Aug 04, 2025 City Council

[Workshop Session - 6:00 P.M. ]

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>>> GOOD EVENING, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS WORKSHOP SESSION OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. IT IS 6:05 P.M. AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. MICROPHONES ARE LIVE. THEY WILL HEAR EVERYTHING IN THIS ROOM, EVEN THE STUFF WE DON'T WANT RECORDED. SO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE MICS. ITEM A, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. COUNCIL .

>> FIRST UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER MERIDITH, I REQUESTED COUNCIL MEMBER MERIDITH. AND THEN I HAVE THE FLAGS. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION AS STARSHIP BAGEL DAY. SO, THAT WILL BE FUN. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WITH A CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT AND OATHS OF OFFICES FOR ALL OF OUR REAPPOINTED AND NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE CITY'S BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES. SO, VERY EXCITED TO SEE ALL THOSE FOLKS TONIGHT. E1 PUBLIC HEARING, ORDINANCE OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL ZONING FOR 3.027-ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURAL OPEN TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? ITEM E-2, ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGE, SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR MINOR ON .1 ACRES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE?

>> FOR CLARITY, IT SAID SOMEBODY SHOWED UP. THEY WERE TALKING

ABOUT A DIFFERENT PROPERTY. >> YES, THEY WERE COMPLAINING

ABOUT STREET PARKING. >> I GUESS IT IS A LESSER USE.

>> CORRECT. >> MOVING IN THE RIGHT

DIRECTION. >> ITEM 3, PUBLIC HEARING.

OPTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE CDBG, REALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM TO FOX HEMBREE AND A COUPLE OTHER

PROJECTS. QUESTIONS? >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. MAYBE THIS IS A BIGGER DISCUSSION. IT COULD USE ILLEGAL DUMPING CLEANUPS. HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING CAME OF THAT. FOR EXAMPLE, CAMERAS, IT'S ONLY ONE

ROAD IN. >> I DON'T THINK WE PUT ANY CAMERAS OUT THERE, CHRIS, DID WE PUT ANY CAMERAS OUT BY THE CEMETERY? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE. CAMERAS ARE EXPENSIVE.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THE BEST. MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT OTHER

ADDITIONAL TYPE OF CAMERAS. >> THERE ARE SOME CAMERAS THAT

WE HAVE USED IN YEARS PAST. >> YES. AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE -- I WON'T GIVE AWAY ANY OPERATIONAL SECRETS. OKAY WITH

THAT. >> IF WE WERE TO DO THAT -- ANY

OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM 3? >> ITEM FOUR. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE

CDBG. >> AM I MISSING SOMETHING? THE

BOYS AND GIRLS -- >> YES, THEY DO. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS IN ONE OF OUR WORKSHOP ITEMS SO YOU SEE HOW IT IS WORKING. IT'S CONFUSING WHEN YOU HAVE TO BREAK IT DOWN BY YEAR. BUT YES, BASICALLY, WE'RE TAKING FUNDING FROM MULTIPLE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO FUND PROJECTS. THAT'S WHY IT'S

SHOWING UP TWICE. >> I HAVE 2023-2024, AND

2024-2025. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S WHY WE HAD THAT WORKSHOP.

>> ITEM FIVE. ADOPTION OF THE 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR CDBG. QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM SIX, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ITEM SEVEN, $944,000 IN AWARD

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ITEM EIGHT, THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR HALF A MILLION FOR OUR WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

>> THIS IS A REDUCTION. >> REDUCTION, SORRY, YES, REDUCING THE AGREEMENT. THERE WE GO. QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?

>> YEAH, IT'S REALLY FROM CHANGING THE SERVICE DELIVERY.

THIS COMPANY IS ONE THAT HELPS US GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. THE WATERS COMPANY DO IT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HERE BY MOVING THE PROJECT DELIVERY, SHIFTS MORE TO THE FRONT END,

ULTIMATELY LESS. >> ITEM NINE, A NEW FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.

>> ITEM TEN, PARK IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN CITY OF LEWISVILLE AND JOS SECTION Y LANE. ITEM ELEVEN, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND FOR A YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES TEAM COURT AND YOUTH DIVERSION. ITEM 12, 2025 STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,201.74. APPRECIATE THE TEAM WORK ON THAT. ITEM H, REGULAR HEARING. ONE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPE STANDARDS FOR BROKEN HALO'S HAVEN. QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON

THAT ONE? >> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS?

TO CONTAIN A NEW SYSTEM? >> YES, IT'S MORE FOR AN URBAN SETTING. SIMILAR TO WHAT'S ON URBAN STREET NEXT TO OLD TOWN.

WHEN YOU HAVE A WIDER SIDEWALK, IT ALLOWS AMPLE ROOM FOR THE TREES TO GROW, WHEN THEY ARE BETWEEN THE CURB, SURROUNDED BY CONCRETE. THE WIDER SIDEWALKS AND THE WIDER STREET IS NOT THERE YET, SO THIS IS JUST GOING TO ALLOW THE TREES TO GET ESTABLISHED AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, WE CAN ADD THEM

LATER ON, IF IT'S THE DESIGN. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> SO, UTILITY -- DO THEY CREATE A BETTER WALKING SURFACE SO IF YOU GET A FEW MORE INCHES OF WALKABLE SURFACE, OR ESTHETIC?

>> ALLOWING RAINWATER TO PERCOLATE DOWN INTO THE RAIN

SYSTEM. >> GOT YA. THANK YOU. AND REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN CLOSED SESSION?

>> NO. >> ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, ITEM B, FEASIBILITY STUDY. WE HAVE JASON, OUR CEO OF LIGHTING. WE

HAVE A CLOSED IN >> I FORGOT.

>> EVERYONE JUST FREAKED OUT ON ME. AWESOME. TAKE IT AWAY.

>> I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE JASON, CEO OF LIGHTING. THIS IS GOING TO BE A REPORT BASED ON A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR, ACTUALLY PURCHASING AND OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE CITY STREET LIGHTS. SO, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT BUYING THOSE AND HOW THE OPERATION WOULD WORK AND THE FINANCIALS OF THAT. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JASON AND HE CAN GO THROUGH THAT FOR YOU.

>> SO WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE STREET LIGHTS. MY NAME IS JASON TANKO. AND I LOVE STREET LIGHTS. I GET TO PLAY WITH THEM EVERY DAY. I LOVE DOING WHAT I DO. WE HAVE DONE A FEASIBILITY FOR THE CITY. WE'LL WALK THROUGH WHERE YOU ARE AT, MEETING SOME OPTIONS OF WHERE TO GO. BY ALL MEANS, WHATEVER QUESTIONS COME UP, FIRE AWAY. SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US.

SINGLE SLIDE, WE'RE REALLY NEAT, ALL WE DO IS STREET LIGHTING. WE DON'T WORK IN OTHER CIVIL ENGINEERING OR OTHER HANDY STUFF. A MILLION LIGHTS IN CONTRACT, AND HALF OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRING STREET LIGHTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. TO THE TUNE

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SO, IT'S A CRITICAL PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THE IRONY, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT DOES A LOT OF WORK FOR THE CITY, BUT YOU DON'T OWN IT. WHICH IS IRONIC.

YOU MAINTAIN EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU NEED TO CONTROL THE RIGHT OF WAY. THAT'S WHERE THE LIGHTS WILL BE LOCATED AND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. YOU GUYS HAD ALL THESE LIGHTS INSTALLED TO BEGIN WITH.

AT SOME POINT, SOMEBODY SAID, PUT A LIGHT HERE. GRANTED, THE ONES WHO PUT THEM IN, BUT FOR NOW, WE'LL LOOK AT SHOULD THE CITY TAKE THOSE OVER? SO, CURRENTLY, THE MAJORITY, IF NOT ALL THE LIGHTS ARE OWNED BY TWO MAJOR UTILITIES, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE COSTS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FOCUSES HERE, BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY FOR THE CITY.

>> SO THIS IS A BREAKDOWN. THIS IS REALLY JUST OFF THE BILLS. WE HAVE NOT DONE AN AUDIT OR ANYTHING. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS BASED ON TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO POWER. AND COSERVE, COSERVE IS A PUBLIC UTILITY THAT HAS SOME OF THE CITY, THESE ARE THE TWO UTILITIES THAT WILL BE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE THE LIGHTS.

THE CURRENT ANNUAL COST, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S $687,000. HARDLY ANY OF THESE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO LED. THAT WILL BE ANOTHER BENEFIT. WE WILL CONVERT THEM TO LED RIGHT AWAY AND CAPTURE THE MAINTENANCE SAVINGS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE LIGHTING THAT THEY HAVE IS REALLY OLD TECHNOLOGY. IT'S HARD TO SEE. IT'S HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM. COLOR RENDERING IS DIFFICULT TO SEE. YOUR PINK SUIT WOULD LOOK SHADES OF GRAY. BY GOING TO LED, COLORS WILL BE TRUER, IT WILL BE EASIER TO SEE ITEMS, IT WILL BE EASIER TO SEE PEOPLE AS THEY MOVE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. CURRENTLY, HIGH COST, LOW SERVICE. THAT'S THE IRONNY.

YOU ARE PAYING THE MOST AMOUNT. YOU ARE GETTING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SERVICE. THEY ARE NOT OUT INSPECTING THESE LIGHTS AND MAKING SURE THEY WORK. YOU ARE PAYING THE HIGH END FOR IT. WE WANT TO REVERSE THAT. LOWER YOUR COST AND IMPROVE THE SERVICE.

SO, THREE OPTIONS THAT WE LOOKED AT, OPTION NUMBER ONE IS TO LOOK AT THE OWNERSHIP TRANSFER. OPTION NUMBER TWO, WHAT IF WE STAY WITH THE TWO UTILITIES AND CONVERT TO THEIR LED PROGRAMS, AND OPTION 3, IS TO DO NOTHING. OVER TIME, THE LIGHTS WOULD BE CONVERTED AS THEY FAIL. THEY WOULD BE PUTTING IN NEW FIXTURES. THAT CAN BE A HODGEPODGE AND TAKE FOREVER.

IT'S USUALLY 5% AT BEST. QUITE A LONG TIME. ASSOCIATION THERE'S A LOT TO TAKE IN HERE, SO, I THINK WHAT MIGHT BE BEST IS TO LOOK AT THE 20 YEAR OPPORTUNITY COST. THIS WOULD BE OPTION ONE. TAKE OVER THE SYSTEM. SO YOUR 20 YEAR OPERATING COST WILL BE JUST UNDER $5 MILLION. THAT'S YOUR COST. IF YOU WERE TO COMPARE THAT TO UTILITY. LET'S SAY YOU DIDN'T BUY THE LIGHTS. YOU STAY WITH THE TWO UTILITY. THEY CONVERT TO LED. YOUR COSTS ARE NOW $19 MILLION. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. YOU WOULD HAVE AN LED SYSTEM IN BOTH, BUT THE UTILITY OWNS IT, THIS IS IF YOU OWN IT. THE OPERATIONAL SAVINGS, NOW THIS IS BASED UPON YOUR CURRENT SYSTEM. SO, IF WE WERE TO BUY IT OUT AND CONVERT TO LED, YOUR RATES COMPARED TO YOUR CURRENT RATES IS $7.2 MILLION. SO, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS IN FLUX HERE. YOUR CURRENT RATES IS WHAT WE DID CONSERVATIVELY. BUT THE RATES ARE GOING UP SIGNIFICANTLY IF YOU CONVERT TO LED. RATE OF RETURN OF 5.3 YEARS, AND THEN WE CAN SEE THE PROJECT COST. 2.7MILLION WOULD BE CONCLUSIVE TO ALL FEES TO COMPLETE THIS, INCLUDING WRITING THE CHECK TO COSERVE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGER COSTS INVOLVED. SO, THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL SLIDE. HOW DO YOU DO THIS? WE HAVE ALL THESE LIGHTS EVERYWHERE. IT'S BEST TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR SOMETHING SIMPLE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT 100 WATT HIGH SODIUM FIXTURE. THIS IS COMMON IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT IS 25% OF YOUR SYSTEM. YOU ARE CURRENTLY PAYING $14.12 PER MONTH, PER LIGHT. THAT IS MADE

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AND THERE ARE OTHER FEES ALSO AFFILIATED WITH GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION. BASICALLY, BECAUSE IT IS A DEREGULATED MARKET. AND SOME OTHERS. THAT'S HOW THIS $14.12 IS MADE UP. SO, UNDER THIS SCENARIO. YOU BUY THEM OUT, NOW YOU OWN THEM. YOU'LL HAVE A SIMILAR STRUCTURE HERE. YOUR TOTAL COST WILL BE $3.75. NOT $14.12. YOUR RATE ALONE, YOU'RE NOW PAYING 65 CENTS FOR THAT LED FIXTURE. THERE'S SOME GENERATION TRANSMISSION, AND WE HAVE ADDED IN MAINTENANCE. THIS IS AN OVER ESTIMATION AT $2, BUT IT'S A GOOD BUDGET ITEM. YOU CAN SEE THE SAVINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT. THIS WAS WITH, OKAY, SO ALSO A TNP. THIS WOULD BE OPTION 2. LET'S SAY WE STAY, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? SAME STARTING RATE, HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM. IF THEY CONVERT TO LED, YOUR RATE MORE THAN DOUBLES. SO, THAT NEW RATE WOULD NOW BE $28.1, AS OPPOSED TO $10.42. YOU WOULD GET SOME BENEFIT. YOU ARE CONSUMING A LITTLE BIT LESS. THAT'S WHY IT'S $131.

>> THIS IS IF WE FORCE THEM TO CONVERT OR THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS

TODAY WHEN ONE CONVERTS? >> ANY LED IN THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE PAYING.

>> SO THE SODIUM COMES IN, THEY RETROFIT IT WITH LED, IT GOES

FROM $14 TO $29. >> THEY CAN'T REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM. THEY CAN'T BUY THAT TECHNOLOGY.

>> THE FIXTURES FAILED, PUT THEM IN LED, AND YOUR RATE JUMPS. SO, BASICALLY THE SCENARIO IS DO YOU BUY, DO YOU NOT BUY? THIS WOULD BE YOUR REALITY. YOUR RATES WOULD MORE THAN DOUBLE ON AT LEAST EVERY WATT. THIS WAS 25% OF THE SYSTEM, IT SHOWS YOU SOME

OF THE WEIGHTED. >> SO ESSENTIALLY, THAT 687 IS

GOING TO GO TO 1.3 MILLION. >> IT IS GOING TO INCREASE.

>> IT WOULD DRASTICALLY INCREASE. IF WE DO NOTHING.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. SO EITHER DO IT IN SCENARIO THREE, SLOW PERCENTAGE EACH YEAR, OR IF YOU SAY HEY, I'M GOING TO STAY WITH YOU, YOU WOULD DOUBLE YOUR COSTS, AND WOULDN'T ADD ANYTHING. THEY WILL NOT INCREASE THEIR MAINTENANCE. THEY WON'T CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING. YOU ARE STILL KIND OF STUCK WHEN LIGHTS GET FIXED. CURRENTLY, THIS IS THE LAST THING THEY WORK ON. SO, AGAIN, A LOT MOVING HERE. WE'LL FOCUS ON THESE BUBBLES HERE. SO AGAIN, OPTION ONE, THIS IS A COMPARISON OF ACQUIRING LIGHTS VERSUS YOUR CURRENT COST. SO, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO LIMIT HOW MANY DIFFERENT SCENARIOS HERE. RIGHT NOW, IF WE STICK WITH TNP IT'S HORRIBLE. BUYING OUT NOW AND STAYING WITH TN AND P, WHAT WOULD THE COST SAVINGS ON YOUR CURRENT COST? RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE SPENDING 687. THAT'S AN ALL HPS SYSTEM. NOW IT BECOMES A CITY OWNED LED, THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE SAVINGS. IT'S ALL WITHIN THE RATE. COMPARED TO OPTION TWO, THIS IS IF YOU WERE TO STAY, AND CONVERT WITHIN THEM, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 172,000. I THINK THIS -- SO YOU FIGURE YOUR KALE KILOWATT HOUR SAVINGS. STAYING WITH TN AND P IS JUST NOT -- I MEAN, THEY ARE BASICALLY TELLING YOU BUY THE SYSTEM. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS. SO, THIS IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THEIR RATE SCHEDULE. THIS IS ONLINE. THIS IS PUBLISHED INFORMATION. THIS GOES THROUGH THE TEXAS PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. SO, THIS IS WHERE WE PULLED SOME OF THAT DATA FROM.

HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM FIXTURE, 10.42. THIS IS THEIR LED RATE, LOOKING AT UNDERGROUND FIXTURE COMPARED TO THAT SAME LIGHT. SO YOU CAN SEE OTHER SCENARIOS WHERE IT'S EVEN WORSE. DOUBLE, IF IT'S WOOD, IT IS A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER. THEY ARE NOT PLAYING FOR THE POLE. EVERYTHING COMPARED TO 65 CENTS. THIS IS JUST A RIP OFF. SO, SOME OTHER BENEFITS. OBVIOUSLY, REDUCING COSTS IS GREAT. BUT ALSO IMPROVING PUBLIC SERVICE IS A

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BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT IF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT POWER OUT LET. THEY COULD BE ADDING SOME FUNCTIONALITY, AND ANOTHER THING THAT HAS BEEN COMMON IS PUTTING A SHOT SPOTTER, WHICH IS A SYSTEM IN CASE A GUN SHOT GOES OFF. YOU CAN USE THE STREET LIGHTS. ANOTHER BENEFIT HERE IS THIS IS FULLY OUTSOURCED. NO ONE WILL GET HIRED INTERNALLY TO DO THIS. YOU ARE ALREADY DOING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF WORK. WHEN A CITIZEN CALLS IN, THEY THEY THE CITY ALREADY OWNS THE LIGHT. THEY ARE CALLING YOU, YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM IN. YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE EXPECT THE CONTRACT AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE WILL BE OUT SOURCED. SO, LIKE I SAID, YOU ARE ALREADY GETTING THE PHONE CALL, NOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET THEM CORRECTED. OVER TIME, YOU'LL HAVE LESS TO DO WITH THE SYSTEM. AGAIN, IT SHOULD BE FULLY OUT SOURCED. ALL THE MAINTENANCE, AND A CONTRACTOR WOULD BE HIRED ON A ONE TO THREE YEAR BASIS TO DO THE MAINTENANCE. SO, THE RECOMMENDATION, AS I'VE BEEN PUSHING IT THAT WAY, IS TO GO AFTER, WE THINK, THE BEST OPTION IS TO TAKE OVER THE SYSTEM. GO AFTER THE HALF MILLION DOLLAR SAVINGS. THIS WILL BE 4%. THIS IS EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER. THIS IS COST BEFORE, THE COST AFTER. THIS DOES INCLUDE MAINTENANCE.

AND OF COURSE, THE $7.2 MILLION IS THE LONG-TERM GAIN. AS UTILITY RATES ESCALATE, YOU'LL BE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE BRACKET. 7.2MILLION IS CONSERVATIVE. YOU'LL PROBABLY SAVE MORE THAN THAT. SO, NEXT TWO STEPS, WE REALLY SEE US ENGAGE WITH COSERVE ON PURCHASE, SALE, AND LOOK AT THEIR ENVIRONMENT FOR SELLING THE SYSTEMS. AND I WOULD GET STARTED ON DOING AN AUDIT, SO THE AUDIT WOULD BE GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT EVERY FIXTURE AND COMPARING IT TO YOUR CURRENT BILLS. MAKING SURE THOSE ARE CORRECT LOOKING AT THE FIELD CONDITIONS. WE DON'T WANT BUYING FIXTURES THAT ARE DAMAGED, WE WANT THOSE REPAIRED AND IN THE BEST CONDITION BEFORE THE CITY TAKES

OVER. THAT'S IT. >> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS I JOTTED DOWN. I AM CURIOUS. SO, UTILITY COMPANIES SHOULD HAVE THOUSANDS OF THESE. WHY ARE THEY SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE?

>> SO, IN TERMS OF THE CONTEXT OF THE CONVERSION, YOU'RE

SAYING? >> SO THE SAVINGS, THE UTILITY COMPANY IS DOING TENS AND THOUSANDS OF THESE ACROSS THE STATE, WHY IS IT SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THEM TO DO THIS

THAN US? >> THEY ARE CURRENTLY MAKING MONEY OFF OF IT. THE OTHER PIECE, TOO, IS THEIR CREWS ARE DOING EVERYTHING. THEY ARE HANGING A POLE ONE DAY, FIXING A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO, THEY ARE NOT DEVOTED TO THIS.

THIS IS THE LAST THING THEY'LL WORK ON. SO IT'S JUST NOT REALLY A PRIORITY. I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THEY ARE COMMUNICATING. SOME UTILITIES REALLY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE STREET LIGHTS. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE A PAIN. IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN TURNING THE SYSTEM OVER.

>> YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING WE DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE, I LOOKED ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL SYSTEMS OUT THERE, BECAUSE YOU PLUG INTO LED SYSTEMS AND SAY, OKAY, THIS LIGHT IS OUT. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU RECOMMEND OR DON'T RECOMMEND?

>> WE LOOK AT IT ON EVERY PROJECT. VERY FEW PROJECTS HAVE ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH WITH IT. THE PROBLEM WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL ON THE STREET LIGHTS IS YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR A NEEDLE IN THE HAY STACK. NOW WHEN YOU GO TO LED, YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE LINKS IN THE CHAIN THAT GO WRONG. LOSS RATE IS HALF A PERCENT. PUT IN 3,000, AND PAY $2 PER POLE PER MONTH, JUST TO FIND THAT ONE OR TWO OUTAGE IS JUST NOT WORTH IT. SO, IT COULD BE LOOKED AT, BUT IT WILL STEAL YOUR SAVINGS.

>> WHAT IS THE LIFE SPAN OF THE LED?

>> SO ALL OF THE FIXTURES, INCLUDING THE EXISTING HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM ARE RATED FOR 100,000 HOURS. WHAT THAT MEAN, THE FIXTURE ITSELF IS HALF-LIFE IS ESSENTIALLY 100,000. THAT MEANS UP TO THAT POINT, HALF THE LIGHTS WILL HAVE DIED OR AT 70% OF THEIR INITIAL LUMEN. THERE'S NO FAIL POINT. THE MAJORITY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK. IT'S JUST, SO AGAIN, 25 YEARS, SOME WILL FAILED OR AT 70%. STILL, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE YOU ARE REPLACING THEM AT A SLOWER RATE. HALF A PERCENT PER YEAR.

>> THE LED OZ. DON'T LAST ANY LONGER IN

>> CURRENTLY, THINK OF IT AS A ONE CAR. YOU DON'T PUT FUEL

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ONE. >> YEAH, EXACTLY. THERE'S A TRANSFORMER AND IT HAS A SIMILAR LIFE IN THE LED AS WELL.

>> LASTLY, HOW LONG DOES A PROJECT LIKE THIS TAKE? TEN-YEAR

PROJECT? A TWO-YEAR PROJECT? >> I SAY IT CAN BE COMPLETED WITHIN 12 MONTHS. EVERYTHING, FROM UTILITY OWNERSHIP, TO CITY OWNED LED. AND YOU HAVE YOUR MAINTENANCE OPTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO WHEN YOU CHANGE OUT FIXTURE TO LED, THE TOP OF THE POLE FIXTURE GET CHANGED OUT?

>> SO, THERE'S TWO CLASSIFICATIONS OF FIXTURES. IN THE INITIAL SLIDE, THOSE WERE DECORATIVE. LIKELY, THE FIXTURE WOULD LOOK THE SAME. WE WOULD PUT IN LED GUTS. SOME OF THE FIXTURES ARE COBRA HEAD. LET'S GO TO THE SLIDE. IT'S THE NEXT SLIDE. KEEP GOING BACK UP. KEEP GOING BACK UP. THE ONE I HAVE NEAR MY HOUSE WAS AN OCTAGON SHAPED. SO, THAT FIXTURE IS YELLOWED OUT, IS THAT GETTING CHANGED?

>> THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE RETROFIT. WHAT WORKED BEST WITH RESIDENTIAL FIXTURES, WE DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE LOOK OF THAT HEAD. SO TYPICALLY, WHAT WE DO, AND LEAST EXPENSIVE IS TO REBUILD IT. IF IT DOES NEED NEW LENSES, THEY WOULD BE REPLACED, AS YOU WOULD TAKE THE HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM OR GUTS, AND MAKE IT LED. SO, IDEALLY, THE FIXTURE WILL LOOK IDENTICAL BEFORE AND AFTER. IT WILL NOT FUNCTION AS AN LED. THAT'S THE LEAST AMOUNT OF COST. MOST DECORATIVE CAN COST $1500. IT'S NOT WORTH BUYING A WHOLE NEW HEAD. I THINK CLAIRE MENTIONED TO ME, WE COULD GET THESE PAINT AS WELL. WE GET A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLAINTS THAT THE POSTS WERE NOT PAINTED.

>> IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE HARD THINGS. WE GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT, AND THE ISSUE IS, FOR T AND P, UNLESS IT'S A CERTAIN ANGLE, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO, UNLESS IT IS DANGEROUS, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT OR DO ANYTHING WITH IT. AND DEFINITELY WITH PAINTING, THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO DO THAT. WE CAN'T PAINT THEIR ASSETS. WE HAVE TO TELL THE PUBLIC, SORRY, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. AND THEY POINT A FINGER BACK AT US. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING, IT'S YOUR ASSET. IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT SITUATION WHERE WE CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION WITH THE CURRENT BOX WE'RE IN

TO SOLVE A COMMUNITY PROBLEM. >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS NUMBER, JUST LIKE WHEN YOU AND I DO A PROPOSAL, WE WRITE A NUMBER, AND WE'LL GO DO THE WORK. BUT IT'S A RIDICULOUS NUMBER. WE ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS WORK.

>> IF WE LOOK AT LEWISVILLE, $7 MILLION ACROSS 20 YEARS, IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? YOU MULTIPLY THIS, IT'S HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, IT SEEMS ODD THAT THEY LET THAT GO, BECAUSE THEY DON'T

WANT THE WORK. >> I ASKED THIS QUESTION FOR TEN YEARS, CONVERTING TO LED, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THIS ANSWER, IT IS EXPENSIVE, BUT JUST SOMEBODY FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET IN THERE AND BUY THE SYSTEM. SO, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO TAKE ON OR OUTSOURCE THAT PIECE OF IT. CAN WE DO THAT AT A COST POINT THAT MAKES SENSE? I'M LOOKING AT THAT $2 NUMBER IN THERE AND I'M ASSUMING THAT CARRIES ALL THE WAY THROUGH. SOMEBODY IS MAKING MONEY, JUST NOT MAKING A KILLING.

>> A LOT OF FRUSTRATION WITH THESE LIGHTS BEING PHASED OUT. I GET IT, IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET A FIXTURE CHANGED. HAVE YOU ENTERED A VALUE BASED CONTRACT? SAY $7 MILLION, A DEPRESSED

SPEED TO GIVE UPSIDES? >> I MEAN, THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES OPERATE. THEY ARE TAKING 40% OF YOUR SAVINGS. OUR COST COMPARED TO YOUR SAVINGS IS PROBABLY IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGIT PERCENTAGES. IT WAS A 2 TO 3%.

IT'S REALLY, THERE'S A PERCEIVED RISK. YOU ARE NOT NUMBER ONE DOING THIS, YOU'RE LIKE NUMBER 150.

>> STILL ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, BECAUSE THE COST OF DOING THIS

INTERNALLY. >> IT'S TRUE, BUT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, BUT THEN YOU ALSO LOST A HALF MILLION DOLLARS

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>> I'M ASKING YOU, IT'S YOUR COMPANY. YOU ARE ON A RISK BASE ARRANGEMENT. WE BELIEVE YOU, KIND OF. YOU KNOW, WE'LL GIVE

YOU X PERCENT OF THE SAVINGS. >> IT'S RARELY COME UP. I MEAN, ETHICALLY, I KNOW BETTER. I MEAN, TO TAKE YOUR MONEY FOR NO ADDED VALUE, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A TOUGH POSITION TO DO. I KNOW

YOU CAN DO BETTER ON YOUR OWN. >> SO FIXTURE LIKE THIS, JUST CHANGED THE POLE OR THE FIXTURE OUT. WHAT DOES THAT COST?

>> TYPICALLY, THIS WOULD RUN UNDER $350, MAYBE $375 ALL IN.

THE ACTUAL FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION. THAT WOULD BE LABOR IN THE FIELD AND THE FIXTURE AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS RATHER QUICKLY. I HAVE HAD CONTRACTORS WHO CHANGE

OUT 70 OR 80 LIGHTS IN A DAY. >> I KNOW IN DALLAS, ENCORE IS CHARGING WAY MORE THAN THAT. SO, THAT'S A GOOD COST.

>> SO WE WANTED THE TIMING ON THIS WAS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE DESIRE WAS TO TRY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT AND BUDGET IN YOUR BASE BUDGET FOR THE ACQUISITION. THE NEXT PHASE, OTHER THAN TALKING TO T AND P, SEEING IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT, IS WE DO A FULL ASSESSMENT OF ALL THE ASSETS ON THE FIELD. SO THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE JUST LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE ASSET AND CHECKING OUR BILLS TO MAKE SURE, SO WE REALLY KNOW EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF WHAT OUR SAVINGS ARE GOING TO BE AND EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AND WHAT ACTIONS, WE HAVE TO GO DO. SO, WE HAVE THAT IN OUR BUDGET, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO DERAIL THE ENTIRE BUDGET RETREAT FOR THIS OFFSHOOT ISSUE. I WANT TO HAVE THIS HERE ON THIS WORKSHOP TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD SEEN IT, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN MOVING FORWARD, IT'S ALREADY PROGRAMMED IN YOUR BASE BUDGET GOING FORWARD. IF

YOU ARE NOT, I NEED TO KNOW. >> I HAVE A QUESTION, YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT I HONED IN ON. DO WE HAVE A RIGHT TO PURCHASE? WE WANT TO KEEP OUR $8 MILLION, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SELL IT TO

YOU. >> OUR PLAN WOULD BE EFFECTIVE.

NUMBER ONE, WE DO THINK TNP, THE UTILITY YOU ARE REFERENCING, THEY SEEM FAVORABLE. COSERVE, BECAUSE THEY ARE A PUBLIC UTILITY, I CAN TALK THEM INTO IT, BECAUSE I HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. BECAUSE IT WAS PURCHASED BY ANOTHER INVESTMENT GROUP, THEY CAN CLOSE THE DOOR JUST AS MUCH AS THEY OPENED IT. YOU ARE CURRENTLY SITTING ON RIGHTS TO DO IT. A CURRENT, YOUR ORDINANCE PROCESS TO ESSENTIALLY FORCE THEM TO DO IT. THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT CAN REALLY DO IT. THE WAY IT APPEARS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? >> I'M NOT HEARING ANYBODY PUSHING BACK ON MOVING FORWARD. YOU HAVE CONSENSUS.

>> OKAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. ITEM C, CATTLE GRAVE PARADE DISCUSSION. HERE TO PRESENT.

>> COUNCIL, MY VOICE IS A LITTLE OFF. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE HEARING ME, WAVE, AND I WILL TRY TO BE LOUDER. JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES FOR YOU. AND UPDATING YOU ON THE SITUATION WE FACE WITH ONE OF OUR THREE PARADES. QUICK RECAP, PARADES ARE FUN, RIGHT? OTHERWISE, YOU ARE STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND NOT HAPPY. CAN YOU CLICK FOR ME, PLEASE? THESE ARE THE THREE PARADES THE CITY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN. THE FIRST ONE ON THE LEFT IS CATTLE DRIVE PARADE. IT STARTED IN 2004. OUR TOTAL BUDGET FOR THAT IS ABOUT $15,000. $10,000 IS TO BRING IN THE LONG HORN HERD FROM OKLAHOMA. AND THEN THE REST IS FOR SOUND SYSTEM AND SOME OTHER EXPENSES. YOU'LL NOTICE THE CHRISTMAS PARADE 5,000. SAME 5,000. SAME USES. IN 2024, WE HAD ABOUT 35 ENTRIES. THAT WAS DOWN. ABOUT A THIRD OF THOSE WERE EQUESTRIAN RELATED. THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF THEM WERE DECORATED VEHICLES. HAD ABOUT 900 ESTIMATED SPECTATORS ALONG MILL STREET FOR THAT. THE ROUTE STARTED ON MAIN STREET BETWEEN CALEN AND HATCHER, ESSENTIALLY, ALONG MAIN, TURNED NORTH ON MILL, AND HEADED NORTH ON MILL, UP TO THE RODEO GROUNDS. HOMECOMING PARADE IS HELD IN OCTOBER. STARTED, WE THINK, IN 1954. PROVE ME WRONG MOMENT THERE. BUT 54, WE HAVE PICTURES OF PARADE FLOATS AND VEHICLES.

53, WE DO NOT. WE'RE GOING TO TRUST THAT. IT'S ALSO IN THE

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ESPECIALLY FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THE LINEUP, AND THEN WITH SWEEPERS AND SO FORTH AND THEY USE OUR BARRICADES AND THEY USE OUR LIGHTS AT THE PEP RALLY. OUR BUDGET IS $2200. THAT'S TO RENT SOME LIGHTS AND SOME EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS THAT. THE SOUND, IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO GET IT FROM THE THEATER. THEIR ROUTE STARTS ON CALEN STREET BETWEEN MAIN. RUNS ALONG MAIN TO MILL. MAKES THE BIG U-TURN ON TO CHURCH STREET IN FRONT OF CITY HALL. THEY DROP OFF HERE IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANTS. PEOPLE COME BACK TO THE PEP RALLY IN FRONT OF CITY HALL. AND THE THIRD IS A CHRISTMAS PARADE IN DECEMBER. WE RUN THAT WHOLE PARADE. $5,000 BUDGET. 54 ENTRIES WERE SIGNED UP IN '24. WEATHER WASHED IT OUT. 54 IS A PRETTY COMMON NUMBER. WE ARE BETWEEN 50 AND 60. A LITTLE VARIANCE ON EITHER END. ESTIMATED SPECTATORS, ABOUT 3,000. THAT'S BASED ON 2023, IT WAS DOWN A LITTLE IN '23. IT WAS VERY HOT IN '23. WE'RE WORKING ON STRUCTURES TO MAKE THAT BETTER. IT STARTS ON MAIN AND CALEN. RUNS TO MILL STREET, TURNS SOUTH ON MILL STREET. AND GOES DOWN TO MILL STREET ELEMENTARY. THE WORK ON MILL STREET JUST SOUTH OF MAIN MAKES US A LITTLE NERVOUS GETTING THE LARGE VEHICLES TO MAKE THAT TURN. WE MEASURED IT AND IT CAN BE DONE. WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE BEST DRIVERS ARE MAKING THOSE TURNS. SLIDE.

>> JAMES, DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED COUNT FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO THE HOMECOMING PARADE? OR DO WE NOT DO THAT?

>> I DON'T EVEN TRY. IT IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST PARADE IN TERMS OF FLOATS. IN TERMS OF PARTICIPANTS. IN TERMS OF FAMILIARITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE PEP RALLY ITSELF IS PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 1800. MAYBE MORE LIKE 2,000.

AND YOU FIGURE THAT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE PARADE CROWD. SO THE PARADE IS PROBABLY 5,000 PEOPLE, MAYBE 6. BIG BAGS, LIKE HALLOWEEN, TAKE THEIR CANDY AND GO HOME. 5,000 IS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. 6,000. SO THIS IS JUST ABOUT CATTLE DRIVE PARADE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS INFORMATION. SO, THE CATTLE DRIVE PARADE CAME BACK IN 2004. BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DECIDED TO BRING BACK WESTERN DAY. IT HAD BEEN GONE FOR FOUR YEARS. USED TO BE RUN FROM KIND OF '74 TO THE 90S. MOST OF THE VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE CHAMBER. THEY WERE OUT OF VOLUNTEERS. IT'S A HARD THING TO DO. THEY BROUGHT IT BACK IN 2004. 2007, THEY SAID YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S HARD TO DO, PLEASE TAKE IT OVER. SO WE TOOK OVER EQUESTRIAN DAY BACK IN 2007, INCLUDING THE PARADE. THE PARADE WAS SUSPENDED FOR FOUR YEARS. YES, FOUR YEARS DURING CONSTRUCTION. JUST BECAUSE MOVING CROWDS BACK AND FORTH WAS VERY DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. WE HAD NO PARADE IN 2020. YOU CAN SEE THE PARADE HAS NOT BEEN AN ANNUAL. IT'S BEEN AN ANNUAL-ISH EVENT. AFTER 2020, IN 2021, WE WERE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET THE PARADE OUTSIDE OF THE FESTIVAL IN WESTERN DAYS. I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IN A MOMENT. THAT YEAR, THE LEWISVILLE PROGRAM BEGAN. TWO WEEKS EARLIER THAN WESTERN DAYS. ACTUALLY, THAT YEAR IS ONE WEEK EARLIER. WE HAVE ONE BIG, BIG, BIG WEEK. WE MOVE THE PARADE UP IN THE SCHEDULE A WEEK. WE HAD IT IN THE AFTERNOON LEADING UP TO LEWISVILLE FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

BUT THE BIGGEST WAS RIGHT OVER HERE. SAFETY CONCERNS AT WESTERN DAYS. THAT CROWD, OVERALL FOR TWO DAYS, IT HIT 30 ,000 PEOPLE.

AT THE TIME OF THE PARADE, BEING MIDDAY SATURDAY, USUALLY YOU HAVE ABOUT 10 TO 11,000 PEOPLE ON THE GROUNDS AT THAT TIME. AND MOVING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OFF OF MAIN STREET TO MAKE ROOM FOR LONGHORNS WHO LET'S FACE IT, LONGHORNS GO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. THE PEDESTRIAN BARRICADES THAT LOOK NICE AND SAFE, THAT'S FOR THE TODDLERS, THAT'S NOT FOR THE CATTLE. IF THE CATTLE WANT TO GO THROUGH THE BARRICADES, THEY GO THROUGH THEM. THAT'S WHY THEY GET TRAINED AND CALM AND VERY WELL FED AND HAPPY LONGHORNS FOR THAT PARADE. TRYING TO CLEAR THE STREETS. WE HAD TO DO IT VERY EARLY IN THE DAY IN ORDER TO HAVE PUBLIC SERVICES RUN THE BARRICADES. THEY GOT REALLY GOOD. FIRST YEAR, IT TOOK ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF HOURS WITH TWO TRUCKS AND TWO CREWS. NOW, THEY CAN DO THAT IN AN HOUR. THEY ARE QUICK. THEY ARE GOOD. BUT, WITH ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE STREET, PEOPLE OUT IN FRONT CLEARING THE WAY. SO THEY DO IT EARLY IN THE DAY TO MAKE SURE THE CROWDS ARE SMALLER. WHAT THAT DOES, IT BLOCKS OFF VENDORS ON MAIN STREET, SO THEY LOSE A LOT OF

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THOSE PAST FEW YEARS, PUTTING THINGS ON MAIN STREET. THIS YEAR, TWO STAGES ON MAIN STREET. ONE WHERE THE PARADE HAD GONE.

SO, I HAD A LOT OF REASONS WE DIDN'T WANT IT THERE. SO WE FOUND WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A GOOD ALTERNATIVE FOR IT. FRANKLY, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, IT HASN'T GOTTEN ITS OWN IDENTITY.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARTICIPATION NUMBERS, WE HAD 51 ENTRIES THE FIRST YEAR. IT DROPPED TO 27 ENTRIES TWO YEARS AGO. LAST YEAR WAS BACK UP INTO THE 30S, SO IT HASN'T GOTTEN ITS AUDIENCE, PARTLY IS THE HEAT. PARTLY IS IT'S NOT A BIG FESTIVAL THAT DRAWS A LOT OF PEOPLE. THERE ISN'T MUCH REASON TO GO. ONCE YOU GO, YOU GO TO THE RODEO, OR THE PDR, WHY DO IT? SO WE'RE PLANNING TO BRING IT BACK, GIVE IT ONE MORE SHOT. WE HAVE SOME PLANS TO BOOST PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE AT BOTH OF THE CITY PARADES. CHRISTMAS AND CATTLE DRIVE. WE LEARNED PDR LEWISVILLE WASN'T GOING TO COME BACK TO LEWIS. PDR STARTED A NEW CONCEPT CALLED TEEN BULL RIDING. THEY SET UP TEENS IN VARIOUS CITIES, MOSTLY IN THIS CIRCUIT DISTRICT, AND MEMBERS OF THE TEAMS ARE RANDOMLY APPOINTED. THEY HAVE NO CONNECTION TO OKLAHOMA CITY.

THEY ARE TEAMS. THE PAST TWO YEARS, IF YOU WENT TO PBR LEWISVILLE, YOU HEARD THEM ANNOUNCING. SO ALL THE TEAM PEOPLE WERE GONE. TWO YEARS AGO, THEY SAID HERE'S RIDER SMITH, JOHN SMITH IS FROM ABILENE, AND HE IS ON TEAM AUSTIN. THEY NOW DECIDED THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO PUSH HARD ON THE TEAM CONCEPT.

THEY ARE PULLING THEIR SUPPORT FROM A LOT OF THESE REGIONAL CIRCUITS. SO TALKING TO OUR CONSULTANT, NOT CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP. THEY WANT TO REALLY PUSH HARD ON THE TEAMS. WE HAVE FOUND A REPLACEMENT EVENT. WE HAVEN'T SIGNED A CONTRACT YET, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT TO YOU. WE SHOULD THIS WEEK.

BUT IT IS A SENIOR PBR. BULL RIDING IS ROUGH ON THE BODY.

SENIOR PBR MEANS OVER 30. AND SO THESE ARE PRO BULL RIDERS THAT HAVE BEEN GOOD, DECIDED MAN, THAT'S HARD. I'LL DO A FEW TIME AS YEAR, BUT NOT EVERY WEEKEND. WE'RE CLOSE. THEY WANT TO COME. THEY GOT THEIR SPONSOR LINED UP. WE HAVEN'T SIGN SECOND-DEGREE THE CONTRACT YET. WE HOPE TO GET THAT DONE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WE THOUGHT WELL MAYBE, WE COULD BRINGS THE PARADE BACK ONE MORE YEAR. NOW YOU ARE TIEING IT TO A LESS KNOWN EVENT AND BRAND-NEW EVENT. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL COME BACK. MAYBE IT SHOWS UP ONE YEAR AND WE DON'T LIKE IT. THEY DON'T LIKE IT. THERE'S AN ISSUE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW. SO WITH ALL THE UNKNOWNS -- WE HAVE OTHER OPTIONS ON THE TABLE. THE SAVINGS OF ABOUT $15,000, OUR THOUGHT WAS TO ROLL INTO WESTERN DAYS. BECAUSE WESTERN DAYS, ALWAYS HEATS UP THE BUDGET. WE JUST DON'T COME TO YOU FOR MORE MONEY. WE FIND WAYS TO COVER IT.

THIS IS ONE WAY WE COULD COVER IT. HAVING SAID THAT, I THINK

THAT'S MY LAST SLIDE. >> IT IS.

>> IT IS MY LAST SLIDE. YES, I'M QUICK. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE OR ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

WITHOUT TAKING UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME, UNLESS YOU WANT TO.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I'M PERFECTLY FINE. I'VE BEEN PERSONALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE TURNOUT FOR THE PARADE. FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT YOU SAID. I THINK PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A REASON TO COME DOWN FOR THAT PARADE. SO IF WE HAVE OTHER

OPTIONS, I AM ALL EARS. >> I MEAN, IF WE CAN PUT THE FOOTBALL TEAM ON THE BACKS OF THE LONGHORNS, THAT WOULD BE ONE HECK OF A HOMECOMING PARADE. I WOULD DO IT IN A HEARTBEAT.

>> I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THE ANSWER.

>> ONE IDEA WE TALKED ABOUT. I HATE TO THROW THIS OUT THERE, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT LOVE IT, BUT I WILL, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE MOVING TO THE SPRING WHERE THE WEATHER IS BETTER AND DOING IT LEADING UP TO THE ST. PADDY'S EVENT. A LOT OF LOGISTICAL CHANGES TO FIGURE OUT FIRST, HOW IT WORKS, BUT IF THERE'S INTEREST, WE CAN EXPLORE IT MORE AND SEE IF IT IS FEASIBLE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S AN IDEA.

>> THAT WAS THE QUESTION. I KNOW FOR US, I THINK JUST READJUSTING THE BUDGET AND PUTTING IT TOWARD WESTERN DAYS MAKES SENSE. WE

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>> I LIKE THE LONGHORNS. >> I DON'T LIKE THE PBR WEEKEND. WHEN IT SEPARATED FROM WESTERN DAYS, I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY WITH THE LOGISTICS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT IT TOOK AWAY A BIG REASON. SO, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T MADE MUCH SENSE FOR ME WITH PBR, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING, THE PARADE, THEN

THERE'S NOTHING. >> I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE MONEY WITH THIS. I THINK A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S THE HEAT. NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, YOU HAVE THE PARADE BEFORE THE EVENT, AND THERE'S A LAG TIME. I THINK PEOPLE JUST WAIT FOR THE RODEO, NOT THE PARADE. AND JUST WORTH YOUR TIME. I KNOW I HAVE GONE TO THE PARADE, JUMPED IN THE POOL, AND CAME BACK TO THE RODEO. SO, I GET IT. I DO LIKE THE PADDY'S

DAY THING. >> I LIKE THE IDEA OF PUTTING SOME OF THAT MONEY TOWARDS WESTERN DAYS. I ALWAYS FELT LIKE WE DON'T REALLY -- WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY -- I REALIZE THERE ARE CITIES GO ALL OUT. THEY GO ALL OUT FOR CHRISTMAS PARADES. I WOULD LIKE

TO EXPLORE THAT OPTION. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I THINK WE HAVE SOME CONSENSUS AROUND NOT DOING THIS. WE HAVE SOME

INTEREST IN EXPLORING. >> THEY DON'T LIKE THAT.

>> AND I THINK I'M HEARING THAT WE'RE OKAY WITH MOVING THAT MONEY INTO WESTERN DAYS FOR NOW. BUT THERE'S A MEMORIAL DAY REQUEST. I MIGHT LOOK TO MOVE -- IF WE'RE LOOKING AT MONEY, I WOULD MAYBE TALK ABOUT OKAY, WHAT WOULD THAT MONEY BENEFIT EXISTING EVENTS AS PART OF THE CONVERSATION. AND OR NEW EVENTS.

SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO BROADEN THAT CONVERSATION IF WE'RE SHIFTING MONEY.

>> I'M OKAY WITH THAT. UNDOING MOMENTUM IS DIFFICULT. WHAT ABOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY, VETERAN DAY STUFF. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. SO, WE CAN HAVE AN AGREEMENT AND REVISIT THAT, I'M OKAY WITH IT FOR THIS YEAR. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE MOMENTUM, AND NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION NEXT YEAR.

>> LET'S PUT IT TOWARDS WESTERN DAYS THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLOSE. WE BRING AN ITEM BACK INTO NEXT YEAR. IF WE DID IT A YEAR AGO, ABOUT WHAT OUR EVENTS ARE, MAKING SURE, KNOWING WE HAVE THIS POTENTIAL TO SHIFT TO SOMETHING ELSE. WE CAN GET A CONSENSUS FROM THE COUNCIL. IS THAT OKAY?

>> I THINK THAT WORKS, YUP. >> EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK

YOU, JAMES. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOME UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT ITEM D. ANNUAL ACTION PLAN REVIEW. THAT IS ACTUALLY JUST TO EXPLAIN TWO ITEMS THAT WE HAD. THREE ITEMS THAT WE HAD ON THE AGENDA. SO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK IN AND GO THROUGH THE ACTION PLAN REVIEW OR DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, DECISIONS WITHIN COUNCIL MEETING?

>> I'M OKAY. >> OKAY? OKAY. YOU ARE OFF THE HOOK. I LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS GOOD. WE WILL MOVE PAST ITEM D, AND RIGHT INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION. WE ARE DONE WITH OUR WORK SESSION AND WE WILL CIRCLE BACK IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES.

[A. Invocation - Mayor Pro Tem Ronni Cade]

>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS 7:00, WE'LL CALL THIS SESSION TO ORDER. WE HAVE A QUORUM. WILLIAM MERIDITH.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENT CONTEMPLATION.

[B. Pledge to the American and Texas Flags - Mayor TJ Gilmore]

THANK YOU. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGES TO OUR FLAGS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT

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JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE

INDIVISIBLE. >>

[C. Proclamations / Recognitions]

>>> THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING. THERE IT IS. HOW IS EVERYBODY DOING? GREEN LIGHT, THERE IT IS. GREEN LIGHT, GO. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING A LOCAL LEWISVILLE BUSINESS, WHERE ARE YOU? THERE WE GO. I NEED MY FRIENDS FROM STARSHIP BAGEL TO COME ON UP HERE.

OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT STARSHIP BAGEL, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? SO, STARSHIP BAGEL, IN '23, WENT TO NEW YORK CITY, AND WON BEST BAGEL IN THE COUNTRY. AGAINST ALL THOSE FOLKS ON THAT SIDE OF THE WORLD.

GOT SECOND PLACE ON BAGELS. THEY GOT FIRST PLACE IN SHMEER. IT'S AMAZING. SO, AGAIN, TWO YEARS IN A ROW, WENT TO NEW YORK, KICKED BUTT, YOU KNOW, DID TEXAS PROUD. THEN THIS YEAR, WE HAD GUY COME BY. WE HAD A SHOWING. I'M SURE YOU CAN CATCH IT. GUY WAS HERE, THE BAGEL WAS ENORMOUS. HOW BIG WAS THAT BAGEL?

>> WE MADE HIM A 5-POUND PRETZEL BAGEL.

>> WHICH IS MY FAVORITE, EXCEPT FOR THE SESAME. SOME THINGS I CAN'T GET BACK. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ALSO, WE HAVE ONE OTHER ACCOLADE THAT THEY CREATED. I KNOW ANY TIME, IT'S A TEAM, RIGHT? BUT ORAN WAS A FINALIST FOR THE JAMES BEARD AWARD, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PREMIER AWARDS IN CULINARY EVERYTHING. AND IT'S AMAZING. HE WENT UP AGAINST AMAZING PASTRY SHOPS, ALL THAT STUFF. THE HUMBLE BAGEL FROM LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, MADE THAT CUT. I CANNOT BE MORE PROUD OF ORAN AND HIS TEAM.

AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO PRESENT LEWISVILLE. WITH THAT, I HAVE A BRIEF PROCLAMATION. STARSHIP BAGEL IS LOCATED ON MAIN STREET IN LEWISVILLE SINCE 2021 AND WHEREAS STARSHIP BAGEL WAS A BEST BAGEL HELD IN NEW YORK CITY AND WON BEST SHMEER AT THE 2024 BAGEL FEST. AND ENJOYED A MOMENT IN THE NATIONAL TELEVISION SPOTLIGHT IN JUNE OF '25, WHEN IT WAS FEATURED ON THE HIT FOOD NETWORK SHOW, AND STARSHIP BAGEL WAS NOMINATED FOR A JAMES BEARD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BAKERY. THE FIRST BAGEL SHOP. I MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025, AS STARSHIP BAGEL DAY IN LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO HELP THIS LOCAL BUSINESS CELEBRATE ITS RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I DID SO BY GETTING A LOVELY TOMATO SANDWICH THIS MORNING. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND.

FEW WORDS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TJ, AND THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE FOR THIS HONOR. WHEN I STARTED, YOU KNOW, ON MAIN STREET, RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL FOUR YEARS AGO, I COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED ANY OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING. LET ALONE, STANDING RIGHT HERE AND RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION FROM TJ. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE ELSE. LEWISVILLE WAS THE PERFECT PLACE TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS. FROM DAY ONE, THE CITY HAS HAD OUR BACK. HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE. WAY MORE FRIENDLY THAN ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY THAT I HAVE LOCATIONS IN. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, BESIDES THIS EXACT MOMENT RIGHT NOW, MY PROUDEST MOMENT WAS PUTTING THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE ON NATIONAL TV FOR TRIPLE D, SEEING THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE NAMED, MENTIONED,

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>> GET GUY IN THERE. A DONUT? >> THAT'S OUR TROPHY. AWESOME.

WE HAVE ONE MORE. AWESOME. NO WORRIES. THANK YOU.

AND FOLKS, YOU KNOW, YEAH, I AM A CUSTOMER AT ORAN'S BAGEL SHOP. WE HAD THE LONDON BAKER HERE A MONTH OR TWO AGO. WE WANT TO CELEBRATE LOCAL BUSINESSES. IF YOU HAVE A LOCAL BUSINESS AND YOU THINK THEY NEED THIS KIND OF ACCOLADE OR JUST HAVEN'T SEEN IT DONE, LET'S HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. WE LOVE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AND GIVE THEM

[D. Presentation]

>> THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF US THAT HAVE MULTIPLES. IF SO, MAKE SURE YOU READ BOTH. OTHERWISE, HERE WE GO.

I, SOLEMNLY SWEAR --

>> ALL STAY HERE JUST FOR A SECOND. ALSO, THESE NEED TO BE SIGNED AND GIVEN BACK. NO SIGN, NO OFFICIAL. SO, FIRST OF ALL, THE FOLKS STANDING BY ME ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE YOUR GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE THE FOLKS THAT GIVE OF THEMSELVES, THEIR TIME AND THEIR TREASURER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY DOES GREAT THINGS. WITHOUT THEM, YOUR CITY COUNCIL COULD NOT DO EVERYTHING THAT IT DOES. WE COULD NOT PROCESS THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM EVERY ONE OF THESE BOARDS AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THESE BOARDS. WE COULDN'T DO IT AS A COUNCIL. WE RELY ON THESE RESIDENTS TO BE OUR EYES AND EARS ON EACH ONE OF THESE COMMITTEES, THESE BOARDS, AND THEY ARE INCREDIBLELY IMPORTANT BOARDS. THEY WORK EXTREMELY HARD. I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I FIRST GOT INVOLVED WITH THE CITY BACK IN 2003-2004. I REMEMBER BACK IN THOSE DAYS, AND THERE ARE MANY OF US IN THE ROOM THAT DO, WE HAD FOLKS ON MULTIPLE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS. WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOLKS THAT FELT THAT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO DO. AND OVER TIME, WE NOW HAVE COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS. WE HAVE GREAT LISTS OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GIVING THEIR FEEDBACK. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WANDER AROUND RATTLING THE CAN, BEGGING FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS FOR STEPPING UP AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS WHAT MAKES THINGS WORK. IT'S NOT WHAT IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SEE ON TV. IT'S

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I'M SORRY, YOU ARE SIGNED UP, YOU DID IT. WITH THAT, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

MICROPHONE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO HANG OUT FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. DON'T FORGET TO SIGN THOSE AND TURN THEM BACK IN. THE OATH OF OFFICES.

[E. Public Hearing]

>>> ALL RIGHT, ITEM E1. PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE. ABSTRACT NUMBER 11 LOCATED AT 421 BENNETT LANE.

FROM AGRICULTURAL-OPEN SPACE TO INDUSTRIAL ZONING. CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCES DETERMINING THE ZONING AMENDMENT HEREBY MADE PROMOTES THE HEALTH SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALER, 421 BENNETT LANE IS ZONED AGRICULTURE AND REQUESTED TO BE ZONED A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MATCHING THE ZONE TO NORTHEAST AND SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, 7-0, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS CASE AT THEIR JULY 15, 2025, MEETING. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. RICHARD LUEDKE IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS IS NOW OPEN. I DO HAVE ONE CARD HERE FROM MR. JAMES AT 3811 TURTLE CREEK BOULEVARD NUMBER 1050, DALLAS, TEXAS. HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. HE DOESN'T WISH TO SPEAK, BUT HE IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UNLESS COUNCIL

HAS QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. SO I SEE A LOT OF LOCATION MAP, I SEE A LOT OF L.I. I ALSO SEE WE HAVE SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTIES, BUT I ALSO SUSPECT, THERE ARE ANY OF THESE L.I. PROPERTIES BEING USED AS A

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AS WELL? >> YES. ESPECIALLY THE LARGER ONES TO THE EAST. THOSE ARE LARGER, KIND OF RANCH-STYLE HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MANY DECADES. SOME OF THOSE, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS BEING COMBINED WITH THE PROPERTY OF EQUAL SIZE TO THE EAST TO CREATE A LARGER DEVELOPMENT

SITE. >> IS THAT ONE ALSO THAT L.I. IS BEING USED AS RESIDENTIAL USE RIGHT NOW?

>> YES. >> OKAY. HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM ANY OF THE RESIDENCES ON PINE STREET?

>> WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS.

>> WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS WERE

SENT. >> CORRECT.

>> OKAY. OKAY. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE

PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE VOTE. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 5-0 WAS THE VOTE.

COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. >> MOTION APPROVE THE ORDINANCE

SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 2, PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR

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MOBILE TIRE IS A MINOR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SHOP LOOKING TO OCCUPY THE EXISTING BUILDING AT 500 SOUTH KEALY AVENUE. A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED AS THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE 200 FOOT DISTANCE FROM A SINGLE-FAMILY PROPERTY, THE PROPOSED BUSINESS OPERATES ON VEHICLES OFF SITE OF THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS AND WILL NOT STORE ANY CUSTOMER CARS ON THE PREMISE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, 7-0, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR JULY 15, 2025, MEETING. OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

COUNCIL, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS OR COMMENTS FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> AM I REMEMBERING THIS CORRECTLY, THERE ARE NO PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE BUILDING AT ALL?

>> CORRECT. THEY DID A GENERAL CLEANUP AND SPRUCED UP THE EXTERIOR, BUT NOTHING THAT REQUIRED A BUILDING PERMIT.

>> OKAY. >> THEY DID PUT A PIPE FENCE UP.

ARE WE THINKING ABOUT THE SAME PLACE? THEY REPLACED THE FENCE.

A LITTLE BIT OF IMPROVEMENT, BUT NOT A TON. THERE IS HOUSING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW OR WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE THIS PURCHASE?

>> YEAH, PREVIOUSLY, THIS WAS AN AIR-CONDITIONING HVAC BUSINESS, THAT I BELIEVE, OUTGREW THE SITE. SO THEY HAD A LOT OF VEHICLES. A LOT OF OUTSIDE STORAGE. A LOT MORE INTENSE USE THAN WHAT IS THERE NOW. THAT WAS A PERMITTED USE. THAT WAS A SERVICE CONTRACTOR. THE UNIQUE THING ABOUT THE PROPOSAL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS THAT THE WORK IS DONE OFF SITE. THIS SITE IS STRICTLY STORING THE SERVICE VEHICLES AND THEIR TOOLS AND THEY JUST MAKE APPOINTMENTS GOING OUT TO THE OFFSITE LOCATIONS TO PERFORM THE TIRE SERVICE. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE NONDESKREUPBGT. DESCRIPT, THE POTENTIAL USES THAT COULD GO IN

WITHOUT AN ISSUE. >> THANK YOU.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO

CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES 5-0. COUNCIL, I'LL

ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR, CAN I GET A CLARIFICATION. I SEE ON THE AGENDA, OUR MOTION WAS TO APPROVE, AND CONDITIONS. YOU WANTED ALL THOSE CONDITIONS,

RIGHT? >> YES, THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. >> SO, IN YOUR MEMO BACKUP MEMO, THERE SHOULD BE MULTIPLE CONDITIONS. I'M NOT SURE, DID

YOU INCLUDE THOSE? >> OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU.

MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. NUMBER ONE, THE VEHICLES IN NEED OF REPAIR SHALL NOT BE STORED OR REPAIRED OUTDOORS ON THE SITE. NUMBER TWO, ALL REPAIR ACTIVITY SHALL TAKE PLACE OFF SITE. NUMBER THREE, NO OUTSIDE STORAGE SHALL

BE ALLOWED ON THE SITE. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I ITEM 3, PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE 2023 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO REALLOCATE FUNDS FROM THE MULTIFAMILY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM TO THE FOX HEMBREE HISTORICAL CEMETERY RESTORATION. TO SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THE 2023-2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN INCLUDED ALLOCATING $345,799 TO A MULTIFAMILY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RENTERS AND COMPLEXES TO GAIN OR ACCESS ACCESSIBILITY TO THE UNITS OR COMMON AREA.

WILLING TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS. REALLOCATING THE FUNDS TO OTHER PROJECTS WILL ENSURE TIMELY EXPENDITURE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE TIMELINESS TEST. FUNDING WOULD BE REALLOCATED TO FOX HEMBRY, AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY. IT IS RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT TO THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. WITH WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT IS

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>> I WOULD AS PER DISCUSSION BACK IN WORKSHOP. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE CONSIDER PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. IT'S A HISTORICAL PLACE FOR US. WE HAVE DONE CLEANUPS OUT THERE.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PREVENT AND PROSECUTE PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THAT IN SUCH A WAY, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE FAR OF THIS

GRANT PROCESS. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFIED BY SAYING AYE. OR VOTING ON THE SOFTWARE. THAT WILL WORK, TOO. MOTION PASSES 5-0. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL THEN NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS SET FORTH IN THE

CAPTION. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 4, PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO THE 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO REALLOCATE FUNDS TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY, AND FAMILY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT. THE 2024-2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT INCLUDED ALLOCATING $166, 166 TO A MULTIFAMILY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM TO MODIFY RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RENTERS IN THE COMPLEXES TO GAIN OR ACCESS. CHALLENGES IDENTIFYING A MULTIFAMILY COMPLEX WILLING TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS. REALLOCATING THE FUNDS TO OTHER PROJECTS WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TIMELINESS TEST. FUNDING WOULD BE REALLOCATED TO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND DENTON COUNTY FRIENDS AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AS SET IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COUNCIL, WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AS

SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL, IF YOU'D PLEASE VOTE.

>> MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 5, PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN BY REQUIRED BY THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE. ANNUAL ACTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING BY AUGUST 15, 2025, AS A REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS OF $847, 606 AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FUNDS OF $34 #, 555.08. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE COMMITTEE FOR PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS HUD NATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND CONSOLIDATED PLAN PRIORITIES. AT A MEETING, THE COMMITTEE VOTED 5-0 TO RECOMMEND A SOCIAL SERVICES BUDGET. THE PLAN WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

I DO NO THE HAVE ANY CARDS OR COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. COUNCIL, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'LL

ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> COUNCIL, IF YOU'D PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. COUNCIL, A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT THE PLAN.

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

COUNCIL, IF YOU'D PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM F, VISITORS FORUM. SPEAKERS MUST ADDRESS THEIR COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR RATHER TO INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF.

SPEAKERS SHOULD STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS. SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED FIVE MINUTES. UNAUTHORIZED REMARKS FROM THE AUDIENCE, WHISTLES, CLAPS, SIMILAR DEMONSTRATIONS WILL NOT

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[G. Consent Agenda]

AGENDA. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION

[H. Regular Hearing]

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, 7-0, AT THEIR JULY MEETING. AND RECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ITEMS. OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS OR ANYTHING ON

THIS ONE. SO COUNCIL. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING, BUT SINCE THE SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT IS IN THIS PACKET. REALLY CURIOSITY, BECAUSE THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT SAYS THAT IT MAY BE TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY WITHIN 30 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY. SO, WHAT HAPPENS SINCE THERE'S NO PARKING ON THIS SITE AT ALL, IT'S ALL SHARED PARKING. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WANT TO TERMINATE THE

AGREEMENT? >> WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO AS PART OF THEIR REQUIREMENT. THEY STILL NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.

SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD OR EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER IN THE AREA. THAT'S SOMETHING THEY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR.

>> IS THERE -- >> SORRY, I NEED TO INTERRUPT HERE. WE ARE NOT POSTED FOR -- WE ARE ONLY POSTED FOR TALKING ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD WITH LANDSCAPE STANDARDS.

>> OKAY, I'M JUST ASKING A CLARIFICATION QUESTION. I'M CURIOUS WHAT HAPPENS. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED, I'LL ASK YOU OFFLINE.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION.

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

COUNCIL, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. GUESS

[I. Reports]

REPORTS ABOUT ITEM IT IS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST REGARDING WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. I HAVE FIRST UP, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, MS. STACEY, TO REPORT ON THE THRIVE

CLOSURE. >> MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PARK FANS, JUST A COUPLE UPDATES ON END OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES AND CLOSURES THAT WILL BE COMING UP. SO THRIVE WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN STARTING ON APRIL -- I HAVE APRIL. AUGUST 18 THROUGH AUGUST 24. THAT IS TO DO OUR ANNUAL SHUTDOWN, WHERE WE SURVIVED SUMMER, NEED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS, REDO SOME STUFF AT THE POOL. MAKE ANY UPDATES. SO, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ENJOY THRIVE, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLANS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES ELSEWHERE IN THE PARK SYSTEM. ALSO A REMINDER THAT SUN VALLEY AQUATIC CENTER, WE GO TO WEEKENDS ONLY AFTER THIS SUNDAY. AND OUR LAST DAY OF OPERATIONS WILL BE AUGUST 31. BUT NEVER FEAR, WE HAVE AN AQUATIC EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE THROUGH OCTOBER 1 AT

THE OLD TOWN SPLASH PARK. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD INSPECTION

SERVICES, MR. CHRIS MCGINN. >> I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS MONTH IS CLEAR THE SHELTERS. SO, WE'VE WAVED THE ADOPTION FEES AT THE SHELTER FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF

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CLEAR THE SHELTER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE EVERYBODY AND IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND I HOPE WE FIND SOME HOMES. WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, DO YOU MIND WE START WITH

YOU? >> SURE. SO I WOULD LOVE -- ARE WE GOING TO DO VIDEOS WITH THE SHELTER DOGS AND ANIMALS WE DID LAST TIME? I ENJOYED THAT A LOT. ANYWAY, JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. REAL QUICK, I READ ON FACEBOOK, THAT LEWISVILLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY CULTURAL EVENTS. IF YOU DON'T THINK WE HAVE CULTURAL EVENTS, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE NOT AT THE GRAND. IT WAS GREAT. THE THEATER IS FANTASTIC. THERE'S ART GOING ON ALL THE TIME. ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON. I ENCOURAGE YOU, BEFORE YOU POST SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TAKE A LOOK. THERE ARE THINGS ALL OVER THE CITY. THAT'S SOMETHING WE DID RECENTLY. THAT'S A FANTASTIC VENUE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE,

MAYOR. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER TIPTON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MERIDITH.

>> MY LIBRARY ACTIVES. FRUIT STAMPED TEE TOWELS FOR ADULTS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 6:00 TO 7:00 P.M. AT THE CRAWFORD MEETING. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. STORY TIME AT EAST HILL PARK FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 10:00 TO 10:30 A.M. EAST HILL PARK. NO REGISTRATION OR TICKET IS REQUIRED. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER TROYER. >> I HAVE GRAND THEATER. FIRST OF ALL, BLACK BOX SONG WRITER SERIES, AND THE QUARTERLY ACOUSTIC SONG WRITER CHALLENGE, THIS TIME THE THEME IS STILL TRUCKING. THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE VISUAL ARTS OF LEWISVILLE. AUGUST 15 AT 7:00 P.M. AND THEN SONG WRITING WORKSHOP, PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE ON AUGUST 9.

NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 12. AND FINALLY, TO FINE ARTIST, ONE JOURNEY THROUGH ART, LIFE, AND ACADEMIA.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. CITY MANAGER. NOTHING? ALL RIGHT. I DO WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE DO HAVE OUR ANNUAL BUDGET WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY AT 8:30 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. AT THE LEWISVILLE CITY HALL LOWER LEVEL. YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW THE BUDGET WORKS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME BY. THIS IS A MASSIVE DATA DUMP. AND YOU WILL GET MORE EDUCATION YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. SO, IT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO UNDERSTAND HOW

[K. Closed Session]

[L. Reconvene]

>>> ALL RIGHT, AS THERE'S NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE

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