WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
[A. Meeting Opening]
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TODAY IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024.NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND I'VE ASKED MR. PRESTENBERG TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH, LORD, FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER IN YOUR NAME TONIGHT.
AND LORD, WE'RE SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED THIS CITY.
AND LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH EVERYBODY IN THIS CHAMBER TONIGHT AS WE LEAVE TO GO HOME.
IT'S IN JESUS NAME THAT WE PRAY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE FACE THE US FLAG? PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[B. Recognition]
OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM B RECOGNITION.ITEM ONE PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 15TH, 2024 AS AMERICA RECYCLES DAY.
IF I CAN HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR WONDERFUL PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT COME ON DOWN FRONT.
OKAY, SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE, YOU SHOULD.
SO, ARE WE GOING THIS WAY? OKAY. SO, ESTHER ALWAYS WANTS ME TO TALK INTO THE MIC.
JORDAN. I CAN'T SAY YOUR LAST NAME.
I KNOW, WHERE'S JORDAN? SO THE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS AND ALL THE PARK FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE MAINTAINED SO BEAUTIFULLY.
THESE GUYS HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO DO WITH THAT, ALONG WITH OUR STAFF, OUR CREW IN THE FIELD.
AND SO AS PART OF THEIR DUTIES, WE'D LIKE TO RECYCLE AND THEY HELP US DO THAT.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THAT TONIGHT WITH A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING AMERICA RECYCLES DAY.
SO. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF SACHSE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADOPTING CONSCIENTIOUS HABITS THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR DAILY LIVES AND BRING ABOUT A CLEANER, SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING IN SAXONY TO DATE, WE MUST ALSO CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUR OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS WASTE REDUCTION, COMPOSTING, THE REUSE OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS, AND PURCHASING RECYCLED PRODUCTS.
AND WHEREAS, BY ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES, STATE AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS TO CELEBRATE AMERICA RECYCLES DAY 2024, WE CAN FURTHER PROMOTE RECYCLING AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICALLY SMART HABIT.
AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE SACHSE COMMUNITY BECOME INVOLVED IN RECYCLING ACTIVITIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MANY RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO THEM AS CONSUMERS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR.
WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR SOLID WASTE CONTRACTOR.
WE DO PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THE BIG PROGRAM THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IS THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH SHERRI COX SCHOOL HERE IN SACHSE TO DO THIS RECYCLED ART CONTEST, WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HERE LATER.
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WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SACHSE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ALWAYS BE, BE WELCOME AND BE FLOURISHING IN ALL AREAS OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND RECYCLING IS A BIG PART OF THAT.OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE DISMISSED.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? OH, OKAY.
SO? SO LANCE TALKED ABOUT CELEBRATING OUR KIDDOS LATER.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO ON THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM TWO.
RECOGNIZE THE 2024 RECYCLED ART CONTEST WINNERS.
SO I THINK WHAT THESE KIDDOS HAVE DONE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, I DON'T EVEN REALLY HAVE WORDS FOR IT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE SEVERAL DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS HERE TONIGHT.
AND SO I JUST HAVE TO SAY THIS.
MISS WILSON IS A GREAT, GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER IN SACHSE.
BUT SHE IS RIGHT THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN TELL BECAUSE THE FAMILIES AND KIDS REFLECT THAT.
IT'S JUST AMAZING THE TALENTS THEY HAVE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THOSE TONIGHT.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO GO BY GRADE INDIVIDUALLY FIRST.
AND THEN ONCE WE'RE GOING TO CALL YOUR NAME OUT, TAKE YOUR PICTURE AND YOU CAN STAND TO THE SIDE.
THEN ONCE WE'RE ALL DONE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.
AND THEN MISS WILSON WILL HAVE A FEW WORDS.
SO WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO START IN KINDERGARTEN.
MIC]. SO IF YOU CAN STAND UP. MISS JORDAN WILL HELP YOU THERE.
OKAY. NEXT IS OUR FIRST GRADE WINNER, JAMIE ALLEN.
OKAY. OUR NEXT WINNER IS THIRD GRADE JASON MORRIS.
OH MY GOSH. I KNEW THAT'S GOOD.
I TOLD YOU I WAS ABLE TO CREATE THAT.
OKAY. OUR NEXT GRADE IS FOURTH GRADE ONE.
OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO FIFTH.
DO I HAVE ONE. I MISSED SECOND GRADE, DIDN'T I? OKAY. WELL, WE JUST GO IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
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YES. AND STAFF DID WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE, AND I DIDN'T.NOW LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, HONORABLE MENTION JEREMIAH RAMOS.
SHE'S NOT MAD, I PROMISE. OKAY, SO WHERE DO YOU WANT THE GROUP? OKAY, WE'RE BACK OVER HERE.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER FUND, I THINK, CHRISTMAS PROJECT COMING UP WITH YOU GUYS.
AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SACHSE.
OUR SACHSE FIRE AND POLICE AND EVERYTHING ALL ARE JUST SO SUPPORTIVE OF OUR SCHOOL.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU. I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT OUR FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS.
OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION TONIGHT IS WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK.
SO OUR WONDERFUL MUNICIPAL COURT EMPLOYEES COME ON DOWN.
AND IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH, YOU KNOW WHAT GAME SHOW THAT'S REFERENCED.
I'M SURE THE COLOR COORDINATION WAS PURE COINCIDENCE.
I'M SURE. OKAY. SO AGAIN, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THESE LADIES ARE, THEY RUN OUR COURT SYSTEM.
AND YES, SOME PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WE DO HAVE A COURT SYSTEM IN THE CITY.
AND WE COULD NOT HANDLE THAT WITHOUT THEM.
AND SO IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK TO HELP RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING JOB THAT THEY DO, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, BUT AS WITH MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THEY ARE BEHIND THE SCENES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WELL, I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOU, YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BUT IT'S WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM.
AND THEY'RE THE WHEELS THAT MAKE EVERYTHING GO BEHIND THE SCENES.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE COME INTO CONTACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED.
THE MUNICIPAL COURT IS A STATE COURT, AND ITS JUDGES ARE MEMBERS OF THE STATE JUDICIARY.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF SACHSE IS COMMITTED TO THE NOTION THAT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT AN INDEPENDENT, FAIR AND COMPETENT INCOMPETENT JUDICIARY WILL INTERPRET AND APPLY THE LAWS THAT GOVERN US, AND THAT JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW AND ACT IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY AND IMPARTIALITY OF THE JUDICIARY.
AND WHEREAS SACHSE MUNICIPAL JUDGES ARE NOT POLICYMAKERS FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE BUT ARE BOUND BY THE LAW AND THE CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, AND ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE DECISIONS INDEPENDENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CONTAIN PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR ALL DEFENDANTS, INCLUDING DEFENSE AND INDIGENT DEFENDANTS, AND SUPPORTS THE SACHSE MUNICIPAL COURT IN COMPLYING WITH SUCH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH EIGHTH, 2024 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN RECOGNITION OF THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUSTICE OFFERED TO OUR RESIDENTS BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF SACHSE.
OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITION PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT'S ON CONSENT OR DISCUSSION ONLY? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.
[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES.ANYONE ON COUNCIL LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MR. PRESTENBERG? YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
ON OCTOBER 26TH OF LAST MONTH, WE HAD THE ANIMAL SHELTER GRAND OPENING, AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME DISCUSSION JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MAJOR KUDOS TO CHIEF SYLVESTER AND THE ENTIRE ANIMAL SHELTER TEAM.
THEY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.
SO MUCH SO THAT MY FAMILY BROUGHT HOME A CAT.
MY WIFE TOLD OUR THREE DAUGHTERS WE WERE NOT GETTING A PET.
WE WALKED THROUGH AND WE GOT A PET.
SO, THEY'RE CURRENTLY SEPARATE.
WE HAVE A CAT ALREADY, BUT NOW THEY'RE SEPARATED AND HISSING AT EACH OTHER.
BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT WILL PASS.
AND I'LL GIVE UPDATES AS THE COUNCIL MEETINGS GO ALONG.
BUT THE BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TOUR IT, PLEASE DO SO.
WE WERE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD CHIEF SYLVESTER LEAD US THROUGH THAT EFFORT.
AND I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER IS GOING TO MEAN FOR OUR CITY.
BUT PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, GO BY, TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
MAYBE YOU'LL GET AN ANIMAL WITH YOU.
AND JUST TO HELP YOU FEEL A LITTLE BETTER MY CAT IS ON LAYAWAY, SO NOT QUITE READY TO BE ADOPTED, BUT THEY'LL BE JOINING MY HOUSEHOLD IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. SO, YES.
YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAUGHT THAT CAUGHT THAT FEVER, IF YOU WILL.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK MISS NASH SOMETHING I HAVEN'T ASKED HER ABOUT.
I KNOW WE HAD FOUR ADOPTIONS THAT DAY.
HOW MANY WE'VE HAD SO FAR? I THINK WE HAD SIX THAT DAY.
AND THAT'S HOW MUCH WE'VE HAD.
THAT'S HOW MANY WE'VE HAD SO FAR.
OKAY. AND WE STILL GOT IT GOING ON FOR FREE, RIGHT? YES, SIR. YEAH.
FREE ADOPTION. MR. MILLSAP. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE LIBRARY PUT ON A PHENOMENAL HALLOWEEN EVENT THE LAST FRIDAY, HALLOWEEN.
AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
AND I'M THINKING THAT HOW THE LIBRARY WILL BE HAVING A THANKSGIVING EVENT ALSO.
YEAH. THANK YOU, MISS MILLSAP.
ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MISS NASH. I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ACTUALLY, JUST ANNOUNCING TWO NEW EMPLOYEES.
AND JUST WANT TO WELCOME BOTH OF THOSE GENTLEMEN TO THE CITY OF SACHSE.
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YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF THOSE LATELY.JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME.
TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY. YES, LADIES, YOU CAN TAKE OFF.
SO, IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW, WHICH I'M SURE EVERYBODY DOES.
IF YOU LIVE IN COLLIN COUNTY, YOU WOULD VOTE AT THE MICHAEL J.
I WOULD SAY TO THAT YOU DO HAVE OTHER POLLING PLACES IN TOWN THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T HAVE.
SO THERE IS ANOTHER POLLING PLACE FOR DALLAS COUNTY AT HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO YOU CAN VOTE THERE AS WELL.
AND ALSO IF YOU'RE IN COLLIN COUNTY, FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, THAT'S NOSTALGIA CITY.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO COLLIN COUNTY.
SO JUST TO REITERATE, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE TOMORROW, YOU CAN VOTE HERE IN DALLAS COUNTY.
IF YOU'RE IN COLLIN COUNTY, THEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE MICHAEL J.
FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER TO VOTE.
WITH THAT, WITH THE PARKING SITUATION, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PARKING FOR THESE TYPE OF EVENTS.
WASN'T REALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT.
IN LIGHT OF THAT, WE WILL BE CLOSING CITY HALL EARLY AT 1130 TOMORROW TO FREE UP SPACES FOR PARKING.
SO JUST KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME BUSINESS YOU NEED TO DO WITH THE CITY.
WE WILL BE OPEN TILL 11:30 TOMORROW.
AS YOU PROBABLY HAVE ALREADY SEEN, TURNOUT'S BEEN PRETTY HIGH.
I WOULD IMAGINE IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TOMORROW, SO JUST PLAN ACCORDINGLY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
MISS GRANGER RIGHT THERE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
GIVE HER A CALL, SHOOT HER AN EMAIL.
SO, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
THIS IS A MARKET THAT WE'VE BEEN HOSTING THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH THROUGH THE YEAR.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME GREAT VENDORS THERE TO HELP US GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
AND YES, NOW THAT HALLOWEEN IS OVER, APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO MY WIFE, IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET THIS COMING SATURDAY.
CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED NOVEMBER 11TH IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERAN'S DAY.
AND THEN MARK YOUR CALENDARS DECEMBER REFORMS. I KNOW LANCE GOT A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE.
WE GOT CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA COMING UP.
WE ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH THAT.
AND SO MORE OF THE SAME THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 4TH.
AND LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
WE ALWAYS CLOSE MILES ROAD DURING THAT TIME.
SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY THAT NIGHT.
WE'VE GOT MANY MORE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THAT AS WE GET CLOSER.
SO BUT AGAIN JUST MARK YOUR CALENDAR DECEMBER 4TH CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE A FEW OPENINGS ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION, PLEASE APPLY AGAIN.
MISS GRANGER CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.
SO WE ALWAYS ARE LOOKING FOR GREAT VOLUNTEERS.
WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSION VOLUNTEERS.
I KNOW THEIR SEASON DID NOT END THE WAY THEY WANTED IT TO.
THEY DID QUALIFY FOR THEIR FINALS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREA MARCHING COMPETITIONS.
I KNOW THEY DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL THEY WANTED.
EVERY MARCHING BAND, PARENT AND KID WANTS TO MAKE STATE.
I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE ARE PROUD OF YOU FOR THE SEASONS YOU'VE HAD, AND YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND NOTHING BUT TO CELEBRATE YOUR GREAT SEASONS THIS YEAR. SO I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO WHAT YOU DO FOR YOUR FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THE WILD AND WILD EAST MARCHING BANDS.
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE, MISS HOWARTH? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE IF THEY HAVEN'T EVER USED IT, YOU CAN GO TO THE COLLIN COUNTY OR THE DALLAS COUNTY WEBSITE.
AND THEY HAVE A WAY THAT YOU CAN SEE THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME AT EVERY LOCATION IN THE COUNTY, AND YOU CAN PICK A BETTER SPOT IF THERE'S A REALLY LONG WAIT AT THE PLACE YOU NORMALLY GO. I FOUND THAT VERY HELPFUL FOUR YEARS AGO, SO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
[E. Consent Agenda]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E.ITEM ONE APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
ITEM TWO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 15TH, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES.
ITEM THREE APPROVE THE OCTOBER 21ST, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
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ITEM SIX AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF STREETLIGHT REPLACEMENTS FROM FSG ELECTRIC THROUGH THE BY BOARD COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM.CONTRACT NUMBER 71123 NOT TO EXCEED 54,656 $656.
ANYONE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
WITH THE CONSENT, YOU COULD TALK ABOUT CONSENT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE DISCUSSION ON CONSENT.
SO THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT CONSENT ITEMS WAS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M SORRY. THAT MIGHT BE A NEW POLICY CHANGE.
I'M NOT AWARE OF IT, BUT IT'S STILL A VALID CONCERN THAT I HAVE.
YES, MA'AM. I KNOW, BUT WE, IT IS A NEW CHANGE WE'VE MADE.
BUT YOU CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
BUT WE'VE ALREADY HAD PUBLIC COMMENTS.
NO, MA'AM. I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS.
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK.
MR. MILLSAP BROUGHT THIS UP AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
WELL, MA'AM, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK.
YOU ARE GOING TO APPROVE MINUTES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
MR. GORFIDA MADE A COMMENT THAT HE HAD TO DO RESEARCH.
I DO REMEMBER THIS. I GOT A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
SO I DID NOT HEAR ANYBODY WANT TO REMOVE ANYTHING.
IF NOT, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
JUST TO CLARIFY, I'VE ALREADY DONE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
YES, MA'AM. YES, SIR. I'M SORRY.
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'VE ALREADY DONE.
MR. MILLSAP LET US REMOVE ITEM EIGHT.
OKAY. MR. MILLSAP IS REMOVING ITEM EIGHT.
OKAY, NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN.
YES, MR. MAYOR. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE MOTION BY MR. LINDSEY TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN AS PRESENTED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS HOWARD? SECOND. SECOND BY MISS HOWARD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
THERE WE GO. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
OKAY, SO WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM EIGHT.
[8. Discuss and consider approving the agreement amount with Ron Hobbs Architects for the design of the City of Sachse Service Center for the amount of Nine Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand, One Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($973,100.00).]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE AGREEMENT AMOUNT WITH RON HOBBS ARCHITECTS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE CITY OF SACHSE SERVICE CENTER FOR THE AMOUNT OF $973,100 MR. MILLSAP TO LAST CITY COUNCIL.THIS WAS LISTED AND IT HAD TWO DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON IT.
AND I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT.
AND WE WERE GOING TO GET IT THIS TIME.
AND WE DIDN'T GET A WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CLARIFICATION ON WHAT I HAD ASKED FOR, AND OUR LAWYER HAD ASKED RECOMMENDED THAT WE TAKE IT OFF THE AGENDA FROM LAST TIME AND BRING IT BACK, THIS TIME WITH CLARIFICATION.
AND HERE IT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS PUT BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AGAIN AND RATHER RUN AS A SEPARATE ITEM, WHICH I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SEPARATE ITEM. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD CLARIFICATION THAT THAT IT WAS WHICHEVER ONE IT WAS, EITHER $937, $100, 37,000 OR 73,000, OR THE $937,100.
AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE CLARIFICATION.
I KNOW THAT THE WORDING HERE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WRITTEN AND DOLLARS, BUT I WANTED TO JUST HEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN CLARIFIED THAT THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS INSTEAD OF THE LESSER AMOUNT.
OKAY. IT WAS, IT'S I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CLARIFIED RATHER THAN JUST READMITTED.
SURE. AND THAT THAT THAT REASON, I THINK IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
OKAY. AND WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
YEAH. IS THAT SO? WE ARE IN CONSENSUS THAT IT IS 973 100.
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YES, SIR. IT IS 973 100.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. ENTERTAIN MOTIONS.
OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLSAP TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT AS PRESENTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS HOWARTH.
SECOND. SECOND BY MISS HOWARD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM FF1.
[1. Conduct a public hearing regarding amendments to the City's Water, Wastewater, and Roadway 2024-2034 Impact Fee update, including amendments to the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan, and to the Maximum Assessable Impact Fees established by the study.]
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S WATER, WASTEWATER, AND ROADWAY.2024-2034 IMPACT FEE UPDATE, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN AND TO THE MAXIMUM ASSESSABLE ACCESSIBLE IMPACT FEES ESTABLISHED BY THE MRS. NASH. WELL, THERE WE GO.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM, AS YOU KNOW, YOU WE PLANNED FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO BE TONIGHT, NOVEMBER 4TH, TO ALLOW FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND INPUT ON OUR WATER, WASTEWATER AND ROADWAY IMPACT FEE.
UPDATE THE TEN YEAR PLAN THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO.
SO COREY IS HERE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE.
THE CONSULTANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
AND THEN ONCE WE GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION, THERE IS NO VOTE ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT.
THE ORDINANCE WILL BE ON YOUR AGENDA ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH.
MAYOR, COUNCIL JUST LOGISTICS THING.
I CAN'T SEE IT ON MY SCREEN SO I CAN ONLY SEE IT UP THERE.
SO BEAR WITH ME AS WE CLICK THROUGH THIS IN THE DARK.
GOOD EVENING. SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.
THIS IS JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE IMPACT FEE STUDY THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED OVER THE SUMMERTIME? AGAIN, AS GINA MENTIONED, THE WORK OF HENDRIX, CONWAY OR CARTER.
SORRY, I HEAR OUR CONSULTANTS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ALSO.
I KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THOUGH, RIGHT? YEAH. A LITTLE.
AGAIN. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THIS A LITTLE BIT.
IMPACT FEES 101 JUST FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
AND WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME FEE BENCHMARKS AND SHOW YOU SOME OTHER CITIES AND WHAT THEIR NUMBERS ARE.
AND WE'LL GO OVER THE QUICK SCHEDULE AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS NEEDED.
SO AGAIN, WHAT ARE IMPACT FEES? THESE ARE ASSESSED AT THE TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT, DEPENDING ON THE LAND USE.
RIGHT? AND SO THIS IS ONLY CHARGED TO THE DEVELOPER.
THESE FEES ARE NOT CHARGED TO INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS.
THAT QUESTION CAME UP DURING OUR PNC PRESENTATIONS.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT, THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE SOME OF THE SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD QUESTIONS LIKE, WHY AM I GETTING ASSESSED TWO FEES? WELL, THE HOMEOWNERS ARE NOT GETTING ASSESSED.
THIS IS ONLY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE NEXT BULLET POINT.
WE DO THESE FEES EVERY FIVE YEARS.
AND AGAIN, WE DO WE REVIEW LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
WE LOOK AT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS THAT YOU GUYS SEE EVERY YEAR IN OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN.
AND THEN WE DO ADOPTION OF THE IMPACT FEES BY ORDINANCE.
AND THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDED THAT RECOMMENDATION TO YOU AT OUR LAST MEETING.
AGAIN, THIS IS OUR ZONING MAP.
THIS WAS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT ROOM FOR GROWTH.
AND SO WE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT COULD BE PROJECTED OR REDONE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
AND THOSE ARE ALL ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OR COLLECTION OF IMPACT FEES ON.
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CALCULATIONS. AND AGAIN, WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.BUT THE IMPACT FEE IS CALCULATED BASED ON THE CIP VALUE OVER OUR TEN YEAR GROWTH PERIOD.
AND AGAIN, BY STATE LAW, WE CAN ONLY ACCESS THE 50% OF THE MAXIMUM FEE.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT HERE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE.
AGAIN, THIS IS A MAP OF OUR WATER SYSTEM.
IT SHOWS FUTURE LAND, FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS ANYTHING THAT'S EXISTING.
AND WE DON'T DO LIKE THE SMALL RESIDENTIAL SIX AND EIGHT INCH LINES.
AND AGAIN, THIS WATER CIP COST SUMMARY BASICALLY BREAKS DOWN THAT MAP AND SHOWS ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED OR ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND THE ROUGHLY THE APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUES FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ROUGHLY $31 MILLION OF UPCOMING PROJECTS.
AND AGAIN, SO HOW'S THAT WATER IMPACT FEE CALCULATED AGAIN? IT'S THE ELIGIBLE EXISTING UTILIZED COST PLUS THE ELIGIBLE PROPOSED UTILIZED COST DIVIDED BY THE NEXT BY THE NEW LIVING UNITS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. AND SO THAT ROUGHLY COMES OUT TO $8,400.
AND THESE ARE THE SAME THING WE DID FOR THE WATER.
TAKE THE VALUE OF THE CIP IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
AGAIN, SAME EQUATION. TAKE THAT.
DIVIDE IT BY THE NUMBER OF EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL LIVING UNITS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
AND IT'S ROUGHLY 2800, $2,830 FOR THE SEWER IMPACT FEE.
AGAIN, THERE'S A ROADWAY MASTER PLAN.
WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAY EXPANSION.
AND SO THIS IS THE COLLECTION OF ALL THOSE STREETS ON THAT MAP.
THIS IS THE DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE MAP.
ROUGHLY $57 MILLION OF PROJECTS.
AGAIN, AS THESE THINGS, AS WE WENT THROUGH THE 2021 BOND PROJECTS ESCALATE, PRICES GO UP.
AND SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ESCALATION FACTOR AND FIGURED INTO THOSE NUMBERS AS WELL.
BUT ROUGHLY $81 MILLION TO DO THE ROADWAY PROJECTS PROPOSED.
AND AGAIN, SO WE TALKED ABOUT RECOUPING PREVIOUS VISA.
THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF DIFFERENTIAL THAT WE HAD FROM THE PREVIOUS PROJECTS.
FIFTH STREET WAS JUST COMPLETED.
AND THEN MAXWELL CREEK AS WELL, SO WE CAN RECOUP THOSE FEES THAT WE SPENT ON THOSE PROJECTS.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S ROUGHLY $12 MILLION THAT GOES INTO THAT CALCULATION OF THE IMPACT FEES.
AGAIN, HERE'S OUR TEN YEAR LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE SERVICE AREA.
WE DON'T WE'RE NOT BROKEN INTO SEVERAL DISTRICTS.
AND THEN AGAIN, THESE ARE THE VALUES OR THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS FOR THOSE.
SO AGAIN FOR THE ROADWAY IMPACT FEES WE DEVELOP EVERYTHING BASED ON A SERVICE UNIT.
AGAIN THIS IS ALL BASED OFF OF THE IT TRIP GENERATION MANUAL.
AGAIN WE DO WORKPLACE TRAVEL SERVICE AS WELL.
AGAIN, THESE ARE BROKEN DOWN MORE, FAR MORE CLEARLY IN THE REPORT.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THIS IS WHAT WE DEAL WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
AND AGAIN, SO FOR ONE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT, IT ROUGHLY EQUATES TO 2.8 VEHICLE MILES PER UNIT.
MAYBE THAT'S A BETTER WAY OF SAYING IT.
AND AGAIN, IT'S A 1000FT² OF OFFICE IS ROUGHLY IS ALMOST DOUBLE THAT OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT.
AND SO JUST BASED ON THE IMPACT TO THE STREET OR ROADWAY NETWORK.
AGAIN, ONE SERVICE AREA, WE HAVE 90,000 EXISTING VEHICLE MILES.
WITH THE BUILD OUT PROPOSED PROJECTS, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE 142,000 VEHICLE MILES AGAIN, ROUGHLY $33 MILLION OF THOROUGHFARE GROWTH THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO BE RECOUPED WITH THE IMPACT FEES.
AND AGAIN. SO THIS IS $33 MILLION DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL GROWTH OF EQUIVALENT SERVICE UNITS.
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AND AGAIN, SO THAT'S ROUGHLY 50% OF THAT IS $328 PER SERVICE PER YEAR.A LOT OF NUMBERS FOR THE MAXIMUM ROADWAY IMPACT FEE ALLOWED PER SERVICE UNIT.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CALCULATE SOME OF THOSE FEES.
RIGHT. SO FOR ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME YOU PAID ROUGHLY $926.
AND AGAIN FOR A FOR A 100, 150,000 SQUARE FOOT SHOPPING CENTER, YOU WOULD PAY $202,378 PER 1000FT². AND AGAIN, THAT'S ALL BROKEN DOWN INTO THE IN THE REPORT.
BUT THAT'S BASICALLY HOW THESE CALCULATIONS WORK OUT.
THIS IS OUR BENCHMARKING TABLE.
THIS SHOWS THE COMPARATIVE CITIES.
SO AGAIN, SOME OF THESE NUMBERS ARE OLD.
WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT CERTAINLY THEY'LL GO UP AS WELL.
BUT YOU CAN SEE OUR NUMBERS FROM 2017.
OBVIOUSLY THOSE NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP FROM 2024.
AND AGAIN HERE'S THE HERE'S THE TABLE OF OUR ROADWAY IMPACT FEES WITH COMPARATIVE CITIES.
AND SO THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING ON THE GROUND COMPARED TO PROSPER OR MCKINNEY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR FLOWER MOUND CERTAINLY STANDS OUT. RIGHT.
AGAIN, NEXT. THIS IS OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
CERTAINLY. WE'LL OPEN COMMENTS AND TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AND FROM THE PUBLIC.
SO A LOT OF NUMBERS, A LOT OF TABLES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
LOOK, WE CAN GO THROUGH THE BOOK AND AGAIN DEREK'S HERE AS WELL.
HE CAN HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS NEEDED.
POINTS OF EMPHASIS YOU MENTIONED.
ONE IS WE JUST HAVE ONE SERVICE AREA.
CORRECT. I KNOW, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S BECAUSE OF OUR LIMITED GEOGRAPHIC SIZE.
CORRECT? YES. LARGER CITIES WOULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE SERVICE.
CORRECT. AND THEN YOUR COMMENT AT THE VERY BEGINNING THESE DOES NOT APPLY TO OUR RESIDENTS.
ONLY APPLIES TO DEVELOPERS AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
CORRECT. YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR MR. NESBITT. MR. PRESTENBERG, CAN YOU PUT ON SLIDE 14 WHERE IT JUST TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ROADS AND THEN THE TOTAL COST WITHOUT INTEREST AND THEN INTEREST AND THEN THE TOTAL PROJECTED COST, RIGHT.
YEAH. THAT ONE. SO WHEN YOU'RE CALCULATING THESE YOU'RE THROWING IN THERE THE FUTURE OR THE POTENTIAL COST OF INTEREST ON THERE TO CORRECT? RIGHT. OKAY. SO IF WE DID EVERYTHING TODAY AGAIN, IT'S LIKE THE BOND.
IF WE DID EVERYTHING TODAY, IT'S 57 MILLION.
IF YOU STAGGER THAT OVER TEN YEARS, IT COULD COST UP TO AS MUCH AS $82 MILLION.
OKAY. AND THEN YOU KNOW, THAT LAST CHART OR TWO WHEN YOU HAD US COMPARED ON SLIDE 22? SO WHEN I SEE SINGLE FAMILY, THAT'S ANY NEW HOUSE ONCE THIS GETS APPROVED, OR SHOULD IT GET APPROVED AT THIS RATE, ANY NEW HOME WOULD COME IN. THAT BUILDER WOULD PAY THAT IMPACT FEE FOR THIS GETS PAID AT THE TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT.
AND THEN ARE THESE STAGGERED LIKE SO THIS IS APPROVED YOUR YEAR ONE.
LET'S JUST SAY TODAY IS IT JUST 926? NO MATTER IF YOU BUILD A HOUSE TOMORROW OR YOU FILE FOR A PERMIT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
RIGHT. BUT WE'RE ALMOST BUILT OUT.
YEAH, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT SINGLE FAMILY THAT MUCH.
IT WAS MORE THE RESTAURANT OR SHOPPING CENTER THAT IF WE APPROVED IT TODAY, DO WE SEE OR DO WE EXPECT TO SEE A HUGE INCREASE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE? IF NOT, THEN IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL.
I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU WOULD COLLECT THAT DATA OR CORRECT THAT NUMBER.
SO YEAH, IN MY EXPERIENCE EVERY CITY IS FIVE YEARS MINIMUM.
AND THEN THEY'LL LOOK AT IT AFTER FIVE YEARS.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THOSE FOUR YEARS WE'RE NOT LOSING MONEY.
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OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR STAFF.OKAY. HOLD ON, MR. NESBITT. OH, HOLD ON, MR. MILLSAP. MR. PRESTENBERG JUST ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT A NEW HOME.
WHAT ABOUT A BUSINESS AS OPPOSED TO REBUILDING AN OLD BUILDING BUSINESS? DOES THAT? DO THEY ALSO HAVE TO PAY THE IMPACT FEES? AS AN EXAMPLE AS WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR SERVICE CENTER, WE MOVED THAT AND WE HAPPEN TO SELL WHERE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS ON 78, AND SOMEBODY BUYS THAT AND WANTS TO TEAR THAT BUILDING DOWN AND BUILD ANOTHER BUILDING THERE.
DO THEY HAVE TO PAY IMPACT FEES SINCE THE UTILITIES ARE ALREADY THERE? THE STREETS ARE ALREADY THERE.
THERE'S NO REALLY INCREASE IN IMPACT FEES.
SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A PLANNING QUESTION ON THE BUILDING SIZE, RIGHT.
IF THEY IF THEY DEMOED THE IF THEY DEMOED THE BUILDING AND RECONSTRUCTED A NEW BUILDING, YES, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD PAY ROADWAY IMPACT FEES IF THEY HAD A TWO INCH WATER METER NOW AND THEY ONLY NEEDED A TWO INCH WATER METER, WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY COLLECT ADDITIONAL IMPACT FEES, BUT IF THEY WENT FROM A TWO INCH METER TO A THREE INCH METER, WE WOULD COLLECT THAT DIFFERENCE.
OKAY. SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
SO I WILL NOW DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.
THE TIME IS GRANGER 7:16 P.M..
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 716.
ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
HOWEVER, IF THERE'S ANY FINAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON, NOW IS THE TIME.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. NESBITT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F.2.
[2. Discuss and consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Kompan, Inc. in the amount of One Million, One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand, Eight Hundred Ninety-Eight and No/100 Dollars ($1,131,898.00) for the purchase and installation of playground equipment at J.K. Sachse Park.]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH COPAN, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,131,898 FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT JC SACHSE PARK.THIS IS THE NEXT PHASE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF JC SACHSE PARK.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE PUBLIC AND IT HAS BEEN A PAY AS YOU GO PROJECT FROM THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT THE COUNCIL SET ASIDE FUNDS SPECIFICALLY TO PAY FOR PHASES OF PARK PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO PARK INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT PARK OPERATIONS.
SO THIS IS SORT OF THE THIRD PHASE.
AND LANCE HAS A FULL PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS NASH, FOR COVERING A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND.
THIS IS TECHNICALLY PHASE TWO B, BUT IT'S KIND OF PHASE THREE OR NOT TO BE.
SORRY. ONE THING THAT THAT WASN'T MENTIONED BY MISS NASH IS THAT WITH OUR SALES TAX REVENUE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THIS PROJECT, WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PLANNED IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE IN FIVE, POSSIBLY SIX YEARS.
AND WE'RE TWO YEARS AHEAD OF THAT.
AND KIND OF GO OVER THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ITSELF AND WHAT'S GOING TO GET GOT.
YEAH. WE BETTER. YEAH. YOU'RE GOOD.
WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO START? OKAY. SO THE OVERVIEW.
THE NEXT STEPS. AND ALSO OFFER SOME YOU GUYS TO OFFER ANY QUESTIONS FOR US.
SO THE BACKGROUND FOR JC SACHSE PARK, WE DEVELOPED THIS IN PHASES JUST BECAUSE WE GO BY WHAT OUR BUDGET IS EACH YEAR FROM THE MTD FUNDS, WHICH IS SALES TAX FROM CITY BUSINESSES.
AND THEN PHASE TWO, WE KIND OF DID IT IN TWO PHASES.
AND WHY WE DID THAT IS BECAUSE WE ONLY USED PARTIAL FUND OF ONE YEAR TO DO THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.
THAT PROJECT WAS JUST UNDER 400,000.
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2.B, WHICH IS THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.LET ME JUST REAL QUICK JUST SPEND A MINUTE ON COMPOUND.
COMPOUND IS THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT'S AT THE NEW EXPANSION AT HERITAGE PARK.
THEY'VE REALLY TAKEN A LOT OF PROJECTS HERE IN THE METROPLEX.
IF I WAS TO GUESS MOST OF YOUR NEW, NEWER PLAYGROUNDS IN THE METROPLEX.
THERE'S PROBABLY IT'S PROBABLY COMPOUND, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I HAVEN'T SEEN VERY MANY OTHER PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE BUILT BY ANY OTHER PLAYGROUND COMPANIES.
I'M SURE THERE ARE, BUT I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING COMPOUND FOR QUITE A WHILE, ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW, AND THEY'VE JUST GROWN TREMENDOUSLY, AND THEY JUST OFFER A GREAT PRODUCT ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY.
COMPOUND DESIGNS PRIORITIZE ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVE PLAY.
YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT HERE IN THE PRESENTATION.
THEIR SAFETY STANDARDS ARE IMPECCABLE.
SO, AND BEFORE I MOVE ON THIS THIS PROPOSAL WAS, WAS PRESENTED TO THE PARK BOARD AND THE MTD BOARD, AND BOTH OF THEM APPROVED IT, OF COURSE. AND AS BEFORE WE COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
YOU KIND OF SEE WHERE THE PAVILION IS AND THE SPLASH PAD AND THE PARKING LOT.
SO THERE'S THAT CLOSEST AREA THERE.
IT'S BASICALLY THREE SECTIONS OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
YOU'LL KIND OF SEE WHERE THE, THE AREAS ARE DIVIDED HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
BUT THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS THAT WE'LL BE DEVELOPING.
SO THAT SECTION CLOSEST TO THE PAVILION IS FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS 2 TO 5.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT LITTLE SHADE OF TURQUOISE IN THAT SECTION.
THAT'S JUST A CROSS BRIDGE THAT CROSSES OVER FROM THE 2 TO 5 SECTION OVER TO FIVE AND 12.
AND IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THIS PLAYGROUND.
IT GIVES A LOT OF CREATIVITY, AS YOU SEE THE DESIGN HERE.
BUT IF YOU GO TO PLAYGROUNDS, MOST OF THE OLDER TODDLERS.
THE 4 OR 5 YEAR OLDS PLAY ON THE OLDER KIDS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
WORKS OUT GREAT AS THEY TRANSITION.
KIND OF KIND OF SERVES AS A TRANSITION PIECE OVER INTO THE BIGGER KIDS SECTION.
SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONCEPT.
SO THIS IS JUST SOME SITE DIAGRAMS WHERE THE WALKING PATHS, THE CONCRETE WALKWAY, IT HAS A GOOD FLOW TO IT AND ALSO THE DESIGN ON THE CORN PLACE, THE PIP, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE ARROWS AND WHERE THEY GO AND HOW THEY TAKE YOU BY THE EQUIPMENT.
IT WORKS AS A KIND OF A DIRECTIONAL MAP FOR PLAY AND FOR OPEN PLAY FOR THE KIDS WITHOUT NECESSARILY HAVING THE ARROWS THERE, BUT THEY KIND OF USE THAT AS A, AS A MAP FOR THE, FOR THE AREA AND FOR THE PLAYGROUND.
SO THESE ARE JUST WHAT THE PLAY STRUCTURES LOOK LIKE AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IN THAT 2 TO 5 AREA, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A UNIVERSAL CAROUSEL, A SEESAW, A MINI DOME, A PLAYGROUND WITH THE PLAY DECK, MEGA DECK, AND SOME PANELS THERE.
IT MAY LOOK SAME SIZE AS THE TODDLER AGE GROUP, BUT THESE ARE MUCH LARGER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
WE KIND OF SEE SOME OF THE CREATIVITY THOSE BLOCKS.
THE OBSTACLE COURSE IS ALSO GOING TO BE AN ATTRACTIVE PLAY STRUCTURE FOR THE FOR THE OLDER KIDS.
AND THESE ARE JUST KIND OF UP CLOSE PICTURES OF ALL OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS THAT BRIDGE PATHWAY THAT GOES FROM THE YOUNGER AGE GROUP, 2 TO 5 OVER TO THE 5 TO 12, AND UNDERNEATH THAT BRIDGE WILL BE A WALKWAY AND WITH PLENTY OF HEIGHT. I THINK THAT'S NINE FEET TALL TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ICONIC PIECE OF THE OF THE PLAYGROUND.
JUST LIKE THE EXPANSION OF HERITAGE PARK, THE WATER TOWER AND THE TRAIN.
THIS BRIDGE WILL BE THE PIECE THERE AND AS WELL AS THE BLOCKS.
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THIS WILL BE FUN. THIS IS AN OBSTACLE COURSE THAT I THINK WILL BE EMBRACED BY THE COMMUNITY AND BY THE OLDER KIDS, AND EVEN ADULTS CAN PLAY ON THIS.THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT IT'S KIND OF GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS KIND OF THE DESIGN WE CAME UP WITH.
AND IF THIS IS WHAT WE SETTLE ON, WE WILL.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF WHAT THE DESIGN WILL BE.
THAT'S THE SECTION FOR THE OBSTACLE COURSE.
AND AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER PLUG FOR COMMON AND WHY WE SELECTED THEM.
IT'S BEEN YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1980.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVE REPORTS AND FROM OTHER CITIES AND COMMUNITIES.
AND AGAIN, THEY JUST SEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER WITH THEIR PRODUCT.
THIS IS THE INCLUSIVE PLAY THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THEY THEIR DESIGN IS TO INCLUDE EVERYBODY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE INCLUSION AND YOU CAN SEE THE SIX PRINCIPLES FOR UNIVERSAL INCLUSIVE DESIGN.
THE THREE 60 DESIGN FOR PLAY FROM ALL SIDES OF THE OF THE APPARATUS.
EQUIPMENT WITH DIVERSE PLAY OPPORTUNITIES, CLEAR IN COLOR AND DESIGN SIGNALS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT PATHWAY WITH THE DESIGN ON THE ON THE WALKING PATH AS WELL AS THE HORN PLACE, AND THEN SPECIAL SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS WHEN RELEVANT. HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIAL.
I SHARED THIS STORY WITH GINA THE OTHER DAY, BUT AT THE NEW EXPANSION AT HERITAGE PARK, MARIO WAS UP THERE CHECKING THE RESTROOMS, AND HE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER AND THERE WAS A KID ON THE VERY TOP TRYING TO CUT THE ROPE WITH A KNIFE, WHICH IS CRAZY.
THEY JUMPED DOWN AND TOOK OFF, BUT MARIO DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT.
NOT EVEN A LITTLE CUT OR ANYTHING INTO THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE, ALMOST LIKE A STEEL CABLE.
SO THERE'S ANY AND THE ROPE HAS A TEN YEAR WARRANTY ON IT, SO IT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA.
AGAIN, THE WARRANTIES, YOU KIND OF SEE SOME OF THAT, BUT THE GALVANIZED PARTS ARE LIFETIME WARRANTY.
SEE THE 15 YEAR WARRANTIES TEN YEAR WARRANTIES INCLUDE.
LIKE I SAID, THE WOOD OR THE PANELS AND THE AND THE ROPE AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS, BUT COMPETES WITH ANY OTHER PLAYGROUND COMPANY THAT I'VE WORKED WITH AS FAR AS THEIR WARRANTIES.
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT WITH COMPAN.
$8. $1,131,898 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
THE LEAD TIME FOR IT IS ONCE IT'S ORDERED.
I WANT TO SAY IT'S 3 TO 4 MONTHS, JOSE.
AND THEN THE INSTALLATION IS ABOUT 6 TO 8 WEEKS.
THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE MDT BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS IN YOUR BUDGET.
BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE DETAILS AT THE TIME, BUT IT WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.
JOSE FONTANELLA, WHO'S THE COMPOUND MARKET AND DEVELOPMENT LEADER, IS HERE.
THE PLAYGROUND IS IN THE TEAL SHADE.
AS STATED EARLIER, IT'S THE 2B WITH THE ORANGE WAS ONE OR WAS TWO A THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.
AND IF APPROVED TONIGHT, WE SHOULD HAVE THIS PROJECT DONE BY SUMMER OF 2025.
AND THEN IT WAS APPROVED IN THE MTD BUDGET AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET.
TO MOVE FORWARD ON ALSO THE LANDSCAPING ONCE THE PLAYGROUND GETS INSTALLED.
WE COULD COMPLETE THE LANDSCAPING FOR THIS PARK BY FALL OF 2025, AND ALSO ADD THE ENTRANCE SIGN OFF OF SPUR RANCH AND RANCH ROAD.
AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS AGAIN, THIS PROJECT CAN MOVE FORWARD.
I THINK I COULD SAY WITH CONFIDENCE, THIS IS THIS ENTIRE PARK CAN BE COMPLETED ALL PHASES BY
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THE END OF 2025.SO. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS WHITWORTH. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
HEY, LANCE, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
MY YOUNGEST TWO, SIX AND EIGHT.
I CAN ALREADY SEE ON TOP OF THE BLOCKS, JUMPING DOWN FROM THE 12 FOOT TALL STRUCTURE AND 1313.
I THINK YOU SHOULD TEST THE PIP FIRST.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT.
SO ONE OF MY THINGS WAS DO WE HAVE A BALANCED STATS FROM THE HOW HIGH YOU BOUNCE OFF THE PADDING? BUT MY KIDS UTILIZE THE SPLASH PAD MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE SUMMERTIME, AND EVERY TIME WE DO, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY WE GO OUT THERE.
BUT THE SHADE STRUCTURE IS FULL TO CAPACITY, SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
NOW YOU HAVE TWO REALLY COOL ENTITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT SHADE STRUCTURE.
IS THERE ANY THOUGHT ABOUT WHERE WE COULD POSSIBLY DO SOME EXTRA SHADE? OR I GUESS WITH THE VEGETATION GOING IN THAT'S GOING TO.
BUT THAT'S MORE LIKE A 20 YEAR PLAN, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE COULD DEFINITELY LOOK AT.
THERE ARE PARTS OF THE PLAY STRUCTURES THAT HAVE SHADE OVER THEM.
BUT I SEE YOU'RE SAYING FOR THE PARENTS TO SIT AND WATCH THE KIDS.
YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE A THING TO LOOK AT FOR SURE.
THEN THE I KNOW AT THE FIREFIGHTER PLAYGROUND THEY HAVE THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGY, BUT THE LONG SWING FOR CHILDREN.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NOT THE HANDICAP SIDE, BUT OH, IT'S LIKE A ZIP LINE.
BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INCLUSIVITY OF THINGS, IS THAT THE TYPE OF STRUCTURE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? YEAH. SO, SOME OF THE STRUCTURES I SHOWED IN SO, THIS HAS A LANDING AREA THAT'S ACCESSIBLE.
YOU CAN SEE THE INCLUSIVE TWISTER.
THE CONCAVE IS DESIGNED TO STAND ON OR SIT ON THIS.
IS IT SPIKES? BECAUSE THE SPIKES ALSO ALLOW ADA ACCESSIBILITY.
OKAY. WELL JUST AS YOU START PLAYING THINGS OUT AND I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF A THINGS ARE MOVING AROUND AS YOU'RE DESIGNING THIS OR WHATNOT, BUT JUST MY KIDS LOVE SWINGS.
NOT SAYING THAT THAT SHOULD BE, BUT I KNOW IF THEY LOVE SWINGS, ALL THE OTHER KIDS LOVE SWINGS.
AND THAT'S JUST A THAT KIND OF ZIP LINE TOOL.
IT'S VERY YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE GOING BACK AND FORTH AND THINGS.
COME BACK. I'VE SEEN TONS OF KIDS THAT ARE THAT CAN UTILIZE THAT LOVE AND THAT SORT OF OPTION.
ARE YOU SAYING END OF FISCAL YEAR OR END OF CALENDAR YEAR? NEXT YEAR? FOR THE ENTIRE PARK OR FOR THE PLAYGROUND? PLAYGROUND? PLAYGROUND.
I THINK WE CAN GET IT DONE BY SUMMER.
WELL, I WON'T, ACTUALLY, I WILL HOLD THAT.
I WON'T POST IT ANYWHERE, BUT I'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, THROUGH CONVERSATION.
I THINK SO, I MEAN, THAT'S REALISTIC.
MR. MILLSAP. THIS MILLION, 100,000, WHATEVER IT IS INCLUDES INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT, RIGHT? YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A PRETTY NEAT PROJECT.
I HAVEN'T HEARD YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SURFACE AREA PREP AND WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE.
AND THEY GET IT SO FAST THEY FALL OFF AND GET SCRATCHED AND WHATEVER.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR SURFACE AREA? ABSOLUTELY. IN THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED AT IT'S CALLED CORN PLACE PLAY SURFACING AND AT THE EXPANSION, THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT UP THERE WHERE THE TRAIN IS AND THE SLIDE, THAT'S THAT SOFT FOAMY STUFF.
AND THAT ENTIRE AREA COUNCILMAN MILLSAP WILL HAVE PIP.
ALL THREE OF THOSE WILL BE COMPLETELY ALL OF IT.
SO IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING AS UNDERLAYMENT FOR ASTROTURF USED TO BE FOR FOOTBALL FIELDS.
YEAH, BUT THIS IS EVEN SOFTER THAN THAT.
YES, SIR. ALSO ON YOUR LAST SLIDE, YOU HAD YOU MENTIONED THAT IF WE APPROVE IT
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TONIGHT, THIS WOULD INCLUDE LANDSCAPING AND THE NEXT PHASE OF PROJECT.ARE YOU ASKING US TO IMPROVE THAT ALSO BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY DOLLAR VALUE? SO WHAT IS THE COMMENT THERE? SO NO SIR, TONIGHT IS JUST THE PLAYGROUND ONLY.
OKAY. AND THEN I'LL COME BACK WITH SOME PROPOSALS FOR THE LANDSCAPING.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. MILLSAP OR EXCUSE ME FOR MR. WHITWORTH? THANK YOU.
SO IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE.
AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A CONSIDERED AN ACTION ITEM.
SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR COMMENTS OR MOTIONS? MR. LINDSEY YES, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PHASE 2B ON THERE.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM F.2 AS PRESENTED.
I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, MR. LINDSEY, I APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A SECOND. MISS HOWARTH? SECOND.
SECOND BY MISS HOWARTH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM G ONE.
[1. Receive a briefing on the Sachse Comprehensive Plan update.]
RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE SACHSE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT IS TIME TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO YOU ALL ON THE ONGOING PROJECT OF THE SACHSE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
UPDATE. THEY'VE BEEN TAKING THEIR SHOW ON THE ROAD AND JUST REALLY, THIS IS MORE OF A CHECK IN TO LET YOU UNDERSTAND GENERALLY WHERE THINGS ARE GOING, AND THEN THEY'LL TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS OF THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
HELLO CONSULTANT TEAM AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MARK BOWERS AND I AM A VICE PRESIDENT WITH THE FIRM KIMLEY-HORN.
MY AREA OF FOCUS IS PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS TIME THAT YOU'RE GIVING US THIS EVENING, TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE YOU ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE RELATED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THERE IT GOES.
OKAY, SO WITH ME HERE THIS EVENING, I HAVE REED CLEATOR, WHO'S A PLANNER WITH KIMLEY-HORN, AND HE IS THE PROJECT MANAGER THAT'S LEADING THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES ON THE PROJECT. AND WE ALSO HAVE JASON CLAUNCH WITH CATALYST.
WE'VE GOT A FAMILIAR FACE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
FIRST OFF REED IS GOING TO TALK.
SO, REED'S REALLY GOING TO DIG DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS AND ASPECTS OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT'S BEING PREPARED SPECIFICALLY FOR SACHSE. AND THEN HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS WE'VE GOT TO GO OUT AND LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY, LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND USE OUR EXPERTISE TO REALLY PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT REFLECTS WHAT THIS COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE GOING FORWARD.
THE NEXT PIECE THAT JASON'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE MARKET OVERVIEW.
AS I SAID, HE WORKED ON THE PREVIOUS PLAN.
THAT MARKET HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT.
SO HE'LL UPDATE WHERE THE MARKET IS TODAY.
AGAIN, THAT GETS RIGHT BACK TO THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
BUT THAT STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT IS MADE UP OF A VISION STATEMENT AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
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BASIS OF THE VISION STATEMENT AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.SO IT REALLY BECOMES THE NORTH ARROW OF THE PROJECT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
IF WE CAN GET THAT RIGHT AND HAVE THE COMMUNITY SAY, YES, THAT'S WHAT WE TOLD YOU, THEN IT'S REAL EASY THEN TO HANG ON ALL OF THE OTHER PIECES, ALL OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN AND ADD THAT DETAIL THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT NORTH ARROW.
SO I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET REED START THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THAT.
THANK YOU, MARK. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION THIS EVENING.
SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE STARTED AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED.
ON THE RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN, WE SEE A TIMELINE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROJECT.
WE STARTED IN MAY WITH PROJECT INITIATION.
VIEWING THE CITY EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING FIRSTHAND.
AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SOME DATA ANALYSIS, SOME EXISTING CONDITIONS.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.
WHAT SORT OF RESOURCES YOU HAVE AND WHERE THEY MAY BE LACKING.
AND SINCE JUNE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION, WHICH MARK MENTIONED IS REALLY AN EXERCISE IN LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A COMMUNITY PLAN.
SO WE'VE BEEN OUT LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
SOME OF THE METHODS THAT WE'VE BEEN USING TO GATHER THAT INPUT.
SO WHAT WE SEE ON THE LEFT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND EVERYTHING IN THAT TOP SECTION ABOVE DETAILED STUDIES IS CITY WIDE.
SO WE'RE CONSIDERING FUTURE LAND USE, MOBILITY PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLACEMAKING AND SUSTAINABILITY, ALL OF THOSE ELEMENTS AND HOW THEY CAN ADD UP TO SUCCESSFUL INGREDIENTS OF THE FUTURE FOR SACHSE.
AND STARTING AT THE BEGINNING OF 2025, IN JANUARY, WE'LL START LOOKING AT THE DETAILED STUDIES, WHICH IS REALLY A DEEPER DIVE INTO SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS INTO CATALYST AREAS, THE STATE HIGHWAY 78 AND PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH CORRIDORS, BUT WE'LL ALSO START TO LOOK AT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF SACHSE IN THE FUTURE, AND URBAN DESIGN CORRIDOR, GATEWAY AND WAYFINDING STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BRANDING AND IDENTITY OF SACHSE IS RECOGNIZABLE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE MOVING FORWARD, AND THEN STARTING IN FEBRUARY TOWARDS MAY, WHEN THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO END, WE'LL BE WORKING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY.
SO REALLY CHARTING THE COURSE AND SETTING THE ROADMAP FOR YOU AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FOR THE CITY AND DEVELOPMENT AND JUST COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE IT IS WE'RE HEADED AND THE POLICIES AND ACTIONS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO GET THERE.
WE'VE GOT ONGOING INVOLVEMENT.
SO THERE'S A PROJECT WEBSITE THAT HAS BRANDING INFORMATION.
YOU'LL SEE THE LOGO IN THE TOP RIGHT, THE SHAPING SACHSE LOGO.
WE'VE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS, ABOUT HOW A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS USED FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SOME INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND IF THERE'S NOT A TOPIC, THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION FOR THAT.
WE'VE ALSO HAD AN INTERACTIVE SURVEY ON THE WEBSITE THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN.
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AS I MENTIONED, THE BRANDING, YOU PROBABLY SEEN THE YARD SIGNS OUT ADVERTISING SOME OF THE PREVIOUS OPEN HOUSES, LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW.SO WHEN THEY SEE THAT LOGO, THEY KNOW THAT IT'S RELATED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO SPECIFIC EVENT INVOLVEMENT.
WE HAD FOUR OF THEM THAT WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COME AND GO TO GIVE US INPUT, ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE AND GIVE US THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FUTURE. BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN GOING TO COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND THE CITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAVE BOTH BEEN AMAZING PARTNERS IN GETTING THE WORD OUT AT THOSE EVENTS.
I KNOW JARED SINGLE HANDEDLY HAS BEEN TO QUITE A FEW OF THOSE EVENTS SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT SHAPING SACHSE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHETHER IT'S VIA FLIERS OR BUSINESS CARDS.
WE HAD A STAFF DIAGNOSTIC WORKSHOP WHERE WE MET WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS AND KEY STAFF TO GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES.
AND WE'VE ALSO HAD MORE TARGETED REPRESENTATIONAL INPUT FROM VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, Y'ALL BEING ONE, WE'VE ALL HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT YOUR GOALS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE THOSE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
BUT WE'VE ALSO MET WITH PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
RELIGIOUS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.
WE'VE MET WITH BOTH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND HERE WE ARE MEETING WITH YOU, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND WE'LL DO THIS ALL AGAIN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
SO THIS WON'T BE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS OR TO CHECK IN ON WHERE WE'RE AT.
SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE HEARD.
WE'VE HEARD A TON OF COMMENTS, A TON OF CONVERSATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A HOLISTIC REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WE'VE HEARD, BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF THESE POINTS, WE'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE COUNTERPOINT TO IT AS WELL. BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE BIG TOPICS THAT HAVE REALLY STARTED TO BUBBLE TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
SO SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO SACHSE RESIDENTS IS THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND MAINTAINING THE CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY FEEL THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE NOW.
ECONOMIC GROWTH IS ALSO A KEY CONSIDERATION FROM THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD.
NOT ONLY ENCOURAGING GRADUAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING WISE DECISIONS AND NOT OVERCROWDING OR OVERPOPULATING BUT FOCUSING ON BOTH SMALL BUSINESS AND DESTINATION BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT SACHSE IS A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL SORTS OF BUSINESSES, NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL THEY ARE.
THERE'S A PLACE FOR THEM IN SACHSE WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, SO MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS ALL PARTS OF THE CITY, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A VEHICLE SAFELY, ESPECIALLY KEY DESTINATIONS LIKE PARKS, RECREATION SPACES, SCHOOLS, MAKING SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN GET THERE SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
WE'VE ALSO HEARD A BIT ABOUT TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION IN SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT MAY EXIST, AND WHERE THOSE PAIN POINTS MAY BE FOR PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL VIA VEHICLE REGULARLY.
SO NOT ONLY ADDRESSING CAR RELATED ISSUES LIKE CONGESTION, ROAD SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BALANCING THE NEEDS OF PEDESTRIANS JUST AS WELL.
HOUSING, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT PRIORITIZING AND ENHANCING THE EXISTING HOUSING THAT EXISTS WITHIN SACHSE AND NOT SACRIFICING IT AT THE BEHEST OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.
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SO MAKING SURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT MAINTAINS THE EXISTING CHARACTER THAT HOUSING HAS WITHIN SEXY LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT.SO MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS WITH THE LAST BITS OF DEVELOPABLE LAND LEFT, AS WE HEARD EARLIER, WE ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING BUILD OUT AND SACHSE.
AND AS WE'VE SEEN, A LOT'S CHANGED SINCE 2017.
RESPONDING TO THE MARKET IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
SO NOT ONLY ADDING AND EXPANDING AMENITIES LIKE WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF JC SACHSE PARK, BUT MAKING SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS THOSE AMENITIES AND THAT THEY'RE CONNECTED IN A LOGICAL WAY, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN AN AMAZING PARK THAT YOU CAN'T GET TO AND MAKES IT CHALLENGING TO USE.
SO MAKING SURE THAT THOSE AMENITIES ARE TIED INTO THE REST OF THE CITY'S FABRIC, SOCIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE FABRIC IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. SO I'LL LET JASON TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MARKET OPPORTUNITY, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE TIE ALL OF THAT BACK TOGETHER. THANK YOU, REED.
MAYOR, MANAGER COUNCIL, IT'S AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND BE BACK.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS.
I THINK IN 2017, YOU'RE WONDERING HOW MUCH MORE CAN YOU GROW AND ULTIMATELY, YOU'VE WE'VE GROWN EXPONENTIALLY SINCE THEN, SO WE WERE GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS. 50% GROWTH INCREASE.
THAT ALSO AFFECTED YOUR TRADE AREA.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE ONGOING WITH STAFF IS WORKED ON YOUR RETAIL TRADE AREA.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY SORT OF WHERE YOUR PURCHASING POWER COMES FROM.
THAT NUMBER WENT FROM ABOUT 220,000 PEOPLE IN A SERVICE AREA TO OVER 359,000 PEOPLE.
AND SO, WE'RE JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH WHERE THE MARKET'S GONE.
SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN PLAY, WE DO KNOW THAT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF RETAIL THAT'S AT LEAST PLANNED, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THIS SACHSE TRADE AREA IS AREAS CONTINUE TO BE MORE A SIGNIFICANT PLAYER IN TERMS OF THE REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WITH STAFF AND ALSO WITH REID AND HIS TEAM IS WE'VE COMPLETED KIND OF AN INITIAL MARKET STUDY IN TERMS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS.
THERE'S SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ANNUAL DEMAND AND ABSORPTION.
WE THINK BASED ON TODAY IN YOUR POPULATION GROWTH AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE REGION THAT YOU COULD SUPPORT PROBABLY 81,000FT² OF RETAIL, AGAIN, THAT'S ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES, BUT THAT'S A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY AND INVENTORY.
HOUSING IS STILL HIGH ALTHOUGH THERE'S LIMITED AREAS TO PUT THAT.
SO THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE INFILL PROJECTS, IF IT MAKES SENSE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE HOUSING VARIETY OR ARRAY OR EVEN ALLOWING THAT TO STRENGTHEN SOME OF YOUR OTHER EXISTING CATALYST AREAS OR EVEN THINKING ABOUT REINVENTING YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
REED HAD MENTIONED SOME OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF REINVENTING YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
JUST POST COVID IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE WORKING.
THAT'S STARTING TO SEE SOME SHIFT BACK.
I THINK MOST OF THE OFFICE OR CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE USER DRIVEN.
JUST BECAUSE OF THE ACCESSIBILITY OF 190 AND JUST THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE COULD SEE CERTAINLY THAT SOME CORPORATE PRESENCE WOULD MAKE SENSE.
IN TERMS OF PLANNING PURPOSES.
THERE'S DEMAND FOR ABOUT 30,000FT² OF OFFICE.
SO WE DID TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
SO WE DID WRITE A SIGNIFICANT MARKET STUDY THAT I THINK STAFF HAS SEEN, AND WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT INFORMATION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN MUCH MORE DETAIL.
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AS WE GET INTO SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL CATALYST AREAS AND LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES, WE'LL NUANCE THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CALIBRATE THAT WITH NOT ONLY YOUR CORE VALUES, BUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON IN THE MARKETPLACE AND WHAT'S WORKING.AND I'LL LET REED FINISH UP AND TALK ABOUT THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.
IT IS A COMPONENT OF THIS PLAN, BUT EQUALLY VALUABLE IS WHAT WE CALL THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION.
AND IT'S REALLY THE GROUNDWORK OR THE FOUNDATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT SUMMARIZES WHAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVES US A PLACE TO GO BACK AND REFERENCE THAT THAT VISION AND THAT DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADED AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
SO IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE FOR ANY SORT OF CONSIDERATIONS OR DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD. WE SEE THE THREE ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION ARE A VISION STATEMENT, GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND A LAND USE SCENARIO.
SO BETWEEN THOSE THREE ITEMS, ANYTHING THAT COMES TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REFERENCE ALL THREE OF THOSE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION, DOES THIS PROJECT MEET THE VISION STATEMENT, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE LAND USE SCENARIO.
IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE FUTURE AND WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
DOES THAT REFLECT WHERE WE WANT SACHSE TO BE IN? SAME WITH THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
SO WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ASKING OURSELVES, DO THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES HELP US GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO GO, WHICH IS THE VISION STATEMENT AND ULTIMATELY LAYING ALL OF THAT OUT IN A REFERENCEABLE MAP IS THE PREFERRED LAND USE SCENARIO, OR THE FUTURE LAND USE SCENARIO THAT SHOULD REPRESENT ALL OF THAT THINKING AND DECISION MAKING IN SIMPLE MAP FORM.
SO AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE PRELIMINARY OR DRAFT STATEMENTS.
SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT THIS IS FINAL IN ANY WAY.
THIS IS MEANT TO BE WORKED AND REWORKED MANY TIMES.
SACHSE WILL CREATE INVITING DESTINATIONS THAT PROMOTE CONNECTIVITY AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING.
SO A VIBRANT COMMUNITY, THRIVING, INTENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THOSE ARE ALL PHRASES AND WORDS THAT WERE USED REPEATEDLY THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ACHIEVING THE VISION, WE ALWAYS GO BACK TO THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE WAY THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ARE ACTION ORIENTED.
THEY GIVE US HIGH LEVEL DIRECTION ON HOW THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE PURSUED.
WHILE THERE MAY BE NOT DETAILED LIKE ACTIONS OR SPECIFIC POLICIES.
THEY OFFER SPECIFIC AREAS OF FOCUS, AND THEY SHOULD BE CLEAR AND DECISIVE.
THEY SHOULD BE BROAD BUT APPLICABLE, SO NOT OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE, IF YOU WILL.
THEY CAN APPLY ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS, WHETHER IT'S HOUSING OR TRANSPORTATION.
THEY CAN CERTAINLY FIT INTO MORE THAN ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES.
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AND THEY SHOULD ALSO BE FLEXIBLE TO ALLOW ROOM FOR ADAPTATION AS THE MARKET CHANGES, AS THE COMMUNITY CHANGES MOVING FORWARD. BUT THEY SHOULD ALSO BE CONSISTENT SO THEY MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY IN DECISION MAKING OVER TIME AND WITH DIFFERENT PROCESSES, DIFFERENT PROJECTS.SO IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE SPECIFIC TO ONE MOMENT IN TIME.
IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONSIDER TEN AND 15 YEARS FROM NOW.
AND I'LL JUST READ THEM VERBATIM, BECAUSE THEY'RE MEANT TO BE REWORKED AND WORKED AGAIN.
SO PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNER WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS TO MAXIMIZE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE.
SO RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES AND PROACTIVE CONSIDERATION FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS WILL ENSURE ADEQUATE CAPACITY, FOSTER HEALTHY OUTCOMES, AND BALANCE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES.
RECREATION. SO CONTINUE TO INTEGRATE AND DEVELOP PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE INTO THE COMMUNITY AS GATHERING PLACES AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER DESTINATIONS.
OPPORTUNITY SO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO GROW A THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY BY ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES, FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS, NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY CATALYST AREAS.
SO ENCOURAGE AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE UNIQUE QUALITIES AND ASSETS OF CATALYST AREAS TO BROADEN THE TAX BASE AND MAKE THE CITY'S ECONOMY MORE ADAPTABLE AND RESILIENT AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
SEXY WILL ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT RESPECTS AND ENHANCES EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL CHARACTER AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITY, AND PRIORITIZE PROJECTS THAT BALANCE GROWTH WITH THE PRESERVATION OF SACHSE'S CHARACTER.
SO WHAT WE DO WITH THIS? WHAT WE DO WITH THE DRAFT VISION STATEMENT AND THE DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES IS WE ARE GOING TO PUT THAT INFORMATION INTO A SURVEY AND PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTE THAT TO YOU.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLANNING AND ZONING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK AND INPUT AS WE CAN POSSIBLY GET.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE AGREE WITH, WHAT THEY DON'T DISAGREE WITH, WHAT WE MAY HAVE MISSED, AND WHAT WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING OR HEARING. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THE COMMUNITY'S PLAN.
SO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
SIMILARLY, WE'LL UPDATE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD NEXT WEEK ON THIS SAME MATERIAL.
AND THEN BASED ON DIRECTION THAT WE GET FROM ALL OF THE FEEDBACK ON THE DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND VISION STATEMENT, WE'LL START TO DEVELOP A LAND USE SCENARIO THAT SUPPORTS THAT AND GET FEEDBACK ON THAT EARLY 2025 AT THE NEXT COMMUNITY SUMMIT OR OPEN HOUSE, WHERE WE'LL PRESENT THIS INFORMATION, GET FEEDBACK, AND WE'LL START TO GET FEEDBACK ON THE DETAILED STUDIES AND SOME OF THOSE CATALYST AREAS, THE 78 AND GEORGE BUSH CORRIDOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO COME BACK TO THIS GROUP, TO PLANNING AND ZONING AND TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND ORGANIZATIONS. ONE MORE TIME AFTER THE OPEN HOUSE, AFTER THE COMMUNITY SUMMIT AND OPEN HOUSE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND THEN ULTIMATELY, WE'LL COME BACK AGAIN FOR RECOMMENDATION AROUND MAY OF 2025.
SO WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THOSE NOW.
THANK YOU TO THE CONSULTING TEAM FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
APPRECIATE THAT. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
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MR. LINDSEY.YEAH, THANKS. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I DEFINITELY LOVE THE STATEMENTS THAT ARE IN THERE TO PROPOSE STATEMENTS AND THE VISION.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK KIND OF ABOUT CHANGES IN LEGISLATION AFTER WE PASSED THE 2017 COMP PLAN.
THERE'S A BIG EFFORT AROUND CREATING THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
AND SO WE PUT A BIG EFFORT IN THERE.
AND THEN THE STATE CAME ALONG AND THEY BASICALLY NULLIFIED ALL OF THAT.
RIGHT NOW SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS LIKE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS THAT COULD MAJORLY CHANGE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, COULD IMPACT THE AMOUNT OF LOAD ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON AND MONITORING HOW THE LEGISLATION SESSIONS ARE GOING? YES, DEFINITELY.
I CAN'T NECESSARILY SPEAK TO THAT, BUT YES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CERTAINLY AWARE OF.
AND WE WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
I'M HOPING THAT THE STATE GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, HERE'S SOME EXCLUSIONS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE MADE IF YOU WORKED WITH, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTANTS AND YOU ANALYZE A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS NOT REALLY CAPABLE OF BEING ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
SO I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, SEEING WHERE THAT'S GOING TO GO.
AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE HORIZON THAT YOU THINK THAT COULD CHANGE OUR TRAJECTORY BASED ON WHATEVER WE, WE DO WITH THIS PLAN? YEAH. SO, I JUST TO REITERATE WHERE REED WAS, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.
AND EACH YEAR WE'RE LOOKING I DON'T THINK I'M DOING THAT.
OKAY. SO, WE LOOK EVERY SESSION, WE LOOK VERY CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT MAY BE IMPACTING COMMUNITIES IN YOUR ABILITY TO PLAN AND CREATE THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THAT YOUR RESIDENTS WANT.
SO I JUST STARTED RECEIVING EMAILS WERE ON A LISTSERV TO BE ABLE TO START TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS, INCLUDING HEY, CAN YOU COME AND SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE DURING THE SESSION ON THESE DATES ABOUT CERTAIN TOPICS? SO WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT AND SEE WHAT OTHER THINGS ARE COMING UP.
I DON'T SEE BASED ON WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOSENING THINGS ON WHAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO DO. SO IN FACT, WE'RE THINKING THAT THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO TIGHTEN UP.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE JUST GOING TO WATCH IT VERY CLOSELY.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT SO MANY THAT WE SUGGEST THAT CITIES COME BACK AND UPDATE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IT'S NOT JUST THAT YOUR POPULATION GREW AND THERE'S NEW VOICES YOU WANT TO HEAR, BUT THERE MAY BE LEGISLATIVE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED THAT NEED TO BE INCORPORATED.
SINCE YOUR LAST PLAN ABOUT WHAT'S CHANGED AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT IN A DIFFERENT WAY? OKAY. FANTASTIC.
GOOD TO KNOW YOU GOT PEOPLE LOOKING AT IT.
THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
THAT WAS NOT AN INDICATION WE DIDN'T LIKE YOUR ANSWER.
MR. MILLSAP, JUST A FEW QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS, MAYBE IN YOUR WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR COVER, YOU TALKED ABOUT MAKING A DESTINATION CITY.
WHAT TYPES OF ENTITIES HAVE BEEN MENTIONED AS A DESTINATION CITY? SINCE WE ARE LAND BOUND, WE CAN'T GET ANY BIGGER.
AND A COUPLE OF OTHER AREAS OVER HERE.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SMALLER BUSINESSES.
WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS WOULD YOU THINK WOULD BE A DESTINATION ENTITY? AS AN EXAMPLE, I DON'T THINK ANOTHER BOX STORE WOULD BE A DESTINATION.
IT WOULD BRING IN BUSINESS ANOTHER QUICK RESTAURANT, QUICK FOOD RESTAURANT OR THAT TYPE.
HOW MUCH UPSCALE RESTAURANT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET PEOPLE TO DRIVE MILES TO GET HERE? I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF.
I WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF A CITY OVER IN TARRANT COUNTY.
SOUTHLAKE, FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE ONLY 31,000 POPULATION, ROUGHLY THE SAME AS WE ARE.
THEY HAVE TWO ENTITIES THAT ARE OVER 2000 PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE ANOTHER HALF A DOZEN THAT HAS MORE THAN 600.
WHAT COULD WE DO? HAVE YOU HEARD PEOPLE MAKE MENTION OF ACTUAL ENTITIES THERE? AS WE GET BUILT OUT, WHICH WE'RE VERY FAST GETTING BUILT OUT.
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AND JUST IN THE LAST MONTH HAVE I REALLY HEARD VERY MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO SAY, YES, OUR GROWTH IS SLOWING DOWN AND IT IS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO GROW.THE WORD THRIVING IS GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH THE WORD SUSTAINABLE.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE AS OUR PLAN IS PROPOSED.
BUT DESTINATION CITY, WE'VE GOT TO REALLY BEGIN TO GET SOMETHING DESTINATION, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DRIVE HERE JUST TO GO TO MCDONALD'S AND OR SOMEPLACE ELSE. AND I'M NOT PICKING ON ANYBODY.
BUT IN REALITY, THAT'S THE REALITY.
AND OUR GROWTH AREA, BECAUSE OF WHERE OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARE IS AND A RAILROAD ON ONE SIDE, WE HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OF THAT TYPE.
I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY BEGIN TO BE CONCERNED WHEN WE GET IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
PUTTING IT TOGETHER, I THINK THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED TO MAYBE MORE THAN.
I SEE EMPHASIS ON WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED SO FAR.
THANK YOU. JUST LET ME KNOW IF I MISS ANYTHING THAT YOU ASKED AS I AS I GO THROUGH THIS.
I KNOW CANE ROSSO IS PLANNING TO OPEN UP HERE IN SACHSE.
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT DESTINATION.
BUT THEY CAN COME TO SACHSE TO HAVE THEIR FAVORITE PIZZA AND HAVE A DATE NIGHT.
SO I THINK FOR US, FINDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, SO ALIGNING THE PHYSICAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT BE INFILL OR REDEVELOPMENT OR A SPACE IN AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER.
JUST AS OLD TOWN IS INTENDED TO BE A DESTINATION FOR SACHSE.
SOMETHING THAT'S AUTHENTIC AND SEXY AND DIFFERENTIATED FROM SOME OF THE BIG BOX CENTERS.
YEAH, I THINK GREAT CONVERSATION.
I THINK SOME OF IT'S LOOKING AT SORT OF THE REMAINING LANDSCAPE OR THE REINVENTION OF 78.
AND WE HAVE DATA THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, REQUIRED CO-TENANTS AND THE DWELL TIME OF EXISTING BUSINESSES.
AND SO AS WE GET INTO IMPLEMENTATION, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT DATA TO HELP KIND OF COUPLE SOME OF THE END USER REQUIREMENTS WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR THROUGH THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIAL THAT IN TO MAKE SURE IT'S UNIQUELY SACHSE.
BUT ALSO, I THINK, TO USE YOUR WORDS, SUSTAINABLE.
I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY ANY OF THESE COULD BE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT AS THE NEED CHANGES.
AGE SCENARIO, WE LOOK AT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE MOVING.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE IN UNTIL SOMEBODY ELSE MOVES OUT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY DEMOGRAPHICS ON HOW MANY NEW PEOPLE MOVED INTO SACHSE LAST YEAR JUST TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT LEFT, AND HOW MANY NEW PEOPLE CAME IN TO FILL IN SPOTS THAT WERE NEVER TAKEN BEFORE? I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT THAT WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE IN THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF
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THESE NEW RESIDENTS.NEW. BUT ARE THEY REPLACING SOMEONE OR ARE THEY COMING IN IN A NEW SPOT? AND ONCE WE GET BUILT OUT, THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG, DRASTIC CHANGE.
ABSOLUTELY. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
MR. LINDSEY? YEAH. I'LL JUST JUMP IN WITH A FEW MORE COMMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MILLSAP JUST REMINDED ME OF, YOU KNOW, THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGE IN RESIDENTIAL, AND THAT'S JUST WHY I REALLY JUST WANT TO APPEAL TO EVERYBODY FOR THEIR INPUT ON HERE. AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PARK EARLIER AND ALL THE AMAZING ENHANCEMENTS TO JC SACHSE PARK WAS SUCCESS.
THAT CHANGED THE WHOLE TRAJECTORY OF THAT AREA THERE THAT WE'VE SEEN.
THAT'S JUST HOW IMPORTANT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS.
I'M ABSOLUTELY FOR CERTAIN THAT THAT WOULD HAVE TURNED INTO WAREHOUSES.
IT WAS ZONED INDUSTRIAL AND WE WOULD HAVE SEEN LIKE 18-WHEELER TRUCK TRAFFIC GOING DOWN RANCH ROAD.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ZONED FOR AND WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED.
SO, WE MADE THOSE CHANGES BACK IN 2017.
IT REALLY PUT SACHSE ON A NICE COURSE.
WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE STATION IN OLD TOWN.
BUT THAT'S JUST THAT'S A REAL REFLECTION OF WHAT THIS PLAN ACTUALLY HAS THE ABILITY TO DO.
I'VE GOT TO PUT A FOOTNOTE ON EVERYTHING IS ULTIMATELY, WE LIVE IN TEXAS.
WE LIVE IN AMERICA. PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
ULTIMATELY, A PROPERTY OWNER IS GOING TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO UP TO WHAT THE ZONING ALLOWS.
I THINK EVERYBODY WHO IS INVOLVED IN IN 2017 TO GET THIS THIS FAR.
OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ABSOLUTELY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM EIGHT, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[H. Executive Session]
THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIBERATIONS DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE FOR LK BAKERY, LLC, FOR A PROJECT GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG BUNKER HILL ROAD AND MILES ROAD , SACHSE, TEXAS.
WE ARE ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:17 P.M.
OKAY, WE ARE BACK INTO RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION.
THE TIME, MISS GRANGER? 08:33 P.M.
RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION AT 8:33 P.M.
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM I.
[1. Take any action as a result of Executive Session - deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive for LK Bakery LLC.]
ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.ITEM ONE. TAKE ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DELIBERATE THE OFFER OR FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE FOR LK BAKERY, LLC.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE MOTIONS, MR. LINDSEY. YES, MR. MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SACHSE AND THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH LK BAKERY, LLC, FOR A PROJECT GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG BUNKER HILL ROAD AND MILES ROAD IN SACHSE, TEXAS, AND ANY AMENDMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000.
HAVE A MOTION BY MR. LINDSEY TO APPROVE ITEM ONE AS HE READ IT PRESENTED.
SECOND. SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT.
THE TIME, MISS GRANGER? 8:34 P.M.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:34 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.