[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S 5. 31 PM THIS IS THE NORTH LAKE TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS. JULY 14TH IS AS I SAID 5 31 SO WE HAVE AGGRESSIVE AGENDA TONIGHT. WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA MIX THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT. WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR NORMAL CALL TO ORDER OUR INVOCATION THE PLEDGES AND THEN INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATIONS WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND GET OUR REGULAR AGENDA OUT OF THE WAY. I DON'T ACTUALLY EXPECT THIS TO TAKE VERY LONG. BUT ABOUT LAWS. WE'LL SEE HOW QUICKLY WE CAN WORK. BUT I'D LIKE TO GET ALL THAT OUT OF THE WAY SO WE CAN SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THE BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATIONS. TONIGHT I'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT TONIGHT BECAUSE I KNOW SOME FOLKS MAY WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ACTION ITEMS. HOLD THAT UP FRONT. THEN WE'LL DO THE ACTION ITEMS WILL COME BACK AND DO ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON THE BRIEFINGS, TOPICS OF FIREWORKS, WASTE CONNECTIONS, THOSE THOSE TOPICS WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT IT UP, SO I WILL BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID IN YOUR CARDS. OUR SLOT, YOUR OPPORTUNITY AND APPROPRIATELY, SO IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S UH, ADJACENT TO THE TOPIC AT HAND. ALRIGHT SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. I DO HAVE ACTUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME A HARD STOP TO GET OUT OF HERE IN A LITTLE BIT OVER AN HOUR, SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MOVE UP THE AGENDA AND MAKE SURE WE GET THROUGH OUR BUSINESS TONIGHT. AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL LET THE MAYOR PRETEND TAKEOVER FOR SOME OF THE BRIEFINGS. IF WE CAN'T GET TO ALL OF IT BY THEN. OKAY SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR INVOCATION WHERE WE'VE GOT TO COUNSELORS MISSING TONIGHT. COUNSELOR LAWYERS OUT OF TOWN.
AND THEN COUNCILOR SESSIONS. I THINK HE'S ON HIS WAY THEN WE ALSO ARE. SECRETARY IS OUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE HAD A FAIR AMOUNT OF COVID ACTUALLY IN THE STAFF FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THERE'S BEEN A FEW LATELY. SO SHE'S KIND OF HERE. SHE'S SPIRIT WATCHING OVER ITS VERY CLOSELY, SO DON'T MESS UP AND SPEAKING TO YOUR MICROPHONE WORKING ON IT. ALRIGHT VERY GOOD. SO, Z. GOOD.
GOOD TO KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE TONIGHT. ALRIGHT WE HAVE PASTOR GAINS HERE. I BELIEVE FROM FELLOWSHIP PARKS. DO YOU COME UP, SIR? INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND OPENNESS IN EDUCATION. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE MY NAME IS JERMAINE GAINS STUDENT PASTOR AT FELLOWSHIP OF THE PARKS IF EVERYBODY WOULD BOW THEIR HEADS HEAVENLY FATHER. GOD WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE TODAY. FATHER GOD, THANK YOU FOR MEETING OF THE MINDS AND THE MEETING OF THE HEARTS, FATHER. GOD, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE BY THE GODS TO BRING YOUR WISDOM BY THE GOD INTO HAVE A HEARTS TURN TOWARDS YOU, FATHER GUY THAT THE OPPORTUNITY THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT, FATHER GOD THIS EVENING THEY WILL BE FOCUSED ON WHAT YOUR HEART HAS TO SEE IN THIS COMMUNITY. FATHER. GOD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM. THAT THAT TURNS OUR MIND TOWARDS YOU, AND NOT JUST OUR OWN PREFERENCES. FATHER, GOD AND FATHER GOD, THAT WE WILL BE ON ONE ACCORD WITH UNITY FOR THE GUY THAT AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, WE WILL WALK OUT FOR THE GUY STILL SHAKING HANDS STILL HOLDING HANDS FOR THE GUY WALKING TOGETHER IN UNITY, FATHER. GOD, I PRAY THAT YOUR WILL WILL GO FORWARD. TONIGHT IT IS IN YOUR SON, JESUS' MIGHTY MATCHLESS NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN. YEAH. STANDS. THIS IS FOR ALL. ONE STATE. WHAT? THIS. ALRIGHT AS I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO SKIP AHEAD TO OUR TWO, SECTION FOUR ON OUR AGENDA TO YOUR CONSENT ITEMS AND OUR ACTION ITEMS, BUT BEFORE WE DO, SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WANTS TO WAVE AT ME AND WANTED TO SPEAK. ON ONE OF THE ACTION ITEMS RECEIVING THERE IS ACTUALLY PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF IT'S ONE OF THOSE AND WAIT FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ITEMS I AND J. HOWEVER FOR THE CARDS THAT I HAVE TURNED IN SO FAR FOR FIREWORKS AND FOR WASTE CONNECTIONS. THOSE BRIEFING TOPICS WILL COME A LITTLE LATER AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC INPUT OPPORTUNITY AT THAT TIME, SO WE'LL ADDRESS THOSE AT THAT TIME. IF THAT'S ALRIGHT WITH ALL OF YOU SO ANYBODY WANT TO WAVE AT ME WILL OPEN PUBLIC INPUT FOR THE ACTION ITEMS AT 5 35 PM IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON ANY OF THOSE TOPICS? OKAY VERY GOOD. IT'S 5 35 WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR PHASE ONE. IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
[4. CONSENT ITEMS]
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM SO LET'S START WITH OUR CONSENT ITEMS. COUNSELORS WE HAVE THREE CONSENT ITEMS EVENING FOUR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE ONE E IS THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 23. F IS APPROVING THE CANCELATION OF THE GI 28TH COUNCIL MEETING. WE DON'T HAVE BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO THEIR AT THIS TIME ITEM G IS THE RESOLUTION IMPROVING OUR PARTICIPATION AND THEN COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. NO NO COMMITMENT[00:05:04]
THERE JUST PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT IF THERE IS PROJECTS TO BE HAD IN THE FUTURE, JUST SETTING UP THE FRAMEWORK AND THEN H IS APPROVING THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE INVESTMENT POLICY, WHICH IS A GREAT AND SCINTILLATING READ, AS JOHN WILL WILL TELL YOU. YEAH ALRIGHT, COUNSELORS. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THESE OR PULL THEM FOR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR SESSIONS, A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM MONTINI. OPEN THE VOTING, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SIX AND ONE ABSENT. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT SO[5.I. Consider approving Ordinance 22-0714A for the annexation of approximately 10.963 acres of land situated in the Lewis Medlin Survey, Abstract No. 830, generally located at the southwest corner of Chadwick Parkway and Cleveland-Gibbs Road at 15701 Cleveland-Gibbs Road. Saint Peter Lutheran Church is the owner/applicant. Case No. ANX-22-001]
NOW TO OUR REGULAR ACTION ITEMS IN SECTION FIVE, WE START WITH ITEM I WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 11 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND DOWN SOUTH OF TOWN OFF 1, 14 AND CHADWICK PARKWAY. THIS IS A SAINT PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES , THE APPLICANT THERE VOLUNTARILY ANNEXING INTO THE TOWN. WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CONSIDER APPROVAL. SO AT THIS TIME, IT IS 5:37 P.M. AND WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ANNEXATION. FOR ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY. RIGHT? BY 37 P. M. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MOVED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL. SO COUNSELORS DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME ON THIS? THERE'S NO STIPULATIONS. COUPLED WITH THIS IS A STRAIGHT ANNEXATION. IS THAT CORRECT STUFF? CORRECT AND PREVIOUS MEETING YOU APPROVED THE SERVICE PLAN, WHICH IS A NECESSARY STEP FOR THAT YOU'VE HAD THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC HEARING. SO YOU'RE READY TO ANNEX RIGHT? PASTOR BILL DO THIS HERE. WATER. YEAH. ALRIGHT VERY GOOD. OKAY I DO HAVE EMOTION ON THE TABLE FROM COUNCILOR GANZ IN A SECOND BY MAYOR PRETEND MONTINI IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCILORS? GO. ALL RIGHT. OPEN THE VOTING, PLEASE.APPROVED WELCOME. TAKE A DRINK. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM J CONSIDER APPROVING
[5.J. Consider approving Ordinance 22-0714B amending the Town of Northlake Unified Development Code, Section 5.7 “Permitted Use Table” of the Unified Development Code (UDC) related to public schools in the RR - Rural Residential, CRO – Conservation Residential Overlay, and RE – Rural Estate zoning districts. Case # UDC-22-003]
ORDINANCE 22-714 BE MENDING THE TOWN. NORTHLAKE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE PERMITTED USE TABLE SO ON AND SO FORTH. WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. THIS IS, UM WELL, MR CORN.I'M GONNA HAVE YOU SUMMARIZE THIS IF YOU DON'T MIND. UM YES. AND NATHAN NATHAN IS AVAILABLE, SO I HAVE HIM. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS REALLY PRETTY SIMPLE CHANGE. THIS WAS BRIEF TO COUNSEL AT THE. INTO THE P AND Z AND WE GOT YOUR INPUT. THERE WAS A CONSENSUS AH. THAT YOU KNOW, WE LEARNED THAT WE CANNOT PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, BUT WE CAN, UH, ALLOW THEM TO GO THROUGH A SPECIFIC USE PROCESS PERMIT PROCESS, WHICH CAN ALLOW APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS TO BE PUT ON THEM. AND THE CONSENSUS OF P. N. Z AND COUNSELORS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REQUIRING THAT RIGHT NOW IT'S A PERMITTED USE AND RURAL RESIDENTIAL CR OH, AND THE RURAL ESTATES ZONING DISTRICTS. SO THE CHANGES JUST TO INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT PERMITTED USE IN THOSE DISTRICTS TO CHANGE THAT TO REQUIRING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. COUNSELORS HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR ED. THIS DOES NOT PROVE PREVENT US FROM MAKING OTHER CHANGES IN THIS LATER, RIGHT? NO, THAT'S AND STAFF WILL MOVE FORWARD ON A AGRICULTURAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION. THAT'S JUST, UH MORE EXPENSIVE PROCESS AND IT REQUIRES UM THE. THE AGREEMENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BE REZONED, ALTHOUGH IT COULDN'T CAN BE OVERRIDDEN WITH A SUPERMAJORITY BY COUNSEL AND WE HAVE HEARD FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW, OUR ENGINEERS ARE WORKING WITH THEM ON SEWER IN A PARTICULAR AREA. SO WHEN WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY A SCHOOL OF THIS, AND WE HAVE CONTACTED MM. OR WE WILL CONTACT SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THIS UPCOMING. YES, YOU P IT APPROVED TONIGHT. HOW TIGHT CAN WE MAKE THIS AS U P UH, S U P. YOU HAVE A LOT OF DISCRETION IN THAT IT'S CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND THERE'S STANDARDS OUTLINED WITHIN THE UDC WHAT YOU CAN CONSIDER, BUT YOU CAN. YOU CAN PUT A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS ON IT. YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT SO RESTRICTIVE THAT IT WOULDN'T
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WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AT ALL AS A SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT WOULD BASICALLY BE LIKE PROHIBITING IT BUT REASONABLE CONDITIONS TO MAKE IT FIT IN THE, UH AS APPROPRIATE. WHO DETERMINES REASONABLE. SO YOU DO INITIALLY, I GUESS THE COURTS DO FINALLY. AND REMEMBER THIS WAS THE IMMEDIATE, UM, IMMEDIATE ACTION. WE'RE FOLLOWING IT UP WITH THE AGRICULTURAL ZONING.ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
SO AT 5 42 PM WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS. J. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON THIS TOPIC? ALRIGHT STILL 5. 42 PM, WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYTHING FURTHER. WE NEED TO DO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME I CAN CONSIDER THE MOTION THAT YOU GUYS PUT ON THE TABLE. SO MAYOR PRO TEM MONTINI PUTS EMOTION ON THE TABLE. AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR SESSIONS, SO, WITH ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL OPEN THE VOTING. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOOD PASSES. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM K RESOLUTION. 22-42 THIS IS RATIFYING ACCEPTANCE OF A
[5.K. Consider Resolution 22-42, ratifying acceptance of a Temporary Construction Easement from Fast Track Development for a period of 90 days or until Harmonson Road Construction Project is complete]
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM FAST TRACK DEVELOPMENT FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS, OR UNTIL HARMON'S AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS COMPLETE. WE HAD SOME REQUESTS FROM SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON THE NORTH PART OF HERMANSON ROAD NEAR TO THE NEW PROJECTS. WE HAVE THE BUSINESS PARKS THAT ARE GOING IN. ABOVE TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, THE ACCESS FOR THEM WAS NOT IDEAL IN THEIR MINDS. AND SO THEY ASKED US TO CONSIDER MAKING A TEMPORARY ROAD. AND SO STAFF WORKED TO FIGURE OUT A APPROACH THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND YOU WANT TO GIVE US SOME DETAILS ON THAT. MR CORN? YES JUST VALUABLE, THE MAYOR SAID. THIS IS HARMAN. SUN AS IT COMES OFF VICTORY CIRCLE BEFORE IT HEADS WEST. IT. HIS ACCESS POINT FOR DDM CONSTRUCTION. UM. THE A OTTO AUCTION AND SUN MOUNT CORPORATION, AND SO THE DETOUR WAS AROUND 1 56. IT MEANT THE REASONABLE THIS TEST THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. BUT IT WAS NOT CONVENIENT. THE CONCERN OF THE BUSINESSES WAS IF WE PUT A ROAD THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY, WHAT WOULD THERE BE THEIR LIABILITY, SO THE COMPROMISE WAS TO ACCEPT THIS AS A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT? UH, AND THE PARTIES ALL. WELL. TWO OF THE THREE PARTIES ARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO PARTNER AND BUILD THE ROAD AND THEN THE AUTO AUCTION IS GOING TO PAY FOR, UH, ANY, UM KIND OF OUT OF POCKET COST, NOT INTERNALIZED COSTS OF THESE TWO CONTRACTORS, SO THERE'S NO COST TO THE TOWN. WE JUST ACCEPT THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AND WE TREAT IT LIKE ANY OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, AND IT'S A VERY UM, IT'S ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE EXISTING ROAD BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF RIGHT AWAY TO THE EAST AND A GAS, A MAJOR GAS LINE TO THE WEST, UH AND ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH HERE, WATER SEWER STORM DRAIN IS THE ROAD ITSELF. SAFE AND WE'RE BRINGING IT DOWN ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT, SO THE SAFEST THING WAS TO SHUT DOWN THE ROAD AND WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE BUSINESSES IN THIS TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION I'VE ACCEPTED THAT TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. I'M ASKING YOU TO RATIFY THIS.WE WANTED TO GET THIS SOLUTION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SO AND I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ASHLEY DOES THIS SOLUTION MEET? MAKE SURE CONSIDERATION. YES, OKAY.
ALRIGHT VERY GOOD COUNSELORS. YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT A NEW MOTION ON THE TABLE? YOU GUYS GET TO IT ALREADY. ALL RIGHT? OKAY ALRIGHT. THIS TIME WE HAVE COUNSELOR SESSIONS, MAKING MOTION TO APPROVE A PRESENT. OKAY? MOTION APPROVED BY COUNCILOR SESSIONS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. YOU MAY CASTRO VOTES. ALRIGHT APPROVED. THANK YOU. FINAL ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING ITEM L CONSIDERING
[5.L. Consider an appointment to fill the Board of Adjustment, Place 5 vacancy, for an unexpired term ending on May 31, 2023]
APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PLACE, FIVE VACANCY FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING ON MAY 31ST 2023. SO WE HAVE THREE APPLICANTS FOR THIS BOARD. WE POSTPONED IT FROM THE LAST TIME.TO GIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO VET THE CANDIDATES MORE THOROUGHLY. WE HAVE AT LEAST I
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BELIEVE ONE CANDIDATE HERE TONIGHT, AND WE'LL GIVE HER A CHANCE TO SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM HER. UM COUNSELORS. SHOULD WE START WITH HEARING FROM THE ONE CANDIDATE WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE AND GIVE YOU NORMALLY WE DO THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC INPUT, SO WE'LL CONSIDER CONSIDER THIS AS PART OF PUBLIC INPUT. AND, UH, PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD. MY NAME IS ALEX HOMES, AND WE I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED LAST TIME WE MOVED HERE AT THE END OF DECEMBER. MM WITH MY HUSBAND AND I AND OUR FOUR BOYS AND MY HUSBAND HAS BUILT IN HARVEST FOR LAST SEVEN YEARS WITH DAVID WEEKLY. AND I APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION BECAUSE I DO YOU KNOW, I'M RAISING FOUR BOYS . THEY'RE ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, AND INTEND TO STAY HERE UNTIL THE SIDES FALL OFF OF HER HOUSE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PACK THE MOVE AGAIN. UM AND I UNPACKED MY CHINA FOR THIS PARTICULAR HOUSE AND HAVE COMMITTED TO NEVER PACKING IT AGAIN. UM I APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION ONE BECAUSE IT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOWN, BUT IN IT ACCESSIBLE, KIND OF LIKE ENTRYWAY. UM BUT ALSO BECAUSE THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE. I'VE SOLD REAL ESTATE AND, UM AND WORKED IN. TOWNS AND LIVED IN TOWNS THAT WERE UNDER A SIMILAR LIKE TIME OF TRANSITION WITH NEW PEOPLE COMING IN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, AND IT IT SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THE MOST, UM LIKE COMMON SENSE TYPE OF BOARDS WHERE YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT AN ISSUE WITH A CODE VIOLATION, OR, UM, AND CONSIDER THE MOST FEASIBLE RESOLUTION TO THAT, WHETHER IT'S YOU KNOW, KIND OF AVOIDING THE BODY EXCEPTIONS, BUT ALSO ALLOWING FOR IF YOU LIKE. ONE OF THE EXAMPLE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS LIKE A TORNADO SHELTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT IF YOU'VE GONE TO GREAT EXPENSE TO DO SOMETHING WITH A GOOD WITH THE GOOD INTENT OF NOT YOU KNOW, GOING AGAINST THE CODE OR BEING OUTSIDE OF THE CODE THAT HOW DO WE COME TO A RESOLUTION ON? UM AN ACCEPTANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, FOR THAT, WHERE IT'S NOT. TOO MUCH OF A COST TO THE HOMEOWNER OR THE BUSINESS OWNER. THAT APPLIES TO WITHOUT AFFECTING THE FUTURE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT CODE AND COMING COMING UP WITH ESSENTIALLY WHAT IS A COMMON SENSE EXCEPTION OR, UM, KIND OF MIDDLE GROUND TO A PROBLEM THAT WAS IDEALLY MADE WITH GOOD INTENT, AND THEN KIND OF FLUSHING THAT OUT SO AND ESPECIALLY AS A MOM BEFORE, BOYS . I SPEND A LOT OF TIME COMING UP WITH THE MIDDLE GROUND THAT MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY. AND SO THAT'S THAT. THAT'S THAT THAT KIND OF FUNNY SIDE OF IT. BUT ALSO IN THE WORK THAT I DO SO I WORK IN VETERINARY RELATIONS. I WORK FOR A BIG, BAD HOSPITAL AND ARE AND I GO OUT AND VISIT SMALL CLINICS JUST LIKE THIS ONE. THAT'S RIGHT HERE IN COMMENTS UM AND THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF TIMES WHERE WE HAVE TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT HELPS A PET OWNER, CLINIC OWNER AND OUR HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTOR MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY. UM, THAT'S USUALLY FROM A PRETTY LIKE TENTS AND EMOTIONAL SITUATION. AND COMING UP WITH ONE THAT COOL FOR EVERYBODY. VERY GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING FOR VISITING US . AND FOR SHARING YOUR APPLICATION COUNSELORS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO COUNSELORS YOU HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS ON THE WHO HAVE PUT IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR THIS. YOU YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO MM HMM. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CONSIDER ANY ONE OF THESE THREE FOR APPOINTMENT. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO TABLE FOR A FUTURE DECISION. UM, AND LOOK FOR MORE APPLICATIONS, AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY NO TO THESE AS WELL. SO YOU'VE GOT A FEW OUTCOMES THAT YOU CAN PURSUE HERE. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH THIS? ANYBODY HAVE ANY SOME THOUGHTS ON HOW TO MAKE THIS DECISION? ONE OF THE THINGS I LOOK AT OFTEN IS, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THE PERSON BEFORE THE MEETING, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ALEX PRIORITY TODAY TO THE MEETING. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN REACHING OUT TO MARK AND WE ALL KNOW JOB. UM SO WITH THAT ONE THING THAT I LIKE EVEN THOUGH SHE HASN'T BEEN RESIDENT VERY LONG WAS HER EXPERIENCE WITH THIS GROWTH AND GALVESTON'S, WHICH IS MUCH BIGGER THAN US, BUT GOING THROUGH THAT GROWTH AND HER KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SUBJECT, WHICH A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T GET PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT AT HAND ON MY FIRST QUESTION WAS ACTUALLY YOU KNOW WHAT BORDER ADJUSTMENT DOES, AND MOST PEOPLE SAYING, NO, I JUST APPLIED. SHE ACTUALLY HAD A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF WHAT WHAT YOU WOULD BE EXPERIENCING THERE SO WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE THAT WE TAKE ACTION TONIGHT, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PARTICULAR THOUGHT. I DID HAVE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL TO TALK TO ALL THREE OF THE APPLICANTS, AND I THINK THEY EACH HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT[00:20:07]
CASE TO MAKE, AND I THINK THEY EACH PUT A COMPELLING CASE FORWARD. UM MARCUS NOT HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH CITY GOVERNMENT BUT HAS THE TIME TO DEDICATE TO IT AND HAS LIVED IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES IN DENTON COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS A COUPLE OF DECADES. AND HE REALLY WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE PART AS WELL. AND THEN JOEL COURSE, PARTICIPATES QUITE OFTEN WITH OUR TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SPEAKS HERE. HE'S VERY FLUENT AND THESE ISSUES AS WELL. SO I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITY HERE, SO I AGREE. I THINK WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE CAN MAKE A DECISION BETWEEN THE THREE. PFIZER OR ANY CONSIDERATION OR EMOTION AND SOMEONE ELSE TO PUT FORWARD TO START US. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE ALEX. HOLMES ALEXANDRA HOMES. OFFICIAL. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. BY MAYOR PRETEND. MONTINI IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MORE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. BEFORE WE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT, FOUR AND TWO. ALRIGHT SO THIS THIS PASSES WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. ALRIGHT THAT CONCLUDES OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING. NOW LET'S GET BACK TO OUR PRESENTATIONS BEFORE WE[3. PUBLIC INPUT]
DO THAT, AS I SAID, BEFORE, I WANTED TO GIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WOULD SORT OF COINCIDED THE SAME TIME WHEN WE'RE DOING THE REST OF THE THAT TOPIC, SO I DO HAVE FOUR FORMS SO FAR, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO WEIGH THAT MEANS BEFORE WE AFTER WE FINISH THESE FOUR CAN DO SO JUST FILL OUT A CARD FOR US AFTER THE FACT. BUT I HAVE FOUR TO START THIS EVENING ON TOPICS RELATED TO PRESENTATION. SO IT'S 5 53 PM, AND WE WILL OPEN PUBLIC INPUT AGAIN AND I'LL WORK THROUGH THESE FOUR AS I HAVEN'T IN FRONT OF ME. UM, FIRST ONE I HAVE IS FROM THIS USE. MS HUEY SORRY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M CHERYL HUEY RESIDENT HERE IN NORTH LAKE. I LIVE OVER ON SCHOBER ROAD AND I'M HERE TO REQUEST THE COUNCIL JUST REVISIT OUR FIREWORKS ORDINANCE. MY HUSBAND AND I HEAR US MOVED TO NORTH LAKE SEVEN ALMOST 17 YEARS AGO, WE MOVED OUT HERE WITH THE WONDERFUL OUR GAS SCHOOLS. WE WERE ON FIVE ACRES AND PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY STREET OUT HERE. RAISING OUR BOYS AND WE HAVE HORSES AND DONKEYS AND DOGS AND WE'VE INVESTED A LOT IN OUR PROPERTY, AND WE JUST REALLY LOVED NORTHLAKE. UM. OUR ANIMALS . UM SPEAKING OF ANIMALS, UM, THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A STRESS FOR US. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU HAVE ANIMALS THEY CAN GET VERY ANXIOUS. THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE THING FOR US ON THE FOURTH WHEN THERE'S FIREWORKS THAT WE HAVE TO BE AT HOME AND TENDING TO MAKE SURE HE'S OKAY. BUT THE SECOND WHICH IS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS JUST THE SAFETY.ALWAYS THAT FEAR. IF FIREWORKS GO OFF IN THE AREA, WOULD IT SPARKS SOMETHING AGAIN BACK TO OUR INVESTMENT THINGS THAT WE'VE WORKED SO HARD AND THE RISK THAT THAT THAT OFFERS IT WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO THAT THE COUNCIL DID VOTE TO ALLOW FIREWORKS IN THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE AND WE WERE A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED ABOUT THAT VOTE AND EVEN MORE. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED. BECAUSE OF THE REASONS THAT I JUST POINTED OUT, WHY WOULD WE PUT EVERYONE'S SAFETY AT RISK? I KNOW IT FEELS LIKE COUNTRY, BUT IT'S NO LONGER IT'S COUNTRY. WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS, AND WE'VE GROWN A LOT. UM SO THIS YEAR, AS MOST OF YOU MAY KNOW, WE DID HAVE AN INCIDENT AND IT WAS ON OUR STREETS, SO IT'S VERY CLOSE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, WHERE IT SPARKED AND BURNT FIVE ACRES.
THANK THE GOOD LORD. IT WAS THERE WAS NOT A HOME ON THERE, BUT IT DID BURN DOWN QUITE A BIT OF THEIR PROPERTY AND A LITTLE BIT ACROSS. THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT, NOT BUY FIREWORKS, BUT BECAUSE THE DRY CONDITIONS THERE WAS ANOTHER FIRE THAT WEEK FROM SOME EXHAUST OR SOMETHING FROM SOME EQUIPMENT. BUT THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN JULY OBVIOUSLY IS DRY. THAT SUMMER TIME AND THEN YOU ADD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FIREWORKS. THAT JUST RAISES THE RISK. SO I'M ASKING THAT WE DO RELOOK AT BANNING FIREWORKS. UM HERE IN THE TOWN NORTH LIKE THERE'S SO MANY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. I'M SURE THAT THE CITY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS COULD HAVE FOR US TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR OUR FAMILIES TO GO AND SEE AND REALLY PUT THE SAFETY OF NORTH LAKE RESIDENTS FIRST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT. SECOND ONES I HAVE TONIGHT IS BRUCE MCDONALD. MY NAME IS BRUCE MACDONALD LIVE IN KENYAN FALLS MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M IN FAVOR OF MORE RESTRICTIVE FIREWORKS ORDINANCE. HOWEVER I FEEL THAT THE CHANGE IN IT REALLY WON'T ALTER THE INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE CURRENT. NORTON'S HAS A LIMITED TIME AND
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USAGE FACTOR IN IT. PERFECT YOU STILL HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS AND EVERYTHING. IN ORDER THAT YOU'RE BRINGING THIS BACK UP BEFORE COUNCIL. UM. IF YOU YEAH, YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THE LAW, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS, WHETHER YOU CHANGE IT, WHETHER IT STAYS THE SAME MM. MORE RESTRICTIVE, LESS RESTRICTIVE, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT FEEL THAT THE DIFFERENT LAWS AND ORDINANCES DO NOT APPLY TO THEM, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY'RE WRITTEN AND HOW THEY'RE WRITTEN. AND FOR ANY OF THOSE THAT LIVE IN THE NATURE WAY THAT HAS DIFFERENT RESTRICTIVE CABINETS OUTSIDE OF FIREWORKS. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU'VE GOT NEIGHBORS THAT COULD CARE LESS ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. PARIS. ALRIGHT, MISS SCANS. I'M SURE HE STEWART GANS. I LIVE ON SHOBHA ROAD, 15 14. AND I'M HERE TO ADDRESS MR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS REGARDING FIREWORKS. I'LL START OFF WITH SOME FACTS THAT SHOULD PROBABLY MANY OF YOU ALREADY AWARE OF 2020 TO AMONG THE DRIEST. WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST DECADE. 65% OF TEXAS. DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE DESCRIBED AS EITHER SEVERE, EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL. 80% OF TEXAS HAS BEEN FACING DROUGHT FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. THIS IS FROM TEXAS THROUGHOUT AND MONITOR. AS OF, I THINK LAST YEAR OR GIRL, COPPER CANYON, DENTON DOUBLE OAK FLOWER MOUND, HIGHLAND VILLAGE, ALL HAVE ORDINANCES BANNING FIREWORKS. I'M AWARE THAT DIDN'T COUNTY IN MY OPINION, UH, IRRESPONSIBLY DID NOT ISSUE A BURN BAN. BUT THIS RULE DOES NOT SUPERSEDE OUR CITIES. ABILITY TO REGULATE FIREWORKS. UH NORTHLAKE IS BLESSED TO HAVE RETAINED JUST A SMALL MODICUM OF RURAL LIFESTYLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE. IS MISS HUEY JUST DESCRIBED. WE HAVE HAYFIELDS. MOST OF THE NEIGHBORS RAISED LIVESTOCK. AT THE END OF MY STREET AS SHE ALSO DESCRIBED AN ENTIRE PASTURE BURNED FIVE ACRES. DUE TO FIREWORKS, FORT WORTH'S ANNUAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY LASTED MINUTES ONLY WHEN IT WAS CANCELED. BECAUSE THE TRINITY RIVER WAS SET ABLAZE WITH NUMEROUS FIRES AND FIRE CREWS IN FORT WORTH, RESPONDED TO 100 AND 89 CALLS BY 11 30. PM. THERE WERE PLENTY OF WARNINGS PRIOR TO JULY 4TH. IN FACT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNED VARIOUS PARTS OF TEXAS ON THEIR WEBSITE AND LET ME READ YOU WHAT THEY SAHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. YOU'RE LIKELY PUTTING LIFE AND PROPERTY AT RISK IF YOU'RE SHOOTING FIREWORKS TONIGHT. THAT DID NOT SADLY DETER THE IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE. NEAR HARVEST ON JULY 3RD AS THEY. REALLY PROCEEDED WITH A MASSIVE FIREWORKS DISPLAY. SECURELY AWAY AND DOWNWIND. FROM THEIR OWN HOMES, BUT PERILOUSLY CLOSE. TO THEIR NEIGHBORS ON SHOW BORROWED ALL OF US SITTING ON THE DRIEST PASTORS WE'VE SEEN SINCE 2011. MANY OF THEM WERE FORCED TO SECURE THEIR TERRIFIED HORSES AND THEIR LIVESTOCK IN THE DARKNESS OF JULY, 3RD. I SET OUT THERE AND WATCH THAT. AS OF YESTERDAY. DENTON COUNTY FAMILY , UH, FINALLY ISSUED A LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR OUR COUNTY. IN MY OPINION, NORTHLAKE REALLY DODGED THE BULLET ON JULY 4TH. WE COULD HAVE SEEN A LOT WORSE THAN BURNT PASTURE LAND.WE COULD HAVE SEEN LOSS OF HOMES . WE COULD HAVE SEEN LOTS OF LIVESTOCK AND EVEN LOSS OF LIFE . I URGE ALL OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL MAYOR AND REALLY ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. UM. PLEASE BE COURAGEOUS IN PROTECTING US FROM IRRESPONSIBLE DECISIONS. LET'S ALL BE NEIGHBORS. HERE IN NORTH LAKE. THAT'S THAT'S OUR MODEM. LET'S LET'S BE NEIGHBORS AND LET'S PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS HERE IN NORTH LAKE, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK ON THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
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ALL RIGHT, MR CHILL. THIS LADY. UM. HE HE'S PRESENTING WITH WASTE CONNECTIONS. HE JUST FILL THAT OUT FOR HIS INFORMATION. WE'LL HAVE YOU BACK UP WITH YOUR SLIDESHOW. YES, SIR. LET'S LET'S HAVE YOU COME BACK UP IN JUST A SECOND. ALRIGHT SO WE'VE GOT THROUGH THREE OF THE PUBLIC INPUT FORMS IN WILL HOLD THE OTHER ONE TO THE NEXT. SORRY. THANK YOU. RIGHT. THAT'S HARDMAN. HI MARINA HARDIMAN LIVE IN NORTH LAKE HERE TO, UM SPEAK ON THE. ON THE FIREWORK WORKS ORDINANCE UPDATE WE AS A COUNCIL FEW YEARS AGO APPROVED THIS. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, NORTHLAKE IS A DIFFERENT SORT OF TOWN. IT'S NOT THE SAME AS ALL THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND I WOULD REMIND OUR COUNCIL. OF THE WORDS OF ONE OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS, BEN FRANKLIN, WHO SAID THOSE WHO WOULD GIVE UP ESSENTIAL LIBERTY TO PURCHASE A LITTLE TEMPORARY SAFETY. DESERVE NEITHER LIBERTY NOR SAFETY. I THINK WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE TWO NIGHTS A YEAR THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS. I DON'T PERSONALLY SHOOT THEM OFF, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAINTAIN THE RIGHT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO DO SO. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SUCH A SMART MOVE TO DO IT IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SUPER HIGH DENSITY COMMUNITIES. BUT I THINK WHAT ARE OUR POLICE FORCE . I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THEY TAKE THOSE TWO EVENINGS A YEAR AND POLICE THE AREAS AROUND NORTH LAKE SO THAT THERE'S NOT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY GOING ON. I KNOW WE PERSONALLY HAD TO RUN OFF SOME PEOPLE IN OUR PROPERTY.UM BECAUSE THEY WERE ILLEGALLY DOING THAT. AND WE CALLED THE POLICE AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE . AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE BUSY. SO I'M NOT CRITICIZING. I'M JUST SAYING ON THOSE TWO NIGHTS OF THE YEAR ADDRESSED THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY RATHER THAN THE LEGAL ACTIVITY. ALSO I THINK THIS IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF DENTON COUNTY. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A DRY DAY IN JULY, GIVEN, UM NO BARN BAND. IT'S I MEAN, THEY ISSUE BURN BANDS ON DAYS WHERE IT'S SPRINKLING AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF WIND, SO I AM REALLY SURPRISED THAT THAT THAT WASN'T A BURN BAN, SO I WOULD SUGGEST TO NORTH LIKE THAT WE MAINTAIN WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY THAT WE MAINTAIN THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE MAINTAIN THAT DIFFERENCE THAT SETS US APART FROM ALL THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALRIGHT SO ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? IT'S OPEN. IF YOU JUST WAY THAT MEAN WE CAN HAVE YOU UP. ALL RIGHT. 64 PM WILL CLOSE PUBLIC.
DO YOU WANT STAFF TO READ THOSE OR WHAT ARE YOU ASKING? ARE YOU GOING TO SUMMARIZE IT? JUST SUMMARIZING REAL QUICK. OKAY WE'RE GOOD. OKAY ALRIGHT. IF YOU COULD SUMMARIZE THE WHO SAY WHO IT IS AND THEN PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT BASIC DISTANCE. SHE WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED AND DEEP, DIDN'T COUNTY ON THE BURN BAND DO APPRECIATE MAYOR BARTON VILLA? HE SAID NO TO FIREWORKS.
SPORT WAS SHUT DOWN, AS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT. MANY OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES HAVE ABANDONED EFFECT, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT NORTH LIKE WOULD FOLLOW ALONG. ALSO FROM KYLA GOLDBERG. IF THERE IS A DROUGHT IN AND DIDN'T COUNTY HASN'T PUT INTO A BURN BAN THAN OUR TOWN SHOULD. AND NUMBER TWO. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT SAFE DISTANCE TYPE THING WITH FIREWORKS SO SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE INPUT. IT SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAFE DISTANCES BETWEEN THEIR HOMES. LIKE THOSE THAT MAYBE HAVE A HALF ACRE OR MAYBE ACRE THOSE THAT LIVE LESS THAN A QUARTER ACRE NOT PERMITTED. UH, THAT'S THE EXTENT OF KAYLA'S. OKAY.
THANK YOU, BILL. THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT 605. PM LAST CHANCE LAST CALL PUBLIC INPUT ANY TOPIC? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL
[2.A. Briefing - Waste Connections Update]
RIGHT. SO LET'S GET TO OUR BRIEFINGS. NOW FIRST ONE ON THE DOCKET IS WASTE CONNECTIONS.UPDATE. UM TO JUST START WITH MR CHILL OR A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. SOME SOME MISSED PICKUPS, UM AND ESPECIALLY ON SOME WINDY DAYS. UM AND I ASKED WASTE CONNECTIONS TO COME FORWARD WITH, UM, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THESE CURRENT SERVICE ISSUES AND IDEAS. TWO FOR THE FUTURE, SO THEY THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU WILL IS OUR LOCAL REP. HE'S OUR MAIN GUY HERE WITH NORTH LAKE AND SO HE'S GOT A PRESENTATION PREPARED
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FOR YOU AND GO OVER ALL THESE AND HE'LL BE AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS. FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. OKAY REMEMBER COUNSELORS ON THESE FOUR ITEMS? WE DON'T HAVE ACTION TO TAKE TONIGHT, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO CONCLUDE AND SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT WE DO NEED TO DETERMINE IF YOU NEED TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING FOR A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, THEN YOU NEED TO INDICATE THAT TWO STAFF TONIGHT IF YOU CONCLUDE THAT DIRECTION, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET'S LET'S HEAR WHAT MR JOE HAS TO SAY. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN STRAIGHTEN SOME OF THIS OUT.IT'S RIGHT TO HIM IN FRONT OF YOU, VEGAN, OKAY? GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HONCHOS. I AM THE SITE MANAGER HERE FOR WASTE CONNECTIONS. UM. AND, UH, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO BE TRANSPARENT CONCERNING THE SERVICE FAILURES THAT WE RECENTLY HAD. SINCE MY ARRIVAL NINE MONTHS AGO, WE'VE HAD A LIMITED INTERRUPTIONS WITH SERVICE. OF THOSE SERVICES ALMOST ALL HAVE BEEN RELATED TO WEATHER. THE FREEZE BACK IN FEBRUARY, MOST RECENTLY DO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS. UM OSHA HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING AND ENFORCING SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES. UM SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CORE VALUE. SO I AM PERSONALLY DOING EVERYTHING THAT I CAN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. UNFORTUNATELY WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO CASES OF HEAT RELATED INJURIES. UM. I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF NORTH LAKE. MY MOVED HERE NINE MONTHS AGO. UM MY JOB ALLOWS ME TO HAVE A BIG ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MY EMPLOYEES TO KEEP THEM SAFE. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITION WILL BE HERE FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, AND THAT GROWTH IS CONTINUING. HASN'T STOPPED ANYTIME SOON, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. I'VE IDENTIFIED OUR ISSUES AND WE'LL DISCUSS MY ACTION PLAN. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF HOMES FROM MAY OF 21 TO 22. UM. WE'VE INCREASED OF 752 HOMES 18 70 EXTRA CARDS OUT THERE. UM IN OUR WORLD THAT'S AN EXTRA TWO ADDITIONAL ROUTES TO EXTRA TRUCKS OUT THERE SERVICING THE COMMUNITY. UM. I'VE ALREADY CONDUCTED THE FIRST PHASE OF REROUTING, ALLOWING AN ADDITIONAL TRUCK IN NORTH BLAKE. WE PRIMARILY USE DENTON LANDFILL , BUT THOSE HOURS ARE LIMITED FROM 7 TO 4 PM, WHICH ALLOWS US TO OR DOESN'T ALLOW US TO GET STARTED TIMELY. SO WE ARE NOW USING A DIFFERENT LABEL, WHICH IS DFW. THEY OPENED AT SIX, WHICH ALLOWS US TO GET TO NORTH EARLIER AND START OUR ROUTES AROUND SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. UM ACTIVELY HIRING TO ACCOUNT FOR ATTRITION, BOTH ON THE LABORERS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IF I COUNT IS NEEDED, I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OUR WHOLE TEAM OFFICE, WHICH IS OVER 100 DRIVERS AND 120 TRUCKS. UM WE'RE INVESTING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY IN OUR CURRENT ASSETS IN OUR EQUIPMENT BEING PROACTIVE, MAKING SURE THAT WE DO NOT RUN INTO REALLY MAINTENANCE ISSUES.
MM HMM. MY HEAD COUNT WILL INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH. UM EQUIPMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN ORDERED FOR 23. THAT'S GOING TO BE FIVE NEW TRUCKS ORDER FOR THE CITY OF NORTH LAKE THAT WE WILL UTILIZE THEIR THAT WILL MAKE OUR AVERAGE FLEET 2019. UM I'LL BE CONDUCTING A MAJOR REROUTE OF HOW WE CONDUCT ALL OUR APPLE OPERATIONS. PENDING THE FUTURE GROWTH. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF NORTH LAKE MAYBE JUST SPLIT BETWEEN TWO DAYS. ONE DAY OF TRASH, MAYBE ONE DAY OF RECYCLE. UM LIKE TO TALK ABOUT AUTOMATION . IT'S MORE RELIABLE AND KEEPS THE COMMUNITY CLEANER. THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN. IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. DRIVER DEMAND IS VERY HIGH. UM HELPERS ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, MAYBE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT JOBS I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED. UM, AND WITH THE HEAT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR THESE GUYS. UM, YOU KNOW WHETHER IT PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SERVICE UM. YOU KNOW, THE CITY ALREADY HAS IDENTICAL CARTS. UM AND FOR THE MOST PART, MINIMAL DEBRIS OUTSIDE OF THOSE CARDS, UM YOU KNOW, WHEN I DRIVE AROUND THE CITY AND I DRIVE AROUND MY COMMUNITY. UM IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE ARE AUTOMATED. THERE'S VERY LITTLE DEBRIS OUT THERE. UM WE'RE REALLY NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM BEING AUTOMATED. UM THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES IS GOING TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A STREET LOOKS BY AUTOMATION AND HOW IT SERVICED.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I'LL BE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. SO, COUNCILORS, YOU WANT TO BRING FORWARD YOUR CONCERNS, SORT OF OUTLINE. I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO OUTLINE SORT OF THE CRITICAL NEEDS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, AND MAYBE GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM MR CHO ON THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS. YEAH, I GOT A COUPLE OF CONCERNS. THERE JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RHYME OR REASON TO THE SCHEDULING FOR PICKUPS. SOME DAYS. IT'S PICKED UP AT THREE PM SOME DAYS. NOT TILL SEVEN OR EIGHT P.M. AND THE PROBLEM IN OUR AREAS, THE WIND THE LONGER THESE BARRELS AROUND THE STREET, THE MORE CHANCE THEY HAVE OF BLOWING OVER AND TRASH IS JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT'S THE WAY THE BARRELS ARE DESIGNED. I GUESS THEY'RE TOO NARROW AND THE SLIGHTEST BREEZE JUST KNOCKS HIM RIGHT OVER. BUT LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I COMMUTE IN THE MORNING, SO I PUT THE BARRELS OUT. THE NIGHT BEFORE. MISSED THE PICKUP. THEN IT'S OUT FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS AND MORE RISK OF BLOWN OVER AND TRASH ALL OVER THE STREETS. SO MY BIG CONCERN REALLY IS HIT OR MISS SCHEDULING. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A ROUTINE SO TO SPEAK.SURE. YES, SIR. SO OUR &-PH THE HEAT. UM AND WITH THE LANDFILL ISSUES, YOU KNOW OUR TRUCKS FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY. IF WE ARE LOADED, AND WE CANNOT ACCESS THE LANDFILL, WE'RE GETTING, TOO DIDN'T LANDFILL AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AND DEPENDING ON THOSE DELAYS OVER THERE, WE MAY NOT BE IN NORTHLAKE UNTIL MAYBE 8 39 30 TO START SERVICE. WHICH SOMETIMES CAUSES DELAYS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE UTILIZING A DIFFERENT LANDFILL, WHICH IS DFW ALLOWS US TO GET THERE AT SIX A.M. WHEN THEY OPEN ALLOWS US TO BE BACK HERE IN NORTH LAKE 77. 30 TO START UM AS FAR AS AS THE PICKUPS. UM YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH SOME TRUCKS. WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH LABOR, UM WITH THE HEAT, WHICH CAUSES US TO REROUTE SOME THINGS AND GET PEOPLE HERE TO NORTH LAKE TO COMPLETE SERVICE. AS OTHERS. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THE REROUTE THAT I JUST COMPLETED ON PHASE ONE IS GOING TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRUCK. I WOULD LIKE TO PROBABLY OUTLINED GOING FORWARD LIKE HOW WE ARE GOING TO RUN THROUGHOUT THE DAY BOTH ON TRASH AND RECYCLE THAT WAY. MAYBE RESIDENTS KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AT LEAST I SEE SOME TYPE OF SCHEDULE. UM ON PHASE TWO, WHICH I SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED BY UM HERE AND THE NEXT MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TRUCK TO WHERE WE HAVE ACTUALLY THREE TRUCKS ON RECYCLE THREE TRUCKS ON TRASH THAT ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING SOMEWHAT THE SAME ROUTE, SO THAT WAY RESIDENT THAT LIVES IN A CERTAIN AREA SUCH AS PECAN SQUARE, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE AREA. AT LEAST THEY WON'T KNOW AT LEAST WHAT TIME THEY WILL BE PICKED UP. SOME TYPE OF SOME TYPE OF SCHEDULE LIKE THAT. I REALIZE YOU INHERITED KIND OF A MESS HERE. UM THERE WERE A LOT OF PROMISES MADE WHEN THE CONTRACT CAME AROUND LAST TIME.
A LOT OF DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL. UM SOME OF YOUR POINTS ABOUT THE HEAT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I'VE ACTUALLY NOTICED BETTER SERVICE IN THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS AND I HAVE PRIOR TO THIS MASSIVE HEAT WAVE. UM, YOU USED TO BE ALL SET YOUR WATCH BY YOU GUYS COMING ALONG AND DOING STUFF, AND THEN IT GOT REALLY GOOD RIGHT AS A CONTRACT WAS UP AND THEN PRETTY MUCH AS SOON AS THE NEW CONTRACT WAS AWARDED. THINGS WENT BAD. UM AND REALLY PEOPLE ARE VERY TOLERANT. OF MS PICKUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IF THERE IS COMMUNICATION AND THAT HAS GOTTEN BETTER. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE'VE SEEN NOTICES GIVEN THE STAFF AND STAFF PUBLISHES THAT ONLINE. BUT REALLY, I MEAN, PEOPLE CAN BE EXTREMELY TOLERANT OF THINGS WHEN THEY'RE IN THE KNOW. IT'S THE UNKNOWN THAT FREAK A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT. UM AND THE WIND. I MEAN, YOU SHOW THESE ARE MADE TRUCKS I KNOW IN PECAN SQUARE THAT MIGHT WORK PLACES THAT MIGHT WORK. UM IN THE OPEN WORLD AREAS HERE YOU LIFT THE TRACK OF CONTAINER, 15 FT IN THE AIR AND DUMP IT OUT, AND IT'S RECYCLE.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE CHASING 50 OR 500 YARDS OF TRASH BECAUSE THIS IS THE EIGHTH WINDIEST AREA IN THE NATION. I BELIEVE SO YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THAT AS YOU LOOK AT AUTOMATION, TRASH AND STUFF, PROBABLY NOT SUCH A BIG DEAL, BUT UM, YOU GUYS DON'T WANT RECYCLED BAGGED, RIGHT? YOU WANT THAT LOOSE YOU WANT SO I CAN BE SORTED. UM SO THINGS LIKE THAT. PLEASE KEEP IN CONSIDERATION, BUT I THINK REALLY, WHAT THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR MORE THAN ANYTHING IS YES. AN IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE BECAUSE STUFF LIKE THERE'S 752 NEW HOMES AND 870
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CARDS THAT WAS PROJECTED IN THE CONTRACT. WASTE CONNECTIONS, KNEW THAT THESE HOUSES WERE COMING. SO THAT'S THAT'S A FAILURE NOT NECESSARY IN YOUR PART, BUT ON CORPORATE PART AND SO TO MAKE THAT WE'VE HAD GROWTH . WELL WE KNEW GROWTH WAS COMING. YOU GUYS KNEW IT. GROWTH WAS COMING. SO INCREASED COMMUNICATION MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. GET THE TRUCKS GET THE THINGS FIXED LABOR SHORTAGES. WE'VE SEEN THAT EVERYWHERE. UM BUT I THINK PEOPLE WILL WORK WITH YOU IF YOU WORK WITH THEM. ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY. I AGREE. 100% YOU KNOW, SINCE MY ARRIVAL HERE IT TOOK ME A LITTLE BIT TO GET ACCLIMATED WITH ALL OUR OPERATIONS. UM BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I STATED AS A RESIDENT OF NORTH LAKE THIS IS WHERE I DON'T WANT TO FAIL. UM YOU KNOW, I HAVE AN OBLIGATION. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. UM SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS SERVICE TO THE BEST THAT CAN BE SO THAT BEING SAID COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD WITH DREW AND HIS TEAM. YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY DELAYS, I'D LIKE TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT AND SHARE THAT AS SOON AS I CAN. YOU KNOW , THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE HAD? MAYBE RECENTLY WITH THE HEAT IS , YOU KNOW IT'S FOUR OR FIVE O'CLOCK. UM, I'VE GOT ENOUGH TRUCKS OUT THERE. I'VE GOT ENOUGH LABOR OUT THERE. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU KNOW, I GET A CALL, AND THIS IS I JUST CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE TO THE POINT WHERE I'VE ALMOST HAD TO TAKE A FEW LABORERS TO THE HOSPITAL. THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THINGS WHERE IT'S ALREADY SO LATE IN THE DAY THAT I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO RECOVER. UM THE ONLY WAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO RECOVER IS BY ME IMPLEMENTING THAT OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT'S ADDING MORE LABORERS . MORE DRIVERS MORE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET DONE TIMELY. UM IF ANYTHING, YOU GUYS WILL NOTICE THE CITY WILL NOTICE . UM, IN THE NEXT MONTH. WE'RE GONNA BE DONE WITH SERVICES A LOT EARLIER, SO IN MY FINAL POINT, THERE IS HAVING TWO DIFFERENT PICKUP DAYS FOR TRASH AND RECYCLE. I'M NOT A FAN OF THAT CONCEPT, BUT I MEAN, OTHER PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY WEIGH IN OVER THAT. OVER TIME, BUT, UM, THANK YOU. BECAUSE THE COMMUNICATION IS KEY. I MEAN, IF YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT A TRUCK BROKEN DOWN TO TWO O'CLOCK, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA MISS ROUTE THREE AND WHATEVER, AT THAT AGE, I GET THAT OFF. PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND. PEOPLE PUT THEIR STUFF IN FOR THE NIGHT AND PUT IT BACK UP THE NEXT DAY. ABSOLUTELY. AND THE ONLY REASON THAT I MENTIONED, UH, POSSIBLE SPLIT DAYS OF SERVICE. MAYBE ONE DAY TRASH RECYCLE IS THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE IS GOING TO SEE IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS. THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 20 TRUCKS TRAVELING AROUND IN ONE DAY JUST TO SERVICE THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE, WHICH BE OVERWHELMING AT TIMES SO I CAN SEE THAT MAYBE EVEN IN DENSE COMMUNITIES, BUT I WOULD SAY WHERE SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO DRAG THEIR TRASH CANS TO 300 FT. UP THE DRIVEWAY SPLIT DAYS.YOU SEE A CHAMPIONSHIP? I CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID TO ME. THE SINGULAR POINT IS THE COMMUNICATION IF WE CAN GET NOTIFICATION THAT WE HAVE NOT COMPLETED ROUTES FOR THE DAY.
AND JUST A BRIEF MENTION OF IT. THEN OUR STAFF DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF PUTTING MULTIPLE NOTICE THAT OR SOMETHING, AND THAT REALLY DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE WE DO GET A LOT OF CHATTER FOLKS SAYING, HEY, YOU GOTTA MISS PICK UP WHAT I SHOULD DO. IT COULD PREVENT A LOT OF CALLS AND WONDERING IF THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES. UM, BUT THAT CLARITY GOES AN AWFULLY LONG WAY. IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL. IF IT'S THE IT'S THE NEXT DAY, IF THE EXPLANATION IS SOMEBODY'S HAVING HEATSTROKE GOT TO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY IS OUT THERE LABORING IN THIS KIND OF HEAT FOR PROBABLY NOT AN EXCEPTIONAL LOT OF MONEY. FOR THE JOB, AND SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, UM I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR, PRO TEM SPLITTING DAYS WOULD BE A HASSLE IF WE CAN AVOID THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT IMPROVEMENTS ARE MAKING THE ADDITIONAL TRUCKS. THAT IS EXCITING. CAN YOU TELL US IN THE NEAR TERM? SAY FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER. SHOULD WE ANTICIPATE CONTINUED CHALLENGES FOR THE REST OF THE HEAT IN THE SUMMER OR AT THIS POINT? DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH STAFF AND TRUCKS TO MAKE THOSE YOU KNOW THE SWITCH TO THE LANDFILL? THE DFW. IS THAT GOING TO MAKE THINGS DECIDEDLY BETTER HERE OR ARE WE GOING TO STILL SEE HAVE TO SEE A NUMBER OF MISSED, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MISSED FINISHED DROUGHTS? NO NOT AT ALL I KNOW WE'VE HAD. I THINK THREE SERVICE FAILURES AND IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF I DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY MORE GOING FORWARD FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER MONTHS. LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE ADDED ONE TRUCK TO THE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO GET DONE BECAUSE RATS ARE OBVIOUSLY TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER. WE'RE EMPHASIZING THAT MY GUYS TAKE BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. UH YOU KNOW, A LOT MORE OF THEM, ACTUALLY GETTING THEM OUT OF THE HEAT HYDRATING THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH IS WHICH IS TAKING LONGER FOR THE ROUTE, SO THAT'S WHERE THAT ADDITIONAL TRUCK IS COMING THROUGH. IF I FIND OUT ANYTHING EARLY ENOUGH, I HAVE THE SUPPORT FROM HALTOM
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CITY, WHICH IS OUR MAIN HUB. THEY HAVE OVER 100 DRIVERS, 100 TRUCKS. IT'S EASILY A 30 MINUTE DRIVE OVER HERE, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE IS SERVICED. IF YOU COULD JUST LET US KNOW AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS WHEN YOU KNOW THERE'S A SINGULAR MR OUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE OR TWO ITEMS, OR, YOU KNOW THE TAIL END OF THE STREET INTO SOMETHING HAPPENED AS A FLUKE. THAT'S JUST A COUPLE. BUT IF YOU'RE MISSING A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF IRAQ WE WOULD LIKE NOTIFICATIONS SO WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR. ONE TYPE. MR WARREN. UM. I'D LIKE TO AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF AUTOMATION NOT BEING THE INSTANT FIX. UM WHAT WE DID IN PRAIRIE VIEW FARMS WENT AND BOUGHT ENOUGH BUNGEE CORDS FOR EVERY BOX THAT'S OUT THERE. ASK YOUR GUYS FIRST, I SAID, IT'S AN EASIER TO TAKE THE BUNGEE CORD OFF OR PICK UP THE TRASH. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY TRACE STILL HAVEN'T HAD ANY TRACES UPON. UH IT'S BEEN REAL CLEAN, AND THEY WORK WITH US REALLY? WELL, YOU GUYS HAVE AND WE TRY TO HAVE WATER OUT THERE FOR HIM TO DRINK MIDDAY. I ASSUME THE TRUCK DOES, BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE IF IT COMES FROM SOMEBODY ELSE. TO THAT TO THAT POINT, MY GUYS, THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH LAKE LIKE YOU HAD MENTIONED.
THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY TAKING CARE OF THE GUYS ON THE BACK. YOU KNOW, WITH WATER DRINKS, GATORADE THINGS LIKE THAT. SO MUCH APPRECIATED. SO ANYWAY, THE IDEA OF BUNGEE CORD VERSUS TURNED IT UPSIDE DOWN. 20 FT IN THE AIR ME MAYBE A PROBLEM WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. UNDERSTAND? ANYONE ELSE? OKAY? ALRIGHT COUNSELORS IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER FEEDBACK. OF COURSE, YOU PROVIDE THAT TO STAFF AND STAFF CAN COORDINATE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT AS FAR AS HAVING AN OPEN DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC OF THE MOMENT, PLEASE GIVE STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANY ACTION YOU WANT TO TAKE ON THIS, BUT OTHERWISE, IF YOU'RE SATISFIED, THEN WE CAN OBSERVE HOW THINGS GO FROM HERE. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT
[2.B. Briefing - Duke Realty Development Project]
BRIEFING ITEM TONIGHT IS THE DUKE REALTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. SO MR HORN? YES PRESENTATION.THORNTON FROM DUKE REALTY IS GOING TO COME AND MAKE A PRESENTATION IS SIMPLE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM AS FAR AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES . WE'VE DONE THOSE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH IS ALLOWED AS PART OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS, BUT DUKE REALTY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT. THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THEIR COMPANY AND KIND OF BEGIN THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND LET THE LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT WHAT THEIR INTENT IS WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND THIS IS SOUTH OF 11 71 EAST OF 35 W. THEY'LL HAVE SOME MAPS HERE. BUT JEFF.
THANK YOU DREW. UM. I'M ALL SET . MR MAYOR COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND MY COMPANY AS WELL. MY NAME IS JEFF THORNTON. I SERVE AS A REGIONAL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR DUKE REALTY. WE OFFICE AT 14241 NORTH DALLAS PARKWAY IN DALLAS, TEXAS. SWEET SWEET 1000. UM WE ARE ONE OF THE THREE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS IN DALLAS FORT WORTH VERTICALLY INTEGRATED , WHICH MEANS WE ARE NOT JUST TO DEVELOPER BUT WE'RE ALSO A LONG TERM PROBLEM OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE DEVELOP AND I'D LIKE TO DO IS TALK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT ABOUT A ABOUT 100 AND THREE ACRE SITE THAT WE'VE HAD INTEREST IN FOR ACTUALLY DATING BACK ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO OR SO. AND REALLY THE INTEREST HAS PEAKED STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SO I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT LAND SITE AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN PURSUING. ON THAT SITE, SO I'D LIKE TO DO IS START OFF AND JUST INTRODUCE YOU TO TWO DUKE REALTY, AND THEN I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF. UM FIRST OF ALL ABOUT DUKE. UM WE DO HAVE A REGIONAL OFFICE HERE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, WHERE WE OPERATE ABOUT 23 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF CLASS A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT. THE COMPANY IS A PUBLICLY TRADED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST. WE OPERATE PROPERTIES IN 19 MAJOR MARKETS.
WE ONLY OPERATE CLASS A HIGH END INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES THAT WE OWN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
THE ENTERPRISE VALUE OF OUR COMPANY IS ABOUT $25 BILLION, SO WE HAVE VERY STRONG SPONSORSHIP ON UM, ON THE EQUITY SIDE. AND WE ARE PUBLICLY TRADED AND WE'LL REMEMBER THE S AND P 500. NOT
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ONLY DO WE BUILD THE BUILDINGS, BUT AGAIN, WE OWN THEM. SO THAT MEANS WE OPERATE THE MANAGEMENT AND LEASE THEM. UM WE HAVE A VERY STRONG DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITY WE'VE BUILT OUR WAY AND MOST OF THE 23 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SPACE THAT WE HAVE AROUND TOWN IN DALLAS RIGHT NOW. UM AND WE VERY MUCH HAVE A FOCUS ON R. E S G, WHICH STANDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE, PARTICULARLY AS A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY. THESE THINGS HAVE BECOME VERY IMPORTANT. REALLY OVER THE LAST 5 TO 7 YEARS. THAT TRANSLATES TO US IN PARTICULAR. IN ENDEAVORING TO BUILD GREEN BUILDINGS OR LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE. UM 100% OF THE NEW BUILDINGS THAT WERE BLEEDING RIGHT NOW. OUR LEED CERTIFIED OVER THE LAST RELEASE SINCE 2000 AND EIGHT WE'VE BUILT 1.3 POINT $1 BILLION WORTH OF LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS. THAT'S 97 BUILDINGS TOTAL. 97% OF OUR PORTFOLIO HAS ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING AND IN FIVE DIFFERENT MARKETS. WE'VE BUILT BUILDINGS THAT HAVE SOLAR PANELS. YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DELIVER ELECTRICITY TO THE TENANT AND FEED ELECTRICITY BACK INTO THE GRID ITSELF. UM, LAST YEAR WE GENERATED ABOUT 28 A HALF MEGAWATTS OF CLEAN ENERGY FROM SOLAR ACROSS THOSE FIVE MARKETS. MM ADDITIONALLY, AS A PUBLIC COMPANY, WE DO ISSUE BONDS FROM TIME TO TIME, WE WERE ACTUALLY THE FIRST PUBLICLY TRADED REIT TO ISSUE GREEN BONDS IN 2019, AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE ISSUED ABOUT ONE POINT $4 BILLION IN GREEN BONDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS IS PARAMOUNT. IT'S PARAMOUNT TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND OUR INVESTORS, AND WE'RE TAILORING THESE BUILDINGS TO FOLLOW THESE LEADS CERTIFICATIONS AS A RESULT. UM JUST A LITTLE LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO, AND THIS ACTUALLY LEADS INTO A MERGER THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED, BUT , UM, THIS THIS SLIDE REALLY WAYS OUR PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR PEERS. MM MOST OF OUR PRODUCT IS LOCATED IN TIER ONE MARKETS. DALLAS FORT WORTH IS ONE OF THOSE MARKETS, OBVIOUSLY WITH 7.5 MILLION SQUARE FEET IN THE DFW METROPLEX. IT'S A KEY KEY POINT FOR US, PARTICULARLY AS POPULATION GROWTH OCCURS, THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FULFILLMENT CENTERS BY COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON AND WAYFAIR. UM AND ALSO CONSUMER SUPPLY COMPANIES LIKE PROCTER AND GAMBLE IN AMERICAN STANDARD. UM OUR PORTFOLIO NATIONWIDE WHEN COMPARED TO OUR PEERS. UM IS A LARGE PORTFOLIO. WE OWN. RELATIVELY LARGE BUILDINGS ARE AVERAGE BUILDING SIZE IS 264,000 SQUARE FEET. IN OUR BUILDINGS ARE RELATIVELY YOUNG, BECAUSE WE'RE A DEVELOPER, AND WE'RE A LONG TERM OWNER. SO WE'RE BUILDING NEWER BUILDINGS. AT THE SAME TIME. WE'RE SELLING OFF SOME OF THE OLDER BUILDINGS IN OUR PORTFOLIO. MAINTAINING NEW PRODUCTS. THE AVERAGE AGE OF OUR PORTFOLIO IS 13 YEARS. UM AND YOU WILL SEE ON THIS SLIDE. THERE'S ONE OF OUR COMPETITORS PLD. THAT'S PROLOGIS. UM BACK IN JUNE, JUNE 13TH, WE ANNOUNCED A MERGER WITH PROLOGIS. THERE IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE ABOUT $26 BILLION COMPANY. UM THEY ARE OVER $100 BILLION COMPANIES, SO THAT COMBINED MARKET CAP WILL LIKELY BE IN EXCESS OF $140 BILLION, SO IN TERMS OF COMPANY SIZE SPONSORSHIP, FINANCIAL CAPABILITY, YOU'VE GOT A VERY STRONG COMPANY TODAY. THAT'S PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN STRONGER COME THE FOURTH QUARTER. THAT'S DUKE. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE COMPANY. IF NOT, I'LL JUMP INTO SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL PROJECT. THIS IS AN AREA THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE 103 ACRES, WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS OUTLINED IN RED. THIS IS GENERALLY SPEAKING THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF 11 71. AND I 35 THE SITE DOES REACH ALL THE WAY UP TO I 35 WE ACTUALLY EXPLORED THIS SITE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER FOUR YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME, AS EXISTS TODAY, THERE IS NO ACCESS ROAD TO I 35 IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. SO ACCESS TO THE SITE WAS A CHALLENGE AND WAS ULTIMATELY THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T PURSUE THE PURSUED THE SITE ABOUT 4.5 YEARS AGO. FAST FORWARD TO A YEAR AGO WHEN WE REALLY BECAME INTERESTED IN THE SITE AGAIN, WE LEARNED OF THE PLANS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CLEVELAND GIBBS ROAD, WHICH EFFECTIVELY WILL OPEN UP NOT JUST THIS LAND SITE FOR ACCESS, BUT ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL LAND TO[01:00:06]
THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST. AND ONCE WE LEARNED THAT THAT ROAD WAS WAS WAS UNDERWAY AND BEING PLANNED AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FUNDING BY THE COUNTY. UM WE JUMPED IN PUT THE SIDE UNDER CONTRACT STARTED WORKING WITH DREW AND NATHAN AND THE REST OF YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM. ABOUT TRYING TO COME UP WITH A PROJECT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT. MM OUR PLAN IS TO CONSTRUCT TWO CRITICAL ROADS. CLEVELAND GIBBS ROAD, WHICH IS SHOWN IN GREEN. AND THEN WHITE ROAD, WHICH IS SHOWN IN BLUE AND CONSTRUCT THE. RELATED WATER LINES THAT GO ALONG WITH THOSE ROADS. UM IN ADDITION TO THE DOLLARS THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY, DUKE REALTY IS GOING TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN THAT ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL OUTLINE A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE IN A MINUTE. THE OTHER THING I WOULD POINT TO BEFORE I BEFORE I PASS ON HERE. UM THE RED LINE DOES OUTLINE THE SITE, YOU'LL SEE THE AREA THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. THAT AREA IS ACTUALLY BEING RETAINED BY THE SELLER. THAT'S THAT'S FRONTAGE ALONG I 35 IT HAS ABOUT 300 FT OF DEPTH AND SETS UP VERY WELL FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL OR PAD SOUGHT RETAIL THERE. AND THAT'S I UNDERSTAND. THAT'S WHAT THE EXISTING ON I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE IN THE FUTURE THERE. MM THIS IS, UM, A DRAWING FROM OUR CIVIL ENGINEER. SO UM, THIS LOOKS PRETTY SIMPLE, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THOUGHT PUT INTO IT SO YOU CAN SEE. IN PARTICULAR THE DESIGN OF CLEVELAND GIVES ROAD AS IT COMES DOWN FROM 11 71 , AND WE'LL TIE INTO THE FUTURE WHITE ROAD. WHO DOES THIS? HAVE A POINTER ON IT CHANCE. PROBLEM DOESN'T DOESN'T THINK HE GETS LOST IN THE SCREEN THE SCREEN. OKAY, WELL, WE CAN POINT WHAT DO YOU WANT TO YOU CAN POINT. OKAY WELL, CLEARLY IT'S OKAY. CLEVELAND GIBBS ROAD COMES DOWN AND TEASING THE WHITE ROAD. SO KIND OF THAT L SHAPE THAT IS CREATED. THERE IS WHAT WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTING. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE TWO BUILDINGS. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S KIND OF THE ELBOW OF THE L SHAPE. AND THEN THE TWO BUILDINGS WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTING ARE GOING TO BE, UM , VARYING IN SIZE. ONE BUILDING WILL BE ABOUT 1.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET. THAT'S THE LARGE BUILDING. UM YOU KNOW THAT THAT WILL BE A CROSS STOCK BUILDING. IT'LL BE DRESSED UP, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE FRONTAGE ALONG. I 35 ON THE CORNERS FACING WHITE ROAD IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN THE SMALLER BUILDING WILL HAVE LOADING JUST ON ONE SIDE AND IN A SIMILAR FASHION WILL BE DRESSED UP ON THE END FACING I 35 ON THE CORNERS OF THE BUILDING. OUR PLAN IS TO BUILD THE BUILDINGS SPECULATIVELY. WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A TENANT IN IN HAND TO LEASE THOSE BUILDINGS. AND SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, UM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH 153 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF CLASS A SPACE WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE BROADER RANGE OF TENANTS. SO THIS IS A SAMPLING OF FORTUNE 500 TENANTS THAT WE'VE BEEN DONE BUSINESS WITH IN THE PAST. UM HERE IN DALLAS. WE'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH UM HD SUPPLY OWENS AND MINOR X P O WAYFAIR. MM. AND UPS. WE'VE ALSO DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK WITH THE CONTAINER STORE WHO IS OUR LARGEST SENATE IN KOPPEL, AND WITH SAMSUNG, WHOSE ANOTHER VERY LARGE 10 OF OURS AND INCAPABLE. TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE. I KNOW. THESE NUMBERS ARE ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT SMALL, BUT I THINK DREW, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU COULD USE THE POINTER HERE, MAYBE JUST A HIGHLIGHT. MAGNIFY THE THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. COMES. THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF WHERE THE FUNDING WILL COME FOR BOTH CLEVELAND GIVES ROAD AND WHITE ROAD AND THE ASSOCIATED WATER LINES AND SO. THE PLAN WOULD BE AND WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH DENTON COUNTY TO SECURE THE FUNDING, BUT WE'VE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS. HOPEFULLY, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. UM BUT IT FEELS LIKE THEY WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF FUNDING SOMEWHERE AROUND $4.6 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CLEVELAND GIVES ROAD MM. THEY WILL THAT WILL FUND THE ROAD BUT NOT THE WATER, SO WE WILL STEP IN, AND WE WILL FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 12 INCH WATER LINE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ROAD. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO CONSTRUCT WHITE ROAD. THE COUNTY WILL NOT[01:05:04]
BE FUNDING WHITE ROADS, SO DUKE REALTY WILL STEP IN AND FUND THAT CONSTRUCTION AND THE ASSOCIATED WATER SO, UM, TOTAL PROJECT COSTS FOR THOSE TWO ROADS OF $10.6 MILLION. DUKE'S GOING TO FUND ABOUT $5.6 MILLION OF THAT COST. THE COUNTY UPON FINAL ACCEPTANCE WILL HOPEFULLY CONSTRUCT $4.6 MILLION OF THAT. AND THEN IN TALKING TO DREW AND NATHAN. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TOWN WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE WATERLINES UPSIDES TO 16 INCHES FROM 12 INCHES, SO THE TOWN WOULD SHIP IN $495,000 TO UP SIZE THOSE WATER LINES. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THE TWO ROADS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTING IN THE ASSOCIATED WATERLINES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN MASTER PLAN. ANY QUESTIONS THERE? BOY THIS GOT REALLY SMALL. UM OKAY. UM THIS IS REALLY A PROJECT TIMELINE. AT THIS POINT. WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. MM BUT THIS IS REALLY KIND OF BEST GUESS ON WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE BUILDINGS. FIRST OF ALL TO START WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE OFF SITE INFRASTRUCTURE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE LAND IN OUR CONTRACT. WE DON'T OWN THE SITE. WE'RE TRACKING TO TRY TO CLOSE ON THE SITE IN MID SEPTEMBER. SO ASSUMING THAT HAPPENS AND WE'RE ABLE TO ACCESS THE RIGHT AWAY THAT HAS BEEN GRANTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CLEVELAND GIVES ROAD WE WOULD EXPECT TO BREAK GROUND ON CLEVELAND GIBBS IN NOVEMBER. UM COMPLETE CLEVELAND GIVES IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR. AND THEN BREAK GROUND ON WHITE IN MARCH OF 2023 THAT WOULD BE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE GOING TO BE BUILDING. WATER LINES ON BOTH BUILDINGS ON BOTH ROADS WOULD BE COMPLETE IN JULY, 2023 WHITE ROAD COMPLETED IN AUGUST OF 2023 SO LONG STORY SHORT AS LONG AS WE CAN CLOSE ON THE LAND AND SEPTEMBER WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DELIVER ALL THE OFF SITE INFRASTRUCTURE BY AUGUST OF 2023. THE BUILDINGS. SAME PLAN WITH THE LAND CLOSING IN SEPTEMBER, ASSUMING WE GET CIVIL PERMIT APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER AND A BUILDING PERMIT IN JANUARY WE'VE MOBILIZED IN FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR. MM GROUNDBREAKING MARCH TILT PANELS IN AUGUST. FINAL INSPECTIONS WOULD BE JANUARY OF 2024 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 SO LOT OF CONSTRUCTION, A LOT OF VERTICAL IMPROVEMENTS, SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK SUMMARY HERE AND THEN I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. UM BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE A TWO BUILDING PROJECT. TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE 1.35 MILLION SQUARE FEET. THESE WILL BE CLASS A LOGISTICS BUILDINGS BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT.MM WILL CREATE OVER $100 MILLION IN NEW VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT. UM, IS TAXABLE. THE TENANTS WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL TAX BASED ON THEIR BUSINESS, PERSONAL PROPERTY. UM, AND ANY POTENTIAL SALES TAXES THAT ARE GENERATED IN IN THE BUILDINGS NOW, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THE TENANT IN HAND YET, AND WE'LL PROBABLY BUILD THESE BUILDINGS SPECULATIVELY, I'D BE SPECULATING IF I TRY TO TELL YOU WHAT I THINK THOSE THOSE VALUES COULD BE. UM, BUT I WOULD TELL YOU ON THE BUSINESS, PERSONAL PROPERTY SIDE, JUST LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR OTHER BUILDINGS THAT BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 25 CENTS OF FOOT TO THE BUILDING PER YEAR ALL THE WAY UP TO WE'VE GOT ONE THAT'S ALMOST AT A DOLLAR 50 A SQUARE FOOT, SO IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON THE VALUE OF THE INVENTORY IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO SALES TAXES, TYPICALLY TYPICALLY, UM INDUSTRIAL USERS UP UNTIL THE SAME VIBE TO 10 YEARS AGO HAVEN'T REALLY GENERATED SALES TAXES. BUT WITH THE GROWTH OF THE E COMMERCE INDUSTRY AND THE FACT THAT A LOT OF THESE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS ARE GENERATING SALES DIRECTLY OUT OF DISTRIBUTION CENTER SO LONG AS THE SITE IS FOR THE SALE IS DECLARED IN THE CITY WHERE THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS LOCATED.
THE CITY OR THE TOWN IN THIS CASE WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT SALES TAX REVENUES. SO OBVIOUSLY THAT NUMBER IS PRETTY STRICTLY DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF SALES . ANY PARTICULAR TENANT MAY MAY GENERATE THERE. MM AGAIN THROUGH THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY AND DUKE. WE'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT $10.7 MILLION OF INFRASTRUCTURE. ROADS AND WATER THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S VISION. THE MASTER PLAN. 5.6 MILLION WILL BE FUNDED BY DUKE 4.6 MILLION, HOPEFULLY BY THE COUNTY SUBJECT TO FINAL NEGOTIATION, AND THEN THE TOWN
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SHIPPING IN $495,000 TO UP SIZE THE WATER THE PROJECT ALSO IS GOING TO RESERVE THAT 12 ACRE VACANT LAND SITE WITH FRONTAGE ON I 35 FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. UM YOU'VE GOT INDIA GRILL TV AND EXPERIENCED FINANCIALLY STABLE DEVELOPER WITH A DESIRE TO CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING WITH THE LONG TERM OWNERSHIP MENTALITY AND MIND. KEEP IN MIND OF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT IN A LONG TERM . WE WANT IT TO BE QUALITY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BREAK DOWN. AND WE WILL CONSTRUCTED TO BE LEAD CERTIFIED. UM FINALLY, I WOULD SAY PROJECTS OF THIS SIZE AND THIS SCOPE TYPICALLY ATTRACT THESE HOUSEHOLD NAME TYPE TENANTS AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SALES TAX GENERATION, I CAN'T PROMISE THAT THE TENANT THAT'S GOING TO COME IN IS GOING TO GENERATE SALES TAX. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE BUILT. IN A FUNCTION. THAT WILL LIKELY GIVE US THE BEST SHOT OF LANDING THAT TYPE OF TENANTS. SO WITH THE CLEAR HEIGHT, THICKER SLAB TO ACCOMMODATE A MEZZANINE, STRONGER MATERIAL HANDLING MORE POWER FOR. FOR CLIFFS. THAT TYPE OF THING. MACHINERY WE AT LEAST GIVE OURSELVES THE BEST CHANCE OF ATTRACTING THOSE HIGHER AND BETTER USES SO UM HAVING SAID THAT? I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO JUMP IN BECAUSE I NEED TO ACTUALLY DEPART HERE. SO I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH MY INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THIS PROJECT. COUPLE KEY THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO BE CONSIDERING AS WE START TO CONSIDER THIS PROJECT. THERE ARE FOUR THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BROADER PICTURE WITH RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. FIRST OF ALL CLEVELAND GIVES IS REMAINS IN LITIGATION AS FAR AS THE EMINENT DOMAIN CASE FOR A PORTION OF THAT CLEVELAND GIVES RIGHT OF WAY. UM, THAT COULD TAKE AS LONG AS 15 MONTHS TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH DENTON COUNTY. THAT'S NOT OUR LITIGATION. THAT'S WHAT DIDN'T COUNTY AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. UM THERE IS AN AND ASHLEY CAN INFORM YOU EITHER HERE IN THE BACK AS TO ANY LEGAL IMPLICATIONS RELATED TO THAT. UM WITH REGARD TO THE FUNDING OF THE ROADS. THE NUMBERS THAT ARE HERE ARE CERTAINLY THE NUMBERS WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT SOME TIME AGO. AT THIS POINT, THE CLEVELAND GIVES PORTION OF 4.6 MILLION IS UNDERSTATED BY AT LEAST $1.7 MILLION. AND THAT IS CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING TO COME FROM. SO THAT THAT PEACE IS NOT YET TAKEN CARE OF. UM SO THE COST OVERRUNS ARE RUNNING, WHICH ALSO COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR WHITE WAY AND THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHERE THAT THOSE COST OVERRUNS ARE GOING TO COME FROM. THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL COSTS RELATED TO THE LITIGATION SETTLEMENT COST TO LITIGATE AND ESSENTIAL OUTCOMES THAT COULD INCREASE THE COST THE COUNTY WHICH THEY MIGHT YOU KNOW, REQUIRE US TO PARTICIPATE IN IF THEY, UM DON'T WANT TO COVER THAT, IN ORDER FOR THIS PROJECT TO GO FORWARD, DOESN'T IT DOESN'T PUT US ON THE HOOK FOR IT. BUT IF WE WANT THE PROJECT GO FORWARD. THERE IS A CONVERSATION THAT HAS TO BE HAD THERE ABOUT WHAT ADDITIONAL COSTS MIGHT BE INCURRED. UM WITH REGARD TO THE PROJECT ITSELF, UM THE ONLY THING I HAVE WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC IS IT'S MY VISION FOR THIS TO BE A LOOPED SYSTEM. I KNOW THAT'S NOT IN THE PLAN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S A TECH STOP PROJECT, BUT I AM IN COMMUNICATION WITH TEXTILE REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT THE FRONTAGE ROAD FROM THE END OF WHITE WAY UP TO THE PEACE THAT EXTENDS TO THE SOUTH. I THINK IT'S 1000 FT OR SOMETHING ALONG THE ALONG THE FRONTAGE IT NEEDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. THAT'S VERY CRITICAL PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ME, BUT I WANT TO SEE A PLAN OR A ROADMAP TO. IT'S NOT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DELIVER.BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SEE A ROADMAP FOR COMMITMENT FROM FROM TEXT DOT UM, KIND OF BEFORE. I REALLY MAKE A DECISION ON THIS PROJECT. TO THE EXTENT THAT WE WOULD PARTICIPATE. ALSO THE BRIDGE AT 11 71 IS IN THE SAME CONSIDERATION THAT NEEDS TO BE REINFORCED AND THE SURFACE IMPROVED. THE BRIDGE ITSELF WILL BE REPLACED FOR MANY YEARS. AND SO THIS BRIDGE HAS TO BE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE TO HANDLE THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC. THAT WOULD BE COMING TO THE SITE, BUT A LOOPING OF THE ROADWAY, WHICH CUTS DOWN ON THE IN AND OUT OF CLEVELAND, GIBBS IN HIS GREAT OUT BY WAY OF I 35 IS THE IDEAL THAT I CAN SEE FOR THIS FOR THIS PROJECT. FINALLY AND SOMETHING FOR OUR COUNSELORS TO CONSIDER. YOU MADE A GREAT POINT ABOUT THIS OPENING UP THE REGION HERE AROUND THE AIRPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S THAT CAN BE A GOOD THING AND CAN BE A TOUGH THING FOR US. WE HAVE A LOT OF CAPITAL COMMITMENTS FOR MAJOR PROJECTS AROUND THE TOWN. THIS DOES OPEN UP A WHOLE ANOTHER AREA FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH, WHILE THE FINANCES FOR THIS ONE MIGHT BE IN PLACE TO GET THIS DONE, THE NEXT PROJECT THAT COMES IN THAT HAS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
COULD MEAN PARTICIPATION IN THAT IS A DREAM OR A POTENTIAL DRAIN ON OUR CAPITAL RESOURCES AT A POINT WHEN WE'RE EXTENDED DOING OTHER BUSINESS PARK PROJECTS, SO FOR OUR COUNCIL, YOU NEED TO
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TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS TO WHAT THIS IMPLICATIONS ARE FOR OTHER PROJECTS COMING RIGHT AFTER THIS. SO THOSE ARE THE KEY THINGS FOR ME WERE WELL USED TO CALCULATING POTENTIAL VALUE AND TAXI YIELD AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS FOR THESE DISTRIBUTION PROJECTS. I HAD ASKED THE COUNCIL JUST TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER ON DESIGNS AND HEIGHT AND ANY OTHER IMPLICATIONS THAT WOULD MAKE THIS DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER PROJECT THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT. UM DO YOU DO THAT DILIGENCE? IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH OF OUR CONVERSATION. BUT IF YOU WIN ALL MINE, TAKE IT FROM HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM, TAKE THE MEETING AND GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE MEANING. IF YOU DON'T MIND, OKAY? THANK YOU, MA'AM. YES. SO WITH THIS PROJECT ARE THE MAYOR'S POINT. ARE YOU SEEING A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PERMITTING FOR EXCESSIVE HIGH OR ANYTHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES. WE DON'T I MEAN, THE SIDE IS ZONED FOR WHAT WE WANT TO BUILD, SO, UM AND LOOK AND I'LL JUST SAY AS FAR AS THESE BUILDINGS GO, THESE AREN'T THESE AREN'T METAL WAREHOUSES. I MEAN, THESE ARE CLASS A DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.YOU KNOW, ON THAT FIRST SLIDE. YOU SAW SOME PICTURES OF THE TYPES OF BUILDINGS WE'VE BUILT BEFORE. SO NO, UM IN TERMS OF HEIGHT RESTRICTION USE RESTRICTIONS WERE FINE WITH THE ZONING. IT'S IN PLACE. AND MY FINAL QUESTION IS HAVE YOU CONSIDERED WILL YOU CONSIDER CITED IN YOUR CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX IN NORTH LAKE? YES WE WILL DO THAT EXCELLENT COUNSEL. YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR HIM? IF WE GO WITH THE NUMBERS OF TODAY WE'D BE INVESTING ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO GET A $100 MILLION BUILDING IS THAT IT IN A NUTSHELL. IN VERTICAL IMPROVEMENT? YES, SO THAT EXCLUSIVE OF THE LAND JUST LOOKING AT WHAT BUILDINGS LIKE THIS TEND TO APPRAISE FOR IN THE AREA. I THINK YOU'RE YOU'D BE THEY, THE VERTICAL IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE APPRAISED NORTH OF $100 MILLION BASED ON COMPS. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ALSO CONTRIBUTING THE $5.5 MILLION TO THE TO WHITE ROAD AND PUTTING IN THE WATER LINE. THE 12 INCH WATER LINE.
ANYTHING ELSE. COUNSELORS. A LITTLE CONFUSED IT ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE HAVING TO SELL YOURSELF TO EARTH IN ORDER TO GIVE US SOMETHING. WELL I HADN'T HAD THE BENEFIT OF GETTING TO MEET YOU YET AND INTRODUCE THE PROJECT, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A NICE REVIEW OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. APPRECIATE THE UPFRONT THIS OF THIS AND THAT YOU'RE NOT REALLY HAVING THE OVERSELL IT HERE, EITHER. IT'S THE NUMBERS MAKE SENSE ON THEIR MERITS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE, UNFORTUNATELY, IS GOING TO BE CLICKING. GIBBS DISPUTE IN COURT . UM SO HOPEFULLY I'M SURE YOU'RE STAYING AS CLOSE TO THAT IS WE'RE VERY WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THAT THEY WERE VERY FOR PAYING ATTENTION. YOU KNOW? LOOK, I MEAN, THESE THESE, THE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTS. THE DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS CAN BE CHALLENGING AND THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THIS THAT HAPPENED, SO YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO PLAY ITSELF OUT. YOU KNOW, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, AND YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT AS IT DOES, AND BE PREPARED IF AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE TO ACTUALLY TO ACTUALLY MOVE AND HOPEFULLY THAT SOONER THAN LATER, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I THINK THE MAYOR'S OTHER POINTS THAT PLAY INTO THIS, IT WILL BE CRITICAL. FOR THINGS LIKE PARTNERING WITH TEXT THAT WE DO HAVE A LIGHT PLAN TO 11 71. CLEVELAND GIBBS WITH TECH STOCKS , BUT FINAL FINALIZING THAT LOOP WE'VE SEEN PUSHBACK IN FLOWER MOUND. UH AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS ABOUT WAREHOUSES AND NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS SO YOU CAN SEE IF THAT CAN INDEED LOOP OUT. ALONG THE HIGHWAY ALONG THE ACCESS ROADS BENEFIT. THE PERCEIVED BENEFITS. WELL I WOULD TELL YOU, WE IT'S OUR PREFERENCE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT. I MEAN THAT THAT THAT THAT WOULD BE OPTION OPTION ONE. UM, YOU KNOW, THE NICE THING ABOUT WHERE CLEVELAND GIVES RIGHT NOW, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT IN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY AS YOU MOVE TO THE EAST. BUT EVEN EXITING CLEVELAND GIVES ROAD HERE ONCE YOU HANG A LEFT OR YOUR RIGHT OR 9 35. YOU'RE NOT DRIVING BY A BUNCH OF HOUSES OR THROUGH THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS. UM, SO THAT'S HELPFUL IN THE INTERIM, BUT LONG TERM. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ACCESS ROAD IN PLACE HERE, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO. IT'S JUST TEXT ON AND FUNDING AND TIMING AND ALL THOSE AND ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE DESIGNED CLEVELAND GIVES ROAD OBVIOUSLY WITH YOUR MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT'S ALSO BEING DESIGNED TO TEND TO WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE ACCESS ROADS SO THAT THAT DOES WORK. IF AND WHEN IT COMES WELL, NOT IF BUT WHEN IT COMES TO YOU HAVE ANYTHING OF SPORTS OR MR MOORE? DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? MICROPHONE. I'M LOOKING AT THE POST THAT'S UP THERE LOOKING TO
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GET THE SMALLER BUILDING. AND I REALIZED WERE YOU'RE VERY BEGINNING ON THIS THING. BUT IF, IN FACT. THE MAYOR'S DISCUSSION COMES TRUE AND REBEL TO RUN THAT FUNNY FRONTAGE ROAD BACK INTO 35 IS A ROOM BETWEEN THE CORNER OF YOUR BUILDING. OR CAN THAT BE MOVED FURTHER EAST THERE IS I KNOW THAT'S LOOKING VERY SMALL THERE. BUT, UM, THERE IS ROOM FOR THE ACCESS ROAD. IT LOOKS SMALL BECAUSE THERE'S A BLACK LINE THAT'S THE PROPERTY LINE THERE. BUT BUT THERE IS ROOM BETWEEN THAT BUILDING. AND THE FREEWAY FOR FUTURE ACCESS ROAD. THAT WAS WE HAVE SEEN THAT DESIGN FROM TECH START AND WE'VE TAKEN THAT INTO ACCOUNT. HAVING WORKED FOR YELLOW FREIGHT FOR TWO YEARS. ALWAYS LOOKED WHERE I CAN BACK IN NO BLIND I'D BACKS YOU HAVE TWO TRACTOR TRAILER. SO NOW WE'VE DESIGNED THESE WITH IT COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCULATION AND WE CAN GET TRUCKS IN, UM VERY, VERY WELL OUT OF BOTH BUILDINGS ACTUALLY LAYS OUT VERY WELL, PARTICULARLY ONCE THE ONCE THE ACCESS ROADS IN PLACE. WORKS WITH ATTITUDE. AND I DO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. UM, WE'VE HEARD FROM TEXT DOT WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT LIGHT BY THIS DECEMBER. IT'S AMAZING HOW LONG IT TAKES THEM, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO BE IN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT BUSINESS YET. UM THE FRONTAGE ROAD. SO YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE 407 BREAK OUT BETWEEN CLEVELAND GIBBS AND GATEWAY UNDER 35. W ONCE YOU GET THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR A ROAD SECTION. YOU CAN BREAK OUT ANY SECTION, SO I THINK THE COUNTY. WORKING WITH TEXT DOT HAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FRONTAGE ROADS AND SO WE CAN WORK WITH OUR CONSULTANT, MR POLLSTER, AND I E S AND BREAK OUT AND WE WE'VE ALREADY JUST THE MAYOR AND I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT WITH HIM SO AND AGAIN. THIS ISN'T DUKES RESPONSIBILITY, NECESSARILY, BUT IT OBVIOUSLY IT, UH IT HELPS THE PROJECT AND IT COULD ALSO HURT THE PRODUCT PROJECT. WE CAN'T GET THERE. BUT THEN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN DONE. AND SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FINDING THE MONEY TO BREAK OUT THAT PROJECT AND THEN FINALLY UM, THE SCIENTISTS IS, YES, IT IS FOR INTEREST STATE SALES. WE CAN KEEP THE SALES TAX. BUT IF IT'S INTERSTATE, IT GOES TO THE DESTINATION. AT LEAST THAT'S THE CURRENT LAW ON THAT, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE STILL WORKING WITH THAT, BUT IT'S STILL MOST OF THESE PLACES ARE GOING TO BE LOCAL FULFILLMENT ANYWAY. SO THAT'S NOW THESE ALL THESE COMPANIES ARE PUTTING. REGIONAL FULFILLMENT CENTER. SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT SALES TAX IF WE CAN LAND AND FULFILLMENT CENTER WOULD WOULD REMAIN HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION IS VERY WELL DONE. UM APPRECIATE IT. ANYTHING ELSE. COUNSELOR. YOU'RE WELCOME.THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT AND MOVING ON TO ITEM SEE BRIEFING ON THE
[2.C. Briefing - Fireworks Ordinance Update]
FIREWORKS ORDINANCE AND RESULTS OF THE 3RD AND 4TH. THROUGH OUR SECOND OFFICIAL LAMB, UM, CHIEF CRAWFORD'S COMING UP. MHM BE HERE TONIGHT. MAYOR PRO TIM CANCEL. JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON FIREWORKS ORDINANCE AND WHAT TOOK PLACE ON JULY 3RD AND FOURTH ARE OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE SAFETY FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS IN NORTH LAKE. GOOD EVENTS IS LOADS. GO ONE MORE. YOU GET THE CLICKER THERE TOO, OKAY? ON JULY 3RD AND FOURTH. WE HAD SEVERAL CALLS RELATED TO FIREWORKS. YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL, NOT NORTH LAKE, SOME LEGAL THAT WE RESPOND TO THEIR WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ORDINANCE. NO X TAKING. WE DID ISSUE FIVE CITATIONS, WARNINGS. ON THOSE, AND SOME CALLS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE BECAUSE USUALLY BY THE TIME WE GET THERE THEY THEY'RE HIDING OR YOU KNOW THEY'RE OUT HAVING A LOOK OUT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO UM AND I KNOW, MS HARDMAN SAID THAT SHE HAD CALLED IN A REPORT. I WANT TO SPEAK WITH HER. I'M GONNA LOOK INTO THAT. UM I DID HAVE CAPTAIN COLEMAN CHECK DISPATCH LOGS, AND WE WERE NEVER DISPATCHED OUT TO THAT. AREA WHERE WHEN SHE CALLED THIS SPECIAL DOESN'T GIVE US A CALL. WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. WE DID RESPOND TO A CALL ON 407 FROM ANOTHER RESIDENT AND DID FIND ANYTHING GOING ON. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. ALSO NOT ONLY WERE HITTING FAR HANDLING FIREWORKS CALLS THAT NIGHT WERE ALSO STILL DEALING WITH DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES.DRUNK DRIVERS, THINGS LIKE THAT . I DON'T THINK WE MADE ONE TRAFFIC STOP ALL NIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE BUSY HANDLING EVERYTHING ELSE. WE YOU KNOW, WE ORIGINALLY TRAFFIC HEAVY ON THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS. SO HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE MOST OF FIREWORKS TOOK PLACE. YOU HAVE SOME MOST OF
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THEM TOOK PLACE IN HARVEST. KENYAN FALLS A FEW OUTLIERS IN SOME OF THE SMALLER NEIGHBORHOODS AND JUST SOME OTHER AREAS AS WELL THAT MAYBE, LIKE THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, PARKING LOTS DOWN BY INDUSTRIAL AREA HAD SOME COSTS IN THERE AS WELL. AND AS YOU KNOW, JUNE 28TH , 2000 AND 18. WE DID ADOPTED FIREWORKS ORDINANCE, WHICH WE THERE'S CERTAIN PARAMETERS THAT WE FOLLOW, AND THEN WE HAVE THE CANS AND CANNOT SEE WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO IN THE IN THE ORDINANCE AS WELL. AND IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, USED IT BY TIME WE GET THERE PEOPLE ARE WE DON'T SEE THEM LIGHTING THE FIREWORKS TALKED TO ANOTHER AGENCY. THAT WE TOLD THE SAME YOU KNOW WHERE THEY HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAVEN'T ISSUED AND IT'S A MUCH LARGER AND THEY HAVEN'T ISSUED ANY CITATIONS IN THREE YEARS BECAUSE THEY COULD NEVER CATCH PEOPLE. AND THEY HAVE THE SAME. MM CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE DO WITH HARVEST. THEY HAVE A FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT OUTSIDE THEIR JURISDICTION. UM AND WE ALSO CAN'T STORE FIREWORKS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEIR EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WE CAN'T PUT HIM IN WITH THE REST OF THE PROPERTY. AND WE'RE NOT FIREWORKS EXPERTS ONCE THEY EXPLODE OR COUGH. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS FIRED. WHAT WAS NOT FIRED WAS LEGAL. WHAT'S NOT LEGAL? SO THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE NUANCES THAT WE HAVE. THERE ARE LIKE I BELIEVE IT IS MISS GANS STATED. BARTON VILLAIN DISH. THEY'RE BOTH ALLOW FIREWORKS. BARNESVILLE THE ISSUE TO BURN BAND AGAIN DIDN'T COUNTY DID NOT? ALL THE OTHER COUNTIES AROUND US DID? BELIEVE LIKE SHE SAID, TARRANT COUNTY HAD 180 SOMETHING FIRES. DALLAS COUNTY HAD 230 SOMETHING FIRES. THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT MCKINNEY. IT WASN'T DUE TO FIREWORKS, BUT JUST HOW FAST FIRE SPREADS. THERE IS A SUBDIVISION WHERE HONG KONG FIRE TOOK OUT SEVEN OTHER HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION SO IT CAN REALLY IGNITE QUICKLY. AND I COULD GO INTO WHO'S NOT ALLOWING THEM BECAUSE YOU GUYS ALL KNOW THAT BUT WITH BARNESVILLE AND DISH AND THEY'RE MUCH SMALLER COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW 550 HOMES AND 160 HOMES, ANOTHER WE HAVE OVER 4000 IN OUR COMBINED AREA.SO THE BIGGEST THING I THINK WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS FIREWORKS SHOW NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY THAT VIOLATES THE CRS IN HARVEST. UM I STARTED RECEIVING PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES ON JULY 3RD AT 8 30 IN THE MORNING AND DEALT WITH THIS ALL DAY ON SUNDAY AND MOST OF MONDAY. UM WHICH I'M FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT'S MY JOB. THAT'S WHAT YOU PAY ME TO DO.
AND WE TRIED TO MAKE THE BEST RESOLUTION POSSIBLE WOULDN'T ALLOW FIREWORKS BEING SET ON THEIR PROPERTY. WE DID NOT APPROVE, OR, UM, GIVE PERMISSION TO ANYBODY TO SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS ON THE HIGHLAND HOMES, PROPERTY. WE GAVE GUIDELINES JUST LIKE WE WOULD WITH ANYBODY.
THAT'S ASKING US OUR OPINION ON THE LAW THAT WE GIVE THEM GUIDELINES OF WHAT'S LEGAL IN THE LAW. UM THE GROUP THAT WAS SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS. I UNDERSTAND. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEY CONTACTED US. AND THE SERGEANT ON DUTY GAVE THEM THE GUIDELINES OF WHAT DIDN'T COUNTY ALLOWS. UM SO WE DID. WE DIDN'T IMPROVE ANYTHING. AND AS YOU KNOW, HARVEST IS BASICALLY IN DIDN'T COUNTY'S JURISDICTION ON STUFF LIKE THAT, BECAUSE WE CAN'T ENFORCE ARE CURRENTLY CANNOT ENFORCE OUR ORDINANCES IN HARVEST. BUT ALL THE TIME THAT I WAS SPINNING RESEARCHING FIREWORKS AND THINGS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY SINCE WE DID GO HOME RULE IN MAY OF 2021 . THERE IS A STIPULATION IN THE LAW THAT SAYS WE CAN GO 5000 FT. OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION. TO ENFORCE WHAT'S CALLED NUISANCE LAWS. FIREWORKS IS INCLUDED IN THAT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD , THE COUNCIL WOULD DEFINE FIREWORKS AS A NUISANCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO EXTEND OUR ENFORCEMENT OF NUISANCE BEYOND OUR TOWN LIMITS. 5000 FT. AND THAT THAT DOESN'T COMPASS AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IF CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ASHLEIGH, THAT'S ANYTHING IN OUR E. T. J WE CAN'T GO INTO LIKE ARGYLE'S. YEAH RIGHT. SO ANYTHING R E T J, WHICH IN COVER IT COVERS ALL OF HARVEST. UM SO WE WOULD BE UM, ABLE TO ENFORCE OUR ORDINANCES AS FAR AS FIREWORKS OR WHATEVER IS DECLARED NUISANCE IN IN THAT AREA. UM AND WE CAN MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL FIREWORKS DISPLAYS AND YOU. YOU CAN DEFINE A NUISANCE. UM YES.
AND IF IT'S A PROFESSIONAL, UM, DISPLAY, YOU COULD SAY THAT'S NOT A NUISANCE CHALLENGE WOULD BE TO SAY THAT IT'S A NUISANCE. 363 DAYS A YEAR, BUT NOT TWO DAYS A YEAR, SO WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH LEGAL, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE THE CHALLENGE IF YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE YET IN FORCE 5000 FT, OUT, UM THAT'S GONNA BE THE CHALLENGE. BUT YES, WE CAN.
PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY DISPLAY WITH THE PROPER WITH A PROPER FIREWORKS WITH THE PROPER LICENSES, YOU KNOW, FIRE PERSONNEL AVAILABLE. THAT TYPE OF EVENT. YOU COULD DEFINE IT'S NOT A NUISANCE. AND THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT A EVENT LIKE THAT WOULD BE LOCATION, PARKING
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THINGS LIKE THAT. SO AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. SO REWIND FORCE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE FOR DECADES IN NORTH LAKE, AND YOU'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN IN PLACE. AH! WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE? NORFOLK WAS MUCH SMALLER AT THE TIME AS WELL. BUT KIND OF GO BACK TO ONE FIREWORKS OR BANNED EVERYWHERE AND YOU KNOW, DIFFERENCES OR ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGES I IMAGINE ARE SAME, BUT, UM CAN'T TAKE US THROUGH THAT REAL QUICK. WHAT USED TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED ANY DAY, RIGHT? I MEAN, THEY'VE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY MORE CALLS, BUT WE'VE ALSO IN INCREASED OUR POPULATION AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT UM, I BELIEVE LIKE MR MCDONALD SAID EARLIER IS IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW GOOD THE ORDINANCES WRITTEN. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PEOPLE THAT WE'LL DO IT ANYWAY. AND I SAW THE SOME OF THOSE POSTS ON ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE WERE OUT ON JULY 3RD AND JULY 4TH EDUCATING THE PUBLIC WHILE WE'RE DRIVING AROUND WITH YOUR LOGICAL PEOPLE WITH STAFF AND SAY, HEY, JUST SO YOU KNOW. FIREWORKS ARE FROM THIS TIME TO THIS TIME ON THESE DAYS AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE ON THERE WERE YES, THEY TOLD US BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY. UM WE CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE AT ONE PLACE. WE HAD TWO FULL SHIFTS ON ON JULY 4TH WORKING THAT NIGHT AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE, SAID THEY STILL HAD RESPOND TO OTHER COSTS AS WELL. AND THEY TRY TO COVER AS MANY. AREAS AS THEY COULD. BUT WHEN SHE STARTED GETTING INUNDATED, DISPATCHES GET INUNDATED AS WELL. UM BUT I'VE SEEN THE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CALLS INCREASE. I DIDN'T REALLY SEE IT AS YOU KNOW, IS IT. EARLIER WHEN IT WAS WHEN IT WAS NOT LEGAL. I DON'T THINK WE HAD AS MANY CALLS AND YOU KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST THE POPULATION AND I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, COVID HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING OUT AND DOING STUFF NOW, SO THAT'S THAT'S THE BEST I CAN. I CAN GIVE YOU. YEAH THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE. I THINK EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL PROBABLY WITNESS PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.WE'RE NOT TAKING ACTION TONIGHT , BUT WE DO NEED TO DETERMINE AT THE END OF THIS SESSION. WHAT WE WANT STAFF TO BRING FORWARD NEXT. IF ANYTHING, WE HAVE THREE OPTIONS. WE CAN KEEP IT AS IS WE CAN RENOUNCE IT COMPLETELY, OR WE COULD DO MODIFICATIONS. NO SUCH THINGS AS OURS, OR, UM POTENTIALLY LOOK AT WITH LEGAL ONCE AGAIN, TRY AND REVISIT LOT SIZE OR SAFETY. SAFETY SIZE IS NOT SO MUCH A LOT SIZE BUT LOT SIZE FOR SAFETY. UM AND THEN AND THEN, FINALLY, I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I TALKED TO CHIEF FOR QUITE SOME TIME WAS YOU KNOW THEY CAN WITNESS A FIREWORK BE LAUNCHED AS THEY DRIVE BEHIND THE HOUSE, BUT THEY CAN'T SEE THE PHYSICAL PERSON LAUNCHED IT.
I ASKED. WELL, ISN'T THIS A, UH YOU KNOW THE HOMEOWNERS STILL RESPONSIBLE. AND UH, BASICALLY TAKING PRIVATE JUST BE THROWN OUT. UM BUT THAT'S UP TO OUR JUDGE AS WELL. SO THAT'S UM WE HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES. WITH THIS LEGAL ILLEGAL. THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES. AH! I KNOW THAT I'VE WITNESSED CHALLENGES. WHEN I LIVED HERE, PEOPLE WEREN'T NECESSARILY CALL, BUT THERE ARE FIREWORKS ALL TIMES A YEAR. AND AS THE ONLY REMAINING COUNSELOR WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THAT ORDINANCE THAT THE HOPES WERE THE OAS WOULD RESTRICT THEM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THOSE ORDINANCES OR NOT ORDINANCES, BUT RULES WERE IN PLACE. PEOPLE ARE FLAUNTING THOSE PEOPLE JUST DON'T CARE BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T ENFORCING THE RULES IN H O. A. SEEMS AS I READ ONLINE HAS NO TEETH. AND THEN WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT ARE FLAUNTING OUR POLICE TELLING THEM. HEY, THIS ISN'T LEGAL TONIGHT, BUT THEY LAUNCHED THEM 10 MINUTES LATER AFTER HE DRIVE AWAY. UM IF WE COULD LEGISLATE RESPECT. FOR THE RULES AND ORDINANCES. WE'D BE A GREAT COUNCIL HERE, BUT SO I'M LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. STAFF IS LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. THE MAYOR IS LOOKING FOR DIRECTION ON WHAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT WITH THIS. ONE THING THAT I WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF OWNERSHIP UP HERE. I WAS SURE THAT THAT IN COUNTY WOULD HAVE A BURN MAN ON THE 3RD AND 4TH. UH, THAT WAS A FAILURE. THE ASSUMPTION WAS BAD. WE AS COUNCIL COULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION.
THE MAYOR COULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION STAFF COULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION PER ORDINANCE TO DECLARE A BAD BURN DAY PER SE. AND WE GOT TO WATCH YOUR TERMINOLOGY WITH GOOD AND BIRD BAD BURN DAY VERSUS BURN BAND BECAUSE THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO AND IF WE ALLOW FIREWORKS IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT YOU KNOW, AND COUNCIL MEETING PRIOR TO FOURTH OF JULY. THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT TAKING ACTION TO DECLARE BURN BANDS ARE NOT BASED ON WHETHER WE'RE NOT WEATHER EXPERTS, BUT WE KNOW IF THE GRASS IS GREENER IF IT'S BROWN SO AH, TAKE INPUT FROM COUNCIL THAT'S HERE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS PAST JULY, 3RD AND FOURTH.
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THESE DISPLAYS ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. I'LL BE PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU. UM THE ONE FROM HARVEST. I MEAN, I'VE GOT 28 PAGES OF THEIR FACEBOOK COMMENTS ABOUT WHERE THEY BLATANTLY SAID THEY HAD POLICE APPROVAL. WELL ONE STATEMENT SAYS. CAN YOU IMAGINE 500 ROCKETS GOING OFF IN FRONT OF OUR HOMES WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WE NEED TO MOVE IT. WEST OF CLEVELAND GETS WELL.THAT ENDED UP BEING BEHIND THE PROPERTIES ON SCHOBER, WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HEY, PASTURES AND LIVESTOCK. TOTAL DISREGARD FOR ANYBODY ELSE. AND IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE. SOME OF THE COMMENTS ON THIS THING IT'S JUST UNREAL. UM MY FEAR IS THEY'RE ALREADY PLANNING NEXT YEAR'S EVEN BIGGER. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ONE SUBDIVISION COMPETING WITH ANOTHER WHO CAN PUT THE BIGGEST DISPLAY ON IS JUST GOING TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL. A LOT OF PEOPLE MYSELF INCLUDED. YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T MAKE OUR INVESTMENTS AND OUR LIVELIHOOD.
TO BE PUT AT RISK BY SOMEONE THAT'S IRRESPONSIBLE WITH NO COMMON SENSE. I KNOW. GENTLEMEN MADE A COMMENT EARLIER. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BREAK THE LAW NO MATTER WHAT. WELL, THEY'RE THE ONES JUST SITE. I MEAN, I BELIEVE JUSTIN, I THINK HAS $2000 FINE UP TO $2000 COUNTY HAS UP TO 2000 MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF ONE BUT YOU KNOW? AND SOMEONE ALSO MADE A COMMENT ABOUT BEN FRANKLIN AND WHICH I AGREE WITH. BUT AGAIN, BEN FRANKLIN IS NOT GOING TO WANT HIS STUFF PUT AT RISK BY SOMEBODY ELSE'S IN CONSIDERATION. IT'S JUST GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL. I MEAN, IT STARTS OFF ON JULY 2ND AND THIRD AND GOES AFTER THE FOURTH. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW. TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE TOO MUCH AT RISK. YOU CAN'T GO AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID YOU MIGHT NOT COME BACK TO THE HOME MIGHT BE BURNED OUT BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK. OR YOU'RE UP ALL NIGHT, LOOKING OUT THE WINDOWS LOOKING FOR FIRES. THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S NO WAY TO SPEND YOUR LIFE AND YOU KNOW IT'S LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. ONE BAD APPLE SPOILS IT FOR EVERYBODY AND.
THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU GOT TO MAKE THE EXAMPLE OF HATE TO PUT IT THAT WAY. BUT I DON'T WANT TO COME HOME. NO BURNED OUT HOME. I'M SURE NOBODY HERE DOES EITHER. WE'VE HAD A FIRE ON SCHOBER. THIS THIS WEEK UNRELATED TO FIREWORKS. WE HAD ONE RELATED TO FIREWORKS. IT'S JUST NOT JUST NOT WORKING. I THINK THE DECISION AND ALLOW FIREWORKS WAS THE WRONG DECISION. AND. I JUST LIKE TO SEE US BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING AND VOTE ON IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. LET THE RESIDENCY WHERE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS STAND ON FIREWORKS. PERSONALLY, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO AWAY. JUST TOO MUCH AT RISK RIGHT NOW FOR EVERY AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WE HAVE MOVING INTO NORTH LAKE WELL. IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY BETTER. LIKE I SAID. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T GIVE ANY APPROVAL. I KNOW IF YOU BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THERE'S OTHER ISSUES THERE AND YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T LEGISLATE COMMON SENSE EITHER.
RIGHT AND WE ARE ORDINANCES. THE SAME WE HAVE UP TO $2000 FINE. YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED TO THE JUDGE, AND HE SAID IT COMES INCREMENTALLY. FIRST OFFENSE IS 500,000, AND IT GOES UP. AND YOU KNOW, I SAID, THAT'S WE WILL GO INSIDE, BUT IT'S HARD TO CATCH PEOPLE DOING IT. I'VE TALKED TO ANOTHER CITIZEN, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS LOOKOUTS WATCHING FOR THE OFFICERS COMING DOWN THE STREET SO THERE'S ALSO OFFERS TO PAY OTHER PEOPLE'S FINES OR COLLECT MONEY FOR THE FINES AS WELL UNTIL THE MEDIA YEAH, THAT DISREGARD FOR ORDINANCES HAS NO PLACE IN THIS TOWN. UM, MR KICKER, YOUR THOUGHTS. I MEAN, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID IT'S NOT WORTH ANYONE'S PROPERTY FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE RURAL PROPERTIES, THEIR LIVESTOCK ANIMALS, STUFF LIKE THAT. MY NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES ARE WAY TOO CLOSE FOR THIS. AND IT'S JUST.
ONE NIGHT A YEAR. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE NOT PROFESSIONALS. THEY DON'T USE COMMON SENSE. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST NOT WORTH THE RISK. I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT INTO YOUR POINT. PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES. SO THEY HAVE THESE LEFTOVER ONES. THEY KEEP FIRING THEM OFF. IT'S TO TEXAS, ESPECIALLY IN JULY. IT'S TOO DRY, TYPICALLY. IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD IDEA, AND IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES THEIR HOME OR SOMEONE KILLED. AND THEN EVERYBODY CHANGES THEIR MINDS AS OTHERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED. WELL, I'D RATHER BE PROACTIVE ON THAT. THANK YOU, MR EKER. DR SESSIONS. YOU FORGOT THAT I WAS ON THE COUNCIL THAT MANY YEARS AGO. YEAH I JUST DON'T THINK YOU CONCURRED WITH IF I RECALL DIDN'T DIDN'T CONCUR WITH IT. SO
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YOU WERE SAYING THAT PEOPLE THAT WERE FORWARD? I WAS AGAINST IT THEN BECAUSE I'M THE GUY THAT SEEING PEOPLE BLOW THEIR FINGERS OFF BLEND THEMSELVES FOR 25 YEARS. NEW EMERGENCY ROOM. I'M NOT FOR IT. I'D RATHER LET PEOPLE DO IT 365 DAYS A YEAR OR NOT AT ALL. I APPRECIATE THE SIMPLICITY. MR MOORE. MICROPHONE. I ALWAYS THINK MY VOICE WILL CARRY, UH, I WONDER WHY, DOCTOR? I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON US, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. WE MAKE IT CLEARER. WE GET IT OUT TO THE AH! CITIZEN. IN WELL IN ADVANCE. AND WE MAKE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ASK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE. AND AS IT WAS, I THINK. IT JUST WASN'T EVEN CLEAR TO US. I THINK DURING THE LAST PART OF THE WEEK SO I CAN IMAGINE WHAT SOME OF YOUR OFFICERS WERE DEALING WITH . WELL, THEY TOLD ME THIS DID THEY OR DID THEY? NOT SO SOME OF IT'S INCUMBENT ON US AND REALLY WHAT? WHAT ARE WE REALLY HERE? WHAT DO WE EXPECT? THAT WOULD BE JUST THE CHALLENGE AS WE CONTINUE TO REFINE THIS AND TRY TO ANTICIPATE WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING, OR IT JUST GETS VERY COMPLICATED. THEY'VE GOT A LOT ON THEIR PLATE IN TO TRY TO MAKE THEM FIREWORKS EXPERTS IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY AND WE WORK WITH YOUR ORDINANCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ORDINANCE YOU GIVE US BUT YOU KNOW, FINE TUNING THIS. IN SOME CASES MAY HELP IN OTHER CASES, IT MAY MAKE IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ENFORCE BECAUSE YOU'RE ADDING TO THE COMPLEXITY. AND THEN, UM, TO KIND OF GO BACK IF WE WANT TO ENFORCE IN THE E T. J. WELL, IT'S FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING. IT'S A REALLY EITHER OR SITUATION IF YOU BEN FIREWORKS AND DECLARED A NUISANCE. IT'S 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR, DOCTOR SESSIONS. UH WE CAN THEN EXTEND THAT 5000 FT INTO THE T. J. WE DON'T BELIEVE IF IT'S ALLOWED ON SOME DAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT EXTENSION, SO THAT'S ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER, AS YOU'RE ASKING US TO BRING THE STUFF BACK. HAVE ONE QUESTION. MAYBE THE CHIEF CAN ANSWER. MAYBE ASHLEY CAN ANSWER IT. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER MYSELF. WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE POLICE SERVICES TO HARVEST CORRECT CORRECT. DOES THAT MEAN? OUR POLICE OFFICERS CAN WRITE CITATIONS WITHIN THE T. J WE CAN WRITE. WE CAN WRITE A STATE LAW CITATIONS LIKE SPEEDING, RUNNING STOPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE CAN'T ENFORCE AN ORDINANCE. OF OURS BECAUSE IT'S SPECIFIC TO OUR TOWN. IF I'M CORRECT. THANKS. BACK IN THE POLICE. NOT UM WRITE A TICKET OR ARREST SOMEONE IF THEY DON'T SEE IT, BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY BURGLARIZED AS A HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR SEES IT TELLS YOU WHO IT IS. YOU GO ARREST HIM. WHY CAN'T THE PEOPLE THAT CALL IN WITH A COMPLAINT? TELL YOU WHO THEY WERE, AND THEN THEY GET ARRESTED OR TICKETED. IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. UM WELL, WE HAVE TO BE THE ONES THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS THAT WE CAN ENFORCE WITHOUT. UM, A PARTY LIKE SAY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WE CAN DO THAT DISORDERLY CONDUCT. WE CAN DO THAT. IF IT'S A BREACH OF THE PEACE. FIREWORKS ISN'T REALLY CONSIDERED A BREACH OF THE PEACE. UM THERE'S NOISE, ORDINANCES OR NOISE. SECTIONS OF THE DISORDERLY CONDUCT, BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM A WARNING. FIRST WE HAVE TO FOLLOW WHAT THE LAW SAYS. AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE NUANCES OF THE LAW. WE HAVE TO OBSERVE THE VIOLATION. LIKE, JUST LIKE A SPEEDING TICKET OR RUNNING A STOP SIGN, OR, YOU KNOW, LITTERING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NOW. IF IT'S A RESIDENT, AND THEY SEE SOMEONE DOING IT, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO COME APPEAR AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COURT AND TAKE THAT PERSONALLY. COURT THEMSELVES. SOMEHOW I DON'T SEE THAT. I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING EITHER. SO QUESTION AS LIKE. AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE FUTURE POSSIBLE CITIZEN PATROLS. ARE THEY A TRUSTED SOURCE TO REPORT THOSE THINGS AND ACTUALLY HAVE THEM CITED. GOT TO LOOK INTO THAT. UM I GUESS THEY COULD, AS A RESIDENT FILED THE CLAIM, BUT THEN THEY PUT THEMSELVES AND GO BACK TO THAT COURT SITUATION THAT MOST PEOPLE WANT TO AVOID.BUT I THINK IT'S VERY CLEAR AS A COUNCIL WANTS TO REVISIT THIS, AND I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FINE. UM AND TO BE PERFECTLY TRANSPARENT. THE WHOLE REASON THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS GRANTED WAS IN THE INTEREST OF SELF FREEDOMS AND GIVING A WAY FOR CITIZENS TO HAVE THAT OUTLET TO
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DO NOT PRESCRIBE TONIGHT. SO POLICE COULD BE PREPARED FIRE FOR BE PREPARED THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WE'VE ALL RECEIVED EMAILS IN OPPOSITION AND SUPPORT AND THOSE FOR MY NEW CHANGES.HOWEVER I THINK IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP CITIZENS SAFE AND THESE WERE BANNED FOREVER. AND I THINK THIS WAS KIND OF EXPERIMENT OF GIVING PEOPLE THE FREEDOMS THAT THEY WANT TO ENJOY. WELL NOT EXHIBITING THE RESPONSIBILITY. THEY NEED TO, UM EXHIBIT WHILE DOING SO. UM. MY FEAR IS I MEAN , THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO REALLY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE PEOPLE LAUNCHING FIREWORKS, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. BUT I THINK STAFF BRING THIS BACK, UH, FOR A COUNCIL VOTE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S DESIRED BY COUNSEL AND THAT IS WHAT'S DESIRED BY OVER HALF THE EMAILS I'VE RECEIVED. SO THE ACTION WOULD BE TO, UM I WOULD TO MAKE FIREWORKS. ILLEGAL AGAIN. UP AND DOWN. VOTE ON THAT, OR OR SOME NUANCED. DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT CHANGES? OR JUST JUST THINK, EITHER YEA OR NAY, I MEAN AND THEN AND THEN START MAKING CARVE OUTS. YOU KNOW, WE CAN BRING THAT BACK. YOU CAN DECIDE IF IT'S TO CONTINUE IT, YOU CAN GIVE US DIRECTION TO COME BACK WITH SOME SOME FURTHER. THAT WE'VE GOT TIME.
THE NEXT EVENTS NOT UNTIL NEW YEAR'S EVE, SO THAT PROBABLY IS THE BEST CASE. LET'S HAVE A VOTE ON CONTINUE OR RESCIND, AND IF IT DOES FALL TO CONTINUE, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT A CHANGES TO THAT . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BUT I THINK THAT PLAN WILL WORK. JUST FINE, CHIEF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING ADVOCATE FOR SAFETY OF MAPLE. TIM. HOW ABOUT SO AT I GUESS WE HAVE A SECOND STEP AND, WELL, WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. BUT IF YOU IF YOU DO DECLARE THEM ILLEGAL.
WE CAN COME BACK AND ANOTHER MEETING TO DECLARE THEM A NUISANCE. I THINK THAT ON THE ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE UP OR DOWN VOTE AND THEN HAVE AN ITEM THAT WE CAN JUST TAKE OR BYPASS, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THAT. OKAY IT'S TOO MUCH RESEARCH OKAY AND DOWN VOTE, FOLLOWED BY CREATING A NUISANCE. AND THEN IF THAT FAILS, WE'LL JUST SKIP THE SECOND ONE. GOOD PERFECT. EVERYTHING. EVERYONE GOOD WITH THAT COUNCIL. ALL
[2.D. Briefing - Quarterly Investment Report]
RIGHT. EXCELLENT. AND FINALLY, ITEM D THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORTS. YOU WERE JUST A MICROPHONE. DO IT FROM OVER HERE. HOLY MARY COUNCIL, SO I JUST HAVE A QUICK INVESTMENT REPORT UPDATE. SO OUR TOTAL BOOK VALUE IN CASH. IT IS $42 MILLION 994,915. DOLLARS UM, THE SECOND QUARTER INVESTMENT EARNINGS AROUND 48,000 AND 35% INCREASE. AS YOU KNOW, THE FED IS INCREASING RATES AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THESE TO GROW EVEN AFTER WE STARTED WORKING ON THESE NUMBERS. WE'RE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT INVESTMENT POOLS, AND ALL OF THEM ARE INCREASING RATES. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE SEE INTEREST EARNINGS START OR INCREASING. IT WILL LOOK EXPONENTIAL FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES JUST BECAUSE HOW LOW RATES HAVE BEEN AND SO JUST STICK WITH IT. IT'S NOT GONNA BE A MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME. IT'S JUST GOING TO LOOK LIKE REALLY BIG GAINS. WE'RE GOING TO SEE 55 30 40% FOR A BIT, AND THEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY PLATEAU OUT. BUT RIGHT NOW THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IS THAT THE FED WILL CONTINUE TO DO LIKE THREE LIKE THREE QUARTER POINT PACE INCREASES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF QUARTERS. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OVER THE INVESTMENT REPORT? COUNCIL. SEEING NONE. UM. TONIGHT IN[6. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
REGARDS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY ACTIONS TONIGHT. SO IF YOU WISH TO DEPART, WE SHOULD WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ACTIONS AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU FOR COMING ALL TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WITH WITH CONSENT UNDER SECTION 551071 ANO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.