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ALREADY. 19. THANK YOU. NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024. MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
[A. Call to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present. ]
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT AND WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. MOVE TO APPROVE.[B. Approval of Minutes ]
SECOND. MOTION BY ARAM. A SECOND BY FRANCESCA. VOTE NOW, PLEASE. THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.[C. Regular Hearing ]
SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A REGULAR HEARING. IT'S THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT STANDARDS FOR WALMART ON 20.9714 ACRES LOCATED AT 190 EAST ROUND GROVE ROAD. FM 3040, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT TWO. LOCH A CAMPBELL RANCH, ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AS REQUESTED BY JUAN MAURY. EXCUSE ME IF I MESS UP YOUR NAME, SIR.MAURY MOREIRA OF KIMLEY-HORN ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER, WALMART REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRUST, 2408 12 ALT STANDARD. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. WALMART HAS BEEN EXPANDING ITS DRONE DELIVERY SERVICES. CURRENTLY, DRONE SERVICES ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE IN LEWISVILLE AT THE WALMART OFF OF MAIN STREET. BUT IT'S NOW EXPANDING ITS SERVICES TO THE WALMART OFF OF BROWN ROAD. ROVE.
THE PROVIDER FOR THIS WALMART, WILL BE A DRONE OPERATOR CALLED ZIPLINE. AND THE WAY THAT THEY OPERATE, THEY HAVE THESE CHARGING TOWERS AND DOCKING STATIONS. WHICH IS WHERE THE DRONES WILL BE CHARGED, AND ALSO WHERE THE, YOU KNOW, GOODS FOR DELIVERY WILL BE PICKED UP.
OKAY. IT'S UP THERE. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS TO NOT REQUIRE THE SCREENING FOR GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT. THE WAY THE STANDARD IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SCREEN THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THEIR TOWERS. THE CHARGING TOWERS ARE 29FT AND THE DOCK TOWERS ARE APPROXIMATELY 21FT. WHICH MAKES BEING A BIT TOUGH TO DO. THE WAY THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE PROPOSING THE SITE TO BE SET UP, THEY WILL HAVE NINE OF THE CHARGING TOWERS IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STORE, AND THE TWO DOCK TOWERS N THE WESTERN. FOR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER. THE TOWERS ARE SLIGHTLY BELOW OR ABOUT 12FT BELOW. I BELIEVE THE GRADE OF BUSINESS 121, WHICH IS HERE ON THIS SIDE.
THE TRAVEL LANES. SO IT WILL BE PARTIALLY OBSCURED FROM THE TRAVEL LANES. BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A PORTION THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE ABOVE. BUT IN ADDITION TO THE GRADE DIFFERENC, THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING PLANTING ADDITIONAL TREES IN THE BACK THERE. THAT WILL ALSO HELP TO OBSCURE ALTHOUGH THE TOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO BE SEEN FROM PORTIONS OF THE TRAVEL LANE. FOR THE TWO DOCK STATIONS ON THE WEST SIDE. THEY WILL ALSO BE FULLY VISIBLE FROM THE TRAVEL LANES. THERE IS ALREADY EXISTING A TREE LINE THAT LINES 121 AND THE. AS BUILT APPROVED PLANS FOR THAT. WALMART SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A TREE DIRECTLY ACROSS THERE. THAT MUST HAVE DIED WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS OR SO. SO AS A PART OF THIS STANDARD, THEY WILL REPLACE THAT TREE. BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'LL STILL BE VISIBLE FROM PARTS OF THE TRAVEL LANE. BUT WHEN MEASURED, THESE TOWERS ARE ABOUT 200FT SET BACK FROM THE ROAD. SO IT WON'T BE, YOU KNOW, SUPER PRESENT FROM THE ROAD. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. BECAUSE WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A DRONE ORDINANCE THAT WILL HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR CURRENT DEVELOPMENT CODE IS NOT QUITE. I GUESS HASN'T BEEN WRITTEN TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WAY THAT THIS
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TECHNOLOGY HAS EVOLVED. AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY. BOTH WITH, YOU KNOW, CITIES IN THE DFW AREA WHO HAVE ALREADY APPROVED DRONE ORDINANCES, AS WELL AS TALKING WITH THE DRONE OPERATORS THEMSELVES AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR NEEDS TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE THAT BEST.YOU KNOW, FITS THE NEEDS FOR THE CITY. AND SO UNDER THAT PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT'S STILL YET TO BE SEEN BY PNC AND COUNCIL. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REQUIRED BECAUSE WE DON'T CURRENTLY PLAN ON SCREENING CHARGING STATIONS OR DOCKING STATIONS. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE AND AVAILABLE TO GIVE A QUICK PRESENTATION ON THEIR OPERATIONS AND HOW THEY EXPECT TO FUNCTION. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. SO. SHOULD THEY GO AHEAD AND COME UP FOR THAT? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO A QUICK PRESENTATION NOW. OH JUST KIDDING. DID IT WOULD IT WORK? OKAY. WE'LL SEE IF THE VIDEOS WORK. GREAT. IF NOT. OKAY. YEAH. LET'S SEE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
PERFECT. LET ME SEE IF I CAN START THIS PRESENTATION. I THINK IT'S THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. RIGHT.
IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY. SO, MARK BERGMAN. ADDRESS IS GOING TO BE 702 SOUTHWEST EIGHTH STREET, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72716. SO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND TO BRING THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE ITS SECOND OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO DRONE DELIVERY. SO I'M JOINED HERE TONIGHT BY JUAN FROM KIMLEY HORN AS TO SPEAK ON ANY CIVIL QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THE SITE PLAN. AS WELL AS STEPHANIE FROM ZIPLINE TO BASICALLY HELP US ADDRESS ANY OF THE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ACTUAL DRONE AND THE TECH ITSELF. SO MYSELF, LIKE I MENTIONED, I'M FROM WALMART AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE DRONE DELIVERY TEAM FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS NOW. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY THAT, BUT THREE YEARS, YES. WE'VE BEEN MAKING A LOT OF GREAT PROGRESS WHEN IT COMES TO DRONE DELIVERY AND WHAT I'M GOING TO BE HERE TONIGHT FOR IS JUST BASICALLY TO KIND OF EXPLAIN THE WHY DRONE DELIVERY, AS WELL AS KIND OF EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MARKET THAT WE SEE HERE IN LEWISVILLE AND THEN PROVIDE SOME OF THE USE CASES FOR DRONE DELIVERY AS WELL. SO I'VE GOT TO SAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY DRONE DELIVERIES, WE'RE SEEING CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR ADAPT AND CHANGE AND EVOLVE. I MEAN, IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO THAT I WAS A TEENAGER, AND I WAS LOOKING AT A CRUTCHFIELD CATALO, LOOKING FOR A TAPE DECK FOR MY CAR, AND I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THAT ORDER FOR THAT TAPE DECK, AND IT WOULD COME TO ME IN ABOUT 4 TO 6 WEEKS. SO A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN. I'VE GOT MY DAUGHTERS THAT ARE OVER IN TEXAS TECH IN COLLEGE, AND THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO CALL ME LATE AT NIGHT AND SAY, DAD, I'M STUDYING.
WOULD YOU MIND ORDERING ME SOME FOOD? AND ME THINKING I COULD BE A GREAT DAD AND KIND OF FAR AWAY. I'M ABLE TO KIND OF PLACE THAT ORDER AND GET MY DAUGHTERS THAT THAT FOOD. LIKE WITHIN AN HOUR. SO THAT'S PRETTY NICE AND AMAZING. AND THEN I'VE GOT MY WIFE THAT SHE'S FOUND A WAY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR. AND WE'VE GOT PACKAGES ARRIVING AT OUR FRONT DOORSTEP ON MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR, SO THAT'S FOR SURE. I WOULD JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO WHAT WE'VE SEEN THOUGH, IS OVERALL, WE'VE SEEN A GROWTH IN ONLINE ORDERS. WITH THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS LIKE GASOLINE ON A FIRE AND WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS THAT NOT ONLY DO CUSTOMERS REALLY ENJOY THIS AS AN OPTION TO MEET SOME OF THEIR, THEIR, THEIR SHOPPING NEEDS, BUT THEY'RE TELLING THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THAT DEMAND IS NOT JUST STAYING STEADY. IT'S GROWING. SO WHAT WE SEE HERE IS DRONE DELIVERY IS ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH AN OPTION TO DELIVER SMALL ITEMS TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. AND AS FAR AS THE USE CASES, I MEAN, BEFORE I GET TO THE USE CASES, I JUST GOT TO SA, WE'VE SEEN THAT DEMAND GROW, JUST LIKE YOU'RE SEEING THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE GROW. I SEE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION. I'VE BEEN ALL AROUND TODAY, AND I'VE GOT TO SAY, I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH HOW MUCH GROWTH IS ALWAYS GOING AROUND IN THE DALLAS MARKET. PLUS, WE'VE GOT OUR DALLAS INNOVATION HUB HERE IN FOR WALMART, AND IT'S WHERE WE GET A CHANCE TO KIND OF TRY A LOT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND BRING THE CUSTOMERS FOR WALMART HERE. SOME OF THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES. SO
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WITH DRONE DELIVERY, WHAT I'VE GOT TO SAY REAL QUICK IS JUST THE USE CASES ON WHAT WE SEE.I'VE GOT I'VE BEEN, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE COMPANY FOR QUITE A BIT OF TIME DOING THIS AND THE USE CASES CONTINUE TO GROW, BUT I'VE GOT TWO THAT I THINK THAT COME TO MIND THAT ARE MY FAVORITE.
NUMBER ONE, I THINK ABOUT MY PARENTS WHO ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OLDER IN AGE AND IF THEY EVER NEED ANYTHING, I MEAN, I'M JUST THINKING OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE AND I'M ABLE TO GET ADVIL OR ANY SORT OF MEDICATION TO THEM FROM A DISTANCE, A LOT LIKE WHAT I'M DOING FOR MY DAUGHTERS THAT ARE OVER IN TEXAS TECH. THE OTHER USE CASE THAT I REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO SEE IS THE FACT WHENEVER WE GOT NEW PARENTS AND YOU'RE AT HOME WITH YOUR NEWBORN BABY AND YOU'RE THINKING, I'VE GOT TO GET THAT DIAPER RASH CREAM WHEN I CAN WHERE I CAN, OR THOSE WIPES. NOW YOU'VE GOT THAT OPTION OF BEING ABLE TO GET IT DELIVERED BY DRONE LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. SO JUST IN TIME BEFORE THE ACTUAL NEED AGAIN, AN EXTRA NAP TIME FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. SO I MEAN, THAT'S A HUGE BENEFIT. SO I LIKE I SAID, SEE TONS OF USE CASES. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WITH THAT, I WAS JUST GOING TO BRING UP ONE FROM KIMBERLY HORN TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT HERE FOR LEWISVILLE AND OUR WALMART STORE. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JUAN MOREIRA. ADDRESS 10101 AND REUNION PLACE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. AND YOU'RE YOUR LAST NAME. YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH ON POINT. SO THANK YOU. STAFF DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB AT PRESENTING OUR OVERALL SITE PLAN. I JUST WANT TO GO OVER THE REASONS WHY WE SELECTED THE PLACE WHERE WE PUT THE TOWERS. SO THE TWO LOADING TOWERS NEXT TO THE BUILDING IS WHERE THE PACKAGES WILL BE LOADED. SO THE SAME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BRINGING OUT YOUR PACKAGES FOR REGULAR PICKUP WILL ALSO BE USING THOSE TOWERS.
SO WE TRIED TO PLACE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THOSE PICKUP DOOR. THE CHARGING TOWERS THEMSELVES LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, WILL ONLY BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE, SO WELL, IT'S THE REASON WHY IT'S TUCKED AWAY. AND WE ALSO TRIED TO AVOID ANY EXISTING EASEMENTS ON SITE AND TRY TO MAINTAIN THE PARKING RATIO FOR THE SITE OVERALL, WHICH ON THIS SIDE, WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY SPACES. SO AS MENTIONED BY STAFF, WE ARE WORKING TO REPLACE THAT TREE THAT DIED OVER THE YEARS. AND AS WELL AS PLACING NEW TREES NEAR THE CHARGING STATIONS TO FURTHER HELP ADD LANDSCAPING AROUND THAT FENCE. BUT OVERALL, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SITE PLAN QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY. AND I KNOW THE MAIN STAR OF THE SHOW WILL BE THE ZIPLINE TEAM, WHO CAN PRESENT ON THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE DRONE. THANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE COOK. I'M HERE WITH ZIPLINE. THE ADDRESS IS THREE, THREE THREE QUARRY WAY, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, 94080. AND YEAH, REALLY EXCITED TO BE PRESENTING TO YOU ALL TONIGHT ON THE TECHNOLOGY. SO DRONE DELIVERY IS REALLY SOMETHING OF THE FUTURE.
IT HAS BEEN CALLED SOMETHING OF THE FUTURE AND EXCITED TONIGHT TO BE TELLING YOU THAT IT IS COMING TO DFW SOON. HERE ARE A FEW NEWS ARTICLES. FOR EXAMPLE THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS REALLY SAYING THAT ZIPLINE IS COMING TO DFW SOON AND DRONE DELIVERY IS NO LONGER SOMETHING OF THE FUTURE, BUT COMING REALLY ANY DAY NOW. SO YEAH, EXCITED TO BE SHARING MORE ON THAT. AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS TOWARDS THE END. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ZIPLINE. AS A COMPANY WE ARE THE WORLD'S LARGEST DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE. WE TO DATE HAVE DONE MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION AUTONOMOUS FLIGHTS. AND A STAT I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT SOMEWHERE AROUND THE WORLD, SOMEBODY IS RECEIVING A DELIVERY ONCE A MINUTE. AND THAT'S THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. WE STARTED DOING DELIVERIES IN 2016. WE LIKE TO SAY OUR BACKGROUND IS IN SAVING LIVES BECAUSE THOSE DELIVERIES WERE IN RWANDA, AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE SOLVING SOME REALLY TOUGH LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES, PROVIDING BLOOD AND CRITICAL MEDICAL PRODUCTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT. THE WHARTON ACTUALLY PRODUCED A STUDY SHOWING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE WOMEN'S IN-HOSPITAL MATERNITY DEATHS BY MORE THAN 51%, WHICH IS WHICH IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. AND THAT HAS THAT IMPACT, HAS KIND OF BEEN ABLE TO SPREAD ALL ACROSS AFRICA. WE'VE EXPANDED BOTH IN VOLUME AND GEOGRAPHICALLY. AFRICA, ASIA AND NOW OBVIOUSLY COMING TO THE US. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AT WALMART IS OBVIOUSLY OUR ANCHOR PARTNER. WE HAVE A SITE WITH THEM IN ARKANSAS WHERE WE'RE PILOTING THE TECHNOLOGY AND WE'RE COMING TO DFW TO LAUNCH AT SCALE. ZIPLINE'S HEADQUARTERS ARE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT WE WILL BE OPENING A LOCAL REGIONAL HUB HERE IN DFW VERY SOON. SO STAT THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THIS YEAR ALONE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE 5 BILLION PACKAGES THAT WILL BE DELIVERED FROM ON DEMAND APPS. AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE FEDEX, UPS OR OTHER DELIVERY SERVICES. AND ALL OF THOSE PACKAGES RELY ON ROADS AND
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INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD AND REALLY ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO REALLY MEET THAT DEMAND, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SO THAT'S WHY WE INVENTED PLATFORM TWO, OUR DRONE DELIVERY SERVICES HERE TO SAVE YOU TIME, PROVIDE SAFER ROADS BY GETTING CARS OFF THE ROAD, AND ALSO PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS THE EXAMPLE MARKET WITH IMPROVED ACCESS. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR USE CASES WHERE INSTEAD OF MOM HAVING TO GET IN THE CAR AND TAKE THE CHILDREN TO WALMART TO PICK UP WHATEVER MEDICATION OR PRODUCTS MIGHT BE NEEDED, IT CAN BE DELIVERED IN UNDER 30 MINUTES TO THEIR HOME. SO IT'S REALLY PROVIDING A VERY QUICK AND CONVENIENT SERVICE, PROVIDING EVERYDAY NEEDS. SO WHAT DOES THIS TECHNOLOGY LOOK LIKE? HERE IS A VIDEO. LET'S GET IT TO PLA. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS. LET ME GIVE IT ANOTHER G.SO LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS. OH THANK YOU. THAT MIGHT BE EASIER. ALL RIGHT LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY'S SEEING MY SCREEN RIGHT NOW. I THINK YOU MAY HAVE TO EXIT OUT OF THE POWERPOINT. LET ME DO THAT. I. DO. OKAY, SO NOW. IS IT A PARALLEL DESKTOP? LET'S SEE. NO. THERE IT IS. OKA. I'M GONNA RESTART THAT OKAY. SO THIS IS WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY LOOKS LIKE. A PACKAGE IS LOADED FROM INSIDE A STORE THAT'S NOT AT A WALMART. INSIDE THE DROID.
THIS IS A SMALLER DRONE. THE DROID THEN GETS LOADED UP FROM THIS. THIS THE TECHNOLOGY, THE GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'LL DIVE INTO MORE IN A SECOND. BUT THAT SMALLER DRONE THEN GOES INTO A LARGER DRONE THAT'S CALLED A ZIP. AND FROM THERE, THE ZIP IS GOING TO TAKE OFF.
YOU'LL NOTICE THE FLIGHT PATTERN IS MORE OF A J SHAPED. SO IT'S GOING TO GO STRAIGHT UP TO ABOUT 300FT. SO THE DRONE DOESN'T FLY OVER THE PARKING LOT. IT REALLY GOES STRAIGHT UP TO THAT DELIVERY ALTITUDE. AND THEN IT'S GOING TO STAY AT THAT ALTITUDE AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DELIVERY. SO IT FLIES OVER TO THE DELIVERY LOCATION. AND THEN IT WILL LOWER DOWN THAT SMALLER DROID THAT I MENTIONED ON A WINCH. AND THAT DROID IS GOING TO DELIVER THE PACKAGE AT THE LOCATION OF A CUSTOMER'S CHOOSING. AND THE DROID IS HYPER PRECISE, SO IT CAN DELIVER WITHIN PRETTY MUCH A THREE FOOT RADIUS. AND IT CAN BE DELIVERED, FOR EXAMPLE, TO YOUR FRONT YARD, BACKYARD. AND HERE'S A HAPPY CUSTOMER COMING OUT TO PICK UP HIS PACKAGE. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO END. AT THAT POINT, THE DRONE WILL RETURN TO THE WALMART TO THAT DOCKING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ONE WAS MENTIONING EARLIER. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO END. BACK TO THE SLIDES. SO TECHNOLOGY I MENTIONED THE LARGEST ZIP IS THAT LARGER DRONE THAT'S PICTURED UP ABOVE THAT WILL STAY AT 300FT AT ALL TIMES. AND THEN THE SMALLER DROID IS WHAT'S LOWERED DOWN ON A WINCH. AND THAT'S REALLY TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS AND INTEGRATED EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS. AND THE ZIP IN AND OF ITSELF IS TEN TIMES FASTER THAN A CAR. SO IT CAN TRAVEL UP TO 70MPH, AND THE SERVICE READERS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WILL PROBABLY BE STARTING AT ABOUT A TWO MILE RADIUS. AS YOU CAN SEE PICTURED ON THE MAP. AND THEN OVERALL, WE WILL BE EXPANDED TO ABOUT A TEN MILE RADIUS, WHICH IS OUR MAXIMUM SERVICE RANGE. SO THE PAYLOAD IS UP TO 8 POUNDS. AND I'M GOING TO DIVE INTO WHAT FITS INSIDE OF THE DROID. RIGHT NOW, THE DROID IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SMALL COOLER, AND IT'S ALSO INSULATED SO IT CAN KEEP HOT PRODUCTS HOT COLD PRODUCTS, COOL AND WE CAN FIT. WE'VE ACTUALLY TESTED 24 DONUTS INSIDE OF THE DROID, OR 12 EIGHT INCH SANDWICHES OR DINNER FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. SO THIS ISN'T GOING TO REPLACE YOUR WEEKLY GROCERY RUN, BUT IT'S ENOUGH TO ORDER DINNER IN UNDER 30 MINUTES OR 8 POUNDS OF BEEF BRISKET IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A NICE BARBECUE, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DELIVER A NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS AS WELL, FROM FOOD TO ELECTRONICS TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS TO OKAY, SO WE WANTED TO ADDRESS UP FRONT THREE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS THAT TEND TO COME UP WHEN WE PRESENT THIS TECHNOLOGY, AND THOSE RELATE TO SOUND SAFETY AND PRIVACY. SO STARTING WITH SOUND. SOUND HAS BEEN INTEGRAL TO THE DESIGN OF PLATFORM TWO OF THE
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ZIP ANDROID SYSTEM, PRETTY MUCH FROM THE BEGINNING. AND IT'S BEEN REALLY KEY TO US THAT WE DESIGNED A SYSTEM THAT WE WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE SEEING IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS, AND OBVIOUSLY SOUND IS A HUGE PART OF THAT. SO TO START WITH, THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SYSTEM, THE FACT THAT THE LARGER ZIP STAYS 300FT IN THE SKY AND THEN THE SMALLER DROID IS WHAT COMES DOWN ON THE ZIP, MEANS THAT THE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO BE A LOT QUIETER. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE OPTIMIZED THE PROPELLERS ON THE ZIP ONE FROM A SOUND INTENSITY STANDPOINT AND THEN TWO FROM A SOUND PROFILE STANDPOINT. SO IF YOU THINK OF KIND OF FREQUENCY AND PITCH FAN AT ABOUT 70DB IS A LOT NICER TO LISTEN TO THAN AN ALARM CLOCK AT 70DB. AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO MIMIC THE SOUND MORE OF A FAN. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN REALLY INTEGRAL TO THE DESIGN AS WELL. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE STRATEGIC ROUTE PLANNING AND RANDOMIZED FLIGHT PATTERNS SO THAT WE'RE NOT PROVIDING REPEATED SOUND EXPOSURE TO THE SAME RESIDENCES. SO ALL OF THAT TO SAY THIS GRAPH TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE WE'RE AT IN TERMS OF ACTUAL DECIBEL NUMBERS, WHETHER WE'RE DOCKING.SO AT THE WALMART SITE OR WHETHER WE'RE DELIVERING AT A CUSTOMER'S LOCATION, OUR SOUND IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 53 TO 64DB, WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE, KIND OF COMPARED TO THE CHART ON THE RIGHT, WHICH ARE TYPICAL SOUNDS THAT YOU MIGHT HEAR ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. WE ARE QUIETER THAN TRAFFIC PASSING BY AT 300FT, AND THAT REALLY IS INTENTIONAL. WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE BEST ENGINEERS WORKING ON THIS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BLEND INTO THE BACKGROUND OF PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS AND EXPANSION. AS WELL. SO IN TERMS OF SAFETY, TO DATE, WE'VE FLOWN OVER 80 MILLION AUTONOMOUS MILES. AND ALL OF THAT IS THANKS TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS. NUMBER ONE, HOW WE DESIGN I MENTIONED THE TWO PART ARCHITECTURE. WE USE VERY RELIABLE MATERIALS AND EVERY CRITICAL SYSTEM ON THE DRONE HAS REDUNDANCY. SO IF ONE PART OF THE SYSTEM WERE TO FAIL, THERE'S ANOTHER PART TO BACK IT UP. WE ALSO DO RIGOROUS TESTING. WE HAVE TEST SITES ALL OVER THE US.
ONE OF OUR RANCHES IN WYOMING, WE TEST THE DRONES REALLY TO THE EXTREME OF THE COLD WEATHER ENVELOPE, AND WE'RE DOING THAT IN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. AND THEN WE OBVIOUSLY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE FAA. WE FULLY CERTIFIED BY THEM, AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM AS WE APPROACH OUR LAUNCH HERE IN DFW. AND THEN FINALLY, OUR FLIGHT SYSTEM, WE HAVE A FLIGHT IQ, WHICH IS OUR AUTONOMY AND PERCEPTION SUITE. SO I'LL DIVE INTO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL HERE. AND IT'S REALLY A SYSTEM SIMILAR TO CAUSE HOW THEY HAVE BACKUP CAMERAS ON THEM. WE HAVE FLIGHT IQ, WHICH ALLOWS US TO MAKE DELIVERIES VERY SMARTLY AND SAFELY. AND FLIGHT IQ IS JUST ESSENTIALLY ANOTHER WAY OF EXPLAINING THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE. THAT'S A COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND THE SPACE WHERE WE FLY AND DELIVER. SO WE PRETTY MUCH ALMOST CREATE LIKE A 3D MAP OF THE AREA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE DELIVERING TO. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND OBJECTS ON THE GROUND AND OBJECTS OBVIOUSLY IN THE AIR, AS WELL. SO WE, AS I MENTIONED ABOUT SOUND, WE ALSO KNOW PRIVACY IS KEY. AND IN ORDER TO SCALE, WE WANTED TO REALLY MAKE SURE WE'RE BUILDING A SYSTEM THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH SEEING OURSELVES. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE APPLY INDUSTRY STANDARD TOOLS TO OUR FACES AND WE CAN'T IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS OR READ LICENSE PLATES. OKAY, SO DIVING INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE ON THE GROUND, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE COMPONENT MAIN COMPONENT OF THE APPROVALS HERE TODAY. SO PICTURED ON THE LEFT IS A RENDERING OF THE LOADING STATIONS. THOSE ARE THE TWO STATIONS THAT YOU SAW PLANNED FOR THE SOUTH. AND THOSE ARE WHERE A WALMART ASSOCIATE WOULD ESSENTIALLY COME OUT AND LOAD A PACKAGE INTO THIS PORTAL. SO INSTEAD OF LOADING A PACKAGE INTO A CAR, IT WOULD BE LOADED INTO ZIPLINE'S DRONE DELIVERY SYSTEM. SO THAT'S THE RUNNING ON THE LEFT. THIS IS NOT SITE SPECIFIC TO LOUISVILLE. THIS IS JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND THEN PICTURED ON THE RIGHT ARE THE CHARGING STATIONS. THERE'LL BE NINE OF THEM. AND THOSE ARE WHERE THE ZIPS WILL COME AND CHARGE AND UPLOAD DATA. AND THOSE THAT AREA IS GOING TO BE FENCED OFF AS WELL. AND WE'LL REALLY ONLY BE ACCESSED BY ZIPLINE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DURING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. SO LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU SAW, PEOPLE ARE NOT SEEING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN IT'S INSTALLED ON SITE. SO WE TAKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REALLY SERIOUSLY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE'RE ENGAGING WITH HOA'S WITH DIFFERENT DRONE DELIVERY GROUPS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DRONE DELIVERY, AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO WE'LL BE HOSTING LOCAL EVENTS, PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS AROUND LOUISVILLE AND WE ALSO ARE VERY PROUD OF THE STEM ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE DONE. SO YOU MIGHT BE TRYING TO READ THE QUOTE ON THE SCREEN HERE. I'LL READ IT OUT.
IT SAYS, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. I LIKE HOW YOU'RE NOT JUST TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING TO CHANGE THE WORLD. AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF NOT ONLY THE FACT THAT WE INVEST IN STEM PROGRAMS, BUT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IN INSPIRING THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO CONSIDER CAREERS IN STEM OR TECHNOLOGY. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SHARE TODAY. AND WE HAVE PUT AN EMAIL ADDRESS HERE ON THE SCREEN, BUT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BOTH ON THE WALMART SIDE SITE PLAN AND ON THE TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU SO
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MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR WALMART. SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT SERVICE. AND TECHNOLOGY THAN WHAT'S BEING USED AT MAIN STREET. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. WAS THERE A REASON WHY WE SWITCHED YOU GUYS SWITCHED TO A DIFFERENT. YEP. SO WE BASICALLY ARE LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACTORS. AND BASICALLY EACH ONE OF OUR DRONE PROVIDERS HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE CAPABILITIES. AND SO WITH ZIPLINE WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY GREAT PIECE OF TECH TO BRING TO LOUISVILLE AS WELL. IS MAIN STREET GOING TO EVENTUALLY SWITCH TO ZIPLINE OR NOT? OR THEY'RE GOING TO STAY WITH THE BOTH PROVIDERS WOULD OPERATE IN LOUISVILLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. OKAY, JUST FOR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WING RECENTLY AS WELL BECAUSE THEY WERE ISSUED ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, AND THEY'RE RENEWING THOSE OR THEY'RE APPLYING FOR THOSE.AGAIN, BUT WITH THE INTENT THAT THEY WOULD BRING THEIR SITE UP TO THE DRONE ORDINANCE ONCE WE HAVE IT DRAFTED AND PASSED THROUGH PNC AND COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. JUST TO FOLLOW THAT UP, IS SO YOU'RE EVALUATING TECHNOLOGY SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHICH ONE WORKS. ROLL OUT.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE VHS BETA. YEAH ABSOLUTELY. AND I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT WALMART TYPICALLY LIKES TO DIVERSIFY ITS APPROACH AND NOT PUT ALL ITS EGGS IN ONE BASKET AS WELL. SO I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT. NO, NO, NO. IN TERMS OF THE SERVICE ENVELOPE, THE LAST TIME WE HAD A PRESENTATION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STUCK WITH ME WAS THE WIND REQUIREMENTS AND THE WIND ENVELOPE. OH, DOES THIS TECHNOLOGY CHANGE THAT? AND WHAT HAS THE EXPERIENCE BEEN SO FAR FOR? IT GETS WINDY HERE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK TEXAS HAS GOT A REALLY GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TEST QUITE A FEW THINGS, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE I SPEAK, BRING THE BEST EXPERT UP. IT'S GOING TO BE FOR STEPHANIE TO SPEAK ON THE ZIPLINE. YEAH. SO I MENTIONED THE TESTING. WE ARE TESTING THE ZIPS IN REALLY SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS. SO WE'RE ABLE TO FLY IN VERY HIGH WINDS, FOR EXAMPLE, LIGHT ICING, HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MASTER AND TO HANDLE. OKAY. YEAH. IN TERMS OF THE INTEROPERABILITY WITH SAY A LIFE FLIGHT OR THINGS SAY THERE'S A CARDIAC EVENT AT WALMART, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HELICOPTER TRIES TO LAND IN THE PARKING LOT. YEAH. SO THAT IS PART OF KIND OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT I MENTIONED IS WE WILL DEFINITELY BE DOING A LOT OF OUTREACH WITH BOTH, BOTH POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ANY SORT OF AIRPORTS OR HELIPADS, HELICOPTER AREAS IN THE IN THE VICINITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE, WE'RE MAKING CONTACT WITH THEM. WE'RE LETTING THEM KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE OPERATING. AND THEN THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE JUST COORDINATING AND THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF US FIRST AND FOREMOST. SO WE'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR TYPICAL FLIGHT PATHS ARE, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE LANDING. AND THEN OUR ZIPS ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DETECT AND AVOID. SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DETECT, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE WAS A HELICOPTER, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A TECHNOLOGY ON BOARD THAT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO READ ESSENTIALLY THAT THERE IS A HELICOPTER IN THE AREA. INTERESTING TO THINK ABOUT FOR SURE. DEFINITELY. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. IN TERMS OF THE SITE DESIGN, WAS THE STATE HIGHWAY 121? THAT IS A VERY COMPLEX INTERSECTION? YES. IS THERE ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT THAT HAD TO GO INTO YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS FOR PLACEMENT ON THE SITE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE ACCESS ROAD AND THE FRONTAGE ROAD SHAPE IN THAT AREA? YEAH. SO AT LEAST THE CHARGING TOWERS IN THE BACK, WE ARE ADDING RETAINING WALLS. SO THE TOWERS THEMSELVES ARE ABOUT TEN FEET LOWER THAN THE EXISTING GRADE THERE. SO IT IS WILL BE PARTIALLY HIDDEN. AND THEN PLUS THE TREES IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MOSTLY COVERED. BUT AS STAFF MENTIONED THOSE WILL BE TIMES ALONG THE ROAD THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE THE TOWERS. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO TRY TO SHIELD IT WITH THE LANDSCAPING THAT WE ARE ADDING. BUT THERE WAS NO SETBACK ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGHWAY. YES. SO THERE ARE THERE ARE SETBACKS, REQUIREMENTS AND WE'RE OUTSIDE OF ANY SETBACKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON SITE. THANK YOU. YEAH. COMMISSIONERS, CAN I BACK YOU UP LIKE A SLIDE OR TWO TO THE DOCKING STATION? ARE THOSE ARE THOSE LED LIGHTS THAT ARE ON THE DOCKING STATIONS? NO, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE LITTLE SQUARES, THE SQUARES THAT YOU SEE. YEAH. SO THOSE ARE FIDUCIALS, WHICH ESSENTIALLY THEY ALMOST LIKE A QR CODE IF YOU CAN IMAGINE. SO THAT THE ZIPS CAN READ WHERE THEY NEED TO LAND. YEAH. AWESOME. THANK YOU.
GOOD. I HAVE ONE QUESTION TO THERE AT THE 3040 WALMART. THERE'S THE NEW DELIVERY AREA
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THAT'S NOT BEEN USED. ARE THEY GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THAT. YES YES. OH THE SITE PLAN SORRY. YES YES IT WILL BE CLOSE TO THAT. YEAH. SO THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF IN ONE PLACE. YES. CORRECT. WE ARE. WE'RE STILL OUT OF THE WAY OF WHERE THE DIRECT I GUESS PATH OF TRAVEL WILL BE. BUT WE'RE THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE IN THAT SIDEWALK AREA THAT WE'RE ADDING IT WHERE THERE'S STILL SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE CARTS TO GO DELIVER TO THE CARS THEMSELVES AND THEN DELIVER TO THE LOADING TOWERS. THANK YOU. ONE LAST QUESTION. IN TERMS OF THE NEIGHBORING LAND USES, I BELIEVE THE DOES THAT BACK UP TO THE MARY KAY FACILITY. HAVE THEY BEEN INTERACTED WITH? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY JUST BEHIND THE WALMART ITSELF. WE INTERACTED WITH THEM OR THERE'S A MAP. I THINK WE INCLUDED THE KAY IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU. OH WELL, SORRY. THAT'S IN THE NOT IN THE IN THE STAFF MEMO. YEAH I KNOW I SAW THEM BACK THERE. THAT'S A BIG FACILITY. IT HAS A LOT OF BUSINESS, BUT THEY DRAG IT TO. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, THE MARY KAY IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE WALMART THERE. SO THAT BUILDING SOUTH DIRECTLY SOUTH I DON'T KNOW I'M TRYING TO. KNOW OKAY. LET'S SEE IT. YEAH. YEAH. NO. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEIR LOADING DOCK BACK THERE. RIGHT BY MARY KAY. AND A CONSIDERABLE SETBACK BETWEEN THEIR PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY WITH THAT GREEN SPACE THERE AND THE ELEVATION DIFFERENCE FROM THEIR SIDE TO OUR SIDE. YEP. OKAY. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CLOSE THE REGULAR HEARING. AND, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WILL TAKE A. A MOTION JUST MOVED. I'M MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD AS PRESENTED SECOND. ALL RIGHT.WITH THAT OKAY. JOSH. JOSH JOSH JOSH OKAY. MOTION BY JACK. SECOND BY JOSH. VOTE NOW. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. COMMISSIONERS. THIS ITEM WILL APPEAR ON THE AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 16TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM. FOR A SECOND OR FOR A SECOND REGULAR HEARING AND A
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FINAL DECISION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. D ON THE AGENDA IS ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT, RICHARD? NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THIS EVENING. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. HAPPY THANKSGIVING. THE ONLY THING I DO WANT TO REMIND THE COMMISSIONERS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 2ND, WE WILL BE HOSTING THE CELEBRATION FOR THE BACKYARD COTTAGE COMPETITION. SO MAKE SURE YOU MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT AND GINGERBREAD HOUSES. ABSOLUTELY.I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND MOTION BY FRANCIS, SECOND BY ARAM. VOTE NOW. VOTE CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE
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