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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
THIS WILL BEGIN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR ROLL CALL MYSELF, BRIANNA CHACON IS PRESENT.
IF YOU WILL STAND WITH ME JUST FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
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.
THANK YOU. THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE.
[PUBLIC APPEARANCE ]
SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THE SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
TONIGHT, I HAVE JOHN KUSTERBECK.
IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
JOHN KUSTERBECK 103 FOREST GROVE SOUTH.
MY QUESTION IS WHO'S GOING TO BE PAYING FOR THIS HUGE UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN COST? THE CITY TAXPAYERS OR WILL THE COST GO SOLELY TO THE PARENTS, THE YOUTH SPORTS PARENTS? CHEERLEADING ALREADY COST PARENTS $200 PER KID.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF PARENTS ALREADY STRUGGLE WITH THAT.
AND IN THAT DOCUMENT, THERE ARE FOUR REFERENCES TO NEEDING A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
YET LIKE I SAID LAST TIME, BACK ON APRIL 25TH OF LAST YEAR, MR. OVERCASH SAID DURING THE MEETING AT 37 MINUTES AND SIX SECONDS INTO IT THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS NOT GOVERNED BY THE SPECIAL EVENT ORDINANCE. WHEN WILL THESE DISCREPANCIES BE ADDRESSED? THERE IS ALSO A MAJOR ONE THAT CAN CAUSE ISSUES WITH EVENTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, SUCH AS WEDDING RECEPTIONS, BRIDAL SHOWERS OR JUST LARGE PARTIES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE THERE.
YET DOWN ON PAGE FOUR UNDER PRINCETON MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTION 50-6, NUMBER FOUR SAYS THAT TO POSSESS, SELL, GIVE AWAY TRANSPORT OR CONSUME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF ANY KIND IS PROHIBITED.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE CITY ORDINANCE WOULD OVERRULE POLICY SINCE POLICY ISN'T LAW.
I HAVE NOT BEEN TO MANY WEDDING RECEPTIONS THAT DID NOT SERVE ALCOHOL.
SO HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE CITY LOSING OUT ON RENTALS, THE COMMUNITY CENTER DUE TO THIS PART OF THE ORDINANCE? THANKS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHARLIZE LEE 1801 PRAIRIE VIEW DRIVE.
I'M SURE YOU'RE TIRED OF SEEING ME HERE.
I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT, BUT IT AFFECTS YOU.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 10 TO 15 OTHER GROUPS, THEY JUST COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND A MONITOR TO MONITOR MY SON'S GROUP. SO HE DIDN'T GET TO HAVE ONE.
SO WE PAID THE $75 TO HAVE A GROUP SO THESE KIDS COULD MEET ON THE WEEKENDS WELL [INAUDIBLE].
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SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALSO DISCRIMINATING AGAINST US AND IT'S AFFECTING EVERYBODY.WHEN YOU SPECIFICALLY SAID IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THE BOY SCOUTS AND THE SPORTS AND IT HAS.
AND SO NOW WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? SOME OF THESE PARENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO SPORTS NOW.
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? THEIR KIDS ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, CRAP OUT OF LUCK.
I EMAILED ALL OF Y'ALL LAST WEEK ABOUT THE RESERVATION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
I'M JUST I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOBODY POINTS ANY OF THE THINGS OUT THAT ARE THE RULES UNTIL WE HAVE AN EVENT THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T LIKE.
LIKE NOBODY SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT DRINKS AND FOOD OR ALCOHOL OR POSTING ABOUT MY EVENT ONLINE UNTIL WE HAVE A DRAG BINGO EVENT THAT DIDN'T HARM ANYONE.
THERE WAS NO PEOPLE HARMED, NO CHILDREN ABUSED.
AND I'M WONDERING IF THE SAME THINGS ARE BEING SAID TO EVERYONE THAT'S RENTING IT OR JUST US.
LIKE, WHY ARE THESE THINGS SUDDENLY COMING UP WHEN IT'S US? EVERY SINGLE TIME? EVERY SINGLE TIME WE TRY TO HOLD AN EVENT OR DO SOMETHING, NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE CREATED AND I KNOW YOU SEE IT SO YOU CAN'T PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE IT.
CLINT LAWRENCE 1304 EAST COLLEGE.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN TODAY'S WORLD, WHEN I HEAR THE WORD DIVERSITY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS WORD HAS BECOME A DOG WHISTLE TERM, MEANING WHITES ARE NOT WELCOME, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A CONSERVATIVE, WHITE, STRAIGHT, CHRISTIAN MALE.
THIS DEMOGRAPHIC IS USUALLY STEREOTYPED BY THE DIVERSE BULLIES AS A WHITE SUPREMACIST, REGARDLESS OF THE PERSON'S HEART AND IS VILIFIED IN TODAY'S POLITICS. THE MAYOR SAID.
WHEN SHE GOES TO THESE CONFERENCES, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ALWAYS ASKED FROM BUSINESSES DOES PRINCETON HAVE A DEI PROGRAM? IF THESE COMPANIES ARE SO CONCERNED WITH EVERYONE HAVING AN EQUAL OUTCOME, THEN THEY NEED TO STOP BEING HYPOCRITES AND START SHARING THEIR PROFITS WITH THEIR COMPETITORS.
INCLUSION IS JUST NOT COMPATIBLE FOR EVERYONE.
AS A BAPTIST, I BELIEVE ONLY MEN SHOULD BE PASTORS AND DEACONS.
THAT'S NOT SAYING WOMEN DO NOT HAVE A ROLE IN THE CHURCH BECAUSE THEY DO.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT ROLE AND NOBODY IS ANY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER.
AND NOBODY COMPLAINS ABOUT ANY INJUSTICES BECAUSE WE ALL WORK AS ONE BODY OF CHRIST IN THE CHURCH.
THE ATTORNEY MENTIONED THE COMMITTEE WILL NOT HAVE ANY LEGAL JURISDICTION.
SO IT APPEARS TO ME THAT YOU ALL APPROVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR AN ILLEGAL KANGAROO COURT.
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND RESOURCES.
FOR THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT VOTED AGAINST IT.
Y'ALL'S VOTE WILL BE PROVEN RIGHTEOUS IN DUE TIME.
SUCH INITIATIVES ALWAYS START SMALL AND GROW OVER TIME.
DEI IS ANOTHER FALSE IDOL THAT WILL ONLY DIVIDE US MORE AND GIVE RISE TO EVIL INTENTIONS.
GOOD EVENING, DORINDA [INAUDIBLE] POWELL, 3792, COUNTY ROAD PRINCETON.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING THIS TIME TO SPEAK.
A GENTLEMAN SPOKE AT A NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND I THOUGHT IT WAS PERTAINABLE TONIGHT, AND I QUOTE, THE ANSWER IS NOT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
THE ANSWER IS FAITH, FAMILY, MORALITY AND EDUCATION.
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VOID OF SEXUAL INTEREST.THIS IS WHAT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND STRONGER.
THIS IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
EQUITY IS A TRANSMISSION OF A DISEASE CALLED COMMUNISM.
IT OVERLOOKS MERIT AND IT FOCUSES ON SKIN TONE ONLY.
HE GOES ON TO SAY MORE, BUT YOU GET THE POINT.
I HOPE YOU RECEIVED THAT VIDEO.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE CARL TEPPER FILED A BILL PROHIBITING STATE FUNDING TOWARDS DEI.
STATE SENATE BILL WOULD BAN DEI OFFICES STATEMENTS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
WHY ARE REPRESENTATIVES SO AGAINST THIS IF IT'S NOT DETRIMENTAL? PLANO AND FRISCO DON'T HAVE THIS AND THEY HAVE PLENTY OF BUSINESSES, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
IT'S A WOKE AGENDA TO TAKE GOD OUT OF EVERYTHING AND SO THAT EVERYTHING IS ACCEPTABLE.
YES, WE HAVE MANY NATIONALITIES IN PRINCETON.
I DON'T SEE THAT THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE.
THIS DEI DIVERSITY IS ABOUT LIFESTYLES AND CELEBRATING IMMORALITY OPENLY.
WE DON'T NEED A CALIFORNIA PRINCETON WE JUST NEED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE MONEY SPENT ON DEI COULD BE USED TO IMPROVE OTHER THINGS NEEDED SO BADLY IN PRINCETON.
I AM REQUESTING THAT WE PUT THIS DEI BACK ON THE AGENDA.
I'M THE PASTOR OF YOUR COMMUNITY CHURCH IN BRANCH.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OF PRINCETON.
AND AS THE MINISTERS IN PRINCETON, WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME.
GOD'S WORD TELLS US THAT WHEN WE PRAY HIS WORD BACK TO HIM THAT HE TAKES THAT SERIOUSLY AND HEARS IT EVEN MORE SO. AND SO I'D LIKE TO READ TWO SCRIPTURES TO YOU THIS MORNING OR THIS EVENING.
AND HE CHANGES THE TIMES AND THE SEASONS.
HE REMOVES KINGS AND RAISES UP KINGS.
HE GIVES WISDOM TO THE WISE AND KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE UNDERSTANDING.
FIRST TIMOTHY TWO, ONE THROUGH FOUR SAYS THEREFORE, I EXHORT FIRST THAT ALL SUPPLICATIONS PRAYERS, INTERCESSIONS AND GIVING OF THANKS BE MADE FOR ALL MEN, FOR KINGS, AND FOR ALL WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY THAT WE MAY LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE IN ALL GODLINESS AND REVERENCE FOR THIS IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD, OUR SAVIOR WHO DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED AND COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I JUST ASK YOU NOW THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THESE LEADERS WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING.
HEAVENLY FATHER, THEY HAVE MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER AND TO CONTEMPLATE.
WE PRAY BLESSINGS UPON ALL THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
AND WE PRAY ALL OF THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
I'M SUDESH KUMAR, LIVING IN 121 [INAUDIBLE] LANE.
ACTUALLY, I'M HERE FOR THE REQUESTING THREE THINGS.
LITERALLY WE ARE WAITING FOR MORE THAN TEN MINUTES OVER THERE TO CROSS THE ROAD.
I'M KINDLY REQUESTING PUT SOME LIKE A SIGNAL FOR JUST IN THE SCHOOL TIMES.
THE SECOND THING LIKE IN MY STREET I DON'T HAVE THE STREET NAME.
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THE THIRD ONE IS LIKE AS WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME, WE ARE CONDUCTING THE TOURNAMENT OVER HERE FOR THE CRICKET.SO THE LAST TIME REQUESTING FOR THAT CRICKET FIELD FOR THAT ONE.
SO THIS TIME WE REQUESTED FROM THE PLAN OF RISK ON OTHER AREAS.
THE CRICKET TEAM IS COMING FROM ALL THE WAY FROM RICHARDSON TO OVER HERE.
THE END OF APRIL, WE ARE PLANNING TO CONDUCT THE EIGHT TEAMS TOURNAMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY PARK.
WE ARE STARTING ALREADY STARTED THAT ONE.
WE ARE CONDUCTING THE TOURNAMENTS RIGHT NOW OUTSIDE THE TOURNAMENT.
PLAYERS, THEY ARE COMING TOWARDS THE PRINCETON.
AND JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU SAID THERE WERE EIGHT TEAMS CURRENTLY.
THANK YOU. BUT SINCE OUT OF GROUND RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHY WE ARE LIMITED ONLY FOR THE EIGHT TEAMS. BUT. DEFINITELY WE CAN INCLUDE LIKE CURRENTLY THERE ARE 81 TEAMS IN SPRING PLAYING AND PLANNING AREA.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? OKAY. IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
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IT'LL TAKE US TO OUR MAYOR'S COMMENTS.THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE TO ADD TONIGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU SAW IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE ARE LOOKING OVER DOWNTOWN, SO JUST SHARING THAT WITH YOU FOR A REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE LOOKING FORWARD TO.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING HARD ON THAT AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT WITH US.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
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ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER SO REQUESTS IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN AS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA.
TONIGHT FOR THE CONSENT, I HAVE MINUTES.
VERIZON MOU FP20210120 FINAL PLAT FOR FOREST PARK PHASE 1.
PL20220280 PRELIMINARY PLAT (SICILY LAGUNA).
PL20230615 PRELIMINARY PLAT MATTEI MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMPLEX.
PL20230616 PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR MARCEL GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 9.
PL-FP20230618 PRELIMINARY PLAT AND FINAL PLAT FOR PRINCETON 223 ADDITION AND PL-FP20230620 FOR A PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT FOR PRINCETON 414 ADDITION.
YOUR HONOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS TO APPROVE.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MR. DEFFIBAUGH. YES. MR. KLEIBER. YES. MR. OBERA.
YES. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT.
[REGULAR AGENDA ]
WE WILL START WITH AGENDA ITEM 2023-052 FOR CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT PRESENTATION OF THE CERTIFICATE AND AWARD OF FINANCIAL REPORTING, ACHIEVEMENT . AND DO WE HAVE THE AWARD? I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE THE AWARD TO PRESENT? WELL, JUST THE ONES THAT ARE IN THEIR PACKET.IT WAS BASICALLY JUST A CONFIRMATION THAT.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL AWARD.
NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT.
PLEASE. YES. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMEND THE STAFF AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING. THEY JUST DID AN AWESOME JOB.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY WERE GIVEN THE GFOA CERTIFICATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT.
AND JUST WANT TO SAY REAL PROUD OF THEM FOR DOING SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB.
ABSOLUTELY. AND WE FULLY AGREE WITH THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND WE'RE HAPPY FOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS.
SO THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'LL PASS THAT ON TO MS. PRIGMORE. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE WILL GO TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-053 PROCLAMATION FOR BEAUTIFICATION MONTH.
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A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR DESIGNATING APRIL AS BEAUTIFICATION AND CITYWIDE CLEANUP MONTH.WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ TONIGHT FOR THIS.
WHEREAS BEAUTIFICATION IS A KEY ASPECT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON WISHES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS TO THE NEED OF A CLEANER, MORE BEAUTIFUL FIRST IMPRESSION OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND PROMOTES ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS TOWARDS INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN.
AND WHEREAS, BEAUTIFICATION IS AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY BY CITIZENS TAKING PRIDE IN THEIR HOMES AND IMPROVING OR HIGHLIGHTING POSITIVE QUALITIES OF THEIR HOME AND LANDSCAPES.
AND WHEREAS, CITIZENS ENGAGE WITH THEIR HOMES, PROPERTY OR BUSINESSES THROUGH LITTER, PICKUP, GARDENING AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE CURB APPEAL AND TIME SPENT CONNECTING WITH NATURE.
AND WHEREAS, PRINCETON RESIDENTS ARE RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION MEASURES AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE PERSONAL STEPS TO BEAUTIFY THEIR HOME BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH TRASH REMOVAL, GARDENING AND DECORATING WITH GREENERY, ENGAGING IN PROPER LAND STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES, SPRING CLEANING THEIR HOME AND HAVING GARAGE SALES OR DONATING ITEMS TO CHARITIES AND PICKING UP LITTER AS THEY SEE IT.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRIANNA CHACON, MAYOR OF PRINCETON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS BEAUTIFICATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST IN CLEANING UP THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE MISS ABERCROMBIE WITH US, AND I JUST WANT TO TELL HER THANK YOU.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU IMMENSELY FOR DOING SO.
DID YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE PROCLAMATION? COME ON, LET'S GO.
. AND THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM 2023-0544 PROCLAMATION OF EARTH DAY.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS LOCATED ON THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE ECOREGION, ONE OF THE MOST ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS IN THE WORLD AND IS ALONG TICKEY CREEK, A WATERSHED THAT CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO LAKE LAVON, WHERE WE STORE OUR DRINKING WATER.
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AND WHEREAS, REDUCING NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION IS A GOAL OF THE CITY AS IT IS A LEADING CONTRIBUTION FACTOR TO POLLUTION IN NORTH TEXAS.THROUGH A LOW WASTE EVENT, INCLUDING A TRAIL ACTIVITY AND MOVIE IN THE PARK.
MS. ABERCROMBIE, YOU WANT TO DO IT AGAIN? ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-055 ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-03-27.
CHAPTER 50 AMENDMENT ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-03-27 TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN CHAPTER 50 FOR PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE PRINCETON MUNICIPAL CODE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE ORDINANCE THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE YOU IS JUST ADDING A DEFINITION THAT SHOULD HELP CLARIFY SOME EXISTING TERMS IN THE CITY'S PARKS AND FACILITIES USAGE REGULATIONS.
THERE WERE THE TERM OFFER FOR SALE WAS USED IN THE REGULATED ACTIVITIES OR PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES, BUT THAT TERM WAS NOT WELL DEFINED AND WAS SEEMED LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME CONFUSION AMONG POTENTIAL PEOPLE TRYING TO USE VENUES THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. IF NOT, IF I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-055.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-03-27 CHAPTER 50 AMENDMENT.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND, YOUR HONOR? ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-056 FOR SICILY LAGUNA UPDATE.
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GOOD EVENING. THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
HE ACTUALLY SHOULD PROBABLY BE HERE ANY MINUTE NOW.
BUT WITH RESPECT TO YOUR TIME, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THE PRESENTATION.
CAN I CONTROL THE SLIDES FROM UP HERE? NOPE. OKAY.
OKAY. THIS IS KIND OF AN OVERLOOK.
SO WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF UPDATES AND UPGRADES TO THE LAGOON OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
THIS REPRESENTS THE LAGOON AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.
AND THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT IS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT WILL BE HERE IN SICILY.
YOU CAN SEE THE LAGOON IN THE BACKGROUND.
THIS IS THE BUILDING RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT BUILDING.
IT HAS THE BOWLING ALLEY, RESTAURANTS, YOGA STUDIO, FITNESS CENTER, A COUPLE OF RENTAL ROOMS. IT HAS AN ARCADE.
THERE'S A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN THAT ALSO IS PLANNED TO DO CATERING EVENTS.
AND THEN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, WE'VE GOT PUBLIC ENTRYWAY THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
AND OVER ON THE LEFT IS MORE EMPLOYEE AND BACK OF HOUSE.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS AT THE LAGOON.
WE'VE MADE SOME DEFINITE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS SINCE THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION.
WE'VE GOT SOME CABANAS THAT ARE ACTUALLY RIGHT UP ON THE WATER.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT CABANAS THAT SIT BACK A LITTLE FURTHER.
WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE SIZES OF CABANAS.
THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE MALL RIGHT THERE.
SO ON THIS SIDE OF THE BAR, PEOPLE CAN WALK UP.
THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME BENCHES IN THE WATER SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SIT THERE IN THE WATER AS WELL.
IT'S ADJACENT TO THE STAGE AND THE EVENT VENUE.
AND THIS IS MORE SHOWING, KIND OF FOCUSING ON THE BACK PATIO.
SO PART OF THE RESTAURANT COMES OUT TO THE BACK PATIO.
SO YOU GET A GOOD VIEW AS YOU'RE SITTING EATING THAT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN THE LAGOON.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP, IT'S GOT A BIG SCREEN TV OVER IT.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT CAN WORK REALLY WELL AND GIVE YOU A LIVE STREAM WITH NO DELAYS SO EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY AND WATCH THE FOLKS THAT ARE OUT THERE ON THE FLOWRIDER.
WE GREATLY INDUCED OR WE'VE GREATLY INCREASED THE SIZE OF THE SPLASH PAD AND THE AMOUNT OF INTERACTIVE THINGS THAT ARE OUT ON THE SPLASH PAD.
WE'VE GOT STUFF FOR TODDLERS ALL THE WAY UP TO PRE-TEENS.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A LIFE FLOOR, WHICH IS A SOFT, KIND OF FORGIVING FLOOR.
IT'S ON THE BOTTOM OF IT SO THE KIDS CAN RUN AROUND, IT WON'T GET HOT AND THEY WON'T GET HURT.
THE SLIDES WE'VE GONE THROUGH SO MANY ITERATIONS OF SLIDES.
WE'VE TRIED TO PICK SOME THAT WOULD GIVE EVERYBODY SOMETHING.
SO YOU'VE GOT YOU CAN SEE THE BIG PLUNGE RIGHT THERE.
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YOU CAN SEE THE PINK AND THEN THE I GUESS IT'S THE AQUAMARINE BLUE.AND THEN WE'VE GOT AN AQUA LOOP IS THE GREEN AND BLUE ONE.
AND SO THAT ONE YOU START IN A CHAMBER AND THESE ARE 60FT IN THE AIR AND YOU GET IN AND THE BOTTOM JUST DROPS OUT AND YOU COME DOWN AND YOU ACTUALLY SPIN AROUND THAT CIRCLE THAT'S ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE AND THEN YOU COME OUT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THRILL TO ALL OF THESE.
INDOOR ACTIVITIES. WE'VE UPGRADED AND MADE A BUNCH OF CHANGES TO THE INSIDE AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE A ROLLS ROYCE AS THE KIND OF THE COURTESY CAR.
AND WE'RE LOOKING INTO DOING SOME PROGRAMING.
SOME OF THE IDEAS WE HAVE ARE LIKE POTENTIALLY A CONTEST ON THE FLOWRIDER WHERE THE PERSON THAT WINS MIGHT HAVE USE OF THE CLUB CAR FOR THE WEEKEND AND A DRIVER HAVE THE ROLLS KIND OF DRIVE THEM AROUND.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE AS YOU COME IN, THE LAGUNA AZURE HAS A KIND OF A RECEPTION DESK TO HELP GET PEOPLE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THE RESTAURANT ON THE INSIDE AND THE BAR KIND OF ALONG WITH IT.
AND THESE ARE PICTURES FROM THE ACTUAL PLANS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENGINEERED.
THE ARCHITECTURE PLANS ARE JUST ABOUT 100% DONE.
THE INTERIOR DESIGN GUYS ARE STILL WORKING ON SOME FINISHES.
AND WE SHOULD HOPEFULLY, ONCE I THINK OUR PLAT WAS JUST PASSED TONIGHT, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET OUR PLANS GOING AND THEN HOPEFULLY SHORTLY THEREAFTER BE ABLE TO TURN THE PERMIT IN.
BUT WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO READY TO TURN THE PERMIT IN AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THROUGH THE PROCESS.
IN THE BOWLING ALLEY AND THE ARCADE.
ON THE ARCADE, WE INCLUDED SOME REALLY INTERESTING NEW RIDES.
ONE OF THEM IN THE BACK. RIGHT THERE IS A HURRICANE.
I THINK THERE'S ONLY TWO IN THE US RIGHT NOW.
IT'S MADE IN EASTERN EUROPE FOR PEOPLE KIND OF SIT ON IT.
EACH OF THEM HAVE THEIR OWN CHAIR, BUT THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED AND IT RAISES UP AND YOU HAVE A VIRTUAL REALITY MASK ON AND IT PLAYS DIFFERENT KINDS OF MUSIC AND IT'LL PLAY, I THINK IT'S GOT MAYBE 30 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN IT.
THERE ARE ABOUT FIVE MINUTE RIDE.
SO THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THERE GET SPUN AROUND A COUPLE TIMES.
WHEN WE WERE AT ONE OF THE CONVENTIONS IN FLORIDA, THAT WAS THE MOST POPULAR THING THAT WAS THERE.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS ONE OF THOSE HERE.
I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME FOOTAGE OF ZACH AND HIS BROTHER RIDING THAT THING.
SO IT REALLY GIVES YOU A REALLY UNIQUE, FUN FEELING.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE ADULT CENTER WITH THE TVS AND SOME POOL TABLES.
AND THEN THERE'S THE BOWLING ALLEY.
WE'VE ADDED A MUCH LARGER REDEMPTION DESK AND MORE AREA FOR BOWLING SHOES AND BOWLING BALLS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. I BELIEVE BRUNSWICK IS WHO WE HAVE INSTALLING THE ACTUAL BOWLING ALLEYS.
IT WON'T BE THE STRING ONES THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT WITH NOW OR THE MINI ONES.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR INDOOR PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY REALISTIC KIND OF MOCK UP.
IT'S ANIMATED, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE ACTUAL REAL MATERIALS FROM THE CONTRACTOR.
SOFT PLAY IS WHO DOES ALL THESE THINGS.
SO IT DOESN'T IT WOULDN'T HURT THE KIDS IF THEY FELL INTO IT OR THEY CAN CLIMB ON IT.
IT'S REALLY AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT.
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NOBODY ELSE REALLY MAKES ANYTHING QUITE AS DURABLE AND AS REALISTIC LOOKING.I KNOW WE'VE GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT THIS IS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS THAT WE OFFER.
THE FIRST OF THESE THREE IS THE ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW FOR HERE.
WE'VE KIND OF GONE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND JUST BASED ON THE LAYOUT OF THE LAND AND THEN THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING PARTICULAR AND HOW IT INTERACTS. WE WANT TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE RESTAURANT AND THE VIEWS OF THE LAGOON FROM THE RESTAURANT AND THEN THE OUTDOOR RESTAURANT AREA, AND THEN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING AS IT GOES DOWN INTO THE LAGOON.
IN THAT I'M SORRY, BACKING UP TO THE FIRST SLIDE, YOU SAID THAT YOU THINK THAT WAS KIND OF THE DIRECTION THAT YOU GUYS WERE GOING.
THANK YOU. YOU SAID IT WAS THIS ONE.
SO YOU SEE KIND OF THE LAYOUT.
YOU COME IN, WE'VE GOT A DESIGN CENTER THAT WE PUT IN ALL OF THE LAGOONS FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND THE HOMEOWNERS CAN COME OUT AND CHOOSE THEIR SELECTIONS RIGHT THERE AT THE LAGOON.
WE'VE GOT SOME OFFICE SPACE TO THE RIGHT RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S A CONFERENCE ROOM THERE AS WELL.
AND AS YOU CONTINUE BACK, YOU CAN SEE THE CONCIERGE DESK THAT WE SAW A PICTURE OF EARLIER.
FITNESS STUFF'S ON ONE SIDE AND MORE OF THE GAME ROOMS AND THE KIDS ROOMS ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU SEE THE BOWLING ALLEY AS WELL.
AND THEN THE FITNESS CENTER AND THE YOGA STUDIO ARE ON THE FAR LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE FLOWRIDER IN THE BACK DESIGNED SO PEOPLE CAN SIT UP ON THE BACK PORCH OF THE BUILDING AND WATCH FOLKS ON THE FLOWRIDER.
IS THAT NO LONGER A PART OF THIS? WE'RE STILL DOING PROGRAMING THAT INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES.
AND THEN THE YOGA STUDIO IS KIND OF A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
WHEN YOGA CLASSES AREN'T GOING ON, WE CAN DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THERE.
OKAY. AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION YOU'VE GOT ON HERE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE FAR RIGHT AND AGAIN, I KNOW FROM THE BEGINNING IT WAS OUR IDEA THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE AMENITY CENTER STANDS FOR THE FITNESS CENTER, I BELIEVE, IS WHAT ORIGINALLY WAS TOLD.
IS THAT STILL THE IDEA OF THIS IS THAT PUBLIC CAN UTILIZE THESE FACILITIES AND UTILIZE THE BOWLING ALLEY AND THE RESTAURANTS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.
THE BUILDING ITSELF HAS NO FEE TO ENTRY, AND IT HAS KIND OF LIKE I'M TRYING TO THINK OF ANY OF THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE BOWLING ALLEY AND ARCADES AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING.
ANYBODY CAN COME IN AND GO TO ANY OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO.
THE LAGOON ITSELF IS RESTRICTED ACCESS AND HAS AN ENTRY FEE A DAY PASS FOR IT. THE RESIDENTS CAN USE IT.
THEIR HOA DUES HAVE A PARTIAL PAYMENT TO THE LAGOON FOR MAINTENANCE.
OKAY. THEN THERE'S A LITTLE MOVIE THAT WE HAVE THAT LAST SLIDE, HAD A LINK ON IT TO YOUTUBE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL IF YOUR FIREWALL WILL BLOCK IT OR IF IT'LL GO THROUGH.
AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE TO WATCH ADS ON YOUTUBE.
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IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR MIC BACK ON.AND WE'VE INCREASED THE SIZE OF EVERYTHING TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE A DAY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE.
BUT IN THE PEAK SEASON, IN SOME OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKENDS, WE THINK WE MIGHT GET THAT HIGH.
AND WE'VE INCREASED THE PARKING.
NUMBER OF PARKING LOTS TO HELP ACCOMMODATE THAT.
IS THE LAGOON GOING TO BE CHLORINATED OR IS IT GOING TO BE SALTWATER? IT IS GOING TO BE CHLORINATED WITH THE SIZE THAT IT IS.
THE SALTWATER WON'T CLEAN IT ADEQUATELY ENOUGH.
SO WE HAVE CHLORINE AND WE HAVE OZONE TREATMENT.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE GROUP THAT'S OUT OF UTAH THAT IS DESIGNED THE FILTRATION SYSTEM, AND THEY'RE PRETTY HAPPY.
IT WILL BE A LOT MORE STRINGENT THAN A LOT OF THE OTHER LAGOONS OUT THERE.
THERE ARE SOME LAGOONS THAT DON'T TREAT THE WATER AT ALL.
THEY KIND OF USE SOME PATENTED TECHNIQUES TO GET THE PARTICLES OUT OF THE WATER.
BUT THE WATER ITSELF ISN'T TREATED.
SO THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO KILL GERMS. WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE CHLORINATED AND TREATED AND BE ABLE TO KILL ANY GERMS THAT WERE IN THE WATER.
I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE THAT YOU'RE USING THE OZONE CLEANING.
THAT'S A PRETTY INNOVATIVE WAY TO TO CLEAN.
SO FOR YOU TO INVEST THAT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
AND THEN THESE ARE JUST SOME SOME HOMES.
ZACH, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? ABSOLUTELY. MAYBE ONCE YOU ARE FINISHED.
UNLESS WE WANT TO WATCH THE REST OF THE HOMES.
PERFECT. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ZACH IPUR. I'M CO-FOUNDER OF MEGATEL HOMES.
AND IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING LAGUNA OR SICILY CONSTRUCTION STATUS.
ON YOUR WEBSITE MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S SIX LAGOON COMMUNITIES.
HOW MANY COMMUNITIES ARE COMPLETED AND WHICH ONES ARE THEY? IF THEY ARE COMPLETED.
THEY ARE ALL IN THE SAME STAGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION.
THE ONE THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO START BREAKING GROUND HOPEFULLY WITHIN TWO WEEKS WILL BE ANACAPRI IN THE CITY OF ANNA AND CITY OF FORNEY AT THE SAME TIME WILL BE STARTED HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
AND WE ARE HOPING THAT RIGHT AFTER THAT, AS SOON AS WE FINISH THE PAVING FOR OUR SUBDIVISION, PHASE ONE OF THE SICILY, WE CAN IMMEDIATELY BREAK GROUND FOR THE LAGOON HERE AT THE SICILY TOO.
I NOTICED THIS WOULD BE WHAT WOULD KEEP THIS FROM BEING JUST A TEENAGER HANGOUT? AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T JUST RESTRICT AGE AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IF I WAS A TEENAGER, THAT'S WHERE I WOULD BE EVERY WEEKEND.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE HEAVILY INVESTING IN OUR LIFESTYLE AND LIVING FOR OUR SUBDIVISION.
THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THAT.
THEY CAN COME IN AND SPEND TIME AS MUCH AS THEY WANT, EITHER INDOOR FOR THE ARCADE OR OUTDOOR FOR OUR WATER CRAFTING OR WATER ACTIVITIES, BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY TAKE THE SECURITY EXTREMELY SERIOUS.
AND THIS IS WHILE THE HOA DOES PAY FOR ACCESS TO HOMEOWNERS.
IT'S A PRIVATE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
SO WE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL AND PEACEFUL.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF KIDS HANGING OUT AND CAUSING TROUBLE.
BEAUTIFUL. WHAT DO YOU PREDICT TO BE YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION? OUR HOURS OF OPERATION IS AT A DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT TIME WE SAID THAT ONE? SOME OF THE THINGS WILL OPEN A LOT EARLIER THAN OTHERS, LIKE THE YOGA AND THE FITNESS CENTER.
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WE MAY HAVE SOME 5 A.M.BUT THE ACTUAL BUILDING ITSELF, I THINK WE WERE LOOKING AT CLOSER TO 10:00 DURING THE MORNING TIME AND THEN IN THE EVENING DURING THE WEEK, WE WERE LOOKING AT ABOUT 9 OR 10:00 AND THEN ON WEEKENDS PROBABLY GOING TO 11 OR 12.
YOU SAY THERE WAS A PERMIT THAT WAS FIXING TO BE TURNED IN.
WHEN THAT PERMIT IS TURNED IN, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU PROJECT THAT YOU WILL START BUILDING? TURNING DIRT? AND THEN HOW MUCH HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE YOU FOR COMPLETION? SURE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT.
THE DIRT WORK OR EXCAVATION PROCESS RIGHT NOW IS SCHEDULED ABOUT 90 DAYS.
AND AS SOON AS OUR EXCAVATION IS FINISHED, FROM THE TIME THAT WE BREAK GROUND ON THE LAGOON TILL WE HAVE THE LAGOON READY TO FILL WITH THE WATER IS ABOUT LIKE EIGHT MONTHS PROCESS.
SO OUR HOPE IS BECAUSE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE EXPLAINED IT TO THEM OR NOT, WE'VE SOLD EXCESS OF 300 PLUS HOMES ALMOST ENTIRELY OF THE PHASE ONE IS SOLD OUT AND ABOUT OVER ONE THIRD OF THE PHASE TWO IS SOLD OUT TOO.
AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE OUR DETAILED NUMBER OF OUR SALES VOLUME AND SALES PRICES TOO.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN SIGNIFICANT PREMIUM FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THEY CHOOSE TO BUY HOMES IN SICILY SIMPLY BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS COMING TO BUY HOMES FROM US FOR THE LAGOON AND THE LIFESTYLE THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO THE SICILY DEVELOPMENT.
SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US THAT WE CAN OPEN THE LAGOON BODY OF THE WATER WOULD BE FILLED AND WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE THAT THE LAGOON IS BUILT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT OPEN THAT TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL THE ENTIRE BUILDING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IS FINISHED.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO DRASTICALLY CHANGE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY HERE.
IT JUST IT'S A HUGE SELLING POINT TO OUR CITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT FOR US.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'VE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THE UPDATE TONIGHT.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE SOME OF YOUR CHANGES TO THE FACILITIES AND THEY ALL LOOK LIKE GREAT CHANGES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
OF COURSE. THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRINCETON.
BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE MENTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING REGARDING THEM MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME PHASES.
AND SO JUST A HEADS UP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME INFORMATION AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS.
AND THAT WAS WHAT JUST WENT TO P&Z.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-057 CROSSWALK SPEED STUDY ANALYSIS AND STOP SIGNS.
UPDATE AND DISCUSSIONS FROM INTERIM CHIEF WATERS REGARDING THE CROSSWALK SPEED LIMIT, STUDY AND STOP SIGN THROUGHOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OBERA, KLEIBER AND MAYOR CHACON.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US TONIGHT, CHIEF.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SOME ISSUES WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTIONS.
I'M SORRY OUR ATTENTION REGARDING SOME CROSSWALK MORE IN PARTICULARLY A SINGLE CROSSWALK AT EVERGREEN AND HICKORY AND ALSO SOME SPEEDING COMPLAINTS.
SO I KIND OF PUT TOGETHER A POWERPOINT.
IT IS PROBABLY NOT AS GENEROUS AND OR GRACIOUS AS THE LAST POWERPOINT WE SAW.
I DON'T HAVE A COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY WORK THROUGH IT.
THE CROSSWALK, IT'S A THROUGH STREET.
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EVERGREEN IS A THROUGH STREET T INTERSECTS TO HICKORY.SO WE TRY TO SET UP AS INCOGNITO, I GUESS AS WE POSSIBLY COULD.
AND SO SOME OF THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT WE SAW WERE SOME SPEEDERS THAT WAS OUT THERE.
AND THEN ALSO CHILDREN NOT BEING SEEN BY MOTORISTS.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF PARKING ISSUES ON THE SIDE STREETS.
AND SO A LOT OF RESIDENTS ARE ACTUALLY PARKING THEIR VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY.
SO WHENEVER THEY'RE PARKING THE VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY, WHENEVER THESE KIDS ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE CROSSWALK, THEY'RE ONE HIDDEN BEHIND ONE CAR AND THEN TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE STREET AND BEHIND ANOTHER CAR.
AND SO SOME OF SOME OF THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT WE SAW.
SO, AMBER, IF YOU COULD HIT THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A POINT OF REFERENCE.
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT HERE.
EVERGREEN IS A THROUGH STREET THAT CONNECTS TO BEAUCHAMP BOULEVARD.
AND HICKORY IS THAT SIDE STREET THAT'S ON THE BACK SIDE.
THIS IS THE BACK SIDE OF THE SCHOOL.
THIS AREA WE HAVE, I WANT TO SAY APPROXIMATELY 70 HOUSES RIGHT NOW IN THIS AREA.
AMBER, IF YOU WOULD, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO THIS IS I'M SORRY, GO BACK ONE MORE.
WELL, I'LL PUT THEM OUT. NO, I'M SORRY.
SO THIS IS THE AREA THAT THIS CROSSWALK SERVICES.
OKAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 70 HOUSES.
AMBER, IF YOU COULD GO BACK ONE, I PUT THE SLIDES OUT OF ORDER.
SO LOWE ELEMENTARY, CURRENTLY THEY HOUSE 692 KIDS WITH INSIDE THAT SCHOOL.
SO APPROXIMATELY THERE ARE 200 STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL THAT LIVE WITHIN THAT TWO MILE RADIUS.
SO AMBER, IF YOU CAN SKIP FORWARD AND ONE MORE.
AND SO THAT IS NOT ENCOMPASSING THE FUTURE EXPANSION.
KIND OF GIVE YOU A POINT OF REFERENCE.
SO THIS IS FUTURE GROWTH, FUTURE EXPANSION.
YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING MAXED OUT.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE HERE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BUT I DID ACTUALLY GO DRIVE THIS AREA WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT MR. MCINTYRE, AND TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME PRETTY GOOD IDEAS.
WE MET WITH MR. BORG AND MR. MAP AND TRY TO RELAY SOME OF THESE IDEAS AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE BEST WAYS TO IMPLEMENT SOME TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES.
ONE IS GOING TO BE ON THE EASTBOUND AND ONE IS GOING TO BE ON THE WESTBOUND OF EVERGREEN.
GO AHEAD AND CLICK ON THAT. THIS WILL TURN THAT T INTERSECTION INTO A THREE WAY STOP.
SO WHAT THAT DOES IS, ONE, IT CLEARS UP THAT INTERSECTION.
SO THAT WAY NO CARS CAN BE PARKED WITHIN THAT INTERSECTION.
TWO SO MANY CARS HAVE TO BE PARKED SO MANY FEET BEYOND OR I'M SORRY, BEHIND THE STOP SIGNS.
SO THAT GIVES THE VISIBILITY TO THE CROSSING GUARDS, TO THE KIDS AND TO THE DRIVERS TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY PROCEED THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION, WHETHER YOU'RE DRIVING OR WHETHER YOU'RE WALKING.
SPEED HUMPS, SPEED BUMPS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT DOES END UP TEARING UP THE STREETS.
AND WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ISSUES WITH DOING THOSE.
SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS RIGHT HERE IS GOING TO BE THE BEST OPTION.
ON. SO THE LAST TWO, TWO AND A HALF WEEKS WE HAVE HAD THE SPEED TRAILER OUT ON BEAUCHAMP BOULEVARD.
JUST GO AHEAD AND CLICK. YOU CAN CLICK THEM ALL OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS DOING ALL THAT.
SO WE'VE HAD THE SPEED TRAILER OUT AT BEAUCHAMP BOULEVARD IN EVERGREEN.
SO THAT IS GOING TO BE EVERGREEN WAS THE WHERE WE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE CROSSWALK.
OUR SPEED LIMIT THERE IS 35 MILES AN HOUR.
WE LEFT OUR SPEED TRAILER OUT THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF WEEKS.
WITHIN THAT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS, WE HAVE CLOCKED OVER 57,000 VEHICLES USING MONTE CARLO.
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THE SPEED LIMIT IN THAT VICINITY IS 35 MILES AN HOUR.THE FURTHER SOUTH YOU GO DOWN BEAUCHAMP BOULEVARD, IT DOES INCREASE TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.
NOW, THAT IS NOT SAYING WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR HIGH END SPEED RATES.
OKAY. SO IF YOU ALL KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PRIMA FACIE, PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO KNOW THIS WHENEVER YOU GO GET YOUR DRIVING TEST AND DRIVER'S LICENSE, ALL THE OTHER STUFF. BUT A PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS DESIGNATES HOW FAST SOMEONE CAN DRIVE ON A ROADWAY IF THERE IS NO SIGNS POSTED.
SO BACK WHEN WE WERE A GENERAL LAW CITY, WE HAD TO ADOPT IT, GO THROUGH COUNCIL, ADOPT IT.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT WHAT ADOPTION NOW CALLS FOR SINCE WE ARE A HOME RULE CITY.
SO PRIMA FACIE IT HELPS US OUT AS FAR AS NOT HAVING TO POST SIGNS, EVERYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30 MILES AN HOUR, BUT WHENEVER YOU TAKE PRIMA FACIE SPEED AWAY AND YOU STATE THAT YOU WANT TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED WITH INSIDE THE SUBDIVISION, THEN THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO POST SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND THERE'S RULES.
OKAY. SO THOSE RULES ARE GOING TO INDICATE, OF COURSE, IF YOU JUST HAVE ONE STREET, A SPEED LIMIT SIGN FOR ONE DIRECTION, A SPEED LIMIT SIGN FOR ANOTHER DIRECTION WITHIN STREET, THAT'S INTERSECTION.
SO I GOT A ROUNDABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S RIGHT HERE.
SO YOU CAN COUNT UP. THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT, WHAT, SIX, EIGHT STREETS? THAT'S RIGHT THERE. JUST THAT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT THERE WITH EIGHT STREETS IS GOING TO TAKE OVER 18 SPEED LIMIT SIGNS JUST TO PUT IN WITHIN THOSE EIGHT STREETS.
SO TALKING WITH MR. BORG AND TALKING WITH CITY STAFF, IT'S GOING TO COST A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TRY TO RETROFIT ALL THE CURRENT NEW EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF IT IS ONE THING THAT THE COUNCIL DECIDES THAT THEY WANT TO PUSH, THEY WANT TO TRY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND SLOW THE SPEED LIMIT, TAKE IT OFF A PRIMA FACIE, DROP IT DOWN TO 25, 20 OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
AND SO THAT WAY THE CITY IS NOT BEARING THE BRUNT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PRICE IS FOR THE SIGNS FOR THE LABOR INTENSIVE, BUT IT'S NOT CHEAP, RIGHT? SO IF WE TRY TO MOVE THAT GOING FORWARD AND HAVE THE DEVELOPERS KIND OF BEAR THAT COST MOVING FORWARD AND THEN WE CAN WORK SLOWLY ON THE BACK END TO TRY TO RETROFIT THE REST OF THE CITY? OKAY.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE IT. WE MIGHT HAVE ONE MORE.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT? AVERAGE WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT PER SIGN? IF THAT ONE SECTION IS 18.
THAT IS, I CAN DEFINITELY GET THAT TO YOU.
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF MR. BORG KNOWS THAT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW, BALLPARK WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I CAN TELL YOU YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ROUGHLY SIX $700 PER SIGN, MAYBE $1,000 BY THE TIME YOU GET IT PUT IN PER SIGN.
YEAH. SO THAT LITTLE SECTION WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY $18,000.
WE HAVE LABOR AND MATERIALS AND CONCRETE AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH. AND THE SIGNS HAVE NEW STANDARDS TOO.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE BREAKAWAYS ON THE SIGNS.
THEY CAN NO LONGER BE, JUST BE A SINGLE POLE THAT STICKS OFF IN THE GROUND AS WELL.
GENTLEMEN ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU.
MORE THAN ANYTHING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO OUR CITIZENS.
I KNOW YOU GUYS APPRECIATE IT.
WE APPRECIATE IT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK THE ADDITION OF THESE SIGNS ARE GOING TO BE AMAZING.
AND I THINK THERE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN A LITTLE MORE THAN SPEED BUMPS.
WILL AND I DON'T WANT OUR STREETS TORN UP EITHER.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOUR HONOR ARE YOU GOING FORWARD? I JUST DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
ARE YOU GOING FORWARD ABOUT PUTTING MAKING THAT A THREE WAY STOP? SO AS FAR AS I KNOW, THIS IS.
GO AHEAD, MR. BORG. I'M SORRY.
NO, I WAS I WAS JUST GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON YOU AND MR. DEFFIBAUGH'S QUESTION.
WE HAVE WITHIN OUR ORDINANCE AUTHORITY TO PLACE THOSE SIGNS AS LONG AS WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL.
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BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF ADDING THOSE ADDITIONAL TWO SIGNS.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE, GENTLEMEN? OKAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY. SO THOSE WERE CORRECTED.
THOSE WERE CORRECTED SHORTLY AFTER THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
AND SO IF YOU'VE SEEN ANYTHING ELSE OUT.
YEAH. ACTUALLY DROVE IT LAST NIGHT JUST TO KIND OF GET AN UPDATE BEFORE THE MEETING.
AND THEY'RE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU T OUT THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE LIGHT ARE NOT ON AT ALL.
AND THEN LIKE EVERY THIRD OR FOURTH LIGHT, ONE OF THEM WOULD BE OUT.
AND SO THEY'RE STILL NOT CONSISTENT ALL THE WAY DOWN BEAUCHAMP.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-059 FOR CELL TOWER UPDATE AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CELL TOWER WHITEWING REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UNDERWOOD.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TALK AT THIS AT THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE IT WAS A QUESTION.
BUT LET'S ENTERTAIN THE ACTUAL QUESTION AND I'LL SEE IF I CAN ANSWER IT.
I KNOW THIS, THAT IT'S IN THE WORKS AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEING PROVIDED BY THE WHITEWING TRAIL SUBDIVISION DEVELOPER. AND I'LL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING IT, BUT IT MIGHT BE LIMITED.
SO THE QUESTION WAS BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DURING SOME OF THE STORMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHEN FOLKS ARE LOSING THEIR POWER, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE RADIOS, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HEAR SIRENS IF THEY'RE INDOORS, OUTDOORS.
IF WE HAD ANYBODY CONFIRMED, IF WE KNEW THAT INFORMATION, I DON'T KNOW OTHER THAN I WAS TOLD THAT THE TOP 3 OR 4 PROVIDERS, VERIZON, AT&T, THE TOP FOUR PROVIDERS, I THINK WERE MENTIONED THAT ARE GOING TO OCCUPY THE TOP SPACE OF THE TOWER.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO HAVE A SPACE ON THERE ALSO FOR SOME USE. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK IT'S A PRIVATE TOWER.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO LEASE TO WHOEVER THEY WANT.
BUT I WAS TOLD THE TOP FOUR PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO BE ON THE TOP.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-060 FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE REQUESTS FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AN NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS.
ANYTHING GUYS YOU NEED TO ADD FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IN VIEW OF INFORMATION COMING UP IN THE CITIZENS SPEAKING ABOUT DEI, I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE WE HAVE ANOTHER EXECUTIVE SESSION ON DEI AND REVISIT THAT VERY SOON.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
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SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING.SECTION 551.0712 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER AND POSTED AGENDA ITEM.
SECTION 551.087 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ONE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND WITH WHICH THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, OR TWO TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT DESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION ONE, DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT DESCRIBED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087 AND A LEGAL CONSULTATION REGARDING MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS FOR PROVISIONS OF SERVICES BY CITY STAFF.
THIS WILL PUT US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 8:56 P.M..
THAT WILL BRING US BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE TONIGHT.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA.
[REPORT AGENDA ]
MR. BORG, THAT'S ALL YOU.ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS EVENING.
THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL IS MONDAY, APRIL 10TH HERE AT 6:30.
TO 9 AT THE STEVEN AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER.
APRIL 1ST FROM 1:30 TO 4:30 THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS OUR SENSORY SENSITIVE EGG HUNT.
VENDOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE JULY SPECTACULAR ARE NOW OPEN.
THE LINK CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
APRIL IS THE BEAUTIFICATION MONTH.
DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, THE EXTREME GREEN EVENT HOSTED BY COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE AT 8 A.M. TO NOON APRIL 1ST AT THE JM CALDWELL COMMUNITY PARK.
THE SECOND GRADE TOURS OF THE CITY WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MAYFIELD, LOWE, GODWIN, LACEY.
THEY'RE GOING TO TOUR THE CITY FACILITIES.
IT'LL OCCUR THE APRIL 12TH THROUGH THE 14TH, 17TH AND 21ST AND CELEBRATE EARTH NIGHT IN THE PARK HERE APRIL 22ND, 6 P.M.
AT THE PRINCETON MUNICIPAL PARK RIGHT HERE.
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ADD TONIGHT? ANYTHING TO REPORT.
ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, IF I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MADAM.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.