAT FREE PAINT HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, WHAT YOU'RE GIVING TO CWD IS GOING BACK TO OTHERS THAT VERY MUCH NEED THAT. SOME OF THE TOOLS JUST HAVE DEVELOPED AVAILABILITY TO THE CUSTOMERS. WE'VE GOT OUR ADDRESS SEARCH TOOL.

INSTEAD OF KNOWING WHAT THE THIRD THURSDAY IS ON THE FIRST WINTER CYCLE, YOU JUST TYPE IT IN. IT'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR BRUSH PICKUP IS OR WHEN YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION IS COMMERCIAL.

CUSTOMERS CAN NOW LOG ON, USE THEIR ACCOUNT TO PAY THEIR COMMERCIAL BILLS AND REQUEST SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE CWD MOBILE APP THAT'S HAD OVER 17,000 DOWNLOADS.

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BY CALLING OR EMAILING US, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND DO THEM THERE. SUBMIT PICTURES, GET A BOLT PICKUP OR GLASS FLOAT OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

IN LAST YEAR, WE WERE ALL AWARE OF THE KERR COUNTY FLOOD.

AND WHAT DID CWD DO IN RESPONSE TO THAT IS WE DID A RECYCLING INITIATIVE WHERE WE DONATED $10 PER RECYCLING TON WE COLLECTED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. SO WE PUMPED THAT OUT TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND TRIED TO ENCOURAGE MORE RECYCLING.

WE SAW IN SOUTH LAKE, THE VOLUMES WENT UP 13% OVER THE PRIOR MONTH.

SO FOLKS GOT THE MESSAGE.

AND YOU ALL CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $2,500 OF THE $42,000 CHECK THAT WE WENT AND DELIVERED TO THE KERR COUNTY FOUNDATION THERE FOR THE FLOOD RELIEF. AS FOR THE COST ADJUSTMENT, AS LAUREN ALLUDED TO, THIS IS A PORTION OF THE CONTRACT.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CALL THIS A COST ADJUSTMENT.

IT'S NOT JUST ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. WE'RE ACTUALLY ADJUSTING OUR FEES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE INFLATION IN OPERATING A GARBAGE COMPANY.

SO WHAT WE DO IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN SOME COMPANIES. WE BREAK IT DOWN INTO THREE COMPONENTS.

CPIU, WHICH IS WITHOUT ENERGY, FUEL.

WE USE THE HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS, AND THEN WE USE THE DISPOSAL GATE. RATE AT THE ARLINGTON LANDFILL. AND THEN WE APPLY THOSE CHANGES IN THOSE THREE INDICES ACROSS A WEIGHTED CHART BASED ON THE SERVICE.

THERE'S MORE DISPOSAL IN FRONT LOAD TRASH THAN THERE IS IN RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING. SO WE APPLIED THOSE CHANGES IN THE INDICES TO COME UP WITH OUR ANNUAL COST ADJUSTMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE. AND THIS SLIDE IS THE RATE CHANGES FOR OCTOBER 1ST, WHERE WE SAW RESIDENTIAL RATES WOULD INCREASE 2.78%.

COMMERCIAL FRONT LOAD ON AVERAGE IS 3.52, AND THE ROLL OFF IS 4.29%.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

WE DELIVERED THIS BEAUTIFUL BENCH TO THE TENNIS CENTER AT BICENTENNIAL PARK THAT WAS DROPPED OFF TODAY. SO THAT'LL BE A GREAT ATTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL THOSE STATS.

YOU CAN ALL SEE THEM THERE.

BUT WITH THAT, I'LL END THE PRESENTATION AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. RAMER. IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE WAS GOING OUT FOR BIDS AND PROPOSALS FOR NEW SERVICE, AND YOU PROMISED BACK THEN GREAT SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, AND BEING A GREAT CORPORATE COMMUNITY PARTNER, YOU'VE DELIVERED ON THAT.

JUST LAST WEEK, I GOT A TEXT FROM A RESIDENT WHOSE, I THINK HIS GARBAGE BIN LID WAS BROKEN.

NOT THE CWD RECYCLING BIN, BUT YOU GUYS JUST STEPPED IN AND SAID, OH, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WE'LL REPLACE THAT. AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT, BUT IT'S JUST THAT SPECIAL LITTLE EXTRA TOUCH THAT I KNOW OUR RESIDENTS APPRECIATE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSIVENESS AND YOUR TEAM, HOW THEY TAKE CARE OF OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT CWD OR THE CONTRACT RENEWAL? JUST COMMENT. IF I MAY KIND OF DIRECT THE STAFF, BUT THEY APPEAR TO BE REALLY GREAT PARTNERS.

I'VE ONLY BEEN UP HERE THIS TIME AROUND FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THE SERVICES, SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT YOU REVIEWED, I WASN'T AWARE OF AND I THINK THAT WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING THE APP, THE BULK PICKUP, THE LEAK, RECYCLING, HOW THAT SCHEDULE WORKS TO OUR CITIZENS SO THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. I JUST, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S SOME GREAT SERVICES THAT ARE INVOLVED HERE, AND I THINK.

I THINK THE MORE PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, THE BETTER. THANK YOU.

YEAH, GO AHEAD, MARK.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT.

[6. FY 2027 Operating Budget - Overview ]

NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION, ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 OPERATING BUDGET OVERVIEW.

AND I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ALLISON ORKOWSKI. AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SHARON JACKSON TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET THAT WAS JUST FILED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS LAST WEEK, PER STATE LAW.

ALLISON, IT'S ALL YOURS.

YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT, WE ARE PRESENTING THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. YOU KNOW, THIS BUDGET REPRESENTS

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IT REALLY IS THE REPRESENTATION OF A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK THAT'S DESIGNED TO DELIVER ON THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND IT ALSO COMES AT A MEANINGFUL POINT FOR SOUTHLAKE. YOU WILL SEE THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION OUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY LOGO.

SO IT IS VERY TIMELY. AS WE APPROACH BUILD OUT. OUR WORK IS SHIFTING FROM BUILDING NEW STUFF TO CARING FOR WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY AND FOR WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BUILT.

SO WE'VE COINED THIS BUDGET AS DISCIPLINED BY DESIGN, BUT IT'S BUILT TO LAST. IT'S ABOUT ALIGNING RESOURCES, MAKING DELIBERATE CHOICES, AND CONTINUING TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL VALUE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS, WE WANT TO START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET.

SO THIS CHART THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE GIVES YOU A HIGH LEVEL LOOK AT ALL OF THE CITY'S FUNDS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH TOGETHER TOTAL ABOUT 133.7 MILLION IN PLANNED OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE COMING YEAR. THIS IS A DECREASE OVERALL OF ABOUT $4 MILLION FROM 2026.

AND THIS IS REALLY REFLECTIVE OF OUR CYCLICAL FUNDING.

THINGS LIKE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN FACILITY MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CARRY COSTS THAT ARRIVE IN CYCLES. AND PROJECTS BUDGETED LAST YEAR AREN'T REPEATED THIS YEAR.

WHILE MUCH OF TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION IS GOING TO FOCUS ON THE GENERAL FUND, BECAUSE IT'S OUR LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE FUND, OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER ALL OF THE SERVICES ACROSS OUR SERVICE PALETTE EXTENDS ACROSS ALL OF THE FUNDS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN. WHETHER IT'S POLICE, FIRE, UTILITIES, PARKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EACH OF THESE FUNDS PLAYS A ROLE IN MAXIMIZING OUR SERVICE DELIVERY TO OUR RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS. SO WITH THIS FULL PICTURE IN MIND, WE'LL TURN TO HOW THIS BUDGET IS GUIDED BY OUR LONG TERM STRATEGY.

WE ARE GOING TO STRUCTURE THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT AROUND OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND OUR FIRST GUIDING PRINCIPLE PRINCIPLE IS ALWAYS STRATEGY. SOUTHLAKE DOESN'T BUILD OUR BUDGET YEAR TO YEAR. WE LOOK AT IT IN THE MULTI YEAR.

EVERY DECISION IS GROUNDED IN THE FIRST, THE LONG TERM VISION THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS WORK ENSURES THAT OUR WORK REMAINS DISCIPLINED, FORWARD LOOKING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALIGNED WITH THE PRIORITIES AND THE OUTCOMES THAT YOU HAVE SET. AND WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW THOSE RESOURCES CONNECT TO CITY COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES.

SO YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS NO SURPRISE. THIS IS OUR STRATEGY MAP.

YOU SEE IT AT LEAST ONCE PER EVERY MEETING. IT HAS BEEN AROUND IN SOME FORM SINCE 2006, AND IT SERVES AS THE VISUAL ANCHOR FOR HOW WE CONNECT RESOURCES TO OUTCOMES. EVERY BUDGET DECISION WE MAKE TIES BACK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN VISION.

THE CITY COUNCIL'S PLAN PRIORITIES AND FUNDING CHOICES ARE MADE WITHIN THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH THEN CASCADES DOWN TO DEPARTMENTS. THE RESULT IS THAT EVERY DOLLAR WE SPEND ADVANCES THE COMMUNITY'S GOALS IN A VERY DELIBERATE AND MEASURABLE WAY. AND TO ENSURE THERE IS CONSISTENCY AND DISCIPLINE YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE ALSO USE A SET OF FINANCIAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY.

AND YOU SEE THOSE HERE ON THE SCREEN. MOST RECENTLY, WE DISCUSSED THEM WITH YOU AT YOUR SUMMER STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WORKSHOP. THEY SERVE AS OUR FRAMEWORK FOR DISCIPLINED FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING.

AND THEY INCLUDE THINGS LIKE THE STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT WE DISCUSSED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, BUT ALSO INCLUDE IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE TAX RELIEF, CASH FUNDING AND DEBT MANAGEMENT. THE MANAGEMENT AND CLOSE CONSIDERATION OF HOW OUR EXPENDITURES GROW AND WHAT'S DRIVING THOSE COSTS. THE COST GROWTH FROM YEAR TO YEAR, MAINTAINING THE STATUS AS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE THAT WE MAINTAIN ALL OF OUR SERVICE LEVELS WITH NO SERVICE LEVEL REDUCTIONS.

THESE ARE THE OUTCOMES THAT WE BUILD THE BUDGET AROUND BASED ON THE DIRECTION WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. SO IN THE REST OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THIS PROPOSED BUDGET REFLECTS EACH OF THESE PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE. AND TO BEGIN THAT, I WILL ASK OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SHARON JACKSON, TO STEP FORWARD AND SHE'S GOING TO START OFF SPEAKING OFF WITH TAX RELIEF, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS THAT WE PROVIDE VALUE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU. AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID, TAXPAYER RELIEF CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR KEY COMMITMENTS WHILE MAINTAINING OUR SERVICE LEVELS THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO. AND PART OF THAT IS DISCIPLINED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WITH THIS BUDGET, WE'RE HAPPY TO NOTE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE TAXPAYER RELIEF.

SO STARTING HERE WITH THE PROPERTY VALUES, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS. OUR NUMBER ONE REVENUE IN THE JOURNAL FUND IS PROPERTY TAX.

OUR APPRAISED VALUE THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME PROBABLY IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY.

BUT AT LEAST I KNOW

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AFTER ALL THE EXEMPTIONS, A REDUCTION AS WELL, IS JUST OVER, JUST UNDER 12.3 BILLION. THE GOOD NEWS, WE DID HAVE SOME NEW CONSTRUCTION. THE MAJORITY OF THAT CAME FROM RESIDENTIAL.

ABOUT 85% OF THAT IS RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION.

HOWEVER, EVEN WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE DID SEE A REDUCTION AS I STATED EARLIER IN OUR APPRAISE AND OUR TAXABLE VALUE. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, IT'S OUR 16TH YEARS OF SUSTAINED RELIEF, WE'RE ABLE TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE BY A HALF A CENT AND EVEN MORE BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE JUST OVER A PENNY 1.16 BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WHICH IS A REVENUE REDUCTION OF JUST OVER 1.3 MILLION. AS WELL AS THE TAX RATE REDUCTION, WE'RE CONTINUING THE 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WHICH IS A REDUCTION BASED ON THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE OF O OVER 217,000 TO AN AVERAGE HOME THAT REDUCES THEIR TAXABLE VALUE WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT JUST UNDER A 6 CENT TAX RATE, 5.9 CENT TAX RATE REDUCTION WHICH RESULTS IN THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FOR OUR AVERAGE HOME IN SOUTH LAKE OF A TAX RATE OF JUST OVER 23 CENTS.

THIS JUST WITH THE 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL REVENUE REDUCTION OF JUST OVER 5.6 MILLION. WHEN YOU SEE THROUGH ALL OF THE TAX RELIEF, THE LOCAL TAX RELIEF, THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AS WELL AS THE OTHER LOCAL EXEMPTIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE WITHIN THE CITY, THAT TOTAL TAXPAYER RELIEF IS THE REDUCTION OF REVENUE TO THE CITY JUST OVER 6.9 MILLION. THIS CHART SHOWS HOW THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX BILL IS DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE AND ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES ON THE TAX BILL. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE LARGEST IS CAROL ISD WEST AT ONLY 16% WHICH FOR THE AVERAGE VALUED HOME WILL PAY JUST OVER $2,400 WHICH EQUATES TO ROUGHLY $207 A MONTH FOR THE SERVICES THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY.

THIS IS A GREAT DEPICTION THAT ONE OF OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENTS TO THE TAXPAYERS TO HAVE LEVELIZED PROPERTY TAX BILL OVER 10 YEARS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING EXCELLENT SERVICE.

BUT TO NOTE WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET, NOT ONLY ARE WE KEEPING IT LEVELIZED, IT'S THE ACTUAL REDUCTION IN THE AVERAGE TAX BILL WHEN COMPARED TO THE CURRENT TAX BILL OF A RESIDENT OF $2,700. IT WAS REDUCED DOWN LESS THAN 02,500 IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.

HERE'S ANOTHER BENCHMARK WHERE WE LOOKED AT OUR BENCHMARK CITIES, 18 CITIES THAT WILL SHOW WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE PROPOSING FOR THEIR CURRENT TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.

WITH STARTING FROM THE LOWEST TAX RATE AND WORKING OUR WAY UP, YOU CAN SEE SOUTHLAKE IS AT THE LOWER END WITH THE THIRD LOWEST TAX RATE. IT'S DEPICTED ON THE SLIDE.

ABOUT 5 OF THE CITIES ARE DOING A SHOWING A REDUCTION AND THEY'RE REDUCING THEIR RATE. HOWEVER, I WOULD NOTE THAT THERE'S ONLY THREE CITIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE. AND SOUTHLAKE IS THE ONLY CITY THAT'S ACTUALLY REDUCING THEIR TAX RATE LESS THAN WHAT THE TAX RATE THEY HAVE TODAY.

NEXT GUIDING PRINCIPLE I'D LIKE TO WORK ON, LIKE TO DISCUSS IS INVESTING IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH CASH FUNDING AND STRATEGIC USE OF DEBT THAT HAS SERVED THE CITY WELL AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY INCLUDING IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET WHERE WE CAN DO THE EXACT SAME THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PRIOR YEARS. OUR AAA BOND RATING FROM ALL THREE AGENCIES, S& P, FITCH AND MOODY'S REFLECTS THE DISCIPLINE AND GIVES US FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN BORROW IN THE FUTURE. THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 200 MILES OF ROADWAY SYSTEM, OVER 100 MILES OF THE STORMWATER UTILITIES, AS WELL AS ALMOST A HALF A BILLION OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN. AS THE CITY NEARS BUILD OUT, ONE OF THE THINGS GOING INTO THE FUTURE, IT'S NOT ABOUT BUILDING NEW THINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE REINVESTING AND REMAIN THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT IN THE 2027 BUDGET WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO THE SAME WITH THIS, MAINTAIN THIS FINANCIAL GOAL.

WE'RE INVESTING 21 MILLION OF CASH OUT OF EIGHT DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES.

AND THE GOOD NEWS, BASED ON THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX REPORTED DEBT, THE DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS. THE NEXT FINANCIAL GUIDANCE PRINCIPLE I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IS OUR COMMITMENT TO MANAGEMENT GROWTH THAT HAS SERVED THE CITY WELL BY BEING DISCIPLINED IN OUR EXPONENTIAL GROWTH.

THIS ENSURES THAT INCREASES IN THE BUDGET ARE MANAGED AND ALIGNED WITH SERVICE DELIVERY

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NOT SURPRISING BEING A SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD BE A LARGE COST DRIVER AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AS I DISCUSSED EARLIER, AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT AND CORE BUSINESSES DAY TO DAY MANAGING THE BUSINESS.

THERE'S TWO KEY THINGS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT COMES TO MIND. OUR ELECTRIC RATE WAS A FIXED COST WE HAD CAPTURED FOR A DECADE.

FOR 10 YEARS. RENEWING THE NEW CONTRACT REFLECTED A 53% INCREASE IN THAT RATE THAT WOULD IMPACT THE STATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS WELL AS WE'RE BRINGING ON THE NEW MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER AND THE TOWER WHICH BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL 167,000 OF COST TO MANAGE THAT FACILITY. THE GOOD NEWS, WITH OUR DISCIPLINE AND EXPENDITURE GROWTH, WE LOOKED EARLY ON AT OUR BENCHMARKS AND LOOKED AT CPI AND HAD ESTABLISHED A SELF IMPOSED 2.5% INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET GROWTH WHERE WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR EXISTING COSTS, WE WERE PROJECTING TO HAVE A 5% INCREASE IN THE JOURNAL FUND EXPENDITURES THROUGH OPTIMIZATION AND OTHER THINGS AS FAR AS PERSONNEL REALLOCATIONS AND OTHER THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE GOOD NEWS WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE CITY MANAGER WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO FILE A BUDGET WITH ONLY A 2% INCREASE IN THE JOURNAL FUND BUDGET.

NOT ONLY DID THAT MANAGE OUR ORGANIC GROWTH OF EXISTENCE SERVICES WERE ABLE WITHIN THAT 2% INCLUDE NEW SERVICES AS WELL AS SOME LEGISLATIVE MANDATES ARE ALL INCLUDED WITHIN THAT 2% GROWTH FACTOR.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THIS WHILE ALSO PROTECTING THE SERVICE LEVEL THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO RECEIVING AND WHILE BRINGING ON NEW FACILITIES AND ENHANCING OUR SERVICES.

HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR BENCHMARK CITIES OF THE 18 CITIES THAT WE BENCHMARKED, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE JOURNAL FUND EXPENDITURE GROWTH, WE LOOKED FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST.

YOU CAN SEE SOUTHLAKE WITH OUR 2% GROWTH AND THE JOURNAL FUND EXPENDITURE WERE AMONG THE LOWEST AS IT RELATES TO GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE GROWTH. AND AGAIN THAT'S THROUGH OUR CONTINUED PRACTICE OF BEING VERY DISCIPLINED IN OUR EXPENDITURE GROWTH.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT A 10 YEAR LOOK, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE.

IN THE 10 YEARS FROM 2015 TO 2025, OUR DFW STANDARDS C5 GREW ABOUT 3.4%. WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR 18 BENCHMARK CITIES, THEIR GROWTH WAS ABOUT 5.4%. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

IT'S A 4.3%. HOWEVER THAT'S ABOVE THE C5, BUT THAT INCLUDES ADDING NEW FACILITIES, EXPANDING SERVICES AND NOT JUST INFLATION ALONE, BUT WHILE ALSO BELOW THE BENCHMARK CITIES EXPENDITURE GROWTH. NEXT.

ONE OF OUR KEY ELEMENTS WHEN YOU THINK OF FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IS SUSTAINING A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET WHILE MAINTAINING STRONG REVENUES. THE GOOD NEWS? THE PROPOSED BUDGET MATCHES OUR REOCCURRING REVENUES AND EXPENSES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT RELYING ON ONE TIME REVENUE TO FUND ONGOING OBLIGATIONS.

THIS APPROACH ENSURES WE HAVE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND IT AVOIDS CREATING FUTURE GAPS AS IN OTHER PREVIOUS BUDGETS.

WE FOLLOWED THIS SAME THRESHOLD, THE SAME PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE IN DEVELOPING THE 2027 BUDGET. AND YOU SEE IN THE BUDGET OUR GENERAL FUND IS AT THE OPTIMUM LEVEL OF 25.78% IN FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS THE OPTIMUM LEVEL OF OUR POLICIES.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO TURN OVER OUR TO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER STACEY BLACK TO DISCUSS OUR PERSONNEL.

THANK YOU. AS CFO JACKSON SAID, OUR NEXT GUIDING PRINCIPAL IS OUR EMPLOYER OF CHOICE PRINCIPAL AND REALLY OUR WORKFORCE IS AT THE HEART OF OUR SERVICE DELIVERY AND BEING AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE HELPS ENSURE THAT WE CAN RECRUIT, RETAIN AND DEVELOP THE PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE SOUTH LAKE STANDARD EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND THIS IS WHY WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN CULTURE, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

THIS FIRST CHART I'LL SHOW YOU THIS EVENING IS A QUICK VIEW OF OUR HISTORICAL PERSONNEL TRENDS OVER THE LAST PAST DECADE.

WHAT IT SHOWS IS THAT OUR WORKFORCE HAS NOT GROWN IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

STAFFING HAS INCREASED WHEN NEW FACILITIES, PROGRAMS OR SERVICE DEMANDS HAVE REQUIRED IT. IT ALSO HAS COME DOWN WHEN VACANCIES, REORGANIZATIONS OR OPERATIONAL CHANGES HAVE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK DIFFERENTLY. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR APPROACH TO WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT WHEN WE EVALUATE STAFFING BASED ON SERVICE NEEDS, NOT SIMPLY ON HISTORICAL PRACTICE.

THIS SLIDE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DETAILS OF THE CHANGES OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. YOU

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EVERY CHANGE YOU SEE CONNECTS TO SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED OR THE COMMUNITY NEED THAT HAS REQUIRED A RESPONSE. SO FOR EXAMPLE IN FY 2017 WAS WHEN YOU STARTED WORKING TOWARDS CHAMPIONS CLUB IN 2018. SO WE ACTUALLY OPENED THE FACILITY AND ADDED 49 EMPLOYEES THROUGH FY19 AND 21 BROUGHT SOME TARGETED ADDITIONS LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE TECHNOLOGY, PARKS, FINANCE AND ENGINEERING ALONG WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FTES TO PROGRAM CHAMPIONS CLUB.

FULLY 22 THROUGH 24 RESPONDED TO THOSE COMMUNITY DEMANDS.

SPECIFICALLY, YOU SAW AN EXPANSION OF THE SRO PROGRAM. WE OPENED THE NEW PICKLEBALL COMPLEX AND YOU ALSO SAW SOME ADDITIONS FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT 25 THROUGH 26 YOU START TO SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. YOU SEE A NET REDUCTION OF FIVE POSITIONS AND THAT'S THE RESULT OF VERY DELIBERATE OPTIMIZATION. WE CONSOLIDATED SOME POSITIONS IN THE FIRE PREVENTION, RESTRUCTURED PARKS REALLY WORKED TO PROVIDE MAKING SURE THAT EVERY POSITION WE HAVE ON THE TEAM IS SUPPORTING A DEMONSTRATED AND CONTINUED NEED.

SO THAT BRINGS YOU TO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR FY27 BUDGET.

FOR FY27, THE AUTHORIZED STAFFING IS DECREASING FROM 444.1675 FTES TO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN OF 438.6175.

THAT IS A PERMANENT REDUCTION OF 5.55 FTES. YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO PLEASE ANOTHER 6.155 FTES. THE FROZEN POSITIONS REMAIN AUTHORIZED IN THE PERSONNEL CHART.

HOWEVER, OUR INTENTION IS NOT TO FILL THOSE THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL HAVE THE FUNDING AND THE FLEXIBILITY TO RESTORE THEM, RESTRUCTURE THEM, OR ULTIMATELY PERMANENTLY ELIMINATE THEM IF SO IS NEEDED.

THESE CHANGES COME THROUGH TWO PATHS REALLY.

THE FIRST IS OUR LONG STANDING VACANCY REVIEW PROCESS WHERE WE TAKE TIME TO REALLY EVALUATE EVERY VACANCY THAT COMES FORWARD WITH A BUSINESS CASE BEFORE WE GO THROUGH AND ACTUALLY FILL THE POSITION.

AND ALSO AGAIN, THAT BUDGET OPTIMIZATION PROCESS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHERE THE DEPARTMENTS CAME THROUGH, REALLY ASSESSED STAFFING AGAINST CURRENT SERVICE DEMANDS AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER.

THIS MARKS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS. A TOTAL OF 10.55 FTES, OR APPROXIMATELY 2.3% OF THE WORKFORCE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED SINCE 2024.

WITHOUT REDUCING ANY SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS. ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT OUR PERSONNEL COUNT IS TO LOOK AT IT BY FUNDING SOURCE.

NEARLY 70% OF OUR WORKFORCE IS SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND, WITH THE REMAINING EMPLOYEES SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR SPECIAL REVENUE SOURCES SUCH AS CEDC, THE UTILITY FUND, CCPD, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

LOOKING AT WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES WORK, YOU CAN SEE THE DEPARTMENT BREAKOUT THERE. ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WORKFORCE IS IN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

ANOTHER 25% ARE IN COMMUNITY SERVICES. AND THAT REALLY REFLECTS THE PEOPLE INTENSIVE NATURE OF THE SERVICES AND AMENITIES WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY.

AND REGARDLESS OF WHERE THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE FUNDED OR SERVED, OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE TALENT NECESSARY TO DELIVER THAT STRONG SOUTH LAKE STANDARD TO OUR RESIDENTS EVERY DAY.

SO DELIVERING THAT STANDARD.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THAT AND WE THINK ABOUT OUR EMPLOYER OF CHOICE STRATEGY, IT REALLY CENTERS ON THE THREE THINGS YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN. IT STARTS WITH OUR WORKPLACE CULTURE, OUR VALUES, OUR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND THE ACTUAL WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT WE CREATE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

IT INCLUDES A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION SYSTEM BUILT AROUND THE MARKET PHILOSOPHY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED IN 2013 AND ALSO UPDATED IN 2022.

AND IT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE THAT'S COMPETITIVE WHILE REMAINING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. TOGETHER, THESE FORM OUR VALUE PROPOSITION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND HELP US ATTRACT THOSE GREAT PEOPLE WHO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY.

REALLY. IN 2027, YOU'LL START TO SEE THAT PHILOSOPHY TRANSLATE INTO THE FOLLOWING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS INVESTMENTS. SO YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN.

OUR COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY ESTABLISHES THE MARKET POSITION TARGETS. WE CURRENTLY TARGET THE 70TH PERCENTILE FOR OUR GOVERNMENT, OUR GENERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AND THE 85TH PERCENTILE FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SWORN POSITIONS FOR FY2027. THE BUDGET FUNDS A 3% COST OF LIVING PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

AND WE FIND THAT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EXTERNAL INDICATORS THAT WE'VE REVIEWED SUCH AS THE BUREAU LABOR STATISTICS, EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX AND REGIONAL INFLATION DATA. OUR ANNUAL MARKET REVIEW ALSO IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 2% MOVEMENT IN THE PAY RANGES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN OUR ADOPTED MARKET PHILOSOPHY AND POSITION. AND THAT MOVEMENT WILL BE INCORPORATED WITHIN THAT 3% COLA.

IT WON'T BE AN ADDITIONAL PERCENTAGE ON TOP OF THAT INCREASE, THE TOTAL COST IS ABOUT $975,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND, AN ADDITIONAL ABOUT 275,000 FOR OUR SPECIAL RENT REVENUE FUNDS. ON THE BENEFIT SIDE, WE WERE PLEASED TO SECURE A FAVORABLE RENEWAL WITH CIGNA FOR OUR HEALTH INSURANCE OF A 4% RATE INCREASE WITH NO PLAN CHANGES AND MAINTAINED A 0% RATE INCREASE FOR OUR DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE.

THE BUDGET DOES INCLUDE THREE BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

THE FIRST ONE IS IN REGARDS

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THE SECOND IS IN RESPONSE TO EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK WE HEAR IN OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SURVEY.

AND WHAT WE HEARD IS THAT EMPLOYEES SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME USING THE VACATION LEAVE THAT ACCRUE. AND SO THIS PROPOSAL IS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ACCRUAL LIMIT FROM 240 HOURS TO 280 HOURS.

THAT ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE AND KEEP ON THE BOOKS AN ADDITIONAL 40 HOURS OF VACATION TIME.

HOWEVER, THE PROPOSAL DOES MAINTAIN THE CURRENT PAYOUT CAP OF 240 HOURS. THAT WAY THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL LIABILITY TO THE CITY. AND THEN FINALLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1998, WE PROPOSE AN INCREASE TO THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE AS A MEASURED FIRST STEP IN OUR BROADER REVIEW OF ALL OF THE BENEFITS.

TOGETHER THESE ARE TARGETED ENHANCEMENTS THAT STRENGTHEN THE EMPLOYEE VALUE PROPOSITION WHILE REMAINING FISCALLY AND FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. OVERALL, OUR EMPLOYER OF CHOICE STRATEGY IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST COMPENSATION ALONE. IT'S ABOUT MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE PAY, PROVIDING STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE BENEFITS AND CREATING A WORKPLACE CULTURE THAT SUPPORTS SERVICE EXCELLENCE.

AND WE'RE DOING BOTH THINGS AT ONCE. WE'RE MANAGING THE SIZE OF OUR WORKFORCE WITH DISCIPLINE WHILE CONTINUING TO INVEST COMPETITIVELY IN THE PEOPLE WE NEED. WE REMAIN ALIGNED WITH OUR ADOPTED MARKET POSITION GOALS AND BENEFITS REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 30% OF TOTAL COMPENSATION.

ULTIMATELY, INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE IS HOW WE DELIVER THE SELF EXTENT THE COMMUNITY HAS COME TO EXPECT. I'D LIKE TO NOW TURN IT BACK OVER TO CFO JACKSON WHO WILL TAKE SOME TIME EXPLAINING TALKING ABOUT PLANNING FOR OUR LONG TERM FUTURE.

NEXT GUIDING PRINCIPLE ASSISTANCE TO MANAGER STACEY BLACK SAID IS OUR LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY WHICH IS THE KEY FOR AS WE GO TO BUILD OUT IT'S ONE OF THE LONG RANGE PLANNING BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN PROTECT THE FUTURE AND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR RESIDENTS. BECAUSE WE CAN ALL AGREE THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TODAY WILL ALSO IMPACT OUR FUTURE AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO THE RESIDENTS.

WHEN LOOKING AT LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY, AS WE SAID NUMEROUS TIMES, IT'S A MULTI LOOK.

WHEN WE DEVELOP A BUDGET, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE CURRENT YEAR, IT'S A FIVE YEAR LOOK. AND LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC INDICATORS, LABOR, UNEMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, COMMERCIAL GROWTH, CONSUMER SPENDING, OUR SALES TAX DATA, WITH THAT BEING THE SECOND LARGEST REVENUE FOR THE JOURNAL FUND. ALL THESE THINGS COME INTO PLAY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR FIVE YEAR FORECAST.

BECAUSE AGAIN, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IS CRITICAL TO SUSTAINING THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THE CITY.

SOME OF THE PRESSURES WE'RE PLANNING FOR AS WE'RE GOING GETTING THEIR CITIES BUILT OUT, SLOWING REVENUE GROWTH, AS WELL AS IMPACTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE PRESSURES ON THE STATE LEGISLATORS AS WELL AS WE HAVE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WILL BRING CAPITAL AND PROJECT NEEDS INTO THE FUTURE. AND AS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION, COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKET, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE EMPLOYEES WE HAVE MAKES A DIFFERENCE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

NEXT, SOME OF THE STRUCTURAL STEPS THAT WE'VE TAKEN THIS YEAR WE CREATED A PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT, THEY COME IN SPIKES, NOT ALWAYS A CONSISTENT REPLACEMENT EACH YEAR. AND BY DEVELOPING THIS FUND, IT ALLOWS US TO LEVELIZE AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN REINVEST AND REPLACE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT INTO THE FUTURE. AS WELL AS THE SBDC AND CDC EXPENDITURE GUIDELINES.

WE FORMALIZED SOME OF THE PRACTICES THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED, BUT NOW IT'S FORMALIZED AND INCLUDED IN OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES.

WE DISCUSSED THAT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE SUMMER RETREAT AND NOW WE FORMALIZED THAT AND THAT'S PART OF THE FINANCIAL POLICIES AS WELL AS FORMALIZING OUR CRIME CONTROL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE INVESTMENT INTO OUR SRO OFFICERS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE SALES TAX STRATEGY AS SALES TAX SLOWS DOWN AND OUR COST FOR SROS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SO WE HAVE A VERY FORMALIZED SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED INTO OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, SHARON. SO THIS FINAL PRINCIPLE TONIGHT IS REALLY THE ONE THAT BRINGS EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP MATTERS BECAUSE IT PROTECTS SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS. SERVICE EXCELLENCE IS OUR STANDARD. WE REFER

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AND EVERY PRINCIPLE WE'VE DISCUSSED TONIGHT IS DESIGNED TO UPHOLD IT. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT IS DESIGNED IN FY27. AND YOU CAN SEE, AS WE HAVE MENTIONED, THIS PROPOSED BUDGET PROTECTS OUR CORE SERVICES.

WE HAVEN'T REDUCED SERVICE LEVELS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES FROM COUNCIL. WE HAVE SUSTAINED INVESTMENTS TO MAINTAIN STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS, ENSURING THAT RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THAT STANDARD OF SERVICE THAT THEY COME TO EXPECT. AND THIS IS REALLY THE RESULT OF DISCIPLINED MANAGEMENT.

WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TAX RELIEF THAT IS SO IMPORTANT.

WE CAN INVEST IN OUR TEAM AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND STILL DELIVER THOSE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES. IN CONCLUSION, THIS PROPOSED BUDGET SUSTAINS EXCELLENCE, SAVE FIRST THE FUTURE, AND DELIVERS ON SOUTH LAKE'S COMMITMENTS.

YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN, IT UPHOLDS EVERY FINANCIAL GUIDING PRINCIPLE. IT ADVANCES THE CITY COUNCIL'S LONG TERM PRIORITIES AND IT ALSO PRESERVES SOUTH LAKE'S TRADITION OF STRONG FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP. IT CONTINUES TAX RELIEF AND MANAGES SPENDING THOUGHTFULLY.

STRENGTHENS THE FUNDS AND GUIDELINES THAT WILL STEADY BUDGETS LONG AFTER THIS ONE CLOSES.

DISCIPLINED BY DESIGN AND BUILT TO LAST, THIS BUDGET REFLECTS THE VALUES AND DISCIPLINE THAT HAVE MADE SOUTH LAKE STRONG FOR YEARS. AND IT IS A REFLECTION OF THE STRATEGIC AND POLICY DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED.

I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF THE GUIDANCE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US OVER THE PAST YEAR AND KEY POLICY AREAS THAT HAVE INFORMED THIS FACULTY BUDGET. AND I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO TEAM SOUTH LAKE AND IN PARTICULAR EVERYONE ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT CAME TOGETHER TO DELIVER THIS BUDGET. IT TRULY IS REFLECTIVE OF THE SOUTH LAKE WAY AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE PRESENTING IT TO YOU TONIGHT.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TAKE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS OF SEPTEMBER.

THANK YOU, ALLISON AND STACY AND SHARON. AS ALLISON MENTIONED, WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN SEPTEMBER PER STATE LAW.

THAT WILL BE A CHANCE WHERE WE'LL ACTUALLY VOTE ON THE BUDGET. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK ON THE BUDGET. THERE WILL BE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT OUR TWO SEPTEMBER MEETINGS.

SO THAT'S FOR STATE LAW, THAT WE'LL HAVE THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER. TODAY'S KIND OF A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S COMING. A LOT THERE, AS ALLISON ALLUDED TO.

A LOT OF HARD WORK PUT IN BY ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND THEIR TEAMS. WE REALLY STARTED WORKING ON THE BUDGET BACK IN JANUARY AFTER WE CAME BACK FROM THE HOLIDAYS AND THE NEW YEAR AND A LOT THERE. THE BUDGET IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OFSOUTHLAKE WEBSITE, CITYOFSOUTHLAKE.COM SO IT'S THERE FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO READ THROUGH IT. THERE'S A LOT THERE. SO IT MIGHT TAKE MORE THAN ONE EVENING TO GET THROUGH IT, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE PUBLICLY ON THE CITY WEBSITE TO LOOK AT.

SO A LOT TO DIG INTO, A LOT OF THINGS WE'VE TOUCHED ON THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.

OVERVIEW, I'M MOST PROUD OF NOT ONLY THE GREAT SERVICES WE PROVIDE, BUT ALSO THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

I KNOW IT'S NOT REALLY MAYBE AN INTERESTING HEADLINE, BUT THE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A POLICY AND A PRIORITY OF CITY COUNCIL SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED, EVEN BEFORE THAT, WHEN I CAME ON IN 2015. THIS YEAR WOULD HAVE CUT AGAIN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 290.

WE'RE THE ONLY CITY IN DFW THAT'S CUTTING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

THIS IS A WEIRD YEAR WHERE OTHER CITIES, INCLUDING SOUTH LAKE, ARE DEALING WITH DECREASED PROPERTY VALUES.

IT'S A WEIRD YEAR FOR THAT.

SO SOME CITIES ARE HAVING THEIR RATE FLOAT UP A LITTLE BIT AND THEY'RE STILL BEING ABLE TO HIT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

AND THAT WAS AN OPTION NOT FOR US, BUT FOR OTHER CITIES. SO WE'RE THE ONLY CITY THAT'S CUTTING BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND WE'RE PROUD OF THAT.

THAT'S A COMMITMENT WE MADE MANY YEARS AGO AND IT'S A COMMITMENT WE LIVE UP TO AGAIN THIS YEAR.

AS THE CHART REFLECTED, WE'RE THE THIRD LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATE IN THE DFW METROPLEX, SECOND LOWEST IN TARRANT COUNTY. OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, WE'VE CUT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE TO MATCH. IN ONE OF THE CHARTS THAT SHOWED THE BAR CHART AND THE FLOW CHART, WE'VE MATCHED THE INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES BY CUTTING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.

SO YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL TO THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE OR THAT PORTION OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL THAT IS PAID TO THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE AS OPPOSED TO CARROLL ISD OR THE COUNTY, HAS BEEN RELATIVELY FLAT FOR 10 YEARS, AROUND 24 TO $2,500. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE PROUD OF. THIS WILL BE OUR LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATE IN THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE IN ALMOST 50 YEARS.

OF COURSE, SOUTH LAKE LOOKED A LOT DIFFERENT 50 YEARS AGO.

SO THAT'S REALLY INDICATIVE OF THE WORK THAT'S GONE IN TO GET US BACK TO THAT TAX RATE FROM 50 YEARS AGO WITH THE PROPERTY TAX RATE CUT, THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, OTHER EXEMPTIONS AND FREEZES.

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THAT'S IMPORTANT. AGAIN, THAT'S A POLICY THAT WE LIVE BY AND WE LIVE UP TO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. ONE OTHER QUICK POINT IS I'M PROUD OF THE STAFF FOR THE THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW FOR DOING MORE WITH LESS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL CHARTS THAT SHOW FULL TIME EMPLOYEES HAVE GONE DOWN OVER THE LAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS. THAT'S BECAUSE SOUTH LAKE IS NOT GROWING LIKE WE DID 10 YEARS AGO.

THERE'S LESS STUFF HAPPENING, LESS STUFF BEING BUILT, LESS THINGS THAT WE'RE ADDING AS FAR AS SERVICES.

SO LESS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF. SO THE STAFF LEVEL HAS GONE DOWN.

IT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY FOCUSED ON DURING THE COVID YEAR OF 2020 WHERE IT WAS ALREADY A PRACTICE BUT IT REALLY BECAME A NECESSITY DURING THE COVID YEAR WHERE IF POSITIONS BECAME OPEN BECAUSE PEOPLE LEFT TO GO TO ANOTHER CITY, WHICH HAPPENS AND WE WISH THEM WELL, OR PEOPLE RETIRED OR THEY GO INTO A DIFFERENT LINE OF WORK.

AND CITY STAFF LED BY ALLISON AND HER TEAM AND STACY HAVE LOOKED AT WHETHER THAT SPOT NEEDS TO BE FILLED. AND SO THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY BEEN A FOCUS SINCE THE COVID YEAR AND IT CONTINUES THROUGH THIS YEAR WITH THAT REDUCTION IN FULL TIME EMPLOYEES ALONG WITH CONTINUING THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT I EXPECT AS THE MAYOR AND A RESIDENT AND OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES EXPECT. AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THE STAFF DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS HAVE DONE TO PROVIDE THIS BUDGET FOR US. AGAIN, PUBLIC HEARINGS IN SEPTEMBER AT BOTH MEETINGS. IT'S A TWO VOTE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE IN SEPTEMBER.

SO WITH THAT I WILL OPEN UP THE COUNCIL FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME OR WE CAN CARRY IT OVER TO SEPTEMBER. WE'RE NOT VOTING TONIGHT ON THE BUDGET THAT WILL COME IN SEPTEMBER. SO COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALLISON OR SHARON OR ANYONE ELSE ON STAFF AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT, WE WILL CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION IN SEPTEMBER.

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

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE INCLUDED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. A, APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 04, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. B, APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 26026 APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP.

MIDTECH'S DIVISION REGARDING THE 2026 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING. C, APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF AN OFF SITE LEASE OFFICE SPACE WITH KRG TOWNS SQUARE VENTURES LLC. D, APPROVE A GRAZING LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND HOWARD HARRIS DBA DOVE ESTATE PARTNERS LTD ON APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED CITY PARK PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LONESOME DOVE ROAD AND FOXFIRE LANE AND REFERRED TO AS THE COCOA PROPERTY.

LOCATED AT 2303 LONESOME DOVE ROAD. AND FINALLY, E, APPROVED ZA26 0050.

PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR JANE'S PLACE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACK 1, CHAINS CREEK ADDITION, AMTRAK 3.3C.

I WOULD ALSO PROPOSE THAT WE CONSIDER MOVING FROM REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVING ITEM 8A. EXCUSE ME.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-027.

THAT'S OUR SISTER CITIES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BAD HAMBURG IN GERMANY. I SAW JEFF WANG HERE EARLIER.

OKAY, JEFF, WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE? IT'S ALL YOU.

WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. JEFF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN TELL US ABOUT THE SISTER CITIES PROGRAM AND THIS PENDING AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF GOD HUMBERG.

OKAY, JEFF WANG, 1105 QUAIL ROAD, SOUTH BAY.

AGAIN, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.

AND AGAIN, THE WHOLE JOURNEY STARTED ACTUALLY A LOT LONGER FROM THE ONE YARD LINE ON OUR OWN SITE. THAT WAS BACK IN 2011.

WE TRIED WHILE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE MAYOR, NO ONE DIDN'T GO.

BUT WE PICK UP AGAIN. LAST YEAR I STARTED AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2025, DIDN'T GIVE UP, TRY AGAIN.

NOW WE ACTUALLY MOVE ALONG MIDWAY. WE HAD A MEETING SET UP IN MAY, ONLINE MEETING AND VISIT IN DECEMBER AND THEN ACTUALLY VISIT SOURCE IN JULY. SO THIS IS WHERE PUT US HERE TONIGHT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT IN TIME. THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF SUPPORT AND ALSO A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE BACK. I'M ONLY HERE

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IN FACT, I RECOGNIZE OUR NEW YORK SECRETARY OF THE ORGANIZATION, LIANNA HUANG AND SHE'S SITTING THERE. THEY ARE THE ONE DOING THE WORK. AND AGAIN SHE STEPPED DOWN A LOT, ESPECIALLY VICKY.

I JUST SEE HER TO PUT UP WITH ME. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I THINK WE ARE KIND OF FORCING GOAL AND SO THIS IS WHAT I TAKE TO CROSS THE LINE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE BEING VERY HUMBLE. YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, NOT ONLY THE PAST YEAR WITH THE RELATIONSHIP WITH VAD HUMBERG, BUT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH THE SISTER CITIES PROGRAM.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN BRINGING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO US. GREAT PEOPLE. WE HAD A CHANCE FOR THEM TO VISIT SOUTH LAKE OVER THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.

THEY'RE HERE FOR STARS AND STRIPES. WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO START THIS OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM NOW AND SISTER CITY'S ARRANGEMENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

WELL, SINCE YOU MENTIONED IN FACT THIS MORNING I ACTUALLY RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE MAYOR HEDGES OFFICE AND AGAIN HE KIND OF LIKE REAFFIRMED HIS INVITATION FOR THE MAYOR AND ASSOCIATE DELEGATION TO TO THE LENTEN FEST AT THE END OF AUGUST, WHICH IS TOTEM IS REALLY NOT WORKING VERY WELL.

ESPECIALLY DURING OUR BAJI WORLD SESSION BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENT, THE BIGGEST FESTIVAL.

IT WAS ORIGINAL DATE BACK TO 1935. BUT AGAIN THEY ALSO HAVE A SECONDARY OPTION OFFER INVITATION TO THE MAYOR.

THIS IS THEIR HARVEST FEST.

NOW WE OCTOBER. I TRY TO GO THROUGH A NUMBER. I ALWAYS HAVE A NUMBER. IT'S OCTOBER 9TH AND OCTOBER 10TH.

THANK YOU. WE'LL SHARE THAT WITH ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND I KNOW YOU'LL BE INVOLVED OF COURSE AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JEFF.

COUNCIL, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING 8A THE SISTER CITY'S AGREEMENT FROM REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVING THAT ITEM? I THINK WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT COUNCIL NEEDS A DISCUSSION OR ANY KIND OF PRESENTATION OR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH THE STAFF? A BRIEF QUESTION ON 4B.

SOMEWHAT RELATED TO THE CASE, BUT JUST THE FACT THAT IT'S ON HERE.

AS THE CITY MANAGER PERHAPS, HAVE THERE BEEN ADDITIONAL CHARGES, INCREASES IN CHARGES OUTSIDE OF THE RATE FROM ATMOS OVER THE LAST SAY 24 MONTHS? I'M HEARING A COMMON COMPLAINT ABOUT GAS BILLS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY.

SHARON TO STEP FORWARD.

SO FROM A STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO EACH APRIL FILE A RATE MECHANISM.

SO EVERY YEAR THERE'S A RATE CASE EVERY APRIL. SO YES.

COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM ON ITEM 8A WHICH AGAIN WE'RE MOVING FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA, THE SISTER CITIES AGREEMENT. I'LL INVITE COLLEEN GOLASTAN, 708 BRYSON WAY HERE IN SOUTH LAKE WHO WILL SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, 8A SINCE WE'RE TAKING IT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK NOW, GO AHEAD, COME ON DOWN. NO, COME ON DOWN. YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND THEN YOU HAVE...

BRYSON WAY. THIS RELATIONSHIP PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE AN INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON THE SOUTHLAKE FAMILIES PAC TAKEOVER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE. INCLUDING REALLY ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, ESPECIALLY THE EGREGIOUS POLICIES TARGETING ITS LGBTQ+ STUDENTS.

CHRISTIANS DO NOT PERSECUTE THEIR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THEIR YOUTH. SO BUCKLE UP OT HUMBERG. IT'S GOING TO BE A BUMPY RIDE.

DER ROSA VINKEL. IT'S THE ONLY THING WE DISAGREE ON. I THINK YOU'RE A GREAT MAYOR, BUT YOU ARE ALL PERSECUTE YOUR LGBTQ YOUTH IN POLICY.

VERY SAD. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LONG TERM INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP AND THINGS ARE GOING TO COME OUT. THANK YOU.

[1. Call to order. ]

[2.A. Executive Session]

AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551 AND THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT SECTION 551.071 TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY MATTERS.

AND I'LL CHECK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ON WHAT TIME WE'LL BE BACK. 7:45. WE'LL SEE YOU

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[2.B. Reconvene]

[3.A. Mayor’s Report ]

[3.B. City Manager’s Report ]

ITEM 3B. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR ATHLETIC SUPERVISOR, JONATHAN WEEKS AND OUR LIBRARY CIRCULATION COORDINATOR, REBECCA CONKEL TO THE PODIUM. THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE SUMMER.

CELEBRATING 70.

I'M THE ATHLETICS SUPERVISOR WITH THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE'S COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS THE FUN THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND BROADER CITY OF SOUTHLAKE DID THIS SUMMER.

WE KICK THINGS OFF WITH SOME NUMBERS. OUR MISSION IN COMMUNITY SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE A WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE. I THINK THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WE DID EXACTLY THAT THIS SUMMER.

OUR RECREATION TEAM WAS HARD AT WORK. BETWEEN SPECIALIZED SUMMER CAMPS LIKE 3D ART STEAM CAMPS, MUSICAL THEATER CAMPS, TO NAME A FEW, AND SOUTH LAKE STAPLES LIKE CAMPMANIA SUMMER CAMP, CLUB METRO NATURE CAMP, AND OUR SUMMER BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES, THE TEAM OFFERED MORE THAN 350 UNIQUE ACTIVITIES THIS SUMMER. INVOLVED IN ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITIES WERE MORE THAN 5,600 REGISTRANTS.

OF THOSE, MORE THAN 4,000 PARTICIPANTS WERE SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS. THAT'S ALMOST DOUBLE THE RESIDENT PARTICIPATION RATE FROM LAST YEAR. AND ROUNDING THAT OFF, WE WELCOMED 1,466 NON RESIDENT PARTICIPANTS AS WELL INTO OUR PROGRAMS. OUR FACILITIES GOT THEIR OWN WORKOUT THIS SUMMER AS WELL, CHAMPIONS CLUB, THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AND THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX WERE ALL BUSY. BETWEEN THE THREE FACILITIES, WE HAD MORE THAN 123,000 UNIQUE CHECK INS OVER THE SUMMER.

TO BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU, CHAMPIONS CLUB, AS EXPECTED, WAS THE LEADER WITH 97,172 TOTAL CHECK INS.

THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER HAD 24,785 AND THE PICKLEBALL, EVEN WITH ALL THIS HEAT, HAD 01,553. WE SAID HELLO TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS SUMMER. LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THOSE WHO CHOSE TO CELEBRATE THEIR SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH US.

BETWEEN MAY AND JULY, LEGENDS HALL HOSTED MORE THAN 50 PRIVATE EVENTS, FROM WEDDINGS TO BUSINESS MEETINGS, AND THE TEAM WAS READY FOR THEM. CHAMPIONS CLUB WAS NOT FAR BEHIND WITH 48 BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND FOUR AFTER HOUR FACILITY RENTALS.

THAT'S A LOT OF CUPCAKES, PIZZAS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAYS.

MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE MORE UNIQUE EVENTS AND PROJECTS, OUR TEAM WAS HARD AT WORK HOSTING SEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF FIELD TRIPS. THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER DID NOT LET SUMMER SLOW THEM DOWN.

IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR PROGRAMMING OF FITNESS CLASSES AND THEIR FAIR SHARE OF FIELD TRIPS AS WELL, THE TEAM HOSTED A VERY SPECIAL MOTHER'S AND FATHER'S DAY LUNCHEON.

THEY EVEN HAD A SPECIAL EARLY VISIT FROM SANTA AND CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS IN JULY. CHAMPIONS CLUB WELCOMED THE RETURN OF OUR SUMMER OPEN HOUSE. THIS EVENT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ENTIRE TEAM TO VISIT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

OUR PROGRAMS, ATHLETICS, PICKLEBALL, LEGENDS HALL HALL AND SENIOR CENTER TEAMS ALL DID A GREAT JOB SETTING UP INFORMATIONAL TABLES AND DISCUSSING WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS OUR FUN THINGS THAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR THE FALL SEASON. JUST AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE OPEN HOUSE WAS A BIG HIT AND WE WELCOMED MORE THAN 200 GUESTS, NOT TO MENTION NEARLY THE 50 NEW PROSPECTIVE MEMBER TOURS THAT WERE CONDUCTED THAT DAY AS WELL AT CHAMPIONS CLUB. OUR PARKS TEAM DEFINITELY DIDN'T LET THE HEAT STOP THEM EITHER.

THIS SUMMER WE SAW MORE PROGRESS ON THE LATEST STAGES OF THE GREEN RIBBON PROJECT ALONG THE NORTH END OF STATE HIGHWAY 144. THE DOVE ROAD INTERSECTIONS. THREE TENNIS COURTS ALSO GOT A FRESH SURFACE PATHWAY CONNECTIONS WERE IMPROVED AT BOB JONES PARK TO MEET ADA STANDARDS, AND MANY OF THE LANDSCAPING BEDS IN CORNISH PARK HERE IN TOWN SQUARE ALSO RECEIVED NICE ENHANCEMENTS. SPEAKING OF THE LANDSCAPING BEDS IN TOWN SQUARE, THE TEAM ALSO COORDINATED THE COMPLETION OF THE MAIN STREET LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS EARLIER THIS SUMMER AS WELL.

PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE PROJECTS WAS THE REPAIRS TO THE FOUNTAINS AND FAMILY PARK THAT IS NOW BACK UP AND RUNNING.

FINALLY, HERE ARE SOME QUICK SNAPSHOTS OF SOME OF THE SMILING FACES WE SAW THIS SUMMER. NOW I'M GOING TO HAND THINGS OVER TO MY TEAMMATE WHO'S GOING TO SHOW THE FUN THINGS THAT THE LIBRARY DID THIS SUMMER.

THANK YOU, JONATHAN.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS REBECCA KONKLE AND I AM THE CIRCULATION COORDINATOR AND VOLUNTEER LIAISON FOR THE SOUTH LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME OUT THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT THE AMAZING SUMMER WE HAD THIS YEAR.

AS YOU KNOW, THE SOUTH LAKE LIBRARY HOSTS A SOUTH LAKE SUMMER READING PROGRAM EVERY YEAR WHICH CHALLENGES FAMILIES TO MAKE READING AND LEARNING A PART OF THEIR SUMMER ADVENTURES.

INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM IS THE READING CHALLENGE ITSELF.

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THIS YEAR WE CHALLENGED OUR LIBRARY YOUTH TO FIND A MOSQUITO IN THE LIBRARY. WE ALSO INVITED OUR LIBRARY USERS TO TAKE PART IN NEW EXPERIENCES INCLUDING OUR YOUTH WRITING CAMP, STEM AND ART WORKSHOPS AND LIBRARY WEEKLY EVENTS. ALL RIGHT, HERE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS OF JUST A FEW OF THE AMAZING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS WHICH HELD THIS SUMMER.

THIS YEAR, LIBRARY USERS WERE TREATED TO SUMMER BACKYARD PARTIES WITH BUBBLES AND GAMES, PAINT ALONG WORKSHOPS WHERE SOUTH LAKE YOUTH COULD LEARN ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES, INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY 101 CLASSES, PUPPET SHOWS, BIRD AND ANIMAL SHOWS WHERE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN COULD INTERACT WITH UNIQUE ANIMALS, AS WELL AS A REALLY COOL STORM SCIENCE PROGRAM WHERE AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE A CLOUD BE MADE INSIDE A TOWNHOME. AND THERE ON THE LEFT IS ONE OF OUR LUCKY READING CHALLENGE WINNERS IN HER BRAND NEW HARRY POTTER LEGO SET PROVIDED BY OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS.

TO REALLY SEE THE SCALE OF THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM, HERE ARE SOME OF THE STATISTICS.

OVERALL, THE LIBRARY EXCEEDED THE ORIGINAL PARTICIPANT SIGN UP GOAL OF 2,150 WITH A TOTAL OF 2,189 PARTICIPANTS, WHICH IS A 1.81% INCREASE OF THE GOAL. FOR THE BOOK BINGO PROGRAM WHICH IS THE READING PROGRAM FOR ADULTS, THERE WERE 237 SIGN UPS WHICH IS A 17.5% INCREASE OVER THE ORIGINAL GOAL FOR THE SUMMER. THE LIBRARY CONDUCTED OR HOSTED 80 PROGRAMS OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT WEEKS AT WHICH WE SAW ALMOST 8,200 PARTICIPANTS TOTAL, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING. HERE WE HAVE A VIDEO OF JUST SOME OF THE WONDERFUL ACTIVITY WE ENJOYED WITH OUR SOUTH LAKE COMMUNITY.

AND IF YOU WAIT TILL THE END, YOU MAY EVEN GET A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.

AS THE VOLUNTEER LIAISON FOR THE LIBRARY, I CAN SAY WITH COMPLETE CERTAINTY THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING AND WORLD CLASS CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON WITHOUT THE HELP OF OUR WONDERFUL TEEN AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.

THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, OUR SUMMER READING AMBASSADOR SERVED OVER 560 HOURS OF THEIR OWN TIME TO HELP OUR LIBRARY READERS LOG THEIR HOURS, COLLECT THEIR PRIZES AND HELP INSTILL A LOVE AND EXCITEMENT FOR READING. WE HAD MORE THAN 30AMBASSADORS HELP US OUT THIS YEAR, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE CHAPTER AND BETWEEN ALL OF THEM, THEIR TIME SERVED WITH US OVER THE SUMMER WITH A VALUE OF OVER $20,000 OR THE WORK OF ALMOST TWO FULL TIME STAFF PERSONS OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT WEEKS.

FINALLY, I WILL CLOSE OUT BY HEARTILY THANKING OUR AMAZING PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS.

INCLUDED ARE THE FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH LAKE LIBRARY WHO HAVE BEEN OUR LOYAL PARTNER FOR 18 YEARS AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE ALL THEY'VE DONE FOR US OVER THE YEARS. THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH LAKE WHO GENEROUSLY FUNDED OUR YOUTH WRITING WORKSHOP WHICH IS SURE TO LAUNCH THE CAREER OF SOUTHLAKE'S NEXT GREAT NOVELIST, THE WINDSOR CREEK BOOK CLUB AND OF COURSE, OUR SUMMER READING AMBASSADORS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT A TRULY GREAT SUMMER AT THE LIBRARY. I'M GOING TO HAND THINGS BACK TO JONATHAN TO TALK ABOUT STARS AND STRIPES.

THANK YOU, REBECCA.

IT CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE THE LIBRARY HAD A GREAT SUMMER AS WELL. WE'RE EXCITED TO HELP WITH OUR BROADER TEAM SOUTHLAKE AS THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PRESENT FANTASTIC CITYWIDE EVENT EACH YEAR. THIS YEAR WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING DURING AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY ALONG WITH SOUTH LAKE'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT STARS AND STRIPES.

VISITS WERE UP 3.6% TOTAL OVER LAST YEAR WHERE WE WELCOMED MORE THAN 28,000 TOTAL VISITORS WHO SPENT MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF HOURS AT AT THE EVENT. ALL OF OUR GUESTS ENJOYED THE EXTRA FIREWORKS ALSO SHOT OFF OF TOWN HALL AS AN EXTRA CELEBRATION TO HELP MAKE THIS EVENT JUST THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT WITH LOTS OF SMILING FACES AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES. AS YOU CAN SEE ACROSS COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE AS A WHOLE, THIS WAS A REALLY FUN AND BUSY SUMMER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND WE'RE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT AND UPDATE. Y'ALL HAVE BEEN BUSY THIS SUMMER, SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAMS FOR THE GREAT WORK OVER THE WHOLE SUMMER AND REALLY TYING IT INTO AMERICA 250 AND

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THAT MADE IT EXTRA SPECIAL.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK. AS ALWAYS. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE?

[CONSENT AGENDA]

WE REVIEWED THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DURING OUR WORK SESSION.

ALSO NOTING THAT WE'RE ADDING FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 8A, RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-027, THE SISTER CITY'S AGREEMENT WITH BOB HAMBURG, GERMANY.

AND WE'LL TAKE A MOTION FROM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM REYNOLDS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4A THROUGH 4E AND ADDING 8A.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS

[5. Public Forum.]

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT?

[6.A. Ordinance No. 480-843, ZA26-0014, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Development Plan for Bear Hollow, on property described as Lots 1A, 1B, 2, and 3, Parkers Corner and Tract 2A02, Jesse G. Allen Survey, Abstract 18 and located at 300, 500, 504, 600, and 684 Davis Boulevard, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: “SF-1A” Single Family Residential District and “RE-5” Single Family Residential Estate District. Requested Zoning: “R-PUD” Residential Planned Unit Development District. Applicant: Jody Boyd, Bridgerock Developments, LLC. Property Owner: Gregory G. Kuelbs. SPIN Neighborhood #11. PUBLIC HEARING]

SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BEAR HOLLOW LOCATED AT 300, 500, 504, 600 AND 684 DAVIS BOULEVARD.

THIS IS SECOND READING.

COUNCIL, DO YOU NEED A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS? WE CAN ALSO ASK DIRECTOR KILLOUGH IF THERE'S BEEN ANY CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND WHAT WE VOTED ON THEN. DIRECTOR KILLER, ANY CHANGES? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YES, THEY PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING SHOWING A PRIVATE STREET OPTION. I CAN JUST QUICKLY RUN THROUGH THE EVOLUTION AND THE OPTIONAL PLAN THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED.

THIS IS THE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED CASE THAT HAD 36 LOTS AT THE FIRST CONSIDERATION OF THIS DURING FIRST READING AND WAS TABLED TO YOUR LAST MEETING FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THAT FIRST READING.

THIS IS THE PLAN THAT THEY BROUGHT TO YOU WHICH WAS A TWO LOT REDUCTION IN THE PREVIOUS PLAN, SLIGHT REDUCTION IN DENSITY AND PROPOSED 34 LOTS VERSUS 36. THIS COMPARISON OF THOSE TWO PLANS AND FOR TONIGHT'S CONSIDERATION, OPTION ONE IS THE 34 LOT PLAN WITH PUBLIC STREET. OPTION TWO IS A GATED VERSION OF THAT.

IT WOULD HAVE WIDENED ENTRY.

IT REDUCES IT BY ONE LOT.

HAVING RECONFIGURED SOME OF THESE TO ADDRESS THE GATING ISSUES ON THIS, IT'S PROVIDING 80FT OF STACKING FROM THE EDGE OF PAVING UP TO THE GATE WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE TURNAROUND AREA ON BOTH OF THE ACCESS POINTS.

DENSITY CHANGES FROM 1.62. I BELIEVE TO 1.57 AND AVERAGE LOT SIZE GOES UP FROM JUST UNDER 14,000 TO 14,648.

AND THIS COMPARISON OF THOSE TWO PLANS I CAN SEE REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF ONE OF THE OTHER PLANS.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR TILLO ON THE UPDATES WITH THE GATED ENTRANCES AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN HERE? AFTON ALSO HAS A PRESENTATION THAT GETS INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL OF THE INFORMATION AND I BELIEVE MAYBE SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING APPEARANCE ALONG DAVIS.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS IN GENERAL? DOES ANYONE NEED TO SEE SOME OTHER SLIDES THAT WE DIDN'T SEE TONIGHT THAT WE SAW ON FIRST READING? JUST TO CONFIRM, DIRECTOR KELO ON THE NORTHWEST AREA WHERE WE HAVE THE FLOODPLAIN.

SOME OF THE PROPERTIES EXTEND INTO THE FLOODPLAIN SO THAT THERE WOULD BE NO DEVELOPMENT ALLOWED IN THAT FLOODPLAIN AREA, INCLUDING SWIMMING POOLS, TENNIS COURTS OR ANYTHING ELSE. CORRECT? THEY CAN POTENTIALLY PUT STRUCTURES INTO THE FLOODPLAIN WITH APPROVAL OF A FLOODPLAIN PERMIT FOR THAT, SHOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO IMPACT ON ELEVATION.

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BUT TO BUILD SOMETHING IN THERE, THEY WOULD NEED A FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MEETS OUR STANDARDS FOR SUBMITTAL OF THAT SHOWS THERE'S NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE FLOODPLAIN OR FLOODPLAIN.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS.

NEXT WE'LL ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME ON DOWN, DISCUSS I GUESS AT LEAST THE CHANGES FROM FIRST READING AND BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

SO IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN IT'S ALL YOURS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JODY BOYD, 180 STATE STREET HERE IN SOUTH LAKE.

WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AFTER THE LAST MEETING FOR AN OPTIONAL PLAN. JUST DO A REAL QUICK FOLLOW UP. SO 1.62 GROSS DENSITY ON THE PLAN WAS APPROPRIATE, APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD. JUST UNDER 14,000 SQUARE FOOT AVERAGE, 35.5% OPEN SPACE ON THE SITE.

WE ADDED THE TWO DETENTION PONDS FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN. WE HAVE ENGINEER HERE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DETENTION OR OTHERWISE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

OPEN SPACE INCREASED TO 7.36 ACRES, WITH THIS NEW PLAN, THAT'S GONE DOWN JUST SLIGHTLY AND I'LL GET INTO THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

TOTAL NUMBER OF LOTS WENT FROM 36 TO 34. AND THEN OF COURSE THE 10 FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACKS THAT WE AGREED TO DO IN THE LAST PRESENTATION. HERE IS THE NEW PLAN. AVERAGE LOT SIZE WENT UP.

THAT'S A TYPO THERE. IT IS ACTUALLY 14,648, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIGGER. WE BASICALLY LOST 1% OF OPEN SPACE ON THE TOTAL PROJECT, IN ADDITION TO LOSING ONE LOT.

THAT REALLY WAS JUST FOR THE STACKING OPTION FOR A PRIVATE ROAD FOR GATED STREETS. SO WE GOT 80FT, SO THAT'S PLENTY OF ROOM. YOU KNOW, FOUR VEHICLES COULD STACK WAITING FOR A GATE TO OPEN ON THAT.

SO WE THINK THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FROM STACKING STANDPOINT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS GATED PLAN HERE IS THE LOT LINES ARE MUCH MORE CURVILINEAR AS IT GOES ACROSS DAVIS BOULEVARD, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A LITTLE MORE DEPTH COMING AND GOING. WE DIDN'T DECREASE THE SETBACK THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY FROM THAT.

WE JUST INCREASED IT IN A FEW AREAS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, AS IT KIND OF UNDULATES ALONG DAVIS BOULEVARD. CERTAINLY INCREASED OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE LANDSCAPING AND AMENITIES THERE ALONG DAVIS BOULEVARD.

HERE'S THE ENTRYWAY AS DENNIS DESCRIBED. PLENTY OF SPACE FOR A TURNAROUND IF SOMEBODY GETS REJECTED FROM GOING IN THROUGH THE GATES. REALLY, THIS PLAN WAS.

MR. JAGGER ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE 18 WHEELER GOING THROUGH THERE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE FINE ON EITHER OR I WILL SAY. THIS HERE GIVES A LITTLE BIT BETTER PICTURE OF THE RED THERE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE FENCING PLAN, THE FENCE DIAGRAM AT THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU CAN SEE HOW IT UNDULATES A LITTLE BETTER ON THE PRIVATE ROAD PLAN. WE THINK THAT'S A PRETTY NICE AMENITY FOR THE PROJECT.

MAINLY THE STUFF DIDN'T CHANGE. JUST THE WAY IT LOOKS HAS CHANGED. WE'RE STILL DOING THE MASONRY WALL ALONG DAVIS BOULEVARD, LANDSCAPING IT, IRRIGATING IT, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

ADDING TREES, STILL SAVING THE TREES IN THE PRIMARY OPEN SPACE THERE IN THE MIDDLE. SO THE PLAN HASN'T CHANGED ACCORDING TO THAT. WE JUST LOST A LOT.

ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MR. REYNOLDS, AS YOU TALKED LAST WEEK, WE'VE UPPED THE LOT SIZE, ESPECIALLY THERE AT THE ENTRY. SO LOTS ONE, NINE, AND TEN ARE ALL ABOVE 20,000 SQUARE FEET.

LOT NUMBER TWO IS PRETTY CLOSE AT 18,760, WHICH I'D BE HARD PRESSED TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 20 AND 18 AS I KIND OF WENT THROUGH THERE. SO REALLY JUST LOST A LOT FOR THE STACKING AND THEN INCREASED LOT SIZES AS WELL.

SO HERE'S THE TWO PLANS SIDE BY SIDE.

I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE LOOKED AT THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT LINC OFFLINE AS WELL. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK A GATED SUBDIVISION HERE IS APPROPRIATE. I THINK, IT'D BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE. VERY WELL RECEIVED.

SO STAND BY FOR QUESTIONS AND WE ASK FOR YOUR FAVORABLE APPROVAL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON EITHER OF THE TWO OPTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC ROAD OR THE PRIVATE ROAD? GO AHEAD.

YEAH, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE CUBES? I'M SORRY, HOW DO YOU SAY? WHAT'S THE STREET ON THE TOP? KELBS.

THAT'S THE LANDOVER CURRENTLY.

DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT OPENING

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YEAH, I WILL SAY A COUPLE THINGS ON THAT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE.

IF I WERE THE DEVELOPER OF THAT FIVE ACRES, I WOULD MUCH LIKE TO HAVE THAT ACCESS THERE. I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE SAYING LET'S MAKE THAT FIRE EMERGENCY FIRE ACCESS ONLY SO THAT IT'S NOT TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THERE.

BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FIVE OR SIX ACRE TRACK THERE TO THE NORTH.

THAT'LL ALLEVIATE THEM HAVING TO HAVE TWO ENTRANCES ONTO DAVIS BOULEVARD AT THAT FIRE AND SAFETY FOR THAT SECOND ENTRANCE. I'M SWITCHING ON THAT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THAT WAS PART OF WHAT WE WORKED ON WITH STAFF WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE LAYOUT WAS THAT CUL DE SAC THERE.

SO I'D BE FINE IF WE WANTED TO GATE THAT AND JUST SAY, HEY, FIRE AND POLICE ACCESS ONLY OR LEAVE IT FOR ACCESSIBILITY TO THAT PROPERTY TO THE NORTH.

YEAH, I THINK FOR SURE IT SHOULD BE ONLY EMERGENCY ACCESS.

BUT I JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE COME BACK AT 10 YEARS AND WE'VE GOT 30.

THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AT 30 AND 31 SAYING, WELL, I DIDN'T THINK THERE'D BE A ROAD HERE AND THERE IS A ROAD THERE. I DON'T KNOW, I JUST, I'LL BE HONEST, I DON'T LOVE HAVING MASONRY EVERYWHERE AND THEN JUST WOOD ON THAT SPOT. I GUESS YOU'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING JUST FROM AN EXPENSE STANDPOINT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SIDE YARDS FOR THAT LOT 31 AND 32. YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE STREET THERE. I MEAN, IT'S REALLY BEHIND ALL THE TREES.

AND WHEN YOU DRIVE BOUND DAVIS, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THAT. I WILL SAY IN THE PAST, MR. ROBBINS, WE'VE DONE THAT WHERE WE PUT A SIGN UP THERE THAT SAID, HEY, FUTURE THROUGH STREET.

SO IT WAS KIND OF CLEAR TO EVERYBODY THAT THAT'S COMING DOWN THE ROAD, COMING DOWN THE PIPE.

TO DOCTOR ROBBINS POINT, MY QUESTION WOULD BE IF THAT'S GATED, IF YOUR COMMUNITY'S GATED AND THAT WAS OPEN, WOULDN'T THAT BE A PROBLEM? WELL, WE'D GATE IT AND PUT AN OX BOX ON IT FOR FIRE AND SAFETY. SO IT'D BE GATED THERE.

I MEAN, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. SO IT WOULD ONLY OPEN FOR FIRE AND SAFETY IF THAT TRACK TO THE NORTH DEVELOPED. SO FIRE TRUCK PULLS UP OR THE POLICE OFFICER PULL UP AND IT OPENS FOR THEM, BUT NOT FOR THE RESIDENTS OR ANYONE OTHERWISE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT? TELL ME. YOUR ENTRY, I'M ASSUMING IS GOING TO BE AN AUTOMATED GATE OF SOME SORT? YES, SIR. ON MY ENTRY? YES, SIR.

AND I'M NOT REALLY FAMILIAR WITH GATED DEVELOPMENTS, AS YOU KNOW. I'M NOT FOND OF THEM.

SURE.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THAT WORKS WITH SCHOOL BUSES? YOU BET. SO THE SCHOOL BUS WOULD HAVE A CODE THAT COULD COME THROUGH THERE. OR MAYBE THE SCHOOL BUS BUSES.

I'D HAVE TO ASK STAFF ABOUT THAT IF THEY HAVE A KNOX BOX AS WELL. SO WHEN YOU DO A GATED SUBDIVISION, I'VE DONE ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN IN MY CAREER. YOU'LL DO WHAT THEY CALL A KNOX BOX.

EVEN IF A POLICE OFFICER PULLED UP HERE, MAYBE MAKING A CALL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WILL BE A SENSOR THAT THEY READ FROM THEIR CAR SO IT AUTOMATICALLY OPENS FOR FIRE AND SAFETY. I'M NOT CERTAIN IF THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO GET A REMOTE OR IF THEY HAD KNOX BOX SENSORS ON THE, ON THE SCHOOL BUS.

BUT WE'D CERTAINLY MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL BUSES TO GET IN THERE TO PICK UP STUDENTS.

THERE'LL BE DOUBLE GATES ON EACH SIDE, THE COMING AND GOING. THE EXIT WOULD BE A SENSOR SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO INPUT A CODE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YOU JUST PULL UP TO THE SENSOR IN THE CONCRETE THAT OPENS AUTOMATICALLY TO EXIT.

BUT THERE'D BE A KEYPAD OR A KEY FOB OTHERWISE ON THE ENTRANCE SIDE OF THAT.

MY REAL CONCERN IS STACKING.

YES, SIR.

IT'S FINE TO SAY FOUR CARS, BUT HOW MANY SCHOOL BUSES AND AMAZON TRUCKS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO FIT. THEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH DAVIS.

AND THEN AS YOU LOOK TO THE NORTH, I REALIZE THAT NOT ALL THAT'S YOUR PROPERTY, BUT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED WHETHER YOU MIGHT WANT A DECEL LANE FOR RIGHT TURNS? YOU KNOW, IT'S A THREE LANE DIVIDED RIGHT NOW. NO, WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED A DECELERATION LANE ON THAT WITH FOUR CARS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKELY THERE WILL BE FOUR CARS JUST SITTING THERE.

WE ALL KNOW IF YOU GO THROUGH A GATED DEAL, THE GATE OPENS. TWO OR THREE GO THROUGH THERE. I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH DAVIS BOULEVARD WITH 80FT OF DEPTH THERE.

AND THAT'S FOUR FULL SIZE CARS THAT COULD BE STACKED THERE WAITING FOR A GATE TO OPEN. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. IT'S 80FT THERE.

AND COULD YOU GO INTO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL? I BELIEVE YOU SAID YOU WERE MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LANDSCAPING THAT WOULD GO ALONG DAVIS BOULEVARD.

YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO LANDSCAPE IT AND YOU KNOW, IN GROUND IRRIGATION AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

WITH BOTH PLANS, I THINK THAT THE WAY THAT THE LOT LINES ARE CURVILINEAR AS YOU KIND OF GO NORTH AND SOUTH ON DAVIS AT LOT ONE, 10 AND THEN 11 THROUGH 14, YOU KNOW, THE LOT LINES UNDULATE THROUGH THERE IN THE PRIVATE ROAD PLAN, I THINK IT GIVES IT A LITTLE MORE DEPTH FROM DAVIS BOULEVARD, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLANT MORE TREES THERE AND TO DO SOME ENHANCED LANDSCAPING BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE MORE ROOM THERE TO PLANT PLANTS. THAT'S THE IDEA ABOUT THAT, IS KIND OF MAKE THAT CURVILINEAR AS YOU KIND OF GO NORTH AND SOUTH THERE IN ALL DATES.

QUICK QUESTIONS. YOU SHOULD KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS FROM JODY. BUT THE BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE ENTRANCE, I WAS GOING NORTH ON DAVIS THERE.

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WHERE WE DID IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CUTS FROM TXDOT THEY'RE PUTTING IN RIGHT NOW.

SO AS YOU GO HEADING NORTH ON DAVIS BOULEVARD, THERE'S A LEFT TURN LANE, SO YOU CAN TURN INTO BEAR HOLLOW THERE AND TAKE A LEFT.

AND THE SECOND THING IS, WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED TO A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THAT FLOODPLAIN AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT LINE UP THE ROAD? YOU KNOW, THAT'S FLOODPLAIN, HOWEVER, I WAS CALLING IT FLOODPLAIN.

THAT'S REUSABLE.

WE WALK DOWN THERE, THERE'S ACTUALLY A BOTTOM SIDE OF THE CREEK THERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE. THERE'S PLENTY OF GRASS AND OPEN SPACE. AND FOLKS WALKING DOWN THERE, WHEN YOU SAY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE LOT, CERTAINLY I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD ANYTHING IN THE FLOODPLAIN DOWN THERE.

I WOULD NOT WANT TO HANDCUFF FOLKS, YOU KNOW, BUYING A TWO AND A HALF, THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE, NOT PUTTING A POOL IN THERE. THERE ARE TONS OF HOMES IN THE SOUTH LAKE THAT HAVE FLOODPLAIN IN THE BACK OF THEM WITH POOLS. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE. THE SHADY LANE SUBDIVISION THAT I DID BACK IN THE 15S OFF OF SHADY LANE IN KIMBALL.

MOST OF THOSE LOTS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HAVE A BUNCH OF FLOODPLAIN IN THE BACK, AND THERE'S BEAUTIFUL POOLS AND OUTBUILDINGS THERE. WE CERTAINLY WOULD RESTRICT ANY HABITABLE STRUCTURES FROM BEING IN A FLOODPLAIN, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

WE'RE NOT EVEN PROPOSING TO DO A CLOMAR LOMAR TO RECLAIM ANY OF THAT FLOODPLAIN. WE'RE LEAVING IT FLOODPLAIN. BUT IT WILL BE USABLE BACKYARD.

AND THE FLOODPLAIN ITSELF TO THE WEST WOULD BE USABLE AS WELL. THERE'S A TRAIL GONNA GO THROUGH THERE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE PARK BENCHES AND PARK CUTOUTS FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND THAT SORT OF STUFF.

YOU KNOW, FLOODPLAIN.

EVERYBODY KIND OF PICTURES FLOODPLAIN LIKE, OH MY GOSH, IT'S THIS MARSH. THERE'S A BUNCH OF SWAMP DOWN THERE.

SOMETHING. IT'S REALLY PARK LIKE DOWN THERE. IF YOU WALK DOWN THAT FLOODPLAIN ON THAT WEST SIDE, IT'S REALLY NICE.

YEAH, BUT IT'S SOMETHING.

IT'S A FLOODPLAIN FOR A REASON. RIGHT.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE WATER UP THERE. SO I'LL WAIT TILL DENNIS COMES BACK UP IN A MINUTE FOR.

YEAH, I GUESS DOUBLE CLICKING ON WHAT COUNCILMEMBER TAGGART MENTIONED AROUND THE FLOODPLAIN.

SO NOTICE THAT CURRENT PROPOSAL WITH THE PRIVATE ROAD IS SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE. STILL EIGHT LOTS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. SO WONDERING IF THERE'S BEEN ANY CONSIDERATIONS ON REDUCING THAT SINCE IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE IN THAT FLOODPLAIN.

AND I DO RECOGNIZE, YES, THERE'S SOME GOOD AMENITIES LIKE NICE LANDSCAPING, TRAILS IN THE BACKYARD.

BUT DEFINITELY TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE LAKE LONGER TERM SINCE WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE STREET, THERE'S SOME RESIDENTS THAT ARE FACING FLOODING ISSUES AND FLOODING, AND THE DRAINAGE ISN'T DIRECTLY AND LIMITED JUST TO YOUR PROPERTY LINE. SO DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR IF YOU GUYS LOOKED INTO SOME CONSIDERATIONS, SOME MORE AROUND THE EIGHT LOTS SPECIFICALLY IN THAT FLOODPLAIN.

YEAH, NO, SIR, WE DIDN'T. WE DID LOOK AT THE FLOODPLAIN IN DETAIL THERE. YOU KNOW, THOSE BACKYARDS, AS WE SAID BEFORE, ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY HABITABLE STRUCTURES IN THERE.

AND NO STRUCTURE THAT WOULD BLOCK THE FLOODPLAIN. THAT'D BE A CITY COMPONENT. YOU KNOW, THE CITY ENGINEER AND OTHERWISE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT GONNA LET US GO PUT A BIG WALL BACK THERE THAT KIND OF RESTRICTS THE DRAINAGE THERE.

AND THERE IS A CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THE BACK. NOT THOSE LOTS OF THE FLOODPLAIN. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A TON OF LOTS IN THE CITY OF SAPOLIC THAT HAVE FLOODPLAIN IN THE BACKYARD AND DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES.

I MEAN, WHEN IT RAINS, YOU'RE GONNA GET SOME RUNOFF.

WE ALL DO. STREETS HAVE RUN OFF, BUT WE DID NOT CONTEMPLATE REDUCING THE LOT COUNT ALONG THE FLOODPLAIN.

GOTCHA. APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE CITY, LIKE THEY'RE USING TRAILS IN THE BACK LOTS WHEN THEY FIRST BOUGHT THEIR HOMES SEVERAL YEARS, TENS OF YEARS AGO, NO FLOODING ISSUES.

BUT MORE CURRENTLY, MORE RECENTLY, IT'S BEEN HOTTER TOPICS. SO DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

WELL, AND I WOULD SAY ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY DID LOOK AT, COUNCIL'S ADMONITION, IS ADDING DECADES DETENTION PONDS HERE SO THAT WE DON'T INCREASE THE RUNOFF TO THE CREEK AS IT GOES OFF TO THE SOUTH THERE.

SO THAT WAS PART OF, I THINK, WHAT WE LOOKED AT WHEN WE CONTEMPLATED THE FLOODPLAIN THERE WAS ADDING THAT DETENTION TO MITIGATE THAT CONCERN.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU.

STICK AROUND.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

ITEM 6A REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6A.

FOR THE RECORD, PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT BY THE CITY. WE HAVE ONE RESPONSE FROM JOHN SCHINDLER AT 804 PARKDALE COURT. WHO IS OPPOSED TO THIS ITEM.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6A? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE HEARING ON ITEM 6A. COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH OR THE APPLICANT OR DISCUSSION? YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION.

AS FAR AS. SO MY HOUSE, I HAVE A FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT THAT THE CITY PUT IN PLACE AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST.

OKAY.

SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING SIMILAR. HOW HARD IS IT TO ACTUALLY PUT SOMETHING THERE? SO I BUY LOT NUMBER 26 AND THEN LATER I WANT TO PUT IN A SWIMMING POOL

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YES, WE HAVE A FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH AND WE LOOK AT EVERY CASE INDIVIDUALLY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. AND IT DOES DEPEND ON WHAT KIND OF FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT IS ON A PROPERTY AS FAR AS WHAT CAN BE PLACED BACK THERE. SO FLOODPLAIN IS DEVELOPABLE.

YOU CAN'T PUT HABITABLE STRUCTURES, BUT THEY HAVE TO MEET RLEVATED REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT.

RIGHT. SO I UNLOCKED 26 AND THEN I WANT TO PUT A SWIMMING POOL BACK THERE.

SO THEN I'M GOING TO COME TO YOU AND I'M GOING TO SAY I'M GOING TO PUT A RETAINING WALL ALONG THE BACKSIDE SO I CAN ELEVATE THAT. IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE ME ABOUT A DAY OR SO TO PUT ONE OF THOSE IN. AND THEN THE SWIMMING POOL THEN GOES IN.

BUT I GOT TO GET THAT APPROVED BY YOU GUYS, RIGHT? CORRECT.

SO IT CAN BUILD IN THE FLOODPLAIN. IT DOESN'T GO BACK THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S A MATTER OF PERMITTING WITH THE CITY.

CORRECT.

OKAY. AND THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST RESTRICTIVE TYPE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT REQUIREMENTS COULD WE PUT BACK THERE? SO CURRENTLY IN PLACE, WHAT WE HAVE IS IF IT'S FEMA REGULATED FLOODWAY, THE REGULATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN FEMA REGULATED FLOODWAY GO UP. THE DEVELOPER MENTIONED HAVING TO GO THROUGH A CLIMBER LUMBER PROCESS. IT'D BE THAT.

SO IN THAT PROCESS, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN SHOW THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY RISE WITHIN THE FLOODWAY WITH WHAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING THERE. AND IT'S A VERY LONG, DRAWN OUT PROCESS.

AND THIS IS IN THAT AREA? SO THE FEMA REGULATED FLOODWAY AS SHOWN ON THESE EXHIBITS, IF YOU SEE THE BLUE LINE RIGHT HERE. SO THIS IS THE LIMITS OF THE...

WHAT THEY'RE DELINEATING AS THE HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN.

SO THE 1% CHANCE OVER HERE IS THE DELINEATION OF THE FEMA REGULATED FLOODWAYS. ONCE YOU START TO GET INTO THIS AREA, DEVELOPING IN THERE BECOMES WAY MORE RESTRICTIVE.

GOTCHA. THANKS.

SO ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN, THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, THAT'D BE THE FEMA REGULATED FLOODPLAIN THAT IS MORE DEVELOPED.

THANKS.

YEAH. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU NEEDED TO ADD? GO AHEAD.

COME ON DOWN.

JUST SLIPPED MY MIND BEFORE.

THAT CUL DE SAC ON THE NORTH THERE, IF Y'ALL WANT US TO PULL THAT BACK AND SO IT DOESN'T GO TO THE PROPERTY LINE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT TO PULL THAT CUL DE SAC TO ALLEVIATE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT FOLKS COMING THROUGH THERE. SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE TO MENTION THAT.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH OR THE APPLICANT OR THE CITY ENGINEER? ALL RIGHT. ANY PREFERENCES ON PRIVATE ROAD VERSUS PUBLIC ROAD? I KNOW WE BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF, YOU KNOW, TRUCKS CUTTING THROUGH THIS PROPOSED NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THAT'S WHAT STARTED THE DISCUSSION ON THE PRIVATE ROAD AND THE GATES. I KIND OF LIKE IT.

IT'S ALSO ONE LESS LOT, BUT WANT TO START WITH THAT DISCUSSION OR ANY OTHER TOPICS. GARY, YOU'RE UP.

IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, I LEAN TOWARDS THE PRIVATE ROAD OPTION.

I DO LIKE THE REDUCTION IN THE DENSITY, BUT IN MY CASE THIS IS DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY THE CONCERN OF THE TURNAROUND TRAFFIC DRIVEN BY THE MEDIAN. BEING ON DAVIS IS A DIFFERENT FEEL THAN IT IS BEING EMBEDDED IN A BUNCH OF NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

I AGREE.

I'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT OPPOSITION TO GATED COMMUNITIES, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A DIFFERENT STANDALONE SITUATION. THE CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT WITH THE GATED COMMUNITY, IT PROBABLY MAKES SENSE TO ELIMINATE IT OR TO GATE IT. OTHERWISE, I WOULD SAY I WANT IT THERE WITH THE HOPES THAT SOMEBODY'S GOING TO COME ALONG AND PUT ANOTHER SMALL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH AND THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO USE THAT FOR TRAFFIC. BUT IN THIS CASE, I COULD GO EITHER WAY ON THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO GATE, IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO GO WITH THE GATE.

GOOD POINT.

I'D SAY THE FEWER LOTS THE BETTER. SO I APPRECIATE JODY'S WORKING WITH US ON THAT AND COMBINING SOME LOTS.

I'M INDIFFERENT ON THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE GATE OR NOT GATE.

I FEEL LIKE MY PREFERENCE IS NO GATE HERE.

BUT IF THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL IS FOR THE GATE, I CAN WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IT. TO ME, IT JUST KIND OF.

I CAN GO EITHER WAY ON THAT AS IT RELATES TO THAT NORTHERN EXIT ON TO THE FIVE ACRES. I THINK I HEAR WHAT COUNCILMAN RODDENS IS SAYING, AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK HAVING A

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SO IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, MUCH MORE PUNITIVE FROM A IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE STANDPOINT IF YOU DON'T ALLOW THAT TO BE THERE.

SO I'M ALL FOR THE PRIVATE REDDIT.

I THINK IT ENHANCES THE SUBDIVISION. I THINK IT MAKES IT A LOT SAFER. JUST OVERALL, I HAVE SEEN THE TRUCKS TURNING THERE AT THIS POINT OR TRYING TO DO U TURNS THERE GOING DOWN FURTHER.

AND THESE ARE SOME PRETTY BIG LANDSCAPE VEHICLES AT A MINIMUM. AND I THINK WE HAD AN ACCIDENT THERE NOT THAT LONG AGO, AT LEAST I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS. SO I'M GOOD WITH PRIVATE ROAD.

I LIKE THAT. MY HOPE WAS THAT WE WOULD LOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE LOTS BY ALLOWING A PRIVATE ROAD.

WE DROPPED ONE AND MY HOPE WAS THAT WE WOULD DO SOMETHING WITH THAT WEST SIDE.

I'M NOT A FAN OF THE POTENTIAL EVEN FOR ANYBODY BUILDING IN THE FLOODPLAIN AT ALL. I THINK IT AFFECTS DRAINAGE. I THINK THAT WE CAN REFER TO OTHER PROPERTIES ACROSS THE CITY.

BUT AS WE'VE BEEN INFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES UP HERE ON THE DAIS THAT EVERY PROPERTY IS DIFFERENT. THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THOSE OTHERS AS WELL. AND WHEN I LOOK AT THESE PROPERTIES ALONG THAT WEST SIDE, YOU KNOW, LET'S TAKE THE SMALLEST OF THEM, EVEN LOT 27, YOU'RE STILL LEAVING.

IF YOU PUT AN EASEMENT IN THERE, YOU'VE STILL GOT 10,000 SQUARE FOOT AVAILABLE.

IN FACT, EVERY. SO THE SECTION OF TOWN RIGHT NOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT HOUSES ON 6,000 SQUARE FEET.

SO I GOT A PRETTY GOOD FEELING THAT WE COULD PUT A HOUSE ON THERE AND A POOL WITHOUT GOING INTO THAT FLOODPLAIN. SO, YEAH, SO I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE CUL DE SAC GOES, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ACTUALLY CLOSE UP AND JUST BE ITS OWN PRIVATE NEIGHBORHOOD.

GO AHEAD.

I STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE GATE.

I DON'T LIKE THEM AND I DON'T LIKE THE PRECEDENTS. I KNOW WHAT WE SAY, WE LOOK AT EACH PROPERTY INDIVIDUALLY, BUT I THINK THE MORE YOU GATE A COMMUNITY, THE MORE IT'S GOING TO BECOME EXPECTED NO MATTER WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT. ALSO, I AM FINE WITH CLOSING THAT CUL DE SAC TO CREATE OR PUT A GATE THERE FOR...

I'M OKAY PUTTING A GATE THERE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, BUT NOT AS A DRIVE THROUGH FOR THAT PROPERTY NEXT TO IT. JUST TO DR. ROBBINS POINT ABOUT THE PROBLEMS IT CREATES FURTHER UP THE ROAD.

SO I'M NOT SANITY GATE.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR PRO TEM ROBBINS. DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OR DO A MOTION AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, GIVEN WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? GOOD MOTION.

I'M IN FAVOR OF THE PRIVATE ROAD, BUT I THINK THE GATE JUST MAKES SENSE HERE. I THINK DAVIS IS A DIFFERENT ROAD. I THINK IT'S A BUSY ROAD.

AND I THINK THAT YOU DO RUN THE RISK OF HAVING A LOT OF THROUGH TRAFFIC TRYING TO TURN AROUND THERE IF THEY GET THE CHANCE. AND I THINK THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF AS MIDDLE AGED YOUNGER FAMILIES AND KIDS AND PEOPLE RIDING BIKES. I WOULD RATHER KEEP THEM OFF OF.

I'D RATHER KEEP THE KIDS THAT ARE IN THERE OFF OF DAVIS, PERIOD. I DO THINK THAT I'LL PUT. I WOULD RATHER HAVE A FIRE GATE UP THERE AT CUB'S COURT.

AND I DON'T, I MEAN FOR ME, I DON'T HAVE. I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THEM PUTTING, YOU KNOW, POOLS AND NON INHABITABLE STRUCTURES IN THE FLOODPLAIN. I MEAN, IT'S A POOL.

SO THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. IT SHOULDN'T AFFECT A TON OF STUFF THERE, BUT THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION WITH.

SOUNDS LIKE PRIVATE ROAD PLAN WITH THE GATES KNOX BOX.

EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY OFF THAT CUL DE SAC.

KELBS.

YEAH. OKAY.

YES, MR. MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480843.

ZA26 0014. SECOND READING.

ZONING CHANGE DEVICE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BEAR HOLLOW ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1A, 1B, 2 AND 3, PARKER'S CORNER AND TRACT 2A02.

JESSE G. ALLEN SURVEY ABSTRACT 18 AND LOCATED AT 300, 500, 504, 600 AND 684 DAVIS BOULEVARD. SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED TO AUGUST 10, 2026.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 4 DATED AUGUST 10, 2026 WITH OPTION 2 AS THE APPROVAL WITH GATED PRIVATE STREETS.

AS PRESENTED THE DEVELOPMENTS A TOTAL OF 33 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. MINIMUM LOT AREA ON ANY RESIDENTIAL LOT SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 11,200 SQUARE FEET.

THE AVERAGE LOT AREA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND NOT BE LESS THAN 14,648 SQUARE FEET. AND THE GROSS DENSITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 1.57 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

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ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTES ON 6A.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 3. 6A IS APPROVED.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 7A WHICH

[7.A. Ordinance No. 480-208b, ZA26-0041, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for Hunington Southlake on property described as Lots 6R and 1, Block 1, Stonebridge Park and located at 2350 and 2340 W. Southlake Boulevard. Current Zoning: “S-P-2” Generalized Site Plan District. Requested Zoning: “S P-2” Generalized Site Plan District. Applicant: Clay Cristy, ClayMoore Engineering. Property Owner: Karim and Anila Maghani, ANKINZ LLC. SPIN Neighborhood #11.]

ZONING CHANGE OF SITE PLAN FOR HUNTINGTON SOUTH LAKE LOCATED AT 2350 AND 2340 W.

SOUTH LAKE BLVD.

DIRECTOR KILO.

APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2340 AND 2350 WEST SOUTH LAKE BOULEVARD. THEY ARE REQUESTING ZONING CHANGE OR AMENDMENT TO THE SP ZONING ON LOT 6R ONLY OF THAT STONEBRIDGE PARK SUBDIVISION.

AND THAT CHANGE IS OCCURRING ON WHAT'S IDENTIFIED AS 2350. THE ADJACENT PROPERTY IS PART OF THE SAME SP2 ZONING IN PLACE LOCATED AT 2340.

THIS IS HAS RETAINED C2 USES ON IT AND CONTAINS AN EMERGENCY VET CLINIC THAT'S AUTHORIZED UNDER THAT C2 ZONING.

PROPERTY IS RETAIL COMMERCIAL WITH OVERLAY OF FLOODPLAIN.

WITH THAT AND AS MENTIONED CURRENT ZONING SP2, THEY ARE REQUESTING TO AMEND THE CONCEPT PLAN AND SUBMIT SITE PLAN FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SITE GOING FROM MULTI BUILDING TO SINGLE BUILDING AND ARE PROPOSING TO BE ALLOWED C3 USES WITH THE ADDITION OF RESALE OR USED MERCHANDISE AND DONATION COLLECTION CENTER.

THIS IS A VIEW OF THE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY VIEW FACING WEST.

THIS IS CURRENTLY APPROVED CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR THE SP2 ZONING IT IS UNDER. THIS IS THE REMAINING ORIGINAL REMNANT OF WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS STONEBRIDGE PARK. THESE OTHER TWO CONSTRUCTED SECTIONS HAVE GONE THROUGH THROUGH SEVERAL AMENDMENTS.

ONE FOR REVISION OF THESE IS STONEBRIDGE OFFICE PARK UNDER A DIFFERENT ZONING AND THEN THE CARLISLE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL THAT WAS REDEVELOPED ON THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THAT. THIS IS THEIR PROPOSED OVERALL SITE PLAN.

AND THEIR ELEVATIONS, THE BUILDING DOES ARTICULATE.

THEY'RE PROPOSING STUCCO BUT CURRENTLY ON THEIR PLAN HAVE SHOWN THIS AS SYNTHETIC STUCCO AND IN THE CORRIDOR OVERLAY. WE DO RETAIN OUR ABILITY TO CONTROL MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION METHOD WITH THE ARTICULATION REVIEW COMMENTS IN THE SUMMARY STATE THAT THE STUCCO, IF IT REMAINS NON CEMENT STUCCO, MUST BE CHANGED TO CEMENT BASED THREE STEP PROCESS STUCCO OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATELY APPROVED MASONRY PRODUCT. THESE ARE THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING WEST ELEVATION.

LIKEWISE IN REVIEW COMMENTS WE'VE ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS ARTICULATION ON THIS PART OF THE BUILDING IN PARTICULAR HOW IT IS VERTICALLY ARTICULATED OR CLARIFIED IN THEIR EXHIBITS HOW THAT COMPLIES. THIS IS THE NORTH ELEVATION. THIS ELEVATION NOT VISIBLE DIRECTLY FROM THE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY.

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THEY'RE PROPOSING TO PRESERVE 88 PLANTS OF THAT BY STANDARD ZONING DISTRICTS.

THE TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE REQUIRES MINIMUM OF 60% PRESERVATION. THIS IS COLORED LANDSCAPE PLAN.

THEY HAVE ASKED IN THEIR REGULATIONS UNDER THE BUFFER YARDS TO SUBSTITUTE THE REQUIRED CANOPY TREES IN THE BUFFER YARD FOR ACCENT TYPE TREES TO KEEP THEM FROM POTENTIALLY HAVING TO BE TRIMMED UNDER THE OVERHEAD ELECTRIC THAT'S CURRENTLY EXISTING ALONG THAT FRONTAGE USING LANDSCAPE ISLANDS JUST OUTSIDE THE BUFFER YARD DO CONTAIN REQUIRED CANOPY TREES WITHIN THOSE AND THOSE ARE HARD OAKS. CURRENTLY EXISTING DRAINAGE PATTERNS AND THEIR PROPOSED DRAINAGE PLAN.

UTILITY PLAN CONNECT THE SEWER AND RUN WATER LINES.

THE PLANNING ZONE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 50 SUBJECT TO A REVIEW SUMMARY AND THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PRESENTED TO THEM AT THAT MEETING NOTING APPROVAL THEY WERE GRANTING THE DRIVEWAY VARIANCE THAT'S BEING REQUESTED FOR DRIVEWAY LOCATION AND ITS INTERSECTION OF BROCK DRIVE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF DAVIS AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THAT LEFT TURN LANE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION.

APPLICANT HAS SHORT PRESENTATION THAT THEY MAY WISH TO RUN THROUGH WITH YOU AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? DENNIS, DO YOU HAVE A A SLIDE THAT HAS THE CURRENT AND PROPOSED SIDE BY SIDE? EXCUSE ME.

DO YOU HAVE A SLIDE THAT SHOWS CURRENT AND PROPOSED SIDE BY SIDE BETWEEN SITE PLANS? OF THE TWO SITE PLANS OR...

NO, WE ONLY HAVE ONE SITE PLAN.

I DO HAVE THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN.

YEAH. THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST EXHIBITS THAT SHOWED THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDINGS.

IT WAS A THREE BUILDING LAYOUT. I'VE NOT PUT A SIDE BY SIDE OF THOSE SINCE THEY'RE DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT. THEY'RE GOING TO A SINGLE BUILDING UNDER THEIR PROPOSED SITE PLAN UNDER THE ZONING.

WITHOUT SEEING THEM SIDE BY SIDE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE PARKING ON 1709 AND A REDUCTION IN THE BUFFERING OR GREEN SPACE BETWEEN THE PARKING AND 1709 DOES THAT. AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ONE JUST SHOVES ALL THE PARKING ON 1709.

CORRECT. THAT IS ANOTHER REASON WHY THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING CHANGE ON THIS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY'VE ADDED THE REQUEST TO CHANGE FROM C2 BASE USES TO C3 BASE USES AND THEN ADD THE ABILITY TO RESELL USED MERCHANDISE, WHICH OUR CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE RESTRICTS IN THOSE DISTRICTS.

THE MAJORITY OF YOUR SALES ITEMS ON THE SHELF TO BE NEW MERCHANDISE.

BUT THAT IS A REASON IN AND OF ITSELF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE BUILDING LAYOUT WHY THEY ARE REQUIRED TO AMEND THIS ZONING TO DO IT. SO IT IS A NEW, COMPLETELY.

ESSENTIALLY A COMPLETELY NEW REQUEST AND DEPARTURE FROM THIS CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH THIS WAS A CONCEPT PLAN.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS AT THIS TIME? YEAH, DENNIS, CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE DIFFERENCES

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C3 IS CUMULATIVE OF THE C2 USES. THERE IS TO SOME DEGREE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH SOME RETAIL ASPECTS OF IT. BUT THE LEFT SHOWS C3. RIGHT SHOWS C2.

SO DO THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR THIS? DO WE KNOW IF THEY HAVE A PLAN? LIKE IS THIS.

THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT BUSINESS THEY'RE PUTTING HERE OR IS THIS LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING A SHELL UP AND RECRUITING? I'LL LET THE APPLICANT ADDRESS THAT. I'M NOT CERTAIN IF THEY HAVE ANY PARTICULAR TENANTS THEY'RE DESIGNING FOR, APPARENTLY THEY DO HAVE AN INTEREST FROM A RESELL STORE THAT ALSO TAKES DONATION COLLECTIONS, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. WE'RE OPENING UP TO TABLETS, CLUBS, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALL KINDS OF STUFF. RIGHT? I MEAN, INSTEAD OF TURNING UP ALL THESE USES, MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN TELL US EXACTLY WHAT PARTICULAR ONES THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

YES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THAT.

THE APPLICANT WILL COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO GUYS, IS FIRST OFF, I'M GOING TO JUMP OUT HERE.

AND WE DID HAVE A TENANT AND WE HAD SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ON THAT C3 AND THE RESELLER SHOP, GOT NOTIFICATION TODAY. WE'RE NOT PURSUING THAT ANYMORE. SO FROM OUR ZONING PRESENTATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I REALLY APOLOGIZE FOR THROWING A CURVE BALL FOR YOU.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO REMOVE THE REQUEST TO CHANGE IT TO C3 AND THE RESELL. SO I THINK THAT WILL HOPEFULLY QUASH A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES THAT ARE THERE FOR US TODAY. THERE WILL NOT BE THE DONATION, RESALE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THAT IS GOING TO GO AWAY AND APOLOGIZE. DENNIS IS A VERY, VERY BUSY MAN. WE GOT TO TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT I DIDN'T GET TO GIVE HIM ALL THE DETAILS.

SO I APOLOGIZE RIGHT NOW FOR THE CURVEBALL ON THAT.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO REMOVE THAT. SO WE'LL BE RETAINING IT BACK TO A C2 STIPULATION THERE, MR. ROBBINS, IN REGARDS TO THAT ON OUR TENANTS AND WHAT THAT WAS, WE DID HAVE A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT USER THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE THE MAJORITY OF THAT SPACE AND WHAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR, BUT THAT IS NO LONGER THERE.

SO FROM A TENANT STANDPOINT, SOME OF THAT WILL BE OPEN FOR THAT FROM A SHELL STANDPOINT AND A SHELL PURPOSE. SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ON WHAT WE HAVE NOW, WHAT THAT WAS BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER VIABLE.

AND I KNOW, MR. FOX, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SITE PLANS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE HAVE CONSOLIDATED FROM THREE BUILDINGS, WHICH WAS ABOUT 22,000 SQUARE FEET, AS WELL AS ON THE PREVIOUS SITE PLAN.

AND THEN WE'RE JUST UNDER 19,000. SO WE HAVE REDUCED THAT. WE DO HAVE ALL THE LANDSCAPE AND THE BUFFERS THAT ARE APPLICABLE FOR THE C2 ZONING FOR EVERYTHING THERE.

WE DID HAVE TO RECOUNT ALLOCATE THE PARKING AND WE CONDENSED MORE ON THE WESTERN SIDE BECAUSE I'M SURE MR. TAGGART IS GOING TO ASK ME HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES ABOUT THE DRAINAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE PREVIOUS PLAN CONTEMPLATED MOVING MORE INTO THE FLOODPLAIN AND PUTTING MORE BUILDINGS IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

WE'VE PULLED THAT OUT AND CREATED MORE GRADING WHERE THERE'S MORE AVAILABILITY FOR THE FLOODPLAIN FROM THAT STANDPOINT AND WHAT WE HAVE FROM THERE ON THAT SIDE OF THINGS. SO WE'VE ADDED MORE DRAINAGE CAPACITY ESSENTIALLY ON THAT EASTERN SIDE. AND IN DOING SO THAT THERE'S AN EXISTING RETAINING WALL THAT WAS BUILT OUT ON THAT EASTERN SIDE THAT WAS KIND OF UP THERE TO GO THAT THAT'LL GO AWAY.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MORE OF OUR DRAINAGE AND VOLUME CAPACITY IN THE CONCRETE CHANNEL. AND THAT ALSO ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN MORE OF THE TREES OVER ALONG THAT EASTERN SIDE AS WELL.

WITH THAT, LIKE I SAID, I HAD A COUPLE SLIDES THAT WE CAN TALK FROM.

BUT DENNIS, AS ALWAYS, DOES A GOOD JOB KIND OF PRESENTING ALL THE OPTIONS.

AND SO I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? GO AHEAD.

THIS IS CLAY.

I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CIRCULATION? I KNOW

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SO WE DO. SO THERE'S THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD. I KIND OF WENT BACK TO THIS PICTURE HERE.

YOU CAN SEE OVER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THERE IS KIND OF THE MAIN STREET FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE. AND THEN YOU HAVE STONEBRIDGE. THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE ON ACCESS HERE IS WHEN THEY REDID SALT LAKE BOULEVARD AND IT PROBABLY WAS AN EXISTING CONDITION BEFOREHAND.

YOU CAN TELL WHERE THEY PUT WHAT IS REMAINING OR AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY OVER THERE IN THAT FAR LEFT HAND SIDE, RIGHT ABOVE THAT 1709 LABEL RIGHT THERE. WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THIS SITE, WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM THERE, LIKE, WHY DID THEY PUT THAT DRIVEWAY THERE? NOT PROBABLY IDEAL FOR WHERE IT WAS. AND I KNOW EVEN THROUGH CORRIDOR COMMITTEE AND SOME OTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OTHER FOLKS, THEY'RE LIKE, HEY, CAN WE MOVE THAT DRIVEWAY ANY FURTHER EAST? THE CHALLENGE THAT YOU HAVE IS THAT THERE'S A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN THE ELEVATIONS THE FURTHER EAST YOU GO BECAUSE IT LOWERS DOWN AND THE ROADWAY ACTUALLY BECOMES PART OF THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON IN AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD THAT THERE COULD BE PONDING AND STUFF THAT'S GOING ACROSS, ESPECIALLY WHENEVER YOU HAVE A CONCRETE HEAD WALL AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING UNDERNEATH TECH STOCK. AND SO WE LOOKED AT THAT AND AS YOU MOVE FURTHER EAST, YOU GET ABOUT A 5 FOOT OR SO ELEVATION DROP BETWEEN THERE. AND THE CHALLENGE THAT WE WOUND UP HAVING IS HOW DO WE GET ACCESS ONTO THE SITE AND SLOPE IT UP FAST ENOUGH TO GET FIRE ACCESS TO NOT BE TOO STEEP FOR THE FIRE TO GET THE TRUCKS IN TO GET CARS.

SO WHENEVER THEY PULL IN, THEY'RE NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, BOTTOMING OUT THEIR CARS.

AND ON THAT NORTH SIDE, THE FLOODPLAIN'S A LITTLE HIGHER.

SO YOU CAN'T LOWER YOUR BUILDING DOWN IN THERE OR YOU START COMPROMISING THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN ON THE BACKSIDE.

AND SO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF KIND OF EVALUATING THAT THIS IS THE LOCATION THAT WE DID FIND AND WHAT WE HAVE AS BEING REALLY THE ONLY REAL FEASIBLE PLACE FOR THAT TO BE ABLE TO GO. AS FOR VEHICLES AND FIRE TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE FOR OUR ANTICIPATED DELIVERIES.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL RETAIL OR HEAVY RETAIL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THERE.

AND SO FOR THE VEHICLES THAT WILL BE ENTERING, FIRST OFF, FIRE TRUCKS, WE DO HAVE 30 FOOT RADIUSES THROUGHOUT AND THAT MEETS ALL THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING ABLE TO TURN. THAT ALSO ALLOWS FOR RETAIL CENTERS. WHENEVER THEY HAVE THEIR LARGER BOX TRUCKS AND BIGGER VEHICLES SUCH AS THAT TO BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND BE ABLE TO CIRCULATE THROUGH.

WE DON'T REALLY ANTICIPATE 18 WHEELERS OR ANYTHING COMING IN AT SUCH A SMALL FACILITY.

IT'S NOT A TARGET OR BIG TYPE, BIG BOX RETAIL THAT'S GOING TO HAVE AN 18 WHEELER BRINGING IN TWO TRUCKLOADS OF RETAIL THAT'S COMING IN HERE. THESE ARE GOING TO BE SMALLER SERVICES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, BOX TRUCKS OR DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT THAT STILL HAVE TO BE CONTEMPLATED FOR.

BUT FROM AN ACCESS STANDPOINT, THAT'S WHERE IT IS. AND THEN WE'VE KIND OF GOT THE FUNKY HORSESHOE THAT COMES AROUND.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S KIND OF A PRODUCT OF WHERE THE CROSS ACCESS WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE OTHER FIRST DEVELOPMENTS AND WHAT THEY HAD GOING ON.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE REASONING WHY IT COMES AROUND AND LOOPS AROUND ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BUILDING.

GOTCHA. COOL.

DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT CONTEXT. SO BASICALLY BECAUSE OF THAT FLOODPLAIN AND THAT ELEVATION, YOU CAN'T REALLY MAKE THAT CUT TO STONE BRIDGE ON THE RIGHT.

YOU CANNOT.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S KIND OF LIKE LUSTFULLY THINKING ABOUT IT LIKE SIX HOURS PRIOR DEVELOPMENT. LOT ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE'S PART OF IT. SO WHY NOT TRY TO CONNECT IT AND NOT GO THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY? IT WOULD BE IDEAL IF WE COULD HAVE THAT LOOP BACK AROUND OVER STONE BRIDGE.

BUT WITH THAT LARGE. IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS, YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE CONCRETE CHANNEL WHERE IT DRAINS OUT AND EVERYTHING ELSE THERE.

YOU'D BE TALKING HAVING TO BUILD A SIGNIFICANT ESSENTIALLY BRIDGE, KIND OF ALMOST CLEAR SPRAM BRIDGE ACROSS THAT FLOODPLAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DIDN'T IMPACT THAT.

AND FOR SUCH A SMALL SITE THAT JUST. IT JUST ISN'T FEASIBLE. AND WITH THAT ACCESS, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY THAT ROAD CUTTING BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS THAT KIND OF COMES OVER THERE, THAT IS A DEDICATED EASEMENT AND FIRE LANE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK OUT AND MAKE THAT CONNECTION.

QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

I'VE GOT ONE.

GO AHEAD.

OUR CORRIDOR OVERLAY TRIES TO DISCOURAGE FORCING THE PARKING ALONG 1709. YOU'VE KIND OF SHIFTED MORE PARKING THAT WAY BY CONSOLIDATING YOUR BUILDINGS. WE LIKE INTERNALIZED PARKING AND PARKING THAT DOESN'T JUST COME OUT OF YOUR FACE.

IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN EITHER REDUCE, RELOCATE ANY OF THAT PARKING THAT YOU'VE MOVED ONTO THE MAIN ROAD?

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OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE SITE PLANNED THIS ONE ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT TIMES BEFORE IT EVER GOT HERE.

BECAUSE I THINK WE WENT. GOT SOME FEEDBACK WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. AND THEN WE'VE GONE TO THE DRAWING BOARD A COUPLE TIMES.

WE'VE LOOKED AT THE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.

WE'VE LOOKED AT SINGULAR BUILDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT THE RESTRICTION THAT THE CONCEPT PLAN PROBABLY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE AS MUCH WITH IT BEING A CONCEPT PLAN.

I'M NOT GETTING INTO DETAIL ON THE SITE REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE DRAINAGE. IF YOU OVERLAY THAT CONCEPT ON LIKE WHERE THE ACTUAL FLOODPLAIN LINE IS AND WHERE THAT IS, THE DEVELOPABLE AREA IS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. SO UNLESS YOU WERE GOING IN AND MODIFYING THAT DETENTION OR DRAINAGE OR EASEMENT, OR GOING IN AND TRYING TO REDUCE MORE SO THE FLOODPLAIN IN THAT AREA, WHICH MIGHT LEAVE POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, WE'D OBVIOUSLY DESIGN IT TO NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT, BUT I THINK YOU WOULD FIND YOURSELF GOING INTO THAT.

BUT I CAN TRY TO WORK WITH OUR CLIENTS AND TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THERE. I MEAN, WE'RE PRETTY TIGHT ON ALL FOUR SIDES WITH THE FLOODPLAIN ON THE TWO SIDES.

AND THEN WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE PROPERTY AND EVERYTHING THERE. BUT I CAN SEE IF WE HAVE ANY ROOM TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE SOME OF THAT.

WOULD YOU CONSIDER PERVIOUS PAVERS FOR YOUR PARKING TO SOLVE SOME OF THAT ISSUE? I THINK WE COULD DO THAT.

COME BACK WITH THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. I THINK PER THE STAFF REPORT, YOU'RE OVER PARKED LIKE 112 TO 95.

SO WE ARE WITH OUR STRAIGHT RETAIL AND EVERYTHING ELSE, NOT KNOWING. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE OUR FIRST GENERATION OF THE BUILDING AND WHAT IT IS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

WE ARE A LITTLE OVERPRICED PARKED AND WHAT IT IS WE WERE WORKING THROUGH TRYING TO THINK OF IF THERE WAS A SECOND GENERATION OR WHAT IT WAS, IF WE NEEDED THE PARKING. IF A RESTAURANT IN THE FUTURE OR SOMETHING DECIDED TO COME IN ON A CORNER END CAP. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE C2 SIT DOWN TYPE THING THAT WOULD.

THAT WOULD INCREASE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT WE WOULD NEED. SO WE WERE TRYING TO KIND OF FORESEE THAT OR HAVE ALLOWANCES FOR SOME OF THAT TO GET THAT IN THE SITE PLAN.

WELL, I THINK SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEXT READING.

ASSUMING WE PASS IT THROUGH TO HAVE THOSE OPTIONS EITHER JUST CUT OUT THE 17 SPOTS OR WHATEVER IT IS ALONG SOUTH LAKE BOULEVARD OR THE OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR SOME PARKING TO HELP WITH THOSE ISSUES.

SO WHATEVER OPTIONS, MORE OPTIONS, THE BETTER.

COUNCIL, ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

THIS IS A FIRST READING, SO IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON SECOND. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 7A? I'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD, THE CITY SENT OUT 33 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WITH NO RESPONSES. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 7A.

COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH OR THE APPLICANT? SO ALL WE'RE DOING FOR C3 OR THE USED MERCHANDISE, WE'RE STILL GOING TO ALLOW THE AXE ENTRIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE? YEAH, WE SEEM TO BE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH POWER LINES AND TREES HITTING THEM, SO I KIND OF GET THAT ONE.

BUT YES, WE'RE DELETING ANY C3 USES ON LOT 6R AND DELETING THE PROPOSAL FOR USE MERCHANDISE SALES AND COLLECTION CENTER AS A PERMITTED USE ON LOT 6R.

OKAY, GOT IT.

I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FOX THAT I DON'T LIKE THAT PARKING ON 1709.

DOES THAT HAVE TO BE IN THE MOTION OR DO WE WAIT UNTIL IT COMES BACK TO US? WELL, LET'S JUST GIVE THEM SOME GUIDANCE TO COME BACK ON SECOND READING WITH OPTIONS ELIMINATING THE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SPOTS THAT IS ALONG SOUTH LAKE BOULEVARD OR SOME OTHER.

WE'VE ALSO GOT A 20 FOOT LANDSCAPE SET BACK THERE.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE THAT SHOWED SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE BETWEEN 1709 AND THE PARKING.

IS THERE NOT? YEAH, I CAN PULL THAT BACK UP.

SO THIS IS OUR LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT WE HAVE HERE. THAT'S THE COLOR. SO WE DO HAVE THE 20 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITIONAL 20 FOOT APPROXIMATELY WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH THE SIDEWALKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO THERE IS ABOUT 40 FOOT OF LANDSCAPING BETWEEN 1709 AND WHERE WE DO HAVE OUR PARKING.

AND I'LL ADD THAT IF IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON THIS SITE PLAN HERE, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PLANT SHRUBS ALONG THE EDGE OF PARKING WHERE YOU HAVE PARKING FACING IN TOWARDS THE STREET. TO SCREEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND BUMPERS. IT HAS TO GO IN AT A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 3 FOOT TRUCK HEIGHT.

AND THEY ARE. IT'S ALL KIND OF ON, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CANOPIES OF THE TREES KIND

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WE'LL HAVE THE HEADLIGHT SCREENING ALONG FOR PHOTOSHOP.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE POTENTIAL PERVIOUS PARKING SPACES ON THERE TO HELP AS WELL AS WRAPPING THOSE AROUND ON THE EAST SIDE, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE TOO, BEING SO CLOSE. I DIDN'T ASK ANYTHING ABOUT DRAINAGE, BY THE WAY, BUT I DID LIKE COUNCILMEMBER FOX'S SUGGESTION ON THAT.

AND IF WE WRAPPED THIS ROUNDER, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY HELP QUITE A BIT.

ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS LIKE MOTION AS OPTIONS FOR SECOND.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOUR WALL'S GONNA HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT DRAINAGE TO HANDLE THE WATER COMING THROUGH THAT.

YEAH. SO, TYPICALLY WHENEVER YOU DO THE PREVIOUS PAVING, YOU'LL HAVE THE PREVIOUS PAVING AND THEN IT'LL COME DOWN AND THEN THERE'LL BE SOME KIND OF OVERFLOW DRAIN TO WHERE IF IT FILLS UP, IT CAN DRAIN OUT AND THEN WE CAN TIE THAT BACK IN.

WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION WHEN YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR.

MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM 7A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 48-0208B, CA 26-00-41. FIRST READING.

ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR HUNTINGTON SOUTH LAKE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS THE AT 6R AND 1 BLOCK 1 STONE BRIDGE PARK AND LOCATED 2350 AND 2340 WEST SOUTH LAKES BOULEVARD.

SUBJECT TO STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 10, 2026 AND SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER THREE DATED AUGUST 10, 2026 WITH THE VARIANCE TO THE DRIVEWAY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 634 AS AMENDED, SECTION 5.2A TO ALLOW A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT DRIVEWAY WITH THE MINIMUM CENTRAL LINE SPACING OF APPROXIMATELY 100FT FROM BROCK DRIVE. NOTE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

WE WILL ALLOW ACCENT TREES IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED CANOPIES TREES. WE WILL ALLOW RIGHT WAY, RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT DRIVEWAY WITH A MINIMUM CENTERLINE SPACE OF APPROXIMATELY 100FT FROM BROCK DRIVE. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE OPTIONS FOR PARKING ALONG SUFFOLK BOULEVARD TO BE REDUCED OR CHANGED AND POTENTIAL PARKING PAVEMENT MATERIALS THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN CONCRETE.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE SECOND? SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTES ON 7A.

THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-837A CASE NUMBER ZA26-0043 FOR

[7.B. Ordinance No. 480-837a, ZA26-0043, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for Building 900 at Shivers’ Farm on property described as Tracts 1A03 and 1A, James J. West Survey, Abstract No. 1620 and located at 1800 and 1900 N. White Chapel Boulevard. Current Zoning: “ECZ” Employment Center Zoning District. Requested Zoning: “ECZ” Employment Center Zoning District. Applicant: Blake Bickmore, Trademark Property Company. Property Owner: Shivers Family Partnership LTD. SPIN Neighborhood #3.]

I THINK MOST OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT. MAYBE NOT GARY AND ERIC, BUT IT'S ON ONE BUILDING.

SO IF WE COULD FOCUS ON THE ONE BUILDING THAT'S AT ISSUE, THAT'D BE GREAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

MIXED USE LAND USE EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING FRONTAGES OF THE PROPERTY HERE.

AND THIS PERTAINS TO FINALIZATION OF THE SITE PLAN ELEMENT FOR BUILDING IDENTIFIED ON THIS PLAN AS BUILDING 900. BUT IN THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHOWN AS BUILDING 13, IT WAS A PAD SITE BUILDING INITIALLY DISCUSSED AS BEING MORE MARKETED AS RESTAURANT USE. APPLICANTS LOOKING AT THIS AS POTENTIAL MULTI USE RETAIL INCLUSIVE OF MEDICAL OFFICE AND EDUCATION TYPE FUNCTIONS IN THERE.

THIS ALSO SITE PLANS IT AND THEY HAVE PROCESSED THIS AS A ZONING AMENDMENT TO THE PEAK EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING WHICH THAT DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. THIS IS ONCE AGAIN MORE DETAILED SITE PLAN OF IT. HORIZONTAL LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING FLOOR AREAS 9,540 SQUARE FEET.

THE OVERALL SITE HAS ACCESS TO 491 PARKING SPACES. AND FOR LOT 3 THERE'S ROUGHLY 464 THERE. THIS IS A DATA SUMMARY FOR 900 AND OVERALL GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR SHIVERS FARM EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING.

LIST OF PROPOSED USES WITHIN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING.

THIS IS PRE CONSERVATION PLAN JUST HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WAS PLANNED FOR REMOVAL IN THAT BUILDING SITE AREA.

THIS IS THEIR LANDSCAPE PLAN.

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AND THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS.

THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MIX OF MATERIALS THAT WERE APPROVED UNDER EMPLOYMENT CENTER DISTRICT AND GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS PROVIDED WITH THAT. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THEIR JUNE 18 MEETING.

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT AND REVIEW SUMMARY AND APPROVING LANDSCAPE IT WAS PRESENTED.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES. BE GLAD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS YET.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS? DENNIS. 1. SO IN THE, IN OUR PACKET, THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO ELIMINATE SCREENING, BUT THEY HAVE PUT THAT BACK IN? THEY PUT THAT BACK IN. YES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS AT THIS TIME? COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. DOES THE APPLICANT WANT TO ADD ANYTHING HERE? QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON 7B IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM.

FOR THE RECORD, 39 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT AND NO RESPONSES RECEIVED YET.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 7B.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR DENTISTS READY FOR A MOTION? DO I NEED TO NOTATE ABOUT THE HEDGE SCREENING REMAINING OR NOT? I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT IT IS OR NOT AND IT WILL REMAIN AS REQUIRED WITH THE ORIGINAL ZONE.

OKAY. MAYOR, MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 7B.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 48837 AZA 260043. FIRST READING.

ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR BUILDING 900 AT SHIVERS FARM ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS 1A03 AND 1A. JAMES J. WEST SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 1620 AND LOCATED 18001900 NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD.

ACCEPTING STANFORD DATE AUGUST 10, 2026. SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 3 DATED AUGUST 10, 2026 NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 9,540 SQUARE FOOT ONE STORY BUILDING.

ALLOWED USAGE WILL CONSIST OF MEDICAL OFFICE, RETAIL, FITNESS OFFICE, RESTAURANT AND EDUCATION.

AND THAT THE HEDGE SCREENING PLANTS ALONG 114 OF WOOL REMAIN AS DICTATED IN THE PREVIOUS APPROVALS.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 7B.

THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

7B IS APPROVED ON FIRST READING.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM 9A TO CONSIDER DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR THE DOVE AND BICENTENNIAL PARK ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANKS. I THINK

[9.A. Consider design concepts for the Dove and Bicentennial Park Elevated Storage Tanks.]

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S MY FIRST TIME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO CLICK.

IT'S A ROOKIE HAZING THING.

WE'RE JUST MESSING WITH YOU.

THAT'S LATE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS AND COUNCIL.

SO THIS ITEM IS A FOLLOW UP ITEM FOR THE WATER TOWER BRANDING DISCUSSION THAT WAS HELD IN 2026 WINTER WORKSHOP WITH COUNCIL AND AT THE MEETING COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO STAFF TO MODERNIZE. COME BACK WITH MODERNIZED GRAPHICS ALONG OUR WATER TOWERS AND THEN ALSO, WHILE UPDATING THE BRANDING, CONSIDER MAINTAIN THE TRADITIONAL CHARACTER AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY IDENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOWERS. AND SO WE'RE BACK HERE TO PRESENT DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES FOR THE DESIGN FOR THE WATER TOWERS.

SO WE'LL START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE WATER TOWER PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL DIRECTION AND DISCUSSION THAT HAPPENED BACK AT THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION WINTER WORKSHOP EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEN LOOK AT THREE GRAPHIC DESIGNS THAT WILL GO

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AND THEY ARE APPROACHING THEIR SCHEDULED REPAIR AND REPAINTING AND MAINTENANCE, WHICH TYPICALLY HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY COUPLE DECADES. SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS NOT ONLY REPAINTING THE TOWERS, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES A FULL REHAB FROM INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE TOWER. IT ALSO INCLUDES INCLUDES STRUCTURAL UPGRADES AS WELL AS MECHANICAL UPGRADES AS PART OF THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND MAINTAINING OUR WATER ASSETS.

SO BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR COATING WILL BE REPLACED AS PART OF THIS REHABILITATION PROJECT, WE ARE CONSIDERING, IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY ONCE IN TWO DECADES TO LOOK AT WHAT GRAPHICS WE HAVE ON TOP OF THE TOWER AND WHAT KIND OF BRANDING WE WANT TO PRESENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO JUST A BACKGROUND BASED ON THIS SLIDE. BOTH THE TOWERS WERE CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE SAME TIME.

THEY WERE A YEAR APART. THE DOVE TOWER WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1986 AND THE BICENTENNIAL TOWER IN 87.

THEY WERE REHABBED AND REHABILITATED IN 2006 AND 2007, A YEAR APART.

AND THEN LAST, THE DOVE TOWER RECEIVED A DRAGON LOGO THAT WAS ADDED IN 2008. AND THE MONEY FOR THE LOGO WAS RAISED THROUGH A COMMUNITY EFFORT THAT WAS PUT IN FROM THE COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING. QUICK TIMELINE ON THE REHABILITATION PROJECT ITSELF.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, BOTH THE TOWERS ARE A YEAR APART IN THEIR TIMELINE. WE KICKED OFF THE DESIGN FOR DOPE TOWER BACK IN DECEMBER AND WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP THE DESIGN SUMMER LATER THIS YEAR AND THEN MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION BID MOVING FORWARD. THESE TOWERS, TYPICALLY WE REHAB THEM DURING THE WINTER SESSION, WHICH IS WHEN THE WATER DEMAND IS LOW.

AND THAT'S WHY THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO BE REHABBED DURING THE WINTER. DOVE TOWER IS SCHEDULED FOR WINTER OF 27, AND THEN WE'RE WRAPPING IT UP BY MAY. AND SIMILARLY, BICENTENNIAL TOWER WOULD FOLLOW AFTER THAT.

SO QUICK REHAB.

BEFORE WE LOOK AT THE CONCEPTS, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE WINTER WORKSHOP EARLIER THIS YEAR. SO WE REVIEWED THESE PROJECTS AT THE MEETING AND COUNCIL WANTED TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES IN REPLACING THE EXISTING GRAPHICS AND BRINGING THE TOWER BRANDING TO A CURRENT CITY BRANDING.

SO THAT WAS THE DIRECTION.

MODERNIZE IT. AND THEN ALSO AT THE SAME TIME WANT TO KEEP THE TRADITIONAL LOOK OF THE TOWER.

NOW WE ARE BACK. ANOTHER THING THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETING WAS IF WE CAN LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR ADDING THE SOUTH LAKE SHIELD AS WELL AS RETAINING SOME OF THE CURRENT CHARACTER, WHICH IS THE DRAGON CAROL DRAGON DESIGN ON THAT, AND ALSO LOOK AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING A GRASS TRAFFIC ON THE TOP OF THE ROUTE. SO THESE ARE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED.

AND SO WE ARE BRINGING BACK TONIGHT ALL THESE DIFFERENT DESIGNS. SO FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION, WE HAVE THREE DECISION POINTS HERE. SELECT A DESIGN FROM THE THREE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE PRESENTED.

THEN LOOK AT DO WE EVEN WANT A GRAPHIC S ON THE TOP OF THE WATER TOWER? AND THEN LAST, DO WE WANT THE SAME DESIGNS TO BE ON BOTH OF THE TOWERS OR DO WE WANT THEM TO BE DIFFERENT? SO STARTING WITH, THIS IS ACTUALLY A CURRENT PICTURE OF DOVE TOWERS. STARTING WITH THE BASE. WHAT WE LOOKED AT IS UPDATING THE WORD, THE LETTERING OF THAT TOWER TO OUR CURRENT BRANDING LETTERING.

SO THE FONT AND THE LETTING HAS CHANGED ON SOUTH LAKE. BUT WE DID WANT TO KEEP THOSE BANDS, THE CURRENT BAND THAT'S ON THE TOP AS WELL AS TWO AT THE BOTTOM.

WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN THAT TRADITIONAL LOOK OF OUR TOWERS WITH THAT PARTICULAR FOUNDATION. THEN WE CAME UP WITH THREE DIFFERENT DESIGN OPTIONS.

AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THOSE DESIGN OPTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE.

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AND AS I GO THROUGH THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE IT WILL TURN AND THEN SHOW YOU THE OTHER SIDE. AND THESE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT YOU CAN CAPTURE FOR THAT PARTICULAR OPTION.

AND THEN LAST IS HAVING THAT SIGNATURE S ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF.

SO THIS IS HOW THIS PARTICULAR OPTION WILL LOOK.

SIMILARLY, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT OPTION, YOU HAVE A COMBINATION HERE WITH THE GERALT DRAGON ALONG WITH THE SOUTH LAKE SHIELD.

AND THIS IS HOW THE OPTION WOULD LOOK AROUND THE TOWER.

AND THEN WITH THE SIGNATURE S ON THE TOP. THE LAST OPTION IS HAVING THE CAROL DRAGON AGAIN ALONG WITH THE SIGNATURE S ON THE SIDE OF THE TOWER.

AND THEN A ROOFTOP OPTION.

ONE THING I DO WANT TO MENTION IS THAT THE ROOFTOP GRAPHIC, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT VISIBLE FOR PEOPLE FROM THE GROUND, THE COMMUNITY CANNOT SEE, IS A REALLY GOOD BRANDING EFFORT FOR US FOR AERIAL, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHY. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AS WELL AS MEDIA COVERAGE, IS A GOOD BRANDING FOR THE CITY. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS.

SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE ARE THREE DECISION POINTS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING FROM COUNCIL AND I DID INCLUDE FOR ALL THE ALL THE GRAPHIC CONCEPTS, AN ESTIMATED COST OF $25,000 EACH. SO IRRESPECTIVE, THERE IS SO LITTLE VARIANCE IN THE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES THAT THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY AROUND THAT $25,000 RANGE. THE ROOFTOP GRAPHIC IS ESTIMATED AROUND $30,000.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD REQUEST COUNCIL DIRECTION ON WHICH GRAPHIC OR A CONCEPT THAT THEY PREFER. THEN DO WE WANT A ROOFTOP GRAPHIC ON TOP OF THESE TOWERS? AND THEN WOULD WE APPLY THE SELECTED DESIGN TO BOTH TOWERS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I LIKE THE NEW LETTERING.

IT'S MODERN. IT FITS WITH WHAT THE CURRENT LETTERING IS. I LIKE THAT.

MY TWO CENTS ON IT. I LIKE THE SHIELD AND DRAGON.

THE SECOND VERSION THAT WE SAW FOR THE ROOFTOP GRAPHIC IS THAT $30,000 FOR EACH TOWER FOR ONE TOWER? CORRECT.

SO IT'D BE 60,000 IF WE DID BOTH? CORRECT.

OKAY. AND MY TWO CENTS AGAIN IS I LIKE THE TWO WATER TOWERS TO BE THE SAME. SO THE NEW LETTERING AND THE SHIELDED DRAGON.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE 60 GRAND, BUT THE ROOFTOP GRAPHIC.

A QUESTION ON THAT, SINCE THAT'S BRANDING, CAN WE TAKE IT OUT OF LIKE THE HOT TAX? THE COST OF THIS ITEM IS ALREADY COVERED UNDER OUR CIP. SO THE CIP PROJECT ITSELF, THE REHABILITATION PROJECT, IS SUCH HUGE PROJECT THAT GOES THROUGH DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF UPDATING THE MECHANICAL.

SO ANYTHING NEEDED FOR ADDING SOME OF THIS PROJECT BRANDING CAN BE COVERED FROM THE CIP CROP COST.

I LIKE THE ROOFTOP IDEA. I HAVE FLOWN BY THE CITY BEFORE AND I'VE SEEN THE TOWERS.

I'VE LOOKED FOR THE TOWERS.

THEY CURRENTLY DON'T REALLY STAND OUT THAT MUCH FROM THE AIR. I THINK THEY.

WE SEE THE PLANES COMING BY, PEOPLE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOWS AS THEY'RE COMING IN.

SO WHILE WE DON'T SEE FROM THE GROUND, I DO THINK THAT IT IS AN ATTRACTOR FOR SOMEONE TO HAPPENS TO BE ON THAT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. AND AS PRATEM ALSO BROUGHT UP, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF MEDIA COVERAGE, IT ALSO STANDS OUT.

I THINK IT'S NOT A BAD EXPENSE.

COUNCILMEMBER CHARLIE, RIGHT NOW ALL OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT IS ALLOCATED OUT OF THE UTILITY FUND. AND THE ADDITION OF EITHER ONE OF THESE OPTIONS WOULD NOT ADD TO THE PROJECT BUDGET THAT'S ALREADY COVERED.

SO MY PREFERENCE IS NO SHIELD OR S, JUST THE DRAGON LOGO ON BOTH OF THEM. I THINK BOTH TOWERS SHOULD BE THE SAME.

BUT NOT A FAN OF THE S OR THE OR THE SHIELD.

I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER REYNOLDS. I ALSO NOTED THAT TO BE THE COMMUNITY FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RAISE MONEY TO PUT THOSE DRAGON LOGOS ON THERE 18 YEARS AGO.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT FEELING, THAT SENSE OF PRIDE IN THE DRAGON LOGO. AND I PERSONALLY THINK THAT $30,000 TO PUT THE S ON TOP

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I'D VOTE FOR THE TWO DRAGONS IN THE...

SO ALL OVER THE PLACE WE ARE.

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE MINE.

I THINK THE TWO DRAGONS IS OVERKILL. I THINK IT'S TOO MANY. I MEAN, IT'S BOTH OF THEM.

AND EVEN IF YOU GO BACK TO THE. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE. GO BACK TO THE PICTURES OF THE LIKE.

SO THIS ONE HERE, I QUESTION WHY THE WORD SATELLITE IS FACING THE HOUSES. WHY IS IT NOT FACING THE. WHY IS THE WORD SOUTH LAKE NOT FACING THE ROUNDABOUT WHERE PEOPLE PULL UP AND DRIVE? LIKE, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO SEE THAT SOUTH LAKE IS GOING TO BE PEOPLE PULLING UP THEIR HOUSES.

SO THE WAY IS IT'S A RIBBON.

SO IT'LL START WITH THE SIGNATURE S. THERE WILL BE SOUTH LAKE, THEN THE DRAGON, AND THEN THE SIGNATURE AND AGAIN SOUTH LAKE.

SO IT'S A WHOLE RIBBON.

IT'S SOUTH LAKE ON BOTH SIDES. AND IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE I WAS NEITHER.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS I LIKE THE S, BUT I'M AFRAID THAT 94, 97% OF THE PEOPLE FLYING IN FROM DFW BECAUSE I THINK, LISTEN, I THINK PUBLICITY IS AMAZING AND I THINK THAT IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE SEEING THIS KIND OF THING.

AND I THINK THIS IS KIND OF A STATEMENT OF PEACE.

BUT I THINK 97% OF THE PEOPLE WON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

IF IS WHAT WOULD IT. WOULD THERE BE A FEASIBILITY FOR ONE TO HAVE THAT S.

BECAUSE YOU WANT TO START BUILDING.

YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD MARKETING FOR THE ENTIRE CITY AND YOUR LOGOS AND EVERYTHING. IF YOU PUT THE S ON ONE AND THEN JUST PUT SOUTHLINK ON THE OTHER ONE, AGAIN ON THE TOP SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE FLYING INTO OR FLYING OVER. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S AN OPTION, BUT I'M 100% ON BOARD WITH THE TOP FOR SURE.

I'D RATHER PUT THE THING ON THE TOP THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

AND I THINK IT'S THE THING THAT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO SEE BECAUSE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO. MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO SEE THIS DRIVING ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND HERE, THE PEOPLE THAT FLY IN.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE PUBLICITY FROM PEOPLE SEEING YOU.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG.

OVER DECADES, WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF PRIDE IN TRYING TO MAKE OUR WATER TOWERS AND WATER TANKS LOOK BETTER THAN ANY OTHER CITY.

IF YOU GO DOWN AND LOOK AT.

AT THE ONES ALL THE WAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE THEM LOOK NICE.

SURE, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

IT ONLY SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE SEE IT, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO TAKE PRIDE.

I THINK THAT'S AS THICK AS ANY WATER TOWEL.

THAT LOOKS BETTER THAN ANY WATERTOWN I'VE EVER SEEN ANYWHERE WITH THAT S ON TOP OF IT.

I MEAN, THE CLEANNESS OF IT. AND THEN TO ANSWER YOUR EARLIER POINT, THOUGH, I DON'T KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT S LUNGO. RIGHT.

BECAUSE I THINK MOST PEOPLE SEE BOTH OF THESE WHEN THEY FLY IN.

THEY'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO SEE THEM.

SO I THINK THE ONE THING WE CAN DEFINITELY AGREE ON IS THE TWO DRAGON SHIELDS THEMSELVES.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE MOST OF US ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE DRAGON SHIELDS.

AT LEAST ONE. I DON'T WANT TWO.

I THINK TWO IS OVERKILL DRAGONS.

AGAIN, I AGREE.

YEAH. I THINK MOST PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO KNOW WHAT THE S IS, BUT IT WILL STAND OUT.

IT MAY GRAB THEIR EYE, AND THEY MAY SEE SOUTH, LIKE, ON THE SIDE OF IT, OR THEY MAY SEE ME, LIKE, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, LATER ON IT COMES UP. I'M ALL FOR DOING SOMETHING ON TOP.

I'M ALSO IN THE SAME BOAT.

DEFINITELY LIKE THE S ON TOP. AND I USED TO WORK IN ADVERTISING, SO EVEN THEY. IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, LIKE, EVENTUALLY GOING THROUGH SOUTH LAKE, THEY'LL RECOGNIZE THAT S.

SO IT'S SLOWLY BUILDING UP YOUR BRAND IMAGERY. SO DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE OF S.

AND ALSO SIMILAR TO MAYOR MCCASKILL.

DEFINITELY LIKE THE SHIELD WITH THE DRAGON AS WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT NICE FRAMING AND MARRIAGE OF BOTH ISD AND THE CITY ITSELF.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO TRY TO HELP US GET TO A CONSENSUS. AND THE CITY MANAGER BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR AGENDA NOTES ON THE TOP CORNER, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A RENDERING OR AN IDEA OF DOING NOT ONLY THE S OR THE SHIELD AND CITY OF SOUTH LAKE AND PUT THAT ON THE TOP OF THE WATER TOWER. I WAS GOING TO ASK, IS THE SHIELD MORE RECOGNIZABLE THAN THE S THAT IS? IT'S THOSE TILES.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY WE DO HAVE A VERSION OF THAT SHIELD LOGO THAT IS THE SHIELD AND SAYS SOUTH LAKE ON THE TOP OF IT WITH THE STYLIZED LETTERING.

I CAN'T IMAGINE IT WILL COST YOU MORE THAN. THAT'S A LOT MORE PRINTED. I'LL CAPTURE THAT AERIAL VIEW.

SO THE ONLY THING THAT. AND THIS SOUNDS COUNTERINTUITIVE, WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY. I GET IT, BUT I'M ALL ABOUT, LIKE SIZING AND NOT TOO BIG AND GAUDY, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT JUST. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST TAKEN UP.

YOU'RE IN THE AIR.

YOU GOT TO SEE IT FROM A LONG WAY. YOU'RE IN THE AIR AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT LIKE, IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST TAKING UP ALL THE SPACE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RIGHT SIZED TO LOOK AT IT.

I THINK IT IS RIGHT SIZE.

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I MEAN, YOU'VE SEEN IT LIKE.

EXACTLY.

NO, I GET IT. I SAID YOU'RE UP HIGH, BUT NOBODY SEES IT FROM THE GROUND.

EXACTLY.

NOT GUARDING FROM THE GROUND AT ALL. SO NOBODY SEES IT.

YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO SEE IT FROM A PLANE. AND I THINK IT'S A PRETTY CLOSE TO THE GROUND. SO MY MOTION IS GOING TO BE SHIELD WITH SOUTH LAKE ON THE TOP.

SOUTH LAKE THE DRAGON, AND THEN THE SOUTH LAKE SHIELD AS THE. IS THAT GOING TO GET BY? I DON'T. I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE SHIELD. I LIKE THE S BETTER WITHOUT THE SHIELD. I THINK IT'S CLEANER.

AND I WANT TWO DRAGONS. I MEAN, AGAIN, TO GARY'S POINT, PEOPLE WERE SO ADAMANT AND THAT'S OUR BRANDING. IT'S THE DRAGON AND THAT'S CISD'S BRANDING.

IT'S THE CITY. IT IS THE CITY'S IDENTITY, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. IF I MEAN, ONE THING MIGHT CONSIDER PUTTING THE DRAGONS ON TOP.

HOW'S THAT TO THROW YOU GUYS CURVE A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE.

I'D BE MORE RECOGNIZABLE.

OCEAN FOR TWO DRAGONS.

WELL, THEN YOU MAY NOT GET WHAT YOU WANT. THAT'S FINE.

MAYOR, MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION? SHOW OF HANDS FOR TWO DRAGONS. THAT'S FOUR.

OKAY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THEN.

AS FAR AS THE TOP GOES, I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD REVISIT WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS ON THE TOP? YOU KNOW, THE DRAGON LOGO ON TOP ACTUALLY SOUNDS PRETTY AWESOME TOO.

WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE AUTHORITY FOR THAT, BUT THAT COULD BE A DISCUSSION POINT WITH CISD. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE IT WHERE IT IS NOW, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO PUT IT ON TOP. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK OUR IDENTITY.

GIVE ME A PURPLE. YEAH.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT? CHANGE TWO DRAGONS FOR ONE BIG ONE ON TOP.

THERE YOU GO. THAT'S THE BARGAINING CHIP WITH CISD.

ROBIN, I THINK WE'RE SAYING TWO DRAGON LOGOS AND QUESTIONABLE ON TOP.

SOMETHING ON TOP.

SOMETHING ON TOP TO BE DETERMINED.

POSSIBLY A DRAGON, POSSIBLY A SWORD.

SHIELD. WE'LL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS.

SEE, HERE, THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU'RE GETTING A BAD TIME FOR US.

IT'S NOT YOUR PRESENTATION.

THE OTHER QUESTION IS, WHERE DO WE.

WHERE ARE WE ON THE SHIELD? BECAUSE I'M NOT FOR THE SHIELD.

WHAT SHIELD? WE'RE SAYING TWO DRAGONS ARE.

OKAY.

AND THE S WON'T BE. THE S WILL ONLY BE ON TOP THEN. IS THAT WHAT.

OKAY. I SAID.

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE SHIELD.

I DON'T. I LIKE THE PLAIN S, THE S WITHOUT THE SHIELD. SO THAT'S. I LIKE THAT.

SO YOU'RE COMING BACK NEXT WEEK? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING? IF YOU'RE COMING BACK, DO WE EVEN NEED TO DO ANYTHING TONIGHT? YES. WE ACTUALLY DO NEED DIRECTION.

YES.

AND WE ARE SORT OF ON IT.

THAT CRUNCH TIME FRAME, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS TO THE DESIGNER.

BUT I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS AND SHOW YOU SOME ALTERNATIVES FOR THE ROOF.

WHAT I'M HEARING IS THE MAJORITY WANTS TO SEE THE DRAGON LOGO ON BOTH SIDES VERSUS THE SHIELD, PLUS THE DRAGON LOGO. AND WE'LL CONFIRM WITH CISD THAT THEY WILL GIVE US PERMISSION TO USE IT IN THAT WAY.

DRAGON ON TOP.

THE OTHER THING IS, WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IS I THINK WE SHOULD DO THE SAME THING ON BOTH TOWERS.

I AGREE.

I AGREE.

UNANIMOUS. SO WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON PREFERRED.

SO WE'RE TABLING, NO ACTION.

I THINK GARY AND I ARE GETTING NOW QUOTED ON THE TABLE TOP OF THE THING, THE COST.

RIGHT.

TO BE CONTINUED. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE IT.

LAST ITEM. MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.