[Call to Order/ Roll Call.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2026 AT 6:16 P.M.
AND THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. CITIZENS AND OTHER VISITORS ATTENDING TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS SHALL OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ANY PERSON MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL OR WHILE ATTENDING THE MEETING, SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM, IF SO, DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR OR PRESIDING OFFICER, AND THAT PERSON SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER AUDIENCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL. DURING THAT SESSION, DISRUPTION OF A PUBLIC MEETING COULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SECTION 42.05 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE FOR A ROLL CALL.
TONIGHT WE HAVE IN ATTENDANCE MYSELF, MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KERN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLES COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES AND COUNCIL MEMBER RAY. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, A PLEDGE OF THE TEXAS FLAG.
I'LL ASK OUR DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER, BOB SCOTT, TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION.
PLEASE. PLEASE STAND. BY YOUR HEADS. FATHER GOD, WE JUST PRAISE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE. WE PRAISE YOU FOR CONTROLLING AN UNCERTAIN WORLD.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR PEACE WORLDWIDE. AND LORD, WE ALSO PRAY FOR OUR SERVICEMEN AND ESPECIALLY THOSE TWO THAT WERE SHOT DOWN TODAY.
FATHER, WE PRAY FOR A PRODUCTIVE MEETING AND WE JUST THANK YOU THAT WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE GOVERN OURSELVES AND THAT WE ARE FREE TO GO ABOUT OUR LIVES AND TO WORSHIP YOU.
AND IT'S IN CHRIST'S NAME I PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU BOB.
AND NOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND NOW TO THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
GOOD EVENING. CITIZENS MAY NOW REGISTER FOR PROSPER CITIZENS.
[Announcements of recent and upcoming events.]
FIRE ACADEMY CLASSES RUN FOR TEN WEEKS ON THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM 630 TO 9 P.M.BEGINNING AUGUST 6TH AT CENTRAL FIRE STATION.
SPOTS ARE LIMITED AND REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 11TH, SO BE SURE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT SOON.
TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER, VISIT PROSPER.GOV.
BACKSLASH CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY. JOIN US ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH AT 6 P.M.
SPEND A FUN EVENING ENJOYING THE CAR SHOW, LIVE MUSIC AND FREE KONA ICE ON THE PLAZA.
JOIN THE PROSPER COMMUNITY LIBRARY ON THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH AT 10 A.M.
FOR COOKIES WITH CHEFVILLE. CELEBRATE THE ART OF COOKING WITH REAL CHEF INSTRUCTORS THROUGH COOKING DEMOS AND HANDS ON ACTIVITIES. THIS EVENT IS GEARED TOWARDS ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN, WITH A LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED TO OBTAIN TICKETS.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT.
AND FINALLY, THE AMERICA 250 COMMUNITY WIDE SERIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JULY 4TH AND HIGHLIGHT BOTH AMERICA'S HISTORY AND PROSPEROUS HOMETOWN SPIRIT WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN DOWNTOWN PROSPER AND THROUGHOUT TOWN, RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES AND TAKE PART IN THE MILESTONE CELEBRATION.
EXPLORE THE FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS@PROSPER.GOV.
BACKSLASH AMERICA 250. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES, TOWN MANAGER.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, SIR. MAYOR.
THANK YOU. I WAS HOPING IF WE COULD GET OUR NEWEST DIRECTOR TO THE PODIUM AND SO HE CAN INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. MAYOR. MAYOR. PRO TEM, DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAVID ANGELES.
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AND REALLY LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND THAT VISION THAT THE COMMUNITY PUT FORWARD AND THAT PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD HAS HELPED GUIDE AS WELL AS YOU ALL. AND AGAIN, JUST REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO, TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.SO IF YOU HAVE ANY REALLY EASY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
I THINK WE'LL SAVE THOSE FOR A LATER TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND WELCOME.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. THANKS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? OKAY, THEN. AS YOU HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES DISCUSS WE ARE HAVING AN AMERICA 250 SERIES.
[1. America 250. (DFB)]
IT'S BEEN A SERIES OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE FOUNDATION AND THE FORMING OF AMERICA.AND WE'VE HAD AN ENTIRE SERIES YOU CAN FIND ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
THIS WEEK'S PRESENTATION COMES FROM OUR DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER, BOB SCOTT.
BOB. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO BRING YOU THE NEXT EPISODE OF AMERICA 250 SERIES, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY CULMINATE IN OUR JULY 2ND CELEBRATION OF PRIDE IN THE SKY AT FRONTIER PARK.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE AMERICA 250 BY REMEMBERING HOW WE GOT HERE.
TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
PREVIOUSLY, WE'VE DISCUSSED WINNING OUR INDEPENDENCE, WRITING OUR CONSTITUTION, ELECTING OUR FIRST PRESIDENT AND BEING NEARLY BROKE FOR THE EXPERIENCE. OUR CURRENCY WAS WORTHLESS, REVOLUTIONARY WAR DEBTS WERE UNPAID AND AMERICAN CREDIT WAS NON-EXISTENT. FIXING ALL OF THAT CAME DOWN TO ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY MEN, ALEXANDER HAMILTON. HAMILTON WAS BORN ON THE CARIBBEAN ISLAND OF NEVIS, AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD WHO EDUCATED HIMSELF WITH FEROCIOUS DETERMINATION.
HE IMMIGRATED TO NEW YORK, SERVED AS WASHINGTON'S MOST TRUSTED AIDE DURING THE REVOLUTION, AND COAUTHORED THE FEDERALIST PAPERS IN 1789, AT THE AGE OF ONLY 34, HE BECAME AMERICA'S FIRST TREASURY SECRETARY. HAMILTON'S RAPID RISE AND UNORTHODOX RISE TO POWER BASED ON ABILITY RATHER THAN FAMILY. WAS, TO ME, JUST A PRECURSOR OF THE ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN THIS NATION. HE ALSO UNDERSTOOD SOMETHING THAT MANY OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES DID NOT.
A NATION'S POWER RESTS ON ITS FINANCIAL FOUNDATION.
WITHOUT STRONG FINANCES, THE REPUBLIC NEW REPUBLIC WOULD BE FOREVER FRAGILE.
HAMILTON WENT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY, PRESENTING CONGRESS WITH A COMPLETE ECONOMIC VISION.
HIS MOST CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL WAS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ASSUME ALL STATE DEBTS FROM THE REVOLUTION, ROUGHLY $21.5 MILLION. JEFFERSON AND MADISON OPPOSED IT FIERCELY.
IN THE END, HAMILTON STRUCK A FAMOUS DINNER TABLE DEAL WITH JEFFERSON.
THAT ASSUMPTION. IN EXCHANGE FOR RELOCATING THE PERMANENT CAPITAL TO THE BANKS OF THE POTOMAC, POTOMAC, WASHINGTON, D.C., WAS CREATED FROM A FINANCIAL NEGOTIATION AND COMPROMISE.
HAMILTON ALSO CREATED A NATIONAL BANK TO STABILIZE THE CURRENCY AND EXTEND CREDIT.
WASHINGTON SIDED WITH HAMILTON. THE BANK WAS CHARTERED IN 1791.
WITHIN YEARS, AMERICAN CREDIT WAS TRANSFORMED AND THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM HAMILTON BUILT IS THE FOUNDATION THAT THE AMERICAN ECONOMY STILL STANDS ON TODAY.
IN PROSPER, WE KNOW WHAT HAMILTON UNDERSTOOD.
YOU HAVE TO GET THE FINANCIAL FOUNDATION AND STABILITY RIGHT IN PROSPER.
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WE UNDERSTAND STRONG AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MAKES EVERYTHING ELSE POSSIBLE.NEXT WEEK WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE WHERE OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR, GARY LANDRY, WILL DISCUSS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND THE CREATION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS, THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, OUR TOWN MANAGER EVERYONE OUR MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY, WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THESE.
AGAIN, YOU CAN GO TO THE TOWN'S YOUTUBE WEBSITE.
LOOK UP AMERICA 250 AND YOU'LL FIND ALL OF THEM.
I BELIEVE THERE'S 17 EPISODES OUT THERE ALREADY, SO AND THEY ARE RIVETING.
SO IN KEEPING WITH THE AMERICA 250 THEME, NOW, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME SOME HOMETOWN HEROES.
[2. Hometown Heroes. (RB)]
AND THIS IS AN EXCITING PART OF OUR, OUR PRESENTATION.AND SO I'LL JUST COME DOWN TO THE PODIUM.
AND THEN ANOTHER THING. WOW, THIS IS LIKE REALLY LOUD.
ANOTHER THING IS WE'RE PRETTY INSTRUMENTAL WORKING ALL TOGETHER WITH THE VETERANS MEMORIAL.
AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR VETERANS AND OUR, OUR CITIZENS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US MILITARY.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE SERVED.
IT'S NEAR, IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AS WELL AS EVERYONE UP HERE AND EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
THANK YOU MAYOR. SO TONIGHT, WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY ENCOURAGED TO HAVE A SPECIAL FAMILY WITH US.
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TWO YEARS AGO TODAY, MY WIFE GAVE BIRTH TO OUR FIFTH CHILD.SHARON GAVE BIRTH TO OUR FIFTH CHILD. IT WAS A LITTLE BOY NAMED JOSEPH AND IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY.
SO THAT'S. YOU. HE WAS BORN ON THE THIRD DAY OF THAT INFAMOUS 2011 I'M SORRY, 1980 HEAT WAVE THAT DEVASTATED THE DALLAS AREA.
SO THAT STARTED ON JUNE 7TH. AND HE WAS BORN TWO DAYS LATER.
THE OTHER THING, AS I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE JACK DIXON.
BOTH OF THEM NOMINATED OUR FAMILY, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT.
THE. YOU KNOW, ALEX WENT TO WEST POINT. HE WAS THE FIRST OF OUR CHILDREN TO GO TO WEST POINT, AND HE NOT ONLY GOT HIS DIPLOMA THERE, HE ALSO GOT A WIFE WHO WAS ONE OF HIS CLASSMATES.
THAT'S PROBABLY ENOUGH. REMEMBER, I GET THE MIC AT THE END.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS IMPRESSIVE, BUT IF YOU HAD.
FOUR GO TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING SPECIAL. BACK IN 2000, I THINK.
WHAT YEAR? HE GRADUATED? 2005. NO. 2004 GREG, WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, HE LIVES IN NEW YORK.
IT BECAME KNOWN IN THE DALLAS COMMUNITY THAT WE WERE GOING TO TIE THE RECORD FOR HAVING THE MOST SIBLINGS THERE, AND THEY SENT A REPORTER FROM THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS TO OUR HOME, AND THEY DID A VERY NICE TWO PAGE SPREAD ON A SUNDAY EDITION OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS ABOUT OUR FAMILY. AND THE REPORTER ASKED HIM, YOU HAVE A NOT A CONGRESSIONAL, BUT A PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY, NAVAL ACADEMY AND WEST POINT. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE WEST POINT? HE SAID, IF I PICKED ANYTHING ELSE, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO COME HOME. BUT, JEFF, YOU KNOW. I'M JUST AS PROUD. JEFF GOT EARNED HIS COMMISSION THROUGH LOUISIANA TECH, AND HE IS WHAT IS KNOWN IN THE MILITARY SERVICES AS A MUSTANG, WHICH MEANS HE IS PRIOR ENLISTED JUST AS I WAS BEFORE HE EARNED HIS COMMISSION THROUGH ROTC AT LOUISIANA TECH. AND HE WAS I THINK JEFF WAS PROBABLY THE SMARTEST OF THEM ALL BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE THAT CHOSE AIR FORCE.
WISE CHOICE, WISE CHOICE. ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
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MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE TONIGHT JOE'S FATHER IN LAW, GARY CAVENDER, WHO IS A PROSPER RESIDENT.HE'S BACK HERE ON THE BACK ROADS, AND HE IS AN AIR FORCE VETERAN OF FOUR YEARS FROM 1972 TO 1976.
WELCOME. WE HAVE OTHERS? YEAH, I WANT I WANT TO THANK ANDY. THANK YOU FOR NOMINATING ME.
WE'RE IN BIBLE STUDY TOGETHER HERE IN PROSPER.
MY WIFE, AMY AND I HAVE LIVED IN PROSPER NOW FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
SO WE'RE, I GUESS RELATIVE NEWBIES TO SOME OF YOU WHO'VE LIVED HERE FOR DECADES OR GENERATIONS, BUT IT WAS MY PLEASURE SERVING IN THE MILITARY.
I HAD A WONDERFUL CAREER AND THINGS LIKE THIS REALLY ARE SPECIAL.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING THIS AND APPRECIATE MY WIFE SUPPORTING ME.
AND JUST GREAT TO BE HERE. THANKS VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT HOMETOWN HERO, E-4 SPECIALIST ADAM ANIMAL SURVEY FROM 1999 TO 2002, ASSIGNED A UNIT BRAVO ONE AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY B MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A MISSILE SYSTEM.
PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER WAS DEPLOYED FOR ONE YEAR IN SAUDI ARABIA IN 2001.
HE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE STAFF AS AN EROSION CONTROL INFECTION DIVISION.
OUR NEXT HOMETOWN HEROES ARE A SET OF BROTHERS.
SERGEANT WINFRED ROBINSON SERVED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM 1968 TO 1971.
HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY UNIT.
SERGEANT ROBINSON TRAINED IN DENVER, COLORADO AND WAS SENT OVERSEAS TO THAILAND.
ASSIGNED TO THE 1/99 INFANTRY, DELTA TROOP, 17TH CAVALRY.
CAVALRY. SERGEANT ROBINSON WAS WOUNDED WHEN HIS APC HIT A LANDMINE.
HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1970.
THEY GOT US. WE LIVE STREAM IT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY SOMETHING.
I WENT TO THE VIETNAM TO, YOU KNOW, TO TO DO WELL.
AND IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO FIGURE OUT HE WAS NO VACATION.
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BUT IT WAS, IT WAS A TRUE, IT WAS A TRUE WAR AND IT COST A LOT OF LIVES.BUT WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND APPRECIATE THE, THE, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. FOLLOW UP ON WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED.
THEY THEY'VE BEEN DONATIONS THERE, WHICH THEY CAN BE BOUGHT TO HELP FINISH OUT THAT WORK.
DID YOU SEE IT IN YOUR HEART TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I HAVE TO CONTACT THE ROTARY.
I THINK THERE'S A WEBSITE WEBSITE THAT WE HAVE FOR FOLKS TO RECOGNIZE.
AND THIS IS MASTER SERGEANT RONALD UNDERWOOD SERVED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM 1963 TO 1983.
HE WAS A WEAPONS CONTROL TECHNICIAN ON F-4 AIRCRAFT DURING HIS 20 YEAR CAREER.
HE WAS DEPLOYED TO VIETNAM, THAILAND, THE PHILIPPINES AND ALASKA.
MASTER SERGEANT UNDERWOOD BECAME A FIELD TRAINING INSTRUCTOR ON THE AIRPORT WEAPONS CONTROL SYSTEM. HIS LAST DUTY STATION WAS THE FIELD TRAINING HEADQUARTERS IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE BEEN. ALL THOSE PLACES YOU'VE BEEN TO.
MY LOVELY WIFE FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST WONDERED IF ANYBODY MISSED IT. I MISSED THE SERVICE.
WITH A PICTURE ANYWAY. SO I'LL ANSWER THAT. YEAH, I'VE BEEN FLYING. THERE'S A LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS ABOUT SERVICES I DON'T MISS.
LIKE FOR THOSE OF YOU FOR THOSE IN THE SERVICE WHO HAVE DEPLOYED THE MRS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE AND YOU LIKE ALL THE REST OF THE GIVEAWAY, YOU TRY AND TRADE THEM FOR THE OTHER STUFF. OKAY, I WAS NOT OLD ENOUGH OR I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE C-RATIONS DURING THAT KIND OF STUFF.
SO I GOT THE FANCY CHICKEN MRS. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS I DON'T GET.
THE OTHER IS FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, YOU WILL NOT KNOW HOW MUCH OF A BLESSING I USED TO HAVE TO WAKE UP WHEN I WAS IN SAUDI ARABIA, AND I WOULD SEND AN EMAIL TO MY WIFE THAT SHE WOULD THEN BE SPLIT TIME, WHEN SHE WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO RESPOND BACK TO ME THE NEXT DAY, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW LIMITED THIS WHOLE FACETIME THING.
IT CHANGES YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE. AND THAT DOESN'T COUNT THE GUYS WHO BACK BEFORE ALL THAT, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAD TO WRITE LETTERS. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS HOW OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. SO WE HAVE ONE MORE ONE MORE PERSON TO RECOGNIZE.
AND THAT IS MASTER SERGEANT TERRELL WHITE. HE SERVED THE UNITED STATES ARMY FROM 2002 TO 2024.
HE WAS A COMBAT MEDIC WHO WAS DEPLOYED TO SOUTH KOREA, SUPPORTED OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, ATTENDED PHYSICAL THERAPY SCHOOL AT FORT SAM, HOUSTON, AND WAS LATER DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN. HIS FINAL ASSIGNMENT WAS MOST LIKELY DURING THE COVID 19 RESPONSE. HE IS A RECIPIENT OF MULTIPLE COMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE ARMY MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, THE ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
ANY SCORE THESE VIRTUAL EMBRASURES RIGHT NEXT, RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.
SO, DO I MISS IT? NO, I DON'T REALLY MISS IT.
I THINK THAT'S THE TRUTH. YEAH, BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TAKE CARE.
TAKE CARE OF HOME. HOPEFULLY HAVE A FUTURE RIGHT? RIGHT HERE. SURELY IT ALL WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THIS ONE.
SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
ALL OF THAT SAID, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT NOMINATED OUR HOMETOWN HEROES.
HOW MUCH LONGER THIS IS GOING ON UNTIL JULY 4TH, CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.
I'D ASK YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO SO THAT EVERYONE CAN RECOGNIZE.
YOU CAN SEE OUT IN THE HALLWAY HERE, THERE IS A DISPLAY OF THE FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN HONORED ALREADY.
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WE WANT TO GET MORE AND MORE PEOPLE, THE OTHERS, TO RECOGNIZE.THIS IS ALSO PART OF WHY THERE IS A GREAT COMMITTEE.
WE ARE PATRIOTIC. WE BELIEVE IN OUR COUNTRY, AND WE RECOGNIZE THE FOLKS WHO SERVE.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION NON-CONTROVERSIAL ROUTINE PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS WHERE THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION AND WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND WHERE NO COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING, MAY ALSO BE ACTED UPON DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING ITEMS MAY BE.ROOF. CONSENT AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE THROUGH EIGHT.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM CHRIS KERN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. IF MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS WISH TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC, THEY MAY YIELD THEIR THREE MINUTES AND HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.
IS THERE ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS. SEEING NONE, I'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.007 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ITEMS LISTED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.
[9. Consider and act upon a request for a rezoning of 61.7± acres from Agricultural and Planned Development-71 to a Planned Development allowing for Mixed-Use Development, located on the south side of First Street and 1,550± feet east of Legacy Drive. (ZONE-24-0025) (DH)]
DEVELOPMENT ALLOWING FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FIRST STREET AND APPROXIMATELY 1450FT EAST OF LEGACY DRIVE.MR. HOOVER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I AM NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.
AND I THINK YOU KNOW FULL WELL WHERE IT IS AND WHAT IT IS.
AND SO IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH THE COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO ALEXA KNIGHT, WHO WILL START GOING THROUGH THERE, THE CHANGES IN IN WHERE IT IS NOW, FROM WHERE IT WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW IT.
THANK YOU. OKAY. YES, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ALEXA KNIGHT. DECLAW 322 WEST WALNUT.
SELENA. CAN I JUST. JUST KEEP GOING THROUGH, OKAY. THIS IS. I LIKE THE PACE YOU'RE GOING.
THERE WE GO. YES. OKAY. AND WE WILL BE QUICK.
AND WE'VE ADDED A SECTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RELATED TO THE LANDSCAPE STANDARDS.
AND THEN ALSO HE WILL HELP UNROLL THE UNRAVEL THE VISION FOR THE ESPLANADE AND FOR THE LAKE THAT'S, THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE SCREEN. SO STARTING WITH BELLA PROSPER, THAT'S THE NAME OF THE PROJECT.
AND IT IS ENVISIONED AS A WALKABLE, HIGH QUALITY, MIXED USE DISTRICT DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, VISITORS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE, AND ROOTED IN PROSPER'S VALUES OF EXCELLENT, THOUGHTFUL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER.
BELLA PROSPER BLENDS RETAIL, DINING, OFFICE, HOSPITALITY, AND A CAREFUL INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL USE AROUND ACTIVATED PUBLIC SPACES, CREATING A PLACE THAT'S ECONOMICALLY STRONG, VISUALLY DISTINCTIVE, AND DESIGNED TO ENDURE.
YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE. THE STAR REPRESENTS WHERE THE PROPERTY THE 61 ACRES, IS LOCATED.
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WE ARE WITHIN THE TOLLWAY DISTRICT. THIS IS THE CURRENT PLAN.SO WE HAVE 100/140 6000FT² OF RESTAURANT RETAIL IN SALMON COLOR THERE.
WE HAVE 86 UNITS OF TOWNHOME TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
WE HAVE OVER 106,000FT² OF OFFICE OVER THE RETAIL.
WE ALSO HAVE GARDEN OFFICE, WHICH IS ALL THE LIGHT BLUE ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PROPERTY.
AND WE'VE ADDED A CHILD CARE ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.
WE ALSO HAVE A PARKING STRUCTURE THAT USED TO BE WHERE THE OLD MULTIFAMILY WAS.
WE'VE REMOVED THE MULTIFAMILY, WE'VE REMOVED THE ASSISTED LIVING.
SO IF YOU ARE COMING AND A PATRON OF THE OF THE RETAIL OR UTILIZING THE ESPLANADE FOR A FUNCTION IN THE EVENINGS. THAT'S THE PARKING STRUCTURE THAT YOU WOULD BE UTILIZING.
AND THEN WE HAVE A FULL SERVICE HOTEL, 139 KEYS, WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ON THE LAKE.
SO WOULD THEY HAVE A WATERFRONT HOTEL IN THAT SIGNATURE LAKE, WHICH AGAIN, IT'S AN IMPROVED WATER FEATURE AND SIGNATURE LAKE, WHICH DEFINES A TRUE DESTINATION FOR THIS AREA.
WE ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, AND PAUL'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT THAT CENTRAL PARK AND THEN THE SOCIAL LIFE, IT IS A WALKABLE CENTRAL PARK WHICH FORMS THE GREEN HEART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE BOUTIQUE TAKEOUT EATERIES, WHICH BRIAN WILL WALK YOU THROUGH.
THOSE ARE THE LITTLE SALMON COLORED SQUARES ALONG THE ESPLANADE THERE ON THE NORTH SIDE.
AND WE'LL HAVE. THERE WILL BE A POND. THERE'LL BE A PROGRAM FOR FESTIVALS AND MARKETS AND LIVE MUSIC AND COMMUNITY EVENTS WITHIN THE CENTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT. YOU'VE SEEN THESE THE OUR CLIENT PUT TOGETHER A FINANCIAL REPORT FOR YOU ALL AND YOU'VE REVIEWED THAT.
THESE ARE A FEW SLIDES OUT OF IT. JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS HERE FROM PERMANENT JOBS, ALMOST 1500 PERMANENT JOBS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, 58 MILLION OF ANNUAL TAXABLE SALES. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE INVESTING A $240 MILLION TOTAL INVESTMENT IN THE BUILDABLE PROJECT FOR 25 YEAR NET FISCAL BENEFIT TO THIS TO THE TOWN IS 88.3 MILLION, AND THE ONE TIME ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DURING THE BUILD OUT, AGAIN, A $240 MILLION CONSTRUCTION SPEND THAT THEY'RE INVESTING IN CREATES ABOUT 1200 CONSTRUCTION JOBS. AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THE MULTI-PHASE.
BUT WE HAVE FOUR PHASES RELATED TO THE PROJECT, AND THAT'S SHOWN HERE.
PHASE ONE IS A NORTHEAST QUADRANT, WHICH IS ROUGHLY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 60,000FT² OF RETAIL.
THAT WAS A REQUEST OF THE TOWN. PHASE TWO REPRESENTS THE 86 TOWNHOME UNITS, PLUS TWO OUTPARCEL RESTAURANT PADS EQUATES TO ABOUT 9000FT². TO THE NORTH OF THAT AND THE FULL LENGTH, INCLUDING THE SIDEWALKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAY HARD DRIVE, PHASE THREE AND PHASE FOUR ARE SHOWN THERE. THE.
THE MEDICAL OFFICE IS PHASE THREE AND THEN THE CENTRAL.
THE HOTEL AND THE PARKS AND THE PARKING GARAGE ARE PHASE FOUR.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO PAUL FRIEDLAND TO TALK ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. PAUL FREELAND, 58, MISTY MEADOW, MELISSA, TEXAS.
SO I'VE GOT ABOUT FOUR SLIDES HERE. BEING RELATIVELY NEW TO THE PROJECT, ONE OF THE OUTCOMES, ONE OF OUR FOCUS AREAS IS REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THIS PLACE HAS A HEARTBEAT.
IT'S GOT A REAL DRAW REGIONALLY. AND HAVING DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX OVER MY CAREER, ONE OF THE BIG TAKEAWAYS WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THE ANALYSIS IS HOW CAN WE ADD SOME DRAMA AND SOME PIZZAZZ AND SOME WOW TO THE PROJECT? AND SO THIS FIRST DIAGRAM REALLY JUST SORT OF INDICATES WHERE WE HAVE THE OPEN SPACE AND THE GREEN.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THIS TOP NORTHERN WEST PORTION, THAT'S A THAT'S A TREE PRESERVE.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT INDICATED HERE BASICALLY A REALLY GREAT RESTAURANT CORRIDOR FOR THESE TWO FLAGSHIP RESTAURANTS WHERE WE PROTECTED THAT GROVE OF TREES AND SHOULD CREATE SOME REALLY GREAT DINING EXPERIENCES THERE.
AND THEN AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY, KIND OF OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE, THE RESTAURANT RETAIL SIDE, WE'VE GOT SOME POCKET PARKS ALONG THE, THE ROAD THERE.
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PROPERTY BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GET TO THAT VERY SIMILAR IN THE WAY THAT THE STAR DOES IT DOWN THE ROAD WITH SOME OF THOSE PYLONS THAT BEGIN TO OCCUR ALONG THE TOLLWAY.AND THEN IN THE TOWNHOME TRACK, OF COURSE, THERE'S AN AMENITY CENTER WITH A POOL COURT THAT'S ON ACCESS WITH THIS KIND OF SECONDARY EAST WEST AXIS THAT LEADS YOU THROUGH TO THE HEART OF THE CAMPUS THERE. AND ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD WORK WELL, AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS LIKE IS THIS IDEA OF THE GREEN SPACE, THE LAKE, AND THESE KIND OF AXES ALL COMING TOGETHER IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL TO CREATE SOME INCREDIBLE DRAMA RELATIVE TO A SINGULAR MOMENT.
SO RATHER THAN THESE BEING FRACTURED OR SUBDIVIDED WITH DIFFERENT USES, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING TO CREATE THIS MORE CONNECTED SPACE SO THAT NO MATTER HOW YOU ARRIVE ON THE GREEN, WHETHER IT'S THE CENTRAL PARK, THIS PRIMARY PROMENADE, THE DINING IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL, OR THESE OTHER SUB AXES, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE CONNECTED TO A LARGER GREEN.
AND SO WE DO HAVE A MASTER PLAN THAT WILL SHOW HOW THAT LOOKS IN A FEW MINUTES.
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER POCKET PARK IN THE SOUTH WEST CORNER THERE FOR THE TOWNHOMES.
PROBABLY MORE PASSIVE COULD BE THE LOCATION OF A DOG PARK AND THEN ALL THE OFFICE SPACE.
WE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE CONNECTED LINEAR GREEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THOSE OFFICES SO THAT PEOPLE COULD LEAVE THEIR OFFICE, GET OUT AND ENJOY A MEAL, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME OUTDOOR TIME, SOME VITAMIN D WHILE THEY'RE ENJOYING THEIR LUNCH.
SO THE THOUGHT THAT THE GREEN SPACE NEEDS ACTIVATION.
YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY ALL BEEN TO KLYDE WARREN IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
THAT'S ACTIVATED BY A PRIMARY RESTAURANT THERE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, ALL THE FOOD TRUCKS. AND SO OUR THOUGHT WAS BRING A SMALLER VERSION OF THAT RESTAURANT OUT TO THE GREEN SPACE HERE, PROVIDE THESE NOT QUITE POP UP RESTAURANTS, BUT SMALLER VENUES, OUTDOOR SEATING, CAFE LEVEL BISTROS AND REALLY POPULATE THAT PARK.
SO THEY ALMOST ACT AS SCULPTURE AND PROVIDE SOME REAL VARIANCE THERE TO THE PARK ITSELF.
ANOTHER IDEA THAT WE THOUGHT COULD BE REALLY POWERFUL HERE.
YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY ALL SEEN THIS IN FORT WORTH, OR IF NOT, YOU'VE PROBABLY DRIVEN BY IT, BUT FORT WORTH THERE IN WEST SEVENTH AT CROCKETT CIRCLE HAS THIS REALLY AMAZING SCULPTURE THAT SORT OF FLOATS ABOVE THE INTERSECTION AND CREATES INCREDIBLE DRAMA FOR LIGHT AND ACTIVITY. THEY'LL SOMETIMES SHUT THOSE STREETS DOWN AND DO CONCERTS AND VENUES THERE.
AND SO THIS IS JUST A KIND OF AN EARLY VISION OF BRINGING THIS IDEA TO PROSPER AND BRINGING THIS REALLY POWERFUL DYNAMIC OBJECT THAT COULD NOT ONLY BRAND THE PROJECT, BUT JUST PROVIDE SOME INCREDIBLE DRAMA.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE THOUGHT WOULD BE INTERESTING IS TO SHOWCASE THAT IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL.
AND SO I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT YOU GUYS CAN SEE THAT LITTLE RING THERE IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL.
AND WE THOUGHT IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE A STAGE THERE, PERHAPS, OR EVEN AN AMPHITHEATER WHERE YOU COULD HAVE SOME REAL, REALLY NEAT ACTIVITIES HAPPENING THERE. AND TO CREATE THIS KIND OF GATEWAY, AS YOU HEAD SOUTH INTO THIS KIND OF MORE LARGER GREEN SPACE.
SO THE ONLY OTHER THING I'LL POINT OUT THERE'S THIS ARC THAT KIND OF TRANSCENDS THROUGH THE SPACES AND REALLY CONNECTS FROM A WAYFINDING AND PEDESTRIAN PLACEMAKING STANDPOINT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THERE.
AND IT'S ALSO TIED TO THESE OTHER PAVILIONS THAT START TO ADD SHADE AND REALLY COOL ARCHITECTURE.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE THOSE PAVILIONS ARE ALSO ALIGNED WITH THE FOUNTAINS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE.
THANK YOU. AND I'LL BE LAST. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.
I'M BRIAN MOORE WITH GF DESIGN 3030 NOWICKI WAY IN DALLAS.
REALLY PLEASED TO BE COMING BACK TO YOU AND PRESENTING THIS.
I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PRESENT A COUPLE OF NEW IMAGES THAT THAT SPEAK TO SOME OF THE ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY AND URBAN DESIGN ASPECTS THAT COMPLEMENT SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT PAUL JUST MENTIONED TO YOU COMMON THEMES THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN EVOLVING OVER TIME.
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THINKING ABOUT HOW ALL OF THESE VARIOUS DISPARATE PIECES ALL BEGIN TO COME TOGETHER IN A NICE, UNIFIED WHOLE AS WHAT WE REFER TO AS HORIZONTAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT ARE THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, THESE ARE JUST A SAMPLING OF DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY AND MOOD IMAGES THAT THAT COULD BE PORTRAYED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. I'LL KIND OF FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE, SOME OF THE, THE RENDERINGS THAT, THAT WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR YOU.
THIS ONE'S COMING FROM THE SOUTHEAST, LOOKING NORTHWEST WITH A FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON THE WEST, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE BEING LOVER'S LANE AND FIRST STREET ON THE UPPER RIGHT.
OFFICE, BOTH ONE STORY AND TWO STORY OFFICE. NOW TAKE THE PLACE OF THE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN THE IN THE IN THE NEAR CORNER THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, AND THEN A MODIFIED SLIGHT WATER FEATURE WITH GREEN SPACE THAT THAT PAUL JUST MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
SO WE'LL ZOOM IN ON THAT FEATURE. ONE THING THAT YOU'LL SEE ONCE WE START ZOOMING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GOING DOWN TO EYE LEVEL, IS THE CONTAINMENT OF SOME OF THOSE SPACES IS BECOMING A LITTLE TIGHTER, A LITTLE MORE URBAN, A LITTLE MORE DEFINED AS IT RELATES TO THINKING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP FROM BUILDING EDGE TO BUILDING EDGE, AND FROM BUILDING EDGE TO WATER AND GREEN SPACE AND STICKY SPACES THAT BEGIN TO EXPAND OUT INTO THESE GREEN SPACES.
THIS IS THE OPPOSITE VANTAGE POINT. LOOKING FROM THE NORTHWEST, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, FOCUSING ATTENTION HERE IS ON HOW THE BUILDING EDGE ALONG FIRST STREET ON THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE PAGE. HOW IT BEGINS TO TIE REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE STREET EDGE RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT SEEING A LOT OF PARKING THERE ALONG FIRST STREET.
THE PARKING IS BACK BEHIND, RIGHT? SO YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT GAME TRAIL.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING REALLY IS YOU'RE UNDERSTANDING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT PARKING IS NECESSARY, BUT IT FUNCTIONS IN A PARTICULAR LOCATION THAT'S NOT PRESENT ALONG THE OUTER EDGES OF THE OF THE COMPLEX.
LET'S ZOOM IN AGAIN AND FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT GREEN SPACE WHERE WE HAVE THE HOTEL THERE ON THE ON THE THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR LEFT HAND CORNER OF THAT, OF THAT GREEN SPACE AND A COMBINATION OF TWO STORY ACTIVATED USES WITH GROUND FLOOR ACTIVATED USES OF RETAIL, RESTAURANT AND OFFICE ABOVE. WE ZOOM IN AGAIN AND LOOK AT THE GREEN SPACE ITSELF.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THAT BUILDING EDGE TO BUILDING EDGE RELATIONSHIP.
PAUL MENTIONED KLYDE WARREN PARK. LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE. THAT'S ANOTHER PROJECT THAT I'M SURE EVERYONE HAS BEEN TO THINK ABOUT THAT BUILDING EDGE TO BUILDING EDGE DIMENSION FROM THOSE TWO STORY BUILDING TO TWO STORY BUILDING.
THOSE ARE TWO ONE ACRE PARCELS, ONE BEING GREEN, ONE BEING THE DETENTION WITH THE GAZEBO.
THIS BUILDING, EDGE TO BUILDING EDGE DIMENSION IS ALMOST EXACTLY 200FT.
ONE ACRE IN SIZE IS 208 BY 208FT². AND SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE ARE IS ROUGHLY THE EXACT SAME RELATIONSHIP RIGHT THERE OF A TWO ACRE PARK THERE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE COMPLEMENTING AS PART OF THAT THAT, THAT WHOLE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THIS 200 FOOT DIMENSION, A ROW OF TREE PROMENADE OF TREES THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, A FIRE LANE.
THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE, THE, THE, THE RESTAURANT PAVILIONS THE JEWEL BOX PAVILIONS YOU CAN SEE THERE IMMEDIATELY TO THE, TO THE RIGHT OF THAT FIRE LANE RIGHT THERE. SO THAT'S SPILLING OUT INTO THE, INTO THE OPEN SPACE THAT YOU'LL SEE IN JUST A SECOND.
AND THEN THE GREEN SPACE ITSELF. ALSO, LET'S ZOOM IN AGAIN AND LOOK AT THE THE GREEN SPACE AS IT RELATES TO THOSE RESTAURANT PAVILIONS AND HOW YOU HAVE A TRUE ABILITY TO ACTIVATE THAT GREEN SPACE THROUGH THAT SPILLOVER SPACES.
AND THEN LOOK IN THE OTHER DIRECTION LOOKING TOWARDS THE THE WEST HAND SIDE, LOOKING FROM THE HOTEL, ESSENTIALLY LOOKING TOWARDS THE, THE RESTAURANT PAVILIONS THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND OFFICE AND RESTAURANT USES ON THE LEFT.
ZOOMING IN YET AGAIN, THEY'RE AT GROUND LEVEL.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SHADE DEVICES ALSO COULD BE PERFORMING PERFORMING ARTS VENUES OF SOME SORT THAT COULD BE HELPING TO TO, TO CONTINUE THAT ACTIVATION OF THE GREEN SPACE.
AND THEN FINALLY FOCUSING ON AGAIN, THE IDEA OF WATER AS IT RELATES TO THINKING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF WHAT, WHAT WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THIS SPACE, WHAT WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES IT SUCCESSFUL AND VIBRANT AND THINKING ABOUT A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS USES.
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IT'S NOT JUST A GREEN SPACE. IT'S IT'S INTENTIONALLY ACTIVATING FOR THINKING ABOUT HOW THE HOTEL RELATES TO WATER AND OPEN SPACE, HOW VARIOUS PROMENADES OR OVERLOOKS BEGIN TO ENGAGE WITH THE WATER FEATURE ITSELF.THAT CONCLUDES OUR PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION. OUR ENTIRE TEAM, AS ALWAYS, HAS BEEN HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONSIDERATION. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL HOLD OFF ON ANY QUESTIONS TILL WE GET TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.
THIS IS A MARKEDLY DIFFERENT PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED TO OUR PNC SEVEN YEARS AGO OR WHENEVER.
SO AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORT THAT IT HAS TAKEN AND TO JUST SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORT OF OUR STAFF, YOUR TEAM, AND THE FACT THAT WE ASKED FOR SOMETHING UNIQUE AND SPECIAL.
AND WE'LL SEE HERE IN A SECOND IF EVERYBODY ELSE BELIEVES THAT WE'VE ACHIEVED THAT.
BUT I THINK THIS IS MARKEDLY BETTER. AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT TOOK PLACE WITH THAT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO TO THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR COMMENTS. SO THANK YOU.
AND THEN WE HOPE TO HAVE PEOPLE VISITING PROSPER AND IN USING THIS DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE ALL KNOW THINGS CHANGE AND PROPERTIES CAN SELL AND NEW PEOPLE COME ALONG.
SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S IN WRITING FOR THE FUTURE IN CASE IT'S NOT YOU.
SO MY MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO REZONE 61.7 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 71 TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ALLOWING FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FIRST STREET AND 1550 PLUS OR MINUS FEET EAST OF LEGACY DRIVE, SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY SECTION. SECTION E IN THE PACKET IN THE RETAIL SUBDISTRICT, AS SHOWN IN THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN, SUBJECT TO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AND THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE.
EXHIBIT C CHANGING THE WORDS COMMENCED CONSTRUCTION.
THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED ALONG FIRST STREET. PHASE ONE MUST HAVE AN APPROVED SITE PLAN AND COMMENCED CONSTRUCTION TO MUST HAVE FOUNDATION IN AND BE RELEASED FOR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO THE TOWNHOMES COMMENCING VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION.
THE SECOND CHANGE WOULD BE SECTION ONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUBDISTRICT ONE.
SO WE'LL JUST LIMIT IT TO THAT THERE. SECTION 1BI1B THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACKS ON THE TOWNHOMES ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PACKET AT 20FT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AT 25FT.
AND THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE ALONG THE. AND IF WE CAN.
WELL WE DON'T HAVE A MAP, BUT ALONG MAY HARD.
AND THAT IS THE FRONT YARD FACING. BUT INTERIOR ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH LOTS.
SOMETIMES A FRONT YARD IS FACING A GARAGE THE WAY THEY'RE SET UP.
AND I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DID IT THAT WAY AND I LIKE IT.
HOWEVER, HAVING A SHORTER DRIVEWAY MEANS THAT KIND OF NATURALLY FORCES PEOPLE TO PARK IN THEIR GARAGE AND HAVE A LITTLE MORE OPEN SPACE IN THEIR FRONT YARD SO THAT THEY'RE NOT LOOKING AT EVERYBODY'S CARS AND ALL OF THAT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE REASONING THERE. ALSO, YOU'RE PROPOSING AN EXTRA HALF STORY UP TO 45FT.
I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT, BUT I DO WANT THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE TOWNHOMES TO BE 1300FT² IN SECTION TWO RETAIL SUBDISTRICT, THE HOTEL REGULATIONS UNDER AMENITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO I WOULD LIKE IT TO READ IN TWO SECTIONS THAT YOU WILL SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AMENITIES. INDOOR OR OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL OR TWO SPA, SAUNA OR WELLNESS FACILITY.
AND THEN, IN ADDITION TO THE AMENITY REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION ONE, THE HOTEL WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST THREE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES FROM THE LIST BELOW, EXCLUDING THE AMENITIES SELECTED TO SATISFY SUBSECTION ONE.
SO AGAIN. POOL. SPA. SAUNA OR WELLNESS FACILITY, WEIGHT ROOM OR FITNESS CENTER, PLAYGROUND, SPORTS COURT, GAME ROOM, JOGGING TRAIL, EXECUTIVE OR CLUB LOUNGE AND THEN 2AV.
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AND THEN I WANT TO ADD A PROVISION THAT THE HOTEL MUST PROVIDE ROOM SERVICE FOR AT LEAST BREAKFAST AND DINNER AND PROVIDE CONCIERGE SERVICE.MOVING ON WITH THE RETAIL DISTRICT PERMITTED USES.
THERE'S JUST THREE CHANGES HERE BIG BOX, PRIVATE SCHOOL AND WIRE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES, ALL TO BE SUBJECT TO AN S, E, P AND THEN ON BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS.
OFFICE DESIGN STANDARDS B TWO. THIS IS SECTION THREE.
I WANT TO LIMIT THAT TO 25%. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT USED ON PRIMARY FACADES FACING OPEN SPACE, STREETS, HOTEL FRONTAGE OR PARK SPACE AND THAT IT MUST INCORPORATE MATERIAL CHANGES, ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING AND FACADE ARTICULATIONS, AND THEN BUILDING MATERIAL UNDER BUILDING MATERIALS, WHICH IS J IN THE PACKET UNDER SECTION THREE, WOULD LIKE TO SEE US INCREASE PRIMARY MATERIALS TO 80% OF THE CEMENTITIOUS PANEL TO 20%, AND REMOVE STUCCO COMPLETELY AS A MATERIAL. AND THEN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN ADDITION OF CONCRETE EDGING THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF METAL EDGING.
AND THEN ONE MORE PROVISION. IF THIS ITEM IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, IT NEEDS TO BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF ENGINEERING STANDARDS PROPOSED FOR THE INTERNAL DRIVE IN A RETAIL SUBDISTRICT. OKAY. YOU PHRASED THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.
YES. I BELIEVE THE TOWN ATTORNEY HAS A COPY OF THAT.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION? OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER GOOD WITH IT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAY.
YEAH. I FIRST TO HEAR OF ALL THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT WAS MY LARGE HESITATION. THIS IS LIKE THE NINTH HUNDREDTH ITERATION.
AND I THINK YOU'VE ARRIVED AT A VERY QUALITY PRODUCT.
I HAVE NO RESERVATIONS TO YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO NO FURTHER COMMENT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE.
BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN AN ARDUOUS JOURNEY.
AND YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK AND IT SHOWS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO. I JUST ECHO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.
IT'S A GREAT PRODUCT. I CAN'T WAIT TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY USE IT IN THE FUTURE.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO COME OUT OF THE GROUND AND SEE THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO GO OUT TO THE GREEN SPACES, TO THE LAKES AND COUNCIL. I WANT TO COMMEND TO THE COUNCIL, I'VE WATCHED ALL THE VIDEOS OVER ALL THESE THINGS.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN SHAPING THIS AND YOUR GUYS'S PARTNERSHIP AND MAKING IT HAPPEN.
SO IT'S BEEN A TEAM EFFORT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT COME OUT OF THE GROUND.
GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
[10. Consider and act upon a request to waive the Town’s Drainage System Design Requirements for a wet or underground detention pond for the detention pond on the proposed AMR Premium Storage site. (DH) ]
FOR THE DETENTION POND ON THE PROPOSED AMR PREMIUM STORAGE SITE, MR. HOOVER. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.THE ORDINANCES THAT WE HAVE REQUIRE. IN A NUTSHELL, DETENTION PONDS BE WET AND NOT DRY.
AND IF THERE IS A REQUEST TO DO A DRY DETENTION POND AS OPPOSED TO TO WET, IT HAS TO GO BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR A WAIVER. AND THAT IS THE CASE HERE. IT'S BEING PROPOSED TO BE DRY DETENTION.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S IN THE BACK. AND THIS LOCATION, JUST TO TO REMIND EVERYBODY IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM REYNOLDS ELEMENTARY ON COLEMAN STREET. AND IT, THE, THE ZONING CAME THROUGH.
GOSH, JUST ABOUT THE TIME I CAME TO WORK HERE PROBABLY THREE YEARS AGO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND IT, IT'S A MIXTURE OF SELF STORAGE KIND OF TRADITIONAL SELF STORAGE.
AND THEN WHAT WE REFER TO IS THE MAN CAVES SEXLESS.
AND THEN THE FRONT IS RETAIL PRIMARILY. RETAIL COULD WIND UP BEING SOME TYPE OF A SMALL RESTAURANT,
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BUT IT'S DESIGNED TO BE THE FRONTAGE ON COLEMAN.SO IT REALLY BLOCKS THE APPEARANCE OF THE THE STORAGE ROOMS IN THE BACK IN THE LOCATION OF THE DETENTION POND IS AT THE REAR OF THE LOT, BEHIND THE BUILDINGS AND IN BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
AND IN A NUTSHELL, THE THE APPLICANT IS, IS PUT A LETTER IN THE YOUR PACKETS WHICH YOU CAN SEE WHICH THE REQUEST WHICH BASICALLY STATES THAT THAT THE DETENTION PONDS BEHIND THE BUILDINGS AND BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THE RAILROAD TRACK.
IT'S IT'S NOT SEEN AND THEIR REQUEST IS TO NOT MAKE IT WET.
THE STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE IS OUR ORDINANCE DOES SAY ALL DETENTION PONDS HAVE TO BE WET.
I MEAN, IT WILL BE ABLE TO BE SEEN FROM DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH OR THE SOUTH.
IT FILLS WITH SEDIMENT AND IT HAS TO BE MAINTAINED.
IF IT'S NOT MAINTAINED PROPERLY, IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY.
AND WITH THE WET DETENTION, THAT DOESN'T OCCUR.
YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT MOWING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WET DETENTION POND.
AND SO STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE IS THAT IT SHOULD BE WET BASED ON ON WHAT OUR ORDINANCE IS.
AND THAT'S REALLY IT IN A NUTSHELL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. HOOVER. SO DON'T WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WET DETENTION JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS NORTH OF PROSPER TRAIL, EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. MUCH LIKE THIS. YES.
SO, YEAH. AND THAT IS A KIND OF THE SAME LOCATION.
AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHO WERE NOT AROUND DURING, I'LL CALL IT THE TUMULTUOUS DEBATES OVER WET, DRY DETENTION. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ON PREVIOUS COUNCILS THAT THAT IS WHY IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCILS, THE PRE PRECEDED US WERE VERY EMPHATIC THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TOWN. YOU CAN USE THE WROUGHT IRON FENCING EXAMPLE.
IT'S ANOTHER ONE. IT GIVES A BASIC LOOK OF THE COMMUNITY AS WE GO THROUGH IT.
MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I AGREE.
I MEAN, MY ONLY COMMENT IS WHERE THERE'S DRY DETENTION ALLOWED ALREADY OR WE HAVE IN PLACE HERE.
I TEND TO TURN THEM IN A LOT ON CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR TRASH THAT COLLECTS.
AND I DO THINK THEY'RE HARDER TO MAINTAIN OVER TIME.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE MOWING, BUT IT'S ALSO JUST TRASH WEEDS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO DUMP STUFF.
I JUST, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT ENDS UP BECOMING A CODE ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM FOR OUR STAFF.
SO. OKAY. SO SORRY. GO AHEAD. SORRY. YEAH. HISTORICALLY TOO.
I'M ABSOLUTELY FOR THE WET DETENTIONS. I THINK ESTHETICALLY, TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, THE THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS LISTED THERE NORTH OF THE PET SPA OR IS VISIBLE. I WOULD THINK TOO WITH LUXURY WAREHOUSES FOR NICE CARS.
IF YOU PUT A FOUNTAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT WET DETENTION WHERE YOU COULD SEE IT FROM COLEMAN, IT ALMOST BECOMES AN ACCENT AND ELEVATED LOOK.
SO I THINK THAT TOO OFTEN WE COMPROMISE AND GO TO DRY.
AND I THINK IT COULD ACTUALLY ENHANCE THAT PROPERTY.
SO I'M FOR WET DETENTION POND PERSONALLY. OKAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOUG. OKAY, GREAT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? MAKE SURE WE LOOK AT THE THE MOTION IN THE PACKAGE BECAUSE I BELIEVE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST TO WAIVE THE TOWN'S DRAINAGE SYSTEM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR A WET OR UNDERGROUND DETENTION POND FOR THE PROPOSED AMR PREMIUM STORAGE GARAGE SITE. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND.
ALL RIGHT. CAMERAS. GOT IT DOWN HERE. SORRY. SECOND BY CAMERON REESE.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ALSO.
[11. Discuss and consider Town Council Subcommittee reports. (DFB)]
YEAH. SIP COMMITTEE CIP, WE DISCUSSED THE CHANGE ORDER ORDER FOR PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS SERVICE CENTER AND SHOP, AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL EITHER JUNE 23RD OR THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY.[01:05:06]
DISCUSS POTENTIAL PARK FACILITIES, PROJECTS NEEDED.WE MET THE NEW PARKS DIRECTOR THAT YOU MET TONIGHT, MR. ANGELOS, AND WE HEARD FEEDBACK FROM THE PARKS BOARD, AND WE ASKED STAFF TO DIRECT THE PARKS BOARD TO PRIORITIZE THOSE PROJECTS BECAUSE OF LIMITED FUNDING DUE TO THE BOND FAILURE. WE PREVIEWED THE PRELIMINARY FY 27 CIP PROJECTS FOR THE BUDGET AND CAPITAL DEDICATED FUNDING, AND WE REVIEWED TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM AND FUNDING IN THE FUTURE FOR FOR THAT PROGRAM.
THANK YOU. DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE. WE ARE WE GOT A BUNCH OF UPDATES, BUT ONE THING THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH IS THE SMALL AREA PLAN OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, WHICH CONSISTS OF GORGEOUS TO FIRST MCKINLEY TO COLEMAN IS A SMALL AREA PLAN.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A SIX MONTH PROCESS, ABOUT A SIX MONTH PROCESS.
AND WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE ADDITIONAL PARKING WHICH IS, WHICH IS, HAD HAD A LITTLE BIT OF HICCUPS JUST BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND SOME OTHER UTILITY WORK, BUT IT'S STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN.
SO THAT'S COMING ALONG. THE HISTORICAL MARKERS ARE MOVING ALONG.
THAT SHOULD, SHOULD BE WE SHOULD START IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
OR WHEN SHOULD WE SEE THE END OF AUGUST. AND THEN WE GOT UPDATES ON, ON THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD, THE GREAT EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE RECENTLY. AND THEN WE HAD UPDATES ON THE FUTURE EVENTS.
SO IT WAS A GOOD MEETING WITH THAT. I DO WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON YOUR COMMENTARY.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF OUR PARKS TEAM, OUR ENTIRE TEAM, OUR AND OUR, WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR CSC REPORT, OUR CSC AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT MADE THE EVENT LAST WEEK.
IT WAS THE LAST WEEKEND. DID THE THE BROADWAY.
NO, THE DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN BLOCK, THE BLOCK PARTY ON BROADWAY THAT GOES BACK DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY.
WE REVIEWED THE EVENT THAT WE HAD PAINT, PROSPER PROUD AND THE BLOCK PARTY.
WE DISCUSSED THE JUNE 12TH STAR STRIPES AND PROSPER NIGHTS.
THE WHOLE GOAL OF THAT IS JUST TO HAVE A COMMUNITY NIGHT WHERE PEOPLE ARE DOWN HERE EATING AT OUR RESTAURANTS, ENJOYING THE PLAZA, YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD HOW WOULD WE SHARE THAT EXACTLY? AMY. FOR THOSE LISTENING ONLINE, YOU CAN GO TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM, AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN POSTED, I THINK A COUPLE OF TIMES.
OR YOU COULD CALL YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SAY, LET'S GO DOWNTOWN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
YOU COULD DO THAT. THANK YOU. WE HAD A REPORT FROM OUR WORKING GROUPS.
THE COMMS AND EVENTS ARE REALLY JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF AMERICA.
250 NYACK IS GEARING UP FOR NEXT YEAR AND THEY ARE TAKING APPS STARTING SOON.
OVER THE SUMMER, WE PICKED THEIR TOP THREE. WE DISCUSSED FUTURE COMMS INITIATIVES.
WE REVIEWED HOT TOPICS AND WE ARE NOT MEETING IN JULY.
WE RECONVENE IN AUGUST. THANK YOU. ROBIN, DO YOU HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW UPDATE FOR US? IS THAT YOU, MICHELLE? I'M SORRY. MICHELLE.
OKAY. SIMPLE UPDATE. WE MET ON JUNE 3RD AND IT WAS BASICALLY JUST A BRIEF INTRODUCTION MEETING.
THEY ARE TIME LINING TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THE FINAL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO MEET ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AT THIS POINT.
AND THEY'LL DO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AS NEEDED BASED ON IF THEY NEED THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY, DO YOU WANT THE COUNTY MAYOR'S MEETING? YES. DENTON COUNTY MAYOR'S MEETING WAS INTERESTING.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM A REPRESENTATIVE AT TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO POWER.
I WOULD I WOULD CHARACTERIZE IT AS VERY SPOOKY BECAUSE HE TALKED ABOUT THE GRID.
[01:10:04]
AND THEN ERCOT HAS AN UPCOMING BATCH STUDY PROCESS.YOU COULD PROBABLY RESEARCH THAT. IT'S VERY INTERESTING HAVING A LOT TO DO WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF LARGE USERS BECAUSE OF DATA CENTERS, DISCUSSION OF DATA CENTERS AND ELECTRICITY, WATER AND NOISE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING. ERCOT'S ADJUSTED LOAD FORECAST PREDICTED GROWTH FROM 87GW IN 2025 TO 145GW IN 2031, WHICH WILL REQUIRE MORE GENERATION AND MORE INVESTMENT IN TRANSMISSION.
FOR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, THEY TALKED ABOUT TAKING ON A PREPAREDNESS MINDSET IN CASE OF BLACKOUTS AND OUTAGES AND LOOKING BEYOND MUNICIPAL ASSETS, BUT ALSO SMALLER VULNERABILITIES LIKE SMALLER HOME CARE, NURSING HOMES AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHO CAN GET OVERLOOKED IF THEY DON'T REGISTER WITH ERCOT AS NEEDED, LIKE PEOPLE ON OXYGEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DELIBERATE REGARDING SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES IN ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO.SECTION 551.072. TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074. TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO.
SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULTATION WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING OR ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.
TIME NOW. 728 WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[Reconvene in Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session.]
I WOULD NORMALLY ASK THE MAYOR PRO TEM IF WE HAVE ANYTHING TO AS A RESULT, BUT I DEFER NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER REED.ARE THERE ANY ACTIONS TO TAKE? YES, SIR. WE WOULD LIKE TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES.
SECOND. SECOND BY AMY BARTLEBAUGH. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION BY AMY. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. WE ARE ALL DONE. CAN I GET YOU TO.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.