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I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
[Call to Order - Determine if a Quorum is Present]
AT 6:00 PM WE'VE GOT CRYSTAL JOHNSON PRESENT.DONALD SMITH, KYLE KENNEDY, CANDACE STONE, UH, BRITTANY MURRAY.
THE CO-CHAIR IS PRESENT, UM, AND MYSELFS TIDWELL.
AND, UM, ABSENT TONIGHT IS NICOLE SHAW AND CHUCK FULLER.
SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AND I'M, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I HAVE THE RIGHT THING IN FRONT OF ME.
UM, TONIGHT LET'S GO AHEAD AND STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES FEEL BOW YOUR HEADS.
DE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US HERE THIS EVENING.
PLEASE WATCH OVER US AND GUIDE US AS WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR CITY TO BE REVIEWED BY OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.
BRINGING, WE READ US IN THE PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE CRAWL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE INDIVIDUAL.
YOU SAY IT PERFECTLY EVERY MORNING AT SCHOOL, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
[Community Announcements]
ALL RIGHT.ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS MAY INCLUDE RECOGNIZING CITIZENS AND STAFF FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT'S ORGANIZED OR SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAT HAS RISEN AFTER POSTING THIS AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I DO KNOW WE HAVE A EASTER EVENT DOWNTOWN IN VETERANS PARK ON SATURDAY MORNING.
STARTS AT NINE O'CLOCK, THE HUNT AT 10 AND THERE'S A RIBBON CUTTING AT NOON FOR MATTHEW'S PARK.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL, ALL THERE.
ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU MAY WAIT UNTIL THE DISCUSSION OF THAT ITEM.
IF YOU PREFER ONCE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIRPERSON, PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE SPEAKER'S PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE SO THAT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM CAN HEAR COMMENTS AND SEE PRESENTATIONS.
CITIZEN COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, UNLESS ADDITIONAL TIME IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW.
NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ANY ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF FACTUAL INFORMATION OR INCITE, RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZEN'S INQUIRY.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY.
[New Business]
ITEM ONE, CONSIDER AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON A FINAL PLAT APPLICATION FOR THE TDIC EDITION FOR TWO LOTS IN 25.165 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE F TREVINO ABSTRACT NUMBER 1, 2, 4 3.WITHIN THE CITY OF AUBREY, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF SPRING HILL ROAD, SOUTH OF BLACKJACK ROAD IN EAST OF FUTURE MAGNA ROAD EXTENSION WITHIN THE CITY OF AUBREY, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
HE, GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS FIRST ITEM.
IT'S LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE FUTURE SPRING HILL AND MCNAT INTERSECTION.
THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED UP THERE ON THE AERIAL EXHIBIT AND THE PLAT CONSISTS OF TWO LOTS LOT.
ONE IS A, A NON-RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL LOT WITH A BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF GENERAL RETAIL.
AND THEN LOT TWO IS A, A CITY OWNED LOT THAT WILL, UM, ACCOMMODATE A PARK AND SOME PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES.
THE, THE PLAT IN YOUR PACKET, IT FALLS ON THREE DIFFERENT PAGES.
UM, THE FIRST TWO PAGES ARE ON THE SCREEN.
YOU KIND OF HAVE TO THINK HOW THOSE TWO PIECES, UM, MIGHT MATCH UP.
IT IDENTIFIES, UM, RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATIONS AS WELL AS EASEMENTS AND FLOODPLAIN.
AND, UM, THE PLAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, UH, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT ARE UP ON THE SCREEN.
THEY'RE ALSO IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.
UM, WE HAVE SOME SHEET NOTES THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED.
UM, SOME RECORDING INFORMATION REGARDING A, UH, 20 FOOT MUSTANG, UM, SEWER EASEMENT.
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SOME OF THAT IS, HAS CHANGED, UM, FROM WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY, UM, DEDICATED.AND THEN WHEN ITEMS ARE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FIELD OR PLANS ARE FORMALIZED, THINGS CAN CAN CHANGE.
AND THERE'S ALSO A DEED OVERLAP AND YOU SEE A DATE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ONE TO BE RESOLVED.
THAT'S KEY TO, UM, BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE ITEMS AND CONDITIONS.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL PACKET THAT CLOSES, UM, NEXT TUESDAY.
AND THEN ALSO THE LAST ITEM IS, UM, THE CITY ENGINEER IS IN REVIEW WITH THE, THE APPLICANT'S, UM, DRAWINGS.
AND WE HAD REQUESTED ITEMS, UH, TO BE COMPLETELY SATISFIED BY APRIL 9TH.
WE'RE STILL GOING BACK AND FORTH.
UM, IT'S VERY MINOR AT THIS POINT.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT RIGHT NOW, UM, PLANNED FOR THESE PARTICULAR LOTS.
UM, SO THE ACTION OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET AND ON THE SCREEN ARE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT, APPROVE IT WITH CONDITIONS, AND THOSE ARE, THAT'S WHAT'S RECOMMENDED.
AND THEY ARE OUTLINED ON THE SCREEN, OR YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DENY THE FINAL PLAT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE, THE, THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I JUST HAVE THE QUESTION BECAUSE APRIL 9TH WAS YESTERDAY.
WAS UM, ITEM NUMBER FOUR ALREADY SATISFIED OR IS IT STILL IT'S STILL IN, SO I'D PREFER THAT WE CHANGE THAT TO APRIL 14TH.
THAT'LL HELP US MEET OUR AGENDA CUTOFF.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GENERAL RETAIL? ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS LIKE THE CHOPS, ET CETERA ON THAT? GOOD QUESTION.
WHEN WE DID THE PD DISTRICT ON THAT PROPERTY LAST YEAR, IT WAS JUST LAST YEAR, RIGHT? UM, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF RESTRICTIONS THAT AS WELL AS, UM, THOSE QUICK CONVENIENCE STORES LIKE DOLLAR, DOLLAR TREE STORES, THE VAPE SHOPS, UM, THERE WERE SOME OTHER, UM, USES THAT WERE ELIMINATED AND ACCOMMODATED.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MAY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, WITH THE COURT CONDITIONS LISTED AND THE CHANGE IN THE DATE.
AND WHAT'S THE CHANGE IN THE DATE TOO? TO THE 14TH, SEVENTH, THE NINTH.
IS THAT GOOD? IT'S BETTER TO READ.
THAT I KNOW I SAID BEFORE, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY.
BUT DO YOU TO MAKE A PROPER RECORD SO IT'S BETTER TO READ IT.
SO YOU'LL SAY, UM, WE'LL START READING YOUR MOTION UNDER RECORD.
HE'S GOT THE READING GLASSES OUT.
RECORDING INFORMATION FOR THE NEW 20 FOOT MUSTANG ISSUE.
BE EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY SHALL BE ADDED PRIOR TO THE PLAT BEING FILED WITH THE COUNTY.
NUMBER THREE, THE DEED OVERLAP INFORMATION SHALL BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO APRIL 14TH, AND THE PLOT SHALL NOT BE FILED UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED.
AND NUMBER FOUR, THE CITY ENGINEER REVIEW COMMENTS SHALL BE COMPLETED AND RESUBMITTED BY APRIL 14TH, 2025.
AND WHO WAS THE SECOND AGAIN, IT WAS CRYSTAL.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES SIX TO ZERO ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON A SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE REDFERN.
ADDITION FOR A ONE LOT ON 3.783 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE FRANCISCO TREVINO SURVEY.
CITY OF AUBREY, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF US HIGHWAY 3 77, NORTH OF REDFERN ROAD AND EAST OF HIGH MEADOW DRIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF AUBREY, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED.
THE FIRST ONE'S THE SITE PLAN AND THE NEXT ONE, UM, IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
YOU CAN SEE IT, IT'S ONE LOT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED RIGHT OFF OF REDFERN EAST OF 3 77.
THE LOT IS JUST A LITTLE UNDER FOUR ACRES.
UM, THE PROPERTY WAS, UM, ZONED A, A WHILE BACK, UM, IN OCTOBER OF 23.
AND IT PROVIDES FOR A NUMBER OF, UM, ALLOWANCES WITH THE, THE BASE ZONING DISTRICTS.
IT PROVIDED FOR ELEVATIONS, UM, SOME SPECIAL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS ALONG RED FERN AND ALSO, UM, HEIGHT LIMITATIONS.
SO THE, THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED, WE'VE BEEN REVIEWING
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IT MEETS, UM, NEARLY ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS.THE, UH, PROPERTY, WELL, UM, IT'S SIX BUILDINGS, 5,800 SQUARE FEET.
UM, THAT FIRST ONE IS, IT'S NOT 23 ACRES.
UM, IT PROVIDES FOR 73 PARKING SPACES.
THEY DID TURN IN FACADE ELEVATIONS AND WE HAD THE, UM, CITY STAFF AS WELL AS THE PROJECT ARCHITECT VERIFY THAT THE PD REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
UM, THE SAME THING WITH THE, UM, LANDSCAPING PLAN.
AND THE LANDSCAPING PLAN, UM, HAS A VARIANCE FOR THE, UM, LANDSCAPING AND FENCING REQUIREMENTS AROUND THE DETENTION AREA.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF TREES THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED FOR.
YOU CAN'T PUT ANYMORE AROUND THIS.
THEY WOULD STRUGGLE WITH EACH OTHER AND, UM, IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD SITUATION.
AND THEN THE, THE FENCING REQUIREMENT, YOU HAVE TWO TYPES OF DETENTION RETENTION, DETAIN JUST DETAINS THE WATER WHEN IT'S A STORM AND THEN IT LETS IT OUT AT A A CERTAIN FREQUENCY, WHEREAS A RETENTION ALWAYS HAS WATER AND DOES RISE AND ACCOMMODATE WHEN YOU HAVE STORMS. SO IF IT WAS AT WHAT WE CALL A WET POND OR RETENTION POND, FENCING AROUND THAT FOR SAFETY WOULD CERTAINLY BE, UM, IDEAL.
SO, UM, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS AND, UM, DO NOT FEEL THAT THOSE ARE REQUIRED.
AND STAFF SUPPORTS THE VARIANCES FOR THE TREE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE, THE FENCING AROUND THE DETENTION AREA.
THE PHOTOMETRIC PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
SO THAT'S REALLY, I BELIEVE THE ONLY TWO ITEMS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING.
THE, UM, THE CITY ENGINEER DOES NEED TO REVIEW, UH, THE FINAL DRAINAGE INFORMATION AND THE PHOTOMETRIC PLAN, AS I STATED, IS IN REVIEW.
AND WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR TREES, ADDITIONAL TREES AND FENCING AROUND THE DETENTION AREA TO BE WAIVED.
UM, YOU HAVE ACTION OPTIONS TO APPROVE, APPROVE WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OR DENY.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE.
DO YOU WISH TO TALK TO US? THEY'RE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE KNOW WHAT THESE, UM, WHAT THESE, IS IT GONNA BE BUSINESSES? WHAT THE BUILDINGS ARE GONNA BE? THE STYLE OF THE, UNLESS YOU WANNA TAKE IT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS ANYTHING SPECIFIC.
YOU CAN SEE HOW HOW THEY'RE STYLED WITH THE, THE ROLL UP DOORS.
UM, THEY'RE THE TALLER BUILDINGS.
THEY HAVE A, AN OFFICE AREA AND SOME TYPE OF WAREHOUSING.
UM, YOU KNOW, A LARGE OPEN AREA.
I WAS JUST ASKING BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THOSE BUILDINGS DOWN ON DOWN 3 77 MM-HMM
SO I DIDN'T KNOW, ARE WE JUST BUILDING THE BILL OR, I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANY USE FOR ANY OF THESE.
HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE THEM LEA BUT UM, A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT COME, COME IN, YOU BUILD IT, SO THEY WILL COME.
UM, I CAN'T TALK SPECIFICS ABOUT THAT OTHER ONE, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, THESE DO LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
DID THAT GO IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS OR IS THIS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF? IT'S A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF.
THERE'S A SECTION IN YOUR CODE.
IT'S UM, SECTION 23 OF THE ZONING.
SO ANYTHING THAT'S WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR SECTION.
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE LANDSCAPING AS WELL AS OTHER DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THE P AND Z AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GRANT THOSE.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE? AND I'M SPEAKING TO YOU BECAUSE I UTILIZE THE ENTRANCE TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR, UM, SITE.
SO I'M, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE HOOK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR SAYING YES.
UM, FOR SOMETHING THAT MY ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO LOOK AT EVERY DAY.
UM, SO THEY, I DON'T SEE WHAT IS IT THAT'S, I MEAN, I'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF THESE PLANS AND LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TREES, WHAT IS MISSING FROM IT THAT'S CAUSING IT? I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
MORE TREES AROUND THE DETENTION.
WELL IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF TREES.
SO IS THERE, IS IT SHRUBBERY AND TREES? IT'S JUST THE TREES.
WELL, AND THEN THE SIDEWALK THAT THE MAYOR HAD WANTED WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD, IS THAT CORRECT? ON THE, OR IS IT ON THE NORTH SIDE AS WELL? ON THE SOUTH SIDE? YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? NO.
WELL, NO, MY NEIGHBOR'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
UH, GOSH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YEAR IT WAS THAT THE MAYOR SAID THAT HE WAS WANTING A SIDEWALK DOWN REDFERN.
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AND SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF IT WAS THOSE ARE IN THE PLANS.DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? DO YOU WANNA READ THAT MOTION? THIS, I'M SORRY.
WILL WE BRING THE SLIDE BACK UP FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS? THANK YOU.
SO THE QUESTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE SLIDE PLAN WITH CONDITIONS THE CITY ENGINEERS SHALL APPROVE DRAINAGE INFORMATION.
UH, THE NUMBER TWO PHOTOMETRIC PLAN IS IN REVIEW.
AND NUMBER THREE, THE VARIANCE FOR ADDITIONAL TREES AND FENCING AROUND THE DETENTION AREA.
BRITTANY HAS SECONDED THE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES SIX TO ZERO.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON A PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION FOR THE REDFERN EDITION FOR ONE LOT ON 3.783 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE FRANCISCO TREVINO SURVEY.
CITY OF AUBREY, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF US HIGHWAY 3 77, NORTH OF REDFERN ROAD AND EAST OF HIGH MEADOW DRIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF AUBREY, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
ALL RIGHT, SO THE, THE SITE PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLAT GO HAND IN HAND.
UH, THE APPLICANT HAS TURNED IN, UH, THE PLAT.
UM, HERE YOU SEE THE ENTIRE LOT AND IT PROVIDES FOR THE FIRE LIEN EASEMENTS AND UTILITY EASEMENTS IDENTIFIES IT AS AS ONE LOT AND ONE BLOCK.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN, UM, COORDINATING WITH THE ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR TO ENSURE THE THE PLAT MEETS ALL OF THE CONDITIONS.
THERE ARE SOME NOTES THAT ARE STILL A LITTLE BIT OFF.
WE DID RECEIVE A RESUBMITTAL YESTERDAY, UM, OR THE DAY BEFORE AND THAT'S BEING VETTED AND WE RE RETURNED REVIEW COMMENTS TO THEM.
UM, SO WE STILL HAVE A, A COUPLE OF PLAT NOTES THAT NEED TO BE EDITED.
THEY, THEY REFERENCE DENTON COUNTY AS THE JURISDICTION AND IT'S EARLY CITY OF AUBREY.
SO WE DO NEED TO GET THOSE ITEMS CLEARED UP.
AND THE CITY ENGINEER HAS ONE QUESTION ON, ON DRAINAGE AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE FINAL SET OF CIVIL PLANS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE, UM, A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE.
UM, I DID MENTION THEY HAD RESUBMITTED.
UM, WE'RE GOING, UH, BACK AND FORTH TO GET THAT CLEARED UP.
SO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TONIGHT TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, APPROVE IT WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AND OR DENY, UM, SUICIDE PLAN, MEANING DENY THE PLAT AND THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DO YOU WANT US TO CHANGE THAT APRIL 9TH DATE TO THE 14TH AS WELL ON THIS ONE? ON, UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO OF THE RECOMMENDATION? SURE.
JUST MAKING SURE
IT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING, HONESTLY.
OH, I'LL BE UP TO MIDNIGHT THAT NIGHT WHEN IT CUTS ME OFF.
UM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY PLOT? I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOMETHING COMING AND MAKING RED FE ROAD.
UM, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS, THE CITY ENGINEER APPROVAL OF THE DRAINAGE INFORMATION AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT EXHIBIT REVIEW.
COMMENTS SHALL BE COMPLETED AND RESUBMITTED BY APRIL 14TH, 2025.
ALL SECOND DAWN, BEAT YOU ALL IN FAVOR,
ANY OPPOSE? OKAY, IT PASSES SIX TO ZERO.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MARCH 13TH, 2025 MEETING.
I THINK THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL, SO I AGREE WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SO CANDACE IS MAKING A MOTION.
AND KYLE IS GONNA SECOND THAT.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES SIX TO ZERO AND WE ARE ADJOURNING AT SIX 19.