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WE'RE GOING TO START THIS MEETING AT 5:33.
[1. CALL TO ORDER Invocation - Bob Massey, Burleson Ministerial Alliance. Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag Texas Pledge: Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God; one and indivisible]
IF EVERYBODY WOULD PLEASE RISE AND REMAIN STANDING AFTER OUR INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGES.RONNIE JOHNSON, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN OUR PRAYER? PLEASE ALLOW THE WAR TO STOP.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[A. Proclamations Proclamation recognizing April 17-23, 2022 as National Volunteer Week in the City of Burleson. (Recipient: Kerry Montgomery, Volunteer Coordinator) Proclamation recognizing April 29, 2022 at National Arbor Day in the City of Burleson. (Recipient: Jen Basham, Parks and Recreation Director) Proclamation recognizing April 30, 2022 as National Therapy Animal Day in the City of Burleson. (Recipient: Donna Gumfory)]
THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TWO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.2A, WE HAVE SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS.
THE FIRST PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING APRIL 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD OF 2022 AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.
THE SECOND PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING APRIL 29TH, 2022, AS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF BURLESON AND PROCLAMATION NUMBER THREE RECOGNIZING APRIL 30TH, 2022, AS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.
MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD ADDRESS THOSE PROCLAMATIONS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD 2022 AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.
AND I HAVE A NOTE HERE TO KIND OF ADD ON TO THIS.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE 215 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVED 8,622 HOURS IN 2021. THAT'S A VALUE OF $246,000.
THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT PROCLAMATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 29, 2022, AS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF BURLESON. AND ALSO NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON, AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 30, 2022 AS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE WILL TAKE PICTURES AFTER WE DO PRESENTATIONS.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS UNDER 2B FOR PRESENTATIONS, SO WE'LL DO THOSE FIRST AND THEN WE'LL CALL EVERYBODY FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AND TAKE PICTURES.
[B. Presentations Presentation of Outstanding Citizen Awards to Juliet Cobb and Everett Bates. (Presenter: Councilmember V. Johnson, Pl. 1) Recognition of the Employee of the Quarter for the 1st quarter of 2022. (Staff Presenter: Rick DeOrdio, Director of Human Resources)]
2B IS A PRESENTATION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS AWARD TO JULIET COBB AND EVERETT BATES.THIS IS ON BEHALF OF THE BURLESON CITY COUNCIL.
THE PRESENTER TONIGHT IS COUNCIL MEMBER VICTORIA JOHNSON, PLACE ONE.
GOOD EVENING. I HAVE THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF RECOGNIZING TWO OUTSTANDING CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ONE IS MISS JULIET COBB, SHE'S A THIRD GRADER AT THE ACADEMY OF NOLA DUNN, AND SHE WAS INSPIRED BY THE CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY THE TALENTED AND GIFTED PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE OF JULIET'S LOVE OF ANIMALS, SHE CHOSE TO DEVELOP A PROJECT THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE BURLESON ANIMAL SHELTER.
SHE VISITED THE ANIMAL SHELTER, SHE COLLECTED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR NEEDS, AND SET GOALS TO HELP THEM WITH SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPLIES.
JULIET WITH HER JULEZ'S JUICE FOR A CAUSE SHE RAISED JUST SHY OF ALMOST $1,295.
SHE'S A PHENOMENAL SHINING STAR IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND FOR RAISING ALMOST $1,295.
SO THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU, JULIET.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MR. EVERETT BATES.
SO--. I'M SORRY. THERE YOU ARE.
YOU'RE HIDING BEHIND THE PODIUM.
EVERETT BATES IS A FIFTH GRADER AT FRAZIER ELEMENTARY, AND HE, TOO, WAS INSPIRED BY THE TALENTED AND GIFTED PROGRAM AT FRAZIER ELEMENTARY THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE OF HIS INTEREST IN NATURE, AND ESPECIALLY PLANTS, I KNOW HE HAS SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR HIS PARENTS TO REPLANT THE MILKWEED SO THAT THE BUTTERFLIES WILL COME BACK TO THEIR YARD. HE CHOSE TO BE ACTIVE IN THE KEEP BURLESON BEAUTIFUL, HE HAS VOLUNTEERED HIS
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TIME PICKING UP TRASH, AND HE DID A COIN DRIVE FOR BURLESON BEAUTIFUL THAT RAISED ALMOST $511 FROM COINS.SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERETT AND JULIET FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.
YOU ARE TRULY BECOMING AGENTS OF CHANGE IN OUR TOWN AND AN INSPIRATION.
THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022. STAFF PRESENTER IS RICK DEORDIO, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITIZENS.
MY NAME IS RICK DEORDIO, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER, THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022.
THIS RECIPIENT THIS TIME IS JOSH JACOBS.
JOSH HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 YEARS AND TWO MONTHS, NOT SURE HOW MANY DAYS IN THERE, STARTING IN FEBRUARY OF 2004 AS A FIREFIGHTER.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO APPARATUS OPERATOR IN 2005, FIRE LIEUTENANT IN 2009, THEN TO FIRE CAPTAIN AND BATTALION CHIEF IN 2016 AND 17.
BATTALION CHIEF JACOBS RECENTLY TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.
JOSH WAS NOMINATED FOR HIS WORK IN COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION.
HE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LEADING THE EFFORTS FOR THE COVID 19 VACCINATION AND TESTING SITE, WHICH HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO MOBILIZE AND QUICKLY ADJUST EVERY ASPECT OF THE SITE TO RESPOND TO THE EVER CHANGING VOLUME OF NEED RELATED TO THE VARIANT SPIKES.
HE'S BEEN INNOVATIVE IN RAPIDLY SETTING UP MULTIPLE SITES WITH STAFFING AND TRAINING WITHIN A DAY OR TWO, AS WELL AS MANAGING COMPLEX SCHEDULES.
THE NOMINATION STATES HE ADAPTED TO THE CHANGES WELL, WHILE KEEPING A PROFESSIONAL OUTLOOK, A SMILE AND STAYING ON TOP OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
JOSH DOES WELL ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WITH BEING A CRITICAL, ACTIVE PART OF OTHER COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS SUCH AS DROWNING PREVENTION, COMMUNITY HANDS ON CPR, STOP THE BLEED AND CERT PROGRAMS. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE JOSH SERVING OUR CITIZENS AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HIM ON THIS WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION.
JOSH? [APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME IF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL PLEASE COME DOWN.
THIS IS THE LAST OF OUR PRESENTATION, SO THE FIRST ONE WILL TAKE PICTURE WITH IS JOSH.
ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE SO AT THIS TIME, IF ANYBODY FOR THE NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS IS HERE--.
HOLD ON. IF YOU'LL WAIT JUST A MINUTE.
SO AT THIS TIME, IF EVERYBODY IS HERE TO RECEIVE THE NATIONAL VOLUNTEER.
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[APPLAUSE] AND NOW ANYBODY WHO'S HERE FOR THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY.[APPLAUSE] AND NOW THE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FOR NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY.
[LAUGHTER] AND NOW, IF I COULD CALL FORWARD JULIET COBB AND EVERETT BATES.
[C. Community Interest Items This is a standing item on the agenda of every regular meeting of the City Council. An "item of community interest" includes the following: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognitions of city officials, employees, or other citizens; reminders about upcoming events sponsored by the city or other entity that is scheduled to be attended by city official or city employee; and announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city.]
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OK, MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 2C, COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS. CITY COUNCIL? RONNIE, YOU GOT ANYTHING? I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VERY OWN ALEX PHILIPS FOR WINNING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AT THE BURLESON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GALA.I HEARD THAT THE GALA WAS WONDERFUL.
I COULD NOT ATTEND, I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEDDING, BUT CONGRATULATIONS.
ALSO, MOST OF US ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR OUR VERY FIRST OUTDOOR ART INSTALLATION HERE IN THE CITY OF BURLESON, WHICH IS NEAR BAILEY LAKE ON ONE OF THE CURVATURES OF THE BRIDGE. IT'S ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, GO TAKE A LOOK AND READ THE STORY AS TO WHY HE CHOSE THE ART THAT HE DID, IT TIES RIGHT INTO THE LAKE.
I'M GOING TO LET MISS VICTORIA, THOUGH, KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE YOU DID TELL A REALLY GOOD STORY ABOUT HOW HE DID IT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR AREA CHURCHES.
DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF BEING OUT THERE, BEING THE HANDS AND FEET OF THE ONE TRUE KING JESUS, AND SHARING AND EVERYTHING.
I GOT A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE OPEN DOOR CELEBRATION, WHICH WAS 10,000 EASTER EGGS OUT FOR THE LITTLE KIDS. AND THESE ARE AWESOME THINGS THAT THE CHURCHES ARE ALWAYS DOING OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU.
I, ALONG AS MS. PAYNE SAID, WE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CUT THE RIBBON FOR OUR FIRST PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION, AND IT IS TRULY BREATHTAKING.
AND AS MS. PAYNE SAID, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO READ UP ON WHAT IT--.
WHY--. WHAT'S BEHIND WHAT HE PAINTED, IT'S JUST REALLY NEAT, AND I THINK WE JUST REALLY DID A GREAT JOB ON PICKING THE ARTIST.
AND I WANT TO THANK AGAIN THE VOLUNTEERS AND ALL OF THE CITY STAFF THAT WENT IN AND CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THE FUNDS FOR THAT.
BUT IT WAS A BIG TEAM EFFORT AND IT REALLY PAID OFF.
IT'S A GREAT PROJECT OUT THERE AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO SEE IT, AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER STANFORD HAS SAID THAT AS WELL, BUT IT WAS JUST A REALLY BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART AND I WAS GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT.
BETTY BAILEY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. [APPLAUSE] MAYOR, IF I COULD.
I DID WANT TO I CAN'T LET THAT PASS. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS MY OLDEST DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ASK LISA DUELLO TO COME UP AND TALK VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SOME UPDATES THAT SHE WANTED TO SHARE.
LISA DUELLO, DIRECTOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE OUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND RECYCLING AND PAPER SHREDDING EVENT THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 11 AT THE SERVICE CENTER LOCATED AT 725 SOUTHEAST JOHN JONES.
YOU NEED TO BRING PROOF OF RESIDENCY, BUT PLEASE COME OUT AND RECYCLE YOUR ITEMS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IT'S ALL OVER THE WEBSITE.
IS THAT ALSO THE SAME DAY AS OUR DRUG TAKEBACK EVENT? CHIEF, ARE YOU STILL HERE? DO YOU KNOW THAT ONE? OK, I'M SO SORRY.
IT JUST MADE ME THINK, [LAUGHTER] HAZARDOUS WASTE.
I WAS THINKING, I KNOW THAT DATE IS COMING UP TOWARD THE END OF THIS MONTH, I BELIEVE, SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT ONE TO.
THAT'S IT. OK, COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 3, CHANGES TO POSTED AGENDA.
[A. Items to be continued or withdrawn.]
3A IS ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN.CITY MANAGER LANGLEY, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN? YES, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE PULL ITEMS 6D.
THIS IS THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SOME REVISIONS TO THAT ORDINANCE.
WE PREFER TO BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU AND HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION AT A LATER TIME.
OK, 3B IS ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS OR ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[4. CITIZEN APPEARANCES Other than public hearings and items listed on the posted agenda, citizens in attendance who desire to speak to City Council may speak during this section. Speakers in attendance: Each person will be allowed three (3) minutes to speak and will not be interrupted by City Council or staff. If you would like to speak, please fill out a speaker card and give the completed card to the City Secretary prior to addressing City Council. Speakers not in attendance: Each person must fill out an online speaker card. Online speaker cards will be for items posted on the agenda only and must be submitted 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting. Online speaker cards will be read aloud by the City Secretary at the time the item is presented. Online speaker cards can be found on the city’s website, www.burlesontx.com on the agenda/notices page. Please note that City Council may only take action on items posted on the agenda. The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the City Council from deliberating or taking action on an item not listed on the agenda. City Council may, however, receive your comments on the unlisted item, ask clarifying questions, respond with facts, and explain policy.]
THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 4, CITIZENS APPEARANCE.OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS LISTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA, CITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL MAY SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION.
[COUGH] EXCUSE ME. SPEAKERS IN ATTENDANCE, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK AND MUST FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND HAND THAT OVER HERE TO MY OFFICE PRIOR TO SPEAKING. SPEAKERS NOT IN ATTENDANCE, EACH SPEAKER MUST FILL OUT AN ONLINE SPEAKER CARD
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AND THIS CARD MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE POSTED START TIME OF THE MEETING.CURRENTLY I HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE, SUSAN CATO.
[INAUDIBLE] MY NAME AND ADDRESS [INAUDIBLE]? JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
SUSAN CATO, 820 CEDAR RIDGE LANE, BURLESON.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, I REALLY HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING, SO EXCUSE ME IF I STUTTER OR SHAKE BECAUSE I REALLY GET NERVOUS UP HERE.
BUT I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND I CAN'T JUST STAY SILENT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SEEING THREE MEMBERS WHO CONTINUE TO EMBARRASS OUR CITY AND OUR VALUES.
WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE MAKING OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS AND USING HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE DURING A MEETING, AND SHE SEEMS TO THINK THAT THESE MEETINGS THAT ARE ALL ABOUT HER AND USES HER MIC TO PUSH HER OWN A PERSONAL AGENDA AND VENDETTAS AGAINST PEOPLE SHE DOESN'T AGREE WITH. THE CITY DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND HER INFLATED EGO, AND I'M EXHAUSTED WATCHING HER EMBARRASS NOT ONLY HERSELF, BUT OUR CITY WHEN SHE SPEAKS IN THESE MEETINGS.
SECOND, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER STANFORD WHO THINKS HE CAN USE HIS INFLUENCE TO PRESSURE THE SCHOOL BOARD INTO DOING WHAT HE WANTS.
OUR COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD ARE SEPARATE AND ONE SHOULD NOT BE PRESSURING THE OTHER.
NOW, THIS WHOLE DEBACLE WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE HAPPENED IF A CERTAIN SOMEONE COULD FILL OUT A FORM CORRECTLY AND NOT PROCRASTINATE UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.
BUT THAT SHOWS ME THEY AREN'T CAPABLE OF THAT POSITION ANYWAY.
AND IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER STANFORD WOULD EVEN CARE ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD SINCE HE HOMESCHOOLS HIS KIDS.
SO HE'S PUSHING AN AGENDA FOR NO REASON AND TELLING THE SCHOOL BOARD WHAT TO DO WAS HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE CONSIDERING YOU ARE A SITTING COUNCIL MEMBER.
ANOTHER THING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STANFORD, AS I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE TRIED TO SILENCE ME A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH MY ONLINE COMMENT CARD, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD READ THE STANFORD'S ARREST WARRANT NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT HIS WIFE DID, BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT THE OFFICERS HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER STANFORD SAY TO HIS OWN CHILDREN SHOWS HIS CHARACTER. HE SITS UP HERE, TALKS ABOUT CHURCH, AND THEN SAYS ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE THINGS TO HIS OWN CHILDREN.
THAT SHOWS HIS TRUE CHARACTER, NOT THIS FAKE FAÇADE THAT WE SEE HERE.
LASTLY, WE HAVE A MAYOR WHO CLAIMS THAT FACEBOOK WORDS SHOULD BE STOPPING [INAUDUIBLE] ARGUMENTS, AND THEN HE MAKES A DIVISIVE POST ABOUT THROWING AWAY UNUSED COVID TESTS BECAUSE THEY COME FROM CHINA.
THAT POST WAS SIMPLY JUST TO STIR THE POT OR MAYBE TO, YOU KNOW, GET EVERYONE DISTRACTED FROM TAMARA PAYNE'S LATEST BLUNDER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS OR IF IT'S JUST YOUR PANDERING TO YOUR BASE, BUT IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE FOR OUR MAYOR, WHO REPRESENTS OUR ENTIRE CITY, TO TALK ABOUT THROWING AWAY UNUSED COVID TESTS.
AND THEN THERE WAS A POST THAT WAS SHARED BY BRENDA GAMMON THAT I'M ASSUMING YOU APPROVED BECAUSE IT SAYS IT WAS YOUR WORDS WHERE YOU SAID, QUOTE UNQUOTE, I CALL EVERYONE BACK, EVEN THE ONES I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO.
YOU'RE THE MAYOR OF ALL THE BURLESON.
YOU DON'T GET TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHO YOU WANT TO TALK TO OR NOT, BUT FOR YOU TO COME OUT AND SAY THAT WAS SO EMBARRASSING BECAUSE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SHOWING OUR CITY KINDNESS AND YOU'RE BLATANTLY SAYING, THERE'S PEOPLE IN HERE, I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
I'M SURE I'M ONE OF THEM, AND THAT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.
YOU MAY HAVE THOSE PERSONAL THOUGHTS.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE SHARING THAT ON FACEBOOK BECAUSE IT IS NOT WHAT BURLESON IS FOR.
AND THAT WAS EMBARRASSING, ALL THREE OF YOU.
OK, AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS FOR CITIZENS ON APPEARANCE.
ALL THE SPEAKER CARDS ARE RELATED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THAT MOVES US ON TO SECTION 5, CONSENT AGENDA.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations.]
ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5A THROUGH 5D.
MAYOR, COULD YOU CALL FOR A VOTE, PLEASE? IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
IS THE VOTING SYSTEM UP? OH, THERE YOU GO. I HAVE A PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.
AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO SKIP SECTION 6, DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS.
WE WILL HAVE THAT LATER ON IN THE MEETING SINCE THE POSTED TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS 6:30 AND IS NOT QUITE 6:30.
[A. Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance terminating the Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone Number 3, City of Burleson, Texas, dissolving the board of directors and tax increment fund for the Zone. (First Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tommy Ludwig, Deputy City Manager) ]
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WE'LL MOVE ON TO SECTION 7, GENERAL.7A IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TERMINATING THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 3, CITY OF BURLESON, TEXAS, DISSOLVING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TAX INCREMENT FUND FOR THE ZONE.
THIS IS BEFORE YOU ON FIRST READING, STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT AS TOMMY LUDWIG, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. TOMMY? THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
SO TONIGHT, AS THE CITY SECRETARY STATED, I'LL BE PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER 7A, WHICH IS A BRIEFING ASSOCIATED WITH TAX INCREMENT FINANCE REINVESTMENT ZONE OR TIRZ NUMBER THREE.
SO IF YOU RECALL BACK ON MARCH 21ST, MYSELF AND TONY MCILWAIN, WHO'S OUR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, BRIEFED YOU ON THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DISTRICT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE TIRZ THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND SPECIFICALLY THE TIRZ WAS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL THAT WAS SITUATED GEOGRAPHICALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOD TO FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE W4 COMMUTER RAIL LINE AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED COMMUTER RAIL STATION IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.
WE DISCUSSED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PRINCIPLE AMONG THOSE BEING JUST FUNDING AND THE LOGISTICS, LOW RIDERSHIP, AND SO TO DATE THE TIRZ HAS ACTUALLY NEVER ESTABLISHED A BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOR THEY'VE ISSUED DEBT OR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS TO FUND WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TIRZ.
SO WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU ON THE 21ST, REALLY LAID OUT TWO OPTIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
ONE IS TO CONSIDER DISSOLVING THE TIRZ, AND WITH THAT SAID, THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ORDINANCE, AND THAT ITEM IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, A FIRST READING OF THAT ORDINANCE.
SHOULD YOU ELECT TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ, THEN THE FUND BALANCE AND THE CAPACITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT DISTRICT WOULD ROLL BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THE OTHER OPTION BEFORE YOU WOULD BE TO RETAIN OR [INAUDIBLE] MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TIRZ. SHOULD YOU DO THAT? WELL, FIRST, WE'D NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ESTABLISHING OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IDENTIFY PROJECTS TO POTENTIALLY FUND, AND THE OTHER THING TOO IS THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES, YOU NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT GEOGRAPHIC AREA YOU'D WANT TO INCORPORATE, BECAUSE GENERALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS ARE TO FACILITATE A SPECIFIC AREA.
[INAUDIBLE] LIKELY NO LONGER VALID, MAYBE THE BOUNDARIES NO LONGER MAKE SENSE.
SO ON THE 21ST COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BRINGING AN ORDINANCE FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ.
JUST TO RECAP FROM A CAPACITY STANDPOINT, THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE IN THE TIRZ NUMBER THREE IS $135,000, BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT FUND BALANCE TO INCREASE SHOULD IT REMAIN TO APPROXIMATELY $1.7 MILLION BY FISCAL YEAR 26-27.
FROM A DEBT ISSUANCE CAPACITY, THE TIRZ HAS APPROXIMATELY $4.8 MILLION WORTH OF CAPACITY.
IT COULD BE ISSUED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AND THEN AGAIN, SHOULD THE COUNCIL ELECT TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ THEN ALL THE CAPACITY AND FUND BALANCE WOULD ROLL BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT DOES BRING UP A POLICY QUESTION.
SO IF THE TIRZ IS DISSOLVED, THE COUNCIL DOES HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE IN TERMS OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE EXCESS CAPACITY.
CERTAINLY YOU CAN FUND ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, YOU COULD FUND ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS, REDUCE THE TAX RATE OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE THREE.
THE INTENTION IS, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, IS THAT WE WOULD BRING YOU OPTIONS FORWARD AS WE BRIEF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO GIVE YOU SOME DIRECTION ON WHAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY DO WITH THAT EXCESS CAPACITY.
SO WITH THAT SAID, AGAIN, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS SIMPLY A FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ, AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO EITHER APPROVE SAID ORDINANCE OR DENY. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE ITEM.
DOES THIS REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING? NO, SIR. SO WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE.
OH, WAIT. I'M SORRY. YES, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO IF YOU'LL CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL OPEN THIS HEARING UP AT 6:01.
I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS ON 7A.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? READY TO CLOSE? CAN I--? I'M JUST--.
IS THERE--. WE HAVEN'T HAD A BOARD FOR THIS LENGTH OF TIME.
WE HAVE--. WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TOD AREA IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND IN UPCOMING MEETINGS THERE'S--.
I JUST I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IF IT'S PREMATURELY DISSOLVING THE TIRZ--.
I UNDERSTAND THE FUNDS WILL ROLL INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
I UNDERSTAND WE CAN STILL USE THE FUNDS FOR THAT AREA EVEN IF IT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND. IT'S JUST NOT DEFINED THAT IT HAS TO BE USED IN THAT AREA, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT AREA IS ZONED OUR HIGHEST DENSITY IN OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HEAVILY LOOK AT WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE GIVEN THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THERE IS NOT
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FULLY DEVELOPED AND THERE'S INFINITE POSSIBILITIES THAT CAN GO WITH THE LAND, GIVEN THE ZONING THAT IS ALREADY BY RIGHT.SO I JUST DON'T WANT TO REMOVE A TOOL FROM OUR TOOLBOX PREMATURELY IF WE DON'T HAVE TO.
IF WE CAME BACK TO THIS IN A MONTH OR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND SAID, OKAY, WE REALIZE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY--.
THOSE FUNDS AREN'T GOING TO BE NEEDED TO NECESSARILY INCENTIVIZE.
BUT THAT'S MY FEAR, IS WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME TOOLS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REDUCE THE ZONING--.
ENCOURAGE, INFLUENCE THE THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THAT AREA.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS PREMATURE, DO WE HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW? IT'S GONE THIS LONG WITHOUT A BOARD.
DOES IT HURT FOR A COUPLE MORE MONTHS? I KNOW IT CREATES ANOTHER ITEM BACK ON OUR AGENDA THAT WE'RE REVISITING THIS DISCUSSION A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT I JUST WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SOME BIG DECISIONS ABOUT THE TOD AREA.
I DON'T WANT TO LIMIT OURSELVES, AND I UNDERSTAND EVEN WITH THE GENERAL FUND, IT CAN STILL BE USED OVER THERE.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW YET WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, HOW WE'RE GOING TO INCENTIVIZE REDUCING ZONE-- DOWN ZONING OR INCENTIVIZE NOT BUILDING TO ITS HIGHEST DENSITY. SO AM I ALONE ON THIS? I JUST HAVE A RESERVATION ABOUT MOVING TOO FAST ON IT AND NOT NECESSARILY--.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT NECESSITATES DOING IT RIGHT THIS MINUTE.
IT'S CERTAINLY A POLICY DECISION.
I'M HAPPY TO BRIEF THIS AS MANY TIMES AS THE COUNCIL WANTS ME TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO IT.
YOU KNOW, THE TIRZ LIFE IS 25 YEARS.
I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO ABSOLVE ITSELF IN 2037.
TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE TIRZ ARE GENERALLY CREATED FROM A GEOGRAPHIC STANDPOINT TO FACILITATE A SPECIFIC AREA.
SHOULD YOU DISSOLVE IT, YOU DON'T LOSE THE FLEXIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO USE THAT CAPACITY TO FUND PROJECTS IN THAT AREA, BUT YOU ARE LIMITED, SHOULD THE TIRZ REMAIN, TO ONLY USE THAT CAPACITY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TIRZ.
SO IT'S SIMPLY A POLICY DECISION, AND IF IT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL, WE CAN CERTAINLY HOLD OR WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DO.
VICTORIA, WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD NEED? I THINK--. HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THIS? HOW LONG WE HAD THIS TOOL? I THINK IT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2012? 2012. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU WANT? I MEAN--. I KNOW IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TOD, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS BEING TALKED ABOUT.
MAYBE THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND I REALIZE I'M TRYING TO TREAD CAREFULLY, BUT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE DENSITY OF THIS AREA.
AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT IT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR THE CITIZENS, WHAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR US, WHERE DO WE REALLY WANT, WHAT'S THE VISION FOR THE TOD AREA? AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET.
AND SO I'M FEARFUL TO JUST SAY START TAKING THINGS AWAY FROM IT WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH IT YET.
I AGREE THAT I'VE LISTENED TO STAFFS RECOMMEND LISTENING TO THE REPORTS IN THAT WE'RE MOST LIKELY NOT GOING TO HAVE A W4 LINE THAT'S GOING TO COST IN THE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
BUT IT IS ZONED AT THIS MOMENT OUR HIGHEST DENSITY, AND SO WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES WITH THAT AREA? AND I JUST DON'T EVEN THINK WE'VE TRULY WEIGHED THOSE OPTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION ON WHAT CAN GO THERE.
I JUST DON'T THINK WE'VE EXPLORED ANY OF THAT.
AND I'M AFRAID WE'RE JUST TAKING A TOOL OUT OF OUR TOOLBOX TOO EARLY.
UNTIL WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WE WANT THE TOD TO BE [INAUDIBLE] IF IT'S NOT A TOD, WHAT IS IT? WHAT GOES OUT THERE? AND WHAT--? I DON'T WANT TO REMOVE TOOLS THAT SAY LIKE, IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE MAYBE UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS TO INCENTIVIZE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE BENEFICIAL FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY? SO YOU'D FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF THE FUNDS WAS EARMARKED? I MEAN, IT'S STILL AVAILABLE TO US EVEN IF WE DISSOLVE IT, CORRECT? IT IS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN BE AVAILABLE TO US IF WE--? YES, SIR. SO IF YOU DISSOLVE THE TIRZ, THE CAPACITY AND THE FUND BALANCE WILL JUST ROLL TO THE GENERAL FUND. SO ONCE IT'S IN THE GENERAL FUND, THOUGH, IT COULD BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE WE DETERMINE WHAT WE NEED.
THAT, OH, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY NICE TO HAVE THIS ONE POINT SOMETHING MILLION TO
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EXTEND THIS ROAD OR PUT IN THIS WATER LINE OR PUT IN THIS SEWER LINE TO INCENTIVIZE THIS TYPE OF PROJECT VERSUS THAT TYPE OF PROJECT.WELL, I THINK, AS TOMMY SAID, I MEAN, IT'S A POLICY QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL, AND WE CONSIDER THIS ITEM REALLY RELATED TO THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO IF YOU NEEDED SOME MORE TIME AND YOU WANTED TO SAY, JUNE, WE BRING IT BACK AND HAVE A DISCUSSION, THEN WE WOULD HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE BUDGET IS AND SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU OF HOW WE COULD APPROACH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL, WE COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT OR BRING IT BACK AT ANOTHER TIME. BUT I THINK TO HAVE SOME KIND OF BUDGET IMPACT ON THE COMING YEAR, YOU'D WANT TO KNOW BY JUNE WHAT YOUR DESIRE IS, SO WE CAN PUT THAT INTO THE TAX RATE AND THE OVERALL BUDGET THAT BE COMING FORWARD TO YOU.
AND I THINK ALSO, TOO, BUT I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF I JUST IF IT GETS ABSORBED INTO THE GENERAL FUND, THEN IT'S ABSORBED AND WE SPEND IT OR IT'S ALLOCATED SOMEWHERE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAN FOR THE TOD AREA AND THEN WE DON'T-- THEN WE'RE KIND OF BACKPEDALING AND THINKING, WELL, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO USE THOSE FUNDS THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE FOR THAT.
WELL, AND WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS IN JUNE, WE INTEND TO BRING BACK KIND OF A SECOND BRIEFING ON THE TOD, WHICH WE'D TALKED ABOUT.
I KNOW THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT OVERLAY AND OPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, AMONG OTHER OPTIONS OF POTENTIALLY VOLUNTARY REZONING OF THOSE PROPERTIES.
AND TONY IS WORKING ON THAT BRIEFING AND BEGINNING THE INITIAL STAGES OF ENGAGING THE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO THE HOPE IS BY THAT TIME IN JUNE, WE'D HAVE AT LEAST SOME ADDITIONAL DETAIL ABOUT MAYBE WHAT THE INCENTIVES MAY OR MAY NOT BE SHOULD THE COUNCIL WANT TO PROCEED WITH AN OVERLAY.
AND IF WE WAIT, WE MIGHT HAVE SOME IDEAS ON SPECIFIC AREAS THIS MONEY WILL GO AND NOT--.
I DON'T MIND IT GOING TO THE GENERAL FUND, BUT ALSO I THINK THIS MONEY SHOULD HAVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
WE SHOULD HAVE THAT IN MIND SO THAT IT DOESN'T JUST FLOAT OUT THERE, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S GONE AND OKAY, WE'VE GONE OVER HERE, USE IT HERE AND THERE.
THERE IS A PURPOSE RIGHT NOW FOR IT.
I UNDERSTAND TAKING IT OUT, BUT LET'S AT LEAST GIVE SOME THOUGHT AS TO WHERE IT IS SPECIFICALLY GOING BEFORE WE JUST SAY, OKAY, IT'S OUT THERE.
WHAT WILL IT HURT TO WAIT TILL JUNE WHEN WE CAN THINK ABOUT IT AND TALK IT OVER.
YOU KNOW, I HEAR WHAT EVERYBODY'S SAYING AND I WONDER IF THERE'S NOT, AND I THINK THERE IS, BUT DEFINITELY WE COULD DISSOLVE THE TIRZ ON HERE.
WE COULD DO THE TIRZ AND GET RID OF IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME SET UP A SEPARATE ACCOUNT EARMARKED WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, CORRECT? THAT YOU COULD USE FOR AN EMERGENCY USE ELSEWHERE, IT WOULDN'T BE LOCKED DOWN LIKE A TIRZ IS LEGALLY LOCKED IN BY LAW AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO AND NOT DO WITH THAT MONEY.
BUT I WORRY ABOUT GETTING US TO A POSITION OF WHERE WE HAVE MONEY SITTING THERE THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ALLOCATE OR WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BUDGET PROPERLY.
I KNOW WE'RE GETTING READY TO GET INTO A BUDGET CYCLE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY STAFF BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE MONEY THEY HAVE AND KNOW WHAT THAT MONEY IS, WHERE IT CAN GO, WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH IT, AND THE BEST ALLOCATION OF THOSE RESOURCES.
WITH THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING GOING UP AND EVERYTHING THEY MAY NEED THIS MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE IN THE MEANTIME, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I DEFINITELY HEAR WHAT BOTH OF YOU ARE SAYING.
[INAUDIBLE]? I'M SORRY, VICTORIA.
WE CAN WAIT TILL JUNE WHERE WE CAN TALK THIS OVER.
IF WE WANT TO DISSOLVE IT IN JUNE.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT--.
LET'S HAVE A PLAN. LET'S AT LEAST TALK THROUGH OUR OPTIONS, AND--.
SO IS THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL BRING IT BACK IN JUNE AND ALSO TRY TO IDENTIFY SOME OPTIONS FOR HOW THE FUNDS COULD BE EITHER SPENT OR OTHER OPTIONS A COMBINATION OF REDUCING THE TAX RATE OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS.
YES, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO TABLE IT.
OH, SORRY, MISS PAYNE'S LIGHT IS ON.
AT THIS TIME, IF WE ARE GOING TO--.
IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL TO TABLE, I WOULD ASK THAT THE MAYOR REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING NOTICE OR DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WE'RE PUBLICLY STATING.
I WILL REOPEN THE HEARING AT 6:12 AND THEN YOU'LL WANT TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO--. LET ME ASK FIRST IF THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO MOVE TO JUNE, ARE YOU DOING THE FIRST MEETING, SECOND MEETING IN JUNE OR? I THINK FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, IDEALLY WE WOULD NEED TO THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE FOR TONY TO FINISH HIS ANALYSIS ON THE OPTIONS FOR THE TOD.
OKAY. SO, MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING IN
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JUNE, SECOND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IN JUNE.IS JUST CONTINUE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'RE GOING TO DO DATES-- WE'RE GOING TO SAY SPECIFICALLY TO THE SECOND REGULAR MEETING IN JUNE, JUST CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL THEN.
[INAUDIBLE] WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL JUNE? UNTIL THE SECOND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING-- IN JUNE. THANK YOU.
AND NOW COUNCIL CAN A MAKE MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION ABOUT VICTORIA AND SECOND, BY--.
HERE WE GO. RONNIE, YOU GOT YOUR [INAUDIBLE]? THERE WE GO. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY RONNIE, PLEASE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7B, CONSIDER
[B. Consider approval of an ordinance changing the designation of McNairn Road between SW Sunnybrook Drive to Willow Circle N from an alley to a public street and setting the speed limit of the public street at 30 miles per hour. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Eric Oscarson, Director of Public Works)]
APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF MCNAIRN ROAD BETWEEN SOUTH WEST SUNNYBROOK DRIVE TO WILLOW CIRCLE NORTH FROM AN ALLEY TO A PUBLIC STREET AND SETTING THE SPEED LIMIT OF THE PUBLIC STREET AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.
THE STAFF PRESENTER IS ERIC OSCARSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THANK YOU, AMANDA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
BEFORE YOU, TONIGHT IS AN ORDINANCE REGARDING MCNAIRN ROAD, WHICH WILL RECLASSIFY MCNAIRN ROAD AS A LOCAL ROADWAY FROM AN ALLEY WHICH IT CURRENTLY IS.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, MCNAIRN CURRENTLY ACTS AS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND CUT THROUGH TO THE STEM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IT IS A DIRECT CONNECTION FROM STATE HIGHWAY 174.
IN THE PAST, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, STAFF WAS RECEIVING CONCERNS ABOUT SPEEDING VEHICLES.
THIS STARTED TO OCCUR AFTER PUBLIC WORKS REPLACED A WATER LINE THROUGH THE ALLEY AND REPAVE THE SURFACE.
WE WERE SEEING SPEEDS OVER 38 MILES AN HOUR ON AVERAGE, A FEW VEHICLES EXCEEDING THAT AS WELL, AND SO THERE ARE SOME SAFETY CONCERNS WITH REGARDS TO THAT ROADWAY.
JUNE 7TH OF 2021, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MCNAIRN AS AN ALLEY DESIGNATION.
THIS WAS INTENDED TO REDUCE TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS.
IT WAS INTENDED TO BE USED ONLY FOR REAR ENTRY ACCESS.
THE SPEED LIMIT WAS POSTED AT 15 MILES AN HOUR, AS WELL AS OTHER SIGNIFICANT SIGNAGE, WHICH WAS FOR ALLEY ACCESS ONLY IN NO THROUGH TRAFFIC.
JUST RECENTLY, OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE ALLEY.
WE RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT THEY WERE NOT-- RESIDENTS WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO USE THE ALLEY AS A WAY TO GET TO THE SCHOOL.
THERE'S CONCERNS THAT WITH THIS DESIGNATION, ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC WAS BEING PUSHED TO THE RESIDENTIAL ROADWAYS AS ON JAYELLEN AND WINTERCREST AND WITH THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS, THERE WAS CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN AND STAFF WAS THEN DIRECTED TO EXPLORE OPTIONS. ON MARCH 21ST OF THIS YEAR, STAFF CAME FORWARD WITH FIVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
WE BROUGHT FORWARD A MASTER PLAN OPTION, WHICH REDIRECTED MCNAIRN ROAD.
WE LOOKED AT CLOSING THE ALLEY COMPLETELY.
WE SHOWED YOU REDUCED SPEED ALLEY OPTION AND ALLEY WITH SPEED BUMPS AND NO CHANGE.
AND FROM THAT MEETING, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, COUNCIL PROPOSED THE SIXTH OPTION, WHICH WAS TO DESIGNATE MCNAIRN AS A LOCAL ROAD AND TO ADD SIDEWALKS ON ADJACENT ROADWAYS.
SO TONIGHT, STAFF IS BRINGING FORWARD TWO OPTIONS.
ONE IS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE WHICH WILL CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF MCNAIRN BACK TO A LOCAL ROAD AND SETTING THE SPEED AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DENY THE ORDINANCE.
AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME IS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF MCNAIRN ROAD FROM AN ALLEY TO A PUBLIC STREET AND SET THE SPEED LIMIT AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT IF THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE APPROVED, THE SIGNAGE WOULD BE CHANGED THIS WEEK.
AND STAFF IS ALREADY CURRENTLY WORKING ON DESIGN OF A SIDEWALK ON THE TWO ROADWAYS.
[INAUDIBLE] WE HAD ANY CITIZEN'S INPUT ON THIS? I KNOW IT WAS GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE THERE FOR A WHILE.
SO IT'S AN ONLINE SPEAKER CARD.
PAM CARLISLE AT 221 NORTHWEST WINTERCREST ROAD.
I'M CONCERNED TO HEAR THAT THE MCNAIRN VALLEY IS GOING TO BE TURNED BACK INTO A STREET.
THIS WILL CAUSE NOISE, SPEEDING, LITTER AND RACING IN THIS ALLEY.
PLEASE CONSIDER SPEED BUMPS AS A WAY TO AT LEAST MINIMIZE THE CONCERNS I'VE MENTIONED
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ABOVE. HAVING TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF MY HOME IS NOT IDEAL, ESPECIALLY THE BACKYARD WHERE I GO TO GARDEN AND RELAX.IT'S ALWAYS NOISY WITH CARS STREAMING THROUGH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY SPEAKER CARDS I HAVE.
THIS IS KIND OF A NO WIN SITUATION ON THIS.
THE HISTORY IS IS WE HAD ONE SITUATION.
AND NOW WE'RE TO THIS POINT [INAUDIBLE].
ANYBODY GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS ON THIS? WHERE IS EVERYBODY STAND ON THIS? WE LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS? I SAY WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT BACK TO WHAT IT WAS PRIOR, BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO MAKE NOTE OF I WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING IN SPEED BUMPS.
I KNOW OTHERS AT THE COUNCIL DON'T WANT IT, BUT THIS IS AN ALLY.
IT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS FIRST.
I'VE AGREED TO BEFORE SPENDING THE MONEY ON SPEED BUMPS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND THEN WE CAN GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK.
IF THERE IS SPEEDING AND THERE IS AN ISSUE, IT'S SAFER THAN DUMPING ALL THOSE PEOPLE OUT ONTO THOSE SIDE STREETS THAT HAVE NO SIDEWALKS, AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE SINGLE CAR DRIVEWAYS AS WELL.
SO IT WOULD REALLY BE HARD IF WE PUT THOSE SIDEWALKS IN BY THE WAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE GONE AND LOOKED, BUT--.
I'M FOR LEAVING THE ALLEY OPEN.
WHETHER WE PUT SPEED BUMPS IN OR NOT, THAT'S--.
THE ISSUE IS DPD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S REALLY AGAINST THEM, AND WE GOT TO LISTEN TO THEM ON THAT, SO.
ANYBODY ELSE? WOULD YOU PUT-- [INAUDIBLE] WHAT'S THE STAFF'S CHOICE? WHAT'S THE VERBIAGE ON THAT? SO WE'D BE CHANGING IT--.
WE'D BE CHANGING THE DESIGNATION.
SO BY ORDINANCE, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION FROM AN ALLEY TO A LOCAL ROAD THAT WILL PUT THE SPEED LIMIT AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH IS PER ORDINANCE.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I'M GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MCCLENDON AND THE SECOND BY JIMMY.
PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[C. Consider approval of an ordinance amending Chapter 78, sections 78-41 “definitions” by adding and amending definitions, 78-42 “stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in certain places” by modifying the maximum parking time of certain vehicles in residential and non-residential districts, 78-46 “storing motor vehicles on public streets prohibited” by modifying the prohibition of storing vehicles on public streets, 78-47 “unauthorized parking on certain public property prohibited” by making grammatical edits, and 78-51 “citation; towing; evidence” by clarifying the removal of a vehicle. (First Reading) (Staff Presenter: Billy Cordell, Chief of Police) ]
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78 SECTIONS 78-41 'DEFINITIONS' BY ADDING AND AMENDING DEFINITIONS, 78-42 'STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES' BY MODIFYING THE MAXIMUM PARKING TIME OF CERTAIN VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL AND NON RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, 78-46 'STORING MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS PROHIBITED' BY MODIFYING THE PROHIBITION OF STORING VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS, 78-47 'UNAUTHORIZED PARKING ON A CERTAIN PUBLIC PROPERTY PROHIBITED' BY MAKING GRAMMATICAL EDITS, AND 78-51 'CITATIONS; TOWING; EVIDENCE' BY CLARIFYING THE REMOVAL OF A VEHICLE. THIS IS BEFORE YOU ON FIRST READING.THE STAFF PRESENTER IS BILLY CORDELL, CHIEF OF POLICE.
CHIEF? THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU WANTED TO MAKE THAT REALLY LONG SO YOU CAN PULL UP YOUR PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND I WILL QUALIFY THAT BY SAYING THE ATTORNEY WROTE ALL OF THAT AND HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF CRAFTING THAT.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THAT, JUST AS A CLARIFICATION, THE DRUG TAKEBACK PROGRAM IS APRIL THE 30TH.
THAT'S FROM 10 TO 2:00 PM AT THE WALMART 951 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE, WHERE YOU CAN DROP OFF YOUR PRESCRIPTION AND UNUSED DRUGS.
YOU CAN DROP OFF THE ILLEGAL ONES IF YOU WANT TO RIDE IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR, TOO.
SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRINGING BACK THE PARKING ORDINANCE CHANGES.
AS YOU RECALL, WE DISCUSSED THOSE CHANGES ON THE WORK SESSION ON MARCH 7TH, 2022.
THE COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME TO PARK RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, REMOVE THE TIME FRAME LIMITATION ON PARKING VEHICLES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE LANGUAGE ISSUES THAT WAS IN THE MEMO.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE MAKES THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: ALLOWS RVS TO BE PARKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR 72 HOURS; IT REMOVES THE LIMITATION ON CONTINUOUSLY PARKING A VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FOR NO MORE THAN 24 HOURS; IT AMENDS THE STORED VEHICLE SECTION TO INCLUDE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE PLATE ELEMENTS AND DEFINES TRAILERS SEPARATELY FROM VEHICLES; CONTINUED, IT AMENDS THE STORED VEHICLE SECTION TO CHANGE THE TIME LIMITATION FROM FIVE DAYS TO 48 HOURS; IT MAKES SOME GRAMMATICAL CHANGES TO 78-47, THE DEFINITION OF
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE; AND IT CLARIFIES LANGUAGE TO ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ISSUING A PARKING CITATION BEFORE WE DO MOVE THAT.I BELIEVE THAT COVERS EVERYTHING THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE WORK SESSION.
SO BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ARE THE OPTIONS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED, AND THAT'S THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, APPROVE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DENY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
ANYONE? ANYBODY HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? MOVE TO APPROVE.
WE GOT IT. MOTION MADE BY RICK AND THE SECOND BY RONNIE.
PLEASE VOTE. BEFORE WE VOTE, I WANT TO VOICE THAT I'M OPPOSED TO ONE ARTICLE IN HERE ABOUT REMOVING THE 24 HOUR LIMITATION ON PARKING.
I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST IT, BUT IT'S ONLY THAT PART OF IT THAT I DO NOT AGREE WITH.
DO YOU WANT A DISCUSSION ON IT? NO, NO. IT'S CLEAR THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE LINE STAND HERE. OKAY.
[D. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing a real estate contract with Paul and Darlene Karmy to sell fee simple title to a tract of land in Johnson County, Texas, commonly known as 430 North Burleson Boulevard, for a sales price of $900,000 and other consideration as prescribed in the contract; authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to close on the contract; authorizing the expenditure of funds; incorporating the recitals; and providing an effective date. (Staff Presenter: Alex Philips, Economic Development Director)]
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7D, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT WITH PAUL AND DARLENE KARMY TO SELL FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO A TRACT OF LAND IN JOHNSON COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 430 NORTH BURLESON BOULEVARD FOR A SALE PRICE OF $900,000 AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AS PRESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO CLOSE ON THE CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS.TONIGHT, STAFF PRESENTER IS ALEX PHILIPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
AND MR. PHILLIPS, YOU TRIED TO GIVE CHIEF A RUN FOR HIS MONEY THERE.
AGAIN, I'LL GIVE THAT TO THE ATTORNEY FOR RUNNING THOSE SUBJECT LINES.
THIS IS A CITY PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED AT 430 NORTH BURLESON BOULEVARD.
ALSO TRACK THAT'S ADDRESSED OFF OF CENTER DRIVE.
LIQUID STONE IS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS PROPERTY, THE CONCRETE MANUFACTURING JUST TO, I GUESS THE SOUTH, AND THAT SOUTH PROPERTY THAT USED TO BE A SALVAGE YARD IS NOW CROSS CHAPEL CHURCH.
THIS USED TO BE THE OLD TRANSFER STATION FOR THE CITY.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 2.54 ACRES.
IT'S NOT BEING USED FOR ANY CITY PURPOSES AT THIS TIME.
THE DEVELOPMENT DETAILS, BUYER WANTS TO EXPAND THE OPERATIONS FOR LIQUID STONE.
THE BUYER IS PAUL AND DARLENE KARMY.
THE PURCHASE PRICE AGAIN IS $900,000.
THEY WOULD CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE FEASIBILITY PERIOD.
THE FEASIBILITY PERIOD IS 45 DAYS WITH A 15 DAY EXTENSION IF NEEDED, BUYER ACCEPTS THE PROPERTY WHERE IS AND AS IS, THE CITY WILL RETAIN THE MINERAL RIGHTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT TO CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY AT 430 NORTH BURLESON BOULEVARD.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ANYBODY? I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT THAT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD USE FOR THIS PROPERTY THAT THE LIQUID STONE COMPANY IS ONE OF THE BEST FIRMS IN TOWN FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TAX BASE AND FOR THE FACT OF BEING A GOOD LOCAL FIRM INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. AND I'M PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH THE KARMYS.
I KNOW THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY AND MAKE GOOD USE OF IT.
SO IF YOU'RE READY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
CAN YOU STATE YOUR MOTION, PLEASE? I'D MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE SALE.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.
PAULL WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF THIS.
AT THIS TIME, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE WILL GO BACK UP TO SECTION SIX DEVELOPMENT
[A. 2230 S Burleson Blvd (Case 22-017): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance amending ordinance B-582, the zoning ordinance of the City of Burleson, Texas, by amending the official zoning map and changing the zoning on approximately 0.96 acres from “A” Agricultural, to “SF16” Single-family dwelling district-16, to allow for the development of one single-family residence, making this ordinance cumulative of prior ordinances, providing a severability clause; providing a penalty clause, and providing for an effective date. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Director of Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by unanimous vote)]
APPLICATIONS. IT IS ABOUT LITTLE MORE THAN 2 MINUTES SHY OF THE 6:30 TIMES.SO WE WILL ASK TONY MCILWAIN TO COME FORWARD AND TAKE TIME TO PULL UP YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. AND THEN I WILL ANNOUNCE EVERYTHING.
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WE'RE ALMOST THERE. THE CLOCK BEHIND YOU IS THE OFFICIAL CLOCK.WANT MAKE SURE WE GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO GET HERE THAT WANTED TO GET HERE AT 6:30.
THERE YOU GO. AT THIS TIME I'LL CALL FORWARD ITEM 6A, 2230 SOUTH BURLESON BOULEVARD, CASE 22-017.
TONIGHT IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND CHANGING THE ZONING ON APPROXIMATELY 0.96 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL TO SF 16, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT 16, TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.
STAFF PRESENTED TONIGHT IS TONI MCILWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
MR. MCILWAIN? THANK YOU, MS. CAMPOS.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS ZONING CASE TO YOU.
AS MS. CAMPOS MENTIONED, IT IS A LITTLE LESS THAN ONE ACRE OF LAND AND IS OWNED BY BRANDON AND JENNIFER BEQUETH.
THE PROPERTY ON THE SCREEN IS HIGHLIGHTED IN LIGHT BLUE AND SITS RIGHT ADJACENT TO SOUTH BURLESON BOULEVARD.
WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE ZONING FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE THIS PROPERTY.
IT IS DESIGNATED AS A REGIONAL OFFICE COMMERCIAL IN OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THE ZONING IS ACTUALLY AGRICULTURALLY ZONED, BUT IT'S ALSO WITHIN THE I-H35 OVERLAY.
WE NOTIFIED SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
WE POSTED THE NEWSPAPER NOTICE AND PLACE SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY AND RECEIVED NO INQUIRIES CONCERNING THIS REQUEST.
THE AREA THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW IS OUR NOTIFICATION RADIUS FOR THE PROPERTY.
STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE ZONING CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURE TO SF 16 FOR THE PROPERTY.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SUMMARY IS THAT THEY APPROVED THAT UNANIMOUSLY.
IF I CAN JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR RATIONALE, WE DON'T THINK THE SITE IS CONDUCIVE TO ATTRACT THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY WANT TO SEE ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO IT ALL RESIDENTIAL, AND THE ONE COMMERCIAL ELEMENT WE HAVE IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, AUTO RELATED.
SO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAIL ON OUR THOUGHT PROCESS AND LIKE TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WHAT SIZE IS ON SF 16? SO 16,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.
WE THINK THAT THAT MADE IT COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND TO BE A MATH WIZARD WHEN IT COMES TO CONVERTING ACREAGE TO SQUARE FOOTAGE. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SUBDIVIDE THIS IF WE GO SF 16? MY REASON FOR THIS QUESTION IS BECAUSE ONCE APPROVED THEY CAN PLAT IT ANY WAY THEY WANT TO. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PLAT THIS FOR 2 PARCELS
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SPEAKERS]. SO YOU'VE GOT 43,560 SQUARE FEET IN AN ACRE.THIS IS A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THAT.
TECHNICALLY, THE 16,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT, YES, MATHEMATICALLY, YOU COULD DIVIDE THIS PROPERTY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE NOTE OF IS MAKING SURE YOU CAN MEET THE LOT AND WIDTH REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROPERTY.
THAT BEING SAID, IT DIDN'T MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR AGRICULTURAL ZONING, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ZONED AGRICULTURAL, EXCUSE ME.
SO IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, WHAT CAME OUT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS WAS DOWNS ZONE IT-- UP ZONE IT RATHER FROM AG TO SF 16.
SO MATHEMATICALLY IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO LOTS HERE.
IS THERE A LARGER LOT SIZE THAT WE COULD PUT AS FAR AS SF RATING THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT THIS IS ONLY ONE.
THAT'S THE LARGEST SF WE HAVE IT--.
A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IS ALLOWED IN OUR AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, BUT I THINK THE STAFF WANTED TO CLEAN UP THE USE SINCE IT ACTUALLY IS-- THAT REQUIRES A THREE ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THREE ACRES, SO IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ZONE IT TO SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE] ACTUALLY FIT FROM A LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:34.
I DO HAVE AN ONLINE SPEAKER CARD.
DO I HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL TAKE THE IN-PERSON SPEAKER CARD FIRST.
I'M SORRY. THE SPEAKER CARD WAS MEANT FOR 6B AND C, NOT 6A, THEY WROTE IT INCORRECTLY ON THEIR.
SO I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS AT THIS TIME FOR ITEM 6A.
MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY MAKE ONE COMMENT SINCE--.
WELL AFTER YOU CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC, I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT.
IF YOU CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[INAUDIBLE] CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:35 [INAUDIBLE].
SO IN OPTIONS WHERE THE COUNCIL DEEMS SO YOU CAN ALWAYS CONSIDER A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING CATEGORY. SO WHILE THE STAFF DID DISCUSS SF 16 AS AN OPTION, THE COUNCIL IS WITHIN THEIR RIGHT TO CONSIDER ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT THAT WOULD MAKE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU SO DEEM TO DO SO.
FOR INSTANCE, YOUR AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH CURRENTLY IS NOW AS SOMETHING THAT REMAINS VIABLE IF YOU HAD CONCERNS ABOUT FURTHER SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY ON THE SITE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF IS THAT WHEN WE HAVE INSTANCES WHERE YOU HAVE A NON-CONFORMING LOT, WE TRY TO CLEAN THOSE UP TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SF 16 ZONING.
WHAT ABOUT SINGLE--? I'M SO SORRY.
WHAT ABOUT SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE? THAT'S AN OPTION.
THAT ZONING DISTRICT, I THINK ALSO FALLS BELOW THE THRESHOLD.
I THINK THAT'S THE ONE ACRE MINIMUM.
I HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHECK REALLY QUICKLY, BUT THAT ALSO REMAINS AN OPTION THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU, TOO. AS FAR AS A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING DISTRICT.
ARE WE READY? DID YOU CLOSE? YES, SIR. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I MOVED TO APPROVE.
[B. 2325 SW Wilshire Blvd (Bear Ridge) (Case 22-028): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of a zoning ordinance change request from “A” Agricultural, to "SFA" Single-family attached, to allow for residential development on 14.75 acres. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Director of Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by unanimous vote)]
[C. 2325 SW Wilshire Blvd (Bear Ridge) (Case 22-027): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance requesting zoning change from “A” Agricultural, to “SF7" Single-family dwelling district-7, to allow for residential development on 158.407 acres. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Director of Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously)]
HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO CALL 6B AND 6C TOGETHER SINCE THERE WILL BE ONE PRESENTATION BY MR. MCILWAIN. SO 6B IS 2325 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, BEAR RIDGE, CASE 22 -028. THIS IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGE REQUEST FROM A, AGRICULTURE, TO SFA, SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED, TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON 14.75 ACRES BEFORE YOU ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.ITEM 6C IS 2325 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD.
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THIS IS ALSO TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING ZONING CHANGE FROM A, AGRICULTURAL, TO SF 7, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT SEVEN, TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON 158.407 ACRES.THIS IS ALSO BEFORE YOU ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.
AS I STATED BEFORE, THESE TWO WILL BE PRESENTED TOGETHER AND THEN WE'LL ASK THE COUNCIL TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE COMMENT ON BOTH ITEMS AT THE SAME TIME.
WE'LL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL ASK FOR INDIVIDUAL VOTES FOR EACH ITEM.
MR. MCILWAIN? THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO START BY ALSO THANKING THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT WE HAD A SNAFU WITH THE START TIME FOR THIS MEETING.
SO OUR HUMBLE APOLOGIES AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND ALSO COUNCIL FOR INDULGING US WITH REARRANGING YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
AS MS. CAMPOS MENTIONED, THIS IS A TWO PART REQUEST BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ZONING REQUESTS FOR THIS PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS MR. WALTER MATYASTIK.
HE'S BEEN REPRESENTED BY MR. MATT POWELL TONIGHT.
THE ZONING ZONING REQUEST ARE FOR SF SEVEN AND FOR SFA, WHICH IS OUR ATTACHED HOUSING TYPE. TYPICALLY YOUR YOUR TOWNHOME ZONING IS WHAT WE SEE WITH THIS AREA.
JUST PAUSING AT THE MAP, I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE REST OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT GOES BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONING REQUESTS.
UP AGAINST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD THERE'S COMMERCIAL ZONING THAT IS ALREADY ON THE PROPERTY, AND THEN AS YOU TRANSITION AWAY FROM THAT, RIGHT OF WAY, THERE'S SF 7 THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL SOME YEARS AGO AND THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE.
THIS IS DESIGNATED AS NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
BOTH OF THESE ZONING REQUESTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AS I MENTIONED, THE ZONING IS AGRICULTURAL.
WE PUT THOSE BLUE POLYGON LINES TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, AND THERE'S A PORTION OF THE SITE THAT WILL BE COMING FORWARD TO YOU AT A LATER DATE FOR AN ENCORE SUBSTATION.
THIS SUBSTATION IS INDEPENDENT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WAS LEFT OUT OF THIS ZONING REQUEST. MR. MATYASTIK WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME ELEVATIONS OF THE PROPOSED HOMES THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED ON THIS PROPERTY IF SUCCESSIVELY REZONED, AND THESE HOMES WOULD GO IN THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING REQUESTED FOR SF 7.
THAT'S OUR 7000 SQUARE FOOT LOT SIZE HERE IN THE CITY.
THESE ARE YOUR CFA, OR TOWNHOME ELEVATIONS, THAT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR THAT SMALL AREA THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN BOUNDED BY THE PURPLE LINE.
AND THESE ARE SOME TYPICAL ELEVATIONS THAT ARE BEING DISPLAYED HERE ON THE SCREEN.
YOU'VE GOT TO THE TOP OF THE PARAPET WALL A MEASUREMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET AND GIVES YOU SOME ARTICULATION AS WELL AS SPACING OF THE WINDOWS AND FENESTRATION ELEMENTS FOR THE BUILDINGS.
THIS IS BEING PROPOSED AT A DENSITY OF 5.36 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
WITH REGARD TO UTILITIES AND DRAINAGE, A DETENTION IS REQUIRED FOR PROPERTIES IN EXCESS OF AN ACRE. DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE FLOODPLAIN, THE DEVELOPER MAY PROVIDE A DETENTION ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE PLAT PROCESS.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANALYSIS BECAUSE THIS OF COURSE IS DEALING WITH LAND USE AND NOT THE PLAT SUBMITTAL.
IF REQUIRED, DETENTION OF STORMWATER SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN OF THE SUBDIVISION, WHICH OUR STAFF WILL REVIEW.
WATER WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF BURLESON AND SANITARY SEWER WILL BE EXTENDED FROM AN EXISTING SEWER LINE LOCATED ADJACENT TO VILLAGE CREEK.
SO TRAFFIC ACCESS IS PROPOSED OFF OF STATE HIGHWAY 174, WILSHIRE BOULEVARD.
A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS SUBMITTED TO BOTH THE CITY AND TXDOT.
A FULL TIA WILL BE REQUIRED WITH THE FINAL PLAT AND WILL BE EVALUATED-- WE WILL EVALUATE THE CAPACITY OF STATE HIGHWAY 174 AND IDENTIFY ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO MITIGATE THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION. SO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THE CITY'S ROLE VERSUS TXDOT.
WE HAVE A LEVEL OF SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, AS DOES TXDOT.
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OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM TXDOT, SO THIS IS THEIR RIGHT OF WAY. SO AS THEY REVIEW THE TIA, THEY WILL REPORT BACK THEIR FINDINGS TO THE CITY AT SUCH TIME THAT THE SUBDIVISION PLAT IS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY AND WE OF COURSE WILL EVALUATE THAT.WE DID SEND OUT NOTICES TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN [INAUDIBLE] FEET OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND WENT THROUGH OUR PROCESS OF NOTICING IN THE NEWSPAPER.
WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS AS WELL AS INQUIRIES IN THE PAST.
TWO OF THE RESPONSES THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO US, WE PLACED ON YOUR PLACE SETTING THERE.
ONE IS IN SUPPORT AND ONE IS IN OPPOSITION.
MR. LARRY ROBERTS HAS CONCERNS AND MR. EUGENE GAYNOR IS IN SUPPORT.
SO THOSE ARE YOUR TWO SHEETS OF PAPER THAT WE HANDED OUT TO YOU THAT CAME IN LAST WEEK AND TODAY. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE ZONING REQUESTS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS: ADJACENT COMPATIBILITY EXISTING SF ZONING TO THE NORTH AND WEST, AND CONFORMANCE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THERE WAS A PREVIOUS ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEVELOPER [INAUDIBLE] STAFF WAS NOT IN SUPPORT BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
HE RETOOLED THAT EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROPOSAL MET THE NEIGHBORHOODS DESIGNATION THAT WE CONTAINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WHEN PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AFTER THEIR DELIBERATION, THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO YOU COUNCIL IS FOR APPROVAL.
FOR BOTH ZONING REQUESTS, THE SF 7 AND THE SFA.
DURING THE DISCUSSION, THEY DISCUSSED THE CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ADJACENT COMPATIBILITY OF THIS PROPOSED USE VERSUS THE EXISTING COMMUNITY, AND OUR CITY ENGINEER DISCUSSED THE DRAINAGE ANALYSIS REVIEW PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION HAD CLARITY ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY STAFF AS WELL AS FEMA.
WE HAVE ON YOUR SCREEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT SPOKE THAT EVENING, THEN IT WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT.
SO WHAT IS THE ACTION BEING REQUESTED? YOU CAN OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'RE REQUESTING THAT YOU APPROVE THE ZONING PETITION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OTHER STAFF THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, DEPENDING ON YOUR QUESTION AS WELL.
AT THIS TIME. MAYOR, IF YOU COULD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 6B AND 6C.
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:46 FOR 6B AND 6C.
AT THIS TIME, I HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKER CARDS.
I DO HAVE, HOWEVER, A SPEAKER CARD FROM THE DEVELOPER AND THE APPLICANT.
WOULD THEY LIKE TO GO FIRST OR WOULD THEY LIKE TO GO LAST? FIRST? THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS WORKING ON DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS AREA, AND THERE WERE SOME ISSUES, ISSUES I SHOULD SAY, PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS, AND--.
LIKE THE WILDWOOD ADDITION, WHERE THEY HAD SOME THOROUGHFARE ISSUES, CONCERNS, AS A RESULT, BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING, I WITHDREW THAT APPLICATION.
AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OF YOU.
I'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK. I'VE GOTTEN WHAT I FEEL LIKE IS THE BEST POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE DONE NOW, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH STAFF AND WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WILDWOOD SUBDIVISION.
WE HAVE--. WE'RE PUTTING A CUL DE SAC IN THERE.
SO BASICALLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTING THAT SUBDIVISION LIKE THEY WERE FIRST CONCERNED. SO WE'VE ELIMINATED THAT ISSUE.
AS FAR AS THE ROADWAYS, MAJORITY OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY DESIGNATED BY THE CITY.
IF YOU GO BACK AND SHOW THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, TONY, THERE'S ACTUALLY A PD TO THE NORTH OF US WHICH DEDICATED AND CONTROLS A LOT OF WHERE THE ROADS ARE GOING TO GO. I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS OF IT.
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AND THE CITY ENGINEERS CAME BACK AND TOLD US WHERE THOSE THOROUGHFARES HAD TO BE BUILT.SO A LOT OF OUR DESIGN HAD TO BE [INAUDIBLE].
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ADDRESS.
IT REALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TONIGHT.
IT'S REALLY TONIGHT IT'S ABOUT ZONING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE TO ADDRESS ISSUES.
THE--. ANOTHER ISSUE, WHICH IS I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S HERE [INAUDIBLE] ALWAYS GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IS DRAINAGE.
I'VE DONE THE DRAINAGE ANALYSIS, THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY, IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY, AND IT'S CONSTANTLY BEING REVIEWED.
NOW, ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STAGE.
THAT'S IN THE PLATTING STAGE, BUT I AM ADDRESSING THIS NOW BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE AN ISSUE LATER.
LIKE TONY MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO, WE ARE ACTUALLY FALLING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMP PLAN. WE ARE--.
WE DID THIS BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT--.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY HAD A PLAN WHEN THEY DESIGNATED THESE TO BE RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE IN THE CITY LIMITS AND 96% OF THE CITY IS SF 7.
SO IT FALLS IN LINE WITH WHAT THE CITY HAD PLANNED.
IN THE PD ADJACENT, THERE'S SOME SFA THERE TOO, SO THIS IS ALL CONDUCIVE AND IT FLOWS WELL INTO THE ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL BE DONE IN THE FUTURE.
SORRY, DON'T DO THIS EVERY DAY.
I KNEW I SHOULD OF MADE NOTES. [LAUGHTER] I'M SORRY, GUYS.
AS THE DEVELOPER, YOU'LL HAVE THE OPTION TO COME BACK UP IF YOU NEED IT TO.
PLEASE. THANK YOU. BLINKING OUT HERE.
I DID MY TAXES TODAY, AND I'M JUST.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK, MATT POWELL, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT? MATT POWELL, 1108 SOUTH DOBSON.
MR. MAYOR, HONORABLE COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THIS, MR. [INAUDIBLE] WAS COMING IN TO THE MEETING EARLIER TO SEE THE AWARDS.
HE TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HIS HEAD.
HE WAS CONSCIOUS. THEY TOOK HIM TO [INAUDIBLE].
I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET JILL OVER THERE LATER.
OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES TRANSPORTED HIM OVER THERE.
BUT IF YOU COULD KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS, WE'D CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO AS STAFF JUST TO REITERATE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT STAFF AND THE OWNER HAD MENTIONED.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE APPLICATION THAT CAME PRIOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED, WE PREEMPTED THE DESIGN ON THIS PRIOR TO THE 2020 IMAGINE BURLESON MIDPOINT AND WE HAD GOT KIND OF DEEP INTO IT WITH SOME LAND PLANNING BEFORE. SO WE WERE IN FRONT OF THE 2020 MID-POINT APPLICATION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF CRAZINESS AT THAT TIME, OBVIOUSLY, BUT SO AT THE TIME WE CONVINCE THE OWNER TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION, LET US WORK WITH STAFF, LET US FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD GET INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN, THE IMAGINE BURLESON MID-POINT, THE 2020 PLAN.
AND SO WE KIND OF SHARPENED OUR PENCIL AND WENT BACK TO THE BOARD, AND SO WE CAME IN WITH TWO CASES THAT ARE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
AS MENTIONED, WE'RE IN CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN BASED ON THE 2020 MID-POINT AND THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT KIMLEY-HORN, THE CITY'S THIRD PARTY ENGINEER, HAD RECOMMENDED FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF WICKER HILL BOULEVARD, THAT WILL BE FORTHCOMING ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT YOU'LL GET TO LOOK AT.
WE ALSO CONVINCED THE OWNER THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS A LAND USE APPLICATION SO WE COULD ANSWER SOME OF STAFF'S AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUESTIONS, WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND SPEND THE MONEY ON THE TIA.
THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS HAS BEEN PERFORMED, SUBMITTED TO THE CITY, STAFF HAS BEEN IN POSSESSION OF THAT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THERE'S BEEN NO ISSUES BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
THE OTHER THING THAT THE OWNER WENT FORWARD WITH WAS THE DRAINAGE ANALYSIS.
WENT AHEAD AND SPENT THE MONEY UP FRONT TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE ANALYSIS FOR SOME OF THE RUNOFF PRE AND POST DEVELOPMENT.
WENT TO FEMA, FEMA APPROVED THEIR PORTION OF IT THAT WAS SUBMITTED, STAFF GOT A COPY OF IT, FREESE AND NICHOLS, THE CITY'S THIRD PARTY ENGINEER, DID THEIR REVIEW, CAME BACK.
WE HAVE HEARD NO ADVERSE IMPACT REGARDING DRAINAGE AT THIS POINT, ALTHOUGH WE'LL BE
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SUBMITTING A FULL SET OF PLANS AT A LATER DATE.SO AS WE FELL BACK AND STARTED DEALING WITH SOME IN THE WILDWOOD COMMUNITY AND THE COMP PLAN, WE WORKED WITH STAFF, WE GAINED STAFF SUPPORT, BROUGHT IT FORWARD TO P AND Z, HAD UNANIMOUS P AND Z APPROVAL, AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT WE HAVE TWO CASES BEFORE YOU, SF 7 AND SFA.
ONE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD SAY REGARDING THE PRORATION OF THE LOTS, THE AVERAGE, ALTHOUGH IT'S SF 7 THE AVERAGE LOT SIZE IS PUSHING MID 8,500-8,800, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THEY'RE A LITTLE LARGER LOTS THAT'LL BE REFLECTED ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
OR AS SOMETHING TRANSPIRES, I CAN COME BACK AND ANSWER THEM AS NEEDED.
AT THIS TIME, [INAUDIUBLE] CAN WE CALL FORWARD THE SPEAKERS? PERHAPS? AND THEN IT'S UP TO COUNCIL, BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS WAITING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. YOU READY FOR THE SPEAKERS? YOU CAN COME BACK UP IF YOU NEED.
[INAUDIBLE] CALLING BACK UP. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS SHEILA WAKEMAN.
MAYOR FLETCHER AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS.
I HEARD HIM SPEAK OF UNANIMOUS APPROVAL, YET I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THIS.
I HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND THEY ARE UNANIMOUS ABOUT NOT HAVING MORE TRAFFIC ON WILSHIRE, NOT HAVING INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL--.
NOT HAVING MORE DEVELOPMENT UNTIL INFRASTRUCTURE IS DONE.
IN FACT, ONE WAY THAT IMPACTS ME, THAT I SHOULD TELL YOU IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, IS THAT SINCE WE'VE LIVED THERE SIX YEARS, THE TRAFFIC HAS IMPROVED OR INCREASED SO MUCH.
IT TAKES ME NOW 15 EXTRA MINUTES TO GET INTO TOWN, 15 MINUTES EXTRA TO GET BACK IF I COUNT THE GAS AT $4 OR $3.67, IT'S GOING TO COST ME ONE WEEK OF VACATION TIME AND $5,000 JUST BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TRAFFIC.
SO I'M ASKING YOU TO DELAY ANY DEVELOPMENT UNTIL OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT.
I WANT OUR CITY TO GROW AND PROSPER AND HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITIZENS TO ENJOY. BUT TO ME, IT IS FOOLISH TO GO FORWARD WITH ADDING MORE AND MORE DEVELOPMENTS, MORE AND MORE TRAFFIC ON WILSHIRE UNTIL WE WIDEN THE STREETS.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROPOSALS TO WIDEN WILSHIRE FROM ELK TO WICKER.
THAT WON'T EVEN START UNTIL 23, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO RUN FOR TWO YEARS.
YOU ALSO HAVE A BOND PROPOSAL.
IF IT PASSES, IT'S SET FOR FIVE YEARS.
ONLY HALF OF THE PROPOSALS OF THE BOND COMMITTEE REGARDING ROADS WERE EVEN ADDED TO THE BOND. SO I'M VERY CONCERNED AS A CITIZEN, I HOPE YOU ARE TOO, REALIZING WHAT AN IMPACT IT'S GOING TO MAKE ON THE CITIZENS, ON THE PEOPLE IN JOSHUA.
RECENTLY I WENT TO THE JOSHUA BOND ELECTION AND THEIR SUPERINTENDENT TOLD US THERE ARE 22 DEVELOPMENTS, SEVEN OF THEM BRAND NEW.
LOOK WHAT THAT'S DOING TO WILSHIRE.
EVEN SO, LOOK WHAT IT'S DOING TO JOSHUA AND THE SCHOOLS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE IT EITHER.
EVEN CLEBURNE AND JOSHUA ARE MAKING WILSHIRE WORSE.
SO PLEASE, I ASK YOU RECONSIDER.
THINK ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
ONCE WE START ON THE FIXING OF THE ROADS.
IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE FOR A WHILE.
YOU'VE GOT TO CLOSE DOWN SOME ROADS TO ADD SOME ROADS.
I'M ASKING NOT TO STOP DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS LARRY ROBERTS.
MY THROATS GOING TO BE A LITTLE SCRATCHY, TOO.
WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, NOT TALKING.
THE PRIOR LADY MADE SOME VERY GOOD COMMENTS.
I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT WHAT SHE SAID.
WE ALL KNOW, BY THE WAY, I LIVE AT 1816 FM 731.
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I OWN PROPERTY ADJACENT TO WHERE THIS PROJECT WOULD RUN, BE DEVELOPED.I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER.
EVERYTHING THAT THE LADY SAID EARLIER IS TRUE.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD PEOPLE MOVE IN TO ALL THE APARTMENTS THEY'VE BUILT.
THE SOUTH SIDE OF BURLESON IS GROWING RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THE TRAFFIC ALL THOSE NEW APARTMENTS ARE GOING TO PUT ON THE HIGHWAY.
I FEEL JUST LIKE THE LADY EARLIER.
LOOK AT IT. LET'S WAIT TILL THE HIGHWAYS ARE READY FOR IT.
THE NEXT THING THAT'S A BIG CONCERN OF MINE IS WATER.
I'VE LIVED IN BURLESON FOR 35 YEARS.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WHERE WE HAVE LOTS OF WATER PROBLEMS. SO I KNOW THE NATURAL WATER FLOW, WHERE IT COMES OFF OF THIS HILL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THIS DEVELOPMENT ON.
EVERYTHING FLOWS FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT FLOWS FROM WEST TO EAST TO VILLAGE CREEK.
EVERY DROP OF RAINWATER HAS TO GO TO VILLAGE CREEK, VILLAGE CREEK, THEY TALK ABOUT THE STUDIES THAT THEY HAVE DONE.
NO FEMA STUDY HAS BEEN UPDATED ON THAT AREA SINCE 1998.
IF BAYOUS AND TREES GET BIGGER, TREES FALL DOWN IN CREEKS, THEY DON'T FLOW AS WELL AS THEY DID 25 YEARS AGO.
NO IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE ON VILLAGE CREEK AND YET WE'RE DEVELOPING IN PART OF BURLESON THAT'S NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED BEFORE.
THERE'S NO BIG DEVELOPMENT EVER DONE IN THIS AREA OF BURLESON.
ALL THAT WATER HAS TO GO TO VILLAGE CREEK.
[INAUDIBLE] HAS TO BE SOME INDEPENDENT STUDIES DONE ON THIS WATER PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO AFFECT MYSELF PERSONALLY.
THE WATER HAS COME ACROSS MY MY PROPERTY.
IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND HAVE BUSINESSES ON VILLAGE CREEK.
I MEAN, WHERE DO WE GO? THIS DEVELOPMENT GETS BUILT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY DEVELOPMENTS THE GENTLEMAN HAS DONE IN THE PAST.
THIS IS A BIG ONE, AND IT'S ON AN INCLINE.
WHO DO WE GO TO WHEN IT'S BUILT AND THE BUSINESSES ARE FLOODED? MY--.
I'M FLOODED. PEOPLE THAT LIVE, THEY'LL BE GONE.
THE ONLY RECOURSE I KNOW IS WE GOT TO COME BACK TO BURLESON.
SAY, Y'ALL APPROVED THIS WITHOUT ANY INVESTIGATION OF ANYTHING, AND THAT'S ALL WE ASK FOR.
JUST LIKE I STAYED IN THE BEGINNING.
LET'S DO A LITTLE HOMEWORK ON IT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR MY HOARSE VOICE.
I THINK HE JUST CHECKED AN OPPOSE TO NOT SPEAK.
THANK YOU. IT'S OPPOSE NOT SPEAKING.
MY NAME IS STEVE PASCARELLI, I LIVE AT 2005 FM 731 IN BURLESON.
BASICALLY, I WANTED TO HIT A LITTLE BIT ON THE TRAFFIC SITUATION, WHICH I DID, I THINK, I SENT LETTERS TO ALL OF YOU EXPLAINING THAT I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO ALL THE NEW PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED ALREADY IN BURLESON AND THEY'RE FROM THERE [INAUDIBLE] THEY'RE ESTIMATING 6000 EXTRA VEHICLES ON WILTSHIRE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TRAFFIC ANALYSIS HAS ALL BEEN DONE, BUT I'M TELLING YOU THIS IS PRETTY FACTUAL INFORMATION. YOU MAY HAVE IT.
ALSO ON THE SITUATION WITH FEMA AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE BEFORE SAID THAT THEY HAD DONE A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF VILLAGE CREEK AND THE WATER FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT. WELL, I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FEMA QUITE A LOT ABOUT THIS, AND THERE IS NO-- . IN 1999 IS THE LAST [INAUDIBLE] NOT THE TIME THEY HAD THE LAST FULL STUDY ON THE HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS OF A VILLAGE CREEK.
IT'S SO FAR BACK THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FAR BACK MUCH FURTHER THAN 99 TO FIND OUT WHEN A
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STUDY WAS DONE.SO IN SHORT, THE STUDY THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS USING INFORMATION THAT IS PROBABLY 20 OR 30 YEARS OLD.
I'M JUST SAYING WE HAVE TO REALIZE WE HAD A PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THEM TO CHANGE THEIR ZONING ON THIS STUDY.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO, BUT THE STUDY IS FAULTY BECAUSE IT'S 20 YEARS--. THE METHODOLOGY IS 20 YEARS OLD OR 30 YEARS OLD.
I GOT A TEXT FROM FEMA TODAY THAT SAID THEY HAVE NO--.
THEY WENT BACK TO 1999 AND THERE'S STILL NOTHING.
THEY HAVE TO GO INTO OLD RECORD TO FIND OUT WHETHER ANY RESEARCH WAS ACTUALLY DONE ON VILLAGE CREEK. AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S IN THERE.
NOW, FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, HOW MUCH WATER HAS BEEN PUT IN THERE FROM [INAUDIBLE] PUTTING WATER IN VILLAGE CREEK.
THIS DEVELOPMENT IS PUTTING WATER IN VILLAGE CREEK.
AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING WE'RE NOT ALLOWED--.
I MEAN, THERE'S A STUDY BEING DONE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S ONLY A MAP STUDY.
IT'S NOT A--. THERE'S ONE [INAUDIBLE] BEING DONE BY THE CITY, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT STUDY.
BUT THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER SUBJECT.
BUT THE THING IS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT WITH ALL THIS WATER IS PUT IN THERE, PLUS THE WATER THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE PUT IN THERE THROUGH THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK WE NEED TO PAUSE, TAKE A BREATH AND SAY ALL THE PEOPLE LIVING ON VILLAGE CREEK AND IS IT SO URGENT THAT WE PUT THIS DEVELOPMENT IN UNTIL WE GET THE STUDIES BACK THAT PROVE THAT THE PEOPLE LIVING ON THERE AND THE PEOPLE HAVE PROPERTIES THERE THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ALL THESE YEARS ARE NOT GOING TO BE FLOODED.
I'M NOT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT.
I REALLY WANT--. I'M FOR DEVELOPMENT.
I'M EVEN NOT AGAINST THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
I JUST AM AGAINST WE'RE GOING SO FAST WHEN THE CITY CAN'T--.
I MEAN, YOU YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HAVE THE AUTHORITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR BURLESON.
DO WE NEED MORE CONGESTION DURING A 2 TO 5 YEAR TEAR DOWN OF 174 AND ALL THE SIDE ROADS WHILE YOUR HAVING MORE DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON? IS THAT WHAT--? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE VIEW THAT'S BEST FOR OUR CITY? I'M NOT SURE IT IS, BUT THE OTHER THING IS--.
OK, DID YOU TIME THE OTHER PEOPLE SPEAKING? YES, SIR. BECAUSE I DID THE DEVELOPER AND THE APPLICANT ARE ALLOWED SINCE IT'S THEIR APPLICATION COMING FORWARD ARE NOT TIMED.
BUT ALL THE OTHER CITIZENS ARE TIMED.
[INAUDIBLE]. HI, MY NAME IS CINDY PASCARELLI, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THIS IS A VERY EMOTIONAL THING FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE ROADS, THE TRAFFIC AND ALL THAT.
THAT VILLAGE CREEK, IF YOU JUST GO THERE AND LOOK AT IT, YOU CAN GET ALL THE ENGINEERS, BUT IF YOU DON'T GO THERE AND LOOK AT IT AND SEE THE CONDITION OF THE CREEK AND YOU'RE TAKING ALL OF THIS AGRICULTURAL LAND THAT ABSORBS THE WATER AND YOU'RE PUTTING IN ROADS, ROOFTOPS, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IN THE DRAINAGE INTO [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT'S GOING TO GO ON TO VILLAGE CREEK.
YOU'VE GOT A DRAIN PIPE THAT'S GOING TO BACK UP AND-- OK, SO YOU LOSE YOUR PROPERTY, BUT HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A FLASH FLOOD? IF YOU'VE BEEN IN A FLASH FLOOD, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HOW SCARY IT REALLY IS.
AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT THAT QUICK.
AND THAT CREEK RUNS BEHIND FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA WHERE THERE ARE KIDS OUT THERE TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS.
THERE'S COUNTRY ROADS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS.
AND THESE COME ON FAST AND IS ALL I'M ASKING YOU'VE GOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ROADS.
YES. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING.
SO IF SOMETHING'S NOT PAID ATTENTION TO THIS CREEK, THAT IS GOING TO END UP FUNCTIONING LIKE A RIVER IS WHAT YOU WANT IT TO FUNCTION AS IF THIS DEVELOPMENT GOES THROUGH AND SOMETHING IS NOT DONE TO THIS CREEK.
THIS IS NOT JUST AN IRRITATION OF TRAFFIC.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN CREATE FLASH FLOODS, THAT CAN TAKE PEOPLE AWAY IN A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
AND THEN WHAT? THAT'S WHAT I'M--.
AND I'VE ASKED YOU TO COME TAKE A LOOK.
YOU CAN RUN ALL YOUR STATISTICS, BUT IF YOU DON'T TAKE A LOOK.
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I'VE BEEN OUT TO WHERE YOUR PROPERTY IS.I'VE SEEN SANDBAGS THAT ARE ALREADY AT HOUSES THAT ARE IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
THEY'RE GETTING WATER UP THEIR STREET.
YOU KNOW, THE TRAFFIC IS THE LEAST OF THE THING GOING ON HERE.
YOU'VE GOT A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION WITH THIS CREEK.
TAKE A LOOK. GO OUT THERE YOURSELVES.
YOU CAN RUN ALL THE ENGINEERING, YOU CAN DRAW YOUR MAPS, BUT IF YOU DON'T GET OUT THERE AND LOOK, IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW? IF YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK.
I'M SORRY IF I'M SO EMOTIONAL, BUT I'VE BEEN OUT THERE WHEN THAT CREEK HAS FLOODED AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT RAIN SITUATION.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE.
I'M SAYING IS TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW WE CAN HANDLE THIS BECAUSE A POND ISN'T GOING TO DO IT.
JEAN [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL, APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT TIMELY. I UNDERSTAND I STARTED RECORDING RAINFALL IN 2005 IN ORDER TO PROPERLY MANAGE IRRIGATION OF OUR STATE WINE GRAPE VINEYARDS.
I REMEMBER, HOWEVER, THAT EVEN BEFORE 2005, BETWEEN 98 AND 2005, WHEN I PLANTED MY FIRST VINEYARD, A VINTAGE CREEK CAME OUT OF ITS BANKS TWO TIMES AND I WAS QUITE SURPRISED.
AND SINCE THEN, I HAVE MADE AN EFFORT TO KIND OF RECORD THESE EVENTS.
AFTER 2005, I'VE RECORDED FIVE RAIN EVENTS THAT RESULTED IN VILLAGE CREEK EXCEEDING ITS BANKS. SEPTEMBER 8, 2010, JANUARY 24TH, 2012.
SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2012, AUGUST THE 11TH, 2018, OCTOBER 24TH, 2018.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE HAD A PRETTY DRY YEAR THIS PAST YEAR AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN TOO MUCH, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN.
THUS FAR, VILLAGE CREEK HIGH WATER EVENTS HAVE NEVER RESULTED IN FLOODING OF OUR HOMES.
WE HAVE THREE HOMES ON THE PROPERTY OR THE FACILITIES.
OUR LARGEST VINEYARD HAS BEEN FLOODED FOUR TIMES.
HOWEVER, THE LAST THREE OF THESE HIGH WATER EVENTS HAVE COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO FLOODING OUR THREE OF OUR PROCESSING AND STORAGE BUILDINGS.
AND THIS IS A VERY BIG CONCERN OF MINE.
MORE IMPORTANT, NOT MORE IMPORTANTLY.
ALSO, FIVE OF THESE HIGH WATER EVENTS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT EROSION DAMAGE TO THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CREEK.
HUNDREDS OF FEET OF EARTH, TREES AND SHRUBS HAVE CAVED IN TO VILLAGE CREEK, AND WE'VE HAD TO CONSTRUCT SPECIAL STRUCTURES, FENCING STRUCTURES AT THE TOP ALL ALONG THE TOP TO PREVENT VISITORS AND OUR ESPECIALLY OUR VISITORS CHILDREN'S FROM FALLING DOWN THE WALL INTO THE CREEK.
THIS IS A VERY BIG CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, I'VE CALLED THE TCEQ.
AND IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT ANYONE IS REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THAT OR REPAIRING THIS DAMAGE. IT IS SIGNIFICANT.
I HAD BECAUSE OF THAT, I HAD A QUOTE TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD COST ME TO BUILD STEEL PIERS INTO CONCRETE AND POUR THE EARTH BACK INTO THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE A STRUCTURE THAT WOULD RETAIN THE WALL.
AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME OVER $50,000 TO DO THAT.
OKAY. I HAVE ONE SENTENCE HERE.
IT'S UP TO THE MAYOR IF HE'D LIKE TO EXTEND TIME IF YOU HAVE EXTENDED TIME [INAUDIBLE].
TCEQ IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF THE WATER, BUT NOT WHETHER OR
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NOT IT'S FLOODING OR NOT FLOODING.THIS IS MY GREATEST CONCERN BECAUSE UNLESS ADEQUATE STUDIES ARE PERFORMED TO PREDICT HOW MUCH RAINFALL AND RUNOFF WILL OCCUR FROM NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL AREAS, THERE WILL BE INADEQUATE MANAGEMENT OF FLOODING TO PROTECT THOSE LIVING IN AREAS IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO VILLAGE CREEK. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS MICHAEL HERNANDEZ.
HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.
I AM HERE AS A RESIDENT OF BURLESON.
I ALSO LIVE ON COUNTY ROAD 802.
I CAME HERE TO ADDRESS TWO CONCERNS OF MINE.
ONE IS OBVIOUSLY THE BUILD OUT AND NOT HAVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE PRIOR TO THAT, THE LADY MENTIONED EARLIER.
I MOVED HERE FROM KELLER SIX YEARS AGO AND I LIVED THROUGH THE AMBITIOUS CITY COUNCIL TO BUILD FIRST AND THEN LET'S TRY TO FIX THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM LATER.
IT USED TO TAKE WHEN I LIVED THERE, 1709 WAS A TWO LANE ROAD AND IT TOOK ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO GET FROM KELLER DOWN TO 114.
AFTER THE BIG CONSTRUCTION BOOM, WE'RE LOOKING AT 45 TO 50 MINUTES AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT PYLONS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
SO THAT'S MY FIRST CONCERN, IS TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE FIRST AND THEN THE GROWTH. THE SECOND THING IS, AS MR. ESTES HAD BROUGHT UP, IS THE FLOODING.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS MOVING SOUTH FROM WILSHIRE TO COUNTY ROAD 802, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR RESIDENCE IS, WHERE WE CAME OUT HERE TO KIND OF GET REMOVED FROM SOME OF THAT CONCRETE JUNGLE.
THANKS. [APPLAUSE] SO I HAVE TWO ONLINE SPEAKER CARDS. PHILLIP WADDELL.
I OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
THE 174 WILSHIRE EXPANSION PROJECTS NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT BEING APPROVED OR THE TRAFFIC WILL BE WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS.
THE 100 FLOOD PLAIN MAPS ARE WRONG.
THEY DO NOT INCLUDE 790,000 GALLONS OF TREATED WASTEWATER FROM JOHNSON COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT, ALONG WITH ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT IN MOUNTAIN VALLEY THAT WILL IMPACT VILLAGE CREEK ALREADY.
THE NEXT ONLINE SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS FROM BENJAMIN KILPATRICK.
AS A RESIDENT OF BURLESON, I AM WRITING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A STRONGLY PRO-DEVELOPMENT APPROACH.
BURLESON IS A GROWING CITY OF NEARLY 40,000 PEOPLE.
AS SUCH, IT NEEDS MORE HOUSING.
RENTS AND REAL ESTATE COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED.
TO AVOID A CALIFORNIA STYLE OUTCOME WHERE CHILDREN MOVE AWAY AFTER COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PAY $800,000 FOR A SMALL HOUSE, IT IS URGENT THAT THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING BE ALLOWED TO MEET THE DEMAND OF HOUSING.
THEN I HAVE ONE FINAL SPEAKER CARD IN PERSON.
BILL JANISH 117 NORTHEAST CLINTON.
I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, I DON'T HAVE A DOG IN THE FIGHT.
I'M A RESIDENTIAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND I DO WORK ON A LOT OF THESE HOMES THAT FLOOD OUT, NOT JUST HERE OTHER AREAS, TOO.
IT WAS MENTIONED, PHILLIP MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE 730,000 GALLONS THAT WAS DONE BY A TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
THERE WAS A COMPLAINT MADE BACK IN, I BELIEVE, THE END OF 2015.
APRIL 2017 AN APPLICATION WAS FILED AND THEY DID HAVE A PUBLIC INTEREST COUNCIL RESPONSE THAT INTERVENED ON THAT.
VILLAGE CREEK AND THE 790,000 GALLONS THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
IT ORIGINALLY STARTED AT 700,000 GALLONS.
THAT EXTRA 90,000 GALLONS CREATED MEASURABLE DAMAGES, EROSION AND STUFF LIKE WE'RE TALKING 90,000 GALLONS.
THIS MINIMAL DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF WATER FLOW CREATES CONDITIONS WHERE [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTIES SOMETIMES ARE CUT OFF, WHERE THE LANDOWNERS CAN'T ACCESS THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY. MATT SPOKE EARLIER.
I'VE KNOWN MATT ABOUT 40 YEARS, GREAT GUY.
I MEAN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.
I MEAN AN ALL AROUND GREAT GUY.
HE'S A FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, TOO.
SO HE'S WELL-SPOKEN, WELL VERSED.
AND WHEN HE GETS UP TO SPEAK, HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
I HAVE RESPECT FOR MATT, THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE LANDOWNER.
RESPONSIBILITY IS MY MAIN THING.
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I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND FIX PEOPLE'S HOUSES.BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE DEVASTATED FROM DAMAGES.
IT'S A LIFELONG PAIN AND IT'S NEVER CORRECTED.
I UNDERSTAND THIS TONIGHT IS JUST ABOUT ZONING.
YOU COULD TRY. IT COULD BE A LAWSUIT.
THIS IS SOME OF THE THINGS I MENTIONED WILL BE TAKEN FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SOME TYPE OF RESPONSIBLE MEASURES PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT THESE HOMEOWNERS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TO GET STARTED TO STATE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO. BUT WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAY, WE WON'T CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING, NO MORE GROUNDWATER STUFF LIKE THAT.
ON THIS PROPERTY ALONE, I'VE GUESSED ABOUT 12 MILLION TO 15 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER.
WHEN YOU GET A, THAT'S NOT EVEN A RAIN DRENCHING.
THAT'S ONE INCH PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
WHERE'S THAT WATER GOING TO GO? I'VE BEEN ON NEIGHBORING CREEKS WHERE I'VE TAUGHT BEFORE BEING CROTCH DEEP.
THE LADY I WENT TO GO RESCUE WAS CHEST DEEP.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FIVE FEET OF WATER.
AGAIN, JUST ONE OF THESE THINGS COME FORWARD.
JUST THINK ABOUT THESE PEOPLE.
I HATE TO SEE IT WHEN I'M THERE IN PERSON.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL I HAVE NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM THAT DID NOT SPEAK? YES, SIR.
IF YOU'LL JUST COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTERWARDS, PLEASE.
I OWN A PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT BESIDE THIS DEVELOPMENT, 32 ACRES, AND THERE'S A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING ON 158 ACRES.
THE FRONT 40 ACRES OF THIS MAN'S PROPERTY IS GOING TO RUN ON MY PROPERTY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE LAND FALLS.
AND IT ALL AIN'T GOING TO VILLAGE CREEK WHEN IT COMES ACROSS MY PROPERTY IT GOES DOWN HERE NOT TO VILLAGE CREEK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CREEK IT'S CALLED BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WAY ON DOWN THE ROAD WHERE IT GOES. AND I DON'T SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MAN PUTTING THIS SUBDIVISION IN.
I KNOW I'M THE ONE BY MYSELF, BUT IF HE OWNS THE LAND, HE HAD MONEY TO BUY IT.
THANK YOU. I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.
MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH ITEMS, PLEASE.
I WANT TO CLOSE THIS HEARING AT 7:21.
NOW AT THIS TIME COUNCIL, YOU HAVE DISCUSSION.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO BRING UP, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT ZONING TONIGHT.
AND I'VE KNOWN A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'S VERY, VERY CAPABLE OF THIS.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES HAPPENING TO YOUR PROPERTY.
EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY EVERYBODY.
REALLY DO. ONE OF THE THINGS I SAW IN THE APPLICATION WAS WALTER AND MATT BOTH SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE DETENTION IN THIS AREA.
WHAT I'M LEANING ON IS YOU GUYS MAKING THIS WATER FLOW BETTER THAN WHAT THEY'VE GOT NOW.
NOW WE'RE DOING ZONING TONIGHT, AND THIS WILL COME BACK TO US.
BUT I THINK OUR HEARTS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE OVER THIS.
HE'S ON THE P&Z NOW, AND HE'S GOING TO HELP US OUT ON THIS.
BUT PLEASE COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO GET THIS WATER AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE'S HOUSES.
COME ON UP NOW IF YOU NEED TO.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STAND ON THIS? WE HAVE CERTAIN THINGS WE HAVE TO DO ON COUNCIL.
WE DO. MR. MAYOR, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH ALL PARTIES INVOLVED.
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING ADDITIONAL THAT I CAN ADD.
ONE THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS IF WE COULD HAVE THE FLOOD MANAGER COME UP AND GIVE US A STATUS OF WHERE OUR APPLICATIONS AND OUR REPORTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED IN REGARDS TO OUR TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, WHICH WOULD DEAL WITH SOME OF THE TRAFFIC AND OUR DRAINAGE ANALYSIS THAT WE'VE ALL SUBMITTED ALSO TO THE CITY AND THE FEMA.
SO WE'VE BEEN USING BEST STANDARDS IN PRACTICE BASED ON THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, THE CITY ORDINANCE OF BURLESON.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS, ALTHOUGH IT IS A LAND USE CASE, WE WANTED TO
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TRY TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT AND ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS.IF WE COULD HAVE MS. MICHELLE MCCULLOUGH KIND OF ADDRESS THOSE TWO ITEMS WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE REVIEW PROCESS OF THE CITY, WE'D CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.
WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE ON THIS PROJECT? WE'RE WE'VE GOT SOME TXDOT ISSUES OR SOME SIGNALIZATION.
I MEAN, THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN.
WE HAVEN'T SUBMITTED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN SUBMITTED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND THE PRELIMINARY DRAINAGE AND UTILITY THAT WILL MIMIC THE DRAINAGE ANALYSIS THAT WE SUBMITTED TO FEMA.
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO RESUBMIT PROBABLY WITHIN 60 DAYS TO GET OUR PLANS IN FOR THE STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO REVIEW WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED.
SO WE'RE HOPEFUL TO COME IN WITHIN 60 DAYS FOR A SUBMITTAL OF MAYBE 90 DAYS ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, BUT 60 DAYS ON PRELIMS, THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THAT GOES.
IF THAT GOES THROUGH WHAT'S YOUR TIMEFRAME FOR BUILDING? WELL, THE MARKET WILL DICTATE THAT.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OWNER IN THOSE REGARDS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HIT THE AGENDA ITEMS AND GET THE CIVIL ENGINEER TIME ENOUGH TO PREPARE THEIR PLANS BASED ON THE SUBDIVISION REGULATION SO WE CAN SUBMIT FOR STAFF REVIEW. WE'RE HOPEFUL TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS TOWARD THE END OF THE SUMMER. BUT THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, BASED ON THE DRAINAGE STUDY AND THE TIA PROBABLY HERE WITHIN 30 TO 45 DAYS.
BUT CONSTRUCTION, I JUST DON'T KNOW.
HOW MANY DEVELOPMENTS HAVE Y'ALL DONE BEFORE? HOW MANY DEVELOPMENTS? I'M THE APPLICANT.
THE OWNER HERE HAS DONE SEVERAL COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
BUT I MEAN, THIS IS HE'D HAVE TO SPEAK FOR HIMSELF AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT.
RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'RE ASKING ME HOW MANY I'VE DEVELOPED, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT IN PRELIMINARY DESIGN RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, WE GOT PROBABLY NORTH OF 3 TO 4000 LOTS THAT ARE COMING, AND THAT'S A MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE DEVELOPERS. SOME OF THAT THE CITY'S INVOLVED WITH INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT THAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE, AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THEM.
SO THAT WOULD BE NONE COMPLETED? NONE COMPLETED. I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS 20 YEARS.
I PROBABLY COMPLETED AT LEAST 20, 25 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND OVER 100 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS. THAT'S THE NUMBER I WAS LOOKING FOR.
NOW WERE THEY OF THIS SIZE OR? OH, YES. WE'VE DONE THOUSAND LOT DEVELOPMENTS.
WE'VE DONE 1800 ACRE DEVELOPMENTS.
WE'VE DONE A VARIETY OF SFA, WE'VE DONE SF 7, SF 10, SF 16 AND SF ESTATE IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. ANYBODY ELSE? I DO HAVE SOME TOPICS OF DISCUSSION.
NOT SO MUCH QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY ASKED QUESTIONS OF THE DEVELOPER.
I DO HAVE DISCUSSION ITEMS, THOUGH.
WELL, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, JUST LET ME KNOW.
BUT IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF COMMENT ON WHERE WE ARE, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE'VE EXPANDED SOME TIME AND MONEY INTO THE TIA AND THE DRAINAGE ANALYSIS PRIOR TO THE NEED FOR THAT, JUST SO WE COULD WORK WITH STAFF AND BRING THIS THING FORWARD TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, WE HAVE FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION AND UNANIMOUS P&Z APPROVAL AND STAFF IS WELL AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED.
[INAUDIBLE] POINT, I'D LIKE FOR ALL OF US TO REMEMBER TONIGHT, THIS IS ONLY ZONING NOW AT THAT POINT AND ME SAYING THAT AND THERE'S A REASON FOR IT, WE WILL CERTAINLY LOOK AT THE THINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES THE PROPER TIME TO DO IT.
I WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO COME BACK WHEN THAT TIME COMES AND IT WILL COME AFTER. AND NOTHING CAN HAPPEN UNTIL WE REZONE.
AFTER THAT, THEY WILL BRING IN THEIR PLANS OF HOW ALL THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
SIR, I'M SURE YOU HAVE THAT READY FOR US.
I DON'T MIND GETTING INTO ANY OF IT, BUT WE NEED TO GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE WE MOVE ON INTO THE OTHER.
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THAT WAS. COULD YOU PULL UP THE ZONING CHANGE? ANOTHER THING I SAID EARLIER, I BLANKED OUT.ONE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE TO OUR ORIGINAL SUBMISSION LAST TIME IS I PEELED OUT A PIECE OF LAND THAT ACTUALLY SEPARATES THE SFFA FROM THE VILLAGE CREEK TO GIVE US THE LATITUDE AND CAPABILITIES OF LEAVING IT AS AG.
IT'S A ZONING ISSUE, LEAVING IT AS AG.
SO WE HAVE THE OPTION IF WE NEED TO BUILD A DETENTION, IF SOMETHING IF THE ENGINEERS TELL US WHAT TO DO. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER.
I RELY ON THE HYDROLOGIST, I RELY ON CIVIL ENGINEERS, I RELY ON THE PROFESSIONALS AND THE CITY OFFICIALS TO TELL ME WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
BUT THE PIECE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SFA, BETWEEN THAT AND THE CREEK, I'VE LEFT THAT AG AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A LARGE PORTION OF LAND HERE THAT'S STILL BEING UNTOUCHED.
AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A LOT OF LAND, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE DEDICATED OVER POTENTIALLY AS A PARK, DEPENDING ON HOW WE PRESENT THIS TO THE CITY THAT'S NOT BEING TOUCHED BY THIS. SO WHEN I SAY 158 ACRES, I THINK I HAVE ABOUT 40 ACRES OF LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE UNDEVELOPED.
SO THAT'S NOT AS FULLY DENSE AS IT SOUNDS WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT IN CONTEXT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT IT AND THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PLATTING PROCESS.
WE'RE GOING TO STAY ON TRACK ON WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
SO THE QUESTION IS REGARDING WHERE WE ARE WITH THE REVIEW OF CERTAIN STUDIES.
TXDOT IS IN THEIR REVIEW PHASE OF THE TIA THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO CITY STAFF.
CITY STAFF IS ONGOING THEIR REVIEW AS WELL.
THE FLOOD STUDY THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED IS ALSO IN REVIEW BY CITY STAFF AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED ANY DETERMINATIONS AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
I WANT TO SAY TO ALL THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE SPOKEN THAT WE HEAR YOU AND WE UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD.
TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A HIGHER SQUARE FOOTAGE PER LOT. I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO TO SF 10 EVEN.
I STILL THINK I REALIZE THAT YOU'RE CLOSE TO MOUNTAIN VALLEY, BUT YOU REALLY HAVE A LOT OF OPEN LAND AROUND YOU.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THESE MOVE UP TO LARGER LOTS AND LARGER HOMES EVEN THAT WOULD REDUCE DENSITY IN THE AREA.
I DO REALIZE THIS IS A ZONING CASE, BUT I THINK WE WOULD DO A DISSERVICE TO THE CITIZENS TO REZONE THIS AT THIS TIME.
I THINK WE SHOULD NOT MAKE LIGHT OF THIS BEING ZONING.
ZONING IS THE MOST CRITICAL PART, MORE SO THAN PLATTING.
THE ZONING PART IS THE ONLY PART THAT WE HAVE A SAY AS FAR AS THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEN IT COMES TO PLATTING, AS LONG AS IT FITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE GET NO SAY WE'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO APPROVE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FEMA FLOOD STUDY MAPS, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FEMA FLOOD STUDY MAPS DEAL WITH SURFACE WATER.
THEY DO NOT CONSTITUTE DISCHARGE.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN THROUGHOUT JOSHUA AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO ADD TO J [INAUDIBLE] DISCHARGE IN THE VILLAGE CREEK.
AS WE SIT HERE, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS IN NOT TOO DISTANT PAST WITH HOMEOWNERS BRINGING US DOCUMENTS SHOWING FLOODING INSIDE THEIR HOMES ALONG VILLAGE CREEK.
THE LAST FEMA FLOOD STUDY WAS DONE PRIOR TO 1998, AS YOU ALL HAVE HEARD.
THAT'S CORRECT. THE UNIQUE THING, THOUGH, IS AND IT'S NOT MENTIONED, BUT THERE IS ACTUAL FEMA GRANT MONEY COMING OUT AT THE END OF THIS VERY MONTH TO STUDY VILLAGE CREEK.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS APPLY FOR IT.
I THINK IT'S PREMATURE AT THIS POINT TO BRING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.
I'M NOT A NO, BUT I'M MORE OF A NOT YET.
AS I LOOK AT THIS PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON, WE HAVE A BOND ELECTION COMING UP.
WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS ON THAT BOND.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THOSE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO PASS OR NOT.
BUT EVEN IF THEY DO, WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET BUILT IMMEDIATELY.
WE KNOW WE'RE DEALING WITH THE STATE.
WE KNOW WE'RE DEALING WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
WE KNOW THOSE PROJECTS TAKE TIME TO COMPLETE.
THE TRAFFIC ALONG WILSHIRE IS VERY EVIDENT, VERY REAL.
THE FLOODING IS EXASPERATES ALONG WITH THE TRAFFIC TO CREATE SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS, SOME RISK TO LIFE. WE HAVE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO GET UP AND DOWN WILSHIRE. HOW IS IT GOING TO DO THAT? YOU DRIVE ON WILSHIRE TODAY.
ON TOP OF THIS, NOT ONLY IS THIS ADDITION GOING TO BE IN J SUB, WHICH IS GOING TO ADD ADDITIONAL DISCHARGE INTO VILLAGE CREEK, NOT TO MENTION THE RUNOFF, IT'S ALSO IN JOSHUA
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ISD. AND I KNOW THAT I'M NOT HERE REPRESENTING JOSHUA, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF BURLESON RESIDENTS THAT HAVE THEIR KIDS IN JOSHUA ISD, AND THERE'S A BIG BOND ELECTION COMING.JOSHUA ISD IS LOOKING AT HAVING TO ADD ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS. NOW, THEY'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE THE TAX RATE AND DEAL WITH AN INCREASING PROPERTY VALUE.
THAT'S A HARD SELL. I DON'T ENVY THEM AT ALL TRYING TO CONVINCE THE CITIZENS TO PAY SUBSTANTIALLY MORE IN TAXES, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED.
I THINK IT'S VERY PREMATURE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO APPROVE A PROJECT THAT I KNOW IS GOING TO CREATE A BURDEN FOR ALL OF BURLESON AND ESPECIALLY A BURDEN FOR THOSE IN JOSHUA ISD.
I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE DO THAT TO MY CITIZENS.
I'VE GOT NOTHING WITH YOU GUYS DEVELOPING IT.
I JUST HAVE SOMETHING WITH YOU DEVELOPING IT TODAY, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS COME BACK IN THE FUTURE. I REALLY WOULD.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS BACK IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I WANT IT, BUT NOT YET.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MAYOR, IF THERE'S.
CAN WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IF YOU WILL HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.
OKEY DOKE I'LL HANG ON JUST A MINUTE. AT THIS TIME, THE COUNCIL DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071.
IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. THERE'S A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY RICK.
WE'RE GOING INTO SESSION AT 7:35.
MAYOR IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION, PLEASE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? SO MOVED.
DO YOUR THING RONNIE. NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY RONNIE AND A SECOND BY VICTORIA, PLEASE VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION 6 TO 1 PASSES.
WHAT'S LEFT IS TO TAKE MOTIONS ON EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS COUNCIL HAS MORE DISCUSSION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENT? IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ZONING? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ZONING REQUEST ON ITEM ON CASE 22-028.
I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN AND A SECOND BY RICK.
PLEASE VOTE. I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE BEFORE I VOTE AS WELL? THAT MINE IS A VOTE OF NO BASED ON WANTING TO SF 10 LOTS.
MAYOR IF YOU COULD TAKE A MOTION ON ON ITEM 6C CASE 22-027.
I'LL MOVE TO ALSO APPROVE CASE 22-027.
WE'VE ALREADY WITHDRAWN ITEM 6D, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO SECTION EIGHT OF THE AGENDA.
SECTION EIGHT IS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
8A IS RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING RESULTS
[A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding results from the 2022 citywide citizen satisfaction survey. (Staff Presenter: Jesse Elizondo, Director of Customer Service)]
FROM THE 2022 CITYWIDE CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY.TONIGHT'S PRESENTER IS JESSE ELIZONDO, DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
JESSE, THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT, WHAT, 5, 10 MINUTES?
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SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I THINK SO.AT 6:27 I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO SLIDE IN UNDER TONY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY 2022. JUST A VERY QUICK RONNIE, VERY QUICK TIMELINE OF HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT.
IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER OF 2021, WE PARTNERED WITH ETC INSTITUTE TO HELP CREATE AND DEVELOP A SURVEY THAT WAS GOING TO GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN IN JANUARY, WE BROUGHT THAT SURVEY TO CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION.
SINCE THAT MEETING, THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN JANUARY, WE HAVE WORKED WITH DEANNA'S TEAM IN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ETC INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP A MARKETING PLAN, A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR THE CITY, TO GET OUT TO THE CITIZENS, TO LET THEM KNOW THAT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE SURVEY WAS COMING AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. AND SINCE THEN, ETC INSTITUTE AND THE CITY HAS SENT OUT THOUSANDS OF SURVEYS TO RESIDENTS ACROSS BURLESON, AS WELL AS PROMOTED SURVEYS THROUGH ONLINE, THROUGH WEB APPS AND THROUGH THE WEB AND MOBILE, AND THEN ALSO PHYSICAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAT PEOPLE COULD COME IN AND FILL IT OUT.
ALL OF THOSE THOSE SURVEYS CAME IN AND ETC INSTITUTE GOT THE DATA QUALIFIED, THE DATA ACCORDING TO THEIR PROCESS, AND GOT THE NECESSARY STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANT DATA.
THEY NEEDED TO PUT TOGETHER AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND THEN ALSO A FULL DOCUMENT THAT IS IN THE PACKET ONLINE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GO SEE ALL THE DATA AND EVERYTHING THAT CAME FROM IT TO SPEED THINGS ALONG I'LL INTRODUCE RYAN MURRAY.
HE HAS A PRESENTATION WITH AN OVERVIEW, PRESENTATION WITH THE DATA AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE FOR HIM.
SO RYAN. YEAH, THANK YOU, JESSE.
THANK YOU MAYOR THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
COUNCILMAN JOHNSON I WILL EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS AFTER THE METHODOLOGY SECTION.
I WILL CRUISE THROUGH THESE SLIDES FOR YOU ALL.
THE OVERALL STORY HERE IS THAT THE RESULTS ARE REALLY FANTASTIC AND I WOULDN'T CRUISE THROUGH OR BE DERELICT IN MY DUTIES IF THE CITY OF BURLESON WAS A POOR PERFORMING COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE WHATSOEVER.
AND WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS ON THAT AT THE END AS WELL.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR, ETC IS REALLY THE GOLD STANDARD IN THIS TYPE OF MARKET RESEARCH FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
WE WORK ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY PERFORMING CITIZEN SATISFACTION, RESIDENT SATISFACTION, AND ALSO A NUMBER OF PARKS AND RECREATION SURVEYS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO WE HAVE A REALLY LARGE PRESENCE HERE IN TEXAS, BUT NATIONWIDE AS WELL.
THE PURPOSE OF OUR SURVEY WAS REALLY AN OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR CITY SERVICES, AND WE DID THAT THROUGH A SURVEY INSTRUMENT THAT WE'VE USED SIMILAR STYLES OF QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO OUR BENCHMARKING THAT WE HOLD INTERNALLY FOR BOTH TEXAS AND NATIONAL REGIONAL AVERAGES.
AND THAT'S THE COMPARISON OF YOUR PERFORMANCE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.
WE ALSO HELP DETERMINE PRIORITIES THROUGH THE DESIGN OF THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT, ENSURING SATISFACTION AND EMPHASIS OR IMPORTANCE.
QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED TO GAUGE KIND OF BOTH SIDES OF THAT EQUATION.
AND THEN WE USE OUR IMPORTANT SATISFACTION ANALYSIS, WHICH I WILL SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE GET TO THAT, JUST TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THOSE TOP PRIORITIES THERE.
THIS IS THE FIRST SURVEY WE'VE ADMINISTERED FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON, BUT WE'RE NOT UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH ARE BOTH CLIENTS OF OURS.
METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION, AS JESSE ALREADY ALLUDED TO, IS REALLY BY MAIL PRIMARILY, BUT ALSO AN ONLINE PRESENCE WHERE WE SEND OUT TEXT MESSAGES, ALLOWED RESIDENTS TO GO ONLINE TO COMPLETE THOSE SURVEYS.
ANY SURVEYS COMPLETED ONLINE REQUIRED A HOME ADDRESS AT THE END.
SO BEFORE YOU SUBMITTED YOUR RESPONSES, IT ASKED FOR YOUR COMPLETE HOME ADDRESS.
IF THAT ADDRESS ENTERED DID NOT MATCH ONE SELECTED FOR THE RANDOM SAMPLE IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS FINAL DATABASE OF ABOUT 456 COMPLETED SURVEYS.
I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT.
WE SELECTED A RANDOM SAMPLE OF EVERY POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WITHIN THE CITY'S LIMITS. WE SELECTED ABOUT 2500 OF THOSE FOLKS FROM THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THE REPRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS DOESN'T NECESSARILY COME FROM THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES COLLECTED, BUT THE DEMOGRAPHIC RESPONSES THAT ARE COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE RESPONSES WITH REGARDS TO AGE, RACE, ETHNICITY, THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THE FULL REPORT MATCH RELATIVELY CLOSELY OR WITHIN OUR MARGIN OF ERROR THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN TO CENSUS BUREAU NUMBERS.
AND WE COMPLETED THOSE GOALS AT A REALLY HIGH LEVEL.
THE MARGIN OF ERROR ON THE RESULTS IS ABOUT FOUR AND ONE HALF PERCENT AT THE 95% LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE, WHICH MEANS THAT IF WE WERE TO HAVE 100 TIMES SELECTED, 25 RANDOM HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COMMUNITY, COMPLETED 450 SURVEYS, WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME RESULTS, PLUS OR MINUS OUR 4.5% LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE.
[INAUDIBLE] SO THE MARGIN OF ERROR, WHILE THERE DOESN'T PLAY A HUGE ROLE, IF WE'D ONLY COLLECTED MAYBE 50 SURVEYS, THAT WOULD PLAY A MUCH HIGHER ROLE, EVEN GOING UP TO 1000 SURVEYS, IT WOULD HAVE JUST DROPPED THAT MARGIN OF ERROR MAYBE BY HALF.
SO ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF PERCENT.
SO REALLY THE MARGIN OF ERROR AND THE NUMBER OF SURVEYS COMPLETED IS A FUNCTION PRIMARILY OF COST, THE NEED NOT TO SEND OUT 10,000 SURVEYS AND COLLECT 5000 OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
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SO THE RESULTS ARE STATISTICALLY RELIABLE BASED ON THOSE DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS AS WELL AS THE RANDOM SAMPLING METHODOLOGY.WE ALSO ECHOED THOSE HOME RESPONSES.
SO FOR COLLECTING TOO MANY SURVEYS FROM A HIGH RESPONDING NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO AREN'T RESPONDING AS WELL TO ENSURE WE HAVE THEIR REPRESENTATION. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF BLANK YELLOW SPOTS ON THESE, BUT AFTER ALL THE ZONING MAPS WE'VE JUST REVIEWED, I'M SURE MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THOSE ARE NON RESIDENTIAL ZONED AREAS SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS THAT ARE YELLOW ALONG THAT 35 CORRIDOR AND OFF TO THE WEST THERE AS WELL.
THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT IS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS AN EXTREMELY POSITIVE PERCEPTION OF THE CITY OF BURLESON. SO MUCH SO, IN FACT, THAT I WAS GOING TO HOLD THIS FOR THE OWNER OF OUR COMPANY, MY BOSS, TO KIND OF DELIVER THIS INFORMATION TO CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR EVENTUALLY. BUT THE CITY ACTUALLY QUALIFIED FOR A LEADING THE WAY AWARD, WHICH WE IMPLEMENTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
ONLY ABOUT 15 OR 16 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THIS AWARD.
IT'S CUSTOMER SERVICE RECEIVED, OVERALL VALUES OF TAXES RECEIVED AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO YOU WILL BE SOONER OR LATER, PROBABLY TOWARDS JUNE AND INTO JUNE YOU'LL RECEIVE SOME COMMUNICATION FROM OUR OWNER AND CEO ABOUT THE THE AWARD AND WE'LL PRESENT THAT TO YOU AS WELL. SATISFACTION WITH CITY SERVICES ALSO IN BURLESON IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN OUR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BENCHMARKING.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE REPORT, THE BENCHMARKING SECTION IS QUITE PHENOMENAL WHEN YOU'RE COMPARING YOURSELF BOTH REGIONALLY IN TEXAS AND NATIONALLY AND ABROAD. TOP PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.
THESE ARE NITPICK ITEMS, IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN IN OTHER POOR PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS.
POOR PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE POLICE SERVICES, FIRE, EMS, PARKS AND RECREATION IS TOP PRIORITIES. THOSE REALLY CORE SERVICES THAT BRING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER AS FOR TOP PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TO COMBAT, ESPECIALLY AS COMMUNITIES GROW.
AND IT'S ALSO ITEMS THAT FOLKS OR RESIDENTS CAN REALLY NITPICK ON THE SURVEY AND KIND OF GIVE YOU THOSE POOR RATINGS.
THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON TXDOT AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT, AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STREETS. BUT WE KNOW THOSE TO BE HIGH DOLLAR ITEMS, ESPECIALLY THE MAINTENANCE OF CITY STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
SO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ON THOSE ARE USUALLY ON THE CITY'S RADAR ANYWAYS.
SO THAT'S WHY I KIND OF CALL THESE NITPICKY TYPE PRIORITIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE EXCELLENT GOOD RESPONSE IS SHADED IN BLUE OUT TO THE LEFT THERE SIGNIFICANTLY REALLY CRAZY HIGH LEVELS OF SATISFACTION HERE.
THE TOP THREE ITEMS ARE THE ONES THAT I USUALLY LOOK AT FIRST WHEN I GET A SET OF DATA, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY INFORM ME AS TO HOW THE REST OF THE RESULTS ARE GOING TO UNFOLD. AND THEY WERE ALL EXTREMELY HIGH PERFORMING.
BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE GIS MAPS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TOUCH ON THIS JUST BRIEFLY.
THESE SHADED AREAS ARE ACTUALLY CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS.
THE SHADING REFLECTS THE MEAN RATING FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WITHIN THAT CENSUS BLOCK GROUP.
IF WE GO BACK TO THE YELLOW MAP, YOU WILL SEE A NUMBER OF DOTS.
SOME OF THOSE CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER DOTS JUST BASED ON THEIR PREVALENCE OF YOUR SURVEY RESPONSES.
SO JUST TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU'RE ANALYZING THE MAPS LIKE THIS.
BUT OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY PERFORMING EXTREMELY WELL WITH EXCELLENT GOOD RESPONSES THROUGHOUT.
SATISFACTION WITH THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF CITY SERVICES.
THE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE YOUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT RECEIVED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DISSATISFACTION AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIGH LEVELS OF DISSATISFACTION.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE AREAS IN SOLID WASTE, PUBLIC SAFETY, THOSE THINGS AT THE TOP WHERE YOU PERFORMED EXTREMELY WELL.
THESE ARE OUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS AS MAPS.
AGAIN, KEEPING IN MIND FEWER RED DOTS IN THAT LOWER LEFT HAND SECTION OF THAT MAP THERE.
SAME WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION ON CITY ROADWAYS, NOT TXDOT ROADWAYS.
SO PERFORMING A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN ON THE TXDOT ROADWAYS THERE.
AND THEN OVERALL MAINTENANCE OF CITY STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, JUST A FEW OF THOSE CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS KIND OF MELLOWING OUT TO THAT YELLOW IN THEIR MEAN RATING, THERE.
FEELING OF SAFETY IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS.
THIS CHART WAS JUST TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE VERY FEW.
SO WHAT I LIKE TO LET FOLKS KNOW IS LOOK AT THE RATIO TO BLUE RESPONSES, TO THE DISSATISFIED RESPONSES OR VERY UNSAFE UNSAFE RESPONSES HERE.
AN INSURMOUNTABLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE FEELING MORE SAFE THAN THEY WOULD FEEL UNSAFE OR VERY UNSAFE IN ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS.
THIS IS MAPPING AS WELL, SHOWING THOSE ITEMS AND BENCHMARKS.
IN 2021, 2022, YOUR SURVEY CONTAINS 62 ITEMS THAT WERE COMPARABLE TO OUR BENCHMARKING.
THE US AVERAGE IS BASED ON A SURVEY WE ADMINISTERED AND FINISHED ADMINISTERING IN ABOUT FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND THE TEXAS AVERAGE IS BASED ON THE SAME TIME LINE OF ABOUT NOT 9000 RESIDENTS, BUT ABOUT 2000 RESIDENTS I BELIEVE WERE SURVEYED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AS PART OF OUR STATE BENCHMARKING FOR THE STATE.
I WOULD SHOW YOU ALL OF THESE CHARTS IN FULL DETAIL BECAUSE THEY JUST ARE SO PHENOMENAL.
BUT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THOSE AREAS WHERE YOU'RE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE US AVERAGE BECAUSE OF THE MARGIN OF ERRORS ON BOTH SURVEYS ARE SIMILAR.
THE MARGIN OF ERROR IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON YOUR SURVEY COMPARED TO OUR NATIONAL AVERAGE SURVEY, I HAVE USED ARROWS TO INDICATE WHERE YOU'VE BEATEN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OUTSIDE
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OF YOUR MARGIN OF ERROR. SO THERE'S NO DISPUTE IN ANY OF THESE AREAS THAT HAVE ARROWS THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PERFORMING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN TEXAS AND US AVERAGES ON ALL OF THESE ITEMS. SAME WITH MAJOR CATEGORIES OF CITY SERVICES.AGAIN, THE OUTLIERS HERE ARE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON CITY ROADWAYS, WHICH IS IF YOU SEE WE'RE ACTUALLY QUITE ALIGNED WITH THE US AVERAGE, SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THE TEXAS AVERAGE. AND FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION ON TXDOT ROADWAYS IS WHERE WE'RE REALLY SUFFERING COMPARED TO SOME OF OUR US AVERAGES, STATE HIGHWAYS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES PERFORMING EXTREMELY WELL.
VISIBILITY OF POLICE IN NEIGHBORHOODS IS AN AREA WHERE WE'VE SEEN HIT HARD SINCE THE PANDEMIC. FOLKS HAVE BEEN HOME MORE.
THEY'RE TAKING MORE FOCUS ON THAT.
SOLID COMMUNICATION AS TO WHEN THOSE PATROLS ARE MAKING THEIR ROUNDS OR HOW FREQUENTLY EACH NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING TOUCHED BY A CRUISER CAN GO A LONG WAY IN KIND OF CURBING DISSATISFACTION IN THAT PARTICULAR ITEM.
FIRE SERVICES. I KNOW CHIEF IS HERE.
I SPOKE WITH HIM EARLIER. PERFORMING VERY WELL IN ALL THOSE AREAS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COMPARE. SAME WITH SAFETY IN THE CITY.
CITY COMMUNICATION PERFORMING EXTREMELY WELL IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS AGAIN COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
AND PRIORITIES FOR INVESTMENT.
SO WHAT WE DID, ABOUT WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS 40 YEARS THIS IS OUR 40TH YEAR IN BUSINESS, BUT THE FIRST FIVE YEARS WE FOCUSED ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS EXCUSE ME.
AFTER FIVE YEARS, WE DECIDED TO KIND OF MAKE OUR WAY INTO PUBLIC SECTOR WORK.
AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS A REALLY AN OVERSTATEMENT OF THEIR DISSATISFACTION OR SATISFACTION WITH ANY GIVEN SERVICE BASED ON PERCEPTION.
SO WHAT WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WAS NOT ONLY HOW SATISFIED YOU ARE, BUT HOW MUCH EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED OR HOW IMPORTANT SHOULD THESE SERVICE LEVEL ITEMS BE TO RESPONDENTS? SO AND IN THE SURVEY YOU WOULD HAVE ANSWERED BOTH SATISFACTION WITH THESE ITEMS, AND THEN YOU WERE ASKED TO RANK JUST THREE OR FOUR OF THEM TO TELL US WHICH ONES ARE REALLY, TRULY MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU.
THE THREE ITEMS AT THE TOP OF THIS LIST ARE OUR THREE TOP PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.
AREAS THAT ARE SHADED IN RED AND PINK TOWARDS THE TOP OF THIS LIST, ARE THOSE AREAS THAT HAD A BELOW AVERAGE SATISFACTION, ABOVE AVERAGE IMPORTANCE OR EMPHASIS LEVELS.
THE ITEM THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW HERE IS KIND OF JUST FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY LIKE THIS IN YOUR REPORT, AND THIS IS JUST TO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE ITEMS, THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE VERGING ON THE EDGE THERE.
IF EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY IS PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES BECOMES MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT BASED ON THE SATISFACTION LEVELS, IT WILL BECOME A TOP PRIORITY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, WHICH IS WHEN WE USUALLY RECOMMEND THAT HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES CONDUCT THEIR NEXT SURVEY IS AT LEAST TWO YEARS OUT.
PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES JUST A COUPLE OF TOP PRIORITIES.
POLICE SERVICES, THERE ARE A FEW THERE.
DON'T BE MISCONSTRUED BY THESE TOP PRIORITIES.
THESE PERFORMED RELATIVELY WELL IN COMPARISON SPEAKING WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR NATIONAL AVERAGES AND OTHER RATINGS I'VE SEEN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES SIMILAR TO BURLESON, THERE ARE JUST EXTREMELY HIGH IMPORTANCE LEVELS PLACED ON THESE.
THE CITY OF BURLESON REALLY APPRECIATES THEIR POLICE SERVICE APPARENT FROM THE RESULTS.
THEY JUST WANT YOU TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND INVEST IN THOSE SERVICES.
FIRE SERVICES NO TOP PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT SO FIRE CHIEF CAN TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF HERE, INFRASTRUCTURE, A FEW ITEMS. BUT THESE AGAIN ARE THOSE NITPICKY ITEMS, THOSE ITEMS THAT MOST COMMUNITIES, EVEN HIGH PERFORMERS STRUGGLE WITH.
THAT COULD BE BECAUSE OF MAINTENANCE SERVICE LEVELS IN SOME AREAS OF TOWN.
IT COULD ALSO BE BECAUSE OF MAINTENANCE SEQUENCES.
SO IF YOUR NEIGHBOR'S STREET IS MAYBE MAIL OVERLAID OR CHIP SEALED LAST SUMMER, YOU GET THE SURVEY. IN THE WINTER YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, MY STREET DIDN'T GET TOUCHED.
YOU KNOW, LITTLE DID THEY KNOW YOUR STREET WILL LIKELY BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER.
YOUR RESULTS ARE GOING TO GO UP AS A CAUSE OF THAT AS WELL.
SO KIND OF THOSE MAINTENANCE STRUCTURES ACROSS THE CITY CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON SOME OF THESE.
ADEQUACY OF CITY STREET LIGHTING.
I THINK THIS SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY ADMINISTERED BEFORE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SHIFT.
WE DO SEE LOWER RATINGS IN THOSE ITEMS DURING THOSE MONTHS WHERE WE'RE KIND OF OBSERVING THAT.
UTILITIES FEES CHARGE FOR WATER WASTEWATER SERVICES.
AND FORTUNATELY, WE ALL KNOW WE CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT THAT WITHOUT REDUCING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE. SO THAT IS A DIFFICULT ONE, BUT IT ALWAYS COMES OUT AT THE TOP PRIORITY WHEN WE ASK ABOUT FEES CHARGED.
MORE THAN HALF OF YOUR RESPONDENTS ARE SATISFIED WITH THAT PARTICULAR ITEM.
UNDERSTANDING THOSE FOLKS UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GETTING A PRETTY GOOD VALUE FOR THE QUALITY OF SERVICE. BUT A GOOD NUMBER OF FOLKS INDICATED THAT IT'S ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THEY'D LIKE YOU TO WORK ON, UNDERSTANDING THAT'S A DIFFICULT ITEM.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THIS IS REALLY A COMMUNICATIONS ISSUE FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT.
FOLKS SOMETIMES DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW COUNCIL OR HOW STAFF OR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE MANAGING GROWTH IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS KIND OF CLEARED OUT DURING THE PRESENTATION OF THESE RESULTS, BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT HERE FOR EVERY PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING EITHER.
SO THOSE ITEMS ARE VERY DIFFICULT.
SOLID COMMUNICATION CAN GO A LONG WAY TO LET FOLKS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
BUT REALLY, ENGAGEMENT IS THE KEY TO CURBING SATISFACTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AND THAT'S A REALLY TOUGH NUT TO CRACK NOWADAYS ON ENGAGEMENT AND GETTING PEOPLE IN HERE.
CITY CODES, CLEANUP OF TRASH AND DEBRIS, UPKEEP OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, KIND OF
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STALWARTS AND HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CITY CODES, THAT IS A DIFFICULT ITEM. SOMEBODY IS BEING ENFORCED UPON.SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO ENFORCE UPON SOMEBODY ELSE USUALLY WHEN WE HAVE A COMPLAINT MADE.
SO ONE ONE PARTY IS NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME OF THOSE RESULTS ANY TIME THAT HAPPENS.
COMMUNICATION. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEW 311 SERVICE THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
THERE ARE FEW ITEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR SHEET, ESPECIALLY LEVEL OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND LOCAL DECISION MAKING, AGAIN, AN ENGAGEMENT ISSUE, BUT HOW EASY IT IS TO FIND INFO ON VISITING YOUR WEBSITE, AVAILABILITY OF YOUR INFORMATION.
311 SHOULD GO A REALLY LONG WAY IN HELPING TO BOOST SOME OF THE SATISFACTION THERE, WHICH SHOULD INHERENTLY DROP SOME OF THE IMPORTANCE RATING.
IF WE FOCUS ON THE ITEMS AT THE TOPS OF THESE LISTS, WE SHOULD SEE OVERALL SATISFACTION IN THE COMMUNITY KIND OF TICK UP.
COMMUNICATION IS REALLY KEY TO SUCCESS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A LOCAL UNIVERSITY TO DO SOME AI AND MACHINE LEARNING WITH RESULTS FROM CITIES THAT WE'VE HAD FOR ABOUT THE LAST 30 YEARS OR SO.
I KNOW NOT ALL COMMUNITIES HAVE THAT, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEND THOSE FOLKS KIND OF 30 YEARS OF HISTORICAL DATA.
AND WHAT THEY TOLD US IS THAT COMMUNICATION REALLY DRIVES SATISFACTION.
IT SEEMS LIKE IN MOST COMMUNITIES, HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES WITH REGARDS TO COMMUNICATION, WE'LL SEE THAT EBB AND FLOW IN THEIR OTHER RESULTS.
WE ASKED RESIDENTS IF THEY VISITED THE CITY'S WEBSITE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
A VAST MAJORITY OF YOUR RESPONDENTS SAID YES, MOST ARE PAYING A BILL OR ZONING OR DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION.
I'M SURE THAT'S BEEN A HOT TOPIC AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW.
WE ASKED RESIDENTS AND FEWER THAN HALF INDICATED THAT THEY'D CALLED OR CONTACTED THE CITY IN THE PAST YEAR, MOST OF THOSE FOLKS INDICATED IT WAS EITHER VERY EASY OR SOMEWHAT EASY TO FIND SOMEBODY WHEN THEY CALLED OR TO GET THEIR ANSWER OR TO HAVE THEIR REQUEST OR PROBLEM OR COMPLAINT ADDRESSED.
MOST FOLKS WERE CALLING PUBLIC WORKS OR UTILITY BILLING.
AGAIN, GOING ALONG THE LINES OF YOUR WEBSITE, FOLKS ARE KIND OF INTERESTED IN THOSE BILLING TYPE ITEMS, WHICH AGAIN, 311 SHOULD GO A LONG WAY IN BOOSTING THAT VERY EASY OR SOMEWHAT EASY RESPONSE THERE.
AS WELL AS SOME OF THESE SATISFACTION ITEMS WHERE WE SEE SELDOM OR NEVER COLUMN OUT TO THE RIGHT, AGAIN, THINKING PROPORTIONATELY THE RATIO HERE IS EXTREMELY STRONG ON THE ALWAYS ARE USUALLY EXHIBITING THESE TYPES OF BEHAVIORS.
BUT THE 311 SERVICE SHOULD REALLY EXPEDITE THAT WHOLE PROCESS FOR THE CITY.
WHERE RESIDENTS CURRENTLY GET THEIR NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY, PRIMARILY YOUR WEBSITE. SO CONTINUE TO INVEST THERE.
TRY TO MAKE THAT AN ENGAGING WEBSITE SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S EASY TO FIND INFORMATION IF YOU DO, DO AN OVERHAUL OF YOUR CITY'S WEBSITE BEFORE WE DO OUR NEXT SURVEY, WE'LL PROBABLY SEE A DIP IN SATISFACTION WITH THE CITY'S WEBSITE, BUT THAT SHOULD SPIKE UP FOR LIKE THE THIRD SURVEY. WE SEE THAT IN A LOT OF COMMUNITIES.
FOLKS ARE USED TO FINDING WHERE THEIR BILL PAY STUFF IS.
THEY'RE USED TO FINDING THAT MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
IF THAT MOVES AROUND A LITTLE BIT, WE MIGHT SEE A SHARP DECREASE IN SATISFACTION WITH SOME OF THOSE FOLKS, BUT WE SHOULD EXPECT THAT TO REBOUND AS THEY BECOME MORE FAMILIAR.
WE ASKED RESIDENTS IF THEY EVER WATCH CITY'S ONLINE BROADCAST, OF CITY COUNCIL OR PLANNING OR ZONING COMMISSION MEETINGS.
FEWER THAN 1 OUT OF 5 SAID YES.
NO WONDER FOLKS FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED OR THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT COUNCIL IS DOING.
IT'S JUST KIND OF IT'S A PROBLEM ACROSS AMERICA REALLY, WHERE FOLKS DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE UNLESS THEY HAVE A PARTICULAR ITEM THAT AFFECTS THEM PERSONALLY OR THEY'RE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR SOME KIND OF SERVICE BY MAYOR OR COUNCIL.
SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE SEE LESS THAN 1 OUT OF 5 OF YOUR RESPONDENTS, GIVEN OUR MARGIN OF ERROR, LESS THAN 1 OUT OF 4 RESPONDENTS ARE EVER GOING TO WATCH AN ONLINE BROADCAST OF YOUR MEETINGS.
AND SUMMARY THE RESULTS ARE EXTREMELY POSITIVE.
THERE'S A LOT TO DIG INTO, INTO THE RESULTS, INTO THE REPORT.
ONE THING ABOUT ETC INSTITUTE THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT FROM SOME OF YOUR OTHER CONSULTANTS IS THAT AFTER OUR FINAL INVOICE IS PAID, WE DON'T DISAPPEAR INTO THE WIND.
WE'RE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, CREATE CROSS TABULATIONS, DO ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT JESSE OR STAFF OR ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR MAYOR MIGHT HAVE AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR LET JESSE.
I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT REAL QUICKLY THAT LEADING THE WAY AWARD IS NO SMALL THING.
IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THEY DO SURVEYS ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 15, 20 CITIES GET THIS AWARD ACROSS ALL THE SURVEYS THAT THEY DO.
I THINK IT'S A HUGE POINT AND WE WILL CELEBRATE IT TO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THOSE MAIN CATEGORIES WAS VALUE PER TAX DOLLAR.
I MEAN, THAT'S A GREAT CATEGORY AND I'LL SHAMELESSLY PLUG THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS WAY UP THERE AS WELL. SO I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT AS FAR AS THIS DATA, IT'S BEEN DISSEMINATED OUT OBVIOUSLY TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, CITY MANAGERS OFFICE AS WELL.
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF HOW WE DO THE BUDGET PROCESS.
IT'S NOT IT'S AS FAR AS VISION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDES FOR THE CITY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING STRATEGIC GOALS, IT'S INVALUABLE.
BUT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, AS FAR AS BUDGETING OPERATIONS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AS WELL. SO EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS IT, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE OBVIOUSLY HAS IT, AND WE'RE WORKING IT INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THOUGHT IT WAS EXTREMELY WELL DONE, JESSE.
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[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. GREAT.GOOD JOB, BUDDY. YEAH, WELL DONE.
I WAS THINKING, THIS GUY'S LIKE YOUR LONG LOST BROTHER.
HE'S KIND OF GOT THAT SAME PEP IN HIS STEP THAT YOU DO.
BUT YEAH I TOLD HIM EARLIER THAT HE REMINDS ME OF MY BROTHER IN LAW.
LIKE, IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF UNCANNY.
MY MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY IS THAT IT'S SORT OF IRONIC AND A LITTLE BIT PAINFUL THAT THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF THE PEOPLE AS FAR AS WHAT ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF US HERE ABOUT TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION MANAGEMENT ON TXDOT IS THE ONE THING THAT'S FARTHEST FROM BEING IN OUR PURVIEW OF CONTROL.
AND I'D HAVE TO SAY HISTORICALLY, AS LONG AS I'VE SERVED ON THIS COUNCIL THAT WE'VE AVAILED OURSELVES OF EVERY SINGLE MOMENT IN WHICH WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THAT SITUATION ON 174 OR ON INTERSTATE 35.
WE LISTEN EAGERLY AS TXDOT COMES TO US WITH THEIR PLANS AND WALK AWAY WISTFUL THAT THEY JUST CAN'T GET IT DONE.
AND WE WANT TO GET IT DONE WORSE THAN ANYBODY ELSE DOES.
AND OF COURSE, IT WARMS THE COCKLES OF MY HEART TO KNOW THAT THE CITIZENS ACTUALLY WANT US TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE, GOSH DARN IT, THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT FOR ME.
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THEY APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE A CHALLENGE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION ON THE ROADWAYS THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
AND I THINK THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF THAT, ESPECIALLY ALLUDING TO THE FACT THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR $33 MILLION DOLLARS IN BOND FUNDS TO SPEND EXACTLY ON THESE LAST TWO THINGS ON THE TOP PRIORITY LIST.
I HOPE THAT'S RECOGNIZED THAT THAT'S OUR EFFORT TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN IN THIS MOMENT AND WAIT FOR A MOMENT MORE ADVANTAGEOUS IN WHICH WE CAN DO MORE.
OTHER THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE STUDY WAS A VERY CLEAR SIGNAL THAT APARTMENT CONGESTION OR APARTMENT BUILDING IS A HUGE CONCERN TO PEOPLE.
MY PERCEPTION CHANGED SOMEWHAT WHEN I READ THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY BECAUSE OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF COMMENTS THAT FELL ALONG THAT LINE.
TYPICALLY, WHEN THERE'S A THING LIKE THAT GOING ON, IT'S A FEW VOICES MAGNIFIED AND SPOKEN LOUDLY AND MAGNIFIED ECHOED.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S THE CASE.
I THINK IT IS VERY MUCH THE WILL OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE DO WHAT WE CAN HERE TO DE -DENSIFY WHAT DEVELOPMENT THAT WE CAN, OF COURSE, WE'VE ALL KIND OF RECOGNIZED THAT.
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY AN AFFIRMATION THAT I TOOK THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK LISTENING TO THOSE VOICES AND DOING WHAT WE CAN TO DO THAT.
AND I THINK A LOT OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS DESERVE HUGE PATS ON THE BACK FOR THE POSITIVE COMMENTS AND THE OVERALL PERCEPTION THAT THIS CITY IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT WITH NO ONE BEING SINGLED OUT AS BEING INSUFFICIENT IN THEIR RESPONSE TO WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT.
SO GOOD NEWS FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS.
AND OVERALL, A VERY GOOD REPORT, VERY WELL RENDERED.
AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING IT IN A SPEED READING FASHION THAT I'M I SALUTE YOU FOR THAT . [LAUGHTER] AND I'LL SHUT UP NOW SO WE CAN GET OFF THE SUBJECT AND GO ON.
MAYBE WE COULD DO A WORKSHOP NEXT TIME AND WE CAN TAKE IT SLOW.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU BUD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT MOVES ON TO ITEM 8B, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO FISCAL
[B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide a recommendation regarding the proposed FY 2023 – FY 2027 Golf, Parks, and Recreation Capital Improvements Program (Staff Presenter: Jen Basham, Parks and Recreation Director)]
YEAR 2027 GOLF PARK AND RECREATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS JEN BASHAM PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS GO AS SMOOTHLY AS HE DID, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T PREPARE MY WORDS AS WELL. SO I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS QUICK AS I CAN.
SO WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING IS OUR 2023 THROUGH 27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR PARKS, OUR GOLF COURSE, THE BRICK AND RUSSELL FARM.
WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU HERE IS WHAT WAS APPROVED LAST NOVEMBER.
SO THIS IS WHAT IT WAS APPROVED THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
AS I BREAK DOWN THE YEARS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW CHANGES.
WE'VE REPRIORITIZED AND RESTRUCTURED AND LOOKED AT OUR AVAILABLE FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BALANCING OUR PROJECTS.
SO JUST A REMINDER, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR WHEN WE DISCUSSED PARKS AND RECREATION WAS OUR KEY CONSIDERATIONS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS CURRENTLY GOING VILLAGE CREEK TRAIL, SPLASH PAD, THE DOG PARK THAT RECENTLY OPENED PRAIRIE TIMBERS IS WRAPPING UP.
WE'RE STARTING THE DESIGN FOR SHANNON CREEK.
OUR SOCCER SIGNAGE WAS COMPLETED, CLARK PARK WAS COMPLETED AND SO WAS WARREN PARK.
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OUR PROPOSED CIP DOES COMBINE ALL OF THOSE CATEGORIES THAT I JUST SAID, AND THIS DOES FOCUS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF OUR EXISTING ASSETS.WE ALSO DO SOME FUNDING FOR NECESSARY FOR MINOR UNPLANNED IMPROVEMENTS.
SO IF WE GET A RESIDENTIAL REQUEST SUCH AS THE UNPLANNED DISC GOLF EXPANSION OR NEW TREES IN A PARK, OR THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF SOMETHING SUCH AS CHISENHALL, WE DO ALLOCATE SOME DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR THOSE PROJECTS AS THEY COME UP.
AND THEN ALL OF THESE PROJECTS KEEP IN MIND WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR 2019 MASTER PLAN. SO THE REMINDER OF WHAT OUR MASTER PLANS GOALS WERE, THERE'S SIX MAIN GOALS.
ONE WAS TO MAINTAIN OUR EXCELLENT LEVEL OF SERVICE, WHICH THE SURVEY SAID WE'RE DOING THAT SO FAR, IMPROVE OUR WALKABILITY AND PARK ACCESS, DEVELOP COMMUNITY PARKS, ADDRESS OUR AGING PARKS, DEVELOP OUR TRAIL SYSTEM.
AND THEN GOAL SIX, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS EVENING, IS DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN OUR CIP. HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY.
THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH PRIORITY BY OUR CITIZENS AND THE PARKS MASTER PLAN.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK THROUGH OUR ANNUAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY. AND THEN OF COURSE WE DO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR EVERY PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO IF IT'S IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH PRIORITY THAN THAT, THEN WE BALANCE THAT WITH OUR EXISTING MASTER PLAN.
AND THEN THE THIRD WAY THAT WE LOOK AT THAT IS IT'S REVIEWED AND ANALYZED BY STAFF TO BE IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.
SO ANYTHING THAT IS AGING OUT OF OUR SYSTEM THAT WE'RE STARTING TO NOTICE WE'RE MAKING A LOT MORE REPAIRS ON THAT WE KNOW THAT IF WE NEED TO MAKE A REPAIR, THAT PIECE NO LONGER EXISTS. AND SO WE WOULD HAVE TO RETROFIT A NEW PIECE INTO IT.
WE LOOK AT THAT AS WE BALANCE OUR PROJECT LIST.
NOW, HOW DO WE PAY FOR THESE? THE FIRST WAY THAT WE PAY FOR THESE IS OUR 4B SALES TAX, WHICH IS A TAX REVENUE THAT'S USED BOTH AS CASH AND A DEBT SERVICE.
IT IS DEDICATED TO PARKS IMPROVEMENTS AND IT IS NOT OUR GENERAL FUND.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME REMAINING FUNDS FROM PREVIOUSLY SOLD BONDS.
WE'VE SCRUBBED THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE, BUT WE DO STILL HAVE SOME EXISTING OUR PARKS DEVELOPMENT AND DEDICATION FEES WHICH ARE COLLECTED FROM NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION AND OUR EXISTING UNALLOCATED CAPITAL FUNDS.
SO THIS IS OUR THIS SHOWS SEVEN YEARS BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE NEXT FIVE.
SO I'LL FOCUS THIS EVENING ON WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST FOR NEXT YEAR.
BUT I WANT YOU GUYS TO KIND OF SEE WHAT WE'RE FORECASTING FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THAT FIRST SECTION IS PARK REFURBISHMENTS, SO THAT'S ALL OF OUR PARKS, MAKING SURE THAT OUR PLAYGROUNDS ARE REPLACED ON A TIMELY FASHION.
SO WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD THE LAST TWO YEARS ON THAT AND WE ANTICIPATE CONTINUING TO DO THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE.
AND THEN WE WILL BE ON A TEN YEAR ROTATION FOR ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS.
THE NEXT SECTION IS OUR SPORTS FIELDS, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN MORE DETAIL IN JUST A MOMENT. OUR TRAILS, PARKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE CHISENHALL AND BAILEY LAKE AND THEN VILLAGE CREEK TRAILS AND THE NEXT SECTION IS NEW.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICE IS OUR PARK MONUMENT SIGNS.
SOME OF OUR PARKS DON'T HAVE SIGNS AT ALSO YOU WOULD DRIVE UP TO IT AND NOT KNOW IT WAS A CITY PARK. AND THEN SOME ARE JUST LOOKING AT REPLACEMENT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING 4 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THE CITYWIDE MONUMENT SIGNS ARE GATEWAY OR ENTRY PORTAL SIGNS.
AND THEN FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WE HAVE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR IN 2023, WE'RE LOOKING AT MOVING UP THE COMMUNITY PARK LAND ACQUISITION WITH THE RELOCATION OF HIDDEN CREEK PARK.
SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THIS YEAR, AND I'LL BREAK THEM DOWN ONE BY ONE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GET INTO THE PROJECTS? ALL RIGHT. SO ELK RIDGE PARK.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE ACTUAL PARK.
IT HAS A PAVILION, A LITTLE PLAYGROUND.
IT'S GOT SOME PICNIC TABLES AND SOME LITTLE LANDSCAPE BEDS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT 220,000 DOLLARS TO COMPLETE THIS, WE'LL USE THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE DID FOR ALL OF OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THE LAST TWO YEARS.
WE'LL ASK THE COMMUNITY WHAT KIND OF PLAYGROUND THEY WANT.
WE'LL PICK TOP THREE. WE'LL SEND THOSE BACK OUT SO THE COMMUNITY CAN SAY, THIS IS THE EXACT ONE WE WANT AND WE'LL BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU GUYS SO YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS AND AUTHORIZE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN ELK RIDGE WAS COMPLETED? THE PAVILION LOOKS.
WE WON'T BE MAKING ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PAVILION ON THIS ONE.
LIKE THE PAVILION LOOKED NEWER, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW WHEN THIS PLAYGROUND WAS INSTALLED? THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS WERE PURCHASED BETWEEN 2008 AND 2011.
SO THIS IS SOMEWHERE IN THAT WINDOW.
ELK RIDGE, CEDAR RIDGE AND A FEW OTHERS WERE ALL PURCHASED IN THE SAME YEAR, I BELIEVE, 2009. BUT I CAN VERIFY THAT.
WELL, I WAS JUST CURIOUS, BUT BECAUSE THAT LOOKED NEWER.
SO I WAS LIKE, WELL, HOW OLD IS THIS PLAY SET? BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD SIZED PARK.
AND THEN THERE'S THIS SAD LITTLE PLAYSCAPE.
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IT SEEMS VERY UNDERSIZED FOR HOW MANY HOUSES ARE IN THIS AREA.SO IS IT ONE OF THOSE ALSO THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNAGE? BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE I'VE DRIVEN PAST IT AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN HOA PARK.
IT HAS NO SIGNAGE. AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, MAYBE THEY RAN OUT OF MONEY WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO SELECTING THAT PLAYSCAPE.
BUT IT IS A CITY PARK? IT IS IT DOES HAVE A PARK RULE SIGN.
WE REPLACED ALL OF THOSE LAST YEAR.
SO THERE IS A PARK RULE SIGN ON THE SITE NOW, BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT PARK YOU'RE AT OR THAT IT WAS TECHNICALLY A CITY PARK UNLESS YOU LOOKED REALLY CLOSELY AT THE PARK RULES SIGN. IT IS ABOUT HALF AN ACRE OF FLAT NON FLOODPLAIN LAND, SO IT'S NOT VERY BIG IN THE USABLE SPACE, WHICH I THINK IS WHY THIS IS SCALED THE WAY THAT IT IS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DRAINAGE AREA BEHIND THIS PARK SPECIFICALLY THAT WE CAN'T PUT A PLAYGROUND ON, ALTHOUGH WE COULD ENHANCE THE FOOTPRINT OF THIS ONE TO DO A LARGER PLAYSCAPE.
COUNCIL MEMBER STANFORD AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE PARKS BOARD MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT, AND ONE OF WE HAD A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS.
AND IN ADDITION, AFTER FOLLOWING THE MEETING, A COUPLE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS STAYED AROUND AND WE WERE ABLE TO JUST HAVE A CASUAL CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THEIR INTERESTS ARE, WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, WHAT THEY'RE HEARING.
AND SO A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS WERE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY.
AND WHEN I'M LOOKING AT A PARK LIKE THIS THAT HAS SUCH A SMALL FOOTPRINT AROUND THE PLAYSCAPE, IS THIS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOOK AT REMOVING THAT LITTLE WALL AND THE WOOD CHIPS AND CHANGING THE PADDING OF MAYBE JUST KEEPING IT ALL? I DON'T KNOW IF ALL CONCRETE'S NECESSARILY THE ANSWER, BUT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN HAVING TO CLIMB INTO THAT ROUND.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THAT, BUT LIKE THE.
THE BRICK. THE CURB. THE CURB AND WOOD CHIPS TO MAKE IT MORE SOMETHING THAT DOES.
YEAH, GO AHEAD. NOT ONLY WERE WE DISCUSSING WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, BUT ALSO ELDERLY ACCESSIBILITY OR ANYONE WHO HAS JOINT KNEE ISSUES, STEPPING OVER THINGS AND INTO WOOD CHIPS OR JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE LIABILITY, IF WE COULD REDUCE SOME OF THAT AND MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY FOCUSING SOLELY ON LIKE THE GROUND THAT CAN SHOCK, ABSORB AND EVERYTHING, BUT JUST MAKING IT EASIER TO TO COME AND GO THROUGH IT WITHOUT THE CURB.
SURE. SO WE HAVE THREE SURFACING OPTIONS FOR A PLAYGROUND BECAUSE OF THE FALL ZONE AND RISK REQUIREMENTS. SO WE CAN DO FIBAR, WHICH IS THE ENGINEERED WOOD FIBERS THAT YOU SEE IN MOST OF OUR PARKS.
YOU CAN DO [INAUDIBLE] PLACE, WHICH IS A RUBBERIZED SURFACING OR YOU CAN DO ARTIFICIAL TURF, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO USE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF SURFACING.
THE PARK'S IN BURLESON REALLY, REALLY LIKED THAT TEN INCH MOST STRIP AROUND THE EDGES WHICH IS THAT CURB. SO WITHIN BUDGET, DEPENDING ON THE FINAL DESIGN OF A PLAYGROUND, WE HAVE LOOKED AT PUTTING THOSE ALL AT GRADE, WHICH DOES GREATLY INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE PARK. BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BALANCE AS WE PRESENT THAT AGAIN TO PARK BOARD NEXT MONTH IS DISCUSSING WHICH PARKS MAKE THE MOST SENSE TO ADD INCLUSIVE TO.
MOST LIKELY THOSE WILL BE ONES WITH PARKING ADJACENT SO THAT YOU COULD DRIVE UP AND ACCESS THEM. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE THINKING THROUGH AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
BUT THE AT GRADE ALONE SOUNDS EXCITING.
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OAK VALLEY IS THE SECOND PARK THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THE PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENTS ON.
THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME PARKING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL.
SO WE'LL REPLACE THE PLAYSCAPE THAT YOU SEE THE MERRY GO ROUND, WHAT WE CALL THE MIRACLE BALLS. THOSE ARE THE CLIMBING STRUCTURE TO THE SIDE.
MIRACLE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THOSE ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
SO WE HAVE THOSE IN A LOT OF OUR PARKS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT IS LIKE THIS MERRY GO ROUND, THEY MAKE A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VERSION.
AND SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND DOING INCLUSIVE THINGS.
IF THERE'S A PLAY LIKE A SWING SET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE ACCESSIBILITY POINTS TO THAT.
BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, IF WE HAVE TO ROLL THROUGH FIBAR TO GET TO IT, IT DOESN'T SERVE ITS PURPOSE. IN THE PARKING.
I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS AT THE PARK BOARD MEETING, BUT THIS IS A POPULAR PARKING LOT FOR TRAIL USERS.
SO IT GETS TAKEN UP SOMETIMES EVEN BEFORE PEOPLE CAN PLAY ON THE PLAYGROUND.
SO THE PARKING IS ALL OUT ON IS THAT OAK VALLEY ROAD STREET? SO THERE'S CARS ALL ALONG THE SIDE BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY IT'S A LITTLE POCKET HIDDEN.
AND SO PARKING IS NOT EXACTLY THE BEST THERE.
IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR MOST HEAVILY USED PARKS AND IT'S THE ONLY ONE ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN. SO WAKEFIELD PARK IS OUR NEXT ONE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT 200,000 DOLLARS WE'LL REPLACE THIS PLACE STRUCTURE, DO SOME LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AND ADD OUR MONUMENT SIGN TO THIS PROJECT.
BARTLETT FIELD GROUP REGRADING.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW ONE.
YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE.
IT'S BEEN REALLY REQUESTED BY BISA FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND BY ALL OF OUR KIDS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
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IT'S THE REMOVAL OF ALL OF THE EXISTING TURF AND IRRIGATION, REGRADING THE ENTIRE PARK, BUILDING NEW CROWNS, RESIZING TWO OF THOSE FIELDS AND ADDING THE NEW INSTALLATION OF NEW IRRIGATION AND TURF.UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS NOT BUILT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BUILT.
SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT TO BARTLETT PARK, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE GRADING IS VERY WAVY ON ALL OF THESE FIELDS.
THE CROWNS AREN'T CENTERED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELDS, SO AS A SOCCER PITCH IT SHOULD B OUND IN THE MIDDLE AND CROWN OUT AT A SLOW GRADE.
MOST OF THEM AREN'T CENTERED. THEY'RE OFF CENTER IF THEY EXIST AT ALL.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED THIS AS A NEED, BOTH AS STAFF AND FROM BISA.
SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THIS PROJECT UP.
CHISENHALL FIELD TURF AND LIGHTING.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT UPGRADING JUST OUR IN FIELDS WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF AND THEN UPGRADING THE LIGHTING TO LED.
OUR FIRST YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT'S OUR BIGGEST FIELD.
IT'S THE ONE THAT WE CAN GET THE MOST UTILITY FROM SO WE CAN USE PORTABLE MOUNDS AND DO SMALLER GAMES OR LARGER GAMES.
WE'LL DO THIS BASICALLY ONCE A YEAR.
WE'LL PICK OUR MOST HIGH USE FIELDS.
WE'LL WORK OUR WAY FROM THE BIGGEST TO THE SMALLEST USE FIELDS.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A SIX MONTH DESIGN PROCESS FOR THIS.
THIS WILL ALLOW US A LOT MORE UTILITY ON THESE FIELDS.
THEY GET A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR.
AND THE SAME THING WITH BARTLETT AND CHISENHALL IS A FIELD HAS A LIFE ON IT.
IT CAN HAVE SO MANY GAMES PLAYED ON NATURAL TURF BEFORE THAT TURF IS JUST WORN OUT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH WE TAKE CARE OF IT, HOW MUCH PRE EMERGENT WE PUT OUT, HOW MUCH WE COULD DO CONDITIONER FERTILIZER.
YOU CAN PLAY ONLY SO LONG BEFORE IT'S JUST WORN OUT AND NEEDS TO BE EITHER SCRAPED AND REPLACED LIKE WE'RE DOING WITH BARTLETT OR WE DO SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PERMANENT. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A CURRENT YEAR PROJECT.
SO WE'RE ON THE DESIGN OF THESE NOW, BUT YOU'LL SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS IN THE 23 YEARS. SO IT IS ON HERE.
THIS IS 54 SPACES AT BAILEY LAKE AND 100 SPACES AT CHISENHALL FIELDS.
THE VILLAGE CREEK TRAIL. THIS IS KIND OF JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE.
IT'S IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE IN 2023.
SO THIS IS THAT ADDITION OF 1.8 MILES OF TRAIL FROM CHISENHALL TO HILLSIDE.
WE'RE AT ABOUT 90% PLANS RIGHT NOW.
SO WE ANTICIPATE BIDDING THIS PROBABLY LATE SUMMER AND THEN CONSTRUCTING IT STARTING THIS FALL. PARK MONUMENT SIGNS.
SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE SIGN.
WE'LL ACTUALLY SCALE IT TO THE SIZE OF THE PARK.
SO WHILE THIS IS A RATHER LARGE SIGN, WE'RE JUST GIVING AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT COULD BE.
WE HAVEN'T DONE DESIGN FOR ANY OF OUR PARKS YET, BUT OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IS CHANGE OUT FOUR OF THESE A YEAR AND THEN EVENTUALLY THEY'LL ALL BE BRANDED THE SAME.
AND THEN COMMUNITY MONUMENT SIGNS.
SO THESE ARE THE ENTRY PORTALS AND THE ONLY EXISTING ONE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS ON ALSBURY AND 35.
JUST SAYS BURLESON RIGHT AS YOU'RE COMING AS YOU'RE HEADED SOUTH ON 35, RIGHT NEAR THE EXIT. SO WE DON'T HAVE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OR A COST FOR THESE YET.
SO WE'VE BUDGETED $200,000 DOLLARS FOR TWO YEARS AND WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW ON SOME CONCEPTS JUST TO DEVELOP WHAT IT WOULD COST US AND WHERE WE SHOULD POTENTIALLY PUT THAT.
AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL AND TO PARK BOARD ONCE WE KNOW THAT.
WE ARE IN THE FINAL DESIGN OF THAT RIGHT NOW AND WE HOPE TO GET TO CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR. BUT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY IMMERSIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
SO IF WE DON'T GET ALL THE WAY THROUGH DESIGN AND START CONSTRUCTION, WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETING THE DESIGN AND HOPEFULLY BIDDING IT OUT NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN COMMUNITY PARK LAND ACQUISITION.
SO THIS ONE'S GONE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS.
SO IT WAS ORIGINALLY A 2022 PROJECT.
LAST YEAR WE MOVED IT TO 26 BECAUSE WE JUST WEREN'T SURE WE WEREN'T READY TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE. NOW, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RELOCATE THE HIDDEN CREEK SOFTBALL FIELDS AND THE WAY THAT OUR FUND BALANCE IS FALLING, WE DO HAVE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW TO MOVE AND SEE IF WE CAN ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY.
IF WE PURCHASE THE PROPERTY THIS YEAR, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT 2 TO 3 YEARS OF DESIGN BEFORE WE BREAK GROUND.
SO WE FELT LIKE IF WE CAN GET THE LAND, LET'S GO AHEAD AND START THAT SO WE CAN START SOME DESIGN PROCESS ON IT.
SO THIS IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PARK ANNEX FACILITY.
THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT FORWARD THIS YEAR AS AN ADDITION TO OUR CIP.
WE'VE RECEIVED THE PROBABLE COST FOR THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE SO INFLATED RIGHT NOW IT IS ABOVE WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PROJECTED, BUT WE ARE FUNDING THIS THROUGH MULTIPLE AVENUES.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, CHESAPEAKE SETTLEMENT, THE SALE OF MULTIPLE PROPERTIES, AND THEN THE REMAINDER WILL COME FROM 4B.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, EVERY YEAR WE'RE PUTTING IN THAT $50,000 JUST FOR UNPLANNED PARK IMPROVEMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS ON PARKS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE BRICK?
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ANYBODY. ALL RIGHTY.SO FOR THE BRICK AND FORMER YEARS, ALL WE HAD IN THIS, THE BRICK WAS NOT REALLY LOOKED AT AS DOING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW FACILITY.
NOW WE'RE AT 12 YEARS OLD AND SO WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME ITEMS THAT WE JUST NEED TO START TAKING CARE OF. SO FOR THE 23 YEAR, WHAT WAS ALREADY IN THERE AS OF LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE KEEPING IN THERE IS THE UPGRADING TO OUR AC CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE VENTILATION.
SO THIS WILL BE WHAT CONTROLS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ROOMS, TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS REDISTRIBUTING THE VENTILATION SO THAT OUR ROOMS CIRCULATE PROPERLY.
WE HAVE SOME ISSUES RIGHT NOW KEEPING EVEN JUST BETWEEN MEETING ROOM A, AND MEETING ROOM B, THEY DON'T STAY THE SAME TEMPERATURE.
ONE CAN BE SUPER HOT AND ONE CAN BE COLD.
SO BY UPGRADING BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS, ONE, WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE UTILITY FROM OUR EXISTING HVAC SYSTEM AND TWO HOPING TO KEEP OUR AIR BETTER DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE SECOND IS THE RETILING OF THE POOL PARTY ROOM AND THEN OF COURSE, THE FOURTH IS THE REMODEL OF THE ENTRYWAY.
AND I'LL BREAK THESE DOWN REAL QUICK FOR YOU GUYS.
SO I DON'T HAVE THEY DIDN'T LET ME CLIMB ON THE ROOF TO GET YOU GUYS COOL PICTURES OF THE HVAC SYSTEM, BUT THIS IS THE AERIAL VIEW OF IT.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS BEING A 500,000 DOLLAR PROJECT, AND IT'LL TAKE US ABOUT NINE MONTHS ONCE WE HAVE SOMEONE COME IN AND DO THE FINAL ANALYSIS OF WHAT THAT WILL TAKE TO REDISTRIBUTE ALL THAT AIR AND DO THAT AND INSTALL THAT NEW SYSTEM.
THE SECOND IS THE RE-TILING OF THE PARTY RENTAL ROOMS AND THE FAMILY CHANGING ROOMS. SO THIS IS OUR TILE.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR REVENUE MAKERS WITHIN THE FACILITY.
AND SO IT IS STARTING TO LOOK PRETTY DATED IN THERE.
IT'S ALSO THIS IS AFTER A POWER WASHING IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
SO IT'S JUST HAD A LOT A LOT OF USE.
AND IT'S TIME FOR THIS TO GET COMPLETED.
THIS IS THE ENTRY WAY IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THIS IS THE COMPLETE REDESIGN OF OUR ENTRYWAY.
SO ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS OUR STAFF IS TUCKED BACK WHERE IT SAYS ADMINISTRATIVE DESK.
SO THEY HAVE NO SIGHTLINES INTO OUR GYM, INTO OUR KIDS ZONE, INTO OUR AQUATICS FACILITY, INTO THE STAIRS, INTO THE LOCKER ROOMS. WE HAVE OUR BIG BOULDER THAT IS NOT VERY HIGHLY UTILIZED.
THAT CREATES SIGHTLINE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ENTRYWAY.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE POINT OF SALE DESK, WHICH YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S CALLED, BUT IT'S THIS WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO BE MORE OF AN AQUATIC ENTRY AREA DESK. WE DON'T UTILIZE IT NOW, AND WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A BETTER WAY TO PROGRAM THE SPACE. SO WE WILL REDESIGN THIS ENTIRE ENTRYWAY WITH THE REMOVAL OF THAT BOULDER AND INSTALLATION OF SOME TYPE OF NEW PLAY FEATURE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, CREATING A NEW CIRCULATION DESK WHERE PEOPLE CAN CIRCULATE AND HAVE GREAT SIGHTLINES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
AND WHEN YOU WALK IN, YOU'LL ACTUALLY KNOW WHERE TO GO BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE TUCKED AWAY IN THE CORNER. OH, I WENT BACKWARDS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BRICK? OKAY. SO GOLF LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR TO ADD GOLF AS A CIP.
AND SO WE ADDED THE IRRIGATION PUMP REPLACEMENT AND THAT PUMP HOUSE THAT'S UNDER WAY RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE PUMP TO FINALLY COME IN.
THE OUTSIDE OF THOSE FACILITIES ARE ACTUALLY PROBABLY THEY'RE SLATED TO BE PAINTED THIS WEEK PENDING WEATHER, AND THAT ROOF WILL BE REPLACED ONCE WE ACTUALLY GET THE PUMPS PUT IN.
THE MONUMENT SIGN THAT'S OUT ON 35 AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE.
BUT ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES WHEN WE, JAMES, OUR NEW GOLF GM CAME IN LAST MARCH WAS OUR BUNKERS ARE ALL IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT.
SO WE'RE DOING A FIVE YEAR PLAN TO REPLACE THOSE.
WE'RE WORKING ON DOING A LOT OF TREE REMOVAL AND LIMB UP AND YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT YEARS THAT WE PLAN ON DOING DIFFERENT AREAS.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO GO DOING SOME RANGE SIDE IMPROVEMENTS ON HOLE NINE AND THEN WE ARE ANTICIPATING RESURFACING OUR GREENS OUT IN 2027.
I THINK IT'S HOLE 16 THAT FLOODS.
YES. ARE WE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? SO THAT'S PART OF THE BUNKERS AND THE DRAINAGE.
THEY DID A LOT OF DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS THIS YEAR TO THAT AREA AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.
SO THIS IS OUR EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN THAT YOU SEE AT THE TOP AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM IS JUST AN EXAMPLE. IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT WE USE FOR THE PARK MONUMENT SIGNS AND THIS PROJECT IS CONTINGENT UPON THE SITE NOT BEING REDEVELOPED.
SO IF AT SOME POINT WE DETERMINE WHAT THAT SITE IS GOING TO BECOME, WE WILL NOT SPEND $30,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SIGN THAT WHERE THE FACILITY WON'T PERMANENTLY BE.
BUT FOR NOW WE KNOW WE NEED TO REPLACE IT.
AND THEN THE BUNKERS THAT ARE SLATED FOR THIS YEAR ARE 1, 16, 17 AND 18 AND THIS IS ACTUALLY HOLE 18.
THE CIP WAS PRESENTED TO PARK BOARD LAST THURSDAY.
THEY DID OFFER UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AS WE PRESENTED IT.
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THEY DEFINITELY HAD SOME GREAT FEEDBACK AS FAR AS ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR FUTURE YEARS OR HOW WE DO FINAL DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY PARK, ETC..THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY PARK BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW BIG THAT WILL BE OR WHAT IT WILL ENTAIL YET.
IT JUST SHOWS THE LAND ACQUISITION.
AND THEN MARTIN WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR ALL OF IT IN HERE IN JUST A SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
ANYBODY? SOUNDS LIKE YOU DID GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JEN.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE LONG AWAITED, MUCH ANTICIPATED 8C.
KEEP GOING. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AN
[C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an update on the financial overview of the 4A Economic Development Corporation Fund, 4B Community Services Corporation Fund, Parks Performance Fund and Golf Fund, and receive any additional direction from City Council regarding the fiscal year 2022-2023 annual budget. (Staff Presenter: Martin Avila, Finance Director)]
UPDATE ON THE FINANCIAL OVERVIEW OF THE FORAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND 4B COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION FUND, PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND AND GOLF FUND AND RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET. DID I GO SLOW ENOUGH FOR YOU MARTIN? THANK YOU. YES YOU DID PERFECT. STAFF PRESENTER MARTIN AVILA, FINANCE DIRECTOR.WE WORK GREAT AS A TEAM BY THE WAY.
MARTIN AVILA, FINANCE DIRECTOR.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID TELL PARKS DIRECTOR JEN BASHAM IS THAT THERE IS NO MONEY TREE ON THIS AS IT'S GOING TO.
JUST KIDDING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SALES TAX.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PARKS, PERFORMANCE FUND, GOLF OPERATIONS.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT 4B AND 4A CORPORATIONS.
ONE OF THE THINGS TO AS JEN BASHAM TALKED ABOUT THE FIVE YEAR CIP PLAN FOR PARKS, ALL OF THAT AS WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AS WE WORK CLOSELY WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WE TOOK ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED, AND WE INCORPORATE THEM INTO OUR FIVE YEAR PROJECTION FOR THE 4B FUND.
SO GOING BACK TO THE SALES TAX, SALES TAX IS 8.25%, THE CITY OF BURLESON 6.25% GOES TO THE STATE, 2% GOES TO THE CITY OF BURLESON AND THAT 2% IS THEN ALLOCATED BETWEEN 1% TO THE GENERAL FUND.
HALF A PERCENT TO 4B AND HALF A PERCENT TO 4A.
THAT IS HOW THE SALES TAX FOR THE CITY'S PORTION IS ALLOCATED CURRENTLY.
AS IT RELATES TO THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE DID ON THE SALES TAX PRIOR YEARS, WE TRIED TO BE CONSERVATIVE. WE'VE BEEN USING A 3% GROWTH OVER TIME.
IF YOU'VE SEEN THOSE FRIDAY REPORTS, WHEN WE SHOW THAT MONTHLY SALES TAX, THE SALES TAX HAS REALLY BEEN GROWING BEYOND DOUBLE DIGITS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE BASED UPON WHAT WE'VE CAPTURED, WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST PREVIOUS YEARS, WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE OUR ASSUMPTIONS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR TO 14%. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM 3 TO 14.
AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM THERE IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 ACTUALS, IT WAS ABOUT $6.139 MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES TAX.
AT THAT POINT, WE HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED TO BEGIN WITH.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS BY GOING AN ADDITIONAL INCREASING TO 14%, WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT OUR SALES TAX BY THE END OF THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $7 MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT $7 MILLION DOLLARS ONLY REPRESENTS THE PORTION THAT WILL GO TO 4A AND 4B, SO 7 MILLION TO 4A, 7 MILLION TO 4B, THAT IS WHAT THAT NUMBER REPRESENTS AS JUST HALF A PERCENT OF THAT SALES TAX.
AND THEN GOING FORWARD FROM THAT 14% THAT WE CONTINUE WITH A 3% INCREASE OF GROWTH GOING FORWARD. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SALES TAX ANALYSIS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, NORMALLY COLLECTIONS, WE RECEIVE THE COLLECTIONS TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FACT IN ARREARS.
SO OCTOBER'S COLLECTION IS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER AND SO FORTH AND SO FORTH.
SO AND THROUGH APRIL, WHICH WAS FEBRUARY'S COLLECTIONS, WE WERE AVERAGING ABOUT 20% GROWTH COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, NOT NECESSARILY TO BUDGET BUT TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ACTUALS. SO BASED UPON THAT INFORMATION, WE REALLY FELT, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST INCREASE IT TO 10%. THAT IS OUR ASSUMPTION RIGHT NOW, PROBABLY COULD BE HIGHER, BUT WE WANTED TO STILL BE CONSERVATIVE. SO THE OVERALL IS THAT 14% AS WE CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
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IN COLLECTING OUR SALES TAX.THIS JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A GRAPHIC OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE GOING, AND WE JUST CONTINUE TO GO UP.
AND SO THAT'S THE WHOLE BASIS OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE SALES TAX.
ON PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS ZERO WE'RE PROJECTING FOR THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2022 EXPENDITURES WILL EXCEED THE REVENUES BY $2.8 MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT $2.8 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE SUBSIDIZED BY THE 4B FUND.
AND AGAIN, THE END RESULT OF THAT FUND BALANCE WILL BE ZERO.
WANTED TO SHARE IN THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE IS TALK ABOUT THE BRICK OPERATIONS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE FACILITIES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS LOOKING BACK AT THE PRE-PANDEMIC YEARS OF 2019, AT THAT POINT, THE BRICK OPERATIONS WAS SELF SUSTAINING AT ABOUT 76% AS OF RIGHT NOW, KIND OF ESTIMATE WISE, IT'S GOING TO BE AT 46 WE'RE PROJECTING AND 23 IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 47.
SO THE WHOLE BASIS OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE IS THAT WE'RE STILL NOT AT PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS AND SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THAT.
ATHLETIC FIELD OPERATIONS, BALL FIELDS, RECREATIONS, BASEBALL LEAGUES, SPORT LEAGUES.
AGAIN, PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS WERE 17% SELF-SUSTAINING, AND WE'RE PROJECTING PROBABLY BY THE END OF 23, IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE 12.
SO STILL, THE NUMBERS ARE STILL BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS.
RUSSELL FARM OPERATIONS PRE-PANDEMIC WAS A 25% FOR SELF-SUSTAINING, AND IT IS APPROXIMATELY 12% BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR.
SO IT'S KIND OF STABILIZED THERE AT THAT POINT.
MARTIN CAN YOU BACK UP TO YOUR LAST THREE SLIDES, I'M JUST POINTING OUT THAT PERTAINING TO THE BRICK, PERTAINING TO ONE SLIDE BACK, THE ATHLETIC FIELDS, THE BRICK OPERATIONS, EVEN THOUGH OUR REVENUES ARE MUCH LOWER, OUR EXPENDITURES ARE SO MUCH, MUCH HIGHER FROM 2018 19 TO 2022, 2023, WE'VE GONE UP $1,000,000 DOLLARS IN OPERATIONS EXPENSE.
HOW DO WE ACCOUNT FOR THAT AS A RESPONSE TO LOWER MEMBERSHIP, LOWER DUES COLLECTED? I KNOW EXPENSES ARE HIGHER, BUT THEY'RE NOT HALF AGAIN HIGHER.
WHY IS THAT? I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, TOO, IS YOU'RE STILL YOU STILL HAVE THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE OPERATING THERE.
THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY REDUCTIONS.
SO THERE IS THAT SALARY, PERSONNEL COST AS IT RELATES TO THAT? THERE IS IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S THE DISCUSSION OF IMPLEMENTING A 5 YEAR REPLACEMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT. SO THOSE COSTS HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN AND TO OPERATE THE FACILITIES REGARDLESS OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE COSTS THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW.
SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT TOO WE HAD THIS VERY DISCUSSION WITH STAFF AS WE WERE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER IS YOU'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET NUMBER IN 22, 23 VERSUS AN ACTUAL OF WE DIDN'T.
IF YOU RECALL, BACK IN THE PANDEMIC, WE SIGNIFICANTLY SCALED BACK ON A LOT OF THE PROGRAMING THAT WE HAD.
A LOT OF PROGRAMS END UP BEING ELIMINATED THE SWIM PROGRAMS, AS AN EXAMPLE, WERE ELIMINATED. AND SO YOU DIDN'T SEE THOSE COSTS THERE.
WE'RE SHOWING THOSE COMING BACK ONLINE AND WE CAN DETAIL THOSE OUT FOR YOU.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF JEN YOU HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS THAT WE COULD SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, BUT THAT'S SOME OF IT IS IT'S AN ACTUAL NUMBER VERSUS A PLANNED PROJECTION FOR ALL THE STAFF PROGRAMING COMING BACK ONLINE.
YEAH, SO BRIAN'S VERY CORRECT.
SO WE INSTALLED OUR NEW EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT.
SO LAST YEAR, 200,000 DOLLARS THAT HADN'T BEEN USED IN A FEW YEARS WAS TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BEEN AGING.
WE MOVED SOME STAFF THAT WAS ORIGINALLY AN ADMINISTRATION.
THEY MOVED OVER TO THE RECREATION ACCOUNT FOR THE 4B, SO THAT'S A PERCENTAGE OF IT.
AND THEN OF COURSE, MERIT AND INCREASE IN WAGES.
WE'VE BROUGHT NEW PROGRAMS BACK ON AND THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS, THEY'RE ADMITTING THE MINIMUM WHERE THEY USED TO MEET THE MAXIMUM.
AND SO AS THEY GROW BACK INTO THAT, WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT PROGRAM AT ITS NORMAL OPERATING COST.
BUT WE'RE NOT HAVING THE SAME NUMBER OF REGISTRANTS YET.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO GET PEOPLE BACK IN THE DOOR.
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT REVENUE CONTINUES TO CLIMB TO START TO OFFSET THAT EXPENDITURE. CAN WE GET A BREAKDOWN? ALL OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS UNDERSTANDABLE.
AND BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE CAPABLE IN THE BRICK OPERATION.
YOU KNOW, WE GO BACK FAR BEFORE 2018, 2019.
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WE'VE RUN AT A FAIRLY CONSISTENT 75% SELF-SUSTAINING OPERATION THERE.I THINK WE'LL GET BACK UP TO THAT.
I THINK THE PANDEMIC EFFECT HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL AND ITS POUND OF FLESH ALONG WITH IT.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO TARGET TO GET BACK UP INTO THAT NUMBER AND WHETHER THAT MEANS REDUCING EXPENSES, LETTING THE EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE REDUCE THROUGH ATTRITION OR REASSIGNMENT TO OTHER AREAS, THAT NEEDS TO BE A GOAL.
IT NEEDS TO BE A TARGET THAT WE DON'T STICK DOWN AROUND THE 40 TO 50% OF SELF SUSTAINING.
NO ONE EXPECTS THE BRICK TO MAKE MONEY, AT LEAST NO REASONABLE PERSON BECAUSE IT IS A PARK. PARKS MAKE ZERO MONEY.
PARKS, BUT THE BRICK HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE 75% SELF SUSTAINING PRETTY CONSISTENTLY THROUGH TIME AND I THINK WE NEED TO TRY TO GET BACK UP THERE AND THAT'S OUR GOAL INTERNALLY AS WELL. SO OUR INTERNAL STAFF GOAL IS TO GET BACK TO 83%.
AND WHAT WINDOW OF TIME THAT OCCURS, WE'RE NOT SURE YET.
WE WERE HOPING TO BE BACK UP TO 60% BY THIS TIME.
SO WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON WAYS TO GET THOSE REVENUE NUMBERS UP.
AND THEN WE'VE RESTRUCTURED A LOT IN THE LAST YEAR TO DETERMINE LIKE HOW CAN WE MAXIMIZE OUR STAFFING LEVELS, WHETHER THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN ABUNDANCE OF PART TIMERS, BUT WE COULD NEVER FILL THOSE POSITIONS.
DO WE JUST NEED TO COMBINE THOSE AND BRING IN FEWER FULL TIMERS AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS? SO WE'RE STILL SCRUBBING THAT, BUT WE'RE ABSOLUTELY KEEPING THAT AT THE TOP OF OUR PRIORITY LIST.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I WOULD SORRY.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, IS THERE A WAY WE COULD GET A BREAKDOWN OF THE EXPENDITURES? THANKS. SURE. WE'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT.
AND I'D ECHO THE POINTS OF JEN AND MAYOR PRO TEM, AND WE CERTAINLY WANT THAT GOAL TO BE COMING BACK UP. AND AS YOU LOOK AT THE RECREATION MEMBERSHIP, WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE'RE STILL NOT BACK TO THAT TOP NUMBERS THAT WE'VE HAD. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE COST SIDE AS WELL. I THINK AS YOU'LL SEE GOING FORWARD, WE EXPECT TO GET BACK TO MORE OF A NORMAL OPERATION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND THESE SUBSIDY LEVELS WILL THEN NORMALIZE.
BUT IF THAT WASN'T IF THAT DOESN'T OCCUR OR DOESN'T OCCUR IN THE TIME FRAME, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT WE HAVE OTHER CHANGES WE CAN LOOK AT MAKING AND BRINGING BACK TO YOU, WHETHER IT'S COST OR CHANGING PROGRAMING OR TRYING TO REMAIN MORE RELEVANT IN THAT SPACE TO MAKE SURE WE BRING MORE PEOPLE BACK.
IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN AN INTERESTING COUPLE OF YEARS TO LIVE THROUGH AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH NOW FOR THE REVENUES.
THANK YOU. SO LOOKING AT THE PARK'S PERFORMANCE FUND ALL COMBINE OPERATIONS OF IT IS AT ABOUT 37% SELF-SUSTAINING WHEN YOU COMBINE ALL THREE PROGRAMS TOGETHER. OVERALL.
AGAIN, THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A FIVE YEAR PROJECTION.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE 4B TRANSFER, IT KIND OF STAYS AT ABOUT 3 MILLION GOING FORWARD UNTIL AGAIN, WE START LOOKING AT EITHER AT THE COST OR WE START LOOKING AT THE REVENUES GOING UP. AND SO THAT IS IN ESSENCE, WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENTLY GOING FORWARD.
THE GOLF FUND AGAIN ALSO HAS A ZERO BALANCE FUND BALANCE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
IT DOES HAVE A PROJECTED EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING THE REVENUES BY $1.1 MILLION DOLLARS.
AND AGAIN, THAT IS ALSO BEEN SUBSIDIZED BY THE 4B FUND AS WELL TO GET INTO AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $0 DOLLARS.
THERE IS, AGAIN, BASED UPON THE 5 YEAR CIP PLAN THAT JEN PRESENTED, THERE IS ABOUT 1.1 MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT PLAN.
AND ALL OF THAT IS ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE 4B FUND AS A CASH FUNDING OF THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS. AGAIN.
AND THIS ONE, AS YOU LOOK AT THE [INAUDIBLE] FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL OVERVIEW.
THE 2019 PRE-PANDEMIC SELF SUSTAINING PERCENTAGE WAS 53%.
I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR FUND, THERE HAVE BEEN BEEN CHANGES IN REGARDS TO THE REVENUE FEES FOR THE GREEN FEES, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE DONE THERE.
WE ARE ESTIMATING, PROJECTING OR ESTIMATE AT 59% SELF SUSTAINING AND PROBABLY CONTINUES TO GROW OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
SO THINKING BY THE END OF FIVE YEARS, IT'LL BE ABOUT 60%.
NOW IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT SUBSIDIES, YOU ALSO SEE A 4B DEBT TRANSFER. THE TRANSFERS OF THE DEBT ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS FUND.
ANY TRANSFERS OF DEBT FROM THE 4B FOR PARKS RELATED ARE NOT TRANSFERRED INTO THE PARK FUNDS. SO YOU SEE AN EXTRA SUBSIDY IN THE GOLF FUND FOR THE DEBT.
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BUT IN THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND OR IN THE 4B FUND, YOU DON'T SEE THAT IT'S ALL PRETTY MUCH PAID DIRECTLY FROM FROM THE 4B STRAIGHT INTO THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS THERE.SO YOU LOOK AT THAT SUBSIDIES, YOU LOOK AT THE PERSONNEL COSTS.
AND AGAIN, IN THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE GOLF OPERATIONS HAS EXCEEDED ITS PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS BASED UPON THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO AMPLIFY THAT POINT A BIT TOO THAT MARTIN MADE IS THE BRICK WAS BUILT, I GUESS, IN ABOUT 2010, 2011 TIME FRAME.
SO IN THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT FACILITY WOULD BE PAID OFF AND THOSE DEBT PAYMENTS WILL BE COMING DOWN FOR 4B.
BUT THEY'RE SHOWN HERE IN GOLF BECAUSE THIS IS A PROPRIETARY FUND.
BUT IN THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND, IT'S A SPECIAL GOVERNMENTAL REVENUE FUND.
IT'S NOT SHOWN THAT WAY. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF APPLES AND ORANGES.
BUT THE NUMBERS IN PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND WOULD BE MUCH WORSE ON A SUBSIDY LEVEL IF YOU WERE TO INCLUDE THOSE DEBT PAYMENTS IN THERE.
SO THIS IS THE GOLF FUND IS YOU'RE BY FAR YOUR HIGHEST PERFORMING ASSET IN THE PARK SYSTEM IN TERMS OF SELF SUFFICIENCY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR AS WE KIND OF LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS.
4B FUND, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, RECEIVES HALF A CENT OF THE 2% FROM THE LOCAL SALES TAX.
THE ESTIMATED YEAR END FUND BALANCE FOR THE END OF THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $5.7 MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S ABOUT A 90% FUND BALANCE PERCENTAGE TO EXPENDITURES, WHEREAS OUR MINIMUM IS 20%.
SO IT'S REALLY HIGHLY FUNDED CURRENTLY, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE ABILITY TO FUND SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
4B SOME OF THE SUPPORT THAT IT DOES, IT SUPPORTS PARKS AND GOLF CAPITAL PROJECTS.
CURRENTLY, IT IS IN THE PROJECTIONS FOR 2023, THERE IS A $2 MILLION CASH FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE FUNDING FOR THE NEW PARKS ANNEX AT THE JEN HAD MENTIONED THAT EARLIER IN HER PRESENTATION. IT ALSO IS PART OF THAT 4B 5 YEAR CIP PLAN.
THERE'S 37.9 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE PRESENTED EARLIER IN THIS PRESENTATION, AND 8.8 MILLION OF THAT IS CASH FUNDING.
IT'S CASH FUNDING FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE UTILIZE ALL OF THESE AVAILABLE SOURCES BEFORE WE ISSUE ANY DEBT.
FROM PARK [INAUDIBLE] FEES, PARK DEDICATION FEES, AVAILABLE BOND PROCEEDS THAT HAVE TO BE REALLOCATED AND ALSO 4B CASH FUNDING AS WELL.
SO ALL OF THAT COMBINED 29 MILLION IS IN ESSENCE BEING PROPOSED AS THE BOND ISSUANCE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS BASED UPON THE CIP PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER.
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT FOR CAPITAL FUNDING, IT ALSO IS 4B ALSO THE FUND THAT SUBSIDIZES THE OPERATIONS OF THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND AND THE GOLF FUND.
SO TAKING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND IT KIND OF GETS PROJECTED OUT, INCLUDING THE INCREASING OF THE 14% OF THE SALES TAX.
LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT DEBT SERVICE, LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT SUBSIDIES.
WHAT IT DOES IS THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 22, WE ESTIMATE 90% FUND BALANCE PERCENTAGE, AND THEN IT CONTINUES AS WE FUND THESE PROJECTS, THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
29 MILLION WORTH OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR PARKS.
THEN WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN ABOVE 40% FUND BALANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS.
AND THAT'S TAKING THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE HAVE A 14% INCREASE IN OUR ASSUMPTIONS FOR SALES TAX GOING FORWARD, 3% GOING FORWARD.
ALL OF THAT WILL FUND WHAT WE HAVE AND STILL HAVE A STRONG FUND BALANCE IN THE 4B FUND.
THE 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RECEIVES ANOTHER HALF OF THE 2% OF LOCAL SALES TAX.
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 FUND BALANCE FOR THE 4A FUND WILL BE $6.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
FUND BALANCE PERCENTAGE TO EXPENDITURES IS ABOUT 157% FUND BALANCE.
WHEN WE HAVE A 20% MINIMUM, IT'S A VERY STRONG FUND BALANCE.
SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE 4A FUND IS ELLISON STREET PROJECT, WHICH CASH FUNDED SOME DOLLARS INTO THAT PROJECT, ALLEY CAT ENTERTAINMENT HEADQUARTERS, WHICH IS INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE FUTURE INDUSTRIAL PARK EXPANSION WILL BE BOND PROJECTS, BOND PROCEEDS AND THEN THE CHISOLM SUMMIT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS ALSO A BOND PROJECT.
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SO WITHIN THIS FIVE YEAR CIP PLAN, WE ARE PROJECTED AS PART OF BOND ISSUES FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OUT OF THE 4A OR SUPPORTED BY 4A.YOU HAVE 30 MILLION IN 23, 15 MILLION IN 24 AND 10 MILLION IN 25.
AND TAKING ALL THAT INTO ACCOUNT, IF YOU LOOK AT, AGAIN, THE SALES TAX AT 14% WITH 3% GOING FORWARD, ALL THE INCENTIVES THE DEBT SERVICE THAT IT CURRENTLY HAS, THAT DEBT SERVICE THAT IT'S GOING TO BRING UP IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, IT'S STILL OVER TRIPLE OVER 150, ACTUALLY, THREE [INAUDIBLE].
IT'S JUST A STRONG FUND BALANCE.
AND THAT IS MY OVERVIEW FOR THESE FOUR FUNDS.
I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING, BUT IF WE HAVE $16 MILLION DOLLARS FUND BALANCE IN THE 4A, I'M GOING TO NO, I DON'T THINK ALEX WILL ALLOW THAT.
I THINK ALEX IS CONTINUING TO LOOK, CONTINUING TO SEE, CONTINUE TO SPEND.
SO THAT IS THE WHOLE FOCAL POINT.
I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK AT A PROJECTION, JUST THAT IT SHOWS THAT GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING. WE NEED WE NEED DIRECTION.
WE NEED TURN THAT GUY ON THE BACK ROW LOOSE AND LET'S GO BUILD SOME FACTORIES.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU THERE IN FIVE YEARS DOING THAT.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO YOU, AS ALEX TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF IDEAS AND OPTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL PARK EXPANSIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT.
WE'VE PUT IN A PLACEHOLDER FOR TEN AND 15 MILLION FOR BUSINESS PARK EXPANSION, BUT THOSE ARE JUST PLANNING LEVEL NUMBERS.
SO CERTAINLY AS WE KIND OF LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, WE'LL GIVE YOU MUCH, MUCH BETTER INFORMATION TO GO WITH.
BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT'S VERY, VERY GOOD POSITION FINANCIALLY FOR THE FUNDS.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPTIONS AS WE LOOK AT PROJECTS.
I CERTAINLY DO HOPE AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU READY FOR ME TO SAY IT, BUT I DO HOPE WE MAINTAIN A RELATIVELY HEALTHY BALANCE IN CASE OUR ECONOMY DOES SLIDE.
AND MY BUDDY OVER HERE ALWAYS SAYS THE OTHER, BUT I AM FEARFUL THAT WE DO NEED TO MAINTAIN A PRETTY GOOD BALANCE HERE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE OKAY.
ANYBODY ELSE. THANK YOU, MARTIN.
THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 9 CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REPORTS.
OKAY, SO AT THIS TIME, IT BRINGS US TO SECTION 10 EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE DO HAVE A NEED TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, the Council reserves the right to convene in Executive Session(s), from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting for any posted agenda item, to receive advice from its attorney as permitted by law. Pending or Contemplated Litigation or to Seek the Advice of the City Attorney Pursuant to Section 551.071 Land use, design standards, and density in the City's transit-oriented development district Discussion Regarding Possible Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property Pursuant to Section 551.072 Discuss and receive direction on certain parcels of real property for municipal purposes where deliberation in open session would have a detrimental effect on the position of negotiations with third parties. Deliberation regarding a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the state or the governmental body Pursuant to Section 551.073 Personnel Matters Pursuant to Section 551.074 Deliberation regarding (1) the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices; or (2) a security audit Pursuant to Sec. 551.076 Deliberation Regarding Commercial or Financial Information Received from or the Offer of a Financial or Other Incentive made to a Business Prospect Seeking to Locate, Stay or Expand in or Near the Territory of the City and with which the City is conducting Economic Development Negotiations Pursuant to Section 551.087 Hyder Ranch Project Warehouse Pursuant to Sec. 418.183(f), deliberation of information related to managing emergencies and disasters including those caused by terroristic acts (must be tape recorded)]
THE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, SECTION 551.072 AND SECTION 551.087.IS THERE A MOTION TO CONVENE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA SECOND BY RONNIE.
PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.
WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:03.
DO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE.
WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AT 9:31.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
SO IF YOU WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND WITH NO VOTE TO ADJOURN.
SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY TAMARA AND A SECOND BY JIMMY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.