Mar 24, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

AT 5:33 TONIGHT WE HAVE BOB MASSEY GOING TO BE LEAVING US OUR INVOCATION.

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LORD, WE HALLOW AND WE HONOR YOUR NAME, LORD.

AND YOU HAVE TAUGHT US TO PRAY. YOUR KINGDOM COME.

YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

AND LORD, YOU'VE ALSO SAID THAT YOUR KINGDOM, LORD, IS NOT FOOD AND DRINK, BUT RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE, AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. SO, FATHER GOD, WE PRAY YOUR KINGDOM.

INFLUENCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE, AND JOY INFLUENCE EVERY AGENDA DISCUSSED AND EVERY DECISION MADE TODAY FOR THE GOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY, THE SATISFACTION OF THIS COUNCIL, AND TO THE HONOR OF YOUR NAME.

IT'S IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR THAT WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TWO, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

[2.A. Proclamations]

MAYOR. I WANT TO ASK COUNCIL TO JOIN ME AND VICTORIA DOWN FRONT BY THE PODIUM, PLACE.

YOU'RE GOING TO STAND BETWEEN ME AND VICTORIA. COME HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW VICTORIA IS GOING TO TALK, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO LAST.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE. I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A COUPLE OF BRIEF REMARKS.

MIKE. I'VE HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF SERVING ALONGSIDE YOU FOR, WHAT, FOUR YEARS OR CLOSE TO FOUR YEARS? I'VE SERVED ON OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD. AND YOU ARE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND IT'S JUST YOU HAVE 57 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, NOT JUST TO ONE CITY, BUT TO AN ENTIRE REGION.

YOU LEAVE A LEGACY AND WE ARE SO BLESSED BY YOUR SERVICE.

YOU HAVE HELD MANY HANDS FOR BIG COMMUNITIES AND SMALL COMMUNITIES.

AND TO EACH ONE OF US, YOU TREATED US. YOU WERE SO WELCOMING AND SO ENGAGING AND ALLOWING US TO ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WE COULD SO THAT WE COULD BE OF THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR HOME COMMUNITIES, WHERE WE WERE SERVING AS A BOARD MEMBER AND CONTRIBUTING PERSON ON THE COG.

SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR THE COG AND FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU HAD BEFORE THAT.

AND THANKS FOR THE MANY YEARS TO LOCAL SERVICE, BECAUSE THAT'S TRULY WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS, RIGHT? WHERE THE STREETS, WHERE THE SIDEWALKS, WHERE THE PUBLIC SAFETY, WHERE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES.

AND SO THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

YES SIR. THIS IS A PIN FROM BURLESON FOR YOU, SIR.

OH, WOW. THANK YOU. SO, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT SPECIAL.

WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT MIKE EASTLAND DAY. AND I WAS TALKING TO MIKE A LITTLE WHILE AGO, AND I SAID, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO GO DOWN TO THIS MASSIVE TOWN AND SAYING, I DID THAT.

I DID THAT ONE OVER THERE. I DID TWO OVER THERE.

HE'S GOT BUILDINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE. YOU JUST GOT YOUR LITTLE SIGNATURE ON EVERY PLACE YOU TURN AROUND, AND WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR YOU. THANKS FOR A GREAT JOB.

OKAY, THANKS. SO, WE GOT YOU A PLAQUE HERE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLINGTON AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM. MARCH 24TH, 2025 IS MIKE EASTLAND DAY, HONORING MISTER MIKE EASTLAND FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NORTH TEXAS REGION, BOTH AS A CITY MANAGER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

SIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THIS FINE CITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU REPRESENT.

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NOW, NEXT YEAR IN JUNE, IF SHE BEHAVES HERSELF, FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.

VICTORIA IS GOING TO BE THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE COG EXECUTIVE BOARD.

SO, IT'S A LOT OF FUN WHEN YOU CAN WORK WITH GREAT, GREAT PEOPLE.

THE MAYOR ASKED ME WHAT WAS THE WORST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO DO YOU AND YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER, AND I HONESTLY CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ALL THAT BAD.

THERE WERE BETTER DAYS, BUT I ALWAYS SAY EVERY DAY WAS A GOOD DAY.

SOME WERE JUST BETTER THAN OTHERS. AND CERTAINLY YOU HAD SOME CHALLENGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT AT THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO GET TO MEET SO, SO MANY PEOPLE AND THESE FOLKS WHO WILL STAND FOR ELECTION AND SERVE NOT ALWAYS FULLY APPRECIATED FOR SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE.

BUT ALWAYS, I BELIEVE, WITH THE BEST INTENTIONS IN MIND FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

YOU'RE TO BE CONGRATULATED AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO YOU.

ALSO, I'D BE REMISS IF I DON'T DO ONE THING. THIS GUY UP HERE.

HE AND I GO BACK. HE WOULD JUST REMINDED ME ALMOST 60 YEARS.

I HIRED HIM OUT OF THE VALLEY TO COME BE OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WHEN I WAS A CITY MANAGER IN KILLEEN.

HOW OLD ARE YOU? HOW OLD WAS HE? WE WERE BOTH 16 OR 17.

JUST RIGHT OUT OF THE CHUTE. RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

SO. AND THEN WE'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH TOMMY AND ALAN.

WE WORKED WITH ALAN WHEN HE WAS IN SOME OTHER CITIES.

THEY ARE TRUE PROFESSIONALS. YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM.

AND I KNOW THEY ALSO HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY AT HEART.

I WANT TO END BY INTRODUCING WHICH I DON'T THINK THEY NECESSARILY NEED AN INTRODUCTION.

THEIR FAMILY OR HIS FAMILY'S BEEN AROUND HERE FOREVER.

BUT MONTE MERCER, WHO'S THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE AT THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, AND KATHLEEN, HIS LOVELY WIFE AND BRIDE. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE FOR THIS.

BUT AS I SAY, THIS IS TO BE CHERISHED, APPRECIATED AND MUCH, MUCH APPRECIATED.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO TWO B, PRESENTATIONS.

WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING. SO THAT BRINGS US TO TWO C, COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS.

[2.C. Community Interest Items]

FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES NLC. THEY HAVE THEIR BIG CONFERENCE AND THEIR IT'S ALL OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM MUNICIPALITIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

THERE'S MAYORS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGERS, CITY SECRETARIES, EVERYBODY.

AND IT'S INTERESTING TO GET ALL KINDS OF PERSPECTIVES FROM ALL THE OTHER STATES.

AND A RANDOM FACT, SINCE WE'RE NOT OFFICIALLY OVER 50,000, BUT THERE'S 19,000 CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES,

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SO THAT'S PRETTY INTERESTING. AND THEN AND THEN UNDER 50,000, IT'S ABOUT 70 SOMETHING PERCENT.

SO REALLY EVERYBODY IS A SMALL TOWN. IT'S JUST A FEW BIG ONES.

AND IT WAS INTERESTING. SO, WE MET, WE WERE MEETING ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE AND WE MET ACTUALLY MET SOME FEDERAL LOBBYISTS.

AND THAT WAS KIND OF A SCARY WORD. AND, AND SOME GRANT WRITERS AND, AND JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO START TRYING TO LOOK FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SOME THINGS BECAUSE THE STATE IS TAKING AWAY VARIOUS WAYS THAT THE CITIES CAN RAISE MONEY TO DO THE THINGS AROUND HERE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS EARMARKS.

THAT ALSO HAS A BAD RAP BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S PORK AND SPENDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S TRUE. I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT THAT.

BUT WHAT IT ALSO INCLUDES IS YOUR LOCAL STREETS, POLICE AND FIRE VEHICLES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT THAT REPRESENT BURLESON DO NOT DO EARMARKS, BUT THERE'S ALSO SEVERAL GRANTS AND THINGS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START MEETING AND TALKING ABOUT WAYS WE CAN TRY TO GET FEDERAL FUNDING.

AND SO WE TOOK AWAY A LOT. IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD TRIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO GOING AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE WASHINGTON, D.C. TRIP, AND I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT A LOT, AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN PUT IT. I'M GOING TO GO ON THE FACT THAT I DID SIT IN A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT AS A COUNCIL KNOW, WE MAY NOT ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE OR HAVE THE SAME THOUGHTS.

BUT WE ALL GET ALONG FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON.

AND I WILL SAY THAT THE, THE SEVEN OF US UP HERE THAT ARE ELECTED, WE DO THIS BECAUSE WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT, WE WOULDN'T MAKE THE SACRIFICES AND TRY TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD FOR THE CITY. SO, I'M VERY THANKFUL TO GET TO SIT UP HERE WITH YOU ALL.

AND NO, I'M NOT CHOKED UP, I JUST CAN'T BREATHE.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FUN THINGS COMING UP HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH AT 10 A.M. IS THE VETERANS VIETNAM VETERANS CELEBRATION.

IT WILL BE AT THE VIETNAM. I MEAN, AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA OFF OF EAST RENFRO, JUST DOWN THE STREET.

IT IS FREE TO ATTEND. THEY HAVE A PHENOMENAL SPEAKER LINED UP.

COME OUT AND THERE'S USUALLY A GOOD CROWD, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUPPORT OUR LOCAL VETS.

I LOVE THAT THIS COMMUNITY REALLY STANDS BEHIND THAT AND SO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THEM THIS SATURDAY.

ALSO SATURDAY FROM 11:30 TO 1:30 WE HAVE THE GRANNIES VERSUS BURLESON FIREFIGHTER BASKETBALL FUNDRAISER.

SO, IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THIS TRAVELING LEAGUE OF GRANNIES PLAY BASKETBALL AND THEY WILL BE GOING AGAINST SOME OF OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR ANIMAL SHELTER. IT'S $5 AT THE DOOR TO ATTEND FOR SIX AND UP YEAR OLDS, AND IT SHOULD JUST BE A CUTE WAY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND LET'S SEE IF THOSE FIREFIGHTERS CAN HOLD OFF THOSE GRANNIES.

WE ALSO HAVE TRASH BASH COMING UP APRIL 5TH, SO GET YOUR TEAM SIGNED UP.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL AND COUNCIL MEMBER BOEDEKER.

WE HAD A GREAT CONFERENCE AT NLC. AS COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL ALREADY SAID, IT'S ALREADY IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ONE COLLABORATE TOGETHER AND FIND OUT WHO'S DOING WHAT AND HOW, BUT ALSO DIRECT INTERACT WITH OUR NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

SO DELEGATES FROM BURLESON HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY CONVERSATE WITH BOTH.

SENATOR CORNYN, SENATOR CRUZ EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT LIMITATIONS OF FEDERAL FUNDING, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE CHANGES TO TAX EXEMPT MUNICIPAL BONDS.

SO THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD CONVERSATION. WE ALSO FOUND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH CONGRESSMAN WILLIAMS FOR SOME POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

SO, STAFF'S GOING TO BE SUBMITTING FOR THAT. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL HAS ALREADY INDICATED, THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES AT A FEDERAL LEVEL THAT WE MAY BE MISSING OUT ON FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS JUST POLICY APPLICATION.

AND SO AT A LATER DATE, STAFF WILL BRING AN ITEM BACK FOR OPTIONS ON WHAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK LIKE, DEPENDING ON WHAT SOME OF THE HAPPENS AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH SOME OF THE ACTIVE BILLS.

SPEAKING OF THAT, SOME DELEGATES FROM THROUGHOUT JOHNSON COUNTY, INCLUDING BURLESON, WILL BE ATTENDING THE CAPITAL OR GOING TO THE CAPITAL MALL FOR A JOHNSON COUNTY DAY. SO WE'LL BE ENGAGING AND DEALING WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE, ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

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OKAY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED, JENNA LEE, SHE HAS BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON LEGISLATIVE STUFF FOR US, AND I WANT TO THANK HER FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE'S DONE ON THAT, KEEPING THE BILLS, TRYING TO GET SUMMARIES ON THEM, STUFF OF THAT NATURE. AND, ADAM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HERDING US ALL AROUND AT THE CAPITOL AND ALSO GETTING THAT MEETING, MAKING US AWARE OF THE MEETING WITH THE POTENTIAL LOBBYISTS FOR US.

BECAUSE OF YOUR MEETING, WE SENT OUT REQUESTS BY OUR STATE LEADERS, OUR COUNTY JUDGE, AND ALSO ROGER WILLIAMS TO ENDORSE OUR GRANT MONEY. AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE OURSELVES WE CAN'T SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN IF WE DON'T GO OUT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW IT'S OUR FAULT. IF THEY DON'T KNOW THAT OUR NEEDS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING.

I THINK WE HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT'S GOING TO SUPPORT US, BUT I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT JANA LEE DID AND I WANT TO THANK ADAM FOR WHAT HE DID.

SO WE'RE READY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION THREE. CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA.

[3. CHANGES TO POSTED AGENDA]

FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF OR MEMBERS OF PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER CHANGES, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MENTION OF A CHANGE TO OUR POSTED AGENDA FOR THE AUDIENCE AND FOR CITY COUNCIL AS WELL.

AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD NEED TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION RIGHT AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THAT IS TO ALLOW US TO RECEIVE LEGAL OPINIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON SOME ITEMS THAT WE HAVE POSTED ON THE AGENDA BEFORE THE COUNCIL MAKES PROPER ACTION ON THOSE. SO IF EVERYBODY WOULD JUST NOTE THAT AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE COUNCIL WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I'LL CALL IT FORWARD AT THAT TIME AGAIN. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION FOUR, CITIZEN'S APPEARANCE.

EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, SHALL SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION. SPEAKER CARD MUST BE FILLED OUT AND TURNED INTO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES.

EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM POSTED ON THE AGENDA SHALL SPEAK WHEN THAT ITEM IS CALLED FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION.

AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA? OKAY, I SEE NONE. THAT MOVES US ON TO SECTION FIVE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

TONIGHT, THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH FIVE H.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA.

SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES. UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND AS STATED BEFORE, AT THIS TIME THERE IS A NEED TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

THE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION HERE AT CITY HALL IN THE COUNCIL WORKROOM TO CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.076, 551.087. IS THERE A MOTION TO CONVENE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? I MOVE TO CONVENE. I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM.

A SECOND BY ALEXIS. VOTE, PLEASE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:53.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN. A SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE.

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THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION SIX, DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS.

[6.A. 601 SW Alsbury (Case 24-243): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on a zoning ordinance change request from “SF7, Single-family district-7”, to “GR, General Retail”. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously)]

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

THE STAFF CONTACT AND PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCILWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, MR. MCILWAIN. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M BRINGING TO YOU THREE ZONING ITEMS. THE FIRST OF WHICH INVOLVES THE PROPERTY AT 601 SOUTHWEST ALSBURY.

CLARK STRICKLAND IS REPRESENTING IMPACT FAMILY CHURCH FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT SF SEVEN TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT. WE HAVE THE AREAS UNDER CONSIDERATION HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED AS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE ZONING REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN AND IF APPROVED, YOU DO HAVE ANOTHER AREA OF GENERAL RETAIL? JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET THERE IN THE PINK COLOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

SO WHAT IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN GENERAL RETAIL TO LIST SOME OF THE USES, WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING FROM ANTIQUE SHOPS DOWN TO A VARIETY STORE, RETAIL AND THEN SUPS THAT ARE REQUIRED INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS AMUSEMENTS, AUTO RENTALS, FAIRGROUNDS, LIQUOR STORE, PLUMBING SHOP, AND TAXIDERMY. THIS IS THE STREET VIEW OF THE CHURCH AND THE SITE IN QUESTION. AND THEN THE ARROW JUST POINTS TO THE SUBDIVISION OF THE PROPERTY.

SO, WE NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 300FT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

ALSO PUT THE PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER AND POSTED SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY.

WE DID HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE IN THE ADJACENT SUBDIVISION BEHIND IMPACT FAMILY CHURCH.

THEY HAD CONCERNS. THREE WERE STRONGLY OPPOSED AND VOICED CONCERNS RELATING TO ITEMS SUCH AS SCREENING, TRASH, NOISE AND PROPERTY VALUES. ONE CITIZEN SPOKE IN REGARDS TO POTENTIAL DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER CONCERNS DURING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S DISCUSSION.

STAFF ADDRESSED SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND SPOKE REGARDING CIVIL AND SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESSES ONCE AN APPLICATION IS RECEIVED OR REQUESTED.

WE ALSO ANSWERED QUESTIONS RELATING TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED BY THE RESIDENTS FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION.

THE VOTE WAS TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL BY UNANIMOUS.

POSTURE. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL RETAIL ZONING REQUEST.

AND AGAIN, POINT OUT THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING GENERAL RETAIL AT THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF NORTHWEST SUMMER CREST AND ALSBURY.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING? QUESTIONS, ANYBODY? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 805.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALSO, AT 8:05, 08:06, LET'S MAKE IT 8:06.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? HEY, MAYOR. YES. I BROUGHT UP, AND I'D ASKED CITY STAFF JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS.

IN THE PAST, WE HAVE DONE SOME ZONING CHANGES ALONG I-35 THAT THEY CAME IN AND THEY WANTED TO DO INDUSTRIAL.

AND WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING WAS WE ZONED IT PD AND TOOK OUT THE MOST, THE MOST, THE HEAVIEST USES OF THAT.

AND SO WITH A BASE ZONING OF INDUSTRIAL. AND IN THIS CASE, I JUST GOT TO THINKING JUST WHERE IT'S LOCATED.

IT, ARE YOU ALL OKAY WITH THE USES OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL SALES, CONVENIENCE STORE AND CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL SALES? AND SO I ASKED STAFF IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IF WE COULD IF COUNCIL WAS OKAY TO ZONE IT WITH A PD WITH A BASE ZONING OF GENERAL RETAIL AND STRIP OUT THOSE THREE USES SO YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THERE EXCEPT FOR A GAS STATION BASICALLY.

BUT IT WAS JUST IT'S MORE OF A THOUGHT OF I AGREE.

I MEAN, WAS THERE ANY CONCERNS OF WHAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT MIGHT GO IN TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE? DID THEY DISCUSS THAT? YES, THAT WAS SOMETHING, I APOLOGIZE.

THERE WERE SOME DISCUSSIONS THAT STAFF HAD WITH AT LEAST ONE CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO HAD ISSUES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A GAS STATION BEING ON THE

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BUT WE DID HAVE AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT GAS STATIONS.

WAS HE EXPLAINED TO THEM. YES. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU.

AND THE QUESTION IS NOT MORE, IS IT, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT USER OR THE NEXT USER.

IT'S 20 YEARS FROM NOW AND THEN YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

BUT THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT. I MEAN, NO, I THINK IT'S A GREAT START.

YOU GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS? WELL, THAT WOULD BE IT TO INSTEAD OF ZONING AT GENERAL RETAIL ACROSS THE BOARD WITH BY RIGHT USES DO A PD STRIP OUT CONVENIENCE STORE WITH OR WITHOUT FUEL SALES AND AUTOMOTIVE FUEL SALES WITH A BASE ZONING OF GR.

I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT IN THE IMMEDIATE.

IT'S SOMEWHERE WAY DOWN THE LINE WHERE YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE KEEPING THE INTEGRITY OF THE AREA.

AND I JUST DON'T THINK LIKE IT FITS THERE. BUT IS THAT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO SEND BACK? NO. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE VIABILITY OF DOING THIS AND OBVIOUSLY APPRECIATE P&Z'S RECOMMENDATION.

AND BUT I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE APPROVED THINGS AND COUNCILS RESTRICTED IT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND SO, I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE REZONING ITSELF.

I THINK IT MAKES SENSE. IF EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD WITH THAT AND THEN WE'LL GET MR. TAYLOR TO HELP WITH THE MOTION. MAKE SURE WE DO IT CORRECTLY.

THE PIVOTAL ISSUE IS IF THE IF THIS IS THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE, WE WILL REDRAFT THE ORDINANCE TO BE A PD ZONING CHANGE AND IT WILL PERMIT ALL GENERAL RETAIL USES, SAVE AND ACCEPT AUTO FUEL SALES, FUEL SALES AND CONVENIENCE STORES.

AND THEN WE WILL MAKE THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THOSE STANDARDS THAT WOULD BE GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO THE GR ZONING DISTRICT.

RATHER THAN TRYING TO RE-ENGINEER A NEW SET OF STANDARDS FOR THAT, THAT WILL BE THE AREA FRONT YARD, REAR YARD, SIDE YARD, VEHICLE PARKING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE APPLICABLE IN THAT DISTRICT.

SO, ALAN, IF COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL WANTS TO, IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC HE NEEDS TO STATE IN HIS MOTION TO APPROVE TONIGHT? HE WOULD NEED TO SIMPLY MOVE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT CATEGORY AND TO HAVE THE ORDINANCE REFLECT THAT THE PERMITTED USES WILL BE THOSE PERMITTED IN THE GENERAL RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT, SAVE AND ACCEPT AUTO USE, FUEL SALES AND CONVENIENCE STORES, AND THAT ALL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN THE ORDINANCE SHALL BE OTHERWISE THOSE APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

AND ANY ASSOCIATED FEES THAT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE INCURRED.

WE WILL WAIVE THOSE. AND IF THERE ARE ANY. YES, SIR.

THE DISTINCTION HERE, THIS HAS BECOME TOO ACADEMIC FOR MOST OF THE AUDIENCE, BUT THERE ARE A SERIES OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS AND FEES PAID BY AN APPLICANT WHO SEEKS A PD ZONING. BUT IF THE CITY COUNCIL, ON ITS OWN VOLITION, CREATES THE PD DISTRICT, THEN THOSE FEES DO NOT FLOW TO THE APPLICANT.

THEY DIDN'T REQUEST IT. WE'RE SIMPLY IMPOSING IT.

SO, THOUGHTS ANYBODY? IS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS ON THIS. WHO APPLIED FOR THIS CHANGE. IS THIS GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE TO US APPLYING FOR THE CHANGE.

THERE IS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS A THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN THE ZONING REQUEST, IN ADDITION TO THE CHURCH, AND THE CHURCH ALSO HAS AN AGENT WHO IS AN ENGINEER THAT WAS WORKING ON THE PLOTTING OF THE PROPERTY.

SO I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. WE DID ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT TO GET A RESPONSE SPECIFIC TO THE QUESTION OF IF THIS WERE TO TAKE PLACE WITH A CHANGE IN THE A CHANGE THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS REQUESTED.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE IS STILL IN ATTENDANCE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

IN THE BACK. OKAY. WE WERE WE WERE CONSIDERING SEVEN POINT.

SIR, YOU'LL HAVE TO COME FORWARD. THANK YOU. YEAH.

CLARK STRICKLAND, THE PASTOR OF IMPACT FAMILY CHURCH.

WE WERE CONSIDERING SELLING A 9/10 OF AN ACRE ON THE FAR SIDE, WHICH IS THE SUMMER CREST,

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SO THAT THAT WAS THE THOUGHT AND THE PROCESS OF THE ZONING CHANGE.

DO YOU THINK ANYTHING WE'RE DOING IS GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO HIM? I DON'T THINK SO, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK HIM CONSIDERING A GAS STATION.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S A WITHIN HIS PLAN. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW.

WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT IT'S NICE WHEN WE DON'T STEP ON ANYBODY'S TOES.

SO. AND REALLY, I MEAN, YOU COULD HAVE A CONVENIENCE STORE WITHOUT THE GAS STATION.

JUST BE A LITTLE ANCHOR IN A STRIP CENTER. BUT IT'S JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT REALLY IS THE FUEL SALES THAT I HAD HEARTBURN ON.

BUT IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH TAKING THE CONVENIENCE STORE OUT OR LEAVING IT, WE CAN LEAVE IT IN WITHOUT FUEL SALES.

I'M OKAY WITH TAKING IT OUT. TAKING IT OUT? OKAY.

ANYBODY ELSE? TAKE IT OUT. OKAY. DAN? NO, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

I MEAN, AS LONG AS WE DON'T IMPOSE FEES BY. NO.

ASKING THEM TO ASK FOR A PD THAT THEY DON'T WANT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH LIMITING.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST MAKE THE MOTION AS TO FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING WHICH ALLOWS ALL USES, AS HE SAYS, SAVE AND ACCEPT AUTO FUEL SALES. AND IF THE COUNCIL AGREES, THAT'S THE THING TO DO, THEN THAT'S DONE. OKAY. SO, NO C-STORES EITHER, THOUGH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. READY? WELL, THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO REZONE.

LET'S SEE, WHAT NUMBER IS THIS? THIS IS 7A? ON.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE ON 6A A TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH A BASE ZONING OF GENERAL RETAIL.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CONVENIENCE STORE, WITH OR WITHOUT FUEL CELLS, AND WITHOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUEL CELLS.

THOSE TWO USES AND ALL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SHALL OTHERWISE BE APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

WELL. OKAY. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM.

A SECOND BY ALEXA, PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 6B, 3255 SOUTH BURLESON BOULEVARD.

[6.B. 3255 S Burleson Blvd (Case 25-016): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on a zoning ordinance change request from defaulted “A, Agricultural” to “C, Commercial. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously)]

CHANGE REQUEST FROM DEFAULTED A AGRICULTURAL TO C COMMERCIAL.

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

THE STAFF CONTACT ONCE AGAIN IS TONY MCILWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

MR. MCELWAIN. THANK YOU. THE SECOND CASE TONIGHT, COUNCIL, INVOLVES A PROPERTY ON THE SCREEN HIGHLIGHTED IN LIGHT BLUE.

MR. STEVEN EVERETT, THE EXECUTIVE OF THE JD EVERETT ESTATE, IS PETITIONING THE COUNCIL TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM THE BASELINE DEFAULT ZONING BACK TO COMMERCIAL. THIS PROPERTY SITS IN THE REGIONAL OFFICE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION ON THE COMP PLAN.

THEREFORE, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMP PLAN'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND THE ZONING IS A HOLDOVER OF THE INITIAL ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY.

JUST BY WAY OF WHAT'S AROUND THE PROPERTY, YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH AND SOME OTHER USES SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL ACROSS THE INTERSTATE AND SOME AGRICULTURAL ZONED USES AS WELL.

SO WE PROVIDED YOU WITH ESSENTIALLY SOME OF THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THE IH 35.

CORRIDOR. THAT'S THE AREA THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED ALL THE WAY UNDER NUMBER FIVE, TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ALLOWED AS FAR AS SOME OF THE ACTIVITY FOR THIS AREA, THIS IS SPECULATIVE.

SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS IF IT'S APPROVED, YOU'VE GOT A BASELINE ZONING.

AND THEN THERE'S THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE DISTRICT THAT WE LOOK OUT FOR.

BUT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A BASELINE ZONING REQUEST.

THIS IS THE SITE. WE NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 300FT OF THE AREA AND PUT A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY RECEIVED NO RESPONSES.

THERE WAS A NO DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REQUEST AND A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

STAFF IS IN APPROVAL OF THE COMMERCIAL ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY, AND WE WILL APPLY ALL THE APPLICABLE IH35 DESIGN STANDARDS AND OVERLAYS SPECIFIC TO AREA FIVE IN THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE. AND I'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

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SO, THIS IS COMING BACK TO BE A GOOD THING. YES.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE THE INSTANCE OF AN INDUSTRIAL ZONING REQUEST IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

SO THE COMMERCIAL BASELINE REQUEST RULES OUT THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT HAPPENING.

EXCELLENT. GOOD JOB. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING UP AT 817.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 818.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SIX B AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY LARRY AND A SECOND BY DAN.

PLEASE VOTE. IT PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. EXCUSE ME. THAT BRINGS US TO 6C 654 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD.

[6.C. 654 SW Wilshire Blvd (Case 24-377): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on a zoning ordinance change request from “GR, General Retail”, to “GR, General Retail with a Specific Use Permit for a Liquor Store”. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7-1)]

CHANGE REQUEST FROM GR GENERAL RETAIL TO GR GENERAL RETAIL WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A LIQUOR STORE.

THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTER AGAIN IS TONY MCELWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

MR. MCELWAIN, IT'S YOUR SHOW TONIGHT. THANK YOU AMANDA, THIS IS, COUNCIL, THIS IS YOUR FIRST SUP REQUEST FOR A PACKAGE STORE.

SO, THE SITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.

IT'S ACTUALLY A LEASE AREA, A SUITE. EXCUSE ME.

AND MR. WILLIAM C JOHNSON OF BTX BOTTLE SHOP, LLC IS THE APPLICANT.

THE WAY THAT THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN IS THAT ANY REQUEST FOR A LIQUOR STORE OR PACKAGE STORE WILL REQUIRE AN SUP.

AND THIS IS WHAT IS BEING ASKED FOR TONIGHT. THIS IS A COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AREA.

AND WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR PACKAGE STORES AND THE APPLICANT'S RESPONSE. SOME OF WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE SITE IS COMPLETELY BUILT OUT.

SO, A LOT OF THE PROVISIONS THAT YOU HAVE REGARDING LANDSCAPING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AREN'T FEASIBLE BECAUSE THIS IS LITERALLY AN INFILL SUITE WHERE SOMEONE ELSE IS OCCUPYING WHAT IS NOW EMPTY. EMPTY SUITE.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, IT IS THE FORMER LOCATION OF TUESDAY MORNING.

SO IT'S GETTING A NEW LEASE ON LIFE WITH ANOTHER USE IF APPROVED.

IF APPROVED TONIGHT, AND THE FLOOR PLAN AND SITE PLAN IS THERE TO THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN THAT SHOWS THE STOCK ROOM IN THE BACK AND CEILING HEIGHTS AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT MY DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT WITH REGARD TO THESE TYPES OF USES.

WE NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS 17 AND ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND POSTED SIGNS ON THE PAPER AND ALSO A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER. WE HAD NO SPEAKERS.

I DID FEEL THE REQUEST FROM AN INTERESTED PARTY IN AN ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHO EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST REGARDING THE USE AND THE IMPACTS IT MIGHT HAVE ON HER PROPERTY, BUT SHE WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LOCATION OF PRODUCT DELIVERY AS WELL AS TBC LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, THE P&Z VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 1.

STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE ZONING CHANGE, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE SUP ONLY APPLIES FOR THE SUITE AS PRESENTED. IF THERE IS AN EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE AND THEY OCCUPY ADDITIONAL LEASE SPACE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AND YOU TO REQUEST CONSIDERATION OF AN SUP IF THEY WANT TO ENLARGE THE BUSINESS.

WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY? AND TONY THE LAMINATE ON THE WINDOWS WILL JUST GET PUT IN IF WE APPROVE THIS, WE'LL GET PUT IN BEFORE THEY GET THE CO.

YES. WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY OKAY. AND I THINK THE REASON THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER WITH, WITH THE UNIT ITSELF IS BECAUSE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY DOESN'T HAVE IT'S JUST ZONED AS 654 SW WILSHIRE.

SO, IT WOULD APPLY TO THE WHOLE THING. WE DON'T WANT THAT.

RIGHT. WE WANT TO DO IT. SUITE SPECIFIC OR LOCATION SPECIFIC.

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PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION SEVEN.

[7.A. Consider and take possible action on a resolution approving the parks plan associated with the Pecan Grove planned development. (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director)]

THE STAFF PRESENTERS, TONY MCELWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

IT'S JUST MY THING TONIGHT, APPARENTLY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO ITEM SEVEN A? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION ON SEVEN A? SEVEN A.

THE REASON THE QUESTION HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR IS THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER WHERE A PIECE OF PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONING CLASSIFICATION CHANGE THAT REQUIRED THE COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE AN EIGHT ACRE RECREATION SPACE AND TO INSTALL RECREATION EQUIPMENT ON IT. THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO THE CITY INDICATING THEY HAVE DONE THAT.

THE STAFF HAS CHECKED IT. IT HAS OCCURRED. IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM WHERE THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION TO CONFIRM THAT THE DEVELOPER MET HIS COMMITMENT. UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE, IT'S NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THEIR TITLE SITUATION AS THEY MOVED FORWARD WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU. I FELT IT NECESSARY THAT WE NEED TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE WAS FIXING TO VOTE ON.

OKAY. SO IS THERE A MOTION ON SEVEN A? MOVE TO APPROVE? SEVEN A? I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM AND A SECOND BY ALEXA.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO 7B, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BURLESON AND TARRANT COUNTY FOR

[7.B. Consider and take possible action on a resolution approving the termination of an interlocal agreement (ILA) between the City of Burleson and Tarrant County for the inspection and permitting of certain on-site sewage disposal systems in the City of Burleson. (Staff Contact: Lisa Duello, Deputy Director of Development Services)]

THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS LISA DUELLO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND.

BACK IN 2000, THE CITY OF BURLESON, AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT ORDINANCE B-637 TO REGULATE ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES. AND AS MY RESEARCH SHOWS, I THINK FROM 2000 TO 2005, CITY STAFF DID THE PERMITTING INSPECTING.

AND THEN 2005, WE SIGNED THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TARRANT COUNTY TO PERFORM ALL THE PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS, AND THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING OKAY. AND THEN IN 2024, WE HAD THE TCEQ TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DID AN AUDIT IN COMBINATION WITH TARRANT COUNTY AND BURLESON.

AND THEY HAVE NEW REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING. AND OUR AUDIT WAS FINE.

THEY DID SUGGEST THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE AND REVIEW SOME ORDINANCES, BUT OUR ORDER DOES GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND PERMIT AND INSPECT THEM.

SO, THE PROBLEM. WHY DO WE WANT TO TERMINATE THIS? WELL, BOTTOM LINE IS, TARRANT COUNTY KIND OF REQUESTED US TO DO THIS, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF TCEQ MAKES IT DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CITY OF BURLESON BEING IN JOHNSON COUNTY AND TARRANT COUNTY.

SO, WE CONSTANTLY GET QUESTIONS. YOU MEAN I GOT TO CALL TARRANT COUNTY TO GET MY PERMIT.

SO AND THEN BECAUSE WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE ONLY PERMITTED MAYBE 30

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AND THERE'S ONE THAT'S IN TARRANT COUNTY. ALL OF THEM ARE IN THE JOHNSON COUNTY PORTION.

SO IN APRIL TARRANT COUNTY, THEY REQUESTED THAT WE CHECK INTO OUR OTHER OPTIONS.

SO INITIALLY WE CONSULTED WITH JOHNSON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS, AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF QUITE A FEW MONTHS OF DELIBERATION.

AND THEY FINALLY DECIDED THAT THEY DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO TAKE US ON.

SO AT THIS POINT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF WERE PREPARED TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.

IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, I DID IT FOR 15 YEARS IN ANOTHER CITY.

SO AND THEN WE HAVE TWO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO DO THE INSPECTION.

SO WOULD THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WE HAVE TO GIVE A 90 DAY NOTICE.

SO THAT WOULD APPROXIMATELY PUT US AT THE END OF JUNE TO START TAKING THIS OVER.

TCEQ DID SUGGEST THAT WE MAKE SOME UPDATES TO OUR ORDINANCE, AND WE WILL BE DOING THAT IN THE FALL.

SO NEXT STEPS, I THINK IN YOUR PACKET THERE IS A LETTER THAT TOMMY'S GOING TO SEND OUT TOMORROW TO NOTIFY THEM.

AND IN FACT, I HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM TOMORROW.

WE. AND ON THE APRIL 7TH MEETING, WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR FEE SCHEDULE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE PORTION THAT I HAVE.

IT SAYS DETERMINED BY TARRANT COUNTY. SO, WE JUST NEED TO CHANGE THAT SO THAT ORDINANCE WILL BE COMING TO YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE FEES THE SAME. AND THEN THE SECOND READING FOR THAT FEE AMENDMENT WOULD BE THE 21ST.

AND THEN BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE, WE'RE GOING TO GET WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS, ALL OF THE INSTALLERS, ENGINEERS AND EVERYBODY THAT TARRANT COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, AND WE'LL NOTIFY THEM OF THE CHANGES.

AND THEN IN THE FALL, THIS IS JUST THE SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE SUGGESTED BY TCEQ.

AND THEY'RE MAINLY IN MINISTERIAL. YOU CAN SEE IT REFERS TO THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION WHICH HAS NOT HAD THAT NAME.

AND THEY'RE JUST CHANGING NAMES BASICALLY. SO, YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE ME IN THE FALL.

WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BURLESON AND TARRANT COUNTY FOR THE INSPECTION AND PERMITTING OF CERTAIN ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.

ANY QUESTIONS GUYS? I'M HAPPY. ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN AND A SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SEVEN C, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN AMENDMENT TO CSO

[7.C. Consider and take possible action on an amendment to CSO#4087-01-2023, the professional services contract for architectural design services for Burleson Police Headquarters Expansion with Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects in the amount of $1,246,432 for a total contract cost in the amount of $3,827,927. (FA2301) (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]

COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,827,927. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS ERIC OSCARSSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT BEFORE YOU IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPANSION.

SO BACK IN JANUARY 2023, YOU AGREED AND AUTHORIZED A SCOPE FOR THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE BUILDING.

OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, WE CAME BACK TO COUNCIL.

WE MADE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE TO THE DESIGN.

WE MADE SOME CHANGES BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WE PRESENTED YOU THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS, WHICH INCLUDED THIS SITE LAYOUT AS WELL AS SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE NEW BUILDING WOULD LOOK LIKE AT THAT MEETING.

COUNCIL APPROVED A TOTAL AMENDED PROJECT BUDGET OF $44 MILLION FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

AND SO YOU ASKED US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, WITH THAT NEW BUDGET.

INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET WAS THE DESIGN OF THE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THAT BUILDING.

SO THE DESIGN CONTRACT IS BASED ON 80% OF THE COST OF THE PROJECT FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, PLUS ANY SUPPLEMENTAL COSTS. SO THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS ORIGINALLY WHAT THE CONTRACT WAS BASED ON A $23 MILLION CONSTRUCTION COST, WITH DESIGN SERVICES ABOUT 1.8 MILLION 7.2, AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR THAT $2.5 MILLION TOTAL CONTRACT,

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THE DESIGN SERVICES COME IN AT A LITTLE OVER 3 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, AT JUST SHY OF 750,000, FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT OF 3.8 MILLION, WHICH IS THAT DELTA OF 1.246, WHICH WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS EVENING.

NEXT STEPS. BIG ONE, COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL REQUESTED THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS BY THE END OF JUNE WITHIN THIS AMENDMENT.

WE DO, WE WILL HAVE AN AMENDMENT BY JUNE. THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS BY JUNE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL AT THAT TIME.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON GETTING CIVIL PACKAGE DONE SO THAT WE CAN START GRADING AND GETTING UTILITIES GOING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS TRYING TO GET IN FRONT OF ANY OF THE TARIFFS THAT COULD IMPACT US.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON STRUCTURAL STEEL AND SOME OTHER THINGS. SO YOU MIGHT SEE A GMP PACKAGE HOPEFULLY IN MAY TO GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS GOING.

BUT JULY AND AUGUST WE'LL BE BIDDING ON THE PROJECT AGAIN GMP AND THEN HOPEFULLY SEPTEMBER WE WILL START CONSTRUCTION.

AND WITH THAT, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT OF A TOTAL OF 1.2 MILLION, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT COST OF 3.8 MILLION. AND STAFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. WHAT HAPPENED TO JULY? JUNE IS BETTER THAN JULY, I'LL TAKE THAT.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SEVEN D.

[7.D. Consider approval of ordinance amending the City budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 by increasing appropriations to various funds to accommodate operating and capital needs; and find time is of the essence. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Kevin Hennessey, Deputy Director of Finance)]

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

STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS KEVIN HENNESSY, SORRY.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT THE PROPOSED MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR.

SO, WHAT WE'LL DO THIS EVENING IS WE'LL LOOK AT A CITYWIDE TABLE WITH A BREAKDOWN BY FUND OF THOSE FUNDS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS PROPOSAL. AND THEN WE'LL DIVE INTO EACH ONE OF THOSE FUNDS AND LOOK AT THE PURPOSE OF THAT PROPOSAL AND THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED.

SO HERE WE ARE WITH THE CITYWIDE TABLE. THE PROPOSAL TOTALS IN $3,171,888.

AND WE CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN HERE BETWEEN THOSE SIX FUNDS, WITH THE WATER AND WASTEWATER HAVING THE BIGGEST SHARE OF THE EVENING'S PROPOSAL. AND SPOILER ALERT, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS RELATED TO THE PROPRIETARY ERF PLAN TO TRANSFER FROM FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT FUTURE REPLACEMENTS. SO, WE'LL BEGIN BY LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND.

SO WE HAVE SOME CONDO ASSOCIATION DUES FOR THE ELLISON BUILDING ACROSS THE PLAZA.

AND THAT COST IS BEING SPLIT BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL AS THE 4A FUND.

SOME LEGAL SETTLEMENTS AS WELL AS THE STREET AND STORMWATER FEE STUDY.

SO, THE 282,500 DOLLARS WAS APPROVED FOR THAT STUDY.

337,000 WILL BE COVERED BY CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS.

AND SO IN THIS AMENDMENT, WE'RE REQUESTING 145,500 DOLLARS TO PAY THAT OFF THAT REMAINING BALANCE FOR THAT STUDY.

SOME REORGANIZATION OF SERVICES. SO, PARKS HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE FROM PUBLIC WORKS, AS WELL AS BECOMING THE LIAISON FOR KEEP BURLESON BEAUTIFUL AND THE TRASH BASH PROGRAM.

AND SO, HERE'S HOW THAT $307,360 IS ALLOCATED AMONG THOSE ITEMS. AND THEN THAT MOVES US ON TO THE 4A FUND. SO PROJECT U, SO PROJECT U EXCEEDED BUDGETED REVENUES TO THE TUNE OF $38,725, WHICH WILL MOSTLY OFFSET THE PROPOSED INCREASE TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PROJECT U EXPENDITURES. TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR PROJECT DOUGH AND PROJECT MARIO BROS.

AS WELL AS SOME AERIAL MAPS, SOME UPDATES TO SHOWCASE NEW FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN THE 4A'S PORTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED CONDO ASSOCIATION DUES. SO, YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT'S BROKEN OUT HERE FOR THAT $951,525 PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE 4A FUND WITH

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TAKE A LOOK AT THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND THAT HAS TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST IS THE FOR BARTLETT SOCCER FIELDS, AND THAT'S TO WINTER MAINTENANCE TO PROVIDE MENTAL MAINTENANCE TO LEVEL AND APPLY WINTER RYE TO THE FIELDS, AS WELL AS A PROPOSED CONVERSION OF A GARAGE TO BECOME AN ART CENTER.

SO, THIS HAS SOME FUNDS TO BE DONATED FOR THIS PROJECT, AND THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU AND PRESENTED.

THE PLAN IS FOR THAT TO OCCUR ON THE APRIL 7TH MEETING, AS WE SEE HOW THAT IS BROKEN OUT, THE 70,020 FOR THE BARTLETT FIELD AND 50 FOR THE GARAGE CONVERSION TO THE ART CENTER.

AND SO THE GOVERNMENTAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND.

SO, THERE'S SOME BRICK FITNESS EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

AND THAT'S A $147,000 THAT WILL COME OUT OF THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE WATER AND SEWER. SO, WE DO HAVE THAT AFOREMENTIONED PLANNED TRANSFER TO THE PROPRIETARY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND, AS WELL AS SOME FUNDS TO COMPLETE A SECURITY UPGRADE AT THE WATER SITES.

AND SO 66,000 IS FOR THE SECURITY UPGRADES AND $1,564,003 FOR THE TRANSFER FROM FUND BALANCE IN THE WATER AND SEWER FUND TO THE PROPRIETARY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND.

AND THEN OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY IS RELATED TO THE MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, AND THIS IS FOR THE ANIMAL ADOPTION TRAILER. SO THERE'S A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO PURCHASE AN ANIMAL ADOPTION TRAILER.

AND SO, THIS ITEM IS TO ADD THE APPROPRIATIONS ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE SO THAT THAT TRAILER CAN BE PURCHASED.

AND SO THAT'S $66,000 IN THAT FUND. AND SO, THE ACTION REQUEST THIS EVENING IS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING A MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,171,888 IN VARIOUS FUNDS TO ACCOMMODATE OPERATING AND CAPITAL NEEDS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

I KNOW THERE'S STAFF HERE AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY NUANCED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPERATIONS.

ANYBODY? EXCELLENT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET CHANGES. I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM.

A SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. LARRY.

PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO 7E, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT,

[7.E. Consider and take possible action on a resolution accepting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Single Audit Report, and the Annual Audit for the period ending September 30, 2024. (Staff Contact: Gloria Platt, Director of Finance)]

THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS GLORIA PLATT, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.

I'LL TRY NOT TO COUGH AND HAVE MY VOICE HERE.

BUT ON MARCH 5TH, JACKIE GONZALEZ, OUR AUDIT PARTNER WITH WEAVER LLP, PRESENTED THE DRAFT FUND LEVEL REPORT AUDIT REPORT WITH HIGHLIGHTS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. TONIGHT, COUNCIL HAS THE FULL REPORT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND JACKIE IS HERE AS WELL TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.

SO THIS PROCESS REALLY HAS TAKEN SIX MONTHS FROM OCTOBER 1ST TO TONIGHT WHEN WE WERE HERE TO PRESENT THE REPORT.

SO 60 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE REALLY STILL TRANSACTING BUSINESS FOR 2024, IN THE WAY OF, EXCUSE ME, ACCRUING EXPENSES BACK INTO THE FISCAL YEAR.

EXCUSE ME. DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? OH. I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T SEE THAT. YEAH. SO, JACKIE WILL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT I WILL CLICK TO THE NEXT.

SO, I WAS JUST. DO YOU NEED A WATER OR ANYTHING? I'M OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING HAS GONE WELL WITH THE AUDIT.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE GUIDANCE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE AUDITORS THROUGH THE PROCESS.

OF COURSE, HISTORICAL CONTENT IS IMPORTANT. AND WE DID HAVE SOME CHALLENGES AS THERE WERE SOME STAFF TURNOVER.

HOWEVER, WE REALLY WERE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THAT AS A TEAM AND COME TO YOU TONIGHT WITH A REPORT THAT WE CAN ALL BE CONFIDENT IN.

SO I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO JACKIE SO SHE CAN GO THROUGH THE REPORT.

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THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.

I HAVE A PRESENTATION. WE'LL GO OVER AND THEN HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

AS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS JACKIE GONZALEZ. I SERVE AS YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTNER.

I ALSO HAVE JUSTINE SINGLETARY WITH ME HERE TONIGHT.

SHE SERVES AS THE SENIOR MANAGER ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT.

IN ADDITION TO US, WE ALSO HAD ELISE MCCANN SERVING AS THE ENGAGEMENT SENIOR AS WELL AS OTHER ASSOCIATES TO HELP US GET THROUGH THE AMOUNT OF WORK.

AS GLORIA MENTIONED, OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS IN ADDITION TO MYSELF, I ALSO HAVE A QUALITY CONTROL PARTNER, JENNIFER RIPKA. SHE SERVES AS A SECOND PARTNER REVIEW ON TOP OF ME, JUST AS A SET OF INDEPENDENT EYES BEFORE WE ISSUE THIS FINAL REPORT.

AS FAR AS US AT WEAVER, WE'VE BEEN YOUR AUDITOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW OVER THAT TIME.

WE NOW HAVE OVER A THOUSAND TEAM MEMBERS AND 20 OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND WE'VE EVEN GROWN AND GOTTEN A FEW EXTRA SINCE THIS LAST SLIDE.

BUT OUR GOVERNMENT PRACTICE AND PUBLIC SECTOR REMAINS ONE OF OUR LARGEST INDUSTRY GROUPS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.

OUR GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES OVER 300 CLIENTS AND THAT SPANS BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES, CITIES, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LOCAL AND REGIONAL ENTITIES.

OVER 50 OF WHICH RECEIVE THE GFOA AWARD. AND THEN WE HAVE OVER 170 STAFF WITHIN OUR PRACTICE GROUP.

SO, ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SERVE GOVERNMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR GROUP.

WE DID PERFORM OUR AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS, AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, AND HAVE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE, AS YOUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, CAN PROVIDE, OR A CLEAN OPINION, IF YOU WILL.

IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, WE ALSO PERFORM A SINGLE AUDIT GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL AWARDS THAT YOU DO RECEIVE, AND WE PERFORM THAT AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM GUIDANCE.

THE MAJOR PROGRAM THAT WE AUDITED THIS YEAR WAS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, OR ARPA.

AND WE HAVE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OVER COMPLIANCE RELATED TO THAT MAJOR PROGRAM AND HAD NO AUDIT FINDINGS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED UNDER THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE.

WE ALSO HAD NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES RELATED TO THE INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER THAT MAJOR PROGRAM.

WE ALSO PERFORMED TESTS OF COMPLIANCE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, AND HAD NO ISSUES THERE IN THAT TESTING EITHER.

HERE'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR AUDIT TIMELINE.

SO WE BEGIN VERY EARLY ON WITH THAT INITIAL AUDIT PLANNING, AND THEN CAME OUT FOR INTERIM FIELD WORK IN AUGUST, AND THEN COMPLETED OUR FINAL FIELD WORK IN DECEMBER TO PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE ON MARCH 5TH, AND THEN HAVE RELEASED THOSE FINAL OPINIONS THAT I MENTIONED AND PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT.

AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT. OPINION AND RELATED INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

AS I MENTIONED, WE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AND SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

WE HAD NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, AND NO MATTERS OF NONCOMPLIANCE THAT WE NOTED IN THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AGAIN, RELATED TO THOSE FEDERAL AWARDS, AS I MENTIONED, WE AUDITED THE MAJOR PROGRAM AS ARPA THIS YEAR AND HAD AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OVER COMPLIANCE. NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, NO AUDIT FINDINGS.

AND YOU DID QUALIFY AS A LOW RISK AUDIT TEAM.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IN AT LEAST THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS, YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY FINDINGS OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES RELATED TO YOUR SINGLE AUDIT, AND THAT ALLOWS US TO AUDIT A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF YOUR TOTAL FEDERAL AWARDS IN ANY YEAR.

THAT'S A 20% VERSUS A 40% DIFFERENCE. SO IF YOU WERE NOT A LOW RISK ODDITY, WE WOULD HAVE TO AUDIT 40% OR MORE OF YOUR TOTAL FEDERAL AWARDS.

BUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT DESIGNATION, WE'RE ALLOWED TO AUDIT JUST 20%.

NOW, FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOUR GENERAL FUND.

YOU ENDED THE YEAR WITH ASSETS IN THE GENERAL FUND OF JUST OVER $26.35 MILLION, WITH LIABILITIES OF $3.2 MILLION, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES OF JUST OVER 2.7 MILLION, WHICH BROUGHT YOU TO A TOTAL FUND BALANCE OF 20.35 MILLION, OF WHICH $42,000 WAS RELATED TO PREPAID ITEMS, IS CONSIDERED NON SPENDABLE.

REVENUES ENDED THE YEAR AT JUST OVER 59 MILLION AGAINST EXPENDITURES OF 57.7.

THEN YOU HAD OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND USES OF $562,000, ALMOST 563,000, BRINGING YOU TO A TOTAL NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE OF 1.86 MILLION, AGAIN BRINGING YOU TO THAT ENDING TOTAL FUND BALANCE OF 20,358,000.

HERE YOU CAN SEE A BREAKDOWN OF YOUR REVENUE SOURCES IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND 48.1% COMING FROM THOSE PROPERTY TAXES.

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WE LOOK AT EXPENDITURES. YOU CAN SEE 57% OF THOSE ARE COMING FROM PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND THEN WE'LL JUST TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THIS GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ACTUAL.

SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THE ADOPTED AMENDED AND ACTUAL THE GREEN REPRESENTING YOUR REVENUE.

AND THEN THE KIND OF YELLOW GOLD REPRESENTING THOSE EXPENDITURES.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE ENDING BUDGET ENDED AT 59 MILLION IN REVENUE AND 57.7 IN EXPENSES.

YOUR ACTUAL REVENUES OF 59 MILLION WERE GREATER THAN YOUR AMENDED BUDGET BY ABOUT 0.9 MILLION.

AND THEN ACTUAL EXPENDITURES OF 57.7 WERE LESS THAN YOUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES BY ABOUT 2.8 MILLION.

AGAIN, BRINGING THAT FUND BALANCE TO ALMOST 20.4 IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

AS I MENTIONED, ALMOST ALL OF THAT IS IN YOUR UNASSIGNED WHICH REPRESENTS 32% OF YOUR FISCAL 25 BUDGETED EXPENDITURES, WHICH WERE AT 63.3 MILLION.

TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OF MYSELF OR GLORIA.

ANYBODY? YOU DID GOOD. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU GOT ANYTHING, ADAM? WE. WE SAW THIS IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SO WE'RE GOOD.

WE'VE LOOKED AT IT. THANK YOU. MY BRAINS. THANKS MA'AM.

MAYOR, DO WE HAVE TO MOTION TO APPROVE? OKAY, I MOTION TO APPROVE.

I GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA. SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION EIGHT, REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[8.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the City’s Capital Improvement Program. (Staff Contact: Randy Morrison, P.E., Director of Capital Engineering)]

THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS RANDY MORRISON, THE DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL ENGINEERING.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL. THIS EVENING I'M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

I'M GOING TO START BY GIVING A QUICK UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING, AND THEN DIVE INTO UPDATES ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.

SO QUICK UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED IN 2024.

AND WE ARE CREATED TO DELIVER THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON.

WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE DELIVERY OF THOSE PROJECTS.

THE ACTIVE RECRUITMENTS THAT WE HAVE GOING RIGHT NOW IS FOR A DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND A CAPITAL PROJECT ENGINEER.

THAT IS TWO POSITIONS OUT OF THE TOTAL OF 12 FTES.

AND JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE ROUGHLY THREE MONTHS NOW.

A COUPLE OF THE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THE KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR MYSELF AND FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND HOW WE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT AND FOCUS ON DELIVERING THOSE ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET.

AND SO WE ARE PUTTING IN PLACE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO DO THAT.

STARTING WITH COLLABORATION WITH OPERATIONS AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, FOCUSING ON CREATING SOME OF THE TOOLS AND THE SYSTEMS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.

WE'RE UTILIZING SOME OF THE EXISTING SYSTEMS, LIKE OUR E BUILDER SOFTWARE AND OTHER SYSTEMS TO TRACK OUR PROJECTS, BUT WE WANT TO UTILIZE THEM MORE AND BE MORE EFFICIENT.

WITH THAT, WE ALSO NEED TO CLEARLY DEFINE SCOPE, SCHEDULE, AND BUDGET.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M FOCUSED ON. JUST TO REALLY GET BACK TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT 101 TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT OUR ORG CHART FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE 12 FTES AND WE'RE CURRENTLY RECRUITING FOR TWO OF THEM.

THE LEFT-HAND SIDE IS OUR INSPECTION TEAM. THEY SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FOR NOT ONLY OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, BUT ALSO FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE PERFORMING WORK WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

WE HAVE OUR PROJECT COORDINATION TEAM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM.

AND THEY OVERSEE THE PROJECTS FROM BEGINNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.

SO TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE CIP, THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE CURRENT APPROVED FIVE YEAR CIP.

THIS WAS ADOPTED WITH THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, BUT THEN LATER UPDATED IN NOVEMBER AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL.

SO THIS JUST SHOWS THE FUND BREAKDOWN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH LINE ITEM, BUT A QUICK, FUN BREAKDOWN THERE. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE LARGER DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE MADE UP BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS THERE.

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AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ALSBURY PHASE THREE AND HULEN STREET WIDENING PROJECTS, WHICH I UPDATED COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING.

OF THOSE PROJECTS WITHIN THE CIP, WE HAVE 42 ACTIVE PROJECTS CURRENTLY.

YOU CAN SEE THE BULK OF THOSE FALL IN THE STREET SIDEWALK PROJECT TYPE AT 60%.

AND SECOND IS OUR WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AT 26%.

THE FACILITY. PROJECTS REALLY ARE MADE UP OF OUR CITY HALL RENOVATION, FIRE STATION ONE RENOVATION AND THEN THE POLICE HEADQUARTER EXPANSION.

AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DRAINAGE PROJECTS AS WELL.

SO OUT OF THE ACTIVE PROJECTS, WE HAVE 36% OF THOSE IN CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY, AND THEN THE OTHER 64 IN DESIGN AND RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THAT'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAM. I HAVE A SLIDE FOR EACH PROJECT, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM QUICKLY AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY PROJECTS WITH KEY HIGHLIGHTS.

BUT FEEL FREE TO STOP ME ALONG THE WAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO WE HAVE OUR QUIET ZONE PROJECT. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PHASES THAT THE CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE RAILROAD AND IN THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN STAGES TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD.

OUR STATE HIGHWAY 174 WIDENING THIS IS FROM ELK TO WICKER HILL.

THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE ARE COORDINATING WITH TXDOT ON.

WE RECENTLY BROUGHT BEFORE BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL AND AFA TO FUND POWDER COATED SIGNAL POLES ON THIS PROJECT.

BUT THIS ONE IS MOVING FORWARD AND WRAPPING UP DESIGN.

AND TXDOT WILL BE LEADING THE CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS ON THIS PROJECT.

AND IT'S SCHEDULED TO MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION IN SPRING OF 26.

CURRENTLY. NEXT IS ALSBURY AND JOHN JONES. THIS INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MUCH NEEDED FOR SAFETY AND OPERATIONS IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS ONE WE'RE ACTUALLY CURRENTLY BIDDING THIS PROJECT AND IT IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN BIDS IN EARLY APRIL.

SO EXCITING. WE'LL HAVE A CONTRACT BEFORE COUNCIL VERY SOON.

NEXT IS THE OLD TOWN ELLISON REALIGNMENT AND PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

I'M SURE EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS ONE AND SEEING THE PROGRESS.

WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. BUT SOON THE IMPROVEMENTS OR THE CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS WILL HAVE TO STOP FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO VACATE THE BUILDING BEFORE WE COULD DEMO THAT ONE THAT IS IN THAT CURRENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

SO THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROBABLY DEMOBILIZE AND THEN HAVE TO COME BACK ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE STAFF OUT OF THAT BUILDING.

AND THAT'S IN COORDINATION WITH SOME OF THE CITY HALL RENOVATION WORK AND FIRE STATION ONE WORK TO MAKE AVAILABLE SPACE FOR STAFF.

AT WHAT POINT ARE THEY GOING TO REOPEN THE STREET? WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR. WE'RE HOPING IN APRIL, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT OPEN.

THEY'RE WORKING CURRENTLY ON SOME OF THE SIDEWALK AND CURB RETURN WORK, AND PUTTING IN SOME OF THE BRICK PAVERS BEFORE WE CAN GET THAT OPEN.

OTHERWISE, THEY'LL HAVE TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SET UP, WHICH WOULD LIMIT THE ABILITY FOR TRAFFIC TO GET THROUGH THERE.

BUT I BELIEVE NEXT MONTH IS WHAT'S SCHEDULED.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS AN OLD TOWN. AN ADDITIONAL PARKING LOT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TO RECONFIGURE SOME OF THE EXISTING PARKING AREA, AS WELL AS THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE TWO PARKING LOTS.

THIS IS RIGHT OUTSIDE CITY HALL AT WARREN AND ELLISON.

THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY DESIGN, REALLY JUST STARTING THE DESIGN EFFORTS ON THIS ONE.

BUT HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF SPRING, WE'LL HAVE THAT DESIGN WRAPPED UP AND ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

NEXT IS OUR SERVICE CENTER DRAINAGE PROJECT. THIS INCLUDES A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CITY SERVICE CENTER, AND THIS ONE IS REALLY JUST WRAPPING UP IN CONSTRUCTION.

THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE IN PLACE. THEY'RE JUST DOING SOME MINOR EROSION CONTROL WORK AND THIS ONE WILL BE COMPLETE.

BLUEBIRDS MEADOW BLUEBIRD MEADOWS DRAINAGE PROJECT.

THIS IS CURRENTLY BIDDING. IT'S A MINOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS SEEN SOME FLOODING AND SOME JUST WATER RETAINAGE.

SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IF WE HAVE SUCCESSFUL BIDS ON THIS ONE.

HOOPER BUSINESS PARK RETENTION AND ROADWAY DESIGN.

THIS IS YOU CAN SEE THE SCHEMATIC THERE. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S IN DESIGN.

IT'S LOCATED IN THE CHISHOLM SUMMIT DEVELOPMENT AREA AND RELATED TO THE WORK OVER THERE NEAR THE BUSINESS PARK.

SO, THIS ONE'S MOVING FORWARD. SCHEDULED TO WRAP UP DESIGN LATER THIS YEAR.

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AND THIS HAS A NUMBER OF CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN IT.

BUT PROGRESS IS MOVING FORWARD OUT THERE. AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL BE WRAPPED UP LATER THIS SUMMER THIS YEAR.

THEN WE HAVE OUR LAKEWOOD DRIVE EXTENSION DESIGN.

THIS IS A SEPARATE PROJECT THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT PHASE OF LAKEWOOD.

WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGN ONLY, BUT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR FUTURE FEDERAL FUNDING.

AND GETTING THIS ONE ON THE TIP TO BECOME ELIGIBLE.

BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN AND TRYING TO GET THIS ONE READY FOR FUTURE FUNDING.

LAKEWOOD DRIVE STREETLIGHTS PROJECT. THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT I MENTIONED THAT'S CURRENTLY PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW ON LAKEWOOD.

SO IT'S ON THE SAME TIMELINE OF SUMMER 2025. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A LAKEWOOD DRIVE LANDSCAPING DESIGN.

THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THIS WOULD BRING IN ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING TO THE CORRIDOR.

WE'RE HOPEFUL TO WRAP UP THE DESIGN LATER THIS SPRING.

SO WE HAVE A WEST SIDE BUSINESS PARK LIFT STATION THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

THIS IS NEAR THE HOOPER BUSINESS PARK PROJECT THAT I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT AGO.

THIS ONE IS CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN SUMMER OF 2025, SO LATER THIS SUMMER.

WE HAVE OUR POLICE HEADQUARTER EXPANSION PROJECT.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE ITEMS RECENTLY WITH UPDATES ON THIS ONE.

THIS ONE IS PROGRESSING AND WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR INITIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THIS SUMMER.

SO, YOU CAN SEE THERE AN UPDATE MOVING FORWARD AND UPDATED PROJECT COSTS ON THAT ONE.

OUR FIRE STATION ONE RENOVATION. THIS ONE IS IN CONSTRUCTION AND MOVING FORWARD.

IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE LATER THIS YEAR, FALL 2025.

SO THINGS ARE PROGRESSING NICELY. AND THIS IS TIED TO SOME OTHER WORK.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT WE STAY ON SCHEDULE FOR THIS ONE.

WE HAVE OUR CITY HALL RENOVATION PROJECT. THIS ONE I THINK EVERYONE IS WELL AWARE OF THE WORK THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW AT CITY HALL.

I BELIEVE THE CONTRACTOR IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND STAYING ON SCHEDULE.

ALSBURY PHASE TWO. THIS PROJECT IS A CONNECTION FROM THE HULIN.

HULIN ALSBURY ROUNDABOUT TO COUNTY ROAD 1020.

I TALKED ABOUT THIS PHASE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN I PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON PHASE THREE.

THIS PROJECT IS REALLY IN THE FINAL DESIGN STAGES AND GETTING READY TO GO OUT TO BID SO WE CAN MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION.

WE'RE PLANNING ON WRAPPING UP THE DESIGN THIS SPRING, LATE SPRING AND WORKING THROUGH SOME UTILITY COORDINATION TO GET THIS ONE ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND INTO CONSTRUCTION. EXCUSE ME, I'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THAT ONE. THE WORKING ON THE RAILROAD. THAT LANE RIGHT NOW.

ONCE YOU GET THAT ONE SIDE COMPLETED WHERE YOU CAN COME INTO TOWN, YOU'RE GOING TO SHUT THAT SIDE.

SIDE? IS THAT CORRECT? AND THEN WHAT I HEARD, IF I MAY BE MISTAKEN, YOU'RE GOING TO SHUT BOTH LANES DOWN.

THAT IS CORRECT. BUT THAT IS REGARDING ALSBURY PHASE ONE B, WHICH I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT ONE BECAUSE YOU'RE WAITING ON THE RAILROAD.

AFTER THAT, AFTER YOU GET BOTH LANES DONE, YOU'RE GOING TO WAIT ON THE RAILROAD. AND SOMEBODY SAID ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THAT AREA IS UNDERNEATH THAT BRIDGE WITH HIGH WATER. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THEY CAN GO ALL THE WAY TOWARDS JOSHUA, BUT THAT'S NOT VERY GOOD FOR PEOPLE THAT WORK IN BURLESON YOU HAD ANY PLANS ON WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT ROAD IS CLOSED GOING UNDERNEATH THAT BRIDGE, WHICH IT DOES PERIODICALLY? YEAH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT A LOT RECENTLY BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO US WITH CONCERNS.

YEAH. ME TOO. YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S A, WHEN THERE'S A CLOSURE UNEXPECTEDLY BECAUSE OF A RAIN EVENT, THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD PATH AROUND THAT CLOSURE.

AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT ALTERNATE ROUTES. OKAY.

IF WE WERE TO IMPLEMENT AN ALTERNATE DETOUR ROUTE, LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S NOT REALLY A GOOD ONE.

IT WOULD PUT THEM MUCH FURTHER OUT OF THE WAY.

AND SO, WE DON'T WANT TO IMPLEMENT THAT DETOUR. THE LONGER DETOUR ROUTE ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCONVENIENCE.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE THAT WE COULD INCORPORATE THAT WOULD HELP THEM NAVIGATE WHEN THOSE UNEXPECTED RAIN EVENTS HAPPEN.

AND WE HAVE TO CLOSE THAT HIGH WATER OR LOW WATER CROSSING.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

IT DEFINITELY NEEDS SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AT A MINIMUM.

ALL RIGHT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET REBUILDS FY 22.

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AND MOST OF THE WORK IS ACTUALLY COMPLETE. WE JUST HAVE A SMALL PORTION ON COMMERCE STREET THAT IS AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING THERE.

AND WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THE RAILROAD AND WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PERMIT.

WE JUST GOT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RAILROAD. SO WE ARE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD THIS SUMMER, LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER TO COMPLETE THIS IMPROVEMENT. SO IT IS LOOKING POSITIVE WITH THE RAILROAD COORDINATION.

NEXT IS OUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM. ONE OF OUR SEGMENTS IS ON VAUGHN DRIVE.

THIS IS NEAR THE BRICK COMING OFF OF SUMMER CREST.

AND THIS PROJECT IS IN DESIGN, BUT REALLY GETTING CLOSE TO MOVING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING WRAPPING UP DESIGN THIS SUMMER AND BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION.

ALSBURY. ALSBURY. PHASE THREE PROVIDED COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON THIS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND REALLY, JUST REALLY KICKING OFF THE DESIGN AND MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PHASE IN ORDER TO PURSUE FUTURE FEDERAL FUNDING ON THE PROJECT AND ALSBURY PHASE ONE B. THIS IS THE SEGMENT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WAS ASKING ABOUT.

THIS ONE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WE HAVE THE WESTBOUND TRAFFIC CLOSED CURRENTLY.

AND THIS IS BEING DETOURED DOWN CANDLER TO HULEN.

AND IT DOES EXPERIENCE SOME, SOME CLOSURES AT THE LOW WATER CROSSING THERE ON HULEN.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT. THIS ONE IS PROGRESSING NICELY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS SOME WORK AT THE RAILROAD THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE FULL CLOSURE THERE, THOUGH. BECAUSE THE RAILROAD, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK REPLACING THE CROSSING PANELS AND EXTENDING THAT CROSSING FOR THE WIDENING.

SO WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THEM, AND WE DO HAVE AN ACTIVE AGREEMENT FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK, AND WE'RE ON PACE TO GET THEM OUT THERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

AND THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT WORK WITHIN THAT CLOSURE. THAT FULL CLOSURE WINDOW.

AND THEN WE HAVE RENFRO AND JOHNSON PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS IS ANOTHER SIDEWALK PROJECT THAT'S PROPOSED NEAR OLD TOWN.

AND THIS WILL BRING IN MUCH NEEDED SIDEWALK TO FILL IN SOME OF THE GAPS HERE IN OLD TOWN, AS WELL AS SOME INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHNSON AND RENFRO.

AND THIS IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN SCHEDULED TO WRAP UP DESIGN IN THIS SUMMER.

AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE OUR HULEN STREET WIDENING PROJECT.

THIS IS ANOTHER ONE I PROVIDED AN UPDATE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGN, COORDINATING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO UPDATE THOSE ENGINEERS ESTIMATES AND REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL IN THE COMING MONTHS AS WE START TALKING ABOUT THE CIP. VILLAGE CREEK PARKWAY EXPANSION.

THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS IN COORDINATION WITH TARRANT COUNTY.

THEY ARE FUNDING 50% OF THIS PROJECT IN CONSTRUCTION.

AND SO WE ARE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGN, WRAPPING UP THE DESIGN EFFORTS, HOPEFULLY TO MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION LATER THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE ON TRACK FOR POSSIBLY A SUMMER BIDDING ON THIS PROJECT.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREET REBUILDS FY 23. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND REALLY GETTING CLOSE TO WRAPPING UP.

WE ONLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PAVING LEFT IN THE VARIOUS STREET SEGMENTS YOU HAVE THERE.

I BELIEVE ON NORTH WILLOW CIRCLE THERE IS SOME WORK THAT'S UNDER THIS CONTRACT ON RENFRO, AND I KNOW THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS ON THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SINCE THAT PAVING WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING ON CONCRETE BREAKS TO COME BACK AND MEET STRENGTH, AND THEN THAT THAT TRAFFIC CONTROL WILL BE REMOVED AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN UP RENFROE.

WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL BE THIS WEEK SOMETIME.

THEN WE HAVE OUR ANOTHER SIDEWALK PROJECT. THIS IS A PLEASANT MANNER, A STRETCH THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE LATER THIS SPRING. ANOTHER SIDEWALK PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

A PORTION OF SIDEWALK ON ELK DRIVE, HILLSIDE WITH A ROUNDABOUT AND OVER TO JOHN JONES.

THIS PROJECT WILL BE BROKEN INTO MULTIPLE PHASES.

WE ARE WORKING ON THE DESIGN FOR ELK, WHICH IS MOVING FORWARD BY THIS SUMMER.

WE'RE HOPING TO POSITION OURSELVES TO MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION AND THE LATER PHASE WILL COME AT A LATER DATE AS WE COORDINATE WITH THE

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OUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THIS IS OUR IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON GETTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER AT THE CITY'S SERVICE CENTER.

THIS ONE, WE GOT MOST OF THE SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN PLACE ON THE CITY OWNED SIGNALS, AND NOW GOING TO BE COORDINATED WITH TXDOT ON THE SIGNALS THAT WE ARE.

EXCUSE ME. THE SIGNALS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING OVER FROM TXDOT.

THERE'S STILL SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT'S NEEDED, BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL WE HAVE THOSE SIGNALS IN OUR POSSESSION.

SO THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL COORDINATION THERE.

AND THEN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE.

BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING LATER SUMMER 2025. TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECT, IT'S FUNDED WITH A FEDERAL GRANT, AND THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY BEING MANAGED BY TXDOT.

IT'S IN CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRESSING NICELY ON SCHEDULE FOR LATER SPRING.

WE HAVE OUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT HIDDEN CREEK AND GARDENS.

THIS ONE IS ALSO IN CONSTRUCTION AND ON TRACK FOR A SPRING 2025 COMPLETION.

WE HAVE SOME CONCRETE THAT NEEDS TO BE POURED AND SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAL WORK THAT'S NEEDED, BUT THIS ONE IS ON TRACK. OUR INDUSTRIAL PUMP STATION.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT YOU SEE IN THE CIP FOR THIS YEAR.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING THIS ONE TO WRAP UP DESIGN LATER THIS SPRING AND BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION LATER THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE A WILLOW CREEK WATER LINE PROJECT. THIS IS TOWARDS THE TAIL END OF DESIGN AS WELL.

AND RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION IS WRAPPING UP, WHICH WILL POSITION US TO MOVE THIS ONE INTO CONSTRUCTION LATER THIS SPRING AS WELL.

THIS PROJECT IS A COORDINATED EFFORT WITH FORT WORTH ON EXTENDING THE WATER LINE THAT SERVICES OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO WE'RE COORDINATING WITH FORT WORTH ON THIS, THIS IMPROVEMENT.

THEN THIS THIS PROJECT IS ONE THAT'S JUST GETTING KICKED OFF.

THIS IS PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL MASTER PLAN WATER LINE INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR THE HIGH POINT OR HIGH COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS.

IT'S ON OUR SECONDARY PRESSURE PLANE, AND WE ARE INSTALLING THESE WATER MAINS TO LOOP THE WATER MAINS IN THE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PRESSURE FLOWS AND IT HELPS WITH FIRE FLOWS IN THE AREA.

AND SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE, WE SPOKE ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO REGARDING PRESSURES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO INCREASE THE PRESSURES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DRASTICALLY, BUT IT IS GOING TO MAKE A MORE CONSISTENT. AND IT'S GOING TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON THE WATER SYSTEM TO MAKE IT MORE CONSISTENT. WE HAVE OUR SUMMER CREST REHAB PROJECT.

THIS ONE IS CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND IT IS ON TRACK FOR A LATE SPRING COMPLETION OR EARLY SUMMER, SO WE'RE WORKING TO WRAP UP THE IMPROVEMENTS AND GET THIS ONE READY TO PAVE.

THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL WORK NORTH OF THIS, THE CURRENT CLOSURE, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO GET THIS ONE WRAPPED UP LATER THIS SPRING. THE NEXT TWO PROJECTS ARE THERE ARE THEIR PARALLEL SEWER MAINS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN THE SEWER SYSTEM.

AND SO THIS ONE YOU SEE HERE, TOWN CREEK BASIN PARALLEL, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE NEAR VILLAGE CREEK.

THESE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE IN DESIGN. AND AND MOVING FORWARD THEY HAVE FUNDING IN LATER YEARS IN THE CIP.

WE HAVE A LIFT STATION. LIFT STATION? REHAB PROJECT THAT'S UNDERWAY.

WE BID IT ONE TIME, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

THE BIDS CAME IN REALLY HIGH BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT.

AND THIS IS OUR GATEWAY LIFT STATION. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO RE REPACKAGE THIS ONE AND REBID IT.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL AND ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REHAB PROJECT.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FY 23 SEWER AND WATER REHAB PROJECT.

THIS ONE IS TOWARDS THE TAIL END OF CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

AND WRAPPING UP THIS ONE PROVIDED NOT ONLY MUCH NEEDED SEWER AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ALSO ALLOWED US TO REHAB A LOT OF THE STREETS IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO VERY SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AND WE I BELIEVE WE ONLY HAVE 1 OR 2 SEGMENTS LEFT TO PAVE AND THIS ONE WILL BE COMPLETE.

AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST THIS IS A SEWER EROSION CONTROL PROJECT THAT IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE.

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AND WITH THAT, THERE'S A COUPLE SLIDES HERE THAT COVER SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS THAT PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING ON.

AND SO I'LL COVER THOSE. BUT ERIC THOMPSON WITH PUBLIC WORKS IS AVAILABLE.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE. THEY ARE. I WENT FORWARD THEY ARE WORKING ON KEY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, SOME ONGOING EFFORTS THERE TO IMPROVE WATER FLOW, REDUCE RISK OF BLOCKAGES, ENHANCE OVERALL DRAINAGE AND THEN SOME KEY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. HERE YOU SEE A FEW PROJECTS THAT WERE RECENTLY COMPLETED AS WELL.

WITH THAT I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY? IT REALLY WAS ONE OF THE BEST ONES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION NINE CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE

[9. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS]

NO, NOTHING AGAINST PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT THAT PROJECT WAS BUILT YEARS AND YEARS AGO WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SUCH THING AS LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS OR ANY VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD IMPROVE THAT PROPERTY.

I GUESS MY THOUGHT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES HAS BEEN THAT SOMEWHERE OR ANOTHER, THAT PROPERTY WOULD BECOME VALUABLE AND WOULD BE TAKEN AND RENOVATED.

PRIVATE FUNDS WOULD WOULD FIX IT UP. YET YEAR, YEAR UPON YEAR AND BUSINESS CHANGE UPON BUSINESS CHANGE.

WE'VE GONE FROM WINN-DIXIE, WALMART, BELL'S, COAST TO COAST HARDWARE, BLOCKBUSTER AND THE PROPERTY IS JUST NEVER LOOKED ANY GOOD.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.

NOW, I MAY BE ASKING FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE DONE, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THE COMMUNITY WOULD BENEFIT BY IMPROVING THE FACE OF THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND PERHAPS BENEFIT THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE ANY FINANCING METHODS BY WHICH WE COULD GET OURSELVES INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT A FACELIFT OF THAT AREA IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T APPEAR TO ME, IS ON ANYBODY'S AGENDA AS FAR AS PRIVATE INVESTMENT IS CONCERNED.

WE JUST KEEP YOU KNOW, WE'VE ADDED FREDDY'S AND THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN LOOKING AT MORE AND MORE ACRES OF BLANK CONCRETE PARKING LOT.

BUT IT'S STILL, BY AND LARGE, LOOKS LIKE IT DID 50 YEARS AGO.

AND IT'S NOT REALLY GETTING ANY BETTER. SO I'D LIKE FOR STAFF TO TAKE A BROADER APPROACH, SEE IF WE HAVE ANY IDEAS? IF WE COULD CREATE A TIFF IN THIS AREA, IF WE COULD DO ANYTHING TO CAPTURE SOME FUNDS THAT COULD BE USED TO FACELIFT THAT AREA, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OTHER AREAS IN TOWN THAT ARE GOING TO BE GLARINGLY OBVIOUS THAT ARE IN NEED OF SOME TREATMENT AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE'VE LOST CITY MARKET, NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SORT OF A BLIGHTED AREA IN THERE, QUITE LIKELY FOR A WHILE. YOU KNOW, WE DO A LOT TO MAKE NEW DEVELOPMENT LOOK BETTER, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT I DON'T THINK PRIVATE FUNDS ARE EVER GOING TO MAKE PRESENTABLE. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE I'D LIKE FOR STAFF TO EXPLORE AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY OPTIONS, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO CREATE A PROGRAM FOR THESE AREAS TO SEE IF WE CAN BRING THEM UP, JUST TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE CITY AND ITS COMMERCIAL ZONES. UNDERSTOOD.

I WANT TO ADD ON TO WHAT DAN WAS SAYING, DIDN'T WE? WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IMPROVING THE EGRESS ON 174 RIGHT? WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT? THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS ULTIMATELY NOT PURSUED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

OKAY. THAT WOULD PIGGYBACK WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT EGRESS AND IMPROVING THAT.

AND I THINK THAT WAS PART OF THAT PROGRAM. I AGREE WITH DAN THAT WE DO A LOT OF THINGS ON SIGNAGE AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE.

AND WE HOLD PEOPLE TO A STANDARD TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD.

BUT THEN WE STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT WAYS AND WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO THAT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO SOMETHING DOWN THE ROAD? SO YEAH, I AGREE. I THINK WE OUGHT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

ON THE EGRESS THOUGH, I KNOW AS DEVELOPMENTS COMING THAT TXDOT IS CLOSING SEVERAL OF THE ENTRANCES TO THE BUSINESSES, THEY'RE MAKING THEM CLOSE THEM. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO GET A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM? WAS SOMETHING WE CAN EXPLORE. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THERE WAS FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM COUNCIL THAT AT THIS TIME IT WAS NOT A PRIORITY PROJECT.

OKAY. EXCELLENT. ANYBODY ELSE? OOH. THAT MAGIC NUMBER.

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SO THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 11. ADJOURNED. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM. I HAVE A SECOND BY DAN.

PLEASE VOTE NO VOTE. WE DON'T EVEN NEED IT, WE'RE GONE.

NEED TO ANNOUNCE THE TIME THAT WE'RE ADJOURNING.

MAYOR. 9:17. 9:17. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.