* 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. [00:00:01] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THE [Call to Order] MEETING INTO ORDER. IT'S, UH, 5 31. UH, DETERMINE IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT. UM, I'M HERE. UH, JEFF PERRY'S HERE. MIKE BROWNING'S HERE. UH, RANDY JONES IS ABSENT, AND CHUCK FOX IS HERE. IF WE COULD ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. LET'S BEGIN WITH THE WORD OF PRAYER. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THIS DAY. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT EACH OF US HAVE IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES. I PRAY THAT, LORD, THAT THIS MEETING WOULD BE GUIDED BY YOUR DIRECTION AND WISDOM, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT TO DO THE, THE NECESSARY THINGS TO, TO GUIDE AND TO, TO LEAD THE CITY OF AUBREY. PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO STILL WORK TOGETHER. AND IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG ALLEGIANCE 2D TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE. I'M GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT OF REARRANGING OF THE AGENDA, AND WE'RE GONNA DO CITIZEN, [Citizen Input] UH, INPUT RIGHT NOW. UM, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM IF YOU PREFER. UM, WE HAVE VIVIAN, AND, UH, WAS THIS SUSAN? YES. YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR YOU WANNA WAIT? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS VIVIAN. I'M WITH THE AMERICAN CHAMBERS FOR BUSINESS, AND WE SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. I WAS JUST NEWLY APPOINTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN CHAMBERS FOR, FOR THE CITY OF AUBREY. I'LL ALLOW MY CHAIRMAN TO TELL YOU GUYS MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO HERE. PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR OF, UH, BEING HERE AND FOR THE HONOR TO PRESENT OURSELVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, WE ARE A MULTI LOCAL GLOBAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND WHAT WE DO IS WE CONNECT AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CREATION. UH, WE, YOU HAVE A GREAT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, PARTNERSHIPS AND WORKING PROJECTS AND SEEING HOW WE CAN HELP THE CITY OF AUBREY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. AND WE ALSO CAN BURY SOME GIFT. WE HAVE THE OFFICIAL, UM, FIFA WALKUP MAGAZINE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE TO EVERYONE. WHENEVER YOU GUYS HAVE A MINUTE, YOU GUYS CAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP. DID ANYBODY ELSE MISS THE SIGNUP SHEET? ALL RIGHT. UM, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE EXEC EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR A LITTLE BIT, SO THE REST OF THE AGENDA WILL HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT LATER. SO, UM, EXECUTIVE [EXECUTIVE SESSION] SESSION SECTION 5, 5, 1, 0 7, 1, 1, AND TWO, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY FOR THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. MOVE TO RESETS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. MOTION OF MY JEFF SECOND. MY MIC ON PHONE PASSES THREE TO ZERO. TIME IS 5 35. [Reconvene into Open Session] ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS SEVEN 19. UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE, UH, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON APPOINTING CANDIDATE AT THE CITY COUNCIL PLACE. TWO, VACANCY FOR UNEXPIRED, TERM ENDING IN MAY 20, 27. BEFORE WE DECIDE ON THIS, I WANNA SAY THAT THE CANDIDATES THAT CAME ALL BROUGHT UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE. UH, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. AND AS, AS I, UH, SAID A WHILE AGO TO, TO YOU GUYS INDIVIDUALLY, WE'VE ALWAYS GOT LOCATIONS ON BOARDS. WE NEED HELP UP HERE. WE'VE GOT, UH, THINGS ON P AND Z THAT NEED TO BE FILLED. [00:05:01] PARKS BOARD NEEDS TO BE FILLED. SO PLEASE DON'T GET DISCOURAGED IF YOU WEREN'T SELECTED. WE, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU WORK WITH US. OKAY? AND WE NEED HELP UP HERE. SO, UM, THAT BEING SAID, ONE CANDIDATE HAD EXPERIENCE THAT KIND OF CLIMBED TO THE TOP. UM, SHE'S GOT CITY BOARD EXPERIENCE THAT IS REALLY PRETTY NECESSARY TO, TO DO THIS JOB, I THINK, OR IT WILL MAKE A, AN EASY TRANSITION. AND THAT BEING SAID, UM, I MAKE A MOTION THAT CANDACE STONE, UH, BE PLACED IN PLACE TOO OF THE AUBREY CITY COUNCIL. I'LL SECOND MOTION BY JEFF. SECOND. MY CHUCK ON FAVOR PASSES THREE TO ZERO Y ON DOWN. WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU TO WORK. AWESOME. OH, I NEED, OKAY. YOU MAKE ME ON THE . YES, I DO WANT TO, BUT I WANT, IT'S BECAUSE THAT WOULD FEEL BETTER. YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I, CANDACE, I CAN SO DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLY SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY AND DIRECTLY PAID, DID I NOT DIRECTLY RENDER PAID? OFFER? OFFER. PROMISE TO PAY? PROMISE TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THINK VALUE OR ANY MONEY OR THING VALUE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT FOR THEY GIVING OR GIVING OR WITHHOLDING, WITHHOLDING VOTE AT THE ELECTION? AT THE ELECTION, WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A, AS AWO IN THE, IN THE ELECTION, WHICH I WAS ELECTED OR GIVEN, OR AS A WO OR AS REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT? TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT. OR CONFIRMATION. OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE. ALRIGHT. UH, [Community Announcements] COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM, JULY 18TH WILL BE THE THIRD CONCERT OF OUR SUMMER MUSIC SERIES IN DOWNTOWN AUBREY, FEATURING AUSTIN AIKENS AND RONNIE IN THE REDWOODS. FROM FIVE, UH, PM TILL 9:00 PM UM, FRUIT JAR JUNCTION FARMER'S MARKET WILL BE HELD AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK ON JULY 4TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AND AUBREY'S SECOND, UH, MAIN STREET MOTOR FEST WILL BE HELD AUGUST 1ST FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM. UM, CHIEF SLAUGHTER, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, WE HAVE FOUR NEW EMPLOYEES TO SWEAR IN TONIGHT. UH, GENTLEMEN, AS I, UH, INTRODUCE YOU, IF YOU COME UP AND WE'LL DO THE SWEARING IN. UH, SO FIRST, UM, WE HAVE, UH, NATHANIEL RIGDON. UH, NATHAN COMES TO US, UH, MOST RECENTLY FROM, UH, CARE FLIGHT AMBULANCE SERVICE. PRIOR TO THAT, HE SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE NAVY. HE LIVES IN MCKINNEY, AND HE'S HERE WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY TONIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE, UH, A UNIQUE COMBO. UH, BRIAN AND HAYES MACKEY, UH, ARE HERE TONIGHT. UM, THEY'RE A FATHER AND SON. UM, BRIAN HAS BEEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE FOR 26 YEARS. UH, HE'S BEEN, UH, MARRIED FOR 27 YEARS. HE HAS TWO KIDS AND HE LIVES IN THE PARIS AREA. HIS SON HAYES, ONE OF HIS KIDS, UH, HAS BEEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE FOR TWO YEARS, IS MARRIED, HAS A SIX MONTH OLD BABY GIRL, AND HE LIVES IN PARIS AS WELL. AND THEN LAST, BUT, UH, CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE RYAN PHILLIPS. UH, RYAN LIVES IN THE KANEY CREEK AREA. HE COMES TO US BY WAY OF PONDER FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND HE'S HERE TONIGHT WITH, UH, HIS TWO DAUGHTERS AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. RAISE YOUR RIGHT. STATE YOUR NAME. UH, DOOSAN. I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF FIREFIGHTER, OF THE OFFICE OF FIREFIGHTER, OF THE CITY OF ROBERT, THE CITY OF AUBURN, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, [00:10:01] AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE TEXAS AND THE CITY ORDINANCES, AND THE CITY ORDINANCES, AND THE CITY OF ROBERT, THE CITY OF AUBURN. SO HELP ME OUT. HEY, NATHAN. ALRIGHT. 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1. ONE MORE. 3, 2, 1. [Consent Items] ALL RIGHT. CONSENT ITEMS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. CHUCK, HANG ON JUST A SECOND. OH, OKAY. I WASN'T, I WASN'T GONNA REMOVE IT, BUT THERE'S A CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THE MINUTES FROM MAY 28TH. AND IT, IT WAS WHERE IT CURRENTLY READS, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUCK FOX MADE A MOTION TO APPOINT CHUCK FOX AS DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEMP. UH, AND IT SHOULD READ, COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF PERRY MADE A MOTION TO APPOINT CHUCK FIS, THAT INCLUDED. THEN I'LL MAKE, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION OR SECOND YOUR MOTION OR WHATEVER, BUT IT NEEDS TO JUST CHANGE THAT, THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO I GUESS I MAKE A MOTION TO, WITH THE CHANGES, ACCEPT THE COUNT, UH, CONSENT AGENDA SECOND. THEN WE GO MOTION BY JEFF. SECOND BY CHUCK ON FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, WE'LL [Recess into Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No 3 Board Meeting ] RECESS INTO A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT. MOVE TO RECESS INTO THE TS. NUMBER THREE, BOARD MEETING. SECOND BY JEFF. SECOND BY CHUCK. ALL IN FAVOR, PASS FORWARD TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT. ZONE NUMBER THREE, I POINT DEVELOPMENT MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, UNICAP, THE CITY'S PIT ADMINISTRATOR AND TOURS ADMINISTRATOR HAS PREPARED THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT. ZONE NUMBER THREE, HIGH POINT RANCH. UH, JENNIFER SLOAN FROM UNICAP IS HERE TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN AND TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, MY NAME IS JENNIFER SLOAN. I'M WITH UNICAP. WE ARE, UM, YOUR PIT AND TOUR ADMINISTRATORS. UM, AND SO TONIGHT I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE FINAL, UM, PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR THE HIGH POINT ORTS NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE HIGH POINT TS. UM, SO THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW, UM, CURRENT MAP OF THE PROPERTY, UM, OF THE ZONE. UM, THE ACREAGE IS 460 ACRES, UH, APPROXIMATELY. UM, THE CITY PARTICIPATES AT A 38% RATE. UM, AND THERE'S A MAXIMUM TOURS CONTRIBUTION OF 36 MILLION. UM, THE DEVELOPMENT HAS CHANGED SLIGHTLY SINCE THE PRELIMINARY, SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 1,450, UM, RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND, UM, 300, SORRY, 285, I CAN'T READ THE SCREEN. 285,000, UM, SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL. UM, AND THEN THE, THIS IS A, UM, THE ONLY MAIN CHANGE IS THE COST AND I DO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE THE TOTAL AMOUNT AT THE BOTTOM SHOULD BE 36 MILLION. UM, MY MATH JUST GOT OFF WHEN I, UM, MOVED ONE OF MY LINES, SO IT JUST UPDATE, CHANGED MY FORMULA, SO I APOLOGIZE. UM, BUT, UM, THIS INCLUDES JUST A FEW UPDATES TO THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN, UM, INCLUDING THE, THE CO MISCELLANEOUS COSTS THERE, UM, FOR THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS. UM, [00:15:01] WITH THAT, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? SO WHAT'S THE ITEM 14? ITEM 14, MOVE TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDED PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN FOR THE TAXING INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE. I'LL SECOND. EXCUSE ME. MAYOR, YOU'RE THE S BOARD, SO IT'S A RECOMMENDATION, RIGHT? RATHER THAN AN APPROVAL, RIGHT? YEAH, IT SAYS REC RECOMMEND APPROVAL. SO CHANGED IN MY MOTION AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, RIGHT? NOT NUMBER ONE. YEAH. OKAY. THREE TWO . ALRIGHT. MOTION BY JEFF TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE FINANCE PLAN FOR TERRA. NUMBER THREE. SECOND. SECOND. MY CHUCK ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL [Reconvene into Regular Session ] RECONVENE IN A REGULAR SESSION AT 7 31. [New Business] NEW BUSINESS MAY SOUND FAMILIAR CONSIDERATION ON ACTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 9 5 4 DASH 26 APPROVING THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, HIGH POINT DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS IS THE ORDINANCE TO APPROVE WHAT THE TURS BOARD HAS JUST RECOMMENDED. MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FIN, UH, FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. SECOND MOTION, MY JEFF, SECOND BY MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FORWARD TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, CONSIDERATION ACTS ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 0 5 1 DASH 26 APPROVING AND AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF ADVANCES RELATING TO THE PALOMINO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. SO THIS IS THE PALOMINO P UM, UH, JENNIFER HAS A, UH, COUPLE OF SLIDES TO JUST, UH, REFRESH EVERYBODY ON THIS, THIS P AND THIS, UH, RESOLUTION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AGAIN, JENNIFER SLOAN, UM, WITH UNICAP. UM, SO RIGHT NOW I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF KIND OF A QUICK REFRESHER OF THE PALOMINO, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. UM, THESE ARE THE PI BOUNDARIES, AND THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT OF 300 LOTS, UH, 50 FOOT, UM, OR SORRY, 30 FOOT. AND THERE ARE PROJECT COSTS OF 9,000,447, UM, THOUSAND $638. UM, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NO. AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT, UM, FOR THE LEVY, Y'ALL WILL BE THE, UH, IS ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING AGREEMENT. MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING A, AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF ADVANCES RELATING TO THE PALOMINO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. SECOND. SECOND, UM, MOTION. MY JEFF, SECOND, MY CANDACE ALL IN FAVOR. PASS THE COURT TO ZERO. ALL RIGHT. UH, WE CAN SKIP 17, RIGHT? OR DO I NEED TO READ IT STILL? YEAH. UH, MAYOR, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU, UH, PULL NUMBER 17 INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE. OKAY. WELL, WE WILL MOVE ITEM 17 INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, ITEM 18, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 14 DASH 0 3 0 1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR AN APPROXIMATE 6.65 ACRES OF LAND BEING LOCKED. FOUR R TWO [00:20:01] BLOCK A GARLAND WILSON EDITION, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST HIGH MEADOW DRIVE AND BETTY LANE. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 35. EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPLICATION, UM, FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS, SIX FIVE ACRES OF LAND, UM, OWNED BY AUBREY ISD TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM, UM, COMMERCIAL AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO, UH, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUBREY ISD ADMIN BUILDING. THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL LAND USE IS INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FACILITIES. SO THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE LAND USE, UH, FOR A, UH, DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS THE A ISD BUILDING, ADMIN BUILDING, THE, UH, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES, UH, SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICT. UH, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IS THE CORE ELEMENT OF RESPONSIBLE GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND SPORTS. THE PLANS, UH, END GOALS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR, UH, HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION, AS I MENTIONED. UM, AND IT WILL ALLOW AUBREY ISD TO EXPAND THEIR, UM, UH, OFFICE SPACE AS ITS OPERATION CONTINUES TO GROW. NOTIFICATIONS AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WERE PROVIDED. AND, UH, SINCE, UH, THE PREPARATION OF THIS AGENDA, STAFF HAS RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST. UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR JUNE 11TH, 2026 MEETING, AND STAFF HAS REVIEWED THEIR APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COMP PLAN MODIFICATION? NO. YOU THINK ANY PUBLIC INPUT OR IS THAT WILL CLOSE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 37. MR. MAYOR, OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, COULD WE GET THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TO RECUSE ON THE P AND Z ITEMS SINCE SHE HAS ALREADY VOTED ON P AND Z? OKAY, MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMPER HENON PLAN AMENDMENT. SECOND. MOTION BY CHUCK SECOND. MY JEFF. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES THREE TO ZERO WITH CANDACE RECUSING ABSTAIN. ABS ABSTAIN. CANICE ABSTAIN. I USED THE WRONG WORD. ALRIGHT, UH, ITEM 19, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EXHIBIT 14. A ZONING ORDINANCE TO REZONE PART OF APPROXIMATELY 6.65 ACRES OF LAND BEING LOCKED. FOUR R TWO GAR BLOCK, A GARLAND WILSON EDITION. UH, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST HIGH MEADOW DRIVE AND BETTY LANE. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 38 MARION COUNSEL. THIS IS AN ASSOCIATED ITEM, UM, TO WHAT WE JUST HEARD. THIS IS THE ZONING APPLICATION FOR THE SAME PARCEL TO, UH, CHANGE THE ZONING FROM, UM, MULTI-FAMILY TO SHOPPING CENTER. CURRENTLY THE SITE HAS SPLIT ZONING. UH, PART OF IT IS MULTIFAMILY AND THEN PART OF IT IS SHOPPING CENTER. AND THIS, WHAT THIS, UH, APPLICATION WOULD DO IS TO ZONE THE ENTIRE SITE AS SHOPPING CENTER. UH, WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THIS USE IN THIS AREA. UM, IT WILL BE CONSISTENT. IT'LL MAKE THE PROPERTY CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE SURROUNDING ZONING AS WELL. THERE'S SURROUNDING SHOPPING CENTER, UH, ZONING, UH, WITHIN THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS, UH, IT'S ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR, UM, THE AUBREY ISD ADMIN BUILDING. UM, IT, THE AUBREY ISD ADMIN BUILDING WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE SHOPPING CENTER DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, UH, ONCE IT IS APPROVED, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE. THE 6.65 ACRE SITE, UH, IS IN PROFITS, UH, AREA FOR, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUBREY ISD ADMIN BUILDING, ALLOWING FOR PARKING, UH, REQUIRED LANDSCAPING SCREENING AND OTHER ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT. WE DID PROVIDE NOTIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE AUBREY ZONING ORDINANCE. AND, UH, THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS OR RESPONSES IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION, UH, TO THE ZONING REQUEST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR JUNE 11TH, 2026 MEETING. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED IT FOR APPROVAL. [00:25:07] HEARING ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANY PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, WELL THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SEVEN 40. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESELLING. I'LL SECOND MOTION MY CHUCK SECOND BY MIKE ON FAVOR. PASSES THREE, THREE TO ZERO WITH CAN ABSTAINING. ALRIGHT. UH, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING A REPL APPLICATION FOR GARLAND WILSON EDITION. GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGH MEADOW DRIVE AND BETTY LANE. UH, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 41 MAR AND COUNSEL. THIS IS THE REPL FOR THE SAME PROPERTY. UH, THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE AUBREY SD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. UH, THIS REPL IS DIVIDING A, AN EXISTING LOT INTO TWO LOTS, UM, AND DEDICATING RIGHT OF WAY APPROXIMATELY 1.066 ACRES OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR EXTENSION OF HIGH MEADOW DRIVE. UH, THE ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE FROM HIGH MEADOW DRIVE AND BETTY LANE. WATER AND SEWER WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF AUBREY, THE BUILDING. UM, THE PLAT ALSO IS ABANDONING IN INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT, AS WELL AS A UTILITY 34 UTILITY EASEMENT THAT IS WITHIN THE, UH, THE FUTURE. THE, THE PROPOSED HIGH METER DRIVE EXTENSION RIGHT AWAY, AND THE PLA GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE CITY'S SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. NOTIFICATIONS WERE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS CODE GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, AND NO COMMENTS OR RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED CONDITIONAL APPROVAL AT THEIR JUNE 11TH, 2026 MEETING SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. SINCE THE PNZ MEETING STAFF HAS REVIEWED REVISED PLANS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT AND BASED ON THOSE ON THAT REVIEW, STAFF RECOMMENDS IF FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS ARE APPROVED. ADDRESSING ENGINEERING COMMENTS REGARDING PAVING DRAINAGE DETENTION, POND CAN POND CALCULATIONS AND ARY SILVER PROFILES. THE, AND THAT THE PLAT IS REVISED TO INCLUDE AN OFFSITE DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND APPROPRIATE SIZE OF THE PROPOSED DETENTION POND. DRAINAGE EASEMENT IS SHOWN ON THE PLAT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANY PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS ONE THAT WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 43. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION. FIRST. COUNSEL IF, UH, AS FAR AS THE APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS, DO I NEED TO READ THE ENTIRE CONDITIONS? YES. OKAY. UH, I MAKE A, A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE OR I, I APPROVE THE, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. UH, EXHIBIT 10, A ARTICLE TWO, SECTION 4.04. ENGINEERING PLANS THAT CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS ARE APPROVED PRIOR TO FILING WITH DENTON COUNTY, ADDRESSING ENGINEERING COMMENTS REGARDING PAVING, PRE-DEVELOPMENT, DRAINAGE AREA, MAP, POST-DEVELOPMENT, DRAINAGE, AREA MAP DETENTION, POND CALCULATIONS, AND SANITARY SEWER PROFILES. UH, EXHIBIT 10, A ARTICLE THREE, SECTION FOUR EASEMENTS THAT THE PLAT IS REVISED TO INCLUDE AN OFFSITE DRAINAGE EASEMENT FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE HIGH MEADOW DRIVE, PROPOSED STORM DRAIN, STORM PIPE AND OUTFALL. AND THAT APPROPRIATE SIZED PROPOSED DETENTION POND DRAINAGE EASEMENT IS SHOWN ON THE PLAT. I'LL SECOND I SOMEBODY SECONDS IT. THAT WAS A LOT OF READING . MOST MY, JEFF SECOND. MY CHUCK ALL IN FAVOR. PASSES THREE TO ZERO WITH CANICE ABSTAINING. ALL CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE SITE PLAN FOR THE GARLAND GARLAND WILSON EDITION BEING APPROXIMATELY 4.753 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE FRANCISCO TREVINO SURVEY AND THE OWNER'S REQUEST FOR VARIANCES FROM THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS ALONG BETTY LANE AND TO MASONRY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY THE NON-RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST HIGH MEADOW DRIVE AND BETTY LANE HEARING. COUNSEL, THIS IS THE NEXT STEP. UM, THE APPLICATION IS FOR A SITE PLAN, UM, UH, FOR THE SITE THAT, UH, WE [00:30:01] JUST PROVED THE REPLAY FOR. IT'S, UM, THIS SITE PLAN IS FOR, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUBREY SD ADMIN BUILDING. UH, THE PROPOSAL CONSISTS OF TWO STORY, UH, 31,466 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WITH THE LOT COVERAGE OF, UH, 7.8%. UH, BUILDING HEIGHT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 38 FEET AND, UH, PARKING OF 117 SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED. UH, THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES LANDSCAPE BUFFERS WITH TREES AND, UH, SHRUBS. UH, THE CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AND COMMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE APPLICANT. THERE'S ALSO A VARIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APPLICATION. UH, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED VARIANCE FROM, UH, THE NON-RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS, SPECIFICALLY THE MASONRY REQUIREMENT, UH, WHICH REQUIRES 90% MASONRY CENTER, 5% BREAK. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND IS IN SUPPORT OF IT, UM, AS IT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND DOES NOT VISUALLY IMPACT THE AGES AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN AT THEIR MEETING, UH, ON JUNE 11TH, 2026. SINCE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING STAFF HAS REVIEWED REVISED PLANS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT AND HAS DETERMINED THAT CONDITION NUMBER TWO, UH, NOTED ABOVE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. UM, STAFF NOW RECOMMENDS THAT THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED AND THAT SITE PLAN IS CONDITIONALLY APPROVED. SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THE CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING PLANS ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER. VARIANCE FROM BUILDING MATERIAL REQUIREMENT BE APPROVED. THE BUILDING ELEVATION ARCHITECTURAL PLANS ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNER AND RELA FOR GAR GARLAND WILSON EDITION LOT FOUR R TWO DASH ONE AND LOT FOUR R TWO DASH TWO BLOCK A IS FILED WITH DANTON COUNTY. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS OF THE SITE PLAN, THE CONDITIONS BEING THE FOLLOWING. THE CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING PLANS ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER VARIANCES FOR BUILDING MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS BE APPROVED. THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNER AND THE REPL FOR THE GARLAND GARLAND WILSON EDITION LOT 4 2 4 R TWO ONE AND LOT FOUR R TWO TWO BLOCK A IS FILED WITH DITTON COUNTY. SECOND, MOVE MY JEFF SECOND, MY CHUCK ALL IN FAVOR. PASSES THREE TO ZERO WITH ONE ABSTENTION. ITEM 22, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 9 6 1 DASH 26 AMENDING CHAPTER 17. SIGN REGULATIONS TO ALLOW BLADE SIGNS AS A PERMANENT SIGN WITHIN DOWNTOWN AREA. ALLOW FEATHER FLAGS AS A TEMPORARY SIGN WITHIN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS. AND THE ETJ ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARDS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN A LIMITED MANNER FOR THE CITY OF AUBREY AND ADOPT HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO FORMER SECTION 27 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS REPEALED. WELL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 48. SO THIS ITEM IS THE, UH, AMENDMENT, SORRY. SO THIS ITEM IS THE AMENDMENT OF THE SIGNED REGULATIONS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED AS A NEW SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN FEBRUARY, 2010. IN MAY, UH, LAST MONTH, UH, MAY, 2026, COUNCIL APPROVED TO REPLICATE THE SIGN REGULATIONS OUTTA THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND CREATE A NEW CHAPTER, CHAPTER 17, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR SIGN REGULATIONS. AND SINCE THAT TIME, THE CITY HAS DETERMINED THAT, UH, THERE ARE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE SIGN REGULATIONS, UM, UM, ARE TO BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL SIGN TYPES, UH, AS WELL AS ADOPT HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO FORMER SECTION 27 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS REPEALED LAST MONTH. THE ADDITIONAL SIGN TYPES THAT THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO, UM, INCLUDE OUR BLADE SIGNS, WHICH IS A SIGN THAT EXTENDS PERPENDICULARLY FROM A MAIN BUILDING FACADE THAT IS VISIBLE FROM BOTH SIDES. FEATHER FLAGS, IT'S A WIND DEVICE, UH, CONTAINS A HARPOON STYLE POLE OR STAFF DRIVEN INTO, UH, THE GROUND FOR SUPPORT, AS WELL AS CHANGEABLE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARDS, WHICH IS A SIGN THAT ALLOWS ADVERTISING TO BE CHANGED AT PERIODIC INTERVALS. THE BLADE SIGN IS BEING PROPOSED AS A PERMANENT SIGN, UH, TO BE ALLOWED IN DOWNTOWN. UH, SO THIS WILL ENABLE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, UH, [00:35:01] TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS TO ADVERTISE THEIR BUSINESSES. UH, FEATHER FLAGS. THESE SIGNS ARE CURRENTLY PROHIBITED. UM, THESE ARE BEING PROPOSED TO ALLOW, UH, TO BE ALLOWED AS TEMPORARY SIGN WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE ETJ FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND HOLIDAYS. UH, SO THEY'LL ONLY BE ALLOWED, UH, ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, UM, CHANGEABLE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE. THESE SIGNS ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE CITY AND ETJ, EXCEPT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THESE ARE BEING PROPOSED TO BE ALLOWED ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY WITHIN DOWNTOWN TO ALLOW CITY TO EASILY PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH EVENT INFORMATION AND UPDATES REGARDING PUBLIC MATTERS IN, IN AREAS LIKE THE VETERANS PARK. THIS AMENDMENT ALSO ESTABLISH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND STANDARDS FOR THESE SIGNED CATEGORIES. UM, AND THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES UPDATING REFERENCES TO FORMER SECTION 27 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS CLARIFICATION THAT PROHIBITED SIGNS ARE NOT ALLOWED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. WE DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE CITY OF RE ZONING ORDINANCE. AND, UH, AT THE TIME OF THE AGENDA PREPARATIONS CITY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS AND, UH, OPPOSITION OR IN SUPPORT. THE AMENDMENT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, THE SIGNED REGULATIONS AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED. AND, UH, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MAR JOSE? ANY PUBLIC INPUT? I HAVE A QUESTION SO THAT, THANK YOU. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE FLAGS HAVE TO COME OUT LIKE TEMPORARILY AND BE PUT BACK UP? FOR INSTANCE, WHEN I'M OPEN AT SPRING MARKET, BEING OPEN FOR X AMOUNT OF HOURS IS TEMPORARY, RIGHT? IT'S NOT AN APPOINTED EVENT PER SE, BUT IT IS TEMPORARY HOURS. UM, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT ONE MORE TIME? SO THE, UH, FEATHER FLAGS, IF FEATHER FLAGS, UH, WILL BE PERMITTED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, UH, THEY'LL HAVE TO GET A PERMIT THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO GET, UH, THE SIGN ON THEIR PROPERTY FOR UP TO A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS SO THEY CAN, UM, HAVE THAT, UM, THAT SIGN UP TO TWO, UP TO TWO WEEKS. UM, BUT IT'S ALSO LIMITED, UM, TO SPECIAL EVENTS AND HOLIDAYS. IT'S NOT, UH, FOR BUSINESSES, A TEMPORARY SIGN IS NOT A PERMANENT, UH, BUSINESS RELATED SIGN, SO IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE FOOD TRUCK. UM, SO IT, THE INTENT WAS FOR GRAND OPENINGS, UM, HOLIDAY EVENTS, VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, UH, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. UM, SO I DO DO NOT THINK IT WOULD APPLY FOR JUST A FOOD TRUCK WHEREVER THEY'RE LOCATED. OR IF A COMPANY HAS A CERTAIN BRUNCH HOURS ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, CAN THEY PUT THE TEMPORARY SIGN UP ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND THEN TAKE IT BACK DOWN? THE SIGN IS ALSO LIMITED, UH, TO A PERIOD OF, UH, TWO WEEKS AND THEN THEY CAN ONLY HAVE IT, UH, THREE TIMES A YEAR, UH, FOR TWO WEEKS, TWO WEEK PERIODS. OKAY. UM, IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER IT A SPECIAL EVENT, THEY CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, UM, AND THEN, UM, UH, FOR, THEY CAN HAVE IT FOR TWO WEEKS IF, UH, THEY'RE, FOR EXAMPLE, PROMOTING A NEW, UM, DISH THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT MM-HMM . SO, UH, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT, THAT HAVE THE SIGN FOR THAT. YEAH. SO MORE LIKE A SEASONAL SPECIAL CASE, NOT LIKE A DAILY BUSINESS OPERATING. WE HAVE FIVE ONE GALLON FOR EACH AROUND SIX TODAY. I COULDN'T HEAR YOU MAYOR. I'M SORRY. I SAID IT'D BE MORE OF LIKE A SEASONAL OR SPECIAL EVENT, YOU KNOW, NOT MORE OF A BUSINESS RELATED, LIKE BUY AND GET ONE TODAY OR SOMETHING TODAY. AND THE, THE BLADE SIGN IS IT COULD FOR ALL OF THE CITY OR JUST DOWNTOWN, UH, THE BLADE SIGN, IT'S ONLY FOR DOWNTOWN. THE BUSINESSES ALONG THE 3 77 WOULD NOT HAVE ABILITY TO DO A LATE SIGN ACCORDING TO THE THAT IS CORRECT. WE ARE ONLY INTRODUCING IT FOR DOWNTOWN, BUT, UH, WE COULD LOOK INTO EXPAND IT IF, UH, THAT'S THE WISH OF THE COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF, OF A LATE SIGN? UM, YEAH, ACTUALLY, SO A BLADE SIGN WOULD BE THAT SIGN THAT'S HANGING. I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN OKAY. YEAH, IT'S THE, IT'S THE BLUE ONE THAT SAYS BLADE ON IT. THE BLUE ONE. THIS IS BLADE THERE? YEAH. OR THE BLACK, YEAH, [00:40:01] THE BLACK ONE THAT HAS LAID, SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, STICKING OUT THE SIGNS FOR DUMMIES. THERE YOU GO. HAVE THE WRAP SAYS RACK. YEAH. YEAH. ARE THERE, ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS FROM THE BLADE SIGN BEING LIKE NEON OR ELECTRIC? UM, BACKLIGHTING TO THE BLADE SIGN, IT WILL HAVE TO MEET OUR, UM, LIGHTING STANDARDS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT YOU DON'T, WE'RE NOT PUTTING ANY RESTRIC IF THEY WANTED TO LIGHT IT UP, THERE'S LIGHTING STANDARDS THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO, BUT IT'S NOT, IT CAN'T, IT'S NOT JUST A UN RESTRICTED TO UNLIT SIGNS. NO, IT'S NOT. ALRIGHT. THEY COULD, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO LIGHT IT. YEAH. SO, UH, ON THESE FEATHER FLAGS, IS IT ONLY ON THE EASEMENT AND ALL THE PROPERTIES? RIGHT. SO IF IT'S ATTACHED TO MY TRUCK, IT'S STICKING UP 14 FEET, THAT'S FINE. RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON ANY PROPERTY AT THAT POINT. NO, IT'S ONLY ALLOWED ON, IT'S ON MY TRUCK. AND SO FEATHER FLAGS, UM, AT THAT POINT IT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH PROPERTY OR RIGHT. I REALLY DO. IT HAS TO BELIEVE THE FLAG ITSELF WOULD BE A VIOLATION WHERE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT'S ATTACHED TO ON MY TRUCK, BUT YOU'RE CORRECT, TRUCK WOULD BE ON THE PROPERTY UNLESS YOU'RE FLOATING AROUND SOMEWHERE. THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS, WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS, UM, UH, FOR INSTALLATION OF THE FLAG SIGN OF THE FEATHER FLAG MM-HMM . UM, THAT TELLS YOU IT HAS TO BE INSTALLED MON 18 INCHES INTO THE GROUND AND STUFF THAT BIG THINGS ATTACHED TO THEIR, THEIR TRUCK BECAUSE AM PIZZA, THEY HAD THEIR FLAG ATTACHED TO THEIR, THEIR TRUCK. SO I WAS GONNA DO THE SAME THING BECAUSE IT'S NOT INTERFERING WITH THE PROPERTY ITSELF, MR. MAYOR. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET WITH STAFF TO ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING BACK TO COUNSEL. IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER SOMETHING LATER, UH, LET THIS BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT AND THEN, UH, THE LOCAL BUSINESSMEN CAN GET WITH STAFF AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE CAN'T DO. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS HERE IN THE OPENING. I JUST, YEAH, I JUST WANTED, JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY. YEAH, WE'LL GET IT CLARIFIED FOR YOU. MOST DEFINITELY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. YES. ANY OTHER INPUT QUESTIONS THAT WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7 57? I HAVE A QUESTION. GO AHEAD. UH, OKAY. SO TO CLARIFY, ON THE BLADE SIGNS, THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED IN THE CITY, THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. DOWNTOWN AREA. YEAH. BUT NOWHERE ELSE. NOWHERE ELSE. YES. IS THERE A REASONING FOR THAT? UM, SO BLADE SIGNS ARE USUALLY, UM, MORE, UM, YOU SEE MORE OF THEM IN AREAS WHERE IT'S COMPACT, DENSE, MIXED USE TYPE DEVELOPMENTS. I LIKE A DOWNTOWN. UM, AND THAT'S WHY, UM, WE JUST PERMITTED IN DOWNTOWN. SO, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF ANYWHERE ELSE IT WOULD BE, UH, PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO HAVE LATE SIGNS BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER OPTIONS, UH, FOR SIGNS THAT, UH, UM, ARE PROBABLY, THEY CAN HAVE WALL SIGNS AND OTHERS WHERE THEY WON'T NEED BLADE SIGNS. UH, IN DOWNTOWN SPECIFICALLY WHERE THERE'S MORE PEDESTRIAN WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT, UM, THAT'S WHAT PRIMARILY BLADE SIGNS ARE FOR, UM, TO HAVE 'EM UNDER, LET'S SAY A WALKING PATH, UH, WHERE THE BLADE SIGN IS TAKEN OUT OF THE BUILDING AND UH, IT'S, THE SIGN WE ARE LYING IS ONLY I THINK THREE SQUARE FOOT. IT'S NOT A BIG SIGN. IT'S ONLY FOR SORT OF PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED ENVIRONMENTS, WHICH WE THOUGHT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN DOWNTOWN. RIGHT. AND I, I AGREE WITH THAT, THAT THEY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN DOWNTOWN. IT'S AS THE CITY AS WE DO GROW, I DO SEE THAT THERE MIGHT BE USES FOR THEM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY IS WHY I WAS WONDERING WHY IT WAS LIMITED JUST TO THAT, UM, IS THERE A REASON THERE WOULD NOT, YOU WOULD NOT WANT THEM ANYWHERE OUTSIDE THE CITY? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE APPLICATION FOR IT AT THIS POINT. WE DON'T HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD, UH, THE WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU WOULD SEE THE BLADE SIGNS IN. MM-HMM . LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON 3 77. IT'S RESERVED FOR MONUMENT SIGNS, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE WANT TO GROW WITH CARE AND INSTEAD OF HAVING SIGNS HANGING FROM BUILDINGS OR POLE SIGNS, THIS IS MORE, THIS IS GETTING READY FOR OUR DOWNTOWN PLAN, WHAT WE HAVE FOR THE FUTURE. AND TO OFFER THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, THE ABILITY TO SEE SIGNS THAT THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY SEE. IF THEY WERE, THEY WOULD SEE IF THEY WERE DRIVING BY, YOU WOULD SEE A SIGN ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. BUT WHEN YOU'RE WALKING IN FRONT OF THOSE BUILDINGS AND YOU'RE A WALKABLE AREA, YOU CAN'T SEE THE SIGNS ABOVE. I THINK Y'ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT. IF YOU'RE IN A SHOPPING CENTER. SO THOSE BLADE SIGNS HELP DIRECT, UH, CITIZENS CONDUCT. RIGHT. I DO KNOW WHAT THE BLADE SIGN IS. YEAH. I JUST, I COULD, I COULD SEE FUTURE USES FOR IT AND MAYBE NOT [00:45:01] EVEN IN THE TWO NEAR FAR FUTURE, BUT THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING. YOU CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO AMENDING THAT. IF THAT'S THE WISH OF THE COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 17 SIGN REGULATIONS. I'LL SECOND MOTION BY JEFF, SECOND BY CHUCK ON FAVOR PASSES FORWARD TO ZERO. THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, QUESTIONS IF WE COULD. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, UH, CONSIDERATION ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 9 5 9 DASH 26 TO PROHIBIT ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN CERTAIN AREAS AND TO ADOPT A NEW DIVISION THREE REGULATING ELECTRIC BICYCLES COULD LATE EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE PURPOSE OF THESE AMENDMENTS IS TO INCREASE OUR SAFETY WITH THE RISE IN THESE MOTORBIKES OR ELECTRIC BIKES. UH, THE FIRST CHANGE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS TO JUST CLARIFY THAT THESE BIKES ARE ONLY ALLOWED IN DESIGNATED AREAS IN THE PARK. IT'LL HELP IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THEM BEING USED IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT. UM, IN CHAPTER 12, UH, WE WANT TO ADD SOME SAFETY REGULATIONS THAT THEY, THEY CAN HAVE HEARING IMPAIRING DEVICES LIKE HEADPHONES AND EARBUDS AND THAT KIND OF THING WHILE OPERATING THAT, UM, THEY OPERATE, UH, ELECTRIC BIKE. THEY CAN'T CARRY A PASSENGER UNLESS IT'S DESIGNED FOR THAT. THEY HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET IF THEY'RE DRIVING AFTER DUST, THEY HAVE TO HAVE PROPER LIGHTING AND THAT NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 16 CAN AUTHORIZE THAT CLASS C UH, ELECTRIC BIKE, WHICH WILL GO 28 MILES PER HOUR I BELIEVE. AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED THAT POCKET BIKES AND MINI MOTORBIKES ARE GOVERNED BY THE TRANSPORTATION CODE JUST TO HAVE A, AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THESE AMENDMENTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANSWER CHIEF, IS THERE GONNA BE ANY SIGNAGE EXPLAINING THAT VIOLATION IS A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? UH, I'M NOT PLANNING ON ANY SIGNS IN THE PARK, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. SURE. WE DO PLAN ON, UM, DOING PARK RULES. PARK RULES. YEAH. THERE, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME KIND OF LIKE COMMUNICATION FOR THESE KIDS TO KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING. EITHER SIGNS OR WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING MAILERS OR SOME SOMETHING TO, SO THEY KNOW. WELL, WE WOULD ALSO USE OUR, OUR THREE ES, OUR ENGINEERING AND WE WOULD TALK TO THEM AND WARN THEM PRIOR TO JUST DOING ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE'RE NOT HAVING A LOT OF LUCK WITH THAT. SO, UM, BUT WE, WE WOULD DEFINITELY DO EDUCATION. UH, BAILEY IS GONNA WORK ON A COUPLE OF FLYERS THAT WE CAN PUT ON THE WEBSITE THAT EXPLAINS ALL THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TYPES OF BOX, UH, WHAT IS ALLOWED AND WHAT ISN'T. AND WE ALSO, UM, IF NEED BE IN A PARTICULAR AREA THAT'S CAUSING US PROBLEMS, COULD RECOMMEND PUTTING SIGNS UP IN THOSE AREAS. MR. MAYOR, WE CAN TRY TO GET IT INTO THE NEXT WATER BILL. OKAY. ON THE BROCHURE, WE'RE DOING A BROCHURE FOR THE NEXT WATER BILL AND WE COULD GET THAT COMMUNICATION INTO THE WATER BILL HOPEFULLY IF WE'VE NOT ALREADY SUBMITTED. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. IT SAYS WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS, ARE THE CERTAIN AREAS LISTED OR YOU SAID THE PARK AND THEN I LOOKED IN IT SAID CERTAIN AREAS. IS THERE, IS THIS EVERYWHERE OR? I, I BELIEVE THE ACTUAL WORDING IS AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR THAT PARTICULAR USE, WHICH WOULD MEAN LIKE THE TRAIL YOU CAN RIDE IT ON, BUT YOU CAN'T RIDE IT ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. I, THERE, THERE IS NO PARTICULAR DESIGNATED AREA THAT YOU CAN OPERATE A BY, UM, UM, A SCOOTER OR A BIKE ON EXCEPT THE TRAILS. SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH SAYING COMMON SENSE. IF IT'S, IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, YOU'RE GOOD, BUT THE BASKETBALL COURT, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. IT'S NOT A DESIGNATED AREA TO OPERATE THAT VEHICLE OR, OR DOG PARK OR, OR DOG PARK. YEAH. HERE I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. SECOND MOTION BY JEFF, SECOND BY MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR PASS ORDINANCE THERE. AND THEN LASTLY, ONE THING, JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, WE MADE SOME CARDS AND WE PROVIDED THOSE TO A ISD AND DENTON ISD AND HAD 'EM PUT IN ALL THE SCHOOLS, HAD 'EM PUT IN THE PTA FLYERS. SO WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET THE INFORMATION TO THE AGE THAT THIS IS EFFECTIVE. OKAY. [00:50:02] ALRIGHT. CONSIDERATION. EXCELLENT. ORDINANCE NUMBER 9 56 DASH 26 ORDINANCES TO RENAME DIVISION TWO AS PARKS AND RECREATION AND KEEP AUBREY BEAUTIFUL TO ESTABLISH THE PARK BOARD AS THE KEEP AUBREY BEAUTIFUL BOARD BY AMENDING SECTION ONE POINT 10.031, UH, AND ADOPTING A NEW SECTION TO IDENTIFY DUTIES TO THE PARK, PARK BOARD SLASH KEEP. AUBREY BEAUTIFUL BOARD, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDS CHAPTER ONE OF THE CODE TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AS KEEP AUBREY BEAUTIFUL BOARD AND EXPAND THE BOARD DUTIES TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION, LITTER PREVENTION, WASTE REDUCTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. THE INDEPENDENT KE OPRY BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZATION PREVIOUSLY DISSOLVED AND THIS ACTION PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR CONTINUING THE EFFORTS THROUGH THE CITY ADVISORY BOARD. RATHER THAN CREATING A NEW BOARD, THE EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITIES ALIGNED NATURALLY WITH THE BOARD'S EXISTING FOCUS ON PARKS, TRAILS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT INCENTIVES. APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO MAINTAIN AFFILIATES WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AND KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL, CONTINUE COMMUNITY, BE BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS, ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR THE CITY OF AUBREY AND CITY, UH, REC CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS TO MAY HAVE. MAYOR I MOVE TO APPROVE I SECOND MOTION MY JEFF, SECOND MY CHUCK. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. ALRIGHT, CONSIDERATION ON ACTS ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 9 6 4 DASH 26 AMENDING ARTICLE 13.06 GREASE TRAP INTERCEPTORS, GRIT INTERCEPTORS AND OIL WATER SEPARATORS, IMPOSING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARTICLE 13.06 OF THE CODE WAS ADOPTED IN 2010 AND IT ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS TO PREVENT FATS, OILS, GREASE, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, SAND, AND OTHER HARMFUL WASTE FROM ENTERING THE SEWER SYSTEM. THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES TO ALL NON-DOMESTIC USERS OF THE SEWER SYSTEM, SUCH AS FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, UM, AUTOMOTIVE CAR WASHES. THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES SOME MINOR GENERAL CLEANUP, ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS, AND IT INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR SIZING REQUIREMENTS AND A SOLID SEPARATOR REQUIREMENT FOR COMMERCIAL GRINDERS. ADDITIONALLY, NO COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE REMEDIES WERE ADDED AND INCLUDE EMERGENCY TERMINATION OF SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES TO RECOVER COSTS DUE TO NON-COMPLIANCE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. I'LL SECOND I CHUCK SECOND BY MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. CONSIDER, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 9 6 3 DASH 26 GOVERNING THE PERMITTING AND REGULATION OF MOBILE FOOD VENDORS AND TO ADOPT AND AMEND APPLICABLE FEES. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TWO BILLS WERE IMPLEMENTED REQUIRING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CODE SENATE BILL, UH, 1008 IN HOUSE BILL 2,844 SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CITY LEVEL REGULATION OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND MOBILE FOOD VENDORS. A SENATE BILL 1008, UH, WAS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 25. UM, IT HAS LESS OF AN IMPACT, UH, THAN THE HOUSE BILL 2,844, WHICH BECOMES EFFECTIVE. UH, ON JULY 1ST. THE HOUSE BILL 2,844 ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TRANSFERRING THE AUTHORITY OF PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS FROM THE CITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. THIS WILL CENTRALIZE, UH, REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE LEVEL AND REDUCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN FOOD VENDOR PERMITTING AND THE INSPECTION PROCESS FOR HEALTH RELATED RELATED REGULATIONS. UH, THE BILLS DO NOT TAKE THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AWAY FROM THE CITY RELATED TO OTHER LOCAL ORDINANCES SUCH AS ZONING, NUISANCES, UH, SEWER USE AND FIRE CODES. THIS AMENDMENT COMPLIES WITH BOTH BILLS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. SECOND, MY CHUCK SECOND, MY JEFF. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES [00:55:01] FOUR TO ZERO CONSIDERATION. EXCELLENT. A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE DENKO 9 1 1 BOARD OF MANAGERS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, TWO INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED, UH, FOR THE POSITION. UH, ONE WOULD BE THE, UH, CURRENT, CURRENT MEMBER JIM CARTER. HE IS INTERESTED IN SERVING AGAIN AND HE HAS BEEN NOMINATED BY I BELIEVE, FIVE OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THERE'S ONE OTHER NOMINATION AND IT'S, UH, ANN MARTIN, THE FORMER MAYOR PROTE FOR THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND. AND SHE WAS, UH, NOMINATED BY A FLOWER MOUND. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU MIGHT HAVE HERE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CASTING OF VOTE FOR JIM CARTER TO SERVE ON THE DEN CODE 9 1 1 BOARD OF MANAGERS. I'LL SECOND I MY JEFF. SECOND MY CHUCK. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FORWARD TO ZERO CONSIDERATION ON EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT REAPPOINTMENT FOR OF A MEMBER AND OR ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, THIS ITEM IS, UH, YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, WHICH SERVES AS A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL. RTC IS THE POLICY BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, INCLUDING, UH, THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS, AND UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM. THE CITIES OF DENTON, SANGER, CORINTH LAKE DALLAS, AUBREY CRU, HICKORY CREEK AND OAK POINT SHARE A SINGLE SEAT ON THE R-T-C-R-T-C-R-T-C MEMBERSHIP FOR GROUP SEATS IS DETERMINED BY A WEIGHTED VOTE BASED ON THE POPULATION OR EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE. THE SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE A CURRENT MEMBER OF ONE OF THE GOVERNING BODIES AND SERVES AS A TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING IN JULY. YOUR CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE IS COUNCIL MEMBER JILL JESTER AND SHE IS ON THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL. UH, CITIES MAY CHOOSE TO REAPPOINT THE CURRENT, UH, REPRESENTATIVES OR SELECT A NEW ONE. SO TONIGHT YOU'RE CONSIDERING IF YOU WANNA SELECT SOMEONE ELSE OR VOTE FOR THE CURRENT, WHICH IS JILL JESTER. I WILL TELL YOU THAT OUR VOTING BLOCK, THAT WE HAVE THOSE SEVEN CITIES, UH, UH, WE, UH, COUNT FOR 0.821 OF THE 27 VOTES AVAILABLE ON THE COUNT ON THE RTC OF THOSE DENTON CONTROLS. POINT FIVE TWO SEVEN. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THEY CONTROL A LOT OF THE VOTES. . THANK YOU. YEAH, . WHO ME? WE COULD THROW SOMEBODY OUT THERE AND JUST I DO IT. I'M I'M READING YOUR NAME ON YOUR PLATE. CHUCK FOX . I CAN'T DO IT. YEAH, AND I DO BELIEVE AFTER SOME CONVERSATIONS I HAD THIS AFTERNOON THAT DIDN'T WILL BE REAPPOINTING, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBER, I BELIEVE SHE'S THE TREASURER OF THE RTC OR THE SECRETARY, ONE OF THE OTHER SECRETARY. SECRETARY. MM-HMM . THEY HAVE NOT VOTED YET. I CONFIRMED THAT WITH THEIR CITY MANAGER THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAVE TO DO A AN ALTERNATE ALTERNATE MEMBER AS WELL. YOU CAN, YOU CAN, UH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO AN ALTERNATE MEMBER. AN ALTERNATE MEMBER IS A POSSIBILITY. YOUR CHOICE IS HERE ARE TO VOTE FOR THE CURRENT VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE OR TAKE NO ACTION. I'M GOING TO REAPPOINT JILL JESTER. SECOND MOTION BY JEFF SECOND. MY MIND TO REAPPOINT. JILL JESTER. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR ZERO. CONGRATULATIONS JILL. CONSIDERATION ACTION ON APPROVAL OF THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LIST. MAYOR COUNSEL, THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION, UH, AUTHORIZING THE ADDITION OF A FLEET MANAGER AND CONTROLLER POSITION TO THE CITY'S CURRENT AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ROSTER AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO BEGIN RECRUITMENT. PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO ADD TWO POSITIONS TO SUPPORT CITY'S CONT THE CITY'S CONTINUED GROWTH AND OPERATIONAL DEMANDS. A FLEET MANAGER AND A CONTROLLER IN FINANCE, UH, WERE THE PRIORITIES DURING THE RECENT CITY COUNCIL BUDGET [01:00:01] WORKSHOPS, STAFF DISCUSSED THE ANTICIPATED NEED FOR THESE BOTH POSITIONS AND THE CHALLENGES THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED IN RECRUITING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR SPECIALIZED MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL POSITIONS. BASED ON THOSE DISCUSSION AND AN EVALUATION OF CURRENT STAFFING NEEDS, STAFF BELIEVES IT'S PRUDENT TO BEGIN RECRUITMENT NOW, UH, FOR THESE POSITIONS IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE PROPOSED ACTION TONIGHT WOULD ADD BOTH POSITIONS TO THE CITY'S CURRENT AUTHORIZED ROSTER, ALLOWING STAFF TO ADVERTISE AND RECRUIT IMMEDIATELY. THIS WOULD PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE AN OFFER SHOULD A HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE BECOME AVAILABLE. BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, STAFF HAS REVIEWED CURRENT PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SALARY SAVINGS ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS THAT CAN'T ABSORB ANY PARTIAL YEAR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THESE POSITIONS. BEST CASE SCENARIO, ADVERTISING, INTERVIEWING. WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS OF SALARY IF WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND A QUALIFIED APPLICANT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HISTORICALLY, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO START IN SEPTEMBER WITH ADVERTISING AND HIRING DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. IT PEOPLE JUST GENERALLY DO NOT MOVE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THEY WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO GET A JUMP ON THIS AFTER WE DISCUSSED IT AT THAT LAST WORKSHOP. WE WERE CONCERNED THAT WE NEED TO GET STARTED, UM, NOW RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL OCTOBER ONE. SO I ASKED SHAYNA TO PUT TOGETHER A NEW, UH, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LIST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO ADD THOSE POSITIONS THIS YEAR. AND AS I SAID, MIKE AND I HAVE WORKED THROUGH, UH, CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. I BELIEVE WE'RE STILL AT A HALF MILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS AND WE DO HAVE SALARY, CR SALARY SAVINGS ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. MOVE TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONS TO THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LIST. I SECOND MOTION BY JEFF SECOND BY EVERYBODY. EVERYONE ELSE, UH, MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR PASS. THE COURT IS ZERO [Discussion on Department Reports and Updates ] DISCUSSION ON DEPARTMENT REPORTS AND UPDATES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO BE MOBILIZING ON THE PROJECT AT 2 0 4, 2 0 8, EXCUSE ME, 2 0 8 SOUTH MAINE. UM, NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE HAD OUR WALKTHROUGH MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY. HAD TO MAKE A COUPLE OF THEIR DECISIONS, UM, REGARDING SOME DEMOLITION. AND SO, UM, WE WILL BE SEEING THAT PROJECT START AND IT SHOULD TAKE UP TO FOUR WEEKS. UM, DEPENDING HOPE BARRING ANY OTHER MAJOR ISSUES THAT COME ALONG. UM, WE, WE ANTICIPATE IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS. THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WILL BE THE MASONRY WORK. UM, I DID MEET WITH THE MASON AND THEY HAVE DONE WORK ON THE BUILDINGS IN THE STOCKYARDS AND THEY HAVE A, THE COMPANY THAT IS DOING THE MASONRY WORK WAS AS AN EXTENSIVE, UM, SHEET OF, OF RESUME OF ALL THE PROJECTS THEY'VE DONE ON HISTORIC BUILDINGS. SO I FEEL CONFIDENT WE'LL HAVE A GOOD, A GOOD LOOKING BUILDING WHEN THAT'S FINISHED. UM, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF DUMPSTERS OUT THERE. THERE'S GONNA BE VERY FEW DAYS OF INTERRUPTION TO PARKING, BUT UM, I'VE INFORMED ALL THE NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES AND WE'RE READY TO ROLL. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS IT GOES ALONG. OH, AND THE TENANT, UH, PROPOSAL IS OUT ONLINE. WE ARE EXTENDING THAT DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS SO WE CAN HAVE, UH, POTENTIAL TENANTS MAY BE INTERESTED IN PUTTING IN A PROPOSAL, CAN WALK THROUGH AFTER IT'S BEEN, HAD, THE DEMOLITION WORK DONE WHEN, WHEN IT'S SAFER TO WALK THROUGH. SO. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS CHRISTIAN. THANK YOU. NO, NO OTHER DEPARTMENT OF THIS, UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE PARK UPDATES REAL QUICK. SO, UM, LAST WE HAD SPOKE. WE HAD, UH, 21, UH, QUALIFICATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, UM, FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX. SO WE DID FINISH OUR REVIEW. UM, WE'VE MOVED ON TO OUR SECOND STEP, WHICH IS REFERENCE CHECKING. UM, ONCE THOSE REFERENCE CHECKS COME BACK AND EVERYTHING CLEARS, UH, WE DO PLAN TO DO SOME SITE VISITS TO GO AND, UM, MEET WITH SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTORS, LOOK AT THE, UM, DIFFERENT PROJECTS THEY HAD HAD. UM, AND FROM THERE WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE DECISION, [01:05:01] UM, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION RATHER. UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE DID SPEAK WITH ENGINEERS AND THEY SHOULD HAVE THE 60% PLANS ON THE SPORTS COMPLEX HERE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO WE SHOULD BE GETTING THOSE AND REVIEWING THOSE AS WELL. SO, UH, WE ARE ON SCHEDULE AND ON TRACK TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION, UM, BEGINNING OF 2027. ALRIGHT, THANKS Y'ALL. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT, UH, OF THOSE 21, UH, IT, IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT DECISION. UH, THE, THE, THE RATING STAFF, ME, LEANNE, UH, KURT AND PATRICK AND WHO ELSE? AND DEAN, WE WERE ALL RIGHT AROUND EACH OTHER ON THE TOP FIVE AND WE DIDN'T SHARE RESULTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE JUST, WE LANDED ON THE TOP FIVE AND I THINK ANY OF THEM COULD DO A FINE JOB, BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKED FOR THE SITE VISITS TO REALLY TAKE A HARD LOOK. 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD DECISION 'CAUSE THEY'RE REALLY GOOD, REALLY GOOD QUALIFICATIONS. A LOT OF GOOD WORK OUT THERE. THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM. YES. MUCH RATHER HAVE TOO MANY SOLUTIONS THAN NO. ALRIGHT. FUTURE AGENDA REQUEST. ANYONE GOT ANYTHING MAYOR? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, BUT I MAY AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION IF WE COULD DOUBLE BACK TO THIS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH [*EXECUTIVE SESSION*] THAT WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION 5 5, 1 0.0 7, 1 1 AND TWO, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 REAL PROPERTY AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. FOR THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA, COULD YOU ADD ITEM 17 TO CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY? AND ITEM 17, MAYOR, I MOVE TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND MOTION BY JEFF CHECKING MY MIC. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. TIME IS 8 22. I KNOW YOU READY? [Reconvene into Open Session] WELL RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 9:41 PM I WANNA DISCUSS ITEM 17, WHICH WAS CONSIDER CONSIDERATION ON ACCIDENT ORDINANCE NINE 60 DASH 26 APPROVING A SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE PALOMINO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU TABLE THIS ITEM TONIGHT AND RESET THE PUBLIC RESET A MEETING, UH, SPECIAL MEETING TO RESET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 23RD IF YOU HAVE A DATE AVAILABLE SUCH AS JULY 9TH. JULY 9TH WORKS FOR ME. THE NINTH'S FINE WITH ME. THE NINTH IS FINE WITH ME. ALRIGHT. JULY 9TH, 5 45. THAT WORK? YES. OKAY. 45 WROTE DOWN, WE'LL BRING YOU A RESOLUTION THAT NIGHT THAT RESETS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 23RD ON THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN. ALL RIGHT, NINTH, 9 36. NO OTHER ACTION. NO OTHER ITEMS. JEFF. MOTION TO ADJOURN. ADJOURN. 9 43. DID WE HAVE TO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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