[1. Call to Order (Part 1 of 2)] [00:00:03] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING THE TOWN IN NORTH LAKE. WE HAVE A LENGTHY AGENDA TONIGHT. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES AS WE GO, BUT APPRECIATE Y'ALL ATTENDING TONIGHT, AND I HOPE I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE EVENING. IT IS 5:32 P.M. AS WE GET STARTED HERE TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR USUAL STARTUP. WHICH IS TONTO HAVE AN INDICATION AT THE BEGINNING BEFORE WE BEGIN AND WE ASK USUALLY ONE OF OUR LOCAL PASTORS TO COME AND OPEN US IN PRAYER. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE PASTOR JUSTIN. THE PARK FROM THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE PARK'S CHURCH, AND IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN AND PRAY FOR US AS WE GET STARTED BEFORE THE PLEDGES. HEADED TO FOUR OR SEVEN AFTER THIS OR IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SKIP IT SURELY IS BUYING SO I'M JUST SAYING. IT'S GREAT. ONLY FATHER. I THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS ROOM, AND WE JUST INVITE YOU HERE TO BE WITH US. LORD WE ASK THAT YOU SEE. SEE WE SEEK YOU AS AS WE'RE HERE TONIGHT AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR WISDOM. ESPECIALLY IS OUR TOWN CONTINUES TO GROW. AND SO I JUST SAY THANK YOU, LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE AND LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS HERE TONIGHT THAT IT BLESSES YOU THAT IT. THAT IT IS WITH YOU THAT IT PROVIDES YOU GLORY AND HONOR. WHERE WE THANK YOU FOR THESE OFFICIALS, THESE LEADERS SOME OF HER NEW AND SOME ARE BEING SWORN BACK IN, AND LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH WITH OUR TOWN AND THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR LOVING US LORD, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL. THAT WE'RE HERE AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE. AND SO LORD, I JUST ASKED. YOU PREPARE OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS AND LORD, WE PRAY FOR UNITY AND FOR WISDOM AND FOR VISION. WE PRAY THAT YOU HELP US JUST REMEMBER WHAT'S TRULY IMPORTANT AND THAT WE SEEK YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. WE PROVIDE YOU PROVIDE US EVERYTHING. AND LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT WE'RE GOOD STEWARDS WITH WHAT YOU BLESS US WITH, SO LORD, WE ASKED IT. WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE STRENGTH TONIGHT. COURAGE FOR US AND. I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETIMES FRUSTRATION AND DISCOURAGEMENT THAT COMES WITH WITH THESE TYPES OF MEETINGS, LORD, BUT WE JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE WITH US AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK TO YOU. FOR HER LEADERSHIP. LORD, WE PRAY THAT WHERE THERE'S CONFLICT YOU PROVIDE PEACE AND RESOLUTION WE PRAY FOR CONFIDENCE ON SEEKING WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS JUST AND WE PRAY FOR HARMONY. LORD JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR BLESSINGS. AND HELP US REMEMBER THAT WE'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE A GREAT ENOUGH AND JUST POWERFUL LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ASSISTANT. YOUR NAME. WE PRAY. AMEN. OKAY? PLEDGE INGREDIENTS. STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REAL. STANDS ONE NATION UNDER. INTO THE SMALL WAY WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. [2.A. Recognitions] IT'S OUR TRADITION TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES AND FOLKS WHO SERVED HERE AT THE TOWN WHEN THEY REACH MILESTONES. SO TONIGHT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE THAT WERE GOING TO RECOGNIZE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START TONIGHT WITH ERIC TO ME. OH WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND HE'S BEEN HERE FOR 10 YEARS AND SO WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM TONIGHT. WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE ROLE THAT HE PLAYS IN THE TOWN? HE'S IN THE BACK, AND WE'LL HAVE HIM COS SECOND, BUT WE'LL LET HIM STAY OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT FOR A MINUTE. SO ERIC'S BEEN SERVING FOR 10 YEARS WITH TOWN IN NORTH LAKE, AND HE HAS 32 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK. AND SPECIFICALLY IN WATERS HERE, UTILITIES AND ROAD WORK IN MAINTENANCE AND HE HOLDS AH VARIETY OF LICENSES IN HIS WORK. HE'S A STOOP PROFESSIONAL IN THIS FIELD. THIS DEPARTMENT UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP HAS GROWN FROM ONE EMPLOYEE TO 15 NOW. AND IS PROBABLY EXPANDING EVERY YEAR FROM HERE ON OUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE DEPARTMENT AND SPECIFICALLY, ERIC SUPERVISED ROUGHLY 300 MILES OF WATER AND SEWER LINES AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT THAT'S THAT'S QUITE A LOT FOR A SMALL DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ON. THEY DO A GREAT JOB AT THIS. AND THAT WAS EVIDENCED SPECIFICALLY IN OUR FREEZE THAT WE HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEY DIDN'T EXEMPLARY JOB KEEPING OUR WATER FLOWING AND KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE AND WE APPRECIATE THEM VERY MUCH FOR THAT. SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ERIC SUPERVISES. YOU CAN SEE THE NEW WATER TOWERS ARE GOING UP ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE TOWN. THE NORTH WILL BE OPERATIONAL THIS SUMMER IN THE SOUTH ONE. I'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET OPERATIONAL. BUT THOSE WERE JUST IN TIME TO PROTECT OUR WATER SYSTEM AND VISIBLE ASSETS THAT HE SUPERVISES HAS BEEN PUTTING IN THERE. ALSO DOING WATER LINES AND ROAD MAINTENANCE. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S A NEVER ENDING. PROJECT BUT WE APPRECIATE WHEN THEY WHEN THEY GET AFTER ALL THAT STUFF FOR US, BUT IT'S ZONE EXEMPLARY JOB THAT HE'S DONE FOR 10 YEARS, GROWING A TEAM AND TAKING ON THAT MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ZAH TOLL ASK, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM DOES, BUT SPECIFICALLY UNDER. UNDER YOUR SUPERVISION. SO THANK YOU, KIRK. COME ON UP AND LET ZIVA'S. CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. [00:05:30] THANK YOU. THEY'RE ALREADY, MISS, UM, SITTING UP THERE WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION. SOMEONE THAT DOES ALL THESE TAKES CARE. EVERYBODY REMEMBERS EVERYBODY'S DATES, BUT WE SOMETIMES FORGET HERS SO YOU COULD POP OVER. SURELY ROGERS SHIRLEY'S BEEN HERE 24 YEARS. SHE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE, SO NOBODY PANIC. THIS IS THIS IS WAY, MR 20. AND THAT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO. SO WE'RE DOING WE'RE DOING REALLY BAD, BUT EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY MUNICIPAL COURT, MICHELLE AND LEANNE AND. WRITTEN. HE GOT TOGETHER. WE'VE GOT A LITTLE PHOTO MONTAGE, BUT. YEAH SHE STARTED IN 97, OUR TOWN SECRETARY. UM SHE'S BEEN INDISPENSABLE. I JOKE. MY JOB IS TO TAKE JOBS FROM HER BECAUSE SHE WAS THERE. SHE DID IT ALL WHEN SHE FIRST GOT HERE, BUT AS WE GET. BIGGER, MORE COMPLICATED THERE. YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DO QUITE THE CHRISTMAS GATHERING THOSE. IN THE OLD TOWN OFFICES, BUT. JUST WANNA EXPRESS ALL THE EMPLOYEES APPRECIATION FOR SHIRLEY AND ALL SHE'S DONE. AND, UH, JUST WHAT A WONDERFUL ASSET SHE IS SO BACK TO YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT ON AND. HAVE TO SAY THAT I CAN THANK YOU FOR AT LEAST PARTLY FOR MY BEING HERE IS WELL, SO APPRECIATE VERY MUCH. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU AND IT'S SENSIBLE. OUR STAFF ARE PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT HEADS BUT SURELY IN PARTICULAR. HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY HELPFUL TO ME IN MY FIRST TERM, WHICH IS JUST COMPLETED AND HOPEFULLY YOU'RE GONNA BE WITH US FOR A WHILE YET AT LEAST I HOPE ANYWAY. BUT WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE THROUGH THE THROUGH THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE TOWN AND WERE A LOT OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE HAS BEEN. YOU'VE BEEN DOING THE FILING. YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING US ON TRACK AND. AS DREW SAID, YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THE RULES IN THE TOWN TO GET US TO THIS POINT, SO WE OWE YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH PERSONALLY, JUST FOR YOUR HELP IN THE MY FIRST TWO YEARS, SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING FOR TAKING THE TIME WITH US TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR STAFF TONIGHT. I SEE. WE HAVE. HE'S GONNA TAKE PERFECT, YOU KNOW? RIGHT, TAKING ONE MORE JOB. HOLD ON. OKAY? YES, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A BUSY WEEK COMING RIGHT AFTER ELECTIONS AND ALL THAT, BUT IT IS IT IS THE WEEK WE DO CELEBRATE POLICE WEEK AS WELL ON PEACE OFFER PEACE [2.B. Proclamations] OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, SO. THIS WEEK. WE JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION FROM THE TOWN REGARDING OUR POLICE. AND SO IT IS MAY 9TH. THE 15TH IS A WEEK THAT'S DESIGNATED FOR THAT PURPOSE. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN OUR SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDING OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, AND OUR OFFICERS ARE IN PARTICULAR PARTNER WITH OUR CITIZENS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. FORCING TRAFFIC LAWS WHICH WE APPRECIATE MOST THE TIME EXCEPT WHEN IT'S US RIGHT AND THEN PROACTIVE POLICING, INFORMING NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUPS, WHICH ARE OUR DEPARTMENT IS DEFINITELY GETTING INVOLVED IN THAT AS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS GROW. AND THEY'RE THE FIRST TO RESPOND AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, OFTEN IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND AT RISK THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY. AND THEY CONTINUE TO FACE INCREASED DANGERS AND SCRUTINY OF THEIR DUTIES ON BOND 2020 POLICE OFFICER RESPONDED TO 3800 CALLS FOR SERVICE MADE ARRESTS MADE 3000 TRAFFIC STOPS AND REMOVE DRIVERS FROM OUR ROADWAYS THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. AND PROVIDED SECURITY FOR A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY [00:10:04] EVENTS. SO CONGRESS THE PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES OF DESIGNATED THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND WE ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM HERE TONIGHT FROM THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. FEW OTHER OFFICERS AND. WE'RE VERY APPRECIATED TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER TONIGHT. THANK YOU MUCH DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE ALL IN YOUR DEBT FOR WHAT YOU SERVED TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UH, IF WE COULD HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. AND SINCE THE NEXT WEEK IS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AS WELL. WHICH, OF COURSE, WE ALREADY SAID A FEW THINGS, BUT OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR FACILITIES AND OUR SERVICES. BETTER OF IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINING OUR COMMUNITY, PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL BEING FOR OUR TOWN. OF THESE THINGS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATED EFFORTS, AND THEY BRING TO THE TABLE ENGINEERING, MANAGERIAL AND SKILLS OF ALL TYPES ON DEAR RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY WATER TREATMENT. THEY'RE SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT VERY MUCH OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OUR STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON FOR WHAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND IT ISN'T OUR PUBLIC INTEREST AS CITIZENS OF THE TOWN NORTH LIKE TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AREA AND TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR WORK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS AREA. SO THIS COMING WEEK WILL BE THE PUBLIC WORKS. NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. AND SO WE WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND ERIC, DO WE HAVE ANY OF OUR OTHER STAFF HERE THIS EVENING? LOOKING AROUND? YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, PLEASE CARRY BACK OUR THANKS TO OUR TEAM. AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY AT THIS TIME, APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THOSE RECOGNITIONS. WE'RE ALSO GOING [3. Public Input (Part 1 of 2)] TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE ELSE TONIGHT. GIVE HER A CHANCE TO SPEAK BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TOE. GET ON HER WAY. BUT SUITABLE. WHO IS OUR. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DENKO 911 BOARD, OBVIOUSLY PLAYS A STRATEGIC ROLE FOR OUR TOWN ON THE BOARD OF 911, AND WE'RE ASKING, SHE'S UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND IS ASKING TO BE REAPPOINTED AND TO CONTINUE HER SERVICE. SHE HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE AND DENTON COUNTY. AND WE'LL SEE HOW LONG OF COURSE, BUT HAS SERVING IN COPPER CANYON FOR MANY YEARS. AND SO TONIGHT. I'M GONNA GIVE HERE A COUPLE MINUTES. AS A FORMER PUBLIC COMMENT, AND YOU CAN YOU CAN TALK FOR AS LONG AS YOU'D LIKE. WAS OUR GUEST AND JUST REINTRODUCE YOURSELF TO ALL OF US AND TO SOME NEW FACES HERE TONIGHT. YOU MAY NOT KNOW YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TODENHOFER LEE, CONSIDERING YOU FOR REAPPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. I'M SU TABLE ON THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF DINKO 911. OUR ORGANIZATION SERVES 911. FOR 680,000 PEOPLE AND DIDN'T COUNTY AND I REPRESENT THE 32 CITIES AND DIDN'T COUNTY SO IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET TO EVERY. COUNT COUNCIL MEETING AND I CAN USUALLY MAKE HALF IN A YEAR'S TIME. MAYBE SO. YOU ALL HAVE SUPPORTED ME FOR EIGHT YEARS AND I'M ASKING YOU FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE, AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOU CAN IMAGINE IN THE FREEZE THAT WE HAD ONE DEGREE. THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT LOST ITS POWER. AND IT LOST ITS BACK UP GENERATOR CAME ON AND WENT OFF. 911 SERVICE COULD NOT GET CALLS AND COULD NOT DISPATCH IF YOU CAN IMAGINE YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT ABLE TO DISPATCH ARE TAKING ON EMERGENCY CALLS. BUT FOUR YEARS AGO, DENKO WE CANNOT BORROW MONEY. OUR CELL BOMBS WE HAD SAVED UP $4 MILLION AND WE BUILT A HARDENED ANNEX. IT WAS STANDS, TORNADOES. FLOOD FIRE FREEZE AND EVEN A TERRORIST BOMB ATTACK! SO WE HAVE 12 STATIONS THERE, THAT AND I WON ONE CALL TAKER COULD USE. WE IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE LEWIS FILM CALL CENTER OVER TO OUR ANNEXE WITHIN 30 MINUTES, THEY WERE AGAIN ACCEPTING NIGHT WHEN ONE CALLS AND DISPATCHING. THAT SAVES LIVES THAT KIND OF REDUNDANCY. AND WE HAVE THIS KIND OF LEADERSHIP. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CAME TO US FROM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, HE REPRESENTED NINE COUNTIES AND TWO MILLION POPULATION. SO WHY DID HE COME TO DIDN'T COUNTY [00:15:01] ONE COUNTY AND 680,000 POPULATION? THAT WE SERVE. CAME BECAUSE HE USED TO LIVE IN DENTON COUNTY, AND HE AND HIS WIFE THOUGHT OF IT IS HOME. HE IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER ASSOCIATION, NINA. SO WHEN I GO TO CONFERENCES EVERY YEAR NATIONALLY, EVERYONE KNOWS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AND IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE 911 IS CONSIDERED THE PREMIER 91 ORGANIZATION. SO I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU THINK OF ME AGAIN, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSELORS ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. YOU DO HAVE A TREMENDOUS AGENDA. GOOD LUCK. APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT, AND WE ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE THE WORKS OF THE BOARD DOES AND THEY'RE ALL OUR 911 OPERATORS. ALL RIGHT, SO IT'S PROBABLY WORTH MENTIONING. I DIDN'T DO THE ROLL CALL EARLIER. JUST INTRODUCE HIS ALL [1. Call to Order (Part 2 of 2)] HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE TWO NEW COUNSELORS THAT HAVE JOINED IN THE LAST ELECTION. WAY HAVE MR BILL MOORE, WHO'S HERE THIS EVENING. AND THEN MR WEST BOYER, WHO'S ALSO JOINING, AND THEN DR REID RECESSION'S BEEN REELECTED. I WAS ALSO RE ELECTED AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CHANGES THAT ARE GOING ON WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER IN THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THEM. NOW WE HAVE TWO COUNSELORS WHO ARE OUT TONIGHT. SO MISS HARDIMAN IS OUT TONIGHT ON A PERSONAL MATTER. AND ALSO MR BOYER'S OUT ON A PERSONAL MATTER AS WELL TONIGHT. S O. WE HAVE FIVE HERE TONIGHT. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM SO WE CAN DO BUSINESS AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS HERE TO GO THROUGH. AND THEN WE'LL GET TO PUBLIC COMMENT A LITTLE BIT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS HERE THAT ARE LOOKING TODOS GUS THE BOARDS AND GET ON THE BOARDS. AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF A LOT OF RESIDENTS HERE TONIGHT. YOU WANNA BE A PART OF THAT? AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO THAT. TONIGHT'S GONNA BE A MULTI STEP PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN DO THIS IN AN ORDERLY FASHION. BUT WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM YOU FIRST BEFORE WE MAKE OUR SELECTIONS. AND THEN WE WILL, COUNSELOR. JUST SEE NO, THERE'S UM, SOME PLACE CARDS. WE'RE GONNA HAND OUT TO YOU AFTER WE HEAR FROM PUBLIC COMMENT. WE GET TO THAT POINT OF THE AGENDA. WE'LL HAVE YOU FILL THOSE OUT AND TURN THEM INTO STAFF. AND THAT'LL BE A STRAW POLL THAT WILL THEN BRING BACK AND THEN WORK THROUGH THAT LIST. THANKS. THAT'S GONNA TAKE A COUPLE STEPS FOR US TO GET THERE. THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF SEATS. WE'LL GET THROUGH MORE OF THAT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW THE EVENING WILL GO. AND WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO THE COUNSELORS WHO YOU MAY NOT HAVE MET BEFORE. BUT WE WANNA HEAR FROM YOU FIRST BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER WITH OUR SELECTIONS, SO THAT'LL COME UP AFTER WE FINISHED THESE COUPLE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. SO, JOHN, ARE YOU [2.C. Fiscal Year 2021 Quarterly Reports] HERE? YOU'RE GONNA INTO OUR QUARTERLY REPORT FOR US. CERTAINLY, SIR. YES. SHE SAID. ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GONNA COVER THE INVESTMENT REPORT. FIRST IT'S THE SHORTER. THE TWO NEW FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORTS. WE'RE ABOUT MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR. OUR BOOK VALUE IS RIGHT AT $34 MILLION. LARGE AMOUNT OF THESE FUNDS ARE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN ACTING, SO WE'RE GONNA SEE US DRAW DOWN. WE ALSO RECEIVED THE HOST OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES RIGHT AT THE FRONT OF THE YEAR AROUND JANUARY, SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LINE CHAIR OF A LOT MORE MONEY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND WE'RE DRAWDOWN. THAT BALANCE OF THE YEAR IS WE WORK. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S INCREASE. THE SMALL 5% INCREASE IS NOT BECAUSE THE MARKET IS DOING ANY BETTER. IT IS MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T AND LARGER INCREASE IN FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. LAST MONTH. BUT AREN'T THAT INVESTMENT YIELD WERE ACTUALLY OUT COMPETING? THE 13 YEAR TO BILL ARE THE TREASURY BILL BY ABOUT FOUR TIMES RIGHT NOW, WITH OUR INVESTMENTS AT FROM OUR NATIONAL BANK, AND SO. DOING REALLY, REALLY WELL ON INVESTMENTS. I KNOW THAT'S THAT'S NOT A PRETTY INTEREST RATE UP. THEY'RE HERE, BUT IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN WHERE WE WOULD BE GETTING OUT THERE ANY OTHER PLACE SO. THERE'S A CAVITY QUESTIONS. YEAH. RIGHT. SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU YOUR MID YEAR, FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE BROADEST OVERVIEW. I'M GOING TO JUST TOUCH ON A FEW POINTS RIGHT NOW. 50% OF THE YEAR'S TRANSPIRED, 70% OF REVENUES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THIS IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES. OCCURRED SO RECEIVED MOST OF THOSE IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. SO THAT'S WHY THE MAJORITY FOR REVENUE IS ALREADY SHOWN UP. MEN ON LEE 40% OF YOUR EXPENDITURES HAVE OCCURRED. SO THIS IS ABOUT TRACKING RIGHT S O. WE HAVE NOT EXPENDED ALL OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. FUNDS OWNS YET, SO THAT'S GONNA TRANSPIRE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO WE'RE TRACKING PRETTY WELL ON POINT FOR EXPENDITURES, SO AS PROJECTS GET CLOSED OUT, WE DO LARGER BY DOWNS, SO AS THE NORTH TOWER GETS FINISHED OVER THE LAST PART OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE BIGGER [00:20:02] FUNDS PAY OUT. YOU'LL SEE EXPENDITURES JUMPING, BUT WE HAD A LARGE HOST OF CAPITAL PROJECTS THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHY YOU'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF LAGGING EXPENSES. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT JUST PERSONAL EXPENSES WERE TRACKING ABOUT 46 47% FOR THE YEAR AT 50% OF THE YEAR, SO WE'RE DOING WELL. SO THE ONE LAST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS JOHN'S MIND CLICKING ON THAT YOU'RE EARLY. I'M GONNA GET HIGHLIGHTS OUR NEW TRANSPARENCY SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS US TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LOOK. AND THEN I'LL GET YOU TO CLICK THAT SECOND REPORT ON THE LEFT. SO THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED THROUGH MARCH. THIS IS A LIVE INTERACTIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. YOU CAN DRILL INTO THIS AND DRILL INTO ANY PART OF OUR GENERAL LEDGER ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LINE SO YOU CAN SEE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LINE ITEM LEVEL WITH THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE GIVE YOU A LIST OF WHAT'S BEING SPENT TO DATE AND TELL YOU. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TOWN IF YOU WANT TO DIG INTO ANY ONE PIECE OF EXPENDITURE OR ANYONE PIECE OF REVENUE WHERE SOME OF THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, I ALSO CREATED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOOKS IN THIS SO, JOHN, IF YOU SCROLL DOWN ON THAT LEFT BAR. YEAH. SO I'LL KEEP GOING DOWN. SO THESE DIFFERENT LITTLE VIEWS THAT I'VE MADE FREE DOWN HERE? THESE WILL HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT THINGS THEY'RE GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO REVENUES VERSUS EXPENSES WITHOUT CAPITAL ITEMS THAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A BETTER LOOK OF WHAT OUR OPERATING EXPENSES ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. THEN IF YOU LOOK AT GENERAL FUND RIVER DIVERS EXPENSES THAT WE JUST GIVE YOU OUR PRIMARY OPERATING FUNDS, THEN EXPENDITURES BY CATEGORY THAT WILL BREAK IT DOWN BY THE CATEGORIES THAT WE LOOK AT, AND THAT HELPS US BUDGET SO IT'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION SALES TAX DATA. IT CAN GIVE YOU SOME COMPARATIVES AND SEE HOW WE'RE DOING THERE. BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE US LARGER LOOKS AT THIS MORE SPECIFIED BUILT VIEWS TO GIVE YOU HIGHER TRANSPARENCY. BUT THIS IS OPEN TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. THIS IS LOCATED ON OUR TOWN'S FINANCE PAGE. YOU CAN CLICK ON CORLEY FINANCIAL REPORTS AND I'LL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THESE. SO YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST QUARTER YOUR SECOND QUARTER. AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER REPORTS ON THERE THAT HAS LONG TERM FINANCIAL INFORMATION SUCH AS SALES, TAX TRENDS OR PROPERTY TAXES OVER THOSE YEARS, SO NOT ONLY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS YEAR, BUT YOU CAN LOOK LONG TERM AND WE'RE SHOWING IT LOOKS PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE THEIR MONEY GOES. THEIR COUNSEL. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON A CHECKBOOK FARMS [2.D. Briefing on Chadwick Farms Annexation and Zoning] PROJECT. MR CORN, MR. RIDDEN? YOU GOT SOME DETAILS FOR US. SIR. THANK YOU IN THERE AND COUNSEL HAS WE TYPICALLY DO DIOS BRIEFING BEFORE? WE HAVE AH, ZONING ITEM COME TO YOU. THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. WE'VE GOT A PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT AND THE ANNEXATION SCHEDULED. UH WITH THE CHADWICK FARMS DEVELOPMENT. SO GIVE YOU A QUICK BACKGROUND ON THIS TRAGIC FARMS IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPLIT BETWEEN FORT WORTH AND NORTH LAKE. MOST OF THE LAND AREAS WITHIN FORT WORTH AND WAS DEVELOPED A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THE PORTION IN NORTH LAKE, WHICH CURRENTLY IS ABOUT 143 ACRES. HIS OWN MIXED USE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. IT'S JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 1 14 INCLUDES AH LOT OF FRONTAGE ON 1 14. THE MPD DIVIDED IN THE KIND OF FOUR SEPARATE TRACKS FOR DIFFERENT USES. ALLOWING COMMERCIAL MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN IT. MARSHALL ALONG THE 1 14 FRONTAGE AND BEHIND THAT MULTI FAMILY, THE CHADWICK APARTMENTS IN THE RUBY IT CHADWICK COMMONS HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS. DOWN THERE. LIKE I SAID MOST OF KENDRICK FARMS AND FOUR WORTH WAS DEVELOPED A SINGLE FAMILY. SCORING DO WE HAVE ON THE PRESENTATION? THE SCHEMATIC FOR THIS? YES, WILL BE COMING UP TO THAT. UM. FIRST WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ANNEXATION. THIS SHOWS THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED RIGHT AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF CHADWICK PARKWAY AND CLEVELAND GIBBS ROAD. IT'S ABOUT 7.9 ACRES. THIS WAS FORMERLY IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. IT WAS RELEASED FROM FORT WORTH OF JURISDICTION AND INTO NORTH LAKE SEE TJ LAST YEAR THROUGH AN AGREEMENT UM. AND NEXT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PD AMENDMENT. THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO INCORPORATE THIS 7.9 ACRES TO BE ANNEXED. ANDRE ALSO, THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO TRACKED WOMAN WHICH ALLOWS MULTI FAMILY. AND TO ALLOW ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT OPTION IN THAT TRACKED ONE RIGHT NOW IT'S LIMITED TO MULTI FAMILY, WHICH ALSO ALLOWS. RETIREMENT HOUSING AND ASSISTED LIVING. BUT THE PROPOSAL IS STILL ALLOWED TOWN HOMES OR SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGS AS WELL. IT WOULD ADD DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOWN HOMES. ON [00:25:03] NO OTHER CHANGES WOULD BE PROPOSED TO THE PD WOULD ONLY AFFECT THAT ONE TRACK. NO, NO OTHER TRACKS, INCLUDING ALL THE FRONTAGE ON. 1 14 WOULD BE AFFECTED. SO THE NEXT PAGE THIS WILL SHOW THE SCHEMATIC THAT KIND OF PINK AREA IS THAT. CURRENT TRACKED ONE WITHIN THE PD THAT ALLOWS FOR MULTI FAMILY YOU CAN SEE IT SHOWS WHERE THE CHADWICK APARTMENTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THE BLUE AREA IS THE PORTION THOSE PROPOSED TO BE ANNEX AND WOULD BE ADDED INTO THE PD AS PART OF TRACKED WOMAN. THERE'S REALLY TWO SEPARATE TRACKS ON THIS ONE, SAYS TRACKED ONE ON TOP OF IT THERE ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE. THAT IS WHERE THE MASTER DEVELOPER OF KEDRICK FARMS IS PROPOSING TOLO CELL TO A TOWN HOME DEVELOPER TO DEVELOP THAT PIECE. AND THEN IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A SMALL PART OF THE BLUE PORTION TO BE ANNEXED. THEN ON THE. THE WEST SIDE OF CHILDREN PARKWAY JUST SOUTH OF KEDRICK APARTMENTS. THAT WAS ANOTHER TRACK THAT COULD BE. DEVELOPED IS ANOTHER PHASE OF THE CHADWICK APARTMENTS OR POSSIBLY AS A TOWN HOMES AS WELL. IF THIS TUNNEL PROJECT IS SUCCESSFUL. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW YOU. PROPOSAL PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNER OF CHADRON PARKWAY IN CLEVELAND, GIBBS MM. ABOUT 61 TOWN HOMES, MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CURRENT STANDARDS IN THE PD THAT COULD HAVE ABOUT 120 UNITS THERE. SO THIS IS. WAS REALLY KIND OF A DOWN ZONING OF THAT SITE. SO, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS IS ON THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 27TH. THE ANNEXATION WILL BE CONSIDERED THE FIRST STEP WILL BE TO APPROVE AH SERVICE PLAN. THIS IS A STANDARD PLANNED THAT THE, UM. THAT THE PETITIONER HAS AGREED TO. AFTER THAT WE'D HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNEXATION AND ACT ON THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE AND AFTER THAT WOULD BE THE PD AMENDMENT THAT WOULD. IT WOULD ADD THIS LAND IN AND HAD THE TOWN HOME USE HAVE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT AND THEN COULD ACT ON THAT PD AMENDMENT. THERE ALSO BE A RE PLATT PORTION OF THE AREA BEING AN XIDAN. WAS PLANTED THROUGH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND NEEDS TO BE REPLANTED IN ORDER TO CONVEY THE SITE TO THE TOWN HOME DEVELOPER. SO THAT WOULD ALSO BE ON THAT AGENDA. THEN, AFTER THOSE THINGS WERE DONE THOSE KIND OF THE FIRST STEPS SETTING THE FOR THIS FOR THE TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS SHOWN IN ORDER TO DO WITH IT. STILL NEED TO BE SITE PLAN. PRELIMINARY PLATON FINAL PLATFORM IT THERE WOULD BE A FUTURE MEETINGS. TO CLARIFY FOR ME THE SEQUENCE HERE SO FOR WORTH APPROVED, THIS IS A PLAT. FOR WHAT USE. UH IT'S OPEN SPACE. SO THEY DIDN'T PLAN IT HAS ANYTHING OKAY? AND THEY WANT TO COME INTO NORTH LAKE AND DO THIS PROJECT AND IT'S JUST A SMALL CORNER OF THAT THERE WILL BE A PART OF THIS TOWN PROJECT. MOST OF IT WILL STILL BE REMAINED OPEN SPACE. OKAY? COUNSELOR. SEE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR RITON? WHAT ARE WE DOING DIFFERENT THAT. WE AREN'T DOING IN THE OTHER AREAS AROUND THERE. UH THIS TOWN HOMES, THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT TOWN. HOLMES IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT. ALL THAT THIS PD AMENDMENT WILL DO IS ADD IN THAT LAND IS BEING ANNEXED AND ALLOW FOR TOWN HOMES ON THAT. THAT PART OF THE PD. IS AN OPTION INSTEAD OF JUST MULTI FAMILY. WHAT WAS THE DESIGN IN YEARS PAST THE THOUGHT PROCESS WHEN THIS WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED. THIS AREA. UM E THINK ORIGINALLY WAS PLANNED BY THE DEVELOPER FOR QUITE A WHILE WAS AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY THERE. AND. I THINK IT'S KIND OF KIND OF CHANGED. THEIR MODEL HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THOSE IS MUCH LATELY. AND SO THIS IS THIS IS AH, PRODUCT THAT CAME TO THEM. AND THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER THING TO MENTION. THIS WOULDN'T BE A RENTAL PROJECT. THIS WOULD BE EASY BEING ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS FOR SALE. HERE. THE DEVELOPER IS IN THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OF HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT, SO MANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT BEING WOULD BE GREAT? DO WE HAVE HERE THIS EVENING? GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M CRAIG MALIN. I'M WITH KIM LEE HORN. ENGINEERS WITH ENGINEERS ON BEHALF OF DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, REPRESENTATIVES AIR HERE IS WELL, THAT'S TAYLOR [00:30:03] DUNCAN IS THAT IS THE ACTUAL DEVELOPER. YOUR RECKONS WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT A REALLY GREAT TEAM ASSEMBLED HERE FOR THIS PROJECT. KIMBERLY HORN OBVIOUSLY TOOTING MY OWN HORN. A ZOO GREAT ENGINEERING FIRM, AND THEN TAYLOR DUNCAN IS A SPY, REALLY GREAT DEVELOPER OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOTS AND THE. AND THE D FW AREA, AND THEN THE BUILDER WAS ONE OF THE PREEMINENT TOWN HOME BUILDERS AND THE D FW AREAS WELL, SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO THIS PROJECT IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE AND OTHER OTHER LOCATIONS AND WE THINK IT REALLY FITS THE. FITZY AREA WELL FITS AND WITH WITH WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED, THERE HAS NATHAN AND MENTIONS IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A DOWNED ZONING. WE WOULD POTENTIALLY BE DOING LESS ORBITS PRODUCT, YOU KNOW THAT WHAT YOU COULD DO WITH THE MULTI FAMILY TIME DEVELOPMENT? SO. REPORT JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE AND BEFORE WITH PROJECT OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNSELORS. UM. THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT TOWN HOMES RIGHT? THERE'S ENTRY LEVEL MID GRADE HIGH END. WHERE DO YOU SEE THIS PROJECT FALLING? IF YOU GO THAT ROUTE? MIGHT DEFER TO THE DEVELOPER ON THAT. STEPHEN DAVIS TIME WITH TAYLOR DUNCAN. THESE TOWN HOMES WILL BE THEY'LL START AROUND 300,000, SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE NECESSARILY ENTRY LEVEL. THEY'LL BE ANYWHERE FROM 1400 SQUARE FOOT 21 2200 SQUARE FOOT. ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WILL BE IT A LEAN TOWARDS, A MORE CONTEMPORARY AND MODERN. REALLY TARGETED AT. EMPTY NESTERS, YOUNG MARRIED FOLKS, SINGLE FOLKS, IT'S REALLY DESIGNED THE TOWN HOMES WERE THE H AWAY, MAINTAINS VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN ITSELF. VERY IT'S VERY CONDUCIVE TO KIND OF A LOCKET LEAVE CONCEPT, SO THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE TO MAINTAIN ANYTHING OR STAY THERE IF THEY TRAVEL ON THE WEEKENDS, SO. TYPICALLY THIS BUYER DOESN'T HAVE CHILDREN, SO THERE'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. BUT IT'S UH WE'RE EXCITED. WE THINK IT'S ZAH GREAT, GREAT PROJECT. THE BUILDER. IT'S CADENCE HOME'S, GOT THE NAME OF BRUNO PAST CANALI. BRUNO'S BEEN BUILDING TOWN HOMES IN THIS MARKET FOR 25 YEARS, PROBABLY THE PREMIER. I WOULD SAY TOWN HOME BUILDER ON AND THIS AREA, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD. HE'S GOT A BRAND NEW COMPANY THAT HAS JUST STARTED. WITH THIS PROJECT OF ONE OTHER IS KIND OF HIS FIRST COUPLE PROJECTS IN THIS NEW VENTURE THAT HE HAS. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE. I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT REALLY SOLIDIFIES THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE. THAT WASN'T PRESENTED HERE. OKAY, RIGHT. YES. IS IT A BRICK OR CITING FACADES? IT WILL BE OUTSIDE THE MIXTURE WILL HAVE TRICK HAVE STONE WILL BE SOME CITING FACADE THAT IT'LL BE THE SEGMENTATION, CITING IT WILL BE ANY WOOD SIDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT NO, IT'LL HAVE VERY MUCH OF AN UPSCALE LOOK. OKAY, THEN HOW MANY UNITS IS THIS? PROPOSED ONE UNITS. OKAY VERY GOOD. COUNSELORS ANYTHING FURTHER. THIS WILL HAVE A LOT OF STEPS TO IT. SO WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR CORN. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AH, BUDGET FOCUS EXERCISE [2.E. FY 2022 Budget Focus & Planning] FOR US TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE BEGIN THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNED WITH COUNSEL, SWILL AND POLICY. SO FIRST THING WE WANT TO DO IS CHECK IN WITH YOU GUYS AND MAKE SURE WHERE ALIGNING THE BUDGET LINING YOUR RESOURCE IS WITH UM. WHAT COUNTS WILL SEIZE AS IMPORTANT ASPECT. SO A ZOO ALWAYS WE REMIND OURSELVES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND DON'T READ THESE TWO BEARS A. VISION, MISSION AND VALUES AND THEN WE GO TO OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. AND. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE BUDGET. YOU'VE GOT TO FOCUS ON WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO HIT ALL EIGHT OF THESE. WE'LL WE'LL DO ALL EIGHT. BUT WE REALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT FOR MAJOR. POINTS HERE. THE FIRST ONE IS. WE WANT TO CONTINUE OR IF COUNSEL THAT'S COUNCILS WILL TO CONTINUE. THE POLICY OF MAINTAINING OUR VERY LOW TAX RATE OF 29, A HALF CENTS. EXACTLY THAT MEANS COULD BE A DIFFERENT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS, DEPENDING ON. WHAT OUR CALCULATIONS LOOKS LIKE. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT OUR NUMBERS THERE MIGHT BE THERE MIGHT BE. ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT GOING DOWN IN A SECOND. BUT IF THAT'S STILL THE WILL, WE'RE GONNA BASE OUR BUDGET ON MAINTAINING THAT LOW TAX RATE AND REMEMBER LAST YEAR COUNCIL INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BY PERCENT, 20. WHICH IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 4% REDUCTION, [00:35:07] POTENTIALLY FOR WE'RE HOME STANDS FOR RESIDENTIAL HOME STATES. I WANT TO CONTINUE DIVERSIFY THE TAX BASE. WE. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FACE. A LOT OF BILLS. LOTS ARE ENTITLED AND IN PRODUCTION. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR COMMERCIAL BASE TO BALANCE THAT OUT. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER MAJOR FOCUS AREA. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S COUNSEL'S INTENTION AS WELL. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. WHAT THAT MEANS IS HAVING. STAFF KEEPING GOOD STAFF RECRUITING GOOD STAFF. AND WE ARE FALLING BEHIND IN THE MARKET AND WE NEED TO CATCH UP. AND COUNSEL IN THE PAST POLICY IS TO STAY AT THE MIDDLE OF THE MARKET. SO WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN AND MAKE SURE THAT'S WHERE WE WANNA BE. THIS IS GONNA COST AS THOSE THINGS DO. IMMEDIATELY A SEPHORA SALARY GOES, WE'RE GOING TO BRING AN ITEM BACK TO YOU. WE NEED TO GET THE MINIMUMS UP ON POLICE AND PUBLIC WORKS. WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS. WE'RE LOSING GROUND. WAY RECENTLY HAD UP TO FOUR VACANCIES IN PUBLIC WORKS WHILE WE HAD THESE MAJOR IN HOUSE PROJECTS GOING ON, ERIC WAS WAS AGGRESSIVE AND GOT TWO OF THOSE FILLED WHAT. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TURN IN THOSE LOWER LEVELS, SO WE NEED TO BRING THAT UP. POLICE OFFICERS RECRUIT RECRUITMENT IS VERY DIFFICULT. IT'S HARD TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO. WITHOUT THAT COMPETITIVE SALARY, IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. THEN FINALLY, WE WANT TO RESPONSIBLY MANAGE GROWTH. DEFENSES WERE GOING GROWING TO KEEP THOSE SERVICE LEVELS. OR KEEP THEM THE SAME. I'VE GOT A HIGHER POPULATION, SO WE NEED ADDITIONAL STAFF. AT LEAST INITIALLY, STAFF HAS ASKED FOR 10 POSITIONS. THAT'S QUITE A LOT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF SHOWS YOU HOW FAST WE'RE GROWING. I'VE GOT SOME GRAPHICS UP HERE, JOHN, IF YOU GO THROUGH THE SLIDES THIS KIND OF SHOWS YOU ARE POPULATION GROWTH. WE'VE ADDED IN OUR SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS WELL, SO HARVEST IF YOU'LL REMEMBER IS OUR WATER CUSTOMERS. SURE CUSTOMERS AND ALSO WE PROVIDE POLICE SERVICE. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR BUDGET AND OUR SERVICE MODEL. YEAH. TO BALANCE THAT TAX BASE. I CAN SEE THAT KIND OF LIGHT ORANGE IS THE POTENTIAL OF KATHERINE BRANCH, WHICH COUNSEL IS ALREADY INVESTED IN. WHICH WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO INVEST IN THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEARS. WELL. KEEP THAT TO KEEP AHEAD OF THAT RESIDENTIAL. ROSE IF WE DO NOTHING. RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE TO BECOME A HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN COMMERCIAL. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN KATHERINE BANK BRANCH, BUT THERE'S GONNA BE A NEXT PHASE THE NEXT STEP TODAY. AND THEN. WE'VE GOT HERE IS YOUR MARKET. YOU CAN SEE THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE PICKED. WAY SPENT A LOT OF TIME. OBVIOUSLY WHO YOU COMPARE YOURSELF WITH DEPARTMENTS WHERE YOU ARE IN THE MARKET. WE HAVE SOME MARKET LAGGERS. WE UNFORTUNATELY ARE IN THAT GROUP. WE HAVE SOME MARKET LEADERS. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PRETTY CONSISTENT MID MARKET. EVERYBODY'S KIND OF HOVERING AROUND THAT SAME MEDIAN LINE SO. THERE'S GOING TO BE JUST GOING TO NEED TO BE ON INVESTMENT IN THAT. IF YOU DO THE MID YEAR MINIMUM INCREASE WILL BITE OFF. SOME OF THAT WILL DIE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. BUT THERE'S STILL MORE THAT WE NEED TO DO AND UPCOMING BUDGET. AND THEN, UM, HERE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW. NO, THIS A LOT OF NUMBERS UP THERE. BUT. LET'S GO THROUGH THEM REAL QUICKLY, SO POLICE IS TO PATROL OFFICERS AND THE TRAFFIC OFFICER. AND IF WE WAY. TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. WE'VE HEARD FROM ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY WANT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. IF WE DO THAT, THAT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CITATION REVENUE WILL OFFSET THE COST OF THAT TRAFFIC OFFICER. AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN. LOWER COURT WE'RE GONNA NEED WITH ALL THAT VOLUME. WE'RE GOING TO NEED A COURT CLERK. AND WE'VE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN COURT AS WELL. SO THE TRAFFIC OFFICER IN THE COURT CLERK WILL BE. COVERED OR BE OFFSET BY THAT INCREASE IN CITATION. PUBLIC WORKS. UH, WHO THESE POSITIONS AIR IN THE UTILITY FUND WATER FUND, AND THAT SELF SUPPORTED SO THAT'S NOT GONNA COME OFF PROPERTY TAXES FOR SALES TAX. THIRD POSITION IN PUBLIC WORKS IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTOR. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTOR WORK SIX DAYS A WEEK. VERY VERY BUSY. WE NEED TO GIVE. WE NEED TO [00:40:05] GIVE HIM ANOTHER A NEED BACKUP. YOU GET ANOTHER POSITION. THAT'S GONNA BE COVERED BY THOSE DEVELOPMENT FEES IT AGAIN THAT IS THAT KIND OF SELF FUNDING. DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE GOT. WE'RE LOOKING AT A PLANNER PLANNER IS ALSO DEVELOPMENT RELATED DEVELOPMENT FEE RELATED. THEY'LL BE OFFSET BY THOSE DEVELOPMENT FEES AND LOOKING AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. NOW, WITH THE. WITH THE AARP GRANT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE CAN HAVE THIS POSITION FIRST COUPLE THREE YEARS, PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THAT, GRAHAM. WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT GRANT AND WE'LL GET WILL. WILL ELABORATE ON ALL OF THIS SUPPORTING OUR RESTAURANTS, EVEN POSSIBLY SUPPORTING OUR HOTELS WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL, AND SO THAT POSITION. AFTER THEIR JOB WOULD BE TO ADMINISTER THAT GRANT. THE OTHER HALF WOULD BE TO SUPPORT THE DC AND CDC AND BRING SOME OF THAT. SOME OF THAT RECRUITMENT. SOME OF THAT RETAIL RECRUITMENT. BRING THAT IN HOUSE AND HAVE A DEDICATED PERSON FOR THAT POSITION. AND, UM. FINALLY ADMINISTRATION WERE OVER. 50 EMPLOYEES WERE 54, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE HAD IN THE COUNCIL WILL BE 60 PLUS AND SO WE DEFINITELY NEED IN HR. ANALYST AND THAT POSITION WILL BE A. PROBABLY TAX SALES TAX, AND THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF ONE OF THE JOBS WERE ON THE LAST JOB. WE'RE GONNA TAKE FROM SHIRLEY, BUT SHE MIGHT HAVE PIAN Z B OF A. CDC CDC. SHE SHE IS SUPPORTS THOSE BOARDS AND WE HAVE NOW HAVE A LARGER COUNCIL AND SO HER JOB. CORE JOB IS GETTING MORE AND MORE COMPLEX. HOW WE'RE GONNA LAY ALL THIS OUT TO YOU GUYS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA PLAN THIS. NEXT MEETING. WE WILL HAVE BIG PICTURE NUMBERS WILL HAVE ALL THE DEPARTMENT'S REQUESTS WILL HAVE OUR PROJECTIONS FOR REVENUES. WE'LL SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA BE HAVE MORE NEEDS THAN WE HAVE RESOURCE IS, BUT WE'LL WORK THROUGH THOSE. DO YOU INTENT WILL GO IN DETAIL THAT DEEP DIVE INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. AT THAT TIME. WE ALSO NEED TO DO THIS STATE LAW WE NEED TO ADOPT THE TAXI CRIMMINS OWN BUDGET AT THAT TIME, SO WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE COVER THAT. AND THEN JUNE 24TH. WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AT THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A MORE PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH. SO. YOU KNOW, TECHNICALLY MY BACKGROUND BUDGET. JOHN'S BACKGROUND BUDGET, WE LOOK A BUDGET IN OUR FUNDS AND OUR BUCKETS RIGHT? AND THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY MAKE SENSE. SO. WELL WELL, LOOK AT EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WE'LL LOOK, IT ALL WILL BRING ALL THEIR FUNDS TOGETHER, BUT WE'LL JUST TALK ABOUT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT POLICE WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES IN THE BUDGET WILL GO THROUGH. EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS WILL TRY TOE. THOSE LITTLE SNIPPETS AND GET THAT COVERED. IN THAT BUDGET PORTION. BY THE 22ND WILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND. WHAT? WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE FOR THE VARIOUS TAX RATES. THEN. WELL, LOOK, WE'RE LOOKING FINANCING. LOOK AT OUR NEXT TRAUNCH OF DEBT AND OUR NEXT CAPITAL PROJECTS. THEN I HOPE TO HAVE NOW I BUY THE CHARTER. I WILL HAVE A PROPOSED BUDGET. AUGUST 30TH. MEAN JULY 30TH. EXCUSE ME. I'LL HAVE THAT PROPOSED BUDGET THAT'S ABOUT WHEN THE PACKETS GO OUT, BUT WE'LL GO INTO DETAIL WILL DISCUSS THEM WITH YOU. SO YOU'LL HAVE THAT GOOD. ALMOST TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE DISCUSS THAT, AND SO ON, THE 12TH WILL WILL HAVE IT. BRING IT ALL TOGETHER, AND WE'LL HAVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THEN HOPEFULLY WAY DO IT RIGHT WAY. MEET YOUR WILL WAIT. FOLLOW YOUR POLICY DIRECTION. WELL, WE'LL ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE BUDGET. ON SEPTEMBER NIGHT. THAT'S KIND OF A BIG PICTURE, AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP DIVING DEEPER AND DEEPER. ANY QUESTIONS? CANCERS. YEAH, DREW. I KNOW THAT, LIKE WITHIN LAST YEAR, TOO. WE REALLY RESET ALL THE MARKET POSITIONING, SO WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK. DID THE REST OF THESE TOWNS KIND OF TAKE A JUMP AHEAD. DUTILLEUX HARD TO GET EMPLOYEES OR WHERE DID. HOW DID WE FALL OUT OF CENTER AGAIN? SO I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BIT QUICKLY. RIGHT WAY DIDN'T DO MUCH LAST YEAR, AND SO WE SLIPPED, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY KEEP MOVING. KEEP MOVING, ESPECIALLY IN POLICE. RECRUITMENT WAY YOU'VE GOT TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT. WE REALLY LOSE GROUND AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BEATING ANYBODY. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE MIDDLE. BUT A COMBINATION OF TWO THINGS THEN KEEP MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN WE REALLY DIDN'T WE DIDN'T REALLY KEEP PACE LAST YEAR. YEAH, TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SORT OF. SOUNDED THE [00:45:02] WARNING BELL FOR ME IS IT'S TAKEN US MOST OF THIS LAST YEAR TO GET SOME OF THE POSITIONS FILLED FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, PARTICULARLY IN POLICE, AND WE JUST WE HAVE TO TRAINING OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT IN THE FIELD NOW FINISHING UP THEIR TRAINING. THEY WERE AUTHORIZED BACK IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN THE POLICE ACADEMY. HE'S STILL GOT TO GET HIM THROUGH THE POLICE ACADEMY AND THEN THROUGH TRAINING AND THEN OUT IN THE FIELD IS GONNA TAKE US ALMOST A FULL YEAR TO GET THEM OUT IN THE FIELD AND FULLY OPERATIONAL. THERE WERE TWO CITIES JUST IN THE LAST TWO DAYS THAT NEXT TO US THAT POSTED POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT. PROPOSALS AND REX AND THOSE NUMBERS WERE SURPRISINGLY. I COMPARED TO THE ONES WE WERE LOOKING AT DREW AND THAT TELLS YOU WHERE WE'RE AT. IT'S HARD TO GET THIS BOTH THE GOOD APPLICANTS YOU NEED AND THEN LAND THEM. IN OUR TOWN WITH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE, SO WE GOT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO GET THERE, BUT WE'VE GOTTA WE'VE GOTTA ACCELERATE GETTING THE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD THAT WE NEED BECAUSE WE REALLY STRUGGLED THIS YEAR. AND WE CAN'T WE CAN'T DO THAT GOING FORWARD SO THAT ZBYNEK ONE OF MY FOCUS AREAS, AND THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BE IN THIS BUDGET AS MR CORNER NICE SORT OF HAND OFF A LITTLE BIT HERE. IN THIS TRANSITION, BUT POLICE AND PUBLIC WORKS ARE NEEDY DEPARTMENTS RIGHT NOW AND ALSO OUR BACK OFFICE. IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT WE KEEP UP AND. WE REALLY HAVEN'T DONE MUCH IN THE BACK OFFICE THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT'S BEEN CONCERNED OF THE FRONT LINE, FOLKS THAT HAVE, REALLY WE'VE BOLSTERED AND WE'VE TRIED TO KEEP THE BACK OFFICE PRETTY LEAN, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF BUSTING AT THE SEAMS NOW WITH WORK, AND SO WE NEED TOL NEED TO RESPECT THAT AND GET THEM BACK CENTERED. SO IT IS A LOT, BUT WE'VE GROWN TREMENDOUSLY THIS LAST YEAR, AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT NUMBERS ALL COME TOGETHER. SIR. THANK YOU FOR Q. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE FOR THAT FIRST SECTION. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. OUR STANDARD FORMAT FOR [3. Public Input (Part 2 of 2)] REQUESTING TO DO PUBLIC IN, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS HERE TONIGHT AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE ALL TURNED IN THE CARD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO ALL OF YOU. SO DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GONNA MISS OUT. WE DO HAVE FORMS IN THE BACK TABLE. IF YOU WANT TO GRAB ONE AND JUST FILL IT OUT FOR US, AND THEN WE CAN WEAKEN. YOU CAN WAVE AT ME IN A LITTLE BIT AND YOU CAN COME UP AND TALK AND GIVE IT TO HIM AFTER THE FACT THAT'S FINE. WE JUST NEED A RECORD OF YOUR SPEAKING. WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO THE COUNCIL AND FOR YOU RECOMMEND YOURSELF FOR ANY ANY OF THE BOARDS THAT YOU WISH TO BE ON AND SAY ANYTHING YOU LIKE. OUR STANDARD PRACTICE IS THREE MINUTES. AND I THINK USUALLY WE CAN WE CAN GET YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ON THE RECORD THAT YOU WANT TO FOR PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYBODY HEARD FROM TONIGHT. WE'LL TAKE ALL THE TIME WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. THAT WANTS TO AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK BY THE WAY. IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT TO COME AND SPEAK IN FRONT. EVERYBODY IF YOU WEREN'T PREPARED TO YOUR APPLICATION STANDS HERSELF AND THE COUNSELORS HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION. SO I'VE GOT A COUPLE IN MY HAND. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE MORE PROBABLY COMING AND WE'LL WORK THROUGH THESE AND LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN WAVE AT ME A LITTLE LATER. IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT ONE IN MY HAND YET, BUT WE WILL. WE'LL HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. SO THIS S O WILL START PUBLIC INPUT. IT IS 6 20 PM AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SAT THROUGH. THAT IS A LOT OF THE JOB ON THESE BOARDS OF SITTING THROUGH A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION, SO. WE GOT A CHANCE TO TEACH PRE LOAD SOME OF YOU WITH SOME OF THE STUFF THAT YOU MIGHT BE DEALING WITH IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ALRIGHT OUR REGULARS. MR MCGREGOR, YOU WANNA START US OFF? SHE WAS HOUSE DONE. HMM. DORM, GREGORY 89 21 HIS FAMILY LINE AND I WAS JUST COMING UP HERE TO ASK YOU TO POINT MADE FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. I THINK THAT I'M A GOOD FIT FOR THAT PARTICULAR SPOT. AND AS WELL AS MY WIFE. SHE COULDN'T BE HERE. SHE'S AT A WOMEN'S STUDY OF CHURCH TONIGHT. BUT I I'VE BEEN HERE PROBABLY 95% OF THE MEETINGS SINCE 2013 WHEN I MOVED HERE. AND I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FEEL OF HOW THINGS WORK AND HOW THINGS NEED TO AND. SIFTING THROUGH ALL THE CRAZINESS AND STUFF BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THINGS HAPPEN AND THEN WATCHED THE RESULTS LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD, SO I THINK I'D BE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS SPOT AND. EVEN IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME, I THINK THOSE OF YOU THAT IS HEARD ME SPEAK AND ON VARIOUS ISSUES KNOW THAT EVEN IF I DON'T. AGREE WITH SOMETHING. IF IT'S RIGHT, THAT'S THE DIRECTION I'M GOING TO GO. I'VE SPOKE FOR PROJECTS AROUND MY HOUSE. AND I DID NOT WANT THEIR BUT. FIT THE ZONING. IT'S THEIR PROPERTY, AND SO I SPOKE FOR THEM, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T WANT THEM, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD FIT FOR THAT. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE. I'M GOOD AT READING ORDINANCES AND INTERPRETING THEM AND KNOWING WHAT TO DO. WHETHER ARE PARTICULARLY AGREE WITH IT OR NOT. SO THANKS. THANK YOU ALL. [00:50:04] ALL RIGHT. I GOT A FEW MORE. OKAY? HI LITTLE BURG. WELCOME. IF YOU COULD JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON WHATEVER YOU LIKE. MY NAME IS KYLE OVER GUY LIVE IN 804 BLUEBERRY WAY AND I'VE BEEN IN NORTHLAKE SINCE JULY OF 2020. HAVE A CALLING TO GET BACK TO THAT COMMUNITY, AND I'M FORTUNATE THAT I CAN GIVE THAT TIME. FORGIVE ME. WE CHOSE NORTH LIKE TO REMAIN CLOSE TO CITY AMENITIES AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE COUNTRY VIEWS. I'VE APPLIED FOR THREE BOARDS. THE E T. C CDC AND OR PLANNING AND ZONING. MY APPLICATION SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FROM BOTH THE RETAILER AND DEVELOPER SIDE. WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITIES AND TOWNS TO MAKE SURE OUR DEVELOPMENT BROUGHT THE RIGHT RETAIL FOR THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC. I'VE WORKED TO ENSURE WHEN DEVELOPERS PROPOSED BUILDINGS TO TOWNS AND CITIES THAT RETAILERS WOULD WANT TO OCCUPY THOSE SPACES AND THAT THOSE RETAILERS WE WANTED TO BRING WOULD COMPLEMENT THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND KEEPING THE ESSENCE OF NORTH LIKE IS IMPORTANT TO MANY IN OUR TOWN, INCLUDING MYSELF. I ALSO HAVE DEALT WITH ZONING RESTRICTIONS AND CAN REACH SHOPPING CENTER PLOT PLANS. I BELIEVE IN PRESERVING THE RULE FEEL AND LOOK OF NORTH LAKE WHILE BRINGING APPROPRIATE AMENITIES TO ALL THE CITIZENS. JUST BECAUSE WE DEVELOP JUST BECAUSE WE CAN DEVELOP DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD DEVELOP NORTH LIKE IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE REACH MOST MAJOR RETAILERS WITHIN 15 TO 20 MINUTES AND WE CAN QUICKLY ACCESS MEDICAL FACILITIES IS NECESSARY. WITHOUT HAVING THE BIG CITY FIELD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU FOR COMING. APPRECIATE IT. IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER TO GET UP THERE AND TALK A COUPLE TIMES. I DID IT. IT'S INTIMIDATING YOU. IT'S LESS INTIMIDATING UP HERE. I CAN HIDE BEHIND MY SCREEN A LITTLE BIT, BUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND SPEAKING AARON FOWLER. SIR. OF MY NAME'S AARON FELLER. I LIVE IN 14 1 PLANET, INFORM DR IN THEIR PREGNANT FARM SUBDIVISION REALLY? JUST HERE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF PUT A FACE TO A NAME. I HAD THE GREAT. TIME SERVING ON THE CHARTER COMMISSION THIS PAST WINTER. TURN THAT LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HOW A TOWN FUNCTIONS WHAT THEY NEED TO FUNCTION. I MEAN, MY WIFE MOVED HERE IN 2018. WE HAVE DAUGHTERS 10 YEARS OLD WHEN WE REALIZED ABOUT FEW MONTHS IN AFTER MOVED HERE, THAT THIS IS OUR DESTINATION TOWN WHERE WE DON'T PLAN ON MOVING. WE WANNA BE A PART OF THE TOWN. WE WANT TO SERVE THE TOWN. THE WIFE'S BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR OVER 20 YEARS. CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE SISTER PRINCE WOULD ARGUE HIGH SCHOOL. I DO A LOT OF HEALTH CARE AND WORK WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GOT NORTHWEST BOY. A LOT OF. GOT SEAL MEAT, A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE, AND I WANNA BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY HAVE APPLIED FOR THE CDC, THE CDC ON BELIEVE ALSO THE PLANET ZONING COMMITTEE S SO ANYTHING I CAN DO AND BE CONSIDERATION FOR ONE OF THOSE, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT. KAREN ALL RIGHT NEXT TO HIS ROBERT PARKER. AND I READ THE NEXT ONE IN YOUR NEXT AFTER THAT, OKAY. I'LL GIVE YOU A HEADS UP, SO YOU HAVE A SCUFFLE. SECOND STEP. PREPARE YOURSELF. DATING HONORABLE MAYOR COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ROBERT PARKER. I LIVE IN 36 AWAIT RIDGE POINT DRIVE IN THE STARDUST RANCH AREA. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. MY WIFE AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING FORCE AND SHE COULDN'T BE HERE. WE HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD SON THAT REQUIRES SOME ATTENTION FROM ONE OF US MOST THE TIME SO. SHE'S WITH HIM TONIGHT. SO I'M SPEAKING ON HER BEHALF. WE BOTH. SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO BE ON BOARDS AND BOTH WOULD LEARN LOVE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE JUST DECIDED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE OUR FOREVER HOME WHEN WE MOVED HERE AND JUST LOVE THE COMMUNITY LOVE THE PLACE. AND WANT TO SEE IT DEVELOPING THE RIGHT WAYS AND BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. MYSELF HAVE MANY YEARS IN MUNICIPAL SERVICE AND SERVING COMMUNITIES. BUT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SERVING THE COMMUNITY WHERE YOU LIVE. AND IT CAN BE STRESSFUL AT TIMES. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT BECAUSE OF MY PREVIOUS SERVICE OF LIKE THAT, I COULD DO A GREAT JOB FOR THE CITY IN THE CITIZENS AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION ON AN APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. SYRIAN WAY. AND KATHY KLUWER, WE HAVE YOU NEXT. SAMAN GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. EXCUSE ME. MY NAME IS IAN LIAR MOVED OUT HERE IN DECEMBER 2019 WITH MY FAMILY, MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS AND WE HAVE ONE ON THE WAY FELL IN LOVE WITH NORTH LAKE FROM LOVELY. TOWN THE FILLING THE RURAL NOUS AND THE TOWN WITH SEEDY LITTLE BIT OF CITY LIFE HERE. MY WIFE IS A NURSE AT MEDICAL CITY PARK IN LEWISVILLE. THAT'S WHERE WE MOVED FROM, AND WE FOUND THIS TO BE OUR FOREVER HOME. SO UM, ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES IN LOGISTICS, I [00:55:05] WORK. OUT IN GRAPEVINE MINT. WE HAVE FIVE OFFICES IN THE METROPLEX BEING INVOLVED IN OPENING THREE OF THOSE OFFICES OF WORKED WITH MANY OF THE CITIES HERE IN THE METROPLEX IN ORDER TO DO THAT. THAT IT'S FAR MORE INTERESTING BEING ABLE TO SERVE IN IN LOCAL TOWN AND MOVING HERE WAS JUST A PERFECT CONNECTION FOR ME BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TOMO. BE PART OF THE GROWTH HERE, PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME AND HELP FORCE TO THAT AND ALSO FOR MY KIDS AS THEY GREW UP IN THIS TOWN, I'D LIKE FOR THEM TOO. BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE PARENTS WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK LOWER HMM. AND JEFF NICHOLS REDNECKS. MR MAYOR, CASTLE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CATHY CLEAVER. I AM. I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 2018. I CAME HERE FROM FLOWER MOUND. WE FELL IN LOVE WITH NORTH LAKE. AND VERY INTERESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE HAVING LIVED IN FLAM AROUND FOR YEARS, I SAW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT TOWN THAT WHEN WE MOVED THERE IT WAS A LITTLE BEDROOM COMMUNITY. S O. I HAVE A LOT OF STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH LIKE WE WOULD LOVE TO STAY HERE. I AM RETIRED. I'M A RETIRED EDUCATOR. SO I DO HAVE THE TIME TO DEVOTE TO WHATEVER IS NEEDED IN THIS TOWN. I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR SPECIFIC COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO SERVE WHERE I'M NEEDED AND WHERE I WILL FIT. I DO. WE DO LIKE TO TRAVEL SINCE WE'RE RETIRED, SO PROBABLY A COMMITTEE THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A LOT ATTENDANTS QUITE OFTEN. WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME, BUT I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS TOWN IN ANY WAY I CAN. OH SO I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JEFF HERE UP NEXT AND THEN WE HAVE TRACY HUNNICUTT NEXT. EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL JEFF NICHOLS 11 29 UP WINDS DRIVE NORTH LAKE CANYON FALLS SINCE 2017. GOOD RUN FOR PLACE. SIX. YOU'RE JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, DOUBLE LITTLE SHORT, BUT I DO PLAN ON DOING IT AGAIN, S O. I WANTED TIOGA INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE EIGHT CHILDREN ON MEMBERS OF NORTHWEST. I S T. AND IN D FW FOR 20 YEARS. MY FULL TIME JOB. I'M IN CYBER SECURITY COVER THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS FOR MY COMPANY THAT'S BASED OUT OF CALIFORNIA. I DO A LOT OF BIDS AND. PROJECTS WITH CITY STATE LOCAL S WHAT WAS EDUCATION? I WOULD SAY 82% OF MY TIME IS PROBABLY SPENT EITHER AN EDUCATION OR MUNICIPALITY. SO I WANTED TO DID APPLY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR ZONING AND PLANNING. SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST. GETTING TO THE POINT MY LIFE WHERE I WANTED TO KIND OF DO SOMETHING ELSE TO START GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. MY FATHER WAS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WELL WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHERE WE GREW UP. SO I STARTED DO THAT. I EVEN SPOKE TO ME ALREADY. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BEFORE I DECIDED YESTERDAY. I'M THINKING SCHOOL BOARD. I'M THINKING CITY COUNCIL. I ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO A POLICE RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE MY CHILDREN ARE STILL IN SCHOOL. I DON'T REALLY FEEL THAT WAS FAIR TO THEM. WE'RE NOT WAIT UNTIL THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL. THEN MAYBE I'LL TRY. AND WELL, SO I DID. I DID RUN THIS TIME, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS KIND OF LAST MINUTE, BUT I PLAN TO RUN AGAIN. SO I DO WANT TO SERVE THEM WHEREVER YOU GUYS FIT. WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JEFF. TRACY. WELCOME. I COULD EVEN MAYOR COUNCIL. UM, KIND OF THE OPPOSITE OF A MAN WHO JUST SPOKE. MY CHILDREN ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, AND I DID A LOT OF WORK WITH AND I S T I WAS AN AMBASSADOR. DID SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS, PETEY A. UM. BUT I WAS JUST WE MOVED. I LIVE IN A CON SQUARE. WE'VE BEEN THERE ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND JUST LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND I SAW THE BOARD APPLICATIONS SO I PRESENTED MYSELF AS BEING AVAILABLE TO HELP OUT IN ANY WAY I CAN. I DIDN'T PICK A SPECIFIC BOARD. BUT THE CDC, THE CDC DID SOUND INTERESTING TO ME, SO I'M BUT I'M OPEN TO ANY BOARD. AND APPRECIATE. GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUT CITY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU COMING AND TALKING TONIGHT. I KNOW IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT TO [01:00:03] THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY AND PUT YOU ON THE SPOT IN THE MOMENT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND APPLYING AND BEING APART. UM WE'LL SEE HOW THIS ALL GOES TONIGHT, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MANY OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT WRAPS UP OUR PUBLIC COMMENT UNLESS THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO WAVE AT ME AND TO THE LAST MINUTE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE ALWAYS PREPARED. NO WORRIES. I'M GONNA WING IT GET EVENING. MY NAME IS SONIA. WILLIE I LIVE AT 7151. BUT I AM A PART OF CRAZY FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM INTERESTED IN THE ABC COMMITTEE. BUT I'M HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN. I AM A PROPOSAL MANAGER IN MY DAY JOB, WHICH MEANS I GET TO WRITE PROPOSALS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS, AND WE DO ALL FEDERAL NOT VERY MUCH STATE LOCAL, BUT I DO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GRASP ON. HOW? UM HOW CITY AND LOCAL WORKS. UM YOU KNOW, IT ALL FLOWS DOWN FROM FEDERAL, SO IT'S ALL VERY SIMILAR. BUT I'M INTERESTED IN THE E D. C I WAS LEFT TO ME ON THE COMMITTEE IF YOU'LL HAVE ME HERE. THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST SAID. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO BACK TO OUR AGENDA HERE. ALL RIGHT, [4. Consent Items] COUNSELORS. WE'RE GONNA DO SOME CONSENT ITEMS TONIGHT. WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. WE CAN TAKE THOSE TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY. AS YOU SEE FIT. I'LL TAKE EMOTION NOW. MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVED BOTH. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A 2ND 2ND. I HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, ALL RIGHT, ANY OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. 1ST AND 2ND. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6 34 PM AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR ACTION ITEMS THIS EVENING. WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF ITEMS TONIGHT THAT ARE RELATED TO GOING TO HOME RULE. AND SO THERE'S A COUPLE ACTIONS WE HAVE TO TAKE. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY NECESSARY POWER TO THEM. THEY'RE JUST MORE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THESE THINGS ARE SO AND WE, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIONS THAT COUNCILS TAKE THAT. THEY'RE CALLED MINISTERIAL. WE HAVE TO DO THEM. THE VOTERS HAVE DECIDED AND SO WE CAN'T REALLY SAY NO WAY. WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT HAVE TO DO IT ON THE RECORD, SO WE'LL GET SOME CLARITY ON ALL THESE STEPS HERE IN A SECOND, BUT WE'LL [5.H. Approval of Ordinance No. 21-0513A of the Town Council of Town of Northlake, Texas, declaring the adoption of a Home Rule Charter; requiring the Mayor to certify to the Secretary of State an authenticated copy of the Charter; recording the Charter in the Office of the Town Secretary and providing an effective date] START WITH ITEM AGE. APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 21-5138, THE TOWN COUNCIL TOWN IN NORTH LAKE, DECLARING THE ADOPTION OF A HOMEWORLD CHARTER REQUIRING THE MAYOR TO CERTIFY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE UNAUTHENTICATED COPY OF THE CHARTER RECORDING THE CHARTER IN THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN SECRETARY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHAT ALL DO WE NEED TO DO HERE? MR CORN? ALL RIGHT, AND DO WE NEED TO SET A DATE? WHAT? WHAT DO WE NEED? BASTING. STAY STAY. OKAY? GOOD. IT'S TRADITION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN. CAN'T GO YET. UH HUH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALMOST IN THE CHRONICLES WORKS. YOU KNOW, I COULD GET ON THIS ONE. OKAY I CAN'T NOT ON THIS WEEK. ALL RIGHT? SINCE YOU WERE THE CHAIR, SIR. I DIDN'T LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ENACT THE ORDINANCE GRATING OF HOME RULE CITY. EFFECTIVE TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND HAVE A SECOND FOR MR MOORE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. HI. ANY OPPOSED? WELCOME TO THE HOME RULE TOWN IN NORTH LIKE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE A PART OF THAT. YES. ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL ALL RIGHT, IDA, MY APPROVAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 21-513 B OF [5.I. Approval of Ordinance No. 21-0513B of the Town Council of Town of Northlake, Texas, declaring results of a Special Election held on May 1, 2021 for the purpose of electing one Council Member Place 6] THE TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF NORTH LAKE, DECLARING RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 1ST. THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE COUNCIL MEMBER TO PLAY SIX. WHICH MR WEST BOYER WAS THE WINNER. IN THAT RACE, MR JEFF NICHOLS MADE A GOOD SHOWING A SECOND PLACE AND I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, SIR. ASKEW SAID. SO AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE APPROVED THE RESULTS. OKAY THESE HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN CANVAS BY MAYOR PRO TEM MONTINI. I BELIEVE THANKS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN CANVASSED, WHICH MEANS CERTIFIED OR OTHERWISE ACKNOWLEDGED FROM THE COUNTY BY THESE TWO MEMBERS, MR DANNY SIMPSON, WHO JUST STEPPED OFF THE COUNCIL ON DIDN'T RUN AGAIN. OPENING UP THE PLACE FIVE WHERE MR BILL MOORE HAS TAKEN A SEAT. AND SO NOW WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE ORDINANCE. SO IS THERE, UM IN MOTION TO APPROVE? THAT'S INTO MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN [01:05:06] FAVOR, ALL RIGHT? ANY OPPOSED. ALRIGHT, UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ITEM J ADMINISTER [5.J. Administer the Oaths of Office to the following Council Members: Mayor- David Rettig Place 4 - Roger Sessions Place 5 - Bill Moore Place 6 - Wes Boyer] THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS MYSELF. DAVID REDDICK. PLACE FOR ROGER. SESSIONS PLACE. FIVE BILL MORE IN PLACE. SIX WEST BOYER. SO OBVIOUSLY TONIGHT WE DO NOT HAVE PLACE SIX WEST POINTER HERE. MR GILMORE YOU'VE ALREADY SWORN IN IS THAT CORRECT? AND I HAVE ALSO ALREADY SWORN IN. PLACE FOR ROGER. SESSIONS HAVE YOU SWORN IN? OKAY, SO WE ARE ALL SWORN IN, BUT WE DO HAVE TO DO A LITTLE OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT. AND SO THE MAYOR PRO TEM HAS HAS THIS ITEM. GO AHEAD. YES I HAVE CERTIFICATES CERTIFYING AND STATING THAT THE MAYOR WAS DULY ELECTED. ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE. FOR FIVE AND SIX THAT WE STILL NEED OUT OF OFFICE. OKAY? ALL RIGHT, AND HE ACTUALLY WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OR IS THAT IT? OKAY. VERY GOOD. WELL, WELCOME, GENTLEMEN. BACK. AND WELCOME, MR MOORE. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE HAVE AN [5.K. Appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem for a one-year term] ITEM. WE NEED TO APPOINT A MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE TOWN COUNCIL. HE'S REALLY THE ONE IN PREPARATION TO BE MAYOR IN CASE THAT NECESSITY. ALSO YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE WHEN THE MAYOR IS OUT OF TOWN OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM AN ACTION EITHER IN AN EMERGENCY OR ANY KIND OF SIGNATURES OR ANYTHING THAT'S NEEDED TO KEEP THE TOWN MOVING. SO IT'S A IT'S AN IMPORTANT ROLE. ALSO UH, UNDER THE CHARTER IS ALLOWED TO POST THINGS ON THE AGENDA, SO THERE'S SOME SOME POLITICAL POWER THERE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AN AGENDA AS WELL. WE'VE WORKED VERY WELL TOGETHER FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MONTINI VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HIS SUPPORT. BOND COLLABORATIVE WAY IN WHICH WE'VE WORKED ON, RESPECTFULLY WE WORKED. SO THANK YOU, SIR. I HAVE ASKED FOR THE COUNSELORS TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES FOR THIS ROLE. IF THEY WISH TO HAVE IT, I WILL TAKE MORE NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR, OKAY? MR BILL MOORE. OKAY WELL, TECHNOLOGISTS IN THE SECOND S O. MAYOR PRETEND MONTINI IS HAS ASKED TONTO CONTINUE ON IN THE ROLE OF MAYOR PRO TEM. WE APPOINT THESE ROLES FOR ONE YEAR TERM SO EACH NEW COUNSEL HAS A CHANCE TO VOTE ON THE MAYOR PRO TEM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES FROM AIR PRETEND THIS YEAR? ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE THAT AS A NO. ALL RIGHT, SO THEN WE WILL CONSIDER MR MONTINI FOR THE MAYOR. PRETEND POSITION. AND I HAVE A NOTE HERE FROM MR MOORE. RACHEL REID SAYS. I RESPECTFULLY WISH TO NOMINATE BRIAN MONTINI IS MAYOR PRETEND FOR THE UPCOMING TERM LEASES DID THE LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND WILLINGNESS TO RESPECTFULLY VOICE THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF THE COUNCIL. CONCERT IN SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR OF THE COUNCIL ON THE CITIZENS OF NORTH TEXAS. THANK YOU, MR MOORE FOR THAT, ALL RIGHT, SO I WILL CONSIDER THAT EMOTION TO NOMINATE HIM. THE VERY NICE ONE. THANK YOU, SIR. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO NOMINATE MR MONTANA'S MAYOR PRO TEM. DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S VOTE ON THIS THING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. HE OPPOSED. THANK YOU COUNSELORS. GET BACK TO WORK. THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ACTION AM TONIGHT, SO AS PART OF GOING TO HOMEWORLD, WE [5.L. Appointment of a Municipal Court Judge for a two-year term and authorize Town Manager to negotiate a contract] NOW HAVE AH, LENGTHY LIST OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO, ONE OF WHICH IS TRANSITION FROM OUR CURRENT JUDGE, AND WE CERTAINLY THIS IS NOT A. TRANSITION BECAUSE OF WADE NO LONGER WANTED TO BE OUR JUDGES. IT'S A NECESSITY BY VIRTUE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHARTER, AND SO DUE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHARTER TO HAVE A JUDGE THAT IS. A HAS PASSED THE BAR AND IS A LICENSED ATTORNEY. WHICH ARE OUR CURRENT JUDGE DOES NOT, BUT HE SERVES IN THAT CAPACITY FOR SMALL TOWNS AROUND THIS REGION AND HAS DONE SO FOR 22 YEARS IN NORTH LAKE, BUT THE TIME NOW BECAUSE OF THE CHARTER, WE HAVE TO TRANSITION TO A LICENSED ATTORNEY. ON THAT'S AN APPROPRIATE TRANSITION FOR US, SO THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES. I THINK IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED TO BEFORE. SO WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR CITIES TO GO TO HOME RULE, THOSE JUDGES HAVE TO STEP ASIDE AND SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO STEP IN. WE HAVE THREE THAT HAVE APPLYING TO FOR THE UNIS. FULL COURT JUDGE POSITION AND WAY NEED TO DISCUSS THAT TONIGHT AND FIND OUT WHAT THE COUNSELORS VIEWS ARE. ON APPOINTING A JUDGE, BUT WE NEED [01:10:03] A JUDGE, AND WE NEED ONE TONIGHT. SO I HOPE YOU CAME PREPARED TO CHOOSE WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS EVENING. SO AT THIS POINT I WILL MENTION FIRST TO THE ATTORNEYS ARE. THEY'RE APPLYING, MR GREG BERTRAND, MISS PATRICIA ADAMS AND MR HARRIS HERE WE HAVE APPLIED. AND SO THOSE ARE THE THREE APPLICANTS WE HAVE, AND WE HAVE RESUMES FOR EACH OF THEM. AT THIS TIME COUNSELORS OPEN THE FLOOR FOR YOUR DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION. WELL, WE HAVE AH, RESIDENT HARRIS HUEY LIVES IN NORTH LAKE. HE'S ALSO. JP DISTRICT FOR US WELL, SO. SEEING HE'S A TOWN RESIDENT. HE'S WELL QUALIFIED. I'D LIKE TO. AH MAKE EMOTIONAL NOMINATE HARRIS HEALY FOR TOWN MUNICIPAL JUDGE. ALL RIGHT, HAVE EMOTION ON THE FLOOR. SO RECOGNIZE THE MOTION FIRST, AND WE CAN CONTINUE DISCUSSION FOR OTHER COUNSELORS THAT WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THAT, BUT I HAVE EMOTIONAL DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT? I'LL SECOND THAT ALL RIGHT? I HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. SO THEN THE DISCUSSION COULD COME BACK OPEN AGAIN. IS THERE ANY FOLLOW UP ON THAT APPOINTMENT? MR MERRITT LIKE TONTO? BEING EXECUTIVE SESSION DO THAT THIS IS RELATION. RELATION OF PERSONNEL UNDER SECTION 55171 ITEM B. SO WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT DISCUSSIONS ON THIS. OKAY, SO IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT WILL TAKE BY GENERAL CONSENT AT 6:43 P.M. AND WILL RETIRE UNDER THAT SECTION. TODOS GUS, THIS. 551 THAT WAS 74. OKAY. THANK YOU. AY GENERAL CONSENT. WE COME BACK, TOMO. OUR GENERAL SESSION. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE WE'RE STILL DISCUSSING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR COURT JUDGE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE. FOR JUDGE HARRIS YOU'II. DO WE HAVE SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION ARE COMMENTS FROM THE COUNSELORS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. READY TO TAKE A VOTE. OKAY, LET'S LET'S VOTE, SO WE HAVE MOTION IN THE SECOND TO APPROVE A JUDGE HERE. WE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED. RIGHT? I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THROWING FOR IN MY CASE BEFORE HIM SHORTLY. GOOD ONE RECUSAL AND FOR YES. ALL RIGHT [5.M. Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment] ITEM AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MULTIPLE STEPS HERE THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW TONIGHT. WE NEED TO DO AN APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE 21-51 SEE AMENDING THE U. D. C TO MODIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO A P NZ COMMISSION. ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IN PROVIDING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR OPERATION FOR BOTH. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE STEPS HERE. WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING DO THAT FIRST. OKAY, SO THE 6:55 P.M. WHEN YOU'D HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CREATION OF THE PNC ON LEE OR BOTH. BOTH. EXCELLENT TV SEASON. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING. VERY GOOD. OKAY, AND WE'VE BEEN NOTICED. YOU HAVE BEEN NOTICED FOR IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:55 P.M. IS THERE ANY THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS EVENING OF THE CREATION OF THESE TWO BOARDS? GIVE US A MOMENT. THINK ABOUT IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT, AND SEEING THE ONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING AT 6:55 P.M. WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WILL CONSIDER MOTIONS ON THE SUBSECTION. I HEAR APPROVAL. THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 21-512 SEA, CREATING THE PNC IN THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT BEFORE WE DO THAT. THE RULES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS TONIGHT IN ORDER TO CREATE THE BOARDS. WHAT LIMITATIONS OR OTHERWISE ARE WE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IN THE CREATION OF THE BOARD? WE NEED TO DISCUSS TERM LIMITS AND BOARDING ADJUSTMENTS WAY CAN THEY FOLLOW? THEY CALL THE CHARTER. THINK THAT THE PROPOSAL THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IS AN APPEARANCE HERE. ONE YEAR TERMS WILL BE REAPPOINTED EVERY YEAR. THE. LINDSAY CAN BE REMOVED, IT WILL SUPPORT OF ADJUSTMENT HAS TO BE FOR SOME TYPE OF CLASS. YEAH, BECAUSE UM. WE'RE LOOKING AT INITIALLY BOTH OF THEM MEETING ONCE A MONTH UNTIL WE KIND OF GET INTO OUR STRIDE. UM YEAH. THAT REALLY JUST OVERVIEW OF THAT. THAT'S FINE. GO AHEAD AND, UH, MAYOR, YOU SPECIFICALLY ASKED A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO TO DEFINE WHAT CAUSE WOULD BE FOR BE AWAY. SO STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO REMOVE A MEMBER OF [01:15:03] THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR CAUSE. SO WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE INCORPORATED IN THE ORDINANCE. WHAT FOUR CAUSE WOULD MEAN. IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE FIVE OF THE ORDINANCE FOR A THERE, AND WHAT THAT DOES FOR US IS, IT HELPS SORT OF. WELL, IT HELPS TAKE THE QUESTION AWAY. MOST ORDINANCES AND MOST MOST STATUTES WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, BORDER ADJUSTMENT MEMBER CAN ONLY BE REMOVED FOR CAUSE. WELL, WHAT DOES FOR CAUSE MEANS? SO I'VE DEFINED THAT HERE AND BASICALLY WHAT I'VE SAID IS IF THEY REFUSED TO ATTEND MEETINGS, THEY VIOLATE THEY WILLFULLY VIOLATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS. THEY'RE INCOMPETENT, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE MENTALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM THE DUTIES, BUT I'VE ALSO INCLUDED ABROAD ANY OTHER CAUSE THAT IT BASICALLY AND BEAT IMPEDES THEIR ABILITY. T DO THE WORK. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY THERE. BUT SINCE MAYOR YOU SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A DEFINITION TO HELP YOU GUIDE THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU YOU SAW THAT. AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT BEFORE WE HAVE. BEFORE YOU APPROVED THE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. AND ONE OTHER POINT. P NZ THE WAY IT'S DRAFTED OR THE WAY WE'VE DRAFTED. IT IS SEVEN MEMBERS AND YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO APPOINT ALTERNATES. IF YOU WANT TO. I HAVE NOT DRAFTED IT TO ALLOW YOU TO APPOINT ALTERNATES ON BE AWAY. I KNOW YOU HAVE A TON OF. APPLICANTS. SO IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND, BE AWAY BEYOND THE FIVE YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING THAT WE'VE DONE. AND DRAFTING AND EXPANDED BY BY TWO ALTERNATES, AND WE CAN ADD THOSE PROVISIONS INTO THIS ORDINANCE. THINK YOU NEED TO DECIDE THAT NOW, IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T DRAFTED IT THAT WAY. BUT IF YOU DO NEED. YOU WANT TWO EXTRA SPOTS IF YOU'VE GOT THE FOLKS FOR IT, AND YOU WANT IF YOU WANT ALTERNATES FOR THAT BOARD, THEN I THINK WE NEED TO DECIDE THAT BEFORE YOU APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE. OKAY GOOD. SO IT'S A LOT OF BACKGROUND. YES SORRY, MR MAYOR, PRO TEM, CHAIR OF THE CHARTER COMMITTEE. IS IT YOUR VIEW THAT THE CHARTER COMMISSION PICKED FIVE ON PURPOSE? IS THAT THEIR THEIR VIEW? YEAH, IT WOULD, SINCE THE BOARD DOES NOT ME. I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO START MEETING ONCE A MONTH, BUT IN REALITY. NUMBER OF CASES OF COUNSEL WAS HEARD ON VARIANCES AND OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT BE LIKE. CITIZENS VERSUS A CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUE. THEY DECIDED THAT FIVE WOULD BE A GOOD STARTING PLACE FOR THAT, AND THE CHARTER DOES ALLOW. THE BOARDS ARE SET AT A MINIMUM SEVEN AND FIVE FOR THE B AWAY. THEY CAN BE EXPANDED AS A CZAR TOWN EXPANDS IN THE FUTURE, BUT THEY THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD STARTING. YEAH. COMFORTABLE STICKING TO THEIR GUIDANCE TONIGHT IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THESE POINTS THAT WERE JUST BROUGHT UP COUNSELORS? NO. OKAY, SO ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL TAKE A CONSIDERATION OF THE MOTION TO CREATE THE PM'S IAN. THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS IS THEIR EMOTION. MOTION TO TAKE THESE BOARDS EFFECTIVE. DOING ANY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON US. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. DO HAVE A SECOND SO GOOD. HAVE A SECOND ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? GOOD WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVORS, ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE HAVE THE FUN PROCESS. SO COUNSELORS I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT SOME COLLATERAL FOR YOU TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT SOME SHEETS FOR YOU. TO FILL OUT. WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TAKE A MINUTE HERE. RESIDENTS AND WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH OUR NOTES AND ALL THE MATERIAL THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH AND TALKING TO YOU ABOUT AND EACH OF US ARE GOING TO DRAFT OUR PREFERENCES. INDIVIDUALLY FOR PNC. UM. HEY, THANK YOU. SO GONNA TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES AND GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO FILL THESE OUT BASED ON ALL THE INFORMATION THEY'VE COLLECTED, WE'LL GO THROUGH BOARD BY BOARD AND THAT COULD CHANGE. OUR CALCULUS IS PEOPLE GET APPOINTED THE BOARDS AND THEY MIGHT CHANGE VIEWS ON THE NEXT ONE. S SO WE'RE GONNA WORK THROUGH. THIS IS EFFICIENTLY AS WE CAN, BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES FOR US TO DO THIS. ONCE WE FILL OUT THE BALLOTS WILL TURN HIM IN THE STAFF. THEY'RE GONNA TELL HIM UP AND GIVE US A RESULT. WORK FROM AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL WORK FROM THAT LIST IN TERMS OF APPOINTING PEOPLE, SO THE THIS IS NOT THE VOTE ITSELF. WE HAVE TO VOTE OFFICIALLY ON EITHER A SLATE IF WE HAVE ENOUGH THAT HAVE CONSISTENCY. BUT WE WANT TO DO IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE'RE RESPECTING EVERYBODY. I DON'T WANNA GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SITTING HERE SAYING I DON'T WANT THIS PERSON I WANT THAT PERSON I WANTED TO JUST DISCUSS WHO HAS THE MOST SUPPORT AND THEN PEOPLE FOR THOSE BOARDS. THEN WE'LL MOVE [01:20:02] ON TO THE NEXT ONE. SO THAT'S THE PROCESS LIKE TO FOLLOW, MR MAYOR COUNCIL IN FRONT OF YOU, GEORGE JUST HANDED OUT A SHE. I TOOK ABOUT 23 HOURS THIS WEEK AND CONTACTED EVERY SINGLE BOARD APPLICANT AND THE VERY FIRST QUESTION. I ASKED THEM. I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HERE WILL VERIFY THIS IS RANKED IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. WHAT BOARD YOU'D LIKE TO SERVE ON THE MOST. ANYBODY WHO GAVE ME AN ANSWER ON THAT GUY NUMBER AND THESE COLUMNS. IT JUST MIGHT HELP YOU MAKE A DECISION WHEN YOU HAVE SEVERAL CANDIDATES IN MIND WHAT THEY'RE BORED PREFERENCE WOZ, AND AFTER THAT, THEN WE HAD OUR DISCUSSIONS SAYS JUST FOR YOUR REFERENCE. SHOULD ALSO ADD COUNSELORS WHEN WE GET TO THIS, NOT NECESSARILY AS A KNISH YOU FOR THE FIRST ONE WE'RE DOING TONIGHT. BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE INDIVIDUALS AS WE WORK THROUGH HERE WHO HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THEY ARE CURRENT INCUMBENTS ON ARE UP FOR RE APPOINTMENT ON A D. C. C. D. C. WHO HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY WILL STEP DOWN FROM THOSE BOARDS IF THEY'RE EITHER ON THEM, OR THEY WON'T RUN FOR THOSE BOARDS. IF THEY'RE POINTING TONTO PNC OR BE A THEY, SO WE'RE YOU KNOW, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE RESPECTED THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SERVE AND INSTEAD OF HAVING MULTIPLE ROLES THEY WOULD HAVE WON. THERE'S A COUPLE LIKE THAT. NOT EVERYBODY HAS SAID THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE LIKE THAT, SO WE'LL WORK THROUGH IT. AND IF WE COME ACROSS THOSE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHO THOSE ARE. BUT GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOUR TIME TO FILL OUT. THE PNC WILL TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES HERE. JUST A PAUSE AND FILL THIS OUT AND STAFF WENT THROUGH AND VERIFIED. THEY WERE REGISTERED VOTER IN A RESIDENT OF NORTH LAKE REMEMBER PANSY IN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT DO REQUIRE THEM TO BE A REGISTERED RESIDENT PRESENT BUILDER AND RESIDENT NORTHWEST. SO THANK YOU, MR MERRICK, MERRICK PRETEND FOR DOING THE HARD WORK HERE IN CONTACTING EVERYBODY. I GOT TOE MOST EVERYBODY ON BY PHONE CALLS, AND I RAN OUT OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EXTRA LEG WORK ON THAT. AND I DID HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM. TELL ME THAT YOU HAD SPOKEN TO THEM AND GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. RIGHT COUNSELORS TAKE TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES HERE AND FILL OUT YOUR CARDS, PLEASE. YEAH. TONIGHT. ONE OTHER THING FOR COUNCIL JUST TO UNDERSTAND DUE TO THE CHARTER THE PNC AND BE AWAY ARE DESIGNED TO BE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AS POSSIBLE. SO. CAN I PUT HIS MANY APPLICANTS IN PER AREA THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR QUALIFIED FOR CERTAIN ZONES, BUT. KEEP THAT. KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU CHOOSE YOUR CANDIDATES. DO APPRECIATE THAT DIRECTION FROM THE CHARTER COMMITTEE. I THINK THEY WERE VERY RESPECTFUL AND HOW THEY APPROACH THEIR WORK AND THEIR FEEDBACK TO THE COUNCIL WAS THROUGH THE MAYOR PRO TEM HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE. IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE IT CLEARS UP A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD ABOUT WHAT DIRECTION THEY WANTED US TO FOLLOW. SO APPRECIATE THAT. HE'S GOT A GIGGLE OUT OF YOU. [01:25:53] HAPPENING MARCY HAD UNTIL JUST NOW. DON'T WANT TO TAKE SOMEBODY ELSE AGAIN. SOMEONE LIKE YOU. SIX. COULD HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR THE COUNT. LIKE THE GAME SHOWS. IF THOSE DOMINION MACHINES IN HERE. YEAH. I PROPOSE THAT. NOT GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT WE JUST DID HERE, UM. WAY TALLIED UP THE VOTES FOR EVERYBODY, AND WE CAME UP WITH THREE THAT HAVE A TWO LEAST THREE VOTES, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE A MAJORITY SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL. SO WE'RE GONNA GO VOTE ON THOSE THREE IS A SLATE. THE POINT THOSE THREE AND WE'RE GOING TO A SECOND BALLOT BECAUSE WE HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE THAT GOT TWO VOTES AND THEN ANOTHER THREE OR FOUR. THEY GOT ONE. SO I'M GONNA SEE IF WE COULD GET A BOARD OUT OF THOSE EIGHT, SO WE'LL DO A SECOND BALLOT PICK FROM THOSE AND SEE IF WE CAN GET ENOUGH TO FILL THE BOARD. BUT WHAT WILL DO IS I'LL ANNOUNCE THE THREE THAT WE GOT HERE AND THEN WE NEED TO VOTE ON THOSE THREE. SO WILL POINT THEM TO THE BOARD. NOW IF YOU AGREE, BUT I'M HOPING WE'LL AGREE ON THESE THREE AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL GET TO THAT SECOND ROUND AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'D HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MAJORITY ON THE FIRST GROUP. AND THERE'D ONLY BE ONE OR TWO TO FILL, BUT WE WERE JUST GONNA WE'RE GONNA WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS. OKAY, SO THE FIRST THREE VOTE GETTERS WERE MR DANNY SIMPSON. MR AARON FOWLER AND MR CHRIS AMARANTE. AND SO THOSE ARE THE THREE YOU GOT. SORRY, DEAR. HOW MANY VOTES TO THOSE THREE. GENTLEMEN, GET. WE'RE FOUR AND THREE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE DO HAVE THE MAJORITY FOR THOSE THREE SO FAR, SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS. MR. SIMPSON, MR. FOWLER, MR AMARANTE. I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT, ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT A SKELETON CREW FOR THE PNC. [01:30:09] AFTER A WHILE. YOU WANNA PUT IT ON THE SIDE FOR US FOR A QUICK WHEN SHE TYPED IT UP SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT. WE'LL HAVE TO GET SOME VOTING MACHINES OR SOMETHING FOR NEXT YEAR. MM. MM HOW ARE THEY? OKAY. JUST WENT BLUE. I WAS LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO? SEE A WINDOW SCREEN. THAT'S USUALLY NOT A GOOD THING, IS IT? UH HUH. APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENTS, FOLKS, THIS IS A BIG PROCESS. THESE THERE'S SO MANY GREAT FOLKS ON THIS AND WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT ANYBODY TONIGHT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO. WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS IN A YOU KNOW, EFFICIENT PROCESS, WELL, INEFFECTIVE PROCESS AND EFFICIENT SECOND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. COUNSELORS THEY'RE GONNA PUT THE EIGHT ON THE BOARD AND THEN WE NEED TO PICK FOR PEACE. AND BUT I'M ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND WE'LL GIVE HIM TOE. I'VE GOT SOME MORE. YOUR SHOES BACK. SURE, THAT'S FINE. I DON'T KNOW. WHO'S TO SAY SO. BUT YOU'RE. WORLD BACK. SURE. THANK YOU. WOULD JUST OFFER IF COUNSEL HAS ANY QUESTIONS SINCE I DID SPEAK TO EVERYBODY FEEL FREE TO ASK BY ONE OFFER THAT HELP UNLESS SOMEBODY ASKS FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. THE EIGHT YOU'VE GOT. TWO VOTES ARE ON THE SCREEN FOR PNC AND SO RECOMMEND TO YOU THAT YOU NOW PICK FOUR OF THOSE EIGHT FOR OUR SECOND ROUND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE WE HAVE FORM OR THAT HAVE THREE VOTES. SO HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT. WE HAVE MIKAYLA MONSEN WITH THREE VOTES. WE HAVE ZE PARKER WITH THREE VOTES. WE HAVE TRACY HUNNICUTT WITH THREE VOTES, AND WE HAVE KRISTEN DIXON WITH THREE VOTES. SO. WILL CONSIDER EMOTION TO THAT, IF YOU SO CHOOSE COUNSELORS OR YOU CAN CHANGE IT, BUT WE'LL WE'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION FOR THOSE FOUR. WAIT A SECOND TO THINK ABOUT THAT? YES, SURE. YOU LIST THOSE FOUR AGAIN? KAYLA MONSOON Z. PARKER. TRACY HUNNICUTT AND [01:35:02] KRISTEN DIXON. UH, ALL SORTS OF BITS. OKAY WITH YOU. I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION JUST BECAUSE TWO OF THE PEOPLE IN THE TOP VOTE. ASKED PRIMARILY BEYOND CDS HERE IN D. C. SO IF IT'S OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. GUYS DECIDE IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU OR NOT. UM I MOVE THAT WE HAD Z. PARKER AND KAYLA MONSEN TO THE PNC. THAT IS THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. TWO MORE SEATS. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MICHAELA MONSOON AND Z PARKER TO THE PNC. I'LL SECOND THAT LET'S VOTE ON IT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. RIGHT? AND HE OPPOSED I. YOUR POST. I DON'T POSE HERE OPPOSED. OK? AND YOU. YOUR POST AND YOU WERE CLOSED YOUR POST. OKAY, SO THAT MOTION FAILS. RIGHT. SO WHAT MOTION DO YOU WANT, GENTLEMEN? I KNOW SOME PEOPLE PUT DOWN THEIR PREFERENCE FOR THE BOARD. SOME OF THE ONES THAT WERE PICKED FOR A P NZ MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THEIR FIRST CHOICE, BUT. I THINK IF PEOPLE CAME OUT TO THE TIME TO COME TO A MEETING, INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND. TELL US ABOUT THEMSELVES. I THINK THEY SHOULD REALLY GET FIRST PREFERENCE. ABSOLUTELY. AND IN MY MIND, I DID HAVE THOSE PEOPLE ON BOARDS S ELECTION POINT, SO IT WAS NOT EXCLUDING THEM. BUT I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. OKAY, SO. TRYING TO FOLLOW THE LOGIC HERE. UNDERSTAND THE POINT, AGREE WITH IT. I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH THAT POINT. SO WHAT IS IT WE WANT TO DO WITH THIS? WITH THIS SECOND BALLOT HERE, MY MOTION FIELDS OF SOMEBODY ELSE. MR NICHOLS. RAN FOR COUNCIL, I GUESS. KINSEY WAS HIS SECOND CHOICE. I GUESS HE D. C WASN'T FIRST, BUT. I JUST FIGURED THAT SOMEONE CAME HERE TONIGHT AND SPEAK. THAT'S WHAT I VOTED FOR. OKAY, SO YOU WOULD PREFER TO HIM. MR NICHOLS ON THE PNC, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH MR NICHOLS WASN'T YOUR FIRST CHOICE. OKAY, SO I NEED I NEEDED. I'LL TAKE A SLATE AND HOWEVER MANY OF THESE YOU WANT TO COMBINE. BUT WHAT? WHAT NAMES? DO YOU WANNA PROPOSE? I'M OKAY WITH THE FIRST TWO THAT WERE MENTIONED, FORGOT THE NAMES ALREADY. KAYLA MONSOON AND Z. PARKER PARKER AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MR NICHOLS TO THAT AS WELL. OKAY THAT'S THREE. DO YOU WANT TO DO 1/4 OR YOU JUST WANT TO DO THOSE THREE FOR NOW? THOSE THREE FOR NOW, ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT. FOR MICHAELA FOR Z AND FOR MISTER JEFF NICHOLS. ALL RIGHT, SO THOSE THREE ARE ON THE TABLE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT SLATE. HI. HI. UH, ANY OPPOSED ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE SIX. WE NEED ONE MORE SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, GENTLEMEN? YOU HAVE ANOTHER NAME? AND HE'S LOSING HAVE FOWLER AND ANY 5% AND TRACY. TRACY HUNNICUTT AND CHRISTIAN DIXON, WHERE YOUR PREVIOUS TOUGH YES. THAT ONE AROUND BEFORE. MM TRACY WAS HERE TONIGHT. THERE'S HUNNICUTT HERE, MISS. YEAH. I BELIEVE WHAT WE SCORED AT THE CDC. YEAH WHEN WE SPOKE WHAT WAS EASY. CDC WHERE? YOUR PREFERENCE, I THINK YOUR STRONG SUIT IF I RECALL. I JUST PERSONALLY FELT DURING OUR VIEW. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD FIT FOR BBC BOARD PERSONALLY, BUT THAT'S ONLY ONE OF MANY. MAKE A MOTION. WE SELECT CHRISTIAN DIXON BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE THREE OTHER BOARDS LEFT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT MISS KRISTIN DIXON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT, WAY. HAVE A P NZ. WAY GET THAT FINAL LIST. TO MAKE SURE WE'LL DUPLICATE ANYTHING. [01:40:27] ALL RIGHT, DO YOU BALANCE FOR BE AWAY? THE FIRST WILL BE OUR FIRST PIZZA. OKAY? THERE'S NO THERE'S NO RULES AGAINST SERVING ON MULTIPLE BOARDS. IT'S UP TO YOUR PREFERENCE. WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. BUT ON BE AWAY IS THEIR RULE ABOUT BE AWAY. THERE'S A COUPLE SPECIAL RULES THERE. JUST AGAIN. THEY HAVE TO BE RESIDENT HAVE TO BE REGISTERED VOTER FOR THE CHARTER CAN'T BE A COUNCIL MEMBER. AND THAT CAN'T BE A COUNSELOR FOR OKAY. THANK YOU. HE WAS YEAH. EXCELLENT. YEAH. HMM. OHH PATIENTS TONIGHT. SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE A LITTLE LITTLE QUICKER AS WE START TO NARROW THE CHOICES DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF CALCULUS GOING TO THIS. YOUR PREFERENCE, THEDETROITBUREAU SHIN ACROSS THE TOWN, FOLKS THAT HAVE AN APTITUDE FOR IT. THE SKILL SETS FROM YOUR APPLICATION. HAS BEEN ON. I'M SURE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THOUGHT PROCESS BUT INTO THIS AND I'VE BEEN PORING OVER THIS LAST. COUPLE WEEKS TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE SLATE AND THEN TALKING TO EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND CONFIRMING A LOT OF THIS WAY, REALLY DO WANT TO GET A GOOD BOARDS WHO ARE REPRESENTED THE TOWN. ANDARE GONNA REPRESENT ALL VIEWPOINTS. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO TRY TOE. BUILD A PARTISAN COMMITTEE. WE REALLY BELIEVE IN REPRESENTATION. AND SO I HOPE WE ACHIEVE THAT TONIGHT. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COORDINATION. YOUR WORKING THIS, GENTLEMEN. TO WORK THROUGH THIS. IT'S OBVIOUSLY INTERESTING PROCESS WE'RE COMING UP WITH HERE. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS. WE'RE GONNA GET THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU. [01:45:35] ALRIGHT. WE HAVE FOUR THAT ARE HAVE A MAJORITY. SO WE HAVE ROBERT PARKER WITH FOUR VOTES. JON STEWART WITH THREE VOTES MARK THOMPSON WITH FOUR VOTES, BRIAN DAVENPORT WITH FOUR VOTES. SO IS SOMEONE LIKE TOE MOTION FOR THOSE FOUR I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE FOUR. I'M GONNA READ INTO THE RECORD. YES MR ROBERT PARKER, MR JON STEWART, MR. MARK THOMPSON AND MR BRYANT THAT IMPORTANT ALL RIGHT, I'LL SECOND THAT ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE FOUR GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT? HI. MR MOORE. YOUR VOTE. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UNANIMOUS THEN WE HAVE FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE. SO WE NEED TO GO ONE MORE STEP WHO ARE SECOND NEXT CHOICES HERE WAS WITH TWO VOTES. TERRY CLEAVER. SOME DUDE ARE JOEL MCGREGOR. IN FURTHER COUNCIL'S KNOWLEDGE, MR DO DARK HAS BEEN SERVING ON OUR. YOU SEE C D. C FOR SOME TIME, AND HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE. CHARTER COMMITTEE, AND HE ASKED TO MOVE TO BE AWAY. SORRY. AZAD CHANGED FOR HIM. WAS ACTUALLY PEONS OF YOUR BEING A BUTT. DID NOT CAPTURE ON MY NOTES. I APOLOGIZE MASTER WHO WE SELECTED. YOU SHOULD REALLY GOOD WOMAN. AND NEVER. THANKS. STEPS ALONG. WAY ONE SPOT REMAINING. WE VOTED IN FOUR. PUT THEM ON THE SCREEN FOR US IN A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO, GENTLEMEN, WE HAD THREE THEY HAD TWO VOTES. SO, UM, AGAIN, THOSE AIR. TERRY CLEAVER, TOM DO DARK JILL MCGREGOR. ALL RIGHT, SO THOSE ARE THE THREE YOU HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. YEAH. 1% DON'T HAVE VERY CLEAVER ON MY LIST OF APPLICANTS. IT'S UM. SHE'S HERE. IT'S KATHY KATHY. OKAY SHE'S SHE'S HERE TONIGHT. YES CATHY DID WHAT SAID SORRY, TERRY CLEAVER ON OUR LIST THERE. THAT'S NOT CORRECT. SIT DOWN AROUND THERE WAS NOTHING MY ANKLE. THAT'S HUH? I THINK CLEAVER TOM. DUDE, OUR DRILL MCGREGOR BEFORE WE NEED ONE. YES WE NEED ONE MORE THREES. SHOES FROM. SO CATHY CLEAVER, TOM TOM DO DARK JOEL MCGREGOR ARE THREE POINTS. WE JUST NEED EMOTION ON ONE OF THOSE WEE ONE SEAT TO FILL. SO ANY OF YOU WANNA WEIGH IN EMOTIONAL WE WERE NEVER HUH? ALL RIGHT, WELL, EMOTION FROM HIS CLEAVER. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT, LET'S PUT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SEE, I RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. LOOKING TO BE A WAY. THEY GET IT RIGHT. FIRST THING IN LINE. THERE'S NO OTHER TRAGICALLY. YEAH. LET'S GO. [01:50:26] DATED SPREADSHEET. OKAY? MM HMM. WE ARE. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE DIDN'T NEED TO FILL THE [5.N. Economic Development Corporations] EMPTY SEATS IN THE E. D. C AND C D. C AND I'M GONNA NEED SOME HELP HERE TO MAKE SURE I THINK WE MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SPOTS SO UM. MM HMM. YES, WE. YEAH. I WAS CURIOUS OF MR MOORE IS INTERESTING STAYING ON HER VACATING HIS BOARD POSITION. OKAY? MY OPINION IS BECAUSE OF YOUR ROLE HERE. I THINK YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF INFLUENCE IN THE TOWN A LOT MORE THAN EVEN ON THE D. C. SO I'D LOVE TO GET SOME OTHER PEOPLE ON IT. THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION. SHE WOULDN'T MIND A DRINK. OKAY APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO HOW MANY OF THESE DO WE NEED TO REAPPOINT TONIGHT? WE'VE GOT SO ARE WE HAVE OVERLAPPING TERMS ON THE D. C IN C D. C. THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS AND WE HAVE HIM LISTED HERE ON YOUR BALLOT THAT WILL CONTINUE, AND THEN WE HAVE THREE AVAILABLE SLOTS. SORRY. AND SO WAIT. LISTED THEM FOR YOU AND. EXISTING SEATS. YOU. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CHANGE ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, BUT TRADITIONALLY WE'VE KEPT THOSE ON AND WE WOULD ON LEE VOTE ON THE THREE IF YOU CHOOSE TO. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. AND THEN ALL THREE EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS, I GUESS OR DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. THEY'VE ALL WISH TO BE REAPPOINTED. YOU'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED. MR MORRISON. SEE? OKAY, SO WE HAVE FOUR HERE. THEY'VE ALL THEY ALL INTEND TO STAY ON THEIR NOT INDICATED THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO STAY ON HIS TERMS AND NOT EXPECTED TO STAY. OKAY? VERY GOOD AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM OR THE. YOUR APPOINTMENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR MOORE REQUESTED RETURN, OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, FOR LAUNCH YOUR BALLOTS, PLEASE. HMM. ESPECIALLY. TIPS CIRCLE. HMM. WHAT. [01:55:16] ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THREE SEATS, AND WE HAVE THREE MAJORITY VOTES. SO MARIA AMARANTE. WE HAVE SONJA WILLIE AND WE HAVE IAN WYATT, WHO ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING. SO WE HAVE THOSE THREE. MARIE GOT FIVE VOTES ON YOU GOT FOUR AND THREE. AND SO DO WE WANT TO TAKE THOSE OF SLATE? MAKE MOTION. WE PICKED THOSE THREE, OKAY? WE HAVE EMOTIONAL SECOND. SO HAVE EMOTION IN THE SECOND FOR THOSE THREE ALREADY DEVOTE ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. LET'S PUT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE, ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AN E. D. C. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE CITY'S SIZZLE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE HAVE A EXISTING. TERM SOMEONE WHO HAS RESIGNED DUE TO PERSONAL TIME. SO YOU HAVE A ONE YEAR SEAT TO FILL AND THIS IS. THE OPPOSITE OF THE CDC. THERE WERE THREE SEATS. THIS HAS FORCES SO YOU HAVE 42 YEAR. TWO YEARS, TWO YEAR TERM UP AND YOU HAVE A 11 YEAR TERM TO FINISH THE REST OF THAT RESIGNATION, SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU WANT TO DO IT. COUNSEL. DO YOU WANT TO DO THE 2023 EXPIRATION. AND THEN 2022 A SEPARATE VOTE OR. WE WANT TO DO IT, SO IT'S ALL LINED OUT. AND THEN ALL. THEY WORK FOR PEOPLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT. ONE OF THEM HAS WITHDRAWN, SO THERE'S ONLY THREE PEOPLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND THEY'RE AT THE BOTTOM. OH, YEAH. SHOOT. ALL RIGHT, SO COUNSELORS, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS FILL OUT YOUR SHEET. YOU'VE GOT FIVE OPENINGS HERE. FILL OUT FIVE OPENINGS. LET'S PUT THEM IN FOR THE FIRST ROUND. LET'S GET SOME OF THESE SEATS FILLED AND WE'LL WORK ON. WHAT WHAT WE DO ABOUT THE ONE YEAR ONCE WE GET STARTED HERE. YOU HAVE 42 YEARS. I GUESS WHEN YOU LET'S JUST GET FIVE PEOPLE OUT THERE AND THEN SEE WHO WE'VE GOT TO WORK WITH. AND THEN WE'LL DECIDE WHICH ONE IS THE ONE YEAR TERM AND THOSE THAT OF THE FOUR BUT WE'LL JUST GET STARTED HERE. [02:03:46] YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TWO UNANIMOUS KYLA OBERG AND GABRIEL. AND THEN WE HAVE THREE WITH THREE VOTES. TOM DO DARK TRACY HUNNICUTT AND AMY GODWIN. SO THAT'S FIVE. REMEMBER WE HAVE TO APPOINT 4 TO 2 YEAR TERMS AND 12, A ONE YEAR TERM. SO WE NEED TO FIND WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO DO IS ONE YEAR TERM. AND THEN FOUR MORE FOR TWO YEAR TERMS. LET'S GET TO UNANIMOUS IS APPOINTED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THAT. SO LET'S MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DO THE TWO UNANIMOUS VOTES. KYLA OBERG AND GABE RIOS MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE 222 YEAR TERMS. SECOND SICK. RIGHT OF THE SECOND FROM THE MAYOR PRO TEM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, ALL RIGHT, ANY OPPOSED? OKAY CLOSE TO HER APPOINTED. WE NEED TWO MORE TWO YEAR TERMS AND ONE MORE ONE YEAR TERM. AND THOSE AIR TOM DO DARK TRACY HUNNICUTT. AMY GODWIN. LET ME HAVE THE MOTION FOR THE 22 YEAR TERMS. HI. I CAN'T DO IT. I [02:05:03] THINK I DO. I'D MAKE A MOTION FOR MR DO DARK AND THIS HONEY CUT FOR TWO YEAR TERMS AND MISS GODWIN FOR ONE YEAR TERM. I'LL SECOND THAT ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. UNANIMOUS. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE FOUR BOARDS. APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING TONIGHT BEFORE YOU MOVE THIS ITEM. WE'RE GONNA HAVE AH CDC CDC MEETING NEXT WEEK. AND SO DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THIS? THESE APPOINTMENTS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, OR DO YOU WANT THE EXISTING BOARDS TO TAKE UP THESE ITEMS? ALL RIGHT, COUNSELOR. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO CHOOSE THIS TOGETHER. I CAN'T JUST MAKE A CALL ON THAT. SORRY MARRIED COUNCIL. I HAVE A QUESTION THAT MIGHT HELP THE COUNCIL. IS THERE A LOT OF TRANSITIONAL BUSINESS GOING ON RIGHT NOW? IN THOSE BOARDS. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO CDC AND CDC HAD SOME RESEARCH AND CONSULTANT GOING ON. DOES THAT BUSINESS NEED TO CLOSE OUT FIRST OR TRANSITION? WELL, IN YOUR OPINION, MR REDDIN. OTHERS THAT THERE'S NOTHING WE'RE CARRYING FORWARD. YEAH, SO IT'S NEW ACTIONS? YES, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN CAN USE THAT TIME IS ORIENTATION AND GET THEM UP TO SPEED AND OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANY OPPOSITION TO THESE APPOINTMENTS GOING EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THEN. YOU NEED EMOTION ON THAT. ARE WE GOOD? RIGHT? WE DO OR DON'T ALL RIGHT. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE. MAKE THIS IMMEDIATE, ALRIGHT, HAVE EMOTION, A SECOND TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS IMMEDIATE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT? GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AND WE THINK EVERYBODY THAT WAS WILLING TO DO THIS. COULD REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN I WAS ON THREE BOARDS IN THE COUNCIL. A BIG, BIG HANDS OUT. BIG CALL OUT ALL OF EVERYBODY HERE FOR APPLYING AND TAKING THE TIME. IT'S A LONG PROCESS. WE'RE GONNA MORE COMMITTEES IN THE FUTURE WITH THE NEXT YEAR WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE STARTING. S O. ANYBODY WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT? WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE SEATS AVAILABLE. PLEASE KEEP COMING. COUNCIL MEETINGS OCCASIONALLY AND GET INVOLVED SO YOU COULD LEARN WITH COMMUNITIES DOING. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE TAKING TIME TO SPEAK WITH ME PERSONALLY AND APPLY FOR THE BOARDS. AGREE. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE CHARTER COMMITTEE AND NOW THE NEW BOARDS. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT S A LOT A LOT GOING ON. ON AS HE SAID, THERE'S A LOT MORE COMING, SO WE WANT TO GET EVERYBODY INVOLVED THAT WANTS TO SERVE. OKAY, SO NOW WE'VE GOT TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WHICH IS ITEM OH, APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 21-513 D [5.O. Approval of Ordinance No. 21-0513D amending chapters 1 and 2 of the Town Code of Ordinances to conform to provisions of the home-rule charter] AMENDING CHAPTERS ONE INTO THE TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CONFORM TO PROVISION OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER. THIS IS STRICTLY CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE CHARTER STAFF OF PROPOSED THE LANGUAGE CHANGES AND I ACTUALLY AGREE, LADIES, I PRESUME EXCELLENT. AND SHE WROTE THEM. SHE WROTE THEM, OKAY, THAT'S WHAT A LITTLE STRONGER. EXCELLENT ALL RIGHT, SO WE NEED TO MODIFY THE TOWN COURT CODE OF ORDINANCES. MR CORN. CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES FOR THE FOR THE RESIDENTS? YEAH. WITH THE ADDITION OF PLACE, SIX THAT INCREASES ACCORDING TO FOUR MEMBERS. THE MAYOR HAS A BOAT, THE MAYOR, MAIN MOTION. SECOND THE TERM LIMITS THAT THE CHARTER COMMITTEE CHARTER COMMISSION WAS. THE COUNSELORS HAVE TWO YEAR TERMS THAT COULD HAVE THREE CONSECUTIVE TO YOUR TERMS. MAYOR HAS A THREE YEAR TERM AND HE COULD HAVE FOUR CONSECUTIVE THROUGH YOUR TERMS. THE FORMER GOVERNMENT IS NOW COUNSEL MANAGER. AND IT CREATES A TOWN MANAGER POSITION AND THESE WERE ALL. OBVIOUSLY CHAPTERS WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION TALK ABOUT THE FORMER GOVERNMENT. SO THESE ONLY TO CHANGE THERE. ACTUALLY IT HAPPENED, BUT WE WANT TO UPDATE OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES TO MATCH THE CHARTER. HEY, COUNSEL. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTIONS GOOD, ROGER. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OF MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A 2ND 2ND. ALL RIGHT, HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [5.P. Approval of Ordinance No. 21-0513E adopting a Code of Ethics] ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 21-513 E ADOPTING A CODE OF ETHICS AS REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER FOR US TO ADOPT A CODE OF ETHICS. AND SO THERE'S A PROPOSED ONE HERE, WHICH ACTUALLY HAS PREPARED AS WELL. FROM USED, WHICH TOWN WOULD USE. [02:10:06] THE FRAMEWORK CREATED B BORROW FROM THE NUMBER NUMBER. ALL CLIENTS THAT ARE OFFICE REPRESENTS SOUTH LIKE FAR AMOUNT MORE HEAVILY ON FAR AMOUNT, BUT. PARED DOWN THE SOUTH, LIKE TOOK THE SOUTH LIKE OUT OF IT, UM SO, YEAH, A NUMBER OF SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS, OKAY? THANK YOU. SO IT'S A IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE. CODE OF ETHICS, BUT IT IS SPECIFIC AND A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT APPLY TO TEXAS CODE. SO IT ADOPTS A NUMBER OF THOSE THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. THEY ARE COMMON SENSE ITEMS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR US TO BASICALLY JUST ABIDE BY WHICH WE HOPE WE ARE ALREADY ABIDING BY ALL OF THESE, AND THAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTATION OF ANYONE SERVING IN THE TOWN ON THIS BOARD. BUT COUNSELORS WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO READ THIS AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEM. IS THERE ANYTHING IN HERE THAT YOU BELIEVE IT'S EITHER MISSING OR IS IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OR YOU DISAGREE WITH? I'M SUPPORTED THESE YOUR DISCUSSION. OKAY. I HAVE EMOTIONAL RECOGNIZED THE MOTION BEFORE WE CONTINUE. IN THE SECOND. THE SECOND FROM. DOWN THE END HERE AND. I'M SORRY. I WAS LOOKING FOR IT, TRYING TO OVER WHICH NAME I WAS GONNA SAY. THANK YOU, MR GANZ. UM ALL RIGHT, SO NOW IT'S A FOUR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AGAIN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CODE OF ETHICS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL VOTE AT THIS TIME. ALL THOSE IN FAVORS, ALL RIGHT? ANY OPPOSED. THANK YOU. I'M CUTE APPROVAL [5.Q. Approval of Resolution No. 21-12 amending certain provisions of the Rules of Order and Procedures to conform to provisions of the home-rule charter] RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-12 AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURES TO CONFORM TO POSITIONS. PROVISIONS OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER. MR CORN CAN GIVE US A COUPLE POINTS ON WHAT THESE INCLUDE. YES, SIR. MUCH LIKE THE ITEM. TWO BEFORE UPDATED OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. THIS UPDATE YOUR COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE. CORP QUORUM TOWN MANAGER CAN NOW PLACE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THEY WEREN'T LISTED IN THE OLD RULES OF ORDER. THERE IS A PROVISION IN THERE FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM A. COUNCIL MEETING REQUIRES A VOTE OF 47 MEMBERS. FORM IS STATED EARLIER IS NOW. FOUR MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR. THIS DEALS WITH POSTING OF MEETINGS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, ETCETERA. A MAYOR CONTINUES. IT'S A CHAIR. UM. ACTUALLY UPDATED ALL THE PROCEDURES RELATING TO PLANNING AND ZONING AND BE BORED OF ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE THOSE BOARDS INDEPENDENT OR NOT INDEPENDENT, BUT SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS. AND THEN MY KIND OF CHANGED OR TOUCH. MAYBE MAYBE MY TITLE CHANGE THE TITLE FOR 10 ADMINISTRATORS DOWNTOWN MANAGER AND THEY DAVE. THAT INDIVIDUAL CONTINUE SERVICE LEAGUE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THERE'S THIS OFFICIALLY CHANGE YOUR TITLE TO INTERIM TOWN MANAGER. NO, NO. OK, IT'S JUST CURIOUS. ALL RIGHT, SO DISCUSSIONS ON THIS ITEM OR EMOTIONS TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND HIS SECOND FROM THE MAYOR PRO TEM ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY POST. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT FEW ITEMS, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO DISCUSS HERE TONIGHT [Items 5.R. & 5.S.] ASSED FAR AS THESE WE LEAVE THESE ON THE AGENDA SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN MODIFY THESE. WE HAVE TWO DISASTERS DECLARED, AND THESE REMAIN OPEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING FOR GRANTS FOR PURPOSE OF RESPONDING TO THOSE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR RELIEF. IF IT'S AVAILABLE ON TO DO ANYTHING WE NEED TO WITH REGARD TO COVERT NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO. THE LOCAL THE FREEZE DISASTER THAT WE EXPERIENCED. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE KIND OF CARRYING ON. BUT FROM AN OFFICIAL STANDPOINT, THESE REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE COUNCIL CLOSES THEM AND WE WILL DO SO ONCE KIND OF WINDOW IS EXPIRED FOR ANY POTENTIAL GRANTS, A RELIEF THAT CAN BE APPLIED FOR UNDER THESE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL STIMULUS IS AND EIGHT. COUNSELOR YOU HAVE ANY MODIFICATION TO THESE TWO DISASTERS? MY RECOMMENDATION IS LEAVE THEM OPEN AT THIS TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE A [6. Executive Session] COUPLE ACTION ITEMS ONCE WE RETURN, BUT WE NEED TO RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DISCUSS A COUPLE THINGS RELATED TO OUR SETTLEMENT OF THE CASE WITH JUSTIN. THAT WE BEGAN LAST [02:15:03] LAST SESSION AND THEN ALSO DISCUSSION OF THE TOWN MANAGER POSITION AND TOWN MANAGER CONTRACT. PER THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO US BY THE CHARTER COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER MR CORN FOR THAT POSITION. S SO WE'RE GOING TO RETIRE AND SECTIONS 551.71. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SECTIONS? 551.74 FOR THE TOWN MANAGER APPOINTMENT THAT WE'RE GONNA RETIRE TO DISCUSS THOSE TWO. AND THIS MAY TAKE US A LITTLE WHILE SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY UNTIL WE'VE FINISHED OUR DELIBERATIONS AND COME BACK FOR THESE ACTION ITEMS. BUT YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE. SO APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT IF WE DON'T SEE YOU WHEN WE RETURN, BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO AGAIN WHO CAME OUT, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND THEN GOT APPOINTED TO BOARD. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. IT IS 7:57 P. HE'S INVESTEY ON. IT IS NOT KNOWN TO PM AND BY GENERAL CONSENT. WE RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH [7. Reconvene into Open Session] SOME ACTIONS TOE FOLLOW ON TONIGHT. WHERE'S OUR AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. LET'S START WITH THE ITEM T CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 21 NATIONAL LEVIN IMPROVING AMENDMENTS, THE CERTAIN 2020 IN HER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH LAKE AND FORT WORTH. ALLOCATING UTJ BETWEEN THE PARTIES AMENDING THE MAP, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING EACH TODAY BETWEEN THE PARTIES AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SUCH FIRST AMENDMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN SHORT IS WE DID AGREE TO A SETTLEMENT WITH JUSTIN, AND THIS IS A STEP THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ON WITH WITH FORT WORTH, WHICH, AFTER DECLARING IN OUR LAST MEETING THAT WE WERE ABOVE 5000 POPULATION. HURRY. T J LINE GOES FROM A HALF A MILE TO A MILE OUT FROM THE CITY, THE NEAREST CITY LIMITS. AND PART OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN. THE SETTLEMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR US TO ACQUIRE FROM FORT WORTH, AND SO WE ARE ABSORBING THAT AND ASKING THEM TO GIVE IT TO US. BASICALLY BY AGREEMENT. THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING IT FOR US FOR SOME TIME. SO THAT IS THE ACTION WE'RE TAKING HERE TONIGHT. SO IT IS EXTENDING OUR BORDERS IN TERMS OF OUR E. T. J AND ACQUIRING THAT FROM FORT WORTH AS PART OF THE FOLLOW ON STEPS TO OUR SETTLEMENT. THAT IS ITEM T. DO I HAVE ANY PROPOSALS FOR EMOTION TONIGHT? MOTION PROOF. HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A SECOND, I'LL SECOND IT. HAVE EMOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. HI. ANY OPPOSED. GOOD. THANK YOU. SECOND ITEM ITEM. YOU. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-13 A JOINT RESOLUTION BETWEEN NORTH LAKE AND FORT WORTH TRANSFERRING ME TJ BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES PROVIDING FOR OFFICIAL MAP ADJUSTMENTS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR RECREATION. SO THE 2ND 2ND STEP HERE. ANY PROPOSAL FOR MOTION HERE? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IN MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SIR. WAS SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED. GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE HAVE A NIGHT, UM, TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF TOWN MANAGER IN TOWN MANAGER CONTRACT RENEWAL, SO HAVING CREATED THE POSITION EARLIER THIS EVENING OF TOWN MANAGER AND ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOWN CHARTER. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER MR CORN, WHICH IS THE DIRECTION WE WERE GIVEN BY THE CHARTER COMMITTEE, AND SO HAVING DISCUSSED WITH HIM ABOUT THIS, WE'RE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT. AND SO. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN TWO STEPS. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT. AND THEN I'M GONNA ASK FOR THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW ME TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT WITH MR CORN PURSUANT TO THE DIRECTIVES THAT YOU'VE GIVEN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO TWO STEPS TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS THE APPOINTMENT OF TOWN MANAGER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PUT INTO THE RECORD, GENTLEMEN? YEAH, I'VE NEXT TOE DOCTOR SESSIONS I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL. CUMULATIVELY THE LONGEST IT'S BEEN ABOUT 12 YEARS TOTAL. AND WHEN I FIRST GOT ON NORTH LAKE WAS. PRETTY MUCH ON THE BRINK FINANCIALLY. WITH THE YEARS DREW'S GOTTEN US THROUGH THE UP SPOTS, AND I THINK NOW WE'RE. ON THE UPWARD SWING, AND I THINK HE DESERVES A SHOT. KEEPING IT MOVING FORWARD. OUR TOWN MANAGER HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB LEADING OUR STAFF LEADING OUR COUNCIL ON DUH. RYAN CONTINUITY FOR THE TOWN. AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS OUR WHOLE REGION TENDS TO HAVE A SHAKE UPS IN THESE POSITIONS AND LEADERSHIP. THAT IS WORTH A TON TO US AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE HOME RULE CITY. AND I WANT TO THANK DREW FOR A SERVICE. AND I'VE WATCHED US GO FROM WONDERED IF WE COULD PAY OUR BILLS TO BEING ABLE TO PAY OUR BILLS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME LORD THE TAX RATE. OR AT [02:20:03] LEAST ADDING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND WE PROBABLY HAVE THE LOWEST TAX RATE AROUND HERE, AND WE'VE DONE ALL THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT MR CORNS DONE FORCE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. FOR THOSE COMMENTS, I CAN. ALSO SECOND THOSE ALL OF THOSE. IT'S BEEN TERRIFIC. TWO YEARS. MR CORN, APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR ADVICE COUNSEL. IT'S BEEN TERRIFIC ADVICE. I FOUND YOUR LEADERSHIP TO BE EXCELLENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT THE DIRECTOR'S I'VE GIVEN YOU AND WE'VE I FEEL WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO THIS NEW COUNCIL TWO YEARS AGO. AND NOW WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN WITH NEW MEMBERS ON DA ADJUST OUR OUR RELATIONSHIP A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'M VERY PLEASED WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US AND VERY PLEASED TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU. I VALUE THE NUMBER ONE THING I VALUE AND IN THE TOWN SINCE COMING HERE IS LEADERSHIP AND THAT APPLIES TO YOU GENTLEMEN AS WELL HERE TONIGHT, BUT ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN THE CHAIN. THERE'S BEEN A STABILITY OF LEADERSHIP AMONGST THE STAFF. THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S PROVIDED. AH LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE FOR OUR TOWN INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE DAY TODAY, I KNOW THE DAY AND DAY WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF, BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU AND THE POSITIONS YOU'RE IN. THAT THAT STARTS AT THE TOP. AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE CONSIDERING MR CORN FOR TOWN MANAGER TONIGHT AND SO LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS VOTE. OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO JUST GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPOINT MR CORN AS THE TOWN MANAGER FOR THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE WILL DO THIS IN TWO STEPS, THEY SAID SO THE MOTION IS ON THE TABLE IS THEIR SECOND I WILL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. TAKE THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. WILL VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPOINTING MR CORNERS. THE TOWN MANAGER TIME NORTHLAKE SAY AYE AYE, ANY OPPOSED? EXCELLENT FIVE OUT OF FIVE. OKAY, SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO I SAID WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS IN TWO STEPS. AND SO WE WANT TO DO TONIGHT IS THEO. THE COUNSELORS HAVE GIVEN ME SOME GUIDANCE AS TO THE FORM AND SHAPE OF A CONTRACT FOR MR CORN? AND I BELIEVE IT'S VERY MODEST AND WHAT THEY'VE PUT FORWARD AND THAT'S THAT'S EXCELLENT IN KEEPING WITH THE WAY WE LIKE TO RUN THINGS HERE, AND I APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER IT AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN WORK THAT OUT. BUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS CALL FOR EMOTION TO ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH MR CORN SO WE CAN ADVANCE THE CONTRACT BUT PURSUANT TO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE LAID OUT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER. CONSIDER THAT. AREA OF EMOTION TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SECOND. WHO IS FIRST. ALL RIGHT, MIKE. RIGHT, A SECOND FROM MIKE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT WITH THAT IT IS 909 P. M AND WITH NO ACTIONS LEFT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING BY GENERAL CONSENT, WE STAND ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.