Oct 04, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting

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I'M OPEN THIS MEETING UP AT 5:31.

I'VE KIND OF BLINDSIDED ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS HERE TO DO THE INVOCATION.

COLIN GREGORY IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THAT AND IF YOU WOULD, IF WE'D ALL RISE AND AFTER THE INVOCATION, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR PLEDGES.

IF YOU WOULD BOW WITH ME.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT, LORD, WE THANK YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO LEAD US.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO COME HERE WITH THEIR OPINIONS, WITH THEIR UNDERSTANDINGS AND WITH THEIR DESIRES TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY BETTER FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOUR BLESSING BE UPON THIS MEETING.

ALLOW CLEAR MINDS AND CLEAR HEARTS TO SPEAK.

AND WE THANK YOU IN JESUS NAME.

WE PRAY. AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE] PLEDGE] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS BRINGS US TO SECTION TWO OF THE TONIGHT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

[A. Proclamations Proclamation recognizing the month of October 2021 as National Community Planning Month in the City of Burleson. (Recipient: Jennifer Pruitt, Interim Director of Development Services)]

IT'S A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2021 AS THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.

THE RECIPIENT TODAY ON BEHALF OF THIS MONTH WOULD BE JENNIFER PRUITT, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ALONG WITH HER STAFF, MAYOR.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 2021 COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.

[INAUDIBLE] Y'ALL WANT TO COME DOWN WITH ME? OK,

[B. Presentations Receive a report to recognize the communications team for state-wide awards. (Staff Presenter: DeAnna Phillips, Director of Community Services)]

THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS DEANNA PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, MS. PHILLIPS. GOOD EVENING.

HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M EXCITED TO STAND IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU TONIGHT AND PRESENT TO YOU OUR STATE AWARDS.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE COLIN GREGORY.

HE DOES PRAYERS AND VIDEOS, SO COLIN JUST GOT A CHANGE IN TITLE.

HE'S OUR VIDEO PRODUCTION SPECIALIST, WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE FOR WHAT HE DOES. AND THIS IS CHRISTINA STAYTON.

SHE WAS OUR 2020 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, AND SHE'S OUR COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR.

SO THAT'S THE TEAM.

I JUST WANT IT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE TAMI AWARDS, WHICH IS OUR STATE PROFESSIONAL AGENCY.

THEY HAD A RECORD BREAKING FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE SUBMITTALS FOR AWARDS THIS YEAR FROM EIGHTY THREE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES.

THERE'S TWENTY SIX CATEGORIES AND WE WERE LUCKY TO TAKE HOME FIRST PLACE IN THREE OF THOSE CATEGORIES, WHICH IF YOU LIKE NUMBERS, THAT'S 11 PERCENT OF ALL CATEGORIES.

SO THE TAMI AWARDS THAT WE TOOK HOME AND WE HAVE THEM HERE.

I DIDN'T BRING ALL SEVEN AWARDS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE TOO SHOWY, BUT YOU CAN SEE OUR OUR FIRST PLACE AWARDS.

WE GOT IT FOR YOUR BULLET, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, BUT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY SHOOTING THEIR GUNS AND THEN GOING INTO THE CITY LIMITS.

SO WE LAUNCHED A FULL CAMPAIGN FOR THAT, AND I KNOW A LOT OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT

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WE HAD GREAT RECEIVING FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH THEY THOUGHT WAS SUCH A COOL IDEA WAS TO USE THE PUBLIC IN THAT KIND OF FUN WAY.

AND THEN WE ALSO TOOK HOME FIRST PLACE IN COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING FOR OUR BRANDING BURLESON THAT WE DID.

WE TOOK HOME FOR SECOND PLACE AWARDS.

WE WON SECOND PLACE FOR BEST USE OF HUMOR IN THE OLD TOWN GET DOWN VIDEO.

WE WON SECOND PLACE FOR BEST RECURRING PROGRAM, WHICH IS SHARKEY TEACHES SWIM SAFETY.

THERE'S TEN LESSONS INVOLVED WITH THAT, AND WE ALSO WON BEST USE OF OUR PROMOTIONAL ITEM WITH OUR BURLESON BABIES.

IT COMES TO THE BOX AND WE PUT TOGETHER THIS PAMPHLET THAT WELCOMES NEW FAMILIES INTO BURLESON, AND IT GIVES THEM INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE PARKS AND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ALL THE LIBRARIES. SO IT JUST KIND OF AS A WELCOME TO BURLESON WITH YOUR NEW FAMILY MEMBER. AND THEN WE ALSO WON SECOND PLACE WITH MOST CREATIVE WITH LEAST DOLLARS, WHICH WAS BTX BEST FEST.

BUT WE KIND OF FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING WE DO IS MOST CREATIVE WITH LEAST DOLLARS.

SO WE TRY TO WE TRY TO BE VERY, VERY SURE ABOUT HOW WE SPEND AND YOU KNOW, OUR BUDGET.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT MY STAFF.

I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T GET TO SEE THEM AS MUCH AS YOU GET TO SEE ME, WHICH I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND JUST TO SHARE OUR OUR WINNINGS WITH ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] YOU GUYS REALLY MAKE US LOOK GOOD, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I'M GLAD WE DIDN'T WIN THE [INAUDIBLE].

THE AWARD FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE VIDEO.

[LAUGHTER] THANK Y'ALL. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 2C WHICH IS COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS.

[C. Community Interest Items This is a standing item on the agenda of every regular meeting of the City Council. An "item of community interest" includes the following: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognitions of city officials, employees, or other citizens; reminders about upcoming events sponsored by the city or other entity that is scheduled to be attended by city official or city employee; and announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city.]

I BELIEVE IT'S THURSDAY AND HAD A DRIVE THROUGH, HAD EACH ONE OF SEVERAL THINGS AND IT WORKED OUT VERY WELL.

I WAS GLAD TO BE THERE, BUT THEN I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK TO PEOPLE, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS GREAT [INAUDIBLE].

YES, I DO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM, DEANNA.

YOU GUYS DO A LOT ON ON A LIMITED BUDGET AND I KNOW ALL TOO WELL HOW DIFFICULT MARKETING IS, AND I'M CONSTANTLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU DO AND HOW MUCH YOU GUYS COORDINATE AND YOU DO IT WITH WITH POISE AND EVEN WITH CHILDREN IN TOW SOMETIMES, RIGHT? YES. RICK, [INAUDIBLE].

I TO ECHO THAT AND SAY, CONGRATULATIONS YOU ALL, I ENJOY SEEING THE CREATIVITY CONSTANTLY.

THERE'S SOMETHING NEW POPPING UP THE GRAPHICS, THE PHOTOGRAPHY.

WE HAVE A TOP NOTCH STAFF AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT YOU ALL DECIDE TO SHARE YOUR TALENTS THROUGH THIS CAPACITY.

SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATS.

TOMORROW NIGHT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, SO I WANT TO MAKE A PLUG FOR THAT.

IF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE PARTICIPATING, I KNOW SEVERAL OF US ARE PARTICIPATING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, SO WE'LL BE STOPPING BY.

BUT ALSO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AND GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS AND TALK ABOUT RESOURCES FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT THINGS GOING ON AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TO COME OUT AND GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS.

FOUNDER'S DAY IS SATURDAY FROM 10 TO 4.

WE'LL THERE WILL BE FUN ACTIVITIES HERE IN OLD TOWN, SO COME OUT ON SATURDAY AND ENJOY THAT. AND THEN DOGS AND DONUTS IS HAPPENING ON THE 16TH FROM 9:30 TO 11:00 AT BAILEY LAKE. AND SO I'VE OFFICIALLY JOINED THE PUPPY CLUB AND I'LL BE THERE THIS TIME WITH A DOG. LAST TIME I JUST OGLED OVER EVERYONE ELSE'S DOGS, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

SO APPRECIATE OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE OLD TOWN.

WE JUST ARE CONSTANTLY COMING UP WITH NEW WAYS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGED AND I'M I'M GRATEFUL FOR THOSE FOR THOSE THINGS.

SO THANKS EVERYONE. THE LAST THING I GUESS WAS THE VOLUNTEERS APPRECIATION DAY [INAUDIBLE]. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO HOW WE HANDLE THINGS AND GET THINGS DONE.

SO THANK EVERYBODY OUT THERE.

THAT'S IT. OK, THAT MOVES US ON TO SECTION THREE CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA.

SO AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S ANY ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN OR ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER LUDWIG, IS THERE ANYTHING? NO MS. SECRETARY.

THANK YOU. SO THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO SECTION FOUR CITIZEN'S APPEARANCE.

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SPEAKERS IN ATTENDANCE WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD.

ALSO, WE HAVE AVAILABLE SPEAKERS THAT ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE FOR AN ONLINE SPEAKER CARD.

THOSE NEEDED TO BE FILLED IN AND SUBMITTED 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.

I HAVE NO ONLINE SPEAKER CARDS AND I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS FOR ANYBODY IN ATTENDANCE.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING AND IS NOT LISTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. MAYOR, OK, WE WILL MOVE ON TO SECTION FIVE, WHICH IS THE CONSENT

[5. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations.]

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN, SO REQUEST.

IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN? SO AT THIS TIME BEFORE YOU COUNCIL IS ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH FIVE F ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A MOTION, PLEASE AND A VOTE ON THAT ON THOSE ITEMS. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? MOVE TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A MOTION BY RONNIE AND SECOND BY DAN, ALL IN FAVOR.

PASSES UNANIMOUS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT TAKES US ON TO SECTION SEVEN DEVELOPMENT

[A. Hold a pulic hearing and consider approving an ordinance amending Appendix B- Zoning Regulations of Chapter 62 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Burleson, Texas by revising Site Plan regulations incorporating recitals into the body of the ordinance; repealing all ordinances or parts of the ordinance in conflicts herewith; providing a savings and severity clause; providing for inclusion in the code; finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law. Providing for an effective date as publication. (First Reading) (Staff Presenter: Jennifer Pruitt Interim Director Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously)]

THIS IS BEFORE YOU ON FIRST READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS JENNIFER PRUITT, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, MS. PRUITT? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.

JENNIFER PRUITT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INTERIM DIRECTOR, PRESENTING CASE 21-100.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING REGARDING DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON AUGUST 2, 2021.

REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN PROCESS.

SO THE ITEM THAT'S BEFORE YOU BASICALLY WILL PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND HOPEFULLY A SMOOTHER PROCESS REGARDING OUR COMMERCIAL SITE PLANS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT STAFF HAS RECEIVED SOME INPUT FROM DEVELOPERS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AND THEY ARE HAPPY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT'S BEFORE YOU.

SO THERE'S ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, AS I NOTED, IS SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN PROCESS.

CURRENTLY, COMMERCIAL SITE PLANS GO BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS WELL AS THIS COUNCIL AND THE AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR YOU TODAY WOULD ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL SITE PLANS WITH NO WAIVERS OR VARIANCES TO BE HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY AT A STAFF LEVEL.

WE PUT TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU THAT IDENTIFIES SOME PREVIOUS PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU WITH VARIOUS WAIVERS AND ZONING AND ALSO A LISTING OF ITEMS THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED OUTRIGHT THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE APPROVED AT THE STAFF LEVEL AND THAT WOULD BE ALLSTAR PROPERTIES PROJECT, AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS, JOHN JONES RETAIL CENTER AND ALSO THE VALVOLINE OIL.

ALL THOSE COMMERCIAL SITE PLANTS HAD NO WAIVERS AND WOULD BE ABLE TO BE APPROVED AT THE DAC LEVEL.

NOW, AS I NOTED, THE ZONING CODE HAS NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO THE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN, SO STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE ZONING CODE THOROUGHLY AND IDENTIFIED ALL OF THE AREAS IN WHICH COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN WAS IDENTIFIED.

IN MANY INSTANCES, IT IDENTIFIES JUST THE APPROVAL PROCESS GOING TO P&Z AND COUNCIL.

SO WE PROVIDED THOSE AMENDMENTS FOR YOU THIS EVENING, AND BASICALLY A MAJORITY OF IT IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS CONSISTENT FOR YOU.

SO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WAS BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2021, THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING MASONRY WAIVERS, AND THAT'LL BE AN ITEM THAT WE'LL BRING BACK BEFORE YOU WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO DISCUSS THAT IN DETAIL REGARDING DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL.

BUT ALSO THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING ZONING IN SUP CASES, SPECIFICALLY THE VOLKSWAGEN ITEM THAT WAS BEFORE YOU RECENTLY HAD A COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN AND ALSO A SUP REQUIREMENT.

AND IN THAT INSTANCE, THOSE PARTICULAR PROJECTS WOULD STILL COME BEFORE YOU AS WELL AS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

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SO THE ACTION THAT WE REQUEST OF YOU AS COUNCIL THIS EVENING IS TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE ON FIRST READING THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, AS PRESENTED BY STAFF FOR CASE 21-100.

STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

MAYOR, PRIOR TO DISCUSSION, CAN YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE? I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:45.

THANK YOU.

I WENT THE OTHER DIRECTION, SORRY, THANK YOU.

HOW WILL THIS BE THE PROCESS [INAUDIBLE]? THIS IS GOING TO IMPROVE OUR RELEASING THESE PLANS, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT, MAYOR.

TYPICALLY, ALL COMMERCIAL SITE PLANS GO THROUGH OUR DAC PROCESS AND THAT'S A STAFF REVIEW PROCESS. THEY'LL STILL BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

BUT ONCE WE TYPICALLY COMPLETE THAT PROCESS, THEN WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE ITEM ON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA AS WELL AS COUNCIL, SO IT CAN SAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO EVEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON A PROJECT.

SO THERE WILL BE SAVINGS FOR THE DEVELOPER.

IS THERE WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT AND I'M FOR THIS, BUT WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT IS THERE LIKE A CHECK AND BALANCE OF EACH OTHER THAT YOU ALL GO THROUGH? YES, SIR. YES, MAYOR.

WE HAVE A DAC PROCESS THAT'S VERY SPECIFIC.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE OF CITY DEPARTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S PARKS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE ALL INCLUDED.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE INCLUDED IN OUR DAC PROCESS.

SO THE REVIEW OF THE PROJECT WILL STILL BE THE SAME AS FAR AS THE REVIEW PERIOD AT A STAFF LEVEL. SO WE HAVE A PRETTY THOROUGH PROCESS ALREADY.

OK. ANYBODY ELSE? CAN YOU ASK FOR SPEAKERS? ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS OR NOT? GO AHEAD. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:48.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY RONNIE AND SECOND BY RICK.

ALL IN FAVOR.

PASSES UNANIMOUS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SEVEN ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

[A. Consider approval of an ordinance designating a school zone along Market Street and Bond Street near realm secondary school; directing the city manager or designee to erect the appropriate signage; incorporating the recitals into the body of the ordinance; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing a severability clause; finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law; providing for an effective date and publication; and providing for penalties. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Michelle McCullough, Assistant Director of Public Works)]

THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON 1ST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS MICHELLE MCCULLOUGH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

MS. MCCULLOUGH.

OK, EXCUSE ME, MY PRESENTATION WAS UP HERE.

OK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MY NAME IS MICHELLE MCCULLOUGH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OVER DEVELOPMENT AND AS CITY SECRETARY SAID THIS IS AN ORDINANCE FOR A SCHOOL ZONE FOR THE REALM SCHOOL BISD.

SO MANY OF YOU KNOW. SO THEY RELOCATED REALM FROM JOHNSON AVENUE TO THIS LOCATION THAT USED TO BE THE VENUE 510 BUILDING.

IT IS AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS BEING MODIFIED OR WAS MODIFIED.

OUR WHAT THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE IS THAT BISD EXPECTS THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY STUDENTS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY WILL HAVE SIX HUNDRED STUDENTS AT THIS SITE THAT WILL RANGE FROM SIXTH GRADE TO 12TH GRADE.

THEY ARE USING TWO OF THE PARKING LOTS IN BLUE FOR THEIR PARKING AND PICKUP AND DROP OFF LOCATIONS. AND THEY HAVE.

I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY'RE USING THREE BUSSES FOR DROP OFF AND PICKUP, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY HAVE NOT INCREASED THAT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY EXPECTED TO USE.

SO SCHOOL ZONES ARE TYPICALLY BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FIVE MILES AN HOUR IN URBAN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THEY DO.

THEY'RE THERE TO HELP PROTECT CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOLS, AND IT ALSO HELPS REDUCE THE RISK AND SEVERITY OF THE POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS.

BISD DID HAVE A TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT PERFORMED A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.

THEY ALSO PROVIDED A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN AND A SCHOOL ZONE SIGN PLAN.

SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS MARKET STREET AND 174 IS UP HERE IN THIS CORNER WHERE MY MOUSE IS.

AND SO THEIR TRAFFIC ENGINEER DID RECOMMEND SCHOOL ZONE SIGNS AT THE BEGINNING OF MARKET AND BEFORE BOND STREET, BOND STREET'S OVER HERE.

SO WHAT THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE OBSERVE IT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND SEE WHAT THE PATTERNS FOR THE PEDESTRIANS WERE AS WELL AS THE VEHICLES.

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SO AS YOU SEE IN BLUE, THIS IS THE SCHOOL ZONE THAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED NOW, SO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM 174 ON MARKET STREET TO I THINK THAT'S TWO HUNDRED FEET FROM BOND STREET. AND THEN WE DID OBSERVE PEDESTRIANS ALSO WALKING DOWN BOND STREET.

SO WE DID INCLUDE A PORTION OF BOND STREET IN THE SCHOOL ZONE.

SPEED LIMIT ON RESIDENTIAL ROADWAYS OR URBAN ROADWAYS ARE 30 MILES AN HOUR, AND MANY OF OUR SCHOOL ZONES ARE POSTED RIGHT NOW AT 20 MILES AN HOUR, SO WE KEPT IT AT 20.

IT IS GOING TO BE FROM FORTY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE SCHOOL TO 15 MINUTES AFTER SCHOOL, AND THEN ALSO 15 MINUTES TO FORTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER SCHOOL TIME.

AND DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE ENTIRE? NO. OK, SO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MICHELLE, I'LL DO IT IF THEY NEED IT.

OK. ALL RIGHT. SO BEFORE YOU TODAY, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE ORDINANCE FOR THE SCHOOL ZONE AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY ANTICIPATION ON HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT WILTSHIRE? IT'S BOTH TRAFFIC ENGINEERS THAT TOOK A LOOK AT IT.

IT SHOULD NOT AFFECT WILTSHIRE.

OK. SO SORRY, GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. NO, GO AHEAD.

SO THEY TOOK OFF THE PORTION THAT WAS ON EXCHANGE, IS THAT CORRECT? EXCHANGE WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

IT WASN'T OK. YOU WERE JUST SHOWING US THAT'S WHERE THE PARKING IS.

RIGHT. OK.

THERE'S A BRIDGE HERE THAT YOU SEE.

THERE IS, YES. RIGHT.

AND SO WHAT THEY COME AROUND HERE IN THE QUEUE AND THEN THEY PICK UP AND DROP OFF THERE.

OK, THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] ARE WE READY FOR A VOTE? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION BY TAMARA AND A SECOND BY VICTORIA.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an amendment to the governing policy for the Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza in Old Town. (Staff Presenter: Alex Philips, Economic Development Director)]

THIS IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNING POLICY FOR THE MAYOR VERA CALVIN PLAZA IN OLD TOWN.

SAY THAT THREE TIMES FAST PLEASE SOMEBODY.

STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS ALEX PHILIPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, MR. PHILIPS. THANK YOU, AMANDA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ALEX PHILIPS WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.

HERE WITH THE MAYOR VERA CALVIN PLAZA POLICY AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATION.

JUST KIND OF WORK SESSION ITEM KIND OF TALK THROUGH IT, GET Y'ALLS DIRECTION OF HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

JUST KIND OF GO OVER THE POLICY AND FEE HISTORY.

IT WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 19 THAT WE HAD THE INITIAL WORK SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK AT PLAZA RESERVATION FEES AND POLICY, MARCH OF 2020 IN THE ORIGINAL POLICY AND FEE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY WITH THE FEE WAS APPROVED IN 2020 OF MARCH.

FEBRUARY OF 19 OR FEBRUARY 19TH OF 21.

WE HAD THE FIRST READING OF THE FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENT BECAUSE I FORGOT TO PUT IT IN THE MARCH AGENDA PACKET AS WELL, SO BROUGHT IT BACK IN FEBRUARY.

THAT GOT TABLED, BACK IN MARCH EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT AMENDING PRICING OPTIONS POLICY WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ADDING THE HALF DAY RENTAL.

THEN IN APRIL, WE HAD THE FIRST READING OF THAT FEE AMENDMENT.

THE SECOND READING OF THAT FEE AMENDMENT FAILED, SO WE HAD TO BRING IT BACK IN MAY EARLIER THIS YEAR IN 21 FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND READING, AS YOU SEE THERE.

SO THERE'S BEEN SOME HISTORY ON THE PLAZA FEE.

PAST DIRECTION IN MAY.

EARLIER THIS [INAUDIBLE] THIS YEAR, COUNCIL DID APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, SEPARATING OUT FULL DAY TO HALF DAY.

DURING MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS RESERVATION COSTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN MENTIONED AS A TOPIC AMONG INQUIRING CITIZENS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO OPERATE THE PLAZA WITH THE CURRENT POLICY FEES AND BRING AN UPDATE WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE.

SO CURRENT POLICY AS OF MAY OF 21 JUST KIND OF SOME BULLET POINT ITEMS, NO MORE THAN ONE PRIVATE EVENT PER MONTH WITH A MAXIMUM OF SIX PRIVATE EVENTS PER YEAR.

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND THE PAVILIONS PICNIC TABLES MAY NOT BE RESERVED INDEPENDENTLY.

THE PLAZA PROMENADE SHALL REMAIN OPEN TO PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AT ALL TIMES AND MAY BE INCLUDED AND MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PERIMETER FENCING FOR EVENTS.

BTX BREWFEST WE DID GIVE AN EXCEPTION TO THEM BECAUSE THERE'S NO BUILDINGS OVER THERE YET. SO FOR THAT EVENT THIS YEAR WE ALLOWED THEM TO.

THE PROMENADE WAS KIND OF FENCED OFF, BUT THE SIDEWALK WAS OPEN ON THAT FAR SIDE AND

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ANYTHING GREATER THAN SIX HOURS IS THAT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR FEE, PLUS TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT.

COUNCIL CONSIDERATIONS.

JUST SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER IF SPECIAL EXEMPTION IS OUTLINED FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS WILL PERTAIN TO ALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION OR NATURE OF ORGANIZATION.

JUST A REMINDER THERE'S A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE AUDIO VIDEO.

A HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND PLUS THAT WAS MADE FOR THE PLAZA.

ANY DAMAGES AND OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WITH RESERVATION COSTS AND DEPOSITS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT POLICY.

PLAZA RESERVATIONS ARE LIMITED TO SIX PER YEAR FOR THE PRIVATE.

STAFF CAN YOU KNOW THERE'S FOUR EVENTS THAT WE KNOW THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY YEAR THROUGH THE ANNUALLY THROUGH THE CALENDAR.

CITY PARTICIPATION SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN SET THROUGH THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX GUIDELINES. IF AN ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MEET THOSE GUIDELINES.

THEY'RE NOT INELIGIBLE FOR THE GRANT.

SO JUST KIND OF SOME POLICY AMENDMENT OPTIONS AND KIND OF GET SOME DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL. LEAVE THE POLICY AS IS, AMEND THE POLICY SO THAT PRIVATE EVENTS HOSTED IN THE PLAZA ARE LIMITED TO JUST THE HOT/MOT GRANT RECIPIENTS AND CITY ORGANIZED EVENTS.

WE COULD AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE TO ALLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE THE REDUCED RESERVATION COSTS.

JUST KIND OF OUR PROPOSAL PUT IN THERE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

THE HALF DAY WOULD BE REDUCED TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OR A FULL DAY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, PLUS THE THOUSAND DOLLAR REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT.

FULL DAY JUST KIND OF REMINDER FULL DAY WHEN WE HAD THE MOBILE STAGE FOR NONPROFITS, FOR FULL DAY RENTAL, FOR THAT, FOR THE MOBILE STAGE, WAS THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE LANDED IN TERMS OF JUST AN OPTION.

AND THEN THE OTHER OPTION IS, AS ALWAYS, ANY OTHER DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL.

SO TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST HERE TO TRY TO GET DIRECTION FROM YOU GUYS.

DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT AS IS? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO IT? WHAT WOULD THOSE BE? ANYBODY? GO AHEAD. I'M GLAD TO SAY SOMETHING HERE.

WE'VE DONE THIS NOW ABOUT EIGHT TIMES, AND I'D LIKE TONIGHT TO BE THE LAST TIME WE DEAL WITH THIS. I SEE NO PROBLEM WITH WHAT WE DID.

I'D LIKE TO LEAVE THE POLICY AS IS.

THAT'S MY OPINION.

I'LL JUMP IN. I LIKE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO LIMIT ANY GROUP THAT COULD RENT THE PLAZA TO THOSE THAT ARE APPROVABLE AS A HOTEL MOTEL GRANT RECIPIENTS AND I REALIZE THAT KNOCKS OUT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

THERE ARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL WOULD SUPPORT.

THERE ARE SOME THAT SOME WOULD SUPPORT.

THERE ARE SOME THAT NONE OF US WOULD SUPPORT.

AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT OPEN FOR ANY OF THOSE, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT OPEN FOR ALL OF THEM. I THINK, THOUGH, THAT ANY EVENT OR ORGANIZER THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR HOT/MOT WOULD FIT.

SO THAT'S MY OPINION.

I'M STILL NOT IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING NONPROFITS TO HAVE A REDUCED RATE OR EVEN TO USE IT.

I THINK IT'S TERRITORY WE NEED TO STAY OUT OF.

I AGREE WITH THAT, I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WORTHY CAUSES IN OUR OWN BACKYARD, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH WEEKENDS TO GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY.

I FEEL LIKE, AS COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLENDON SAID, JUST IT'S SUCH A GRAY AREA AND THERE'S SOME THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT AND SOME THAT, SOME SUPPORT.

IT'S JUST IF WE JUST STICK TO THE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS WE KNOW THOSE ARE, THEY ARE VETTED AND WE WE CONSIDER THE IMPACT THAT IT WILL BE ON OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

I REALLY THIS IS COMMUNITY SPACE AND IT'S OUR COMMUNITY'S LIVING ROOM AND THE I TRULY BELIEVE IT'S ITS PURPOSE WAS SO THAT EVERYONE COULD GATHER FREELY AND ENJOY THE SPACE.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESERVE IT. YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP WITH YOUR PICNIC OR PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR KIDS.

I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY EVEN WITHIN THE CITIES, WHETHER THE CITY'S ORGANIZING OR ALLOWING FOR PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD BRING BUSINESS TO OLD TOWN DURING THE WEEK.

I THINK THAT THERE'S STILL SO MUCH THIS SPACE IS STILL NEW TO US, AND I REALLY DON'T WANT

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AND SO I REALLY THINK I LIKE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF USING GOING OFF OF JUST OUR CITY ORGANIZED EVENTS AND THEN THE HOT/MOT.

AND I THINK THAT THEY'LL WE CAN DISCUSS THOSE.

AND IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT ONE THAT WE CAN'T USE DISCRETION AND CONSIDER EVENTS THAT WILL COME BEFORE US. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE CITY ALREADY PARTNERS WITH, AND SO IT'S NOT COMPLETELY CLOSING THE DOOR.

I DON'T BELIEVE ON ON EVENTS THAT CAN THAT CAN COME BEFORE COUNCIL AND RECEIVE SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS OR EXCEPTIONS TO TO HAVE THE SPACE.

I AGREE WITH WHAT SAID. I SAID, I AGREE WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ALSO.

SO WE'RE KIND OF IN AGREEMENT.

NO. OK.

I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY AND TAKE WHAT YOU GUYS JUST SAID.

YOU, YOU ACTUALLY ARE ARGUING AGAINST YOURSELF.

YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS A COMMUNITY SPACE AND THEN SET LIMITATIONS UPON WHO WE CAN ALLOW TO RENT OUR SPACE.

THE HOT/MOT MONEY IS VERY LIMITED TO THE BUSINESS, TO ENTITIES.

IT'S VERY SPECIFIC TO ENTITIES THAT ARE HOSTING EVENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BRING IN AND POTENTIALLY INCREASE HOTEL MOTEL TAX MONEY.

IT'S VERY, VERY SPECIFIC.

SO LET'S JUST REMOVE, LET'S REMOVE NONPROFITS BECAUSE I THINK EVERYONE'S GETTING CAUGHT ON THE NONPROFIT THING FOR A SECOND.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LOOKING TO HOST EVENTS HERE.

MOST OF OUR EVENTS ARE HOSTED BY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER THEY'RE FOR PROFIT OR NONPROFIT. THE MAJORITY OF OUR HOTEL MOTEL PEOPLE, BY THE WAY, THE PEOPLE THAT WE GAVE MONEY TO, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY FOR PROFIT BUSINESSES THAT WE'RE GIVING MONEY TO FOR PROFIT.

OK, SO WE ARE WILLING TO GIVE AWAY MONEY TO FOR PROFIT INDUSTRIES AND THEN LIMIT WHAT PEOPLE CAN USE THE CITY'S LIVING ROOM FOR.

AND LET'S BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE ALREADY HAVE LIMITATIONS ON THIS.

IT CAN ONLY BE USED SIX TIMES A MONTH.

PREFERENCE GOES TO HOTEL MOTEL EVENTS, SO WE'RE POSSIBLY LOOKING AT TWO TO THREE EVENTS AN ENTIRE YEAR.

YOU GUYS WE'RE ARGUING OVER TWO TO THREE EVENTS THAT COULD JUST BE, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A NONPROFIT I SUPPORT, WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE AS A CITY.

US LETTING SOMEONE RENT OUR FACILITY ISN'T ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE SUPPORT THEM.

THIS IS ABOUT THIS WAS BUILT FOR THE USE OF THE PEOPLE AND OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR TOWN.

LIKE I SAID, I MEAN, IT COULD BE CITY ON A HILL, IT COULD BE WHATEVER.

WE'RE WE'RE ALMOST ARGUING OVER SOMETHING THAT REALLY HASN'T EVEN HAPPENED YET.

I WOULD SAY, LET'S JUST LEAVE THE POLICY AS IS, AND LET'S LET IT RIDE FOR 12 MONTHS.

AND PLEASE, YES, I'M WITH YOU, RONNIE.

LET'S NOT DISCUSS THIS AGAIN.

EXACTLY WHAT I ARGUED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THE DISCRETIONARY TERMINOLOGY IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID, YOU KNOW? AND LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY THAT'S SUBJECTIVE.

WHEN WE BECOME SUBJECTIVE, SUBJECTIVE AS A COUNCIL AND AS A STAFF, THAT'S WHEN WE PUT OURSELVES IN A DIFFICULT POSITION.

THAT'S WHEN WE'RE SAYING, I LIKE THIS NONPROFIT OVER THIS NONPROFIT OR I LIKE THIS ORGANIZATION OVER THIS ORGANIZATION, OR WE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BRING US MORE MONEY THAN THEY'RE GOING TO BRING US MORE MONEY.

WE DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM IN THAT SITUATION.

WE NEED SET AND DRY, SIMPLE RULES.

IT'S SIX TIMES A YEAR, EVERYBODY.

SIX. AND THAT'S LIMITED BECAUSE THE HOT/MOT PEOPLE GET THE FIRST CHOICE OF THE SIX, WHICH IS LOOKING AT THREE TO FOUR RIGHT NOW.

AM I CORRECT, ALEX? LET'S SEE. WE HAVE OPEN SKIES THAT'LL BE OUT HERE, THE BREWFEST THAT JUST HAPPENED AND THE WINE CRAWL. SO THERE'S REALLY THREE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE PLAZA.

SO.

SO IF WE LEAVE IT TO HOT, IF WE LIMIT IT TO HOT/MOT AND ONLY THREE OF THEM ARE USING IT, THAT'S IT. SO WE SAY WE JUST BUILT THIS BEAUTIFUL PLAZA AND THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN USE THIS WHEN YOU WANT TO PULL UP AND HAVE A PICNIC.

BUT I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, FOR ME, I DON'T COME TO THE PLAZA FOR A PICNIC.

I COME TO THE PLAZA FOR EVENTS THAT'S NOT IN.

I DON'T HAVE THAT LUXURY IN MY LIFE.

AND HONESTLY, IT'S JUST SOME PEOPLE DON'T USE IT FOR THAT REASON.

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WE HAVE OUR HOT/MOT EVENTS.

AND SO NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE EVENTS, THREE EVENTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO TO TRY TO, IN MY OPINION, USE THE WORD CONTROL WHO WE CAN RENT TO AS A CITY WHEN THIS BELONGS TO THE CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND WE LEAVE THIS POLICY, AS IS.

LET'S GIVE IT A YEAR AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

RICK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUMP IN HERE [INAUDIBLE].

WE'RE KIND OF SPLIT ON WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE.

I'M WITH TAMARA AND RONNIE ON THIS, I SAY WE LEAVE IT AS IS.

OK. SO I MEAN, WHAT I'M HEARING IS, I MEAN, THERE'S THREE AS IS, THREE AS STAFF RECOMMENDATION, NOT THAT WE'RE VOTING ON THIS, BUT IF WE LEAVE IT AS IS, THEN WE LEAVE IT AS IS. I'M NOT BRINGING ANYTHING BACK TO COUNCIL, BUT IF WE CHANGE IT, THEN THERE'LL BE A PLAZA POLICY AMENDMENT ON THE NEXT COUNCIL AGENDA FOR APPROVAL TO ADD INTO THE TO AMEND THE POLICY FOR THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO RESTRICT IT TO HOT/MOT GRANT RECIPIENTS ONLY.

TALKING ABOUT THE WEEKDAYS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WEEKENDS, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST RENTING THE PLAZA SIX TIMES A YEAR FOR PRIVATE EVENTS THROUGH THE HOT/MOT GRANT RECIPIENT PROCEDURE.

SO ONCE A YEAR, WE BRING YOU GUYS EVERYBODY THAT'S APPLIED FOR HOT/MOT GRANTS.

YOU GUYS KIND OF DECIDE THEY GO THROUGH OUR TEST AND WE HAVE THAT RUBRIC OF OF SCORING THEM, AND WE PRESENT THAT TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL DECIDES ON THE AWARDS FOR THE HOT/MOT GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR THE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

AND IT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY HOT/MOT EVEN HAS AN EVENT IN THE [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHAMBER RECEIVE HOT/MOT GRANT AND THEIR EVENT WAS AT A VENUE ASIDE FROM THE PLAZA. BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING BACK.

THE SUBJECTIVITY IS STILL THERE, THEN WE'RE STILL PUTTING STAFF IN THE POSITION OF HOW WOULD YOU SELECT WHAT THREE TO FOUR EVENTS HAPPENED IN THE YEAR THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF CITY ORGANIZER HOT/MOT? THIS THAT AMBIGUITY STILL LIES THERE, AND IT'S PUTTING I STILL BELIEVE THAT'S PUTTING STAFF IN THE POSITION OF HAVING TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ONES THEY THINK ARE VALID OR IF YOU SET A DEADLINE OF OK, EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO HAVE AN EVENT FOR THESE FOUR OPEN SLOTS A YEAR HAVE TO GET THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BY JANUARY 15TH.

AND THEN HOW DO YOU HOW WOULD YOU HOW WOULD WE ASK STAFF TO EVALUATE THOSE REQUESTS? AND I MEAN, I KNOW NOT EVERYONE.

I UNDERSTAND I HAVE ATTENDED THIS LAST WEEKEND'S EVENT, THE BREWFEST, AND I HAVE ATTENDED NUMEROUS CITY EVENTS THAT ARE DOWN HERE FROM THE BACK TO SCHOOL FESTIVAL TO THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.

BUT I ALSO WORK OUT WITH A GROUP THAT WORKS OUT DOWN HERE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO RESERVE THE SPACE AND THAT REDUCES THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP TO THAT FITNESS GROUP. AND THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS I RECOGNIZE NOT EVERYONE'S GOING TO USE THE SAME THE SPACE THE SAME WAY, BUT I'M ALSO COGNIZANT OF THERE WILL INEVITABLY BE GROUPS THAT COME THROUGH THAT REQUEST.

AND I, WHILE MOST, IF YOU WANT TO SAY THAT, HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT, IF MOST IF YOU THINK MOST GROUPS THAT ARE GOING TO REQUEST THIS SPACE ARE FROM THE GENERAL BURLESON AREA THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OUTSIDE GROUPS, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE NEVER WILL.

AND I'M IN MY WORK HISTORY WITH WORKING FOR NONPROFITS AND WORKING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M WELL AWARE THAT THERE ARE GROUPS THAT SPECIFICALLY LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO RAISE A BIG STINK, TO COME TO TOWN AND TO BE TOLD, NO, WE DON'T WANT YOUR EVENT HERE, BUT WE CHECK ALL OF THESE BOXES, SO YOU CAN'T TELL US NO.

AND AND THEN IT IT PUTS THE CITY IN A IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION, POTENTIALLY.

I JUST THINK LOOKING OUT, I THINK I AM LOOKING OUT FOR STAFF AND LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE SPACE AND LETTING IT BE A COMMUNITY COME FREE FOR ALL, FOR THE MOST PART YEAR ROUND. OTHER THAN ORGANIZED EVENTS AND NOT TAKING AWAY THE SPACE AND THEN ALSO LOOKING OUT FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE SURROUNDING IT IN OLD TOWN, WE DON'T HAVE ELLISON STREET YET, BUT WE WE WILL AND I CAN'T.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE PATRONS OF THOSE BUSINESSES.

AND THEN IF THERE'S A TALK OR SOME EVENT GOING ON IN THE PLAZA THAT ISN'T, ISN'T SAVORY,

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I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING COGNIZANT OF WHAT'S WHAT'S TO COME IN THE BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM IT AND THAT ALREADY EXIST IN OLD TOWN.

NO, I DO UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECTIVITY PART OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S IT'S A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE ISSUE.

YOU'RE AGAIN TALKING ABOUT THREE EVENTS.

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

WHY WOULD THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE WHICH ONES THEY THINK ARE THE RIGHT ONES? STAGE. NO, MA'AM.

RIGHT. SO I'M CONFUSED WHY WE'VE ALL OF A SUDDEN NEED FEEL THE NEED TO CHANGE AS FAR AS YOUR WORKOUT GROUP AND ALL THOSE WONDERFUL GROUPS THAT MEET HERE FOR FREE, IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THEM MORE THAN LIKELY.

AND I ASKED FOR A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A CITY THAT'S HAD A CHALLENGE WITH THIS FROM OUR CITY MANAGER AND I CANNOT GET ONE.

I CAN'T GET ONE EXAMPLE WHERE THEY'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A GROUP COMING THAT WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS UNSAVORY.

THE AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, NINETY NINE POINT NINE NINE PERCENT OF THE TIME WE RENTED OUR STAGE AND WE'VE RENTED OUR PLAZA AND WHERE THE PARKING LOT PRIOR TO THERE BEING A PLAZA TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

NO, I HAVEN'T HAD AN ISSUE SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY, AND THAT'S BEEN HOW LONG.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO GET THAT QUESTION.

SEVEN YEARS, OK? SO AND I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 20 AND YOU'VE LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME, TOO.

AND THE STAGE HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

HERE'S THE THING, I UNDERSTAND THE TREPIDATION AND THE FEAR OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN.

THERE'S ALWAYS THE WHAT IFS.

IT ALL GOES WRONG.

WE I WOULD LIKE US TO BELIEVE IN OUR CITIZENS AND PROVIDE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND GO DOWN THE PATH OF LEAVING THE POLICY AS IS.

I'M GOING TO SAY THAT AGAIN, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO OUR OWN CITY.

WE BUILT THAT FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE ARGUMENT IS, WELL, WE ONLY ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO GO THERE WHEN THEY CAN GO HANG OUT AT OUR EVENTS OR WHEN THERE'S NO EVENTS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE AN EVENT THERE.

IT'S BASICALLY SAYING NO TO THE PEOPLE.

AT ONE TIME, I ASKED YOU ALL TO KIND OF KEEP TRACK OF THE PHONE CALLS COMING IN ON WHO GOT IT AND WHO DIDN'T GET IT AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE.

DO WE HAVE ANY NUMBERS AT ALL BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE? THERE'S BEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED FOR BASICALLY THE SAME DATES THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAVE EVENT SET IN PLACE FOR.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAVEN'T RUN INTO ANY KIND OF ISSUES WITH, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY ISSUES BEEN WE'RE BOOKED.

YOU KNOW, FROM CITY ORGANIZED EVENTS OR FROM, YOU KNOW, BREWFEST PICKING UP THIS LAST WEEKEND OR, YOU KNOW, A DATE BEING NOT AVAILABLE WHEN AN ORGANIZATION WANTS TO HAVE AN EVENT, BUT THEN THEY'RE FINDING A DIFFERENT LOCATION TO HAVE IT IN TOWN.

SO WE REALLY DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW, DO WE? WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY.

NO, SIR. CAN WE? JUST WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE JUST WANTING TO USE THE SPACE, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PICKING DATES THAT ARE ALREADY KIND OF PICKED SO.

COULD I, CAN WE JUST LEAVE THIS AS IS FOR RIGHT NOW AND GET MORE HISTORY BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING'S GOING, IT'S WORKING? IS THAT OK WITH Y'ALL? I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A STRONG CASE FOR CHANGING IT.

I JUST I THINK IT GIVES STAFF A LITTLE BIT BETTER ANSWERS WHEN THEY'RE CONTACTED BY PEOPLE IF THERE IS A THRESHOLD.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN VERY FAR FROM MY ORIGINAL THOUGHTS ON ON HAVING THE PLAZA IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ABOUT THE FEES.

I MEAN, THE MAXIMUM ATTAINABLE FEE OF $30,000 A YEAR DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF EFFECT ON 100 HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR BUDGET, NOR DOES IT EVEN COME CLOSE TO RECOUPING ANYTHING LIKE THE MONEY THAT WAS SPENT ON BUILDING THE PLAZA.

BUT I THINK THE PLAZA IS UTILIZED AT ITS BEST WHEN IT'S JUST UTILIZED ORGANICALLY BY PEOPLE THAT COME FOR VARIOUS THINGS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN A FAN OF RENTING THE PLAZA AT ALL, AND I'VE SAID FROM HERE BEFORE THAT THE REASON TO HAVE THE HOT/MOT CONNECTION HERE IS THAT MY GOAL, MY MY VISION ORIGINALLY WHICH I HAVEN'T VOICED PROBABLY THAT MANY TIMES, BUT I KNOW I'VE SAID AT LEAST TWICE FROM UP HERE IS THAT WE JUST MAKE IT SO DAMNED EXPENSIVE THAT NOBODY WOULD WANT IT.

BUT IF WE CONTRIBUTE WITH HOT/MOT FUNDS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE HERE BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S REALLY WHAT OUR PEOPLE WANT, IT'S REALLY WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT TO HAVE.

IT'S IT'S A GET TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

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BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NO, I DON'T EVEN LIKE RENTING THE PLAZA PERIOD FOR EXCLUSIVE USE.

SO THE REASON I STARTED OUT WHERE I DID IN THIS DISCUSSION A WHILE AGO IS BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY HERE AND I DON'T WANT TO TRY TO TEAR OUT THE POLICY AND CLOSE IT ALL OFF.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN NOW. WE'VE ALREADY OPENED THAT GATE.

BUT OPENING THE GATE IS LIKE WE MADE THE MISTAKE YEARS PAST OF NEVER COMING UP WITH A POLICY TO REGULATE PRIVATE OR DESIGNATED PARKING OF SOME OF OUR OLD TOWN BUSINESSES.

AND NOW WE HAVE DESIGNATED PARKING ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE'VE ALLOWED IT TO GO ON FOR SO LONG.

SO I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN A FAN OF THIS POLICY AT ALL.

I'D RATHER HAVE HAD A POLICY THAT WE JUST DO NOT RENT THE PLAZA FOR EXCLUSIVE USE PERIOD, EVER THE END, OR IF WE DO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ONLY THE EVENTS THAT WE BELIEVE OUR CITIZENS WANT TO HAVE.

CHANGING IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT THAT MUCH ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BASED ON THE TWO CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TONIGHT.

SO I REALLY DON'T CARE HOW THIS COMES OUT.

I WAS JUST AS A AS A COURTESY TO STAFF TRYING TO GIVE THEM A TOOL IN THEIR OWN KIT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TO TO FEND OFF PEOPLE THAT ARE DEMANDING EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY WE WON'T RENT IT TO THEM. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

I UNDERSTAND WE'RE UNDER.

WE WILL BE UNDER CONSTANT EVALUATION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

THE THING I'M THE MOST WORRIED ABOUT HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED.

THE 20 YEARS I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD HAPPENED TWICE AND WE WEREN'T PREPARED FOR IT AND IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH.

IT WAS JUST PERFECT. WE WEREN'T PREPARED FOR IT, SO WE GOT IN TROUBLE.

I DON'T WANT THE CITY TO DO THE SAME THING.

WE DON'T NEED THAT.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY THIS IS THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, PERIOD, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT ANY AND EVERYBODY.

I'M SORRY YOU WILL GET IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

IF WE OPEN THAT GATE, IT WILL BE ONE THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND WE WILL WISH THAT WE HAD OF CLOSED IT, I PROMISE YOU.

SO THAT'S THE REASON I'M YEAH, I'M PRETTY EXTREME ON THIS.

AS FAR AS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, IT'S NOT A WHOLE RECOMMENDATION.

I'M SAYING IT AT ALL. BUT I DO WANT US TO PLAY THIS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE VEST SO THAT WE DON'T GET IN TROUBLE ON THE ONSET.

IT WILL COME.

IT MAY BE SEVEN YEARS, 10 YEARS OR 20 YEARS WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE, BUT IT WILL COME IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED FOR IT.

IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.

MAY I ASK, AND THIS COULD MAYBE APPLY FOR THE ATTORNEYS AND JUST READ THIS IF ANYBODY ELSE THINKS THIS COULD COVER US.

SO NUMBER FIVE, ON THE SECOND PAGE OF RESERVATIONS, IT STATES CITY STAFF AND OR THE EVENTS COMMITTEE MAY DEEM REVIEW BY CITY COUNCIL NECESSARY FOR REASONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SAFETY CONCERNS.

NATURE OF THE PROPOSED EVENT, ANTICIPATED AUDIENCE, ET CETERA.

SO IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE EITHER USE THAT AS OUR DEFAULT, WE ADD HATE SPEECH, SOMETHING THAT COULD BE? IS THERE SOME OF THAT TERMINOLOGY WE COULD PUT IN THERE? THE DIFFICULTY THAT WE ALL FACE NOW IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORLD IS WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN A CASE SEVERAL YEARS AGO STYLED GILBERT VERSUS REED, AND IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE HOW FAR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS COULD GO IN REGULATING SPEECH. AND THEY BASICALLY SAID IF SPEECH IS OCCURRING IN A PUBLIC FORUM, THEN IT HAS TO BE OPEN AND FREE AND UNCENSORED.

THAT, IN ESSENCE, DROPS US IN THE GREASE.

THIS PLAZA IS CLEARLY A PUBLIC FORUM, AND IF WE ATTEMPT TO REGULATE WHO CAN USE IT BASED UPON THE CONTENT OF SPEECH, WE RUN AFOUL OF THE RULINGS OF THE FEDERAL COURTS AND ARE LIKELY TO FIND OURSELVES IN AN UNTENABLE POSITION.

THE REASON THE CITY MANAGER AFTER A LOT OF CONSULTATION WITH THE STAFF CAME UP WITH THE POINT NUMBER TWO. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS AN ATTEMPT TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.

FIRST RECOGNIZED, ALL CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME TO THE PLAZA AND THEY CAN JUST GATHER TOGETHER IN GROUPS AND PRESENT THEIR POSITION, HOLD RELIGIOUS SERVICES, DO WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE.

THE DISTINCTION THIS POLICY IS TO COVER SITUATIONS WHEN WE ARE GOING TO LOCK IT DOWN AND MAKE IT EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE TO ONE ENTITY.

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HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT IT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT THAT'S BEEN MADE WITH DOLLARS HERE TO DEVELOP THIS AMENITY? WHAT BRYAN BASICALLY DETERMINED AFTER TALKING WITH THE STAFF AT LENGTH WAS THE HOTEL MOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX STRUCTURE SAYS IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THOSE FUNDS, THEN YOU ARE PROPOSING TO UNDERTAKE AN EVENT WHOSE PRINCIPAL RESULT WILL BE THE CREATION OF ECONOMIC INPUT AND BENEFIT TO THE HOTELS, MOTELS INTO THE BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE CITY MANAGER FELT I CAN DEFEND ALL DAY WHY WE ARE LIMITING SOMETHING TO AN ENTITY THAT IS PART OF AN ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT'S GOING TO HELP HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BURLESON.

I CAN DEFEND THAT.

IT'S NOT BASED ON SPEECH, IT'S BASED UPON THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT THEY DELIVER.

WE STAY AWAY FROM SPEECH AND WE FOCUS ON IMPACT.

AND SO THE STAFF WAS LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT METHODS OF TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THE VENUE WOULD NOT BE USED IN A MANNER OR FOR A PURPOSE THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY OR DAMAGE THE COUNCIL'S GOALS FOR IT.

THIS APPEARED TO BE THE THE EASIEST FIX TO PRESENT BECAUSE WE KNOW THE HOTEL MOTEL PEOPLE, WHEN THEY COME IN WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS, HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH, PREPARED THE APPLICATIONS AND ARE PRESENTING A PROPOSAL THAT IS BEING EVALUATED SOLELY FOR ITS BENEFIT TO THE CITY. AND SO THEY KIND OF GET THROUGH THE FIRST TURNSTILE SAFELY WITHOUT US HAVING TO TALK ABOUT.

WE'RE UNCERTAIN ABOUT SPEECH AND AND THE STAFF'S CONCERN.

I THINK YOU ALL RECOGNIZE IS THE ENVIRONMENT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS.

I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT WANT TO OPINE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT THE WORLD IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW EVEN IN THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE LAST CAMPAIGNS, THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS NATIONALLY AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST IS DIFFERENT.

PEOPLE'S METHODS OF EXPRESSION IS DIFFERENT, THE ROLES THEY'RE TAKING ARE DIFFERENT, AND SO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SORT OF, AS RONNIE POINTED OUT FROM HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE'VE GOT A HEIGHTENED NEED TO ENSURE WE PUT IN SOME SPEED BUMPS AND SAFEGUARDS NOT TO ALLOW THINGS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL.

WE WISH THERE WAS A MORE INTELLIGENT WAY TO DO IT, BUT I KNOW THE STAFF IS AGONIZED OVER IT, AND THE NUMBER TWO OPTION ALLOWS US TO AT LEAST HAVE A MATRIX OF EVALUATION THAT IS BASED ON A STATUTORY PURPOSE.

THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX STRUCTURE HAS A SET OF STATED OBJECTIVES.

WE CAN SAY WE'RE EVALUATING EVALUATING YOUR REQUEST BASED UPON YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PROVISION IN THE STATUTE.

NOT. WE'VE GOT SIX PEOPLE WHO'VE APPLIED FOR IT FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND MAKE A, YOU KNOW, SEED OF OUR PANTS.

GUESS AS TO WHICH ONE WE THINK IS SAFEST AND BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE USE THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX.

MS. PAYNE IS RIGHT. I MEAN, IT DOES HAVE THE EFFECT OF CHILLING OUT SOME OTHER ENTITIES WHOSE VOICES MAY WANT TO BE HEARD, BUT THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION IS THEY CAN STILL USE THE FACILITY. ANY OF THE 52 WEEKENDS, THEY JUST CAN'T USE IT ON THE SIX, WHERE IT IS EXCLUSIVELY MARKED OFF FOR ONE ENTITY.

AND THOSE ARE THE ISSUES THAT THE STAFF IS MOST CONCERNED WITH PROTECTING.

TOMMY, I'M SORRY, I TOOK OVER BRYAN.

BOY. YOU GET ON THE ROAD.

WELL, IT'S A DANGEROUS AREA ANY TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE IS CORRECT.

ANY TIME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTRICTING SPEECH IN A PUBLIC FORUM, WE'RE TIGHTROPE WALKING AND WE HAVE TO DO IT VERY, VERY CAREFULLY.

AND AT THIS POINT, THIS IS THE BEST METHOD WE CAN DIVINE THAT MAY ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE THINK THE COUNCIL'S ULTIMATE GOALS ARE.

BUT LORD KNOWS WE CAN ALL GUESS WRONG AND SOMETHING ELSE COULD HAPPEN.

THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS AND AND THAT'S THAT'S CHANGED MY OPINION ON THIS. I THINK WE NEED TO GO WITH NUMBER TWO.

I REALLY DO.

OUR OUR NUMBER ONE JOB IS THE SAFETY AND THE VIABILITY OF OUR CITY, THE ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND SEE WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

AND THEN, LIKE RONNIE SAID, ONCE OR TWICE IN 20 YEARS, IT HAPPENED.

BUT IT CAN BE.

I CAN SEE HOW TOWNS SUFFER FROM SOME OF THE STUFF THAT HAPPENED.

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WE'RE FIXING SOMETHING THAT'S NOT BROKEN AND YOU'RE LOOKING AHEAD TO THINGS AGAIN.

THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN NORTH TEXAS AT ALL, AT ANY OTHER CITIES.

WE HAVE NO PRECEDENT THAT TO STAND UPON, NO GROUND TO STAND UPON.

I BELIEVE THIS IS ABOUT CONTROL.

I WILL STAND MY GROUND AND TELL YOU AND I'M STANDING FOR THE PEOPLE OF BURLESON.

THIS IS A MISTAKE, AND I THINK YOU WERE CUTTING OFF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT SAFETY.

THIS IS ABOUT CONTROL.

SO, BUT KIND OF WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM EVERYBODY.

WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL BRING BACK A POLICY AMENDMENT AT THE NEXT AGENDA AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO DISCUSS ON IT AND THEN ALSO VOTE ON IT AS WELL.

SO AT THAT TIME, EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT? I GUESS WE HAVE TO BE. I'M SORRY, ALEX.

YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU, GUYS.

HOW MANY SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT DO WE GET ALAN? I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN TO A LECTURE.

WHATEVER Y'ALL GET, I GET [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NINE CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REPORTS.

ANYBODY, RONNIE? ANYBODY.

WE'RE GOOD. NO.

OK. THERE IS NO NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO AT THIS TIME, MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CALL FOR A VOTE FOR ADJOURNMENT THAT REQUIRES A FIRST, A SECOND AND NO VOTE.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOVE TO DISMISS.

I GOT A MOTION FOR DAN, SECOND BY VICTORIA.

I'M ENDING THIS AT 6:28.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.