[00:00:04] >> IT IS 6:30. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS WORKSHOP SESSION TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST UP DISCUSSION AND CONSENT OF REGULAR AGENDA. I GOT COUNCILMEMBER KELLY FOR THE INVOCATION. MAYOR PRO TEM CADE FOR THE PLEDGES. WE DO HAVE A RECOGNITION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AND LIBRARY AWARDS. WHICH WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY GOTTEN NOW. VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR NEWEST LEWISVILLE POEM LAUREATE MR. JAMES MARDIS. WE GOT A SAMP OF HIS WRITING. WE WILL MOVE TON TO E1, PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING ZONING ORDER FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION. >> THIS IS NOT AN AMENDMENT TO IT. IT'S COMPLETELY NEW. >> A NEW ONE FOR A LARGER SITE. >> WE'RE GOOD ON ITEM 2. ITEM 3. THIS IS 13 UNIT. >> THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE BROUGHT FOR YOU GUYS AND THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE TOWNHOMES THAT WE'RE FACING. THE DEVELOPER HAS -- IS CONSIDERING RESUBMITTING WITH THE REMOVAL OF THOSE. TO DO SO WANTS TO SUBMIT SOME APPLICATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >> THEY ARE ASKING TO CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO MARCH 16TH. >> CAN I ASK THAT WE PUT THAT OFF? YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN. HE'S GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN. SHE'S GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK BEFORE SPRING BREAK OR PUSH IT BACK? >> ORIGINALLY PUTTING IT UP A WEEK WAS TOO TIGHT. >> I THINK THE CURRENT GAME PLAN IS TO SUBMITTING THE ED AGREEMENT WHICH HAVE TO GO TO UNDERWRITING. THAT WILL TAKE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. ONCE THAT'S COMPLETE, NEED TO GET A PRESENTATION TOGETHER TO BRING IT TO THE SESSION. I THINK MAYBE GO INTO WEEK OF THE COUNCIL MEETING AFTER MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE. >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. FOR APRIL 6TH? >> YES. >> ITEM 4, ANNUAL STANDARDS OF CARE. THIS ONE IS ALIGNING WITH THE STATE LAW BY REQUIREMENT. ANY QUESTIONS THERE? MINUTES? , CDM SMITH FOR MILL CREEK SAN STORY SEWER. >> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. THIS WAS TALKING ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA AND IT WAS ALSO TALKING ABOUT IT BEING LINKED TO A CERTAIN STORM EVENT. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT DEVELOPMENT IS TRIGGERING THIS. >> IT'S NOT A PARTICULAR [00:05:05] DEVELOPMENT. IT'S IN THE MASTER PLAN. IT'S NO CURRENT DEVELOPMENT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF ANTICIPATE FOR THE FUTURE? >> CORRECT. >> THE STORM EVENT -- >> ITEM 7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTION ON THAT? WHEN MATTHEW SOUTHWEST IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD, MY EXPECTATION IS THEY WILL BE PAYING FOR A PORTION OF THAT. IT. IT'S ALSO LIKE DOING ALL THE TREE SURVEYS FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT. >> WHAT'S THE COST OF THAT SCOPE OF THEIR DESIGN. DO WE KNOW WHAT THE APPROXIMATE COST IS? >> WHEN YOU HAVE THAT AFTER SCHEMATIC PHASE. ENTIRE I SAW THAT $3.3 MILLION, I SAID THAT'S A LOT. I STARTED LOOKING MORE INTO WHAT THE SCOPE OF THAT WORK IS. I'M LIKE OKAY, I CAN SEE IT. >> THEY ARE HEAVY LOADING THE 50% OVER THE FULL THING. ADJUSTMENTS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE. >> WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES. WE'RE DOCUMENTING WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> I UNDERSTAND, WE'RE JUST DOCUMENTING WHAT WE WERE DOING. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, BEFORE WE TOOK TO YOU GUYS -- IF YOU PUT IT ON THE COUNCIL PROCEDURES WILL BE FOR PROCEDURES. AT THAT POINT IT'S DO YOU WANT IT TO MATCH. IT'S A MUCH DIFFERENT BOARD THAN COUNCIL. I CAN SEE IT BEING DIFFERENT. WE'RE FINE WITH THE WAY WE PRESENTED IT. IF WE WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING IN IT WE HAVE TO BRING BACK IT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. BOTH BODIES HAVE TO APPROVE IT. >> I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH IT. >> ALL RIGHT, ITEM 9. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE. >> I'M GOING TO ASK TO PULL THAT. ONE THING TO CLARIFY. I THINK THIS IS WHERE -- IS A VETERAN FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT. EXCLUSIVELY FOR VETERANS. IT DOES MEAN IT WILL BE MARKETING TO VETERANS. YOU CAN ASK MORE QUESTION ABOUT THAT. IT'S GOING A GENERAL POPULATION. THEIR INTENT IS TO PRIORITIZE THEM. >> THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT FOR ANY UNITS TO RENT TO A VETERAN. >> I THINK -- >> THERE WILL BE THREE BEDROOMS AND THE REST OF THEM JUST -- [00:10:10] REQUIREMENTS. AT THE STATE LEVEL YOU CAN ONLY SELECT TWO CATEGORIES IT'S EAR SENIORS OR FAMILY. YOU CAN'T DO ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. DOING SO TRIGGERS A FAIR HOUSING ISSUE. WHILE THEY CANNOT SAY 100% THAT ALL THE UNITS WILL BE SET ASIDE. THEY ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE SERVICES THAT THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE. THE MARKETING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO INCLUDE IN THEIR COMMUNICATION. >> I LOVE THE VETERAN CENTER. I WILL BE ALL FOR THAT. BUT FOR THE HOUSING, NO. I CAN'T. >> I HAVE FEW QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK. I'LL WAIT. >> ITEM 11. CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESIGNATION OF ABIGAIL CRAFTON. QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? >> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE. >> Y'ALL JUMPED ON ME MISSING NUMBER 10. WHAT'S GOING ON? >> WE LIKE YOU TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS. >> NUMBER 11, RESIGNATION OF ABIGAIL CRAFTON. EXISTING VACANCIES FOR PLACES 5 AND 6. YOU GUYS OVERSEE THE APPLICANTS? IT WAS JESSICA AND THE OTHER WAS FRANCIS. THEY LOOKED SOLID. >> I HAVE SOME SAMPLE LANGUAGE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION RIGHT THERE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE TWO APPLICANTS. REPORTS. I HAVE MR. RICHARD LUEDKE. INTRODUCING OUR PLANNING MANAGER TO THE CITY COUNCIL. EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I HOPE I GOT THE NAME RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR REPORTS FROM STAFF. WE HAVE CLOSE SESSION TONIGHT? >> NO. >> WE HAVE NO CLOSED SESSION. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO WORKSHOP SESSION ITEM B. ECONOMIC MOBILITY UPDATE. WE HAVE OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HERE TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION. >> I WILL GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON ECONOMIC MOBILITY. IT'S FOR INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC STATUS. THAT'S MEASURED BY INCOME, ASSET AND WEALTH. IT'S OVER THEIR LIFETIME. THEY CAN GO UP AND DOWN AND IT'S ACROSS GENERATION. THEY ARE SIDE PILLARS THAT HELPS A RESIDENT GO UPWARD. LOOKING AT REWARDING WORTH. SUCH AS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND JOB. WE GOT HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL, EFFECTIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION, OPPORTUNITY RICH, INCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE GOT HAPPY ENVIRONMENT AND RESPONSE AND JUST GOVERNANCE. WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED IN THIS MIDDLE PILLAR. [00:15:02] OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS HAVE THAT UPWARD MOBILITY. THERE WERE THREE FOCUS AREAS. PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MOBILITY. WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES. SOME OPPORTUNITIES ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE TOOL KIT INCLUDE IDENTIFYING SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE HOUSING NAVIGATION, CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, LOOKING AT RESUMING OUR HOUSING PLAN CORPORATION AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO OFFER FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND HOME BUYING COUNSELING. WE LOOKED AT SOME OTHER WAYS TO LOOK AT WHAT, WHAT ECONOMIC MOBILITY MEANS. ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY COHORT WHICH INCLUDED A $20,000 MINI GRANT. WE FOUND OUT THAT OUR ZIP CODE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A CHILD CARE DESERT. WE APPLIED TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THAT'S SPECIFICALLY ON THE CHILD CARE NEEDS AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. WE KNOW -- WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION THOSE ARE NEEDS. WHAT DO THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA REALLY WANT? WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO BE AWARDED -- WE WERE THE ONLY TEXAS THAT GOT IT. CLAIRE AND I WENT TWO DIFFERENT COHORT MEETINGS. ONE IN BALTIMORE AND EL PASO. WE HAD SOME BREAKOUT SESSIONS. REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ECONOMIC MOLT MEANS AND HOW IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST HOUSING. >> IT WAS REALLY EMPOWERING PROCESS TO GO THROUGH. ONE OF THE THINGS MY KEY TAKEAWAY YOU WILL SEE THE OUT PUT IS NOT ASSUMING HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM BEFORE YOU GET THE DATA. THERE WERE SOME PRESUMPTIONS WE HAD EARLY ON ABOUT HOW TO -- WE ALWAYS KNOW THINK WE KNOW HOW IF FIX THE ISSUES. WE NEED MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE DATA TO DO THAT ASSESSMENT. WE DID LEARN FEW THINGS FROM THIS PROJECT. >> WE WENT WITH GROUNDWORK OUTREACH. THEY ARE BASED IN DALLAS THEY DO DOOR-TO-DOOR TO CONNECT INNER SERVICE COMMUNITIES WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. THEY CONDUCT CUSTOMIZED CANVASSING CAMPAIGN. LITTLE SET UP. WE HAD VERY SHORT TIME FOR THE GRANT. THIS WAS VERY FAST PACED. WE IDENTIFIED THE ZIP CODE THAT WE WANTED TO LOOK. LOOK AT ECONOMIC RELATED TOPICS. SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER, STAFF WORKED WITH GROUNDWORK TO SET UP THE SENIOR SWAY. IN NOVEMBER GROUNDWORK CONDUCTING THE CANVAS. THIS DECEMBER THEY REVIEWED THE DATA, PRESENTED THE RESULTS. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WE'VE BEEN DOING AN INTERNAL REVIEW TO LOOK AT POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS. WE DID SET A GOAL GETTING 250 RESPONSES TO OUR SURVEY. LITTLE DEEP DIVE INTO OUR QUESTIONS. FOR CHILD CARE, WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE AGE OF THE CHILDREN IN THE MOMENT. WHEN DO YOU NEED CHILD CARE. WHAT TYPE YOU'RE USING RIGHT NOW. WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT CURRENT CHILD CARE. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THERE. FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HIGHEST DEGREE COMPLETED WAS. ANY INTEREST IN SECONDARY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE. WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND. THEY KNOCKED ON 1500 DOORS. THEY GOT 250 CONVERSATIONS. THEY LEFT 1100 FLIERS. WE GOT 26 ONLINE SURVEYS FROM THOSE FLIERS. THEY UTILIZED OUR GIS TO CONDUCT THE SURVEYS AND TRACK WHICH STORES WERE NOT. WE SAID HEY, THIS IDENTIFIED AS ENGLISH AS SECOND POPULATION IN THAT AREA. WE NEEDED SPANISH SPEAKERS. GROUNDWORK AFTER THE FIRST DAY, THEY SWITCHED OFF THEIR CANVASSERS AND THEY PROVIDED PEOPLE THAT WERE ABLE TO SPEAK SPANISH TO GET THAT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION FROM OUR RESIDENTS. HERE IS A MAP. THIS IS FROM OUR GIS THAT SHOWS ALL THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE ZIP CODE. 63 HOUSEHOLDS DID SAY THEY HAD A CHILD CARE NEED. 58 HOUSEHOLDS SAID THEY WERE INTERESTED IN SECONDARY EDUCATION. 23 OF THE THOSE HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED NEEDING BOTH. 72% WERE BETWEEN 25 AND 61 YEARS OLD. THIS IS WHERE IT GETS REALLY INTERESTING. [00:20:02] 49% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED CHILD CARE NEED WITH ONE OR MORE CHILDREN FOUR YEARS OR YOUNGER. 61% SAID THEY UTILIZE STAYING AT HOME FOR CHILD CARE OPTION. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER. WHILE ONLY FIVE TO SIX UTILIZED DAY CARE AS THEIR CHILD CARE OPTION. HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED THEIR HIGHEST NEED WAS LOWER COST. THIS IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. THERE WAS QUITE FEW PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED. THEY THOUGHT THAT CHILD CARE WAS UNOBTAINABLE. SIX HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED USING CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES. ON THE CONTINUING EDUCATION SIDE, THE RESPONDENTS THAT ANSWERED, 32% SHOWED INTEREST IN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHICH IS AN INTERESTING DATA POINT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS ONLY 10 TO 18%. THERE'S A HIGH INTEREST IN TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN THAT AREA. OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS THAT SAID YES, 60% DID NOT COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL OR HAVE A GED, HOUSEHOLDS INTERESTED IN TRADITIONAL COLLEGE, 75% DID HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED. >> REAL QUICK. THE AGE BREAKUP OF THAT. TOWARDS THE YOUNGER GENERATION. I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. >> IF THERE'S 60 -- COSMETOLOGY. AGAIN, FOR HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED OTHER IN THE FIELD OF STUDY BECAUSE THEY ARE DISINTERESTED IN GENERAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY AS A WHOLE. WHILE HOUSEHOLDS THAT SELECTED OTHER, IT WAS UNOBTAINABLE. THEY DIDN'T THINK WHAT THE POSSIBLE BARRIERS THEY WERE FACING WERE. COST WAS BIGGEST BARRIER. THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT SAID TIME. THEY HAVE TO WORK. SOME INSIGHTS. INSIGHTS FOR CHILD CARE IN THE ZIP CODE. OTHERS CHOSE IT A LOT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE BARRIER COULD BE. COST IS THE HIGHEST BARRIER FOR CHILD CARE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. FOR CHILD CARE, HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN BORN UNDER WITHOUT CHILD CARE -- COST CONTINUES TO BE A BARRIER. WE HAD SUCH SMALL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE USING SUBSIDIES. HOW CAN WE BETTER UTILIZE SUBSIDIES. CONTINUING EDUCATION, LARGE PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS INTERESTED IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THEY WERE VERY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE PREREQUISITES FOR EDUCATION. DO THEY NEED A GED. DO YOU NEED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO GET HIGHER EDUCATION? SOME NEXT STEPS. WE DID PROVIDE DATA POINTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ECONOMIC MOBILITY WAS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT EXPLORING RESOURCES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THEY HAVE PROGRAMS. POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHER EDUCATION IS THERE A WAY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND WHAT THE PREREQUISITES ARE AND HOW TO BETTER HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE. WE DID HAVE AN ECONOMIC MOBILITY. WE HAVE SOME ATTENDEES WHO BOUGHT THEIR FIRST HOME. OUR LIBRARY HAS REALLY AMAZING PROGRAMS I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE ARE ECONOMIC MOBILITY. THE ESL FOR ADULTS THEY DO HAVE GED CLASSES AT THE LIBRARY THAT ARE VERY WELL ATTENDED. THEY ARE ALMOST AT CAPACITY. THUPCOMING PROGRAMS THAT WE HAV. ECONOMIC MOBILITY WISE. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH -- THEY WILL BE PROVIDING FOR PARENTS AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION CLASSES. ONE-ON-ONE PERSONAL COACHING. UNITED WAY IS LOOKING AT FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR INDIVIDUALS APPROACHING RETIREMENT. THEY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS AND PREPARED FOR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL [00:25:03] SECURITY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROGRAM WE'RE LOOKING INTO. THERE'S SB1145 THAT WENT INTO JANUARY 24TH. IT ALLOWS CITY AND COUNTIES PASS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR QUALIFIED CHILD CARE FACILITY. THOSE QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE LICENSED AND PARTICIPATE IN -- CHILDREN MUST RECEIVE SUBSIDIES. IF WE ONLY SEE THE SIX KIDS IN THE ZIP CODE THAT USE THE SUBSIDIES, -- THESE ARE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING INTO. A LOT OF INFORMATION. ANY QUESTIONS? >> TO ME, TO SUMMARIZE GOING BACK TO MY COMMENT. THINGS I THOUGHT WAS SURPRISING TAKEAWAYS WAS I THINK WE TALK ABOUT A TECHNICAL COLLEGE COMING TO LEWISVILLE. YOU SEE THERE'S A NEED TO GET THEIR FOOT IN THE DOOR, THERE'S A NEED FOR GED AS WELL. MAKING SURE WE'RE WORKING THAT ANGLE TO BRING A TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO LEWISVILLE. OTHER THING WITH CHILD CARE, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A NEED FOR CHILD CARE. THERE'S ALSO THE MAYOR AND ASHLEY AND MYSELF HAD BEEN TO ANOTHER CONFERENCE RECENTLY THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT THERE'S SOMETIMES CAPACITY IN CHILD CARE FACILITIES BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS BECAUSE THE COSTS -- THE PAY FOR CHILD CARE WORKER, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO WORK FOR CHICK-FIL-A. IT'S KEEPING THE CAPACITY FOR TEACHERS. MAYBE THE ANSWER, THIS IS THE STUDY WE HAVE TO DO A DEEPER DIVE ON IN LEWISVILLE. IS THERE CAPACITY AND MORE TEACHERS. STANDING UP A WHOLE NEW CHILD CARE FELT IS A LOT HARDER OF PROPOSITION THAN TRYING TO FIND OTHER PARTNERS THAT ARE OUT THERE. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE IMPORTANT ONE TO START CONVERSATIONS WITH. >> IT WILL BE. >> THERE IS SUCH A GAP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT THAT WHAT YOU CAN MAKE. WHAT'S FEASIBLE. THE GAP BETWEEN THAT IS HUGE. I KNOW THAT LAST TIME LOOKED WAS LAST YEAR. IN CHILD CARE STARTED $557 A WEEK. IT WENT UP TO LIKE $800 TO $900 A WEEK. THAT'S UNATTAINABLE, EVEN FOR TWO WORKING PARENTS. IT'S JUST A VICIOUS CYCLE. WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THIS IN 360. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT HOLISTICALLY. EVERYTHING HAS TO WORK TOGETHER. ON THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE END OF IT THERE'S SOMETHING FOR THOSE THAT ATTEND IT MIGHT NEED CHILD CARE. THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT. IT'S JUST A THOUGHT. >> THAT WAS ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS YOU'RE SEEING, PERHAPS ONE OF THE ANGLES IS LIKE YOU COULD DO FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEVEL. YOU'RE PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO COMPANY AND GIVE THEM MORE INCENTIVES IF THEY ARE PROVIDING CHILD CARE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF BEING A CHILD CARE PROVIDER. WHO CAN -- >> WE CAN ADD BACK SUPPORT. INTERESTING, ISN'T IT? EVERYBODY WANTS LOOK AT ONE PIECE IT CAN BE CUT UP >> OTHER TAKEAWAY THAT I FELT WAS REALLY POWERFUL WE HAVE HAD A REALLY HARD TIME -- GETTING PEOPLE TO COME TO US FOR INPUT, THE DOOR KNOCKING WAS REALLY A GAME CHANGER. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT. WE GOT GREAT INPUT THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET BEFORE. TO LOOK ON A MAP AND GO WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED SPANISH SPEAKERS. THEN TO GET INTO THE COMMUNITY THERE ARE SPANISH PEESHE -- SPEAKERS OUT HERE. OUR DATA IS NOT SHOWING US WHAT'S REALLY OUT THERE. IF WE'RE GOING TO LEVERAGE THIS [00:30:04] FOR 2035 AS WELL TO REACH THE COMMUNITY BETTER. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. >> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 7:02 P.M. [A. Invocation - Councilmember Patrick Kelly] WE'RE CALL THIS MEETING OF LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. FIRST UP IS THE INVOCATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER PATRICK KELLY. [B. Pledge to the American and Texas Flags - Mayor Pro Tem Ronni Cade] FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. [C. Proclamations/Recognitions] >> LOVE THAT LOGO. I THINK I NEED THE LIBRARY TEAM. THERE THEY ARE. I GET YOU ALL TO COME FORWARD FOR THIS PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARIES AWARD. I HAVE CAROLYN BOOKER TO GIVE MORE BACKGROUND. IT'S NICE TO KNOW THE STATE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR LIBRARY. WHICH IS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY SPACE WHICH HAS AN INCREDIBLE TEAM, INCREDIBLY CREATIVE AND HARD WORKING STAFF THAT ARE THERE NOT JUST TO WAREHOUSE BOOKS BUT TO ACTUALLY HOST THE COMMUNITY. I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF OUR SPACE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN A WHILE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW PIECES OF PUBLIC ART. IT'S ONE PIECE WITH TWO LOCATIONS. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S CALLED LUMINOUS. IT'S AMAZING. THE LIBRARY IS JUST -- I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF OUR SPACE. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO CAROLINE BOOKER TO SPEAK MORE IN DETAIL. >> ONE OF THE JOYS OF APPLYING FOR THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL DIRECTOR LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S AWARD EVERY YEAR IS REFLECTING BACK ON WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED AS LEASH. -- LIBRARY. WE WORK AS A TEAM, SUPERVISORS ALL GET TOGETHER TO TRY TO THINK OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN ALL TEN CATEGORIES THAT WE NEED TO FULFILL TO GET THE AWARD. THIS YEAR, I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT A FEW EXAMPLES. ONE OF THEM WAS E-RENEWAL. WE STARTED ALLOWING ALL RENEWAL FOR ALL DENTON COUNTY RENEWALS. THAT TURNED INTO ANY TIME ANYWHERE INTERACTION FOR PATRONS. IT MADE IT SEEMLESS AND USEFUL. IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS WE HAD 1300 PEOPLE TAKE US ON THAT. A LOT OF THOSE RENEWALS WERE OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY HOURS. SECOND THING I WANT TO MENTION IS OUR NEW MOBILE APP. LEWISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY APP. A LOT OF PEOPLE USING US ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICES. THIS CREATED THE WAY TO DO THAT IN THE APP ENVIRONMENT THAT PEOPLE EXPECT THESE DAYS. WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE THAT APP AND USE THAT QUITE OFTEN. 4 NOW PEOPLE ARE ACTIVELY USING THAT. FINALLY, I WANTED TO MENTION, YOU MAY REMEMBER WE HAD THE LEWISVILLE CENTENNIAL DISPATCHED HERE. LIBRARY WAS REALLY PROUD. I WANT TO MENTION I HAVE WITH ME HERE -- WE HAVE HEATHER AVERY AND WE HAVE KELLY HERE POOP THESE PEOPLE WERE ALL INSTRUMENTAL IN MANY OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES. THEY WERE ALL PART OF THIS CENTENNIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT WE DID IN THE LIBRARY WHERE WE MADE A CENTENNIAL COLLECTOR EDITION LIBRARY CARD. WE RAN OUT. HEATHER WAS REALLY PART OF DESIGNING THAT. PART OF OUR CENTENNIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN WAS ALSO SOME BOOKMARKS [00:35:01] THAT WE OFFER THAT USED HISTORICAL IMAGES. THINGS THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN LEWISVILLE. CK WAS INVOLVED IN THAT. ONE OF THEM THE POP FESTIVAL ON IT. THESE ARE JUST SOP THINGS THAT THE LIBRARY ACCOMPLISHED. WE ARE REALLY PROUD TO BE HERE FOR LEWISVILLE. IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS EXCELLENCE THIS NEXT YEAR. I THINK WE HAD A DIFFERENT SET UP HERE TODAY. I LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND WELCOME [1. Reading of Poem by City of Lewisville Poet Laureate, James Mardis] UP OUR NEWEST LEWISVILLE POET LAUREATE. MR. JAMES MARDIS. WELCOME. , MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE JAMES MARDIS, LEWISVILLE'S NEW CITY POET LAUREATE. JAMES IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, WRITER AND STORYTELLER WHO HAS CALLED LEWISVILLE HOME FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. HE'S KNOWN FOR BLENDING FABRIC ART, LEATHER ART AND POWERFUL NARRATIVE EXPRESSION BRINGING HISTORY, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY TO LIFE. HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE INTRODUCTION INTO THE TEXAS LITERARY HALL OF FAME. RECOGNITION AMONG THE TOP 150 WRITERS IN TEXAS AT THE INAUGURAL TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL. A PUSH CART PRIZE FOR POETRY AND MULTIPLE AWARDS FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALIST FROM DALLAS. FINALLY, THE DALLAS PRESS CLUB KATY WARD FOR HIS SOCIAL COMMENTARY OR KERA. THE CITY POET LAUREATE PROGRAM WELCOMES OUR THIRD APPOINTEE. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, JAMES WILL LEAD COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING POETRY SLAMS AND OTHER LITERARY EVENT AND COMPOSE ORIGINAL WORKS TO CELEBRATE LEWISVILLE AND MARK SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS IN OUR CITY'S STORY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING JAMES TO THE PODIUM AS HE PRESENTS HIS FIRST COMMISSION POEM AS POET LAUREATE. "THE LEWISVILLE LIGHTS" BEFORE I DO ME, I'LL GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. YOU ALL JUST SAW THE LIBRARY AWARD. IF I CAN POINT OUT CK. AS I DEAL WITH THE LIBRARY, IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES, SHE'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS BEEN THE PERSON THAT I NEEDED AT THE TIME THAT I NEEDED IT. THE RECOGNITION OF THAT AWARD I TIP MY HAT TO HER. FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THERE'S REAL VALUE IN THE LIBRARY. I FIND MYSELF HERE TODAY IN LEWISVILLE WITH THIS HONOR. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD I COME TO BELIEVE THAT GOD PUTS US WHERE HE NEEDS US TO BE. BACK IN THE '90S, I WAS TOOLING AROUND BECOMING WHATEVER I WAS GOING TO INCOME AS A WRITER. I GOT A CALL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS PRESS AND THE CENTER FOR TEXAS STUDIES. THEY WANTED TO MEET WITH ME BY A PROJECT. THEY CHOSE LEWISVILLE. THAT LITTLE COUNTRY CAFE THAT USED TO BE RIGHT BY LA QUINTA. WE SAT AND ATE PIE AND DRANK COFFEE. WE HAD THIS MEETING THAT TURNED INTO ANTHOLOGY, BLACK WRITERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHENEVER I WOULD MEET WITH THEM AND OTHER PEOPLE, WE ALWAYS FOUND OURSELVES IN LEWISVILLE. I WAS LEVERING IN DALLAS. I KNEW ABOUT LEWISVILLE. I FIND MYSELF STOPPING AGAIN AND AGAIN. GETTING INVITATIONS TO COME TO THE SCHOOLS AND THE BARNES AND NOBLE AND DOING POETRY COMPETITIONS AND EVERYTHING. THEN I FOUND MYSELF AT THE FISHING BARGE REPEATEDLY DOING THE FISH REMOVAL PROGRAM. [00:40:05] EVERY WEEKEND. THEN I MET MY THEN WIFE ON YOUR FAIR STREETS AT THE WEST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH. REPEATEDLY, GOD KEPT BRINGING ME TO LEWISVILLE. FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS I'VE LEWISVILLE SITE. THANK YOU FOR THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU DENISE, FOR YOUR RECOGNITION. I HOPE THAT I WILL HONOR LEWISVILLE WELL NOT ONLY WITHIN THE CITY BUT BEYOND AS WELL. THIS PIECE IS CALLED "THE LEWISVILLE LIGHTS" THERE IS A PLACE AMONGST ALL THE MOMENTARY PLACES OF THIS CITY FROM THE PAST 101 YEARS SINCE IT WAS BORN SINCE THE FIRST SHOVELS OF EARTH WERE MOVED INTO THE PLACES OF COMFORT SINCE THERE WERE MOUNDS OF EXCITEMENT, WONDER AND IMAGINATION THAT TWILIGHT BLESSED THRU THE NECESSARY HOURS BEFORE THE FARMERS COULD HURRY BACK TO THOSE CLUMPS OF EARTH AND MAKE NEW SENSE OF DREAMS AND HOPES AND WANTS IN THE NEW LIGHT OF DAY FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS THE VARIOUS GENERAL PLACES OF MEN POINTED OUT AND NAMED IN THEIR TURN AS: CHURCH. SCHOOL. BUSINESS. GOVERNMENT. LIBRARY. NEIGHBORHOOD. HOME BECAME SOMEWHERE WE GATHERED OUR HOPE BECAME SOMEPLACE CHANGED THAT WE WANTED TO SHOW EACH OTHER BECAME SOME OR ANOTHER MOMENT MARKED BY WONDER AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF REASONS TO HAVE A FRIEND A LOVE A GRAND REGARD AND GRACEFULNESS GIVE US ALL A SATCHEL OF THOSE ROUND BADGES LIKE THE ONES ON THE PLATE GLASS PLACES DOWNTOWN THE ONES THAT SAY HOW MANY YEARS WITHIN THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED I HAVE BEEN HERE THOSE WHITE BADGES OF COURAGE THAT SHOW TRUST IN THE DIRECTION OF A PLACE CALLED HOME I WANT ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME, 27 YEARS AGO, WHEN I TOOK THE EXIT AT FOX AVENUE AND FOUND MY WAY BACK TO 802 BELLAIRE AND THE BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE THE PEOPLE WERE SO PLENTIFUL AND WHOLESOME AND PROSPEROUS AND AMAZINGLY JUST LIKE THE WHOLE TOWN I WANT ONE FOR 35 YEARS OF WEEKENDS DOING FISH REMOVAL AT LAKE PARK AND THAT LEGENDARY BARGE WHERE MY DAUGHTER LIVED OUT THE STORIES THAT WON HER A FULL RIDE FISHERIES SCHOLARSHIP AND LATER TWO TEACHER OF THE YEAR HONORS IN STEM I WANT ONE FOR 25 YEARS IN MY FIRST AND ONLY HOME ON AUBURN LANE AND 16 YEARS OF MARRIAGE I WANT ONE FOR 11 YEARS AGO WHEN A STRANGER SAW ME DROP MY KEYS INTO LEWISVILLE LAKE AND WITH HUMANITY OFFERED ME HIS TRUCK TO RUN HOME AND GET MY SPARE SET HOW MARVELOUS TO PLANT OURSELVES HERE TO LAND AGROUND WHERE BIGGER THINGS OCCUR ON BOTH STRETCHES AND SIDES OF THE FREEWAY TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN OVER TO THE WIT AND WONDER OF CURRICULUMS AND IMAGINATIONS TO GO FROM FARM AND FIELD-TO-COMPUTERS AND WONDERS ABROAD TO LEAVE OUR HILLTOP AND TEST THEIR MEASURE AGAINST THE WORLD THAT SEEMS AFAR TO AWAIT THEIR RETURN AND STILL HEAR THEM CALL THIS PLACE HOME TO BRING BACK NEW TALES AND TRIALS ALREADY CONFIRMED BY OUR 100 YEARS OF PLANTING SURELY, BY NOW THERE IS A CENTURY OF PLACES IN A CENTURY OF HEARTS IN A CENTURY OF LIVES THAT WILL BE CALLED BY THE NAME OF THIS CITY THERE IS A CENTURY OF DREAMS A CENTURY OF STORIES AND A CENTURY OF UPS AND DOWNS THAT WILL CLAIM TO BE THE FULL MEASURE OF OUR PLACE ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND STILL IT REMAINS THE PLACE OF ITS BEGINNING WITH NEW EARTH BEING MOVED BY DREAMS AND HOPES AND GLARING REGARD THAT FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND NOW ANOTHER WE ARE STILL TURNING SOIL PLANTING TREES AND IMAGINING MORE FOR THE COMING RISE AND SETTING OF OUR SUNS WE ARE STILL FULL OF DIFFERENT PEOPLES STILL FOND OF SURPRISING LAUGHTER AND DISCOVERED PLACES TO SHOW EACH OTHER STILL FINDING OUR SELVES AND OUR CHILDREN RISING EARLY AND REFRESHED WITH NEW THOUGHTS AND METHODS AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE READY WITH RESPONSES THAT RIDE ON WAVES UPON WAVES [00:45:03] LIKE THE GLASS RIVER THAT CLIMBS THE LIBRARY WALL AND BURSTS INTO SUN KISSED STREAMS OF LIGHT THAT BEG YOUNG AND OLD HEARTS TOWARD WONDER AND WANDER WITH SHARED JOY IN CONVERSATION ABOUT IT AND GIVES THE REGENERATING LIGHT NOT OF THE BIRTHDAY CAKE'S FLICKERING CANDLE BUT THE ETERNAL LIGHT PLANTED ENCOURAGINGLY WITHIN OUR HEARTS AND SHINES FROM WITHIN OUR SOUL AND IS SEEN BY THOSE AROUND US WHO COME HERE DRAWN NOW AND FOREVER MORE BY THE LEWISVILLE LIGHT THAT 100 YEARS OF KNOWING AND HAVING A TRUE PLACE IGNITES IN ALL OUR EYES THANK YOU. >> MR. MARDIS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO KICK OFF TWO YEARS WITH THAT, I CAN'T WAIT. EAPPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHT AND YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE CITY. NEXT UP. [1. Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council, Amending the Zoning Ordinance by Rezoning Approximately 1.00 Acre of Land, Legally Described as The Corral, Lot 1, Block 1; Located at 195 West Corporate Drive; From Public Use (PU) District Zoning to General Business (GB) District Zoning; Correcting the Official Zoning Map; Preserving all Other Portions of the Zoning Ordinance; Determining That the Zoning Amendment Herein Made Promotes the Health, Safety, and General Welfare of the City; Providing for a Savings Clause, Repealer, Severability, a Penalty, and an Effective Date, as Requested by Merriman Anderson Architects, the Applicant, on Behalf of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County Inc., the Property Owner (Case No. 25-12-11-Z).] ITEM E1. PUBLIC HEARING. DISTRICT ZONING; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE ZONING AMENDMENT HEREIN MADE PROMOTES THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, A PENALTY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AS REQUESTED BY MERRIMAN ANDERSON ARCHITECTS, THE APPLICANT, ON BEHALF OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY INC., THE PROPERTY OWNER (CASE NO. 25-12-11-Z). THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE CITY AND WAS HISTORICALLY USED AS A FIRE STATION AND AS A POLICE FACILITY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. THIS FACILITY WAS NO LONGER NEEDED WITH THE OPENING OF THE TITTLE MCFADDEN PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IN SEPTEMBER 2025 TO DEVELOP A CLUB TO SERVE THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IS LOOKING TO USE THIS SITE FOR AFTER-SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 6 TO 18. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUS (7-0) APPROVAL ON JANUARY 6, 2026. RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS: RICHARD E. LUEDKE, AICP, PLANNING DIRECTOR PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. I DO HAVE KERRY WALLS FROM THE BOY AND GIRL. HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS FACILITY IF SO WISH. I DON'T HAVE FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. I WANT OENTERTAIN MOTION TO CLOSE. >> MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COUNCIL. >> MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. >> MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS, LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A GREAT NEW BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FACILITY. ITEM 2, PUBLIC HEARING. [2. Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council, Amending the Zoning Ordinance by Granting a Special Use Permit for a Warehouse Distribution Facility and Manufacturing, Light Intensity on Approximately 8.086 Acres out of the E. Aday Survey, Abstract Number 11, Located at 421, 451, 475, and 493 Bennett Lane, and Zoned Light Industrial (LI) District; Providing for a Savings Clause, Repealer, Severability, Penalty, and an Effective Date; as Requested by Lindsey Mayer, Dynamic Engineering Consultants, PC on Behalf of LI Bennett 35 TX Owner LLC, NCI Unlimited Inc, and Teresa Rather LLC, the Property Owners (Case No. 25-10-14-SUP).] CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AND MANUFACTURING, LIGHT INTENSITY ON APPROXIMATELY 8.086 ACRES OUT OF THE E. ADAY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 11, LOCATED AT 421, 451, 475, AND 493 BENNETT LANE, AND ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AS REQUESTED BY LINDSEY MAYER, DYNAMIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, PC ON BEHALF OF LI BENNETT 35 TX OWNER LLC, NCI UNLIMITED INC, AND TERESA RATHER LLC, THE PROPERTY OWNERS (CASE NO. 25-10-14-SUP). A SPECIAL USE PERMIT (SUP) IS REQUIRED FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES AND LIGHT INTENSITY MANUFACTURING DUE TO THEIR PROXIMITY TO LESS INTENSE USES NEARBY. AN SUP WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THIS SITE ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2025; HOWEVER, THE DEVELOPER HAS EXPANDED THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES EAST OF THE ORIGINAL SITE. CONSEQUENTLY, A NEW SUP IS NEEDED TO COVER THE EXPANDED PROJECT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL (7-0) ON DECEMBER 16, 2025. RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. RICHARD E. LUEDKE, AICP, PLANNING DIRECTOR PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. I TO NOT HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS. >> MAYOR I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I HAVE MOTION AND SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE VOTE. 6-0 TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASS 6-0. [3. Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council, Amending the Zoning Ordinance by Rezoning Approximately 0.6158 Acres of Land, Legally Described as Lots 5 and 6 and a Portion of Lots 11 and 12, Block 3, O.B. Dick Subdivision; Located at the Southwest Corner of South Cowan Avenue and Hickory Street; From Old Town Mixed-Use Two (OTMU-2) District Zoning to Planned Development Old Town Mixed-Use Two (PD-OTMU-2) District Zoning; Correcting the Official Zoning Map; Preserving all Other Portions of the Zoning Ordinance; Determining That the Zoning Amendment Herein Made Promotes the Health, Safety, and General Welfare of the City; Providing for a Savings Clause, Repealer, Severability, a Penalty, and an Effective Date, as Requested by Steven Homeyer, Homeyer Engineering Inc., on Behalf of 421 S Cowan St LLC., the Property Owner (Case No. 24-12-3-PZ).] [00:50:08] ITEM 3, PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 0.6158 ACRES OF LAND, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 5 AND 6 AND A PORTION OF LOTS 11 AND 12, BLOCK 3, O.B. DICK SUBDIVISION; LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH COWAN AVENUE AND HICKORY STREET; FROM OLD TOWN MIXED-USE TWO (OTMU-2) DISTRICT ZONING TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OLD TOWN MIXED-USE TWO (PD-OTMU-2) DISTRICT ZONING; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; DETERMINING THAT THE ZONING AMENDMENT HEREIN MADE PROMOTES THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, A PENALTY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AS REQUESTED BY STEVEN HOMEYER, HOMEYER ENGINEERING INC., ON BEHALF OF 421 S COWAN ST LLC., THE PROPERTY OWNER (CASE NO. 24-12-3-PZ). THE OWNER PURCHASED THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 421 SOUTH COWAN AVENUE AND THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST IN 2023. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP THE TWO PROPERTIES AS A 13-UNIT TOWNHOME COMMUNITY. A LETTER OF DESIGN APPROVAL FROM THE OLD TOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE WAS GRANTED IN NOVEMBER 2024 FOR THE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS AND SITE LAYOUT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST BY A VOTE OF 4-1 ON DECEMBER 2, 2025. ON JANUARY 5, 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO THE JANUARY 26, 2026, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WAS CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, TO GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PRESENT TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL CONCERNS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING BE CONTINUED TO THE MARCH 16, 2026, CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE APPLICATION RELATED TO A REVISED TOWNHOUSE LAYOUT ON THE PROPERTY. STAFF READVERTISED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO APPEAR ON THIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA SINCE THE MEETING THAT THE ORIGINAL PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONTINUED TO WAS CANCELLED. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE MARCH -- APRIL 6, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE DO HAVE MR. RICHARD LUEDKE AVAILABLE. PEARL HARBOR HEA -- PUBLIC HEARG IS OPEN. >> MOVE TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE APRIL 6, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. [4. Public Hearing: Consideration of An Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council, Adopting Standards of Care for Youth Recreational Programs by Repealing and Replacing Article VI, “Standards of Care for Youth Recreational Programs”, of Chapter 10, Parks and Recreation, of the Lewisville City Code with a New Article VI, “Standards of Care for Youth Recreation Programs”, and Setting Forth Other Provisions Applicable to the Standards of Care.] ITEM 4. PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL, ADOPTING STANDARDS OF CARE FOR YOUTH RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS BY REPEALING AND REPLACING ARTICLE VI, "STANDARDS OF CARE FOR YOUTH RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS", OF CHAPTER 10, PARKS AND RECREATION, OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY CODE WITH A NEW ARTICLE VI, "STANDARDS OF CARE FOR YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAMS", AND SETTING FORTH OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE STANDARDS OF CARE. THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES (DFPS) REGULATES VARIOUS CHILD DAY-CARE OPERATIONS. UNDER THE TEXAS HUMAN RESOURCES CODE 42.041 (B)(14) AND DFPS RULES, 40 TAC 745.115(3), THE CAMPS AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ARE EXEMPT FROM THESE REGULATIONS, PROVIDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ANNUALLY ADOPT YOUTH RECREATIONAL PROGRAM STANDARDS OF CARE. THE PROPOSED STANDARDS ARE UPDATED TO ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY IN MODIFICATIONS OF ACTIVITIES DURING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. STACIE ANAYA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTION. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. I DO NOT HAVE COMMENT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PUBLIC SHEARING CLOSED. VOTE 6-0. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM F. 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 5 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 NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC [G. Consent Agenda] COMMENT. I WILL MOVE TO ITEM G ON THE -- CONSENT AGENDA. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SELF-EXPLANATORY BY THE COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SO REQUESTS. FOR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO REQUEST REMOVAL OF AN ITEM, A SPEAKER CARD OR E-COMMENT MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY. I DO HAVE QUESTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CADE TO REMOVE ITEM 9 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM 9. >> MOVE APPROVAL CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. [9. Approval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lewisville, Texas, Supporting an Application for Competitive (9%) Housing Tax Credits From the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs For a Proposed Mixed-Income Veteran Focused Development By Titanium Housing Partners, Through its Proposed Entity, TX Fox 2026, Ltd., To Be Located at The Southwest Corner of Fox Avenue and Edmonds Lane, Lewisville, Texas; Committing To a Development Incentive; and Providing an Effective Date.] MOTION PASSES SEX-0. ITEM 9. [00:55:44] DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR COMPETITIVE 9% HOUSING TAX CREDITS. THESE TAX CREDITS PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF A MIXED-INCOME VETERAN-FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FOX AVENUE AND EDMONDS LANE, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS. THIS RESOLUTION ONLY PROVIDES THE CITY'S SUPPORT OF THEIR TAX CREDIT APPLICATION, WHICH INCREASES TITANIUM HOUSING PARTNERS' LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING THE TAX CREDIT. A SEPARATE ZONING REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR THE PROPERTY AND WILL BE CONSIDERED BY CITY COUNCIL AT A FUTURE DATE IF THE TAX CREDITS ARE AWARDED. RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION ON THIS ONE MS. CADE. DO WE HAVE THE DEVELOPER HERE? >> WE DO. >> RICHARD, YOU'RE AVAILABLE TOO? STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY FOR THE RECORD. FLANKED BY TWO LOW INCOME HOUSING COMPLEXES. IN ONE OF THEM THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH JUST THE STRUCTURE AND SOME STUFF. I CAN'T LEND MYSELF TO PUT MY NAME THAT'S GOING TO BRING ANOTHER ONE RIGHT THERE IN THE MIX. I THINK IT'S CLUSTERING. I DON'T THINK IT WILL HELP ANYBODY. I WAS 100% FOR THIS WHEN IT'S VETERANS. WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT YOU CAN MARKET AND DO VETERAN FOCUS THAT MEANS MAYBE TWO UNITS OUT OF 48 MIGHT BE, MAYBE VETERANS. I CAN'T GET BEHIND PUTTING ANOTHER UNIT IN THAT AREA. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. I'M NOT QUITE SURE. I KNOW I HAVE THIS PROPERTY I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE PAST. I DON'T RECALL HAVING THOSE COME TO US FOR APPROVAL. JUST CURIOUS WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE? WHY IS STAFF SUPPORTING THIS ONE? WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS APPLICATION THAT STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS THE FORMER ENTITY, GENERATION HOUSING PARTNERS THAT WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT LAST YEAR. AT THE TIME, I THINK IT WAS SENIORS, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. WE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THERE WAS AN INTEREST MOVE FORWARD WITH SENIORS GIVEN THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND SOME OTHER CONCERNS. THIS YEAR, ASKED TO SWITCH IT OVER TO VETERANS AND I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE WAS MISCOMMUNICATION ON WHAT EXACTLY THAT MEANT. >> OKAY. I WAS CURIOUS IF IT HAD TO DO WITH THE VETERAN FOCUS. WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE AND SUPPORT. I DO NOT THINK ANYTHING IN THESE DOCUMENTS THAT WOULD HOLD ANY MMETRICS ASSOCIATED WITH VETERAN HOUSING AND MAKING SURE THESE UNITS ARE GOING TO VETERANS. MAYBE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS IN WHICH YOU USED TO MARKET TO VETERANS. HOW TO YOU STAY ACCOUNTABLE BEING VETERAN FOCUSED VERSUS JUST VERY SMALL PORTION OF IT END UP BEING A VETERAN AND REALLY JUST A LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR -- GENERAL LOW INCOME HOUSING. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND YOUR [01:00:03] CONCERNS. I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS. WE'RE PROPOSING 48 UNITS OF MIXED INCOME HOUSING TARGETED AT VETERAN POPULATION. FAIR HOUSING LAWS DO NOT ALLOW US TO TARGET OR EXCLUDE CERTAIN GROUPS THAT DON'T MEET YOUR CRITERIA TO LEASE YOUR PROPERTY. WHILE WE LOVE TO STAND UP HERE AND SAY WE WILL COMMIT TO EXCLUDE EVERYBODY EXCEPT VETERANS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE TABLE FOR US DUE TO FAIR HOUSING AND DUE TO THE FINANCING AND TAX CREDITS. WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT'S IN OUR LAND USE RESTRICTION ALREADY IS IT REQUIRES US TO MARKET OF VARIETY OF POPULATIONS. VETERANS IS ONE OF THEM. WE'RE REQUIRED TO MARKET TO VETERANS IN OUR LAND USE RESTRICTION AGREEMENT. THAT'S NOT LIKE -- WE CAN SAY WHAT WE'RE GONG TO DO THAT AND NOT FOLLOW THROUGH ON IT AND LEASE 100%. WE'RE BUILDING THIS DEVELOPMENT TRULY FOR VETERANS. IT STARTS WITH THE NAME. PATRIOT POINT AT FOX AVENUE. THAT WAS THE NAME WE WORKED ON FOR A LONG TIME. THE SECOND THING IS THE COMMUNITY A AMENITIES. THEE ARE THINGS WE CAN CONTROL WE CAN GEAR TOWARDS VETERANS. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST OUR NORMAL PLAYGROUNDS AND OUR NORMAL FITNESS CENTER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ACTUAL DEDICATED CLASSROOM, 1200 SQUARE FEET WITH AGREEMENT WITH NONPROFITS AND MANAGEMENT TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER TUITION FREE OR FREE COST RESIDENT SERVICES FOR VETERANS. NOT ONLY IS THAT GOING TO BE FOR THE 48 UNIT ON OUR SITE, WE'RE ALLOWED TO OPEN THAT UP TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE ALLOWED TO MAKE THIS DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO WE HOPE EVERY SINGLE ONE IS A VETERAN. ALSO FOR VETERANS THAT LIVE TWO BLOCKS OVER. THEY WOULD LOVE TO GET THE SERVICES. I'M SAYING THAT. WE HAVE A ZONING APPLICATION SUBMITTED. WE'RE ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR APPLICATION TO TDHCA WITH THE BEST POSSIBILITY GETTING TAX CREDITS. WE WILL BE COMING BACK FOR ZONING APPLICATION, ZONING CHANGE. WHILE THIS QUESTION CAME UP WE'RE SUBMITTED FOR MULTIFAMILY REZONE. THAT WILL BE NEED TO BE A PD WHERE WE ENSURE THERE ARE VETERAN SERVICE ON SITE AS AN ADDITIONAL USE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE OPEN TO. WE'RE TOTALLY COMMITTED WORKING OUT WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE CAN ONLY CONTROL SO MUCH INCLUDING THE FAIR HOUSING LAWS. >> I WOULD LIKE IT SAY THAT IF THIS WAS -- THIS IS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL, WHAT I CAN CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT I'M IN SUPPORT OPENING THE DOOR TO FURTHER LOW INCOME WITH SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH IT. WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT A VETERAN IS GOING TO BE HOUSED THERE. YOU CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT. I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT. THIS IS IN CONTROL OF THOSE THAT LIKE TO ALWAYS SAY THEY'RE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS THAT WOULD BE OUR FEDERAL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES, ACTUALLY CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE. SOMEBODY LIKE ME AND THOSE THAT ARE BEAR THE BRUNT OF RESOURCES AND THE DRAIN THERE OF, CAN GET BEHIND THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE LAWS IN PLACE THAT SAYS WE AREN'T GONE TO PUT OUR MOUTH. WE'RE GOING TO PUT ACTION BEHIND IT AND SAY OUR VETERANS DESERVE RESTRICTIONS. UNTIL THEN, I CAN'T SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. I LOVE CONCEPT. IF IT COULD BE VETERANS, I WOULD BE BEHIND IT ALL THE WAY. I CAN'T DO THIS. I CAN'T. I CAN'T TAKE THIS CHANCE. >> I WOULD ATHAT I KIND OF ECHO THE SAME CONCERNS ABOUT THE -- THE WHOLE ACTION ITEM IS TALKING ABOUT THIS BEING A VETERAN FOCUSED MIXED INCOME VETERAN FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE ARE UNABLE TO GET A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF VETERANS THERE AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET GOING THERE JUST REALLY AREN'T TAKING AND IT ENDS REALLY THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE THAT AS THERE CAN'T BE ACCORDING TO LAW THAT HOLDS YOU [01:05:03] GUYS OR THE COMMUNITY TO SAYING WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE SERVICES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT GETTING ANY TRACTION THERE. I REALLY -- SINCE WE CANNOT SAY THAT THIS IS FOR VETERANS BY LAW, WE CAN'T SAY, REALLY WHAT IS ON THE TABLE IS PROPOSED MIXED INCOME DEVELOPMENT. OF TO STRIP THE WORD VETERAN OUT OF THERE FOR MY OWN -- HOW I'M VIEWING THIS ITEM. OF TO TAKE VETERAN OUT. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE IT. WHAT IF WE CAN'T GET ANY VETERANS THERE? WE CAN'T RESTRICT IT FOR VETERANS. WOULD I BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM WITHOUT THE VETERANS? THAT'S WHERE I AM. >> THIS WAS JUST BROUGHT TO US AS A 9% HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT. THAT'S A GOAL OF COUNCIL IS TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF FOR A SECOND. WHAT OTHER DEVELOPERS YOU LOOKED AT THAT DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR? THE SAME RESTRICTIONS BUT CAN'T GET VETERANS. >> WE HAVE DEVELOPMENTS THERE. HERITAGE THE HEIGHTS. SENIOR LIVING FACILITY. WE OPENED THAT UP SIX MONTHS AGO. BEAUTIFUL DEVELOPMENT. IT'S 100% LEASED WITH A WAITING LIST. WE'VE TURNED A LOT OF RESIDENTS. 54-YEAR-OLD AND 55 YEARS OLD. THEY NEED HOUSING. WE HAVE THAT. WE HAVE HERITAGE HEIGHTS, VALLEY RIDGE. IT'S 92 UNITS. THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WHAT WE'VE SEEN, WHAT I SEEN THROUGH A MARKET STUDY IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING. LAST AFFORDABLE GENERAL FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WAS IN LEWISVILLE. THAT'S THE LAST ONE. THERE'S A LOT OF 1970S AND 1980 PRODUCT THAT LOOKS AFFORDABLE AND IS AFFORDABLE. THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER AND THE UNITS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE. FROM LAST YEAR, WE'RE PROPOSING ANOTHER SENIOR DEVELOPMENT AND IT WAS 86 UNITS. SINCE WE HAVE TWO SENIOR DEVELOPMENTS ALREADY AND WE SAW THE NEED FOR FAMILY AND VETERANS, WE SAID LET'S BRING IT DOWN TO 48 UNITS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TRAFFIC. WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR OVER A YEAR. THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TO CHOOSE PEOPLE PARKING IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS IS GOING TO SERVE LIKE A BARRIER TO THEIR CHURCH. THEY NEED OUR HELP. WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT PARK ADJACENT TO OUR DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CHURCH IS GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO AS WELL. >> I GET IT. YOU GUYS DONE THIS BEFORE. HAVE YOU DONE ANY STUDIES BY HOW TO TRACK VETERANS? WHAT'S THE QUESTION I'M ASKING. >> IT'S LOCALLY. IT'S DUE TO THE LOCAL DEMAND IS DIFFERENT IN EVERY PROJECT. WE'VE DONE APPLICATIONS IN DALLAS WHERE THERE'S STRONG DEMAND AND THERE'S STRONG DEMAND. THEIR CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT. THERE'S A HUGE POPULATION AND NEED. DENTON COUNTY IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHERE THERE'S A LARGE NEED FOR VETERANS. WE DONE A STUDY OF ABSORPTION OF VETERAN FOCUSED COMMUNITY. WE ONLY TAILORED DEVELOPMENTS IN COUNTIES AND CITIES WHERE THERE'S A LARGE POPULATION BUT THERE'S ONLY A SMALL SERVICE PROVIDED. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ONLY TWO LOCATIONS ONE IN DENTON COUNTY AND ONE IN THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE. YOU CAN GO AND GET VETERAN RESIDENT SERVICES FOR PROGRAMMING FROM THE DENTON COUNTY VETERAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MOVE ONE OF THOSE SERVICE LOCATIONS INTO A COMMUNITY WHERE LIKE I SAID, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A RESIDENT WHO'S MOVING IN THAT'S A VETERAN. WE'RE STILL IMPACTING VETERAN UNIT. WE DID OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON THIS PROJECT ON JANUARY 15TH. WE SEN OUT 150 NOTIFICATIONS. WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSON SHOW UP. WE WERE EXCITED. HE WAS A VETERAN THAT LIVED ABOUT TWO BLOCKS OVER. HE WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE OUR DEVELOPMENT. [01:10:07] HE SAID I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO COME. I WASN'T THAT INTERESTED. I LOOKED INTO IT. I WANTED TO COME SEE. HE LEFT THAT MEETING SAYING, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU ALL FINISH. THIS COULD BE REALLY AWESOME OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S ALL. >> AM TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAD ONE VETERAN THAT SHOWED INTEREST? >> YES. ONE OUT OF 200 RESIDENTS WE NOTIFIED WITHIN 200-FOOT RADIUS. >> YOU HOPING THIS DEVELOPMENT IS A BUFFER AROUND THE CHURCH. YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM AS FAR AS SATURATION AND NOT ADDING TO THAT AT THIS MOMENT? I'M 100% FOR THIS AS FAR AS IF WE CAN MAKE IT VETERANS AND IT'S BEYOND YOUR CONTROL. IT'S BEYOND MY CONTROL. >> I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND ASK THE QUESTION. IF THIS COME IN FRONT OF US, I SAW VETERAN FOCUSED FOR -- ARE YOU USING VETERAN -- I THINK AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A GOAL FOR THE COUNCIL. I WILL SAY IF IT PASSES, I EXPECT YOU TO COME BACK TO DO THE PD CONCRETE. GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AND SURVEY OTHER PEOPLE WHO DID THIS. HOW WILL YOU GET VETERANS. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BASED ON THAT THOUGHT B BECAUSE IT'S JUST A RESOLUTION. IF IT GOES THROUGH AND COME BACK AGAIN, YOU WILL BE GRILLED HARDER THAN THIS. >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO BE MORE ON PATRICK SIDE. I'M GOING TO GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT ON THIS. I SAW IN KANSAS CITY WHEN THEY HAD A SIMILAR PROGRAM. THEY FILLED THAT THING UP PRETTY QUICKLY WITH VETERANS. YOU NEED TO DO THE STUDY. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT THING FILLED UP VERY QUICKLY. I THINK IT'S A GREAT LOOKING PROPERTY. GREAT NAME. MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE SATURATION. THIS IS JUST A VOTE FOR SUPPORT. IT'S NOT THE ZONING. YOU STILL GOT TO GET THE ZONING WORKED OUT. I WILL SUPPORT IT. >> I WILL JUST SAY, THOUGH, IF WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY CONSIDERING GRANTING A ZONE CHANGE, I THINK IT'S DISINGENUOUS TO SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT GIVES THEN GREEN LIGHT TO GO FORWARD. THEY WILL SPEND MORE MONEY CHASING DOWN. IT WILL BE IN A SLAP IN THE FACE. NO, THE ZONING, WE'RE GOING TO DENY ZONING. IN THIS RESOLUTION, SECTION 5 SAYS CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZE AND POWER DIRECT TO SUBMIT THIS RESOLUTION. THIS IS ALSO STATING, TELLING THE STATE WE WILL PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE TO SUPPORT THIS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. WHATEVER IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT THAT INCENTIVE IS. >> I CAN HELP CLARIFY. >> IT'S A $500 WHICH IS BASICALLY GIVES THEM ADDITIONAL POINTS AT THE STATE LEVEL. YOU ALL CAN GO INTO MORE DETAIL. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT'S A SMALL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE LOCAL CITY THAT CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROJECT. IT'S 5 NOMINAL $500. EXACTLY LIKE THE SUPPORT RESOLUTION GETS US TO THE POINTS. $500 COMMITMENT GIVES US POINTS TO MAXIMIZE OUR CHANCES. >> HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL V.A.? >> WE HAVE, THE COUNTY V.A. >> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ONE THIS LEWIS HAVE? RIGHT OVER HERE. >> THAT'S THE VFW. >> VFW, YES. >> I DON'T KNOW WE EACHED OUT TO THAT YOU WANT WIT -- WE REACHEDT IN DENTON COUNTY. >> THE V.A. OFFICE THE ONE YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO. THE VFW IS A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION, THAT'S MORE OF A SOCIAL CLUB. IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENTAL -- THEY HELP VETERANS GET INVOLVED WITH THE V.A. AND GET ACCESS TO THEIR RESOURCES. THEY'RE NOT GOVERNMENTAL. >> I'M JUST SAYING IF YOU'RE [01:15:05] WANTING TO ENGAGE VETERANS, THAT'S A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE. ORGANIZATION THAT IS ENTIRELY MADE UP OF VETERANS, VETERAN FAMILIES. I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO -- I WOULD HAVE LOVED IT IF YOU TOLD ME YES. THERE'S A BUNCH OF PEOPLE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THAT'S BASICALLY WHY I'M ASKING THAT. I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT A VERY LARGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMING RIGHT OVER HERE. RIGHT OVER BY THE DCTA PROJECT. I DO WORRY MUCH LIKE COUNCILMAN CADE SAYING I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE CONCENTRATION OF ALL OF THAT RIGHT IN THE SAME PLACE. ALREADY HAVING SOME SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WHICH IS REALLY FOR ME ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY HAVING SENIOR HOUSING ON THAT PROPERTY IS VERY CONCERNING. THAT IS VERY VULNERABLE POPULATION. WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY, IF YOU DO A VETERAN FOCUS. I WOULD ASSUME YOU HAVE MORE HANDICAP UNITS. IS THAT PART -- HOW DOES THAT FACTOR INTO THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY AND HAVE YOU ALREADY WORKED THAT INTO WHAT YOU GOT RIGHT NOW? >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THOSE ARE THINGS WE CAN'T CONTROL AND WE'RE GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO. AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF ADA UNITS THE MINIMUM IS 5%. WE WILL PROBABLY START IT 10% FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. ALL OF THE GROUND FLOOR UNITS WILL BE ADAPTABLE. ANY POINT IN TIME IF THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR ADA ACCESSIBLE UNITS THEY CAN BE QUICKLY CONVERTED. ONE THIRD OF THE BUILDING WILL BE CONVERTIBLE OF ADA. WILL BE ELEVATOR SERVED. WE'LL HAVE REALLY AWESOME RESIDENT SERVICE ROOM THAT WILL BE A CLASSROOM AND LOUNGE AREA WITH PRIVATE BOOTHS WHICH IS KIND OF ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS. THEY ENJOY SOME PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS BUT THEN ALSO MORE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND AN OUTDOOR PUBLIC PARK REALLY EXCITED. WE'RE PROPOSING IT AS A PUBLIC PARK. WE'RE OPEN TO DEDICATED IT. WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC OR PRIVATE IT WILL BE A PARK TO SERVE THE VETERANS. THOSE ARE THE AMENITIES, ADA. IF MISSED ANYTHING ON YOUR QUESTION, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. >> THAT'S ALL, THANK YOU. >> I GREW UP 19 YEARS ARMY BASES. MY DAD WAS A VETERAN. MY DAD SERVED 24 YEARS. IF THIS PASSES I WILL BE GOING AT YOU HARDER THAN ANYBODY ELSE UP HERE. MAKE SURE YOU REACHED OUT TO WHATEVER VETERAN GROUPS YOU CAN FIND. >> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR HOUSING TAX CREDITS FROM THE TEXT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PROPOSED MAKED -- THROUGH PROPOSED ENTITY TX FOX 2026 LIMITED TO BE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FOX AVENUE AND EVANS LANE. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? PLEASE VOTE. 3-3. Y'ALL ARE AWESOME. IT'S ALL GOOD. I THINK HERE'S WHERE I'M GOING TO LAND ON THIS. IF WE CAN STRAIN THAT OR GET WHAT WE NEED OUT OF A PD, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL WERE THE ONES THAT OFFERED THAT IN THIS CONVERSATION. THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED TO STAFF ABOUT OR ANYTHING. THAT ANSWERED ONE OF MY BIG QUESTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY LOOK AT THIS VOTE AND GO, I DON'T WANT TO GO FURTHER THAN THIS OR YOU DO WANT TO GO FURTHER THAN THIS. [01:20:02] YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE AND THE TYPES OF CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE UP HERE. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL FOR EXPRESSING THEIR INTEREST AND CONCERNS. NO PROJECT IS PERFECT. THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ME A PD, YOU'RE GOING TO LEAN INTO THAT CONVERSATION AND TAKE COUNCILMAN KELLY AT HIS WORD, THEN I'M OKAY IN VOMITING -- -- VOTING IN FAVF THIS. MOTION PASSES 4-3. ITEM H10. REGULAR HEARING. [10. Consideration of an Alternative Standard to Warehouse Distribution Facility and Manufacturing, Light Intensity Supplemental Standards Associated With Landscaping; on 8.086 Acres out of the E. Aday Survey, Abstract Number 11; Located at 421, 451, 475, and 493 Bennett Lane; Zoned Light Industrial (LI) District, as Requested by Lindsey Mayer, of Dynamic Engineering Consultants PC, on Behalf of LI Bennett 35 TX Owner LLC, the Developer (25-07-11-AltStd).] CONSIDERATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD TO WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AND MANUFACTURING, LIGHT INTENSITY SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDSCAPING; ON 8.086 ACRES OUT OF THE E. ADAY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 11; LOCATED AT 421, 451, 475, AND 493 BENNETT LANE; ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY LINDSEY MAYER, OF DYNAMIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS PC, ON BEHALF OF LI BENNETT 35 TX OWNER LLC, THE DEVELOPER (25-07-11-ALTSTD). LOVETT INDUSTRIAL, AN INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, PLANS TO COMBINE FOUR EXISTING PROPERTIES INTO ONE LOT TO BUILD TWO BUILDINGS FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION OR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES. THE REDEVELOPMENT WILL ADDRESS EXISTING CODE VIOLATIONS AND NONCONFORMING USES ON THE CURRENT PROPERTIES. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD TO ADDRESS SITE-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL (7-0) ON DECEMBER 16, 2025. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS: RICHARD E. LUEDKE, AICP, I'LL BEEN A MOTION. I THINK WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD IN THERE. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION TOO. GO AHEAD. >> MR. LUEDKE. READING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION, I SAW THERE'S AN APPROVAL BY PNZ BRICK FACADE CHANGE. >> IT WENT BEFORE PNZ OR TWO ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS THIS SAME ONE YOU'RE CONSIDERING LANDSCAPING AND ANOTHER ONE FOR BUILDING MATERIALS. THE DEVIATION WAS IN THEIR THRESHOLD OF AUTHORITY. IT WAS A VERY MINOR CHANGE. IT WAS DEALT WITH THE FACADES WITHIN THE TRUCK COURT. ALL OTHER FACADES EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM STYLE. THAT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CITY. >> THAT WAS A DROP OF LIKE 10%? >> IT WAS 10% DOWN TO 8% ON ONE WALL AND 7 PER ON -- 7% ON THE OTHER. >> FOR THE 50-FOOT BUFFER, WE'RE ACHIEVING THE 50-FOOT BUFFER. IT'S ONLY REQUIRED WHEN WE'RE ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY WHERE TENT. IS THAT USE OR STONING REQUEST >> -- ZONING >> EITHER >> SO I DON'T THINK ON THE NORTH SIDE, THERE ARE TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES. >> IT'S TO THE NORTH. MAJORITY OF THAT BOUNDARY IS ACTIVE ORGANICS. WHICH IS A MANUFACTURING FACILITY. >> IT'S NOT REQUIRED FOR THAT PROPERTY BUT THERE'S ONE BEHIND IT -- >> THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER ARE SMALL STRETCH OF PUBLIC PARKLAND. >> OKAY. THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED SINCE IT'S PUBLIC PARK. THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED -- THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE THERE. WHAT'S ON THE EAST SIDE? >> THERE'S ZONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. YOU DO HAVE AT THE VERY BAD A RESIDENCE. IN FRONT OF IT YOU HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR RETAIL, AUTO PARTS. IT FALL WITHIN LESSER INTENSITY. EVEN THOUGH ZONING IS NOT. >> ON THE BENNETT LANE SIDE, WE HAVE 45 BUT NOT 50 BECAUSE OF THE WEIRD RIGHT-OF-WAY. >> BENNETT IS BUILT INTO ITS ULTIMATE CROSS SECTION. >> OKAY. REALLY WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT LITTLE PIECE NEXT TO PARKLAND? >> I DID WANT TO MENTION TOO. THE TWO PROPERTY EAST SUBMITTED LETTERS APPROVING THE REQUEST OF SUPPORT. >> OKAY, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. WE HAD THAT LITTLE PIECE NEXT TO PUBLIC LAND. WHICH I ASSUME IS OWNED BY THE CITY? >> CORRECT. >> THE PIECE ON THE EAST SIDE THOSE ADJACENT LANDOWNERS SUPPORTING THE PROJECT. [01:25:06] OTHER LITTLE PIECE IS JUST LITTLE INTERESTING WEIRD THINGS WITH THE BENNETT RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT'S CAUSING THE NEED FOR THAT VARIANCE? THAT'S ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 11, CONSIDERATION OF THE [11. Consideration of the Acceptance of the Resignation of Abigail Crafton; Declaring a Vacancy Exists for Place Nos. 5 and 6; and Appointments to Place Nos. 5 and 6 on the Library Board.] ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESIGNATION OF ABIGAIL CRAFTON; DECLARING A VACANCY EXISTS FOR PLACE NOS. 5 AND 6; AND APPOINTMENTS TO PLACE NOS. 5 AND 6 ON THE LIBRARY BOARD. A RESIGNATION WAS RECEIVED FROM ABIGAIL CRAFTON, PLACE NO. 6, ON THE LIBRARY BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD MEMBER SERVING IN PLACE NO. 5 HAS NOT ATTENDED ANY MEETINGS SINCE THE APPOINTMENT IN JULY 2025, AND STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL DECLARE A VACANCY FOR THAT PLACE. EIGHT (8) APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SERVICE IN THESE POSITIONS. RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION, DECLARE VACANCIES EXIST AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. >> MAYOR, I GOT A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION DECLARED VACANCIES EXIST FOR PLACE NUMBER 5 AND NUMBER 6 ON THE LIBRARY BOARD SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION. TO APPOINT JESSICA TO REPLACE NUMBER 5 AND APPOINT FRANCIS TO PLACE NUMBER 6 ON THE LIBRARY BOARD. >> DO I HAVING? PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [1. City Council and Staff Reports] NEXT IT UP, WE HAVE REPORTS. I HAVE OUR DIRECTOR RICHARD LUEDKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PLANNING DIRECTOR. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR GILMORE. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR BRAND NEW PLANNING MANAGER. HE COMES FROM TEXARKANA. HAS A TALENT FOR SOLVING VERY INTERESTING ISSUES. WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE HIM ON OUR TEAM. I DO WANT TO NOTE OUR PREVIOUS PLANNING MANAGER, MICHELLE BERRY IS STILL PART OF OUR TEAM, SINCE OCTOBER, SHE HAS BEEN IN THE ROLE, ASSUMED THE ROLE OF PART-TIME SENIOR PLANNER FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING. SHE HAS BEEN DEVOTING ALL OF HER FOCUS ON THE -- MAJORITY OF HER FOCUS ON THE 2035 EFFORT. WHICH HAS BEEN GOING -- WE'VE BEEN KNOCKING THAT OUT THE PARK. REALLY HAPPY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? >> GOOD EVENING. CITY MANAGER. I WANT TO SAY I'M EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM TO CORRECT TO THE GREAT WORK THAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND MY FAMILY IS EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. >> WELL, IF YOU GOT SELECTED BY THIS TEAM MR. FERNANDEZ, WE EXPECT GREAT THINGS. IT'S PRETTY COOL TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE. AS A FAIRLY BUILT OUT CITY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. I APPRECIATE THAT. CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO CITY COUNCIL REPORTS. >> NO REPORT, MAYOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER TROVER? >> NO REPORT. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN? >> NO REPORT. >> COUNCILMEMBER TIPTON. >> NO REPORT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CADE. CITY MANAGER BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY WANTING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ANN. FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, OUR FIRST MAYOR, THAT HAS PASSED, HAS BEEN A GREAT MENTOR TO OUR CITY MANAGER. I'M JUST GOING TO DEFER TO HER AND LET HER SPEAK. >> OH, WOW. >> ANN HAS BEEN A GREAT MENTOR TO ME. SHE REALLY GROUNDED ME IN THE ROOTS OF LEWISVILLE. , THE HISTORY OF LEWISVILLE. I SAW HER SHOW UP TO A MEETING ONCE. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT I WANTED HER TO MENTOR ME. ESAID, WILL YOU BE MY MENTOR, PLEASE. [01:30:04] SHE WAS LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I SAID YOU HAVE TO MEET ME FOR LUNCH A COUPLE OF TIME AND IT STARTED A LONG FRIENDSHIP FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. I WANT TO THANK RONNI CADE ALSO. WHEN ANN WAS DYING IN THE HOSPITAL, SHE FORCED US IN THERE TO BE WITH HER. I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT. I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT ANYONE OUT. RONNI DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. SHE PICKED ME UP AND TOOK ME THERE. >> FOR THOSE OF WHO DON'T, MAYOR ANN, SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY AN INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING AND WE'RE MUCH BLESSED FOR HER TIME BOTH IN OFFICE AND VOLUNTEER BOTH WITH THE UNITED WAY AND STEPPED UP WHEN WE NEEDED SOME HELP A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. SHE WILL BE MISSED. SHE WAS PHENOMENAL ROLE MODEL. THE KIND OF PERSON THAT YOU YOU WANT TO HAVE ON YOUR TEAM. I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE OUR RETREAT COMING UP NEXT FRIDAY. NOT THIS COMING FRIDAY BUT THE FRIDAY AFTER. THAT IS PUBLIC MEETING AS WELL. WE'LL BE OUTLINING THE THINGS WE WANT TO LOOK FOR IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED RUNNING FOR OFFICE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND. IT'S WHERE THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE PUBLIC WORK WE DO HAPPENS. IT LAYS OUT THAT YEAR AND IT LAYS OUT EXPECTATIONS. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU CAN COME ON BY. IF YOU CAN'T WE'LL HAVE IT ON VIDEO. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYTHING FOR CLOSED SESSION. WE STAND * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.