[A. Meeting Opening] [00:00:04] I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE STATE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS MONDAY APRIL 20TH 2026. THE TIME IS GRANGER? 632 P.M. 632 P.M. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. I WILL OFFER THE PRAYER AND I WILL ASK MR. LINDSAY TO DO THE PLEDGES. IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH, LORD, FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER IN YOUR NAME TONIGHT. LORD, WE JUST ASK, AS WE ALWAYS DO, PLEASE BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS, WHO HELP MAKE THE CITY SAFE EVERY SINGLE DAY. LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU GIVE US GUIDANCE TONIGHT AS A COUNCIL TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY. IT'S IN JESUS' NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE U.S. AND TEXAS PLEDGES. 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. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ONE HOUSEKEEPING NOTE, I DO HAVE SOME CARDS ALREADY, BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO SPEAK EITHER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR ON ANY OF OUR ACTION ITEMS, PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD PRIOR TO YOU COMING UP TO THE PODIUM. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON [B. Recognition] TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS B, RECOGNITION. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER RECOGNITION IS ITEM ONE, RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, CERT, AND RADIO AMATEUR CIVIL EMERGENCY SERVICE, RACES, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF SACHSE. AND CHIEF WADE'S ALREADY DOWN HERE, SO IF I COULD HAVE CERTAIN RACES COME ON DOWN FRONT. ALL RIGHT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, THEY'VE GOT GREEN SHIRTS ON. SOME OF THEM. WELL, I'M ON THE WRONG SIDE ANYWAY. I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. OKAY, SO, DON'T STAND TOO CLOSE. OKAY, WELL, THIS IS A GREAT GROUP YOU SEE UP HERE. THEY HELP KEEP OUR CITY SAFE. WE DON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT DISASTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THEY DO HAPPEN. SACC HAS BEEN VERY BLESSED AND THAT WILL STAY THAT WAY. HOWEVER, IF THAT WERE TO COME TO OUR CITY IN THE FUTURE, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OUR POLICE AND FIRE, BUT ALSO HAVE OUR MEMBERS OF OUR SHIRT TEAM, THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, AND OUR RACES WHO DO OUR COMMUNICATIONS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT. IF WE HAVE A REALLY BAD DISASTER OR A STORM, SOME OF YOUR NORMAL MODES OF COMMUNICATION COULD GO OUT, CELL TOWERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHERE THESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN COME IN TO HELP NOT ONLY BE OUT IN THE FIELD TO HELP PEOPLE, BUT TO BE HAVE A WAY TO COMMUNICATE TO HELP US WHEN THE NORMAL COMMUNICATION MODES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE. SO WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A SHORT MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THESE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN AND WITH THAT I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF WADE. HE HAS A FEW COMMENTS. WELL THANK Y'ALL FOR JOINING ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE FOLKS. THEY ALL HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART BUT THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE OFTEN THE UNSUNG HEROES OF ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO. YOU'LL SEE THEM AT OUR CITY EVENTS. YOU'LL SEE THEM OUT TRAINING, GETTING READY FOR A DISASTER. AND THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE. THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT NEVER SAY NO. AND THERE ARE A FEW OF THEM THAT I WISH THEY WOULD TAKE A BREAK. I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THEM. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S ONE THING FOR US TO ALWAYS ASK OF THEM, AND THEY NEVER ASK OF ANYTHING BACK. IT'S JUST THE TYPES OF FOLKS THAT THEY ARE. BUT THEY ARE TRULY A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR ME. AND THEY ARE A RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO I WISH Y'ALL WOULD JOIN ME IN THANKING THEM FOR BEING THERE, THE RACES AND THE CERT PROGRAM. [00:05:27] THANK YOU, CHIEF WADE, FOR ADDING THAT COMMENT. APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, NEXT IN OUR RECOGNITION, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NASHVILLE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK. AND IF I WOULD, IF I COULD HAVE MS. MASSEY AND MR. SCHOFIELD COME ON DOWN FRONT. AND CHIEF SILVESTRI. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU BACK THERE. OH, IS HE BACK? CHEERS. WE WON'T EMBARRASS YOU. SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT WITH SIR AND RACY'S, TRUE HEROES RIGHT HERE, YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY KEEP OUR CITY SAFE. AND AS YOU KNOW, WITHOUT COMMUNICATIONS, WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. AND SO THEY'RE... BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE CALM WHEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CALL IS NOT CALM FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THE JOB THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND IT'S IN COMMUNICATIONS. IT'S 24-7, 365. SO A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE'RE HOME ENJOYING OUR NICE EVENING DINNER OR SOMETHING OR A HOLIDAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY'RE KEEPING US SAFE. AND SO WE WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THEM. AND I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND I'M GOING TO HAVE CHIEF SYLVESTER COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS. 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 THE PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE SACCIS DISPATCH, AND PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT THE PUBLIC HAS WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES. WE'RE 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 THE CITY 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 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH AS NATIONAL POLICE SAFE... NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN SACHSE IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY SAFE AND THE PUBLIC SAFE. CONGRATULATIONS. SO THE MAYOR SAID A STATEMENT IN THERE THAT TRULY IS SO MEANINGFUL YET. IS NOT REALLY RECOGNIZED OUT IN OUR PUBLIC GENERALLY. THEY HAVE SOME OF THE GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS HERE TONIGHT, HERE ON DUTY THROUGHOUT THE CITY OR IN THE FIRE STATIONS RIGHT NOW. THEIR JOB ENTAILS THAT THEY TAKE CARE OF POLICE AND FIRE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAVE TO DO THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY, ANSWERING PHONE CALL AFTER PHONE CALL AFTER PHONE CALL OVER A SINGULAR INCIDENT. AND EVERY CALL CAN CONTAIN A VITAL PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE TO RECOGNIZE. THEY HAVE TO LOG ACCURATELY AND THEY HAVE TO COMMUNICATE QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY TO THOSE THAT ARE RESPONDING TO THOSE IN PROGRESS EMERGENCIES. IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF PERSON. I TELL THEM ALL THE TIME, I COULD NEVER DO THEIR JOB, NOR WOULD I WANT THAT RESPONSIBILITY. AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT OUR DISPATCH MANAGER, CHARLENE THOMPSON, IS WITH US TONIGHT, BUT SHE WANTED IT TO BE ABOUT YOU GUYS. SO AGAIN, A DEMONSTRATION OF HER CARING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S TRULY MEANINGFUL WHAT THEY DO, AND NO ONE CAN DO THEIR JOBS IN THE OTHER PARTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY WITHOUT THEM. [00:10:25] SO THANKS TO EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU. AS CHIEF TALKED ABOUT, THE FACT THAT THEY CAN REMAIN SO CALM IN THOSE SITUATIONS IS TRULY REMARKABLE. WE COULD NOT DO THAT WITHOUT THEM. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH THROUGH 25TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. AND SO IF OUR LIBRARY MANAGER, MR. CROSS, OH THERE HE IS RIGHT THERE, OKAY. I LIKE IT, VERY ON TIME, I LIKE IT. SO I'VE BRAGGED ON MR. CROSS BEFORE BUT I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN. SO I'M ASSUMING EVERYBODY IN HERE HAS GONE TO OUR LIBRARY. IF YOU HAVEN'T, SHAME ON YOU, BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE. SO MR. CROSS, SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE, HAS DONE AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB OF, I FEEL LIKE, KEEPING OUR LIBRARY TOP NOTCH, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SIZE WE HAVE. I GREW UP IN GARLAND, AND AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE FROM GARLAND, KNEW ABOUT GARLAND, IT'S GOT AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM, AS IT SHOULD FOR A CITY THAT SIZE. BUT I WOULD PUT OUR LIBRARY UP AGAINST ANYBODY'S LIBRARY FOR THE SERVICES WE OFFER. BACK IN THE DAY, WE WERE THE FIRST ONE TO OFFER, OR ONE OF THE FIRST, TO OFFER A 3D PRINTER. AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF SERVICES OVER THERE. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OVER THERE TO CHECK OUT WHAT WE OFFER, I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE COME ON OUT. AND I'M SURE MR. CROSS WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN YOU COME OVER. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS LIBRARIES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS, LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEY. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ADAPT TO THE EVER-CHANGING NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING COLLECTIONS. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE, AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE PLACES THAT PROMOTE A SENSE OF LOCAL CONNECTION, ACHIEVING UNDERSTANDING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SHARED COMMUNITY GOALS. WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC GOOD AND ARE FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES WORKING TO IMPROVE SOCIETY, PROTECT THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND LITERACY, AND PROMOTE THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, AND LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK WITH THE THEME, FIND YOUR JOY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 19TH THROUGH 25TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IN SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH THEIR LIBRARY BY VISITING ONLINE OR IN PERSON TO ACCESS RESOURCES AND SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOT DONE RECOGNIZING GREAT GROUPS TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT GROUP, OR NEXT PROCLAMATION I'D LIKE TO READ IS THE PRESENTER PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 25TH, 2026 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. SO IF I COULD HAVE JORDAN AND CYNTHIA WISEMAN COME ON DOWN. I CALL HER JORDAN BECAUSE I HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME WITH HER LAST NAME, SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BE TOO INFORMAL. SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW, AND WHEN I COME FROM WHERE I LIVE UP TO CITY HALL, I PASS OUR TREE SIGN. I THINK WE'RE 17 OR 18 YEARS RUNNING, I THINK. YEAH, 18. THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE IT DID SAY 18 ON THERE. VERY PROUD WHEN I SEE THAT SIGN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT A LOT OF CITIES CAN SAY THAT, 18 YEARS. SO THE CITY HAS ALWAYS DONE A GREAT JOB IN PROTECTING WHAT WE NEED TO PROTECT, AND THAT'S OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. SO. WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BECAUSE ARBOR DAY IS COMING UP AND RECOGNIZE THE JOB THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DO TO HELP KEEP THAT STREAK GOING, IF YOU WILL. SO WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS IN 1872, J. STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES, WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS ARBOR DAY, IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD. WHEREAS TREES CAN REDUCE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND AND WATER, DECREASE HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, CLEAN THE AIR. PROVIDE LIFE-GIVING OXYGEN, AND PROVIDE A HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE. AND WHEREAS TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE, GIVING US WOOD FOR OUR HOMES, FUEL FOR OUR FIRES, AND PAPER FOR LEARNING, COMMUNICATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT. AND WHEREAS TREES BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY, INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, AND ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS, AND WHEREVER PLANTED, [00:15:01] TREES BECOME A SOURCE OF JOY AND SPIRITUALITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF PICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 25TH, 2026 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE BY SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR TREES AND WITH US. THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOU GOT, YOU GOT TWO, YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING UP. OKAY, LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 25TH, 2026 AS KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL, GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP DAY IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR, I THINK, THE PAST 15 YEARS, I THINK. AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE DO THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP. WE DON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT IT SOMETIMES, BUT YES, THERE IS LITTER OUT THERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK MOST OF IT'S... CONTRIBUTED BY PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE HERE, SO WE'LL JUST DO THAT. AND SO, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO COME OUT AND HELP CLEAN UP SACHSE, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT, LIKE I SAID, FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. AND SO WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT, KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL BY READING THE PROCLAMATION. BUT I DID WANT TO TELL YOU, IN 2025, 3,120 POUNDS OF TRASH WERE COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS PART OF THIS EVENT. SO WE HAD 225 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE LAST YEAR. SOME OF THOSE WERE INDIVIDUAL, SOME WERE GROUPS. THEY COLLECTIVELY PUT IN ALMOST 500 VOLUNTEER HOURS. AND SO THAT IS WHAT THIS COMMUNITY IS ALL ABOUT, IS COMING TOGETHER ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS AND HELP KEEP SACHSE BEAUTIFUL. THIS YEAR'S EVENT, OF COURSE, WILL BE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026. I BELIEVE THERE'S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT. OKAY. AND HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL COOPERATE. THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED RIGHT NOW. SO WITH THAT, I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL INCORPORATED, A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT, HAS ESTABLISHED THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP AS ITS SIGNATURE NATIONAL EFFORT FOR INVOLVING AMERICAN CITIZENS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SACHSE IS PROUD OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEEKS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE ACTION OF THE INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENTS, AND BUSINESSES WORKING TOGETHER. AND WHEREAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANT COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH LITTER PREVENTION, BEAUTIFICATION, AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES AND HAS ASSUMED THE TITLE OF HONORARY CHAIR OF THE KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 25, 2026 AS KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP DAY IN SACHSE AND CALL UPON THE PUBLIC TO JOIN IN ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HELP US RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A BETTER WORLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING US. LIKE MAYOR SAID, OUR GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP OR ARBOR DAY JUBILEE IS THIS SATURDAY. WE'D REALLY LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND HELP US CLEAN UP THE CITY. IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY TO JUST GIVE BACK. EVEN JUST A COUPLE HOURS, EVEN JUST ONE OR TWO PEOPLE, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER. YOU CAN GO ONLINE AT CITYOFSAXE.COM I THINK SLASH ARBOR DAY JUBILEE. ARBOR DAY AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REGISTER THERE THANK YOU YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE A LINEUP BEHIND THERE. SO YOU'RE FREE TO GO IF YOU WANT TO. I DO LIKE THE FACT YOU WAITED FOR PERMISSION. I APPRECIATE THAT. YES, APPRECIATE THE COURTESY, [C. Public Comment] THAT IS FOR SURE. OKAY, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL 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 SHALL BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE STATE SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. I DO HAVE ONE CARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, [00:20:01] AND THAT IS LOLA SMITH. AND MS. SMITH, FIRST OF ALL, ARE YOU OKAY? I'M OKAY. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT TODAY WAS THE DAY TO FALL IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS BECAUSE WE HAD ALL THE CITY SAFETY PEOPLE HERE. I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU WERE IN THE RIGHT SPOT. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. LOLA SMITH, SACHSE, TEXAS, 6205 BIG VALLEY. BEEN HERE NOW A LITTLE BIT OF A TIME, ABOUT 28 YEARS NOW. SO I'VE SEEN THE CITY GROW AND CHANGE. IN A LOT OF WAYS, A LOT OF GOOD WAYS, AND I'VE SEEN SOME WHAT I CONSIDER BAD WAYS. THERE'S HARDLY ANY GREEN SPACE ANYMORE EXCEPT FOR PARKS. SO I'M SPEAKING TODAY AS A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF SACHSE. HAVING LIVED HERE APPROXIMATELY 28 YEARS, OVER THAT TIME I'VE WITNESSED MANY CHANGES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, SOME POSITIVE, BUT OTHERS I BELIEVE HAVE NOT SERVED IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS. IN PARTICULAR, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STEADY LOSS OF GREEN SPACE, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS SUCH AS MINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 78, WHERE ACCESSIBLE GREEN SPACE OR PARK SPACE IS LIMITED OR NON-EXISTENT. I KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT HANDLE THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT OF DEED RESTRICTIONS ON DONATED LAND. I NOTIFIED THE CITY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR RESTRICTION PROBABLY 20 YEARS AGO. SPECIFICALLY, I'M REFERRING TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON BLACKBURN ROAD IN BIG VALLEY. THE LAND WAS DONATED YEARS AGO TO THE METHODIST CHURCH BY A MEMBER OF THAT CONGREGATION. THE RESTRICTION STATED THAT IT WOULD BE USED FOR METHODIST CHURCH'S DIVINE USAGE ONLY IN PERPETUITY. MY UNDERSTANDING, THE TERMS OF THE DONATION PROHIBITED THE SALE OF THE LAND AND REQUIRED THAT IF IT WERE NO LONGER USED FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSES FOR THIS SPECIFIC CHURCH, IT WOULD REVERT TO EITHER THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S FAMILY, IF ALIVE, OR THE CITY OF SACHSE FOR A PARK. SO SOMEONE MESSED UP NOT CATCHING THAT. WHEN THE CHURCH PREVIOUSLY SOUGHT TO REPLANT THE LAND INTO ONE BIG BLOCK, AS CONCERNED NEIGHBORS, MY HUSBAND AND I ATTENDED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BOARD AND THE FEMALE PASTOR AND THE BOARD TO MY UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR INTENTIONS. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE PROMISED BY THEIR WORD THAT THE CHANGES WOULD SUPPORT LIMITED DEVELOPMENT. THEY WANTED TO PUT A RECTORY HOUSE AWAY FROM THE MAIN CHURCH NEXT TO OUR HOUSE AND POTENTIALLY A SMALL STRUCTURE FOR A SCHOOL. AND THAT LARGE... SCALE DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS EXTENSIVE PARKING AND LARGE STRUCTURES WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ESPECIALLY DUE TO FLOODING ISSUES IN THAT AREA BASED ON THOSE REPRESENTATIONS WE DID NOT OBJECT TO THE REPLY SHOWING THAT THE SEVEN HOMES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN BUILT THERE WERE REPORTED INTO ONE BLOCK CONTAINING THE METHODIST CHURCH IT HAS SINCE COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE CHURCH HAS SOLD PORTIONS OF THEIR LAND TO ANOTHER UNRELATED CHURCH ORGANIZATION WHO PLANS HUGE CHANGES WITH A HUGE RETENTION POND, MAYBE IN THE WHOLE ACREAGE OF MY PROPERTY AND THE NEIGHBOR'S BEHIND ME PROPERTY, WHICH WILL CONCERN US ABOUT FLOODING, MOSQUITOES, NASTY WATER NUISANCE, BECAUSE CHILDREN WILL BE DRAWN TO IT. AND WE HAVE PIPING UNDERNEATH THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY FOR THE FLOODING THAT COMES, 05,000 ACRES THAT COME TO THE FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY. AND CAUSE ISSUES ALMOST EVERY YEAR FLOODING OUR PROPERTY. SORRY. MS. SMITH, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. OKAY. HOWEVER, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEND ANYTHING IN WRITING. YEAH, AND IT WASN'T WHAT I CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT, BUT IF Y'ALL COULD PUT LIKE A YELLOW THING OVER THERE OR PUT STEP DOWN OR SOMETHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T INTEND TO FALL, BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU. I GUESS MY TIME IS UP. OKAY, THAT'S ALL THE PUBLIC [D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates] COMMENT CARDS I HAD, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM D, COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES. ITEM 1, REPORT ON PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE APRIL 6, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED AT THE LAST MEETING, SO THERE'S NO INFORMATION I HAVE ON THIS ITEM. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D2, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS. ANYONE ON COUNCIL LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE? MS. BUHLER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AS JORDAN AND THE MAYOR MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN US IN THE ANNUAL ARBOR DAY JUBILEE. AND GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH AT 9 A.M. VOLUNTEERS WILL MEET AT MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED AT 3815 SACHSE ROAD. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE FELLOW SACHSE RESIDENTS. IN CELEBRATION OF ARBOR DAY, FREE GIFT TREES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. TO REGISTER YOUR FAMILY OR GROUP, CONTACT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AT 469-429- OR REGISTER ONLINE THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE. NEXT, WE ARE EXCITED TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES ON FRIDAY, MAY 1ST AT J.K. SACHSE PARK, LOCATED AT 4310 RANCH ROAD. THIS YEAR'S OPENING ACT FEATURES THE LONELY HEARTS [00:25:01] CLUB, A BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND, BRINGING A NIGHT OF CLASSIC ROCK NOSTALGIA TO THE COMMUNITY. FOOD TRUCKS AND ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT 7 P.M. WITH THE OPENING ACT LOLA KINSEY TAKING THE STAGE BEFORE THE MAIN CONCERT RUNS FROM 730 TO 930 P.M. ADMISSION IS FREE. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING LAWN CHAIRS, BLANKETS, AND ENJOY THE EVENING OUTDOORS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BUHLER. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MR. PRESTENBERG. YES, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SOME ANIMAL SHELTER ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, SACCY SAFE PAWS IS HOSTING A FREE MICROCHIPPING CLINIC SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 10 TO 1 P.M. SO AFTER YOU GO TO THE CONCERT, TAKE YOUR PET, GET A MICROCHIP. AND IN CELEBRATION OF THE LAUNCH OF SACCY SAFE PAWS, ANIMAL SERVICES IS PARTNERING WITH FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS AND SACCY FIRE RESCUE TO HOST A FREE MICROCHIPPING CLINIC ON SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT SACCY FIRE STATION 2. COUNCIL WILL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT SACHSE SAFE PAWS LATER THIS EVENING. AND THE FEATURE PET THIS WEEK IS MEADOW, AS YOU SEE HERE. MEADOW IS CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY AND FORMERLY CHARGED WITH STEALING HEARTS. THIS GREAT DANE LAB MIX IS ONLY FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS OLD, SWEET, PLAYFUL, AND FULL OF ENERGY. SHE WAS RECENTLY SPOTTED RIDING ALONG IN A SACHSE POLICE CRUISER AND FIT RIGHT IN. SHE'S FULLY VACCINATED, SPAYED, AND MICROCHIPPED, AND SHE IS READY TO SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE IN A LOVING FOREVER HOME. WHOEVER WROTE THESE IS PRETTY GOOD. I LIKE THAT. SO COME MEET HER AT SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTERS SERVICES, OR ANIMAL SERVICES, EXCUSE ME, LOCATED AT 6424 SACHSE ROAD, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 972-675-9622. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESSBERG. MR. MILLSAP. OKAY, LIBRARY WEEK. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, AND SEVERAL EVENTS GOING ON THAT YOU... WOULD ENJOY, I THINK, PARTICIPATING IN. THIS WEEK IS APRIL 19-25, NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS FIND YOUR JOY, A FITTING CELEBRATION OF THE MANY WAYS LIBRARIES CONNECT RESIDENTS TO STORIES, RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY. WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO STOP BY THE LIBRARY, BY THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY THIS WEEK, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING IT HAS TO OFFER. THANK YOU TO OUR LIBRARY STAFF. FOR ALL THEY DO AND THEY ARE VERY VERY COOPERATIVE. ALSO TEEN WEEKEND, STUDY HALL HANGOUT SATURDAY THE 25TH 2-4. TEENS AGED 12 TO 17 ARE INVITED TO COME STUDY, RECHARGE AND RESET FOR FINALS AT THE LIBRARY ON APRIL 25TH FROM 2-4 P.M. TABLES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SOLO OR GROUP STUDY ALONGSIDE BRAIN BREAK STATIONS WITH BRAIN BREAK STATIONS WITH PUZZLES, COLORING AND SNACKS. THIS IS A COME AND GO EVENT, SO PLAN TO STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT OR COME AND STAY JUST A FEW MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE. ALSO, THE SACCY COMIC CON 2026 IS ALSO SATURDAY, AND THAT'S ON MAY 2ND. SACCY PUBLIC LIBRARY INVITES POP CULTURE FANS OF ALL AGES TO OUR 2026 COMIC CON ON SATURDAY, MAY 20TH. ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME AND BE IN THEIR BEST CONTOURS. COSTUMES FOR A FUN-FILLED MORNING OF PHANTOM CELEBRATION. THIS STARTS AT 10 O'CLOCK, AND THE GAMES AND CRAFTS WILL BE STARTING AT 10.30. THAT IS ALSO, I BELIEVE, ELECTION DAY. SO SACHSE CAMPUS WILL BE BUSY. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN JUST A SECOND. COMIC-CON IS A TONGUE TWISTER, TOO, BY THE WAY, SO THAT'S HARD TO SAY. THANK YOU, MR. MILLSAP. ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? MISS NASH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST ONE QUICK ONE. I WANT TO DO A CORE VALUES RECOGNITION OF BOTH HUMILITY AND EXCELLENCE. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JERRY HERNANDEZ AND HIS TEAM IN PARKS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY COMPLETED ON THE ROUNDABOUT ON SACHSE ROAD. OVER THE WINTER, THE CREW ADDRESSED A DRAINAGE ISSUE AT THE LOW POINT OF THE ROUNDABOUT, REFRESHED THE MULCH AND LANDSCAPING, ADDED GRAVEL BEDS, EDGING. POWER WASH THE STONEWORK AND THE BRICK PATHWAY. THEY'VE DONE SOME BEAUTIFUL SPRING PLANTINGS, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN THOSE, INCLUDING SOME DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS AND BOULDERS FOR CURB APPEAL. SOME OF THAT STUFF IS STILL AHEAD, BUT THE SPACE IS ALREADY LOOKING NOTICEABLY BETTER. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID OUT THERE, SOME CREATIVITY WITH REGARD TO THE DRAINAGE BECAUSE OF THE ANGLING OF THOSE BEDS. BUT MUCH OF THIS WORK HAPPENS WITHOUT A LOT OF VISIBILITY, BUT IT DOES REFLECT THE STANDARD OF CARE THAT OUR PARKS TEAM CONSISTENTLY BRINGS TO OUR PARKS. PUBLIC SPACES. SO JUST WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO JERRY AND HIS CREW. THEY REALLY DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB. [00:30:01] YEAH, IT DOES LOOK REALLY GOOD OUT THERE. SO YEAH, THANK YOU. YES. MOST OF US KNOW WHAT THAT INTERSECTION USED TO BE LIKE, SO IT'S A VAST IMPROVEMENT. I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND NOT JUST MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL, BUT MAKE IT PRETTY AS WELL, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MS. NASH. A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME, AS WAS REFERENCED BY MR. MILLSAP. WE DO HAVE AN ELECTION ON MAY 2ND. EARLY VOTING STARTED TODAY, AND I'VE GOT MY STICKER ON MY LAPEL HERE. NOW I WILL SAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, TOMORROW THERE WILL BE NO EARLY VOTING. IT'S A STATE HOLIDAY. IT'S SAN JACINTO DAY, SO IT'S A STATE HOLIDAY, AND I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY, WAY BACK IN THE DAY. IF YOU DON'T, JUST GOOGLE IT. IT'S A PRETTY COOL EVENT. AND SO, WE WILL NOT HAVE EARLY VOTING TOMORROW. SO, IF YOU COME HERE TO EARLY VOTE TOMORROW, UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH PRECINCTS WILL BE CLOSED BECAUSE IT IS A STATE HOLIDAY. HOWEVER, WE WILL RESUME EARLY VOTING ON WEDNESDAY. AND SO, FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, IT WILL BE 8 TO 5. NOW, IF YOU LIVE IN COLLIN COUNTY, YOU VOTE OVER AT THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. IF YOU LIVE IN DALLAS COUNTY, YOU'LL VOTE RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL, RIGHT BEHIND THOSE WALLS RIGHT THERE. SO, IF YOU'RE IN COLLIN COUNTY, MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. IF YOU LIVE IN DALLAS COUNTY, YOU'LL VOTE RIGHT HERE IN CITY HALL. LIKE I SAID, 8 TO 5 WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WEEKEND, IT'LL BE 7 TO 7 FOR DALLAS COUNTY. AND I BELIEVE, YES, I BELIEVE ON SUNDAY THERE'S NO VOTING. SO NO VOTING ON SUNDAY. I'M SORRY, THERE'S A CORRECTION. THERE WILL BE NO VOTING FOR COLLIN COUNTY. DALLAS COUNTY WILL HAVE VOTING. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. THAT'S USUALLY THE WAY THEY DO IT. OKAY. SO, AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE ON SUNDAY, NO COLLIN COUNTY VOTING. BUT IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN DALLAS COUNTY, YOU LIVE IN DALLAS COUNTY, THEY WILL HAVE VOTING. I BELIEVE THAT'S 12 TO 6, I THINK, MS. GRANGER. 12 TO 6, I BELIEVE, FOR DALLAS COUNTY ON SUNDAY? YES. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST TWO DAYS OF EARLY VOTING WILL BE NEXT WEEK, MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THAT WILL BE 7 TO 7. SO IN SUMMARY, 8 TO 5 THIS WEEK, NOT TOMORROW, THIS WEEKEND, AND MONDAY, TUESDAY, 7 TO 7, SUNDAY, 12 TO 6, DALLAS COUNTY ONLY. IF YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER ALL THAT, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE. IT HAS ALL THE INFORMATION RIGHT THERE. AND ELECTION DAY, OF COURSE, IS SATURDAY, MAY 2ND. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 TO 7 ON THAT. OKAY, NEXT IS OUR SACHSE FARMER'S MARKET, SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 9 TO 1 P.M. THIS IS ALWAYS A FUN EVENT, AND IT'S COMING UP, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, HERE IN A COUPLE WEEKS. AND SO WE WILL BE DOING THAT AGAIN FROM 9 TO 1. DOWN ON 5TH STREET, 3324 5TH STREET TO BE EXACT. IT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH. THE MARKET IS YOUR LOCAL DESTINATION FOR FRESH PRODUCE, ARTISAN FUES, AND HANDCRAFTED GOODS. IT IS FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND PET-FRIENDLY. IT'S OPEN TO ALL, SO WE ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO COME OUT, SHOP LOCAL, AND CONNECT WITH SACCY. SO AGAIN, THE FIRST SACCY'S FARMERS MARKET IS SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, EXTREME GREEN IS COMING UP. SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT, IF YOU'VE GOT SOME BULK, HOUSEHOLD WASTE, IT'S A COLLECTION EVENT FOR THOSE THINGS. IT'S IN COORDINATION WITH OUR SOLID WASTE PROVIDER, COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, OR CWD. NOW, THE IMPORTANT THING IS, I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME, THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION. NORMALLY IT'S BEEN HERE AT CITY HALL, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MOVED TO HERITAGE PARK, 4408 HUDSON DRIVE. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD AGAIN ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH FROM 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. NOT HERE AT CITY HALL, BUT OUT OF THERE. HERITAGE PARK. LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN DISPOSE OF A WIDE RANGE OF ITEMS, ELECTRONIC WASTE, BULK TRASH, CARDBOARD, HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE, SUCH AS FREON REMOVAL FROM APPLIANCES, TIRES, RIMS, TREES AND YARD WASTE, AND DOCUMENTS READY. PLEASE NOTE AN EXTRA COST APPLIES FOR CRT ELECTRONICS. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO SACHSE RESIDENTS ONLY. PROOF OF RESIDENCY MAY BE REQUIRED. ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND A MAP WILL BE SHARED CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATE, BUT AGAIN, MARK YOUR CALENDARS SATURDAY, MAY 16TH. 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT HERITAGE PARK. AND THAT IS ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT. SO IF YOU HAVE STUFF THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF AND YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT YOURSELF, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO DO THAT. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? [E. Consent Agenda] ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON. ITEM E, THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 1, APPROVE THE APRIL 6, 2026 MEETING MINUTES. ITEM 2, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD AND EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. FOR THE WEST CREEK LANE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT BP-21-B02 TO ACCESS CONTRACTING INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,347,085.15. ITEM 3, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD AND EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY PROJECT, PROJECT NUMBER R-24-03, THE GARRETT SHIELDS INFRASTRUCTURE LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,635,283. ANYONE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. [00:35:02] MAYOR PROCTER AND FRANKS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBURG? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBURG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HEAR YOU NEVER DO IN OLD SCHOOL, SO WE'RE GOING TO RAISE OUR HANDS, CORRECT? OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [1. Conduct a public hearing and consider approving an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map, as heretofore amended; to grant a change of zoning from Residential-1 District (R-1) to Agricultural District (AG) on a ±4.0 acre tract of land situated in the James C. Tucker Survey, Abstract No. 1464, City of Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, said tract being all of a called 4.0 acre tract of land conveyed to Garland Independent School District (ISD) in a general warranty deed recorded in document No. 201800060483 of the official public record of Dallas County, Texas (O.P.R.D.C.T.), being more particularly described in "Exhibit A" and shown in "Exhibit B"; 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 an effective date.] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F, ACTION ITEMS. ITEM 1, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CONFERENCE OF ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP AS HERETOFORE AMENDED TO GRANT A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM RESIDENCE 1 DISTRICT R1 TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AG ON A PLUS OR MINUS 4.0 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE JAMES C. TUCKER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 1464, CITY OF SACHSE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. SAID TRACT BEING ALL OF A CALLED 4.0 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ISD. IN A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 02, EXCUSE ME, 2018-00060483 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORD OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, OPRDCT, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A AND SHOWN IN EXHIBIT B, PROVIDING A COMPLEX 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. MS. NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ZONING REQUEST CHANGE, SO I'M JUST GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MATT ROBINSON, OUR DIRECTOR, FOR HIM TO DO THE EXPLANATION. HELLO, MR. ROBINSON. HELLO, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST FROM R1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. THIS REQUEST IS FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS REQUEST IS TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR ZONING ACROSS THEIR PROPERTY, SO THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. THIS ONE IS ZONED R1. THEIR ADJACENT PROPERTY IS ZONED AG. SO THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES IN SIZE. YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE AND THEN THE SUBSEQUENT PROPERTY TO THE RIGHT LABELED AG THAT IS ALSO OWNED BY GISD. SO WITH THIS REZONING IT WOULD GO TO AG AND NOW THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE THE STANDARDS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT ON THESE TWO TRACKS. JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE AG ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS. MINIMUM LOT AREA IS FIVE ACRES, MINIMUM BUILDING SIZE 2,000 SQUARE FEET, AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF TWO STORIES. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN WHICH CALLS FOR A STATE RESIDENTIAL. SO AN AG ZONING DISTRICT BEING A LARGER SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT REQUEST. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST. AS IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING RESIDENTIALLY ZONED AND DEVELOPED LAND. THE PNZ RECOMMENDED BY A VOTE OF 5-1 TO APPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST. THE ONE VOTE WAS FOR ABSTENTION. THE MEMBER OF THE PNZ IS AN EMPLOYEE OF GISD, SO THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ABSTENTION. WITH THAT SAID, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU MAY HAVE ANY, AND THAT WOULD BE IT FOR MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. ROBERTSON. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, MR. ROBERTSON, JUST HANG A LITTLE BIT AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GOT. WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKER CARDS, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. THE TIME IS GREATER. 7 10 P.M. 7 10 P.M. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. OKAY, I DO HAVE SEVERAL CARDS ON THIS. SO THE FIRST CARD I HAVE IS STEPHEN BATES. AND IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS STEPHEN BATES. I LIVE AT 6503 LONG BRANCH COURT. MY HOUSE BACKS UP TO TO LIBERTY GROUP, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT STREET? PLEASANT VALLEY, I'M SORRY. JUST DOWN THE STREET ABOUT AN EIGHTH MILE FROM WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD THIS BUS BARN. RIGHT NOW WHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE IN THE MORNING ABOUT 7 A.M., THE TRAFFIC FROM THE LIGHT AT MERRITT BACKS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY HOUSE, WHICH IS ALMOST AN EIGHTH OF A MILE. AND IT TAKES ME AT LEAST FIVE TO SIX, SEVEN MINUTES TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, OR NOT MY DRIVEWAY, MY... AREA WHERE I LIVE TO GET ON THE ROAD TO GET UP TO MERRITT. NOW IF THEY PUT BUSES UP THERE, HOW MUCH LONGER IS THIS GOING TO TAKE FOR ME TO GET OUT OF MY RESIDENTIAL AREA? [00:40:02] RIGHT NOW, IT'S FINE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE TRASH DUMPSTERS COMING DOWN THROUGH THERE, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT'S HAULING TRASH AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BUSES THAT'S GOING TO COME UP AND DOWN OUR ROAD. WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY THEY TEAR UP OUR ROADS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. NOW THESE BUSES ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING UP AND DOWN THERE CONTINUOUSLY. IT'S ONLY A TWO-LANE ROAD, SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE TIME FOR US TO GET OUT OF OUR PLACE, PLUS GET BACK. SO WITH THIS BEING SAID, I MIGHT AS WELL MOVE BECAUSE I BOUGHT THIS PLACE FIVE YEARS AGO, AND I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL A COUNTRY. NOW THEY WANT TO TURN IT INTO A BUS BAR. IT'S JUST BASICALLY GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR US TO GET IN AND OUT OF OUR RESIDENTIAL AREA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BATES. NEXT CARD I HAVE IS BILLY BOYDSTON. BOYDSTON, I THINK. SORRY ABOUT THAT. IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. BILLY BOYDSTON, 4142 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD AND I'M BASICALLY IN THE SAME BOAT AS STEPHEN. I'M ON THE SAME STREET. HE'S ACTUALLY MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. IT'S TERRIBLE GETTING IN AND OUT OF THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND YOU KNOW IN THE EVENINGS IT'S JUST AS BAD. WHEN I MOVED THERE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THE AREA BEHIND US WAS MORE JUST A OPEN PLAIN THAT WASN'T EVER GOING TO BE BUILT. I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THAT'S, I GOT LIED TO OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT. BUT JUST WITH THOSE BUSES, IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. THAT STREET IS NOT MADE FOR THE TRUCKS THAT GO DOWN IT NOW. AND THEN IF WE HAVE TRUCKS ADD THOSE BUSES TO IT FROM THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. I'M SURE YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN PLEASANT VALLEY AND YOU KNOW IT GOES DOWN AND MAKES THAT TURN. I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THEY COULD DO IT. YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS A FOUR-LANE ROAD, THAT'D BE A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT THE WAY IT IS, I JUST DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I WAS ON THE SAME PAGE. THANK YOU. AND THE FINAL CARD I HAVE IS CHRIS REINBARGER. AND IF I BUTCHERED THAT, I APOLOGIZE. AND AGAIN, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS CHRIS REINBARGER. I LIVE AT 4101 PLEASANT VALLEY, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS. I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 1994. WHEN I MOVED IN, I KNEW IT WOULD CHANGE. I COULD DRIVE BACKWARDS OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN 94. IT GOT TO A PLACE WHERE I HAD TO TURN AROUND IN MY DRIVEWAY TO DRIVE OUT. AND NOW I HAVE TO TURN AROUND, DRIVE TO THE END, AND SIT THERE FOR 10 MINUTES. I'M NOT CRYING TO GRIPE. I'M TRYING TO SAY, CAN WE DO A STUDY BEFORE WE PUT ALL THESE BUSES, WHICH IS WHAT I'M HEARING IT'S GOING TO BE, THEIR SCHOOL BUSES IN THAT PROPERTY? CAN WE DO A STUDY SOMEWHERE SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT IF THE CITY GARDEN WANTS TO HELP US BUILD THAT STREET THE WAY IT'S DECIDED TO GO SIX LANES? I MEAN, JUST FIGURE IT OUT, BECAUSE YOU'RE RUINING MY PROPERTY, AND THAT'S LIFE. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. I DON'T WANT TO GRIPE ABOUT IT. I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE DOCTOR. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET AN AMBULANCE TO MY HOUSE OR A FIRE TRUCK TO MY HOUSE. IT'S BACKED UP. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE STOP. THREATENING TO BEAT ME UP WHEN I WANT TO CROSS THE STREET TO GET MY MAIL. IT'S 30 MILES AN HOUR ZONE, BUT NOBODY'S DOING THAT. BUT OUR POLICE OFFICERS CAN'T STOP ANYBODY OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S TWO LANE AND THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO PULL OVER. SO WE'RE STUCK. WE'RE STUCK WITH SOMETHING THAT NEEDS A STUDY. PLEASE STUDY THIS SO WE CAN FIND OUT. CITY OF WILEY PUTS IN THAT TRAIN THING OUT THERE. WHERE THEY DROP ALL THOSE 18 METERS, COME RIGHT DOWN THAT STREET. I'VE SEEN THEM PASS CARS AT 70 MILES AN HOUR, AND THAT STREET IS A NO-PASSING ZONE. LIVES ARE IN DANGER, AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. IT'S UP TO YOU PEOPLE TO DO THE STUDY, FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE, BEFORE YOU LET THEM BUILD THIS THERE. AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH YOU BUILDING THAT THERE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GETTING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. OR GET IN AN AMBULANCE OR A FIRE TRUCK OR A POLICE OFFICER THERE. SOMEBODY COME UP HERE AND SAID THEIR TRAFFIC'S BACKED UP TO AN EIGHTH OF A MILE. I LIVE A MILE AND A HALF TO TWO MILES FROM MERRITT, AND IT STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE COMING OUT OF WILEY. EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET ON 190. GO FIGURE. YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THIS UPPER NORTH TEXAS OFF OF 190. YOU CAN GET ANYWHERE. IT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. Y'ALL DON'T LET THEM GO DOWN SACHSE ROAD. YOU DON'T LET THEM GO DOWN [00:45:01] MERRITT ROAD. SO YOU SENT THEM DOWN PLEASANT VALLEY. THANK YOU THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANKS, SIR. THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAVE. I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW CLOSED. THE TIME IS, GRANGER? 7-17. 7-17 P.M. MR. ROBINSON, SO BASED ON YOUR STAFF REPORT, I GUESS MAYBE SOME CLARIFICATION. IT WON'T BE A BUS BARN. IT WILL BE AN AGRICULTURAL BARN. IS THAT FROM STAFF'S UNDERSTANDING, IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE AG SCIENCES BUILDING AND AGRICULTURAL-RELATED USES, SO THE AG PROGRAM FOR GISD. REPRESENTATIVES OF GISD ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT. YEAH. AND THEN ONE OTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THIS USE IS ALLOWED IN THE CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT AS IT STANDS NOW. THIS IS TO CONSOLIDATE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. SO RIGHT NOW YOU'VE GOT R1 AND AG. AND YOU'VE GOT DIFFERENT STANDARDS AS FAR AS LOT SETBACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THIS WILL CONSOLIDATE ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. SO JUST TO CLARIFY THAT POINT, BOTH THE AG BARN, SINCE IT'S A SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL IS ALLOWED IN BOTH ZONING DISTRICTS. SO IF THEY WEREN'T HERE TONIGHT TO CONSOLIDATE OR TO STANDARDIZE REQUIREMENTS, MAYBE A WAY TO PUT IT, THEY CAN DO IT REGARDLESS, BASED ON WHAT YOUR STAFF REPORTS. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO LOOK FOR CONSISTENCY WITH STANDARDS. CORRECT. MAYOR PROCTER & FRANKS. SO RIGHT PAST THE LAST HOUSE HERE WE'RE GETTING INTO SOME LOW-LYING LAND. ANY PART OF THIS PROPERTY IN THE FLOODPLAIN? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR OPINION, I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR FACTS. I BELIEVE IT'S THE NEXT PIECE OVER. IS IT IN THE FLOODPLAIN? YEAH. OKAY. I KNEW IT WAS RIGHT ON THE EDGE IF IT WASN'T. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I NEED. THANKS. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM STAFF FOR MR. ROBINSON? MR. PRESSENBERG. YES, YOU SAID WE HAD A GARLAND ISD REPRESENTATIVE. WE DID. CAN WE HEAR FROM THEM? WE SURE CAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT AN AG FACILITY LOOKS LIKE. A BUNCH OF BULLS AND... RIGHT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW... COWS AND CHICKENS OR IF IT'S A LOT MORE IN-DEPTH? WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THEM COME DOWN. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. IF THEY'RE REPRESENTED FROM GSD, WE'LL COME ON DOWN. IF THERE IS ONE. YOU SAID THERE WAS. I THOUGHT THERE WAS. AND IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. APOLOGIES. A LOT OF TALL PEOPLE AROUND HERE. JAVIER FERNANDEZ WITH THE GARLAND ADVENTIST SCHOOL DISTRICT. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THEIR BEHALF FOR THIS PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING. SO THIS PROJECT HERE WAS VOTED ON BY OUR VOTERS IN THE 2023 BOND ELECTION. IT WAS A PROJECT THAT OUR CITIZENS LOOKED AT AND FELT THERE WAS A NEED FOR IT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE... AN AG FACILITY THAT IS IN MUCH OF A FLOOD ZONE. MR. FRANKS, YOU MENTIONED A FLOOD ZONE. OUR CURRENT FACILITY TODAY FLOODS TREMENDOUSLY. AND SO ANYTIME WE HAVE CATTLE OUT THERE, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PLACES DRY. AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS SERVE OUR STUDENTS. THIS WILL BE A THREE-BUILDING COMPLEX THAT WILL HAVE HOUSING. SWINE GOATS AND CATTLE WE'LL HAVE SOME HEIFERS OUT THERE SOME GRAZING AREAS WE'LL HAVE A SMALL SHOW BARN ON THE INSIDE OF IT AND LET ME SEE HERE AN AREA FOR PARKING FOR OUR BIG WITH TRAILERS THAT WE USE WHERE WE MOVE THESE THE ANIMALS THAT WILL WE'LL MOVE THE ANIMALS FROM HERE TO DIFFERENT SHOWS, AND SO WE'LL HAVE A PARKING IN THE BACKSIDE FOR THAT FOR OUR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEX THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT'S A LEARNING CENTER, IF YOU WILL, FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO FEED THEIR CATTLE, THEIR ANIMALS. I SAY CATTLE, BUT ANIMALS. AND LET'S SEE HERE, WHAT ELSE? SO IT'S PART OF OUR AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF OUR CTE PROGRAM, OUR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR THE DISTRICT. [00:50:01] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE FACILITY ITSELF? DO YOU HAVE OTHERS? OKAY, GO AHEAD. OH, YEAH. HOLD ON. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. HEY, THANKS FOR THE RESPONSES. I APPRECIATE IT. SO WHEN YOU SAY, WHEN I HEAR AG BARN, THERE'S FFA BARN. IS THAT THE SAME? IT IS. IT IS. SO FFA IS A PROGRAM. FFA IS A CLUB. FFA IS A CLUB THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOLS. JUST LIKE THE 4-H CLUB. OKAY, I'VE DRIVEN BY THAT AND THE GUN RANGE MY WHOLE LIFE. GREW UP IN GARLAND, GARLAND ISD. HOWEVER, THERE ARE, OKAY, THERE ARE, WHEN I DRIVE BY, THERE'S A LOT OF SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE FFA BARN AS WELL, RIGHT? LIKE HUGE TENTS SET UP, SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE A SHOW OF SOME SORT, RIGHT? IT'S ONCE A YEAR. RIGHT, BUT ARE THE, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S PRETTY WELL ATTENDED, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT WILL ALL EVENTS STILL BE AT THE FFA BARN AND THEN LIKE... ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR AT THIS OTHER AG LOCATION? THE INTENT IS TO MOVE THE SALE OF ANIMALS. THE INTENT IS TO MOVE THEM TO THIS FACILITY HERE. OKAY. BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, HERE OFF OF MILES OR PLEASANT VALLEY, WHERE THE CURRENT FACILITY IS, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF ROAD, RIGHT? THERE'S, YOU KNOW, TWO LANES EACH WAY. THERE IS A CONCERN WHEN YOU GET TO THE OLD PLEASANT VALLEY OR WHATNOT. OKAY. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A HUGE WEDGE FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, BUT IS IT SIGNIFICANT WHERE YOU HAVE ENOUGH PARKING THERE AND WHAT YOU NEED? IS IT SUFFICIENT FOR WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO? WE BELIEVE IT IS, YES, SIR. WE'LL BE PARKING IN THE FRONT. IT WILL HAVE A FIRE LOOP AROUND IT. SO THERE WILL BE, LIKE I SAID, ALL OF THE LARGE TRAILERS AND STUFF WILL BE STORED IN THE BACKSIDE. I THINK TODAY THE EXISTING FACILITY THERE KIND OF JUST STORED IN THE GRASS AND SO THIS WILL BE PAVED AREA FOR OUR LARGE TRAILERS. AND WHAT'S THE BALLPARK TIME FRAME YOU'RE LOOKING AT? WE'RE IN PERMITTING AS IT STANDS NOW. PERMITTING DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO ME BECAUSE THAT COULD BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. LET'S HOPE NOT. BUT YOU'RE LOOKING IN THE NEAR FUTURE? YES, AS SOON AS PERMITTING IS OVER WE PLAN ON. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE ARE TAKING THIS. PROJECT TO THE APRIL 28TH BOARD MEETING WHERE OUR SCHOOL BOARD WILL VOTE ON THE CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PROJECT ON THE 28TH OF APRIL TO AWARD THE PROJECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THIS PROJECT. AND AS SOON AS PERMITTING IS OVER, THROUGH THAT PHASE, WE'LL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. I HAVE A LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR MICS, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET MR. MILLSAP UP. WELL. GIVE US ONE SECOND. YOU WANT TO REBOOT IT? YEAH. GIVE US JUST ONE SECOND. I'M NOT GOING TO TOUCH ANYTHING UNTIL YOU TELL ME. OKAY, FRANK, YOU SHOULD BE ON. OKAY, HOW MUCH LARGER IS THIS LAND THAN THE CURRENT AG FACILITY ON MILES AND PLEASANT VALLEY? SO THE ONE AT MILES AND PLEASANT VALLEY IS A MUCH SMALLER ACREAGE. THIS ONE HERE IS APPROXIMATELY ALMOST ABOUT 50 ACRES, THIS ONE SITTING HERE, WHEN YOU COMBINE ALL THREE PROPERTIES. THIS USABLE ACREAGE IS SOMETHING THAT... THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN. THIS THING HAS A TOPOGRAPHY ON IT. IT SLOPES PRETTY BAD ON THE BACK END OF IT. SO COMPARED TO OUR REGULAR FACILITY THAT WE'RE AT NOW, IT'S NOT AS LARGE AS THIS PROPERTY IS, BUT IT HAS A VERY LARGE FLOODPLAIN ON IT. AND SO WHENEVER IT RAINS, THERE'S A LOT OF UNUSABLE PROPERTY ON THAT OTHER. OKAY, YOU SAID THE CURRENT PROPOSED PROPERTY HAS A CONSIDERABLE SLOPE TO IT. DOES THAT MEAN IT IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN ALSO? NO, IT'S NOT. THIS PROPERTY THAT WE SPEAK OF RIGHT HERE. THIS PROPERTY, THE 48 ACRES THAT WE HAVE HERE, IT HAS A, ON THE BACK SIDE OF IT, IT HAS A PRETTY LARGE SLOPE ON THE BACK END. DOES THAT MEAN THEN TO USE ALL OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN AND DO A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FILL TO GET IT UP TO GRADE, CONSISTENT GRADE TO USE IT, OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE ON THE SLOPE? IS THAT GOING TO BE OPEN PASTURE LAND, OR WHAT'S THAT SLOPED AREA [00:55:01] GOING TO BE USED FOR? EXACTLY. WE'LL HAVE A PERIMETER FENCE AROUND THE PROPERTY, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE AN INTERIOR FENCE WITHIN THE PROPERTY THAT WILL KEEP ALL OF THE CATTLE CLOSER TO THE— TO THE UH TO THE FACILITY THERE'S A QUITE A BIT OF SPACE WITHIN THAT PROPERTY THAT WILL NOT BE UTILIZED OKAY IS THERE ANY PLANS FOR ANY CLASSROOM FACILITIES NO SO WE HAVE TWO TWO SPACES IN THERE THAT WE UM THERE ARE MEETING ROOM SPACES THAT WE HAVE AND SO THOSE SPACES WILL BE UTILIZED FOR LEARNING. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A DESIGNATED CLASS WITHIN THIS FACILITY. UNLIKE A REGULAR SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS ARE, PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM IS TO ATTEND A CERTAIN CLASS, A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM, THERE ARE NO TRADITIONAL CLASSES BEING DEVELOPED FOR PROGRAM CLASSES THAT WILL BE UTILIZED IN THIS FACILITY. OKAY, ALSO THEN... IS THE VET TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FROM THE CAREER TECH CENTER OVER BY NAAMAN FOREST, IS THAT GOING TO BE MOVED OUT THERE SINCE IT'S ALSO AN AGRICULTURAL-ORIENTED PROGRAM, OR IS IT GOING TO STAY WHERE IT IS? NO, THE VET TECH PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY STAYING AT THE GRCTC. OKAY, THAT'S ALL. MS. MILLSAP, PULL UP MS. HOWARTH HERE. MS. HOWARTH. SO THERE ARE NO PLANS. TO BUILD A BUS BARN AND HAVE BUS TRAFFIC GO IN AND OUT OF THIS PROPERTY? NO, THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR A BUS BARN. OUR BUS BARN IS A DIFFERENT PROJECT WITHIN THE BOND PROGRAM AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THERE WILL BE ON OCCASION SOME BUS TRAFFIC WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY TRANSPORTING STUDENTS, STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN VEHICLES THAT WILL NEED TO COME TO THE FACILITY AND THEY WILL BE TRANSPORTED SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. SO THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU SEE IN A CURRENT FACILITY, IS BUS TRAFFIC, WHICH IS VERY, VERY SPORADIC, IS THE SAME TRAFFIC THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE. SO WE'RE JUST MOVING THE LOCATION OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE OFFERING. SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF BUS TRAFFIC FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE. HOW MANY BUSES A DAY? ANY? I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A LARGE NUMBER OF BUSES PER DAY. I CAN CIRCLE BACK AND GET THAT ANSWER TO YOU. THANK YOU. MS. BUHLER. THIS IS MORE FOR MRS. NASH. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT ROAD, CURRENT PROJECTS, FUTURE PROJECTS? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR THE LIFE OF THAT ROAD? WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THAT ROAD CURRENTLY. THE CITY OF GARLAND RIGHT NOW IS DOING SOME REPAIR WORK ON THAT FACILITY, BUT AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND FROM 1986 RELATIVE TO THE LANDFILL WHERE THEY'RE... REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THAT ROAD AS WE KNOW THEY HAVE NOT DONE THAT IN YEARS PAST BUT IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THEY HAVE STEPPED UP AND BEEN DOING SOME MAINTENANCE WHICH YOU'RE SEEING CURRENTLY BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY LONG-TERM PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THAT FACILITY OKAY THANK YOU MR LINDSEY HIT THE WRONG BUTTON THERE YOU GO SO WHAT I HEARD UH THIS EVENING IS WE'RE NOT REALLY ABLE TO STOP THIS PROJECT IS HAPPENING NO MATTER WHAT ON THERE. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU NEED US FOR. IS IT BECAUSE IF WE GRANT THIS ZONING, YOU'RE ABLE TO DO SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY ON THE ENTRYWAY TO IT? I MEAN, WHAT'S HOLDING YOU UP JUST UNDERNEATH THE CURRENT ZONING? SO THE CURRENT ZONING ITSELF IS WE HAVE THREE PIECES OF PROPERTY THERE, AND THERE'S ZONES… LET ME STOP YOU JUST A SECOND. MATT, CAN YOU PULL THE ZONING BACK UP? THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. SO WE HAVE ONE IS ZONED AG, WHERE BOTH OF THEM ARE ZONED AG, AND THEN ONE OF THEM IS ZONED R1. AND SO THE INTENT AS PART OF BUILDING A FACILITY IS TO HAVE ALL OF THE PROPERTIES ZONED INTO ONE ZONING AREA. THE PREFERENCE IS TO HAVE IT ALL AG, ALL OF THE PROPERTY AG. OKAY, SO I MEAN WHAT? WHAT BENEFIT? I MEAN, WHY DO I GO THROUGH ALL THE TROUBLE? IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME LEGALITIES OR SOMETHING THAT'S HOLDING IT UP. I MEAN, WHAT DOES THIS DO TO HELP YOU? OH, MR. ROBINSON, I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. OKAY. SO THEIR PROPOSED PROJECT ACTUALLY SPILLS ACROSS THE AREA THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE. [01:00:01] YEAH, I'LL TAKE THE MIC UP. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YEAH. THEIR PROPOSED PROJECT SPILLS ACROSS THE AREA IN BLUE OVER TO THE AREA THAT'S DESIGNATED AS AG. AND WITH THE DIFFERENT STANDARDS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT SETBACKS FOR THE BUILDINGS. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROJECT. SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A BUILDING THAT GETS FURTHER BACK ON ONE PIECE VERSUS THE OTHER. OKAY. SO THEY'RE ALREADY TO THE POINT OF HAVING THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. PRESUMABLY IT'S ALREADY BEEN DESIGNED AND ARCHITECTED WHERE THE BUILDINGS ARE GOING? THE PROJECT IS IN FOR REVIEW RIGHT NOW. SO RIGHT NOW THE CITY COULD DENY? BASED ON THIS ZONING THAT IS HERE TODAY, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND MOVE A BUILDING AROUND? SO THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED RIGHT NOW IS IF IT MEETS THE AG ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS. SO IF THIS REZONING WAS DENIED, THAT PORTION THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE R1 ZONING STANDARDS, AND THEN THE REST WOULD MEET THE AG ZONING STANDARDS. SO WHETHER IT BE THE DIFFERENT HEIGHTS, THE SETBACKS, SOME OTHER LITTLE NUANCES IN THE ORDINANCE. IT WOULD HAVE TO MEET THOSE TWO SEPARATE STANDARDS FOR EACH PORTION OF THE BUILDING. SO THEY COULD CONCEIVABLY, IF WE DENIED IT TONIGHT, THEY COULD CONCEIVABLY GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND MOVE SOME BUILDINGS AROUND. BUT IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THE REST OF THE PROPERTY IS THEIRS. IT'S AG. THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH IT. WE CANNOT STOP THIS. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A DENIAL WOULD JUST BE MAKING THEM GO THROUGH EXTRA WORK TO MOVE SOME BUILDINGS AROUND AND TO COMPLY WITH THE ZONING. CORRECT. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? OKAY. YEAH, SO I'M JUST JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE DOING IT SO I THINK I GOT SOME SOME KIND OF IDEA HERE BUT WHAT MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY IS IS THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IT WAS VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW THE LAND IS LAID OUT. SO IS THERE ANYTHING REALLY PARTICULAR THAT YOU CAN SAY TO THE TO THE NEIGHBORS. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S PROBABLY MORE OF A MR ROBINSON QUESTION ACTUALLY ON THERE. SO THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT SO IF WE LEAVE THE ZONING ALONE RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTAIN SETBACK. SO IF YOU LIVE OVER THERE, WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE CONCEIVABLE DISTANCE? YOU HAVE A BUILDING THAT'S, SAY, ANOTHER 10 FEET OFF OF THE ROAD ON THERE? IT'S ROUGHLY AROUND THERE. YOU'RE TALKING PROBABLY ABOUT 20-FOOT FRONT SETBACK DISTANCE DIFFERENCE. THEY WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE SCREEN WALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENCE WITH THE HEIGHT. I THINK IT'S 5 TO 10 FEET AS WELL. SO IT'S VERY MINUTE DIFFERENCES ACROSS IT. YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL JUST BY DRIVING BY WHAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE. BUT THAT STANDARD DOES EXIST ACROSS THOSE TWO DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, SO IT DOES CREATE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CHALLENGE IF THEY'RE TRYING TO DESIGN IT TO A CERTAIN FRONT SETBACK. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HINDER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ANY WHICH WAY TO MAKE. THE PROPERTY IS FEASIBLE AS THEY SEE IT. I TRY TO PUT MYSELF IN THE SHOES OF EVERYBODY THAT LIVES THERE. IT'S LIKE, LOOK, NO MATTER WHAT, YOU'VE GOT A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I MEAN, WE CAN FUSS OVER THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I WANT TO HAVE THE LEAST RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE INTEREST OF SAVING. I'M STILL A GISD TAXPAYER AS WELL AND A LOT OF OTHERS, SO IT WOULD SEEM SILLY AT THIS POINT TO GO BACK AND FINAGLE A PLAN JUST TO GET AROUND THIS. LITTLE ZONING HICCUP. SO APPRECIATE ALL THE ANSWERS. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS. Y'ALL DO REALLY GREAT STUFF. SEEING THE KIDS STILL GET IN AND BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THIS. SO MUCH IS GOING AROUND TECHNOLOGY AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED PEOPLE. WE NEED THE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO RAISE CROPS AND CATTLE AND ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS. SO THIS IS AMAZING WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT. MR. PESTENBERG. I GOT ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU, SIR. YOUR OTHER AG LOCATION, THERE'S NO RESIDENTIAL HOMES WITHIN A COUPLE MILES OR MAYBE A MILE, RIGHT? THIS ONE, THERE'S ONE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. IS THERE ANYTHING TO MITIGATE FROM A SOUND STANDPOINT OR SMELL OR FLIES OR MOSQUITOES? I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF WHEN YOU START BRINGING IN THIS SORT OF THING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA OR AROUND A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT COULD BOTHER NEIGHBORS, RIGHT? AND OF COURSE, Y'ALL WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE PROPERTY, RIGHT? BUT IS THERE ANYTHING Y'ALL PLAN TO DO TO TALK WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS THERE? OR IS IT JUST KIND OF, WE'RE GOING TO PUT WHERE WE... IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR WHERE YOU LAY YOUR BUILDINGS? ON THOSE ON THE PEAS OR WORK WITH NEIGHBORS THAT ARE NEARBY? SO ALL OF THE ANIMALS ARE SERVED IN THE FACILITY. [01:05:01] SO WE'RE BUILDING FACILITIES TO HOUSE THE ANIMALS INSIDE, NOT OUTSIDE. SO, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE WINDSCREENS, WE'LL HAVE HEATERS AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF TO KEEP THE ANIMALS INSIDE. WE'LL HAVE A SMALL AREA WHERE WE'LL HAVE CATTLE GRAZING AND THEN COMING BACK IN SO STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR CATTLE, I GUESS, EXERCISE THEM, IF YOU WILL, AND THEN BRING THEM BACK IN. SO IT'S A MUCH SMALLER AREA THAN WHERE THEY'RE AT TODAY. TODAY, THEY KIND OF GRAZE OUT THERE AND JUST KIND OF GO AS FAR AS THEY CAN. SO THEY'LL BE MORE CONTAINED IN THIS SPECIFIC FACILITY THAN THEY CURRENTLY ARE. WE HAVE NOT... APPROACHED ANY OF THE CITIZENS WHO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE FACILITY. WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THERE'S ONE NEIGHBOR TO, THAT'S ABOUT IT. THERE'S ONE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR TO US, AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE PRESERVE THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO US AS WELL. SO I GUESS WHEN I SAY NEXT TO IT, I MEAN, YEAH, NOT WITHIN 10 FEET, BUT THERE'S. YOU PUT A QUARTER-MILE CIRCLE, THERE'S QUITE A FEW. THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, AS MY COUNTERPART SAID, THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS. I JUST WAS, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME WE COULD BE GOOD STEWARDS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA OR AROUND, YOU'D WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CARE FOR NOISE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, ANYWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MILLSAP. IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND SINCE THE CITY. SINCE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PRECEDENT OVER THE CITY AND IT CAN HAPPEN WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, THAT BECAME APPARENT YEARS AGO AT HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHEN I LIVED NEXT DOOR AND THE GRADING WAS GOING TO BE SO STEEP ON THE DRIVEWAY GOING DOWN THE PROPERTY BETWEEN MY HOUSE AND THE SCHOOL THAT THE REAR END OF THE SCHOOL BUSES WERE GOING TO DRAG THE GROUND UNTIL IT CAME UP TO SOME ENGINEERING AND THEY WOUND UP CHANGING IT. BUT MY QUESTION IS, HOW DID THIS PROJECT GET... PROCESSED SO FAR ALONG THAT IT'S GETTING READY TO GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. YOU ALREADY HAVE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. YOU ALREADY KNOW APPROXIMATE PRICE. YOU ALREADY HAVE PLANS AND DETAILS. AND IT'S JUST NOW COMING TO THE CITY FOR US TO REZONE THIS TO MAKE IT POLITICALLY CORRECT. HOW DID THAT DELAY HAPPEN? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT AT THE ONSET OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AGO, WE HAVE OUR INITIAL DESIGN MEETINGS WITH THE CITY, WITH OUR CITY PLANNING AND SO THE PLANNING GROUPS. SO WE'VE ADVISED CITY STAFF OF THE INTENT THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING BASED UPON THE INFORMATION WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THEM FOR SOME TIME NOW. AND THAT'S A NORMAL STANDARD PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH. THAT'S A PROCESS, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY ANSWER THE QUESTION. WHY IS THE CITY JUST NOW BRINGING IT TO CITY COUNCIL THEN? IF THEY'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF? THAT I CAN'T ANSWER, SIR. CAN ANYBODY THAT SPOKE TONIGHT ANSWER? THE CITY HAS PROCESSED THE APPLICATION WHEN IT CAME IN, SO IT'S GONE TO P&Z IN THE TIME FROM WHEN THEY'VE APPLIED AND MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ZONING REQUEST, AND THEN IT'S BROUGHT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. OUR TIMELINE IS TYPICALLY 60 TO 90 DAYS FOR REZONING REQUESTS DUE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, GOING TO P&Z, CITY COUNCIL, AND LEGAL NOTES REQUIREMENTS. SO 60 TO 90 DAYS HAS BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL OR STAFF? OKAY, AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON MR. LINDSAY'S COMMENTS, AGAIN, THIS USE IS ALLOWED IN BOTH AG AND R1. SO THERE'S NOT ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN THAT SENSE. THEY CAN BUILD THEIR BUILDING NO MATTER WHAT. I WOULD ALSO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MS. NASH SAID, IS THAT PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE IN SACHSE, AND CITY OF GARLAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING IT PER THE 1986 AGREEMENT. AND SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT MS. NASH HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB IN KEEPING GARLAND'S HEALTH FEET TO THE FIRE, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY. AND WHILE IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING TODAY, I AM CONFIDENT THAT OVER TIME WE WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE THAT TRAFFIC PROBLEM ON PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD. THIS AG BARN, BECAUSE OF ZONING, IS GOING TO COME REGARDLESS. AND SO I AM WITH MR. LINDSAY IS THAT IF IT'S GOING TO COME, THERE'S NO SENSE IN MAKING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TWEAK THINGS AND STILL GET THE SAME THING. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY BROUGHT THE APPLICATION [01:10:01] TO MAKE CONSISTENCY, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE ALWAYS STRIVE FOR IS CONSISTENCY WITH OUR DEVELOPMENTS. MAYOR PROCTOR-FRANK? YEAH, JUST ONE FINAL COMMENT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE REDO A STREET, WE HAVE A STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH RESIDENTS, AND I THINK THIS MISCOMMUNICATION THE RESIDENTS HAVE, THINKING IT WAS A BUS BAR, AND I'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROJECT FOR ABOUT OVER A YEAR NOW. BECAUSE I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GISD BOARD MEMBERS. BUT MAYBE GISD SHOULD HAVE HAD A MEETING WITH SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE KNOCKED OUT A BUNCH OF THIS CONFUSION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ADD. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR CERTAINLY ENTERTAIN MOTIONS. MAYOR PROCTOR, THANKS. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM F1 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE ITEM F1 AS PRESENTED. I SECOND. MR. LINDSAY? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. LINDSAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HANDS. YES. HANDS VOTE. [2. Conduct a public hearing and consider approving an ordinance amending Chapter 8 “Subdivisions,” by amending Section 8-14 titled “Completion and maintenance of public improvements”; by amending Subsections 8-14a(3) and 8-14d(1); by amending Section 8-15 titled “General requirements and design standards” by amending Sections 8-15B(3)(b) and 8-15F(3); by amending Section 8-18 titled “Street design construction costs” by amending Subsection 18-8b; amending Section 8-20 titled “Impact fees” by amending Subsections 8-20B and 8-20C(1); and by amending Exhibit 11A titled “Zoning Ordinance” by amending Article 3 titled “Districts” by amending Section 11 titled “SP-special use permits” by amending 11.2 titled “Use regulations”; by amending Article 4 titled “General provisions applying to all or several districts” by amending Section 11 titled “Landscaping and screening” by amending 11.4 titled “Required landscaping” by amending 11.4d titled “Single-family residential development requirements” by amending 11.4d4 titled “Masonry wall required”; and by amending 11.6 titled “Screening standards” by amending 11.6d titled “Masonry wall standards” by amending 11.6d1 titled “Design and materials”; and by amending 11.6d6(c) titled “Additional requirements”; providing a conflicts clause; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing a penalty of fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); and providing an effective date.] ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 2. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 SUBDIVISIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 8-14 TITLED COMPLETION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 8-14A, SUBSECTION 3, AND 8-14D, SUBSECTION 1, BY AMENDING SECTION 8-15, TITLED GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN STANDARDS, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8-15B, SUBSECTION 3, SUBSECTION B, AND SECTION 8-15F, SUBSECTION 03, BY AMENDING SECTION 8-18, TITLED STREET DESIGN CONSTRUCTION COSTS, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 18-8B, AMENDING SECTION 8-2-0, TITLED IMPACT FEES, BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 8-2-0B AND 8-2-0C, SUBSECTION 1, AND BY AMENDING EXHIBIT 11-A, TITLED ZONING ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, TITLED DISTRICTS, BY AMENDING SECTION 11, TITLED SP SPECIAL USE PERMITS, BY AMENDING 11.2, TITLED USE REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TITLED GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ALL OR SEVERAL DISTRICTS, BY AMENDING SECTION 11, TITLED LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING, BY AMENDING 11.4. 04, TITLED REQUIRED LANDSCAPING, BY AMENDING 11.4D, TITLED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS, BY AMENDING 11.4D, EXCUSE ME, 4D4, TITLED MASONRY WALL REQUIRED, AND BY AMENDING 11.6, TITLED SCREENING STANDARDS, BY AMENDING 11.6D, TITLED MASONRY WALL STANDARDS, BY AMENDING 11.61, TITLE DESIGN AND MATERIALS, AND BY AMENDING 11.61. THE 6 SUBSECTION C, TITLED ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN APPEAL OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THERE WILL BE A TEST LATER. SO WITH THAT, MS. NASH. MAYOR, YOU JUST EXPLAINED IT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO LET MATT GO AHEAD AND DO THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MATT. MR. ROBINSON, PLEASE ENLIGHTEN US. MY APOLOGIES, MR. MAYOR, FOR THE LONG AGENDA CAPTION. OH, I CAN BLAME THE ATTORNEY THAT'S NOT WITH US. MS. MORRIS IS GREAT. I WILL NOT BLAME MS. MORRIS. TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW, THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER. THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO CHANGES TO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LITTLE CHANGES HERE ON CHAPTER 8 AND CHAPTER 11 THAT ARE IN ADDITION TO REFERENCES TO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL. BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE RELATED PRIMARILY TO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL ITSELF. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SINCE IT IS RELATED TO THE SUBDIVISION AND ZONING ORDINANCE. AND THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF REGULATIONS AND THE STREAMLINING OF PROCESSES AND PROVISIONS ARE AN IDENTIFIED TASK IN THE CITY'S 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. SO I'LL GET RIGHT INTO THE PROPOSED CHANGES. IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. CURRENT ORDINANCE LANGUAGE IS NOT FULLY ALIGNED WITH UPDATED STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING IMPACT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. OUR CURRENT STANDARD ALLOWS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO SERVE AS THE IMPACT ADVISORY BOARD. STATE LAW CHANGED THAT, SO WE'RE CHANGING THE ORDINANCE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. IN ADDITION, WE'RE AMENDING REFERENCES TO CITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREENING. SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL AND THE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS. WITHIN THE ZONING ORDINANCE ITSELF WE ARE REMOVING A PROVISION THAT TALKS ABOUT THE CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR USES NOT OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN A ZONING DISTRICT. SPECIAL USE PERMITS ARE DESIGNATED IN THE ZONING USE CHART WITH AN S AND THIS BASICALLY WOULD ALLOW SUPS FOR EVERY USE [01:15:02] IN EVERY ZONING DISTRICT. IT'S A REMNANT OF AN OLD ORDINANCE AND IT'S BEING REMOVED. THE NEXT REQUIREMENTS BEING CHANGED IS ONCE AGAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREENING. THIS IS RELATED TO THE LANDSCAPING SCREENING SECTION. THIS IS POINTING BACK TO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL AND STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS WHICH HAS ALL THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS. AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED 6-0 AT THEIR MARCH 23RD MEETING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. ROBINSON OR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S COMMENTS AFTER THAT, WE CAN CERTAINLY ENTERTAIN THEM. AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. THE TIME IS GRANTED. 7.48 P.M. 7.48 P.M. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SIDE? ALL RIGHT, SEEING THAT, I WILL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. THE TIME IS GRANTED. 7.48 P.M. OH, I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE'D GET 7.49. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AT 7.48 P.M. FURTHER DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OR MOTIONS? MS. BUHLER? IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WE ACCEPT ITEM F2 AS PRESENTED. YOU MEAN YOU DON'T WANT TO READ ALL THAT? NO, SIR. MOTION BY MS. BUHLER TO APPROVE ITEM F2 AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. HOWARD? SECOND. SECOND BY MS. HOWARD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR MOTION TO FURTHER THE APPROVAL. ANYBODY OPPOSED? [3. Consider approving an ordinance of the City of Sachse, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances by amending Chapter 3 “Building Regulations” by amending Article I “In General” by amending Section 3-13 “Standards for Construction of Public Facilities”; by deleting Section 3-17 “Drainage and Stormwater Control” in its entirety; by renumbering Sections 3-18 through 3-56; by amending Section 3-24 “Flatwork Requirements”; providing for a repealing clause; providing for a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty of fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); and providing for an effective date.] MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM THREE. THANKFULLY, NOT QUITE AS LONG, BUT IT'S UP THERE. CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 3 BUILDING REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 IN GENERAL, BY AMENDING SECTION 3-13, STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES. BY DELETING SECTION 3.17, DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER CONTROL IN ITS ENTIRETY, BY RENUMBERING SECTIONS 3-18 THROUGH 3-56, BY AMENDING SECTION 3-24, FLAT WORK REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED $500, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MS. NASH. I WILL JUST DEFER TO MATT ON THIS ONE AS WELL, MAYOR. JUST STAND UP. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I'M GOING TO CALL YOU ANYWAY. MR. ROBINSON, PLEASE CONTINUE. YES, SIR. THIS IS CHAPTER 3, BUILDING REGULATIONS. SO THIS IS, ONCE AGAIN, IN LINE WITH THE CHANGES RELATED TO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL. SPECIFICALLY IN THIS SECTION, WE ARE TAKING HUGE CHUNKS OF IT OUT RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT INFORMATION IS NOW FOUND IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL. AND THEN AGAIN, ONCE... WE ARE REFERENCING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL AS PART OF THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE WITH THAT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO PRESENT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THANK YOU MR. ROBINSON QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MR. ROBINSON OR STAFF MAYOR POTHEN FRANKS DID YOU IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE DISCUSSION I HEARD A GROAN SO WE CAN DISCUSS AFTERWARDS. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM F3 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PROCTOR AND FRANKS TO APPROVE ITEM F3 AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. HOWARD? SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY MS. HOWARD. ANY DISCUSSION? YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD ON THAT ONE. OKAY. HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [4. Discuss and consider approving an ordinance adopting revisions to the City of Sachse Engineering Design Manual; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.] ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. YOUR NAME IS? NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM FOUR, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF SACHSE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND NO OFFENSE TO MS. NASH, I WILL FOREGO HER AND GO STRAIGHT TO MR. ROBERTS. NO, IT'S NOT. MY BAD. CAMERON. SERMINE, IS THAT HOW YOU SAY YOUR LAST NAME? SERMON. SERMON, OKAY. MR. SERMON, ENLIGHTEN US. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN MANUAL UPDATE. GO THROUGH THE BACKGROUND, THE PROPOSED CHANGES, AND THEN THE NEXT STEPS. SO THE CURRENT MANUAL IS ADOPTED ON MARCH 4, 2024. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES BASED ON SOME INCONSISTENCIES POINTED OUT BY VARIOUS STAFF, DEVELOPMENTS, AND OTHER ENGINEERS. [01:20:02] THE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS WERE A SEPARATE DOCUMENT THAT WAS NOT ACTUALLY CODIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE, AND THAT WILL NOW BE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDICES OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL. AND THEN WE HAVE UPDATED THE APPROVED MATERIALS LIST BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM STAFF. SO FOR SECTION 1.6. WE SIMPLIFIED THE VARIANCE REQUEST PROCESS. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS A LITTLE CONVOLUTED AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS HAD TO WRITE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION TO HIMSELF. SO WE GOT RID OF THAT AND THEN WE ALLOWED CITY STAFF TO ACCEPT VARIANCE REQUESTS INSTEAD OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. AND THEN THE APPEALS PROCESS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER INSTEAD OF CITY COUNCIL. THE ROADWAY DESIGN, SECTION 2.2, WE UPDATED TABLE 2.1 OR 2-1. BASICALLY, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTHS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SHOWN IN THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, BUT THEY WEREN'T. SO WE HAVE UPDATED TABLE 2-1, AND THEN FIGURE 2-1 WAS ALSO UPDATED. UPDATED TO SHOW THE ACTUAL DESIGN CHANGES DONE IN THE TABLE. FOR SECTION 2.7, DRIVEWAYS, WE DID NOT HAVE A MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM WIDTH FOR RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS ON LOCAL OR COLLECTOR STREETS, SO THOSE HAVE BEEN ADDED. SECTION 7.8, SCREENING WALLS. WE HAD QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS FROM CONTRACTORS ASKING FOR AN APPROVED LIST OF WALL SUPPLIERS. THIS IS TYPICALLY A PRIVATELY OWNED WALL, AND WE DON'T WANT TO TELL A DEVELOPER, YOU HAVE TO GET IT FROM THIS. WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET THE LOWEST PRICE ON THE SCREENING WALL. FOR THE APPROVED MATERIALS LIST, UM... MADE A COUPLE OF CHANGES. WATER SERVICE PIPE BE IN LINE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS. WE UPDATED THE LIST OF FIRE HYDRANT MANUFACTURERS TO THOSE CURRENTLY IN THE CITY INVENTORY. WE ADDED A NEW FIRE HYDRANT PAINT MANUFACTURER TO BE IN LINE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND THEN THE LIST OF TRAFFIC PAINT MANUFACTURERS WAS ROOMS AS WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THERMOPLASTIC TRAFFIC MARKINGS. AND THEN IN THE APPENDICES, WE'VE ADDED SECTION C AND D. SO THE GENERAL NOTES WERE ADDED TO SECTION C. AND THEN PAVING, DRAINAGE, WATER, AND SANITARY SEWER DETAILS WERE ADDED TO APPENDIX D. THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE REVISING THE MANUAL, PUBLISH THEM ON THE WEBSITE. COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE AND UPDATE THE MANUAL BASED ON TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MAYOR PRESIDENT FRANKS. WE LAST AMENDED THIS IN 2024, YOU SAID? YES. TWO-ISH YEARS AGO. YES. IS THAT STANDARD, OR HOW OFTEN IS THIS LOOKED AT AND OR RECOMMENDATIONS BEING MADE? SO I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY SECRETARY ABOUT THAT, AND WE DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY DO EVERY TWO YEARS. YOU'RE THE ENGINEER, NOT ME, SO I'M NOT MAKING A SUGGESTION IT WAS A QUESTION. WHAT WAS THE ONE BEFORE 2024? DO WE KNOW? I DON'T REMEMBER. MR. NESBITT HAS AN ANSWER FOR YOU. GOOD EVENING. SO 2024 WAS THE ORIGINAL ADOPTION OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL. AND SO LIKE CAMERON SAID, THERE'S NO SET SCHEDULE FOR THIS. AS WE COLLECT ENOUGH CHANGES TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE, THEN WE KIND OF COLLECT THEM ALL. SO IT MAY BE A YEARLY BASIS AND MAYBE TWO YEARS, JUST DEPENDING ON HOW MANY CHANGES WE GET ARE FINE. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE LAST ONE, SO I'M GOING TO SAY TWO TO FIVE YEARS. I WOULD LOVE NEVER TO DO THIS AGAIN, BUT NO. AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, TECHNOLOGY CHANGES. WE HAD SOME PAINT SUPPLIER STUFF CHANGE. SO WE JUST UPDATED AND WE KEPT THESE NOTES WITH STAFF. A LOT OF IT WITH THOSE CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERS, LIKE, HEY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THIS? AND SO I WAS TRYING TO CLEAN UP AND CLARIFY SOME OF THAT STUFF. BUT, YEAH, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU AS OFTEN AS WE NEED TO. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? MR. MILLSAP. BACK TO SLIDE THAT HAS 1.6, [01:25:03] GENERAL DESIGN. OKAY, THERE ARE VARIANCES. VARIANCES IS, I'M GATHERING, A... NORMALLY DONE AS A REQUEST ITEM, MAKE SOME KIND OF CHANGE OTHER THAN WHAT THE CODE SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS ALREADY. AND THAT IS SOMETIMES GOOD, SOMETIMES BAD. I GUESS SUPS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE FUNCTIONS. I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS AND FOR QUITE OFTEN FOR VARIANCES TO BE DONE AND LEGITIMATE REASONS. BUT I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL, IF WE APPROVE THIS AS IT'S WRITTEN HERE. WE'LL ABSORB OURSELVES OF ANY OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION THE USE OF A VARIANCE AND THE APPLICATION OF IT BECAUSE IT SAYS APPEALS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER RATHER THAN CITY COUNCIL. SO AT THAT TIME, IF THIS IS PASSED, ONCE IT HAPPENS, WE WON'T KNOW ANYTHING HAPPENS UNTIL AFTER IT'S HAPPENED, AND THEN IT'S A LITTLE TOO LATE. AND AS I'VE BEEN VOTING TO THIS VOTING WEEK AND CAMPAIGNING A LITTLE BIT, VISITING WITH PEOPLE, JUST AN EXAMPLE. OF A PROBLEM IN QUESTION. IT HASN'T BEEN A MAJOR CONCERN, BUT I'VE BEEN ASKED ABOUT IT. ON THE CORNER OF WEST CREEK AND MEADOW CREEK, THAT PROPERTY WAS ON THE, WHAT WOULD THAT BE, NORTHEAST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY, WAS BOUGHT WITHIN TWO YEARS. A BIG FENCE WAS ALLOWED TO PUT AROUND THE BACK OF IT. IT'S QUITE A BIG LOT, BUT ACTUALLY, APPARENTLY, WHOEVER WAS ALLOWED THAT ALLOWED THAT FENCE TO BE BUILT. FOR WHATEVER REASON, HOWEVER IT WAS ALLOWED TO BE BUILT, THE FENCE WAS PUT 13 FEET INTO THE CITY EASEMENT, AND NOW THE UTILITY POLES ARE INSIDE THIS PERSON'S FENCE, AND THEY'RE APPARENTLY OPERATING A BUSINESS IN THIS AREA AND HAVE PROPERTY AND MATERIALS SCATTERED OUT ON THE GROUND IN AN ORDERLY FASHION. BUT NOW THEN, IF THAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED, WAS THAT A VARIANCE OR WAS THAT JUST A MISTAKE? THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE TO COME IN AND SERVICE UTILITY POLES NOW SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP THEIR BACKYARD FENCE OR THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY WHICH WOULD BE THE PROPERTY THAT FACES THEIR OWN WEST CREEK AND SAXE ROAD UH IN IN ORDER TO DRIVE THEIR TRUCK DOWN THERE WITH A POLE AND REACH OVER THE FENCE TO TO SERVICE THE UTILITY LINES AND THOSE ARE TYPES OF THINGS THAT IF THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF INPUT. CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF INPUT. I CAN SEE THAT THAT CAN BE A REAL PROBLEM, AND I CAN'T SUPPORT IT THE WAY THAT'S WRITTEN. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT POINT OUT AND APPEALS TO WHAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY CITY COUNCIL AS NEEDED AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ONLY VARIANCE REQUESTS TO A TECHNICAL ITEM IN THE DESIGN MANUAL. THESE ARE NOT LIKE ZONING VARIANCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S WHY WE JUST HAVE IT. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO POINT OUT. IT MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR VARIANCES, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S ON ITS FACE JUST LOOKING AT IT. THAT'S A VARIANCE FROM WHAT SHOULD BE ALLOWED, HAVE BEEN ALLOWED, FOR THE GUY TO BUILD HIS FENCE OVER INTO THE UTILITY EASEMENT. WE'VE RUN INTO THAT PROBLEM LAST YEAR, TWO YEARS, TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO ABOUT. DRAINAGE IN PONDEROSA ALLEY WHERE THAT ERODED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND IT DIDN'T BECOME A PROBLEM UNTIL IT BECOME A FLOOD PROBLEM. THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A VARIANCE THOUGH FOR THAT PERMIT. THAT WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN A PERMITTING ERROR OR THEY DIDN'T SHOW IT CORRECTLY OR MAYBE THEY CHANGED IT AFTER WE PERMITTED IT TOO. THAT WOULDN'T BE A VARIANCE REQUEST. MAYOR BROTHER AND FRANKS? WE DO HAVE SOME, YES. I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND. MR. PRESTENBERG. YES, YOU SAID WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY BASICALLY ABOUT, I WAS GOING TO ASK HOW MANY VARIANCE REQUESTS HAVE WE HAD? YOU SAID ONE. JUST FROM AN ADMINISTRATION STANDPOINT, THE CITY MANAGER GETS ONE OF THESE, MAKES A DECISION. IS THERE AN APPEAL OPTION FOR THAT PERSON TO SAY, HEY, I REALLY NEED THIS VARIANCE? SO THE ONE THAT THE VARIOUS REQUESTS WE HAD WAS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AS PART OF THE MANUAL AND SO AGAIN CERTAINLY COUNCIL CAN APPROVE THE VARIOUS REQUESTS FOR ANYTHING, BUT THESE ARE JUST THESE ARE TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS SO WE FEEL FELT LIKE THE CITY MANAGER WAS CAPABLE RULING ON THAT. YEAH, AND I MEAN WE TRUST OUR CITY MANAGER WITH A LOT OF THINGS AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT IF SHE OR A FUTURE CITY MANAGER IS NOT [01:30:01] COMFORTABLE WITH THAT DECISION THEN I WOULD THINK THERE'S A WAY TO COME TO THE COUNCIL WITH SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO APPROVE SOMETHING THAT'S JUST WAY FAR OUT AND I TRUST THE STANDARDS SO THANK YOU. MR. LINDSAY. SO THAT'S AN ENGINEERING VARIANCE. IS THERE ANOTHER TYPE OF VARIANCE THAT GOES BEFORE THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS? THAT WOULD BE MATT, BUT THIS IS ONLY FOR MY STAFF. BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT, I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE CONFUSING THE TWO PROCESSES. YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TECHNICAL WRITTEN IN THERE THAT WE'RE PROBABLY NOT EVEN GOING TO UNDERSTAND IN COUNCIL OF HOW TO APPLY IT. SO THE IDEA IS NOW THAT WE'VE GROWN AND WE GOT MORE CITY STAFF AND THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT AS A STAFF DECISION VERSUS WHAT WOULD SOMEBODY COME TO YOU FOR? YEAH, SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS. SO A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VARIANCE WOULD BE TO THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS THEMSELVES. SO YOU'RE TYPICALLY TALKING ABOUT A SETBACK OR A HEIGHT OR A DIMENSIONAL STANDARD OF SOME SORT. A VARIANCE TO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN MAIL IS GOING TO BE TO THEIR SPECIFIC DESIGN DETAILS. THERE ARE... THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ACTS LIKE AN APPEAL FOR ANYTHING RELATED IN THE ZONING STANDARDS, AS FAR AS THE ZONING DISTRICT ITSELF, AS FAR AS SETBACKS, HEIGHTS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. A NUMERICAL VALUE ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL IS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. IN YOUR PROCESS, IT'S STATED BY LAW THAT PEOPLE CAN GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND HAVE A SEMI-JUDICIAL. JUDICIAL? QUASAR. QUASAR. YES, YES, THAT'S IT. DON'T GIVE THEM TOO MUCH TIME. OKAY. BUT ON... MR. NESBITT'S SIDE ON THERE, THAT'S NOT A STATE MANDATE. THERE'S NO LAW THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME DUE PROCESS. CORRECT. THE COUNCIL HAS CREATED THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE, AND THEY HAVE THAT RELIEF MECHANISM FOR THAT REQUIREMENT, AND THAT'S MANDATED BY THE STATE. ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL, THEY'VE COME UP WITH THEIR OWN PROCESS FOR A VARIANCE. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. NO MORE QUESTIONS? I LOVE THAT PHRASE, IN THEIR OWN PROCESS. AND I WOULD JUST NOTE FOR CLARIFICATION. WHAT MR. ROBBINS SAID WITH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, OBVIOUSLY IT'S OUTLINED IN THE STATE STATUTE, IT'S QUASI-JUDICIAL. AND IF SOMEONE DOESN'T LIKE THEIR DECISION, THEY CAN'T COME TO US. THEY HAVE TO GO TO DISTRICT COURT. SO THAT'S A COMMON THING. NOT EVERYTHING IS APPEALABLE TO US. AND I WILL SAY I CERTAINLY TRUST OUR CITY MANAGER TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION ON THINGS LIKE THAT IF IT COMES TO HER DESK. OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, ENTERTAINMENTS. MAYOR PRESIDENT FRANKS. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE F4 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE F4 AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. HOWARD? SECOND. SECOND BY MS. HOWARD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE HAVE MOTION CARRIES. [5. Consider approving an ordinance of the City of Sachse, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances by amending Chapter 9 "Traffic Regulations" by amending Section 9-6 "Parking" by amending 9-6A "Truck Parking" by amending 9-6A(1) "Unlawful"; providing for a repealing clause; providing for a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty of fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); and providing for an effective date.] MR. MILLSAP VOTING NO. CAN WE SLOW DOWN FOR A SECOND? NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 05, CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-6, PARKING BY AMENDING 9-6A, TRUCK PARKING, BY AMENDING 9-6A SUBSECTION 01, UNLAWFUL, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED $500, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. ROBINSON, YOU ARE THE STAR OF THE SHOW. ACTUALLY, NO. YOU GET ME FIRST. OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE POINTING AT HIM. OKAY. YOU GET ME FIRST. SEE, THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS GO TO YOU REGARDLESS. THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. SO WE'RE MOVING OFF OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARDS, AND SPECIFICALLY THIS ITEM TONIGHT IS ABOUT TRUCK PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES AT THE STATION. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AWARE, AND I KNOW THE COUNCIL IS, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC WATCHING, WE HAVE DONE A TRAFFIC STUDY DOWN AT THE STATION RELATIVE TO SOME CONCERNS, OF COURSE, CERTAINLY ABOUT THE FATALITY THAT WE HAD LAST OCTOBER. BUT LOOKING AT TRAFFIC IN THAT GREATER AREA, NOT JUST SPECIFICALLY WHERE THAT HAPPENED, BUT THE ENTIRE STATION AS A WHOLE, AS WELL AS THE STREETS THAT FLANK THAT AREA OF MILES AND MERRITT. THAT STUDY IS GOING TO BE WRAPPING UP SOON, AND WE WILL HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TOWARDS. FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN ADDRESS RIGHT NOW OBVIOUSLY THROUGH AN ORDINANCE CHANGE SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY IN CONSULTATION WITH MATT ROBINSON FROM A A DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DISCUSSION, BUT ALSO CHIEF SYLVESTER, FROM A TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE, WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BRING FORWARD NOW IN AWAITING FOR THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY FROM THE STATION WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME MORE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COME. SO JUST KIND OF SETTING THAT UP [01:35:01] FOR YOU, MAYOR. AND NOW, MATT, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU, AND I KNOW CHIEF SYLVESTER IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO SPEAK ON THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU, MS. MADISON. HELLO AGAIN, MR. ROBINSON. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS ONE, TRUCK PARKING IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED. PUBLIC STREETS, ESPECIALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE, SO IN YOUR SINGLE-FAMILY COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AREAS, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED ON PUBLIC STREETS. HOWEVER, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A GRAY AREA IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S NOT DEFINED AS FAR AS PUBLIC ON-STREET STRIPED PARKING SPACES. SO WITH THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT, WE ARE ADDING PUBLIC ON-STREET STRIPED PARKING SPACES AS ONE OF THE RESTRICTIONS FOR TRUCK PARKING, WHICH INCLUDES BUSES, RVS, AND TRAILERS. AND THIS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE PARALLEL PARKING WITHIN THE STATION, NOT WITHIN THE STATION, WITHIN THE PGPT ZONING DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE OLD TOWN ZONING DISTRICT WHERE YOU FIND OUR PARALLEL PARKING SPACES. WITH THAT, THAT'S THE GIST OF THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. IT'S VERY, VERY SHORT. IT'S ADDING THE PGPT AND OLD TOWN ZONING DISTRICTS AS PART OF THE RESTRICTION AREAS AND THEN SPECIFICALLY THE PUBLIC ON-STREET STRIPED PARKING SPACES. FOR THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES AND TRAILERS. WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SO CURRENTLY, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, WE CANNOT EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE TRUCK PARKING, AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO WITH THIS ORDINANCE. THAT'S CORRECT. MR. PRESSENBERG. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. SO IN OUR NORMAL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, FOLKS CAN GET A ONE-TIME REQUEST OR... THEY CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST VIA EMAIL TO SAY, HEY, I'D LIKE TO PARK MY RV IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR X AMOUNT OF TIME FRAME. CAN THEY DO THAT HERE? I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF WHO CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO SOME OF THE EXCEPTIONS. HE'S ALREADY WALKING UP HERE. SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, COUNCILMAN. GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN. YES, THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. SO WHAT THIS LANGUAGE IS DOING IS SIMPLY ADDING. THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AS WELL AS THE INSET PARKING THAT WE ENCOUNTER BOTH IN OLD TOWN AND IN THE STATION DEVELOPMENT AS A WHOLE. IT'S NOT CHANGING THE DEFINITIONS OF WHAT IS ALLOWABLE OR NOT ALLOWABLE, NOR THE PROCESS BY WHICH A VARIANCE CAN BE REQUESTED. OKAY. AND THEN NOT KNOWING WHAT KIND OF... I DON'T GO DOWN THE STATION BOULEVARD AT NIGHT WHEN THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ISSUE, YOU KNOW, BUT IF INDIVIDUALS HAVE OCCUPATIONS WHERE THEY DRIVE SOME OF THOSE BIGGER VEHICLES, IS IT JUST KIND OF A TOUGH LUCK TYPE THING? I FIGURE THAT'S HOW IT IS WITH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S JUST YOU PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT TO AND FROM. THAT'S CORRECT. THEY WOULD HAVE OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE PREDOMINANTLY YOU WOULD... YOU WOULD FIGURE THAT IF THEY'RE PARKING IN THAT GENERALIZED AREA, THEY PROBABLY LIVE IN ONE OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES. THEY CAN MAKE PROVISIONS SOMEHOW ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT IS NOT RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THAT CONGESTED AREA THAT HAS PEDESTRIANS GOING BACK AND FORTH, AS WE KNOW. FRANKLY, THERE ARE I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S DAY OR NIGHT. THERE ARE SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE BOX TRAILERS, THAT HAVE FLATBED TRAILERS, THAT HAVE LARGER COMMERCIAL VEHICLES THAT CAUSE SIGHTLINE ISSUES NO MATTER THE TIME OF DAY. SO I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE AREA AND IT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I BELIEVE COUNCIL'S PHILOSOPHY IS RELATIVE TO THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ON THE REST OF THE CITY ROADWAYS. WILL THERE BE ANY SIGNAGE OR JUST A GENERAL? NO, THERE'S NO SIGNAGE FOR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE CITY. IT'LL BE AS WE OBSERVE IT OR RECEIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, WE'LL NOTIFY PERSONNEL. AND AS WE OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS DO, WE DON'T ALWAYS ISSUE CITATIONS FOR THIS TYPE OF THING. WE'RE ABOUT EDUCATION AND COMPLIANCE, AND IF THAT IS NOT A FAVORABLE OUTCOME, THEN CERTAINLY WE CAN ISSUE PARKING CITATIONS FOR THAT. YEAH, I WOULDN'T EXPECT IT IN THE NORMAL RESIDENTIAL AREA. I WAS JUST MAINLY WORRIED ABOUT THE STATION BOULEVARD, THAT'S ALL. BUT, YEAH, IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU'RE LOOKING MORE FOR THE FREQUENT FLYERS. AND I THINK WHAT YOU WOULD ENCOUNTER SPECIFICALLY IN THAT AREA IS AN OVERUSE OF SIGNAGE. BECAUSE IF YOU PUT ONE SIGN IN ONE LOCATION, IT COULD ALSO CAUSE CONFUSION. WELL, I DON'T SEE A SIGN 30 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD, SO I CAN PARK OVER THERE, BUT I CAN'T PARK HERE. I THINK WHAT YOU WOULD END UP WITH IS A LARGE NUMBER OF SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE [01:40:01] DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT WOULD BE CERTAINLY UNSIGHTLY AND NOT NECESSARY IN MY OPINION. OKAY. MS. SOWERS. HOW DO WE, DOES THIS ALSO APPLY TO LIKE THE. YOU PARKING SPOTS OVER BY THE PARK AND THE ONES ON 5TH STREET THAT WE'VE BUILT, BECAUSE THAT'S PUBLIC PARKING, WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THAT NOW? OR ARE WE OUTLAWING IT AS WELL? WHICH AREAS ARE YOU REFERRING TO? 5TH STREET, THE PARKING THAT WE'RE OUTLAWING. THAT'LL BE IN THAT AREA AS WELL. THAT'S THE INSET PARKING THAT'S ACTUALLY, YOU COULD, IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, YOU COULD VIEW IT AS BEING PART OF THE STREET IN THAT CONTEXT, BUT IT'S NOT A THOROUGHFELLER. IN THAT CONTEXT, THERE'S PARKING AVAILABLE IN THERE, BUT IT WOULD INCLUDE THAT AREA WITH THIS ORDINANCE LANGUAGE CHANGE. OKAY, THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MR. LINDSEY. MAYBE FOR MR. ROBINSON ON THERE, THOUGH, BUT I'M JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING TO KEEP OURSELVES FROM DOING STUFF. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE FARMER'S MARKET COMING UP. IT WILL LIKELY HAVE FOOD TRUCKS. THEY USUALLY PARK IN THOSE SPOTS. IS THIS ORDINANCE? ALLOW FOR AN EXCEPTION FOR FOOD TRUCKS AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS? SO TYPICALLY WITH SPECIAL EVENTS, YOU HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT OF SOME SORT, AND IT OUTLINES THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS WITHIN THAT DEFINED AREA. SO THEY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THAT DURING THAT SPECIAL EVENT TIME PERIOD, BUT OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARK THERE DURING THE NORMAL HOURS. AWESOME. THANK YOU. MS. BUHLER. YES, I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR GOING AHEAD AND ADDRESSING THIS. WE'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ABOUT VISIBILITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS, AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE DIDN'T WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY. I KNOW WE'RE GATHERING THAT DATA AND HOW TO IMPROVE IN OTHER WAYS, BUT I'M GLAD THIS IS HAPPENING, AND WE DEFINITELY HEARD ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT ASKED FOR THIS. SO, THANK YOU. MAYOR PROCTER & FRIENDS. ALL RIGHT, CHIEF. I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T GO FOR IT. SO, WHEN WE... WHEN WE MAKE OR CHANGE AN ORDINANCE, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ENFORCEMENT ABILITY AND ABILITY THAT WE CAN AND WILL. OKAY, LET ME JUST CHANGE MY SIMPLE WORDS HERE. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US ARE AGAINST THIS. WE'RE ALL FOR THIS. HOWEVER, BEING MULTIFAMILY IN THAT AREA SPECIFICALLY, HOW DO YOU ENFORCE THIS? IS THERE A TIMELINE? BECAUSE I'M JUST THINKING PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN AND OUT OF THESE PLACES ALL THE TIME. U-HAULS, MOVING TRUCKS. HOW DO YOU ENFORCE THAT OR WHAT'S THE TIME LIMIT? WE TALKED ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OVERNIGHT, WHAT HAVE YOU. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT IN THE CONTEXT OF SOME 48-HOUR NOTICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NO ON-STREETS BLIND PARKING OF TRUCKS AND TRAILERS, RIGHT? WELL, THERE'S GOING TO BE MOVING TRUCKS AND TRAILERS THERE CONSTANTLY, RIGHT? OH, YES, AND THERE'S CERTAINLY LANGUAGE EXISTING IN THE ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR THAT BY RIGHT. THAT THEY CAN PARK THERE WHILE THEY'RE EXPEDITIONALLY LOADING OR UNLOADING MERCHANDISE, DELIVERIES, FURNITURE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. DELIVERY TRUCKS AS WELL, THE RESTAURANTS ON THE SIDE. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WE HAVE THE ABILITY, WE HAVE THE WANT AND THE NEED, BUT ALLOW FOR, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT WE CAN'T INTERRUPT COMMERCE, RIGHT? OH, CORRECT. THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS FOR THAT ALREADY. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. MR. MILLSAP. BACK TO SOMETHING THAT THE... THE MANAGER MENTIONED IN HER BEGINNING STATEMENT, SHE MENTIONED THIS IS PRECIPITATED PRIMARILY AS AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT AT THE STATION A WHILE BACK. AND YOU SAID THE CONSULTANT WASN'T THROUGH WITH THEIR STUDY YET. THIS LOOKS LIKE A TEMPORARY OR A BEGINNING PROCESS, I'M HOPING, BECAUSE IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THE STATION BOULEVARD GOING... FROM MERRITT TOWARDS MILES, THE SIDE PARKING, YES, TAKING OFF THREE-QUARTER TONS AND ONE-TON TRUCKS AND TRAILERS IS GOING TO BE A VERY POSITIVE THING THAT WE NEED TO DO. HOWEVER, WE ALLOW PARALLEL PARKING SO CLOSE TO THE SIDE STREETS GOING INTO THE STATION THAT IF YOU HAVE A POWER WAGON, WHICH WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN THIS AREA, OR YOU HAVE A MERCEDES WAGON, STATION WAGON, OR A... SUV TYPE THING, YOU STILL CAN'T STAND AT THE INTERSECTION AND SEE AROUND IT. SO I'M HOPING THAT THE STUDY COMES BACK WITH SOME ADDITIONAL CRITERIA TO MAYBE EVEN ELIMINATE SOME OF THOSE PARKING SPACES SO CLOSE TO THE STREET INTERSECTIONS GOING INTO THE STATION RESIDENTIAL AREA SO YOU CAN SEE FURTHER ALONG. [01:45:01] BECAUSE IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THAT AND YOU HAVE A JUST A REGULAR SUV PARKED AT THAT FIRST STATION, FIRST PARKING SPOT. YOU CAN'T SEE UNTIL YOU GET RIGHT THERE. AND ALSO I'M HOPING THAT WE BEGIN TO DESIGNATE SOME CROSSWALKS. PAVED, STAMPED PAVERS AND DARK PAVERS DOESN'T TO ME INDICATE ANY TYPE OF CROSSWALK. SO TO ME, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED CROSSWALK GOING FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PART OF THE STATION OVER TO THE COMMERCIAL PART OF THE STATION. SO HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WALK, REALLY? I'M HOPING THAT THE CONSULTANT STUDY ADDRESSES THESE TYPES OF THINGS BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO, I THINK, FROM EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD 50 YEARS AGO AT A UNIVERSITY WITH. 25 MILES OF STREETS THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AND INTERSECTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN JUST THIS. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THIS AT ALL. I THINK IT'S A GOOD START, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE STUDY GO MORE IN DEPTH THAN THAT. YES, SIR. AS I MENTIONED, THE STUDY IS NOT COMPLETED YET. THEY ARE STILL DRAFTING IT. WE HAVE SEEN A DRAFT, AND WE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS, AND SO MY PLAN IS TO BRING THE REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONSULTANT, AND ALONG WITH THAT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON THINGS WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. SOME OF THESE THINGS, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS ITEM TONIGHT, WILL REQUIRE ORDINANCE CHANGES. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE BRING THIS BACK TO YOU ALL, THAT WE'RE NOT JUST BRINGING BACK A LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS. WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK ALSO WITH ORDINANCES, SO YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION MUCH MORE QUICKLY. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. PRITZBERG. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. WELL, WE HAVE ONE COMMENT CARD. OKAY. THANK YOU, CHIEF. WE DID HAVE AN ONLINE CARD SUBMITTED. MR. C. BRAD. IS HE OR SHE HERE TONIGHT? OKAY. I BELIEVE, MR. GRANGER, I BELIEVE COUNCIL HAS A COPY OF THAT SPEAKER'S CARD. OKAY, GREAT. I DIDN'T SEE ANY OTHER SPEAKER'S CARDS FOR THIS ITEM, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THEY'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS. MAYOR PROCTOR FRANKS. OH, I'M SORRY. MY BAD. GO AHEAD. LET ME WITHDRAW THAT, MAYOR PROCTOR. MR. PRESSENBERGER. THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM F5 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PRESSENBERGER TO APPROVE ITEM F5 AS PRESENTED. MR. LINDSEY JUMPED IN THERE. MR. LINDSEY. SECOND. HE DOESN'T CARE. MR. LINDSEY WITH A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [1. Receive the quarterly 2021 Bond update.] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM G1, RECEIVE THE QUARTERLY 2021 BOND UPDATES. MS. NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LOGAN THATCHER, THE TRUSTEE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, IS AT THE PODIUM. HE'S GOING TO BE FLIPPING THE SLIDES WHILE I TALK THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. TONIGHT FOR YOUR 2021 BOND UPDATE. SO AS ALWAYS, I KEEP THE STANDARD INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE OR WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE BASIC INFORMATION INTACT. BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME AND BREVITY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WILL GO RIGHT TO THE UPDATES ON THE PROJECTS. AND THE FIRST ONE ON THE LIST IS BAILEY HOOPER ROAD. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SAY THAT THAT PROJECT IS ABOUT 90% COMPLETE. SO OUR STORMWATER, WATER, AND SANITARY SEWER LINES ARE COMPLETELY INSTALLED, AND PAVING IS COMPLETED SOUTH OF WILLIFORD TO SACHSE ROAD, AS WELL AS FROM VICUNA TO HIGHWAY 78. SO ROADWAY PAVING FROM WILLIFORD TO CREEK CROSSING WAS COMPLETED EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND THE CONTRACTOR IS COMPLETING ANY OF THOSE REMAINING DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS, AND TRAILS THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN SOD WILL BE LAID ONCE THE FINAL GRADING IS COMPLETED IN THESE AREAS. AND WE DO ANTICIPATE FULL COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT NEXT MONTH. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE JUST SOME PICTURES TO GO ALONG WITH ALL OF THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE ON THAT PROJECT, AND VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT PROJECT COME TO A CLOSE VERY SOON. SACHSE ROAD PHASE 2 IS A REMINDER. THOSE PROJECT LIMITS ARE FROM MILES ROAD TO MERRITT ROAD. OUR CONSULTANT HAS FINALIZED THE PLANS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. AND WE HAVE MADE INITIAL OFFERS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASEMENT ACQUISITION, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE RESPONSES BACK ON THAT, BUT WE HAVE MADE OUR INITIAL OFFERS. OBVIOUSLY, THE PROPERTY APPRAISALS ARE COMPLETE, SO WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE OFFERS. WE HAVE MET WITH DALLAS COUNTY TO START THE COORDINATION OF OUR FRANCHISE PLANS AND [01:50:01] RELOCATIONS ON THIS PROJECT, AND WE DO ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR. TAXI ROAD PHASE 3 IS THE CONTINUATION OF THAT PROJECT FROM MERRITT ROAD TO COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, AND THAT, AGAIN, IS A RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT TWO-LANE ASPHALT ROAD TO A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED CONCRETE STREET. WE WILL HAVE UTILITY AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE UPGRADED AND IMPROVED, AND WE WILL HAVE SOME PROPOSED ILLUMINATION, LANDSCAPE, AND PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES THAT WILL BE INCLUDED. SO, AS YOU RECALL, COUNCIL STAFF DID BRING THE DESIGN CONTRACT TO YOU ALL, AND IT WAS AWARDED. BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2025 AND SO DESIGN ALREADY STARTED IN JANUARY AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION ON THAT PROJECT IN THE SPRING OF 2028. WILLIFORD ROAD, THE PROJECT LIMITS OF THAT OBVIOUSLY FROM HIGHWAY 78 TO BAILEY ROAD AND THEN THE CONSULTANT IS WORKING ON, HAS ACTUALLY WORKED ON THOSE 100% PLANS AND DOCUMENTS. THAT WILL INCLUDE SOME MAJOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT SALMON PARK. ANYBODY WHO'S OVER THERE KNOWS ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE OVER THERE RELATIVE TO DRAINAGE, AND THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED. WE HAVE MADE INITIAL OFFERS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, AND THE CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO START THIS COMING FALL AS WELL. THAT IS THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AS A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC, IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THEM WHEN WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING. WEST CREEK LANE COUNCIL APPROVED THAT PROJECT TONIGHT TO BE AWARDED. JUST AS A REMINDER THAT THE PROJECT LIMITS ON THAT ARE FROM ZAXI ROAD TO TIMBER CREEK COURT. WE DID GET THOSE BIDS MARCH 31ST. WE PRESENTED ACTUALLY OUR RECOMMENDED CONTRACTOR TO YOU TONIGHT. YOU ALL APPROVED IT AND SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING EARLY THIS SUMMER. AND THEN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PACKAGES. COUNCIL VOTED FOR THAT FUNDING TO BE ACCELERATED AND WE PREPARED PROJECTS THAT WE DID FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2425 AND 2526. SO AS YOU'LL NOTICE OUR LIST HAS GOTTEN SHORTER BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN QUITE A BIT DONE BUT RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WAITING TO START IS INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND PARK LANE. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO FINALIZE THOSE DESIGNS AND STAFF I KNOW HAS SOME MEETINGS NEXT WEEK WITH SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITH SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS. IF ANYBODY KNOWS THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT TRICKY WITH ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES ON THERE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE BUSINESS OWNERS NEED AS WELL AS WHAT OUR ORDINANCES REQUIRE AND HOW DO WE BALANCE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THIS PROJECT COMPLETED. AND THEN RIDGEVIEW DRIVE AND ALLEY THAT PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY START THIS MONTH AS WELL. SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE ICONS. WE HAVE THESE ON OUR WEBSITE CITYOFSAXE.COM SLASH BOND 2021 AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT GRAPHICS WITH THE SPECIFIC UPDATES ARE ALWAYS UPDATED AS SOON AS THIS PRESENTATION IS DONE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WE MAKE SURE THAT THESE UPDATES ARE PUT OUT ON THE WEBSITE SO WE CAN KEEP THE INFORMATION FRESH FOR OUR PUBLIC. SO HERE'S THE GROWING LIST OF OUR COMPLETED BOND PROJECTS. OF COURSE, THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND THEN SEVERAL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PACKAGES WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET ACCOMPLISHED THIS SPRING, WHICH IS A LONGER LIST THAN WHAT WE HAD WHEN I GAVE YOU YOUR LAST UPDATE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. CREEK CROSSING, RUSTIC RIDGE STREET AND ALLEY, ALBERTA CIRCLE, CEDAR CREEK LANE ALLEY, CEDARBROOK COURT ALLEY, JEWEL STREET ALLEY, MAPLE SHADE AVENUE ALLEY, AND 7TH STREET. AGAIN, AS I SAID BEFORE, ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON OUR BOND PROJECTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CITYOFSAXE.COM SLASH BOND 2021 AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE ALLEYS AND ROADS THAT WE'VE JUST DONE RECENTLY THIS SPRING THAT WERE COMPLETED AND WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MR NESBITT WHAT WAS THAT PASSER RATING ON THAT SLIDE YEAH THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT OKAY MR FESTERBERG JUST ONE QUESTION UH AND I'M SURE YOU'LL I THOUGHT SACHSE PHASE TWO WAS MILES TO WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY, BUT IT'S THAT SO IT'S GOING TO GO TWO LANES EACH WAY AND IT'S GOING TO NARROW DOWN BACK TO ONE LANE EACH WAY FOR PHASE THREE ON SACHSE ROAD HE SAID MILES TO MERRITT IS SACHSE ROAD PHASE TWO AND MERRITT TO THE BRIDGE WHETHER IT'S PHASE THREE RIGHT JUST BEFORE THE BRIDGE. IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE BRIDGE. OKAY, RIGHT NOW. THAT'S OKAY, BUT AS MERRITT GETS DONE AND GOES THROUGH WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NARROWING AT BECAUSE PHASE TWO IS GOING TO COMPLETE BEFORE PHASE THREE STARTS PROBABLY OR AT LEAST BALLPARK SO WE HAVE A NARROWING AT THE INTERSECTION IS WHAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. [01:55:01] I'LL LET COREY TALK ABOUT THE TIMING SO THIS IS THE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE MERRITT ROAD PROJECT AND THE PHASE TWO PROJECT THE MERRITT ROAD PROJECT WILL BUILD THAT FULL INTERSECTION OUT AND SO PHASE TWO OF SAC STATE ROAD WILL EITHER CONNECT TO THE PROPOSED MERIT SECTION, OR WE'LL DO A TRANSITION BACK TO TWO LANES IF IT LAGS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT SHOULD LAG. THAT'S LIKE A 40-YARD SECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. WELL, LET ME ASK YOU THIS WAY. SO WHEN MERIT IS REALIGNED TO CONNECT WITH WOODFORD PARKWAY, WOULD THAT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THAT'S... WHERE PHASE TWO WILL END? YES, CORRECT. OKAY, SO WE WON'T HAVE THAT FROM WHERE MERRITT IS NOW. CORRECT, YES. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WOODBRIDGE, MERRITT, THAT WILL TRANSITION DOWN? YES. OKAY. BUT ONCE YOU GET TO THE INTERSECTION, IT'S GOING TO BE FOUR LANES? YES. OKAY, SO I THINK... IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A COORDINATION EFFORT BETWEEN WHICH PROJECT GETS THERE FIRST. OKAY. RIGHT, AND SO WHICHEVER ONE... BECAUSE THE SIGNAL IS PART OF THE MERRITT ROAD PROJECT. THE SIGNAL IS NOT PART OF SACS AREA PHASE TWO. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND THAT'S FINE. I REALIZE THERE'S GOING TO BE A SQUEEZE AT SOME POINT, RIGHT? I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE WERE JUST NOT GOING TO THINK ABOUT THAT 40-YARD SECTION THERE BETWEEN MERRITT AND WOODBRIDGE. WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND I HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PLANS. WE COULD PROBABLY BUILD THE FULL FOUR LANES TO WOODBRIDGE, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO SIGNALIZATION OR ANY OF THAT STUFF. THERE'S A TRANSITION. YEAH, I GET THAT, BUT WHAT I DIDN'T WANT WAS IT TO STOP AT MERRITT. AND GO TO TWO LANES FOR THERE TO BE A LIGHT EVENTUALLY, AND THEN THAT WOULD JUST BE WORSE THAN IT IS NOW. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS, IF IT'S LIKE A MONTH OR TWO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, PEOPLE COULD DEAL WITH THAT. IF IT'S A TWO-YEAR THING, THEN YES, PEOPLE. HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT THAT. BUT YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE COORDINATION WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT RIGHT NOW. WITH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, FRANCHISE RELOCATIONS FOR SACHSE ROAD, HOW FAST CAN I GET THERE BEFORE, OR DO I GET THERE BEFORE MERRITT OR NOT? AND IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH ONCE THE... CONTRACTOR IS SELECTED FOR MERIT, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT TIMING OF WHICH END IS STARTED ON BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE SACHSE ROAD PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION. AND SO SOME OF THAT IS ALL GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY INTO CHICKEN OR EGG. IT DEPENDS ON WHICH ONE COMES FIRST. SO CURRENTLY IN THE MERIT ROAD PLANS, WE HAVE THAT INTERSECTION AS PHASE 1. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. BUT I'LL STILL COME HERE FOR A COUNT. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 1, G1? [2. Discuss the implementation of the Sachse Safe Paws program.] OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. NESBITT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 2G2, DISCUSS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SACCY SAFE PAUSE PROGRAM. MS. NASH? MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ALLUDED TO TONIGHT IN SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. IF ANYBODY HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING AT FACEBOOK EARLIER TODAY BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING, YOU GOT TO SEE A REALLY CUTE VIDEO THAT WE'RE GOING TO CUE UP TONIGHT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT THIS REALLY INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF TWO DEPARTMENTS COMING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE GREATER SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF REGULAR SHELTER HOURS. AND SO... WE HAVE ONE OF THE LEAST TECHNOLOGY SAVVY PEOPLE AT THE PODIUM. I WAS GOING TO SAY, I HEARD NOISES THAT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD. SORRY, LANCE. SO HELP HAS COME ON THE WAY. LEAH'S GOING TO GET THIS QUEUED UP. MAYBE. I BELIEVE FULLY IN HER CAPABILITY TO DO IT. NO. NO, I HAVE NOT. THAT WOULD BE HARD TO DO. WE CAN JUST PULL UP OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND WATCH IT THERE. WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU. ALTHOUGH WE WON'T WAIT ALL NIGHT FOR IT TO HAPPEN. OF COURSE, YES. I'M GONNA GET ONE WE'RE GONNA GET ONE MORE THANK YOU MAYOR CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTON BERG BROUGHT UP DURING HIS ANNOUNCEMENTS EARLIER GIVE HIM THREE MINUTES. [02:00:05] OKAY, WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? YEAH, I COULD TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT. YOU WANT ME TO GIVE HER A MINUTE? I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN DO YOUR PRESENTATION. WELL, I WILL SAY THIS. THIS IS CALLED THE SACSI SAFE PAWS PROGRAM, AND IT'S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE SACSI FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST WITH FINDING OWNERS TO OUR PETS. AND IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM THAT BOTH OUR ANIMAL SERVICES MANAGER, HUGO ESPINOZA, AND FIRE, THERE YOU GO, FIRE AND PARAMEDIC BRIAN LEE COORDINATED AND WORKED REALLY CLOSELY ON THIS AND CAME UP WITH THE DETAILS OF SOME OF THE SOPS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. SO WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO THIS. THANK YOU. SO THE BACKGROUND, OKAY THERE WE GO. SO THE BACKGROUND IS THIS, THAT OWNERS OF LOST PETS MUST OFTEN RELY ON ANIMAL SERVICES TO REUNIFICATION OF OWNER AND PET. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS MORE SERVICES AVAILABLE. FIRE AND RESCUE, WHICH IS A 24 HOUR, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK OPERATION THAT CAN ASSIST WITH CONNECTING THE OWNER WITH THE PETS. MICROCHIP SCANNERS ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED AT BOTH THE FIRE STATION 1 AND FIRE STATION 2 AND TRAINING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ALSO. SO ANY LOST ANIMALS THAT ARE FOUND OR LOCATED BY OUR RESIDENTS CAN TAKE THE PET TO EITHER ONE OF THE FIRE STATIONS. SO FIRE STATION 1 AND 2 ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH A SCANNER. IT'S VERY LOW COST. THE SCANNERS WERE PURCHASED AND THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED. SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED. AND IF A RESIDENT ENCOUNTERS A LOST PET AFTER HOURS, THEY CAN, LIKE I SAID, GO TO THE FIRE STATION. IF A MICROCHIP IS IN PLACE, THEY CAN LOCATE THE OWNER. THEY CAN CONTACT THE OWNER. THROUGH A NETWORK OF SERVICES. IF NO MICROCHIP IS IN PLACE, THE RESIDENT CAN BRING THE ANIMAL TO THE SHELTER. WE HAVE A STAFF THAT'S ALWAYS ON CALL AT THE SHELTER, SO IF NEEDED THEY CAN COME IN. A LOT OF TIMES OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS CAN ALSO TAKE THE ANIMAL, THE PET, TO THE SHELTER AND PLACE IT. IF EVERYTHING'S SAFE, IF THERE'S NO ISSUES, SAFELY PUT THEM IN A CAGE OUT THERE. AND UNTIL WE HAVE ANIMAL SERVICES STAFF THAT CAN BE AT THE FACILITY. SO THIS ROLLS INTO OUR KICKOFF EVENT. AND AGAIN, MR. PRESSFORD MENTIONED THIS EARLIER, BUT WE WANT THIS SACCIFAR AND RESCUE PERSONNEL TO TRANSPORT OR HOUSE ANIMALS. WE DON'T WANT THAT. IT'S BASICALLY WHATEVER ANIMALS BROUGHT TO THE... WHATEVER PET'S BROUGHT TO THE FIRE STATION, AND THEY CAN'T CONTACT THE OWNER, THERE'S REALLY TWO OPTIONS. THEY CAN KEEP THE PET AND COME TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER AT A LATER DATE. WE CAN CALL ANIMAL SERVICES THAT'S ON CALL AND TRY TO MEET UP THAT WAY AND MEET THEM AT THE SHELTER, OR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT CAN ASSIST AND TAKE THE ANIMAL TO THE SHELTER ALSO. SO RESPONDING TO LOST PET WILL BE PLACED ON HOLD IF THE SACCIS FIRE AND RESCUE SYSTEM STAFF ARE CALLED OUT TO AN EMERGENCY. ANIMAL SERVICES WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ON-CALL AFTER OUR ISSUES IF NEEDED. THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT ELIMINATE THAT FUNCTION AT ALL. SO COLLABORATION, THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH TWO DEPARTMENTS. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, STAFF DEVELOP, STAFF WILL EXPLORE CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS TO OFFER LOW-COST SERVICES TO RESIDENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE, AGAIN BRINGING TWO DIVISIONS TOGETHER. ANIMAL SERVICES PARTNER WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. WE KIND OF ALREADY PARTNER WITH POLICE IF THEY FIND A STRAY DOG OR SOMETHING DURING NON-OPERATIONAL HOURS FOR THE FOR THE FACILITY THE ANIMAL SHELTER THEY'LL BRING THE DOG TO THE SHELTER AND THEY'LL LET US KNOW THEY'LL EMAIL US OR CONTACT US SOME WAY. THE INTENT IS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO IDENTIFY LOST PETS REUNITE THEM WITH THEIR OWNERS THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS THIS MISSION OF SACCY SAFE PAWS. SO MARK THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR. THE MICROCHIP EVENT IS ON MAY 2ND FROM 10 A.M. FREE CHIPS ARE PROVIDED BY THIS FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS. SO PLEASE, IF YOUR ANIMAL, [02:05:03] YOUR PET IS NOT CHIPPED, PLEASE BRING THEM TO THIS EVENT. IT'S FREE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME EVENT. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT AND WE'LL GET IT OUT EVEN MORE TO THE PUBLIC AS SOON AS WE GET THIS THING MOVING. OKAY, SO OUR NEXT STEPS SACSI SAFEPAUSE WILL OFFICIALLY LAUNCH MAY 2ND. STAFF WILL PROMOTE THE EVENT AS BEST WE CAN AND OUR VERY OWN SPARKY TESTED THIS PROGRAM FOR US, AND WE HAVE A VIDEO VIDEO IS WORTH A MILLION WORDS SO ALL I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF NOT I HAVE HUGO ESPINOZA HERE ALSO AND SOME CHIEF WADE CAN ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THANK YOU, LANCE. APPRECIATE IT. MR. PRESTENBURG. YES. FIRST OFF, LANCE, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR LAST MEETING. I CALLED OUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER BEING RUN BY CHIEF SYLVESTER AND NOT YOU, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. HE STILL DOES IT FROM THE BACKGROUND LIKE HE DOES EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT. ANYWAY, I WENT BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER A WEEK AGO, AND THE PETS WERE LOOKING FANTASTIC. YEAH, NO, THAT'S FINE. SO FIRST OFF, THIS IS AWESOME. WHO WERE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA? SO LAUREN ROSE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA, BUT THEN WE ASSIGNED HUGO, THE MANAGER, AND ALSO BRIAN LEE, WHO'S A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC WITH THE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY WORKED ON SOME PROCEDURES AND DETAILS ON THAT. AWESOME. SO TWO THINGS. ONE, AS WE GET SUCCESS STORIES, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE, WE JUST NEED TO ANNOUNCE THOSE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE JUST TO GET THE PROGRAM GOING. AND TO THE CITY MANAGER, AS THIS MOVES ALONG, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, DO WE SUBMIT THINGS FOR TML AS TO STATEWIDE AWARDS? I THINK THIS WOULD BE A FANTASTIC ONE. OH, WE'VE ALREADY GOT PLANS. OKAY, WELL, THERE YOU GO. AND I THINK THE VIDEO, I MEAN, THAT COULD WIN AN OSCAR. I LOVE IT. BUT YEAH, FANTASTIC JOB. THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE, JUST INNOVATIVE STUFF. AND IT SEEMS SIMPLE, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE, RIGHT? YEAH. I AGREE. WE HOPE THE BIGGEST FORM OF FLATTERY IS COPYING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I'M BUTCHERING IT BIG TIME. IMITATION. THANK YOU. I HOPE A LOT OF PEOPLE IMITATE THIS AS THEY GO ALONG. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A WILD GUESS HERE THAT MS. WEAVER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS VIDEO. AT LEAST SHE HAS HER HANDIWORK ALL OVER IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, MS. WEAVER, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A COPYRIGHT STRIKE. ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, OR DID WE LICENSE THAT MUSIC? I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT, I PROMISE. GOOD JOB, MS. WEAVER. AND MS. ROSE. SO, LIKE, WE HAVE, LET'S SEE, MS. ROSE WOULD BE THE WRITER AND MS. WEAVER WOULD BE THE DIRECTOR, IT SOUNDS LIKE. IS THAT FAIRLY ACCURATE, I GUESS? WHAT'S THAT? WELL, THAT'S A GIVEN. I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKE HIM LOOK REALLY GOOD. BUT YES, CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. TELL SPARKY WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE. [3. Receive the Sachse Public Library's 2025 year end review presentation.] OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T KNOW HOW MR. CROSS IS GOING TO TOP THAT, BUT WE WILL GIVE IT A SHOT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM G3, RECEIVE THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S 2025 YEAR-END REVIEW PRESENTATION. I DON'T ENVY YOU FOR GOING AFTER THAT, BUT I KNOW YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB. MS. NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, RANDALL CROSS. OUR MANAGER OF LIBRARY SERVICES WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION TO YOU ABOUT SOME UPDATES [02:10:02] OF PROGRAMMING THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR AND SOME NEW THINGS TO COME. AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, RANDALL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO GO AFTER SPARKY. I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF FOR YOU ALL. I'VE GOT A SLIDE THAT SHOWS A LOT OF NUMBERS LATER, BUT THIS WAS OUR FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR WITH OUR EXPANDED HOURS, ADDITIONAL STAFF, AND ALONG WITH ALL OF THAT MOMENTUM, ALL THAT ENERGY, ADDING NEW PROGRAMS AND NEW ACTIVITIES TO THE LIBRARY. WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON NOT LOSING SIGHT OF WHAT MAKES SACHSE SPECIAL AND KIND OF GOING BACK TO BASICS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE CAN. SO MAINTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF SERVICE WHILE WE'RE INCREASING DAILY VISITORS, AVAILABLE PROGRAMS, AND OUR MATERIAL CIRCULATION HITTING AN ALL-TIME HIGH. THAT INVOLVED TRAINING. CROSS-TRAINING. WE HAD A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY IN SEPTEMBER WHERE WE WERE ALL ABLE TO GET TOGETHER AS A STAFF AT THE SAME TIME AND WORK WITH ONE OF OUR LIBRARY VENDORS AND HAVE A TRAINING DAY AND IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL OVER THE LAST THAT YEAR THE OPPORTUNITIES WE TOOK TO GET BACK TO BASICS AND FOCUS ON MAKING SURE WE'RE MEETING THE RESIDENTS WHERE THEY ARE. LANCE MENTIONED COLLABORATION FOR THE THE SAFE PAWS PROGRAM, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REAL BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND JUST A SHOUT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARKS AND THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AND ANIMAL SERVICES. JUST HOW COLLABORATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE WE TRY TO BE WITH EACH OTHER. WE PARTNERED WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT, AND THEY BROUGHT OUT LAWN GAMES AND A POP-UP ART ACTIVITY. AND THEY ORGANIZED A GRANDPARENTS DAY THAT THE OLIVE LEISURE SERVICES PARTNERED IN TO PARTICIPATE WITH, AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY. ANIMAL SERVICES BEAT A BLANKET DRIVE. SO IT'S A BLESSING, JUST BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM. WE STARTED A NEW MOBILE-FRIENDLY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER. SO RESIDENTS OR PATRONS GET A MONTHLY UPDATE ON OUR ACTIVITIES AND WE STARTED DOING A WELCOME EMAIL WHENEVER SOMEONE SIGNS UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD. SO IT'S REALLY EASY I THINK TO YOU KNOW YOU COME IN YOU VISIT YOU GET A CARD AND THEN YOU KNOW MAYBE YOU NEVER COME BACK TO THE LIBRARY BUT NOW WE'RE ABLE TO LIKE A WEEK LATER PROMPT OH YOU KNOW THANKS FOR VISITING SO GLAD YOU JOINED AND THEN HERE'S HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR ONLINE RESOURCES HERE'S HOW TO FIND THE LIBRARY CATALOG. AND I THINK I'VE GOTTEN SEVERAL COMMENTS OVER THE YEARS THAT IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL. IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION WHEN YOU'RE GETTING YOUR CARD FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND BEING ABLE TO GO BACK AND KIND OF REACH THOSE PEOPLE AGAIN, MAKE CONTACT, HAS BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL. SO ALONG WITH THE EXPANDED HOURS, WE REVAMPED OUR LIBRARY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. WE HAD OVER 900 SERVICE HOURS, WHICH DOUBLED. THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND THAT'S EVERYONE FROM TEENS LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, JUST ADULTS. IT'S EVERY AGE. AND ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHANGES WAS ADOPTING LIBBY BY OVERDRIVE AS OUR PRIMARY READING APP. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH LIBBY, IT HAS SEVERAL... ADVANTAGES. IT'S THE ONLY LIBRARY READING APP THAT INTEGRATES DIRECTLY WITH KINDLE. THEY HAVE, I BELIEVE IT'S A 90% MARKET SHARE OVERDRIVE HAS. SO NOT ONLY IS IT JUST A VERY USER-FRIENDLY APP, BUT IT PUTS OUR PATRONS IN A READING ECOSYSTEM THAT IS SHARED BY LIBRARIES ALL OVER THE STATE, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SO IT REALLY EXPANDS WHAT OUR SACCY PATRONS HAVE ACCESS TO. AND AGAIN, ALL IN ONE APP WE HAVE EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, COMICS, AND ALSO DIGITAL MAGAZINES. ALL IN ONE APP, YOU CAN ADD MULTIPLE LIBRARY CARDS AND IT'S JUST REALLY EASY TO USE AND IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE. SO THAT YEAR WE SET A NEW [02:15:01] RECORD FOR PHYSICAL ITEMS CIRCULATED AT THE LIBRARY. IT WAS A NEW RECORD FOR VISITORS, LIBRARY ATTENDEES TO EVENTS, AND AGAIN NEW BORROWERS ADDED. AND I BELIEVE WE'RE ON TRACK TO PROBABLY EXCEED THESE NUMBERS AGAIN THIS YEAR. SO COMING UP AT THE END OF MAY 29TH IS GOING TO BE OUR SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT. THE THEME IS UNEARTH A STORY. IT WILL BE FOOD AND FUN FOR FAMILIES IN ALL AGES. WE'LL HAVE BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES. KONA ICE IS GOING TO BE THERE. WE'LL HAVE ACTIVITIES AND GAMES AND, AGAIN, PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER. WHEN WE SWITCHED TO THE LIBBY APP, WE DID LOSE THE APP, SORRY, CLOUD LIBRARY. CLOUD LIBRARY IS COMING BACK, OR AT THIS TIME IT'S ALREADY BACK. AT THE TIME OF THIS PRESENTATION IT WAS MADE, IT WAS PENDING. BUT WE HAVE CLOUD LIBRARY BACK THROUGH A STATE PROGRAM. IT'S CALLED EREADS TEXAS. SO WE DID HAVE A FEW THAT WERE SAD TO SEE THAT ONE GO WHEN WE ADOPTED LIBBY. BUT NOW WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE LIBBY AND CLOUD LIBRARY THROUGH THE EREAD TEXAS PROGRAM AS WELL AS HOOPLA. WE ARE GROWING THE LIBRARY OF THINGS. WE ADDED RASPBERRY PI COMPUTERS, SNAP CIRCUITS, CODING BOTS. THESE ARE FOR DIFFERENT AGES, ANYWHERE UP FROM MAYBE 6, 7 YEARS OLD UP TO TEENS. SO YOU CAN CHECK THESE OUT, TAKE THESE KITS HOME, AND GET EXPERIENCE WITH... BASIC CODING AND CIRCUITRY. AND WE'RE EXPANDING THESE KITS TO TEENS AND ADULTS AND WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER, THE NEXT ONES COMING UP ARE GOING TO BE LIKE CRAFT KITS FOR ADULTS SO YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO KNITTING AND ART KITS. SO THESE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE MATERIALS WILL BE CONSUMABLE, YOU'LL TAKE THEM HOME, YOU'LL USE IT, BRING IT BACK, WE'LL REFILL IT AND SOMEBODY ELSE CAN TAKE IT HOME AND LEARN A NEW SKILL. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY. THANK YOU, MR. CROSS. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MS. BEELER. JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AT THE EXPANDED SERVICES, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT MY HOUSE, AND Y'ALL JUST DO A GREAT JOB THERE, AND I SEE THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO THE PROGRAMS, AND IT'S VERY EXCITING. THANK YOU. MAYOR PROCTER-FRANKS. SO I WAS INTRODUCED TO MR. BEAST RECENTLY. SOME PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING, SOME PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE LATE TO THE PARTY. VERY RECENTLY I WAS NOT AWARE OF MR. BEAST, BUT HE HAS FREE STEM BOXES. SO I KNOW THERE'S A SUBSCRIPTION YOU CAN BUY FOR THAT AND PAY FOR THAT, BUT HE DOES ALSO SOME FREE STEM BOXES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, IF YOU'VE EVER CHECKED INTO IT, TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE TALK ABOUT THE SURVEY AND ADDING TEEN EVENTS, AND AS I'VE HAD TWO RECENT TEENS, THEY'RE NO LONGER TEENS, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING WITH YOU. SO HAVING GIVEN YOU SOMETHING TO DO... YEAH, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. FOR GIVING THEM SOMETHING TO DO THAT THEY MAY ACTUALLY BE INTO AND LIKE. I THINK RATHER THAN MY KIDS WERE NOT READERS, AS WAS NOT THEIR FATHER, IS NOT THEIR FATHER. SO GIVING THEM OTHER OPTIONS I THINK WOULD BE A GOOD THING. AND I THINK YOUR PROGRAMMING IS EXCELLENT. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF OTHER WAYS TO GET KIDS INVOLVED RATHER THAN SITTING AT HOME ON THE COMPUTER OR VIDEO GAME. YEAH, WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT. MR. BEAST, STEM. YEAH, FOR SURE. YOU CAN ASK MS. WEAVER. SHE'LL FILL IT IN. MR. PRESSENBERG. YES, HEY, THANK YOU FOR THIS. I THINK OUR LIBRARY, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A HIDDEN GEM BECAUSE IT'S BEING WELL UTILIZED, BUT IT IS A GEM NONETHELESS, AND I THINK THEY'LL DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THERE. MY KIDDOS LOVE GOING AND CHECKING OUT 10 TO 12 BOOKS AT A TIME. AND THEY READ THEM, TRUST ME. UNLIKE MR. FRANKS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH. THE APPS THAT INTEGRATE WITH YOUR KINDLE AND THE CLOUD LIBRARY, ALL THAT STUFF, LIKE LIBBY, LOOKING AT THE SACC WEBSITE, DO YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE LIBRARY TO DOWNLOAD THAT APP, OR IS THERE A LINK ON THE WEBSITE TO GET ACCESS TO THAT, OR WHAT? [02:20:02] THERE ARE LINKS ON THE WEBSITE TO TAKE YOU TO A MOBILE VERSION, AND YOU CAN ACCESS THOSE APPS AS WELL FROM YOUR APP STORE, WHETHER IT'S APPLE OR GOOGLE. SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE LIBRARY TO DOWNLOAD THOSE APPS AND GET STARTED. YOU CAN DO IT FROM ANYWHERE. OKAY. SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THE AUDIO BOOKS THAT I PAY... PAY ANYMORE. I LIKE THAT. YEAH. OKAY. HEY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND LOOK FORWARD TO A FUN SUMMER READING PROGRAM AS LINDSAY JUST SAID. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. HOWARD. YEAH, NOT ONLY CAN YOU GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOKS, YOU CAN GET OTHER LIBRARIES FREE LIBRARY BOOKS, WHICH IS AWESOME. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THE, SO I SAW YOU HAD A YOTO AND LISTED ON THERE. ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO HAVE THE ACTUAL? GET THE ACTUAL DEVICE TO CHECK OUT OR JUST THE CARD? WE HAVE THE ACTUAL DEVICE. OKAY, AND THEN THERE ARE CARDS YOU CAN CHECK OUT TO USE WITH IT OR IS IT ALL LIKE ONE? WE PACKAGE THEM WHERE YOU CHECK OUT. IT'S IN A BAG, SO IT COMES WITH THE DEVICE AND THE CARD THAT YOU USE WITH IT. OKAY. AND THAT'S THE SAME WITH THE TONY BOXES. SO IT'S THE TONY BOX AND THE LITTLE FIGURE THAT DOES THE STORIES. MY GRANDSON HAS THE... THE DEVICE, BUT THE CARDS ARE $20, $30 A PIECE, AND SO CHECKING THOSE OUT FROM THE LIBRARY WOULD BE AWESOME. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A PLUG FOR YOUR LITERACY KITS. I HADN'T EVER USED BEFORE, AND MY GRANDSON'S NOW TWO AND A LITTLE BUSY, AND HE CAME TO GIGI'S HOUSE, AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM BECAUSE WE USED UP ALL THE TOYS, AND WE WENT AND GOT A LITERACY KIT, A TODDLER LITERACY KIT FROM THE LIBRARY, AND IT HAD... BOOKS ABOUT CARS THAT HAD TOY CARS IN IT. IT HAD ALL KINDS OF LITTLE ACTIVITIES ALREADY IN LIKE A TOTE AND WE CHECKED IT OUT AND TOOK IT HOME AND I ENTERTAINED HIM FOR A WHOLE AFTERNOON AND I NEVER USED THOSE BEFORE BECAUSE WHEN WE STARTED COMING TO THE LIBRARY MY KIDS WERE ALREADY OLDER WHERE THE LITERACY KITS GOT ADDED SO SHOUT OUT TO ANYONE THAT NEEDS RESOURCES TO ENTER SANE SMALL CHILDREN. IT WAS A GREAT THING TO HAVE AND KUDOS FOR HAVING THEM AT THE LIBRARY. MR. MILLSAP. I THINK IT'S GOOD TO NOTE THAT LIKE ANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE, WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE, IT TENDS TO GET FAR-REACHING. AND I THINK JUST GIVE US A HINT AS TO HOW FAR-REACHING DO WE GO. WE HAVE CARDHOLDERS HOW FAR OUT OF SACHSE THAT HAS DECIDED THAT THEY LIKE OUR SERVICES. SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR CARDHOLDERS ARE WITHIN THE CITY OF SACHSE. THAT'S THE MAJORITY. AND THEN WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER THAT ARE IN OUR... NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, SO WILEY, MURPHY, RICHARDSON, GARLAND, OF COURSE. AND THEN OUR REACH EXTENDS EVEN FURTHER. SO WE DO HAVE CARDHOLDERS THAT ARE IN, SAY, AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO, REALLY ALL OVER THE STATE. IT'S A SMALLER PROPORTION, BUT, YEAH, I WOULD SAY WE'RE FAR-REACHING. I THINK THAT SPEAKS WELL FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROGRAM, NOT JUST LOCALLY, BUT AS THEY TALK TO THEIR FRIENDS, IT'S FAR-REACHING. I APPRECIATE IT, AND THANK YOU. MR. LINDSEY? WELL, SINCE EVERYONE ELSE SPOKE, I FIGURED I HAD TO AS WELL. JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING INTO THE LIBRARY MORE AFTER I'M, YOU KNOW, IN A COUPLE MONTHS, I'LL JUST SAY, ON THERE. YOU'RE DOING SOME FASCINATING STUFF. I'VE BEEN MEANING TO MAKE IT IN FOREVER FROM THE 3D PRINTER. RASPBERRY PIS, I'VE GOT LIKE SEVEN OF THEM AT HOME DOING ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I'D LOVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, LIKE IF THERE'S A BUILDER DAY OR STUFF LIKE THAT, TO COME UP AND SEE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING UP THERE. IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OH, THE INTERNET'S HERE. WE DON'T NEED LIBRARIES ANYMORE. AND THAT WAS THE THINKING, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE 15 YEARS AGO OR SO, THOUGH, BUT LIBRARIES ARE STILL A CORE ESSENTIAL. AND I'M GLAD TO SEE AS A CORE SERVICE IN OUR CITY, AS MENTIONED BY... COUNCIL MEMBER MILLSAP ON THERE, YOU KNOW, ARE COMING TO OUR CITY TO SEEK THAT KNOWLEDGE. MURPHY, ALL I HEAR IS ALL THESE GREAT THINGS ABOUT MURPHY. THEY DON'T HAVE A LIBRARY, AND I'M PROUD WE DO, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'LL JUST ADD A FINAL NOTE, PIGGYBACK ON MR. PRESSERBERG'S COMMENT. YES, THE AUDIOBOOKS AND E-BOOK CATALOG THAT WE HAVE, AS I WOULD SAY PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXAGGERATION, BUT EXPONENTIALLY EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS. AND YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED WHAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD WITH A LIBRARY CARD. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST SERVICES YOU OFFER, AND AS EVERYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL HAS SAID, THERE ARE MANY. AND I WILL ECHO THE OTHER [4. Discuss and review applications for the 2026 City of Sachse Scholarship.] COMMENTS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WE APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM G4, DISCUSS AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS [02:25:01] FOR THE 2026 CITY OF SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP. MS. NASH. WELL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS ALL YOURS. YOU HAVE THE REDACTED APPLICATION PACKETS IN FRONT OF YOU ALL AND IT'S UP TO YOU, MAYOR, TO LEAD THAT DISCUSSION AND FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW THOSE APPLICATIONS. COULD I HAVE MR. THATCHER COME UP FOR A SECOND? SURE. OKAY. I KNOW HE WAS PART OF THIS PROCESS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO I MAY NEED YOU TO DO TABULATIONS. THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU TO COME UP FOR TABULATIONS POSSIBLY TO HELP US WITH TABULATIONS. YEAH. OKAY. SO FOR COUNCIL, THIS IS THE STANDARD PROCESS WE'VE USED THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. STAFF, AND I WANTED TO HAVE MR. THATCHER COME UP AND GIVE MR. THATCHER KUDOS, MR. THATCHER AND HIS STAFF. OR THE STAFF HELP WEED THIS DOWN, WHITTLE THIS DOWN, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT TONIGHT. SO WE HAVE THE TOP THREE APPLICANTS, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. RANDOM ORDER? YES. OKAY. AND OBVIOUSLY REDACTED ACCORDINGLY. SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS ANYTHING COUNCIL WANTS, BUT WHAT WE CAN ALSO DO AT THE END IS GIVE YOU YOUR ORDER, 1-2-3, 3-2-1, WHATEVER THAT IS. MR. THATCHER AND HIS ADVOCATES WILL HELP US OUT AND GIVE US THE MAJORITY OPINION, AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. AND WITH THAT, MS. HOURS. ARE WE READY TO START? YOU CAN DISCUSS OR YOU CAN TALK OR YOU CAN TABULATE, WHATEVER YOU WANT. HOLD ON. THERE YOU GO. WE HAVE, LIKE USUAL, GREAT APPLICANTS. THEY'RE ALL DESERVING. I READ THROUGH THEIR APPLICATIONS, AND THERE IS ONE APPLICANT THAT ACTUALLY HAS SERVICE HOURS FOR CITY OF SACHSE. SO SOMEBODY FINALLY... GAVE US SOME SERVICE HOURS, AND I'M GOING TO PROMOTE THAT PERSON TO THE TOP OF THE LIST STRICTLY ON THAT FACT. THAT IS A POOL OF GREATNESS THAT'S THE MOST GREAT. SO I WOULD PUT MY APPLICANTS AS THREE, ONE, AND THEN TWO. OKAY. MR. THATCHER, WILL YOU TABULATE? OKAY. I GOT IT. MR. PRESSBERG. YES. THANKS FOR THE SLOGAN. I APPRECIATE IT. I SAW THAT AS WELL, BUT I SAW SOME OF THE SERVICE HOURS. OR A GARLAND ISD SCHOOL. SO I KIND OF EQUATED THAT, OR A SACHSE SCHOOL AND GARLAND ISD. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS SIMILAR. BUT FIRST OFF, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT GPAS WENT THIS HIGH, SO THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. THEY'RE AWESOME, YEAH. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER HOURS, YEAH. BUT, YEAH, I THINK MINE WAS ONE, TWO, THREE. IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. THANKS, SIR. MS. BUHLER. INCREDIBLE APPLICANTS KUDOS TO THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS MY ORDER IS ONE TWO THREE AS WELL I'M JUST GONNA GO DOWN THE ROW HERE SO MR. LINDSEY UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO SKIP YOU HOLD ON THERE YOU GO YEAH I CAN DO A 3 1 2 AS WELL MR. MILLSAP HOLD ON. SORRY. IT SAYS 1, 2, 3. YOU SAID 1, 2, 3? YES. IN ORDER, YES. THANKS, SIR. AND I BELIEVE THAT LEAVES, OTHER THAN MYSELF, MAYOR PRO TEM FRANK. YOUR MIC WENT ON. 3-1-2. YOU CAN HEAR ME. DON'T KNOW IF THE INTERNET CAN HEAR YOU, THOUGH. THEY DON'T LISTEN. THEY DON'T LISTEN. I AM 1-2-3. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A TIE. OH, GOODNESS. NO, NO, NEVER MIND. SORRY, 1-2-3. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. IT'S APPLICANT ONE. OKAY. THAT HAD THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS. YES, CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO, AND WE WILL, OR STAFF, I SHOULD SAY, WILL CONTACT THE APPLICANT MORE. AND THEY WILL COME, WE WILL HAVE THEM BE ABLE TO COME TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO PRESENT THEM WITH THEIR... THAT WOULD BE MAY THE 4TH? MAY 4TH, CORRECT. OKAY. IF, WELL... YEAH, IF THEY CAN. IF THEY CAN. WHENEVER THEY CAN GET HERE. CORRECT. IF NOT MAY 18TH, I'M ASSUMING. YEAH. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. THATCHER? OKAY. THANKS, SIR. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM H1, ADJOURNMENT OF THE TIME, MR. GRANGER. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 9.01 P.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.