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[A. CALL TO ORDER]
THE TIME IS 6:00 AND I CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES.
CHAPLAIN RUSS MCNAMER, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.
OUR GOD AND CREATOR, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR LIFE.
WE ASK YOUR PROVISION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE TEXAS WILDFIRES.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS SEASON OF RECREATION AND NEW LIFE.
WE ASK YOUR PROTECTION FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE SERVICE AND ALL WHO ARE IN HARM'S WAY.
PLEASE BLESS THIS MEETING AND ALL DECISIONS.
GOD BLESS THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND.
TEXAS]. THANK YOU AND YOU MAY BE SEATED.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM D PRESENTATIONS.
[D. PRESENTATION(S)]
WE WERE TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION OF OUR HOMETOWN HERO BANNER.SO WE'VE ASKED STAFF TO COORDINATE WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY FOR ANOTHER DATE.
WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM E PUBLIC COMMENT.
[E. PUBLIC COMMENT]
AS A REMINDER, THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA THAT IS NOT MARKED AS A PUBLIC HEARING.ISSUES REGARDING DAILY OPERATIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS SHOULD FIRST BE DEALT WITH BY CALLING OUR TOWN HALL AT (972) 874-6000 DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
TONIGHT. SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
A TONE WILL SOUND WHEN YOU HAVE 30S LEFT AND AGAIN WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
FIRST UP TONIGHT WILL BE MR. JOE BERNARD.
10605 SUNRISE CIRCLE FLOWER MOUND TEXAS 76226.
THE INDIVIDUALS YOU SITTING IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT PUSHED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY $40,000, LISTED IN NUMBER 12 FOR A SUNRISE CIRCLE WASTEWATER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
THIS AUTHORIZATION, THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ON THE SAME ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.
WE NOW KNOW TODAY THAT THIS $40,000 WAS WASTED.
IT ESSENTIALLY WENT AGAINST WHAT THE TOWN'S OVERALL POLICY IS.
THERE IS NO UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHY THIS $40,000 WAS EVER SPENT.
THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED.
THIS IS WHERE IT WENT OUT FOR BID.
THIS IS WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE.
YOU REFUSED TO PUT IN WASTEWATER CONNECTIONS INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE THE POOREST INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
YET YOU SPENT $40,000 OF TAXPAYER FUNDS TO DESIGN A PROJECT TO DO SUCH.
HOW IS THIS SO? MAYOR DEREK FRANCE.
I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITHIN OUR TOWN.
I HAVE SEEN NOTHING THAT PREVENTS THE CONSULTING TO DEVELOPERS WITHIN OUR
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COMMUNITY BY TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS.FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHY WAS $40,000 SPENT IN TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND FUNDING? THAT ESSENTIALLY WENT AGAINST THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND POLICY.
IS IT TRUE THAT DEREK FRANCE DOES NOT OWN PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND? WHAT FINANCIAL INTEREST DOES HE HAVE IN OUR TOWN BEYOND CONSULTING? HE'S COLLECTING A PAYCHECK TO BE MAYOR.
YET WE ARE UNSURE IF HE OWNS PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN.
WHAT INTEREST DOES HE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY? OR ARE WE JUST ANOTHER RUNG ON HIS POLITICAL LADDER TO CLIMB? WHO IS ENSURING THAT CROSS TIMBERS CONSULTING IS NOT BEING PAID TO CONSULT TO RECEIVE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND CONTRACTS AND AWARDS.
THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND BUDGETS $200 MILLION A YEAR, YET I CAN FIND NOWHERE WHERE WE ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST OF CONSULTING OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS DEREK FRANCE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS OUR MAYOR.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE MISS CHERYL MOORE.
MY GOAL IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF OUR MASTER PLAN AND PRESERVE OUR GREEN SPACES.
ONE RECENT CONCERNING ISSUE THAT WE HAD WAS THE LOSS OF MANY MATURE TREES ALONG HIGH ROAD.
ONCOR ELECTRIC CAME THROUGH AND CUT DOWN MANY MATURE TREES.
THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO REACH OUT TO THEIR TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL.
AND I WANT TO CONTINUE DOING THAT, TO CONTINUE REDUCING OUR TAX RATE AS WE HAVE DONE.
I WANT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR ROADS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
I FULLY SUPPORT OUR LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALL ATTEND THE MEET AND GREET WITH THE FIVE FINALISTS OF THE CHIEF FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE ON MARCH 19TH, FROM 6 TO 7 P.M.
AT THE COURTYARD IN FLOWER MOUND.
LOOK FOR ME AT CHERYL MOORE FOR MAYOR OF FLOWER MOUND ON FACEBOOK.
AND I HAVE THE THE EMAILS THAT YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PREVENTING THESE TREE LOSSES BY UTILITY COMPANIES.
ALL RIGHT. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ACTUALLY HAVE 30S TO SPARE, SO I ALMOST KIND OF WANT TO USE THAT 30S JUST TO SAY GET OUT THERE AND VOTE THIS ELECTION TOMORROW FOR YOUR PRIMARIES.
AND I'M SORRY I HAVE TO LEAVE.
I CAN'T STAY AT THIS MEETING ALL NIGHT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO VOLUNTEER AT ONE OF OUR LISD SCHOOLS.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE MR. ROBERT WATERS.
WE'RE DOING PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW.
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MY NAME IS ROBERT WATERS.I LIVE AT 5109 SADDLE RIDGE DRIVE IN THE BRIDLEWOOD COMMUNITY.
MY WIFE, KAREN WATERS AND I MOVED TO FLOWER MOUND IN 2010.
WE HAVE A FOURTH GRADE SON NAMED CADEN AND A FIFTH GRADE DAUGHTER NAMED PEYTON.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
AFTER 27 YEARS OF COACHING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, I'VE RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE FIELD.
I NOW SERVE AS A BIOLOGY TEACHER AT FLOWER MOUND NINTH GRADE CAMPUS.
I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE FLOWER MOUND YOUTH FOOTBALL ACADEMY.
WE WILL PROVIDE AN ELITE COACH.
WE WILL PROVIDE ELITE COACHING WITH CAREFUL INSTRUCTION WHO PLACES AN EMPHASIS ON SAFETY.
EVERYONE IN OUR ORGANIZATION WILL BE TRAINED IN USA.
HEADS UP TACKLING AND OUT OF HIS HEADS OUT OF TACKLING.
UPON BEING ACCEPTED INTO THE NORTH TEXAS YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE, WE WILL REPRESENT OUR TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND WHEN COMPETING AGAINST LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO ALREADY HAVE THESE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS IN PLACE.
WE'RE RETIRED HIGH SCHOOL COACHES OR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL COACHES.
WE ARE UNITED BY COMMUNITY AND THE LOVE OF WORKING WITH THE KIDS.
THANK YOU. WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE NO ORGANIZATIONS WHO REPRESENT FLOWER MOUND.
REPRESENT THE FM OF FLOWER MOUND AND THE M OF MARCUS, AND WE ARE HERE TO FILL THAT VOID.
WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING.
AND MIKE ALEXANDER, THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT MARCUS HIGH SCHOOL.
WE WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING ROUNDED PLAYERS WHO GIVE BACK TO THEIR GREAT TOWN.
WE ARE CURRENTLY TAKING REGISTRATION ONLINE.
FOLLOWING ME IN LINE OF SPEAKERS WILL BE OUR VICE PRESIDENT, SHANE PIPKIN.
HANG ON JUST A MINUTE. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT.
SO BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE DONATED TIME, THE TIME IS NOT CONTINUING.
SO SHANE, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DO HAVE A CARD SO YOU CAN COME UP.
I'LL CALL YOU NEXT, AND THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER THREE MINUTES.
RIGHT. SO, MR. PIPKIN. THANK YOU.
I'M SHANE PIPKIN, 5304 CLEAR CREEK DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, 75022.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING OUT SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS THAT GIVE CLIPS TO EDUCATE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE FACETS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, EVERYTHING FROM WHAT THE PRACTICES WILL LOOK LIKE TO HOW WE EDUCATE OUR COACHES IN FUNDAMENTALS AND ALSO IN SAFETY.
WE'LL ALSO BE SENDING OUT UPDATES ALONG THE WAY AS WE ACQUIRE PRACTICE FACILITIES AND GAIN FACILITIES. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE.
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SECURE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK TO PROVIDE THIS.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, SIR. WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN YOUR GROUP THAT FILLED OUT A CARD? ALL RIGHT. PERFECT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO MISS BARBARA BARRIOS.
AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I DON'T GET YOUR GUYS'S NAMES RIGHT.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BARBARA BARRIOS.
I LIVE AT 4113 HIDEAWAY LANE FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75022.
AS A RESIDENT OF FLOWER MOUND FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WITNESS THE BEAUTY OF OUR TOWN, VERY CLOSE TO THE CITY, BUT ALSO HAVING THE FEELING OF LIVING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. I LOVE THOSE TWO SIDES EXPERIENCES.
FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, I HAVE PROUDLY SERVED AS AN EDUCATOR IN IRVING ISD AND LEWISVILLE ISD.
I DEDICATE MYSELF TO THE EMPOWERING AND GROWTH OF OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS EACH DAY IN THE CLASSROOM ALONG WITH MY EXPERIENCE IN LIVING IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND ALSO EXPERIENCING A DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEMS, REAFFIRMED MY BELIEF IN THE POWER OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND MY COMMITMENT TO SERVE YOU AS A FLOWER MOUND TOWN COUNCIL.
PLACE 4. FLOWER MOUND HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO RAISE MY FAMILY.
IT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO LIVE.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY, AND I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE HEARD AND RESPECTED. I WANT TO HEAR YOU.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. MR. WATERS, COULD YOU SHUT YOUR PRESENTATION DOWN SO WE CAN SEE THE DESKTOP? APPRECIATE IT. NEXT WE'LL HAVE MISS [INAUDIBLE] WARNER.
HI. [INAUDIBLE] WARNER 2829 BOB WHITE LANE.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER THE REMOVAL OF THOSE 28 SPECIMEN TREES ALONG HIGH ROAD.
I BELIEVE THAT ONCOR HANDLED THE SITUATION POORLY.
PARTICULARLY THE COMMUNICATION WAS LACKING.
HOWEVER, I SO APPRECIATE OUR TOWN, FIRST OF ALL, OUR MAYOR AND OUR TOWN COUNCIL AND OUR TOWN STAFF FOR BECOMING INVOLVED, RESOLVING THE SITUATION, AND BEN BUMGARNER AND TAN PARKER FOR SECURING THE PROMISE THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE TREES REMOVED ALONG HIGH ROAD.
WE MUST PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.
AND THOUGH I REALIZE THAT 100 YEAR OLD POST OAKS ARE NOT EASILY OR AT ALL REPLACED, THERE SHOULD BE SOME TREE MITIGATION, PARTICULARLY THOSE RESIDENTS THAT HAD ALL OF THE VEGETATION THAT WAS SCREENING FOR THEIR HOMES.
THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF MITIGATION FOR THOSE RESIDENTS MOVING FORWARD.
WE WE MUST COLLABORATE WITH OUR ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS SO THAT WE CAN PREVENT SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE AND REGAIN CONTROL OVER OUR EASEMENTS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR FOR THE ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER.
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AND I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE COME OUT TO SUPPORT MY CANDIDACY FOR TOWN COUNCIL PLACE 4.RADIATION ON MY THROAT WAS RATHER WHOLE, BUT I'M A HOMEOWNER UP ON 3965 HIGH ROAD.
THAT IS JUST ONE STUMP OF 38 SPECIMEN TREES ON OUR FRONTAGE THAT WERE CUT DOWN AND THIS ONE.
I STOPPED COUNTING THE RINGS AFTER 100.
SADLY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE HIGH ROAD, MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ONES THAT ARE BUILDING THE ARTS HOUSE THAT USED TO BE COMPLETELY SCREENED FROM THE ROAD, AS I LOVED IT BECAUSE OF WHERE I GREW UP IN MY TIME IN COLORADO. FROM INSIDE THAT STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE WE ACTUALLY [INAUDIBLE] 12 FOOT TALL ANDERSEN WINDOWS UP AND LIT A CANOPY OF THAT TREE.
NOW THIS IS OUR VIEW OUTLAWS HALL.
AND THE REAL SLAP IN THE FACE WAS WE HAD THREE FAIRLY LARGE CRAPE MYRTLES THAT WERE ALWAYS TRIMMED DOWN AT ABOUT 10 OR 11FT.
SO THEY WOULD PUSH OUT THE [INAUDIBLE].
SAID WELL, WE ACCIDENTALLY CUT THOSE DOWN BECAUSE THOSE TREES DON'T HAVE THREE OF THOSE.
LEFT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRES.
SO YOU'LL SEE DOWN THE STREET.
THE REST OF THE LARGE GREAT MYRTLES HAVE SURVIVED, [INAUDIBLE] FIANCE AND I, AND OFFERED US FOR THE THREE MATURE MULTI-SLOT GREAT MYRTLES, THEY SAID, AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL.
THEY WILL PROVIDE ME FIVE [INAUDIBLE] MYRTLES.
THE LITTLE STICK THAT HOLDS [INAUDIBLE] WAS LARGER THAN THE GREAT MYRTLE.
I JUST TOLD THEM, NO, THAT'S NOT GOING TO FLY.
BUT PROPERTY DAMAGE MY BUILDING PERMIT WAS SET FOR [INAUDIBLE] NASHVILLE LOT . [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE ONLY TEN FEET UP, MR. STEINER. I'M SORRY. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TONIGHT, SIR.
WE APPRECIATE MUCH. NEXT WILL BE DEB WEISS.
HI, I'M DEB WEISS AT 7705 EMERSON LANE FLOWER MOUND I TOO, AM IN THE NORTH HIGH ROAD RIGHT OFF OF 1171 AND WAS PART OF THE SLAUGHTER OF TREES, IF YOU WILL.
THE ESTHETICS, THE NOISE, THE WILDLIFE IMPLICATIONS ARE HUGE.
I CALLED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND STRESS SOME URGENCY.
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IT SURPRISE ME THAT IT SURPRISED THEM THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE.EVEN THOUGH ONCOR TOLD ME THAT SOMEBODY FROM FLOWER MOUND HAD BEEN OUT THERE AND GIVEN A THUMBS UP.
I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT BRIAN TAYLOR STEPPED OUT TODAY, AS DID CBS 11 NEWS.
SO AT 10:00 TONIGHT, THERE'LL BE A STORY ABOUT THE SITUATION.
ONE OF MY BIGGEST QUESTIONS IS WHY? WHY DO WE HAVE PHASE THREE LINES GOING UP? WE ARE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M ASKING OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO.
WHY WHAT I'M LOOKING TO HAVE YOU GUYS HELP WITH IS SOME SORT OF, AGAIN, SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER, WE CAN'T REPLACE THESE BEAUTIFUL BIG TREES, BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING PUT SOME SORT OF LANDSCAPING, HEDGING, SOMETHING TO BE A NOISE BARRIER.
AND AGAIN, I'M THAT CORNER HOUSE, BUT IT'S A ONE WAY STREET, HIGH ROAD.
EVERYBODY THAT LIVES IN THAT COMMUNITY, THAT'S OUR ENTRANCE TO THE STREET AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO GET SOME HELP WITH ONCOR OR THE CITY.
ONCOR DID NOT REMOVE THE STUMPS.
THEY TOLD US THAT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE BOTH WAYS.
IT'S NOT OUR TREES TO DECIDE IF THEY COME OR GO, BUT IT'S NOW OUR JOB TO GET RID OF THE STUMPS.
SO AGAIN, IF THE TOWN COULD HELP US WITH THAT, IT'S A TRIPPING HAZARD.
SO IF PEOPLE FALL OVER THESE STUMPS, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S LIABLE.
THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO ASK IS THAT YOU GUYS PROACTIVELY SET UP SOME TIME WITH THE DENTON COUNTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE BECAUSE MY HOUSE AND EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR ASSESSMENT SHOULD GO DOWN.
THIS IS A TOTAL DECREASE IN PROPERTY VALUE.
I JUST PURCHASED THIS HOUSE LAST AUGUST.
I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TWICE IF IT LOOKED THE WAY IT LOOKS TODAY.
SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION YOU'VE GIVEN IT TO DATE, AND I HOPE I CAN COUNT ON YOU GUYS TO STICK WITH ONCOR AND THE CITY OF DENTON OR COUNTY OF DENTON AND HELP US GOING FORWARD.
SORRY. I COULD GIVE IT A TRY, SIR, BUT I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT.
SO MY NAME IS JOHN [INAUDIBLE].
AND LIVE AT 7705 HIGH ROAD, AND I'M IN MY ROOKIE SEASON HERE IN FLOWER MOUND.
I'VE BEEN A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF DALLAS.
MY MOM WAS BORN THERE IN 1925.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS NATIVE TO TEXAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF DALLAS.
AND DEB AND I ARE VERY UPSET BECAUSE THESE ARE TREES THAT WERE BETWEEN 30 AND 40IN WIDE AND THEY PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SHADE.
AND SO I MOVED FROM VALLEY RANCH 23 YEARS IN NORTH IRVING.
MOVED TO FLOWER MOUND BECAUSE OF THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND DEB HAS BEEN HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND DOUBLE OAK LIVED DOWN THE STREET FROM MAYOR FRANCE AT CALES AND FURLONG, AND WE MOVED SPECIFICALLY TO WESTERN FLOWER MOUND FOR THE LARGER LOTS AND THE MATURE TREES, WHICH YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND IN A PRODUCTION NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU LOOK AT THOSE HUGE HOUSES, THERE'S NO SHADE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FACING NOW WAS THIS WE HAD THIS NATURAL SUNBLOCK FROM HIGH ROAD AND THE SETTING SUN, AND OUR DRIVEWAY IS UNBEARABLE NOW.
AND I THINK WE'RE AT ABOUT 12 MATURE TREES THAT WERE TAKEN DOWN.
AND THAT IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S THEIR THEIR RIGHT OF WAY TO MAINTAIN AND TO TAKE ACTION.
ALLEN NYE MAKES 7.5 MILLION A YEAR.
HE AND THE LEGAL THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR ONCORE ARE BOTH ATTORNEYS OUT OF HOUSTON LAW FIRMS. THEY KNOW BETTER AND THEY BASICALLY LIED TO US.
IT STARTED OUT AS WE NEED TO REPLACE TELEPHONE POLES.
THEN IT'S. WE NEED TO TRIM A LITTLE BIT.
CLARK, WHO I BELIEVE IS IN OR HIS MOTHER IS HERE.
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THEY HAVE A HUGE TRANSFORMER THAT'S THE SIZE OF A SMALL BUS.AND THEN THEY HAD SOME MINOR TRIMMING.
FINE. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MONDAY, WE HAVE TO CUT THE TREES.
SO I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO WORK WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH THESE NATIVE HUGE TREES ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED.
NEXT WILL BE MR. JOHN VAN WINKLE.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, FELLOW RESIDENTS.
I TOO LIVE OFF OF HIGH ROAD AT 7616 EMERSON LANE.
ONE OF THE BIG REASONS MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO FLOWER MOUND AND CHOSE TO RAISE OUR FOUR KIDS HERE WAS BECAUSE OF THE LOW CRIME, THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, THE THOUSAND ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, 75 MILES OF TRAILS, 57 PARKS, 37 PLAYGROUNDS.
BUT AGAIN, ALL OF YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT BECAUSE YOU HELPED BUILD IT RIGHT? THE OTHER DAY ON ON HIGH ROAD, ONCORE CAME OUT AND TRIMMED TREES, PUT UP POLES, CAME BACK AND REMOVED TREES.
IT LEFT US ALL WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO DO IS NOT ONLY HELP PREVENT THIS FOR FUTURE FAMILIES, BUT ALSO IT BEGS THE QUESTION, HOW MANY TIMES HAS ENCORE DONE THIS TO EXISTING RESIDENTS IN OTHER PLACES IN OUR TOWN? ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AND TO YOUR STAFFS IS TEXAS UTILITY CODE SECTION 181042. IT GIVES AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE TO ELECTRIC UTILITY.
NOW WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE FOLLOWING SECTION 181043.
AN ELECTRIC UTILITY MAY EXERCISE AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 181.042, IN A MUNICIPALITY WITH THE CONSENT OF, AND SUBJECT TO, THE DIRECTION OF, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP, NOT ONLY FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE HELP THAT YOU'VE GIVEN, BUT WE'D LIKE TO TRY AND AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE.
I'VE LIVED HERE BEFORE 1171 WAS EXPANDED.
THEY TOOK OUT ALL THE TREES BEHIND ME.
NOW THEY TOOK OUT ALL THE TREES NEXT TO ME.
THEY PUT UP A HUGE TRANSFORMER IN MY SIDE YARD.
I SIT IN MY PATIO AND THAT'S WHAT I LOOK AT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW BAD IT'S GOING TO HUM AND BUZZ OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO DO.
MY ISSUE IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THEY RAN THE ELECTRICAL, IT COULD GO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 1171.
THEY HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM OVER THERE IN FRONT OF THE AT&T BOX AND THEY CAN ELIMINATE.
THEY PUT FIVE POLES NEXT TO MY PROPERTY.
WITH THREE OF THEM HOLDING UP THIS ONE TRANSFORMER.
THEN THEY CAME IN AND TOOK DOWN ALL THE TREES.
WHEN THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO TRIM THEM, I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS.
I COME HOME THAT NIGHT AND EVERYTHING IS GONE.
SO WHY DIDN'T ENCORE TALK TO US? AND AS JOHN SAID, IF THERE IS AN ORDINANCE, WHY WASN'T IT FOLLOWED? SO WE CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN.
I HAD EIGHT OAK TREES AND ONE PECAN TREE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE SIDE THAT OFFERED SHADE, SOUND BARRIER AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT NOW I AM DEALING WITH WHAT I DEALT WITH WHEN THEY WIDENED 1971.
SO ONCE AGAIN, MY PROPERTY VALUES ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GO UP.
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THERESA DO WE HAVE ANY MORE GREEN COMMENT CARDS? I DO NOT. SO FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE FIVE NON-SPEAKING COMMENT CARDS, ALL IN OPPOSITION TO ONCOR AND THE REMOVAL OF INDISCRIMINATE REMOVAL OF TREES IN THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND.IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE STAND UP OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
SIR, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AFTER YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING.
MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT A GREEN COMMENT CARD.
IT'S FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON SCENIC.
YEAH. THAT'S A DIFFERENT TIME.
YES, SIR. I APOLOGIZE, I SHOULD HAVE THIS DOWN BY NOW.
THAT'S OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE STAND UP OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
SORRY. MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[F. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
STARTING WITH MY LEFT, MR. TAYLOR. YEAH.AND AS ALWAYS, THEY DID A TOP NOTCH JOB.
FIRE DID A GREAT JOB THE WEEK BEFORE, SO WE HAD TWO OF THEM BACK TO BACK WEEKENDS.
SO THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THE CHIEFS FOR THE TREMENDOUS JOB YOU'RE DOING.
I ALSO WANT TO KIND OF RELAY ON BRIAN'S COMMENT.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE POLICE AND FIRE AWARDS.
AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE RECIPIENTS.
SO KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS AND AND THINK ABOUT THEM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR JIM.
BUT TEN DAYS AGO, THE MAYOR AND I ATTENDED A TRI CITY NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT THAT WAS HELD AT LEWISVILLE THRIVE, WHICH WAS PUT ON BY THE CITIES OF COPPELL LEWISVILLE AND THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT WITH HAD ABOUT OVER 100 ATTENDEES THERE.
IT WAS GREAT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING AND SHARING OF INFORMATION.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOR FUTURE ONES FOR PEOPLE TO ATTEND.
ALSO ON MARCH 16TH, WE'VE GOT OPEN HOUSE AT TWIN COVES, SO CHECK THE TOWN'S WEBSITE FOR THAT.
SO THAT'S IT, MR. SCHIESTEL LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN VOTE RIGHT HERE.
YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, EXCUSE ME, THERE'S A.
SO IN ABOUT A MONTH, THERE'S GOING TO BE THIS ECLIPSE.
IT'S GOING TO COME RIGHT OVER FLOWER MOUND.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO STAND OUT IN YOUR BACKYARD.
SOME OF YOU WILL REALLY BE ABLE TO SEE IT VERY WELL, UNFORTUNATELY.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR GLASSES, GET THEM.
I SAW THEM AT LOWE'S YESTERDAY.
SO BEFORE THEY'RE GONE, GET YOUR GLASSES.
AND THEN WE'RE HAVING AN EVENT AT TWIN COVES PARK.
AS MAYOR PRO TEM ENGEL MENTIONED, I WILL BEGIN ON TWIN COVES PARK.
THE OPEN HOUSE WILL BE SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH FROM 11 TO 3.
THE GATES WILL BE OPEN FOR FREE ENTRY AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO TOUR THE CABINS.
ENJOY SOME AMENITIES, SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS THERE AT OUR PARK AT TWIN COAST PARK.
WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT.
[G. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT]
I'LL SEND IT OVER TO OUR TOWN MANAGER, MR. JAMES CHILDERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.APPRECIATE IT. I'M GOING TO CALL AN AUDIBLE TONIGHT ON OUR TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE FOURTH ITEM LIST CAREER OUT AND PUNT THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
AND THERE'S ALSO SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME STATE STATUTE THAT MR.
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VAN WINKLE SHARED.AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT.
SO AT A HIGH LEVEL, WE ALL HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH THIS.
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THIS AND SPECIFICALLY WHY THAT STATUTE THAT WAS REFERENCED IS PREEMPTED AND WHY YOU ALL, AS A COUNCIL, DON'T HAVE OVERSIGHT TO REGULATE WHAT ONCOR DOES.
IT WAS SIMPLY TO PUT IN THE POLES FOR THAT PROJECT THAT THEY HAD AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME.
THE WORK TOOK PLACE LAST MONTH, MID FEBRUARY OR SO.
WE OKAYED EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO.
IT'S AT THAT POINT, AS A TOWN STAFF, WE WORK THROUGH OUR CONTACTS TO TRY TO MITIGATE THE SITUATION.
AND I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY THAT YOU KNOW, IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS, WE WORK, WE, WE TRY TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE HOMEOWNERS TO SAY, HEY, YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM IF YOU DON'T ADDRESS IT AT A CERTAIN POINT.
SO WE SHARED THAT WITH THEM AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE TREES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THE IMPORTANT CAVEAT WITH THAT IS THAT THERE WAS A SUBSEQUENT LAW PUT INTO PLACE, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT THAT SUPERSEDES THAT PARTICULAR PIECE AND GIVES THEM THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT WORK IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
THEY HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO DO WHAT THEY DID.
IT'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT THING.
SO WE, UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT.
WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE CONCERNS ARE.
AND I JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WAS CLEARLY CONVEYED VERY EARLY ON IN THIS PROCESS.
SO WE DID OUR PART TO TRY TO LET ONCOR KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF ANGRY PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T TRY TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION.
THEY RESPECTIVELY TOLD US, WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU IS THAT THEY HAVE NO LEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO.
SO AT THIS POINT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS DIRECTED AT THE RIGHT SPACE.
ANYTHING THAT'S SHARED WITH US, WE SHARE WITH ONCORE.
BUT I REACHED OUT TO OUR CONTACT AT ENCORE, THE AREA MANAGER AND I ASKED POINT BLANK, WHAT IS THE POINT OF CONTACT? THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE UPSET CAN REACH OUT TO, AND HE GAVE ME THE NAME AND THE INFORMATION, AND I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
THE GENTLEMAN'S NAME AND SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE INTERACTED WITH THEM IS A GENTLEMAN NAMED ERIC MONTOYA, AND HIS EMAIL IS ERIC E R I C DOT MONTOYA M O N T O Y A@ONCORE.COM.
AND I'LL JUST SHARE THAT ONE MORE TIME.
IF SOMEBODY'S WRITING IT DOWN, IT'S ERIC MONTOYA.
MONTOYA@ENCORE.COM. HIS OFFICE NUMBER IS (972)674-2706. STUMBLED ON THAT LAST PART.
(972) 674-2706. THAT IS THE POINT OF CONTACT THAT ONCOR PROVIDED US.
AND HE SAID THAT ANYBODY WHO'S CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAN REACH OUT TO HIM DIRECTLY.
AGAIN, THIS ISN'T US TRYING TO AVOID IT.
TRUST ME, IF WE COULD STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING, WE WOULD DO IT.
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO CONVEY THAT I KNOW PEOPLE ARE NATURALLY HAVE A STRONG REACTION TO THIS.
THANKS, JAMES I HAD A YOU KNOW, I HAD A FEELING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO COME UP.
AND SO JUST FOR REFERENCE, I'VE WENT AHEAD AND POSTED MR. MONTOYA'S CONTACT INFORMATION ON MY DEREK, THE MAYOR FACEBOOK PAGE.
IN CASE YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO WRITE THAT DOWN, IT'LL BE RIGHT THERE FOR YOU.
ALONG WITH THE LITTLE VIDEO I PUT TOGETHER OF MY TOUR DOWN HIGH ROAD.
THANKS, JAMES, FOR THAT UPDATE.
SO I'M GONNA ASK RAY I WAS ABOUT TO CALL YOU SOME OTHER THAN YOUR NAME, RAY WATSON.
[00:45:05]
TO COME UP FRONT, HE HAS AN UPDATE ON OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.IT'S ALWAYS WITH THE MAROON COAT.
NOW IF I CAN JUST MAKE THAT WORK AGAIN.
MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME UP HERE TONIGHT.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO FAR, WE'VE HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING.
AND THEN ALL MOST OF THE STAFF THAT'S INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN VISITED WITH AS WELL.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE SURVEY.
THE SURVEY WENT UP A WEEK AGO.
I'M SORRY, 968 TOTAL RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY.
IT WILL BE UP FOR ANOTHER THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET AS MANY RESPONSES TO THIS AS WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S VOICE IS HEARD DEALING WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CITY AND ACROSS THE TOWN.
I'M SORRY. BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO PRESENT.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT ON THERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? EXCELLENT, SIR. THANK YOU, HAVE A GOOD DAY, MR. CHILDERS. MAYOR, FOR THE LAST ITEM.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO THIS EVENING IS HELP THE PUBLIC.
AND YOU ALL KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. BECAUSE Y'ALL MAKE SUGGESTIONS, AND YOU BRING THOSE FORWARD, AND SOMETIMES THEY SEEMINGLY KIND OF GET LOST IN THE FLOW OF WHERE WE HAVE GOING.
AND SO OUR NEXT WORK SESSION IS ON MARCH THE 21ST.
AND AS YOU RECALL, WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT PROCESS UNFOLDS AND HOW WE GO ABOUT MAKING DETERMINATIONS ON HOW WE GET BIDS FOR OUR CIP PROCESS. SO THAT REPRESENTS THE TOPICS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS IN OUR NEXT WORK SESSION ON THE 21ST IN APRIL.
OUR WORK SESSION IS GOING TO BE ON THE 18TH.
AND OUR TENTATIVE PLANS AT THAT POINT IS TO TALK BUDGET STRATEGY VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT A MONTH LATER.
IT'S ALSO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK THE CREDIT CARD FEE AND PAYMENT CONVERSATION THAT WE STARTED OFF THE AGENDA ITEM FROM THE LAST MEETING WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR FLOMO CONVOS DEVELOPMENT SESSION FOLLOW UP.
ON APRIL THE 18TH IN MAY AT OUR SESSION THERE, OUR WORK SESSION ON THE 16TH.
THAT'S THE BOARD AND COMMISSIONS REPORT.
BUT ALSO, THAT IS THE TIME FRAME IN WHICH WE PLAN TO HAVE OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT.
AND SO THAT'S GOING TO SUPPLANT THAT.
SO EITHER IN JUNE OR JULY IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT.
SO JUST WANTED TO AND I'LL EMAIL THIS TO YOU.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO HELP YOU ALL KEEP TRACK OF THE BALLS THAT WE HAVE UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE IN REGARDS TO OUR FUTURE TOPICS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JAMES? I THINK ANN WROTE MOST OF THE DATES DOWN, SO WE'RE GOOD, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EMAIL COUNCIL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT? ALL RIGHT, JAMES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM H.
[H. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM(S)]
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.[00:50:01]
NORMALLY I WOULD TURN THIS OVER TO COUNCIL, BUT I FEEL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST.SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS THE PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENTS, THE CODES IN WHICH WERE DISCUSSED, AND ALL OF THE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS DESTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 38 SPECIMEN TREES.
COUNCIL. I'LL TURN IT OVER FOR YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
AND I'D LIKE MR. MONTOYA HERE.
I DO ALSO HAVE ANOTHER REQUEST THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S WHEN BRYN CAN BE HERE AS WELL.
AND CAN WE INCLUDE A DISCUSSION ABOUT GETTING SOME RELIEF FROM THE COUNTY FROM ON A TAX ASSESSMENT AND ONE ADDITIONAL PIECE OF CONTENT, SINCE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN RELATED TO THIS, INCLUDING DURING PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT, CAN WE GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY PHASE THREE WOULD BE DEPLOYED TO THIS AREA, AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT INDICATES THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE THAT IS NOT PERMITTED IN THAT AREA.
I'LL TOMORROW I'LL REACH OUT TO ONCORE AND CHECK THEIR AVAILABILITY.
WE HAVE OUR MEETING COMING UP ON THE 18TH.
WE HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THE 21ST.
SO WE'LL TRY TO GET THAT SCHEDULED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
JAMES TOO. ALSO, IF YOU COULD WORK WITH BRYNN ON, YOU KNOW.
THIS MIGHT REQUIRE A SPECIAL MEETING.
RIGHT. BECAUSE WE KEEP ADDING STUFF TO WORK SESSIONS AND EVERYTHING.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PROVIDE ANY DIRECTION, BUT TYPICALLY A WORK SESSION, WE DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION.
RIGHT? HOWEVER, IF WE WERE SO INCLINED, WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO HAVE IT AT A MEETING SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT LATITUDE? SO NOW WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND JUST FIND THE BEST SPOT FOR IT.
SO I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN CALL A MEETING WITHIN 72 HOURS.
AND SO WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL WORK WITH BRANDON ALONG WITH THERESA TO FIND THE BEST SPOT FOR IT.
WHAT I LIKE TO THINK IS THAT I GOT TO SEE WHAT'S COMING IN THE QUEUE FROM PNC AND SOME OF OUR OTHER BOARDS, BUT IF THE 18TH IS A RELATIVELY LIGHT AGENDA, THAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO SLIDE THAT IN A NORMAL MEETING.
THANK YOU, SIR. AND I PRETTY MUCH I'M PRETTY SURE YOU HAD ALL SIX YESES ON THAT FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MR. SCHIESTEL. ON MY RIGHT. FOR ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYONE ELSE. ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO COORDINATION OF CALENDARS.
[I. COORDINATION OF CALENDARS]
AS YOU'VE HEARD, WE HAVE A FEW MEETINGS COMING UP, BUT IN PARTICULAR OUR NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 19TH.IS EVERYONE PLANNING ON BEING HERE? PERFECT 19TH TUESDAY.
WAS THAT IT? YEAH, I WAS JUST READING WHAT IT SAYS.
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE MY CALENDAR IN FRONT OF ME.
I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S THE 18TH.
OH, SORRY. I WAS THINKING IT WAS A HOLIDAY.
THAT'S GOOD. GOOD JOB KEEPING IT STRAIGHT, THOUGH.
FOR THE RECORD. IS EVERYONE STILL GOING TO BE HERE? NO. I'M KIDDING. ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING ON TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
[J. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS]
WE DO HAVE SOME STUFF GOING ON TONIGHT WITH THIS.EACH APPLICANT HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT DURING THEIR REMARKS TO COUNCIL, WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR GENERAL THOUGHTS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, WHY THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE BOARD THEY SELECTED, AND WHAT RELEVANT EXPERIENCE DO THEY HAVE TO SERVE IF SELECTED TO BE ON THAT BOARD? APPLICANTS. AS A REMINDER, PLEASE TRY TO KEEP YOUR REMARKS TO 3 TO 5 MINUTES.
AND FIRST UP, I HAVE MR. RICKY CLARK.
HE HAS APPLIED TO SERVE ON THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
HELLO. MAYOR FRANCE, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND I'LL TELL YOU A QUICK STORY IN A SECOND.
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY I KNOW THAT I MOVED HERE 30 YEARS AGO.
ACTUALLY, I RODE ONE ACRE AT THE END OF IT.
I NOW LIVE AT 4016 DON DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS.
I LIVE ON THE EDGE OF WELLINGTON AND WICHITA CHASE.
AND I'VE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF TOWN FOR WHAT SEEMS FOREVER.
MR. ENGEL, I AM ONE OF YOUR CANDIDATES THAT RAN AGAINST YOU.
[00:55:01]
I'VE SEEN I LOVE THIS TOWN.MY WIFE AND I MOVED HERE FROM ABILENE.
WE CHOSE THAT AREA BECAUSE IT WAS THE COUNTRY.
YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB, GIVEN WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DO.
AND BELIEVE ME, I KNOW WHAT'S COMING AT YOU AT ALL THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT WE'RE WHERE WE ARE.
I RAN FOR PLACE 4 AND I WAS THE SECOND ONE AFTER JOHN VA AND I WITHIN 24 HOURS.
AND MISS SCOTT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFICE.
HER CARNES, GINGER THEY'RE ALL WERE WONDERFUL.
I WENT BACK INTO HER OFFICE TWO DAYS LATER.
I SAID, HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE? GET OUT OF THIS? AND WE GOT EDUCATED ON HOW TO GET OUT OF IT.
I WITHDREW, SO YOU HAD [INAUDIBLE] AND YOU HAD ONE OTHER ONE.
I THINK HER APPLICATION WAS INCOMPLETE.
I KIND OF TRIED TO GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD AND IT BOTHERED ME.
I STILL WANTED TO DO SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS I WANT TO DO, BUT I WANT TO HELP MANAGE THIS TOWN SOME WAY, SOMEHOW.
SO ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO WENT BY AND [INAUDIBLE] NAME WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW [INAUDIBLE] THEN.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO [INAUDIBLE] WAS.
I TOLD MY WIFE, I SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO LET THIS GUY RUN UNOPPOSED, I SWEAR TO GOD.
AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT WAS A WEEK OR TWO AFTERWARDS.
ACTUALLY, I SAID, MS. [INAUDIBLE], AN EMAIL.
I SAID, IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY I CAN GET BACK IN? AND SHE RESPONDED THAT I COULD UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF TIMES.
WHICH LEADS ME TO WHY I'M HERE.
MR. ENGEL. I WOKE UP ON THE SECOND ROUND AND I SAID, I'M GETTING OUT.
I WILL MAKE A FOOL OUT OF MYSELF IF I GET ELECTED TO TOWN COUNCIL, BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU ALL DO.
I WATCHED 50 OR MORE OF YOUR MEETINGS.
I WANT TO START OUT IN A COMMISSION.
I WANT TO LEARN HOW THIS TOWN WORKS.
I KNOW WHAT A COMMISSION DOES.
I KNOW THAT WE DO THE GROUNDWORK.
WE ARE THE ONES THAT PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.
AND I HEARD THERE WAS GOING TO BE AND I KNEW THE APPLICATIONS WERE CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER THE 18TH.
I BELIEVE IT'S SEPTEMBER. I MAY BE WRONG ON THE DAY AND I THOUGHT, DAMN, I'VE GOT.
I WAS MESSING WITH TRYING TO GET ON COUNCIL AND NOW I'VE LET THAT SLIP AWAY FROM ME.
I HEARD THERE WAS AN APPLICATION FOR HISTORY.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN WARS FROM 1860 TO 1890 BETWEEN THE US ARMY AND THE SETTLERS.
THE STORIES THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THAT ARE JUST INCREDIBLE.
I WISH I COULD SHARE SOME OF THEM WITH YOU.
THAT'S ONE OF MY INFATUATIONS.
I ALSO HAVE A DRONE AND A DRONE BUSINESS, WHICH I'M NOT HERE TO PROMOTE.
I HAVE OVER 850 VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THIS TOWN.
SO I CAME UP WITH A WILD IDEA SINCE I COULDN'T SERVE ON TOWN COUNCIL, SINCE I COULDN'T BE ON A COMMISSION THAT I, ON MY OWN, DECIDED TO CREATE A WEBSITE CALLED FLOWER MOUND CHANGING.COM.
NOW, I DID THIS BEFORE I EVEN KNEW ABOUT THIS POSITION, AND I TRIED VERY HARD AND I'M STILL TRYING.
I DO. IT IS NOT A POLITICAL WEBSITE, I AM UNBIASED, YOU'LL SEE THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.
I HAVE UNDONE EVERYTHING I DID.
FACEBOOK, SEO, GOOGLE AND I HAD A CAMPAIGN GOING.
I HAD OVER 15 OR 20 FACEBOOK CAMPAIGNS AND FACEBOOK SHUT ME DOWN.
I DIDN'T HAVE POLITICAL I THINK MR. ENGEL YOU WENT THROUGH ONE OF YOU DID.
THEY'LL SHUT YOU DOWN. IF YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO POLITICAL, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ID PROCESS.
I DID THAT, SO I SENT OUT A FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE WORLD, AND I'M TARGETING FLOWER MOUND.
IT'S A 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE WITHIN 29 MILES ON FACEBOOK.
I DID IT ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO AND I SIMPLY ASKED THIS QUESTION.
I INTRODUCED MYSELF AND TOLD THEM.
I SAID, I'M RICKY CLARKE, I LIVE IN FLOWER MOUND.
I WOULD LOVE TO DOCUMENT THE PAST AND THE FUTURE.
AND I WAS TRYING TO I'M TRYING TO DOCUMENT THIS TOWN.
I'M TRYING. THERE'S A LOT GOING AWAY.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, WE'VE GOT THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS DISAPPEARING, AND THAT'S PROGRESS.
[01:00:02]
WE'RE NOT GOING TO STOP IT.WE CAN MANAGE IT AND WE CAN MAKE SURE IT'S DONE RIGHT.
THAT'S YOUR JOB AND I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.
I ACTUALLY STUDIED PSYCHOLOGY WITH A MINOR IN CRIMINOLOGY.
AND I WENT TO WORK FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS IN 1980 WITH THE TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION.
AND I'VE DONE THAT FOR A LONG TIME, MADE A LOT OF MONEY AT IT.
SHE'S BEEN WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 20 YEARS.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M 64 YEARS OLD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU, I LOVE IT.
I HAVE A DACHSHUND THAT RIDES AROUND WITH ME IN MY LITTLE CONVERTIBLE.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN PENINSULA.
I THINK THEY PUT THE TRAFFIC COUNTERS UP IN THERE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH TRAFFIC GOING ON.
I KNOW THE TOWN WELL. SO PLEASE HELP ME GET ON THE COMMISSION HISTORIC.
I PUT ON MY APPLICATION THAT MY CHOICES WERE ECC.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO ECC.
PLANNING ZONING IS OVER MY HEAD.
I PUT MY FOURTH CHOICE AS ANYTHING THE COUNCIL WANTED ME FOR I'M AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. YOU'RE WELCOME.
COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFYING ANYTHING FOR MR. CLARK? I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
COULD YOU SHARE THAT WITH THE REST OF COUNCIL? I SAW A FLOWER MOUND DON'T CARE POST FROM HIGH ROAD RESIDENT WHO WAS UPSET, SO I WENT OUT AND FILMED IT.
I SHOT THE PICTURES, I SENT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE AND THEY WENT FROM THERE.
AND I WASN'T TRYING TO TAKE SIDES.
THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. VERY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL HAVE MR. DAVID WOOTEN. HE APPLIED TO SERVE ON THE VETERANS LIAISON BOARD.
OKAY. DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY, SO I'LL KEEP IT.
AND DIDN'T REALIZE I'D BE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF A CROWD, BUT BEEN HERE ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.
GOT HERE FOR A JOB CAME OUT OF THE MILITARY IN 2013 MOVED FROM FLORIDA TO HERE, LIKE I SAID WHEN WE GOT HERE, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FLOWER MOUND KNEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TEXAS.
SO WHEN I GOT HERE BEING IN THE MILITARY, MOVING AROUND STILL LOOKING FOR THAT HOME FEEL NEVER FELT ANY [INAUDIBLE] HOME? WHERE WE LANDED UNTIL I GOT HERE.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I COME FROM A VERY SMALL TOWN FARM COMMUNITY IN OHIO.
SO WE GOT HERE. I GOT THAT SAME FEELING.
SO BEEN HERE AGAIN SEVEN YEARS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.
SO SEVEN YEARS LATER STILL TRYING TO FIND MY PLACE, BUT YET WANT TO HELP MY COMMUNITY.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE I COME IN, IS WHERE CAN I START ADDING A LITTLE MORE PEACE TO MY FAMILY AND MYSELF? PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOTS DOWN HERE.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE.
I MOVED OUT OF THE MILITARY, WENT TO A COUPLE OF COMPANIES THAT DO A LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONS.
SO WHAT I CAN BRING IS A LOT OF GRIND AND GRIT.
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OPERATIONS? DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LOGISTICS OUTSIDE OF WHERE I DEPLOYED.
GOT IN. I FIGURED OUT THEIR STANDARD WORK, STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND JUST WORKED MY WAY UP.
BUSINESSES OUTSIDE OF THE OUR OWN BUSINESS.
THAT'S HOW I WORKED MY WAY UP.
CURRENTLY A SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR ANOTHER COMPANY.
[01:05:03]
DOING THE SAME THING. SO KNOWN TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD TEAMS, AND JUST TO GET THINGS DONE.SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'VE PUT MY FEET IN, AND I GRIND IN AND I JUST GO OUT AND GET THE WORK DONE.
SO THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO OFFER AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS SEE THAT AND GET AN OPPORTUNITY I CAN SHOW YOU AND SHOW THE COMMUNITY I'M WILLING TO PUT SOME TIME IN TO KIND OF HELP INFORMATION TO THE VETERANS.
THE REASON WHY I PICKED THE BOARD.
AS A VETERAN MYSELF, COMING OUT WAS HARD.
THAT TRANSITION WAS HARD, DIDN'T HAVE A JOB.
DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS TO GET THAT CIVILIAN.
WHAT I DID IN THE MILITARY TRANSITIONED OVER TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
SO REALLY TRYING TO FIND THAT PLACE, THAT CAMARADERIE THAT I LEFT STILL KIND OF LOOKING FOR THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT WANT TO BE THAT PEACE AND POTENTIALLY ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL THE SAME WAY I DO. SO TRYING TO FILL THAT VOID.
THANK YOU. SIR. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, FIRST AND FOREMOST.
AND I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT CHALLENGES YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, VETERANS FACE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU SEE JUST ALSO FROM FRIENDS IN THE MILITARY THAT YOU THINK IS A CHALLENGE WE COULD PERHAPS ADDRESS? A LOT OF IT THAT I'VE TALKED TO VETERANS, BEING ON THE STREET IS JUST THEIR MENTAL STATE COMING OUT.
MENTAL HEALTH, OBVIOUSLY, IS A BIG TALK WHEN IT COMES TO VETERANS.
JUST STAYING FOCUSED ON THAT, GIVEN THE RIGHT TOOLS, THE RIGHT COMMUNICATION.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE SO FAR DISTANCE WHEN YOU COME OUT THAT YOU NEED THAT BRANCH OR YOU NEED THAT HAND OR JUST THAT INFORMATION OF WHERE TO FIND THINGS OR WHERE TO GO AND WHO TO GO TO AND WHO TO TALK. SO I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE.
OKAY. GOOD. THANKS. APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD TO APPLY.
COUNCIL ANYONE ELSE? MR. WOOTEN. YOU KEPT REFERRING TO IT AS THE MILITARY.
YOU DIDN'T MENTION WHAT BRANCH? SO IT'S OKAY IF IT WAS THE AIR FORCE.
BUT I'D BE CURIOUS AS TO WHAT BRANCH YOU WERE IN.
SO I KEPT SAYING MILITARY? YEAH. COAST GUARD, COAST GUARD.
NINE YEARS ACTIVE CURRENTLY 19 ACTUALLY BE GOOD [INAUDIBLE] APRIL.
I'M SORRY, COAST GUARD MEMBER.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. RUDIN. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, SIR. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING THE TOWN.
SO NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TONIGHT FOR THAT BOARD THIS EVENING.
IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE VETERANS LIAISON BOARD.
AS A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE TWO APPLICANTS.
MR. DAVID WOOTEN, WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM, AND MR. JOHN TRAVIS, WHO WE HAD HEARD FROM PREVIOUSLY.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO DISCUSS THOSE APPOINTMENTS AND THE WAY FORWARD.
DON'T EVERYBODY START AT ONCE.
HEY, ADAM, AS A VETERAN, I'D BE INTERESTED IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
IF THEY'RE BOTH GOOD CANDIDATES.
CERTAINLY NO ISSUES WITH EITHER OF THEM.
I THINK THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE.
PARDON ME, AND I HATE TO LEAVE ANYBODY OUT, BUT AS A VETERAN, I HAVE TO GIVE THE EDGE TO MR. TRAVIS BECAUSE HE WAS FIRST.
AND WE KNOW IN THE MILITARY THAT IF YOU'RE ON TIME, YOU'RE LATE.
AND IF YOU'RE YOU'RE ON TIME, YOU'RE EARLY.
SO I WOULD JUST GIVE IT TO TO MR. TRAVIS REALLY FOR NO OTHER REASON.
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT MR. WOOTEN DOESN'T DESERVE A PLACE.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO HIM AND SEE IF THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM ON ANOTHER BOARD.
I DON'T WANT HIM TO FEEL LIKE HE'S BEING LEFT OUT AND NOT FIND A PLACE FOR HIM.
BUT I WOULD GIVE THE EDGE TO MR. TRAVIS IN THIS CASE. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
RIGHT. SO. ANYONE ELSE? MAYOR, I SHOULD POINT OUT TOO, WE DO KEEP APPLICATIONS ON FILE FOR TWO YEARS, SO HIS APPLICATION WILL COME FORWARD.
WHEN YOU ARE RECONSIDERING APPLICATIONS IN SEPTEMBER, THAT'LL BE PERFECT.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ANYONE ELSE.
FOR THE VETERANS LIAISON BOARD.
I MOVE TO APPOINT JOHN TRAVIS PLACE FIVE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
SECOND, ANY DELIBERATION ON THAT MOTION? THERESA, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHN TRAVIS TO THE VETERANS LIAISON BOARD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS.
[K. CONSENT ITEM(S)]
DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS FROM CONSENT? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT.I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS K1 THROUGH K8 AS PRESENTED.
[01:10:01]
SECOND, ANY DELIBERATION ON THAT MOTION? THERESA, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND CONSENT ITEMS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WE'LL BE MOVING INTO REGULAR ITEM L1 SUP23-0007.
[L.1. SUP23-0007 - Prairie Plaza Building 2 Veterinary Dental Clinic]
THAT'S THE PRAIRIE PLAZA BUILDING TWO VETERINARY DENTAL CLINIC.AND AS USUAL, LEADING US OFF WILL BE OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, MISS LEXIN MURPHY.
HERE IS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF LONG PRAIRIE, JUST NORTH OF CROSS TIMBERS.
YOU CAN SEE THESE BUILDINGS ARE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED.
THE LAND USE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS OFFICE, AND THE ZONING IS PD 150 WITH OFFICE DISTRICT USES.
AND SO AGAIN, A VET CLINIC IS ALLOWED IN OFFICE WITH AN SUP.
THIS IS THE EXISTING VET CLINIC THE COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO MOVE THEIR DENTAL CLINIC SERVICES INTO THIS BUILDING.
THEY WOULD ONLY BE TAKING UP 4400FT² OF THE OVERALL BUILDING.
TO ALLOW FOR A PET RELIEF AREA.
SO HERE'S SOME PICTURES FROM THE SITE.
THIS IS LOOKING DIRECTLY WEST.
AND SO AGAIN THIS IS THE EXISTING KID SMILES DENTAL AND ORTHODONTICS WOULD STAY IN THAT LOCATION.
SO IT WOULD BE GOING IN THIS ADJACENT SPACE.
THIS IS ALSO LOOKING WEST, BUT FURTHER DOWN AND GIVING YOU THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHERE THE PET RELIEF AREA WOULD BE INSTALLED.
THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING DIRECTLY SOUTH.
IT WILL BE THE FRONT OF WHERE THE NEW VET DENTAL CLINIC WOULD BE LOCATED AND THEN THIS IS LOOKING EAST TO GIVE YOU A BETTER VIEW OF THAT AREA WHERE THEY WOULD BE INSTALLING THE CANOPY AND TURNING IT INTO THEIR PET AREA.
THIS TREE THAT'S NOTED HERE WOULD BE REMAINING.
SO AGAIN, HERE'S THE SITE PLAN.
12 BY 15 IS WHAT THEY ARE EXPECTING FOR THE FENCED IN YARD AREA.
THOUGH THEY DID ALLOW SOME A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM IN CASE IT NEEDED TO EXPAND SLIGHTLY.
AND SO AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THE TREE WOULD BE REMAINING THERE.
HERE IS A MORE CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE PET YARD.
SO YOU CAN SEE IT WOULD BE THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
THIS WOULD BE THE BACK OF HOUSE DOOR.
THEY WOULD COME OUT OF THERE, WOULD BE PROPOSING A SHADE SAIL.
AND THEN THE AREA WOULD BE FENCED OVERALL SO THAT NO PETS COULD GET LOOSE.
THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS SCANNED BUILDINGS ALREADY CONSTRUCTED.
THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POWDER COATED ALUMINUM PICKET FENCE, HOW THAT WOULD LOOK WITH THE REST OF THE BUILDING AND THE SHADE, SAIL, EARTH TONE AND COLOR.
SO THESE ARE THE PROPOSED SUB CONDITIONS THAT WOULD ACCOMPANY THE REQUEST.
THESE ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE APPLICANT.
THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
IT'S LIMITED TO THE 4400 SQUARE FOOT LEASE SPACE WITHIN BUILDING TWO.
IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, A MAXIMUM OF 250FT² OF FENCED PET YARD, AS SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN.
AND THEN WITH THESE CONDITIONS JUST TO ENSURE YOU DIDN'T HAVE UNSUPERVISED PETS.
SO ANY USE OF THE FENCE PET YARD WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF ONE EMPLOYEE BE PRESENT, AND THERE HAS TO BE MAX RATIO OF ONE EMPLOYEE PER TWO ANIMALS IN THE PET YARD AT ALL TIMES. AND THEN ALSO THAT THE BUILDING HAS TO BE TREATED ACOUSTICALLY SO THAT ANY NOISE GENERATED IS NOT PERCEPTIBLE AT THE PROPERTY LINE.
AND THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR THIS USE IN GENERAL BASED ON THE TOWN'S ORDINANCES.
SO AGAIN THE CAPTION IS AN SUP PERMIT EXPANSION OF VETERINARY HOSPITAL INSIDE PENS USE.
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IT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.THE APPLICANT ALSO HAS A PRESENTATION.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
[INAUDIBLE] MISS REBECCA EVERETT FROM BEL-AIR DEVELOPMENT IS HERE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
REBECCA EVERETT, 1236 BEL AIR GRAPEVINE, TEXAS.
SO I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, SOUTHERN VETERINARY PARTNERS.
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT LEXIN PRESENTATION IS.
I'LL TRY TO BREEZE THROUGH THIS QUICKLY, BUT AS LEXIN MENTIONED, HERE IS THE PROPOSED NEW CLINIC, THE ORTHODONTICS AND DENTAL FACILITY FOR THE PEDIATRICS, I BELIEVE, AND THEN THE CURRENT EMERGENCY CLINIC, THEY DO OPERATE THE DENTAL FACILITY OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE BASICALLY JUST TRYING TO EXPAND IT TO A NEW LOCATION BECAUSE IT'S DOING SO WELL.
THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING SO FAR.
THEY HAVE THE ENTIRE BUILDING THERE.
JUST FOR PERSPECTIVE THE NEW PROPOSED BUILDING IS OR USE IS RIGHT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT HERE.
IT'S A VERY DARK PICTURE. I APOLOGIZE, BUT THIS IS LOOKING FROM THE EXISTING CLINIC SOUTH.
SO HERE'S THE DENTAL FACILITY.
THEY ALL KIND OF LEAD INTO THE SAME LOBBY.
THIS IS ALSO PRETTY MUCH VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY'VE CURRENTLY HAVE AT THE OTHER LOCATION.
EASY ACCESS FOR THEM TO GO TO FOR THE DOG RELIEF.
JUST A COUPLE MORE IMAGES OF THAT AREA.
IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF A LANDSCAPED AREA RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS IS THEIR BACK OF HOUSE DOOR AND THESE ARE JUST ADDITIONAL ELEVATIONS SHOWING AGAIN THE CANOPY STRUCTURE, THE FENCE.
THIS IS FROM THE SOUTH ELEVATION, LOOKING NORTH OVER HERE NO ENTRIES ON THIS SIDE.
AND THEN THIS IS FROM THE EAST ELEVATION.
SO FROM 2099 LOOKING THAT DIRECTION.
COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? JUST A QUICK ONE. HOURS OF OPERATION SIMILAR TO THE CLINIC? EXACTLY SIMILAR TO THE CLINIC.
YES. AND YOU DON'T EXPECT TO BOARD PETS OVERNIGHT THERE AT ALL.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. IT'S AN OVERNIGHT FACILITY.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S DENTAL PROCEDURES.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THE CANOPY OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? I JUST HAVE KIND OF THIS PROPOSED ELEVATION.
SO TO BE CLEAR, AND LEXIN, WHEREVER YOU WENT.
PLEASE HELP ME IF I'M NOT SAYING THIS CORRECTLY, BUT WE WILL BE COMING IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR A SITE PLAN APPLICATION OR, EXCUSE ME, A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR A CANOPY AND THIS AS WELL? NO, THOSE WOULDN'T TYPICALLY GO BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL UNLESS YOU WERE.
UNLESS YOU WERE ASKING TO AMEND SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF WHAT'S NORMALLY ALLOWED BY OUR STANDARDS, SINCE THERE'S ALREADY BEEN THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS APPROVED AND THE SITE'S ALREADY CONSTRUCTED IT WOULD NORMALLY JUST BE AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVELY AGAIN, UNLESS THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE VARIED THAT WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED, TYPICALLY BY THE TOWN'S REGULATIONS. AS LONG AS IT'S CONFORMING.
PERFECT. COUNCIL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE CANOPY.
I MEAN, IS THE CANOPY AT THE OTHER THE VET HOSPITAL? IS THAT STILL IN THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE ROAD? THEY DO NOT HAVE A CANOPY OVER THERE, WHICH IS ONE OF THEIR CONCERNS, I BELIEVE, IS THAT IT'S JUST THE SUN BEATS DOWN ON THEM.
THIS IS, I GUESS, TECHNICALLY IN.
LET ME GO BACK HERE A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S TECHNICALLY IN LIGHT IN SIGHT OF THE ROAD, BUT IT'S SO FAR BACK, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
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IN THE GO BACK HERE TO THE.IT'S SO FAR BACK THAT IT'S KIND OF BLOCKED FROM THIS BUILDING AS WELL.
SO YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE IT AS YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND.
YOU KIND OF HAVE TO DRIVE INTO THE PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
OKAY. I MEAN, MY THOUGHT IS IT JUST FEELS LIKE A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE.
NO, THIS WOULD BE A IT WILL BE ENGINEERED TO BE A PERMANENT.
THIS ISN'T LIKE A CANOPY THAT YOU POP A TENT UP KIND OF SITUATION.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, INSTALLED CONCRETE PIERS OR, YOU KNOW, FOOTINGS.
AND ENGINEERED TO WITHSTAND THE WINDS.
IT MIGHT MAYBE LIKE WHAT WE HAVE AT SOME OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS.
BUT ARE THERE ANY COLORS AND EVERYTHING CONFORMING TO OUR BUILDING EARTH TONES? NO, GRAY, NOT BRIGHT BLUE? NO. GO AHEAD, BRIAN.
I'M SORRY. YEAH. JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION.
ARE THERE ANY ADJACENCY CONCERNS WITH SHARING THE SAME BUILDING AS THE KIDS DENTAL MEDICAL OFFICE? ARE THERE ANY THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CONCERNS EXPRESSED.
AGAIN, WE WILL DO WE WILL HAVE THE ACOUSTICAL NOISE MITIGATION TO PREVENT ANY CONCERNS.
BUT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CONCERNS EXPRESSED.
OKAY. AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE, UNLESS STAFF HAS RECEIVED ANYTHING.
ANYONE ELSE FOR MISS EVERETT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
ALL RIGHT WITH THAT? THE TIME IS 7:22.
AND I AM OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM L1 SUP23-0007 THERESA.
DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN COMMENT CARDS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? I DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM? PLEASE STAND UP OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE TIME IS 7:22 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION? MAKE A MOTION. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MOVE TO APPROVE SUP23-0007 PRAIRIE PLAZA BUILDING TWO VETERINARY DENTAL CLINIC AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. YOU GOT THE SECOND? I DID. ANY DELIBERATION ON THAT MOTION? THERESA, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ITEM 2 MPA23-0008-SCENIC DRIVE.
[L.2. MPA23-0008-Scenic Drive]
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JAMES FOR A MINUTE.WHO'S GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND SOME DIRECTION AND SUGGESTION ON THE NEXT STEPS OF THIS AGENDA ITEM? THANK YOU. MAYOR. AS YOU MENTIONED FOR L2, I WANT TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BACKGROUND AND REQUEST OF COUNCIL OF HOW WE PROCEED WITH IT.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS A RURAL COLLECTOR.
AND FOR OUR PURPOSES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ROWE OR THE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PAVEMENT SECTIONS.
AND FOR THE RURAL COLLECTOR, IT'S A 30 FOOT, 34 FOOT WIDE PAVEMENT SECTION.
DURING THE COURSE OF THE CONVERSATION, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LOCAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE PAVEMENT SECTION, WHICH IS 26FT WIDE, TWO LANES 13FT WIDE APIECE WITH NO BIKE LANES.
THE RURAL COLLECTOR IS TWO 12 FOOT LANES AND TWO FIVE FOOT BIKE LANES.
AND SO THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAD IS WHEN WE TAKE IT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE P&Z, GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS. WELL, WHEN WE WENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR WHAT WE TOOK WAS NOT THAT LOCAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE SECTION.
WHAT WE TOOK WAS A MODIFIED SECTION.
THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF STAFF WAS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A POTENTIAL MODIFIED SECTION THAT IS ONLY TWO FEET WIDER AT 28FT, THAT ALSO RETAINS THE BIKE LANES.
THERE WAS NO ILL INTENT ON ON STAFF'S BEHALF.
WE WEREN'T TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF YOU GUYS.
WE WERE JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT A POTENTIAL OPTION THAT COULD COULD APPEASE MORE STAKEHOLDERS.
ULTIMATELY, WHEN IT WENT FORWARD TO PNC IN FEBRUARY A FEW WEEKS BACK THE SAME THING TOOK PLACE.
SO IN ESSENCE, THE RECOMMENDATION DID NOT INCLUDE WHAT YOU RECOMMENDED TO GO TO THAT BODY.
AND IT SHOULD HAVE WENT FORWARD THOUGH, THAT I APPRECIATE STAFF'S MODIFIED OPTION.
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ADDITION TO WHAT YOU REQUESTED.AND SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY, IN ORDER TO GIVE Y'ALL THE CORRECT FEEDBACK FROM THOSE TWO BODIES, IS THAT THIS EVENING, IN LIEU OF GOING FORWARD WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU CAN REMAND THIS ITEM BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND TO THE P&Z, WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT LOCAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE TO THOSE GROUPS THAT HAVE THEM PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK TO THAT.
FROM A TIME FRAME PERSPECTIVE, WE KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A WHILE.
IT'S BEEN SEVEN MONTHS SINCE WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION IN AUGUST, AND THAT'S NOT LOST ON IT.
BUT WITH YOU REMANDING IT BACK TO US, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET IT IN FRONT OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK AT THEIR NEXT TUESDAY MEETING, MARCH THE 12TH. THEN WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE IT TO THE P&Z ON MARCH 25TH, AND IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO BRING IT BACK BEFORE YOU WITH THIS FEEDBACK ON THE LOCAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE BY THE APRIL 1ST MEETING.
THERE'S SOME NUMBERS FLOATING AROUND THAT ARE OUT THERE, BUT IN WORKING WITH STAFF, THE NUMBERS THAT ARE FLOATING OUT THERE AREN'T NECESSARILY ANYTHING THAT WE'VE SEEN AND HAD ANY DIRECT IMPACT ON.
BUT WHAT THE TIMING ALLOWS US TO DO IS TO GET A BETTER HOLD ON THAT.
SO AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT TAKING BACK THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU GAVE TO US BACK IN AUGUST, BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT ATTEMPT TO BE SURE THAT Y'ALL HAVE THAT INFORMATION WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION. AND WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE BOTH PARTIES WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF TREES COMING DOWN.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS THAT IN LIEU OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ITEM AND THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS TO REMAND IT BACK TO BOTH THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, JAMES. COUNCIL, FOR QUESTIONS? I'M OKAY WITH THAT AS LONG AS WE CAN TURN IT AROUND IN A SHORT PERIOD TIME BECAUSE IT HAS IMPACT ON PENDING DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN WHEN I WATCHED THE TWO MEETINGS IN PREPARATION FOR TONIGHT'S WAS NONE OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS SHARED.
NOT THE REASONING, NOT THE WHY WE WERE EVEN PRESENTING IT BACK TO BACK TO TRANSPORTATION.
ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT.
AND AGAIN WE DROPPED THE BALL WITH THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE DONE.
SO THERE'S LIKE THREE PIECES TO THIS.
AND DESPITE MAYBE THAT, THE CHOICE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE LOWER BOARDS WASN'T IDEAL, BUT IT DID PROVIDE SOME CLARITY, I THINK, AT LEAST FOR ME IN WATCHING IT, IN THE SENSE THAT NOW I SEE THAT THERE'S LIKE THREE COMPONENTS TO THIS.
AND I THINK THE ESTATE OPTION KIND OF GIVES THEM A GOOD EITHER OR CHOICE.
SO I'LL JUST SAY FROM WHAT I SAW IN THOSE MEETINGS THAT THIS IDEA OF USING TEN FOOT LANES, I MEAN, THAT SEEMED LIKE, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY EVER HERE EVER SUGGESTED WE MAKE THE LANES NARROW.
I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY WANT FULL SIZE VEHICLE LANES BECAUSE THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY DRIVING ON THAT ROAD, THE BIKE LANES, AND WHERE I REALLY FELT LIKE WE MISSED THE MARK IN THOSE MEETINGS WAS WE NOW HAVE THIS 12 FOOT HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL COMING FORWARD IN MY DEVELOPMENT AS A VEHICLE LANE, RIGHT? AND IT GOES DIRECTLY FROM SCENIC AND WALSHINGHAM TO BASICALLY CARDINAL.
SO DO WE ALSO NEED BIKE LANES ON SCENIC? IN ADDITION TO THIS 12 FOOT HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN, PLUS THE EQUESTRIAN TRAIL, THAT'S KIND OF THE DISTINCTION.
OR MAYBE THEY'RE LIKE, NO, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
AND I'M NOT SURE THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE AFTER HEARING SOME OF THE FEEDBACK FROM CLAY AT P&Z.
SO I KIND OF WANTED TO GET MORE CLARITY ON WHAT'S THE REAL IMPACT IF WE SHARPEN UP THE PARKWAY.
DOES IT SAVE ANY TREES, OR IS IT JUST EXTRA LAND THAT WE KIND OF CONTROL? BUT WE CAN STILL SAY THAT'S WHERE I'M NOT REALLY CLEAR.
SO YES, SIR. NO, YOU'RE CORRECT.
AND SO JUST ARMED WITH THAT INFORMATION, WE CAN HAVE GET MORE CLARITY AND SHARE THAT WITH THEM TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THAT IMPACT IS GOING TO BE, BECAUSE PARTICULARLY THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE DRAINAGE EASEMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE IS IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN TREES HAVE TO COME DOWN.
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IT'S ALL ABOUT POSITIONING AND ELEVATION AND ALL THOSE OTHER FACTORS.BUT THE TRAIL WIDTH DOES HAVE AN IMPACT, I THINK, ON THE DRIVE OR THE DEMAND FOR A BIKE LANE.
THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO BE IN THE STREET.
BUT ON THE SAME POINT, THE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE ON THE TRAIL.
SO DO YOU NEED TO HAVE EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, 12 FOOT AS WELL AS THE BIKE LANES? AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT WARRANTS A DISCUSSION.
DURING THE PRESENTATIONS, ARE WE ABLE TO INTEGRATE INFORMATION FROM PARKS AND TRAILS SO THAT WE CAN SHOW WHERE ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE AND HOW THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS CAN BE REPRESENTED IN DIFFERENT CHOICES? IN A NOD YES FROM TIFFANY.
THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
[INAUDIBLE] JUST SO FOR LIKE POINT OF ORDER.
RIGHT. SO THIS WAS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A MOTION NOT JUST CONSENT.
RIGHT. SO IT WOULD, IN ORDER TO REMAND IT BACK, IT WOULD REQUIRE A MOTION TO REMAND IT BACK.
WHETHER OR NOT COUNCIL WISHES TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING OR NOT IS UP TO COUNCIL.
IF IT IS REMANDED BACK, IT WOULD BE RE-ADVERTISED.
AND YOU WOULD HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN? WELL, BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM, THOUGH.
YES, WE'VE GOT SOME RESIDENTS HERE WHO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM.
BUT AT THE SAME POINT WE'RE REMANDING IT BACK.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY HARM IN OFFERING THEM TWO CHANCES TO SPEAK.
ALL RIGHT. STAND BY. HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT, SO THE TIME IS NOW.
732 AND I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM MPA23-0008-SCENIC DRIVE.
FIRST UP WILL BE MR. FRED. HANG ON.
FIRST UP WILL BE MR. FRED VINCENT.
I HAVE A NOTE THAT MISS TARA CLARK IS YIELDING TIME TO MR. VINCENT. TARA, ARE YOU? YES, MA'AM. THERE SHE IS.
ALL RIGHT, MR. VINCENT, WELCOME.
AND YOU WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES.
THANK YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE SIX MINUTES BECAUSE OF HOW LONG THIS MEETING IS RUNNING.
I'LL BE BRIEF, WHICH WILL SURPRISE YOU, BUT.
SO, FRED VINCENT, 3933 NINE BARDO CIRCLE FLOWER MOUND IN THE VINEYARD.
MY WIFE AND I MOVED HERE, AND STAFF COUNCIL.
MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS TOWN, THIS GREAT TOWN.
WHEN MARY AND I MOVED HERE FOUR YEARS AGO, WE SAW THAT THIS WAS SUCH AN UNUSUAL PLACE IN SUCH A DIFFERENT PLACE, AND THAT THE ATTITUDE WAS FOR OPEN SPACE AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE SO PLEASED TO HEAR THAT.
AND EARLY ON IN DEREK'S TENURE, WE MET WITH HIM.
WE TALKED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO OWN A HOME TO BE MAYOR OR COUNCIL OR ANYTHING.
YOU ONLY HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT FOR ONE YEAR KNOWING DEREK NOW FOR FOUR YEARS HE WILL TURN DOWN A POSSIBLE CLIENT FOR CONSULTING IF HE THINKS IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THIS CITY OR BE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO SCENIC TREE CITY, USA, YOU HEARD THE FLAP ABOUT HIGH ROAD AND YOU KNOW THOSE PEOPLE ARE MAD AS HELL AND THEY WERE NOT NEARLY AS PATIENT OR AS KIND AS I WOULD BE IN THEIR SITUATION.
BUT I SEE THAT SCENIC NOW IS GOING TO BE LOOKED AT, RECONSIDERED.
AND YOU KNOW, I JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU ARE RESPECTFUL FOR THE TREES AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE TREE. MARILYN LARSON SAID IN HER STATEMENT LAST YEAR THAT THEY FELT THE ACC FELT LIKE THEY WERE TRICKED INTO NOT CONSIDERING BEING CONSIDERED FOR MULTI-USE, WHICH IS SOME OF THE BIGGEST TREE REMOVAL THAT WE HAVE.
SO I THINK I SEE SOME PROGRESS THERE.
SO WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC PLAN AND WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR ECONOMIC PLAN WITH THE FARM.
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GREAT FARM FROM AUSTIN.WHERE'S OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN? YOU KNOW, TO GET AHEAD OF ERCOT, TO GET AHEAD OF SCENIC, TO GET AHEAD OF THIS TREE CUTTING, TO GET AHEAD OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, SHOULD WE HAVE A ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN AS WELL AS AN ECONOMIC PLAN? I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU, WE YOU KNOW, THE SURVEYS.
YOU KNOW, THE LAST ELECTIONS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN FOR LOW DENSITY CANDIDATES AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
THAT'S WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT.
THE OUR GOVERNMENT STARTS WITH THE RESIDENTS.
IT GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IT ENDS UP WITH THE RESIDENTS.
SO IF IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT OUR HEALTH, ABOUT OUR AIR QUALITY, ABOUT OUR WATER QUALITY.
FOOD QUALITY. THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THOSE ARE REAL QUALITY OF LIFE.
NOT ANOTHER MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN THE RIVERWALK.
REAL QUALITY OF LIFE IS OUR HEALTH.
AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE TREES.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
AND I ALWAYS SLAUGHTER YOUR LAST NAME.
MA'AM, I AM SO SORRY TAKACS? WAS THAT CLOSE? HI. ELAINE TAKACS.
2101 BEACHVIEW DRIVE FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75022 I'M JUST HERE TODAY TO SPEAK, I GUESS, AS YOU WERE EXPLAINING, MR. CHILDERS ABOUT SCENIC, SO LET ME JUST ASK AM I UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY THAT YOU ARE SAYING THAT THE ROAD CHANGES THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE NOT GOING TO IMPACT THAT MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT? MA'AM, AS A REMINDER, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
RIGHT. AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S NOT A QUESTION YOU CAN ASK A Q&A.
SO WE CAN WE BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO.
JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY. BUT ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA AS IT IS.
SO AS FAR AS SCENIC I WOULD JUST ASK NOT TO JUST DON'T ALLOW IT TO BECOME A SUCH A LARGE THOROUGHFARE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY FIVE LANES OF SPACE AND KEEP IT AS THE EXISTING CLASSIFICATION? I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY IT HAS TO GO BACK TO TRANSPORTATION AND PNC, BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY VOTED.
UNANIMOUSLY TO KEEP IT AS THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE.
AND AS FAR AS SCENIC AND THAT AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT IS CONCERNED, I JUST ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN THAT'S IT'S WONDERFUL TO BRING NEW FAMILIES HERE.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE BALANCED WITH THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE TOWN AS SEEN BY THE MAJORITY OF THE TOWN.
WE HAVE WITH THE PENDING OR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS OF OAK BRIDGE CROSSING TOLL BROTHERS IN THE SCENIC AREA THAT ALMOST 600 ACRES NOW.
THE CUMMINS PROPERTY, IT TOTALS ABOUT $748 MILLION PLUS HOUSES.
SO I JUST HOPE WE CAN BALANCE THAT AND MAKE IT STILL AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN PACKING THE SPACE WITH YOU KNOW, 15,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.
BUT I JUST I HOPE WE PRESERVE THE NATURE THAT WE HAVE.
IT'S GREAT TO PAY MITIGATION MONEY FOR THIS TREE OR THESE ENCORE TREES THAT WERE DECIMATED.
BUT IT TAKES TIME TO GROW THEM.
AND IF WE JUST REARRANGE NATURE, THEN WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO THE TOWN.
I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT OUR WATER TOWERS HAVE BEEN REPAINTED AND ALL THE SYMBOLS OF FLOWER MOUND ARE STILL THERE, BUT THE TREE HAS GOTTEN LARGER, SO I HOPE WE RESPECT THAT AND RESPECT OUR TOWN CHARTER TO KEEP THE OPEN SPACE AND THE TREES AS THEY ARE.
AND NEXT WE'LL HAVE MR. BRONZ PETERSON IT IS YOUR TIME.
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ONCE AGAIN.BRONZ PETERSON, 5104 SADDLE DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, 75028.
I SENT ALL OF YOU AN EMAIL THIS AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSES OR READING IT.
AND AGAIN, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THE REASON THEY'RE SENDING IT BACK IS BECAUSE THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE TABLE IS TO APPROVE THE RURAL COLLECTOR, WHICH WOULD BE THIS 80 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY SENDING IT BACK TO TRY TO MAKE IT SMALLER, WHICH IS A GOOD THING IF YOU'RE FOR MAKING SCENIC MORE LIKE IT IS TODAY.
ONE, MORE SELFISH THAN THE OTHER.
WE HAVE ABOUT A HALF MILE OF FRONTAGE ON SCENIC.
DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP IT AS MUCH THE WAY IT IS.
BUT I DO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TRAFFIC.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IMPROVE THE ROAD.
RIGHT NOW. IT IS PROBABLY TOO SMALL, AT LEAST IN PARTS.
MY WIFE AND I ARE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PLANNING PROCESS ON OUR RANCH.
ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP IN FRONT OF YOU ALL IS TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY SO WE CAN FINISH THE PLANNING PROCESS THAT KIND OF HAS BEEN DELAYED AND DELAYED, AND NOW IT'S BEEN DELAYED WAITING ON THIS MEETING, BUT NOW WILL BE FURTHER DELAYED.
SO IF YOU CAN GIVE A HEAD NOD IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER TO STAFF, SO THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT AT LEAST THE PORTION OF SCENIC FROM CROSS TIMBERS TO THE SOUTH, AROUND THE CORNER AND ACROSS THE NORTH END OF OUR PROPERTY, IS PROBABLY GOING TO STILL BE THE 80 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH I ASSUME IT IS BASED ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, EVEN THOUGH I WOULD PREFER IT NOT BE THAT WIDE.
NOT THAT THEY ARE DELAYING IT, BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY GET IT RIGHT.
THAT WOULD BE ONE REQUEST. AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE THE NORTHERN.
THEY'LL PROBABLY CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU BETTER OR I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL.
GOING SOUTH THEN FROM MY NORTHWEST CORNER OR FROM OUR NORTHWEST CORNER, WHICH IS THE WHERE MY NORTHERN POINT ON THE NORTHWEST WOULD MEET THE SHILOH TRACT, THE TRACT THAT'S BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THE 450 ACRES TO GET DEVELOPED, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ENTRANCE TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD GOING SOUTH FROM THERE, THAT AFFECTS ALL THE OTHER FOLKS, REALLY, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT ANYONE ELSE UP UNTIL THAT POINT GOING SOUTH FROM THERE.
I REALLY DO AGREE WITH YOU ALL THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WIDE THAT NEEDS TO BE.
I DO THINK THE ROAD PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE WIDER.
I DON'T THINK IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
JUST REAL QUICK, JUST SO EVERYONE REALIZES.
AND I PUT THIS IN THE EMAIL, BUT A 40 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD, BECAUSE THAT ROAD, IF YOU JUST DRIVE DOWN IT RIGHT NOW, YOU SAY, OH, WHAT'S 40FT OVER TO THE SIDE? THE DEAL IS MOST OF THAT ROAD IS ACTUALLY ON OUR QUOTE UNQUOTE PROPERTY, WHICH MEANS THE 40FT GOING ONTO THE SHILOH TRACK IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE ONTO THEM.
IF YOU COULD TAKE IT TO 60FT TOTAL, 30 ON BOTH SIDES, IT REALLY WOULD IMPROVE.
AND AS YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH ON SCENIC, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
MR. PETERSON, OKAY. SORRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT. THERESA DO WE HAVE ANY MORE GREEN COMMENT CARDS? NOT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? PLEASE STAND UP OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
SIR, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT A GREEN COMMENT CARD AND YOU MIGHT MARK IT.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SCOTT EGBERT I'M 2900 SCENIC DRIVE.
I LIKE BRONZ, SENT A FEW EMAILS, SENT AN EMAIL OUT TODAY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESPONSES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO US ON HOW SCENIC IS HANDLED GOING FORWARD.
WE DON'T WANT YOU KNOW, A BUNCH OF ANGRY PEOPLE ON EITHER SIDE.
AND I THE SURPRISE TODAY WHEN I UNDERSTOOD THE ACTUAL SITUATION THAT SOMETHING WENT THROUGH UNANIMOUSLY THAT WAS AGAINST THAT WAS CONCERNING. SO I REALLY WANTED TO COME AND MAKE IT CLEAR.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESPONSES WE GOT IN A REAL SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TODAY TO ADDRESS THIS.
THE SOUTH END OF SCENIC IS VERY UNIQUE IN THIS PART OF TOWN AND IN THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE IT'S VERY THERE'S ONLY SIX PARCELS OF LAND, THE SMALLEST BEING FIVE ACRES THAT SCENIC FRONTS
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DOWN ON THE SOUTH END, NOT UP BY BRONZ PROPERTY.I GET IT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ENTRANCE INTO THE NEW TOLL BROTHERS DEVELOPMENT AND SO FORTH.
BUT WHEN YOU GET SOUTH OF RIVER HILL, THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC DOWN THERE IS VERY LIGHT.
IT'S BASICALLY SERVICES THE HOMEOWNERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE DOWN THERE.
SO I WOULD AGAIN, LIKE WE SAID IN AUGUST, I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE OF THAT ROAD TO TO GET IT AWAY FROM THIS RURAL COLLECTOR, A RURAL COLLECTOR BEING THE SIZE OF WICHITA TRAIL ON A SMALL ROAD THERE THAT REALLY JUST SERVICES SIX PROPERTY OWNERS AND FOR IN YOU KNOW, FOR ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTY SEEMS LIKE SUCH AN OVERKILL AND A REAL DETRIMENT TO WHAT WE ALL LOVE ABOUT FLOWER MOUND WITH THE TREES AND THE JUST THAT WHOLE EXPERIENCE ON SCENIC DRIVE.
OKAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
I APPRECIATE THE APPROACH TODAY ON THE EMAIL RESPONSE AND THE TIMELINESS, AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE CARRYING IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO REALLY LOOK AT IT FROM A PERSPECTIVE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ONE ROAD TYPE FROM CARDINAL ALL THE WAY TO 1171.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO.
BILL TRACEWELL 2950 SCENIC, RIGHT NEXT TO SCOTT THERE I JUST WANT TO SAY, MR. CHILDRESS, I'VE ALWAYS IMPRESSED WHEN I COME TO THESE MEETINGS, VERY WELL SPOKEN.
ANYTHING YOU MEAN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES? SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A PROCESS YOU'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH.
JUST USE COMMON SENSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, PLEASE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? PLEASE STAND UP OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE TIME IS 7:48 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
I WANTED TO ANSWER MR. MRS. OKAY, NOW I CAN'T SAY IT.
HER QUESTION ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION JUST TO LEAVE IT AS IS.
SO IF WE LEAVE IT AS IS, THAT'S THE CONCERN.
SO WE HAVE TO DO A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT POTENTIALLY TO SAVE MORE TREES AND NARROW THE ROAD.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE AND FROM HEARING FROM THE DIFFERENT RESIDENTS.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE HOLDING UP MR. PETERSON'S PLAT, WHICH IS NOT GREAT.
AND I THINK IF WE'RE I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF MR. PETERSON'S PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THAT.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS DONE QUICKLY.
SIR, CAN YOU COMMENT ON WHAT MR. PETERSON WAS SAYING ABOUT HIS PLAT AND WHAT AREAS AFFECTED? CLEO PUT UP AN EXHIBIT AND THAT WILL SHOW THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS ON SCENIC, THE ONE THAT'S MOVING FORWARD NOW AND THEN THE FUTURE.
AND I THINK THAT'LL HELP AT LEAST SHOW THOSE WHERE THOSE LIMITS ARE.
AND THAT'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE TIMING OF SCENIC OVERALL.
OKAY. SO SPECIFICALLY TO BRONZ PROPERTY.
LET'S SEE IF I HAVE IT SHOWN UP HERE.
SO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS ESSENTIALLY HERE.
I THINK IT WAS REFERRED TO AS THE SHILOH TRACT.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE SMITH TRACT WHICH IS HERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF SCENIC.
CLAIR, ARE WE GOING TO STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT? IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN HERE TO TAKE SOME OF THE 90 DEGREE TURNS OUT OF THAT.
AND THEN THIS WOULD BE THE ENTRANCE INTO THE SMITH TRACT.
AND SO YES, TO YOUR POINT, WE'RE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT SCENIC SOUTH AT THAT POINT.
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AND THEN HERE ACROSS THE NORTHERN FRONTAGE OF BRAUNTON'S PROPERTY.AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT RIGHT OF WAYS.
AND PARTICULARLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TRAIL SECTION THAT WOULD BE THERE IN THAT AREA TOO.
BUT SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
AND THE PARKWAY, AS FAR AS PARKWAY WIDTH GOES, WE'D DO THE GRADING AS MUCH AS WE NEEDED TO IN ORDER TO GET THAT BAR DITCH IN AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AT THE TIME THAT WE ORIGINALLY BROUGHT IT IS WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW BIG THAT DITCH NEEDS TO BE YET.
BUT AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO IT UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO.
SO, CLAY, CAN YOU GO OVER THE CROSS SECTION ON HIS PROPERTY? SO FROM THAT NORTH FROM 1171 AND HOW FAR THAT CROSS SECTION GOES? OKAY. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT THROUGH HERE? YEAH. SO RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
THIS IS THIS WOULD BE THE ORIGINAL SECTION.
AND THEN IT'S GOING INTO THE SMITH TRACT.
SO THE THOUGHT IS THAT WOULD DEFINITELY STAY WITH THIS TYPE OF SECTION.
AND THEN SOUTH OF THERE ON SCENIC.
THAT'S WHERE ADAM, TO YOUR POINT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OR COUNCILMAN SCHIESTEL TOO AND THE ENTRY TO THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, IS THAT RIGHT THERE AT THAT SECOND 90 DEGREE TURN, IS THAT WHERE THAT WILL LINK UP? CORRECT. THAT COULD BE RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
OKAY. WOULD THERE BE SOME CONFIGURATION.
COUNCIL, ANYTHING ELSE FOR CLAYTON? YES. SORRY. I WAS TRYING TO HIT THE BUTTON.
AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE PETERSON RANCH.
THERE ARE MAYBE ABOUT A DOZEN OR SO LARGE TREES THAT HAVE RED RIBBONS.
IS THAT BECAUSE OF THIS PROJECT OR SOMETHING ELSE? NO. I ACTUALLY DROVE BY, AND I NOTICED THAT, TOO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE RIBBONS ARE FOR.
IS THAT YOU? BECAUSE I WAS IN FRONT OF YOU PUTTING RED RIBBONS ON TREES.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE MAD AT ME BECAUSE I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, WHICH WAS PRETTY SLOW.
OH, WELL, I DEFINITELY WASN'T RIDING YOUR TAIL.
ANYWAY, SO THOSE TREES WITH THE RED RIBBON, DOES THAT MEAN THEY'RE SLATED TO STAY OR GO? SO JUST MY INITIAL LOOKING AT IT, I THINK THAT THOSE COULD ACTUALLY STAY.
THE ONES THAT ARE KIND OF CLOSE TO THE FENCE.
YES. THOSE ARE MAYBE IN SOME QUESTION.
AND AS JIMMY [INAUDIBLE] USED TO ALWAYS SAY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE SURVIVABILITY OF THE TREE? IT'S IF YOU'RE UNDERNEATH THAT TREE CANOPY, IT MIGHT TAKE FIVE YEARS, BUT YOU PROBABLY DETRIMENTED IT SO MUCH THAT IT'S GOING TO GOING TO DIE.
THERE'S SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL TREES LIKE BEAUTIFUL.
THERE ARE. ANYONE ELSE FOR CLAYTON? SO, JAMES.
BRYN, AND SO I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.
RIGHT? BUT SO IF WE SEND THIS BACK TO TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND THEN IT GOES TO P&Z THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF, YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT MOVING AROUND.
IF YOU GUYS COULD JUST MAYBE EXPLORE SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALLOW EITHER A SEPARATE WORK SESSION MEETING OR A SPECIAL MEETING SO THAT WE COULD GET THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ROOM, THE KEY DECISION MAKERS IN THE ROOM AND I'M NOT SAYING TO SUPERSEDE THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND P&Z, BUT IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE THINGS AND THESE PROCESSES CONTINUE TO TAKE TIME.
AND IN THIS INSTANCE WHERE THERE'S A MISCOMMUNICATION OR WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS WE SET IT BACK.
RIGHT. SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE STAFF TO TRY TO IN THE SMALLEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ROUGHLY A WEEK UNTIL THEY MEET AGAIN, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY HAD TO MEET BEFORE WE CAN TAKE IT TO P&Z, WHICH P&Z IS GOING TO BE ON THE 11TH.
SO THE NEXT AVAILABLE P&Z MEETING WILL BE ON THE 25TH.
I WORK WITH STAFF AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEED THAT PROCESS UP.
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BUT I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO THAT UNTIL I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO EVERYBODY AND LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS OF DOING SO.BUT YOUR DIRECTIVE IS UNDERSTOOD TO TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN SPEED UP THE PROCESS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM STAFF? NOPE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOTION TO MOVE ITEM L2 OR SEND L2 BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR FURTHER REVIEW.
SECOND? ANY DELIBERATION ON THAT MOTION.
THERESA? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ITEM NUMBER L2 MPA23-0008 IS REMANDED BACK TO TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
AND WE ARE DOING LETTER M? ALL RIGHT. SO THE TIME IS NOW 7:56.
[M. CLOSED MEETING]
AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS CONVENING INTO A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS 551.071072, 074 AND 087.SO THE TIME IS NOW 8:30 AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS RECONVENING INTO AN OPEN SESSION.
[N. RECONVENE]
THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF OUR CLOSED SESSION.SO THE TIME IS NOW 8:31 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.