* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [Call to Order] [00:00:03] ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THE MEETING, UH, IN ORDER. IT'S, UH, 6 0 1. UM, DETERMINE IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT. UH, JEFF PERRY IS PRESENT. MATT JONES IS PRESENT. ME, CHRIS RICH PRESENT. UH, MIKE BROWNIE IS HERE. RANDY JONES IS HERE. AND CHUCK FOX, IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET US PRAY. LORD, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THIS EVENING. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS IN OUR LIVES, FOR BRINGING US HERE SAFELY. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST BE WITH US AND GIVE US GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION AND WISDOM AS WE MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE COMMUNITY OF AUBREY. I PRAY FOR, UM, JUST A TO HAVE A GOOD MEETING, COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT, HUMBLE HEARTS. AND IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. THANK. AMEN. I PLEASURE. LADIES, AND EXCUSE THE FLAG BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND AS TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE SEXIST ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. [Community Announcements] UM, COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY? NO. MAYOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, ONE OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEES. THIS IS ZA. UH, HE IS OUR NEW PLANNER. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. I'M ZABE YOUR NEW SENIOR PLANNER. UM, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. UM, I HAVE OVER SEVEN YEARS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL PLANNING. I'VE WORKED IN VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES, UH, INCLUDING DENTON, SANGER, PLANO. I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING FROM UTA. AND, UH, I'M REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE AND WORKING WITH Y'ALL. THANK YOU. WELCOME BOARD. THANK YOU. WELCOME A BOARD. I'M ON BOARD. [Citizen Input] ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. UH, CITIZEN INPUT. UH, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU MAY, YOU MAY WAIT UNTIL THE DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM IF YOU PREFER. UH, ONCE RECOGNIZED BY MYSELF, 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. UH, CITIZEN COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, UNLESS ADDITIONAL TIME OR 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 REC EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZEN'S INQUIRY. WE HAVE JOANNE ROSS. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? I GO RIGHT HERE TO THE YES. YOU LOOK NICE TODAY, MA'AM. PARDON ME? I SAID YOU LOOK NICE TODAY. UH, WELL, I CONSIDER YOUR AUDIENCE. WE ARE IN AUBREY, AND THIS IS COWBOY COUNTRY. AND SO THAT'S THE OUTFIT AND I USED TO SHOW QUARTER HORSES, SO, ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. LET ME GET MY NOTES UP HERE. OKAY. MY NAME IS JOANNE ROSS. I'M A PASTOR. MY HUSBAND'S A PASTOR. REVITAL CITY CHURCH IN MCKINNEY. AND THEN WE HAVE STARTED A CHURCH IN CROSSROADS. WE'RE ON BOTH SIDES, UH, EAST AND WEST IN THE NORTHERN REGION. AND, UM, WE HAVE A HOME AT 2 1 1 2 CSO DRIVE, AUBREY, TEXAS, 7 6 2 2 7 IN KEELAND DISTRICT. AND, UM, I THANK YOU MAYOR ERIC JOHNSON FOR ALLOWING, UH, ME TO SPEAK TO YOU AND THE CITY COUNCIL, MY HUSBAND, UH, UH, AND, UH, OUR SON IS A SENIOR PASTOR NOW. THE CHURCH WE RETIRED LAST YEAR, WE'RE IN OUR SEVENTIES, AND HE'S TAKEN OVER AND THEY'RE ALL, ALL OUR MEN ARE IN COLORADO, IN WOODLAND PARK AT A MEN'S CONFERENCE AT, UM, ANDREW WOMACK MINISTRY BIBLE STUDY UP THERE. AND SO THEY'RE NOT HERE, SO I'M IT. UH, BUT THEY WOULD BE HERE. THERE'D BE A GROUP OF THEM HERE IF, UH, THEY WERE IN TOWN. AND OUR MEN, INCLUDING MY HUSBAND AND OUR SON ROSS, WHO IS A SENIOR PASTOR SINCE LAST YEAR. OKAY, I'VE ALREADY SAID THAT. UH, LET ME START THE, I I WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE MUSLIM WHO HAS PURCHASED THE 25 ACRES HERE IN AUBREY. UH, THE MUSLIMS [00:05:01] RECENTLY BOUGHT THE 25 ACRES IN AUBREY TO BUILD ANOTHER MOSQUE WITH ADJOINING MUSLINS HOUSING AND BUSINESSES GO TO BUILD THE EPIC CENTER LIKE IN PLANO, THE NEW STRIP MALL WITH, UH, THE DENTIST OFFICE RUNNING FROM, UH, DENTON ALL THE WAY TO MCKINNEY. THERE'S A LOT OF NEW STRIP, UH, MALLS GOING IN THERE, AND MOST ALL OF 'EM HAVE A DENTIST OFFICE AND MOST ALL OF THEM HAVE INDIANS, OR THEY COULD BE MUSLIMS IN IT. THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMING UP HERE, THEY'RE POPULATING UP HERE, AND THEIR GOAL IS TO POPULATE AND BECOME SO POPULATED THAT WHEN YOU ALL GO TO VOTE, THERE'S LESS OF US AND MORE OF THEM. AND THEN JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK, UH, THEY VOTE IN THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO THAT'S THEIR GOAL FOR UP HERE. THEIR STRATEGY IS TO COME IN AND DO THAT. SO, UM, I LOST THIS. UH, LET'S SEE. THE MUSLIMS HAVE STOLEN BILLIONS OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND ARE USING IT TO BUILD THEIR MOSQUES IN PURCHASING OUR LAND IN HOMES. I JUST HEARD A MUSLIM LOAN JUST BOUGHT 10 NEW HOMES IN AUBREY. AGAIN, THEY'RE MOVING IN. GOVERNOR ABBOTT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO OUTLAW SURREAL LAW IN TEXAS. IT'S ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET ASKING THE PEOPLE TO VOTE WHETHER THEY WANT SURREAL LAW, UH, AND, UM, OUR STATE. AND IT'S, UH, PROPOSITION 10. AND THE ANSWER IS YES. WE DON'T WANT IT, WE DON'T WANT IT GOING ON HERE. TED CRUZ PUT A LAW, UH, SUIT TOGETHER. I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING HERE, UH, A LAWSUIT TOGETHER TO STOP THE BUILDING OF A VERY LARGE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. AND GETTY, COLLIN COUNTY CALLED THE MEADOWS, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KIM PAXTON AND OTHER TOP REPUBLICANS HAVE CALLED FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PROJECT, CITING POTENTIAL SECURITIES VIOLATIONS AND DISCRIMINATION CONCERNS, WHICH I HOPE YOU ALL CAN USE TO STOP THE BUILDING OF THE MOSQUE HERE IN AUBREY. GOVERNOR. UM, MR. ROSS, CAN YOU WRAP IT UP? YOU'VE EXCEEDED YOUR THREE MINUTES. OH, MY THREE MINUTES IS UP. YEAH. UH, . OKAY. UM, WELL, I GUESS OVERALL IS I AM, I'M, LOOK, I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO CHECK INTO THIS AND REVIEW THIS AND BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT IT AND STOP THE MOSS BEING BUILT HERE IN REY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS. WE HAVE CHRIS, UH, SHIELD. SHIELD. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I'M KRISTA SHIELD. I'M THE TEXAS DIRECTOR FOR RARE FOUNDATION, RAIR FOUNDATION.COM. AND I WOULD WELCOME SPEAKING WITH ANY OF YOU ON THIS ISLAMIC SHARIA TAKEOVER OR TEXAS. TEXAS IS GROUND ZERO FOR THE TAKEDOWN OF AMERICA. WHAT STARTED AS A MOSQUE SPACE OR PRAYER SPACE AND OPRY WAS ILLEGAL FROM ITS INCEPTION BECAUSE THE MOSQUE STARTED AS A PRAYER SPACE THAT WAS MEETING IN A STORAGE FACILITY. THE AUBREY IMAM IS CONNECTED TO THE FRISCO ISLAMIC CENTER, WHICH WAS NAMED BY YASSER KADI, THE CHIEF SCHOLAR OF EAST PLATO ISLAMIC CENTER, UNDER INVESTIGATION BY OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL AS THEIR FINANCIAL HUB. AND THIS IMAM AND AUBREY HAS SPOKEN MANY TIMES AT FRISCO ISLAMIC CENTER. DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THE SAN BERNARDINO TERRORIST ATTACK THAT WAS DONE BY THE DE BONDI TRIBE? THE IMAM HERE IN AUBREY THAT WANTS TO DEVELOP ON YOUR PROPERTY, THAT'S WHO HE'S CONNECTED TO. TEXAS IS UNDER ASSAULT FROM ISLAMIC GROUPS AND FOREIGN POWERS LIKE QATAR, TURKEY, PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA WAGING A STEALTH WAR ON OUR SOIL PLANTING FLAGS VIA MOSQUES, SCHOOLS, AND ENCLAVES. THEY FOLLOW THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CIVILIZATION JIHAD PLAN FROM THEIR 1991 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM DESTROY AMERICA FROM WITHIN BY IMPOSING SHARIA AND ACHIEVING GLOBAL DOMINANCE. THIS HAS BEEN BUILT FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND IS NOW DEEPLY ENTRENCHED AND REVERSAL REQUIRES URGENT ACTION. YOU ARE NOT BOUND BY BILL 2271 IN ORDER TO KEEP, UH, THIS MOSQUE [00:10:01] AT BAY. UM, YOU ACTUALLY CAN REJECT ANY DEVELOPMENT. YOU'RE NOT BOUND BY THAT DEATH STAR BILL. IT'S RARE FOUNDATIONS TEXAS DIRECTOR. I TRAVEL THE STATE CONSTANTLY. THE SHARIA MOVEMENT IS EVERYWHERE. HOUSTON, DALLAS, SUGARLAND, AUSTIN, RURAL AREAS, AND I SEE MASSIVE MOSS COMPOUNDS, NEIGHBORHOODS BOUGHT BY FOREIGN ISLAMIC ACTORS AND PROXIES. WORSE TEXANS APPROACHED AND SCARE OR APPROACH ME, SCARED, OUTRAGED, AND ANGRY THAT THIS IS TRANSFORMATION WITHIN WITHOUT CONSENT. STREET SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SPACES ARE BEING CLAIMED AND THEY FEEL POWERLESS. AMERICA HAS WELCOMED IMMIGRANTS TO SHARE CULTURAL, UM, AND, AND ASSIMILATE AND EMBRACING OUR CONSTITUTION. BUT TODAY WE DON'T SEE ASSIMILATION. BUT SEPARATE ZONES, PARALLEL SOCIETIES UNDER SHARIA, WHERE CHRISTIANS, JEWS, HINDUS, AND NON-MUSLIMS CANNOT THRIVE AS EQUALS. THIS IS INFILTRATION. IT'S AN INTERNAL IDEOLOGICAL WAR AND AN EXTERNAL ONE INTERNAL WITH THESE ENCLAVES IN THESE MOSQUES WITH THE SCHOOLS, UM, DEMOGRAPHIC CAPTURE AND, AND LAWFARE AND TEXANS WARNS AMERICA THAT THIS IS WORSE THAN EUROPE. SPED UP BY OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. IGNORE IT IN OUR REPUBLIC FALLS, WHERE ISLAM GROWS, FREEDOM DIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE BOTH OF YOU IF YOU WANNA MAKE AN IMPACT ON THIS, TO TALK TO YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, OUR JURISDICTION ENDS AT THE CITY LIMITS. SO ONCE YOU'VE EXCEEDED OUR CITY LIMITS, THAT'S THE END OF, END OF THE LINE FOR US. SO DOESN'T SOMEBODY ELSE NEEDS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. AND THEY'RE IN THE ETJ, UM, WHERE WE ANYBODY ELSE? THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO I HAD SIGNED UP FOR. ALL RIGHT, PASS THAT ON TO JENNY. [Consent Items] OUR CONSENT AGENDA, UH, ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BY THE REQUEST OF COUNSEL, BOARD MEMBERS OR STAFF CONSIDERATION. AND ACTION. ON THESE FOLLOWING ITEMS, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT? MOTION? APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY CHUCK. SECOND BY JEFF ON FAVOR. APPROVED FOR, UH, FIVE TO ZERO. [New Business] ALL RIGHT. NEW BUSINESS, UH, CONSIDERATION ON ACTION ON A FINAL PLIGHT APPLICATION FOR SILVERADO WEST PHASE THREE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A FINAL PLAT APPLICATION FOR SILVERADO WEST PHASE THREE LOTS. UH, 77 XR AND 78 X OF BLOCK MA RE PLAT OF LOT 77 X. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS D HORTON. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF LIBERTY ROAD AND SOUTHEAST OF MCNAT ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO SUBDIVIDE LOT 77 X INTO TWO LOTS. ONE OF THE LOTS, UH, IS AN EXISTING DOG PARK, WHICH WILL BE, UH, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE HOA AND THE OTHER LOT IS THEIR RETENTION POND, WHICH THE, UH, BOARD WILL, THE MUD BOARD WILL MAINTAIN AND, AND OPERATE. THE CITY ENGINEER AND CITY PLANNER HAVE REVIEWED, UH, THE SUBMITTAL AND IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE FINAL PLAT CHECKLIST. OKAY, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, MADE A RECOMMENDATION AT THE FEBRUARY 12TH REGULAR MEETING, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT THIS EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MAY APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT APLU, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS OR DENY THE FINAL PLAT. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT. I'LL SECOND. MOTION BY MATT, SECOND BY MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES. FIVE TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HIGH POINT RANCH, PHASE TWO, EAST MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UM, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE HIGH POINT RANCH EAST PHASE TWO. IT IS ONE OF THE PHASES OF MANY, UH, FOR THIS MASTER DEVELOPMENT. IT DOES HAVE 115 RESIDENTIAL LOTS, ONE HOA LOT, AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 31.6 ACRES. THE THIS ISLE NAR HOMES DEVELOPMENT, UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 3 77, NORTH OF FM 4 28 [00:15:01] AND SOUTH OF EAST BLACKJACK ROAD. THE CITY ENGINEER AND CITY PLANNER HAVE REVIEWED THE SUBMITTAL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT CHECKLIST. AND THEY FOUND IT TO BE IN GENERAL COMPLIANCE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION AT THE FEBRUARY 12TH, UH, REGULAR MEETING FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. TWO CONDITIONS WERE LISTED. UH, THEY BOTH ARE FROM THE PRELIMINARY PLAT CHECKLIST. THE FIRST ONE WAS THAT THE PLAT SHOULD INCLUDE RECORDING INFORMATION FOR ALL EASEMENTS LOCATED WITH OR ABUTTING THE SUBDIVISION. AND THE SECOND ITEM WAS, UH, TO INCLUDE ADJACENT SUBDIVISION NAMES, LOT BLOCK NUMBER OR TRACK NUMBERS, UH, AND RECORDING INFORMATION THIS EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MAY APPROVE THE FINAL, WHOOPS, APLU, APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WITH CONDITIONS OR DENY THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. AND THESE CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN MET. SO THE CONDITIONS STILL HAVEN'T BEEN MET. THAT'S CORRECT. THESE ARE JUST, UM, RECORDING, UM, CONDITIONS, UH, THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE DONE BEFORE WE RECORD THE FINAL PLAT. SO, GOTCHA. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS LISTED. SECOND PRELIMINARY. WHAT? PRELIMINARY. PRELIMINARY. PRELIMINARY PLAT WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. MOTION BY JEFF SECOND BY MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES. FIVE TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, CONSIDERATION ON, ON A FINAL PLAT FOR HIGH POINT RANCH, PHASE TWO EAST. NOW THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT YOU JUST ACTED ON. IT WAS, UM, REVIEWED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE CITY PLANNER AND, UM, THEIR RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATION FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MADE THE RECOMMENDATION AT THEIR FEBRUARY 12TH MEETING FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. IT HAS THREE CONDITIONS. THE FIRST TWO ARE THE SAME AS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, AND THEN THE THIRD, UM, IS FOR THEM TO PROVIDE THE SURVEYOR SEAL, UM, TO ASSURE THAT THE USER OF THE SURVEYING PRODUCT THAT THE WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED OR DIRECTLY SUPERVISED BY THE PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR NAMED, UM, AND TO DELINEATE THE SURVEYOR'S WORK. UH, THIS EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MAY APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS OR DENY THE FINAL PLAT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED. SECOND MOTION. MY CHUCK, SECOND. MY JEFF. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES. FIVE TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, UH, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION REGARDING A CONTRACT WITH WHP TRAINING TOWERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE TRAINING TOWER. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I'M EXCITED TONIGHT TO, UH, DISCUSS THIS ITEM WITH YOU. THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE NOW, UH, TO, UH, PURCHASE AND ERECT A FIRE TRAINING CENTER, UH, IN OUR AREA. UH, YOU CAN ROLL TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I'VE BASICALLY, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF SHOW AND TELL ON THE SLIDES. I GOT IT. UH, AND THEN I CAN TALK ABOUT THE, THE BASICS OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE'S TWO REALLY, THERE'S REALLY TWO COMPANIES IN THE GAME FOR THESE PRE-CONSTRUCTED, PRE-ENGINEERED TRAINING TOWERS. UH, WE LOOKED AT BOTH OF 'EM. AND, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT WHP PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE FOR OUR DOLLAR. UH, THIS IS A FOUR STORY, UH, TOWER ON ONE SIDE, UH, WITH A TWO STORY APARTMENT SIMULATOR. AND THEN THE ONE STORY IS AN ADDITIONAL BURN ROOM. SO IT'LL HAVE TWO BURN ROOMS, ONE IN THE FIRST FLOOR, ONE IN THE SECOND FLOOR. IT HAS VARIOUS ROOF SIMULATORS SO WE CAN PRACTICE THE DIFFERENT, UH, PITCHES AND STYLES OF ROOFS THAT WE ENCOUNTER. AND THEN IT HAS THE FOUR STORY TOWER WHERE, WHERE WE CAN, UH, SIMULATE, UH, SOME OF OUR HIGHER BUILDINGS. UH, IT HAS A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN IT, A STAMP PIPE SYSTEM IN IT SO THAT WE CAN PRACTICE, UH, WORKING WITH THOSE FUNCTIONS AS WELL. HAS A WORKING ATTIC THAT'S GOT A CONCRETE FLOOR THAT CAN BE SET UP IN ANY FASHION THAT WE WANT IT TO BE SET UP. THIS IS A RENDERING OF, OF WHAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE. WE HAVEN'T SET THE COLORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT, UH, WE WANTED TO, UH, GIVE YOU A LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. UH, THE EXTERIOR STEER STAIR ALLOWS US TO, UH, DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT SETUPS FOR APARTMENT COMPLEXES. SOME HAVE EXPOSED STAIRS, SOME HAVE INTERNAL STAIRS. SO INSIDE THE APARTMENT SIMULATOR, THERE'S ANOTHER STAIRWAY. SO WE CAN CONFIGURE IT EITHER WAY WHEN WE'RE PRACTICING. UH, SO IT GIVES US A LOT OF ROBUST OPTIONS FOR HOW WE CAN SET [00:20:01] UP OUR SCENARIOS AND TRAIN. THIS IS JUST THE OTHER SIDE, THE SQUARES YOU SEE BESIDE THE WINDOWS AND DOORS. UH, JUST HELP MAKE THE BUILDING MORE ROBUST SO THAT WHEN WE'RE PUTTING LADDERS UP, WE'RE NOT ON THE MAIN PART OF THE BUILDING. THOSE ARE SACRIFICIAL AND CAN BE CHANGED OUT. UH, UH, VERY ROBUST IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. SO EVERYTHING'S METAL OR CONCRETE. UH, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MANAGING ONE OF THESE FOR ABOUT 14 YEARS, AND WE HAD ALMOST NO MAINTENANCE ON THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. JUST THE USUAL CLEANUP AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT NO REPAIRS TO, TO KEEP IT FUNCTIONING. ANOTHER SIDE. AND THEN, SO HERE'S THE LOCATION. UH, YOU'RE AWARE OF THE LAND THAT WE'VE PURCHASED FOR THIS SITE. UH, THIS IS THE BACK, FOUR OR FIVE ACRES OF THAT TRACK. UH, AND IT'S JUST A POTENTIAL WAY THAT WE COULD LAY OUT THE TOWER, UH, AND A FUTURE STATION AND A TRAINING BUILDING TO GO WITH IT. SO THE, UH, THE TOWER WOULD BE THE LITTLE SQUARE TO THE, UH, TOP OF THE PICTURE, THE SMALLER OF THE THREE. YES. YES. SO IT'S PRETTY SMALL FOOTPRINT OVERALL TOTAL FOR THE WHOLE STRUCTURE. NOT COUNTING THE ATTIC OR COUNTING THE ATTIC. YOU'RE AT ABOUT 4,000 SQUARE FEET. IF YOU TAKE THE ATTIC OUT, YOU'RE ABOUT 3000, 3,300 SQUARE FEET INSIDE THE BUILDING. UH, EVERYTHING'S TURNKEY WITH THIS COMPANY. SO ONCE THEY COME ON SITE, WHEN THEY LEAVE, WE'LL HAVE OUR TOWER. UM, THEY'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO HAVE EVERYTHING COMPLETED FOR US. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. WHERE'S THE CLOSEST TRAINING TOWER OUTSIDE OF, OF THIS PROPOSED AREA? SO WE USE TWO LOCATIONS, UH, DEPENDING ON OUR BUDGET, UNFORTUNATELY. UH, SO WE TRY TO GO TO DENTON. THEY'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEIR TRAINING TOWER, UH, AND THE COST OF USE. AND SO WE CAN'T ALWAYS AFFORD TO GO THERE. AND THEN WHEN WE CAN'T USE THAT ONE, WE GO TO PONDER. SO THERE'S A LOT OF LOGISTICS IN TRAVELING THAT FAR. AND THE ONE IN PONDER IS VERY, UH, ECONOMICALLY BUILT. MM-HMM . SO IT'S CONEX BOXES THAT HAVE BEEN WELDED TOGETHER AND, UH, NOT NEARLY THE QUALITY OF DENTONS. UH, BUT THEY BOTH CHARGE US FOR USE AND THEY BOTH CREATE OPERATIONAL ISSUES IN THE CITY. SO WE HAVE TO HIRE OVERTIME OR GET OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO COVER US WHEN WE WANT TO GO IN MASS, UH, FOR TRAINING. UH, THIS WILL BE IN OUR JURISDICTION. IT'S A NICE CENTRAL LOCATION. SO ALL THREE STATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO THE TOWER, UH, WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR COVERAGE OF OUR CITY. UH, THIS IS, UH, ON SOURCE WELL, WHICH WE ARE A MEMBER OF. UH, SO WE GET A PRETTY NICE DISCOUNT IN PRICING AND, UH, AND IT'S COOPERATIVE. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS? WE CAN USE IT OTHER BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE OFFER AS FAR AS LETTING OTHER DEPARTMENTS COME IN AND TRAIN AS NEEDED TO, OR IS THAT JUST SOLELY GONNA BE FOR AUBREY? I WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO BE REGIONAL. WE'VE TALKED TO OUR PARTNERS. THEY'RE VERY EXCITED TO, UH, I'M SURE THERE'LL BE A DISCUSSION ON HOW WE OPERATE THE TRAINING TOWER. IT WOULD BE MY, MY PREFERENCE THAT WE DON'T CHARGE FOR OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS. UH, IT SEEMS KIND OF ODD TO JUST CIRCLE THE MONEY AROUND LIKE THAT. SO, UH, OR JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP IT OPERATIONAL, NOT NECESSARILY TO TRY TO PROFIT OFF OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THE UTILIZATION WOULD BE REGION, YOU KNOW, THE PURPOSES. I MEAN, THE THOUGHT IS TO, YOU KNOW, JUST SOLELY BE AUBREY, BUT BE ABLE TO SERVE OTHER. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. AND THEN OF PARTICULAR INTEREST, IT ALLOWS US TO FULLY, UH, HANDLE THE PROGRAM. WE'VE STARTED WITH AUBREY, ISD. SO WE STARTED THE FIRE ACADEMY PROGRAM WITH THE SCHOOL. WE HAVE A PLAN, IF WE DIDN'T GET THIS DONE TO DO OUR LIVE FIRE TRAINING AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH THE STUDENTS, THIS'LL BE DONE IN PLENTY OF TIME TO WHERE WE CAN DO EVERYTHING COMPLETELY IN-HOUSE. UH, SO THIS'LL BE, UH, WELL AHEAD OF THAT SCHEDULE. YEAH. UH, 'CAUSE THAT'S ALL THOSE SKILLS COME IN THE SECOND YEAR, WHICH IS THE END OF NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE SHOULD BE UP AND RUNNING IN PLENTY OF TIME TO, UH, COMPLETELY HANDLE THAT PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. SO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF FIRE IN THERE WORKING WITH IT, HUH? YES. YES. UH, IT ALLOWS A LOT OF, UH, VARIATIONS FOR THE TRAINING. IT HAS TEMPERATURE SENSORS IN THE CEILING, IN THE WALL SO WE CAN KEEP EVERYTHING VERY, VERY SAFE. THE STATE DOES REGULATE HOW WE DO THOSE, UH, TRAINING FIRES, UH, VERY STRICTLY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF RULES WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, UH, BUT WE'RE PREPARED TO HANDLE ALL OF THOSE. UH, BUT IT'LL BE A, A PRETTY INCREDIBLE ASSET FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR AREA. [00:25:02] MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE IN CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE TRAINING TOWER FROM WHP TRAINING TOWERS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,281,170 AND 70 CENTS. I'LL SECOND MOTION MY, JEFF, SECOND, MY TRUCK ALL IN FAVOR PASSES. FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU. ALL. I YOU CONSIDERATION AN ACTION ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX, A FEE SCHEDULE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADOPT THE CITY OF ARBERY 2026 COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE AND A AND AMENDMENTS TO VARIOUS FEES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE, UH, INCLUDES FEES FOR SERVICES ACROSS ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. THE FEE SCHEDULE IS REVIEWED AND AMENDED ANNUALLY. UH, WE LAST UPDATED IT MARCH OF 25. AFTER ALL THE DEPARTMENT'S REVIEWS. WE IDENTIFIED FIVE AREAS THAT NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. UH, THE FIRST AREA WAS UNDER GENERAL ADMINISTRATION SECTION WHERE WE PROPOSED TO REMOVE THE 3% CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEE. UH, THE SECOND ITEM IS UNDER CODE ENFORCEMENT. UH, THIS AREA, WE HAD A SET FEE IN THERE FOR MOWING LOTS AND REMOVING BRUSH AND THINGS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. AND, UH, THAT WAS BASED OFF OF, UH, AN OLD PRICE THAT WE HAD. SO NOW WE HAVE JUST ADJUSTED THAT TO JUST FULLY COVER OUR THIRD PARTY. UM, SO IF THE PRICE GOES UP DURING THE YEAR, UH, WE'RE NOT LOSING THE FUNDS. UM, THE THIRD ITEM IS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WE HAD AN ADJUSTMENT TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION HOURLY RATE, UM, AS THE PAY SCALE AND ALL CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. UH, WE MADE AN ADJUSTMENT, UM, AND ADDED A GRADING INSPECTION FEE. WE CURRENTLY HAD NOT BEEN CHARGING FOR GRADING INSPECTIONS. UM, AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF GRADING INSPECTIONS. SO WE ADDED THAT FEE THIS YEAR. THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ADDED THE COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL FOR OUR NEW, UH, PROPERTY. SO THEY ADDED ONE FOR THE PAVILION, UM, AT, UM, THE NEW FIRE STATION AND AT LESLIE PARK. I'M SORRY, NOT LESLIE PARK, VETERANS PARK . OKAY. THE LAST AREA, UM, IS THE UTILITY SECTION. UH, THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE MADE HERE WERE FROM, UM, THE WATER AND RATE STUDY THAT WE CONDUCTED, UH, WITH REF TILLIS BACK IN MARCH OF 25. UM, IN THAT, IF YOU RECALL, THEY PRESENTED A MASTER PLAN, WHICH WOULD PHASE IN VARIABLE AMENDMENTS, UH, SO THAT WE DIDN'T DO 'EM ALL IN ONE YEAR. UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE PROPOSING TO IMPLEMENT A COUPLE MORE OF THOSE, UH, ELEMENTS THIS YEAR. UH, ONE OF 'EM IS TO IMPLEMENT THE A WWA OR METER, A WWA METER CAPACITY METHODOLOGY. CURRENTLY, OUR BASE RATE, UM, IS THE SAME, UH, FOR EVERY METER SIZE. UH, SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE A BASE RATE BASED ON METER SIZE, WHICH IS, IS TYPICAL BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE MORE CAPACITY READY TO DELIVER AT THOSE LARGER SIZES. SO WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THAT THIS YEAR. WE ARE GOING THROUGH, UH, AN UPGRADE IN, IN CODE. SO THERE WILL BE A DELAY IF, IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE A DELAY IN US GETTING THAT OUT, UH, TO THE CUSTOMERS. UM, AND I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME WHEN IT'LL BE EFFECTIVE ON THE, ON THE BILL, BUT WE'LL GET IT OUT AS SOON AS WE CAN. UH, THE MAJOR IMPACT HERE IS TWO COMMERCIAL. UM, MOST ALL OF OUR RESIDENTIAL HAVE A THREE QUARTER OR A ONE INCH METER. UM, WHEN WE START GETTING THE THREE INCH, THE FOUR INCH AND THE SIX INCH METERS, UM, THAT'S WHERE THE, THE CITIZENS WILL SEE THE IMPACT. UH, WE ALSO AMENDED THE WASTEWATER USAGE TIERS. UM, OUR WATER TIER AND OUR WASTEWATER TIER, WERE NOT THE SAME. SO WE JUST AMENDED THOSE SO THAT THE TIERS ARE IN THE SAME PLACE NOW FOR WATER AND SEWER. UH, AND THEN LASTLY, WE ADDED A DEPOSIT FEE FOR GARBAGE ONLY ACCOUNTS. UM, WHEN WE SWITCHED, UH, TRASH SERVICES, WE, UM, TOOK ON BILLING THOSE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS OURSELVES. UM, AND WE DO HAVE A FEW, UH, THAT ONLY HAVE TRASH SERVICE. UM, SO WE, UH, DIDN'T HAVE A DEPOSIT IN PLACE AND FEEL THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT OURSELVES. AND I'M HAPPY TO ASK, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. I'LL MOVE TO PROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A FEE SCHEDULE THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, UH, EFFECTIVE DATE OF WHAT'S HER EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS? IT WOULD BE TONIGHT, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026. SECOND MOTION BY MAD SECOND, JEFF. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES. FIVE TO ZERO PASS. ALL [00:30:01] RIGHT. UH, ITEM 13, UH, SECOND READING OF MDD PROPERTY PURCHASE AND DISTRICT PROJECT AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY AT 500 SOUTH MAIN STREET FOR $205,000 PLUS FEES AND CLOSING COSTS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL. THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND CONSIDERATION FOR THE MD'S PURCHASE, UM, OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN AUBREY TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP NEW AND EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE CITY. AND THE DISTRICT INTENDS TO USE THE FUNDS ON HAND TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE, UH, WHICH IS FOR 205,000 PLUS FEES AND CLOSING COSTS. AND, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM TONIGHT. THERE. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 14, CONSIDERATION ON AN ACTION ON APPOINTING AND OR REMOVING MEMBERS OF THE A AREA LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE A VACANCY ON THE AUBREY AREA LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. UH, WE HAVE AN APPLICANT, CANDACE CROW. UM, SHE WAS, UH, UNANIMOUSLY THE UNANIM UNANIMOUSLY, UH, VOTED, UH, TO FILL THAT POSITION AT THE LIBRARY BOARD. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS, UH, SHE BE APPOINTED TO THAT POSITION. IS SHE HERE TONIGHT? I'M FILLING IN FOR BRITTANY AS I'M APPEAR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. I MOVE TO APPROVE CANDACE CROW TO THE ARBERY AREA LIBRARY LIBRARY BOARD. SECOND MOTION BY JEFF. SECOND BY MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, ITEM 15, CONSIDERATION ACTION ON THE PROFESSIONAL PLANNING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. FOR AN UPDATE TO THE AUBREY DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THE CURRENT DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2015. UH, THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE AN UPDATE TO THE PLAN AND IT'LL CREATE A FRESH NEW DOCUMENT BUILDING ON THE PAST PLAN AND LOOKING AHEAD INTO THE FUTURE. UH, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PICTURES THAT HAVE PROVIDED, THIS IS WHAT'S IN THE PART OF THE PICTURES THAT ARE IN THE EXISTING PLAN. AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT HAS CHANGED, UH, SINCE IN 10 YEARS. UH, IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO ALL FOUR OF THESE, THESE ITEMS HERE, AS YOU KNOW, WELL, NO, UH, THE SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDES FOUR MAJOR AREAS. UH, ONE OF THE AREAS IS THE BASELINE DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS UPDATE. UH, THERE'LL BE AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING SECTIONS, UM, BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS JUST COMPLETED. AND THEN ALSO NEW SECTIONS WILL BE ADDED. THERE'LL BE AN AREA ADDED WHERE WE CAN UPDATE THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS HAS BEEN TO DATE, AND THEN OUR PLANS AND SCHEDULE MOVING FORWARD. IT'LL HAVE A VISUAL REFRESH, NEW VISUAL, VISUAL IDENTITY, BUILDING OFF THE, UH, VISUAL THEMES, IMAGES, AND RENDERINGS FROM THE 2015 PLAN. I WILL UPDATE THE EXISTING, UH, IMAGES AND SHOW THE, UH, NEW RENDERINGS, INCORPORATING THE LATEST EXISTING CONDITIONS OVERLAID WITH THE 3D GRAPHIC. UH, IT'LL ALSO INCLUDE THE REGULATORY TOOLS FOR DOWNTOWN. THEY'LL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MULTIPLE REGULATORY TOOLS, DESIGN GUIDELINES AND OR ZONING CHANGES AS NEEDED. UH, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, UH, SPECIFIC AND PRIORITIZED ACTIONS WITH RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. FUNDING. AND THEN THE TIMELINE THIS EVENING. UM, CLAY RIGGS, UH, WITH WESTWOOD IS HERE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, EITHER HIM OR I CAN ANSWER AND I BELIEVE HE WOULD, UH, JUST LIKE TO, UH, ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. ALRIGHT, WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. UH, WE'D REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATING THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND MAKING IT ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WHAT WE WANT TO DO AS LAND REALLY DID EXPLAIN VERY WELL, IS WE WANNA DO A QUICK REFRESH THAT HAS CLEAR ACTIONABLE ITEMS AND AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, SO THAT WAY IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PLANS DON'T HAVE THAT CLEARLY DEFINED. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEARLY DEFINED. DO THIS QUICK REFRESH. AND, UH, WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERSHIP WITH AUBREY. WE'VE WORKED WITH Y'ALL ON SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF MY BACKGROUND, I ACTUALLY RETIRED LAST YEAR FROM MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THAT AFTER 27 YEARS, I WORKED, UH, FOR CITY OF DENTON AND TOWN OF FLOWER MOUNT. I WAS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND. WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR PLANNING TEAM ON IMPLEMENTING THESE TYPES OF PLANS. AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING YOU WITH OUR, WITH OUR PLANNING TEAM. AND I HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. NO, THANK YOU. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT. SECOND, THOSE ARE BY RANDY, SECOND BY JEFF. ALL FAVOR, PASS [00:35:01] FIVE TO ZERO. ALL RIGHT. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE AWARD OR REJECTION OF BIDS FOR THE FM 4 28 SEWER LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THE FM 4 28 SEWER LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS CONSIST OF FURNISHING AND INSTALLING TWO SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS, A FOUR INCH DISCHARGE POPPING ALONG WITH THE EMERGENCY BYPASS CONNECTION, A METERING MANHOLE, AND THE STANDBY GENERATOR WITH ALL ELECTRICAL AND, AND SCADA UH, IMPROVEMENTS. UH, THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID PROPOSAL WAS COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF AUBREY'S PURCHASING POLICY. UH, BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED ON FEBRUARY 17TH. THERE WERE THREE BIDS RECEIVED FOR THE LIFT STATION PROJECT. THE UNIT PRESS PROPOSALS WERE TABULATED. EACH OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED, UH, WERE EVALUATED AND SCORED BY THE PROPOSAL REVIEW AND SELECTION COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDED ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE, FROM THE PROJECT ENGINEER FIRM AND TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS, THE COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA, INCLUDING CATEGORIES FOR PROPOSAL PRICE, WHICH WAS RATED AT 50%. UM, THE OFFER QUALIFICATIONS, INCLUDING TIMELINES AND REFERENCE TESTIMONIALS WAS 50%. AND THE PROPOSAL SCORING SUMMARY, UH, IS PROVIDED HERE. UM, LEGACY, UM, WAS SCORED AT 90.44. MYAM, UH, CAME IN AT 87.2 AND STANDARD SITES UTILITIES LLC CAME IN AT 68.33 BASED ON THE REVIEW AND THE SELECTION COMMITTEE EVALUATION. THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY LEGACY CONTRACTING LP RECEIVED THE HIGHEST POINTS. WE HAVE CHECKED THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND REFERENCES PROVIDED AND FOUND NO IRREGULARS, IRREGULAR . I DON'T KNOW WHY I ALWAYS PUT THAT WORD IN THERE. ON THE CONTRACTOR'S PART. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE PROPOSAL, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT LEGACY CONTRACTING LP HAS THE EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCE TO PURSUE THE JOB AND TO COMPLETE IT ON TIME. UH, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FROM LEGACY CONTRACTING LP AND AWARD THEM THE CONTRACT, UM, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 4 28 SEWER LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BID FROM LEGACY CONTRACTING LP FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE FM 4 28 SEWER LIFT STATION, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $780,505, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. I'LL SECOND MOTION BY RANDY SECOND BY MIKE ON FAVOR PASSES FIVE TO ZERO [Department Updates and Discussion] DEPARTMENT UPDATES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU. FLOCK HAS BEEN RECEIVING SOME NEGATIVE PRESS LATELY. UM, THEY HAD THEIR FIRST COURT CHALLENGE ON THE LEGALITY OF FLOCK AND IT OCCURRED IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. AND THE COURT RULED THAT FLOCK IS NOT A CONTINUOUS, UM, LET ME READ WHAT EXACTLY DOES NOT TRACK THE HOLE OF A PERSON'S MOVEMENT, NOR DOES IT PROVIDE AN INTIMATE WINDOW INTO A CITIZEN'S DRIVE, PARK, VISIT, LINGER, SLEEP OR PA PATRONAGE. SO THE FIRST COURT CHALLENGE, THEY SEEM TO HAVE, UH, ESCAPED ANY KIND OF RETRIBUTION. WE'RE CONSTANTLY MONITORING WHAT'S GOING ON. WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED, BUT THEY'RE BEING ATTACKED PRETTY HARD. SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. I, I ANTICIPATE SOME TEXAS LEGISLATIVE ACTION IN THE UPCOMING SESSION, SO WE'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT, JUST KIND OF LETTING YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE SO YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED. AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK CHARLES FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THE SUBJECT OF EQUIPMENT AND THE COUNCIL FOR PROVIDING IT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. UH, DURING THE WINTER WEATHER, UM, WE WERE FORCED TO MAKE MULTIPLE ARRESTS DURING THE TIME PERIOD WHERE THE ROADWAYS WERE TREACHEROUS AND MAKING THOSE ARRESTS, WE HAVE TO GO TO DENTON AND BACK AND THOSE TRIPS ARE HAZARDOUS AND WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE THAT WITH THE EQUIPMENT Y'ALL PROVIDED. SO ON BEHALF OF THE MEN, MEN AND WOMEN OF AUBREY, THANK Y'ALL FOR LISTENING, EVALUATING AND PROVIDING EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN DO OUR JOB SAFELY. IT WAS A BIG DEAL AND UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR PROVIDING US THE TOOLS TO DO OUR JOB. AS MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU CHAIR. UM, FIRE, I DON'T SEE YOU ON HERE, BUT DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON LIKE STATION TWO MOVE [00:40:01] ON DATE? UH, YES SIR. UH, WE HAD A MEETING OUT THERE TODAY. UH, THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE WAS SET AS THE 19TH, UH, LAST WEEK. UH, WE PLAN TO START MOVING IN LATE NEXT WEEK, UH, WITH BEING FULLY OVER THERE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE HAVE ONE OUTSTANDING ITEM THAT'S KIND OF A CRITICAL NATURE AND THE STATION ALERTING. WE'RE WORKING TO TRY TO GET THAT EXPEDITED, BUT WE SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL NEXT WEEK AND THEN FULLY FUNCTIONAL MID TO LATE MARCH WITH THAT ONE SYSTEM. EVERYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, ANY UH, FUTURE AGENDA REQUEST? ALL RIGHT, [EXECUTIVE SESSION] WITH THAT WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION 5, 5, 1 0 7, 1, 1, AND TWO, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 RAIL PROPERTY AND 5 5 1, UH, 0 8 7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND 5 5 1 0 7 4 PERSONNEL MATTERS FOR THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE POSTAL AGENDA. MAYOR, UH, AT THE REQUEST OF THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE A LENGTHY EXECUTIVE SESSION IT AND SHE HAS ASKED IF YOU CAN COME OUT AND ACT ON NUMBER 28 AND THEN GO BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO FINISH UP IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT. OKAY. THERE. MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. MOTION. MY JEFF, SECOND BY MATT. ALL IN FAVOR? FIVE ZERO. TIME IS 6 42. [Reconvene into Open Session] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION. TIME IS SEVEN 50 WHERE WE WANT TO DISCUSS ITEM 28, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROBBERY, ONYX DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPROXIMATE 39 ACRE TRACT LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY AND IDENTIFY IT AS THE SHERMAN RIDGE DEVELOPMENT MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUBREY AND ONYX DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPROXIMATE 39 ACRE TRACK OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY AND IDENTIFIED AS THE SHERMAN RIDGE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING TWO CHANGES. ONE, DELETING SECTION 9.2 DIS ANNEXATION, AND TWO AMENDING EXHIBIT D TO REQUIRE 100% MASONRY EXCLUSIVE OF CEMENT, CEMENT MATERIALS SUCH AS HARDY PLANK AND STUCCO ON, DO I NEED TO SAY ON SHERMAN ROAD? IM FACING SHERMAN ROAD AND BLACKJACK. THAT'S FINE. YEAH. ON THE FACING PROPERTIES OF FM 4 28 SHERMAN ROAD AND BLACKJACK. SECOND. MOTION BY MIKE. SECOND BY JEFF ON FAVOR. PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. MOTION TO GO BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL SECOND. MOTION BY JEFF. SECOND BY MIKE. SORRY, . ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. TIME IS SECOND 51. CHAIR . MOTION TO ADJOURN. OH, WELL. MOTION TO GO BACK INTO OPEN SESSION. ARE WE RECORDING AGAIN? NO. ARE WE MOTION TO GO BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION? OH, RECON. WE JUST NEED TO RECONVENE. OPEN AND ANNOUNCE A TIME FOR ME, PLEASE. YEAH, WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE AND OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 1104. MOTION TO ADJOURN. ADJOURN. TIME IS STILL 1104 GRAND. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.