[Call to Order, Pledges, and Invocation ] [00:00:19] SHUFFIELD WHO WILL LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. >> WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE PRIVILEGE WE HAVE A BIG CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY . WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE CITIZENS HERE, FAMILY , COMMUNITY . WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE WISDOM AND DIRECTION AS WE HANDLE THE PRIVILEGE OF GATHERING TOGETHER AND DECIDING ON MATTERS THAT AFFECT US ALL. WE ASK THAT YOU SHOW US WITH CLARITY IN THESE DECISION PROCESSES. WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DO HAVE IN DAYS TO COME, IN JESUS NAME, 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 THE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. [2025-072] >> I HAVE THE HONOR OF STARTING UP TONIGHT'S MEETING WITH SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS. THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO GIVE A GENERAL RECOGNITION TO MIDLOTHIAN UNIVERSITY WHICH HAS RECENTLY KICKED OFF. THE SEVEN WEEK PROGRAM TO GIVE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITIES AND ENCOMPASSING REAL VIEW OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO SERVE IN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN THAT CLASS, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SEND UP SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU FOR BEING INVOLVED IN THAT AND ALSO SERVING OUR CITY IN VERY CAPACITIES. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THE SECOND ONE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE IS A PROCLAMATION HONORING COMMUNITY HERO. THIS IS A YOUNG LADY WHO SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS , THAT'S YOU, YES. SHE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS THROUGH THE MENA HOUSE BULL EVIDENCE MINISTRY YEARS OF THE NEGATIVE DIRECTOR. SISSY FRANKLIN, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD. THIS IS THE -- THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZING RESOURCES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS ARE COMMUNITY EFFORTS. AND COMPASSION. I'M GOING TO READ THIS AND THEN WE WILL TAKE A PHOTO. YEAH. HONORING THE LEGACY OF SERVICE OF SISSY FRANKLIN WHEREAS WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PAY HONOR TO AND CELEBRATE THAT 20 YEAR CAREER OF SISSY FRANKLIN AS DIRECTOR OF MENA HOUSE AND WHEREAS BEFORE BEING HIRED AS A DIRECTOR IN 2004, SUSIE SPENT MANY YEARS AS A VOLUNTEER IN THE 1999 RECIPIENT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED WENT MEDICAL EXPENSES LEFT HER IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND WHEREAS MADHOUSE WAS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY WHEN SISSY WAS APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS HER RESOURCEFULNESS RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION TO FINANCIAL STABILITY ENSURING THE CONTINUED ASSISTANCE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. AND WHEREAS MENA HOUSE NOW EMPLOYS 23 INDIVIDUALS , OPERATES FROM THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND LOGS 13,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, SERVICES MORE THAN 5000 INDIVIDUALS MONTHLY , AND PROVIDES OVER $72,000 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE IN DIRE NEED. NOW THEREFORE I JUSTIN HOFFMAN, MAYOR OF MIDLOTHIAN CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN GIVE IT A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO RECOGNIZE SISSY FRANKLIN FOR HER LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION, COMPASSION AND HAVING HEART . HER LEGACY OF SERVICE WILL CARRY ON FOR YEARS TO COME AND THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED WITH HER AND THOSE IN WHICH SHE HAS SERVED. WILL RECOGNIZE SISSY FOR HER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. [00:05:04] SISSY HAS LEFT MENA HOUSE IN REALLY GOOD HANDS. SHE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT NORMA BELCHER WILL BE TAKING OVER AS THE NEW DIRECTOR. NORMA HAS OBSERVED WITH MENA HOUSE FOR 18 OF THOSE 20 YEARS AS HER ASSISTANT. MENA HOUSE WILL CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD IN A HEALTHY WAY. THE NEXT RECOGNITIONS I WANT TO DO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE SCOUTMASTER FROM SCOUTING TRIP 512, WESLEY SIMON TO COME FORWARD AND WE ARE RECOGNIZING TWO YOUNG MEN WERE WORKED REALLY HARD IN ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCOUTING , WHICH IS AN EAGLE SCOUT. HE WILL GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT GOES INTO THAT AND THEN WE WILL RECOGNIZE THOSE TWO YOUNG MEN WITH A PHOTO AND A LETTER. >> BEFORE I GET STARTED ON MY REMARKS, AS PART OF SCOUTING AMERICA, MENA HOUSE HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT ORDER FOR US INAUDIBLE ] CUB SCOUT PACK , AND OUR SISTER TROOP CAME OUT AND DID SOME SCOUTING FOR FOOD AND DELIVERING 1200 POUNDS OF FOOD IN ONE SINGLE DAY THAT WE COLLECTED. THANK YOU FOR ORGANIZING THAT FOR US. SCOUTING AMERICA DOES, -- WHO HAS BEEN A SCOUT? WHO HAS CHILDREN WHO HAS BEEN A SCOUT? A BIG PART OF SCOUTING IS DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICANS. WE TEACH THEM RIGHT FROM WRONG , TEACHING THEM LEADERSHIP . THE TWO YOUNG MEN HERE TONIGHT ARE ONE IN SIX THAT GET TO THE END OF THE SCOUTING JOURNEY. ADOLESCENTS THAT CARRY A HUGE AMOUNT OF ESTEEM , RECOGNITION AND HONOR . THESE TWO YOUNG MEN TONIGHT HAVE DONE AMAZING THINGS. SUPPLIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THERE IS A LOT OF DIABETICS OUT THERE . THE COST OF DIABETIC SUPPLIES IS INCREASING. HE WENT OUT THERE, COLLECTED IT, GATHER THEM UP AND TAKE THEM TO AN ORGANIZATION . IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS AND I'M SURE IT WAS A WELCOMED BENEFIT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THE OTHER EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNIZE FROM BRYSON THAT A SERVICE ORIENTED PROJECT WHERE HE COLLECTED SOME OF OUR SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HE DOCUMENT DID THEIR STORIES AND THEIR GOING INTO THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM AS PART OF A ORAL HISTORIES PROJECT. WE CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS , SOME OF MIDLOTHIAN'S MOST HONORED. IT IS NO SMALL FEAT TO BE AN EAGLE SCOUT. MOST PEOPLE RECOGNIZE IF YOU GO OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, EAGLE SCOUTS ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN OUR NATION. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE AND SAY THANK YOU. >> WE INVITE DORIAN AND BRICEN TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. IS BRICEN HERE? BRICEN IS RUNNING LATE. I'M GOING TO ISSUE THIS LETTER TO DORIAN AND BRICEN'S IS VERY SIMILAR. I'M WRITING TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS ON ACHIEVING THE PROCEDURES MCGOVERN EAGLE SCOUT. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT AND A TESTAMENT TO YOUR DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP -- >> -- CONGRATULATE YOU, DORIAN . [00:10:01] WE ALWAYS HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICE. YES, SIR. WHEN MARKHAM I WANT TO INVITE TONYA HUNTER TO COME FORWARD. WE WILL DO A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK , WHICH IS MARCH 3RD THROUGH THE SEVENTH. TONYA, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE I READ IT? >> THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PREPARE OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. WE HAD WINDS THAT CAME THROUGH AND A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. IN ORDER FOR US TO BE A RESILIENT COMMUNITY IS MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GET ALERTS. SOMETIMES THESE WEATHER ALERT SYSTEMS COME IN OVERNIGHT , SO YOU DON'T NORMALLY HEAR THEM. HAVING LOCAL WAYS TO RECEIVE WARNINGS IS IMPORTANT. ONE OF THOSE WAYS IS TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MIDLOTHIAN ALERTING SOFTWARE. YOU CAN GET EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE IS ABLE TO PREPARE YOUR COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES BY HAVING A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN . IF YOU GET SEPARATED , AND HAVING THE NECESSARY PREPAREDNESS AT HOME SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO TRULY NEED OUR ASSISTANCE. IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL DOORS, HERE ARE SOME PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER SEVERE WEATHER, TORNADOES, HAIL, AND OTHER EMERGENCIES LIKE PIPELINE EMERGENCIES , ACTIVE SHOOTERS. THERE IS A LOT OF PREPAREDNESS INAUDIBLE ] >> PREPARE NOW TO MITIGATE THE RISKS. I ENCOURAGE ALL MIDLOTHIAN'S TO SIGN UP YOUR RECLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK, MARCH 3RD THROUGH THE SEVENTH 2025, WHERE'S EACH YEAR BRINGS A POTENTIAL VIOLENT WEATHER TO TEXAS INCLUDING THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN WHICH COULD BE DEVASTATING , FLOODING, TORNADOES, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WILDLAND FIRES AND OTHER EMERGENCIES. WHEREAS THE MIDLOTHIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTNERS WITH ELLIS COUNTY AND TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER TYPES OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ON LOCAL HAZARDS SUCH AS SEVERE WEATHER AND HOW TO BEST PREPARE FOR THEM. WHEREAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAS DECLARED MARCH 3RD TO THE SEVENTH, 2025 AS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN TEXAS DURING WHICH TEXANS ARE ADVISED TO ASSEMBLE AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KIT OF IMPORTED EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO BE AWARE OF THE NEWEST STORM SOCIAL SHORTS ARE COMMUNICATING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND WHEREAS IN FURTHERANCE OF DISASTER EDUCATION PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE, CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR ALL CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND URGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND VISIT THE REGIONAL KNOW WHAT TO DO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEBSITE. WE PROCLAIM THAT I JUST DIDN'T COFFMAN MAYOR CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN ALONG WITH CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO BE INFORMED, BE PREPARED AND BE INVOLVED AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE MARCH 3RD THROUGH SEVENTH, 2025 SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE BUT THAT WAS 2025 072 JUST A NOTE FOR THE RECORD. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE DOING ITEM D THIS EVENING BUT WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM E, WHICH IS CITY COUNCIL TO REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. WITH THE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ANY ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST? WAYNE? >> I JUST WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE DO HAVE AN OPEN MEETING COMING UP FOR INPUT FOR REGARDING HERITAGE PARK AND IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT PEOPLE BE HERE. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN KNOWING AND HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOKING AT, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOME INPUT AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. [00:15:03] >> THURSDAY EVENING RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL, 6:00 P.M., RIGHT? I BELIEVE IT IS 6:00 P.M. YES. THANK YOU, WAYNE. CHIEF MCCASKILL, YOU HAD SOME COMMENTS HE WANTED TO MAKE THIS EVENING? >> A GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL . IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU. YOU MAY RECALL THAT YOU AUTHORIZE A NEW ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF POSITION IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR . SINCE OCTOBER WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO RECRUIT THE BEST CANDIDATE POSSIBLE TO FILL THIS VALUABLE POSITION. OVER THE LAST FIVE MONTHS WE HAVE ACTIVELY RECRUITED QUALIFIED CANDIDATES THROUGH A RECRUITMENT FIRM KNOWN AS MOSAIC . THE SEARCH YIELDED OVER 30 PROSPECTS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND A FEW OTHER STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS WAS SUPPORTED BY OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND LED BY STEPHANIE . THE PROCESS CONSISTED OF MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CANDIDATES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES THROUGH A VERY -- THROUGH A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS. IN JANUARY , 2025 WE CONDUCTED AN IN PERSON INTERVIEW WITH A SHORT LIST OF TOP CANDIDATES WHICH POINTED US TO AN OBVIOUS CHOICE. I'M THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR NEWLY HIRED ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF OF ADMINISTERED OF SERVICES, JEFF SMITH. JEFF IS A SUPPORTED BY HIS LOVING WIFE ROBIN . HE MADE ME PUT THAT IN THERE, BY THE WAY. ROBIN SMITH AND HAS FOUR CHILDREN, RILEY, 22, JILL, 19, TREVOR, 16, AND AINSLEY, 14, WHO ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT. THEY ARE BUSY WITH OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. CHIEF SMITH SPENT OVER 24 YEARS WHETHER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RIGHT INTO THE RANKS FROM FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC TO ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF. CHIEF SMITH HAS COMPLETED HIS FIRST PAROLE WEEK OF WORK AND HAS SPENT MOST OF THAT TIME VISITING WITH OUR STEP IN REVIEWING OUR PROCEDURES. IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS, CHIEF SMITH WILL BEGIN TO BUILD THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS NEW POSITION TO MAKE OUR DEPARTMENT MORE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PERSONNEL. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE CHIEF SMITH ON OUR TEAM AND WE WANT TO WELCOME HIM AND , THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS POSITION. WELCOME ABOARD, JEFF. BEHIND EVERY GOOD CHIEF IS A BETTER PERSON, AND THAT IS THE WIFE. SO, THANK YOU, ROBIN, FOR BEING HERE. [2025-073] >> ONE ONCE OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY SERVICE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. OAKHAM, CHIEF SMITH. WILL MOVE ON TO 2025 073, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. THE CITY COUNCIL INVITE CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK SHOULD COMPLETE A CITIZENS PARTICIPATION FORM AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE ITEM BEING OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, IS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> NICOLE? >> COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES BACKSPIN MY NAME IS NICOLE, PRESIDENT OF THE BAT COALITION OF ELLIS COUNTY AND I WANT TO SAY WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH ANIMAL SERVICES TEAM. SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR -- PICK A REALLY GREAT SHELTER AND GREAT TEAM. WE'RE HOPING YOU WOULD CONSIDER INCORPORATING A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR THE SHELTERS. AND WE WANTED TO THANK YOU, MAYOR COFFMAN FOR ATTENDING OUR TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER YOU WILL ALSO CONSIDER PUTTING OUR EFFORTS OF SPAY NEUTER AND LOW-COST PREVENTATIVE CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY . I ONE -- ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT MIDLOTHIAN BEING A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND HAVE A BUSINESS, ONE OF THOSE THINGS WOULD BE HOW YOU TREAT YOUR ANIMALS. THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOUR COMMUNITY DESIRABLE TO LIVE IN. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE LEARNED WITH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM, WE FOUND THAT A THIRD OF REQUESTS WE GET FOR HELP ARE COMING OUT OF MIDLOTHIAN OUR FAMILIES REQUESTING HELP WITH SUPPORT WITH FOOD FOR THEIR PETS AND LOW-COST SPAY NEUTER AND PREVENTATIVE CARE. WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU WOULD SUPPORT US IN THOSE EFFORTS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? MOTHER NOT [CONSENT AGENDA] TO CONSENT AGENDA, 2025-07 FOR ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION WITHOUT SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM CAN BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WANT TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE, I WILL TAKE ON MOTION ON THIS. GOT A MOTION TO [00:20:01] APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN SHUFFIELD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WEAVER. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 4-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS , 2025-075 , [2025-075] CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE TO ALLOW FOR THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT BEING 48.59 ACRES . PROPERTY IS OWNED AGRICULTURE , GENERAL LOCATION IS NORTHEAST OF ASHFORD LANE AND SOUTH 14TH STREET . THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE TO THE MARCH 25TH, 2025 MEETING . WITH THAT I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE MARCH 25TH MEETING. >> I MOVED TO CONTINUE THAT TO THE MARCH 25TH MEETING. KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. >> WE HAVE AN MOTION TO GIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL THE MARCH 25TH MEETING. SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ROGERS. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 4-0. [2025-076 ] OPENING 2025-076 , CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP RELATED TO THE USE AND A MOMENT OF SIX IN .24 ACRES OUT OF THE MARTHA BRENAN SURVEY, EXTRACT NUMBER 43, RESIDENTIAL USES ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND SITE PLAN. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH 14TH STREET AND NORTH OF MCALPIN ROAD. MARY? >> THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE MARCH 25TH MEETING. >> APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED CONTINUANCE ON THIS CASE AS WELL. THIS IS --. OKAY. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. YEAH. >> WE ARE ON 76. >> OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND OPEN SPACE USES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 38 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND OPEN SPACE. THE LOT SIZES ARE 10,000 SQUARE FEET TO 12,000 SQUARE FEET FOR 34 OF THE LOTS AND 24,000 TO 32,004 FOUR OF THE LOTS. THE BASE ZONING A SINGLE-FAMILY FOUR EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY THIS ORDINANCE, THE OVERALL DENSITY IS 2.34 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE RICH POINT SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH . THERE IS A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE TO THE EAST . DEB CREEK TO THE SOUTH AND ANOTHER SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE TO THE WEST . THE COPPERHEADS OF PLAN FUTURE LAND USE SHOWS THIS AS BEING MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITH A SMALL STRIP OF IT BEING LIVED IN CITY , SO IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COPPERHEADS OF PLAN . THE HOMEBUILDER IS PROPOSING TO PROVIDE ANTI-MONOTONY PROVISIONS SKIPPING FOUR LOTS. THEY DO NOT HAVE A HOMEBUILDER DESIGNATION YET SO THEY PROVIDED INFORMATION ON WHAT DIFFERENTIATED ELEVATIONS WOULD BE . THE COMMON AREAS ALONG 14TH AND MCALPIN WILL HAVE THOSE SIX-FOOT TALL MASONRY SCREENING WELL WITH A 30 FOOT WIDE MAINTAINED WALL EASEMENT AND 15 FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE EASEMENT WHICH WILL INCLUDE TREES AND BE HOA MAINTAINED. THERE WAS DISCUSSION AT PNC ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE GARAGE WAS BEHIND THE FRONT BUILDING PLANE SO ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WAS PROVIDED FOR THAT. THE MASTER PLAN SHOWS MCALPIN ROAD AND SOUTH 14TH STREET AS BEING -- 90 FEET OF RIGHT AWAY. DEDICATION WILL BE IN TIME OF PLOTTING . THERE IS A MEETING -- MEDIAN ON 14TH STREET WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF PLOTTING. THERE ARE TWO LEGISLATIVE VARIANCES FOR CUL-DE-SACS AND WATER WILL BE FOR OWNERS AND WE HAD ONE PERSON THAT CAME TO VOICE CONCERN. THAT [00:25:01] AND ZONING COMMISSION OFFERED TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE FROM SIX FEET TO EIGHT FEET . PRIVACY FENCES ARE STANDARD AND HE WAS AMENABLE TO THAT CHANGE. SO, PNZ RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND PROVIDED PROVISIONS THAT THE GARAGE HAS TO BE BEHIND THE FRONT PLANE OF THE HOUSE AND ALLOW FOR SITE ENTRY FOR A MINIMUM OF 50% OF THE HOUSES AND A PROVISION THAT THE PRIVACY FENCES WOULD BE EIGHT FEET TALL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> THANKS, MARY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYBODY TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? WAS NOBODY TO SEND UP TO SPEAK, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND PICK >> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROGERS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SHUFFIELD . PLEASE VOTE. AND THE ITEM IS CLOSED 4-0. IF THE APPLICANT HIS HERE THEY ARE WELCOME TO COME IN FOR PRESENTATION OR YOU CAN STAND FOR QUESTION. >> MARY, ON THIS, IS THERE A REQUIREMENT THAT IS AN ACTUAL REQUIREMENT? >> YES. THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION. >> MAYOR, MY QUESTION IS, THE PNZ RECOMMENDATION READS SUCH THAT THEY SAID THEY WANTED REPLACED WITH SIDE ENTRY BUT THEN THE WRITEUP ON THE ORDINANCE SEEMS TO SAY EITHER OR BUT IT SHOULD BE BEHIND THE FRONT PLANE. I'M HAVING DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE ACTUAL RECOMMENDATION ON THE APPROVAL --. >> SO, THE PNZ COMMISSION SET-ASIDE ENTRY AND STAFF IS USING THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS FROM THE COMP PLANS. THE COMP PLAN ENCOURAGES BOTH AND DECIDE ENTRY. THE CONCERT FOR PNZ WAS HOUSES HAVING THE GARAGE IN FRONT OF THE FRONT PLANE OF THE HOUSE. THAT WAS A PRIMARY CONCERN AND THEY WERE CONFUSING THAT CONFIGURATION WITH THE J SWING . >> OKAY, SO TO PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT A J SWING OR THE GARAGE DOOR BEHIND THE FRONT POINT OF THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE. >> YOU JUST WOULDN'T SEE THE GARAGE IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, SO THE FRONT POINT OF THE HOUSE INCLUDES ROOMS AND DOESN'T INCLUDE GARAGES. IN THIS CASE YOU CAN ENTER FROM THE SIDE OR YOU CAN GO AROUND TO THE BACK AND ENTER FROM THE BACK PICK >> OKAY. A TRUE SITE ENTRY. THE GARAGE IS NOT AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE BUT IF THEY WANT TO TAKE THE DRIVEWAY PAST THE HOUSE AND SWING IT BACK INTO A REAR FACING GARAGE OR SIDE FACING GARAGE, THEY CAN? >> YES, SIR. >> EXCEPT FOR IF THERE IS A SEPARATE THIRD BAY ? IT CAN FACE THE STREET AS LONG AS IT IS MORE THAN 25 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT PLANE? 20 FEET , WHICH IS ALREADY ON A 25 FOOT SETBACK? >> CORRECT. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE IT WAS CONFUSING TO ME BECAUSE IT SAYS, CONSTRUCTED WITH THE J SWING OR A SIDE ENTRY GARAGE THAT HAS , BESIDE THE FACADE WHILE. IT READ AS A J SWING LIKE WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE ONE OR THIS OTHER SIDE ENTRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY THAT IN THE LANGUAGE. >> OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT. >> ONE INGRESS, EGRESS POINT STRAIGHT OFF OF 14TH STREET. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY ON THIS FENCING WHAT THE DISCUSSION WAS FROM PNZ? MASONRY FENCE ALL THE WAY DOWN 14TH STREET PICK >> MASONRY FENCE WILL BE ALONG 14TH STREET AND MCALPIN. THE DISCUSSION ON THE WESTSIDE IS THE BACK OF THE HOUSES AND SO, THE PROPERTY OWNERS WANTED ADDITIONAL SCREENING. I DON'T SEE IT. THEY WANTED ALONG THE SIDE ON THE WESTSIDE . >> THAT'S WHERE THEY DISCUSSED THE EIGHT-FOOT PRIVACY FENCES? >> CORRECT. >> PERSONAL PREFERENCE, PERSONAL PET PEEVE OF MINE IS WHENEVER WE STACK TWO-STORY HOUSES , THE BACK OF THE HOUSES OVERLOOK THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. IS THAT THE CASE ? DID WE WRITE ANYTHING IN THE LANGUAGE OF THIS CASE REGARDING TWO-STORY HOUSES? I [00:30:03] KNOW WE FIXED THAT ACROSS THE STREET TO THE NORTH WITH THE SAME DEVELOPMENT. >> YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT, TODD? >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. TODD WINTERS, WYLIE, TEXAS. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE LOOK AT WHAT WE HAD, THE HOUSES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO 14TH STREET WERE NOT BACKED UP TO IT, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME SITUATION AS WE DID IN RIDGEVIEW THAT WE HAD JUST ACROSS THE STREET TO THE NORTH. I DON'T BELIEVE IT DOES ADDRESS THE TWO-STORY HOUSE BECAUSE YOU WILL ONLY SEE THE SIDE OF IT. >> WHAT ABOUT THE ONES ON MCALPIN? >> THOSE WILL. WE DO HAVE , WE WILL BE DEDICATING OUR 45 FEET OF RIGHT AWAY THERE. AND THEN WE DO HAVE A BUFFER THERE, TOO, BUT THOSE FOUR WILL BACK UP TO THEM. >> OKAY. >> WOULD YOU LIKE THOSE RESTRICTED? I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE. THOSE ARE WIDE LOTS. I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT . >> IT'S A PERSONAL PREFERENCE FOR MYSELF. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COUNSEL WOULD AGREE OR NOT. >> IF WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE HAVE TO PUT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE TO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE OR EVEN -- . >> I THINK THAT'S FINE. >> AS WE DRIVE DOWN WE CAN SEE A PRIME EXAMPLE. >> ARE YOU ADVOCATING WE TRY TO PUT SOME OF THESE TO THE BACK TO 14TH OR ARE YOU TALKING INAUDIBLE ] >> NO, THE FOUR LOTS THAT BACK UP TO MCALPIN RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE ONES ALONG 14TH WHERE THE SIDE. >> MY QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT YOU ALL --. I HAVE A BIG HUGE PET PEEVE OF , WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF WORK IN THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CREEK WITH A SETBACK , WITH LANDSCAPE VERSUS STONE OR BRICK FENCING. THAT SAYS TO ME BIG CITY ALL OVER IT. I THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM THERE , ONE BECAUSE THIS IS A SITE THAT BACK, I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE THAT LANDSCAPING ZONE RATHER THAN PUTTING IN -- I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNCIL WOULD SUPPORT ME. THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 14TH STREET , KEEPING THAT --. THE SAME FEELING YOU GET GOING DOWN MCALPIN TO TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM STONE FENCES . >> SURE. WE HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION MANY TIMES. I AGREE. WHAT WE DID WITH DOVE CREEK, SOMEWHAT LIMITED AND WITH SO WE DIDN'T ALLOW FOR THAT, HOWEVER WE DO HAVE A 40 FOOT BUFFER THERE. 14TH STREET IS A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED AND WE WILL CUT A BREAK IN THEIR ] . THERE IS PROBABLY A 10 OR 12 FOOT PARKWAY AND THEN A 40 FOOT . THAT WALL IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST 50 FEET SO THERE IS A NICE LANDSCAPE BUFFER THERE AND WE WILL PLANT TREES. WE WILL HAVE NICE LANDSCAPING AND AN ENTRY FEATURE. BUT IT WILL STILL BE A BRICK WALL. >> AS LONG AS IT IS NOT PUSHED UP TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. >> DO YOU PREFER A BRICK WALL IN THIS CASE? >> NO, SIR, NOT NECESSARILY. >> I ALSO DON'T LIKE LOOKING INTO PEOPLE'S YARDS. I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T LIKE WROUGHT IRON AND I DON'T LIKE BRICK FENCES. >> I BELIEVE AS YOU ASK PREVIOUSLY, IT IS A REQUIREMENT IF YOU ARE ON A THOROUGHFARE. IT IS REQUIRED FOR US TO PUT A SCREEN. >> I BELIEVE IT WAS A REQUIREMENT AND WE MADE AMENDS ON THAT. >> TODD, REALLY QUICK, WON'T THE SCREEN WALL JUST TO BE WITHIN THE REAR YARD OF THOSE TWO LOTS? >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING TO. WE CAN DO A COMBINATION OF THAT . IF YOU TAKE THESE TWO LOTS BETWEEN THE CUL-DE-SAC AND THE MAIN ENTRY, THE FRONT YARDS WE CAN DO A WROUGHT IRON BECAUSE ACROSS THE CUL-DE-SACS, THOSE WILL DEFINITELY BE WROUGHT IRON. THERE WILL BE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THAT TRAILS BUT WE COULD DO THE BRICK WALL FROM THE FRONT OF THE PATH TO THE FRONT OF THE NEXT PATH AND THEN HAVE WROUGHT IRON . >> WHAT ARE WHY'ALL'S THOUGHTS [00:35:03] ? >> WITH THE 40 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER, I'M A LOT LESS CONCERNED THAN IF IT WAS SITTING ON THE PROPERTY LINE. THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF VEGETATION AND LANDSCAPE. >> I LIKE WHAT YOU ARE STATING WITH SOME BRICK FENCE FOR THE BACKYARDS ONLY AND THEN TO CONVERT INTO WROUGHT IRON , YOU ARE GOING TO TRANSITION RIGHT INTO THE WROUGHT IRON IN THE CUL-DE-SACS AND GIVE IT MORE. >> IT WON'T BREAK IT UP. >> WE CAN DO THAT. >> COUNSEL IS GOOD WITH THAT GENERAL DIRECTION? OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR FOR THE APPLICANT? HEARING NONE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN RODGERS RECOMMENDATION THAT SCREENING WALL ONLY BE ON THE FRONT OF THE PAD SITE TO THE NEXT FRONT OF THE PAD SITE WITH DECORATIVE STEEL USED IN THE FRONT YARDS TO MATCH WHAT IS AT THE CUL-DE-SACS. >> SINGLE-STORY ONLY ALONG THE MCALPIN ROAD AND BACK UP TO --. MOTION TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN WEAVER , SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RODGERS. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 4-0. THANK YOU, SIR. [2025-077] OPENING ITEM 2025-077 , CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF 33.339 ACRES BY THE JT RAWLS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 993 -- 933 FOR BLEND OF ELEMENT NUMBER 179 FOR COMMITTEE RETAIL USES ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS INCLUDING CONCEPTUAL DESIGN , SCIENCE CENTERS, ELEVATIONS, AND LANDSCAPE PLAN. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG WEST MAIN STREET WEST OF HIGHWAY 67 IN NORTH EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 287. THIS IS THE CASE IN WHICH THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONTINUANCE . WITH THAT INFORMATION , CAN WE TAKE A MOTION TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN BUT CONTINUE THE CASE TILL MARCH 25TH, 2025 MEETING? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN RODGERS TO CONTINUE TO THE 2025 MEETING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CHATFIELD -- SHUFFIELD, PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 4-0. MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, 2025-078, [2025-078] CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2008-29 IN ITS ENTIRETY, ESTABLISHING AN ORDINANCE BY ALTERING THE PRIMA FASCIA SPEED LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TRANSPORTATION CODE SECTION 545.356 UPON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 OR PARTS THEREOF WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATE SIGNS TO BE ERECTED INDICATING SAID SPEED ZONES PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE , PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, WRITING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. TEXTILE RECENTLY COMPLETED A SPEED STUDY ALONG 287 BASICALLY FROM JOHNSON COUNTY LINE TO JUST THE EAST OF MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY AND AS A RESULT OF THAT SPEED STUDY, THEY LOOKED AT THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEEDS. THEY DID HAVE AREAS WHERE THE SPEEDS WERE HIGHER THAN WHAT IS POSTED NOW, SO THAT CURRENT SEGMENT OF 287 IS POSTED AT 65 MILES PER HOUR TXDOT IS RECOMMENDING THIS BE REDUCED TO 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THAT IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, ONE BEING THE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING ALONG 287 BUT ALSO THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS ALONG THAT STRETCH OF 287 , AND SO BASED ON THEIR JUDGMENT, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT LIMIT BE REDUCED TO 60 AND IT'S AN ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU THAT REFLECTS THAT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNSEL MAY HAVE PICKED >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> THIS FEELS VERY PERFORMATIVE TO ME. I DON'T KNOW THAT CHANGING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT FROM 65 TO 60 IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT TRAFFIC PATTERN OUT THERE AT ALL. I GUESS TXDOT IS INCURRING THE COST OF PUTTING THE SIGNS UP BUT THAT STILL, MY TAX DOLLARS AT WORK FROM ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE. UNTIL THEY PUT IN SERVICE ROADS AND DO SOME GREAT [00:40:04] SEPARATING CROSSINGS OUT THERE, SURE, WE CAN DO THIS IF IT HELPS YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT BUT I DON'T SEE IT MAKING ANY DIFFERENCE OUT THERE AND WE WILL HAVE JUST AS MANY ACCIDENTS AND JUST AS MUCH TRAFFIC AS WE HAVE GOT RIGHT NOW. IT SEEMS LIKE , I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO DO IT. LET'S LET TXDOT ACTUALLY FIX THE ISSUE AND PUT SOME SERVICE ROADS OUT THERE AND GET US SOME BRIDGES. I SAY PUT IT AT 75. >> I WOULD MAKE ABOUT FOR THOSE TAX DOLLARS TO GO INTO SERVICE ROADS . >> LILY WE HAVE BIGGER EFFUSION WITH HIS ISSUES. I SEE IT AS A STEP FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO HOPEFULLY MITIGATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS BUT I AGREE IT'S LIKE PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG. ANYWAY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> I REALLY DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO DO A FAVOR FOR TXDOT BECAUSE THEY PUSHED EVERY PROJECT TELLING US THEY WERE GOING TO GET SOME SERVICE ROADS ON THE AGENDA AND GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. NOW THEY COME TO US AND SAY, CAN YOU DO US A FAVOR AND LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT OUT HERE TO PUT A BAND-AID ON IT WHEN IT NEEDS A FIELD DRESSING FOR A CHEST WOUND. >> SEND THEM A MESSAGE BY SAYING THANKS BUT NO THANKS, FIX THE PROBLEM. >> I HOPE THEY WATCH THE CLIP. I'M IN AGREEMENT . THAT SAID, IT WOULD HELP ME SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS ON THOSE ROADS, SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED. >> I WILL GO AHEAD AND SECOND . >> WITH A MOTION MADE BY MYSELF, SECONDED TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN SHUFFIELD, PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A TIE, THE MOTION FAILS TO -2. IS THERE A SECOND MOTION? THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE THE OPPOSITE. >> I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ADVISE SMITH AND MIDLOTHIAN PD TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CURRENT POSTED SPEED LIMIT TO A PEOPLE -- PEOPLE ARE GOING 85 MILES AN HOUR AS IT IS. THERE'S REALLY NOTHING ELSE TO DO EXCEPT GO OUT THERE AND FLUSH RED AND BLUE. >> LET ME STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT HAVING A BUSINESS OFF THE 287 CORRIDOR DAILY , WE HAVE THE POLICE ABILITY EQUAL TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OUT THERE. WE MUST WRITE ABOUT $82,000 OF TICKETS A DAY. WE HAVE MET THAT NEED TIMES 10, I ASSURE YOU. >> IF WE WANT TO MAKE A DENT, LET'S LOWER IT DOWN TO 50. JOB AT THE 45. >> IF IT WERE 70, -- 65 I'M PERSONALLY NOT THAT CONCERNED. >> DO WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO LOWER EVEN LOWER THAN 60? OR DOES THAT HAVE TO GO THROUGH TXDOT FIRST? >> IT WOULD BE BASED FROM TXDOT. THAT 85% OF VEHICLES TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED OR SLOWER, SO THERE ARE SON -- SOME . THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE WELL ABOVE THE 65 SO THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT -- AND I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INFORMATION TO SHOW THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE INCIDENTS IN THE CRASHES THAT OCCUR ALONG 287 HAVE GONE UP PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY BASED ON SPEED SO SPEED IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT OCCURRING OUT THERE. AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE FOR THE POLICE, POTENTIALLY. >> AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, THERE IS A TON OF ACCIDENTS ON THAT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. MY OFFICE OVERLOOKS ONE OF THE WORST SPOTS AND IT IS CONSTANTLY SHOWING CAR ACCIDENTS RIGHT THERE. IN A HYPOTHETICAL, IF PEOPLE DRIVE A TOUCH SLOWER AND IT SAVES ONE LIFE, IT WILL BE WORTH IT. >> THERE IS A SIDE OF THIS WHERE WE CONTINUE TO APPLY MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WRITING TICKETS AND CONSTANTLY REDUCE SPEED LIMITS , AND WHAT WE REALLY NEED OUR SERVICE ROADS. AND THE MORE WE WORK AT THIS TO TRY TO REDUCE , IN ACTUALITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THEY WILL BE ON SERVICE ROADS MUCH FASTER, I ASSURE YOU. I WANTED TO SEE THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED AND I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY WORTH -- WITH WHERE TO . >> I AGREE WITH CONSUMMATE ROGER. FIVE MILES AN HOUR IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. IF TXDOT COMES BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE LOWER IT DOWN TO 50 AND [00:45:03] REALLY TRY TO SLOW THAT THING DOWN, WHILE THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUND THE ROADS AND IT CAUSES THE FRUSTRATION, AGGRAVATION FOR ENOUGH VOTERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BEGET TXDOT , I'M ALL FOR IT. LOWERING IT FIVE MILES AN HOUR IS GOING TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING . OF THEIR STUDY SAYS 85% OF PEOPLE GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR OR SLOWER ON THE ROAD, THEY NEED TO GET THEIR HEAD AND EYES EXAMINED BECAUSE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT THE SPEED ZONE. >> IF YOU LOOK, THERE IS AREAS WHERE IT IS THAT 60 CLOSER TO MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY IN THE BYPASS AREA. IS EVEN FARTHER OUT WEST. THEY ARE EXCEEDING THAT 65. >> I WOULD SAY THAT PERCENTILE IS VERY GENEROUS BECAUSE JUST DRIVING ON IT AS A RESIDENT, IF YOU GO TO 65 OUNCE PER HOUR YOU WILL GET RUN OVER. >> THIS IS A SNAPSHOT. IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THEY SAMPLED 125 --. IT'S A QUICK SNAPSHOT IN THAT TIME OF DAY AND WHAT IS GOING ON. THAT'S THE BEST INFORMATION. >> IF THEY GO ABOUT THEIR 11 P.M., I CAN GUARANTEE I'VE HEARD CARS GO THROUGH THEIR IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS AT THAT TIME OF DAY. >> I HAVE POSTED -- SPOKEN MY PIECE. ARE YOU SOLID ON YOUR FIRST ABOUT? READY TO MOVE ON? >> I DON'T IS GOING TO DO MUCH. I WAS GOING ALONG WITH -- LET'S DO SOMETHING. BUT, THAT'S A TRICKLE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OUT THERE. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY WITH A STRONG RECOMMENDATION TO TXDOT TO DO SOMETHING EFFECTIVE. >> MOTION TO DENY BIKE COUNCILMAN WEAVER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RODGERS . PLEASE NOTE. DENIAL PASSES 3-1. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MIKE. MOVING [EXECUTIVE SESSION ] ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. NEGATIVE SESSION ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION BUT ANY AND ALL ACTION IS TAKEN AND REGULAR OPEN SESSION. TONIGHT WE WILL BE DOING ITEM NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551.071 -- 2, REAL ESTATE DELIBERATING REGARDING REAL PROPERTY TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS. 6:47, WE ARE IN THICKET OF SESSION. >> IT IS 6:50, WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE ACTION TAKEN, REAL ESTATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF MIDLOTHIAN TEXAS. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH RICHARD TO PURCHASE A 0.59 EIGHT ACRE LAND FOR PUBLIC STREET RIGHT AWAY AND GENERAL UTILITY EASEMENT AND A 0.053 ACRE FOR A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT . BOTH BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE JOHN H JONES SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 586, THE EA SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 184 AND THE JOHN P SURVEY ABSTRACT 881 SIDLEY OF MIDLOTHIAN IN CONSIDERATION OF UP PURCHASE PRICE OF $66,650 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MCALPIN ROAD , ROADWAY PROJECT PLUS PAYMENT OF ALL RELATED CLOSING COST. >> THE CITY MANAGER IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY SUCH ADDITIONAL CLOSING DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUCH AGREEMENT AND THE TITLE COMPANY IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE TRANSACTION. >> I WILL SECOND EVERYTHING HE SAID . >> WITH A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN WEAVER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SHUFFIELD. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 4-0. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THAT MIDLOTHIAN UNIVERSITY FOLKS OVER HERE THIS EVENING AND I WANT TO THANK THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO COME TALK TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS. WE WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER THEM. WE HAVE A GOOD EVENING. AT 6:52 WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.