[Call to Order, Pledges, and Invocation] [00:00:08] GOOD EVENING. IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 14TH AT 6:00 P.M. WE HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL PRESENT. I WILL COMMUTE TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING . IT IS NICE TO SEE SO MANY MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE HERE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE WILL START THE OFFENSE TONIGHT WITH THE CALL TO ORDER, THE PLEDGES, AND THE INVOCATION . ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND TO MEET HERE AT CITY HALL . WE SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HAD. WE HOPE IT SERVES EACH RESIDENT . WE OPENED PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER AND WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS . RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE TONIGHT. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF. LORD, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THIS COUNCIL AND THE CHANGES COMING UPON US AS NEW LEADERSHIP STEPS IN AND LEADERSHIP GOES INTO NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND OPENS NEW DOORS FOR THEM'S. -- THEIR BREAD AND YOU MOVE THINGS AROUND TO DIFFERENT AVENUES. WE ASK YOU HELP AND ALL OF THAT . WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. >> AMEN. >> I PLEDGE 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. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> [2024-155] WE WILL START UP THIS EVENING BY RECOGNIZING A VERY SPECIAL OTTOMAN WHO HAS SERVED OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY WELL. HE HAS WALKED A MILE IN SERVICE AND KNOWS IT TAKES GREAT TIME, EFFORT, TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. -- FOR THE PAST YEAR. BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND INVOLVED BEFORE THAT. COUNCILMEMBER ED GARDNER WAS HONORED TO BE ELECTED THIS PAST YEAR. HE SERVED WELL. AND SO IT IS AN HONOR. I WANT TO HONOR YOU AND SAY THANK YOU TIER SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CITIZENS. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE COUNCILMEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THOUGHTS OR ANECDOTES THEY HAVE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY, NO FUNNY JOKES, BUT GIVE ED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK . >> WELL, I REALLY ENJOYED SERVING WITH YOU. I SERVED NOT A REAL LONG TIME WITH YOU . AT THAT TIME, ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY APPRECIATED IN THIS TIME SERVING WITH YOU WAS YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS AND DOING THE JOB YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO. YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU TOOK THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. AND YOU DID NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY AT ALL. AND IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVE, THEY RECOGNIZE THAT AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT YOU. I REALLY ENJOYED SERVING WITH YOU AND BECOMING FRIENDS IN THE PROCESS. THANK YOU, BUDDY. >> IT IS THEN A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE WITH YOU. YOU DEFINITELY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EVERYTHING. YOU ARE A MAN OF EXAMPLE AND YOU ARE A GREAT LEADER. HONESTY. I APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE . YOU DEFINITELY HAVE GIVEN IT YOUR ALL. YOU HAVE A LOT OF DRIVE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT AS YOU GO INTO NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW DOORS OPEN IN YOUR LIFE, >> WELL, IF I TELL ANY JOKES WITH ED MANY HOURS UNDER A TENT IN THE PARKING LOT. WE GO WAY BACK. I HAVE SAID THIS TO ED MANY TIMES WITH INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER HAS ALWAYS BEEN SHOWN WITH ED. EVEN IF WE DID NOT SEE EYE TO EYE, I KNEW DEEP INSIDE THERE WAS A SOFT HEART OF [00:05:04] WANTING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY APPRECIATED ABOUT WORKING WITH YOU. THE CONVICTION, THE HARD WORKER. I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYBODY CAMPAIGNS HARDER OR WORKS HARDER. YOU GIVE IT YOUR ALL. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF. THANK YOU FOR THE YEAR YOU HAVE GIVEN US. >> YOU CUT ME OFF GUARD THERE, MAYOR. YEAH. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS I COULD SAY. THE THING I ALWAYS ENJOYED ABOUT ED IS HE IS A GET TO IT KIND OF PERSON . HE DID NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. THINGS MOVE A LOT EASIER WHEN WE KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING STOOD. AND ALSO, WITH MANY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, THE ONE THING I ALWAYS LIKED ABOUT ED IS WHEN THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT , IT WAS REALLY JUST ABOUT THE IDEA AND THE POSITION OF THE PERSON IT WASN'T PERSONAL BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE IT PERSONAL AND HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS STILL ONE CHIP IN UNDERSTANDING OUTSIDE THE DISAGREEMENT WE WERE HAVING . I COULD ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. I HAD A GREAT TIME SERVING WITH YOU. I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN IN ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE TO COME. >> OKAY. SITTING NEXT TO ME FOR A WHILE. LIKE LONGER THAN IT WAS. ED, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE . HE HAS A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR. HE DOES IT IN A SUBTLE WAY WHEN NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE LISTENING. IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING WITH HIM WITHIN EARSHOT WHEN HE EXECUTES HIS SENSE OF HUMOR, IT IS QUITE FUNNY. OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE TOUCHED ON IT. ED IS MADE OF INTEGRITY. HE IS A FATHER, CHRISTIAN, A LEADER. HE IS SOMEONE WE NEED IN OUR CITY. HE IS SOMEONE WHO WAS NEEDED UP HERE. ED SAID HE WAS A CHRISTIAN , A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE . HE HELPED WITH THOSE STANDARDS UP HERE AND I ADMIRE THAT. >> THANK YOU. THE SAME THING. >> WELL, I'VE GOT TO SAY THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE YEAR I GOT TO SPEND ON THE COUNCIL. AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SAYING YOU HAVE THESE COMPLEMENT DOING THIS AND THOSE ARE DOING THAT AND THEY ARE FIGHTING . AND I KEEP TELLING THEM, THAT IS NOT TRUE. EVERYBODY THAT SETS UP HERE IS DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. ALL OF YOU HAVE A HEART OF SERVICE. YOU ARE HERE DOING WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT . EVEN THOUGH WE DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON EVERYTHING, I THINK THAT IS HEALTHY. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. THE DIALOGUE ON THE DISCUSSION AND BRINGING BOTH SIDES OF ALL POSITIONS TO THE TABLE SHOULD CONTINUE AND YOU SHOULD HONOR EACH OTHER. I HOPE YOU DO GOING FORWARD. AND YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE HEALTHY AND FRUITFUL DEBATES THAT, AND PROVIDE FOR THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR THIS COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, I WILL TELL YOU THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE AND I HAVE DONE A LOT OF THINGS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR MAKING IT SPECIAL. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU INAUDIBLE ] AND TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. YOU ARE THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THIS WHOLE THING TOGETHER. WITHOUT THE STAFF OF MIDLOTHIAN, SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AND PUTTING YOUR SHOULDER TO THE LOAD, WE WOULD NEVER BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE ARE. THIS COMMUNITY WOULD NOT BE WHAT IT IS. THANK YOU, ALL. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE ALL GIVEN ME. ED, COME ON BACK UP HERE . ON BEHALF OF THE STREET AND THE COUNCIL, YOU'LL BE GETTING YOUR OWN STREET SIGN. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ROAD ON THE TAXES. >> YOUR MOST PROUD LEGISLATION YOUR BEHIND IS THE CITY ORDINANCE. WE HAD THANK YOU FOR THAT. [2024-156] [00:10:09] WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION TO A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS WE ARE MAKING THIS EVENING. 2024-156. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. CHIEF, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? >> YES. WELL, I WANT TO POINT OUT MEMORIAL WEEK IS HOW WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRIFICES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ESTHER, WHETHER SIX OFFICERS GAVE THEIR LIFE IN SERVICE. THIS YEAR, THUS FAR, THERE ARE 60 THAT HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE. TEXAS. THAT IS FAR TOO MANY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. >> BACK IN 2023, THERE WERE 79,000 -- SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE LOW NUMBER OF DEATHS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, WE ARE STILL IN A VERY DANGEROUS OCCUPATION A PROFESSION. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE -- TO OUR COMMUNITY. THEIR EFFORTS SHOULD NOT GO UNNOTICED. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE BLESSINGS ABOUT BEING -- IS THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. JUST LIKE THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER , WHEN I CAME TO MIDLOTHIAN -- INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE. JUST LIKE ALL FIRST RESPONDER SERVICES. THIS IS A GREAT HONOR. I SAY THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR THIS GREAT HONOR. WE HAVE SOME ON OUR STAFF THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP HERE. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE WHO WORKED SO HARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE EVERY DAY TO KEEP OURSELVES IN OUR STREETS SAFER THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THE SACRIFICE OF THE OFFICERS KILLED IN LINE ATTORNEY WHILE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITIES BUT WHEREAS NATIONAL PUBLIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1962 BY PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, ALONG WITH THE JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS TO THE OFFICIAL TRINITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY FOR THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF OTHERS AND WHEREAS, PROXIMALLY 900,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT , AND WHEREAS, SOME 60,000 AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE PROMOTED -- REPORTED EACH YEAR RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 17,000 INJURIES, AND THE FIRST REPORTED TO SINCE 1791. MORE THAN 23,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND UNITED STATES HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, THE NAMES OF THESE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE SERVANTS ARE ENGRAVED ON THE WALLS OF THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WHEREAS, THE 15TH IS DEDICATED AS PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY IN HONOR OF THE FOLLOWING OFFERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS AND THE U.S. FLAG SHOULD BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF. I, MAYOR COFFMAN , THE MAYOR OF CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AND THE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIMS MAY 15, 2024, AS PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY MAY 12-18, 2024, AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE TEXAS AND PUBLICLY SALUTE THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION. >> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICE OF FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO DO A PROCLAMATION. I GET TO READ AGAIN. YES. A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. ADAM? TO ANY OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS WANT TO COME UP? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS? >> YOU ARE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WE ARE HONORED TO BE, YOU KNOW, [00:15:03] RECOGNIZED. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE TEAM TO WORK TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, FROM THE WATER PLANT FOLKS TO TEAMWORK. PUBLIC WORKS IS NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, A SIMPLE THING. IT IS A COMPLICATED THING AS WELL. >> I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE TEAM WE HAVE GOT. AND THE THINGS WE HAVE IN PLACE. IT IS FORTUNATE WE HAVE THE MANAGEMENT WE HAVE. SOME THINGS THAT ARE NOT SEEN. BUT WE STILL CONTINUE ON AND DRIVE THROUGH OUR WORK. TEAMWORK EFFORT. SERVICE. AND WE APPRECIATE GOING OUT THERE AND WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL . AGAIN, THANK YOU TO HONOR AND WE ARE HONORED TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. WELL. >> >> WELL SAID . SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR CITY YOU MAY NOT EVER SEE. I'M GOING TO HAND THIS TO YOU AND WE WILL TAKE A PHOTO. ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. >> STRUCTURE FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL OF IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMITTEES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, THE HIGH QUALITY OF LOVE, AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENCE OF MIDLOTHIAN, AND THESE SERVICES WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS OR ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES AT A LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING, AND PROTECTING CITY TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER HUMAN FACILITIES, STORMWATER, SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OTHERS WITH PICTURES AND FACILITIES BEING ESSENTIAL TO OUR RESIDENTS PROGRESS BAR, AND IS THE PUBLIC FOR RESIDENTS OF CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND TO MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PRODUCT THE YEAR 2020 FOR MARCH THE SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS SPONSORED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. AND I, MAYOR COFFMAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, IT DOESN'T TAKE THE WEEK OF MAY 19-25, 2024, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN BUT I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR MANAGERS , -- PROTECTING OUR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE ON THIS DATE OF MAY 14, 2024. >> >> [2024-157] ALL RIGHT. ITEM 2024-157, CITY COUNCIL REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION I APPRECIATE ALL THE STAFF AND THE GREAT CONCERT . I ACTUALLY SAW ONE OFFICER WHO IS HERE TONIGHT WORKING AT A GREAT CONCERT THAT I WANTED TO SAY [00:20:06] THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. >> I WAS NOT GOING TO CALL YOU OUT. >> YEAH. MEET A REALLY COOL GUY WHO WORKS FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT . I WILL CALL HIM GT. HE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR NINE MONTHS AND I SPENT 30 MINUTES TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE CITY. THANK YOU TO GT AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO . >> YEAH, I WANT TO TOUCH ON ONE MORE THING AS FAR AS THE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THIS BUT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS THE MENTAL TOLL IT TAKES ON OFFICERS NATIONWIDE. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE BEEN IN DALLAS FOR 18 YEARS. WE LOST ABOUT 18 OFFICERS IN THOSE 18 YEARS. BUT WE HAVE LOST THE SAME NUMBER, IF NOT MORE, TO SUICIDE. THEY ARE COMMITTING -- COMMITTING SUICIDE AT ALARMING RATES BUT I'M THANKFUL TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHAT THEY DO FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OFFICERS FOR THEIR LOT OF THINGS WE DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO, BUT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES. AND WHAT OUR STAFF REPORTS ON. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> I WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO THE LOCAL LIONS CLUB. I GUESS , IT IS SEMIANNUAL? >> YEAH. >> THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST IS SATURDAY. I TOOK MY GIRLS DOWN THERE. AND IT WAS JUST , A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY OUT. IT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CROWDS THEY'VE EVER HAD. AND SOME REALLY AWESOME CAUSES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE GUYS AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MIKE AND HUNTER. I APPRECIATE ALL THOSE GUYS SO THANK YOU, ALL. >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. OPENING ITEM 2024-158, CITIZENS [CONSENT AGENDA] TO BE HEARD. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION WITHOUT SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ANY ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM -- FROM CONSENT? A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HAMMONDS. PLEASE [2024-163] VOTE. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS. OPENING ITEM 2024-163. DR. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR SECONDARY DRILLING RELATING TO THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF 4 POINTED ACRES OF THE MARTHA BRENAN SURVEY . >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A SPECIFIC PERMIT REQUEST FOR A SECONDARY UNIT AT 1141 APPLE COURT. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL. THE PROPOSAL IS TO CONSTRUCT ONE ADDITIONAL ON THE PROPERTY. THERE IS ONE THAT IS EXISTING. THE PROPERTY WILL REMAIN ONE LOT. AND AGRICULTURAL ZONING WILL REMAIN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN ON THIS. >> THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED IN 2008. ON THE SCREEN HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. ON THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 1292 SQUARE FEET. THE PROPOSED WOULD BE NO MORE THAN 2400 SQUARE FEET. THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AG ZONING IS A REQUIREMENT OF A 2400 SQUARE FOOT PLANT. -- WOULD BE INVESTED IN THE PROPERTY WITH THEIR MOTHER TO THE NEW PROPOSED DRILLING FOR HE AND HIS FAMILY TO HELP CARE FOR HER. AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING -- SECTION 2.57 WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE DOES LIST 11 REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDARY DRILLING UNIT FOR THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO BE -- ON TWO OF THOSE WERE THE FIRST ONE IS THE MAXIMUM COURIER NOT PROCEEDING 50% OF AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE IN THE PRIMARY DRILLING FOR THE SECOND IS THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE HOME WILL NOT MATCH THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE. THESE ARE THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS OF THE SECONDARY DRILLING OF THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE, THE APPLICANT HAS TAKEN SOME OF THE ELEMENTS AND TRY TO MATCH THEM WITH ENTRY FEATURES SUCH AS -- ON THE FRONT PORCH FOR THIS IS THE EXISTING PROPERTY AND THE EXISTING HOME ON THE PROPERTY. HAS RECEIVED ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION BEFORE -- THEY DID [00:25:17] NOT WANT THE LOT SIZE TO CHANGE. WITH THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING EITHER OF THOSE THINGS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> HEARING. >> SO MOOD AND EMOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HAMMONDS. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED 6-0. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE . >> SECOND. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HARTSON. PLEASE VOTE . THAT ITEM PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU. [2024-164] ONTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA COULD OPENING ITEM 2024-164. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTRAPULMONARY AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR A RACE TO TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AND THE AMOUNT OF 147,000 -- $140,780. >> >> SOFTWARE THAT IS VERY -- WE HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY USING IT FOR OUR FINANCIAL DATA. SO THIS SOFTWARE UP TRADE WILL GIVE US A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND REPORTING OUT WITH THE SOFTWARE. -- FOR THE WHOLE YEAR AND TO BRING IN A BUDGET AS YOUR. THIS WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN SEVERAL FUNDS. THE GENERAL FUND , ABOUT 33,000. IN THE -- FUND, ABOUT 24 25,000. AND THEN TYLER TECHNOLOGIES WILL ALSO HAVE A PIECE OF THAT BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE GENERAL FUND ITSELF. IT WILL NOT HAVE THE FULL -- OF 140,000. I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS AN UNUSUAL ITEM BECAUSE IT BRING IT FORWARD, WE DO NOT HAVE A TRUE CONTRACT. THESE ARE QUOTES. AND THEY WERE ASKING FOR US TO SIGN IT AS THOUGH IT WAS A CONTRACT EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT BOUND BY IT . SO IT IS PURELY JUST FOR YOU TO KNOW WE DO HAVE THESE UPGRADES TO THE SOFTWARE . AND IT WAS -- PAYABLE UNTIL WE ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SOFTWARE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT LIKELY WILL NOT COME THIS FISCAL YEAR. IT WOULD BE PROBABLY NEXT FISCAL YEAR. INAUDIBLE ] >> BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING IS >> YES. YOU HAVE TO SIGN THE FIRST TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST. >> >> NO. >> QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? EMOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE BY -- AND A SECOND. THE MOTION [2024-165] PASSES. OPENING 2024-165. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY MENDING CAPITAL ONE TITLE GENERAL PROVISIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE .03 TITLED BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES. >> >> >> DID YOU DO THAT BEHIND ME? >> JENNY -- WEEK WOULD DRIVE BUT I WANT TO SAY BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND COME BACK FROM MY AUSTIN SERVICE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I KEPT SENDING IN APPLICATIONS TO SERVE ON YOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN APPOINTED TO THE DESTROYED WARD . I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON WHAT IS GOING ON. >> WHEN APPOINTED, OR AT THE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A SEMI-DORMANT STATE SINCE COVID. AND IN REVIEWING THOSE THINGS, WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT, WE MIGHT [00:30:02] BE BEST SERVED IF WE ALTER THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE BOARD TO MATCH ALL OF THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THEY SERVED? THOSE KIND OF THINGS . WE THOUGHT CONSISTENCY WOULD BE EASIER. AND SO THE BOARD HAS MET AND THEY REVIEWED THOSE ITEMS. A COUPLE OF YOU ARE -- WERE THERE. AND WE HAVE VOTED THAT WE THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA . OF COURSE, THOSE CHANGES ARE IN YOUR POWER, NOT OURS. I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN RELATIVELY -- AS I HAVE SAID SINCE COVID. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET REACTIVATED. AS THERE HAS BEEN ACTIVITY IN OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, AND AT THIS PREVIOUS WORKING BOARD HAD SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE, BOTH THE DISTRICT AND THE PRESERVE , AND HONOR THE HISTORY , WE WANTED TO KIND OF REACTIVATE IT AT THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP. I HOPE THIS WILL KIND OF RESET SOME TERMS. REACTIVATE OUR MEETINGS. >> -- IF YOU ARE AROUND AND WANT TO ATTEND , BE SURE NOT TOO MANY OF YOU COMFORT LAUGHTER ] I WAS JUST HERE TO STAND FOR QUESTIONS IN CASE YOU HAD QUESTIONS BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR PACKETS ARE FILLED WITH THE CHANGES WE RECOMMENDED SO I DID NOT INTEND TO REVIEW THOSE WITH YOU AND LESS YOU NEED ME TO RESPOND TO SOMETHING. >> COUNCIL, YOU HAVE A REDLINE VERSION OF THE PROPOSAL . INAUDIBLE ] >> I ATTENDED THE MEETING AS WELL. I AM EXCITED TO BE REACTIVATED. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL. >> I WILL TELL YOU THE ONE THING WE DO CHANGE WAS THE THE COUNT . BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO OUR BOARD THAT THOSE NUMBERS NOT BE DIMINISHED BY REMOVING SOMEONE FROM SERVICE. ANYBODY THAT HAS STEPPED ASIDE AT THEIR OWN BEHEST. EITHER THEIR HOPE WAS NO LONGER ALLOWING THEM TO SERVE, BUT WE DID NOT JUST ARBITRARILY DECIDE TO SHRINK THE BOARD AND HAVE PEOPLE REMOVE. THE PART OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS WAS TO ACTUALLY PULL THE SURVEY MEMBERS . BECAUSE MANY OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SERVING YOU A VERY LONG TIME. >> THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. THEY HAVE BEEN SERVING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE DO NOT WANT TO DISCOURAGE THAT AT ALL. BY THE SHRINKING OF THE SIZES AND BECAUSE PEOPLE HAD CHOSEN TO NOT RESERVE. >> THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WITH THIS MORE THAN OUR OTHER BOARDS. A COUPLE WOULD BE YOU SHOULD HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL'S. AND SECONDLY , >> I BELIEVE THERE USED TO BE THIS IMPASSE. THERE IS ALMOST AN AGE REQUIREMENT. AND AT 60, I WOULD'VE JUST BEEN GIVEN IT. MY ENTIRE LIFE. AND I THINK THAT HAS BEEN -- AS WELL FOR THERE ARE SOME YOUNGER FOLKS THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY. OF COURSE, THE INTENTION IS TO KEEP CERTAINLY A STRONG SEGMENT OF LONG-STANDING HISTORY. WE ARE REALLY DEPENDENT ON THEM TO TELL US THEIR STORIES. WHAT WE ARE REALLY ANXIOUS ABOUT AS YOU NOW HAVE SOMMA, HOPEFULLY, REAL ESTATE TO HOUSE SOME OF THIS HISTORY. I WANT TO HELP YOU ASSEMBLE IT AND PRESERVE IT BEFORE WE LOSE IT. WE HAVE SOME OF THESE STRIKE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE SOME GREAT STORIES AND HAVE BEEN SERVING A LONG TIME. WITHOUT AIR STORYTELLING, WE DO NOT HAVE IT FOR OUR CITY SO I AM ANXIOUS TO DO THAT. >> QUESTIONS ? >> -- IS NECESSARY. ] >> WILL BE PASSIONATE , BUT WE UNDERSTAND. >> ALL RIGHT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. OKAY, A MOTION BY MYSELF AS PRESENTED. A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RODGERS. [2024-166] [00:35:01] THAT PASSES . OPENING ITEM 2024-166. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RECLASSIFYING THE NONVOTING MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC ADVISORY BOARD TO VOTING MEMBERS AREA IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WAS JUST SAID ON THIS CASE. THERE WERE PREVIOUSLY SOME NONVOTING MEMBERS THAT ARE NO LONGER VOTING. THOSE SHOULD BE PUT OVER TO VOTING MEMBERS. AND THEN THE ONES THAT INAUDIBLE ] WILL ROLL OFF . THAT IS WHERE THEY ALL -- WITH THAT, ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> THE MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM . A SECOND BY -- AND VOTE? THE MOTION PASSES, 6-0. ITEM 2024-168. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AFFECTED MAY 14, 2024, TO ADD CERTAIN FEES FOR PARKLAND DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEES. >> WE CAN TAKE THAT -- NO NO, THAT IS ME. SORRY. [2024-167] >> OPENING ITEM 2024-167. I CAN DO THAT, RIGHT? CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION OF THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE RESTRICTED AGREEMENT OPTION PERIOD BY 18 MONTHS TO AUGUST 15, 2025, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 301 WEST MAIN STREET. >> THIS IS BASICALLY AN EXTENDED ELEMENT AGREEMENT. IF YOU RECALL, WE INITIALLY THE LOSS IN DEVELOPMENT'S ON SEVENTH AVENUE , WE WENT OUT FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. WAS NOT DEVELOPER WAS SELECTED, DURING THE SALE OF THAT PROPERTY, THEY HAD ZONING . THE DEVELOPER GOT ZONING ON THAT PROPERTY PRETTIES PACIFIC ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF USES WERE GOING TO BE ALLOWED, ET CETERA. THAT WAS TIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE SALE AGREEMENT. ALONG WITH THAT WAS SOME TIME THRESHOLDS THEY HAD TO COMPLETE. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS THE THRESHOLD OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE AGREEMENTS. HAVING THAT OCCUR PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 15, 2024. TONIGHT, LOOKING FOR AN EXTENSION. AN 18 MONTH EXTENSION FOR THE COMPLETION OF THAT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION . WHEN THIS WAS ALSO KICKED OFF, THEY HAD A TIMEFRAME TO INITIATE CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. BACK IN JULY OF 2022, WE CAME TO AND ASKED FOR A 45 DAY EXTENSION TO GET THEM ACROSS THE GOAL LINE SO THEY COULD COMPLETE THAT CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE THE OPTION, IF WE DO NOT WANT TO EXTEND THIS AND BASICALLY, GOES BACK TO WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND WE CAN EXTEND THIS. WE CAN REPURCHASE THE PROPERTY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE $.9 MILLION. AND ALSO, WITH THAT, IT COMES WITH SOME IMPROVEMENTS. ELIGIBLE COSTS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS ALREADY SUNK INTO THE DEVELOPMENT BUILDING. THE LOTS AND THE BUILDING. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING WE EXTEND THIS . THE DEVELOPER IS HERE SO HE CAN EXPLAIN THE TIMELINE ON THAT. I DO NOT THINK , I DO NOT THINK WE ARE TOO FAR OFF ON THAT. THERE IS A CLAUSE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS BY CONTRACTING. IT IS CONSTRUCTING THINGS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE -- YORK WHO CAN STAND FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL. JUSTIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE. >> JUSTIN -- OUT OF THE GATE, WE WERE A LITTLE BEHIND BECAUSE THE EXISTING BUILDING AND ENGINEERING WAS IN THAT TIMEFRAME AND IT WAS PRETTY FAR OUT. KIND OF GOT A LATE START. THE SAME CONTRACTOR WE ORDERED IT FROM. SO THEY MISSED THE DATE WITH US. -- A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TYPING IT TOOK US MULTIPLE MONTHS JUST TO AND WHEN WE GOT THE DEAL -- THAT WAS AROUND THE FIRST OF MARCH. SO ALL OF THE RETAIL SPACES ALONG SEVENTH , ALL HAVE WALKED IN THERE. THEY ARE ACTUALLY USABLE . DEPENDING HOW MUCH STUFF THEY [00:40:01] WANT TO DO. WE ARE MERELY WEEKS AWAY AND NOW THE FOCUS IS SHIFTING UP TO THE APARTMENTS. SO WE ARE VERY CLOSE. -- NEXT MONTH, WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. ALL OF THOSE RETAIL SPACES. AND THEN TOWARD THE END OF JULY, EXCUSE ME, WERE EXPECTING TO DELIVER THE RESIDENTIAL BID WE ARE VERY CLOSE, BUT WE ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE. >> COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF FOR JUSTIN? DOES THIS EXTENSION INCLUDE THE BRICK BUILDING ALSO? >> I AM NOT SURE ON THAT. ED IS NOT, I AM NOT STUDYING THE PROBLEM. >> IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT BUILDING? >> REAL QUICK. THAT TIMEFRAME IS OURS. A SECOND TIME TO COME TO YOU BUILDING HAS A DIFFERENT TIME FRAME ON IT . >> 301 IS THE MAIN BUILDING? >> YES, YES. >> >> BUT THE BUILDING, THAT IS -- AN A DIFFERENT TIMELINE? >> YES, SIR. >> >> >> GROW QUICKLY. ORIGINALLY, THIS ENTIRE PROJECT WAS MINE. I MADE THE DEAL THAT IT IS STILL A GREAT ANCHOR TO DEVELOP THAT SITE. I BELIEVE IN THE VISION AND WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. AND I SPOKE TO THEM A LOT. THEY CAME UP WITH THE CONCEPT. WE DECIDED TO SELL BACK TO THEM. THEY WERE WANTING TO SINK A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT. AND THEIR BIGGEST DELAY WAS AFTER THEY CAME UP AND SAID IT WAS GREAT. THEN THEY REALLY CAME UP WITH SOMETHING. I AM STILL VERY CONFIDENT WE MADE THE RIGHT CALL PARTNERING WITH HIM AND SELLING HIM BACK THE PARTICULAR BUILDING. I THINK THERE ARE GOING TO MAKE A HUGE INVESTMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THEM. >> >> YEAH, ANYWAY I CAN BE OF HELP. WE WILL BE DOING THAT A LOT THIS SUMMER. ALL PARKING CONCEPT ADDED. THE SPACES WE CAN FIGURE OUT . I AGREE THAT IS A CHALLENGE FOR DOWNTOWN. WE ARE DEFINITELY IN ON ANYWAYS WE CAN HELP. >> I WANTED TO STICK TO THE EXTENSION HERE. >> IF THE PARKING WAS TRIED TO THE GRILLED BUILDINGS -- >> YEAH, THAT WAS PART OF THE -- AGAIN, JUST TO STAY OFF TOPICS ALREADY. THE AT&T PARKING LOT WILL BE -- BY JULY. YEAH. >> A MOTION ON THAT . >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED >> A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RODGERS. [2024-168] THE ITEM PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUSTIN. ITEM 2024-168. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE MAY 14, 2024, AT CERTAIN FEES FOR PARKLAND DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEES. >> SO WE DISCUSSED IN FEBRUARY ADDING THESE PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES AND PART DEDICATION FEES. SO THESE ARE JUST NOW BEING ADDED TO THE FEE SCHEDULE. AN ADMINISTRATOR THING. INAUDIBLE ] >> SO YOU ARE SAYING WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THIS? >> THE FEE SCHEDULE. >> [00:45:08] >> SO MOVED. >> A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER [EXECUTIVE SESSION] HAMMONDS. THE ITEM PASSES 6-0. THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR AGENDA BUT WE DO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING, COUNCIL. SO THE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE AS EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. EXECUTIVE SECTION ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION BUT ANY AND ALL ACTION IS TAKEN IRREGULAR OPEN SESSION. SECTION 551.07 2, LEGAL CONFRONTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED HEREIN. SECTION 551.072, REAL ESTATE AND DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY . SECTION * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.