OUT WHAT DIRECTION SHE WAS POINTING. GOOD EVENING. IT IS THURSDAY THE 12TH AT 530. WE
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WILL CALL THE NORTH LAKE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER, WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL. MR. KELLY IS ON HIS WAY IN A FEW MINUTES. AND MISS HOLMES IS JOINING US ONLINE. BEFORE WE START, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE THAT WE'VE HAD TWO VERY UNFORTUNATE EVENTS IMPACT OUR TOWN SINCE THE LAST MEETING ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD. NORTH LAKE POLICE ASSISTED ARGYLE PD ON A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON 35 NEAR MILE MARKER 79, IN ARGYLE. THREE PEOPLE IN THAT ACCIDENT DIED JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR TOWN. ALL THREE WERE SISTERS AND ONE WAS A NORTH LAKE RESIDENT FROM PECAN SQUARE. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. ALSO ON AUGUST ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, COUNCILOR ALEX HOLMES SUFFERED A STROKE AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE IS RECOVERING VERY WELL AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER HERE WITH US VIRTUALLY TONIGHT. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BE AWARE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE. IT IS KNOWN AS BE FAST, BALANCE EYES, FACE, ARMS, SPEECH AND TIME, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AT STROKE AWARENESS.COM. MISS HOLMES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING THIS EVENING? YES, PLEASE. FIRST OF ALL, I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. OBVIOUSLY BE HERE AT ALL AND BE HERE IN THE MEETING, BUT I HAD TO SAY, BECAUSE I GOT TO SEE SOMETHING. THIS WAS REALLY SCARY, BUT I GOT TO SEE SOMETHING ABOUT OUR TOWN THAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER GET TO SEE. I GOT TO REALLY SEE THE HEART OF OUR TOWN IN A WAY THAT I COULDN'T. I PROBABLY COULDN'T DESCRIBE, AND THAT I ALREADY LOVED NORTH LAKE. AND I ALREADY LOVED SERVING THE PEOPLE OF NORTH LAKE. BUT FOR THE LOVE AND CARE AND SUPPORT THAT THEY GAVE ME AND MY FAMILY. JUST SINCE THIS HAPPENED, I AM FOREVER INDEBTED TO OUR WONDERFUL TOWN AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE STILL TO SERVE. BUT I'M SO PROUD OF THE HEART OF OUR TOWN. I CANNOT OVERSTATE THAT ENOUGH. I WE'VE BEEN OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN LIKE BEFORE I GOT TO THE HOSPITAL, THE PEOPLE IN OUR TOWN WERE REACTING AND TAKING CARE OF THINGS. SO REALLY THANKFUL. THAT'S ALL. SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU ALEX, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US TONIGHT. AND, WE'LL TRY TO MOVE ON HERE AND TRY TO HAVE A HAPPY NIGHT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY YOU'RE HERE. OH, I'M HAPPY. I'M I'M I'M PUMPED TO BE HERE. AND I'M READY TO MAKE JOKES AND BOTHER YOU GUYS AGAIN. SO ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, I INVITE PASTOR JOSH RIGHT UP FOR INVOCATION. LET'S PRAY. GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO BE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE ARE SO HONORED AND GRATEFUL TO LIVE WHERE WE LIVE WITH THE FREEDOM WE HAVE, THE PEOPLE WE HAVE, THE NATION WE HAVE. SO WE PRAY YOUR CONTINUED GUIDANCE AND HAND ON OUR COUNTRY, ON OUR STATE AND ON NORTH LAKE AND ITS LEADERS. GOD BE WITH US TONIGHT. GRANT WISDOM AND GUIDANCE, PATIENCE AND PEACE AND UNITY TO OUR TOWN. AND FATHER, WE PRAY YOUR KINGDOM COME AND YOUR WILL WOULD BE DONE. LORD, WE PRAY FOR THE OROZCO FAMILY, YOU SAID IN YOUR WORD THAT YOU ARE NEAR TO THE BROKENHEARTED, AND THEY ARE BROKENHEARTED. AND SO WE PRAY YOUR PEACE AND COMFORT. WE PRAY YOU'D USE US AS NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY, TO SURROUND THEM AND LOVE THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM.LORD, I THANK YOU FOR COUNCILOR HOLMES. I THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE PROGRESS SHE'S MADE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. AND I JUST ASK YOU FOR YOUR HAND TO BE IN EVERY SINGLE PART OF HER RECOVERY. A SPEEDY RECOVERY, I PRAY YOU WOULD COME ALONGSIDE HER AND STRENGTHEN HER. WE THANK YOU FOR HER AND HER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, HER SPIRIT AND HER LIVELIHOOD AND GOD. I PRAY FOR HER FAMILY THAT YOU JUST CONTINUE TO SURROUND THEM. GOD, WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE GET TO BE A PART OF THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY. AND LORD, WE PRAY LAST IN JESUS NAME. GOD BE WITH THE COWBOYS THIS WEEKEND. THEY NEED YOU IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN AMEN. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE. SAY UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. MAYBE IF I COULD TAKE JUST A MOMENT. WE'VE GOT THE CALENDAR
[2. ANNOUNCEMENTS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS]
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IN FRONT OF YOU. REMEMBER, WE'VE CANCELED THE SECOND MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, AND THIS GETS US THROUGH THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. WE HAVE SOME NEW FACES. IN THE BACK, WE HAVE JORDAN MOROZ, WHO HELPED PUT THE SLIDE DECK TOGETHER. SHE'S A NEW MANAGEMENT ANALYST, WORKS FOR MAJOR YOUNGBLOOD, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR. AND, CURRENTLY AN INTERN, STILL WITH PUBLIC WORKS. BUT BRADEN LOWE IS GOING TO BE OUR IT ANALYST, WHICH IS PART OF THE BUDGET. SO HE'S HERE TO ASSIST, AND WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE HERE IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH YOUR PHONE, WITH YOUR LOG IN AND SO FORTH. SO WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE, PEOPLE TO HELP YOU. AND WE'VE GOT SOME ANNIVERSARIES COMING UP AND WE'VE GOT SOME FAMILY MEMBERS PRESENT. SO REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE OUR TEAM HERE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC HERE, WE HAVE A VERY LENGTHY AGENDA TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO GET THROUGH IT AND EXPEDITIOUS MANNER, WITH THAT, THOUGH, WE WILL START WITH THE[2.A. Employee Anniversary - Brandon Doughty, Public Works Superintendent - 5 Years]
EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES, PUBLIC WORKS. ERIC. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE BRANDON DOWDY FOR HIS FIVE, FIVE YEARS. I THINK HE'S A TWO TIME RECIPIENT OF THE FIVE YEARS, I'VE WORKED WITH BRANDON FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS NOW, WHEN HE MOVED HERE FROM GEORGIA, HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN 2006 WITH THE CITY OF MCDONOUGH. MCDONOUGH GEORGIA, HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAILY FIELD OPERATIONS WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION, PLANT OPERATIONS, SEWER, ROADS, DRAINAGE SIGNS AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. HE ALSO OVERSEES STAFF TRAINING TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING. BRANDON HOLDS SEVERAL LICENSES ISSUED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THEY INCLUDE A WATER OPERATOR, A WASTEWATER COLLECTION, THREE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TESTER, ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, AND A WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR. SEE BRANDON HOLDS, HAS AN A.A. IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND BAND MANAGEMENT AND IS WORKING TOWARDS HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT TARLETON STATE FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, BRANDON IS A VALUABLE TEAM LEADER AND, AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND DEFINITELY RESPECTED AMONGST HIS PEERS. BRANDON, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH YOU A FEW TIMES, WITH A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS AROUND TOWN, AND THE CITIZENS RESPECT YOU, YOU INTERACT SO WELL WITH THEM AND WITH EVERYBODY ON STAFF. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ERIC. WE'VE GOT A PLAQUE UNDERNEATH THERE AND PHOTO OP.COME ON UP HERE, TIGER. OKAY, THERE YOU GO. GET UP ON THAT STEP. YEAH THAT'S YEARS. GOOD SMILE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE ALSO WANT TO, RECOGNIZE ROGER DAVIS FOR HIS FIVE YEARS, ROGER
[2.B. Employee Anniversary - Roger Davis, Equipment Operator - 5 Years]
STARTED WITH THE TOWN IN 2019 AS A MAINTENANCE WORKER. HE WAS PROMOTED TO EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN 2022. ROGER'S DUTIES, INCLUDING OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD, WATER AND SEWER REPAIRS. ROGER HAS GAINED VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WORKING ON WATER DISTRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER COLLECTION. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. ROGER WAS A BIG PART OF MEETING OUR 30 MILE GOAL, CLEANING, WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IN FISCAL YEAR 23, ROGER HOLDS A WATER DISTRIBUTION OPERATOR C LICENSE FROM THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. HE'S CONTINUING HIS TRAINING THROUGH THE TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXTENSION PROGRAM AND TEXAS WATER UTILITIES ASSOCIATION TO UPGRADE HIS WATER DISTRIBUTION LICENSE TO AN OPERATOR. BE ROGER IS A VALUABLE TEAM MEMBER AND PUBLIC WORKS RESPECTED AMONG HIS PEERS, AND WE'RE GLAD HE'S HERE. COME ON UP, ROGER. HOW MANY STORIES? I'LL GIVE YOU A BOOST.SO. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL
[2.C. Proclamation - National Preparedness Month]
PREPAREDNESS MONTH. AND I'M GOING TO INVITE CHIEF VAUGHN TO COME UP. NOW, I SAID WE HAVE A[00:10:02]
LONG AGENDA TONIGHT, SO. ALL RIGHT, COME ON UP, PLEASE. YEAH, I HEARD YOU MIGHT HAVE A FEW WORDS ABOUT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY, IF I COULD. MAYOR COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE EDUCATION WORLD THAT, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. AND I'VE ALWAYS ARGUED THAT THE SAME CAN BE SAID ABOUT KEEPING A COMMUNITY SAFE. IT TAKES A WHOLE COMMUNITY TO KEEP A COMMUNITY SAFE. AND I CAN TELL YOU, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND I CAN TELL YOU THERE IS. WE HAVE SUCH A STRONG PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. THE STAFF HERE IS PHENOMENAL. WE WORK WITH THEM ROUTINELY, NOT JUST IN EMERGENCY BUT JUST DAILY AND JUST PHENOMENAL. THE WORK THAT THEY DO. AND MAYOR COUNCIL, YOU GUYS ARE JUST ALWAYS JUST VERY KIND AND ALWAYS WORKING WITH US. BUT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, YOU KNOW, WE MEET WITH WE DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE WORK WITH THOSE, BUSINESSES.AND I TELL YOU, WHEN YOU BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ON THE FRONT END, IT SURE MAKES IT A LOT EASIER ON THE BACK END. WHEN THAT DISASTER OCCURS. YOU KNOW, WHEN FIRE SERVICES FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC, WE, WE RESPOND TO, YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS OF EMERGENCIES EVERY YEAR AND SOME OF THOSE YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THINGS, FROM MINOR TO MAJOR FATALITIES, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AND IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF TRAGEDIES WE SEE. AND I WILL TELL YOU, IN ALL MY YEARS, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAGEDIES THAT HAPPEN THAT ARE JUST UNAVOIDABL, YOU KNOW, LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T KNOW AND YOU CAN'T. I'VE WALKED AWAY FROM THOSE INCIDENTS GOING, I'M NEVER REALLY GOING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD HAD IN THE PLAN WAS THERE. I'M NOT GOING TO REALLY KNOW THAT. BUT THERE ARE OTHER TIMES THAT IT'S THEY'RE UNAVOIDABLE AND THERE'S THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SAID. SOMEONE COULD HAVE INTERVENED, AT COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN, PREPARATIONS COULD HAVE BEEN MADE, AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THOSE INCIDENTS. SO I, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS MONTH BEING THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, I JUST ASK THAT THE CITIZENS THINK ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOUR OWN ASSESS YOUR SURROUNDINGS, TALK TO YOUR YOUR FAMILY, TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP EACH OTHER HAVE A PLAN, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU KNOW. SOMETHING IS BUYING A $10,000 GENERATOR. SOMETIME IT'S SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS, YOU KNOW, JUST CHECKING YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR. I MEAN, LEARNING CPR, I MEAN LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, PUTTING YOUR SEATBELT ON, I MEAN LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN JUST A BLINK OF AN EYE. AND I'VE SEEN IT AND I CAN TELL YOU. SO I JUST ASK THAT THE COMMUNITY THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND JUST REMEMBER WHAT THIS MONTH IS ABOUT. SO THANK YOU. WELL, I HOPE THAT WE'LL COME UP AND DO A PHOTO HERE AND I'LL HAND YOU A PROCLAMATION FROM THE TOWN STATING THAT A THE ENTIRE TOWN COUNCIL HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT SEPTEMBER 2024 IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS MAINTAIN, REMAIN MINDFUL IN BOTH NATURAL AND MAN MADE DISASTERS, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT IT'S ESSENTIAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HEED THE WARNINGS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, AS WE MUST PREPARE TODAY FOR A SAFER TOMORROW. TOMORROW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR.
[2.D. Briefing - Update on Denton County and Texas Department of Transportation Projects]
SUPPORT. NEXT, WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. EVERYBODY WANTS TO HEAR WHAT ROADS YOU HAVE FOR US. AND I'M SURE IT'S NONE TOMORROW. RIGHT HOW ARE YOU DOING, JOHN? GOOD. JOHN FOSTER, INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, AND I WILL BE EXPECTING A PHOTO AFTER THIS. WE CAN OBLIGE YOU ON THAT.NO I DON'T THINK I'M MORE INFAMOUS THAN FAMOUS. OKAY, SO WHAT? I'M GOING TO DO REAL QUICK IS JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A GENERAL OVERVIEW ON ALL THESE PROJECTS. AND AS AS USUAL, PER REGULAR, IF YOU GOT A QUESTION, JUST STOP ME AND ASK BECAUSE I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING TO YOU GET MY ATTENTION. I GOTTA PUT MY CHEATERS ON. OKAY. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS BACK IN THE DAY, WE HAD, BARTLETT AND WEST DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR 407 FROM 1830, ALL THE WAY OUT TO WEST OF JUSTIN. NOW THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE. THE SCHEMATIC IS PROPOSED TO BE APPROVED IN AUGUST. WE HAD TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL WORK THERE IN JUSTIN ON 12TH STREET. AND THEN WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED BY SUMMER OF 2025. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS ONCE IT'S CLEARED, WE CAN PICK SECTIONS OF THE ROAD AND START BUILDING IT, WE CAN START BUYING RIGHT AWAY WHERE WE NEED TO, AND UTILITY RELOCATION.
SO GETTING IT CLEARED IS, THE, THE MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THESE PROJECTS. AND WE'RE PROPOSING A SIX LANE DIVIDED FACILITY INITIALLY WILL ONLY BUILD FOUR, AND THERE'S, THERE'S AREAS THAT NEED IT NOW AND THERE'S AREAS THAT WON'T NEED IT FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS. AND WE'LL JUST PHASE
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CONSTRUCT IT AS THE DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES ON THAT ONE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IS THAT FOR THE IS THAT FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH? YES SIR. CAN THAT BE DONE IN STAGES? NO, SIR, WHAT YOU HAVE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE REQUIRES, INDEPENDENT UTILITY. THE IN OTHER WORDS, THE PROJECT HAS TO BE ABLE TO STAND ON ITS OWN, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE LOGICAL TERMINI. SO 1830 IS WHERE IT WAS LAST. CLEARED FROM 1830 BACK TO 35 E. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO 35 AND THEN PAST THAT TO 156. BUT THEN WE HAD TO TIE BACK INTO 407 WEST OF JUSTIN. SO WE HAD TO START PULLING THE THREAD ON A SWEATER. I WOULDN'T I WOULDN'T ADVISE THAT. BUT SUMMER 2025 IS DONE. AND THEN WE CAN START PICKING OUT PARTS THAT WE WANT TO DO FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT, 407 IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE DECIDED TO DO THIS AS A BREAKOUT JOB WHEN, NORTH LAKE AND ARGYLE CAME TO US, I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND SAID, HEY, WE NEED THIS PROJECT DONE ASAP. SO INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT TO THAT SUMMER 2025 TIME FRAME FOR THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR, WE PULLED THE LIMITS FROM FROM CLEVELAND GIBBS IN THE WEST TO GATEWAY GATEWAY ON THE EAST.SORRY, THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS IN MY HEAD. IT'S ABOUT A TWO MILE, PROJECT. IT INCLUDES SOME INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE BRIDGE TO GO TO FIVE LANES OR ACTUALLY, SIX LANES WILL BE TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. AND A OFFSET TURN. SO BOTH YOU CAN TURN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S 25.6 MILLION. WE ARE. THAT'S RTR FUNDS. SO THOSE ARE COUNTY FUNDS. THOSE ARE REGIONAL TOLL REVENUE FUNDS. SO IF WE GET EVERYTHING DONE FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS, WHICH ARE THE CRITICAL PATH TIME FRAME RIGHT NOW, IT'S SET AT SEPTEMBER 2025 TO LET. BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE THINK THE UTILITIES WILL BE IF THE UTILITIES GET DONE SOONER, WHICH WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF THEM. SINCE IT'S FUNDED LOCALLY BY THE COUNTY, WE CAN GET IT SOONER IF IT GETS READY SOONER. AND THE INTENT IS TO LET IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL, THE COUNCILORS OR MYSELF CAN DO TO HELP WITH STANDING ON THOSE UTILITIES? IS THERE ANY PATHWAY TO ACCELERATE, RIGHT NOW I THINK THE UTILITIES ARE ARE DOING THEIR DEAD LEVEL. WE HAD A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DID CORRAL CITY, ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE TAKING ALL THOSE, THE GAS STATIONS, THE, THE, THE TANKS AND EVERYTHING. AND TEXDOT AGREED TO DO THAT AS, UP FRONT AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SO THEY'LL BRING SOMEBODY IN, RIGHT WHEN THE PROJECT, BOUGHT ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEY'LL BRING SOMEBODY IN TO ACTUALLY RELOCATE THOSE TANKS SO THAT THE UTILITIES CAN HAVE THAT AREA FOR RELOCATION. SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD RIGHT NOW. AND WE MEET EVERY, EVERY AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH ON THIS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE IT'S MOVING. WE HAD A LITTLE BUST ON THE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY, TEXT THAT WAS USED IN THE, THE, THE MARKERS FOR THE 35 JOB. AND HILLWOOD WAS USING THE MARKERS FOR 407, BUT WE GOT THAT RESOLVED. SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. SO AS I SAID, WE WENT WEST OF JUSTIN ON THE PREVIOUS JOB, THIS PICKS IT UP FROM BILL COOK WHERE IT LEFT OFF AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO 287. IT TAKES THAT ACTUALLY ADMITTED THAT THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GONE TO 287 ORIGINALLY, BUT WHEN YOU HIT THE WISE COUNTY LINE, YOU'RE IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.
THAT'S THE FORT WORTH DISTRICT. SO, WE ARE WORKING TO GET ONE OF THE DISTRICTS, EITHER THE DALLAS DISTRICT TO FORT WORTH DISTRICT. IT'S BEEN FEASIBLY FEASIBILITY HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO GET BARTLETT AND WEST ON CONTRACT TO DO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE AS WELL.
BUT IT MAY BE NEXT YEAR BEFORE WE GET THAT DONE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. THE DALLAS DISTRICT HAS WHAT'S CALLED A DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND IT'S ABOUT $1.9 BILLION TO DEVELOP PROJECTS. 3.6 TOTAL FOR ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY RELOCATIONS. AND WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THEIR BUDGET AT THIS TIME, THERE'S A CASH FLOW PROBLEM IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO THE COMMISSION CUT THEIR DEVELOP AUTHORITY BY 400 MILLION. SO IT WENT FROM 1.9 BILLION TO 1.5. SO DALLAS AND FORT WORTH ARE ARGUING ABOUT WHO NEEDS TO PICK UP THAT NEXT PHASE, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. OKAY. 1171 THE, READY LET IS JUNE OF 2027. WE STILL HAVE SOME RIGHT OF WAY TO GET DONE. WE SHOULD BE DONE BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF UTILITIES OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COME INTO JUSTIN. WE HAVE ALREADY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN TO BUILD THAT JUGHANDLE AS A STANDALONE PROJECT. SO THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THAT NOW,
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BECAUSE ACTUALLY IT'S PINK, BUT IT OUGHT TO BE NOT PINK, BECAUSE ONCE WE BUILD 1171, THAT CONNECTOR THAT GETS YOU BACK FROM 1171 TO 156 WILL BE A LOCAL ROAD. BUT, YOU KNOW, 156 MILLION BUCKS, MOST OF IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FLOODPLAIN, SIX LANES. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT, LIKE I SAY, JUNE 2027, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF UTILITY RELOCATIONS. JUST FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, THE BRIDGE IS NOT PART OF THAT PROJECT. HOWEVER, THAT'S BEING DONE WITH THE FRONTAGE ROADS ON 35.CORRECT THE 35, THE 1171 BRIDGE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THE SO WE HAVE TWO PHASES. DALE EARNHARDT TO 1171 AND 11. AND THEN, WELL, DALE EARNHARDT TO 407 AND 407 UP TO 2449. BUT YOU'LL SEE A SLIDE HERE TALKING ABOUT THAT NEXT PROJECT HERE IN A MINUTE. BUT YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE A GRADE SEPARATION AT 156. SO THAT WAY THE EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL BE ABLE TO GET ACROSS 156 WHEN THERE'S A TRAIN PARKED THERE, BECAUSE IT WILL BE A GRADE SEPARATION. THEN THE JUGHANDLE BRINGS YOU BACK TO 156. THE ROANOKE SECTION DOWN IN ROANOKE.
IT'S COMPLETED. THEY'RE JUST WE'RE IN THE PHASE OF WHAT WE CALL FARMING. THEY GOT TO GET THE GRASS TO GROW ON THE SIDE, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHING. BUT THEY'RE JUST DOING PUNCH OUT.
BUT ESSENTIALLY, THE ROAD IS OPERATING THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. AND THAT'S ONE SEGMENT DOWN. SO THIS IS THE ARGYLE SEGMENT. THIS GOOD NEWS HERE. SINCE THE LAST TIME I CAM, I THINK THAT $135.9 MILLION THAT'S FULLY FUNDED NOW, AND IT HAS A READY LETTER OF JUNE 2025.
AND THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE A SET DATE YET IS IT'S FUNDED, BUT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TIP PROCESS, WHICH IS WHAT THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT DOES TO TAKE THE PROJECTS THAT THE STATE WANTS TO DO AND SLOT THEM IN A CERTAIN MONTH. SO, THE MONEY'S THERE. IT'S FULLY FUNDED. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A MONTH BECAUSE WHAT THEY TRY TO DO IS BALANCED, LETTING THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS IN ONE MONTH AND NONE IN THE NEXT. SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN OPEN SPOT WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING THAT MONTH, BECAUSE IF THEY OVERLOAD A MONTH, THEY GET BAD PRICES. SO IT'S THERE. WE JUST GOT TO FIND A SLOT FOUR LANE DIVIDED BECAUSE OF THE RAILROAD TRACK. SO THIS IS THE NEXT SECTION BETWEEN ROANOKE AND THE ARGYLE SECTION.
I JUST TOLD YOU, WE KIND OF PUT THIS OFF FOR A WHILE BECAUSE LITERALLY TWO THIRDS OF IT IS FLOODPLAIN, BUT WE REALIZED THAT IF YOU GO FROM SIX LANES TO FOUR TO 2 TO 6, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CALL YOU AN IDIOT. SO WE JUST STARTED TO START WORKING ON, ON THIS SECTION SO IT WOULDN'T BE TRUE. ULTIMATELY BUT WE'VE GOT JACOBS DOING THE WORK. WE'RE THE SCHEMATIC IS PLANNED TO BE DONE IN OCTOBER, YOU SEE THAT WE'VE GOT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IN JUNE. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE SCHEMATIC FIRST AND THEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE. BUT WHAT WE DID IS WE HAD A SCHEMATIC THAT WE APPROVED, AND IT GOT CLEARED, BUT WE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. SO WHAT? WE'LL DO IS ONCE WE GET THOSE CHANGES APPROVED IN OCTOBER, WE'LL COME BACK AND DO WHAT'S CALLED A RE-EVAL. KIND OF OUT OF ORDER. SIX LANES DIVIDED. OKAY Y'ALL ARE LIVING THROUGH THIS ONE. Y'ALL HAVE ACTUALLY HAD YOUR TOWN MANAGER BE MY PHOTOGRAPHER OCCASIONALLY ON THIS. WHEN I NEEDED SOME PHOTOS FOR DIANE. I WOULD NOT ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO DO THAT. BY THE WAY, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. YOU KNOW, HERE'S I DIDN'T SAY IT. I WAS THINKING IT, 107 MILLION BUCKS.
MAY 26TH. SO IT'S STILL GOT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO GO. SINACOLA IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
BUT IT'S VERY TIGHT, SO JUST BE JUST BE DILIGENT WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THAT AREA. BUT WHEN IT'S DONE, IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. OKAY. SO THE I-35W FRONTAGE ROADS FROM 407 NORTH, THEY'VE GOT, WSP DOING THE PSA ON IT. THE RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN, WILL BE DONE BY JANUARY, BUT THEY'VE GOT ALL BUT ABOUT TEN PARCELS OUT OF ABOUT 90. SO WE'RE PRETTY CERTAIN ON THAT.
UTILITIES ARE AN ISSUE. THAT'S ALL NORTH OF 407. BUT IT DOES TIE IN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THIS JOB IS 15 MINUTES AFTER WE GET THE BREAKOUT JOB DONE. WHEN THIS ROLLS IN TO BEING LET, WE'RE GOING TO RECONSTRUCT THAT 407 INTERCHANGE TO ITS ULTIMATE CONFIGURATION. SO IT'LL HAVE THE SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC, THREE IN EACH DIRECTION, DUAL LEFTS AND TEXAS U-TURNS. SO WE'LL GO FROM FIVE LANES RIGHT NOW TO WHEN WE GET THE INTERIM DONE. IT'LL HAVE SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 12 LANES, THREE GENERAL PURPOSE, TWO DUAL LEFTS, AND THEN YOUR TEXAS USE AND THAT'S FULLY
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FUNDED, RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST WE GOT THE MONEY, BUT WE STILL GOT TO GO THROUGH ALL THE REGULATORY TO GET READY. OKAY MET WITH, I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE. THE COUNTY'S GOT SOME MONEY ON ON WHATEVER SECTION THAT TEXAS DECIDED NOT TO DO. THEY WERE GOING TO DO 407 TO 2449. SO WE HAD MONEY IN THE BOND PROGRAM TO PICK UP BREAKOUT PROJECTS FOR WHATEVER SECTION. THEY DON'T DO. SO WE MET WITH TOWN WITH THE DREW AND HIS GROUP, AND THE COUNTY IS WITHIN LIKE TWO WEEKS OF HAVING SOMEBODY ON CONTRACT TO BEGIN THE PSA, BECAUSE THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED. BECAUSE IT WAS CLEARED WHEN THE ULTIMATE JOB WAS DONE YEARS AGO. SO BRINGING SOMEBODY ON CONTRACT NOW THE LIMITS SHOW YOU FROM DALE EARNHARDT TO 1171, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW HOW TO GET ACROSS THE CREEK. BUT OUR INTENT IS ONCE WE GET IT ENOUGH INFORMATION, WE'RE PROBABLY JUST GOING TO GO FROM WHITE ROAD NORTH TO CONSTRUCT IN THE INITIAL PHASE, BECAUSE THAT CROSSING IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK NEXT TIME I SEE YOU. NEXT TIME I MEET WITH DREW TO GO OVER PROJECTS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHO THE ENGINEERING IS AND WHAT WE THINK THEY'RE READY TO DO. THAT DATE IS, AND IF WE CAN'T GET THE TECH STAFF TO PICK IT UP, WE HAVE MONEY IN THE BOND PROGRAM FOR THESE FRONTAGE ROADS. I JUST DON'T LIKE SPENDING MY MONEY OR THE COUNTY'S SO REAL QUICK. I KNOW THE LAST TIME I MET WITH YOU THAT THE NORTH NORTH OF 407 OR SOUTH OF 407 WAS STILL WAY UP IN THE AIR. HAVE THEY MADE THAT DECISION? THEY'RE GOING TO START UP NORTH AUGUST, THIRD WEEK OF AUGUST. THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THE 2025 UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT MOVED THE MONEY FROM THE SOUTHERN FROM DALE EARNHARDT TO 407, UP FROM 407 TO, 2449. SO THAT GAVE US CLARITY THAT WE NEED TO START PICKING UP BREAKOUT PROJECTS ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION, WHICH IS MINUTE. THEY DID IT. THAT'S WHAT WE STARTED DOING. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL HAVE THIS ON. WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY WORKING ON THIS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THE RESIDENTS. THE ONE OTHER THING THAT WE DON'T GET TO TALK ABOUT A LOT WHEN THEY DO THE NORTH SECTION 407, UP TO 2499, THAT WILL INVOLVE THE INTERCHANGE OF ROPES AND RANCH SLASH CRAWFORD ROAD. THAT INTERCHANGE WILL BE FULLY RECONSTRUCTED INTO AN ULTIMATE CONFIGURATION AS WELL.SAME SAME. AND THIS NEXT PROJECT YOU SEE THAT WE'RE GOING FOR ON STRATER AND ROBINSON RANCH FROM 156, WITH THE GRADE SEPARATION OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK ALL THE WAY BACK ACROSS THROUGH ON ROBSON RANCH TO 35 W, AND WE'VE ALREADY MET WITH TXDOT TO INFORM THEM THAT WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING PROBABLY A FOUR LANE DIVIDED URBAN AT A MINIMUM, TO THEM, AND THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE BUILDING, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THE SCHEMATIC THEY GOT APPROVED TAKES AT LEAST FOUR LANES DIVIDED, IF NOT SIX. AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES SCOPE FOR THE FIRM THAT WE HIRED, WHICH I THINK IS BJ, TO DO THE SIGNAL DESIGN AT ROBSON RANCH AND CLEVELAND GIBB.
SO IT PICKS UP ALL OF IT. GREAT SEPARATION AT 156 SIGNAL AT CLEVELAND GIBBS INTERSECTION, TYING WITH 35 W AND A FOUR LANE DIVIDED URBAN. AT LEAST FROM BEGINNING TO END. THEY JUST GOT STARTED. WE JUST HAD A KICKOFF MEETING LIKE TEN DAYS AGO. OKAY. SO THIS IS, FORT ROAD, THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BOND PROGRAMS. AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF JUST NOW GETTING STARTED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT IN YOUR YOUR SLIDE DECK, AND AS SOON AS WE GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPLOAD IT TO YOU GUYS IN YOUR REPORT. AND I MAY GIVE JOHN SOME BAD INFORMATION THAT OUR PROJECT, OUR SHARED PROJECT SHOULD GO ALL THE WAY UP TO ROBESON RANCH. SO WE'LL GET THAT UPDATED. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M GOING TO FIRE CHRISTINA. IT'S PROBABLY ON ME, SO I'M EXPENDABLE, REMEMBER? NO OKAY. THAT'S ON ME. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? NOT ME. I MAY HAVE MISSED YOU SAYING THIS, BUT WITH THE SIGNAL AT ROBESON RANCH AND CLEVELAND. GIBBS, IS THERE A TIME FRAME ON WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT GOING IN? IT'S A QUESTION I GET A LOT. OKAY, WELL, WE MAY HAVE TO DO AS A BREAKOUT, BECAUSE WE CAN DO A TEMPORARY SIGNAL, AND IT'S FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE USING WE'RE DOING STRATER AS A FEDERAL PROCESS, WHICH MEANS WE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO GET THE SCHEMATIC DONE. SO WE'RE TALKING 18 TO 20 MONTHS FOR THAT. BECAUSE IT'S A FAIRLY IT 6 TO 35 W SO WE CAN GET THE IT'S CALLED SERVICE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDS OR CBG, WHICH ARE $0.80 ON THE DOLLAR YOU CAN GET. SO WE CAN DO THAT LIKE WE DID THE 407 BREAKOUT. IF WE HAVE
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A CONVERSATION AND WE THINK WE NEED THE SIGNAL SOONER THAN LATER, YOU KNOW DIANE LOVES THIS AREA, RIGHT? SO WE I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. AND IF THAT I THINK WE JUST DID OKAY.SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. THANK YOU. MERRILL NEXT TIME I SEE DIANE, I WILL SPEAK WITH HER ABOUT IT.
I'LL SEE HER FIRST, THOUGH. YEAH. JUST REMEMBER, WE GOT TO ORDER THOSE POLLS AHEAD OF TIME, THOUGH, BECAUSE THEY TAKE, LIKE, TWO YEARS TO COME IN. YEAH, YEAH. WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL HAVE BG, WE'LL JUST KIND OF ALTER THEIR TIMELINE TO JUST DO A GO AHEAD AND GET AN INTERIM SIGNAL BECAUSE YOU TEMPORARY POLLS, YOU CAN MOVE ONCE THE ACTUAL. YEAH. NO, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I GET IT. I JUST I WAS ALMOST LATE. I MEAN, I HAD TO LEAVE 30 MINUTES EARLY JUST TO GET YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, IT'S ROUGH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN. I APPRECIATE ALL THE UPDATES. NEXT TIME ON WE'LL GET THE PHOTO NEXT TIME. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALEX, DID SHE HAVE ANYTHING? ALEX, ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? GOOD. THANK
[2.E. Briefing - Northwest Independent School District Superintendent Update]
YOU, NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DOCTOR FOUST FROM NORTHWEST. THE NORTHWEST ISD SUPERINTENDENT. I FEEL LIKE I JUST SAW HIM THE OTHER DAY, UP FOR A QUICK UPDATE ON NORTHWEST ISD. YES, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS SET ASIDE AN HOUR AND A HALF FOR ME TO COME IN. AND IS THAT. OH, WAIT TOO LONG. OKAY, I'LL TRY TO GO A LITTLE FASTER. JUST KIDDING. BUT THAT GAME OF GROWTH AND ROADS THAT YOU GUYS ARE SEEING IN YOUR AREA, WE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THAT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN NORTHWEST ISD, I'LL SAY TO YOU WHAT WE SAY TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY, YOU ALL ARE IN THAT SERVICE POSITION AND YOU'RE MAKING NORTH LAKE A BETTER PLACE IN THE SAME WAY THAT OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS TRYING TO MAKE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR KIDS AND FOR OUR FAMILIES, IT IS PRETTY AMAZING THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF, ANNIVERSARY. I GUESS, FOR NORTHWEST ISD, 1949 IS THE YEAR THAT FOUR AREAS CAME TOGETHER TO FORM NORTHWEST CISD. THAT WAS HASLETT, HASLETT, JUSTIN, ROME, AND ROANOKE. THOSE FOUR SCHOOLS WANTED TO SHARE THEIR RESOURCES AND REALLY IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS. AND SO THEY DID THAT AND CAME TOGETHER AND FORMED 700 STUDENTS. INITIALLY IN THE DISTRICT. ABOUT 50 YEARS LATER, IT WAS JUST NORTH OF 5000 STUDENTS, THIS WEEK WE WENT AHEAD OF 32,000, 32,028 THIS MORNING. I'M SURE IT PROBABLY CHANGED SINCE THEN. SO, A LOT OF THAT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THEY'RE ADDING CLOSING ON HOUSES EVERY DAY, AND WE'RE GETTING STUDENTS IN DANIEL ELEMENTARY AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND, AND HIGH SCHOOLS EVERY DAY, PART OF THAT 75TH HISTORY I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL THIS WEEK, A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF ROGER SESSIONS, ALSO KNOWN AS COACH SESSIONS, A FAMOUS COACH FOR NORTHWEST. I HEARD SOME STORIES, SOME LEGENDARY. YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT ME TO TELL ANY OF THOSE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT. JUST KIDDING. BUT NEAT THAT YOU WERE A PART OF THE DISTRICT AND A PART OF THAT 75 YEAR HISTORY, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT. AND I MENTIONED OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THESE BOARD MEMBERS, ALL GRADUATED FROM NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, MARRIED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS, BEEN IN THE DISTRICT THEIR ENTIRE LIVES, A COUPLE OF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS, STEVE SPROWLS AND JENNIFER MURPHY, ARE THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THEY'VE ONLY BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR 15 AND 17 YEARS. SO THEY'RE NEWCOMERS, AND SEVERAL OF THEM. MR. KOPP, MR. DOCTOR RAUSCH, WHO LIVES OUT IN TROPHY CLUB, AND THEN MISS HATFIELD, THEY WERE ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT, TEACHER FINANCE OFFICE READING SPECIALIST. SO VERY ENGAGED GROUP OF FOLKS, THAT THAT LOVE KIDS AND WANT TO WORK HARD. AND OUR CORE VALUE IN NORTHWEST CST THAT WE'LL SAY LOUD AND PROUD IS KIDS COME FIRST AND ALL OF OUR DECISION MAKING IT DRIVES WHAT WE DO, OUR GOALS AND PRIORITIES. THERE'S THREE PRIMARY DISTRICT GOALS THE ACADEMIC GOAL, A STAFF GOAL RECRUIT AND RETAIN, AND THEN A CULTURE AND SAFETY GOAL. AND REALLY WE FOCUS ON EARLY LITERACY AND LITERACY THROUGHOUT AND GETTING KIDS COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY READY. WE WANT TO SEND THEM OUT IN THE WORLD PREPARED, SEND THEM IN THE WORKFORCE, SEND THEM TO COLLEGE. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY ON THAT, AND WE WANT TO RECRUIT. WE WANT TO GET THE BEST FACULTY AND STAFF FOR OUR KIDS SO THEY CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, OUR SCHOOLS ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, SO WE WANT THE BEST ONES THAT WE CAN GET FOR OUR KIDS. AND SO WE WANT TO RECRUIT VALUE AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY STAFF. ALSO I'LL MENTION JUST SAFETY IS IMPORTANT. I HEARD THAT SAFETY UPDATE HERE.AND, SAFETY FOR OUR KIDS IS THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, BUT IT'S ALSO THE EMOTIONAL ENVIRONMENT OR OR REALLY MENTAL HEALTH. WELL-BEING, NOT JUST FOR OUR KIDS, FOR OUR STAFF AS WELL. SO WE PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE THINGS IN THE CULTURE THAT WE BUILD FOR THE DISTRICT. IT'S A HUGE DISTRICT. I DROVE TODAY FROM DANIEL ELEMENTARY THIS MORNING ALL THE WAY TO SCHLUTER ELEMENTARY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DISTRICT. IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO GET THERE, 234MI■!S IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE'VE GONE FROM, AS I MENTIONED, IN 2010, CAMPUSES TO 35 CAMPUSES. WE NOW HAVE 23 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND I'LL SHOW YOU MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT. THAT'S GOING TO BE HERE IN NORTH LAKE. I'VE GOT A PREVIEW FOR YOU IN A FEW SLIDES.
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THREE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, WHAT WE CALL SIX, EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS TO SERVE 3000 OR MORE STUDENTS IN AN EARLY COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, STEEL, EARLY COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE LEGACY LEARNING CENTER. WE SERVE ALL OR PART OF 14 PLUS TOWNS. WE HAVE A SLIVER OF ARGYLE AND, AND THE 14 OTHER TOWNS THAT WE SERVE. THE SCARY THING ABOUT THIS, WITH THE 32,000 STUDENTS THAT I MENTIONED, WE'RE ABOUT ONE THIRD BUILT OUT. SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED ALL THOSE ROADS THAT ARE COMING IN, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND ADD SCHOOLS. WE THINK WE'LL HAVE UP TO NINE, SIX, EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS BY THE TIME WE'RE BUILT OUT APPROACHING 90,000 OR MORE STUDENTS. SO HERE'S OUR OUR MAP JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE WE ARE AND THE CURRENT SCHOOLS. AS I MENTIONED. AND THEN 25, 26 AND 27, WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING SCHOOLS. WE'VE GOT TWO REPLACEMENT ELEMENTARIES WITH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. WE'RE ADDING CAPACITY TOTAL OF 400 STUDENTS. BUT JUSTIN AND PRAIRIE VIEW ARE GOING TO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR AGING FACILITIES. AND WITH GREATER CAPACITY THEN THREE ADDITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS, 1 IN 2026 AND THEN TWO MOST LIKELY IN 2027. SOMEWHERE IN THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHERE 26 IS, SORRY, WHERE THE 2026 OPENING IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT CERTAIN ON THE ONES IN 27 JUST YET. WE PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEMOGRAPHER REPORTS. WE GET QUARTERLY AND GROWTH. MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT. THAT'S NORTH LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL. THE NEXT HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR IS OFF OF I-35. AND 170, WE LIKE TO SAY ACROSS FROM CABELA'S. BUT RIVERSIDE ROAD. SO THAT'S WHERE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR WILL BE.AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR SITES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT AND THAT WILL OPEN FIRST. WE'LL ALSO HAVE ONE IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT, ONE ON THE EASTERN, ONE ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT. THOSE WILL SERVE PRE-K STUDENTS, AGES FOUR GENERALLY, AND WE HOPE THOSE WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 400 STUDENTS EACH. AND THOSE, BY THE WAY, ALL THOSE FUTURE PROJECTS ARE PART OF THE BOND 2023. AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXECUTING ON OVER THE NEXT. IT'S REALLY FOR THE CAPACITY OF THE NEXT 8400 STUDENTS. WE HOPE THEY COME SPREAD OUT, NOT ALL IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, BUT WE'RE BUILDING THE SCHOOLS AS FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO MEET THAT CAPACITY. AND YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW THIS, BUT DFW AND ACTUALLY FOUR CITIES IN TEXAS ARE THE FASTEST GROWING IN THE UNITED STATES, DFW BEING THE FIRST. AS FAR AS ANNUALIZED HOUSING STARTS GO, NORTHWEST ISD IS THE FASTEST GROWING WITH REGARD TO STARTS. THEY CAN DEVELOP LOTS AND LOT FUTURES IN NORTH TEXAS. SO IF DFW IS THE FASTEST IN THE COUNTRY AND WE'RE THE FASTEST IN NORTH TEXAS, IT TELLS YOU SOMETHING ABOUT OUR GROWTH. SO WE JUST WANTED TO AGAIN, WE KNOW YOU GUYS ARE LIVING IT. WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. WE'RE PROJECTED TO GET TO IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS. A LITTLE LESS NINE YEARS NOW, ABOUT 45,000 STUDENTS. IT'S REALLY HARD TO IMAGINE. AGAIN, YOU GO BACK TO THE YEAR 2005 THOUSAND STUDENTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO 20, 33, 34 AND BE AT 45,000 STUDENTS. IF YOU LOOK HERE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE NORTH LAKE IS IN THE NORTH EASTERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT ON THE SIDE OF 35. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 63 ACTIVELY BUILDING SUBDIVISIONS IN GREEN, ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT NORTHWEST ISD IS WE'RE NOT JUST GROWING IN ONE AREA IN THE NORTH, OR JUST THE SOUTH, WHERE THE DENSITY IS FILLING OUT. IT'S ACTUALLY WE HAVE HOTSPOTS, NORTH, SOUTH, WEST, CENTRAL, WE'RE GROWING ALL OVER THE PLACE. 36 FUTURE SUBDIVISIONS PLATTED ALREADY BEING WITH THE WITH THE DIRT WORK AND ALL THE UTILITIES BEING WORKED ON NOW. SO THOSE THINGS ARE MOVING, IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF GROWTH THIS YEAR. WE OPENED GENE PIKE AT NORTH LAKE. STUDENTS WILL GO TO THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HAVE BEEN GOING TO THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL UNTIL, MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHT OPENS IN 2026. BUT FOR NOW, A REPLACEMENT FACILITY AGAIN REPLACING AN AGING FACILITY, STATE OF THE ART LEARNING CENTE. PRETTY INCREDIBLE PLACE. WE LOVE TO TELL THE STORY. WE LOVE TO HONOR OUR HISTORY, GENE PIKES WAS A PRINCIPAL IN THE DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME. AND HIS DESCENDANTS ARE THERE. PICTURED. THEY WERE. THEY GOT A PERSONAL TOUR OF THE SCHOOL. THAT'S THAT CENTER PICTURE ON THE LEFT, ALSO NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH LAKE KIDS GO TO SCHOOL THERE AS WELL. IT'S UNDER A MASSIVE RENOVATION. THEY'RE BASICALLY REBUILDING THAT ENTIRE SCHOOL WHILE THE KIDS ARE LIVING IN IT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE, TEMPORARY BUILDINGS, SO THE KIDS ARE IN AND OUT OF THAT BUILDING. WE'RE OPENING UP, OPENING UP SECTIONS AS WE GET THEM COMPLETED, AND FOLKS ASK US ALL THE TIME, WHEN WILL THEY BE DONE WITH THE RENOVATIONS AT NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL? AND WE SAY NOBODY KNOWS. WE HAVE NO KNOW. IT SHOULD END IN 2026. WE HOPE. BUT, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OF BEING FLEXIBLE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL WHEN IT'S DONE. WE WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT, NORTHWEST ISD CONSTRUCTION WEBSITE WILL TELL YOU A LOT MORE ABOUT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. AND WE SO WE WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, REALLY SPECIFICALLY GROWTH IN NORTH LAKE. YOU GUYS KNOW THIS CON SQUARE 3000 TOTAL LOTS, 1063 FUTURE LOTS. AND THAT WAS THIS IS FROM OUR MOST RECENT DEMOGRAPHER'S REPORT. THERE'S A PICTURE OF HOW MUCH IT'S BEEN BUILT OUT SINCE AUGUST 2024. MY PERSONAL STORY I STARTED IN THE DISTRICT IN JANUARY OF 2023, AND
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THE NUMBER OF HOUSES THAT ARE ON THAT 407 SECTION THERE WEREN'T THEY WEREN'T THERE THAT ENTIRE SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSES ALL THE WAY OUT, TO THAT ROAD. IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE JUST TO WATCH IT IN A YEAR AND A HALF FOR ME TO SEE THAT DEVELOPMENT. SO, AGAIN, ANOTHER 338 CLOSINGS, IN, IN THE PAST YEAR. AND THAT AUGUST PICTURE FOR YOU, JEFFERSON AND NORTH LAKE, IT'S ONE OF THE MULTI-FAMILY. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE MORE THAN ONE, BUT THAT'S ONE THAT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S RIGHT THERE ON 114, I SAW HUMANS IN THEIR LIVING ROOM AS I WAS DRIVING BY THE OTHER DAY, THEY WERE ALREADY WRITTEN THAT OUT, AND THERE'S FOLKS LIVING RIGHT THERE, BUT, THAT'S MULTI-FAMILY IN THIS COMMUNITY, WE KNOW THERE'S MORE TO COME. SO EXCITED TO SHOW YOU SOME, RENDERINGS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT. WE ARE JUST ABOUT WRAPPED UP IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. THAT CONSTRUCTION PROCESS WILL START SOON. IT'LL TAKE US MOST ALMOST TWO YEARS TO GET THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL OPENED UP WITH AROUND 190,000FT■!S. SO THERE'S AN ENTRANCE. SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PROJECT IN YOUR TOWN IS THAT IT IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM ONE OF THE LEGS OR ARMS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PHRASE THE T OF PECAN SQUARE SO THAT T SORT OF DEAD ENDS INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE. WE THINK THAT'S A REALLY NEAT, LAYOUT THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR Y'ALL'S COMMUNITY, THIS IS JUST A RENDERING AGAIN, I'D LOVE TO SAY WE'LL HAVE ALL THOSE FULLY DEVELOPED OAK TREES JUST INSTANTLY, BUT NO, IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THOSE TO GROW IN.BUT YOU SEE THE ACADEMIC WINGS AND THEN THE CENTRALIZED SPACES AND THE GYMS AND WHERE THE WHERE THE FOOTBALL FIELD IS AND THE TENNIS COURTS. THIS IS ANOTHER RENDERING OF THAT'S WHAT THE END CAPS OF THE ACADEMIC WINGS LOOK LIKE. AND THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE COMMON SPACES. THERE'S CLASSROOMS AROUND THE PERIMETER THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE END CAPS, AND THIS IS A WHAT WE CALL A COMMON LEARNING SPACE WHERE SMALL GROUPS CAN COME TOGETHER OR TEACHERS CAN TAKE THEIR CLASSROOM INTO THAT COMMON SPACE AND LEARN. THIS IS THE LEARNING STAIR AND A RENDERED VERSION OF THE LIBRARY. AGAIN, A LOT OF NATURAL LIGHT. WE TRY TO INSPIRE OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN, AND WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED BIOPHILIC, WHICH IS WHERE YOU CONNECT YOUR INTERIOR TO YOUR EXTERIOR, BRINGING YOUR NATURAL LIGHT, BRINGING NATURE AROUND THAT. AND THE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT HELPS STUDENTS BE INSPIRED TO LEARN MORE, BE MORE CREATIVE AND ENGAGE. SO WE'RE PRETTY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT. WANT TO SHIFT GEARS ABOUT SOMETHING WE HATE TO TALK ABOUT, AND THAT IS TAXES, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS, BUT THE ACROSS THE STATE, DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING. PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH FINANCE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I'M SAD TO SAY THAT WE ADOPTED A DEFICIT BUDGET LAST YEAR OF $2.9 MILLION. AND FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE, OUR BUDGET DEFICIT IS $15.8 MILLION. AND I'LL SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, BUT, THANK GOODNESS WE'RE NOT CY-FAIR ISD AND WE HAVE FRIENDS THERE, BUT THEIR BUDGET IS MUCH LARGER, MUCH LARGER THAN OURS. BUT THEY ADOPTED A DEFICIT OF OVER $100 MILLION THIS BUDGET CYCLE. SO IT'S JUST HARD TO FATHOM SOME OF THE NUMBERS.
EVADER IS A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION. IT'S THE WAY THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS CAN ASK THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR MORE TAX REVENUE ON THEIR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SIDE, IT'S THE ONLY OPTION WE HAVE. IT WAS BUILT THAT WAY OR DESIGNED THAT WAY THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE YOUR TAX RATE, WE KNOW YOU BUILD YOUR BUDGETS OFF OF KNOW AS WELL THAT YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO THE VOTERS AND ASK FOR THAT. SO IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR DAILY OPERATIONS AND STUDENT PROGRAMS. THE FIRST QUESTION WE GET IS YOU JUST PASSED A $2 BILLION BOND. AND WE JUST REMIND OUR COMMUNITY BONDS EQUALS BUILDINGS. WE CAN'T USE BOND FUNDS FOR SALARIES OR FOR ANYTHING. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. IT HAS TO BE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND BUILDINGS. SO A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE THERE. IN OUR TWO TAX RATES, FOLKS ALWAYS ASK US WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THREE ADDITIONAL PENNIES? WHY DO YOU WANT THAT? WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING AND THE STUDENT TO TEACHER CLASS SIZE RATIOS THAT WE'RE OFFERING, CURRENTLY, WE ALSO WANT TO RECRUIT TOP TALENT WITH COMPETITIVE SALARIES. WE WANT TO PAY TEACHERS MORE. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH WITH THIS TAX INCREASE, PEOPLE OFTEN ASK, WELL, JUST CUT OUT ALL THE FLUFF OUT OF YOUR BUDGET AND THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS BUDGETS ARE DRIVEN BY PEOPLE. 80 TO 90% ARE HUMANS THAT ARE IN THE CLASSROOM OR SUPPORTING THE CLASSROOM OR GETTING KIDS GETTING KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL OR FEEDING THEM DURING THE DAY, OR PARAPROFESSIONALS OR FRONT OFFICE STAFF, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS, A LOT OF FOLKS IT TAKES TO EDUCATE ABOUT 60% OF THOSE FOLKS IN OUR SYSTEM ARE TEACHERS. THE OTHER 40% ARE ALL THOSE OTHER POSITIONS THAT THAT TOUCH A KID DURING A SCHOOL DAY.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE AGAIN, IF WE CUT OUT ALL THE FLUFF LIKE LIGHTS AND BUSSES AND ELECTRICITY, IT WOULD STILL BE 80 TO 90% PEOPLE. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS GO. FOLKS ASK US WHAT IF EVADER ELECTION FOLKS DON'T LIKE TO APPROVE TAXES? WHAT WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DOESN'T PASS? WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT NEIGHBORS AROUND US HAVE BEEN
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DOING. WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE YET. THERE ARE A LOT OF VARIABLES LIKE OUR ENROLLMENT.WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE INCREASED ENROLLMENT BECAUSE THAT BRINGS IN INCREASED REVENUE. NOW IT ALSO MEANS WE HAVE TO HIRE MORE STAFF. AND SO IT'S A BALANCING ACT, BUT WE CAN'T TELL YOU FOR SURE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A VOTER DOESN'T PASS. BUT OUR NEIGHBORS ALL AROUND US HAVE BEEN FREEZING, HIRING, THEY'VE BEEN INCREASING THEIR STUDENT TO TEACHER CLASS SIZE RATIO, CUTTING LOW ENROLLMENT ELECTIVES. AND MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT PROGRAMS. WE KIND OF TEASE FOLKS SAY WE'LL CUT OUT SOME OF THOSE ACADEMY AND CTE PROGRAMS. THEY ACTUALLY BRING US WEIGHTED FUNDING. SO THEY'D BE LAST ON THE LIST. WE WOULD LOSE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS BEFORE WE LOST CTE CLASSES. AND THEM'S FIGHTING WORDS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT. SO, WE UNDERSTAND FOOTBALL IN TEXAS IS KING, BUT THOSE ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS CLASSES COULD BECOME PAY TO PLAY CLASSES FOR KIDS IF WE HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE BUDGET. SO AGAIN, UNCERTAINTY THERE, TWO DIFFERENT BUCKETS, THE BUCKET I MENTIONED AND THE INS BUCKETS, BONDS, INTEREST AND SINKING BUILDINGS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. THAT'S WHAT THIS FADER IS ABOUT. WE'RE ASKING THE COMMUNITY FOR THREE ADDITIONAL PENNIES, WHICH FOR THE AVERAGE HOME PRICE IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICT, IT'S $500,000. THAT EQUATES TO $120 ANNUALLY, A TAX RATE OF A DOLLAR. 1179 AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU WE HAVE A CALCULATOR WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF $100,000, WHICH IS BUILT INTO THIS CALCULATOR. BUT ANY OF OUR CITIZENS CAN GO ON THERE AND SLIDE TO THEIR HOME VALUE, AND IT'LL TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THIS IS YOUR ANNUAL INCREASE IN YOUR TAX RATE. TO BE CLEAR, WE OUR METHOD HERE IS TRANSPARENCY. WE WANT FOLKS TO KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE. AND THAT'S EVERY YEAR, NOT JUST ONCE. SO WE WANT TO BE VERY OPEN ABOUT THAT.
WHERE DO WE RANK OR HOW DO WE SIT? I'M ALMOST DONE, BY THE WAY GUYS, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING SO RAPIDLY AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE STATE ASSIGNS OUR TAX RATE. WE ARE COMPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE LOWEST POSSIBLE TAX RATE.
THE STATE IS COMPRESSED US ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AT 66.92. WE ARE THE LOWEST IN OUR AREA. IF THE VADER PASSES IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, WE'LL MOVE UP JUST ABOVE DENTON, WE'LL BE BELOW ARGYLE AND GRAPEVINE. WHO, BY THE WAY, ALSO HAVE VADER ELECTIONS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, AND I'LL, I'LL STOP THERE. I THINK THAT'S JUST ABOUT IT. WE LIKE TO SHOW THE BALLOT LANGUAGE. IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING BECAUSE FOLKS WILL ASK IF THE VADER PASSES, HOW MUCH REVENUE DOES THAT RAISE FOR YOU NEXT YEAR? AND EVERY YEAR BEYOND THAT, WE PREDICT, BASED ON THIS YEAR'S VALUES, THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND $16 MILLION. SO I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING WE HAVE A $15.8 MILLION DEFICIT THIS YEAR. IF THE VADER PASSES IN NOVEMBER, THAT ACTUALLY MAKES OUR BUDGET HOLE THIS BUDGET CYCLE. SO WE'RE SHARING THAT. HOWEVER, THE BALLOT LANGUAGE HAS TO BE THE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE USE A DIFFERENT DATA SET, SO IT'LL SHOW OUR VOTERS THAT IT WILL BE A $13.8 MILLION INCREASE. NOWHERE ON THERE IT SAYS THREE PENNIES. I WISH WE COULD TELL OUR FOLKS THAT THIS IS THREE PENNIES. IT JUST HAS THE TAX RATE AND A 4.29% INCREASE. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT. OPEN THE FLOOR TO COUNCIL AND MAYOR FOR QUESTIONS.
I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A QUESTION. I GOT A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE YOU, PRESENTING ALL THIS TO US, BUT AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE STATE HAS ACTUALLY ALLOCATED ABOUT $4 BILLION THAT THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED TO TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO WITH THAT, AND I JUST WANT THE AUDIENCE TO KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF THE REASON WHY A LOT OF THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE HAVING TO GO TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ASK FOR THESE, THESE FUNDS IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEING FUNDED PROPERLY. I GUESS. IS THAT A GOOD WAY TO SAY THAT? THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO SAY THAT, THAT THAT 400 BILLION, IF THEY'D GIVEN IT, GIVEN US TO IT THE WAY WE WOULD EXPECT IT WITH ABOUT $530 IN BASIC ALLOTMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF THE JOURNEY FROM THE INFLATION IN 2019, IT WOULD GET US ABOUT HALFWAY THERE, THAT'S A GREAT POINT, IS THAT, YES, THERE'S A BUNCH OF FUNDING THAT THE STATE IS SITTING ON THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS CYCLE. AND THAT'S COMING OFF OF I BELIEVE IT WAS 32 OR $33 BILLION SURPLUS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR ON THE STATE SIDE. AND SO THE MONEY'S THERE AT THE STATE LEVEL. IT JUST HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED, WHICH IS WHY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BEING TOLD THEY NEED TO GO TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO TRY TO RAISE SOME FUNDS. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. IF I COULD ADD ONE THING TO THAT, THE OTHER ISSUE THAT AFFECTS US IN A LOT OF DISTRICTS AROUND US, BECAUSE WE'RE PROPERTY, WEALTHY DISTRICTS, NOT JUST THE EXPENSE OF THE HOUSES, BUT THE NUMBER OF HOUSES AND COMMERCIAL. SO AS A PROPERTY, WEALTHY DISTRICT, WHEN WE REACH A CERTAIN REVENUE POINT IN OUR VALUES, WE SEND MONEY BACK TO THE STATE. IN ROBIN HOOD OR RECAPTURE. SO OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE SENT MORE THAN $50 MILLION OF LOCAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS INTO THE BUDGET. AND SIMILAR TO WHEN ARE WE GOING TO BE DONE AT NORTHWEST? WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT MONEY? NOBODY KNOWS. IT JUST GOES INTO THE STATE'S COFFERS AND MAYBE ADDS TO THAT SURPLUS. SO THESE THREE PENNIES WE TELL OUR COMMUNITY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE LOCAL DOLLARS THAT STAY LOCAL FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS. SO THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT I HAD, WAS RELATED TO THAT. SO BECAUSE OF THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY AT YOU, LOOK AT THAT, THAT CHART WITH THOSE, THOSE, WHERE IT'S ALLOCATED IN FORT WORTH IS UP AT THE TOP. YES, SIR. AND WE KNOW THAT WHETHER IT'S DALLAS OR FORT
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WORTH OR WHOEVER, THAT SOME OF THE DOLLARS FROM THE ROBIN HOOD TOWNS ARE GOING BACK INTO SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE THAT, BUT YET THEY ARE GETTING THE MOST DOLLARS ALREADY. AND I DO UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE A MASSIVE STAFF AND ALL OF THAT TYPE OF STUFF. IT'S JUST CURIOUS, I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THAT, THAT $0.03 WOULD STAY HERE, BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND I'M, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS. THEY HAVE A TERM CALLED SOFT TRUCE. AND ONE OF THOSE IS HUMANS OVER HARDWARE, MEANING THAT IT'S THE QUALITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE WORKING FOR YOU THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. AND I LIKE TO USE THAT TERMINOLOGY BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR FUTURE WITH CHILDREN. AND SO, I KNOW IT'S A, IT'S A UNIQUE AND COMPLEX PROBLEM, WITH A GROWING DISTRICT, BUT I THINK IT'S ONE LIKE, HOW DO WE HOW DO WE BEST GET THE WORD OUT TO THE PARENTS, THAT WHAT'S TRULY NEEDED FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I JUST THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WE THAT WE FACE ON THAT TRANSPARENCY PORTION. AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY EDUCATING PEOPLE ON, ON THESE ISSUES. SO, YES, SIR, I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT. AGAIN, OUR PURPOSE FOR COMING HERE. YEAH. AND SCHOOL I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR ME. SORRY. THAT'S WHAT SCHOOL FUNDING HAS TURNED INTO A REALLY POPULAR POLITICAL, CONVERSATION. AND SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP EDUCATE IN A, LIKE, CALM AND UNBIASED WAY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS WOULD BE GOOD. YEP. AND PLEASE, AS YOU ALL GET QUESTIONS AS PART OF THE PURPOSE OF US COMING HERE THIS EVENING WAS SEND THEM OUR WAY. WE WANT TO ANSWER EVERYTHING WE WANT FULL TRANSPARENCY, TELL THE TRUTH AND TELL IT FREQUENTLY. AND SO HOPEFULLY FOLKS WILL ASK, ASK AWAY ON THE QUESTIONS AND WE'LL ANSWER EVERYTHING WE CAN. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME. I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION BEFORE WE GET DONE. BEFORE WE'RE DONE, IF YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY OUT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO I DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO INTO IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO BECAUSE I WOULD I WOULD GET EMAILS IF I DIDN'T.AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ASK YOU, HAVE YOU BEEN MADE AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH A DANIEL ELEMENTARY, LIBRARY BOOK? YES, MA'AM. YEP. OKAY. WE'RE ON TOP OF IT. THAT'S ALL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF IT AND THAT YOU'RE ON TOP OF IT. WE ARE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUC. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A LOT OF
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GOOD INFORMATION. WITH THAT IS 6:23 P.M. I WILL OPEN UP OUR PUBLIC INPUT SESSION. I HAVE ONE CARD TO START WITH AND THAT IS MR. MICHAEL CARTER. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP. SORRY. MY NAME IS MICHAEL CARTER. I'M A LOCAL BUSINESS CALLED, TEXAS BUSINESS PARKS. WE BUILD INDUSTRIAL FLEX SPACE, AND WE'VE BEEN BLESSED AND VERY FORTUNATE TO OBTAIN 140 ACRES IN THIS COMMUNITY. THAT WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH, TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT, PORTION WHERE WE CAN DO WHAT WE DO. WE PURCHASED LAND ON 821, AND EVER SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH ENGINEERING, GOING BACK AND FORTH AND GOING THROUGH THE CYCLE. IT SEEMS TO BE NEVER ENDING. SO, UNLIKE EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN UP HERE. SO, SO FAR, I'M NOT AS PROFESSIONAL AS ALL THEM. AND I'M ASKING FOR US TO, CONSIDER MAYBE A WAY OUT, THAT PEOPLE AREN'T USED TO ON HOW WE HANDLE THIS PROJECT, I'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY KIND OF BENEFITS FROM MAKING SOME COMMENTS, GOING BACK AND FORTH, PLAYING, PLAYING THE GAME, TELLING US 4 OR 5 THINGS HERE. WE FIX THOSE NEXT TIME WE TURN IT IN. NOW THERE'S TEN MORE THINGS THAT WEREN'T BROUGHT UP LAST TIME. SO, I'M LOOKING FOR ONE INPUT ON HOW IT COULD BE BETTER. AND I HAVE TWO SUGGESTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE, MAYBE US TO DO THAT WOULD BE NOT CUSTOMARY, BUT I THINK COULD BENEFIT ME. I'VE BEEN FOOTING THE BILL FOR, $8.5 MILLION NOTE FOR A WHILE NOW AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S BECOME A FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE, SO ONE IS, IF WE COULD GET HALF AN ASSOCIATES TO GIVE US ALL COMMENTS AT ONE TIME WHERE MY ENGINEER, MY PROFESSIONAL TEAM ADDRESSES THEM ALL AT ONE TIME WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO KEEP ADDING MORE ON TOP OF US, OR THE IDEA THAT I PREFER THAT I'VE SUGGESTED IS FOR THEIR STAFF AND MY STAFF TO BE IN[00:55:01]
OFFICE UNTIL THEY FIX EVERY SINGLE THING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND I PAY A FEE. AND THEN I WOULD DONATE SOMETHING TO A CHARITY THAT THE CITY CAN PICK UP TO GET THIS THROUGH. I DON'T THINK THAT'S ASKING TOO MUCH. THREE YEARS JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT, THIS WAS COUNTY LAND. I DID AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY. THE OTHER PARTIAL, OF LAND. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE AROUND AND AROUND ON TWO, LIKE, LIKE ONE THING THAT AGGRAVATES ME A LOT.JANUARY 1ST, THERE WAS A NEW, GROUNDWATER SURFACE WELL, ISSUE THAT WAS ADDRESSED HERE, AND I DIDN'T SPEAK ON MY BEHALF. I HAD SOME OTHER STUFF GOING ON, WE WERE NOT TOLD ABOUT THAT UNTIL JULY. I DON'T THINK THAT WAS FAIR. OTHER CITIES, OTHER COUNTIES HANDLED THINGS DIFFERENTLY. AND I UNDERSTAND I'M TRYING TO DEVELOP IN THIS COUNTY, SO I HAVE TO FOLLOW YOUR RULES. I GET IT, MCKINNEY. WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING. AND WITH MCKINNEY, ONCE WE STARTED A PROJECT, WE GET GRANDFATHERED IN. AND SO I'M ASKING FOR US TO DO SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOX.
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. I APOLOGIZE, I CAN'T ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. BUT WE WILL SPEAK TO THE STAFF AFTERWARDS. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S ALL I CAN ASK FOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THIS EVENING? SO I'LL UNDO FACES. I THOUGHT WE MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER 1 OR 2. ALL RIGHT. WITH
[4. CONSENT ITEMS]
THAT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC INPUT AND WE WILL START THE CONSENT ITEMS, WITH THAT, WE CAN PULL ANY ITEM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE. COUNSELORS. I SAW NOTHING THAT NEEDS PULLED IN MY EYES SO WE CAN PULL OR TAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A WE WILL BE DOING HAND VOTES TONIGHT BY THE WAY, I MAKE A MOTION. YEP. THERE YOU GO. I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE IF MY MIC IS ON. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DOCTOR SESSIONS AND A SECOND FROM MR. FOWLER, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. UNANIMOUS ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM[5.A. Consider approval of a Resolution of the Town of Northlake, Texas, nominating a member or members to the Board of Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal District]
TONIGHT IS NOMINATING A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DCAD. DREW, I THINK YOU HAD A COUPLE SENTENCES FOR US ON THIS ONE. WE THE STAFF HAS NO RECOMMENDATIONS, THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT. ALL THE TAXING ENTITIES CAN NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL. THEY HAVE TO RESIDE IN DENTON COUNTY, THEY CAN BE ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT THEY CANNOT BE EMPLOYEES OF THE TAXING ENTITIES. AND, WE STILL WILL. WE'LL STILL BRING AN ITEM FOR YOU LATER IN THE YEAR FOR ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES. IF THERE'S ANY NOMINEES FOR YOU TO VOTE ON. SO THIS IS A TWO STEP PROCESS. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO THAT. IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO NOMINATE ANYBODY. SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE ANOTHER ROLE IN THEIR LIFE I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES TONIGHT. THAT WOULD BE FINE. WE GET FIVE VOTES OUT OF LIKE WHAT, 10,000 VOTES? SO 5000. 5000 VOTES. SO WE GET WE GET A SAY BUT WE DON'T GET A SAY. SO DO WE. DO WE WANT TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTION IT LOOKS LIKE ON THAT ITEM. SO WE WILL NOT NOMINATE ANYBODY FOR THAT POSITION. THANK YOU. DREW NEXT ITEM IS A NORTH CREEK MEADOWS TO ANNEX A SECTION[5.B. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, providing for the annexation of approximately 34.084 acres of land situated in the Patrick Rock Survey, Abstract No. 1063, generally located east of Faught Road approximately 1,500 feet north of Carpenter Road contiguous to the current town limits of Northlake, Texas, in the Town’s exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction. Case # ANX-24-001 i. Public hearing ii. Consider approval]
OF LAND. NORTH CREEK, NORTH OF CREEK MEADOWS AND SOUTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW FARMS FOR A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. NATHAN YES. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE ANNEXATION FOR WHAT WE KNOW IS THE HAWTHORNE ESTATES PROPERTY. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2020, FOR THIS, IT CONSTITUTED A SERVICE PLAN AND A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT. THAT FINAL PLAT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND COUNCIL, AT YOUR LAST MEETING, CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD AT THIS MEETING. AND AFTER HOLDING THAT PUBLIC HEARING, YOU CAN CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR NATHAN? ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6:30 P.M. I WILL CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT GOING, WOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LEFT. THAT WAS[01:00:05]
QUICK. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 630, FROM COUNCIL. I WILL TAKE A[5.B. VOTE]
MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. GANS AND A SECOND FROM MAYOR PRO TEM LORENZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. UNANIMOUS ALL RIGHT. ITEM C[5.C. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, providing for the annexation of approximately 67.95 acres of land situated in the Patrick Rock Survey, Abstract No. 1063, generally located north of FM 407 in the 1600 and 1700 blocks of FM 407 contiguous to the current town limits of Northlake, Texas, in the Town’s exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction. Case # ANX-24-002 i. Public hearing ii. Consider approval]
TONIGHT IS PROVIDING FOR ANNEXATION OF NORTHLAKE. NORTHLAKE BUSINESS PARK BEHIND THE STORAGE UNIT ON 407. NATHAN. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF THE NORTHLAKE BUSINESS PARK PROPERTY. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE DEVELOPMENT THAT MR. CARTER WAS REFERENCING.THEY'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING. AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED. FOR THAT BACK IN 2023. IT CONSTITUTED A SERVICE PLAN AND PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. AND AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, YOU CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS MEETING. AND FOLLOWING THAT PUBLIC HEARING, YOU CAN CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THIS ANNEXATION. OKAY. IT IS 6:31 P.M. I'D CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER.
ANYONE? BUELLER SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 631, AND I WILL TAKE A MOTION. MAYOR. YES. JUST MOMENTARILY. AND THIS IS GERMANE TO THIS PROJECT. THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE, TALKING ABOUT THE REVIEW PROCESS, THIS IS ABOUT DRAINAGE. AND COUNCIL HAS IMPRESSED UPON STAFF OF HOW IMPORTANT DRAINAGE IS. AND SO THIS IS A ITERATIVE REVIEW PROCESS. AND WE MAKE A COMMENT. THEY MAKE A CHANGE. IT MAY NOT BE SOLVED. IT MAY WATERFALL INTO ANOTHER COMMENT AND SO, WE'RE WE'VE ASKED HALF AND THEY NORMALLY DO TO TAKE AN EFFORT ON THIS, WE KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS CHANGED ENGINEERS AT LEAST ONCE AND WE HAVE MADE MORE PROGRESS. AND IT'S NOT LIKE THEY STARTED THE DRAINAGE STUDY. RIGHT? WHEN HE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY. SO IT IS, WE ARE TRYING TO EXPEDITE THIS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP. WE WANT HIM TO DEVELOP. HE'S COMING INTO THE TOWN. SO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT BACKGROUND, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO GET THESE DRAINAGE SITUATIONS RIGHT. WE KNOW HOW HIGH A PRIORITY IS FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY OFF OF THAT SLOPING LAND THERE. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION ON THOSE POINTS. AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO DO IT IN FRONT
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OF HIM AS WELL. BUT THEY THEY LEFT RIGHT. WITH THAT I WILL TAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION BY MYSELF AND A SECOND BY MR. KELLY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ONE. DOCTOR SESSIONS. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT? IT IS 6 TO 1 AND MOTION PASSES. I WAS ACTUALLY COUNTING ON THAT VOTING SYSTEM A LITTLE BIT FOR MY TOTALS THERE. SEE?[5.D. Consider adoption of an Ordinance, of the Town of Northlake, Texas, levying assessments for the cost of services provided in Northlake Public Improvement District No. 1 (Harvest) during the Fiscal Year 2024-2025; setting the charges and liens against property in the District and against the owners thereof; providing for the collection of such assessments; reserving unto the Town Council the right to allow credits reducing the amount of the respective assessment to the extent of any credit granted i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval]
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM D, WHICH IS A REVIEW OF SETTING. I'M SORRY, LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PID NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $0. HELLO, JOHN. I WAS WONDERING WHO WAS COMING UP FOR THIS ONE. THAT IS MY JOB TONIGHT. SO GOOD TO TOUCH ON ANYTHING BUDGET RELATED. SO ONE OF COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITIES IS HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN LOOKING AT ASSESSING FOR ANY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE ASSESSMENT RATE. SO THERE WAS IN REGARDS TO THIS ONE, SPECIFICALLY THE HARVEST PID NUMBER ONE, AS WE CALL IT, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO A PETITION TO DISSOLVE IT BACK IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 THAT FAILED. AND SO IN FISCAL YEAR 24, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AN ASSESSMENT RATE OF $0 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE IN 25. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE SAME PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RATE. AND JUST TO KIND OF NOTE FOR COUNCIL, THERE IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, THERE IS A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER A NEW PETITION FOR A DISSOLUTION LATER ON IN THE MEETING. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WOULD BE SCHEDULED BASED ON THAT ACTION ITEM FOR OCTOBER 10TH. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BACKGROUND OF PIN NUMBER ONE FOR HARVEST. AND THAT IS WHERE WE'RE AT. ANY QUESTIONS? HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.BUT IT'S PRETTY STREAMLINED. THANK YOU SIR. AT 6:34 P.M. I WILL CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER. I THINK I'M SENSING A THEME HERE TONIGHT. OKAY. 634 I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING
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AND TAKE MOTIONS. A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, MR. GANS. I'LL SECOND. SECOND FOR MR.[01:05:09]
FOWLER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. UNANIMOUS. SO NEXT WE HAVE PID NUMBER TWO[5.E. Consider adoption of an Ordinance, of the Town Council of the Town of Northlake, Texas, accepting and approving the update of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Service and Assessment Plan and an updated assessment roll for The Highlands Public Improvement District in compliance with Chapter 372 i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval]
FOR THE HIGHLANDS. SETTING A RATE OF 1307 97 PER ACRE. A SLIGHT DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR.YEAH OKAY. YEAH. SO SAME SAME CONCEPT. COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN APPROVE THE ASSESSMENT RATE FOR PIN NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE HIGHLANDS.
LAST YEAR IT WAS 1311. THIS YEAR THE PROPOSED IS 1307 PER ACRE. THIS IS DICTATED BY THE COMPUTATION SCHEDULE AND THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN. SO IT'S SET OUT FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE PID ITSELF. AND THAT IS WHERE WE'RE AT. THANK YOU JOHN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. WITH THAT AT 636, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE 6:36 P.M. I WILL CLOSE THAT AND I WILL TAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO
[5.E. VOTE]
APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM LORENZ. I'LL SECOND THAT. A SECOND FROM PK.AND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. PASSES. UNANIMOUS. NEXT WE WILL CONSIDER
[5.F. Consider adoption of an Ordinance, of the Town Council of the Town of Northlake, Texas, adopting the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2025, for the Town of Northlake, Northlake Public Improvement District No. 1 (Harvest), Northlake Public Improvement District No. 2 (The Highlands), Tax Increment Financing Zone No. 1 (TIRZ-Canyon Falls), Tax Increment Financing Zone No. 2 (TIRZ-Catherine Branch), and Tax Increment Financing Zone No. 3 (TIRZ-Lifestyle Center) i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval]
ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. TOWN NORTH LAKE. SETTING THE TAX RATE TO 29.5 CENTS, WHICH IS THE SAME TAX RATE THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR FOREVER, ALMOST 30 YEARS, IF NOT A TOUCH MORE. NOT, NOT QUITE YET. YOU HAVE TO DO THE BUDGET FIRST. WELL, YES, BUT THE BUDGET IS ALL BASED ON THAT. SO, WE WILL BE TAKING UP THE BUDGET HERE. AND WE HAVE HAD MANY, MANY, MANY PRESENTATIONS ON THIS. JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL FOR US TONIGHT, AS ALWAYS, THERE IS A PRESENTATION FOR PROPOSED BUDGET. IT'S ROUGHLY THE SAME AS BEFORE, JUST WITH THE ADDITION OF THE TRAFFIC SIGN AND MARKINGS CREW. SO THAT WE'VE ADDED IN THERE, DO WE WANT TO GO OVER THE WHOLE PRESENTATION? IT'S UP TO YOU, COUNCIL. IT'S A SHORTER VERSION. IT'S YOUR DECISION. MORE THAN HAPPY TO IF YOU LIKE. I THINK I THINK WE'RE OKAY. OKAY. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT, PLEASE SPEAK UP. MORE THAN HAPPY TO. I JUST I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT. JOHN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH WORK, AND I WISH THAT MY BUDGET AT HOME WORKED LIKE THIS, WHERE WHEN I SAID, GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT, THAT THE THINGS I WANTED FIGURED OUT FIGURED THEMSELVES OUT WITHOUT MORE MONEY. AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED THAT YOU DID THAT. SO GOOD JOB. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HOLMES. YOU DID GREAT. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, SO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING HERE TONIGHT ON THIS TOPIC WILL BE AT 6:38 P.M. I WILL OPEN THAT. AND THIS IS TO ADOPT THE BUDGET. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ADOPT THE BUDGET. HOLD ON. I GOT TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST. OH. ALL RIGHT, IT IS 6:38[5.F. VOTE]
P.M. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOW DON'T WAIT. WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SESSIONS. THANK YOU. PK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR THIS BUDGET. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT, TO WORK WITH A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER REVENUES THAN WE KIND OF EXPECTED OR WANTED. YES, SIR, I, I FORGOT YOU HAVE A SPECIAL MOTION, BRADEN COULD YOU SKIP TO THE SLIDE WITH A SPECIAL MOTION ON THAT? IT'S. I KNOW ROGER WAS GOING TO DO THAT, BUT WE CUT HIM OFF SCHEDULE THERE. SO THERE'S A COPY ON THE DAIS. RIGHT. IF YOU COULD SKIP TO THE. YEAH OKAY. SO WE NEED TO REDO THAT MOTION. ROGER. IF YOU CARE TO READ ITEM F OKAY. I MOVE TO APPROVE I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED. ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE 2024 DASH 2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT A OF THE SAID ORDINANCE.
AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, WE WILL HOLD THE VOICE VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SEEING NONE CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. NOW, I HAVE OUR CHEAT SHEET UP HERE. DREW. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU HAD TO, YOU KNOW, GET IN MY CADENCE THERE I WAS THANKING THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. AND YOU KNOW, WELL, WE MESSED UP, SO WE HAD TO CORRECT IT. IT'S ALL RIGHT. BUT VERY GOOD JOB BALANCING WHAT WAS DIFFICULT DECISIONS. BUT WE GOT THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTIVES. WE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF. WE GOT
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ADDITIONAL POLICE COMING, BIGGEST THING I'M PROUD OF IS BEING ABLE TO GIVE THE POLICE A DIFFERENT PAY STRUCTURE THAT THEY REQUESTED AS A WHOLE, TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE AND HOPEFULLY GET MORE POLICE TO US FASTER. SO THAT'S I APPLAUD STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL RESTATE, ITEM H HERE AGAIN WHERE WE WILL ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET.NOW WE CAN SET THE TAX RATE. THANK YOU. VERY DID ITEM G AND THE THERE'S SOME POSTS OUT THERE ONLINE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, RAISING THE TAX RATE. THAT'S BECAUSE THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE REQUIRES YOU, IF YOU COLLECT EVEN A DOLLAR MORE THAN LAST YEAR, TO STATE THAT YOU'RE RAISING THE TAX TAXES ON THE TOWN, BECAUSE WE ARE COLLECTING MORE TAXES. SO WE'RE GOING TO ATTEMPT TO RATIFY A PROPERTY TAX RATE TONIGHT OF 29.5 CENTS. YEAH WE DON'T RATIFY IT UNTIL WE ADOPT IT. SO I THINK, DID YOU SAY H OR G H H H I MET G OKAY, I'M OFF BY ONE HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT AHEAD RIGHT THERE. YEAH, THIS NEW MEASURING THING, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GOT 12 ITEMS ALL RIGHT, SO THE BUDGET INCLUDED NORTH LAKE BUDGET, PID ONE, PID TWO, THE TERS AND ALL THAT STUFF. WHICH IS WHY WE'RE NOW ON THE G. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL READ THIS
[5.G. Consider adoption of an Ordinance, of the Town of Northlake, Texas, fixing and levying municipal ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the Town of Northlake, Texas for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025, at the rate of $0.295000 per one hundred dollars ($100.00) and for directing the assessment thereof; providing for a date on which such taxes become due and delinquent together with penalties and interest thereon; providing for a place of payment; providing for approval of the tax rolls presented to the Town Council i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval]
SO WE DON'T SCREW UP. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE FIXING AND LEVYING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITH CORPORATE LIMITS. 29.5 CENTS PER $100. DIRECTING ASSESSMENT OF PROVIDING FOR A DATE. SUCH TAXES BECOME DUE AND DELINQUENT, TOGETHER WITH PENALTIES AND INTEREST PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OF TAX ROLLS PRESENTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL.WITH THAT, I WILL START THE PUBLIC HEARING. AT 642. ANYBODY SEEING NONE. CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING AT 642. AND THIS IS ITEM G WE A SPECIAL LANGUAGE. I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT I MOVE TO THE
[5.G. VOTE]
PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF TAX RATE OF 29.5 CENTS, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 23.84% TAX PERCENT INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. THE MAJORITY OF THIS INCREASE IS COMING FROM NEW PROPERTIES BEING ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL. THE RATE STAYS UNCHANGED FROM THE PAST 30 SOME YEARS, SO IT IS NOT AN INCREASE. I SECOND IN THE RATE. I HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS HOLMES AND WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.UNANIMOUS AND NOW THAT YOU JUST PASSED THAT YOU GET TO RATIFY THEM. WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT HERE TO EXPLAIN ALL THIS COMPLEX VOTING. WELL, THE SUPERINTENDENT ACTUALLY PREFACED THIS QUITE NICELY. I FEEL BY SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE RATES AND HOW THE LEGISLATURE FORCES US TO READ STUFF LEADS TO A LOT OF FODDER OUT THERE. SO I WOULD JUST WANT TO BE EXTRA CLEAR TO PEOPLE THAT OUR TAX RATE, WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF RAISING IT ANY TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE OR IN THE FUTURE. ANYBODY CAN SEE ON THIS COUNCIL. SO WITH THIS, WE WILL
[5.H. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, ratifying a property tax increase reflected in the Town of Northlake budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025, in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Section 102.007; providing for repeal; providing for severability; and providing an effective date]
NO MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THIS. FINALLY CONSIDER ADOPTION, RATIFYING PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 29.5 CENTS. DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? TAKE A MOTION AND WE HAVE SPECIAL[5.H. VOTE]
LANGUAGE. I MOVED TO RATIFY. I MOVED TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AS REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 DASH 2025. I'LL SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR SESSIONS AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LAWRENCE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE.UNANIMOUS ALL RIGHT. CONSIDERING ADOPTION ORDINANCE, NOT ADOPTING THE AMENDED BUDGET FOR FISCAL
[5.I. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, amending the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024; providing that expenditure for the said fiscal year shall be made in accordance with the said Amended Budget]
YEAR 2023. JOHN, I'M SURE YOU HAVE A LITTLE THING FOR US ON THIS ONE. I DO HAVE A LITTLE THING FOR YOU ON THIS, SO LET ME MAKE SURE WE'RE LINED UP. OKAY, SO AS YOU SAW IN YOUR PACKETS, THERE IS A TABLE OUTLINING THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN FINANCIAL TERMS, BUT JUST A SUMMARY OF THAT AMENDMENT. SO THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. END OF YEAR TRANSFERS. SOME OF THOSE BEING SET UP FOR THESE FUTURE VEHICLE PURCHASES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE BUDGET FOR 25, AS WELL AS THE TOWN HALL EXPANSION PROJECT. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM FOR STAFF, AND WE'RE[01:15:03]
ADDING MORE STAFF. SO THAT'S NECESSITATING SOME CHANGES HERE WITHIN THE TOWN HALL BACK IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE FOR THOSE STAFF MEMBERS. SO 50,000 GOING TO THE BUILDING FUND AS A TRANSFER AND THEN 442,000 TO THE EQUIPMENT FUND FOR THOSE NEW VEHICLES THAT ARE SUPPORTING THESE NEW POSITIONS IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR. NOW, THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS INCREASES IN BUDGET EXPENDITURES. THIS HAPPENS ON A NORMAL BASIS, AND IT'S THE TOWN'S POLICY AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO DO A CLEAN UP AMENDMENT FOR ANYTHING THAT WE DIDN'T BUDGET FOR BECAUSE IT WAS NEW. IT HAPPENED DURING THE YEAR. THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP AND WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT. SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE LICENSE PLATE READERS, ACTIVE SHOOTER KITS. AND THERE IS A AND THE POLICE SPECIAL TRAINING FUND, JUST A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF IT WAS ORIGINALLY A $0 BUDGET, WENT UP BY ABOUT A THOUSAND AND A HALF FOR TRAININGS. AND THEN THE LARGEST ONE IS THIS $805,000 IN IMPACT FEES THAT WE'RE HAVING TO INCREASE EXPENDITURES FOR. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THESE ARE CATCH UP REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS DATING BACK TO FISCAL YEAR 2020. WE RELY ON THE DEVELOPERS TO KIND OF TELL US WHEN THEY NEED THESE PAYMENTS TO PROVIDE US THE INFORMATION TO REVIEW SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE PAYMENTS ARE CORRECT BEFORE WE PAY THOSE OUT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO US.THE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ALL APPROVED IN THIS UPCOMING BUDGET IS GOING TO HELP TRY AND RESOLVE THESE THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS TO PREVENT CATCH UP PAYMENTS OF THIS SIZE FROM HAPPENING. THE THING TO NOTE AND THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE, IS THAT THESE REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS, THEY'RE ALREADY COVERED IN REVENUES THAT HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN THIS IMPACT FEE FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEARS, THIS WE'RE NOT MAKING THIS MONEY UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND THEN HAVING TO SPEND IT. THIS IS FEES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED AND ARE JUST WAITING TO BE PAID OUT TO THESE DEVELOPERS AND THOSE AGREEMENTS, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR THE KIND OF SUMMARY OF THAT BUDGET
[5.I. VOTE]
AMENDMENT. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT IS THE AMENDMENT. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS HOLMES. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND AND I HAVE A SECOND FOR MAYOR PRO TEM LAWRENCE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE ANY OPPOSED SEEING NONE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSL. NEXT ITEM WE ARE GOING TO[5.J. Consider approval of a Resolution of the Town of Northlake, Texas, accepting a petition to dissolve Northlake Public Improvement District No. 1 (PID No.1); and calling for a Public Hearing regarding the proposed dissolution; and authorizing publication and the issuance of notice by the Town Secretary of the Town of Northlake, Texas regarding the public hearing]
CONSIDER APPROVAL TO ACCEPTING PETITION TO DISSOLVE PID. NUMBER ONE AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT IN THE FUTURE. DREW, DID I JUST COVER YOUR BLURB, BRIEFLY, YES. THIS PID WAS CREATED IN 2013. REMEMBER WE DID THE POLICE SERVICES NEGOTIATION WITH HARVARD HARVEST. WE WANTED TO KEEP THE PIT OPEN AS A POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCE, THERE HAS BEEN A DESIRE, BY THE FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT BOARD, BY MANAGEMENT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. AND WE'VE GONE OVER HOW THE HOA DUES AND THE PIT ASSESSMENTS WOULDN'T ALWAYS MATCH UP. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED OVER A THOUSAND. WELL PROBABLY. WHAT DID YOU SAY, 1500 1463. THEY HAVE ANOTHER 100 IN THAT THEY'RE HOLDING THAT THAT CAME IN. THEY REALLY HAVEN'T CLOSED THE PETITION PERIOD. SO, MORE THAN ENOUGH PETITIONS. WE VERIFIED A THOUSAND OF THOSE TO MEET THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT BECAUSE OUR ATTORNEY IS ABUNDANTLY CAUTIOUS, AND MAYBE 100 OF THEM HAD SOME ERROR, BUT STILL GOT US WELL OVER THE PETITION. SO WE WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 10TH WITH THE INTENT OF DISSOLVING THE PID, WHICH SEEMS TO BE WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS, AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD. WE HAVE HOA MANAGEMENT HERE THAT DID ALL THE LEGWORK AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT. SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD. WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY, OBJECTION TO THIS. AND WE'LL HAVE A HEARING AND FIND OUT IF THEY DO OBJECT. AND THE PRIMARY REASON IT WAS ORIGINALLY THERE WAS THE POLICE CONTRACTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.THE PID WAS ORIGINALLY THERE FOR MAINTENANCE FOR COMMON AREAS. THE PROBLEM WAS THE PID DIDN'T COVER ALL OF HARVEST BECAUSE WE ADDED ANOTHER AREA, HARVEST MEADOWS OR NOT, WE THE ROYAL, WE IT WAS ADDED AND IT WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL PID. SO HOA DUES ARE A DOLLAR AMOUNT, A SET DOLLAR AMOUNT. A PID IS BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY VALUE, AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED TO PROPERTY VALUES. SO IT'S JUST BEEN THIS UNEVEN. AND SO WITH THE PID, I MEAN WITH THE HOA DUES BEING MORE FLEXIBLE, IT'S GOING TO COVER THE COMMON AREAS AS WELL. SO THEY'LL STILL BE COVERED. IT'S AND IT STILL COMES FROM THE RESIDENTS THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT OR THROUGH HOA DUES. AND IT'S JUST EASIER TO MANAGE AND TO BE MORE EQUITABLE TO EVERY RESIDENT. AND HARVEST.
THANK YOU. OUR OUR WE'RE NOT TAKING OR SORRY STILL COVERED. THERE ARE POLICE COSTS ARE A
[01:20:04]
SEPARATE CONTRACT AND A SEPARATE AGREEMENT. THE ONE OF THE REASONS WE KEPT THE PIT OPEN WAS IN CASE WE COULDN'T COME TO THAT NEGOTIATION TO THAT AGREEMENT. BUT NO, THE AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE. IS IT IN PLACE? SO WE DON'T WE DON'T NEED TO KIND OF HAVE A BACKUP FOR THE PIT ASSESSMENT, MISS HOLMES. OKAY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR RELATIONSHIP. WE'RE JUST CLEANING UP HOW WE DO IT. WE'RE. YES WE'RE LETTING THEM DECIDE[5.J. VOTE]
HOW THEY WANT TO PAY FOR THEIR COMMON AREAS. WELL, THEN I, I MOVED I MOVED TO ACCEPT THEIR PETITION AS FILED AND CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 10TH. THANK YOU, MISS HOLMES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. HAVE A SECOND FOR MAYOR PRO TEM LORENZ WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSL. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. WE'RE GETTING THERE. PRESSURE, NEXT ITEM IS REGARDING THE SOUTHWEST. PRESSURE. PLAIN AND WATER[5.K. Consider approval of a Resolution of the Town of Northlake, Texas, authorizing the Town Manager to execute an amendment to the professional services contract with Halff Associates, Inc, for the design and construction management for water supply lines A-F and temporary booster station to increase water capacity in an amount not to exceed $1,492,150]
SERVICES. YES, SIR. SO WE NEED MORE WATER FROM FORT WORTH AS THE MAYOR SAID IN THE SOUTH PRESSURE PLAIN, WE HAVE HIRED HALF ASSOCIATES TO DO THAT. IT'S GOING TO GET US FROM 1.63 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY TO 3.63 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. THIS IS TO SUPPLY WATER TO OUR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL AREA. DOWN ABOVE THE SPEEDWAY. WE HAD A GENTLEMAN SPEAK EARLIER ABOUT HOW, PERPLEXING OR HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO WORK WITH NORTH LAKE. I WOULD ARGUE WITH HIM. I WOULD RECOMMEND HE GO AND TRY TO DEVELOP IN FORT WORTH AND EVEN BEING ANOTHER TOWN, TRYING TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, WE'VE HAD THREE, I BELIEVE, 100% PLAN SETS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT BACK AFTER THEY'VE AGREED TO THEM. AND SO WE'VE HAVE TO INCREASE THE COST BECAUSE OF ALL THIS EXTRA WORK. THE THAT'S THE BAD NEWS. THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS FORT WORTH'S GOING TO PAY FOR 45% OF THIS? BECAUSE THAT WAS THE DEAL OF THIS ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. IT WAS ONLY A 55, 45% SPLIT. SO IN THE END, THEY'RE COSTING THEMSELVES DUE TO THEIR, KIND OF CONTINUAL REVIEW AND REJECTION OF THIS STAFF BELIEVES THIS IS NECESSARY AND IT IS REQUIRED. WE IT IS A IT IS A LARGE AMOUNT COMPARED TO THE TOTAL CONTRACT. IT IS NOT THAT MUCH. IT'S ABOUT A 20% INCREASE, IT THE, THE OVERALL PROJECT COST IS, I BELIEVE 15 MILLION. SO I HATE TO ASK YOU FOR A CHANGE ORDER INCREASE, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. AND TO GET TO GET THIS THROUGH, TO GET THIS, ADDITIONAL CAPACITY BUILT TO BENEFIT US, TO BENEFIT THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TO HELP US WITH OUR GOAL OF GETTING 60% COMMERCIAL AND TO GET THAT CATHERINE BRANCH AREA, THE WATER IT NEEDS. ARE WE THERE WITH 100% PLANTS NOW? YES. YES, WE HAD THEM, WELL, I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THERE THREE TIMES, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THEM SENT BACK AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF FOLLOW UP EMAILS. ARE YOU SURE? AND SO WE, WE BELIEVE WE'RE THERE, SO THAT'S JUST THAT'S JUST THE FIRST PART OF THIS. AND THEN WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE TO GO. AND SO HALF IS WORKING FEVERISHLY TO, TO DO THE SECOND PART OF THIS FIRST PHASE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. DREW[5.K. VOTE]
QUESTIONS I'LL TAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION FROM COUNCILOR FOWLER.I'LL SECOND SECOND FROM PK. AND WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. GOT THE LAST HAND, ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. 6:54 P.M. IS THE LAST ITEM ON
[5.L. Consider approval of a Resolution of the Town of Northlake, Texas determining the necessity for and ordering improvements to Dale Earnhardt Way South (the "Improvements"); specifying payment of the improvements partly by the town and partly by assessments; acknowledging having contracted for the construction of the improvements; approving the construction cost estimate;setting a public hearing on these proposed assessments for the October 10, 2024, Town Council meeting;directing the filing of a notice of proposed assessments with the Denton County Clerk; directing publication of notice of the hearing; and ordering notice of the hearing be provided to abutting property owners; and providing an effective date]
THE AGENDA TONIGHT. AND THIS IS CALLING A HEARING FOR THE POSSIBLE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST DALE EARNHARDT WAY. YES, SIR. SO THIS IS THE ROAD ASSESSMENT FEE POLICY THAT YOU ADOPTED BACK IN, JANUARY 23RD, OUR FIRST PROJECT USING YOUR NEW POLICY WOULD BE TO DO THE TWO ADDITIONAL LANES, THE, THE NORTHBOUND OR THE EASTERN TWO LANES. IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY THERE, IT GETS PRETTY[01:25:09]
TIGHT. ALL THE PROPERTIES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAT ROAD ARE ALL IN THE ETJ. AND SO THE COUNCIL THOUGHT IT FAIR TO ASSESS THEM SINCE THEY'RE NOT PAYING PROPERTY TAX, BUT BENEFITING FROM OUR ROADWAYS. IT'S A VERY IT'S NOT VERY COMPLEX, BUT IT IS A COMPLEX. IT'S A MULTI STEP PROCESS. WE YOU HAD TO ADOPT THE POLICY. WE ENGAGED AN ENGINEER TO DESIGN THE ROAD. WE ACTUALLY DID THE BIDS. WE KNOW THE EXACT COST WHICH IS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE. WE YOU WILL CALL A HEARING ON OCTOBER 10TH. WE'LL ADVERTISE I BELIEVE IN THE PAPER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE COST ESTIMATE IS 1.3 MILLION, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, THE PROPOSAL IS TO FOR THE TOWN TO PAY FOR HALF OF THIS. AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY THE OTHER HALF HOW THEY'RE BEING ASSESSED, IS CAN BE BY STATE LAW, FRONTAGE, LAND AREA OR SOME OTHER MEASURE THAT THE COUNCIL BELIEVES IS APPROPRIATE. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE BASED ON THEIR PROPERTY VALUE, BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUE IS AREA OF LAND TO SOME EXTENT IT IS FRONTAGE BY HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO THE FRONTAGE, HOW VALUABLE THAT LAND IS. AND THERE'S SOME AREAS HERE THAT ARE OFF INTO THE FLOODPLAIN. AND SO THEY WOULDN'T BE VALUED AS HIGH. SO ONCE YOU GO THROUGH THAT EXERCISE HERE IS THEIR HALF DIVIDED BY THE PROPERTY PROPERTIES. AND THEY'RE ASSESSED THEIR APPRAISED VALUE.SO THEY'LL BE ASSESSED HALF OF THE PROJECT SPLIT UP BY THE APPRAISED VALUE. IN THESE AREAS.
A COUPLE OF FOOTNOTES HERE. AUSTIN TWO TRACKS TO AVOID PAYING THE ASSESSMENT HAS AGREED TO ANNEX ALL OF THEIR PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY. SO WE'LL HAVE AN ITEM COME BEFORE YOU IN THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS ON THAT, HERE ARE THE OTHER PROPERTIES, AND URBAN GARAGES IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX. IT'S A BUSINESS CONDOMINIUM, SO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE SENDING OUT A LOT OF ASSESSMENTS ON THAT. BUT HERE IS THE PROPOSAL. I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW WE WILL FUND THE IN OUR HALF. WE HAVE ROAD IMPACT FEE FUNDS. WE HAVE THAT MONEY SITTING THERE SO WE'RE READY TO GO AND WE CAN COVER, AUSTIN TWO TRACKS, THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT WITH THAT AMOUNT. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE OUR HALF OF THE FUNDING AND WE'RE ASKING THE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE ETJ TO PAY THEIR HALF, AND THEY ALSO DO HAVE THE OPTION OF ANNEXING IT IF THEY CHOOSE. ABSOLUTELY. MUCH LIKE AUSTIN TWO TRACKS. IF THE COUNCIL SO AGREES THAT TO WAIVE THEIR ASSESSMENT, IF THEY CHOOSE TO ANNEX IN. YES, SIR. I THINK THAT WE MAKE THAT A PART OF THIS IS TO GIVE THEM THE OPTION IF THEY'D LIKE TO COME INTO THE TOWN, THAT IT WOULD BE WAIVED. I'M SURE WITH OUR IMPACT FEES AND SOME OTHER STUFF, WE COULD PROBABLY STILL COVER A PROJECT. BUT THIS PROJECT DOES NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. AS 114 PROGRESSES. THE LIGHT UNDER 114 AT CLEVELAND GIBBS I'M SORRY, DALE EARNHARDT IS NEEDS TO BE ALIGNED PROPERLY AND WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF THAT BEFORE THEY'RE COMPLETELY FINISHED. AND THEN RIGHT THERE IS OUR HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER, AND WE SURE LIKE OUR FRONT DOOR TO OUR FACILITY TO LOOK NICE. YES OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACT OF CALLING A PUBLIC
[5.L. VOTE]
HEARING FOR A NEXT MEETING AND TO OFFER THEM THE ABILITY TO ANNEX IN IF THEY CHOOSE. SO CHOOSE. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE EXPEDITED. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MYSELF AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GANTZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION PASSES.UNANIMOUS AND THAT'S A 12 ITEM AGENDA. I'M IMPRESSED BY THE TIMING, BRIAN, BEFORE 7:00. BUT
[6. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE DO HAVE ITEM COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'D LIKE TO TAKE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, SO I HATE TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE, SIR. AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M ROUNDING, AT 659. WE'RE GOING TO END OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 551071551072 AND 551074, WE SOUNDS LIKE WE WILL POSSIBLY BE RECONVENING TO TAKE ACTION ON AN[01:30:06]
ITEM, RELATING TO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH FALCON COMMERCIAL. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT IF WE COME OUT WITH THAT. THANK YOU. IF YOU CHOOSE TO STICK AROUND, WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE. OTHERWISE, THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE AND INTEREST IN THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. OKAY. YEAH. THIS THIS AREA. RIGHT HERE. ALL[7. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
RIGHT. IT IS 7:35 P.M. WE HAVE RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH ACTION TO TAKE ON ONE ITEM, DREW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST INTRODUCE THIS? SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A SLIDE YET, YES, SIR. THIS TRACT WAS FORMERLY, TXI MARTIN MARIETTA BOUGHT IT OUT. YOU CAN SEE IN THE NORTH SOME OF THE SAND PITS, THIS IS, YOU CAN SEE DHL IS HERE. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OLDER SATELLITE SOUTH OF HERE IS, THE CLARION PARTNERSHIP. NO, CLARION IS OVER HERE. THE CANAL PARTNERSHIP HERE, MOST RECENTLY THE ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT. I BELIEVE THE DEVELOPER HERE IS GOING TO START THE LAST TWO BUILDINGS HERE. SO THIS AREA IS FILLING OUT, THE DEVELOPER IS FALCON COMMERCIAL.THEY WERE ONE OF THE KEY EXECUTIVES WAS PART OF THE CLARION DEVELOPMENT OVER HERE.
HE'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT, A LOT OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY IN PLACE, THERE, THERE WILL NOT BE A TAX ABATEMENT, BUT THERE WILL BE, FEE WAIVERS. BUILDING INSPECTION WILL BE WAIVED AT 50% IMPACT FEES. AND INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION WILL BE WAIVED AT AT 100%, THERE IS A AG ROLLBACK REIMBURSEMENT, IF THEY CAN SITE THE CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX IN NORTH LAKE WILL REIMBURSE, THREE QUARTERS OF A CENT BACK TO THE DEVELOPER. THE TOWN WOULD KEEP THE 1.25% FOR TOWN OPERATIONS AND FOR THE STAR CENTER, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE TOTAL BUILDINGS WILL BE 1.4 MILLION, THERE'LL BE ROUGHLY 1.4 MILLION, NOT ACRES, BUT SQUARE FEET. AND THERE'LL BE $50 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT. AND AT LEAST 50 FULL TIME JOBS WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE DEVELOPERS HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK HIM ANY QUESTIONS. BUT THIS IS THE AGREEMENT WE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. DREW, APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING TO COMING TO THE TOWN HERE AND BE A PART OF THIS GREAT PROJECT WE HAVE IN THE SOUTH AS AN ALL ROUND VISION FOR THE TOWN. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT TODAY. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? I'D SAY MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF, IF THAT'S A SUFFICIENT MOTION. YES, MA'AM. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR ALEX HOLMES AND A SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM LORENZ.
WITH THAT ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. APPROVED. UNANIMOUS WELCOME TO THE TOWN, SIR. CAPTAIN, CAN I SPEAK? SURE SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH THE NORTH LAKE PROPERTY AND ACTUALLY DONE SOME PROJECTS OVER IN FORT WORTH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF, THE SPEEDWAY. BUT THE STAFF HERE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL TO WORK WITH.
YOU ALL HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL TO WORK WITH. IT'S BEEN JUST A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP, THIS PROJECT WE KICKED OFF IN 2021, MCLAREN WAS OUR PARTNER ON THIS, AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT 65% LEASED WITH WITH GOOGLE IS IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS AND VOLVO TRUCKS, VOLVO CARS. AND SO THIS IS KIND OF A CONTINUATION OF THIS PARK WILL BE OUR PARTNER ON THIS NORTHERN PROJECT AS WELL.
THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT LONG TERM PARTNER. SO THEY WANT QUALITY PRODUCTS, PRODUCTS BUILT WITH QUALITY TENANTS. SO I THINK WE'LL MAKE YOU SOMETHING PROUD UP THERE AS WELL. SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S HELP. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT. DREW'S GREAT NATHAN EVERYBODY'S BEEN GREAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL THANK YOU AND WELCOME. YES. ANYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO HELP YOU WITH THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND SO FORTH. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET HERE FROM DALLAS, BUT YOU CAN'T DO ALL THAT. NO. YOU KNOW, NO, NOT REALLY. I MEAN, MY CONCERN, IF I HAVE A CONCERN, IT'S A CONCERN OF THE AUTO AUCTION BRINGING THEIR CARS DOWN TO OUR OLD JUNK CARS DOWN THROUGH OUR PROPERTY, THAT THEY GET PARTS KNOCKED ALL OVER THE PLACE AND, THAT'S PROBABLY MY BIGGEST CONCERN. THE POLICE HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT COMING OUT. WHEN YOU HAVE VACANT BUILDINGS LIKE THAT, YOU HAVE. I THINK DREW CALLED ME ONE TIME. WE HAD A MOTORCYCLE RACE OUT THERE ONE DAY, AND SOME KID WAS IN THE ONE OF THE BUILDINGS IS DOING WHEELIES OR DOING, SPINNING AROUND DOING THAT STUFF. AND IT'S LIKE, GOOD GOD, HE'S GOT SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. SO THAT'S
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MY CONCERN IS TO ADDRESS THIS AS THE AUTO AUCTION, JUST RUN THOSE JUNK CARS. BUT THAT'S NOTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO BECAUSE IT'S EXTRA ETA AND IF THE POLICE WILL JUST HELP US OUT, THAT'D BE GREAT. AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE, AND I DO SEE THAT ONCE WE SEE A LOT OF TRUCKS PARKED ON HERMANSON ROAD RIGHT THERE AT DALE EARNHARDT JUST PARKED THERE. SO THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE TODAY FOR US. BUT ONCE WE PUT THOSE BUILDINGS UP, WE'LL BE MAKING CALLS. ALL RIGHT I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU. AND AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE'LL GO OVER AS PART OF THE STREET NAMES. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT INTERSECTIONS. BUT THIS WHOLE AREA WILL BE KIND OF REALIGNED WITH THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE REBUILDING MCPHERSON OVER AND UP THROUGH DHL. AND AMAZON WILL GO UP TO 1171 EVENTUALLY. AND AS I TELL THE MAYOR, THE INTERIM, THE INTERIM PLAN IS NOT AS GREAT AS THE ULTIMATE PLAN, BUT IT IT MAKES SENSE ONCE YOU SEE THE MASTER PLAN AND JUST THE PATIENCE TO GET THERE AS WE PIECE THIS TOGETHER. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IT'S 741. GENERAL CONSENT. I WILL CLOSE THE MEETING. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. BYE BYE. BYE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.