May 02, 2022 City Council Special Session

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I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS SESSION UP AT 3:01.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on SH 174 Access Management. (Staff Presenter: Eric Oscarson, Director of Public Works)]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON STATE 174 ACCESS MANAGEMENT.

AS YOU RECALL, AT A PREVIOUS MEETING WE HAD A CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY THAT WAS RETURNED TO US.

AND ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS WAS MOBILITY ON TXDOT ROADWAYS.

AND SO PART OF THIS PRESENTATION TODAY WILL WILL HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS.

SO BACK IN 2021, KIMLEY-HORN COMPLETED A CORRIDOR ANALYSIS FOR STATE HIGHWAY 174.

AND DURING THIS ANALYSIS, THERE WERE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WAS INCLUDED THE WIDENING OF STATE HIGHWAY 174 TO ELK TO RANCHWAY.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN FOR THE WIDENING OF ELK TO HULEN THAT'S CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AND WE'RE WAITING ON COMMENTS BACK FROM TXDOT AND THE HOPE IS THAT THAT'S CONSTRUCTED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND THEN IN THE UPCOMING BOND ELECTION, THE DESIGN FOR HULEN TO RANCHWAY IS INCLUDED IN THAT BOND ELECTION. THERE ARE ALSO SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TURN LANE ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

AND FINALLY, THEY DID A STUDY.

IT LOOKED AT ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCESS CONTROL.

SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ACCESS MANAGEMENT.

SO THE DEFINITION OF ACCESS MANAGEMENT IS A SET OF TECHNIQUES THAT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN UTILIZE TO CONTROL PRIVATE ACCESS TO HIGHWAYS, MAJOR ARTERIALS AND OTHER ROADWAYS. AND THE BENEFITS OF ACCESS MANAGEMENT INCLUDE IMPROVED MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC, REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FEWER VEHICLE CONFLICTS. SO TXDOT HAS A MANUAL THAT TALKS ABOUT ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND THEY LET ON THAT PROPER ACCESS MANAGEMENT ASSISTS IN PROTECTING THE SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION BY PRESERVING ROADWAY EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCING TRAFFIC SAFETY, THUS REDUCING THE NEED FOR EXPENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS AT A LATER DATE.

AND THEN FURTHERMORE, ACCESS MANAGEMENT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK GRAPHIC OF WHAT'S INCLUDED IN TXDOT'S MANUAL, AND THEY TALK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT ROADWAYS SHOULD HAVE DIFFERENT ACCESS.

SO OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU INCREASE MOBILITY, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT SIDE, ON THE VERTICAL AXIS AND ON THE HORIZONTAL AXIS IS INCREASING ACCESS.

SO ON A FREEWAY, YOU WANT TO MINIMIZE ACCESS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

FREEWAYS ARE ABOUT INCREASING MOBILITY, AND SO YOU WANT TO HAVE AS LITTLE CONFLICT AS POSSIBLE.

AND AS YOU WORK DOWN TO A CUL DE SAC, YOU WANT INCREASING ACCESS.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT STATE 174 IN GENERAL.

SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK SNIPPET OF A SECTION OF 174 THAT I TOOK OVER BY KFC ACROSS FROM FAST TACO.

SO IN THE ANALYSIS, THEY IDENTIFIED OVER 82 ACCESS AREAS THAT NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED.

SO IN JUST A SMALL STRETCH HERE WE HAVE 12 ACCESS POINTS.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS ALONG A ROADWAY.

THESE ACCESS POINTS WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO TXDOT ADOPTING THEIR CURRENT ACCESS MANUAL.

AND SO NEW TXDOT STANDARDS HAVE COME FORWARD AND WOULD ACTUALLY PREVENT ANY OF THESE A LOT OF THESE DRIVEWAYS FROM OCCURRING.

AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WITH ALL THESE ACCESS POINTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY THERE, WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MANY ACCESS POINTS, YOU HAVE TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN, YOU HAVE REAR END COLLISIONS, YOU HAVE TRAFFIC CONFLICTS.

AND ALL THOSE LEAD TO MORE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

SO DURING THE STUDY, THAT STUDY INCLUDED ACCESS MANAGEMENT FROM JOHN JONES ALL THE WAY TO RENFRO.

THEY IDENTIFIED 82 ACCESS POINTS ALONG THAT STRETCH OF THE ROADWAY.

THEY PROVIDED A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON WHAT IS CURRENT TXDOT STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD ACTUALLY REDUCE THAT ACCESS POINTS IN HALF TO 41 . OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THEY INCLUDED IMPROVEMENTS FOR CLOSURES EITHER OR IMPROVING AN ACCESS POINT, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU IN A COUPLE OF THE EXAMPLES.

AND THEN ALSO IDEAS FOR CROSS ACCESS.

SO ACCESS BETWEEN TWO PROPERTY OWNERS SO WE CAN LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ACCESS POINTS ALONG 174.

THIS WAS, ACCESS CONTROL WAS INCLUDED AS A POTENTIAL BOND PROJECT TO THE BOND COMMITTEE.

IT WAS LISTED AT 2.56 MILLION OVER FOUR YEARS.

HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK FOR PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY, DID NOT INCLUDE DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND IT DID NOT INCLUDE POSSIBLE UTILITY

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AND THEN THE BOND COMMITTEE DID NOT RECOMMEND IT TO MOVE FORWARD AS PART OF THE BOND PACKAGE ITSELF.

SO WHEN WE WANT TO COME FORWARD TO YOU IS WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH AT A FUTURE DATE AND HAVE SOME DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL TODAY ABOUT IT. WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THREE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY.

THE FIRST ONE IS ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY FROM NEWTON DRIVE TO ELLISON.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH FROM TOMMY'S NEW CARWASH ALL THE WAY TO DAIRY QUEEN.

THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE FROM SUMMERCREST BOULEVARD TO MARKET STREET ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE KFC IS LOCATED.

AND THEN ON MARKET STREET AND AGAIN, SAME STRETCH FROM MARKET STREET TO THE CREEK THERE.

AND WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS OF WHY THAT SECTION IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE CORRIDOR ITSELF.

SO RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE FOR STAFF RECOMMENDING MOVING FORWARD WOULD BE FROM NEWTON DRIVE TO ELLISON STREET ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

SO CURRENTLY TOMMY'S CARWASH, THE STRIP CENTER ENTERPRISE AND DAIRY QUEEN ARE LOCATED ALONG THAT STRETCH.

WE HAVE EIGHT DRIVEWAYS THAT ARE ALONG THERE.

THE RECOMMENDATION BY KIMLEY-HORN WAS TO REDUCE IT DOWN TO THREE.

AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COORDINATION WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AND SIDEWALK INSTALLATION ALONG THIS CORRIDOR.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, SO OBVIOUSLY WHERE IT SAYS RACEWAY THAT'S NOW THE NEW TOMMY'S ONE OF THOSE DRIVEWAYS HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED.

TOMMY'S DID THAT AS PART OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION.

SO 63 HAS BEEN CLOSED AND 65 IS OPEN.

WE WOULD RECOMMEND CLOSING 67.

THE BLUE IS A MODIFY ACCESS.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT HOW THE OVERLAY IS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DRIVEWAY IS VERY NARROW, THE RADIUS ARE VERY TIGHT, SO IT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO MAKE SHARP TURNS.

WE WOULD MODIFY THAT ACCESS TO ALLOW FOR EASIER IN AND OUT.

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR KIND OF HAS A WIDE OPEN STRETCH OF AREA.

WE WOULD CLOSE THE ONE SIDE, HAVE ONE OPENING, AND THEN IT RECOMMENDS FOR THE CLOSING OF BOTH ACCESS POINTS ON DAIRY QUEEN.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS TO NOTE ON THIS SECTION IS ALL OF THESE PARCELS HAVE ACCESS TO THE REAR OF THEIR PROPERTY, SO THEIR ONLY ACCESS IS NOT ON 174. THEY ALL HAVE ACCESS BEHIND THEM.

SO BEHIND THE STRIP CENTER, THEY HAVE ACCESS BEHIND ENTERPRISE, THEY HAVE AN ACCESS.

AND OBVIOUSLY DAIRY QUEEN HAS ACCESS OFF OF ELLISON STREET AND ALSO BEHIND IT.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE RACEWAY HAS IT OFF OF NEWTON.

ALL OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD IS ALL GOING TO REQUIRE US TO HAVE VERY DETAILED CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, ESPECIALLY LIKE I SAID, RACEWAY HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. WE WOULD TALK WITH THE STRIP CENTER, WE WOULD TALK WITH ENTERPRISE, AND WE'D HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE DAIRY QUEEN ITSELF.

NOW, IN CONVERSATIONS WITH ANY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY CHANGES TO THE USE OR HOW THAT PROPERTY IS FUNCTIONING, THAT WOULD GO INTO DETERMINATION IF WE STILL NEED TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.

SO I THINK DAIRY QUEEN IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WITH THE WAY THEIR DRIVE THRU IS SET UP.

IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE IT COMES RIGHT OFF OF THERE AND THEY QUEUE UP BEHIND THERE.

IF THERE WAS A CHANGE TO THAT PROPERTY AND THEY WERE TO CHANGE IT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ON IF THERE WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO KEEPING ONE OF THOSE OPEN OR NOT, BUT ALL OF THESE WOULD REQUIRE DEFINITE COORDINATION WITH THEM.

THIS IS A BIG, IMPORTANT PART OF THIS.

THIS IS OUR NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDATION JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY IN SUCH A SMALL STRETCH, TOMMY'S HAS ALREADY MADE THE CHANGE, SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT.

TOMMY'S INSTALLED A SIDEWALK ALREADY ON THEIR PORTION.

WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT SIDEWALK ALL THE WAY TO ELLISON CONTINUING HAVING MOBILITY THROUGH THIS AREA AND REDUCE THE CONGESTION.

THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROADWAY FROM SUMMERCREST BOULEVARD TO MARKET STREET.

THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM CAPTAIN D'S, THE STRIP CENTER, KFC, AUTOZONE, MATTRESS DEPOT AND THE FUTURE OUTLET SPOTS THAT ARE AROUND KFC.

AGAIN, WE'D BE LOOKING AT COORDINATING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

THIS SIDE OF THE STREET HAS SIGNIFICANT DRAINAGE CONCERNS, AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT IS DOING SOME STUDIES IN THIS AREA TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE AND GET IT OVER TO THE CREEK.

THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE IN THE RECOMMENDATION THREE WHY WE'RE ASKING, WE SUGGEST DOING THAT PROJECT AS WELL DURING THIS TIME.

RIGHT NOW THERE ARE SEVEN DRIVEWAYS.

WE WOULD KEEP THREE. ALL THREE OF THOSE WOULD BE IMPROVED IN SOME FASHION, WIDENING THEM, IMPROVING THE RADIUS, ALLOWING FOR BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW IN.

BUT AGAIN, IF YOU'RE DRIVING ON THE STRETCH INSTEAD OF HAVING SEVEN SPOTS, IT WOULD BE REDUCED TO THREE.

EVERYBODY WOULD BE GOING IN AND OUT OF THOSE THREE AREAS, WHICH WOULD HELP MINIMIZE TRAFFIC CONFLICTS, MINIMIZE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, AND IMPROVE THE MOBILITY ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. SO THE MATTRESS DEPOT IS NO LONGER PRESENT AND THE HTEAO HASN'T OPENED YET, BUT I SUSPECT THIS WAS NOT BROUGHT TO THEM BEFORE THEY BUILT, OR THEY MAY HAVE RECONSIDERED HOW THEY LAID OUT THEIR BUILDING BECAUSE THE

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SO I'M JUST I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OPENED YET. AND I JUST WONDER HOW FORTHCOMING WE'VE BEEN WITH LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY, BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE LAID OUT THEIR BUILDING AND THEY MAY BE PRETTY FRUSTRATED. YEAH.

SO ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN COMING ALONG THIS CORRIDOR, WE'VE BEEN PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION.

HENCE TOMMY'S CLOSED OFF ONE WHEN WE ASKED THEM TO CLOSE OFF ONE.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM.

BUT AGAIN, WE WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH A FULL FLEDGED JUST THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

WE WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD AND MEETING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, DISCUSSING DIFFERENT THINGS AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S DONE, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE DOING IT, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE NO CONCERNS IF WE NEED TO DO ANY, MAKE ANY CHANGES TO IT THAT WE CAN.

BUT THIS IS JUST THE STEP FOR US TO START GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I'LL MAKE A COMMENT HERE ABOUT ANY RESTAURANT.

AND LET ME SAY THAT NATHAN MAYFIELD OF THE DAIRY QUEEN IS GOING TO SAY YOU'VE ALL LOST YOUR MIND.

I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP BOTH POINTS COMING IN.

IF I WERE AT THE DAIRY QUEEN, I'D SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT.

YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN HALF OF IT AWAY FROM ME.

YOU PUT A DIVIDER RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE AND MAKING THEM GO DOWN AND THEN COME BACK.

IF IT IS A RESTAURANT AND YOU HAVE A DRIVE THRU WINDOW, YOU'RE ASKING A LOT WHEN YOU SAY I'M GOING TO CLOSE OFF THESE SIDES BECAUSE I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

TAKE THE DAIRY QUEEN.

OKAY. NO, BETTER EXAMPLE WOULD BE MY STORE WHEN I HAD THE [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

SO YOU GO IN, ONE WAY YOU LOOP AROUND THAT BUILDING AND YOU COME RIGHT BACK HERE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMING IN.

THAT WON'T WORK.

THINK ABOUT WHATABURGER.

THAT WILL NEVER WORK.

THAT'S A AND IT COULD BE A BIKE, OF COURSE BIKE'S NOT AS CRITICAL.

YOU CAN GO IN AND GET OUT.

BUT THOSE RESTAURANTS LIVE AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT 75 OR 80% OF THEIR BUSINESS COMES THROUGH A DRIVE THRU WINDOW.

WHEN YOU'RE A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AND OKAY, SO, YEAH, LET ME GIVE UP THAT SPACE, RIGHT THERE.

NO, NO.

I WOULD SAY, LORD GOD, NO.

AGAIN, YOU'VE TAKEN HALF OF IT AWAY FROM ME ALREADY BY PUTTING THAT DIVIDER DOWN THE MIDDLE.

NOW YOU'RE TAKING THE REST OF IT AWAY.

AND I CAN ALSO SEE THE POINT WHEN YOU'RE IN THERE AND YOU'VE REDUCED THIS TO THREE POINTS.

PEOPLE INSIDE THESE AREAS RIGHT HERE, WHEN THEY'RE COMING OUT, I CAN SEE THOSE LINES OF FRIGGING CARS WAITING TO GET BACK OUT ON 174, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WILL BE.

FOLKS, I DON'T LIKE THIS PLAN.

I'VE LOOKED AT IT AND LOOKED AT IT.

I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING TO HELP US A GREAT DEAL, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY DOING IT.

SO THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

BUT I GOT A GOOD OPINION WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE RESTAURANTS.

SURE. I GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THAT.

SO. WELL, IF I COULD, I THINK THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK.

I THINK, AS ERIC POINTED OUT, ONE OF THE CRITICAL PARTS OF THIS IS VISITING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND SEEING IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT IT.

FOR THE DAIRY QUEEN IN PARTICULAR, THEY ACTUALLY PUT CONES IN THOSE ENTRYWAYS BECAUSE THEY BLOCK THEY'RE INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO BLOCK THOSE ENTRYWAYS BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT THEY'VE HAD.

I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO THE OWNERS, BUT WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION, THEY'RE AMENABLE TO THE CHANGE AND ACTUALLY THEY WANT THE CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THEY'RE HAVING ON THEIR SITE.

BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD VISIT WITH THAT OWNER AND THEN COME BACK TO YOU AND SAY, HERE'S WHAT THE FEEDBACK WE'VE HAD, HOW WE WOULD MODIFY IT OR EVEN DO IT AT ALL.

BUT THAT'S AT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION.

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TRAFFIC CONCERNS AND POTENTIAL ISSUES ON 174.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT.

EXCUSE ME. NATHAN MAYFIELD IS NOT AN EMPATHETIC MAN.

I'VE KNOWN HIM.

AND WHEN I WAS NEXT DOOR TO HIM AND HE WASN'T AN EASY MAN TO GET ALONG WITH, I COULDN'T BLAME HIM A LOT OF TIMES, BUT I'M VERY SURPRISED HE WOULD SAY, OH, YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.

JUST GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THOSE TWO OFF THAT WOULD BE FINE.

NO PROBLEM. BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE GOING TO COME IN THE SIDE.

I CAN SEE WHERE HE COULD GET BY WITH IT.

I COULD SEE THAT.

BUT I ALSO CAN SEE WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME OF HIS BUSINESS AWAY FROM HIM BECAUSE SOMEBODY WILL BE COMING RIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY'LL SAY, WELL, I GOT TO WAIT AT THE LIGHT RIGHT NOW TO MAKE THAT TURN, AND I'LL GO IN.

THEN WHEN I'LL GO DOWN THE STREET HERE AND GO STRAIGHT IN WHERE I WANT TO GO, I PERSONALLY THAT'S TOUGH.

THAT'S TOUGH BECAUSE I THINK THOSE FOLKS WILL LOSE BUSINESS OVER THAT.

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BEEN WRONG BEFORE.

BUT AGAIN, IF IT WERE ME, I WOULD SAY, OH, HELL NO, I DON'T WANT YOU DOING THAT.

SURE.

I'D MAKE A COMMENT IN REPLY TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT COSTING THEM BUSINESS, BECAUSE IN THE DAIRY QUEEN SITUATION, I THINK THEY PROBABLY HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT DON'T COME IN BECAUSE THEY'D BE THE LAST CAR IN LINE TO STOP WITH THEIR VEHICLES STILL IN THE ROADWAY.

IF THE LINE IS THAT LONG AND IT MAY BE THE EXISTING CONDITION MAY BE A DETERRENT, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY THEY'RE OUT THERE CONING OFF THEIR OWN TRAFFIC. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED OR HAVE CONSTRUCTED SOME PROJECTS SIMILAR TO THIS THAT COMBINED DRIVEWAYS, CLOSED DRIVEWAYS, AND THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS. HEARST HAS DONE THREE SEGMENTS OF PIPELINE ROAD THAT I'VE DONE THAT TOOK EXISTING TWO DRIVEWAYS PER LIGHT, COMBINED THEM INTO ONE, SOMETIMES CREATING CROSS ACCESS BACK ON THE PROPERTY.

ONE THING I NOTICED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, IT JUST EITHER CLOSES OR EXPANDS AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY.

A THIRD SOLUTION MIGHT INCLUDE GOING IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN TWO EXISTING DRIVEWAYS, CREATING AN ENTIRELY NEW, WIDER DRIVEWAY, AND CLOSING BOTH OF THE ONES THAT ARE HERE.

THAT'S JUST WHAT WE PAY ENGINEERS TO DO.

AND THEY COME UP WITH GOOD ANSWERS FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THE KEY TO THE PROJECT, FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND SEE HOW THIS CAN BE MADE TO BENEFIT THEM AS WELL AS INCREASE TRAFFIC FLOW AND SAFETY.

SO I LIKE THE PROJECT.

I DON'T KNOW.

LIKE RONNIE SAYS, THE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES WILL NEED TO VOICE HOW THEY'RE AFFECTED AND WE'LL NEED TO TAKE THOSE CONCERNS INTO STRONG CONSIDERATION.

100%. ERIC, ONE QUESTION AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE YOU HELP ME REFRESH MY MEMORY.

WE LOOKED IN THE PAST ABOUT TXDOT HAVING AN ELEVATED ROADWAY DOWN TO A CERTAIN POINT ON 174.

IS THAT PRIOR TO THIS OR.

YEAH. SO. SO IT'LL STOP AT.

YEAH. SO IT COMES BACK TO A NORMAL AT GRADE CROSSING AROUND TO THE EAST OF ELLISON.

SO. JUST TO THE EAST OF IT OKAY.

SO IT'S HILLERY AND RENFRO WOULD BE GRADED SEPARATED.

THEN WE COME BACK IN TO AT GRADE SO THIS WOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN THAT.

OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T DOING A BIG PROJECT THAT WAS GOING TO BE TORN UP AND MONEY WASTED ON IT.

NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THESE TWO? THE LAST RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE IS JUST TO THE EAST OF THE PREVIOUS PROJECT.

THIS IS A REAL SMALL SECTION, BUT I THINK THE REASON THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS WOULD BE KIND OF IN THE GROUP OF THE FIRST THREE IS THAT THIS ENTIRE CORRIDOR DRAINS TO THE EAST, TO THE CREEK.

WE KNOW THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DRAINAGE CONCERNS IN THIS AREA.

AND SO WHEN WE, IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT, THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER AREA WE'D LOOK AT.

THERE'S TWO DRIVEWAYS TO THE ALL STATE BUILDING ONE OF THEM WOULD BE CLOSED.

THE OTHER ONE OPEN. VALERO IS WIDE OPEN WITH ONE JUST STRAIGHT ACCESS.

WE WOULD REDUCE THAT DOWN TO JUST ONE DRIVEWAY.

BUT THE REASON THIS PART IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF WHERE ALL THIS DRAINAGE IS GOING TO RUN TO.

SO WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE IMPACTS TO THE DRAINAGE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STUDY THAT.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU DO IT, ANY KIND OF DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, WE WANT TO START ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE AND WORK OUR WAY UPSTREAM.

SO WE HAVE THE OUTFALL SET, WHAT THAT IMPACT LOOKS LIKE, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE UPSTREAM AND BUILD EVERYTHING RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING FLOWING DOWNSTREAM AND HAVE NOTHING TO TO ACCEPT IT.

SO THIS IS THE REASON WE WANTED TO PICK.

WE PICKED THIS ONE AS KIND OF THE LAST OF THE THREE WE WANTED TO BRING FORWARD.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A COUPLE OF MAJOR BUSINESSES IMPACTED.

WE COORDINATE, WE WOULD LOOK AT PUTTING IN SIDEWALKS.

BUT AGAIN, THE DRAINAGE CONCERNS AND ANY TINY UTILITY RELOCATION YOU SEE ON THOSE LINES, WE HAVE STORM SEWER, WE HAVE THE WATER LINE AND WE HAVE A SANITARY LINE ALL LOCATED WITHIN THIS AREA.

SO THERE WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY BE SOME UTILITY WORK DONE AS WELL.

ERIC THIS WOULD THAT ONE WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE OVERHEAD WHENEVER THEY BUILD IT, CORRECT? THIS ONE. NO, BECAUSE IT'S TO THE EAST OF THE CREEK.

STILL TO THE EAST. OKAY. IT'S STILL TO THE EAST.

YEP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO FOR THE FIRST, FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS ONE THROUGH THREE, IT'S AN ESTIMATED $3 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.

WE ANTICIPATE DESIGN ANYWHERE BETWEEN HALF A MILLION AND THREE QUARTERS OF $1,000,000 DOLLARS.

AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE LOOKING AT DRIVEWAY RECONFIGURATION, ADDING SIDEWALK AND LOOKING AT SOME KIND OF DRAINAGE STUDY AND SEEING WHAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE AND DESIGNING WHAT THAT STORM SEWER WOULD LOOK LIKE AND ALSO ANY TYPE OF UTILITY CONFLICTS.

WE ESTIMATE THAT CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE, AGAIN, 2.25 TO 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS WITH A 12 TO 18 MONTH LEAD TIME ON CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION.

AND AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD [INAUDIBLE] TXDOT THAT COORDINATION AND PERMITTING.

I DO WANT TO SAY WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH TXDOT.

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WE DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT.

THEY'RE COMPLETELY BEHIND US.

THEY KNOW THAT IT'S IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

AND SO THEY WOULD LIKE US, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF US MOVING FORWARD IN THIS DIRECTION IN THE FUTURE.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS FUNDING SOURCE.

SO IF COUNCIL DECIDED THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IN THE FUTURE, THERE IS FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY.

IF COUNCIL WERE TO DISSOLVE TIRZ 3 BUT THIS ALSO COULD BE CASH FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THIS WOULD BE A MULTIYEAR PLAN.

AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WE NEED TO DO THERE'S 82 DRIVEWAYS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO CONDENSE DOWN TO 41.

WE'D BE LOOKING TO DESIGN IN YEAR ONE CONSTRUCT IN THE SECOND YEAR AND KIND OF CREATE THAT PROGRESS OVER THE YEARS AS LONG AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE, WE WOULD ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THEN IF DEVELOPMENT CAME OR COUNCIL HAD SOME CHANGE IN PRIORITIES OR SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, WE WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND CHANGE OUR TACTICS AND HOW WE GO ABOUT IT.

AND THEN AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS WILL VARY FOR EVERY PROJECT TO PROJECT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE DRAINAGE, UTILITIES AND SIDEWALKS ALL ARE INCLUDED IN THAT SECTION. AND WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT OPEN FOR A DISCUSSION WITH ALL OF YOU TO TALK ABOUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT ITSELF PLAN MOVING FORWARD. IF YOU LIKE THE LOCATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT, ANY ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS AND JUST GET YOUR TEMPERATURE ON MOVING FORWARD WITH POSSIBLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT IN THE FUTURE IN FUTURE BUDGET YEARS.

ERIC TO THE EXTENT WE CAN AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS, I'D LIKE TO PUT AN EYE ON LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN. IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE CHANGES ALONG THE WAY, I'D LIKE TO SEE US PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WE COULD DO TO ADD SOME ELEMENTS OF, YOU KNOW. DEFINITELY 100%.

DECORATION OR WHATEVER WE CAN TO MAKE IT IMPROVE THE LOOKS OF THE CORRIDOR.

100%. ERIC, MY QUESTION.

MAY [INAUDIBLE] BE MORE TOWARDS DAN.

I DON'T SEE ANY NEW OPENINGS COMING IN.

IT'S 2 MILLION.

YOU'RE THE CONSTRUCTION GURU DOWN HERE.

SO I DEFINITELY DEFER TO YOU.

IS THAT NUMBER. THE ANSWER IS IT TAKES LONGER AND COSTS MORE MONEY THAN YOU THINK.

UNDERSTOOD. THAT'S ALWAYS THE ANSWER.

[LAUGHTER] I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT US TO SAY I NOTICED YOU MENTIONED THE TIRZ AS BEING PART OF THE FUNDING.

WE'VE NOT DECIDED WE'RE EVEN GOING TO DISSOLVE THAT YET.

SO LET'S BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DEDICATE THIS MONEY BECAUSE WE'VE NOT DONE THAT AND WE MAY NOT.

SO WE MAY HAVE TO BE LOOKING TO ANOTHER AREA.

YES, SIR. AND WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING YOU OPTIONS BACK.

WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS FOR, AS YOU MAY RECALL, FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE'VE IDENTIFIED $4 MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

BUT WE HAVEN'T GIVEN YOU A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT THOSE DOLLARS COULD BE USED FOR.

AND SO IF THE COUNCIL IS AMENABLE TO LOOKING AT THIS AS AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT, THEN WE CAN GIVE YOU THIS PROJECT AND ANY OTHERS THAT WE IDENTIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AND TRY TO GIVE YOU A RANKING OF THOSE AND THEN SEE WHICH OF THE PROJECTS YOU'D WANT TO FUND AND HOW MUCH WOULD BE OUT OF CASH.

WE'RE OUT OF THE TIRZ 3.

IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS ARE ON THE TABLE FOR THE COUNCIL.

BUT I THINK THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO KNOW IS THIS EVEN SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO PURSUE AT ALL? SO I APOLOGIZE. I HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A SECOND.

I DO REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF LESSENING THE TRAFFIC FLOW IN AND OUT, AND SOME OF THEM ARE ABSURD THAT HAVING SUCH LARGE ONES AND TOO MANY ENTRANCES.

I HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT SIDEWALKS FOR SOME.

WOULD THAT BE THE CASE FOR ALL OF IT? THAT WOULD BE THE INTENT. THE INTENT IS WE WOULD AS WE DID THIS PROJECT.

RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S A CORRIDOR LONG PROJECT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS IN THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR.

SO WE WOULD HAVE SIDEWALKS ALL ALONG 174.

WELL I'M FOR IT AND I WOULD BECAUSE THIS GOES BACK TO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT MANY MONTHS AGO.

I THINK ALL OF US SAYING WE KNOW WE WANT 174 BEAUTIFICATION TO BE A PART OF WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING MOVING FORWARD.

AND PART OF THAT IS CREATING CURBS AND SIDEWALKS AND SOMETHING OTHER THAN A SMALL TOWN.

OH, YOU KNOW, GRAVEL ROAD KIND OF TURN IN.

THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

I LIKE THE IDEA, TOO. THE ONLY ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF TXDOT MONEY FOR THIS? BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WANTING THEIR NEW PLAN.

AND IT IS THEIR HIGHWAY.

SO. SO IT'S SO WHEN I SAY IT'S A NEW PLAN, I'M JUST SAYING THAT THESE WERE A LOT OF THEM WERE BUILT PRIOR TO THE PLAN.

SO WHEN YOU HAVE EXISTING ACCESS POINTS TXDOT DOESN'T SAY YOU HAVE TO REMOVE ACCESS POINTS.

SO RIGHT WHEN YOU COME IN, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCESS POINT, THEY DON'T GO BACK AND SAY, WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT GRANDFATHERED IN, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE AN ACCESS POINT.

SO IT'S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE.

SO IT'S NOT A NEW PLAN.

IT'S JUST A LOT OF THESE PLACES HAD ACCESS POINTS PRIOR TO IT.

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IT'S USUALLY NOT SOMETHING THEY FUND BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS POINTS.

THEY TRY TO HAVE THE LOCAL ENTITIES DO CONTROL ACROSS THEIR CORRIDOR AFTER IT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED.

SO IF WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO CLOSE IT, THEY SAY, YEAH, WE'RE BEHIND YOU, BUT IT'S ON YOU.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, WE GOT LUCKY WITH TOMMY'S.

TOMMY'S WE BROUGHT FORWARD AND SAID, WE WANT YOU TO CLOSE THIS ONE.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THEY DID AS THEY REDEVELOPED THAT PROPERTY.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO LEAVE IT OPEN, BECAUSE DEVELOPMENT MAY DRIVE THIS AND WE MIGHT WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS AS THEY REDEVELOP SOME OF THESE AREAS.

AS THINGS COME UP, WE'LL SAY, OKAY, YOU CAN DO THAT.

BUT AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, YOU NEED TO CLOSE THIS ACCESS OR REALIGN IT OR LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PROJECT, IF WE CONTINUED OVER YEAR AFTER YEAR, DEVELOPMENT MAY DRIVE OR, OKAY, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THIS SECTION, LET US DO THE REST TYPE OF THING.

AND I THINK THAT'D BE ADVANTAGEOUS.

LIKE VICTORIA HAS MENTIONED, HTEAO, IF WE JUST SAT DOWN WITH THE DEVELOPER AHEAD OF TIME, AND SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, BUT WE WANT YOU TO CLOSE THIS ONE ENTRANCE AND USE THE OTHER ONE.

WE COULD HAVE BEEN OUT THAT ONE AS WELL.

AND LIKE I SAID, I'M PRETTY SURE WE PROVIDED IT TO THEM.

WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING THAT'S WHY TOMMY'S CLOSED ONE, BECAUSE WE RECOMMENDED IT TO THEM.

BUT AGAIN, WE'LL MEET WITH EVERY PROPERTY OWNER BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S BEST AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYOR PRO TEM MCCLENDON SAID RIGHT NOW LET'S CLOSE THIS ONE, BUT LEAVE THIS ONE OPEN.

MAYBE IT'S CLOSE BOTH AND PUT ONE IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE IT'S MORE USEFUL THAT WAY AND IT'LL HELP TRAFFIC FLOW.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE'LL BE LOOKING AT WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL THESE PROPERTIES IS TRAFFIC FLOW, NOT JUST COMING OFF 174, BUT WITHIN THE PROPERTIES, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT COMES INTO BECAUSE.

WHEN YOU GET IN THE DRIVE THRU'S AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT QUEUING AND WE'RE QUEUING IS LOCATED REALLY DOES IMPACT TRAFFIC FLOW AND SPILLOVER ONTO 174 ISN'T IDEAL WE ALL KNOW THAT. SO HOW CAN WE WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTTING DRIVEWAYS IN THE RIGHT SPOT? IT JUST CROSSED MY MIND AND I ALMOST HATE TO HAVE TO SAY THIS, BUT THE TXDOT PROJECT FOR 174 AND 35 INTERSECTION THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, IF I RECALL ONE VERSION OF THAT HAS 174 ELEVATED ABOVE RENFRO AND NOT COMING BACK DOWN TO GRADE UNTIL NEWTON.

AND IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THAT'S RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE, THE SEGMENT BETWEEN NEWTON AND TARRANT.

SO I WONDER IF WE'RE.

I MISSED IT THEN.

SORRY. I THOUGHT IT WAS ELLISON.

YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS YEAH IT'S GRADE SEPARATED AT HILLERY AND RENFRO AND I BELIEVE IT COMES BACK AT ELLISON BUT MAYBE I'M OFF ON THE STREET, BUT THE ONLY TWO GRADE SEPARATED WE WOULD HAVE IN TOWN OR AT HILLERY AND RENFRO.

OKAY, BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS IF THEY DON'T STOP THEIR RECONSTRUCTION UNTIL THEY GET TO NEWTON, THEN WHAT WE'RE DOING BETWEEN NEWTON AND TARRANT MIGHT BE REDONE ANYWAY. IT'S RIGHT. WE'RE BACK TO GRADE AT ELLISON.

YEAH. WE COME BACK DOWN AT ELLISON.

THEY DIDN'T GO AS FAR AS NEWTON, NOT IN ANYTHING THAT I REMEMBER LOOKING AT.

IT CAME BACK DOWN AT ELLISON.

SO FROM HERE OVER, THAT WOULD ALL IT WOULD BE LEADING UP TO.

OKAY.

NOT THAT I REMEMBER.

IT WAS ELLISON BECAUSE I REMEMBER FOR SOME ODD REASON.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE IN TALKS WITH THESE BUSINESSES, THIS IS A, IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT ALONG 174.

AND SO IF DRAINAGE, NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE BEAUTIFICATION ISSUES ON 174 BUT IF DRAINAGE ISN'T ADDRESSED, THEN THAT AFFECTS THOSE BUSINESSES.

IF IT'S A HUGE GULLY TO CROSS INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE INCLINED TO GO SHOP THERE OR GRAB FOOD THERE. SO I'M JUST WONDERING HOW MUCH CAN THEY, DO THEY DO THEY HAVE ANY INTEREST IN COMING TO THE TABLE? BECAUSE THIS IS PUTTING A LOT AS RONNIE MENTIONED, IT'S EXPENSIVE AND IT'S PUTTING A LOT ON TAXPAYERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PRIVATE BUSINESSES.

I'M JUST I'M WONDERING HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE.

TOMMY'S IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THEY CAME TO THE TABLE AND WE SAID, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THIS.

AND I FEEL LIKE HTEAO WAS AROUND THAT SAME TIMELINE.

SO I GUESS I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED THAT IT DIDN'T GET THE SAME ATTENTION THAT TOMMY'S GAVE IT.

BUT IN GETTING IT ADDRESSED, I MEAN, ALMOST FEEL LIKE GOING FORWARD, IF THERE ARE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING SOME OF THE BUSINESSES TO THE TABLE AND SAY THIS IS GOING TO BENEFIT YOU AS MUCH AS THE TRAFFIC ALONG 174.

YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THOSE CONVERSATIONS LOOK LIKE? AND THEN.

I'M THINKING OF HOW MUCH OF THIS SOME OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

I GUESS THESE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF NEW BUT I KNOW RIGHT SOUTH OF.

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BUT I GUESS RIGHT AFTER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SUMMERCREST, ALL OF THAT, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS LOOK AT THAT.

AND SO THAT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT FROM WHAT USED TO BE A GAS STATION, THE SONIC AND IN THE DENTIST OFFICE THAT ARE . DENTISTS AND THE BANK I BELIEVE.

YEAH. AND THEN RIGHT BEFORE THE BANKS I KNOW THAT BANK HASN'T, THEY'VE SAID THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN APPROACHED ABOUT THIS IN MONTHS, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW FAVORABLE THEY ARE TO LOSING AN ACCESS POINT, BUT LIKE THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT FIXING AND PUTTING MONEY TOWARD THIS.

BUT I'M JUST I'M FEARFUL OF HOW EXPENSIVE THIS IS GOING TO BE AND US FOOTING ALL OF IT.

AND I THINK YOU BRING UP A GREAT POINT.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, REACHING OUT AND SEEING IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

WE ARE, LIKE I SAID, MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE REACHING OUT TO ANY TYPE OF REDEVELOPMENT TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW THIS IS WHAT OUR PLAN CALLS FOR.

YOU NEED TO CLOSE THIS ACCESS OR ADDRESS THE ACCESS.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE IS ON THE CORNER OF MCNAIRN AND 174.

RIGHT. SO THIS PLAN ACTUALLY CALLED FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THAT MAIN WITH A SHARED DRIVEWAY WITH THE RAISING CANE'S.

AND SO IF YOU SEE HOW THAT DEVELOPMENT IS PROCEEDING, THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT'S PROCEEDING.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AS DEVELOPMENTS COMING, WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM.

SO AS THAT CORNER OF SUMMERCREST JUST TO THE SOUTH OF HERE OF SUMMERCREST, WHERE THAT GAS STATION WAS, LIKE YOU SAID, THE SONIC WAS AS THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED, WE'RE TALKING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND THEY COME FORWARD AND THEY BRING THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

WE'RE SAYING, OKAY, HEY, WE'RE CALLING FOR THIS ONE TO BE CLOSED.

YOU NEED TO, YOU KNOW, BUILD APPROPRIATELY FOR THAT.

SO WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.

AND I THINK, LIKE I SAID, THAT WOULD THAT NEW RESTAURANT GROUPING IS GOING TO BE ON THE CORNER OF MCNAIRN.

AND 174 IS ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE WHERE WE ADDRESSED THAT.

AND I THINK AS THEY COME UP, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PLANNING TEAM, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS.

CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION AND REALLY TO GO BACK TO THE HTEAO THING? QUITE FRANKLY, IF WE WERE TO CLOSE THAT OFF, THERE'S NO THEY WOULD BE QUEUING THEN ON THE SIDE STREET THERE WOULD BE NOWHERE FOR BECAUSE IF AM I CORRECT THAT THE DRIVE THRU IS ON THE SIDE OF THE.

OKAY. WELL, THERE'S SCHOOL ACCESS RIGHT THERE.

NO. AND AGAIN, THIS DESIGN WAS DONE IN 21.

THERE'S BEEN SOME DEVELOPMENT THERE.

SO WHEN WE SHOW THIS TO YOU THAT 37, THE STATE OPEN AND REDESIGNED AND 39 IS CLOSED, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I KIND OF LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS.

IF I COULD MAYBE I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF YOU WENT GREEN, RED OR BLUE, RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE, RED, ALL THE WAY DOWN.

THAT MAKES MORE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL CAPTAIN D'S THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO GO INTO, THE ACCESS 33 TURNS RIGHT IN.

YOU COULD GO TO KFC, YOU COULD GO TO WHATEVER THE AUTO SHOP IS THERE.

I FORGET THE NAME OF IT.

I JUST FEEL LIKE CUTTING OFF THE CAPTAIN D'S AND THE HTEAO IS NOT THE SMARTEST THING AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT THAT WILL WORK FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY I AGREE. I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT.

SO AGAIN, THIS WAS A WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE TYPES OF STUDIES, RIGHT.

THE STUDIES TAKE A LOOK AT A LOT OF THINGS AND THEY LOOK AT EXISTING CONDITIONS.

THAT'S A SNAPSHOT IN TIME FROM A YEAR AGO.

OVER A YEAR AGO.

WHEN WE BRING THESE FORWARD, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO SAY BUILD IT LIKE THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE ENGINEERS ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU SEE THEM CLOSING ENTRANCES THAT ARE CLOSE TO INTERSECTIONS, THAT'S A TXDOT THING, RIGHT? THEY WANT SPACING FROM WHERE AN INTERSECTION ENDS, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEIR INTERSECTION IS VERSUS THE FIRST DRIVEWAY.

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE DRIVING SOUTHWEST BOUND, YOU TURN YOUR TURN SIGNAL ON, PEOPLE MIGHT THINK YOU'RE TURNING ON MARKET, BUT YOU ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.

SO IT'S AGAIN, THOSE ARE CONFLICT POINTS, RIGHT? WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THOSE.

BUT I'M NOT SAYING AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME DIRECTION.

IF YOU THINK THIS IS WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR.

WHEN WE LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE CORRIDORS IN THESE AREAS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME UP.

WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT UTILITY CONFLICTS, WE'RE GOING BE LOOKING AT DRAINAGE.

THOSE CAN ALL ADJUST WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE.

AND WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL DEFINITELY BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE INTERNAL TRAFFIC FLOW IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A TRAFFIC FLOW ON 174.

[INAUDIBLE] ARE YOU GOING TO DIG IN BETWEEN THEM? ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE CURBING OR GRASS OR WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS? ON THESE NEW, WHERE WE CLOSE IT OFF? YEAH. SO EVERYTHING WOULD BE YEAH.

BETWEEN THE ENTRANCES AND EXITS WHAT'S THE LANDSCAPING ON THAT? IS THIS GOING TO BE AN OPEN BAR DITCH OR? THEN WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE.

RIGHT. SO THE INTENT IS, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE DRAINAGE STUDY SHOWS IN SPECIFIC AREAS LIKE THIS, WE MIGHT HAVE CLOSED PIPE.

RIGHT. SO THAT MIGHT CHANGE FROM BEING BAR DITCH TO CLOSE PIPE IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

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YES. THEN IT'LL CHANGE.

WE'RE PUTTING SIDEWALK IN.

SO WHERE'S THE SIDEWALK GO? THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO IT.

I. BUT I CAN GIVE YOU HYPOTHETICALS.

BUT I CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION UNTIL WE REALLY GET INTO THE DESIGN PHASE.

I UNDERSTAND. IF THE DIRECTION IS WE WANT BEAUTIFICATION, THEN WE'LL GO THE ROUTE OF HOW CAN WE DO BEAUTIFICATION ALONG THAT CORRIDOR? AND IF THAT INCLUDES PUTTING PIPE IN THE GROUND, WE'LL PUT PIPE IN THERE.

I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF CONCRETE THERE NOW.

[LAUGHTER] SO ANYTHING ABOVE WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT.

ANYBODY ELSE? YOU GOT ANYTHING ELSE, ERIC? WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THE DIRECTION TO KEEP PROCEEDING FROM THE COUNCIL IS THE MAJORITY OF CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD ON BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO YOU AS PROGRESS.

TOD AREA.

WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IT COULD POTENTIALLY NEED.

AND SO THROWING IT OUT THAT THAT MIGHT BE A FUNDING SOURCE, I THINK IS VERY PREMATURE.

AND I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE SOME OTHER AREAS.

I KNOW THAT THERE COULD BE CASH, BUT LIKE YOU'VE SAID, SEEING ONCE WE SEE WHAT THIS LIST OF POTENTIAL CASH OPPORTUNITIES ARE, THIS MIGHT GO TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.

I'M REALLY NOT SURE. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS.

WHILE I'M IN FAVOR OF EXPLORING SOME OF THIS, I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHICH COMES FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO BALANCE ALL OF THOSE BECAUSE AS WE TALK ALL THE TIME.

THERE'S A LOT OF NEEDS AND NOT AND WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHERE WE SPEND OUR MONEY.

WE'LL PUT IT IN THE DECK OF NEEDS THAT YOU WANT TO TRY TO ADDRESS.

AND THEN WE'LL BRING YOU BACK A VARIETY OF FUNDING OPTIONS AND SEE WHERE YOU WANT TO DRAW THE LINE, HOW YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT.

BE GLAD TO DO IT. I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF LOOKING AT THIS DOWN THE ROAD.

NOT A YES TO ANY FINAL THING RIGHT NOW, OBVIOUSLY.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ADDITIONAL AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPING, YOU KNOW, THAT PARKING LOT IS VERY DATED.

THE ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, IT'S VERY DATED AND, YOU KNOW, SOME LANDSCAPING AND SOMETHING TO BEAUTIFY THAT AREA.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT COST IS.

AND LIKE VICTORIA SAYS, IS THE ACTUAL PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP GOING TO BE THERE? BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY INCREASE THEIR REVENUE.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM STEP UP AND HELP OUT ON IT.

THE OTHER THING I WAS JUST THINKING IS LIKE, ISN'T AROUND 29 WHERE THE YOGURT, THE CUSTARD PLACE IS COMING IN. SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY LIKE THEY'RE COMING IN.

I KNOW THIS IS AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT, BUT CAN IT BE PART OF THEIR BUILD? I MEAN, ONCE THEY'RE THERE, THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE DYNAMICS OF HOW WATER RUNS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.

SO THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO JUST EXPLORE THAT PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP.

ABSOLUTELY. DEFINITELY.

AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LANDSCAPING, JUST REAL QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH JEN.

SO OBVIOUSLY WE DID GREEN RIBBON PROJECTS ALONG HERE PREVIOUSLY TO DO THE ENHANCEMENTS ALONG 174.

THESE TYPES OF CORRIDORS, AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THOSE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO LOOK AT GOING AFTER GREEN RIBBON FUNDING IN THE FUTURE.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER GREEN RIBBON FUNDING, WE WOULD PAY FOR THE DESIGN OF THE LANDSCAPING AND THEN TXDOT FUNDS THE CONSTRUCTION AS LONG AS WE DO ONGOING MAINTENANCE.

SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO, WE CAN START REACHING OUT TO TXDOT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR HOW WE WOULD DO IMPROVEMENTS.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I'D ASK FOR YOU TO BE MINDFUL OF IS ON THE LANDSCAPING, FIGURING OUT A WAY WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BE HOPPING THE CURB.

SO ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.

I KNOW DOWN ON ONE OF THE OTHER PARKING LOTS IT'S THAT WAY.

ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK WE'RE.

YOU GOT ENOUGH TO MOVE FORWARD.

I'M GOOD. OKAY.

I'LL PUT IT IN THE LIST OF PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU ERIC. THANK YOU.

OKAY MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BRINGS US TO 2B RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AN OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW AND PROPOSED

[B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an operational overview and proposed FY22-23 budget for the Community Services Department. (Staff Presenter: DeAnna Phillips, Director of Community Services)]

THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS AFTERNOON IS DEANNA PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.

DEANNA, THANK YOU, AMANDA.

JUST GOING TO PULL THIS UP.

THE MOUSE IS A LITTLE STICKY THERE WE GO.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY PRESENTING TO YOU ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

COMMUNITY SERVICES ACTUALLY BECAME A DEPARTMENT IN MAY OF 2020 AFTER A REORGANIZATION WITHIN THE CITY.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.

ALSO, OTHER ROLES THAT THIS DEPARTMENT DOES IS A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY, ALONG WITH LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.

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SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF IS WHAT ARE WE DOING EVERY DIVISION IN THIS DEPARTMENT? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO CONTAIN OUR COST? ALL OF OUR DIVISIONS, I LIKE TO SAY WE RUN VERY LEAN.

SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS OF HOW CAN WE DO MORE WITH LESS? HOW CAN WE KIND OF KEEP GOING WITH WHAT WE HAVE? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DOES IS WE PROVIDE BASICALLY AN IN-HOUSE ADVERTISING PUBLIC RELATIONS MARKETING FIRM.

SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR VIDEOS PRODUCED.

IF YOU CAN LOOK BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR 19 AND 20 AND THE 20 AND 21, WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 84% OF VIDEOS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

SO IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF COMMUNICATION HAS CHANGED SO MUCH IN THE LAST FIVE, TEN YEARS.

WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS TO DO VIDEOS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF VIDEOS GOING OUT DURING THE COVID ERA.

SO THAT HAS BEEN A VERY WONDERFUL ACCESS TO THE CITY IS THAT WE HAVE AN IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT DOES IT.

WE CAN DO THINGS QUICKLY AGAIN WITH THE CREATIVE DESIGN AND CAMPAIGN PLANNING.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HAS INCREASED YEAR AFTER YEAR AS WELL.

WHAT WE CONSIDER CAMPAIGN PLANNING IS ANY TIME WE CREATE A DESIGN THAT IS THEN USED IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO FOR INSTANCE, WHEN YOU SEE A DESIGN IN THE E-NEWSLETTER THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE DESIGN YOU SEE ON THE WEBSITE, THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE DESIGN YOU SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

ALL THOSE DESIGNS HAVE TO BE RECREATED.

SO WHEN WE PUT TOGETHER A CAMPAIGN PLAN, WE WILL DECIDE ALL THE DESIGNS AND THEN WHERE THEY GO.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE DIFFERENT KIND OF PLANS.

IN OUR LIBRARY OUR LIBRARY HAS A SMALL FOOTPRINT COMPARED TO A LOT OF OTHER LIBRARIES.

IT ALSO HAS A VERY SMALL PARKING LOT.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR STAFF IS DOING IS THEY ARE WORKING TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF OUR INCREASED FAMILY PROGRAMING WITHOUT SEEING ADDITIONAL DEMANDS ON THE BUILDING, ESPECIALLY THE PARKING.

SO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS ADJUST THE TIMES FOR STORYTIME BEFORE THE LIBRARY'S ACTUALLY OPEN.

THEY HOLD A LOT OF OFFSITE EVENTS FOR FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND THEY ALSO DO TAKE HOME KITS.

SO YOU CAN JUST POP IN ANY TIME AND YOU CAN GET A KIT AND YOU TAKE IT HOME.

AND THAT WAY IT KIND OF DECREASES PEOPLE AT THE FACILITY.

WE'VE ALSO, OF COURSE, WORKING IN ALL THE WAYS IN OUR LIBRARY WORK ROOM OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY.

AND THEN WITH OUR SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, OUR STAFF ACTUALLY GETS A LOT OF DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS FOR TO PROVIDE THE MEALS THAT WE FIX FOR THE SENIORS AND ACTUALLY OUR STAFF, OUR SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER STAFF, THEY ACTUALLY COOK THE MEALS.

SO THAT'S ALSO A COST SAVING INITIATIVE AS WELL.

SO I WANT TO FOCUS FIRST ON THE LIBRARY.

THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE LIBRARY PROVIDED 407 PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS.

IF YOU DON'T THINK THERE'S NOT SOMETHING AT THE LIBRARY FOR YOU, YOU'RE DEFINITELY MISTAKEN.

THERE IS LOTS OF THINGS ALWAYS HAPPENING.

THEY TOUCH A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FROM ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND THEN WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT IS OBVIOUSLY COVID TOOK A HIT ON THE LIBRARY.

OUR STAFF WAS THERE ANSWERING COVID TESTING CALLS.

THEY SERVED AS THE HOTLINE ATTENDANCE FOR THAT.

AND THEN WHEN WE REOPEN THE LIBRARY, WE DID A LOT OF STUFF, VIRTUALLY, THAT OUR STAFF HANDLED.

SO YOU CAN SEE IN FISCAL YEAR 18-19, WE HAD ABOUT 25,000 PEOPLE COME TO THE LIBRARY FOR IN-PERSON PROGRAMING AND THEN OUR NUMBERS DIPPED.

BUT ALREADY IN THESE LAST THESE FIRST FOUR MONTHS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE'VE SURPASSED OUR ENTIRE YEAR LAST YEAR.

SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE ARE BACK ON TRACK AFTER COVID AND WE'LL START SEEING THOSE NUMBERS BACK IN 20,000 OR SO.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE LIKE THIS INFORMATION IS HOW MANY PHYSICAL ITEMS THE LIBRARY HOLDS VERSUS HOW MANY DIGITAL ITEMS THE LIBRARY HOLDS.

AND WE PUT THIS CHART HERE THAT SHOWS YOU CAN TELL THAT BIG DIP IN PHYSICAL WAS WHEN WE CLOSED THE LIBRARY DURING COVID.

AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE RISE IN DIGITAL'S THAT BLUE LINE AND HOW IT KIND OF HAS NOW KEPT TRACK WITH OUR PHYSICAL COLLECTION.

SO THE WAY THAT OUR USERS HAS REALLY CHANGED AFTER COVID AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE STARTED USING OUR DIGITAL COLLECTION A LOT MORE.

SO COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE LIBRARY IS OUT AND ABOUT AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY.

THIS IS JUST A SAMPLING OF THE ONGOING PROGRAMS THAT THE LIBRARY OFFERS.

I MEAN, TEEN MOVIE CLUB, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, ROBOTICS, BEYBLADE CLUB, AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

SO BUT THE TEENS LOVE IT.

SO. [LAUGHTER] SPINNING TOPS.

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OH, TOPS. OH, YEAH, YEAH.

OKAY. AND THEN OUR LIBRARY STAFF IS GETTING SO INCREDIBLY CREATIVE ON OUTREACH.

SARAH'S SITTING BEHIND ME, SO I WANT TO GIVE HER ALL THE KUDOS.

THEY'VE DONE SO MANY INTERESTING THINGS.

THEY HAVE GONE TO APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND HELD UP SIGNS AND GAVE THE COMMUTERS THAT ARE LEAVING BAGS THAT HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY CAN CHECK OUT DIGITAL ITEMS SO THEY CAN LISTEN TO LIKE PODCASTS OR BOOKS ON TAPE WHILE THEY'RE IN THEIR CARS.

THEY'RE ALSO DOING A BRAND NEW RESIDENTIAL POSTCARD CAMPAIGN, SO THEY PARTNERED WITH UTILITY BILLING TO GRAB THE ADDRESSES FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE MOVED INTO BURLESON AND THEY GET A POSTCARD WITH A QR CODE AND THEY CAN SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD JUST LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S IT'S JUST SUCH A NEAT OUTREACH THAT THEY'RE DOING AND A PLETHORA OF SPECIAL EVENTS THE LIBRARY HOSTS.

THIS HAS JUST BEEN FOR THESE PAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS.

SO IT'S ALWAYS LOTS OF FUN HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY.

AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF GET INTO THE MEAT OF THINGS.

YOU CAN SEE THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS THE LIBRARY IS KIND OF BEEN FAIRLY STATIC IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

YOU CAN SEE IT KIND OF EBBS AND FLOWS FOR THE DIFFERENT THINGS, TYPICALLY WITH CAPITAL OUTLAY OF DOING THINGS FOR THE BUILDING.

ON THE LIBRARY, WE'VE BEEN HOLDING STRONG AT 11 POSITIONS AND WE ARE PROPOSING A NEW POSITION AND I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AS WE GET INTO OUR REQUEST.

SO I HAVE A FEW REQUESTS FOR THE LIBRARY THIS YEAR, SO I APOLOGIZE.

BUT IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN OUR CITY.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE LIBRARY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, HAS KIND OF BEEN OVERLOOKED THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, I CAN SAY THAT SARAH WOULD NEVER SAY THAT.

SHE JUST QUIETLY DOES HER JOB VERY WELL.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL WAS SO KIND ENOUGH TO DO IS TO START YEAR ONE FOR OUR MASTER PLAN A FACILITY STUDY FOR THE LIBRARY.

THE LIBRARY HAS NEVER HAD A MASTER PLAN OR FACILITY STUDY.

SO THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

AND JUST A REMINDER, WE'RE DOING OUR COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS IN MAY.

THERE'S THREE OF THEM AND THE COMMUNITY SURVEY IS AVAILABLE ALL MONTH.

SO IF YOU ALL HAVE A CHANCE, PLEASE GO ONLINE AND FILL OUT THAT SURVEY.

SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR YEAR TWO.

SO THEY'LL REALLY JUMP INTO WHAT TYPE OF ADDITIONAL FACILITIES OR EXPANSIONS OR THAT THE CITY NEEDS AS WE GROW.

SO WE KIND OF HAVE THAT PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AND THEN THEY'LL PRESENT A DRAFT TO THE CITY STAFF AND LIBRARY BOARD AND [INAUDIBLE] TO YOU AT THE END.

SO THAT IS $40,000 THAT WE'RE ASKING TO FINISH UP THE LIBRARY MASTER PLAN AND FACILITY STUDY.

AND NOW THIS IS A POSITION I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

SO WE HAVE SEEN A LARGE INCREASE IN OUR YOUTH PROGRAMING THROUGH THE LIBRARY.

OF COURSE, BURLESON, IS A COMMUNITY THAT HAS LOTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, FAMILIES, THEY'RE UTILIZING THE LIBRARY A LOT, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

I THINK THEY SAID THAT I WAS THERE TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THEY HAD 80 PEOPLE FOR A STORYTIME AT THE LIBRARY AND MS. BECKY. IF YOU KNOW MS. BECKY, I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A REAL SPECIAL SHOUT OUT.

SHE'S OUR CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN.

AND SHE BASICALLY WAS TELLING PEOPLE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THIS CRAZY, PLEASE COME BACK, YOU KNOW, SO SHE HAS GOT A LOT ON HER PLATE.

BUT IN 2017, WE HAD A TEEN LIBRARIAN WHO LEFT AND THAT POSITION WAS NEVER FILLED.

AGAIN, TRYING TO DO MORE WITH LESS A LIBRARY STAFF HAS KIND OF TRIED TO PUT THAT WITH MS. BECKY. AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH AS ONE LIBRARIAN AND IF YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, AND SHE'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB, BUT SHE IS JUST AT COMPLETE CAPACITY FOR THAT.

AND ANOTHER THING WE'VE SEEN IS AS WE'RE TRYING TO DO TEEN PROGRAMING, WHICH IS SOMETHING I KNOW COUNCIL'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, WE'VE BEEN LOSING A LOT OF OUR TEENS THAT ARE COMING TO OUR ACTIVITIES, SO WE REALLY WANT TO START FOCUSING ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO BRING OUR TEENS IN THE LIBRARY.

SO THIS WOULD NOT BE A PARTICULARLY A TEEN LIBRARIAN, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE TWO YOUTH LIBRARIANS THAT WOULD DO EVERYTHING FROM CHILDREN'S TO TEEN PROGRAMING.

SO THAT'S THE REQUEST HERE.

AND THEN AGAIN, ANOTHER WAY, WE'RE TRYING REALLY HARD TO BRING OUR OUTREACH INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR ONE LIBRARY THAT WE HAVE.

WE ARE REQUESTING A LIBRARY OUTREACH VEHICLE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE.

THIS IS MANSFIELD.

WE WOULD USE IT AGAIN AS A WAY TO GO INTO OTHER PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THE WEST PORTION INTO THE EAST PORTION, ONES THAT REALLY AREN'T CENTRAL.

AND WE COULD DO SUMMER SNACK PROGRAMS AND CRAFT PROGRAMS AND OUTDOOR MOVIE AND ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WOULD BRING PEOPLE TO THE LIBRARY.

AND OF COURSE, WE'D HAVE THE ABILITY TO SIGN UP FOR LIBRARY CARDS AND ALL OF THAT.

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AND MOVING ON TO LIBRARY, PUBLIC FURNITURE.

SO THE FURNITURE WAS PURCHASED 26 YEARS AGO WHEN THE BUILDING OPENED AND OUR STAFF HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB KIND OF PATCHING IT UP AND MOVING IT ALONG. BUT IT'S TIME THAT WE START A PLAN TO TO PHASE THIS FURNITURE OUT.

YOU CAN SEE THE CHAIRS DON'T MATCH.

IT'S THE TABLES ARE SCARRED AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

SO COMMERCIAL FURNITURE TYPICALLY LASTS TEN YEARS.

SO WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF USE OUT OF THIS FURNITURE.

SO WHAT WE'VE SUGGESTED, INSTEAD OF TAKING A BIG KIND OF PUSH RIGHT AWAY, WE WANT TO DO IT IN A PHASE OVER THREE YEARS.

SO THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE PUBLIC SEATING.

THE SECOND PHASE, YEAR TWO WOULD BE MEETING ROOM AND CONFERENCE, AND THEN YEAR THREE WOULD BE THE CHILDREN AND TEENS AREA.

AND HERE IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF KIND OF WHAT THAT UPGRADED FURNITURE WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THESE AREAS THEY'RE MOBILE.

WHAT WE'RE ALSO SEEING IS WE HAVE LARGE DESKS OUT THAT HOLD A DESK FOR 4 PEOPLE.

TYPICALLY THEY'RE COMING TO THE LIBRARY.

YOU'RE COMING IN ONE OR TWO.

SO ONE PERSON TAKES UP A DESK FOR FOUR PEOPLE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE THESE LITTLE NOOKS AREAS WHERE IT'S VERY COZY, BUT IT'S A ONE PERSON KIND OF SEATS THEY CAN SIT THERE.

AND LASTLY, AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO USE THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE MORE EFFICIENTLY.

WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH OUR WORK ROOM LIBRARY CONFIGURATION THAT ALLOWS FOR A BETTER USAGE OF THE SPACE.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.

AGAIN SAME THING WITH THE LIBRARY.

COVID TOOK OBVIOUSLY A VERY LARGE HIT ON THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER WITH PEOPLE ENTERING THE CENTER.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT HERE.

AND WE ARE STARTING TO HAVE OUR NUMBERS GO BACK UP.

BUT OF COURSE, IT'LL PROBABLY BE AWHILE BEFORE WE GET BACK UP TO THAT 55,000 AGAIN.

BUT THEY ARE TRENDING BACK UPWARDS.

AND THEN HERE IS OUR PROGRAM, ATTENDANCE.

AGAIN WE ARE SEEING TRENDING.

WE'LL GO BACK. WE WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSER TO THE 8000 IN PROGRAM ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT WHILE GETTING EVERYBODY BACK IN THE SENIOR CENTER.

AGAIN, OUR SENIOR CENTER DOES A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS FROM CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH TO LINE DANCING TO TAI CHI TO CHAIR EXERCISE TO ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT STUFF. AND THEY ALSO DO LOTS OF DIFFERENT SPECIAL EVENTS AS WELL.

AND WE HAVE A FEW KEY ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

OUR SENIOR CENTER SUPERVISOR, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, IS RETIRING IN APRIL OF 23.

SHE HAS BEEN SO KIND TO GIVE US A YEAR'S NOTICE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH CURRENT STAFF FOR DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR THAT TRANSITION.

AND AGAIN, THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS ARE SLOWLY PROGRESSING UPWARDS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING TO FIND ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMING FOR CURRENT SENIORS, BUT ALSO KIND OF FOR THOSE YOUNG SENIORS THAT WERE COMING IN.

YOU'RE SENIORS THAT ARE IN YOUR SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES THAT MAY NOT JUST WANT TO GO THERE AND PLAY BINGO, BUT THEY WANT TO GO DO TRIPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON PROGRAMING THERE.

HERE'S THEIR BUDGET EXPENSES AS WELL.

AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR.

WE'RE KIND OF MAINTAINING THAT SAME GENERAL, THERE'S NO BIG INCREASES HERE.

AND WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH STAFF THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE TO BE ON A LITTLE BIT MORE TO SEE THE SENIORS, THE SUPERVISOR, WHAT SHE'S DOING AND THE ROLES THAT SHE DOES.

OK. WE'RE ALMOST DONE.

THIS IS THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

I JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW NUMBERS WITH YOU ABOUT THE COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE IT'S REACHING.

IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, OUR WEBSITE UNIQUE PAGE VIEWS WAS 1.687 MILLION.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING OBVIOUSLY TO OUR WEBSITE AND WE STARTED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET LAST YEAR.

WE DID START PUTTING THE BTX FOCUS NEWSLETTER DIRECTLY INTO MAILBOXES AND THEY ARE MAILED OUT FOUR TIMES A YEAR TO OVER 15,000 HOMES.

HERE'S JUST A NICE LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP THROUGH THE WEBSITE FOR DIFFERENT NOTIFICATIONS AND CALENDAR EVENTS THAT THE CITY HAS.

AND HERE'S OUR WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER.

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS BECAUSE WE GET ABOUT 50% OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY OPEN THE NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD COMPARED TO INDUSTRY AVERAGE. SO WE'RE ABOUT 10% ABOVE INDUSTRY AVERAGE.

IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE CITY.

ONE QUICK SPOT, WE'RE ALWAYS PUSHING THE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP.

AND AGAIN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REACH.

WE HAVE STARTED A TIKTOK THIS YEAR.

WE'RE NOT GREAT AT IT, BUT WE DO TRY AND WE ARE GETTING FOLLOWERS.

SO IT'S JUST A WAY THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.

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SO WE ARE PICKING UP SOME, PAGE FOLLOWERS AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THEIRS.

AND I TOLD MY STAFF THAT WE'VE GOT TO BEAT THEM.

SO WE HAVE A LITTLE COMPETITION GOING ON, BUT WE HAVE TONS OF FOLLOWERS THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO REACH PEOPLE.

HERE'S JUST SOME NUMBERS ON OUR OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE.

WE'VE HAD 931 POST IN THE YEAR, THE FULL YEAR, JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 2021.

IT'S A LOT OF POSTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN OF COURSE, A TOTAL REACH OF OVER 6 MILLION.

SAME THING WITH OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE.

WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO PUSH THAT AS WELL.

A TOTAL REACH OF 383,000.

SO THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION IS NOT LIKE THE REST OF THEM.

THEY'RE NOT STAYING FLAT.

WE'RE ACTUALLY INCREASING QUITE A BIT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT THAT OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S FAIRLY NEW AND AS COMMUNICATION CHANGES AND THE WAY THE CITY CHANGES AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DO OF COURSE COST MONEY.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH FROM ALL OF YOU.

SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF [INAUDIBLE] WITH ADDITIONAL STAFF AND ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO REQUESTS FOR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, WE'D LIKE TO PUT A PART TIME COMMUNICATION DESIGN ASSISTANT IN NOW THAT WE HAVE A VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAM THAT REALLY TAKES OUT COLLIN, WHO DOES BASICALLY VIDEO.

AND THEN SO IT'S CHRISTINA AND I THAT ARE DOING ALL OF THE DESIGN AND MARKETING PART OF IT.

JUST CONTENT FOR ONE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER TAKES APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 14 HOURS EVERY WEEK.

WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ANIMALS BEING ADOPTED AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A FANTASTIC PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO THAT ONE TAKES A LOT OF CHRISTINA'S TIME.

AND THEN AGAIN, IN THE CITYWIDE SURVEY, CITIZENS STATED THAT THEY LIKED THE WEBSITE FOR THE TOP CHOICE OF WHERE THEY GET THEIR INFORMATION.

AND WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER TO ENSURE THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS RELEVANT, TIMELY AND CORRECT.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT BY BRINGING IN A DESIGN ASSISTANT, WE CAN FOCUS ON THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN FOR THE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AGAIN, THE MARKETING COMMUNICATION STARTED WHEN I WAS HIRED IN 2016.

I DID A STRATEGIC PLAN AND I THINK WE'VE JUST GROWN SO MUCH AND THE WAY THAT PEOPLE COMMUNICATE AND WHAT COUNCIL WANTS AND THE DIRECTION.

I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE BRING IN A CONSULTANT TO LOOK OVER WHAT WE'RE DOING AND KIND OF SEE ARE THERE AREAS THAT WE'RE NOT REACHING? ARE THERE AREAS THAT WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME? WHAT'S THE FOCUS? WHAT'S COUNCIL'S FOCUS? AND THEN WHAT ARE OUR BENCHMARKING? AND THEN THEY'LL RECOMMEND REALLY WHERE WE NEED TO GO IN THE FUTURE.

SO THAT'S A REQUEST AS WELL.

AND AN EMERGENCY BROADCASTING UNIT FOR THE EOC.

SO IF WE ARE AT THE EOC AT THE FIRE STATION, WE WOULD HAVE TO LUG ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT OVER THERE AND THEN WE'D HAVE TO SET IT UP, WHICH IS JUST VERY TIMELY, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.

SO THERE'S A COST FOR A FULL SET UP FOR THE EOC AS WELL, AND THAT IS THE END OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR CONCERNS THAT I CAN ANSWER? EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT WORK ON EVERYBODY'S PART.

YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THINGS DID JUMP OFF THE PAGE AT ME.

YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY MAINTENANCE BUDGET IS 1,000 A YEAR AND THE SENIOR MAINTENANCE BUDGET IS 200.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW Y'ALL CAN MAKE THAT WORK, BUT SO DEFINITELY WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE. I WOULD JUST SAY THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY PRESENTATIONS TO COME ON BUDGET ITEMS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY BE THE FORMAT UNLESS THERE'S OTHER INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.

IT'D BE A RUNDOWN OF EACH DEPARTMENT, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, KEY AREAS OF THEIR BUDGET THE REQUESTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE.

THERE WILL BE MORE REQUESTS THAN WE CAN FUND.

AS MUCH AS WE LOVE DEANNA'S REQUEST.

THEY'RE ALL GOOD. AND YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF OTHER GOOD ONES FROM ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO FOR YOU.

WE'LL ASSEMBLE ALL OF THOSE REQUESTS TOGETHER.

YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THEM ON ONE SUMMARY, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S OUR ABILITY TO FUND ON THOSE AND MAKE SOME DECISIONS, AND I'LL BRING YOU RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT.

BUT IF THERE'S OTHER INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO SEE, IF YOU HAVE FEEDBACK TODAY OR IN THE FUTURE, JUST LET US KNOW.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THESE PRESENTATIONS IN THE FUTURE, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DESIGNED TO DO, IS GIVE YOU A GOOD INFORMATION.

SO WHEN YOU GET DOWN INTO THE AUGUST TIME FRAME, YOU HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ALL THE NEEDS WERE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'D SAY THAT I'M NOT A BIG SPENDER OF MONEY, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS IS MONEY VERY WELL SPENT.

LIBRARY GREAT.

WE SERVE OUR CHILDREN, WE SERVE OUR ADULTS, EVERYBODY.

SO AND WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THOSE SENIOR CITIZENS OFF THE STREET.

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[LAUGHTER] ESPECIALLY SOME OF THEM.

WELL DONE. VERY GOOD.

THE PROGRAMS THAT THE LIBRARY IS DOING IS AMAZING.

I WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION THE CONCEPT OF BRINGING IN A CONSULTANT.

IF YOU WERE WORKING FOR A COMPANY OUTSIDE OF HERE, YOU WOULDN'T BRING IN A CONSULTANT TO OVERSEE YOUR OWN JOB.

I THINK THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING WELL ENOUGH THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED TO BRING IN A CONSULTANT TO REVIEW AND LOOK FOR AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT WHEN WE HAVE YOU.

STOP COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE.[LAUGHTER] WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY TO ME KNOWING WHAT YOU DO AND UNDERSTANDING IT VERY WELL BECAUSE IT'S THE FIELD THAT I'M IN, I JUST DON'T SEE US SPENDING MONEY ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, I BELIEVE IS WORKING AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE SPEND MONEY ON CONSULTANTS BECAUSE WE THINK WE NEED TO AND TRUTHFULLY, WE NEED TO RELY ON OUR DIRECTORS TO DO THEIR JOB AND LET THEM LEAD AND GUIDE US . AGAIN FROM A PRIVATE ENTITY PERSPECTIVE, WE DON'T HIRE CONSULTANTS ALL THE TIME TO COME IN AND ANALYZE IF OUR PEOPLE ARE DOING THEIR JOB RIGHT.

WE KIND OF RELY ON THAT A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH, I THINK, AS A CITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HIRED A CONSULTANT FOR SOMETHING PRIOR TO MY TERM THAT ENDED UP BEING A BIG BUST AND I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK THAT I WOULD MUCH PREFER RELY ON YOU, YOU KNOW, THIS CITY, YOU KNOW YOUR EFFORTS BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. AND WHY ARE WE NOT RELYING ON OUR OWN DIRECTORS TO GIVE US THE GUIDANCE ON THINGS LIKE THIS? WELL, THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I MEAN, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING IN HOUSE AND MAYBE WE HAVE I CAN SIT DOWN WITH EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT KIND OF WHAT YOUR GOALS IN COMMUNICATION IS. AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN REVISIT IF WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU.

YEAH, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE POINT AND APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IS DOES THE COUNCIL WANT TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGIES RELATED TO THAT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT THINGS MAY BE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING? WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? WE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS LAST YEAR WITH NOT ONLY THE STAFF THAT WE BROUGHT ON, BUT ALSO DOING THE NEWSLETTER THAT WENT TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. AND I THINK IF THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN DOING MORE, BE HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION AND SOME FOCUS AROUND WHAT WOULD THAT BE? AND THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THINGS PERHAPS WE COULD DO INTERNALLY WITH YOU TO BRING YOU SOME OPTIONS.

BUT A CONSULTANT IS ONE OPTION TO LOOK AT AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTED TO HAVE IS PERHAPS AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF US IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF THE BENCHMARKS THAT THEY LOOK AT IN THE INDUSTRY TO SEE OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD BE DOING WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY FOUR PEOPLE IN THAT AREA. SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S HELPFUL.

AND I THINK HAVING THOSE ONE OFF CONVERSATIONS AND LISTENING TO ANY ONE OF OUR INTEREST IN SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO PURSUE, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU HEARD US LAST BUDGET YEAR, WE SUGGESTED THINGS, WE TOSSED OUT IDEAS, WE EXPANDED CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THE NEWSLETTER.

SO I TOO AM NOT THAT BIG OF A FAN OF CONSULTANTS.

I THINK THAT, AS MS. PAYNE MENTIONED, YOU'RE THE PROFESSION AND WE TRUST AT THIS LEVEL THAT YOUR READING UP AND BEING IN TOUCH WITH THE THINGS THAT ARE NEW AND UPCOMING AND WE'RE EXPANDING WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE AND SOMETIMES EXPANDING TOO FAR DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE OF THE STAFF WE HAVE.

BUT I LOVE THAT WE'VE EXPANDED OUR VIDEOS AND THEY ARE A BIG HIT.

ANY TIME WE PUT THEM OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY HAVE TONS OF VIEWS AND THEY GET SHARED A LOT.

AND IT'S REALLY IT'S FASCINATING TO SEE THAT PROGRESS AND SEE HOW MUCH WE'RE DOING IN HOUSE IT'S JUST REALLY IMPRESSIVE. SO THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF.

THE PRESENTATION WAS GREAT AND IT COVERED SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.

EVEN THOUGH I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE.

AND JUST LIKE BRIAN SAID, WHILE I'M A MAJOR ADVOCATE OF THE LIBRARY AND IT BUILDS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, IT TOUCHES SO MANY AGES AND IT GIVES THIS THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU ALL TOUCH ON SARA I'M SO PROUD OF OUR LIBRARY AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND THE INGENUITY IN EXPANDING OUR DIGITAL.

I LOVE LIBBY, THE APP, AND I CAN'T.

I'M IN TWO BOOK CLUBS. AND SO I'M ALWAYS LIKE, I'VE GOT LIBBY, DO Y'ALL HAVE LIBBY? SO I'M JUST PROUD OF EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS.

JUST ONE SUGGESTION AS FAR AS THE SENIOR CENTER.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THIS WAS KICKED AROUND.

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MEALS ON WHEELS STILL OFFERS THIS.

BUT MEALS ON WHEELS HAD APPROACHED THE CITY ABOUT HAVING BEING A CONGREGATE MEAL SITE.

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AND THEY HAVE FUNDING FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE THAT.

AND THEY JUST LIST IT AS A CONGREGATE SITE.

AND I KNOW YEARS AGO THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEY CONTRACTED OUT AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE BEST FOOD THAT WAS AVAILABLE.

IT WASN'T THE MOST DESIRABLE SOMETIMES, BUT THEY NOW HAVE A KITCHEN THAT THEY PREPARE LOCALLY AND THEY ALSO EXPANDED INTO ANOTHER COUNTY.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE NAVARRO COUNTY WITH THEM NOW.

SO THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR REACH AND THEIR SERVICES.

AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THAT WE VISIT THAT AGAIN BECAUSE THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, ONE, ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE SENIOR CENTER STAFF IS DOING.

AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH MEALS ON WHEELS.

AND SO AS INDIVIDUALS LATER, LATER, LATER NEED THOSE SERVICES, THEY HAVE THAT CONNECTION.

THEY KNOW WHAT KIND OF SERVICE THEY PROVIDE AND THEY TRUST AND HAVE A CONFIDENCE IN THAT PROGRAM.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO EXPLORE.

AND LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE NOW, BUT IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

WE FOR SURE WE'LL REACH OUT TO MEALS ON WHEELS.

THANK YOU. ONE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A CONSULTANT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT JUST HAVING FUNDS THERE IN CASE YOU NEED THEM FOR A LITTLE BIT? THIS ISN'T ONE BIG PROJECT OR HOW ARE YOU JUSTIFYING THE CONSULTANT? WELL, ONE OF THE FOR ME IT WAS I'VE BEEN I'VE BASICALLY BUILT THE DEPARTMENT.

SO SOMETIMES I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM DOING THE WILL OF COUNCIL AND THAT WE ARE KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CHECKING ALL THOSE BOXES.

SO SOMETIMES HAVING A CONSULTANT IN IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT AND TO BENCHMARK OTHER CITIES.

JUST I ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST COMMUNICATION WE CAN FOR THE CITY AND WITH YOUR GOALS IN MIND.

SO THAT WAS REALLY THE, THOUGHT OF IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YOU'RE SECOND GUESSING YOURSELF.

YOU'RE GOOD. AND DON'T DON'T EVER DO THAT.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM IF YOU NEED A SECOND OPINION FROM SOMEONE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT BEING GOOD.

SO WHEN THE TIME COMES, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN.

AND I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU.

WHEN YOU MAKE ME LOOK AND I HAVE EVERY INTENTION IN THE WORLD OF READING YOUR SPEECHES, IT JUST DOESN'T COME OUT THAT WAY SOMETIMES.

SO. [LAUGHTER] THEY'RE JUST THERE AS GUIDANCE.

HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR ME.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. APPRECIATE YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. OKAY MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BRINGS US ONTO 2C.

[C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an operational overview and proposed FY22-23 budget for the Development Services Department. (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director)]

THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS AFTERNOON IS TONY MCILWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

TONY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. AND LET ME GET SOMETHING UP HERE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME PRESENTING THIS TO YOU ALL.

SO, I'M EXCITED AND THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO REVIEW A DEPARTMENT.

SO I'M GOING TO BRIEF YOU ON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE FORMAT SHOULD BE VERY FAMILIAR TO DEANNA.

SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO ASSIST ME WITH THE APPEARANCE AND LOOK OF THIS PRESENTATION.

SO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS COMPRISED OF TWO DIVISIONS PLANNING AND ZONING AND BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS.

SO OUR CORE CAPABILITIES ARE TO FACILITATE THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENT AND PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THE CITY'S PHYSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 14 EMPLOYEES.

OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION REVIEWS, VOLUNTEER ANNEXATIONS, ZONING PETITIONS, SUBDIVISION PLATS, COMMERCIAL SITE PLANS.

AND YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

MOST OF THAT WORKS ITS WAY UP TO YOU ALL.

THE DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MR. EMILIO SANCHEZ, AND TWO SENIOR PLANNERS.

THEY SERVE AS THE PROFESSIONAL CITY STAFF FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE OLD TOWN DESIGN STANDARDS REVIEW COMMITTEE.

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SO OUR BUILDING PERMITS DIVISION REVIEWS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL PLANS, COLLECTS IMPACT FEES, ISSUES BUILDING PERMITS, AND PERFORMS VARIOUS INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE HAVE A BUILDING OFFICIAL TWO PLAN REVIEWERS, A SENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR, THREE BUILDING INSPECTORS AND TWO BUILDING PERMIT SPECIALISTS.

WE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL CITY STAFF FOR THE BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS BOARD.

SO JUST BY WAY OF DOING A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEPER DIVE AS TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE REVIEWED 18 ZONING REQUESTS, 91 SUBDIVISION PLATS.

AND SO FAR THROUGH THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, YOU SEE AN UPTICK IN THE NUMBERS WITH 17 ZONING REQUESTS AND 43 SUBDIVISION PLATS JUST IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO SOME OF THESE PICTURES MAY BE FAMILIAR TO YOU ALL, A NUMBER OF YOU IN THE PICTURES, IT'S NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

AND WE HAVE A CITY STAFFER, MR. LIDON PEARCE, WHO REPRESENTED THE CITY WHEN THE CITY RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THE MAYOR OF VERA CALVIN PLAZA THAT WAS PRESENTED IN DALLAS A FEW MONTHS BACK. AS WE PROCEED TO THE BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS DIVISION.

THE LAST FISCAL YEAR WE REVIEWED AND ISSUED 286 PERMITS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

I'VE ATTACHED A SLIDE THAT GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS STARTING IN OCTOBER 2020, PROCEEDING THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, YOU SEE OUR AVERAGE SQUARE FEET THAT WE'VE GOT COMING INTO THE CITY.

IT'S A LITTLE OVER 3000 SQUARE FEET NOW.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S IMPRESSIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.

WITH COMMERCIAL LAST FISCAL YEAR, 15 PERMITS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL.

AND SO ONE CAVEAT WHEN I'M PRESENTING ARE THESE ARE NEW PROJECTS.

WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU ANY DATA OF REMODELS.

WE'VE HAD ANY NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL REMODELS AND COMMERCIAL REMODELS.

SO WE'RE GIVING YOU BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT WITH THESE SLIDES.

BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT THE TOTAL VALUATION FOR THOSE PROJECTS IS OVER $95 MILLION DOLLARS.

AND SO THAT'S IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT IN TERMS OF JUST THE VALUATION THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO STAFF AVERAGE OF $157.00 AND SOME CHANGE PER SQUARE FOOT.

SO WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR THIS FIRST QUARTER? YOU'VE GOT 127 PERMITS FOR NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND NINE PERMITS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL.

THAT JUST GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR THIS YEAR.

YOU SEE, THE FIRST QUARTER STARTED OUT A LITTLE SLOW AND THEN A SIGNIFICANT UPTICK WITH SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL.

WE EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE.

THERE'S BEEN A LAG, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WITH US GETTING OUR BUILDERS GETTING THEIR HANDS ON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

WE HAD A SHARP INCREASE IN LUMBER PRICES.

AND SO THAT STILL IS A BIT OF AN ISSUE.

BUT I THINK YOU ALL PROBABLY WOULD UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY'S WORKING AT BREAKNECK PACE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MARKET AND GET PRODUCT ON THE GROUND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

SO WHAT ARE SOME ONGOING EFFORTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON? WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR I.T DEPARTMENT UNDER MR. LUDWIG'S DIRECTION TO IMPLEMENT A CITIZEN SELF PORTAL.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MODERNIZE OUR APPROACH TO BUSINESS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CITIZENS CAN GO IN AND REQUEST PERMITS, PAY FOR PERMITS AND SCHEDULE INSPECTIONS ONLINE.

IT'S NOT CONVENIENT IN TODAY'S TIME TO HAVE TO COME IN AND DO THINGS IN PERSON.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS WE SPEAK WITH MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE EVERY TWO WEEKS WITH THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

WE ARE KEYING OFF OF NCTCOG WITH THE ADOPTION OF NEW CONSTRUCTION CODES.

WE'RE HAVING A BUILDING OFFICIAL PAY KEEN ATTENTION TO THAT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ENGAGE OUR BUILDERS LOCALLY BEFORE WE BRING FORWARD ANY PROPOSALS TO YOU ALL IN THAT REGARD. SO MR. DYLAN WHITEHEAD IS SPEARHEADING THAT AND THERE'LL BE A LOT OF ROBUST DISCUSSION WITH OUR HOME BUILDING COMMUNITY WHEN THESE CONVERSATIONS

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WE HAD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THAT HAS SINCE EXPIRED AND WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. LANGLEY ABOUT THE STAFF GIVING AN EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

OUR INTENT IS TO COME FORWARD TO YOU ALL TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE THE CITY, AND WITH REGARD TO SOME OF OUR LAND USE REGULATIONS AND THEN WRAP THIS EFFORT UP EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR, FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT BEHIND THE SCENES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, AND WE'LL ENGAGE WITH YOU ALL TO GET YOUR BLESSING ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO IN. AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL DISCUSS.

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT LANDSCAPING TODAY.

WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SIGNAGE.

WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ANY NUMBER OF THINGS SOME USES YOU LIKE OR DON'T LIKE.

THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THAT FORUM WITH YOU ALL AND THEN IMPLEMENT THOSE THINGS INTO THE CODE AND THEN WORK THAT EFFORT THROUGH A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BEFORE COMING BACK TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.

I HAVE SOME FAMILIARITY WITH THAT.

WITH MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYER.

WE WERE CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN DOWNTOWN AND WE IMPLEMENTED THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO BRING OUR BUILDINGS UP TO A BED OF APPEARANCE, PARTICULARLY HERE IN THE OLD TOWN.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW THAT COULD WORK FOR THE CITY AND FUNDING SOURCES, WHERE WE CAN GO IN AND WORKING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRY TO GET SOME OF THESE BUSINESS OWNERS TO GET A LITTLE ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING THESE PROPERTIES UP TO SPEED AND MAKE SURE THEY LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY AND CERTAINLY A GOOD BUSINESS THING FOR THEM.

BEFORE YOU MOVE PAST THAT, I DO WANT TO SAY I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS FORWARD.

I'M SO THRILLED TO SEE THIS.

I WAS APPROACHED BY ANOTHER CITY FOR A BUILDING THAT I'M LOOKING AT WITH THIS, THEIR PROGRAM.

AND I THOUGHT, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THIS? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM WHERE YOU PUT IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO MAKE SOMETHING LOOK GREAT AND THE CITY HELPS OUT.

SO I WOULD DEFINITELY I'M HIGHLY ENCOURAGING THIS AND SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH SOME OF THOSE 4A FUNDS THAT WE HAVE, THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO WITH THEM.

SO A BIG THING ON EVERYBODY'S LIST IS HOW DO WE REDUCE BUILDING PERMIT PLAN REVIEW TIME, WHICH IN TURN REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR YOU TO GET A PERMIT.

WE ARE EVALUATING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ONGOING.

WE ARE STRIVING TO BE AS COMPETITIVE AS ANY CITY IN THE REGION IN TERMS OF OUR PERFORMANCE WHEN IT RELATES TO BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW AND INSPECTION TIMES AND OF COURSE EVALUATING AND REVISING THE WEST BURLESON TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

SO WE'VE HAD A DISCUSSION ITEM ABOUT THAT, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

SO FOR OUR STAFFING LEVELS, WE'RE NOT REQUESTING ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF ANY NEW STAFF PEOPLE.

WE'RE INSTEAD LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN WORK A LITTLE BIT BETTER AT WHAT WE DO.

SO WE'RE STAYING STATIC AT 14 EMPLOYEES.

WE ARE FULLY STAFFED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOME TIME, SO WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING IS JUST EVALUATING, MYSELF INCLUDED, WHAT WE CAN DO TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE THROUGH THE DAY AND ACTUALLY MAYBE LOOK AT A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON STAFF THAT ARE FROM DIFFERENT CITIES THAT COME WITH BRIGHT IDEAS, AND WE'RE EVALUATING HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT THOSE THINGS AND WORK WITH THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE. SO JUST AS FAR AS REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS, WE WENT BACK JUST A COUPLE OF FISCAL YEARS TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF HOW WE LOOK.

SO OUR DEPARTMENT TOTALS ARE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.

AND SO WE HAD A REVENUE HIGH 19-20 FISCAL YEAR OF OVER 1.5 MILLION.

AND THEN WE'VE TAILED OFF A LITTLE BIT.

YOU'LL SEE SOME ZEROS THERE IN TERMS OF LICENSES AND REGISTRATION.

SO THE STATE LEGISLATURE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TOOK AWAY CITIES ABILITIES TO CHARGE FEES FOR LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT'S KIND OF MATERIALLY AFFECTED, NOT A LOT, BUT IT MATERIALLY AFFECTED SOME OF THE REVENUE WE WERE BRINGING IN WITH REGARD TO BUILDING PERMITS WE'RE LOOKING AT WE'RE CONSERVATIVE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT 1.25 MILLION.

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THAT NUMBER MAY GO UP TREMENDOUSLY DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY THAT WE GET WITH SOME OF THE LARGER PROJECTS WE'RE EXPECTING.

THE PLANNING DIVISION, OUR FEES BASICALLY COMING JUST THROUGH FILING FEES.

SO WE STAY PRETTY STATIC AT 75,000.

THE 118 THAT YOU SEE THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR HAD TO DO WITH A WHOLE LOT OF MAIL OUTS WITH REGARD TO CHISHOLM SUMMIT AND SOME OF THE BIGGER PROJECTS.

AS WE GET UNIQUE AND VERY INVOLVED PROJECTS THAT COME INTO THE CITY, AS WE LOOK AT VOLUNTARY ANNEXATIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THAT TENDS TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER A LITTLE BIT AS IT RELATES TO PLANNING IN TERMS OF FILING FEES.

TONY, WHERE WOULD IMPACT FEES, WOULD THEY? I DON'T SEE THEM ON HERE. THEY WOULDN'T BE ON THIS SLIDE? I JUST DIDN'T PUT THEM UP THERE.

THAT'S INFORMATION I CAN GET FOR YOU.

I DIDN'T TRACK THEM ON THIS SLIDE, THOUGH.

I WOULD LIKE US TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THE IMPACT FEES AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ON PACE FOR WHAT WE NEED TO COLLECT AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL WORK WE NEED TO DO THERE. I CAN TELL YOU OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IS EVALUATING OUR IMPACT FEES AND WORKING THAT THROUGH MR. LUDWIG. BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU WHATEVER DATA WE HAVE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE KEENLY LOOKING AT AND THEN LOOKING AT JUST A METHODOLOGY.

MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED IT TO BE AS WELL.

SO ADMINISTRATION IS BASICALLY JUST MYSELF AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE IN TERMS OF EXPENSES AND THAT SLIDE IS PRETTY MUCH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

NOT THAT SLIDE. FORGIVE ME.

THE EXPENSE AMOUNT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN RIGHT AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT.

SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT ANY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES.

WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE DID A ESCALATOR 4% JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO APPROPRIATE CAPTURE OF SALARIES IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS ANY INCREASE OR THINGS WITH REGARD TO MERIT INCREASES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, TO GIVE YOU A TRUE INDICATOR OF WHAT WE THINK THE NUMBERS WOULD BE.

WITH THE THREE STAFF PEOPLE IN THE PLANNING DIVISION, WE'VE GOT AN INCREASE THERE WITH SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

SO THERE WAS AN INCREASE WITH OPERATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS AND THAT'S OUR ANTICIPATION OF GETTING THIRD PARTY ASSISTANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE.

WHILE WE INTEND TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WE'RE WRITING THAT WE ARE SOMEWHAT LIMITED IN OUR CAPABILITIES AS FAR AS GRAPHICS AND DISPLAYS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND MAYBE LOOKING FOR SOME OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE WITH PUTTING THE FINAL DOCUMENT TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT'S COHESIVE AND MAKES SENSE.

THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST INCREASE THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS DIVISION'S BUDGET.

SO BUILDING INSPECTIONS, BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS.

AGAIN, WE DID A 4% INCREASE FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

BEYOND THAT, OPERATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS AND CAPITAL OUTLAY HAVE REMAINED VIRTUALLY THE SAME.

AND SO WE DON'T SEE A LARGE INCREASE IN NUMBERS BETWEEN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND THIS FISCAL YEAR, PROJECTING TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION.

I HOPE I DIDN'T RUN THROUGH IT TOO FAST.

BUT THE KEY THING IS, AND TAKEAWAYS IS THAT WE'RE EVALUATING OUR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND A LOT OF WHAT WE DO COME BEFORE YOU ALL ANYWAY.

SO SOME OF THE STANDARDS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH REGARD TO ZONING AND BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN TERMS OF APPROVING THOSE THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY.

SO IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE US FOCUS MORE ON.

CERTAINLY WE'LL WORK THAT THROUGH MR. LANGLEY'S OFFICE AND BRING BACK ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SEE, SUCH AS THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATIONAL IMPACT FEES.

ANYBODY ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD JOB, TONY. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR. SO BEFORE JEN STARTS ON THE NEXT ITEM, I DO HAVE THIS ITEM POSTED IN OUR SPECIAL MEETING AT 3:00 AND ALSO AT THE 5:30 MEETING.

WE PROBABLY THINK THIS IS A 45 MINUTE DISCUSSION OR SO FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

WE CAN START THROUGH THAT AND THEN FINISH IT UP AT THE END OR IF YOU'D PREFER, WE COULD JUST WAIT AND DO IT ALL AT THE END OF THE 5:30 MEETING.

IT'S REALLY AT COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, BUT I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY THINK THE DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION IS PROBABLY ABOUT 45 MINUTES LONG.

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ANY SUGGESTIONS? YOU ALL WANT TO HEAR IT NOW OR LATER OR BOTH? I WOULD RATHER WAIT SO THAT IT'S NOT BUTTING UP AGAINST.

I MEAN, THAT WAY IT'S NOT BROKEN UP.

IT'S NOT BETTING AGAINST OUR 5:30 MEETING.

IF IT'S 45 MINUTES I THINK WE CAN OKAY. YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? LET'S GO AHEAD. LET'S GET STARTED.

WE GET INTO A BIND.

WE'LL STOP AND START YOU BACK UP.

OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ONTO ITEM 2D.

[D. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding proposed modifications to the park land dedication fee structure and ordinance. (Staff Presenter: Jen Basham, Parks and Recreation Director)]

JEN. I HOPE THIS IS PAINLESS.

PARK BOARD RECEIVED IT WELL, SO LET ME GET 2 SECONDS TO PULL UP THE SLIDES.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL PREFACE THIS WHOLE PRESENTATION WITH SAYING THERE'S A LOT OF MATH IN HERE, AND IF YOU WANT ME TO BREAK IT DOWN, I CAN DO IT.

BUT THE END RESULT, WHAT THE DEVELOPERS WILL SEE IS JUST THE FINAL NUMBER THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PAY PER PLAT.

WE'RE GOING TO START TODAY WITH TALKING ABOUT WHAT ARE OUR PARKLAND DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEES AND WHY DO WE CHARGE THEM? SO PARKLAND DEDICATION WAS CREATED TO OFFSET WHAT IT COST WHEN WE PUT IN NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR SERVICE LEVEL FOR OUR PARKS.

IT'S BROKEN INTO THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO WE DO A FEE IN LIEU OF DEDICATION, WHICH ALLOWS HOMEBUILDERS WHO DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE LAND THAT WOULD QUALIFY TO JUST GIVE US A CASH PAYMENT FOR THE VALUE OF THE REQUIRED PARKLAND.

IF DEVELOPERS CHOOSE TO PAY THAT THEY DO NOT DEDICATE LAND.

IF THEY CHOOSE TO DEDICATE LAND, THEY DO NOT PAY THE FEE IN LIEU.

THE DEVELOPMENT FEE IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE COST OF BUILDING A STANDARD NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND IT IS ALWAYS REQUIRED UNLESS THEY'RE RECEIVING CREDIT FOR SOMETHING.

OUR CURRENT FEES WERE PUT IN PLACE IN 2008, SO WE HAVE NOT REVIEWED THESE IN 14 YEARS.

IT'S BEEN AWHILE AND SO WE'LL GO THROUGH KIND OF WHAT OUR CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE IS AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT CHANGING THIS TO.

LIKE I SAID, THIS HELPS US KEEP UP WITH OUR GROWTH.

SO THIS HELPS US ENSURE THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, OUR SYSTEM IS GOING TO NEED TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO OFFSET THE COST OF DEVELOPING THOSE NEW PARKS? AND WE DO THIS BY KEEPING IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY.

SO, NOLLAN DOLAN, THERE ARE TWO SUPREME COURT CASES THAT SET THE LIMIT ON OUR GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO IMPAIR PROPERTY INTERESTS WITH LAND USE REGULATIONS.

SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT SAYS IS WE CANNOT CHARGE A FEE THAT'S DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING IN.

SO WHETHER IT'S MULTIFAMILY OR WHETHER IT'S A REALLY HIGH DENSE USE, WE HAVE TO CREATE A PROPORTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FEE IN REGULATION WITH THIS SUPREME COURT CASES.

SO AND WE ALSO CAN'T USE THIS TO OFFSET FORM OR OVERSIGHT.

SO SAYING, YOU KNOW [INAUDIBLE] OR OUR DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS WERE OFFSET.

WE CAN'T GO BACKWARDS AND TRY TO TRIPLE THESE NOW TO OFFSET AN ISSUE THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAD WITH OUR SYSTEM.

SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED, THE WAY THAT WE REALLY LOOK AT THIS IS WE LOOK AT WHAT'S THE STANDARD AMENITY FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

THE AMENITIES THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU RIGHT HERE ARE WHAT OCCUR IN OVER 50% OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE THINGS IS IN EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, BUT THIS IS TYPICALLY WHAT WE WOULD SAY.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IF WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP A PARK.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KEEP AS WE CREATE DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

SO THIS IS OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE.

CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE CHARGE A FEE IN LIEU OF $300 DOLLARS PER DWELLING UNIT.

IF THE REQUIRED LAND DEDICATION IS LESS THAN THREE ACRES, OR IF IT DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DEDICATION, WE WILL CHARGE THIS FEE.

IT DOES NOT BREAK UP BETWEEN MULTIFAMILY OR SINGLE FAMILY OR ANY OTHER WAY.

IT'S JUST PER DWELLING UNIT.

YOU'RE GOING TO PAY A FLAT FEE OF $300.

IT'S THE SAME THING FOR A DEVELOPMENT FEE.

SO $300 PER DWELLING UNIT, IT DOESN'T BREAK IT DOWN.

AND WE ALSO BASE THESE VALUES OFF $30,000 DOLLARS PER ACRE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR CURRENT FEES? YES. SO DOES THAT MEAN ONE APARTMENT BUILDING IS ONE 300? ONE DWELLING UNIT SO THE UNIT WITHIN.

SO EACH UNIT IN THE APARTMENT IS $300 DOLLARS.

PAYS THAT SO IF THERE'S TEN UNITS, THEY PAY AND THAT.

SAME THING IN THE HOTELS, EACH ROOM.

NO. SO WE DON'T BREAK IT UP FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

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OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO THESE ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND THIS IS WHERE WE GET REALLY MATH HEAVY.

SO SLOW ME DOWN IF IT STARTS GETTING REALLY CONFUSING.

SO FOR OUR DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO ESTABLISH OUR BASELINE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

SO WE LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN BURLESON.

SO OUR BASE POPULATION AND WE DIVIDE THAT BY OUR ACREAGE OF APPLICABLE PARKS, WHICH IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR SYSTEM AND PARKLAND.

AND THAT GIVES US WHAT OUR BASELINE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS.

SO RIGHT NOW THAT BASELINE IS ONE ACRE PER 248 RESIDENTS.

SO WE'LL USE THAT TO ESTABLISH ALL OF OUR BASELINE THROUGHOUT.

AND THEN WE DIVIDE THAT BY THE CENSUS DENSITY VALUE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY IT'S 2.6 PEOPLE PER HOUSEHOLD.

SO THAT DENSITY.

SO WE TAKE THAT ONE ACRE PER 248 RESIDENTS.

WE DIVIDE THAT BY THE PEOPLE PER HOUSEHOLD AND THAT GIVES US OUR DEDICATION REQUIREMENT BY UNIT TYPE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST WHERE WE JUST DID ALL RESIDENTIAL.

RIGHT NOW IT'S GOING TO SHOW THAT IT'LL BE 248 DIVIDED BY 2.6 AND GIVE US 95 PER DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND THEN 109 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE FOR MULTIFAMILY.

JEN, DO WE TAKE HOA PARKS INTO ACCOUNT OR JUST PUBLICLY OWNED PARKS? SO WE DO NOT DO HOA MAINTAIN PARK IF THE CITY DOES NOT MAINTAIN IT, WE DON'T USE THAT AS OUR BASELINE LEVEL OF SERVICE, BUT WE ARE PROPOSING SOME CREDITS IF A HOA IS BUILDING A PARK AND MAINTAINING A PARK, BUT IT STILL REMAINS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

BUT IT'S NOT A PART OF THIS DETERMINATION? SO FOR THE FEE IN LIEU, THE FIRST THING THAT WE DID WAS ESTABLISH A VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT TO ACQUIRE PARKLAND.

SO WE DID A DOLLAR PER SQUARE FOOT, WHICH EQUATES TO $43,560 PER ACRE.

WE SPOKE WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY A LITTLE NORTH OF THAT DOLLAR PER SQUARE FOOT.

BUT WE DIDN'T TAKE WHAT LOOK AT IF A DEVELOPER WAS GOING TO GIVE US A PROPERTY A LOT OF TIMES IT'S IN FLOODPLAIN, SO IT COST US MORE TO DEVELOP.

BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY, WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY ACQUIRE SOME GOOD PROPERTY THAT'S NOT GOING TO COST US SO MUCH.

AND SO WE USE THIS DOLLAR PER SQUARE FOOT AS OUR BASELINE.

WE IDENTIFIED THE UNIT LEVEL PRICE PER DEVELOPMENT TYPE.

AND SO YOU USE THAT COST PER ACRE DIVIDED BY THAT UNIT COUNT.

SO THAT FORMER SLIDE THAT WE JUST SHOWED YOU THAT 95 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WOULD BE YOUR SINGLE FAMILY.

SO THAT WOULD EQUATE TO A $458 FEE IN LIEU PER DWELLING UNIT OR FOR MULTIFAMILY, $399 FEE IN LIEU PER DWELLING UNIT.

DO WE CURRENTLY SPECIFY HOW MUCH HAS TO BE USABLE LAND WHEN IT'S DEDICATED? YES. SO AT LEAST 25% OF THE ACQUIRED PROPERTY HAS TO BE DEVELOPABLE.

NOW WE CAN DEVELOP MORE THAN THAT IN FLOODPLAIN IT JUST COSTS US MORE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF AMENITIES.

WE CAN DO TRAILS, WE CAN DO PARKING, WE CAN DO SHELTERS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY SURFACING.

WE CAN DO BREAKAWAY FENCING SO WE CAN DEVELOP IN FLOODPLAIN.

JUST COSTS US A LOT OF MONEY.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S THE UNFAIR PART IS THAT IT COST US LIKE THIS LAND CAN'T REALLY BE USED.

HERE YOU GO. AND TAXPAYERS HAVE TO FOOT A LOT LARGER BILL TO MAKE IT A USABLE SPACE ALTOGETHER.

AND TRADITIONALLY HERE, WE HAVEN'T ACCEPTED A LOT OF FEE IN LIEU.

BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IF WE START REALLY ENFORCING OUR CURRENT REQUIREMENTS FOR WHAT THOSE DEDICATIONS SHOULD LOOK LIKE, I CAN SEE DEVELOPERS STARTING TO FLIP A LITTLE BIT MORE AND JUST GIVE US CASH SO WE CAN PURCHASE PROPERTY THAT WE FEEL FITS OUR SYSTEM BETTER.

SO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT FEE, WE TOOK THE COST TO ESTABLISH A TYPICAL APPLICABLE PARK.

SO WE USE THE AVERAGE COST TO DEVELOP A TYPICAL NEIGHBORHOOD PARK WHICH IS BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN ACRES IS $1,000,000 DOLLARS.

WE DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE SERVED BY THAT PARK.

SO YOU TAKE YOUR CURRENT POPULATION BY THAT NUMBER OF APPLICABLE PARKS, WHICH GIVES YOU 3,176.

THEN YOU TAKE THAT COST TO DEVELOP A PARK, DIVIDE IT BY THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, PER SERVED.

AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT CENSUS DENSITY VALUE AND YOUR COST PER PERSON, YOU MULTIPLY IT ALL TOGETHER, IT GETS REALLY MESSY.

BUT FOR SINGLE FAMILY THAT ENDS UP AT $818 PER DWELLING UNIT AND FOR MULTIFAMILY IT'S AT $711 PER DWELLING UNIT.

AND I KNOW THAT LOOKS LOWER FOR MULTIFAMILY, BUT IF YOU CONSIDER THE DENSITY, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU IN A FEW SLIDES, IT ACTUALLY ENDS UP WITH ALMOST ALWAYS MULTIFAMILY PAYING MORE.

SO FOR THE TOTAL FEE RECOMMENDATIONS, IT WOULD BE THE FEE IN LIEU PLUS THAT PARKLAND DEDICATE OR DEVELOPMENT FEE.

SO TOTAL FEE PER DEVELOPMENT TYPE.

AND AGAIN, YOU WOULD NOT PAY THAT FEE IN LIEU IF THEY MET THE LAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS.

IT WOULD ONLY BE THE DEVELOPMENT FEE.

FOR SINGLE FAMILY IT'D BE 1,276 PER DWELLING UNIT AND FOR MULTIFAMILY IT'D BE 1,110.

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SO WE JUST USED THE EXAMPLE OF A TEN ACRE PARCEL.

SO THIS WOULD BE THE MAX ZONING PER ACRE, THE DWELLING UNITS ALLOWED.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT SF-7, THE TOTAL FEES WITH THE CURRENT CALCULATIONS WOULD BE 54,000 OR WITH THE NEW CALCULATIONS WOULD BE 54 VERSUS THE CURRENT, WHICH WOULD BE 25 FIVE.

FOR MULTIFAMILY ONE MF-1, YOU COULD HAVE UP TO 12 UNITS PER ACRE.

SO IF WITH THE NEW PROPOSED CALCULATIONS YOU'D GET 133,000 AND WITH THE EXISTING IT'D BE 72.

SAME THING FOR MULTIFAMILY TWO.

SO THAT WOULD ALLOW 24 UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH WOULD GIVE YOU $266,000 OR WITH OUR CURRENT WOULD BE 144.

WE DID DO A LOT OF BENCHMARKING.

THE CHALLENGE WITH PARKLAND DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT IS EVERY CITY DOES IT THEIR OWN WAY BECAUSE THEY'RE CREATING IT SPECIFIC TO THEIR DENSITIES, THEIR POPULATIONS, THEIR DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

SO THEY RANGED FROM 350 WITH NO DEVELOPMENT FEE AT ALL BECAUSE THEY'RE BUILT OUT TO OVER $6,000 PER DWELLING UNIT.

THEY CREATE THIS TO BE ROUGHLY PROPORTIONATE TO THE IMPACT OF THEIR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY.

OUR CURRENT DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE VERY CLEARLY ONE OF THE LOWEST IN ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE BENCHMARKED.

SO THIS IS A BIG TABLE OF WHAT EVERYBODY IS DOING.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT RANGES FROM PEOPLE CHARGING FAIR MARKET VALUE.

THEIR PER DWELLING UNIT IS DIFFERENT.

THEY CHARGE A DEVELOPMENT FEE OR THEY DO NOT.

DENTON SPECIFICALLY DOES IT ON ZONE.

SO BASED ON WHERE YOU'RE AT AND THE COST TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA, THEY CHARGE A DIFFERENT FEE.

IT'S VERY MESSY WHEN YOU TRY TO COMPARE EVERYBODY.

SO WHAT WE LOOKED AT WAS WHERE DO WE FALL WITHIN THAT? AND THIS NEW PROPOSED CALCULATION WILL PUT US ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE.

WE ALSO ARE PROPOSING SOME CREDITS TOWARDS THOSE FEES.

SO THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE THE ONE THAT MENTIONED EARLIER WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS TO ADD AN HOA MAINTAINED PARK OR IF WE DO A PRESERVATION OF TREES.

SO IF A DEVELOPER CHOOSES TO DEDICATE MORE THAN THE REQUIRED LAND, THEY WOULD RECEIVE CREDIT TOWARDS THAT PARKLAND DEDICATION FEE.

AND IF A DEVELOPER DEVELOPS THE PARK WITHIN THAT AND THEN REQUIRES THE HOA TO MAINTAIN IT, BUT THEY ALLOW THE PARK TO REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THEY WOULD ALSO GET A REDUCTION IN THEIR DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEES.

AND THEN THIS THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE IF THEY WERE TO CHOOSE TO SELECTIVELY PRESERVE TREES WITHIN THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THEY WOULD GET A CREDIT FOR THAT AS WELL, AND I'LL BREAK THOSE DOWN ON THE NEXT PAGE.

SO FOR THE HOA MAINTAINED PARKS, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WOULD APPROVE THE IMPROVEMENTS, THEY WOULD BE INSPECTED AND ACCEPTED BY US AND THEY WOULD RECEIVE A 50% CREDIT TOWARDS DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEES.

THE SECOND ONE, WHICH IS NEW AND IT'S KIND OF OUR HOPE THAT THIS TAKES OFF AND ALLOWS US TO CREATE SOME TYPE OF TREE PRESERVATION.

WE WOULD REQUIRE THAT THEY PRESERVE TWO TREES PER DWELLING UNIT.

THE MINIMUM CALIPER INCH FOR A TREE WOULD BE SIX INCHES.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AN APPROVED TREE TYPE.

THE TREE SURVEY WITH PRESERVED TREES WOULD HAVE TO BE IDENTIFIED SO THEY WOULDN'T JUST BE ABLE TO GIVE US, OH HEY, WE KEPT THESE TREES.

WE WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT ON THE SURVEY.

WE WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TYPE THEY ARE, IF THEY'RE A QUALITY TREE, AND THEN THEY WOULD ALSO RECEIVE A 50% CREDIT.

AND I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT.

THIS IS THE CLOSEST WE'VE COME TO BEING ABLE TO GET A TREE PRESERVATION INITIATIVE.

WE TRIED FOR AN ORDINANCE YEARS AGO AND IT FAILED ON THE VOTE AND DIDN'T GO FORWARD.

BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT DAY.

THE ONLY THING I'D COMMENT ON THE TREES IS I THINK WE NEED TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER INTO WHAT TREES WE'RE PRESERVING AND ESPECIALLY THE SIZE.

I MEAN, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE WAY WE'RE LOOKING AT TREES, IT'S ONE TREE EQUALS ONE TICK MARK.

BUT IT MAY BE A SIX INCH CEDAR ELM OR IT MAY BE A THREE FOOT DIAMETER OR LEGACY OAK.

THAT'S RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE THAT WE'D LOVE TO SEE TODAY.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT A LITTLE DEEPER AS FAR AS SIZE OF THE TREES AS BEING A FACTOR AND LOCATION.

OKAY. THE SIZE IS ONE, THE TREE TYPE IS THE OTHER.

SO WE HAVE AN APPROVED KIND OF TREE LIST OF NATIVE AND ADAPTIVE TREES TO THIS AREA THAT DO REALLY WELL HERE THAT WILL GROW AND CREATE GREAT CANOPY VERSUS TREES THAT MAY JUST BE ORNAMENTAL OR REALLY FINICKY OR WHAT WE CALL A SCRUB TREE THAT WE WOULD SAY THAT'S NOT GOING TO MEET OUR PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS.

SO YOU CAN KEEP IT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO COUNT A CREDIT TOWARDS THIS.

THANKS. AND WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS TO PARK BOARD, WE ACTUALLY HAD PRESENTED IT AS JUST 75%

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SO THAT'S WHAT MADE US CHANGE IT TO TWO PER DWELLING UNIT, BECAUSE WE WERE NOT QUITE SURE THAT WE WOULD CREATE EQUITY IF WE JUST KEPT 75% BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE FOUR TREES AND IF YOU KEPT THREE OF THEM THEN YOU TECHNICALLY MET THAT REQUIREMENT VERSUS KEEPING TWO PER DWELLING UNIT.

THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE REVIEW THIS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN EVERY 14 YEARS.

SO OUR OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN IS REVIEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS AND COMPLETELY UPDATED EVERY DECADE.

SO WE WILL REVIEW THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT.

AND WE ARE TO THE OPTIONS.

SO OPTION A WOULD BE TO ADOPT NEW DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND FEES AS PRESENTED.

B WOULD BE TO CONTINUE WITH WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UTILIZING.

C WOULD BE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THIS.

AND THEN D WOULD ASK US TO START OVER.

ANYBODY.

I LIKE, A, I THINK THIS IS WELL PUT TOGETHER.

I THINK YOU PUT A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY INTO THIS.

A LOT OF GREAT THOUGHT.

I LIKE WHAT I SEE.

THANK YOU. YEAH. AFTER 14 YEARS, I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO UPDATE THE NUMBERS AND GET MORE REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT OUR COSTS ARE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH REAL ESTATE PRICES GOING WHERE THEY'RE GOING RIGHT NOW, THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST TIME TO MAKE A MOVE LIKE THAT.

IT'S EVERY DAY EVERYTHING'S HIGHER THAN IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE.

SO I THINK THE MARKET COULD ABSORB THIS EASIER IN THIS CURRENT CLIMATE THAN IT COULD ANOTHER DAY.

SO NOW WE'RE STILL CHEAPER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

RIGHT. YEAH WE'RE 50 PERCENTILE SMACK IN THE MIDDLE.

IS EVERYBODY ON BOARD? WE'RE GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU JEN.

OKAY, I'LL BRING THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.

WE JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT YOU GUYS WERE ON BOARD WITH THE CALCULATIONS AS PRESENTED, SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK FOR FORMAL APPROVAL AT THE NEXT MEETING.

SO IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE HOLDING PEOPLE, LIKE KEEPING OUR STANDARDS AND ACTUALLY ENFORCING THEM AS FAR AS THE USABLE.

THAT'S WHEN WE WERE TAKING THAT TOUR LAST WEEK AND WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS OR POCKET PARK.

THEY'RE JUST LIKE, THIS PIECE OF LAND ISN'T REALLY GOOD FOR A PARK.

IT'S JUST A SLIVER THAT SOMEBODY SAID, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THIS.

HERE YOU GO. AND IT WAS A LOT THEY COULDN'T BUILD ON, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE AS A PARK.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S STICKING OUT IN MY MIND OF HOW MANY OF THESE IT'S NOW OUR PROBLEM TO FIX BECAUSE IT WASN'T TAKEN CARE OF OR HANDED OVER APPROPRIATELY.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE REALLY DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE WHEN THERE IS LAND DEDICATED TO US VERSUS A FEE THAT WE ARE THINKING THROUGH, LIKE HOW MUCH IS THIS TRULY GOING TO COST US TO MAKE IT A WORKABLE SPACE? ABSOLUTELY. AND WE STARTED ENFORCING THAT PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

WE'D SEE A PARCEL AND SAY IT'S NOT MEETING THE FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS.

IT CAN'T BE TUCKED IN THE BACK OF A DEVELOPMENT WHERE NOBODY IN THE PUBLIC COULD ACCESS IT.

IF IT'S A PUBLIC PARK LIKE THE PARK THAT'S IN A CUL DE SAC OFF OF ALSBURY, OR THAT LITTLE SLIVER ONE THAT HAS NOWHERE TO PARK.

WHAT WAS THAT OFF OF SUMMERCREST, THAT WE SAW? I FORGET WHAT THAT ONE'S CALLED IS IT OAKRIDGE? YEAH OKAY. YEAH.

SO THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE DEFINITELY BEING ENFORCED.

THEY WERE THERE THEY'RE WELL WRITTEN.

I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE ENFORCED IN THE PAST.

SO. ANYBODY ELSE? GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT.

THANK Y'ALL. WAIT IS THAT IT? THAT WAS IT. OH.

[LAUGHTER] WE WAKE YOU UP? NO, I JUST. I WAS WAITING FOR A BIG YES. SO THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION THREE CITIZENS APPEARANCE, WHICH IS REQUIRED.

SO OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS LISTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA, CITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRE TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DO SO DURING THIS SECTION.

SPEAKERS IN ATTENDANCE WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES.

SPEAKERS ONLINE NOT IN ATTENDANCE WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT THE SPEAKER CARD 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE POSTED MEETING TIME.

AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO ONLINE SPEAKER CARDS AND I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS FOR ANYBODY IN PERSON.

WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? SEEING NO ONE. WE HAVE DISPENSED OF ALL OF OUR ITEMS UNLESS WE HAVE A NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NO. THEN AT THIS TIME, MAYOR, IF YOU WILL CALL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ADJOURNMENT AND THEN ANNOUNCE THE TIME.

THERE IS NO VOTE ON THIS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.