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          GOOD EVENING, FLOWER MOUND. WELCOME TO OUR JULY 7TH REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. 
          [A. CALL TO ORDER]
I'M NOW CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6 P.M.. 
          BEFORE WE GET STARTED TONIGHT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR
OUR FELLOW TEXANS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE TRAGIC FLOODING OF THE GUADALUPE RIVER. 
          AS YOU'LL HEAR LATER TONIGHT, THE FLOWER MOUND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS DEPLOYED PERSONNEL AND
RESOURCES TO KERR COUNTY, WHERE THEY ARE ASSISTING WITH SEARCH EFFORTS. 
          BUT I KNOW MANY OF US FEEL A DESIRE TO HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN. 
          THE TOWN SHARED SOME INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF KERRVILLE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
YESTERDAY. 
          THERE YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKE MONETARY DONATIONS OR ADD YOUR NAME TO A
VOLUNTEER LIST. 
          OUR HEARTS ARE HURTING AT THIS TIME FOR THESE FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES. 
          THIS INCLUDES A LOCAL DENTON COUNTY COUPLE, THE RAMSEYS,
WHO ALSO HAVE PROPERTY HERE IN FLOWER MOUND. 
          THEY WERE CAMPING IN THE AREA AND ARE STILL MISSING. 
          PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. 
          WE ARE ALSO THINKING OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTERPARTS AND THE LOCALITIES AFFECTED,
WHO HAVE A LONG ROAD OF REBUILDING AHEAD. 
          AND OF COURSE, WE ARE PRAYING FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO,
INCLUDING OUR OWN, THAT WE'VE SENT DOWN THERE. 
          AND THEY ARE ANSWERING THE CALL FOR HELP. PLEASE JOIN ME AT THIS MOMENT,
JUST FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THESE FAMILIES. 
          CHAPLAIN RICHARD PLUNCK WILL NOW SAY OUR INVOCATION FOR THE EVENING. 
          IF YOU ALL WILL STAND AND THEN STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,
PLEASE. 
          AS TRULY OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY TONIGHT, I LOOK TO THE SCRIPTURES AND DAVID WRITES IN
PSALMS. THE LORD IS NEAR TO THE BROKENHEARTED AND SAVES THE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT. 
          LORD, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL STEP UP AND WRAP YOUR ARMS
AROUND THOSE THAT ARE BROKENHEARTED TONIGHT AND THOSE THAT ARE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT. 
          FATHER, WE DO PRAY, AS OUR GOVERNOR HAS CALLED US TO PRAY FOR THOSE IN KERR COUNTY AND
THOSE ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER, THOSE MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE TRYING TO RECONCILE AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT,
AS THEY MAY HAVE TAKEN THEIR YOUNG GIRL TO CAMP AND SHE WON'T COME HOME. BLESS THEM, O´ LORD, IN ONLY A WAY THAT YOU CAN. 
          BUT, LORD, ALSO WE MUST CONTINUE ON. SO WE PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS TONIGHT. 
          YOUR WISDOM ON OUR COUNCIL, ALL OF OUR STAFF,
ALL THOSE OF FIRST RESPONDERS THAT ARE NOT ONLY HERE BUT THOSE THAT HAVE GONE TO KERR COUNTY. I PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF GOD TO REIGN IN THIS HOUSE TONIGHT. 
          MAY WISDOM TAKE OVER. AND I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOUR NAME WOULD BE GLORIFIED IN ALL THAT WE
SEE AND DO. 
          AND I PRAY TONIGHT IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. 
          AMEN. 
          AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING IN ALL THAT. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT. 
          [D. PRESENTATION]
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. 
          AND ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THIS IS CHUCK JENNINGS,
AND THE PARKS AND REC STAFF HAVE JOINED US TONIGHT. 
          OKAY. THEY ENLARGE THIS SO I CAN SEE IT. I HAVE OLD EYES. 
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OKAY. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND. AND WHEREAS THESE SPACES PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS,
IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS. 
          PARKS ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS,
HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES. 
          PARKS PROGRAMS INCREASE COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES. 
          EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE. INCREASED TOURISM,
THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES, AND CRIME REDUCTION. OUR PARKS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A
SPACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS. THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARK
AND RECREATION MONTH, AND THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARKS AND
RECREATION RESOURCES. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHERYL MOORE, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND,
TEXAS, AND ON BEHALF OF OUR TOWN COUNCIL, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 2025 AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT,
I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE PROCLAMATION. 
          IT'S EXTRA SPECIAL THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PARKS AND RECREATION
MONTH. 
          AND THE THEME THIS YEAR IS BUILD TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER. 
          AND WHY, DO YOU ASK? WELL, TOGETHER WE'RE BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SUSTAINABLE PARKS AND
GREEN SPACES. 
          TOGETHER, WE'RE BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOCUSED ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS. 
          TOGETHER, WE'RE BUILDING HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SPACES ACCESSIBLE,
INCLUSIVE FOR ALL. 
          AND TOGETHER, WE HELP PEOPLE PLAY AND CONNECT,
SO. 
          BUT THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A CELEBRATION OF PARKS,
TRAILS AND PROGRAMS. IT'S ALSO A RECOGNITION OF THE DEDICATED TEAM BEHIND THE SCENES,
THAT WORKS EVERY DAY TO CREATE SAFE, WELCOMING AND VIBRANT SPACES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENJOY. 
          WHETHER IT'S FROM SUMMER CAMPS AND EVENTS TO BALL FIELDS AND OPEN SPACES,
OUR STAFF TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THE ROLE WE PLAY IN ENSURING QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN FLOWER MOUND, AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THESE
FOLKS BEHIND ME. 
          THEY HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE UNDERNEATH THEM. MOST OF THEM DO. 
          A LOT OF THEM ARE SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS, BUT ALL TOGETHER WE'RE CLOSE TO ALMOST,
WHAT, 150, 60, 70 PEOPLE. SO WE HAVE A BIG DEPARTMENT,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER. 
          THAT'S WHEN WE'RE OUR BIGGEST. BUT THESE GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          THEIR DEDICATION, THEY'RE A VERY TALENTED GROUP,
VERY CREATIVE AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO. 
          AND THE REASON WHY WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE IS BECAUSE OF THESE FOLKS AND THEIR
TEAM. 
          SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. I GOT A FEW MORE THINGS TO SAY. I WANT TO GET BACK TO PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH,
SO HOPEFULLY I KNOW NOT MANY PEOPLE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THOSE [INAUDIBLE] OUT THERE YET. 
          BUT WE'LL LEAVE SOME. MAKE SURE YOU GRAB SOME ON THE WAY BACK. 
          BUT APPRECIATE THEM. THEY DONATED THOSE FOR US TODAY,
BUT WE ALSO HAD SOME BROCHURES, AND WE HAVE A CALENDAR HERE, THE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. YOU CAN FIND THIS ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE. 
          WE'LL ALSO BE DOING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. 
          THERE'S THREE ON HERE. I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT MY FAVORITES. WE HAVE A NEW THING,
A SCAVENGER HUNT I THINK STARTS WEDNESDAY. 
          AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST. 
          SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PARTICIPATE IN THAT. 
          AND ANOTHER NEW ONE THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH THE LIBRARY ON IS CALLED SPLISH SPLASH. 
          AND IT'S AT THE STORYTELLING AT OUR HERITAGE SPRINGS,
AT HERITAGE PARK, OUR SPLASH PAD THERE. 
          SO YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU GOT SOME LITTLE ONES,
TAKE THEM THERE. LIKE I SAID, IT'S IN COLLABORATION LIBRARY. SO WE APPRECIATE THEM TEAMING UP WITH US ON THAT ONE. 
          AND WHO ATTENDED INDEPENDENCE FEST THIS YEAR? YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW, EVERYONE, INCLUDING ME AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND SEATED
BEHIND ME ARE ALL THERE AS WELL. 
          SO IT WAS A VERY FUN EVENING, AND THAT WAS A COOL WAY TO KICK OFF PARKS AND RECREATION
MONTH AS WELL AS CELEBRATING OUR COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE. 
          SO THANK YOU GUYS AT CAMP. I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. 
          WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE NEXT YEAR IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR
COUNTRY, SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IT'S EXTRA SPECIAL FOR YOU GUYS,
AND WE HOPE ALL OF YOU GUYS CAN RAISE YOUR HAND NEXT YEAR WHEN I ASK THAT QUESTION. BUT IN CLOSING, I WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR MAYOR, OUR COUNCIL,
THE TOWN LEADERSHIP, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. 
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YOUR INVESTMENT IN PARKS AND RECREATION MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO SERVE THOUSANDS OF OUR
RESIDENTS AND GUESTS EACH YEAR WITH ALL THE COOL THINGS THAT WE DO WITH THIS TEAM BACK HERE. SO WE´RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE ALL MONTH LONG,
AND WE'RE EVEN MORE EXCITED TO KEEP DOING THE WORK WE LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE'RE PROUD TO SERVE. SO THANK YOU GUYS. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR WANTING MORE AND MORE
PARKS AND RECREATION. 
          WE'RE EXCITED AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU. 
          SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH. LET'S TRY AND GET AWAY FROM THE DAIS A LITTLE BIT SO I GET NOBODY CUT OFF. 
          THERE WE GO. THAT WORKS. OKAY. 
          ONE, TWO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE JUST HAVE A FEW PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. 
          [E. PUBLIC COMMENT]
IF THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING THOSE COMMENTS SHOULD BE SAVED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING INSTEAD
OF THIS PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. 
          YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND WHEN YOU HAVE 30S LEFT,
THE TIMER WILL BEEP. 
          SO DON'T WORRY, YOU STILL HAVE 30S. AND GIVEN THAT,
[INAUDIBLE], YOU´RE FIRST, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. 
          GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE],
4801 LUSK LANE. 
          I AM THE CHAIR OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION. TONIGHT,
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN ALLOWING US TO CHANGE OUR MEETINGS TO THE THIRD TUESDAY DURING THE MONTH AND AMEND THE CHARTER AND
THE PLACE OF THE THURSDAY. AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          WITHOUT YOUR TOTAL SUPPORT AND THE LOVE AND CARE THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN ALL OF US,
WE WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH MANY, MANY THINGS THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU,
FOR YOU. 
          AND I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING US ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]. 
          [INAUDIBLE] 3933 BORDEAUX CIRCLE IN THE VINEYARD. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL. BRIAN TAYLOR IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. 
          STAFF. I KNOW EVERY ONE OF YOU IS JUST DEDICATED TO MAKING THIS TOWN,
THE RESIDENTS, A BETTER PLACE. 
          WE ALL APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. AT THE GIBSON GRANT DEDICATION IN JUNE,
WHICH JACQUELINE HAS WORKED SO HARD ON. 
          BEAUTIFUL CABIN, BEAUTIFUL LOCATION. THE TOWN HAD A CHANCE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE THANK YOU. 
          AND TO PAY SOME TRIBUTE TO OUR TOWN AND OUR TOWN COUNCIL. 
          SO EACH PERSON THAT WALKED BY AT THE DEDICATION BY STATE AND COUNTY AND TOWN OF THE GIBSON
GRANT WERE ASKED TO PAINT A FLOWER OR A BUTTERFLY OR SOMETHING TO INDICATE OUR TOWN. 
          THEY EVEN PUT SOME APPLES ON OUR OAK TREE. AND JACQUELINE DID I LOVE FLOWER MOUND,
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT CLOSELY. IT'S GOT A POTPOURRI. IT'S GOT A TATANKA. 
          IT'S GOT A LONG HORN. IT'S GOT A BUTTERFLY. IT'S GOT THE BEES. 
          IT'S GOT THE GIBSON GRANT. SO IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN DOING THIS AND A LOT OF FUN HAVING
THE TOWN PARTICIPATE. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WOULD WANT ONE. 
          SO I MADE YOU EVERYBODY A COPY, BUT IT'S JUST A THANK YOU TO WHAT YOU DO. 
          AND THANK YOU TO OUR TOWN. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU,
FRED. 
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I DID ONE OF THOSE FLOWERS ON THERE. I SAW ONE OF MY FLOWERS ON THERE. 
          OKAY, WE HAVE GAVIN ANDERSON. HOW YOU DOING? I'M GAVIN ANDERSON, 7404 ARABIAN CIRCLE. 
          I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DOG LAWS IN FLOWER MOUND. 
          WE KIND OF FEEL THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NO LONGER SAFE. 
          WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS A HISTORY OF REPEATEDLY TRAINING DANGEROUS DOGS THAT HAVE
ATTACKED PEOPLE, PETS, AND MOST RECENTLY, LIVESTOCK. TOO MANY HORSES. 
          OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WERE ALMOST MAULED TO DEATH A FEW WEEKS AGO. 
          THIS IS A PATTERN, NOT AN ACCIDENT. AND THERE ARE ZERO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DOG OWNERS IN
THE CITY OF FLOWER MOUND. 
          THESE INDIVIDUALS NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. 
          THE LACK OF ENFORCEABLE LAWS HAS ENCOURAGED THESE PEOPLE TO SIMPLY GET NEW DOGS AND START
THE PATTERN OVER AGAIN. 
          WE NEED TO IMMEDIATELY REFORM FLOWER MOUND´S DANGEROUS DOG LAWS. 
          REAL PENALTY FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS. STRICTER ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECTION FOR OUR FAMILIES. 
          WE CAN'T WAIT FOR CHILDREN OR OTHER PEOPLE TO BE NEXT. 
          WE NEED ACTION BY THE CITY OF FLOWER MOUND. I HAVE A NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO LOVES TO
PLAY NEXT DOOR WITH THE HORSES FREQUENTLY. 
          WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AND ALL THAT'S HAPPENING IS THEY RELINQUISH THE DOGS AND THEY GO AND DO IT AGAIN. 
          THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          KEEP IN MIND, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, JUST SO YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO COMING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THIS IS A TIME WHEN COUNCIL DOESN'T MAKE COMMENT YET DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          GOOD EVENING, I'M [INAUDIBLE]. I RESIDE AT 7500 ARABIAN CIRCLE. 
          JUNE 15TH WAS ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF MY LIFE. 
          WHAT MAKES THIS SITUATION EVEN WORSE IS THAT FLOWER MOUND ANIMAL CONTROL AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE SITUATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT HOUSE AND THE PROPERTY NEXT TO ME FOR YEARS. I WOKE UP THAT MORNING JUST BEFORE 6 A.M.. 
          I HEARD COMMOTION COMING FROM MY HORSE BARN. I RAN OUT TO FIND TWO DOGS ATTACKING MY
MINIATURE HORSES, JUMPING UP, HOLDING ON TO THEIR THROATS, THEIR CHEEKS AND THEIR LIPS. 
          THIS IS A MINIATURE HORSE, WHAT'S LEFT OF HER. 
          NEEDLESS TO SAY, EVERYTHING WAS COVERED IN BLOOD. 
          THIS WASN'T TWO DOGS THAT JUST GOT OUT AND WANTED TO WANDER AROUND. 
          THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AS THEY WERE TRAINED TO FIGHT. 
          THEY VIEWED MY MINIATURE HORSES AS BAIT DOGS. 
          HERE'S A FEW THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT THE PROCESS AS I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IT THE LAST
THREE WEEKS WITH ANIMAL CONTROL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER,
AS WE'VE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT LIP SERVICE FROM BOTH AGENCIES. 
          OUR ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES ARE VERY WEAK. THE JUDGES GAVE THE OWNERS OF THE DOGS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THESE DOGS BACK. 
          SHOULD A DOG CAPABLE OF DOING THIS TO A 250 POUND HORSE BE RELEASED BACK INTO SOCIETY. 
          I LOVE ANIMALS, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. WE NEED OUR ORDINANCES TO BE STRICTER. 
          AS GAVIN SAID, THIS PROPERTY IS A REPEAT OFFENDER OF THE ANIMAL ORDINANCES. 
          BUT WHAT'S EVEN MORE MADDENING IS WHEN WE CALL ANIMAL CONTROL ON THIS PROPERTY,
THEY PROUDLY BOAST. 
          THEY KNOW THIS PROPERTY. THEY KNOW THE DOGS,
THEY KNOW THE OWNERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMING OUT TO DO SOMETHING. 
          SINCE THIS INCIDENT, RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE TOLD ME THEY TOO HAVE CALLED ANIMAL
CONTROL AT TIMES WHEN THE DOGS HAVE BEEN OUT AND CHASED THEM AS THEY WERE WALKING BY. ANIMAL CONTROL SAID, WELL, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO
COME OUT. 
          I WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF FOLLOW UP IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL DOING AFTER A DOG IS DEEMED
DANGEROUS? THERE ARE THINGS THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO,
AND IT'S A VIOLATION OF THEIR COURT ORDER IF THEY DO NOT DO THEM. 
          THE RESPONDING ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER TO MY CASE ATTENDED THE DANGEROUS DOG HEARING. 
          HE WAS EMBARRASSINGLY UNPREPARED, COULD NOT ANSWER SIMPLE QUESTIONS THAT THE JUDGE HAD
ASKED HIM. I WAS EMBARRASSED FOR HIM. ANOTHER ISSUE IS,
MANY TIMES THE POLICE ARE CALLED WHEN THE DOGS ARE OUT BECAUSE IT MAY BE AFTER HOURS. 
          I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT BECAUSE, ONE EVENING I WAS CHARGED BY THE DOGS EARLY EVENING. 
          ANIMAL CONTROL WAS NOT IN. THE RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD
DO. 
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A FEW HOURS LATER, THOSE SAME DOGS BIT A 17 YEAR OLD BOY. 
          IN FACT, THE RESPONDING OFFICER TO MY SITUATION SUGGESTED WE TAKE THOSE DOGS BACK UP TO
THE OWNER AFTER SEEING ME AND MY HORSES COVERED IN BLOOD. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR ORDINANCES AND
THE RELATIONSHIP THAT OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE. IT IS VERY. I HATE TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP. 
          THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO SKIP ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. 
          WE'LL COME BACK. I'M GOING TO THROUGH SKIP ITEM F AND G,
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO H. 
          [H. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM(S)]
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ON THAT NOTE I'D LIKE TO ASK TOWN COUNCIL ABOUT DOING A MEETING,
AN AGENDA ITEM, JUST REVIEWING OUR ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES. 
          YES. IF YOU WEREN'T GOING TO SUGGEST IT, I WAS. 
          LIKEWISE. AGREE. OKAY. SO, MAYOR ON THAT IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY WORK SESSIONS SCHEDULED
UNTIL OCTOBER. 
          BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL LOOK TO PUT IT ON THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE. 
          WHAT I THINK WILL BE AN APPROPRIATE TARGET IS PROBABLY THAT SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, AND WE CAN WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE,
BECAUSE IT'S A MIX OF STATE LAW. 
          THERE'S MULTIPLE LAYERS THAT ARE THERE THAT WE CAN'T SUPERSEDE. 
          AND SO WE USE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN WHERE WE HAVE DISCRETION AND WHERE STATE
LAW KICKS IN. 
          IT CAN BE COMPLEX FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT WE CAN WALK THROUGH THAT SCENARIO. 
          WE CAN ALSO GO IN A DEEPER DETAIL ABOUT THIS INCIDENT ON ARABIAN COURT SO WE CAN BE
PREPARED TO DO THAT AT THE AUGUST 18TH MEETING, IF THAT WORKS FOR Y'ALL. JAMES, WOULD THE SCOPE OF THIS JUST BE DANGEROUS DOGS IN
PARTICULAR? THAT WOULD BE. YES, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO OUR ORDINANCE IN REGARDS TO OUR DANGEROUS DOG PROCESS. 
          AND SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS GIVE YOU BACKGROUND ON WHAT OUR ORDINANCE CURRENTLY STATES. 
          AND WE CAN ALSO COMPARE IT TO OTHER SIMILAR CITIES AND WHAT THEY HAVE ON THE BOOKS TO
COMPARE AND CONTRAST WHAT OTHER CITIES DO IN REGARDS TO DANGEROUS DOGS. 
          GREAT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS THEY WANT
TO ADD? OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM F UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          [F. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
AND BEFORE YOU ALL GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT. 
          OUR NEW TOWN SECRETARY HAS STARTED TODAY, TRACI HENDERSON. 
          SHE'S IN THE BACK. TRACI. NOW, FROM THE TOWN SECRETARY'S OFFICE, OUR [INAUDIBLE] IS FILLING IN TONIGHT,
UNTIL TRACI GETS ORIENTED. 
          SHE'S BEEN PRETTY MUCH HIT BY A FIRE HOSE TODAY WITH ALL THE NEW INFORMATION,
SO WELCOME. 
          ALL RIGHT, SO, ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE A FEW THINGS. I HAD ONE ITEM. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT THIS PAST WEEK HAS PROBABLY BEEN THEIR BIGGEST WEEK. 
          PREPARING FOR INDEPENDENCE FEST AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON JULY 4TH FORTH AND
THEY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. 
          ANOTHER GREAT EVENT. ESPECIALLY THE PARADE AND THE CAR SHOW AND THE CONCERT. 
          SO APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND ALL THAT YOU DO. WELL,
I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT'S BASICALLY ALREADY BEEN SAID. I WANTED TO WELCOME TRACI,
AND I WANTED TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO ALL TOWN STAFF BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT. THE INDEPENDENCE FEST, EVEN THE CHILDREN'S PARADE. 
          MAGNIFICENT. IT WAS A FANTASTIC DAY. BUT THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY IS IN SHARP
CONTRAST, OBVIOUSLY. AND MAYOR DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB WITH HER STATEMENT ON THE GUADALUPE RIVER AND
SENDING OUT OUR PRAYERS. 
          AND IF YOU ARE A PERSON WHO DOES PRAY, I PLEASE I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE PRAYING NOT ONLY FOR
THE VICTIMS, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR FRIENDS, THOSE WHO ACTUALLY SURVIVED THIS HORRIFIC EVENT BECAUSE
THEY WILL BE HURTING FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          AND THEN ESPECIALLY TO ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS. 
          OUR CREW, THEY WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS. AND WE,
I PRAY, THAT THEY WILL COME BACK WHOLE IN BODY AND SPIRIT AND THAT WE WILL NEVER HAVE AN EVENT LIKE THIS AGAIN. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT. 
          [G. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT]
THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND ALONG THE SAME LINES, I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENTS ABOUT WHAT'S
TAKING PLACE DOWN THERE IN KERR COUNTY. 
          AND 
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AND I KNOW DALTON RICE, THE CITY MANAGER IN KERRVILLE. 
          I REACHED OUT TO HIM YESTERDAY JUST TO SAY, HEY,
YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT YOU. 
          LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP. AND HE JUST REPLIED,
THANKS. AND UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE FLOWER MOUND HELPING KERRVILLE IN THAT AREA IS ALREADY A TAKING PLACE. 
          AND SO, AS THE MAYOR'S REFERENCE IS, THAT WE HAVE SENT A CREW DOWN THERE. 
          WE SENT OUR ENGINE EIGHT DOWN ALONG WITH A CREW TO GO IN SUPPORTING THOSE EFFORTS DOWN
THERE. 
          THIS PAST SATURDAY, THEY WERE DEPLOYED. THEY TOUCHED DOWN IN SAN ANTONIO,
GOT THEIR ORDERS, AND THEN THEY WERE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. EXCUSE ME. 
          IN THE AREA. THIS PAST SUNDAY EVENING, WE'RE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY CAN BEFORE IT GOT TOO
DARK. 
          AND IT PICKED UP THOSE EFFORTS HERE TODAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SINGLE OUT CAPTAIN WHALEN
LANGFORD, ENGINEER ERIC FRIAS, FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC RYAN HUGHES,
AND FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC DOMINICK LOZANO AS OUR CREW THAT'S DOWN THERE. 
          AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES AMAZING WORK HERE LOCALLY,
BUT THEY ALSO ARE ON THE SPOT WHEN IT COMES TO WHETHER IT'S WILDLAND FIRES. 
          AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN THIS SITUATION, A FLOOD AND SWIFTWATER AND RESCUE AND SEARCH
EFFORTS. 
          SO JUST WANTED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOWN THERE PARTICIPATING
AND HELPING OUT THE BEST WAY THEY CAN. 
          AND AGAIN, JUST LOOK AT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS IF YOU JUST WANT TO UPDATES ON WHAT YOU
CAN DO, AS THE MAYOR REFERENCED. RIGHT NOW ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE,
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED ON HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS, WE JUST ARE AMPLIFYING WHAT THE CITY OF KERRVILLE IS ASKING FOR AT THIS TIME. 
          AND IT'S REALLY THEY HAVE A SIGN UP LIST, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY,
CAN WE SEND WATER? CAN WE SEND THIS TO THE OTHER? AND AT THIS TIME,
THEY'RE JUST ASKING IF YOU WANT TO DONATE, YOU KNOW, MONEY AT THIS POINT AS THOSE EFFORTS CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          AND SO I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED IF WE HAD TO SEND ANY MORE RESOURCES DOWN THERE. BUT AND IT'S
NOT JUST THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, QUITE HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE AND IF NOT THE COUNTRY ARE LENDING,
THEY'RE SUPPORTING THIS MASSIVE EFFORT. 
          AND YOU'VE SEEN WHAT'S ON THE NEWS OUT THERE. 
          I'VE SEEN SOME PHOTOS FROM OUR GUYS THAT ARE OUT THERE. 
          AND IT'S UNWORLDLY, THE DAMAGE THAT THE FLOODING DID DOWN THERE. 
          AND SO AGAIN, I JUST ECHO THE SENTIMENT OF JUST CONTINUED THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR THOSE
FOLKS DOWN THERE. 
          BUT JUST KNOW THAT FLOWER MOUND IS DOWN THERE TOO. 
          ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO ITEM I. 
          [I. COORDINATION OF CALENDARS]
COORDINATION OF CALENDARS. SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE,
NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS JULY 21ST. 
          AND THEN GOOD TIMES. WE HAVE STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT JULY 31ST AND AUGUST 2ND. 
          I THOUGHT THAT WAS AUGUST 1ST AND 2ND. WHY DO I HAVE IT IN MY CALENDAR FOR THE FIRST AND
SECOND? NO, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S THAT THURSDAY AND THEN WE HAVE A HALF DAY ON SATURDAY. 
          BUT NOT ONE ON FRIDAY? OKAY. NO, MAYOR. I MARKED IT WRONG. 
          OKAY. GLAD I GOT THAT CLARIFICATION. ALL RIGHT. 
          CONSENT ITEMS ARE NEXT. ITEM J. SO DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS OR MAKE A MOTION TO
PASS THE CONSENT ITEMS AS IS? 
          [J. CONSENT ITEM(S)]
I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE AS PRESENTED. 
          SECOND. OKAY. ANNE, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? I ALMOST SAID THERESA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER SCHIESTEL? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER DREW? AYE. OKAY. CONSENT ITEMS. J.1. THROUGH NINE. PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. 
          AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO REGULAR ITEMS. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH ITEM NUMBER 1. 
          [K.1. Tree Rebate Program - Consider approval of a Resolution creating the Town of Flower Mound Tree Rebate Program.]
TREE REBATE PROGRAM. SARAH LUXTON IS GOING TO PRESENT ON THAT. 
          THIS IS FUN STUFF, I LIKE THIS. GOOD EVENING,
TOWN COUNCIL. 
          IT'S A PLEASURE TO PRESENT TODAY. I AM GOING TO BE PRESENTING ON A TREE REBATE PROGRAM. 
          MY NAME IS SARAH LUXTON, I'M A SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST HERE AT THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND. 
          NOW, THIS TREE REBATE PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT FORWARD IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE
CURRENTLY HAVE. 
          IT IS A PART OF OBJECTIVE ONE, WHICH IS TO PROTECT AND EXPAND THE TREE'S CANOPY,
AND IT IS INITIATIVE 1.2, WHICH IS TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO PLANT MORE TREES. 
          NOW, THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO PLANT TREES ON THEIR OWN
PROPERTY, AND TO PROVIDE A REBATE FOR THOSE TREES THAT THEY PURCHASE AND PLANT DURING THIS SPECIFIED
TIME. 
          NOW, I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE SPECIFICS OF THIS PROGRAM,
BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU GUYS WANT TO KNOW ALL THE FUN DETAILS, AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW DETAILS, BUT IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM WAS MODELED
OFF OF A SIMILAR PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF DENTON, AS WELL AS IN THE CITY OF ARGYLE. SO FIRST OFF,
RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE TO PLANT THIS 
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TREE IN FLOWER MOUND. SO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR FLOWER MOUND RESIDENTS TO PLANT ON FLOWER
MOUND PROPERTY, AND THEY'LL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A UTILITY ACCOUNT. 
          THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT THEY DO NEED TO HAVE PROPERTY OWNER
PERMISSION TO PLANT. 
          SO THE TREE SIZES, THERE'S A MINIMUM OF A FIVE GALLON REQUIREMENT TO START OFF THIS
PROGRAM. 
          FROM THERE, IF THEY GET LARGER TREES, SUCH AS A 15 GALLON OR A 30 GALLON,
THEY MAY QUALIFY FOR A HIGHER REBATE. 
          NOW, THE TREES DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY COST $50. 
          LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A $30 REDBUD THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PLANT. 
          THAT'S FIVE GALLONS. YOU CAN GET A REBATE FOR THAT $30. 
          WE'RE JUST SAYING THAT THE MAXIMUM REBATE YOU CAN RECEIVE,
4 OR 5 GALLON OR 15 GALLON IS THESE REBATED TIERS. 
          SO FIVE GALLON, THE MAXIMUM VALUE WOULD BE $50. 
          15 GALLON, THE MAXIMUM VALUE WOULD BE $100. AND FOR A 30 GALLON TREE,
THE MAXIMUM VALUE YOU COULD GET BACK IN THAT REBATE WOULD BE $250. 
          AND THEN WITH THAT, THERE IS A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TREES THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE. 
          SO FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN GET A REBATE FOR FIVE FIVE GALLON TREES OR FIVE FIFTEEN GALLON
TREES OR TWO THIRTY GALLON TREES, BECAUSE THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF THE REBATE THAT YOU CAN GET IS $500. 
          AND THERE'S ALSO A LIMITATION ON WHAT TREES WILL QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM. 
          SO THIS IS BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDED TREE SPECIES LIST WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. 
          SO THESE ARE APPROVED TREES. AND SO THE TREE THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A REBATE FOR WOULD
HAVE TO FALL INTO ONE OF THESE SPECIES OR CATEGORIES. 
          NEXT, THERE ARE SOME CRITERIAS ON WHERE THE TREE CAN BE PLANTED. 
          THE TREE MUST BE PLANTED. IDEALLY 15 OR 10FT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING'S FOUNDATION. 
          AND THAT'S JUST GOOD FOR YOUR FOUNDATION, BUT ALSO ENSURES THAT THE TREE CAN GROW TO A
PROPER SIZE WITHOUT HURTING OR HARMING YOUR FOUNDATION. 
          AGAIN, THEY MUST HAVE PROPERTY OWNER PERMISSION IF THEY'RE NOT THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY. 
          WE'D ALSO EXPECT THEM TO PLANT THE TREE WHERE A TREE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO GROW TO ITS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT, AND WE'D ALSO EXPECT THEM TO NOT PLANT THEM IN THE WAY OF UTILITY LINES OR IN ROADWAYS,
WHERE THEY MIGHT OBSTRUCT VIEW OF TRAFFIC, AS WELL AS APPLICANTS SHOULD CALL BEFORE DIGGING. 
          AND OF COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE TO AGREE TO TAKE CARE OF THE TREE ONCE THEY PLANT
IT. 
          THE TIMEFRAME FOR THIS PROGRAM IS OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH MAY 30TH. 
          HOWEVER, THE PLANTING MUST TAKE, OR THE PURCHASE OF THE TREE MUST TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 1ST
THROUGH MAY 1ST, AND WE ARE ALLOWING THEM 30 DAYS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE TO PLANT THE TREE. 
          NOW THIS REBATE, ASSUMING THAT WE HIT THE VALUE OF WHAT WHATEVER'S BUDGETED TOWARDS THIS
WILL BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. IF FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED AND EXHAUSTED,
THERE WILL NO LONGER BE ANY REBATES AVAILABLE UNLESS YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THAT VALUE. PARTICIPANTS MAY ONLY CLAIM ONE APPLICATION PER REBATE AND PER YEAR. 
          AND PARTICIPANTS CAN ONLY REQUEST UP TO FIVE TREES. 
          THEY'RE ONLY ABLE TO COMPLETE ONE APPLICATION PER YEAR,
AND PARTICIPANTS AGAIN CANNOT RECEIVE MORE THAN $500 THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 
          AND THAT'S ALSO PER PROPERTY. SO YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO LIVES THERE GET A
REBATE AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AT THAT SAME PROPERTY GET A REBATE. SO IT'S PER INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS PER PROPERTY. 
          NOW AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS BASED OFF OF THE TOWN OF ARGYLE,
AS WELL AS THE CITY OF DENTON'S PROGRAM. 
          CURRENTLY, ARGYLE HAS BUDGETED AROUND $10,000 FOR RESIDENTS TO USE THIS REBATE PROGRAM FOR
THEIR HOMES, AND THE CITY OF DENTON CURRENTLY HAS BUDGETED AROUND $31,000 FOR THIS PROGRAM. 
          AND SO THOSE FUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED OR CAN BE USED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES AS WELL TO GET
THE PROGRAM KICKED OFF. 
          DID THEY USE ALL THE FUNDS? SO WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE CITY OF DENTON,
THEY WERE ANTICIPATING THAT THEY WOULD GET CLOSE. 
          THEY SAID THAT SOME YEARS THEY HAVEN'T USED ALL OF THEIR FUNDS,
BUT THEY TYPICALLY GET PRETTY CLOSE TO EXHAUSTING THOSE FUNDS. 
          HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE IN OUR FUND AMOUNT? IN THE TREE FUND? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR THAT ON ECC. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. 
          I KNOW THAT IT'S OVER $2 MILLION, BUT THAT'S A JOHN QUESTION. 
          YES, SIR. AS CLOSE ON THE ESTIMATES. ROUGHLY ABOUT THAT. 
          THE ONLY THING IS WE HAVE SOME OPERATIONAL COSTS COMING OUT OF IT. SO THE BALANCE IS
DECREASING EACH YEAR. 
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SO AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT IS THE BALANCE. BUT IF THERE'S ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE PAID
INTO THE TREE FUND OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT, THAT BALANCE CAN CHANGE. 
          OKAY. AND I DO LIKE THAT IT'S A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR REBATE. 
          AND ONE THING YOU MENTIONED IN ECC WAS THAT IF SOMEBODY HAS A HUGE TREE AND THEY HAVE TO
HIRE SOMEBODY TO PLANT THAT TREE, THAT THAT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REBATE PROGRAM. 
          THAT IS A GREAT POINT. YEAH, IF YOU ARE UTILIZING A CONTRACTOR,
ESPECIALLY FOR LIKE A 30 GALLON TREE THEN YES, THOSE CONTRACTOR FEES COULD BE FACTORED INTO THAT MAXIMUM. 
          YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. SO CAN YOU APPLY IN ADVANCE BEFORE YOU BUY THE TREE. 
          NO, YOU WILL NEED THE EVIDENCE AND THE PURCHASE PROOF BEFORE YOU CAN RECEIVE THIS REBATE. 
          IS THERE A WAY FOR RESIDENT TO TELL IF THERE'S STILL FUNDS AVAILABLE BEFORE THEY GO OUT
AND BUY A TREE, SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THEY CAN TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAM? THEIR BEST BET WOULD BE TO CALL AHEAD. OKAY. CALL AHEAD. AND WHERE CAN THEY GET MORE INFO ON THIS? SO THERE WILL BE AN EMAIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WHERE THEY CAN REACH OUT TO AN
INDIVIDUAL. 
          SO WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF WHO EXACTLY WOULD BE THE BEST POINT OF CONTACT
WHEN THIS PROGRAM LAUNCHES, BUT. WE'LL HAVE A PAGE THOUGH MAYBE ON THIS. YES,
THERE WILL BE A PAGE, AND THERE'LL BE A POINT OF CONTACT WHERE THEY CAN REACH OUT IF THEY ARE HESITANT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH HAS BEEN USED. 
          IS THAT GOING TO BE PUT ON THE UTILITY BILL TOO? WE CAN. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A NICE ADDITION TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT'S POSSIBLE. 
          SARAH, I HAD A QUESTION ON SLIDE SIX. I THINK IT'S NOT ON THE SLIDE,
BUT I THINK THAT'S WHEN YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE MINIMUM COST. 
          I THINK YOU SAID, OH, IT CAN COST $30 FOR THE FIVE GALLON TREE,
BUT OF COURSE IT WOULD ONLY BE UP TO $50 REBATE. 
          BUT I DON'T SEE THAT LANGUAGE IN THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. 
          SO IF THAT'S THE WAY COUNCIL WANTED TO GO, IT ACTUALLY SAYS THE MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE PER
TREE FOR FIVE GALLON IS $50. 
          SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO TRUE UP THOSE TWO CONCEPTS IF COUNCIL LIKES THAT IDEA. 
          I'M OVERALL, I REALLY LIKE THIS PROGRAM, BUT THERE ARE A FEW TWEAKS I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS
WITH COUNCIL. 
          THE FIRST ONE IS THAT I'M NOT SURE I'M REALLY FOND OF A 100% MATCH. 
          I THINK IT'S MORE LIKE A 50% MATCH WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. 
          I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THE WHOLE TOWN SHOULD BE SUBSIDIZING TREES FOR JUST A SELECT FEW
PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO PLANT, SO I'D RATHER I THINK A 50% MATCH MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE. 
          THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU MENTIONED PROPERTY OWNERS,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF IT BEING A HOMESTEADED PROPERTY. 
          SO IT'S ACTUALLY SOMEONE WHO ALREADY OWNS THE PROPERTY AND LIVES IN THE HOME AND CAN
DECLARE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION VERSUS PROPERTY OWNERS, WHICH COULD MEAN WE WOULD BE SUBSIDIZING PEOPLE WHO ARE USING PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES. 
          AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THAT EITHER. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU,
OH, TWO MORE QUESTIONS. 
          SORRY. PROOF OF PLANTING. WHAT KIND OF PROOF? IS IT A PHOTOGRAPH? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE PROOF. 
          I MEAN, I KNOW YOU CAN. RECEIPT FOR BILL OF SALE. 
          PROOF THEY PLANTED IT. SO IT'D BE A PICTURE. SO THERE'S A DIGITAL APPLICATION FOR THIS
PROGRAM WHERE THEY'D BE ABLE TO USE GIS TO PINPOINT WHERE ON THE PROPERTY THEY PLANTED THE TREE, AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A PICTURE. 
          THEY'D HAVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. GOOD. 
          AND LASTLY, I WONDER IF COUNCIL WOULD BE OPEN TO ADDING ANOTHER PROVISION REGARDING WHERE
THE TREE IS PURCHASED FROM. 
          WE DO HAVE SOME TREE FARMS IN DENTON COUNTY,
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A NICE WAY TO KEEP IT ALL VERY LOCAL. 
          SO JUST A FEW THOUGHTS TO DISCUSS. I THINK, ISN'T THERE ONLY ONE NURSERY THAT HAS A POST
OAKS IN? ARE THEY IN DENTON COUNTY? COULD YOU GO TO THE SLIDE THAT SAYS THE TREE SPECIES? I MEAN POST OAKS ARE EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET IN NURSERIES. 
          EXACTLY. AND ALSO THEY'RE VERY FINICKY. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I WANT TO REIMBURSE FOR A
TREE THAT HAS A NOT GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVING. 
          THE TWO THAT WE PLANTED IN THE PARK, ONE DIED. 
          YEAH, I THOUGHT WE PLANTED THREE. WE ONLY HAD TWO,
I THINK. 
          BUT SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW, MATT, DIDN´T WE HAVE TWO TREES THAT WE PLANTED IN THAT PARK? COLONY PARK. WAS IT COLONY PARK? YEAH. TWO POST OAKS. 
          SO ANNA, AS FAR AS THE PURCHASE LOCATION, I MEAN,
I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT. 
          IT'S JUST THAT A LOT OF THESE TREES ARE NOT GOING TO BE A FOR SALE AT CALLOWAY'S OR LOWE'S
OR WHEREVER YOU COULD BUY THEM. 
          SO YOU MAY HAVE TO MAIL ORDER SOME OF THEM. 
          BUT MY ONLY CONCERN IS IF YOU WANTED TO PLANT SOME OF THESE AND THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE
LOCALLY, THAT MIGHT MAKE IT A CHALLENGE. ALL RIGHT, FAIR ENOUGH. THAT'S MY PROBLEM,
TOO. 
          DEFINITELY. YOU WERE CORRECT, TWO POST OAKS IN COLONY PARK. 
          THE OTHER ONE WAS IN THE ARBORETUM. OKAY. BUT ONE DID. 
          YES. ONE DID DIE AT COLONY PARK. THAT'S CORRECT. 
          AND THEY'RE DIFFICULT TO SOURCE. AND THE NURSERY THAT WE OBTAIN THEM FROM IS NOT IN DENTON
COUNTY. 
          RIGHT. AND CAN WE CLARIFY? SO ANNE MENTIONED THAT,
YOU KNOW, THE IDEA THAT THE WHOLE TOWN IS SUBSIDIZING MAYBE A PROPERTY OWNER. 
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WHAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE? I THINK WE TOUCHED ON IT EARLIER WHEN THE MAYOR WAS ASKING A
QUESTION. SURE. IT'S THE TREE PRESERVATION FUND, AND THAT COMES FROM MITIGATION FROM DEVELOPMENT SITES. OKAY. SO SOME DEVELOPER CUTS DOWN TO A SPECIMEN TREE AND INSTEAD OF
REPLANTING, THEY PUT MONEY INTO A FUND. AND NOW WE CAN THEN ISSUE THOSE FUNDS OUT. 
          SO I GUESS I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE POINT THAT IT'S NOT PROPERTY TAX PAYING. 
          NO, BUT IT COULD BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAT THE WHOLE TOWN COULD ENJOY. 
          YES. THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE, AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF YOUR
SUGGESTIONS, EXCEPT I JUST WANT IT ALL TO GET USED UP. I DON'T WANT US TO LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE
BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING IT TOO RESTRICTIVE. 
          OKAY. AND MAYBE IF WE GO WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE FIRST YEAR AND WE FIND OUT THAT SOMEBODY
GOES AND PLANTS A BUNCH OF 30 GALLON TREES AND CACHES US OUT REAL QUICK AND WE SAY,
WELL, MAYBE WE MISSED A MARK ON THAT, I DON'T KNOW. OR THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE WE MAKE IT RESTRICTIVE AND THEN NOBODY APPLIES
BECAUSE. 
          YOU LIKE THE HOMESTEAD PART OF WHAT I SUGGESTED VERSUS THE BUYING IN DENTON COUNTY? DID WE HAVE ANY. I MEAN. WAS IT COMMERCIAL VERSUS RESIDENTIAL? WAS THAT PART OF THE ORDINANCE? SO THIS IS DESIGNED TO BE USED ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. 
          SO THIS IS NOT DESIGNED FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY,
BUT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ARE BEING USED AS COMMERCIAL ENDEAVORS. 
          RIGHT. YEAH, NO. UNDERSTOOD. SO YES, I'M FINE WITH THE HOMESTEAD. 
          OKAY. AND THAT WAY THAT WOULD BE EVIDENCE VERSUS YOU HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FROM YOUR
LANDLORD, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GRAY AREA THAT WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT TO
VERIFY. 
          SO BUT HOMESTEAD IS EASY TO VERIFY. TO GET THE PROGRAM STARTED. 
          MAYBE WE DO THE 100% REIMBURSEMENT AND THEN MAYBE REVISIT IT NEXT YEAR,
IF IT TURNS OUT THAT THAT WE FEEL LIKE MAYBE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH MONEY BEING SPENT. 
          I MEAN, YOU ALL COULD DO THAT. I WAS JUST THINKING IF WE REIMBURSED AT HALF,
TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. 
          IT'S JUST THE MATH. BUT YOU ALL GET TO DECIDE THAT NEXT YEAR. 
          I MEAN, I THINK THERE ARE GOOD SUGGESTIONS. I JUST WANT MORE APPLICANTS THAN WE CAN
ACCOMMODATE RATHER THAN FEWER. AND SO I'M FINE WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ON THE WHERE PURCHASING. 
          I'M A LITTLE LEERY THAT THAT WOULD MIGHT MAKE SOME OF THESE HARD TO APPLY. 
          THOSE ARE GOOD POINTS, I'M FINE WITH THAT. WHAT ABOUT RECONCILING THE MINIMUM PURCHASE
PRICE? BECAUSE THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE STATES THE MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICES,
SHOULD WE GO BACK TO $30 FOR. 
          MINIMUM OR ACTUAL PURCHASE PRICE? MAYBE. WELL,
THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY SAYS MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE. 
          SO WE JUST NEED TO SHORE UP THE LANGUAGE SO IT MATCHES WITH THE INTENTION. 
          OKAY. LET ME, I MEAN I THINK IF WE CHANGE THAT TO ACTUAL THAT MAY,
I JUST I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. IT'S PAGE 72 OF THE PACKET. 
          I'M ON IT. AND I DID JUST A QUICK SEARCH ON TYPICAL FIVE GALLON TREES,
AND THEY'RE IN THE $100 RANGE. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE THAT,
BUT TO MAYOR'S POINT YOU MAY HAVE ONE THAT YOU FIND ON SALE. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW. AND THIS IS THE CHART, RIGHT? THE HEADER ON THE CHART. SO IF WE CHANGED IT TO ACTUAL MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT PER TREE. 
          THE MINIMUM, THE MINIMUM IT SAYS 50. SHE WAS SAYING BRING IT DOWN. 
          NO, BUT I THINK WHAT HE'S SUGGESTING IS WE CAN NEGATE THE NEED FOR THAT LANGUAGE BY SAYING
THE MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE THIS. 
          RIGHT. IS THAT. I THINK I LIKE THAT BETTER. I THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE. 
          INCLUSION. AND JUST TO MAYBE FOR THE LOCATIONS,
MAYBE PROVIDE RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS TO BUY THE TREES WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY. 
          WE CAN CERTAINLY USE IT ON THE WEBSITE ONCE WE LAUNCH THIS PROGRAM. 
          OKAY. SO BASICALLY WE WOULD BE ELIMINATING COLUMN NUMBER THREE,
WHICH IS MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE, BECAUSE THE NEXT COLUMN OVER SAYS REBATE PER TREE,
AND WE JUST ADD MAXIMUM REBATE PER TREE $50. 
          AND THAT WOULD I THINK SATISFY THAT. OKAY. AND WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THE HOMESTEAD
DESIGNATOR? I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? I'M OKAY WITH THAT. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. I CAN. ARE YOU READY? YEAH. OKAY,
I'LL DO IT. 
          SO I MOVE TO APPROVE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM K-1 WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. 
          PROPERTY OWNER BE STRICKEN AND HOMESTEADED, PROPERTY OWNER BE INSERTED,
AND THE COLUMN ON REBATE TIERS FOR RESIDENTS, COLUMN NUMBER THREE BE ELIMINATED. COLUMN NUMBER FOUR START WITH MAXIMUM REBATE PER TREE. 
          SECOND. OKAY. ANNE, IF YOU WILL, TAKE THE ROLL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER DREW? AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN? AYE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER. 
          AYE. OKAY, THE TREE REBATE PROGRAM PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. 
          [00:45:04]
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SARAH. OKAY. THE TIME IS NOW 6:45,
AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS CONVENING INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS 
          [L. CLOSED MEETING (Part 1 of 2)]
GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, SECTION 071. ZERO SEVEN. 
          DO I NEED TO SEE ANY OTHER CODES? JUST 071, RIGHT? YEAH. WE'LL BE BACK IN A FEW. OKAY. WELCOME BACK. 
          [M. RECONVENE (Part 1 of 2)]
FLOWER MOUND. THE TOWN COUNCIL IS NOW RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AND IT IS NOW 7:33. 
          AT THIS TIME, NOW I JUST WANT TO. BEFORE LEXIN GETS STARTED,
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. 
          [Items K.2. & K.3.]
WE'RE GOING INTO TWO OPEN HEARINGS. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THESE UP SEPARATELY,
OF COURSE. 
          BUT THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM TWO, THE FLOWER MOUND HINDU TEMPLE. 
          THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SITE PLAN TO CREATE A RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY INSTITUTION USE WITH AN
EXCEPTION. 
          SO WHEN WE GO INTO THIS PUBLIC HEARING, I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WE RECEIVED A LOT OF
EMAILS. 
          I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR IN THIS SEAT, AND WE'VE HAD SO MANY THINGS ON THE AGENDAS AND
WE'VE RECEIVED EMAILS ON DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEMS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. AND NEVER HAVE I EVER,
IN THIS YEAR, GOTTEN 150 EMAILS ON AN AGENDA ITEM LIKE I DID ON THIS. THAT WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE HINDU TEMPLE. 
          THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT. I RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION EMAILS ON THIS HINDU TEMPLE,
BUT ALL 150 WERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND THE EXCEPTIONS ON THESE ITEMS. SO JUST TO GIVE THAT ATTENTION. 
          SO NOW, LEXIN MURPHY IS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT ON THIS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. BRIAN, I JUST WANTED TO CHECK WITH YOU,
BECAUSE I KNOW THE MAYOR SAID WE WERE GOING TO OPEN THEM SEPARATELY, BUT USUALLY WE DO THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT AT THE SAME TIME. 
          IS THAT OKAY? TO OPEN IT UP, IF YOU DON'T MIND? HEARING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR A HINDU
TEMPLE. 
          IT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT,
AS WELL AS A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT REQUEST. 
          HERE IS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY. 
          YOU CAN SEE IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF OLD SETTLER'S AND SOUTH OF FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL. 
          HERE'S A MORE DETAILED VIEW. THE MAIN AREA, OR THE LARGEST CENTRAL AREA OF THE LOT IS
CLEAR. 
          THERE ARE TREES ON THE PERIMETER, THOUGH. THE LAND USE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS LOW DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL AND THE ZONING IS AGRICULTURAL AND PD-18 WITH SFDM USES THAT SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED MEDIUM DENSITY USES. 
          AND THE REASON FOR THAT, THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY HERE,
IT WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THIS RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. 
          AND SO INITIALLY IT WAS DEDICATED AS AN X SLOT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE LOT TO THE REAR SO
THAT IT WASN'T LANDLOCKED. 
          SO THAT'S WHY THIS PIECE HERE HAS THE SAME SFDM ZONING AS THIS ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          EVENTUALLY IT WAS ACTUALLY PLATTED INTO THIS LOT. 
          SO IT'S NO LONGER A SEPARATE X SLOT. NOW IT'S PART OF THE PRIMARY LOT. 
          HERE IS THE SITE PLAN. AND SO IT'S BROKEN UP WITH THIS MATCH LINE. 
          SO THIS PIECE JUST EXTENDS OUT HERE TO THE EAST. 
          IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN A 9000 SQUARE FOOT PROPOSED ONE STORY BUILDING HERE. 
          THIS OTHER SPACE THAT'S HERE TO THE LEFT. JUST TO CLARIFY THAT THAT IS NOT ALSO BUILDING
SPACE. 
          THAT'S PROPOSED TO BE OPEN. THIS SURROUNDING AREA IS SIDEWALKS. 
          AND THAT IS AN OPEN SPACE THERE. AS MENTIONED,
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS. 
          THE FIRST IS A COMPATIBILITY BUFFER EXCEPTION. 
          SO AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          IT'S APPROXIMATELY 28FT WIDE. AND THE TOWN TYPICALLY DOES REQUIRE A COMPATIBILITY BUFFER
WHEN YOU'RE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITH A NONRESIDENTIAL USE. 
          AND SO THE HINDU TEMPLE WOULD THE NONRESIDENTIAL USE. 
          AND SO BECAUSE PROVIDING ACCESS IS PART OF THE SITE,
TYPICALLY THE TOWN WOULD HAVE A 25 FOOT COMPATIBILITY BUFFER THERE. 
          AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE 25FT OF LANDSCAPING,
A MASONRY WALL, THAT SORT OF THING. 
          HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, SINCE IT'S ONLY 25FT,
28FT WIDE, IF 25FT OF LANDSCAPING WAS PROVIDED IT WOULD PREVENT ACTUALLY ACCESS TO THE 
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PROPERTY. THE SECOND EXCEPTION IS FOR THE ROOF PITCH. 
          THE TOWN REQUIRES ROOFS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS,
15,000FT² OR LESS TO HAVE A A HIP AND OR GABLE STYLE ROOF WITH A SLOPE BETWEEN 6:12 AND 09:12, UNLESS TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES A WAIVER TO THIS REQUIREMENT. 
          AFTER RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AND SO IN THIS CASE,
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE FLAT ROOF. 
          THIS IS PHASE ONE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT WITH PHASE TWO. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS,
AND THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK MORE TO THIS. 
          THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRESENTATION, BUT THEY HAVE SOME COMMENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR
RELIGION AS TO WHY THEY FEEL LIKE THIS ROOF DESIGN IS NECESSARY, SO I WILL LET THEM SPEAK TO THAT. 
          HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF THE SITE. HERE IT IS LOOKING DIRECTLY WEST. 
          THIS IS DOWN THAT ACCESS EASEMENT PIECE. THIS IS LOOKING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PROPERTY. 
          HERE WE ARE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE PROPERTY. 
          SO AGAIN, HERE IS THE SITE PLAN. THEY ARE PROVIDING 87 PARKING SPACES. 
          THAT IS THE NUMBER REQUIRED AND THE NUMBER PROVIDED. 
          ALL OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE TOWN'S REGULATIONS ARE BEING MET WITH THIS SITE PLAN. 
          THIS IS PHASE TWO. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE IS SHOWING HOW THE BORDER OF THIS BUILDING IS
CHANGING, WITH THE ADDITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS INCORPORATED. 
          HERE IS THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. SO THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN IS MEETING THE TOWN'S LANDSCAPE
REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE AMOUNT OF OVERALL LANDSCAPING FOR THE SITE, NUMBER OF PARKING LOT TREES. 
          THEY ARE PROVIDING THE REQUIRED COMPATIBILITY BUFFER HERE ADJACENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST. 
          SO FOR THE PORTION OUTSIDE OF THE ACCESS EASEMENT,
THEY ARE FULLY MEETING THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER STANDARDS. 
          AND THIS IS PHASE TWO. AGAIN, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO IS THE
ADDITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING. 
          HERE IS THE TREE SURVEY. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE REMOVAL OF THREE TREES. 
          SPECIMEN TREES. WITH THIS APPLICATION, THERE'S ONE THAT'S LOCATED WITHIN THAT ACCESS
EASEMENT PIECE, AND THEN TWO THAT ARE WITHIN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BUILDING. 
          ALL THREE TREES WENT TO ECC AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. 
          THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT ALL PUT TOGETHER. 
          SO YOU CAN KIND OF HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS OF
THE BUILDING. 
          THIS IS FOR PHASE ONE WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. 
          AND THEN HERE WE ARE WITH PHASE TWO. SO THIS WOULD BE THE FINAL LOOK OF THE BUILDING. 
          SO ONCE AGAIN, THERE IS THE SITE PLAN. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE WITH THE PRESENTATION. 
          OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY. AND DO YOU WANT THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD? YEP. YEAH. OKAY. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS,
PLEASE. 
          JASON KILPATRICK, 550 SOUTH EDMONDS LANE, LEWISVILLE,
TEXAS. 
          AND GOING TO ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TEMPLE COME UP A LITTLE BIT LATER TO
SPEAK REGARDING TEMPLE OPERATIONS. 
          SO LEXIN DID A GREAT JOB WITH THIS. MY PRESENTATION ALMOST MIRRORS HERS,
SO I'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICKLY. 
          AERIAL OF THE SITE. THE WELLINGTON HOA IS THIS AREA TO THE SOUTH AND THE WEST. 
          AND THERE IS A TOWN FLOODPLAIN. IT'S NOT FEMA FLOODPLAIN COMING THROUGH HERE THAT THE TOWN
IS FULLY DEVELOPED, STUDY INDICATED. SO IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THERE'LL BE RESIDENTS OR ANYTHING THAT ARE EVER
BUILT ON EITHER THESE TWO SIDES. 
          THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION HERE AND FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL TO THE NORTH,
WITH THE DRAINAGE AND DETENTION AREA DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM WHERE THE TEMPLE IS BEING BUILT. SO OUR MAIN THING WITH THE COMPATIBILITY
BUFFER REQUEST IS IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANOTHER OPTION. THAT'S THE ONLY ACCESS TO THE SITE. 
          SO WE CAN'T MEET THE 25FT AND THEN 26 FOOT FIRE LANE. 
          SO THIS IS. JASON. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT. SO WE HAVE A DRIVEWAY FOR THE SCHOOL RIGHT
THERE TO THE NORTH. 
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AND I KNOW THAT WHEN THIS FLAG LOT I GUESS FROM WHAT LEXIN SAID,
I GUESS THE WELLINGTON CAME FIRST, THEN THE SCHOOL AND THEN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EAST WAS LAST AND THEY HAD TO DEDICATE
THAT EASEMENT. 
          I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. DID WE EVER WORK CHECK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SEE IF WE
COULD SHARE THEIR DRIVEWAY AND LEVERAGE IT SOMEHOW SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE TWO DRIVEWAYS RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. SO WITH THIS RENDITION,
I DON'T BELIEVE WE DID. 
          BUT BACK IN 2013, WE WERE WORKING ON A BAPTIST CHURCH ON THIS PROPERTY,
AND THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS THERE THAT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE AND WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE WORK BACK THEN. DIFFERENT SUPERINTENDENT THOUGH. 
          IS THAT WORTH REVISITING? IT'S GOT TO BE EASIER FOR YOU GUYS IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT THAT
WHOLE DRIVEWAY IN. 
          BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS, RIGHT? IT. WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON PROPERTY. 
          I MEAN, WE'VE TRIED DOING THAT WITH DIFFERENT ACCESS POINTS ON OTHER PIECES IN THE TOWN,
AND IT DIDN'T GO TOO WELL ON ANOTHER PIECE. OKAY. BECAUSE THEY OWN THE PROPERTY, RIGHT? YES. THAT'S A LIABILITY FOR THEM. OH, SORRY. THE HINDU TEMPLE OWNS THE ACCESS. 
          YEAH, BUT THE DRIVEWAY TO THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS? YES, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS IT. AND IT'S NOT MUTUAL ACCESS. 
          YEAH. OKAY. SO HERE'S THE SITE PLAN. AS LEXIN WAS STATING,
WE ARE MATCHING THE 25 FOOT COMPATIBILITY BUFFER. ON OUR EAST SIDE. AND THEN THE 60 FOOT COMPATIBILITY SETBACK WHERE WE COULD THE
BUILDING COULD BE BUILT UP TO WERE ANOTHER ABOUT 35FT AWAY FROM THAT. SO THE BUILDING IS ABOUT 90FT,
95FT AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY. 
          AND WHAT'S THE LONG TERM PLAN FOR THE SECOND RECTANGLE ON THE WEST? YEAH. NOTHING SET IN STONE. WE'VE DISCUSSED IT,
BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING. 
          WELL, IN THE FUTURE WHETHER IT BE AN ADDITIONAL,
LIKE TRYING TO THINK OF THE CORRECT WORD. LIKE ANOTHER BUILDING? YEAH. 
          OKAY. YEAH. ANY THOUGHTS ON MODIFYING THE FIRE LANE TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO REMOVE THOSE
OTHER TWO TREES THAT ARE UP IN THAT CORNER THERE? YES. AND I'LL GET INTO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          A LITTLE BIT. SO REGARDING THE ARCHITECTURE. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL 3D RENDERING THAT WE STARTED WITH FOR THE ONE STORY CONCEPT, AND IT VERY CLOSELY MATCHES THE ELEVATIONS,
BUT IT'S NOT QUITE 100% BECAUSE THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE THE ARCHITECT WAS BASING EVERYTHING OFF
OF. 
          SO THEN WE GET TO THE ELEVATIONS EAST FACING WEST,
FACING THE FRONT AND REAR, AND THEN THE TWO SIDES. 
          AND SORRY, LET ME BACK UP REAL QUICK. WE'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE VIMANA IN JUST
TO MAKE YOU GUYS WHERE IT'S, THESE BACK HERE. SO SORRY. 
          THE TEMPLE IS SEEKING AN ARCHITECTURAL EXEMPTION TO ALLOW A FLAT ROOF INSTEAD OF THE
PITCHED ROOF. 
          A HINDU TEMPLES ARCHITECTURE IS GOVERNED BY ANCIENT HINDU SCRIPTURES WITH FOUNDATIONS IN
FOURTH CENTURY BCE. 
          THE SCRIPTURES PROVIDE PRECISE AND SYMBOLIC GUIDELINES FOR LAYOUT,
ELEVATION, AND SPIRITUAL GEOMETRY. 
          IT COMPELS STRUCTURES TO POSSESS A FLAT ROOF. 
          THE FLAT ROOF WILL HAVE DESIGN ELEMENTS OR VIMANA ON THE TOP OF IT. 
          AND AN EXAMPLE OF OTHER HINDU TEMPLES WITHIN NORTH TEXAS THAT HAVE FLAT ROOFS. 
          THERE'S ONE IN FRISCO, IRVING, PLANO AND ALLEN,
AND ALL THESE WERE APPROVED IN THE CITIES WITH ALLOWING THE FLAT USE WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE CITY'S SAFETY STANDARDS. SO A FLAT ROOF IS ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE
SANCTITY AND PRAYER FUNCTIONS. IT ENSURES A SYMMETRICAL ALIGNMENT OF THE WORSHIP HALL AND VIMANA,
THE TOWERS ON THE TOP. 
          THE VIMANA CANNOT BE CONSTRUCTED ON A SLANTED BASE. 
          IT FACILITATES CORRECT ORIENTATION TO THE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS. 
          A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF TEMPLE DESIGN. AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY THIS SITE FITS THE
HINDU TEMPLE VERY WELL, BECAUSE IT IS VERY TRUE TO THE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS,
AND THEN A UNIFORM CEILING HEIGHT WITHIN THE CONGREGATION HALL 
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AND ACOUSTICAL HARMONY DURING SERVICES. SO THE VIMANA IS A TOWER INSTRUCTION,
OFTEN PYRAMIDAL, THAT RISES ABOVE THE PRAYER HALL. VIMANAS ARE NOT JUST ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES. 
          THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE OF THE TEMPLE CONNECTING THE FOLLOWERS WITH
GOD. 
          IN ESSENCE, THE VIMANA IS A POWERFUL SYMBOL IN HINDU TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE,
REPRESENTING BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF THE FAITH. 
          AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES WITH VIEWS FROM OLD SETTLERS. 
          THIS IS IN FRONT OF THE FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT,
AND THE MOST OF THE TREES YOU SEE ALONG HERE ARE WITHIN THE FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY, SO THEY WILL BE STAYING. AND THEN HERE IS IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENTIAL
SUBDIVISION. 
          SO AT LEAST DRIVING DOWN OLD SETTLERS THE LACK OF ROOF SLOPE WILL NOT BE SEEN FROM THE
STREET. 
          AND THEN HERE IS FROM THE FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. 
          THE DRIVE OUT OF THERE, AND THIS IS ACROSS THE DETENTION AND OPEN SPACE. 
          ABOUT THE ONLY PLACE THAT ANYONE WOULD SEE THE TEMPLE FROM. 
          HERE. SO THE TREES. OH. LANDSCAPING. WE ALSO ADDED. 
          I APOLOGIZE, THIS IS AN OLDER ONE. WE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FROM WHAT
WENT TO P&Z BASED ON ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADD A COUPLE OF EXTRA TREES THAT DON'T LOSE THEIR LEAVES
ALL YEAR. 
          SO DID THAT TO HELP PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL SCREENING IN THE 25 FOOT
COMPATIBILITY SETBACK OR BUFFER. 
          SO THE THREE TREES WERE REQUESTING TO BE REMOVED. 
          THIS ONE ON THE DRIVE AISLE. AGAIN, THAT'S THE SPACE WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND CAN'T REALLY DO
MUCH ABOUT THESE TWO RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A BIG TREE AND 47 INCH WHICH DON'T WANT TO COME IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS
AND ASK FOR A 47 INCH, AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHY WE ARE REQUESTING THAT ALONG WITH THE,
IF WE WERE TO MOVE THIS OVER, WE'D HAVE TO MOVE IT OVER ABOUT 70FT TO GET THE PARKING AND THEY'D LOSE ABOUT 16 PARKING
SPACES TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT ALL THAT OVER AND LOSE ADDITIONAL SPACE TO POTENTIALLY EXPAND IN THE
FUTURE. 
          SO THAT TREE 1630, THE 47 INCH POST OAK, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A TWO TRUNK TREE AND HALF OF IT
IS BROKEN OFF AND DEAD. THE OTHER HALF IS STILL LIVING. 
          OUR ARBORIST IDENTIFIED IT AS FAIR CONDITION,
WHICH IS WHY IT IS STILL PART OF THE REQUEST, BECAUSE HALF OF IT IS STILL ALIVE, BUT THE OTHER HALF ISN'T. 
          SO IT'S NOT THE SAME AS, IS LIKE A 47 INCH TREE THAT IS FULLY ALIVE. 
          SO PROJECT PHASING. THE REASON PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT WE ARE MEETING ALL THE ARTICULATION STANDARDS WITH THE TOWN. 
          AND THE REASON FOR THE PHASING IS JUST TO ALLOW THE TEMPLE TIME TO ORDER AND GET
EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR THE ORNATE DESIGN OF THE OUTSIDE, WHILE ALLOWING THEM TO START CONSTRUCTION,
BUILD AND START UTILIZING THE BUILDING PRIOR TO HAVING THE EXTRA ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES. SO THIS IS THE PHASE ONE,
AND THEN PHASE TWO IS WE PREVIOUSLY SEEN AND THEN. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT, WHAT WAS THE NORTH ELEVATION? WHICH ONE OF THESE? THE NORTH ELEVATION. THIS IS THE ONE YOU WOULD SEE FROM THE SCHOOL,
RIGHT? YES. IT IS THIS BOTTOM ONE. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO TEMPLE HISTORY. 
          I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. SHARMA TO COME UP. GOOD EVENING,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          SANDEEP SHARMA, 20 504, STILLWATER COURT HERE IN FLOWER MOUND. 
          SO BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS SO THE TEMPLE DOES EXIST IN A
DIFFERENT LOCATION, AND THAT LOCATION IS OFF OF LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
YOU KNOW, THE COFFEY 151 THAT'S THE THE STRIP MALL AREA THAT IT'S AT. 
          THE MAIN THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, REALLY KIND OF GO ON AT THE TEMPLE IS MORE ABOUT
MEDITATION, 
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YOGA, SPIRITUALITY. IT'S A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLAINTS. BECAUSE AT ONE SIDE OF THE THAT STRIP MALL IS RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. 
          SO IN THE HISTORY OF THE OF THE TEMPLE SINCE 2009,
THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ISSUES, NEITHER HAVING ANY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS RELATED KIND OF THINGS OVER THERE. SO THE TEMPLE GOING BACK TO THAT IS YOU KNOW,
THE CONGREGATION STRIVES FOR SPIRITUAL RICHNESS AND HUMAN EXCELLENCE. 
          HINDUS RESPECT ALL FAITHS. THE TEMPLE AND THE MEMBERS,
THEY, THEY PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITY SERVICES, MEDICAL CAMPS, YOGA SEMINARS AND CHARITABLE EVENTS,
INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, INTERFAITH CONFERENCES. 
          SO THE CURRENT TEMPLE, AS I WAS SAYING, IS IS A SMALL SPACE. 
          IT'S KIND OF SHARED PARKING SPACE. AND THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ISSUES. 
          SO THERE ARE THREE OTHER TENANTS IN THAT BUILDING WHICH SHARE THOSE PARKING SPOTS,
25 SHARED PARKING SPOTS. 
          THERE'S A BUSY COFFEE SHOP NEARBY. IN TERMS OF THE THE TIMINGS. 
          IT'S NON-PEAK HOURS, IF YOU WOULD. SO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
IT'S 93:0 TO 12:30 IN THE MORNING. 
          AND IT'S LIKE, COME AND GO. IT'S, YOU KNOW, A FEW PEOPLE TO COME VISIT AND THEN GO AWAY. 
          AT DIFFERENT TIMES. EVENING IT'S 5:30 TO 8:30. 
          SO THE MORNING TIME IS AFTER THE SCHOOL RUSH HOUR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          THE EVENING TIME IS AGAIN AFTER THE SCHOOL KIND OF CLOSES. 
          SATURDAY, SUNDAY TIMINGS 9:30 TO 2. AND AGAIN EVENING,
05:30 TO 9:30. 
          IT'S NOT WHERE EVERYONE IS COMING AT THE SAME TIME,
IF THERE'S A MASS GOING ON. 
          IT'S, SO IT'S KIND OF SPREAD OVER THE DAY. AND AS I SAID THAT RIGHT NOW,
THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY TRAFFIC ISSUES. 
          SO BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND THE TEMPLE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. 
          SO IT'LL BE SAME HOURS OF OPERATIONS ON THE WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS. 
          THERE'S NO, TO COVER THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT PARKING SPACE IS 80 PLUS. 
          SO IF YOU SEE FROM WHERE THE TEMPLE RIGHT NOW IS IN VERY LIMITED PARKING SPACES,
WHICH HAVE BEEN ALL RIGHT, HAVING 80 PLUS WILL BE WILL BE SUFFICIENT, AS WE BELIEVE. 
          AGAIN, THERE'S NO TRAFFIC CONGESTION THAT'S BEEN BEEN FORECASTED. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE FROM A TRAFFIC STUDY POINT OF VIEW ALSO,
THERE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ANY MORE TRAFFIC THAN THERE IS RIGHT NOW. ANY QUESTIONS? SO SANDEEP LIKE THE MAYOR SAID,
WE HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF EMAILS IN SUPPORT OF THIS. SO I GUESS MY CONCERN WOULD BE IS THIS,
THIS IS A VERY SMALL PROPERTY. 
          IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING PROPERTY. IS IT BIG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR LONG TERM GROWTH? WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE LIKE IN TEN YEARS AS THE INDIAN,
THE HINDU COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW? THAT'S A GOOD POINT. SO IF YOU SEE FROM WHERE IT'S COME. 
          SO IT WAS BUILT IN 2009 WITH CURRENT PLACE OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS OR SO. 
          IT'S IT'S STILL NOT GROWN TO A LEVEL WHERE WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS AT THE CURRENT
LOCATION. 
          AND WE EXPECT IT TO, AGAIN, NOT GROW THE ATMOSPHERE. 
          TWO POINT OF VIEWS. ONE IS THAT THIS IS REALLY A LOCAL TEMPLE. 
          IT'S GENERALLY PRIMARILY FLOWER MOUND, AND FLOWER MOUND IS GETTING CLOSE TO BEING BUILT
OUT. 
          WE DON'T EXPECT THOUSANDS OF MORE RESIDENTS TO COME IN YOU KNOW,
NEW HOMES, NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, BUT SO, I DON'T EXPECT IT TO KIND OF BE IN A SITUATION OR A POSITION WHERE IT SEEMS THAT
IT'S NOT ENOUGH. 
          OKAY. SO YOUR OPINION IS SO WE'RE AT 80,000 POPULATION NOW. 
          WE'RE GOING TO GET TO 120,000 OVER THE NEXT 25 YEARS. 
          THIS WILL SURFACE. THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO SERVE THE HINDU COMMUNITY AT THAT LEVEL OF
POPULATION RIGHT NOW. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE. WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT THROUGH THAT. SO IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO DO THAT.
OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. I JUST WONDERED AND NICE TO SEE YOU BACK,
SANDY. 
          THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED THAT. I WONDERED IF YOU HAVE A TIMING ESTIMATE ON WHEN PHASE TWO
MIGHT START. 
          SO SO THE TIMING RIGHT NOW, LET ME KNOW TOGETHER. 
          SO, SO RIGHT NOW, IF IT PASSES, IF YOU GUYS ALLOW THIS TO GO,
MOVE FORWARD, THE PLAN IS THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WILL BE THE PERMIT PROCESS. 
          AND THEN THE, YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THE YEAR WILL BE MORE ABOUT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT. 
          NEXT YEAR, THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO START AND THE THE FIRST PHASE IS EXPECTED TO BE
DONE BY Q3 OFF OF 26. 
          OKAY. AND THEN PHASE TWO. AND THEN PHASE TWO WOULD START ACTUALLY KIND OF. 
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IT'LL KIND OF OVERLAP SOME OF IT. DON'T HAVE THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. 
          SO I CAN GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE WITH THE TIMING,
IF THAT'S VERY CRITICAL. 
          I WAS JUST CURIOUS. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ANY. OKAY. I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR LEXIN. 
          YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD WAIT TILL DELIBERATION OR IF YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW. 
          SO LEXIN ON THE FLAT ROOF EXCEPTION. I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. 
          I'M SORRY. WE HAVE APPROVED FLAT ROOFS IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PAST FOR NON-RELIGIOUS
ENTITIES. 
          YES. THAT'S CORRECT. CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT THEY WERE? I BELIEVE WE DID ONE FOR EMBREE. RELATIVELY RECENTLY. 
          THAT WAS FOR. THE WHATABURGER. YEAH, THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. 
          FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. OKAY. WAS IT? THE GOLF CENTER TO THE GOLF CENTER. 
          THE GOLF CENTER? YEAH. OKAY. SO THERE IS A HISTORY OF THAT. 
          YEAH. I'LL SAY IT'S NOT AN I MEAN, I DON'T THINK IT'S UNCOMMON FOR THE TOWN TO APPROVE AN
EXCEPTION FOR ROOF PITCH. 
          LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF HAVE SOME PARAMETERS TO YOU KNOW,
LOOK TO SEE WHAT'S SURROUNDING IT AND WHAT THE DESIGN IS, BECAUSE I THINK THE TOWN DOES YOU KNOW,
REALLY HAS AN INTEREST IN THERE BEING SOME VISUAL INTEREST IN SOMETHING AND DOESN'T WANT SOMEONE TO JUST DO IT FLAT. AND NOT TO SAY THAT THAT WOULD NECESSARILY BE SOMETHING THAT
THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER, BUT , YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY'S JUST JUST BUILDING A BOX YOU KNOW,
I DON'T THINK THAT REALLY MEETS THE TOWN'S GOALS OF YOU KNOW, HIGH QUALITY, ENDURING DESIGN. SO THAT'S WHY THE COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT
PROJECTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND MAKE A DETERMINATION THERE. 
          AND THERE WERE NO OTHER MERITORIOUS DESIGN EXCEPTION REQUESTS,
FOR INSTANCE, RELATING TO THE COLOR OF THE BUILDING OR THE MATERIALS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I'LL COME BACK AND,
YOU KNOW, AFTER THE PUBLIC SPEAKING, I'LL COME BACK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE. 
          JUST JUST ONE LAST QUESTION. THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER THAT'S ONLY RELATED TO THAT SLOT,
THE DRIVEWAY. 
          CORRECT? YES, YES, THAT'S A GOOD ONE BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION THAT THAT I HEARD
ABOUT THE BUFFER. 
          IT'S IT'S ONLY THE DRIVEWAY. IT'S NOT THE STRUCTURE. 
          IT'S KIND OF SET BACK MORE THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED. AND WITHOUT THAT IT'S DEVELOPABLE. 
          YEAH. YEAH. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DEVELOP, THIS PROBLEM WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. 
          THAT 28 FOOT WIDTH. THANK YOU. CINDY. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING. 
          SO BEFORE I HAVE SPEAKERS COME UP, I JUST I HAVE SEVERAL,
MANY CARDS THAT PEOPLE DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK. 
          SO JUST LET ME IDENTIFY THEIR POSITIONS. AND THIS IS ON THE HINDU TEMPLE,
ON THESE ITEMS. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PUT OPPOSITION TO THESE AGENDA ITEMS,
AND THEN 17 PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF THESE ITEMS. AND THEN I DO HAVE FOUR CARDS THAT DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK,
BUT THEY DIDN'T INDICATE SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. 
          SO WE DON'T KNOW ON THAT. NOW, I DO HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS AND I DID ASK IF IF ANYBODY
WANTED TO OUTSIDE OF THIS, THIS MEETING. I ASKED IF THEY WANTED TO DONATE TIME. 
          THEY COULD DO THAT. SO YOU CAN. I'M GOING TO CALL NAMES. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE ALREADY CHOSEN TO HAVE SOMEBODY REPRESENT YOU,
I WILL GIVE YOU GIVE THAT REPRESENTATIVE EXTRA TIME TO SPEAK. 
          AND JUST LET ME KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHO IS DONATING TIME TO WHO. 
          OKAY. WE'LL WE'LL JUST WING IT. SO WE HAVE SUSAN VARELA FIRST. 
          HELLO. SUSAN VARELA, 4109 HIDEAWAY LANE, FLOWER MOUND. 
          HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE HINDU TEMPLE AND ITS CURRENT LOCATION FOR ITS PLAN. 
          CAN I GIVE SOME OF MY TIME OR DO I HAVE TO GIVE ALL THAT TIME? CAN YOU GIVE AWAY YOUR TIME? SOME OF MY TIME? 
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YEAH. YOU COULD. OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK FOR A MINUTE,
AND I'M GOING TO GIVE MY TIME TO VINCE GALLO. 
          OKAY. IF THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. 
          I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I JUST IT'S,
IT KIND OF BAFFLES ME HOW WE'RE AT THE LOCATION OF IT NOW. IT'S GOING TO MOVE TO A AREA THAT IS IN,
YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL. 
          I KNOW IT'S HAD A SMALL BUILDING THERE AT ONE TIME THAT WAS A CHURCH. 
          SO IT'S ZONED FOR THAT TECHNICALLY, BUT I WENT OUT THERE. 
          IT'S SO CLOSE TO THAT SCHOOL. IT'S SO CLOSE TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S GOING TO FIT. AND THE OTHER THING IS THE EXCEPTIONS. 
          I MEAN, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAVE SO MANY,
GRANDFATHERED IN, YOU KNOW, BUILDING CODES WE CAN'T ADD ON TO OUR HOUSE. 
          I WAS SAYING THIS IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS,
YOU KNOW, BUILDING CODES. SO WE'RE GIVEN EXCEPTIONS TO SOME,
BUT NOT OTHERS. 
          I UNDERSTAND IT'S FOR RELIGIOUS, YOU KNOW, BUILDING. 
          SO I GET IT, BUT THAT'S THAT'S MY POINT. AND THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH IT. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY MINUTE TO VINCE. THANK YOU. 
          SO YOU GET TWO EXTRA MINUTES TO SPEAK. MAYOR AND COUNCIL,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU. 
          MY NAME IS VINCENT GALLO. I LIVE AT 3201 WALNUT GROVE PLACE,
WHICH IS THE SUBDIVISION THAT IS IMMEDIATELY EAST TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. 
          I'M OUT CONSTRUCTING A HOME AT 3224 WALNUT GROVE PLACE,
WHICH BORDERS THE PROPERTY LINE ON THE PROPOSED PROPERTY. 
          I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT I DON'T
KNOW ANYBODY THAT IS OPPOSING THIS, THAT IS OPPOSED BECAUSE IT IS A TEMPLE, OR BECAUSE IT IS A HINDU TEMPLE,
OR BECAUSE IT IS OF A PARTICULAR FAITH. 
          EVERYBODY THAT I KNOW THAT IS OPPOSING THIS IS SIMPLY OPPOSING IT BASED ON THE LOCATION
COMPATIBILITY. 
          AND I'M GOING TO REITERATE WHAT I SAID AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING HEARING,
WHICH IS THIS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. 
          THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN FLOWER MOUND THAT WOULD BE A BETTER FIT
FOR THE TEMPLE, AND A BETTER FIT FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THIS TO THIS STRUCTURE. 
          PRIOR TO THE MEETING, I INDICATED THAT I AM WILLING TO MAKE AN OFFER ON THAT PIECE OF
PROPERTY FOR $800,000. 
          IT WOULD BE CONTINGENT UPON MY COMPLETION OF THE 3224 WALNUT GROVE HOME,
AND WOULD ALSO BE CONTINGENT ON SOME SORT OF LETTER OF AGREEMENT FROM THE TOWN THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO PUT TWO PRIVATE RESIDENCES IN THAT AREA,
WHICH WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY DISRUPTION. IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE ARCHITECTURALLY. 
          IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE SAFETY WISE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE TRAFFIC INCREASE THAT'S GOING
TO BE AT THE FRONT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH FIVE SEPARATE ENTRANCES AND EXITS BETWEEN ADAMS ESTATES,
WALNUT GROVE, THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. AND IF YOU SPEND ANY TIME WATCHING THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS THAT COME
AND GO FROM THOSE LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEY'RE TURNING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, TRYING TO NAVIGATE NOT ONLY THEIR EXIT AND ENTRY POINTS, BUT ALSO THE TRAFFIC FROM THE SCHOOL,
WHICH CREATES A PROBLEM. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THE THE THE DRAINAGE ISSUE ON THAT LOT. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM SPEAKING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING,
THE LIMITED CONVERSATION THAT I HAD IS THAT THERE WAS NO REAL ENGINEERING STUDYING DONE. 
          I'M NOT AWARE OF ONE. IF THERE WAS AND MAYBE THERE WAS,
AND MAYBE YOU WERE AWARE OF THAT. WAS THAT CALCULATED PITCH AND RUNOFF RATES AND VOLUME WHICH WILL CREATE THAT WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU PAVE THE PARKING LOT AND YOU CREATE A 10,000
SQUARE FOOT ROOF AREA. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE RUNOFF, AND YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE VELOCITY AND THE
DRAINAGE DITCH THAT IS SHOWN ON THAT PLOT MAP THAT THEY THAT THEY PRESENTED. 
          IF YOU WERE TO WALK THAT AREA, YOU WOULD SEE THAT THERE'S ALREADY EROSION ISSUES AT THE
BOTTOM OF THAT DRAINAGE DITCH. 
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THIS IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING BUT EXACERBATE THAT SITUATION. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TRAFFIC. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DRAINAGE RUNOFF. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUES. NOBODY THAT LIVES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS
GOING TO WANT TO LOOK OUT THEIR BACK DOOR AND SEE A CONCRETE, MONOLITHIC STRUCTURE. AND LASTLY, THE THE VARIANCE THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR WITH THE DRIVE
MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE BUFFER AND MAKE 25FT OF CONCRETE ROADWAY 18IN FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          YOU JUST HAD YOUR TREE PRESENTATION UP HERE A MINUTE AGO,
AND THEY INDICATED THAT IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM, THEY WON'T DO IT IF YOU PUT A TREE WITHIN TEN FEET OF YOUR FOUNDATION. 
          BUT THE COUNCIL IS ABOUT TO APPROVE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW A ROADWAY 18IN FROM
PEOPLE'S PROPERTY WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BOTH WAYS. 
          I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR 12 YEARS,
AND I'VE BEEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS FOR 25. 
          AND I WILL TELL YOU, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED IS EVERY TIME YOU SET YOURSELF
UP TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR PROBLEMS TO BE CREATED, PROBLEMS ARE CREATED, AND WE ARE GOING TO CREATE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE SAFETY PROBLEMS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE VALUATION PROBLEMS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY. 
          I'M OFFERING THEM AN ALTERNATIVE. YOU HAVE THREE OPTIONS APPROVAL,
DENIAL OR APPROVAL AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. 
          AND IF THEY ACCEPT MY OFFER, THERE'S A TWO ACRE TRACT OF LAND RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD ON OLD
SETTLERS ROAD. 
          THAT'S A RECTANGULAR TRACT OF LAND THAT WOULD FIT PERFECTLY FOR THIS. 
          AND IT HAPPENS TO BE FOR SALE FOR $800,000. I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO TRY TO MITIGATE
THIS SO THAT EVERYBODY COMES OUT IN A BETTER POSITION. THEY COME OUT. THE HOMEOWNERS AT WALNUT GROVE COME OUT AND THE COMMUNITY AT
LARGE COMES OUT. 
          AND MY INTERPRETATION OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL IS NOT TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE
IT CAN BE DONE OR BECAUSE IT'S ZONED TO BE DONE, BUT IT IS BECAUSE IT BENEFITS THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN AN OVERALL ENVELOPE THAT IS
BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. 
          IF YOU PUT THE STRUCTURE HERE TWO YEARS FROM NOW,
THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU AND THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU THAT WE WANT MORE SPACE. 
          IT'S NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. APPROVE IT TO BE DONE SOMEPLACE ELSE,
PLEASE. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. MAY I ASK FOR A POINT OF ORDER? SO, BRYN, ON THE ZONING FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 
          ARE THEY NOT ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN EVERY ZONING CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE? THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER QUESTION FOR LEXIN. OKAY. 
          EVERY CATEGORY. 
          THEY'RE NOT, MY MIC WORKING. YEAH. I CAN'T HEAR YOU TALKING. 
          OKAY, THERE YOU GO. SO THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED IN CAMPUS INDUSTRIAL AND CAMPUS COMMERCIAL
DISTRICTS BECAUSE THE TOWN FELT THEY HAD A VESTED INTEREST IN PRIORITIZING BUSINESS USES IN THOSE AREAS. 
          BUT ON ALL OTHER AND ALL OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE TOWN A RELIGIOUS FACILITY IS
ALLOWED BY RIGHT. 
          SO WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BUILD HERE IS A MOOT POINT. 
          IT IS NOT PART OF OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN THIS
ZONING. 
          THEY HAVE ZONING ENTITLEMENTS ALREADY. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. WE ARE JUST GOING OVER THE EXCEPTIONS ON THIS. 
          OKAY. SO WE HAVE. AGAIN, TELL ME IF YOU'RE CHOOSING TO DONATE TIME. 
          ASHA MARLA. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. 
          MY NAME IS ASHA. MARLA. I LIVE AT 4101 SANDRA LYNN DRIVE. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M A YOUTH VOLUNTEER WITH THE FLOWER MOUND HINDU
TEMPLE. 
          THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME A VOICE. 
          I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR APPROVING THIS PROJECT
UNANIMOUSLY. SO JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT ME. 
          I GREW UP IN FLOWER MOUND FROM THE AGE OF FIVE TILL 25. 
          THAT'S HOW OLD I AM RIGHT NOW. I WENT TO LIBERTY. 
          I WENT TO [INAUDIBLE] AND I WENT TO FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL. SO THIS IS HOME. 
          WHEN I MEAN HOME, IT IS HOME. IT'S ALL I KNOW. 
          EVERYONE THAT YOU SEE THAT IS WITH ME. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SEEN ME. WHEN YOU SAY
WHEN THIS BIG, THEY MEAN THIS BIG. THIS HAS BEEN MY COMMUNITY. 
          THIS HAS BEEN MY SECOND FAMILY OUTSIDE OF MY NUCLEAR FAMILY. 
          THE TEMPLE ITSELF HAS BECOME A SECOND HOME TO ME. 
          WHEN YOU COME, WHEN YOU SEE A LOT OF FACES THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU,
SEEING FACES THAT ACCEPT YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE IS SOMETHING YOU NEVER KNOW YOU REALLY NEED. 
          I'VE GROWN UP IN FLOWER MOUND WITH EVERYONE. LIKE I SAID,
YOU SEE, WITH ME, I'VE NOT FOUND JUST COMMUNITY, BUT A SECOND FAMILY. 
          BEING PART OF THE TEMPLE HAS BEEN GIVEN ME IMMENSE HAPPINESS IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY,
WHICH I KNOW WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIFE. 
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THE TEMPLE IS SOMEWHERE I GO EVERY MONDAY TO DECOMPRESS AFTER A LONG WORK DAY,
OR AFTER JUST A LONG, STRESSFUL DAY TO FIND SHANTI. THAT'S THE TERM WE CALL PEACE. 
          I FOUND THAT INNER PEACE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHO I AM AND WHAT MY PURPOSE IS AT THAT
TEMPLE, ALONG WITH THE PEOPLE IN IT. I'M ALWAYS WELCOMED WITH SMILING FACES AND OPEN ARMS BY OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND EVERY WEEK I'M ALSO MET WITH NEW FACES WHO WERE EXCITED TO EXPERIENCE THAT COMMUNITY
WITH US. 
          THE NEW TEMPLE WILL GIVE US A SAFE, WELCOMING PLACE TO GROW,
LEARN, AND GIVE BACK TO THE FLOWER MOUND COMMUNITY. 
          IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT RELIGION, HOWEVER. THIS IS WHERE WE PRACTICE LEADERSHIP. 
          CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE AND LEARN TO SERVE OTHERS. 
          WE ALSO HOST FOOD DRIVES. SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES,
MEDICINE CAMP, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, AND HELP ORGANIZE EVENTS THAT BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. TEACHING FUTURE GENERATIONS MORALS AND VALUES IS SOMETHING THAT WE STRIVE FOR,
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE LEARNED MYSELF GROWING UP IN THIS TOWN AND COMMUNITY TO CULTIVATE THE INTEREST AND COMMUNITY THAT EVERYONE CAN RELATE TO AND BE A PART OF. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS,
AND THE TEMPLE'S BOARD HAS TAKEN EVERY CONCERN SERIOUSLY. 
          FROM PARKING TO NOISE TO TRAFFIC FLOW. I HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT THIS PROJECT NOT JUST FOR US
TODAY, BUT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF YOUTH, JUST LIKE ME. 
          I'M LOOKING FOR CONNECTION, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE. [INAUDIBLE]. 
          I JUST, I AM SORRY, I JUST CANNOT PRONOUNCE THESE. 
          YOU HAVE TO CORRECT ME. I TRY. TRIPS EVERYBODY UP. 
          OKAY. GOOD EVENING. DON'T FORGET TO SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. 
          YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MEENAISHI GUJJARLAPUDI. 
          I RESIDE AT 2617 HUNTLEY LANE, FLOWER MOUND,
TEXAS. 
          I AM 22 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE LIVED IN FLOWER MOUND MY WHOLE LIFE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY I STAND IN SUPPORT OF ESTABLISHING A HINDU
TEMPLE IN THE FLOWER MOUND AREA. 
          I BELIEVE IT WILL BE, IT WILL BRING IMMENSE CULTURAL,
SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS NOT ONLY TO THE HINDU COMMUNITY, BUT TO OUR ENTIRE TOWN. COMING TO MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,
I'VE BEEN VISITING THE TEMPLE SINCE IT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED BACK IN 2009. 
          I'VE ATTENDED COUNTLESS RELIGIOUS SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES,
AND MEDITATION AND CHANTING CEREMONIES HERE. 
          AS A CHILD, I ENROLLED IN CLASSES AT THE TEMPLE WHERE I LEARNED TO READ AND WRITE AND
SPEAK MY MOTHER TONGUE, AND WHERE I HEARD IMPORTANT STORIES FROM HINDU SCRIPTURES THAT TAUGHT ME VALUES LIKE
HUMILITY, RESPECT, AND PERSEVERANCE. BUT WHAT MADE THIS LEARNING TRULY IMPACTFUL WAS THAT IT
HAPPENED IN A GROUP SETTING. 
          SITTING ALONGSIDE OTHER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
PEOPLE WHO SHARED MY FAITH AND HERITAGE GAVE ME A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT I COULDN'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE. IT CREATED A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE I FELT ENCOURAGED TO EXPRESS MY
IDENTITY AND EMBRACE MY TRADITIONS PROUDLY. 
          WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AT WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
THERE WERE VERY FEW CHILDREN WHO SHARED MY CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND. 
          OFTEN, I DIDN'T SEE MANY PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME,
OR WHO UNDERSTOOD THE CUSTOMS AND CELEBRATIONS THAT WERE SO IMPORTANT IN MY HOME. 
          THIS SOMETIMES MADE ME FEEL ISOLATED OR HESITANT TO SHARE PARTS OF WHO I WAS. 
          THE TEMPLE FILLED THAT GAP IN MY LIFE. IT PROVIDED A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING SPACE WHERE I
COULD CELEBRATE MY TRADITIONS, OPENLY, DEEPEN MY SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING, AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO SHARED SIMILAR
EXPERIENCES. 
          IT ALLOWED ME TO GROW UP FEELING BOTH PROUD OF MY HERITAGE AND SUPPORTED BY A COMMUNITY
THAT TRULY UNDERSTOOD ME. 
          THE FLOWER MOUND HINDU TEMPLE ALSO RUNS MANY VALUABLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,
AS ASHA MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, INCLUDING DONATION DRIVES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS AND INITIATIVES THAT SEND CRITICAL
RESOURCES AND AID DURING TIMES OF NATIONAL CRISIS. 
          HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF CURRENT SPACE LIMITATIONS,
THESE EFFORTS CAN'T GROW OR REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS THEY TRULY COULD. EXPANDING THE TEMPLE WOULD ALLOW THESE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS TO FLOURISH AND SERVE OUR BROADER COMMUNITY TO THEIR
FULLEST POTENTIAL. 
          THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE SO STRONGLY IN THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A HINDU TEMPLE HERE IN OUR
CITY. 
          IT'S NOT JUST A PLACE OF WORSHIP, IT'S A CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ANCHOR THAT NURTURES THE
NEXT GENERATION, FOSTERS COMMUNITY TIES, AND ENRICHES THE ENTIRE FABRIC OF FLOWER MOUND. 
          BY SUPPORTING THE TEMPLE, WE'RE SUPPORTING THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY THAT MAKE OUR
CITY OUR TOWN, SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE BY SERVING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF HINDU RESIDENTS. 
          A TEMPLE WILL ALSO ENRICH THE BROADER FLOWER MOUND COMMUNITY. 
          IT CAN HOST CULTURAL PROGRAMS, OPEN HOUSES, AND INTERFAITH DIALOGS THAT INVITE PEOPLE OF
ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEARN ABOUT HINDU PHILOSOPHY, ART, MUSIC AND HISTORY. THIS FOSTERS GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AMONG NEIGHBORS,
WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IN TODAY'S DIVERSE WORLD. 
          THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, AND I ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SEE IT AS AN INVESTMENT IN
THE INCLUSIVE AND THRIVING FUTURE OF FLOWER MOUND. 
          I APPRECIATE THE TOWN COUNCIL'S TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND HEARING WHY THIS INITIATIVE IS
SO IMPORTANT TO ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          SANJAY GUPTA, DO YOU STILL REQUEST TO SPEAK? OKAY. SO RAVI KAMARA. I WILL LET HIM SPEAK FIRST. 
          OKAY. OKAY. COME ON UP. YEAH. TO RAVI. RAVI,
SIR. 
          [01:30:08]
SO YOU HAVE NINE MINUTES. UP TO NINE MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE. 
          HONORABLE MAYOR AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF AND ALL MY FRIENDS
HERE. 
          MY NAME IS RAVI PRABHU. I'M A PHYSICIAN AND A RESIDENT OF LONGMONT FOR 14 YEARS. 
          NOW I'M AT 3800 AND CIRCLE. INITIALLY, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW. 
          WHO I AM, WHERE WE COME FROM. ORIGINALLY FROM INDIA. 
          SPENT A LONG TIME IN FORT WORTH BEFORE MOVING OVER HERE. 
          ME AND MY WIFE IN BACK IN 2012. WE WERE LOOKING AROUND DIFFERENT TOWNS WHERE WE CAN
ESTABLISH AND BUY A HOUSE, BUY A HOUSE AND GROW OUR KIDS AND ALL THAT. AT THAT TIME,
WE WERE LOOKING AROUND ALL THESE SUBURBAN AREAS AND FLOWER MOUND WAS STAND, YOU KNOW, PRETTY OBVIOUS FOR US BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE COMMUNITY IS ALONG WITH THE TEMPLE. 
          TEMPLE BROUGHT ME TO FLOWER MOUND, TO THE FLOWER MOUND HERE. 
          AND WHAT WHAT WE, WHAT WAS THE MAIN THING THAT BROUGHT US THAT MADE US MAKE THE DECISION
AT THAT TIME? THE VISION THAT THE TEMPLE HAS IS ROOTED NOT ONLY IN THE RELIGIOUS PURPOSE,
BUT ALSO VERY STRONG DESIRE TO SERVE, TO SERVE AS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL AND OF COURSE,
CIVIC RESOURCE FOR THE OF THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND. 
          THE CENTER UPHOLDS THE VALUES OF PEACE, INCLUSION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE. 
          SO OUR FAITH, THE HINDU FAITH, TEACHES US WHAT WE CALL VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM. 
          WHAT IT MEANS IS THE ENTIRE WORLD IS ONE FAMILY. 
          THAT'S WHAT THE GIST OF THE WHOLE THE WHOLE WORD I JUST MENTIONED. 
          IN THAT SPIRIT, I HAVE SEEN TEMPLE OPEN UP AND WELCOMING TO ALL. 
          IT HAS FOSTERED A LOT OF INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING,
AND WE HAVE EVEN HAVE EDUCATIONAL TOURS FOR THE KIDS TO COME AND LEARN WHAT THE HINDU RELIGION IS. AND THEN WE TEACH THE KIDS THE MORAL VALUES THAT THAT MADE US WHAT WE ARE
TODAY. 
          AND THE NEW BUILDING WILL PROVIDE A PLACE FOR OUR FAMILIES TO GATHER AND OUR KIDS TO LEARN
THE VALUES AND OUR HERITAGE. 
          AND ALSO FOR THE ALL RESIDENTS OF LONGMONT, EXPERIENCE OF EXPERIENCE,
THE RICHNESS OF DIVERSITY AND THE STRENGTHENS OUR TOWN. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF ARE NATURAL OF ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO THAT'S THE MAIN REASON. AS A COMMUNITY, WE ENGAGED IN A RESPECTFUL DIALOG WITH THE CITY
AUTHORITIES AND MADE THE MADE THE PLANS APPROPRIATE WITH THE CITY CODE. THE EXCEPTIONS WE REQUESTED WERE NOT AND THEY'RE NOT LIKE EXTRAORDINARY
EXCEPTIONS. 
          THEY WERE, WE WERE FORCED TO MAKE SOME, THE OTHER ONE WERE THE FAITH BASED ONES. 
          AND ALL THE PLANS WERE AS PER THE CITY GUIDELINES AND CITY CODES. 
          WE CHOSE UP, YOU KNOW? WE THE OTHER, OTHER CONCERNS I HEAR IS THE TRAFFIC NOISE. 
          AS EARLIER SANDEEP WAS MENTIONING, WE WERE IN THE SMALL PLACE FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS. 
          16 YEARS. NEVER HAD A CITATION. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXISTING SMALL SETUP WE
HAD. 
          WE HAD MULTIPLE EVENTS OVER THE YEARS, MULTIPLE MAJOR EVENTS,
I WOULD SAY, BUT NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. 
          EVEN WITH THE SMALL LOCATIONS WE'RE AT, WE ALWAYS WORKED WITH THE TOWN AND EVEN GOING
FORWARD, I'M SURE IF ANY ISSUES ARISE, WE'RE GOING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBORS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. 
          WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS ANY ISSUES THAT MAY COME
UP. 
          WE CHOSE FLOWER MOUND NOT JUST AS A LOCATION,
BUT AS A HOME. 
          APPROVING THIS PROJECT IS NOT SIMPLY ENDORSEMENT OF A BUILDING. 
          IT'S AN AFFIRMATION OF THE VALUES THAT MAKE THE FLOWER MOUND A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE
PLACE TO LIVE HAVE ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILIES AND A BROADER COMMUNITY WE REPRESENT. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE APPLICATION AND ALLOW
US TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE BUILDING, SOMETHING THAT SERVED THE GENERATIONS TO COME. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND LEADERSHIP,
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          THANK YOU. HERE WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          YEAH. CAN YOU COME UP? CAN'T HEAR YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO DONATE MY TIME TO ANYONE ELSE I
CAN. 
          OKAY. I CAN TELL YOU'RE IN SUPPORT. SO [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU WANT. 
          [01:35:05]
I'LL GO AHEAD. PLEASE GO AHEAD. OKAY. OKAY. I GOT THE TIME BACK. 
          WHAT IS YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS RAVI KUMARA. HOLD ON. 
          YEAH. SO YOU SAW MY NAME JUST BEFORE THE OTHER RAVI WAS TALKING? OH, WAIT, WELL, I ALREADY YOU ALREADY DONATED YOUR TIME TO HIM. 
          TO RAVI. SHE GAVE HER TIME. IS IT OKAY? OKAY. 
          OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. 
          I TOLD YOU WE WERE. APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE CONFUSION. 
          NO. THAT'S FINE, THAT'S FINE. SO WHAT? YEAH. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? IS. ARE YOU SOMETHING? OKAY. SO YOU'RE TIME TO RAVI. 
          MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING. WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH HOW MANY MINUTES
EACH PERSON GETS. 
          EXACTLY. NO, WE'RE FINE ON THE PAST PERSON. YEAH. 
          SO. BUT HOW MANY MINUTES WOULD THIS SPEAKER HAVE? I'M SORRY. 
          THREE MINUTES. OKAY, SO WHO DONATED TIME TO RAVI? OKAY. AND WHO ELSE? BECAUSE HE GOT NINE MINUTES. 
          YEAH, I DID. BUT YOU'RE CHANGING IT NOW. NO,
I GOT MY TIME BACK FROM SOMEONE ELSE. 
          WELL, THAT'S TRUE. HE DIDN'T USE HIS NINE MINUTES,
DID HE? OKAY. 
          OH MY GOSH. OKAY. YEAH. RAVI. OKAY. YOUR NAME IS AGAIN ONE MORE TIME. 
          MY NAME IS RAVI KAMARA. I LIVE IN 3004 MARTIS DRIVE. 
          FLOWER MOUND. HOLD ON. OKAY, I GOT YOU. OKAY. 
          ANYBODY ELSE GOING TO DONATE TIME TO RAVI KAMARA. 
          SPEAK NOW. WHO. ANYBODY ELSE. JADEJA. DO YOU WANT YOUR YOU'RE GIVING HIM TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GO. OKAY. 
          FIRST OF ALL I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION HERE. 
          BUT MY NAME IS RAVI KAMARA. I LIVE IN 3004 FOR MARTY'S DRIVE. 
          RESPECTED MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM A RESIDENT OF FLOWER MOUND FOR 19 YEARS. 
          I HAVE TWO KIDS. BOTH OF THEM GREW UP IN FLOWER MOUND. 
          THEY WENT TO THE WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          THEY WENT TO OLD SETTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL. THEY
GRADUATED FROM THERE. SO THEY ARE ALL GROWN UP IN THE FLOWER MOUND. 
          AND FIRST OF ALL, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE HINDU TEMPLE IN THE FLOWER MOUND. 
          AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE FLOWER MOUND HINDU TEMPLE SINCE 2009,
WHERE THE INCEPTION STARTED. 
          IT IS BETWEEN CHURCHILL ROAD AND SAGEBRUSH ON THE LONG ROAD. 
          IT HAS GOT LIKE THREE OTHER TENANTS WITHIN THE CURRENT LOCATION,
WHICH IS A SMALL LOCATION, AND ON ONE SIDE WE HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY,
ON THE OTHER SIDE WE HAVE A GAS STATION ALSO SHARED WITH IT, AND WE HAVE A HUGE COFFEE SHOP WHICH IS A VERY BUSY AREA,
BUT IN SPITE OF ALL OF THEM, WITH SHARED 25 PARKING LOTS. 
          AS SANDEEP WAS TALKING ABOUT IT. WE HAVEN'T FACED ANY CITATION OR ANY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS,
OR ANY NOISE PROBLEMS OR ANY OTHER TRAFFIC CONGESTION PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF A COUPLE OF REASONS. NUMBER ONE IS THAT OUR TIMINGS,
OUR TIMINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE REST OF THE BUSINESSES. 
          WE START BETWEEN 9:30 TO 12:30 AND THEN 5:30 TO 8:30 IN THE EVENING. 
          WEEKENDS ARE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT THIS IS A TIME. 
          THEN WE HAVE THE DEVOTEES.. WE CALL DEVOTEES. 
          THEY VISIT THE TEMPLE. THE AVERAGE TIME THEY SPEND IN THE TEMPLE IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES. 
          SO IT'S COME AND GO. SO IT'S LIKE ONE PARKING LOT. 
          PEOPLE COME OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT COME IN AT THE SAME TIME. 
          WE RESPECTED ALL OUR TENANTS AND EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN PARKING LOTS AND WE NEVER HAD AN
ISSUE. 
          SO WITH THIS BEING THE GROWTH IN THE LAST 16 YEARS IS TO SOME EXTENT. 
          AND WHEN WE MOVE TO THE NEW BUILDING, WE DON'T NECESSARILY EXPECT TOO MUCH OF TRAFFIC
BECAUSE OF A COUPLE OF REASONS. 
          NUMBER ONE IS THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN PARKING LOT OF 87 OR 88 EIGHT PLUS PARKING LOTS,
SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY SHARE PARKING LOTS WITH ANYBODY ELSE. AND WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS OF OUR TEMPLE,
WE DO ALL THE MEDITATION CITATIONS, ANY OTHER HYMNS, ALL OF THEM ARE WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY CREATE A NOISE BECAUSE ONE
OF THE THINGS IS MEDITATION AND BEING SILENCE. 
          OBSERVING SILENCE IS A KEY THING IN A TEMPLE AREA. 
          SO IN TEMPLE, NOT NECESSARILY EVERYBODY TALK. 
          IT'S LIKE A PRIEST CAN TALK ANYTHING, GUIDE THEM TO CERTAIN THINGS,
AND THEN THEY DO THEIR WORK AND THEY CAN LEAVE. 
          SO THAT'S EXACTLY THE NATURE OF IT. WE NEVER HAD LIKE BIG LOUDSPEAKERS,
MICS OR ANYTHING TO REPRESENT THE BIG PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS. 
          [01:40:06]
THEY'RE ALL WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS. IF WE CAN MANAGE WITHIN THIS SMALL AREA GIVEN TO US AT
THIS POINT OF TIME. 
          WE CONTINUE TO DO VERY EXACT SAME WAY. RATHER THAN PUTTING LOUDSPEAKERS MICROPHONES TO
ANNOY THE NEIGHBORS, WE ARE ALWAYS A GOOD NEIGHBORS AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE
BOARD, WHEREVER WE ARE THERE. WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE NOISE PROBLEMS. WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE ANY OTHER NUISANCE TO
OTHERS. 
          SO WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE TEMPLE TO BE THERE IN ITS OWN LAND,
RATHER THAN THE TENANT BEING A TENANT IN SOME PLACE. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE HELPING OUR COMMUNITY IN A VERY GOOD MANNER. 
          AND WE IN ADDITION TO THESE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS,
OUR NEIGHBORS, WE ALSO CONDUCT MEDICAL CAMPS, FOOD DRIVES AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES LIKE CLOTHES DONATIONS. 
          ALL OF THEM CONTINUE TO BE THERE IN A BIGGER LOCATION,
AND THAT LOCATION WILL HELP AND ALL OF THEM WILL HELP. 
          OUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR THE CHILDREN, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT IT,
A COUPLE OF THEM, AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THEM. 
          WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS, CONSIDER ALL OF THESE THINGS AND APPROVE OUR TEMPLE'S REQUESTS. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          A GOOD EVENING, TOWN COUNCIL AND MAYOR. I HEARD EVERYONE SUPPORTING POINTS,
AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WE'RE NOT OPPOSED THE HINDU TEMPLE. 
          WE JUST THINK. I THINK, LIKE EVERYONE IN USA SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN RIGHT TO PRACTICE THEIR
OWN RELIGION FREELY. 
          AND THAT'S THE CORE AMERICAN VALUE. AND WE I 100% RESPECT THAT. 
          AND WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THERE HAS A BETTER PLACE FOR THEM TO PRACTICE THEIR OWN
RELIGION RATHER THAN JUST A SMALL, TINY PLACE. AND WE TALK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. 
          WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ACCESS WAY. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THEIR OWN PROPERTY AND THE
PARKING LOT. 
          SO WE THINK THE, NOW THEY ALREADY HAVE, LIKE,
TWO ACCESS. 
          ONE IS TURNING TO MY PROPERTY. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MENTION MY ADDRESS. 
          I LIVE IN THE 3208 WALNUT GROVE PLACE. WHICH IS THE ADJACENT TO THE ACCESS WAY. 
          SO FOR NOW, LIKE, WITHIN THE 200 AROUND 200 YARDS. 
          THEY ALREADY HAVE TWO ACCESS. ONE IS TURNING TO MY PROPERTY,
AND ONE IS TURNING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AT ONE MORE OR LESS THE THREE ACCESS WAY WITHIN THE 200 YARDS. 
          SO WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO MY HOME SOMETIMES RUSH HOUR,
IT TAKES ME FOREVER. 
          AND THERE HAS A HUGE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. AND SOMETIMES THEY HONK THE HORN. 
          AND NOW WE ARE ADDING ONE MORE ACCESS WITHIN THAT 200 YARDS. 
          THIS IS TOUGH. AND ALSO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACCESS WAY THERE. 
          THE SPACE IS LIKE 28FT AND THE DRIVEWAY REQUIRES 25FT,
LEAVES 1.5FT TO MY BACKYARD. 
          AND I FRANKLY, I NEVER SEEN ANY HOME, ANYONE'S BACKYARD IS LIKE 1.5FT ADJACENT TO THE
DRIVEWAY. 
          AND THE GENTLEMAN JUST MENTIONED THERE HAS NO OTHER WAYS TO ACCESS THE TO THEIR PROPERTY,
BUT I THINK THE QUESTION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASKED ONE, I THINK THE QUESTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED WHEN THE LAND WAS PURCHASED,
IF THE LOT IS NOT REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE UNDER CURRENT ZONING LAWS, THEN THE BUYER, I THINK, SHOULD TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. 
          NOW, EXPECT THE TOWN TO GRANT EXCEPTIONS THAT DIRECTLY HARM SURROUNDING RESIDENTS. 
          AND IN OTHER WORDS ACCESS ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE PURCHASE,
NOT AFTER, BY FORCING ZONING CHANGES ONTO OTHERS. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S MY POINT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. BRYN, WHEN WAS THIS PURCHASED FOR,
OR CHANGED TO AGRICULTURE? I'D HAVE TO. I'M SORRY. I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO STAFF IF THEY HAVE THE HISTORY OF THIS
PROPERTY. 
          YEAH. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS CHANGED TO AGRICULTURE. 
          I MEAN, AGRICULTURE IS USUALLY THE WHAT WE START WITH WHEN PROPERTY IS INITIALLY ZONED IN
THE TOWN, BUT THE, THE EX PLAT FOR THE DRIVEWAY ACCESS THAT WAS PLOTTED WHEN THE WALNUT GROVE
DEVELOPED. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, LARRY LIPSCOMB. 
          HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HEY, I'M LARRY LIPSCOMB,
950 CRESTWOOD CIRCLE, FLOWER MOUND, 
          [01:45:04]
TEXAS. AND I'VE LIVED HERE GOING ON 40 YEARS NOW,
SO I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. 
          MY COMMENTS ARE MORE QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS. 
          OKAY. GRANTING THAT DEVIATION ON THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFERS,
PRETTY BIG DEAL. 
          OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING. 
          IT'S IT'S. OR THE PEOPLE DOING IT. I MEAN, IT'S GOOD PEOPLE DOING A GOOD THING,
ACTUALLY. 
          AND IT'LL BE A GOOD THING FOR FLOWER MOUND. OKAY. 
          BUT WHERE IT'S GOING IN, THE TIGHTNESS OF IT IS MY ISSUE. 
          SO IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT THAT, THE ENTRYWAY COMING IN THERE,
CAN Y'ALL NOT BUY A STRIP FROM THE SCHOOL AND WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, DO SOME KIND OF JOINT USE INTERLOCAL OR WHATEVER ON THAT,
ON THAT DRIVE UP THERE AND THE AND IT'S A PRETTY GOOD FIT. 
          I MEAN, WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THERE, THE SCHOOL'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE IN
SESSION. 
          YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THERE EITHER BY THAT,
BY A LITTLE STRIP IN THERE, OR SOMEHOW USE THAT ENTRY THAT THEY'VE ALREADY GOT. 
          THAT'S THAT'S ONE POINT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THAT ALSO LEADS TO A QUESTION I'VE GOT,
WHEN I USED TO LOOK AT THIS STUFF. 
          USUALLY HAD TO HAVE INGRESS AND EGRESS. HE HAD TWO OF THEM. 
          IF SOMEBODY THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING THAT'S BLOCKING THAT,
THAT ENTRY RATE RIGHT THERE. 
          WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU GOING TO DO? I'M SURE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S LOOKED AT THIS,
RIGHT. 
          HOW ARE YOU GOING TO. YOU GOT TO HAVE ONE WAY IN. 
          YOU GOT TO HAVE TWO WAYS IN AND OUT. IN OTHER WORDS,
SO IS THAT BEEN LOOKED AT? BECAUSE THAT'S A SAFETY THING. THEN LOOKING AT WHERE THEY'RE PUTTING THAT FOOTPRINT,
I WAS LOOKING AT THE, THE SPACE BEHIND IT RIGHT THERE. MOVE THAT BUILDING BACK TO THE WEST AND EXPAND THE
LANDSCAPE BUFFER ON THE EAST SIDE. 
          AND THAT'LL GIVE THE THE RESIDENTS THERE ON THE EAST SIDE A LITTLE MORE RELIEF THAN WHAT
THEY'VE GOT RIGHT NOW. 
          THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION. IF YOU AND IT APPARENTLY ALL WORKED OUT THE PARKING AND IT'S ALL
GOOD. 
          IF YOU NEEDED MORE PARKING, THOUGH, I GO LOOK AT THAT SCHOOL AND TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT
PARKING OVER THERE. 
          YOU KNOW, WE TRADED THAT WHOLE SCHOOL COMPLEX FOR BAKERSFIELD PARK DOWN THERE A LONG TIME
AGO. 
          I MEAN, YOU CAN WORK WITH THE SCHOOL. OR USED TO COULD. 
          I DON'T KNOW, BUT ANYWAY THAT'S MY THOUGHT. AND THAT'S IT. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] MARTA. 
          GOOD EVENING. [INAUDIBLE] MARTA. 4528 CASSANDRA DRIVE. 
          FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS. 75022. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, TOWN STAFF AND FELLOW CITIZENS. 
          I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. MOVED HERE IN 2004. MOST OF SOME OF YOU KNOW MY HISTORY HERE. 
          WE'RE DOING GOOD THINGS. THAT'S FINE. AND WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO DO THE THE BEST WAY THAT'S
AVAILABLE. 
          TO BUILD A NICE PLACE THERE. AND WE UNDERSTAND THE,
SOME OF THE ACCESS RESTRICTIONS. 
          AND IF THERE IS ANY OTHER WAY WE COULD DO IT,
PROBABLY THE, THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO HAVE DONE THAT, BUT I'M STILL I THINK WE SHOULD. IT'S A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR ALL OUR FLOWER MOUND
RESIDENTS. 
          AND I THINK WE REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS PROJECT. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK THAT HASN'T FILLED OUT A
PUBLIC COMMENT CARD? BEFORE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. 
          NO ONE WISHES TO SPEAK, SO I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          COUNCIL. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. 
          SO, SANDEEP AND JASON, IS HE HERE? YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO I HEARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THERE WAS AN OFFER TO
PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. 
          AND WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW IS, IF ANY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION,
LIKE, WERE YOU AWARE BEFORE TONIGHT OF THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER PERSON? TO AVOID THE LOCATION? WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. 
          JUST. WERE YOU AWARE? OKAY. SO? SO, YES. IN THE IN THE LAST P&Z MEETING ONE OF THE
RESIDENTS CAME UP HERE AND MENTIONED THAT AND MADE THE OFFER. 
          AND AFTER THE MEETING, ALSO KIND OF, YOU KNOW,
MET ME AND KIND OF MADE THAT. AND I SAID, I'LL TAKE IT TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THAT, CONSIDERED THAT. AND IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FEASIBLE. 
          [01:50:02]
SO THEY DID CONSIDER THAT. AND TODAY WE HEARD SAME RESIDENT GOING TO TALK ABOUT MR. GALLO. TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          ANY FURTHER? OH, I HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY. DO YOU WANT TO DELIBERATE? WELL, I GOT. SO THE FIRST, JUST TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          THE ENGINEERING STUDY FOR DRAINAGE, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TOWN. 
          JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY THAT ONE. WHEN CONSTRUCTION PLANS ARE SUBMITTED,
THEY ENGINEER STAFF WOULD LOOK OVER AND MAKE SURE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TOWN WOULD BE
MET. 
          AT THIS POINT, THERE AREN'T CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR THAT SITE YET. 
          YEAH, AND THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE TOWN. THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL THE
TOWN STANDARDS FOR DRAINAGE. 
          THE ACCESS FOR FIRE. WHAT ARE OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE REVIEW? THE SITE PLAN. I DON'T HAVE THEIR COMMENTS WITH ME,
SO. 
          BUT THEY SIGNED OFF ON IT. THEY SAID THAT THIS MET THEIR NEEDS,
SO THEY WERE ONE OF THE REVIEWERS OF THE PROJECT. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOOD. YOU CAN GO AHEAD. OKAY. 
          ADAM WANTS TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY. ALL RIGHT,
SO FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT WHAT AN ESTEEMED AUDIENCE WE HAVE TONIGHT, BOTH FOR AND AGAINST. WE HAVE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS,
FORMER MAYORS, BOARD MEMBERS, PRECINCT CHAIRS. 
          SOME OF THE VERY BEST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE HERE BOTH FOR AND AGAINST. 
          AND OBVIOUSLY, I THINK WE WOULD ALL PREFER THAT,
BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS THE HINDU COMMUNITY TO HAVE A GREAT FACILITY, AND I THINK WE'D ALL PREFER THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING WE WERE ALL OVERWHELMINGLY IN SUPPORT
OF. 
          BUT THE FACT IS, IT'S JUST A CHALLENGING PROPERTY,
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE TRUE NO MATTER HOW IT DEVELOPS. 
          EVEN IF WE PUT TWO HOUSES ON IT. WE WOULD STILL NEED A 26 FOOT DRIVEWAY TO ALLOW THE FIRE
SERVICE TO ACCESS IT. 
          PRIOR COUNCILS ALLOWED THIS LOT TO GET PAINTED INTO A CORNER. 
          IT'S A FLAG LOT. NOW YOU CAN'T ACCESS IT NORMALLY,
AND THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM FOR BOTH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND FOR THE NEIGHBORS. 
          SO AS AN POINTED OUT, WE'RE NOT HERE TO APPROVE OR DENY A HINDU TEMPLE. 
          THAT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. IT'S ALREADY APPROVED. 
          THEY OWN THE PROPERTY. THE LAND USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH AGRICULTURAL ZONING. 
          THEY'RE ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD. ALL THEY NEED IS A BUILDING PERMIT,
WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. 
          OUR STANDARDS REQUIRE A 25 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN THE THE DRIVEWAY AND THE HOMES. 
          HOWEVER, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DENY SOMEONE REASONABLE USE OF THEIR PROPERTY. 
          BREN, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DENY THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER OR THAT TREE REMOVAL EXCEPTION FOR
THE DRIVEWAY? WELL, SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT RIGHT. SO JUST FOR THE TREE FOR THE DRIVEWAY,
AN ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE THAT THAT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION, EVEN THOUGH IT WOULDN'T BE UNLAWFUL UNDER OUR ORDINANCES. 
          IF THE ORDINANCES, QUOTE, GO TOO FAR TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE USE IS ESSENTIALLY
ELIMINATED, THEN YOU CAN BRING A REGULATORY TAKINGS CLAIM,
WHICH BASICALLY IS SAYING YOU'RE USING YOUR ORDINANCES AS A AS AN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE FOR EMINENT DOMAIN TO TAKE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATER PUBLIC. 
          AND THE DAMAGES FOR THAT IS THE COST OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY. 
          SO THERE'S THERE'S SIGNIFICANT RISK TO SAY, WE KNOW YOU JUST BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY,
BUT YOU REALLY CAN'T USE IT FOR AN ENTITLED ZONING PURPOSE THAT YOU HAVE. 
          SO DENYING THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER WILL BE A FIFTH AMENDMENT TAKING REGULATORY TAKING. 
          SO THAT IS NOT AN OPTION FOR US OBVIOUSLY. SO BUT NEVERTHELESS,
TWO DRIVEWAYS RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. 
          THAT'S WHY WE DON'T ALLOW FLAG LOTS ANYMORE. THIS IS WHY. 
          THE OTHER EXCEPTIONS FOR THE BUILDING DESIGN,
IF THIS WERE A BUSINESS, WE WOULD SAY NO. 
          BUT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS ARE ENTITLED TO SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER THE FIRST
AMENDMENT. 
          IT'S THE, IT'S AFEDERAL STATUTE. RELIGIOUS LAND USE AND INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONALIZED
PERSONS ACT, WHICH BASICALLY SAYS ANY GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION THAT PLACES A SUBSTANTIAL BURDEN ON THE
PRACTICE OF RELIGION THE TOWN IS REQUIRED TO SHOW A COMPELLING BASIS FOR THE REASON WHY. AND AS YOU AND I HAVE DISCUSSED PRIVATELY,
SOME OF THE COMPATIBILITY AND TREES, THOSE ARE MORE ESTHETICS THAN PUBLIC SAFETY. AND SO IT'S QUESTIONABLE WHETHER THEY REACH
THE LEVEL OF A COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST, NOTWITHSTANDING THE TAKINGS CLAIM. YEAH. SO I MEAN,
ALL OF THE THE CONCERNS THE RESIDENTS HAVE BROUGHT UP ARE VALID. 
          THE DRIVEWAYS BEING CLOSE TOGETHER, THE, YOU KNOW,
HAVING YOUR HOUSE BACK UP TO A DRIVEWAY IS NOT GREAT. 
          BUT AGAIN, IT'S ALL IN, IT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE PROPERTY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
THE APPLICATION, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO PUT ONE HOUSE ON THAT PROPERTY AND
JUST HAVE THE DRIVE BE THEIR PERSONAL DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS UNLIKELY. SO BUT FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS. 
          SO MY HOME ALSO BACKS UP TO A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION. 
          THREE FEET FROM MY FENCE IS THEIR PARKING LOT. 
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THEY'RE A PRETTY GOOD NEIGHBOR, HONESTLY. AND THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THAT THEIR
PARKING LOT LIGHTS SHINE INTO OUR BACKYARD ALL NIGHT. 
          NOW, OUR ORDINANCES DON'T ALLOW THAT ANYMORE. 
          THAT PARKING LOT WAS BUILT LONG TIME AGO. THEY DON'T,
THEY WOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO PUT THOSE LIGHTS IN. 
          AND IF THEY EVER REPLACED THEM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONFORM TO OUR STANDARDS TODAY. WHICH
MEANS THAT THE PARKING LIGHTS ARE GOING TO SHINE FROM THE PERIMETER IN, NOT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. SO THE NEIGHBORS WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LIGHTS. 
          I ASSUME THEY WON'T BE WORRIED ABOUT SOUND. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE DONE QUITE A BIT
WITH THE LANDSCAPING TO TRY TO IMPROVE, YOU KNOW, THE EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE NEIGHBORS. RIGHT. 
          AND ANOTHER POINT THAT IS ONE OF THE RESIDENTS MADE ABOUT THE LOCATION,
MOVING IT A LITTLE BIT KIND OF THING. 
          AS YOU KNOW, THE THE STRUCTURE ALREADY IS, YOU KNOW,
FAR ENOUGH, IN FACT, MORE 35 MORE, 35FT MORE THAN WHAT'S REQUIRED. 
          AND IF YOU MOVE IT FURTHER AWAY, THEN YOU, YOU HAVE PEOPLE OR PARKING MORE CLOSER TO THE
RESIDENTIAL AREA VERSUS THIS WAY BEING AWAY FROM IT. 
          SO HAVING IT THIS WAY KIND OF ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,
PREEMPTS OTHER ISSUES THAT PERHAPS WOULD BE THERE. 
          THE ONLY SUGGESTION I WOULD MAKE, AND I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THIS,
BUT IF YOU COULD DELAY THE REMOVAL OF THOSE TREES UNTIL YOU FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE WEST SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE USED FOR,
MAYBE YOU COULD ROUTE THE FIRE LINE AROUND THOSE TREES, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IF THE LONG TERM PLAN SOMEHOW YOU CAN FIT THOSE
IN. 
          THAT'D JUST BE AN ASK. I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THAT. THANK YOU. 
          THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANT TO ADD TO IT IS JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO WORK WITH ISD TO SEE
IF YOU COULD FIGURE OUT A JOINT ACCESS EASEMENT. 
          I KNOW ISD CAN BE DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH. I THINK THE CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN
BETTER. 
          SO THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY ASK OR ENCOURAGEMENT I HAVE FOR Y'ALL. 
          BUT YEAH. WELL, YEAH, ACTUALLY. THANKS. YEAH,
THAT IS TRUE. 
          THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR RAPP, IS IS MORE AMENABLE TO DISCUSSIONS,
CONVERSATIONS. 
          SO I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD POINT. WE'LL TRY THAT. 
          OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S NO KIND OF GUARANTEES. 
          I DO WANT TO KIND OF ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT KIND OF CAME UP THAT RESIDENTS
MENTIONED. SO I'M JUST GOING TO ADDRESS THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND THAT. SO THERE WAS, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ACCESS AND, YOU KNOW THE THE ACCESS ISSUE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. 
          I MEAN, NO MATTER IF IT'S A TEMPLE OR ANY KIND OF OTHER INSTITUTION,
SO CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT THAT. 
          THERE WAS LAST TIME AGAIN, WE DID ADDRESS THAT,
WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE YOU KNOW, THE BUFFER, THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER. SO THE TREES ARE GOING TO BE EVERGREEN TREES. 
          WHATEVER IS RECOMMENDED AND ALLOWED BY THE STAFF. 
          SO WE'LL KIND OF GO FOR THAT. AND FROM THAT SAME POINT OF VIEW. 
          SO IT'S VERY FIRST ITERATION OF THIS WAS A TWO STORIED TEMPLE. 
          AND WITH THE FEEDBACK FROM THE TEMPLE, FROM THE STAFF AND JUST KIND OF KNOWING THE
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. 
          IT WAS REDESIGNED TO A ONE STORY. NOW TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR YOU ALL IN TERMS
OF THINKING THROUGH IS IF THE STRUCTURE, AS YOU KNOW, WAS LARGER THAN 15,000 SQUARE FOOT. 
          THAT EXCEPTION WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED. SO THEN THE QUESTION FOR US WAS LIKE,
DO YOU WANT TO PUT UP A BIG STRUCTURE THERE VERSUS A SMALLER STRUCTURE, WHICH IS KIND OF LESS INTRUSIVE TO THE NEIGHBORS. 
          AND THEN IF YOU DO THE SMALLER STRUCTURE, THEN YOU KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, HAVE TO ADHERE TO THIS ORDINANCE OF FLAT ROOF VERSUS SLOPE ROOF. 
          SO I THINK IT KIND OF IS A BETTER OFFSETTING A BIG BUILDING TO TO A SMALL BUILDING WITH
THE, WITH THE FLAT ROOF. YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, AGAIN,
IT'S JUST I STILL WANT TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE LET'S TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT. 
          ONE OF THE SPEAKERS MENTIONED ABOUT THE CHURCH THAT WAS KIND OF THERE BEFORE,
BUT A SMALLER CHURCH. IN FACT OF COURSE, BEING KIND OF PROVED THAT TWO WEEKS BACK BUT ABOUT SEPTEMBER 23RD,
2013 P&Z BACK THEN HAD ALSO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PLAN FOR A NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH. 
          SO, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY IS THERE. PLUS THE I MEAN,
THE DRIVEWAY, IT WAS THERE BEFORE THE OTHER THINGS GOT BUILT AROUND IT, UNFORTUNATELY. SO ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SPOKE ABOUT WHY WAS IT ALLOWED THE ACCESS TO THEM
AND THINK, YOU KNOW, SO THIS ACCESS WAS THERE BEFORE OTHER STRUCTURES. 
          SO IT'S KIND OF UNFORTUNATE, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT IS THERE RIGHT NOW. 
          ONE THING GOOD THING TO NOTE, NONE OF THE RESIDENTS I KNOW FLOWER MOUND EVERYONE LOVES
EVERYONE. 
          YOU KNOW, WE ALL ARE SAME COMMUNITY AND WE MAY DISAGREE ON A FEW THINGS,
BUT WE AGREE ON A LOT OF MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. 
          AND WHAT I HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS TODAY WAS,
YOU KNOW, GENUINE CONCERNS. 
          IT WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WITH THE FAITH OR ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY. 
          BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S JUST THAT IT'S JUST SO DIFFICULT IN THIS SITUATION FROM THE
ACCESS POINT OF VIEW AND THE STRUCTURAL POINT OF VIEW. 
          GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? 
          [02:00:04]
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SANDY. THANK YOU. 
          DO YOU NEED ANY MORE DELIBERATION, OR DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I'M READY. OKAY. I'LL MOVE. APPROVAL OF REGULAR ITEM K-2. 
          THE. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN WITH THE EXCEPTIONS. 
          SECOND. OKAY. AND IF YOU'LL TAKE THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN. AYE. 
          DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL. AYE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DREW. 
          AYE. OKAY. ITEM K-2. PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. 
          DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM THREE? I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM K-3, THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT FOR THE HINDU TEMPLE. 
          SECOND. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DREW. AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL. 
          AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN. AYE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER. 
          AYE. OKAY. ITEM K-3 ALSO PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO, JAKE SPECKHALS IS GOING TO GO OVER K-4 THE OVERLOOK RIDGE TONIGHT. 
          [K.4. TRP25-0004 - 4408 Overlook Ridge - Public Hearing to consider an application for a tree removal permit (TRP25-0004) for one (1) specimen tree on the property known as 4408 Overlook Ridge for the proposed development of a single-family dwelling. The property is generally located north of Cross Timbers Road, west of Kimball Crossing, and east of Overlook Ridge. (The Environmental Conservation Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6 to 0 at their June 3, 2025, meeting.)]
THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. EVENING. 
          MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL BE GOING OVER 4408 OVERLOOK RIDGE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT TRP25-0004 SO 4408 OVERLOOK RIDGE, THIS LOT IS APPROXIMATELY 0.76 ACRES, IT'S ZONED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE AS PART OF THE PEPPER CREEK SUBDIVISION. 
          THE RECORD PLOT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 2018,
THE SITE CONTAINS ONE SPECIMEN TREE AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REMOVE IT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. ON JUNE 3RD,
2025, ECC RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REMOVAL OF ONE SPECIMEN TREE. 
          THERE'S A GENERAL OVERLAY OF OUR SITE. 
          AND HERE'S A TREE SURVEY. I'LL PULL UP THE MITIGATION IN A SECOND. 
          SO THAT SINGLE SPECIMEN TREE. IT'S A 23 INCH POST OAK. 
          IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO
SAVE THESE TREES. 
          THERE ARE SOME PROTECTED POST OAKS. BLACKJACK OAKS. 
          THIS ONE'S A 21 INCH POST OAK. AND THEN THESE IN THE BACK OF THE LOT AS WELL ARE PROPOSED
TO BE SAVED. 
          JUST GOING OVER MITIGATION REAL QUICK. SO GETTING CREDIT FOR A COUPLE POST OAKS,
CEDAR, ELM, BLACKJACKS ALL IN ALL THEY WOULD OWE $8,625 FOR THE MITIGATION. 
          THERE'S THE PICTURE OF THE SPECIMEN TREE. IT'S JUST A SINGLE STEM,
23 INCH POST OAK. 
          IT'S IN FAIR CONDITION. I CHECKED ON IT, I THINK,
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND IT HAD SOME EPICORMIC GROWTH ON IT, WHICH IS JUST A SIGN OF A STRESS. AND THEN THE APPLICANT'S HERE. 
          IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. ANY QUESTIONS FOR
HIM? FOR JAKE. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. WE CAN HAVE THE APPLICANT COME UP. 
          TEXAS. THIS IS ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENTS AND THEIR THEIR HOME THERE IN PEPPER CREEK ITSELF. 
          THE LOT ITSELF IS DRAINING FROM, LET'S GO FROM THE FRONT CURB. 
          I DON'T HAVE MY BEARING HERE, BUT ON THE THE VERY FRONT CURB THAT YOU SEE THE TOP OF THE
CIRCLE DRIVE AND IT DRAINS LATERALLY GOING BACK DOWN TOWARDS THE BACK. AND AT THE VERY BACK THERE'S A LOT 28 X BLOCK A,
THAT'S A CONSERVATION AREA AS WELL. 
          I THINK THAT'S A ROUGHLY ABOUT 50FT OR PLUS MORE THERE ITSELF. 
          HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SO THIS LOT IS ESSENTIALLY FULLY WOODED AT
THIS POINT. 
          IT IS. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. YOU GOT TO PUT THE HOUSE SOMEWHERE,
RIGHT? 
          [02:05:02]
YEAH. WERE THERE ANY OTHER ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS OR FLOOR PLANS THAT WERE CONSIDERED THAT
WOULD HELP US SAVE THIS TREE? NO, I MEAN, IT'S JUST RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WHERE THE HOUSE GOES AND IT GETS IT GETS
PRETTY, WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THE DRAINAGE, WE HAVE TO LIFT THE VERY FRONT UP. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE WANT EVERYTHING TO DRAIN NATURALLY BACK TOWARDS THE BACK,
AND THE DRAINAGE PIECE DOESN'T HELP US AS WELL. 
          AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE PAD. OKAY, SO JUST A TOUGH PLACEMENT. 
          ARE ALL THE OTHER TREES THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED ON THIS EXHIBIT SPECIMEN TREES? NO. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPECIMEN TREES ON THE LOT? THERE'S ONE THAT'S REALLY CLOSE. IT'S THIS TREE RIGHT HERE. 
          IT'S A 21 INCH POST OAK. BUT NO, IT'S NOT A SPECIMEN. 
          NOT QUITE. OKAY. YEP. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. OKAY. THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL OPEN IT FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          OKAY. AND NO COMMENT CARDS. RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD. 
          OKAY. SO SINCE THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE OR WANT TO BE MADE. 
          I AM CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING. AND SO TOWN COUNCIL,
DO YOU NEED ANY DELIBERATION OR DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I THINK IT'S JUST GOOD FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR WHY IT'S,
I MEAN, WE REALLY CAN'T NOT APPROVE IT BECAUSE IT IS IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDABLE LOT. 
          AND THE STATE OF TEXAS DOES NOT ALLOW US TO IMPEDE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOT FOR THAT REASON. 
          SO IT'S ALMOST ADMINISTRATIVE THAT WE MUST APPROVE IT. 
          AS MUCH AS I BELIEVE NONE OF US WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT TREE GO,
BUT IT IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION, PRETTY MUCH. SO I'M SAYING THAT I WILL MAKE THE MOTION UNLESS ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO. 
          NO MORE COMMENTS. OKAY, I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM K-4 AS PROPOSED. 
          SECOND, AND IF YOU'LL TAKE THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER. 
          AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN. AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL. 
          AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER DREW. AYE. ITEM K-4 PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. 
          [L. CLOSED MEETING (Part 2 of 2)]
THE TIME IS NOW 8:54. THE TOWN COUNCIL IS CONVENING BACK INTO CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO
TEXAS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, SECTION 071, 072, 074 AND 087. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT FLOWER MOUND. IT IS NOW WHAT TIME? 
          [M. RECONVENE (Part 2 of 2)]
07:08. AND WE ARE RECONVENED. OH, DID I SAY SEVEN? 10:09. GOD, IT IS 10:09. THAT'S HOW TIRED I AM. 
          IT'S 10:09. AND WE ARE RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION,
AND THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED SESSION SESSION. SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ADJOURNING FROM TOWN COUNCIL. 
          GOOD NIGHT FLOWER MOUND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.