[WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 4:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM]
          [2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on this agenda for public hearing and individual consideration.]
          [A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the use and potential disposal of real property tracts owned by the City of Denton.
         [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes]]
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          WOULD SUBMIT THAT PACKET OF INFORMATION. >> AND YOU WILL HAVE A A FLOOR 
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          PRICE THAT YOU WILL ACCEPT. I PRESUME. >> WE CAN WE CAN ESTABLISH THAT 
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A MINIMUM BID PRICE OR A RESERVE. WE COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT. 
          >> OKAY. BUT ASSUMING THAT THAT BIDS THAT COME IN ON THIS DATE CERTAIN WE HAVE TO PROCEED WITH 
          THAT AT THAT POINT. RIGHT. >> THE COUNCIL WOULD NOT BE OBLIGATED TO ACCEPT ANY BIDS, JUST LIKE ANY OF THE OTHER BIDS THROUGHOUT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. IF THE COUNCIL WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE BID, THEY COULD REJECT THAT BID. ANY OF THOSE BIDS. 
          >> EVEN IF IT MET THE CRITERIA OF THE OF THE BID. IS THAT RIGHT? 
          >> YES. >> OKAY. HOW DOES THE. PRICE THE APPRAISAL ON AT THE CAD AFFECT THE, THE THE ASKING PRICE ON THIS PROPERTY, ON THESE PROPERTIES? 
          >> IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY AFFECT THE ASKING PRICE. THE THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT VALUE IS THE VALUE THAT THEY USE FOR TAXATION PURPOSES. IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED AS A FLOOR. GENERALLY SPEAKING, DCAD VALUES ARE LOWER THAN MARKET VALUE. 
          >> SO THAT'S WHAT I KEEP. >> TELLING THEM. >> OKAY. 
          >> GENERALLY SPEAKING THAT IS WHAT WE FOUND TO BE TRUE. >> OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM I WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. 
          >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? >> BYRD I LIKE TO GO WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THAT THIS IS TIME FOR US TO GET STARTED. A LONG TIME COMING. 
          >> COUNCILMEMBER JESTER. YES, THANK YOU. I ALSO AGREE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'LL ADD MYSELF TO THAT AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER 
          BECK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE DIRECTION NOW OR WAIT? >> I WILL, LET'S FIND OUT IF IF I CAN IF I CAN TAKE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON ALL BUT ONE. DO YOU WANT ME TO HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE THAT? I'M JUST TRYING TO FOLLOW A PROCESS. LIKE, DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST 
          SAY EVERYTHING BUT NUMBER? >> I BELIEVE THAT'S YOUR. >> CAN I DO THAT THAT WAY? OKAY, THEN. THEN I AGREE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, AND I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ON NUMBER TWO BEFORE 
          I CAN GIVE DIRECTION, OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. THANKS EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE 
          [1. Closed Meeting:]
IT. AND WITH THAT WE WILL GO WITH THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW AT 4:15 P.M. CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING TO DELIBERATE THE CLOSED MEETING ITEM SET FORTH IN THE AGENDA, WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING. WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH NUMBER THREE ID 260314. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEYS UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER ONE ID 260261 DASH DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 
          [AFTER DETERMINING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 215 E. MCKINNEY STREET, DENTON, TEXAS AT WHICH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED:]
WEF THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL. THE TIME IS 630. WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO I'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER. FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG. PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE. I PLEDGE 
          ALLEGIANCE. >> TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND 
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JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER 
          GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. 
          [2. PRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC]
          LET'S PLAY THE VIDEO, PLEASE. >> THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED RULES OF PROCEDURE, INCLUDING A CODE OF CONDUCT THAT APPLIES TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. THESE RULES WERE ENACTED TO PROMOTE AN ORDERLY PROCESS AND TO PRESERVE DECORUM. SPEAKERS WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO GIVE A SCHEDULED REPORT AND FOUR MINUTES TO GIVE AN OPEN MIC REPORT. A BELL WILL RING WHEN TIME HAS EXPIRED. IF THE REMARKS ARE NOT CONCLUDED BY THAT TIME, THE SPEAKER WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING. IF THE SPEAKER DOES NOT CEASE AND A SECOND REQUEST IS MADE, THE MAYOR MAY REQUEST TO HAVE THE SPEAKER REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBER. SPEAKERS SHOULD NOT APPROACH THE DAIS. IF A SPEAKER HAS MATERIALS FOR THE COUNCIL, PLEASE NOTIFY THE CITY SECRETARY IN ADVANCE FOR SCHEDULED REPORTS. THE COUNCIL MAY INITIATE DISCUSSION OR ASK QUESTIONS FOR NONSCHEDULED OPEN MIC REPORTS. THE COUNCIL MAY LISTEN, HOWEVER, BECAUSE NO NOTICE OF THE SUBJECT OF THE OPEN MIC REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE. THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR DECISION BY THE COUNCIL ON NONSCHEDULED ITEMS. AS A RESULT, THE COUNCIL MAY ONLY PROCEED AS FOLLOWS ON NONSCHEDULED ITEMS PROPOSED TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA. MAKE A STATEMENT OF FACTUAL POLICY OR A RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY. SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO DIRECT ALL REMARKS AND QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM MAKING ABUSIVE, PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS. ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE MAY BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. COPIES OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE ARE 
          AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY SECRETARY. >> FIRST SPEAKER, WE HAVE IS MISS TRACY DUCKWORTH REGARDING HOMELESSNESS. PLEASE APPROACH THE MIC AND GIVE YOUR NAME. 
          YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS TRACY DUCKWORTH. EVERYBODY CALLS ME MAMA T, WHO? THIS IS MY 13TH TIME HERE. 13 IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR ME TO SIT IN THE MAYORAL FORUM LAST NIGHT. DEBATE WHATEVER IT'S OFFICIALLY CALLED, AND HEAR DOCTOR BECK TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY AND ALL THE RESIDENTS AT EVERY LEVEL 13 TIMES AND Y'ALL WON'T TALK TO ME AT ALL. FOR ANYONE THINKING THAT OUR DAILY BREAD SHELTER IS DOING GOOD WORK BUT COULD DO GREAT WORK, THEY'RE DOING HORRIBLE STUFF. THERE'S SO MUCH MENTAL ABUSE AND THEFT AND ILLEGAL STUFF GOING ON OVER THERE. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. IT NEEDS TO BE ALL THE WAY. THERE'S NO FIXING IT. IT NEEDS TO BE CRASHED AND BURNED. EVEN AFTER THE AUDIT REPORT CAME OUT AND THE FIRST PAGE OF THE AUDIT REPORT SAYS STREET OUT, STREET OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE NOT COORDINATED, WHILE THE STREET OUTREACH CONTRACTOR GENERALLY MEETS HOUSING OUTCOME GOALS, THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY CONNECT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH HOUSING SOLUTIONS DUE TO LACK OF DEDICATED RESOURCES. THE COMMUNITY SHELTER, WHICH IS OUR DAILY BREAD, HAS GENERALLY NOT ADOPTED HOUSING FIRST PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT WITH Y'ALL, AND HAS CREATED A PUNITIVE PUNISHMENT SYSTEM THAT LIKELY BARS MORE PEOPLE THAN NECESSARY FROM ASSISTANCE. I MEAN, LIKE IF Y'ALL AREN'T DOING ANYTHING BUT TALKING TO THEM, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABUSING US AND KEEPING US STUCK IN HOMELESSNESS, YOU TALK TO THEM AND NOT US. IT ALSO SAYS IN THE AUDIT REPORT IT'S 39 PAGES LONG. IT SAYS IN THERE THAT Y'ALL HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT ASKED FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS OF THE SHELTER. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIX A PROBLEM WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? AND YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE? THE ELDERLY, THE MENTALLY ILL VETERANS ARE TREATED LIKE CRAP IN THIS TOWN. I RUN A FREE STORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE HOMELESS 24 OVER SEVEN FROM MY APARTMENT. I TURNED MY FRONT ROOM OF MY APARTMENT INTO A STOREHOUSE. IT'S WALL TO WALL SHELVES. I STARTED DOING THAT BECAUSE ODB REFUSES TO GIVE 
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SUPPLIES. THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT AND YOU ALLOW THEM TO. WHEN YOU IGNORE THE AUDIT REPORT THAT SAYS THEY ARE DOING WRONG, THAT JUST GIVES THEM MORE LEEWAY TO ABUSE PEOPLE. 
          THERE ARE 690. THE LAST PIT COUNT, WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP LAST NIGHT, 690 HOMELESS PEOPLE COUNTED LAST. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CREATE A SHELTER SITUATION THAT HELPS 120 PEOPLE AT A TIME? LIKE 690 -120? THAT'S NOTHING. AND THE SERVICES ARE NOT HELPFUL. THEY STEAL DONATIONS. 
          THEY TREAT PEOPLE LIKE CRAP. THEY KICK PEOPLE OUT FOR GIVING ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL A TYLENOL. 
          AND I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF THIS, BUT I WANT EVERYBODY WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE TO KNOW THAT DURING THE FREEZE AND THE SNOW, OUR DAILY BREAD SHELTER WAS PUTTING PEOPLE OUT. THAT SATURDAY MORNING AT 7:00 IN THE SNOW. AND IF ANY OF YOU SAY NO, THEY WEREN'T, I'LL BRING BACK THE SCREENSHOTS OF MY PEOPLE CONFIRMING IT THROUGH. 
          Y'ALL, THIS IS RIDICULOUS. 13 TIMES AND Y'ALL WON'T TALK TO ME. I GET GLARED AT A LOT 
          THOUGH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE JENNIFER LANE. APPROACH THE MIC, 
          STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> SURE. MY NAME IS JENNIFER LANE. PLEASE EXCUSE LARYNGITIS THAT I HAVE. GOOD THING THERE'S A MIC. USUALLY I DON'T NEED ONE. 
          ANYWAY, I WOKE YESTERDAY TO CHRISTIAN FAITHS ARTICLE ABOUT THE COMMITTEES, AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE SO MUCH OF IT. FOR ONE THING, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, NEGATIVE AND SECOND OF ALL, FOCUSED ON THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. I HAPPEN TO BE THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR. 
          THERE WAS NO OUTREACH TO ME. I WONDERED IF I ASKED, I WROTE TO ASK HIM IF ANYBODY HAD SUGGESTED THAT HE SPEAK TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF HE DID HAVE THAT SUGGESTION OR NOT. MAYBE HE WILL LATER. AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE COMMITTEE DOES GOOD WORK AND ITS MEMBERS ARE DEDICATED. I PERSONALLY HAVE MISSED NO MEETINGS. I KNOW QUORUM WAS AN ISSUE AND I PERSONALLY HAVE MISSED NO MEETINGS APART FROM THE LAST ONE, AND THE COMMITTEE HAD QUORUM. ANYWAY, I'M ON SABBATICAL THIS SEMESTER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS OF TEACHING, AND I'M BACK FOR A WEEK AND A HALF RELATIVE TO UNT, I KNOW THE STATE HAS REQUIRED IN-PERSON QUORUM, BUT ALLOWS OTHERS TO ATTEND VIA ZOOM THOSE AT STATE ORDINANCES. THE CITY HAS UNFORTUNATELY TAKEN THIS A STEP FURTHER AND VOTED FOUR THREE AGAINST ALLOWING ZOOM AT ALL, AND I WOULD ASK THAT THIS DECISION BE RECONSIDERED. IT WILL HELP LOTS OF THE COMMITTEES, AND OTHERWISE, I DO NOT THINK THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMITTEES ARE AS GOOD AS IT COULD BE. AS AN EXAMPLE, I'M ALSO CHAIR OF THE ZBA ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AND AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS BACK AND FORTH AROUND WHETHER I COULD ATTEND THE MEETING LAST MONDAY, WHICH I COULD, I WAS HERE FOR THAT AND IN WHICH WE DISCUSSED THE ORDER OF THE MEETING AGENDA. I CAME TO THE MEETING AND SAW THAT NO ONE WAS THERE, THINKING I'D PERHAPS NOT SEEN A VENUE CHANGED. I LOOKED UP THE AGENDA AND SAW THE MEETING HAD BEEN CANCELED. 
          SURPRISINGLY, AFTER ALL OF THAT TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BACK AND FORTH, NO ONE HAD CONTACTED ME TO ALERT ME. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THAT. AND APPARENTLY STAFF WHO SPOKE WITH MR. MCFATE EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT PACK MEMBERS, THE ART COMMITTEE, SUGGESTED THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S BUDGET. FIRST OF ALL, THAT'S NOT SUCH A TERRIBLE THING IN AND OF ITSELF. IT'S A CREATIVE BRAINSTORMING THING. IT'S FINE. BUT ALSO, GIVEN THE BUDGET FOR 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN AND OTHER DEDICATED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC ART, PEOPLE ARE USUALLY SPEAKING WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS. A FEW THINGS THAT HAS PUZZLED ME THAT A FEW THINGS HAVE NOT COME TO THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE, JAZZ FEST, WHICH IS A LEGACY OF DENTON. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. PEOPLE WHO MAY MISS THE JAZZ FEST GIVING ANY GIVEN YEAR WILL SAY, OH, I MISS JAZZ FEST. I'VE GOT TO GO TO DENTON FOR SOMETHING ELSE X, Y OR Z. IT'S SO DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN DENTON'S CULTURE THAT EVEN IF YOU MISS IT, YOU STILL WANT TO GO TO DENTON FOR SOMETHING HAVING TO DO, PARTICULARLY WITH MUSIC. AND THEN ALSO, I GUESS ANOTHER EXAMPLE MIGHT BE THE THE MARKETPLACE, WHICH THE CITY FUNDS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. THAT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ALSO COME AT SOME POINT SOMEWHERE TO THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION, IF NOT A VOTE ON ANYTHING, BUT JUST FOR INPUT. AND SO THEY DON'T THESE THINGS DON'T. AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE EXPRESSED A CONCERN ABOUT FEELING LIKE THEY'RE THERE TO RUBBER STAMP THINGS. LET'S HOPE THAT THEY'RE NOT. LET'S HOPE THAT AT LEAST THE IF IT DOES FEEL THAT WAY AND IT SHOULDN'T, THAT THE COMMUNICATION CAN BE IMPROVED SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DELIBERATE ON. SOMETIMES THAT'S THE PROBLEM. BUT IN ANY CASE, THE COMMITTEES 
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THAT YOU HAVE ARE WORTH KEEPING FOR THE MOST PART. AND THE PUBLIC DEFINITELY WANTS TO HAVE INPUT THROUGH THEM AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THEM. AND SO I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT CERTAINLY NOT DENIGRATE OR CUT THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. IT'S A GOOD COMMITTEE. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE STATUES ON CARROLL AVENUE THAT WAS VOTED ON BEFORE I JOINED, BUT I LIKE THEM. SO HAD I BEEN THERE, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE APPROVED THEM. THEY'RE COLORFUL AND NICE, AND I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE WHEN WE DID THE ONE ON BONNIE BRAE, THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND LOTS AND LOTS OF OTHERS THAT ARE HAPPENING. THE FIREMAN FIRE STATION, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ALL OF THAT. BUT THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE IS NOT JUST VISUAL ARTISTS. MUSIC ALSO NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED TO US. 
          THANKS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP WE HAVE 
          DANA ZELTNER. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> DANA ZELTNER, COUNCIL MEMBER BECK GRACIOUSLY TOOK HIS TIME LAST WEEK TO EXPLAIN WHY NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ESPECIALLY RECEPTIVE TO MY PLEAS FOR MORE OVERSIGHT IN THE ADU ORDINANCE. I NOW UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE GOAL TO HELP INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS MAKE BUILDING AN ADU IN THEIR YARD AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE. HE DID TELL ME THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO COST EFFECTIVENESS OF ADDING THREE CRITERIA, RATHER THAN JUST TWO, TO THE ORDINANCE. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE HE REMINDED ME THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE DRASTICALLY CHANGED IN MAY, AND GOVERNMENT MOVES EXCEEDINGLY SLOW WHILE I UNDER. WHILE I UNDERSTAND NONE OF US THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG ADU BUILDING FRENZY ANYTIME SOON, YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN AND CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE THE FACT, NOT AFTER. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN STARTING OVER WITH NEW MEMBERS WHO WILL CARRY EVEN LESS THAN THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HAD TO LISTEN TO ME FOR THE PAST FEW MEETINGS. 
          RATHER THAN TAKE PRECIOUS TIME TO STUDY THE OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY AGREED ON, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT YOU MAKE ONE OF THE CRITERIA SAME ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OR DETAIL AS A MUST, AND LEAVE THE OTHER THREE FOR THEM TO CHOOSE FROM. THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WILL NEGATE SHEDS UNDER APARTMENTS, ACUTE SHED FROM LOWE'S OR HOME DEPOT IS A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE WAREHOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN BACKYARDS, SO I KNOW THAT WON'T PRICE AN INDIVIDUAL OUT OF HAVING AN ADU IN THEIR YARD. I CAME HERE KNOWING THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO, BUT COULD MAKE A MOTION NOW. I WANTED IT IN THE ARCHIVES IN CASE I'M FORCED TO REMIND NEW MEMBERS THAT YOU'VE BEEN MADE AWARE AGAIN AND AGAIN. WHAT A POTENTIAL SITUATION FOR RUINING OUR ESTABLISHED OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. AT LEAST REQUIRE THAT OWNERS MAKE THE BACKYARD UNIT BLEND WITH THE AREA. THEY CAN STILL CREATE TWO STORIES BY ATTACHING IT TO AN EXISTING HOME IN A MANNER THAT BLENDS, BY ADDING IT OVER A GARAGE, OR HAVING IT LOOK LIKE AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE IF THEY SO CHOOSE. THIS WILL KEEP TWO STORY WAREHOUSES OUT OF ONE STORY. ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES IN DENTON. AND THIS ISN'T A THREAT, BUT I SAVED ALL THESE SPEECHES. SO IF THERE ARE NEW PEOPLE UP HERE, I'M COMING BACK AND I 
          DON'T HAVE TO REWRITE ANYMORE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS ZELTNER. YOU CAN SIT DOWN, BUT IF IF YOU'RE ABLE TO EMAIL US THE SPECIFIC ASK THAT YOU HAD TONIGHT, I WOULD. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT IF YOU'RE ABLE TO. YES. YOU HAD SOME SORT OF SOME SPECIFIC ASK IN TERMS OF DESIGN AND THAT KIND OF THING. ALL RIGHT. NEXT SPEAKER IS 
          MANUEL VILLARREAL. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. ERICA. 
          >> SO APPROACH THE MIC, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS MANUEL VILLARREAL. AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY NOW FOR ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS. I HAVE LIVED IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S RUN BY A COMPANY CALLED THE MARTINO GROUP. AS YOU SEE, I DON'T NEED NOTES BECAUSE I PUBLICLY SPEAK, SO I REMEMBER THIS STUFF. AND SO IT'S VERY COMMON PRACTICE WITH THIS COMPANY THAT'S ESTABLISHED HERE IN DENTON TO SEND ME NOTICES ABOUT AMOUNTS THAT THEY ALLEGE 
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I OWE. SO CONSIDERING MY BACKGROUND, I'M MORE THAN JUST AN AVERAGE CONSUMER. SO I SEND THEM BACK A REPLY AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME KNOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ME THE DATES OF SERVICE, THE AMOUNTS OF THE CHARGES, AND A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THESE CHARGES ARE ABOUT SO I CAN REVIEW THEM AND RESPOND WELL. THEIR RESPONSE IS AS FOLLOWS. 
          IF EACH PERSON ON THIS BOARD WERE TO BE IN THE SAME SITUATION, THEY WOULD SEND ALL OF YOU A COPY OF ALL THE CHARGES AND PAYMENTS MADE ON YOUR LEASE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS I'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH IT. I GOT TO FIND WHAT THE DISCREPANCY IS, AND I HAVE TO PROVE IT TO THEM. NOW, IN MY MIND, THERE'S THREE ELEMENTS THAT POP UP. ONE IS BAD FAITH IN ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN A LANDLORD AND A TENANT. THE STATE OF TEXAS GIVES THE INDIVIDUALS THE DISPOSITION OF DEALING WITH EACH OTHER IN A RESPONSIBLE AND REASONABLE MANNER. MOSTLY THE SECOND I. IT IS MY VIEW THAT PEOPLE WHO OWN PROPERTIES AND LEASE THEM, WHETHER THE BUSINESSES OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HAVE A DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT I'VE REQUESTED. AND IT IS REASONABLE AND IT IS NOT BURDENSOME. EVEN IF IT WAS BURDENSOME, IT WOULD BE A SOMETHING THEY WOULD HAVE TO ESTABLISH WITH THE COURT. IT WOULD NOT BE. I MEAN, IT'S THEIR OPINION, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S OBSCENE ABOUT MY REQUEST FOR THE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT WHAT EACH OF YOU IS SAYING. THIS FICTITIOUS SITUATION WOULD HAVE RECEIVED. SO I FIND THIS AN ISSUE OF BAD FAITH. I ALSO FIND IT TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, WHICH TEXAS HAS ADOPTED, WHICH, OF COURSE, IS TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM BEING TOLD THAT THEY OWE SOMETHING BUT HAVE NO RIGHTS TO DEFEND OR PROTECT THEIR INTEREST IN THE MATTER. I FIND THIS TO BE A VIOLATION OF THAT STATE LAW, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, A CODIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL LAW WHICH WAS PASSED IN 1980 OR 79, ONE OR THE OTHER. SO ON TOP OF THAT, I THINK THAT THIS IS POOR BUSINESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAR, AND I ASK THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO LEASE OR RENT SPACE TO A BUSINESS OR A PERSON TO PROVIDE IN THEIR CONTRACT, THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION OF CHARGES, DATES OF SERVICE, AND A DETAILED EXPLANATION FOR CHARGES ON ANY ALLEGED DEBT WHICH THE PROPERTY OWNER OR MANAGER IS ASSESSING AGAINST A TENANT. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD BUSINESS, IT'S SMART BUSINESS, AND I THINK IT'S GOOD BUSINESS AND SMART BUSINESS FOR DENTON TO SHOW THAT WE CARE AND TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. SO 
          I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> ASK A QUESTION. >> BECAUSE IT'S OPEN MIC. WE CAN DO STATEMENTS OF FACT, BUT 
          WE CAN'T ASK QUESTIONS. >> ASK QUESTIONS. >> FOR FOR OPEN MIC. IF IT'S ON 
          THE AGENDA, WE CAN BECAUSE IT'S POSTED BUT WE CAN'T ON. >> I THINK WE CAN MAKE AN 
          EXCEPTION IN THIS. >> CASE, BUT WE WOULD. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO WE HAVE HIS 
          EMAIL ADDRESS. >> YES. I WILL GET YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND ASK SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS SO I CAN UNDERSTAND MORE FULLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WHO IT'S BETWEEN, AND SEE 
          WHAT WE CAN DO. >> ABSOLUTELY. WOULD YOU HOW WOULD I PROVIDE THIS 
          INFORMATION TO YOU? OH YES. IT'S ON THERE OKAY. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR YOUR TIME. I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEING YOU AND OUR MAGNIFICENT COUNCIL AT WORK IN THE FUTURE. 
          [3. CONSENT AGENDA]
          >> APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM E HAS BEEN PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA ACCEPTING ITEM E. COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. 
          >> I MOVE APPROVAL THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCEPTING ITEM B E E AS IN EDWARD. 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBER JESTER. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL VOTE ON THE SCREEN. CONGRATULATIONS. CASSEY. OGDEN. IF SHE IS IN THE ROOM, HER CONTRACT WAS ON THERE. CASSEY WILL BE OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER STARTING APRIL 1ST. SO 
          [E. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute an Educational Experience agreement between the City of Denton and Texas Women’s University (TWU) to provide facilities and opportunities at the Denton Senior Center to TWU students to support their acquisition of skills and knowledge related to their chosen field of study or occupation; authorizing the City Manager to perform all obligations of the City under the agreement and providing an effective date.]
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NEXT UP IS ITEM E. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM. IT'S INVOLVING MY EMPLOYER. SO, 
          COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND, ARE YOU WILLING TO FACILITATE THIS VOTE? >> YES I AM, I'VE BEEN WAITING 
          FOR THIS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. >> ALL RIGHT, I'LL STEP OUT OF THE ROOM. I'LL BE. 
          >> BACK TAKING OVER. THE NEXT ITEM IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS ITEM ID 260189. CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES AT THE DENTON SENIOR CITIZEN OF DENTON. DENTON SENIOR CENTER TO STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR ACQUISITION OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THEIR CHOSEN FIELD OF STUDY OF OCCUPATION OR OCCUPATION. 
          AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PERFORM ALL OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. DO I HEAR A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER JESTER AND A SECOND BY DOCTOR BECK. ANY DISCUSSION? WE WILL VOTE ON THE SCREEN THEN. THERE IT IS, 4 TO 4 TO NOTHING, WITH 
          ONE RECUSAL. DON'T LET HER COME BACK. >> SHE LOOKS NICE. 
          >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND, NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE. NUMBER FOUR PUBLIC 
          [A. Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, regarding a request for a Certificate of Design Consistency for a new two-story addition above the eastern portion of the structure facing S Austin Street and including modifications to the western and northern facades of the third floor of the existing structure facing S Locust Street and E Hickory Street at 101 S Locust Street, which is within the Denton Square Overlay Zoning District, and legally described as Parcels 1 and 2 of Block 8 of the Original Town of Denton, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing for severability, and establishing an effective date. (DCC25-0007, Wells Fargo Addition and Modifications, Cameron Robertson)]
HEARINGS. THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM A, DCC 520250007. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGN CONSISTENCY FOR A NEW TWO STORY ADDITION ABOVE THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE FACING SOUTH AUSTIN STREET, AND INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN FACADES OF THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, FACING SOUTH OAK STREET AND EAST HICKORY STREET AT 101 SOUTH OAK STREET, WHICH IS WITHIN THE DENTON SQUARE OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PARCELS ONE AND TWO, BLOCK EIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF DENTON IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 VIOLATIONS THEREOF. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND 
          ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS CAMERON ROBERTSON, HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER. THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTY AT 101 NORTH LOCUST STREET. IT'S ON THAT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SQUARE AT HICKORY AND NORTH LOCUST. IT IS WITHIN THAT DENTON SQUARE DISTRICT OVERLAY. THE APPLICANT IS JONATHAN KING, AND THE CONSTRUCTION DATES OF THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING WERE CIRCA 1962 AND THEN CIRCA 1974. SO KIND OF JUST TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY OF 101 NORTH LOCUST STREET, AS WE KNOW TODAY, IS KIND OF THE WELLS FARGO BUILDING, THE FIRST BANK BUILDING, WHICH OPENED IN 1962. 
          IT WAS THAT THREE STORY STRUCTURE. AND THEN BY 1974, THEY ADDED ADDITIONAL FIVE STORIES. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WERE ADDITIONAL PHASES PLANNED IN THE 1970S THAT WERE KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED THERE IN RED, BUT THEY WERE NEVER CAME TO FRUITION. SO THE REQUEST HERE IS TO ADD A ONE STORY WITH AN UPPER MEZZANINE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF THAT WELLS FARGO TOWER. THERE WOULD BE IVY TRELLISES ADDED TO THE EAST, WEST AND SOUTH FACADES OF THAT STRUCTURE, AND THEN A SINGLE ROW OF WINDOWS WOULD BE ADDED TO THE WEST AND NORTH BUILDING FACADES ALONG HICKORY AND LOCUST. SO JUST TO LOOK THROUGH THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS, YOU SEE THE PROPOSED ADDITION. IT HAS THAT EXISTING ALUMINUM CLADDING, KIND OF DISTINGUISHING IT FROM THE ORIGINAL EXISTING BUILDING. AND THE NEW ADDITION WOULD BE FINISHED WITH THAT BLACK MATTE STEEL ACCENT AND TRIM. THERE WOULD BE THE ARTIFICIAL IVY TRELLISES ON BOTH THAT EAST, WEST AND SOUTH FACADE, AS STATED. AND THEN THERE WOULD ALSO BE THE UPPER MEZZANINE WITHIN THAT ADDITION. LOOKING SPECIFICALLY ALONG HICKORY AND LOCUST STREETS, YOU HAVE THOSE MATTE BLACK ALUMINUM WINDOW FRAMES THAT ARE GOING KIND OF AROUND THE CURVE, BUT THEY'RE FOLLOWING THAT EXISTING PATTERN OF THOSE CONCRETE PANELS AND WINDOWS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST. 
          SO STAFF LOOKED AT SECTION TEN, FOUR, TEN, SEVEN WITHIN THE DENTON DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH SPECIFICALLY LOOKS AT THE DESIGN STANDARDS OF THE DENTON SQUARE DISTRICT, ALSO KNOWN AS DSD. SO STAFF APPLIED HERE THE BUILDING ORIENTATION, SETBACK, FRONTAGE AND HEIGHT STANDARDS, AND THEN ALSO LOOKED AT THE FACADE STANDARDS, WHICH SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT FACADE MATERIAL AS WELL AS DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN STORIES. SO LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT THE HEIGHT STANDARDS, THE OVERALL HEIGHT FALLS WITHIN THAT MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 65FT FRONTING ALONG THE STREETS, WHICH IS IN THIS CASE SOUTH AUSTIN STREET. AND THEN IT ALSO GIVES THAT KIND OF A VISUAL APPEARANCE OF A THREE STORY FACADE, CONSISTENT WITH OUR STANDARDS. 
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IN TERMS OF THAT EXISTING STRUCTURE, IT HAS ON HICKORY STREET, IT HAS THE ONE JUST ROW OF WINDOWS, AND THEN IT KIND OF GIVES THAT SINGLE BASE STORY. UNLESS YOU GO IN THE INTERIOR, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. AND THEN THE ADDITION OF THE ONE STORY UPPER MEZZANINE APPEARS AS TWO STORIES. LOOKING THEN AT THE FACADE STANDARDS ITSELF, THE PROPOSED EAST ADDITION CREATES KIND OF THAT CLEAR VISUAL DIFFERENTIATION FROM THE EXTERIOR BETWEEN THE EXISTING AND NEW FLOORS, THE ADDITION OF IVY TRELLISES, AND THAT RETENTION OF THE AWNING KIND OF CREATE THAT EXPERIENCE OR APPEARANCE OF A SINGLE STORY ON THE CURRENT BUILDING ITSELF. AND THEN THE PROPOSED BLACK MATTE STEEL AND ALUMINUM ARE PERMITTED ACCENT AND TRIM MATERIALS WITHIN OUR CODE. LOOKING ADDITIONALLY AT THE OVERALL PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE DENTON SQUARE DISTRICT, IT DOES ALLOW FOR A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY, SO IT DOES ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY AND ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY FOR APPLICANTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS BUILDING ADDITIONS THAT KIND OF LOOK AT THOSE EXISTING PATTERNS AND RHYTHMS IN THE EXTERIORS, SO THAT IT DOESN'T KIND OF STICK OUT TOO MUCH AND THEN SUPPORTS THE SUCCESS OF JUST NEW BUSINESSES AND PROMOTES REINVESTMENT IN OUR SQUARE. 
          STAFF ALSO TOOK LOOKED AT THE STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION. EVEN THOUGH THE STRUCTURE IS A NONCONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE TO THE CURRENT NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT ON THE SQUARE, STAFF DID LOOK AT THE STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION WITHIN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT FIT CONTEXTUALLY WITHIN THE SQUARE. AND, YOU KNOW, DID IT KIND OF JUST POP OUT AND DIDN'T FIT? SO LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS, IT DOES MAINTAIN MAINTAIN THOSE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNDERLYING BUILDING UNDAMAGED. 
          SO IT IS AN ADDITION. IT'S NOT DEMOING ANY EXISTING FLOORS. IT'S NOT DOING THAT. IT'S JUST PLOPPING ON THE TOP AND THEN TAKING OUT SOME WINDOWS. BUT YOU CAN ADD THOSE WINDOWS, SAY, YOU KNOW, A NEW APPLICANT OR A NEW PROPERTY OWNER CAME IN AND THEY WANTED TO ADD THE CONCRETE PANELING BACK ALONG HICKORY AND LOCUST. THEY COULD DO THAT IF THEY WANTED, AND THEY COULD JUST REMOVE THAT ADDITION AND NOTHING WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT OR UNCHANGED. IT ALSO CLEARLY DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE EXISTING BUILDING. THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS STRONGLY ENCOURAGES DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN NEW AND OLD, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FALSIFY DEVELOPMENT. COMPATIBLE, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE EXISTING BUILDING. SO IT ECHOES KIND OF THOSE KEY DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS, THOSE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LINES. AND THEN AS I STATED, IF IT WAS REMOVED IN THE FUTURE, IT COULD BE DONE SO AND THEN THE UNDERLYING BUILDING WOULD BE RESTORED TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY. SO IT DOES COMPLY. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGN CONSISTENCY REQUESTS FOR NEW ADDITIONS ABOVE THE EASTERN PORTION AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE FACADES ALONG HICKORY AND LOCUST, AS IT DOES MEET OUR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION. OUR SECTION WITHIN TWO, TEN 410 AND 410. SORRY, THE DENTON DEVELOPMENT CODE AND I CAN STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE. IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE 
          APPLICANT, ANY QUESTIONS. >> OR. >> SORRY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR 
          CAMERON WHILE SHE'S UP HERE, I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. >> YES. 
          >> THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM CAMERON I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. IS THERE A DISTINCTION FOR FOR THE NONCONTRIBUTING BETWEEN THE THE EIGHT STORY TOWER AND THE THREE 
          STORY TOWER, OR ARE THEY TREATED AS ONE BUILDING. >> ONE BUILDING. 
          >> ONE BUILDING. OKAY. AND THEN? THEN, AS I UNDERSTAND THESE BUILDING, THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 62 WITH THE LAST MODIFICATION, MAJOR MODIFICATION IN 74. SO FOR HISTORICAL TAX CREDITS, ANYTHING OVER 50 YEARS. SO THIS IS 52 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. SO TALK TALK ME THROUGH HOW THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY AND THE STATE LEVEL FOR FOR FOR 
          HISTORIC DESIGNATION POTENTIAL. >> OF COURSE. SO IF THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS INTERESTED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO BE DESIGNATED, THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THAT DESIGNATION PROCESS. AND IF THEY WERE TO BE DESIGNATED THE PROPERTY WERE TO BE DESIGNATED, THEN THEY COULD THEN APPLY FOR THE TAX EXEMPTION. SO IT WOULD NOT BE AN AUTOMATIC THING IF THEY GOT THAT DESIGNATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL. THAT'S ACTUALLY IS RUN THROUGH THE COUNTY. SO I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS, BUT SIMILAR PROCESS, IF THEY PUT IN A EITHER INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION NOMINATION AT THE NATIONAL REGISTER OR STATE LEVEL, OR WANTED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING PROPERTY TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT ITSELF THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS, THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THAT NOMINATION PROCESS AT THE STATE. THE STATE WOULD THEN SEND A LETTER TO MYSELF AS THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WE DID WITH THE LITTLE CHAPEL IN THE WOODS. IT WOULD GO THROUGH HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AND THE PROPERTY OWNER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SIGN OFF, THAT THE HLC IS FEELS CONFIDENT ABOUT IT. THEN IT WOULD COME TO COUNCIL. YOU ALL WOULD KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO NOMINATE IT TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OR THE STATE LEVEL, AND THEN ONCE THEY WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO START THE TAX EXEMPTION 
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PROCESS IN TERMS OF BECAUSE THEY'D BE ELIGIBLE NOW FOR THOSE TAX EXEMPTIONS, THEN THEY 
          WOULD GO THROUGH THAT TAX EXEMPTION PROCESS. >> AND PERMIT ME, CAMERON, IF WE MAKE MODIFICATIONS, DOES THAT RESET ANY OF THE CLOCKS OR OR IT'S JUST THE CONSTRUCTION DATE OF 74 THAT MATTERS. LIKE IF WE MODIFY IT TODAY, DOES THAT CHANGE ANY OF THE 
          TIMELINES? >> SO IF THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO LOOK AT STATE AND FEDERAL, IT COULD AFFECT THEM IF THEY WERE DOING TO IF THEY WERE TO DO THIS ADDITION AND THEY WANTED TO PURSUE A HISTORIC DESIGNATION IN THE FUTURE AT THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL, IT MIGHT AFFECT THAT. BUT WHO'S TO SAY, YOU KNOW, BUT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THERE'S 13 CRITERIA OF WHICH THEY CAN BE DESIGNATED. SO THEY MIGHT WANT TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT CRITERIA 
          OF APPROVAL TO GO FOR THE DESIGNATION. >> AND LAST QUESTION, I APPRECIATE YOUR TOLERANCE, CAMERON. DOESN'T OUR CODE SAY THAT IT'S THREE STORIES AND WE HAVE TWO STORIES ALREADY. SO ADDING TWO STORIES IS FOUR STORIES. HELP HELP ME 
          UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. >> OF COURSE. SO IN TERMS OF HOW WE DEFINE STORIES, JUST TO KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN IS OUR DEFINITION OF A STORY WITHIN THE DENTON SQUARE DISTRICT IS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT FLOOR TO CEILING OR FLOOR TO ROOF RAFTERS. SO BECAUSE THIS IS A ONE STOREY WITH A MEZZANINE LEVEL, WE'RE TECHNICALLY 
          LOOKING AT THE FLOOR TO ROOF TO ROOF RAFTERS. >> OKAY. WELL I MAY HAVE MORE 
          QUESTIONS LATER. THANK YOU CAMERON. >> OF COURSE. 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND. >> THANK YOU. FOLLOW UP ON THAT. SO THE THE STORY BEGINS AT THE AT THE AUSTIN STREET DOOR AND GOES TO THE CEILING. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S ONE STORY 
          CORRECT. THAT'S FINE. OKAY OKAY. RIGHT. >> THE FLOOR OF THE ROOF 
          RAFTERS, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT. >> IT I GOT IT I GOT IT I, I'VE SEEN THIS BUILDING A ZILLION TIMES. ARE YOU GOING TO ARE YOU GOING TO LOSE TWO, TWO STORIES 
          OF WINDOWS ON THE TOWER WHEN THEY'RE COVERED UP BY THE BY. >> THE JUST. THE ONE STORY OF WINDOWS WOULD BE TAKEN OUT AND ADDITIONAL WINDOWS WOULD BE ADDED. 
          >> OKAY. SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PEAK INTO THE INTO THE FACILITY. 
          >> CORRECT. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ON THE ADDITION I APOLOGIZE. YES. SO THOSE WINDOWS ON THE INTERIOR THAT WOULD BE FACING THIS NEW ADDITION WOULD BE ENCLOSED. 
          >> OKAY. WHO IS THE PROPERTY OWNER. >> SCOTT BROWN PROPERTIES. 
          >> OKAY, OKAY. WILL THERE BE AN ELEVATOR ADDED TO THIS? >> I WOULD HAVE TO DIRECT YOUR QUESTION TO THE APPLICANT. AND THEY DO HAVE A PRESENTATION. I APOLOGIZE, MAYOR PRO TEM, THEY 
          DO HAVE A PRESENTATION. >> I I'D LIKE I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. AND AND I'D LIKE TO RETAIN MY PLACE IN QUEUE. I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CAMERON? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CAMERON. OF COURSE. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN WOULD BORIS OR JONATHAN LIKE TO 
          PRESENT? >> THANK YOU. CAMERON. >> ARE YOU BORIS OR JONATHAN? 
          >> YES I'M BORIS OKAY. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. 
          >> BORIS. JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU'LL HAVE TEN MINUTES. >> OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS BORIS MUNOZ. I'M THE OWNER AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER FOR INNOVATIVE DRAFTING DESIGN. I LIVE HERE IN DENTON AND I ALSO RUN MY BUSINESS HERE. I'M REPRESENTING WILLOW CREEK HOMES. JONATHAN KING AS MY CLIENT, AND I'M HERE TO SHARE THE VISION AND ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS FOR THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE ROOFTOP PLAN FOR THE THIRD LEVEL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WELLS FARGO BUILDING. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT ARE FROM THE HICKORY STREET AND AUSTIN STREET. AND CAMERON MADE IT PRETTY EASY FOR ME, SO SHE SHOWED A LOT OF WHAT I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH. AND SO YOU SEE HERE. ALL RIGHTY. SO. THE ROOFTOP IS AN UPSCALE RESTAURANT BUILT ON WHAT IS CURRENTLY THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING'S THIRD LEVEL ON THE EAST SIDE, TRANSFORMING UNDER YOU SPACE INTO A DESTINATION. 
          IT'S DESIGNED TO BE A CULINARY AND SOCIAL ANCHOR, WITH MEMORABLE VIEWS AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE AND A STRONG ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY. LIKE CAMERON SHOWED, THIS IS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN IS NORTH AND THE RIGHT SIDE THE HATCH. THAT'S WHERE THE ADDITION WOULD BE ON THE EAST SIDE. OUR DESIGN, ESTHETIC CONTEXT, EXTERIORS AND ENHANCEMENTS. WE'RE AIMING FOR POLISHED, HIGH END EXPERIENCE, COMPATIBLE TO WELL EXECUTED CONCEPTS LIKE 60 VINES AND PLANO AND RESTORATION HARDWARE IN DALLAS AND NEW YORK, WHERE MODERN FINISHES AND RUSTIC 
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WARMTH ARE THOUGHTFULLY BALANCED. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE ARE SOME REFERENCES OF KIND OF WHERE INSPIRATION CAME FROM A RESTORATION HARDWARE IN DALLAS AND RESTORATION HARDWARE IN NEW YORK, AS WELL AS SOME HIGH END INTERIORS FOR THE 60 VINES IN PLANO. LEGACY WEST. 
          THE LOOK DRAWS FROM A RUSTIC EARLY 1900S 1930S INDUSTRIAL PALETTE, EXPOSED IRON BEAMS, WARM MATERIALS, AND REFINED DETAILING VISIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR. HOUR GLASS PERIMETER WALLS CREATE EXPANSIVE, EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF OVERLOOKING THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH HORIZON, FRAMING DENTON'S LANDSCAPE AND HISTORIC SURROUNDINGS. OUR PROPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING WINDOWS WILL HAVE A FOCAL POINT OF THE HISTORICAL DENTON SQUARE, MAKING IT AN IDEAL PLACE FOR SPECIAL GATHERINGS. THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SAMPLES OF THE EXISTING BUILDING WRAPPED WITH FOX IVY MATERIAL. AND THIS IS IT WITHOUT IT. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE DIFFERENT SAMPLES THAT WE CAN GO BACK THROUGH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. THIS IS LOOKING OVER THE SOUTH AND WEST PORTION OF THE BUILDING. LET'S SEE FOR THE NORTH AND WEST FACING THIS IS THE WEST FACING PART OF THE BUILDING. FOR THE NORTH AND WEST FACING WINDOWS, WE'LL HAVE A FOCAL POINT OF THE HISTORICAL DENTON SQUARE, MAKING IT AN IDEAL PLACE FOR SPECIAL GATHERINGS. THESE ARE JUST SOME PERSPECTIVE VIEWS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. THIS IS THE EAST SIDE. THIS IS THE NORTHEAST SIDE. SOME PERSPECTIVE VIEWS FROM FARTHER AWAY. GETTING SOME CONTEXT OF HOW IT WOULD LOOK WITH THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS. THIS IS LOOKING OVER FROM THE SQUARE. IF YOU'RE LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS THE BUILDING. NORTHWEST. OH, SORRY, I WENT THE WRONG WAY. HERE'S A BIRD'S EYE VIEW LOOKING FROM AGAIN, THE SQUARE LOOKING TOWARDS THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. OUR INTENT IS TO COMPLIMENT THE HISTORIC FABRIC WHILE ENHANCING THE EXISTING WELLS FARGO STRUCTURE WITH A THOUGHTFUL, CONTEMPORARY ADDITION. WE'RE PROPOSING A FOX IVY WRAP GREEN WALL ELEMENT ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS TO ADD TEXTURE AND VISUAL INTEREST TO THE STREET EDGE. THE RESTAURANT WILL HAVE AN OPEN KITCHEN CONCEPT, VISIBLE FROM THE DINING ROOM AND BAR TO GUESTS. 
          FROM THE DINING ROOM AND BAR, SO GUESTS CAN SEE HOW THEIR FOOD IS PREPARED. AT THE HEART OF THE OPEN KITCHEN, A TRADITIONAL PIZZA OVEN SERVES AS THE FOCAL POINT AND AN IMMEDIATE CUE OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND AUTHENTICITY. VISIBLE FROM THE DINING ROOM AND BAR AREAS. 
          THESE ARE SOME TECHNICAL EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS THAT WERE ALREADY SHOWN, SHOWING THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS, WITH THE LEGEND. THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT THE ADDITION AND THIS IS WHAT THE ADDITION. THIS IS A 3D FLOOR PLAN OF THE INTERIOR OF THE EXISTING THIRD FLOOR THAT'S CURRENTLY WOULD BE MODIFIED ON THE. NORTHWEST CORNER. WE PLAN ON CREATING A. FLEXIBLE CONFERENCE AND EVENT HALL FOR MEETINGS, PRIVATE GATHERINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THIS IS A FLOOR PLAN OVERLOOKING THE NEW ADDITION WITH THE DINING ROOM AND THE MEZZANINE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MEZZANINE IS ONLY COVERING A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BRING JOBS ACROSS CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS ONGOING OPERATIONS, WITH RUNNING AN UPSCALE RESTAURANT AND EVENT HALL. THIS WILL INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC, BENEFITING THE SQUARE, PARKS AND SURROUNDING SMALL BUSINESSES, A UNIQUE DESTINATION THAT ATTRACTS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND STRENGTHENS THE EVENING AND WEEKEND ECONOMY DOWNTOWN. THE LOOK AND SCALE ARE MEANT TO FIT THE DISTRICT AND ELEVATE THE OVERALL CHARACTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DESIGN. 
          >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER. >> AM I STILL ON? GOOD, GOOD. I APPRECIATE THE THE DRAWING YOU HAD WITH WITH HEAD IN PARKING. I HOPE WE CAN GET BACK TO HEAD IN PARKING ON EAST HICKORY STREET. MAY I REPEAT THAT? I HOPE WE CAN GET BACK TO HEAD IN. 
          PARKING ON EAST HICKORY STREET. I GOT A COUPLE OF NOTES HERE. >> YES, SIR. JUST BETWEEN. 
          >> YOU AND ME, I DON'T LIKE THE IVY AT ALL. >> YEAH, THE RENDERINGS DON'T 
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DO IT JUSTICE, BUT I THINK IF WE GAVE IT A SHOT IN REAL LIFE, I THINK IT'D LOOK A LOT BETTER. 
          >> WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK A LOT BETTER TO PLEASE ME. I DON'T LIKE THAT AT ALL, BUT I. BUT I LIKE THE CONCEPT. HOW LONG IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO TAKE ONCE YOU GET STARTED? 
          >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT'S MORE OF A CONSTRUCTION SIDE, BUT I'D SAY TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS. IS THAT RIGHT? IF WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND HAD 
          EVERYTHING READY, WHICH WE KIND OF DO. >> I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THINKING AHEAD IN WAS IT 1962 WHEN THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT, DESIGNED FOR EXPANSION BOTH ON THE TOWER AND THE AND THE BUILDING THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED WITH? I THINK I THINK THAT REALLY, REALLY GIVES A NOD TO OUR, OUR PREDECESSORS AND THE GUYS THAT THE, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WHO MADE THOSE DECISIONS HEADS UP. ANYWAY, 
          GOOD LUCK WITH THIS. >> YEAH, I AGREE AS WELL. YEAH. THESE ARE JUST SOME TWO IMAGES 
          THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT JUST SOME. >> NO IVY, I LIKE THAT. 
          >> YEAH. SOME PROPOSALS OF HOW THE RESTAURANT WOULD LOOK FROM THE INSIDE. YEAH. ANY OTHER 
          QUESTIONS? >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND ARE YOU YOU GOT ALL. YOU ALL RIGHT? ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WAS JONATHAN GOING TO SPEAK AS WELL? I HAVE A CARD 
          FOR YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT. OKAY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> STATE YOUR NAME. YOU'LL HAVE UP TO TEN MINUTES IF YOU WANT 
          IT. >> I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR TEN MINUTES. MY NAME IS JONATHAN KING. I'M THE CREATOR AND VISIONARY FOR THIS ROOFTOP RESTAURANT. AND I'VE HAD THIS IN MY MIND, IN MY DREAMS. I GUESS SINCE 2013, WHEN I ENVISIONED A ROOFTOP RESTAURANT ON TOP OF THE OPERA HOUSE. ACTUALLY, AT THAT TIME I WAS. I'VE BEEN A REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR 16 YEARS, AND I HAD THE OPERA HOUSE FOR SALE WHEN IT CHANGED HANDS IN 2013. AND I WAS. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING UP ON THAT ROOFTOP ON THE, ON THE, YOU KNOW, ABOVE THE RECYCLE BOOKSTORE AND ABOVE THE OFFICES THERE, AND JUST FELT LIKE THIS WAS BEFORE LSA EXISTED AND HAD A ROOFTOP AND I FELT LIKE DENTON SQUARE DESERVED A ROOFTOP RESTAURANT. 
          AND THEN LSA CAME IN AND TOOK MY IDEA AND AND THEN FAST FORWARD, WHAT IS THIS NOW? 13 YEARS WORKED, WORKED HARD IN BOTH REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION CUSTOM HOMES AND SOLD A FEW PROPERTIES THAT, AFTER A LOT OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, WAS ABLE TO MAKE MONEY, PULL IT TOGETHER AND SOME DUCKS LINED UP IN A ROW FOR ME TO HAVE A POSSIBILITY AT ACTUALLY BUILDING A ROOFTOP RESTAURANT ON THIS WELLS FARGO BUILDING, EAST SIDE BUILDING. AND YEAH, SO SCOTT BROWN REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID THAT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, AND I POUNCED ON IT. AND I'VE RAN WITH BORIS TO PUT TOGETHER RENDERINGS AND SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME TO COME COME UP WITH. I'VE BEEN A DENTON RESIDENT FOR 24 YEARS AND I'M JUST REALLY HAVE WANTED SOMETHING NICE LIKE THIS. AND WE HAVE A FEW RESTAURANTS LIKE THIS THAT ARE NICE AND ATTRACTIVE THAT WE'VE HAD RECENTLY, LIKE UNION BEAR AND A FEW OTHERS THAT HAVE COME TO DENTON. AND I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT AND SHARE MY DREAM WITH WITH DENTON AND ALL THE ALL THE PEOPLE JUST HAVE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN REALLY BE PROUD OF AND ENJOY. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATOR, TO YOUR POINT AND A QUESTION, THE ELEVATOR THAT CURRENTLY GOES UP TWO FLOORS TO FROM THE WELLS FARGO BUILDING AND THE THE ENGINEERING FIRM ON THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE EXPANDED TO COME STRAIGHT UP INTO THE RESTAURANT TO WHERE PATRONS CAN COME STRAIGHT IN, GO UP THE ELEVATOR AND COME RIGHT OUT INTO THE RESTAURANT WHERE THE WHERE THE HOSTESS TABLE IS, RIGHT THERE WAITING TO FIND. FIND YOU A SEAT SO THAT WILL BE THERE. AND THERE'S ALSO TWO SOUTH SIDE ELEVATOR BANK ELEVATORS THAT CAN BE USED AND ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE FOR ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE THE EAST SIDE STAIRWELL AND THEN TWO OTHER STAIRWELLS AND EMERGENCY EXITS AS WELL. SO FEEL LIKE THE BUILDING IS LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S KIND OF BUILT FOR EXPANSION. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN EXPAND 
          THIS AND MAKE EVERYBODY PROUD. >> I THINK YOU'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER 
          HOLLAND. >> THANK YOU. >> THE EAST ENTRANCE, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, ONCE ONE IS INSIDE THE DOOR, YOU'RE IMMEDIATELY FACED WITH STAIRS 
          TO THE LEFT UPWARD OR STAIRS STRAIGHT AHEAD DOWNWARD. YEAH. >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> OKAY. SO IT'LL BE JUST ANY MINUTE I'LL BE IN A WHEELCHAIR AND I'LL NEED TO I'LL NEED TO GET IN. HOW DO I GET TO THE ELEVATOR? THE ELEVATOR IS DOWN. DOWN. CORRECT. THERE'S A 
          FOUNTAIN DOWN THERE. >> I HOPE NOT. ANY MINUTE YOU'LL BE IN A WHEELCHAIR, MR. HOLLAND, BUT THE SOUTH SIDE ELEVATORS HAVE A WHEELCHAIR RAMP THAT GO UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THERE'S A RAMP THERE? YEAH, ALREADY BUILT FOR ACCESSIBILITY. AND SO 
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THERE'S TWO ELEVATORS THERE ON THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT WILL WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY CAN USE THOSE ELEVATORS. THEY COME STRAIGHT TO THE THIRD FLOOR. AND THEN THERE'S A HALLWAY THAT BRINGS YOU RIGHT TO THE RESTAURANT FROM THAT END OF THE BUILDING. 
          >> SO IT'LL BE ACCESSIBLE WITH TWO ELEVATORS. TWO ELEVATORS, I SEE. 
          >> YES, SIR. AND THEN THE ONE WITH THE STAIRS THAT THAT ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE 
          ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE THE STAIRWELL IS THERE. >> RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. THANK 
          YOU, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> AS FAR AS THE IV, I LIKED 
          THE IV. >> THAT'S REASONABLE. MINDS CAN DIFFER. 
          >> OKAY. WE WE HAVE A FEW THAT LIKE THE IV. I'M NOT FULLY ATTACHED TO THE IV, BUT I WOULD LIKE. I LIKE THE IV JUST BECAUSE THE MARBLE OVER THE LAST 52 YEARS HAS SOMEWHAT FADED AND YELLOWED, AND IT'S NOT AS BEAUTIFUL MAYBE AS IT ONCE WAS. THERE COULD BE SOME RESTORATION DONE PERHAPS, BUT THE IV, I FELT LIKE JUST ADDED A NICE GREEN, LUSH LANDSCAPE FEATURE TO AN OTHERWISE CONCRETE JUNGLE OF DOWNTOWN. KIND OF, YOU KNOW, ADDS A 
          LIVING FEATURE. >> I HAVE A GREAT STORY I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AFTERWARDS 
          ABOUT THE MARBLE ON THAT BUILDING. >> OKAY. YES, SIR. 
          >> SOUNDS GOOD. YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT. >> OKAY. 
          >> SOUNDS GOOD. POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO WE CAN ALL SEE IT. 
          >> YEAH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          MR. KING. DID. DID DIRECTLY TO TO COUNCILOR HOLLAND'S POINT WHERE THAT THAT EXISTING ENTRANCE. WE'RE GOING TO GO UP OR WE'RE DOWN. WE'RE SORT OF GOT THOSE TWO STORIES THERE, AND THEN WE'RE ADDING THE TWO STORIES ON TOP OF IT. I'M LIKE, DID YOU DID YOU EVER IN THESE CONCEPT PLANS. AND I WANT TO BE REAL, REAL GENTLE HERE. DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT JUST PUTTING 
          THE ONE STORY AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS MODEL? >> YEAH, WE'VE WE'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT ITERATIONS FOR THIS. THE REASON BEING IS YOU HAVE AN ELEVATOR TAKING UP RIGHT IN THE ELEVATOR COMES RIGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RESTAURANT, WHICH TAKES UP MAJOR REAL ESTATE FOR FOR TABLES AND FOR SEATING. AND THEN IF YOU ONLY DO ONE STORY, IT IT JUST DRASTICALLY REDUCES YOUR SEATING CAPACITY. AND FOR THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE AMOUNT OF OF COST ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING THIS, IT IT WASN'T COST EFFECTIVE TO DO A SINGLE STORY. SO IT JUST THE NUMBERS DIDN'T WORK. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO DO A MEZZANINE. AND ALSO THAT MEZZANINE LOOKS OUTWARD WITH THE WINDOW. SO IN THE EVENINGS YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE EAST SKYLINE OF, OF DENTON. AND YOU CAN SEE DOWNTOWN FROM THE NORTH SIDE. AND PLUS WE WERE GOING TO PUT A PRIVATE BAR ON THE, ON THE MEZZANINE AS WELL, WHICH I FEEL LIKE WOULD BE JUST A NICE PLUS. THIS BUILDING ACTUALLY HAS THE EXACT SAME SEAMLESS FOUNDATION AS THE EIGHT STORY BUILDING. SO IT IS STRUCTURALLY BUILT TO TO BEAR MORE WEIGHT THAN JUST THE JUST THE TWO STORIES THAT ARE THERE. AND SO IT'S, IT'S WE HAD TO WE HAD TO CORE DRILL THE, THE, THE ACTUAL PILLARS AND COLUMNS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PSI OF THE CONCRETE WAS. WE'VE, WE'VE GONE UNDERNEATH, WE'VE STRUCTURALLY ENGINEERED EVERYTHING AND FOUND THERE'S HUGE REBAR. AND EVERY SINGLE TRUSS IS CONCRETE ENCASED. SO WE WE JUST FELT LIKE STRUCTURALLY IT COULD SUPPORT A MEZZANINE. AND THAT'S WHY WE, WE DID THAT FOR THE FINANCIAL ASPECT AND FOR THE STRUCTURAL ASPECT. 
          >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. KING. >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. 
          >> WE HAVE A. >> WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS. FIRST UP IS JAMES SAWYER. IF 
          YOU'LL COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME. YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> JAMES SAWYER I LIVE HERE IN DENTON SINCE 1981. I'M FRIENDS WITH JONATHAN. AND AFTER HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RESTAURANT, I TOOK A WALK AND WALKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GLASS RESTAURANT AND IT FACES EAST. SO AFTER 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE HOT SUN IS NOT GOING TO BE. MESSING YOUR ENVIRONMENT UP AND YOU HAVE A NICE PLACE TO LOOK. AND YOU'RE RIGHT THERE ON THE SQUARE AND YOU CAN WALK TO YOUR STORES AND HAVE A NICE PLACE TO GO EAT. I JUST I LIKED HIS IDEA, AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D COME UP HERE AND SAY THAT. 
          >> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE JAMES VAN PELT. 
          COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME, AND YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> HI. HOW'S IT GOING? I'M JAMES VAN PELT. JONATHAN CAME UP HERE AND HE SAID HE'S BEEN UP HERE FOR 23 YEARS OR GOING ON 24. I THINK I'VE GOT HIM BEAT. I'M UP HERE FOR 27. I REMEMBER WHENEVER DENTON USED TO HAVE THE OLD HAMBURGER PLACE UP THERE MADE OUT OF WOOD, OLD DENTON INDEPENDENT, AND I REMEMBER THE EXCITEMENT THAT EVERYONE FELT WHEN LSA WAS WHAT WAS KIND OF TAKING ITS PLACE. I ALSO REMEMBER WHENEVER QUEENIE'S WAS THE NEW UP AND COMING KIND OF LUXURY RESTAURANT THAT THE SQUARE WAS GOING TO SEE AND HOW REINVIGORATED EVERYONE FELT, 
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KNOWING THAT WE HAD SOME SORT OF NEW PRESENCE ON THE SQUARE. AND WITH A PROJECT LIKE THIS AND THE EVER GROWING SPACE OF DENTON, WE REALLY NEED THIS RIGHT NOW. WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING HERE, THE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTING ARE GETTING BOGGED DOWN. YOU'RE SEEING WAIT TIMES, YOU KNOW, UPWARDS OF TWO HOURS ON A FRIDAY, SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE FEW RESTAURANTS THAT ARE UP THERE, WHICH MAKES PEOPLE GO ELSEWHERE, WHICH TAKES AWAY FROM THE LOCAL TRAFFIC THAT THE OTHER BUSINESSES GET TO SEE. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE KIND OF SEEING EARLIER CLOSE TIMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WITH A LOT OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS. RESTAURANTS LIKE THIS KIND OF PUT A NEW FACE ON THE SQUARE AND ALLOW US TO HAVE A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE KIND OF SEEING THE GROWTH WITH UNT AND ALL THE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. WELL, UNT KIND OF HAS A SPACE WITH FRY STREET AND SOMEWHERE FOR THE KIDS TO PARTY, AND THEY'RE STARTING TO BE AN EMERGENCE WITH, LIKE OSTERIA AND MIRO, A PRESENCE OF FINE DINING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH IS DRAWING PEOPLE IN, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THEIR INSTAGRAM ALL THE TIME FROM ALL OVER. SO A RESTAURANT LIKE THIS IS GOING TO HAVE THAT SAME KIND OF CAPACITY TO BRING PEOPLE IN, TAKE PEOPLE AWAY, MAYBE FROM MCKINNEY OR FRISCO OR WHEREVER ELSE THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO TRY TO COME BACK HERE AND SEE A LITTLE BIT OF EXCITEMENT AND REINVIGORATION INTO THE LOCAL SQUARE. THAT BUILDING HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY DEAD THE WHOLE TIME I'VE LIVED HERE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WALK PAST, THERE'S NOTHING THERE'S NO INTERACTION WITH IT AT ALL. A LOT OF IT IS APARTMENTS OR VARIOUS OTHER BUSINESSES. THIS RESTAURANT ALLOWS FOR KIND OF THAT DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC NOW TO A MORE EMPTY SPACE, YOU KNOW, WITH LIKE BETH MARIE'S AND THE FEW PLACES WHERE THEY ARE, IT CROWDS TWO SIDES OF THE SQUARE LEADING TO LIKE HIGHER TRAFFIC AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS. WELL, THIS BUILDING WILL KIND OF HELP SWITCH THAT AROUND. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE IT'S THE KIND OF FACELIFT THAT DENTON REALLY NEEDS RIGHT NOW ON OUR LOCAL SQUARE. AND IT COULD REALLY HELP US BRING SOME MORE FOOT TRAFFIC IN TERMS OF WHAT OTHER BUSINESSES SEE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN FOR 
          US. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NEXT WE HAVE GRACE SMITH. 
          >> THIS IS THE SAME ITEM. NO. THESE ARE OTHERWISE. >> HI. GREETINGS Y'ALL. MY NAME IS GRACE. I'M. THIS IS MY 20TH YEAR LIVING IN DENTON, SO I'M A RESIDENT. I LOVE DENTON, THAT'S MY HOME. AND I ALSO WORK ON THE SQUARE. SO I SPENT A LOT OF TIME OVER THERE. AND I JUST WANT TO SECOND WHAT JAMES WAS SAYING, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SQUARE IS SO IMPORTANT TO DENTON CULTURE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE SQUARE IS THRIVING, AND ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE NEW TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH DENTON WITH THE 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN, WE JUST WANT THE SQUARE TO BE THRIVING. WE WANT IT TO BE REINVIGORATED AND TO HAVE SPACES WHERE YOU CAN BE AND THAT PROMOTE SOCIALIZING AND LINGERING AND GOOD DINING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED MORE OF THOSE SPACES. I THINK THAT I'M REALLY ON BOARD WITH THIS VISION. I KNOW JONATHAN PERSONALLY. I'VE WORKED WITH HIM AND I'M FOR IT. I LOVE THIS VISION. I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION ESTHETICALLY, BUT ALSO JUST THE THE CULTURE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A PLACE. I KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IN HIS VISION TOO, IS TO JUST HAVE A PLACE WHERE NOT ONLY IS THE FOOD GOOD, BUT YOU CAN STAY, YOU CAN BE COMFORTABLE, YOU CAN MEET YOUR FRIENDS, BRING YOUR FAMILY, AND I LOVE IT. I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE SQUARE, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION. SO THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE BOBBY BALDWIN. 
          IF YOU'LL COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME. YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> I'M BOBBY BALDWIN. IT'S NICE TO MEET ALL OF YOU. AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED BUSINESS AT THIS LOCATION. MY CONCERNS FOR THIS BUSINESS AND THIS INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL ARE NOT ROOTED IN OPPOSITION BY ANY WAY, IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT RATHER THEY'RE BASED ON COMPATIBILITY. COMPATIBILITY, CUMULATIVE IMPACT, AND THE LEGAL STANDARDS THAT GOVERN THE APPROVAL ITSELF. FIRST, THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE SHARED STRUCTURE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUSINESSES OPERATING WITHIN THE BUILDING AND SHARED STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS, AS WE HAVE EIGHT FLOORS AND WE ACT AS ONE BUILDING, AS IT WAS STATED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ON THE LOWER END, THERE'S EIGHT FLOORS WITHIN THE OTHER STRUCTURE THAT PROVIDE LOCATIONS FOR BUSINESSES AS WELL AS RESIDENTS. THIS ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL PREVENTS SOME ACCESS TO THE WINDOWS AS THAT WAS STATED, AS WELL AS COVERS UP AND IS PROPOSED TO COVER UP SOME OF THE INTEGRITY THAT THE BUILDING HAS HAD FOR AGES, SUCH AS THE MARBLING THAT I'M ALSO A FAN OF NOW. OTHER CONCERNS THAT I HAVE COME NATURALLY FOR DENTON DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS THE PARKING OUR PREDECESSORS, AS IT WAS MENTIONED BY MR. JOE HOLLAND, THOUGHT VERY THOUGHTFULLY AND 
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DELIBERATELY AND DILIGENTLY ABOUT A PARKING GARAGE THAT WAS SHOWN IN ONE OF THE MOCKUPS THAT WE SAW IN AN EARLIER SCREEN. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT AS MUCH AS I WISH WE DID. SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT WE ALL KNOW TO BE TRUE, IS WE HAVE LOTS OF PARKING IN DOWNTOWN, BUT TO BRING A LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE OF A 300 CAPACITY RESTAURANT BEGS THE QUESTION OF, DO WE HAVE THE PARKING TO SUSTAIN THAT BUSINESS, AS WELL AS OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE CLOSE BY? SO AS WELL AS DRAWING IN NEW BUSINESSES AND NEWCOMERS AND, AND LOTS OF WONDERFUL ECONOMIC GROWTH, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT WITH THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THAT WITH PARKING. SPEAKING OF ACCESSIBILITY, I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY OF PATRONS FOR BOTH THE EXISTING TENANTS OF THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT LOCATION. NOW, WE DO HAVE SOUTHSIDE ELEVATORS AS IT WAS MENTIONED. THERE ARE TWO OF THEM, BUT IN THE RENDERINGS THEY'RE LABELED AS SERVICE ELEVATORS, NOT AS HANDICAPPED ACCESS ELEVATORS. SO I AM CONCERNED AT THE ELEVATORS USAGE. WILL THOSE BE ACCEPTING DELIVERIES? WILL THEY BE TAKING TRASH TO AND FRO FROM THE RESTAURANT? IF THAT'S THE CASE? THOSE ARE THE SHARED ELEVATORS THAT HANDICAP AND DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS WOULD BE USING. I'M ALSO WONDERING HOW THE REST OF THE BUILDING, THE EIGHT FLOORS THAT OCCUPY CURRENTLY WOULD ALSO BE SHARING THOSE TWO ELEVATORS, AS THOSE TWO ELEVATORS ARE THE ONLY ELEVATORS THAT ALLOW ACCESS TO ALL EIGHT FLOORS. THERE IS THE OTHER ELEVATOR, AS MENTIONED ON THE EAST SIDE THAT IS DELEGATED FOR JUST THAT. THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ABOUT PREVENTING GROWTH. I'M ALL FOR GROWING, DENTON. I'M A LOVER OF DENTON DOWNTOWN, AND I LOVE ALL OF THE WONDERFUL, THOUGHTFUL, 
          AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT COME HERE AND THRIVE. >> THIS IS JUST. 
          >> TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE GOING WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THAT WE'RE PROTECTING EXISTING INVESTMENTS AND BUSINESSES, AND AS WELL AS PRESERVING FAIR AND REASONABLE 
          ACCESS TO OTHER DOWNTOWN COMMERCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO EVEN IF YOU DID NOT FILL OUT A CARD BEFORE THIS ITEM WAS CALLED, YOU CAN COME UP AND SPEAK AND FILL OUT A CARD AFTERWARDS. I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME FOR OUR GUESTS IN THE ROOM, SO IF ANYBODY WITH FOUR H WOULD LIKE TO JUST COMMENT ON THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME DOWN. I'LL PAUSE JUST FOR A SECOND TO LET PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT. SURE. STATE 
          YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS DYLAN CLARK. I WOULD JUST ADD I GO TO THE SQUARE A LOT. I FREQUENT THE SQUARE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF TIMES THAT I'VE EITHER BEEN ON THE SQUARE AND LEFT DUE TO THE FACT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PIZZA PLACES ON THE SQUARE OUTSIDE OF THE TOMATO, WHICH IS GREAT. THERE'S ALSO BEEN TIMES WHERE MY WIFE AND I GO ON DATE NIGHT. WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY TIMES AND LIKE WE CAN ONLY GO TO KOMODO AND EAST SIDE SO MANY TIMES. SO EVENTUALLY WE START LOOKING AT MAYBE WE WERE GOING TO GRAPEVINE, OR MAYBE WE WERE GOING TO OTHER PLACES. AND MOST OF MY DATE NIGHTS ARE ON THE WEEKDAYS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I CAN GET CHILDCARE. SO THAT'S WHERE PARKING WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. I DO THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT GO TO THE SQUARE AND HAVE TO LEAVE FOR VARIOUS REASONS, WHERE THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAY. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M EXCITED FOR MYSELF, IS HAVE ANOTHER DATE NIGHT SPOT FOR MY WIFE. AND I DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE TO GO TO LEWISVILLE OR GRAPEVINE. WE CAN KEEP IT IN DENTON OR HAVE PEOPLE MEET US HERE WHERE WE CAN STAY AND GET PIZZA, WHERE A LOT OF TIMES IT'S HARD TO DECIDE. THERE'S MEXICAN OAK, LIKE A LOT OF KIND OF PRICIER STUFF, BUT EVERYBODY LIKES PIZZA. IT'S AVAILABLE, YOU HAVE NICE VIEWS, SO I THINK IT OPENS UP JUST A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES, LIKE FOR DATE NIGHTS AND AND LIKE BIGGER GATHERINGS. IT'S KIND OF BEEN MISSED. AND THEN EVEN MENTIONS WITH 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN AND STUFF LIKE THAT, LOCALS ARE OFTEN MOVED LIKE, I'LL GO TO 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN AND THEN I'M LEAVING DOWNTOWN AND MAYBE JUST GOING HOME TO EAT BECAUSE THE OPTIONS CAN BE LIMITED WITH SUCH HIGH TRAFFIC. SO I DO THINK HAVING MORE OPTIONS IS GREAT. I THINK HAVING MORE DATE NIGHT SPOTS ARE GREAT. I'D LIKE TO STAY IN DENTON MORE AND GO TO OTHER PLACES LESS. SO THIS IS, I THINK, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU. 
          >> APPRECIATE IT. >> I FORGET WHO WHO GETS HIM A CARD. I FORGET HOW THAT WORKS. 
          A CARD IS COMING TO YOU. ANY OTHER ANY INDIVIDUAL WANT TO SPEAK? YEAH, SURE. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS CLAY DODD. I'M SORRY FOR MY ATTIRE. I JUST GOT BACK FROM A T-BALL PRACTICE. I'VE ACTUALLY KNOWN JONATHAN AND HIS FAMILY FOR THREE YEARS. 
          ME AND MY WIFE WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS FROM CRUM. WE BOTH GRADUATED FROM NORTH TEXAS. MY 
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PARENTS BOTH GRADUATED FROM NORTH TEXAS AND PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING. I MEAN, WE LOVE TO GO TO ALL THE FUNCTIONS, ALL THE PARADES AND DENTON, I'VE GOT THREE KIDDOS. HIS FAVORITE FOOD IS ACTUALLY PIZZA. AND LIKE THEY SAID, IT DOES GET CONGESTED. AND WE WOULD GO FOR THOSE FUNCTIONS THE DAY OF THE DEAD OR WHAT HAVE YOU, JAZZ FEST. AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET PLACES TO EAT AND THERE'S JUST NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. JUST THE ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE FOOT TRAFFIC. LOVE BEING OUTSIDE. MY INTERNSHIP IN COLLEGE AT NORTH TEXAS WAS A PIZZA SHOP, SO I'M A LITTLE BIT BIASED TOWARDS THAT. BUT I KNOW JONATHAN, I KNOW HIS VISION. I KNOW THE KIND OF PERSON HE IS, THE KIND OF FAMILY HE IS. ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN DENTON AND I LOVE THE SQUARE. I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA. 
          I LOVE THE IVORY. BUT AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? OH, WE GOT ONE. COME ON DOWN. STATE YOUR NAME. YOU'LL 
          HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRISTIANA. I AM WITH THE DENTON COUNTY FORAGE PROGRAM. I AM A COUNTY AMBASSADOR. AND TODAY I'M HERE WITH THE TWU LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 
          I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT I'M VERY GLAD TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF ONE. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS IDEA BEING A PART OF FOUR-H. WE ARE A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACROSS THE NATION AND WE HEAVILY BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. IF THE OWNERS WOULD BE WILLING, THIS WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SERVE AND MAYBE CLEAN UP AROUND THE PLACE OR HELP OUT IN THE KITCHEN. WE DO HAVE A FOOD AND NUTRITION PROJECT THAT SPECIALIZES IN COOKING. THIS WOULD ALSO PROVIDE MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COUNTY. 
          UNEMPLOYMENT IS SOMETIMES AN ISSUE FOR COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS AND THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM. REALLY. THE DESIGN OVERALL, IT'S MODERN, IT'S ATTRACTIVE. IT WILL ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY THAT WE HAVE HERE THAT WE DO CALL HOME. AND IN FOUR-H WE ARE ALL ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPING THIS IDEA, I BELIEVE IT'S VERY WELL 
          STRUCTURED. I THINK IT'S GREAT AND I SUPPORT THIS IDEA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 
          SPEAKING. >> ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? LAST CALL. ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK. 
          ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL MEMBER JESTER. 
          >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE'S INPUT, WHETHER IT BE POSITIVE OR MORE. YOU KNOW, WITH THE CONCERNS, WE CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE HEARING FROM EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS SOMEONE THAT I WAS NOT ALIVE IN 1962 AND IT WAS BUILT, BUT PRETTY SOON AFTER I WAS BORN HERE AT FLOW HOSPITAL, AND I REMEMBER A DAY WHEN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE WAS JUST BOARDED UP. THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. AND MY STEPFATHER WAS PRESIDENT OF FIRST STATE BANK WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO WELLS FARGO. AND THAT BUILDING HAS CHANGED IN CHARACTER. BUT ONE OF THE CONCERNS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE NATURAL LIGHT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE HAS BEEN IN THE BUILDING, BUT THAT HAS BEEN A DETERRENT, I THINK, TO SOME OF THE TO UTILIZING IT IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY. SO I'VE JUST BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE CREATIVITY, TAKING SOMETHING THAT ALREADY EXISTS AND THEN ADDING TO IT IN A WAY THAT I THINK ADDS TO THE SQUARE AND DOES NOT DETRACT THE WAY THAT THEY ARE PUTTING IN WINDOWS AND CHANGING IT, BUT STILL REMAINING CONSISTENT WITH THE ARCHITECTURE AND THEN ADDING JOBS VALUE TO OUR TAX ROLLS AND CONTINUING TO MAKE DENTON A DESTINATION SPOT. THOSE TYPES OF TAX DOLLARS ARE HELPFUL TO THE REST OF OUR CITIZENS AS FAR AS WHAT KIND OF BURDEN THEY ARE AS FAR AS SERVICES THAT THEY TAKE, BUT THEN THEY DO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR BOTTOM LINE AND WE CAN ADD MORE SERVICES TO OUR PLACE. SO AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE HEART BEHIND IT. AND, AND THAT KIND OF LOVE OF, OF DENTON AND THAT KIND OF DREAM IS VERY INSPIRING. AND SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE ON BOARD WITH, WITH ALL OF THIS. AND I'M SURE THAT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED HAVE HEARD THE CONCERNS AND HOPEFULLY THOSE ARE BEING ADDRESSED. BUT I THINK THIS IS JUST A REALLY GREAT ADDITION TO OUR SQUARE. AND AS WE CONTINUE 
          TO GROW, I THINK IT'S GOING TO FIT RIGHT IN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER 
          BACK. >> THANK YOU. YEAH. I WANT TO ECHO SOME OF WHAT COUNCILOR JESTER JUST SAID. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING HERE AND AND TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BOTH THEIR ASPIRATIONS FOR IT AND THEIR CONCERNS. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'M HONESTLY TORN BECAUSE EVERYONE'S ASPIRATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND IDEAS ARE EXCELLENT. I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO DENIGRATE THE IDEA OF THIS AT ALL. THAT THAT SAID, IT'S 
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HARD FOR ME TO GET PAST SORT OF WE HAVE OUR OWN RULES THAT THAT TALK ABOUT FOUR STORIES, AND WE HAVE OUR OWN ISSUES THAT MISS BALDWIN BROUGHT UP ABOUT ACCESS AND HISTORICAL TAX CREDITS AND THINGS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND, AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, LIKE, I, I THINK I'M ULTIMATELY, UNFORTUNATELY, GOING TO COME DOWN ON THE SIDE OF NO, BUT IT'S NOT THE IDEA. 
          IT'S NOT FOR THE SQUARE. IT IS, OR RATHER, IT'S NOT FOR THE DEVELOPER. I THINK YOU COULD DO THIS AND I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY THIS IS GOING TO GO, BUT IF IT DOESN'T GO YOUR WAY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME BACK WITH A NEW IDEA FOR THE SQUARE. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PASSION. I THINK THE THING I RUN INTO IS JUST SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THAT I BROUGHT UP AND MISS BALDWIN BROUGHT UP. SO I DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN AS, AS, YOU KNOW, GOING AGAINST ANYTHING THAT COUNCILOR JESTER JUST SAID OR ANY OF THE OTHERS. I THINK WE'RE JUST SORT OF FOLLOWING ON JUST GENTLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE ON THIS ONE. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO KEEP GOING. WHICHEVER WAY THIS THIS HAPPENS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. >> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ADD MY LITTLE $0.02 TO THE TO THE CONVERSATION. I REMEMBER THAT TIME OF THE TIME WHEN THE SQUARE WAS VERY, VERY QUIET AND KNOWING THE EFFORT THAT'S BEEN TAKEN TO, YOU KNOW, BRING SOME LIFE BACK TO THAT SQUARE. I DO UNDERSTAND THE UNDERTAKING OF ALL OF THAT. SO I ACTUALLY ENJOY GOING TO THE SQUARE. I REMEMBER WHEN THEY PAINTED THE THE UPPER BUILDING PURPLE. THAT WAS A REAL BIG DEAL. EVERYBODY WAS FREAKING OUT. AND SO THAT WAS EXCITING. BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO BRING SOME NEW FRESHNESS IN, I'VE BEEN FINDING MYSELF THAT I'VE BEEN SEEING A YOUNG FOLKS. I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE YOUNG FOLKS THINK ABOUT THAT? AND SO NOW I'M KIND OF TELLING ON MYSELF, BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE US, AS, YOU KNOW, OLDER, SEASONED GENERATIONAL TYPES THAT WE ARE WE ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN GROW. AND A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S SOME THINGS, THERE'S SOME TIMES WHEN PEOPLE SAY, NO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF NO'S GOING ON, BUT THERE IS ROOM FOR US TO DO NEW, DIFFERENT, UPDATED THINGS FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT WE WANT TO HAVE HERE. THEY'RE GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITIES THEY'RE STAYING, AND THEY LIKE NEW, FRESH THINGS TOO. SO I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF GROWTH LIKE THAT, THAT GOOD GROWTH THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO DO AN EARLY CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS TEAM. I HOPE THAT THEY ARE GETTING ALL OF THEIR NEEDS MET KNOWING THAT WE'RE HERE TO TO HELP IN EVERY KIND OF WAY THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP OUR CITY VIBRANT, KEEP IT VIBRANT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 
          >> SEEING NO OTHER CALLS TO SPEAK, I'LL TAKE A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLAND. 
          >> YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS A BUILDING ON THAT SITE BEFORE THE TWO STORY BUILDING OF MY MY GRANDPARENTS USED TO BANK THERE AND THEY TOOK ME IN THERE. SO SO THIS IS THIS WILL BE MY THIRD GENERATION SHOPPING IN THAT BUILDING. SO I'M I'M REAL EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I HAPPILY MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS OF THIS ITEM. 
          >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLAND. COUNCILMEMBER JESTER. >> SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES FOUR ONE. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM BS250014A. HOLD A 
          [B. Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas regarding a request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow for an Outdoor Storage use on approximately 4.95 acres of land, approximately located on the west side of Interstate Highway 35 West, 287 feet north of Metro Street and legally described as Lot 4, Block A Lattimore Industrial Park in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; adopting an amendment to the City’s Official Zoning Map; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted (7-0) to recommend approval. Motion for approval by Commissioner McDuff and second by Commissioner Riggs. (S25-0014a, Bryce Van Arsdale)]
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR AN OUTDOOR STORAGE USE ON APPROXIMATELY 4.95 ACRES OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY. LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 WEST 287FT NORTH OF METRO STREET AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK LOT FOUR BLOCK A LATIMORE INDUSTRIAL PARK IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, PROVIDING A PENALTY TO THE MAXIMUM OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED SEVEN ZERO TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BRYCE VAN ARSDALE, ASSISTANT PLANNER. 
          THIS IS S 25 14A RELATED TO LATIMORE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN OUTDOOR STORAGE USE ON APPROXIMATELY 4.95 ACRES OF LAND. THIS IS AN EXISTING USE THAT IS AN ACCESSORY TO A PRIMARY CONCRETE BATCH PLANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS 
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JUST TO SEPARATE THE ACCESSORY OUTDOOR STORAGE USE FROM THE PRIMARY CONCRETE BATCH PLANT. 
          THIS AREA IS PREDOMINANTLY ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND IS DEVELOPED WITH A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIAL USES. THE DENTON 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES NOTE THIS AREA ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCE AND TYPICALLY APPLIES TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPED WITH A VARIETY OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES. TYPICALLY THIS BE LOCATED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT AND WEST OF I-35 WEST. THIS PROPOSED USE DOES CONFORM TO OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP. THIS PROPERTY WAS OR. THIS PROJECT WAS NOTICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. WE RECEIVED NO LETTERS OF FEEDBACK AND OPPOSITION, NEUTRAL OR IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THESE CONDITIONS SEVEN ZERO AND AND FOLLOWING STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THESE STANDARDS. SOME CONDITIONS RELATED TO REVISION OF THE SITE PLAN THAT THE PLAN WILL SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY TO THE SITE PLAN. TODAY, 
          I'LL HAPPILY STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. 
          SEEING NONE. I'LL TAKE A MOTION. OH THANK YOU MACK. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. LET ME JUST DOUBLE CHECK THAT I, I DO HAVE A CARD TO SPEAK AND THAT IS BRET BACHMAN. OH, YOU'RE JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, SEE THE APPLICANT? OH, HE'S THE APPLICANT. DID YOU DOES ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY, NO QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SUBMITTED A CARD, YOU CAN COME UP AND SPEAK IF YOU WOULD LIKE. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. >> YEAH. THIS IS A COMPATIBLE USE IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA. I 
          MOVE APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY STAFF. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 
          BYRD. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE'LL VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES BY. YEAH. 
          [A. Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton approving an application for a partial tax exemption of designated historic sites, in accordance with Chapter 10, Article VI, Sections 10-126 through 10-129 of the Denton Municipal Code of Ordinances, for a Local Historic Landmark located at 3316 Roselawn Drive, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Roselawn Drive and Roselawn Circle; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. The Historic Landmark Commission recommends a favorable determination (7-0). (HL25-0004a, 3316 Roselawn Drive - Tax Exemption, Cameron Robertson)]
THERE'S FIVE OF US TODAY. FIVE ZERO. NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. FIRST UP IS ITEM AHL25004A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION OF DESIGNATED HISTORIC SITES IN ACCORDANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER TEN, ARTICLE SIX, SECTIONS TEN, ONE, TWO, SIX THROUGH TEN DASH ONE, TWO NINE OF THE DENTON MUNICIPAL CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE HISTORIC LANDMARK, LOCATED AT 3316 ROSELAWN DRIVE, LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF ROSELAWN DRIVE AND ROSELAWN CIRCLE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION RECOMMENDS A FAVORABLE FAVORABLE 
          DETERMINATION. SEVEN ZERO. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS CAMERON ROBERTSON, HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AS STATED, THIS IS FOR A TAX EXEMPTION OF 3316 ROSELAWN DRIVE. IT'S LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ROSELAWN DRIVE AND ROSELAWN CIRCLE. THE OWNER IS LEON TODD AND THE CONSTRUCTION DATES. IT WAS A PHASED CONSTRUCTION FROM THE 1870S TO 1960S. THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. IT WAS DESIGNATED THIS PAST DECEMBER DECEMBER 2025, SO LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT SECTION TEN DASH 128, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION OF THE DESIGNATED HISTORIC SITES, AS THEY SPENT OVER A MINIMUM OF $10,000 FOR A NEW AEROBIC SYSTEM, ALSO KNOWN AS A SEPTIC TANK. SO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND A FAVORABLE DETERMINATION OF SEVEN ZERO, SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AND I CAN STAND FOR ANY 
          QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. CAMERON. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CAMERON? SEEING 
          NONE. BRIAN. >> COUNCILMEMBER BECK. >> YES I THIS AREA IS A IS A LONG STANDING AREA THAT HAS HAS BEEN PART OF DENTON FOR FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND I'M GLAD TO 
          SEE IT GET THE DESIGNATION. I HAPPILY MOVE APPROVAL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. 
          >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM B OPA 
          [B. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas Home-Rule Municipal Corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Ponder Farms Municipal Utility District of Denton County for the oversizing costs related to the design and construction of a thirty (30") inch water line for Denton Water Utilities; providing for the expenditure of funds therefore in an amount not-to-exceed $2,261,212; and providing an effective date.]
25001. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HOME RULE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PONDER FARMS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF DENTON COUNTY FOR THE OVERSIZING COSTS RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 30 INCH WATER LINE FOR DENTON WATER UTILITIES, PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR IN AN NOT TO AMOUNT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2,000,261 
          202 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL CHARLIE ROSENTHAL, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS REALLY A CONTINUATION OF THE CITY'S EFFORT TO BE A REGIONAL SERVICE 
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PROVIDER AND CONSERVE GROUNDWATER IN THE AREAS AROUND THE CITY. WE AS EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PONDER FARMS MUD JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF PONDER IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE THAT TIME WITH THE TOWN OF PONDER AND THE MUD ON THIS LINE. THAT WOULD GO TO BE A FUTURE WHOLESALE PROVISION TO THE TOWN OF PONDER. THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN. SO PROJECT 17 AND A PORTION OF PROJECT 20, IN THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN WOULD GO TO BE THAT WHOLESALE CONNECTION POINT. AND THE WATER MASTER PLAN CONTEMPLATED. THE CITY PROVIDING THIS WHOLESALE SERVICE WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO REALLY, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS LOOKING AT THE CITY CONTRIBUTING $2.3 MILLION ROUGHLY TO THE OVERALL PROJECT OF EXTENDING THIS WATER LINE, WITH THE TOTAL PROJECT COST BEING 8.6 MILLION. WE'D BE FUNDING THIS FROM THE UTILITY CIP BUDGET, AND IT WOULD GO TO PROVIDE A WHOLESALE CONNECTION POINT TO THE TOWN OF PONDER. AND WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TOWN OF PONDER SINCE 2024 OR LATE 2023 ABOUT THIS. THE ORIGINAL WATER LINE WAS A 20 INCH AND 24 INCH WATER LINE TO SUPPORT THE PONDER FARMS MUD, AND THIS IS TO INCREASE THAT TO A 30 INCH LINE TO SERVE THE MUD. ALSO THE TOWN AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. SO WITH THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE OVERSIZING PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH PONDER FARMS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND I'LL HAPPILY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          >> THANK YOU CHARLIE, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? COUNCIL MEMBER JESTER. 
          >> ONCE AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT THAT WE ARE MAKING IN KEEPING THE CITY OF DENTON'S WATER AS EXCELLENT AS IT IS, AND SO I HAPPILY MOVE APPROVAL AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. >> I'LL SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS CITY 260238. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN 
          [C. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Construction Manager at Risk contract with Sundt Construction, Inc., for construction phase services for the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant Expansion Project for the Water Utilities Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 8289 - awarded to Sundt Construction, Inc., including the first Guaranteed Maximum Price in the partial not-to-exceed amount of $92,321,565.00). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).]
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HOME RULE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT WITH SUNDT CONSTRUCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES FOR THE PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT. 
          EXPANSION PROJECT FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS 
          THEREFOR AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M KYLE PEDIGO, PLANNING AND ENGINEERING DIVISION MANAGER FOR WATER UTILITIES. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. CONSTRUCTION PHASE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER ONE FOR THE PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT EXPANSION. 
          THE CONCRETE EXPANSION PROJECT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 30 MILLION GALLON PER DAY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY AT THE PECAN CREEK SITE, WHICH WILL UTILIZE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS. OTHER WORK INCLUDES IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOLIDS HANDLING AND DISINFECTION PROCESSES, AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INTERCEPTOR HEADWORKS STRUCTURE AND CONTROL OPERATIONS. BUILDING. FOR THE BIDDING PROCESS OF GMP ONE. THE WORK WAS SEPARATED INTO FOUR PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDE TESTING AND INSPECTIONS, SITE SURVEYING, EARTHWORKS AND EXCAVATION, AND SITE UTILITY AND YARD PIPING. 
          THESE PACKAGES WERE PUBLICLY BID AND THE SELECTED BIDS WERE COMBINED WITH THE GENERAL CONDITIONS, BOND AND INSURANCE COSTS, AND ESTIMATED CONTINGENCIES TO CREATE GMP NUMBER ONE FOR THIS PROJECT. HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF THE WORK PACKAGES, WHICH INCLUDES THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR AS WELL AS THEIR WINNING BID. ALLIANCE GEOTECHNICAL GROUP WAS SELECTED FOR TESTING AND INSPECTIONS. HANNAH ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING WAS SELECTED FOR SITE SURVEYING, AND SUNDT CONSTRUCTION WAS SELECTED FOR BOTH THE EARTHWORKS AND EXCAVATION AND SITE UTILITY AND YARD PIPING PACKAGE. THE CONSTRUCTION TOTAL FOR GMP NUMBER ONE IS $63,025,437.10. THIS IS A FULL ACCOUNTING OF GMP ONE, WHICH INCLUDES THE OVERALL COST OF CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE SEEMA'S CONTINGENCY. THE ALLOWANCES ARE THE CONSTRUCTION FEE, THE GENERAL CONDITIONS AND THE OWNER'S CONTINGENCY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT 
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FOR GMP ONE COMES TO $92,000,321, OR $321,565. THE DESIGN CONTRACT WAS APPROVED IN JUNE OF 2023, FOLLOWED BY THE CMR CONTRACT IN FEBRUARY OF 2024. IF APPROVED TONIGHT, THE NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR GMP ONE WILL BE ISSUED APRIL 1ST, 2026, AND IT HAS AN ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE IN QUARTER FOUR OF 2031. STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND SUNDT CONSTRUCTION, AND THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $92,321,565. THIS CONSISTS OF THE CMARS GMP OF $89,261,424, AS WELL AS THE OWNER'S 
          CONTINGENCY OF $3,060,141. ANY QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE'VE 
          GOT COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. HOW HOW HOW MANY PEOPLE BID ON THE DIFFERENT PHASES THAT WE HAD. AND AND YOU KNOW, HOW HOW DID WE END UP SELECTING THESE? WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THESE THESE 
          PARTICULAR THREE COMPANIES. >> SO WE HAD 22 COMPANIES EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BIDDING, 11 HAD REACHED THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A BID, AND WE RECEIVED EIGHT TOTAL BIDS FOR ALL THE WORK PACKAGES. SO FOR THE TESTING, WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDS. FOR THE SURVEYING, WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID. AND THEN FOR BOTH THE EXCAVATION AND THE YARD PIPING ITEMS, WE RECEIVED 
          TWO BIDS. >> TWO BIDS. >> YES. AND THEN THE SELECTION WAS A COMBINATION OF LET ME HAVE MY CHEAT SHEET. SO IT WAS A BEST VALUE THAT WAS BASED ON SAFETY, PAST PERFORMANCE, THE EXP PARTICIPATION. SO THAT'S THE B, E AND E AS WELL AS 
          PRICING. >> AND WAS WAS PRICING THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR. 
          >> GENERALLY PRICING WAS A WEIGHTED FACTOR. I BELIEVE PRICING WAS WEIGHTED AT 40% OF. 
          >> 40% OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU KYLE. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. YES. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. 
          >> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO. AS OUR CITY EXPANDS WE REALLY NEED TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY. I APPRECIATE THE STAFF BEING MINDFUL AND RUNNING OUT THERE AND TRYING TO GET THIS OFF THE GROUND. I THINK WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO TO TAKE CARE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF OUR, OF OUR CITIZENS. SO I HAPPILY MOVE APPROVAL. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JESTER. >> SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND APPROVAL, AND I'LL JUST SORT OF TACK ON TO THAT, THAT THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THAT WE'RE THINKING AHEAD, PLANNING AHEAD AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. I KNOW SOME CITY COUNCILS AND OTHER CITIES WILL KEEP KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL THEY CAN'T ANYMORE. AND THEN IT ENDS UP BEING A FINANCIALLY A VERY BAD THING, ESPECIALLY FOR TAXPAYERS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS NOW WHEN WE NEED IT AND NOT WAITING UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. AND THERE'S ALL THESE ADDITIONAL COSTS AS WELL. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE WE'LL VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. FINAL ITEM IS ITEM D ID 262430. 
          [D. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton approving a Joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election Services with Denton County for joint election services for the May 2, 2026 Denton General Municipal Election being held for the purpose of electing Council Members to Places 5 and 6 and electing a Mayor to Place 7, and a Special Election for the purpose of electing Council Members to fill a vacancy for the unexpired term ending in May 2027 in District 1 and District 2; and providing an effective date.]
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON APPROVING A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES WITH DENTON COUNTY. FOR JOINT ELECTION SERVICES FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2026 DENTON GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PLACE FIVE SIX AND ELECTING A MAYOR TO PLACE SEVEN AND A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FILL A VACANCY FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING IN MAY 2027, IN DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT TWO, AND PROVIDING AN 
          EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL KRISTI FOGLE, CHIEF OF STAFF. I'M FILLING IN FOR INGRID THIS EVENING SO SHE CAN STAY AT THE COMPUTER HERE TO PRESENT ORDINANCE 262430 TO APPROVE THE JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT WITH DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS AND FINALIZE THE POLLING LOCATIONS, ORDERING THE GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION FOR MAY. THE CITY OF DENTON WILL HOLD A JOINT ELECTION IN MAY FOR GENERAL ELECTION. COUNCIL PLACES FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN, WHICH IS THE MAYOR, AND A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY FOR UNEXPIRED TERMS ENDING IN MAY 2027 FOR DISTRICTS ONE AND TWO, APPROVAL OF THE JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO HOLD THE ELECTION JOINTLY WITH JURISDICTIONS THAT SHARE COMMON POLLING PLACES, AND TO CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY TO CONDUCT THE CITY'S MAY 2026 JOINT ELECTION AND, IF NECESSARY, A RUNOFF ELECTION ON JUNE 13TH, 2026. THE LIST OF ENTITIES CONTRACTING FOR ELECTION SERVICES AND THE COST ESTIMATE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER APRIL 10TH, ONCE THE DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR HAS DETERMINED THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS AND FINALIZED THE POLLING LOCATIONS. THEREFORE, 
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AT THIS TIME, THE CONTRACT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FINAL COST ESTIMATE WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY WILL PROVIDE TO COUNCIL FOLLOWING ITS RECEIVE FROM THE COUNTY. STAFF PUBLISHED AN ISR ON FEBRUARY 13TH, WITH 11 PROPOSED EARLY VOTING AND TEN ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS. ORIGINALLY, STAFF AIMED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND TWO ELECTION DAY LOCATIONS IN EACH SITE. HOWEVER, ALL LOCATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY DENTON COUNTY AND AS THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR COST SHARING PURPOSES. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DECLINED TO SUPPORT THE CIVIC CENTER AND DISTRICT TWO AS AN EARLY VOTING LOCATION, CITING ITS PROXIMITY TO THE DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE AND CONCERNS ABOUT COST EFFECTIVENESS. IN RESPONSE TO THAT, ISR COUNCIL MEMBER BECK REQUESTED STAFF EXPLORE ADDING THE LDS CHURCH ON OLD NORTH AS AN ADDITIONAL EARLY VOTING SITE. 
          STAFF LOOKED INTO THIS, ASKED THE COUNTY FOR A LIST OF POLLING PLACES IN DISTRICT TWO THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE COUNTY AND STATE OR FEDERAL ELECTIONS. THE COUNTY PROVIDED A LIST THAT INCLUDED THE LDS CHURCH, SERVED IN THE NORTH TEXAS FAIRGROUNDS, C.H. COLLINS ATHLETIC COMPLEX, AND GREEN VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. OF THESE FIVE LOCATIONS, ONLY THE GREEN VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH INDICATED THAT THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS AN EARLY VOTING LOCATION. SHOULD COUNCIL WISH TO CONSIDER THAT THE COST FOR AN ADDITIONAL POLLING LOCATION AND DISTRICT TWO WOULD BE FUNDED SOLELY BY THE CITY, AS THE AS, DENTON ISD HAS ONLY AGREED TO COST SHARE THE POLLING LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THAT ISR. ON FEBRUARY 13TH. SO FOR TONIGHT'S RECOMMENDATIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE APPROVE YOU. APPROVE THE JOINT AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT AUTHORIZING THE DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR TO CONDUCT THE MAY 2026 JOINT ELECTION. YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS THE PROPOSED EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS AS PRESENTED IN THE ISR ON FEBRUARY 13TH. OR ADDITIONALLY, YOU COULD ELECT TO ADD AN ADDITION IN DISTRICT TWO. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MAPS JUST TO KIND OF SHOW ILLUSTRATE WHERE THESE ARE. THESE WERE THE POLLING LOCATIONS AS PRESENTED IN THE ISR, THE PURPLE BEING EARLY VOTING ONLY AND ELECTION DAY BEING GREEN. AND THEN THESE ARE THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT TWO LOCATIONS THAT WE LOOKED INTO. RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH IS THE ONLY ONE IN DISTRICT TWO THAT IS AVAILABLE. SHOULD COUNCIL WISH TO INCLUDE IT. AND WITH THAT I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WE'VE GOT COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. 
          >> THANK YOU. KRISTI I KNOW I APPRECIATE STAFF TAKING THE TIME TO TRY TO DIG INTO BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT'S GLARINGLY OBVIOUS THAT MY HOME DISTRICT HAS ONE VOTING LOCATION. AND I AND I KNOW THAT STAFF WORKED REALLY HARD FOR THE BARRIERS. I THINK THE BACKUP SAID IT WAS MOSTLY PROGRAMMATIC BARRIERS OF THOSE INSTITUTIONS, THOSE FACILITIES. AND AND A COUPLE QUESTIONS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THEY HAVE THE FACILITIES THAT WE CHOOSE, HAVE TO BE ADA COMPLIANT AND HAVE A CERTAIN VOLUME AND SIZE TO, TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT PARKING AND THINGS 
          LIKE THAT. CORRECT? >> YES. CORRECT. I DON'T HAVE THOSE SPECIFICS. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD RUN THROUGH COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE. THEY WOULD BE THE ONES TO GO 
          OUT AND PHYSICALLY VET ANY LOCATION FOR THOSE REQUIREMENTS. >> SO THINK THINGS LIKE CITY BUILDINGS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS WERE THE TYPICAL KINDS OF THINGS. AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN'T REALLY LET US USE THEIR SCHOOLS ANYMORE. AND I'M NOT PICKING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DID THAT. I GUESS MY QUESTION THEN IS FOR SOME OF THE CHURCH LOCATIONS THAT WOULD WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLIANT AND HAVE BEEN USED  WE JUST NOT GETTING TO IT EARLY ENOUGH? SO IF WE HAD TAKEN A STAB AT THIS, SAY, FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IN THE FUTURE OR, YOU KNOW, NEXT MAY'S, WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY THAT SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN TO PROGRAMING. YOU KNOW, THESE ELECTIONS IN THE FUTURE OR AND THIS WAS JUST TOO SOON 
          OR WHAT WAS THE BARRIER TO USING SOME OF THESE. REALLY. >> YEAH. SO THE TWO CHURCHES THAT WE SPECIFICALLY REACHED OUT TO THE LDS CHURCH ON OLD NORTH HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AN ELECTION DAY LOCATION, BUT NOT AN EARLY VOTING LOCATION. AND IN MY CONVERSATION WITH THE STATE PRESIDENT AT THAT LOCATION, HE MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE DAILY PROGRAMS IN THEIR BUILDINGS THAT WOULD PREVENT THAT. SO ONE DAY, 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. IS DOABLE. BUT 
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EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK AND A HALF, TWO WEEKS IS. NOT OKAY. SO WE KIND OF GOT INTO A CONVERSATION WHERE HE SAID, WELL, WE COULD DO TUESDAY, BUT NOT WEDNESDAY, YOU KNOW, THAT SORT OF THING. 
          SO THAT WAS I THINK THAT IS A BIG BARRIER FOR SOME OF THE CHURCHES WHO DO DAILY PROGRAMMATIC STUFF. JUST DOING IT FOR TWO WEEKS, 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. DOESN'T ALLOW THEM ANY FLEXIBILITY. IF THEY DON'T HAVE A LARGE FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE MULTIPLE THINGS HAPPENING AT 
          ONE POINT. >> NO, NO, I APPRECIATE THAT. I DON'T I MEAN, WE ARE SORT OF LIMITED BY THE FACILITIES THAT ARE PHYSICALLY IN THE DISTRICT. SO I APPRECIATE STAFF WORKING REALLY HARD. I WILL SAY NO OFFENSE TO THE TO TO MY CONSTITUENTS THAT LIVE WAY OUT IN GREEN VALLEY AREA, BUT I THINK FOR THE COSTS THAT THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BRING TO THE CITY TO HOST THAT OUT THERE, IT'S PROBABLY MORE CONVENIENT AND TIME BETTER SERVED TO GO WITH OPTION ONE. SO THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE SUPPORTING HERE WHEN WE GO TO A VOTE. 
          >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE WE TAKE A MOTION? ALL 
          RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND. >> I'LL MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. AND AND I'M A. IN 
          FAVOR OF OPTION ONE. >> ALRIGHTY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          >> BECK. >> I'M GLAD HE SAID THAT SO THAT I COULD SECOND THAT BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY ON THE SCREEN TO SECOND THAT. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. SO I MOVE. I 
          SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR OPTION ONE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO. 
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FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM SIX. CONCLUDING ITEMS. COUNCIL MEMBER BECK. 
          >> YEAH I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, I APPRECIATE THE MEETING YOU RAN TODAY. THE I WANT TO DRAW PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO SOME THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP ON FRIDAY. SHE STARTS ON FRIDAY. THIS IS A LOCAL MUSIC FESTIVAL. ON TOP OF THAT, GDAC IS DOING THEIR THEIR VIDEO ART NIGHT IN IN THE QUAKERTOWN PARK. AND LATER THAT NIGHT, THOUGH, THE WEE BEASTIES ARE PERFORMING AT RUBBER GLOVES. SO LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING ON FRIDAY NIGHT, SO BE SURE AND GO TRY TO GET TO AS MANY OF THOSE AS YOU CAN. IT'S PART OF OUR MUSIC 
          SCENE HERE IN DENTON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. >> I'M JUST SAYING SOMETHING WANTED TO REITERATE SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT AND I REALLY DO BELIEVE IN, IS THAT THE COMMUNITY DOES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST US HERE ON THE DAIS IN TERMS OF YOU ALL GIVING US INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT US TO CONSIDER, YOU ALL CAN BE VERY HELPFUL TO US AS WE ARE MAKING THESE PARTICULAR DECISIONS. AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY WAY OF GETTING ON THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THERE'S AN ARTICLE IN THE DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE HERE. I GUESS IT MUST HAVE BEEN TODAY OR YESTERDAY IN REGARDS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND I'VE SAID IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT IF YOU HAVE TIME, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, BE INTERESTED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE UP HERE, AND WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO PUT THEIR VOICE IN. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST PRETTY MUCH NEXT TO BEING HERE WITH US. WE GET PHONE CALLS, WE GET EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH. BUT WHEN YOU START HAVING THOSE PARTICULAR KIND OF ISSUES, MAKE SURE YOU STEP IT UP A LITTLE NOTCH AND MAYBE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION TO CORRECT HELP CORRECT THOSE ISSUES. WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON YOU ALL. SO WITH AFTER READING THAT ARTICLE IN THE RECORD CHRONICLE ABOUT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IS VERY EASY TO DO, AND WE DO TRY TO MAKE AN EFFORT FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO SIGN PEOPLE. WHEN PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THEY GO THROUGH IT VIA WHERE THEY LIVE. SO EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS IN TOWN CAN HAVE SOMEONE THAT IS REPRESENTING THEIR AREA. SO ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN DISTRICT ONE AND WE HAVE A LIBRARY OPENING, THEN IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING ON A LIBRARY BOARD, FILL OUT THE APPLICATION SO WE CAN GIVE YOU A CALL AND MAKE SURE YOU GET ON THERE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW I CAN GO ON AND ON. IT IS A PET PROJECT TO FIND TO, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FULL 80, 80, 80 PEOPLE ARE WORKING. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF ISSUES BECAUSE FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T PARTICIPATE, PARTICIPATE. 
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BUT THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE. SO I CERTAINLY WOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE TO DO SO. SO YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY. 
          WE HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER IN A WHILE, BUT IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE ON THE DAIS. 
          THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND. 
          >> THANK YOU. YESTERDAY WAS TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY. IF MY MATH IS CORRECT, 190 YEARS. 
          SOME SOME SOME BRAVE, BRAVE PEOPLE WENT OUT TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY CALLED TEXAS AND SETTLED IT. AND HERE WE ARE. AND AS THE SONG SAYS, GOD BLESS TEXAS. I MISSED GOING TO THE DEDICATION OF THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRED HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TODAY FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING. LIEUTENANT COLONEL HILL WAS A KOREAN VETERAN. HE FOUGHT IN VIETNAM, AND HE BROUGHT HIS TALENTS TO DENTON. AND HE WAS A NEIGHBOR OF MINE AND A FRIEND OF MINE. I'VE WAVED TO TO FRED HILL A MILLION TIMES AS HE DROVE BY MY HOUSE. I'M I'M PROUD TO I'M PROUD TO CALL HIM A FRIEND. HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE ON THE DENTON ISD SCHOOL BOARD. 
          THAT WAS IN IN 1978, AND RIGHTLY, A SCHOOL WAS NAMED FOR COLONEL HILL IN AUBREY. IT'S A BIG, BIG SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IT STRETCHES ALL THE WAY TO AUBREY. AND THEY ARE THE DOLPHINS. SO I MISS THE DEDICATION TODAY. BUT I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD WOULD GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO LIEUTENANT 
          COLONEL FRED HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GO, DOLPHINS! >> OH. 
          >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JESTER. >> THANK YOU. I'LL TRY TO GO FAST. THANK YOU. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE STATEMENTS OF COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND. FRED HILL HAS BEEN A VERY WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE CITY OF DENTON. AND HIS SON REGGIE HILL CARRIES ON HIS LEGACY VERY WELL IN HIS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. AND SO AND THEY WERE ALSO FRIENDS OF MY, MY FAMILY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SO I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO SEE HIM HONORED AS WELL AS HIS FAMILY. SECOND, I JUST WANT TO MENTION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY AND FOR H FOR HAVING YOUR STUDENTS HERE TODAY. WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO SEE THEM. AND THOSE THAT SPOKE DID A FANTASTIC JOB, KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM BACK HERE IN MY SEAT. NOT NOT NOW, NOT NOW, BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME. AND THEN LAST, I NEVER DO. I THINK THIS IS THE I COULD BE WRONG. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE THIS, BUT I'LL TAKE A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE JUST TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND, WHO ALLOWS ME TO HIS. OUR RELATIONSHIP ALLOWS ME TO DO A LOT OF WHAT I DO. AND SO I KNOW HE'S WATCHING RIGHT NOW. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. 
          >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR WINNING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LIBRARY EXCELLENCE AWARD. NOT ONCE. THIS IS THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW. THIS IS FROM THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. IT PUTS DENTON IN THE TOP 20% OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE 
          STATE. >> FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. >> AND WE GOT A FORMER LIBRARIAN OVER THERE. AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE DENTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR WORKING SO HARD TO ATTRACT NOVARTIS, THE, I THINK, EIGHTH LARGEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IN THE WORLD, TO HAVE A LOCATION HERE IN DENTON. IT'S GOING TO BRING US SOME GOOD PAYING JOBS, PUT A VACANT PROPERTY BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, GETTING SOME REVENUE ON THAT. BUT THERE'S I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH THIS AS WELL. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED. WELCOME NOVARTIS. AND THEN THERE'S ONE EVENT THAT'S HAPPENING ON SATURDAY DENTON EVENING ROTARY IS HAVING HAVING THEIR WINTER WARMER EVENT THIS WEEKEND. IT RAISES FUNDS FOR LAPTOPS FOR COLLEGE BOUND SENIORS FROM RYAN HIGH SCHOOL AND DENTON HIGH SCHOOL, WHO ARE PART OF THE UNT TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM, AND THE EVENT WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH, 12 TO 4 P.M. AT DENTON COUNTY BREWING COMPANY. 
          THERE WILL BE MUSIC, RAFFLES, BEERS, PIZZA, COME OUT AND AND FUNDRAISE SOME LAPTOPS FOR FOR SOME STUDENTS. AND WITH THAT AT OH, I CLOSED MY LAPTOP. HOLD ON. AT 8:10 P.M.
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