6.B. 255 Centre Dr (Case 22-167): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance for a zoning change request from “A”, Agricultural to “I”, Industrial for a 0.35 acre portion of 255 Centre Dr. (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0) (First and Final Reading)

[6.B. 255 Centre Dr (Case 22-167): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance for a zoning change request from “A”, Agricultural to “I”, Industrial for a 0.35 acre portion of 255 Centre Dr. (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0) (First and Final Reading)]

AT THIS TIME I WILL BE CALLING FORWARD 6B PRIOR TO 6A.

6B IS 255 CENTRAL DRIVE.

CASE 22-167 HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM A-AGRICULTURE TO I -INDUSTRIAL FOR A 0.35 ACRE PORTION OF 255 CENTER DRIVE PRESENTER TONIGHT IS I'M SORRY, THIS IS BEFORE YOU ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTER IS TONY MCILWAIN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

MR. MCILWAIN.

MRS. COMPOS SAID.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO LAND USE ITEMS INVOLVING LIQUID STONE CONCRETE.

THIS FIRST ITEM INVOLVES THE ZONING REQUEST THAT THEY SUBMIT TO CITY STAFF.

IT'S FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A THIRD OF AN ACRE OF LAND THAT THEY OWN LOCALLY ADDRESS AT 255 CENTER DRIVE.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE COMPANY IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

JUST BY WAY OF WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED, THERE IS THE MAJORITY OF A 4.4 ACRE SITE THAT'S ALREADY ZONED INDUSTRIAL, AND WE HAVE THIS LITTLE SMALL PORTION OF LAND THAT WAS LEFT OUT OF THAT ZONING AND THEY'RE TRYING TO INTEGRATE IT IN FOR CONSISTENCY PURPOSES, TO HAVE ALL INDUSTRIAL ZONING, BECAUSE THE INTENT IS TO MAKE USE OF THE PROPERTY.

THEY'VE ALSO SUBMITTED A COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ZONING CASE THAT I'LL BE PRESENTING TO YOU FOLLOWING YOUR ACTION ON THIS ITEM. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY RUN A CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT, WHICH IS A USE THAT IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT SITS IN AN AREA FOR REGIONAL OFFICE COMMERCIAL.

WE REALIZE THIS USE IS NOT EXACTLY CONSISTENT WITH THAT, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN THIS AREA OF THE CITY FOR YEARS.

AND SO THE LAND USE PLAN ALREADY AFFECTS THE EXISTING PORTION OF THEIR BUSINESS AND THEY'RE SIMPLY LOOKING TO EXPAND IT.

WE DID PROVIDE NOTICES TO INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE SUBJECT SITE.

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WE RECEIVED NO INQUIRIES REGARDING THE ZONING REQUEST.

DURING OUR PRESENTATION OF THE ITEM TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THEY TOOK A VOTE AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ZONING REQUEST BY A UNANIMOUS DECISION. THERE WERE NO SPEAKERS.

STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO INDUSTRIAL ZONING.

THIS THIS BASICALLY UNIFIES THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR LAND HOLDINGS WITHIN ONE BASIC INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

SO PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, IF THERE ARE ANY.

SO THEY AREN'T NECESSARILY DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT WITH THIS LITTLE CUTOUT THAT IS STILL ZONED AGRICULTURAL.

THEY'RE JUST GOING TO UTILIZE THAT SPACE.

HAVE WE HAD HAVE THEY HAD RESTRICTIONS ON IT? I WOULD ASSUME LIKE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GROW INTO THAT SPACE BECAUSE IT HAD DIFFERENT ZONING.

THAT LITTLE AG PROPERTY WOULD PRESENT A PROBLEM IF THEY WERE TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE IS CONSISTENTLY ZONED WITH THEIR PURPOSES.

SO THIS IS JUST BRINGING EVERYTHING INTO A ZONING DISTRICT THAT WILL WORK FOR THEM.

SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? IS THERE A MOTION ON [INAUDIBLE].

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:48.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM 6B? THERE'S NONE. CAN YOU CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE, SIR? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:48.

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

SECOND.

PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

NOW I'LL CALL FORWARD ITEM 6A, WHICH IS LIQUID STONE CONCRETE AT 255 CENTER DRIVE, CASE 22-165.

[6.A. Liquid Stone Concrete at 255 Centre Dr (Case 22-165): Consider approval of a resolution for a site plan with waivers of Liquid Stone Concrete located at 255 Centre Dr. (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0) (First and Final Reading)]

THIS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FOR A SITE PLAN WITH WAIVERS OF LIQUID STONE CONCRETE LOCATED AT 255 CENTER DRIVE.

THE STAFF PRESENTER IS ONCE AGAIN MR. TONY MCILWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

MR. MCILWAIN. THANK YOU, AMANDA.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE MAYOR, COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE SECOND PORTION OF THE REQUEST THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

THIS IS THE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN PORTION OF THE REQUEST.

FOR THE SAME BUSINESS.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, LIQUID STONE CURRENTLY OPERATES ADJACENT TO THIS SITE.

THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE BATCHING OPERATIONS, WHICH WE HAVE THE ARROW POINTING TO FROM GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE SCREEN.

THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE IH-35 OVERLAY DISTRICT.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN STAFF GETS A COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REQUEST, WE REVIEW THAT REQUEST AGAINST THE REGULATIONS FOR THE I H-35 OVERLAY DISTRICT.

IF THERE ARE ANY WAIVERS THAT ARE NECESSARY, THAT'S THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THOSE AND APPROVE THOSE WAIVERS.

WITH YOUR ACTION THAT YOU JUST UNDERTOOK WITH THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY.

WHAT THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO DO IS TO CONSTRUCT A SMALL 1,200 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, IT'LL BE TWO STORIES IN HEIGHT, AND THE PURPOSE IS TO BASICALLY EXTEND AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPACE FOR THE BATCHING OPERATION THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. IN OUR REVIEW OF THE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN, WE DETERMINED THAT BASED ON THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO DO A TOTAL OF SIX WAIVERS WOULD BE REQUIRED.

AND I'LL BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THOSE WAIVERS WITH YOU.

THE FIRST WAIVER IS ONE THAT'S DEALING WITH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.

BASICALLY, WE REQUIRE A PRIMARY ENTRYWAY FACING A PRINCIPAL STREET AND THEN A SIDEWALK.

THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE TO ORIENT THE BUSINESS SO THAT THE PRIMARY ENTRYWAY DOESN'T FACE THE STREET, BUT FACES RATHER THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO ALLOW A BETTER VANTAGE POINT FOR THE OPERATIONS GOING ON, SIDEWALK WOULD BE PROVIDED.

THE JUSTIFICATION IS WITH IT BEING AN INDUSTRIAL SITE, THEY ARE LOOKING TO ORIENT THE BUILDING, AS YOU SEE IN THE LIGHT BLUE SHADING AWAY FROM THE FRONT OF

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THE ROADWAY AND INWARD TOWARD THE SITE TO ALLOW BETTER OBSERVATION OF THE OPERATION OF THE SITE.

THE SECOND WAVIER REQUEST INVOLVES BUILDING FAÇADE, WHICH IN OUR CODE REQUIRES AT LEAST 35% OF THE WALL AREA IN THE FIRST FLOOR TO BE A WINDOWS OR SIMILAR GLAZING.

SO THE ILLUSTRATION THAT YOU SEE IS ESSENTIALLY THE BUILDING.

IT'S MEANT TO BE A PURPOSE SERVING STRUCTURE, ONE THAT ALLOWS FOR MORE MASONRY THAN ESSENTIALLY WINDOWS.

AND IT'S TO ALLOW FOR SOME DEGREE OF INDUSTRIAL USE.

AND IT'S LESS MEANT TO BE A RETAIL USE WHERE YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF WINDOWS AND THE LIKE.

WHAT THEY PROVIDED IS A NORTH ELEVATION GLAZING AMOUNT OF 15% AND EAST ELEVATION GLAZING AMOUNT OF 13%.

BUT ON THE SOUTH FACADE, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN LOOKING TO PROVIDING THE GLAZING AND THAT'S THAT SOUTH ELEVATION THAT WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO WITH THIS BEING A CONTROL AREA, THE WINDOWS THAT WE DO HAVE ON THE PROPERTY ARE JUST MEANT TO BE STRATEGIC IN THIS PARTICULAR BATCHING OPERATION. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS COUNCIL, PLEASE STOP ME IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

YOUR THIRD WAVIER REQUEST IS ANOTHER DESIGN STANDARD RELATING TO BUILDING DESIGN.

THIS ONE REQUIRES AT LEAST 20% OF THE WALL AREA SHOULD CONSIST OF WINDOWS OR SIMILAR GLAZING.

WHAT LIQUID STONE IS LOOKING TO DO IS BASICALLY PROVIDE AGAIN 13% GLAZING ON THE EAST ELEVATION AND NORTH ELEVATION CONSISTING OF 15%. SO THEY'RE FALLING JUST BELOW THE 20% GLAZING REQUIREMENT ALONG THE PUBLICLY VISIBLE FACADES.

AGAIN, THIS IS A CONTROLLED BUILDING.

IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY ASSOCIATE WITH A USE THAT'S NOT INDUSTRIAL IN NATURE.

AND AS SUCH, STAFF FEELS THAT THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE DESIGN FOR THE BUILDING WITH THE AMOUNT OF WINDOWS THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS BASICALLY LOW TENANT IN NATURE WITH THE THERMAL BREAK ALUMINUM FRAME THAT YOU SEE ON THE CALL OUT OF THE ELEVATION.

AND THEN A GUARD RAIL THAT'S ELEVATED.

YOUR NEXT IS A BUILDING DESIGN REQUIREMENT WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE THREE BUILDING DESIGN ELEMENTS AS PROVIDED IN OUR CODE.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME RUNDOWN OF THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT OUR CODE REQUIRES, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS SUCH AS CANOPIES OR PORTICOS, OVERHANGS, ARCADES, SCULPTURED ARTWORK, PEAKED ROOF FORMS, ARCHES AND DISPLAY WINDOWS, NONE OF WHICH TYPICALLY APPLY TO A BATCHING PLANT. SO WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS RELIEF IN THAT CATEGORY TO MEET NONE OF THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

WE JUST THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE.

STAFF IS NOT IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THEM IN THAT REGARD.

WE THINK THAT THOSE ARE A LITTLE BIT TOO SOPHISTICATED FOR THE OPERATION THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON THE PROPERTY.

WITH REGARD TO LANDSCAPING, OUR CODE REQUIRES AT LEAST 25% OF THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING TO BE LEFT AS NATURALLY OPEN.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT BASED ON THE SITE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY STAFF.

I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE DRAWING, AND THAT'S DETENTION AREA.

THAT'S GOING TO BE UTILIZED IT EATS UP A FAIR AMOUNT OF THE SPACE.

DETENTION AREAS DO NOT COUNT TOWARD YOUR OPEN SPACE.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT IS THE NEED FOR SOME MANEUVERABILITY ON THE PROPERTY WITH LARGER VEHICLES.

AND THEY'VE MET THE OTHER LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF REQUIRED TREES AND SHRUBS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR RELIEF FROM THE COUNCIL TO DO AWAY WITH THE 25% OF THE LANDSCAPING AREA BEING BASICALLY OPEN SPACE.

THEY'RE AT APPROXIMATELY 14.3% OPEN SPACE NOW.

YOUR NEXT WAVIER REQUEST IS SCREENING.

OUR CODE REQUIRES MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SUPPORT ELEMENTS TO BE SCREENED FROM VIEW.

WHAT'S BEING PROVIDED IS AN 8 FOOT MASONRY WALL ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE PROPERTY AND A 12 FOOT MASONRY WALL ALONG THE NORTH, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE REAR PROPERTY LINE. WE CAN'T QUITE ACHIEVE THE SCREENING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TALL BUILDINGS AND THE BATCHING EQUIPMENT

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ESSENTIALLY IS GOING TO EXCEED ANY TYPE OF SCREENING THAT WOULD BE REASONABLE IN THIS AREA.

WE'VE GOT THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED AREAS TO SHOW THE COUNCIL WHERE THE 8 FOOT MASONRY WALL IS PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

AND THEN ALONG THE REAR PROPERTY LINE, WHICH ACTUALLY FACES NORTH, IS THE 12 FOOT WALL THAT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED IF APPROVED BY YOU. SO THE 12 FOOT WALL IS A REQUIREMENT BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

AND SO THE APPLICANT IS ESSENTIALLY GOING TO MEET THE STATE REQUIREMENTS AND IS LOOKING FOR RELIEF WITH THE COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO SCREENING THE ENTIRETY OF THE EQUIPMENT FROM VIEW.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE IH-35 OVERLAY, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF THE CITY, VERY CLOSE TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE OVERLAY.

AND SO IN TERMS OF THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERLAY, YOU'RE LOOKING TO SPRUCE UP AND IMPROVE THE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS ESSENTIALLY NOT VISIBLE FROM IH-35.

SO IT'S DE MINIMIS IMPACT IN TERMS OF ANY THING WE WOULD HOPE TO SEE WITH THESE STANDARDS BEING IMPOSED ON THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS JUST THE LIQUID STONE SITE CONFORMANCE TABLE THAT WE'VE PROVIDED.

THEY MEET THE CITY'S LOT SIZE COVERAGE AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

THEY'VE COMPLIED WITH ALL GENERAL LANDSCAPING.

WE REQUIRE 20% WITH A 38,446.

THEY'RE PROVIDING 47,644FT² OF LANDSCAPING.

SO IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS, THEY'VE DONE THAT.

PARKING REQUIREMENT, ONE SPACE FOR TWO EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE PROVIDING 21 SPACES AND ONE ADA SPACE.

WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WE BASICALLY BRIEFED THEM ON THE ZONING AND LET THEM BE MADE AWARE THAT A SITE PLAN WAS COMING TO YOU.

THE COUNCIL, AS IT WAS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, DOESN'T HAVE THE PURVIEW THAT YOU HAVE AS A COUNCIL TO APPROVE THESE WAIVERS.

SO THERE WAS A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE GOVERNMENTAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF TCEQ WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS PRESENT.

MR. BURGHART, DID DISCUSS THAT WITH THE COMMISSION.

STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE COUNCIL CONSIDERING AND APPROVING THE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN WITH THE REQUESTED WAIVERS.

WE THINK THAT BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE USE AND COMBINED WITH THOSE STANDARDS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO PROMOTE IN THE IH-35 CORRIDOR, WE THINK THAT THEY'VE MET A GREAT NUMBER OF OUR COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS AND WE THINK THE WAIVERS ARE REASONABLE BASED ON THE SMALL 1,200 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUT ON THE SITE. SO ONCE AGAIN, PRIOR TO YOU OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

A REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE AS WELL AS THE PROJECT ENGINEER, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.

EXCUSE ME, MR. MCILWAIN THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEARING LISTED ON 6.

SORRY. FORGIVE ME. YES, THANK YOU.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ANYBODY? YEAH.

I'VE GOT A QUESTION TONY.

YES, SIR. I UNDERSTAND THE VARIANCES THAT LIQUID STONE WANTS, AND I AGREE WITH THEM IN THIS FACILITY.

MY CONCERN WOULD BE WITH THE CITY OF BURLESON STANDARDS.

YES, SIR. IF WE ARE GOING TO BUILD A FACILITY AND HAVE SIX VARIANCES ON ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY MAYBE WE NEED TO REVISIT THE CITY CODE.

VERY GOOD. ASTUTE OBSERVATION, COUNCILMAN SCOTT.

WE ARE WORKING ON DOING JUST THAT.

WE ARE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ON REVISING OUR ZONING CODE.

WE THINK THE APPLICABILITY IN INDUSTRIAL ZONE AREAS IS PROBABLY A LITTLE WRONGHEADED THINKING TO EXPECT TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF STANDARDS BE MET.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS SCALING IT TO AN APPROPRIATE LAND USE TYPE WHERE WE CAN EXPECT THESE OUTCOMES.

OKAY. THANK YOU, TONY. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYBODY ELSE? I VERY MUCH WAS THINKING ALONG THE EXACT SAME LINE OF IF SOMEONE HAS TO APPLY FOR THIS MANY VARIANCES, WHAT DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT FROM OUR SIDE? AND ESPECIALLY WHEN 35 IT'S NOT UNCOMMON WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING UP AND DOWN 35 IN PARTICULAR ON THE SOUTH PORTION TO SEE MORE INDUSTRIAL USES.

AND SO WE DON'T WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT PRESENT THEMSELVES, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE SUCH STRINGENT N EEDS AND REQUESTS THAT IT DOESN'T FIT WHAT TYPES OF BUSINESSES MIGHT BE LOOKING TO MOVE HERE OR GROW HERE.

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SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE REVISIONS AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH SO THAT WE SEEM FRIENDLY TO BUSINESSES AND APPROPRIATE.

WE WANT THEM TO FIT WHERE THEY SHOULD FIT AND NOT BE TRYING TO WEDGE THINGS INTO SPOTS THAT MAYBE THEY DON'T FIT THE BEST.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A BLANKET MOTION FOR ALL SIX.

IS THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO? ARE WE VOTING ONE TIME FOR ALL OF THESE? OKEY DOKE. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT MOVES US ON TO SECTION 7 GENERAL 7A IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED

[7.A. Consider approval of a minute order requesting that the City Council pass a reimbursement resolution in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 for various public works projects as reflected in the Public Works five-year capital plan. (Staff Presenter: John Butkus, Finance Director)]

$1.8 MILLION FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AS REFLECTED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

THE STAFF PRESENTED TONIGHT IS JOHN BUTKUS, FINANCE DIRECTOR.

THE FIRST TIME I'VE SAID THAT PUBLICLY.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BUTKUS. THANK YOU, AMANDA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[INAUDIBLE] THIS EVENING I WANT TO BRING FORTH A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY COUNCIL FOR THE 2024 BUDGET YEAR.

JUST TO KIND OF RECAP A LITTLE BIT ON THE RESOLUTION THEMSELVES.

AGAIN, THIS WILL PROVIDE PROJECT FUNDING PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE BONDS.

AND AGAIN, WE DO ANTICIPATE ISSUING BONDS AND BRINGING THAT FORTH TO COUNCIL IN JUNE OF 24.

AND AGAIN, THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE BONDS.

THE USE OF THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION AGAIN WILL COVER THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PRE COST TO CONSTRUCTION AGAIN FOR APPROVED PROJECTS THAT WERE MADE BY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 11TH THIS YEAR.

AGAIN IT'LL BE THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING THAT'S INCURRED BY OUR INTERNAL TEAMS. WE HAVE INTERNAL ENGINEERING TEAMS THAT DO THE DESIGN, ZONING AND INSPECTIONS, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WOULD COVER.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $1.8 MILLION.

AGAIN, THIS WOULD COVER THOSE COSTS SO WE CAN PAY THE PEOPLE PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION.

AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYBODY? WHERE DO THESE FUNDS COME FROM? WE'RE BASICALLY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO REIMBURSE OURSELVES WITH THE FUNDS ONCE WE ISSUE THE BONDS.

CORRECT. OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY DRAWBACKS TO DOING IT EARLY WHEN WE'RE NOT INTENDING TO ISSUE THOSE BONDS UNTIL JUNE? IS THERE ANY KIND OF, UM, WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? ANY RISK, I GUESS, IN DOING IT SO EARLY? NO, AS FAR AS THIS IS CONCERNED, AND IT DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF BONDS.

WE CAN COVER THESE VARIOUS PROJECTS REGARDLESS.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO DO THIS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE IN-HOUSE EXPERTS THAT WE'RE USING AGAIN, WE'RE GETTING A BETTER PRODUCT AT A LOWER COST BY DOING IT THAT WAY VERSUS THIRD PARTY.

SO BUT THESE COSTS WILL BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF WHAT TRANSPIRES.

BUT WE WILL BE TAKING THE BOND REQUEST TO COUNCIL AGAIN IN JUNE.

YOU KNOW, IT'LL COVER THESE, PLUS THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

ANYBODY ELSE. THESE IN-HOUSE PROFESSIONALS, ARE THEY CITY FTES? YES, SIR. AND.

OKAY. AT WHAT POINT WILL WE BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THESE EMPLOYEES WITHOUT PAYING INTEREST ON THEIR SALARY? WE'LL BE PAYING THESE UP UNTIL THE POINT OF THE BOND ISSUANCE, SO IT'LL BE JUST LIKE A REGULAR FTE PAYMENT COMING OUT OF THE GATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT, I THINK I'LL ADD TO THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ENGINEERS AND INSPECTORS IN HOUSE.

IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS, WE'D BE PAYING BOND PROCEEDS TO PAY FOR THEM THROUGH A THIRD PARTY.

WE THINK THERE'S A BETTER COST RECOVERY FOR US TO BRING THOSE SERVICES IN HOUSE.

AND SO THIS IS JUST PAYING FOR THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THEIR SALARY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON THE BOND PROJECTS.

ANYBODY ELSE? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS?

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PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7B.

THIS IS TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ALTERING, ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ALONG GREEN RIDGE DRIVE BETWEEN HULEN STREET AND FM

[7.B. Consider an ordinance altering the Prima Facie Speed Limit along Greenridge Drive between Hulen Street and FM 731 and Commons Drive from Greenridge Drive and SW Wilshire Blvd. from 30 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour; directing the City Manager or designee to erect the appropriate signage; incorporating the recitals into the body of the ordinance; finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law; providing a cumulative clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause, and an effective date. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Errick Thompson, Director Public Works and Engineering)]

731 AND COMMONS DRIVE FROM GREEN RIDGE DRIVE AND SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD FROM 30 MILES AN HOUR TO 35, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ERECT THE APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE, INCORPORATING THE RECITALS INTO THE BODY OF THE ORDINANCE, FINDING YOU DETERMINED THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

THIS IS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTER IS ERRICK THOMPSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING, AND ONCE AGAIN, A FIRST FOR ME TO ANNOUNCE.

CONGRATULATION, MR. THOMPSON, FOR YOUR PROMOTION.

WELL, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A RELATIVELY SHORT PRESENTATION FOR YOU.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON GREEN RIDGE.

YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL AWARE THAT THIS IS A BRAND NEW ROADWAY JUST BUILT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARABELLA DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022.

SO BOTH [INAUDIBLE] BOTH COMMONS DRIVE AND GREEN RIDGE WERE BUILT ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS FOR THEIR FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS.

GREEN RIDGE IS A MAJOR COLLECTOR AND COMMONS IS A MINOR COLLECTOR, SO THEY WERE INITIALLY ASSIGNED JUST BASED ON THEIR DESIGN 30 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMITS.

PERMANENT SPEED LIMITS ARE TYPICALLY DETERMINED THROUGH AN ACTUAL TRAFFIC STUDY, AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEST TO DO THAT TRAFFIC STUDY AFTER THE ROAD HAS ACTUALLY BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND IN OPERATION SO THAT IT CAN ACTUALLY BE OBSERVED.

AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT CITY HIRED KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES TO CONDUCT THAT STUDY.

THAT STUDY WAS COMPLETED EARLIER THIS SUMMER, SO WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD TO YOU NOW TO OFFICIALLY SET THE PERMANENT AND OFFICIAL SPEED LIMIT BASED ON THOSE INDUSTRY STANDARD TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PROCEDURES AND ANALYSIS.

THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY? WELL, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STUDIES GENERALLY RECOMMEND THAT THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED BE SET AS A SPEED LIMIT OR THEREABOUT TECHNICAL SPEED. BUT BASICALLY THEY MONITOR TRAFFIC ALONG ALL THE LEGS OF THE ROADWAY RECORDING THE SPEED THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE TRAVELS AT.

AND THEN WE'RE BASICALLY LOOKING FOR AT WHAT SPEED DO 15% OF THE VEHICLES DRIVE FASTER THAN.

THAT BASICALLY GIVES YOU THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME OUT OF THE STUDY.

SO AS INDICATED ON THE SLIDE HERE, THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEEDS RANGE FROM 33 TO 37MPH.

AND THE PROFESSIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERS RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE ESTABLISH A 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT.

SO BEFORE YOU WE HAVE THE OPTIONS OF EITHER APPROVING THE 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PROFESSIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND THEIR ANALYSIS OR DENYING THE CHANGE.

ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? SECOND BY PHIL. PLEASE VOTE.

WAIT TILL LATER. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7C.

[7.C. Consider approval of a resolution adopting the guidelines and criteria for the Economic Development incentives program. (Staff Presenter: Alex Philips, Economic Development Director)]

THIS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS ALEX PHILIPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

AND THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY ABOUT ALEX IS HE WORE THE BEST GOLF SHIRT I'VE EVER SEEN ON FRIDAY AT THE ROTARY GOLF TOURNAMENT.

IT WAS BROUGHT SO JUST THAT WAY IF I GOT LOST, SOMEBODY WOULD FIND ME IN THE WOODS.

SO, YEAH.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ALEX PHILIPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY TO GO OVER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE POLICY FOR THE CITY.

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CHAPTER 380 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT THE CITY ADOPTS THEIR INCENTIVE POLICY EVERY TWO YEARS.

BACK IN 2020, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE POLICY WITHOUT ANY CHANGES TO THE LAST UPDATED POLICY IN 18, AND THOSE INCLUDED MORE CLEAR AND CONCISE APPLICATION TO INCLUDE WAGE INFORMATION, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, SALES TAX GENERATION.

IN 2022, THE COUNCIL UPDATED THE POLICY TO INCLUDE THE BURLESON HOME IMPROVEMENT REBATE PROGRAM.

THAT PROGRAM PROVIDES INCENTIVES UP TO $5,000 TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE OWNER OCCUPIED HOME OWNERS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOME.

HOMES MUST BE 25 YEARS OR OLDER.

THE CAD APPRAISED VALUE MUST BE LESS OR EQUAL TO 70% OF THE FHA SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE LIMIT IN THE COUNTY FOR THE CURRENT YEAR OF THE APPLICATION.

SOME OF THE OTHER POLICY REQUIREMENTS THEY REQUIRE COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT TO ADD NEW TO MARKET USES AND USERS AND EXCEED $5 MILLION IN TAXABLE SALES TO QUALIFY FOR INCENTIVES.

VALUE OF ANY ABATEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 50% OF INVESTMENT BY THE BUSINESS IN ELIGIBLE PROPERTY.

ALSO MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY MEDIAN WAGE AS WELL AS THE LIVING WAGE REQUIREMENT.

MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $10 MILLION ON PROJECT.

THE PROJECT ALSO NEEDS TO EXPAND THE LOCAL TAX BASE.

THE PROJECT CREATES PERMANENT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WITH 25% OF THOSE EMPLOYEES BEING PAID ABOVE THE JOHNSON COUNTY MEDIAN WAGE IS CALCULATED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS AND ALL EMPLOYEES ABOVE THE GREATER OF AVERAGE LIVING WAGE.

LOOKING AT TWO ADULTS, TWO CHILDREN FOR JOHNSON COUNTY, AS CALCULATED BY THE FOLLOWING GOING TO THE LINK THROUGH THE MIT.

THEY HAVE A CALCULATOR THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE LIVING WAGE IS AND IT CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

OVER 65% OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY MEDIAN WAGE AS CALCULATED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

ALSO, THE PROJECT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE DEVELOPED.

AND THEN ALSO IN THE INCENTIVE POLICY, THE CITY COUNCIL RETAINS THE RIGHT TO ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO CONSIDER ABATEMENT OR INCENTIVE, WHICH MAY NOT SPECIFICALLY COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE POLICY FOR THE CITY.

ANYBODY? ANY QUESTIONS? HAS ANYBODY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE HOME IMPROVEMENT REBATE PROGRAM? LISA DUELLO IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. I FIGURED I'D ASK.

WE'VE HAD ONE PROJECT SINCE WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM.

WE'VE HAD FOUR INQUIRIES.

THREE OF THEM DIDN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.

SO IT'S SLOWLY GOING.

YEAH, SINCE IT'S BRAND NEW.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, 70, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WAS AN ITEM FROM THE 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD'S ACTIONS.

THEY TOOK NO ACTION. THEY TABLED THIS ITEM.

THEREFORE, THERE IS NO NEED FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE UP THIS ITEM.

SO THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO ITEM 7E.

[7.E. Consider approval of a resolution ratifying the 4A Economic Development Corporation Board’s actions taken on the approval of a Performance Agreement between the Burleson 4A Economic Development Corporation and C&C Burleson, LLC. for a development located at 425 SW Wilshire Blvd in Burleson, Texas. (Staff Contact: Alex Philips, Economic Development Director)]

THIS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD'S ACTION TAKEN ON THE APPROVAL OF A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BURLESON 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND C&C BURLESON LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 425 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD IN BURLESON, TEXAS. THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS ALEX PHILIPS, ONCE AGAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU, MRS. CAMPOS.

YOU'LL SEE IN THE PRESENTATION.

BUT THIS IS AN AGREEMENT, INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH C&C LLC FOREMARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A 1.8 ACRE SITE.

THE BUILDING HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THIS IS THE OLD JOSE'S OR CHINA KING, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE DEVELOPER WILL DO ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND THE DEMOLITION OF THE SITE.

THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING TWO NEW TO MARKET TAX SALES TAX USERS AND A DENTAL OFFICE.

SHIPLEY'S DONUTS THAT'S WHERE PROJECT BEAR CLAW CAME FROM.

BLACK ROCK COFFEE AND BRIDENT DENTAL.

THE FOURTH USER IS TO BE DETERMINED.

WE ARE WORKING HEAVILY WITH THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THAT IS A SALES TAX USER THAT GOES INTO THAT FOURTH SPOT.

THE SITE IMPROVEMENT WOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING THE DECELERATION LANE OFF OF 174.

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP, DRAINAGE ESTHETICS AND NEW TO MARKET TAX USERS.

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SHIPLEY'S DONUTS BEING ONE OF THE TENANTS, THIS WILL BE THEIR 20TH DFW LOCATION.

THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1936.

BLACK ROCK COFFEE 6TH DFW LOCATION.

BRIDENT DENTAL AND THEN THAT FOURTH TENANT TO BE DETERMINED.

THE INCENTIVES LAID OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE EDC, WOULD BE PROVIDING A CASH GRANT OF $150,000 ONCE THE DECEL LANE IS COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY.

AND TXDOT AND THE EDC PROVIDE A SECOND $150,000 CASH GRANT ONCE TWO SALES TAX PRODUCING TENANTS RECEIVE THEIR CO.

HERE'S THE PROFORMA LOOKING AT THOSE INCENTIVES LAID OUT.

YOU CAN SEE YEAR THREE HIGHLIGHTED.

THAT IS THE YEAR THAT WE START TO BREAK EVEN AND START TO MAKE OUR MONEY BACK.

TEN YEAR RETURN ON THESE INCENTIVES IS 287%.

YOU CAN SEE THE 20 YEAR RETURN IS NORTH OF 800%.

ESTIMATED TOTAL TAX PER YEAR WOULD BE $100,000.

SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY KIND OF QUESTIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH C&C BURLESON LLC.

AND I KNOW I ASKED THIS IN THE 4A MEETING, BUT SINCE WE HAVE A LARGER AUDIENCE, THE PRO FORMA IS BASED ON THE TWO SALES TAX REVENUE.

OKAY. SO IF THE FOURTH TENANT IS THAT SALES TAX USER, THERE WILL BE MORE TAX COMING INTO THE CITY PAY OFF EVEN SOONER.

YES. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? I'M READY TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.

LIKE I SAID, IF EVERYTHING GETS APPROVED TONIGHT, POTENTIAL DEMO HAPPENS THIS WEEK.

OH, COOL. QUICK.

THAT'S ALSO ALSO LOCAL DEMO COMPANY TAKING IT DOWN.

OH, MAN, WE'RE FIGHTING FOR THIS ONE.

OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA, SECOND BY DAN.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WILL CALL FORWARD THE NEXT TWO ITEMS FOR ONE PRESENTATION TO BE GIVEN CONSENT, BUT WE WILL TAKE THEM CONSIDERATELY SEPARATE MOTIONS ON THESE.

[Items 7F & 7G]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE JOHNSON COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEN 7G CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE TARRANT COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS ERIC OSCARSON, WHICH NOW I GET TO OFFICIALLY SAY DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. OSCARSON.

THANK YOU, AMANDA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT BEFORE YOU, I HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS FOR JOHNSON AND TARRANT COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND.

SO THE COUNCIL, THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD IS MADE UP OF FIVE BOARD MEMBERS FOR EACH DISTRICT.

THOSE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

THEIR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIRING THE CHIEF APPRAISER.

THEY GOVERN THE DISTRICT AND THEY ADOPT THE ANNUAL BUDGET, BUT THEY DO NOT APPRAISE PROPERTIES.

THEY LEAVE THAT TO THE CHIEF APPRAISER.

THEY SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS. THAT'S ALIGNED WITH THE CALENDAR YEAR.

THE CURRENT TERM EXPIRES THIS DECEMBER 31ST.

THEIR NEW TERMS WILL BE JANUARY 1ST OF 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026.

SO EACH TAXING AUTHORITY MAY NOMINATE UP TO FIVE MEMBERS.

SO TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NOMINATION PROCESS.

SO EACH TAXING AUTHORITY MAY NOMINATE UP TO FIVE MEMBERS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BALLOT.

THESE NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH FOR BOTH JOHNSON AND TARRANT COUNTY.

THE NOMINEES MUST RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE.

THEN EACH TAXING AUTHORITY IS ALLOCATED, IS ALLOWED TO ALLOCATE VOTES BASED ON THEIR SHARE OF THE TAX LEVY.

IN THIS CASE, THE CITY BURLESON CAN CAST 373 VOTES FOR JOHNSON COUNTY AND SIX IN TARRANT COUNTY.

THOSE VOTES MAY BE APPORTIONED IN ANY WAY.

WE WILL RECEIVE BALLOTS BY OCTOBER 30TH AND THEN THE VOTES WILL BE DUE BY DECEMBER 15TH.

AND THEN THE FIVE CANDIDATES THAT RECEIVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES ARE ELECTED TO THE BOARD.

EACH BOARD HAS A TOTAL OF 5,000 VOTES.

SO JUST SOME HISTORY IN 2021 THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID NOT NOMINATE ANY CANDIDATES TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT.

BUT THEN IN NOVEMBER 2021, WE APPORTIONED ALL OF OUR VOTES TO GARY LOSADA, ALL FIVE VOTES .

FOR JOHNSON COUNTY IN 2021 THE CITY COUNCIL NOMINATED BYRON BLACK AND TOBY FORD TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT.

AND THEN IN NOVEMBER WE OPTED TO SEND 192 VOTES TO BYRON BLACK AND 190 VOTES, 91 VOTES TO TOBY FORD.

BOTH MR. BLACK AND MR. FORD CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

MR. BLACK SINCE 2001 AND THEN MR.

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FORD SINCE 2013.

AND YOU CAN SEND UP TO FIVE NAMES, WE CAN SEND UP TO FIVE.

BUT WE'VE ONLY THIS LAST ROUND WE SUBMITTED TWO.

CORRECT. SO NEXT STEPS.

SO IF COUNCIL OPTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN NOMINATING CANDIDATES, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TONIGHT IS SIMPLY THE NOMINATION, NOT CASTING BALLOTS.

THOSE CANDIDATES NEED TO BE MADE IN THE MOTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

AND THEN AFTER TONIGHT, STAFF WILL TAKE THAT INFORMATION.

WE'LL BE SUBMITTING THOSE NOMINATIONS TO TARRANT AND JOHNSON COUNTY, AND THEN THE OFFICIAL BALLOT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE CITY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

AND WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD A BRINGING BACK FORWARD AN ITEM TO YOU IN NOVEMBER FOR YOU TO CAST YOUR VOTES.

AND TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND UP TO FIVE INDIVIDUALS FOR EACH TARRANT AND JOHNSON COUNTY.

LET'S START OUT WITH ANYBODY WANTING TO SPEAK ON THE JOHNSON SIDE.

I HAVE SPEAKER CARDS, MAYOR FOR THAT FOR ITEM 7F, I HAVE SPEAKER CARDS.

CRAIG HUNDLEY.

THANK YOU.

OU FIRST CAME TO ME WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

2007. OH, MY GOD.

WELL, ANYWAY, MY NAME IS CRAIG HUNDLEY.

I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR YEARS FOR THE TAXPAYERS.

AND DAN, HE TRIED TO HELP US FOUR YEARS AGO, I GUESS.

WE TRIED TO RUN SOMEONE THROUGH, BUT THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING MEAN, BUT IT'S PRETTY CLANDESTINE. AND WE WANT TO GET SOME CITIZENS ON THE CAD BOARD.

WE IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT A REGULAR CITIZEN CHOSEN BY THE CITIZENS HAS NEVER BEEN ELECTED THROUGH THE TAXING ENTITIES FOR A SEAT ON THE CAD BOARD.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WE WANT TO GET THIS CHANGED.

WE HAVE FOUR VERY VIABLE CANDIDATES HERE THAT CAN REPRESENT THE TAXPAYERS.

YOU WERE ELECTED BY THE TAXPAYERS AND THEY NEED REPRESENTATION.

I DON'T FEEL WE HAVE IT.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE APPRAISALS THAT HAVE GONE OUT THIS YEAR, I'VE SEEN THEM GO FROM 30% UP TO 400% ON PEOPLE.

THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON.

IS ANY OF THIS SINKING IN A LITTLE BIT? BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR CANDIDATES.

AND WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST.

AMY, DID YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO? I WANT TO INTERJECT HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT EVERYBODY TO THREE MINUTES ON THIS.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING.

YOU GOT THE CARDS? I DO, SIR.

IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE US A MOMENT TO RESET THE CLOCK.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DWAYNE GOULDING.

AND WHILE HE'S MAKING HIS WAY UP HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WELCOME BACK TO MR. GOULDING. HE SPENT SIX YEARS ON OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR US AT THE CITY OF BURLESON.

DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU, AMANDA. APPRECIATE IT.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES.

MAYOR COUNCIL.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SERVED WITH A COUPLE OF YOU GUYS ALONG THE WAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE CAD.

THE CAD SHROUDED IN MYSTERY.

WHEN I LIVED IN BURLESON, I OWNED SEVERAL HOMES.

I HAD A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH THE CAD, AND IN THAT PROCESS I LEARNED A LOT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW GOING IN.

WHEN I DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE RURAL PART OF JOHNSON COUNTY, I HAD ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO FILE A PROTEST AND HAD AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED SOME THINGS ABOUT IT TO THE POINT I NOW OFTEN HAVE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ASK ME ABOUT THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

MY ISSUE IS THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY.

WE NEED TO OPEN THE CURTAINS UP.

THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THE TAXPAYERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT OPERATES.

WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT OPERATES, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE SUSPICIOUS.

LET'S OPEN IT UP.

LET'S HAVE THE TAXPAYERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND IT.

AND WE CAN STILL DO THAT.

AND WE CAN SERVE THE TAXING ENTITIES VERY EFFECTIVELY.

BUT WE ALSO NEED TO SERVE THE TAXPAYERS.

IF I'M ELECTED TO THE CAD BOARD, I INTEND TO BE A VOICE FOR THE TAXPAYERS IN ADDITION TO THE TAXING ENTITIES.

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AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND I WOULD APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE ALSO RUNNING ALONG WITH ME.

ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GOOD TO BE BACK.

THANKS, MAN. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THE NEXT SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS JOHN WOOD.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN WOOD.

I KNOW A COUPLE OF YOU, AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH REAL ESTATE BEFORE.

NOT AS A BROKER, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO DEVELOPS PROPERTY IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

TAXING BOARDS ARE AN INTERESTING ENTITY AND PRETTY EASILY DISCUSSED IF SOMEONE WANTS TO.

AND THE MORE DISCUSSION THERE IS, THE HAPPIER THE TAXPAYERS ARE.

BUT LET ME GO HERE TO WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU FOR SUPPORT FOR ME ON THE CAD BOARD.

THAT WOULD BE NICE AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THE REASON I'M INTERESTED IS THAT I AM FOR TAXES, TO CARE FOR THE COUNTY'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN.

I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE VOTERS GROWING DISCONTENT WITH THE EVER INCREASING APPRAISED VALUE OF THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA.

MANY SEE THIS AS A CLEVER WAY TO RAISE TAXES WHEN THEIR ACTUAL TAX RATES ARE FIXED.

YOU SEE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE FEELINGS OF THOSE WE REPRESENT AND THEIR RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP.

RECENTLY, I HEAR FROM MANY SOURCES STATEMENTS OF DISCONTENT BY RESIDENTS OF APPRAISED VALUES OF THEIR REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING OUR REAL PROPERTY.

I FEEL THE PINCH MYSELF SOMETIMES.

IN VIEW OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN RECENT TAX LEGISLATION IN THIS STATE.

THE NEXT PUBLIC TARGET WILL SURELY BE THE APPRAISALS AND THE BOARD THAT SETS THE PROCESS AND AFFECTS THE APPRAISAL OF THEIR PROPERTIES.

I FEEL THAT, ABOVE ALL ELSE, KEEPING THE TAXPAYERS INFORMED ON THE BENEFITS OF HAVING ROBUST COUNTY SERVICES AND SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT OUR CITIZENS IS CRITICAL.

IT'S ALSO CRITICAL THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A CONDUIT TO THE APPRAISAL BOARD AND THAT ITS DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

IN OTHER WORDS, I WANT TO ENROLL THE PEOPLE, THE TAXPAYERS, IN THE PROCESS OF THE CAD BOARD, NOT TO SHUT THEM OUT, BUT TO BRING THEM IN.

AS A BOARD MEMBER, I WILL STRIVE TO MEET THE GOALS AND NEEDS OF BOTH MY BOARD AND THE PEOPLE WE BURDEN.

THROUGH THE CITIZEN EDUCATION ACCESS AND HELPFULNESS.

SO I THINK THAT INFORMED TAXPAYERS ARE HAPPY TAXPAYERS BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU EARN, BUT IT'S PROBABLY VERY LITTLE.

YOU WERE ENROLLED IN GOVERNMENT.

YOU ARE CONTENT THAT YOU ARE PART OF GOVERNMENT AND ENROLLED, ALL THE TAXPAYERS CAN FEEL THE SAME WAY IF THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS BECAUSE THE TAX MAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN MADE FUN OF.

OR ANGRILY SPOKEN, SPOKEN OF THAT THAT DAY HAS TO GO.

IT HAS TO GO AWAY.

THANK YOU. BECAUSE. YES.

OH, THREE MINUTES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR AUDIENCE.

NEXT SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS PAUL JONES.

HELLO, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR.

HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? MY NAME IS PAUL JONES AND I AM PRECINCT CHAIR VOTING DISTRICT TWO, AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LONE STAR PATRIOTS, WHICH IS A CIVIC ORGANIZATION.

WHAT I AM NOT IS A ANTI-TAX ZEALOT.

I AM AN ANTI PROPERTY TAX PROPONENT.

BUT WE MUST LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD.

I KNOW WE NEED MONEY TO RUN OUR SCHOOLS AND FUND THE GOVERNMENT, MAINTAIN OUR ROADS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE SKY HIGH PROPERTY TAXES WHICH WE HAVE NOW ARE HURTING OUR NEIGHBORS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

THE EVER INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES ARE DRIVING PEOPLE WE KNOW OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

AND THAT IS JUST NOT RIGHT, FOLKS.

WE'VE ALL HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE RECENTLY AND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS OF PEOPLE BEING DRIVEN OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY HIGH PROPERTY TAXES.

AT WHAT POINT CAN THESE PEOPLE AND THE REST OF US RELAX AND OWN OUR OWN HOMES AND PROPERTIES.

AS THINGS ARE NOW THE PROPERTY TAX MAN OWNS OUR HOMES IN PERPETUITY.

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I'M ALL FOR ENDING PROPERTY TAXES, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WANT TO BE ON THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL BOARD IN ORDER TO DO MY PART IN TRYING TO KEEP OUR PROPERTY TAXES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. THE PROPERTY TAX RATES WE ARE SEEING LATELY ARE UNSUSTAINABLE AND WE JUST CAN'T KEEP TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THE PAIN BEING CAUSED TO THOSE WHO JUST CAN'T AFFORD THE PROPERTY TAX MAN'S ONGOING HUNGER FOR MORE AND MORE PROPERTY TAXES.

YOU WOULD THINK THEY COULD GIVE US A BREAK AND JUST STOP PRETENDING THAT THEY'RE NOT RAISING OUR TAXES YEAR OVER YEAR.

AFTER ALL, THEY GET PRETTY NICE BUMPS AND INCREASING REVENUES JUST FROM ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WE SEE AROUND US.

I KNOW WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR SCHOOLS AND BUILD NEW ONES.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

BUT WE MUST GET REAL WITH THE CADS BUDGET AND HUNGER FOR MORE AND MORE MONEY FROM CURRENT PROPERTY TAX PAYERS.

I PLEDGE TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS AND MUNICIPALITIES EQUALLY, FAIRLY AND EQUITABLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I, PAUL JONES ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.

AND ONE MORE SPEAKER CARD.

AMY LINGO.

HELLO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK FOR A MOMENT.

MY NAME IS AMY LINGO.

AMY, YOU CAN PULL THAT MIC DOWN IF YOU NEED TO.

THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT NOW? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES, I'M AMY LINGO AND I AM A RETIRED FROM ACTUALLY PINNACLE BANK [INAUDIBLE], I WAS THE BRANCH PRESIDENT THERE AND VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE BUDGET MAKING PROCESS AND COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER AND REAL ESTATE LENDING.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I GRADUATED FROM SMU IN 2006 AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

PROPERTY TAXES HAVE BEEN IN MY FOREFRONT AND ATTENTION FOR PROBABLY THE LAST TEN YEARS.

AND MY HUSBAND AND I, WE DO OWN SOME RENTAL PROPERTY AND OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR HOMESTEAD.

I'M A GENERAL MANAGER RIGHT NOW FOR ZITRO INTERNATIONAL INC AND MOP AND BROOM.

WE'RE A JANITORIAL COMPANY, SO ACTUALLY STEPPED OUT AND AWAY FROM BANKING WHEN I RETIRED JUST TO HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE.

YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR US, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BE HOMEOWNERS.

I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO AFFORD TO BE BUSINESS OWNERS.

THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR, THEY OWN A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.

YOU KNOW, THEIR PROPERTY TAXES HAVE INCREASED GREATLY OVER THE YEARS.

AND I TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENTITIES DO DEPEND ON THE PROPERTY TAXES.

MY HUSBAND IS A FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE CITY OF MANSFIELD.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE RELY ON THAT AS PART OF OUR INCOME.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT, I KNOW THAT.

BUT I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT BALANCE BY SERVING ON THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS JUST TO BRING THE COMMONERS PERSPECTIVE INTO THAT AND COMBINE IT WITH MY EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS.

AND AGAIN, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER A NOMINATION.

THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL I DO HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER CARD.

THIS IS PERTAINING TO ITEM 7G, DANIEL BENNETT.

MAYOR FLETCHER COUNCIL.

I WAS GOING TO START OUT WITH TALKING ABOUT GARY LOSADA, BUT I WANT TO START OUT TALKING ABOUT THESE PEOPLE.

THEY HAVE A PASSION THEY'RE HERE.

I THINK IT'S HUGE.

BACK IN 2017, WHEN I STARTED THIS, IT WAS ONE PERSON GOING TO TAD MEETINGS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM.

NOW WE HAVE A ROOM FULL.

NOW YOU HEAR ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER.

THERE'S FUNDAMENTAL SHIFTS IN CULTURE HAPPENING AT TAD, AND THAT'S TRULY WHAT THEY'RE TALKING TO, UNIFORM AND EQUAL UNDER THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.

SO I APPLAUD THESE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.

IN 2021, YOU GAVE YOUR VOTES TO MR. GARY LOSADA. MR. LOSADA SPENT SIX YEARS ON THE ARB BOARD PANELING A CHAIR TO THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, HE HASN'T BEEN HERE TONIGHT.

HE'S AT HEB ISD.

HE WAS REQUESTED BY FRED CAMPOS TO BE THERE.

THEY, TOO, ARE NOMINATING.

SO I'M HERE INSTEAD.

HE ASKED ME TO ASK YOU TO PUT HIM ON YOUR AGENDA SO THESE FINE PEOPLE CAN BE HERE AS YOU FILL THIS ROOM UP SO YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS TO HIM.

AND HE DOESN'T NEED THE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE.

ONLY MR. LAU NEEDED HIS QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE.

MR. LOSADA SPENT SIX YEARS HEARING PROTESTS FROM INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL PEOPLE AND INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL.

IF THE IF THE DISTRICT CANNOT PROVE THEIR NUMBERS, HE WOULD SIDE WITH THE HOMEOWNER.

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IT WAS MANY TIMES AT TAD THEY COULD NOT PROVE THEIR NUMBERS AND THEY CAN'T PROVE THEIR NUMBERS TODAY.

BUT I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO NOMINATE MR. LOSADA TONIGHT.

HE HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION.

HE'S SERVED ON DALLAS AREA TRANSIT.

HE'S BEEN ON THE ARB FOR SIX YEARS.

HE'S WELL VERSED IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.

HE SERVED ON THE BOARD AND UNDER HIS TENURE SHIP TWO THINGS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED AT THE DISTRICT.

THEY PUT A SPENDING CAP OF $50,000 BEFORE JEFF LAW COULD SPEND ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.

NOW IT'S $50,000.

ANYTHING THAT GOES, ANYTHING OVER $50,000 AGGREGATE IT HAS TO GO BEFORE CHIEF APPRAISER.

IF IT'S A THREE YEAR CONTRACT, IF IT'S 25 TO 25, 25, IT GOES TO CHIEF, IT GOES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

AND SECONDLY, THERE WAS AN ATTORNEY IN THE ROOM GETTING $32,320 A MONTH.

AND NOBODY KNOWS WHERE SHE CAME FROM.

SHE WAS GIVEN BOARD ADVICE, SHE WAS GIVEN DISTRICT ADVICE.

THERE WAS DUPLICITY, THERE WAS OVERLAP CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

AT THE END OF THIS MONTH IS HER LAST DAY THAT STARTED UNDER MR. LOSADA'S TENURE SHIP TRYING TO FIND INDEPENDENT COUNSEL FOR THE TAD DIRECTORS BECAUSE UNDER THE PROPERTY TAX CODE IT STATES THEY CAN HIRE THEIR OWN COUNSEL. TAD NEVER DID UNTIL MR. LOSADA GOT ON THAT BOARD AND THEY NEVER SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THEY NEVER SAID PRAYER.

THAT CHANGED ALSO, I USED TO SHOW UP TO MEETINGS LATE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T START WITH PRAYER.

ANYHOW, HERE'S HIS RESUME.

I'LL JUST HAND IT OVER HERE.

I APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING HERE, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR VOTING FOR HIM LAST YEAR AND ALSO IN 2019, HE GOT 24 TAXING ENTITIES.

40% OF THE TAXING ENTITIES CAST BALLOTS FOR HIM LAST TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? ERRICK SO? THIS IS OUR THIS LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED THAT'S IN OUR PACKET.

THAT'S THE INITIAL HEY, THIS ELECTION'S COMING UP.

THAT'S AS MUCH NOTICE AS WE GET.

AND THIS WAS IN THE LATE SEPTEMBER.

YEP. AND ARE THE DATES ALWAYS THE SAME? LIKE OCTOBER 15TH? YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR NAMES IN BY THAT DATE.

CORRECT. SO I THINK GOING FORWARD, WE NEED TO SET REMINDERS ON OUR CALENDARS SO THAT WE'RE ADEQUATELY TALKING TO CITIZENS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SERVING BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WE GET THESE PACKETS A WEEK IN ADVANCE OR SO AND THEN IT'S LIKE A SCRAMBLE.

AND I APPRECIATE THOSE THAT TOOK AMONGST THEMSELVES.

AND THERE'S A VERY VOCAL AND IT'S A GROUP THAT'S REALLY MOVING THAT CRAIG HAS STARTED.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT GROUP ON FACEBOOK, PEOPLE ARE TALKING AND PEOPLE ARE BECOMING AWARE AND INTERESTED.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU HEADING UP LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO SERVE.

AND TO THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME TO THIS MEETING AND FIND IT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR ROUNDS FOR OTHER ELECTED BODY MEETINGS AND SAYING, HEY, I HAVE AN INTEREST IN SERVING BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I REMEMBER KIND OF BEING THROWN BY IT LAST YEAR.

AND IT IS DEFINITELY ON ME AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR NOT PUTTING MY BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO FIND INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO SERVE IN THESE POSITIONS.

IT'S NOT A GLORIOUS POSITION.

I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME HEAT AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEE NEIGHBORS SERVING ON THESE TYPES OF BOARDS.

AND AS I'D LIKE TO ECHO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID IS SO MUCH OF IT IS ABOUT BEING APPROACHABLE, BEING WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BEING INFORMED AS THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO YOU ALL AND THEN HELPING YOU'RE HELPING YOUR NEIGHBORS GET THE PROCESS, GET WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE.

AND THAT'S WHY I RAN FOR THIS SEAT, BECAUSE I HAVE A PASSION FOR HELPING OUT MY NEIGHBOR.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE I WANTED TO MAKE THIS AN APPROACHABLE POSITION.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL WHO CAME TONIGHT.

AND SO CAN YOU HELP US, ERRICK, SET REMINDERS SO THAT WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AS AN ELECTED BODY AND LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE IN THESE SPOTS. AND MAYBE IT'S THOSE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, MAYBE IT'S NEW ONES, BUT IT DEFINITELY HELPS TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO, AS THE GENTLEMAN WHO JUST SPOKE, MR. BENNETT SAID, THAT PUT IN THAT INTEREST AND ARE PUTTING THEIR FOOT FORWARD TO DO IT ON THEIR OWN TIME SO.

SO YOU SAID AS PART OF TONIGHT'S MOTION, WE HAVE TO SAY NAMES THAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY NOMINATE.

CORRECT? OKAY. WELL, WHEN WE'RE READY FOR THAT MOTION, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE IT.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY NAMES? DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY? DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY RONNIE BEFORE [INAUDIBLE]? YEAH, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TONIGHT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, I'LL JUST SAY, AS TOMMY.

WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO NOMINATE THESE FOLKS.

WELL, AND I WAS SENT A COUPLE OF THEIR RESUMES OR INFORMATION FROM THEIR RESUMES PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.

AGAIN, APPRECIATE CRAIG FOR DOING THAT.

MR. WOOD, YOU HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE RESUME.

[01:10:03]

PAUL HAS MR. JONES HAS QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

MR. DWAYNE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR P&Z, ALTHOUGH WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU BACK IN OUR CITY LIMITS.

AND IF YOU DO, WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SERVE AGAIN IN SOME KIND OF CAPACITY.

AND MS. LINGO, I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WORKING.

I KNOW YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER ME.

I'VE WORN A LOT OF HATS, BUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN [INAUDIBLE] HAS BEEN WELL NOTICED.

AND SO I PERSONALLY, FOR JOHNSON COUNTY'S BOARD, WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE OUR VOTES GO DIVIDED UP.

I ASSUME WE HAVE TO DIVIDE OUR VOTE, PULL OUR 373 AMONGST THE FOUR.

YEAH, YOU DO NOT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE A MOTION ON VOTING THIS EVENING.

TONIGHT IS SIMPLY JUST TO GET THEM ON THE BALLOT.

OKAY. SO, YEAH, I'D LOVE TO SEE THESE FOUR NAMES ON OUR BALLOT FOR JOHNSON COUNTY.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MR. LOSADA'S NAME AGAIN FOR TARRANT.

THANK YOU FOR HIS SERVICE.

AND I'M SORRY HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT APPRECIATE HIM BEING WILLING TO STICK WITH IT, GIVEN THE SITUATION HE WAS PUSHED INTO.

I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THESE FOLKS.

THEY'RE JUST LIKE US.

ONE OF US. SO YOU'RE DARN RIGHT I'M INTERESTED IN THEM.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP HERE AND TAKING THE TIME AND TALKING TO US.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT BEFORE.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

I'LL ECHO THEM BECAUSE WE GET FIVE IN EACH COUNTY.

SO WE GOT FOUR AND ONE.

SO I'D SAY LET'S DO IT.

SO WE GOT TWO MOTIONS HERE.

WE GOT ONE FOR JOHNSON COUNTY AND ONE FOR TARRANT.

SO I GUESS WE WON'T HAVE A MEETING AGAIN BEFORE THE 15TH TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE FROM TARRANT THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE.

YEAH, IT WOULD BE NICE, BUT HOW SO? THIS IS WHATEVER NOMINATIONS YOU MAKE THIS EVENING THOSE ARE THE NOMINATIONS THAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT.

UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES ARE ALSO MAKING NOMINATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BALLOT.

SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS AFTER THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE'LL GET THE OFFICIAL BALLOT.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO YOU KNOW, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE BALLOT.

AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK IN NOVEMBER, YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR VOTES AND DIVIDE THEM AS YOU SEE FIT.

WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR VOTE, OUR NOMINATIONS IN BY THE 15TH.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WE NEEDED TO DO THIS TONIGHT.

YEP. OKAY.

SO PHIL, YOU HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK ON THE TARRANT COUNTY SIDE TO FIND SOME ADDITIONAL.

WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND DO THE MOTION ON THE JOHNSON.

I'M HAPPY TO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOMINATE DWAYNE GOLDING, JOHN WOOD, AMY LINGO AND PAUL JONES TO THE JOHNSON COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

[INAUDIBLE] HOLD ON.

OKAY, NOW GO AHEAD.

EXCELLENT. I GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY ADAM.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

GOOD LUCK, GUYS [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

AND THEN WE CAN TAKE UP ITEM 7G, PLEASE, FOR TARRANT COUNTY.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOMINATE MR. GARY LOSADO TO THE TARRANT COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD'S NOMINATING BALLOT.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA A SECOND BY ADAM.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE OTHER INDIVIDUAL CONCERNING.

DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER CARD? YOU DON'T.

OKAY, THEN MOVE ON.

YEAH. MIKE BARBER.

IT'S UP TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER IF YOU'D LIKE HIM TO COME BACK AND SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT'S ALREADY BEEN VOTED ON.

COME ON. MA'AM.

I MISSED THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE CYCLE.

WHAT HAPPENS UNDER THE PROPERTY TAX CODE THERE'S NO DEFINITIVE START DATE FOR NOMINATIONS.

HISTORICALLY, THEY START SEPTEMBER 1ST.

IT DEPENDS ON YOUR CHIEF APPRAISER.

I'VE SEEN LETTERS GO OUT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ON THE 5TH, AND I'VE SEEN LETTERS GO OUT ON THE 27TH THE CITY OF CROWLEY.

SO THEY CAN'T GET IT ON THEIR AGENDA TO NOMINATE.

THAT'S WHY I'M SHOCKED Y'ALL ARE NOMINATING TONIGHT.

THERE NEEDS TO BE TWO SEPARATE ACTIONS ON THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.

ONE, THERE SHOULD BE A LETTER GOING OUT AT THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER REQUESTING NOMINATIONS TO GIVE ALL TAXING ENTITIES TIME TO GET ON THE BALLOT FOR A PUBLIC MEETING.

AND THEN WHEN YOU SET YOUR TAX RATE, THEN THEY WILL CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF VOTES YOU HAVE THEN A SECOND LETTER SHOULD GO OUT, NOT NOTIFYING THE NUMBER OF VOTES YOU HAVE GOING

[01:15:07]

INTO THE INTO THE CYCLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DANIEL.

YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 8 REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[8.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff with feedback on updates to the Water / Wastewater Masterplan and Mobility Plan and the Capital Improvements Program Advisory Committee’s (CIPAC) recommendations for updates to impact fees. (Staff Presenter: Errick Thompson, Director of Public Works and Engineering)]

8A IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF WITH FEEDBACK ON UPDATES TO THE WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN AND MOBILITY PLAN AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

THE CIPAC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPDATES TO THE IMPACT FEES.

THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS ERRICK THOMPSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

MR. THOMPSON . OKAY. THANK YOU, AMANDA.

AND GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

OUR WISH THIS PRESENTATION WERE AS BRIEF AS THE PREVIOUS ONE, BUT NO SUCH LUCK.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FORTH THIS HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW PRESENTATION OF THREE VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENTS. IN SOME CASES, SOME OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE 2019, SO STAFF AND THE CONSULTANTS AND THE WHOLE TEAM INVOLVED IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR FEEDBACK TONIGHT TO HELP GET SOME OF THESE ITEMS OVER THE FINISH LINE LATER THIS YEAR.

AS INDICATED IN THE OUTLINE ON THE SLIDE HERE, I'D LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY, IT'S A LOT OF PAGES, BUT BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE TWO VERY LENGTHY BUT TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS, THAT BEING THE DRAFT WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN AND THE DRAFT MOBILITY PLAN.

THESE PLANS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING IN BURLESON AND ARE ALSO FUNDAMENTAL INPUTS INTO THE CITY'S IMPACT FEES THAT ARE ALSO REPRESENTED IN THIS PRESENTATION.

SO I'LL PROVIDE SOME IMPACT FEE, BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

AND THEN EARLIER THIS YEAR YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED OR APPOINTED A NEW AND EXPANDED ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE YOU THE COUNCIL ON THE TOPIC OF IMPACT FEES.

SO THE LAST PART OF THE PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON THAT COMMITTEE AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY'RE OFFICIALLY PROVIDING TO YOU TONIGHT.