[Workshop Session - 6:15 P.M. ]
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ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. IF YOU SEE THE GREEN RINGS UP THERE, THAT MEANS THAT MICROPHONE CAN HEAR YOU IN THIS ROOM. SO JUST BE AWARE. LET'S SEE HERE. FIRST UP ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS DISCUSSION OF THE CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. Y'ALL CAN FIND YOUR AGENDA THERE. I'VE GOT COUNCIL MEMBER JONES FOR THE INVOCATION. I'VE GOT THE PLEDGES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN WE ARE PROCLAIMING ASHLEY CHAN DAY TONIGHT. SO THAT'S EXCITING. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE SALVATION ARMY REGARDING THE RED KETTLE CHALLENGE. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANIXTER AND THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE. AND I KNOW WE WERE NOT INTENDING FOR THAT TO JUST STOP. I MEAN, I REMEMBER WHEN WE DID THE DEAL, IT WAS IT WAS EVERY YEAR KEPT GOING. SO YEAH. ITEM TWO BID AWARD FOR ACE LANE SIDEWALK AND WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS. GET THAT LOOP. FINALLY PUT IN. ITEM THREE. PLANNING AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEWISVILLE AND COPPELL. ITEM FOUR RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW DOES THIS SORT OF WORK WITH THIS ADVANCED FUNDING THING? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE. IT'S REALLY JUST A REIMBURSEMENT. WHERE IS DAVE? HE'S BEHIND YOU. SORRY. YOU'RE USUALLY OUT THERE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? YEAH, I THINK IT'S A STANDARD TEXT THAT WE GO. THIS IS THE SAME KIND OF FUNDING AGREEMENT WE USE WITH THE ESTHETICS OF I-35. IT'S BASICALLY THAT IT'S OUR IT'S OUR STANDARD ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT THAT JUST OUTLINES HOW THEY'RE GOING TO REIMBURSE US THE MONEY. OKAY. SO THEY WERE I GUESS THEY HAVE TO AGREE TO THE PROJECT WE'RE DOING, I GUESS RIGHT NOW. I TAKE BACK A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I SAID WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, A CIP, THE CITY PAYS FOR THE DESIGN, AND THEN THE STATE ACTUALLY COMES IN AND THEY BUILD THE PROJECT. SO ONCE WE SO ONCE WE'VE FINISHED THE DESIGN AND TURN IT OVER TO THE STATE, THE CITY'S DONE SO. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS LAYS OUT, IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE DESIGN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD IT. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T LIKE THE DESIGN. ARE THEY MAKING COMMENTS? WE DON'T IDENTIFY THEM AND THEY HAVE TO APPROVE IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
ITEM FIVE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD RELATED TO I-35 CORRIDOR OVERLAY FOR CHEVROLET. IT'S A REGULAR HEARING. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THIS AND WE'LL HAVE MORE DISCUSSION OUT IN CHAMBERS. BUT THE WHAT IS WHAT IS SPLIT CONCRETE. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THAT'S WHAT RICHARD ANSWERED THE QUESTION. IT'S THE IT'S AN UPGRADED MATERIAL. IT IS A CONCRETE BLOCK, BUT IT HAS THE APPEARANCE OF STONE ON THE EXTERIOR. EXAMPLES ARE ALL OVER LEWISVILLE. THE SUPERTARGET ON HEBRON. THAT'S COSTCO, THE COSTCO ON SAM RAYBURN TOLLWAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE PAVESTONE, BASICALLY. EVERY STONE ON BOTH SIDES IN A WAY. I JUST FOUND A PICTURE ON A MAP SHOWING. AWESOME. SO THERE'S EXAMPLES ALL OVER THE CITY WHERE THIS IS.
IT'S MORE OF AN ELEVATED DECORATIVE STYLE STRUCTURAL CONCRETE BLOCK THAT HAS MORE OF AN ARCHITECTURAL LOOK TO IT AND IS, LIKE I SAID, IS CONSIDERED AN UPGRADE. QUESTION THAT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ASKED EIGHT HOURS AGO BECAUSE THAT CHANGES MY THOUGHT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT.
SO I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM FIVE? ITEM SIX DECLARING A VACANCY EXISTS AND APPOINTMENT TO PLACE SEVEN ON THE PARK BOARD. PATRICK, I THINK YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT. IS THAT WHAT WAS YOU AND RONNIE? YEP. I'M GOING TO NEED THAT RECOMMENDATION NAME AGAIN BECAUSE I'VE FORGOTTEN IT. I THINK IN MY NOTES HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE. YOU'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND DANIEL LAW. YEAH, THAT'S WHO IT IS. THAT'S AWESOME. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? MISTER LAW IS THE GENTLEMAN FROM CASTLE HILLS WHO'S COME AND DONE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS I THINK HE WAS IN CITIZENS VIEW. SO CURRENTLY ON QUEUE. YEAH. OKAY.
REPORTS CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY CLOSED SESSION? NO. WELL, WE DO HAVE.
WE DO, BUT DURING WORKSHOP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH NOTHING ELSE TO DEAL WITH, ITEM A, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B, CITY CHARTER REVIEW THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO, MAYOR, WE PUT THIS BACK ON IN WHOLE JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAD FLEXIBILITY TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ON THIS CHARTER REVIEW. BUT WE DID RECEIVE DIRECTION
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FROM LAST TIME FROM COUNCIL ON KIND OF WHERE THEY WANTED TO HEAD, SPECIFICALLY STATING THAT YOU GUYS WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MAY ELECTION. THE FIRST TOPIC I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE PROCESS FOR DOING THAT. SO WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE TO CALL THAT SPECIAL ELECTION AT AT A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO MEET THE DEADLINE TO CALL, SO THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IT BE NEXT MONDAY AT 6 P.M. IF YOU GUYS ARE AMENABLE TO THAT, TO THAT. I ACTUALLY GOT CONFLICT, BUT. ANY OTHER DAY WE COULD DO IT. WE COULD. ANOTHER DAY. YES. THAT'S DOABLE. IF THE FIRE STATION GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, THE TRAIN. SO. THAT'S IT FOR. THAT'S IT FOR. YEAH. SO I WAS THINKING SIX. IF WE PUSHED IT LATER WOULD IT WORK. BECAUSE I THINK THIS WILL BE A FAIRLY QUICK MEETING. WOULD THAT HELP YOU WITH YOUR CONFLICT NOW YOU'RE OUT OF TIME.LET ME LOOK. I'M NOT SURE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE NEXT WEEK. RIGHT? IT HAS TO BE NEXT WEEK.
THE DEADLINE IS THE FOURTH. FRIDAY THE 14TH. THE 14TH, 5 P.M. I MEAN, IF THERE'S ONLY ONE CONFLICT, WE CAN DO IT. YEAH, I COULD MAKE IT. LET'S PUSH IT TO SEVEN. SEVEN. OKAY, I CAN DO SEVEN. BOB, ARE YOU GONNA BE ALL RIGHT WITH THAT? YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN THERE WERE TWO OTHER TOPICS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP, AND I WANTED TO HAVE A TOUCH POINT BECAUSE FOR US TO CALL IT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU GUYS WANT. SO ONE, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT GENDERED LANGUAGE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL. THE OTHER ONE WAS TIMING ON COUNCIL THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO CALL THE ELECTION FOR COUNCIL INCREASE IN PAY. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT WANTING TO I THINK, PATRICK ROSE, THE ISSUE WAS WANTING TO HAVE IT, NOT TO AVOID A LOOK LIKE YOU GUYS ARE PROVIDING RAISES TO YOURSELF, THAT YOU GUYS WOULD WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT ELECTION CAME UP. SO BASICALLY IT WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE IN YOUR CURRENT TERM. IT WOULD ONLY BE EFFECTIVE IN YOUR SECOND TERM. IS THAT AM I ACCURATELY REFERENCING. AND I THINK SOME OF THE COMMENTS WERE LIKE THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOO LONG. AND THEN I THINK I MAY HAVE SUGGESTED OR SOMEONE ELSE SUGGESTED IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ME, WHICH WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA, WAS YOU COULD JUST DELAY IT FOR A YEAR. AND I THINK AFTER REFLECTING ON THAT, I'M NOT SURE THAT ACHIEVES IF WE'RE TRYING TO DO IF WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GIVING OURSELVES RAISES, THAT DOESN'T ACHIEVE THAT. IT JUST POSTPONES IT A YEAR. AND THAT DOES COME WITH ADMINISTRATIVE. NOT A LOT WE CAN DO. IT DOES COME WITH SOME ADMINISTRATIVE HEADACHE OF JUST MANAGING WHO'S DOING WHAT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT US STAFF TO TAKE ON THAT. IT IS SMALL, BUT IT IS MORE OF A BURDEN IF YOU'RE NOT REALLY ACHIEVING THE GOAL YOU WERE. THAT WAS STATED. SO TO ME, I FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT BE AN ALL OR NOTHING PROPOSITION TO ACHIEVE OR NOT TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL. I THINK POSTPONING IT A YEAR DOESN'T REALLY GET YOU ANYTHING. THOSE THREE WOULD GET US WHAT I'M TRYING TO ACHIEVE, RIGHT? RIGHT. BUT I THINK THE DIRECTION FROM I'M SORRY, THE DIRECTION AFTER THAT WAS EVERYONE WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST POSTPONE IT A YEAR? AND SO, YES, I MEAN, IF YOU IF YOU'RE CONCERNED OF WHAT PATRICK HAD RAISED, I THINK HIS SOLUTION IS THE ONLY WOULD SOLVE THAT ISSUE.
OR IF YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT, THEN THAT'S FINE. WE JUST WE JUST CALL IT. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TOUCH BASE WITH YOU GUYS AND EXPRESS THAT THAT THOUGHT PROCESS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING MUCH BY JUST A ONE YEAR DELAY. BUT I WILL LET YOU TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. CAN YOU GIVE DIRECTION? SO THE THINGS THAT CONCERN ME IN MY LIFE AND FOR THE CITY, THIS IS A VERY SMALL THING. SO I'M NOT GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A BIG STINK ABOUT IT. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO DELAY THREE YEARS SO THAT IT'S OUT OF EVERYBODY'S CYCLE. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD ANYTHING UP BECAUSE OF THAT BIGGER FISH TO FRY AND DELAYING IT THREE YEARS. I MEAN, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ON THAT TIME FRAME. SO LIKE IF YOU HAVE THE I MEAN, YOU WOULD HAVE THE PERSON THAT RUNS THE NEXT TIME NEXT YEAR, THEY I THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST SAYING, NOT IN THIS CURRENT TERM THAT YOU'RE SERVIN.
RIGHT. STAGGERED WHAT HE'S SAYING. YEAH. WOULD YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT I GOT BACK THOUGH IS THAT IT'S TOO HARD TO TOO HARD TO, TO ADMINISTER. BUT THAT WAS FROM COUNCIL. THAT WASN'T FROM STAFF. RIGHT. WE CAN DO IT. WE CAN DO IT. IT'S JUST A I MEAN, THERE'S NOT MANY OF YOU. WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO HAND ADJUST IT ALL. BUT OKAY, NONE YET. SO YOU WOULD. SO IF WE CAN DO THAT YOU WOULD PREFER JUST BASED ON NOT GIVING IT IN YOUR CURRENT TERM YOUR PREFERENCE. YEAH.
OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE. SO I, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CITIES DO THIS AND I'VE SEEN THEM DO THE STAGGERED THING AND I'VE SEEN THEM DO THE IN IN THEY PASS OR THEY DON'T PASS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY RHYME OR REASON TO IT OTHER, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, CITIZENS MADE THE RECOMMENDATION. CITIZENS ARE THE ONES DOING THE VOTING. THE ONLY THING WE ARE IS THE GATEKEEPER
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OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CITIZENS REQUEST GETS VOTED ON. SO I DON'T I DON'T SEE THIS AS US GIVING OURSELVES A PAY RAISE. I GET WHERE PEOPLE DO, BUT I JUST IN MY MIND, THIS IS A COMPLETELY CITIZEN, CITIZEN RUN PROGRAM. CITIZENS GET TO GIVE THE THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN, AND IF THEY GIVE THE THUMBS UP AND YOU WAIT THREE YEARS, DOES THAT IS THAT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE? IF THEY GIVE THE THUMBS DOWN AND YOU DON'T? I JUST THAT'S THAT'S MY TAKE ON IT. I THOUGHT THE SAME KIND OF LINE OF LINE OF REASONING WITH THAT. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT BY APPROVING IT TO GO ON, WE'RE TACITLY SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. SURE. SO BUT THAT'S, AGAIN, OF ALL THE THINGS WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IN THE CITY. THIS IS NOT AT THE TOP OF MY LIST. AND FRANKLY, IT OPENS UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO RUN FOR OFFICE. AND AT LEAST I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT IT IT CAN BE COSTLY TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO. SO I THINK THAT THIS HELPS WITH FOLKS THAT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THAT'D BE A STRETCH TOO FAR. SO I JUST CAN'T SWALLOW IT. I GET IT, I GET IT, I'M ALL CHOKED UP, TOO.IT'S OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY $0.02 SINCE I DIDN'T GET IT LAST TIME. SO I THINK WE JUST NEED SOME CONSENSUS FOR STAFF TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LANGUAGE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ON THIS. I MEAN, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. THAT'S JUST THE PUBLIC SCRUTINY. IT'S LIKE, DON'T MAKE DON'T OVERCOMPLICATE IT. FOR STAFF AND FOR THE FOLKS ARE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION YAY OR NAY EITHER WAY. SO WHETHER YOU DELAY IT OR DON'T, YOU KNOW AS A PERSON THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY ANY SKIN IN THE GAME, I'VE BEEN THE CHEAPEST COUNCIL MEMBER YOU HAD BECAUSE THE ONLY THING TWO, AT LEAST TWO, TWO. NO, SIX YEARS I WORKED FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I COULDN'T TAKE THE $50 PER MEETING EITHER. SO IS NOMINALLY RAISING GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY? NOBODY'S GETTING RICH. WE'RE NOT OUR SUBURB TO THE TO THE SOUTH. WE'RE NOT GETTING THE TYPE OF MONEY THEY'RE GETTING, BUT IT'S JUST A WAY TO HELP OUT THE FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I'M ALL FOR IT. AND I'M NOT I'M NOT GOING TO SEE ANY OF IT. SO YEAH. AND I'LL GO AROUND AND PREACH IT TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO WANTS TO ARGUE. I, I AGREE WITH TJ. SO YEAH I AGREE WITH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOT REALLY ALL RIGHT I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION THOUGH I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE SOME CLOSED SESSION HERE. SO WE'LL NEED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR TODD PHILLIPS. AND THE LANGUAGE I HAVE TO READ IS SOMEWHERE IN HERE. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 .071 CONSULTATION. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY IS. ALL I HAVE TO DO. IS THE YELLOW THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM B? CITY CHARTER REVIEW. ALL RIGHT. ITEM C PARK DEDICATION AND NAMING RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND PARKS AND. SO. ON THAT. WOULD. JUST GO THROUGH THOSE. THAT'D BE GREAT. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS.
CHARTER FENCE. NO. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PARK FANS. I'M GOING TO RUN YOU BY SOME RECOMMENDATIONS WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING BEFORE COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. IN TERMS OF A COUPLE OF DEDICATIONS AND NAMINGS FOR PARKS AND TRAILS. WE'LL REVIEW THE PROTOCOL, TALK ABOUT THE CONSIDERATIONS AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THE PARK BOARD ACTION WAS TAKEN. SO OUR GUIDELINES, NAMING FACILITY GUIDELINES, PR 107 AND IT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2022. AND IT KIND OF CREATES GUIDELINES FOR HOW WE NAME PARKS OR TRAILS, WHETHER WE DO IT BY ADJACENT STREETS OR LANDMARKS OR MAYBE A SUBDIVISION NAME, OR RECOGNIZING AN INDIVIDUAL OR AN ORGANIZATION WITH WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THAT SECOND BULLET REQUIRES SOME PEOPLE TO COME IN AND, AND PETITION US TO DO THAT. WE TAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PARK, THE PARK BOARD. THEY REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE NAMES FOR THE PARKS AND TRAILS. AND THEN WE BRING THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THEY CAN REVIEW THE PARK BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS, OR YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO JUST OUTRIGHT NAME WITHOUT GOING THROUGH US OR THE PARK BOARD, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BACK IN 2022, WE DEDICATED AND NAMED 29 PARKS. A LOT OF THOSE CAME OVER DURING THE AFTER THE CASTLE HILLS ANNEXATION. RIGHT NOW WE'RE CONSIDERING THREE AREAS. ONE IS GOING TO BE WHERE WE ARE GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIMBER CREEK TRAIL EXTENSION EAST OF CENTRAL PARK, OLD TOWN
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POCKET PARK, NEXT TO SULLIVAN'S BARBECUE, AND THEN THE AREA UP IN THE NORTHERN GATEWAY OFF OF SUMMIT WAS THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL, THE ONE THAT WE HAD TROUBLE GETTING PROPERTY. WAS THAT ONE? YES. WELL, WE WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY. WELL, WE'RE ALMOST THERE. OKAY, SO THE TIMBER CREEK TRAIL EXTENSION, LIKE I SAID, MOVES EAST FROM CENTRAL PARK OVER TO CORPORATE DRIVE. IT'LL CONNECT THE TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOODS TO CENTRAL PARK AND ENHANCING OUR TEN MINUTE WALK TO A PARK. GOALS CLAIRE GAVE US A GREAT RECOMMENDATION. WANTING TO COMMEMORATE LOUISVILLE'S 100TH BIRTHDAY, SO WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF NAMING IT THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL SO WE CAN DO A GROUNDBREAKING IN THE CENTENNIAL YEAR. PLUS, WHAT AN AMAZING WAY TO CAP OFF OUR MARCH TOWARDS 100% OF TEN MINUTE WALK TO A PARK FOR RESIDENTS THERE. REAL GROUNDBREAKING SPRING OR SUMMER.AND AT THAT, AT THAT LOCATION. AND WE'LL PROBABLY DO THE GROUNDBREAKING IN CENTRAL PARK NEAR SOME OF OUR PUBLIC ART FOR THE OLD TOWN POCKET PARK. JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE. OLD TOWN POCKET PARK. IT'S A SMALL PARK. TWO SMALL PARCELS NEXT TO SULLIVAN'S BARBECUE. ONE WAS DEDICATED TO THE CITY WHEN THE MILL STREET APARTMENTS WENT IN. WE'LL DO A GROUNDBREAKING THERE IN THE SUMMER AS WELL. AND THEN THE HERITAGE PRAIRIE PARK AND TRAIL THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS WHERE THAT COY TALLY VISION PLAN WAS. IT WAS DEDICATED TO THE CITY AS PART OF THE NORA AND HERITAGE TRAILS. DEVELOPMENT AND TOURS FOR IT'S PARTIALLY COMPLETE. WE'RE WORKING ON DOING SOME TRAIL EXTENSIONS THERE AND IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE EASTERN POND, BUT THERE IS FUNCTIONAL PARK SPACE AND TRAIL HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. WE ALREADY MAINTAIN OUR PLAN TO MAINTAIN THESE AREAS ANYWAY, SO THOSE ARE OUR OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PARK BOARD HAS SEEN THAT AND GIVEN THE THUMBS UP AT THEIR JANUARY MEETING, AND WE WILL FORMALLY BE BRINGING A RESOLUTION TO YOU NEXT MEETING. SO FEBRUARY 17TH WITH THESE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS, UNLESS YOU ALL ANY QUESTIONS OR ALARMED, WASN'T THE OLD TOWN POCKET PARK, WASN'T THAT GOING TO BE MAINTENANCE AND MAINTENANCE BY. YES. SO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SULLIVAN'S FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FACADE.
AND IN DOING THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US ACTIVATE THE PARK AND DO SOME OF THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE THERE. AND OUR TEAM IS STILL GOING TO BE THERE. THAT IS GOING TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT OUR THEIR. ANY. SO THE BOB TROYER MEMORIAL TRAIL JUST NEVER MADE IT ON THE LIST. IT'S JUST IT'S MEMORIAL MEMORIAL. THANKS. CELEBRATION TRAIL. RIGHT. JUST MAKING SURE YOU'RE AWAKE, BOB. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS ON THOSE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GANG, LET'S SEE HERE I THINK THAT'S IT FOR WORKSHOP. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BREAK FROM WORKSHOP ANEP. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR SESSION OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. IT IS 7 P.M.
[A. Invocation - Council Member Brandon Jones]
AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST UP ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE HAVE THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRANDON JONES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENT CONTEMPLATION.THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GREEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. 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 INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT.
[C. Proclamation]
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IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT PLEASURE. IF I GOT TO STAND HERE, YOU GOT TO STAND HERE. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE LOUISVILLE CITIZENS FOR DOING GREAT STUFF, AND ALWAYS REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH A GREAT WAY. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME MISS ASHLEY CHAN. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAYBE DON'T KNOW ASHLEY, SHE WAS A FOUR DAY WINNER ON JEOPARDY! THIS YEAR, SO. AND AS I WAS TELLING HER EARLIER, I HAVE LOTS OF FOND MEMORIES. GROWING UP WITH MY GRANDMOTHER WATCHING ALEX TREBEK. SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE LOUISVILLE. I MEAN, MY PHONE STARTED LIGHTING UP, HEY, THERE'S SOMEBODY. SO WE KNEW WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING. SO TONIGHT, MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I DO THESE PROCLAMATIONS AND I KIND OF DO THIS CALL AND RESPONSE THING.LIKE IF WE'RE IN CHURCH WHERE I SAY THE WHEREASES AND YOU ALL SAY IT ALONG WITH ME, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT. SO HERE WE GO. FIRST UP. WHEREAS WHAT IS A LONG RUNNING AND ICONIC AMERICAN TELEVISION GAME SHOW CREATED BY MERV GRIFFIN IN 1964 AND AIRING CONTINUOUSLY IN ITS CURRENT FORM SINCE 1984.
JEOPARDY! THAT'S RIGHT. AND WHEREAS WHAT IS A HIGHLY CHALLENGING QUIZ COMPETITION THAT REWARDS CONTESTANTS WHO DEMONSTRATE A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF COMMON AND OBSCURE TOPICS, JEOPARDY! ALL RIGHT. AND WHEREAS, WHO IS A LOUISVILLE RESIDENT AND JEOPARDY! CONTESTANT WHOSE EPISODES AIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2024 AND WHEREAS WHO WON FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS ON JEOPARDY! BY DEMONSTRATING NOT ONLY A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF VARIOUS SUBJECTS, BUT ALSO REMARKABLE COMPOSURE UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE. THERE WE GO. AND WHEREAS, WHO REPRESENTED THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENCE AND GRACE THROUGH HER SUCCESS ON JEOPARDY! YEAH, Y'ALL GOT IT. NOW. THEREFORE, I, T.J. GILMORE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025 AS ASHLEY CHAN DAY IN LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE HER SUCCESS. THANK YOU. AND ASHLEY, WE'VE GOT FAMILY BACK HERE. DID YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANYBODY? YES. OH, I BROUGHT PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE FAMILY. SO I BROUGHT MY HUSBAND, MY FATHER IN LAW, MY PARENTS, MY GRANDPARENTS, MY AUNT AND UNCLE. MY GRANDMA WAS ON JEOPARDY IN 1974, SO. OH, THAT'S AWESOME. IT'S A FAMILY THING. YES. SO HOPEFULLY CONTINUING THE TRADITION. BUT THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING PART OF IT. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GIVE HER A HAND. OH THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT NEXT UP
[D. Presentation]
ITEM D WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE SALVATION ARMY TO PRESENT THE MAYOR'S RED KETTLE CHALLENGE RESULTS. IT'S CREATIVE SOMETIMES. THERE IT GOES. THERE WE GO. MAYOR. I'LL TAKE. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR KETTLE PROGRAM FOR 2000. PLEASE. VERY NICE. WELL, I AM MAJOR DEWAYNE DURHAM, ONE OF THE SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS FROM HERE IN LEWISVILLE. MY WIFE IS THE OTHER ONE, THE OTHER BETTER ONE, MAJOR MARION. BUT I'M ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY MY COLLEAGUE, MAJOR. SORRY TO CALL HIM MAJOR DAVID FESER. HE IS OUR MAJOR GIFTS MANAGER, BUT WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR T.J. GILMORE AND CITY LEADERS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 2024 LOUISVILLE AREA MAYOR'S RED KETTLE CHALLENGE. YOUR LEADERSHIP INSPIRED THREE OTHER AREA MAYORS IN THIS AREA TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT CHALLENGE. FLOWER MOUND MAYOR CHERYL MOORE, BARTONVILLE MAYOR JACQUELINE CARRINGTON, EXCUSE ME, AND HIGHLAND VILLAGE MAYOR CHARLOTTE WILCOX, AND WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU AND A BELL THAT WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR HELPING THE CHALLENGE RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY OF LOUISVILLE AND OUR YEAR ROUND PROGRAMS ADDRESSING FAMILY INSTABILITY CAUSED BY POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT YOUR EFFORTS VERY SUCCESSFUL, COMBINED, ALL EFFORTS COMBINED.THE LOUISVILLE TEAM RAISED $1,576. YAY! SO JUST A REPORT TO YOU THAT BREAKDOWN, 785 61 WAS
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RAISED RIGHT THERE ON THE SAMS CLUB. AS YOU WERE RINGING THE BELL THERE, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT WAS RAISED RIGHT HERE THE NIGHT WE CAME WITH THE KETTLE SETUP. AND THEN $790.39 WAS RAISED THROUGH YOUR ONLINE, YOUR VIRTUAL RED KETTLE. SO VERY SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN AS YOU PLACED SECOND IN THE SALVATION ARMY, LOUISVILLE'S 2024 MAYORAL RED KETTLE CHALLENGE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE OWE YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE BECAUSE YOUR EFFORTS INSPIRED FOUR MAYORAL TEAMS TO RAISE A TOTAL OF $9,804 IN DONATIONS. SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE LEADING THE CHARGE TO HELP PROVIDE HOPE AND HELP TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. SO YOUR EFFORTS HELPED THE SALVATION ARMY IN LOUISVILLE SUPPORT NEIGHBORS LIKE COREY. SHE HAD BEEN HOMELESS AND CAME TO US FOR HELP. SHE LOST HER JOB, WHICH IS WHAT LED TO HER HOMELESSNESS, AND SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY HERE WHO COULD HELP. SO SHE CAME LOOKING FOR HELP AND WE SHARED WITH HER THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT WE WERE ABLE COULD PROVIDE. AND WHEN WE TOLD HER ABOUT A SHOWER, JUST A SIMPLE SHOWER AND A LUNCH AND MEDICATION THAT WE COULD HELP PROVIDE FOR HER, SHE BEGAN TO TEAR UP. YOU KNOW, WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THOSE BASIC NEEDS CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. MEETING THOSE NEEDS. AND SHE'S BEEN SHE HAD BEEN LIVING IN HER CAR AND GOING HERE AND THERE TO USE BATHROOMS TO CLEAN UP. AND SHE STOPPED TAKING HER BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE BECAUSE SHE HAD NO INSURANCE OR MONEY TO GET IT. SO WE TOLD HER ABOUT FREE CLINICS.SHE WAS ABLE TO GO THERE TO GET A CHECKUP, AND WE HELPED HER TO GET THE MEDICINE THAT SHE NEEDED. SHE WAS COMMITTED TO LOOKING FOR A JOB EVERY DAY, AND SHE CAME REGULARLY TO TAKE A SHOWER, EAT LUNCH, AND EVEN APPLY FOR JOBS SHE NEVER MISSED A DAY, EVEN WITH THE SITUATION SHE WAS GOING THROUGH. SHE WAS ALWAYS POSITIVE, ALWAYS HAD A SMILE, ALWAYS THANKED US EVERY TIME SHE GOT TWO JOB INTERVIEWS IN THE SAME DAY, AND SHE WAS SO EXCITED AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE HER A GAS VOUCHER TO GO TO THOSE INTERVIEWS. WE WERE ABLE TO. I'M SO HAPPY THAT SHE GOT OFFERS FROM BOTH PLACES, AND BOTH ONE MORNING AND ONE EVENING SHIFT. SO SHE TOOK BOTH JOBS AND IS STILL WORKING, AND SHE SAVED UP AND APPLIED FOR AN APARTMENT AND I BELIEVE SHE MOVED IN. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A GREAT TESTAMENT TO, YOU KNOW, SETTING GOALS, WORKING HARD AND PROVING THAT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. AND WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HER WITH THAT. SO WE DO CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE KIND OF NEEDS, AND WE SEE THOSE DEMANDS. AND WE ARE HUMBLED BY YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR GENEROSITY. GENEROSITY ENSURES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE SIX HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS EVERY WEEK, GROCERIES THROUGH OUR FOOD PANTRY, CRITICAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND SAFE PLACE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO LAY THEIR HEADS. THOSE THAT NEED THE WARMING CENTER OVERNIGHT, WHICH WE OPENED FOR. HOW MANY DID I SAY WE OPENED FOR 11 NIGHTS? I THINK IT WAS THIS TIME AROUND THIS THIS YEAR. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP US PROVIDE HOPE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS LIKE COREY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR. 2025 RED KETTLE CHALLENGE. AND WE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, WE WELCOME YOU TO COME AND TOUR OUR FACILITY AND SEE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTING WITH YOUR GENEROSITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE PRAY GOD'S RICHEST BLESSING UPON YOU. AND I'LL ASK YOU, MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD COME DOWN SO I CAN PRESENT YOUR CERTIFICATE AND THIS NICE BELL THAT YOU CAN GO AROUND THE OFFICE AND RING. BEAUTIFUL. WHEREVER THERE'S A FISH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE SALVATION ARMY DOES. OF COURSE, WE DON'T SEE YOU MOST OF THE TIME UNTIL THE HOLIDAYS COME OUT, BUT THEY ARE HERE YEAR ROUND. SO IF YOU FEEL SO CALLED, REACH OUT SALVATION ARMY, JUST GOOGLE IT AND SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP. I KNOW THERE IS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MEGAN. TAKE CARE.
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NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA ITEM E VISITORS 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 A FUTURE MEETING. I DO HAVE MISS AINSLEY STELLING WITH A REQUEST TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL.AINSLEY, IF YOU COULD SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, WHICH I'M SURE YOU KNOW. PARK DRIVE, I HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG. MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL, ESTEEMED CITY LEADERSHIP. LET ME START WITH A STORY OF A SMALL TOWN IN THE HILL COUNTRY, TIMELESSLY ALTERED BY SHORT TERM RENTALS. WE SPOKE OF IT IN THESE VERY CHAMBERS THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
TODAY, THE LANDSCAPE OF FREDERICKSBURG IS NOT WHAT IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO AND SAID TIME WITHOUT CITY REGULATION OR INTERVENTION. 1 IN 4 HOMES BECAME A SHORT TERM RENTAL. IN FACT, SOME NEIGHBORHOODS WERE COMPLETELY OVERRUN IN THEIR CENTRAL AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO USED TO LIVE IN THOSE AREAS WERE FLED OR HAVE BEEN DISPLACED. SHORT TERM RENTALS HAVE ALSO INFLATED HOME PRICES, 35% FASTER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. FROM 2011 TO 2023 PER STATISTA.COM. NOW, IMAGINE BEING A YOUNG TEACHER WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, OR MAYBE A YOUNG FAMILY WHO WANTS TO RAISE THEIR KIDS IN THE HILL COUNTRY. THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A HOME LAST YEAR WAS ALMOST $800,000, ACCORDING TO REALTOR.COM. THERE'S NO WAY YOUNGER GENERATIONS CAN AFFORD THAT KIND OF PRICE FOR A HOME THAT PUTS THEM DOOMED TO BE STUCK IN THE RENT RACES FOR YEARS TO COME. NOW LET'S PAINT A SIMILAR PICTURE OF A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD HERE IN LEWISVILLE AT THE END OF MILL STREET. YES, I AM BIASED BECAUSE I LIVE IN THAT AREA. WHILE WE HAVE TWO PERMITTED SHORT TERM RENTALS AT THE MOMENT, THERE IS NOTHING IN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE PROTECTING OUR 20 HOUSE PARADISE FROM BEING OVERRUN WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS IN THE FUTURE. JUST AS ENCOUNTERED IN THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS OF FREDERICKSBURG, WE HAVE NO HOA. WE DON'T WANT ONE. WE ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE LAKE PARK MASTER PLAN AND INSIDE THE SOON TO BE MARKETED LAKE DISTRICT. WHILE 70% OF OUR HOMES BACK UP TO THE LAKE RIGHT NOW, THE CITY IS WIDENING MILL STREET WITH BIKE LANES TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR AREA AS WELL AS RESIDENTS. WE WELCOME CHANGES THAT ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SAFETY, BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE OF US WHO LIVE THERE. SINCE 60% OF MY NEIGHBORS WERE AGAINST EVEN WANTING SHORT TERM RENTALS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE. YET WE UNDERSTAND THE POSITION THE CITY IS IN AND ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU ON MAKING OUR STR ORDINANCE A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY. THUS, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO ADD A DENSITY CLAUSE TO OUR EXISTING SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE THAT NO MORE THAN 12.5% OF A BLOCK FACE BE PERMITTED SHORT TERM RENTALS. ITS PURPOSE GOES ALONG WITH THE BIG MOVE OF DIVERSE AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SIMILAR LANGUAGE HAS HELD UP OVER THE YEARS IN BOTH EULESS AND SAN ANTONIO. WHILE I KNOW THIS DOESN'T HELP MY NEIGHBORHOOD NOW, IT POISES US FOR SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE, BUT I KNOW THE QUESTION THAT EVERYBODY HAS IS WILL THIS STAND UP IN COURT? AND I WANT TO SAY, YES, IT DOES. AS THE US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT RECOGNIZED LEGITIMATE LOCAL CONCERNS PREVENTING NUISANCES, PROMOTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER. IN FACT, THEY RECOMMENDED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AT CAPPING THE NUMBER OF LICENSES FOR ANY GIVEN NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU COULD ALSO CALL THAT A DENSITY CLAUSE. I ASK THAT THIS BE ADDED TO THE END, ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE PRIOR TO THE END OF OUR MORATORIUM IN MARCH, IF THAT IS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE A COUNCILMAN SAID LAST YEAR, YOU CAN'T PUT THE GENIE BACK IN THE BOTTLE ONCE IT'S RELEASED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANTHONY. I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS FOR THE VISITORS FORUM. NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THE
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FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SELF-EXPLANATORY BY THE COUNCIL WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS[00:35:01]
A COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. SO REQUESTS FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO REQUEST REMOVAL OF AN ITEM, A SPEAKER, CARD, OR COMMENT MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY. I HAVE NO REQUESTS FOR PULLING ANY ITEMS. COUNCIL I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL. PLEASE VOTE.MOTION PASSES FIVE TO NOTHING. ITEM FIVE REGULAR HEARING. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE
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STANDARD RELATED TO ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS OF THE I-35E CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT ON 1.13 ACRE TRACT, BEING A PORTION OF HUFFINES CHEVROLET WAREHOUSE EDITION BLOCK A LOT ONE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BENNETT AVENUE OR BENNETT LANE, APPROXIMATELY 890FT EAST OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35. E ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY TRENT CLARK OF A+ DESIGN GROUP, THE ARCHITECT, ON BEHALF OF HUFFINES LEWISVILLE PROPERTY LP, THE PROPERTY OWNER, CASE NUMBER 25 011. ALT STD. HUFFINES CHEVROLET IS A LARGE AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP LOCATED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 FRONTAGE ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS SUBDIVIDING A PORTION OF THE DEALERSHIP FOR A PROPOSED 8989 SQUARE FOOT AUTO PARTS STORAGE BUILDING. THE SITE LIES IN THE I-35E CORRIDOR OVERLAY CORE SUBDISTRICT, WHICH HAS ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS. THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR NOT TURNING OFF THAT TIMER. ENHANCE REQUIREMENTS TO THE EXTERIOR BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THREE OF THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS. THE ENGINEERING SITE PLAN WAS FIRST SUBMITTED IN APRIL 2024, AND DISCUSSIONS BEGAN A YEAR PRIOR. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6 TO 1 OF THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD ON JANUARY 21ST, 2025, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE, WE HAVE MR. RICHARD LIEDTKE, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE NATHANIEL TAVARES, WHO IS WITH APG ARCHITECTS, THE ARCHITECT ON THIS PROJECT, AND HE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. SO THIS IS THIS IS SPLIT CONCRETE RIGHT. AND I JUST SAW A PICTURE OF THIS. I PROBABLY SHOULD LOOK FOR THAT PICTURE BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING. BUT THANK YOU MAYOR FOR SHOWING ME THAT PICTURE. THIS IS COMMON THROUGHOUT LEWISVILLE. IS THAT RIGHT? THIS ISN'T A TILT WALL. CORRECT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE I'M JUST CURIOUS ANYTIME I SEE VARIANCE, ESPECIALLY ON I-30 INTERSTATE 35 IMMEDIATELY MY ANTENNA GO UP. WHAT'S THE REASONING BEHIND THE VARIANCE REQUEST. IS IT JUST A COST SAVINGS THING OR IS THERE SOME OTHER REASONING BEHIND THAT? I'M CURIOUS. I WOULD DEFER THAT TO THE ARCHITECT. MR. TAVARES, WOULD YOU MIND? THANK YOU, SIR.AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS NATHANIEL TAVARES, REPRESENTING A-PLUS DESIGN GROUP. I LIVE AT 1204 COLLEGE PARKWAY, APARTMENT 927, LEWISVILLE. TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION OF WHY SPLIT FACE MASONRY. THERE IS A COST SAVINGS INVOLVED WHEN COMPARED TO CLAY MASONRY BRICK. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY MATERIAL. THE BLOCK IS NOT. IT'S NOT JUST A STANDARD SPLIT FACE, IT'S INTEGRALLY COLORED. IT HAS BLOCK SEALERS TO PRESERVE ITS APPEARANCE AND COLOR WITH TIME.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT UPHOLDS THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE. DO WE HAVE A RENDERING LIKE WE HAD FOR THE MOVIES EIGHT WAREHOUSE? WE HAD A RENDERING OF WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. DO WE HAVE SUCH A RENDERING FOR THIS? WE ONLY HAVE THE RENDERING THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS JUST A BLACK AND WHITE DRAWING. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. APPRECIATE IT. MR. TAVARES, DO YOU INTEND TO HAVE A SINGLE COLOR OR MULTIPLE COLORS? IS THERE HAS THAT BEEN ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL WE SAW WAS THE BLACK AND WHITE RENDERING. SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT WHAT THE FACADE WAS GOING TO END END LOOK LIKE. WE WE'VE GOT SIMILAR BUILDINGS AROUND THE CITY, BUT I WAS CURIOUS. OKAY. SO TO NOTE, THE FRONT FACADE DOES MEET THE CITY'S ORDINANCE FOR BRICK MASONRY. THE BLOCK PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING ARE MOSTLY OBSCURED FROM VIEW. WE DO HAVE SCREEN WALLS THAT ALONG THE MAIN ROAD TO OBSCURE THE BLOCK, MOSTLY.
WHAT BLOCK IS VISIBLE IS INTENDED TO BE. I BELIEVE IT'S A TAN COLOR. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. THIS IS IN THE I 35 OVERLAY DISTRICT, BUT IT'S NOT ON I-35. JUST TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION THAT IT IS ON BENNETT WITH THE FRONT FACING BENNETT AND THE SIDES, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT BUILDINGS ON EITHER SIDE OF IT. SO IT'S KIND OF MID-BLOCK. IT'S KIND OF HOW FAR UP BACK FROM 35 IS THAT? RICHARD? DO YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE
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THE CAPTION 890FT EAST OF THE FRONTAGE ROAD. SO IT IS NOT VISIBLE FROM 35. IT'S MINGLED IN WITH QUITE A FEW OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, AND IT'S A FAIRLY SMALL BUILDING, SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD. IT DOESN'T CATCH YOUR EYE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CORRECT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU SIR. COUNSEL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER CONVERSATION TO BE HAD I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD AS SET FORTH IN A CAPTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND COUNCIL, IF YOU PLEASE, VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO NOTHING. ITEM SIX CONSIDERATION OF DECLARING A CONSIDERATION OF DECLARING A VACANCY EXISTS, AND AN APPOINTMENT TO PLACE NUMBER SEVEN ON THE PARK BOARD. THERE IS A VACANCY FOR PLACE NUMBER SEVEN ON THE PARK BOARD. EIGHT APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SERVICE. IN THIS POSITION, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DECLARE A VACANCY EXISTS AND CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT TO THE PARK BOARD AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? MOTION TO DECLARE A VACANCY EXISTS AND APPOINT DANIEL LAW TO THE PARK BOARD AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND COUNCIL. IF YOU'D PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO NOTHING. ITEM H REPORTS[H. Reports]
REPORTS ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST REGARDING WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.COUNCILWOMAN MEREDITH. YES, MAYOR. I HAVE HAD SOME LIBRARY ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK. AARP TAX AID FOR ADULTS EVERY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD THROUGH APRIL 14TH, 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. CRAWFORD MEETING ROOM. APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED. TEENS AT THE HIVE MAKE YOUR OWN VALENTINE'S. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 430 TO 730 THE HIVE MAKERSPACE. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. MOVIE SCREENING GROUNDHOG DAY 1993 FOR ADULTS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 6 TO 7:45 P.M. BENNETT PROGRAM ROOM NO. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER TROYER. YES, MAYOR. I HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS FOR THE FROM THE GRAND THEATER. FIRST OF ALL, TEXAS TUNES. BRUCE ROBINSON, PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE ON FEBRUARY 8TH. HELLO, DOLLY! PRESENTED BY CHRISTIE. NEW THEATER OF DFW FEBRUARY 21ST THROUGH THE 23RD AND FEBRUARY 28TH THROUGH MARCH 2ND. AND THERE WILL BE TWO SHOWS ON FEBRUARY 22ND AND MARCH 1ST. AND AS ALWAYS, FRIDAY NIGHT ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS PRESENTED BY THE VISUAL ART LEAGUE OF LEWISVILLE, 6 TO 9 IN THE GRAND THEATER. AND THERE ARE TWO EXHIBITIONS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. FIRST OF ALL, 2025 FOUR ARTISTS EXHIBITION NAM, BRUNO, LEE AND LEE, PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE AND THAT RUNS THROUGH MARCH 4TH AND THEN BUILDING BRIDGES FOR HOPE TOWARD UNITY, PRESENTED BY MLK OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH FEBRUARY 22ND. THESE THESE THIS EXHIBIT IS PRESENTED BY. OR ITEMS THAT WERE WERE CREATED BY STUDENTS IN THE LISD. THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL. THEY WERE PRESENTED TO US ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO BE. JUST EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DO. TODAY. IT'S I'M ALWAYS AMAZED EVERY YEAR WHEN I SEE WHAT WHAT THESE STUDENTS CREATE. AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU SIR. CITY ATTORNEY, CITY SECRETARY. ACTING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE IT. NOTHING. EMPTY STREETS. MOVING ALONG. WE GOT A LAKE LEVEL. I KNOW, I KNOW, I GOT TO PAUSE RIGHT HERE. WE'LL START WITH THE LAKE LEVEL. ONCE I GET IT PULLED UP HERE. SO THE LAKE LEVEL. WE'RE AT 92.8% FULL, 520.46FT. AND I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE WATER MAIN BREAK AND WHERE WE GIVE YOU A STATUS UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON THAT. SO A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION. THE LOCATION WAS VERY CLOSE TO 1702 STATE HIGHWAY 121 BUSINESS THERE. IT'S BEHIND THE O'REILLY'S THERE NEXT TO THE CREEK. IT WAS A WATER LINE THAT'S PARALLEL TO THE CREEK. THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY EROSION
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BY THE CREEK, SO HAD SOME EROSION. ATE AWAY DIRT FROM THE PIPE, SEPARATED THE PIPE. THE PIPE ACTUALLY SEPARATED BETWEEN THE TWO JOINTS, WHICH RELEASED WATER VERY QUICKLY. THAT RESULTED IN A RAPID LOSS IN WATER IN OUR WATER TANKS, WHICH THE SYSTEM LOST. PRESSURE REGULATIONS REQUIRE. ONCE THE PRESSURE DROPS BELOW 20 PSI, WE HAVE TO ISSUE A BOIL WATER NOTICE, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID. THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC. IT WAS A STEEL CYLINDER PIPE IN GOOD CONDITION. LIKE I SAID, IT WAS EROSION THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. WE THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ISSUED RESCINDED THE BOIL WATER NOTICE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 P.M. TODAY. THE REASON THAT TOOK UNTIL 2 P.M. IS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE. ONCE WE FLUSH THE SYSTEM, WE TAKE WATER TESTS. IT'S A 24 HOUR PROCESS TO TEST THOSE WATER SAMPLES. SO AS SOON AS THOSE WATER SAMPLES HIT 24 HOURS, WE RAN THOSE TESTS THROUGH OUR LAB, OUR IN-HOUSE LAB, AND THEY PASSED. SO WE LIFTED THE BOIL WATER NOTICE. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAD TO GET UP EARLY ON LATE SATURDAY, EARLY SUNDAY AND STAFF TO GO AND GET THIS WORK DONE. THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO GET THE TESTING DONE. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT OPTION THERE.AND THEN JUST I GET THAT SOMETIMES WE WANT A LITTLE MORE CONTROL IN OUR LIFE THAN WE HAVE. I WOULD ASK THAT RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO SHOW GRACE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE. TO BE ABLE TO TURN THIS AROUND AS SHORT A TIME AS WE DID ON A SUNDAY. SPEAKS INCREDIBLY HIGHLY TO THE STAFF AND TO THE CITIZENS. HOW MUCH YOUR STAFF WORKS FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE, EVEN WHEN THINGS HAVE A HAVE A SPEED BUMP. YOU ALL MADE IT HAPPEN, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I DO WANT TO JUST THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED AND PARTICIPATED. THIS WAS ALMOST AN ENTIRE CITY EFFORT. I THINK ALMOST ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT HAD SOME ROLE IN IT. CODE ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, POLICE, PUBLIC SERVICES. I'M GOING TO MISS PEOPLE. BUT IT WAS IT WAS REALLY CITY MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EVEN UTILITY BILLING. THERE WAS A LOT OF COORDINATION TO GET THE COMMUNICATION DONE. AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WERE ASSESSING THE ISSUE AND GETTING THE REPAIRS TAKEN CARE OF. SO THANK YOU. CHIEF. CHIEF COUNCILMEMBER KELLY. YEAH. SO REAL QUICK HERE, MAYOR, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE CAPTAIN DON SCARBOROUGH. HE RETIRED TODAY AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A FIREFIGHTER. THAT THAT WAS APPRECIATED LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN IN THE CITY SINCE I MOVED HERE IN 99. SO HE'S BEEN A FIREFIGHTER LONG BEFORE I WAS IN THE CITY. HE WENT BACK AND SAID HE WAS A FIREFIGHTER BEFORE THEY HAD CLASS A UNIFORMS, SO HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. THAT WAS A LOVELY CEREMONY. ANYTIME YOU GET TO SEE AN OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER RETIRE, THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE AROUND THAT IS REALLY MOVING. SO WE APPRECIATED THAT. AND THANK YOU, CAPTAIN SCARBOROUGH, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO LEWISVILLE. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN. OKAY, SO TJ YOU YOU STOLE MY THUNDER THERE. BUT I DO ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. NOT JUST PUBLIC SERVICES. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT WAS A HEAVY LIFT FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, BUT FOR EVERYBODY FOR HOW THEY HANDLED THE WATER LINE BREAK THIS WEEKEND. I KNOW IT WAS I PERSONALLY WAS IN BED WHEN THAT HAPPENED. I WAS SOUND ASLEEP.
I'M SURE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ENDED UP GETTING UP OUT OF BED AND GOING, I'M SURE THEY WERE SOUND ASLEEP TOO. THANK YOU FOR GETTING OUT OF BED AND GOING AND FINDING THIS WATER LEAK IN THE DARK. SO QUICKLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. I JUST CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE KIND OF UPSET ABOUT HOW QUICKLY THE INFORMATION GOT OUT. AND I REALIZED THAT WE'RE IN A SOCIETY WHERE WE'RE WE'RE USED TO GETTING INSTANT GRATIFICATION. WE WANT EVERY WE WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY. AND THIS CASE REALLY IS LIKE, WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND THAT DOES TAKE A LITTLE TIME. AND THAT WAS NOT AN EASY FIND. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. AND THEN WITH THAT, I WANTED TO SAY I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT PEOPLE ASKING, WHY DOESN'T THE CITY HAVE MY INFORMATION? I HAVE A WATER BILL. WHY DOESN'T THE CITY HAVE MY INFORMATION? THE CITY DOES HAVE YOUR INFORMATION FOR YOUR WATER BILL, BUT THE STATE DOES NOT ALLOW US TO USE THAT INFORMATION FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THEY CAN WE CAN ONLY NOTIFY YOU FROM YOUR WATER BILL IF IT'S RELATED TO YOUR WATER BILL FOR BILLING ONLY. SO THAT IS A STATE LAW THAT WE HAVE TO
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ABIDE BY. AND AS FAR AS I'VE ALSO SEEN, WHY IS THE ALERT SYSTEM NOT AN OPT OUT? AGAIN? WE ARE BOUND BY STATE RULES FOR THAT. SO WITH THAT, I WANTED TO SAY IF YOU DID NOT GET THE ALERTS, YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE'S WEB PAGE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT BURIED IN THERE. IF YOU JUST HIT THE LITTLE MAGNIFYING GLASS AND TYPE IN CITIZEN ALERT NOTIFICATION, SIGN UP, YOU WILL GET TO WHERE YOU CAN JUST CLICK ON A LINK AND SIGN UP AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU TOGGLE. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE WERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TEXT MESSAGES. WE'RE TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL AND NOT CALL EVERYBODY AT 230 IN THE MORNING. SO THE TEXT MESSAGE WAS A GREAT OPTION. BUT IF YOU DON'T ALLOW TEXT MESSAGES, THEN YOU DIDN'T GET THE TEXT MESSAGE. SO JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU YOU SIGN UP, YOU TOGGLE EVERYTHING APPROPRIATELY. FOR THE BEST WAY TO GET AHOLD OF YOU. BECAUSE SOMETIMES SOME OF THESE THINGS DO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. AND WE DON'T WANT TO WAKE YOU UP. AND BUT WE WANT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT NOTIFICATION TO YOU. SO AGAIN, IT'S A CITIZEN ALERT NOTIFICATION. SIGN UP. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. SO YES, I'LL JUST BE JUST CONTINUE ON THIS ROAD. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR POLICE AND FIRE AS AS THE HEROES. BUT YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS UNTIL SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A WATER MAIN BREAK ON MY STREET, AND PUBLIC WORKS WAS OUT THERE ALL NIGHT GETTING IT DONE. SO THOSE GUYS WORKED THEIR TAILS OFF TO GET GET THIS DONE. NOBODY WANTS TO KEEP GOING. AND I THINK THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR STAFF, STARTING FROM THE CITY MANAGERS TO ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS WHO KICKED IN AND JUMPED IN TOGETHER, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNICATION COULDN'T BE PERFECT BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING, TRYING TO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND GET THAT DONE FIRST. SO KUDOS TO YOU GUYS. I KNOW, I KNOW, IT WAS HARD. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS MAY NOT KNOW TO THANK YOU. THEY MAY NOT KNOW. THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TO OUR WATER FACILITIES TO SEE ALL THAT STUFF AND HOW MUCH IT COST TO MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, SO THIS THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SORRY THIS HAPPENED TO EVERYBODY. BUT IF THERE'S ANYBODY YOU WANT TO BE IN A FOXHOLE WITH WHEN STUFF GOES WRONG, IT'S OUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE. LIKE LIKE COUNCILWOMAN GREEN SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE INSTANT GRATIFICATION. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD FIX FAST. AND WE HAD TO DO TESTING AND THEY GOT IT DONE. THEY HAD TO PUSH THE TIME BACK A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY GOT IT DONE. WE HAD ALL KIND OF ONLINE RESOURCES THAT WERE COMMUNICATING WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WE CAN ALWAYS GET BETTER. YOU KNOW, WE'LL ALWAYS TAKE THOSE SUGGESTIONS. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WERE FIELDING CALLS FOR DISPATCH. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT A TEAM IS. AND, YOU KNOW, IF NOBODY ELSE SAYS IT TO YOU GUYS, I'LL SAY I'LL SAY THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL THE FOLKS WHO DID THE WORK OUT THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY MANAGER, I'M GOING TO ECHO SOME OF THE COMMENTS. I JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR QUARTERBACK, AARON RUSSELL. HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. JAMES COOK WAS ALSO HAND IN HAND WITH US FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE IT WAS A FULL TEAM EFFORT ON THIS. I'M ALSO GRATEFUL FOR MY MOTHER. IT'S A FUNNY STORY.WE'RE HAVING A MEETING, AN INFORMAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER MEETING ONLINE. AND MY MOTHER, I WAS VISITING HER, AND SHE'S SCREAMING AT ME FROM THE OTHER ROOM TELLING ME HOW TO MAKE MY DECISIONS AND THAT I SHOULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND I NEED TO TELL. I NEED TO TELL LIST X, Y, AND Z. AND I HAD TO PAUSE THE PAUSE THE AUDIO AND GO, MOM, I'M ON THE PHONE. AND SO THEN I GOT BACK ON, AND THEN AARON WAS LIKE, I CAN GET MY MOM ON THE PHONE IF WE WANT HELP.
AND BROOKE WAS LIKE, I CAN GET MY MOM, TOO. SO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LEVITY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. BUT WITH THAT, AS MY MOTHER ALWAYS TAUGHT ME, IS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO THINGS BETTER. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT PERFECT. I THINK WE DID EXECUTE WITH EXCELLENCE IN THIS REGARD, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE ALWAYS. AND SO WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN A SELF-REFLECTION PERIOD WHERE WE'RE KIND OF MAKING SURE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. I WILL TELL YOU THAT EVERY PERSON WHO HAS CONTACTED ME DIRECTLY AND HAS SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T GET THE CALL OUT, WE'VE LOOKED THEM UP AND THEY WERE NOT SET UP FOR TO GET THE CALL OUTS. EITHER ONE WAS SET UP IN ANOTHER CITY. THOUGHT THEY WERE THOUGHT THAT WOULD TRANSLATE OVER TO LEWISVILLE. OTHERS WERE NOT EVEN ENROLLED. SOME WERE ENROLLED BUT DIDN'T CHECK TO GET WATER UPDATES. SO I THINK THERE'S WAYS WE CAN DO BETTER ON GETTING PEOPLE SIGNED UP, AND I THINK THAT'LL BE A PUSH IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS. BUT I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL ALSO FOR GIVING US THE GRACE. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE HEARING IT A LOT, AND YOU GUYS GAVE ME A LOT OF SPACE TO DEAL WITH IT, SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. I DO WANT
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TO DEAL WITH ONE SMALL COMMENT THAT I THINK IS RUN THROUGH ABOUT THIS IS THAT THIS WAS A RESULT OF NOT INVESTING IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT IS BLATANTLY 100% NOT TRUE, BECAUSE I SIT UP HERE AND HAVE TO APPROVE WATER RATE INCREASES YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND I WATCH OTHER CITIES THAT POSTPONE THAT PUSH IT OFF AND PUT THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO MAINTAIN THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THEY HAVE. THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION I ACTUALLY DROVE DOWN THERE, I TOOK THAT PHOTO WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT STAFF SENT ME. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WENT DOWN AND LOOKED AT AND TOOK A PICTURE OF MYSELF, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS WERE. AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE EROSION IS HAPPENING. AND THAT'S THE TIMBER CREEK WATERSHED. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ABOUT TIMBER CREEK, YOU KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR HOUSES HAVE HAD TO HAVE STONE REINFORCEMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO KEEP TIMBER CREEK FROM WASHING AWAY A COUPLE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT'S BECAUSE SO MUCH CONCRETE HAS BEEN BUILT IN THE WATERSHED. NOW, TO UNDERSTAND THAT WATERSHED GOES ALL, I MEAN, ALMOST ALL THE WAY ACROSS DENTON COUNTY INTO LEWISVILLE, IT GOES UP THROUGH ARGYLE, IT GOES THROUGH DOUBLE OAK, IT GOES THROUGH PARTS OF FLOWER MOUND.SO ALL OF THAT CONCRETE, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, MEANS THAT THAT WATER GETS DUMPED INTO THAT POOR LITTLE CREEK, AND NOW IT BECOMES A RAGING RIVER. AND WHEN WE GET THE RAINSTORMS THAT WE GET NOW, THAT DUMP, YOU KNOW, INCHES OF RAIN WITHIN THE MATTER OF AN HOUR, THAT CREEK WILL ERODE. AND IT HAS. AND SO WHAT HAPPENED HERE IS WE CAN ABSOLUTELY SEE WHERE THAT WATER EROSION HAS ACCELERATED. AND IT'S IT UNDERMINED THE PARTICULAR PIPE THAT WE HAD, THE PIPES 25 YEARS OLD. SO NOT YOUNG BUT ALSO NOT OLD IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS. SO WE PROGRAM FUNDS REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE OUR WATER SYSTEM IS UP TO SNUFF. THE STATE REQUIRES US TO HAVE A 50 YEAR PLAN. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF TOOLS ON WATER, SPECIFICALLY IN TEXAS, THAT ARE DONE RIGHT, THAT THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE FOLLOWS. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MANAGEMENT. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A COUNCIL THAT HAS NOT INVESTED.
THIS COUNCIL HAS INVESTED FOR DECADES IN OUR WATER SYSTEM, AND WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IT. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK PAST COUNCILS FOR HOLDING THE LINE ON THAT AND UNDERSTANDING THAT, YEAH, IT'S A BURDEN ON EVERYBODY. BUT IF WE KEEP IT SHALLOW AND WIDE AND EVERYBODY LIFTS TOGETHER, IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE CAN RECOVER FROM. SO WITH THAT, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY OTHER ACTIONS ON TONIGHT'S
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.