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ALL RIGHT,[Call to Order]
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT SIX O'CLOCK.UH, WE'LL DETERMINE IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
UM, I'M HERE, JEFF PERRY'S HERE.
AND THEN CHUCK FOX IS PRESENT.
IF WE CAN ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION, THAT'S PRAY.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SEEK, PROVIDE US WISDOM TO, TO DO RIGHT BY THE, THE, AND THE BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES AND FINANCES OF THE TOWN.
DURING THIS, THIS SEASON, WE ASK THAT YOU HELP US TO REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT SHOPPING MALLS, IT'S NOT ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF.
IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING THE BRIDGE TO COME BACK TO YOU.
FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS WE SEE THOSE WE DO, WE, UH, REALIZE IN THOSE WE DON'T PRAISE YOU.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA, FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LITERACY AND JUSTICE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS RUN UNDER GOD RUN INDIVISIBLE.
[Community Announcements]
ANNOUNCEMENTS.UH, JEFF, YOU HAD SOMETHING ON THAT RIGHT? UH, CHOICE FOR TIDE WAS GANGBUSTER THIS YEAR.
I WANTED TO THANK ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR, I WANTED TO THANK ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR, FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THE VOICE COLLEGE PROGRAM.
IT WAS RUN OUT OF THE NAZARENE CHURCH IN PILOT POINT, AND I THINK THEY SERVED ABOUT 50 OR TWO FAMILIES THIS YEAR, SO IT WAS A GOOD, ALL RIGHT.
[Presentations]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I AM EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THREE NEW EMPLOYEES TONIGHT.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS DANIEL SALAZAR, WHO WILL BE OUR NEW CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, DANIEL.
UH, DANIEL WAS BORN IN SOUTH TEXAS, RAISED IN THE COLONY.
AFTER GRADUATING IN 2003, HE HAD ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS, ALONG WITH HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN THE SUMMER OF 2004.
AFTER HIS ENLISTMENT, THEY MOVED BACK, UM, HOME TO THE DFW AREA AND BEGAN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PLANO AS A DETENTION OFFICER IN 2012.
IN 2016, HE WENT TO PLANOS PROPERTY STANDARDS DEPARTMENT AND BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE TOWN OF PROSPER IN 2023 AND DECIDED TO BRING HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO THE CITY OF AUBERY.
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE DANIEL SALAZAR.
DANIEL, I ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES TO READ.
IT'S A LAW ENFORCEMENT BOOK, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU AS WELL, BUT THAT YOU RESPOND TO CALLS, DEAL WITH PEOPLE, HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE DIFFICULT TIMES.
SO WELCOME TO THE CITY OF AUBURN.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
AND NEXT, OUR NEWEST POLICE OFFICER IS JONATHAN ROSS.
JONATHAN, IF YOU WOULD COME UP.
HE JOINS AUBREY POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR AFTER WANTING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, WHEN HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND BEGAN WORKING FOR THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT, AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND NEED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND LEADERS, HE KNEW IT WAS A CAREER FOR HIM.
HE RELOCATED HIS FAMILY TO TEXAS, FROM CALIFORNIA IN 2023 AND SETTLED IN AUBREY.
SO ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE ANOTHER AUBREY RESIDENT WORKING FOR US.
JONATHAN PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A YEAR, AND HE COMPLETED 1400 HOURS OF TRAINING IN THE ACADEMY AND WAS HONORED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP THREE IN HIS CLASS IN PHYSICAL FITNESS.
HE'S ENGAGED TO HIS BEAUTIFUL FIANCE, CANDACE, AND HIS FATHER TO A 4-YEAR-OLD SON, PRINCETON.
UH, THEY'RE EXPECTING ANOTHER BABY NAMED HOUSTON DUE IN JANUARY, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IN JONATHAN'S FREE TIME, HE LOVES TO WORK OUT AND PLAY BASKETBALL.
HE PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY IN BASKETBALL ACROSS EUROPE, TOURED SEVERAL
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COUNTRIES SUCH AS CHINA, AUSTRALIA, AND GERMANY.BEFORE STARTING A FAMILY AND ENTERING LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HE ENJOYS EATING SEAFOOD, HANGING OUT WITH HIS FRIENDS, WATCHING HIS OLDER SISTER COACH BASKETBALL AND FRISCO, ISD, AND ATTENDING CHURCH ON SUNDAY WITH HIS FAMILY.
AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM.
HE IS EXTREMELY PRESS IMPRESSIVE YOUNG MAN, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ALSO HAVE A BOOK FOR YOU.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMN SWEAR.
I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE, OF POLICE OFFICER, THE OFFICE OF POLICE OFFICER, THE CITY OF WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF AUBURN.
THE CITY ORDINANCE, THE OF AND CANDACE WILL PIN HIS BADGE.
AND FINALLY, I GET TO ANNOUNCE A PROMOTION.
SO WE HAVE PROMOTED OUR, UH, PATROL LIEUTENANT NICK BCH, IF YOU WILL COME UP.
UH, NICK AUBREY HAS BEEN HIS HOME SINCE 2006, 2006, WHERE HE ATTENDED AUBREY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM AUBREY HIGH SCHOOL.
HE'S BEEN WITH HIS LOVING WIFE, JACQUELINE, FOR 11 YEARS, AND THEY HAVE TWO OF THE MOST AMAZING CHILDREN, BROOKLYN AND BRAXTON.
HE BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER IN 2018 WITH AUBREY PD.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE SERVED IN PATROL, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, TASER INSTRUCTOR, PATROL SERGEANT, FIELD TRAINING SERGEANT, AND IS OVERSEEING THE CRASH PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS.
HIS MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS COMPLETING THE TPCA LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMAND OFFICER PROGRAM OR LEE COP, AND HE WAS THE 96TH RECIPIENT OF THAT AWARD IN THE STATE.
AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED AND, AND HAPPY FOR THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR HIM.
AND IT'S HELPED HIM LEARN THE KEY PARTS OF LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS IN THE HEART OF A LEADER.
AND I BELIEVE HE IS GONNA BE AN OUTSTANDING ASSET TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND HE'S ANOTHER HOMEGROWN BOY.
SO I REALLY, REALLY LIKE THAT.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS, A BETTER CONGRATULATIONS.
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CONGRATULATIONS GETTING GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.TONIGHT, WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS OF HIRING STAFFING FOR STATION THREE'S, UH, SOON OPENING, UH, WE'VE HIRED THE FIRST NINE, UH, FIREFIGHTERS TO STAFF THAT STATION.
EIGHT OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT TO BE SWORN IN.
THE NINTH, ONE WILL START IN FEBRUARY.
UH, HE'S MOVING IN FROM, FROM A WAYS OUT, SO HE NEEDS A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET READY.
UH, TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE FIREFIGHTER, EMT, LONDON BIRD, FIREFIGHTER, EMT, TREVOR YASSIN, FIREFIGHTER EMT, ETHAN STUMP, FIREFIGHTER, EMT CAMERON, KEY PARAMEDIC, TRAVIS MARINO, FIREFIGHTER EMT MERRICK HARVEY, FIREFIGHTER EMT JORDAN, CRAIGHEAD AND FIREFIGHTER, EMT, LUCAS MONTGOMERY, ERIC RAISE HAND.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF FIREFIGHTER, OF THE OFFICE OF FIREFIGHTER OF THE CITY, OF THE CITY OF HONOR AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES, STATE OF TEXAS.
STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, OF THE CITY, ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF AY.
WE ALSO HAVE THREE PROMOTIONS, AGAIN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPENING OF FIRE STATION THREE.
WE NEEDED TO PROMOTE THREE CAPTAINS.
UH, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF PROMOTING SOME DRIVER ENGINEERS ALSO.
BUT TONIGHT WE HAVE THE THREE CAPTAINS PROMOTIONS READY TO ANNOUNCE.
AND SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, KYLE COVINGTON TO COME UP, PLEASE.
KYLE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE, UH, 2019.
HE'S WORKED, UH, MOST OF HIS CAREER AT, HE WASN'T HERE,
HE'S WORKED MOST OF HIS CAREER AT STATION TWO.
HE WILL ASSUME COMMAND AT STATION THREE, THE NEW STATION ON B SHIFT, AND HE HAS HIS WIFE, UH, GINA HERE TO PIN HIS BADGE.
UH, SECOND WE HAVE, UH, CODY HEDGES.
CODY ALSO HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2019, UH, WORKING AT BOTH STATIONS.
UH, DURING HIS CAREER, HE WILL BE ASSUMING COMMAND AT STATION TWO ON A SHIFT, AND HE HAS HIS WIFE, AMY, AND HIS DAUGHTER LUCY, HERE TO PIN HIS BADGE.
AND THEN WE HAVE CHASE MARTIN, WHO WAS WITH THE DEPARTMENT INITIALLY IN 2016, AND THEN AGAIN IN 2021.
UH, AND HE WILL BE ASSUMING COMMAND AT STATION ONE ON C SHIFT.
AND HE HAS HIS GIRLFRIEND, ALEC, HERE TO PIN HIS BADGE.
SO, UH, LET'S DO THE, THE PENDINGS ONE AT A TIME.
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KYLE, IF, IF GINA CAN COME UP ANDHEY, THESE THREE MEN REPRESENT THE FUTURE LEADERSHIP OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, AND AS WE BELIEVE OUR FUTURE'S VERY BRIGHT, UH, THEY'RE GONNA LEAD US, UH, VERY STRONGLY INTO THE FUTURE.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE VERY PLEASED, UH, WITH THESE PROMOTIONS, AND WE HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO AMAZING JOBS FOR THE CITIZENS OF BURGY.
IT'S LIKE A, UM, THIS LAST YEAR I STARTED, UH, STARTED DOING AUBREY PROUD AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE CITIZENS OF LIBRARY TO KIND OF GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.
UM, ANYONE COULD, COULD SUBMIT SOMEONE THAT THEY THINK IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, THERE'S A, THERE'S A SPOT.
IF YOU, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY, YOU CAN PUT 'EM IN FOR HIM.
UH, BUT TONIGHT I WANT TO, UH, HONOR, UH, BEBO AND KATHY CHANDLER SO HE COULD COME UP HERE.
REAL, I WILL READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
UM, FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS, BEBO AND KATHY CHANDLER HAVE GENEROUSLY PROVIDED A FREE THANKSGIVING MEAL TO THE AUBREY COMMUNITY, SERVING 150 TO 200 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.
AND THE CHANDLER'S DEDICATED RESIDENTS OF, OF THE LIBRARY FOR 68 YEARS HAVE MADE IT A PERSONAL MISSION TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS WITHOUT A PLACE TO GO OR A MEAL TO SHARE ON THIS SPECIAL DAY.
AND THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THIS TRADITION STEMS FROM A HEARTFELT DESIRE TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE ALONE OR WITHOUT FAMILY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, OFFERING WARMTH CHAMPION,
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OR COMPANIONSHIP AND NOURISHMENT TO ALL WHO COME THROUGH THE DOORS.AND THEIR ACTION REFLECTS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING, GIVING KINDNESS AND COMMUNITY, AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO EMBRACE THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH GENEROSITY AND MOTHER AND THE CHANDLER WHO EXPRESSED THEIR INTENTION TO CONTINUE THIS BEAUTIFUL TRADITION FOR AS LONG AS THEY ARE ABLE, ENSURING THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF GIVING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TOGETHERNESS.
I, CHRIS RIDGE, MAYOR OF LIBRARY TEXAS DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND BEVO AND CATHOLIC CHANDLER FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A WARM, WELCOMING THANKSGIVING MEAL TO ALL.
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THE CITY OF AUBURN IS DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CLER SELFLESS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO MAKE THIS ALL DAY SPECIAL FOR ALL ON THIS 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020.
Y'ALL SEE HIS DOG RUNNING AROUND.
JUST LIKE THAT, ISN'T IT? NEXT WE HAVE A CITIZENS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WANTS TO SIGN UP FOR, UH, CITIZENS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.
[Consent Items]
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO PULL ANYTHING? MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.SECOND, UH, MOTION BY CHUCK SECOND BY MAYOR.
ALL IN FAVOR? I PASSES THREE TO ZERO.
UM, I, YEAH, WE JUST, CAN I SAY I JUST WANT, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THOSE SWAT CAMERAS GOING IN FOR SANDROCK.
[New Business]
NINE, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION FOR HIGH POINT RANCH, PHASE TWO.UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, SO THE FIRST ITEM THIS EVENING AND THE, THE THREE RIGHT AFTER IT, THEY'RE ALL RELATED.
IT'S PART OF THE HIGH POINT RANCH, UH, PHASES TWO AND THREE.
UH, SO THE PRELIMINARY PLA FOR THE OVERALL HIGH POINT RANCH HAD EXPIRED.
AND, UM, SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THIS EVENING IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE PHASE TWO.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE FINAL PLAT IS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
UM, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION.
WE HAVE, UH, THREE, UM, CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE, UM, IN YOUR AGENDA REPORT AS WELL AS THE SCREEN, UM, THAT YOU SEE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY REC RECOMMENDED THIS ITEM AT THEIR DECEMBER 12TH MEETING.
AND YOU HAVE, UM, OPTIONS ON APPROVING IT WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
UH, ANY ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OR DENYING THE PLAT, THE APPLICANT'S HERE THIS EVENING, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
AND IF NOT, UM, FOR HIM, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON PRELIMINARY FOR HIGH 0.2?
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I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AS SUBMITTED WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.ALL SECOND, MY JEFF, SECOND, MY CHUCK ALL FAVOR PASSES THREE ZERO ITEM 10 CONSIDERATION ACTION ON A FINAL PLAT APPLICATION FOR HIGH POINT RANCH, PHASE TWO.
THE FINAL PLAT IS THE, THE SAME, UM, PROPERTY AREA.
IT IS THE, THE FINAL PHASE AND THE PLATTING PROCESS.
WE HAVE THE SAME THREE CONDITIONS WITH ONE ADDITIONAL, WHICH IS THAT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT NEEDED TO BE APPROVED, UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR PHASE AND YOU ALL JUST TOOK CARE OF THAT.
UM, SO TO AS A CORRECTION, I WOULD SAY WE REALLY JUST HAVE THE THREE CONDITIONS, UM, TWO THROUGH FOUR.
UH, THE PNZ UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THIS ITEM IF THERE, UM, DECEMBER MEETING.
AND, UM, YOU HAVE OPTIONS ON APPROVING IT, UH, WITH THE CONDITIONS PRESENTED.
ANY ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OR DENYING THE FINAL PLAT AND THE APPLICANT'S HERE THIS EVENING.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
I'LL SECOND MOTION MY, JEFF SECOND MY CHECK ON FAVOR PASSES THREE TO ZERO.
ITEM 11, CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON A PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION FOR A HIGH POINT RANCH.
PHASE THREE FOLLOWING A PHASE TWO.
THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PHASE THREE.
THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL.
THE PNZ UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THIS ITEM AT THEIR DECEMBER MEETING.
UM, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED AT ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OR ANY CONDITIONS AND OR DENY A PLAT AND THE APPLICANT'S HERE THIS EVENING.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLA PHASE THREE SECOND MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR PASSES THREE TO ZERO ITEM 12 CONSIDERATION ACTION ON A FINAL PLAT APPLICATION FOR A HIGH POINT RANCH PHASE THREE.
THE FINAL PLAT IS THE EXACT SAME AS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
WE HAD ONE CONDITION THAT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT BE APPROVED AND THAT WAS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AND YOU ALL JUST TOOK CARE OF THAT.
THE PNZ UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THIS ITEM AT THEIR DECEMBER MEETING AND YOU CAN APPROVE IT.
UM, AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING, YOU COULD ADD ANY CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OR DENY THE PLAT.
THE APPLICANT'S HERE THIS EVENING AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLA SECOND MOTION BY CHUCK.
SECOND BY JEFF ON FAVOR PASSES THREE TO ZERO.
ACTS ON A RESOLUTION SUBMITTING, UM, THE CITY'S BALLOT SELECTION FOR MEMBERS TO THE TEXAS COALITION FOR AFFORDABLE POWER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THERE'S ONE, TWO, ANY, SO, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THEM.
WE HAVE, UH, EIGHT VOTES AND NINE PEOPLE.
SO WE DIVIDE THAT HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE OR NONE AT ALL, OR I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THERE.
SO PICK A NAME OUT OF THE HAT OR REMOVE OKAY, NOT SUBMIT ALSO.
CONSIDERATION ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.
BUDGET HEARING COUNSEL, THIS ITEM IS, UH, AS YOU SAID, AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET.
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TWO PIECE AMENDMENT.PRIMARILY IT'S, UH, ADDITION OF REVENUE THAT THE CITY WILL RECEIVE FROM, UH, THE SILVERADO DEVELOPER.
AND THEN THE EXPENSE THAT WILL BE USED, THAT REVENUE WILL BE USED FOR, UM, SIX FLOCK POLICE CAMERAS AT SILVERADO AND TWO SIRENS.
UM, WE ARE ALSO ADDING AN $18,000 EXPENSE TO COVER A MISSED ITEM, UH, FOR THE FLOCK CAMERAS IN THE CITY OF AUBREY.
THE ONGOING, UH, OPERATING COSTS FOR THAT IS BEING ADDED.
UM, WE, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS, UH, AMENDMENT.
AND I FORGET WHAT HELEN, HE SAYS THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
DOES, UH, DOES THE OPERATING COST INCREASE NOW THAT WE'RE ADDING MORE CAMERAS TO THE SYSTEM OR IS THAT ALREADY COVERED UP TO A CERTAIN, THE, UH, THE 18,000 IN THIS, UH, STAFF REPORT RELATES TO AN ITEM THAT WE JUST LEFT OUT OF THE BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR.
WE DID NOT INCLUDE IT, SO IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT.
BUT WILL IT GO OFF SINCE WE'RE ADDING CAMERAS OVER THE YEARS? YES, FUTURE YEARS.
THERE WILL BE COST TO OPERATE.
AARON, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL GEAR.
UM, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ITEM 15 FOR AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DISCUSSION REGARDING LIBRARY CLOSURES.
THE REQUESTING COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WANTED THIS ITEM IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.
[Department Updates and Discussion]
MAYOR AND COUNSEL.THE RENOVATIONS FOR CITY HALL ARE 95% COMPLETE.
UH, FURNITURE HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR THE, UH, ADDITIONAL OFFICES THAT WE'VE ADDED.
UH, WE'VE ADDED THREE OFFICES, WORK AREAS.
UH, WE'VE NETTED THREE OFFICES AND WORK AREAS FROM THE RENOVATIONS.
WE SHOULD BE A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE DO HAVE SOME ELECTRONICS THAT ARE ON ORDER FOR THE NEW CONFERENCE ROOM.
WE ALSO HAVE A NEW CONFERENCE ROOM, MUCH LARGER AND, UH, WE'LL FIT OUR STAFF, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME ELECTRONICS THAT ARE ON ORDER, UH, FOR, UH, THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND SOME OF THE WORKSTATIONS.
WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
AND WE SHOULD BE FULLY OPERATIONAL.
WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE, UH, THE, THE NEW, THE PEOPLE MOVING TO THE NEW OFFICES.
WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM IN WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, I'M GOING TO TRY NOT COMMITTED YET, BUT I WANT TO DO AN OPEN HOUSE POSSIBLY BEFORE ONE OF YOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS SO THE COUNCIL CAN COME BY AND, AND SEE THE RENOVATIONS AT CITY HALL BEFORE ONE OF YOUR MEETINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO, BUT WE WANNA BE FULLY COMPLETE FOR THE CARPET CLEAN.
SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THAT WILL OCCUR, BUT PUT THAT IN BACK OF YOUR MIND.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, BOTH STATION PROJECTS ARE MOVING ALONG, UH, AS EXPECTED.
FIRE STATION THREE IS IN THAT 70 TO 80% RANGE COMPLETION.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY LATELY, THEY'VE REALLY, UH, HIT ANOTHER GEAR.
AND, UH, THE MASONRY IS JUST ABOUT COMPLETE.
UH, THE ROOF IS ABOUT HALF COMPLETE.
UH, MOST OF THE WINDOWS HAVE NOW BEEN INSTALLED.
UH, THE FINAL INTERIOR INSPECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, SO NOW THEY'RE WORKING TO CLOSE THE BACKSIDE OF ALL THE WALLS WITH, UH, GYPSUM.
UH, SO IT'S REALLY COMING ALONG.
THEY'VE STARTED PANING INSIDE THE APPARATUS BAY.
UH, THE, UH, CAST IN PLACE STONE THAT HAS THE NUMBER AND THE, THE WORDING ON IT IS UP.
SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.
UH, WE HAVE A MEETING AGAIN TOMORROW, SO WE'LL HEAR ANOTHER UPDATE ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT, UH, THEY'RE REALLY MOVING ALONG QUICKLY NOW.
AND IF YOU GO BY AND WALK INSIDE WITH THE SHEET ROCK UP, YOU CAN REALLY GET A SENSE FOR THE, FOR THE SPACE AND WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
AND, UH, WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED.
STATION TWO, WE HAD SOME DELAYS WITH THE WEATHER.
UH, THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO POUR THE SLAB AND NOW WE'RE GOING VERTICAL.
AND THEN THE BEGINNING OF THE, UH, UH, MASONRY, THE, THE CINDER BLOCK.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BAY DOORS ARE.
THEY'VE GOT ABOUT WAIST HIGH, A LITTLE HIGHER IN THE FRONT AND SIDE, AND THEN IN THE BACK.
UH, BUT IT'S, IT'LL REALLY SPEED UP NOW.
UH, SO GETTING THE SLAB ON THE GROUND IS REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
UH, WE HAD SOME DELAYS WITH UTILITIES, UH, THAT HELD US BACK
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A LITTLE BIT.AND THEN AGAIN, THE WEATHER STARTED RAINING AGAIN.
SO, UH, BUT THEY ARE MOVING ALONG.
WELL NOW THE PAVILION SLAB HAS BEEN POURED.
UH, ALSO IT'S A LITTLE HARDER TO SEE BECAUSE IT'S IN BETWEEN SOME STAGED MATERIALS AND THEIR TRAILER.
AND SO AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE PLEASED WITH, UH, THE PROGRESS THEY'RE MAKING ON BOTH.
WE HAVE, UH, JUST TODAY STARTED A SMALL PROJECT THAT YOU APPROVED AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT THE END OF LAST, UH, THE LAST BUDGET CYCLE FOR STATION ONE.
AGAIN, ANOTHER SERIES OF RENOVATIONS.
WE'RE ADDING A A SMALL OFFICE IN THE DOWNSTAIRS AREA AND THEN FIXING SOME FLOORING, UH, UPSTAIRS AND, UH, RETREADING SOME THE STAIRWAY IF YOU, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THE BUILDING.
UM, BUT, UH, THEY, THEY'RE GETTING STARTED.
WE'RE EXCITED FOR ALL THREE PROJECTS, UH, AND, UH, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL YOUR SUPPORT TO HELP US ALONG THE WAY TO, TO GET THESE THINGS.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
AND THE ONLY, DID YOU GUYS, UH, IS THERE A RENDERING OF, UH, STATION TWO ONLINE? DID Y'ALL POST ANYTHING? YES.
IT'S, IT'S ON THE, UH, WHEN WE DID THE, UH, THE GROUNDBREAKING.
THERE'S A RENDERING THERE, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SEND YOU ONE, UH, JUST SO I CAN SHARE IT WITH PEOPLE THAT ASK.
LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE SOON ENOUGH, BUT YEAH, SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FRONT, YOU'VE GOT THE APPARATUS BAYS ABOVE THAT IS THE LIVING QUARTERS.
AND SO IN THE FRONT, ALONG THE, THE FRONT FACADE OF THE BUILDING, THERE'S A WORKOUT AREA THAT FACES THE ROAD AND THEN A, UH, BALCONY AREA.
AND THEN OFF TO THE LEFT, UH, IS UH, IT DROPS TO ONE STORY AND THERE'S SOME OFFICE SPACE, THE KITCHEN, AND THEN A POLICE COMPONENT IN THERE AS WELL.
AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE IT.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE GOING THROUGH THEIR RE-ACCREDITATION, UH, THROUGH THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEF'S ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IN JANUARY.
UH, THE ASSESSORS WILL BE HERE ON THE 15TH AND THE 16TH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BEING A SMOOTH OPERATION.
BUT JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW THEY WILL BE HERE AND THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACH OUT TO Y'ALL AT SOME POINT.
UH, BUT IT'S ALL LOOKING GOOD.
I'M GONNA ASK 'EM TO BE TOUGH ON US AND LET US KNOW WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE 'CAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO HIM.
WE ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO SERVE 77 UH, FAMILIES.
AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS YEAR IS WE KIND OF REFOCUS THAT TO AUBREY AND PROVIDENCE VILLAGE FAMILIES THAT WE ACTUALLY SERVE.
SO ALL 77 WILL BE FAMILIES THAT THE REY POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVICE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S COMING, CITIES COMING.
PROVIDENCE VILLAGE, PEOPLE ARE COMING.
WE'LL START GROUP IT UP AT EIGHT AND WE'LL BEGIN TO, TO DO THE SHOPPING AT NINE.
SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME IF YOU'D LIKE.
THANK Y'ALL FOR THE JOB Y'ALL DID WITH CHOICE FOR TODD THIS YEAR.
WE HAD SOME, WELL, DON'T TELL ANYBODY.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, FOR WATER AND SEWER.
UM, WE'RE MOVING ALONG WITH OUR, UH, BOND PROJECT, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, THE WASTEWATER PLANT.
THEY HAVE MOB STARTED MOBILIZING, UH, BRINGING IN EQUIPMENT.
UH, WE SHOULD START BREAKING GROUND THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
UM, THE ROCK HILL, WELL, UH, WE HAD BID OPENINGS YESTERDAY.
UH, WE HAD THREE, FOUR BID, FOUR OR FIVE BIDS, UH, RELATIVELY, THEY WERE ALL IN THE SAME BALLPARK.
UH, WE'LL BE SCORING THOSE AND THEN BRING THAT TO YOU IN JANUARY, UH, TO AWARD THE BID SO WE CAN GET STARTED ON THE, WELL, UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THE SANITARY CONTROL EASEMENTS AND UM, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS RIGHT NOW FOR IT.
AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON PRELIMINARY, VERY EARLY STAGES OF THE RELOCATIONS FOR 3 77 WIDENING, UH, COORDINATION WITH TEXDOT AND THEN, UH, LOOKING AT OUR PLANS ON WHAT WE NEED TO MOVE AND WHAT WE NEED TO UPSIZE.
DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA REQUEST? ALRIGHT,
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WELL WITH THAT, UH, WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SECTION, UH, SECTION 5 5, 1 0 7 1, 1 AND TWO CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2[00:40:02]
REAL PROPERTY FOR THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.MAYOR, I MOVE WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND.
MOTION BY JEFF, SECOND BY MATT ON FAVOR.
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AN OPEN SESSION TIME'S 8 21.UH, WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM 15 THAT WE MOVED DOWN HOUSE 15, RIGHT.
UH, CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DENTON COUNTY FOR FIRE AND EMS SERVICES.
TURN YOUR MIC ON JUST THE ITSELF OR INTER LOCAL.
HAVE WE APPROVE THE ILA WITHIN COUNTY FOR FIRE AND MS SERVICES.
MY JEFF ALL FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO.
WE NEED TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT WHEN RANDY GOT HERE.
IS THAT YES, UH, RANDY ARRIVED AT 6 59, UH, WHILE WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALRIGHT, ITEM 26, CONSIDERATION ACTS ON ORDINANCE ADOPTING CHAPTER 16, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UH, UH, TO ADOPT REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISHING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING CHAPTER 16, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SIR.
ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO 0 27 CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
MAYOR, I, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPOINT DARLENE WILSON, LOUISE BURFIELD, MELBA BAXTER, RANDY TARLETON, AND VENITA TRIBBLE TO THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO AND ITEM 28, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ON THE SB 2038 PETITION FROM APPLICANT NL KUMAR L ON BEHALF OF A RCK DEVELOPERS, LLC RECEIVED ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024 FOR RELEASE OF TWO PROPERTIES FROM THE CITY'S ETJ AND IDENTIFIED AS AN APPROXIMATE 50.341 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF PROPERTY FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS DENTON COUNTY PROPERTY ID NUMBER 5 2 2 2 4.
AND AN APPROXIMATE 3.265 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND, UH, BEING A PORTION OF PROPERTY FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS DENTON COUNTY PROPERTY ID NUMBER 2 3 9 6 1 5.
BOTH PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED WITHIN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
MAYOR, I MOVE THAT A RCK DEVELOPERS LLC PETITION TO REMOVE THE PROPERTY FROM THE CITY'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL.
JUST JURISDICTION BE DENIED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
ONE, BECAUSE THE SENATE BILL 2038, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 42.104 AND 42.105 ARE AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY AND CONFLICT WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THE CITY DOES NOT, UH, CONSENT TO REMOVAL OF THE PROPERTY FROM ITS ETJ AND TWO, SUB, SUB CHAPTER D OF CHAPTER 42 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE DOES NOT ALLOW, DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IN THE PETITION BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
SECONDED BY EVERYONE ELSE, WE'LL GO WITH UH, JEFF.
ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO MOTION ADJOURN.
ALRIGHT, MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL.