3. Conditional Use Permit CU22-49 (Grapevine Main Monument Sign) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Tina Newton requesting to conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan for CU17-20 (Ordinance No. 2017-070) to allow a 121-room hotel, retail sales and on- and off- premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a hotel and restaurants. This request is specifically to add a monument sign with changeable copy exceeding 30% of the gross surface area of the sign. The property is currently zoned “GU”, Government Use District and is located at 815 South Main Street.

[3. Conditional Use Permit CU22-49 (Grapevine Main Monument Sign) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Tina Newton requesting to conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan for CU17-20 (Ordinance No. 2017-070) to allow a 121-room hotel, retail sales and on- and off- premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a hotel and restaurants. This request is specifically to add a monument sign with changeable copy exceeding 30% of the gross surface area of the sign. The property is currently zoned “GU”, Government Use District and is located at 815 South Main Street.]

THIS REQUEST IT WOULD BE FROM A 30% MAXIMUM TO APPROXIMATELY 51% MAXIMUM.

THE SIGN IS ALSO PROPOSED APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE ADJACENT TO THE EAST ELLIS ROAD FRONTAGE.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST.

MISS TINA NEWTON WITH COURY HOSPITALITY AND MR. MITCH JOHNSON WITH HARVEST HALL ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION, AND WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE SIGN PACKAGE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND [INAUDIBLE] HAS BEEN WORKING ON.

MY NAME IS MITCH JOHNSON, THE DIRECTOR OF OPS FOR REVERSAL.

THIS IS TINA NEWTON, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES FOR GRAPEVINE MAIN.

PROCEED. THIS SHOWS YOU THE LOCATION THAT WE ARE PROPOSED FOR THE SIGN.

SO WE HAVE GRAPEVINE MAIN, THE PEACE PLAZA, THE CIRCLE OF PEACE, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PROPOSED SIGN LOCATION ALONG DALLAS ROAD.

IT IS A DOUBLE FACE SIGN.

THANK YOU, TINA. THIS IS WHAT THE ARTIST'S RENDERING OF THE SIGN IS.

DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE STUFF BELOW THE SURFACE, BUT WE ARE INCORPORATING THE RED BRICK OF GRAPEVINE MAIN, THE SAME STONE CAP AS GRAPEVINE MANE, AND IT WOULD BE A DOUBLE SIDED SIGN.

WHAT YOU SEE IN GRAY IS THE INTERIOR OF THE SIGN; IT'S NOT [INAUDIBLE].

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? YOU NEED TO BE ON THE MIC WHEN YOU SPEAK BECAUSE WE'RE BEING RECORDED.

SO THE MIDDLE IMAGE, THE GRAY IMAGE THAT YOU SEE, THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY THAT'S JUST THE INTERIOR OF THE SIGN.

YOU WOULDN'T ACTUALLY SEE THAT.

IT WOULDN'T BE VISIBLE.

AGAIN, THIS SHOWS THE RED BRICK AND THE STONE CAP AGAIN, TYING IT INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THAT'S CURRENTLY AT GRAPEVINE MAIN.

THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT THERE IS WHAT IS A I'M GOING TO TRY THIS ONE SPLIT FLAP SIGN.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO TIE INTO THE RAILROAD STATION THAT IS RIGHT THERE ON GRAPEVINE MAIN.

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SO WHY WE'RE HERE? TO SUMMARIZE, IT'S THE FINAL SIGN AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PROJECT, IN LIEU OF THE STATIC SIGN, WE'RE PROPOSING THE SPLIT FLAP SIGN, WHICH IS A VIDEO SIGN, THE VARIANCE FROM 30 TO 50%, AND AGAIN, IT IS A VIDEO WALL, BUT IT WILL APPEAR LIKE A SPLIT FLAP OR LIKE THE OLD RAILROAD STATION SIGNS THAT FLIP THROUGH, AND I WILL SHOW YOU A DEMONSTRATION, BUT BEFORE THAT, THIS IS THE LOCATION, JUST KIND OF AN ARTIST RENDERING AND PUTTING IT ON DALLAS ROAD.

IT'S NOT QUITE THE SCALE, BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE, A CLOSE UP, AND THEN THIS IS AN ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT A SPLIT FLAP SIGN WOULD DO, AND THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION WITH A VIDEO STYLE WOULD DO.

AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO TIE INTO THE RAILROAD FIELD THAT WE HAVE OVER THERE AT GRAPEVINE MAIN, AND THANK YOU MUCH.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I HAVE THE TECHNICAL EXPERT RIGHT HERE.

QUESTIONS? A QUESTION ABOUT THE COPY THAT IS ALWAYS GOING TO LOOK LIKE THAT WITH THE DIGITAL OR DO YOU HAVE OTHER? IT'S ALWAYS [INAUDIBLE] THE SPLIT FLAP DISPLAY.

IT WILL ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THAT, AND THEN THE VERBIAGE, OF COURSE, WOULD CHANGE.

JUST TALKING ABOUT MAYBE UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE WEEKEND, MAYBE PROMOTING THE PARKING 90 MINUTES FREE, TALKING ABOUT PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING GOING ON AT GRAPEVINE MAIN ON PEACE PLAZA.

ANYTHING OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC AND TO TALK ABOUT HARVEST HALL AND THE DIFFERENT DINING OPTIONS IN THE HALL.

THANK YOU. WILL THE COPY BE BIG ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY READ EASILY WHILE YOU'RE GOING DOWN? WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO PROGRAM IT TO BE THAT WAY.

I HAVEN'T PURCHASED THE SOFTWARE YET.

I'VE NEVER TRIED IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THAT FAR INTO.

I KNOW THAT THE SIGN IS APPROVED, BUT YEAH, YOU CAN TAILOR IT TO BE WHATEVER SIZE YOU WANT, HOWEVER MANY LINES YOU WANT IT TO BE AS WELL, BECAUSE THE EXAMPLES LOOK PRETTY SMALL LIKE YOU WOULD NEED TO BE RIGHT RIGHT UP THERE, WHICH YOU ARE IN A TRAIN STATION.

RIGHT, AND THAT'S ONE REASON FOR TRYING TO GET TO THE 50% JUST TO HAVE THE VISIBILITY ON DALLAS ROAD ON BOTH DIRECTIONS.

OKAY, THANK YOU. BUT IT CAN BE ONE LINE TO LINE, MULTIPLE LINES.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN. MAY I ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE? I HAVE A QUESTION.

CAN YOU ALL SPEAK TO THE CONTENT OF THE SIGN? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IF I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU SAID CORRECTLY, IF THERE WILL NOT BE ACTUALLY TRAIN SCHEDULES ON THERE, THAT'S JUST A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF HOW THE SIGN WILL APPEAR.

SO YOU WILL BE THE INFORMATION ON THERE WILL SPEAK ONLY TO FUNCTIONS OR EVENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING THERE AT THE VEN' SOMEWHERE IN THE VEN', RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. NOT NOT JUST THE [INAUDIBLE].

THAT'S JUST THE HOTEL. RIGHT.

RIGHT. CORRECT.

[INAUDIBLE] THAT PROPERTY, I SHOULD SAY.

ANYTHING GOES ON IN HARVEST HALL.

THE MUSIC VENUE [INAUDIBLE] OFFSITE.

YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

BECAUSE I THINK THE YOU KNOW, A MOVING SIGN.

IF THE INFORMATION IS SOMEWHAT STATIC, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A MONUMENT SIGN THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE PALACE AND FARTHER DOWN THE STREET BY THE LIBRARY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH IT DOESN'T ROLL ALL THE TIME.

IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE SOMETHING MOVING, DISTRACTING PEOPLE, I THINK, WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN.

NO, THE ROLLING WOULD JUST BE LIKE ON A DAILY WHEN WE CHANGE THE SIGN.

SO IT'D BE STATIC ALL DAY LONG.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WHEN WE CHANGE THE MESSAGE ON THE BOARD.

IT WOULDN'T BE MOVING ALL DAY LONG.

ONCE A DAY.

IT'S ALL DIMMABLE. SO IF IT WAS DEEMED TOO BRIGHT, IT'S DIMMABLE, ALL CONTROLLED ON THE LAPTOP THAT WE HAVE INSIDE HARVEST HALL, AND THEN IT'S ALL COMPUTER PROGRAMMED.

SO WE PUT THE MESSAGES OUT THERE.

I LIKE THAT YOU'VE MADE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S SOMETHING FOR A TRAIN STATION, AND I LIKE THAT YOU PUT IT ON DALLAS ROAD.

I KNOW ORIGINALLY THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CORNER ON MAIN STREET, AND THIS WAY IT DOESN'T BLOCK THE VISUAL OF PEACE CIRCLE.

SO I LIKE THE LOCATION THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN AS WELL.

WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT DEALS WITH OUR CHANGEABLE COPY SIGN THAT SPEAKS TO THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THE WORDING CAN CHANGE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD APPLY TO THIS, BUT THAT WOULD GIVE US SOME GUIDELINE AND PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SOME REFERENCE IN THIS IF THE P&Z WISHES TO CONSIDER THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK.

IS THAT RIGHT? NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I MOVE TO CLOSE.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? [INAUDIBLE] TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL NOW RECONVENE IN THE MEETING ROOM TO THE RIGHT.

IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND.

WILL REMAIN HERE AND CONSIDER ITS PUBLISHED AGENDA.

WE BEGIN WITH CITIZEN COMMENT.

ANY PERSON WHO'S NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER CITIZEN COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

DO WE HAVE A REQUEST? NO, YOUR HONOR, WE DON'T.

THEN THE NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GROUNDBREAKING OF LAKE GRAPEVINE.

SO I'M GOING TO GO DOWN.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS [INAUDIBLE]

[5. Mayor Tate to present a proclamation recognizing the 75th anniversary of the groundbreaking of Lake Grapevine.]

FOR DRINKING WATER OF SEVERAL CITIES, INCLUDING GRAPEVINE.

THE LAKE WAS PLANNED IN THE 1930S AND WAS SURVEYED IN THE LATE 1930S, BUT ITS CONSTRUCTION WAS DELAYED DUE TO WORLD WAR TWO.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACQUIRED 15,700 ACRES FOR THE LAKE AND THE CITIES OF DALLAS UNIVERSITY PARK, HIGHLAND PARK AND GRAPEVINE CONTRIBUTED FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IN RETURN FOR WATER RIGHTS.

CONSTRUCTION ON THE LAKE AND THE DAM BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 1948.

THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE GROVE OF TREES AT OAK GROVE BASEBALL FIELDS, WHERE THE UNPAVED, OVERFLOWING PARKING LOT IS TODAY.

DIGNITARIES FROM DALLAS, THE PARK CITY'S GRAPEVINE AND THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WERE PRESENT.

MR. BILL MILLIGAN WAS A GRAPEVINE BLACKSMITH WHO CRAFTED A THREE HANDLE SHOVEL FOR THIS SPECIAL OCCASION.

THAT SHOVEL IS NOW ON DISPLAY IN OUR HISTORIC MUSEUM.

MAYOR GORDON TATE MADE A PORTABLE SPEAKER PLATFORM OUT OF A TUBE OF LUMBER AND COVERED IT WITH BLACK RUBBER MATTING LIKE THEY WERE USED IN THE AISLES OF HISTORIC MAIN STREET STORES DURING THAT TIME.

THE GROUNDBREAKING EVENT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE EXCAVATORS IN THE DAM'S CONSTRUCTION.

AS A PART OF THE CEREMONY, THREE EXCAVATORS FIRED UP WITH BLACK SMOKE POURING OUT OF THEIR PIPES, SCOOPED UP LOADS OF DIRT AND DEPOSITED THEM ELSEWHERE TO SHOW THE ATTENDEES JUST HOW THE DAM WOULD BE BUILT.

SEVERAL OF THESE MACHINES WERE USED TO BUILD THE DAM.

THEY WOULD LOAD UP A DEPOSIT OF DIRT AND SPREAD IT OUT ALONG THE DAM THAT WOULD THEN BE WATERED DOWN WITH WATER TRUCKS AND THEN ROLLED WITH HEAVY ROLLER COMPACTORS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT STABLE.

WE WERE IN HISTORIC DROUGHT AT THE TIME AND IT WAS PREDICTED TO TAKE FIVE YEARS FOR THE LAKE TO FILL UP.

HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL DURING THESE YEARS HELPED FILL THE LAKE SO FAST THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO RETRIEVE THE MACHINERY AND HELP CREATE THE LAKE, WHICH MUCH OF THE MACHINE OR SOME OF THEM ARE MACHINERY, STILL IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE TODAY.

A CONSERVATION LEVEL.

THIS MANMADE LIGHT COVERS 7200 ACRES WITH 60 MILES OF SHORELINE AND CHANGING, AND IT CHANGED OUR COMMUNITY FOREVER.

THE LAKE BRINGS AS MANY AS 6 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY, OR AT LEAST IT DID IN THE BEGINNING.

IT'S MORE LIKE 2 MILLION TODAY, I THINK, TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS ACTIVITIES AND HAD A DISTINCT INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY.

SO AS OUR MAYOR, I'M HONORED TO CELEBRATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GROUNDBREAKING OF LAKE GRAPEVINE DAM AND CALL UPON OUR CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LAKE AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

JOHN MAHONEY IS OUR LOCAL MANAGER OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OF LAKE GRAPEVINE IS HERE FOR ME TO MAKE THE

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PRESENTATION. JOHN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE THE LAKE AND WHAT IT'S MEANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WELCOME YOU TO MAKE ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OKAY, CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING IN REGARDS TO SEVEN AND EIGHT, THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA.

THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE YOUTH PROGRAM STANDARDS OF CARE.

SO THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

CHRIS SMITH OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT'S HERE.

WE NEED THE FINANCIAL REPORT.

[INAUDIBLE] FINANCIAL.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M SORRY. YEAH. [INAUDIBLE].

WELL, WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD. CAN WE GO AHEAD AND [INAUDIBLE] GREG JORDON, GIVE HIM A LITTLE MORE TIME TO PREPARE.

[INAUDIBLE] PARKS ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN FINANCIALS.

[CHUCKLING] YEAH, JUST FINANCIAL STUFF.

OKAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN, SO GO AHEAD, CHRIS.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.

YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A REQUEST TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 16, PARKS AND RECREATION, SECTION 16-19 BY ADOPTING THE YOUTH STANDARDS OF

[7. City Council to conduct a public hearing relative to the adoption of the Youth Programs Standards of Care.]

CARE, THESE STANDARDS MUST BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING TO PASS AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SECTION 42.041(B)(14) OF THE TEXAS HUMAN RESOURCES CODE.

OUR STANDARDS RELATE SPECIFICALLY TO DAY CAMPS OFFERED FOR AGES 5 TO 13 AT VARIOUS FACILITIES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS IT ALSO INCLUDES MANY OF OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE LIBRARY [INAUDIBLE] AND THE GOLF DEPARTMENT PATRONS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE APPROVED STANDARDS UPON REGISTRATION FOR ANY OF THE DAY CAMPS.

WE PROVIDE A GRAPEVINE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO SAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, EXCEED ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE YOUTH PROGRAM STANDARDS OF CARE AND THE STAFF TRAINING THAT WE PROVIDE TO ALL OF OUR CAMP COUNSELORS HELPS US TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE CRITERIA AND ALL OF THE STANDARDS ARE MET THROUGH ALL OF THE STAFF THAT DO SUPERVISE THE CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DIFFERENT CAMPS THAT ARE OFFERED.

THERE WERE NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THIS DOCUMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2022.

THIS IS THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR THIS TO BE BROUGHT UP TO CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR APPROVAL, AND IF APPROVED, A COPY OF THE UPDATED STANDARDS WILL BE SUBMITTED AND PROPERLY FILED, AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, QUESTIONS IN ORDER.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU'RE DOING AND ALL THIS STUFF, AND I KNOW GETTING UP HERE IS KIND OF NEW TO YOU AND YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, APPRECIATE YOU, BUT YEAH, THERE'S, APPARENTLY NOT.

THANK YOU, CHRIS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO ONE SIGNED UP. NOBODY'S REGISTERED TO SPEAK.

NOBODY WISHES TO SPEAK.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS IN ORDER.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE ALL OPPOSED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

WE'LL NOW CONSIDER ORDINANCE 2023-001 AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 18, PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION 16 TO 19 BY ADOPTING THE YOUTH PROGRAM STANDARDS OF CARE.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

GO AHEAD AND GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY.

HELLO AGAIN. ITEM 23.

YES, SIR. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL 6 TO 0 FOR CU 22-49 FOR THE GRAPEVINE MAIN MONUMENT SIGN.

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I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL, MAYOR.

SECOND.

CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CU 22-49 HAS A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

[8. Consider Ordinance No. 2023-001 amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 16 Parks and Recreation Section 16-19 by adopting the Youth Programs Standards of Care and take any necessary action.]

IT'S APPROVED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO AHEAD OF GREG? YEAH, CAN WE PUT SOMETHING ELSE IN FRONT OF GREG? [CHUCKLING] OLD BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM SIX.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER GREG JORDAN TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON OUR QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATUS.

[23. Conditional Use Permit CU22-49 (Grapevine Main Monument Sign) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2023-004, if applicable, and take any necessary action.]

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT I GET TO DELIVER POSITIVE NEWS.

IT'S MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.

THE GENERAL FUND IS POISED TO DELIVER A $143,000 SURPLUS.

THIS IS AGAINST THE $73.7 MILLION BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED THIS YEAR.

THIS SURPLUS IS DRIVEN MOSTLY BY THE OVERPERFORMANCE OF SALES TAX.

THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES HOW WE ARE CURRENTLY PERFORMING WITH THE SALES TAX.

THE BLUE BARS ON THIS CHART SHOW THE YEAR TO DATE VALUES AND THEN THE RED ARE PROJECTING THE REMAINING VALUES BASED ON OUR HISTORY AND OUR TREND. IF YOU REMEMBER IN FY 20, WE HAD A HARD YEAR AT THAT TIME BECAUSE OF COVID.

[6. Chief Financial Officer to present quarterly financial update.]

WE GENERATED JUST OVER $25 MILLION THAT YEAR.

THIS YEAR WE'RE ON TRACK TO EXCEED THE BUDGETED VALUE OF $33.4 MILLION.

WE'RE PROJECTING RIGHT NOW ABOUT 33.8 OR 33.59, CLOSE ENOUGH.

THE BLUE BARS REPRESENT, AGAIN, SORT OF THE FY 22, AND ON THIS ONE, THE GREEN BARS REPRESENT THE CURRENT YEAR.

THE FY 22 NUMBERS, YOU'LL NOTICE THE YEAR TO DATE VALUES WERE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE SO FAR, AND THEN ALSO THE FY 22 TOTAL ROUNDED OUT ABOUT $76.7 MILLION, WHICH IS $3 MILLION MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING RIGHT NOW, AND THE QUESTION THAT YOU MIGHT ASK IS, WELL, WHY IS THAT? WELL, WE HAD ARPA FUNDS LAST YEAR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $3 MILLION THAT BRIDGES THAT GAP AND BRINGS US BACK UP.

SO WE'RE SEEING OUR REVENUE'S ON TRACK FOR WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR , AND WE ARE TRACKING RIGHT ON OUR $73.8 MILLION BUDGET ON THAT.

GREG, ON THE SALES TAX REVENUES, I KNOW, I'M SURE OF THE ANSWER, BUT JUST FOR YOU TO CLARIFY, PLEASE.

SO WE PROJECT IN WITH WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO EXCEED THESE SALES TAX REVENUES.

DOES THAT INCLUDE PROJECTIONS AND PROBABLY CONSERVATIVE PROJECTIONS FOR THE NEW RESTAURANTS THAT ARE OPENING UP? CHICKEN AND PICKLE JUST OPENED.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL OTHERS COMING UP.

SO THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THAT, THOSE PROJECTIONS? NO, I ACTUALLY DON'T.

I TAKE A MORE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH ON THAT BECAUSE ALTHOUGH CHICKEN AND PICKLE WILL CERTAINLY BE A DESTINATION AND A HUGE ECONOMIC CENTER FOR GRAPEVINE, I DON'T HAVE ANY PAST VALUES ON THAT TO ACTUALLY GIVE ME THE DATA TO PROJECT FORWARD.

SO THESE ARE PARTICULARLY CONSERVATIVE.

IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AND LET'S SAY THERE WERE UNFORTUNATELY A DELAY FOR A PERIOD OF MONTHS, I WOULDN'T BE DEPENDING ON THOSE VALUES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION.

SO I DO JUST TAKE A MORE CONSERVATIVE POSTURE ON THAT.

IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] NUMBER BE HIGHER. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, IT WILL BE HIGHER.

WE AND TO DATE WE ONLY HAVE THREE MONTHS WORTH OF DATA BY WHICH TO PROJECT, AND SO BY THE VERY NATURE OF THESE, IT IS PRETTY CONSERVATIVE AT THIS POINT.

HOWEVER, I THINK THAT WE WILL END UP BETTER, BUT I DON'T EXPECT US TO END UP WORSE.

SO, GREG, BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU'RE SANDBAGGING, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, PRETTY MUCH? NO, NO, NO, NO. WE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE CUTS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

WE WANT TO HAVE A SALES NUMBER OR REVENUE NUMBER THAT WE CAN MEET SO THAT WE'RE NOT OVERSPENDING RELATIVE TO THAT FACT.

RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH.

THANK YOU. YOU SHOULD SAY THANK YOU TO CHRIS FOR PULLING YOU OUT OF THAT.

[CHUCKLING] THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COY.

I DO. HE'S THE MONEY GUY.

HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

THE UTILITY FUND IS IN A POSTURE TO HAVE ABOUT $125,000 WORTH OF SURPLUS THIS YEAR.

THIS IS MOSTLY DRIVEN BY EXPENSES COMING IN A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WE EXPECTED, AND WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF SALARY SAVINGS THAT'S HELPING CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.

UTILITY REVENUES ARE GENERALLY ON PAR WITH WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT, WEATHER PERMITTING, AND WE KEEP SELLING WATER.

THE GOLF FUND IS ALSO HAVING EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD WEATHER THIS YEAR, WHICH IS DRIVING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF PLAY.

WE ALSO ARE SEEING THE PERSIMMONS RESTAURANT PICK UP STEAM, AND SO I DO EXPECT THE GOLF FUND TO HAVE PROBABLY A BETTER YEAR THAN

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WHAT I'M PROJECTING RIGHT NOW, BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PERFORMANCE BY WHICH TO COMPARE FOR THE PERSIMMONS RESTAURANT NOW THAT IT'S UNDER THE GOLF MANAGEMENT BUT NONETHELESS, THE $5.3 MILLION BUDGET, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $75,000 RETURN TO SURPLUS.

THE GOLF REVENUES, MUCH LIKE WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST, THE BLUE BARS REPRESENTING FY 22 AND THE GREEN FY 23, WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER REVENUES COMING IN TO DATE RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE, YOU KNOW, THE YEAR TO DATE VALUES, BUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESTAURANT AND THEN THE FUTURE PLAY OF GOLF, I BELIEVE, IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

LAKE PARKS IS WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT $135,000 SURPLUS TO LAKE PARKS.

THERE IS A RED BAR ON THE CAMPING FEES RIGHT THERE, BUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING RELATIVE TO CAMPING RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE GENERATED THE SAME AMOUNT OF VALUE THAT WE GENERATED BY THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

LAKE PARKS IS, AS WE KNOW, IT'S OFTENTIMES VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WEATHER CHANGES, AND SO IT'S ONE OF OUR MORE SENSITIVE FUNDS.

NONETHELESS, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SHOW $135,000 PROJECTED SURPLUS FOR THE FUND, AND SO OVER 2 MILLION IN CAMPING FEES IS PRETTY DOGGONE GOOD.

WOW, IT IS A TON OF MONEY TO GENERATE IN CAMPING FEES.

IT ABSOLUTELY IS.

WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT $2.8 MILLION IN TOTAL, JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW, BUT AGAIN, IF CAMPING FEES RISE BACK UP, WE'LL SEE THAT CATCH UP.

NONETHELESS, THE $135,000 SURPLUS IS VERY WELCOME.

HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES, ALONG WITH SALES TAX, WE SEE THAT U-SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE DUE TO COVID AND THE SLOWDOWN IN THE ECONOMY. NONETHELESS, WE ARE ON TRACK TO EXCEED OUR $19 MILLION BUDGET.

WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT $20 MILLION.

WE'VE COLLECTED ABOUT 2.2 MILLION SO FAR.

THE HOTEL TAX IS OFTENTIMES LAG A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS WHY YOU MIGHT SEE THAT DECREASE COMPARED TO FY 22.

NONETHELESS, $21 MILLION IS A SOUND PROJECTION.

MIXED BEVERAGE, ALSO PLAYS IN CONCERT WITH THE SALES TAX AS WELL AS THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES.

THE BAR ON THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY DATA COLLECTED AT THIS POINT.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE THOSE RECEIPTS, AND WE HAD BUDGETED $2,157,000 FOR THIS.

I'M PROJECTING ABOUT 2.4 AND THAT'S BASED ON MY EVALUATION OF HOTELS TAX AS WELL AS SALES TAX.

SO IT WOULD BE VERY UNLIKELY TO SEE THIS DECREASE WHILE THOSE TWO ARE GOING UP AT THE SAME TIME.

UNEMPLOYMENT, GRAPEVINE HAS HISTORICALLY HAD A LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

IT CURRENTLY IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.

THE SPIKE IN THE MIDDLE IS DUE TO THAT BRIEF PERIOD IN COVID WHEN WE HAD THE EXCEPTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, BUT NOW WE'RE BACK DOWN TO NEAR FULL EMPLOYMENT. SO, WEIGHING ALL OF THOSE FACTORS TOGETHER, I MEAN, I'M VERY HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT I THINK THAT THE MAJOR FUNDS ARE GOING TO COME IN EITHER AT OR ABOVE THEIR BUDGETED VALUES IN TERMS OF THEIR OVERALL PERFORMANCE, AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY REMAINS VERY STRONG.

WE HAVE A VERY STRONG LABOR FORCE.

WE SEE A LOT OF STRENGTH IN THE HOTELS.

WE SEE A LOT OF STRENGTH IN THE CONSUMER ACTIVITY LOCALLY, AND SO I FEEL VERY PLEASED TO DELIVER THIS REPORT TO YOU TONIGHT.

WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

I LIKE YOUR CONSERVATIVE APPROACH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT ITEM NINE WILL CONSIDER A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOCUS ADVOCACY LLC FOR LIMITED SERVICES, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CONSULTING SERVICES, AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION.

THIS ITEM WAS TABLED FROM THE JANUARY 3RD MEETING.

JENNIFER HIBBS WILL INTRODUCE THE REQUEST AND OUR GUEST.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE PRIOR MEETING, THE SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, ASSISTANCE AND WORKING TO DEFEAT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY AND PROVIDING CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL TIMELY UPDATES REGARDING WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE LEGISLATURE.

THE COST OF THIS AGREEMENT IS APPROXIMATELY $55,000 A YEAR, AND TONIGHT, THANKS TO GREAT AIRLINE PERFORMANCE, WE HAVE BRANDON AGHAMALIAN WITH FOCUSED ADVOCACY HERE, AND HE CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FIRM, AND THEN HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LEGISLATURE SO FAR. THANK YOU, JENNIFER.

MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M BRANDON AGHAMALIAN WITH FOCUSED ADVOCACY.

[9. Consider a two-year agreement with Focused Advocacy, LLC for limited service legislative and regulatory consulting services, and take any necessary action.]

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

BEFORE I START THE PRESENTATION ABOUT SORT OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE LEGISLATURE, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY FIRM, I KNOW I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH A FEW OF YOU AT THE LAST TML CONFERENCE AND ENJOYED THAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY--OR THAT I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY--TO

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MEET, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FIRM FOCUSED ADVOCACY IS A LOBBYING FIRM AND GOVERNMENT CONSULTING FIRM BASED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIRM, HAVE TWO OTHER BUSINESS PARTNERS.

CURTIS SEIDLITS, WHO'S A FORMER MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, SERVED IN LEGISLATURE IN THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT A DECADE OUT OF THE SHERMAN DENISON AREA, AND SNAPPER CARR, WHO WAS FORMERLY WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, AS THEIR LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BEFORE GOING INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AS ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS , AND PRIOR TO THAT WORKED AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

SO FOR BETTER OR WORSE, I'VE BEEN HANGING AROUND IN AUSTIN IN SOME FORM OR FASHION FOR ABOUT THE LAST 30 YEARS, AS HAVE MY BUSINESS PARTNERS.

WHEN WE WENT INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE TO FORM FOCUSED ADVOCACY, OUR EXPRESS PURPOSE WAS TO FORM AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD SPECIALIZE IN REPRESENTING CITIES.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE PUT ON THE CITY JERSEY EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR AND EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS, REPRESENTING CITIES IN AUSTIN WITH THEIR LEGISLATIVE NEEDS AND WITH THEIR STATE AGENCY EXECUTIVE BRANCH MATTERS.

SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FIRM.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT US AND MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO, BUT FOR THE IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL MOVE ON TO VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN AUSTIN.

SO YOU SEE HERE OUR STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

GOVERNOR ABBOTT, , LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PATRICK, BOTH REELECTED COMFORTABLY IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION SO RETURN TO THEIR POST, AND THEN LAST WEEK AT THE BEGINNING OF SESSION, SPEAKER DADE PHELAN FROM THE BEAUMONT AREA WAS REELECTED AS THE SPEAKER FOR HIS SECOND TERM, AND THEN, OF COURSE, COMPTROLLER HEGER REELECTED AS WELL.

WE PUT HIM AND INCLUDE HIM ON THE SLIDE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE SOMEWHAT UNIQUE AND INTEGRAL ROLE THAT HE PLAYS IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET.

MOVING ON TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE, YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN HERE BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT SPREAD.

86 MEMBERS, REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE VERSUS 64 DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE MAINTAINS THE 19 12 SPREAD THAT THEY'VE HAD FOR A WHILE.

THAT 19 NUMBER BEING VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE RULES THAT THEY HAVE FOR WHEN A BILL CAN BE BROUGHT UP FOR CONSIDERATION, REQUIRES 18 VOTES.

SO THEY HAVE A VERY COMFORTABLE SPREAD THERE.

HERE LOCALLY, YOUR DELEGATION, THROUGH THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS AND THROUGH A VERY IMPORTANT RETIREMENT WITH SENATOR JANE NELSON.

YOUR DELEGATION HERE IS LISTED REPRESENTATIVE GIOVANNI CAPRIGLIONE, REPRESENTING 100% OF THE CITY, AND SENATOR NOW TAN PARKER, FORMER HOUSE MEMBER TAN PARKER, WHO WAS FROM THE DENTON AREA.

NOW IS YOUR STATE SENATOR.

TAN SERVED IN THE HOUSE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, SO HE HAS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE BUT IS CONSIDERED A FRESHMAN NOW OVER IN THE SENATE.

A LITTLE HISTORICAL INFORMATION FOR YOU HERE IN TERMS OF BILL FILING.

YOU SEE THAT TOP COLUMN GOING BACK TO 1999.

SKIP A FEW YEARS, GIVE YOU THE MORE RECENT YEARS OF 2015 UP TO 2021.

YOU SEE HOW THE VOLUME IN AUSTIN HAS ONLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS TOTAL BILLS FILED, NOW PEAKING OVER 7000 PIECES OF LEGISLATION.

TYPICALLY, WE'VE BEEN IN THAT SORT OF 1312 HUNDRED, 1400 RANGE FOR THE NUMBER OF BILLS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PASSED.

SO YOU SEE THERE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO PASS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN AUSTIN THROUGH THE PROCESS.

IT IS DEFINITELY A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO KILL BILLS, NOT PASS BILLS, BUT WE SAW A LITTLE SPIKE LAST YEAR, 1800 PLUS BILLS FILED, WHICH WAS REALLY AN ALL TIME HIGH. SO BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THEY CONTINUE WITH THAT KIND OF PASSAGE RATE.

MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER ON THERE IS THE CITY RELATED BILLS THAT ARE INTRODUCED.

YOU SEE THAT NUMBER HOVERING ABOVE 2000, AS I'M FOND OF EMPHASIZING, BOTH IN PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS AND IN PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS, NO ENTITY UNDER THE SUN IS MORE IMPACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE THAN MUNICIPALITIES, AND THERE'S NOT A CLOSE SECOND.

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THE CLOSEST THE SECOND PLACE ON THAT LIST IS SCHOOLS, AND THEY ARE FAR, FAR BEHIND.

IF ANYBODY'S LABORING UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS A PLACE WHERE THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS GREATLY IMPACTED THAN I'LL CORRECT THEM OF THAT IMPRESSION AS QUICKLY AS I POSSIBLY CAN.

THIS IS VERY MUCH A GOVERNMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCESS IN THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH IS WHY CITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TO BE SO INVOLVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, BECAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING DOWN THERE IMPACTS YOU.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE HISTORICAL INFORMATION.

SO WHERE ARE WE TO DATE? I THINK AS OF THIS MORNING, THIS NUMBER IS CORRECT.

IT'S CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE DAY BECAUSE THEY'RE LITERALLY, FILING BILLS SOMEWHAT BY THE MINUTE, BUT WE'RE UP TO 1800 PLUS BILLS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED.

SO IF WE'RE ON PACE FOR CALL IT A 7000 BILL SESSION, LIKE THE PREVIOUS SLIDE DEMONSTRATED, THEN WE'RE ABOUT 25% OF THE WAY THERE.

SO STILL, THE VAST MAJORITY OF IDEAS AND PROPOSALS HAVE YET TO BE PUBLICLY UNVEILED IN THIS FILING PROCESS.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, LAST WEEK, THEY REELECTED DADE PHELAN, THE SPEAKER.

SO THE HOUSE NOW HAS THEIR LEADERSHIP ESTABLISH BOTH CHAMBERS, HAVE NOW ADOPTED THEIR BILLS.

SO THAT WAS PRIMARILY WHAT HAPPENED LAST SESSION, MOST NOTABLY IN THE HOUSE THERE WAS A PUSH BY SOME FOR A NEW RULE THAT WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED A MEMBER OF THE MINORITY PARTY FROM HOLDING A CHAIRMANSHIP, MEANING DEMOCRATS CAN'T BE APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIRS BY THE SPEAKER. THAT RULE DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE, AND SO THE RULE REMAINS THAT DEMOCRATS AT LEAST MAY BE APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIRS.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL OR WILL NOT YET, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOT TO COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.

WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT.

VERY NOTABLY, THE COMPTROLLER ANNOUNCED THE REVENUE ESTIMATE TO THE LEGISLATURE.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT THE TAKEAWAY FROM THAT, AS YOU'VE ALREADY READ ABOUT, IS THAT THERE'S A MASSIVE, MASSIVE SURPLUS.

TODAY, WE STARTED THE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES DOWN THERE FOR THE GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON THIS EVENING, AND ONCE WE WRAP UP SORT OF THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WE'LL SLOWLY MAKE OUR WAY TO MORE SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS WHERE THE GOVERNOR WILL DELIVER HIS STATE OF THE STATE, DECLARE THE EMERGENCY ITEMS, WHICH BEGIN TO SORT OF SET THE TONE FOR WHAT ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES, WHAT IS THE THIS HAS TO GET DONE LIST, SO TO SPEAK.

THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE WILL APPOINT COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZE, AND THEN SOMETIME AROUND EARLY FEBRUARY, WE'LL REALLY BEGIN THE PROCESS IN EARNEST. SO SORT OF CONTINUING FROM THERE.

OF COURSE, THE PICKING UP A JANUARY 10TH THERE ON THE SLIDE, THE LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY CONVENED ON THE 60TH DAY THERE'S A RULE THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T INTRODUCE LEGISLATION ANYMORE.

YOU CAN GET AROUND THAT RULE WITH A VOTE, AND THEY DO, BUT BY AND LARGE, THE BILL FILING STOPS AROUND MARCH 10TH.

SO THAT'S A KEY DATE FOR ALL OF US, AND THEN THE 140TH DAY OF THE SESSION THIS YEAR FALLS ON MAY 29TH.

SO THAT'LL BE THE END OF SESSION.

THE GOVERNOR THEN HAS A 20 DAY VETO PERIOD AFTER THAT.

SO THOSE ARE THE KEY DATES ON THE CALENDAR FOR US.

MOVING ON AND I'LL MOVE QUICKLY BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO YOUR TIME, BUT IN TERMS OF SOME KEY ISSUES THAT IMPACT CITIES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SOME NEWS ON, AS I MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO, THE COMPTROLLER HEGAR ANNOUNCED A VERY, VERY HISTORIC SIGNIFICANT BUDGET SURPLUS, $32 BILLION DOLLARS IN EXTRA REVENUE.

SO I GUESS, MUCH LIKE GREG, THE CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING TOOLS OF THE STATE ARE PAYING OFF BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF EXTRA MONEY THAT THEY DIDN'T SPEND.

LOOKING INTO THE BUDGET THAT THEY WILL ADOPT ON TOP OF THAT, THEY HAVE $188 BILLION DOLLARS FOR GENERAL SPENDING, WHICH IS 26% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS BIENNIUM.

SO TO SAY THAT WE'RE IN SORT OF UNCHARTERED GROUNDS WITH THE STATE BUDGET IS, TO PUT IT MILDLY, THIS WILL DOMINATE THE SESSION BY EVERY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION AND WILL AS MUCH AS HAVING BEING FLUSH WITH MONEY IS A GOOD THING ON THE ONE HAND, IT DOES PRESENT VERY CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGES ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

AND GETTING 181 MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE TO AGREE ON WHAT TO DO WITH THAT AND FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN OFF, IT WILL BE CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGE.

HISTORIC RAINY DAY FUND, WHICH IS TECHNICALLY CALLED THE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUND, $27 BILLION DOLLARS.

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MOVING ON FROM THERE, AND BY THE WAY, FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO.

I JUST WANT TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS I CAN IN DEFERENCE TO YOUR TIME.

PREEMPTION IS REALLY BECOME THE MAIN ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES AND NOT THE MAIN ISSUE THAT CITIES FACE IN THE LEGISLATURE.

PREEMPTION JUST BEING THE TERM THAT WE USE FOR THE STATE, TELLING A CITY TO STOP DOING SOMETHING, PROHIBITING THE CITY FROM DOING SOMETHING THAT IT'S DOING . AND THEY RUN THE COURSE OF AROUND THE GAMUT OF WHAT THAT SUBJECT CAN BE.

I CALL IT FILL IN THE BLANK PREEMPTION.

IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE'S A CHANCE THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO TELL YOU TO STOP DOING IT.

SO HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE PREEMPTION BILLS.

YOU SEE THERE, THE TOP SENATE BILL 175 AND SENATE BILL 149.

OR EXCUSE ME, SENATE BILL 175.

I MISSPOKE THERE.

JUST THAT TOP ONE IS THE ONE THAT SAYS THAT YOU CAN'T HIRE ME AND YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN TML AND OR YOUR STAFF CAN'T GO TO AUSTIN, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO THAT IS A TOP OF MIND PREEMPTION DEBATE THAT'S HAPPENING THAT WILL HAPPEN IN AUSTIN, THAT SENATE BILL 149 THAT'S NEXT, THAT'S WHAT WE CALL THE SUPER PREEMPTION BILL, VERY, VERY BROADLY WRITTEN THAT JUST SAYS CITIES CAN'T REGULATE COMMERCE.

THAT WOULD PROBABLY STOP YOU FROM DOING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.

SO THAT'S A MASSIVE, MASSIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL EITHER BE MUCH MORE WELL DEFINED THROUGH A SERIOUS DEBATE OR WON'T BE AND WILL BE AN INCREDIBLE THREAT.

AND THEN YOU SEE MORE HYPER SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF PREEMPTION THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS.

YOU CAN'T REGULATE RECOVERY HOUSES CAN.

WHAT IS THE BASIS BEHIND SOME OF THESE? I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE REPRESENT CITIES AND PEOPLE.

SO WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD SOMEONE WHAT'S BEHIND SOME OF THIS? WELL, AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, COUNCILMEMBER, IT'S AND AS I'VE SAID IN PUBLIC SPEECHES FOR YEARS NOW, IT'S REALLY TURNED INTO A DYNAMIC OF IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING, THERE'S PROBABLY SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE THAT WANTS YOU TO STOP DOING IT, AND THEY RUN TO THE LEGISLATURE AND AGAIN, BACK TO THE FILL IN THE BLANK.

YOU KNOW, IF YOUR PICK ONE OF THESE IF YOU'RE REGULATING GAS POWERED APPLIANCES, WELL, THE GAS POWERED APPLIANCE LOBBY HAS RUN TO AUSTIN AND SAID, WELL, LET'S STOP CITIES FROM DOING THAT.

SO IT'S REALLY JUST A SORT OF A KIND OF A KNEE JERK REACTION TO LOCAL GOVERNING AND LOCAL DECISION MAKING AND GOING TO AUSTIN AND SAYING, LET'S PREEMPT THIS.

SO IT'S SOMEWHAT, YOU KNOW, BY THE ONES.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THE GROUPS THAT CARE ABOUT THE GAS POWERED APPLIANCES DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE RECOVERY HOUSES RIGHT.

SO IT'S JUST DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS GOING TO AUSTIN AND SAYING LET'S PREEMPT THE CITY FROM DOING IT.

THAT'S ABOUT THE BEST ANSWER. THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS, BUT LIMITING CITIES, TRYING TO MAKE THEM POWERLESS TO GOVERN THEMSELVES IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN TO ME.

SURE, AND IT TURNS DECISION MAKING, YOU KNOW, IT PIVOTS DECISION MAKING TO AUSTIN AND IN SOME WAYS STARTS TO BEGIN TO TURN THE LEGISLATURE INTO A GIANT CITY COUNCIL.

RIGHT. SO IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN THERE AND TALK ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS OR GAS POWERED EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, FILL IN THE BLANK.

I GUESS THIS CITIZEN'S OPTION WILL BE DRIVE DOWN TO AUSTIN AND TRY TO GET A BILL PASSED WITH 7000 OTHER BILLS.

SO A LOT OF DOWNSIDE TO IT.

SO WE TAKE ALL THIS REALLY SERIOUSLY AND THOSE PREEMPTION BILLS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE DEBATE THAT WE'LL BE HAVING WITH THE LEGISLATURE THIS SESSION.

IN THE LAND USE CATEGORY, I THINK THE ONE THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU ALL, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, IS THAT ONE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE HOUSE BILL 866, SENATE BILL 259, THIS IS MORE OF THE SORT OF SHOT CLOCK KIND OF STUFF DEALING WITH YOUR PLATS AND THE FILING OF ALL OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF SOME OF THE LAWS THAT THEY'VE PASSED RECENTLY.

THERE'S, OF COURSE, A LOT OF OTHER LAND USE BILLS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAY OF ANNEXATION, THAT DON'T APPLY TO YOU NEARLY AS MUCH.

IN UNDER THE HEADING OF TAXES WE'VE SEEN BECAUSE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE REVENUE CAP BILL, WE'VE SEEN NOW A VERY SIGNIFICANT

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INCREASE IN THE APPRAISAL CAP LEGISLATION.

YOU KNOW, THE REVENUE CAP PIECE KIND OF BEING SOLVED IN THEIR OPINION.

NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO THE APPRAISAL SIDE.

THE APPRAISAL CAP BILLS ARE MUCH MORE TRICKY BECAUSE, ONE, THEY REQUIRE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND TWO, UNLESS THEY EXEMPT SCHOOLS FROM THEM THEN THERE'S A BIG PRICE TAG FOR THE STATE TO ALSO PAY TO HAVE AN APPRAISAL CAP, BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT RAISING AS MUCH MONEY OFF PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE SCHOOLS AND THE STATE'S GOT TO MAKE THAT UP OR DEFUND SCHOOLS, ONE OF THE TWO.

SO APPRAISAL CAP BILLS ARE CERTAINLY VERY TRICKY, BUT WE'RE SEEING A REAL SPIKE IN THOSE AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SORT OF MORE OF THE DE JURE TOPIC DOWN THERE.

I NOTICED IN YOUR AGENDA THAT YOU HAVE PREFERENTIAL CHANGES TO THE APPRAISAL PROCESS, WHICH IS A GOOD POSITION FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE.

SO TAKE NOTE OF HOUSE BILL 234, THE MANDATORY SALES PRICE DISCLOSURE AND SENATE BILL 102 BY JOHNSON.

THE BENEFICIAL CHANGES TO THE APPRAISAL STATUTE.

VERY IMPORTANTLY ON THE SALES TAX SIDE, SENATE BILL 3333 IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION FOR US TO TRACK FOR YOU.

THIS WOULD GRANDFATHER YOUR 380 AGREEMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE WITH CERTAIN COMMERCIAL OPERATORS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT ONLINE SALES TAX AGREEMENTS.

SO THIS IS, SENATOR SCHWERTNER FROM THE ROUND ROCK AREA.

SO THIS IS HIS WAY OF TRYING TO HELP ROUND ROCK ADDRESS OR SITUATION WITH DELL COMPUTERS, BUT WOULD ALSO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR YOU ALL.

SO WE'LL BE FOLLOWING THAT CLOSELY.

THERE'LL BE OTHER BILLS FILED ON THAT, THAT ISSUE AS WELL.

MOVING ON, UNDER THE ELECTIONS AND DEBT CATEGORY, DEBT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER MASSIVE ISSUE THAT THE LEGISLATURE WILL DEBATE THIS SESSION THAT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON CITIES, EITHER ONE REQUIRING ALL YOUR DEBT ISSUANCES TO BE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.

SO NO MORE CO'S, SO TO SPEAK, AND OR TO MOVE ALL DEBT ISSUANCES TO A NOVEMBER CALENDAR.

SO ELIMINATING YOUR MAY OPTION AND OR LIKE IN THE CASE OF THAT LAST ONE THERE SENATE BILL 221 BY BETTENCOURT HAVING SOME KIND OF VERY STRINGENT STATE OVERSIGHT TO YOUR BALLOT LANGUAGE IN WHAT WE SOMETIMES REFER TO AS THE DESIGNED TO FAIL APPROACH OF LET'S MAKE THE BALLOT LANGUAGE SO SCARY, SO OMINOUS THAT VOTERS JUST NATURALLY BECOME A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO VOTE NO.

SO THERE'S A REAL PUSH ON THIS DEBT ISSUE AND HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY POINTED THIS SESSION, SOME SIGNIFICANT OPEN GOVERNMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST TYPE OF LEGISLATION FILED ALREADY.

THERE'LL BE MORE OF THAT AS WELL.

THE LAST THING THAT I'M GOING TO MENTION TO YOU BEFORE I WRAP UP FOR QUESTIONS IS THE SHORT TERM RENTAL HISTORY.

THIS IS REALLY MORE FOR YOU AS AN APPENDIX ITEM, AND TO HAVE.

THIS IS A HISTORY OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED DOWN THERE IN AUSTIN IN THE 2017 SESSION, THE 2019 SESSION EXCUSE ME.

YEAH, 2017, 2019 AND 2021.

WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IF WE WENT THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THIS IS THAT DEBATE HAS MOVED FROM THE 2017, WHICH WAS A REAL STRONG BAN AND HAS MOVED MORE TOWARDS WHAT I CALL A REGULATE THE REGULATORS.

RIGHT, BUT 2017 WAS A BAN THE BAN.

RIGHT, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE COMING BACK TO THIS SESSION.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO COME TO I THINK WHAT WE'LL SEE THIS TIME IS A VERY STRONG PUSH FOR A BAN.

SO PUT THIS BACK UNDER THE HEADING OF ANOTHER PREEMPTION.

RIGHT. THIS WILL BE PREEMPTING CITIES FROM BANNING SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS, AND THERE'S A COALITION THAT HAS FORMED OF SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNERS.

THEY'VE HIRED A LOBBYIST, SPOKE TO THE LOBBYIST TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER NEXT WEEK, COMPARE SOME MORE NOTES, BUT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY ACTIVE SESSION ON ON THIS TOPIC.

FOR BETTER OR WORSE.

MY FIRM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY INVOLVED IN THIS FROM THE BEGINNING BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE CITIES THAT WE REPRESENT.

SO I'VE BEEN INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN EVERY STEP OF THIS DEBATE FROM THE WORD GO AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN IT ON YOUR BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL WRAP UP THE QUICK UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE.

I HOPE THAT WAS QUICK ENOUGH.

I APOLOGIZE IF IT TOOK TOO LONG, AND THE ONLY SUGGESTION I WOULD MAKE TO YOU IN TERMS OF YOUR AGENDA, WHICH OTHERWISE IS A WELL DONE AGENDA, AND I COMPLIMENT STAFF FOR

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THEIR WORK ON IT, BUT THIS IS SOMEWHAT STANDARD LANGUAGE THAT WE RECOMMEND THAT JUST GIVES A SORT OF BROAD APPROACH TO SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FOR THE GOOD STUFF AND WE'RE AGAINST THE BAD STUFF AND WE SEEK TO PRESERVE OUR CURRENT AUTHORITY , AND THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM DOWN THERE AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S POSITION.

I'LL WRAP ALL THAT UP, MAYOR, BY SAYING THAT OUR APPROACH TO THIS IS THAT THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC PROCESS, OKAY AS WE TALKED ABOUT.

WE'RE ONLY 25% OF THE WAY THROUGH BILL FILING.

RIGHT. SO THERE IS GOING TO BE A VERY ACTIVE DIALOG GOING ON BACK AND FORTH WITH THE STAFF THAT WILL COME TO YOU IN TERMS OF TAKING POSITIONS ON BILLS. WE ENCOURAGE THIS TO BE A VERY TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND FOR THESE DISCUSSIONS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE MANNER THAT YOU ALL WANT THEM TO TAKE PLACE IN FRONT OF YOUR COMMUNITY, BUT THE POINT OF ALL OF THAT IS THAT YOUR AGENDA IS A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE AMENDED AND ALTERED OVER TIME AS SPECIFIC BILLS ARE FINALLY UNVEILED IN AUSTIN OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

RIGHT. SO WHAT WE ADOPT TONIGHT IS A GREAT STARTING POINT, BUT IT'S NOT THE FINAL PIECE OF IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY ACTIVE, YOU KNOW, 18 MORE WEEKS OF THIS.

AND SO WE CONSIDER THIS A VERY KIND OF FLUID DOCUMENT.

WITH THAT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND I'M HAPPY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT GRAPEVINE AND HOPEFULLY START A REAL GOOD RELATIONSHIP OF ADDING VALUE FOR YOU ALL DOWN IN AUSTIN.

I HAVE A QUESTION GOING BACK TO THE SURPLUS.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OR ANY OTHER LEGISLATORS ABOUT THAT SURPLUS AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH IT? VERY MUCH SO. IT'S WHAT I WAS ALLUDING TO WHEN I SAID THE DEALING WITH THAT IS GOING TO DOMINATE THE SESSION.

SO THERE'S EVERYTHING, OF COURSE, FROM LET'S RETURN SOME OF IT TO TAXPAYERS TO LET'S BUY DOWN PROPERTY TAXES, LET'S ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES ALTOGETHER, AND LET'S FULLY FUND FILL IN THE BLANK WHATEVER PROGRAM, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO THOSE COMPETING PROPOSALS AND COMPETING IDEAS, WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE FOR THE REAL CHALLENGE . TWO PART QUESTION.

YOU'RE A THREE MAN COMPANY.

YES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE OTHER PEOPLE.

WE DO. THAT DO A LOT OF WORK UNDERNEATH YOU.

YES. SO HOW MANY CITIES DO YOU REPRESENT CURRENTLY AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THIS CITY WANTS THIS PARTICULAR BILL FOUGHT AND THIS CITY WANTS SOMETHING ELSE? GOOD QUESTION. WE TYPICALLY REPRESENT ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 25 CITIES.

ANYTHING ABOVE 25, TO 27, WE TEND TO REALLY TAP THE BRAKES.

WE'VE LEARNED OVER TIME THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE BANDWIDTH THAT WE CAN HANDLE COMFORTABLY AND GIVE THE ATTENTION TO THE CLIENTS THAT WE NEED TO.

TO YOUR SECOND QUESTION, IT'S A VERY COMMON QUESTION, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT CITY ON CITY CONFLICT IN THE LEGISLATURE IS INCREDIBLY RARE AND I MEAN INCREDIBLY RARE.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU ALL WANT THE SAME THINGS, AND SECONDLY, JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU'RE HAVING A DISAGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER CITY AND YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO AUSTIN AND GET THE LEGISLATURE TO REFEREE THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT THE CONFLICT WE MIGHT HAVE.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IT'S GOING TO GO NOWHERE.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A REAL RESOLVE IN AUSTIN TO PICK A WINNER OR LOSER IN A CITY VERSUS CITY, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IN THE 25 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CITIES, IT HAS ALMOST NEVER HAPPENED.

THE LAST PIECE OF THAT ANSWER IS THAT IF THERE'S A CONFLICT, THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT GOVERNS MY PROFESSION.

I AM, IN ESSENCE, A REGULATED INDUSTRY, AND THERE'S VERY STRICT LAWS IN CHAPTER 305 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE ABOUT WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT TO A CLIENT, AND THEN EITHER GET YOUR PERMISSION TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE ISSUE OR BOW OUT.

AND YOU CONSIDER OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN AUSTIN, DO YOU CONSIDER THEM A PARTNER? DO YOU WORK THROUGH THEM TO GET THINGS DONE? IS THAT HOW YOU DO IT? YES. YES.

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? VERY THOROUGH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHTY. THE COUNCIL WILL NOW CONSIDER RESOLUTION 2023-001 AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE 88TH SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION.

I THINK WE HAVE TO DO THE OLD BUSINESS.

WE GOT TO DO THE OLD BUSINESS. WE HAVE TO DO THE OLD BUSINESS OF ACTUALLY APPROVING TO HAVE THEM REPRESENT US, MAYOR.

ITEM SO WE'VE GOT TO HIRE THE CONSULTANT I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE THE ACTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION, AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES.

NOW WE'LL CONSIDER THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.

GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST AND FOCUS ON PREEMPTION, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE WORD OF THE DAY HERE TONIGHT, AND WE'D ALSO RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADD IN WHAT MR. AGHAMALIAN AND THE LANGUAGE THAT HE PROPOSED.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, BUT THE AGENDA INCLUDES HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS LIKE THE REGULATION OF SHORT TERM RENTALS, LEGISLATION THAT REINSTATES, I'M SORRY, THE CITY'S ABILITY TO REQUIRE CERTAIN BUILDING MATERIALS THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM US LAST SESSION.

OF COURSE, THE OPPOSITION TO UNFUNDED MANDATES AND PRESERVATION OF THE CITY'S REVENUE SOURCES.

NEW IN THIS AGENDA IS THE ADVOCACY FOR ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR THE INABILITY OF PEOPLE TO MOVE OVER WHEN A FIRST RESPONDER HAS SOMEONE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

AS YOU'VE SEEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERE INJURIES AND DEATHS TO FIRST RESPONDERS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS RELATED TO THAT SITUATION, AND IT'S BEGUN

[10. Consider Resolution No. 2023-001 authorizing the legislative agenda for the 88th session of the Texas State Legislature and take any necessary action.]

TO BE A REAL PROBLEM.

I THINK THAT'S ALL I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE REGARDING THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, AND AGAIN, I'D ASK THAT YOU INCORPORATE THE LANGUAGE.

MR. AGHAMALIAN SUGGESTED.

JENNIFER IN THE LAST NUMBER OF SESSIONS.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT CROPS UP DURING THE SESSION THAT WE NEED TO ADD TO THEIR ABILITY TO HELP US WITH.

I PRESUME THERE'S LANGUAGE IN HERE THAT COVERS THAT AND THAT WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT WILL HAPPEN AND WE'LL WORK TOWARDS ACCOMPLISHING THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? THANK YOU.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL ALONG WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE SUGGESTED IN THE PRESENTATION.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A MOTION, AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. BRENDA CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT PRESENTATION? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE CONSIDER A CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO AIR OR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER CROSSINGS WITH ENGINEERS BRINKLEY AND BARFIELD AND JOHN ROBERTSON. THANK YOU.

HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I KNOW NUMBER 11 ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS TO AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO UTILITY FACILITIES THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE SAME STORM THAT GENERATED THE TORNADO LAST MONTH.

ALL THESE DAMAGED FACILITIES ARE IN CREEK CHANNELS CONSISTING OF A WATER AND SANITARY SEWER LINE CROSSING ALONG DENTON CREEK AND THREE SANITARY SEWER LINES ACROSS BIG BEAR CREEK IN THE SOUTH.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP.

THE FIRST IS A 12 INCH WATERLINE THAT RUPTURED INTO DENTON CREEK BED ALONG 2499.

THIS IS ONE OF TWO WATER LINES THAT FEED THE FAR NORTH PART OF THE CITY.

THE REPAIR WILL CONSIST OF A NEW LINE THAT WOULD BE BORED WELL BENEATH THE FLOW LINE OF THE CREEK.

THE OTHER FOUR LINES ARE AERIAL SEWER CROSSINGS.

[11. Consider contracts for emergency repairs to aerial water and sanitary sewer crossings with engineer, Brinkley & Barfield, Inc.; bypass pumping contractor, United Rental; general contractor, Wright Construction Company; and Ordinance 2023-002 to appropriate funds. Public Works Director recommends approval.]

ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE VARIES, THE IMAGE SHOWN IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONDITION OF THESE LINES.

ARROW CROSSINGS ARE USUALLY DAMAGED WHEN DEBRIS AND RAIN EVENTS KNOCK OUT THE PIER FOUNDATIONS OR BREAK THE PIPES APART AT A JOINT.

THE PROPOSED REPAIR LOOKS SIMILAR TO THIS IMAGE THAT WAS COMPLETE IN 2017.

THE NEW ARROW CROSSINGS WILL BE SET ON TWO DRILLED SHAFTS, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET DEEP, LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CHANNEL BANK.

IN ADDITION, THE NEW SEWER WILL BE PROTECTED BY A STEEL CASING OUTER PIPE.

THREE OF THE MENTIONED SEWER LINES WILL BE REPAIRED IN A SIMILAR FASHION TO THIS ONE, AND THE FOURTH LINE, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE, IS CURRENTLY STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

OVER THE BANK HAS EXPERIENCED EROSION AND AROUND THE FOUNDATIONS AND THE BANKS MUST BE ARMORED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

STAFF HAS RETAINED BRINKLEY AND BARFIELD FOR THE CENTER'S SEWER STRUCTURAL DESIGN.

RANGE LINE UTILITY SERVICES WILL PROVIDE THE WATERLINE REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION WILL MAKE SENSE FOR SEWER REPAIRS.

JUST A CLARIFICATION. YES.

THIS PICTURE, YOU'RE SAYING THIS PIPE IS IN GREAT SHAPE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? IT'S STRUCTURALLY SOUND. YES.

HOWEVER, THE PIERS ALONG THE BANK ARE BEING ERODED OUT.

SO WE NEED TO PUT EROSION PROTECTION ON IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT IT FROM FAILING.

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SO AFTER THE REPAIRS, IT'S GOING TO LOOK BETTER THAN THAT PICTURE.

YEAH. [LAUGHTER] IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, CONSIDERATION IS IN ORDER.

I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

THIS BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 12 THROUGH 22 ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR ANY COUNCIL DEBATE.

ANY GUEST PRESENT CAN REQUEST ANY ITEM BE REMOVED FOR FULL DISCUSSION.

WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS.

APPARENTLY NOT. SO ITEM 12 THROUGH 22 IS THE CONSENT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

21. YES, YOUR HONOR.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, SO ITEM 12 THROUGH 20 AND 22 IS A CONSENT.

A MOTION IS IN ORDER.

I'D MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 12 THROUGH 20 AND 22.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 21, CONSIDER AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF COPPELL FOR EMERGENCY, WATER INTERCONNECT AND SANITARY SEWER STUDIES AND ORDINANCE 2023-003 TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS.

THIS ITEM WAS ASKED TO BE PULLED BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE ITEM ITSELF, WHICH CAME UNDER SEPARATE COVER TO YOU AS WELL.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR APPROVAL OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY OF COPPELL TO PROVIDE A SINGLE EMERGENCY WATER CONNECTION ON BASS PRO DRIVE EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 121 AT THE CITY LIMITS, AND ALSO INCLUDES A WASTEWATER FLOW STUDY TO SEE IF DOWNSTREAM IMPROVEMENTS MAY BE MADE IN COPPELL'S SEWER SYSTEM.

SO THAT [INAUDIBLE] GRAVITY FLOW DOWNHILL AND TO SEE IF WE CAN REMOVE THE HILTON LIFT STATION, THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

IT WOULD BE. IT WOULD BE.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL WITH THAT ADDITION TO THE.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

[21. Consider an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Coppell for emergency water interconnect and sanitary sewer studies and Ordinance 2023-003 to appropriate funds. Public Works Director recommends approval.]

IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. 21 IS APPROVED.

AS YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT, WE ON THE LEFT, WE'VE HAD SOMETHING NEW, WHICH IS A PRINT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION OF THE PEOPLE SPEAKING.

I'M GETTING THE SAME THING TONIGHT ON MY DESK AND PART OF MY DISTRACTION IS TRYING TO FOLLOW IT.

YEAH, I'M SURE IT IS.

[LAUGHTER] WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING BECAUSE A LOT OF THE WORDS ARE MISSPELLED OR MISPRONOUNCED.

AND IT'S A LITTLE BEHIND.

YEAH, AND IT'S BEHIND.

BUT IT'S YEAH, VERY IT'S DISTRACTING.

DISTRACTING.

IT'S LIKE VOICE TEXTING.