[1. CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:06] EVENING. WELCOME TO TOWN. NORTHLAKE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. WE HAVE A SEMI FULL AGENDA, BUT WE'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH IT AS EFFICIENTLY AS WE CAN. ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING. AND TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH INVOCATION. AND MISTER CORN IS VOLUNTEERED FOR US TONIGHT. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. DEAR GOD ALMIGHTY, WE PRAY FOR ALL PEOPLE AND ASK YOU TO HELP THEM AND INTERCEDE ON THEIR BEHALF. WE ALSO PRAY FOR ALL WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY SO THAT WE CAN LIVE PEACEFUL LIVES MARKED BY DIGNITY. WE GIVE YOU THANKSGIVING FOR THE ABUNDANCE YOU HAVE SHOWERED ON NORTHLAKE. WE ARE HUMBLED BY THE TASK YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND THEIR WELL-BEING. WE ASK THAT WE WILL BE THAT YOU BE WITH ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING AND PROVIDE THEM WITH COMFORT. WE PRAY THAT THE DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT ARE RESPECTFUL, AND WE ASSUME THE BEST INTENTIONS OF EACH SPEAKER. WE PRAY THAT YOU GRANT THE COUNCIL DISCERNMENT AND GUIDANCE IN THEIR DECISIONS. WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US ALL A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AS WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF NORTH LAKE. AND FINALLY, WE PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION AND COMFORT FOR THESE DAUGHTER, VICTORIA REYES DURING THE DELIVERY OF HER SON, LEON WAYNE. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU. DREW, PLEASE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGES. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OUR HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE DAY. UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY [2.A. Reports and Updates from the Mayor and Town Councilmembers Concerning Items of Community Interest (if necessary) ] MUCH. TONIGHT, AS USUAL, WE WILL BE STARTING WITH UPDATES FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I THINK I KNOW AT LEAST ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO SPEAK. YES, YES, MISS HOLMES, I WANT TO FIRST RECOGNIZE SOMETHING COOL THAT WE GOT TO GO. THAT HAPPENED IN OUR TOWN AND THAT THE MAYOR AND I GOT TO GO CHECK OUT OUR SENATOR TAN PARKER TAKES THIS MULTI WAR 100 YEAR OLD VETERAN TO DINNER FOR HIS BIRTHDAY EVERY YEAR. AND THIS YEAR WAS HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY. HE HAS HIS CHOICE OF WHEREVER HE WANTS TO GO, WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO. AND HE PICKED TEXAS ROADHOUSE IN NORTH LAKE. SO WE WERE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT. AND WE WENT AND TOLD HIM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I'LL TELL YOU THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT 100 YEAR OLD WAR VETERANS WERE THAT FUN, AND HE WAS A LITTLE HARD TO KEEP UP WITH. I NEEDED TO GET A LITTLE EXTRA CAFFEINE, SO THAT WAS JUST A COOL THING. I LOVE THAT OUR LOCAL SENATOR HONORS VETERANS AND THAT HE PICKED OUR OUR TOWN. AND I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO RECOGNIZE SOMETHING COOL BECAUSE I JUST GOT THESE NUMBERS. SO ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, HIS NAME IS JEFF DUNCAN. HE RUNS A HE HELPS RUN A PROGRAM AT ONE OF OUR LOCAL CHURCHES, FELLOWSHIP OF THE PARKS IN NORTH LAKE, AND HE RUNS THIS PROGRAM CALLED I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S CALLED, BUT THEY DO BED BUILDS AND THEY. THIS YEAR, THEY'RE ON TRACK TO BUILD AND DELIVER 1500 BEDS. THEY'VE DONE 5000 SO FAR, AND THEY'VE DELIVERED BEDS TO EVERY SINGLE CPS REGION IN TEXAS AT NO CHARGE TO THE FAMILIES. AND, AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT THOSE BEDS ARE THE ONE THING KEEPING THEM FROM HAVING THE FAMILY FAMILIES REUNITED AND THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR NEXT BED BUILD ON OCTOBER 17TH, AND THEY'RE HOPING TO BUILD 400 AT THIS LOCATION. SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN HELPING BUILD BEDS, LET ME KNOW. BUT I WAS JUST PROUD TO HEAR ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS DO THAT, BECAUSE HE NEVER SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING? BRIEFLY, I WANT TO TOUCH. WE HAD OUR THE METRO PORT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, WHICH IS DONE YEARLY. WE HAD A COUPLE REPRESENTATIVES THERE, INCLUDING JUDGE EADES AND DAN PARKER AND RICHARD HAYS, SOME OF OUR REPS THERE. SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD SESSION. WE GOT SOME UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY. MERRILL AND I AND MISS HOLMES GOT A CHANCE TO SPEND AN HOUR WITH TAM PARKER, WITH HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION AS A STATE SENATOR WHO IS NOW CHAIRMAN OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. YOU GUYS MAY HAVE SEEN SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT FUNDING FOR I-35W ACCESS, ROADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE WERE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH OUR MEETING. WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH HIM ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES IN NORTH LAKE AND THE REGION AROUND US, AND HOW WE CAN HELP OUR RESIDENTS DO BETTER, AND WHAT HE CAN DO TO FIGHT FOR NORTH LAKE IN HIS POSITION. SO IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GREAT MEETING, AND WE'RE APPRECIATIVE THAT MISTER PARKER FOR GIVING US ALL THAT TIME UNDIVIDED. SO THAT WAS VERY NICE. ALL RIGHT. [2.B. Proclamation - "United Is the Way" - United Way of Denton County ] WITH THAT, WE WILL START. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION NIGHT FOR UNITED IS THE WAY WITH UNITED WAY OF DENTON COUNTY. DO WE HAVE MISS. MISS FRITZ OR MISS MILENA OR BOTH? YES. IF YOU'D [00:05:06] LIKE TO COME UP. AND JUST NUMBER TWO WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. SO COMMUNITY KNOWS EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING OUT THERE AND THEN WE'LL DO THE PROCLAMATION. YES. ON BEHALF OF UNITED WAY AND THE 55,000 RESIDENTS THAT ARE IMPACTED EVERY YEAR BY OUR WORK, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR JOINING WITH US IN THIS EFFORT. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF HURTING, STRUGGLING NEIGHBORS IN DENTON COUNTY. EVEN HERE IN NORTH LAKE MYRON ARE BOTH NORTH LAKE RESIDENTS. SO WE'RE PARTICULARLY PROUD TO BE STANDING HERE AND WITH YOU ALL RECOGNIZING UNITED AS THE ONE MONTH. WE KNOW THAT THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IS TO WORK TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHAT UNITED WAY IS ALL ABOUT, BRINGING GOVERNMENTS, NON-PROFITS, CORPORATIONS, AND EDUCATION TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR CHALLENGES LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND, YOU KNOW, YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUNGER GENERATION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER, I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT 13 YEARS NOW, AND I BELIEVE EVERY SINGLE YEAR THAT I'VE LIVED HERE AND PROBABLY MANY YEARS BEFORE THAT, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM FOR THE TOWN TO SUPPORT AND PROCLAIM. SO I HAVE THIS COPY OF THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL, AND WE'LL DO A QUICK PHOTO, I BELIEVE, TONIGHT. USUALLY, YES. NOT ME. I'M NOT A VERY GOOD. WE GOT THE EXPERT OVER HERE. [2.C. Employee Anniversary - Craig Erlanson, Police Officer - 5 Years ] ALL RIGHT. WE GOT SOME EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES. CAPTAIN, HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. A COUPLE PEOPLE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT. OFFICER. FOR THEIR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. OFFICER WHO'S ASSIGNED TO THE PATROL DIVISION. HE'S CURRENTLY A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER AND DRONE OPERATOR WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND HE HOLDS AN ADVANCED PEACE OFFICER LICENSE. OFFICER WILSON, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP, BE RECOGNIZED. TALK ABOUT YOU IN A MOMENT. IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP. RIGHT. YEAH. GOOD. AND THE NEXT OFFICER I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE YEARS OF [2.D. Employee Anniversary - Bradley Phalen, Police Officer - 5 Years] SERVICE TO THE TOWN AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICER FALLON, WHO'S ASSIGNED TO OUR PATROL DIVISION AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER AND HOLDS AN INTERMEDIATE, I'M SORRY, INTERMEDIATE PEACE OFFICER LICENSE. I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM ALSO FOR HIS FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. AND OFFICER FALLON BROUGHT US A BABY TODAY, SO WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT. IF YOU WANT ME TO BE OKAY. NO. THAT'S FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT DO YOU WANT YOUR FAMILY? YOU WANT A PICTURE OF YOUR FAMILY? YES. NICE FAMILY. NEW ADDITION. WOW. THANK YOU. LOOK OVER THERE. OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY. 25 YEARS. THAT'S [2.E. Employee Anniversary - Micheale Lane, Court Administrator - 25 Years ] INCREDIBLE. IT'S IMPRESSIVE. AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO GO OVER 25 YEARS AND 30 TO 60S, BUT GIVE IT A SHOT. SO ONE RECOGNIZE MICHELLE LANE. SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE TOWN FOR 25 YEARS. DREW AND I DID THE MATH. SHE BEAT SHIRLEY RODGERS OUT THIS YEAR. SO SHE IS NOW THE LONGEST TENURED EMPLOYEE AS FAR AS WE KNOW THAT THE TOWN HAS EVER HAD AT 25 YEARS. I CHECKED WITH SHIRLEY. SHE IS ACCURATE. YEAH, YEAH. SHIRLEY. OKAY. SAID SHE WINS. YEAH. OKAY. IT'S SO IT'S OFFICIAL. SO BUT YEAH, MICHELLE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 25 YEARS. SHE STARTED AS A PART TIME COURT CLERK AND HAS WORKED HER WAY UP TO BEING A JUVENILE CASE MANAGER AND IS NOW THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR. SO SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR A WHILE. AND DURING THAT TIME, SHE'S [00:10:05] INTRODUCED THAT JUVENILE CASE MANAGER PROGRAM. SHE'S HELPED MOVE US TO THE COURT OF RECORD. SHE'S EARNED HER LEVEL TWO MUNICIPAL COURT CERTIFICATE, AND SHE IS WORKING ON CERTIFICATION LEVEL THREE. BUT SHE'S BEEN A CRITICAL PART OF THE TOWN AT ESSENTIALLY EVERY LEVEL, FROM DOING ENTRY DAY TO DAY LEVEL DUTIES TO NOW TRAINING AND SUPERVISING COURT CLERKS AND THE COURT OPERATIONS ITSELF. AND SO WE'RE INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO HAVE HER. IT'S BEEN FUN FOR ME FOR THE LAST YEAR. NOW, SINCE COURT HAS MOVED ON FOR FINANCE, TO WORK WITH HER CLOSELY AND REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES TO HELP ME, AND ALSO JUST TO HELP THE TOWN AND HELP THE COURT. SO AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO BRING HER UP. WELL, AND WE HAVE THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE HERE AS WELL. SPONTANEOUS. DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, SIR? I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK. YEAH. COME ON UP. COME ON UP. YOU DO A BETTER JOB THAN I CAN. NO, WE ARE IN THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. WE ARE INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN IN THIS FOR 25 YEARS. IS A LONG TIME TO BE A COURT CLERK, AND SHE DOES JUST SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB. SHE'S ALWAYS TREATS EVERY PERSON THAT WALKS IN THAT WINDOW OR ANYTHING ELSE WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT, AND THAT'S ALL WE CAN ASK. AND THAT'S HARD TO DO SOMETIMES. IT IS. IT'S EXTREMELY HARD BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT HAPPY NORMALLY WHEN THEY COME HERE AND SHE HAS A WAY OF BEING ABLE, SHE'S GOT THE PERSONALITY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. AND WE JUST WE ARE IN THE COURT AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE. AND I KNOW THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. IT IS JUST EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE HER. AND JUST 25 YEARS IS INCREDIBLE. YEAH. AND THIS IS A NEW. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR 25 YEARS. SO WE'RE STARTING A PRECEDENT. THAT'S A THAT'S A MANHOLE COVER. IT'S LIGHTER THAN IT LOOKS. SHE MAY CUT ME OUT, BUT I'LL DO IT FOR SURE. EMILY. EMILY'S ALSO, SHE'S ONE OF OUR CLERKS AS WELL. SHE DOES. WHAT DO YOU THINK? MISTER CORN? [2.F. Briefing - Upcoming Town Hall 101 Citizen's Academy] DON'T SIT DOWN. YOU'RE UP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT TOWN HALL 101, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. IT IS. AND SOME OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED. IT'S A COURSE TO EDUCATE NORTH LAKE RESIDENTS, ACTUALLY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE CLASS MEMBERS. GET ALL OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF IN FRONT OF THIS CLASS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND TALK ABOUT NORTH LAKE AND HOPEFULLY INSPIRE FUTURE GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND KIND OF TALK ABOUT NORTH LAKE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. AND WE HAVE EIGHT EVENING CLASSES ON MONDAYS. IT'S GOING TO BE OVER A FIVE MONTH PERIOD. HERE ARE THE CLASSES. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE WHICH DIRECTORS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THOSE. I LEAD SOME OF THOSE CLASSES AS WELL. SO COMING THIS FALL, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2ND, OUR FIRST CLASS, WE'LL HAVE OUR FIFTH COHORT OF TOWN HALL 101. AND WE KIND OF SPENT THE FIRST FOUR CATCHING UP ON BOARD MEMBERS, SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS. THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR HAD IDENTIFIED. BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE KIND OF AN ONLINE PROCESS, AND WE'LL BE HAVING ALL THE CLASSES IN THE CHAMBERS. SO WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THE THE INTEREST IS AND WE'LL SEE HOW LARGE THE CLASSES ARE. AND SO THERE'S THE APPLICATION WINDOW. THERE'S HOW TO SIGN UP FOR IT. HERE'S OUR CLASS OF 2026. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE AND SOME OF THEM SIT ON OUR BOARDS. YES, YES. I WAS LIKE, WHERE'S ALEX? I DIDN'T SEE HER THERE. HERE'S SOME TESTIMONIALS OF THE CLASS. AND SO JUST LOOK FORWARD TO ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC. WE'RE IN EVEN EVEN BUSINESSES, BUSINESS OWNERS IN NORTH LAKE, IF THEY'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT NORTH LAKE, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THEM. I'LL SAY I WAS IN TOWN HALL 101 BEFORE I EVER RAN FOR TOWN COUNCIL, AND THAT IT REALLY WAS SUCH A WEALTH OF INFORMATION, OBVIOUSLY ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WANT TO COME AND SERVE. THAT MAY NOT BE A I KNOW I LIKE IT'S BECAUSE OF THEM. YOU GUYS HAVE ME, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, I WANT TO GO TO THE PUBLIC WORKS ONE IN FEBRUARY, SO. OH, IS THAT [00:15:05] THE ONE YOU HAD TO MISS? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO MAKEUPS. YES, MA'AM. VERY GOOD. YES. IT'S REALLY HELPED A LOT OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS COME INTO THEIR OWN AND FIND A PLACE WITHIN TOWN. IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE COME THERE WITH A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS AND THE TOWN WORKS. AND IT'S, I WON'T SAY LIFE CHANGING, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY PERSPECTIVE CHANGING. WAIT A MINUTE. SO IT IT'S A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO DO THAT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT, UP NEXT [3. PUBLIC INPUT ] IS PUBLIC INPUT. I HAVE ONE CARD. IS THAT FOR YOUR ITEM OR FOR A DIFFERENT ITEM. I MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD. I MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TWICE. RIGHT. OKAY. JOEL MCGREGOR 8921 EAST. SAM LEE LANE. AND SORRY I MISSED THE LAST MEETING. I DIDN'T GET IT. I BET YOU ABOUT TAXES AND THEN YOU CANCELED ONE. BUT HOPEFULLY TONIGHT YOU'LL APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AT MY PLACE. P AND Z ALREADY DID. AND YOU GUYS ALREADY DID PRELIMINARY PART OF IT. SO YOU'LL GET RID OF ME. THIS IS YOUR PITCH. SO, YOU KNOW, HEY, THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG BONUS FOR YOU GUYS. DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HARASSING YOU ANYMORE. I'M ABOUT THE ONLY ONE. SEEMS LIKE LATELY. BUT ANYWAY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD ALLIANCE HAS DONE QUITE A FEW PROJECTS IN HERE AND THEY DO QUALITY PROJECTS. AND YOU KNOW, I'M, I'VE GOT MY INTERSECTION HAS WAREHOUSES ON EVERY CORNER EXCEPT MINE AND GOT A HOUSE SO YOU CAN MAKE IT MATCHING. SO YEAH, I'D APPRECIATE A YES VOTE ON THIS. AND IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING 13 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE WITH ALL THE CAMPAIGNING AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS GOING ON. THANKS. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC INPUT THIS EVENING? ONCE OR TWICE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE [4. CONSENT ITEMS ] ON TO CONSENT ITEMS COUNCIL. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY PARTICULAR ITEMS OR MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I MOTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM LORENZ. SECOND. SECOND FROM MISS HOLMES. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. NOW, STAFF, I'M GOING TO TRY TO STAY ON POINT TONIGHT. WE HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS. I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO SKIP ANY OF THOSE. [5.A. Consider appointment for the Board of Adjustment Place 3, unexpired term, beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2027 ] OKAY. WE'RE HERE TO HELP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST ITEM TONIGHT IS AN APPOINTMENT FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. PLACE THREE. I SEE THAT OUR RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE HAS MET ON THIS, SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE. WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT. SURE I CAN I CAN SPEAK ON THAT. YES. I FIRST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION ON OUR BOARD. WE GET SO MANY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. SO IF YOU DON'T GET THE SPOT, IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T QUALIFIED. THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL COME UP, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH QUALIFIED PEOPLE APPLYING. IT'S JUST THAT WE COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS AND PICK THE THE ONE THAT WE SEE FIT FOR THE POSITION THAT WE HAVE. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE APPLIED AND DON'T GET THIS SPOT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO INTERVIEW AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND THERE WILL BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO JOIN US. SO WITH THAT SAID, THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES AND COUNCIL MEMBER FOWLER, AND WE HAVE A PRETTY THOUGHT OUT, WELL ROUNDED, CONSISTENT INTERVIEW PROCESS. NOW AS WE ARE GROWING AS A TOWN, WE THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE CAN STICK TO FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS. AND SO WE WENT THROUGH AND INTERVIEWED THREE, THREE APPLICANTS, AND WE CAME UP WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL. COULD YOU YEAH, COULD YOU MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION AND GIVE US A LITTLE NARRATIVE BEHIND IT? SURE. BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU GUYS DECIDED. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING TOM DUDAK FOR THE POSITION. AND IT REALLY CAME DOWN TO HE SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT FIT FOR THE JOB. ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS IS SOMETHING WE DISCUSSED AND HAS LOTS OF EXPERIENCE, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A SOLID REPRESENTATION OF THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [5.A. VOTE] SO WE HAVE A NOMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE FOR TOM DUDAS. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THAT? I'LL MOTION TO OFFICIALLY RECOMMEND THAT WE APPOINT SOMEBODY TO OUR OKAY MOTION FOR MISS HOLMES. [00:20:03] AND I'LL HAPPILY SECOND THAT MOTION IF NO ONE MINDS. WHICH I WILL SAY, LIKE SHE SAID, WE HAD SUCH GOOD APPLICANTS. I KNOW WE USED TO TRY AND CONVINCE PEOPLE TO APPLY AND TO GET SUCH A GOOD QUALITY GROUP. AND HE WAS A TOWN HALL 101. GRADUATE. HE SERVED ON SEVERAL BOARDS OVER THE YEARS AS WELL, SO HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB FOR US IN THE PAST. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. MR. DUDOK, WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT BOARDS. ALL [5.B. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, providing for the annexation of approximately 23 acres of land generally located north of FM 407 and east of Thompson Road, in the exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the Town. Case # 26-ANX00002 i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval ] RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE CONSIDER ADOPTION OF TOWN NORTH LAKE FOR A ANNEXATION AGREEMENT OR AN ANNEXATION ACTION FOR BASICALLY HILLTOP TRUCK PARK OR THE ARNOLD PROPERTY. AND I'M SURE NATHAN HAS A FEW THINGS FOR US THERE. I'LL START OFF SHOWING THE MAP. THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF ANNEXATION OF THE HILLTOP PROPERTY. AND THIS, LIKE THE MAYOR SAYS, COVERS MOST OF THE AREA WHERE YOU SEE DEVELOPMENT UPON INCLUDING THE FOOD TRUCK PARK AND WHERE THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW STORAGE FACILITY. THE OVERALL HILLTOP PROPERTY IS ABOUT 57 ACRES. THIS IS ABOUT 23 ACRES OF THAT PROPERTY. SO BACK IN JULY, A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED. IT ALLOWS FOR COMMERCIAL AND LIMITED RESIDENTIAL USES, AND IT CONSTITUTED A PETITION FOR PHASE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, AND IT WAS EFFECTIVE UPON THAT EXECUTION. AND THE TWO PHASES ARE TO BE ANNEXED UPON PROVISION OF RETAIL WATER SERVICE TO THE PHASE. SO THIS PHASE ALREADY RECEIVES WATER SERVICE TO PART OF IT, AND ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING ON IT WILL RECEIVE OUR WATER AS WELL. AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, YOU CALLED AND AUTHORIZED A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD TONIGHT. SO YOU'LL NEED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN YOU CAN ACT ON THE ANNEXATION. THANK YOU. COUNCILORS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, IT IS 5:52 P.M. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE. WE'LL CALL IT THE ARNOLD TRACT. DO I HAVE ANY TAKERS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:52 P.M. AND WE WILL TAKE MOTIONS OR [5.B. VOTE] DISCUSSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING AND THEN I'LL. OKAY, WELL, I DO HAVE MOTION, BUT. OH, I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR THAT. YEP. THEN YOU GO ON APPROVE AND LET'S GET A SECOND. THEN I'LL JUST I'LL JUST BE THE SECOND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. SECOND AND GO AHEAD. IF YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTE, JUST TO SAY THIS IS A GOOD CONTINUATION OF A PROJECT FOR A FAMILY THAT HAS REALLY INVESTED A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY INTO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M GLAD THEY'RE OFFICIALLY PART OF IT. HOPEFULLY, IF WE IF IT PASSES. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. NEXT, CONSIDER ADOPTION ORDINANCE. TOWN NORTH [5.C. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, providing for the annexation of approximately 7.63 acres of land generally located east of Florance Road approximately 2,900 feet north of FM 407, in the exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the Town. Case # 26 ANX00003 i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval ] LAKE FOR ANNEXATION OF 7.63 ACRES ALONG WHICH. ALONG 407 AND EAST OF FLORENCE ROAD, NATHAN. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ONE IS ON FLORENCE ROAD. IT'S A WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE FLORENCE ROAD BUSINESS PARK. IT'S ABOUT 8.63 ACRE DEVELOPMENT. AND YOU'LL SEE THERE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, THE SMALL TRIANGULAR PIECE THERE IS ALREADY IN THE TOWN LIMITS. AND THEN THE. THE REST OF THIS WAS IN THE ETJ. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. IT CALLED FOR A SIX LOT DEVELOPMENT WITH LIGHT, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES IT TO. CONSTITUTED A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AND CALLED FOR THE ANNEXATION TO OCCUR TO OCCUR WITHIN THREE YEARS OF EXECUTION OF THAT AGREEMENT. SO THAT DEADLINE WOULD BE NEXT SEPTEMBER. SO, COUNCIL, AT YOUR LAST MEETING, YOU CALLED AND AUTHORIZED A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD TONIGHT. SO YOU'LL NEED TO HOLD THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND CAN APPROVE ANNEXATION OF OF THIS PROPERTY. THANK YOU. NATHAN, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO? PUBLIC HEARING SEEING NONE AT 5:55 P.M. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. ANYONE? I ALMOST SAID BUELLER. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 5:55 P.M. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING [5.C. VOTE] [00:25:03] AND WE WILL TAKE MOTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO MEET THE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS TO NOT HAVE ANY BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINING OUT IN THE ROAD? YES. SINCE WE ADOPTED OUR INTENTION TO BECOME A DARK SKY COMMUNITY, WE DO STILL HAVE CONTROL OVER LIGHT AND LIGHT POLLUTION WITH OUR ORDINANCES FOR NUISANCE. CORRECT. DREW? DID I GET THAT? YES, WE DO NOW BECAUSE OF THE 5000 FOOT RULE. SO WE WE DO NOW AND WE WILL WHEN THEY ANNEX AS WELL. VERY GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT MOTIONS. TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, MR. FOWLER. MOTION FOR MR. FOWLER. I WILL SECOND AND WE WILL TAKE A VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS AN ADOPTION ORDINANCE ON NORTH LAKE APPROVING A [5.D. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, approving a zoning change from RR – Rural Residential to I – Industrial for approximately 5.0 acres of land located at 8921 East Sam Lee Lane. Case # 26-ZCA00002 i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval ] ZONING CHANGE FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO RURAL RESIDENTIAL. I'M SORRY. FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO IE INDUSTRIAL FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES OF LAND DOWN ON SAM LEE LANE. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THIS IS PROPOSED ANNEXATION FOR A ADDRESS. YOU I THINK YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE. SO IT'S NOT ANNEXATION ALREADY. I MEAN ZONING YEAH. IT'S ALREADY IN ZONING REZONING FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE INDUSTRIAL. IS THE APPLICANT A REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE. OF COURSE. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS JOEL MCGREGOR, WHO'S ALSO HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM, THIS SITE IS DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF NORTH LAKE. AND LIKE JOEL HAS ALREADY MENTIONED, THE OTHER THREE CORNERS OF THE INTERSECTION HAVE SIMILAR USES WAREHOUSES AS TO WHAT IS PROPOSED WITH THIS ZONING CHANGE AND THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, AS YOU SEE ON THE THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS SLIDE, ALL THAT GRAY AREA IS INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION. SO THIS FALLS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT IS WHAT IS THE PLANNED FUTURE LAND USE. ON THE RIGHT IS THE CURRENT ZONING MAP. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED RURAL RESIDENTIAL AND IT'S ADJACENT TO PROPERTY ZONED INDUSTRIAL AND A LITTLE STRIP ZONED COMMERCIAL THERE, AS WELL AS THE RV PARK. ALL RIGHT. THE, THE, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED KIND OF A CONCEPT PLAN FOR WHAT COULD BE DEVELOPED ON THIS SITE. THEY'RE JUST SHOWING THIS AS ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS PRIOR TO ANY DEVELOPMENT ON IT. AND IT FOLLOWS THE SAME ZONING CONTROLS AS ANYTHING AROUND IT THERE. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SOME JUSTIFICATION FOR THOSE THEIR REQUESTS THAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR YOUR PACKET. THIS REQUEST CONFORMS WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND IS ACCEPTABLE FOR CONSIDERATION. AND THIS WENT TO P AND Z AT THEIR AUGUST 25TH MEETING, WHERE THEY HELD A PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE ONE SPEAKER IN FAVOR AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW YOU'LL NEED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU CAN ACT ON IT. FOLLOWING THAT. VERY GOOD. I WILL, AT 5:59 P.M. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? JOEL MCGREGOR 8921 EAST SAM LEE LANE. ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T MENTION BEFORE THAT WILL PROBABLY EXCITE YOU IS BASED ON A VERY CONSERVATIVE VALUATION OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO HERE. THE PROPERTY TAX IS COLLECTED BY NORTH LAKE, WILL GO UP BY PROBABLY 250 TIMES, BECAUSE I ONLY PAID 80 BUCKS IN PROPERTY TAX LAST YEAR. SO WHICH MEANS IT'LL BE $88 THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE HOMESTEAD CAP. SO THERE YOU GO. YOU GET PAID TO GET RID OF ME. THANKS. WAIT, WAIT, YOU'VE BEEN UP HERE CHIRPING ABOUT TAXES FORN PAYING $80 A Y. I'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN FIGHTING IT. VERY GOOD. IT'S GONE DOWN. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 [5.D. VOTE] P.M. AND I WILL TAKE MOTIONS. I'M HESITANT TO MAKE A MOTION, BECAUSE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WHEN WE DON'T HAVE JOEL? YOU'RE GOING TO COME. ARE YOU GOING TO COME SEE US ANYWAY? EVERY ONCE [00:30:01] IN A WHILE? YEAH. HE'S GOING TO MOVE TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR. OKAY, I MIGHT MAKE A MOTION, BUT THEN YOU ACCUSE ME OF NOT WANTING TO HEAR. SO. YEAH, BUT I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND MOTION FOR MYSELF AND A SECOND FOR MR. PIZZUTO. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. CONSIDER ADOPTION ORDINANCE TOWN. NORTH LAKE PROVIDE FOR [5.E. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, providing for a zoning change from AG – Agricultural to I-PD – Industrial Planned Development for an approximately 67.95-acre tract of land situated in the Patrick Rock Survey, Abstract No. 1063A, generally located north of FM 407 in the 1600 and 1700 blocks of FM 407 - Case # 26-PDA00002 i. Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval ] ANOTHER ZONING CHANGE FROM AG TO INDUSTRIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR 67.95 ACRES. THIS IS FOR THE CARTER PROPERTY ALONG 407. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. THIS PROPERTY INITIALLY WAS IN THE ETJ AND WAS ABLE TO BE ANNEXED IN THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCESS. IT'S BEING DEVELOPED AS THE NORTH LAKE BUSINESS PARK RIGHT NOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 407, JUST DOWN THE ROAD WEST OF HERE, AND KIND OF BACK BEHIND THE SUNBELT SELF STORAGE AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY ON OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IS IDENTIFIED FOR INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL FLEX. AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT THE SAME TIME. SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT THAT MATCHES UP. SO THIS IS WHAT IS INTENDED TO BE AT THIS LOCATION. REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO ESTABLISH ZONING FOLLOWING ANNEXATION AS OUTLINED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT UPON ANNEXATION THAT DEFAULTS TO THE AGRICULTURAL ZONING. AND THEN YOU NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE REZONING TO MATCH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BACK IN JUNE 2023. THE ANNEXATION OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 24. IT. THAT AGREEMENT ALSO CALLED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY TO INDUSTRIAL ZONING STANDARDS, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC ADOPTION OF A SITE PLAN ALONG WITH IT AND APPROVAL OF SOME ADDITIONAL USES THAT WERE COVERED IN THE AGREEMENT. THIS PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT IS BASED ON THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGE AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. WITH THOSE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND A FEW ADDITIONAL ONES AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT. A FEW OF THOSE ARE SOME SOME USES NOT TYPICALLY INCLUDED INDUSTRIAL ZONING THAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD FIT WELL IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. THEY LIMITED SOME OF THOSE THAT THEY FELT MAY NEED SOME SOME LIMITATIONS, AND THEN SOME USES THAT ARE TYPICALLY ALLOWED INDUSTRIAL ZONING. THEY AGREED NOT TO ALLOW AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY WOULD WOULD WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT. SO THEY AGREED TO SPECIFICALLY STRIKE THOSE. CAN YOU HOVER OVER A FEW OF THOSE KEY POINTS JUST FOR COUNCIL AND PUBLIC? YES. SO. PULL OUT MY NOTES HERE. SO SOME OF THE SPECIFIC ONES THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE PERMITTED EITHER BY RIGHT OR WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN THE INDUSTRIAL, ZONING OR LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS, HEAVY MANUFACTURING, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SO THEY'VE AND SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES, AND THEY'VE STRUCK ALL THOSE AGREED THAT THOSE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED, EVEN WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. A FEW OF THE ADDITIONAL PERMITTED USES THAT THEY CHOSE TO ADD OR REQUESTED TO ADD. ONE IS CHURCH PLACE OF WORSHIP. THEY'VE GOT A CHURCH THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH, BUT THEY AGREED TO SET A MAXIMUM ON THE SIZE OF MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 20,000FT■!S, SO THERE WOULDN'T BE CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING ISSUES, ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE COULD POTENTIALLY BE APPROVED, WOULD HAVE TO REQUIRE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPROVAL, AND YOU COULD EVALUATE THE PARKING NEEDS AND HOW IT FITS AT THAT TIME. ANOTHER ONE IS COFFEE ROASTERY. WE'VE GOT A BUSINESS IN TOWN THAT'S LOOKING TO EXPAND AND, AND LOOKING AT THAT LOCATION IN PARTICULAR, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS COVERED. LAUNDRY, DRY CLEANING, BUSINESS, RESTAURANTS. AND THEY REALLY INTEND FOR THIS TO COVER PROBABLY MORE LIKE GHOST KITCHENS. AND, AND INSTEAD OF LIKE FULL SERVICE RESTAURANTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE CUSTOMERS COMING TO. THEY'VE ALSO ADDED. PRIVATE COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOLS. THEY'VE HAD SOME INTEREST IN SOME SMALLER TRADE SCHOOLS TO LOCATE IN THAT LOCATION. TUTORING CENTERS IS A IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY AGREED, ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS THEY [00:35:08] AGREED TO THAT WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THERE WAS AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE VETERINARIAN CLINIC WITH AN OUTDOOR KENNEL. USE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON IT. AND ALSO OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA LIGHTED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON IT. SO BY RIGHT IN THE AGREEMENT, THEY CAN DO THOSE. THEY'VE AGREED IN THIS ZONING TO RESTRICT THAT. SO THAT IS A MINIMUM OF 600FT AWAY FROM EXISTING HOMES. THEY'VE ALSO AGREED TO SOME MORE RESTRICTIONS ON STANDARDS, INCLUDING 40FT HEIGHT LIMITATION TO INSTEAD OF 60FT, WHICH WOULD BE THE TYPICAL IN INDUSTRIAL. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EXAMPLES. THE KEY ON A POINT FROM EARLIER FROM DOCTOR SESSIONS, I KNOW ONE OF OUR CONCERNS WAS DELIGHTED SPORTS AREAS BEFORE. SO DID THEY JUST AGREE TO MORE DISTANCE OR IS THE LIGHTING A FACTOR OR. THEY AGREED TO MORE DISTANCE AND THEY THEY WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY OUR FULL LIGHTING REGULATIONS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO IN SUMMARY, THIS REQUEST CONFORMS WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS ACCEPTABLE FOR CONSIDERATION. I ALSO HAVE A SLIDE SHOWING THE SITE PLAN. THIS WILL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THESE THESE LOTS IN BLOCK D DON'T HAVE BUILDINGS AND PARKING PLANNED ON THOSE. SO AS THOSE DEVELOP THEY'LL HAVE TO DO INDIVIDUAL SITE PLANS ON THOSE LOTS. THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON. AT THEIR MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT, THEY HELD A PUBLIC HEARING WITH NO SPEAKERS FOR OR AGAINST, AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST UNANIMOUSLY. SO AFTER HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THIS ZONING CHANGE. AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESENTATIVES HERE. THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE EXPECTED THIS TO GET TO THIS ITEM SO SOON. WELL, I GUARANTEE IT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER AND NEXT FEW ITEMS HERE. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S A LOT TO DIGEST. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING. I SPENT SOME TIME DRIVING AND LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE BUILDING SO FAR AND JUST KIND OF GETTING, GETTING AN IDEA OF WHO'S MOVING IN THERE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, DESPITE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE MADE IT, YOU KNOW, FRUSTRATING DURING THE, DURING GETTING HERE IS THAT THEY'RE MAKING OPENING A BUSINESS, BRINGING BUSINESS TO NORTH LAKE REALLY ACCESSIBLE FOR EVEN PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. SO WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT LIVE RIGHT HERE IN NORTH LAKE THAT ARE ABLE TO OPEN BUSINESSES THAT BRING SERVICES TO THE TOWN THAT THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT A LOT MORE MONEY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEY ARE BUILDING THEM WELL. I TOOK A TOUR INSIDE OF SOME OF THE FITTEST ONES AND THEY LOOK THEY LOOK NICER ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THAN I EXPECTED. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. THE OUTDOOR STORAGE, IF YOU COULD ELABORATE OR GIVE EXAMPLES ON WHAT TYPE OF THINGS WOULD BE STORED OUTSIDE, THAT COULD BE LIKE A CONTRACTOR'S YARD, STORING EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS. THAT WAS ONE THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IS THERE IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT WITH THAT FOR SCREENING? THERE IS. IF IT'S ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC STREET, THERE'S THERE'S SOME SCREENING REQUIREMENTS THERE. JUST THE. OR WHAT ABOUT A HOUSE, A HOME IN THAT SITUATION, I GUESS. SO THE THE AREA WITH EXISTING HOMES, THERE'S THEY ARE KIND OF PROTECTED BY THIS FLOODPLAIN AREA. OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I THINK I'LL POINT OUT FOR MOST OF THE OUTDOOR STORAGE COULD POTENTIALLY BE IS THIS YARD AREAS BETWEEN THESE BUILDINGS AND BLOCK C AND THEN ON SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUAL LOTS, THERE COULD BE SOME, BUT IT WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH LIMITED TO THOSE AREAS. I WOULDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF AREAS THAT BACK UP TO EACH OTHER. THE THE STORAGE AREAS WOULD BACK UP TO EACH OTHER, NOT TO THE FRONTAGE. DO THEY HAVE KIND OF AN. I MEAN, SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF DIFFERENTIATED BUSINESSES. I MEAN, DO THEY HAVE AN IDEA OF KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING FOR OR THEY'RE JUST OPENING IT UP AND SEE WHOEVER COMES IN COMES IN, I GUESS FROM WHAT THEY'VE TOLD US THEY DO. I MEAN, THEY DO HAVE SOME TENANTS ALREADY ON THE WAY AND, AND LINED UP AND THEY, THEY DO KNOW WHAT THE INTEREST IS. AND WE HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT HOW COMPATIBLE SOME OF THESE USES WERE TOGETHER. AND THEY DO AS WELL. AND AS, AS THEY'RE DOING THE LEASES, THEY CONSIDER WHAT IS ADJACENT TO IT AND KIND OF PUT DIFFERENT USES THAT ARE [00:40:03] APPROPRIATE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. I JUST SEE, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN ITEMS ON HERE, YOU KNOW, THAT I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU PUT A CHURCH BESIDE A TATTOO PARLOR THAT IS BESIDE AN OUTDOOR KENNEL, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT. OF WHICH WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, THIS WILL BE LIKE 500 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET. YES, OVER 500 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET BECAUSE I KNOW. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF SPREADING THEM OUT JUST FOR LIKE IN CASUAL CONVERSATION, THAT THEY HAVE SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR TENANTS, THAT IF THEY WANT TO COME IN AND THEY'RE BRINGING X, Y BUSINESS, THAT THEY ONLY OFFER THEM SPACES THAT ARE FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE CONFLICTING. SO, AND YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS, HOW FAR AWAY IS THE BOUNDARY FROM THE HOMES? LIKE WHERE I KNOW YOU SAID THERE'S SOME FLOODPLAIN, BUT WHERE LIKE, WHAT'S THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WHAT THE LAST BUSINESS COULD BE AND THOSE HOMES OFF OF CARPENTER, IT IS GREATER THAN 600FT IS I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT DISTANCE, BUT THE RIGHT OVER HERE WHERE THEY'RE KIND OF OFF THE MAP UNDER THAT TABLE THERE IN THE TOP RIGHT. NOW, MOST OF THOSE USES THAT WE SEE IN OUR PACKET WERE PART OF THE PD AND NOT NECESSARILY MODIFICATIONS, CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT. MOST ARE ALREADY IN INDUSTRIAL ZONING OR WERE ADDITIONS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. OKAY. SO WE ARE APPROVED. MANY OF THOSE THINGS WITH THE BASICALLY THE CHANGES ARE ONES THAT YOU COVERED TONIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A HODGEPODGE OF YOU NAME IT. PRETTY MUCH. IT'S IT'S THE USES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE IN THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 612. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. CORVAIR STORAGE. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:12 P.M. AND WE WILL TAKE [5.E. VOTE] MOTIONS. THE REASON I HAD THAT LAST QUESTION FOR STAFF WAS BECAUSE MANY OF THESE USES WE DID COVER, AND WE DID ALREADY APPROVE. SO I'M ACTUALLY SOME OF THE CHANGES HE'S MADE AND SOME OF THE STRIKES THEY MADE, I'M ACTUALLY VERY PLEASED WITH. SO THAT'S THAT'S PROMISING, I APPRECIATE THAT. SO WITH THAT WE'LL TAKE MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED. I HAVE MOTION FOR MISS HOLMES. DO I HAVE A SECOND. DO I HAVE A SECOND OR DOES THE MOTION DIE? WHAT'S OUR ALTERNATIVE TO THAT? WE'RE AT THE END OF A. WOULD THEY GO BACK WITH STRAIGHT WITH WHATEVER IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT? AND THEN IF YOU DON'T PASS THAT, I GUESS YOU'D BE IN BREACH OF YOUR CONTRACT WITH THEM. BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY AGREED THIS. I WILL MAKE THAT SECOND. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 3. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM TONIGHT IS CONSIDER [5.F. Consider approval of a Site Plan for Starbucks, a proposed 2,094 square-foot coffee shop on a 0.68 acre lot, Lot 2, Block A, Pecan Plaza, generally located on the south side of FM 407 at 1261 FM 407 - Case # 26-SP00008 ] APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN FOR STARBUCKS. WE'RE SEEING THIS ITEM BECAUSE THERE WAS A SMALL VARIANCE. I GUESS THAT THAT IS RIGHT. SO THIS IS A PLAN. STARBUCKS JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF 407. PLAN TO GO IN RIGHT NEXT TO THE CVS THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND VERY NEAR COMPLETION. THIS SITE PLAN INITIALLY WAS CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THEIR AUGUST 25TH MEETING, AND AT THAT TIME, STAFF PRESENTED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PARKING AND DRIVE THROUGH LAYOUT. STAFF HAD PRESENTED THIS TO THE APPLICANT AND THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, BUT STILL FELT LIKE THERE ARE SOME SOME ISSUES THAT STILL NEEDED SOME WORK, BUT WANTED TO TAKE THAT TO PNC, AND PNC ENDED UP DENYING IT BASED ON NOT MEETING APPROVAL CRITERIA RELATED TO TRAFFIC FLOW AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THE. AFTER [00:45:08] THAT, THE APPLICANT RESUBMITTED THE SITE PLAN WITH REVISIONS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF BOTH STAFF AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STORY OF THE THE PROCESS WORKING. THE SITE PLAN PACKAGE INCLUDES A SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS. THE. THIS SITE PLAN AND THE PREVIOUS ONE INCLUDED THE SAME EXACT BUILDING FOOTPRINT. SAME NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES. ALSO INCLUDES A DRIVE THROUGH. THE DIFFERENCE WAS KIND OF THE SHIFTING OF WHERE THE PARKING AND THE DRIVE THROUGH WAS. THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED ACCORDING TO UDC REQUIREMENTS AND MOST ELEMENTS MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE UDC. THERE'S THIS ONE LANDSCAPE VARIANCE THAT IS BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS. BUT FIRST I WANT TO SHOW YOU KIND OF THE ITERATION, THE CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT WAS DENIED BY THE PNC. AND THE MAIN ISSUE WAS HOW CLOSE THESE THIS DRIVEWAY AND EXIT HERE, ENTRANCE AND EXIT WERE TO THESE FOUR WAY INTERSECTIONS, WHICH ARE MAIN DRIVES. AND THIS PECAN PLAZA DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS REVISION MOVES THE ANGLED PARKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRIVE, WHICH SHIFTS THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXITS OVER FROM THOSE FOUR WAY INTERSECTIONS AND WE BELIEVE WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW SIGNIFICANTLY. THE. AND HERE'S WHAT THE THE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE. STAFF'S PREVIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING AND DRIVE THROUGH LAYOUT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THIS RESUBMITTAL. THE. THE ONE REASON YOU'RE HAVING TO SEE IT NOW IS BECAUSE OF LANDSCAPING ALONG 407. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR SHADE TREES AT ONE PER 50 LINEAR FEET, SO THERE WOULD BE THREE TREES REQUIRED ALONG THIS FRONTAGE AND BE EASIER TO SHOW YOU ON THIS AERIAL MAP. THIS GREEN AREA IS AN OPEN SPACE LOT THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO INCLUDE THAT REQUIRED LANDSCAPING. BUT IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE CVS CAME IN, THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE OF CHANGES TO THE 407 WIDENING PLANS. AND AS IT WAS REFINED, AND THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF LANES AT THE GIBBS INTERSECTION. THAT ENDED UP WIDENING THE THE 407 PROJECT, PUSHING SOME OF THE UTILITIES SOUTH AND SOME THAT HAD TO BE RELOCATED OUTSIDE OF THAT INTO THIS OPEN SPACE AREA. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT'S WHY TREES CAN'T BE PLANTED THERE. OR THEY COULD BE PLANTED THERE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED VERY SOON. SO. AND JUST AS A REMINDER. WE APPROVE THE PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN APPROVE AS A CONDITION THAT FUNDS BE PAID IN LIEU OF TREE PLANTING. AND SO THEY DON'T JUST GET OUT OF HAVING TO PLANT THESE TREES, THEN YOU AS A COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE WHERE TO, TO USE THOSE FUNDS. AND POTENTIALLY IN THESE CORRIDOR WHERE UTILITIES WON'T CONFLICT IN THE FUTURE. AND THEY AGREED TO THAT. WELL, THAT WILL BE A THAT CAN BE A CONDITION OF THIS REQUIREMENT. IT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THEM, THOUGH. YES, THEY'RE AWARE OF IT. SO PNC REVIEWED THIS AT THEIR MEETING FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS WEEK ON TUESDAY. AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THAT CONDITION THAT FUNDS IN LIEU OF THE TREE PLANTING BE REQUIRED FOR THREE TREES WITH A TOTAL OF NINE CALIPER INCHES. SO TONIGHT YOU'RE ABLE TO CONSIDER THIS FOR APPROVAL. AND WE RECOMMEND, IF YOU DO, TO ADD THAT CONDITION AS WELL AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PNC. THANK YOU. I ASSUME YOU GUYS WANT TO BE LIKE ARGYLE AND SAY LESS LANES ON 407 SO HE CAN PLANT SOME TREES OR NO. OKAY. I THINK I THINK WE NEED MORE LANES ON 407. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS FOR STAFF. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY, I GOT MAYOR PRO TEM. GO AHEAD. I'LL GO THIRD. YEAH. I JUST I WANT TO THANK PNC AND STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS BECAUSE LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, IT DEFINITELY WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND TO BE ABLE TO BRING IT AT THIS POINT WITH A LOT OF THOSE, THE PARKING AND THE DRIVEWAY AREAS WORKED OUT SUPER BENEFICIAL TO BE ABLE TO, TO VIEW IT AT THIS POINT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION WITH THAT. THANK YOU. AND, AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PROJECT HERE, ONE FROM STARBUCKS AND THE DEVELOPER, AND THEY WERE GOOD WORKING WITH [00:50:05] THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO, TO, TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS. MR. FOWLER, JUST A QUESTION. WHEN WE DO THE, THE TREE FEE, I GUESS FOR FOR THEM NOT PLANTING THEM, DOES THAT INCLUDE LIKE IRRIGATION SET UP? LIKE WHEN THEY PLANT TREES, DON'T THEY HAVE TO DO IRRIGATION AS WELL? NORMALLY? NORMALLY YES IT DOES. SO ARE WE ARE WE TYING THAT INTO THE TREE FEE. SO WHEN WE GO PLANT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO. YEAH. WE HAVE SET THE FEE HIGH ENOUGH THAT IT WOULD COVER SOME OF THAT COST TO. SO I GAVE DREW A COUPLE EXTRA GRAY HAIRS THIS WEEK WHEN I SAW THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT STARBUCKS, BECAUSE AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE SYSTEM THAT WE OPERATE UNDER, THE FREE MARKET CAPITALISM, WE PUT IN A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, EFFORT AND ENERGY SUPPORTING OUR MOM AND POP COFFEE SHOPS. AND SO I FELT LIKE IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR STARBUCKS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE REALLY, YOU KNOW, HOLD THEM TO A HIGH STANDARD, HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE. SO I SENT DREW A MILLION QUESTIONS OF WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GOING TO SEE AND WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO. AND THEN TO HEAR THAT THEY HAVE MET EVERY REQUIREMENT THAT THEY SET, THAT WE SET, THEY'VE OVER EXCEEDED WHAT WE'VE ASKED FOR THEM AND THAT THEY'VE BEEN SO EASY TO WORK WITH. YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF SOFTENED MY OPINION ABOUT THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY DOUBT THAT STARBUCKS IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE. I I'LL SAY THAT I ASK OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO PATRONIZE OUR LOCALLY OWNED SHOPS, BUT THAT THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT AFTER THEY CLOSE OR ON THE WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BENEFIT FROM HAVING STARBUCKS AND THAT THE PEOPLE WHO NEVER OTHERWISE WOULD STOP AND SPEND MONEY IN NORTH LAKE WILL BE BUYING PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES. SO I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS THAT. STILL SUPPORT OUR MOM AND POP GUYS, BUT I AM APPRECIATIVE OF STARBUCKS FOR BEING SO WILLING TO MEET THE HIGH STANDARDS THAT WE SET. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE [5.F. VOTE] MOTIONS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM. I'M SORRY, I SHOULD SAY, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE FUNDS ARE IN LIEU OF THE THE TREE PLANTING. VERY GOOD. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FOR MISS HOLMES? MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. ALL RIGHT. TWO MORE ITEMS THIS EVENING. CONSIDER [5.G. Consider adoption of an Ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Northlake, Texas, pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 545.356 and Chapter 11, Traffic and Vehicles, Article 11.03, Operation of Vehicles, Section 11.03.043, Speed Limits on Specific Streets; providing the maximum prima facie speed limit for various streets (attached hereto as Exhibit A), in The Ridge within the corporate limits of the Town of Northlake, Texas, and establishing a speed limit of 25 miles per hour by ordinance as authorized by state law] ADOPTION ORDINANCE ON NORTH LAKE. AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR SPEED LIMITS AND SUCH IN THE RIDGE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS BEFORE STAFF GET STARTED? ABSOLUTELY. THIS WAS SOMETHING I BROUGHT UP A WHILE AGO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE SPEED LIMITS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, AND I THINK PRAIRIE VIEW MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND LOWER THEIR SPEED LIMIT. IT CAME TO ME FROM I LIVE IN THE RIDGE. AND SO COMING FROM MY NEIGHBORS, COMING FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I FELT COMPELLED TO PUT OUT A SURVEY AS THE MAYOR REQUESTED. AND THE SURVEY CAME BACK VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 30MPH. AND WITH HOW NARROW THE STREETS ARE AND HOW MANY FAMILIES AND KIDS AND AND THAT ARE OUTSIDE, IT JUST SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE TO KEEP IT AT 30. AND SO IN FAVOR OF WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SEEM TO WANT. I'M BRINGING IT UP TO TO COUNSEL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING CAPTAIN. AFTERNOON. COUNCIL AGAIN. LET ME FIRST OFF, START BY SAYING THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ROADWAYS, BRIARWOOD AND CLEVELAND GIBBS. OKAY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED REGULATIONS TO LOWER SPEED LIMITS BACK IN FEBRUARY FOR PRAIRIE VIEW FARMS, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER SAID. WHICH WAS UPDATED AND REFLECTED IN MARCH. THE NEW REQUEST FOR LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE RIDGE. THE FACEBOOK SURVEY THAT YOU WERE SPEAKING OF HAD 93 RESPONSES. 89 IN FAVOR OF IT, FOUR AGAINST THE SPEED LIMIT CHANGE TO 25 MILE AN HOUR APPLIES TO ALL. I MEAN, IT APPLIES TO ALL OTHER INNER STREETS OTHER THAN THE TWO THAT I SPOKE ABOUT. HERE'S A MAP OF THOSE STREETS AGAIN. BRIARWOOD AND CLEVELAND GIBBS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT. SO SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE DO HAVE TO DO WHEN WE CHANGE THAT IS PUBLISH BY FEBRUARY 1ST ON THE TOWN WEBSITE AND SUBMIT A TEXT REPORT THAT COMPARES EACH OF THE TWO PREVIOUS YEARS. THAT INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS ISSUED AND ALLEGED SPEEDS OF THE VEHICLES, THE NUMBER OF WARNING CITATIONS ISSUED, THE NUMBER OF VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS THAT RESULTED IN INJURY OR DEATH ATTRIBUTABLE TO SPEED LIMIT VIOLATIONS ON THE ROADWAY OR PART OF THE ROADWAY, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE NEW SPEED LIMITS. THE IMPACT TO [00:55:06] PUBLIC WORKS IS GOING TO BE FINANCIAL. AND CHANGING THE SPEED LIMIT, EVERYTHING'S KIND OF QUOTED OUT. SO EACH NEW SIGN IS GOING TO BE ROUGHLY $301. AND THAT WAS AN APPROXIMATION OF 47 SIGNS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND THE APPROXIMATE COST OF THAT SIGNAGE COULD BE POSTED AT EACH ENTRANCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TELLING EVERYONE THAT THE ROADWAY SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES AN HOUR, AND IT MUST INDICATE SPEED LIMIT 25 MILES AN HOUR UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED. AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS IT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? HOW'S YOUR HUSBAND EVER TOLD YOU YOU'RE EXPENSIVE? YOU WERE. YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON SAFETY. NO. ALSO, I THINK I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, SO. MERYL TOOK ME ON A DRIVE IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE JUST AT THE CURRENT SPEED LIMIT. AND I FELT LIKE WE WERE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY. IT IS NARROW. THERE'S SO MUCH STREET PARKING, SO MANY PEOPLE WALKING IN GROUPS, SO MANY KIDS RIDING SCOOTERS AND STUFF. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY NEEDED BECAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER BEFORE SHE DID THAT. THAT WAS SCARED. NORMALLY I HAVE A LITTLE HIGHER THRESHOLD ON THE PARTICIPATION OF THE SURVEY. I UNDERSTAND SURVEYS ARE VERY DIFFICULT IN YOUR COMMUNITY, BUT THE VAST DIFFERENTIATORS BETWEEN THE SUPPORT AND NONSUPPORT SPEAKS ENOUGH TO THAT. WE HAVE SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ASKED ABOUT THIS, AND THEY'RE MUCH CLOSER. YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH MORE OR LESS PARTICIPATION. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE AND AND WHY I'M HAPPY TO ALLOW YOU TO BRING THIS FORWARD AND TO HAVE A VOTE ON IT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT VALUE TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR YOUR SUBDIVISION. SO IS THE THE THING THAT HE WAS SAYING ABOUT THE SIGNAGE POSTED AT EACH ENTRANCE IS THAT JUST LIKE A MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION THAN THE 47 WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHY IT WAS PRESENTED LIKE THAT. I'M HAPPY TO LOOK IT UP AND FIND OUT FOR YOU. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION AGAIN? IF IF THE JUST THE SIGNAGE, ARE WE SAYING THAT THE SIGNAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH ENTRANCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S REQUIRED? OKAY, SO THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT IN REPLACEMENT OF THE 47. THIS IS JUST AN OPTION. NO, YOU NEED TO DO THIS. YOU NEED 47 SIGNS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO HIT EVERY ENTRANCE PER THE REQUIREMENT. STATE LAW ALLOWS YOU TO DROP DOWN TO 25. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO DO ALL THE SIGNS AND YOU'VE GOT TO DO THE REPORTING. THEY DON'T MAKE IT EASY ON YOU, BUT YOU CAN DO IT. IT'S $14,000, BUT AND IT'LL BE A ONE TIME COST AND THERE'LL BE SOME REPAIRS OVER TIME. YEAH. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE AS I [5.G. VOTE] APPRECIATE YOU DOING YOUR HOMEWORK ON THIS. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND. MOTION CARRIES. [5.H. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the Town of Northlake, Texas, amending Article 6.03, “FIREWORKS” of the Code of Ordinances, allowing the use of detonation of Fireworks in certain situations and on certain dates, and regulating said detonation and the use thereof] UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, NOW FOR A BIG ITEM OF TONIGHT. JUST SO COUNCIL KNOWS, WE'RE GOING TO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, I'M GOING TO BRING UP DIFFERENT POINTS RAISED IN PIECES SO WE CAN PIECE TOGETHER THIS ORDINANCE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS DONE TO COUNCIL'S BALANCE. I WOULD SAY HERE, SINCE EVERYBODY MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. SO STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO BRING OR ARE YOU GOING TO LET ME RUN THIS RODEO BY MYSELF HERE? I'M NOT A COWBOY. ALRIGHT, WELL, SO WE HAD MANY DIFFERENT THOUGHTS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS WHEN WE COVERED THIS PRIMARILY SPECIFIC DAYS AND TIMES, IF THEY WOULD BE YEAR LONG OR DOWN TO SPECIFIC DATES AND TIMES RESTRICTING THE TYPES OF FIREWORKS, EITHER NON GROUND ONLY OR ALL WAS KIND OF THE CONSENSUS THAT WE GOT THERE. FURTHERMORE, STAFF HAS HAD SOME PROVISIONS ABOUT IF THEY'RE ALLOWED DEBRIS CONTAINMENT, CLEANUP, AND THEN VERY CLEARLY WE'RE SPELLING OUT BURN BAN, WHO CAN INITIATE THOSE. WE KNOW. ONE YEAR WE FELT LIKE THE COUNTY DROPPED THE BALL. SO IN THERE'S ALSO THE MAYOR, THE TOWN OR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE COVERAGE ON DECLARING A BURN BAN WITHIN NORTH LAKE. AND I THINK THOSE WERE MOSTLY A KEY POINTS. ARE WE MISSING ANY KEY POINTS FOR DISCUSSION? AS I TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS? GOOD. YES, SIR. IF WE DO IT, IF WE ALLOW FIREWORKS AT ANY TIME, DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN'T HAVE OUR LAWS THAT GO AROUND? YES. ANY. ANY FIREWORKS THAT WE ALLOW? SO IF WE ALLOW FIREWORKS, GROUND FIREWORKS ARE NOT A NUISANCE OUTSIDE OF TOWN. IF WE ALLOW AERIAL FIREWORKS, THEY ARE NOT A NUISANCE OUTSIDE OF TOWN. EVEN IF WE ONLY ALLOW THEM FOR ONE DAY. IT'S NOT A NUISANCE, PER THE STATE. I GET ALL THAT [01:00:05] RIGHT. THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING. LAW SCHOOL'S BEEN GOOD TO ME. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. TWO DAYS, JUST FOR TEN, TWO DAYS A YEAR. WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM THE OTHER 362 DAYS IN THE ETJ ETJ. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST. MAYBE WE'LL JUST TAKE A VOTE REAL QUICK ON BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE WEEDS. DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO JUST KEEP THE BAN? YES. I HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP THE BAN. I'LL SECOND AND I HAVE A SECOND. SO WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THIS. DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT PASSES OR FAILS. THEN WE'LL DIVE INTO THE WEEDS. I'M JUST TRYING TO COVER THIS IN SECTIONS. I HOPE I'M NOT OFFENDING ANYBODY IN THAT PROCESS. AND BE CLEAR, THIS IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE BAN AS YOU VOTE. CORRECT? YES. TO CONTINUE A NO TO TO NOT CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION FAILS. SO NOW WE WILL CONTINUE. DO WE WANT TO DO DATES AND TIMES OR TYPES FIRST? DO I HAVE ANY INPUT. OKAY. I DO DATES AND TIMES FIRST. OKAY. OKAY. YEP. NOPE. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FINE. OKAY. SO NEXT I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW FIREWORKS ON 4TH OF JULY AND NEW YEAR'S E NEW YEAR'S EVE AND ADDITIONAL DAYS BASED ON THE DAYS OF THE WEEK. THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE COUNCIL COULD DECLARE A CERTAIN DAY AS WELL AT A FUTURE MEETING, A THIRD DAY OR A DIFFERENT DAY FOR ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS, AN ALTERNATE DAY, LIKE ALTERNATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT THAT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF LAWYERING IN THE WRITE UP. BUT I KNOW THAT WAS CONCERN FOR COUNCIL. IF THE 4TH OF JULY FELL ON A WEDNESDAY. SO WE CAN WE THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. CAN WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION BEFORE WE DO THIS? ABSOLUTELY. OR IS THERE ALREADY A MOTION I'M CRAFTING? OKAY. I MY FEELING AFTER TALKING TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT RESIDENTS JUST BEFORE WE GET INTO THE VOTE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE IT'S HARD TO KIND OF GO BACK AND FORTH ON THESE. IS THAT ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT IF WE MAKE THE EXCEPTION FOR SPECIFIC DAYS, THAT IT OPENS IT UP AND THAT SINCE IT THAT IT OPENS IT UP IN THE ETJ AND THAT I DON'T WANT BASICALLY LIKE FIREWORK TOURISM WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING BECAUSE THIS IS A PLACE THAT THEY CAN SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS. SO ONE OF THE OPTIONS, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT PUBLICLY ALSO THAT I REALLY LIKE IS ALLOWING SPECIFIC TYPES OF FIREWORKS THAT ARE NOT AERIAL AND THAT I LIKE. I BASICALLY WANT TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ALLOWING CERTAIN TYPES OF FIREWORKS AND THAT THERE'S NOT A DATE AROUND IT, BUT THAT IT LIMITS THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT STILL LETS US HAVE SOME FUN WITHOUT TURNING IT INTO A FREE FOR ALL. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M ADVOCATING FOR JUST BEFORE WE GET INTO THE VOTING, SO THAT WE THAT THAT'S OUT THERE AS ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE CAN CONSIDER. OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE WHAT NOT A SINGLE TOWN IN NORTH TEXAS ALLOWS FIREWORKS. WHAT SURPRISES ME IS WE HAVE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO REVERSE THAT TREND AND MAKE NORTH LAKE THE OUTLIER. NOW, LAST TIME CAPTAIN COLEMAN SPOKE, HE SAID ON MOST OF THE CALLS THEY GET FOR FIREWORKS, IT INVOLVES ALCOHOL. NOW. WE HAVE DIFFERENT AREAS IN TOWN, NOT JUST SUBDIVISIONS. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE OPEN ACREAGE AND LIVESTOCK, MANY OF WHOM ARE WITHIN THROWING DISTANCE OF PRAIRIE VIEW FARMS, WHERE THIS FIREWORKS THING HAS ORIGINATED. SO I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THE RISK TO PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT CLOSE TO PRAIRIE VIEW SHOULD HINGE ON HOW MUCH ALCOHOL HAS BEEN CONSUMED IN PRAIRIE VIEW. I MEAN, WE'RE JUST OPENING UP A CAN OF WORMS RIGHT NOW. DO WE WANT TO BE THE OUTLIER TOWN THAT ALLOWS FIREWORKS, WHICH MEANS WE ALSO LOSE OUR ABILITY WITH THE 500 ZERO FOOT NUISANCE PROTECTION AS WELL? I DO WANT TO PUSH BACK ON ONE THING THAT THIS ISN'T JUST FROM PRAIRIE VIEW. MAYBE ONE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT IS, BUT IT'S NOT BY FAR NOT THE ONLY COMMUNITY THAT. WELL, AND I'M GOING TO PUSH BACK. I DON'T LIKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT PURVIEW IS ALCOHOL BASED FIREWORKS. WE [01:05:01] NOBODY IN PRAIRIE VIEW CALLS THOSE FIRES IN 2022. YEAH. WELL, I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE ON THE RECORD. NOBODY FROM PRAIRIE VIEW CALLS THAT. YEAH. SORRY. YEAH. IF THE DATA SAYS THAT THEY'RE ALCOHOL BASED AND STARTED, THEN, YOU KNOW, PROHIBITION IN NORTH LAKE WOULD BE A SAFER MOTION THAN TO HAVE FIREWORKS BANNED. THAT'S THAT'S A RIDICULOUS ASSUMPTION OR CONNECTION TO SAY THAT THAT THAT'S A CAUSE AND EFFECT. BUT AGAIN, OPINIONS OR OPINIONS. SO LET'S, LET'S MAKE SURE WE REMAIN RESPECTFUL. BUT. AGAIN, RIGHT NOW, IN THIS CASE, RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO REASON ANYBODY SHOULD BE SHOOTING OFF ANY FIREWORKS. I MEAN, HOW DRY THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN. AND THAT'S WHERE THERE'S CERTAIN PROTECTIONS, IN MY OPINION, THAT DO PROTECT THAT NEED. BECAUSE IT'S I MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE SUMMERS LIKE THIS OR WHEN YOU HAVE SEASONS LIKE THIS TO WHERE EVERYTHING IS DRY, THEN IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PROTECTION. IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CONVERSATION. HOWEVER, AGAIN, 4TH OF JULY, I MEAN, YEAH, AND IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE A BURN BAN OR SOMETHING, AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAUSE THE ACROSS THOSE DIFFERENT BRIDGES OR RESTRICTIONS AS NEEDED, JUST LIKE YOU WOULD, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DECIDE TO HAVE A BONFIRE IN YOUR BACKYARD OR SOMETHING ELSE, OR, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO ENJOY AS NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND, BUT BY RESTRICTING THINGS BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS OF ALCOHOL OR ASSUMPTIONS OF, OF IRRESPONSIBILITY IS, IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A FEW THINGS ON HERE. AGAIN, I, I PERSONALLY, I DO ENJOY FIREWORKS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE GROUND AS FAR AS SETTING GRASS ON FIRE AND ON THOSE ARE MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AS FAR AS WE'RE STARTING GAS OR GRASS FIRES. AND POTENTIALLY, AGAIN, IF IT'S THIS DRY, YOU CAN SET YOUR ENTIRE FRONT YARD ON FIRE BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S WHICH, WHICH I'LL SAY PART OF MY REASONING FOR THE GROUND FIREWORKS IS THAT YOU WOULD BE SETTING YOUR OWN. RIGHT? SO I KIND OF, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT, THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ON RISK, AT LEAST WE ARE BURNING OUR OWN STUFF DOWN. AND THAT'S NOT OUR NEIGHBORS. MAYBE. YEAH. BUT YEAH, I UNDERSTAND I'LL ADD TO THE CONVERSATION. JUST KIND OF THROW OUT WHERE I'M, I'M HEADED WITH IT. I WOULD BE BEHIND ALLOWING THE GROUND FIREWORKS, BUT I'M MORE ABOUT BACKING SPECIFIC DATES FOR IT. I JUST THINK TO NOT KNOW THAT IT'S COMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. AND ALSO WITH LIKE WITH BASICALLY REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE BURN BAN, BECAUSE WHAT MR. IS SAYING IS TRUE ON DAYS LIKE THIS, LIKE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WHAT BURN BAN, WHO'S PUTTING IN THAT BURN BAN SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN FOLLOW IT. BUT SO THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION OR WHERE I'M HEADED. AND I THINK AN IMPORTANT PART OF IT ALSO IS THAT WITH THE ANNEXATION THAT WE JUST DID EARLIER AND THE TOWN PARTICIPATING MORE FULLY WITH HILLTOP AND THEIR DOING A CO-SPONSORED FIREWORKS SHOW THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A BIG, AWESOME, COOL FIREWORKS SHOW AND THAT WE ALLOW, YOU KNOW, THAT WE FIGURE OUT AND I, I KIND OF LIKE THE COMBINATION OF DISALLOWING AERIAL FIREWORKS AND ALLOWING FIREWORKS THE GROUND, MAKING AN EXCEPTION FOR THOSE HOLIDAYS, BUT THAT LIMITING IT TO GROUND FIREWORKS AND THE STUFF THAT YOU CAN DO. AND I'LL SAY THAT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE INHERENTLY SAFE. I HAVE A LIKE FOREVER SCAR FROM TOUCHING THE TIP OF SPARKLERS, BUT IN MY OPINION, SOMETIMES THAT'S PART OF GROWING UP. AND IF WE SPEAK ABOUT ALTERNATE LEAVING THOSE DATES OPEN FOR ALTERNATIVE DAYS, LIKE IF IT FALLS ON A CERTAIN DAY, I THINK IT JUST I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M 100% BEHIND THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE VERY CLEAR BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, GETTING IN TROUBLE IF THEY DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T CHECK. SO I JUST THAT NEEDS TO BE, I THINK, DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL. OKAY. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS I THINK WE MAY ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PASS A MOTION ON BANNING AERIALS BECAUSE WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP. I'M JUST SPEAKING. SO. I DON'T LIKE NECESSARILY LIKE EITHER AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT I'M WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON A FEW THINGS. I THINK PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY HAS ALWAYS COME INTO FIREWORKS. IF IF YOU WANT TO BURN YOUR FOOT, BURN YOUR FINGER, YOUR YOU KNOW HOW YOU LEARN NOT TO TOUCH A HOT STOVE. YOU TOUCH A HOT STOVE. SO I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIND A GOOD WAY TO GET THROUGH THE. WE HAVE SO MANY OPTIONS AND I'M JUST TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THIS, I. LIKE I SAID, I HOPE NOBODY'S TAKING ANY OFFENSE TO THE ORDER OF THOSE THINGS. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS IN ORDERLY FASHION. I THINK YOU'RE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY. JUST TO ADD ONE COMMENT TO THAT. YES. AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN AERIAL VERSUS IF THAT SEEMS TO BE WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH THAT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. [01:10:01] I DO PERSONALLY BELIEVE THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MORTARS AND ANY OTHER, LIKE WHAT THEY CLASSIFY AS AERIALS OF LIKE ROMAN CANDLES OR SOME OF THESE SMALLER LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO SOMETHING THAT SITS ON THE GROUND. SO I WOULD LIKE TO, IF THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR THAT CONSIDERATION, BECAUSE THE MORTAR THAT'S A BIG THERE'S A BIG JUMP IN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT TYPE OF FIREWORK AND AGAIN, FAMILIES GETTING TOGETHER, DOING THESE THINGS VERSUS THOSE SMALLER TYPES. ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I GOT FROM A NEIGHBOR WAS FIGURING OUT LIKE THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF A TWO STORY HOME AND HAVING THAT KIND OF BE THE STANDARD, IF THAT EVEN IS A THING. SO THAT IF THINGS GENERALLY WHICH THOSE ARE LIKE, WHICH IT WOULD, I THINK IT DOES INCLUDE ROMAN CANDLES FOR THE MOST PART, BUT THAT I WOULD SAY IF IT CAN LEAVE YOUR PROPERTY, WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT THE WRONG THINGS. THAT MAKES. RIGHT. YEAH, EXACTLY. THAT KIND OF THING. LIKE HAVING A PROHIBITION THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY AERIAL VERSUS GROUND, BUT THAT IF IT'S IF IT HAS THE ABILITY TO LEAVE YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT OR WHATEVER, WELL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR POLICE TO ENFORCE. SO WE DO WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS. REMEMBER, ANYTHING THAT WE DO CAN BE MODIFIED WITH MORE RESEARCH OR ANYTHING DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE WE LIKE PAYING OUR LAWYERS. YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S FUN. AND DREW DOESN'T HAVE ANY COLORED HAIR LEFT, SO WE'LL HAVE TO EASE OUT OF GRAY HAIRS TO GROW. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THIS, HERE'S WHAT I WOULD I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE TAKE A VOTE ON DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE AND 4TH OF JULY. AND IF WE WANT TO COME BACK TO THAT AT A FUTURE DATE TO TALK ABOUT ADDITIONAL DAYS, THINGS LIKE THAT, TWO COUNSELORS CAN BRING THAT FORWARD. OKAY. I, I THINK THAT IF WE GET STUCK IN THE WEEDS, WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE ALL NIGHT LONG WORKING ON THIS. WELL, CAN I AMEND OR LET'S SAY IF, IF WE WANT TO, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO THAT DIRECTION, I SAY WE SHOULD DO IN THE MOTION IS PROPOSE THOSE DATES WITH A INTENTION OR EARLY VOTE IN THAT YEAR TO ON THE CALENDAR LOOK OR JUST BASED ON CALENDAR DAYS. SO IF THE 4TH OF JULY HAPPENS ON A WEDNESDAY, THAT BY THIS DATE, RIGHT, CONSIDER ALTERNATING DATES. RIGHT. AND THERE'S PROBABLY GOOD WAYS TO CRAFT THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE THAT TONIGHT. JULY 4TH, 2027 IS A SUNDAY. OKAY. SO YOU GOT A YEAR AT LEAST, RIGHT? OKAY. WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE JUST PICK TWO DATES TONIGHT, IF THAT'S THE WAY THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO GO, AND THEN WE CAN, WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO AMEND THAT IN THE FUTURE TO COUNSELORS WANT TO BRING THAT FORWARD. BUT IF I'M HEARING I DON'T KNOW IF I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, BUT YOU'RE SAYING TO PUT MAYBE PUT LANGUAGE IN THERE, THAT WE HAVE THE TIME TO GO IN AND CORRECT IT. BUT JUST IT'S NOT SAYING A DATE, BUT SAYING, YEAH, 90 DAYS OF X DATE ON SOME TYPE OF AGENDA THAT IT THAT IT COME TO THE AGENDA FOR, FOR VOTE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT WAY IT'S THERE. YEAH. BUT WE CAN DO THAT. YOU CAN, BUT YOU CAN ALSO PUT IT AS PART OF IT TO SAY, LET'S INTENTIONALLY DO THIS. YEAH. SO REMEMBER AFTER HIS VOTE, THEY HAVE TO CRAFT THE LANGUAGE. THAT'S THAT'S FINE. THAT'S WHY WE PAY GREAT PEOPLE TO DO THIS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MY INITIAL MOTION FOR THE 4TH OF JULY AND NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND LET'S SEE WHERE THAT GOES. AND LIKE I SAID, ANY COUNSELOR OR COUNSELORS TO BRING THAT FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, JUST HOW SIMPLISTIC THE VOTE MAY TAKE AND THAT'S FINE. DOES THIS, THIS MOTION AS IT STANDS, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE CONVERSATION FOR PROVISIONS ON TYPE OF FIREWORKS, OR WOULD YOU DO THAT AS A SEPARATE MOTION? OKAY, OKAY. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOUR MOTION, THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND ADJUST THAT WITHOUT HAVING THAT LANGUAGE IN COUNCIL CAN COME BACK. WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S MY MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION STANDS TO ALLOW SOME TYPE OF FUTURE TO BE DETERMINED. FIREWORKS ON THE FOURTH AND 31ST. ALL RIGHT. THAT CARRIES 4 TO 3. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT IS SET ON THE FOURTH AND 31ST. AND ANY COUNSELOR OR SORRY FOLLOWING COUNCIL RULES THAT CAN BE PUT ON AGENDA IN THE FUTURE. FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THAT PORTION. NOW WE WILL GO TO THE TYPES OF FIREWORKS. TO MISS HOLMES'S POINT, I WOULD SAY THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS, IT SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY. MY INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THIS, SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT AGREE PRETTY MUCH IF IT GOES PAST THE FIRST FLOOR. I MEAN, IT CAN LEAVE THE PROPERTY IF IT GOES PAST THE FIRST FLOOR WAS KIND OF WHAT I WAS THINKING. IT'S A REALLY GOOD REFERENCE FOR POLICE, YOU KNOW, FIRST [01:15:02] FLOORS. YES, THEY DO VARY SOME BY A COUPLE FEET. SOME PEOPLE HAVE SEVEN FOOT GUTTERS, SOME PEOPLE HAVE TEN FOOT GUTTERS, SOME PEOPLE HAVE 12 FOOT GUTTERS. BUT WE HAVE TO CRAFT THE LANGUAGE SO POLICE CAN ENFORCE IT. SO THAT'S A SUGGESTION, NOT A MOTION. DO I HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO CAN WE BASE IT ON? MAYBE THIS IS JUST AN IDEA. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT GOES. COULD WE BASE IT ON MAYBE VISIBILITY FROM THE STREET? DOES THAT HELP MAKE IT? WELL, IF THEY'RE IN THEIR FRONT DRIVEWAY. OH, YEAH. OKAY. WELL, LIKE GRAMS OR SOMETHING, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW, THE GRAMS DON'T I'VE SEEN LIKE THEY'RE NOT CONSISTENT, YOU KNOW, TWO GRAM FIREWORKS THAT CAN GO SUPER HIGH AND OKAY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL ABOUT THE EXPLOSION AND PROPELLANT. YEAH. OKAY. IS THERE I MEAN, I'M JUST THINKING IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN PHRASE IT AS FAR AS LEAVING YOUR PROPERTY, LIKE IT HAS TO REMAIN ON YOUR PROPERTY ABSOLUTELY HAS TO REMAIN ON YOUR PROPERTY. BUT WE NEED SOMETHING. I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT THE POLICE CARRYING AROUND. HERE'S A TEN FOOT POLE THAT. YEAH, MAN. LEGAL DO DO WE HAVE ANY. ANY GUIDANCE JUST ON YOU SEE WHERE COUNSEL IS TRYING TO GO. SO SO WHAT I WOULD DO IS LOOK AT THE DRAFT ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE A DEFINED RESTRICTED FIREWORKS. AND WE LEFT IT PRETTY BROAD IN THERE. SO IT'S WE USE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE PROVISION THAT ACTUALLY RELATES TO COUNTIES, BUT WE'VE ADOPTED IT HERE TO MAKE IT RELATE TO TOWNS AS WELL. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO FEDERAL REGULATION. AND AND THAT'S AN OLD REGULATION, BUT IT DOES STILL HOLD UP AS PROVIDING KIND OF A LIST OF THESE THINGS. SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED THESE RESTRICTED FIREWORKS AS SKYROCKETS AND STICKS. AND THAT'S THAT'S STICKING WITH THE DEFINED TERMS IN THE STATUTES. MISSILES WITH FINS. SAME THING. WE ORDINARILY WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT THEM LIKE THAT. RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. WHICH INCLUDE. AND SO WHAT I'VE DONE, I'VE, I'VE BROADENED THAT OUT IN THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE, WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FIREWORKS OF ANY KIND THAT ARE PROJECTILES OR THAT ARE DESIGNED OR MADE TO BE PROJECTILES THROUGH A BOTTLE, TUBE, MORTAR, SLING OR ANY OTHER DEVICE. SO THAT WOULD BASICALLY COVER ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE PROJECTILE. I LIKE THIS LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT GIVES THE OFFICERS SOME JUDGMENT TOO. AND THAT'S FRANKLY KIND OF THE LANGUAGE I EXPECTED. I JUST WE'VE HAD THAT SIMILAR LANGUAGE BEFORE IN SOME ORDINANCES, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO EACH THEIR OWN. SO WE WE HAVE DAYS NOW. DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS ON A ON. I GUESS THE MOTION WOULD PROBABLY BE ONLY ALLOWING GROUND FIREWORKS OR JUST ALLOWING THEM AS PRESENTED IN THIS VOTE. RIGHT. CAN WE MAKE A POSSIBLY JUST TO GO ONE BY ONE AND SAY, LET'S MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AERIAL. IF THAT DOESN'T PASS, THEN GO TO A MOTION TO. YEAH, YEAH, WE [5.H. VOTE] CAN, WE CAN TAKE AN AERIAL VOTE. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE. MOTION TO APPROVE ALL FIREWORKS, INCLUDING AERIAL SECOND, SECOND. I'M ONLY DOING THAT FOR A PURPOSE OF THE VOTE. I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY. BUT. ALL RIGHT. MOTION FAILS. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE GROUND FIREWORKS AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION A SECOND. AND SO THIS IDENTIFIES IT AS WRITTEN IN THIS ORDINANCE. THE SKY ROCK. OKAY. YEAH. WHAT IS RESTRICTED. YEAH. SO THOSE WOULD BE THE RESTRICTED FIREWORKS WOULD BE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 3. ALL RIGHT. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE VOTED ON JULY 4TH AND JULY AND JANUARY 31ST. WE HAVE VOTED TO ALLOW THINGS THAT DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PROPERTY. I'D LIKE THE ORDINANCE TO SPECIFICALLY STATE CANNOT LEAVE YOUR PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VOTE ON THAT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WAS COUNCIL CONSENSUS. PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WAS THAT COUNCIL THE ONLY THING TO CORRECT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD, EVEN THOUGH WE ALL KNOW. YEAH, I WOULD I WOULD GO AHEAD AND HAVE ANOTHER VOTE ON THAT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I JUST HAVE THE DEFINITION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE JUST PASSED 4 TO 3 GROUND. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN AND ADD THE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS THAT AERIAL FIREWORKS OR ANYTHING THAT LEAVES YOUR PROPERTY IS BANNED. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION. AND SECOND. DID YOU SAY SECOND? OH, ALL RIGHT, MISS HOLMES. ALRIGHT. EVERYBODY CLEAR ON WHAT THE VOTE IS? I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S COOPERATION. WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING THROUGH THIS BETTER THAN I HAD HOPED. WOW. CONSENSUS. LOOK AT THAT. ALL [01:20:08] RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOOD ON OUR LANGUAGES NOW. DO WE ALSO HAVE A MOTION TO PASS DEBRIS, COMMON DEBRIS CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP, AS WELL AS BURN BAN PROVISIONS. WHO CAN SET THOSE? AS NOTED IN THE PACKET, I MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW BOTH OF THOSE MOVING FORWARD. SO WE HAVE COMPLETE ORDINANCE AND WE ALREADY HAVE THAT THAT'S WRITTEN IN OUR. WE HAVE THAT WRITTEN IN HERE ALREADY, RIGHT? IT IS. BUT WE'RE MAKING SURE WE COVER THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE. I GOT A QUESTION OR COMMENT. DEBRIS CLEANUP. IF IT'S NOT LEAVING THEIR PROPERTY. YEAH. WHO WHO IS DETERMINING DEBRIS CLEANUP? WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE DOING THEM IN YOUR FRONT DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS LOUD AND FOR THE PUBLIC'S RECORD, YOU STILL CAN'T WATCH FROM THE STREET, THAT'S ILLEGAL STATEWIDE. BUT IF YOU'RE IN FRONT YARD, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT YOUR NEIGHBORS BURNED UP TRASH SITTING THERE FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS TYPE STUFF, AND THERE'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO CLEAN IT UP. IT HAS TO BE CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD, AND IT WOULD FALL UNDER KIND OF JUST GENERAL. THAT WOULD BE LIKE DEBRIS THAT'S VISIBLE RIGHT BY THE PUBLIC. YEAH. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S DRAFTED FOR BY NOON, THE NEXT DAY, NOON THE NEXT DAY IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY DRAFTED. AND THEN THE BURN BAN PROVISIONS SPECIFICALLY. I LIKE THAT THE TOWN CAN THE MAYOR OR THE COUNTY CAN DECLARE THAT. AND OF COURSE, IF ANYBODY THINKS THERE SHOULD BE A BURN BAN, CALL ME AND I WILL, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS THAT AS WELL. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THOSE TWO THINGS ON THE ORDINANCE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'M TRYING NOT TO STEAL EVERYBODY'S SECOND. THAT'S AND THIS IS YEAH, THIS IS TO DO THAT WE CAN CALL THE BURN BAN OR YOU CAN CALL THE BURN BAN. AND THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY AT NOON TO PICK UP PUBLICLY VISIBLE LITTER. YES. AS A RESULT. I HAVE A QUESTION, IF YOU DON'T MIND, WHEN THE MAYOR IS GOING TO CALL A BURN BAN, WHAT PROVISIONS? LIKE WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS DOES THAT COME FROM? LIKE, IS THERE ANY KIND OF PROTOCOL FOR THAT? I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THERE'S NOT A VERY SPECIFIC PROTOCOL, BUT WE HAD THE YEAR THAT THE COUNTY MISSED IT BIG TIME WHEN ALL OF US, I THINK ALMOST EVERY ONE OF US AGREED THERE SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ONE THAT YEAR. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT PART. I'M JUST THINKING EVEN LIKE FOR WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE FOR WHEN COUNCIL. YEAH. FOR WHEN YOU'RE NOT THE MAYOR. YEAH. IS SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T LIKE THE PROVISIONS THAT WE PUT IN BUT CAN'T GET TOGETHER THE VOTES. ARE THEY GOING TO CALL A BURN BAN EVERY TIME? I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT PART. YEAH. THAT'S I IF I, I RESCIND MY SECOND ON THAT NOTE, TO BE HONEST, BECAUSE THAT IS A GOOD CONSIDERATION. WE'RE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS AN EMERGENCY MEETING. YEAH, YEAH. THAT WE COULD CALL AN EMERGENCY MEETING FOR IT AND HAVE A VOTE. CAN IT BE A BECAUSE I WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS WITH YOU AS THE MAYOR AND YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE MAYOR. SO TO THINK LIKE FUTURE PROOF, OUR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG CAN YOU BE THE MAYOR FOR A WHILE. IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WRITE LANGUAGE THAT IT IS THE VOTE OF THE COUNCIL? WELL, THE ONE THOUGHT OF THAT IS JUST THE REASON THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO KEEP. THIS IS COUNCIL MIGHT CALL EMERGENCY MEETING. THERE HAS TO BE NOTICED. I HAVE TO BE ALL THESE THINGS RIGHT. WE GET SIX INCHES OF RAIN THE DAY BEFORE 4TH OF JULY. NOW IT'S ALREADY BEEN DECLARED A BURN BAN AND THERE'S NO WAY TO UNDO IT. YEAH, THAT CAN BE A CONSIDERATION DURING A, A THAT'S LIKE A NORMAL. YEAH. IT'S A YEAH. YEAH. I JUST, I STILL, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I'M STILL NOT COMFORTABLE WITH PUTTING THE ISSUE IS THAT DECISION LEAVING IT UP TO ONE PERSON, NOT SAYING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RIGHT CALL, BUT LEAVING UP TO ONE PERSON WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE, WHO DOESN'T WANT FIREWORKS AT ALL TO SAY, OH, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT'S YEAH. SO LIKE THE SEVEN OF US ARE MAKING THE DECISION RIGHT NOW TO ALLOW IT. AND I THINK THAT WE CAN'T SAY ONE PERSON CAN DISALLOW IT. OKAY. AGREE. YEAH. AGREED. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT'S THE MOTION. AND THAT IT WOULDN'T BE IN HERE. WE ALSO HAVE THE TOWN. IT'S IN IT. WELL AND I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT THAT AT ALL. PLEASE. BUT IT'S IT DOESN'T FIT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR 24 HOUR EMERGENCY MEETING. IT STILL NEEDS THE WHAT'S IT FIVE DAYS, FIVE WORKING DAYS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A WEEK. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO CALL A WEEK OUT. BUT LIKE ON MY OFF. SO YOU DO. IT'S OKAY. IN THE SITUATIONS WHERE AT LEAST HISTORICALLY LOOKING AT DRY SUMMERS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF A WEEK OUT. IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SAFE TO DO IT. SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE LEAVE THE ABILITY FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL TO CALL THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY MEETING IF NEEDED, TO PUT A PROVISION IN PLACE FOR A BURN [01:25:04] BAN, BUT THAT IT LEAVES IT TO SEVEN PEOPLE, RIGHT. BUT IT DOESN'T FIT THE DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY MEETING. SO ARE NOT EMERGENCY, RIGHT? THAT WE CAN CALL A REGULAR A REGULAR MEETING. AND HOW IS THAT DONE BY TWO COUNSELORS OR THE MAYOR? HOW HOW DO WE CALL A MEETING OUT OF THE BLUE? YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. THOSE ARE FOR ITEMS. I THINK OUR CHARTER. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP. IT MAY BE A SPECIAL MEETING. SPECIAL MEETING. BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN DRAFT IT. YOU COULD DRAFT THE ORDINANCE SO THAT IT'S THE UNLESS THE BAN, A BURN BAN IS APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL AT THE REGULAR MEETING PRIOR TO THE 4TH OF JULY OR DECEMBER 31ST, IS IT WORTH LEAVING THIS PART OFF OF THE PROVISION FOR NOW SO THAT WE. BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS THE AREA THAT I. THAT I LEAST, YOU KNOW, RESEARCHED, RESEARCHED AND GOT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT. SO DO WE NOT PUT A PROVISION IN RIGHT NOW FOR ADDING A SPECIAL BURN BAN SO THAT WE CAN COME BACK TO IT WHEN WE'VE HAD MORE CONSIDERATION? I, I THINK TO HIS POINT IS WE JUST ALWAYS HAVE IT ON THE MEETING BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY. YEAH. OKAY. JUST SO I LIKE THAT ITEM ON THE MEETING BEFORE 4TH OF JULY. I JUST DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LEAVE IN IF IT'S NOT ALREADY THERE. BURN BAN. IF THE COUNTY CALLS A BURN BAN OR IF COUNTY COUNTY SUPERSEDES US. RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. AND SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN I THINK AND THAT'S ONE PERSON TO. YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THAT ONE PERSON. WELL, BUT THAT'S AN ENTIRE COUNTY AND THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE. IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S DIFFERENT, A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING THEM VERY WET AND SANGRE AND VERY DRY HERE OR VICE VERSA. YEAH. BUT I'M AND I'M OKAY WITH PUTTING IT ON THE WHATEVER COUNCIL MEETING PROCEEDS THE 4TH OF JULY. OKAY. IT'S A STANDING STANDING ITEM AND THAT CAN BE CODIFIED. I AGREE EASILY. OKAY. ONE MORE TIME. WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. SOMEBODY GET THIS MAN A DIET COKE. YES. MAYBE A COFFEE WITH SOME IN IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION IS THE BREEZE AND CONTAINMENT CLEANUP BY NOON THE NEXT DAY AND BURN BAN PROVISIONS ORDERED BY THE BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT, THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL, OR TO BE DETERMINED AT THE MEETING PRIOR TO THE 4TH OF JULY. ARE YOU SKEPTICAL? YES, YES. AND OF COURSE. YEAH. FOURTH NEW YEAR'S EVE. I'LL SECOND. VERY GOOD. THERE'S A FIRST. THERE'S A SECOND. NO. 5 TO 2. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE, I BELIEVE. DREW'S NOT EXCITED. DREW DOES WHAT COUNCIL SAYS INDIFFERENT. ALRIGHT. SO IF YOU HAVE ISSUES AND BRING THAT ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME BACK AND LET US KNOW. BUT HAVE WE COVERED EVERYTHING TO YOUR SATISFACTION? YOU'VE COVERED EVERYTHING. THE DRAFT ORDINANCE INCLUDES HOURS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY AND DECEMBER 31ST, BUT THAT WASN'T PART OF THE MOTION. SO THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY OTHER THING. AND THIS WAS TAKEN FROM THE PREVIOUS DRAFTS. SO PREVIOUSLY THE TOWN HAD IT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT, 11:59 P.M. ON JULY 4TH OR DECEMBER 31ST. SO THE WAY THAT I WOULD BE DRAFTING IT NOW IS THERE WOULD BE NO LIMITATION ON THOSE DAYS. FOR HOURS. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT WHEN I GET THROUGH THE NIGHT, ONE ROUND. AND THEN CUTTING IT OFF AT. WHEN NEW YEAR'S EVE IS ON A SUNDAY. DAMN RIGHT I WANT TO CUT OFF IT. CUT IT OFF AT MIDNIGHT FOR THE REST FOR WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WELL, THAT'S RIGHT, IN THAT CASE, RIGHT THERE MAY MAKE SENSE TO LIKE, AGAIN, ADD A DAY OR WHATEVER YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO AT THAT POINT. THAT'S WHERE THOSE THAT PROVISION CAN REALLY BENEFIT TIME TO. ALL RIGHT. SO THE QUESTION IS, AS WE JUST PASSED IT, IT IS THE DAY OF THE FOURTH, THE DAY OF THE 31ST. YES. ARE WE GOOD FOR NOW? YES, YES. OKAY. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. I HOPE I KEPT EVERYBODY'S INPUT IN LINE AND DIDN'T STEP ON ANYONE'S TOES. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, IT'S ACTUALLY BETTER THAN I EXPECTED, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A WIN. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WITH COMPROMISE. COMPROMISE IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR GOVERNMENT THAT WE HAVE LOST IN THIS COUNTRY SOMETIMES. AND COMPROMISE IS VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. WELL, COLLECTIVELY WE'RE SMART. DREW'S GOING TO CHANGE [6. EXECUTIVE SESSION ] HIS STATEMENT. ALRIGHT WITH THAT. IT IS 7 P.M. ON THE DOT. WE WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE [01:30:04] SESSION UNDER 5510715510725510740, AN EXTRA 1551087. THERE'S ANOTHER PAGE HERE I BETTER CHECK. AND THAT IS IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY HAVE AN ITEM COMING OUT TONIGHT. ONE ITEM. SO IF THAT COMES OUT AND YOU'RE STILL IT IS 7:54 P.M. WE RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE [7. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION ] SESSION WITH ONE ACTION TO CONSIDER, AND THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED RESOLUTION FOR A TOWN NORTH LAKE. AUTHORIZING TOWN MANAGER NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH BOB SMITH MANAGEMENT COMPANY. DO I HAVE MOTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION FOR MR. PROSCIUTTO. SECOND. SECOND FOR MISS HOLMES. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS OR ACTIONS THIS EVENING, I WILL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.