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>>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00 P.M.

SEPTEMBER 8. I CALL THIS SESSION OF THE MIDLOTHIAN CHAMBER OF COUNCIL TO SESSION.

BEFORE WE START, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.

MY COMMENTS ARE BASED UPON RECENT ACTIVITIES IN OUR COUNTRY AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES. WE ARE A COUNTRY OF LAWS.

THE CONSTITUTION IS OUR SUPREME LAW.

AND AS SUCH, EVERYBODY IS COVERED BY IT.

OUR RIGHTS, OUR PRIVILEGES, OUR FREEDOMS. NO LAW CAN BE PASSED THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE CONSTITUTION.

THE FOUNDERS OF THE CONSTITUTION IN THE PREAMBLE IN MODERN TERMS GAVE US WHAT I'D SAY IS OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

THEY SET OUT WHAT GOVERNMENTS SHOULD DO.

I SAY "GOVERNMENTS," PLURAL BECAUSE IT INCLUDES ALL LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT IN THE COUNTRY. IN THE PREAMBLE THERE ARE SIX POINTS GIVEN. THE FIRST POINT IS A GENERAL POINT. IT'S A GOAL.

BASICALLY IT SAYS WE NEED TO DO BETTER THAN WE HAVE DONE BEFORE NOW. YOU GO IN TO THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT THEY SAID BASICALLY WE WANT TO DO BETTER.

THE NEXT FIVE POINTS ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TRUE IF WE ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS COUNTRY.

THESE ARE THINGS WE WANT TO BE TRUE.

SO AS I READ THE PREAMBLE, I APPRECIATE IF YOU GIVE THOUGHTS TO THE WORDS. I THINK THESE WORDS ARE AS RELEVANT TODAY AS THEY EVER HAVE BEEN IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. MAYOR PRO TEM COFFMAN WILL THEN SAY THE MAYOR AND OUR SENIOR COUNCILMEMBER WAYNE SIBLEY WILL SAY THE PLEDGES. WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION, ESTABLISH JUSTICE, INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND OUR POSTERITY, DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. JUSTIN?

>> WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME. FATHER WE COME TONIGHT AND GIVE THE MEETING TO YOU. WE PRAY FOR YOUR DIRECTION AND GODLY WISDOM TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY AND IMPACT OUR CITY AND ULTIMATELY IMPACT THE CITIZENS WE REPRESENT. I PRAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO POUR OUR BLESSINGS OUT ON THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO BLESS THE CITY STAFF, THE POLICE SERVICES, OUR FIRE SERVICES.

LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT ALL OF THOSE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO THIS COMMUNITY AND WOULD CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER AND SUPPORT AND SERVE THIS GREAT CITY AS WELL. I PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE GOOD CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT NATION. AS THE MAYOR LAID OUT JUST MOMENTS AGO. THAT WE WOULD BE GOOD FOLLOWERS OF THE CONSTITUTION. AND THE PREAMBLE.

WE GIVE THIS MEETING TO YOU. HELP US HONOR YOU IN OUR WORDS AND ACTION AND IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

>> MAYOR RENO: REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 2020-312.

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. THE COUNCIL INVITES THE CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOP I CANNOT SCHEDULED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL SHOULD SUBMIT A FORM TO THE SECRETARY.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP AT THIS POINT.

[Consent Agenda]

CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA, ARE ITEMS THAT WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE.

IF ANY OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS WISH TO MOVE AN ITEM FROM CONSENT AGENDA TO REGULAR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> MOVE APPROVED. >> MAYOR RENO: MOTION BY WAYNE

TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR RENO: SECOND BY COFFMAN.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5-0.

[2020-317]

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PUBLIC HEARING OPEN ITEM 2020-317.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING WALL SIGN ON LOT 4R, BLOCK A, GREEN HOLLOW.

PRESENTLY ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 36.

TRENTON? >> THANK YOU.

THIS IS FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIGN ON THE ELEVATION OF A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED OFFICE BUILDING. 4.6018.

YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE SIGN PER BUILDING.

NO, ONE BUILDING SIGN PER BUILDING.

THE PROPOSED SIGN RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ASKING IS ADDITIONAL 41 SQUARE FEET. THEY HAVE AN EXISTING SIGN ON THE NORTH ELEVATION RIGHT HERE. THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 41 SQUARE FEET. THE SECOND SIGN WILL BE LOCATED ON THE WEST ELEVATION RIGHT HERE.

EQUALING TOTAL OF 82 SQUARE FEET.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE THIS BUILDING BY RIGHT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE 90 SQUARE FEET OF THE SIGNAGE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE. WHICH IS THE NORTH ELEVATION.

STAFF DOES FEEL THIS IS IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE THAT THIS WOULD BE BELOW THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD FOR THE SIGN.

WE DON'T SEE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH IT.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6-0. NO ONE CAME BACK IN OPPOSITION.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

>> MAYOR RENO: DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE ARE A MOTION TO MOVE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR RENO: AND A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. THE ITEM IS CLOSED 5-0.

ANY COMMENTS? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RODGERS.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5-0.

[2020-318]

OPEN ITEM 2020-318.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT ON LOT 46, BLOCK C, CRYSTAL FOREST ESTATES PHASE V. PRESENTLY ZONED SINGLE-FAMILY ONE DISTRICT. TRENTON?

>> THIS ALLOWS FOR A SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT BY RIGHT IF THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENT IN THE 3.5700 FOR THE SECONDARY DWELLINGS. THERE IS A CAVEAT IF ANY OF THE STANDARDS CAN'T BE MET THEY CAN APPLY FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO EXCEED OR HAVE ANY OF THE STANDARDS CHANGED.

APPLICANT REQUESTED DUE TO THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO MEET THE 50% TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A SECONDARY DWELLING THAT EXCEEDS THAT UP TO 78%.

THE PRIMARY DWELLING WHICH INCLUDES A.C. SPACE IS 2,452 SQUARE FEET. ONCE AGAIN THAT IS THE A.C.

SPACE ONLY. THEY REQUEST SECONDARY DWELLING TO INCLUDE THE DWELLING ITSELF, GARAGE AND ANYTHING THAT UNDER A ROOF. 1 ,917 SQUARE FEET.

THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SECONDARY DWELLS APPROVED IN THE AREA OF THE SIMILAR SIZE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

18 NOTICES WENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN 200 FEET AND ONE CAME BACK IN OPPOSITION THAT A PRIVACY FENCING BE USED.

ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS 6-0.

[INAUDIBLE] >> CORRECT.

>> MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> SECOND. >> ON THIS SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT, IS IT BEING BUILT IN LIKE CONSTRUCTION?

>> IT WILL BE OF SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION.

>> SIMILAR OR -- >> SIMILAR DESIGN.

RIGHT NOW ACCORDANCE THE HOUSE BILL PASSED LAST AUGUST, WE CAN'T GOVERN BUILDING MATERIALS BUT IT WILL BE THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE HOUSE.

BUT FROM THE DESIGN, BRICK MASONRY.

>> THAT CEASE WHAT I WAS CHECKING MAINLY.

DO WE KNOW WHAT THE OPPOSITION WOULD BE WHERE THERE WOULD BE OFFENSE NEEDED SINCE IT IS OF LIKE CONSTRUCTION?

>> THEY JUST STATED IN THE OPPOSITION THAT THEY STILL WANT OFFENSE. THEY HAVE BEEN PROPOSING THIS SINCE DAY ONE OF A SIMILAR DESIGN AND SIMILAR MATERIALS FROM DAY ONE. NOTHING CHANGED FROM THE

APPLICANT'S VIEW. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

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>> SECOND. >> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.

ITEM PASSES 5-0. OPEN ITEM

[2020-319]

2020-319. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF .132 +/- ACRES BEING LOT 1, BLOCK 2 OF THE HALES ADDITION. BY CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL THREE DISTRICT TO AN URBAN VILLAGE PLANNED

DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU.

323 SOUTH 9TH STREET ON THE CORNER HERE.

THEY ARE REQUESTING TO ADD FOR VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FROM R-3 DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED USE WOULD BE BUILDING, A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE/MEDICAL OFFICE.

THE ONLY RENOVATIONS, CHANGES THEY WILL BE MAKING TO THE BUILDING ARE REMOVING THE CHIMNEY AND ADDING MORE WINDOWS TO THE FRONT TO MAKE IT MORE PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO THE NORTH IS ZONED UVPD.

IT'S A SIMILAR STYLE. THERE IS AN EXISTING FENCE SURROUNDING THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY THEY WILL BE REMOVING.

SO IT'S IN BETTER DESIGN WITH THE BUILDING TO THE NORTH.

IN OTHER SCREENING IS REQUIRED PER ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS. NOW WITH THIS CASE THERE IS A CASE FURTHER ON IN THE AGENDA ITEM 330.

WHERE THEY DO, WHERE THEY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT. FOR AS FAR BACK AS I CAN SEE WITH THE GOOGLE IMAGERY AERIALS THEIR DRIVEWAY AND THE PORTION OF THE DRIVEWAY HAS BEEN ENCROACHING TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY SOUTH RIGHT HERE. THE RIGHT OF WAY ENCROACHMENT REQUESTING 363 SQUARE FEET TO USE IT FOR PARKING.

WITH THAT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF FIVE SPACES AND STILL MEET A.D.A. REQUIREMENT.

HOWEVER THEY ARE REQUESTING TO BE SIMILAR TO THE LOT TO THE NORTH, THAT THE SPACES BE NINE FEET IN WIDTH INSTEAD OF THE TEN FEET IN WIDTH. SAME AS THE SPACES TO THE NORTH.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. WE DID MOUNT NOTICE TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN 200 FEET. ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. PURPOSE OF THE UVPD IS THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE INFILL AND REDEVELOPMENT.

THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE UVPD DISTRICT WAS CREATED ALLOWING SMALLER LOTS THAN THE ORIGINAL TOWN TO REDEVELOP SPECIFICALLY IN THIS AREA TO GARNER, INSTEAD OF TEARING DOWN THE WHOLE BUILDING TO REUSE IT. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

PNC APPROVED 6-0. >> WHAT IS THE IMPACT IF WE PASS

THIS AND FAIL 330? >> STAFF RECOMMENDATION --

>> WHAT IS THE IMPACT? >> THEY WOULDN'T MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENT. THEY COULDN'T USE THE 330 SIX FEET. I WOULD GIVE THEM 1.5 SPACES OF PARKING. SHORT 1.5 TO EQUAL 3.5 SPACES

ONLY. >> DON'T WE ALLOW THE TYPE OF PROVISIONS THINKING ON THE CORNER OF AVENUE "F" AND -- WE

HAVE IT ALL OVER TOWN. >> IT'S VERY COMMON IN THE UVPD.

>> IT'S NOT A SPECIAL PROVISION. >> CORRECT.

FOUNDER'S ROW IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.

>> WHAT WE'LL BE DOING IS WE WILL STILL RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE EASEMENT. THEY ARE UNDERSTANDING THE UNDERSTANDING WE CAN TEAR THE CONCRETE OR WHATEVER IT IS UP AT

ANY GIVEN TIME IF NEEDED. >> CORRECT.

>> IF THIS IS A LICENSE DRIVE? >> YES.

>> OKAY. GO AHEAD.

>> MAYOR RENO: ANY SPEAKERS BEFORE WE CLOSE?

>> NO. >> I'LL ASK MY QUESTIONS WHEN WE

GO TO CLOSE OPEN. >> MOTION TO CLOSE.

>> SECOND. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR RENO: PLEASE VOTE.

ITEM IS CLOSED 5-0. >> THE ONLY THING I WANT TO CHECK ON IS OBVIOUSLY THE PARKING WILL BE RELATED TO THE ALLEY. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMERCIAL -- A RESIDENCE TURNED COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH,

CORRECT? >> CORRECT.

YES. >> SO THERE HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES WITH THE ALLEYWAY BEING USED WITH

COMMERCIAL PARKING? >> THE ALLEY DEAD ENDS AT THE

END. >> NO ISSUES?

>> NO. >> OKAY.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK I USED TO KNOW A PERSON WHO LIVED HERE.

THESE RESIDENTS COMPLAINT A LOT WHEN THIS PERSON CAME BECAUSE IT'S AN ALLEY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

BUT IT'S NOT PASSIBLE RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THERE IS A WASH OR DRAINAGE. IS STAFF NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT? REALLY, IT'S, I MEAN YOU CAN'T

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GO THROUGH THE ALLEYWAY. YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND IN ONE

OF THE PARKING LOTS. >> IT'S PRETTY NARROW.

BUT WHEN WE DID OUR ANALYSIS ON IT, I HAVE DRIVEN THERE MULTIPLE TIMES. I DIDN'T SEE ANY CONCERN THAT ADDING FIVE PARKING SPACES WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ALLEY.

THE IMPROVED ALLEY. >> OKAY.

>> SO WHAT YOU ARE STATING, CLARK, ONCE YOU START IN, IF ALL THE SLOTS ARE FULL, THERE IS NOT A RETURN OR A WAY OUT?

>> THE LAST TIME I WENT DOWN THAT ALLEY, THAT IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED. IF YOU KEEP GOING NORTH IT'S LIKE WASHED OUT OR A LOW SPOT. I MEAN, IT'S --

>> RIGHT HERE WHERE IT HAS ISSUES RIGHT THERE.

>> COUNCILMEMBER WICKLIFFE: THAT IS ABOUT RIGHT.

>> ACCORDING TO GOOGLE, YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH.

>> IT STOPS RIGHT HERE. THAT IS WHERE THE WASHOUT IS.

IT'S OVER THIS, THIS IS IMPROVED HERE.

>> THERE IS ACTUALLY RESIDENTS DOWN CLOSE TO THAT WASHOUT AREA AFTER YOU GET PAST THERE. I'M THINKING IT HAS FLOODED IN

THE PAST. >> YEAH.

I THINK I KNOW WHERE HE IS TALKING ABOUT.

>> THAT'S WHERE I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE GOOGLE MAP WHICH SHOWS WHAT CLARK WAS SAYING.

>> LET ME CLARIFY. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HOLD THIS AGAINST THE APPLICANT. I'M JUST SAYING THAT I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED FOR THE FUTURE TRAFFIC IN THAT SPOT.

IF ALL THE SLOTS ARE FULL FOR THEM TO -- I MEAN I GUESS THEY COULD BACK ALL THE WAY OUT. NOT AS FUNCTIONAL, I GUESS.

>> MAYOR RENO: DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WAYNE SECONDS.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5-0.

[2020-320]

OPEN ITEM 2020-320.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF 33.4450 ACRES OUT OF THE GRANVILLE KIRK SURVEY ABSTRACT NO. 604.

BY CHANGING THE ZONING FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 134 WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER FOR THIS.

>> THANK YOU. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO INCLUDE 98 RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH OVER FOUR ACRES OF OPEN SPACE INCLUDED THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL AND IS SURROUNDED ON ALL THREE SIDES, WITH SOME DENSE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS. MOCKINGBIRD ESTATES, KENSINGTON PARK NORTH, KENSINGTON PARK TO THE SOUTH.

ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IT'S IN THE URBAN MODULE.

WHICH CALLS FOR THE LOT SIZES OF AT LEAST 7,500 SQUARE FEET.

THIS WILL EXCEED THAT AND THEY WILL OFFER 8,000 TO 12,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS WITH SOME BEING 16 TO 18,000 SQUARE FEET.

HERE IS THE SITE PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED STREETS, LOT CONFIGURATION AND THE PARK AREAS.

THERE IS ONE ROAD STUB THAT IS ADDED ON THE SOUTH SIDE FOR THE FUTURE CONNECTIVITY. THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THERE BE ANOTHER ROAD STUB ADDED ON THE EASTERN SIDE, ON THE EASTERN ROAD NEAR LOT 7 BLOCK "D" TO HELP BREAK UP THE LONG STRETCH OF THE ROADWAY AND ADD FOR THE FUTURE, OR ADD AN ADDITIONAL FUTURE CONNECTION POINT.

APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY SIDEWALKS ALONG MOCKINGBIRD LANE WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR ARTERIAL ROAD.

BUT THE STAFF RECOMMENDS SIDEWALKS STILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE ARTERIAL. MENTIONED EARLIER THE SITE DOES INCLUDE OVER FOUR ACRES OF COMMON SPACE.

THESE AMENITIES WILL INCLUDE PLAYGROUND, SHADE STRUCTURE, SOCCER FIELD, BASKETBALL COURT AND A SHORT TRAIL THAT WILL CONNECT THE OVERALL SIDEWALKS THAT WILL CONFRONT EACH LOT.

USUALLY ALL AMENITIES MUST BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMITS BEING ISSUED. THE APPLICANT IN THIS CASE IS ASKING THAT 20 PERMITS BE ALLOWED PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THOSE AMENITIES. HERE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES OF THE SIX-FOOT MASONRY WALL AND THE ORNAMENTAL FENCE THEY ARE PROPOSING ALONG MOCKINGBIRD LANE.

STAFF HAS RECEIVED ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST FROM A SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNER. IN SUMMARY, THE PROPOSAL IN GENERAL DOES CONSIST, OR IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WITH ONLY 98 LOTS, THE AMENITIES DO ABSOLUTELY EXCEED THE TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS.

THE COMP PLAN DOES STATE THAT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT SHOULD MINIMIZE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES. AS THESE ARE WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY FIT THIS.

IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WE TALK ABOUT THE GARAGES BEING ON THE REAR SIDE OF LOTS OR THEY REALLY BE OBSCURED FROM VIEW.

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IN THIS CASE THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A TYPICAL FRONT ENTRY GARAGE THAT CAN BE FLUSH WITH THE FRONT FACADE.

SO THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE TYPICAL ZONING ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE. YOU TYPICALLY NEED TO BE AT LEAST FIVE FEET SET BACK FOR ANY TYPE OF FRONT ENTRY GARAGE.

BUT THAT IS FOR 65% OF THE HOMES IS WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR.

THIS SLIDE HERE SUMMARIZES WHAT THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED. WITH THAT, 65%, 64 UNITS OF THE DWELLING WILL HAVE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES AND AGAIN THOSE WOULD BE FLUSH WITH THE FRONT FACADE OR CAN BE FLUSH WITH THE FRONT FACADE. ROAD STUB ADDED BLOCK 7 AND "D." AND TRAIL FEET EIGHT FEET WIDE. 20 BUILDING PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF ANY OF THE AMENITIES BEING DONE. STUFF DOES AGREE WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS BUT WE ASK THAT THE COUNCIL FURTHER CONSIDER ITEMS WE HAVE LISTED UP HERE THAT FRONT-ENTRY GARAGES BE PROHIBITED SO WE ARE MORE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE MAYBE ADD PARKING ADJACENT TO THE COMMON AREA KNOWN AS LOT 44X. THAT IS THE LARGEST LOT THAT CONTAINS A BASKETBALL COURT, AMONG SOME OTHER AMENITIES.

THAT THE PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALKS ALONG MOCKINGBIRD LANE THAT THOSE BE PAVED AND THOSE BE INCLUDED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

WITH THAT, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> MAYOR RENO: DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER? CLINT VINCENT. MR. VI VINCENT GIVE YOUR NAME AD

ADDRESS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND

COUNCIL. >> MAYOR RENO: YOU MAY REMOVE

YOUR MASK IF YOU WISH. >> ALL RIGHT.

CLINT VINCENT. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LAND FOR BLOOMFIELD HOMES. 105 EAST 114 IN SOUTHEAST, TEXAS. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. MARCUS DID A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING WHAT THE PROJECT IS. AFTER SEEING THE APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING COMMISSION WITH THE CONDITIONS THEY HAVE WE ARE WILLING TO ABIDE BY ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY APPROVE AND WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE GARAGE.

>> YES. [INAUDIBLE]

>> PLANNING AND ZONING SAID 65% FRONT ENTRY.

WE REALLY LIKE THAT. WE BELIEVE THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE PROVIDING HAS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACES, SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF AMENITIES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED. THAT IT ALSO HAS MUCH, MUCH BIGGER LOTS THAN IS REQUIRED. THE 7,500.

WE HAVE ALL 8,000 AT A MINIMUM. SOME OF THEM UP TO 14,000 AND 16,000 WITH A LOT OF A 12,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.

SO WITH THE INCREASED AMENITIES AND THE INCREASE OPEN SPACE AND CONSIDERING ALL THE LOTS AROUND THEM ARE FRONT-ENTRY GARAGES IN THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND WE ASK THAT THE COUNCIL GO WITH WHAT PNZ RECOMMENDED. 65% OF THEM BEING DIRECT FRONT

ENTRY GARAGES. >> I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FRONT-ENTRY GARAGES TO START WITH.

BUT I CAN LIVE WITH THEM AS LONG AS THEY ARE FIVE FEET FROM THE

FRONT OF THE HOUSE. >> ONE THING WE DID WAS INCLUDE IN THE REQUEST THAT THE CEDAR DOORS INSTEAD OF IT JUST BEING A FRONT ENTRY GARAGE, LET'S HAVE AN ENHANCED GARAGE DOOR.

I THINK WE ALSO WOULD BE WILLING TO SAY THAT WE WOULD DO THE CEDAR DOORS ON THE FRONT ENTRY. 5% WOULD BE THE CEDAR -- 65%

WOULD BE THE CEDAR DOORS. >> I CAN GO WITH THAT.

BUT THE GARAGE NEEDS TO BE RE-ESTABLISHED.

>> THANK YOU. >> ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT FIVE FOOT SETBACK ON THE GARAGES?

>> YEAH, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE PRODUCT ALLOWS.

I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY LIVE WITH THAT, THOUGH.

>> WHAT IS OUR STANDARD RIGHT NOW?

>> THEY HAVE TO DO THAT NO MATTER WHAT?

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT. THROUGH THIS P.D. THEY COULD

ASK -- >> BUT IN THE CURRENT IS IT THE

FIVE FEET? >> NO.

NORMALLY IF IT'S NOT MENTIONED, THAN WHAT IT DOES IS REFER BACK TO WHATEVER THE ZONING ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE.

SO TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, YEAH. THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THE FIVE FOOT. I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WERE INTENDING TO DO. NOT A FIVE-FOOT SETBACK.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE GARAGES TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE FLUSH

WITH THE FRONT OF THE FACADE. >> MY THOUGHT WAS IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE FIVE THINGS -- DO YOU HAVE THEM HANDY, MARCOS?

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WE SAID WE WOULD DO THREE OF THE FIVE THINGS.

ONE IS AT LEAST 100 SQUARE FOOT OF THE ROCK OR THE STONE ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. EITHER A FRONT PORCH OR A BACK PORCH OF AT LEAST 100 SQUARE FEET.

THE CEDAR DOOR WAS ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE SAID WE WOULD DO THEE OF THE FIVE. WE WOULD RATHER NOT DO THE FIVE FOOT. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE HOMES AND THE SIZE OF THE LOTS THAT WE ARE DOING, WHETHER IT'S FIVE FOOT FLUSH OR FIVE FOOT WON'T MAKE AS MUCH DIFFERENCE AS THE VARIETY OF THE HOUSES WE ARE PUTTING ON THE VARIETY OF THE BIG, BIG LOTS. ALSO COMBINED WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE OPEN SPACE WE HAVE. THAT FIVE-FOOT DIFFERENCE IN THE FLUSH TO FIVE FEET IS REALLY TO ME NOT AS BIG OF A DEAL AS WHAT WE ARE PROVIDING FROM AN AMENITY AND A LOT SIZE STANDPOINT.

>> HOW WIDE ARE YOUR LOTS? >> 8,000.

80X100? >> 60 TO 80.

>> A LOT OF THE 12,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS, CORRECT?

>> YES. EVERYTHING IN LIGHTER BROWN IS

12,000 AND LARGER. >> SO THE REASON WHY COUNCIL OR AT LEAST I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE BALANCE OF COUNCIL.

WE KNOW, WE HAVE KNOWN WE HAVE BEEN INUNDATED BY THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES. I WAS AT THE PLANNING AND THESTHEZONING MEETING AND I WAS SURPRISED WE WENT FROM 0% ALLOWABLE TO 65% SOMEHOW. I WATCHED AT THE TAIL END OF THE INTERACTIONS, THEY GELLED TO WHY DON'T WE CONSIDER THE 50/50 AND THEN THEY JUMPED TO A MOTION AND BOOM, IT HAPPENED.

I'M KIND OF SCRATCHING MY HEAD ON ALL OF THIS.

WE ACTUALLY WENT AWAY FROM FRONT ENTRY GARAGES IN MY VIEW IT WORKED BECAUSE IT PROMOTES BIGGER LOTS.

80-FOOT WIDE LOTS LIKE YOU HAVE. ONCE AGAIN, I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF PERSONALLY. MY ISSUE WITH THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK IN ON WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE OWNS.

I'M IN A SERVICE-ORIENTED BUSINESS.

SO WHEN WE TRAVEL DOWN THROUGH THE STREETS TRYING TO DRIVE 5 MILES PER HOUR WE HAVE LITTLE JOHNNY COMING DOWN OUT OF THE GARAGE SHOOTING OUT IN THE STREET ON HIS LITTLE TRYKE.

THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE FRONT-ENTRY GARAGES IT DOESN'T GIVE ENOUGH DRIVE SPACE TO WHAT WE HAVE RUN IN TO THE ISSUE WITH WHAT IS THE SETBACK ON THESE GOING TO BE FROM THE INNER SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT OF THE GARAGES?

IS THAT 22 TO 23 FEET? >> 25.

>> 25. SO IN SOME CASES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE GOT A NUMBER OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS LIVING THERE WE RAN IN THE BIG TRUCKS HANGING OVER TO THE SIDEWALKS.

IT'S FOR ALL THOSE REASONS WE MOVE AWAY FROM AND WE ARE USUALLY HAVING TO BARTER WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A 60-FOOT WIDE LOT AND IT IS REALLY TOUGH ON THEM TO GET THE J-SWINGS IN. FOR ME PERSONALLY I NEED THE 65% COME DOWN WAY DOWN. THAT IS A DEAL BREAKER FOR ME.

I'M USED TO SEEING THEM ON THE 65% ON THE 60-FOOT LOTS AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE ISSUE. I NEED TO SEE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BELOW 50% PERSONALLY. I THINK I WILL STATE THE FACT I THINK PNZ GOOFED THIS UP. THAT IS JUST ME SPEAKING

PERSONALLY. >> A LOT OF TIMES WHAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ABOUT THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES THEY ARE COMBINED WITH A SMALLER LOTS. WHEN YOU HAVE THE 80, 90, 100-FOOT WIDE LOTS IT'S NOT LIKE ALL YOU SEE THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGE, FRONT FRONT ENTRY GARAGE.YOU GO FROM .

TWO OR THREE HAVE A SIDE SWING. YOU HAVE A

>> I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.

>> YOU ARE TALKING TWO-THIRD WITH THE FRONT ENTRY AND ANOTHER THIRD AND MIX THAT IN COMBINE IT WITH A WIDE BIG LOTS THAT WE HAVE AND I DON'T THINK YOU GET THE FEEL THAT THE CITY HAS THE, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY THEY CHOSE TO TRY TO GO AWAY FROM THE FRONT ENTRY. YOU GET THAT FEELING IS THAT GARAGE DOOR, GARAGE DOOR, GARAGE DOOR IS ALL YOU SEE.

I DON'T THINK YOU GET THE FEEL WITH THE LAYOUT AND THE AMENITY AND THE SIZE OF THE LOT AND THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE PROPOSE.

I THINK YOU GET AWAY FROM THAT BY ALLOWING THE 65% INCORPORATED WITH THIS LAND PLAN WITH THE AMENITIES AND THE LOT SIZES.

THAT IS JUST HOW I FEEL. I THINK YOU ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOAL WITH THE 65% IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT WE HAVE PRESENTED WITH THIS

LAND PLAN. >> I CAN JUST SPEAK.

I CAN'T DO 65%. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT MEETING IS WE COULD FALL IN AGREEMENT BUT IF THE BALANCE OF COUNCIL FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH 65% WE'LL SEE.

FOR ME I CAN'T DO THAT. >> THE POINT I CAN'T TAKE IS THE

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RECESS GARAGE. >> I THINK --

>> WHAT PERCENT OF THE LOTS ARE IN THE DARKER SHADE, WHAT PERCENT ARE IN THE LIGHTER SHADE? IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT PERCENT ARE THE LARGER AND WHAT PERCENT ARE

THE SMALLER LOTS? >> 70% OF THE DARKER.

>> 70%. >> YEAH.

>> AND THE DARKER LOTS, THAT IS ROUGHLY AN 80-FOOT WIDE LOT.

[INAUDIBLE] 62? THAT IS WHY YOU NEED THE FRONT ENTRIES.

YOU ARE SITTING 62 FEET. >> IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE

THAT SIDE SWING. >> YOU CAN'T.

UNLESS YOU GET UP AT LEAST 70-FOOT WIDE.

>> WHAT IS YOUR SMALLEST WIDTH OF YOUR LOT?

>> 62. WHAT WE DID WAS WE ATTEMPTED TO MATCH -- SEE THE LOTS ON THE BACK SIDE THAT IS ADJACENT TO US. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE MATCHING ON THAT SIDE TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT, TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT TRANSITIONED FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS LITERALLY BACKING TO IT. SO THAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF HOW THIS LAND PLAN WAS PUT TOGETHER.

LET'S MATCH WHAT IS HERE AND GET BIGGER AS WE GO ACROSS TO MAKE

SURE THAT WE HAVE A BIGGER FEEL. >> ON YOUR GARAGES, ON YOUR FOURTH POINT, WHAT IS SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THREE-CAR GARAGES ON YOUR BOTTOM POINT THERE, MARCUS?

>> THAT'S ALL IT IS. IT'S JUST REITERATING THE FACT IT HAS TO BE IN THE STANDARD FOR THE THREE-CAR GARAGES.

OUR STANDARD FOR THE THREE-CAR GARAGE YOU HAVE A FRONT FACADE.

THE THIRD HAS TO BE RECESSED BACK.

IT HAS TO BE SET BACK ALSO. SO IT'S JUST BASICALLY SAYING THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BRICK THAT RUNS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY.

JUST SEPARATING THAT CONCRETE UP.

THREE-CAR GARAGE IS A LOT OF CONCRETE.

>> IT LOOKS GOOD. I HAVE BEEN IN SOME OF THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE. I GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I WANT TO START WITH THE ROAD. RIGHT NOW, THIS STUB IS IN AND STUB IS ASKING FOR THAT RIGHT THERE?

>> YES, SIR. SO GOOGLE EARTH THERE IS AN ENTRY HERE, ONE HERE, ONE HERE. IS STAFF, IF THIS IS A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, I KNOW WE DON'T KNOW YET BUT DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT IS A CUL-DE-SAC? I'M GETTING NERVOUS ABOUT HOW MANY STOPS AND TURNS WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE SO EN COMPACT IN E

AREA. >> ABSOLUTELY.

WE WOULDN'T ALLOW UNLESS THERE IS A VARIANCE MADE WE WOULDN'T ALLOW ANOTHER ENTRANCE TO MOCKINGBIRD LANE HERE.

ONCE THIS PROPERTY -- I'M NOT SURE HOW SOON MR. BETZEL WOULD SELL AND THE AREA BE REDEVELOPED IT FALLS IN THE URBAN MODULE.

SOMEBODY COULD COME IN WITH 7,500 SQUARE FOOT LOT PROPOSAL IN THE FUTURE. ONE THING WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS SEE THE FOLKS HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTH TO GET ALL THE WAY OUT ULTIMATELY. ADDING ANOTHER CONNECTION OF THE CONNECTIVITY HELPS TO GET FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER AREA.

WE HAD NO CONNECTIVITY FROM THE KENSINGTON PARK NORTH AND NONE FROM KENSINGTON PARK ON THE SOUTHSIDE.

IT'S JUST BAD PLANNING PRACTICE HAVE THE LONG STRETCHES OF THE ROADS WITHOUT HAVING SOME SORT OF BREAK.

OUR INTERSECTION, I THINK LET'S SEE, THE BLOCK LENGTH REQUIREMENT 1,320. YOU CAN'T COUNT AN EYEBROW AS AN INTERSECTION. THIS AREA EXCEEDS THE 1,320.

THIS IS WHY WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SECOND BREAK IN THIS AREA.

>> OKAY. SO IT COMES STRAIGHT THROUGH?

>> CORRECT. >> MY NEXT QUESTION IS IF WE DO THIS STUB OUT AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I WAS READING THE STAFF'S NOTES, ARE YOU SAYING IF HE DOES THE STUB OUT WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE HIM TO PUT THE GREEN SPACE SOMEWHERE ELSE OR

JUST THROW THE GREEN SPACE AWAY? >> NO.

GREEN SPACE, YOU CANNOT GO DOWN ON THE GREEN SPACE.

IT WOULD HAVE TO STAY WHERE IT IS AT.

YOU LIKELY WOULD LOSE A LOT, IF ANYTHING ELSE.

>> OKAY. AND THEN, Y'ALL HIT THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES SO I'LL CHECK IT OFF MY LIST.

>> YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? >> NO.

NO. Y'ALL WON'T LIKE MY COMMENTS.

>> SURE WE WOULD! >> SO THE SIDEWALK, I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN THIS STRETCH.

ARE YOU TELLING HIM TO BUILD A SIDEWALK HERE, STOP AND THEN

AGAIN OVER HERE? >> YES, SIR.

YES, SIR. WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT IS IF THE SIDEWALKS ARE, ONCE THE SIDEWALKS ARE IN, IT OBVIOUSLY INITIATES THE PROCESS OF ADDING ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS.

WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT IS FURTHER TO THE WEST. WE HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL FURTHER EAST. IDEALLY SOONER OR LATER WE WANT

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TO SEE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AS WELL.

SOMETIMES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY MAY PARTNER UP AND ADD ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS AT TIMES.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT WILL HAPPEN. BUT IDEALLY WE WANT TO SEE AS MANY SIDEWALKS BE PUT IN. I THINK IT'S THE SUBDIVISION 6.16.4. IT REQUIRES THAT FOR ALL SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE LESS THAN ONE ACRE IN SIZE.

ANYTIME YOU ARE ADJACENT TO THE ARTERIAL THE SIDEWALKS ARE

INSTALLED. >> COUNCILMEMBER WICKLIFFE: I WISH WE MADE EVERYONE PUT IN SIDEWALKS.

I KNOW THERE IS ONE ENDING HERE. MY ONLY CONCERN ABOUT THE SIDEWALK, DON'T WE HAVE A PLAN FOR MOCKINGBIRD LANE TO BE A

FOUR LANE ROAD? >> YES, SIR.

>> COUNCILMEMBER WICKLIFFE: HOW FAR WOULD THE SIDEWALK BE SET BACK OFF OF THAT THOROUGHFARE?

>> WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THE SIDEWALK CAN GO TO RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE DEDICATED AREA THAT THE FOLKS WOULD DEDICATE TO THE CITY. BUT IF THEY ADDED THE SIDEWALK WITHIN THE ACTUAL GREEN SPACE, OR THE 15-FOOT COMMON AREA AND JUST HAD A PEDESTRIAN EASEMENT, ONCE THE ROAD GETS REDONE, THERE IS NO WORRY IF THE SIDEWALK BEING TORN OUT.

AS LONG AS IT IS ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY SIDE IN THE 15-FOOT WIDE COMMON AREA. SO NOT ONLY WOULD YOU HAVE LANDSCAPING AND A WALL BUT A FIVE-FOOT SIDEWALK THAT IS RUNNING THROUGH THEIR COMMON LOT.

THAT IS ONE OPTION. OR THE SIDEWALK COULD TECHNICALLY GO WITHIN THE DEDICATED RIGHT-OF-WAY ALSO.

THEY WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH -- IF THEY DID THAT, THEY WOULD BE SETTING THAT LOCATION OF THE SIDEWALK WHEN WE COME IN AND DO

MOCKINGBIRD LANE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WICKLIFFE:

RATHER NOT DO THAT. >> THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS TEAR OFF A SIDEWALK EITHER. I DON'T KNOW IF MIKE ADAMS IS HERE OR NOT. HE MAY BE ABLE TO GO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THE MOCKINGBIRD LANE AND WHERE WE ARE AT ON THAT. I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT MAY BE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S UNDER DESIGN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BUT

IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER. >> COME ON IN, MIKE.

>> I SEE HIM SHAKING HIS HEAD BACK THERE.

>> NO, SIR. CURRENTLY THERE AREN'T ANY PLANS ON MOCKINGBIRD. AT ONE POINT IT WAS BEING LOOKED AT AND DESIGN HAD STARTED BUT IT STOPPED BACK AS PART OF THE '06 BOND. IT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.

BUT THE INTENT WOULD BE TO PUT IN ONE TIME AND NOT TEAR IT OUT AND REDO IT IN THE FUTURE. IF WE CAN'T GET IT OUT OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. IF NOT WE PUT IT CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE SO WE HAVE ROOM TO WORK IN THE FUTURE NOT KNOWING HOW THE ELEVATION AND GRADES WILL BE SET IN THE FUTURE.

>> OUR FUTURE THOROUGHFARE SHOWS RIGHT-OF-WAY?

>> CORRECT. >> DID YOU ASK THE QUESTION OF

CONNECTIVITY ON THOSE SIDEWALKS? >> IS THERE CONNECTIVITY THERE

NOW? >> YES, SIR.

>> SIDEWALK OVER HERE. BUT IT DOESN'T COME ACROSS THAT

HOUSE. >> ARE THOSE TRUE TRAFFIC

CIRCLES? >> I MEAN THERE IS ROUNDABOUTS AND THE TRAFFIC CIRCLES. I CONSIDER THAT A TRAFFIC CIRCLE VERSUS A ROUNDABOUT. A ROUNDABOUT YOU TYPICALLY HAVE A BIG INTERSECTION, A REALLY BIG AREA.

THIS IS MORE OF A TRAFFIC CALMING, INTENDED TO BE TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICE. WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE MOVEMENT CLOSELY. WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS AND SOME NOT GOOD SUCCESS WHAT YOU HAVE A TRAFFIC CIRCLE.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO BE SPEED BUMPS.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. YES, SIR.

>> WIDTH FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS -- >> WE WILL MAKE SURE.

THAT IS A COMMENT WE HAD ORIGINALLY WE WANT TO LOOK AT THIS WHEN THEY COME IN WITH THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT.

AND IT GOES THROUGH REVIEW AS WELL BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE IT CAN SUPPORT THE APPARATUS TO GET THAT WAY AND IT DOESN'T CREATE

PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. >> SO QUICKLY YOUR PERSONAL

OPINION OF ROUNDABOUTS? >> ROUNDABOUTS IN GENERAL, I'M NOT A BIG FAN. SOME PLACES UTILIZE THEM QUITE A BIT BUT SOME OF THEM ARE TRYING TO STEP BACK AND THEY AREN'T USING THEM AS MUCH. AGAIN, ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, I DON'T SEE IT BEING A PROBLEM.

IT SHOULD HOPEFULLY TRY TO SLOW THE TRAFFIC DOWN.

ON THE BIG ROADS AND THE BIG INTERSECTIONS --

>> IN RESIDENTIAL -- >> IN RESIDENTIAL, I'D BE OKAY BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT IS DESIGNED PROPERLY AND ACCOMMODATE WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE TRAFFIC IN THE FUTURE.

>> OKAY. >> YOU WENT FROM TWO STORY TO TWO AND A HALF STORY. I'M NOT A FAN OF THE TWO AND A

HALF STORY HOUSES. >> I THINK WE CAN LIVE WITH THE

TWO STORY HOUSES. >> I THINK IT'S JUST INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION PACKAGE. CORRECT.

UP TO. I DON'T THINK THEY WILL DO THAT.

>> IT'S A TWO-STORY HOUSE. >> GO AHEAD.

>> ON THE GARAGES I'M LEANING TO MY LEFT.

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>> I HAVE HAD SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN TALKING. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

I AM SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERING HIS SITUATION.

THIS HAS BEEN MY BIGGEST CONCERN.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS MORE AFTER WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OUR PROBLEM IS THAT WE REALLY TRIED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE IMMENSE VOLUME OF THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES THAT WE HAVE HAD.

I DO APOLOGIZE. WHEN I FIRST ASKED ABOUT THE LOT SIZES I TOOK IT AS THOUGH THEY WERE 80X100S BUT THEY LOOK

MORE LIKE 65X150S. >> RIGHT.

>> 65-FOOT WIDE IT CHANGES THINGS DRASTICALLY ON THE APPLICATION OF FRONT ENTRY GARAGE.

BUT I DO ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH GOING FROM 0% FRONT ENTRIES TO 65% BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.

WHEN WE TRIED TO ROTATE BACK OUT OF THAT.

SO BECAUSE OF YOUR LOCATION AND YOU ARE LITERALLY SURROUNDED

WITH FRONT ENTRY GARAGES. >> WE ARE, YES.

>> COULD YOU DO A 50/50? I MEAN THAT IS COMING OFF JUST 15%. THAT IS COMING A LONG WAY FROM ZERO. COULD YOU MAKE 50/50% WORK?

>> I THINK SO. >> OKAY.

I WANT TO BE FAIR. >> CAN I -- WHAT WE WILL END UP DOING PROBABLY IS TAKING THE 12,000 AND THE 16,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS TO MAKE THEM SMALLER TO TRY TO KEEP THEM THE SAME

NUMBER. >> MAKE SMALLER LOTS BIGGER.

>> RIGHT. IF YOU CAN GO 50/50 TO KEEP SAME NUMBER OF THE LOTS TO MAKE THE BUSINESS WORK.

>> DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE DENSITY IS AT NOW?

>> .98. >> GETTING UP TO 3.0.

>> SAY IT AGAIN. >> 2.92.

>> SO DO YOU THINK IT WILL KEEP -- EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE OTHER LOTS HE MIGHT GET UP TO A 3.1 TO 3.2?

JUST GUESSING. >> YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP IT

AT THAT. >> I KNOW THAT.

THAT IS WHY I'M ASKING. OKAY.

SO WHAT IS KENSINGTON ROUGHLY ON A DENSITY?

IS THAT EVEN -- >> THEY ARE PROBABLY, THEY ARE

DEFINITELY OVER 3.0. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

>> PROBABLY MORE -- WE CAN LOOK IT UP.

>> IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE

SURROUNDINGS. >> KENSINGTON HAS FRONT ENTRY

GARAGES, THOUGH. >> THAT IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

THEY HAVE A MAJORITY OF SMALLER LOTS.

>> I THINK WE COULD IF WE ARE ALLOWED TO ADJUST THE LAND PLAN TO MAKE SOME OF THE BIGGER LOTS SMALLER TO TRY TO KEEP THE SAME DENSITY, I THINK WE COULD LIVE WITH IF 50/50.

>> OR YOU COULD MAKE SMALLER LOTS BIGGER AND KEEP THE BIGGER LOTS BIGGER. [LAUGHTER]

JUST A THOUGHT. >> YOU CAN'T DO THAT AND KEEP

THE SAME ACRES. >> ECONOMICALLY THAT IS NOT

ADVISEABLY. >> THAT WOULD GO WELL.

>> YOU MIGHT TAKE THREE LOTS FROM HIM IF YOU MAKE THAT

CONNECTION. >> I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE.

>> MARCUS CAN TELL YOU WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE OPEN SPACE HERE BUT IT'S NOT FOUR ACRES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING.

THAT IS THE TRADEOFF WE ARE MAKING.

YOU CAN HAVE SOME SOMEBODY COME BACK IN TO GIVE WAY LESS AMENITIES AND WAY LESS OPEN SPACE AND WAY LESS HOUSE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING JUST BECAUSE TO MEET THE, QUOTE/UNQUOTE, REQUIREMENTS. WE ARE MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF A 50-ACRE SUBDIVISION OF 100-ACRE SUBDIVISION IN A 33-ACRE SUBDIVISION. THAT IS THE TRADEOFF WE ARE ASKING FOR. HEY, WE ARE GIVING YOU MORE THAN WE ARE REQUIRED TO IN THESE CERTAIN AREAS IN THIS OPEN SPACE AND THE AMENITIES AND SOME OF THE BIGGER, BIGER LOTS AS FAR AS THE AVERAGE -- BIGGER LOTS AS FAR AS THE AVERAGE AND THE HIGH SIDE. SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS -- THAT IS THE PITCH. YOU KNOW? YOU CAN GET SOMEBODY TO COME BACK IN AND GIVE YOU ALL 80-FOOT LOTS ACROSS AND VERY LITTLE OPEN SPACE.

VERY LITTLE AMENITIES AND STILL MEET YOUR CODE.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PITCHING. WE HAVE A GREAT HOUSE.

WE PROBABLY HAVE THE MOST ACTIVE BUILDER IN THE MIDLOTHIAN PROBABLY IN THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS.

WE KNOW WHAT THE CONSUMER WANTS. THIS PROVIDES THAT VARIATION OF THE PRODUCT TO HIT SEVERAL DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS AND HIT SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICE POINTS ON THE BIGGER LOTS.

SO THAT IS -- WE BRING IN THAT PRICE POINT AND WE BRING IN ALL OF THIS BY PROVIDING THE FOUR ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, THE BASKETBALL COURT, THE PAVILION. ALL THE THINGS WE ARE PROVIDING IN THE AMENITIES AS WELL. THAT IS THE PITCH HERE.

>> SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE SMALLER GREEN BLOCKS WHAT DO YOU TEND TO DO WITH THAT?

WHAT DO YOU PUT IN IT? >> WE HAVE SLIDES IF YOU --

>> THE SECOND QUESTION WILL BE WHAT IS YOUR SMALLEST SQUARE FOOT HOUSE THAT YOU PLAN ON BUILDING?

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>> WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2,000 SQUARE FEET.

>> 2,000. YOU PLAN TO BUILD SOME 2,000S?

>> WE HAVE TO SET A MINIMUM SOMEWHERE.

WE TYPICALLY DON'T SELL A LOT OF 1800, 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES.

THE REQUIREMENT IN HERE WITH THE MINIMUM IS WHAT, MARCUS?

>> IT'S TYPICALLY AGRICULTURAL ZONE DISTRICT IS USUALLY 2,400.

>> WHAT ABOUT ITS FUTURE LAND USE?

>> 7,500 SQUARE FOOT LOTS? >> YEAH.

>> TYPICALLY I THINK ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT YOU SEE

ABOUT 1800. >> I THINK WE EXCEED THE MINIMUM

SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE HOUSE. >> I DON'T MINE TO BE OFFENSIVE BUT DO YOU PLAN TO BUILD ANY 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES?

>> WE PLAN TO BUILD THE BIGGEST, MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE WE CAN

SELL. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HONEST.

I APPRECIATE THAT. >> CAN WE DO ANYTHING TO GET YOU TO BUILD A FEW SMALLER, MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSES?

>> SMALLER, MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSES?

>> ANYTHING WE CAN DO? NEVER MIND.

I DIDN'T ASK THAT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? DOES ANYBODY WANT QUESTIONS FOR CITIZENS?

MOTION TO CLOSE? >> MOTION TO CLOSE.

>> MOTION TO CLOSE THE OPEN. SECONDED.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR RENO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE CLOSED.

5-0. WOW! YOU GOT THE SETBACKS. YOU GOT THE NUMBER OF FRONT ENTRY GARAGES DOWN TO AROUND 5 50%.

KEEPS THE DENSITY ROUGHLY THE SAME.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SAY 35 FEET.

BUT ONLY TWO STORY. PLUS THE P.N.Z SUGGESTIONS.

ANYBODY HAVE MODIFICATIONS TO THAT?

>> I REALLY ENJOYED THE CONVERSATION.

INITIALLY COMING IN HERE I WAS DEFINITELY LEANING TOWARD THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES BEING PROHIBITED BUT AFTER HEARING THE CONVERSATION I CAN CONCEDE WITH

THE 50. >> SETBACK?

>> THE 50%. >> MAYOR RENO: WITH THE

SETBACKS OR -- >> SETBACKS ARE FIVE.

>> SETBACK AN ADDITIONAL -- >> NO.

I'M JUST TALKING SIMPLY PERCENTAGE OF THE FRONT ENTRY

GARAGES. >> MAYOR RENO: I KNOW.

I'M SORRY. YEAH.

WHERE ARE YOU ON THE SETBACKS? >> FIVE FOOT, WASN'T IT?

>> THAT IS WHAT WAYNE SUGGESTED. >> THAT IS WHAT THE STANDARD IS.

I'M FINE WITH GIVING HIM THE 65% OF THE FRONT ENTRY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE COUNCIL'S OBSESSION WITH THE FRONT-ENTRY GARAGES. YOU ARE NOT GETTING A BIGGER LOT. YOU ARE GAINING A COUPLE OF FEET. THAT IS JUST ME.

HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT A J-SWING ON A 62-FOOT LOT?

>> YOU JUST HEARD WHAT HE SAID. WE HAVE TO ADJUST --

>> [OVERTALKING] >> IT WOULD BE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE LOT SIZE. WE'LL HAVE TO SHRINK SOME LARGER AND MAKE SOME SMALLER BIGGER TO ALLOW FOR THE 15% DIFFERENCE.

>> WHAT ARE WE GAINING, TWO FEET?

THREE FEET? >> WELL, MY GUT IS FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THE MINIMUM THEY CAN GET THAT ON IS A 70 TO 72.

I MAY BE WRONG ON THAT. >> THE ONLY REASON I SAY THAT I FEEL LIKE 60% OR ABOVE IN A SUBDIVISION IS THE 60-FOOT LOTS.

SO THERE IS NOT THAT MANY 80-FOOT LOTS TO BRING DOWN.

THAT IS WHY I FEEL LIKE WE ARE TRADING PENNIES.

I'M ONE PERSON. THAT IS --

>> I CAN TAKE THE 65% WITH THE SETBACK.

>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHEN WE ALL LOOKED AT THIS WHEN WE REALIZED WE WERE INUNDATED WITH THESE LOTS THAT WERE SMALLER, AND INUNDATED WITH THE FRONT-ENTRY GARAGES WE HAVE, KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE A ZERO PERCENT ALLOWANCE.

ZIP. AND WHEN WE STARTED STUDYING THIS DILEMMA WE HAD, WE WERE AT ABOUT 65%.

SO THE ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING IN INTERPRETING ALL OF THIS IS IF WE WERE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT OUR CHANGE IN PROVISIONS, THEN COMING TO 50% FROM ZERO IS REAL GOOD TO ME.

GOING BACK TO 65% WE'VE DONE NOTHING.

>> I AGREE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCIL IS TRYING TO DO. BUT IF YOU GO LOOK AT THE

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60-FOOT SUBDIVISIONS WE HAVE IN MIDLOTHIAN THAT HAVE REQUIRE TO HAVE THE J-SWINGS WE HAVE CAUSED OURSELF ANOTHER ISSUE.

ON-STREET PARKING. BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIT THEIR VEHICLES IN THEIR DRIVEWAY ANYMORE.

THAT IS WHY SUMMER CREST CAME BACK AND ASKED FOR US TO GIVE THEM MORE FRONT ENTRY. YOU CANNOT FIT A PICKUP TRUCK ON

A 60-FOOT LOT IN THAT J-SWING. >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD ANY. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY -- I HAVE SEEN 70 TO 75S. I CAN TELL YOU THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE ARE HAVING IN THE SERVICE FIELD IS KIDS GOING IN THE STREET AROUND THE TAIL END OF THE TRUCKS THAT ARE OVERHANGING THE SIDEWALK ON A FRONT ENTRY GARAGE AND IT AIN'T WORKING. ON A CREW CAB FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

THAT IS WHY WE CHANGED THE SETBACK ON THE GARAGES AND GOT THEM PUSHED BACK ALSO TO GET THEM FROM THE 23 TO 25-FOOT RANGE. WE USED TO BE AROUND 20.

IT WAS A HUGE PROBLEM. >> FIVE-FOOT SETBACK WILL TAKE

CARE OF THAT. >> IT HELPS.

>> THERE IS PORTIONS OF LAWSON FARM.

WHAT IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF THAT?

ACROSS FROM THE ROSEBUD? >> HILL STONE.

>> NEWER NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S DOWN RIGHT SCARY.

THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES AND THE HOUSES CLOSE TOGETHER.

YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THERE GOING 5-10 MILES PER HOUR.

>> IT'S DANGEROUS. >> COVENTRY CROSSING.

>> THAT IS IT. >> JUST FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON NUMBER FOUR OF WHAT THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED, YOU WILL NOTICE THIS IS IN RED HERE.

20 BUILDING PERMITS THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING COMMISSION SAID THAT CAN'T HAPPEN PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AMENITIES.

IN YOUR STAFF REPORT IT SAYS NO BUILDING PERMITS.

THAT IS MORE OR LESS WHAT STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING.

WHEN IT WENT TO PLANNING AND ZONING THEY DID ALLOW FOR 20.

>> SO MY QUESTION TO YOU FOR THAT WOULD BE DO WE HAVE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE ARE ALLOWING A PROVISION; SUCH AS,

THAT? >> YES, SIR.

THE ONLY ONE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD IS REDDEN FARMS. I THINK WE ARE ALLOWING FOR CERTAIN NUMBER OF THE PERMITS TO GO THROUGH. BUT SEE THAT TYPE OF THE

DEVELOPMENT HAS 700 HOMES. >> SO YOU ARE NOT CONCERNED THAT

THIS WILL SET A FEW PRECEDENT? >> STAFF, FROM THE STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE WE ORIGINALLY WHEN WE WENT TO THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING COMMISSION WE ASKED FOR NO BUILDING PERMITS.

NO BUILDING PERMITS CAN BE ISSUED UNLESS ALL THE AMENITIES ARE PUT IN. BY THE TIME WE ACCEPT THEIR ROADS AND THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, WE WOULD ALSO BE ACCEPTING ALL

OF THE AMENITIES. >> REDDEN FARMS IS A TOURIST, CORRECT? OR DOES IT EVEN AFFECT THAT

SIDE? >> HOLES IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER

AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> SO IT'S NOT THE MORE SOME MYSTIC AMENITIES -- SIMPLISTIC AMENITIES.

[INAUDIBLE] >> FORTUNATELY DID GO TO -- I WAS AT THE PNZ MEETING. I'M A LIAISON FOR THEM AND I GOT TO SEE THE INTERACTION GOING FROM 0% TO 65%.

WHICH ASTOUNDED ME. I DIDN'T WATCH THE 20 BUILDING

PERMIT CONVERSATION. >> STAFF CONCERNED WITH THE 20

BUILDING PERMIT? >> TYPICALLY I MEAN THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS STATE BASICALLY ALL, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY THE TIME YOU ISSUE BUILDING PERMITS.

WE SHOULDN'T BE WAITING ON OFFENSE OR A WALL OR PARK SPACE

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> I FEEL LIKE THEY WERE BUILDING THE HOUSES BEFORE THEY PUT THAT POLE IN.

>> I COULD BE WRONG. >> IT WAS BEFORE WE HAD THE REQUIREMENTS. HOUSES GET BUILT.

THEN THE AMENITIES NOT PUT IN. SO WE STARTED TO GET STRICTER WHEN THE AMENITIES HAD TO BE PUT IN.

>> IF WE DON'T DO FOUR IT WILL GO BACK TO ZERO?

NUMBER FOUR? >> CORRECT.

IF YOU DON'T DO FOUR IT WOULD GO TO ZERO PERMITS.

IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR, THE PNZ RECOMMENDED, I'M NOT SURE HOW THE COUNCIL FEELS ABOUT NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE AS FAR AS NEEDING PARKING SPACES ADJACENT TO THE LARGER OPEN SPACE.

OR PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALKS ALONG MOCKINGBIRD ROAD INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE SUBDIVISION. THOSE ARE THE TWO OTHER ITEMS WE

WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK ON. >> SO IS THE REASONING BEHIND NEEDING TO GET THE 20 PERMITS ROLLING IS THEY WANT TO GET STARTED BUILDING SO FAST THAT THEY ARE GOING TO OUT-PACE AMENITY? I'M NOT USED TO SEEING THIS.

>> THAT WOULD BE A GOOD QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT, ACTUALLY.

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I ASSUME, I FIGURED IT WAS A CASH FLOW.

YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO -- >> YEAH.

BUT THEY ARE A LARGE -- IT'S BLOOMBERG.

>> TRUE. >> I THINK IT HAS A LOT TO DO

WITH ALSO -- >> BLOOMFIELD! BLOOMBERG, BLOOM FIELD. THE BLOOMERS.

>> I'LL LET YOU -- >> TO GET A MODEL GOING AND GET THE SPECS ON THE GROUND TO GET IT MOVING.

FASTER YOU CAN GET -- PEOPLE SEE STICKS IN THE AIR.

MEANING, THE FRAMING GOING UP. THAT IS WHEN THE PACE OF THE

COMMUNITY -- >> HOW FAR WOULD IT SET YOU BACK TO DO EVERYTHING UP FRONT? HOW MUCH TIME WOULD YOU LOSE?

>> YOU WOULD LOSE AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS.

>> THAT MUCH? FOR SIMPLE AMENITYS?

>> WELL, CALL IT A MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF TO GET IRRIGATION IN THE GROUND. MONTH OF LANDSCAPE.

YOU HAVE TO PUT A BASKETBALL COURT IN.

YOU HAVE TO BUILD A PAVILION AND THEN A MONTH'S WORTH OF SITTING

AND WAITING UNTIL -- >> HOW MANY TOTAL LOTS IS THIS?

>> 98. >> OKAY.

>> SO IT'S LITERALLY -- >> WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU RESTRICT

THE C.O.S? >> THAT IS WHAT WE ASK FOR.

>> FROM THE CITY PERSPECTIVE WE DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF RESTRICTING THE C.O. ONCE A HOME IS SOLD AND IT'S BEING BUILT AND THE AMENITIES DON'T COME IN AND THE CITY HOLDS UP THE C.O. IT'S NOW THE CITY'S FAULT.

IT'S THE CITY WHO IS HOLDING UP THAT CONSTITUENT AND THE PERSON TRYING TO GET IN TO A HOUSE. WE WOULD RATHER JUST NOT REMOVE THE PERSON TRYING TO BUY THE HOUSE AND MOVE THEM AS FAR AWAY FROM THIS ENTIRE PROCESS AND WITHHOLD THE BUILDING PERMIT

UNTIL EVERYTHING IS IN. >> MAKES SENSE.

>> I'M NOT SURE THIS IS AN ISSUE I'M GOING TO DIE ON THE HILL FOR. THE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES IS MORE IMPORTANT TO BLOOMFIELD THAN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

>> THE SETBACKS. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THE FIVE FEET

SETBACK? >> I BELIEVE SO.

I HAVE ONLY BEEN WITH BLOOMFIELD SINCE APRIL SO I HOPE THEY WILL ALLOW THE FIVE FOOT SETBACK SINCE I'M SAYING IT'S OKAY AT

THE PODIUM. >> PLENTY OF --

>> ARE YOU ASKING -- MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE ASKING.

GARAGE FIVE FOOT BACK FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE? NOT ADDITIONAL FIVE FOOT FROM THE STREET?

>> IT'S FIVE MORE FEET OF THE DRIVDRIVEWAY SPACE.

>> RIGHT. HOW ABOUT THIS? WHAT IF WE DO ONE OF TWO? WE CAN EITHER NOT MAKE IT FLUSH TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. OR IF IT'S FLUSH TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, MAKE IT A 30-FOOT SETBACK INSTEAD OF A 25-FOOT SETBACK. WOULD THAT PLEASE THE COUNCIL?

YOU WILL STILL HAVE THE SAME -- >> YOU LOST FIVE FEET.

>> I'M GIVING THE FIVE FEET IN ADDITIONAL SETBACK?

>> NO. I WANT THE FIVE FEET SEPARATION

OF THE HOUSE AND GARAGE. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRODUCT AND I HAVE THE BROCHURES WITH YOU.

I CAN ASSURE YOU OUR HOUSE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE A BOX.

I'M SURE EVERYBODY HERE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE BLOOMFIELD PRODUCT. IT'S NOT THAT COOKIE CUTTER STYLE HOUSE. IT'S A MUCH --

>> I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION IF YOU'D LIKE.

>> MAYOR RENO: THE PARKING, IS THAT AN ISSUE?

THE CITY REQUESTS? >> IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE P.N.Z TALKED ABOUT. THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT PART OF THE MOTION BUT THE PARKING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE WOULD BE FOR LIKE THIS LARGER LOT TO SOME PARALLEL PARKING OR SOME 45-DEGREE ANGLE PARKING IF IT'S -- OH.

LET YOU, SIR. >> THE PITCH MADE TO PNZ THAT THIS IS A 98-LOT SUBDIVISION WITH ALL SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS AND WE ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE A WALKING, A PRIVATE AMENITIES.

THEY ARE NOT PUBLIC AMENITIES. WE WOULDN'T ANTICIPATE A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING. WE ANTICIPATE PEOPLE WALKING TO THE PARK. WE ENCOURAGE WALK TO THE PARK.

THERE IS ALSO RIGHT-OF-THIS-WAY PARKING AVAILABLE ON THE CURRENT TYPICAL RIGHT-OF-WAY. WE DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A NEED

FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING. >> HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO PLAY BASKETBALL IN THIS CITY? [LAUGHTER] THERE ARE PEOPLE DRIVING TO YOUR SUBDIVISION.

>> YOU SAID, "ADDITIONAL PARKING."

IS THERE ANY PARKING THERE? >> THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL PARKING OTHER THAN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PARKING.

>> ADDITIONAL TO THAT. >> OKAY.

>> I'M READY. I WILL ATTEMPT IT.

>> GO. >> BEAR WITH ME HERE.

>> STAFF WANT TO PUT THEIR OWN -- DID STAFF HAVE --

>> WAIT. WE NEED TO CLOSE --

>> THIRD ENTRY. >> DID WE CLOSE THE -- HAVE WE

CLOSED THE OPEN? >> LAST PAGE BEFORE IT HAS FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY. THREE ADDITIONAL

[01:00:01]

RECOMMENDATIONS. DO YOU WANT TO USE THAT?

>> WE HAVEN'T CLOSED THE SESSION.

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> PLEASE VOTE TO CLOSE. ITEM CLOSED.

COUNCIL IN DISCUSSION? GIVE AT IT GO.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM COFFMAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT WITH NO MORE THAN 50% FRONT ENTRY GARAGES.

ALSO THAT A STEP ROAD SHALL BE PROVIDED NEAR THE LOT 7 BLOCK D.

AND ADD PARKING SPACES ADJACENT TO THE COMMON AREA OF THE LOT 44X. BLOCK B.

WE INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK ALONG MOCKINGBIRD LANE.

NO LESS THAN FIVE FOOT. FINAL ONE WAS THE AMENITIES ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FORMULATE MY WORDS RIGHT BUT BASICALLY IT'S NO BUILDING PERMIT SHOULD BE ISSUED UNTIL THE AMENITIES ARE PUT IN PLACE.

>> HOW ABOUT THE TRAILS? >> KEEP THE 35 FOOT MAXIMUM

HEIGHT WITH THE TWO STORY. >> CORRECT.

YEAH. 35-FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHT.

AMENITIES WOULD BE IN PLACE BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED. GARAGE SETBACK AT THE STANDARD FIVE FOOT. RIGHT?

>> I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION TO THE MOTION.

WITH THAT STUB OUT BY RIGHT HE HAS TO PUT IN MORE GREEN SPACE? OR DOES HE NEED TO INCLUDE IT IN THE MOTION?

>> NO. THE WAY PNZ WORDED IT THEY WANT TO KEEP THE SAME GREEN SPACE THAT YOU SEE IN HERE.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO HOLD TRUE TO THAT FOUR ACRES OF GREEN SPACE.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO PUT THAT IN THE MOTION.

HE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE MOTION IF IT'S ALREADY -- WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY CALLED IT OUT UNDER NUMBER TWO,

I BELIEVE. >> OKAY.

YOU HAVE CONFUSED ME. IT'S EASY TO DO.

IF YOU PUT A STUB IN THERE. DOES HE HAVE TO ADD MORE GREEN

SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT STUB? >> HE WON'T HAVE TO ADD MORE GREEN SPACE, AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T TOUCH ANYTHING THAT IS ALREADY GREEN. HE WOULD BASICALLY, HE WOULD

HAVE TO PUT IN THAT -- HE MAY -- >> EXPAND IT.

>> YES. EXACTLY.

EXPAND THE LOT UP. >> KEEP THE SAME NUMBER OF

ACREAGE IN GREENS. >> COMMON SPACE.

>> SHALL NOT BE REDUCED TO ACCOMMODATE THE STUB.

>> PROBABLY LOSE A LOT SOMEWHERE.

>> OKAY. LOSE A LOT.

>> THE ORIGINAL PLAN WE SAW THIS PARK WAS ACTUALLY FURTHER UP.

THIS ROAD HERE IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE.

THIS WHOLE THING OCCURRED HERE ON THIS SIDE.

SO THE PARK WAS FURTHER UP. THE ROAD WENT RIGHT THROUGH THIS

LOCATION. >> MOTION.

DID EVERYONE UNDERSTAND? >> SECOND.

COUNCIL KNOW WHAT IT IS? >> MAYOR PRO TEM COFFMAN: DO

YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT IT? >> WANT JUST ON THE REPEAT IT?

>> DON'T FORGET THE HEIGHT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM COFFMAN: I'LL MAKE MOTION TO APPROVE WITH NO MORE THAN 50% ARE FRONT ENTRY GARAGES. NUMBER TWO, ON PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDATION A STUB ROAD SHOULD BE PROVIDED NEAR LOT 7. NUMBER THREE ON THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ALL TRAILS SHOWN IN C OF THE DRAFT SHALL BE PAVERRED. NOT LESS THAN EIGHT FOOT WIDE.

NUMBER TWO OF THE CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATION ADD PARKING SPACES ADJACENT TO THE COMMON AREAS OF LOT 44X.

BLOCK B. NUMBER THREE, OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK.

ALONG MOCKINGBIRD LANE SHALL BE PAVED NO LESS THAN FIVE FOOT.

WITH THE FIVE FOOT SETBACKS ON THE HOUSES.

THEN ALSO WITH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 35 FOOT, TWO STORIES.

THEN THE FINAL ONE WAS NO -- NUMBER FOUR ON THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. YEAH.

>> MAYOR RENO: WE HAVE JUSTIN'S?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM COFFMAN: I THINK I NEED A NAP.

>> MAYOR RENO: -- PROPOSAL. SECOND?

>> YEAH. >> MAYOR RENO: PLEASE VOTE FOR WHAT JUSTIN SAID. THE MOTION PASSES 5-0.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HOPE WE CAN GO FORWARD. OPEN ITEM

[2020-321]

2020-321. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE REGULATIONS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 118 .

[01:05:04]

TRENT? >> THIS IS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 19 AND MT. ZION ROAD. WHEN THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN -- THE LAST TIME IT WAS APPROVED IN 2019, THEY HAD SIX BUILDINGS THAT WERE RANGING IN THE SIZE OF 8800 TO 14,900 SQUARE FEET. THE DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD ALLOW FOR VARIOUS USE; SUCH AS, PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, MEDICAL OFFICE, MIXED USE RETAIL AND THE RESTAURANTS. THE PROPOSED PARKING AT THAT TIME AND THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE WAS 334 SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL USES; SUCH AS, RESTAURANTS AND MIXED USE RETAIL. WITH 988 SPACES.

HOWEVER WHEN THEY HAVE COME IN, VARIOUS REASONS, APPLICANT CAN SPEAK ON THAT, WHETHER AMENDING THE ACCOMMODATIONS THEY WILL STILL HAVE THE SIX BUILDINGS BUT THEY WILL ALL BE 12,230 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. INSTEAD OF THE THREE PHASES THERE ARE FOUR PHASES. THE USE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GENERAL PROFESSIONAL, TO GENERAL PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND THE MEDICAL OFFICE USES. WITH THE CAVEAT THAT ADDITIONAL USES; SUCH AS, RESTAURANTS OR THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN THE PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO THROUGH THE S.U.P. PROCESS.

SO A RESTAURANT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO THERE AS LONG AS THEY COME BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS WE CAN AMEND THE SITE PLAN TO ADJUST THE PARKING RATIOS AND OTHER ISSUES LIKE THAT.

LOOKING AT THE FORMAT OF THE LANDSCAPING, THEY ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING BEFORE THERE IS A DRIVE THAT WENT AROUND HERE. WHERE THERE WAS ADDITIONAL PARKING. THEY ARE ACTUALLY ASKING MORE LANDSCAPING ALONG 14TH STREET TO GIVE BETTER SCREEN TO THE BUILDINGS TO THIS PARKING LOT.

INSTEAD THE PARKING RUNNING ALL THE WAY DOWN 14TH STREET.

THEY REPLACE IT WITH THE PARKING.

EVERY OTHER PARAMETER WITHIN IS STAYING THE SAME WITH THE CROSS-ACCESS EASEMENTS. TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED TO THE SOUTH. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

WE DID MOUNT NOTICES WITHIN 500 FEET AND ZERO CAME BACK IN APPROVAL OR OPPOSITION. I PRESENTED THE BASIC CHANGES TO

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. >> MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO CLOSE AND SECONDED.

PLEASE VOTE. CLOSING PASSED 5-0.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> WAIT A MINUTE. I KNOW WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA.

PHASE ONE WOULD BE COMPLETED WHEN?

>> THEY HAVE AN ORDER THAT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT BEING COMPLETED. AS YOU SEE HERE, PHASE ONE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

ABUTTING 14TH STREET. SHOWING INGRESS EGRESS AND FIRE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE 24-FOOT FIRE LANE.

MEETING THE HOSE LENGTH REQUIREMENTS.

THERE IS ONE CAVEAT. PHASE ONE, THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE LOCATED HERE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

AS THE PHASES CONTINUE ON, THIS DUMPSTER WILL MOVE TO THE REAR.

DUE TO THIS PARKING NEEDING TO BE LOCATED IN THE FUTURE PHASES.

>> MAYOR RENO: TO THE LEFT. WHICH IS NORTH?

>> NORTH IS -- >> MAYOR RENO: WHICH WAY.

WHERE IS NORTH? >> THIS WAY.

>> MAYOR RENO: THAT WAY. OKAY.

SOUTH TOWARD -- THAT IS MY PROBLEM.

>> OKAY. I'M FINE.

>> MAYOR RENO: WE HAVE A MOTION.

>> I HAD A QUESTION, TOO. >> OKAY.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNEW FOR A DECENT PERIOD OF TIME, HAVE WE ALWAYS HAD A STUCCO POSITION IN THE BUILDING STANDARDS OR DID WE CHANGE IT RECENTLY?

>> THE STATE LEGISLATION CHANGED THAT.

>> I GOT IT. THAT MAKES SENSE.

NOT A PROBLEM. >> PRIOR TO LEGISLATION CHANGED IF WE ALLOWED FOR STUCCO IT WOULD BE THE THREE-COAT STUCCO.

THEY WERE ORIGINALLY DOING THREE COAT.

>> IT MAKE SENSE NOW. >> GOT IT.

>> MAYOR RENO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED, I BELIEVE. PLEASE VOTE.

>> HE MADE THE MOTION. STILL NEEDS TO VOTE ON IT.

>> MAYOR RENO: WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR CLARK.

DID CLARK MAKE THE MOTION? >> NO.

I MADE IT. >> MAYOR RENO: IT PASSES 4-0

WITH CLARK WICKLIFFE ABSENT. >> THANK YOU.

[01:10:01]

>> MAYOR RENO: OPEN ITEM 2020-322.

[2020-322]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A CERTAIN AREA AS A REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR COMMERCIAL-TRIAL TAX ABATE IN -- ABATEMENT IN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. KYLE?

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT ALLOWED FOR THE CREATION OF THE NEW REINVESTMENT ZONES. THE PROPOSED REINVESTMENT ZONE HERE IS 70 ACRES LOCATED IN THE MIDLOTHIAN BUSINESS PARK.

THIS WOULD BE A REINVESTMENT ZONE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO CREATE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS.

I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE COUNTY JUDGE WHO WAS HERE.

AND THEN ALSO COMMISSIONER PERRY WHO IS ALSO HERE FROM THE COUNTY. SO, THIS WOULD ESTABLISH REINVESTMENT ZONE SO THEY ALSO WOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER SEPARATE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE POLICY, ALL TAX ABATEMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED. APPROPRIATE NOTICES WERE SENT OUT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE LAW.

ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AS IT CREARELATES TO THE CREATION OF E

REINVESTMENT ZONE? >> MAYOR RENO: I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY FROM THE CITIZENS THAT

WISHES TO BE HEARD? >> MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEPTEMBER 11ED. SEPTEMBER -- PUBLIC

HEARING AND SECONDED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MAYOR RENO: HOLD ON. CLOSING PASSES 5-0.

ANY DISCUSSION OR MOTION? JUSTIN?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM COFFMAN: MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR RENO: SECONDED BY WAYNE. PLEASE VOTE.

ITEM PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU, KYLE.

AND ERIC. ALSO WE HAVE WAYNE SHEFFIELD HERE THE CHAIR OF THE 4A. THANK YOU.

[2020-323]

OPEN ITEM 2020-323.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY 2020-2021 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN ANN?

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THERE IS NO OFFICIAL ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. IT'S JUST CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE ANNOUNCE THE DATE, THE TIME, THE PLACE OF THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET WHICH IS LATER THIS EVENING ON AGENDA ITEM 2020-324. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE. >> MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> MAYOR RENO: AND A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5-0.

QUESTIONS OR A MOTION? >> THERE IS NO ACTION.

>> MAYOR RENO: THERE IS NO ACTION.

PARDON ME. >> WE HAVE A LATER ONE.

>> MAYOR RENO: I KNOW. I'M A HURRY TO GET THE BUDGET BEHIND US. OPEN ITEM

[2020-324]

2020-324. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY 2020-201 TAX RATE.

>> AGAIN. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE DONE PROPER NOTICES OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS A 1-CENT TAX RATE DECREASE.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY MAY HAVE.

>> I WANT TO MOVE TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.

PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. THAT ENDS OUR OPEN AGENDA.

DOES ANYBODY FROM THE CITIZENS HAVE ANYTHING THEY WISH TO SAY AT THIS POINT BEFORE WE GO ON? ALL RIGHT.

TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 2020-325.

[2020-325]

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE, BY RECORD VOTE TO ADOPT THE FY 2020-2021 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.

AND PLAN FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2020 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 20201.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 102.

[01:15:02]

APPROPRIATING MONEY TO A SINKING FUND TO PAY INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL ON THE CITY'S INDEBTEDNESS.

APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF.

REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.

INCLUDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ANN?

>> AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECORD VOTE.

YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL OUT YOUR VOTE.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN THE LAST TIME WAS WE DID INCLUDE 4% INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES. AS A PAY INCREASE.

THAT WAS PROPOSED ON 8/25/2020. WITH THAT I'LL ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> MAYOR RENO: WE HAVE NO

QUESTIONS. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> MAYOR RENO: WE HAVE A RECORD VOTE.

>> I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> RODGERS? >> YES.

>> YES. >> WICKLIFFE?

>> YES. >> YES.

>> MAYOR RENO: ITEM PASSES 5-0.

[2020-326]

ITEM 2020-326.

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE, BY RECORD VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, LEVYING AND ASSESSMENT MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021.

AT $0.3773975 FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

AND $0.301025 FOR INTEREST AND SINKING FUNDS FOR A TOTAL OF $0.675000. SPECIFY FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH SAID TAXES MAY BE EXPENDED AND DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THEREOF. REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. INCLUDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ANN?

>> THIS AGAIN IS A RECORD VOTE. THE MOTION IS VERY SPECIFIC ON THIS. IT WILL BE THAT I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF .675. WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 5.4%

INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. >> BEFORE THERE IS A MOTION WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. OUR SPEAKER IS ALAN WARMAN.

GIVE YOUR NAME AND CITIZEN OR NOT AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> ALAN MORMON, 1621 RUGGED TRAIL.

I APPRECIATE IT. I JUST WANT TO START BY THANKING THE COUNCIL FOR THE EFFORTS THAT YOU MADE TO LOWER THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. I THINK ANY REDUCTION IN THE RATE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TIMES THAT WE ARE LIVING IN, IS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED BY THE CITIZENS.

AND THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO SEE THAT REFLECTED.

AS I WAS LOOKING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, AS THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. LOOKING THROUGH THE PROJECTED TAX REVENUE FOR THIS YEAR, I KNOW THAT IT'S BASED ON THE NUMBERS HERE. BASED ON THAT ONE-CENT REDUCTION, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS STILL AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 12% IN REVENUE IN THIS YEAR'S CITY BUDGET.

SO, THE QUESTION OR I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT A SLIGHT CONCERN THAT I HAD AND I JUST WANTED TO GET POTENTIALLY SOME CLARIFICATION ON THIS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL PENNY, MAYBE TWO CENTS LOWERED ON THE TAX RATE.

THERE WOULD STILL BE ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY MORE MODEST THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE REVENUE FOR THE CITY YEAR OVER YEAR.

SO, WHY A PENNY RATHER THAN TWO PENNIES AND A MORE MODEST INCREASE IN REVENUE FOR THIS YEAR RATHER THAN THE 12%?

>> MAYOR RENO: I'LL GIVE A RESPONSE.

WE HAVE ADOPTED A RATHER CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO THE UPCOMING BUDGET. WE HAVE 3% INCREASE I BELIEVE IN THE OPERATION BUDGET. IN THE TIMES, I THINK THEY ARE A BIT UNCERTAIN, WE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD APPROACH. I BELIEVE IT IS FAIR TO SAY AFTER SIX MONTHS WE WILL COME BACK AND REVIEW THE ECONOMY TO SEE HOW THINGS HAVE GONE. THINGS COULD GO POSITIVE TO THE ADVANTAGE AND THE RESERVE FUND CAN INCREASE OR THE ECONOMY CAN HAD A DOWNWARD TURN AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

[01:20:04]

SO WE FELT THIS WAS THE MOST PRUDENT APPROACH GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES AT THE TIME. CHRIS, DO YOU CARE TO JUMP IN

HERE? >> I THINK IT IS NOTABLE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 12% IS FROM THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

NEW VALUE THAT IS ADDED. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION, NEW VALUE COMES ADDITIONAL SERVICES WE HAVE TO SUPPLY. THAT 12.4% WHILE IT IS A LARGE INCREASE IT ALSO, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT FOR THE NEW RESIDENTS AND NEW BUSINESSES THAT HAVE MOVED IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT WE NOW HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICE FOR. I THINK THAT IS A BIG CHUNK OF

THAT 12.4%. >> YEAH.

>> MAYOR RENO: OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES COULD BE CHALLENGED IF THINGS DON'T GO FAVORABLY.

BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC. MY ECONOMIC THEORY HAS BEEN THROWN OUT THE WINDOW. SO I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO TRY TO ADD?

>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE COME DOWN FROM I BELIEVE .708 TO .675.

I WAS ONE THAT HAD ASKED FOR MORE.

BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM THE TIMES THAT WE LIVE THAT WE APPROACH THIS WITH WISDOM AND WE'LL SEE AS THE MAYOR SAYS WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COMING YEAR.

I KNOW IF OUR BUDDY ART WAS HERE HE WOULD SAY WE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. HE WOULD HAVE ENJOYED THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.

>> YES. THANK Y'ALL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR RENO: THANK YOU.

SO DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS AND/OR A MOTION?

>> I MOVE PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE BY ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE OF .675, WHICH EFFECTIVELY A 5.47% INCREASE IN THE TAX

RATE. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO ACCEPT.

AND SECONDED. RECORD VOTE.

>> YES. >> RODGERS?

>> YES. >> YES.

>> COFFMAN? >> YES.

>> MAYOR RENO: ITEM PASSES 5 5-0.

[2020-327]

ITEM 2020-327.

CONSIDER AND TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE TO RATAFIA PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE AS REFLECTED IN THE FY 2020-201 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET WHEN COMPARED TO THE FY 2019-2020 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $3,497,254.

WHICH IS AN 12.4% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.

AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $2,983,248 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.

ANN? >> MAYOR, THIS AN ITEM THAT WE ARE JUST RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE.

IT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM.

THE 12.4% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGETED REVENUE.

WE HAVE HAD THE NOTICES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX INCREASE PROPERLY POSTED. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR RENO: I BELIEVE WE

HAVE NO QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS.

>> MAYOR RENO: JUSTIN? >> MAYOR PRO TEM COFFMAN: I

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WICKLIFFE:

SECOND. >> MAYOR RENO: PLEASE VOTE.

ITEM PASSES 5-0. >> THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR RENO: THANK YOU, ANN. ITEM 2020-328. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A

[2020-328]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WITH EARTH ROOT HOLDINGS, LLC. KYLE?

>> HELLO, AGAIN. >> MAYOR RENO: YOU MAY WANT TO

PAUSE FOR A MOMENT. >> SURE.

>> MAYOR RENO: THANK YOU, SIR. WE ARE BACK TO FOUR.

KYLE? >> THANK YOU.

THIS ITEM IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE REINVESTMENT ZONE CREATED AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS RELATED BUT STILL SEPARATE ITEM.

[01:25:04]

SO THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY GOES AFTER THE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WOULD BE CREATED BETWEEN THE CITY AND EARTH ROOT HOLDINGS, L.L.C. THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT COMPLIES WITH THE CITY'S TAX POLICY. OR THE TAX ABATEMENT POLICY THAT WAS CREATED. ONE OF THE KEY THINGS TO MAKE MENTION IS THAT THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT ONLY AFFECTS THE NEW VALUE THAT IS CREATED. AND ALSO ONLY AFFECTS THE NEW VALUE AS THOUGH THE LAND WAS PUBLICLY OWNED, NOT PRIVATELY OWNED AT IT IS CURRENTLY BY THE MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE LAST PIECE, THE TWO AGREEMENTS AND THEN ALSO THE PROPOSED TAX ABATEMENT WITH THE COUNTY ARE ALL REQUIRED AS PART OF THE FORMALIZATION OF THE LAND SALE BETWEEN THE MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EARTH ROOT HOLDINGS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE MIDLOTHIAN BUSINESS PARK. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE TAX ABATEMENT POLICY ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE WOULD DO THIS IS BECAUSE IT CREATES NEW VALUE AND IT ATTRACTS A TYPE OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE LOOKING FOR. IN SPECIFIC, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED IS THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A SITE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AT FOR SOME TIME TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS TO THE AREA AND ALSO HELP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OUT IN OUR INDUSTRIAL AREAS.

THE OTHER SECOND THING IS IT HELP CREATE CONCENTRATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITY. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROJECT WE HAVE THE NEW JOBS THAT HELP TO BRING NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO IS INVITE UPUP ERIC CHEN WHO IS WITH THE COMPANY AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE COUNCIL ABOUT THE COMPANY AND PROPOSED PROJECT.

FOLLOWING HIS REMARKSLY TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF -- REMARKS, I WILL GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE

AGREEMENT. >> HELLO.

HI. MY NAME IS ERIC CHEN.

I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WE REALLY ARE WANTING TO COME HERE TO MIDLOTHIAN TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND HELP EACH OTHER GROW. WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 38 YEARS. MY PARENTS STARTED OUR COMPANY CALLED SUN RIDER IN PROVO, UTAH. MY FATHER EMIGRATED FROM TAIWAN AND MY MOM IS FROM HONG KONG. THEY CAME TO PROVO, UTAH, AS STUDENTS. MY DAD WAS A T.A. AT BYU FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WANTED TO PURSUE THE AMERICAN DREAM. SO HE CAME HERE AND AFTER A LITTLE WHILE THEY DECIDED TO GO ON THEIR OWN AND START A BUSINESS. WE HAVE GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE WE STARTED IN 1982. WE ARE IN 50 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUNDED THE WORLD. WE OWN A GLOBAL OPERATION CREATING OVER 400 DIFFERENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS.

SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OWN THE SELF-MANUFACTURER. SO EVERYTHING WE DO FOR OUR BUSINESS WE MANUFACTURER OURSELVES.

RIGHT NOW IT'S CURRENTLY IN THE CITY OF TORRENCE.

WHERE WE DO PRETTY MUCH U.S. MARKET.

WE ALSO HAVE THREE OTHER DIFFERENT MANUFAC MANUFACTURING FACILITIES FOR THE SPECIFIC COUNTRY.

ONE IN CHINA, ONE IN SINGAPORE AND ONE IN TAIWAN.

WE MANUFACTURER EVERYTHING HERE IN LOS ANGELES IN THE U.S.

WE EXPORT OUT THERE AND THEY DO END PACKAGING.

IT'S THE REVERSE OF MOST THINGS WE HAVE HERE BUT WE MAKE IT HERE BECAUSE WE VALUE THE IDEA OF THE QUALITY AND THE OVERSIGHT THAT WE CAN HAVE FOR OUR PRODUCTS. SO WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR LOS ANGELES FACILITY. THEY PACKAGE FOR THOSE AREAS.

FOR THE U.S. MARKET AND FOR OUR EUROPEAN MARKETS, FOR A AUSTRAL, ALL OF THAT IS DONE IN THE LOS ANGELES FACILITY AS WELL.

THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING HERE TO MIDLOTHIAN ARE RANGING FROM PACKAGING, FROM LINE WORKERS TO

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THE MACHINE OPERATORS. WE ALSO HAVE -- THIS IS MY R&D STAFF FOR THE PRODUCTS THAT WE DEVELOP.

WE HAVE RESEARCH SCIENTISTS. WE HAVE I.T. STAFF.

WE HAVE TAX. WE HAVE FINANCIAL.

EVERYTHING THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THE BUSINESS BECAUSE WE OPERATE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE LOS ANGELES FACILITY FOR MANUFACTURING. WE MANUFACTURER ALL DIFFERENT KIND OF NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS. WE DO NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, HERBAL BEVERAGES, HERBAL FOODS. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, VITAMINS, MINERALS. WE DO ALL OF THAT.

HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL CARE. HAND SANITIZERS, CLEANING PRODUCTS. WE CAN MAKE ALL OF THOSE INSIDE OF OUR LOS ANGELES FACILITY. THAT IS ALSO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND HERE IN TO MIDLOTHIAN. BECAUSE QUALITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, WE HAVE THE THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS.

ONE LARGE CERTIFICATION IS N.S.F., WHICH WE DO THE G.N.P.

CERTIFICATION WITH THEM. THEY ARE A WORLDWIDE COMPANY.

AND VERY RECOGNIZED IN THIS SPACE.

IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY, THE SUN RIDER SINGAPORE MANUFACTURING WE ACHIEVED GREAT "A" STATUS FOR THE CERTIFICATE FOR THE FOOD FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS IN OUR SINGAPORE MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THE TYPE OF QUALITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. WHERE WE MAKE IT BECAUSE ALL OF THE STUFF THAT WE EAT IN TO OUR BODIES IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS HIGH QUALITY STUFF.

SO, THE FACILITY WE ARE PROPOSING TO BUILD HERE, WE WANT TO SHOW THAT KIND OF QUALITY IN WHAT WE PLAN TO BUILD.

WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO BUILD JUST THE CONCRETE TILT-UP STRUCTURES BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST A LONG TIME. WE ARE PROPOSING SOMETHING ALONG THIS DESIGN. SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A WAREHOUSE. WE ARE PROPOSING TO REALLY WORK WITH THE CITY AND TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA AND TO CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL. NOT JUST FOR OUR BUSINESS BUT ALSO FOR THE EMPLOYEES WITH THE EMPLOYEE SPACE.

WITH THE GREEN SPACE TO REALLY ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF CREATIVITY THAT WE WANT FROM THE R&D STAFF AND FOR ALL OF OUR

STAFF THERE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU.

>> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN SEE WITH THE EARTH ROOT TRULY THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS HOW WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER THE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT, THE ITEM WE WILL SEE NEXT. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS, THERE ARE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES THAT THE COMPANY WILL REALIZE.

HOWEVER, THOSE ARE MET BY ALSO CREATING NEW BENEFIT FOR US HERE IN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. FOR THE COUNTY.

AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO, FIRST OFF, THE AGREEMENT WILL BE WITH EARTH ROOT HOLDINGS.

IT IS A CORPORATION THAT IS SET UP SIMILAR AS A LOT OF COMPANIES. THAT WILL BE THE ENTITY WHERE THEY HAVE THE OWNERSHIP OF THE REAL PROPERTY.

SUN RIDER WILL BE AN AFFILIATE, WHO WILL COME IN AND BRING IN THEIR EMPLOYEES THAT THEY HAVE. BOTH COMPANIES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUAL CERTIFICATION TO ENSURE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE BEING MET.

SOME OF THE KEY POINTS THAT WE WANT TO BRING UP IS INCLUDED IN THE AGREEMENT, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT A 600,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. THEN BY THE END OF THE TERM, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT AN ADDITIONAL 300,000 SQUARE FEET. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PIECE IN CONNECTION WITH US IS WE WANT A PARTNER WHO IS WILLING TO MOVE AND WANTS TO DEVELOP THINGS NOW. SO AS PART OF THE PROJECT, WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY ARE UP AND OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF AUGUST OF 2022. SO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD VERY QUICK TO REALLY HELP SERVE AS A CATALYST TO THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE IN THAT AREA.

THE OTHER KEY THING IS AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT, THERE WILL BE SPECIFIC MINIMUM ANNUAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA THAT THE COMPANY WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET.

IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING

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CALENDAR YEAR. ONE OF THE KEY THINGS TO NOTE THERE IS THAT THE AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THIS IS TRULY A POST PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE.

IF THE COMPANY FAILS TO DO THEIR END, THERE WOULD BE NO INCENTIVE THAT WOULD BE GIVEN. THOSE SPECIFIC MINIMUM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF JOBS.

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME JOBS. TOTAL ANNUAL PAYROLL OF THE JOBS. THEN THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE.

THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE ONE OF THE CRITERIA WE ESTABLISH IN TAX ABATEMENT WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE JOBS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL NOTICE IS THEY EXCEED THE COUNTY AVERAGE WAGE WITH THE POSITIONS.

THE NEXT THING IS MINIMUM VALUE OF THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. THIS HELPS TO ENSURE THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE RECEIVING THE NEW VALUE THAT WE ARE PLANNING AND THAT WE ARE PROJECTING. SO ONE THING THAT YOU NOTICE AS YOU PASSED A TAX RATE IS WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THERE IS A NEED FOR THE NEW SERVICES. SO, BY STRUCTURING AN AGREEMENT LIKE THIS, THIS HELPS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPANIES ARE DOING THEIR PART AND THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, TAKING THE BURDEN OF THAT NEWER DEVELOPMENT. SO, IN RETURN OF THE COMPANY DOING THEIR END, WHAT WE PROPOSE IS THAT A TEN-YEAR, 55% TAX ABATEMENT IS PUT IN PLACE FOR ALL NEW REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. SO THIS IS ONLY THE NEW VALUE THAT THE COMPANY PUTS ON TO THE TAX ROLL.

SO AS YOU WILL SEE, AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO NOT ONLY MAKE THAT INVESTMENT BUT ENSURE THAT THE INVESTMENT STAYS THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL BENEFIT TO US AS A COMMUNITY, YOU SEE THE FULL-TIME JOBS THAT ARE CREATE AND THE TOTAL PAYROLL IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE WILL BE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT THEY WILL ALSO BE THERE AND GO OUT AND GO SHOPPING.

THERE IS ADDITIONAL SPINOFF ACTIVITY WE SEE BECAUSE OF THOSE PAYROLL OF THE NEW JOBS. THE OTHER COLUMN IS THE TOTAL NEW AD VALOREM BENEFIT WE GET, NET OF THE INCENTIVE.

THIS IS THE 45% WE WOULD RECEIVE.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE IS THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES THERE TO ADD ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL. WHETHER IT'S POLICE OR FIRE, CITY SUPPORT STAFF. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY

QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE? >> MAYOR RENO: COUNCIL? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, KYLE.

>> OKAY. >> MAYOR RENO: A MOTION?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR RENO: MOTION APPROVED BY WAYNE TO APPROVE. SECOND BY JUSTIN.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5-0.

[2020-329]

ITEM 2020-329.

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A RECOMMENDATION FROM MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO APPROVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH EARTH ROOT HOLDINGS, LLC, AND TO PROVIDE A POSSIBLE INCENTIVE EQUAL TO 50% OF THE PURCHASE

PRICE. >> THANK YOU.

FOR THE LAST ONE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE DR. WAYNE SHEFFIELD OUR BOARD CHAIR WITH THE MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR THE "A" CORPORATION. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PROJECT FOR A LONG TIME AND WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS PUT UNDER CONTRACT IN MARCH.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT DOES IS FORMALIZES AN ABILITY FOR THE COMPANY TO RECEIVE A FORGIVABLE LOAN THAT WAS ORIGINALLY STRUCTURED.

SO AS YOU NOTICE THAT FORGIVABLE LOAN OR THE LOAN WILL BE 50% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PROPERTY.

THEN EACH YEAR AS THE COMPANY IS COMPLIANT WITH THE TERM AND THE CONDITION AND THE MINIMUM ANNUAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA IDENTICAL TO THE TAX ABATEMENT THEY WILL HAVE THAT LOAN REPAID.

IN THE EVENT THAT THEY ARE NOT COMPLIANT WITH THE TERMS OF THAT AGREEMENT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAY WHATEVER THE BALANCE IS OF THAT LOAN. ANY QUESTIONS? SO THIS ITEM DID GO BEFORE MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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ON AUGUST 17. RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE ITEM AND PROVIDE A FORMAL REQUEST OF COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PROGRAM AND EXPENDITURES.

THAT MOTION PASSED 7-0. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT IF FOR PROJECT?

>> MAYOR RENO: I BELIEVE WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

WAYNE MOVES TO APPROVE. MIKE SECONDS.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5-0.

THANK YOU, KYLE. >> THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR RENO: GREAT PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS.

[2020-330]

ITEM 2020-330.

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A RIGHT OF USE LICENSE AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT TO ALLOW FOR ENCROACHMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 361 SQUARE FEET ALONG AVENUE K. TRENT?

>> THIS WAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT AND IT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT

THIS TIME. >> MURPH TO APPROVE.

>> MAYOR RENO: NO QUESTIONS. MOTION TO APPROVE BY CLARK.

SECONDED BY JUSTIN. PLEASE VOTE.

ITEM PASSES 5-0. ITEM

[2020-331]

2020-331. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS FOR THE METHODIST MIDLOTHIAN GRAND OPENING AND THE CREEKSIDE MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE.

AND REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE REMAINING 2020 CITY SPECIAL EVENTS IN RELATION TO COVID-19 HEATHER, HI.

>> HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M HERE TO TALK A FEW EVENTS COMING TO TOWN.

THE FIRST IS THE METHODIST MIDLOTHIAN GRAND OPENING, WHICH IS EXCITING FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. THEY PROPOSED TO HAVE A FIREWORK DISPLAY. THEY ARE ALSO HAVING A SMALL GATHERING BUT IT IS AN INVITATION-ONLY IN THEIR FACILITY. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE ANY INTERACTION WITH. SO THE FIREWORKS ARE ALL SET.

THEY HAVE ALL THE PERMITS SET. THEY ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL TO GO FORWARD WITH THEIR EVENT.

>> WHEN IS IT SCHEDULED? >> FOR OCTOBER 10.

>> WHO IS DOING THE FIREWORKS? >> PYRO SHOW OF TEXAS.

>> MAYOR RENO: IS THAT WHO WE USE FOR THE FOURTH?

>> I THINK IT IS. YES, SIR.

IT IS THE SAME COMPANY WE USE FOR THE FOURTH.

>> MAYOR RENO: ALL RIGHT. CONTINUE.

>> ARE WE VOTING ON THESE INDIVIDUALLY OR JUST ONE?

>> MAYOR RENO: AS ONE. VOTING AS ONE OR --

>> IT'S LISTED AS ONE ITEM. >> IS THIS AN UPDATE OR

DIRECTION -- >> ON THE CITY EVENTS WE ARE JUST KIND OF GIVING AN UPDATE AND LOOKING FOR DIRECTION.

>> MAYOR RENO: SO WE CAN VOTE ON THIS?

>> NO. >> JUST WAIT FOR THE UPDATE.

>> OKAY. CORCREEK SIDE MANOR HAUNTED HOU.

WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO DISCUSS THE EVENT.

>> MAYOR RENO: YOUR NAME. >> RUSTY, 1014 NORTH CAROLINA, MIDLOTHIAN. I'M JUST HERE.

THIS IS THE TENTH TIME I HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN OUR OPINION AS FAR AS SIGNAGE THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR. OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE ARE TAKING IN TO CONSIDERATION OBVIOUSLY PROTOCOLS FOR THE COVID SITUATION.

FORTUNATELY FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS SEGREGATED PEOPLE, KEPT PEOPLE APART, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THINGS FUN IS TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER AND IN SMALLER GROUPS. SO WE CONSIDER OURSELVES EXPERTS AT THAT. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

ANYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD RECOMMEND OR LIKE TO SEE US DO, WE'RE OPEN FOR THAT. THAT IS WHAT I'M HERE FOR TODAY.

>> MAYOR RENO: WHAT IS THE DATES THAT YOU ARE --

>> FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

SO TEN NIGHTS TOTAL. >> MAYOR RENO: OKAY.

>> YES, SIR. >> MAYOR RENO: ALL RIGHT.

NO QUESTION. >> FOR THE COUNCIL'S KNOWLEDGE BASED ON LAST YEAR'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE SIGNAGE IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION WE RECOMMENDED THE FOUR 3X6 SIGNS ALLOWED ON THE FENCE. TWO OF THE BANNER SIGNS IF YOU

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WILL THAT CAN BE PLACED. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR.

>> MAYOR RENO: OKAY. >> THAT IS THE SAME THING.

WE LEFT THE BANNERS ON THE FENCE FOR THE MONTH, FOR 30 DAYS.

THE FLAGS WE HAD UP. WE TOOK THOSE DOWN.

DURING THE WEEK. WE PUT THEM UP IN THE OPERATION

HOURS ON THE WEEKEND. >> MAYOR RENO: OKAY.

WE'RE FINE. >> I GOT NO ISSUES.

>> MAYOR RENO: OKAY. THANK YOU.

BEST OF LUCK, STEVE. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. THE FINAL ITEM ON THIS AGENDA ITEM IS THE CITY EVENTS. SO AS WE HAVE MEANDERED OUR WAY THROUGH 2020 AND COVID WE ARE LOOKING AT THE WINTER EVENTS.

SO AT THIS POINT WE STILL HAVE IN THE WORKS FOR OCTOBER 30TH, DOWNTOWN TRICK-OR-TREAT.

WE HAVE NOVEMBER 11 VETERANS TRIBUTE DINNER.

DECEMBER 1 IS THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.

DECEMBER 5 SOUTHERN STAR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.

THE 11TH IS MERRY MOVIE NIGHT.

THOSE ARE ALL THE PROPOSED EV EVENTS THROUGH WINTER.

WE ARE NOT HAVING THE FISHING DERBY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ISSUES. THE FENCING AROUND IT WOULD POSE A TRIPPING HAZARD. I THINK IT WOULD JUST CAUSE A BIG PROBLEM WITH ALL THE KIDS OUT THERE.

SOMEONE WOULD END UP GETTING HURT.

SO WE HAVE STOPPED THAT ONE BECAUSE THAT IS OUR ONE POND THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO AND IT HAS ALL THE FISH.

BUT WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO COUNCIL AND TO SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT US MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE.

OF COURSE, WE ARE KIND OF ADDING A LITTLE TRICK TO OUR EVENTS.

THE DOWNTOWN TRICK-OR-TREAT. WE LOOK AT IT BEING A DRIVE-THRU TRICK OR TREAT. WE WON'T HAVE BUSINESSES AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE WALKING TO EACH ONE.

WE'LL DO THE CARS AND PEOPLE CAN COME BY AND GET IT.

BUT THEY STILL HAVE THEIR EVENT. THE DOWNTOWN CORPORATIONS THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES GET TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY.

THE SAME FOR THE VETERANS TRIBUTE DINNER.

WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OTHER IDEAS.

SO AS NOT TO BRING ALL THE VETERANS IN A ROOM TOGETHER AT THIS POINT SINCE THEY ARE IN THE MOST COMPROMISED POSITIONS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE AND HAS A GOOD TIME.

>> I HAVE -- >> GO AHEAD.

>> HALLOWEEN A TRUNK OR TREAT OR HAVING THE PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH?

>> THEY ARE GOING TO DRIVE THROUGH.

WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE GIVING OUT -- WE'LL HAVE THE PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH TO TRICK OR TREAT.

WE HAVEN'T DECIDE WHICH HAD WAY. BUT THEY CAN COME THROUGH ONE DIRECTION AND DRIVE OUT AND TRY TO KEEP THE TRAFFIC UNDER

CONTROL. >> MAYOR RENO: SO I HAVE A CURIOSITY QUESTION. THE KIDS MAKE OUT LIKE BANDITS WHEN THEY GO. ARE YOU GOING TO GET SMALLER OR THROW A BUNCH OF CANDY AT THEM OR WHAT?

>> DURING THE TRICK-OR-TREAT? >> MAYOR RENO: YEAH.

>> WE ARE HOPING THAT THE BUSINESSES WILL TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF THE CANDY FOR US AS THE KIDS COME THROUGH.

>> MAYOR RENO: BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO THE DOORS.

>> THEY ARE NOT GOING TO THE DOORS.

WE WILL HAVE THEM GO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TO KEEP THAT SEPARATE. SO THEY WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE.

SOMEONE WILL BE HANDING BUT WE WON'T HAVE -- WHEN WE HAVE A TYPICAL EVENT THE PEOPLE ARE PACKED IN SIDE BY SIDE.

THIS WOULD BE CARS GOING BY AND KIDS RECEIVING CANDY.

>> FROM MULTIPLE PLACES OR ONE? >> YES.

YES. >> MAYOR RENO: SO THEY STILL

GET -- >> THE CITY BUDGETS A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR THIS EVENT. WE WILL HAVE OUR CANDY AS WELL

TO GO OUT. >> YES.

WE JUST WANT IT TO BE A BIG COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT MUCH. IT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND THEY CAN STILL WEAR THEIR COSTUMES.

SHOW YOU HAVE THEIR LITTLE FABULOUS OUTFIT AND GET A LOT OF CANDY TO BE HAPPY LITTLE KIDDOS AT HOME.

>> NO HAUNT AT CITY HALL. >> NO, SIR.

NOT WITH THIS ONE. >> MAYOR RENO: SO THE CHRISTMAS, IS THERE A CHRISTMAS PARADE?

I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. >> YES.

>> YES. >> THAT IS DECEMBER 5.

>> THE 5TH. >> MAYOR RENO: I DIDN'T HEAR IT. THAT'S FINE.

>> I HAVE AN OPINION. WE NEED TO DO STUFF.

IT'S TIME. LET'S --

>> YEAH. >> AS ANDY DUFRESNE SAID, "IN THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION" LET'S GET BUSY BUSINESS OR GET BUSY DYING. LET'S GET BUSY LIVING.

>> WHY DON'T THEY JUST LET PEOPLE SELF-GOVERN?

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IF THEY WANT TO GET OUT WITH THEIR KIDS THAT IS CHAIR CHOICE.

>> I WOULDN'T ARGUE WITH CLARK EITHER.

IT WILL SELF-GOVERN TO A POINT. >> I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER IS GOOD. I THINK WHAT SHE HAS TO OFFER IS

GOOD. >> MAYOR RENO: YEAH.

>> WE WERE CONCERNED WITH HOW PACKED IT GETS WITH EVERYONE.

THAT WHOLE STREET, I MEAN, I WATCHED IT LAST YEAR.

THEY ARE LOOPING THE ENTIRE STREET JUST ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND GOING IN TO THE BUSINESSES. THAT IS YOUR CALL.

IT'S JUST WHAT WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER TO TRY TO FOLLOW SOME

SAFETY STANDARDS. >> IF WE HAVE A PARADE WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF CROWD IN A PARADE THAN A CROWD -- I GET, I

UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DID IT. >> SO WHAT DO WE DO TO GET THE WORD OUT TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT DON'T WATCH MULTIMEDIA THAT THE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO SHOW UP LOOKING FOR CANDY.

DO WE HAVE THE BIG SIGNS ON ROD IRON THAT SAYS NO CANDY THIS

YEAR? >> NO.

THEY WILL HAVE CANDY. >> WE'LL HAVE CANDY.

>> THEY WILL HAVE CANDY. WE JUST DON'T HAVE A HAUNTED

HOUSE. >> TAKE THE SIGN OFF YOUR FRONT

DOOR. >> IT WON'T BE ON MY FRONT DOOR, I CAN ASSURE YOU. WE WILL BE HAVING CANDY.

>> MAYOR RENO: I THINK WE AVERAGE 1,000 PIECES OF CANDY

FOR THE EVENT. >> THERE'S A LOT OF CANDY FLYING

OUT OF HERE ON THAT EVENT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE EVENT. I TRUST THE STAFF'S JUDGMENT ON MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AS YOU SEE FIT TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE

EVENTS. >> I WOULD HOPE -- YEAH.

I WOULD SIDE WITH THAT. I WOULD HOPE AS WE GOT CLOSER -- WE ARE TALKING 60 DAYS. THAT IS A LOT OF TIME.

>> WE ARE JUST TRYING TO PLAN AS WE GO.

THEN IF THINGS IMPROVE OR WE CAN SWITCH THAT PLAN VERY QUICKLY.

BUT WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID THAT CHANGING IT AT THE LAST MINUTE.

IF WE KNOW THIS PLAN WE DON'T NORMALLY DO AND THEN WE SWITCH IT BACK TO THE NORM WE ARE GOOD TO GO.

>> HAVE BOTH. >> MAYOR RENO: SO TO BE A BIT RADICAL, MOVIES AND/OR DANCES? STREET DANCES? CITY PARK DANCES OR SOMETHING? THOSE HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED.

>> IT'S NOT ON THIS LIST. >> WE TYPICALLY HAVE THEM IN THE SPRING. HOPEFULLY BY THEN WE ARE CLEAR

AND GO BACK WITH THEM. >> MAYOR RENO: NOT GOING TO

SNEAK ONE IN? >> LIKE THE STREET DANCE USUALLY

HAPPENS IN MAY. >> MAYOR RENO: THEY HAVE --

OKAY. >> DOES IS CHAMBER HAVING THE

WINE WALK? >> NO.

>> MAYOR RENO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> DO YOU NEED A MOTION OF ANY SORT?

>> MAYOR RENO: WE NEED SOME MOTION.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE METHODIST MIDLOTHIAN EVENT.

AND WE APPROVE CREEKSIDE MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF OCTOBER. AND APPROVE CITY-SPONSORED EVENTS AND ALLOW STAFF TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS AS

THEY SEE FIT. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR RENO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GRAND OPENING FOR THE METHODIST HOSPITAL, CREEKSIDE MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE, AND SPECIAL EVENTS AS PRESENTED.

WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO BE AGGRESSIVE.

SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. >> THANK YOU.

[2020-332]

>> MAYOR RENO: ITEM 2020-332.

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON UPON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $343,764.47 BE AWARDED BY THE MIDLOTHIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

TO THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN PARKS DEPARTMENT.

THE GRANT WILL FUND TWO BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS, MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY AND THE FOUR CORNERS PROJECT.

ON THE CORNER OF BUSINESS 287 AND U.S. 67 TO INCLUDE LANDSCAPE BEDS, TREES AND IRRIGATION. HEATHER?

>> WE TOOK PROPOSAL OF THE M.C.D. AND WE TOOK PROPROJECTS ONE IS TAKING THE MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY CORRIDOR AND IMPROVING THAT WITH THE TREES, LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION.

TO BEAUTIFY THAT AREA AND TONE IT DOWN.

REALLY SET THE TONE AS THE PEOPLE COME THROUGH MIDLOTHIAN.

THIS IS OUR FIST BIG ATTEMPT FOR A MAJOR BEAUTIFICATION ATTEMPT

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THROUGH THAT CORRIDOR. THE SECOND PROJECT IS AS THE MAYOR SAID ON THE CORNER OF THE BUSINESS 287.

AND U.S. 67. SO WE HAVE THE LITTLE MIDLOTHIAN SIGN UP ON THE WALL AND THE STAR.

SO THE PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD, TO PUT IN LANDSCAPING JUST BEHIND THE EDGE OF THE WALL AND ADD TREES UP THERE.

NOTHING MAJOR. IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN MANAGE WELL. WE WOULD KEEP THE AREA MOWED REGULARLY SO IT LOOKED NICE AND NEAT.

WE HAVE ALREADY KIND OF CREATED A BEAUTIFICATION AREA.

WE JUST NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH. ADD SOME LANDSCAPING IN THERE.

4B WAS GENEROUS ENOUGH TO SAY THEY WOULD PROVIDE THAT GRANT.

AND THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE TREAS TREESGO IN AND ADD TO THE URBANE CANOPY AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT.

>> QUICK QUESTION. ARE WE GOING TO GET STONE SIGNS

ALONG THE MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY? >> YES, SIR.

THERE WILL BE TWO BEDS ON MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY.

AT THE FAR ENDS. THEY WILL HAVE A STONE SIGN.

WE HAVE NOT DECIDED EXACTLY WHAT IT WILL SAY BUT I HAD A LITTLE DRAWING THAT SHOWS MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS.

AND YOU KNOW WE CAN ADD WHATEVER VERBIAGE WE WANT.

>> WILL THEY BE LIT? >> THEY WILL BE LIT.

WE WILL DO THE SOLAR LIGHTS ON THE BOTTOM TO SHINE UP ON THOSE

A LITTLE UPLIGHTING ON THAT. >> JUST A STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD OR ANYBODY WATCHING ONLINE.

THE PROPOSAL HERE IS FOR THIS TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE SALES TAX DOLLARS. NOT YOUR PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS.

I LIKE TO ALWAYS MAKE THAT CLEAR.

SO SHOP LOCAL. >> IT'S HARD TO TELL ON THE SCALE. ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HIDE

OUR BEAUTIFUL RAIL YARD? >> ARE WE GOING TO WHAT?

>> HIDE THE RAIL YARD? >> THIS IS JUST IN THE MEDIAN.

>> NOT DOING ANYTHING ON THE SIDE?

>> NO, SIR. THIS IS ALL MEDIAN WORK AT THIS

POINT. >> WHAT IS THE DIMENSION OF THE

SIGN? >> THEY ARE 7X6.

THEY WILL BE, THEY WILL BE SET UP IN THE BACK OF IT ON CONCRETE PEDESTAL. A FOOTER.

THEN THE RIVER WILL BE IN FRONT OF THEM.

YOU WILL SEE THEM UP AT THE BACK.

THE TALLEST PLANTS WILL BE BEHIND THEM.

>> WHERE DID THIS IDEA EVOLVE FROM?

>> CLYDE CAME TO ME AND SAID LET'S LOOK AT, LET'S LOOK AT DOING SOME LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE DISCUSSED MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY AND I SAID WE HAVE A LOT OF ROADS THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO DESIGN.

>> I'M GLAD Y'ALL HAVE DONE THAT.

>> IF YOU REMEMBER THAT -- >> BOTH OF Y'ALL.

>> CLYDE HAD THE IDEA. SHE THOUGHT THROUGH IT ALL.

>> MCDC -- >> HAD THE MONEY.

>> CLYDE CAME TO ME IN THE BEGINNING SO WHERE IT CAME FROM AT FIRST I DON'T KNOW. MCDC WAS VERY --

>> TOOK IT AND RAN WITH THAT. >> THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT

BACK. >> GREAT.

LONG HISTORY OF THE GATEWAY SIGNS BEING IN THE CITY.

>> YES. >> I REMEMBER THAT.

WE COVERED THAT. >> THE IDEA OF PUTTING BIG GIANT SIGNS SORT OF EVOLVED IN TO WE NEED NEIGHBORHOOD STYLE WELCOMING SIGNS AS PEOPLE COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH.

FELT LIKE THE IMPACT WILL BE MUCH GREATER AND MUCH MORE COST

EFFECTIVE. >> HAVE WE EVOLVED AWAY FROM

GIANT SIGNS? >> YES.

WE WERE BACK AND FORTH ON THESE AND WE GOT IN TO LANDSCAPING AND THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS OTHER PLACES.

>> UPWARD OF THE HALF A MILLION PER SIGN IF NOT MORE.

>> YES. >> COST OF A HOUSE.

>> YES. >> IF I REMEMBER RIGHT THEY WERE

ABOUT $200,000 OR $300,000. >> AT LEAST.

>> APIECE. >> HOW DO WE ADD COVERING THE

RAIL-YARD? >> WE DO IT.

BECAUSE IT'S THE LANDSCAPING AND PARKS TENDS TO COVER THE MEDIANS

AND THE RIG RIGHT-OF-WAYS. >> BETWEEN THE CURB AND THE BARBED WIRE FENCES THAT IS OUR EASEMENT ALSO.

UP TO THE BARBED WIRE FENCE. >> TO A POINT.

>> ROUGHLY. >> PROBABLY UP TO THE BARBED

WIRE FENCE. >> OKAY.

>> KUDOS TO THE 4B AND THE PARKS BOARD AND STAFF.

THIS IS MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY. IT NEEDS TO BE NICE.

>> AS BRANDY -- >> BRANDY FULFER THE PARK BOARD

CHAIR. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS

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PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES 5-0.

THANK YOU. ITEM

[2020-333]

2020-333. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AWARDING A CONTRACT TO RIGHT AWAY LAWN AND TREE MAINTENANCE, LLC, FOR MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION INSTALLATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $269,732.73. WITH AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $13,486.64 FOR CONTINGENCY. HEATHER?

>> OKAY. SO THIS IS PART OF WHAT YOU JUST APPROVED FROM 4B. ALL OF THIS FUNDING WILL COME FROM 4B FUNDS. AS I SAID THIS IS RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM IT WILL RUN THE SCOPE FROM THE U.S. 67 TO MT. ZION ROAD. WE ARE RUNNING THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF THE AREA. AGAIN THERE ARE TWO BEDS.

ONE IS LOCATED AT THE MAIN STREET AND MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY.

THE OTHER IS AT THE MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY JUST NORTH OF MOCKINGBIRD LANE. WE HIT BOTH ENDS IF SOMEONE COMES IN AND TURNS OFF. WE ARE CATCHING THEM COME IN FROM THE TWO MAJOR THO THOROUGHFARES.

WE HAVE 280 SHADE TREES AND OTHER ORNAMENTAL TREES TO RUN THROUGH THE CORRIDOR. THE BEDS WILL BE MAINLY NATIVE AND SOME ADAPTIVE PLANTS. THAT WE CAN EASILY MAINTAIN.

SET THE TONE FOR MIDLOTHIAN. THAT IS WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE.

AGAIN, YOU SEE WHAT THE CONTRACT PRICE IS.

SO WE HAD, WE HAD THREE BIDS ON THIS.

27 VENDORS DOWNLOAD THE SPECIFICATIONS.

THIS WAS THE BEST BID OUT OF THE BUNCH ON THIS PROJECT.

>> WHAT IS THE TIMELINE? THIS FALL?

OR NEXT SPRING? >> LOOKING AT THIS FALL.

WE WILL START THE BORING SOON ON THIS AND THIS WILL CARRY IN AND ALLOW THEM TO DO THE BORING WHILE IT IS STILL HOT.

SO WE DO NOT INSTALL THE TREES UNTIL IT'S COOLER.

IT WILL BE OVER A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE WE'LL BE WAITING FOR IT TO COOL DOWN. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO BORING, IRRIGATION. WE CAN COME IN AND PUT THE LANDSCAPE BEDS AND COME IN TO PUT THE TREES AS IT COOLS DOWN.

GIVES US OUR BEST SURVIVABILITY RATE.

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR RENO: MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES 5-0. ITEM

[2020-334]

2020-334. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AWARDING A CONTRACT TO EARTH TONES LANDSCAPING FOR FOUR CORNERS.

AT U.S. HIGHWAY 67 AND BUSINESS 287.

FOR LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION INSTALLATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,162. WITH AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $9,383.10 FOR CONTINGENCY AND TO -- FOR CONTINGENCY.

HEATHER? >> THIS IS THE 4B -- OUR FOUR CORNERS PROJECT. I HAVE 4B ON THE MIND FOR SOME REASON. THE FOUR CORNERS PROJECT.

AS WE DISCUSSED, THEY WILL BE LANDSCAPING AND THE ORNAMENTAL TREES ON EACH CORNER TO IMPROVE THE AREA.

THE CONTINGENCY AND THE FUNDING TO ADD BORING COST IN AND WE WENT WITH EARTHTONES LANDSCAPING BECAUSE THEY ARE A LOCAL COMPANY. THE BIDS WERE VERY CLOSE AND WE WANTED TO TRY TO USE SOMEONE WHO WAS IN MIDLOTHIAN.

SO WE WORK THROUGH THAT. THAT IS WHERE WE FELL OUT ON THIS ONE. THIS ONE WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TXDOT APPROVAL AND GET ALL OF THAT DONE. I HAVE SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS SO FAR. SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO SIGN A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND GET APPROVAL FROM THEM TO DO THAT. CAN'T GIVE YOU THE EXACT TIMELINE ON THAT. THAT IS PENDING ON THE TXDOT.

BUT THIS ONE CAN HAPPEN IN THE SAME TIMELINE AS SOON AS THAW GIVE US THE PERMIT, WE CAN START WORKING ON THAT.

AGAIN, IT IS A VERY EASY MAINTENANCE AREA FOR THE BED AND FOR THE PLANT MATERIAL. IT CAN HANDLE THE WIND AND TORTURE IT WILL RECEIVE BY THE HIGHWAY.

>> MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR RENO: PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 5-0.

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>> I'M SORRY. PASSES 5-0.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR BEING PARK BOARD

FOR THIS BOARD. >> MAYOR RENO: THANK YOU 4B

AND THE PARK AND THE PARK BOARD. >> MAYOR RENO: YOU'RE OUT OF

ORDER. >> IT'S PHASE 47.

PAGE 47. >> MAYOR RENO: CHRIS?

>> THAT'S IT. >> MAYOR RENO: ALL RIGHT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING

SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MAYOR RENO: WE ARE ADJOURNED AT

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