Apr 18, 2023 City Council on 2023-04-18 2:00 PM

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OH, HE'S GOING TO. AND GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL.

[WORK SESSION]

IT IS 2 P.M.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND THE FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA IS IN PERSON. LET'S SEE.

YEAH. IN PERSON OR REGULAR CONTENT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR PUBLIC.

I DON'T SEE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK.

SO THEN THAT TAKES US TO QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM THE COUNCIL.

[2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on this agenda.]

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

I HAVE A FOR THE FIRST ONE IS THE ITEM M THE P PROGRAM VALUE.

AFTERNOON. TREVOR CRANE, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THANK YOU. SO THIS IS MORE OF A CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I'M CLEARLY JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING.

BUT IN THE EYES IT WAS IT SAYS THAT WE'RE SAVING THIS PEAK VALUE IS SAVING US MONEY.

THAT'S THEIR WHOLE RAISON D'ETRE AND WHICH IS GREAT.

OUR CONTRACT SEEMS TO BE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU CITED THEY'RE SAVING.

SO I FEEL LIKE I'VE MISSED A PIECE.

SO IT SAID WE'RE SAVING $2 MILLION, BUT OUR CONTRACT IS 2.8.

CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY THAT IS TOO SIMPLISTIC AND I'M READING INTO IT WRONG.

YEAH, SURE. SO WITHOUT GETTING ALL INTO I MEAN, GETTING INTO THE MINUTIA OF IT AND WE HAVE ALL THAT DOCUMENTATION WE CAN PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT PROVIDING AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, HELPING US NEGOTIATE SUBCONTRACTOR ITEMS, SAVING US ON CHANGE, ORDER, CHANGE, ORDER NEGOTIATIONS. THERE'S A WHOLE LITANY OF THINGS THAT THAT PEAK IS ASSISTING WITH THAT THAT WE FEEL IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT.

SO THIS THIS SPECIFIC AMENDMENT IS REALLY TO BRING US TO THE END OF THE DSP PROJECT, WHICH WILL FINISH UP IN OCTOBER OR ACTUALLY PROBABLY A LITTLE EARLIER THAN OCTOBER, BUT THEN DO A FULL AUDIT OF THAT PROJECT.

THEIR PROJECT, THEIR CONTRACT IS BROKEN UP INTO MANY TASKS, ORDERS WE'RE GOING THROUGH LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE TAX TASKS ARE AND DETERMINING WHICH ONES THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US ON AND WHICH ONES THEY'RE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT AND MOVE ON TO INTERNAL STAFF.

SO THAT WILL BE COMING FORWARD AS WELL.

BUT WE CAN PROVIDE ALL THAT BACKUP INFORMATION.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT SPECIFIC TO THE DSP PROJECTS, WE FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN ON THIS PROJECT.

YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ALL THE HISTORY ON THE PROJECT.

IT'S A BENEFIT TO KEEP THEM ON THIS PROJECT TO THE END OF IT AND THAT THEY ARE THE BENEFIT DOES OUTWEIGH THE PRICE OF THE CONTRACT THERE.

SO YEAH, NO, I, I EXPECT THAT YOU ALL HAVE THE NUMBERS.

SO I GUESS THIS IS JUST MORE OF A MAYBE IN A, IN A STAFF REPORT OR SOMETHING, MAYBE GIVE US A LITTLE MORE DETAIL TO, TO WHERE IT THOSE TWO NUMBERS WERE THE ONLY NUMBERS IN THE EYES REALLY. AND I'M LIKE, WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING 100%.

AND THAT'S PART OF THAT AUDIT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AT THE END OF THIS TO DETERMINE WHERE WE SAVED MONEY, WHERE WE SPENT MONEY, YOU KNOW, BREAKDOWNS OF ALL THAT, PERCENTAGES OF CHANGE, ORDERS SAVED, HOW MUCH WE SAVED ON SUBCONTRACT AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE GOING TO BE ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TRACKING MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, FOR REALLY LESSONS LEARNED ON ON NEW PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

YES. YES, SIR. OKAY.

THE NEXT ONE I HAVE IS ITEM T, THIS IS DME, THEN THE DISTRIBUTION HARDWARE FOR TECH LINE.

THIS IS JERRY. HE'S.

I THINK HE'S COMING UP FROM THE.

I HATE MAKING PEOPLE RUN.

YEAH, HE'S COMING.

HEY, JERRY. JERRY FELDER, ENGINEERING DIVISION MANAGER FOR DME.

THANKS, JERRY. I APPRECIATE THAT.

SORRY TO MAKE YOU RUN UP HERE.

NO WORRIES. NO, THIS IS THIS IS MORE OF A AGAIN, A CLARIFICATION, NOT A HEARTBURN QUESTION ON THAT ITEM.

WHEN I WHEN I READ THROUGH THE BACKUP TECH LINE WAS LIKE SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW ALL THE OTHER BIDS AND WHEN AND SO THAT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE, OKAY, THAT'S A CLEAR WINNER AND YOU ALL ARE RECOMMENDING THAT ONE.

MY QUESTION IS, WHEN IT'S SOMETHING IS THAT BIG A DIFFERENCE? ARE WE HAVING WE HAVE ENOUGH QUALITY CONTROL METRICS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT SOME SORT OF LOWER GRADE MATERIALS AND

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I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH PROTECTIONS IN PLACE THAT THAT HELPS KEEP UNTOWARD RATIONALE FOR WHY? OR MAYBE THE BETTER QUESTION IS WHY ARE THEY SO MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE OTHER BIDS? MAYBE NOT AS FAIR TO ASK YOU BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR BUSINESS MODEL.

BUT IF YOU COULD KIND OF DANCE AROUND THAT SUBJECT MATTER THAT I JUST BROUGHT UP.

YES, I CAN TELL YOU THIS, THAT DME HAS PURCHASING STANDARDS.

IN OTHER WORDS, WHATEVER IS PURCHASED THROUGH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, THERE IS A STANDARD OUT THERE THAT SAYS YOU MUST MEET THIS MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.

SO ANYTHING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE US HAS TO MEET THAT PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.

SO I'M NOT THAT WORRIED ABOUT ANY TYPE OF QUALITY ISSUE BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T MEET THAT STANDARD, WE REJECT IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

NO, THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.

AND I ASSUME THAT WAS THE CASE.

I JUST THEY WERE JUST A LOT BELOW.

AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW HOW THEY GOT TO THAT STATE.

I GUESS IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO ASK YOU WHAT THEIR BUSINESS MODEL IS AND HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THAT BID.

BUT YES, SIR, I'M NOT SURE ON THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT. I GUESS AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE QC PROTECTIONS IN PLACE, THEN I'M.

THEN I'M GOOD WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. OH, BUT WHILE I HAVE SOMEBODY FROM DME AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE ITEM, BUT I DID HAVE THE WHAT WAS THE QUESTION ON THE LINESMAN, I WAS WONDERING IF, IF WE COULD GET A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DME TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE LINESMAN SCHOOL AND, AND THAT ITEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO APPROVE BECAUSE I BROUGHT THIS UP AT THE LAST TIME TRYING TO KEEP THINGS IN LOCAL AND I HAVE COME TO LEARN IT IS LOCAL.

SO COULD I GET MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT? YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON.

JEFF BROWN, SAFETY AND TRAINING DIVISION MANAGER FOR DME.

AND SO I BROUGHT UP THIS THIS QUESTION LAST TIME.

AND COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND ITS LOCATIONS AND HOW ITS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY? JUST REAL BRIEFLY, JUST SORT OF AS A PRIMER, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I'D GOTTEN THIS WRONG LAST TIME.

AND BEFORE YOU DO THAT, IT'S ITEM P FOR THOSE TRACKING ALONG.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

THANK YOU, SIR. SO THE ACTUAL ADDRESS FOR THE NORTHWEST LINEMAN COLLEGE HERE IN DENTON IS 5110 DAKOTA LANE.

IT IS LOCAL.

THEY'RE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LINEMAN SCHOOL.

SO WITH THAT, WE CHOSE TO USE THEM BECAUSE CURRENTLY FOR OUR TRAINING NEEDS THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE LINEMAN APPRENTICE TRAINING.

ALL OF OUR LINEMEN THAT WORK ON OUR POWER LINES HAVE TO BE GO THROUGH CLASS AND END UP WITH A JOURNEYMAN CARD SAYING THAT THEY'RE CERTIFIED TO WORK ON POWER LINES AND THEY CAN DO IT SAFELY.

WE ALSO PLAN ON HAVING THOSE LIKE ME, I'M A SAFETY PROFESSIONAL, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN A LINEMAN, SO IT BRIDGES THE GAP CLASSES FOR ME.

WE HAVE ANNUAL SKILLS TESTING THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL LINEMEN.

IT'S AN ANNUAL TEST THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

SO THAT'S LOCAL.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO TRAVEL OUT.

WE HAVE A JOURNEYMAN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TRAINING THAT IS SOMETHING NEW.

THEY STARTED WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR SCHOOLS TO DO TRAINING.

THAT WAY OUR JOURNEYMEN CAN STAY CURRENT ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES, BEST PRACTICES, ANYTHING THAT MAY COME UP WITH EQUIPMENT, NEW TECHNOLOGIES COME ALONG.

WE CAN SEND THEM THERE TO BE TRAINED ON THAT NEW EQUIPMENT.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IF SOMEONE DOES FAIL A TEST, THEY CAN PROVIDE THE REFRESHER TRAINING OR RECURRENT TRAINING.

SO THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE UTILIZING WITH THEM THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO PREVIOUSLY.

AND THAT'S THAT'S ALL LOCAL.

AND WITH RAPID TURNAROUND FOR OUR FOR OUR LOCAL PROFESSIONALS, YES, THEY EITHER GO TO THE COLLEGE OR THE COLLEGE COMES TO US.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SENDING OUR LINEMEN OUT OF OUT OF TOWN ANYMORE TO GET TRAINING.

I LOVE THAT WE'RE WE'RE FIXING TO BE A REGIONAL HUB FOR THESE KINDS OF OF UTILITY TRAININGS.

I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE CLARITY ON THAT ONE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BUT IS IT SPECIFIC TO THIS? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WELL, THEN GO RIGHT AHEAD.

DO ANYTHING OTHERWISE.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE HAD CONSIDERED THIS PARTICULAR TRAINING TO REACH DOWN INTO OUR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. I KNOW THAT WE HAD BEEN HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH DEIONIZED AND WANTING TO KIND OF GROW OUR OWN.

IF IT IF IT HASN'T BEEN, CAN THIS TYPE OF TRAINING BE READY FOR OUR KIDS? YOU KNOW, WHO'S COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND IS LOOKING FOR A DIRECTION.

SO CHRISTINE IS HERE TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD THIS IS THE TRAINING WE GET IS A SEPARATE COLLEGE.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS GOOD QUESTION.

WE'RE WORKING WITH NCTC THAT CHRISTINE WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

VERY GOOD. YEAH. NOT RELATED TO THIS ITEM, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH NCTC AND DECIDE TO FOCUS MORE ON THE TRADE PROGRAMS.

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BUT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THOSE TRADE POSITIONS FOR FACILITIES AND FOR FLEET WITH CTC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

NO, I'M DONE, CHRISTINE.

THANK YOU. MY MY LAST ONE IS V THE HOME DEPOT NOISE EXCEPTION.

THE.

JUST. I THINK THERE IS THAT.

I THINK THEY'RE COMING. YEAH.

I THINK IT'S. YEAH. THERE WE GO.

EMILY. HEAR THE QUESTION.

OKAY. SO. SO, NO, I HADN'T SEEN IT YET.

I APPRECIATE YOUR YOU'RE COMING IN.

SO THIS WAS ABOUT THE HOME DEPOT NOISE EXCEPTION.

AND AND AS I READ THROUGH THE BACKUP, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ASKING FOR, WHAT IS IT, MIDNIGHT TO 8 A.M.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND SATURDAYS.

AND I NOTICED THAT EVEN IN THE BACKUP, THE STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LIKE, GOODNESS, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OR AT LEAST I'M PARAPHRASING THE CORRESPONDENCE.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE A LOT, ESPECIALLY WITH BEING 75FT FROM SOME RESIDENCES.

SO CAN CAN YOU HELP ME OUT HERE WHERE WE THINK THIS IS GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT? THEY JUST HAVE 14 DAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY DO THIS.

THEY DIDN'T SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT ALL IN ONE WEEK OR TWO WEEKS.

IT'S OVER SEVERAL MONTHS.

SO IT MAY BE 1 OR 2 DAYS A MONTH, JUST DEPENDING ON ON THE WEATHER.

SO THEY DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY SPECIFIC TIME FRAMES, I GUESS.

OKAY, SO IF I MIGHT BE ON A SATURDAY, IT COULD BE ON A MONDAY, JUST DEPENDING ON ON WHAT THE WEATHER LOOKS LIKE.

SO ARE WE ARE THEY WE'RE GOING TO PRETTY CAREFULLY KEEP THEM TO 14 DAYS ISH TO KEEP THEM WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WHAT THEY SAID? OR IS THAT ARE WE MONITORING THAT? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE TYPICALLY MONITOR THAT, DO WE? NOT MONITORING THAT? NO. IF THEY DO HAVE IF SOMEBODY HAS A COMPLAINT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS ABLE TO JUST SHUT IT DOWN AND SAY, CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

AND THAT'S WRITTEN IN THE ORDINANCE.

SO THEN FOLLOWING IN FROM THAT, HAVE THEY HAD I WASN'T CLEAR FROM THE BACKUP.

I KNOW THAT THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED OR ASKED FOR, BUT I WASN'T SURE WHERE THAT LANDED.

DID THEY GET ANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH? THEY DID NOT GET BACK WITH US ON THAT.

WE DID SUGGEST THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING BACK.

OKAY. WELL, I'M A LITTLE A LITTLE NERVOUS BEING 75FT FROM A RESIDENCE WITH WITH WITHOUT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SOME I MEAN, I KNOW WE COULD STOP IT, BUT IT FEELS LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE SET SOME EXPECTATIONS.

SURE. AND JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT 75FT IS JUST PROBABLY FOR FROM ONE PORT.

SO THE OTHER PORTS ARE GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT FURTHER FROM THAT THAT LOCATION.

I'VE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, TINA, I ASKED TINA TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU.

AND SO I'M ASKING TINA TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO SET UP SOME PARAMETERS SO THAT WE ARE MONITORING THE PAUSE.

WE KNOW WHEN THEY'RE POURING.

WE KNOW THEY ONLY GO 14 DAYS, DO NOT EXCEED 14 DAYS, AND THAT WE DON'T WE PROACTIVELY MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THAT, NOT REACTIVELY AND ALLOWING THE CITIZENS TO CALL AND COMPLAIN. YES.

TINA FERGUS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

SO WE CAN WORK WE CAN WORK WITH THE APPLICANT THROUGH THAT.

AND I KNOW FROM TIME TO TIME OUR INSPECTORS WILL BE OUT ON THE JOB SITE, BUT WE CAN COORDINATE WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN THEY'RE ANTICIPATING THOSE PAUSE. RIGHT? RIGHT. NOW, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND AND WORKING WITH EMILY ON THIS IS THAT THERE'S THE TIME PARAMETER FROM NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER WHERE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PAUSE, GIVEN THE THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE SITE.

NOT ALL THE PAUSE WOULD NECESSARILY HAPPEN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RESIDENTIAL, GIVEN THE SIZE AND SCALE OF THE SITE.

BUT WE WE CAN WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND OUR INSPECTORS TO TO MONITOR THAT SITUATION.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WE DO GO AND INSPECT ALL OF THE THE FLAT WORK BEFORE THEY POUR.

SO WE DO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT.

WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL THREE OF YOU BECAUSE HONESTLY, WITHOUT THOSE REASSURANCES, I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR IT TO BE PULLED AND VOTED SEPARATELY BECAUSE THEY CAN STILL DO THEIR PAUSE AND AND DO THEIR WORK WITHOUT THE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.

BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT THOSE THOSE THAT MONITORING IN PLACE, THEN I, I FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE.

WELL, EMILY, EMILY'S GOOD AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GETTING A BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS.

I KNOW SHE WILL.

OKAY. APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU. EVERYONE. ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN BYRD.

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NO, NO, NO.

JUST GENERAL. THAT WAS HIS LAST ONE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT.

OKAY. JEAN AND I WAS GOING TO JUST ASK ABOUT THE TRIP.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE PREPARED FOR 2023.

UM, MY YEAH, MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS MONEY MONEY USED FOR THE CITY OF DENTON TO MAKE DECISIONS ON JUST CLARIFY WHAT TRIP MONEY MEANS.

SURE. SO TRIP MONEY IS SO WE APPLY FOR TRIP MONEY FROM DCTA.

SO WE HAVE TWO SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT THIS FUNDING IS FOR.

SO WE'LL APPLY FOR THOSE.

WE'LL SEND THOSE TWO PROJECTS AND THE THE SCOPE OF THOSE TO DCTA.

IF THEY APPROVE THOSE, THEN THEN THEY'LL FUND, THEY'LL PROVIDE THAT FUNDING FOR THOSE TWO PROJECTS.

TYPICALLY THOSE PROJECTS ARE YOU KNOW, PEDESTRIAN WALKABILITY, THINGS THAT ARE CLOSE TO DCTA AREAS, BUS STOPS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WITH DCTA KIND OF TRANSITIONING AWAY TO THE GO ZONE.

THAT REALLY OPENS US UP TO A LOT OF YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY IN THE PAST WE HAD TO BE WITHIN A CLOSE PROXIMITY OF A BUS STOP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT WITH THEIR TRANSITION, IT'S ACTUALLY OPENED US UP TO THE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND AREAS OF PROJECTS THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR.

SO THIS SPECIFIC ONE IS FOR THE IS OUR 2023 APPLICATION AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY TO PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING FUNDED.

WILL WE HAVE WE AS CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO.

YES, INPUT? SURE. SO THIS IS JUST GIVING US APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THAT FUNDING.

ONCE WE APPLY FOR IT AND IT'S APPROVED, THEN WE'LL COME BACK WITH THOSE PROJECTS TO SHOW YOU WHICH ONES THAT THAT WE'VE PRESENTED AND GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU ALL.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILWOMAN DAVIS.

I JUST NEED TO PULL FOR A RECUSAL, PLEASE.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? SO FOR THE RECORD, IT'S JUST E STAFF POOL.

JUST SO WE KNOW, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THAT C COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS POOL.

THAT'S THE ONLY THINGS.

IN SUMMARY, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT.

SO I'LL, LET'S SEE, TRY TO GO IN ORDER FOR, FOR THIS, FOR ITEM G, I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF AND MAYOR WATTS AND EVERYONE THAT KIND OF PUT THIS IN PLACE.

AND FOR THE CITIZENS WATCHING, TRACKING ALONG, WATCHING THIS LATER.

WHAT THIS IS, IS THE DENTON DENTON COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY GETS A PERCENTAGE OF OUR SALES TAX IRRESPECTIVE OF PERFORMANCE, IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY OF THOSE METRICS.

AND SO THE BOARD AT THE TIME CAME UP WITH THIS WAY FOR THE CITIZENS OF DENTON TO RECOUP SOME OF THAT MONEY.

OUR SALES TAX HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ROOF BECAUSE WE'VE DONE GREAT WORK BRINGING GREAT OPTIONS HERE AND PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY.

WELL, AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE'RE UP AROUND 17 TO $18 MILLION PER YEAR.

THAT GOES TO DCTA THAT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.

AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECOVER THAT TAX SALES TAX MONEY TO THEN PUT BACK IN OUR INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND I APPRECIATE THE PROJECTS THEY'VE MENTIONED.

IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GO LOOK AT THOSE.

ONE IS AROUND THE DCTA TRAIN, NEW BRIDGE THAT'S GOING ON AROUND MAY HILL THERE.

SO IT'LL GIVE A KIND OF A WALK PATH THERE PROPOSED.

AND THEN ALSO IF YOU'VE GONE TO I'M A SEASON TICKET HOLDER GO MEAN GREEN THE UNT FOOTBALL GAME SOFTBALL OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS YOU SEE THE PROPOSED TO ADD SOME SOME WALKWAYS THERE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SAFELY GET AROUND THE STADIUM SO REALLY GREAT PROJECTS REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO THANKS TO ALL WHO PUT THAT IN PLACE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE REALLY CRITICAL THEN I'LL GO TO H JUST COMMENTS AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO GARY.

I'VE TALKED TO HIM A LOT ABOUT THE KAYAK LAUNCH PART OF THIS.

AND SO IT'S A GRANT FOR US TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR TERRIFIC GREEN SPACES.

AND SO REALLY JUST EXCITED ABOUT THIS TO GO FORWARD.

AGAIN, NO QUESTIONS, BUT JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HOW COOL THIS IS AND HOPEFULLY IT HAPPENS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY OR HAVE DIFFERENT AMENITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM.

I THINK THIS IS THE AND I MISSPOKE BEFORE THE PAUSE.

THAT'S V, NOT P, BUT NO, NO, NO.

THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE. OKAY. SO V IS RIGHT.

OKAY. SO ITEM V, JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T TRACKING ALONG.

SO NEXT TO SAMS, THERE WILL BE A HOME DEPOT COMING IN AND THAT'S WHAT THAT'S RELATED TO.

AND I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS THERE NORTH OF THAT DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED.

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AND NOW HOME DEPOT ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN, GIVES OUR CITIZENS OPTIONS, GOES EXACTLY TOWARDS WHAT WE'RE SAYING ABOUT WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT GROWTH IN OUR SALES TAX.

SO REALLY GOOD VALUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE TO DRIVE LESS AND BE ABLE TO SHOP HERE LOCAL.

SO REALLY GOOD THINGS GOING ON.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE GIST OF IT.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR FIRST WORK SESSION.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT WAS HERE FOR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND YEAH SO WE GO TO THAT'S THAT'S UNIQUE TO GO TO O COUNCILMAN WHAT'S YEAH I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME.

I KNOW THAT I THINK AND MR. CITY ATTORNEY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION ON ANY AGENDA ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY THAT SPECIFIC CLOSED SESSION DOESN'T HAVE TO BE POSTED THREE DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. YEAH. WE HAVE BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO CLOSED ON ANY ITEM.

OKAY. I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO, WHEN WE DO THE CLOSED SESSION, GO INTO CLOSED SESSION ON WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM C, WHICH IS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT PROP B, THE PROP B ORDINANCE IN LIGHT OF THE.

LITIGATION THAT WAS FILED, I GUESS, LAST LATE LAST WEEK.

AND JUST TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT.

I'M NOT SAYING WE DON'T CONSIDER AGENDA ITEM C, I'M JUST I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS PRIOR BEFORE US DOING THAT IN CLOSED SESSION.

OKAY. YEAH. AND THAT'S THE PLAN.

[1. Closed Meeting:]

ITEM B ID 2376 FOR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC POWER PURCHASE OR PERMANENT PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES COMPETITIVE MATTERS UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.086 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEYS UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

SECTION 551.071.

ALSO ITEM C ID 23835.

CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEYS UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071.

AND LASTLY, ITEM C4C, WHICH WOULD BE ID 23661 RECEIVE REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING IMPLEMENTING IMPLEMENTABLE COMPONENTS OF PROP B IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEYS UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

SECTION 551.071.

WE'LL WE'LL JUST STAY HERE AS WE GET SET THE ROOM AND THEN ONCE WE'RE SET, WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM A.

AND WELCOME BACK TO THIS MEETING OF THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL.

IT IS 401 AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW AT 401.

RECONVENED FROM THE CLOSED SESSION AND NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN.

JUST TO NOTE THAT THAT TAKES US TO ITEM A IN OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA.

[A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Audit Project 032 - Fleet Operations: Fuel Management. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]]

WHOLE DISCUSSION GIVES STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AUDIT PROJECT 032 FLEET OPERATIONS FLEET MANAGEMENT.

ALL RIGHT. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN MADISON, RORSCHACH DENTON CITY AUDITOR.

I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, RIGHT? YES. ALL RIGHT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR FINDINGS FROM PHASE ONE OF OUR AUDIT OF THE CITY'S FLEET SERVICES OPERATIONS, WHICH FOCUSED ON FUEL MANAGEMENT.

SO TO BEGIN, THIS AUDIT GENERALLY EVALUATED THE CONTROLS AND PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY TO MANAGE ITS BULK FUEL INVENTORY IN ORDER TO SAVE COSTS.

THE CITY PURCHASES FUEL IN BULK FOR USAGE BY CITY VEHICLES, WHICH IS MANAGED AS ILLUSTRATED ON THE SLIDE.

OVER THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS, THE CITY HAS SPENT ALMOST $10 MILLION ON BULK FUEL AND IS BUDGETED TO SPEND ABOUT 6 MILLION FOR FUEL DURING THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR DUE TO RISING PRICES.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ALSO THAT FLEET SERVICES, WHICH IS GENERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BULK FUEL MANAGEMENT PROCESS, EXPERIENCED MAJOR LEADERSHIP TURNOVER IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 AND HAS BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING PROCEDURES AND ADDRESSING MANY OF THE CURRENT CONCERNS IDENTIFIED IN THIS AUDIT OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN PLACE.

SO SPECIFICALLY, THIS AUDIT EVALUATED FUEL DELIVERY OVERSIGHT, FUEL ACCESS MANAGEMENT, TRANSACTION MONITORING AND BILLING AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

SO I'LL BEGIN BY DISCUSSING FUEL DELIVERY OVERSIGHT.

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AND FLEET SERVICES USES A FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM TO TRACK TANK LEVELS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHEN TO PLACE ORDERS BASED ON REVIEW.

WE FOUND THAT WHILE FUELS SORRY FLEETS ORDERING PROCEDURES ASSURED THAT THE CITY NEVER RAN OUT OF FUEL, ORDERS WERE PLACED OVER THE PHONE AND SO NO DOCUMENTATION EXISTED, INCREASING THE RISK THAT FUEL WAS DELIVERED WHEN NOT NEEDED.

SIMILARLY, FLEET STATED THAT FUEL WAS OFTEN DELIVERED BY THE CONTRACTOR WITHOUT A CITY STAFF MEMBER BEING PRESENT DUE TO STAFF HAVING OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.

THAT BEING SAID, FLEET DOES HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CERTIFIED TO OPERATE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS AS REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

STILL, WITHOUT A STAFF MEMBER PRESENT DURING FUEL DELIVERIES, THERE IS GENERALLY NOT A RECORD OF A TANK'S LEVEL.

JUST BEFORE FUEL WAS DELIVERED AND DURING THE DIVISION'S ABILITY TO VERIFY THAT THE QUANTITY THE VENDOR BILLED WAS ACTUALLY DELIVERED.

FLEET HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED AN ACCEPTABLE VARIANCE RATE BETWEEN QUANTITY OF FUEL INVOICED AND THE QUANTITY DELIVERED PER THE FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM, AND HAS BEGUN REQUESTING NEW INVOICES WHEN THIS AMOUNT EXCEEDS 2.5%.

IN ADDITION, FLEET HAS HISTORICALLY NOT VERIFIED THAT THE PRICES CHARGED BY THE CONTRACTOR MATCH THE ESTABLISHED REFERENCE PRICE POINT AS THIS REQUIRED THEM TO PAY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICES OR OFFICE.

LAST FLEET SERVICES PERFORMS A MANUAL TANK LEVEL CHECK EVERY 30 DAYS BY PHYSICALLY DIPPING A MEASURING STICK INTO EACH TANK.

HOWEVER, THIS MEASUREMENT IS NOT BEING USED TO CALCULATE THE ACTUAL TANK LEVEL TO VERIFY THAT THE FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM IS ACCURATE.

MOST LIQUID STORAGE TANKS COME WITH A TANK CHART WHICH CAN BE USED TO EASILY CONVERT A LENGTH MEASUREMENT TO ESTIMATE TANK VOLUME.

HOWEVER, FLEET DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TANK CHARTS DURING THE AUDIT WITHOUT VERIFYING THE ACCURACY OF THE FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM.

VERIFYING DELIVERED FUEL QUANTITIES IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.

IN ADDITION, FUEL ORDER DELIVERY AND INVOICE VERIFICATION VERIFICATION PROCEDURES ARE NOT DOCUMENTED.

INCREASING THE RISK THAT THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE PERFORMED INCONSISTENTLY ACCORDING TO STAFF.

THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY'S FUEL VENDOR TO ESTABLISH DELIVERY PROCEDURES AND HAVE ACQUIRED AN API SUBSCRIPTION TO REGULARLY VERIFY CHARGE PRICES.

SO NEXT, THE CITY USES A FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO REGULATE AND RECORD FUELING TRANSACTIONS AT THE CITY'S FUEL STATIONS.

THIS SYSTEM USES DUAL AUTHENTICATION BY REQUIRING AN AUTHORIZED ASSET ID AND AN AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE ID TO BE ENTERED BEFORE FUEL IS DISPENSED.

IN GENERAL, THE ASSET ID IS READ AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE FUEL PUMP IS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE FILLER AND THE EMPLOYEE ID IS READ WHEN AN EMPLOYEE SCANS THEIR BADGE.

HOWEVER, WE FOUND THAT BOTH FUEL STATIONS HAVE MANUAL ENTRY STATIONS WHICH WOULD ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO BYPASS THESE TECHNICAL CONTROLS OVER ASSET AND EMPLOYEE ID ENTRY, ALLOWING FOR NON CITY VEHICLES TO BE FUELED.

IN ADDITION, BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES, ABOUT 10% APPEARED TO BE DUPLICATE ENTRIES AND 50% OF THE 1900 UNIQUE USERS HAD NOT ACCESSED FUEL IN 2022.

FURTHER, 9% OF THESE UNIQUE USERS WERE NO LONGER CITY EMPLOYEES, WHICH FURTHER INCREASED THE RISK THE RISK THAT NON CITY VEHICLES MAY BE FUELED.

SINCE WE COMMUNICATED THIS TO FLEET, THE NUMBER OF USERS HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED TO ABOUT 900.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NO POLICIES CURRENTLY EXIST TO GUIDE WHO SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE CITY'S BULK FUEL INVENTORY, AND THERE IS NO FORMAL PROCESS TO REQUEST ACCESS TO THE CITY'S FUEL OR TO DOCUMENT ANY ASSOCIATED APPROVAL.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, BASED ON REVIEW, AT LEAST TWO OF THE AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES FROM THE AUDIT WERE ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND IN ADDITION, ABOUT HALF OF CITY EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE A CAR ALLOWANCE ALSO HAD ACCESS TO FUEL.

AND WHILE IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR THESE USERS TO HAVE ACCESS, THAT SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR TO ALL WHO STAFF WHO ARE INVOLVED.

IN ADDITION, EACH MONTH, FLEET SERVICES BILLS, DEPARTMENTS FOR THE BULK FUEL THAT THEY ACQUIRED THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

RECENTLY, THE DIVISION SWITCHED THEIR INVENTORY COSTING METHOD FROM FIRST IN, FIRST OUT TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE.

SINCE BULK FUEL BILLING IS ESSENTIALLY A COST ALLOCATION PROCESS FOR THE CITY, USING THE MONTHLY AVERAGE IS APPROPRIATE AND LIKELY A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF FLEETS TIME.

THAT BEING SAID, MONITORING OF FUEL TRANSACTIONS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATENESS IS HINDERED FOR BOTH FLEET AND THE USER DEPARTMENT.

SPECIFICALLY, FLEET IMPORTS FUEL TRANSACTION DATA INTO ITS ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DAILY.

THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO FLAG POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE FUELING TRANSACTIONS BASED ON ODOMETER READINGS AND OTHER PIECES OF TRANSACTION DATA AND REQUIRES EACH FLAG TO BE INDIVIDUALLY REVIEWED AND CLEARED BEFORE IT CAN BE BILLED.

ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 1000 TRANSACTIONS A MONTH WERE FLAGGED BY THIS SYSTEM IN LATE 2022.

THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FLAGS HINDERS REVIEW AND APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY DUE TO EMPLOYEES MANUALLY ENTERING INCORRECT ODOMETER READINGS INTO THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

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DISINCENTIVIZING TRANSACTION MONITORING.

FLEET STAFF RECENTLY REPORTED THAT THEY THERE WAS ZERO TRANSACTION BACKLOG OR TRANSACTION FLAG BACKLOG HELPING TO INCREASE REVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AND BILLING TIMELINESS. FINALLY, BULK FUEL STORAGE IS HIGHLY REGULATED BY STATE AND FEDERAL ENTITIES AND REQUIRES SPECIFIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD CITY ASSETS AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

BASED ON ON SITE VISITS.

WE FOUND THAT BOTH CITY FUEL STATIONS GENERALLY HAD APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND SECURITY EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS EMERGENCY SHUT OFF VALVES, SPILL KITS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND VIDEO CAMERAS. THAT BEING SAID, WE FOUND A 2021 INSPECTION REPORT FROM THE CITY'S FUEL STATION MAINTENANCE VENDOR STATING THAT SOME TANK WATER SENSORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.

HOWEVER, THESE SENSORS DO NOT YET APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

ON THE REGULATORY SIDE, FLEET IS ADEQUATELY COMPLETING AND DOCUMENTING TWO MONTHLY INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

THAT BEING SAID, OTHER REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE ENTITIES TO HAVE A SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN AND TO TEST A TANK'S CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM EVERY THREE YEARS. FLEET WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH DOCUMENTATION OF THESE ITEMS. IN ADDITION, WE FOUND THAT ONE CITY FUEL TANK HAD HISTORICALLY BEEN MISLABELED IN BOTH FUEL STATIONS DO NOT HAVE SPECIFIC SAFETY INFORMATION POSTED THAT'S REQUIRED FOR UNATTENDED FUEL SITES.

ACCORDING TO FLEET STAFF, THEY HAVE BEGUN DOCUMENTING NEEDED PROCESSES AND ARE PLANNING TO HIRE A QUALITY ASSURANCE POSITION TO FOCUS ON THE FUEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

SO IN SUMMARY, WE ISSUED A TOTAL OF 12 RECOMMENDATIONS, ALL OF WHICH THE DEPARTMENT CONCURRED WITH.

AND BASED ON THAT RESPONSE, WE BELIEVE THE IDENTIFIED RISKS WILL BE APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED AND WILL CONDUCT A FOLLOW UP REVIEW IN THE NEXT 16 TO 36 MONTHS, LIKELY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE THIRD PHASE OF THIS AUDIT, WHICH COVERS FUEL CARD ADMINISTRATION.

SO TAKE QUESTIONS.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. EVERY TIME I KNOW THIS SOUNDS WEIRD, BUT I ACTUALLY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR AUDITS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY INFORMATIVE AND FULL OF NUMBERS.

AND MAYBE THAT'S JUST ME, BUT I LOVE THESE THINGS.

UM, SO A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.

AND I THINK MOST OF THEM ARE EDUCATION FOR ME.

SO OUR TANKS THAT HAVE THE MONITOR, THEY HAVE A MONITORING SYSTEM IN THEM.

AND AND THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT I GUESS LET ME PARAPHRASE SLIGHTLY THERE, THE FEAR OR THE RISK IS THAT THEY GO OUT OF CALIBRATION AND SO THEY'RE NOT BEING REGULARLY RECALIBRATED.

IS THAT AM I PARAPHRASING CORRECTLY? BASICALLY. SO YEAH, THE FEAR THE RISK IS THAT THEY BECOME INACCURATE BECAUSE OF SHIFTING OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO IT'S IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE TO MANUALLY MEASURE BASICALLY AND CALCULATE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN A TANK AND THEN COMPARE THAT TO THE SYSTEM SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO TELL IF IT'S IT'S ACCURATE OR IF IT DOES NEED TO BE RECALIBRATED.

DO WE DO WE HAVE A FEEL FOR HOW FAST THEY GO OUT OF CALIBRATION? AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT FOR THE QUESTION.

IF WE HAVE PUMP MONITORING SYSTEMS THAT GO OUT OF CALIBRATION LIKE THAT, THEN THEN MAYBE THEIR BAD PUMP MONITORING SYSTEMS. AND WE SHOULD EXPLORE A FUTURE BUDGET PROGRAM THAT GETS NEW ONES.

I CANNOT SPEAK TO HOW FAST THEY GO OUT OF CALIBRATION.

I KNOW THAT WE USE A PRETTY STANDARD SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH IT MAYBE HAS SOME BELLS AND WHISTLES THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE.

BUT IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

WELL, MAYBE. MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE I DON'T THERE'S NO DEAL BREAKER OR ANYTHING.

IF I COULD GET SOME FEEL FOR WHETHER THIS IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD KIND OF THING OR IF WE'RE BEHIND THE TIMES IS REALLY ALL MORE.

I'M ASKING, OH, UNLESS SOMEBODY KNOWS.

OH, SO YOU WANT TO TRY? THAT'S UP TO THE MAYOR.

YEAH. SO MY NAME IS TOM GRAMMER, NEW DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND FLEET.

NICE TO MEET EVERYBODY. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR.

THE MONITORING SYSTEM DOESN'T GO OUT OF CALIBRATION OR GET BAD.

IT USUALLY ALWAYS WORKS, RIGHT? THE MANUAL CHECK IS TO VERIFY THAT.

SO THE SENSORS ARE ALWAYS GOOD AND WE ALWAYS CHECK THEM.

SO IF THEY DO GO BAD, IT'S VERY NON-ROUTINE.

THE MANUAL CHECK CONFIRMS THAT OVER AND OVER.

OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT THAT GAVE ME SOME CLARITY.

I FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES NOW.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

AND THEN THE JUST JUST A COUPLE MORE QUICK EDUCATION ONES.

I THINK I LOST THE THREAD ON THE ODOMETER CHECKING BECAUSE THAT'S I THINK I THINK YOU WERE TRYING TO CONNECT THE DOTS THERE BECAUSE IT'S A

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WHY MEASURING IS BAD.

SO AGAIN, IF I COULD SAY, IS IT IF I COULD PARAPHRASE IT'S IT'S THAT IT DOESN'T REALLY IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL, BUT RATHER JUST WASTES TIME.

IS THAT A GOOD WAY OF SAYING WHY WE DON'T WANT TO DO ODOMETER CHECKING? NO, I THINK WHAT WE'RE POINTING OUT IS THE THE SYSTEM IS IS CHECKING THAT THE ODOMETER IS ARE CORRECT.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT SO OFTEN IT'S NOT CORRECT WHEN IT GETS IMPORTED INTO THE SYSTEM.

AND SO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THOSE ONE BY ONE.

SO IT IMPEDES MONITORING JUST BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT, THE VOLUME, ESSENTIALLY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE COULD CHECK THEM ALL AND IF THERE WERE FEWER.

BUT WITH THE CURRENT PROCESS, WELL, PREVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO.

YEAH, YOU CAN GO AHEAD. JUST DO.

HI, CHRISTINE TAYLOR, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

WE WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, AS MADISON ALLUDED TO OR MENTIONED IN THE AUDIT, WE HAD A MAJOR STAFF OVERTURN AND THE FALL OF 2022, WHICH LED TO WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE TO GO IN AND MAKE THESE CORRECTIONS.

THEY CONCURRED WITH ALL 12 AUDIT FINDINGS AND WE'LL HAVE THEM ALL DONE BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

A BIG PORTION OF WHY WE ARE SEEING SO MANY OF THOSE IS WE THINK IS AN EDUCATION COMPONENT.

THERE'S LIMITED EDUCATION.

WHEN YOU GET THE ACCESS TO THE FUEL PUMP ON HOW TO ACTUALLY OPERATE IT.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THAT THROUGH WHEN EMPLOYEES SIGN ON AS TO HOW THEY GET ACCESS TRAINING MATERIAL AT THE PUMP SHOWING.

BECAUSE IF THEY USE THE SYSTEM AS ASSIGNED, WE DON'T HAVE THESE MANUAL OVERRIDES, WHICH LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF ERRORS INTO THE SYSTEM.

SO WE VIEWED THIS AS REALLY AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR USERS.

NOW THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT MAKES SENSE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND MY LAST QUESTION ON THIS WAS I THINK I JUST LOST THE THREAD WHILE WHILE I WAS HEARING THE DISCUSSION.

I THINK YOU ADDRESSED THIS, BUT I JUST I THINK I LOST THE THREAD ARE HOW ARE WE ON ON TANK LEAKS AND SPILLS? ARE WE ARE WE HAVING THOSE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO ADDRESS? I MEAN, BECAUSE THE AS I READ THE REPORT IS WE WANT TO AVOID TANK LEAKS AND SPILLS.

YES. I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT.

ARE WE AVOIDING TANK LEAKS AND SPILLS OR NOT? UM, I THINK THAT WE ARE DOING SOME THINGS TO TRY TO IDENTIFY IF THOSE IF TANK LEAKS OR SPILLS ARE HAPPENING AND THEY'RE JUST POTENTIALLY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPLYING WITH STATE REGULATIONS IN THAT AREA.

OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS MAYBE IF WE COULD GET A BRIEF STATEMENT IN THE FUTURE.

I DON'T WANT TO DELAY US HERE LIKE SORT OF OUR WHAT OUR WHAT OUR LEVELS OF THAT KIND OF INCIDENT ARE JUST SO THAT WE CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENT OVER TIME.

YEAH. COME ON. SO WE DON'T HAVE CURRENTLY ANY SPILLS HAPPENING.

I THINK WHAT WAS NOTED IN THE REPORT HERE IS THAT THERE IS AN IPCC WHICH IDENTIFIES IF WE WERE TO HAVE SPILLS, WHAT HAPPENS CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO SO, BUT NOT A SET POLICY AS NOTED IN THE REPORT.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVE SPILLS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SPILLS, BUT WE JUST NEED TO IDENTIFY HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT IF WE DO IN THE FUTURE.

NO, THAT'S AWESOME. THEN I.

THEN I DON'T NEED A FUTURE ITEM.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. VERY WELL.

THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILWOMAN BYRD TO ADDRESS THE TANK LEAKS AND SPILLS.

I KNOW THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND KIND OF OVERSEEING A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, THE STATE OF TEXAS DID COME THROUGH AND REQUIRE THAT THOSE UNDERGROUND TANKS BE PUT IN DOUBLE LINED.

SO THAT HELPS WITH THE SPILL PROCESS.

AND EVERY EVERY TANK HAD TO BE UPROOTED AND NEW TANKS PUT IN FOR ALL AGENCIES.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WAS LOOKING AT THIS FOR I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR PERCENT.

WHO ARE THOSE FOR ADDITIONAL 4% GROUP THAT'S USING THE FUEL? I KNOW WE SAW LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE SAW. OH, YEAH, THAT THAT THE OTHER FOUR.

THE OTHER FOUR, I MEAN, ALMOST MOST CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE SOME SORT OF VEHICLE.

SO THAT INCLUDES LIKE ANIMAL SERVICES OR FLEET OR FACILITIES OR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OR EVEN THE LIBRARY HAS A COUPLE OF VEHICLES.

SO DTV HAS ONE THAT SITS IN THE PARKING LOT.

SMALL ONES. YEAH. SO USUALLY THAT'S THE VERY SMALL IT IS 4% AND THAT'S NOT NOTHING.

BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO BREAK THEM ALL OUT IN A CHART FORMAT.

SURE. YEAH. AND ALSO QUESTION FROM IGNORANCE IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USE THE SAME TANKS AS EVERYONE ELSE? I MEAN, DTV DRIVES OVER THERE AND FILLS UP.

THERE ARE TWO. THE CITY HAS TWO FUEL STATIONS AND MOST FUELING OCCURS AT THOSE.

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YEAH, I REMEMBER BACK IN OLDEN DAYS WE WOULD SEE POLICE OFFICERS PULL UP TO JUST REGULAR SERVICE STATIONS AND FILL THEIR VEHICLES AND JUST WONDERED IF THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THIS OTHER AREA.

DO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN STATION? THE POLICE? THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE THEIR OWN FUEL STATION.

THEY DO HAVE SOME OF THESE FUEL CARDS, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO PURCHASE FUEL AT AT A REGULAR STATION WITH WITH CITY MONEY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CNN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM FOUR B, WHICH IS ID 22128.

[B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Aggressive Solicitation policy in the City of Denton. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 45 minutes]]

PARDON ME, RECEIVE A REPORT AND HOLD A DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AGGRESSIVE SOLICITATION POLICY IN THE CITY OF DENTON.

TRUSTEE YOU.

RIGHT? OKAY. OKAY.

HEY, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. OH, NO.

THANK YOU.

YEAH. NO, WE'RE NOT THERE.

NO APOLOGIES.

IT'S BELL AVENUE AND IN SHERMAN.

OKAY. BUT I CAN'T GET TO YOU, THOUGH.

NO, YOU CANNOT GET TO HAVE A CITI CARD OR BADGE.

I DID IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T NOT CHANGE THIS VIEW TO BRING MY 18 WHEELER UP HERE.

OH, YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

IT'S NOT A MISUSE OF FUNDS.

OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANKS. SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY. YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DANNY SHAW, COMMUNITY SERVICES.

ON JUNE 7TH, MAYOR HUDSPETH MADE A TWO MINUTE PITCH AND REQUEST TO AND RECEIVE REPORT AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES THAT INCLUDED REVIEWING THIS POLICY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS ALSO MADE A TWO MINUTE PITCH ABOUT SOME CONCERNS IN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.

SO COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE DENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVE COLLABORATED AND WE'VE LOOKED AT THESE ITEMS, CITY PROGRAMS AND POLICY TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE COULD IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF DENTON.

THIS HAS BEEN A SERIES OF THREE PRESENTATIONS, AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN, RELATED TO THOSE TWO MINUTE PITCHES.

THIS IS THE FINAL PRESENTATION IN THAT SERIES WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE AGENDA TODAY.

LIEUTENANT ELISA HOWELL IS GOING TO DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR CURRENT POLICIES AND REVIEW SOME POTENTIAL CHANGES WITH YOU AS A PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

AND AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL ALSO SHARE AN IDEA THAT PROVIDES AN ALTERNATE WAY TO MAKE DONATIONS IN THE CITY.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT GETTING DIRECTION ON.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ELISA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THE CURRENT CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT WE HAVE THAT PERTAIN TO SOLICITATION.

THAT INCLUDES CHAPTER 16, WHICH COVERS LICENSES, PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS.

THIS MAINLY HAS TO DEAL WITH MERCHANTS.

IT DOES DEFINE SOLICITATION AS EITHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, ASKING FOR A RIDE, EMPLOYMENT, GOODS, SERVICES, FINANCIAL AID, MONETARY GIFTS OR ANYTHING THAT HAS A MONETARY VALUE.

AND IT ALSO COVERS SOLICITING ON CITY PROPERTY AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY IN CHAPTER 21 THAT PROHIBITS SOLICITING WITHIN 50FT OF ANY ATM THAT'S OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING.

AND THEN CHAPTER 25 COVERS SOLICITATION ON STREET SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES, AND IT DEFINES A PROCESS FOR PERMITTING.

SO THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION ORDINANCE OTHER THAN CLEARLY

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THIS AND THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS SUSTAIN THAT.

PANHANDLING IS PROTECTED UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.

SO THE UPDATES FOCUS ON ALL TYPES OF SOLICITATION, SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT OCCURS IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER.

IN CHAPTER 21.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS DO THREE THINGS.

THE FIRST ONE IS TO REMOVE THE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE LANGUAGE THAT IT'S PROHIBITED TO SOLICIT WITHIN 50FT OF AN ATM OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING. THEN IT ADDS IN DEFINITIONS.

ONE IS FOR AGGRESSIVE MANNER, WHICH IS DEFINED AS INTENTIONALLY MAKE ANY NON-CONSENSUAL PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PERSON IN THE COURSE OF A SOLICITATION APPROACH, OR FOLLOW A PERSON BEING SOLICITED IN A MANNER THAT IS INTENDED TO CAUSE A REASONABLE PERSON TO BE INTIMIDATED AND RESPONDING AFFIRMATIVELY TO THE SOLICITATION FOR FEAR OF IMMINENT BODILY INJURY TO ONESELF OR ANOTHER, OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

AGGRESSIVE MANNER IS ALSO DEFINED AS CONTINUING TO SOLICIT WITHIN FIVE FEET OF A PERSON AFTER THE PERSON HAS EXPRESSED A NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO THAT SOLICITATION, INTENTIONALLY OBSTRUCTING THE SAFE OR FREE PASSAGE OF THE PERSON BEING SOLICITED OR MAKING ANY THREATENING STATEMENT OR GESTURE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR DURING THE THE SOLICITATION OR AFTER A REFUSAL TO MAKE A DONATION INTENDED TO CAUSE A REASONABLE PERSON TO BE INTIMIDATED INTO RESPONDING AFFIRMATIVELY. IT ALSO DEFINES SOLICIT OR SOLICITATION TO REQUEST, ASK OR BEG, WHETHER BY WORDS, BODILY GESTURES, SIGNS OR OTHER MEANS FOR AN IMMEDIATE PERFORMANCE DONATION OF MONEY OR OTHER THING OF VALUE, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF AN ITEM OR SERVICE FOR AN AMOUNT FAR EXCEEDING ITS VALUE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE PURCHASE IS A DONATION.

THE LAST RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFINE THE PROHIBITED ACT AND ADD A PENALTY.

THE PROHIBITED ACT IS MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO SOLICIT IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER.

A PERSON VIOLATING THIS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION FOR A CLASS D MISDEMEANOR AND A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $500.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO DANNY SHORE.

AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE.

THE CITY DOES CURRENTLY PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE BARRIERS FUND, WHICH IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT THAT COULD BE DONATED TO HELP SOMEONE WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS WE COULD ENHANCE THAT FUND ALREADY ANYWAY.

WE ALSO LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES.

JUDGE ATKINSON'S PROVIDE US AN EXAMPLE IN FORT WORTH, WHERE THEY PLACED FLIERS AND ROAD SIGNS AND TARGETED AREAS AROUND TOWN TO HELP EDUCATE ON THE CITY'S EXISTING ORDINANCES, AS WELL AS GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE IN AN ALTERNATIVE WAY IF THEY WOULD LIKE.

AND THEN ARLINGTON IN FEBRUARY STARTED THIS PROCESS AS WELL.

SO THEY'RE DOING SOME EDUCATION AND FLIERS AROUND THE CITY FOR THEM, TOO.

AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FLIER ON THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY A CURRENT FLIER.

IT'S BEEN MODIFIED SLIGHTLY TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.

BUT WE DO PASS AROUND A FLIER THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR BUSINESSES TO PUT IN THEIR WINDOWS WITH THE QR CODE THAT THEY CAN GIVE CURRENTLY TO THE BARRIERS FUND, WHICH HELPS JUST LEVERAGE THE AMOUNT OF DONATION THAT WE'RE ALREADY MAKING TO THAT THAT PROJECT.

SO THIS IDEA IS TO LOOK AT EXPANDING OUR CURRENT EFFORT TO MAYBE HAVE MORE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, TO PUT FLIERS AND SIGNAGE AROUND THE CITY TO ENCOURAGE GIVING TO THE BARRIERS FUND, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THAT FUND AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING ASSISTANCE.

AND THEN TO LOOK AT OR POTENTIALLY SOME OTHER FUND IF THE BARRIERS FUND IS NOT SOMETHING THAT FOLKS ARE INTERESTED IN DONATING TO.

LOOKING AT ANOTHER IDEA FOR THAT.

AND THEN THAT WAY IF FOLKS WANT TO HELP AND THEY SEE A NEED, THIS WILL GIVE THEM A CHOICE TO EITHER GIVE DIRECTLY OR GIVE TO THIS ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCE IF THEY CHOOSE TO.

AND THEN WE JUST PUT SOME IDEAS OF HOW WE MIGHT EXPAND ON THAT SIGNAGE ON ROADWAYS, OFFERING UP BUMPER STICKERS OR THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN PUT IN THEIR CAR, DOING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO TALK ABOUT THE FUND, WHATEVER IT IS, WHETHER IT'S THE BARRIERS FUND OR NOT, JUST TO HELP ENCOURAGE GIVING IN OTHER WAYS IF WE IF WE WANTED TO.

SO WITH THAT, WE WERE JUST SEEKING DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL REGARDING CHANGES TO THE EXISTING ORDINANCE BASED ON THE POLICIES REVIEWED TODAY.

AND IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST IN A COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES FOR A CAMPAIGN THAT WE'VE KIND OF TAGGED AS HAVAHART GIFTS.

SO. OKAY.

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ANYONE COUNCIL MEMBER.

WHAT'S. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

DANNY GUESS.

AND THAT THAT SORT OF EXAMPLE OF THE FLIER THAT WAS ON THERE TRYING TO LET ME PULL UP MY PRESENTATION.

UM. SO IS THAT CURRENTLY IN USE OR IS THIS JUST SORT OF JUST AN EXAMPLE? IT IS. IT IS CURRENTLY IN USE.

IT'S A MODIFIED OF THE EXAMPLE THAT WE HAVE IN USE.

SO THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD I WOULD JUST MY OBSERVATION IS BECAUSE SINCE WE TOOK OUT OUT OF ONE OF THE ORDINANCES, THE DEFINITION THAT PANHANDLING DOES NOT FIT WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF SOLICITOR OR SOLICITING.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THESE.

THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION.

YEAH. WHERE IT SAYS IT'S OKAY TO SAY NO TO PANHANDLERS.

I THINK IF, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TRYING TO REACH IF WE'RE TRYING TO DEFINE SOLICITATION IN A MORE BROAD AND GENERAL WAY, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY, YOU KNOW, MAY WANT TO WE MIGHT WANT TO TRY TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION HERE TODAY.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOMMENDATION.

YES. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCILOR WATTS BRINGING THAT POINT THAT THAT WAS A POINT I WAS GOING TO BRING UP AS WELL, THAT IT FELT A LITTLE CROSS-PURPOSES TO HAVE THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE. AND I'LL JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DONATE.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO SO FAR AS TO.

PRECLUDE OTHER THINGS.

JUST ENCOURAGE THE POSITIVE ACTIVITY.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE REALLY THAT WAS A MISTAKE ON OUR PART.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND AND I IN TERMS OF SOME DIRECTION, IT SEEMS LIKE, YEAH, WE REALLY JUST DON'T HAVE A GOOD CHOICE TO NOT TO GET IN ALIGNMENT WITH, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS COURT OPINIONS ON WHAT IS DEFINED AS PROTECTED SPEECH FOR I GUESS THAT WOULD BE CHAPTER 16.

SO YEAH I'M I'M MY DIRECTION IS FOR THAT THAT COMPONENT AND THEN I GUESS.

AND WE YOU KNOW, THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT A LOT OF THE THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED IN THE THE MODIFICATIONS FOR FOR 21 SEEM LIKE THEY'RE SPEAKING OF PROTECTED SPEECH.

THEY SEEM LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY CLOSE TO PROTECTED SPEECH.

AND I THINK WE WOULD BE BETTER SPENT AUGMENTING AND BEEFING UP OR ALTERING OR IMPROVING OUR DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND HARASSMENT SECTIONS.

SO SO MY DIRECTION IS NOT NOT TO DO THE RECOMMENDATION FOR 21 SIX, BUT INSTEAD FOCUS OUR EFFORTS AT AT BEHAVIOR THAT WE FIND UNTOWARD THAT IS FURTHER AWAY FROM, YOU KNOW, PROTECTED FIRST AMENDMENT CONTENT KIND OF ACTIVITY. SO I'M I GUESS I'M FOR 16, THE MODIFIED 25, BUT NOT I'M NOT GIVING DIRECTION FOR FOR THE 21 SIX.

THANK YOU. AND DANNY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUT OF THE WAY.

BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON SOMETHING JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.

RIGHT. GENERALLY, WE HAVE ORDINANCES AND RULES AROUND BULLYING THAT THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE GENERALLY.

BUT THEN WE ALSO POST ANTI BULLYING BULLYING MESSAGES ON OUR REC CENTERS.

IT'S HERE AT THE CITY HALL.

SO WE HAVE IT'S IT'S CAPTURED.

BUT THEN ALSO WE WE SPOTLIGHT THAT IN OTHER AREAS SPECIFICALLY.

AM I REMEMBERING THAT RIGHT? I'LL LET THE CITY MANAGER ANSWER BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW THAT'S.

NO, THAT'S CORRECT. DELIVERED.

YEAH. AND I THINK THIS IS RIGHT IN THAT SAME LINE.

I THINK IT'S AN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THEIR RIGHTS.

AND I AND I LIKEN IT TO IF YOU GO JUST USING DOWNTOWN AS AN EXAMPLE, IT OBVIOUSLY THE ACROSS THE CITY BUT DOWNTOWN YOU HAVE THE STORY TIME IN THE WINDOW.

YOU HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES LIKE YOU MENTIONED, TO GIVE IN THE WINDOW.

AND I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THAT, EDUCATING PEOPLE ON WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE, DOS, DON'TS, HOW WE'RE GOING TO ALL INTERACT TOGETHER.

AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY KEY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL, AS A COMMUNITY, UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING ASKED OF US.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDED.

I WOULD TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER TO SAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT CALLS OUT NO DIFFERENT THAN THE ANTI BULLYING.

THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S AKIN TO THAT THAT SAYS, HEY, HERE'S HERE'S HOW WE HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE, YOU KNOW, SOLICITATION, WHATEVER THE WORDING IS.

BUT JUST SO THAT PEOPLE IF YOU'RE HERE FROM MCKINNEY, YOU'RE HERE FROM PLANO, WHATEVER, YOU KIND OF UNDERSTAND HOW WE BEHAVE OR HOW WE CONDUCT OURSELVES AND HOW WE INTERACT

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AND I AND THE OVERARCHING THING IS ON MY SUPPORT, IT'S IT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WITH AGAIN, WE HAVE LAWS IN PLACE ON DISCRIMINATION, BUT WE'VE TAKEN IT UPON OURSELVES AS A COMMUNITY TO AGAIN SPOTLIGHT HOW WE EXPECT PEOPLE TO WORK AND FUNCTION AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS HERE IN THE CITY OF DENTON.

SO IT'S RIGHT IN LINE WITH HOW WE'VE CONDUCTED OURSELVES.

THERE'S NO NOTHING UNIQUE ABOUT IT.

IT'S JUST DOING THE SAME THING IN THIS OTHER AREA.

RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M COMFORTABLE WITH IT BECAUSE WE'VE DONE IT IN SO MANY OTHER AREAS.

AND I WOULD THINK EVEN THE FEES AND THE NATURE OF THAT PUNITIVENESS LINE RIGHT UP WITH I THINK IT'S RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THIS IN THIS BODY SUPPORTED IN THAT OTHER WAY THAT'S AGAIN, CAPTURED ELSEWHERE.

BUT BUT WE'VE KIND OF TAKEN THAT APPROACH.

SO FOR ME, IT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE AND I WANT TO HAVE A CONSISTENT MESSAGE AND MAKE SURE THOSE VISITING OR THOSE THAT LIVE HERE MAKE SURE WE'RE RESPECTFUL AND MINDFUL OF EACH OTHER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK AND AND DILIGENT WORK TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOCUSING IN ON AREAS.

AND IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT ANYTHING.

IT JUST MEANS YOU HAVE TO RESPECT SOMEONE'S ANSWER AND NOT THAT SHOULDN'T BE PUNITIVE TO HAVE TO HAVE THAT ANSWER.

AND THE GIVING THING JUST TO SPOTLIGHT THAT IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW HOW THEY CAN BEST HELP OR SERVE OR THAT SORT OF THING.

SO AND IT KEEPS PEOPLE FROM HAVING TO PULL OUT THEIR WALLET IF THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

AND SO JUST ALL THE WAY AROUND, I THINK THAT'S GOOD TO KEEP OUR CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

IT'S A DIFFICULT SUBJECT.

COUNCILMAN BYRD AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS, MY QUESTION GOES TO, YOU KNOW, HOW EXPANSIVE IS THIS EDUCATION, THIS COMMUNICATION IS? ARE WE INVITING PRIVATE ENTITIES? I'LL JUST USE, LET'S SAY 711 OF OR KWIK TRIP OR, YOU KNOW, A COMPANY LIKE THAT.

A. BUSINESS LIKE THAT FLOWER SHOP.

ANYBODY AROUND HERE? WE PUSHING THIS MESSAGE TOWARDS THEM? YEAH, I THINK WE COULD. IF YOU GIVE US DIRECTION THAT YOU'RE OKAY WITH US ALLOCATING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST HUMAN RESOURCE TO DEVELOP THE FLIER AND THEN DISTRIBUTE IT.

I THINK THAT WE CAN.

I THINK THAT'LL BE GREAT. IN THAT MEETING WITH THE DOWNTOWN, YEAH, WE WOULD CERTAINLY TARGET THERE, BUT WE FEEL LIKE THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE.

YEAH. TO ALLOW PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE BARRIERS ONE BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT FUND IN OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW.

IT HELPS IN A VERY SIMPLE WAY WITH THINGS THAT DON'T TYPICALLY GET HANDLED WITH OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED, RIGHT? SO IT GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY IN HOW WE SUPPORT A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'M JUST THINKING, ESPECIALLY AT HOTELS AND WE HAVE VISITORS TO COME IN AND THEN THEY ARE APPROACHED BY SOLICITORS.

THEY WILL HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN THAT INFORMATION AS TO WHERE THEY'RE STAYING.

SO JUST EXPAND IT OUT TO OTHER COMPANIES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. NOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE CONVERSATION AROUND UNITED WAY.

IT'S A PRE-MADE CAMPAIGN.

IT'S READY TO GO. IT'S JUST UP TO US TO PUT SOME RESOURCES BEHIND IT AND TO TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE FURTHER.

AND I PARTICULARLY THINK THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING, BECAUSE I HAVE PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME, I KNOW WHAT'S NOT BEST PRACTICE IN ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS. WHAT SHOULD I DO INSTEAD? AND THIS IS THIS KIND OF GOES ALONGSIDE WITH THE THINGS WE'VE TOLD THEM FOR YEARS.

YOU KNOW, HERE ARE RESOURCES AND PAMPHLETS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

BUT HERE'S SOMETHING THEY CAN DO THAT MAKES A REAL IMPACT.

THAT BARRIERS FUND IS JUST PHENOMENAL.

SO AND KUDOS TO COUNCIL MEMBER WATTS FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN GETTING THAT THAT FUND ESTABLISHED YEARS AGO.

MY DIRECTION IS TO FOLLOW THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT HAVE GONE INTO VERY NARROWLY TAILORING TO WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR RESIDENTS TO THE CONDUCT THAT WE'RE HEARING IS IS NEGATIVE FOR FOLKS THAT VISIT OUR CITY AND THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN OUR CITY.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME AND CARE THAT'S GONE INTO THAT IN VERY NARROWLY TAILORING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ISSUE AT HAND, NOT SOME OTHER ISSUE, NOT SOME IMAGINED ISSUE, BUT THE ACTUAL ISSUE AT HAND.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? HERE I AM SUPPORTING.

OKAY. GOT IT.

OKAY. UM.

OKAY. IS THERE.

SO, GENTLEMEN, WE DON'T HAVE SUPPORT FOR IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER. WHAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER WHAT'S.

I I'LL.

I'LL SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

OKAY. YES.

COUNCILMAN. MCGEE. SUPPORT AS WELL.

OKAY. UM.

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THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CLOSE THE ITEM? AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL.

GOOD CONVERSATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DANNY.

THANK YOU. YES.

THANKS, ALISA. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM D.

[D. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for: 1) Request for a Work Session to discuss traffic safety on West US 380. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]]

THAT ITEM IS ID TWO, THREE, TWO, ONE, THREE.

RECEIVE, REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION, GIVE STAFF DIRECTION ON PENDING CITY COUNCIL REQUEST.

WE HAVE ONE REQUEST TODAY FOR THE STAFF.

LET ME. GOOD TIME.

NIGGAS GOT ME ON THE TIMER.

YEAH. HERE.

HAS A GOOD TIME. I COULD SEE IT FROM HERE.

RIGHT? MEMBERS.

I LOVE THAT ABOUT IT. RIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE IT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE ROOM.

AND HE'S VERY I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM TIME AND KUDOS.

HE MAKES SURE THAT TIMER FACES YOU, TOO.

SO THANK YOU, SIR.

YEAH. OH, MAN.

I FOUND SHE WAS HAD EXCELLENT BONDS WITH A FEVER.

RIGHT. OKAY.

WELL, I'VE CALLED IT.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR PRESENTATION UP.

RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S SEE. YEAH, WE HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, JENNIFER.

JUST TAKE YOUR TIME. IS BILLY SHARING? I DON'T KNOW. WE CAN SHARE.

WE CAN SHARE IT FOR YOU. BUT DON'T JUST TAKE YOUR TIME.

OKAY. SHARE SCREEN.

I'VE GOT THE PRESENTATION UP HERE TOO, SO THERE'S NO NEED TO.

THERE'S NO NEED TO SHARE IT ON THE SCREEN.

I'VE GOT IT UP ON MY OTHER COMPUTER.

NOPE. OKAY. BILLY, GET ANGRY.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YES.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM JENNIFER RANEY WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

WE ARE DOING OUR WORK SESSION PROCESS.

UP TO SEVEN PITCHES WILL BE REVIEWED PER MEETING.

STAFF WILL INTRODUCE THAT, AND THEN THE ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT MADE THE REQUEST WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO DESCRIBE AND JUSTIFY THAT.

AND THEN THE REMAINING ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL THEN HAVE UP TO ONE MINUTE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

AS A REMINDER, YOU CAN RATE YOUR PRIORITY LEVEL AS HIGH, MODERATE OR LOW.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE TODAY, AND THAT IS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.

YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, WHEN I CAME ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL, MY CONSTITUENTS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY CAME TO ME ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS ON WESTERN 380.

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SEMI TRUCKS THAT GO THROUGH THERE, ESPECIALLY AS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS KIND OF BECOME A LOT OF WHAT WE BUILD OUT IN THAT DIRECTION.

THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SPEED, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

AND ESPECIALLY THEY ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE SOMEONE FROM THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD HAD BEEN KILLED ON 380 MAKING A LEGAL TRAFFIC MANEUVER.

AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, AND BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC OUTCRY, ESPECIALLY FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S NOW A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT CINDY LANE AND 380. WE LOST ANOTHER LIFE IN WESTERN DENTON LAST WEEK.

AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, A CHILD STILL REMAINS HOSPITALIZED FROM THAT ACCIDENT AT AN UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTION.

AND EVERY TIME THAT WE'VE RAISED THESE CONCERNS TO CITY STAFF, CITY STAFF HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE.

THE CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE.

WE HAVE BETTER SIGNAGE IN THAT AREA.

THE THINGS THAT THE CITY CONTROLS, WE'VE TAKEN VERY AFFIRMATIVE STEPS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THAT AREA.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WORK SESSION TO HEAR FROM CITY STAFF ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE PROACTIVELY, ANY IDEAS THEY HAVE TO DO MORE THINGS PROACTIVELY IN THAT AREA.

AND I WOULD LIKE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS TO BE HERE, NOT TO BE IN AN ANTAGONISTIC BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHAT ELSE THEY CAN DO.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM DIRECTLY WHAT IS BEING DONE ON WHAT HAS BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY IN OUR CITY BECAUSE WE ARE A VISION ZERO CITY.

WE'RE TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM TEX DOT WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO MEET US IN THIS EFFORT, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AS WELL.

AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE VERY AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LOAD THAT WE'RE PUTTING ON THAT ON THAT ROAD WITH WHAT WE BUILD, THE ADDITIONAL HOUSING THAT'S GOING IN OUT THERE AND MORE AND MORE IN THAT STRETCH BETWEEN 156 AND 35, WE'RE GOING TO SEE CARS AND TRUCKS COME INTO CONFLICT AND EVERYBODY NEED TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD. OKAY.

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MAYOR PRO TEM AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER MCGEE.

I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS STRONGLY ENOUGH.

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

I LIKE THE TENOR IN THE TONE.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS BE A CAMEL'S NOSE UNDER THE TENT FOCUSED ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WE HAVE WHAT, 810 TEX DOT ROADS THAT THAT THE IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO I WOULD I WOULD I WOULD LOVE THIS TO BE THE THE FOOT IN THE DOOR THAT THAT ALLOWS THERE.

I'LL MIX ALL THE METAPHORS THAT ALLOW US TO GET THIS CONVERSATION GOING INTO A BETTER DIRECTION.

SO. YES, YES, YES.

HIGH, HIGH PRIORITY.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MCGEE.

MR. MAYOR. AS ONE OF THE TWO MILLENNIALS ON COUNCIL, WE MIGHT NEED TO HAVE A TWO MINUTE PITCH TO USE PHRASES FROM THIS CENTURY SO WE CAN ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S CAMEL'S NOSE UNDER THE TENT.

WHAT? ANYWAY, SUPPORT.

WELL DONE, MR. DAVIS.

MEDIUM PRIORITY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. I CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORTH.

IT'S ALWAYS VERY HARD TO HEAR OF SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE A, YOU KNOW, IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT LIKE THAT.

SO, YES, I THINK WE DO NEED TO HAVE A WORK SESSION ON, YOU KNOW, THE CAMELS UNDER THE TENT, NOSE.

UNDER THE TENT. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

YES. HIGH PRIORITY.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMAN, WHAT'S.

YEAH, I'LL SUPPORT THIS WORK SESSION.

I REMEMBER SITTING IN THE LIVING ROOM OF ONE OF THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER ONE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS LOST THEIR LIVES.

AND JUST THE SORROW AND SADNESS AND AND ANGER, QUITE FRANKLY, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION.

AND THAT WAS AS IT GOT BUILT, SO WHOLLY SUPPORTED.

I THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE TEXDOT HERE, AS YOU SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS NOT AS ANTAGONISM, BUT HEY, WE WORKED TOGETHER BACK THEN.

WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH HOW ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE AFFECTING THAT TRAFFIC PATTERN.

SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS.

DO YOU HAVE A PRIORITY? UH, I GUESS I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW OUR MEETING.

WHAT'S THE. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IS, ONE, IT TAKES SIX MONTHS AND ONE IT TAKES ONE MONTH.

WHAT'S WHAT'S THE MR? I THINK IT'S LIKE SIX MONTHS FOR THE LOW PRIORITY AND ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MONTHS FOR KIND OF MEDIUM AND HIGH.

I'M JUST TO BE REAL FRANK WITH YOU, I'M LOOKING AT OUR CALENDAR.

WE'RE ON THE 18TH.

WE HAVE MAY 2ND, WHICH THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD GET THEM THERE.

AND THEN MAY 16TH IS I COULD GET IT ON JUNE 6TH.

THAT GIVES US TIME TO DO THEIR WORK.

IT GIVES US TIME TO COORDINATE WITH THEM.

OTHERWISE WE'LL HAVE TO BUMP SOMETHING FROM MAY 16TH, WHICH IS FINE, BUT IT'S ALSO GETTING TEXDOT TO SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE WITH US.

YEAH, I MEAN, I'LL GO WITH A HIGH BUT GIVEN GIVE STAFF THE DISCRETION OF, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THAT WORK IN YOU KNOW SOONER THAN LATER I GUESS IS HOW I WOULD PHRASE IT.

GOT IT. AND I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE HIGH AS WELL TO KIND OF COMPLETE THE SET.

YEAH. SO LET ME JUST ASK A REAL QUICK, DO YOU MIND, MAYOR, IF IF IT'S A HIGH, I CAN MOVE.

WE CAN. IT'LL BE IT WOULD BE ABOUT A MONTH.

CASSIE. I'M JUST NOT SURE.

CAN WE GET SOMETHING GOING AND GET DC? I MEAN, TEXDOT.

WE'LL LET YOU TALK TO TEXDOT AND THEN GET BACK TO US.

YOU KNOW, IT'LL EITHER BE THE 16TH OR THE SIXTH.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND I'M SUPPORTIVE AS WELL.

IT IS A GOOD CONVERSATION.

IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BASICALLY HAVE HAVE OUR RESIDENTS BE ABLE TO SEND EMAIL.

OBVIOUSLY THIS WORK SESSION CAN'T COMMENT, BUT THEY CAN KIND OF SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS.

WE CAN HAND THAT OFF AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE HEARD, MAKE SURE WE EVALUATE.

AND REALLY FROM A FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF 10,000 NEW HOMES ARE COMING AND WE WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WATER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS, IT JUST KIND OF FITS THAT.

THAT IS PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO IT'S RIGHT IN LINE WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S A WORTHY CONVERSATION AND HOPEFULLY ONE THAT AGAIN HELPS CHANGE PEOPLE'S DRIVING BEHAVIOR, HABITS, ETCETERA.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THAT IS GREAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. SO DINNER'S HERE AT 447.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR WORK SESSION.

WE WILL RECONVENE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 630 AND YEAH, WE'LL DO THE PLEDGES AND THEN LOTS OF PROCLAMATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL.

[AFTER DETERMINING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 215 E. MCKINNEY STREET, DENTON, TEXAS AT WHICH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED:]

IT IS 6:30 P.M.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PLEDGES TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAG.

SO PLEASE STAND WITH ME IF YOU'RE ABLE.

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AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE A FEW PROCLAMATIONS.

[A. Proclamation: National Volunteer Week]

IF YOU'RE ASSOCIATED WITH NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, IF YOU CAN COME ON DOWN.

THANK YOU FOR.

OKAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS.

THAT'S AWESOME. SO WHY DON'T YOU TELL US EVERYONE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOUR NAME, KIND OF WHATEVER.

WHAT ELSE YOU WANT US TO KNOW, AND MAYBE YOU'LL TELL US INITIALLY WHAT WE RECOGNIZE IT AND THEN PASS THE MIC.

IS THAT OKAY? GREAT.

OR WHO'S A BETTER.

OKAY. YEAH. COME ON DOWN.

YEAH, I WAS READING THE RESPONSE.

I WAS LIKE, I WAS READING THE ROOM LIKE, NO, NOT SO MUCH.

YEAH, YOU LIKE, KEEP IT MOVING, PLAYER.

SO HERE YOU GO.

YEAH. SO I'M.

I'M AUSTIN ELDRED. I'M THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SUPERVISOR HERE AT THE DENTON PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

AND THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE HONORING ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE HELPED OUT IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE VOLUNTEER.

OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK WITH ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND JUST GENERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND WE COULDN'T HAVE A LOT OF WHAT WE DO CAN'T BE DONE WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS.

SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT SUCCESS AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE FUTURE.

AND THEN WE'LL HAND IT OUT. EVERYBODY CAN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

GREAT. SURE. ARIANA BENSON, SPECIAL EVENTS SUPERVISOR.

I'M CANDICE.

I WORK AT GOKEY POOLS AND I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH KATIE FOR A LONG TIME AND I LOVE THEM.

I WAS ON THEIR BOARD.

YEAH. AND I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF WHAT THEY DO.

YEAH. I'M JEN SAWYER.

I WORK AT THE EMBASSY SUITES HERE IN DENTON, AND I VOLUNTEER FOR KATIE.

HAVE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

HI, I'M AUTUMN NATALIE.

I'M PROGRAM AND EVENTS MANAGER WITH PARKS AND RECREATION.

I'M MEGAN DOWDY. I'M THE CIVIC CENTER SUPERVISOR.

I ALSO WORK WITH THESE GREAT PEOPLE AND GET TO WORK WITH AT EVENTS WITH THESE VOLUNTEERS.

I'M TORY HILL. I'M A SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION.

I'M ABBY SHUTLER.

I'M AN INTERN WITH KEEP DEN BEAUTIFUL.

CLAY THURMOND AND I VOLUNTEER OUT AT CLEAR CREEK.

I'VE BEEN DOING THAT LEADING MASTER NATURALIST CREWS OUT THERE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO.

AND NEXT TO ME IS MY OTHER PARTNER IN CRIME, ALEX SPAIN, WHO SINGLE HANDEDLY REVIVED AND KEEPS THE ISD SCHOOL DAZE PROGRAM GOING.

THANK YOU, CLAY. I'M ELISE SPAIN.

I'M WITH THE TEXAS MASTER NATURALIST ELM FORK CHAPTER.

WE REPRESENT PEOPLE IN DENTON WISE AND COOKE COUNTIES.

WE PROVIDE ABOUT 25,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EVERY YEAR, TRYING TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR EARTH AND TEACH OTHERS TO DO SO.

HENSLEY YOU JUST FEATURED SOMEWHERE? WHERE WAS THAT? I SAW IT. I JUST. IT ESCAPED ME.

BUT PLEASE. SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO GO READ.

WELL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR OUTING ME SO, SO MUCH FOR WITNESS PROTECTION.

NO, IT'S GREAT. OKAY, WELL, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION, AND IT READS A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.

GREETINGS. WHEREAS, NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION IN 1974 TO INSPIRE, RECOGNIZE, AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ENGAGE AND SERVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND. WHEREAS, DENTON PARKS AND RECREATION AND KEEP DENTON BEAUTIFUL, ENGAGED VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTATIVE OF RICH DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, FROM CHILDREN TO OLDER ADULTS, LIFELONG RESIDENTS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ALL WHO PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY.

AND. WHEREAS, NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK CELEBRATES CELEBRATES THE IMPACT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS TO TACKLE SOCIETY'S GREAT CHALLENGES BUT BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND BE A FORCE THAT TRANSFORMS THE WORLD.

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IF WE CAN GIVE THEM A HAND.

IS IT? ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. WE'LL SLIDE IN FOR PITCHER HERE.

NEXT, WE HAVE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.

[B. Proclamation: National Library Week]

YES. OKAY? YEAH. YEAH.

THEY WERE SANDBAGGING. THEY'RE LIKE, NO, IT'S DANGEROUS DOWN THERE.

SO IF YOU COULD GIVE YOU ALL A CHANCE, SAME THING.

INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND TELL US WHAT WE RECOGNIZE AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW OR ANY EVENTS COMING UP, THAT SORT OF THING, PLEASE.

SO MY NAME IS CYAN BRANNON.

I WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS LIBRARIES.

AND ESSENTIALLY WE'RE HERE TO GET RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK AND PROGRAM SERVICES AND COLLECTIONS THAT LIBRARIES BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS STACEY SIZEMORE.

I WORK FOR THE DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I FILL IN DENTON.

WE'VE ALL OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS HAD ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK OUR STAFF PROVIDES REALLY GREAT SERVICES AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM.

HI, I'M MICHELLE MCCLANAHAN AND I'M AN ELEMENTARY LIBRARIAN AT SAM HOUSTON ELEMENTARY.

AND I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR DENTON ISD.

I'M CASEY FANUCCI.

I'M THE ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGER OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

I'M KIMBERLY JOHNSON.

I'M REPRESENTING TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY AND THE BLAGG HUEY LIBRARIES.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY IN DENTON TO HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL LIBRARIES AND TO FORGE COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAMING THAT WE ALL OFFER FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS OF ANY AGE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. AND MAKE SURE WE GET IT IN.

SO WE GOT WE GOT GOING GREEN AND GO PIONEERS.

YES. WE'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DENTON HAND SIGNAL.

COME ON. IT'LL BE GREAT.

NO, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL Y'ALL DO.

I WISH FOR MY KIDS WE COULD COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF VR GOGGLE TO HAVE THEM GO THROUGH A CARD CATALOG AND HAVE TO REALLY USE THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM.

BUT THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH MY CRAZY STORIES.

BUT SO. SO I HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND IT'S A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, TO TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.

GREETINGS. WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE PASSIONS AND ENGAGE IN LIFELONG LEARNING.

AND. WHEREAS, LIBRARIES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY OF COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, LITERACY SKILLS, SUPPORT FOR JOB SEEKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND. WHEREAS, LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, LIBRARY WORKERS AND LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION JOINED TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, DO HEREBY DECLARE AND PROCLAIM THIS WEEK, APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29TH, 2023, AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.

IF WE CAN GIVE HIM A HAND.

SO WE'LL SLIDE IN HERE. I THINK WE CAN GET EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT. FOR THOSE FOLKS BEFORE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT EVENING.

[C. Proclamation: Building Safety Month]

ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

IT'S AWESOME. JU

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OKAY. YOU.

YOU'LL TELL US WHAT WE'RE HERE RECOGNIZING.

ALL RIGHT, GREAT. AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

OKAY. MY NAME IS EMILY LEWIS.

I'M THE DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR THE CITY OF DENTON.

THIS IS MOST OF OUR BUILDING SAFETY TEAM.

THIS IS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY DEDICATED TO LIFE, HEALTH, SAFETY FOR THE CITIZENS.

AND I'D LOVE FOR THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED.

YES. WELL, AND I GUESS TO THAT POINT.

SO I'M TINA FERGUS. I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

I'M ALSO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.

BUT I ALSO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THIS AMAZING TEAM.

AND JUST A LOT OF THESE FOLKS ARE BEHIND THE SCENES.

SOME OF THEM ARE ALSO ON THE FRONT LINE.

IF YOU SEE THEM OUT IN THE FIELD WITH AN INSPECTION TEAM.

BUT JUST KNOW THAT THESE PEOPLE WORK EXTREMELY DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE CITY OF DENTON ARE CONSTRUCTED TO A HIGH QUALITY STANDARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUILDING CODES THAT WE'VE ADOPTED FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY DO ALL THE PLAN REVIEW BEHIND THE SCENES.

THEY HELP FOLKS WITH EVEN SIMPLE PERMITS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED, INCLUDING ALL THE WAY TO SEEING THE BUILDINGS, BE INSPECTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HABITABLE.

WHETHER YOU'RE A RESIDENT OR YOU'RE A BUSINESS OWNER OR YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE WITHIN A BUILDING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IS AS A RESULT OF THIS AMAZING TEAM THAT HELPS ENSURE THAT THE BUILDINGS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY ARE HABITABLE AND TO A QUALITY STANDARDS SO THAT WHEN WE GO INTO A BUILDING WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AS THE REGULAR AVERAGE CITIZEN WALK INTO A BUILDING, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE PLACE THAT WE'RE WALKING INTO BECAUSE KNOW THAT THESE FOLKS HERE HAVE MADE SURE THAT THAT BUILDING IS SAFE FOR OCCUPYING.

SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM.

I'M ANGELA ADAMS. CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND PERMIT ADMINISTRATOR.

BRAD GARRETT BUILDING INSPECTOR.

JOSH HAMBLIN. PLANS EXAMINER.

JESSICA GRIFFITH. I'M A HEALTH INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF DENTON CHRISTIANA TAPIA.

I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR.

GERARD DELGADO PERMIT TECH J.R.

RICHARDSON PLANS EXAMINER.

GIL GILBERT BUILDING INSPECTIONS.

NICK FARMER, PERMIT TECHNICIAN.

KATHY CREECH PLANS EXAMINER.

JOHN THOMPSON BUILDING INSPECTOR.

TOM STEVENSON BUILDING INSPECTOR.

HAYDEN SCARNATO AND I REVIEW BUILDING PLANS.

YEAH. SO CERTAINLY AND I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SAY TALK ABOUT JUST I DON'T KNOW THAT WE I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE A HEALTHY UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MANY PLANS ARE AVERAGE ARE COMING THROUGH.

AND JUST IF YOU HAVE A GENERAL NUMBER, IF NOT, AND HOW MANY INSPECTIONS, I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE THOSE DATA POINTS, GREAT.

IF NOT, WE DO ABOUT, I WOULD SAY BETWEEN 40 AND 50,000 INSPECTIONS A YEAR.

AND THAT'S WHAT OUR ZONING INSPECTORS, HEALTH INSPECTORS, BUILDING INSPECTORS.

IT'S IT'S A LOT IT'S A BIG JOB.

THAT'S JUST THE INSPECTORS.

THEN ALL THE PLANS THAT COME IN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY PLAN REVIEWS.

WE PROBABLY DO ABOUT 35,000 PLAN REVIEWS A YEAR.

SO IT'S A LOT.

IT'S A BIG NUMBER.

ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE SO DEDICATED TO THEIR JOB, THEY MAKE SURE THINGS GET DONE.

AND WE DO, YOU KNOW, DO THE BEST JOB WE CAN.

I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. NO, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE'RE HAVING EVENTS THIS MONTH OF MAY.

SO COME CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE CITY OF DENTON DOT COM.

WE'RE DOING A COLORING CONTEST FOR KIDS.

WE'VE GOT SOME STORY TIMES LINED UP FOR AT THE LIBRARY.

AND LET'S SEE.

AND WE'RE ALSO DOING SOME, WHAT ELSE? COMMUNITY EVENTS.

SO CHECK, CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE.

DID YOU SAY COLORING IS ONLY FOR KIDS OR.

OH, I MEAN, YOU CAN YOU CAN.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.

I DOMINATE THEM.

I'D WIN. OKAY.

IT'S A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.

GREETINGS. WHEREAS THE BUILDINGS WE LIVE, LIVE, LEARN, LEARN, WORK, WORSHIP AND PLAY EACH DAY ARE AMONG THE SAFEST IN THE WORLD DUE TO THE DILIGENCE OF BUILDING SAFETY PROFESSIONALS.

AND. WHEREAS, IN MAY, WE CELEBRATE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, REMINDING ALL OF US ALL ABOUT ALL ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF COMMUNITIES, LARGELY UNKNOWN GUARDIANS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR LOCAL CODE, OUR LOCAL CODE OFFICIALS.

AND. WHEREAS, THIS YEAR'S THEME IT STARTS WITH YOU, ENCOURAGES AWARENESS OF EVERYONE CAN TAKE AND CAN TAKE TO ENSURE LIVES AND PROTECT WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN BUILDING CODES.

AND NOW THEREFORE, OUR GERARD HUDSPETH MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, DO HEREBY DECLARE AND PROCLAIM MAY 2023 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IF WE CAN GIVE THEM A HAND.

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YEAH. WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE.

OKAY? I HAVE FRIENDS.

ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE YOU.

JESUS. AND THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

YES, SIR. YOU DO? AND THOSE HERE TO RECOGNIZE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

[D. Proclamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month]

HEY. HOW ARE YOU? GREAT TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. HEY, HOW ARE YOU? GREAT TO SEE YOU.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YES, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK. OKAY.

SO IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE AND TELL, TELL US WHAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING AND ANYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW.

UPCOMING EVENTS OR HOW PEOPLE CAN VOLUNTEER, THAT SORT OF THING.

YEAH. HI, I'M DEBBIE JENSEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR CASA OF DENTON COUNTY.

AND FOR 31 YEARS WE'VE BEEN PROTECTING THE CHILDREN OF DENTON COUNTY AFFECTED BY ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

WE DO THAT BY APPOINTING AN ADVOCATE TO SPEAK OUT FOR THEIR BEST INTEREST IN COURT AND WITH OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CASE.

AND IT'S A JOB LIKE NO OTHER.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEER POSITION AND WE NEED VOLUNTEERS RIGHT NOW.

WHEN I CAME IN TODAY, I TOLD THESE TWO LADIES THAT 30 CHILDREN DON'T HAVE A VOLUNTEER STAFF IS SERVING THEM ONLY RIGHT NOW.

SO WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.

SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO GO TO CASA DENTON ORG AND SIGN UP.

HELLO, EVERYONE.

I'M JERRY TILLMAN AND I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CASA.

ALSO, I AM WORKING WITH THE DIVERSITY AND RECRUITMENT TEAM.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADVOCATES IN TERMS OF DIVERSITY, IN TERMS OF A NEED, IN TERMS OF HELPING THE 30 CHILDREN IN NEED.

AND I'D LOVE TO MEET WITH YOU TODAY JUST TO SHARE CONTACT INFORMATION.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

I'M LIKE, LET'S LET'S ROCK AND ROLL RIGHT NOW AND GO AHEAD AND BRING IN ADVOCATES TO DO THE WORK.

WE ALSO ARE RECRUITING FOR OUR BOARD.

SO I'M JERRY TILLMAN, SO FEEL FREE TO CONNECT WITH ME AFTERWARDS.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'M LINDSAY HENDERSON LUJAN.

I'M A PRINCIPAL HERE IN DENTON ISD ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY, BUT I'M ALSO A VERY PROUD BOARD MEMBER AT CASA DENTON.

I SERVE AS OUR DEVELOPMENT CHAIR AND I CAN'T SPEAK ENOUGH ABOUT THE AMAZING AND LIFE SAVING WORK THAT CASA DENTON IS DOING EVERY DAY.

AND THESE LADIES AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS, VOLUNTEERS, ADVOCATES, THE JUDGES.

WE ARE PROTECTING CHILDREN EVERY DAY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S INVALUABLE AND REALLY CRITICAL RIGHT NOW.

SO PLEASE COME VOLUNTEER.

SPREAD THE WORD. WE NEED YOUR HELP.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

AND IT'S A PROCLAMATION.

IT SAYS GREETINGS.

WHEREAS IN 2022, CASA OF DENTON COUNTY SERVED 589 CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

AND. WHEREAS, MORE THAN 240 VOLUNTEERS FROM DENTON COUNTY WORK IN THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY BY GIVING THEIR TIME TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN.

AND. WHEREAS, OUR YOUNGEST CITIZENS NEED AND DESERVE TO BE SURROUNDED BY LOVE AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WHILE BEING GIVEN GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, I GERARD HUDSPETH MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS.

DO TEXAS, IN HONOR OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DO HEREBY DECLARE AND PROCLAIM APRIL 2023 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IF WE CAN GIVE THEM A HAND.

[01:30:04]

HAVE A GREAT EVENING. AND THANK YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND SEE YOU.

TELL DAD HELLO. I WILL.

AND WE HAVE LET'S SEE HERE.

WE HAVE ONE MORE.

[E. Proclamation: Sexual Assault Awareness Month]

IF YOU CAN COME DOWN, PLEASE.

HEY. HOW ARE YOU? VERY WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

OKAY. IF YOU CAN TELL US WHAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING, HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW FOR SURE.

MY NAME IS NIKKI NEWTON.

I AM THE SURVIVORS ADVOCACY TEAM COORDINATOR WITH DENTON COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY HERE.

IN JUST A SECOND IN THE PROCLAMATION, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR STAGGERING STATISTICS ON THE PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

IT IS A SCARY TOPIC, BUT IT IS HAPPENING IN ALL COMMUNITIES.

IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE.

IT HAPPENS ACROSS ALL GENDERS, ALL SOCIOECONOMIC CLASSES, ALL RACES IN ALL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN DENTON.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT AND BRING AWARENESS FOR SURVIVORS WHERE THEY CAN GET SERVICES IF THEY NEED IT.

OUR SURVIVORS ADVOCACY TEAM IS A 24 HOUR TEAM, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THAT RESPONDS TO SURVIVORS IN THE HOSPITAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FOR THEM SHORTLY AFTER THE CRIME HAS OCCURRED.

IT IS VOLUNTEER BASED, SO IF YOU DON'T VOLUNTEER ENOUGH ALREADY, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

YOU CAN GET INVOLVED BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE DCFAS.ORG.

OR IF YOU ARE A SURVIVOR OR KNOW A SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR STALKING, YOU CAN CALL OUR 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE AT (940) 382-7273. WE ALSO HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP NEXT WEDNESDAY ON APRIL 26TH FOR NATIONAL DENIM DAY. IT GOES IN WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH DENIM DAY, LOOK IT UP.

IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

IT'LL BE HELD AT BEARDED MONK FROM 6 TO 9.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RAFFLES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CANADIAN TUXEDO CONTEST.

IT'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF FUN. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

HI, MY NAME IS ROCIO MENDEZ AND I AM A SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM ADVOCATE.

HI, I'M JILLIAN URQUIDI AND I'M A ADVOCACY INTERN AT FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT INFORMATION.

SO IMPORTANT. AND SO THE PROCLAMATION READS GREETINGS.

WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, NEARLY 1 IN 5, 1 IN 5 WOMEN AND 1 IN 33 MEN HAVE BEEN RAPED AND 1 IN 4 GIRLS AND 1 IN 6 BOYS IS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY THEIR BY THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY.

AND IN FACT, AN INDIVIDUAL IS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED EVERY 68 SECONDS.

AND. WHEREAS, SEXUAL ASSAULT AFFECTS EVERY ADULT AND CHILD IN DENTON COUNTY, EITHER AS A VICTIM, SURVIVOR OR SEXUAL OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR AS A FAMILY MEMBER. AND.

WHEREAS, FEW SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY AFTER VICTIMIZATION DUE TO THE SHAME OR FEAR OR DISBELIEF IN ORDER TO END SEXUAL ASSAULT. WE MUST ALLEVIATE THESE FEARS.

AND. WHEREAS, DENTON COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICES TO THOSE IMPACTED BY SEXUAL ASSAULT, INCLUDING SURVIVOR ADVOCATE ADVOCATE TEAM RESPONDING 24 OVER SEVEN TO LOCAL HOSPITALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

AND. WHEREAS, APRIL 2023 IS THE 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, IN WHICH DENTON COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY WILL PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY PUBLICIZING THEIR SERVICES, EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THEIR AGENCY, AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF NEEDS OF SURVIVORS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, DO HEREBY DECLARE AND PROCLAIM APRIL 2023 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

CAN WE GIVE THEM A HAND FOR THE WORK THEY DO? GNAGE. HE DOES GREAT WORK.

I CAN VOUCH FOR HIM. THANK YOU.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

JINXED IT RIGHT THERE. ALL RIGHT.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

APPRECIATE IT.

[01:35:06]

OKAY. JUST BE OKAY IF.

LET'S SEE.

[3. PRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC]

THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED RULES OF PROCEDURE, INCLUDING A CODE OF CONDUCT THAT APPLIES TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THESE RULES WERE ENACTED TO PROMOTE AN ORDERLY PROCESS AND TO PRESERVE DECORUM.

SPEAKERS WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO GIVE A SCHEDULED REPORT AND FOUR MINUTES TO GIVE AN OPEN MIC REPORT.

A BELL WILL RING WHEN TIME IS EXPIRED.

IF THE REMARKS ARE NOT CONCLUDED BY THAT TIME, THE SPEAKER WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING.

IF THE SPEAKER DOES NOT CEASE AND THE SECOND REQUEST IS MADE, THE MAYOR MAY REQUEST TO HAVE THE SPEAKER REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBER.

SPEAKERS SHOULD NOT APPROACH THE DAIS.

IF A SPEAKER HAS MATERIALS FOR THE COUNCIL, PLEASE NOTIFY THE CITY SECRETARY IN ADVANCE FOR SCHEDULED REPORTS.

THE COUNCIL MAY INITIATE DISCUSSION OR ASK QUESTIONS FOR NON SCHEDULED OPEN MIC REPORTS.

THE COUNCIL MAY LISTEN, HOWEVER, BECAUSE NO NOTICE OF THE SUBJECT OF THE OPEN MIC REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE.

THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR DECISION BY THE COUNCIL ON NONSCHEDULED ITEMS. AS A RESULT, THE COUNCIL MAY ONLY PROCEED AS FOLLOWS ON NONSCHEDULED ITEMS PROPOSED TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

MAKE A STATEMENT OF FACTUAL POLICY OR A RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY.

SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO DIRECT ALL REMARKS AND QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM MAKING ABUSIVE, PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS.

ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE MAY BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBER.

THANK YOU. IN ADVANCE.

COPIES OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY SECRETARY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MS..

NELL YALE. AND IF YOU CAN GIVE YOUR NAME, MAKE SURE I SET THAT RIGHT AND YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES.

MY NAME IS. EXCUSE ME.

I'VE BEEN A LITTLE ILL, SO I'M A LITTLE HOARSE.

MY NAME IS NELIA DALE.

I RESIDE AT 514 EAST PERRY STREET, DENTON, TEXAS.

76,205. I'M HERE TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE DENTON UTILITY COMPANY? UH, HOW CAN A PERSON GO IN PAY A BILL? AND AFTER A BIG ICE STORM WE HAD HERE.

FREEZING UP HOUSES.

PIPES BROKEN.

AND WHAT A RUN.

WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW BECAUSE THE HOUSE WAS EMPTY.

THE WATER WENT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

THEN THE NEIGHBOR CAME AND SAVED THE.

I THINK IT'S FLOODING.

WE WENT UP UNDER THE HOUSE.

THERE WERE PIPES BUSTED AND THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE WAS FULL OF WATER.

WE CLEARED IT UP.

I'VE STOPPED THE WATER.

AND WHEN I RECEIVED THE BILL, IT WAS AT $300.

NOBODY EVEN LIVING IN THE HOUSE.

I SAYS, THIS IS AN ACT OF GOD.

WE DON'T MAKE ICE.

WE DO NOT MAKE SNOW.

WE DON'T MAKE RAIN.

WILL BE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TO WHAT I'VE BEEN PAYING.

AND NOBODY'S EVEN LIVING HERE.

THEY REFUSED.

IF I DON'T PAY IT, I WILL.

CUT THE WATER OFF THIS WATER.

AT 509, MADDUX IS HOOKED UP TO ANOTHER HOUSE.

514 EAST BIERI IF YOU CUT THAT WATER OFF, YOU DON'T CUT THE NEXT HOUSE OFF.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? THIS IS AN ACT OF GOD.

I WENT DOWN TO YOUR LIBRARY.

DIDN'T. I PULL THIS ACT OF GOD OUT OF YOUR LIBRARY WHERE YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ACTUALLY THE TRUTH.

WHY BLAME ME FOR WHAT ALMIGHTY GOD HAVE DID? I NEED QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

OKAY. AM I SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR.

ALMIGHTY GOD. HOW DID.

[01:40:01]

DO YOU JUST DON'T ADJUST NOBODY'S PIPES.

IT'S JUST ME. I NEED ANSWERS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

YOU HAVE DATED IN THE PAST.

WHY NOW? OKAY.

I WILL MAKE SURE STAFF CIRCLES BACK WITH YOU.

WE WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT PEOPLE'S INDIVIDUAL BILLS HERE AT THE DAIS.

IT'S PUBLIC, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

AND BY STATUTE, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT PEOPLE'S INDIVIDUAL BILLS.

BUT I'LL ASK THE STAFF MEMBER TO TALK TO YOU AND MAKE SURE THEY FOLLOW UP AND THEY CAN ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED.

OKAY. AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A PERSON PAY FOR WATER LIKE THAT, WHY IS IT? THAT THEY DO NOT BRING US THEIR LAW.

LIKE I'M BRINGING YOU YOUR LAW.

OKAY. YES, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A COPY OF THAT LAW.

YES, MA'AM. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT.

YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE WE CAN'T HELP IT IF THE PIPE BURST.

ALSO, AS I WAS GOING THROUGH MY UTILITY BILLS.

I KEPT LOOKING.

WHY IS IT? THIS ONE SECOND. AND YOU ONLY HAVE A.

I KNOW. YEAH.

MY POOR MINISTER'S NOT UP YET.

YES, MA'AM. IN ABOUT US.

NOW IT IS. IS THERE, IS THERE LIKE, CAN YOU SUMMARIZE IN A SENTENCE OR LESS? YES. IT'S ANOTHER SUBJECT.

OH, NO.

WE HAVE AN OPEN SPACE WITH ONLY FOUR MINUTES.

YEAH. GO, GO, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

IF YOU CAN. IF YOU CAN. IF YOU CAN DO IT IN TWO MINUTES.

I APPRECIATE YOU. YES, MA'AM.

IF I DON'T GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT, I'M GOING INTO A LOWER COURT.

I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND.

I'M SERIOUS. YES, MA'AM.

ENOUGH IS JUST ENOUGH.

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LISTEN.

YES, MA'AM. AND THEY GOT THESE PEOPLE'S NAMES OVER TO THE UTILITY.

THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SUPERVISORS, BUT THEY'RE NOT.

OKAY. THEY NEED TO LISTEN.

YES, MA'AM. WELL, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU.

WE'LL GET IT. WE'LL GET ALL THE ANSWERS YOU NEED.

WELL, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.

YES, MA'AM. IT'S MANY MORE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

AND IF NOT, PUT ME ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK.

OKAY, I FINISHED IF I HAVE TO COME EVERY DAY.

CERTAINLY. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU. OKAY.

THAT TAKES US TO OUR SECOND SPEAKER, NICK STEVENS.

COME DOWN AND GIVE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS NICK STEVENS.

I'M FROM DECRIMINALIZED DENTON AND I'M COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF 32,000 PEOPLE THAT VOTED TO DECRIMINALIZE CANNABIS IN THE CITY OF DENTON THAT 72% OF VOTERS IN THE ELECTION THAT TOLD YOU WHAT TO DO.

BUT DESPITE TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO, YOU CONTINUE TO IGNORE IT.

I WAS ORIGINALLY COMING UP HERE TODAY TO REFUTE A WORK SESSION THAT WAS, I GUESS, CITY FUNDED PROPAGANDA THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE.

THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHY I GUESS THE MAYOR DECIDED THAT IT WASN'T APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A WORK SESSION ON HOW YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE LAW.

AND SO I DECIDED SINCE YOU DIDN'T DO THAT, TO SPEND MY TIME GIVING YOU THE WORK SESSION THAT YOU FORGOT TO HAVE TODAY, I WANTED TO START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE MENTIONED TO YOU ALL A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN A COUNCIL MEMBER ASKED HIM WHETHER OR NOT HE USED THE SMELL TEST TO STOP AND FRISK RESIDENTS.

HE SAID THAT THEY DON'T ACTUALLY DO THAT.

BUT ON MARCH EIGHTH OF THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT THAT I ASKED THE CITY TO PROVIDE ME, WHICH SHOWED EXACTLY THAT ON THE CORNER OF PANHANDLE AND CAROL STREET AT 4:00 PM, AN INDIVIDUAL FORGOT TO USE HIS BLINKER AT THE STOP SIGN GREATER THAN 100FT AWAY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, DON'T PULL ME OVER BECAUSE I DO THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

BUT THEY PULLED THE INDIVIDUAL OVER WHO WAS A PERSON OF COLOR WHO DID NOT USE A BLINKER UP TO 100FT AWAY AS A RESULT OF PULLING HIM OVER. THEY SMELLED CANNABIS.

AND THEN AFTER THEY SMELLED CANNABIS, THEY SAW THIS INDIVIDUAL FLICK, A CIGARET WHICH THEY SAID WAS LITTERING OUTSIDE OF HIS VEHICLE.

AND THAT WAS ALL THE PROBABLE CAUSE THEY NEEDED TO PULL HIM OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND STOP AND FRISK HIM.

AND SO I'D ASK YOU, IS THE CHIEF OF POLICE ACTUALLY TELLING THE TRUTH? DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT USE A SMELL TEST TO FRISK PEOPLE IN THIS CITY? I THINK THAT IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THAT POLICE REPORT YOURSELF, IF ANY REASONABLE PERSON IN THE CITY OF DENTON WERE TO READ THAT POLICE REPORT, YOU WOULD ALL BE ON THE SAME

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AND SO THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS TODAY.

THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS TODAY WAS THE FACT THAT WE AT DECRIMINALIZED DENTON SENT A PLEDGE TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON COUNCIL AS WELL AS TO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

MAYOR HUDSPETH SENT A PUBLIC POST DEAR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER ARMENTA AND DECRIMINALIZED DENTON.

I REFUSE TO BE INTIMIDATED.

I SWORE TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND I WILL DO THAT EVEN IN THE FACE OF YOUR PRESSURE TACTICS.

HOW FITTING THAT YOUR PLEDGE WAS SENT ON THE EVE OF EASTER ROMANS 13 ONE THROUGH SEVEN SEEMS APPROPRIATE.

I'M GETTING READY.

IF YOU WANT A MAYOR THAT CAN STAND AGAINST DEB ARMENTA AND DECRIMINALIZE DENTON, I NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO GET READY IF YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO DO SO, GO TO THE SITE BELOW.

DONATE AND PRAY.

GUYS. I READ THAT OUT LOUD BECAUSE OF HOW RIDICULOUS AND OFFENSIVE THAT IS.

I'M A SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM, SO I THINK IT'S APT THAT WE'RE HONORING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS TONIGHT.

I WAS RAPED FOR FIVE YEARS OF MY LIFE.

ANTIDEPRESSANTS DIDN'T WORK, THERAPY DIDN'T WORK, CANNABIS DID WORK.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M IN THIS FIGHT.

THAT'S WHY PEOPLE LIKE DEBMAR-MERCURY ARE IN THIS FIGHT.

THAT'S WHY 72% OF DENTON HEIGHTS ARE IN THIS FIGHT.

THIS ISN'T SOME SORT OF POLITICAL GAME WHERE WE'RE ALL TRYING TO RAISE MONEY AND RUN FOR MAYOR IS BECAUSE WE DEEPLY CARE ABOUT THE ISSUE WHERE WE PUT PARTIZAN POLITICS TO THE SIDE TO ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONE AND YOU ALL AREN'T DOING ANYTHING.

WHEN YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING TONIGHT, YOU JUST PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR AND SAID, WELL, THERE'S A LAWSUIT GOING ON, SO WE REALLY SHOULDN'T DO IT WHEN ONE OF YOU SHOULD HAVE OBJECTED TO TABLING THIS AND PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA.

AND SO I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO DO THAT TODAY.

YOU ALL SAY YOU CAN DO SOMETHING.

DO THAT IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER IS DEB ARMATURE.

IF YOU CAN COME DOWN AND GIVE YOUR NAME, YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES.

KRISTA AND. HI DEB ARMENTOR 2003.

MR WOOD LANE.

I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF DECRIMINALIZED DENTON.

I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT ISSUE ON BEHALF OF DECRIMINALIZED DENTON AND THEN A COUPLE OTHER ISSUES JUST AS MYSELF.

I WANT TO SECOND NICK STEVENS REQUEST THAT TODAY'S WORK SESSION BE RESCHEDULED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO POSTPONE A DISCUSSION OF ENFORCING A LAW THAT YOU ALL CERTIFIED THAT THE PUBLIC OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED FOR, AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED AT ALL.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE KILLEEN LAWSUIT, THE SUIT BY THE CITY OF BELL COUNTY AGAINST KILLEEN, WAS CITED AS A REASON FOR POSTPONING THAT LAWSUIT.

IF YOU READ IT IS BOGUS.

THE COUNTY HAS NO STANDING WHATSOEVER TO SUE A CITY.

THEY CAN'T SHOW HARM.

THE STATE COULD SUE.

BUT THIS IS NOT THE STATE SUING ON A CRIMINAL MATTER.

THE KEN PAXTON IS NOT SUING THE CITY OF DENTON.

SO THIS IS A BOGUS LAWSUIT, A LAUGHABLE LAWSUIT THAT LAWYERS ARE LAUGHING AT AND A BOGUS REASON TO POSTPONE AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. SO NOW, SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I GUESS I'LL SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR UNANIMOUSLY GIVING DIRECTION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE DANGER OF 380 AND WORKING WITH TEXDOT FOR THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AND DIED BECAUSE THAT IS JUST AN UNSAFE ROAD.

I DRIVE THAT EVERY DAY.

I LIVE OFF IT.

I WANT TO USE MY REMAINING MINUTE AND A HALF TO TALK ABOUT HOW DISAPPOINTED AND QUITE FRANKLY, ANGRY I AM THAT A MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL, EVERYONE EXCEPT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, BEC, DECIDED TO PUT FORWARD AN ORDINANCE TO MOVE IT FORWARD FOR A VOTE THAT WOULD BE SELECTIVELY ENFORCED AGAINST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF DENTON, CURBING THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

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YOU KNOW, THAT IS JUST REALLY EGREGIOUS.

AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY SAY PANHANDLERS OR SOLICITORS, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY EGREGIOUS.

SO I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED THE PUBLIC IS PRETTY UPSET ABOUT THIS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN UP ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY EMAILS YOU ALL HAVE GOTTEN.

ONE OF THEM WAS FROM ME.

BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND, PEOPLE WHO DON'T FEEL SAFE SPEAKING OUT FOR THEMSELVES.

AND THAT'S A PEOPLE WHO'S FREE SPEECH ITSELF IS BEING CHALLENGED BY THIS ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CHRISTINE BRAY WAS THE NEXT SPEAKER.

HELLO, CHRISTINE BRAY.

I HOPE YOU ALL ARE DOING WELL TONIGHT.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR BEING PROACTIVE ON ADDING BENCHES TO BUS STOPS THAT DON'T HAVE THEM.

I APPRECIATE THE GESTURE OF ADDING THE PARK STYLE BENCHES TO THE STOPS WHERE ABUNDANCE DENTON HAD ADDED TEMPORARY SEATING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE CITY AND DCTA FACILITIES FOR BUS RIDERS.

THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR THAT ONE.

SECOND, I WANT TO EXPRESS FRUSTRATION WITH A NUMBER OF STEPS THAT THE CITY IS CONSIDERING TO EFFECTIVELY MAKE BEING UNHOUSED IN DENTON MORE DIFFICULT.

SPECIFICALLY THE AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING ORDINANCE.

I'LL ADD THAT I WAS AT ARLINGTON THAT HAS SIMILAR SIGNS AND THEY'RE JUST NOT PLEASANT TO LOOK AT.

I DROVE THROUGH THE CITY AND I SAW THE FIRST ONE.

I WAS LIKE, WHAT? LIKE IT DOES NOT LOOK NICE.

ANYWAYS, AND THE PRIVATE SECURITY ON THE SQUARE ISSUES CAUSED AROUND FOLKS LACKING HOMES ARE SOLVED BY GIVING THEM HOMES.

THE DOMINANT MODEL IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY SERVICES FIRST, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LATER IS AN EXPENSIVE MODEL WITH LIMITED SUCCESS THAT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS I OFTEN SEE.

DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE HEADLINES IN THE CRIME SECTION, WHERE THE CRIMES BEING DESCRIBED ARE UNHOUSED PEOPLE DOING THINGS THAT WOULD BE PERFECTLY LEGAL TO DO IN HOMES IF THEY HAD THEM. BUT THEY DON'T.

AND SO THE CRIME IS EFFECTIVELY LACKING A HOUSING, PUBLIC INTOXICATION, FOR EXAMPLE, NUDITY AND SO ON.

ALTHOUGH DENTON HAS ON PAPER ADOPTED HOUSING FIRST, OUR PRACTICES DO NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT REFLECT THE PRACTICES OF CITIES THAT HAVE SUCCEEDED.

HOUSING FIRST HAS HAD GREAT SUCCESS ACROSS THE NATION IN THE WORLD.

THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE HOUSED THROUGH HOUSING FIRST PROGRAMS WHO REMAIN HOUSED 12 MONTHS LATER IS AROUND 85% ON AVERAGE VERSUS 30 TO 50% FOR TRADITIONAL MODELS, WHICH IS A MASSIVE COST SAVING THE FUNDS THAT THE CITY IS DEPLOYING ARE ACTUALLY WINDING UP MEETING THEIR INTENDED USE.

HIRING A PRIVATE SECURITY FORCE AND CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE ASKING FOR MONEY WASTES MONEY TO CRIMINALIZE BEING HOMELESS THAT COULD BE SPENT ON ACTUAL SOLUTIONS.

SINCE ADOPTING HOUSING FIRST, ATLANTA HAS SEEN THE NUMBER OF UNHOUSED DROP BY 40% IN JUST A FEW YEARS.

IN HOUSTON, 50%.

AND ON THIS NOTE, I'M FRUSTRATED BY THE YEARS LONG, SLOW WALKING OF THE PROPOSED TINY VILLAGE COMMUNITY THAT DENTON BASIC SERVICE CENTER WANTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CITY, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY COST THE CITY SOME EMPTY, UNUSED LAND.

IT'S TIME TO ADOPT BEST PRACTICES AND PROVEN SOLUTIONS THAT HELP EVERYONE RATHER THAN HURTING OUR VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS BY SIMPLY SHOVING THEM OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.

TAKES US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA WE HAVE.

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM C AND E WERE PULLED C FOR JUST A SEPARATE VOTE.

E WILL COME BACK TO US LATER.

MAYOR PRO TEM I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCEPTING FOR ITEMS C AND E, OKAY.

COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.

BUT FOR ITEMS C AND E AND ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NONE.

COUNCILMEMBER WATTS, I'LL SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT. AND LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN.

AND THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS HAS LEFT THE DAIS AND I'LL CALL THAT ITEM.

[C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton approving a Joint Election Agreement and Contract with Denton County for joint election services for the regular municipal election being held on May 6, 2023 for the purpose of electing Council Members to Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, and for a run-off election, if necessary, at a total estimated cost of $80,686.63; and providing an effective date.]

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COUNCIL MEMBER. MCGEE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER G.

ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER WATTS, HOW ARE YOU? I AND LET'S VOTE ON A SCREEN.

AND THAT PASSES 5 TO 0, MR. MAYOR? YES.

THAT LAST ITEM HAD NO SECOND MENTIONED.

I'M JUST BRINGING OUR ATTENTION TO THAT.

OKAY. THANKS. SO, JESSE.

THAT WOULD BE MAYOR PRO TEM MADE THE MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCGEE SECONDED.

BLESS YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[A. Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton adopting Standards of Care for recreational care programs administered by Denton’s Parks and Recreation department pursuant to Texas Human Resources Code Section 42.041(b)(14); and providing an effective date.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL NIKKI SASSENUS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

EACH YEAR WE'RE REQUIRED TO BRING THE STANDARDS OF CARE FOR REVIEW AND ADOPTION BY THE COUNCIL.

THESE STANDARDS PROVIDE THE MINIMUM GUIDELINES BY WHICH WE OPERATE OUR RECREATIONAL CARE PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S OUR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS. BY ADOPTING THESE STANDARDS, WE'RE EXEMPT FROM STATE LICENSING FOR THESE PROGRAMS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY LARGE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES THIS YEAR.

THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES HIGHLIGHTED.

ITS THE ADDITION OF THE CAMPS THROUGH OUR EXPANSION AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION AND BEAUTIFICATION BOARD DID REVIEW THE STANDARDS AT THEIR MARCH 6TH MEETING.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS NOW OR DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING JUST SO I REMEMBER TO DO THAT.

AND ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MAYOR PRO TEM NOT A QUESTION.

I JUST WANT TO PRAISE STAFF FOR THE WORKING WITH THE DSD AND LEVERAGING THOSE ADDITIONAL SORT OF SHARED GOVERNMENTAL RESOURCES TO TO MAKE KIDS THAT MUCH MORE PROSPEROUS.

SO GOOD. GOOD JOB, GUYS.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK ON IT, YOU CAN COME DOWN AND SPEAK.

OKAY. SEEING NONE.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR EMOTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM I MOVE APPROVAL.

COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS SECOND MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

MAYOR HCRC, ARE YOU? AND EVERYONE HAS A VOTE ON THE SCREEN.

THAT PASSES SIX ZERO TAKES US TO ITEM B IS PD

[B. Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an Ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas regarding a change in the zoning district and use classification on approximately 12.77 acres of land from a Planned Development - Mixed-Use Neighborhood (PD-MN) District to an overlay Planned Development - Suburban Corridor (PD-SC) District. The site is generally located at the northwest and southwest corners of Teasley Lane (F.M. 2181) and Hunter Creek Road in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; adopting an amendment to the City’s official zoning map; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing for severability clause and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 - 2 to recommend approval of the request. Motion for approval by Commissioner Pruett and second by Commissioner Smith. (PD22-0010f, Denton West Joint Venture, Mia Hines).]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MIA HINES, ASSOCIATE PLANNER.

THIS ITEM PD 20 2-00 TEN IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OR A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM AN EXISTING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN TO PDC FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TIRZ LANE AND RYAN ROAD.

UNDER THE CURRENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, IT'S MORE OF AN OVERLAY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FROM A THE PD THAT WAS USED TO ESTABLISH OR DEVELOP THE THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO THE WEST FOR THIS SITE.

THE LAND USES ARE CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO THE COMMERCIAL LAND USES UNDER THE FORMER DENTON DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD STANDARDS OF OUR CURRENT DENTON DEVELOPMENT CODE.

SO THERE'S A A MIX OF OF APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND USES FOR THIS SITE.

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THIS ONE, YOU'RE JUST GETTING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BECAUSE IT'S THE OVERLAY PD, WHICH IS THE CODE AMENDMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BODY IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.

AND SO IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS MAY HAVE HAD WHILE ALLOWING THIS PROPERTY TO DEVELOP, ACCORDING TO THE SUBURBAN CORRIDOR DISTRICT.

WITH THAT, STAFF, OF COURSE, DID IF THAT CHANGES, STAFF, OF COURSE, DID LOOK AT THIS NEXT TO OUR CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND DC SUBCHAPTER TWO.

I JUST WANTED TO THE FULL REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU IN YOUR BACK UP BUT JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WOULD BE SUBJECT OR REQUIRE THE SITE TO BE SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT DENTON DEVELOPMENT CODE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AS WELL AS USE RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE USE RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ATTACHED TO THE PD.

ALSO, THE THE PROPOSED REZONING WOULD IS IN LINE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY MIXED USE.

ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, THE AREA HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO THE WEST, SOUTH REALLY ALL AROUND THE SITE HAVE HAVE GROWN AND THEY HAVE THEY'VE BECOME DEVELOPED.

TIRZ LANE IN THE PAST SIX YEARS HAS TURNED FROM A TWO ROAD OR A TWO LANE DIVIDED FACILITY TO A SIX LANE DIVIDED FACILITY.

AND SO THIS WOULD OF COURSE ALLOW THE SITE TO BE DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO SOME OF THOSE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP AROUND THE SITE.

THE FULL SORT OF COMPARISON FOR WHAT'S EXISTING AND WHAT'S PROPOSED WAS PROVIDED IN YOUR BACKUP.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS TABLE JUST SO YOU CAN SEE A SIDE BY SIDE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THIS PD WOULD ADDRESS.

I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE PERMITTED USES.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED SOME ADDITIONAL DESIGN SITE DESIGN CONSIDERATION ELEMENTS TO AGAIN, HOPEFULLY MINIMIZE ANY IMPACTS THAT THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE ON THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND THE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR DEVELOPMENTS TO THE WEST OF THE SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CODE AND THE STATE LAW, OF COURSE, WE DID PERFORM A PUBLIC OUTREACH.

WE RECEIVED THREE RESPONSES IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND ONE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST.

THE APPLICANT ALSO HELD A FEW NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND HE IS HERE.

IF YOU WANT HIM TO DISCUSS, DISCUSS SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS.

GENERAL SUPPORT DURING THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS WERE WAS EXPRESSED AND SUBSEQUENT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS SCHEDULED.

IF YOU RECALL THIS, THIS ITEM WAS ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA QUITE A FEW TIMES AND BOUNCED AROUND WITH US FOR A LITTLE BIT.

BUT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE THAT SPOKE UP AT THOSE MEETINGS, THE APPLICANT HELD AN ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.

BUT NO ONE RESERVED OR SIGNED UP TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS.

AND SO THOSE MEETINGS WERE ULTIMATELY CANCELED.

BUT AS FAR AS CITY'S RESPONSE OR RESPONSE THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED, THAT MAP IS REFLECTIVE OF THE MOST UP TO DATE RESPONSES.

SO WITH THAT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST FIVE TWO AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE CRITERIA CRITERIA IN THE DDC AT THIS TIME.

I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU HAVE.

AND AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COUNCILMAN MCGEE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I'M HERE. WELL DONE.

THANK YOU. SO I SEE IT LOOKS LIKE OVER 730 SOMETHING NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT AND ONLY FOUR RESPONDED.

WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF OPPOSITION FOR THE OPPOSITION? FOR THE ONE WHO SAID NO, WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT? THE WRITTEN OPPOSITION STATED SOME PERSONAL CONCERNS WITH THE APPLICANT HIMSELF.

IT WASN'T DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ZONING CASE.

THAT'S NOT WORTH IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MAYOR SO AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A RECONSIDERATION AND A REVOTE.

CAN AND WE GOT FROM THEN TO NOW WHERE P AND Z WENT FROM DISAPPROVAL TO APPROVAL.

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AND I THINK THAT THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT I TRIED TO DESCRIBE EARLIER, THAT IT'S CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO THE COMMERCIAL STANDARDS OF THE NMU DISTRICT AND THE FORMER CODE, THE CURRENT MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD STANDARDS OF THE CURRENT CODE.

AND THEN THIS SITE WOULD BRING IT INTO ESSER USES AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THIS CODE.

SO THERE WAS A.

CONFUSION ABOUT THAT PIECE OF IT.

AND THEN ALSO THERE WAS CONCERNS THAT THE THE APPLICATION WAS BEING USED TO GO AROUND A DIFFERENT PROCESS, A REVIEW PROCESS THAT WOULD WAS IS ULTIMATELY NOT.

THERE WAS CONFUSION AT THE AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, AT THE FIRST PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND MOSTLY RELATED TO WHAT'S CURRENTLY APPLICABLE ON THIS SITE VERSUS WHAT WOULD BE PROPOSED UNDER THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

I. TINA FERGUSON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

WHAT MIA MENTIONED IS CORRECT.

I THINK PART OF THE CHALLENGE AT THE FIRST MEETING WAS ALSO JUST UNDERSTANDING PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FROM A STANDPOINT OF CONCERN THAT WITH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED, DRIVE THROUGH USES WERE GOING TO BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT UNDER THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WHEREAS RIGHT NOW THEY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND THE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING WITH THE AMEND ZONING DISTRICT, DO NOT ASSIST WITH DEVELOPING OF SITES FOR DRIVE THROUGH USES.

SO I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONCERN RELATED TO THAT.

FOLKS WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN FROM THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT PERSPECTIVE WITH THOSE EACH INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS COMING THROUGH.

SINCE SINCE THAT TIME THE APPLICANT DID MODIFY THEIR APPLICATION AND PUT RESTRICTIONS ON A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DRIVE THROUGH USES BEING LIMITED TO THREE.

ANYTHING MORE THAN WOULD TRIGGER THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

THE OTHER THING YOU MENTIONED, THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED WITHIN RECEIVED IN WRITING, WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY AREA, WE DID RECEIVE QUITE A FEW EMAILS OR COMMENTS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, PREDOMINANTLY WITH WITH CONCERN WITH RESPECT TO THE LACK OF A SIGNAL AT AND I KNOW I ALWAYS GET THIS NAME.

HUNTER. HUNTER. HUNTER CREEK.

HUNTER'S CREEK. SO I WAS I WANT TO CALL IT HUNTER'S RIDGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, RIGHT? SO AT HUNTER'S CREEK.

SO WE DID RECEIVE QUITE A FEW COMMENTS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THE COMMENTS WERE PREDOMINANTLY CENTERED AROUND THE FACT THAT THE NEED FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL THERE, GIVEN THE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE CHANGED.

SO IT'S THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS SEVERAL QUESTIONS BETWEEN THE FIRST MEETING AND PARTICULARLY THE SECOND MEETING AS TO WHAT'S CHANGED.

THERE WAS I THINK SOME CONCERN WAS MAYBE ONE COMMISSIONER OR TWO REGARDING THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO GUARANTEES FROM TEXDOT THAT THEY WOULD PUT THE SIGNAL THERE BASED UPON OUR STAFF ASSESSMENT AND WORKING WITH TEXDOT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD.

SO THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS NEEDED TO WARRANT THE SIGNAL.

IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THE SIGNAL WILL GET WARRANTED AND COULD BE INSTALLED.

THERE WAS ALSO SOME CONCERNS REGARDING MAYBE NOT MEETING MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THERE'S NO FINAL DECISION FROM TEXDOT.

BUT GIVEN GIVEN THE CHANGED CONDITIONS THERE, THE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE THAT WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT TEXT LIKELY WOULD INSTALL THE SIGNAL WITH OBVIOUSLY WITH COST PARTICIPATION THOUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO SO THOSE WERE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE ALSO DISCUSSED, ESPECIALLY AT THE FIRST MEETING, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE MORE ALLEVIATED WITH THE SECOND MEETING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AND SO IF I COULD JUST BRIEFLY FOLLOW UP, IT'S IT'S THE BELIEF THAT THE THE NEW LIGHTLY MODIFIED CONDITIONS ARE WOULD BE MORE CONDUCIVE TO GETTING THE KIND OF TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THAT SEEMED TO BE.

THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE IS, IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? YES. YES.

SO THE THE NEED FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL WAS THE CRUX OF THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE COMMENT FEATURE FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DOES THE APPLICANT WANT TO COME? HAVE ANY WORDS? THANK YOU. GREG JOHNSON, 3190, TEASLEY LANE AND DENTON, JUST NORTH OF THE SITE.

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I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU SIT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE IF WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE, IT'LL PROBABLY BE THE SHORTEST MEETING YOU'VE HAD ALL NIGHT.

SO I'LL BE QUICK.

BUT I DO WANT TO ADDRESS MAYOR PRO TEM ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

SO AT THE FIRST MEETING, AND THIS IS I'M GOING TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU GUYS.

SO THE PD HERE WAS NOT A PD.

IT'S A LEGACY PD, RIGHT.

SO WHEN WHEN THE CITYWIDE REZONING WAS DONE, ANY PARCEL THAT WAS ZONED THAT HAD AN OVERLAY ON IT.

SO THIS SITE WAS ZONED IN RMU, IT HAD AN OVERLAY FOR NO MULTIFAMILY.

EVERY SITE IN THE CITY THAT HAD STRAIGHT ZONING BUT HAD AN OVERLAY, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONVERT IT TO A PD.

THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS IT'S SUPER CONFUSING.

THE VERY FIRST P AND Z MEETING, I THINK MOST OF IT CENTERED AROUND THAT, THE CONFUSION BECAUSE A COUPLE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WERE SAYING, WELL, YOU ALREADY HAVE A PD JUST DEVELOP UNDER YOUR CURRENT PD.

IT'S CALLED A PD, BUT THERE IS NO PD BECAUSE ALL THESE SITES IN THE CITY GOT CONVERTED.

AND SO STAFF REFERS TO THEM AS A LEGACY.

PD BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A PD, YOU HAVE ALL THESE THINGS, YOU PUT IN IT, RIGHT? YOU BASICALLY DESIGN THE SITE, HERE'S THE USES, THE SETBACKS, THE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, THE ADDITIONAL BUFFERING OR WHATEVER.

SO WHEN YOU HEAR PD, IF YOU'RE SITTING UP THERE, YOU THINK, WELL, THAT'S ALL BEEN DECIDED ALREADY.

WELL, IN REALITY, THERE'S SITES ALL OVER THE CITY THAT ARE NOW CALLED PD, SOMETHING THAT HAVE NO PD.

THIS THING WAS IN OUR SINCE 2002.

BUT BECAUSE WHEN THE MULTIFAMILY WAS ALLOWED ON THE BACK VIA SUP, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE READ IS THE REMAINDER OF THE TRACK SHALL BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL USES ONLY, WHICH MEANS THERE CAN BE NO MULTIFAMILY.

SO SO A COUPLE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WERE LIKE, WE ALREADY HAVE A PD, WHY ARE WE AMENDING THE PD? WELL, THIS WAS ALL BORN OF THE FACT THAT NOW THIS SITE IS TIME TO GET PUT INTO USE, RIGHT? AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE EVERY OTHER CORNER UP AND DOWN.

TEASLEY WITH THESE COMMERCIAL USES THAT HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS BEHIND THEM OR MULTIFAMILY BEHIND THEM, ETCETERA.

AND WHAT DAWNED ON ME WHEN I FINALLY THIS WAS THE TEMPORARY SITE FOR THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS DOING THE TEASLEY WIDENING.

SO THEY'RE FINISHED.

PRAISE THE LORD.

AND NOW THE SITE IS GETTING CLEANED UP.

SO IT'S TIME TO NOW GO DEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL LOTS.

SO WHEN WE STARTED THE PROCESS, LEARNED THAT THE UNDERLYING ZONING OF THIS LEGACY PD WAS CONVERTED TO M N FROM NMU, AND WE NEED A FEW MORE ACRONYMS AROUND HERE.

SO THE PROBLEM WITH THE ZONING, IT'S A FANTASTIC ZONING FOR URBAN REDEVELOPMENT LIKE DOWNTOWN, MAKE IT WALKABLE.

WELL, YOU SHOVE ALL THE BUILDINGS UP TO THE FRONT, RIGHT? PART OF THE ZONING CLASS SAYS THE BUILDING MUST BE BUILT WITHIN LIKE 10 OR 15FT FROM THE FRONT OF THE LOT FRONTING THE STREET.

SO NOW YOU HAVE A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S A BUNCH OF ONE ACRE LOTS ALL THE WAY DOWN A SUBURBAN CORRIDOR, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SHOVE ALL THE BUILDINGS UP TEN, 15FT FROM THE ROAD, WHICH IS A HORRIBLE IDEA BECAUSE IT ELIMINATES VISIBILITY.

IT'S JUST YOU DON'T PUT EM IN ON A SUBURBAN CORRIDOR.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T PUT EM IN ON A SUBURBAN CORRIDOR.

IT WAS JUST NMMU SINCE 2002.

AND BY VIRTUE OF THE WAY THAT THESE THINGS WENT DOWN, YOU NOW COULDN'T CIRCULATE 3 OR 5 LOTS WITH A FIRE TRUCK.

SO WHILE WE HAVE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED AND YOU CAN GET A DRIVE THROUGH VIA SUPP, YOU COULDN'T BUILD IT ANYWAY.

SO WHAT WE LEARNED IN TALKING WITH STAFF WAS EFFECTIVELY WHAT WOULD END UP HAPPENING IS EVERY ONE OF THESE ONE ACRE LOTS WOULD BECOME ITS OWN PD, WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF STAFF TIME AND EVERYBODY'S TIME.

SO I SAID, WHAT IF WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS ONE TIME BECAUSE NOBODY WILL EVER DEVELOP THESE LOTS WITH M N ZONING AND SHOVE THE BUILDING TO THE FRONT OF THE LOT.

IT MAKES NO SENSE.

BUT STAFF SAID THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

IN FACT, COUNCIL JUST PASSED SOMETHING CALLED A PD OVERLAY AMENDMENT, WHICH IS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE CRAZY RIGMAROLE WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE A MINOR MODIFICATION. RIGHT? WELL, IT GOT VERY CONFUSING FOR THE P AND Z.

AND SO WE HONESTLY, I WASN'T PREPARED TO ADDRESS THINGS LIKE SCHOOLCHILDREN HAVING TO WALK ACROSS TEASLEY THAT GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.

WHILE I WAS PRETTY SURE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULDN'T DESIGN IT THAT WAY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE A CROSSING GUARD ON SIX LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY.

BUT I WAS DONE SPEAKING.

AND SO ALL THIS CONVERSATION HAPPENED AND NOBODY ASKED ME TO COME BACK UP AND ANSWER.

I WOULD HAVE SAID AT THE TIME, I DON'T THINK ANY KIDS HAVE TO CROSS TEASLEY BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPENING.

AND I DRIVE BY IT EVERY MORNING, BUT I WASN'T GOING TO SAY THAT.

SO. I THINK IT WAS VERY CONFUSING.

ONE COMMISSIONER WAS ABSENT AND SO ONE OF THE WELL, ACTUALLY, THE CHAIR DECIDED TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AFTER TALKING WITH STAFF AND LEARNING OF ALL THESE THINGS THAT THEY REALLY WEREN'T AWARE OF BEFORE DURING THEIR DISCUSSION.

[02:15:01]

WE CAME BACK AND WHAT I DID AT THE LAST MEETING WAS I JUST ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS RIGHT.

HERE'S WHAT I HEARD THE FIRST TIME, WHAT YOUR CONCERNS WERE AND WHAT WE HEARD WERE IT'S ALREADY A PD.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST DEVELOP UNDER IT? SO WE ADDRESSED THAT.

SCHOOLCHILDREN WALK IN THE CREASE.

I JUST THE STREET, I JUST SHOWED THEM THE MAP OF THE DISTRICT SO SHOWS THE NO KIDS HAVE TO CROSS THE STREET.

TOO MUCH TRAFFIC FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

TIRZ TRAILS WAS BUILT WITH NO ACCESS FROM TEASLEY.

ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE MAIN ACCESS POINTS ONE ON RYAN, TWO ON TEASLEY ALREADY.

BUT WHEN THE APARTMENTS GOT DEVELOPED, THIS HUNTER'S CREEK HAD TO GET BUILT RIGHT TO ACCESS THE APARTMENTS.

SO THEY HAVE TWO MODES OF INGRESS AND EGRESS, WHICH PROVIDED A FOURTH ACCESS POINT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO IT'S A ANCILLARY ACCESS POINT.

BUT WHAT WE AGREED TO WITH STAFF HERE WAS LET'S JUST DRESS IT UP, RIGHT? IT'S AN ACCESS POINT.

AND SO THE STAFF HAD A LIST OF THINGS THEY RECOMMENDED TO CLEAN TO REALLY MAKE THIS SITE LOOK LIKE IT BELONGED AS A PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND OUR CLIENT AGREED TO ALL OF IT.

ALL THE ADDITIONAL BUFFERING.

ET CETERA. SO I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS.

HOW DO I DO? I HIT LEAVE. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT AND TURN CHRIS OFF.

GOT IT. OKAY. SO.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO GET TO THE SLIDES THAT MIA DO ARROW UP AND DOWN.

SAY AGAIN SIDE.

THERE WE GO. SO I KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS.

ISD OVERLAY TASB IS A MAJOR SUBURBAN CORRIDOR.

IT'S SIX LANES DIVIDED OR MORE THROUGH EIGHT CITIES.

AND I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT UNTIL I STARTED LOOKING AT ALL THE CONNECTIVITY AND WHERE IT GOES.

SO THIS IS CLEARLY A MAJOR SUBURBAN CORRIDOR.

THE CURRENT USE, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOW GETTING CLEANED UP, BUT IT'S TIME TO PUT THESE COMMERCIAL THIS COMMERCIAL LAND TO USE.

AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK UP AND DOWN TEASLEY, HERE'S ALL YOUR CORNERS THAT ARE ZONED STRAIGHT.

SC AND WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WAS CHANGE THE UNDERLYING ZONING TO SC AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO AGREE TO A SET OF ELIMINATED USES FROM THAT, WHICH IS A PRETTY DRASTIC LIST THAT WE AGREED TO, EVEN LIGHT AUTOMOTIVE USES AND ETCETERA, BECAUSE WE'RE QUITE CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL BE A FANTASTIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE UP AND DOWN.

SO, YOU KNOW, TEASLEY AND WINN RIVER, THERE'S MY OFFICE, COME SEE ME.

BUT CVS HAS A DRIVE THROUGH BANK DRIVE THRUS.

THIS IS A RETAIL CENTER DRIVE THROUGH VET'S OFFICE, ETCETERA.

TEASLEY AND ROBINSON, YOU KNOW, GAS STATION.

WE'VE ELIMINATED THAT CAR WASH.

WE'VE ELIMINATED THAT SELF STORAGE.

WE'VE ELIMINATED THAT.

AND SO THE PLAN IS FOR THIS TO BE A VERY HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.

TEASLEY AND HICKORY CREEK, YOU KNOW, HERE'S ALL YOUR DRIVE THRUS, HERE'S YOUR SPROUTS, HERE'S YOUR KROGER.

THE POINT OF THAT IS THAT'S WHAT GOES ON THESE KIND OF CORNERS ON A SUBURBAN CORRIDOR.

THIS SITE, HOWEVER, I THINK IS PRETTY UNIQUE IN THAT IT'S GOT THIS GREEN SPACE BUFFER.

THIS IS A DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT RUNS THROUGH HERE.

AND SO THIS GREEN SPACE WILL ALL REMAIN.

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TO ORIENT YOU.

HERE'S THE EXISTING APARTMENTS, HERE'S THE EXISTING TEASLEY TRAILS, HERE'S YOUR GREEN SPACE BUFFER AND HERE'S YOUR ONE ACRE LOTS UP AND DOWN HERE.

AND THE USE TYPES ARE GOING TO BE FOOD, COFFEE, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER, THESE TYPES OF USES WE HAD FOR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.

THERE ARE NO NEIGHBORS OPPOSED.

THE ONLY PERSON OPPOSED IS THE INVESTOR WHO OWNS THE DOLLAR TREE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET WHO DOESN'T LIVE THERE.

OBVIOUSLY IT'S A RETAIL STORE.

HE DOESN'T WANT ANY COMPETITION TO GET BUILT NEXT DOOR, AND HE ALSO HAPPENS TO HATE ME PERSONALLY.

SO HE SHARED THAT AT THE FIRST AND IT WAS NICE.

I GOT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO HIM IN THE PARKING LOT.

I NEVER MET THE GUY, SO THAT WAS FUN.

ME ALREADY SHOWED YOU THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND SO IN SUMMARY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS WHAT MAKES SENSE HERE.

I THINK THE STAFF HAD A FANTASTIC IDEA ON HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE 6 OR 7 INDIVIDUAL PD AMENDMENT OR SUPP HEARINGS.

OUR CLIENT DID AGREE TO EVEN THOUGH ALL THESE SITES THAT ARE ZONED STRAIGHT SC UP AND DOWN HAVE NO LIMITATIONS.

HE AGREED. OUT OF THESE SEVEN LOTS HE WOULD AGREE TO ONLY A MAXIMUM OF THREE TOTAL DRIVE THRUS, EVEN IF TWO OF THEM WERE ON ONE LOT.

AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU AND GET AN SUPP.

SO THIS THING JUST MAKES SENSE.

AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND IT IS IN SUPPORT, EVEN THOUGH THE TWO HOMES THAT BACK UP TO THE LOTS ON THE NORTH SIDE, WHICH AT THAT TIME IS WHERE THE TWO EXISTING DRIVE THRU USERS WANTED TO BE COFFEE AND A FROZEN CUSTARD AND THEY WERE IN FAVOR.

[02:20:01]

SO I THINK THIS MAKES SENSE.

WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

GOT IT. QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.

COUNCILMAN. MCGEE.

AND THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER, I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU AND STAFF FOR WORKING THIS OUT.

IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE FIRST AND SOME CLEANUP THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO MY HOPE IS THAT WHEN THERE ARE MORE OVERLAYS THAT THE PROCESS HAS ALL THE KINKS WORKED OUT.

SO IT'LL BE A QUICKER FOR FUTURE APPLICANTS WANTING TO BUILD AND DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY.

DENTON SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. OKAY.

AND THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP WITH OUR DAILY BREAD.

MUCH APPRECIATE IT. PLEASURE. YEAH.

YEAH. OKAY, THEN I WILL.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY. ANYONE CARE TO SPEAK? YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

SEEING NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCILMAN MCGEE. I MOVE APPROVAL.

MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND.

OKAY. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MCGEE SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. COUNCILMEMBER WALTZ.

I'LL SEE YOU I'VE AND LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN.

IN THAT PASSES.

SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING TAKES US TO CONCLUDING ITEMS.

[6. CONCLUDING ITEMS]

YOU HAVE ABOUT FOUR HOURS AND 15 MINUTES TO GET IT DONE.

I STILL HAVE ONE RETURN TO FINISH.

NOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I SHOULD ADMIT IN PUBLIC.

I ALSO WANT TO APPLAUD THE AND REMIND EVERYONE OF THE THE THERE'S A THE VFW HAS GOT THEIR STUDENT AWARDS COMING UP, I BELIEVE TOMORROW AT SIX DOUBLE CHECK ME ON THE TIME AND THEN WE HAVE A NUMBER OF POLITICAL FORUMS. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO.

BE AWARE OF CANDIDATES AND THEIR STANCES.

AND THEN I WILL END WITH SAYING HAPPY EARTH DAY ON SATURDAY.

EXCELLENT. COUNCIL MEMBER.

MCGEE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY CONCLUDING REMARKS TONIGHT I WANT TO RAISE RAISE SOME AWARENESS IN THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN AUSTIN.

I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING THROUGH OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

IN PARTICULAR, LET'S PAY ATTENTION TO HOUSE BILL 2127, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY GOING TO EVISCERATE MANY OF THE POWERS THAT MUNICIPALITIES HAVE.

I WOULD VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS AND TO REACH OUT TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND LET THEM KNOW YOUR OPINION ON SOME THINGS.

I THINK AMONG CITIES ACROSS THE STATE, THERE ARE SOME SOME PRETTY UNIFORM MESSAGING AGAINST THIS BILL.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE SOME WIDE RANGING IMPLICATIONS.

I WAS TOLD TODAY SINCE IT WAS HEARD ON THE FLOOR TODAY.

TODAY ALONE, THERE WERE 44 AMENDMENTS ADDED ON IT.

SO A LOT IS HAPPENING IN AUSTIN.

I WOULD DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE TASKED WITH SERVING US IN AUSTIN ARE DOING AND HOW THAT IS GOING TO HAVE REAL LIFE IMPLICATIONS ON WHAT WE DO AS A CITY AND HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES AS RESIDENTS.

SO LET'S STAY PLUGGED IN, EVERYONE.

AND I YIELD BACK. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BYRD.

I WANT TO SPEAK WITH THE THE PEOPLE, THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST DENTON.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT YOUR SOUTHEAST DENTON AREA PLAN MEETINGS ARE SETTING UP.

THEY'RE ALREADY SET UP.

SO I'M GOING TO BE THERE AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK YOUR VOICE ON ON YOUR AREA PLAN.

ALSO. QUAKERTOWN JUST TO YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A SEASON OF QUAKERTOWN.

JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO LAYER ON TO THAT STORY.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE ROTARY CLUB, THEIR DISTRICT.

SO THE STORY IS GETTING WIDER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER.

IT'S SPREADING OUT ON ON OUR STORY.

THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED IN WHAT WE WERE DOING HERE.

AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT JUST TALKING ABOUT IT AS OFTEN AND AS MUCH AS I CAN.

SO I JUST AGAIN WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR GRABBING HOLD TO THIS STORY AND ALLOWING US TO BEING VERY SINCERE ABOUT PUTTING IT OUT THERE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

COUNCILMAN DAVIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN.

SO A FEW CALENDAR ITEMS.

[02:25:02]

YOU CAN CATCH THAT PROBABLY AROUND 5:00 HERE IN DENTON.

PLEASE BE SAFE IF YOU'RE GOING TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY OR ONE OF OUR OVERPASSES, THE LOOP 288 BRIDGE IS ALWAYS A GOOD PLACE TO WATCH BECAUSE THEY'RE HEADED FROM THE AIRPORT UP TO GAINESVILLE, AND THAT'S ABOUT 550 VEHICLES, INCLUDING SOME FOLKS FROM DENTON THAT ARE GOING TO BE A PART OF THAT MOTORCADE.

WE ALSO HAVE THE THIN LINE FILM FESTIVAL.

THAT IS NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S ON THE 26TH THROUGH THE 29TH.

EXCUSE ME. I THINK IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE 30TH.

AND THEN ON THE 29TH, WE HAVE DENTON'S REDBUD FESTIVAL.

SO WE HAVE EARTH DAY THIS SATURDAY.

AND YOU WON'T SEE US AGAIN UNTIL AFTER THE REDBUD FESTIVAL.

BUT THAT'S DENTON'S EARTH DAY CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY THE 29TH.

HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? SEE SEEING NONE I HAVE TOUCH A TRUCK.

IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN, IT'S AT COLLINS PARKING LOT AND IT'S GREAT.

TAKE YOUR KIDS.

LOTS OF VENDORS, LOTS OF TRUCKS.

YOU CAN KIND OF EXPLORE TRACTORS, ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS.

SO THAT'S THE 22ND AND THEY NEED VOLUNTEERS.

IF YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO VOLUNTEER THE 24TH, WE ARE OPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF DENTON WILL HAVE A FULL ON POLICE SUBSTATION SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

SO PLEASE COME TO THAT OPEN HOUSE ON THE 24TH AND SEE THOSE ADVANCEMENTS.

WE HAVE A NEW COMMUNITY ROOM ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY FOR US TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TO THE NORTH.

QUICK ACCESS TO I-35 TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE IN A HURRY IF THAT'S REQUIRED.

AND THEN ON THE MAY 1ST, THE CHAMBER IS HAVING SMALL BUSINESS RIBBON CUTTING.

THAT'S FOR BUSINESSES THAT MAY NOT HAVE A STOREFRONT.

SO ALL KIND OF GET TOGETHER, TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING, SHARE THAT AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE BUSINESSES.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT.

AND THEN I WANT TO ASK I WANT TO MAKE A MENTION OF WHAT I'M THINKING AND ASK STUART TO HELP ME AND CITY MANAGER, IF YOU CAN HELP ME GET THAT MESSAGE TO HIM.

AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT JUST AS A REMINDER TO PUT IT OUT THERE, IF YOU'VE SERVED ON CITY COUNCIL IN ANY CAPACITY OR BEEN A MAYOR BEFORE, WHAT I'D LIKE TO START DOING AND WHAT I'M GOING TO WORK TO DO IS INVITE YOU BACK WHEN WE WHEN THE NEW MEMBERS ARE GOING TO TAKE OFFICE, THEY'RE GETTING SWORN IN.

WE HAVE KIND OF LIKE A SMALL RECEPTION.

WELL, I WANT TO BRING BACK THOSE THAT SERVED BEFORE IN ANY CAPACITY, ANY AMOUNT OF TIME ON COUNCIL OR AS MAYOR TO KIND OF JUST HAVE A RECEPTION, KIND OF SHARE TALK, UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE STEPPING INTO, PUT A FACE TO A NAME SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE SOMEONE TO REACH OUT TO IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE.

SO TRYING TO GROW THAT RECEPTION THING.

AND SO IF STUART CAN HELP ME PUT TOGETHER LIKE A FACEBOOK POST TO TO TO REACH OUT TO FOLKS TO, TO GET THOSE EMAIL ADDRESSES OR WHATEVER YOU NEED AND GET THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LIKE I SAID, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND THEN YEAH, THAT IS EVERYTHING I HAVE.

EARLY VOTING STARTS, EARLY VOTING STARTS ON THE 24TH.

SO THAT WILL BE BEFORE WE GET BACK.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY.

YOU CAN VOTE, I THINK, ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY UP UNTIL WHILE EARLY VOTING IS GOING ON.

SO WHEREVER THEY ARE PULLING IN TAKES A FEW MINUTES.

GET THAT DONE. MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD.

WITH THAT, IT IS 7:49 P.M.

AND I'LL CONCLUDE TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.