Oct 14, 2025 City Council on 2025-10-14 3:00 PM (SPECIAL CALLED)

[WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 3:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM]

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THIS MEETING OF THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL. TODAY'S DATE OCTOBER 14TH, 2025. IT'S TUESDAY. IT'S 3:01 P.M. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. AND THE FIRST THING ON THE. AGENDA ARE CITIZEN COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SEEING NONE. THAT TAKES US TO A

[2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on this agenda for public hearing and individual consideration.]

INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. YES. I BEG YOUR PARDON. >> PERHAPS I MISSED THAT. I

WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM D FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. >> YEAH YOU DID. WHAT IS THAT?

>> WELL, YOU DID SAY PUBLIC, RIGHT. NONETHELESS, I'D LIKE TO DO THAT.

>> AND LET ME TAKE THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON. PUBLIC HEARING AND INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS.

>> YEAH. THE COUNCIL'S. I GUESS I'D SAY. >> UNWRITTEN RULES HAVE BEEN THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS HAVE TO BE PULLED PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN ORDER TO HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE ON THEM. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE OF THE COUNCIL. AND THE MAYOR'S REEMPHASIZE THAT MANY TIMES TO HAVE THOSE ITEMS PULLED BEFORE THE MEETING. MAYOR, IT'S WITHIN YOUR DISCRETION, I GUESS IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME KIND OF A DEVIATION FROM THAT AT THIS

POINT. BUT THAT'S BEEN THE COUNCIL'S RULE. >> YEAH. SO QUESTION STATE YOUR

QUESTION. >> AND THIS IS ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC. I'M NOT MOVING ON TO ANYTHING ELSE. SO WHEN WE COME INTO MEETING AND YOU KNOW THE MEETING IS OPEN, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE FOR CLARIFICATION IS THAT COMING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, THAT QUESTION IS THAT COMING FROM US LOOKING AT THE CONSENT AGENDA OR OR EVERYTHING.

>> THE CLARIFICATION. >> AS A WHOLE. >> PRIOR TO THE MEETING, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO SEND IN QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY AGENDA ITEM, BUT THAT'S THE TIME WHEN THE STAFF IS LOOKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS IS PRIOR

TO THE MEETING. >> SO THIS GENTLEMAN IS WANTING TO MOVE THIS TO DID YOU SAY YOU

WERE MOVING IT TO CONSENT AGENDA OR SOMETHING? >> REMOVE IT FROM THE.

>> FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. CORRECT. AND THAT IS FOR JUST A PARTICULAR QUESTION. OR ARE YOU

ARE WE TRYING TO MOVE TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S. >> I THINK WHAT THE REASON WE DO THIS IS WE WANT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS AND ANY ITEMS PULLED PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETING, BECAUSE WE'VE TOLD OUR STAFF, WHO ARE THE EXPERTS, THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO BE HERE, RIGHT.

SO WHEN WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER PULL AN ITEM THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF, THEN WE HAVE TO CALL THAT EMPLOYEE AND TELL THEM, YOU'VE GOT TO COME DOWN HERE. WE DON'T HAVE THAT EMPLOYEE HERE RIGHT NOW. SO WE'D HAVE TO WAIT AND HAVE THAT EMPLOYEE SHOW UP. THAT'S WHY WE WAIT. WE DON'T. IF YOU RECALL, THE WHOLE REASON WAS WE HAD ALL THE DIRECTORS SITTING IN A ROOM FOR ALL THE TIME WAITING ON IF ANYONE PULLED AN ITEM. SO THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE. YOU WANT TO PULL SOMETHING, THEN WE CAN SAY THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED. I NEED THAT STAFF MEMBER TO BE AVAILABLE SO THEY CAN COME IN HERE RIGHT NOW AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. CHRISTINE, IT DEPENDS AT THE MAYOR'S DISCRETION RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT BE ABLE

TO ANSWER IT. I JUST DON'T KNOW. >> SO, SO SO MAY I PLEASE CONTINUE ON WITH A FURTHERING THOUGHT? IS IT REALLY NECESSARY FOR THE QUESTION TO BE ASKED THEN? ARE WE JUST ASKING IT FOR

SEMANTICS HERE. >> SO THE QUESTION IS RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FROM TONIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THE AGENDA ITEM IS ABOUT IS DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE ITEMS TONIGHT. NOT ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA. THOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN

BROUGHT ALREADY IN ADVANCE. >> RIGHT I UNDERSTAND, SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE CLARIFICATION AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, NEEDS TO BE MADE IS LIKE THERE'S A QUESTION THAT ASKED AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH IF WE ASK A QUESTION IN REGARD TO PULLING SOMETHING OR DOING SOMETHING AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, THEN WE GET THIS LECTURE. YEAH. WHICH WE ALL, MOST OF US, I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN HERE AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONES THAT SAID IT, YOU KNOW, INTO MOTION. I WAS HERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CLARIFICATION IS THERE SO WE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF CONVERSATION. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. I'M THAT'S MY STATEMENT.

>> SO I'M ENFORCING THE RULES THAT WE THAT WE HAVE CREATED THE BODY. SO THAT SAID, IF IT'S

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FOR A THREE MINUTE PRESENTATION AND A ONE MINUTE VOTE. >> I'D HATE THAT AS WELL, MR. MAYOR. I WOULD, I WOULD WITH RESPECTFULLY, I WOULD LIKE A SEPARATE VOTE ON ITEM D.

>> ALL RIGHT. SO YEAH, WE'LL JUST I'LL CALL. >> THAT AND I WILL TRY TO DO

BETTER IN THE FUTURE. >> I'LL CALL THAT SEPARATE. BUT THERE'S NO NEED FOR A PRESENTATION. AND FOR THOSE TRACKING ALONG ITEM H WAS PULLED IN ADVANCE. SO H AND D HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR THOSE TRACKING ALONG. WE'LL TAKE THOSE UP INDIVIDUALLY. NO

[A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the City’s federal legislative efforts. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 60 minutes]]

RECEIVE. REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION. GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING THE CITY'S

FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR COUNCIL CHRISTIE FOGLE, CHIEF OF STAFF, HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS. AS AN OVERVIEW FOR OUR PRESENTATION, I'LL GO OVER OUR GENERAL ADVOCACY OBJECTIVES, OUR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUESTS, AS WELL AS OUR 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GRANTS, AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO RALPH AND DEBORAH FROM CAPITAL EDGE, WHO ARE VISITING HERE FROM DC TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THEIR EFFORTS IN DC. OUR FEDERAL ADVOCACY OBJECTIVES ARE TO SECURE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING, ENGAGE LEGISLATORS ON AREAS OF LEGISLATION THAT IMPACT THE CITY, AND MONITOR AND PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL RULEMAKING PROCESS. THE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUESTS, ALSO CALLED EARMARKS, ALLOW LEGISLATORS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING IN THEIR DISTRICTS.

THIS PRACTICE WAS DISCONTINUED BACK IN 2011 AND THEN REINSTATED BY CONGRESS IN 2021, BUT UNTIL 2024, NONE OF THE DELEGATION MEMBERS ACCEPTED EARMARK REQUESTS IN THEIR OFFICE. NOW, CONGRESSMAN RONNIE JACKSON AND BRENDAN GILL ACCEPT EARMARK REQUESTS, AND THIS YEAR, WE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE EARMARK REQUEST PROCESS BY SUBMITTING THREE PROPOSALS TO REPRESENTATIVE RONNY JACKSON'S OFFICE. AS A LITTLE BIT OF A REMINDER FROM LAST YEAR, WE SUBMITTED THREE REQUESTS TO CONGRESSMAN JACKSON'S OFFICE, ONE FOR 1.2 MILLION FOR PROTECTIVE BOLLARDS ON THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE, AND THEN TWO WASTEWATER EXPANSION PROJECTS.

WE HAD THE NORTH MARSH BRANCH WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ACCEPTED INTO THE 20 2425 BUDGET PROCESS. IT MADE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WAS SET TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL BUDGET LAST YEAR AT $2 MILLION. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THEY PASSED A YEAR LONG CONTINUING RESOLUTION INSTEAD OF A BUDGET, AND THAT MEANT THAT NO EARMARKS WERE ALLOCATED.

SO THIS YEAR, WE RESUBMITTED THAT THAT PROJECT TO CONGRESSMAN JACKSON'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS A PUBLIC SAFETY REAL TIME INFORMATION EOC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND THE DOWNTOWN BOLLARDS AGAIN. AND THE NORTH MARSH BRANCH WAS INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE MARKUP OF THE BUDGET. BUT A FINAL BUDGET HAS YET TO BE PASSED. IN PAST YEARS, WHENEVER THEY'VE PASSED A CONTINUING RESOLUTION, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INCLUSION OF EARMARKS IN THOSE CONTINUING RESOLUTION BUDGETS. BUT THIS YEAR THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION OF THAT. SO THIS MARSH BRANCH $2 MILLION IS NOT CONSIDERED DEAD YET. BUT WE'RE WE'RE STILL WATCHING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND THEN JUST RUNNING THROUGH SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GRANTS. THIS YEAR, WE'RE AT $2.9 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING. OUR GRANTS TEAM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB, AND RALPH AND DEBORAH ASSIST WITH FINDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND HELPING US PROVIDE THOSE APPLICATIONS. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OVER THOSE FEW THINGS, BUT THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO RALPH TO GIVE HIS SIDE

OF THE PRESENTATION. >> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT

ONE? >> ARE THOSE GRANTS TO BE USED? 2526 OR ARE THESE EXTENDED

GRANTS CORRECT? >> THESE HAVE BEEN GRANTED IN THE 25 YEAR, NOT NECESSARILY

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YET ACTIVELY USED. >> THAT WAS THE OTHER QUESTION. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FIVE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR. THE NEXT PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS DEBORAH AND RALPH. SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE.

SHOULD I FEEL THAT TO CHRISTY WHILE SHE'S UP HERE NOW OR LATER?

>> I THINK RALPH AND DEBORAH ARE BETTER SUITED TO ANSWER THAT WHENEVER THEY GET TO IT.

>> OKAY. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, RALPH. WITH CAPITAL EDGE AND MY COLLEAGUE DEBORAH HOWARD IS WITH ME AS WELL. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TO COME TO DENTON AND VISIT. IT'S ESPECIALLY FUN TO COME HERE AT HALLOWEEN. I'M NOT SURE ANY OTHER CITY DOES. QUITE HAS SO MUCH FUN WITH HALLOWEEN, AS YOU ALL DO. AND AND IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE THE KIDS WALKING AROUND. SO SO GOING TO PROVIDE. WE'RE HERE AT AN INTERESTING TIME. I DON'T THINK I'M GIVING ANY NEWS THERE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON. I'LL TRY TO GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO LEAVE TIME FOR Q&A. SO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET AND TAX ISSUES. DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL OR THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL, ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT, AS IT'S CALLED. THAT'S A REALLY LONG ACRONYM, BY THE WAY. IT'S THE O B B B A. BUT BUDGET RECONCILIATION. TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE FY 2026 APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. AS PART OF THAT DISCUSSION, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EXECUTIVE ACTIONS WITH THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE. GRANT AND GRANT PAUSES, DISBURSEMENT, FREEZES, THAT KIND OF THING, WHICH HAS HEATED UP IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. AND THEN ONE THAT IF YOU'D ASKED ME BACK IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH, WOULD I BE INCLUDING THIS IN THIS PRESENTATION? I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY LAUGHED.

BUT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S BEEN ■A LOT OF ACTION ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND GOING TO HIT REALLY QUICKLY. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION.

AND SINCE WE PREPARED THIS PRESENTATION AND OTHER ISSUES COME UP THAT I'LL, I'LL TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY. AND THAT'S IN THE IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORLD. AND I'LL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT AT THE END. SO JUST THE LAY OF THE LAND, I THINK THIS IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT. AND IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE HAVE SUCH A CLOSELY DIVIDED CONGRESS. THE HOUSE IS AT 219 REPUBLICANS, 213 DEMOCRATS AND THREE VACANCIES, THAT TWO OF THOSE VACANCIES, ONE OF THOSE VACANCIES IS IS MAYOR TURNER FROM FROM HOUSTON. AND THEN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT IN TENNESSEE WILL BE HAVING A SPECIAL ELECTION NEXT MONTH. AND THEN AND THEN THE DISTRICT IN ARIZONA WHERE THEY HAD A SPECIAL ELECTION A FEW WEEKS AGO. SO WHEN SHE IS SWORN IN AND I THINK THAT ELECTION WAS CERTIFIED. SO I THINK SHE'LL BE SHE WILL BE SWORN IN. IT WILL BE 219 TO 214. BUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY IN THE HOUSE, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A MAJORITY, THE GENERAL RULE OF THUMB IS WHAT CAN THE HOUSE DO? WHATEVER MAJORITY OF THEM AGREE TO DO, IT GETS A LITTLE BIT TRICKIER IN THE SENATE, AND THAT'S THAT. I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE LAY OF THE LAND BECOMES REALLY IMPORTANT. 53 REPUBLICANS, 47 DEMOCRATS. MOST BILLS YOU NEED 60 VOTES TO PASS IN THE SENATE. BUT BUT SOME BILLS, BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILLS, INCLUDING THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT NEED 51. AND THEN THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT. RESCISSIONS. IT'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO THE TO THE DISCUSSIONS ON ON THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND THE PATH FORWARD. RESCISSIONS BILLS NEED 51 VOTES IN THE SENATE, SO A REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS BILL NEEDS 60 VOTES OR RESCISSIONS BILL NEEDS ONLY 51 VOTES. SO SO ON THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT, THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION THAT THAT'S A THAT'S A MASSIVE BILL. IT'S ABOUT $5 TRILLION IN NEW SPENDING OVER TEN YEARS. WE INCLUDED IN OUR HANDOUTS KIND OF A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THAT.

ABOUT $2 TRILLION IN SPENDING REDUCTIONS, MOSTLY IN MEDICAID AND SNAP. AND THEN BUT IT'S A MASSIVE BILL. AND JUST KIND OF ZEROING IN ON THE THE PROVISIONS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY, PARTICULARLY IMPACT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THEN THIS WAS A BIG WIN. I CAN'T OVERSTATE THIS. AND I THINK WE WE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN GENERAL DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF OF OF ON THIS MESSAGE, PRESERVING THE TAX EXEMPTION FOR MUNICIPAL BONDS, INCLUDING PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS. IN 2017, WE ALMOST LOST PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS AND AND COULD HAVE LOST MUNICIPAL BONDS IN GENERAL. WE ARE AT THE POINT NOW THAT BY THE TIME THEY STARTED MARKING UP THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL, WHEN YOU SAID MUNICIPAL BONDS, CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, WE KNOW. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE. SO I THINK LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, THE

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THIS IS GENERAL I MEAN THE THE DETAILS ARE A LOT, BUT YOU GENERALLY HAVE TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION BY 2020. BY 2032, THEY MOVED THAT UP AND THEY MOVED IT UP DRASTICALLY. SO YOU HAVE TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY JULY 4TH, 2026 OR BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2027.

IF YOU START CONSTRUCTION AFTER JULY 4TH, 2026. SO SO THE WINDOW, THE CLOCK IS TICKING QUICKLY ON ON A LOT OF THOSE CLEAN ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES, PARTICULARLY FOR WIND AND SOLAR, THAT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT PHASE OUT THE MOST QUICKLY. OPPORTUNITY ZONES, THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION LAW, IT MAKES THEM PERMANENT. THEY WERE FIRST AUTHORIZED IN 2017, SO THAT FIRST ROUND OF OPPORTUNITY ZONES IS SET TO EXPIRE THERE. IT'S A TEN YEAR DESIGNATION, MAKES THEM PERMANENT, ALLOWS THE GOVERNOR TO TO DESIGNATE A NEW ROUND EVERY TEN YEARS. THE NEXT DESIGNATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT YEAR. IT IT ENHANCES THE TAX BENEFITS FOR INVESTORS, CREATES NEW REPORTING OPPORTUNITIES BOTH FOR OPPORTUNITY ZONE INVESTORS. ONE OF THE CRITICISMS OF THAT PROGRAM WAS WHAT ARE THESE TAX INCENTIVES GOING TO EXACTLY? AND ALSO ON THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SIDE, IT CREATES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ON ON THAT AND, AND ACTUALLY APPROPRIATES, I THINK, $15 MILLION FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO DO THAT REPORTING. SO SO THEY THEY TREAT THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SERIOUSLY FOR OPPORTUNITY ZONES. SHOULD I ADDRESS YOU HAD A QUESTION

ABOUT OPPORTUNITY ZONES OR SHOULD I DO THAT AT THE END. >> SURE. JUST DO IT NOW OKAY.

>> THANKS, RALPH. SO WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER CRACK AT THE GOVERNOR DOING THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR. YES.

AND PERHAPS YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT HOW DID THIS CURRENT MAP COME UP, COME ABOUT? WHAT'S THE PROCESS BETWEEN THE INTERACTION OF THE CITY AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

AND DESIGNATING THESE? >> SO THIS IS NOW THE LAW. THIS IS NOW FEDERAL LAW, BUT NOW IT IS ALL IN THE GOVERNOR'S HANDS. SO NEXT YEAR, THE GOVERNOR THERE'S THERE'S ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACT ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON POVERTY AND MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME. AND THIS IS A MAP HERE OF CENSUS TRACTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE. THE GOVERNOR CAN DESIGNATE 25% OF ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACTS IN THE STATE IS OPPORTUNITY ZONES. SO SO I BETWEEN NOW AND 2026, I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO LET THE GOVERNOR KNOW WHICH OF YOUR CENSUS TRACTS. I THINK IT'S ABOUT EIGHT CENSUS TRACTS IN DENTON. YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE DESIGNATED AS OPPORTUNITY ZONES,

AND IT'S FULLY IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNOR. >> SO THE CURRENT MAP HERE,

THIS HAPPENED TEN YEARS AGO. >> NO, THIS IS THE NEW MAP. THIS IS THE MAP OF ELIGIBLE

CENSUS TRACTS. >> OH, OKAY. >> OKAY. BUT IT'S UP TO THE GOVERNOR. AND IF YOU ZOOM THIS OUT, YOU WOULD SEE ALL THE ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACTS IN TEXAS.

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THE GOVERNOR CAN DESIGNATE 25% OF THOSE AS OPPORTUNITY ZONES. >> SO THIS BEING THE NEW MAP,

HOW EXACTLY DID THIS COME ABOUT? >> OH, THAT'S JUST THE LAW. THE WAY THE LAW IS WRITTEN, A CENSUS TRACT IS ELIGIBLE. AND FORGIVE ME, BUT I THINK IT'S IF IT HAS A POVERTY RATE OF 20% OR A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF 125% OR LESS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA MEDIAN

HOUSEHOLD INCOME. >> AND I ASSUME I ASSUME THAT'S BASED ON CENSUS DATA. YES.

>> THE MOST RECENT CENSUS, ACTUALLY, IT'S BASED ON THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN COMMUNITY

SURVEY DATA, WHICH I THINK THEY DO EVERY TWO YEARS. >> OKAY, SO THIS IS MORE REGULARLY UPDATED THAN TEN YEARS. YES. OKAY. YES. THAT'S WHERE I WAS GETTING AT. I WAS I WAS LOOKING AT I'M LOOKING AT POPULATION GROWTH OF THE CITY GROWING VERY FAST. AND I WAS THINKING THIS MIGHT BE 2020 CENSUS DATA. THAT'S WHY THIS IS WHY I WAS GOING WITH THIS

QUESTION. >> AND AND I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DATA THAT THIS WAS USED TO

CREATE THIS MAP. BUT IT'S 2025. SO IT MIGHT. >> BE.

>> BASED ON 20. FORGIVE ME, BUT I THINK IN THE THE ACS DATA WE HAVE NOW IS PROBABLY 2023 DATA.

THEY UPDATE THAT EVERY TWO YEARS. AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE NEW 2025 DATA HAS COME OUT YET,

BUT BUT IT'S THE IT'S THE MOST RECENT CENSUS DATA. >> OKAY. LAST QUESTION IS THERE.

ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVOCACY FROM THIS BODY ON THIS MAP. >> YEAH. NO I THINK THE THE OF EVERYTHING I SAY TODAY, THE ONE TAKEAWAY IS BETWEEN NOW AND JULY, I THINK OF 2026 LETTING THE GOVERNOR KNOW WHICH WHICH OF YOUR CENSUS TRACKS. HE'S NOT GOING TO. I MEAN, HE CAN ONLY DO 25% OF IN THE WHOLE STATE. SO OF YOUR, I THINK, EIGHT OR SO ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACKS, WHICH ONE WOULD THE CITY LIKE TO SEE DESIGNATED AND THEN LOBBYING TO TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A DENT IN CENSUS, YOU KNOW AND OPPORTUNITY ZONES I SHOULD YOU KNOW NOT THE END ALL

BE ALL. I LIKE TO AS AN EXTRA TE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT. >> VERY MUCH.

>> AND SO THIS IS THE MAP OF YOUR ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACTS UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION. FY 2026. WE ALL KNOW WHERE WE STAND. THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN AND AND THE THE STAND OFF IS IS THE HOUSE HAS PASSED A CLEAN QUOTE UNQUOTE CLEAN CR. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A CLEAN CR EVERY CONTINUING CONTINUING I SHOULD SAY CR CONTINUING RESOLUTION, WHICH IS A SHORT TERM FUNDING BILL TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN UNTIL CONGRESS CAN ENACT A FINAL BUDGET. BUT IT'S A IT'S A GENERALLY CLEAN CR THAT THE HOUSE HAS PASSED. THE SENATE HAS NOT GARNERED 60 VOTES TO PASS. THAT OR AN ALTERNATIVE THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE PUT FORWARD. AND THE DEMOCRATS KIND OF THEIR LINE IN THE SAND IS. EXPANDED. PREMIUM SUBSIDIES UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ARE SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO THEY WANT AN EXTENSION OF THOSE EXPANDED PREMIUM SUBSIDIES. THEY WANT ASSURANCES THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL WILL SPEND MONEY APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS AS DIRECTED BY CONGRESS. AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE RESCISSIONS, THEY ARE SAYING, WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE RESCISSIONS BILLS. AND THAT GETS TO YOU NEED 60 VOTES TO PASS AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL, BUT ONLY 51 TO PASS A RESCISSIONS BILL. SO THEY'RE SAYING WE CAN NEGOTIATE THIS.

WE COULD GET 60 VOTES, AND THEN A RESCISSIONS BILL COULD COME AND UNDO ALL THAT WORK. SO SO THAT'S KIND OF THEIR LINE IN THE SAND. AND JUST THIS JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF RESCISSIONS BILL. CONGRESS DID PASS A BILL EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT WAS $8 BILLION, MOSTLY FOR FOREIGN AID AND IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING. SO NOTHING THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE CITY. AND THIS IS ALL OUTLINED IN THE BUDGET ACT. IT'S AN EXPEDITED PROCESS THAT CAN'T BE FILIBUSTERED IN THE SENATE, HENCE THE 51 VOTES. AND BEFORE THIS YEAR, THE LAST RESCISSIONS BILL THAT ACTUALLY BECAME LAW WAS IN FY 1999 UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN USED OFTEN. AND THE MOST RECENT RESCISSIONS BILL WAS $8 BILLION. THAT ONE WAS A GRAND TOTAL OF AND FEDERAL BUDGET. THIS IS A ROUNDING ERROR, $16.8 MILLION. I'D LOVE TO GO BACK AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE THINKING WAS BEHIND THAT $16.8 MILLION RESCISSIONS BILL. SO AND THEN I THINK IT'S BEEN PRETTY WIDELY REPORTED THAT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION, PARTICULARLY THE DIRECTOR OF, OF OF, OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, BELIEVES THAT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION, THE EXECUTIVE, SHOULD HAVE A LOT MORE AUTHORITY TO CANCEL SPENDING AND TO AND TO TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF MONEY APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS. SO THIS IS REALLY KIND OF AN EXISTENTIAL STANDOFF THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.

SO THE PATH FORWARD. I HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW. AND I THINK ANYONE WHO WHO SAYS, I THINK

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SO SO WE'LL SEE. IN PAST YEARS, THE LAST REALLY LONG GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN I THINK WAS IN 2019.

AND THAT WHAT BROUGHT THAT TO A HEAD WAS PEOPLE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT WAITS AT THE AIRPORT BECAUSE TSA WORKERS WERE CALLING IN SICK AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WERE CALLING IN SICK. SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THE DEMOCRATS ARE COUNTING ON TO, TO MAYBE BRING THINGS TO A HEAD IS ON NOVEMBER 1ST, PEOPLE WILL START GETTING THEIR THEIR NOTICES ABOUT RENEWING THEIR AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PLANS. SO I THINK PART OF THEIR STRATEGY IS TO HOLD OUT FOR THAT. I DON'T KNOW, BUT BUT THAT'S TRYING TO READ THEIR THINKING. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE PART OF IT. BUT BUT IF AND WHEN THEY DO REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A CONTINUING RESOLUTION, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO REACH AN AGREEMENT ON THE FINAL, FINAL BUDGET, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY WILL BE LOOKING TO TO DO A FULL YEAR FY 2026 BUDGET. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL YEAR. THEY'VE MADE SURPRISING PROGRESS ON THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, MORE THAN THEY'VE MADE IN IN RECENT YEARS AT THIS POINT. BUT EVEN THEN, ONCE THEY GET PAST THE SHUTDOWN, THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE VERY FAR APART ON THE OVERALL DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAP. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS ABOUT, GIVE OR TAKE, SIX POINT SOME TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, AND A SMALL PORTION OF THAT 1.6 TRILLION IS DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. AND OF THAT 1.6 TRILLION, ABOUT 900 BILLION IS DEFENSE. SO 700 BILLION IS NON-DEFENSE. AND MOST OF THIS DISAGREEMENT IS ABOUT THAT $700 BILLION FOR NON-DEFENSE AND THE HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION. AND THIS IS THE NUMBER THE HOUSE IS WORKING WITH, WOULD CUT THAT 700 BILLION BY 180 BILLION, WHICH IS A PRETTY DRASTIC CUT. THE SENATE IS WORKING ON THE SPENDING CAP. SO THERE'S A BIG GAP BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. SO THEY STILL HAVE TO RESOLVE THAT, WHICH IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE TO TO ACTUALLY CUT 25% FROM NON-DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. AND EASIER SAID THAN DONE TO RECONCILE THE HOUSE NUMBERS WITH THE SENATE NUMBERS. AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT $6.8 TRILLION BUDGET, GIVE OR TAKE. AND AND HOW OF THAT 1.6 TRILLION IS DISCRETIONARY. AND OF THAT DISCRETIONARY, ABOUT $700 BILLION IS NON-DEFENSE. AND KIND OF THIS IS AN OLD JOKE.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY WITH AN ARMY. IF YOU LOOK AT ITS BUDGET, MOST OF ITS SPENDING GOES TO SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, AND THEN DEFENSE. AND I THINK THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING CHART. AND AND I THINK LOOKING AT THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT, MOST OF ITS CUTS CAME FROM THAT SECOND BOX ON THE TOP, HEALTH A LITTLE BIT CAME FROM FROM NUTRITION PROGRAMS. AND THEN YOU SEE THOUGH, WHERE EVEN IF YOU GOT RID OF ALL NON-DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT LAST YEAR WOULD STILL HAVE BEEN, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. NON-DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING COVERS HUD, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. IT COVERS HHS. YOU WOULD STILL HAVE A BUDGET DEFICIT OF ABOUT $1 TRILLION. SO SO ALL OF THIS SHUTDOWN IS FOCUSED ON THAT $700 BILLION OR SO PIECE, WHICH I KNOW IS A BIG NUMBER, BUT IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET IS A SMALL PART OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET. SO SO ALL OF THAT SAID, LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES, I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THESE CDBG, BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE WOULD FUND CDBG AT LAST YEAR'S LEVEL, AND THEIR APPROPRIATIONS BILLS HOME. THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED ELIMINATING HOME. THE HOUSE BILL WOULD ELIMINATE HOME. THE SENATE BILL FUNDS IT HOMELESS ASSISTANCE. THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED CONSOLIDATING HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS INTO A STATE BLOCK GRANT AND CUTTING THE FUNDING. BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE REJECT THAT PROPOSAL.

AND THEN ALWAYS IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY HOMELAND SECURITY, THE URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE, AND THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. BOTH OF THOSE ARE OKAY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE. SO MOST OF THE LOCAL PRIORITIES, EXCEPT HOME, ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. AND I THINK EVEN HOME IN ANY FINAL BILL WILL BE OKAY. CHRISTY MENTIONED COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING.

REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON, HE'S IN THE PENDING HOUSE TRANSPORTATION HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL. HE SECURED $2 MILLION FOR A WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ALONG MARSH BRANCH. AND I KNOW AND WE'RE WORKING WITH STAFF AND CHRISTY'S WORKING WITH STAFF. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT WILD BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED FY 2026, BUT NOW IS

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SO I MENTIONED HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. I SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TOLD ME IN FEBRUARY I'D BE BRIEFING YOU ON THIS, I WOULD HAVE I WOULD HAVE LAUGHED. AND JUST TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT, THE LAST MAJOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BILL WAS, WAS THE CRANSTON GONZALEZ HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992. SO THAT'S THE LAST TIME.

YEAH. I MEAN, MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. MR. CRANSTON AND MR. GONZALEZ HAVE LONG LEFT US, SO.

SO IF ANY PROGRAMS ARE DUE FOR REAUTHORIZATION AND UPDATE ITS ITS HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, I'M GOING TO START WITH THE SECOND BULLET, BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. THE THE CHAIR AND RANKING MEMBER OF THE HOUSE HOUSING AND INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE. BACK IN MARCH, MIKE FLOOD FROM NEBRASKA AND EMANUEL CLEAVER FROM KANSAS CITY SENT OUT A LETTER TO STAKEHOLDERS AND SAID, WE'D LIKE SOME FEEDBACK ON HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. AND THEY TOOK THAT FEEDBACK. AND THEN THEY HAD A SERIES OF STAKEHOLDER SESSIONS WHERE THE TWO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THEMSELVES SAT AT THE TABLE AND TOOK NOTES, AND THEY PUT OUT A DRAFT BILL THAT WOULD REAUTHORIZE THE HOME PROGRAM AND MAKE A MAKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF REFORMS AND CHANGES TO IT, I THINK, MOST OF WHICH THE CITY WOULD SUPPORT. AND THEN THEY KIND OF HAD THEIR THE RUG YANKED OUT FROM UNDER THEM. ALL OF A SUDDEN, OUT OF NOWHERE IN LATE JULY, THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE APPROVED A PRETTY BROAD COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING BILL, THE ROAD TO HOUSING BILL, AND THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCOTT, THE CHAIR OF THE RANKING COMMITTEE, AND SENATOR WARREN, THE RANKING MEMBER. AND IT PASSED THE BANKING COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY. AND IT'S AND IT'S IT'S A BROAD, COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING BILL. AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY PROPOSALS FROM ACROSS THE BANKING COMMITTEE AND OUTSIDE THE BANKING COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON ON HOUSING KIND OF CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WAS INCREDIBLY SURPRISING. I THINK WHEN YOU TALK TO REPRESENTATIVE FLOOD AND REPRESENTATIVE CLEAVER, THEY SAY, WELL, THAT'S THEY PUT A POSITIVE SPIN ON IT AND SAY, IT'S SO WE'RE GLAD THAT WE SPARKED THE SENATE TO FOCUS ON HOUSING. BUT THE MOMENTUM IS NOW WITH THE ROAD TO HOUSING BILL. LAST WEEK, THE SENATE INCLUDED IT. THEY VOTED TO INCLUDE IT IN THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT. THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT AT THE END OF THE SESSION IS OFTEN THE LAST TRAIN OUT OF TOWN. SO EVERYBODY TRIES TO ATTACH THEIR BILL TO THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. AND NOW THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT IS IN THE SENATE VERSION OF THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. SO AND WE INCLUDE IN OUR HANDOUTS A SUMMARY OF OF THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT AND OF THE HOUSE DRAFT BILL TO REAUTHORIZE HOME. AND LAST WEEK IN OUR WEEKLY REPORT, WE HAD A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF THE HOUSING ACT AGAIN. SO I WON'T GET INTO THE WEEDS ON THAT, BUT BUT IT WOULD BE A PRETTY MAJOR. SO HIGHWAY TRANSIT REAUTHORIZATION THAT IS UPON US. YOU ALL REMEMBER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT. THAT WAS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SIGNATURE LEGISLATION. IT WAS A COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, BUT AT ITS CORE, IT WAS THE REGULAR FIVE YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT PROGRAMS, AND THAT EXPIRES AT THE END OF FY 2026. SO AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR, SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND THEY ARE ALREADY HAVING BOTH BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES HAVE HELD HEARINGS.

THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACTUALLY DID AN RFI ASKING FOR STAKEHOLDER INPUT ON WHAT SHOULD THE NEXT BILL LOOK LIKE. SO. SO THAT IS VERY MUCH HAPPENING. LAST, I SPOKE WITH HOUSE COMMITTEE STAFF. THEY WERE THEY HAD BEEN LOOKING AT A NOVEMBER MARKUP, BUT THEY THINK THAT'S NOW GOING TO SLIP INTO JANUARY. AND CONGRESS IS NOT IN RECENT HISTORY DONE A HIGHWAY TRANSIT BILL ON TIME. SO I DON'T EXPECT THIS ONE TO BE DONE ON TIME.

BUT BUT THINGS ARE MOVING. AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES THERE ARE, ARE LOCALIZATION OF THE HIGHWAY PROGRAM. AND I'LL EXPAND ON THAT A BIT. I KNOW THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

THE INFRASTRUCTURE LAW HAD A NEW PROGRAM, THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL PROGRAM, THAT WAS A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM THAT ONLY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND MPOS COULD APPLY FOR. NO STATE DOT'S. THAT'S $1 BILLION A YEAR PRESERVING THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM. THAT'S THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT HALF THE FUNDING GOES TO THE STATE, HALF THE FUNDING GOES TO MPOS, AND THEY MAKE THAT AVAILABLE COMPETITIVELY. I THINK LAST YEAR, DENTON GOT $10 MILLION FROM THAT FOR FOR THE TRAIL ALONG PECAN CREEK. PRESERVATION OF THE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS AND THEN AVOIDING WHAT THEY CALL THE FUNDING CLIFF BECAUSE IIJA UPPED THE BASELINE FOR FOR

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SO, SO AND I JUST THIS IS JUST A I PUT THIS DOWN BECAUSE I'M WORKING WITH A THE THERE'S A GROUP THE LOCAL OFFICIALS ON TRANSPORTATION. THAT'S THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. THE CONFERENCE OF MAYORS ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS. YOU GET THE IDEA. ALL THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEY HAVE A COALITION ON ON REAUTHORIZATION. AND I'VE BEEN PART OF THEIR LITTLE WORKING GROUP. AND I JUST PUT THIS DOWN BECAUSE I THINK IT KIND OF CAPTURES WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A TENSION BETWEEN HOW MUCH OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDING GOES TO STATE DOT'S, HOW MUCH COMES DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, AND THAT THAT'S PARTLY ABOUT THIS. AND WE'RE ALWAYS, OF COURSE, PUSHING FOR MAXIMIZING HOW MUCH COMES DOWN TO TO AT LEAST THE MPO LEVEL. BUT I THINK THERE'S ALSO A THOUGHT THAT, THAT THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT PROGRAM, WELL, THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR, IS IS OVERDUE FOR AN UPDATE. IT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE THE CURRENT NEED OF OUR NATION. AND I THINK PARTICULARLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHAT THE PANDEMIC HAS DONE TO TO COMMUTE PATTERNS TO WHERE PEOPLE WORK AND THEN TO DELIVERIES, PEOPLE GET THINGS DELIVERED TO THEIR HOUSE. IT'S PUTTING A LOT MORE PRESSURE ON THE PART OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK THAT'S OWNED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. BUT THE CURRENT FUNDING STRUCTURE DOESN'T REFLECT THAT. AND SO SO THE BROADEST GOAL IS TO GET IS CERTAINLY TO PRESERVE THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM, PRESERVE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL. BUT BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS ABOUT $60 BILLION A YEAR ON HIGHWAY. THAT'S WITH A B $60 BILLION A YEAR. IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST NON-DEFENSE PROGRAMS NON-DEFENSE NON-HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES. SO $60 BILLION A YEAR FOR HIGHWAYS, $12 BILLION A YEAR ON TRANSIT. THE TRANSIT MONEY GOES BY FORMULA TO TRANSIT AGENCIES. IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. DCTA GETS ITS SHARE OF FEDERAL FORMULA FUNDS. THE HIGHWAY MONEY THAT $60 BILLION A YEAR MOSTLY GOES TO STATE DOT'S A SMALL POT AND THERE'S THERE'S THE OF THE OF ALL THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. THE TWO BIG ONES ARE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. THAT GOES ENTIRELY TO STATE DOT'S FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM, I-35, US 380, THOSE KINDS OF ROADS.

AND THERE'S A SMALLER PROGRAM. 23% OF THAT 60 BILLION IS THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT, 55% OF THAT, 23% GOES TO MPOS. AND MPOS DECIDE HOW THAT MONEY WAS SPENT IS SPENT. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OWNERSHIP OF THE NETWORK, ABOUT 75% OF THE NETWORK IS OWNED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. SO THERE'S A BIG IMBALANCE IN WHERE FEDERAL HIGHWAY MONEY GOES TO VERSUS WHERE THE NEED IS NECESSARILY. SO THE GOAL IS TO UP THAT SHARE THAT GOES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

AT THE BROADEST LEVEL. >> HOW MANY HOW MANY MORE SLIDES DO YOU HAVE? YEAH. GO

AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR SLIDE. THERE'S ONLY. >> A FEW OKAY. AND I'M JUST GOING TO HIT REALLY QUICKLY. IT'S NOT ON THE I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR IT. IT'S COME UP RECENTLY BUT THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE VOTED ON TWO PROCEEDINGS THAT EACH ONE ON ITS OWN IS JUST A MASSIVE PREEMPTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY TO MANAGE YOUR RIGHTS OF WAY, TO COLLECT COMPENSATION FOR THE USE OF YOUR RIGHTS OF WAY, TO TO REGULATE THE PLACEMENT OF CELL PHONE TOWERS, TO REGULATE THE PLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT ON YOUR ON CITY OWNED UTILITY POLES. BOTH OF THOSE CAME OUT LAST WEEK. COMMENTS ON THOSE ARE DUE IN NOVEMBER. AND IT'S IT'S I THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. IT IS A MASSIVE PREEMPTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY, AND I THINK POSES A REAL THREAT TO TO THE CITY'S ABILITY TO MANAGE ITS RIGHTS OF WAY AND COLLECT COMPENSATION FOR THEIR USE. SO I KNOW THAT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, THE CONFERENCE OF MAYORS ARE ALL GOING TO BE FILING COMMENTS ON THOSE PROCEEDINGS, AND I'D ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO DO THAT AS WELL. AND AND WE NEED TO COVER THAT IN OUR WEEKLY REPORT AS WELL.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT ONE. >> THE DISCRETIONARY

NON-DEFENSE $700 BILLION. THERE USED TO BE A TERM CALLED PORK. >> YES.

>> IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? >> NO. SO THAT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT EARMARKS. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHAT PEOPLE WOULD CALL PORK. AND SO CONGRESS HAS CAPPED EARMARKS AT ONE HALF OF 1% OF THAT 700 BILLION. OH. SO IT'S A YEAH TINY BIT. YEAH. SO IT'S A SMALL

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UNLESS CONGRESS CHANGES THE LAWS. >> OKAY.

>> AND MY INCOME IS BELOW A CERTAIN LIMIT. I'M ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP.

>> OKAY. AND SO THAT WOULD BE THAT'S THAT'S CONSIDERED DISCRETIONARY. NO THAT'S THAT'S

THAT'S MANDATORY PART OKAY. >> SO DISCRETIONARY IS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH HUD. YOU KNOW THAT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IT'S A IT'S A SMALL PART OF THE FEDERAL

BUDGET OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIX.

>> THANK YOU. HI, COUNCILPERSON JESTER, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS INFORMATION. AND THE BACKUP MATERIAL WAS VERY HELPFUL AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK IN SUMMARIZING.

A LOT OF REALLY BIG, COMPLEX MATTERS. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. FIRST, I WANT TO START WITH THE MOST RECENT, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BILL THAT YOU WERE MENTIONING. I MEAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTING WHATEVER FEES, RIGHT, THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NORMALLY ARE ABLE TO RECOUP FROM RENTING OUT SPACE. BUT WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE TO BE FOR TAKING AWAY THE POWER TO DECIDE WHERE UTILITIES GO AND WHERE CELL TOWERS GO? I MEAN, THE CITY IS THE ONE THAT SUFFERS IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE GOOD CELL SERVICE, ETC. BUT WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE RATIONALE IS BEHIND PASSING

THIS BILL? >> SO IT'S BEEN A LONG RUNNING. IT'S BEEN A LONG RUNNING BATTLE BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. AND AND I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO SUM IT UP, I DON'T THINK I'M OUT OF OUT OF LINE SAYING THIS IS INDUSTRY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS LITTLE OR

NO LOCAL SAY IN WHERE THAT EQUIPMENT GOES. >> SO THEY MAY BE JUST HAVE THE

BEST LOBBYIST. >> OH ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THERE'S NO WE FACE THREATS ON ON LOCAL AUTHORITY BOTH IN CONGRESS AND AT THE FCC. AND WE HAVE FOR A LONG TIME. BUT I'VE NEVER QUITE SEEN SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF PROCEEDINGS AS WHAT THE FCC APPROVED LAST WEEK.

>> I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THIS IS INCREDIBLY CONCERNING AND COULD LEAD TO MANY, MANY PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT OUR CITY WILL BE WEIGHING IN WITH OUR

LEGISLATORS AS WELL AS OTHERS, AS TO WHAT DAMAGE THIS COULD DO. >> AND I'M I'M EQUALLY AS CONFIDENT THAT THAT WHEN YOUR CITIZENS ARE UPSET ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF A OF SOME NEW EQUIPMENT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DIRECT THEIR COMPLAINTS TO THE FCC.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS IN REGARDS TO TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE THE FORMULA DETERMINES WHERE A LOT OF THE PASSENGER RAIL AND THIS FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERSHIPS. I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS SEEM TO BE DOWN MORE SIGNIFICANTLY THAN SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS. AND IF THIS IS GETTING TOO IN THE

WEEDS. >> NO. >> NO.

>> I CAN. >> SO THAT'S CONCERNING. ALSO, BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION IS SUCH

A. >> SO, SO CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS UNDER TRANSIT, I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS IS NOT A CONCERN, BUT THAT THAT'S MOST TRANSIT MONEY GOES OUT BY FORMULA. BUT THAT IS A THAT IS A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. AND THAT FUNDS NEW RAIL TRANSIT PROJECTS. AND AND I DON'T THINK DENTON IS BUILDING A NEW RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT. SO I THAT'S BUT BUT THE RATIONALE THERE IS IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE LAW INFUSED A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE SIG PROGRAM. SO THE HOUSE SAID, WELL, WE CAN BACK OFF ON THAT PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR.

>> YEAH, THAT'S. >> THAT'S THE RATIONALE. >> THAT'S DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE SOMETHING I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE IS IN THE ENTIRE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA, SOME KIND OF MASS TRANSIT, IN PARTICULAR RAIL CONNECTING SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL RAIL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES, YOU KNOW, MISSING OUT ON OLYMPICS AND MISSING OUT ON BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF THAT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I KNOW IS BEING DISCUSSED AT THE NORTH TEXAS CENTRAL COUNCIL LEVEL.

>> SO IT COULD BE TIMELY. AND I, I HATE TO MAKE PREDICTIONS, BUT I THINK THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM, BACK IN HIS FIRST TERM, PRESIDENT TRUMP PROPOSED ELIMINATING THAT EVERY YEAR IN HIS BUDGET. AND EVERY YEAR CONGRESS, BOTH WHEN IT WAS CONTROLLED BY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, SAID, NO, WE THINK WE'LL FUND IT. AND IT'S INTERESTING. IN HIS FIRST BUDGET THIS TIME, THE PRESIDENT ACTUALLY PROPOSED FULLY FUNDING THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT

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IT'S I THINK IT'S $3.1 BILLION A YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE PROJECT ALONE COULD EAT UP THAT.

>> SO I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OF COURSE.

>> ANYONE ELSE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TWO.

>> THANK YOU I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS PROBABLY A COMBINATION OF OF YOUR GROUP AND STAFF. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STAFF HAS DONE IN THE PAST AND I IS PREPARE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND BUDGETARY ITEMS AND SAID WITH OR WITHOUT THIS FEDERAL PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONES ARE IMPACTING AND TO WHAT LEVEL. IT WAS SORT OF A REALLY HELPFUL CHEAT SHEET THAT WE DID ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I'D LOVE TO GET THAT BACK AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SUPER IN THE WEEDS, BUT SORT OF BALLPARK SO THAT WE KNOW WHICH OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE SORT OF MOST IN DANGER AND OR AND, AND, OR WOULD NEED THE MOST ENGAGEMENT FROM COUNCIL TO PROVIDE DIRECTION IF WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WITH LESS FUNDING OR MORE FUNDING. SO THAT THAT CHEAT SHEET Y'ALL DID ABOUT A YEAR AGO WAS SUPER HELPFUL. AND I'M ASKING FOR US TO DO THAT

AGAIN, PLEASE. >> ANY MAYOR PRO TEM. >> IN THE TALKS OF OF HIGHWAYS, HAVE YOU HEARD ANY HINT THAT, LIKE I KNOW IN THE PAST I'VE HEARD CHATTER ABOUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES THAT ARE STARTING TO FALL APART, BUT THE FUNDING TENDS TO EMPHASIZE ADDING ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE RATHER THAN REPLACING AND RENEWING OLD INFRASTRUCTURE. HAVE YOU HEARD ANY CHATTER OF TRYING TO SHIFT MORE OF THE OF THIS FEDERAL FUNDING TOWARDS MAINTENANCE, AND MAYBE NOT SO MUCH ADDING ADDITIONAL

INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN WE'RE NOT MAINTAINING THAT? >> THAT'S BEEN A PERENNIAL DISCUSSION, BUT SO FAR CONGRESS HAS SHIED AWAY FROM AND AGAIN, SINCE MOST MONEY GOES TO THE STATE, DOT'S TELLING THE STATE DOT'S. LET'S FOCUS ON MAINTENANCE OF WHAT WE HAVE.

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN DISCUSSION OF THAT. BUT BUT EVEN IN IIJA, BECAUSE THAT TENDS TO NOT ENTIRELY BREAK DOWN ON DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN LINES, BUT SOMEWHAT DOES. BUT EVEN IJA, WRITTEN BY A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS AND SIGNED BY A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT, I WOULD SAY THE IJA HAD SOME, YOU KNOW, HAD THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL PROGRAM. IT HAD SOME OTHER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS A STATUS QUO BILL. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S ALWAYS A DISCUSSION AND SOMETHING LOCALS WILL ALWAYS SAY WHEN WE'RE MAKING OUR ARGUMENT THAT WE'D BE BETTER STEWARDS OF THESE FUNDS. WE'LL FOCUS ON ON MAINTENANCE OF WHAT WE HAVE. BUT. I THINK SOMEONE MENTIONED THE TELECOM INDUSTRY HAVING GOOD LOBBYISTS. THE STATE DOT'S HAVE A VERY POWERFUL LOBBY ON CAPITOL HILL.

>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. I'LL JUST SAY MESSAGE TO NOT A QUESTION. MESSAGE TO CITY STAFF. I THINK WE MAY NEED TO DEPENDING ON HOW THAT BILL GOES WITH THE UTILITY POLES. ATTACHMENTS. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. COME UP WITH A STRATEGY TO TO DO THE MATH TO START UNDER UNDERGROUNDING, NOT THE WHOLE THING. RIGHT. JUST THE SPAN. RIGHT. SO IF YOU HAVE A SPAN THAT THEY CAN'T SPAN, THAT'S UNDERGROUND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT DOESN'T YOU DON'T INCUR THE ENTIRE COST OF UNDERGROUNDING EVERYTHING, BUT YOU KNEECAP SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO JUST ATTACH TO OUR POLES AND, AND MAKE US FOOT THE BILLS FOR THOSE THINGS. SO IT MAY JUST BE A STRATEGY AROUND HERE'S A CREATIVE WAY WE CAN BE PREPARED FOR THOSE THAT WOULD WANT TO CIRCUMVENT WORKING WITH US BY JUST HAVING A SPAN THAT SAYS, OKAY, THEY HAVE TO SPAN, THEY HAVE TO CONNECT THIS MANY FEET. AND OH, BY THE WAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO YOU. SO THEN BUT YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO AND YOUR HELP JUST GENERALLY ON ON THINGS DON'T HAVE MANY QUESTIONS. I MEAN, FOR ME IT'S JUST IT'S GOOD TO KNOW, RIGHT. BUT I MEAN, YOU HAVE PRECIOUS LITTLE CONTROL OVER IT. AND SO I JUST IT'S A GOOD IT'S A GOOD UPDATE. REALLY, REALLY INSIGHTFUL WORK YOU'RE DOING AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WHERE YOU CAN. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE SAW THAT WITH THE TRANSFORMERS THAT SORT OF THING, YOU KNOW SO APPRECIATE THAT THAT WORK OKAY. ANYTHING. NO

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OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Audit Project 043-Animal Services: Follow-Up Review. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]]

>> APPRECIATE YOU. >> THAT TAKES US TO ITEM B WHICH IS ID 251537. RECEIVE A REPORT HOLD DISCUSSION, GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AUDIT PROJECT 043 ANIMAL SERVICES

FOLLOW UP AND REVIEW. >> HELLO. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MADISON DENTON, CITY AUDITOR I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT OUR FOLLOW UP REVIEW RESULTS FROM THE AUDIT OF ANIMAL SERVICES.

OH, SORRY. KEYBOARD CHANGE PLACES ON ME. ALL RIGHT. AS A REMINDER, AUDIT FOLLOW UP REVIEWS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPONSE TO AN AUDIT. THIS REVIEW WAS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ORIGINALLY COMPILED IN THE AUDIT OF ANIMAL SERVICES, ISSUED ISSUED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, 2025.

THIS REPORT REVIEWED ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES, ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER RESPONSE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS THE ACCURACY AND APPROPRIATENESS OF FEES FOR THE ANIMAL FOR ANIMAL SERVICES IN GENERAL. THIS FOLLOW UP REVIEW FOUND THAT MOST OF THE 34 RECOMMENDATIONS WERE IN PROGRESS. SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO ANIMAL CARE MONITORING AND LIVE OUTCOMES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2025 TO BEGIN. THE AUDIT FOUND THAT ANIMAL SERVICES DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH DEDICATED STAFF TO PROVIDE BASIC CARE TO ALL ANIMALS. IN ADDITION, WHILE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES EXISTED, THERE WERE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THESE DOCUMENTS. THESE ISSUES REQUIRED ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS TO PERFORM CARE RELATED TASKS, TAKING THEIR FOCUS AWAY FROM FIELD ACTIVITIES, AND HINDERED ANIMAL MONITORING AND STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY. SINCE THE AUDIT, SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DAILY CARE ACTIVITY. DOCUMENTATION AND SOPS HAVE BEEN STREAMLINED. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL STAFF MAY STILL BE NEEDED TO PROVIDE INCREASED CARE LEVELS TO ALL ANIMALS AS DIRECTED. SPECIFICALLY, ANIMAL SERVICES IMPLEMENTED A DAILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS MONITORING SYSTEM AND WELLNESS MONITORING DIRECTIVE THAT ALLOWS STAFF TO DOCUMENT COMPLETION OF BASIC CARE ACTIVITIES AND WELLNESS AND BEHAVIORAL INFORMATION FOR EACH ANIMAL EACH DAY. IF CONCERNS ARE NOTED, STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO INDICATE THAT AN ANIMAL NEEDS ATTENTION IN THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, DAILY FEEDING AND CLEANING SOPS HAVE BEEN STREAMLINED TO PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT WRITTEN GUIDANCE TO STAFF. STILL, BASED ON REVIEW OF A SAMPLE, ONLY ABOUT 50% OF ANIMALS HAD A DOCUMENTED DAILY CARE CHECK FOR EVERY DAY THEY WERE IN THE SHELTER, AND ON SITE OBSERVATION INDICATED THAT THERE MAY STILL BE SOME POINTS OF CONFUSION IN THE STREAMLINED SOPS. WHILE THESE PROCESSES SHOULD BE FURTHER REFINED TO IMPROVE DOCUMENTATION AND CARE CONSISTENCY, THESE CHANGES ARE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ANIMAL MONITORING AND STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE ANIMAL SHELTER. FINALLY, ANIMAL SERVICES RECEIVED TWO ADDITIONAL ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN POSITIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR 2025. HOWEVER, THESE POSITIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN FILLED DUE TO MANAGERIAL TURNOVER BASED ON ESTIMATED STAFFING NEEDS. WHEN THESE BUDGETED POSITIONS ARE FILLED, ANIMAL SERVICES SHOULD NO LONGER REGULARLY NEED FIELD OFFICER ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE DAILY CARE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, STAFF INDICATED THAT THEY RECEIVED DIRECTION TO PROVIDE INCREASED CARE LEVELS TO ALL ANIMALS THROUGH ADDITIONAL ENRICHED ENRICHMENT AND ATTENTION. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2025, ANIMAL SERVICES BEGAN PARTNERING WITH THE DENTON COMMUNITY SHELTER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ANIMAL CARE SUPPORT.

HOWEVER, IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THIS ADDITIONAL STAFFING WILL ALLOW FOR ADVANCED CARE TO BE PROVIDED TO ALL ANIMALS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AT THIS TIME. IN ADDITION TO BASIC CARE ACTIVITIES, THE ANIMAL SHELTER MUST PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO ANIMALS. THE CITY HAS CONTRACTED WITH VETERINARY SERVICES PROVIDER FOR THIS MEDICAL CARE. THE ORIGINAL AUDIT FOUND THAT WHILE ANIMAL SERVICES SOP REQUIRED ALL RECOMMENDED VACCINES AND PARASITE PREVENTATIVES, DOCUMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THESE MEDICINES WAS INCONSISTENT. IN ADDITION, ANIMALS WITH LONG TERM STAYS, MEANING MORE THAN 30 DAYS IN THE SHELTER DID NOT REGULARLY RECEIVE HEALTH RECHECKS. FURTHER, WHILE NON EUTHANASIA DRUGS WERE GENERALLY PHYSICALLY SECURE, NO INVENTORY PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OR THEFT. SINCE THE ORIGINAL AUDIT, WE ISSUED DOCUMENTATION OF. SINCE THE ORIGINAL AUDIT WAS ISSUED, I'M SORRY, DOCUMENTATION OF VACCINES HAS GENERALLY IMPROVED FOR CATS. HOWEVER, VACCINE DOCUMENTATION RATES HAVE REMAINED SIMILAR OR FALLEN FOR DOGS. WHILE A MONTHLY HEALTH RECHECK PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR ANIMALS WITH LONG TERM STAYS, THE ANIMAL MONITORING SYSTEM ENSURES THAT EACH ANIMALS HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS EVALUATED DAILY, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF BOOSTER SHOTS BEING ADMINISTERED HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. LASTLY, POTENTIAL CONTRACT PAYMENT CONCERNS WITH THE VETERINARY SERVICES PROVIDER HAVE GENERALLY BEEN RESOLVED, THOUGH AN INDEPENDENT PROCESS TO VERIFY HOURS BILLED HAS NOT BEEN CREATED. FURTHER INVENTORY PROCEDURES FOR NON EUTHANASIA DRUGS HAVE NOT BEEN HAVE NOT YET BEEN CREATED DUE TO RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE AGREES THAT ACTIVE INVENTORY MONITORING AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR ALL NON EUTHANASIA DRUGS IS CURRENTLY OPERATIONALLY

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SINCE THE ORIGINAL AUDIT WAS ISSUED, THE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS REGULARLY SURPASSED THIS RECOMMENDED GOAL. LIVE RELEASE RATES. LIVE RELEASES GENERALLY INCLUDE ADOPTIONS, RETURNS TO OWNERS, TRANSFERS TO OTHER SHELTERS OR RESCUES, AND RELEASES AS PART OF A CAT A CAT COMMUNITY, CAT TRAP NEUTER RETURN PROGRAM. THE ORIGINAL AUDIT FOUND THAT ADOPTION REQUIREMENTS WERE GENERALLY DOCUMENTED, BUT RETURNED TO OWNER DOCUMENTATION.

REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING VACCINES AND ID VERIFICATIONS, WERE NOT ALWAYS DOCUMENTED. IN ADDITION, THE CITY HAD NOT ESTABLISHED A FORMAL TRAP NEUTER RELEASE PROGRAM, BUT WAS RELEASING SOME COMMUNITY CATS. SINCE THEN, THE CITY'S ESTAB CITY ESTABLISHED A MICROCHIPPING FEE AND BEGAN ADVERTISING THIS PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT LOST ANIMALS ARE RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS. IN ADDITION, THE CITY'S WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO CLARIFY HOW A RESIDENT CAN SCHEDULE A LOST ANIMAL SEARCH WHEN THE SHELTER IS STAFFED, BUT NOT BUT NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE RETURN TO OWNER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE WAS UPDATED IN AUGUST OF 2025, SO IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE EVALUATED AS PART OF THE NEXT FOLLOW UP REVIEW. ALSO BASED ON DISCUSSION WITH CITY MANAGEMENT, POTENTIAL OPERATING HOUR CHANGES WERE DELAYED UNTIL THE UPCOMING UPCOMING SHELTER REMODEL IS COMPLETED. THE STATE OF TEXAS ALLOWS ANIMAL SHELTERS TO HUMANELY EUTHANIZE ANIMALS UNDER ITS CONTROL. FURTHER, THE DRUG REQUIRED TO EUTHANIZE AN ANIMAL IS CONSIDERED A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND MUST BE STORED SECURELY AND USAGE TIGHTLY MONITORED FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND SOME SITUATIONS, LIKE WHEN HANDLING A DANGEROUS ANIMAL SHELTER, PERSONNEL MAY USE A EUTHANASIA SEDATION DRUG TO ASSIST IN THE PROCESS. THIS DRUG IS NOT A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND SO HAS LOOSER MONITORING REQUIREMENTS. THE ORIGINAL AUDIT FOUND THAT ANIMAL SERVICES EUTHANASIA STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE ADDRESSED ALL REQUIREMENTS AND MOST BEST PRACTICES, THOUGH SOME MINOR UPDATES WERE NEEDED. FURTHER, ALL STAFF WHO PERFORMED EUTHANASIA PROCEDURES WERE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFIED. HOWEVER, SOME PROCEDURE INFORMATION WAS NOT CONSISTENTLY DOCUMENTED, AND USE OF EUTHANASIA SEDATION DRUG WAS NOT CONSISTENTLY RECORDED. SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS ADOPTED EUTHANASIA POLICY THAT PROVIDES CRITERIA AND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL REVIEW BEFORE AN ANIMAL IS EUTHANIZED. WHILE ANIMAL SERVICES STAFF INDICATED THAT THEY WERE INFORMALLY USING THIS PROCESS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2025, COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY WILL NOT BE EVALUATED UNTIL THE NEXT FOLLOW UP REVIEW, SINCE IT WAS IMPLEMENTED ON JULY 1ST OF 2025. IN ADDITION, THE SOP WAS UPDATED TO CORRECT MINOR ISSUES AND NOW REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF SEDATION DRUG USAGE BASED ON REVIEW OF 55 DOCUMENTED EUTHANASIA PROCEDURES. DOCUMEN IN THE TABLE ON THE SLIDE. WHILE SOME MINOR DISCREPANCIES EXISTED, EUTHANASIA DRUG USAGE WAS GENERALLY DOCUMENTED EFFECTIVELY. HOWEVER, BASED ON REVIEW OF SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE, COMPLETED EUTHANASIA PROCEDURES. SEDATION DRUG USAGE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RECORDED CONSISTENTLY. STILL, IN ADDITION TO SHELTER OPERATIONS, THE ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING INVESTIGATING BITE REPORTS AND HANDLING QUARANTINED ANIMALS. STAFF MEMBERS WHO PERFORM THESE ACTIVITIES ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS TO RECEIVE BASIC ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER TRAINING WITHIN ONE YEAR OF HIRE. THE ORIGINAL AUDIT FOUND THAT MOST ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS WERE APPROPRIATELY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED, THOUGH TRACKING COULD BE IMPROVED TO ENSURE ENSURE NO LAPSES IN CERTIFICATION OCCURRED. FURTHER, WHILE CALLS FOR ANIMAL SERVICES FIELD OFFICERS WERE RECEIVED BY ANIMAL SERVICES FRONT DESK STAFF, WRITTEN GUIDANCE ON HOW QUICKLY AND HOW THESE CALLS SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO THE DISPATCHING SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN CREATED. SIMILARLY, ANIMAL SERVICES HAD AN SOP THAT PROVIDED EXCEPTIONS REGARDING FIELD OPERATIONS, INCLUDING HOME QUARANTINES, BUT THERE WAS NO GUIDANCE WRITTEN. GUIDANCE ON WHAT DETAILS FROM A CALL SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED AND NO PROCESS TO RECONCILE. CITATIONS.

SINCE THE ORIGINAL AUDIT, ANIMAL SERVICES HAS IMPLEMENTED A CENTRALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION TRACKING SPREADSHEET THAT COULD BE FURTHER REFINED. IN ADDITION, A FIELD OPERATION HANDBOOK WAS IMPLEMENTED IN SEPTEMBER 2025 AND INCLUDES SPECIFIC RESPONSE TIME, EXPECTATIONS FOR RECEIVED CALLS, GENERAL SAFETY PRACTICES FOR FIELD OFFICERS, AND REQUIRED TIMELINES FOR COMPLETING REPORTS. ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS HAVE ALSO BEGUN FULLY USING AN ELECTRONIC CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TO DOCUMENT CASE DETAILS. STILL, CALL TAKING EXPECTATIONS FOR FRONT DESK STAFF HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED YET, AND A PROCESS

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SINCE THEN. WRITTEN CRITERIA ON GRANTING ACCESS TO STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAS NOT YET BEEN CREATED, AND THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN HAS BEEN HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING ANIMALS AND FOSTER CARE, MANAGING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND VOLUNTEER USAGE DURING EMERGENCIES. THOUGH IT WAS UPDATED TO BE ACCURATE FOR THE THE EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY IN THOSE POSITIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FIELD OPERATIONS HANDBOOK PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON VEHICLE INSPECTIONS. FINALLY, AN UPDATED FEE SCHEDULE WAS AUTHORIZED IN JULY 2025 AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHEDULE IS READILY AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN THE SHELTER. THIS FEE SCHEDULE EXPANDS THE DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND ANIMAL SERVICES NOW REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF MANAGERIAL APPROVAL THROUGH PERIODIC REVIEW OF. THOUGH PERIODIC REVIEW OF DISCOUNT USAGE WOULD FURTHER ENSURE THIS PROGRAM IS NOT MISUSED. FEE CALCULATION ACCURACY WILL BE EVALUATED DURING THE NEXT FOLLOW UP REVIEW DUE TO THE JULY 1ST IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE. SO IN SUMMARY, WE FOUND THAT FIVE OF THE 34 ORIGINALLY ISSUED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOW IMPLEMENTED AND 28 ARE IN PROGRESS. AS SUMMARIZED ON THE SLIDE ONE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING INVENTORY PROCEDURES FOR NON EUTHANASIA DRUGS HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO CURRENT RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, AND AUDIT HAS PROVIDED ANIMAL SERVICES WITH A PRIORITY PRIORITIZATION LIST TO HELP FOCUS THESE LIMITED RESOURCES. SO BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, WE PLAN TO PERFORM A SECOND FOLLOW UP REVIEW IN FISCAL YEAR 2027.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. MAYOR PRO TEM. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MADISON. AND AS ALWAYS, FOR ALL OF THE THOROUGH WORK THAT YOUR OFFICE DOES A LOT OF AS I WAS READING THE THE THE REVIEW, A LOT OF THINGS SEEM TO DEPEND ON WHEN THE EXPANSION IS COMPLETED. YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT CAN WE GET A REMINDER OF GENERALLY WHEN

WE'RE EXPECTING THAT EXPANSION TO BE COMPLETE? >> YEAH.

>> NIKKI'S ASKING IS DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES. IN REGARDS TO THE EXPANSION, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND THE ARCHITECT. WE ARE RECEIVING OUR 75% SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS, SO THAT IS PUSHED BACK OUR TIMELINE A LITTLE BIT. WE ARE

LOOKING TO BREAK GROUND IN 26 ABOUT MARCH. >> OKAY.

>> SO SOME OF THESE THINGS WON'T REALLY BE ADDRESSED UNTIL AFTER THAT PRETTY MUCH IS WHAT

I UNDERSTOOD. >> SOME OF THEM, A LOT OF THEM WE'VE IMPLEMENTED ALREADY A FEW OF THE THINGS, LIKE THE EXPANSION OF THE HOURS AND THE STAFFING WILL BE ADDRESSED AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHIFT THINGS AROUND. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ADD FTES RIGHT NOW, AND THEN HAVE TO TAKE THEM AWAY AND TRY TO PUT THEM BACK.

>> ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S ALL I HAD OKAY.

>> REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT TWO. >> THANK YOU. YEAH I ONCE AGAIN I APPRECIATE THE AUDIT. WE HAD THAT A COUPLE DIFFERENT AUDITS THAT ILLUMINATED SOME ISSUES THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF. AND I'M AND I'M SO HEARTENED TO SEE THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ALL THE VECTORS SEEM TO BE GOING. WE MOST OF YOUR REPORT IS THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED. THIS IS BEING COVERED, THESE THESE ISSUES. SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S EXCELLENT. GOOD GOOD JOB NIKKI I APPRECIATE YOU COVERING ALL THOSE BASES AS, AS WE DISTILL DOWN THE SORT OF WHERE WE HAVE YET TO GO. WHAT I NOTICED WAS A LOT OF IT WAS THE FTES THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE CRUX OF MY QUESTIONING WAS, WHERE ARE WE IN THE FTES? BUT SO CAN YOU COLOR A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE TIMELINES FOR WHERE WE ARE ON GETTING MORE FTES AND THE EBB AND FLOW OF THAT, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S THE BULK OF YOUR NEED IS YOUR YOUR WORK TO THE MAX. SO IT'S HARD TO GET TO ALL THE AUDIT ISSUES IF YOU DON'T HAVE MORE STAFFING.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD COMPOUNDING ISSUES WITH STAFFING. WE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER. WE DID NOT HAVE A MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR A WHILE, AND SO FILLING THOSE POSITIONS HAS ALLOWED OTHER STAFF TO TAKE ON THE ANIMAL CARE DUTIES. SO WE'RE MISSING FRONT DESK STAFF, ADMINISTRATION STAFF. WE DIDN'T HAVE A VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, FOSTER COORDINATOR, A MANAGER.

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>> SO I WANT TO I WANT TO TOUCH ON THE COMMENT THAT I HEARD TO MAYOR PRO TEM QUESTION YOU. I HEARD IT AND MAYBE I HEARD WRONG OR MISUNDERSTOOD THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT ADDITIONAL FTES

RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU COLOR THAT A LITTLE BIT? >> I'LL TAKE THEM ALL.

>> HONESTLY, NO, I WOULD TAKE MORE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TWO OFFICERS, A SHIFT TO COVER THE ENTIRE CITY, SO THERE'S DEFINITELY ROOM FOR MORE FTES ONCE WE START THE ADDITION EXPANSION IN MARCH. THAT WILL BE ABOUT A YEAR WHERE WE ARE BUILDING. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE NEW ADDITION WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO SCALE DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THAT WILL GIVE US TIME TO REALLY FOCUS OUT IN THE FIELD AND EDUCATION AND PROGRAMING AND COMPLIANCE. AND SO THOSE FTES WILL THEN FOCUS INSTEAD OF A LOT OF ANIMAL CARE AND BE MOSTLY OUT IN THE THE FIELD. AS FAR AS FTES, WE HAVE 29 RIGHT NOW. THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR FRONT DESK STAFF, ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, OUR BEHAVIORIST, OUR FOSTER COORDINATOR. WHAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE ON A DAILY BASIS FOR ANIMAL CARE IS ABOUT EIGHT PEOPLE, AND THAT IS TO BE VERY HONEST, IF WE'RE TRYING TO PUT MORE INTO CARE FOR THE ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A METRIC THAT'S LIKE 15 MINUTES PER ANIMAL. WELL, THAT'S BASIC CARE, THAT'S FEEDING AND CLEANING THEIR KENNEL. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT SECOND WALKS, ANY TYPE OF BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLANS, MEDICATION AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING MORE AT LIKE 35 MINUTES AN ANIMAL. AND SO WE ARE REALLY STRETCHED THIN AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE

THAT WE CAN'T. YOU NEED MORE FTES FOR THAT. >> AND I'M I'M AM I CLEAR THAT YOU'RE UTILIZING ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TO FULFILL OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT ARE SORT OF MORE

EXTERNAL TO THEIR NORMAL JOB DESCRIPTION? >> YEAH.

>> IN THE SHELTER. >> YES AND NO. I THINK THEY'RE BEING USED MORE FULLY THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. SO THEY'VE BEEN OUT IN THE FIELD PRIMARILY. WE HAVE NOW PULLED THEM IN TO HELP WITH LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOP OUR ACOS INTERNALLY IN THE KENNEL. PREVIOUSLY, OUR ACO ONE SPENT ABOUT 90% OF THEIR TIME IN THE SHELTER AND ONLY MAYBE 10% OF THEIR TIME OUT IN THE FIELD. SO THEY DIDN'T GET A LOT OF TRAINING AND THEY WOULD GO ON CALL AND THEN THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OUR ACO TWOS KIND OF LEADING IN OUR SHELTER AS WELL. SO THAT ALLOWS OUR ACO WANTS TO GO OUT INTO THE FIELD DURING OPERATION TIMES. AND SO THEY IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS THEY GET MORE EXPERIENCE. THEY CAN ASK A SENIOR MEMBER OR THEY CAN CALL MANAGEMENT STAFF BECAUSE DURING NORMAL OPERATING HOURS. AND SO YES, WE TYPICALLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE OUT IN THE FIELD AT ANY GIVEN TIME. OUR ACO TWOS YES, ARE TAKING ON A BIGGER LEADERSHIP ROLE, BUT I THINK THAT'S ALSO HELPING DEVELOP THEM KIND OF OUR SUCCESSION PLAN BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO CHECK EACH AREA, MAKING SURE THAT ANIMALS HAVE ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED, THAT ALL THE SUPPLIES ARE BACK UP, MANAGING OUR STAFF AND HOUSE ALONG WITH OUR SUPERVISORS. SO

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >> I GUESS I WAS ASKING MORE IN THE WOULD IT BE MORE IDEAL, BETTER FOR THE ANIMALS IF OUR ACOS WERE MORE IN THE FIELD OR IN THIS MIX? AND I'M HEARING YOU SAY YOU LIKE THE MIX, BUT CORRECT ME IF THAT'S THE WRONG

IMPRESSION. >> I DO LIKE THE MIX BECAUSE IT GIVES OUR ACO ONES MORE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND LEARN IN THE FIELD SO THAT THEY CAN BE BETTER SERVERS LATER.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> I APPRECIATE. >> WE'RE NOT STEALING FROM THE

FIELD. >> THAT'S COMPLETELY. >> I GUESS THAT'S TRUE. YEAH.

WE'RE NOT STEALING FROM THE FIELD COMPLETELY. >> NO.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE.

REPRESENTATIVE. >> NIKKI PICKING UP RIGHT THERE. I HEARD YOU SAY WE HAVE 29 FTES.

>> YES, SIR. >> SO I'M LOOKING AT PAGE THREE LOOKING AT THAT CHART THERE. SO SO WE'VE GOT FIVE MORE EMPLOYEES THAN WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR ADVANCED CARE AND

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ADVANCED AND ENHANCED CARE? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. SO JUST SO IT'S CLEAR, THE 29 ARE NOT ALL DEDICATED TO ANIMAL CARE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS CHART REPRESENTS IS HOW MANY WE NEED. JUST DEDICATED ANIMAL CARE. SO THERE'S ALSO THE FIELD OFFICERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY OUT IN THE FIELD. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES.

THERE'S ALSO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CALCULATION.

>> THAT HELPS. >> SO WHAT SHOULD THAT NUMBER BE INCLUDING EVERYBODY. DO WE

HAVE THAT. >> WELL IT WOULD BE THE 18 PLUS THE ADDITIONAL STAFF OR I GUESS 33 BECAUSE 18 WOULD BE DAILY PLUS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT TEAM. I CAN GET YOU THE NUMBER. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU A WRONG NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M SORRY I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THAT. SO I'LL GET TO MY NOTES HERE. WHY ARE WE WHAT'S THE IDEOLOGY BEHIND WAITING A FULL TWO YEARS TO DO THIS AGAIN? IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE DONE THIS MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE PAST, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE WAITING A BIT LONGER FOR THE NEXT AUDIT. LIKE, WHAT'S THE IDEOLOGY THERE?

>> YEAH. SO WE WE JUST STARTED FISCAL YEAR 2026. YOU JUST APPROVED THAT AUDIT PLAN. THIS ANOTHER FOLLOW UP WAS NOT ON IT. SO THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 AUDIT PLAN IS THE NEXT AUDIT PLAN THAT WE COULD DO THE THE SECOND FOLLOW UP. AND THEN SOME OF THAT IS LIKE MAYOR PRO TEM WAS MENTIONING. SOME OF THESE THINGS JUST ARE HAVE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE SHELTER REMODEL IS COMPLETE. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE TIME TO DO THOSE THINGS.

>> I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK IF THIS COINCIDED WITH CONSTRUCTION BEING FINISHED AND

BEING THE NEW FACILITY. >> HOPEFULLY WE WILL NOT COME BACK UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION IS

COMPLETE. >> THE YOU MENTIONED ABOUT SOME CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TO

DOCUMENT CALLS, WHAT CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE IS THAT? >> THEY'RE USING THE SAME CASE MANAGER. THERE'S A CASE MANAGEMENT MODULE IN THEIR ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. AND

SO THEY'VE BEGUN USING THAT MODULE. >> SO DOES THAT SOFTWARE. DOES

THAT SOFTWARE TALK TO PET POINT. >> IT IS PET POINT. >> IT IS. SO IT'S PET POINT OKAY. ALL RIGHT I REMEMBER OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS A PAIN POINT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS THIS LAST TIME. SO TALKING ABOUT THE THE DRUGS I MEAN IT'S A BIT I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING BETTER. IT'S CONCERNING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE EUTHANASIA DRUGS SINCE THEY ARE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THAT THAT

THERE IS SOME OPPORTUNITY THERE. >> SO JUST TO BE CLEAR THE EUTHANASIA DRUGS ARE FINE. IT'S

THE OTHER DRUGS, THE NON EUTHANASIA DRUGS. >> LIKE THE DRUGS FOR SEDATION.

>> CORRECT. >> OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> IF THAT'S ONLY ONE THOUGH.

AND THAT IS KEPT IN IN PHYSICAL. THERE ARE PHYSICAL CONTROLS FOR THAT ONE. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED ACTUALLY IN PET POINT WHERE WE CAN RECORD IT NOW. SO WE DON'T HAVE THE SEPARATE LOG. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO BE PUT INTO PET POINT WHEN WE USE THE SEDATION DRUG, BUT THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED. WE ARE COMPLIANT 100% WITH DEA REQUIREMENTS. THE OTHER DRUGS THAT MADISON MENTIONED THAT ARE IN THE AUDIT ARE MORE THEY CAN BE USED FOR HUMAN USE, I GUESS, OR THEFT. AND BUT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED PHYSICAL CONTROLS THERE. SO THEY'RE BEHIND BADGE ACCESS. THEY'RE IN LOCKED CABINETS. WE HAVE A LOCKED KEY CABINET THAT ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE HAVE THE COMBINATION TO OUR VET STAFF. AND THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE GIARDIA MEDICATIONS AND THINGS FOR GI ISSUES. AND SO THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT EUTHANASIA TYPE OR

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. SO JUST TO PROVIDE SOME COLOR, THERE. >> ARE ALL THE DRUGS GENERALLY

KEPT NEAR EACH OTHER. >> YES, SIR. >> SO IF IN THE EVENT THAT THERE WAS AN AUDIT TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF THE STATE CAME IN AND AUDITS TODAY, WE'D BE GOOD. YES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND MY LAST COUPLE QUESTIONS ARE JUST ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR. SO GIVEN THAT WE ARE ON A HIRING FREEZE THIS IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HIRE AN ANIMAL BEHAVIORIST. HOW IS THAT

WORKING OUT SO FAR. >> OUR BEHAVIORIST IS TRINITY. SHE STARTED JANUARY 3RD, AND SO IT TOOK HER A LITTLE WHILE TO SPIN UP JUST BECAUSE SHE WAS BRAND NEW TO THE SHELTER WORLD.

SHE IS A GRADUATE OF UNT. SHE IS WORKING ON HER MASTER'S RIGHT NOW. SHE'S ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORCA GROUP OVER THERE, WHICH, FORGIVE ME, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THAT STANDS FOR, BUT THEY WORK WITH ANIMALS AND BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING. BASICALLY, IT'S A IT'S A GROUP OVER THERE. AND TRINITY HAS HAD A CHALLENGE IN THAT SHE CAME IN RIGHT BEFORE THE START OF KITTEN SEASON. AND SHE'S ALSO IN CHARGE OF THE FOSTER PROGRAM. SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME ANOTHER FTE, I WOULD LOVE A FOSTER COORDINATOR TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT, BECAUSE KITTEN SEASON IS WE GET SLAMMED WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF UNDERAGE KITTENS WHO CAN'T STAY IN THE SHELTER RIGHT NOW. IN OUR FOSTER PROGRAM, I JUST LOOKED WE HAVE 115 ANIMALS IN FOSTER CARE. MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE KITTENS WHO CANNOT STAY AT THE SHELTER BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE 24

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AND THEN WE FOLLOW UP AND CIRCLE BACK AROUND. SO WHETHER IT'S WE NEED ADDITIONAL ADVERTISING OR WE NEED TO FIND PLACEMENT AND REACH OUT TO X, Y AND Z FOSTERS OR RESCUE PARTNERS, OR LET'S TRY THIS INTERVENTION PLAN, OR LET'S TALK TO VET TEAM ABOUT MEDICATION, ANXIETY MEDICATION, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND SO TRINITY HAS BEEN LEADING THOSE.

IT IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. AND THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF SHELTERS THAT DO THAT. WE'RE KIND OF BLAZING OUR OWN TRAIL. AND SO WE'RE REFINING HOW THAT WORKS AS FAR AS DOCUMENTING THAT PROCESS AND THE INTERVENTION PLANS AT PET POINT, WE NOW HAVE SPECIFIC MEMOS THAT WE PUT IN THERE FROM THE POPULATION MEETING THAT THEN GENERATE A REPORT THAT WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON. SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET BETTER ALL THE TIME, AND TRINITY IS HELPING TO LEAD THAT EFFORT. SHE ALSO SERVES ON THE REVIEW COMMITTEE. SHE PROVIDES THE EXPERTISE AS FAR AS THE BEHAVIOR SIDE. SO SHE PUTS HER INPUT THERE AND THEN. SHE'S ALSO BEEN WORKING ON TRAINING WITH OUR STAFF. AND SO ANYTHING FROM WORKING ON HANDLING TO LEASHING, SHE WORKS WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS. SHE PROVIDED INPUT ON TRAINING FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS AS WELL. AND THEN WE ALSO RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED THE WAFFLE HOUSE. IT'S I KNOW IT'S IT'S AN ENRICHMENT STATION FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS. AND SO THERE'S A WHOLE MENU OF ITEMS THAT HAPPEN EACH WEEK AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAYBE ARE TOO YOUNG TO HANDLE ANIMALS DIRECTLY. THEY COME IN AND THEY MAKE TREATS. AND THEN TRINITY HAS A SCHEDULE OF WHAT'S DOLED OUT WHEN TO DIFFERENT ANIMALS. SO WHETHER IT'S A SCENT ENRICHMENT OR A FOOD ENRICHMENT OR A TOY ENRICHMENT OR A BUSY BOX. SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THAT. AND SO WE PROVIDE THAT ENRICHMENT TO OUR ANIMALS AS WELL TO HELP THEM STAY HEALTHY, MENTALLY HEALTHY

WHILE THEY'RE IN THE SHELTER. SO SHE'S BUSY. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE TRINITY IS

DOING EVERYTHING SHE. >> WELL, YEAH. WE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR STAFF WEAR A LOT OF HATS AND WE HAVE OVER 300 ANIMALS IN OUR CARE DAILY. ON AVERAGE IT IS. AND WE WE KEEP GETTING MORE IN AND WE DO OUR BEST TO GET THEM OUT AND GET THEM PLACED. BUT IT IS I DON'T THINK PEOPLE QUITE REALIZE HOW MUCH EACH OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS DO. AND I HAVE A

FANTASTIC TEAM AND THEY REALLY DO A LOT OF THE WORK. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT YOU DID WHEN YOU TOOK OVER THIS, THIS ROLE, WAS YOU HAD TO COME IN AND WRITE A LOT OF SOPS.

>> YES, SIR. >> ARE YOU HAVING TO WRITE THE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR OR IS SHE ABLE TO WRITE THOSE HERSELF? SHE ARE THERE SOPS AROUND ANIMAL BEHAVIORS?

>> I GUESS IT KIND OF DEPENDS AS FAR AS THE INTERVENTION PLANS SHE WRITES THOSE. YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT IT MORE LIKE SHE'S THE DOCTOR WRITING THE PRESCRIPTION PLAN, AND THEN THE STAFF ARE THE NURSES IMPLEMENTING IT OR THE THERAPISTS IMPLEMENTING IT, AND THEN SHE COMES BACK AND CHECKS IN. AND HOW'S IT GOING AS FAR AS SOPS SPECIFICALLY FOR BEHAVIORS? I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, WE I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE I CAN NAME A FEW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I THINK THE SOPS THAT WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON ARE MORE DOCUMENTATION. AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE EUTHANASIA POLICY, DAILY MONITORING, SCHEDULE OF

FEES, ETC. >> OKAY, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, SARAH. SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A

TRINITY IN EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY. >> YEAH.

>> AND IF YOU WANT TO BRING SOME KITTENS FOR US TO HOLD DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS, IT

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MIGHT CALM US ALL DOWN. >> MISS CITY MANAGER. >> I THINK YOU HAD SOMETHING.

>> OH, YES. >> NOT A QUESTION. JUST A PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE ON TOP OF EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN EVERY DAY. THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY ITEMS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS OR COMPLETED, AND WHAT YOU'VE LAID OUT HERE TODAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND THAT IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE THE TRUST RESTORED IN ANIMAL SERVICES IN THE CITY OF DENTON. AND I, YOU, YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL

JOB. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR TEAM IS FANTASTIC. I'M VERY LUCKY. THEY'RE GREAT AT WHAT THEY DO.

>> CITY MANAGER. >> I JUST THIS YOU KNOW, I DON'T USUALLY AND I KNOW IT WAS GOING TO DO THIS ONE. I'M I GOT NOT IT RECORDS ME. IF YOU GO BACK TO WHEN WE WERE DEALING WITH ALL OF THIS IT WAS VERY PAINFUL. NIKKI JUST STARTED OUT. IT WAS PAINFUL FOR THE STAFF THAT WE HAD THERE. BUT WE HAVE GREAT STAFF BECAUSE NIKKI HIRED GOOD PEOPLE. YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE YOU HIRE, AND SO KUDOS GO TO HER FOR BUILDING A GREAT TEAM, HIRING THE RIGHT PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER ONE IMPORTANT THING, WHICH IS WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ANIMAL. AND I DO WANT TO SAY WE'RE MONITORING CASSEY IS OVER THIS AREA. SHE'S MONITORING ON A REGULAR BASIS THE NEED FOR STAFFING, AND WE'RE WELL AWARE THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO ADD 1 OR 2 ASAP. AND SO WE ARE MONITORING THAT AND LOOKING AT WAYS TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ANOTHER BIT OF RELIEF FOR ANIMAL SERVICES. I THINK NIKKI IS WORKING ON A PLAN. MAYBE. BUT THE OTHER THING IS TO SAY THAT THERE IS NO ACCREDITATION TO COME IN. THERE'S NO ACCREDITATION WHATSOEVER IN ANIMAL SERVICES, NO BEST PRACTICES, THERE'S BEST FRIENDS, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF, YOU KNOW, ANIMAL SUPPORT GROUPS AND THINGS THAT'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S BEST PRACTICES. BUT THERE'S NOT OUT THERE LIKE THERE IS FOR PARKS AND RECREATION OR FOR WATER, WASTEWATER OR PLANNING. THERE'S NO ACCREDITATION. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE THAT THEY'RE DOING IS BEST PRACTICES. I WILL I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. HAVING BEEN OVER NOW, THREE DIFFERENT ANIMAL SERVICES OUT OF CALIFORNIA, AUSTIN AND THEN HERE. IT'S A STRUGGLE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY ANIMALS ARE BEING FOSTERED, 140. SOME ODD. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE STAFF AND HOW THEY'RE GETTING PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM AND TO FOSTER THEM. AND THEN SOME ADOPT. I ASSURE YOU THAT I ASSURE YOU THAT THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AND WHEN MADISON AND HER TEAM COME BACK TO TO DO ANOTHER AUDIT, IT'LL BE EVEN BETTER, BECAUSE THEY ALL THAT HAVE BEEN HIRED HAVE THE NUMBER ONE ITEM IN THEIR MIND, WHICH IS WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ANIMAL. AND AND SO I WANT TO THANK NIKKI, AND I WANT TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY'VE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD. I MEAN, IF YOU'VE WATCHED VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK OR ON TIKTOK WHERE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE ANIMALS DRESSED UP OR THEY DO A SPECIAL THE MAYOR'S SPOTLIGHT, YOU DON'T REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH THAT GETS THAT GAINS ATTENTION AND HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY ARE LIKE, OH, WE SHOULD GO GET THAT DOG. HE'S SO CUTE OR SHE'S SO CUTE, BUT ALSO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR ANIMALS. THE FOOD PANTRY, OUR FRIENDS AT THE DENTON ANIMAL ANIMAL SERVICES, FRIENDS OF WHAT DO WE CALL THEM? ANIMAL SUPPORT, ANIMAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION. THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL. BUT ALL THE OTHER FRIENDS GROUPS, YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE NONPROFIT SUPPORT GROUPS, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE GET ANIMALS IN AND OUT OF THE OUT OF THE SHELTER QUICKLY. BY GETTING THEM OUT TO THESE RESCUE GROUPS. BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF WHERE WE ARE. AND A GOOD SIGN OF THAT IS WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF ISSUES

OUT THERE, KNOCK ON WOOD, BUT KUDOS GO TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE THAT CONCLUDES THAT WORK SESSION. THE CLOSED SESSION WAS JUST A PLACEHOLDER. SO WE WILL TRANSITION TO THE CHAMBERS TO TAKE UP THE VOTES ON THE CONSENT AND TAKE UP INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR WELCOME BAO THIS MEETING. DENTON CITY COUNCIL IS 430. WE HAVE A

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEMS D AND H REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT TWO. >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE

CONSENT AGENDA, ACCEPTING FOR ITEMS D AND H. >> REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT

FIVE. >> SECOND. >> HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA. BUT FOR ITEMS D AND H, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S

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[H. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton granting JPI Construction, LLC a noise exception pursuant to Section 17-20(c)(3)(f) of the City of Denton Code of Ordinances with respect to sound levels and hours of operation for approximately 12 concrete pours, concrete pumps, and generators to run pumps and lights related to construction of a new multifamily development located at 3309 N Bonnie Brae St; granting an increase in sound levels and a variance in the hours of operation which may be affected by weather, from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., with sound not to exceed 91 decibels; and providing an effective date.]

TWO. >> THANK YOU. THE BACKUP MATERIALS AND EVERYTHING WE SAW SAID THIS IS GOING TO BE RUNNING FROM FROM 2 TO 7 IN THE MORNING. AND WHILE I APPRECIATE THE ANSWERS FROM STAFF ABOUT THIS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RESPONSE WAS IT'LL IT'LL DELAY IT APPROXIMATELY A MONTH, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY EARLY. AND THAT'S A NUMBER OF FAMILIES WITH LOTS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND LOTS OF NOISE. SO I DON'T THINK I CAN BE SUPPORTING THIS EXCEPTION UNLESS I HEAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN OUR DISCUSSION HERE. BUT. SO I'LL

BE VOTING NO. >> MAYOR PRO TEM. >> THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT, AND I DID CHECK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD JUST TO KIND OF GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE TRADE OFFS. I, YOU KNOW, SAID IT COULD END A LITTLE FASTER. THIS PARTICULAR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD START AS EARLY AS 2 A.M. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN AS WELL WHAT THE NOISE LEVELS WOULD BE. WHAT I HEARD BACK I HEARD BACK FROM SIX PEOPLE. FIVE WERE AGAINST, ONE WAS IN FAVOR. THE REASONS AGAINST WERE ONE OF THE HOMES THAT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THIS PROJECT. SHE'S BEING INDUCED TODAY, SO SHE WILL HAVE A NEWBORN IN HER HOUSEHOLD. THERE'S OTHER FOLKS WITH WITH YOUNG KIDS. AND JUST THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT DOESN'T WAKE THE KID UP, BUT IT KEEPS THEM AWAKE ONCE THEY DO WAKE UP.

ALSO, THIS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS SURROUNDED BY CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. THEY GOT BONNIE BRAE, THEY GOT RAINY ROAD. THEY JUST DEALT WITH REEVES ELEMENTARY WAITING FOR THAT TO OPEN.

THEY'VE LOST INTERNET MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION. THEY GOT WESTGATE GOING ON AND THEY'VE GOT THIS PROJECT GOING ON NEAR THEM. SO THEY'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION, KIND OF THEIR THOUGHT WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT GOING ON FOR A LITTLE LONGER.

THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, YOU KNOW, THE TRUCKS BEING AROUND DURING SCHOOL ZONE TIME, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WITH SORT OF THE THE THOUGHT THAT I HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS. SO OVERALL, THEY THEY WOULD PREFER THAT THAT WE NOT APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE. AT BEST. I WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER I KNOW THAT THE START TIME JUST CHANGED STARTING OCTOBER 1ST. I THINK DURING THE SUMMER THEY CAN START AT 6 A.M. ON WEEKDAYS.

AND NOW I THINK IT'S IT'S 7 A.M. THE ONLY THING I'D BE WILLING TO DO IS TO SORT OF APPROVE THE SORT OF THE SUMMER HOURS UNTIL THROUGH DECEMBER, BASICALLY.

>> OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. IS THERE A SECOND? REPRESENTATIVE? DISTRICT FIVE.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY NOTED. BUT YOU KNOW, I WANT THESE PEOPLE AS FAR AWAY FROM HIGH SCHOOL TRAFFIC AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TRAFFIC AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. AND I THINK THIS ACHIEVES THAT. AND IT'S REALLY REMOTE. I MEAN, THERE'S IT'S FAR TO GET. AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE YARDLEY, THEY JUST HAD THEIR RIBBON CUTTING. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S LIVING THERE. THE OTHER RENTAL DIVISION BY THE, THE. FIRE STATION DEALS WITH A FIRE STATION. SO THIS WILL PALE IN COMPARISON TO A BUSY DAY AT THAT FIRE STATION. AND THAT'S AGAIN PRETTY FAR AWAY. AND SO FOR ME, THE SAFETY COMPONENT AND THE ADVANTAGE TO HAVE THEM IN AND OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, ANYONE THAT'S TRAVELED BONNIE BRAE, I MEAN, ANY EXTRA CARS IS JUST IT'S JUST BAD. SO FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, FROM AN EXPEDITIOUS STANDPOINT, FROM A CONFLICT STANDPOINT, FROM A, YOU KNOW, SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M SUPPORTIVE. ANY OTHER

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DISCUSSION? REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT ONE. >> THIS SEEMS RATHER ODD TO ME THESE TIMES FOR, YOU KNOW, 2 A.M. TO 7 A.M. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. BUT I DO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS NEED TO BE BUILT AND THEY'RE BEING BUILT, AND THEY'RE WANTING TO BE BUILT AND NEEDED TO BE BUILT IN A TIMELY FASHION. I'M JUST. ALSO THE OTHER THING I WAS THINKING ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE TIME OF DAY, IT'S GOING TO START GETTING DARKER EARLIER IN THE WINTER TIME, I UNDERSTOOD THAT MAYOR PRO TEM MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DECEMBER. I WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST WONDERING IF THE WORK CAN BE DONE EARLIER. I MEAN, IS THIS WORK IS THIS LIKE ONGOING WORK OVER THROUGH THE FROM LIKE 6 P.M. UNTIL 7 A.M. OR IS IT STARTING AT 2

A.M. TO SEVEN? HOW DOES THAT AM I, AM I. >> TIMES IT.

>> WILL HAPPEN? >> OH, AND IT'S JUST HOW MANY? AND IT'S 12 TIMES THAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I'M I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO APPROVE THIS. YOU KNOW, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I'LL APPROVE THIS BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT LONG GOING AND WE CAN GET IN AND GET IT DONE. SORRY, SORRY COMMUNITY I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT, BUT IT SEEMS NECESSARY.

>> OKAY. REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT FIVE. >> I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTS OF MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE. I JUST WANT TO JUST DETAIL THE FACT THAT WHY PAUSE HAPPENED AT THE TIME THEY HAPPEN. IT'S COOLER AND IT'S FASTER, RIGHT? WHEN THE SUN'S NOT UP, IT'S EASIER FOR THE GUYS TO WORK BECAUSE IT'S IN THE COOL OF THE DAY. IT'S FASTER BECAUSE THERE'S LESS TRAFFIC. WE'RE IN A CITY THAT ALREADY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ENGINE BREAKS, SO THAT ALREADY REDUCES THE NOISE. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I THINK THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE TIME WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS. POURING IT NOW WILL LEAD TO A FASTER OVERALL TIME CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO DRAG THIS OUT BECAUSE OF DELAYS ABOUT THINGS HAPPENING DURING THE DAY, OTHER TYPE OF TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC DIFFICULTIES, THE REASON COMPANY NOT EVERY COMPANY CAN WORK 24 HOURS A DAY IS BECAUSE SOME OF THESE CONTRACTORS ARE SMALLER. THEY DON'T ALL HAVE STAFF THAT WORKS 24 HOURS A DAY. MY COMPANY IS 24 HOURS A DAY, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY COMPANY 24 HOURS A DAY. A LOT OF CONCRETE COMPANIES ARE OPERATING WITH 50 OR SO OR 50 OR LESS GUYS, AND THEY'RE SPREAD OUT DOING CONTRACTS ALL OVER THE METROPLEX. SO WE ALSO HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO TO THE STAFFING NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, THAT'S WHY THE PAUSE IS HAPPENING AT THIS TIME FOR THOSE REASONS. THAT'S WHY I

SECONDED THE MAYOR'S MOTION. >> OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM. >> JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO TWO ITEMS. I HAVE HEARD COMPLAINTS ALREADY FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS NEAR THIS PROJECT OF BEING WOKEN UP TO THE BEEPING AND SUCH, SO I KNOW THEY CAN HEAR IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S WAKING THEM UP, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY, I THINK, AGITATING. ONCE YOU DO WAKE UP AND THEN JUST ONE MORE ITEM ON SAFETY. I'VE HEARD REPORTS OF SOME OF THOSE LARGE STABILIZATION STONES AT THE ENTRANCE OF A OF A SITE. THERE'S THOSE REALLY, REALLY LARGE STONES. SOME OF SOMETIMES THEY'RE GETTING KNOCKED INTO THE ROADWAY. AND THERE WAS SOME CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE DARK OF NIGHT. AND SOMEBODY MAY NOT SEE IT VERSUS THEY CAN SEE IT DURING THE DAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THOSE TWO ITEMS AS WELL.

>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I'LL JUST SAY BRIEFLY I THINK ALL VALID CONCERNS QUESTIONS THINGS TO BE MINDFUL OF CAN'T CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH. ESPECIALLY ON THE SAFETY COMPONENT. BUT THEN ALSO. IN THIS CASE IN POINT, THERE'S A CHURCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE IN SOUTHEAST DENTON. AND SO TRASH PICKUP IS SEVEN IN THE MORNING FOR CARTS.

BUT THEN YOU HAVE A CHURCH, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL. SO THEN YOU HAVE THIS DUMPSTER THAT STARTS AT WHATEVER, FIVE IN THE MORNING, SIX IN THE MORNING, OR WHATEVER TIME THEY GET GOING.

SO YOU HAVE THESE CONFLICT POINTS AND THAT'S A CHALLENGE. AND SO THOSE OF US THAT WERE HERE BEFORE THE SAME MULTIFAMILY UNIT THAT MAYBE WE HEARD FROM, WENT THROUGH THIS EXACT SAME PROCESS ACROSS THE STREET FROM REEVES. AND SO IT'S THE SAME THING. AND SO FOR THAT, THAT I MEAN, IT IS A CHALLENGE. ALL VALID CONCERNS CERTAINLY, BUT I THINK EVERYONE'S DONE A AS BEST THEY CAN TO NAVIGATE THOSE THINGS, BUT DIDN'T DIDN'T WANT TO DISCOUNT ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS. I THINK THEY'RE ALL VALID. OKAY. WITH THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES 5 TO 2. THAT TAKES US TO

[D. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton waiving roadway impact fees in an amount not to exceed $140,600.00 for the McAdams Haven apartments to be located at approximately 900, 914, and 920 Lindsey St and 1518 Bernard St, Denton, Texas 76201; and providing an effective date]

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I'LL LET HIM SAY IT. REPRESENTATIVE. DISTRICT TWO, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YES. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. >> AND MAYOR PRO TEM.

>> THIS IS AN ITEM THAT THAT IS SORT OF THAT STEP AFTER HOMELESSNESS WHERE WE GET PEOPLE INTO HOUSING AND WE GIVE THEM SERVICES. THIS IS THAT TYPE OF PROJECT. WE REALLY NEED THIS TYPE OF PROJECT. SO ANYTHING THE CITY CAN DO TO FACILITATE THIS PROJECT

HAPPENING WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. AND SO I, I SECOND. >> OKAY MOTION AND A SECOND AND

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION PLEASE. YES. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. >> FOUR.

>> MAYOR I RISE RAISE THIS. AND AGAIN I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING TIMELY EARLIER. I CERTAINLY DIDN'T INTEND TO DO THAT. BUT I DON'T SEE THAT THIS AFFECTS THE PROJECT. TO TO MAYOR PRO TEM POINT, I DON'T SEE THAT THIS AFFECTS THE PROJECT AT ALL. ALL I SEE THAT IT AFFECTS IS IN A IN A TIME WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE EXPERIENCING BUDGET SHORTFALLS AND HAVING A LOT OF GOOD MOMENTUM IN DOING STREET REPAIR, THAT THIS IS TAKING $140,000 OUT OF THAT, OUT OF THAT BUDGET TO, TO TO GIVE PEOPLE A FURTHER BREAK. THEY'RE ALREADY GETTING A TAX BREAK. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS PROJECT. AND I JUST I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC OF THIS, EXCEPT EXCEPT TO GIVE PEOPLE ANOTHER TAX BREAK. WE DON'T WE DON'T WE DON'T DO THIS WITH OTHER PROJECTS. AND I THINK IT I THINK IT SETS A BAD PRECEDENT. AND, AND AGAIN, THE PROJECT IS GOING TO GO ON REGARDLESS. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT THAT. IT'S JUST THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE THE STREET REPAIR COFFERS TO, TO DO IT. AND, AND I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT FIVE. >> PER YOUR PER YOUR ENFORCEMENT OF UNWRITTEN COUNCIL RULES. CAN I ASK STAFF A QUESTION OR NOT?

>> YES. STAFF IF THEY'RE HERE. YEAH. >> CAN I ASK ONE OF YOU TO A QUESTION ABOUT ADDITIONAL TAXES THAT THEY MIGHT BE GETTING A BREAK ON? I KNOW THAT WE OKAYED

THEM SEEKING THE FEDERAL TAX CREDITS. ANYTHING BEYOND THAT. >> THIS PROJECT IS FOR CHRISTINE TAYLOR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. THIS PROJECT IS MCADAMS HAVENS, WHICH IS IN THE IS IN THE 9% COMPETITIVE. THEY WERE HIGHLY RANKED, SO THEY ARE RECEIVING THE 9% FEDERAL TAX CREDITS. THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH DAC, SO THEY WILL RECEIVE A PARTIAL PROPERTY TAX

EXEMPTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. >> AND THIS PROJECT IS. DO YOU HAVE A ROUGH BREAKDOWN OF HOW

MUCH IS 80, 50 AND 30% AREA MEDIAN INCOME? >> I DON'T HAVE FOR EACH ONE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU ALMOST 80% IS AT LEAST 75% OF THE PROPOSED UNITS ARE AT THAT 30% AM I, WHICH IS THE DEEPEST AFFORDABILITY. PLUS THEY HAVE THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

>> IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT MOST OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, THIS IS ONE OF THE TOP SCORING, GIVEN THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE OTHER PROJECTS, DON'T HAVE A HIGHER A, USUALLY

A PERCENTAGE AS HIGH, AND THE 30% AMI CATEGORY. >> OF ALL THE HOUSING TAX CREDITS THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION EARLIER THIS YEAR FROM THE 9% HOUSING TAX CREDIT, THIS ONE WAS RANKED THE HIGHEST COMPETITIVELY FOR THE REGION.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU CHRISTINE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF EXACTLY WHAT. MISS TAYLOR JUST SAID. MOST OF THIS PROJECT IS AT 30% AFFORDABILITY, 30% AMI. WE DON'T HAVE TOO MANY PROJECTS THAT HAVE THIS MUCH AFFORDABILITY THIS DEEP. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US, PEOPLE WHO ARE PERHAPS TRANSITIONING OUT OF BAD SITUATIONS, OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, INTO HOMES. THESE ARE THE EXACT PEOPLE THAT WE SAY WE WANT TO HELP EVERY YEAR WHEN WE DO OUR COUNCIL RETREAT. AND THIS VERY BODY SAYS THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A GOAL, A STATED GOAL OF THIS BODY. THIS IS THE EXACT PROJECT THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MEET. MOREOVER, I APPRECIATE STAFF AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR TAKING THIS STEP TO WAIVE THESE IMPACT FEES, BECAUSE MY HOPE IS THAT WHEN THIS BODY LATER THIS

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LOST AND THE LEFT BEHIND. THANK YOU MAYOR. >> OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. AND THAT

[A. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, regarding a Municipal Services Agreement, pursuant to Tex. Loc. Govt Code Sec. 43.0672, between the City of Denton and Double R Devco, LLC for the provision of city services to approximately 15.011 acres of land, generally located north of West University Drive (US 380) and approximately half a mile west of Golden Hoof Drive; approving a schedule of annexation; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing an effective date. (A25-0001, Hickory Grove MF 2, Mia Hines)]

>> YEAH WE HAVE TO TAKE FIVE FIVE. >> OH GOT IT. YEAH I FORGOT IT'S SEGREGATED. OKAY. SO BUT WHEN WE GET TO SEVEN IT'S ONLY THOSE TWO. AND LET ME GET THERE

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A BREAK. >> CLARIFICATION. THERE IS ACTION ON THIS ONE. YES.

>> YEAH OKAY. YEAH. NO SEVEN A THERE'S NO ACTION FIVE A ACTION ACTION PACKED. SO IT'S 5AA250001. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS REGARDING A MUNICIPAL SERVICE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 43 .0672 BETWEEN THE

CITY OF DENTON AND DOUBLE R DEVCO, LLC. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING OR AFTERNOON, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MAYOR HINES, SENIOR PLANNER THIS ITEM, AS STATED IN THE CAPTION, IS THE CONSIDERATION OF A MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY OR JUST OVER 15 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF WEST UNIVERSITY, US 380 DRIVE AND APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE WEST OF GOLDEN DRIVE. THIS IS THE. AS A PART OF THE ANNEXATION PROCESS. THIS IS THE FIRST ITEM OF THREE THAT WILL BE ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT. WITH THIS, WE ARE PROPOSING TO APPROVE THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AS WELL AS THE SCHEDULE OF ANNEXATION HERE. THE BACKGROUND, THE APPLICANT HERE IS DOUBLE R DEV CO DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY A PART OF THE LEGENDS RANCH MUD. IT HAS SINCE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THAT MUD. AND THEY ARE JUST PROPOSING TO ANNEX THIS AND HAVE THIS SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S STANDARDS. THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT MENTIONS THOSE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING POLICE AND DRAINAGE FIRE SERVICE. THE TYPICAL SERVICES THAT WE HAVE IN THOSE AGREEMENTS, THIS IS THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION. OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST OF THOSE THREE ITEMS. SO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM THIS AFTERNOON. FOLLOWING THIS, THE NOTIFICATION OR THE ANNEXATION PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS THE FIRST READING OF THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE. THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE 30 DAYS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND THEN THE COMPLETION WILL COME BACK ON NOVEMBER 18TH FOR THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE. AND. A FULL ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY. THAT PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

AT THIS TIME? >> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. MAYOR PRO TEM.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AS I WAS READING ALL THE BACKUPS, IT WASN'T CLEAR TO ME WHY THEY GOT EXCLUDED FROM THE MUD OR KIND OF HOW THEY GOT SEPARATED OUT

AND HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. >> IT WAS IT'S INITIALLY A PART OF THE AGREEMENT WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY MADE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CONVERSATION WAS TO SPLIT THE TWO, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS PROPERTY INITIALLY IN THE AGREEMENT, THE IDEA WAS TO DEVELOP IT AND THEN REQUEST TO ANNEX IT. IN THIS CASE, THEY ARE WANTING TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL PATHS OF OF NONCONFORMITY IF THE BODY DOES DECIDE TO ANNEX IT AT THAT POINT. SO THEY HAVE DECIDED TO APPLY FOR THIS ANNEXATION AT THIS TIME.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF REPRESENTATIVE FROM

DISTRICT SIX? >> GO AHEAD. >> HI. COUNCIL PERSON JESTER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. CAN YOU TELL ME BRIEFLY WHAT KIND OF DUE DILIGENCE IS DONE AS FAR AS DETERMINING? I MEAN, I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE FLASH FLOODING WE'VE

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SENSE TO ACCEPT AS IS. >> WITHIN THE AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES WITHIN THE AGREEMENT.

YES. CORRECT. AND WELL, WE DO HAVE LIKE A STANDARD TEMPLATE OF AN AGREEMENT. AND WE DO ADJUST IT DEPENDING ON WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHAT UTILITIES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE PROPERTY, WHAT KIND OF WAS EITHER APPROVED OR REQUIRED PER PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT ARE STILL APPLICABLE. SO IT IS SITE SITE SPECIFIC BASED ON WHAT SERVICES ARE NEEDED FOR

THE AREA AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK

YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.

REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIX. >> I MOVE APPROVAL AS PRESENTED. >> IS THERE A SECOND

REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT ONE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. PASSES SEVEN ZERO. TAKES US TO

[A. Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas consenting to the annexation of certain land into Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 16, and providing an effective date.]

[B. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the city manager to execute a first amendment to the Amended and Restated Development Agreement with VS Development, LLC and Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 16 to consent to annexation of property into the District, provide for additional contributions for Jackson Road, and amend the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 16; and providing an effective date.]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PARMA. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CONSENTING TO THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN LAND INTO DENTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL

UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 16 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THIS PRESENTATION IS FOR ITEM SEVEN A AND SEVEN B, SO SEVEN A IS FOR RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO ADDITIONAL LAND INTO THE MEADOWS. MUD. ITEM B IS FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF A AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE SAME MUD. SO THE REQUEST FROM THE MUD IS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 19.62 ACRES INTO DENTON COUNTY. MUD NUMBER 16 ARE THE MEADOWS MUD. AS A REMINDER, A MUD IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT CREATED IN ORDER TO FINANCE AND PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE LISTED ON THE SCREEN. SOME SOME BACKGROUND LONG BACKGROUND HERE ON THE MEADOWS MUD. IT WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO US IN 2020. WE'VE HAD A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2020. THAT'S BEEN AMENDED A COUPLE TIMES SINCE. MOST RECENTLY IT WAS AMENDED IN 2024 OR SORRY, IN 2025 AND JANUARY. WE RECEIVED A PETITION IN APRIL TO INCLUDE THIS ADDITIONAL 19.62 ACRES. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE IN PURPLE THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED. CURRENTLY THE MUD IS 1000 ACRES. IT'S GOT 2700 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS AND THEN A MIXTURE OF MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL ACREAGE. WHAT WE WOULD BE CONSENTING TO IS THE ADDITIONAL 20 ACRES, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 96 LOTS. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT EXISTS TODAY WOULD APPLY TO THIS NEW AREA. AND THEN THE FIRST AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A FUNDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE JACKSON ROAD. THAT'S A DENTON COUNTY ROADWAY THAT THEY WOULD BE HELPING FUND. SO THE ITEM TODAY IS TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. IT'S FOR A CONSENT FOR THE RESOLUTION FOR THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE, AND THEN ALSO AN ORDINANCE FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT. IF THIS IS APPROVED, IT INCLUDES A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE THAT WE WOULD BRING FORWARD IN

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, REPRESENTATIVE FROM

DISTRICT TWO. >> THANK YOU. CHARLIE IN THE BACKUP, I DIDN'T REALLY SEE A RATIONALE TO APPROVE OR DENY JUST THAT THIS IS A THING AND WE'RE PRESENTED WITH IT, BUT CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME CLARITY ON WHY THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS FAVORABLE? WHAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE VOTERS OF OF DENTON FOR THIS? BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY

SEE THAT IN THE BACKUP. >> YEAH. SO SO WE HAVE VERY LIMITED AUTHORITY WHEN IT COMES TO MODS RELATED TO THIS. SO WE RECEIVED THE PETITION FOR CONSENT. IF WE WERE TO DENY IT, THEN THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND GO TO TKE AND ATTEMPT TO BRING THAT MUD INTO COMPLIANCE. SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS WHEN WE RECEIVE THESE CONSENT PETITIONS, WE HAVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MUD. AND IN THIS ONE PARTICULAR, WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS THAT WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCESS FOR. AND THE THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE A WAY TO FUND SOME OF THESE ROADWAYS. SO THEY HAVE PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS TO JACKSON

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ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT WHAT I HEAR AND HELP ME MAKE SURE THAT I'M THINKING PROPERLY IS THIS BENEFITS THE THIS PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR THE COUNTY AND BENEFITS THE COUNTY. AND WE'RE ALL CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY. SO THAT'S BEING A TEAM PLAYER AND SORT OF THE REGIONAL WATER AND WASTEWATER IS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE REGION. SO THAT'S BEING A TEAM PLAYER. BUT THERE'S NOT, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, A DIRECT PRO OR CON OTHER THAN THAT, THOSE TEAM PLAYER ASPECTS. FOR THIS.

>> WE GET ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WE WOULDN'T OTHERWISE GET THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THIS AREA. THEY COULD THEY COULD BUILD IN THE COUNTY WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS THAT ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO WE HAVE THAT BENEFIT. AND THEN ALSO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ALLOWS POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AT THE

CITY'S DISCRETION IN THE FUTURE. >> OKAY. I APPRECIATE THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. GREAT. SO THIS COMES BACK FOR ACTION LATER OR.

>> NO NO THERE'S TWO ACTION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY ITEM A AND B. AND THEN ONCE THE ITEM B IS FOR THE THE AGREEMENT. AND THEN ONCE THAT'S APPROVED IT INCLUDES A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. SO YOU'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OKAY. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. BUT THAT'S THAT'S EVERYTHING THERE. ANYTHING TO CLOSE IT OUT OR THIS ONE I DON'T THINK.

>> YEAH. YEAH. ACTION ON ITEM SEVEN A AND SEVEN B. >> OH.

>> NO. WELL NO WE'LL JUST TAKE IT OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU SAID NO ACTION HERE AS WELL. OKAY. GOT IT. THAT'S MY BAD. REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT SIX.

>> COUNCILPERSON JESTER I MOVE APPROVAL AS PRESENTED. >> REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

>> FOR A SECOND. >> OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

SEEING NONE. LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. >> BLESS YOU.

>> THAT PASSES 6 TO 1. AND ITEM B IS. VOTE NO. NEW PRESENTATION. RIGHT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S ITEM B ID 251218. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT, AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH WITH VS DEVELOPMENT, LLC AND DENTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 16. SO I'LL TAKE THERE'S NO PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR I'LL TAKE A MOTION REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT SIX.

>> I MOVE APPROVAL AS PRESENTED. >> REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. >> FOUR.

>> AND I WILL SECOND THIS ONE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. AND THAT PASSES. 6 TO 1. THAT LEAVES ITEM C FOR LATER THIS EVENING. AND THAT LEAVES THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR 630. SO IT IS WELCOME BACK TO THIS MEETIF THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL. IT IS STILL OCTOBER 14TH AND IT IS

[A. Hold a public hearing and consider a petition for voluntary annexation of approximately 15.011 acres of land, generally located north of West University (US 380) and approximately half a mile west of Golden Hoof Drive into the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (A25-0001a, Hickory Grove MF 2, Mia Hines)]

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MAYOR HINES, SENIOR PLANNER. THIS ITEM, AS STATED IN THE CAPTION, IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION ITEM ON THE FOR THE PROPERTY THAT YOU HEARD THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ON EARLIER TODAY. THIS IS STEP TWO OF THE PROCESS FOR THIS EVENING. AND THIS AGAIN IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY AGAIN, AS STATED IN THE CAPTION, IS LOCATED NORTH OF WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE WEST OF GOLDEN HOOF DRIVE. CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY'S ETJ, BUT SURROUNDING ZONING INCLUDES R-2, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY AGRICULTURE, AND AGAIN THIS IS STEP TWO OR THE SECOND ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA REGARDING THIS PROPERTY. AND THIS IS THAT

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QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE. >> OKAY, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ANYONE CAN SPEAK. IF THEY'D LIKE TO JUST FILL OUT A CARD AFTER THE FACT. JUST MAKING SURE YOU SAID NO ACTION REQUIRED. GREAT. THANK YOU. ONE QUESTION, REPRESENTATIVE FROM

DISTRICT TWO. >> I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ALREADY, BUT THERE'S NO CURRENT VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT. IT'S STILL AGRICULTURAL LAND AT THE MOMENT. CORRECT? OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO IF ANYONE WOULD CARE TO SPEAK, YOU CAN COME UP AND SPEAK AND FILL OUT A CARD AFTER THE FACT. SEEING NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THAT

[B. Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, regarding a Comprehensive Plan amendment on approximately 33.5 acres from Rural Areas Future Land Use designation to Light Industrial Future Land Use designation, generally located south of US380 beginning 0.5 miles east of Geesling Road and extending approximately 0.5 miles east to North Trinity Road in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, and on approximately 21.8 acres from Low Residential Future Land Use designation to Community Mixed Use Future Land Use designation, generally located north and south of US380, beginning at North Trinity Road and extending approximately 0.4 miles east in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; adopting an amendment to the City’s official Future Land Use Map; providing a severability clause and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the request. Motion for approval by Commissioner Garland and seconded by Commissioner Ketchersid. (CA25-0002a, US380 Corridor FLUM Amendment, Erin Stanley)]

DESIGNATION TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AARON STANLEY, ASSISTANT PLANNER. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CITY INITIATED FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 55.3 ACRES. THE AREA WILL TALK ABOUT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS AREA ONE AND AREA TWO. THEY'RE CIRCLED IN YELLOW AND ORANGE, RESPECTIVELY, ON THESE MAPS. OVERALL, THE AREA IS LOCATED IN THE FAR NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN, INDICATED BY THE YELLOW STAR IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF MAP. THE FIRST AREA, CIRCLED IN YELLOW IS APPROXIMATELY 33.5 ACRES, AND THIS IS EXISTING TODAY AS RURAL AREAS. FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD BE TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. AREA TWO. APPROXIMATELY 21.8 ACRES IS TODAY LOW RESIDENTIAL AND WE ARE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY MIXED USE. BEFORE WE DIVE IN, I WANTED TO KIND OF COVER SOME BACKGROUND OF WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY, LOOKING AT THIS SPECIFIC AREA AND WHAT WE DID PRIOR TO COMING HERE TODAY. SO IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, STAFF HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL DEVELOPMENT INQUIRIES IN THIS SUBJECT AREA THAT DO NOT MATCH THE CURRENT ZONING, NOR THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF THAT RURAL RESIDENTIAL RURAL AREAS AND LOW RESIDENTIAL. THIS AREA IS ALSO IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS A GATEWAY FOR STUDY OF THIS AREA. TO LOOK CLOSER AT THIS AND SEE WHAT USES MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE HERE AND HOW THAT SHOULD BE DESIGNED. LOOKING AT THOSE EXISTING CONDITIONS. THESE THREE IMAGES ARE FROM THE SUBJECT AREA. WE SEE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITH DRIVEWAYS DIRECTLY ON TO US 380 TODAY. THEIR TRASH SERVICE PICKUP IS DIRECTLY ONTO 380. AND THIS IS THE TYPE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE ENCOURAGED BY THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION TODAY OF THAT LOW RESIDENTIAL AND RURAL AREAS, WE ALSO SEE VACANT PROPERTIES AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES MORE SO LOCATED IN THE ETJ, BUT TAKE ACCESS OFF 380 AND THROUGH CITY PROPERTY TO GET TO THOSE PROPERTIES. WE ALSO CONSIDERED THE TEX-DOT IMPROVEMENTS, SO YOU PROBABLY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ANTICIPATED THREE 8288 CONNECTOR THAT IS ANTICIPATED AROUND 2030. IN THE SUBJECT AREA. TEX-DOT ALSO PLANS TO DO A FREEWAY CONVERSION, SO THIS WOULD BE A FREE FLOWING FREEWAY WHERE 380 IS TODAY, WITH SERVICE ROADS BOTH ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH. THAT'S ANTICIPATED 2035 TO 2040. THIS IS ALREADY HAPPENING FURTHER EAST OF THE SUBJECT SITE, OUT IN LITTLE ELM AND FURTHER EAST TOWARDS TOWARDS MCKINNEY. THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING TODAY. AND SO THAT WOULD BE MIRROR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OUT THERE. STAFF ALSO DID TAKE THIS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BACK IN APRIL AS A WORK SESSION.

WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK. VERY SIMILAR PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN TO THEM AS AS TODAY. AND THEY SAID TO KEEP GOING, HAVE SOME COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE DID HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR MEETINGS OVER THE SUMMER, TWO IN PERSON AND TWO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT WAS IN SUPPORT OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AS WELL AND IN THE PRESENTATION. SO TO GET INTO THE REQUEST THAT AREA ONE, SO EAST OF NORTH TRINITY ROAD, STAFF IS PROPOSING TO AMEND THIS DESIGNATION TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THIS DESIGNATION INCLUDES LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSING, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES THOSE SUPPORTING USES SUCH AS OFFICE, RETAIL, RESTAURANTS. AND THE

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BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU CARE TO SPEAK, AND FILL OUT A CARD AFTER AFTER THE FACT. BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK. MAYOR PRO TEM.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ONE QUESTION I HAD IS I'M ON THE VISION ZERO TASK FORCE. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IS SOME OF OUR DEADLIEST ROADWAYS.

AND TYPICALLY THOSE ARE THE ROADS THAT ARE MULTI-LANE, HIGH SPEED AND HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT ALONGSIDE. SO UNIVERSITY 380 IS ONE OF THOSE. SOUTH LOOP 288 IS IS HIGH INJURY AS WELL. SO I GUESS MY BIGGEST CONCERN YOU SAID THAT THE FRONTAGE ROADS WOULD MAYBE COME ONLINE 20, 35, 2040 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO MY CONCERN WOULD BE I'M GOOD WITH THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. IT'S THE, THE THE FRONTAGE ALONG 380. IF THAT WERE TO DEVELOP BEFORE THE FRONTAGE ROADS, I START TO HAVE SOME CONCERNS. IT'S CREATING CONFLICT OF VEHICLES, SLOWING, SPEEDING UP, TURNING IN AND OUT. AND IT'S CREATING DEVELOPMENT ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. SO IT'S CONGESTING BUT ALSO CREATING MORE OF THAT POTENTIAL FOR THOSE DEADLY COLLISIONS. AND SO I HAVE SOME CONCERNS OF ALLOWING THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT PRIOR TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD, SPECIFICALLY THE THE THE PORTION, THE PINK PORTION THERE. AGAIN, INDUSTRIAL I'M GOOD WITH. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU OR I SEE THAT WE HAVE FARHAN AND CHANDRA IN THE ROOM AS WELL. THAT CAN SPEAK TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE WITH ADDING FRONTAGE LIKE THAT WITH WITH DRIVEWAYS AND SUCH ON THIS HIGH SPEED MULTI-LANE ROAD. AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER, IT KIND OF CREATES POTENTIALLY A MORE

DANGEROUS SITUATION. >> SURE, I WILL LET THEM. IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING, THEY CAN ALWAYS GO INTO THE ETJ AND DEVELOP THOSE SAME USES. AND SO IF THEY WERE TO DEVELOP IN IN THE CITY LIMITS IN THIS PROPERTY, UNDER THESE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND THEN ZONINGS THAT WOULD SUPPORT THAT, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED ALL OF THE TRAFFIC STUDIES, TRIP GENERATION REPORTS AND ALL OF THAT. AND OFTEN THOSE COME WITH TURN LANES, MULTIPLE POINTS OF ACCESS. IF THEY'RE IN THE ETJ, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS HAPPEN. HOW THEY'RE HOW THEY'RE TAKING ACCESS WITH THE EXISTING DRIVEWAYS THERE TODAY. SO SO THAT COULD HELP WITH YOUR

QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CHANDRA BRANDON, CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER I WOULD LIKE TO ADD WHAT ERIN SAID. IF DEVELOPMENTS COME IN IN THE SPECIFIC AREAS YOU SEE, TRINITY WOULD QUALIFY FOR A SIGNAL. SO WE COULD HAVE DRIVEWAYS CONNECTING TO TRINITY AND A SIGNAL WOULD CONTROL UNTIL THE FREEWAY SECTION IS BUILT BY TXDOT. SO WE COULD REGULATE TRAFFIC AT THAT INTERSECTION.

>> THANK YOU. SURE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FOUR.

>> THANK YOU. >> AARON. WHERE'D SHE GO? THERE YOU ARE. I SEE THAT ONE. ONE PERSON OPPOSED THIS. DO YOU KNOW IF THEY WERE THE 200 FOOT OR THE 500 FOOT FOOT AND WHAT

THEIR OPPOSITION WAS? >> SO THE ONE PERSON IN OPPOSITION, THAT WAS ACTUALLY AN E COMMENT THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I THINK I UPDATED THIS PRESENTATION SINCE WHAT YOU HAD RECEIVED. SO THAT ONE IN OPPOSITION. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY LIVE IN THE SUBJECT AREA. THEY DIDN'T GIVE AN ADDRESS. I HAVE THE COMMENT. IT WAS TRAFFIC CONCERNS AS WELL. BUT THEY FROM WHAT THEY SAID, THEY DIDN'T INDICATE THAT THEY LIVE

IN THE AREA AT ALL. >> INTERESTING. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT TWO. >> THANK YOU. YEAH, I HAVE SOME OF THE SAME CONCERNS THAT MAYOR PRO TEM HAS. I THINK I'VE MENTIONED SOME OF THEM TO YOU BEFORE. AND THAT IS AGAIN, NOT NOT THE USE OR THE ENVISIONED EXPANSION OF SOME OF THE AREAS THAT ARE SORT OF EAST OF TOWN NOW. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT AS ONE AS I THINK THE ACTUAL COMP PLAN

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NOT SO MUCH THE LAND USE BUT THE ORDERING BECAUSE THIS FEELS CART BEFORE THE HORSE KIND OF

THING? >> SURE IT IS. WE CAN'T SPEAK FOR TXDOT'S TIMING OF THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. I CAN SAY THIS IS NOT GRANTING ANY OF THOSE USES TO BE ALLOWED AFTER TODAY. THIS IS ONLY THAT FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ALL REZONINGS WOULD COME. THE APPLICANTS WOULD COME FORWARD WITH A REZONING REQUEST, AND THEY WOULD COME BEFORE THIS BODY AGAIN. I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY FAIR IF IF YOU WANTED TO APPROVE THIS, BUT HOLD OFF ON REZONINGS, THAT'S ALWAYS A FUTURE DECISION. AND SO IN TERMS OF TIMING, I GUESS IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BEFORE NECESSARILY IF THIS WAS APPROVED.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT SIX.

>> HI COUNCILPERSON JESTER AND I HOPE IT'S APPROPRIATE. IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION, BUT I DID RECEIVE A SAME I THINK EMAIL THAT SOME OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED REGARDING CONCERNS WITH THE TRAFFIC. I THEREFORE REACHED OUT TO OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION, A COUPLE OF WHICH WE HAVE HERE, AND WITH THEIR PERMISSION, IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF SENTENCES, BUT I JUST WANT TO READ WHAT THEIR ANALYSIS, AFTER LOOKING AT THE CITIZEN CONCERNS AND THE THE PLANS, AND IT SAYS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES STAFF WOULD SUPPORT APPROVING THIS ITEM, TXDOT WOULD EVENTUALLY BUILD THE FRONTAGE ROADS ALONG US 380, AND AS SUCH, STAFF DO NOT SEE ANY DISRUPTION IN TRAFFIC FLOWS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE WIDENING PROJECT. THIS WILL ALSO RESOLVE ISSUES LINKED TO DIRECT ACCESS TO US 380. AFTER THE WIDENING PROJECT IS COMPLETE AND THE FRONTAGE ROADS ARE ADDED, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TXDOT WILL CONTROL THE SCHEDULE OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION, AND I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO VET EACH AND EVERY PROJECT AS IT COMES THROUGH AND HAVE A SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE, SHALL WE SAY. THAT'S WHY I'M VOTING IN FAVOR. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME MAKE MY COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR

PRESENTATION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF SEEING NONE.

REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT SIX. >> I MOVE APPROVAL AS PRESENTED. >> NO. OKAY. REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT ONE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSIONS? REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT TWO.

>> YEAH. I APPRECIATE THE EMAIL FROM STAFF AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS, BUT I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE IMPACTS. THERE'S A LOGISTICS BARN ON MINGO. THERE'S SOME OTHER PLACES WHERE IT IS HAMSTRUNG. THE THE NECESSARY FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CITY TO AND NOT ENCOURAGE, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT STAFF DO, BUT TO BECAUSE THERE'S PROPERTY RIGHTS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THIS CORRECTLY, BUT TO TO TO NOT FAIL TO DISCOURAGE IN PLACES WHERE WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE THESE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, I JUST CAN'T GET BEHIND AT THIS TIME.

I THINK IT CREATES PROBLEMS FOR THE CITY LATER ON THAT THAT THEN WE HAVE TO SOLVE. SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS CHANGE MAYBE IN A FEW YEARS, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.

>> REPRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM. >> AGAIN, I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME THAT STAFF HAVE PUT INTO THIS, AND I AND I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND ALL THE ARGUMENTS FOR WHILE THE CHANGING THE FLUME DOESN'T REALLY, YOU KNOW, COMMIT US TO DOING THIS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME AND WE CAN REVISIT IT. I HAVE OBSERVED THAT WHATEVER THE FLUME SAYS KIND OF INCREASES THE CHANCE OF A REZONING WHENEVER THOSE COME UP. SO FOR THAT REASON, I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AT THIS TIME AS IT CURRENTLY IS, BUT JUST FOR FUTURE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. AGAIN, I'M OKAY

WITH. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, AGAIN, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER

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[C. 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 from Mixed Use Neighborhood (MN) zoning district to Suburban Corridor (SC) zoning district on approximately 1 acre of land generally located south of Loop 288 Service Road and north of Randall Street, approximately 800 feet west of E. Sherman Drive, 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 a severability clause and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the request. Motion for approval by Commissioner Ketchersid and second by Commissioner McDuff. (Z25-0012a, N Loop 288 MN to SC Rezone, Erin Stanley)]

[D. 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 of the portion of Mixed Use Neighborhood (MN) zoning district on an approximately 1 acre lot to Suburban Corridor (SC) zoning district generally located south of Loop 288 Service Road and north of Randall Street, approximately 650 feet west of E. Sherman Drive, 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 a severability clause and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the request. Motion for approval by Commissioner Ketchersid and second by Commissioner Garland. (Z25-0016a, CSM Denton Rezone, Erin Stanley)]

>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. AARON STANLEY, ASSISTANT PLANNER. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED AS TWO, BOTH ITEMS C AND D. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU NEED TO READ THE SECOND ONE.

>> YES. AND SO ITEM SIX D IS Z250016A. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS REGARDING A CHANGE IN ZONING, DISTRICT AND USE CLASSIFICATION OF PORTION OF MIXED USE ZONING, DISTRICT AND ZONING DISTRICT ON AN APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE LAND TO SUBURBAN SUBURBAN CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT GENERALLY

LOCATED SOUTH OF LOOP 28 SERVICE ROAD. >> THANK YOU. SO THIS WILL BE TWO REQUESTS IN ONE. AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, YOU'LL SEE AN A AND A B TO INDICATE THE TWO ITEMS A BEING Z 25, 12 AND B BEING 2516. BOTH OF THESE ARE REQUESTS TO REZONE PROPERTIES FROM MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN CORRIDOR. EACH PROPERTY IS ABOUT ONE ACRE IN SIZE, AND THE PURPOSE IS TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL USES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE WITH THE SUBURBAN CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT.

CURRENTLY, THESE PROPERTIES, ALL OF PROPERTY A AND A MAJORITY OF PROPERTY B ARE ZONED MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A PRIMARILY PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED ZONING DISTRICT. WE SEE THAT IN THE MAXIMUM BUILDING SETBACK THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS UNUSUAL. USUALLY YOU HAVE THE MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENT.

THIS IS TO TO ENCOURAGE THAT PEDESTRIAN ATMOSPHERE TO BRING THE BUILDING CLOSER TO THE STREET. IN THIS CASE, THAT PRIMARY STREET FRONTAGE WOULD BE LOOP 288. SO IT WOULD BE ENCOURAGING THAT THE BUILDING IS LOCATED CLOSE TO 288 SERVICE ROAD ACTIVITY HAPPEN CLOSE TO THAT SERVICE ROAD. AND THAT'S REALLY NOT THE THE INTENT OF THIS AREA HAS AS IT'S DEVELOPING TODAY, THE SUBURBAN CORRIDOR BEING REQUESTED IS MORE OF AN AUTO ORIENTED ZONING DISTRICT AND WOULD HAVE A GREATER SETBACKS FROM ALL OF THE FRONT YARD AND SIDE AND REAR YARDS, AND NO MAXIMUM SETBACK FROM LOOP 88. THIS REQUEST DOES MEET THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL. IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBURBAN CORRIDOR PURPOSE STATEMENT, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO IN THE PRESENTATION, CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES AND ALL DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES FORWARD ON THESE PROPERTIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ALL OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLANS, SITE PLANS AND REVIEWED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DDC. AND THIS REZONING IS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL, INFRASTRUCTURE OR FISCAL IMPACTS. CONSISTENCY WITH THE SUBURBAN CORRIDOR PURPOSE STATEMENT. AGAIN, THIS DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE MODERATE TO HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND RETAIL ALONG HIGH TRAFFIC CORRIDORS. IT SHOULD PROVIDE ELEVATED BUILDING DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND BE AUTO ORIENTED, BUT STILL PROVIDE THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS. STAFF IS SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION FOR ONE, BEING LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL BLOCK AT THE CORNER OF A FREEWAY AND PRIMARY ARTERIAL, BUT IT IS ALSO CLOSE TO THESE MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS, BOTH ALREADY DEVELOPED AND UNDERWAY OF DEVELOPMENT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SUBURBAN CORRIDOR WOULD REQUIRE SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE DESIGN FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO THE SOUTH TO TO RANDALL STREET THERE. THE REQUEST IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT OR DESIGNATION PROMOTING THE MIX OF USES WHERE COMMERCIALS PREDOMINATE, BUT RESIDENTIAL SERVICE AND OTHER USES ARE COMPLEMENTARY. THIS WOULD GROW COMPACTLY WHERE WE ALREADY SEE DEVELOPMENT. TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE HERE, AND THIS WOULD ALSO CREATE NEW WORKPLACE WORKPLACES CLOSE TO EXISTING AND PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL, INCREASING THE CITY'S JOB TO WORKER RATIO, WHICH IS A GOAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BOTH PROJECTS CONDUCTED

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QUESTIONS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ONE PRESENTATION FOR BOTH. YES OKAY. GREAT. SO SO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SIX C INITIALLY AND QUESTIONS FOR

STAFF REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT TWO. >> THANK YOU. CONSIDERING THE THE SIMILARITY IN USES WHAT WHY IS THE APPLICANT PURSUING SC INSTEAD OF AN I MEAN WHAT WHAT DOES WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES THAT CONFER? I MEAN I HEARD SOME OF WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES AND WHY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR AN EXIT RAMP, IT MIGHT THE CITY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN IT. BUT TALK ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY IS THIS BEING BROUGHT TO US.

>> SO THE DISTRICT REQUIRES THAT PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DESIGN. SO THAT'S REALLY HAVING THE BUILDING CLOSE TO THE STREET WITH THIS BEING PLATTED AS FIVE LOTS HERE AT THIS CORNER WHERE YOU SEE THE A AND B, PLUS THE THREE PINK LOTS HERE, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO ALIGN WITH THE PART THAT IS ALREADY SUBURBAN CORRIDOR BASED ON THOSE DESIGN DIFFERENCES IN THE DISTRICT, SINCE BUILDINGS HAVE TO BE CLOSER TO THE STREET, HAVING A FRONT DRIVE AISLE IS NOT AN OPTION THERE. THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO ALIGN WITH ANY COMMERCIAL USES THAT COME IN ADJACENT TO THEM THAT DO HAVE A FRONT DRIVE AISLE. AND AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T BE IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO HAVE THOSE, YOU KNOW, MORE PEDESTRIAN AND CUSTOMER OUTDOOR DINING, SO CLOSE TO 288. THAT'S NOT THE INTENT OF THE APPLICANTS. AND IN THEIR DESIGN.

>> SO WHEN YOU HAVE MULTIPLE FRONTAGE, WHEN YOU HAVE AN EXIT RAMP AND A PRIMARY ARTERIAL LIKE RANDALL, THE FRONTAGE IS ON THE FRONTAGE. RESTRICTIONS ARE ON BOTH. IS THAT CORRECT?

SO THE SETBACKS ARE ON BOTH THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH? >> YES. IN THIS CASE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE IT SO CLOSE. SO THE TEN TEN FOOT FRONT FRONT YARD SETBACK WOULD BE FOR BOTH. BUT THE MAXIMUM BUILDING SETBACK WOULD BE TYPICALLY TAKEN OFF OF THE PRIMARY STREET THAT IT WOULD FRONT AND USUALLY THE LARGER STREET. AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE LOOP 288 SIDE WOULD SHOULD BE THEIR FRONT WHERE THEY HAVE THE BUILDING CLOSER TO THE

>> AND LAST QUESTION, THERE'S AND THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH THE THE DRAINAGE IN ON PARCEL A IN TERMS OF I MEAN DEVELOPING THAT AREA FOR A SUBURBAN CORRIDOR USE.

>> THEY I KNOW THE APPLICANT HAS ALREADY ALREADY LOOKED AT SOME DESIGNS AND THEY MANAGED TO DO THAT. THEY HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THOSE PLANS TO THE CITY YET. SO ALL OF THE DRAINAGE REVIEW WOULD BE WHEN THEY FORMALLY SUBMIT THOSE PLANS.

>> ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU AARON. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS

FOR REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FOUR. >> THANK YOU. HOW WOULD ONE APPROACH THE THE PROPERTY FROM. WHAT IS THAT FROM THE THE NORTH WEST. WHAT WHAT STREET WOULD WOULD ONE NEED TO BE ON TO GET TO GET TO THAT. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T DO IT FROM SHERMAN DRIVE UNLESS YOU TURN ON RANDALL. IF YOU WERE ON. HOW DO I PHRASE THIS? WHAT? THE WESTERLY STREET TO GET TO TO GET TO THE LOOP. 288 SERVICE ROAD.

>> SO PROPERTY YOU'RE REFERRING TO PROPERTY A IS THAT CORRECT? >> WELL, EITHER ONE.

>> EITHER ONE THEY LIKELY WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS OFF OF THIS EXIT RAMP, BUT THEY WILL HAVE DRIVEWAYS OFF RANDALL AND THEY WOULD HAVE THROUGH STREETS INTERIOR TO THIS BLOCK.

>> SO THE PROPERTY IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM LOOP 288. >> IT HAS HAS FRONTAGE, BUT I I'M NOT SURE THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO HAVE EACH OF THESE LOTS. HAVE A DRIVEWAY OFF OF

288. NO I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD MEET SPACING REQUIREMENTS. >> SO THIS DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD

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>> SO THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS FROM. >> 281 ACCESS.

>> OKAY. >> JUST FAR AWAY FROM THE SHERMAN. THE MINIMUM CRITERIA

IS 200. SO THEY WILL GET ONE DRIVEWAY HERE. >> OKAY OKAY. AND I'M HEARING THAT THIS IS AN AUTOMOTIVE RELATED BUSINESS. IS THAT IS THAT CORRECT.

>> SO THIS IS A STRAIGHT REZONING REQUEST. THERE'S NO USE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. BOTH THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE TODAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR INTENDED USES.

>> BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS

FOR STAFF? >> WELL EXCUSE ME I DO WANT TO ASK.

>> YEAH, BUT I'M GONNA. >> GET. >> I'M GONNA GET ALL THE STAFF OUT OF THE WAY SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME UP AND DOWN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY, SO I HAVE ONE CARD AND IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE CAN COME UP TO SPEAK WITH PATRICK IF YOU CAN COME UP. AND THEN AS I TELL EVERYONE, YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU. SO, SO, SO FAR IT'S A STRAIGHT ZONING. AND THEN YOU YOU HAVE OPTIONS AFTER THAT. SO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLAND, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR PLEASE.

>> GOOD EVENING. TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND. >> OUR PROPOSED USE. SO I'M LOT A WE WILL BE LOOKING TO DO A FAST FOOD MEXICAN RESTAURANT CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL.

>> OKAY, SO I MISUNDERSTOOD COMPLETELY. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN AUTO SERVICES.

>> NO, SIR. >> BUSINESS. OKAY, OKAY, THAT'S. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. SEE HOW

EASY THAT WAS? >> OKAY. AND YOU FILL OUT. YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YOU HAVE THE

TIME IF YOU WANT IT. >> NO, BUT HERE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, YOU GUYS MIGHT

HAVE. >> GOT IT. OKAY. WE'LL SEE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THAT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE CAN COME UP AND SPEAK. JUST FILL OUT A CARD AFTER THE FACT. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MAYOR PRO TEM.

>> I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO MAKE IT ALL CONSISTENT. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THE BUILDING SUPER CLOSE TO THAT PARTICULAR ROADWAY. SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M A MOTION APPROVAL.

>> REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT SIX. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS ITEM C. THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO. I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM D.

>> CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> CLOSED OKAY. YEP. SO THIS IS ITEM D I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE CARE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX D SEEING NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS, I'LL CLOSE THE

PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON SIX D MAYOR PRO TEM. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT SIX. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO TAKES US TO OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEM SEVEN C. AND THIS ONE'S NO ACTION RIGHT. SO BUT WE DO HAVE A CALL IT IT'S ITEM 7CA250001B.

CONDUCT A FIRST OF TWO READINGS OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 15.011 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE WEST OF GOLDEN HOOF DRIVE, GO BRONCOS TO THE CITY OF DENTON,

DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS. >> THANK YOU AGAIN. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MAYOR HINES, SENIOR PLANNER. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO READINGS OF THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO AN ANNEXATION OF THE 15 ACRE PROPERTY THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS EVENING. REMINDER IT IS LOCATED NORTH OF WEST UNIVERSITY, US 380, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE WEST OF GOLDEN HILL DRIVE, AND THIS ITEM HAS THE SAME BACKGROUND AND APPLICANT AS THE PREVIOUS TWO ITEMS RELATED TO THIS ANNEXATION. THE DEVELOPER IS KIMLEY-HORN ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, DOUBLE R DEVCO. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY A PART OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, AND THEY ARE PROPOSING TO ANNEX THIS PROPERTY. FOLLOWING THIS, WE WILL PUBLISH THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE IN THE NEWSPAPER THIS WEEKEND, AND WE ARE SCHEDULED OR TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO HOST THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE ON NOVEMBER 18TH. SO WITH THAT, I'LL JUST READ THE CAPTION HERE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 15.011 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE. US 380 AND APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE WEST OF GOLDEN DRIVE TO THE CITY OF

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>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH I APPRECIATE IT. THAT TAKES US TO CONCLUDING ITEMS. ANY CONCLUDING ITEMS. MAYOR PRO TEM.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. SO LAST WEEK I GOT TO BE KEYNOTE FOR THE INDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY AT CALHOUN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY WERE ADORABLE. THEY SEEM SO PROUD OF THEMSELVES. THEIR PARENTS WERE PROUD. IT WAS. IT WAS SO FUN TO GET TO, TO SEE THEM BEING HONORED AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE. SO SHOUT OUT TO THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY AT CALHOUN MIDDLE SCHOOL. UNT FOOTBALL. I THINK SEVERAL OF US GOT TO GO TO THAT GAME THIS PAST WEEKEND. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WASN'T THE OUTCOME WE WANTED, BUT I DID WANT TO REMIND I MIGHT BE STEALING COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND'S THUNDER HERE, BUT WE DO HAVE HOMECOMING COMING UP THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.

THE FOOTBALL GAME WILL BE AT 230. HOPEFULLY WE HAVE ANOTHER GOOD TURNOUT FOR THAT GAME AS

WELL. I THINK THIS ONE WILL BE A SUCCESS. THANK YOU. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANYONE

ELSE? REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. >> SIX I JUST WANT TO SAY DON'T FORGET BOO AT THE YOU AT TWU.

THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND HAVE A RECORD NUMBER THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO DO THE THRILLER DANCE AND BREAK THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, ONCE AGAIN PUTTING DENTON ON TOP. IN ADDITION, THERE'S A WITCHES RIDE THAT I'M PARTICIPATING IN. SHOULD BE INTERESTING. SO LOTS OF THINGS FOR EVERYONE TO DO, NOT JUST THE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND

FACULTY AT TWU, BUT PLEASE CHECK THAT OUT. >> THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT FOR. >> MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SHOUT OUT TO NORTH TEXAS FOOTBALL. THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING. I'M CONVINCED. HAD THE BAND NOT LEFT THE FIELD AT HALF TIME, THAT WE WOULD STILL HAVE STILL BEEN IN THAT GAME. BUT IT WAS IT WAS HEARTENING SEEING SEEING CITY OF DENTON TURN OUT TO SEE BIG LEAGUE FOOTBALL. AND AND I WAS VERY, VERY PROUD. THE MAYOR WAS ON THE WAS ON THE FIELD LEADING GO MEAN GREEN AND AND IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL EVENING. SATURDAY 230 UT SAN ANTONIO I HATE THOSE GUYS. OH THANK YOU.

>> AWESOME AWESOME. ANY ANYONE ELSE ANY CONCLUDING ITEMS OKAY. SO I WANT TO SAY I'M GOING TO COMBINE THESE TWO. SO MY MY DAD MY BROTHER. AND IN TWO YEARS TWO DAYS AFTERWARDS MY DAD HAD THEIR BIRTHDAY. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAD AND MY BROTHER. HE'S MY BROTHER'S. OKAY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN BE. OKAY AS OLDER BROTHER AND DAD IS DAD. SO THAT GET THAT AND THEN ALSO PLEASE.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT BOO AT THE ZOO. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. TAKE YOUR KIDS. AND IT'S JUST A GREAT EVENT AND WE'RE GOING TO BREAK A RECORD, SO THAT'S GREAT. THEN I WILL SAY I'M LOOKING I GOT A REMINDER HERE. SO SUPPORT THE SERVE DENTON. AND IT'S OCTOBER 3RD. GET YOUR ATOMIC BINGO BASH TICKETS BEFORE THEY RUN OUT.

THAT'LL BE A GREAT THING AGAIN. THAT'S A 23RD. BUT GET THOSE IN ADVANCE. THEY'RE GOING FAST.

AND THEN THIS WEEK, FRIDAY IS THE PRIDE AND CLASS TRUCK PARADE. SO PETERBILT HOST A PARADE. IT'S VERY UNIQUE IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. LOTS OF 18 WHEELERS LOTS OF HONKING. SO BRING YOUR EARPLUGS. BUT LIT UP AND IT'S AMAZING NIGHT. AND IT'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE TO SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY. SO PLEASE PLAN ON BEING AT THE SQUARE. THEY'LL GO DOWN, THEY'LL MAKE THE BLOCKS. THEY'LL START ON HICKORY. GO AROUND. SO THERE'S NOT A BAD SEAT IN THE HOUSE, BUT PLEASE PLAN TO BE THERE AND LET'S SUPPORT THE DENTON COUNTY UNITED WAY. AND AT 711, EV

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