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>> GOOD EVENING, FLOWER MOUND.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
THE TIME IS SIX O'CLOCK, AND I CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES.
CHAPLAIN JERRY COLE, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION.
>> WOULD YOU JOIN WITH ME IN PRAYER? WE PAUSE IN YOUR PRESENCE FATHER TO CALL UPON YOUR NAME AND TO ASK YOU TO BE A PRESENCE IN THIS PLACE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THESE THAT YOU'VE GATHERED AND HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO LEAD THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND GATHER TOGETHER.
EVEN AS WE SEE YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN THE VERY BEGINNING AS ONE WHO BRINGS ORDER OUT OF CHAOS, WE KNOW THAT MANY TIMES THAT'S HOW GOVERNMENT SEEMS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ATTITUDES, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THOUGHTS, A LOT OF DIFFERENT DESIRES THAT COME BEFORE THIS GROUP, AND IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD THE TOWN BY GATHERING THOSE TOGETHER AND FORMING THEM INTO A PLAN THAT WILL GIVE US GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION IN THE FUTURE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THEM, OH FATHER, AND FOR THE TIME THAT THEY'VE COMMITTED TO BE HERE AND ASK FOR THEM TO HAVE DISCERNING SPIRITS TONIGHT AND WISDOM AND ALL THAT THEY SEEK TO DO.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT'S GATHERED HERE EVEN IN THIS ROOM.
AND WE'RE REMINDED THAT WE'RE BLESSED TO BE IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS DIVERSE WITH PEOPLE FROM MANY NATIONALITIES AND MANY DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, MANY DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL, ECONOMIC STRATA.
LORD AS WE SEEK TO BLEND TOGETHER AND FORM COMMUNITY, MAY WE ASK THAT YOUR PEACE AND YOUR GUIDANCE BE A PART OF ALL THAT WE UNDERTAKE, THAT WE REMEMBER THE WORDS ABOUT BLESSING THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH YOU, ABOUT FORGIVING THOSE WHO WOULD DEFAME YOU, AND THAT IN OUR LIVES TOGETHER, WE MIGHT FIND UNITY IN HARMONY.
THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND PRAY DAILY FOR THEM, FATHER, AS THEY, EVEN IN TIMES WHEN WE ARE RESTING AND UNAWARE, THEY ARE GIVING OF THEMSELVES TO GO TOWARD PLACES OF NEED AND PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY.
WE PRAY YOUR PROTECTION OVER THEM.
WE PRAY FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND WISDOM IN THEIR LIVES AND LORD, ESPECIALLY PRAY FOR THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO OFTENTIMES IMPACTS HOW THEY RELATE, EVEN WHEN THEY COME HOME BECAUSE OF THE HORRIFIC THINGS THAT SOMETIMES THEY ENCOUNTER ALONG THE WAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR THOSE WHO LEAD IN IT.
WE PRAY, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NEW LEADERSHIP, LORD, FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS IT BEGINS, AND JUST ASK THAT IN ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE MIGHT TRUST YOU TO GIVE WISDOM AND SPIRIT OF PEACE AND UNITY TO A COMMUNITY THAT WE CALL HOME, TO THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, AND TO THOSE WHO RESIDE HERE, AND WE OFFER THIS OUR PRAYER BEFORE YOU IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN.
>> AMEN. THANK YOU, CHAPLAIN COLE.
NOW IF YOU WOULD PLEASE REMAIN STANDING, JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO OUR TEXAS FLAG.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM D, PRESENTATIONS.
[D. PRESENTATION(S)]
WE'LL BE DOING SOME CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND THEY WILL BE PRESENTED TO FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL'S ROBOTICS CLUB FOR THEIR FIRST YOUTH ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP IN HOUSTON.BUT BEFORE WE DO THE AWARDS, I HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE GROUP.
I THINK IT IS MR. HARISH PRAVIN.
IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL DO THE CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT. GOOD EVENING, SIR.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HARISH PRAVIN, AND I'M A JUNIOR IN FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M ALSO THE CAPTAIN FOR THE ROBOTICS TEAM THAT WENT TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, AND I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FTC SECTION OF OUR FLOWER MOUND TECH CLUB.
IN THIS PRESENTATION, FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES, I WILL BE QUICKLY GOING OVER THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR FTC ROBOTICS TEAM,
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AND I WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION TEAMS. FIRST ONTO THE ROBOTICS.A QUICK FUN FACT IS IN THE ENTIRETY OF THE WORLD, THERE ARE 7,900 FIRST TECH CHALLENGE ROBOTICS TEAMS, AND TEXAS HAS 10% OF THOSE TEAMS, SO 790 TEAMS. OUT OF THOSE 790 TEAMS, OUR TEAM IS THE TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONS AND WE ARE RANKED NUMBER 1 IN TEXAS AS WE'VE WON THE TEXAS INSPIRE AWARD.
WE ARE ALSO THE UIL STATE CHAMPIONS AND WE HAVE ALSO WON LAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED THE UIL INNOVATION AWARD.
BECAUSE WE ARE THE TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONS, WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO COMPETE IN THE HOUSTON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH WAS HOSTED ACTUALLY TWO WEEKS AGO.
THERE ARE 7,900 TEAMS WORLDWIDE AND ONLY LESS THAN 3% OF THOSE TEAMS ATTEND THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
THERE ARE 224 TEAMS FROM 58 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT COMPETE IN THIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
OUT OF THOSE 224 TEAMS, WE WERE CROWNED TO BE ONE OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONS AS WE WON THE INSPIRE AWARD AT THE COMPETITION.
BECAUSE WE WON IN THE INSPIRE AWARD, WE WERE INDUCTED TO THE HALL OF FAME ALONGSIDE 17 OTHER TEAMS WHO HAVE WON THE INSPIRE AWARD FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS.
WE ALSO HAD ONE DEAN'S LIST WINNER AT THIS COMPETITION OUT OF A POOL OF 400 PARTICIPANTS.
WHY DID WE RECEIVE THE NOMINATION TO BE TEAM USA THIS YEAR? BECAUSE WE WERE RANKED NUMBER 1 IN THE WORLD, WE WERE ALSO RANKED NUMBER 1 OUT OF THE 5,000 TEAMS IN THE UNITED STATES.
ONLY ONE TEAM CAN REPRESENT TEAM USA, AND THAT WAS US.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FLOWER MOUND HISTORY, WE HAVE A TEAM THAT IS GOING TO BE CROWNED AS TEAM USA.
THIS IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT NONE OF US EVER THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE EVER ACHIEVED IN THIS COMPETITION, WHETHER IT WAS THIS YEAR OR THREE YEARS AGO IN A ROOKIE YEAR.
WITH SUCH GREAT OPPORTUNITY COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
IN THIS COMPETITION, WE HAVE TO RAISE OVER $27,000 FOR OUR COMPETITION IN WHICH $10,000 IS FOR REGISTRATION, 11,000 FOR GOING THERE TO ATHENS GREECE, WHICH IS IN SEPTEMBER, AND ALSO $4,000-$5,000 FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
WE REQUIRE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE REACHING OUT TO COMPANIES FOR SPONSORSHIP AND WE'D APPRECIATE ANY HELP ALONG THE WAY.
MOVING ON TO THE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION.
THE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION IS A STEM PROGRAM THAT HAS OVER 300,000 ATTENDEES AND HOSTS A VARIETY OF 70 STEM COMPETITIONS IN WHICH MULTIPLE TEAMS CAN COMPETE IN.
NINE STUDENTS LAST YEAR QUALIFIED TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR, AND WE WON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT AWARDS.
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY TEAM AND THE SYSTEM CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TEAM RANKED FOURTH IN THE NATION AND THE CHILDREN'S STORY TEAM RANKED 10TH IN THE NATION.
THIS YEAR, 10 STUDENTS ARE GOING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN THESE TEAMS, AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW, AND IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, DURING JUNE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN WIN A COUPLE AWARDS TO MAKE FLOWER MOUND PROUD.
FINALLY, REGARDING OUR THANK YOU'S.
I'D FIRST LIKE TO THANK OUR FLOWER MOUND TECH CLUB, WHICH HAS BEEN HOSTING SOME OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM COMPETITIONS TO HIGH SCHOOLERS FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.
IN THESE PROGRAMS, WE HAVE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE, FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION, AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION.
IN THE PRESENTATION I JUST PRESENTED, I TALKED ABOUT FIRST TECH CHALLENGE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION, BUT WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PROGRAM CALLED FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION IN WHICH 40 STUDENTS CREATE THESE LARGE ROBOTS AND COMPETE IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COMPETITION.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL, OUR PRINCIPAL AND A ROBOTICS TEACHER, THE CTE STAFF AND DIRECTOR, AND OF COURSE, OUR DISTRICT FOR PROVIDING ALL THE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE WHATEVER WE CAN.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR TEACHERS, MENTORS, AND PARENTS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT ALONG THE WAY, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE'D NEVER BE IN THE STATE WE ARE TODAY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FLOWER MOUND TOWN COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT ABOUT OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUR OBJECTIVES THAT WE COMPLETED THE SEASON. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] PRESENT THIS AWARD TO HARISH.
AS THE TEAM LEADER, AS THE CAPTAIN, YOU GET YOUR VERY OWN AWARD.
COME. DON'T BE AFRAID. STAND OVER HERE.
LOOK UP OVER THERE. GOOD JOB. NOW WE CLAP.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE NOT DONE YET.
WE GOT ONE MORE. EVERYBODY FROM THE TEAM GET UP HERE.
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ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IS BEING PRESENTED TO FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL'S ROBOTIC TEAM 12791 FOR THE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE INSPIRE AWARD WINNERS.[APPLAUSE] 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 YOUR 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.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE LAW, THE TOWN COUNCIL IS RESTRICTED FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
TO SPEAK TO TOWN COUNCIL DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT A GREEN COMMENT FORM.
SPEAKERS TONIGHT WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
A TONE WILL SOUND WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT, AND AGAIN, WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TOWARDS US, YOUR TOWN COUNCIL.
STARTING US OFF TONIGHT WILL BE MR. MICHAEL TILBURY.
I LIVE AT 8604 BALTUSROL DRIVE IN FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, 75022, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT A PETITION FROM THE TOUR 18 HOMEOWNERS TO THE CITY OF FLOWER MOUND.
LAST AUGUST 21, 2023, THE COUNCIL HEARD FROM THE TOUR 18 HOMEOWNERS VOICING THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING THE PHASE 3 ADDITION OF MONTALCINO ESTATES, THAT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE TOUR 18 ESTATES.
THE RESIDENTS OF TOUR 18 EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT DENSITY, ABOUT SECURITY, ABOUT DRAINAGE, AND ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE WILDLIFE THAT WE ALL ENJOY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS A RESULT, FLOWER MOUND GRANTED TOUR 18 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF A SECURITY FENCE AND A LANDSCAPE BUFFER BETWEEN TOUR 18 AND MONTALCINO ESTATES.
THE TOUR 18 RESIDENTS WANT TO BE ASSURED OF THE PROPER CONSTRUCTION OF THE FENCE AND THE 50 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER.
IN THAT EFFORT, WE CIRCULATED A PETITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR EVERYONE TO SIGN TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WE WERE COMING FORWARD WITH THE RIGHT WAY TO GET THIS DONE.
I HAVE THE PETITION HERE AND I'D LIKE TO READ IT.
WE, THE RESIDENTS OF TOUR 18 ESTATES, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, HAS SIGNED THIS PETITION TO ENSURE THAT CENTURION AMERICAN MONTALCINO ESTATES FOLLOW THROUGH ON AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY FLOWER MOUND CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 21, '23.
THE ORDINANCE DIRECTS THE DEVELOPERS IN MONTALCINO ESTATES TO BUILD A SECURITY FENCE AND MAINTAIN A 50 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT REQUIRES THE STRUCTURES TO BE SET BACK A MINIMUM OF 50 FEET FROM THE TOUR 18 PROPERTY LINE.
THE SECURITY FENCE SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTIES IN TOUR 18 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES, 6204 SAWGRASS COURT.
AND ON BALTUSROL DRIVE, THE ADDRESSES AS FOLLOW: 8600, 8604, 8608, 8700, 8704, 8708, 8800, 8804, 8900, 8904.
THE FENCING SHOULD BE CONTINUOUS EXCEPT FOR THE DRAINAGE AREA BETWEEN 8708 BALTUSROL AND 8800 BALTUSROL.
FENCING SHOULD BE MADE OF IRON, MINIMUM 72 INCHES TALL, NOT WOODEN AND SHOULD MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF DESIGN FOUND IN THE EXISTING FENCING WITHIN TOUR 18 ESTATES.
FOR SECURITY REASONS, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THESE ACCESS HAPPEN AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ROAD AND THAT THE FENCE AND BUFFER WILL BE BUILT FIRST BEFORE HOME CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.
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I HAVE THE PETITION SIGNED BY 93 OWNERS OF THE TOUR 18 ESTATES AND WE'D LIKE TO SUBMIT THEM TO THE CITY AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU, SIR. YOU CAN GIVE IT TO OUR TOWN SECRETARY.
REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS TOM CLARK, 8704 BALTUSROL DRIVE IN TOUR 18.
THE REASON FOR THE PETITION IS SEVERAL AS MICHAEL SAID.
BUT THE MAIN THING FOR THE PETITION IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE DEVELOPER IS HELD TO THE 50 FOOT SETBACK THAT DOESN'T CHANGE WHEN THE LOTS ARE SOLD, AND WE WANT TO HOLD THEM TO THE FENCING AS WELL.
THE MAIN THING IS WE DON'T TRUST THIS DEVELOPER CENTURION.
THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS AND I KNOW YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEM AS WELL.
BUT FROM OUR STANDPOINT, THEY HAVE TRIED TO BRING A PATHWAY IN FROM THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO OUR DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HAD TO GET OUR ATTORNEY INVOLVED TO STOP THAT.
THAT WILL BE SPOKEN TO IN A MINUTE.
WE ALSO HAVE DRAINAGE THAT COMES FROM MONTALCINO DRIVE DOWN ONTO OUR GOLF COURSE IN TOUR 18 IN TWO PLACES THAT COMES VERY TROUBLESOME, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE RAINS COME DOWN.
IT MAKES THE GOLF COURSE SOGGY.
IN ESSENCE, WE'RE ALSO VERY WORRIED ABOUT FLOODING IN THE BACK WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BUILD BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT PLACE TO BUILD.
IF THEY BUILD IT UP, IT'S GOING TO DRAIN BACK INTO OUR PROPERTY AS WELL.
THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE VERY CONTENTIOUS WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING BACK THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> NEXT, WILL BE MR. TODD MOBRATEN.
>> THANK YOU. I'M TODD MOBRATEN 8904 BALTUSROL DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND, 75022.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT AS A RESIDENT OF 218 THE PETITION THEY'RE ALL SPEAKING OF.
I'M ON THE FURTHEST NORTHWEST SIDE OF BALTUSROL, THE TOP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE A WHOLE CORNER BEHIND MY BACKYARD.
I HAVE A CLIMBABLE FENCE RIGHT NOW, AND TO THE WEST SIDE OF ME IS WHERE THEIR FIRE ROAD COMES UP FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THUS FAR.
BUT WHAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING, THEY'LL START CONTINUING THAT ROAD TO THE BACKSIDE OF OUR PROPERTIES.
ALREADY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, ON A WEEKLY BASIS, I SEE NOT REALLY KIDS, BUT ADULTS, MEN CLIMB THE FENCE, HOP THE FENCE.
DON'T KNOW REALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING COMING BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT'S CONCERNING.
WE'VE HAD ROBBERIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE PAST.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE RELATED OR NOT.
BUT AS A MOST RECENT, WE'VE HAD A CAR PARKED IN THE EVENING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE, AT THE END OF THE FIRE ROAD. NO REASON TO BE THERE.
THERE'S TWO GENTLEMEN OUT THERE, AND WHEN I SHOE MY FLASHLIGHT ON THEM, THEY SCURRIED INTO THE CAR AND TOOK OFF QUICKLY, WHICH DOESN'T REALLY MEAN THEY'RE THERE FOR GOOD REASONS, I WOULD ASSUME.
SO NOTHING GOOD COME OUT OF NOT SECURING, PUTTING AT LEAST A SEVEN OR SIX FOOT FENCE, SO IT'S NOT CLIMBABLE TO SECURE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HERE TO SUPPORT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT, WILL BE MR. GREG KRAUSE. GOOD EVENING, SIR.
>> GOOD EVENING. GREG KRAUSE, 5904 PINE VALLEY DRIVE.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE IN MY CAPACITY AS THE 218 BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF SECRETARY.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS INTERACTIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
WE AT THE HOA MET WITH THE DEVELOPER OR THE REPRESENTATIVE DEVELOPER WELL OVER A YEAR AGO FOR LESS THAN 30 MINUTES WHERE THEY GAVE US VERY BROAD BRUSHES OF THE OVERALL PLAN TO CONNECT OUR TWO ESTATES.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD NO COMMUNICATIONS OF ANY TYPE FROM THEM.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS BODY, I THINK, REQUIRED THEM TO SEND US A LETTER.
THIS LETTER WAS RECEIVED THREE WEEKS AGO, AND THAT LETTER HAD A NUMBER OF HIDDEN THINGS THAT WE HAD NEVER HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT BEFORE.
ALL WE HAD TOLD THEM BEFORE IS THAT WE HAVE VERY RIGID DESIGN STANDARDS INTO 218 AND WE EXPECT THAT THIS NEW CONNECTION TO FOLLOW THOSE REQUIREMENTS IN WHICH THEY READILY AGREED.
IN THEIR LETTER, THEY WROTE TO US ABOUT THIS EXISTING CONNECTION THAT IT CONNECTS SAWGRASS TO MONTESANO, WHICH WAS, I BELIEVE IS A FIRE CONNECTION.
IN THEIR LETTER, THEY TALK ABOUT THAT BUT WITHOUT ANY DETAIL.
THEY ALSO TALK ABOUT A SECONDARY CONNECTION, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED, AND WE THOUGHT THAT THE TOWN DID NOT REQUIRE THAT SECONDARY CONNECTION, SO WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
THE THIRD THING THAT WAS SURPRISED IN THEIR LETTER WAS THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CAR PATH CONNECTION,
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WHICH WE'VE HEARD NOTHING OFFICIALLY.I'VE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FORMALLY.
THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO THE BOARD, THEY ASKED THAT WE JUST SIGNED THE LETTER AND I ESSENTIALLY DISAGREED TO ALL THAT.
INSTEAD, WE HAVE ENGAGED COUNSEL.
COUNSEL HAS WRITTEN TO THE DEVELOPER, STATING ONE, WE NEED DETAILED PLANS ON THE CONNECTION THAT WE'VE ALL DISCUSSED BETWEEN SAWGRASS AND CONNECTING THE TWO PROPERTIES AT SAWGRASS AND TO DISAVOW, DENY ANYTHING ABOUT A SECONDARY CONNECTION OR ANY TYPE OF CAR PATH CONNECTION.
BOTH OF THOSE WELL, THE CAR PATH CONNECTION SPECIFICALLY CIRCUMVENTS ALL THE SECURITY APPARATUS WE HAVE AT THE FRONT GATE, AND WE CLEARLY WOULD NOT BE PROPONENTS OF THAT, AND I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.
WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO TALK ABOUT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE ANDREW GUARINO.
>> YOU SAY THAT BETTER THAN I DO.
[LAUGHTER] MY NAME IS ANDREW GUARINO.
I LIVE AT 2649 POPLAR DRIVE HERE IN FLOWER MOUND 75028.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE QUESTION I'M GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
IN 33 YEARS OF RETAIL, THE MOST FULFILLING THING FOR ME WAS OPENING UP A BRAND NEW STORE FOR PAYLESS CASHWAYS AND THEN THREE STORES FOR HOME DEPOT AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIRING IN THE ORIENTATION AND THE TRAINING OF ALL THE NEW ASSOCIATES.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HIRING GOOD PEOPLE.
I THINK IT'S THE LIFEBLOOD OF ANY ORGANIZATION.
WHEN I READ THAT WE WERE GOING TO SPEND $48,000 FOR A SEARCH FIRM AT FIRST, THAT TOOK ME BACK, BUT THEN I THOUGHT, WELL, WE'RE GOING AFTER THE BEST.
THEN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I READ THAT WE IN FACT HIRED THE CHIEF OF POLICE FROM THE COLONY.
I JUST HAD TO COME AND ASK YOU COULD NOT OUR HR DEPARTMENT HAVE NOTIFIED ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE METROPLEX AND LET THEM KNOW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN OPENING, AND IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEN GO TO HIRING A SEARCH FIRM.
I'D JUST LIKE YOU TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT FOR ME BECAUSE I REALLY AM STRUGGLING WITH IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. TERESA, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE GREEN COMMENT CARDS?
>> IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
SIR, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> HI, I'M ROBIN GENDRON 409 BRIDGEWATER PLACE AND ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLAMIN HIGH SCHOOL TECH CLUB.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SET OF KIDS HERE FOR THE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION, IF YOU COULD INVITE THEM THAT WILL BE OF GREAT HELP.
>> DO WE HAVE A PICTURE OR DO WE HAVE AN AWARD.
>> YES, IF YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. [BACKGROUND]
>> YEAH, THEY MISSED, ACTUALLY.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK REAL QUICK TO PRESENTATIONS AND TAKE A QUICK PHOTO.
I ONLY HAVE SO MANY MEETINGS LEFT. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
>> WE'RE GOING TO YOU GUYS COME ON THE SIDE HERE.
[LAUGHTER] SO REMIND ME WHICH CLUB THIS IS?
>> THIS IS TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS.
>> SO THAT WAS YOUR BOARD? MAYBE THE TOWN SECRETARY OFFICE AND ON [INAUDIBLE] .
THANK YOU FOR COMING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
MICHAEL TILBURY. MAYOR, I HAVE A
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QUESTION FOR STAFF REGARDING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.>> WE'RE IN PRESENTATIONS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
CAN WE DO IT UNDER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF REGARDING FACT RELATED TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.
POINT OF PRIVILEGE, STATEMENT OF FACT. COUNSEL SCHLESTOL.
>> TOMMY, THE ORDINANCE THAT MR. TILBURY MENTIONED REQUIRES THE COMMUNITY TO REQUEST A FENCE BE INSTALLED.
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT. DOES THIS PETITION SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE REQUIRED BY THESE RESIDENTS TO SATISFY?
>> IT SHOULD SUFFICE. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE PETITION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CORRECT IN FORM AND FACTUAL AND IT SHOULD SUFFICE FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH LEXEN BUT THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.
>> JUST AS LONG AS IT HAS ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE FENCE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE TOO, BUT AS LONG AS ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE DIRECTLY IMPACTED THAT NEEDED TO FORMALLY MAKE THE REQUEST, THEN THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING WE'D BE LOOKING FOR.
ANY OTHER CLARIFYING STATEMENTS? MOVING ON TO ITEM F ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[F. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
I DON'T KNOW IF MR. TAYLOR CAN HEAR US, BUT WE'LL START WITH HIM SINCE IT'S LATE THERE. BRIAN.>> CAN HEAR YOU, BUT NOTHING FROM ME TODAY.
>> SINCE WE'RE NEARING THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, I JUST WANT TO WISH ALL THE STUDENTS AND SENIORS A CONGRATULATION ON FUTURE GRADUATION AND GOOD LUCK ON FINALS, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> I JUST HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE ART FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. UNFORTUNATELY, I WILL NOT BE AT THE SWEARING IN MEETING NEXT WEEK SO THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO JIM AND DERICK FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE TOWN.
JIM, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND A BOARD MEMBER.
I BELIEVE THAT JIM IS MOSTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOWERING OF OUR DEBT AND OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, SO THE TAX RELIEF THAT WE'VE DELIVERED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT WAS PROMISED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS BEFORE JIM.
HE'S THE ONE WHO KEPT THAT PROMISE AND HE DESERVES THE CREDIT FOR THAT.
JIM ALSO HELPED ME WHEN I WAS A RESIDENT BEFORE I WAS ELECTED WITH A ZONING ISSUE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE MET, HE CAME THROUGH, AND HE GOT THAT DONE FOR ME.
THANK YOU, JIM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
FOR THE MAYOR, YOU HAVE MY UTMOST RESPECT FOR THE WAY YOU HAVE REPRESENTED THE TOWN, FOR YOUR ENERGY AS THE MAYOR AND FOR THE ATMOSPHERE OF COOPERATION AND CIVILITY THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS BODY.
I THINK FUTURE MAYORS WILL BE JUDGED BY THE JOB YOU'VE DONE.
YOU WILL BE MISSED. IT'S BEEN A JOY TO SERVE WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ADAM. APPRECIATE IT.
WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM G, TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT WITH OUR TOWN MANAGER, MR. CHILDERS.
[G. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. FOR THE TOWN MANAGER REPORT, I WANT TO DO A COUPLE OF FORMAL IN PERSON INTRODUCTIONS OF KEY STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT ON BOARD.
AS YOU KNOW, WE FORMALLY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHIEF DAVID COLON JOINING THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND.
HE ACTUALLY STARTED LAST WEDNESDAY, BUT HE'S HERE TODAY.
THIS IS HIS FIRST COUNCIL MEETING, SO I'M GOING TO ASK CHIEF COLON ON TO STAND.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN HIS RESUME, CHIEF COLON COMES FROM, I GUESS IT'S THE CITY OF THE COLONY, WHERE HE SERVED AS THE POLICE CHIEF FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, HAS 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE GREAT CITY OF IRVING.
WE'RE JUST EXCITED FOR HAVING HIM ON BOARD.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE UNIFORMS FOR CHIEF COLON, HE'S GOT 36, 37 ARMS LIKE ME, AND THOSE JUST AREN'T SITTING ON THE RACK.
HE WILL BE IN UNIFORM IN DUE TIME, BUT HE'S LOOKING VERY DAPPER IN HIS SHIRT AND HIS TIE.
JUST WANTED TO FORMALLY AND PERSONALLY INTRODUCE CHIEF DAVID COLON.
>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME, SIR. [APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT, I'M GOING TO ASK DR. RACHEL HADIDI TO STAND.
TODAY IS ACTUALLY RACHEL'S FIRST DAY WITH THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND.
SHE IS OUR NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
SHE COMES TO US FROM THE TOWN OF LITTLE IRV.
ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH LAKE DALLAS AND THE CITY OF PLANO, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE RACHEL ON BOARD.
I DIDN'T QUIZ HER TODAY TO SEE ALL SHE'S PICKED UP ON DAY ONE, BUT SHE IS JOINING A GREAT TEAM AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING HER ON BOARD, AND THAT WE KNOW IN THE FUTURE, THERE'LL BE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND PATRONS AT THE LIBRARY TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH RACHEL.
BUT JUST WANTED TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE HER TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING HERE IN PERSON.
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RACHEL, UNLESS YOU JUST HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO SAY, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.WHAT I WANTED TO DO BE REMISS IS THAT I'VE SAID IT PUBLICLY, I JUST WANT TO DO IT ONE MORE TIME.
RACHEL STARTING TODAY REPRESENTS THE FILLING OF THREE CRITICAL POSITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD VACANT IN RECENT TIMES, OUR CFO, POLICE CHIEF, AND NOW OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
IT'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ONE MORE TIME PUBLICLY THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT CHIEF ANDY COUNSEL HAS DONE FOR THE TOWN, HIS TIME HERE, AS WELL AS TAMMY WILSON AS OUR CFO AND LONG TIME AND A LOT OF FINANCE POSITIONS FOR US AND SUE RIDNOUR, OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
IT'S JUST THOSE ARE GREAT FOLKS AND I HAD A PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH DURING MY TIME HERE, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING ON CHIEF COLON, WE HAVE JOHN ZAGERSKION AS OUR NEW CFO, AND NOW WITH RACHEL ON BOARD AS OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR, WE'RE JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE.
>> EXCELLENT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM H FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, STARTING WITH MR. SCHLESTOL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP? MISS MARTIN? MR. ENGEL? MR. DREW? MR. TAYLOR?
[I. COORDINATION OF CALENDARS]
WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON MAY 14TH FOR THE ELECTION CANVAS.THERE'S A NOTE THAT ADAM WON'T BE HERE.
WILL EVERYONE ELSE BE ABLE TO ATTEND ON TUESDAY NIGHT? I'VE SEEN BRIAN SHAKING HIS HEAD.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM J.
[J. CONSENT ITEM(S)]
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CONSENT ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEMS 1-7.>> I WANTED TO PULL ITEM 6, JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.
I'M NOT SURE IF STAFF GOT AN EMAIL PRIOR TO THIS EVENING.
>> WE'RE PREPARED TO DISCUSSED MAYOR.
IF IT'S POLL, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION SET UP AND WE'LL BE READY TO DISCUSS.
>> NOTE THAT ITEM 6 HAS BEEN PULLED SO JUST MAKE SURE YOUR MOTION REFLECTS THAT.
ANYONE ELSE? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS J1-5 AND ALSO SEVEN AS PRESENTED.
>> ANY DELIBERATION ON THAT MOTION? TERESA, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> CONSENT ITEMS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NUMBER 6.
[J.6. Community Activity Center Electronic Monument Display Sign - Consider approval of the purchase and installation of a LED monument display sign for the Community Activity Center, from Casteel Sign, through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative, in the amount of $84,628.64.]
K-6. GOOD EVENING, SIR.>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. MY AND COUNSEL, CHUCK JENNINGS PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND I APPRECIATE THE ADVANCED NOTICE TODAY.
SO I WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A FEW SLIDES ABOUT THIS ITEM, SO YOU GUYS CAN HAVE SOME CONVERSATION.
SO I'LL START WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
WE HAVE $85,000 OF 4B FUNDS, SALES TAX REVENUE IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 23/24.
THIS WENT THROUGH OUR PARKS BOARD AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON APRIL 6TH.
WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HAD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR IT ON JUNE 20TH, AND THEN IT WAS SENT TO YOU GUYS TO BE ADOPTED INTO THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, AND THAT WAS AT THE SEPTEMBER 18TH MEETING.
JUST SOME BENEFITS. I PUT A FEW DOWN THERE, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY MORE, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN UPGRADED DISPLAY.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE SOME PRETTY AMAZING IMAGE QUALITY AS FAR AS GRAPHICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'LL BE MUCH EASIER FOR STAFF TO PROGRAM IT CUTTING DOWN ON STAFF TIME.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE MOVING THE PORTABLE UNITS BACK AND FORTH AND HAVING A PROGRAM IT SOMETIMES RIGHT THERE ON THE ACTUAL MACHINE.
WE DO HAVE ONE WITH THE CAPABILITY THAT WE CAN DO VIA OUR PHONES AND LAPTOPS, BUT STILL SOMETIMES THAT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.
THIS WILL MAKE THAT A LOT EASIER IN CUTTING DOWN ON STAFF TIME.
IT ALSO ELIMINATES THE USE FOR THE PORTABLE ONE THAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE THERE AT JIU NEAR SPHINX.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO NOT HAVE TO USE THAT AND THAT'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER NEEDS IF NEEDED.
IT'S ALSO ELECTRIC POWERED THE ONES OUT THERE ARE BATTERY POWERED RIGHT NOW WITH SOLAR BACKUP.
SOMETIMES THEY GO DOWN, SOMETIMES I DON'T JUST DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SUNNY DAYS WE HAVE.
THIS IS JUST SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SIGN.
THE FIRST ONE IS WHOLE, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU HERE IN A MINUTE.
THE SCREEN ITSELF IS GOING TO BE 53 BY 99.
IT'S GOT THE 10 MILLIMETER, IT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY GOOD QUALITY.
WE'LL HAVE SOFTWARE TRAINING ON IT.
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IT'LL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH CELLULAR DATA.AND IT COMES WITH WARRANTIES YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE PARTS AND THEN ONE YEAR ON LABOR AND STUFF.
RELATED TO THE ACTUAL MONUMENT SIGN CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE SIGN ITSELF.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT THE SIGN WILL LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS GOING TO REPLACE THE CURRENT MONUMENT SIGN THAT'S AT THE CAC ENTRANCE, AND WE TRIED TO DESIGN IT WITH THE SIMILAR BRICK COLORS MATCH THE THEME OF THE BUILDING, AND WE ENCLOSE THE WHOLE SIGN AS WELL.
SO IT'S GOT CONCRETE CAP GOING ACROSS THE TOP UP THERE WITH SOME BRICK AS WELL.
THE CAC AND THE ADDRESS WILL BE BIGGER THAN WHAT'S ON THE CURRENT SIGN RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HARDLY READ THE ADDRESS ON THAT CURRENT SIGN, AND WE'RE REUSING THE EXISTING FOUNDATION, AND IT'S POWERED THROUGH ELECTRICITY, WHICH IS ALREADY THERE THAT WE CAN PULL OFF OF.
THANKS TO OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THEY ALSO REVIEWED IT.
YOU GUYS HAD RECENTLY UPDATED SOME SIGN STANDARDS FOR THE SCHOOLS.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THIS SIGN WILL ALSO COMPLY WITH THOSE STANDARDS AS WELL.
IT'S FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE HOMES.
I THINK IT WAS OVER 150 FEET, WAS THE MINIMUM.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE WHERE THE STAR IS WHERE THIS WILL GO TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ONE THAT WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO HAVE SITTING OUT THERE OFF JURO ROAD.
THAT'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE TOWN'S GOT EMERGENCY STUFF THEY NEED TO PUT ON THERE, CONSTRUCTION RELATED THINGS, OR IF THERE'S ANOTHER AREA OF TOWN THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
AND THAT'S A REAL QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE ITEM.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR IF I LEFT ANYTHING OUT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. JENNING. APPRECIATE MR. DREW.
SO THE REASON I PULLED THIS WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A PRETTY HIGH BUDGET ITEM FOR, YOU KNOW, $85,000 SIGN.
AND I WAS LOOKING AT OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES THIS MORNING AND YOU KNOW THE TREE CANOPY AND INCREASING PARK AREA.
I WANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION HERE AND SEE IF THIS IS STILL REALLY A HIGH PRIORITY COMPARED TO REPLANTING TREES OR TRYING TO EXPAND PARKLAND AND.
>> I THINK IT'S A FAIR THING TO TALK ABOUT.
CHUCK, DO WE KNOW THE POTENTIAL LIFE OF THIS NEW SIGN, HOW LONG IT WILL LAST?
>> I WOULD HOPE WE WOULD GET 15-20 YEARS OUT OF IT, FOR SURE.
>> AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD TO FOLLOW UP IS IF THE CAC RENOVATION SHOULD PROCEED, THIS SIGN WOULDN'T BE IMPACTED IN ANY WAY.
>> VERY GOOD. I THINK IT'S NEEDED.
I MEAN, I THINK THE CAC THOSE BIG TRAILER SIGNS HAVE GOTTEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM IN THE PAST.
JUST PRIORITY WISE IS, IF WE COULD REPLANT TREES.
>> NO. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERY QUARTER, WE'RE REPORTING NUMBERS AND WE HAD A BIG NUMBER FOR THIS PAST QUARTER.
AND I KNOW JP AND HIS TEAM IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS ABOUT PUTTING IN A BUNCH OF TREES.
I WILL SAY THIS WAS A ONE TIME BIG EXPENSE, MOVING FORWARD, THERE SHOULDN'T BE ADDITIONAL COSTS OTHER THAN THE CELLULAR COMMUNICATION.
>> IF I MAY, ONE THING THAT I'LL ADD IS THAT EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT IN THE BUDGET, YOU WILL HAVE DECISION PACKAGES TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE STRATEGIC GOALS, AND WE DO HAVE STRATEGIES AS YOU MENTIONED OF IDENTIFYING TOWN OWNED PROPERTY WHERE WE CAN DO MORE PLANNINGS.
THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AS MENTIONED, THESE ARE 4B FUNDS, BUT WE HAVE OTHER POTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED FOR TREE PLANTING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AGAIN, IT'S CERTAINLY A CONVERSATION TO SEE IF THAT USE OF THOSE 4B FUNDS WANT TO BE CONTEMPLATED FOR OTHER THINGS, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OTHER POTS OF MONEY AND ALSO DIFFERENT PROPOSALS BRING IT FORWARD TO TOUCH ON THOSE PARTICULAR ISSUES.
SO IT'S NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE OR ONE OR THE OTHER.
>> AND DO YOU SEE THAT THOSE OPTIONS OF DOING TREES OR ANYTHING IMPACTING I MEAN, THE BOND DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING?
I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF IT'S A NUANCED QUESTION BECAUSE IN A SENSE, YOU COULD DO BOTH IN THEORY, BUT I THINK THAT AS FAR AS PRIORITIZATION AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, IF THEY PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THIS IS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND YOU GET THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND YOU SEE SOME OF THOSE DECISION PACKAGES THAT ARE IN THERE.
THE BEST WAY IS TO LOOK AT THOSE INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES AND SAY, WE WANT TO LOWER THE PRIORITIZATION ON THIS ONE AND UP THE PRIORITIZATION FOR THE TREE PLANTING AND USE THOSE FUNDS.
SO I THINK DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS WILL PROBABLY BE THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME TO GO AND JUST RE-PRIORITIZE.
BECAUSE IN ESSENCE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.
I KNOW YOUR ARGUMENT IS THE SIGN ISN'T NEEDED, BUT THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE TREE PLANTINGS AND DOING WHAT WE CAN TO ADDRESS INCREASING THE TREE CANOPY IS AND DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS,
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I THINK THAT'LL BE THE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY.AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KEEP IN MIND AS WE PUT TOGETHER THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A DECISION A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE LINE.
>> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. APPRECIATE IT.
DISCUSSION. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 6, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 6.
>> SECOND. ANY DELIBERATION ON THE MOTION.
TERESA, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 6 PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
NO DISCUSSION NEEDED FOR ITEM L, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM M, OUR CLOSED MEETING.
[M. CLOSED MEETING]
THE TIME IS NOW 6:41, AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS CONVENING INTO A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, SECTION 071, 072, 074 AND 087.[N. RECONVENE]
AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS RECONVENING INTO AN OPEN MEETING.AS A RESULT OF OUR CLOSED SESSION, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL ENTERTAIN THE FIRST MOTION.
>> I MOTION TO APPROVE THE AUTHORIZATION OF STAFF TO PURCHASE THE RIGHT AWAY PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FOR THE US 377 WATERLINE LOOP AND RELOCATION PROJECT, THE HYROID ROAD WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, AND THE SCENIC ROAD AND WALHINGHEIM ROAD PROJECT, AND TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE OF THE RIGHT AWAY PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS, UP TO THE SETTLEMENT AMOUNTS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT, AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO CLOSE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY PROPERTY, SHOULD SETTLEMENT BE REACHED TO PAY ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CLOSING IN ADDITION TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE RIGHT AWAY PROPERTY AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AT CLOSING ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.
>> LET NEED DELIBERATION ON THAT MOTION.
TERESA, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN.
>> MOTION TO PURCHASE ROW PROPERTY PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
>> I MOVED TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PURCHASE AN APPROXIMATELY 22.2 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF CROSS TIMBERS ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION WITH THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY, TO PAY ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CLOSING IN ADDITION TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PROPERTY AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AT CLOSING ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.
>> ANY DELIBERATION ON THAT MOTION.
TERESA, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> MOTION TO PURCHASE LAND PASSES FROM A VOTE OF 4-1.
SEEING IN SO THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS.
THE TIME IS NOW 7:18, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.