Apr 21, 2025 City Council

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WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 21ST,

[A. Meeting Opening]

SO WE'D LIKE TO ALWAYS CELEBRATE THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

MISS GRANGER THE TIME. 6:30 P.M.. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M..

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I'VE ASKED MISS HOWARD TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND MISS BUHLER TO LEAD THE PLEDGES. IF YOU WILL PLEASE RISE.

OUR KIND AND GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THE BUSINESS OF SACHSE.

WE ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AND UPON THIS COUNCIL, THAT WE MAY MAKE WISE DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND WE ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THOSE IN THE MILITARY THAT DO THEIR DUTY TO PROTECT AND KEEP US SAFE EVERY DAY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS GREAT CITY, STATE, AND COUNTRY WE HAVE TO LIVE IN AND ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON IT.

IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, AMEN. 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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B, RECOGNITION.

[B. Recognition]

IF I HAVE BOTH GROUPS, COME JOIN ME DOWN FRONT.

YOU GOT TO GET WITH THE GREEN SHIRT. ALL RIGHT.

WHAT A GOOD LOOKING BUNCH. COME DOWN HERE. THOSE ARE YOUR WORDS, NOT MINE.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO I APOLOGIZE. WE'RE GOING TO TALK THIS WAY.

NOT IGNORING YOU. SO THIS IS OUR SHIRT AND RACES TEAM.

AND Y'ALL HAVE HEARD US TALK ABOUT SHIRT A LOT, AND THERE'S REALLY A WHOLE LOT YOU COULD SAY.

WE COULD SPEND ALL NIGHT TALKING ABOUT HOW WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY DO.

BUT WE DON'T, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE OTHER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE BOTH GROUPS.

OUR SHIRT TEAM. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO ANY ONE OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN AND HOW VALUABLE THEY ARE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I USED TO ALWAYS REFERENCE THE GARLAND ROWLETT TORNADO IN 2015.

IT DID NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT SACHSE. IT OBVIOUSLY IMPACTED OUR NEIGHBORS IN GARLAND AND ROWLETT AND THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB.

A VERY, VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. BUT OUR CERT TEAM REALLY SHINED ON MAY 28TH THIS PAST YEAR WITH OUR WINDSTORM.

AND WHILE WE DON'T LIKE THOSE THINGS TO HAPPEN TO OUR CITY, THE FACT THAT IT DID HAPPEN IN SACHSE, AMONG MANY OTHER PLACES THAT DAY, WE HAD OUR CERT TEAM, OUR CERT TEAM OUT THERE IN THE FIELD, HELPING OUR POLICE OFFICERS, HELPING OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

AND AS YOU REMEMBER FROM THAT DAY, THE FIRST THING WE HAD TO DO AT A VERY BASIC SENSE IS CLEAR THE ROAD.

AND WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE DID THAT.

AND THESE MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND ME DEFINITELY DID THAT.

AND SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IN THAT SPIRIT, WE WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE BOTH GROUPS WITH A PROCLAMATION. ACTUALLY, NO. OH, OKAY. WELL, THAT'S MY BAD. WE SHOULD DO A PROCLAMATION.

BUT, NO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ONE OF YOU. DO. YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? ANYBODY WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? YOU SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT. WELL. NOT ANYTHING.

THAT'S THE MOST DANGEROUS THING HE'S EVER SAID. SO I'M TRICIA LINDSEY.

I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.

WE ARE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE FINE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND Y'ALL, WHEN ANYTHING HAPPENS OR ANY CITY EVENT WHETHER WE ARE HELPING YOU PARK OR LETTING YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN PARK, OR WE'RE LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT WHEN YOUR POWER WILL BE TURNED BACK ON IF WHO TO TALK TO ABOUT GETTING TREE DEBRIS REMOVAL AFTER A BIG STORM LIKE WE DID IN MAY. WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS.

WE TAKE A BASIC TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THEN WE TAKE A LOT OF TRAINING ON OUR OWN.

WE TRAIN EACH MONTH. WE GET WIDE AREA SEARCH TRAINING, MEANING WE CAN ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND JURISDICTIONS WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A

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WHEN PEOPLE DECIDE TO, THEY DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO INSIDE WITH THEIR FAMILY.

THEY'D RATHER TAKE A REALLY LONG WALK. WE WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, TRACK THEM DOWN.

SO WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM THE CITY AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

COME JOIN US. WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE AND A WEBSITE.

WE'LL HAVE TRAINING AGAIN IN FEBRUARY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, TRICIA, VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THE OBLIGATORY PHOTOGRAPH NOW. SO MISS ESTHER WILL DIRECT US.

EVERYONE SCOOCH IN REAL CLOSE.

THANK YOU GUYS. OKAY, NOW ON TO THE PROCLAMATIONS.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION WILL BE TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION.

OKAY. COME ON DOWN CHIEF SYLVESTER. YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT.

CHIEF SYLVESTER. THERE'S NO BIGGER LOVER OF ANIMALS THAN SHE.

SO CHIEF DOES A GREAT JOB IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR ANIMAL CONTROL IS THE BEST IT CAN BE.

AND IT IS. WE ARE SO BLESSED IN THIS CITY TO HAVE GREAT STAFF ACROSS ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.

SO WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS. AND I KNOW THEY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY BUSY LIKE THEY ALWAYS ARE. WITH THAT, WHEREAS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL OFFICERS ARE HARD WORKING PROFESSIONALS WHO PROTECT THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS AND PETS THAT ARE RESCUED FROM INJURY, DISEASE, ABUSE AND STARVATION. AND WHEREAS THESE OFFICERS PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS OF ENFORCING ANIMAL CONTROL LAWS, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM DISEASES, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON PROPER CARE OF PETS.

AND WHEREAS, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY AND DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR BRAVERY, COMPASSION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE WELFARE OF BOTH ANIMALS AND RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS REGULARLY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR DUTIES, RISKING THEIR WELL-BEING AND DEVOTING PERSONAL TIME AND RESOURCES TO SERVE COUNTLESS PETS AND ANIMALS OF SACHSE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

NOW, THEREFORE, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 13TH THROUGH 19TH AS ANIMAL CARE CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK IN SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES AND ANIMALS.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT TERRY AND AMBER AND ZEKE DO FOR OUR ANIMALS IN IN OUR CITY.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANY, ANY BETTER GROUP OF EMPLOYEES THAT NOT ONLY CARE FOR THE RESIDENTS, CARE FOR STRAY ANIMALS, CARE FOR WILDLIFE, AND CARE FOR ALL THE ANIMALS THAT WE END UP HAVING IN OUR SHELTER AND HOPEFULLY GET ADOPTED OUT.

THEY ARE REMARKABLE PEOPLE AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEIR WORK AND PROUD OF ALL THEY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ORGANIZATION.

THANK YOU. OUR LAST PROCLAMATION, CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, IS PRESENTED PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK. DON'T GO TOO FAR, CHIEF.

AND DO WE HAVE. YES. I SAW YOU COME IN. COME ON DOWN.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR AWESOME DISPATCHERS.

AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE LOVE OUR DISPATCHERS.

THEY DO, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT JOB IN OUR CITY.

AND THIS IS ONE PERSON YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK TO, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

BUT IF YOU HAVE TO, YOU WILL NOT, THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE YOU'D BE BETTER TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THE AMOUNT OF I CALL IT STRESS AND CALLS YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

AND IT'S ALL DIFFERENT KINDS FROM MEDICAL TO WHAT HAVE YOU.

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AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT. LIVES ARE LITERALLY SAVED.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT AND GIVE YOU A PROCLAMATION TELLING YOU HOW MUCH WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU. WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE POLICE, FIRE OR EMS SERVICES, AND THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY.

WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE, DISPATCH AND PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT THE PUBLIC HAS WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS, SERVING AS THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OUR OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS OF SACHSE HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.

AND WHEREAS EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER JOB IN THE PAST YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH THROUGH 19TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN SACHSE IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND THE PUBLIC SAFE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL THE DISPATCHERS BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF WORK OTHER THAN JUST DISPATCHING FOR THE FIRE POLICE.

WE DO A LOT OF EXTRA WORK. WE ALSO ASSIST A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES, AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK THIS YEAR.

THEY WORKED A LOT OF OVERTIME. SO I'VE GOT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY TEAM.

SO CHARLENE IS THE IS THE CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL.

AND SHE DEFINITELY UNDERSTATES THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THIS GROUP.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THAT I HAPPEN TO LISTEN TO A 911 CALL OF A SIGNIFICANT CALL, AND YOU CANNOT IMAGINE THE TRAUMA ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE THAT'S GOING ON EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND OTHERWISE.

AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BE CALM, TO BE PROFESSIONAL, TO BE CONCISE AND TO BE ACCURATE.

LIVES LITERALLY HOLD IN THE BALANCE OF THEIR ACTIONS, THEIR INITIAL ACTIONS, AND CERTAINLY THEIR FOLLOW ON ACTIONS.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL STAFF. AND AS CHARLENE MENTIONED THEY WORK A JOB THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN DO.

I CERTAINLY COULD NOT. AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO PROCESS SO MANY BITS OF INFORMATION PER SECOND THAT NONE OF US IN THIS ROOM COULD POSSIBLY DO.

IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT PROFESSION, BUT I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR CHARLENE AND HER STAFF AND ALL THAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM C PUBLIC COMMENT.

[C. Public Comment]

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. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

I HAVE A COUPLE CARDS. MARTY HOLBOKE.

MARTY HOLBOKE, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, SACHSE, TEXAS, TOP OF THE HILL.

EIGHT DAYS AGO OR AT YOUR LAST MEETING I ASKED TWO SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE BACKSIDE OF WOODBRIDGE? BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO FIX PART OF IT. AND ARE YOU GOING TO FIX IT BEFORE MERRITT EVER GETS DONE? AND WHAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE? IT TOOK EIGHT DAYS TO GET A RESPONSE.

AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS. COME ON, MAN.

REALLY? YOU STAND UP HERE AND YOU TALK ABOUT INTEGRITY AND TREATING PEOPLE WITH RESPECT.

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I KNOW I SAVED Y'ALL MONEY WHEN I TOOK ELWOOD, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG EATING DOG.

THESE CAME OUT IN THE MAIL. I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S GETTING THEM.

IT'S YOUR TAX APPRAISALS AND IT SAYS RIGHT HERE YOUR PROPERTY TAX BURDEN IS DECIDED BY YOUR LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT'S Y'ALL. AND IF Y'ALL HAVE TO GO DOWN TO TARGET AND BUY SOME MIRRORS, YOU NEED TO REALIZE THAT IT'S YOUR CHOICE WHAT MY TAXES ARE.

AND WITH THE APPRAISALS THAT ARE COMING OUT, IF YOU DO NOTHING, YOU ARE RAISING MY TAXES.

SO THAT'S A SIMPLE RULE. WHY DON'T WE AGREE ALL THAT TOO? YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AMOUNT OF CITY TAXES I PAY AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE IF IT COMES UP.

AND IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, JUST OWN IT.

JUST DON'T SIT UP HERE AND COME UP WITH BAD CHOICES.

WENT TO AN ETC MEETING LAST WEEK AND THEY DID A REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND HE BASICALLY TURNED TO THE BOARD AND SAID, WE DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT YOU THINK, WE JUST WANT YOUR $150,000, BECAUSE THAT'S THE WHACK A MOLE SITUATION THAT Y'ALL ARE IN.

Y'ALL OWE ME $350,000 FOR THAT ENGINEERING STUDY UP THERE FOR THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT.

YOU SAT UP HERE AND YOU SAID IT'S GOING TO GET REPAID.

IT'S NOT COMING OUT OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS. WELL, IT STILL HASN'T.

AND IF YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, JUST SAY WE LIED.

WE DON'T REALLY CARE BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY WE ARE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. HOLBROOK.

NEXT SPEAKER WE HAVE IS PAM SARTO.

HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I'M ASKING YOU, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

JOSEPHINE. OKAY. CAN YOU PLEASE PAUSE THE MEGACHURCH REMODELING, PERMITTING AND OCCUPANCY UNTIL YOU CAN BENCHMARK WITH PLANO, MCKINNEY, PFLUGERVILLE, AND OTHER CITIES TO LEARN AND ASSESS THE INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH VOLUME OF POLICE NEEDED FOR REDEPLOYMENT FROM CRIME PREVENTION TO TRAFFIC DUTY FOR FREQUENT DAILY EVENTS. HAVE YOU DECIDED THE IMPACT ON THE EMS AND FIRE RESOURCES AND THE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT GOING BACK TO THE POLICE? THE TEXAS CODE 1701 AND THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND THE ICMA PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT WHITE PAPER.

THE WHITE PAPER SAYS AN AVERAGE OF 2.5 OFFICERS IS NEEDED PER 1000 POPULATION.

LOOKING AT THE FIRE ON THEIR WEBSITE OF THE SACHSE MUSLIM SOCIETY.

IT INDICATES A PHOTO WITH THE IMAGES OF THE BUILDINGS BEING EXTREMELY TALL WITH SPIRES.

SO MY QUESTION ABOUT FIRE IS HOW HIGH DO YOUR FIRE TRUCKS REACH? IN SOME CITIES THEY ONLY REACH A FEW STORIES HIGH.

SO MUTUAL AID WOULD BE REQUIRED. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO REVIEW THAT.

REGARDING NOISE ORDINANCES, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NOISE ORDINANCES DUE TO SIMILAR BUILDINGS USING LOUDSPEAKERS? HAVE YOU ADDRESSED THESE CHANGES WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON CURRENTLY? ALSO, IN THEIR IRS FORM 1040 ONLINE FROM 2018, IT SAYS THAT THE SOCIETY, THE SACHSE MUSLIM SOCIETY, IS A CHURCH. I'D ASK YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

AND HAVE YOU CONTACTED GOVERNOR ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL PAXTON AND TEXAS RANGERS, AMONG OTHERS WHO ARE INVESTIGATING NEARBY.

ISRAEL IS TEXAS FOURTH LARGEST TRADING PARTNER, AND I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS OFFLINE BECAUSE I'VE LIVED AND WORKED OVERSEAS AND AROUND THE GLOBE. AND I ALSO ASK THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE MODELS BEHIND THESE SOCIETIES THAT MAY RAISE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS TRACI BROOKS. IF YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE TRACI BROOKS 1507 BONANZA COURT, SACHSE.

GOOD EVENING. I WROTE YOU ALL A LETTER ON MARCH 30TH, AND THE CONCERNS I HAD THEN HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.

I HAD TWO CONCERNS. FIRST, OUR STREET AND ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE SAFETY IN NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED TRAVEL SPECIFICALLY SURROUNDING MY NEIGHBORHOOD,

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SECOND, AS ADDRESSED ON NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS, SMALL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE NATION ARE CHANGING BECAUSE OF THE TURNING OF A BLIND EYE. I IMPLORE YOU TO LOOK UP THE RARE FOUNDATION USA AND READ THE ARTICLES AND WATCH THE VIDEOS BY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER AMY MECK REGARDING THE MUSLIM MOVEMENT IN COMMUNITIES JUST LIKE SACHSE E PLURIBUS UNUM OUT OF MANY ONE.

THIS IS THE MOTTO OF THE UNITED STATES. COME TO THE UNITED STATES LEGALLY ASSIMILATE AND BE A PART OF US.

WE WELCOME YOU. HOWEVER, ISLAMIC LEADERS SEEM TO PORTRAY ONE THING REGARDING THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE SECRETLY WORKING TO DO ANOTHER.

WE SEE THEM BUILDING COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SAY WE ARE FREE TO LIVE IN.

BUT IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS MADE BY THE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, THEY EVEN LAUGH AT THOSE OF US WHO THINK IT'S FOR EVERYONE.

THESE ARE CLEARLY MUSLIM OWNED COMMUNITIES. AT THIS POINT SACHSE IS ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE, AND MY FEAR IS THAT IF IT'S NOT IN A GOOD WAY.

HAS ANYONE NOTICED WHAT'S HAPPENING IN LONDON, FRANCE, CANADA AND BEYOND? CURRENTLY, ISLAMIC LEADERS IN TEXAS HAVE BILLS UP FOR VOTE.

GO CHECK OUT HB3172, HB635 OR 667. THIS IS JUST A START.

HB3172 WILL SUPPORT BASICALLY ANYTHING TO BE ALLOWED ON CHURCH LAND.

IF EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY IS PURCHASED UNDER THE CHURCH LAND LABEL, WHERE'S THE TAX BASE TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL THAT IS BEING BUILT THERE? LEADERS, WE NEED ALL TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON HERE, HOW QUICKLY THIS STATE AND SACHSE WILL CHANGE IF WE DON'T ADDRESS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES. WITH OUR STATE INVESTIGATING THE ISLAMIC OF THE INCREASE OF ISLAMIC NO GO ZONES.

CAN WE SAY SACHSE IS NOT RELATED JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON A LARGE PLOT OF LAND OR ON A LIST? DO WE ABSOLUTELY KNOW THAT? I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WHAT PEOPLE SAY THE FIRST TIME, YASIR QADHI CAUGHT I, THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE REAL AGENDA FOR ISLAM, CALLS FOR REJECTING DEMOCRACY, SECULAR LAW AND CAUSES FOR SUPREMACY OF SHARIA OVER WESTERN GOVERNANCE. AGAIN, GO LOOK FOR YOURSELVES. ONE OF YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU THINK SACHSE CAN BE A PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

I AGREE, BUT ONLY IF IT'S A SACHSE THAT DOESN'T ALLOW SHARIA LAW OPENLY AND IN FRONT OF US.

AN EXAMPLE THE SMALL HOUSE LIKE BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE LARGER CLASSROOM AND MOSQUE BUILDING ONCE HAD A SIGN ABOVE THE DOOR THAT SAID MEN ONLY.

OKAY, IT'S BEEN SOFTENED NOW TO MEN'S ENTRANCE AND WOMEN'S ENTRANCE ON TWO SEPARATE DOORS.

CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ASSIMILATION.

IS THAT OKAY IN SACHSE THOUGH? SACHSE LEADERS, OUR COMMUNITIES IS CHANGING AND WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR IT.

WE HAVE FREEDOM OF RELIGION, WHICH I WANT FOR ALL OF US, BUT AGAIN, NOT IF IT'S GOING TO BRING SHARIA LAW INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

FINALLY, I ASK THAT YOU NOT BE NAIVE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THIS NATION AND IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.

IF IT'S TROUBLE TO ONE OF US, IT SHOULD BE TROUBLESOME FOR YOU TOO.

SACHSE RESIDENTS, PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BROOKS. NEXT SPEAKER'S CARD IS RONALD DUBNER.

I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. MR. DUBNER, IF YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

HI. RONALD DUBNER. PLANO. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE LIVED IN PLANO, AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THESE MEGA MOSQUES. THE TRAFFIC JAMS, THE NEED FOR POLICE OUT TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.

I THINK THESE ARE THINGS YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT.

AND NOW I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS. THE MAN WHO WAS SENT TO RAISE THE MONEY FOR THIS MOSQUE IS SIRAJ WAHHAJ. HE'S AN IMAM WHO IS AN UNINDICTED COCONSPIRATOR IN THE 1993 WORLD TRADE CENTER.

HIS SON IS A CONVICTED FELON SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR OPERATING A TERRORIST TRAINING COMPOUND THAT STOCKPILED WEAPONS IN NEW MEXICO AND HAD ISSUES A NUMBER OF ISSUES WHICH I WON'T GO INTO, BUT SOMETHING YOU SHOULD CONSIDER.

WAHHAJ STATED, HAS STATED THAT HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN ASSIMILATION.

HE WILL REGISTER EVERY MUSLIM TO VOTE. AND HE SAID, AND I QUOTE, I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A MUSLIM, A TRUE MUSLIM, AS HEAD OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY THAN AN ENEMY.

AND I ASK YOU, WHO IS THE ENEMY? SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE CARE TO WATCH CAREFULLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS, THIS MOSQUE AS IT GOES INTO EFFECT, AND FOLLOW THE QUESTIONS THAT MISS SOTO HAS RAISED. THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF SACHSE AND FOR THE FUTURE OF NORTH TEXAS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. DUBNER. NEXT CARD I HAVE IS KRISTA SHEILD.

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I'M A HUNT COUNTY PRECINCT CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS CHURCH.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS BOOK CALLED AN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM.

$5 BOOK, AMAZON. I SUGGEST YOU GET THIS BOOK.

THIS WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF A TERRORIST.

AFTER THE FBI RAIDED IT, THEY GOT A WARRANT AND RAIDED IT IN ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA.

YEARS AGO, AFTER THE 9/11 ATTACKS. AND BY THE WAY, I WAS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES DURING THE 9/11 ATTACKS.

AND I'VE BEEN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE ISLAMIC THREAT MANY TIMES.

IN THIS MEMORANDUM, IT SAYS THE PROCESS OF SETTLEMENT IS A CIVILIZATION JIHADIST PROCESS WITH ALL WHICH ALL THE WORD MEANS THE IKHWAN.

THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR WORK IN AMERICA IS A KIND OF GRAND JIHAD IN ELIMINATING AND DESTROYING THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION FROM WITHIN AND SABOTAGING ITS MISERABLE HOUSE BY THEIR HANDS AND THE HANDS OF BELIEVERS SO THAT IT IS ELIMINATED, AND GOD'S RELIGION, MEANING ALLAH'S RELIGION, IS MADE VICTORIOUS OVER ALL OTHER RELIGIONS.

IN THE WORDS OF MY FRIEND AMY MAC, SHE SAYS ABOUT THIS SACHSE MEGACHURCH, THAT WHAT'S UNFOLDING IN SACHSE ISN'T COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A RELIGIOUS AND TERRITORIAL CONQUEST WHERE THE SYMBOLS OF CHRISTIANITY ARE BEING STRIPPED, REPURPOSED AND REPLACED TO SIGNAL ISLAM'S DOMINANCE OVER TEXAS SOIL.

I'VE BEEN AT THE TIP OF THE SPEAR OF THE EPIC CITY SITUATION FOR A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, AND I WENT UNDERCOVER IN A HIJAB THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO AT A CARSWELL FEDERAL PRISON, WHERE THE IMAMS OF THIS AREA THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS POLITICAL EXPANSION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION.

HAD SAID THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT A TERRORIST NAMED DOCTOR AFIA SIDDIQUI SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM THAT FEDERAL PRISON.

DOCTOR SIDDIQUI IS SENTENCED TO 86 YEARS BECAUSE SHE WAS SHOOTING AT OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN.

SHE WAS BUILDING BOMBS TO TAKE OUT OUR OFFICERS IN AFGHANISTAN.

SHE HAD A WHOLE LIST ON HER PLACES IN AMERICA WHERE SHE WAS GOING TO PLANT THE DIRTY BOMBS THAT SHE BUILT.

BUT JUSTICE UNDER SHARIA IS THAT SHE AND OTHER TERRORISTS LIKE HER, BE RELEASED FROM THE PRISONS THAT THEY'RE IN TO DO THEIR JOBS AND FINISH THEIR WORK OF THE GRAND JIHAD IN AMERICA. I SUGGEST THAT AFTER TALKING TO A CONSTITUTIONAL ATTORNEY, THAT YOU NOT LOOK AT THIS AS A TRANSFER FROM ONE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE TO ANOTHER, BUT YOU COMPLETELY TABLE THIS ALTOGETHER BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO GET THEIR OWN PERMIT, NOT A TRANSFER PERMIT. AND ALSO THIS IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION. THIS IS ABOUT A WHOLE OTHER WAY OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE THAT COMPLETELY UNDERMINES OUR CONSTITUTION.

AND I'M INVOLVED WITH ABBOTT'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW AND AG'S OFFICE AND GETTING THIS INVESTIGATED.

AND I SUGGEST YOU DO NOTHING WHILE THIS INVESTIGATION IS GOING ON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. SHIELD. ANYONE ELSE? THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKER CARDS I HAVE. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? DID YOU WANT TO COME UP BUTCH? COME ON UP. NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS BUTCH KEMPER. 7107 LONGMEADOW HERE IN SACHSE.

I, TOO RECEIVED MY APPRAISAL FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND I TAKE ISSUE WITH A STATEMENT THAT'S ON THAT APPRAISAL. AND I'M PARAPHRASING AT THIS POINT.

IT SAYS VIT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT OUR TAXES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR LOCAL ELECTED BOARDS AND GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATIONS. I TAKE ISSUE WITH THAT BECAUSE.

THE CAD IS TRYING TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING, AND PLACE ALL OF THE BLAME FOR WHETHER TAXES GO UP OR NOT ON THE CITIES AND COUNTIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ETC.

AND PREVIOUS. ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS FELL RIGHT INTO THAT TRAP.

IT'S NOT THE EXCLUSIVE PURVIEW OF THE CITY TO RAISE TAXES.

THEY PUT A TAX RATE AGAINST THE APPRAISAL AND THAT DETERMINES THE TAX.

TAXES AND THE TAX RATE IS SET BY THE CITY. THE APPRAISAL VALUE IS SET BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE PRODUCT OF THE TWO

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THANK YOU, MR. KIPPER. AGAIN, THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS CARDS I HAVE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT'S EITHER ON CONSENT DISCUSSION ONLY, OR ANY OTHER ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D, COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES.

[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]

SO THE SACHSE SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT TOUR OF THE SUMMER IS STARTING.

THE FIRST IS GOING TO BE MAY THE 2ND AT JK SACHSE PARK AT THE GRASS AREA.

I'M LOOKING FOR LANCE'S HEAD, I DON'T SEE IT AT THE GRASS AREA WHERE TAYLOR SWIFT COVER BAND WAS LAST YEAR.

THE OPENING ACT WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M. WITH LOLA KINSEY, FOLLOWED BY THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND, FROM 7:30 TO 9:30 IF YOU'RE A BEATLES FAN.

IF YOU'RE NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST OF HOPEFULLY MANY. MR. PRESTENBERG.

YES, I HAVE A QUICK ANIMAL SHELTER ANNOUNCEMENT.

MAY 10TH, 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.. THERE'S A VACATION CLINIC.

VACCINATION CLINIC. SORRY, I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL DAY.

THE SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER IS HOSTING A VACCINATION CLINIC ON SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, 2025, FROM 10 A.M.

TO 2 P.M. AT THE SHELTER. THIS CLINIC OFFERS AFFORDABLE VACCINATION AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR DOGS, PUPPIES, CATS AND KITTENS, INCLUDING RABIES, HEARTWORM TEST AND MORE.

ADDITIONALLY, LOW COST HEARTWORM, FLEA AND TICK MEDICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE CITYOFSACHSE.COM WEBSITE, OR CALL (972) 675-9662.

AND OF COURSE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF DOGS AND CATS THERE THAT WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU TAKE THEM HOME WITH THEM.

SO THANK YOU. YOU BACK UP, MAYOR PRO-TEM. YES.

GO AHEAD. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS, I DID NOT TURN MY PAPER OVER, I APOLOGIZE.

EASTER EGG HUNTS LAST SATURDAY, A WEEK AGO SATURDAY, WE HAD THE EASTER EGG HUNT OUT HERE IN SACHSE.

AND WE HAD ABOUT 14,000 EGGS THAT WERE PLACED OUT IN THE DIFFERENT FIELDS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

EACH EGG HUNT LASTED ABOUT TEN MINUTES, BUT THAT'S NOT ACCURATE.

IT LASTS ABOUT 39 SECONDS, AND THEN EVERYBODY STICKS AROUND FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND TAKES PICTURES OR FINDS THEIR PARENT THAT GOT LOST.

NO KIDS GET LOST. KIDS KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE.

IT'S ALWAYS THE PARENTS WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR FIRST TEEN VOLUNTEER DAY SATURDAY, APRIL THE 26TH. THAT'S THIS. SATURDAY AT 11 A.M..

JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST OF OUR TEEN VOLUNTEER DAYS THIS SEASON.

IN THIS SESSION, EXCUSE ME. TEENS WILL VOLUNTEER WITH FIVE LOAVES PANTRY WHILE GATHERING INSIGHTS TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND TEAMWORK. THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR TEEN TO LEARN ABOUT VOLUNTEERISM IF THEY DON'T ALREADY KNOW AND THEY CAN BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP AT FIVE LOAVES OFF OF WILLIFORD.

NOW I THINK I'M DONE. OKAY. MR. MILLSAP. OKAY, FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, IF YOU NEED A HOBBY.

WANT A HOBBY? TIRED OF YOUR OWN HOBBY AND LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S HOBBY? ONCE A MONTH THEY DO A HOBBY ACTIVITY. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THIS NEXT WEDNESDAY, DAY AFTER TOMORROW, STARTING AT 6:00. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

IT'S SOME HOBBIES CAN BE SENSITIVE TOPIC AND ACTIVITY.

SO THERE IS AN AGE LIMIT IN THIS PARTICULAR HOBBY.

YOU HAVE TO BE A TRUE TEENAGER. SO IT'S 13 AND OLDER TO DO THIS HOBBY.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE MAKING WATERCOLORS OUT OF EYESHADOWS.

NOW, I WOULD ASSUME THERE WILL BE THE GIRLS WOULD HAVE A BETTER PALETTE OF COLOR SELECTIONS THAN THE GUYS WOULD, BUT IT MIGHT BE SURPRISED. SO IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT MAKING WATERCOLORS OUT OF EYESHADOWS.

AND ALSO THAT COULD BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BY USING THEM UP RATHER THAN THROWING THEM AWAY.

ANOTHER ACTIVITY IS NEXT SATURDAY AT 2 P.M. IT'S GOING TO BE A BLACKOUT, WHAT'S CALLED A BLACKOUT PARTY, WHERE THEY TAKE DISPOSED OF BOOKS, AND WITH SHARPIES, THEY GO INTO A NATIONAL POETRY MONTH ACTIVITY WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GENERATE POETRY WITH BOOKS AND SHARPIES. THANK YOU, MR. MILLSAP. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? MISS NASH? A COUPLE OF NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS AND SOME OTHER RECOGNITION.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO WELCOME JADEN FULLER TO THE PARKS TEAM AS A NEW MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AND A PROMOTION FOR ANGEL CONTRERAS.

HE WAS PROMOTED FROM WATER QUALITY TECHNICIAN TWO TO A CREW LEADER FOR METER SERVICES.

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PARKS HAS EXTENDED THE WALKING TRAIL NEAR THE AMBERLYN AT THE STATION SO SENIOR RESIDENTS CAN HAVE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THEIR RESIDENCE AND HERITAGE PARK.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WORK IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND THEN WE HAD A SPECIAL REUNION AT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO.

THE HAWK FAMILY STOPPED BY TO THANK THE SACHSE FIRE RESCUE SEA SHIFT CREW, WHO RESPONDED TO THEIR HOME AND HELPED WELCOME THEIR BABY INTO THE WORLD.

THE CREW INCLUDED CAPTAIN BRAD HOOD, CHARLES PATTERSON, JODY CARSON, VINCENT OJEDA, SCOTT CASTILLO, AND JONATHAN HUGHES. WE'RE SO PROUD OF OUR COMPASSIONATE, SKILLED FIRST RESPONDERS WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAWK FAMILY ON THEIR NEW ADDITION.

YES. CONGRATULATIONS INDEED. THANK YOU, MISS NASH.

A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME. EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW FOR THE MAY 3RD GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION.

EARLY VOTING RUNS FROM APRIL 22ND TOMORROW THROUGH APRIL 29TH.

MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. ON THE ELECTION, I SHOULD SAY IS ON OUR WEBSITE WW.COM.

WE ALSO DO HAVE, IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL ELECTION, AS I SAID, WE HAVE THE SPECIAL ELECTION THAT IS REGARDING OUR STREET MAINTENANCE TAX SPECIAL ELECTION. SO THAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT AS WELL. AGAIN, MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. AND THEN LASTLY, OUR EXTREME GREEN EVENT WILL BE MAY 17TH FROM 8 A.M.

TO 1 P.M. IF YOU'RE IN MIDDLE OF SPRING CLEANING, YOU NEED TO GET RID OF SOME STUFF.

WE CAN DO THAT. COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL WILL BE HERE FOR THAT. YOU CAN DISPOSE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, TREE WASTE, YARD WASTE APPLIANCES AND MANY, MANY MORE THINGS.

AND SO THIS IS JUST FOR SACHSE RESIDENTS. IT'S A FREE EVENT. AND SO PLEASE COME ON OUT TO THE EXTREME GREEN EVENT.

MAY 17TH, 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE. APPROVE THE APRIL 7TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM TWO DECLARE A SURPLUS PROPERTY, DECLARED AS SURPLUS PROPERTY, AND AUTHORIZE THE DISPOSAL OF A 2005 FORD F-350 FRAZER AMBULANCE ASSET 331 VIA DONATION TO THE COLLIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. ITEM THREE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH NO DIG TEC FOR PIPE BURSTING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTER. SEWER MAIN REPAIR THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING AGREEMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TIPS PROGRAM.

CONTRACT NUMBER 20110402. IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $91,600.

ITEM FOUR AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN OF BEN DAVIS ROAD, R-2502 BETWEEN THE CITY OF SACHSE AND ARES ENGINEERING INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $111,156.50.

ITEM FIVE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND PARK LANE. BP2101 BETWEEN THE CITY OF SACHSE AND ARES ENGINEERING INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $189,255.50.

ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. HEARING?

[E. Consent Agenda]

YES. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E ONE THROUGH FIVE, AS PRESENTED.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

MISS BUHLER. SECOND. SECOND BY MISS BUHLER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F.

[1. Conduct a public hearing to consider approval of an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map, by changing the zoning relating to the use and development of a 1.73± acre tract of land out of the J. Cumba Survey, Abstract No. 243, City of Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, from I-2 General Industrial District (“I-2”) to Planned Development No. 39 (“PD-39”) with a base zoning of C-1 Neighborhood Shopping District; approving development regulations; providing a conflicts resolution clause; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing a penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and providing for an effective date.]

COMPASS SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 243. CITY OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM I-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 39 PD 39 WITH A BASE ZONING OF C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE, NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING DISTRICT, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT RESOLUTION CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF $2,000 FOR EACH OFFENSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MISS NASH. THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS ITEM THAT IS COMING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.

BUT FIRST, MATT WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM THAT'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AND I DO KNOW THAT THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HELLO, MR. ROBINSON.

HELLO, MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO REZONE A PROPERTY FROM I-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH A BASE C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING DISTRICT UNDERLYING ZONING.

CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS VACANT AND IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF JC PARK.

ON THE AERIAL ABOVE, YOU CAN SEE ITS LOCATION AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MONASTERY LANE AND RANCH ROAD, AND ONCE AGAIN THE ZONING AS PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS PLAN.

DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR PROVISIONS THAT ARE BEING CHANGED.

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BASICALLY AGAINST JK SACHSE PARK, A SIDE YARD SETBACK REDUCTION FROM 25FT TO 5FT ALONG MONTESSORI LANE.

RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPE BUFFER WITH REDUCED FROM A MINIMUM OF 10FT TO 5FT ALONG MONTESSORI LANE, AND THEN REVISIONS TO THE USE CHART FOR STANDARD C1 ZONING DISTRICTS.

JUST AS AN FYI, THE I-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ALLOWS SOME VERY INTENSE USES CURRENTLY.

THESE INCLUDE A DISTRIBUTION CENTER, EQUIPMENT STORAGE, AUTO REPAIR, MAJOR MINOR CONTRACTOR'S YARD, AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF USES THAT ARE PERMITTED BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT LIKE A VAPE SHOP, BODY ART STUDIO, OUTDOOR DISPLAYS AND A KENNEL.

UP ABOVE, YOU'LL SEE THE SOME OF THE USES THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE BASE C-1 ZONING DISTRICT.

AS PART OF THIS PD SO HOTEL, MOTEL, CAR WASH, GAS PUMPS, DRIVE THRU ESTABLISHMENT, MICROBREWERY.

ALL OF THOSE USES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING DISTRICT AS PART OF THIS PD.

IN ADDITION, A REVISED DEFINITION FOR INDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT HAS BEEN DEFINED WITHIN THE PD ORDINANCE AND IS TO ONLY BE PERMITTED WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SO THAT WOULD STILL COME BACK BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANY KIND OF APPROVAL FOR AN INDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT.

BEFORE YOU CAN SEE THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN ONE THING TO TAKE NOTE OF IS THE TWO SIDEWALKS THAT LEAD INTO JK SACHSE PARK TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE A KIND OF A DINING AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO KIND OF TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PARK ELEMENT TO ENCOURAGE THAT, THAT THAT CROSS UTILIZATION. AND BEFORE YOU ARE A COUPLE OF THE CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE REZONING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND AS STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT ZONING DECISIONS MUST BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF THAT REQUEST. AT THE MARCH 24TH REGULAR MEETING, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED FIVE ZERO TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL HAS.

AND AS MISS NASH MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR STAFF.

MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS, I HAVE ISSUES WITH ONE THING IN THE PD OR TWO THINGS IN THE PD HERE.

ONE IS THE SIDE YARD SETBACK REDUCED FROM 25FT TO 5FT ALONG MONTESSORI LANE, AND THE SUBSEQUENT ITEM IS RIGHT OF WAY.

LANDSCAPE BUFFER WIDTH REDUCED FROM A MINIMUM OF 10FT TO 5FT LONG.

MONTESSORI LANE. NO MATTER WHERE I GO, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S.

I HAVE MORE AND MORE OCCURRENCES OF TROUBLE SEEING AS I'M TRYING TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, AND THIS REDUCTION OF BOTH SEEMS LIKE IT MAY INTERFERE WITH THAT. OKAY. SO THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO STILL PROVIDE THE, THE MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IS THE THE SITE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE AS PART OF THAT WHEN THEY'RE PLANTING THOSE, THOSE TREES. SO GOING THROUGH THE SITE PLAN PROCESS, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

BUT IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES AND THEY WANT TO MODIFY THE STANDARD A LITTLE BIT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY YOUR, YOUR PURVIEW TONIGHT. YEAH. JUST BECAUSE IT PASSES THE SITE OF THE TRIANGLE DOESN'T MEAN IT IS.

I'M TRYING TO GET OUT OF OUR ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE RETAINING WALL.

I'M ALMOST IN THE INTERSECTION SO I CAN SEE OUT OF THERE.

NOW, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER HOOD THAN SOME PEOPLE, MAYBE, BUT YEAH I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CHANGED.

OKAY. MR. MILLSAP. TO GO ALONG WITH THAT, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.

THE RETAINING WALL ON MONTESSORI. THERE IS GOING TO JUST BE FIVE FEET FROM THE CURB, RIGHT? THERE IS NO RETAINING WALL ON THE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIS.

THERE WOULD BE LANDSCAPING. WELL, I THOUGHT IT REFERRED TO THE SCREENING WALL.

LANDSCAPE SCREENING WALL. THE SCREENING WALL WOULD BE ON THE WEST AND THE SOUTH BASICALLY AGAINST.

BUT IT SAYS THE ONE ON THE EAST SIDE IS MOVING FROM 25 TO 5FT.

THAT IS THE BUILDING SETBACK. THE BUILDING CAN BE SET.

THERE WON'T BE A SCREENING WALL IN THAT AREA.

CORRECT. OKAY. THE FIVE FEET THEN. IS THAT ALL GOING TO BE SIDEWALK? THE SIDEWALK IS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ITSELF. YOU CAN SEE THE DARK, THE DARKENED EDGE RIGHT THERE ON WITHIN THE GREEN NEXT TO MONASTERY LANE, THAT IS THE SIDEWALK. AND THEN THERE'S FROM THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK.

THERE'S ANOTHER FIVE FEET INSIDE. OKAY. AND ANOTHER COUPLE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS THAT COME TO MIND LOOKING AT WHAT YOU DID,

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YOU SHOW THOSE NO CAR WASHES? NO MICROBREWERIES.

I'M ASSUMING THIS IS THEORETICALLY BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE TO THE WATER PARK AND THERE'S MAINLY KIDDOS.

WE CAN'T HAVE A MICROBREWERY, BUT IF I'M NOT RIGHT, C1 ALLOWS VAPE SHOPS.

ARE THEY NOT ALLOWED IN C-1 ZONING AREA? NO. OKAY.

AND THEN ALSO THE OVERALL PLOT PLAN. YOU. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING? I WAS READING SOME OF IT WHERE HOUSING CAN BE A 1 OR 2 HOME, SINGLE FAMILY UNITS, EITHER 1 OR 2 BUILDINGS.

SO THAT CAN BE DUPLEXES. I'M ASSUMING A SINGLE HOUSE, OR IT COULD BE A DUPLEX AND IT COULD BE EITHER GROUND LEVEL OR ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. SO I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE GRAPHIC HERE, IT KIND OF STRADDLES THE LINE BETWEEN THE LIGHT ORANGE AND THE DARK ORANGE.

AND ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, IT HAS TWO DESIGNATIONS.

ONE OF THOSE BEING THE RETAIL SERVICES AND THE OTHER BEING THE 1 OR 2 SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED OR DETACHED DWELLING UNITS.

THIS IS GOING STRICTLY TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THEN WHERE ARE THE HOUSES ALLOWED? THERE ARE NO HOUSES ALLOWED.

FAMILY. SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING. AND FOR CLARIFICATION, THAT'S NOT.

THAT'S NOT ALLOWED CURRENTLY. CORRECT? YEAH. IT'S GOING FROM INDUSTRIAL TO A PD WITH A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

THERE IS NO RESIDENTIAL ALLOWED IN THIS. OKIE DOKIE.

AND ALSO THE OVERALL PLOT PLAN THAT YOU HAVE, THAT ONE THE MAIN BUILDING.

IT CAN BE TWO STORY. SO IT CAN HAVE BUSINESSES UPSTAIRS BY THE ELEVATION THAT YOU SHOWED THE ON THE NEXT PICTURE OVER.

THE BUILDING WOULD BE LIMITED TO 17,000FT². AND THEN IT WOULD BE INCORPORATED WITH THESE CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS.

SO IT CANNOT GO TO TWO STORY. AS FAR AS OCCUPIABLE AREA, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS HEIGHT GOES, IT CAN GO UP TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED WITHIN THE C-1 DISTRICT.

OKAY. THEN DO WE HAVE THAT CONCEPT RIGHT THERE ON 17,000FT² BASED ON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES? DO WE HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING ALLOCATED THERE FOR TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT IN THE CODE.

THEY ARE PARKING ABOVE THEIR REQUIRED AMOUNT.

THERE IS ABOVE. OKAY. THAT WAS THE MAIN THING BECAUSE THAT'S GETTING TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT IS WITH SPACE LIMITED AS IT IS.

WE ARE HAVING TO GIVE UP OUR COMPENSATIONS FOR PARKING.

SO THERE IS PARKING THERE. THERE ARE ROUGHLY 20 TO 25 SPACES OVER THERE REQUIRED.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. MISS HOWARTH. I'VE GOT MY QUESTIONNAIRE.

YOU GOT IT. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OH WE DO. I SEE MR. PRESTENBERG. YES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

NOT MUCH TO ADD OTHER THAN I'M A FREQUENT VISITOR TO THIS PARK WITH KIDS AND SPLASH PADS AND CONCERTS AND VOLLEYBALL, ALL THAT STUFF. AND SO THIS BEATS EVERYTHING THAT COULD GO THERE, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC. I AM CURIOUS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AS TO WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT BELIEVE, WHAT THEY WANT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I LIKE THE IDEAS AND WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED.

THANK YOU. AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE TAKEN OUT AS WELL. THANK YOU.

MISS BUHLER. I KIND OF ECHO HIS SENTIMENT ABOUT THE FAMILY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD.

I REALLY LIKE DISALLOWING SOME OF THOSE USES, SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE OWNER WHAT KIND OF TENANTS HE ENVISIONS.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY CONTRACTS OR DECIDED BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR THAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH, WE CAN HEAR FROM HIM DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

YES. OKAY. AND I WOULD JUST ADD, YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LIVES WITHIN THE RANCH PARK VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO HE IS GOT A STAKE IN THIS DOING WELL AND BEING SOMETHING FOR AS AN AMENITY FOR THE FOR THE CITY.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO POINT THAT OUT.

MR. LINDSEY. YEAH, DEFINITELY ECHO THE LAST TWO COMMENTS THERE, AND I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT.

THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED IS THAT DEFINED BY LIKE STATE REQUIREMENTS.

IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE EVEN HAVE CONTROL OVER ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARDS? SO WHEN THIS GOES THROUGH THE SITE CIVIL PLAN PROCESS, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THOSE TREES ARE BEING PLANTED, THE PROXIMITY OF THE ENTRY TO WHERE THE SIGHT LINES ARE.

AND IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, WE WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS PART OF THAT SITE CIVIL PLAN PROCESS.

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SO TO ME, IT COULD EQUALLY BE A PROBLEM OF GETTING OUT ONTO RANCH ROAD.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, ARE THOSE JUST THINGS WE'VE ACCEPTED WHAT THE STATE HAS DEFINED AS FAR AS THE AREA THAT'S CALCULATED, WHERE THERE CANNOT BE ANY OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? IS THAT LIKE A GENERAL STANDARD KIND OF A FORMAL CALCULATION? PART OF IT DEPENDS ON THE SPEED OF THE ROAD, AND THEN HOW FAR THE DEPTH OF THE DRIVEWAY IS, ALL THOSE KIND OF COMPONENTS. AND WE TRY OUR BEST TO ELIMINATE ANY OF THOSE ENCUMBRANCES RIGHT THERE.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY SOME WANT TO PUT THEIR SIGNS THERE OR THERE'S A UTILITY POLE, SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL, LIKE A UTILITY POLE. BUT WE DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE VISIBILITY TRIANGLES ARE AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE.

OKAY. AND WOULD WE EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY YOU MENTIONED, SAY, ENGINEERING STANDARDS.

SO WITH THIS ZONING REQUEST, I MEAN, IS THAT EVEN A POSSIBILITY TO ADJUST THAT, THAT TRIANGLE LAYOUT WITH THE FORMULA THAT'S, THAT'S USED IN THERE AND THAT MAY BE A CITY ATTORNEY QUESTION ON.

TECHNICALLY, IF YOU WANTED TO ADD SOME INCREASED DIMENSIONAL STANDARD, YOU COULD.

I DON'T HAVE THE DIMENSIONAL STANDARD IN FRONT OF ME, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS LAID OUT IN THIS PD. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DON'T DO ENGINEERING FROM THE DAIS. THEY CAN ADDRESS THAT DURING THE PLANNING, DURING THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS.

OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS? QUESTIONS TO STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT, HANG AROUND, MR. ROBINSON. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I DO DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.

THE TIME MS. GRANGER. 7:21 P.M.. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN AT 7:21 P.M..

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. TIME, MS. GRANGER. 7:21 P.M.. WE CAN'T GET TO 7:22. IT JUST TURNED 7:22.

ALL RIGHT, 7:22 IT IS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. HEARD FROM STAFF.

HEARD FROM QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. FURTHER DISCUSSION.

WHAT'S THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE OR EMOTIONS? MR. LINDSEY. WELL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE F1 AS PRESENTED.

A MOTION BY MR. LINDSEY TO APPROVE F1 AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS HOWARTH. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY MISS HOWARTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS TERMINATING TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, IDENTIFIED AS THE

[2. Consider an ordinance of the City of Sachse, Texas, terminating Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone #1 identified as the PGBT Reinvestment Zone ("Zone"); dissolving the Board of Directors for the Zone; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.]

AND HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS ORDINANCE IS AN ITEM FOR YOU TO CONSIDER TONIGHT WITH BEING ABLE TO DISSOLVE THE TAX, INVESTMENT AND REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE. VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT IT DID ITS JOB.

WHEN IT WAS SET UP BACK IN 2003 TO BE A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT DOWN AT THE PGBT.

AND WHEN WE TALKED AT YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT AND I MADE A PRESENTATION SAYING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DISSOLVE THIS SOONER, WHICH MEANS THAT THOSE REVENUES COULD GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THE CONSENSUS AT THAT TIME WAS THAT I COULD BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD TO YOU AND DO A DEEPER PRESENTATION ON THIS.

AND SO IF YOU SO CHOOSE TERMINATE THIS REINVESTMENT ZONE.

SO AGAIN, THEREBY PUTTING THOSE TAX DOLLARS BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

THANK YOU, MISS NASH. HELLO, MR. BALDWIN. HELLO, MAYOR.

COUNCIL. AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID, THIS IS A GOOD NEWS STORY.

THE SUBJECT BEING THE PGBT REINVESTMENT ZONE OR TIRZ ONE AND THE TERMINATION OF SUCH FOR THE AGENDA.

I'LL PROVIDE A TERSE OVERVIEW. I'LL THEN GO OVER A HISTORY OF THE PGBT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

I'LL NOTE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TIRZ AND THEN STATE RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS.

CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE, WHICH IS THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ACT, PROVIDES A LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE TOURS.

TOURS ARE CREATED BY COUNCIL ACTION. THEY ARE FOR A DEFINED REINVESTMENT ZONE WITHIN THE CITY, AND IN ADDITION, THE BASE VALUE IS ESTABLISHED UPON CREATION AND FOR ANY INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN VALUE,

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THE TOURS CAN INCLUDE PROPERTY TAXES OR SALES TAX, BUT IN OUR CASE, IT'S PROPERTY TAX.

A TOURS IS A TOOL THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES CAN USE FOR FINANCE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN A DEFINED AREA.

THE TOUR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL ON THE IMPLEMENTATION, AND EACH TAXING UNIT CAN CHOOSE WHAT PERCENTAGE, IF ANY, IT WILL CONTRIBUTE. A TIRZ OBLIGATES FUTURE TAX REVENUES FROM EACH PARTICIPATING TAXING UNIT TO PAY FOR PROJECT COSTS.

SO LET ME TRY AND SUM UP WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED IN A PICTURE. SO OFF TO THE LEFT IN THAT GRAY ARROW AREA, WE START WITH A BASE YEAR VALUE OF ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN A TIRZ AREA. THEN THERE'S A VERTICAL LONG LINE ALONG THAT TIMELINE, AND THAT IS THE LIFESPAN, THE BEGINNING OF THE TIRZ. THE GRAY ARROW NOW, IF YOU NOTICE, IS THE SAME SIZE OR HEIGHT AS IT WAS WHEN IT WAS THE BASE AREA. SO WHEN YOU CREATE A TIRZ, THE EXISTING BASE VALUE OF PROPERTY IN THAT AREA CONTINUES.

AND IN THIS SIMPLE EXAMPLE, THE GENERAL FUND CONTINUES TO GET THE REVENUES THAT IT PREVIOUSLY DID.

NOW ANY INCREMENTAL INCREASE. SO AS THE PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE, THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN ASSOCIATED REVENUE IS TRANSFERRED TO THE TRS FUND.

SO THOSE ARE THE REVENUES WITHIN THAT TIRZ AREA.

AND IN OUR CASE FOR TIRZ ONE, IT SHOWS HERE A SPLIT WHERE THE GENERAL FUND COULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUE. HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT STATED FOR THE TIRZ FUND THAT INCREMENT FOR TOURS ONE WAS SET AT 100%.

SO ALL OF THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN REVENUES HAS BEEN GOING TO THE TIRZ.

AND THAT CONTINUES UNTIL THE END OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE OF THE TIRZ.

AFTER SUCH, ALL REVENUE FROM THE PROPERTY GOES BACK TO, IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE GENERAL FUND.

NOW TRS ONE SPECIFICALLY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003 FOR A 25 YEAR TERM DUE TO END IN 2028, BASED ON THE ADOPTING ORDINANCE. THERE WERE ALSO FURTHER AMENDMENTS FOR STAGGERED BOARD TERMS TO ALLOW THE CREATION OF TOURS TO.

THE UTILITY FUND IN THAT TIRZ ZONE. ADVANCED FUNDED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN FISCAL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 THAT HAS SINCE BEEN FULLY REIMBURSED, IN 2023 OR 22 AND 23 IS WHEN THAT WAS COMPLETED.

AND THEN THE SACHSE EDC ADVANCE FUNDED SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN 20 15-16.

AND THAT HAS ALSO BEEN FULLY REIMBURSED AS OF FISCAL YEAR 2324.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THAT TIRZ ZONE. THE INSTALLATION OF WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT ZONE.

DID ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT. YOU CAN SEE IN GREEN THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND IN BLUE NEW MAJOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

JUST SHOWING HERE MORE RECENT INFORMATION JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WOULD FIT ON THE SLIDE.

SO FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS YOU CAN SEE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND AREA THAT -870,000.

THAT IS THE NEGATIVE BALANCE. BASICALLY SAYING THAT THE TIRZ OWED OTHER FUNDS AT THAT TIME REVENUES.

THEN IN THIS EXAMPLE OR IN THIS CASE PROPERTY TAX IS USED TO PAY DOWN THE BALANCE THAT THE FUND OWES EACH YEAR.

AND THAT CONTINUED ON UNTIL THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2324, WHEN THE TIRZ HAD PAID OFF ALL OF ITS LIABILITIES, LEAVING 192,000 AND CHANGE AT THE END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR AND CONTINUING NOW THROUGH THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, IT SHOWS $1.4 MILLION OF REMAINING FUND BALANCE.

AND THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE EXPENDED IN THE ZONE.

YOU KNOW, STILL IN THAT AREA, EVEN AS THE TIRZ IS TERMINATED.

SO THAT SECTION 311 .017 OF THE TEXAS CODE STATES THAT A REINVESTMENT ZONE TERMINATES AT THE EARLIER OF THE TERMINATION DATE DESIGNATED IN THE ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE ZONE, WHICH WOULD BE DECEMBER 2028, OR THE DATE ON WHICH ALL PROJECT COSTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL.

AND SO, BASED ON TIRZ ONE SUCCESSFULLY SERVING ITS PURPOSE, STAFF REQUESTS COUNCIL APPROVAL TO TERMINATE TIRZ ONE BY ADOPTING THE REINVESTMENT

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IF APPROVED, STAFF WOULD NOTIFY THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE BOARD AND TRANSMIT THE ORDINANCE TO DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND DALLAS COUNTY TAX OFFICE. COUNCIL COULD THEN RECOGNIZE THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE BOARD AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING, AND THE CITY WOULD EXPEND REMAINING TIRZ ONE FUND BALANCE WITHIN THE TIRZ ONE ZONE.

THERE'S NO TIME LIMITATION ON THAT. WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.

MR. BALDWIN, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE BEFORE THAT? YEAH. NOPE, NOPE. THERE YOU GO. SO JUST AS A SUMMARY, DETERMINATION OF THE REINVESTMENT ZONE IS REALLY BASED ON THE SECOND BULLET POINT.

YEAH. AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO WAIT TILL. CORRECT.

CORRECT. YEAH. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. IT'S BROUGHT FORWARD IS TO TERMINATE EARLY BECAUSE IT'S SUCCESSFULLY MET ITS NEEDS. IT MEETS THAT CRITERIA OF 311.7.

CORRECT. YES IT DOES. GOTCHA. THANK YOU. MISS BUHLER.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY PROJECTS IN MIND FOR THE FUND BALANCE? THE 1.4, OR DO WE JUST LEAVE IT IN THAT ACCOUNT UNTIL DEVELOPMENT COMES AND WE NEED THAT MONEY FOR FURTHER PROJECTS? I'LL ANSWER THAT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROJECTS IN MIND AT THIS TIME.

BUT WE OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T SPEND IT ON ANYTHING BUT IN THAT AREA.

AND SO WHEN THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT, WE WOULD HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE POTENTIALLY TO INCENTIVIZE OR WORK WITH A DEVELOPER OR WHATEVER YOU ALL WOULD SEE FIT TO BE ABLE TO DO FOR A PROJECT AT THAT TIME.

AND IS IT ONLY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OR WHAT? WHAT CAN THAT MONEY BE USED FOR IN THAT AREA? INFRASTRUCTURE IS CERTAINLY THE IS WHAT WE'VE TYPICALLY SPENT FUNDS ON, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE USED FOR INCENTIVES OR OTHER THINGS THAT ARE TIRZ ELIGIBLE UNDER MAYBE A CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT WHERE WE DO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THAT TO DO INCENTIVIZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. MR. MILLSAP, IN THE OPENING STATEMENT THAT IT WAS STATED THAT ONCE THE TIRZ ZONE IS TERMINATED, THAT MONEY, THAT TYPICAL MONEY THAT WENT INTO TOURS, WENT BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND UNTIL ANOTHER IT CAN GO TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS THAT IT STAYS IN THE TOURS AND IS SPENT IN THAT ZONE.

IF THE TIRZ IS TO BEEN TERMINATED, HOW CAN WE PUT THE MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPLY IT WITHIN A TOUR ZONE? BECAUSE THERE IS NO MORE TOUR ZONE. SECTION 314 OF THE.

OF THE CODE SAYS THAT LET'S SEE. SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT BASICALLY THAT THE COSTS SHALL REMAIN WITH US, SHALL BE WITH THE CITY. IF WE HAD PARTNERED WITH A COUNTY OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS CONTRIBUTING AT THAT POINT, WE MUST RETURN THAT MONEY TO A COUNTY. BUT WHETHER IT'S IN THE TIRZ FUND, WHETHER IT'S IN THE GENERAL FUND, THOSE DOLLARS DO REMAIN WITH THE CITY. THEY'RE UNDER OUR CONTROL.

BUT WE'RE CHOOSING TO LEAVE IT IN THAT TIRZ ONE FUND.

BUT IF IT GOES BACK INTO A GENERAL FUND, THEN IT BECOMES GENERAL FUND MONIES, RIGHT? INSTEAD OF SOMETHING EARMARKED SET ASIDE IN A PILE THAT CAN BE USED FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS AT THIS JUST DISCRETION.

GENERAL FUND DOLLARS ARE UNRESTRICTED. OKAY. CLARIFYING STATEMENT.

MISS NASH. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. WHEN I MADE THE STATEMENT IN THE OPENING COMMENTS.

WHAT I MEANT TO SAY IT WASN'T FOR THE FUND BALANCE THAT WOULD GO BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

IT'S FREEING BACK UP THAT INCREMENT IN THE TIRZ THAT WOULD GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.

SO WE WOULD NO LONGER BE COLLECTING THAT THAT WOULD GO BACK TO THAT, TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. MR. PRESTENBERG. NO.

CITY MANAGER SAID EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. SO GOOD JOB.

THANKS. MR. LINDSEY. YEAH, WELL, IT'S THAT BOARD LIAISON.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REFLECT ON THE TIF.

THE INCREDIBLE FORESIGHT BACK. WHENEVER THIS WAS ENVISIONED, WE WERE, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO GET GEORGE BUSH THROUGH OUR CITY.

AND ONCE WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO COME THROUGH OUR CITY. OF GETTING THE SERVICE ROADS THROUGH THERE.

SO THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO GETTING THAT DONE BY A PRIOR STAFF AND PRIOR LEADERS OF OUR CITY AND EVEN A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE ON THE ORIGINAL BOARD OF WHAT BOBBY TILLMAN AND ED BROWN HAVE BEEN ON THAT BOARD SINCE THE START.

SO DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. WE LOOK DOWN GEORGE BUSH ON THAT MAP.

IF YOU NOTICE GOING INTO ROWLETT, THEY DO NOT HAVE SERVICE ROADS.

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WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE SERVICE ROADS, AND THAT'S PLAYED A KEY PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA, AND WHERE WE'VE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO WIN OVER ROWLETT FOR BRINGING IN SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE.

SO IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE FORETHOUGHT BACK THEN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO BE CRITICAL ON OTHER THINGS.

HINDSIGHT'S ALWAYS 2020. BUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING ON THIS, YOU KNOW, BACK THEN, REALLY PUT IN A GOOD PLACE AND I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH.

AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE THAT GENERAL FUND OF ALL THE TAX PROCEEDS GOING INTO THE GENERAL FUND GOING FORWARD, AS THE CITY MANAGER HAS MENTIONED. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

YES. I'VE BEEN RESERVED IN APPOINTING PEOPLE TO THIS BOARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THAT'S WHY I'M ON IT. THEY MEET ONCE A YEAR BECAUSE THE STATE REQUIRES THEM TO, TO REVIEW THEIR FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AND THE MEETINGS ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY POINTLESS AT THIS POINT.

SO I AM ALL IN FAVOR. IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? OKAY, THEN CARRY FORWARD MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ACTION F ACTION F2 AS PRESENTED.

HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE ITEM F2 AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBERG.

SECOND. SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM THREE.

[3. Consider an ordinance of the City Council of Sachse, Texas, authorizing certain budget and Capital Improvement Plan amendments pertaining to the fiscal year 2024-2025 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan; and providing an effective date.]

MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW WE'VE MADE SOME POLICY CHANGES WITH REGARD TO WHEN WE DO BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR DURING OUR BUDGET YEAR. WE DO THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING TO DO THEM AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MR. BALDWIN HAS INSTITUTED AND I THINK HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO DO AS WE GO.

AND SO HE HAS A VERY SHORT LIST OF SOME ITEMS TO BE ABLE TO DO FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR 2425.

MR. BALDWIN IS BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS A REMINDER, OUR BUDGET WAS ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024.

THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE INCLUDES A BUDGET FUND BUDGET APPROPRIATION, WHICH IS EXHIBIT A AND A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THE CIP, WHICH IS EXHIBIT B. BY POLICY AMENDMENTS TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET, MAY BE MADE.

SO THE FIRST OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU IS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND IT IS REQUESTING EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR PREVIOUSLY UNBUDGETED REVENUE. THE FIRST ITEM IS RECOGNIZING A DONATION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM LAKE POINT CHURCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000. AS I UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE EXACT THINGS THAT THEY MIGHT FUND.

I THINK THEY HAVE A FEW IDEAS. BUT I'LL SAVE THAT FOR THEM.

AND SO THIS IS JUST TAKING THAT FULL DONATION AND REQUESTING EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR IT.

ALSO RELATED TO THE STORM. THAT WE HAD MORE RECENTLY REIMBURSEMENT FOR STORM RELATED FENCE.

REPLACEMENT IS. SO WE RECEIVED FUNDS FROM TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,014.

AND WE'RE REQUESTING EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. FOR THE FENCE.

MOVING ON TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. THE SAME REASON WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY OR REQUESTING EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR PREVIOUSLY UNBUDGETED REVENUE.

AS YOU RECALL, SALMON PARK LIGHTING WAS THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT BROUGHT TO YOU AND AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 17TH.

THE REQUEST WAS THAT WE LOOK AT PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES.

THAT IS AN APPROVED REVENUE SOURCE FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD ON MARCH 13TH.

AND SO WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THAT LIGHTING PROJECT OR THAT FUND HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO FUND THAT LIGHTING PROJECT WITH PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES.

AND I WAS TOLD OR IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THIS WOULD BE SHORT.

SO I'LL DO SO. SO THE FINAL REQUEST FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS IS FOR CAPITAL PROJECT CARRY FORWARD.

THE ADOPTED BUDGET CARRIED FORWARD ANY UNSPENT BUDGET FROM THE INCEPTION OF EACH PROJECT THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 23-24 OR THROUGH JUNE. NOW THAT THE 23-24 AUDIT IS COMPLETE, WE ARE REQUESTING REDUCTIONS TO 2425 PROJECT BUDGETS FOR AMOUNTS SPENT

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SO THE TABLE HERE PROVIDES A SUMMARY BY FUND.

DETAIL BY PROJECT IS PROVIDED IN THE ATTACHED FILES TO THE AGENDA ITEM.

THERE IS ONE NUMBER THAT'S POSITIVE WHILE ALL THE OTHERS ARE REDUCING THE BUDGET AUTHORITY.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE WAS A CORRECTING JOURNAL ENTRY TO MOVE EXPENSE FROM A CAPITAL PROJECT TO PARKS MAINTENANCE.

SO THIS IS CORRECT IN THAT THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT ON THAT LINE ITEM FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DOES INCREASE THE AUTHORITY FOR THE PROJECT.

SO WHAT IT WAS AT ADOPTION IS THE CARRY FORWARD BUDGET.

ALL THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUDGET THAT WASN'T SPENT WAS $40.9 MILLION.

THIS REDUCES THAT REQUEST BY $3.9 MILLION TO BRING IT TO THE CARRY FORWARD BUDGET OF $37 MILLION.

AND HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS, BOTH FOR EXHIBIT A, THE FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND FOR EXHIBIT B, THE CIP. BOTH ATTACHMENTS TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.

SO STAFF REQUESTS COUNCIL TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25.

BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR STAFF. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS OR OTHER DISCUSSION.

MISS HOWARTH. I APPRECIATE SEEING THESE EARLIER SO WE CAN STILL REMEMBER THE THINGS WE SPENT MONEY ON AND MAKE IT A LITTLE FRESHER IN OUR MINDS. BUT WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM F3 AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MISS HOWARTH TO APPROVE ITEM F3 AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS BUHLER. SECOND. SECOND BY MISS BUHLER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM G, DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[1. Receive a briefing on the Taste of Sachse event.]

MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JARED POTTS, OUR DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GIVING YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW OF A NEW PROGRAM THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAS COME UP WITH A TASTE OF SACHSE, AND WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW ABOUT IT PRIOR TO IT, BEGINNING AT THE START OF MAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED THESE LITTLE CARDS AT UP HERE, AND WE'LL HAVE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

AND JARED IS GOING TO TALK YOU THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND THE EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE COMING WITH IT.

HELLO, MR. POTTS. HELLO, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

AS MISS NASH PUT IT, WE'LL GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

BUT WE RECEIVED THESE CARDS TODAY. SO FRESH OFF THE PRESS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS TASTE OF SACHSE PROGRAM FOR YOU ALL.

SO GIVE A BACKGROUND OF THE PROGRAM. TALK ABOUT THE RULES, NEXT STEPS, AND THEN CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE.

SO IN CONJUNCTION WITH SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AND IEDC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK, WE ATTEMPT TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO SHOP AND DINE LOCALLY, KIND OF IN CONJUNCTION, AS I MENTIONED, WITH THESE KIND OF EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

OUR FIRST FORAY INTO THIS TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR.

YOU MIGHT RECALL WE HAD A SHOP, LOCAL EVENT DENISE LEWIS, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.

THIS IS REALLY HER DOING. SO PROPS TO HER FOR ALL THE CREATIVITY.

BUT JUST AS A SORT OF FUN ANECDOTE WE DID RECEIVE THROUGH THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MERIT RECOGNITION FOR THAT PROGRAM THAT WAS THAT WAS PUT ON LAST YEAR. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE DENISE, IN HER FOLLOW UP WITH THESE BUSINESSES WITH THE SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM LAST YEAR, WE TRIED TO CAST A WIDE NET.

WE TRIED TO LET KIND OF YOUR UNORTHODOX, ATYPICAL BUSINESSES BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

SO WE EVEN INCLUDED, YOU MIGHT RECALL, LIKE A STORAGE UNIT TYPE BUILDING BECAUSE THEY SELL CARDBOARD BOXES AND A DENTIST AND SOME, SOME MAYBE LESS TRADITIONAL RETAIL USERS, BUT WE HAD THEM INCLUDED IN SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WAS THEY DIDN'T QUITE RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF VISITATION THAT THE RETAIL, MORE TRADITIONAL RETAIL RESTAURANT TYPE USERS OBTAINED.

SO WE PIVOTED A LITTLE BIT, AND WE'VE GONE INTO MORE OF A TASTE OF SACHSE EVENT YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THIS IN OTHER PLACES.

IT IS SORT OF OUR SPIN ON LAST YEAR'S EVENT. SO WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM GUIDE THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER.

AS MENTIONED, THE CARDS HAVE BEEN PRINTED. WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THESE TO THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE HERE.

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SO WE HAVE THESE CUSTOM TEAM SACHSE STICKERS THAT WERE PRINTED.

DENISE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING TO ALL THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES NOT ONLY THE CARDS, BUT THE STICKERS.

AGAIN, ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES HAVE CONFIRMED THEY'RE GOOD TO PARTICIPATE.

SO THIS HAS ALL BEEN VETTED AND IS THE FINAL LIST YOU WOULD ATTEMPT TO COLLECT SIX STICKERS TOTAL.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE IMAGE ON THE BOTTOM THERE.

YOU WOULD PLACE YOUR STICKER ON EITHER THE DONUT OR THE PIZZA.

YOU WOULD SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED CARD BY THE DUE DATE SO YOU CAN BRING IT TO CITY HALL OR YOU CAN EMAIL IT TO US AND WE WILL BE PROVIDING PRIZES FOR THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE THAT SUBMIT A COMPLETED CARD, AND THEN THOSE WHO COMPLETE CARDS WITHIN THE TIME FRAME.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, MAY 5TH TO JUNE 1ST THEY WOULD BE ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE TO WIN A LARGER PRIZE.

WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR WAS WE AGAIN TRIED TO KEEP THAT THAT SPENDING IN SACHSE.

SO WE WILL GO TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND WE'LL PROCURE SOME GIFT CARDS AND AGAIN HAVE THE RAFFLE AND LET SOME OF THE WINNERS KIND OF PICK WHICH BUSINESS THAT THEY'D WANT TO HAVE A GIFT CARD TOWARDS. SO AS I MENTIONED, PRIZES FOR THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO SUBMIT COMPLETED CARDS.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT THERE WE HAVE A SODA GLASS THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ORDERING, KIND OF COMMEMORATING THE EVENT WITH THE DATE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE GIVEAWAYS.

ALSO, PEOPLE REALLY LIKE THE SHIRTS THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVING OUT.

SO WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ORDERED SOME MORE OF THOSE THAT YOU KNOW.

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT IT SAYS. SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS PROMOTING THE EVENT PRIOR TO LAUNCH, WE HAVE KIND OF A TEASER POST THAT WILL GO OUT, BE DOING A PRESS RELEASE. WE ARE ORDERING SOME A FRAME SIGNS THAT WILL PUT IN KEY LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL HAVE QR CODES TO A WEBSITE WITH MORE INFORMATION. THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BUILT.

AGAIN, ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION, COMMUNICATION DURING THE EVENT AND OF COURSE FOLLOWING UP WITH BUSINESSES AFTER THE EVENT CONCLUDES.

SO CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WE WERE WE WERE DELIGHTED.

OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES AND NEW RESTAURANTS HAVE COME INTO THE COMMUNITY.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS DOESN'T REPRESENT THE HOLISTIC LIST OF BUSINESSES THAT DENISE WENT TO.

WE TRIED GOING TO ALL SORTS OF GROUPS. AND SOME FOLKS, MAYBE THEY WEREN'T READY TO PARTICIPATE JUST YET, OR OTHERS, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE H2O MASALA TWIST EXPRESS.

WE HAVE SOME GROUPS THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO OPENING AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THEM ON THE LIST.

HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO GET OPEN, WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THEM THE PACKET WITH STICKERS AND START KIND OF COMMUNICATING THAT THIS IS ONE MORE BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. POTTS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BUHLER. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR THINKING OF THIS.

THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. I KNOW I COULD HAVE FILLED UP THIS CARD JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND.

AND I KNOW WE CAN'T PARTICIPATE, BUT I WOULD HAVE WON ALREADY.

BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF THESE CREATIVE IDEAS TO BRING BUSINESS TO ALL OF OUR SACHSE BUSINESSES AND JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU. MISS HOWARTH. OUT OF CURIOSITY, PALATABLE SHAWARMA AND GRILL.

WHERE IS THAT? SO IT'S ON HIGHWAY 78. THEY OPENED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND IT IS NIGERIAN FOOD.

AND SO IT'S ON HIGHWAY 78 ALONG THE THAT KIND OF FRONTAGE AREA NEXT TO THE INTERSECTION IS ESCAPING ME.

BROOKVIEW. OH, OKAY. RIGHT THERE. IT'S OVER THERE.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF STRIP RETAIL BUILDINGS AND IT'S IN ONE OF THOSE. I DRIVE THERE ALL THE TIME, AND I NEVER KNOW. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF ETHIOPIAN GROCERY STORES IN SACHSE AND SOME HALAL MARKETS.

AND AGAIN, WE ENVISION THIS BEING A RECURRING EVENT AGAIN, TRYING TO GROW AND BUILD UPON IT IN FUTURE, IN FUTURE YEARS. HOPEFULLY THIS IS SUCCESSFUL AND MORE PEOPLE WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY, JARED, JUST AGAIN, A GREAT JOB AND EXPANDING OUR HORIZONS AS FAR AS SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

AND THIS IS I THOUGHT WAS SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR.

AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS PROGRAM EXPAND. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE MISS LEWIS AS WELL.

THANK MISS LEWIS. SHE DID ALL THE WORK. YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, I WASN'T GOING TO SAY THAT, BUT YES, SHE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEE. AND SHE HAS, AS SHE SHOWED IN ONE OF THE SLIDES, SHE IS OUT THERE. YOU'RE OUT THERE TOO, BUT SHE IS OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, REALLY SOLICITING AND SELLING THE CITY REALLY.

SO WE IN THIS LIST REFLECTS THAT. SO TO ME, THAT LIST REFLECTS HER HARD WORK.

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IS THIS LIMITED TO JUST FOOD DISTRIBUTING BUSINESSES? YEAH, THIS THIS THE CRUX OF THIS EVENT WAS TO FOCUS ON RESTAURANTS.

AND AGAIN, WE DID REACH OUT TO SOME KIND OF BOUTIQUE GROCERS IN TOWN AS WELL.

BUT THE THOUGHT WAS WE'D CAPITALIZE ON SOME REALLY GREAT MOMENTUM WE HAVE WITH SOME RESTAURANTS.

AND THAT WAS THE FOCUS. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. POTTS, SIR. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO, DISCUSS AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 CITY OF SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP.

[2. Discuss and review applications for the 2025 City of Sachse Scholarship.]

SO THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. YOU ALL RECEIVED YOUR PACKETS.

WITH APPLICANT INFORMATION REDACTED. SO YOU CAN CHOOSE BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS OF EACH PERSON.

AND YOU ALL HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

YOU'RE ABLE TO LITIGATE THAT AMONGST YOURSELVES.

AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO WHAT MISS NASH SAID. STAFF DID A REALLY GOOD JOB IN NARROWING DOWN THE APPLICATIONS.

THEY DO THE HARD WORK FOR US. SO AS MISS NASH MENTIONED, YOU HAVE THE THREE CANDIDATES THEY SELECTED AS FINALISTS.

AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE JUST GOING TO GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF ON WHICH ONE TO AWARD THE SCHOLARSHIP TO.

SO THE APPLICANT ONE, TWO AND THREE TO PROTECT THEIR OUR NAMES.

AND WITH THAT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS IF YOU HAVE A FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD CHOICE OR YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT IN MORE DETAIL, WE CAN DO THAT. HOPEFULLY BETWEEN THE DISCUSSION, WE'LL HAVE A CONSENSUS.

MR. PRESTENBERG. YES. I CAN JUST I THINK APPLICANT NUMBER ONE.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ALL THREE APPLICANTS ARE AMAZING RANKED 12 OUT OF SEVEN.

I MEAN, THOSE NUMBERS ARE CRAZY. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU RANK THAT HIGH.

BUT. APPLICANT ONE ENTREPRENEUR, EAGLE SCOUT BAND.

CHOIR. I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME. SO REALLY LIKE OUR THREE CANDIDATES.

SO KUDOS TO THE STAFF FOR NARROWING IT DOWN TO THESE THREE, BUT ONE, TWO, THREE.

IT'S PRETTY EASY ON MY STANDPOINT. THANK YOU, SIR.

MISS HOWARTH EVEN THOUGH MY HEART TELLS ME TO GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY FROM WYLIE ISD.

I'M 213. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO CHIME IN? NOW'S THE CHANCE. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. IF ANYONE IS LISTENING, I CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR VOLUNTEERISM WITHIN THE CITY, AND I CONTINUE NOT TO SEE THAT ON THESE APPLICATIONS.

THAT TO ME IS WORTH MORE MAKE BELIEVE POINTS IN MY MIND THAN A LOT OF THESE THINGS. BUT MINE IS TWO, THREE ONE.

TWO. THREE. ONE. THANK YOU, SIR. MISS BUHLER.

MINE IS ALSO TWO. THREE. ONE. THANK YOU, MISS BUHLER.

MR. MILLSAP. LOOKING AT THE COMMENTS ON THERE TYPE STATEMENT ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. I LIKE WHAT NUMBER ONE SAID. I THINK IT'S LOOKS LIKE REALLY MORE FORETHOUGHT IN REALITY.

THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A CHANGE IN SOCIAL STANDARDS IS START OFF WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND LET THEM GROW INTO IT.

AND RATHER THAN JUST START OFF WITH OLDER PEOPLE AND SAY, WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE.

AND I THINK THAT IS MORE DOABLE. AND WHEN THEIR BEST SUCCESS MY CHOICE IS, IS 132. 132. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT LEAVES MR. LINDSEY.

TOUGH DECISIONS. TWO. THREE. ONE. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY I ECHO WHAT MR. PRESTENBERG SAID. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL THREE OF THE APPLICATIONS ARE OUTSTANDING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD TO PICK. I'M 213 MYSELF, BUT BASED ON MY CALCULATION UP HERE, TWO'S THE TWO.

APPLICANT NUMBER TWO HAS IT. SO IF STAFF WILL TAKE THAT AND DO YOUR THING.

ANYONE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH APPLICANT TWO? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM H, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[H. Executive Session]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIBERATIONS DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRADY.

EXCUSE ME, PROJECT LADY BIRD. THE TIME MS. GRANGER.

07:54 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:54 P.M..

[01:25:02]

[I. Action Resulting from Executive Session]

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM I ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ITEM ONE. TAKE ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT LADY BIRD, I HAVE A SPEAKER'S CARD. MARTY HOLBOKE.

THANK YOU. MARTY HOLBOKE. 5511 LIVE OAK RIDGE CIRCLE.

TOP OF THE HILL, AS ALWAYS. WHAT IS THE TRUE ECONOMIC VALUE FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE? WHAT'S THE REAL EMPLOYMENT? IS IT MEANINGFUL? WHAT'S THE EXPECTED RATE OF RETURN FOR WHATEVER INVESTMENT YOU'RE MAKING? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AS SOON AS YOU ALL VOTE, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, I CAN GO FILE AN RFI, AND I'LL FIND IT ALL OUT TOMORROW. BUT WHY AREN'T YOU ALL PROUD OF THE DECISIONS Y'ALL WANT TO MAKE? AND JUST LET US ALL KNOW? BECAUSE YOU KEEP ON ASKING AND YOU KEEP ON NOT ANSWERING.

AND IT'S A $500,000 SUBAGENCY OF THIS CITY. THE EDC IS AND NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY OR WHAT THE RETURN IS FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOLBOKE. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MISS HOWARTH.

YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT LADY BIRD. AND ANY AMENDMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS RELATED THERETO.

THANK YOU, MISS HOWARTH. HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOWARTH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBERG. SECOND. HAVE A SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES, EXCUSE ME. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS VOTING NO AND MR. LINDSEY VOTING NO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT.

THE TIME MS. GRANGER. 8:38 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:38 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.