TESTING. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 531. PM IT'S THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING IN
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THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. IT IS JANUARY 11TH. 2024 WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO HAVE THE INDICATION FOR US. DO WE? THERE HE IS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY? INTRODUCE YOURSELF, SIR, IF YOU WOULD FOR THE PUBLIC, AND MY NAME IS BRENT SOUTHERN, ONE OF THE PASTORS AT THE WELL COMMUNITY CHURCH IN ARGYLE BLESSED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.THANK YOU. LEADERS FOR LET ME COME AND PRAY OVER THIS TIME. LET'S PRAY FATHER, WE ARE WE ARE GRATEFUL AND HUMBLED. BY THE POSITION THAT YOU PUT US IN TONIGHT. BY THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE FOR ITS LEADERS. FOR ITS PEOPLE, ITS COMMUNITIES. GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US YOUR WISDOM TONIGHT. YOUR HUMILITY TONIGHT.
GOD THAT WE WOULD BE FILLED WITH YOUR SPIRIT. GOD THAT WE WOULD, UM WE WOULD WANT THE COMMON GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND GOD THAT WE WOULD BE REMINDED TONIGHT. OF YOUR SOVEREIGNTY AND GOODNESS.
AND GOD. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD REMIND US OF OUR HELPLESSNESS BEFORE ALMIGHTY GOD. AS WE PLAN AS WE PREPARE AS WE DISCUSS GROWTH AND ALL THE THINGS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE AT THE FRONT CENTER. MAY YOU GET ALL THE GLORY BY ANYTHING DONE TONIGHT.
OKAY WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR PRIVILEGE TO HAVE EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. IF YOU'RE WILLING AND ABLE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE IS.
GOODBYE. UNITED STATES. WITH HELP FROM WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. BUSINESS FOR US.
I'VE BEEN REMINDED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THERE'S NO COMMON AND ONE OF THOSE PHRASES AND SO WE GET OUT OF SYNC A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S GOOD TO REVIEW THOSE THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME IS JOHN HERE? YES MAYOR JOHN, POLLSTER WITH INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION
[2.A. Briefing - Updates on Denton County Bond Program Projects and TXDOT Road Projects]
SOLUTIONS WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE ON TEXT OUT ROAD PROJECTS ACCOUNTING BOND PROGRAM. YOU HAVE A DETAILED LISTING BEFORE YOU WE'VE KIND OF SUMMARIZE THESE ON THE SLIDES. JOHN THAT DOWN ARROW ADVANCES OR YOU CAN USE THE KEYBOARD OR YOU CAN USE THE MOUSE. OR WE CAN DO IT FOR YOU. SO, JOHN, BEFORE I GET STARTED. I WAS LOOKING AROUND LOOKING FOR YOU. AND AS TALL AS YOU ARE. I DIDN'T QUITE SEE OVER THAT OVER THERE. SO I WAS LOOKING AROUND FOR HARD TO MISS DIDN'T BRING HIS HAT TODAY. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. I WAS MISSING. OKAY. ALRIGHT WAS AN ARMY AND I HAD A MOTHER, SO I WAS TRAINED NOT TO WEAR A HAT IN THE HOUSE. GOOD MAN. THANK YOU, SIR. FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS JOHN POLLSTER R CONSULTANT ON TEXT DOT ROAD PROJECTS CRITICAL NEED FOR THE TOWN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPDATE. HE'S BEEN WORKING FOR US FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I APPRECIATE HIS POINT. HIS INPUT FOR US AND HE IS TALL. SO MOVE NOW. LOOK AT YOU. THAT GET TO THE MIC. YEP. ALL RIGHT. GIVE US AN UPDATE, JOHN ON ALL THAT'S GOING ON.OKAY. SO THE FIRST PROJECT WILL TALK ABOUT IS THE WHAT WE CALL IT. THE 407 JUSTIN. NORTH LIKE PROJECT THAT BASICALLY GOES ALL THE WAY FROM 1830 TO, UH WEST OF JUSTIN. UM AND IT GOES THROUGH BOTH NORTH LIKE AND JUSTIN THE PROJECT WAS. THE SCHEMATIC WAS APPROVED BACK IN, UH, THIS WILL BE APPROVED IN SPRING. WE HAD THE FEASIBILITY STUDY DONE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND TEXT THAT WENT AHEAD AND PICKED UP BARTLETT AND WEST TO CONTINUE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY SET THE ALIGNMENT LEGALLY. THE ALIGNMENTS NOT SET UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARS IT AND SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING HAVING IT CLEARED BY FOLLOW THIS YEAR AND AT THAT POINT THE COUNTY AND TAKES THAT WE'LL DISCUSS WHO TAKES THE NEXT STEP. ON DESIGN AND THEN WHAT PORTIONS BECAUSE ONCE IT'S ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED, WE CAN BUILD ANY PART OF IT. THAT THAT SEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR EITHER CONGESTION OR DEVELOPMENT. SO
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I'M GONNA GO AND UNTIL YOU SAY HEY, I GOT A QUESTION. IS THAT OKAY? UH WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO COVER THE BREAKOUT? START THEIR NEXT. ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. THAT'S THE CURRENT ACTIVITY. I JUST TOLD YOU WHAT WAS GOING ON. I APOLOGIZE. ALL RIGHT, SO THE 407 BREAKOUT IS BASICALLY FROM FROM GATEWAY DRIVE IN THE EAST TO CLEVELAND. GIBSON, THE IN THE WEST, IT IS ESSENTIALLY BUILDING THE RODEWAY AND BUILDING THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENT TO THE INTERCHANGE INTERSECTION.THEY'RE CURRENTLY YOU HAVE LIKE WHAT? TWO LANES. PRETTY ROUGH TO GET UNDERNEATH. THERE WERE GOING TO BE PUTTING FIVE LANES INTERIM. AND IT WILL HAVE TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. PLUS THE LEFT TURN LANE. YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE A ASTERIX AFTER THE RIGHT AWAY DATE. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THE RIGHT AWAY ACQUIRED. IN MAY. WE'VE GOT 19 PARCELS TO ACQUIRE AND 11 OF THOSE ARE HILLWOOD. SO WE FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT UH, WHILE IT MAY COST US WE WON'T GET THOSE DONE.
AT THE TIME WE MENTOR AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING A UTILITY. UM. CONFLICTS ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHAT UTILITIES ARE IN THE WAY WE TOOK MOST OF THE RIGHT AWAY OFF OF THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID THAT BIG WATER LINE ON THE NORTH. AND SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE UTILITY RELOCATION. THEY TYPICALLY SAY, 12 MONTHS, BUT WE'RE THINKING WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THAT. THE PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED. AT THE 25.6 MILLION WITH REGIONAL TOE REVENUE FUNDS. SO WE HAVE THE MONEY. WE'RE JUST WAITING TO GET THROUGH THE REGULATORY.
PROCESS TO ALLOW US TO BUILD IT. JOHN ON THIS ONE THAT THE REASON WE ASKED YOU TO COME FREE UPDATE TONIGHT WAS BECAUSE WHEN WE GOT EARLIER COPY OF THIS THROUGH THE COUNTY, THERE WAS A READY TO LET THE VERY SIGNIFICANTLY FOR IN THE FUTURE. I THINK IT WAS JUNE OR JULY OF 25. AND I KNOW THAT THINGS MOVE ALL THE TIME WHEN THIS PROJECT HAD INITIALLY BEEN DISCUSSED WITH YOU AND THE MAYOR AND MAYOR OF OUR GOAL AT THE TIME, WE'RE TARGETING TO BE BREAKING DIRT BY NOW. AND NOW WE'RE PUSHING THAT LET TWO THINGS ONE IS THAT REPORT WENT OUT BEFORE I GOT TO REVIEW IT.
SECOND I DON'T AGREE WITH TEXT THAT SANDBAG. SAYING SANDLOT OR SANDBAGS, SANDBOX. SCHEDULED MOST OF THE TIME, BECAUSE I'M I GET PAID TO BEAT HIM. NOT BEING TOUCHED STATE THAT THE DATES SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE WITH THE RIGHT AWAY SOONER THAN MAY BECAUSE HE WOULD IS THE LARGEST OF THOSE THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH, AND THEY MADE A COMMITMENT TO ME. THEY'LL BE DONE WITHIN PROBABLY THIS PART OF THIS MONTH FIRST HALF THIS MONTH. UM AND THE WHOLE INTENT OF MOVING THE ROAD TO THE SOUTH. WAS TO AVOID AS MANY UTILITIES AS POSSIBLE. SO I THINK WHEN WE GOT THE REPORT FROM TEXTILE, THEY JUST GAVE US A GENERIC SCHEDULE, WHICH IS COOL. FOR THEM, BUT DETRIMENTAL IF YOU'RE TRYING TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS. SO I JUST WE'RE LEAVING THAT HARASS TRICKS WILL KNOW WHAT WE KNOW IN ANOTHER MONTH. AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A BETTER DATE. BUT READY TO LET DATE MEANS WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYTHING DONE AND TYPICALLY HAVE ALREADY LET DATE BUT NOT A LEAD DATE. AND THE REASON YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DATA BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. WE HAVE THE MONEY. WE JUST HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND IT'S UP TO US TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS. MEETINGS WE'VE HAD WITH YOU ON ON ISSUES WITH AESTHETICS AND SCREENING. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT HELP US KEEP MOVING. SO REMOVE THOSE THAT DATE BECAUSE IT WAS AN ACCURATE AND YOU'VE GOT BOTH MY COMMITMENT AND THE CANADA'S COMMITMENT TO. TO STAY ON TRACK WITH THE SCHEDULE WE COMMITTED TO TWO YEARS AGO. ABSOLUTELY GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU FOR THAT, BECAUSE I THINK A GROCERY STORE IS ON ITS WAY AND THE TRAFFIC WILL GET EXPONENTIALLY WORSE. IN VERY SHORT ORDER HERE. THERE'S NO REASON TO DO THIS BREAKOUT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO HIT THE MARK, BECAUSE THERE'S A 407 JOB AND THERE'S A 35 JOB. BUT WE'RE DOING THE BREAKOUT BECAUSE WE WANTED, UH ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE THINK IS GOING TO OCCUR. THANK YOU, SIR. SO EVERYTHING I JUST SAID, IS RIGHT THERE. AH! AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE UTILITY CONFLICT ANALYSIS. THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, AND PROBABLY BY THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE THIS REPORT WILL KNOW WHAT UTILITIES ARE IMPACTED. AND WHETHER THEY CAN BE ACCOMMODATED OR IF THEY'RE IN CONFLICT, AND THEN WE'LL KNOW DATE. BUT EVEN THEN THE AMOUNT OF YOUR TOWARDS ANOTHER OUT THERE OR NOT, IS MUCH SWEET. ANTICIPATE ON A PROJECT THIS IS OF THE SIZE OF THEIR NOT VERY MANY. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE. AFTER WE DID THE FEASIBILITY FROM 1830 TO WESTERN JUSTIN. WE REALIZE THAT THERE'S
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A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF GOING ON TO OUR WEST. AND SO WE ASKED WHERE THE COUNTY LINE ENDS WITH A PURPLE IS THAT'S THE DENTON COUNTY LINE, AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE TO THE TO THE WEST OF ITS WISE COUNTY. AND WHILST COUNTIES IN THE FORT WORTH DISTRICT BUT SINCE THE DALLAS DISTRICT DID THE FEASIBILITY STUDY THROUGH JUSTIN. THEY WENT AHEAD AND PICKED UP THE SAME COMPANY. UM PORTLAND WEST TO DO FEASIBILITY, ALL THE WAY UP TO 87. THEY ARE DONE. WORK. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. UM PAGE. AS OF JUST BASICALLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, AND NOW THE CONVERSATION IS GOING TO BE WHO DOES THE SCHEMATIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SCHEMATIC FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, SO WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE DISTRICT IN FEBRUARY. TO GO OVER SEVERAL PROJECTS AND THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE ONES WE PARSE OUT ON WHO DOES WHAT. YEAH, I GOTTA REMEMBER THIS. THERE'S TWO SLIDES. OKAY. THE JUSTIN 1171 PROJECT. THE PROJECT. WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH TECHNOLOGY. DO THE DESIGN SANDY. IT'S ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED. UM, IT WAS. CLEARED IN JUNE LAST YEAR THERE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF RADIO ACQUISITION, THERE'S QUITE A FEW PARCELS TO ACQUIRE. AH! WE MET WITH JUSTIN THURSDAY. WEDNESDAY LAST WEEK. AND.ESSENTIALLY THAT JUG HANDLE IS A CITY ROAD, BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN TIE BACK 1171 TO 156. AND SO THERE'S SOME DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND SO JUSTIN IS ASKED THE COUNTY THEY HAD SOME MONEY LEFT OVER FROM A PREVIOUS PROJECT. TO MOVE TO THAT. AND SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT ALLOWING JUSTIN TO BUILD THAT JUG HANDLE. WHICH TAKES THAT WANTS US TO DO BECAUSE IT'S A IT'S AN OFFICE SYSTEM PART OF THEIR PROJECT AND THEY'D RATHER BE BUILT. BEFORE THEY GET TO THEIR JOBS SO THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TO DO ONE SYSTEM PROJECTS, SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING THAT OUT. AND, UM AGAIN. WE'RE LOOKING AT A, UM. UTILITIES BEING DONE IN 26, AND THERE'S THERE ARE A LOT OF UTILITIES ON THIS CORRIDOR, AND THERE'S A LOT INSIDE JUSTIN.
AND THESE ARE GUESSES. BUT AT THIS TIME, BUT WE THINK THAT'S PROBABLY GOOD, GOOD. GOOD GUESS WITH A NUMBER OF UTILITIES WE HAVE IN THAT AREA. OKAY? THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID. OKAY THE RUNNER SECTION. THIS PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ANTICIPATED COMPLETION BEING DONE. AND MARCH, SO. PROBABLY BEFORE MARCH , PROBABLY IN FEBRUARY TIME FRAME, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS IN THE IN THE PAVEMENT WHERE IT WILL BE, AND IT'S PERMANENT. LOCATIONS, BUT.
CONTRACTOR WILL END WHEN THEY DO THEIR PUNCH OUT PUNCH LIST ITEMS AND DO THE FINALIZATION. SO I WOULD SAY IN FEBRUARY, YOU'LL BE DRIVING ON 377 ON THE LINES WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO. LET'S SEE. YEAH, IT'S THE SAME. OKAY NOW. FARGO SECTION 377. THIS PROJECT HAS A RADIO LET DECEMBER 2024 YOU'VE GOT THE REPORT OR DO YOU HAVE THIS POWERPOINT? YOU HAVE MY REPORT. OKAY, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FUNDING ON THIS PROJECT WE HAVE, UM. UP UNTIL LITERALLY LIKE A MONTH AGO, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ON THIS PROJECT WAS $10 MILLION IN IN OUR TR FUNDS. BUT BECAUSE WE HAD THE $10 MILLION IN THE RTR FUNDS AND BECAUSE WE HAD THEY COUNTY WAS DOING THE ADVANCE PLANNING TO GET THE PROJECT READY TO LET DOING THE 10% LOCAL MATCH. COG AND TEXAS HAS STEPPED UP AND WILL BE FUNDING THIS PROJECT. CATEGORY TWO OR FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR AN SYSTEM PROJECTS. CATEGORY THREE IS THE LOCAL MATCH. THAT'S THE MONEY THAT COUNTIES GOT INVOLVED IN CATEGORY FOUR IS CONNECTIVITY FUNDS FOR THE DISTRICT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS REPORT HAS IT. IF IT DOESN'T GET IT FOR YOU, IT DOES. IT DOESN'T I'VE GOT A GLOSSARY. WHAT I'LL DO IS ON THE LAST PAGE . I'LL GIVE YOU THE CATEGORIES, SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO. HAVING ME TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE, SO IT'S A. IT'S FUNDED NOW. AND SO WE JUST GOTTA HIT OUR MARKS AND WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO GIVE THE, UH THE UTILITIES DONE IN DECEMBER. WE'LL HAVE THE PLAN'S DONE NEXT MONTH. PLANS ARE NEVER
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THE ISSUE. PLANS CAN BE DONE ANY TIME YOU NEED TO BE DONE. IT'S EASILY THE RIGHT AWAY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ON THE UTILITY. SO FULLY FUNDED. READY TO LET IN DECEMBER. THE REASON WHY THERE'S NOT A LET DATE YET. IT'S BECAUSE WE MAKE IT FURTHER ON INTO THE YEAR. THEN THEY LOOK AT THEIR THEIR LETTING SCHEDULE AND WILL PLAY PLACE IT IN THAT PROPER MONTH FOR THAT. THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO GOOD NEWS IS WE GOT $136 MILLION. MINUS 10. USUALLY SAID TWO YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND A LOT OF PROJECTS IS KIND OF THE BASELINE. WHAT'S YOUR ESTIMATE ON THIS ONE? AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION IS THIS A THIS WILL BE DONE IN 26. YEAH THIS ONE'S NOT. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH PARALLEL TO THE RAILROAD TRACK, THE ARK. THE GROWNUPS SECTION WE HAD TO GO OVER THE RAILROAD. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK WE HAD TO DO THIS, I WOULD THINK 24 MONTHS IS APPROPRIATE. BUT WHEN WE LET IT WE WILL TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF THE CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES AND THEN WE'LL PUT THAT IN THE REPORT FOR NOTICE TO PROCEED AND CONTRACTUALLY WHEN THE CONTRACT LAND SO WE'LL HAVE A REPORT LIKE WE DID ON THE OTHER FOR THE RUN UP SECTION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE DATES. OKAY? WE USED TO CALL THIS THE SWAMP SECTION, BUT TEXT THAT ASKED US TO CHANGE THE NAME . WE STILL CALL THE SWAMP. I THINK THIS ONE IS PRETTY COOL. THAT WE PICKED UP. JACOBS I THINK THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR NAMES SINCE THEN. BUT MAYBE NOT THERE. ALL THESE FARMS ARE CHANGING THEIR NAMES. UM UH, I THINK ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WE HAVE A JANUARY 2024 SCHEMATIC APPROVAL THAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR US, SO WE SHOULD BE GETTING APPROVED. UM THIS YEAR. THIS MONTH, WE HAD A MEETING WITH TEXT THOUGHT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE IS A CHANNEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO CROSS 1171 WITH AND THEY WERE GOING TO DO AN OUTFALL. TO THE LAKE. AND WE JUST GOT ACROSS UNDER THE RAILROAD TRACKS, SO THERE WILL BE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RAILROAD. TO DO THAT, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S JUST BACK FILL FOR THE LAKE. SO THERE'S THE.HYDROLOGY EASE GONNA WORK BECAUSE WE'RE DUMPING INTO A LAKE. OKAY? THE BIG JOB BEFORE WE LEAVE THAT ONE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST IS SHOWING $80 MILLION. IT'S MOSTLY STRUCTURE, OKAY? SO WHEN YOU IN YOUR MAP IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP ALL THAT GREEN. THAT'S CORPS OF ENGINEERS. FLOODPLAIN THE FLOODWAY. SO. ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE AT GRADE THE REST OF THE BEYOND STRUCTURE. SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE GOING THROUGH THAT CREEK AREA WILL BE ELEVATED. WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS THAT'S MY POINT IS THAT IS THAT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO WHAT THE NUMBER WILL BE MATTER. IT'S ALL I GUESS. AT THIS POINT CHANGES EVERY EVERY QUARTER. BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THE OPINION OF COST IS RIGHT NOW. SO WE'VE HAD 80% FROM 2 2018 TO NOW WE'VE HAD AN 80% INCREASE IN THE COST OF DESTRUCTION. TYPICALLY I'VE BEEN IN THIS LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IT'S SOME POINT THAT PENDULUM SWINGS BACK. SO WITH WHERE WE ARE ON OUR SCHEDULE, A WHOLE LOT CAN HAPPEN AND TWO OR THREE YEARS. GOOD. 114 EAST. THE PROJECT. CYNICAL A GOT IT CYNICAL IS A GOOD FIRM. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND THESE ARE THE MAINLAND'S FROM THE BREAKOUT JOB OF THE GREAT SEPARATION OF 377 ALL THE WAY TO JUST BEFORE. 35 AND INCLUDES THE GREAT SEPARATION FOR CLEVELAND, GIBBS. AND IT HAS A CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE OF MARCH. 2026 IF YOU LOOK DOWN IN THE NOTES SEE WHERE IT SAYS IN US HOW WE GET TO THAT DATE IS WHEN THEY SAY THEY GET 780 WORKING DAYS. WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A FIVE DAY WORKING WEEK OR SIX DAY WORKING WITH EIGHT HOURS OR WHATEVER. SO WE DO IS WE GO INSIDE THEIR BED? THE BID TEXT THAT AND HAVE A LINE ON THEM FOR BARRICADES. EVERYBODY RENTS THEIR BARRICADES. SO WE GO SEE HOW MANY MONTHS THEY SAY. BUT THEY'RE RENTING THEIR BARRICADES, AND THAT'S THEIR GUESTS ON HOW LONG THE PROJECT'S GOING TO TAKE. SO THEY'VE GOT 30 MONTHS OF BARRICADES ON THIS PROJECT, SO WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED ON THE NEXT PAGE. IT'S ON HERE. LET'S SEE. OKAY, IT'S NOT ON HERE. ON YOUR REPORT THAT YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A MONTHLY PROJECT REPORT THAT SHOWS THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR TEXT AND PHONE NUMBER CONTRACTOR TYPICALLY IS THE PHONE NUMBER.
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UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE STATE AND THEN ALL THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND SO YOU'LL SEE. THERE'S ALWAYS AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DAY. THAT'S ME PUTTING IN THE 30 MONTHS IF THE AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT EARLY ON IN THESE PROJECTS THEY GET INTO ARGUMENT ABOUT A SCHEDULE ON THE SCHEDULING. AND SO THE CONTRACTOR SAYING ANY 22 MORE DAYS IN TEXAS, SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO AGREE ON THE NEED FOR JUST PUT WHAT'S ANTICIPATED, WHICH IS THE 30 MONTHS AND AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE END, WE PUT IN THE CONTRACT DATE. SO YOU GOT THREE CROSSINGS CLEVELAND GIBBS. LET'S SEE AND ALL SLAUGHTER. UM IS 114 GOING OVER OR UNDER THESE ROADS? UH, I THINK 114 SHOULD BE GOING. UH, I HAVE TO CHECK BECAUSE I THOUGHT CLEVELAND WAS GOING OVER. BUT TYPICALLY THE WE WANT THE 114 IS GONNA OVER TYPICALLY WASN'T GOING OVER BECAUSE THEY ALLOWS YOU TO DEVELOP ALL FOUR CORNERS. SO ALRIGHT 14 IS GOING OVER CLEVELAND GAMES YOU'LL KNOW HE LECTURES ARE UP THERE SO UNLESS THEY SHIFT OUT THERE YEAH, I KNOW THE STRUCTURES. ARE THERE, SOME CONFIRMING PARTLY WHAT I KNOW AND PARTLY ON THE OTHERS DON'T KNOW. APOLOGIZE YOU'RE GONNA IDIOT FOR CONSULTANT. I WENT OUT AND TOOK PICTURES OF IT. YES, IT'S OVER. OKAY SO THE OTHERS WROTE IT WAS SO I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF THIS BECAUSE BEFORE, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT GRADE SEPARATION AND SOUNDED LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO BE A LOWER 114 BRIDGES OVER TOP FOR THE FOR THE FRONTAGE ROADS IN FRONT OF ROAD WAS IT HIGHER? SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT PICTURE IN MY MIND AND WHAT I WAS ANTICIPATING. FOR THE REST OF THE ROADWAY AT LET'S SEE IN CLEVELAND, GIBBS. WHERE'S 114 GOING UP, SO YOU'LL HAVE 114 JUST KEEPS TRAVELING TOWARDS THE WEST, SO IT'LL GO UP OVER AND BACK DOWN, AND THEN THE CROSS STREETS WILL BE AT GREAT. SO YOU JUST PULL UP LIKE A NORMAL BOX INTERSECTION, A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL, DEPENDING ON WHICH WARRANTED. CROSS TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, YOU KNOW. AND 114 GOES OVER. ACTUALLY HAVE PICTURES OF IT. DIANE ASKED ME TO GO GET PICTURES OF IT. RIGHT. I FORGOT WHERE I WAS. OKAY? THANK YOU. WHERE'S THE REST OF THE FUNDING COMING FROM? SO CAT TWO IS 91,000,107 CONSTRUCTION COSTS. WHERE'S THE OTHER 16 COMING FROM? SO I JUST HAVEN'T UPDATED THAT PROJECTS LET SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL IT WAS 407. SO THAT MEANS TEXT THAT COVERED THE DELTA WITH PROBABLY KEPT FOUR CATEGORY 11. I JUST HAVE AN UPDATED THE REPORT FOR THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY IT'S LEAD. THANK YOU. THE QUESTION IS GOING TO LOSE YOUR JOB. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO THE ROAD BOND UM WE'VE DONE OUR FIRST ISSUANCE AND THE PROJECTS THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. I'M HOPING WE'VE GOTTEN MM. SORRY BEFORE WE GO ON HAVE ANOTHER ONE. ON THE DESCRIPTION FOR 114 EAST. IT'S SAYING, AND THEY'RE RECONSTRUCT, CONSTRUCT EASTBOUND FRONTAGE ROADS. SO MY QUESTION IS THE WESTBOUND GOOD. AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE EASTBOUND? THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY MR IS GOING TO GET FIRED. SAYS, CONSTRUCT A NEW SIX LANE RULE FREEWAY AND RUN UP BYPASS. AND RECONSTRUCT AND RECONSTRUCT THE EASTBOUND FERNS PHOTO. THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ONE OF THE FRONTAGE ROADS THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE GREAT ON BECAUSE OF DESIGN. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I CAN FIND IT OUT. BUT IT'S NOT A COMPLETE DIG UP THE WHOLE THING. IT'S JUST MAYBE SOME SECTIONS HAD TO CHECK. YOU DON'T WANT ME DESIGNING THE ROADS, JUST TEXT. OKAY I APOLOGIZE. ALL RIGHT? JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF CONSTRUCTING THE CENTER LANES IS THAT'S ALL. HE'S NOT IMPACTFUL RIGHT, TOUCHING THE FRONTAGE ROADS AT ANY POINT.THAT DOES CREATE EVER THE CROSSING RIGHT. BUT IF THERE'S RECONSTRUCTION INVOLVED, THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO INVOLVE A LOT OF MOVING AROUND. MAYOR WHAT I'VE OBSERVED ON THEIRS, OR LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BUILDING MORE LANES TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SOUTH FRONTAGE ROADS. AH TO EITHER REPLACE OR TEMPORARILY DIVERT. SO THEY GOT FINAL COURSE. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE KEEPING TWO LANES OPEN, NO MATTER WHAT, RIGHT, SO WHAT THEY DO THE NEW PARADIGM FOR FRENCH JUDGES BETWEEN THE ON AND OFF RAMPS, THEY PUT AN AUXILIARY LANES SO THEY'LL THEY'LL BUILD THAT IF THERE'S AN OLD FRIEND, GERARD AND THEN THEY DROPPED THE THIRD LINE BETWEEN THE ON RAMP AND THE CROSS STREET. I'LL VERIFY THAT. ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GO ON THIS TIME. THE BOND PROGRAM WE'RE ABOUT TO DO OUR SECOND ISSUANCE OF SENT OUT A LIST TO THE COMMISSIONERS. FOR THEIR WHAT THEY GAVE ME IS THEIR THOUGHTS ON THEIR SECOND ISSUANCE. SO IF YOU NEED TO GET
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WITH DIANE'S, YOU KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE COMING TO Y'ALL ANYWAY. THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY, BUT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE NEXT TRANCHE OF PROJECTS YOU WANT TO DO THAT'S IN THE BOND PROGRAM.NOW IS THE TIME. KIDS WERE ABOUT TO YOU KNOW, IN SPRING GO OUT TO FOR A SECOND INSURANCE. AND ALL THE TEXT THAT PROJECT YOU SEE IN YOUR PRIORITIES. ALL OF THOSE ARE EITHER ALREADY OPERATIONAL OR WE ARE WORKING WITH TEXT THAT ON LIKE THE FRONTAGE ROADS. WITH ON 35 W WORK. THEY'RE DOING ALL THE WORK AND WE'RE JUST WE'VE GOT MONEY AVAILABLE TO BUILD WHATEVER SEXISM, FURNITURE ROADS, YOU KNOW, COLLECTIVELY, ALL WE ALL DECIDED TO DO. DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE ABOUT 180 MILLION AVAILABLE. AND THERE'S SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER IT'S NORTH OF 407 OR SOUTH OF 407, AND WE'RE WORKING. TO TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT. WE MET WITH TEXT. RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS AND THEY WEREN'T SURE WHERE, BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE 180 MILLION SOMEWHERE ON 35 W. YEAH AND 35 THE PIECES THAT WERE OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE ARE THE TWO BRIDGES 1171, CLEVELAND GIBBS. POTENTIALLY TIE INTO, UM THEN CRIPPLE OF ART AND FOR AMOUNT, WHICH IS NOT OURS, BUT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE. AND THEN THE FRONTAGE ROADS, PARTICULARLY FROM ROBSON TO 407.
AND ANYTHING THAT CAN RELIEVE THE INTERSECTION FROM A NORTH SOUTH STANDPOINT, NORTH BONG EXIT IS REALLY SHORT. SO IF THAT DESIGN CAN BE HURRIED ALONG TO GIVE IT MORE SPACE, BE NICE.
THESE COMPONENTS ARE CRITICAL TO THROUGHPUT ON ALL THESE. SECTIONS SO DO YOU WANT ME TO INCLUDE GOING FORWARD THE 35 W FERNS ROAD PROJECT ON YOUR LIST. IT IS HERE. ON ON THE TEXT. STOP PROJECTS NUMBER TWO. NO, NO, NO, THAT'S YOUR PRIORITIES THAT YOU WANT FOR THE BOND I'M TALKING ABOUT. I HAVE A REPORT STANDALONE REPORT FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING ON 35 W YES, WE DEFINITELY WANT THAT. REMEMBER WHAT HE'S WRITING THAT DOWN. WE MET WITH TECH START TO TALK ABOUT AESTHETICS OF THE EMBANKMENTS. UM THE RETAINING WALLS SO AND THAT'LL TIE IN WITH OUR MONUMENT ATION DISCUSSION. SO AND WE'VE SEEN THIS SCHEMATIC AND I CAN I CAN PROVIDE THAT TO COUNCILS THERE FOR A LONG ON IT, UH, WE'RE BUYING RIGHT AWAY. SO THE THERE THE REASON IT'S NOT REAL RELEVANT. WHETHER WE GOT THE NORTH FUNDED OF SOUTH IS BECAUSE WHICHEVER ONE ISN'T FUNDED THAT TURN AROUND BACK AROUND. AND THIS YOU TP THAT THEY'RE STARTING ON RIGHT NOW. AND SUBMITTING THOSE FURNITURE DOLLARS. AND THEY WANT TO GET A COMMITMENT FROM COGNITIVE PRIORITY. SO I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT. YOU KNOW 80% THAT WHEN THE U. T P S ADOPTED IN AUGUST, THE OTHER SECTION, WHICH EVERYONE IS NOT FUNDED, WILL BE FUNDED. BECAUSE IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S READY TO GO, AND THEY NEED THEY NEED PROJECTS TO BE SPENT. YEAH LET'S GET WHAT WE CAN SERVE OUR E. T J BORDER. JUST RANKED PRIORITY LIST FOR THE BOND PROGRAM IS FINE. FOR NOW. THOSE WILL REORDER AS WE GET THINGS DONE. SO THE FASTER WE GET THINGS DONE IF WE GET THERE FIRST AND GET IT DONE OR DEVELOPER GETS THERE AND FIRST AND GET IT DONE, THEN WE RE STACK. BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, I THINK THOSE ARE STILL UP AND COMING SO LIKE I SAY, IF YOU CAN DO WHATEVER. JUST REACH OUT TO DIANE, BECAUSE, UH SHE JUST GOT IT YESTERDAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. THE LIST OF ALL THE PRIORITIES THAT I KNOW OF. AND IT'S ABOUT 35 MILLION BUCKS. SO WE'RE UNDERNEATH THE WIRE. WHAT WE THINK WE CAN DO SECOND ISSUANCE ON SO IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT FOR THAT NEXT TRANSIT PROJECTS JUST LET HER KNOW AND SHE'LL LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. YEAH, THESE ARE FINE THAT THE GOAL FOR US IS TO MAXIMIZE WHAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT'S ON THERE TO GET MOVING, AND THEREFORE THEY'LL MOVE DOWN. DOES SHE HAVE ANALYSIS ON THE LIST? BUT DOES SHE HAVE UM. DRAWING A BLANK ROBSON RANCH EXTENSION ON THEIR STRAIGHTER.
YES, THAT'S A STAND ALONE AND THAT HER MONEY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR IT. WE ALREADY WE ALREADY ISSUED A HALF A MILLION TO START THE ENGINEERING ON IT, AND SHE WANTED ME TO DO ANOTHER HALF A MILLION SECOND ISSUE AND JUST IN CASE YOU KNOW, THE ENGINEERING IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WE THOUGHT. WHAT WE NEED ON THAT IS COORDINATION ON THE TIE INS FROM A LOCAL STANDPOINT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THOSE IN THE INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL, SO AH! I'M NOT SURE WHY. BUT THE COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IS PROCURING ENGINEERING SERVICE FOR BOTH OFF SYSTEM AND ON SYSTEM AND IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WHAT I THOUGHT IT SHOULD. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING JANUARY. 11TH OR 16TH . I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE. IT
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IS TOO SHORT LIST. THE FIRMS AND ONCE THE SHORTLISTED STRAIGHT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THAT WE GO TO THAT SHORTLISTED SET OF FIRMS TO PICK OFF SYSTEM FIRM DO THAT WORK ONCE THEY'RE ON BOARD. YOU GUYS ARE A PRIMARY STAKEHOLDER ON THAT PROJECT AND WILL BE LOOPED IN BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT, UM YOU KNOW, DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WOULD HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC THROUGHPUT. ABSOLUTELY DOWN IN PARTICULAR ARE TYPICAL MODA OPERANDI AT THE COUNTY IS WE'RE DOING SOMETHING IN A JURISDICTION. Y'ALL ARE BASICALLY THE STAKEHOLDER AND WE TRY TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT WE CAN YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. FROM A COUNTY STANDPOINT. FROM A BOND PROGRAM STANDPOINT, WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THAT'S PROGRESSING. IT DEFINITELY IS ACCELERATING THINGS IN MY MIND. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S VERY SATISFACTORY AND THE PROGRAM STANDARDS HAVE BEEN FAIR AND SO YOU KNOW, GOING IN HALF WITH THE COUNTY IS A IS A GOOD PROGRAM, SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. I NEED MY LAST PAGE THAT I HAVE IS Y'ALL DIDN'T DO IT. SO WE DID BOND PROGRAM. HMM. YEAH. IS THAT'S IT, YOU KNOW? MERCIFULLY DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE GLOSSARY OF TERMS. WE'VE GOT THE GLOSSARY IN OUR PACKET. THANK YOU. CATEGORIES FIGURE PACKET NEXT TIME, OKAY? THANK YOU. YEAH, THE FRONTAGE ROADS AND ANY STATUS UPDATES ON STRAIGHTER.THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP TRACK OF SO WE DO A STANDALONE REPORT FOR STRAIGHTER AS WELL AND BASICALLY SAY WE'RE WAITING ON THE COUNTY TO PICK UP A FIRM AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE ON CONTRACT WILL GET THEM PRE CON WITH NORTH LIKE WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME LIKE? LET'S JUST TAKE YOU KNOW OUR THIS TODAY ARE PRIORITY NUMBER ONE, FOR INSTANCE, WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN SOMETHING MIGHT START MEANING? THE FIRST THE FIRST MONEY, THE FIRST ACTIVITY THAT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE FIRST PRIORITY. HOW FAR OUT IS THAT IS THE NEXT MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, 12 MONTHS, THAT KIND OF THING. SO THERE'S $650 MILLION FOR THE PROJECTS. AND THERE'S ABOUT 42 PROJECTS. I CAN GET YOU THE ANSWER. ON THE WAY HOME, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT COMMITTED TO MEMORY, BUT ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR FIRST ISSUANCE IF YOU ALL ARE DOING THEM WE SHOULD HAVE ALREADY PUSHED OUT A INTER LOCAL TO YOU IF WE'RE DOING THEM, AND WE'VE GOT TO HAVE AN ENGINEER WAITING ON THAT PROCUREMENT PROCESS, BUT I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. I'M ON FIRE. ALL MY STUFF. WHEN I GET HOME HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. DON'T DO THAT. WE NEED THEM ALL THAT SOME MORE. THANK YOU, JOHN. I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNSEL. I DON'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF IF YOU WANT TO, UH, ASK SOME MORE QUESTIONS. BUT I HOPE YOU GOT WHAT YOU NEED. IN FACT, SO FAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING A LOT MORE ON THESE AS WE GO ALONG. OKAY. THANK YOU, JOHN. THANK
[5.A. Consider an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, appointing a Municipal Court Judge for a two year term beginning May 2023 and ending May 2025 (Part 1 of 2)]
YOU, JOHN. MAYOR WE HAVE OUR MUNICIPAL JUDGE HERE. YOU CONSIDER TAKING ITEM FIVE A UP WE CAN DO THAT. ALRIGHT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO ON THIS, SO THIS IS A BIT OF AN OFF CYCLE ITEM. AND THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO DO ONE I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE JUDGE. AND TWO. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON A COMPONENT OF THIS AND THREE. I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO THINK TO ALIGN BETTER WITH EXPECTATIONS. SO I WANT TO. I WANT TO LAY THAT OUT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT SO THAT THIS CAN BE SPOKEN ON AND THEN MAKE THE DECISION. SO APOLOGIZE. I'LL TAKE IT UP. WE CAN CONSIDER IT. BUT I'D LIKE TO HOLD A DECISION UNTIL AFTER WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY ALRIGHT. SURE SET THIS UP OR LET'S. ALRIGHT, I'LL LAY OUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO WITH THIS.SO WE HAVE IN OUR CHARTER TWO YEAR TERMS FOR THE JUDGE, AND TRADITIONALLY, THE JUDGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ALIGNED WITH THE MAYOR'S TERM. THE MAYOR'S TERM CHANGED. BACK WITH THE HOME RULE CHARTER AND SO WE'RE APPROACHING THE END OF THREE YEARS. AND THE JUDGES TERMS TOO, SO WE'RE IN AN OFF CYCLE NOW. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO A CHANGE IN THE CHARTER TO GO TO THREE YEARS, BUT THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE WITH THE NEW COUNCIL SEATING. AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN WITH THIS IS THAT WE RATIFY AN EXTENSION UNTIL THE END OF THIS CURRENT TERM. AND THEN THE NEW COUNCIL COMING IN CAN DO THE PROCESS OF SOLICITING EVALUATING AND MAKING A CHOICE FOR A FULL TWO YEAR TERM. THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN, AND THAT'S THAT. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL. THAT'S NOT A MUST. YOU CAN TAKE THIS UP HOW YOU WANT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO. IS CONSIDERED AN EXTENSION THROUGH THROUGH MAY. AT THE END OF MAY
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AND THEN IN YOUR JUNE MEETING AS A COUNCIL WE CAN CONSIDER THE WHEN THE NEW COUNCIL IS SEATED AFTER THE ELECTIONS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT FIVE SEATS UP, WHICH WE'LL GET TO A LITTLE BIT. SO AS FAR AS A PROCESS IS CONCERNED, WE'LL CHECK IN WITH THE JUDGE TONIGHT HAVING INTRODUCED REINTRODUCED HIMSELF. ANYBODY HASN'T PERSONALLY MET HIM, AND THEN WE WILL TAKE UP THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE CHOOSE IT, WHICH MEANS THAT ALSO LIKE TO GET PUBLIC COMMENT IN AS WELL, BEFORE WE TAKE AN ACTION ITEM. OKAY, I APOLOGIZE. IT'S A LITTLE LITTLE CONFUSING, BUT DO WE FOLLOW? WHAT I'M SAYING. SO AS FAR AS THE DISCUSSION ITEM IS CONCERNED , UM, I LIKE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS PROCESS OF WAITING UNTIL JUNE TO FILL A FOLD TO YOUR TERM. DOES THAT WORK FOR YOU ALL? IT WORKS. I JUST HAVE, UM FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO THIS. YES, SIR. WELL WE NEED TO APPOINT FOR A TWO YEAR TERM PART THE CHARTER, SO WE CAN'T TRUNCATE THIS. WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH JUDGE HUEY. HE WE DISCOVERED THAT WERE, UH, THAT THE TERM ENDED. MAY 2023 SO , UM, AND WE'VE HE'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US, AND WE'VE BEEN PAYING HIM AND SO WE'VE BEEN JUST KIND OF GOING MONTH TO MONTH IN, UM JUST. TO GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO ALRIGHT . I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A WRINKLE. WHICH IS WHY I WAS GONNA HOLD THIS UNTIL WE GOT BACK TO ASK QUESTIONS LEGALLY ABOUT THIS, BUT I GUESS THIS ONE'S THIS ONE'S CLEAR SO WE SO WE CAN'T TAKE UP AN EXTENSION. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? OKAY? TO BE A TWO YEAR TERM.ALRIGHT? SO THEN WHAT I'D PREFER WE DO IS JUST BY CONSENT. HERE. ALLOW. UM YOU KNOW, ALLOW OR DISALLOW DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT ALLOW AN EXTENSION MONTH TO MONTH UNTIL THE END OF THIS TERM. THIS CYCLE HAVE THE ELECTIONS AND THEN YOU CAN DO A FULL SOLICITATION AN APPOINTMENT FOR TWO YEARS STARTING WITH THAT JUNE MEETING. DOES THAT WORK? OKAY ALRIGHT. I DON'T NEED TO TAKE US BACK THEN. SO WE'LL TRUNCATE THAT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE JUDGE SAY A FEW WORDS. AND JUST SINCE HE'S HERE, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND YOUR WORK, AND SO I JUST WANT TO CHANCE FOR US TO HAVE A LITTLE DIALOGUE. AND THEN WE'LL DEFER THE ACTION OR IF YOU NEED US TO TAKE AN ACTION. IT'S JUST BY CONSENT. WE CAN DO THAT. BUT I STILL WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO MAKE THAT OFFICIAL ACTION. DOES THAT WORK? ANY OTHER WRINKLES.
YES, SIR. I'M STILL WONDERING SINCE. WE DON'T ELECT THE FULL COUNCIL EVERY TWO YEARS. HOW DOES THIS GET US BACK ON GOOD SCHEDULE. WELL, IT WON'T BE BECAUSE THESE ARE TWO YEAR TERMS, SO IT WILL BE PARTNERED WITH WHOEVER THE TWO YEAR CYCLES ARE. IT WON'T BE MATCHED TO THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR IS GOING TO BE THE FLOATER EVERY THREE YEARS. WE'LL SWITCH, BUT THE TWO YEAR TERM WILL ALWAYS BE WITH CERTAIN SEATS. AND IT WON'T BE WITH THE OTHER SEATS. THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE CHARTER'S LAID OUT. BUT THIS WOULD ALLOW THAT WE HAVE FIVE SEATS UP IN THIS CYCLE. SO IT WOULD ALLOW A NEW COUNCIL OF YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY FIVE SEATS, SWITCHING OR STAYING THE SAME, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW THAT PROCESS TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE WE SELECT A JUDGE FOR THE NEW TWO YEAR TERM.
I'D LIKE I'D LIKE US TO GET BACK TO THAT. CURRENTLY IT'S ON ODD YEARS AND I GUESS THE MAYOR'S PROPOSING BEYOND EVEN YEARS. OKAY? IS THERE ANY WRINKLE WITH THAT? ALL RIGHT. HMM. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT, UM. I'M ALL SET TO MOVE FORWARD. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER COUNCIL. THAT'S YOUR CALL, SO THAT'S THAT I PUT MY PROPOSAL OUT THERE, SO I'LL BE QUIET ABOUT IT. BUT LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. SO LET'S HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. IF YOU'D RATHER GO THAT DIRECTION AND POINT NOW, THEN I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND WE GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS OF HAVING THE JUDGE SPEAK AND TALK TO HIM, HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN MAKE A DECISION AFTER BUT I WOULD WE NEED TO GET CONSENSUS AS TO WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE GOING MAKE A DECISION NOW FOR A TWO YEAR TERM, WHICH MAKES IT A JANUARY DECISION EVERY TWO YEARS. WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, MOVES IT A LITTLE BIT IN THE YEAR AND THE CALENDAR, WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM. JUNE 2 JUNE STILL BE AFTER THE COUNCIL. WE DID NOT OKAY, I BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU IN. MAY 2023. OKAY SO YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS A RATIFICATION OF A TWO YEAR TERM.
COMMENCING RETROACTIVELY TO MAY 23 AND ENDING MAY 25 ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, SO, UM ALL RIGHT, SO THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS, THEN ONE DIFFER AND START A NEW SCHEDULE IN JUNE, WHICH I'M RECOMMENDING, OR WE CAN DO IT NOW AND IT WOULD CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE OF OUR THROUGH MAY
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OF 2025 IS YOUR OPTIONS. SO WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO ON THIS? WE NEED A MAJORITY TO SAY OUR DIRECTION. AND THEN WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE PROCESS. MAYOR. I WAS JUST GONNA STAY IF WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS IN JUNE. THIS COUNCIL WILL HAVE BEEN MAKING THAT DECISION SO IF THAT'S WHEN WE WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO DO IT, THEN HAVING THE COUNCIL THAT WAS SEATED AT TIME WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT. MIGHT AS WELL JUST COMPLETE THAT PROCESS. AT THIS TIME. THAT'S JUST A TRAIN OF THOUGHT. YOU. I AGREE WITH MR MONTINI. I THINK ALL RIGHT, IT'S THREE. SO 31 ARE THE REST OF YOU GOTTA GOTTA BREAK THIS TIME WITH THAT WITH MR MONTAGNY. LAST FOUR. PLEASE WEIGH IN IT. YEAH, I FEEL THE SAME WAY. OKAY? ALRIGHT, SO. DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, ALL RIGHT.THEREFORE JUDGE HUEY COME ON OUT AND TALK TO US AND WE WILL I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE REGULAR ACTION TIME, BUT WE CAN HAVE YOU SPEAK NOW AND WE'LL FINISH THE DECISION IN A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S ALRIGHT. BUT WELCOME BACK. APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE TOWN. IT'S BEEN QUIET. WHICH IS GOOD. WE LIKE IT NOT HEARD A LOT ABOUT COURT, WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT, BUT I KNOW THE JOB'S BEEN GETTING DONE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING A PART OF THE TOWN AS WELL AND PART OF THE COUNTY AS AS JP. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. REINTRODUCE YOURSELF. YOU DON'T NEED ANY INTRODUCTION TO MOST OF US, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC ANYWAY, JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND REINTRODUCE YOURSELF THIS YEAR. THANK YOU IN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE FOR 2.5 YEARS THAT I'VE SERVED SO FAR. UH AS FAR AS I KNOW, EVERYTHING IS RUN VERY SMOOTH IN THE COURT. KIND OF LIKE A REFEREE IN A BASKETBALL GAME OR FOOTBALL GAMES. LONG AS YOU DON'T SEE ME, THAT MEANS YOU'RE PROBABLY DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. UM, GET A GREAT COURT STAFF HERE. I'M A RESIDENT HERE IN NORTH LAKE SO I THINK THAT ADDS A LITTLE BIT OF YOU KNOW, PERSONAL BYEON THAT I HAVE HERE AS WELL. CURRENTLY SITTING AS THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE HERE IN PRECINCT FOUR. THAT'S AN ELECTED POSITION AND JUST RAN UNOPPOSED FOR MY SECOND TERM. SO BEYOND THAT BENCH FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER THREE YEARS. YOU KNOW, I WAS.
PRACTICING ATTORNEY FOR 27 YEARS , AND WHENEVER YOU GUYS CHANGED TO THE HOME CHARTER, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSED ATTORNEY. TO BE YOUR MUNICIPAL JUDGE. I ENJOY DOING IT. IF YOU GUYS WANT ME, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO IT. I'M ALSO AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OVER NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AND I DO SOME OF THAT AT NIGHT COURT SO A FEW YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT TO KEEP ME I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO STAY.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU CAN GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE WORD FAMILY. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNSELORS. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE JUDGE? ANYTHING ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. JUDGE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HELP
[2.B. Briefing - Capital Projects Update]
ME GET BACK ON TRACK HERE. WHERE ARE WE? AND WHAT DO WE NEED THIS TO BE A AND JOHN ZAGORSKI? WELL, UH, HE DISAPPEARED. UM. I CAN DO , UM, TO SEE I CAN DO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. PERFORMANCE METRICS. LET ME JUST ASK YOU HOW MUCH TIME DO WE THINK WE NEED FOR B AND C TONIGHT? OKAY UM, WELL, FLASH THROUGH THEM. YEAH IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR QUESTIONS . MAYOR ALRIGHT. THE MAYOR PRO TEM HAS AN EARLY EXIT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S HERE FOR VOTES. SO WE NEED TO COVER THAT. SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, SO WE NEED WE NEED TO MOVE THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. THANK YOU. WE ACTUALLY MADE THIS TO BE A LOT SHORTER. I'M NOT GONNA HIT YOU WITH A BUNCH OF NUMBERS. AND SO I'M TRYING TO READ STRUCTURE THIS SO THAT WE'RE NOT PRESENTING YOU A BUNCH OF SLIDES OVER CAPITAL PROJECTS. UM SO YOU ALL KNOW OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IT'S A 10 YEAR PLAN, AND SO UM, I WANT TO FIRST GO OVER THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETED.SO ONE OF THE BIG ONES THAT WE GOT OUT WAS CATHERINE BRANCH PHASE ONE. THE WATER IS A SEWER IN THE ROADS WERE WAITING TO FINALIZE THESE PROJECTS, MEANING WHERE YOU'RE JUST GOING TO THE PUNCH LIST AND WAITING FOR ACCEPTANCE AND THEN NEGOTIATING SOME MINOR THINGS BETWEEN US AND CONTRACTORS. AND SO THAT IS 100% COMPLETE TODAY YOU CAN DRIVE ON THOSE ROADS. PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS. SO UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE CELLULAR METER UPGRADES RIGHT NOW, CELLULAR IN POINT METERS OR ORDERED FOR ALL THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN NORTH LAKE.
WE'RE NOW INSTALLING CELLULAR IN METERS ON ANYTHING THAT GOES IN. THAT'S BRAND NEW, SO MOVING FORWARD. THEY'RE ALL CELLULAR, AND WE'RE ALSO DOING INTERNALLY WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING IN AND REDOING ALL THE COMMERCIAL AREA DOWN AT 114 AND 35. BECAUSE THOSE ARE LARGER ACCOUNTS, AND
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IT CAN SHOW DISCREPANCIES A LOT QUICKER, SO THAT WILL BE TRUE IN SOME OF THOSE OLDER ACCOUNTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DOWN THERE, SO WE'RE ACTIVELY DOING THIS AND THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THIS FISCAL YEAR. ANOTHER ONE IS THEY DIDN'T CREATE TRUNK LINE PHASE ONE. SO THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE HANDED OVER THE T R A. ANY OF THAT WE'VE PAID THUS FAR FOR ENGINEERING IS GOING TO BE REIMBURSED BY TR SO WE'RE WAITING TO REIMBURSE IT NOW AND SUBMITTING PROJECT FUNDING FOR THAT, UM, THIS WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK TO US AND FORMAL CHARGES, FRONTIER AREA, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THIS PROJECT IS COMING OFF OF OUR BOOKS GOING ON TO THEIRS, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RECEIVABLE. IT'LL BE NETTED OUT OF OUR PAYMENTS FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. AND WE'RE GONNA REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS BACK ACROSS THE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS, SO THAT'S $2 MILLION THAT YOU CAN PUSH SOMEPLACE ELSE. THAT WILL BE FUN TO KEEP TRACK OF. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN YESTERDAY . THIS IS THE GROUNDBREAKING WAS DONE IN 2023, AND THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO SLAB WAS BEING WAS POURED, EARNING HIS CARRYING OUT THERE FOR THE MAIN HOTEL BUILDING. IN THE NEXT PART, THEY'RE PORING OVER THERE IS THE, UM YOUR COMMENTS AND SO ALL OF THAT'S NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND THEY'RE JUST ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF DRAINAGE. CLEVELAND HIMSELF. SO IF I WENT OUT THERE TODAY, YOU'D ACTUALLY SEE WHITE SMOKE BECAUSE LIME STABILIZATION IS GOING IN THROUGH THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND THEN WE EXPECT PAVING TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY. AND SO THAT IS ALL THE WAY PAVED, AND ALL OF THAT WORK IS COMPLETE. SECOND ROUND STORAGE TANK THAT IS THE TANK. IT'S VERY GETTING CLOSE TO NEAR COMPLETION . YOU CAN SEE THE COMPLETE OUTSIDE OF ITS CONSTRUCTED RIGHT NOW. THE GIANT HOLE IS WHERE THE PIPING AND EVERYTHING WILL CONNECT TO IT. AND SO WE EXPECTED THIS TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. BUT YES, IT'S LIFTING IS JUST THE GROUND PIPING AND EVERYTHING IN THE RUNOFF, AND THEN WE CAN BEGIN TO FILL IT. OKAY THIS IS A NEW PROJECT THAT WE'RE ADDING IN HERE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A TERRORIST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THAT AREA FOR THE TOURS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ESTABLISH DOWN THERE. SO THE SPORTS VENUE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS INCLUDES PAVING DRAINAGE, LIGHTING, WATER AND SEWER LINES. EVERYTHING OUTLINED ON THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE CONSTRUCTION FOR, UM , THE BEST PVC AND EVERYTHING AROUND THERE AS WELL. SO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT BELIEVE BUMPED UP ON RCMP AND WILL BE COMPLETELY REIMBURSABLE FROM THE TOURISTS WERE ESTABLISHING IN THAT AREA. SO WE WILL GO IN DEBT FOR IT, BUT WE WILL ALL BE PAID BACK FROM A TOURIST THAT WE'RE ESTABLISHING IN THE AREA. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY BUSY YEAR COMING UP FOR BIDS IN THIS NEXT FEW MONTHS. WE ARE IN THE DESIGN, BUILD PHASE FOR THE SPORTS VENUE AND THEN STARTING OFF IN MARCH, WE HAVE CATHERINE BRANCH PHASE TWO SEWER LINE THAT WILL GO OUT TO BED THEN THAN APRIL. WE HAVE A DOWN MONTH AND THEN IN MAY WE ARE KICKING OFF THE BIDS FOR FOUGHT ROAD FLAT ROAD WATERLINE AND THE SOUTH ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. UM THE SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST. THERE YOU GO. THEN IN JUNE. WE ALSO KICKING OFF FORT WORTH WHOLESALE WATER EDITION CAPACITY PROJECT, PART A MORE BID NUMBER ONE AND THEN IN AUGUST WILL HIT THE BID NUMBER TWO FOR THAT. MULTIPLE PHASES BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE A CREATINE, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST BUSIEST HERE I'VE EVER SEEN FOR BIDDING FOR US AND SAY A LOT OF THOSE FUNDS THAT WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS ARE GOING TO BE GOING IN, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SET THIS PROJECT COSTS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY NET SAVINGS OR CHANGES IN PRICE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS SOME OTHER RPGS SPORTSMEN USE THE FIRST ONE UP THERE OR, UM, AND WE'RE IN THE DESIGN RIGHT NOW. DALE EARNHARDT WAY SOUTH. IT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ENGINEERING AND THEN WE'LL EVENTUALLY BE GOING OUT TO BID AFTER THAT, AND THEN THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING THAT WILL NOT COME UNTIL AFTER WE SPEND FINISHED THE SPORTS VENUE PROJECT. SO THOSE ARE OUR LINING OUT OUR WORKLOAD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO FUTURE PROJECTS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION. THIS COMPLAINT DEPENDS 100% ON THE NEED FOR DEMANDS DOWN IN THE CATHERINE BRANCH AREA. WE DON'T KNOW. AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ISSUE THAT WE WON'T AND SO THIS IS A WAIT AND SEE. WE ARE ENGINEERING IT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON IT IF WE HAVE TO, BUT IF WE DON'T THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE CAN SAVE. SO WE'RE GETTING THAT READY, BUT IT'S JUST ON HOLD AND MY COAT FINGERS CROSSED IS THAT THE TRUNK LINE ACTUALLY GETS THERE BEFORE WE NEED TO EXPAND WOULD SAVE US A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY. NEXT IS THE THIRD GROUND STORAGE TANK THAT WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING WOULD BE COMPLETED, SO THAT'S QUITE A WAY IN THE FUTURE. FORT WORTH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY PHASE TWO.THAT'S PRETTY FAR OUT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FINISH ALL THE PHASE ONE PROJECTS AND THEN NORTHWEST ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THAT AGAIN IS ABOUT 10 YEARS AWAY, AND THEN TOWN HALL POLICE FACILITY THAT IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON 1171 AND , UM, ORANGE ROAD AND EVERYTHING DEVELOPING OUT THERE. SO OVERALL, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE. THIS IS ONE OF THE GRAPHICS WE'VE GIVEN YOU IN DESIGN. WE CAN SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING AND WHAT'S BEING KIND OF DESIGNED AND PUT UP RIGHT NOW.
COUNSELORS. ANYTHING FOR JOHN HMM. GOOD GRAPHIC. GOOD OVERVIEW. THANK YOU. THE CHANCE
[2.C. Briefing - Strategic Plan Performance Metrics]
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APOLOGIZES. HE UH HE IS NOT FEELING WELL. I'M GOING TO FILL IN FOR HIM. UM SO WHEN WE DID THE WHEN YOU DID YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEASURE THAT WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH OUR LAST PLAN TO KIND OF FIND THOSE OR MATCH THOSE UP, BUT AND YOU HAVE AN ITEM LATER ON YOUR ACTION AGENDA TO APPROVE THAT, OFFICIALLY AND BUT THIS IS THIS IS KIND OF OUR PART AND WE'RE ASKING YOU IF WE'RE IF WE'RE CLOSE TO THIS, UM, BUT SO THE FIRST GOAL WAS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES WAS ENSURED POLICE PRESENCE. THIS IS SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE THAT PATROLS CALLS WE'RE ALSO GOING TO START DOING OUR TOWN SURVEY MORE REGULARLY. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ANNUALLY BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET THIS INFORMATION.COLLABORATE WITH FIRE AND MEDICAL SERVICES. SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW WE WOULD DO THAT HOW WE'D SHOW THAT THIS IS THIS IS HOW WE PROVE TO YOU THAT WE'RE MEETING YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WE LEAVE THAT 11.1. JUST NUMBER OF PATROLS OR TIME OF PATROL PER NEIGHBORHOOD. IS IT NUMBER IS THEY'RE GONNA DO NUMBER TWO PATROLS PER NEIGHBORHOOD PER MONTH. WE HAVEN'T QUITE DECIDED ON WHAT THE, UH YOU KNOW WHAT? MEASUREMENT WILL BE THE UNIT WILL BE WHAT WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR? TIME IN NEIGHBORHOOD. AMOUNT OF TIME IN NEIGHBORHOOD. LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT COUNTING A PATROL BEING YOU? YOU DROVE THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OR EAST WEST PERSON. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT. CAPABILITY CAPABILITY TO GET THAT, GRANULAR. UH WE'LL START WITH THIS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET BETTER. FINE.
TUNED ON THAT. ALL RIGHT? BUT IT GETS IT STARTS THAT. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS THAT WE SHORT RIGHT NOW? UH, ROBERT, IS IT FOR BUT WE'VE GOT TO IN TRAINING. WE HAVE A TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER APARTMENT DEPARTMENT. SO YEAH, ONE DOWN, SO WE HAD TO TRANSFER TOUR IN ACADEMY OF THE FOUR VACANCIES WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE HAVE ONE ONE TRUE VACANCY. LOOKING AT THESE KIND OF METRICS. MAKES ME WONDER HOW MUCH GOOD IT DOES TO TRYING TO LOOK AT THEM NOW, WHEN WE'RE THAT MANY OFFICERS SHORT TRUE, BUT WE STILL WANT TO. WE STILL WANT TO MEASURE THEM, AND THAT MIGHT BE AN INDICATOR THAT WE NEED TO, UM HAD MORE PAY MORE RECRUIT MORE, ALL OF THE ABOVE. UH UM. YEAH, ANOTHER ONE IS ATTRACT, UH, TOP QUALITY STAFF.
WE PUT THIS UNDER PROTECT THE PUBLIC BECAUSE PUBLIC WORKS PROTECTS THE PUBLIC HOW WE DO OUR REVIEWS OR INSPECTIONS THAT ALSO PROTECTS THE PUBLIC. UM, SO HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW WE MEASURE THAT UM. NEXT MAJOR GOAL AREAS ENSURE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY. SUSTAIN THE LOAD PROPERTY TAX RATE. UM WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN KEEPING THE CURRENT RATE AND KEEP KEEP THE NUMBER OF YEARS BUT WE'RE GOING TO ADD IN COMPARED TO OURS TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FINANCIAL PLANS AND WAYS TO TRACK THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT A BENCHMARKING REPORT THAT JOHN THOMPSON IS LOOKING INTO CREATE SUSTAINABLE SERVICE PLANS AGAIN, UH, TOWN SURVEY TOUCH POINT. HOW ARE WE DOING? THE TOWN PROVIDED SERVICES. HOW ARE WE MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE? PROJECT FUTURE STAFF FACILITY AND RESOURCES, YOU KNOW, MATCH UP OUR STAFFING PLAN WITH OUR FILL FACILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE HOUSING OR THE OFFICE SPACE FOR THOSE AREA THREE IS PLAYING INTENTIONALLY IN RESPONSIBLY IDENTIFIED PLAN FOR CHANGES IN CODE SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT, UH, WE'LL DO KIND OF A YEAR TO YEAR ANALYSIS OF LAND USE TONING WILL TALK ABOUT WE'LL ASK THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE DESIRED DEVELOPMENT. YOU'VE ALREADY YOU'VE ALREADY DIRECTED US TO ADD ZONING DISTRICTS SO WE CAN GET MORE GRANULAR. THERE WERE UP FOR A REDUCED REVIEW AND UPDATE OF OUR DESIGN STANDARDS. UM, THIS WAS, UM. KIND OF ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT ABOUT THIS OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. I THINK I TALKED TO ROGER EARLIER TODAY ABOUT YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE. THEY ARE THE STATE LEGISLATURE. WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THEIR ACTIONS.
AND SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT THEY'VE HAD THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES HAD ON US AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO REACT TO THAT. REVIEW AND REVISE TOWN PLANS AS NEEDED AGAIN. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOPE TO HAVE THAT DELIVERED FEBRUARY MARCH, UM ACCESS TO
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NATURE MEASURE THE NUMBER OF TRAILS AND HOW THEY INCREASE OPEN SPACES. ANOTHER METRIC WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE DISTANCE FROM A GREEN SPACE FROM A RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. AND THEN WE'RE PROBABLY DUE FOR AN UPDATE OF OUR OPEN SPACE AND TRAIL PLAN. LEVERAGE FUNDING SOURCES FOR NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE, SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT HOW OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS LEVERAGE. UM FUNDING. PRIVATE INVESTMENT. HOW ARE INTERGOVERNMENTAL, THE COUNTY BOND PROGRAM, A GREEN RIBBON PROGRAM THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH TEXT DOT HOW HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE OUR SOURCES AND WHAT KIND OF MATCHES WE GET IN THOSE CATEGORIES. WE'VE GOT OUR PERMIT UP FOR OUR MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEM. GOOD TO THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE. ROAD LANES CREATING EXPANDED REPAIRED. LEVEN COULD LOOK AT THE AS WE SLOWLY PAVE ALL OUR GRAVEL ROADS . LOOK AT THAT NUMBER AS WELL. UM THIS IS PART OF THIS WAS SAFETY AS WELL. SO WE LOOK AT TRAFFIC STOPS ACCIDENTS, UM AND THEN ASKED, ASKED THE RESIDENTS AGAIN THROUGH A SURVEY ADEQUATE SEWER AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. AGAIN KIND OF SOME METRICS AND HOW WE DO THAT, MAYBE SOME TYPE OF EFFECTIVENESS OUT THE COST PER RESIDENT. AND AGAIN PLANNING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY. YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE STAIR STEP SHOP SHORTS THAT WE'VE SHOWN ON IT FOR WATER AND SEWER. LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT. BASICALLY, THIS IS USING TECHNOLOGY RATHER THAN HIRING SOMEBODY, OR WORSE YET FIRING SOMEBODY, SO THESE ARE SOME WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT. ARE WE DOING THIS? AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JOHN TALKED ABOUT IN THE CAPITAL PROGRAM IS NUMBER OF RESIDENTS UTILIZING THE MEDIA APP. ADVANCED NORTH LAKES INTEREST.UM MANAGED THE TOWN'S MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. TRACK THAT SHOW HOW WE'RE DOING, CAPTURED AND INCORPORATE THE E T. J AGAIN. WE'VE WE'VE SHOWN THAT IN MAPS BEFORE AND HOW WE'RE DOING ON ON THAT. UM. INFLUENCE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATE ISSUES. THIS WILL BE MORE IN YOUR, UM IN YOUR BALL FIELD OR IN YOUR AREA, SO WE'LL NEED YOUR HELP ON, UM TALKING TO US ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS WITH COUNTY STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AS YOU'RE ABLE UM, AND THEN WE'LL TRACK THAT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL OUR AGENCIES, ENTITIES ASSOCIATIONS CHAMBER, ETCETERA. AND FINALLY PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY. UH COMMON GOAL IS TO DIVORCE, DIVERSIFY OUR SOURCES OF REVENUE LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX, SO WE'LL TRACK THOSE AND A NUMBER OF WAYS AND ALSO BUILD UP OUR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL BASE. AND WE'LL LOOK AT WE'LL DO SOME UPDATES THE PIONEER GRANT. WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE D, C AND C D. C UM AND WE'LL TRACK THAT AND AGAIN. WE'LL ASK THE RESIDENTS HOW WE'RE DOING ON RETAIL RECRUITMENT. AND THEN THE LAST OBJECTIVE IS BUILT OUT SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CORRIDOR AND THAT WILL BE STAYING ON SCHEDULE AND ALSO, UM WELL, WE'LL TRY TO ATTRACT THE TAX BASE THAT WE'RE THAT'S COMING IN BECAUSE OF OUR PUBLIC INVESTMENT. WHAT KIND OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT SO THAT'S A LOT. I KNOW WE WANTED TO GO QUICK. IT'S JUST THIS IS WHAT STAFF IS DOING. ARE ARE OFFERING UP OR SUGGESTING HIS WAYS TO MEASURE OR WE CLOSE. I'LL GIVE YOU I'LL GIVE YOU A COMPLETE COPY OF THAT IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME SOME INPUT OFFLINE. WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL AS WE HOME THIS, BUT I JUST JUST IN GENERAL, ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR THESE REASONABLE MEASURES? THE MEASURES ARE LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE ACTUAL GOALS THAT WE'VE LAID OUT WHICH WE TOOK THE TIME TO DO. I THINK THESE ARE REASONABLE. UM SO, SO FAR SO GOOD. WE CAN GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK IF YOU GIVE US THE FILE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YES, SORRY. UM, I AGREE WITH ALL THE METRICS I MEAN, THEY LOOK APPROPRIATE. BUT AS FAR AS, UM IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR HOW OFTEN OR HOW IT WILL BE REPORTED TO COUNCIL NO, WE'RE WE COULD DO IT QUARTERLY MONTHLY, UM BIANNUALLY. IT'S UP TO YOU. SO THAT KIND OF BE THE NEXT STEP AFTER ONCE, ONCE WE KIND OF GET THESE FORMALIZED AND GET THEM TIED DOWN, WE CAN WE CAN COME BACK. SOME OF THESE MEASURES WERE GOING TO BE ANNUAL. THE SURVEY IS ONLY GOING TO BE ANNUAL. UM IT'S YOUR DISCRETION.
YOU YOU LET US KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A WHILE TO KIND OF GIN UP THIS MEASUREMENT PROCESS.
SO IT MAY BE SIX MONTHS BEFORE WE CAN REALLY GIVE YOU OKAY. ANSWER MOST OF THESE ARE PUBLISHED ONLINE, MOST LIKELY A NUMBER OF SOURCES. BUT YES, ANYTHING WE PRESENT TO THE
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COUNCIL. WE HAVE AVAILABLE ONLINE. I MEAN, WITHIN THE PORTAL. WE'RE LOOKING AT UPDATING THAT AS PART OF OUR BUDGET ON OUR INNER, UM INTERACTIVE BUDGET. YES. ALL[3. PUBLIC INPUT]
RIGHT. THANK YOU. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, LET'S GET THE PUBLIC COMMENT GOING HERE.NUMBER ONE TONIGHT AT 631 PM WILL START PUBLIC COMMENT. NUMBER ONE IS ALEX HOMES THREE MINUTES AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND I HAVE YOUR ADDRESS IS SO YOU'RE GOOD ON THAT ONE. THANK YOU. HELLO. I'M ALEX HOMES. AND I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF FIVE B AND C BASICALLY, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE THESE, BUT THAT I HAD TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY. TO REAFFIRM THAT ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE HAVE AS UM IN OUR REPUBLIC. IS THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE DUTY TO VOTE. AND THAT. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT ONLY GETS HIS POWER WITH THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED. RIGHT NOW. IT'S USUALLY AT THE CONSENT OF A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF THE GOVERNED AND THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT SOMETHING THAT I LIKE SO IF THE.
CONSIDERING THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE EITHER IN THE PRIMARIES, BUT LIKE IN THIS ARM MUNICIPAL ELECTION THAT IT WOULD BE UM, LIKE SAYING THAT I KNOW THAT IT'S TIME TO GET A NEW CAR. AND THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE ONE THAT PAYS THE PAYMENT ON IT. AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE ONE THAT PAYS THE INSURANCE ON IT. BUT I'M GOING TO LET ANY STRANGER. GO AND PICK IT OUT AND BUY IT FOR ME, AND I'M ON THE HOOK FOR WHAT? WHAT THE CHARGES ARE AND SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE PICKING OUT THE CAR THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE. I DON'T WANT OTHER PEOPLE MAKING DECISIONS ON THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO GOVERN ME AND SO THAT I HOPE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS WILL REALLY SHELVIN FORESTS AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AT ALL OF OUR UPCOMING ELECTIONS BECAUSE VOTER FATIGUE IS GOING TO KICK OUR BUTTS, AND SO I'D SAY THAT I'M HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HELP YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY APPROVE IT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TOM DO DARK. VERY GOOD, SIR. JESSICA SMITH. COME ON DOWN. THANK YOU.
JESSICA SMITH FROM NORTHRIDGE ESTATES NEW TO NORTH LAKE AND GLAD TO BE HERE. UM MY QUESTION MIGHT BE ANSWERED WITH TOM'S, UH , INFORMATION LATER. BUT WE'RE CURIOUS AS NORTHRIDGE ESTATES ABOUT THE TEXT PROJECT THAT IS FURTHER DOWN WEST, UM, ON 407. SPECIFICALLY UM, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE PARKS AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WONDERING IF THE LET DATE OF THE EXPANSION OF THAT AND OF 407 IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR 2028, OR IF IT'S BEEN ACCELERATED, WE PERSONALLY AS A FAMILY WOULD LIKE IT TO STAY AT 2028. UM BUT WONDERING IF THERE IS AN UPDATE ON THAT TIMELINE. I WASN'T SURE HE DID NOT COVER IT SO UM AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THAT. SURE SO, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, RIGHT AT THE WEST END OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD , THERE IS A CITY OWNED OR TOWN OWNED PROPERTY THAT IS, UM ABSTRACT 1593 A.M. AND IT IS 1.37 ACRES. IT IS JUST AT THE END OF CLOVER RIDGE DRIVE CALLED A SACK AND OWNED BY THE CITY, AND, UM, IT IS ZONED RURAL RESIDENTIAL, AND WE'RE HOPING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. WONDERING IF THERE IS A TIMELINE OF ANY PLANS ALREADY IN PLACE. ALRIGHT YOUR COMMENTS CONCLUDED, CORRECT.
RESPOND TO THOSE, SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH DIALOGUE AS IT IS. YOU FINISHED IN THE MIDDLE OF COMMENT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. IT'S OKAY. OKAY. THE SO BACK TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION ON THE SCHEDULES ANYTHING ABOUT FOUR YEARS WHICH 2028 IS A PLACEHOLDER YOU HEARD FROM JOHN TONIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING CONCRETE LITERALLY. IT'S FOUR YEARS BEFORE THEY EVEN THINK ABOUT BUILDING ANYTHING OR FINDING ANYTHING. IT'S REALLY THAT FAR OUT. SO WHILE THEY'RE WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE INITIAL STAGES, THE ESTIMATES ARE USUALLY AROUND 10 YEARS FROM THE TIME THEY GET STARTED, THEY GOT STARTED IN 21, SO I'M NOT EXPECTING FOR US SEVEN TO BE CONSTRUCTED AS HE SAID IN PIECES, BUT ONCE WE GET TO THE WESTERN PART, WHICH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT TO GET OVER THE CREEK WAY AND THEN OVER 156 I DON'T SEE IT ANYTIME SOON. IT'S DEFINITELY NOT IN FOUR YEARS BECAUSE THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A SCHEDULE THAT CAN MAKE FOR YEARS, SO IT'S DEFINITELY FURTHER OUT. BUT FOUR YEARS AND BEYOND IS A TOTAL GUESS WHICH IS
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WHAT'S IN THOSE PACKETS. BUT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE STAGES AND THAT'S THAT'S HOW WE GET OUR INFORMATION IS JUST THESE KIND OF UPDATES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING THE INITIAL THOUGHT PROCESS BEGIN. FROM THAT STAGE ALL THE WAY UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS ABOUT A 10 YEAR WINDOW. THAT'S YOUR SECOND QUESTION ON THE TOWN OWNED PROPERTY. ABSOLUTELY NO PLANS WHATSOEVER. RURAL RESIDENTIAL IS A FIVE ACRE ZONE, SO IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A HOUSE SITE, SO WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED. SO I WOULD SAY, SINCE WE HAVE NO PLANS FOR IT, AND WE'VE TAKEN UP NO DISCUSSIONS ON IT. HAVE YOUR COMMUNITY, HAVE A CONVERSATION AND TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT. BECAUSE IT IS DOES AFFECT YOUR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WILL YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THINGS COULD CHANGE WITH THE 407 ALIGNMENT UNTIL WE SEE THOSE SCHEMATICS AND DESIGNS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH OF THAT COULD TIE INTO THAT, BUT THERE'S NO PLANS TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESSURE TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. AND IF IT'S SUITABLE TO LEAVE IT FOR NOW, THEN NO ONE HAS TAKEN UP. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE COUNCIL, SO WE HAVE NO INTENTIONS. THERE'S NO PLANS, AND THERE'S NOTHING IN IN CURRENT PROCESS. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. ALRIGHT THAT'S MY FIRST THREE CARDS. IF THERE'S ANY MORE THAT WANT TO SPEAK TONIGHT IN A WAY THAT ME YES, SIR. COME ON DOWN. OKAY? YES, SIR. CAN YOU COME ON DOWN? OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROPERTY RIGHT BEHIND IT. SO WE KIND OF LANDLOCKED THERE? YES, SIR. MY QUESTION IS. WOULD THAT PROPERTY . BE AVAILABLE TO NORTHRIDGE ESTATES IF WE WANTED TO BUY IT.
OKAY SO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, TOM ROSS. THANK YOU, SIR . UM THE SOUTH PROVIDE THE ANSWER. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT DIALOGUING SO MUCH RIGHT? THE ANSWER IS THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. NOW TO BE FAIR TO THE PUBLIC. WE CAN'T OFFER IT TO ONE ENTITY ALONE. IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO AUCTION. BUT ABSOLUTELY IF IT WERE TO GO TO AUCTION, THEN ANYONE CAN BUY IT, WHICH IS INCLUDES YOUR ENTITIES. THE REASON I'M ASKING OR PROPERTY. HIS LANDLORD MHM. WE CAN'T GET TO SO IF YOU SELL THAT WE JUST KIND OF DEAD SPACE THERE. MAYBE. DID YOU EVER SELL IT? MAYBE WE MAKE IT OR TAKE IT OFF. BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WORTHLESS STUFF. OKAY, UNDERSTOOD. I CAN'T DISCUSS IT ANY MORE THAN THAT, OTHER THAN THERE IS NO INTENTION WITH IT RIGHT NOW. BUT I WELCOME YOU TO PUT TOGETHER A COHESIVE REQUEST FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR DISPOSITION OF IT. WE CAN ALWAYS ENTERTAIN THAT AS COUNSEL. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE HEARD FROM FOUR OTHERS THAT WANT TO SPEAK TONIGHT. WHAT ABOUT ME? GOING ONCE GOING TWICE. THREE TIMES. OKAY WE'LL
[4. CONSENT ITEMS]
CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING 639 PM LET'S GET TO OUR ACTION ITEMS COUNCIL. WE HAVE FOUR CONSENT ITEMS TONIGHT TO MEETING MINUTES . WE HAVE A MINOR UPDATE TO FEED SCHEDULES. WE HAVE ITEM C IS A PURCHASE OF A VAN, WHICH WAS IN OUR BUDGET FOR PUBLIC WORKS. AND WE HAVE FOR POLICE RATHER IS THAT ALRIGHT, POLICE? THANK YOU. AND THEN THE FINAL ONE IS CAMERAS FOR POLICE CARS WITH WE HAVE FOUR FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANY ACTION YOU WANT TO TAKE ON THIS OR ANY ITEMS YOU WANT TO PULL? PLEASE GO TO YOUR VOTING SCREENS FOR MOTIONS AND VOTES. PORTIONS SHOULD BE MADE, EITHER WE STILL I BELIEVE SO MOTION TO MOTION FOR CONSENT OF ALL ITEMS. ALRIGHT, MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS. YES, ALRIGHT MOTION TO APPROVE I SECOND THAT DO WE HAVE A VOTING SCREEN. I'M NOT SEEING IT YET. YOU FIND YOURSELF? SECOND, LET IT READ. ALRIGHT CONSENT. ADAMS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. BY THE WAY, COUNCIL MEMBER KICKER AS THE FLU TONIGHT, SO HE'S OUT. WE'RE ONTO[5.A. Consider an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, appointing a Municipal Court Judge for a two year term beginning May 2023 and ending May 2025 (Part 2 of 2)]
OUR ACTION ITEMS THIS EVENING. FIVE A IS APPOINTING A MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING MAY 23 AND ENDING MAY 25 COUNCIL. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. JUDGE HUEY FOR ANOTHER TWO YEAR TERM. ALRIGHT, THERE'S EMOTION ON THE TABLE IS YOUR SECOND WHEN DOES THAT TWO YEAR TERM START IS THAT TWO YEAR TERMS STARTING BACK AND[01:10:01]
WE STARTED BACK IN? MAY 2023 SO THIS PART RATIFICATION AND PART APPROVAL TO THE FUTURE, SO IT IS TERMINALLY ENDED MAY 2025 MOTION IS STILL ON THE TABLE. I STILL NEED A SECOND FOR CONSIDERATION.SECOND, ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT.
[5.A. VOTE]
ALRIGHT. THE VOTERS RATIFIED SIX AND OH, ADAM FIVE B. THIS IS CALLING THE REGULAR ELECTION[5.B. Consider an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, authorizing and ordering a municipal election to be held in the Town of Northlake on May 4, 2024, and if required, a Runoff Election on June 15, 2024, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, and Council Members to Places 1, 2, and 3; prescribing the time and designating the locations, and manner of conducting the election to be in accordance with the Joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election Services with Denton County and the Denton County Elections Administrator; authorizing the Town Manager to execute the agreement and contract; and providing an effective date]
FROM MAY 4TH. THIS IS THE LOCAL ELECTION. WE HAVE THIS ONE WILL BE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACES 12 AND THREE SO DOWN HERE TO MY LEFT 12 AND THREE AND THEN ALSO THE MAYOR STATE SO BEFORE SEATS ON THE REGULAR CYCLE WILL BE PART OF THE REGULAR ELECTION. THE NEXT ITEM WE TAKE UP WILL BE ANOTHER SEAT. BUT THIS IS FOR THE FOUR NOW. MIND YOU THESE HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, BUT FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, THEY'RE CALLED SEPARATELY. SO WE'RE CALLING THE FIRST FOUR RIGHT[5.B. VOTE]
NOW. FOR CONSIDERATION. COUNSEL IS THEIR EMOTION. ALL MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND OVER HERE. LET'S VOTE UNLESS THERE IS ANY DISCUSSION.ALRIGHT MOTION PASSES SIX AND OH, THERE WILL BE AN ELECTION EARLY VOTING OBVIOUSLY PRIOR TO BUT THE ELECTION WILL BE ON MAY 4TH AND THEN RUN OFF ON JUNE 15TH IF NECESSARY FOR THESE FIRST FOUR SEATS FROM MY SEAT TO THE LEFT, ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ONE. ITEM C IS A SPECIAL ELECTION TO
[5.C. Consider an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, authorizing and ordering a Special Election to be held in the Town of Northlake on May 4, 2024, and if required, a Runoff Election on June 15, 2024, for the purpose of electing a Council Member to Place 6, for an unexpired term ending May 2025; prescribing the time and designating the locations, and manner of conducting the election to be in accordance with the Joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election Services with Denton County and the Denton County Elections Administrator; authorizing the Town Manager to execute the agreement and contract; and providing an effective date]
BE HELD IN THIS SPECIAL EXIT EXISTS BECAUSE WE HAD IS REMEMBER. LAST YEAR WE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER RESIGNED. WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR. OUR CHARTER CALLS FOR AN ELECTION FORMAL ELECTION TO BE HELD AT THE NEXT ELECTION POSSIBLE. AND SO WE ARE OFF CYCLE RIGHT NOW, WITH REGARD TO WHERE THAT SEAT IS CHARTERED, SO WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE TERM, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IS HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ONE YEAR TERM. AND THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO TWO YEAR TERMS THEREAFTER. SO 44 SEATS, THREE SEATS OR TWO YEAR TERMS, COUNCIL MEMBERS 12 AND THREE. THE MAYOR IS A THREE YEAR TERM FOR THE CHARTER, AND THEN THERE WILL BE[5.C. VOTE]
A ONE YEAR TERM FOR PLACE NUMBER 66. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING RIGHT NOW. SO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM C. IS THERE A SECOND? YES. SECOND. ALRIGHT. THERE'S A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. WHAT'S.FOR THAT SURPASSES SIX AND 06 AND ZERO ALL RIGHT. SO YOU REMEMBER THAT? ONE SEAT AT ONE YEAR. WE GOT THREE SEATS OF TWO YEARS. YOU GOT ONE SEAT AT THREE YEARS.
SO IT'S FIVE SEATS OPEN FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO FILE FOR THAT POST PURPOSES. ALRIGHT
[5.D. Consider a Resolution of the Town of Northlake, Texas approving an updated Town Strategic Plan]
FINAL ITEM ITEM D. CONSIDER RESOLUTION TOWN NORTH LIKE UPDATING, APPROVING AN UPDATED TOWN STRATEGIC PLAN. SO WE WENT OVER METRICS AS YOU MENTIONED. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS YOUR PART THAT GOALS AND SO THIS IS JUST FOR YOU TO FORMALLY ADOPT YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, MISTY, WE'VE GOT IT. JENNIFER DID A WONDERFUL JOB IN A FORMAT HERE. BUT THIS IS YOUR PLAN THAT YOU WORKED ON IN IN NOVEMBER. AND THERE'S THIS A RESOLUTION THAT YOU ADOPT THIS STRATEGIC PLAN. YEAH THIS IS A NICER DESIGN THEM WHEN WE HAVE IN OUR PACKETS, SO VERY NICE.ALRIGHT SO COUNCIL. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS UNLESS THERE'S ANY HEARTBURN OVER THESE, UH YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT THESE AND MOVE FORWARD. BUT WE SPENT OUR WHOLE, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL SESSION GOING OVER THESE AND DEVELOPING THEM IN THE LANGUAGE. IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS ANYTHING LIKE, WANT TO ADD OR CHANGE, BUT WE CAN WE CAN TAKE THIS UP AND APPROVE IT AT THIS TIME OR KICK IT OUT TO A FUTURE MEETING. I MAKE A MOTION
[5.D. VOTE]
WE APPROVE, ALRIGHT MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND EMOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND ALRIGHT, LET'S GO BACK TO OUR VOTING UNLESS THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION. THE UPDATES WERE VERY MINOR. THERE WAS SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO LANGUAGE AND SEQUENCE BUT IN LARGE PART THESE ARE VERY, UH CONSISTENT WITH WHERE WE'VE BEEN , BUT JUST SLIGHT UPDATES TO FOCUS IT MORE AND IN SOME CASES, REFOCUS OUR INTENTIONS A LITTLE BIT MORE AND PUT THINGS A LITTLE BIT GREATER PRIORITY. SO IT WAS REALLY SOME SOME REFINEMENT, I THINK WAS REALLY WHAT CAME OUT OF IT, BUT IT WAS A GOOD EXERCISE. THE ONLY ONE WHO HASN'T VOTED YET. ALRIGHT SIX AND OH, ALRIGHT. OUR ACTION[01:15:07]
ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED FOR THIS EVENING. DO WE EXPECT ANYTHING COMING OUT OF OPEN SESSION FROM[6. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION? I DON'T BELIEVE SO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:46 P.M. PURSUANT TO SECTION 551071 AND NONE. OTHERS APPARENTLY. IS THAT IT? JUST 551071 ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE, AND IF WE DON'T SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'LL SEE YOU[7. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
ALRIGHT IT IS 720 PM WE'VE COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH NO ACTION TO TAKE. WE STAND ADJOURNED BY GENERAL CONSENT AT THE EARLIEST TIME IN YEARS.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.