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[CALL TO ORDER]
I WILL OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM WE'LL GO TO ITEM ONE ON OUR AGENDA.WE WILL HAVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOE CORCORAN, LEAD US IN THE INDICATION AND THE PLEDGE.
EVERYONE, PLEASE, PLEASE STAND IF YOU CAN.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND PATIENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DEALING WITH THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH US.
WE PRAY FOR AN END TO THE SUMMER.
WE PRAY FOR THE FORTITUDE TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS.
WE PRAY FOR OUR NATIONAL LEADERS AND WE PRAY FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE.
YOU EVER WANNA LOOK AT THE AMERICAN FLAG? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE ONE, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2023, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 (COUNCIL GOALS WORKSHOP), AND SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 MEETINGS]
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.LOOK AT THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2023.
SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2023, WHICH WAS THE COUNCIL GOALS AND WORKSHOP, AND SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023 MEETINGS.
ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE I CALL FOR A MOTION? OKAY, MR. HUTCHEN, WRITER, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS PUBLISHED.
MR. SHAM SCHUEL, COULD I GET A SECOND? I WOULD SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
[4. VISITORS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS]
OKAY, PUT MY GLASSES ON FOR THIS ONE.ITEM FOUR IS VISITOR OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS.
MR. MAGNER, UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER WHO WOULD LIKE TO, UH, COMMENT TONIGHT.
SO, UH, LET ME READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED BY 5:00 PM AND TO ALLOW VISITORS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED.
ALL SPEAKERS SHOULD COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY, WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, SPEAKER SHOULD STEP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES AS INDICATED BY THE TIMERS.
SPEAKERS SHOULD REMAIN AT THE PODIUM DURING THEIR COMMENTS.
SPEAKERS SUBMITTING COMMENTS ON THE SAME TOPIC SHOULD REFRAIN FROM REPETITIVE REMARKS.
AND MAY YOU WISH TO CONSIDER A REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKER.
IF THE SPEAKER HAS HANDOUTS FOR THE COUNCIL, THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CITY SECRETARY FOR DISTRIBUTION.
THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM DISCUSSING OR TAKING ACTION ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER MAY RESPOND WITH FACTS OF POLICY OR DIRECT CITY STAFF TO RESPOND TO THE SPEAKER AFTER THE MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, I'D ALSO LIKE TO, TO REMIND EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CITY SECRETARY AMY NUMER.
TO CALL OUR SPEAKERS, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, KELLY PRITCHARD.
THAT'S MY MAIDEN NAME ACTUALLY.
UM, MY LA NAME, FAMILY NAME IS MCGARRY.
UH, I HAVE LIVED IN RICHARDSON FOR GOING ON 11, EXCUSE ME, KELLY ADDRESS, PLEASE.
I HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY A HOMEOWNER, UH, WE BOUGHT HERE IN 2013.
I HAVE AN 18 YEAR OLD SON WHO ATTENDS PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND, UH, WE WENT THROUGH THE PRAIRIE CREEK NORTH JUNIOR HIGH ROUTE.
I, UM, KIND OF TOOK ON, UM, SINCE LAST JANUARY, KIND OF A PERSONAL MISSION TO TAKE ON CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AS A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION.
UM, AFTER 10 OR SO YEARS, LIKE I SAID HERE, UM, RAISING MY SON AND WORKING AS A PROFESSIONAL.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HIT ON SOME TOUGH TIMES WITH COVID, ET CETERA.
AND, UM, I'VE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN, IN CAMPAIGNS AND, AND HAVE BEEN A VOTER, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
UM, I GRADUATED FROM UT AUSTIN IN 92.
UM, I'VE LIVED IN A LOT OF OTHER PLACES BESIDES TEXAS, INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY, ATLANTA, AUSTRALIA, BOSTON.
UM, SO WE HAVE SOME, SOME POINTS OF REFERENCE AND SOME SOME POINTS OF COMPARISON.
UM, IN THE PAST YEAR, I KIND OF, LIKE I SAID, TOOK A PERSONAL, UM, APPRO PERSONAL, NOT VENDETTA, THAT, THAT MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT WORD, BUT, UM, INTEREST IN
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NAVIGATING THE PROCESS OF, UH, RICHARDSON, I S D.UM, AND BECAUSE WE HAD A MAY ELECTION, I ALSO FOUND MYSELF INVOLVED IN SOME CANDIDATE FORUMS BECAUSE I'M A CHAPTER MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS DALLAS.
UM, IN THAT PROCESS, UM, I LEARNED A LOT, QUITE A BIT.
UM, I WENT THROUGH THE, THE FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCESS OF THE DISTRICT, UM, WITH TWO FAIRLY DECENT FORMAL COMPLAINTS.
UM, AND I ENDED UP SPEAKING AT A BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING LAST JUNE.
UM, TO SUMMARIZE KIND OF MY EXPERIENCE, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY I'M HERE TODAY, UM, BECAUSE, UH, WE'VE HAD AN ELECTION.
I'VE PARTICIPATED IN, UM, SOME OF THE SESSIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD, UM, AND I'VE THANKFULLY, UM, BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH SOME OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO I WILL SAY TAKE, UM, A TIRELESS APPROACH TO THEIR WORK AND SERVING OUR CONSTITUENTS.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, AND FOR THE RECORD AS WELL.
UM, I DID SUPPORT STEVEN SPRINGS AND JANET PU, BUT I VOTED FOR YOU, KEN.
SO, UM, I HAVE A VERY KIND OF BIPARTISAN, IF YOU WILL, UH, NOTION OF WHAT I HOPE THE CITY WILL DO FOR THE FUTURE, UM, AND, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT AT LEAST I REPRESENT.
UM, LIKE I SAID, I AM WITH A LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.
UM, I AM A RENTER AND, UH, I'M DIVORCED.
AND, UH, I'VE, I'VE RAISED A SON IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, JUST LIKE I WAS RAISED IN AUSTIN AT MCCALLUM HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, AND I'M JUST REALLY KIND OF SURPRISED HOW I GRADUATED IN 1988, AND HERE IT IS, 2023, AND IT FEELS A LOT LIKE IT DID BACK THEN.
UH, THEY WERE IMPLEMENTING THINGS LIKE, UH, METAL DETECTORS BECAUSE WEAPONS WERE BECOMING A PROBLEM.
UM, THERE WAS JUST KIND OF A DISINTEGRATION OF, OF COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.
AND TO BE HONEST, I WAS PRETTY READY TO GET OUTTA TEXAS.
SO, UM, LUCKILY I GOT A SCHOLARSHIP TO GO TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY.
I WAS PRETTY EXPENSIVE FOR A JOURNALISM MAJOR, SO I TRANSFERRED BACK TO U T D, PARDON ME, UT AUSTIN, UM, WHERE I HAD A LOT OF, WHERE I GREW UP.
SO I HAD A LOT OF, OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
IN FACT, 19 PRITCHARDS HAVE GRADUATED FROM UT AUSTIN.
WE LIKE TO SAY WE BLEED ORANGE.
UM, SO RAISING A KID HERE, UM, AGAIN, SEVERAL DECADES LATER.
UH, IT'S AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.
UH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE A FLASHBACK.
UM, MY FOLKS, UH, GOT MARRIED IN 1970, AT 20 YEARS OLD.
UM, WE WERE CATHOLICS, SO I WAS AN ACCIDENT.
WADE HADN'T PASSED YET, SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
I DIDN'T HAVE MY SON UNTIL I WAS 34.
SO PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, AND PROTECTION, THE BASICS FOR OUR KIDS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DEDICATING YOURSELVES TO THAT.
AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO SUPPORT YOU TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
ANY OTHER CARDS? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MAYOR.
[5. RECOGNITION OF GIRL SCOUT TROOP 2126 RICHARDSON ]
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RECOGNITION OF GIRL SCOUT TROOP 2126 RICHARDSON.UH, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF VON VALGUS, MAKING HER WAY TO THE PODIUM.
BUT LET ME JUST, UH, SAY AS SHE DOES THAT, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL, UH, GUESTS WITH US THIS EVENING.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THEIR PASSION FOR RICHARDSON AND, UH, THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DID OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
YVONNE, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO INTRODUCE THE, THE GROUP THAT'S HERE.
AND IF I COULD, IF I COULD HAVE THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP 2126.
COME ON FORWARD WITH JEFF JACKSON.
SO, WHILE THEY'RE COMING FORWARD, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, WE WERE SO EXCITED TO WORK WITH THIS GROUP.
THEY APPROACHED US ABOUT DOING
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SOME FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO EARN THEIR BRONZE AWARD.THEY CREATED A CAMPAIGN CALLED DOLLARS FOR DOGGIES.
AND THEIR TROOP LEADER, LIZ SHOR, REACHED OUT TO JEFF IN APRIL.
AND OF COURSE, JEFF WAS THE PRIMARY CONTACT TO WORK WITH THIS GROUP.
BUT THEY PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS PROJECT.
ESSENTIALLY, THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR, THEIR GOAL WAS TO RAISE MONEY FOR ONE WATER FOUNTAIN THAT HAD A DOGGY BOWL, AND THEN ALSO TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TWO NEW MUTT MITTS, ALL FOR CUSTER PARK.
AND THEY DID THIS IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD.
SO THAT WAS $5,400 THAT THEY RAISED IN THAT TWO MONTH PERIOD.
THAT'S VERY IMPRESS IMPRESSIVE.
THIS GROUP WENT DOOR TO DOOR, THEY WENT BUSINESS TO BUSINESS SEEKING SPONSORS AND DONATIONS.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THEY CREATED A REALLY COOL EVENT, A SPECIAL EVENT THAT THEY HELD AT, AT CUSTER PARK.
THEY CREATED AND MADE DOG TREATS.
AND THEY TOOK A LOT OF CREATIVITY ON THIS WITH THE, THE NAMES OF THE DOG TREATS.
SO SOME OF 'EM, HERE'S JUST A FEW SAMPLES OF IT, WAGON ALONGS, THIN MINTS, LEMON PUPS, AND ADVENTURE FLUES.
SO THEY SOLD THEIR DOG TREATS.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THEY SOLD SMALLER ITEMS LIKE COLLAPSIBLE, COLLAPSIBLE DOG BOWLS, DOGGY BAG HOLDERS.
THEY EVEN MADE FRISBEES AND ART THAT THEY DECORATED THEMSELVES, AND THEY SOLD THOSE ITEMS. AND THEN THEY GAVE AWAY ITEMS FOR, UM, BIGGER DONATIONS THAT WERE MADE.
THEY HAD A KISSING BOOTH, A DOGGY KISSING BOOTH.
UM, SO THEY DID A LOT OF WORK, AND THEY HAVE REALLY MADE A HUGE IMPACT.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE 'EM HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THEIR EFFORTS.
SO THE, THE EVERYTHING THAT THEY, THEY RAISED THE FUNDS FOR THE WATER FOUNTAIN AND THE DOGGY, UM, MITTS WERE ALL PUT IN PLACE LAST WEEK.
OUR PARK STAFF PUT THOSE IN PLACE.
BUT THIS GROUP DID AN AMAZING JOB, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE HERE AND RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
AND LIZ, YOU HAD A, A FEW WORDS TO SAY AS WELL.
I DIDN'T REALLY PREPARE ANYTHING, BUT, UM, I DID WANNA SAY THAT MR. DORIAN CAME TO OUR EVENT, UM, SAW IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THESE GIRLS REALLY WORKED TIRELESSLY.
UM, THE BRONZE AWARD IS SOMETHING THAT GIRL SCOUTS DO BEFORE THEY GET TO SIXTH GRADE.
SO THE OLDER GIRL SCOUTS, UM, REALLY PUT THIS TOGETHER ALL BY THEMSELVES.
THEY WANT, THEY WENT THROUGH DOZENS OF IDEAS, AND THEY REALLY ONLY CARED ABOUT DOING SOMETHING EITHER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OR FOR DOGS
SO, UM, THEY, THEY GOT REAL EXCITED ABOUT PLANNING THIS EVENT, AND THEY PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
AND THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT MORE PICTURES TOO, OF ALL THEIR ARTWORK AND ALL THEIR EFFORTS.
UM, BUT I'M, WE'RE SO PROUD OF ALL THESE GIRLS OF 2 1 2 6, THAT, THAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED THIS BEFORE THEIR SIXTH GRADE YEAR.
AND, UM, THEY RAISED ALL THIS MONEY THANKS TO MOSTLY THE PEOPLE OF CANYON CREEK.
UM, AND THEY WERE JUST VERY GENEROUS.
WE, WE WERE ALMOST TWO MONTHS INTO IT, AND WE HAD ONE FINAL DONOR COME TO US.
UM, BECAUSE SOMEBODY IN OUR TROOP, MY DAUGHTER HAPPENED TO JUST MENTION, OH, YOU HAVE A DOG, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT DOLLARS FOR DOGS.
AND HE SAID, YOU NEED THIS MUCH MONEY, HERE YOU GO.
HE JUST HANDED IT OVER BECAUSE HE WANTED US TO REACH OUR GOAL.
AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THE CITY FOR GETTING THIS IN SO QUICKLY.
UM, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LOT COOLER WHEN WE TOOK THIS PICTURE
AND THEN WE DO HAVE EXTRA, UM, WASTE BAGS AND, AND, UM, WHAT ARE THOSE CALLED? COLLAPSIBLE WATER BOWLS.
IF ANYBODY HAS A DOG AND WOULD LIKE ONE OF THESE, THE GIRLS ARE GONNA COME AROUND AND PASS THEM OUT.
IF SO, IF YOU WANNA JUST RAISE YOUR HAND, THEY CAN BRING ONE OVER TO YOU.
AND, AND WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
SO JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT ONE.
DO YOU GUYS WANNA JUST WALK AROUND AND JUST GRAB A FEW OF THEM AND TAKE THEM
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YEAH.OKAY, GIRLS, LET'S COME IN AND GET A PICTURE.
I THINK WE, AT LEAST MAYOR COUNCIL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN, WE'LL DO THE PICTURE NOW.
LET'S HAVE STILL IN THE CORNER OF HEIGHT.
SO I GET, UH, SO WE'RE GONNA GET WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, I THINK THREE DIFFERENT LINES.
SO IF YOU'RE ABOUT THIS TALL, WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD? PARENTS, PARENTS OF THE GIRL SCOUTS, IF YOU WANT TO COME BEHIND THE, TO TAKE YOUR PICTURES, PLEASE COME ON UP.
IF HE CAN GET BY OUR SECURITY
ALRIGHT, LET'S GET YOU, AM I GETTING IN? VERY GOOD.
AND, UM, IF I, IF YOU HAVE HOLD THAT SPOT FOR, AND WE'RE GONNA GO ONE BIG CHEESE, CHEESE, BIG, LOUD.
ALRIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE? SO IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE AWAY ANY MORE OF THOSE, THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST CLOSE IT.
[6. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE AND COMMUNITY SUMMIT TWO]
GONNA GO TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.UM, REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IN COMMUNITY SUMMIT TWO.
UH, MARK BYERS, UH, IS, UH, GONNA MAKE HIS WAY TO THE PODIUM, MARK, OF COURSE, WITH
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THE KIMBERLY HOR AND MONICA HYDE WITH PROLOGUE PLANNING HERE, ALONG WITH KEITH CRU.AND, UH, OUR DIRECTOR OF, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CHAMP, UH, SAM CHAVA, EXCUSE ME.
UM, HERE TO, UM, PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT UPDATE AS WE'RE ABOUT TO LAUNCH ONTO SUMMIT, UH, NUMBER TWO HERE.
UM, WE WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON SOME OF THE IMPORTANT VISION WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE, SOME OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
AND, UH, ALSO, UH, KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OUTLOOK FROM A SCHEDULE STANDPOINT ABOUT WHEN WE'LL BE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, UM, ENGAGING FURTHER ON THE, UH, THE WORK THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF PHASE ONE.
SO MARK, THANKS TO YOU AND THE WHOLE TEAM FOR BEING HERE, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FURTHER BRIEFING.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS MARK BOWERS.
I'M A VICE PRESIDENT WITH KIMLEY HORN URBAN DESIGNER AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
WITH ME THIS EVENING IS MONICA HYDE, UH, WITH PROLOGUE PLANNING.
AND, UH, WE WILL BE MAKING THE BULK OF THIS BRIEFING THIS EVENING.
UH, SO, UH, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A FEW KEY THINGS TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT, UH, WHERE WE ARE IN THE OVERALL PLANNING PROCESS AND WHAT WE'RE, UH, STILL MOVING FORWARD TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, AND GO THROUGH SOME DETAILS ON THAT.
UH, WE WANT TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT COMMUNITY SUMMIT NUMBER TWO AND SHARE WITH YOU AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY, SOME OF THE EXCITING ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE COMING UP OVER THE NEXT MONTH.
AND, UH, WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE CONTENT RELATED TO, UH, COMMUNITY SUMMIT TOO, AND SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE HA HAVING.
AND THEN ESSENTIALLY OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF US.
UM, SO WHERE WE ARE IN THE OVERALL PROCESS, UM, AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE STARTED OFF THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
UH, WE'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING ALONG THAT TOP BLUE LINE THAT WE CALL DATA COLLECTION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION.
UM, IT'S REALLY THAT PHASE WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, UH, PREPARING SOME PRELIMINARY DIRECTION, GOING BACK AND CONFIRMING WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HEARD THEM PROPERLY.
UM, AND THEN, UH, THAT PROCESS IS GOING TO LAST THROUGH DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEN WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH, UH, SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFTS OF SOME OF THE PLAN COMPONENTS, UH, LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTATION.
UM, AND WHERE WE ARE IN THE OVERALL PROCESS IS WE ARE JUST ABOUT TO LAUNCH COMMUNITY SUMMIT NUMBER TWO, UH, THAT YOU SEE IN THAT OCTOBER NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME ON THE OVERALL SCHEDULE.
SO, UH, JUST KIND OF WALKING THROUGH THE INTENT, UH, AT EACH STEP OF THIS PROCESS.
UH, COMMUNITY SUMMIT ONE WAS VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON LISTENING IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, IF YOU'LL RECALL, THOSE OF YOU, THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND, WE DIDN'T COME IN WITH A LOT OF PRECONCEPTIONS.
WE DIDN'T COME IN WITH, UH, WITH, UH, DIRECTION FOR THE PLAN.
IT WAS REALLY INTENDED TO ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS AND GET OUT AND, UH, GET FEEDBACK FROM AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WE COULD, UH, TO BE ABLE TO FORM SOME VERY BASIC DIRECTION RELATED TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED TO SEE, UH, IN THE VISION FOR RICHARDSON IN THE NEXT 20 TO 25 YEARS.
UM, UH, THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS IN MORE DETAIL, SUCH AS NEW HOUSING TYPES APPROPRIATE TO THE FUTURE OF RICHARDSON.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, UH, BUT A LOT OF IT WAS BASED UPON TRYING TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
SO THIS NEXT SUMMIT THAT WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO KICK OFF IS GONNA BE ABOUT CONFIRMATION.
SO WE, WE WERE IN THIS FIRST PROCESS, WE HEARD A LOT OF THINGS.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, UH, WHILE WE GET A LOT OF IT RIGHT AND WHAT WE HEARD, UH, WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE MAY HEAR, NO, YOU, YOU DIDN'T HEAR US CORRECTLY.
WHAT WE REALLY MEANT TO SAY WAS THIS.
AND SO IT'S A REAL IMPORTANT PROCESS FOR US TO GO THROUGH TO IDENTIFY, ARE WE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, OR THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE CHANGING IN ORDER TO REALLY BE ALIGNING WITH THE VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE GAVE YOU A PREVIEW OF SOME OF THIS, UH, IN THE JOINT SESSION THAT WE HAD IN THE END OF, UH, END OF JULY, UH, WITH THE C P C.
UH, SO WE'LL BE TALKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AT THIS STEP ABOUT A PRELIMINARY VISION STATEMENT.
UH, UH, BASED UPON THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD THROUGH THAT FIRST SUMMIT, UH, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER THAT BASIC STATEMENT, AND WE WANT TO HEAR IF IT'S, IF IT'S RINGING TRUE WITH SOME OF THE KEY THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO, UH, WANTS TO BE SAYING ABOUT THE FUTURE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, WHICH ARE THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE STARTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU, UH, IN THE LAST MEETING.
AND IN FACT, UH, THOSE PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES THAT WE WANT TO TAKE BACK TO CONFIRM WITH THE COMMUNITY BASED ON WHAT THEY TOLD US.
UH, WERE IN YOUR PACKETS, I BELIEVE, UH, FUTURE PLACE TYPES.
UH, SO THE PLACE TYPES OR THAT BASIC ELEMENT THAT WE UTILIZE TO, UH, ESTABLISH A
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LAND USE DIRECTION, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY.UH, SO IF YOU THINK, UH, IN SIMPLER TERMS, THINK OF THEM AS LAND USES, BUT WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN A MOMENT ABOUT SOME OF THE NUANCES RELATED TO THAT.
AND THEN THAT ALLOCATION OF NEW HOUSING TYPES WITHIN, UH, THOSE PLACE TYPES THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING AND A PREFERRED VISION FOR THE FIVE REINVESTMENT AREAS THAT WE'VE STARTED TO NARROW DOWN WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH COUNCIL IN THAT LAST MEETING.
UH, AND THEN WHERE WE'RE HEADED AFTER THIS, UH, IS WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL IN A JOINT SESSION WITH C P C IN JANUARY, UH, WITH WHAT WE CALL THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION.
THAT STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND THOSE PILLARS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ARE THE VISION STATEMENT, GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND THAT PRELIMINARY LAND USE DIRECTION WITH THE PLACE TYPES AND THE VISION FOR THESE REINVESTMENT AREAS.
AND ONCE WE, UH, HAVE, UH, YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT DIRECTION, THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY START GETTING DOWN INTO DEVELOPING SOME OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN COMPONENTS THAT WE WILL TAKE BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY NEXT SUMMER, UH, FOR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.
NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING INTO, UH, SOME OF THE DETAILS RELATED TO EACH OF THOSE, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT HERE.
SO, UH, UM, SO AS WE MOVE INTO COMMUNITY SUMMIT TWO, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR ENGAGING IN THE PROCESS.
UH, SOME OF THE LOGISTICS, IT'S GOING TO KICK OFF ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, OVER A MONTH THAT WE'LL BE, UH, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT, UH, FORUMS TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK RELATED TO THE, THE PRELIMINARY DIRECTION THAT THE PLAN IS HEADED.
UH, IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S REALLY INTENDED TO BUILD UPON WHAT WE HEARD IN THAT FIRST COMMUNITY SUMMIT, UH, AND, AND CONFIRM THE DIRECTION OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING.
UH, AND THEN AGAIN, THAT THIRD SUMMIT WILL OCCUR NEXT SUMMER, UH, IN 2024 TO FLIC, UH, FACILITATE FEEDBACK ON THE BASIC PLAN COMPONENTS.
UM, A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU.
AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE STARTED OFF WITH A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN, UH, IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR.
AND WE'VE BEEN IN, IN ESSENCE, IMPLEMENTING THAT PLAN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
SO IT'S BUILT ON SEVERAL, UH, SEVERAL KEY ELEMENTS.
UH, WE ACTUALLY WENT LIVE ONLINE ON MARCH 20TH.
UH, IT'S, UH, THAT ONLINE PRESENCE.
THAT WEBSITE HAS RECEIVED A LOT OF, UH, HITS FROM THE COMMUNITY, A LOT OF FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
IT'S BEEN AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING, UH, AND IT'S, AGAIN, CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE FEEDBACK IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
UH, VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT, UH, IF YOU'LL RECALL, THIS PAST SUMMER, WE HAD VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT ROOMS FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T BE IN FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS OR THAT PREFERRED, UH, UH, MAYBE THEY'RE WORKING THIRD SHIFT AND PREFERRED A TIME THAT WAS MORE CONVENIENT TO THEM, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, UH, PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO US.
SO WE HAVE THIS VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT WHERE WE'RE ESSENTIALLY ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS THROUGH A VIRTUAL FORMAT THAT WE DO TO IN FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS.
UH, AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE UTILIZING THAT AGAIN.
IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE STARTING OCTOBER 1ST.
OPEN HOUSES, UH, ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE TWO KEY OPEN HOUSES THAT ARE SCHEDULED DURING THIS, UH, SECOND, UH, SET OF WORKSHOPS.
THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, UH, FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT 30.
IT'S GOING TO BE IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.
UH, UH, 20 23 60 CAMPBELL CREEK BOULEVARD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT, UH, PREFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ON A WEEKEND, UH, WE'LL BE AVAILABLE FROM 10 TO 12 AT THE HEIST RECREATION CENTER.
UH, 7 7 11 WEST ARAPAHOE ROAD, UH, FOR THOSE OPEN HOUSES.
UM, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE ADVERTISING A LOT OF THIS PROCESS THROUGH RICHARDSON PUBLIC EVENTS.
SO JUST LIKE THIS SUMMER, UH, WE, WE TARGETED THOSE KEY EVENTS THAT WERE TAKING PLACE AT THAT TIME.
UH, THIS TIME WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE THESE ACTIVITIES AT THE COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 7TH AND EIGHTH.
HAINS HARVEST FEST, ANDTO FEST ON OCTOBER 21ST AND 22ND, AND CULTURE IN THE CORE ON NOVEMBER 4TH.
UM, MEETING IN A BOX DISCUSSIONS.
UH, THIS IS REALLY, UH, KIND OF THAT LEVEL WHERE WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET GRASSROOTS FEEDBACK RELATED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE THAT ALLOWS FOR THAT.
UM, SO IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAVE PROJECT AMBASSADORS.
IT'S VOLUNTEERS IN THE COMMUNITY FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, ET CETERA, UH, THAT, UH, HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO ASSIST US IN OUTREACH AND GOING OUT AND FACILITATING MEETINGS WITH THEIR GROUPS.
UH, WE HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL AMBASSADORS, UH, TO THAT
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FIRST GROUP THAT WE HAD OF 24.AND WE ARE STILL, UH, RECRUITING AMBASSADORS AT THIS POINT.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING AN AMBASSADOR, UH, PLEASE EMAIL, ASK ENVISIONRICHARDSON@C.GOV.
UH, FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BECOMING AN AMBASSADOR, UH, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT ABOUT SIX WEEKS OF, UH, ACTIVITY PLANS.
SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF TIME REMAINING FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO BECOME AN AMBASSADOR, UH, GET UP TO SPEED ON THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AND BECOME INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
AGAIN, THOSE, UH, AMBASSADOR MEETING MATERIALS AND QUESTIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE, UH, TO FACILITATE FEEDBACK IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, UH, UTILIZING GOOGLE TRANSLATE ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE.
AND, UH, UH, AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, UH, HOW THE AMBASSADORS WILL BE FACILITATING THOSE MEETINGS.
SO, SO FAR RELATED TO THE MEETING IN A BOX OUTREACH, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD HOST A MEETING IN A BOX SESSION WITH OUR AMBASSADORS.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT LESS LIST ON THE LEFT.
WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT HAVE ACCEPTED OR IN THE PROCESS OF CONSIDERING, UH, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROCESS FROM THE H O A PRESIDENTS COME FOR BETTER TRANSIT.
UH, SOME OF THE, UH, SOME OF THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY, A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS THERE.
CULTURAL COMMUNITY WITH GROUPS LIKE THE DALLAS CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, UH, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE, UH, RICHARDSON ROTARY AND RICHARDSON EAST ROTARY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.
UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF GROUPS THAT WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAP INTO.
UH, SO IF ANY OF YOU HAVE CONTACTS WITH THOSE GROUPS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT CAN HELP US MAKE CONTACT WITH SOME OF THESE GROUPS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE PART IN THIS PROCESS.
'CAUSE THE MORE GROUPS THAT WE CAN GET INVOLVED AS AMBASSADORS AND HOSTING THESE MEETING IN A BOX ACTIVITY, THE BETTER REPRESENTATION WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A HANDFUL OF GROUPS THAT SAID, NO, WE, WE CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.
UH, THE SECOND THING SORT OF PARALLEL TO THOSE, UH, AMBASSADOR MEETINGS OR THESE POPUP BANNERS AND KIOSK, THIS IS MORE TO, UH, DIRECT PEOPLE TO THE PROJECT WEBSITE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE ACTIVITIES ON THE WEBSITE.
UH, SO HOSTING, UH, THESE BANNERS FOR ACTUALLY, UH, KIOSKS WHERE PEOPLE CAN TAKE A SURVEY IN PERSON, UH, AT THESE FACILITIES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE, UH, LOCATIONS THAT HAVE, UH, CONFIRMED FROM THE EISMAN CENTER LOBBY, UH, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE LARGE NUMBER OF GROUPS, UH, UNIDOS EVENTS AS WELL AS THE IQ BREW.
UM, BUT THEN THERE'S STILL A GROUP OUT THERE THAT ARE CONSIDERING THAT.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE BANNERS CAN ROTATE.
UH, SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO TARGET AS MANY LOCATIONS AS WE CAN AND HAVE THEM THERE OVER A MULTIPLE DAY TIMEFRAME.
AND AGAIN, ONCE, UH, ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S A COUPLE THAT HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE.
SO, UH, AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE CONTACTS AND CAN HELP OUT WITH SOME OF THOSE GROUPS, OR IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL GROUPS, UH, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE TO DO IT, PLEASE, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO.
UH, SO ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONAL EVENTS.
YOU SEE, WE HAVE THE ENVISION RICHARDSON EMAIL UPDATES, UH, CITY OF RICHARDSON PUBLICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
UH, THE NEWSLETTERS, YARD SIGNS AT NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRANCES ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZED THIS TIME, H O A PRESIDENT'S PRESENTATION AND EMAILS, NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP AND CITIZEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND, UH, CHAMBER NEWSLETTERS OR SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED.
SO, AS FOR THE CONTENT, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING DURING COMMUNITY SUMMIT, NUMBER TWO, KEEP IN MIND THAT ACROSS EACH OF THOSE VENUES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE INTENT IS THAT WE'RE REPLICATING, UH, THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES WE'RE HAVING, UH, SO THAT AS WE GET FEEDBACK, IT'S REALLY APPLES TO APPLES, THE TYPES OF THINGS, THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED.
UH, SO THE KEY TOPICS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT DURING SUMMIT TWO ARE THAT PRELIMINARY VISION STATEMENT, PRELIMINARY GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO SEE IF THEY'RE ALIGNING, UH, WITH THE IDEAS THAT THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSED TO US IN THAT FIRST ROUND OF INPUT, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT MORE LAND USE TYPES OF ISSUES SUCH AS PLACE TYPES, UH, MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING AND REINVESTMENT AREAS.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MONICA AT THIS POINT TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE SPECIFICS.
AND I'M GONNA TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE VISION STATEMENT AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, BOTH OF WHICH, BY THE WAY, WE CONSIDER PRELIMINARY AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE, UH, THEY ARE, ARE STILL, YOU KNOW, OUT FOR INPUT TO THE COMMUNITY IN THIS COMMUNITY SUMMIT ONE.
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SO THE FIRST ITEM IS THE VISION STATEMENT.AND JUST TO TOUCH BASE ON WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE GOAL IS FOR THIS STATEMENT TO BE INSPIRING, BUT ALSO REALISTIC TO BE SHORT, BUT STILL TO DESCRIBE WHAT RICHARDSON WANTS TO BE IN APPROXIMATELY 2050.
SO IT NEEDS TO, UH, HAVE ENOUGH WORDS TO DO THAT.
AND IN COMMUNITY SUMMIT ONE, YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT WE ASK PEOPLE TO DESCRIBE THE BEST POSSIBLE RICHARDSON IN THE FUTURE.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TAKEN THE, THEIR COMMENTS AND USED THEM TO DEVELOP THE VISION STATEMENT THAT YOU'VE, UM, YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
SO THE STATEMENT IS REALLY A REFLECTION OF AN END STATE, KIND OF THE TERMINUS OR THE TERMINATION OF A JOURNEY.
UH, GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND ACTION ITEMS ARE SORT OF THE JOURNEY THERE.
SO, UH, THE VISION STATEMENT IS THE DESTINATION.
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE SORT OF LIKE SIGNPOSTS ALONG THE WAY, AND THEN THE ACTION ITEMS ARE STEPS YOU TAKE TO GET THERE.
SO HERE WE ARE, THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY VISION STATEMENT.
BASED UPON WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR, RICHARDSON IS A DYNAMIC, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WITH A SMALL TOWN FEEL AND BIG CITY AMENITIES WHERE PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED AND ENGAGED.
DECISION MAKING IS COLLABORATIVE AND INNOVATIVE.
AND FISCAL, SOCIAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES ARE MANAGED SUSTAINABLY.
IT'S A SAFE, LIVABLE AND ATTRACTIVE PLACE WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TO GROW.
I MEAN, I WANNA LIVE THERE,
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT HELPED US SET THE TONE FOR THE STATEMENT ITSELF.
NOW, THE ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, RUNNING AT THE, UH, COMMUNITY SUMMIT, OPEN HOUSE, AND ALSO IN ALL THE OTHER FORMS, NOT JUST AT THE OPEN HOUSE, WE'RE GONNA ASK PEOPLE TO REVIEW THE STATEMENT PHRASE BY PHRASE, AND TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY AGREE, DON'T HAVE A STRONG OPINION OR DISAGREE WITH EACH OF THE PHRASES.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO LET US KNOW IF WE MISSED ANYTHING.
THEN AS WE GET INTO THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AS I SAID, IF THE VISION STATEMENT IS THE, THE FUTURE OR THE, YOU KNOW, THE END STATE THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO REACH, THEN THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE WHAT HAVE TO BE KEPT IN MIND, UH, ALONG THE WAY AND IN MAKING DECISIONS AND TAKING ACTIONS TO GET THERE.
SO, AS I SAID, THE CONSIDER THESE PRELIMINARY AND WHAT WE HAVE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY SO FAR, AND WE REALIZE THAT AS WE GO INTO THIS NEXT PHASE OF INPUT, WE MAY END UP MAKING A FEW CHANGES AND I'LL, BASED UPON WHAT PEOPLE TELL US.
AND I'LL ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DO INTEND TO LET, UH, A BIGGER SLICE OF THE CITY STAFF TAKE A LOOK AT THESE.
AND ALSO, UH, TO LET SOME, LET THE, UM, THE FOLKS ON THE CONSULTANT TEAM THAT ARE LEADING THE INDIVIDUAL TOPICS HAVE A, HAVE A CRACK AT 'EM AS WELL.
AND, OH, UH, ACTION ITEMS DON'T COME UNTIL, UH, LATER ON.
SO HERE ARE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE CATEGORIES, AND YOU'VE RECEIVED A, A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRY GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
SO THERE'S THE SAME, UH, THE SAME LIST WE SAW EARLIER, BUT IMPLEMENTATION IS A CATEGORY HERE.
WE'RE NOT ASKING PEOPLE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
WE DON'T HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
SO I, I'VE PULLED A FEW OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OUT JUST AS EXAMPLES FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
NOT ASKING YOU AGAIN, TO GIVE AN OPINION OR ANYTHING AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME, BUT JUST BECAUSE THE TOPICS ARE QUITE VARIOUS, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES.
SO, UNDER LAND USE, ONE OF THEM, UH, AT THIS POINT IS TO ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THE REUSE, REDEVELOPMENT, REPURPOSING, AND RENOVATION OF OLDER UNDERACHIEVING RETAIL OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL SPACE.
NOW, YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN WE SAW YOU LAST, WE HAD A SET OF OVERARCHING TOP THEMES.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, OVERARCHING THEMES IS WHAT WE CALL THEM.
YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE PULLED FORWARD INTO THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AS WELL.
UH, UNDER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, WE HAVE PROMOTE RICHARDSON'S IDENTITY AT ENTRY POINTS ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS AND AT KEY VIEWS INTO THE CITY UNDER NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING, EVALUATE EXISTING CITY NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES TO DETERMINE IF THEY SHOULD BE REVISED OR IF NEW PROGRAMS COULD BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE EVEN MORE POSITIVE IMPACT TO RICHARDSON NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND UNDER THE ENHANCEMENT REINVESTMENT AREAS INVOLVE PROPERTY OWNERS, NEIGHBORS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, AND THE CREATION OF DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS FOR THE REINVESTMENT AREAS.
SO THAT'S JUST A SAMPLING OF, OF, OF, UH, GUIDING PRINCIPLES UNDER THESE CATEGORIES.
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THE, UH, ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK PEOPLE TO UNDERTAKE IS FOR THEM, AGAIN, TO REVIEW THAT LIST OF PRINCIPLES AND TO, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT THEM AND DECIDE BASICALLY TO RATE THEM, WHICH IS ALMOST A PRIORITIZATION WITHIN THE CATEGORIES OF ITEMS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT, SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT OR NOT IMPORTANT.AND THEN THEY'LL BE ASKED TO AGAIN, LET US KNOW IF WE MISSED ANYTHING IMPORTANT.
AND ALSO IF THERE'S ANY OTHER JUST, YOU KNOW, UH, MISCELLANEOUS FEEDBACK THAT THEY'D LIKE TO PROVIDE, THIS WOULD BE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
NOW, I DO WANNA GET GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK AT IMPLEMENTATION.
UH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE AS I SAID, THAT WILL BE KIND OF WHAT WE FOCUS ON IN OUR NEXT PHASE.
BUT IF WE TAKE THAT ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THE REUSE GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT WE JUST LOOKED AT.
HERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS UNDERNEATH THAT.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE, OF THE TRIANGLE THERE, THE REALLY MORE POLLING TO POINTED, MORE FOCUSED, UH, UH, ACTION ACT, UH, DEVELOP INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADES TO BUILDING FACADES, LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING IN OLDER RETAIL CENTERS.
THAT'S ONE POSSIBLE ACTION REVIEW AND OR REVISE THE CITY'S PARKING REQUIREMENTS TO REFLECT CURRENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS, DEVELOP NEW ZONING STANDARDS TO ALLOW LIVE WORK UNITS AS A PERMITTED OR CONDITIONAL USE IN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
SO THOSE ARE JUST THE KIND OF MORE SPECIFIC, UM, ACTION ITEMS AND THE MORE SPECIFIC DIRECTION THAT WE WOULD TAKE AT THAT POINT IN TIME AFTER WE FINALLY SETTLED IN ON THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE VISION STATEMENT.
AND BY THE WAY, WE WOULD BE, UH, BRINGING THOSE BACK TO YOU AT THE EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR.
SO JANUARY OF 24, 24 IS WHEN WE ARE HOPE TO BRING BACK A PLAN TO BRING BACK TO YOU THE, UH, GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR YOUR BLESSING.
NOW ALSO, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO GET A PEEK AT SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THE IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX THAT WE'LL BE PUTTING TOGETHER TO INCORPORATE ALL THOSE ACTION ITEMS. THE ONE THING I CAN GUARANTEE YOU IS THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY KIND OF THE FORMAT.
AND YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THE TOP OUR, UM, IS, IS A SET OF, UM, CHARACTERISTICS.
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT'S JUST OUR NUMBERING SYSTEM, UH, THE ACTION ITEM ITSELF, WHICH IS THE TOP LINE THERE.
THEN A RELATIVE COST, WHICH WE WOULD PUT TOGETHER.
YOU SEE THE TABLE AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE VARIETY OF NUMBER OF DOLLAR SIGNS THAT'LL BE CUSTOMIZED TO RICHARDSON.
WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF TO DETERMINE WHAT THE BEST RANGES ARE THERE.
THEN COMES THE PRIORITY, WHICH IS KIND OF, UH, THE, THE TIMING ON THAT IS A LARGE INDICATION OF PRIORITY.
SOME THINGS YOU MAY BE HIGH PRIORITY, BUT, UH, IT COULD BE THAT IF THEY REQUIRE BONDS FUNDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
BUT ALL THAT GETS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING, UH, ALL THE ASSESSMENT OF THESE ITEMS, LEAD AGENCY, ALL THESE HAPPEN TO BE CITY.
AND THEN POTENTIAL FUNDING, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SHARING OF, UH, THAT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS PARTICULAR CHART.
SO THAT IS SORT OF A SCHEME FOR HOW WE WOULD LAY OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX WHEN WE GET TO IT.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL TOPICS.
YOU, YOU HEARD WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH THE VISION STATEMENT AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
A COUPLE OF NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INTRODUCING, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY AT THIS POINT.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS PLACE TYPES.
AND ESSENTIALLY, IF, IF YOU START TO THINK ABOUT PLACE TYPES AS LAND USE, THAT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT.
BUT THE, THE ADDED BENEFIT IN LOOKING AT IT AS A PLACE TYPE IS IT REALLY STARTS TO BUILD IN SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PLACEMAKING.
IT'S NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT USE GOES ON EACH SPECIFIC PROPERTY, BUT IT STARTS TALKING ABOUT THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE.
UH, SO, UH, IT MAY INCLUDE A PREDOMINANT LAND USE, LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, BUT, UH, IN MANY CASES THERE WILL BE SOME SUPPORTING USES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN A PLACE TYPE.
FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU HAVE A GOOD SOLID SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE SOME INSTITUTIONAL USES LIKE, UH, SCHOOLS AND, AND, UH, LIBRARIES AND OTHER TYPES OF FACILITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN COMMU, IN RICHARDSON, UH, YOU'VE SEEN A GREAT LEVEL OF SUCCESS WITH VERY SMALL, UH, RETAIL AREAS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD AND ARE WALKABLE TO THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE TESTING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO, TO CREATE THAT SET A PLACE TYPES THAT'S RIGHT FOR RICHARDSON.
BUT THE STARTING POINT FOR THOSE IS WHAT'S ON THE GROUND TODAY, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY IS SO BUILT OUT, WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING THAT YOU GO A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION, UH, FROM, FROM WHAT
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YOU HAVE.IT'S REALLY STARTING TO REFINE AND FINE TUNE SOME OF THESE, THESE AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO AS WE LOOK AT THAT, WHEN WE GET INTO THE OPEN HOUSE, WE'LL BE ASKING PARTICIPANTS, UH, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLACE TYPES, UH, THE PRIMARY USE, UH, AND THEN, UM, LET US KNOW WHAT SUPPORTING USES, UH, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE ALLOWED WITHIN THOSE AREAS.
WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT, UH, SHOULD SUPPORT SOME OF THE RESIDENTIAL OR, OR, UH, UH, PLACE TYPES LIKE YOUR TRANSIT VILLAGE, UM, THAT OCCUR IN RICHARDSON TODAY? WE'LL ALSO BE INCLUDING SOME EXERCISES RELATED TO MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING.
SO AS WE LOOK AT THE VARIOUS PLACE TYPES, WHAT ARE THOSE PLACES WHERE, UH, UH, MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, UH, SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED, UH, TO OCCUR, UH, WITHIN EACH OF THOSE? SO AS WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING, UH, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW ON MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING TYPES.
WE STARTED TO EXPOSE THE COMMUNITY TO THAT IN THE FIRST COMMUNITY SUMMIT.
SO WE'LL BE BUILDING UPON THE THINGS THAT WE SHARED WITH THEM, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED BACK.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SORT OF A MATRIX ACTIVITY.
SO IF YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THOSE ITEMS ACROSS THE TOP NEIGHBORHOOD, RESIDENTIAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, MIXED USE, REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT AS BEING THE PLACE TYPES WITHIN THOSE CATEGORIES, WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF IMAGES SO PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT WE MEAN BY EACH OF THOSE.
AND THEN ALONG THE OTHER SIDE, WE'LL BE SHOWING THINGS LIKE COTTAGES OR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OR TOWN HOMES IN THAT RANGE OF MIS MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, UH, TO START TO GET SOME FEEDBACK ON, ON HOW THAT SHOULD BE OCCURRING WITHIN EACH OF THOSE PLACE TYPES.
AND THEN AS WE LOOK AT FUTURE LAND USE IN THE LAND USE SCENARIOS, REALLY BY IDENTIFYING, UH, SOME OF THOSE KEY REINVESTMENT AREAS, WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED IN ON A LOT OF THOSE AREAS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS SEEN AS HAVING OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, DEVELOP IN A DIFFERENT WAY IN THE FUTURE.
UH, SO, UM, JUST TO STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT, WHEN, WHEN THE CITY COMPLETED THE 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, FOLLOWING THAT PLAN, ALL, ALL THEY DID IN THAT PLAN WAS IDENTIFIED THOSE AREAS THAT MIGHT BE POTENTIAL REINVESTMENT AREAS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL, UH, UH, VISION STUDIES.
UH, AND THEN FOLLOWING THOSE VISION STUDIES BY CONSULTANT TEAMS, THE CITY MOVED FORWARD WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, INCLUDING REZONING, A LOT OF THOSE AREAS.
SO THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOT ONLY HAVE WE ALREADY STARTED TO DISCUSS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH COUNCIL AND C P C, WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE AREAS, UH, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF THINGS SHOULD BE ENVISIONED FOR THOSE AREAS.
SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE END OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE'LL HAVE A PRELIMINARY VISION FOR WE, WE WILL HAVE GONE THROUGH A PROCESS IN THE PUBLIC TO SHARE WITH US THEIR IDEAS FOR WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY'D LIKE TO SEE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IN THOSE AREAS.
I COULD ENVISION WHERE SOME OF THESE AREAS, IT MIGHT BE AS SIMPLE AS, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY LIKE THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON THERE, UH, BUT WE WANNA SEE SOME REFINEMENTS.
WE WANNA SEE BETTER PEDESTRIAN, UH, CONNECTIVITY.
WE WANNA SEE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES WITHIN THE AREAS, OR THERE MAY BE OTHERS WHERE THEY SAY WE SEE WHOLESALE CHANGE, UH, THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE WITHIN THOSE AREAS.
UM, SO WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT WE WILL STOP, WELL SHORT OF GOING THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS REZONING OR IMPLEMENTING THOSE PLANS, BUT IT WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER, UH, DIRECTION FOR WHAT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS PROCESS HAS ENVISIONED FOR EACH OF THOSE AREAS.
SO, UM, I GUESS, UH, THE KEY THING I WANNA SAY BEFORE WE, UH, TAKE ON ANY QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION IS, UM, AND I, I THINK I'VE SAID THIS IN JUST ABOUT EVERY MEETING WITH YOU, WE REALLY ENVISION OURSELVES OR SEE OURSELVES AS BEING FACILITATORS OF A PROCESS.
WE'VE GOT A TECHNICAL BACKGROUND, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT IS THE RIGHT PLAN AND THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF RICHARDSON IS THE VISION THAT LIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I THINK YOU'LL SEE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY IT'S ABOUT LISTENING IN THE COMMUNITY, CONFIRMING DIRECTION, LISTENING SOME MORE, AND THEN REALLY BUILDING THOSE PLANNED STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS THAT MONICA TOUCHED ON THAT WILL BE COMING IN THE FUTURE BASED UPON EVERYTHING WE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'D LOVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU, MARK AND MONICA, GREAT PRESENTATION, MS. JUSTICE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, UH, ON YOUR LAST POINT, MARK.
I THINK THAT IT'S GREAT THAT YOU TAKE A FACILITATOR APPROACH.
UH, I THINK THAT IT'S SHIFTED OVER TIME THE WAY COMPREHENSIVE PLANS WERE DONE.
USUALLY YOU WOULD HAVE THE EXPERTS COME IN AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED VERSUS LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO I APPRECIATE THE, THE FACILITATOR APPROACH VERY MUCH.
UH, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT, APPRECIATE FROM OUR LAST PRESENTATION
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THAT YOU'VE REALLY, UH, LISTENED TO SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU GOT AND IT'S REFLECTED THERE, PARTICULARLY IN THE, THE PLACES YOU'RE GONNA GO GET COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND YOUR EFFORTS THERE.SO I JUST WANNA COMMEND YOU FOR THAT, AND I THINK THAT IT'S GREAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE NEXT ROUND OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, UH, ON THE VISION STATEMENT.
UM, I CAN SEE THAT YOU USED THE WORD CLOUD, BUT I'M GONNA HOLD BACK MY THOUGHTS ON IT.
I WANNA HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY THINKS, UM, OF THE VISION STATEMENT.
FIRST, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SHAM SHUL.
IT'S GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION AND SO FAR, REALLY GREAT WORK.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE REPORT, UH, THAT WHAT'S GONNA BE COMING UP, BUT WHICH YOU HAVE DONE TODAY.
SO BEFORE ASKING THAT, YOU ALREADY PRESENTED SO FAR, SO GOOD, LOOK FORWARD THE NEXT STEP.
UH, MARK, I WANNA ECHO WHAT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE SAID.
UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING BACK NOT JUST COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUT VARIOUS GROUPS, SOME INCLUDING QUITE DIVERSE GROUP OF, UH, RELIGIOUS GROUPS WITHIN OUR CITY.
AND ALSO YOU BROUGHT BACK SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ENGAGE WHERE THE GAPS ARE AND INVITING US TO BE, UH, HELP YOU MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS.
UM, WILL, I KNOW BEFORE WE, WELL, BEFORE WE STARTED THE PROCESS, WE WENT, MET WITH Y'ALL.
ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS? SHOULD WE COME TO THESE EVENTS AS PRIVATE CITIZENS? HOW SHOULD WE AS A COUNCIL, UM, CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AS WE MOVE ALONG FROM STEPS? IT'S A STEP.
SO THOSE, THOSE STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, UH, WERE REALLY A KEY FIRST STEP, UH, WITH WHICH COUNCIL AND C P C PARTICIPATED AS WELL AS OTHER GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO PROVIDE US SOME VERY PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK.
UM, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THAT, UH, NOT ONLY DO YOU ATTEND THESE EVENTS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK, BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE SHARING WITH US AND, AND HELPING HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE IF YOU HEARD SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GETTING MENTIONED THAT YOU THINK WAS A CRITICAL PIECE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH US.
UM, BUT REALLY THOSE PRIMARY FEEDBACK OPPORTUNITIES FOR COUNCIL AND C P C ARE WHEN WE HAVE THOSE JOINT WORK SESSIONS, WHEN WE'LL BE TEEING UP INFORMATION AND SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, HERE'S PRELIMINARY DIRECTION OF WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING.
AND REALLY SHARE DETAILED THOUGHTS AND, AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IN THOSE FORUMS THAT THAT'S THE WAY WE HAD SET UP THE PROCESS ORIGINALLY.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? OKAY, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
AND, AND MONICA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, AND SAM AND, AND KEITH AS WELL.
AND I DID WANNA JUST TAKE A SECOND, UH, MANY OF YOU HAD A CHANCE MAYBE TO MEET HER AT, UH, ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD RECENTLY.
BUT AMB POLAND, WHO IS NOW OUR STRATEGIC, UH, PLANNER, HAS, UH, JOINED KEITH IN THIS ADVENTURE AND THIS JOURNEY, AND SHE'S BEEN DOING AN AWESOME JOB.
AND AS YOU SAW A LOT OF THAT OUTREACH, UM, THAT WAS, UH, DESCRIBED THERE, UH, JOINING KEITH WILL BE AMBER AND STAFFING A LOT OF, SO AMBER, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF THE RICHARDSON TEAM AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE SO FAR.
[7. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT (DCAD) AND COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT (CCAD) BOARD REPRESENTATION FOR 2024 ]
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE COLLINS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD REPRESENTATION FOR 2024.MR. MAGNER, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.
UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA, UH, DO A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE OUT IN STAFF, UH, AS, UH, AS, UH, AS RELATED TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF BRIEFINGS.
UM, WE MAY, I GUESS WE MAY JUST DO THAT AS THE BRIEFING COMES UP, IT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, BUT, UH, I WANNA JUST TAKE A SECOND AND, UH, SHE'S BACK TO MY RIGHT HERE.
BUT, UH, THIS IS, UH, OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, UH, ANITA COCHRAN'S FIRST, UH, COUNCIL MEETINGS.
UH, YOU'VE HAD A, AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER, I KNOW AT THE, UH, BOARDING COMMISSION, UM, UM, UH, RECEPTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANITA FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE AFTER THE, THE MEETING, DEFINITELY STOP BY AND SAY HELLO.
ANITA'S A GREAT, UH, UH, MUNICIPAL FINANCE PROFESSIONAL AND WE'RE VERY, VERY, UH, PLEASED TO HAVE HER JOIN, UH, OUR RICHARDSON TEAM AND, AND HELP US, UH, THROUGH THE NEXT, UH, UH, MANY, UH, ADVENTURES.
WE WE'RE, WE'RE ON, UH, HERE WITH A LOT OF OUR, UM, UH, SYSTEM TRANSITIONS, UH, AND, AND ANITA'S ALREADY AT ADDED A GREAT VALUE IN THAT REGARD.
UH, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TODD GASTRO, UH, IS JOINING US TONIGHT TO TALK, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, UH, BOTH DCA AND C C A WILL BE HAVING, UH, ELECTIONS, UH, IN THE COMING MONTHS, UH, FOR, UM, WHAT'LL END UP BEING JUST A ONE YEAR TERM DUE TO SOME LEGISLATIVE, UH, UH, CHANGES, UH, WITH RESPECT TO HOW THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARDS WILL OPERATE MOVING FORWARD, ASSUMING, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL APPROVALS.
AND SO, TODD'S GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS NEXT YEAR AND WHAT WE RECOMMEND
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OUR APPROACH BE FOR BOTH DCA AND C C A, AND THEN LOOK OUT, UH, OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND SHARE WITH YOU HOW THE TRANSITION, UM, AGAIN, IF, IF SOME FURTHER APPROVAL IS, IS ACHIEVED, HOW THE TRANSITION TO THESE NEW FORMATS, UH, FOR THE, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARDS.SO, TODD, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR GOOD WORK IN ADVANCE OF TONIGHT, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FURTHER BRIEFING.
UH, SO THERE'S GONNA BE TWO PHASES OF THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
FIRST, I'M GONNA DISCUSS, UH, THIS YEAR'S ELECTION PROCESS FOR APPOINTING, UH, NEW MEMBERS TO THE COLIN AND DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.
THEN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS SOME LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO CHANGE THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD AND ALSO THE TRANSITION PERIOD OF HOW THAT WORKS OUT.
WE'VE GOT SOME GRAPHICS TO HELP KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT AWAY.
SO FIRST OFF, JUST, UH, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BOTH OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, HOW THEY'RE GOVERNED.
THERE'S, UH, FIVE BOARD MEMBERS, UH, THAT ARE DIRECTORS, AND THEN THERE IS A SIXTH NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBER THAT IS REPRESENTED BY THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR FOR EACH OF THE COUNTIES.
UM, AND HISTORICALLY, I WOULD'VE COME TO YOU EVERY TWO YEARS TO DO THIS ELECTION PROCESS, UH, BECAUSE EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WOULD SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM, AS MR. MAGNER MENTIONED, UH, IN THE LEAD UP TO THE PRESENTATION THIS YEAR.
IT, THE TERMS WILL BE FOR JUST ONE, ONE YEAR PENDING A LEGISLATIVE CHANGE, WHICH I'LL DISCUSS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION FOR BOARD ELIGIBILITY.
THERE'S SOME RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS HOW LONG YOU NEED TO HAVE LIVED IN THE, UH, DISTRICT, UM, BEFORE YOU RUN FOR OFFICE.
UM, THERE'S SOME EMPLOYMENT AND, UH, RELATIONSHIP REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS BUSINESS INTERESTS, UM, REGARD REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE A FEE APPRAISER OR A TAX AGENT IN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
ALSO, YOU CANNOT BE DELINQUENT ON PROPERTY TAXES TO BE A, UH, BOARD MEMBER LOOKING AT COLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S BOARD SELECTION PROCESS.
SO THE WAY THIS ONE WORKS IS, UH, EACH TAXING ENTITY IS ALLOCATED, UH, UH, PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF VOTES BASED ON OUR TAX LEVY.
SO, NOT VALUE, BUT OUR LEVY, UM, RELATIVE TO THE OVERALL CAD WIDE LEVY.
UM, RICHARDSON'S LEVY IS RELATIVELY SMALL COMPARED TO THE ENTIRETY OF CALLING, UH, CENTRAL P DISTRICT'S.
UH, LEVY, UH, TWO YEARS AGO, UH, WE HAD 77 OUT OF THE 5,000 VOTES.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY ONE AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE AVAILABLE VOTES WAS ALLOCATED FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.
UM, EACH TAXING ENTITY MAY NOMINATE UP TO FIVE CANDIDATES, UH, FOR THE FIVE BOARD POSITIONS.
UH, HOWEVER, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT TO DO A NOMINATION.
UM, TWO YEARS AGO WE DID NOT NOMINATE ANYONE FOR, UH, FOR THE C A D ONCE THERE'S A, THERE'S A NOMINATION PERIOD, WHICH, UM, WE'LL END, UM, HERE IN A FEW WEEKS.
AND THEN AT THE END OF THAT, UM, UH, AT THE END OF OCTOBER, WE'LL WE'LL BE NOTIFIED OF WHO ARE THE, UH, NOMINEES ON THE BALLOT, AT WHICH POINT WE WILL, UH, FIGURE OUT WHO, HOWEVER THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO NOMINATE, UH, OR ALLOCATE OUR VOTES RATHER.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO, RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T KNOW IF 77 IS STILL THE NUMBER OF VOTES WE'RE GONNA GET.
UM, WE SHOULD KNOW THAT INFORMATION BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, SEPTEMBER 29TH IS WHEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE THAT FROM COLIN, UH, APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
UH, LAST TERM, JUST FOR REFERENCE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE 77 VOTES WE HAD, YOU NEEDED 339 VOTES TO ACTUALLY BE ELECTED AND HOLD A SEAT.
SO IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF, UH, IT'S, IT'S HELPFUL TO GROUP OUR VOTES WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
AND, UM, JUST FOR REFERENCE, SO WE HAD 77 VOTES.
UM, A LOT OF THE, UH, LARGER, UH, VOTE ALLOCATIONS ARE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THEIR LEVY.
SO PLANO, I S D FOR REFERENCE HAD OVER 1100 VOTES.
FRESHCO I S D HAD OVER 600 VOTES.
CITY OF PLANO HAD ALMOST 300 VOTES.
SO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF, UM, HOW MUCH OUR VOTES ARE RELATIVE TO THE REST OF THE, THE COUNTY.
NOW TURNING TO DALLAS'S, UH, PROCESS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UM, SO THERE ARE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN THE SIXTH IS THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.
NOW WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE IS, UH, I BOLDED THE SUBURBAN CITIES, UH, BULLET POINT BECAUSE WE'RE, UH, WE'RE ALLOWED TO NOMINATE AND ELECT ONE BOARD POSITION, AND THAT IS FOR THE SUBURBAN CITY'S POSITION.
AND FOR THAT, WE CAN NOMINATE IF WE CHOOSE TO, UM, UP TO ONE CANDIDATE FOR THAT POSITION.
SO THE 30 CITIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY D C AD, EXCLUDING THE CITY OF DALLAS, THEY'RE NUMBER 31.
UH, OF THOSE 30 CITIES, WE EACH GET 30 VOTES.
AND THEN, UH, TO BECOME, UH, A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE SUBURBAN CITY'S SEAT, UH, YOU NEED TO RECEIVE 16 OF THE 30 VOTES.
AND IF, IF NO ONE CANDIDATE RECEIVES THAT MAJORITY, UM, THEN THERE'S A RUNOFF BETWEEN THE TOP TWO VOTE GETTERS.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE CURRENT CAD BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
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I BOLDED THE MICHAEL HURT, UH, FOR DESOTO.UM, THAT IS SOMEONE WHO WE, UH, NOMINATED, UH, TWO YEARS AGO.
I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT, UH, DESOTO IS AGAIN, PLANNING TO NOMINATE MICHAEL HURT.
UM, SO AGAIN, WITH ONE POSITION AVAILABLE ON THE D AD SIDE, UH, KNOWING THAT MICHAEL IS ALREADY GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT, THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A REQUIREMENT FOR US TO, TO NOMINATE AS WELL.
WE KNOW HE'LL ALREADY BE ON THE BALLOT.
AND THEN ON THE C C AD SIDE, THERE'S A LOOK AT THE CURRENT MEMBERS.
SO FOR THE CURRENT YEAR ELECTION, UM, AGAIN, TO RE REITERATE, THIS IS GONNA BE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM.
SO WE'RE TAXING ENTITIES HAVE UNTIL, UH, MIDDLE OF OCTOBER TO COMPLETE THEIR NOMINATIONS.
AND THEN ON OCTOBER 30TH, OR BY THAT DATE, UH, WE SHOULD RECEIVE OUR, UM, OUR BALLOTS FROM BOTH OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.
AND THEN WE, THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING AND WE HAVE UNTIL MID-DECEMBER TO GET OUR VOTING RESOLUTIONS TO THE CADS, UM, TO PLACE OUR VOTES.
OUR RECOMMENDATION, UH, AT THIS TIME IS THAT WE ALLOCATE THE CITY'S VOTES FOR THE C C A D BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMONG EXISTING DIRECTORS IF THEY'RE NOMINATED TO, TO AGAIN BE ON THE BOARD.
UM, THIS IS WHAT WE DID IN 2021.
WE ALLOCATED OUR 77 VOTES AMONG FOUR DIFFERENT, UH, CITY MEMBERS.
AND THEN FOR OUR ONE SUBURBAN CITIES VOTE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TO, UM, VOTE FOR CURRENT BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL, WHO'S CURRENTLY THE VICE CHAIR OF THE, UH, APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TIMELINE FOR THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.
SO AGAIN, THIS WEEK WE SHOULD RECEIVE OUR VOTE ALLOCATION.
THAT'S NOT CHANGING ON DEC AD SIDE, WE'LL SEE IF THAT 77 VOTES GOES UP OR DOWN.
UH, BASED ON THE COUNTYWIDE LEVY ON THE C AD SIDE, UH, WE WILL RECEIVE THE BALLOTS BY THE END OF OCTOBER, DECEMBER 11TH WOULD BE THE LAST DATE, UM, THAT WE WOULD NEED, UH, A COUNCIL RESOLUTION PLACING OUR VOTES FOR, FOR BOTH, UM, BOTH BOARDS, UH, BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THOSE BY THE END OF THAT WEEK TO BOTH OF THE CADS.
AND THEN THE, UH, CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS WILL DECLARE THE WINNERS BY THE END OF THE YEAR, UH, TO START THOSE DIRECTORS STARTING THE TERM OF OFFICE.
THEN ON JANUARY 1ST, NOW SWITCHING TO PHASE TWO OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND HOW THAT'S GONNA CHANGE THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR BOTH APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.
SO SENATE BILL TWO IN THE SECOND SEC, SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, UH, IS GOING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM SIX TO NINE.
UM, THIS IS PENDING A LEGISLATIVE, UH, UH, CHANGE THAT REQUIRES ELECTION BY THE VOTERS ON NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR, UH, TO MAKE THIS GO INTO EFFECT.
IF THE VOTERS, UH, VOTE NO, THEN THE NEXT CHANGES I'M DISCUSSING WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT AT THIS TIME.
IT'S OUR ANTICIPATION THAT IT WILL LIKELY PASS.
UM, SO I WANTED TO LAY OUT THE STEPS OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
SO AGAIN, INCREASING FROM SIX MEMBERS TO NINE.
UH, THERE WILL STILL BE FIVE APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS AS THERE ARE TODAY.
THERE WILL STILL BE, UH, EX-OFFICIO FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR AS THERE IS TODAY.
BUT THEN THE THREE NEW ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, UH, WILL JOIN TO MAKE A TOTAL OF NINE.
THE, THE ELECTED AND APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS WILL SERVE STAGGERED FOUR YEAR TERMS, AND WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE FUTURE SLIDES.
WE WILL, WE WILL DISCUSS EXACTLY HOW THAT WORKS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW NONE OF 'EM ARE SERVING IN FOUR YEAR TERMS. SO FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE ELECTED DIRECTORS AND TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTYWIDE ELECTED, UM, DIRECTORS, THE FIRST ELECTION, IF THE, UH, RESOLUTION PASSES IN NOVEMBER, THE FIRST ELECTION FOR THE ELECTED DIRECTORS WILL BE IN MAY OF 2024.
AND THOSE, UH, NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTORS WILL SERVE A 30 MONTH TERM FROM JULY 24, UH, THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER, 2026.
AND THEREAFTER, THEN THE ELECTIONS WILL OCCUR IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN NUMBERED YEARS.
SO IN NOVEMBER OF 2020 SIXTH, UM, A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE THEIR FIRST TERM EXPIRES, UH, THERE WILL BE AN ELECTION FOR THREE DIRECTORS, AGAIN, ONE OF WHICH WILL SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM, TWO OF WHICH WILL SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM.
AND THAT STARTS TO ALLOW THE STAGGERING EFFECT THEREAFTER, STARTING WITH THE NOVEMBER 20, 28 ELECTION, ALL OF THE ELECTED DIRECTORS WILL SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, THE GRAPHIC HELPS.
SO THIS IS A VISUAL THAT BASICALLY WALKS THROUGH WHAT I JUST MENTIONED ON THE LAST SLIDE.
SO AGAIN, MAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE FIRST ELECTION IF, IF IT PASSES, UM, IN NOVEMBER AND THEREAFTER, IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN NUMBERED YEARS.
UH, NOVEMBER, 2028 IS WHERE YOU START TO SEE EVERY ELECTION THEREAFTER BEING, EVERY OTHER YEAR FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS. IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF WHICH YEAR
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IT IS.IS IT ONE ELECTION, ONE ELECTED DIRECTOR, OR TWO ELECTED DIRECTORS? NOW LOOKING AT THE APPOINTED DIRECTORS FOR THOSE FIVE APPOINTED DIRECTORS SEATS, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE A TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THAT AS WELL.
'CAUSE WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING TWO YEAR TERMS. THIS YEAR WILL BE A ONE YEAR TERM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA START GOING TO FOUR YEAR TERMS. SO THE FIVE APPOINTED DIRECTORS THAT WILL BE, UH, APPOINTED DURING THIS DECEMBER'S, UM, ELECTION BY THE TAXING ENTITIES, UM, WILL SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM THEREAFTER.
UH, I'LL COME BACK TO YOU AGAIN ABOUT THIS TIME, UH, NEXT FALL.
AND, UH, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR FIVE NEW DIRECTORS AGAIN.
UM, AND TWO OF THOSE WILL SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM, AND THREE OF THOSE WILL SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM, AND THEN THEREAFTER, THEY'LL ALL SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. AGAIN, LET'S GO WITH THE GRAPHIC A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO FOLLOW.
UM, SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, IT'S GONNA BE EVERY SINGLE YEAR I'LL COME IN FRONT OF YOU AND GO THROUGH THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS.
BUT STARTING WITH DECEMBER, 2025 IS WHEN YOU'RE GONNA SEE ALL OF THE APPOINTED DIRECTORS START TO SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF WHETHER IT'S TWO POSITIONS OR THREE POSITIONS UP FOR APPOINTMENT AT THAT TIME.
SO FOR OUR NEXT STEPS, WE'RE GONNA MONITOR THE, UH, RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER, 2023 ELECTION TO SEE IF THOSE, UH, LEGISLATIVE CHANGES WILL GO INTO EFFECT.
AND, UH, ALSO IN DECEMBER, EITHER THE FOURTH OR 11TH WILL BE PUT IN A VOTING RESOLUTIONS UP FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION TO CAST VOTES, UH, FOR THE, UH, ONE YEAR TERM, UH, FOR THE ELECT FOR THE, UH, APPOINTED DIRECTORS FOR BOTH COLIN AND DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.
TODD, THANKS FOR TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF SOME OF OUR STATE LEGISLATION.
BUT I, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PLAN AND, AND WE'LL WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER FOR THE, FOR THE COMING YEARS.
UM, I'M, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE VOTING.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE NEW ELECTED POSITIONS.
TODD, IN YOUR RESEARCH, DID YOU SEE IF THERE WOULD BE PARTISAN OR NON-PARTISAN? I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT SPOKE TO THAT IN THE LAW.
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL HAVE A R OR A D, RIGHT? THAT'S THEIR NAME, RIGHT? NOT SURE.
UH, I'M COMFORTABLE STATUS'S RECOMMENDATION AS WELL.
UH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION AS FAR AS, UM, TWO QUESTIONS.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME, HAVE WE ALWAYS KIND OF GONE, UH, AND, UH, SUPPORTED OTHER CITIES? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE HAD SOMETHING FROM RICHARDSON AND WHAT IS THE STRATEGY BEHIND THAT? LIKE, SURELY THERE'S SOMETHING THERE I'M NOT SAYING, OR SOME DEEPER THOUGHT THAT I MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.
SO LOOKING BACK AT THE ELECTION FROM TWO YEARS AGO, UM, WE, WE DID NOMINATE MICHAEL HURT ON THE DALLAS COUNTY SIDE.
UM, ON THE CULLEN COUNTY SIDE, WE DID NOT NOMINATE ANYONE.
AND I THINK PART OF THE STRATEGY THERE IS, AGAIN, WE HAD 77 OUT OF 5,000 VOTES, YOU WOULD REALLY NEED TO GROUP TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLE ENTITIES TO REACH THAT THRESHOLD OF BEING ELECTED.
AND SO, UM, WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO AT THAT TIME, THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO ALLOCATE THE VOTES AMONG EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS, UM, BECAUSE WE CAN'T REALLY ON OUR OWN ELECT SOMEBODY.
SO WE WOULD REALLY NEED SOMEBODY WITHIN RICHARDSON.
WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE SOME REGIONAL SUPPORT FROM OUR PARTNERS OF OTHER ENTITIES AS WELL.
I, I MIGHT, TODD, I MIGHT ALSO ADD THAT, UM, PRIOR TO THE LAST ELECTION, WAYNE MAYO REPRESENTED RICHARDSON FOR I THINK 30 YEARS PLUS YEARS.
HE WAS A BOARD MEMBER AT C A FOR A LOT OF YEARS, BUT THEN ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
SO WHEN HE WAS OFF THE BOARD LAST TIME, I THINK WE FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR 77 VOTES, WE PROBABLY WERE NOT GONNA GET ANOTHER BOARD CHAIR.
NO MORE QUESTIONS, NO MORE DISCUSSION.
OKAY, TODD, GREAT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR MUDDYING THAT UP FOR US.
[8. REVIEW AND DISCUSS OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023]
NUMBER EIGHT.WE'LL REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME, WHICH IS NEXT TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE THIRD, MR. MAGNER.
UH, UH, MAYOR, UH, CHIEF TITTLE IS GONNA, UH, TAKE THE PODIUM NOW AND JUST PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW FOR THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT, UM, AND, UH, HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE NUMBER ONE.
MR. MAGNER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO, TO MAKE THIS BRIEF PRESENTATION THIS
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EVENING.UM, AS WE JUST HEARD, UH, WE DO HAVE A CHALLENGE BEFORE US, BUT, UM, LET ME START BY JUST SHARING A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
SO, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WAS FOCUSED OR FOUNDED IN 1984, AND THEY'RE APPROACHING, UM, THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY HERE IN 2023.
UM, HISTORICALLY, 16,000 COMMUNITIES IN ALL 50 STATES AND US TERRITORIES HAVE, UH, PARTICIPATED IN THIS.
SO WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT? REALLY THE GOALS ARE TO FOSTER POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS.
SO YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THAT QUITE A BIT, RIGHT? UM, HEEN CRIME PREVENTION AWARENESS AND STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT.
AND SO, UH, REALLY TO SUM THAT UP, THAT IS SIMPLY AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN THAT PROMOTES COMMUNITY POLICE PARTNERSHIPS AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMRADERY.
SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS, UM, ACROSS THE NATION.
SO WHAT IS IT HERE TO US IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS? UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE CELEBRATE OUR 34TH YEAR OF PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
HISTORICALLY, FROM 2005 TO 2012, UH, RICHARDSON, WE CONSISTENTLY PLACED EITHER FIRST OR SECOND IN CATEGORY, CATEGORY THREE.
THAT CATEGORY THREE IS A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 99,000.
HOWEVER, IN 2014, WE BUMPED UP TO CATEGORY TWO, THAT CATEGORY TWO BEING, UM, POPULATION BETWEEN 100,200 99,000.
UM, THAT FIRST YEAR THAT WE PARTICIPATED IN THAT CATEGORY TWO, WE PLACED 13, UM, SOMETHING THAT IS, UH, NOT, UM, FAMILIAR FOR US HERE IN RICHARDSON.
AND SO MOVING FAST FORWARD TO THAT YEAR THAT WE WERE, UH, DEEPLY, UM, INVOLVED IN COVID, WE REALLY PIVOTED OUR APPROACH TO CELEBRATING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
AND BY PIVOTING, WHAT WE DID IS WE REALLY, UM, MOVED FORWARD WITH, UM, A PARADE ROUTE STYLE APPROACH TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
AND WE VISITED 128 LOCATIONS THAT, THAT YEAR AND PLACED FIRST IN THE NATION.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE GATHERED 8,400 POUNDS OF FOOD.
AND SO WE'LL GET INTO THAT HERE IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT WE GATHERED THAT AMOUNT ALL FOR OUR NETWORK MINISTRIES.
AND, UM, WHAT WE SEE IS A DECREASE IN THAT AMOUNT, UM, FROM THAT ONE, UM, PINNACLE YEAR, IF YOU WILL.
AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE WERE AS A SOCIETY IN AMERICA, SO, UM, SUPPORTIVE OF ONE ANOTHER DURING THOSE COVID DAYS THAT WE AND OUR COMMUNITY, WE REALLY CAME OUT AND, UM, AND, AND PROVIDED A LOT OF DONATED FOOD THERE.
AND I REALLY WANT US TO, UH, TO PUSH BACK AND, UM, GET BACK TO THAT NUMBER.
SO IN 2021, WE PLACED SECOND PLACE, LITTLE BIT OF A BACKSLIDE THERE, BUT WE WERE STILL FIRST PLACE IN THE METROPLEX IN NORTH TEXAS.
UM, WE THEN, UH, ONLY COLLECTED 2,600 POUNDS OF FOOD, AS I JUST MENTIONED, BUT WE ATTENDED, UM, WE HAD 143 REGISTERED PARTIES TO ATTEND.
SO LAST YEAR, WHAT DID WE DO? WE BUMPED BACK UP TO FIRST PLACE, UM, MY EXPECTATION AS WELL AS YOUR EXPECTATION.
AND WE ATTENDED 120 RESIDENTIAL PARTIES, AND WE COLLECTED ABOUT 3,100 POUNDS OF, UM, FOOD AND CONTRIBUTED THAT TO, UM, NETWORK MINISTRIES.
SO LAST YEAR WE HOSTED EVENTS, OR I SHOULD SAY WE, UH, FOCUSED ON, UM, EVENTS IN THE PARK, SIX DIFFERENT PARKS, UH, THAT JUST BEING PART OF THAT A HUNDRED PLUS, UM, PARTIES THAT WE ATTENDED.
BUT THOSE PARKS LAST YEAR ON THE WEST SIDE WERE DURHAM PARK, HEIGHTS PARK, MIMOSA PARK, AND THEN ON THE EAST SIDE, WE HAD RICHLAND, YALE, AND CREEK HOLLOW PARKS.
SO WHAT, UM, THERE, THERE WE HAVE THAT 3,100 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR, FOR NETWORK.
YOU SEE THE, UM, THE GATHERING AND AND PLACEMENT OF THAT.
UM, AGAIN, JUST A RUNDOWN OF 2022 PLACEMENT.
THE SECOND PLACE FINISH LAST YEAR, UM, WAS THE FIRST PLACE FINISHED THE YEAR BEFORE.
SO WE'VE GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO, UM, ADDRESSING THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP THERE DOWN AROUND THE HOUSTON CONROE AREA.
UM, NOTICE GRAND PRAIRIE IS, UH, IN THAT TOP FIVE.
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UM, WE'LL BE WATCHING THEM IN OUR REAR VIEW MIRROR.BUT ANYWAY, NO, NO CHALLENGE THERE FOR THEM.
UM, BUT TAKING A LOOK AT THIS JUST FOR A MOMENT, A MILESTONE CELEBRATION AS WE, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON ARE CELEBRATING OUR HUNDRED AND 50TH, UM, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, CELEBRATING ITS 40TH.
SO JUST KIND OF WRAPPING THOSE TWO CELEBRATIONS TOGETHER AND, UM, AND USING THAT AS SOME MOMENTUM AS WE GO INTO THIS YEAR.
SO SOME OF THE PRE-EVENT, UM, WE KICKED OFF OUR, UM, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR, UM, FOR THIS YEAR ON AUGUST 1ST.
THAT WAS AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
UM, MANY OR I BELIEVE ALL OF YOU WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO THAT EVENT.
UM, WE FOLLOWED UP WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS.
UM, YOU WILL SEE ON THAT TOP LEFT CORNER IS A COFFEE WITH COPS EVENT.
THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WAS A UNIDOS EVENT.
BOTTOM LEFT CORNER WAS OUR, UM, KICKOFF THERE AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND THEN OUR BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS A CELEBRATION DURING OUR YOUTH CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY.
SO AGAIN, JUST, UM, CARRYING THAT THROUGHOUT OUR PRE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CELEBRATION.
SO MANY OF YOU EXPERIENCED OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EXPO THIS PAST SATURDAY ON SEP, SEPTEMBER 23RD THERE AT, UM, HUFFINES PARK.
AND, UH, YOU SEE A COLLAGE OF PHOTOS THERE, UM, CAPTURING THAT, THAT MOMENT OF TIME.
SO FOR 2023, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAIN, AS WE HEARD, UM, FROM MAYOR OCTOBER 3RD, 2023 IS WHEN WE WILL BE DOING THAT.
THAT WILL BE A WEEK FROM TOMORROW NIGHT, UM, TUESDAY NIGHT, AGAIN, OCTOBER 3RD.
WE HAVE 125 REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS WHO WILL BE, UM, HOSTING PARTIES.
AND JUST AS WE TALK ABOUT THOSE PARKS, I WANT TO, UM, POINT OUT A FEW OF THOSE.
AS I MENTIONED IN AN EARLIER SLIDE AS IT RELATES TO LAST YEAR, THE PD SIDE OF THINGS.
WE IDENTIFIED, UM, FOR THIS YEAR, DURHAM PARK AND MIMOSA PARK.
AND THEN ON THE EAST SIDE, RICHLAND, YALE, AND GLENVILLE PARKS.
HOWEVER, YOU WILL SEE WITH AN ASTERISK, UM, COTTONWOOD WOODLAND, FOXBOROUGH TERRACE LOOKOUT, AND WINDSOR ESTATES PARKS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAVE IDENTIFIED ON THEIR OWN AS TO WHERE THEY WANT TO HOST THEIR OWN PARTIES.
AND SO WE WILL MAKE, UM, SURE THAT WE, UM, ATTEND THOSE LOCATIONS AS WELL, AS WELL AS, UM, UM, 120 PLUS LOCATIONS IN OUR CITY.
SO ON OCTOBER 3RD, WE WILL KICK OFF THE OPENING REMARKS AT THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
THEY'RE AT 200 NORTH GREENVILLE IN THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
UM, OF COURSE, COUNSEL AND R P D WILL MEET AT THAT LOCATION.
WE WILL START THOSE OPENING COMMENTS AT 5:30 PM AND, UM, WE WILL DEPLOY OUR RESOURCES AND TEAM UP AS WE ALL TOGETHER GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND, UH, AND MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
SO IN ADDITION TO, UM, THE ATTENDEES AND YOU ALL, WE WILL CELEBRATE MS. TEXAS, ELLIE BRO, SHE WILL BE JOINING US.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, MS. TEXAS, UH, DOING HER PART TO HELP CITY OF RICHARDSON R P D PUSH OVER THE EDGE.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A CLIP HERE.
WE WILL SHOW YOU FROM MS. TEXAS.
HEY, RICHARDSON, I'M MS. TEXAS, ELLIE BROWN.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
I'LL BE JOINING NA THE NIGHT, ALONG WITH MY FRIENDS AT THE RICHARDSON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A NIGHT OF FUN AND FELLOWSHIP VISITING YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITY PARKS.
MAKE SURE TO REGISTER YOUR PARTY@RICHARDSONPOLICE.NET BY SEPTEMBER 19TH.
I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET EVERYONE.
THAT BEING SAID, UM, JUST TO SUM IT ALL UP, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, OCTOBER 3RD, JUST ANOTHER REASON FOR US ALL TO COME TOGETHER, GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND, UH, ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, UM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING CRIME AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.
THAT BEING SAID, UM, I'LL CLOSE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, SEE YOU.
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LIGHT WAS ON.[9. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FALL 2023 COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL AND HUFFHINES HARVEST FEST FEATURING THE PAWTOBERFEST]
LET'S GO TO, UM, ITEM NUMBER NINE TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FALL 2023 COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL AND THE HUFFINES HARVEST FEST FEATURING THE PAW TOBER FEST.UH, OUR, OUR DIRECTOR, UH, VANGO IS GONNA JOIN US AGAIN.
AS YOU VERY WELL KNOW, OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER IS AN EXTREMELY BUSY TIME IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS.
AND SO WE WANTED TO TAKE A JUST A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, TWO REALLY IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT REALLY HELP DISTINGUISH RICHARDSON, NOT JUST HERE IN NORTH TEXAS, BUT, UH, WITH THE COTTONWOOD ALL AROUND THE UNITED STATES.
AND SO, YVONNE, THANKS FOR BEING HERE, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FURTHER BRIEFING.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME HERE.
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE BOTH THESE EVENTS BACK THIS YEAR.
UM, SO TODAY I'M JUST GONNA GO OVER A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BOTH COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL AND HUFF FUNS HARVEST FEST.
WE WILL GO OVER, UM, FESTIVAL DETAILS, SOME OF THE EXHIBITS AT THE DET AT THE, UH, EVENTS, AS WELL AS THE VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM, A NEW ELEMENT TO COTTONWOOD CALLED CHALK THE WALK.
UM, AND THEN JUST GIVE YOU SOME BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT ITSELF.
AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO HUFF ON'S HARVEST FEST, WHICH AGAIN, WE'LL GO OVER FESTIVAL DETAILS, POTTO FEST, SOME OF THE FAMILY FUN ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE, AS WELL AS BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT HUFFIN HARVEST FEST.
SO, COTTONWOOD, AS YOU KNOW, IS, UH, TWO TIMES A YEAR.
SO WE HAVE THE, THE PROGRAM IN OCTOBER AND ALSO IN MAY.
SO OUR OCTO OCTOBER DATES ARE OCTOBER 7TH AND EIGHTH.
THIS IS OUR 54TH ANNIVERSARY FOR COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL.
UM, THIS EVENT, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, IT WAS NOMINATED AS ONE OF SUNSHINE ARTISTS 200 BEST FIND ART SHOWS.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE ARTISTS WILL COMPLETE SURVEYS, AND THOSE SURVEY RANKINGS IS WHAT GETS YOU NOMINATED, BUT IT'S ALSO BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF SALES THAT THE ARTIST OCCURRED DURING THAT WEEKEND.
SO IT'S AN HONOR, UM, AND IT ALSO SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF PUTS INTO THIS PROGRAM AND HOW WE TAKE CARE OF OUR ARTIST, AS WELL AS HOW THE COMMUNITY COMES OUT AND SUPPORTS THEM.
SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT, THAT HONOR, AND THAT NOMINATION
SO THIS YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FEATURED ARTIST FOR EACH SHOW THAT WE DO FOR THE FALL AND SPRING THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE A LOCAL ARTIST, HOMETOWN ARTIST FROM DALLAS.
SHE HAS BEEN AN EXHIBITOR WITH US BEFORE, BUT THIS IS HER FIRST TIME TO BE A FEATURED ARTIST.
UM, ERIN HAS A VERY UNIQUE ARTWORK THAT SHE DOES.
SHE USES, UH, MIXED LAYERS OF MULTIMEDIA, UM, OR I'M SORRY, MIXED MEDIA TO TRANSFORM HER SUBJECT.
AND BASICALLY HER WORK DRAWS, UM, INSPIRATION FROM VARIOUS CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS AND HER LOVE FOR TAXIDERMIA AS WELL.
AND THEN WITH THIS PROGRAM, WE BRING IN OVER 200 EXHIBITING ARTISTS FROM ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF VARIETY OF MEDIUMS. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COME AND SEE WHETHER IT'S STATUES, GLASSWORK, CERAMIC CLOTHING, UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, YOUR TRADITIONAL ARTWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PAINTINGS.
SO IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY A SIGHT TO SEE, AND EVERY EVENT, THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SOMETHING VERY EYE-CATCHING.
SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK THROUGH THAT.
UM, BUT EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR APPLICATION PROCESS, WE HAVE ABOUT 800 APPLICANTS THAT ARE WANTING TO BE A PART OF OUR SHOW HERE IN RICHARDSON.
AND WITH THAT, THE WAY THAT WE SELECT OUR ARTIST IS THROUGH A JURY PROCESS.
AND OUR JURY CONSISTS OF, UM, OTHER ARTISTS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND THEN PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR FESTIVAL DIRECTOR, SO DIANA LAWRENCE.
SO WITHIN COTTONWOOD, THERE ARE NUMEROUS SMALLER SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE DO.
OUR VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEIR FINE ARTS PROGRAM.
AND THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THE ARTISTS THAT WE BRING IN TO BRING THEM TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS.
SO WHETHER IT'S ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH OR HIGH SCHOOL, WE'RE ABLE TO COME INTO THOSE PROGRAMS WITH OUR ARTISTS, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS DIRECTLY.
AND IN THAT PROCESS, THEY'RE ABLE TO REALLY EXPAND THE STUDENT'S HORIZON OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE ART WORLD.
SO THEY WILL DO ART PROJECTS WITH THEM, BUT THEY'LL ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AS WELL.
AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR RICHARDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FULL OF EXTREMELY TALENTED STUDENTS.
WE GET TO SEE THEIR WORK IN THE, THE SPRING.
BUT THIS PROGRAM, I REALLY THINK IS A BENEFIT BECAUSE IT, IT DOES ABSOLUTELY EXPAND THEIR THOUGHT PROCESS ON ART AND WHAT IT'S REALLY ABOUT.
SO, AND THERE'S A LIST OF THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS YEAR.
SO CHALK THE WALK, THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN.
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IT WILL ONLY BE IN THE FALL.THIS PROGRAM IS JUST ANOTHER AVENUE TO BRING ART INTO THE FESTIVAL, BUT IT'S BEING DONE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S PULLING THE COMMUNITY INTO CREATE THAT ARTWORK.
SO WITH THIS PROGRAM, WE'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
IT COULD BE AN ADULT 18 AND UP, A YOUTH 12 TO 17, OR A TEAM OR FAMILY EFFORT WITH A MAX OF FOUR PARTICIPANTS.
SO ANYBODY WHO SIGNS UP TO BE A PART OF THIS CONTEST, THEY WILL BE GIVEN A SLAB OF SIDEWALK CONCRETE, AND THEY WILL BE GIVEN A TIME TO COME OUT.
SO THEY'LL HAVE SIX HOURS TO CREATE THEIR ARTWORK AND DECORATE THEIR SPACE.
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY ON SUNDAY, WE WILL OPEN THAT UP FOR A PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD SO OUR COMMUNITY CAN CHECK OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT SPOTS AND THEN GO ONLINE AND VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITE.
SO THERE WILL BE, UM, A PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD AS WELL AS, UH, CATEGORY PRIZES.
SO WE'LL TAKE THOSE THREE CATEGORIES AND PICK ONE FROM A STAFF LEVEL, AND THEN ONE FROM A PEOPLE'S CHOICE SIDE.
AND THOSE AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.
WE, WE ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT IT'S GONNA GO WELL.
AND AGAIN, THIS WILL ONLY BE IN THE FALL.
AND THEN JUST SOME BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT COTTONWOOD.
THIS PROGRAM, LIKE I SAID, HAS MANY SPECIAL EVENTS IN IT, BUT ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE IS GETTING KIDS INVOLVED IN ART.
OUR THOUGHT PROCESS IS WE ARE DEVELOPING YOUNG ARTISTS AND WE'RE EXPOSING THEM TO DIFFERENT MEDIUMS OF ART.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE IN THE ART STOP.
OUR STAFF TAKES A LOT OF TIME RESEARCHING NEW PROJECTS AND HAVING HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WE ALSO WILL GO OUT AND LOOK AT WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING AND, AND WE BORROW IDEAS TO BRING INTO OUR FESTIVAL.
UM, ANOTHER PART OF OUR, OUR EVENT IS WE DO HAVE SELECT WINE AND CRAFT BEER GARDENS THROUGHOUT.
WE'VE GOT A WIDE VARIETY OF FOOD OPTIONS, TWO STAGES FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SO AN ACOUSTIC STATE STAGE, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE MAIN STAGE, AND THEN OUR MERCHANDISE.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING COTTONWOOD RELATED, WHETHER IT'S A POSTER OR T-SHIRT, HAT, JACKET, YOU NAME IT, THEY HAVE IT.
AND IF WE DON'T, YOU CAN RECOMMEND IT AND STAFF WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT.
SO COTTONWOOD IS GONNA BE A GREAT EVENT.
I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY IS ABLE TO MAKE IT.
THAT'S FOR OCTOBER 7TH AND EIGHTH.
AND NOW TO TALK ABOUT HUFFINES HARVEST FEST.
AND I DO WANNA REMIND YOU, HUFFINES HARVEST FEST, IT'S ALWAYS THE THIRD WEEKEND OF OCTOBER.
IT WAS REBRANDED LAST YEAR TO HUFFINES HARVEST FEST.
IT USED TO BE HUFF FUN'S ARTS TRAIL.
SO WE REBRANDED IT, ONE, TO REFRESH THE PROGRAM, BUT TWO, TO BRING IN A DIFFERENT ELEMENT.
WE REALLY WANTED IT TO BE MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY AND TO HAVE SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST SHOPPING TO IT.
UM, SO WITH THIS PROGRAM, WE HAD POTTO FEST USED TO BE A STANDALONE PROGRAM.
WE MOVED THAT INTO H FINES BECAUSE THEY JUST ARE A GREAT NATURAL FIT.
SO POTTO FEST IS ON SATURDAY, AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY GREAT ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO ON SUNDAY TO KIND OF FILL THE GAP FOR NOT HAVING POTTO FEST.
SO WE'LL START WITH POT TOBA FEST FIRST.
I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED POT TOBA FEST.
UM, PEOPLE BRING THEIR DOGS OUT, THEY WEAR COSTUMES, THEIR DOGS WEAR COSTUMES.
IT'S THE MOST UNIQUE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL HAVE, UM, JUST TO SEE THE WIDE VARIETY OF, OF OUTFITS AND, UH, AND FUN THAT THE OWNERS ARE HAVING.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE DOG CENTRIC FENDERS.
WE HAVE A, A PUPPY HAPPY HOUR.
WE HAVE DOG ART AND DOG CONTEST.
SO THE GREAT BALL HUNT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DOGS TO GO THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, FIND A TENNIS BALL AND TURN IT IN FOR A GOODIE BAG.
UM, AND THEN WE, WE PARTNER WITH THE RICHARDSON ANIMAL SHELTER, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WE BROUGHT THIS IN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS WHERE THE RICHARDSON ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BRING OUT ANIMALS TO ADOPT.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PET PARADE OF THE ADOPTABLE ANIMALS.
AND EVERY YEAR THEY ADOPT ALMOST ALL OF THE PETS.
SO IT'S A GREAT EXPOSURE FOR THEM AS WELL.
AND IT'S A REALLY CASUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR DOGS TO MEET A POTENTIAL ADOPTABLE DOG.
UM, WITH PAU FEST, WE DO HAVE PACKAGES, UM, PACKAGES ACTUALLY.
SO WITH THAT, UM, THE DOGS AND THE OWNER CAN PURCHASE A PACKAGE AND GET AN EVENT BANDANA, A MUG, A BEVERAGE, AND THEN A GOODIE BAG FOR THE DOGS, AS WELL AS DISCOUNTS FOR REFILLS OF DRINKS FOR, FOR THAT SATURDAY.
AND THEN MOVING OVER TO HUFF FUND'S HARVEST FEST.
UM, LAST YEAR WE BROUGHT IN AN AMAZING PUMPKIN SET UP, AND WE WILL HAVE THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
SO OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR CITIZENS, OUR COMMUNITY CAN
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COME IN AND PURCHASE PUMPKINS FROM OUR PUMPKIN PATCH.IT'S A GREAT PHOTO OP AS WELL.
IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR US LAST YEAR.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE PUMPKIN DECORATING, UH, VARIOUS LAWN GAMES THAT THE KIDS AND FAMILIES CAN PARTICIPATE IN TOGETHER.
AND THEN ON SUNDAY, WE WILL HAVE ADULT KIDS AND FAMILY COSTUME CONTESTS.
LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR TO DO THAT, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE RAINED OUT.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT UNIQUE AND CREATIVE IDEAS COME FORWARD AT THIS EVENT.
UM, WE WILL DO A COSTUME PARADE, AND THEN IF YOU WERE OUT AT THE EVENT LAST YEAR, YOU PROBABLY SAW A BUNCH OF SCARECROWS AND WEIRD BOXES OF CLOTHES.
WELL, THAT IS OUR SCARECROW VILLAGE THAT YOU CAN COME OUT AS A COMMUNITY AND DECORATE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S SPACE PAINTING AND PETTING ZOO AND FOOD AND, AND LIVE MUSIC.
SO LOTS OF ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE 75 VENDORS, SOMETIMES MORE THAN THAT, BUT THOSE VENDORS ARE HANDCRAFTED ARTISAN GOODS.
UM, WE HAVE TWO STAGES WITH ENTERTAINMENT AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE FOOD, THE BEER, CRAFT, BEER AND WINE, AND THEN A TON OF PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
OUR STAFF DOES A WONDERFUL JOB DECORATING IT AND PULLING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
SO IT DEFINITELY IS A SIGHT TO SEE.
SO THAT IS A SUMMARY OF BOTH COTTONWOOD AND HUFF FUND'S HARVEST FEST.
AND YES, THAT IS A PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR COSTUME CONTESTS FROM LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE VERY UNIQUE AND CREATIVE, I WILL SAY THAT.
BUT I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
COUNSEL, ANY DISCUSSION, MS. JUSTICE? THANK YOU.
UH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT CHALK THE WALK.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING NEW AND NEAT.
AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO GO ON SUNDAY TO SEE THAT INSTEAD OF GOING ON SATURDAY.
SO I'LL PLAN TO DO THAT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SHOUT OUT TO THIS.
YOU KNOW, I TOLD YOU THE OTHER DAY, THE PTO FEST, YOU KNOW, KNOW I LOVE THE VENDORS, BUT I MEAN, THE DOGS LIKE, IT'S AMAZING.
SO I THINK THAT ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF BEING A COUNCIL PERSON IS GETTING TO JUDGE THIS CONTEST.
SO IT'S AN HONOR, AND I'M GLAD I GET TO DO IT EVERY YEAR.
YEAH, JUST TO SECOND WHAT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE WAS SAYING.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHOC THE WALK, AS I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS, I AM A BIG FAN OF EVERYTHING THAT PARKS DOES, BUT COTTONWOOD, UH, ART FESTIVALS, THE REASON WE MOVED ON COTTONWOOD AND THE REASON WE MOVED TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, UH, SO I, I'M JUST EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE PART OF IT ON THIS END, UH, THIS YEAR.
UM, AND TO BE A PART OF THAT, UH, THE BE A JUDGE ON THE COSTUME, UH, CONTEST.
AND I WILL SAY MY SON WAS SPENDING TIME THIS MORNING CONVINCING ME IT'S TIME TO GET ANOTHER DOG.
SO, UM, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.
I THINK OUR ANIMAL SHELTER CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.
AND, UH, WE, LOOKING FORWARD, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
V ONE QUESTION, ARE THE, THE SIDEWALK THAT WE'RE GONNA CHALK, IS THAT IN COTTONWOOD PARK AT SITE? IT'S, IT IS ON SITE.
SO THEY WILL HAVE THAT ALL DESIGNATED OFF.
IT WILL BE IN AN AREA WHERE IT'S NOT GONNA IMPEDE TRAFFIC AND FOOT TRAFFIC, BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY BE VERY VISIBLE AND WITHIN THE, THE GROUNDS OF THE ACTUAL FESTIVAL.
THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 10.
[10.REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE COTTON BELT REGIONAL TRAIL PROJECT AND CREEK CHANNELIZATION VARIANCE REQUEST]
WE'RE GONNA REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE COTTON BELT REGIONAL TRAIL PROJECT AND CREEK CHANNELIZATION VARIANCE REQUESTS.UH, OUR MOBILITY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER, UH, DANIEL HERRARA, AGAIN, OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY, MARK NELSON, ARE GONNA JOIN US.
UM, THE COTTON BELT TRAIL IS, UH, A PROJECT THAT WAS, UH, INITIALLY PLANNED, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, THE SILVER LINE.
UH, THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE SILVER LINE PROJECT.
UH, THE TRAIL IS, UH, SPLIT OFF IN, UH, THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AND THE, UH, AND DART AND THE CITIES, UM, UH, THAT ARE IMPACTED HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO GET THE TRAIL BACK ON TRACK.
AND SO, UM, DANIEL'S GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY AND SOME CONTEXT AROUND, UH, THE, THE, UH, TRAIL PROJECT ITSELF, AND THEN TALK TO YOU ABOUT A PRETTY UNIQUE VARIANCE THAT THE CITY IS ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, UH, VIA RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A REALLY IMPORTANT CONNECTION, UH, OVER, UH, THE CREEK JUST TO THE EAST OF, UH, 75.
SO, DANIEL, THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING, UH, IN, IN PREPARATION, UH, FOR THIS BRIEFING, BUT ALSO, UH, DANIEL'S OUR MAIN CONTACT, UH, WITH COG, UH, AND, UH, HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.
THIS IS, LEMME REMIND YOU, THIS IS A, ABOUT A THREE PLUS YEAR, UM, PROJECT THAT, UH, THAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN TRYING TO KEEP ALIVE, UH, AS THE SILVER LINE HAS COME TO FRUITION.
THIS PROJECT, UH, A COUPLE OF TIMES, UH, CAME PRETTY CLOSE TO, TO STALLING AND, UH, FOLKS LIKE DANIEL HAVE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING IT, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FURTHER BRIEFING.
THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
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WE'RE GONNA TALK THROUGH A COUPLE ITEMS, UM, WITH COTTON BELT TRAIL, UM, AND SPECIFICALLY SPRING CREEK BRIDGE.UM, SO I'LL GIVE YOU A BIT OF OVERVIEW, TALK ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE CROSSING THAT'S PROPOSED, UM, SOME OF THE MODIFICATIONS, UM, THAT WE'RE PROPOSING WITH THIS.
UM, AND THEN TALK ABOUT THAT ORDINANCE, UM, AND THE, THE VARIANCE WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OVERALL.
UH, COTTON BELT TRAIL IS A 26 MILE CORRIDOR, UH, REALLY SPANNING, UM, PARALLEL TO THE DART SILVER LINE.
SO 26 MILES ROUGHLY, UM, FROM GRAPEVINE, KIND OF D F W AIRPORT, UM, ALL THE WAY INTO, UH, DOWNTOWN PLANO.
AND THEN FURTHER, UH, TO THE END OF THE SILVER LINE AT SHILOH STATION.
UM, WITHIN RICHARDSON, WE'VE GOT ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MILES OF TRAIL, UM, AND THE DESIGN HAS BEEN COMING ALONG.
UM, WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ON NOW IS A LOT OF THE FUNDING TO REALLY MOVE THAT FROM DESIGN INTO CONSTRUCTION.
UM, IT'S A REGIONAL TRAIL, SO 12 FOOT WIDTH, UM, SO MULTI-USE, UM, WALKING, BIKING, UM, EVERYONE CAN FROM, CAN USE IT FROM THAT ALTERNATE, UH, MODE OF TRANSPORTATION SENSE IN RICHARDSON.
THAT'LL CONNECT INTO THE U T D STATION, UM, AT THE SILVER LINE AS WELL AS THE CITY LINE STATION.
UM, IT ALSO, WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER CONNECTIONS WITH OUR, OUR LOCAL TRAIL NETWORK SYSTEM.
UM, SO THINK GRINNER TRAIL, UM, SPRING CREEK TRAIL INTO THE SPRING CREEK NATURE AREA.
UM, SOME OF THOSE CONNECTIONS, UH, WILL TIE INTO THIS REGIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM ALSO.
UM, AND AGAIN, OVERALL IT SPANS ALL THE WAY FROM GRAPEVINE THROUGH SEVEN COMMUNITIES, THREE COUNTIES, UM, THROUGH RICHARDSON AND INTO PLANO.
AND SO PHASE ONE IS WHAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
UH, SO THOSE ARE KIND OF CRITICAL SECTIONS THAT WERE BUILT WITH SILVER LINE, SOMETHING THAT ONCE SILVER LINES ONLINE, IT JUST CAN'T GET BUILT LATER.
UM, SO THINKING THINGS LIKE ACROSS DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO PHASE TWO, UH, WITH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, UH, WHICH IS REALLY FOCUSING ON THE EASTERN PORTION.
UM, SO KIND OF MEANDERING WAY, THE PRESTON RIDGE TRAIL, UM, WHICH IS IN DALLAS, JUST EAST OR JUST WEST OF COTT, UM, THROUGH RICHARDSON.
UM, AND THEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH PLANO TO SHILOH STATION.
UM, I'LL MENTION ONE OTHER THING WITH THIS IS CITY OF PLANO HAS ANOTHER FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECT THAT WOULD EXTEND TRAIL FROM SHILOH, UH, THE SHILOH ROAD STATION, UM, OVER INTO THE BRECKENRIDGE TRAIL SYSTEM.
SO THERE WOULD ACTUALLY, ONCE THAT ADDITIONAL PROJECT, IT'D REALLY BE A FULL CONNECTION ALL THE WAY INTO BRECKENRIDGE PARK, UH, IN RICHARDSON.
PHASE TWO'S GOING TO MAKE THAT LINK, THOUGH THEY'RE LOOKING TO START CONSTRUCTION NEXT FALL.
UM, AND THE GOAL IS TO GET THAT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE FROM CONSTRUCTION, UM, BY THE TIME THE RAIL'S IN SERVICE.
UM, SO THINK KIND OF MID 2026.
UM, SOME CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE A LITTLE BIT PAST THAT STILL.
AND THERE'S A, THERE'S SOME UNKNOWN STILL WITH, UM, GETTING SOME OF THE GRANT FUNDING IN AND GETTING, UH, CONSTRUCTION GOING.
THERE'S JUST, WITH FEDERAL FUNDING, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT TIMELINES AND SCHEDULES TO JUGGLE AND, UM, A LOT OF JUST PRO PROCESSES TO WORK THROUGH, UM, TO, TO KEEP THAT SCHEDULE ON TRACK.
THE LOCATION OF THE BRIDGE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS COTTON BELT TRAIL, UM, IS JUST EAST OF 75.
UM, IN THE CITY LINE AREA, WE'VE GOT THE, UM, KIND OF PARALLEL TO 75 LOOKING TO CROSS SPRING CREEK.
SO THE EXISTING SPRING CREEK TRAIL, UM, KIND OF IN THE BLACK LINE THERE IN THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT, UM, WHICH COMES FROM ALMA, UM, COMING EAST, UM, PARALLELS THE CREEK GOES UNDER U S 75.
AND THEN ON THAT EAST SIDE OF 75, WE WOULD LOOK TO CROSS SPRING CREEK, UM, AND THEN CONNECT, UH, OVER INTO, UM, THE CITY LINE STATION, THE STREET BED LOCATION, UM, AND KIND OF CONDITIONS, THE PICTURES HERE, UM, ON THE LEFT ARE SOME OF THOSE EXISTING CONDITIONS, UM, SAME AS THE TOP, TOP RIGHT, LOOKING UNDER 75.
UM, SO IT'S A MORE NATURAL STATE TODAY.
UM, BUT ESPECIALLY THAT PICTURE ON THE TOP RIGHT, YOU'LL NOTICE UNDER U S 75, THEY HAVE SOME GIAN, SO SOME KIND OF MODIFICATIONS TO, UM, THE NATURAL CONDITION OF THE CREEK, UM, JUST AS A FUNCTION OF, UM, BUILDING A FREEWAY, UH, OF THAT, THAT TYPE, UM, AND GETTING THE, THE DRAINAGE THROUGH THERE.
WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, UM, TO MITIGATE, UH, 'CAUSE WITH THE SPRING CREEK BRIDGE, UM, IT'S WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN RIGHT NOW, AND SO IT CAUSES SOME UPSTREAM FLOODING.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT MITIGATION OPTIONS, UM, OF HOW TO AVOID UPSTREAM FLOODING ON UPSTREAM PROPERTIES SO THAT ALL THE PROPERTIES WEST OF 75, UM, WITHOUT DOING MITIGATION, UH, WE WOULD LOOK AT SOME KIND OF, UM, ADDITIONAL FLOOD IMPACT ON THOSE PROPERTIES.
UM, AND THE, THE IMPACTS WENT ALL THE WAY INTO THE CITY OF PLANO.
UM, AND SO IT WENT VERY FAR UPSTREAM AS FAR AS HOW FAR THOSE IMPACTS WOULD GO AS, SO THAT'S WHAT KIND OF MADE US START LOOKING AT WHAT MITIGATION OPTIONS ARE, UM, FEASIBLE, UM, AND, AND PREFERRED.
UM, SO THE OPTION ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS, UH, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND RECOMMENDING, UM, WHICH IS A, IT'S A ROCK RIP WRAP.
UM, SO IT'S A KIND OF LARGE, LARGE ROCK,
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UM, WITH SOME CHANNELIZATION.SO WE'D END UP HAVING TO CHANNELIZE PART OF THE CREEK, UM, LINE IT WITH THIS ROCK, UH, WHICH HELPS SOME OF THE VELOCITIES, UM, AND AVOID EROSION, UM, FROM THAT NATURAL CREEK.
UM, AND THAT HELPS US, UH, MITIGATE ALL THOSE FLOOD, UH, FLOODING IMPACTS FROM, UH, WHERE THE CREEK, UH, WHERE THE BRIDGE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CREEK.
SO THE PICTURE HERE, UH, YOU CAN SEE IN GREEN IS THE LOCATION OF THE BRIDGE.
AND THEN, UM, KIND OF AS IT CONTINUES EAST, UM, ALONG THE, THE BANK OF THE CREEK, UM, IN YELLOW, WHICH IS A LITTLE HARDER TO SEE IS THE OUTLINE OF THE EXTENT OF THE GRADING, UM, THE CHANNELIZATION, UM, AS WELL AS THAT ROCK RIP WRAP, IT GOES INTO KIND OF, IT ABUTS THE TXDOT RIGHT OF WAY, UM, SO THAT IT WOULD END UP LINING UP KIND OF AS AN EXTENSION, UH, TO THE TX DOTS, UH, GABON AND THEIR, THEIR MITIGATION UNDER THE 75 CORRIDOR FOR THE BRIDGE ITSELF.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF EXAMPLE PICTURE OF WHAT IT'LL END UP LOOKING LIKE OF HOW IT'S DESIGNED RIGHT NOW.
UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY PICTURES OF THE SPRING CREEK BRIDGE THAT, UH, WAS RECONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE SILVER LINE PROJECT.
UM, SO THIS IS JUST EAST OF ALMA.
UM, THIS IS A BRIDGE LOCATION.
AND SO THIS PROPOSED BRIDGE AT SPRING CREEK WOULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
THE ORDINANCE, UH, WE'RE BRINGING TONIGHT, UM, IN THAT VARIANCE IS CHAPTER NINE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, UH, WITH THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, UH, WHICH REALLY LOOKS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, UM, OF THE COMMUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY FROM, UH, JUST THE, THE WATERSHED, THE FLOODPLAIN IMPACTS, UM, AND ENSURING DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT, UM, PEOPLE UPSTREAM OR DOWNSTREAM.
UM, WITH ANY IMPACTS TO THE, THE WATERSHED.
THERE'S SEVERAL POLICIES INCLUDED IN THAT, AND ONE OF THOSE KIND OF ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION IS RESOLUTION NUMBER, UH, 86 DASH FOUR, UH, REGARDING THE ETTE CREEK.
UM, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES ITS TRIBUTARIES, WHICH SPRING CREEK IS ONE OF THOSE TRIBUTARIES AND IT CALLS, UH, ONE OF THE POINTS WITHIN THAT, UM, IS CALLING FOR NO ALTERATION OR CHANNELIZATION OF THE CREEK.
AND SO, UM, IT PROVIDES THAT EXCEPTION FOR, UM, PUBLIC, UH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
UM, BUT IT'S, THE INTENT IS OVERALL TO TRY TO KEEP THAT NATURAL STATE OF THE CREEK.
UM, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, JUST DUE TO THE FACT OF THE MULTIMODAL NATURE, UM, OF THE, THE PEDESTRIAN TRAIL AND THAT REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY, UM, LOOKING TO USE THAT EXCEPTION, UM, AND REQUEST A VARIANCE FOR THAT.
UH, SO WE, WE ARE, UH, REQUESTING THE VARIANCE, UM, ON YOUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, UM, FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
UM, AND WITHIN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, UM, JUST WITHIN THAT PUBLIC SAFE PUBLIC WELFARE ASPECT OF IT, UM, DUE TO A COUPLE POINTS HERE OF LOOKING AT JUST THAT PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION, UM, LOOKING AT HOW IT'S CONNECTING MULTIPLE, UM, MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY OF THE TRAIL, UM, PROVIDING ALTERNATE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, UM, TO OUR TRANSIT FACILITIES, UM, AS WELL AS, UM, MAJOR EMPLOYERS LIKE TI AND CORBO, UH, WEST OF 75, AS WELL AS THE U T D CAMPUS, UM, EVEN FURTHER WEST IN RICHARDSON.
LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES, UM, THIS DID LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS.
THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY LO LOCATION WE LOOKED AT.
UM, KIND OF IN LIEU OF THE BRIDGE.
THE KIND OF FALLBACK OPTION IS LOOKING AT THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WE HAVE ALONG RENTER RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS WITH THAT, UM, JUST BECAUSE IT IS ADJACENT TO, UM, HEAVY VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON RENTER RIGHT THERE.
UM, AS WELL AS IT'S A NARROWER BRIDGE, UM, THAT DOESN'T MEET THE REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS, UM, JUST BECAUSE, UH, DUE TO THE RAILING, UM, YOU NEED SOME ADDITIONAL WIDTH, UH, JUST THINKING OF BIKE HANDLEBARS AND, UM, KIND OF HIGHER ANTICIPATED, UM, VOLUME PEOPLE WALKING AND BIKING, UM, JUST TO THE REGIONAL NATURE, UH, OF THE FACILITY.
AND SO WE RECOMMEND, UM, DOING THIS VARIANCE, UM, AND APPROVING THE VARIANCE, UH, TO THIS ORDINANCE, UH, TO ALLOW THE MITIGATION OF CHANNELIZATION AND THE ROCK RIP WRAP, UH, WITHIN THE, THE CREEK FOR SPRING CREEK BRIDGE.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE, UH, ANY QUESTIONS, DANIEL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, MR. DORIAN.
UH, JUST A QUESTION ON WHAT THE, WHAT'S THE WIDTH OF THE BRIDGE AND THE, AND THE LENGTH APPROXIMATELY? SO THE WIDTH OF THE BRIDGE, SO IT'S 16 FEET IN WIDTH, SO KIND OF BETWEEN THE RAILS.
UM, AND SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S 12 FEET.
OUR STANDARD KIND OF TRAIL WIDTH IS 12 FEET WIDE, BUT IT'S 12 FEET WIDE WITH A TWO FOOT BUFFER ON EITHER SIDE.
AND KIND OF LIKE I WAS MENTIONING ON THE BIKE HANDLEBARS, THAT BUFFER, UH, KIND OF HELPS WITH HANDLEBAR, UH, TRAFFIC, JUST BEING ABLE TO PASS.
AND SO BY HAVING THE RAILING, UH, ON THE BRIDGE, UH, THAT 12 FOOT PLUS TWO ON EITHER SIDE, WE END UP WITH A 16 FOOT WIDTH, UH, FOR THE BRIDGE, THE LENGTH, LET ME GO BACK HERE.
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SAY WE'RE ABOUT 400 FEET ON THAT.SO WE END UP SPANNING FROM, UH, KIND OF THE BOTTOM, YOU SEE THE SPRING CREEK TRAIL RIGHT NOW, THE EXISTING SPRING CREEK TRAIL.
UH, WE END UP HAVING TO SPAN ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE, UM, SILVER OF THE SILVER LINE.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE COLUMNS GOING UP FOR THIS, THE SILVER LINE RAIL BRIDGE.
UM, SO WE SPENT, IT ENDS UP SPANNING ALL THE WAY NORTH.
THE CHANNELIZATION, UM, YOU CAN SEE DOESN'T, IT STAYS SOUTH OF THE SILVER LINE, SO OUR CHANNELIZATION DOESN'T SPAN THE FULL LENGTH, UM, OF THE BRIDGE, BUT, UH, IT IS A FAIRLY LONG BRIDGE WITH, UM, JUST HAVING TO SPAN THE FULL, UM, FLOODWAY WIDTH.
IS MOST OF IT ELEVATED OR DOES ANY PART OF IT, UH, FLUSH WITH THE GRADE? UM, ALL OF THAT WILL BE ELEVATED, UH, TO STAY OUTTA THE FLOOD PLAIN.
UM, KIND OF AS, AS YOU GET TO THAT NORTHERN EDGE, AS YOU, AS YOU SEE IT CURVE, UM, THAT'LL BECOME AT GRADE.
UM, THERE'S SOME GRADING ISSUES THERE WITH, BUT IT'S MORE HANDLED WITH RETAINING WALL.
BUT, UM, WE ARE NO LONGER AT A BRIDGE ELEVATED STRUCTURE.
UH, WE BECOME, UH, ACCURATE AT THAT, THAT LOCATION.
AND THAT'S A NICE ARCHITECTURAL PIECE.
UH, NOW THE QUESTION, I THINK I'M ASSUMING THAT THE BRIDGE WOULD BE BELOW THE CIVIL, CIVIL LINE CROSSING? CORRECT? DO YOU KNOW THE CLEARANCE? I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO, WE'RE ABOUT 20 FEET OF CLEARANCE.
UM, 'CAUSE YEAH, THAT WAS ANOTHER ONE OF CONSIDERATIONS OF, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A WAY TO GET THIS BRIDGE OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN JUST TO MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE IMPACTS.
UM, BUT YEAH, MAINTAINING CLEARANCE OF, WE'VE GOT THE SILVER LINE RAIL ABOVE THE, THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
UM, SO WE COULD ONLY RAISE IT SO MUCH, UM, AS WELL AS OUR, OUR TERMINI POINTS, UM, ESPECIALLY THE SPRING CREEK TRAIL EXISTING ON THAT SOUTH SIDE, UM, IS WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN ALREADY.
UM, AND SO THERE ARE SOME CONSTRAINTS IN BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
BUT YEAH, THE TRAIL WILL BE BELOW THE SILVER LINE RAIL BRIDGE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY LIKE, UH, FLOOD PLANE, THE FLOOD LEVEL MARKER IN THAT AREA? I'M NOT SURE OF LIKE, OF, OF HOW HIGH THE, THE FLOOD GOES OVER THERE.
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW PROBABLY YOU DON'T NEED THAT ANYWAY, BUT IN THE FUTURE WHEN IT GETS CROWDED, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
UH, NOW WHEN YOU SAID THAT MITIGATION THAT, UH, DO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANY MORE, UH, PERMITTING FROM ANY OTHER AGENCY? SO YEAH, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH FEMA, UM, ON DOING A CL OR LOANER PROCESS, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE MITIGATING IT, BUT THERE IS STILL SOME MODIFICATION TO THE FLOOD PLANE.
UM, AND SO YEAH, WE'RE WORKING WITH DART AND THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, UH, ON WORKING THROUGH THAT FEMA PROCESS.
UM, THEY'VE COMPLETED THE HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS, WHICH KIND OF GIVES THAT BASELINE TECHNICAL DATA, UH, TO SUPPORT THE, THE FLOODPLAIN, UM, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, UM, IN THAT AND GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
UM, IT IS A FAIRLY LENGTHY PROCESS BEING A FEDERAL PROCESS, UM, WHERE WE'RE EXPECTING PROBABLY A NINE TO 12 MONTH, UM, TO, TO GET THAT APPROVAL, UM, AND, AND START HOW ABOUT, UH, US ARMY CORPORALS ENGINEERS? SO THIS WOULD FALL UNDER JUST THE FEMA.
UM, AND SO YEAH, WE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO WORK WITH FEMA AS FAR AS, UH, FLOODPLAIN, MITIGATIONS, UM, OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
YEAH, WITH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UH, WE WOULDN'T HAVE, UM, IMPACTS WITH, UM, THE WATERWAY ITSELF.
I THOUGHT, UH, YOU KNOW, WATER OF THE US IS ALWAYS THEIR CONCERN, BUT, UH, HOW ABOUT THIS SILVER LINE? DID THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANY KIND OF, UH, FLOODPLAIN MITIGATION OR ANYTHING WITH THEIR CONSTRUCTION? I'D HAVE TO LOOK UP THE DOCUMENTATION OF, YEAH, THEY WERE, THEY WERE GOING THROUGH A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS THAN THE, THE TRAIL'S BEEN GOING THROUGH.
UM, AND SO YEAH, DART HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH ALL THE, THE FEDERAL, UH, REQUIREMENTS AND YEAH, THEY WOULD BE WORKING WITH FEMA ON ANY, ANY MODIFICATIONS BECAUSE YEAH, SOME OF THEIR, THEIR PEERS FOR THE BRIDGE ARE WITHIN THE FLIP PLANE, AND THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECTS, GREAT, GREAT, UH, DESIGN, UH, GREAT LOCATION.
I THINK PEOPLE WILL ENJOY THIS WHEN IT'S CONSTRUCTED.
UM, GREAT JOB ON THE PRESENTATION.
AND YOU ANSWERED PART OF MY QUESTION ALREADY.
I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT TIMELINE.
I'M SURE THERE'LL BE RESIDENTS REACHING OUT EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
SO THEN AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, IS THIS A THREE YEAR PROJECT, JUST KIND OF ROUGHLY, OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT HOLDING YOU ON ANYTHING.
BUT JUST KIND OF A ROUGH, SO RIGHT, RIGHT NOW, THE LATEST KIND OF TIMELINE WE HAVE FROM DART.
AND SO THIS BEING A REGIONAL PROJECT, UM, DART IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE THE ONE THAT, UM, KIND OF
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LEADS AS THE CONTRACT.UM, SO THEY'LL BE THE ONE PROCURING A CONTRACTOR.
UM, JUST SINCE THE PROJECT SPANS MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES, UH, WILL BE A STAKEHOLDER SIMILAR TO SILVER LINE, UM, IN THAT PROCESS.
UM, BUT DART WILL BE, DART IS LOOKING TO, IN THE SPRING START PROCURING A CONTRACTOR KIND OF SPRING, SPRING, SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR.
THEY'RE HOPING TO START, UM, PROCURING A CONTRACTOR, UM, WHERE LATE NEXT YEAR, SO LATE 2024 START CONSTRUCTION.
UM, AND THEN THE, THAT'S GONNA BE PROBABLY A TWO YEAR PROCESS, UM, TO REALLY GO THROUGH CONSTRUCTION, UH, WHERE YEAH, THEY'RE HOPING.
THE GOAL IS, IS AGAIN, WITH KIND OF TRYING TO MEET UP WITH SILVER LINE, UM, SILVER LINE, TRYING TO GO INTO REVENUE SERVICE MID 2026, UM, THEY HOPE TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, UM, KIND OF MID 2026, UH, WITH THE TRAIL PROJECT ALSO.
SO THAT, YEAH, BOTH RAIL AND TRAIL WILL BE OPENING, UM, HOPEFULLY VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER.
UM, AND I MENTIONED SOME BEFORE, I WAS LIKE, YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S VARIABLES WITH FEDERAL FUNDING AND, AND SOME OF THOSE ASPECTS.
UM, BUT YEAH, RIGHT NOW THE LATEST SCHEDULE WE HAVE FROM DART IS LOOKING AT KINDA NEXT, NEXT SUMMER DOING PROCUREMENT, UM, REALLY STARTING IN THE FALL AND THEN PROBABLY ABOUT A TWO YEAR CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE.
WHAT IS THE ACTUAL BRIDGE MADE OF THE, THE PLATFORM PIECES? IS IT, SO, YEAH, SO, SO IT IS CONCRETE, CONCRETE ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
SO YEAH, YOU'VE CONCRETE ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
UM, SO THERE ARE PANELS AND YEAH, IT'S A FULLY, UM, IT'S A STEEL STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS IT.
UM, BUT KIND OF WHAT YOU'D BE WALKING OVER, BIKING OVER WOULD BE JUST CONCRETE.
DISCUSSION, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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GONNA GO TO ITEM NUMBER 11 FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.ZONING FILE 23 DASH OH EIGHT, A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR AN EVENT CENTER LOCATED AT 1801 NORTH PLANO ROAD, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PLANO ROAD AND DIGITAL DRIVE.
UH, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CHAVA, UH, SAM CHAVEZ IS GONNA PRESENT THE, UH, STAFF REPORT, AND THEN I THINK THE APPLICANT IS HERE, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY OF HIM.
AND THEN, UH, YOU CAN HOLD THE, THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING SUBSEQUENT TO THAT.
SO, SAM, I'LL OVER TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FURTHER BRIEFING.
AS WE DID THE LAST TIME WHEN WE COVERED, UH, T O D AND, AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, LET'S LOOK AT, UH, THE DEFINITION AND INTENT OF A SPECIAL PERMIT.
UH, AND THAT'S THE AUTHORIZED AND REGULATED USE, WHICH IS NORMALLY NOT NORMALLY ALLOWED IN A DISTRICT, BUT, BUT WHICH COULD BE OF BENEFIT IN A PARTICULAR CASE TO THE GENERAL WELFARE PROVIDED ADEQUATE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND SAFEGUARDS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE USE DURING ITS CONSIDERATION.
SO IT'S REALLY NOT CONSIDERED A VARIANCE.
SO THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THESE THINGS.
SO EACH CASE IS CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS ON ITS OWN MERITS.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD CONSIDER WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A REQUEST IS THE, UH, COMPATIBILITY OF USE WITH SURROUNDING LAND USES THE HOURS OF OPERATION COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCES AND CODES, UH, TRAFFIC IMPACTS, IMPACTS, UH, DETRIMENTAL, UH, TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND AESTHETICS.
SO, SPECIAL PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED TO THE PROPERTY, UH, TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE OPERATOR AND OR BUSINESS SPECIAL PERMITS MAY SPECIFY TIME LIMITS AND OTHER ADDITIONAL, UH, SPECIAL CONDITIONS IF APPROPRIATE AND REASONABLE.
SO I THINK THIS MAY BE MAYBE THE LAST AREA THAT, THAT WE COVER FROM A ZONING STANDPOINT UNLESS SOMETHING NEW COMES UP.
BUT, UH, SO WE'VE COVERED VARIANCES, PDS, TODS, AND SPECIAL PERMITS.
SO ONTO THE ACTUAL REQUEST ITSELF.
SO THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A 5,700 SQUARE FOOT EVENT CENTER WITHIN A EXISTING 9,318 SQUARE FOOT, UH, BUILDING LOCATED ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF CAMPBELL ROAD AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DIGITAL DRIVE IN PLANO ROAD.
THE SITE ITSELF IS IN THE EMPLOYMENT SUBDISTRICT OF THE, UH, ARAPAHOE COLLINS, T O D AND INNOVATION DISTRICT SURROUNDING PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, AND WEST ARE IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS, UH, AND, AND ARE DEVELOPED EITHER AS COMMERCIAL, RETAIL OR OFFICE.
THE PROPERTY THAT EAST ACROSS THE ACROSS PLANET ROAD IS ZONED LOCAL RETAIL TOO, AND DEVELOPED AS, AS RETAIL.
AND ALSO THE TECHNICAL OFFICE DISTRICT, WHICH IS DEVELOPED IS OFFICE.
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A 1.9 ACRE SITE, AND IT'S DEVELOPED WITH THE 93, UH, HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT SINGLE STORY BUILDING WITH A TOTAL OF 121 PARKING SPACES.THE SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY AUSTIN AVENUE SPORTS GROW ACCESS IS PROVIDED, UH, VIA DIGITAL DRIVE TO THE NORTH AND ANALOG DRIVE TO THE SOUTH.
THE SUBJECT, UH, AREA FOR THE, UH, EVENT CENTER IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE AREA IN RED.
THE BALANCE OF THE BUILDING WILL BE OCCUPIED WITH A RESTAURANT, UH, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY WRIGHT.
THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE EVENT CENTER ARE FROM 10:00 AM TO 12:00 AM SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 AM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
ALTHOUGH TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS NOT WARRANTED WITH THIS USE, THE APPLICANT DID PROVIDE A TRAFFIC STUDY, UH, TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST.
UH, NO TRAFFIC MITIGATION WAS REQUIRED FOR THIS USE.
AND THE, AND, UH, IT ALSO INCLUDED A PARKING RATIO, ONE, ONE SPACE PER TWO AND A HALF SEATS IN THE EVENT CENTER.
BASED ON THE PROPOSED PARKING RATIO FOR THE NUMBER OF EXISTING, UH, PARKING SPACES, UH, THE SITE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE USE, THE, AND THE REST, THE PROPOSED USE AND THE RESTAURANT WITH THE PROPOSED USE BEING, UH, BEING SET AT A MAXIMUM OF 120, 112 GUESTS FOR THE EVENT CENTER.
THIS IS, UH, EXHIBIT D, WHICH IS A, UH, EXAMPLE OF THE FLOOR PLAN.
YOU CAN SEE THE DEMISING WALL THAT SEPARATES THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE, OF THE, UH, OF THE BUILDING FROM THE SOUTHERN HALF, BUT THE SOUTHERN HALF BEING THE RESTAURANT AND THE EVENT CENTER BEING ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE BUILDING.
UH, THEY WILL, UH, PROVIDE AN ENTRY, UH, INTO THE, UH, EVENT CENTER ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE THAT'S STARTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, YOU SEE THE NORTH ELEVATION, UH, THE SOUTH ELEVATION, AND THEN, UH, AT THE BOTTOM, THE EAST ELEVATION, WHICH WOULD BE THE ENTRY, UH, INTO THE SPECIAL EVENT CENTER.
AND THEN THE WEST ELEVATION, UH, OF THE STRUCTURE.
NOW IT'S THE EAST ELEVATION THAT WE'RE, THAT WE RECEIVE, UH, SOME, UH, IMPROVEMENT TO IT.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, THE EAST ELEVATION, UH, IT'LL, IT'LL BE A PORTION OF THAT ELEVATION THAT WILL INCLUDE ADDITIONAL, UH, BRICK VENEER AND A NEW, UH, NEW STOREFRONT ENTRY.
THIS IS THE LAST PHOTO IN, IN THE SLIDE DECK, AND IT DOES SHOW YOU, UH, YOU'RE LOOKING NORTH ALONG PLANO ROAD.
IT SHOWS YOU THE AREA WHERE THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING WILL OCCUR.
UH, THAT IS, UH, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET WIDE.
UH, IT WILL PROVIDE FOR ORNAMENTAL TREES IN LIEU OF SHRUBS, UH, THAT IS ALL THE CITY OF RIGHT OF WAY AREA.
SO WE WILL LIMIT THE, UH, THE, THE TYPES OF PLANT MATERIAL THAT CAN BE IN THERE.
UH, THERE'S ALSO THE ELECTRICAL LINES THAT, THAT WOULD, UH, THAT WOULD COME TO, INTO PLAY IF WE PLANTED, UH, SHADE TREES.
SO IN SUMMARY, THE APPLICANT'S IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR AN EVENT CENTER.
UH, SHOULD COUNSEL APPROVE THE REQUEST, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS SHALL APPLY.
THE SPECIAL PERMIT, UH, A SPECIAL PERMIT SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE EVENT CENTER, WHICH SHALL BE LIMITED TO HUON TON AND LIMITED, LIMITED TO THE, UH, SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOWN ON EXHIBIT B.
THE SPECIAL PERMIT SHALL EXPIRE AND TERMINATE, AND THE, UH, ORDINANCE WILL BE OF NO FURTHER EFFECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 22 A, SECTION SEVEN B, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO APPLY AND, UH, AND RECEIVE A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN 180 DAYS.
THE EVENT CENTER, UH, SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING HOURS OF OPERATION SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 10:00 AM TO 12:00 AM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 AM.
UH, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GUESTS WOULD DO LI WOULD BE LIMITED TO 212 GUESTS AND WITH A PARKING RATIO OF ONE PARKING SPACE PER TWO AND A HALF SEATS, UH, FOR THE EVENT CENTER.
WITH THAT, I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS, IS, UH, IN ATTENDANCE AND, UH, WILL BE, UH, ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS STAFF.
OKAY, SAM, BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, COUNSEL, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAM? MR. BARRIOS? UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.
HEY, SAM, JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.
UM, ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE POTENTIAL PLANTING AREA, SO IS THIS THEIR ONE THEY'RE ASKING TO PUT IN? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WAS IN OUR PLANS? ARE WE SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THAT OR ARE THEY DOING THAT? I'M KIND OF CONFUSED THERE.
STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE AESTHETIC APPEARANCE ALONG PLANO ROAD, THAT, UH, ORNAMENTAL TREES
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BE PLANTED IN LIEU OF A HEDGE ROAD, IT, IT WOULD CREATE KIND OF LIKE A BLIND SPOT IN THAT AREA.UM, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD REGARDING THEIR HOURS, UM, DO WE HAVE, AND DO YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EVENT CENTERS, UH, SPACES IN RICHARDSON, BUT THE HOURS THAT TILL 2:00 AM THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT KIND OF RAISED A LITTLE FLAG IN MY, IN MY HEAD, IS THAT NORM IS THAT, UH, SOMETHING, I MEAN IS 2:00 AM NORMAL FOR EVENT CENTERS AS FAR AS WHAT WE'VE ALLOWED OR PREVIOUS COUNCILS HAVE ALLOWED, OR WHAT THE OTHER THREE EVENT CENTERS HAD SOME LIMITATION AS TO THE HOURS OF OPERATION, UH, ANYWHERE FROM LET'S SAY 12:00 AM TO 1:00 AM YEAH.
NOW THE ADDITIONAL HOUR WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY, UH, CSAT OPERATION AT ONE AND ALLOW THAT, THAT VENUE, UH, TO CLEAN UP AND, AND GUEST, UH, LEAVE THE, THE FACILITY.
WE'LL ASK, ASK THE APPLICANT TO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
AND WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? UH, YES.
DAN MEYER DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS 7 5 0 8 2.
AND ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD TO YOU WAS ABOUT THE HOURS.
12 O'CLOCK IS WHEN WE REALISTICALLY WANT TO CLOSE.
WE ASKED FOR TWO, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IN A, IN A WEDDING, SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE, BUT WE'RE GONNA SHUT IT DOWN AND TRY TO GET 'EM OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
WE, SINCE SEEING AS WE'RE GONNA BE OWNER, OPERATOR, AND MANAGERS, WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA STAY THERE.
TWO, ANY 2:00 AM UNLESS WE HAVE TO.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? MR. HUTCHIN? RIDER? UM, JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE SAM, IF YOU CAN GO BACK, I GUESS YOU CAN'T GO BACK A COUPLE SLIDES, CAN YOU? I'M SORRY.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN, UH, IT WAS, MAYBE IT WAS THE FINAL SLIDE.
THIS SAYS THAT THAT THAT THIS PERMIT IS LIMITED TO HUON TON.
AND I'M SORRY, THAT'S NOT YOUR NAME.
THAT, THAT IS MY, THAT IS MY WIFE.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T PUT THE CONNECTION TOGETHER.
WE HAD SOME CLARIFICATION ISSUES ON THAT AS WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD WHO WE WERE, WHO WE WERE TALKING TO AND WORKING WITH HERE, SO, OKAY.
UH, MR. SHERMAN, I WILL SAY I, UM, I HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVES VIA, UH, VARIOUS, IT'S A TRANSPORTATION FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE, ARE BEHIND YOU ON THIS.
AND I THINK THERE'S A, USUALLY THERE'S SOME POSITIVE AND SOME PEOPLE'S, AND I DON'T THINK I HEARD A SINGLE NEGATIVE, UH, REGARDING YOU OR WHAT, WHAT'S, SO, I THINK THERE'S SOME EXCITEMENT THERE.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, THAT WAS THE ONE RED FLAG TIME, UH, AND I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT.
'CAUSE I, I THINK THE ONLY CONCERN FOR ME WOULD BE IF WE HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS IN THE EVENT INDUSTRY AND MY WIFE'S BEEN HURT ENTIRE CAREER IN THE EVENT WORLD.
UM, AND I KNOW EVERYBODY USUALLY ENDS AT, YOU KNOW, 12 ON WEEKENDS AND YOU NEED AN HOUR OR TWO TO CLEAN UP AND GET LINENS OFF AND ALL THAT JAZZ.
UM, I JUST WOULD HATE FOR IT TO BE LIKE A, HEY, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, A, UH, PRIVATE, UH, PROMOTER COME IN AND START TRYING TO RENT IT OUT, BUY IT OUT FOR A 2:00 AM PARTY, AND THEN IT TURNED INTO A BAR TOUCH SITUATION.
UM, WHICH I, I HAVE NO REASON TO THINK YOU WOULD DO THAT OR, UH, YOUR WIFE BY ANY MEANS.
BUT IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN SAY, YOU KNOW, FINE WITH 2:00 AM FINE WITH 12:00 AM ASSUMING, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WEEK WE'RE AT A 10, 10, 10 30, OR, UH, ON THE WEEKENDS 12, 12 30 KIND OF SHUT OFF TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE PARTY ENDS AT 12.
UM, I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO TURN INTO A, SOMEBODY COMES IN, BUYS OUT AND TURNS IT INTO, SO WE WENT TO, WE WENT TO AN EVENT.
THERE'S NOT MANY EVENT CENTERS IN RICHARDSON.
BUT THERE IS ONE THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO A RESIDENTIAL, AND WHEN YOU GET INTO THE MIDNIGHT AND IT'S LOUD, IT, IT IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING TO.
THE REASON WHY MY WIFE AND I PICKED THIS LOCATION WAS, 'CAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT IT THERE IS, WE, WE ARE COMPLETELY SEGREGATED FROM ANYTHING RESIDENTIAL.
NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WANNA HOST LIVE PARTIES OR EVENTS OR CONCERTS, AND WE REALLY DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT.
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WE'RE FOREGOING OUR LIQUOR LICENSE.WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL BAR.
I MEAN, YOU SAW THE BUILDING, IT LOOKED LIKE AN OLD NASTY BAR.
SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT LOOK ALL NICE, GET IT MORE UP TO SPEED WITH RICHARDSON AND TREAT IT MORE OF LIKE A BUSINESS RATHER THAN A BAR.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH.
AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT TOO, BEING AS HELL YOUR WIFE WAS IN THAT SCENE.
BUT, UM, YEAH, WE'RE FINE WITH THE HOURS AS IS.
IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, LET US KNOW.
WE'RE HAPPY TO, HAPPY TO, HAPPY TO OBLIGE.
IT'S JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST, UM, OKAY.
GOING WITH WHAT'S ON THERE FOR NOW.
AND I DO RECOMMEND YOU I ABOUT THE BRICK AND WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO THERE.
AND, UH, I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND RESIDENTS AND YOUR CUSTOMERS WILL APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.
UH, ANY IDEA THOUGH, WHERE THAT COME FROM? UH, OTHER THAN IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A PARKING LIMITATION, THERE MIGHT, ARE THIS TIED TOGETHER? YEAH.
IDEALLY IT, IT WAS WITH THE PARKING LIMITATION.
IF YOU, EXCUSE ME, I'M GONNA TRY TO GO RIGHT HERE.
SO, WITH OUR PARKING, AND THIS IS KIND OF AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR US NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARKING SPOTS, WE HAVE 121 SPACES.
I KNOW ORIGINALLY THE, UH, THE PARKING RATIO WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
SAM AND CHRIS AND EVERYONE HELPED US GET TO THIS NUMBER.
UM, THE REASON WHY WE WERE SET AT, WHERE IS THIS SLIDE? GIMME ONE SECOND.
THE REASON WHY WE WENT TO THAT NUMBER 212 ORIGINALLY, WE CAN FIT A LOT MORE TABLES IN THAT SPACE.
UH, WE ACTUALLY ASKED FOR ALMOST 400.
BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN CHRIS AND I AND THE ARCHITECT ALL GOT TOGETHER AND SAT DOWN AND SAID, OKAY, LET'S LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ELBOW ROOM, THE TEMPERATURES, WHAT'S MORE REALISTIC? UM, WE, WE ENDED UP SETTLING FOR THAT NUMBER.
CAN WE FIT MORE IN THERE? ABSOLUTELY.
UM, DO WE REALLY WANT TO PROBABLY NOT 'CAUSE 400 PEOPLE IN THAT SPACE NOT GONNA BE VERY COMFORTABLE.
AND AGAIN, WE WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THAT BAR SCENE.
SO, UH, THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT THAT IS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WAS AGREED UPON WITH THE, OUR CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS OUR ARCHITECT FOR A GOOD NUMBER.
YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I THINK BUSINESS SHOULD DICTATE THE BUSINESS, HOW TO RUN THE BUSINESS.
AND THEY SHOULD THINK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE MONEY.
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THEY'RE, THAT'S NOT, YOU HAVE TO STAY IN THE BUSINESS AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE MONEY TO STAY IN THE BUSINESS.
SO YOU HAVE TO SEE YOUR NUMBER THAT, HOW THAT WORK.
AND THEN THE LOGIC STICKS COME AFTER THAT.
UH, BUT I DON'T KNOW, 212 LOOKS LIKE VERY, YOU KNOW, ODD NUMBERS.
IF IT WAS 225 OR IT WAS I SEE WHAT TWO 10 I YOU'RE SAYING.
THEN I WOULD SAY, OKAY, THERE'S SOMETHING.
BUT WHEN I SAW THE, THAT YOU NEEDED 36 PARKING FOR THE, UH, FOR YOURSELF, LOOKS LIKE, UH, IS THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW, HOW THAT NUMBER COME FROM 36 REQUIRED PARKING FOR OH, THAT'S THE RESTAURANT.
SO, SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN ONE ASPECT, BUT IF, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OPERATING HOURS ABOVE THE RESTAURANT AND THE EVENT CENTER ON THE WEEKENDS, THE RESTAURANT WILL BE CLOSED.
SO TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, THE PARKING WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN THE TWO.
SO THERE WOULD BE SOME, UH, YEAH.
I MEAN, THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE THAT AREA WHEN I DRIVE BY IS PRETTY MUCH EMPTY.
SO THIS IS, UH, I, I WONDER MANY TIMES THAT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THAT AREA.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, THE OPERATING HOURS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN TO MANY WEDDINGS.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GET UP AND LEAVE, UH, UNLESS THEY ARE PUSHED.
SO, YOU KNOW, AND IF THERE IS SOME NOISE AND OTHER THINGS, I THINK CITY HAS CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER THINGS, THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE.
UH, SO OVERALL, I THINK IT'S A GOOD, GOOD BUSINESS, GOOD PROJECT.
AND THE ONLY THING IS LIKE 212, THAT'S KIND OF LOW NUMBERS.
UH, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT MANY PLACES IN
AND PEOPLE LOOK FOR SOMETIMES 300, CLOSE TO 300 NUMBERS.
SO THAT DOES NOT SOLVE OUR OTHER PROBLEM, SAM.
IT MAY BE MORE THAN THE PARKING.
THERE'S ALSO FIRE CODE AND BUILDING CODE.
SO LET'S, SAM, LET'S SAM EXPLAIN.
WE, WHEN WE MET WITH THE APPLICANT AND THE ARCHITECT, WE WORKED OUR WAY BACKWARDS INTO THIS, KNOWING THAT BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE INTENDED RESTAURANT AT ONE SPACE PER 100 SQUARE FEET, THEY NEEDED 36 PARKING SPACES.
SO WHAT REMAINED WERE THE 85 PARKING SPACES.
SO WE KIND OF WORKED OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE A REASONABLE PARKING RATIO, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PARKING RATIO
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FOR A RELIGIOUS OR A, A, A PLACE OF WORSHIP OR A THEATER.AND THEY'RE TYPICALLY PARKED AT ONE PARKING SPACE PER THREE SEATS.
SO WE KIND OF APPLIED THAT SAME LOGIC TO THE EVENT CENTER BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SEATS.
SO WE WORKED OUR WAY BACK INTO IT SAYING, OKAY, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES, MULTIPLIED TIMES 2.5 GIVES YOU THE NUMBER OF, OF, OF SEATS OF GUESTS THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED AND STILL MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENT.
AND IN OUR OPINION, THE PARKING DEMAND FOR 212 GUESTS.
AND I WILL ADD ONE THING TO THAT, THAT NUMBER THAT SAM JUST DESCRIBED WAS NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ADDITIONAL PARKING THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED FROM THE RESTAURANT WHEN THE RESTAURANT WAS NOT IN OPERATING HOURS, WHICH IS WHY PARKING SEEMS LOW TO YOU ALSO TO US.
HOWEVER, YOU GUYS, YOU'RE THE FINAL WORD.
WE, WE, WE LOOK FOR Y'ALL FOR THAT.
SO, NO, I'M, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
I'LL JUST WAIT FOR OTHER QUESTION.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU.
WE'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE A SEAT FOR NOW.
IF WE NEED YOU TO COME BACK UP, WE'LL ASK THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MS. EMER, UH, MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SPEAK IN PERSON.
WE DID RECEIVE A CARD FROM EVELYN ROBERSON, UH, BEFORE THE MEETING, AND SHE'S IN FAVOR.
UM, ANY, MR. WRITER? MAYOR, IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE ON? SEEING NONE, UH, I'D LIKE TO TAKE, GET A MOTION TO CLOSE.
UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ZONING FILE 23 DASH EIGHT AS PRESENTED.
HOW ABOUT A SECOND, MR. SCHUEL? UH, I, I WOULD SECOND IT.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
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ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 12.CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4, 4 7 2 PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT, THE U T D POINTS AT WATERVIEW, T O D PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
MR. MANER, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR BECK.
ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE CITY COUNCIL HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING FILE 2306 ORDINANCE, UH, 44 72 OPERATIONALIZES.
UM, THAT, UH, PD AS, UH, YOU HEARD IT THAT NIGHT.
AND SO, UM, BY RATIFYING THIS ORDINANCE, UH, YOU'LL CONCLUDE THAT, UH, PROCESS FOR ZONING FILE 2306.
'CAUSE WE'VE NEVER, I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE, SO I JUST WANT TO, I JUST WANNA ASK AND MAKE SURE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, AND PLEASE, ANYONE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG AND I HAVE, THIS IS NOT A, IT'S A, IT'S ONLY A CONCERN TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT MM-HMM.
I THINK COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE WAS NOT HERE THAT EVENING.
A PART OF THIS, SIR, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS OUT THERE.
AGAIN, NO, NO DIFFICULTY WITH OUR VOTING.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT THAT WAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, 'CAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER IN MY FIVE YEARS BEING ON COUNCIL THAT WE'VE EVER HAD THIS BEFORE.
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO GET IT'S A, IT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION AND I WANTED TO JUST HAVE A CLARIFICATION, MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO YEP, NO ISSUES.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY IS JUSTICE.
COULD I GET A SECOND, MR. CORPORATE? I SECOND THE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
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OKAY.AT THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND LOOKING FOR A MOTION.
MS. JUSTICE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
GOT A SECOND, MR. WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS.
ADD A MOTION AND A SECOND SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[14.REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
ALRIGHT.THAT BRINGS US, BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 14, REPORT ON ITEMS
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OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.ON, UH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, UH, THE U T D STUDENTS HELD A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE.
I THINK SO MANY OF US, UH, ATTENDED.
SO MANY OF OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATION ATTENDED AS WELL, SOME FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENDED.
AND HONESTLY, IT WAS JUST SO FUN TO BE ON CAMPUS, HAVING STUDENTS REGISTER VOTERS AND, UM, AND SEEING HOW HYPER AND HOW EXCITED THEY WERE AND, AND HOW INTERESTED THEY WERE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
SO, UM, THANK YOU TO THEM FOR HOSTING AND FOR INVITING US ALL OUT THERE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. BARRIOS.
I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO CONGRATULATE OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. DAWN MAGNER, FOR BEING THE, UH, GOLDEN WINNER OF THE GOLDEN SPATULA ON SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FIRSTHAND METHODIST CHURCH.
UH, 50TH ANNUAL PANCAKE FLIP, UH, THAT, UM, SEVERAL OF US WERE, WERE, UH, A PART OF, AND WE GOT TO WITNESS OUR MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER COMPETE IN THAT.
UM, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED 'CAUSE ANYBODY THAT KNOWS THEIR CITY MANAGER KNOWS HE'S, HE'S THE HEALTHIEST GUY IN THE ROOM AND HE TAKES THAT SERIOUSLY.
SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
IT WAS FUN TO WATCH, UM, ON SARAH SATURDAY, SATURDAY EVENING, AND MANY OF US HAVE ALL OF US ATTENDED.
MOST OF US ATTENDED THE, UH, HAVANA KNIGHTS AND I, I DID CUT OUT A BIT EARLY THERE.
I APOLOGIZE TO COUNCILMAN HUTCHIN RIDER FOR THAT.
BUT WORRIES, I, I CUT OUT TO ATTEND, UH, THE EISEN CENTER, MANUEL CINEMAS FRANKENSTEIN PERFORMANCE.
AND I WILL SAY IT WAS, UH, MY WIFE AND I AND SON AND ONE OF MY SON'S FRIENDS WENT.
AND, UM, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING SHOWS I'VE SEEN IN, IN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME.
AND PROBABLY MY FAVORITE SHOW I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN AT THE EMAN.
AND, UH, I I HOPE WE GET TO SEE THAT, THAT GROUP COME BACK TO RICHARDSON.
FOR THOSE THAT MISSED IT, UH, YOU HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO CATCH GREAT, UH, SHOWS COMING UP AT THE EISMAN THIS YEAR.
SO PLEASE, UH, TAKE A LOOK, UH, FIND SOMETHING THAT LOOKS INTERESTING AND COME SUPPORT THE ARTS.
UM, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, I, I FORGOT TO MENTION LAST WEEK, BUT UH, WEEK BEFORE LAST WE STARTED HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
I'M WEARING LAPEL PEN TODAY, UH, IN CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
SO, UH, TO ALL THOSE THAT CELEBRATE AND, UH, RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AND THE HISTORY OF NOT JUST OUR STATE, BUT OUR COUNTRY, UM, I ASK EVERYBODY TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND LOOK INTO THOSE.
UM, SO GLAD TO BE PART OF THAT, UM, CULTURE.
I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND SAY COME TO THE EISMAN ON FRIDAY.
YES, WE HAVE A GREAT, UH, CELEBRATION.
UH, WE HAVE AMAZING MARIACHI AND, UM, OTHERS THAT ARE GONNA BE THERE ON FRIDAY, SO IT'LL BE A GREAT PROGRAM.
UM, LAST WEEK, UH, TUESDAY MAYBE, I DON'T REMEMBER.
UH, WE ATTENDED THE NORTH TEXAS DISABILITY CHAMBER AWARD CEREMONY, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.
MY LEADERSHIP, NORTH TEXAS CLASSMATE, DYLAN RAFFERTY, UH, RUNS THAT ORGANIZATION.
AND, UM, IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY GREAT CELEBRATION.
UM, AND HIS WORDS ARE STILL ECHOING WITH ME ABOUT HOW D E I NEEDS TO INCLUDE AN A, UH, FOR ACCESSIBILITY.
UM, SO THAT'S IN THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE WAY THAT WE OPERATE HERE IN THE CITY, HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE THE A AS PART OF, UM, UH, OUR INCLUSION HERE IN THE CITY.
UM, AND THEN, UH, JUST A PERSONAL NOTE, AN ANNOUNCEMENT, IF YOU WILL, ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, MY NEPHEW, CAMERON MALACHI, UH, CAME INTO THE WORLD.
SO, UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THAT I GET TO BE AN AUNT TH THRIVES OVER
I, UH, JUST WANNA SAY THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF ATTENDING MY, UH, RETREAT IN LEADERSHIP NORTH TEXAS, UH, THIS PAST WEEK.
WE TOOK THE BUS OUT TO MCKINNEY AND I WAS ABLE TO, UH, OR ACTUALLY OUR ENTIRE CLASS WAS ABLE TO, UH, TOUR THE, UH, PLANO CAMPUS AND ALSO, UH, AND SAW THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HOW THAT BUILDS, UM, MOMENTUM CREDITS AND HOW PEOPLE USE THAT AS A TRAINING FACILITY.
SO I KNOW WE HAVE OUR OWN, BUT UH, IT WAS JUST VERY INTERESTING TO, TO TOUR AND, AND GET TO SEE HOW THAT CAMPUS REALLY WORKED.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
AND OF COURSE WE HAD JUST A REALLY FUN TIME.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
ALSO, ONE OTHER THING, THERE IS ANOTHER EVENT AT THE EISMAN.
I BELIEVE THERE'S AN ART EXHIBIT,
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UM, I READ THAT'S BEING DISPLAYED UP THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.SO IF ANYONE GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO, UH, LOOK, I BELIEVE THAT'S ON THE MEZZANINE, SO THERE YOU GO.
I KNOW THAT WE ALL ATTENDED, UH, MANY PROGRAM LAST WEEK.
UH, IT WAS FULL OF PROGRAMS. UH, THE NORTH TEXAS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
I ATTENDED ALSO, I THINK CONSULT MEMBER, UM, CART DORIAN AND I ATTENDED.
IT WAS ONE AND A HALF DAY, UH, EVENT.
SO LONG EVENT FRIDAY MORNING TILL SATURDAY, UM, AFTERNOON.
SO, BUT BESIDES THAT, I WANTED TO SHARE ONE IMPORTANT THINGS.
AND THAT IS, UH, I THINK THAT WAS LAST WEEK, THURSDAY, I BELIEVE, 21ST SEPTEMBER THAT WE ATTENDED, UH, THE 52ND ANNUAL NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION AWARD CEREMONY.
AND I WAS VERY EXCITED THAT OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN HUTCHEN RIDER, HE RECEIVED THE THANK YOU MOST DESERVING CIVIC LEADERSHIP AWARD.
SO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UH, THANK YOU.
OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN HUTSON RIDER.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, ANYONE GET EASILY.
IT HAD TO BE EARNED BY DOING, UH, SO MUCH HARD WORK AND I'M SURE, UH, UH, THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT HOW MUCH DESERVING HE IS BY PUTTING SO MUCH CONTRIBUTION TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE.
DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? I, I JUST WANT, WELL, I, NUMBER ONE, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WAS VERY PROUD TO RECEIVE THE HONOR.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I DON'T, I DON'T GO AFTER HONORS VERY OFTEN AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT I ALWAYS THINK OF THAT IT'S TEAM EFFORT.
AND I JUST WANNA THANK, 'CAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY OF YOU THAT ARE SITTING AROUND THE DAIS.
I THINK WE CAN CALL THIS THE DAIS, CAN'T WE? I HOPE YOU SAID THAT RIGHT.
AND SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UM, BECAUSE IT WAS A, IT WAS A HUGE HONOR AND IT WAS JUST VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
UM, AND THEN IF I JUMP OFF THAT REAL FAST, WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK TO ATTEND THE BOARD APPLICANT RECEPTION.
AND I WANNA GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO AMY NEHMER FOR PUTTING THAT ALL TOGETHER.
I THINK PEOPLE WERE VERY EXCITED TO COME IN HERE AND SEE THE NEW CITY HALL, THE TEMPORARY CITY HALL, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY.
TEMPORARY NEW, NEW TEMPORARY, WHATEVER, WHATEVER I SHOULD SAY THAT.
BUT JUST A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO AMY AND TO ALL OF THE CITY STAFF.
WE HAD QUITE A NUMBER OF CITY STAFF HERE THAT, UM, GREETED AND, AND RECEIVED PEOPLE WHO WERE COMING IN THAT WERE INTERESTED IN THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SO JUST A BIG THANK YOU, AMY, FOR ALL THE, THE GREAT WORK ON THAT.
UM, AND THEN ALSO ON SATURDAY MORNING, UM, RIGHT AFTER I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF, UH, I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO MAYBE HAVE TO CALL OUR PUBLIC SERVICES TO COME AND TAKE CARE OF DON AFTER THE PANCAKE CAKE FLIP.
BUT, UM, AT THAT SAME TIME WE HAD THE RICHARDSON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S NINTH ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY EXPO AND POLICE FIRE.
A LOT OF CITY SERVICES WERE THERE.
UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS A TREMENDOUS TURN TURNOUT FROM, FROM ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.
THE NEW, UM, WE GOTTA SEE IT TONIGHT AS WELL.
BUT THE NEW, UH, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL UNIT FOR THE, UH, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.
WE HAD, UM, UH, QUITE A BIT OF THE, ALL OF THE TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM FROM, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EVERYONE WAS THERE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST REALLY ENJOYING THEMSELVES.
SO I JUST WANNA, AGAIN, UM, OUR CITY STAFF COLLECTIVELY DO GO SO FAR ABOVE AND BEYOND TO, TO, TO COME OUT AND REP TO, TO REPRESENT WHAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR CITY.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, TEACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IT IS 8 24.