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MIDLOTHIAN CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. COUNCILMAN WEAVER IS GOING TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGES. IF YOU WOULD PRAY WITH ME. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. PLEASE HELP US TO ALL LISTEN WITH YOUR EARS AND OPERATE WITH YOUR WISDOM THIS EVENING AS WE DELIBERATE AND DECIDE IN CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN. AMEN.
IT'S NOT MY NORMAL CHAIR, EVERYBODY, I APOLOGIZE. I WAS FOLLOWING THE ATTORNEY'S LEAD THERE. OH, MAN. NOW, OPENING ITEM 2026, 340. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
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PRESENTATIONS. COUNCIL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME, WE'RE GOING TO DO A PROCLAMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY. IF NOT, Y'ALL CAN STAY UP HERE. IT'S IT'S BEEN AWESOME. BUT I THINK THE PLANNING GROUP IS AWESOME. COME ON, LET'S GO. COME ON GUYS.ALL RIGHT. COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AND WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSISTENT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES, TOWNS, COUNTIES, RURAL AREAS AND OTHER PLACES. AND PLANNERS CAN HELP NAVIGATE THIS CHANGE WITH DATA DRIVEN INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE THAT PROVIDE BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE. AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANING TO HAVE MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE FULL BENEFITS OF PLANNING REQUIRE PUBLIC, ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS WHO UNDERSTAND, SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION. WHEREAS, THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AND NOVEMBER 8TH IS DESIGNATED AS WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY. AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AND PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF APPOINTED PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. NOW, THEREFORE, I.
CLARK WICKLIFFE, MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, AND HERE AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026 AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AND NOVEMBER 8TH, 2026 AS WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY IN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN PROCLAIMED THIS 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL Y'ALL'S. WANTS A PICTURE. THANK. AND WE GOT OUR WORK AGAIN. I'M TALL. I'M. Y'ALL COME IN THE MIDDLE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COME.
YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, GUYS. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK Y'ALL FOR ALL YOU DO. APPRECIATE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT. OH ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE WE MOVE ON IS THE IF ANYBODY IS HERE FOR THE WALMART AGENDA ITEM THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED TO NOVEMBER 8TH, IS THAT CORRECT? 10TH. NOVEMBER 10TH. SO I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE BE AWARE THAT THAT ITEM WILL BE HEARD ON NOVEMBER 10TH. NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM B, CITY COUNCIL REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COUNCIL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO REPORT ON
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COMMUNITY INTEREST? JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE OUR CITYWIDE FALL CLEANUP DAY. THIS SATURDAY FROM 8 A.M. TO NOON. YOU CAN DISCARD BULK ITEMS, APPLIANCES, ELECTRONICS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT'S NOT EXPLOSIVE OR CORROSIVE, I THINK. AND THAT'S AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING. RIGHT, ADAM? YEAH. AND THE CITY HALL WILL BE OPEN ON THE WEST SIDE PARKING LOT FOR ANY LARGE SCALE SHREDDING THAT YOU MAY HAVE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BRING AN ID THAT PROVES YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. ANYONE? OH, CASEY. NO. JUST WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO LOTHIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PRIMARILY THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAPTAINS THAT ORGANIZED A LOT OF THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT BLOCK PARTIES. BASICALLY, I KNOW THAT WAS OCTOBER. I BELIEVE IT WAS SIX. I BELIEVE IT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. BUT ANYWAYS, HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT SEVERAL OF THOSE AND THOSE VOLUNTEERS DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. ANYONE ELSE? NO. I'LL MENTION ONE. THE CITY IS OUT FOR FOR BOND. EARLY VOTING STARTS, I BELIEVE, ON THE 18TH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION, GO TO MIDLOTHIAN BOND.COM. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? LORI. ALL RIGHT. SO YES, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE GO TO THAT WEBSITE OR REACH OUT TO A CITY COUNCILMAN. I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR[2026-341 Citizens to be heard]
QUESTIONS. NOW, OPENING ITEM 2026 341 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. TAMMY, DO YOU HAVE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? ANDREW WHITE. MR. WHITE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE TELL US WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ANDREW WHITE YES, I LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL. SO I WANT TO SPEAK TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE THE BOND. FIRST, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CITY WOULD ASK US TO GIVE YOU ALL $200 MILLION BEFORE INTEREST AND NOT LIVE STREAM THE TOWN HALL MEETING. FOR THOSE THAT COULDN'T BE HERE. I GOT HERE AS QUICK AS I COULD, BUT I MISSED IT. SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT Y'ALL DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER LIVE STREAMING IT FOR THE CITIZENS. VERY DISAPPOINTING. AND THEN I, I WAS TOLD THAT DURING THE TOWN HALL, AND I'VE BEEN TO MANY TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND SEEN MANY TOWN HALL MEETINGS BEFORE ON TELEVISION. WHERE THE AUDIENCE GETS TO ASK QUESTIONS OPENLY. AND I WAS TOLD THAT Y'ALL GOT PEOPLE INTO GROUPS, AND IF THEY WANTED TO ASK QUESTIONS, THEY HAD TO BE BROKEN OFF INTO INTO SMALL GROUPS. SO I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT CITIZENS WHO MAY HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS, OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM MAY NOT HAVE HEARD THOSE QUESTIONS. SO I'M NOT SURE WHO MADE THAT DECISION, BUT IT SOUNDS VERY INTERESTING THAT PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO ASK THEIR QUESTIONS PUBLICLY AND OPENLY. SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BOND. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU SAID WE CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE TO GET MORE INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE IS LACKING A LOT OF INFORMATION. WE HAVE NO RENDERINGS OF WHAT ANY OF THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE JUST HAVE IN THE ROOM OVER THERE YOU HAVE PICTURES OF MAPS AND YOU HAVE A HIGHLIGHT WHERE A STREET WOULD BE. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THESE ROADS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PARKS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE POLICE STATION WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO CITIZENS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAVE YOUR TIME AND NOT GO TO THE WEBSITE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH THERE. NOW, CITY MANAGER, THE POLICE STATION THAT IS STILL NOT COMPLETED IS ABOUT $8 MILLION OVER BUDGET. AND I BELIEVE THAT FALLS UNDER YOU. SO Y'ALL WANT US TO GIVE YOU $200 MILLION. ACCORDING TO THIS BROCHURE OR A PAMPHLET, THIS POLICE STATION IS GOING TO COST $6.81 MILLION. WELL, IF YOU WEREN'T OVER BUDGET 8 MILLION ON THE CURRENT POLICE STATION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE MONEY RIGHT HERE TO PAY FOR THAT STATION. SO I THINK IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING THAT Y'ALL CAN'T OPERATE WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE. AND THEN YOU WANT MORE MONEY FROM US. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY WANTS THE TAXPAYERS TO PAY FOR A ROAD THAT'S GOING TO CONNECT METHODIST WAY OVER TO GEORGE HOPPER. THE HOSPITAL SHOULD PAY FOR THAT ROAD. I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WANT TO PUT A PARK AT THE INTERSECTION OF MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE, OR MOCKINGBIRD ROAD, WHEN THAT ROAD IS A DISASTER AS IT IS. THAT IS GOING TO CREATE MORE TRAFFIC AT THAT INTERSECTION THERE BY THE AG BARN. SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHY Y'ALL WANT TO PUT A PARK THERE OTHER THAN IT'S IT'S LAND THAT Y'ALL OWN AND THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S NEXT TO THE CEMENT PLANT. WE SPENT $500,000 OUT OF THE RESERVE FUND, WHICH IS BASICALLY A SAVINGS ACCOUNT ON TURF FOR THE POLICE STATION. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, Y'ALL AUTHORIZED OVER $100,000 THAT WERE NOT BUDGETED FOR TWO TRUCKS BECAUSE THE ENGINES OF BLEW UP, I GUESS, IS WHAT THE MAINTENANCE MAN SAID. SO THAT'S $700,000 ALMOST RIGHT THERE THAT Y'ALL ARE TAKING OUT OF THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. AND THEN Y'ALL STILL WANT MORE MONEY FROM US AND YOU CAN'T BALANCE THE BUDGET YOU CURRENTLY HAVE. SO I'M VOTING NO ON THIS BOND.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR. WHITE. TAMMY, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? OKAY.
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WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS 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 CONSENT AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. COUNCILS. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO REMOVE FROM CONSENT? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CHESHIRE AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN WEAVER. PLEASE VOTE.[2026-343 Conduct a public hearing and consider and act upon an ordinance amending and restating the development and use regulations of Planned Development District No. 165 (PD-165) for Lot 2, Midlothian Heritage High School, and a 1.41-acre portion of vacated right-of-way of FM 1387. The property is generally located at the northwest corner of the intersection of North Walnut Grove Road and FM 1387. (Z22-2026-070)]
ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. MOVING ON TO ITEM 2026. 343 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. NUMBER 165 FOR LOT TWO, MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL AND 1.41 ACRE PORTION OF VACATED RIGHT OF WAY ON FM 1387. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL DANIEL HUMBERT, SENIOR PLANNER TO PRESENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR 7.48 ACRE UNDEVELOPED LOT. DESIGNATED NEIGHBORHOOD LOCAL RETAIL ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP ZONED PD 165 FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES. THE PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED IN 1987 AND REZONED PD 165 IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THE AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW THE CURRENTLY PROHIBITED PET SHOP, FEED STORE AND VETERINARY SLASH SMALL CLINIC USES TO BE CONSIDERED THROUGH A SEPARATE, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. IT IS NOT APPROVE EITHER USE OUTRIGHT. THE PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS PROHIBIT ANIMAL BREEDING, OVERNIGHT BOARDING AND OUTDOOR PENS OR KENNELS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL NOISE AND ODORS. THE REQUEST IS PARTIALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOCAL RETAIL MODULE, SINCE VETERINARY SERVICES SUPPORT RESIDENCES RESIDENTS DAILY NEEDS. WHILE PET SHOPS PRIMARILY INVOLVE THE SALE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS, THE REQUEST SUPPORTS LAND USE GOAL THREE BY EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES NEAR SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND ECONOMIC AND FISCAL RESILIENCY.GOAL THREE BY PROVIDING GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR TYPES OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. THIS IS THE EXISTING PD CONCEPT PLAN HIGHLIGHTING BUILDING B, WHERE THE PROPOSED USES WILL BE PERMITTED BY S, U, P. WITH THIS AMENDMENT, NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE BUILDING LOCATIONS.
PARKING ACCESS OR LOT CONFIGURATION. THE AMENDMENT ONLY ALLOWS THE PROPOSED USES TO BE CONSIDERED THROUGH SEPARATE SUP APPROVAL. 12 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT. A SIGN WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS POSTED IN THE CITY NEWSPAPER FOR TEXAS LAW. COMPLIANCE STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL BECAUSE THE REQUEST IS PARTIALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES AND THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS REQUIRES ADDITIONAL COUNCIL APPROVAL BEFORE EITHER USE CAN BE ESTABLISHED. THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 5 TO 1, WITH THE CONDITION THAT SIDEWALKS ALONG FM 1387 WALNUT GROVE ROAD AND WESTMINSTER DRIVE BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE FIRST BUILDING PERMIT. FOLLOWING THE FINAL PLAT APPROVAL, STAFF FEELS THE CURRENT ORDINANCE LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES EXISTING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDING SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, RATHER THAN ADDING A SITE WIDE DEADLINE BEFORE THE FIRST BUILDING PERMIT, BETTER ACCOMMODATES THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PHASING. THANK YOU. I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AS WELL AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. THANK YOU. DANIEL. TAMMY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN HAMMONDS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SHEFFIELD. PLEASE VOTE. AND THE ITEM IS CLOSED WITH 6 TO 0 COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR
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STAFF AND OR THE APPLICANT? SIR? DANIEL, YOU SAID STAFF HAD A DIFFERING OPINION FROM WHAT THE PNC RECOMMENDATION WAS WITH REGARD TO SIDEWALKS. THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. WE FEEL WHAT'S EXISTING IN THE APPROVED ORDINANCE CURRENTLY IS MORE APPROPRIATE. IN. IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION L ONE IN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, IT TALKS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS THAT CONNECT A BUILDING TO THE PERIMETER, SIDEWALK AND PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR SUCH BUILDING. WHEN YOU. IF YOU DO IT BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT. I'M JUST AFRAID WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN A BUNCH OF DEVELOPMENTS IS THAT THOSE SIDEWALKS GET TORN UP PRETTY QUICK, ESPECIALLY AT THE FIRST BUILDING PERMIT. IT'S USUALLY WE WAIT TILL THERE'S A C OF O, SO IT'S NOT OCCUPIED BY ANYBODY. UP UNTIL THAT POINT.IT'S MAINLY CONSTRUCTION. THEREFORE THE SIDEWALK SHOULD REMAIN WHOLE, SHOULD BE IN GOOD COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION, AND NOT BE TORN UP BY THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE SITE. AND THAT THAT THE WAY I READ THAT THAT IS IN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. OKAY. L1CLC AND I READ THAT AS WELL. I JUST THE LANGUAGE SAYING THAT CONNECTING THE BUILDING TO THE DOES IT SAY PERIMETER SIDEWALK. YEAH. TO THE PERIMETER. SIDEWALK. SO WHAT WHAT IS THE REQUIREMENT AS FAR AS THE PERIMETER SIDEWALK THAT'S DONE BY LOT BY LOT. OKAY. SO, SO, SO THAT PART OF THE HORIZONTAL DEVELOPMENT. WELL, NO, NO, IT'S NOT PART OF THE HORIZONTAL DEVELOPMENT. IT WILL BE AT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SO WE DON'T ISSUE A C O UNTIL THERE'S A SIDEWALK ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND IN THIS INSTANCE, A SIDEWALK CONNECTING THE BUILDING TO THAT PERIMETER.
SIDEWALK. OKAY, PERFECT. ON I'M LOOKING AT SECTION ONE A, B, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL USES. I GUESS I'M LOOKING AT THAT SECOND PART, KIND OF COMPARING IT TO THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE. WE SPECIFICALLY REMOVED THE PHASE THREE LOCATION RESTRICTION FROM THE THE SENTENCE. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY THAT WAS REMOVED? YOU POINT OUT WHICH.
YEAH. SO IF YOU GO TO AGAIN, SECTION ONE ADDITIONAL USES B TWO. AGAIN JUST REFERENCING THE PREVIOUS ONE. YOU HAD A SENTENCE THAT WAS REMOVED THAT TALKS ABOUT PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS A CONCEPT PLAN AS PHASE THREE. JUST KIND OF CURIOUS. SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT. IT WAS REMOVED TO JUST INCORPORATED IN THE PROHIBITED USES. SO WE'RE WE'RE ALLOWING IF I'M READING THAT RIGHT, A RESTAURANT GREATER THAN 1000 FOOT SQUARE FOOT DRIVE THROUGH, WE'RE ALLOWING THAT OUTSIDE OF PHASE THREE. SO THAT COULD GO IN THE OTHER ONES. CORRECT. THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN AT THIS POINT. IN. IT DOES LOOK LIKE, YEAH, IT DOES LOOK LIKE THAT. THAT PORTION PROBABLY NEEDS TO REMAIN IN THERE. THAT IS IN THE OLD ORDINANCE, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED OUT OF B TWO. YEAH. I JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY INTENT FOR US TO ALLOW NO DRIVE THROUGH OUTSIDE OF THE PHASE THREE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. YEAH. SO THAT, THAT THAT SECOND SENTENCE OR THE SECOND PART OF THE SENTENCE IN B TWO SHOULD BE PUT BACK INTO THAT. THE ORDINANCE, IF THAT'S YOUR THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE. AND THAT WAS JUST BASICALLY RELATED TO CAN DANIEL, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP? IT WOULD BE THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT. YEAH. PHASE THREE. SO THERE'S PHASE THREE. SO AND THAT WAS BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF, YOU KNOW, 1387 AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEY WOULD HAVE HAVE TO COME BACK AND GET A ADDITIONAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL THROUGH THE COUNCIL. YEAH. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, STAFF MENTIONED THE POTENTIAL CONCERNS WITH THE NOISE AND ODORS JUST BEING CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO I'M ASSUMING JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ALLOWING THE FUTURE SUP THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THOSE ADDITIONAL SCREENING METRICS, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THAT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF ONCE WE FIGURE OUT WHO THAT END USER IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT'S ACCURATE. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. SO THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR A PET STORE OR FEED STORE OR VETERINARIAN. TO ME, THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PET STORE, A FEED STORE AND A VETERINARIAN. AND SO I GUESS WHAT IS WHAT, WHAT IS THE GOAL THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO GET TO? YEAH. SO THE GOAL IS WE HAD
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A LOT OF INTEREST FROM VETERINARY CLINICS WHO WANT TO BE IN OUR IN OUR LOCATION, THOSE DON'T BOARD OR THOSE DON'T HAVE ANY BREEDING ACTIVITY. SO WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THAT. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CITY WHERE IT IS A NATIONAL CHAIN HAD APPROACHED US TO HAVE SITE PER THE APPROVED PD. THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS SOMETHING LIKE HOLLYWOOD FEED, WHICH JUST CAME IN TOWN, THAT JUST SELLS PET FOOD, AND THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED IN OUR APPROVED PD. SO WE HAD TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. WE STILL DON'T. WE WERE STILL TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT BUILDING C IS CLOSE BY TO THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO. WE DIDN'T WANT WE WANT AN EXCEPTION JUST FOR BUILDING B TO ALLOW PET AND VETERINARY ACTIVITIES. OKAY. I GUESS MY QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IF IT FALLS TO STAFF OR THE APPLICANT. I'M SURE STAFF COULD PROBABLY ANSWER IT. WHEN TO ME, WHEN I THINK OF LIKE A VETERINARIAN, I THINK OF DOCTOR ROOKS WHERE HE'S GOT THAT OUT, THOSE OUTSIDE PENS. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE 24 HOUR EMERGENCY VET. I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER IF THEY HAD OUTSOURCED OUTDOOR PENS. SO MY, MY MORE CONCERN IS, IS IF IT'S ALL KEPT IN HOUSE, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT TO WHETHER IT'S BUILDING B OR A THAT'S CLOSER TO THE RESIDENCE, IF THEY HAVE THIS OUTSIDE PINNED AREA OF THESE ANIMALS, IS THAT ALLOWED IN THIS USE OR IS THAT NOT ALLOWED? BECAUSE I MEAN, ONE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY WOULD PUT IT BECAUSE OF ALL THE PARKING. YEAH. I BELIEVE HOW THE PD IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED IS, IS THAT THE, THE VETERINARY OR SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC WILL NOT ALLOW FOR OUTSIDE PENS. SO EVEN WHEN THEY GO FORWARD WITH THE SUP, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE OUTSIDE PENS. BUT THE SUP GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL CONCERNS AND THINGS LIKE OVERNIGHT BOARDING, WHICH, YOU KNOW, CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE GRAY. SO DOES AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OUR USE CHART OR WHAT IDENTIFIES IT, BUT DO THEY NORMALLY GROUP PET SHOP, FEED STORE AND VETERINARIAN ALL IN ONE, OR IS THAT JUST ALL THREE? ASK FOR THE SUP. I GUESS I THINK HOW OUR ORDINANCE IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED IS A PET SHOP OR FEED STORE. ALSO, IN ADDITION TO HAVING PET FOOD SALES, PET TOYS, PET PRODUCTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, IT ALSO SOMETIMES ALLOWS FOR THE SALE OF PETS. AND SO WE HAVEN'T MADE THAT DISTINCTION BETWEEN HAVING PETS FOR SALE AND HAVING JUST PET PRODUCTS FOR SALE. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROVIDING FOR AN SUP PROCESS FOR, FOR THAT PARTICULAR USE. OKAY. I THINK MY WE'RE, I'M TRYING TO DECIDE IS HOLLYWOOD FEED IS, IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. IF THAT WAS THE USE TO GO HERE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S FINE WHEN YOU START GETTING TO LIKE FEED STORE, YOU KNOW, I THINK OF LIKE A TRACTOR SUPPLY OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, STORAGE AND SALES AND, AND STORING OF FEED, YOU KNOW, THAT ONE, I'M NOT TO TO JOYFUL ABOUT IN THAT LOCATION. SO, YOU KNOW, I GUESS I'M TRYING TO FIGURE FIGURE OUT A HAPPY MEDIUM HERE. YEAH. AND I THINK THE SUP PROCESS GIVES COUNCIL THE DISCRETION TO LOOK AT EACH USE THAT COMES IN ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND WHAT THEIR OPERATIONS ARE GOING TO BE, AND HOW MUCH OF THE THE SALES FLOOR IS GOING TO BE DEVOTED TO PET PRODUCTS AND LIVE PETS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM SELLING LIVE PETS, YOU COULD DO SIMILAR, YOU KNOW, IN NUMBER SEVEN UNDER C7, YOU COULD PUT IN THERE TO EXCLUDE THE RETAIL SALE OF ANIMALS IF YOU WANTED TO DO THAT. AT THIS POINT, IF THE APPLICANT. OKAY WITH THAT, ROSS, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IN OUR IN OUR USE CHART, THE THE USES THAT ARE THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED, ONE IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT AND C R NORMALLY, WHICH IS PET SHOP, PET SHOPS, FEED STORE AND VETERINARIAN, SMALL ANIMAL, NO OUTSIDE PENS, WHICH IS HOW IT'S DEFINED IN OUR USE CHART IS AN SCP REQUIRED ITEM. SO AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY RETAIL BUILDING. IT'S THE, YOU KNOW, FURTHEST FROM, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT FACES THE FM ROAD THAT'S GOING TO BECOME A LARGE TRAFFIC MOVER. SO I MEAN, AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT, I MEAN, THERE'S NO OUTSIDE STORAGE ALLOWED ANYWAYS ON THIS. SO I DON'T KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, WHERE, WHERE THEY WOULD PUT IT IF THEY WERE TRYING IT, BUT IT'S NOT ALLOWED EVEN UNDER THE USE. YEAH. COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE SIDEWALKS BEING REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY[00:25:01]
COUNCILMAN WEAVER. IS THERE A SECOND? I JUST WANT TO GET ONE CLARIFICATION. DO YOU WANT TO ADD THE LANGUAGE BACK IN SECTION B, B TWO AND B TWO? YES. I'LL TAKE CASEY'S FRIENDLY AMENDMENT ON THAT. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE STACK STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THE SIDEWALKS AT C OF O. AND TO ADD BACK IN THE LANGUAGE ON SECTION B TWO ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS OVER 1000FTā S. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WEAVER, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CHESHIRE. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5 TO 1. AS[2026-344 Conduct a public hearing and consider and act upon an ordinance to rezone 55.708+ acres out of the John Early Survey, Abstract No. 343, and the Joseph H. Witherspoon Survey, Abstract No. 1137, Lot 5, Block A, Walnut Grove 287, and Lot 2, Block 1, Turner Homestead Estates from Agricultural (A) and Commercial (C) Districts to Planned Development District No. 188 (PD-188) for residential and non-residential uses. The property is generally located at the northeast corner of South Walnut Grove Road and East US Highway 287. (Case No. Z21-2026-061). ]
PREVIOUSLY STATED, ITEM 344 HAS BEEN MOVED TO NOVEMBER 10TH. WITH THAT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO[2026-345 Conduct a public hearing and consider and act upon an ordinance amending the regulations of Planned Development District No. 106 (PD-106), relating to the development and use of Lots 1-A and 1-B, Block 1, Sharka MDN Addition. The property is generally located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Railport Parkway and US Highway 67. (Z23-2026-071) ]
ITEM 2026 345 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REGULATIONS OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT. NUMBER 106. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ANDREW BOGDA, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. SO THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PD AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 106 RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF LOTS ONE A AND ONE B BLOCK ONE OF THE CHAKRA INDIAN EDITION. THIS IS THE CHAKRA DATA CENTER PROPERTY. IT'S A LITTLE OVER 361 ACRES. IT'S LOCATED IN THE INDUSTRIAL MODULE OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. AND THE CURRENT PROPOSED LAND USE IS INDUSTRIAL. THE PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED IN BETWEEN 1998 AND 1999 AND ZONED FOR A MIX OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, MEDIUM, INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS REZONED TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 106 FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES IN 2017, AND IT'S BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, PRIMARILY TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXPANSION OF THE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY. THE SURROUNDING ZONING INCLUDES A MIX OF AGRICULTURAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, MEDIUM, INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES, PRIMARILY INDUSTRIAL AND THEN THE SURROUNDING. LAND USES INCLUDE A MIX OF WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION, VACANT LAND AS WELL AS RAILROAD USES. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS ENTIRE AREA AS PART OF THE INDUSTRIAL MODULE. THE ESCARPMENT CONSERVATION AREA OVERLAY IS LOCATED MUCH FURTHER TO THE EAST. THIS MODULE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLY AND WAREHOUSING WITHIN THE CITY, AND THE STAFF FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS IS COMPATIBLE WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GOALS AND STRATEGIES WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING ENCOURAGING A BALANCE OF LAND USES TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE JOBS AND SERVICES, PROVIDING INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO WORK WITHIN THE CITY. ENSURING DEVELOPMENTS EXEMPLIFY THE COMMUNITY'S VISION AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. DIVERSIFYING THE CITY'S TAX BASE TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND FINALLY ENSURING DEVELOPMENTS EXEMPLIFY THE COMMUNITY'S VISION AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. DIVERSIFYING THE CITY'S EMPLOYMENT BASE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXPAND LOCAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. SO ON PLAN LEFT IS US 67, WHICH IS THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THEN PLAN NORTH IS RAIL PORT PARKWAY, WHICH IS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. PHASES ONE, TWO AND THREE HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUILT OUT FOR DATA CENTER USES. PHASE FOUR IS PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PLAN DUE TO GRADE CHANGE. CHALLENGES ON THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A PROPOSAL FOR EXPANSION TO PROVIDE FOR PHASES FIVE AND SIX, WHICH WILL INCLUDE NEW DATA CENTER BUILDINGS AS WELL AS THE ON SITE GENERATING PLANT LOCATED ALONG RAIL PORT PARKWAY TO PROVIDE FOR ON SITE POWER GENERATING NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, THE DATA CENTER BUILDINGS WILL EACH BE ABOUT 285,000FTā S IN SIZE, WITH A LITTLE LESS THAN 1000FTā S OF OFFICE SPACE PER BUILDING. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL GENERATOR YARDS WILL BE LOCATED ALONGSIDE EACH BUILDING. THE ON SITE GENERATING PLANT PAD WILL INCLUDE POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT, A FUEL GAS SYSTEM AND SECURITY AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT. ONE OF THE ACCESS POINTS INTO THE OSG IS ALREADY EXISTING AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS BEING PROPOSED. THE APPLICANT IS PART OF THEIR REQUEST, IS SEEKING A SIX FOOT EXCEPTION TO THE 330 FOOT DRIVEWAY SPACING REQUIREMENT. THIS IS BETWEEN THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS ARE LOCATED AND THE. THE NEW ACCESS POINT INTO THE ON SITE GENERATING PAD AND. THIS IS TO FACILITATE EFFICIENT SITE OPERATIONS. THE TEMPORARY[00:30:06]
CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS ARE SLATED TO BE REMOVED AT 2028, SO IT'S LIKELY THAT THAT DRIVEWAY WILL BE GOING AWAY IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION, THE ON SITE GENERATING PLANT THERE, IT CHANGES TO THAT ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE FUTURE AS MORE POWER GENERATING CAPACITY IS PROVIDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S ALSO A FUTURE PHASE SEVEN IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE DETAILS OF WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED AT A FUTURE DATE, AND THAT WILL NEED TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL WHEN THOSE DETAILS ARE DETERMINED. A 14 FOOT TALL TRESTLE WILL CONNECT THE PAD TO THE GENERATORS. AND THEN FINALLY, A LITTLE LESS THAN 200 PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED ACROSS PHASES FIVE AND SIX, WITH LOADING AREAS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNERS OF EACH BUILDING. THIS IS THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN, SO DROUGHT TOLERANT SEATING WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY WITH GROUND COVER AND SELECT AREAS. THIS WILL HELP TO LIMIT ANY IRRIGATION AND AND CONTROLLED WATER USAGE. IN ADDITION, TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE PROVIDED IN PARKING LOT AREAS INCLUDING THE ISLANDS. PHASE FIVE WILL HAVE ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF IMPERVIOUS COVER, AND PHASE SIX WILL HAVE ABOUT 85% OF IMPERVIOUS COVER. AN EIGHT FOOT TALL SECURITY FENCE WILL BE PROVIDED TO ENCLOSE THE PROPERTY AND THE EXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE NEAR THE PRIMARY SITE ENTRANCE IS TO REMAIN. A 20 FOOT TALL SOUND ATTENUATION WALL WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE PAD ADJACENT TO RAIL PORT PARKWAY, TO MITIGATE ANY NOISE. AND THEN FINALLY, THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS AND ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BUILDINGS AS WELL AS THE OSG EQUIPMENT. THE. THE DATA CENTERS WILL BE ONE STORY BUILDINGS WITH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 36FT. THE OSG EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO BE NO TALLER THAN 36FT. THE BUILDINGS WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY PRECAST CONCRETE WITH A PRE-FINISHED METAL COPING SYSTEM AND ALUMINUM FRAME GLAZING AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCES WITH KNOCKOUT PANELS AT REGULAR INTERVALS FOR PHASED OUT PENETRATIONS, AS WELL AS UNKNOWN FUTURE PENETRATIONS. AND FINALLY, 15 POSTCARDS WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT. THREE SIGNS WERE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE MIDLOTHIAN MIRROR. AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, TWO PEOPLE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. TO DATE, STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST TO AMEND PD 106 AS IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES, CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL ON SEPTEMBER 15TH. AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO MAKE A SHORT PRESENTATION AS WELL. AND I'M ALSO AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR.TAMMY, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? I WAS ACTUALLY I THOUGHT I'D PUT THAT ON MY PART TO DO THE PUBLIC SPEAKING BY THE BOND, BUT ALSO. IN THE OPEN FORUM ON. OKAY, IF THE APPLICANT, IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND DO THEIR PRESENTATION, I, I WILL ALLOW YOU TO FILL OUT A FORM AND COME AFTER. WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM DO THEIR PRESENTATION.
YOU CAN COME SPEAK. I DID FILL THIS OUT AS WELL, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS VICTORIA MORRIS WITH JACKSON WALKER. 2323 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 600, IN DALLAS. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT WITH OUR TEAM, AS STAFF MENTIONED, FOR AN UPDATE TO PD 106. GOOGLE IS EXCITED TO SHARE THE LATEST PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF ITS CAMPUS, WHERE IT WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A VITAL CORPORATE CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, AS IT HAS FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. HERE WE GO. THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT GOOGLE'S CONTINUED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE ACTIVELY DOING AND CONTINUE TO DO IN THE CITY. STAFF'S PRESENTATION WAS REALLY THOROUGH AND TERRIFIC. SO APOLOGIES IF I'M REPEATING SOME COMPONENTS OF IT, BUT HAPPY TO BE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF OUR APPLICATION IS TO REQUEST THIS AMENDMENT TO THE SITE PLAN WITH PHASES FIVE AND SIX, PHASE FOUR THAT WAS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. AS STAFF MENTIONED, THERE WERE SOME GRADING AND JUST SITE DIFFICULTIES ON THAT PLAN. EAST SIDE OF THE CAMPUS.
AND SO THAT BUILDING HAS BEEN REMOVED IN LIEU OF PHASES FIVE AND SIX. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE ON SITE GENERATION COMPONENT AS WELL. THIS IS JUST A ZOOMED IN DETAIL ABOUT THAT DRIVEWAY SPACING AND FULLY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY HAS ITS STANDARDS. AND WE HAVE DONE OUR VERY BEST TO ACCOMMODATE AS BEST WE CAN. WE ARE STILL COMING UP ABOUT WHAT IS THAT SIX, SIX FEET AND SOME CHANGE SHORT OF THE MINIMUM 330 SPACING REQUIREMENT. AND THAT
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IS DUE TO EXISTING, EXCUSE ME, EXISTING INLETS ON EITHER SIDE OF THESE DRIVEWAYS. THE ONE TO THE LEFT IS A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION DRIVEWAY TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AND IS SLATED TO BE REMOVED ONCE THE PROJECT IS FULLY COMPLETED. AND THEN THE OTHER DRIVEWAY TO THE RIGHT IS THE NEW DRIVEWAY FOR THE OSG PADS. AND YOU'LL SEE ON BOTH OF THOSE SIDES WE HAVE EXISTING INLETS THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED. THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION DRIVE ALSO, JUST DUE TO WANTING TO HAVE IT BE LONG, LONG TERM AND HAVING SOME LONGEVITY WHILE THE PROJECT DEVELOPS. IT IS A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. AND SO TRYING TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS OF NOT TEARING UP CONCRETE AND THEN RELAYING IT TO SOMEHOW SHRINK IT, THAT THAT IS THE CONCERN THERE. AND THEN ALSO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OSG DRIVEWAY IS ANOTHER INLET. AND SO WE'RE QUITE CONSTRAINED IN TERMS OF WHERE WE CAN SHIFT THESE DRIVEWAYS. WE DID GET A COUPLE OF FEET, BUT WE ARE STILL REQUESTING THAT WAIVER. AND THEN JUST A VERY SMALL UPDATE TO THE PD ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE FOR THAT OSG. IT WILL SERVE AS BRIDGE POWER, BUT IT WILL BE THERE FOR A BIT OF TIME, BUT IT WILL ALLOW US TO DEPLOY THE PROJECTS IN A MUCH MORE TIMELY FASHION. SO WITH THAT, WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. AND COUNCIL, BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL HAVE MR. WHITE COME UP. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, MR. WHITE. AND AGAIN, IF YOU TELL US WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, I APPRECIATE IT. SO THE CONCERN I HAVE WITH THIS, THERE WERE TWO TWO CONCERNS IN THIS PRESENT, THESE PRESENTATIONS. NUMBER ONE WAS THE GENTLEMAN FOR THE CITY, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION AND VERY, VERY WELL ORGANIZED, THERE WAS ONE PART THAT WAS MISLEADING. AND THAT IS THE THE TAX BASE THAT IT WILL GENERATE TO HELP OFFSET THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THE GOOGLE DATA CENTER, GOOGLE IS WORTH $4.2 TRILLION THE LAST I CHECKED. AND LAST YEAR IN ELLIS COUNTY. ELLIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT WEBSITE, THEY PAID $0 IN PROPERTY TAXES. SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT AND THOSE WATCHING KNOW, HOW MANY YEARS DOES GOOGLE GET TO GO WITHOUT PAYING ANY PROPERTY TAXES? THAT'S A CURRENT DATA CENTER THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. THE PRESENTATION FROM THE COMPANY TONIGHT, THERE WAS NO MENTION ABOUT HOW MUCH TAXPAYER DOLLARS IT WILL GENERATE. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF WHAT KIND OF WATER CONSUMPTION IT'S GOING TO USE.THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE ELECTRICITY THAT IT'S GOING TO USE. AND MY QUESTION IS FOR THESE DATA CENTERS THAT Y'ALL KEEP APPROVING, WHAT IS THE INFORMATION Y'ALL HAVE? WHAT IS THE FACTS THAT Y'ALL HAVE VERIFIED? THEY SAY THEY GENERATE THEIR OWN WATER, BUT HAVE YOU ALL SEEN THESE FACTS? HAVE YOU SEEN THE DATA? AND IF SO, HAVE YOU PRESENTED IT TO THE COMMUNITY? SO I WOULD JUST URGE YOU TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE APPROVE ANOTHER DATA CENTER. AND HOW LONG IS THIS DATA CENTER GOING TO GO WITHOUT PAYING ANY TAX DOLLARS? I KNOW WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WALMART, BUT LAST YEAR, WALMART ONLY PAID $120,000 IN PROPERTY TAXES.
AND Y'ALL ARE ASKING THE CITIZENS TO GIVE YOU ALL $200 MILLION. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
COME ON. THANK YOU, MR. WHITE. COUNCIL, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SHEFFIELD, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HAMMOND. PLEASE VOTE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AND OR THE APPLICANT? GO AHEAD. YEAH. QUESTION FOR STAFF. JUST TO FOR THE CLARITY. WHEN I CHECKED ON THE ELLIS COUNTY TAX OFFICE WEBSITE, SHAKA LLC WAS WRITING ABOUT A $10 MILLION A YEAR CHECK TO ELLIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. SO IS THAT IS THAT ACCURATE OR IS IS THAT INACCURATE? I WOULD HAVE TO GO CHECK. I HAVEN'T LOOKED IT UP TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEIR TAX BILL IS, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FULL TAX ABATEMENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS 80% OKAY FROM FROM JUST REMEMBERING WHAT IT WAS BACK THEN. YEAH. I JUST I MEAN, BUT IT'S NOT ZERO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCILMAN CHESHIRE YEAH, JUST A HANDFUL HERE. THIS ONE MIGHT BE MORE GEARED TO THE APPLICANT. JUST, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE ARE PRIMARILY ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I'M LOOKING AT IS THAT THE ON SITE POWER GENERATION. SO JUST KIND OF WALK US THROUGH STUDIES THAT
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HAVE BEEN DONE REGARDING SOME OF THE AIR EMISSIONS AND NOISE, FUEL STORAGE, OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING THE FULL GRASP OF WHAT THAT ENTAILS. OH, SORRY. YEAH. HAPPY TO. SO THE ON SITE GENERATION ACTUALLY HAS EQUIPMENT WITHIN IT. IT IS A NATURAL GAS POWERED, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPRESS ANY EMISSIONS. WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE GUIDELINES ON THAT REGARD. AND AGAIN, THIS THIS ACTUALLY WILL ALLOW THE CAMPUS TO CONTINUE THE FUTURE PHASES OF ITS DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT GRID POWER. SO IT DOES ALLEVIATE THAT PRESSURE WHILE BEING ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY BE SELF-SUFFICIENT ANY OTHER. SO WITH THAT, I MEAN, IS IT CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING OR IS IT ONLY DURING OUTAGE TIME PERIODS? LIKE, I MEAN, IT'S JUST WALK ME THROUGH THAT AS WELL. YES. SO THIS WILL SERVE THERE'S, THERE'S BOTH PRIMARY. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO BACKUP GENERATION, WHICH IS ALREADY ON SITE. AND IT WAS, IT WAS PART OF THE OTHER CAMPUS, BUT THIS ONE WILL OPERATE FULL SERVICE WITH THE BUILDING. AGAIN, IT IS TEMPORARY. IT'S JUST TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE POWER UNTIL PERMANENT UTILITY SOURCES CAN COME ONLINE. BUT THERE IS A STAFF MENTIONED, BUT THERE IS A SOUND ATTENUATION WALL MIGHT NOT BE SHOWN ON. OH YEAH. RIGHT THERE. THERE'S THAT 20 FOOT TALL SOUND ATTENUATION WALL AS WELL TO ASSIST WITH THE WITH THE NOISE MITIGATION, GOOGLE CONTINUES TO REVIEW ITS CAMPUSES AND COME UP TO BEST STANDARDS. AND SO THAT WAS A SUGGESTION JUST FOR LONG TERM OF THE CAMPUS, BUT IT WAS ONLY A SLIGHT SLIGHT VARIATION THAT WAS NEEDED WITH THAT SOUND ATTENUATION WALL. OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST FEW HERE. SO ULTIMATELY WE'RE ADDING TWO PHASES. WE STILL HAVE A POTENTIAL PHASE SEVEN. SO TOTAL SIX PHASES, CORRECT. ONCE THIS FULL BUILD OUT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, AT LEAST THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF. YES. OKAY. SO MAYBE THIS MORE AS A STAFF ENGINEERING UTILITIES DEPARTMENTS, HAVE YOU EVALUATED THE TOTAL? HOW DO I WORK WITH THE WATER, WASTEWATER, OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE DEMANDS WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS ALL THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED? YES. THAT'S ALL REVIEWED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. OKAY. SO THAT'S DONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS. OKAY. WHEN WAS THE MOST RECENT TIME THAT WAS THAT, I BELIEVE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. MAYBE THREE MONTHS AGO NOW BEFORE THE ZONING CASE CAME IN. AND THEN ALSO AT THE TIME THAT DID COME IN. OKAY. AND THEN I'M GOING TO PICK ON CHIEF MCCASKILL BACK THERE. OKAY, LOOK AT IT FROM A EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BIG IN MY WORLD. FIRE PROTECTION WITH THIS OSG. IS THERE ANY OTHER PRECAUTIONS, ANYTHING ELSE FROM AN EQUIPMENT STANDPOINT, REQUIREMENTS FROM YOUR TEAM THAT YOU ALL WOULD NEED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NEWER COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT? NOTHING. OKAY. JUST CHECKING. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMAN SHEFFIELD. YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. THE. MAYBE. MAYBE YOU SAID IT. I WAS KIND OF LOST IN MY THOUGHTS HERE A MOMENT AGO, BUT IS THERE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DECIBELS THAT'S BEEN ASSUMED OR THOUGHT IN TERMS OF THE GENERATION THAT'S OUT THERE, OR IS THAT EVEN BEEN. YES. SO I I'M NOT SURE ON THE EXACT LEVELS, BUT THE CAMPUS TODAY, IN INCLUSIVE OF THAT SOUND ATTENUATION WALL, DOES MEET THE CITY STANDARDS WITH REGARD TO NOISE REQUIREMENTS. SO I BELIEVE IT'S A NUISANCE STANDARD THAT SOMETHING LIKE 65, 75, 75, 75. YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT.AS MUCH AS A LAWN MOWER. YEAH. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THE WATER, YOU MAY HAVE EVEN SAID THIS IS CLOSED LOOP. YES, SIR. ARE THE FIRST ONES. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE FIRST WHEN THE CITY FIRST WENT THROUGH THIS, I WENT ON COUNCIL. BUT TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED SO FAST THAT THE. THEY WERE NOT CLOSED WATER INITIALLY. AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER ISSUES THAT WERE ARE THE EARLIER ONES NOW UPDATED? WERE THEY ARE CLOSED LOOP WATER, AS WELL AS THESE NEW ONES BEING BROUGHT INTO THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND YOU'RE 100% CORRECT. TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST BIT OF TIME. SO THE EXISTING FACILITIES ARE NOT CLOSED LOOP, BUT THE NEW FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED LOOP. AND SO THAT ASSISTS WITH THE WATER CONSUMPTION. YEAH. SO THE ORIGINAL ON THE FIRST THREE PHASES OR TWO OF THE THREE PHASES. I MEAN THEY'RE NOT CLOSED LOOP. SO THEY ARE NOT. THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE STILL IN PLACE. YES. AND AS I DID MENTION, GOOGLE CONTINUES TO LOOK AT HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE THE CAMPUS FROM ALL SIDES. AND SO IT'S PART OF DISCUSSIONS. BUT CURRENTLY AT THIS TIME, THOSE WILL REMAIN AS AS AS THEY EXIST TODAY. OKAY. SO IN MY LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THINGS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, YOU
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CAN TELL BY LOOKING AT ME HOW OLD I AM. SO I'M A PEN AND PAPER GUY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS STUFF, BUT THE PHASE FIVE, PHASE SIX WOULD BE WOULD BE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS, AND IT WOULD BE THE INITIAL WATER DRAW. AND THEN PERIODIC OVER TIME, BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY EVAPORATION, THAT SORT OF THING, BUT THERE'S NOT THE NEED FOR PERPETUAL WATER PROVISION.THAT'S CORRECT. YES. IT WILL FILL THAT PRIMARY TIME. AND THEN THIS HAS NON EVAPORATIVE COOLING TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL. BUT THAT WATER DOESN'T NEED TO GET RECYCLED EVERY NOW AND THEN.
AND THEN OF COURSE JUST REGULAR DOMESTIC WATER USAGE, BUT A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE FROM FROM OTHER SYSTEMS. ALSO THE HIGH BEING THE MAXIMUM OF WHAT 36FT. IS THAT WHAT I READ EARLIER.
YEAH. I BELIEVE THAT INCLUDES ANYTHING THAT'S ON TOP OF IT. OR IS THAT JUST THE BUILDING ITSELF? IS THERE GOING TO BE ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANTENNAS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THOSE BUILDINGS, I BELIEVE? YEAH. IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE ELEVATIONS. SO YEAH, THE WAY THAT THE THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED, THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT SHOWING ANY ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S AS SHOWN HERE, THEY WOULD NEED TO BE 36FT. 36FT IS THE MAXIMUM. THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. THIS IS A QUESTION MAYBE FOR STAFF, MAYBE EVEN FOR ADMINISTRATION. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF TIME WITH REGARDS TO THE ABATEMENT? I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A CERTAIN TIMETABLE, A CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME, FROM THE TIME THE FIRST ONE WAS BUILT, UNTIL THIS THING EVEN COMPLETELY BUILDS OUT. IF THEY GO TO PHASE SEVEN, EVEN, IT'S STILL INCLUSIVE OF WHATEVER THAT ABATEMENT TIME IS. AND IT WAS ABOUT 80 OR 90%, I THINK IS WHAT I HEARD. BUT AND IT WAS TEN YEARS, WHATEVER, TEN YEARS WITHIN A TEN YEAR PERIOD. SO WHATEVER, WHEN IT STARTED WITH PHASE ONE. NOW AS WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD AFTER TEN YEARS, THEN THERE IS NO MORE. I MEAN, IT'S FULL, FULL TAXABLE VALUE.
WELL, THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE AND THEN THE NEW BUILDINGS WOULD START THE, THE, THE TEN YEAR. SO IT KEEPS ADDING A TEN YEAR. EVERY TIME WE HAD A BUILDING ON THOSE PARTICULAR PHASES. THAT'S THE WAY I RECALL THE STRUCTURE. OKAY. I, I NEVER, I, I PROBABLY READ IT YEARS AGO, BUT I HAVEN'T READ IT IN A LONG TIME. BUT THEY ARE EACH ON A TEN YEAR, THEY'RE EACH ON A TEN YEAR ABATEMENT. YEAH. AND THEY WOULD START A TEN YEAR ABATEMENT FROM THE TIME THEY WERE, THEY WERE BUILT FROM THE FAMILY. THEY WERE BUILT AND THEN MOVED FORWARD FOR TEN YEARS. OKAY, OKAY. WELL, THAT HELPS ME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO JUST TO TO RECAP, THIS WAS APPROVED IN 2018 ALONG WITH THE ABATEMENT. AT THE TIME, NOBODY ON THIS COUNCIL WAS HERE IN 18.
BUT THERE WAS SOME ORDINANCES IN 222 AND 22 1 IN 24. IT LOOKS LIKE ONE IN EARLY 26. THOSE, I GUESS, HAVE BEEN THE ADDITIONAL PHASES EACH TIME. YEAH. I THINK 2026 WAS FOR A, A MASTER SIGN PLAN. OKAY. FOR, FOR THE RAIL PORT CAMPUS. AND THEN I BELIEVE THE OTHER ONES WERE RELATED TO ADDITIONAL PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT COMING IN. AND, AND SO WITH THAT, THIS IS CURRENTLY A OPERATING DATA CENTER. IT HAS BEEN AN OPERATING DATA CENTER SINCE 2018. SO I GUESS TO JUST HELP EVERYONE UNDERSTAND MORE OF WHY IT'S COMING BACK, THEY CAN CONTINUE THE USE ON THIS PROPERTY AS A DATA CENTER BY. RIGHT. THE ONLY REASON WE'RE HERE IS FOR THE ON SITE GENERATION. YEAH, THE ON SITE GENERATING PLANT. YEAH. THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THEIR THEIR POWER NEEDS AS WELL AS I THINK HOW THE PD WAS CONSTRUCTED.
EVERY TIME THEY CAME IN FOR ADDITIONAL PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, THEY NEEDED TO COME BACK TO Y'ALL FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE PD. OKAY. BUT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE USE, CORRECT. OKAY. SO THE ON SITE GENERATION POWER PLANT YOU'RE CURRENTLY PULLING FROM THE GRID, THE ON SITE GENERATION POWER PLANT IS GOING TO TAKE ALL NEW PHASES OFF THE GRID. OKAY, THAT THAT KIND OF HELPS ME SOME. THE ONLY THING THAT I, I GUESS I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STAFF OR THE APPLICANT, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SHRUBS AND THE TREES AND ALL THE, ALL THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS, THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2018. YOU ALREADY HAVE TREES AND SHRUBS AND LANDSCAPING OUT THERE. SO CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR ME? ARE YOU ADDING ADDITIONAL OR ARE YOU JUST TALKING ABOUT THE EXISTING OR JUST IN THAT PHASE? YEAH, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT PHASES FIVE AND SIX. SINCE THIS IS NEW DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET IMPROVEMENTS IN THOSE AREAS. SO STAFF WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE FOR TREES AND SHRUBS IN THE PARKING LOT AREAS. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS MUCH IN THE
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WAY OF LANDSCAPING. I COULD BE WRONG ON, ON PHASES ONE THROUGH THREE, AND SO THIS PROVIDES FOR, YOU KNOW, SOME IMPROVEMENTS WITH THAT. IT PROVIDES FOR THE SECURITY FENCE IN THE AREA. AND, AND THEN THE SOUND ATTENUATION WALL ADJACENT TO THE OSG. SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE REVIEWING THESE ADDITIONAL PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT COME IN, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE CAN, WE TRY TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE, WE'RE APPROPRIATE. OKAY. SO THERE IS, AND, AND THE APPROVAL OF THIS PHASE, THERE'S GOING TO BE IMPROVEMENTS IN SOME OF THE OLDER PHASES AS WELL, JUST IN JUST IN PHASES FIVE AND SIX. ARE WE GOING TO BE SEEING THESE IMPROVEMENTS? OKAY, I'M SORRY I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT. I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER, THAT'S OKAY, IS DO YOU KNOW. AND HE MR. COUNCILMAN, ALLUDED TO THIS. DO YOU KNOW THE DECIBEL READING ON THE CURRENT SITE? AND THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS IN OUR PREVIOUS DATA CENTER, WE APPROVED. WE DID PUT A DECIMAL LIMIT. AND WHAT I'M CURIOUS OF IS I DON'T WANT TO SET. IF COUNCIL IS WILLING TO SET A DECIBEL LIMIT TO ONE THAT YOU'RE ALREADY OVER DOING. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU ALL KNOW THAT INFORMATION. OKAY, SO I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE AT THAT 75 DECIBEL AND THE THERE WAS A SMALL UPTICK WITH THE OSG COMPONENT ON THAT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH NECESSITATED THAT SOUND ATTENUATION WALL, AND IT BROUGHT IT BACK DOWN TO 75 WITH THAT AS A AS A GENERAL STUDY. OKAY. AND THEN THE STATE IS 75 AT THE PROPERTY LINE. OKAY. SO YOU GUYS ARE MEETING THE STATE STANDARDS. SO OKAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS AS COUNCIL. HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? NOBODY. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN WEAVER AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HAMMONDS. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. MOVING ON TO[2026-346 Consider and act upon nominations for appointments to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Midlothian Development Authority.]
REGULAR AGENDA 2026 346 CONSIDER AN ACT UPON NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND MIDLOTHIAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY COUNCIL. I WAS NOT ON THE RECOMMENDATION SUBCOMMITTEE. SO IF IF COUNCILMAN WEAVER OR SHUFFLE COULD GIVE ME A HAND HERE ON WHICH BOARDS THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR. YES, SIR. THE NOMINATING SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH MYSELF, COUNCILMAN SHEFFIELD AND THE MAYOR INTERVIEWED SEVERAL CANDIDATES AND ARE RECOMMENDING CHRIS TERRY FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND YASMIN BARN JONES TO THE MIDLOTHIAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. OKAY.AND IS THAT A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SHEFFIELD. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN WEAVER. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM
[2026-347 Presentation by Midlothian Economic Development of the Annual Report 2025 26 Fiscal Year. ]
PASSES 6 TO 0. NOW. OPENING ITEM 2026, 347. PRESENTATION BY THE MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT THROUGH 2025 2026. FISCAL YEAR. FISCAL YEAR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE. THIS IS PART OF A REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR TO REPORT TO YOU AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. AND SO WE HAVE PASSED OUT AND ALSO WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET, A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER. BEFORE I GO INTO THAT REPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AS A COUNCIL, FOR PUTTING PEOPLE, RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WHO HAVE BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME, WHO HAVE RAISED THEIR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHO ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. AND SO APPRECIATE THE GREAT BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU HAVE PUT ON TO OUR BOARD WHO ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING OF PROJECTS THAT THAT WE BRING BEFORE YOU. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STAFF. SO WE HAVE JOSEPH, WHO'S HERE. ANNABELLE IS IS NOT, BUT GREAT STAFF ON OUR TEAM TO HELP PUSH FORWARD THE ECONOMIC EFFORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE REPORT IS PUT TOGETHER WHERE WE HAVE A HIGHLIGHT FROM OUR OUR BOARD PRESIDENT THAT REALLY TOUCHES ON, YOU KNOW, THE KEY THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP BENEFIT DIRECTLY OUR OUR[00:55:05]
RESIDENTS. I DO WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THEM THAT WE WILL HIGHLIGHT. SO ONE OF THE NEW PROJECTS THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR WAS FOR SANDERSON PIPE. SANDERSON PIPE. THEY ARE LOCATED IN RAIL PORT. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. FOR A LOT OF YEARS, RAIL PORT WENT WITHOUT RAIL USERS. AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO FIND THE RIGHT RAIL USERS. THIS IS A COMPANY THAT CREATES PRODUCT IN THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS THAT WILL BRING IN QUALITY JOBS TO THE COMMUNITY AND GENERATE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE OTHER KEY THINGS THAT OUR BOARD IS PROUD OF IS THE PROJECT THAT WE APPROVED TO HELP EXPAND AND BRING NEW INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT INTO OUR COMMUNITY OVER BY THE AIRPORT. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WHEN WE LOOK AT SMALLER BUSINESS IN MIDLOTHIAN IS WE HAVE VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR THEM TO COME AND TO BUILD. AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THAT ULTIMATELY WILL OPEN UP ABOUT 170 ACRES THAT IS TARGETED FOR USERS THAT WILL OCCUPY SPACE BETWEEN 6000 AND 60,000FTā S OF SPACE. AND SO THIS ALLOWS FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GROWING OUT OF SPACE IN EASTGATE. AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND AND GROW THEIR BUSINESS AS WELL. A LOT OF BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE BUSINESSES IN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT WANT TO GROW, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO GROW HERE WITHIN MIDLOTHIAN. WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WERE TARGETED, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GEARED TOWARDS KEEPING SHOPPERS AND KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THOSE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. ONE HERITAGE PARK OR HERITAGE PLAZA, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE TALKED TO MANY OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN UNDERWAY BY BOTH THE A AND THE B CORPORATION. WE ARE SEEING A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, MORE SHOPPERS COMING, MORE RESTAURANTS, YOU KNOW, MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE SPENDING MORE TIME IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. THE TWO OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE DID ARE JUST STARTING AND IN THE PLANNING PHASES, BUT THIS IS ADDING DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS TO OUR NEW RETAIL CENTERS, MAIN STREET, TOWN CROSSING AND THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 67 THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IS NAMED YET. AGAIN, EACH OF THESE ARE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS THAT WILL USE FUTURE SALES TAX DOLLARS, THAT WILL KEEP PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AT THE SITES LONGER, CREATE BETTER DEVELOPMENTS FOR, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY SHOPPERS, BUT ALSO FOR OUR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE LAST ITEM THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, AND THEN I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS, IS OUR PROGRAMING THAT WE'RE DOING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER. SO AS I SEE VICTORIA THERE THROUGH MIDLOTHIAN BUSINESS ACADEMY, YOU KNOW, FOR SO MANY YEARS, MIDLOTHIAN, WE HAD GREAT INTENTIONS OF HELPING OUR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT WE LACKED THE PROGRAMING. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FORMALIZE THAT PROGRAMING AND KIND OF PULL IT ALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF MIDLOTHIAN BUSINESS ACADEMY. AND SO THESE ARE FREE RESOURCES FOR ANY BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY OR ANY BUSINESS OWNER IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS, BEFORE BUSINESS.THERE'S LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO NETWORKING. WE'VE ALSO PUT TOGETHER OUR EXPANSION COURSE, WHICH HELPS BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO GROW AND EXPAND AND BECOME PRIMARY JOB EMPLOYERS, GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO GROW AND EXPAND AND FEEDS RIGHT INTO OUR LOCAL PRIMARY JOB EXPANSION GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN THE THIRD PROGRAM UNDER MIDLOTHIAN BUSINESS ACADEMY IS THE FUNDAMENTAL COURSE. THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN. YOU KNOW, WE WE KNOW THAT ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE WORKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN. AND SO WE, WE KIND OF LOOK AT THIS PROGRAM AS A WAY TO, TO GIVE THE BASICS OF BUSINESS AND ALLOW BUSINESS OWNERS KIND OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIT PAUSE, STEP BACK AND HAVE A FRAMEWORK TO BE ABLE TO HELP STRENGTHEN THEIR BUSINESS. WE'RE ALSO SEEING A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT THEY'RE IN, AND THEY'RE READY TO START UP A NEW BUSINESS IN MIDLOTHIAN. AND SO THAT PROGRAM HAS REALLY BEEN ABLE TO HELP THEM AS WELL. AND SO WITH THAT, I COULD GO ON FOREVER, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY HAS WITHIN THE REPORT. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF OTHER SECTIONS WHERE WE CONTINUE TO REPORT ALL
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OF OUR PAST AGREEMENTS AND HAPPY TO TO TALK THROUGH THE FINANCIALS OF ANY OF THOSE AS WELL. COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST MAINLY HAVE AN OBSERVATION WITH REGARDS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MIDLOTHIAN I'VE BEEN HERE 26 YEARS AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST 8 TO 10 YEARS WITH I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU ALL WORK OFF OF A HALF PERCENT OF SALES TAX.THAT'S THAT'S YOUR BUDGET. THE STATE GETS SIX AND A HALF, SIX AND A QUARTER, WHATEVER THEY GET. BUT. BUT I CAN RECALL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET JUST LESS THAN TEN YEARS AGO, WORKING OUT A BUDGET TO HELP WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HELPING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, AND WHATEVER WE COULD DO TO HELP BUSINESSES COME IN SMALL, LARGE, INDUSTRIAL. AND THE BUDGET WOULD HAVE, WITH THAT HALF PERCENT OF SALES TAX, ABOUT $700,000 A YEAR. AND NOW WE'RE WORKING OFF JUST WITHIN A DECADE OR SO. ABOUT $700,000 A MONTH WITH HALF PERCENT SHOWS. TO ME, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE. AND AND YOU ALL HAVE HAD A BIG PART IN, IN BUILDING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND HELPING WITH HELPING WITH THESE INDUSTRIES COMING. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT? WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN MIDLOTHIAN TO BE ABLE TO TO CAPTURE GROWTH. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS STAYED TRUE TO GOING AFTER COMPANIES THAT EXPORT A PRODUCT OR SERVICE OR WHAT WE CALL PRIMARY JOB EMPLOYERS, WE REALLY ARE SEEING, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN, IN THE TAX BASE, BUT ALSO ON THE, ON THE SALES TAX SIDE. SO, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST. WITHIN THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE ABOUT 300% INCREASED OUR SALES TAX. THAT AGAIN, GOES TO THE CITY, THE A AND THE B CORPORATION, YOU KNOW, AND ULTIMATELY THESE ARE THE DOLLARS THAT HAVE ALLOWED YOU AS COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON OTHER PROJECTS AND ALSO TO PUT IN PLACE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE, ARE MAXED OUT OF WHAT THE STATE ALLOWS.
SO WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE. AND AGAIN, I'LL GO BACK TO OUR OUR BOARD, WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS, YOU KNOW, THE VALUE IN FOLLOWING THE STATE LAW AND HOW THESE FUNDS ARE ABLE TO BE USED. WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GROW. AND THAT REALLY HAS COME ON THE HEELS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE JUST NOW STARTING TO SEE THE WAVE OF RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. KYLE, IS THIS PACKET PUBLIC OR WILL IT BECOME PUBLIC? SO IT WILL WE WILL WE'LL PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE TOMORROW OR THE YOU KNOW, IT'LL COME OUT VERY SHORTLY. THIS IS THIS IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND THIS IS I'LL JUST. OKAY. THANK YOU.
BECAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. YEAH. YOU BET. OKAY. THE TIMING OF IT IS, I GUESS, ALMOST IMPECCABLE. YOU HAVE RETURN ON INVESTMENTS HERE FROM INCENTIVES. AND THE NUMBER ONE ON HERE IS GOOGLE. SO GOOGLE WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN 40 JOBS AND THEY EXCEEDED THAT REQUIREMENT WITH 88 JOBS. WITH 11,000 IN WAGES, 11 MILLION IN WAGES, I APOLOGIZE. THEY HAD A 100% PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX AND AN 85% REAL ESTATE PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FROM THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. THAT THE LOCAL INCENTIVE WAS ABOUT 11.4 MILLION. IT COSTS LOCAL ENTITIES APPROXIMATELY 869 MILLION TO SERVICE THE COMPANY. AND THEN THE RETURN OF INVESTMENT RECEIVED WAS 15.8 MILLION, MAKING IT A 29% RETURN ON INVESTMENT. IS THAT CORRECT FOR GOOGLE? CORRECT. AND, YOU KNOW, IN PART, THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT WE WE LAY OUT THE SAME, YOU KNOW, THE SAME NUMBERS. ANYTIME WE DO AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH ANY COMPANY, WE EXPECT THEM TO BE PARTNERS, RIGHT? THESE ARE THINGS THAT WILL ADD MUTUAL BENEFIT TO US. IT CAN BE HARD THOUGH, RIGHT? UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES REQUIRES A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO, AS YOU RECALL, COUNCIL, IS TWICE A YEAR WE PUT ON A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE OFFER TO THE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS, TO TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE PASSED. AND, YOU KNOW, OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WELCOME ANYBODY TO REACH OUT AND, AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON, ON ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS. THE KEY FOR YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, EACH OF THESE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE WE ARE STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE OWNED BY THE RESIDENTS.
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THESE ARE THEIR DOLLARS THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY RECEIVE DIRECT BENEFIT FROM.EACH YEAR WE GO THROUGH AN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPANIES ARE IN COMPLIANCE BEFORE THEY RECEIVE THE BENEFITS THAT COME WITH THOSE AGREEMENTS. AND SO WE GO THROUGH, AND IN THE CASE WHEN A COMPANY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, THE THE INCENTIVE IS NOT GIVEN SO THAT THE PUBLIC FUNDS ARE ALWAYS KEPT AND PRESERVED THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE. SO THEY'RE PERFORMANCE BASED AGREEMENTS, CORRECT? I MEAN, I LAST THING I'LL SAY AND I'LL HOLD ON TO ANNA, I, I THINK IF ANYBODY IS LISTENING TONIGHT, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON SOME OF THESE IS AMAZING. 162% RETURN ON INVESTMENT, 113% RETURN ON INVESTMENT, 146% RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT ROI THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAS WORKED ON FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS LOOKING AT THAT ANNUAL SNAPSHOT, RIGHT? AS SOON AS THE AGREEMENTS ARE OVER, WE RECEIVE 100%. AND SO THE NUMBERS ONLY BECOME, YOU KNOW, THAT MUCH STRONGER AND ALLOW US AS A COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO, TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT THAT YOU AS COUNCIL WANT. THANK YOU. ANNA. WELL, YOU TOUCHED ON IT A LITTLE BIT, KYLE. WHENEVER THEY'RE NOT MEETING THE AGREEMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE, YOU KNOW, BENCHMARKS, IS IT PER. DOES IT START AND STOP OR LIKE YOU HAVE ONE IN HERE THAT DIDN'T MEET THE FIRST YEAR AND THEN THEY HAVE ANOTHER YEAR. AND IF THEY DON'T MEET IT, THAT'S DONE AND THE WHOLE THING'S CANCELED. CORRECT. SO EACH AGREEMENT LAYS OUT THE TERMS BY WHICH THE INCENTIVE IS GIVEN. WE'RE TRYING TO STANDARDIZE IT SO THAT ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS ARE THE SAME. THE NEW STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE DOES ALLOW A COMPANY TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR ONE YEAR. NOW, THEY DON'T RECEIVE ANY OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BUT THE AGREEMENT DOESN'T TERMINATE. YOU KNOW, IN THE CASE OF OF THIS COMPANY, THEY WERE AGGRESSIVE IN SETTING UP A SCHEDULE THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH A STARTING UP A NEW PROJECT. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DO IT AS FAST. BUT AGAIN, WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP, RIGHT. WE'RE, WE'RE BOTH IN THIS TOGETHER.
AND SO IF WE AS THE COMMUNITY DON'T RECEIVE WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE PROMISED, THEN THE BENEFIT IS, IS NOT GOING TO BE THERE AS WELL. AND SO WE'VE BEEN REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LOT OF GREAT COMPANIES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING OTHER PROJECTS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AS WELL. SO, COUNCILMAN MARINO, YEAH, YOU HAVE SEVERAL GREAT PROJECTS THERE. I REALLY LIKE A COUPLE THREE QUESTIONS. WHAT'S THE LARGEST ABATEMENT YOU'VE EVER GIVEN? WHAT'S THE AVERAGE ABATEMENT YOU GIVE AND TALK ABOUT YOUR POLICY ON AVERAGE WAGES AND HOW YOU'VE CHANGED IT WHILE YOU'VE BEEN HERE. SO I MAY NEED SOME MORE TIME TO CALCULATE ALL OF ALL OF THOSE PIECES. BUT LET ME LET ME ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN GENERAL. YOU KNOW, OUR OUR CURRENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IS THAT THE TAX ABATEMENT POLICY THAT WAS JUST UPDATED, THOSE TAX ABATEMENT POLICY IS RESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE THOSE LARGEST PROJECTS. AND IN PART, IT ALLOWS MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO PICK UP THE INCENTIVE FOR THOSE OTHER PROJECTS, WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY TO RECEIVE 100% OF THAT NEW VALUE. THAT COMES BECAUSE OF THE PROJECTS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN OUR PRACTICE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE SEE, YOU KNOW, THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT REALLY SHIFTING AS MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO MIDLOTHIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS ABLE TO TAKE ON OTHER PROJECTS, WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY THEN TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THE FULL BENEFIT FROM EACH OF THESE PROJECTS FROM DAY ONE. AND SO AS FAR AS THE THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS, I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT HAPPY TO COME BACK AND RUN THOSE NUMBERS AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. BUT I THOUGHT WE TOPPED IT OFF AT 65% ON THE ABATEMENT THEY REMEMBERING. YEAH. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, EACH OF THE AGREEMENTS WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND YOU KNOW, THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE KEY THING FOR THE COUNCIL AND ALSO OUR RESIDENTS TO KNOW IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE AGREEMENT PAYS OFF WITHIN A TEN YEAR PERIOD. MOST OF THESE ARE PAYING OFF IN THE FIRST YEAR BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S ALL POST-PERFORMANCE, RIGHT? THEY'RE EITHER GOING TO PERFORM OR THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING AFTER PROJECTS THAT PAY ABOVE THE COUNTY AVERAGE WAGE. THAT HELPS TO BRING BETTER JOBS TO OUR COMMUNITY. A NEW THING THAT WE HAVE HAVE ADDED AND ARE LOOKING FOR OUR OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS TO DO IS TO DO MORE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WITH OUR NEW AGREEMENTS, WE ARE ASKING THE COMPANIES TO, YOU KNOW, COME AND PARTICIPATE MORE IN
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THE COMMUNITY, PARTNER WITH, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY OR THE CITY, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, OUR NONPROFIT, NONPROFIT PARTNERS, OUR SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY BETTER. AND IT'S IN THEIR BEST INTEREST AS WELL, RIGHT? THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HIRING EMPLOYEES FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL STRONG TOGETHER AND A GOOD AGREEMENT, BOTH PARTIES WIN. AND WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN MIDLOTHIAN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE REALLY GOOD PARTNERS THAT THAT SYSTEM WORKS.COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION, SO THERE IS NO MOTION. SO ONE LAST PIECE TO END ON BECAUSE THE OTHER THE OTHER HALF OF THIS IS, IS AS WE LOOK FORWARD, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. WE WILL HAVE THE WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY. AS PART OF OUR CURRENT PLAN, WE DEVELOP A WORK PLAN THAT WE'VE. YOU KNOW, I HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN THE IN THE REPORT. AND SO THAT WILL WILL START TO CHANGE. AS YOU KNOW, WE WE REEVALUATE THE COMMUNITY. IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS. WE WE HAVE DIFFERENT ASSETS.
WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT FINANCIAL POSITION THAT WE WERE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO, TO INVEST AND ULTIMATELY BENEFIT OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KYLE.
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WITH THAT COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. SO I WILL CONVENE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, BUT ANY AND ALL ACTION IS TAKEN IN REGULAR OPEN SESSION. COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING BACK FOR SECTION 551.072 REAL ESTATE DELIBERATION DELIBERATING DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY TO BE DELIBERATED WITH THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF MIDLOTHIAN.8 AND COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS NO ACTION. SO AT 738 I CALL THE
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