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RIGHT AT 6:15 P.M. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL
[Workshop Session - 6:15 P.M. ]
WORKSHOP. IT IS 656 6676 16. AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK LOOK THROUGH THE AGENDA. WE DO HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THE CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. ITEM C1 RECOGNITION OF THE AARP BACKYARD COTTAGE DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZING THOSE FOLKS OUT FRONT. ITEM E CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.WE HAVE THE MINUTES. OF COURSE. ITEM TWO IS HALF AN ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT OF 121,000 FOR TIMBER CREEK EAST. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. ITEM THREE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HALF FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO SUMMIT AVENUE. BOARDWALK IMPROVEMENTS.
ITEM FOUR INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH LISD FOR OPEN ACCESS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLYARDS.
EXPANDING OUR TEN MINUTE WALK TO A PARK. SCORE. ITEM FIVE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION BETWEEN LEWISVILLE AND THE CITY OF DENTON FOR AN AWARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS, ROUGHLY $21,000. I BELIEVE, FOR FIRST AID MATERIALS AND KITS FOR THE OFFICERS. AND I BELIEVE SOME OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT SEARCH AND RESCUE. ITEM F SIX RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CASTING OUR 153 VOTES FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE DCAD. HAPPY TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATION. STAFF HAS PUT A VOTE TALLY OUT THERE FOR US. I THINK BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING ON THE CURRENT VOTES AND HISTORICAL NUMBERS, I'D LIKE TO GET ALEX AND ANNE, MAKE SURE THAT THEY MAKE THE CUT. I BELIEVE WITH FRISCO BEING KIND OF THE BIG CHUNK OF NUMBERS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE. I THINK THOSE WILL PROBABLY END UP GOING TO ROB ALTMAN JUST BECAUSE HE LIVES UP IN THAT AREA AND PROBABLY KNOWS THOSE FOLKS BEST. SO THIS IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE.
SO. SO ALEX HAS 664 AND HAS 618. SO THERE ARE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE THAN THAT. SO THEY ARE NUMBER THREE AND FOUR. YEP. AND HOW MANY WE'VE GOT. WE'VE GOT 183. BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE GET SELECTED. THE TOP FIVE. TOP FIVE. SO IF YOU IF YOU'VE GOT 650 TO 700 VOTES, YOU SHOULD GET IN. ARE WE JUST GOING TO SPLIT THIS? I'D LIKE TO WAIT. I'D LIKE TO WEIGH IN. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, BECAUSE ALEX HAS GOT ABOUT 50, ABOUT 40, 40, 46 MORE VOTES THAN ANNE DOES. SO I'D LIKE TO KIND OF GET THEM BOTH IN THE SAME BALLPARK. CAN WE PUT ANY VOTES TOWARD RAY, GIVEN THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM PUTTING SOME VOTES TO RAY? I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT MANY TO HIM. I THINK IT'S I THINK I THINK I THINK WE HAVE. YEAH. I THINK THAT WE WOULD WE WERE JUST GOING TO DEPLETE OUR VOTES BECAUSE WHATEVER WE GIVE HIM IS NOT GOING TO MAKE UP YOUR DIFFERENCE. AND I'M OKAY WITH WITH GIVING HIM 5 TO 10 VOTES IF WE WANT TO. DO WE THINK THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE OVERALL TALLY. THERE'S TWO THAT WE LIKE. ARE THERE IN THAT 650 TO 700 RANGE ALREADY. YEAH. I GUESS ANGELA MIGHT BE. YEAH. BECAUSE NOT ALL 5000 VOTES GET CAST. YEAH. SO I RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON TRACK TO BE 4300 VOTES, WHICH IS LESS THAN LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY 4500 VOTES OUT OF THE 5000 THAT WERE CAST. IF WE JUST GAVE HIM SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE THAT'D BE OKAY WITH 5 TO 10. YEAH. OKAY. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE TALLIES, I'VE SEEN OTHERS THAT JUST PROVIDED ONE.
YEAH. IT'S JUST I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY A SIMPLE THING. WELL, IT'S A TACTIC. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE VOTED FOR A BOARD MEMBER, THEN YOU CAN INITIATE A RECALL. IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED FOR THAT BOARD MEMBER. YOU CANNOT INITIATE A RECALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S AN INTERESTING WHICH IS AN INTERESTING LITTLE TACTIC. WHAT THAT MEANS. THAT'S WHAT THAT ONE CAN MEAN. IT'S DEFINITELY WHAT THE ONE FROM LISD MEANS. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, INTERESTING. SO I'M OKAY WITH
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FIGURING OUT THE MATH AND MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON VOTES, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO PUT THOSE BETWEEN ANNE AND ALEX JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY GET ON. YEAH, I THINK I THINK ROB'S GOT IT. I MEAN, SOMETHING SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MR. MARTIN REGARDING ANY OTHER VOTES THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE. YEAH. SO ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM SIX? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF. WE ALSO HAVE THE SEMIANNUAL REPORT IN OUR PACKETS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.AND WE DO HAVE CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT. WE DO. AND THAT IS THE AGENDA. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION UPDATE.
MR. COOK. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS EVENING WITH LIBRARY DIRECTOR CAROLYN BROOKER. I DO HAVE A DELICIOUS LOOKING COOKIE WAITING FOR ME. I CAN'T EAT IT UNTIL I'M DONE, SO I MIGHT MOVE QUICKLY. BUT IF I GO TOO FAST, FEEL FREE TO SLOW ME DOWN. LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PLAN. CENTENNIAL, OF COURSE, IS 2025 100 YEARS AFTER WE BECAME OFFICIALLY A CITY. BUT WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION LAUNCH RIGHT? JUST A COUPLE OF REMINDERS OF HOW WE GOT WHERE WE ARE TODAY. FIRST OFF, EVERY PROGRAM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, EVERY ACTIVITY, EVERY PROJECT MEETS ONE OR MORE OF THESE FIVE MAJOR ELEMENTS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE ALL REALLY GEARED TOWARD ENGAGEMENT.
THE IDEA IS WE WANT TO INVOLVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE IN THE CELEBRATION IN SOME WAY, AS VOLUNTEERS, AS ATTENDEES READING ABOUT IT, HEARING ABOUT IT, THINKING ABOUT IT, JUST SEEING IT AS THEY DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. WE WANT TO ENGAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THIS A TRUE, COMMUNITY WIDE CELEBRATION, THAT IT'S NOT JUST A FEW PEOPLE HAVING A PARTY AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS LOOKING IN. EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO THE TABLE AT THIS PARTICULAR ACTIVITY. WE ALSO KNEW THAT CITY STAFF, I MEAN, WE GOT A GREAT CITY STAFF. WE COULD PULL THIS OFF, BUT THE WORKLOAD IS PRETTY HIGH. WE LIKE TO GET HELP, WE LIKE TO GET INPUT AND WE WANT TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN PLANNING ITS OWN PARTY. SO WE OPENED IT UP AND WE GOT 40 APPLICANTS. WE PUT ALL 40 OF THEM ON THE COMMITTEE. RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT ABOUT 37. WE'VE HAD A FEW THAT HAD TO STEP OFF, HAD A COUPLE THAT WERE ADDED ON. SO WE'RE HOLDING PRETTY STEADY AND WE DIVIDED THEM INTO THESE NINE SUBCOMMITTEES. SOME PEOPLE ARE ON TWO SUBCOMMITTEES. THERE'S ONE PERSON ON THREE. WE DISCOURAGE THREE BECAUSE THREE IS A LOT. BUT THEY FELT VERY CONFIDENT AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT. SO NINE SUBCOMMITTEES. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES BRIEFLY TO KIND OF UPDATE YOU REALLY NOT ON EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE THERE'S SOME STUFF THEY'RE DOING THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR A YEAR. AND ALL THEY KNOW NOW IS THERE'S AN IDEA, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU UPDATES ON PROJECTS THAT ARE SHOWING IMMEDIATE AND CURRENT MOVEMENT, ESPECIALLY THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. AND CAROLYN, I BELIEVE, IS GOING TO TAKE OVER AT THIS POINT. JUST REAL QUICK. ARE THOSE COMMITTEES ALL CLOSED NOW OR SOMEBODY SOMEBODY WANTED TO JOIN? THEY CAN EMAIL US AND WE WILL FIND A WAY TO GET INVOLVED. WE ADDED SOMEBODY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THANK YOU. BUT WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE STARTED. SO ON EACH OF THESE COMMITTEES, WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU ON THE SLIDES WHO'S PARTICIPATING AND WHO'S THE STAFF LIAISON AS WELL. SO YOU CAN READ THAT ON THE SCREEN. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING WHO OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED. SO THE FIRST ONE IS COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS IS DENISE HELBIG'S COMMITTEE, AND THEY'RE WORKING. ONE PROJECT IS TO GET THE LOCAL SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN LEARNING ABOUT OUR CENTENNIAL. AND EITHER PARTICIPATING IN WRITING SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR AN ART CONTEST. SO THAT WILL PROBABLY BE COMING A LITTLE BIT LATER NEXT YEAR. AND THE BIG ONE THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON NOW IS COMMISSIONING A PLAY TO CELEBRATE THE STORY OF LOUISVILLE. SO THIS THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH LOUISVILLE PLAYHOUSE TO FIND A PLAYWRIGHT FOR IT. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND THEN LOUISVILLE PLAYHOUSE WILL DIRECT AND CAST AND PRODUCE THAT PRODUCTION AT THE LOUISVILLE GRAND THEATER. AND MOST LIKELY IN THE BLACK BOX. IN SEPTEMBER.
BASICALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY EXCITING IT'S GOING TO BE A PLAY THAT WE OWN, AND WE COULD USE IT THIS YEAR AS WELL AS IN FUTURE YEARS TO CELEBRATE LOUISVILLE. THE NEXT COMMITTEE IS EDUCATION AND TRAINING. THIS COMMITTEE IS WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS IN OUR LEWISVILLE ISD SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS HOME SCHOOLERS. REALLY TRYING TO WRITE A LESSON ABOUT LOUISVILLE HISTORY FOR THEM TO USE IN THE CURRICULUM. SO WE'RE MEETING WITH LEWISVILLE ISD ON THAT, AND WE'LL BE MEETING WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THIS COMMITTEE ALSO IS WORKING ON DOING BOOK DISPLAYS IN THE LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. SO THEY'RE BRAINSTORMING ON WHAT WOULD GET PEOPLE READING AND LEARNING ABOUT LOUISVILLE AND HOW WE CONNECT INTO THAT 100 YEAR CELEBRATION. NEXT IS PUBLICATIONS. THIS COMMITTEE IS WORKING BIG DEAL ON THE BOOK, SO
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YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE MARCO BOOK THAT TOOK PLACE. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER MARCO BOOK CELEBRATING THE HISTORY OF LOUISVILLE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE THAT OTHER COMMITTEE TIES IN WITH THE CURRICULUM. THIS COMMITTEE MAY ALSO DO SOME OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. BUT AGAIN, THE BIG DEAL IS THE MARCO BOOK. SO WE'RE GOING TO USE THE SAME CHARACTERS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE SAME AUTHORS AND THE SAME ARTIST AS WE USED IN MARCO'S BIG MOVE.THIS CAME OUT IN 2019 FOR THE 2025 KICKOFF PROCESS, AND THEY'VE ALREADY BRAINSTORMED QUITE A BIT ON WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THE BOOK. KIND OF HAVE PASSED THAT OVER TO THE ARTIST TO NOW MAKE THE MAGIC OF THE MARCO BOOK. SO THAT WILL AGAIN BE COMING LATER IN FALL 2025. WE'LL GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO WORK ON MAKING SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR US. OKAY, NEXT ONE IS A LARGELY A PARKS AND RECREATION INITIATIVE. ERICA TANG AS THE COORDINATOR, SPECIAL PROJECTS. SO THIS ONE'S PRETTY EXCITING. THEY'RE HOPING TO DO A LOT OF TREE PLANTINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. AN OUTDOOR PHOTO PROP, AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
THE HERITAGE WALKS, WHICH IS COMING VERY SOON AND THEN WE'LL BE WORKING ON NAMING THE TIMBER CREEK TRAIL EXTENSION TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL AS WELL. SO A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ON THAT. THE TREES WE'RE HOPING FOR LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF TREES. WE STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF 100 TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL, BUT WE MAY DO UP TO 2025 TREES. WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THIS WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE DURING SEVERAL PLANTINGS, DEFINITELY ON NOVEMBER 7TH, AND AS SOON AS THIS WEEKEND WE MAY START SELLING MEMORIAL TREES TO THE COMMUNITY TO BE PUT INTO GROVES TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE ON THAT. WE'LL ALSO BE DOING A PHOTO PROP, POTENTIALLY IN VOYAGER'S PLAZA, AND THIS WILL BE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL. SOMETHING TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH. IT'LL ALSO CAST OUR COMMUNITY INTO A GOOD LIGHT. AS YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE BACKGROUND. IT COULD BE UP FOR JUST A YEAR, BUT WE'RE HOPING FOR DEPENDING ON COST AND MATERIALS FOR IT TO LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. AND THEN I'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU THE PICTURE, BUT WE ARE HOPING FOR THIS TO BE DONE BY COLOR PALOOZA. SO HERE IS A RENDERING OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN SIT ON THE LOWER SECTION. YOU CAN STAND IN THE MIDDLE TO BE FRAMED BY THE LOOK. IT'S GOT A VERSION OF THE LOGO IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WITH A CELEBRATORY CAKE, AND THAT COULD BE MOVED AND CHANGED OUT IN THE FUTURE WITH OTHER CELEBRATIONS LIKE COLOR PALOOZA OR WESTERN DAYS. THE THAT COULD BE JUST KIND OF ATTACHED THERE OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT COULD BE ATTACHED. THE OTHER THING THEY'RE WORKING ON IS GETTING THIS STONE MARKER INSTALLED ON CHURCH STREET, RIGHT ON WAYNE FERGUSON PLAZA. SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE ONE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE PUT IN. AND THIS HAS, YOU KNOW, THE STONE IN THE BACKGROUND AND EVERYTHING. AND THIS IS THIS IS WHAT THE NEW VERSION WILL LOOK LIKE. JUST KIND OF A MOCK UP FOR YOU TO SEE. THE NEW ONES ARE WHITE. NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE STONE. IT'S JUST JUST THE GRAPHICS. IT'S JUST THE PROOF. OKAY. YEAH. OKA, THANKS. OKAY. SORRY. I'M BACK. ONE THING I DIDN'T MENTION, AND I KNOW, I KNOW THIS GROUP. I KNOW THE COMMITTEE HAS COME UP. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE NAMES, TRYING TO LOOK FOR NEW CANDIDATES FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE. WHAT'S REALLY COOL IS ABOUT HALF OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR A CITY COMMITTEE OR EVENT. AND WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS WHO HAVE LIVED IN LEWISVILLE LESS THAN TWO YEARS. WE HAVE SOME THAT HAVE LIVED HERE MORE THAN 40 YEARS OR LONGER. I DON'T ASK THEM AFTER THE AGE OF 40. WE HAVE PEOPLE ALL OVER. GEOGRAPHICALLY. THERE ARE CASTLE HILLS RESIDENTS, THERE ARE VALLEY RESIDENTS, THERE'S VISTA RIDGE ESTATES RESIDENTS EVERYWHERE AROUND THE CITY. SO A REALLY GOOD REPRESENTATION, BUT ESPECIALLY THE FACT THAT, AGAIN, HALF OF THESE NAMES, I'M STILL LEARNING THEIR NAMES BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CITY PREVIOUSLY. AND NOW THEY STEPPED UP. SO PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING VERY QUICK. THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW THE RULES. THEY'RE ALSO THERE IF THERE'S A NEED FOR FUNDRAISING AT SOME POINT OR THERE'S AN ACTIVITY THAT THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO DO THAT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO FUND IT, THEY CAN GO OUT AND DO FUNDRAISING. OR IF PEOPLE MAKE DONATIONS TO IT, WHICH CAN HAPPEN, BUT PRIMARILY THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW ALL THE PROCUREMENT RULES AND ALL THE CITY POLICIES AND DON'T GET IN TROUBLE WITH THAT EVENT PLANNING. ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMMITTEES YOU SEE HERE, DARREN WATKINS, IS OUR STAFF LIAISON FOR THAT VERY ACTIVE GROUP.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ACTIVE ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR THINGS IS THEY WANT TO HAVE A CENTENNIAL PRESENCE AT THE MAJOR EVENTS, NOT EVERY SINGLE EVENT, BUT ALL THE MAJOR
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ONES. THAT INCLUDES HAVING A PARADE FLOAT IN EVENT PARADES AND THEN ALSO COMMUNITY PICNIC.I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IN JUST A MINUTE. THIS IS A COOL CITYWIDE EVENT THAT THEY ARE PUTTING TOGETHER AND WITH OUR FRIENDS, IN PART SO THE FESTIVAL PRESENCE, THEY DIDN'T JUST WANT TO HAVE A BOOTH. YOU CAN WALK UP AND SAY, HOWDY, TELL ME ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL. THEY WANTED TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED AND ENGAGED WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL, SO THEY WANT TO HAVE AN ACTIVITY. FOR EXAMPLE, AT KELLER APARTMENTS AT WESTERN DAYS. THEY ARE PLANNING TO BRING BACK THE STICK HORSE RODEO. REMEMBER WHEN WE USED TO DO THAT? THAT WAS A GREAT THING.
KIWANIS CLUB DID THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THEY'RE PLANNING TO BRING BACK STICK HORSE RODEO AND THEN AT KELLER PALOOZA, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME CHANGES WITH THE CHOCOLATE. THIS WAY, JUST BECAUSE OF STAFFING MANPOWER ON THE VOLUNTEER SIDE.
AND SO THIS GROUP MIGHT TAKE OVER THE CHILDREN'S CHALK AREA. THEY'RE LOOKING AT RED, WHITE AND LEWISVILLE TO SEE WHAT ACTIVITY THEY CAN DO THERE. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO JUST STAND AROUND AND HAND OUT FLIERS. EVEN THOUGH FLIERS ARE GREAT, THEY WANT TO ACTIVELY BE DOING STUFF.
AND SO THEY FOUND WAYS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. PARADE FLOAT. YOU'LL SEE A RENDERING. AND THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE RENDERING. IT WILL BE A LOT MORE ORNATE THAN YOU SEE HERE. THE PARADE FLOAT COMPANY WE USE IS THE ONLY ONE WITHIN DISTANCE. ONE YEAR WE BROUGHT ONE IN FROM CHICAGO.
THAT WAS A BAD IDEA. SO THIS IS THE ONLY ONE IN THIS MARKET. THEY DO EVERY PARADE THAT HAS FLOATS IN THIS MARKET, AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE SKETCH LIKE THIS, GIVE YOU A CONCEPT, AND THEN THEIR DESIGNERS GO TO WORK AND YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GIVING YOU UNTIL THEY SHOW UP THAT DAY. BUT IT'S ALSO LIKE THIS WITH ENHANCEMENT. WE'VE NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR FLOAT. YOU'LL SEE THE BIRTHDAY CAKE MOTIF HERE. THE 100 HAVE CITY. YOU'LL HAVE THE CENTENNIAL LOGO, AND CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE RIDING ON THAT FLOAT AND TOSSING CANDY, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T, WELL, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT? BUT THERE WILL BE FOUR TIMES WE USE THIS, NOT JUST CHRISTMAS THIS WEEK. THIS SATURDAY, BUT NEXT YEAR. IT WILL ALSO BE OUT FOR THE CATTLE DRIVE PARADE, THE HOMECOMING PARADE, AND THE CHRISTMAS PARADE AGAIN. SO WE'LL GET GOOD USE OUT OF THAT FLOAT. GOT A NICE DISCOUNT GOING FOUR TIMES AND THEN THE COMMUNITY PICNIC. THIS HAS NOW BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 17TH. WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT TIME. SOMEWHERE IN THE 10 TO 2 WINDOW MIGHT BE A TWO HOUR THREE HOUR, BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE 10 TO 2 WINDOW OUT AT MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH GIVES US SOME GREAT ADVANTAGES. IF THE WEATHER DOES NOT COOPERATE, WHICH OF COURSE WE KNOW IT WILL. BUT IF IT DOESN'T, WE'VE GOT THE CHANCE TO MOVE SOME THINGS INSIDE. THERE WILL BE A GIANT BIRTHDAY CAKE THAT WILL BE INSIDE FOR HEALTH REASONS. WE DON'T WANT CHRIS MCGINN HUNTING US DOWN AND THERE WILL BE WITH IT A COMPANION SMALLER COMPANION CAKE CAN BE GLUTEN FREE BECAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS ACTIVITY. YOU SEE, THE OTHER THINGS WILL BE A LIVE SWING JAZZ BAND. THERE WILL BE POPCORN VENDOR, THE ELKS, LCP, A, THE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PLANS TO BE OUT THERE GIVING OUT HOT DOGS, BUT WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR OWN LUNCH BECAUSE ONE HOT DOG WILL NOT FILL MOST PEOPLE UP. ONCE YOU GET PAST ABOUT TWO. SO BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC. YOU READY TO HAVE A GREAT TIME? THERE WILL BE SOME FUN STUFF FOR THE KIDS TO DO.
FACE PAINTING, INFLATABLES, AND THE PLOW. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE GIANT BIRTHDAY CAKE. AND THAT'S MAY 17TH. WE'LL HEAR A LOT MORE ABOUT IT AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THAT DAY. HISTORIC PRESERVATION. ANOTHER BIG GROUP, AND THIS IS WHERE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST WE'RE SAVING THE HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE, BUT WE'RE SHARING IT WITH THE PRESENT, AND WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE FOR THE PAST WHO ARE HELPING TO MOVE THAT STORY ALONG. ACTUALLY HAS SOMEBODY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO COME IN AND THEY HAD A COUPLE OF OLD ITEMS THAT THEY'D BEEN HOLDING ON TO FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. AND I SAID, THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THINKING OF US. I SAID, WELL, ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T WANT TO, BUT MY KIDS SAID, WE DON'T WANT THAT STUFF. I WANT MY GRANDKIDS TO LOOK AT ME. I SAID, HERE YOU GO. AND SO NOW THOSE ITEMS BE PRESERVED FOR ANOTHER 50 TO 100 YEARS. SO IT GIVES A GREAT LIFESPAN. AND IT MEANS EVEN IF THEIR GRANDKIDS DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT NOW, IN THE FUTURE, THEY CAN BECAUSE IT WILL BE PRESERVED. SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT PHOTO RECREATIONS, A HISTORY, VIDEO HISTORY, EXHIBITS. YOU HOPEFULLY SAW A VERY SMALL EXHIBIT JUST OUTSIDE THE DOORS HERE IN THE ATRIUM. IF NOT, STOP BY AND TAKE A LOOK. JUST A FEW OF THE MORE RECENT. WE GET TO SOMETHING NEW EVERY WEEK NOW.
WELL, SOMETHING OLD EVERY WEEK NOW, BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE MORE RECENT ADDITIONS.
HISTORICAL MARKERS, OLD TOWN DISCOVERIES, AND LOCAL LANDMARKS. WE'RE GOING TO HIT ON SEVERAL OF THESE BECAUSE THIS IS MOVING FAST. HISTORY EXHIBITS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOUR ROTATING HISTORY EXHIBITS, MOSTLY FLATS, WHICH WITH THAT FOR EXHIBIT SPACE, MEANS PRINTED ITEMS YOU PUT ON A WALL INSTEAD OF IN A CASE LIKE WE HAVE OUTSIDE HERE, THERE WILL BE FOUR OF THEM ROTATING AMONG LOCATIONS WE KNOW THREE LOCATIONS LIBRARY, THRIVE, AND CITY HALL. THE FOURTH LOCATION. I'M STILL TRYING TO NAIL DOWN. AND HOPEFULLY IN THIS NEXT WEEK I'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND YOU SEE THE FOUR CATEGORIES THERE. LOUISVILLE IN THE 20S AND 30S.
WHEN WE FIRST BECAME A CITY, LOOKING AT THE CENSUS RECORDS AND PHOTOS WE HAVE FROM THAT IMPACTS OF TRANSPORTATION, HOW PEOPLE GOT TO LOUISVILLE AND HOW TRANSPORTATION BROUGHT PEOPLE TO LOUISVILLE, PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES AND COVERED WAGONS. GROWTH THROUGH AERIAL IMAGES. I ACTUALLY LOOKED I EDITED THE SCRIPT FOR THESE LAST TWO THIS WEEK. SO GREAT AERIAL IMAGES FROM 1900 ALL THE WAY UP TO 1977. AND THEN THIS IS LOUISVILLE IN TIME OF WAR.
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LOUISVILLE AND DENTON COUNTY HAVE RESPONDED EVERY TIME THERE'S BEEN A CALL FOR THAT.AND WE GOT SOME GREAT IMAGES, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, PHOTOS THAT WILL HELP TELL THAT STORY. THERE WILL BE A LARGER EXHIBIT, A LONG TERM EXHIBIT BASED ON FARMING AND RANCHING THAT WILL NOT DEBUT UNTIL PROBABLY SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER AT THE VISITOR CENTER. IT WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT LAKE EXHIBIT, BUT THESE OTHER FOUR, IF I GET A FOURTH SITE, WILL OPEN ON JANUARY 2ND OR THIRD.
FIRST IS THE HOLIDAY, SECOND OR THIRD, AND THEN EVERY THREE MONTHS THEY WILL ROTATE SO YOU CAN GO SEE ALL FOUR ON THE FIRST DAY, OR JUST STAND IN ONE SPOT AND WAIT UNTIL THEY COME TO YOU.
AND WE DO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL CURATOR WHO'S DESIGNING ALL THAT FOR US. THAT'S NOT A SKILL SET.
I'VE DEVELOPED OLD TOWN DISCOVERIES. THIS ONE'S COOL. SO THERE ARE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN THAT ARE NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE OR THEY'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE. BUT WE STILL TALK ABOUT THEM AND REMEMBER THEM. YOU SEE, SOME EXAMPLES THERE. LOUISVILLE STATE BANK, THAT'S THE TWO STORY BRICK BUILDING ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN AND MILL. WE LOOK AT IT ALL THE TIME, HAS NOT BEEN A BANK SINCE 1955, BUT WE STILL CALL IT THE STATE BANK BUILDING. RIGHT. AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ALL THE STORY BEHIND THAT. ON THE OTHER HAND, LOOK AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. WELL, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IS RIGHT OVER HERE. NOW WHERE SEVEN MILE CAFE IS. AND THEN I MOVED AROUND, BUT THAT WAS THE MAIN ONE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT. IT'S BEEN GONE A LONG TIME, BUT IT'S IN A LOT OF OLD PHOTOS. AND PEOPLE STILL TALK ABOUT THE BAPTIST CHURCH BEING THERE. SO WE'VE SELECTED THROUGH THE COMMITTEE TEN LOCATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THIS SELF-GUIDED OLD TOWN DISCOVERIES TOUR. THEY HOPE TO ADD PROBABLY 10 TO 12 MORE NEXT SUMMER. WE'RE DOING THAT RESEARCH NOW. SO THESE TEN, THEY'LL HAVE A SIDEWALK MARKER EVENTUALLY. IT COULD GROW TO SOMETHING ELSE. BUT THESE ARE SIDEWALK MARKERS THAT ARE VINYLS THAT YOU WALK UP. YOU SEE THE MARKER. IT TELLS YOU THIS IS THE, YOU KNOW, OLD TOWN DISCOVERIES FOR JACOBSON HARDWARE. YOU SCAN THE QR CODE, IT GOES TO A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS YOU PHOTOS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, STORIES, HISTORY OF THAT SITE. WE'LL KEEP ADDING TO THAT OVER TIME. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOT AUDIO COMPONENT, BUT THERE WILL BE. WE'RE REVIEWING 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT OPTIONS FROM RECORDING OUR OWN ALL THE WAY UP TO FANCY SCHMANCY AI STUFF. WE HAVEN'T PICKED ONE YET, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS WE'LL HAVE AUDIO ON IT ON ON THESE AS WELL. AND I WILL ADD, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SELF-GUIDED TOUR AND WE HAVE A PRINTED MAP, WE'LL START GIVING OUT THIS FRIDAY AT THE STROLL ON SATURDAY MORNING AT TEN, THERE WILL ACTUALLY BE A GUIDED TOUR OF THESE TEN SITES, LIMITED TO 35 PEOPLE. BECAUSE YOU GET 100 PEOPLE. WHAT DO YOU DO? BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO A GUIDED TOUR AND IF THAT'S SUCCESSFUL, WE MIGHT DO MORE OF THOSE DURING THE YEAR. FOR LANDMARKS. THIS ACTUALLY WAS STARTED BACK IN 2000, 1999, 2000 AS PART OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY, BUT THEY I KNOW THERE'S TWO THEY PUT OUT AND THEN AFTER THAT, APPARENTLY THE PLACARDS WERE MISPLACED. SO THEY STOPPED DOING THEM AND WE FOUND THE PLACARDS. I HAVE 18 OF THEM IN MY OFFICE. SO THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO OPEN APPLICATIONS IN JANUARY, RUN IT THROUGH APRIL, LOOKING FOR BUILDINGS. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE OLD TOWN AREA. THERE'S NOTHING THAT OLD IN OTHER PLACES. THERE ARE NOT MANY. THERE'S A FEW, BUT OLDER BUILDINGS THAT HAVE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW WENT TO LOUISVILLE, LIVED THERE. SOME SIGNIFICANT EVENT HAPPENED THERE. IT'S ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT. IT REFLECTS THE TIME PERIOD. THEY'LL TAKE APPLICATIONS JANUARY THROUGH APRIL. WE WILL GO OUT AND SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FROM CERTAIN BUILDINGS THAT WE KNOW WE WANT TO INCLUDE. THIS WILL BE PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL, BUT SOME COMMERCIAL BECAUSE THE OTHER, THE OLD TOWN DISCOVERIES, IS PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL. SO THIS WILL INCLUDE, FOR INSTANCE, THE HUFFINES HOUSE ALREADY HAS ONE OF THESE PLACARDS, BUT IT WILL BE ON THE SELF-GUIDED TOUR ONCE WE'RE DONE. THERE ARE PEOPLE I KNOW I KEEP KIND OF GLANCING THIS WAY, WHO LIVE IN A HOUSE THAT HAPPENS TO BE AN OLD AND HAVE A HISTORIC PERSON WHO USED TO LIVE THERE. WE MIGHT SOLICIT AN APPLICATION FROM THAT. THEY'LL DO THAT, AND THEN MAY, JUNE, JULY, THE COMMITTEE WILL EVALUATE THEM. THEY'LL SELECT THEIR 18. MY HOPE IS WE HAVE MORE THAN 18. SO THEY HAVE TO DO SOME, YOU KNOW, HARD, GRITTY WORK. THEIR HOPE IS THEY HAVE EXACTLY 18. SO IT'S EASY. WE'LL SEE WHO WINS THAT. AND THEN IN AUGUST PLANNING A RECOGNITION RECEPTION AT THE GRAND, MOST LIKELY THEY MIGHT MOVE IT TO EARLY SEPTEMBER DEPENDING ON WHEN THE PLAY GETS PERFORMED. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT AUGUST TO KIND OF FILL A GAP IN THE CALENDAR TO RECOGNIZE THE RECIPIENTS AND GIVE THEM THEIR PLACARDS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS.
THERE ARE ABOUT EIGHT INCHES ACROSS, AND THEN WORK WITH THEM ON HOW TO GET THOSE INSTALLED.
THE UNDERSTANDING MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON A SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR THAT SAYS, DO NOT TRY TO GO INSIDE THIS BUILDING, BUT LOOK FROM THE OUTSIDE. SO YOU MIGHT HAVE PEOPLE WALKING BY AND LOOKING AT YOUR HOUSE, AND IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, THEN THIS PROBABLY IS NOT FOR YOU. SO MEMORABILIA SUBCOMMITTEE, TWO THINGS THEY'RE WORKING ON. ONE IS MERCHANDISE TO SELL CENTENNIAL BRANDED MERCHANDISE TO SELL AT EVENTS AT THRIVE AT THE LIBRARY AND AT THE VISITOR CENTER. AND THE SECOND THING IS BRANDED GIVEAWAY ITEMS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT SOME STICKERS WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY AT STROLL THIS WEEKEND. WE ALSO AT THE COMMUNITY PICNIC ON MAY 17TH. WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING KIND OF A REALLY COOL LITTLE GIVEAWAY ITEM FOR THE FIRST, SAY, 100, 150 PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP, AND THAT WOULD BE INCENTIVE TO SHOW UP BUT ALSO SHOW UP EARLY. SO AND YOU SEE THE LIST THERE AND THAT STAYS ON 13 PLANETS. AND CRISTINA BARRERA, THEY ALREADY HAVE. WE'RE GOING TO SELL THESE IN BATCHES. THE IDEA WITH THE MERCHANDISE IS WE DON'T WANT YOU TO COME IN ON THE FIRST DAY, BUY EVERYTHING, AND THEN YOU'RE DONE
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FOR THE YEAR. WE ALSO DON'T WANT YOU TO COME IN AND LOOK AT IT AND SAY, I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO BUY IT, JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WAITING. NOW, WHAT YOU SEE ON SALE THIS WEEKEND AT THE STROLL, WHEN THAT STUFF'S GONE, IT'S GONE. IF IT SELLS REALLY, REALLY WELL, WE'LL BUY MORE LIKE IT. BUT THE SECOND BATCH OF MATERIALS WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST BATCH, SO THEY ARE LIMITED. I'LL POINT OUT ONE IN PARTICULAR. WHEN WE PULL UP THE PICTURE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL GET TO SEE THAT YOU SEE THE LIST OF WHAT THEY'VE GOT FOR THE FIRST BATCH. AND WE'RE WORKING ON ONLINE SALES. IT'S NOT READY YET. NOT NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. HERE'S SOME OF THE HERE IS MOST OF THE MERCHANDISE.THIS IS A COLLAPSIBLE PET BOWL BECAUSE THERE'S PET LOVERS. THIS IS A REALLY COOL BLACK CAT WITH THE BROWN LEATHER PATCH ON IT. THESE ARE TWO MUGS A WHITE AND A GREEN, AND THE GREEN WILL BE AVAILABLE AT STROLL AND SAINT PATTY'S, SO IF YOU LIKE IT, BUY IT. THERE'S FEWER OF THE GREENS THAN THERE ARE THE WHITES. WHITES WON'T BE AVAILABLE ALL YEAR. AND THEN WE HAVE RUBBER DUCKS IN THREE SPARKLY GLITTERY COLORS BECAUSE KIDS LIKE STUFF TOO. THAT'LL BE PRICED WHERE KIDS CAN BUY IT AND ENJOY IT. AND MAYBE WE'LL SEE A FEW OF THEM IN THE DUCKY DERBY. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. I ALSO HAVE SHIRTS. GOT A BLACK HOODIE HERE WITH THE LOGO ON THE FRONT, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SHIRTS. WE HAVE THE CHARCOAL GRAY WITH A LOGO ON FRONT AND BACK, AND WE HAVE THE BLACK SHIRT WITH THE LOGO ON THE FRON. AND THIS PICTURE OF THE INTERURBAN STATION THAT WAS TAKEN IN 1927. LEWISVILLE WAS TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THAT PICTURE WAS TAKEN. SO THOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE STROLL ON FRIDAY IS WHEN THOSE WILL FIRST BE AVAILABLE. PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE MATT MARTUCCI AND MELINDA STEVENS ARE OUR LIAISONS FOR THAT. THEY WORKED ON THE LOGO THAT YOU'VE SEEN MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT ALSO ON HOW TO DEPLOY AND USE THE LOGO, THE CENTENNIAL WEBSITE AND THEN THE BEEN HERE BUSINESS WINDOW DECALS. AND ALL OF THESE ARE LIKE, RIGHT NOW HAPPENING ITEMS. SO THE FIRST ONE THERE'S THE LOGO, THERE'S THE BANNERS, PAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO PUT THEM ON ALL THE POLES ON THE CITY HALL GROUNDS AND LEAVE THEM ALL YEAR TO PUT THEM ON THE INTERSECTION POLES ALL AROUND THE CITY AND SWITCH THOSE OUT WHEN WE HAVE AN EVENT. SO THAT CENTENNIAL HAS A PERMANENT VISUAL PRESENCE, AND IT ALSO REDUCES OUR COSTS OF CHANGING THINGS OUT. THE PLAN MIGHT BE ADJUSTED AS THE YEAR GOES ON, BUT THOSE ARE THE PAIRS WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE BANNERS. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE INTERURBAN STATION AGAIN, THIS IS A GUY SITTING IN FRONT OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LEWISVILLE. THIS IS THE INSIDE OF LEWISVILLE STATE BANK.
AND THIS IS EILEEN NOWLIN. SHE WAS A TEACHER HERE IN THE 20S BEFORE SHE MOVED AWAY TO GET MARRIED. SO THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT THE WEBSITE. IT SAYS IN HERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO LAUNCH THIS WEEK. WE'LL ACTUALLY LAUNCH WEDNESDAY. SO IF YOU WERE TO GO NOW TO WELL, WHEN I'M DONE TALKING AND NOT DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING. LEWISVILLE, TX.COM, YOU CAN SEE THE WEBSITE AND WE WILL BE ADDING SOME THINGS TO IT. BUT THINGS THAT ARE ON THERE RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A CALENDAR CENTENNIAL EVENTS THAT WILL CONTINUALLY CHANGE DURING THE YEAR, A TIMELINE OF LEWISVILLE HISTORY BY DECADE, A DIGITAL PHOTO GALLERY BY DECADE. SO WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 400, MAYBE 500 DIGITAL IMAGES IN OUR COLLECTION. THIS IS ONLY GOING TO HAVE ABOUT 100 OF THEM, MAYBE 130 BROKEN, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WERE OR WHAT THEY ARE. FOR SURE. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT, BUT IT'S GOT SOME GOOD ONES IN THERE AND PHOTOS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN BEFORE. THEN THERE'S ALSO A DIGITAL TOUR OF OUR LEWISVILLE COLLECTION PHYSICAL ARCHIVE. THE ITEMS OUT FRONT, FOR EXAMPLE. AGAIN, WE HAVE MORE THAN 1100 ITEMS. THIS IS NOT AN 1100 PAGE DOCUMENT. WE'RE JUST PUTTING SELECTIONS. I THINK WE PICKED ABOUT 50 TO START WITH. AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S ABOUT A DOZEN. WE'RE ADDING MORE AS WE GO ALONG. SO THAT'LL EVOLVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE WILL BE A SHARE YOUR STORY SECTION FOR PEOPLE TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE GROWING UP IN LEWISVILLE, OR SOME EVENT THAT HAPPENED. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL, OR IF THEY HAVE ITEMS THEY WANT TO SHARE, IF THEY WANT TO DONATE AN ITEM BECAUSE THEIR KIDS SAID, OR IF THEY WANT TO LOAN US A PHOTO OR A VIDEO, THAT WE CAN THEN DIGITIZE AND GET THEM BACK TO THE ORIGINAL TO KEEP THE DIGITA. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT THROUGH THAT SITE AND MERCHANDISE SALES IS NOT THERE YET BECAUSE THE ONLINE SALES VERSION IS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN. BUSINESS DECALS. THIS IS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY INVOLVED, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTING THESE WEDNESDAY MORNING HERE IN THE OLD TOWN CORE. AND IT'S A DECAL. THIS IS A SIX INCHES ACROSS, NOT EIGHT. THE FLOOR THING IS EIGHT. THIS IS SIX INCHES ACROSS. AND AS A BUSINESS OPERATOR YOU CAN USE A SHARPIE AND WRITE IN HERE. HOW MANY YEARS OUT OF LEWISVILLE'S 100. YOU'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS. SO OLD TOWN BARBER ONE, BEASLEY'S 80 SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S A BIG NUMBER. HUFFINES COULD SAY 98. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT CHEAT AND WRITE A BIG NUMBER. WE'RE NOT GOING TO AUDIT THE NUMBERS. WE DON'T CARE. BUT THEY CAN PUT THIS. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM TO PUT THIS IN THEIR FRONT WINDOW JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE THE CENTENNIAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A PART OF THE GROWTH OF THE CITY. AND THEN EXTRA PROJECTS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT TECHNICALLY PART OF THE CENTENNIAL PROJECT, BUT OTHER GROUPS IN THE CITY HAVE ADDED THESE IN. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FEATURING JAZZ ORCHESTRA SOCIETY SILENT FILM. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. LOUIS LAUREN THEATER IS ABLE TO WORK THIS INTO THEIR PRESENTING SERIES THIS YEAR BY MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND. AND THIS IS A SILENT FILM. THE
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FRESHMAN THAT CAME OUT IN 1926 OR SO, RIGHT AROUND THE CENTENNIAL YEAR AND OR THE INCORPORATION YEAR, AND THEY'LL SHOW THAT IT'S VERY SLAPSTICKY FUN COMEDY. AND THERE'S NOT IT'S A SILENT FILM. THERE'S NO TALKING. SO IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY'D HAVE A MUSICIAN, A PIANIST AND ORGANIST, OFTEN THAT WOULD BE PLAYING THE SCREEN, THE SCORE. INSTEAD, WE'LL HAVE A LIVE JAZZ ORCHESTRA PLAYING A SCORE AS YOU WATCH THE MOVIE. TICKETS ARE GOING ON SALE THIS MONTH. THIS IS GOING TO BE A QUICK SELLER. I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW. IT'S ONE SHOW ON MARCH 7TH, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS, BUY IT AS SOON AS IT'S AVAILABLE AND THEN PROJECTION ART EXHIBIT. THE ARTS ADVISORY BOARD INCLUDED THIS IN THE PUBLIC ART WORK PLAN THAT YOU APPROVED WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. AND THIS IS THEY'RE WORKING TO FIND AN ARTIST WHO WILL DO A WITH PROJECTORS AND PROJECT VIDEO ONTO THE FRONT OF CITY HALL, AND IT WILL NOT LOOK LIKE CITY HALL ANYMORE. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO DISNEY AND SEEN WHAT THEY DO ON THE FRONT OF THE CASTLE, YEAH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT COOL. BUT IT'LL BE GOOD. IT'LL BE REALLY COOL. BUT WE'RE NOT DISNEY. WE DON'T HAVE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS TO THROW AT THAT. THE WELD HOUSE CONVERSION INTO AUXILIARY VISITOR CENTER AGAIN, NOT TECHNICALLY PART OF CENTENNIAL, BUT IT'S PERFECTLY TIMED AND IT'S HISTORICAL. AND THAT'S PROBABLY IN JULY. WE'LL HAVE THAT HAPPEN. AND THEN OLD TOWN ENTRY FEATURE, THE FIRST ONE WE STILL THINK IS ON TARGET FOR A FALL TO WINTER INSTALLATION. WE'RE GOING TO PUSH HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND IF WE MISS WE MISS. BUT WE'RE TRYING. WE'RE TAKING A SWING. IF YOU DON'T SWING FOR THE FENCES, YOU CAN'T HIT THE BALL RIGHT. UPCOMING EVENTS. JUST TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR. AND WE WILL KEEP PUTTING MORE ABOUT THIS. THERE'S GOING TO BE A BLAST. CONSTANTLY. DECEMBER 6TH SEVEN THE OLD TOWN HOLIDAY STROLL JANUARY 2ND IS WHEN THE ROTATING HISTORY EXHIBITS OPEN. JANUARY 15TH IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY BRIEF DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR THAT. THAT STONE GOING INTO THE HERITAGE WALK ACROSS THE WAY, THERE WON'T BE VERY FANCY. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE MAYBE A 20 MINUTE CEREMONY AND TAKE SOME PICTURES AND THEN WE GET BACK INSIDE. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE COLD. MARCH 7TH. I TOLD YOU THE PEACHERINE JAZZ SOCIETY, APRIL 1ST. THE ROTATING THOSE ROTATING EXHIBITS MOVE TO THEIR NEXT SITE. APRIL 26TH. COLOR PALOOZA ON SITE PRESENCE THERE NOT JUST MERCHANDISE SALES AND INFORMATION, BUT ALSO SOME KIND OF ACTIVITY. MAY 17TH THE CENTENNIAL PICNIC AT MEMORIAL PARK. YEAH. QUICK QUESTION JAMES. YES, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE DRONE SHOW. YEAH. SO IS THAT IS THAT BOTH DAYS AND IS IT THE SAME SHOW BOTH DAYS. THE DRONE SHOW. WELL REMEMBER HOLIDAY STROLL ON SATURDAY ENDS AFTER THE PARADE. SO THERE'S NO NIGHTTIME ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAY. IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT. AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN, WE'VE ADDED A DRONE SHOW. SANTA'S SKY SPECTACULAR. I THINK IT'S CALLED. AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR NIGHTTIME CEREMONY FRIDAY EVENING. SO I THINK IT'S 615 TO 630. IT'S A HARD TIME. THEY'VE GOT IT PROGRAMED IN BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET CLEARANCE AND APPROVALS AND THEN AFTER THAT WE WILL HAVE THE DOWNTOWN LITTLE TOWN LIGHTS WITH THE MAYOR AND SANTA. AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WILL BE THE MOVIE IN THE PLAZA. SO THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. 615 ON FRIDAY NIGHT, I WILL LET PEOPLE KNOW DRONES ARE COOL, BUT THEY'RE VERY DIRECTIONAL. SO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE IN FRONT AND THE FRONT WILL BE WAYNE FERGUSON PLAZA. SO VERY SIMILAR. SAME LOCATION, SIMILAR CONCEPT TO THE JULY 4TH. ALL RIGHT. RED, WHITE AND LOUISVILLE FIREWORKS THAT WE DO. THE BEST PLACE IS THE PLAZA OR CHURCH STREET CITY HALL PLAZA. IF YOU'RE TRYING TO WATCH FROM SOMEWHERE OFF IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, YOU'LL SEE DRONES AND YOU'LL SEE LIGHTS. YOU WON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT THEY'RE TELLING YOU. THEY MIGHT BE SOME FOREIGN LANGUAGE OR SOME ALIEN GLYPHS THAT YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. YOU SAID THERE'S A MOVIE IN THE MOVIE FRIDAY NIGHT WE DO A MOVIE IN THE PLAZA AFTER THE LIGHTING. OH. I PUSHED FOR DIE HARD, BUT NOT FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS. AND LATE AT NIGHT AND LITTLE KIDS. SO IT'S HOME ALONE. I THINK IS OUR OPENING, WHICH IS VERY CHRISTMASSY. WE CAN JUST DO A HANS GRUBER DROP. YEAH, LIKE LIKE THE NEW YEAR'S BALL. I'M WITH THAT. SO I CUCKOO'S CALLING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT CAROLINE OR I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU? COUNCIL? ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR. I'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF THINGS. OH, YES. I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM COUNCILWOMAN KAYE QUITE A BIT. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND OF COURSE, THE STAFF AND ALL THEIR TIME. I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY WIDE PICNIC. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY COOL, HE JUST WANTS THE CAKE. OH, NO. I'M. YEAH, I'LL WE'LL SAVE YOU AS WELL. AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, AND I THINK CAROLYN WILL BACK ME UP WITH ALL THE LIAISONS AS WELL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THE COUNCIL JUST WENT ALL IN ON THIS. I MEAN, DIDN'T GO CRAZY, BUT SAID, YEAH, WE WANT TO DO THIS AND MAKE IT GOOD. DON'T JUST GO OUT THERE AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LITTLE POPPER AND DRINK SOME CHAMPAGNE AND GO HOME. IT'S A IT'S A BIG DEAL. IT IS A BIG DEAL. SO IT WAS NOT. BUT COUNCIL SUPPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THAT YOU'RE BACKING THIS. AND BECAUSE THIS REALLY IS OBVIOUSLY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING FOR A CITY, YOU NEVER TURN 100 AGAIN. THERE'S A GENERATIONAL THING. THE EMPLOYEES WORKING ON THIS NOW, MOST OF THEM WILL NOT BE HERE FOR THE 100, AND NONE OF US ARE HERE FOR THE 200. I DON'T THINK UNLESS SOMETHING HAPPENS IN MODERN MEDICINE, I'D WELCOME SO FAR SO GOOD. YEAH. SO THIS IS A GENERATIONAL THING. THE PEOPLE[00:35:05]
WHO ARE INVOLVED IN IT ARE TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THAT THE WAIT, THIS IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THEY'RE A PART OF IT. AND SOMEBODY HIRED, YOU KNOW, IN 26 MISSED IT. THEY GOT TO HANG AROUND 24 YEARS IN ORDER TO GET TO THE NEXT ONE. SO JAMES, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, I REALLY LOVE THE STUFF THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE DOCUMENTING ALL THE HISTORY AND STUFF. I ASSUME THAT THE PLAN IS TO HAVE THAT BE NOT JUST THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR, BUT ALSO GO BEYOND. YES, BOTH OF THE TOURS. I'M SORRY, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY WITH THE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PERMANENT SIGNAGE? SO BOTH THE TOURS ARE INTENDED TO BE, YOU KNOW, ONGOING WHERE YOU CAN ADD TO THEM ANYTIME YOU WANT. YOU CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. THEY'LL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF PERMANENT MARKERS. WE'RE STARTING WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE TO SEE IF PEOPLE RESPOND TO IT, IF THEY LIKE IT, IF THEY USE IT, IF WE LOOK AND NOBODY'S SCANNING THE QR CODE, WE'RE SPINNING WHEELS. WE'VE LOOKED AT DOING SIGNAGE UP AND DOWN MAIN, BUT THE DENSITY OF THE BUILDINGS WORKS AGAINST US THERE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM. IF YOU PUT A POLE SIGN AT EVERY BUILDING, THEN YOU'RE DODGING POLL SIGNS. IF YOU PUT IT ON THE BUILDING, YOU GOT TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE BUILDING OWNERS, MOST OF WHICH WOULD SAY, SURE, SOME OF WHICH MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT. BUT WHAT SOME CITIES HAVE DONE, I'VE SEEN THIS IN SAVANNAH, I'VE SEEN THIS IN BAR HARBOR, IS THEY'LL PUT A LIKE A GANG SIGN IF YOU WILL NOT GANGS LIKE BAD, BUT A GROUP SIGN A CLUSTERED SIGN AT THE CORNER THAT'S PROMOTIONAL, NOT PUTTING GANG SIGNS AROUND. I'M NOT. IF YOU HEARD ON THE VIDEO, I'M TAKING MY SIGNS OUT.YOU KNOW, A CLUSTERED SIGN. KIND OF LIKE YOU SEE IT AT SHOPPING CENTERS, BUT IT WOULD BE NICER.
AND YOU'D PUT IT AT, SAY, MAIN AND MILL, MAYBE AT THE, THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN AND MILL IN FRONT OF LEWISVILLE STATE BANK. AND IT SHOWS A LITTLE DIAGRAM OF THE BLOCK AND IT LABELS AND SAYS IN THIS BLOCK YOU WILL SEE THESE COOL THINGS. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO SCAN TO READ ABOUT THEM BECAUSE THERE'S NOT THEN A DETAILED SIGN FOR EACH ONE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE THINK IS VERY WORKABLE. THE BUILDING, BY BUILDING IS THERE'S A WAYS TO DO IT. IT'S JUST HARDER. BUT NO, WE'RE WE'RE WAY OPEN TO THAT. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A POST CENTENNIAL DECISION.
YEAH. AND I WOULD SAY I THINK IF WE IF THE SIGNAGE DURING THE CENTENNIAL IS I THINK A PICTURE ALWAYS HELPS GET A QR CODE TO GET SCANNED. RIGHT. LIKE IF IT HAS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IN THE PLAN. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT WHATEVER WE LOOK AT DOING BEYOND THAT, I WOULD HOPE WOULD HAVE LOTS OF PICTURES. I AGREE HISTORY IS MY GIG. I LOVE THE HISTORY PART PROBABLY MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND MY WHOLE JOB. BUT THE HISTORY PART FOR ME IS THE FUN PART. THAT'S LIKE THE SANDBOX. AND SO THE INTENT OF THESE TOURS IS THAT WE CAN BUILD ON THEM AND MAKE THEM BETTER. AS TIME GOES ON, THAT MAKE THEM GOOD UP FRONT AND THEN WORK TOWARD MAKING THEM GREAT. AND SO ANY IDEAS LIKE THAT, WE'RE OPEN TO THEM. IT'S JUST FOR NOW. THIS IS WHAT THE COMMITTEE SAID. LET'S TRY THIS AND SEE IF PEOPLE LIKE IT. OKAY. YOU KNOW, THEN YOU CAN GO TO RONNIE CADE'S HOUSE AND HER ATTIC AND GO THROUGH ALL OF HER BOXES BECAUSE SHE'S GOT PROBABLY A BOX TODAY. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY MY OFFICE, SHE'S GOING TO BRIEF YOU HAVE YOU HAVE THE BOX OF WHEN WE REDID THE WELL HOUSE. YES, YES. ALL THAT THAT THE WHOLE PRESENTATION IS HILARIOUS COMPARED TO NOW. SO YEAH, IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS TYPED OUT AND THEN PICTURES WERE PASTED ON THE PAGES. YES. WE DIDN'T HAVE COMPUTERS BACK THEN. BLUE IS THE ENEMY OF HISTORICAL ARCHIVISTS. BUT THIS LOGO RIGHT HERE I WAS TELLING CLAIRE, YES, THIS WOULD BE AWESOME FOR A T SHIRT, AND WHOEVER BOUGHT IT COULD WRITE THEIR NUMBERS IN THERE. I WILL SHARE THAT WITH MEMORIAL COMMITTEE BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE WOULD I WOULD BUY IT. I WOULD HAVE ONE FOR EVERY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY. I LIKE THAT I HAD TO DRAG THE COMMITTEE AWAY FROM. THEY WANTED TO HAVE TWO BLACK SHIRTS AND A BLACK HOODIE. I SAID, LISTEN, LEWISVILLE'S NOT REALLY GOT A GOLF HISTORY. WE CAN'T JUST WEAR BLACK. GIVE ME SOME COLOR. AND THEY GAVE ME CHARCOAL GRAY. WELL, THAT'S A START. COLOR IS A START. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE LIBRARY IS LOOKING AT DOING BUTTONS WITH THAT, WITH THE WHAT IS IT CALLED THE DECAL. THE DECAL. YEAH. SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN BUTTON WITH AND TYPE AND WRITE YOUR NUMBER. YEAH, I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. YES. HAVE YOU EVER HAD THE T SHIRT? WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT NEW IDEAS. MY WORDS OF THE COMMITTEE WAS IF IT'S FREE AND IT BENEFITS THE CITY, THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES. SO THAT'S GOOD.
THANK YOU JAMES. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU JAMES I MEAN, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NAME FOR THE PLACE WE CAN HIDE THE LAKE. WAS ONE JUST A LOST. HOW THE LAKE WAS WON OR LOST TO STICK IT TO. THAT'S FUNNY. THAT'S MY GOOD IDEA FOR THE YEAR. YOU READY TO GO BACK TO SLEEP? ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO PUT THIS WORKSHOP IN ADJOURNMENT, AND WE WILL RECONVE
[A. Invocation - Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Kelly ]
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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST UP ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS THE INVOCATION WITH MAYOR PRO TEM PATRICK KELLY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENT CONTEMPLATION.THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CADE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. I AM HEARING THE DRUMS. LET'S SEE. I DON'T SEE.
[C. Proclamations/Recognitions ]
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS REGARDING OUR BACKYARD COTTAGE DESIGN COMPETITION. WE HOSTED A BACKYARD COTTAGE DESIGN COMPETITION IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS, AARP. JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE YOUNGER THAN 55, YOU CAN ACTUALLY BECOME A MEMBER OF AARP AND GET A LOT OF GREAT BENEFITS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO TURNED 21 JUST LAST YEAR, AND SHE SIGNED UP AND SHE'S GETTING ALL SORTS OF HOTEL REBATES AND STUFF. IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. SO ANYHOW, WITH THAT, THE COMPETITION HERE RAN FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER, AND WE HAD STAFF ENGAGED IN ALL SORTS OF EVENTS. SO I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR DOING THIS. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE OUT THERE GETTING THE WORD OUT. WE HAD A TREMENDOUS BATCH OF FOLKS THAT CAME AND GAVE US SOME GREAT IDEAS. AND I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS WHAT IT WILL ALLOW TO HAVE HAPPEN. A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, WE WENT AND REDID ALL OF OUR ZONING. WE MADE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS TO DO INFILL HOUSING. WE MADE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WITHIN THEIR HOMES AND IN THE INTERVENING COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE WE'VE HAD 2 OR 3 FOLKS TAKE US UP ON IT, BUT WE WANT MORE. WE WANT MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO STRETCH, MAYBE HAVE MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING, MAYBE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GENERATE SOME REVENUE AND STILL, YOU KNOW, KEEP THEIR THEIR HOME, MAYBE HAVE THEIR KIDS WHO'VE COME BACK FROM COLLEGE AND HAVE THREE OF THEM LIVING IN YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW WITH YOU. YEAH.NO, BUT GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SPACE WHERE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM ON THE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FLEXIBILITY FOR, FOR FOLKS WHO OWN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN LEWISVILLE TO CREATE MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THEM. AND I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL TOOL, BUT IT'S ALSO KIND OF INTIMIDATING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD A TINY HOME AND WHAT ARE ALL THE RULES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AND COME TO OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WHO ARE AMAZING PEOPLE AND SO GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME AND AVAILABLE. THEY MAKE THIS REALLY EASY, BUT IT CAN BE INTIMIDATIN. SO TO BE ABLE TO COME AND SAY, HEY LOOK, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ARE FAIRLY TURNKEY. ONCE THIS PROJECT IS DONE, TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND GIVE THEM A PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND HOW IT WOULD WORK. I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL, AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO CREATE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR FELLOW LEWISVILLE RESIDENTS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO US ABOUT HOW THIS WORKED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND REPLICATE IT, I'M SURE. OF COURSE, WE HAD AMAZING JUDGES. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME, FOR ALL OF OUR JUDGES WHO WERE THERE. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING. I THINK WE'VE GOT ABOUT TEN DIFFERENT AWARDS, BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS HERE. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. SO HERE WE GO. OUR DESIGN WINNER FOR THE YOUTH CATEGORY. AND IF YOU ARE HERE COME ON UP WE HAVE WENDY MCBREEN. SO HERE'S WENDY'S BACKYARD COLLEGE COTTAGE DESIGN. SO VERY EXCITING TO SEE THAT ONE. LOTS OF FUN. COME ON UP SWEETIE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. NOW, IF YOU WOULD JUST COME ON UP WE'RE GOING TO DO A PICTURE AFTER. SO GREAT JOB. NICE PARENTING. MAKING HER SOLO.
THAT'S AWESOME. LOVE IT. GOT TO BUILD THAT INDEPENDENCY YOUNG. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE SHANE DUGAN. AND THIS IS OUR STUDENT CATEGORY SHANE, IF YOU MIND COMING ON UP HERE THIS HAS GOT A LITTLE MICKEY MOUSE VIBE. IT'S REALLY COOL I LOVE IT A LOT. A LOT OF CURVES AND DESIGNS. IF
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YOU WANDER BACK THAT WAY, THAT'D BE AWESOME. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT UP WE HAVE SHERYL VACCA AND SHE IS OUR ADULT CATEGORY. I DIG THIS, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THESE. DID WE LOSE SHERYL? ALL RIGHT, WE MIGHT HAVE. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET HER HER AWARD. NEXT UP WE HAVE OLDER ADULT CATEGORY. LYNN LUCIER. OR AS I WOULD PREFER TO SAY, SEASONED ADULT. LYNN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU THINK YOU CAN KIND OF WANDER BACK. WE HAVE OUR DESIGN STUDENT. SO SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE WORLD LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME. SO SHANE PELLERIN I HOPE I GOT THAT RIGHT. SHANE, DO WE HAVE YOU HERE? THIS WAS NEAT WITH THE SLIDING PANELS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S VERY COOL I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. GREAT TEAM EFFORT.AWESOME TEAM SHANE I LOVE IT. NEXT UP WE HAVE DAVID LAWSON DESIGN PROFESSIONAL WITH THE FLEX EDU. LOVE IT. THANK YOU. LOTS OF SHADE STRUCTURES IN THAT ONE WHICH I LOVE THE OVERHANGS.
NEXT UP MOST CREATIVE. WE'VE GOT COOPERATIVE WORKS. THEY ARE NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING KIND OF A LITTLE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WITH THE BRICKS GOING ON THERE. AND THEN WE'VE GOT A LITTLE MID-CENTURY MODERN LOOK HERE WITH MOST ACCESSIBLE WITH RANDY SAFFELL. THANK YOU, RANDY, FOR THAT. AND THEN WE'VE GOT MOST SUSTAINABLE WITH A ROOFTOP GARDEN OBVIOUSLY THERE. AND THAT'S ROBERT MILLER. AND THEN PEOPLE'S CHOICE WE HAVE PEYTON PERKINS. YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'VE GOT ELEVATIONS ALL IN THERE. IT'S I WISH I HAD THESE DRAWING SKILLS PEYTON. YOU'RE AWESOME. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, EVEN WITH A TINY HOME WITH YOU KNOW, 700FT■S OR SO, YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGN CHOICES THAT YOU CAN PUT INTO, INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SOMETHING THAT WOULD MATCH OR MAYBE EVEN STRETCH THE DESIGN CAPACITY OF YOUR OF YOUR HOME AND YOUR SPACE. SO HOPEFULLY A LOT OF FOLKS WILL TAKE SOME INSPIRATION BY THIS, BUT LET'S GIVE ALL OF OUR AWARD WINNERS A GREAT BIG HAND.
AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU ALL AND WE HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOUR DESIGNS ACTUALLY BUILT. I THINK IT WILL BE AWESOME. SO YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU. ARE WE. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE PICTURES UP BEHIND ME, WHICH I NEVER NOTICED BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING THAT WAY. BUT WE WILL HAVE THESE DESIGNS UP ON THE WEBSITE, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND SLIDE THEM UP HERE MOMENTARILY. IF WE CAN DO IT QUICKLY. IF NOT, CAN YOU DO IT? AND IF NOT, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO PUT THEM ON THE WEBSITE AND Y'ALL CAN TAKE A LOOK THERE. BUT THEY ARE WONDERFUL DESIGNS. THEY'RE REALLY COOL. I HOPE THAT MY DESCRIPTIONS OF THEM ACTUALLY HELP YOU VISUALIZE THEM, BUT I DOUBT IT. I MEAN, MOMENTS, YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GIVE UP ON THAT PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EVENING. BUT REST ASSURED THESE WILL ALL BE ON THE WEBSITE. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, ITEM D VISITOR CITIZENS FORUM SPEAKERS MUST ADDRESS THEIR COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR RATHER THAN TO INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. SPEAKERS SHOULD SPEAK CLEARLY AND STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THEIR REMARKS. SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED FIVE MINUTES FOR TESTIMONY. SPEAKERS MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE, OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. UNAUTHORIZED REMARKS FROM THE AUDIENCE. STAMPING OF FEET, WHISTLES, YELLS, CLAPPING, AND SIMILAR DEMONSTRATIONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS RESTRICTED FROM DISCUSSING OR TAKING ACTION ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. ACTION CAN ONLY BE TAKEN AT FUTURE MEETINGS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR E-COMMERCE COMMENTS FOR VISITOR CITIZENS FORUM. THAT'S. YEAH, THAT'S FOR SPECIFIC. I'LL JUST BRING IT TO A SPECIFIC. SINCE THEY PROBABLY ARE ALL ON CONSENT, WE'LL GO FROM THERE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE
[E. Consent Agenda ]
CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SELF-EXPLANATORY BY THE COUNCIL. BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OF[00:50:02]
CITIZENS. SO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO REQUEST REMOVAL OF AN ITEM, A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO REMOVE ITEMS. WE DID HAVE A COMMENT FROM DEREK JAMES ASKING ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH HALF AN ASSOCIATES AND I'M. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT STAFF REACH BACK TO THE INDIVIDUAL ABOUT ANY COMMENTS ON THAT. WE ALREADY HAVE. MAYOR. GREAT. THANK YOU.WITH THAT COUNCIL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND COUNCIL, WILL YOU PLEASE VOTE? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM F REGULAR HEARING. CONSIDERATION OF
[F. Regular Hearing ]
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS. CASTING THE CITY'S 153 VOTES FOR CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE DENTON COUNTY APPRAISAL. DENTON CENTRAL, DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LET'S BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT DENTON COUNTY, IT'S DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDING FOR SUBMITTAL OF SAME TO THE CHIEF APPRAISER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE IS BEING ASKED TO CAST ITS VOTES FOR THE DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LEWISVILLE IS ALLOCATED 153 VOTES AND MAY CAST ALL OF THEM FOR A SINGLE CANDIDATE, OR DIVIDE THEM AMONG CANDIDATES AS COUNCIL SO DETERMINES. SINCE NUMEROUS ISDS CONTROL THE LARGER BLOCKS OF VOTES, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHERE LEWISVILLE VOTES WOULD BE BEST USED. HOWEVER, IT IS GENERALLY MORE EFFECTIVE TO CAST THE VOTES AS A BLOCK RATHER THAN DIVIDING THEM UP AMONG CANDIDATES. DIVIDING THE VOTES CAN DILUTE THE IMPACT. VOTES ARE DUE BY DECEMBER 15TH, 2024, AND IT IS CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION AS SET FORTH. I COUNCIL HAD BEEN DOING A LOT OF THE MATH AND BEEN LOOKING AT VARIOUS SPREADSHEETS. I IF WE GIVE 96 OF OUR VOTES AND POMACLE AND 50 OF OUR VOTES TO ALEX BUCK, THAT WILL PUT THE TWO OF THEM EVEN. AND I DIDN'T DO THE MATH ON THAT, BUT THAT PUTS THEM AT 710 OR SO VOTES APIECE. SO 700 SHOULD 650 TO 700 TYPICALLY GETS YOU ELECTED IN THIS VOTE? I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THE REMAINING SEVEN VOTES THAT WE HAVE, WE PLACE WITH RAY MARTIN.HE'S A LEWISVILLE RESIDENT THAT WORKED HARD TO GO OUT AND GET VOTES, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'S GOING TO MAKE THE CUT. BUT HE HE DEFINITELY MADE A DIFFERENCE OUT THERE. MAYOR, CAN YOU REPEAT 96 VOTES FOR AN POMACLE 50 VOTES FOR ALEX BUCK AND SEVEN VOTES FOR RAY MARTIN.
HOW MANY? I'M SORRY, THE LAST ONE. SEVEN. SEVEN FOR RAY MARTI. OKAY. YES. OKAY. BUT OF COURSE, I'LL TAKE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COUNCIL. MAYOR, I BELIEVE THOSE ARE GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS. SO I MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CASTING THE VOTES FOR THE DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS FOLLOWS 96 VOTES FOR AN POMACLE, 50 VOTES FOR ALEX BUCK AND SEVEN VOTES FOR RAY MARTIN. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. COUNCIL. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
[G. Reports]
ITEM G REPORTS REPORTS ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST REGARDING WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. SO WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS. I THINK WE'LL START TO MY RIGHT.COUNCIL MEMBER MEREDITH. YES, I'VE GOT SOME LIBRARY ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK. ZINE SCENE FOR ADULTS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 630 TO 730. CRAWFORD MEETING ROOM REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
TEDDY BEAR SLEEPOVER FOR ALL AGES. DROP OFF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 3 TO 445. PICKUP. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 11 TO NOON. BENNETT PROGRAM ROOM. NO TICKET OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE PRE-SALE FOR ALL AGES. FRIDAY, DECEMBER SIXTH, 4 TO 7 P.M. THE GLENN MOORE SAVAGE COMMUNITY ROOM AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE FOR ALL AGES.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. GLENN MOORE SAVAGE COMMUNITY ROOM. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER TROYER YES, I HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS FOR THE GRAND THEATER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. FIRST OF ALL, WILL HEARNES GRAND OLE CHRISTMAS SHOW PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE ON DECEMBER 7TH. THE NUTCRACKER NUTCRACKER SUITE, PRESENTED BY THE JOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 13TH, CHILDREN'S MAGIC SHOW WITH KJ JOHNSON, PRESENTED BY THE LEWISVILLE MASONIC LODGE ON DECEMBER 17TH. AND AS ALWAYS, THE ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS FRIDAY NIGHT, PRESENTED BY THE VISUAL ART LEAGUE OF LEWISVILLE FROM 6 TO 9. AND THEN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES COMING UP. FIRST OF ALL, THE BIG BIGGIE IS THE HOLIDAY STROLL. THIS COMING WEEKEND, DECEMBER 6TH AND SEVENTH, PRESENTED BY THE CITY
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OF LEWISVILLE. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING TO BE GOING ON IN OLD TOWN THIS WEEKEND, SO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE AND WATCH THE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A DRONE SHOW AND SANTA CLAUS AND THE MAYOR LIGHTING THE CHRISTMAS TREE. THAT'S WHAT I HEAR.NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE, DECEMBER 17TH. BODY WEIGHT BOOT CAMP PRESENTED BY CASE CORTEZ. THURSDAYS IN WAYNE FERGUSON PLAZA THAT GOES THROUGH NOVEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 19TH. AND THEN THERE ARE TWO EXHIBITIONS IN THE GRAND THE GIFT OF ART AND ART SALE EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE THAT RUNS FROM DECEMBER SIXTH THROUGH THE 20TH AND THEN SMALL GIFTS PRESENTED BY THE VISUAL ART LEAGUE OF LEWISVILLE THROUGH DECEMBER 27TH. AND THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU SIR. CITY ATTORNEY, CITY SECRETARY, PLANNING ED, STREETS, PARKS. JUST THE LIKE REPORT 84.9% FULL 518.72FT. IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME RAIN PRETTY SOON. YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. JIM, CHIEF, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN AS WE CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WE'LL FOLLOW UP THE OLD TOWN HOLIDAY STROLL THIS WEEKEND WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT TAKING SANTA AROUND BEGINNING MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH. SO NEXT MONDAY, A WEEK FROM TODAY, WE'LL HIT THE STREETS WITH SANTA. WE'LL RELEASE THE SANTA SANTA TRACKER ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK. AND SO PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW AND SEE WHERE HE'S AT AS WE GO. AWESOME. CHIEF, SO EXCITED TO REITERATE ABOUT THE DRONE SHOW. I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A BIT. SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. GET YOUR SPOT ON THE ON THE WAYNE FERGUSON PLAZA FOR THE BEST VIEWING THE PARADE ON SATURDAY. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY AT THE PARADE. THAT'S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC AS WELL. SO AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, TROYER MENTIONED SO MUCH STUFF GOING ON AT OLD TOWN THIS WEEKEND, BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. PLEASE MAKE IT A POINT TO GET DOWN THERE. LOTS OF GREAT STUFF TO DO. AWESOME. THANK YOU SIR.
COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, I WAS JUST GOING TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER IS VERY FULL.
AND AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE HOLIDAYS, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW BEST FRIENDS WAITING FOR YOU THERE. LOOKING FOR A HOME. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PUPPY OR A KITTEN OR ANYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN, PLEASE GO DOWN TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND GET A NEW FRIEND. OKAY? COUNCILMAN JONES. NO REPORT MAYOR. JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON. HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND WE'LL HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON. WHETHER YOU CELEBRATE HANUKKAH, CHRISTMAS OR KWANZAA. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SAY AHEAD OF TIME, ALL THE STAFF. I KNOW HOW BUSY Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE. THIS WEEK AND STUFF, BUT THIS IS ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN OLD TOWN. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY OUT THERE AND STAY SAFE UNTIL THEN. AND YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT IF YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY ADOPT ONE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT FOSTERING UNTIL WE CAN GET THEM ADOPTED. AND SO THAT'S ALWAYS AN ALTERNATIVE. BUT WE'RE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS. AND I'M TELLING YOU, I ENDED UP WITH WITH RUBY.
AND THAT WAS THE LAST OF MY COUNCIL VIDEOS HERE. BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE DID. THANK YOU. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE EITHER. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO CLOSED
[I. Closed Session]
SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SUBCHAPTER D, SECTION 551 .071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE AMENDMENT OF LAND USE REGULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT INTENSITY MANUFACTURING. MEDIUM INTENSITY MANUFACTURING. HEAVY INTENSITY AND WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY USES SECTION 551 .072 REAL ESTATE PROPERTY ACQUISITION. SECTION 551 .087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN IN CLOSED SESSION ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING. DISCUSS ANY OF THE MATTERS LISTED ABOVE AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 .071. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEYS. WE WILL ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE WHEN WE'RE DONE[J. Reconvene]
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION. THERE IS NO FURTHER AC* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.