Oct 28, 2024 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED IF YOU'LL HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.

THIS IS GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

TODAY IS OCTOBER 28TH, 2024.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL MYSELF, BRIANNA CHACON, PRESIDENT.

. THANK YOU.

THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT.

WE HAVE MR. STAN WITH US.

HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS WE HAVE.

LORD, WE'RE SO THANKFUL TO LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN OUR CITY AND OUR GOVERNMENTS.

LORD, DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS ELECTION TIME, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WILL GUARD OVER THAT PROCESS AND PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE AND IN OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR STATE GOVERNMENTS AND LORD, HERE IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARDS.

LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU RAISE UP THE WISE COUNSEL THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL TO GROW AND PROSPER.

LORD, I PRAY THAT AS WE GROW IN NUMBER, WE WILL ALSO GROW IN LOVE AND UNITY AND IN PEACE.

LORD, THAT THE THINGS THAT WE ALL VALUE, THE THINGS OF JOY, THE THINGS OF LIFE AND LIBERTY AND LOVE, THOSE WILL BE THE THINGS THAT WILL BE FIRST ON OUR HEARTS AND ON OUR MINDS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE A COMMUNITY.

LORD, BRING THE UNITY TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S IN JESUS NAME THAT I GET TO LIVE AND PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

[E. PUBLIC APPEARANCE]

THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS 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.

ALL RIGHT. AND TONIGHT, I HAVE MR. KEN SELIGMAN.

VICE PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU. KEN SELIGMAN, 512 BUCKEYE AVENUE, PRINCETON.

SO I PUT ON THERE THAT I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT SEVERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEMS. ARE THEY GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA TO SPEAK AT THAT TIME? I'M SORRY. WHAT? I CAN'T HARDLY HEAR YOU.

PUT ON THE ON MY SHEET THERE THAT I INTENDED TO SPEAK ABOUT SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, THE 179 ACRES AND THE WYNDMOOR REVISION PROJECT. IS THAT GOING TO BE? SHOULD I WAIT? AND DURING THAT PUBLIC HEARING SECTION? SURE. OKAY.

SO IN GENERAL, THEN I'D LIKE TO USE MY 30 MY THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ABOUT TWO ISSUES.

ONE IS TRANSPARENCY.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE WE HAVE BROUGHT UP THE SAFEGUARD PRINCETON AND THE HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENTS WE'D LIKE TO SEE.

AND ONE OF THE ISSUES IS JUST TRANSPARENCY AND THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

SO THINGS ARE HAPPENING SO FAST HERE THAT THERE'S IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR CITIZENS TO KEEP UP WHEN YOU PUT AN AGENDA ITEM ON, IN THIS CASE, SOME OF THE THINGS YOU PUT ON A MONDAY.

OKAY. BUT EVEN AT THAT, IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP UP.

AND THEN SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS WE MIGHT WANT, LIKE SAY, A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, IS NOT AVAILABLE.

SO THAT HAS TO BE OBTAINED.

OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE NICE IF, IF WE HAD A TWO WEEK WORKING PERIOD AND IT WOULD TAKE ONE, ONE, BASICALLY ONE TRANSITION PERIOD TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

SO THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF HESITATION AT THE FIRST, BUT THEN EVERY TWO WEEKS IT'S FLOWING.

IT WOULD ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LOT MORE ENGAGED.

AND SO AND ALSO ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT

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WHY NOT MAKE SOME OF THOSE THINGS? WHAT THE, THE, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SHOULD BE SEARCHABLE.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THOSE.

EVERY INDIVIDUAL SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SEARCH THEM.

THAT COMMUNITY CENTER HAS HAD A LOT OF INTEREST.

THOSE DOCUMENTS SHOULD ALL BE ONLINE WHERE EVERYBODY CAN GO LOOK AT THEM.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT ON, YOU KNOW, JUST A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO FIND IT.

THE MORATORIUM.

IT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE WE'VE BEEN GAMED AGAIN, TO BE HONEST.

YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS WROTE IT TO SAY THAT ALL, ALL APPLICATIONS THAT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED WERE EXEMPT OR QUALIFIED.

YOU WROTE IT THAT WAY. IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.

INSTEAD OF FIGHTING FOR THE CITIZENS, YOU HAVE ROLLED OVER FOR THE DEVELOPERS.

THANK YOU. CLINT LAWRENCE.

CLINT LAWRENCE 1304 EAST COLLEGE.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK A QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

IT'S IN REGARD TO THE COMMERCIAL DRONE DELIVERY.

IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE ZONING ORDINANCE TONIGHT, AND LET'S SAY A YEAR FROM NOW, A SAFETY NUISANCE, A SAFETY OR NUISANCE CONCERN DEVELOPS THAT WASN'T FORESEEN AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

WOULD ANY CHANGE, WOULD ANY CHANGE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO CORRECT THESE CONCERNS APPLY TO THE DRONE COMPANIES THAT ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND OPERATING IN THE CITY, OR WOULD THEY BE GRANDFATHERED AND EXEMPT FROM ANY NEW ZONING REQUIREMENTS? TAKE SOME ADVICE FROM SOMEBODY THAT HAS LIVED ON THE SAME PROPERTY FOR 52 YEARS THAT MY GREAT GRANDFATHER PURCHASED BACK IN THE EARLY 30S.

I ONLY EXIST TODAY BECAUSE OF THE GRANDFATHER CLAUSES THAT ARE BUILT INTO OUR LOCAL, COUNTY AND STATE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

I BELIEVE THIS TECHNOLOGY IS COMING, BUT WE HAVE TO BE SMART, AND WE'VE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THERESA MCGUINNESS.

HELLO. HOW ABOUT NOW? OKAY. I'M TERESA MCGINNIS.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DRONES.

I DO NOT LIKE THE DRONES.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE A GOOD IDEA.

A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE KEEPING IN MIND.

THE BIGGEST ONE IS PRIVACY.

HOW THESE DRONES ARE GOING TO BE GETTING AROUND.

ARE THEY GOING TO BE GOING OVER THE CARS? ARE THEY GOING INTO PEOPLE'S YARDS? I KNOW I FOR ONE, I LIKE TO THROW MY DOG'S TOY IN MY PAJAMAS.

I DON'T WANT SOME DRONE FLYING BY.

IF I WANTED TO DO THAT, I'D BE IN THE FRONT YARD.

SO PRIVACY IS A BIG THING.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THOSE DRONES.

YES, WE KNOW.

SO THE DRONES ARE MEANT JUST TO DELIVER STUFF AND DROP IT OFF.

BUT WE ALL KNOW THE WORLD DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRONE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

ARE THEY GOING TO LOOK IN THE WINDOWS? WHAT'S GOING ON? ARE THEY CASING YOUR HOUSE? I'M JUST SAYING, THE DRONES TO ME ARE NOT THE GREATEST IDEA.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE A LOT OF DELIVERY DRIVERS IN PRINCETON AREA.

I DID LOOK IT UP ON INDEED THE AVERAGE DELIVERY DRIVER HERE MAKES ABOUT $18 AN HOUR.

THOSE JOBS ARE GOING TO BE GONE.

AND SO THOSE JOBS IN PRINCETON ARE OVER ONCE YOU BRING THOSE DRONES.

A LOT OF THOSE A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE DEPENDING ON THOSE JOBS.

THOSE ARE PART TIME JOBS AND THAT'S HOW THEY'RE MAKING THEIR BILLS.

ANOTHER ONE WAS WHO'S RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH THE DRONE? I MEAN, NOT ONLY IS IT GOING TO BE NOISE, BUT IF YOU JUMP UP, IF MY DOG JUMPS UP AND EATS IT, WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT? AND THEN THE BIRDS.

THE BIRDS ARE MY BIG ONE.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN PROVEN THAT IT DISRUPTS THEIR NESTING THAT THEY WILL LEAVE THEIR NESTS AND THEIR EGGS.

IT'S ALSO SHOWN THAT THEY HAVE ATTACKED THE DRONES.

AND SO THERE'S STILL A LOT MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS FAR AS THE BIRDS AND THE INSECTS, TOO, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF THE INSECTS BEING DRAWN TO THE DRONES.

SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY ABOUT DRONES, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THE MORATORIUM.

I KNOW YOU GUYS DID THAT CLAUSE IN THERE THAT IF THEY HAD APPLIED FOR IT, BUT WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE HIGH DENSITY HOUSES.

WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE RENTAL HOMES.

AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO SAY NO.

AND THAT'S ALL THAT ON EVERYTHING THAT GOES THROUGH HERE.

IT SAYS THE COUNCIL HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY NO.

SO JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO AGREE TO IT.

AND YOU COULD BACK YOUR MORATORIUM AND YOU COULD JUST SAY NO.

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DO YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD NIGHT? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

AND BRENDA MCDONALD, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK WHEREVER YOU ARE I APOLOGIZE.

HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM, YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.0415 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, COUNCIL AND CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF

[F. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

AND TONIGHT, MISS DAVID GRAVES WILL BE DOING OUR COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS. CLEAR LIBRARY FINES WHILE HELPING THOSE IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, THE LIBRARY IS REDUCING FINES BY $1 FOR EVERY CANNED OR NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEM DONATED.

IN ADDITION, EVERY ITEM ON THE SALE TABLE WILL BE FREE DURING NOVEMBER.

STOP BY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK ON NOVEMBER 6TH AT 10:30 A.M.

FOR A SPECIAL VETERANS DAY STORYTIME WITH GUEST READER STEVE DEFFIBAUGH.

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH UNDER THE THEME NO ONE SHOULD FACE BREAST CANCER ALONE.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE SOME TIME TO CELEBRATE THE REMISSIONS AND OVERCOMERS AND EXPRESS COMPASSION, COMPASSION FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER AND DISEASE.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY IN OUR CITY AND ANNOUNCE THAT OCTOBER IS ALSO CONSIDERED HINDU HERITAGE MONTH FOR OUR HINDU FRIENDS. THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS HIRING.

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN OUR TEAM! CHECK OUT ALL OUR OPEN POSITIONS AND APPLY ON THE WEB ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

STAY CONNECTED.

FOLLOW THE CITY OF PRINCETON ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS, AND MORE.

FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AT CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS AND ON OUR WEBSITE AT PRINCETON.

TEXAS.GOV. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL.

DID ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? YOUR HONOR, I HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WILL BE ON NOVEMBER THE 11TH, WHICH IS VETERAN'S DAY.

THERE WILL BE A VETERANS DAY PROGRAM AT VETERANS PARK AT 11 A.M.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[G. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 1 of 2)]

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 ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE ITEMS G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, G10, G11, COUNCIL.

IF ANYONE NEEDS TO PULL ANYTHING, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO THAT.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM G4 TO REGULAR AGENDA PLEASE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NOTHING ELSE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE.

YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS.

[H. CEREMONIAL ITEMS]

AND WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION PREPARED FOR THIS.

WHEREAS MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE COME IN CONTACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED, AND PUBLIC IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC EXPERIENCE IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

WHEREAS MUNICIPAL JUDGES AND COURT SUPPORT PERSONNEL HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL IN THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERED EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL, AND CONFORM TO THE STANDARDS SET BY THE CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT.

AND WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ADJUNCTION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES, ENSURING A HIGH LEVEL OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR CITIZENS.

AND WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL COURTS SERVE AS THE LOCAL JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES AND A FINE ONLY STATE OFFENSES THAT PROTECT THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF OUR CITY. AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL JUDGES AND CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE THROUGHOUT PARTICIPATION IN JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

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NOW, I, BRIANNA CHACON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, DO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH THE EIGHTH, 2024 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK AND FURTHER EXTEND APPRECIATION TO THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND COURT SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR THEIR VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO OUR CITY.

I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THEM.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE TONIGHT FROM OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS? NO. WELL, WE JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.

WE DO HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF HERE AND JUDGE, AND WE JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

COUNCIL, DID ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD FOR THAT? OKAY. IF NOT AGAIN THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO

[I. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SECTION 551 THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR 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 ON ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE AGENDA AND OR SUBJECT MATTER LISTED BELOW.

WE'LL BE DISCUSSING PROJECT HARVARD, PROJECT BLUE SUEDE SHOES AND PROJECT HOUNDDOG.

ALSO, SECTION 551.087, WHICH STILL CONCLUDES PROJECT HARVARD AND HOUNDDOG.

THE TIME IS 6:50 P.M.

THIS WILL PUT US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR WAITING.

THE TIME IS 8:10 P.M.

THIS WILL PUT US BACK INTO SESSION.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ACTION FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[J. ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

YOUR HONOR.

I'D MAKE A MOTION TO GO FORWARD ON PROJECT HARVARD.

JUST A MOMENT.

I'LL WITHDRAW THAT MOTION, YOUR HONOR.

MY APOLOGIES.

I WILL OWN THAT ONE. WE ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT MOTION, SO NEVER MIND.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO PUBLIC HEARING.

[K. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-1020805 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON REGARDING THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

I HAVE A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO CLEAN UP THE LAND USE CHART TO CORRECT A DISCREPANCY, AND TO UPDATE THE CHART FOR SOME CLARIFICATION.

IT'S PROPOSED TO MODIFY THE FOLLOWING LAND USES.

CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS, PUBLIC SCHOOL, HOTEL, MOTEL, AND IN-HOME DAYCARES.

SO THE CITY'S LAND USE CHART.

IT LISTS ALL OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS AND THEN ALL OF THE LAND USES AND WHETHER THOSE USES ARE PERMITTED, REQUIRE AN SUP OR A CONDITIONAL USE, OR ARE A PROHIBITED USE.

SO THE PROPOSED CHANGES TONIGHT.

FIRST, REGARDING CONVENIENCE STORES.

THIS IS TO CLEAN UP A DISCREPANCY.

THE EXISTING LANGUAGE.

CONVENIENCE STORES WITH A FUEL PUMP REQUIRE AN SUP IN ALL OF OUR NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE C-1 DISTRICT STANDARDS, IT CLEARLY INDICATES THAT A GAS STATION IS A PERMITTED USE.

SO WE HAVE A CONFLICT.

SO I'M PROPOSING TO ALLOW FOR CONVENIENCE STORES IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS IN C1 AND C2 BY.

RIGHT. THAT'S JUST TO CLEAN UP THAT LANGUAGE.

SO C1 AND C2 ARE TWO MAIN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS ALONG US 380.

WE HAVE MANY GAS STATIONS EXISTING IN THESE DISTRICTS AND PROPOSING THAT THEY BE AN ALLOWED USE BY RIGHT, RATHER THAN REQUIRING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

THE SECOND USE OF PROPOSED TO CHANGE IS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THOSE CURRENTLY REQUIRE AN SUP IN JUST ABOUT EVERY ZONING DISTRICT.

I IN MY OPINION, I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY TO REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

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I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE SCHOOLS CLOSE TO NEIGHBORHOODS.

IT CAN HELP MAKE THE SCHOOLS MORE WALKABLE.

JUST LOOKING TO MAKE THE ENTITLEMENT OR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT BUT SIMPLER FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THE PROPOSAL IS TO ALLOW THOSE USE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE SCHOOLS EXCUSE ME TO BE BUILT BY RIGHT IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

THIRD, PROPOSED CHANGES REGARDING A HOTEL OR MOTEL USE THAT CURRENTLY REQUIRES AN SUP AND C1 AND IS PERMITTED IN C2.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO ALLOW FOR HOTELS BY RIGHT IN C1 AND CONTINUE THAT ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN C2, AND THEN ALLOW FOR AN SUP AND M-1, WHICH IS OUR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WITH KEEPING THE HOTEL AS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AGAINST STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

JUST ONE ITEM TO NOTE.

FOURTH ITEM OR LAND USE LOOKING TO CHANGE IS CHILDCARE IN-HOME CHILDCARE? CURRENTLY REQUIRES AN SUP IN MANY OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS.

WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR IN-HOME DAYCARE.

IT'S A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER OR REQUESTED USE.

WE HAVE A GREAT NEED FOR THAT IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO TO SIMPLIFY THAT PROCESS.

GENERALLY, IN-HOME DAYCARES ARE NOT CONTROVERSIAL.

SO IN MY TENURE AS A DIRECTOR, WE'VE HANDLED A FEW OF THOSE.

WE'VE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE THAT A CONDITIONAL USE THAT AS LONG AS THE BUSINESS OWNER AGREES TO MEET ALL THE STANDARDS OF THE CITY'S HEALTH CODE, THE CITY'S FIRE CODE, THAT WE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO ISSUE A PERMIT WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.

SO IT'S THE IN-HOME DAYCARES WOULD STILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE CITY'S CODES, BUT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT BURDENSOME PROCESS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED.

THESE ITEMS WERE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HOTEL MOTEL.

THEY WISH TO KEEP THAT AS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN C-1.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. I THINK THESE ARE WONDERFUL CHANGES, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR CHILDCARE, THE IN-HOME CHILDCARE.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

IF NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE TIME IS 8:15 P.M.

IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, GO AHEAD AND PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND SINCE NO ONE IS HERE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE TIME IS 8:16 P.M.

THIS TIME WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-1020805.

NO. GO AHEAD, MR. DEFFIBAUGH.

YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM K.1.

EXCUSE ME. ORDINANCE 2024-102805.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? AND I'LL SECOND THE MOTION, YOUR HONOR.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. FOR THE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 2024-1020805.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ORDINANCE 2024-1020801.

CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1024 1020 801 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM JIN HOLDCO 24, LLC FOR A ZONE MAP AMENDMENT FOR A PROPERTY BEING 179.303 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE THOMAS A ROAD SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 741 AND THE THOMAS RUSSELL SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 743, CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL. CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

YOU GET TO HEAR FROM ME A FEW TIMES TONIGHT.

THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE INITIAL OR THE PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE INITIAL ZONING OF THE SERENITY PROPERTY.

THIS IS BEING DEVELOPED BY LENNAR HOMES.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF FM 75, NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 408.

ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S ABOUT 180 ACRES.

THE PURPOSE OF THE PD IS TO CREATE A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A PUBLIC SITE FOR A SCHOOL.

THIS PROPOSED ZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR.

THIS ITEM WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

THE DEVELOPER IS ALSO PRESENT.

THANK YOU. AND I DID WANT TO POINT OUT ONE DISCREPANCY IN THE MATERIALS PRESENTED.

THIS CONCEPT PLAN IS AN OLDER RENDITION OF THE CONCEPT PLAN PROVIDED IN THE IN THE ORDINANCE IS THE IS AN UPDATED CONCEPT PLAN THAT THE

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THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT HERE THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THEY HAVE REFINED THAT.

SO WHAT YOU WOULD BE APPROVING TONIGHT IS AN UPDATED VERSION THAT IS IN THE STAFF REPORT.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

UPDATED PLAN.

WHERE IS THIS UPDATED PLAN? IT WAS ATTACHED IN THE ORDINANCE.

WE'RE PULLING THAT UP NOW IN JUST A MOMENT.

ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM.

YEAH. HERE'S THE UPDATED CONCEPT PLAN.

THE SCHOOL SITE IS INTEGRATED INTO THIS CONCEPT PLAN.

PREVIOUSLY, IT HAD JUST BEEN PASTED ON TOP.

SOME OF THE OPEN SPACE HAS BEEN SHIFTED AROUND.

THE LOCK COUNT IS THE SAME.

THE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED BY A COUPLE OF ACRES.

IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH REQUIRES 26 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE.

THIS PLAN SHOWS 31 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT THIS IS THE CURRENT VERSION OF THAT CONCEPT PLAN.

SO ARE WE APPROVING A REVISION TO THE PREVIOUS PLAN OR THE PLAN ITSELF? BECAUSE THE CONCEPT THAT WAS PRESENTED AND WE APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT.

I REALIZED THAT THEY HAVE INCREASED THE ACREAGE OF THE GREEN SPACE, BUT THE GREEN SPACES THAT EXISTED PREVIOUSLY ARE NO LONGER THERE.

THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN.

IT'S CONCEPTUAL.

THE ZONING REALLY DICTATES THE LOT SIZE.

IN THIS CASE, THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH WOULD BE 50FT.

IT DICTATES SOME OF THE SETBACKS.

YES, THE OPEN SPACE HAS CHANGED, BUT THE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE STILL COMPLIES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

NOW, THIS BEING A CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND WE ONLY REQUIRE, YOU SAID 26 ACRES ACCORDING TO THIS ZONE.

AND THEY'RE PROPOSING RIGHT NOW UNDER THIS CONCEPTUAL PLAN, 31 ACRES.

CAN THEY SHRINK THAT DOWN? THEY COULD.

THE NEXT STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT.

AND PART OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL IS APPROVING THE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE.

SO, AT THAT POINT THEY WOULD BE NAILED DOWN TO A SET AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE.

BECAUSE WHAT I SEE IS THE FROM JULY 22ND AND THEN AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.

WE WERE SHOWN DIFFERENT GREEN SPACES, AND I DO AGREE THAT IT IS MORE A GREEN SPACE THAN THEY SHIFTED IT AROUND.

I WOULD IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD TO HAVE IT SHIFTED AGAIN TYPE DEAL, BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY CHANGED IT FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN BEFORE, WHAT WE AGREED UPON.

IT'S STILL GOOD.

THEY STILL HAVE ADDED MORE SPACE.

BUT I, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO NOT HAVE IT SHIFT AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN A NEGATIVE WAY.

SURE. ARE YOU WITH THE DEVELOPER? YOU CAN COME FORWARD.

HI, I'M ELIZABETH BENTLEY WITH LENNAR.

1231 GREENWAY DRIVE, IRVING, TEXAS.

YES. WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR REVIEW.

OUR OPEN SPACE IS NOT CHANGING.

IT CHANGED MOSTLY BECAUSE WE DID HAVE SOME LINEAR PARKS ALONG THE TWO ENTRANCES ON FM 775.

THE ORIGINAL ENGINEER WAS KIND OF GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO THAT EXISTING CREEK, AND WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN AS MUCH AS THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE AND TREES AND TOPOGRAPHY IN THAT CREEK BED AREA.

SO WE PROPOSED TO EXPAND THAT AREA.

WE ALSO MADE THE DETENTION POND IN THE CORNER A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

AND BY DOING THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN MY LOT COUNT, I HAD TO SHRINK THOSE LINEAR, LINEAR PARKS ALONG THOSE TWO ENTRANCES.

BUT THIS IS FINAL.

I MEAN, WE'VE SUBMITTED THE PLAT.

IT SHOULD GO TO COUNCIL NEXT MONTH.

SO THIS IS NO MORE NO MORE CHANGES.

OKAY. SO BY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BY TAKING OUT THOSE LINEAR PARKS THAT WERE KIND OF SURROUNDED BY ROADWAY. YOU'RE INCREASING THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE IN THE CREEK AREA.

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IT SEEMS LIKE A FAIR TRADE OFF.

THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HER? ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS 8:23 P.M..

IF ANYONE IS HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

IT'S STILL ON. DO WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME? TIME LIMIT OR NO.

THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT. RIGHT? WE GET TO HAVE A DIALOG.

IS THIS A DIALOG? WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE.

THIS IS JUST YOU GIVING YOUR OPINION.

SO THE TITLE OF THIS PRESENTATION WAS I THINK SECOND MEETING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

RIGHT. AND BY LAW, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE FOR PROJECT LIKE THIS, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERMITS.

TWO PUBLIC COMMENT SECTIONS.

CORRECT. IS THAT RIGHT? BY LAW, FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS, OPEN PUBLIC HEARING, PUBLIC HEARINGS, RIGHT, TO APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SO WE HAD IT BEFORE P AND Z ON THE ON OCTOBER 21ST.

RIGHT, RIGHT. THAT'S MY POINT.

SO IT CAME TO P AND Z LAST WEEKEND A WEEK AGO FROM TODAY.

AND IT WAS PRESENTED TO P AND Z.

AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLIC COMMENT PUBLIC HEARING THERE TOO.

BUT THERE WAS NO PUBLIC HEARING.

IT WAS, IT WAS ALREADY DECIDED BY YOUR PLANNING AGREEMENT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE PASSED, AND THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING TO BE DONE.

THEY JUST SAID, WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT.

AND THERE WAS NOT REALLY MUCH DISCUSSION.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

THIS WAS ALREADY PLANNED BACK WHENEVER YOU GOT THIS APPLICATION SUBMITTED BEFORE YOUR MORATORIUM.

SO, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

I, YOU KNOW, MR. MASHBURN IS RUNNING THE CITY AND YOU GUYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OVERSEEING AND REPRESENTING US, BUT YOU'RE NOT.

SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT ZONE SIZES AND GREEN SPACE, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN DECIDED.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WHILE WE STILL HAVE THE DEVELOPER AND MR. FISHER HERE? AND ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE IT AT 8:26 P.M.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

YOUR HONOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K TWO ORDINANCE 2024-1028-01.

THANK YOU. AND HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 2024-1020801.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ORDINANCE 2024-1020802, CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 1020 802 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM GREENBROOK EDGEWOOD, LLC FOR A ZONE MAP AMENDMENT FOR A PROPERTY BEING A 27.725 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE WILLIAM D THOMPSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 892.

CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.

AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING FOR THE WYNDMOOR DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW.

THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASE, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO CHANGE A 27 ACRE TRACT WITHIN THE WYNDMOOR DEVELOPMENT THAT IS CURRENTLY SLATED FOR A MULTIFAMILY OR A BUILD TO RENT COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE UNDER, IF DEVELOPED UNDER TODAY'S STANDARDS, WOULD BE A ONE LOT WITH FOUR RENT UNITS. THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING TO REZONE THAT TRACT FROM BUILD TO RENT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS CHANGE TO THE ZONING DISTRICT FOR WYNDMOOR.

SO HERE'S THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN OF WHAT THAT SINGLE FAMILY AREA WOULD LOOK LIKE.

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THE DEVELOPER IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

FANTASTIC. THAT'S A HUGE WIN TO GO FROM BUILD TO RENT DOWN TO SINGLE FAMILY.

PERFECT. YES.

I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WERE PERMITTED WERE 225 RENTAL UNITS WILL NOW BE 130 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS FOR SALE.

BEAUTIFUL. COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. IF NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS 8:29 P.M.

IF YOU WERE HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MAYOR COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. BRAD WILLIAMS WITH GREENBROOK PARTNERS.

PRETTY SIMPLE REQUEST.

I THINK CRAIG EXPLAINED IT TO YOU PERFECTLY.

ESSENTIALLY DOWN ZONING FOR MULTIFAMILY BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY.

WE THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THE PROJECT AND FOR THE CITY.

I HOPE YOU AGREE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HERE.

THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES, MA'AM.

KEN SELIGMANN, 512 BUCKEYE AVENUE, PRINCETON.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR A WHILE ABOUT RENTAL PROPERTIES AND THAT RENTAL PROPERTIES ARE NOT. WE DON'T NEED MORE RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY.

EVERYBODY AGREED THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

THEY'RE TRANSIENT. IT'S TRANSIENT HOUSING RIGHT THERE.

IT'S TRANSIENT HOUSING.

IT'S PEOPLE THAT'S NOT IN GENERAL.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO STAY HERE AND BE COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S PEOPLE THAT ARE THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE THEY THEY'RE NOT VESTED IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.

AND YOU GUYS ALL TALKED ABOUT IT, TALKED ABOUT THE APARTMENTS AND NO MORE APARTMENTS.

BUT YOU ALREADY PRE-APPROVED IT BEFORE THIS EVER WENT TO ZONING.

YOU. SO YOU KNOW WHY, WHY DO WE HAVE THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS IF EVERYTHING HAS ALREADY BEEN DECIDED? YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS COULD SAY NO.

YOU COULD SAY NO, WE DON'T.

WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE.

ANY MORE RENTAL HOMES.

YOU GUYS COULD.

AND YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF INSTEAD OF ROLLING OVER FOR THE DEVELOPERS, YOU COULD FIGHT FOR THE CITIZENS.

THE CITIZENS DON'T WANT THIS.

THE DEVELOPERS DO.

THE CITIZENS DON'T.

SIR. YES, MA'AM.

WE JUST PRESENTED THAT THEY'RE CHANGING FROM THE RENTAL UNITS TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, SO IT WILL NOT BE A RENTAL UNIT ANYMORE.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD.

SO JUST LAST WEEK, THEY PRESENTED IT AS THEY WERE RENT BUILD TO RENT.

THEY DENY IT THEY DENY IT? THEY DECLINED.

NO, THEY DID NOT.

THEY CHANGED IT TO. THEY CHANGED IT.

WELL, WHATEVER YOU DID TO GET THEM TO DO THAT, I'M SORRY.

THEN I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

MY APOLOGIES.

I DO WANT TO SAY, THOUGH, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD AND SPEAKING UP TO KEEP US ON OUR TOES.

YEAH, WE'RE. YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH IS BEING DONE BEHIND.

THERE'S NO TRANSPARENCY.

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENING.

EVERYTHING IS DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

YOU COME INTO THESE MEETINGS, IT'S ALREADY BEEN DECIDED.

THERE'S. THERE'S NO REAL DISCUSSION.

THE P AND Z MEETING NOW THEY TALK.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE DISCUSSION AND DISCOURSE.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE.

IT HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM.

IT HAPPENS BACK THERE.

IT HAPPENS BEFORE YOU GET HERE.

YOU GUYS KNOW IT.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF NOT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS 8:32 P.M.

COUNCIL, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION? IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION.

AT THIS TIME, YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024 1028 02I SECOND.

YEAH. OKAY.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF K.3 ORDINANCE 2024-1020802.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO K.4 ORDINANCE 2024-1020803.

CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-1020803 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM CORE PB, SFR PRINCETON 982, LLC FOR A ZONE MAP AMENDMENT

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ABSTRACT NUMBER 957, CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL. I'M CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO CONSIDER A REZONING.

THIS IS FOR AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE MESA TRACT.

IT'S NOW BEING DEVELOPED AS THE OXENFREE AT PRINCETON.

IT'S LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE S-CURVE ON FM 982 AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY.

THE CURRENT ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY REQUIRES A VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF FENCE INTERNAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO THIS IS A BUILD TO RENT COMMUNITY.

IT'S ONE LARGE LOT AND HAS FOUR RENT UNITS.

THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS A VERY MINOR CHANGE TO THE EXISTING REGULATIONS OF THE ZONING, TO ALLOW FOR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FENCE TO ALLOW FOR A FENCE WITH TRANSPARENT SLATS, AS SHOWN IN THIS IMAGE.

SO THE CURRENT PD WOULD PROHIBIT THIS TYPE OF FENCE, AND THE DEVELOPER IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO ALLOW FOR THIS TYPE OF FENCE ON THEIR UNITS THAT FACE AN OPEN SPACE.

THESE ARE INTERNAL FENCES.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE ZONING REQUIRES MASONRY WALL ALONG FM 982, AND THE COUNTY ROAD TO THE NORTH, AND PERIMETER FENCE ON THE EAST AND WEST.

THOSE FENCES WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THE REQUIRED SCREENING IS IN PLACE.

THIS IS JUST INTERNAL FENCING REQUIREMENT.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, AND THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS CHANGE.

BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

I APOLOGIZE, MAYBE I MISSED THIS.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE FOR THE CHANGE THOUGH? IT'S JUST TO CHANGE A FENCING REQUIREMENT.

THE CURRENT PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT STIPULATIONS REQUIRE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF FENCE, AND THEY'RE WANTING TO CHANGE THAT TO ALLOW FOR THIS TYPE OF FENCE TO HAVE SOME OPEN SLOTS.

IT'S A VERY. DID THEY GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION ON WHY THEY WANT OPEN SLOTS NOW VERSUS THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY? YES. THEY HAVE UNITS THAT FACE AN OPEN SPACE, A GREENBELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY WANT TO OPEN UP THAT GREEN SPACE TO THOSE UNITS SO THAT THE GREEN SPACE IS VISIBLE TO THE BACKYARDS.

OKAY. IT MAKES MORE SENSE.

ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOTHING FURTHER. WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

THE TIME IS 8:35 P.M.

IF ANYONE IS HERE FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL RIGHT. IF NO ONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE AT THE TIME IS 8:36 P.M.

COUNCIL, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE.

YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-1020803.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

FOR THE APPROVAL OF K.4 ORDINANCE 2024-1020803.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO K FIVE ORDINANCE 2024-1020804.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1024 1020.

I'M SORRY. 2024-1020804 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM THE MARLO BY.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THE REST OF THAT FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DAYCARE HOME CHILDCARE AT 703 INDIGO ROAD, BEING LOT 15, BLOCK G, SITUATED IN WHITE WING TRAILS, PHASE ONE IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

AND I DO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO PRONOUNCE THAT NAME.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL. CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN IN-HOME DAYCARE ON INDIGO DRIVE IN THE WHITE WING TRAILS.

PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT.

THE REQUESTER HAS A STATE LICENSE TO RUN A DAYCARE IN THEIR HOME WITH APPROVAL OF THIS SUP, THEY'D BE PERMITTED TO HAVE UP TO 12 CHILDREN.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER, AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS SUP A SUBJECT TO THE APPLICANT MEETING.

ALL HEALTH AND FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS.

SOME DISCUSSION WAS HELD AT P AND Z REGARDING THE FIRE CODE.

THE SUP WOULD ALLOW FOR UP TO 12 STUDENTS, BUT THE FIRE CODE REQUIRES AN IN-HOME SPRINKLER SYSTEM IF MORE THAN FOUR CHILDREN ARE BEING WATCHED IN THE HOME.

BUT THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE APPLICANT MEETING THE FIRE CODES STANDARDS.

I DO HAVE THE FIRE CODE OR FIRE MARSHAL HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT.

IF YOU DO HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PRESENT.

WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

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OKAY. AND WHO ASSURES THAT THERE ARE 12 CHILDREN ON A DAILY BASIS? HOW DO WE ASSESS THAT? WE WOULD INSPECT THAT ONLY AS COMPLAINTS ARE RECEIVED.

IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IF WE THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE, WE WOULD INSPECT IT MORE REGULARLY, BUT THEY WOULD ONLY NEED ONE INSPECTION A YEAR TO RENEW THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE.

BUT IF THERE'S SUSPECTED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE, WE COULD INSPECT IT.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE GETTING QUITE A NUMBER OF DAYCARES BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS A NEED.

BUT I DO ALSO APPRECIATE THAT WE VALUE SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE ABOVE ALL.

SURE. DO WE KNOW IF THE HOME IS UP TO FIRE CODE FOR THE MAXIMUM OF 12 CHILDREN? I'LL DEFER TO MR. MILLER. THE CITY'S FIRE MARSHAL.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL.

FIRE MARSHAL, DEPUTY CHIEF JERRY MILLER.

WE HAVE NOT INSPECTED THE HOME YET BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN THE PHASE OF GETTING THERE.

TO ANSWER MR. GRAVES QUESTION, WE INSPECTED THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ONCE A YEAR.

THE STATE INSPECTS THEM ONCE A YEAR, AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTS THEM ONCE A YEAR.

AND I HAVE SOME PAPERWORK THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET IN SHOWING WHERE THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE CODE IN 2021 OR 2022, WHERE IT STATES WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN PLACE.

IF THERE'S MORE THAN FIVE CHILDREN IN THE HOME BEING CARED FOR.

SO WHAT'S BEING ASKED TONIGHT IS FOR US TO APPROVE AN SUP FOR A MAXIMUM OF 12 CHILDREN, NOT KNOWING IF THE PREMISES HAS THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN PLACE.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS.

AND CRAIG CAN CORRECT ME.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY WERE APPROVED FOR FOUR CHILDREN.

THEY HAVE TO GET THE FIRE CODE UP TO DATE THE HOUSE UP TO DATE TO FIRE MATCH FIRE CODE BEFORE THEY CAN GO TO THE 12 THAT THE STATE HAS APPROVED FOR THEM.

SO IF WE MADE A MOTION TO BE CONTINGENT UPON THEM COMPLYING WITH THE FIRE CODE, AS LONG AS THE FIRE CODE SAYS AS LONG AS THEY HAVE LESS THAN FIVE IN THE HOUSE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

CORRECT. SO, THE ZONING, THE SUP THAT YOU'D BE APPROVING TONIGHT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE UP TO 12, BUT SUBJECT TO THE FIRE CODE, IF IT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIRE CODE, WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO INSPECT IT? TO MAKE SURE IT ACTUALLY HAS THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES? YES, MA'AM. WE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO A FIRE SPRINKLER INSPECTION AFTER IT WAS INSTALLED TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY.

THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT PLANS THAT ARE APPROVED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.

OKAY. SO WHEN THEY WANT TO INSTALL THIS SPRINKLER SYSTEM, THEY'D HAVE TO PULL A PERMIT TO HAVE THIS INSTALLED AND HAVE IT INSPECTED BY THE CITY AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED. SO SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE A DAYCARE FACILITY, SO TO SPEAK, IN-HOME, THE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, WOULD THAT BE A RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL? IT CAN BE A RESIDENTIAL CODE ALLOWS FOR IT TO BE RESIDENTIAL.

ALL RIGHT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE FAMILY IS HERE THAT WOULD BE OPERATING THAT.

DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS? AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE ABOUT YOUR NAME IN ADVANCE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE IT TOO BAD.

I KNOW IT'S TOO LONG.

YEAH, SHE IS VIMALABAI MY WIFE.

I AM GAJENDRA, SO? SO I THINK I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH YOU ALL THE EMAIL REGARDING THIS THE STATE VERSUS THE CITY.

AND THE OTHER CITIES.

CONSIDERING THE OTHER CITIES ALSO LIKE OTHER CITIES, LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS BY THE CITY TO HAVE ONLY FOUR KIDS.

SO THEY ARE JUST ABIDING LIKE THE STATE STATE LAW WITHOUT THE THE THE FIRE SUPPRESSION OR THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT HOME, THEY STILL ALLOW AROUND UP TO 8 TO 12 KIDS.

OTHER CITIES LIKE FRISCO RICHARDSON I JUST NOW DISCUSSED WITH MANY CITIES.

SO NOBODY HAS THIS KIND OF RESTRICTIONS.

SO WHY WE HAVE THAT'S ONE QUESTION WE HAVE.

OKAY. SO YEAH.

SO IT'S LIKE TOO EXPENSIVE, THAT AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

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NOW, AS FAR AS WHERE THAT NUMBER CAME FROM, THE 8 TO 12 IN THE VARIANCE IN THE CITIES THERE.

I MEAN, THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS INTERNALLY WITH STAFF TO SEE IF WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE THOSE THINGS.

TYPICALLY IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARDER, IF I'M JUST BEING HONEST WITH YOU, TO GO BACKWARDS ON SAFETY, TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THOSE MEASURES LESS VERSUS PUTTING MORE IN PLACE. SO I'M NOT GOING TO GUARANTEE YOU ANY PROMISES, BUT WE CAN REVIEW THAT.

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? I'M A LITTLE CONFLICTED.

I DO SEE THE VALUE.

HOWEVER, I THINK WE NEED TO ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND SAFETY, AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT FOR NOW.

OKAY, WELL, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE TIME IS 8:44 P.M.

SO IF ANYONE IS HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SINCE NO ONE IS HERE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS STILL 8:44 P.M..

COUNSEL, IF YOU WILL GO AHEAD AND EITHER HAVE YOUR FINAL COMMENTS OR MAKE A MOTION.

YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONTINGENT ON COMPLYING WITH THE FIRE CODE THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED.

AND I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT AS A FORMER COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL, THAT WE RUN IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS AND THEY'D HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRE CODE UNLESS THEY JUST KEPT A MINIMUM NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIKE I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS BACK THEN, BUT IT WAS IT WAS LIKE 4 OR 5 THAT THEY COULD HAVE IN, IN HOUSE.

AND EVEN AFTER THAT, THEY'D HAVE TO HAVE A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND AN ALARM SYSTEM FOR ANY EVACUATION PLANS AND EVERYTHING.

SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IT'S KEPT SAFE.

AND SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT CONTINGENT UPON COMPLYING WITH THE FIRE CODE.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. VOTE.

MR. DEFFIBAUGH. YES.

MR. OBERA.

YES. MR..

GERFERS. YES.

MR.. LONG. YES.

MISS DAVID GRAVES.

NO. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ONE FOR THE APPROVAL OF K-5 ORDINANCE 2024 1020 804.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO K SIX.

ORDINANCE 2024 1028, CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1024.

I'M SORRY. 2024 1028 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PRINCETON MUNICIPAL CODE.

CHAPTER 82 ZONING.

ARTICLE SIX USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL DRONE DELIVERY HUBS AND INCLUDE REGULATIONS REGARDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IN THE CITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

SO IF YOU MAY RECALL, WE HAD A DISCUSSION BACK ON SEPTEMBER 23RD OF THIS YEAR KIND OF GOING OVER, HAD A GENERAL OVERVIEW ON WHAT MUNICIPALITIES CAN AND CANNOT REGULATE IN TERMS OF DRONE DELIVERIES.

JUST TO RECAP, ESSENTIALLY, CITIES CAN REGULATE LAND USE, BUT STATE LAW PROHIBITS US FROM REGULATING THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF DRONES THAT IS REGULATED BY THE FAA REQUIREMENTS.

SO THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO BRING FORTH AN ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL IN TERMS OF THE REGULATION OF DRONE DELIVERIES. SO BEFORE WE GO INTO SPECIFICS OF THE ORDINANCE, WE DO HAVE ZIPLINE HERE.

THEY'RE ONE OF THE THEY'RE A NATIONWIDE DRONE OPERATION COMPANY.

SO THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NOPE.

THERE YOU GO. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M ACTUALLY NOT WITH ZIPLINE.

I AM WITH WALMART.

MY NAME IS IVAN JAIME.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR WALMART.

I'M BASED OUT OF SAN ANTONIO, AND MY PART IS GOING TO BE VERY BRIEF.

I JUST WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHY WALMART IS CONTRACTING WITH ZIPLINE ON THIS PROJECT.

AND THEN ZIPLINE WILL OBVIOUSLY EXPLAIN THE TECHNOLOGY, BUT WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

FROM A WALMART STANDPOINT, I DID WANT TO ALSO, BEFORE I STARTED TO INTRODUCE OUR STORE MANAGER TODAY, WHO'S HERE, WHO'S RAMZA? SHE RUNS THE STORE, SHE'S HERE LOCAL AND THEN OUR COACH AS WELL, OUR ASSISTANT THERE AT THE STORE.

SO IF THERE'S ANY LOCAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORE IN PARTICULAR, WE CAN ANSWER THOSE AS WELL.

IF THERE WERE, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THAT THE FOCUS IS ON DRONE.

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I OFTEN USE THE EXAMPLE THAT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN IN THE 90S, I USED TO GET THIS CATALOG.

IT WAS CALLED EAST BAY, AND IT WAS FOR ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, WE WERE FINE WITH ORDERING GLOVES AND CLEATS AND THAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT.

AND I REMEMBER WOULD TAKE ABOUT 4 TO 6 WEEKS TO ARRIVE, AND THAT WAS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE.

THAT WOULD BE A DEAL KILLER TODAY, RIGHT? WE COULDN'T SURVIVE UNDER THAT BUSINESS MODEL.

TODAY, WE ALL GREW ACCUSTOMED TO TWO TWO DAY DELIVERY AND THEN OVERNIGHT DELIVERY.

AND NOW WITH WALMART PLUS, WHICH IS OUR SUBSCRIPTION MEMBERSHIP, YOU CAN GET YOUR GROCERIES DELIVERED IN AS LITTLE AS TWO HOURS.

THIS IS THE NEXT ITERATION OF THAT.

WITH DRONE DELIVERY, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GET YOUR GROCERIES DELIVERED WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

ON A A SMALL NUMBER OF GROCERIES.

AND AGAIN THIS IS FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR CUSTOMERS.

SO IF YOU IMAGINE AGAIN USING A CASE FROM MY OWN FAMILY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SHOP IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

MY WIFE IS A WE'RE WALMART PLUS MEMBERS.

SHE ORDERS EVERYTHING DELIVERED TO THE DOOR.

EVERYTHING JUST SHOWS UP AT RANDOM, DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HER SHOPPING METHODS.

I'M A CURBSIDE PICKUP PERSON.

I HAVE A PICKUP TRUCK, AND I JUST ALWAYS ORDERED THAT I'M A CREATURE OF HABIT.

I ORDERED THE SAME THINGS ALL THE TIME.

I JUST BACK UP, GET THE GROCERIES LOADED, AND I EVERY DAY OR EVERY SUNDAY, THAT'S MY SHOPPING.

AND THEN EVERY TIME I TALK TO MY MOM, SHE'S IN PERSON AT THE STORE TALKING TO THE PHARMACIST ABOUT SOMETHING.

SHE JUST REFUSES TO LET ME DOWNLOAD THE APP FOR HER.

SHE JUST WANTS TO SHOP IN PERSON.

AND WHAT WALMART WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WE WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ALL THOSE ITERATIONS OF THE CUSTOMERS AND HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHOP.

THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD MENTION IS THAT WALMART HAS DESIGNATED DFW AS OUR INNOVATION HUB.

SO ANY TECHNOLOGY WE'RE THINKING ABOUT ROLLING OUT NATIONALLY, FIRST WE TEST IT IN DALLAS FORT WORTH.

AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS THAT IN THIS REGION, WE CAN GET A SENSE FOR A FLAVOR FOR THE COUNTRY, RIGHT? WE GET YOUNG SHOPPERS, NOT SO YOUNG SHOPPERS THAT ARE WISER.

SO I WOULD SAY HIGH INCOME, LOW INCOME, MIXED INCOME, URBAN, RURAL, A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

SO IF THIS SERVICE SUCCEEDS HERE, WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN ROLL IT OUT ACROSS THE NATION.

SO I MENTIONED I'M IN SAN ANTONIO.

I CANNOT GET MY GROCERIES DELIVERED BY DRONE, NOT ANY TIME SOON.

UNLESS YOU GUYS LOVE THE SERVICE.

USE IT. AND THEN WALMART DECIDES THAT IT CAN BE VIABLE ELSEWHERE.

SO AGAIN, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY WALMART RELATED QUESTIONS, BUT I WANTED TO KEEP MY COMMENTS VERY BRIEF.

I DID WANT TO INVITE OUR CIVIL ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT JUST TO SHOW YOU, AS WAS MENTIONED, THE REGULATORY ASPECT OF MUNICIPALITIES AS A LAND USE.

SO WE DID WANT TO SHOW YOU THE LAND USE SO YOU GET A SENSE FOR IT.

AND THEN AGAIN, ZIPLINE CAN SHOW YOU THE TECHNOLOGY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SIR, DO YOU HAVE ONE QUESTION? YES. SINCE WALMART IS GOING TO BE USING THIS THIS PLATFORM AND THE QUESTION HAS BEEN POSED TO ME AND OTHER, PROBABLY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYTHING, WHAT IS THE WHERE DOES WALMART STAND ON THE LIABILITY ISSUES? SHOULD THIS CRASH INTO A HIGH LINE OR SOMEONE'S PROPERTY OR A CAR OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT? COUNCILMAN. THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO LET ME LET ME KIND OF CLARIFY THAT.

SO THERE'S DIFFERENT COMPANIES USING DIFFERENT MODELS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE AMAZON HAS DECIDED TO CREATE THEIR OWN DRONES.

THEY BUILD THE DRONES.

THEY OPERATE THE DRONES.

THEY'RE BIG. THEY'RE LOUD.

THEY BRING THEIR OWN CHALLENGES WITH THEM.

WHAT WALMART HAS DECIDED TO DO IS TO GO LOOK FOR VENDORS THAT WE BELIEVE HAVE THE BEST TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE AND SIGNED CONTRACTS WITH THEM TO DELIVER THE BUSINESS.

SO WE HAVE THREE VENDORS CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN DFW WITH A COUPLE OF THEM.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OVER A DOZEN SITES IN OTHER CITIES.

THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE ZIP LINES.

FIRST, THE REASON WHY I MENTIONED THAT FOR THAT IS BECAUSE I CAN'T GIVE YOU A DEFINITIVE ANSWER, BECAUSE IT'S ALL IN CONTRACT SPEAK.

BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT WALMART ULTIMATELY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IF YOU IF YOU'RE SHOPPING WITH US, IF YOU HAVE OUR CUSTOMERS, WE'RE A BIG COMPANY.

ULTIMATELY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ENGAGED IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM AND THROUGH CONTRACT LITIGATION ESSENTIALLY.

THEN IT MIGHT FALL ULTIMATELY ON SOMEONE ELSE.

BUT WALMART'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE INVOLVED, AND WE ONLY CHOSE VENDORS THAT HAVE PERFECT SAFETY RECORDS FOR THE SAME REASON.

WE'RE A BIG COMPANY, WE'RE A BIG TARGET.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE OUR CUSTOMERS.

IT'S A RETAIL IS A VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND IF IT ENDS UP HURTING US AND WE END UP LOSING CUSTOMERS RATHER THAN GAINING CUSTOMERS.

THEN IT COMPLETELY HAD THE OPPOSITE EFFECT THAN WE INTENDED.

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GOOD EVENING.

SORRY TO BRING THIS DOWN.

MY NAME IS BRITTANY ESPINOZA AND I'M WITH KIMLEY-HORN.

I'M ALSO OUT OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND I DON'T KNOW, CAN I JUST PRESS? I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SITE PLAN SLIGHTLY HERE FOR YOU GUYS, SO.

SORRY. THIS GOT CLOSE.

SO THE GREEN TOWERS THAT YOU GUYS SEE UP FRONT ARE NEAR THE CURRENT PICKUP AREA.

THOSE WOULD BE THE LOADING TOWERS.

SO, WHERE A CUSTOMER OR AN EMPLOYEE WOULD COME OUT AND LOAD THE PACKAGE UP.

THE RED TOWERS YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE CORNER ARE OUR CHARGING TOWERS.

THOSE WOULD NOT BE ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY WING FOR MAINTENANCE OR BY ZIP LINE FOR MAINTENANCE AREAS.

MAINTENANCE CONCERNS.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IN THE SITE PLAN WE DID HAVE TO DO SOME RESTRIPING.

CURRENTLY OUR PARKING RATIO FOR THE CITY IS 0.81, WHICH IS UNDER THE CURRENT CITY CODE, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW SO THE SITE PLAN DOESN'T SHOW IT. BUT ON THE AERIAL, WE DID RESTRIPE SOME OF THE PARKING SPACES.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY NINE AND A HALF, SO WE WIDE, WE RESTRIPED THEM TO NINE FEET AND WE GAINED TWO MORE PARKING SPACES.

AND WE WERE CONSCIOUS THAT MOST CUSTOMERS WANT THE BIGGER PARKING SPACES, SO WE MADE SURE TO PUT THEM ALL ON THE OUTSIDE SO IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THAT.

ONE OTHER AREA THAT WE LOOK AT IS A LOT OF THESE TOWERS WERE PLACED IN AREAS THAT WEREN'T GOING TO BE ON TOP OF EASEMENTS, CURRENT STORM STRUCTURES, SEWERS.

SO THE CHARGING TOWERS, WHICH ARE THE RED ONES, ARE CURRENTLY IN A GREEN AREA.

THERE'RE NO EXISTING TREES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT THAT WOULD IMPACT THAT'S KIND OF THE GIST OF THE SITE PLAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SITE PLAN ITSELF.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL LET ZIP LINE.

HERE. ON A CHAIR.

PERFECT. AND CAN I GO AHEAD AND PLUG IN? THANK YOU. DO YOU MIND PUTTING THE DRONE UP? YES, MA'AM. WE CAN'T SEE THAT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MADAM MAYOR. COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE THE TIME TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS BENOIT. I LEAD THE SUPPLY AND REAL ESTATE TEAM.

I'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR FIVE YEARS.

BACKGROUND IS IN CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

MY ROLE IS TO PUT THE GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GROUND SO THAT OUR TEAMS CAN START MAKING DRONE DELIVERIES.

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO DO TONIGHT.

I WANT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY, WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE COME FROM, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, AS WELL AS TALK ABOUT OUR TECHNOLOGY, WHAT OUR GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE, AND OUR PLANS FOR PRINCETON.

SO FIRST THINGS FIRST.

ZIPLINE IS A DRONE DELIVERY COMPANY.

AND LET ME GO AHEAD AND PUT THIS IN SLIDESHOW MODE, AS THE PLAN IS A DRONE DELIVERY COMPANY.

WE'VE BEEN MAKING DRONE DELIVERIES FOR NOW MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS.

WE'RE BASED OUT IN CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE 1300 EMPLOYEES.

OUR FIRST PROJECT EVER WAS IN RWANDA, WHERE THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH REACHED OUT TO US TO DELIVER BLOOD FROM THE CAPITAL OF KIGALI, OUT TO RURAL CLINICS AND HOSPITALS.

AND THAT WAS SORT OF OUR FIRST MISSION.

THAT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO.

IF YOU FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, WE'RE MAKING HUNDREDS OF DELIVERIES EVERY DAY FROM THE CAPITAL OUT TO MORE THAN 600 FACILITIES, BOTH RURAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, DELIVERING BLOOD VACCINE, MEDICAL PRODUCTS TO PEOPLE THAT NEED IT THE MOST.

FROM RWANDA, WE EXPANDED AND EXPANDED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIES AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, AND ALSO DIFFERENT USE CASES ON THE RETAIL AND FOOD SIDE IN JAPAN.

AND THEN WE STARTED WORKING WITH WALMART ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO IN ARKANSAS, DELIVERING RETAIL ITEMS, FOOD ITEMS, AND ALSO PHARMACEUTICAL ITEMS FROM A STORE IN PINE RIDGE, ARKANSAS.

AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO TAKE THIS PARTNERSHIP FROM ARKANSAS OVER HERE TO NORTH TEXAS WITH WALMART AND HOPEFULLY EXPAND TO 22 STORES WITH THEM HERE IN THE AREA, HOPEFULLY PRINCETON BEING ONE OF THEM.

A COUPLE NUMBERS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS WE'VE DONE TO DATE MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION COMMERCIAL DELIVERIES.

SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD, SOMEONE IS GETTING A ZIPLINE DELIVERY ABOUT EVERY 65 SECONDS, AND WE'VE FLOWN 80 MORE THAN 80 MILLION AUTONOMOUS MILES WITHOUT A SAFETY INCIDENT.

AND AGAIN, IT'S ELECTRICALLY POWERED.

IT'S AUTONOMOUS SERVICE THAT GETS PACKAGES FROM POINT A TO POINT B IN THE CONTEXT OF PRINCETON.

ONE NUMBER I LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THIS YEAR ALONE IN THE US, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN 5 BILLION INSTANT COMMERCIAL DELIVERIES.

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THOSE ARE TYPICALLY YOUR APP BASED DELIVERIES FOR FOOD RETAIL ITEMS. AND THE REALITY IS THAT TODAY WE'RE DOING THESE DELIVERIES WITH CARS AND TRUCKS.

SO WE'RE BASICALLY IN 2024 ORDERING A PRIVATE TAXI TO GET A BURRITO.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH WALMART TO ESSENTIALLY MAKE THIS DELIVERY PROCESS A LOT, A LOT FASTER, A LOT MORE CONVENIENT TAKE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND INCREASE THE ACCESS TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

SO I THINK IVAN MENTIONED A COUPLE USE CASES WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ARKANSAS, WE'RE DELIVERING TO PARENTS THAT HAVE KIDS AT HOME.

THEY JUST GOT BACK FROM WORK.

EVERYBODY GOT BACK FROM SCHOOL.

THEY DON'T WANT TO PUT EVERYBODY BACK IN THE TRUCK, DRIVE TO THE WALMART TO GET THE THING THEY NEED.

WE'VE GOT PARENTS THAT HAVE SICK TODDLERS AT HOME.

SAME THING. ABILITY TO GET A CONVENIENT DELIVERY DIRECTLY TO HOME IS KEY FOR US.

BUT THERE'S ALSO SENIOR CITIZEN THAT CAN'T NECESSARILY HAVE OR HAVE MOBILITY ISSUES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE A SERVICE LIKE THIS.

WHAT WE'VE SEEN, AND WHAT'S VERY INTERESTING ALSO, IS YOUNGER FOLKS THAT WOULD ACTUALLY ORDER ON BEHALF OF THEIR SENIORS AND GET IT DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THEIR PLACE.

I WANTED TO FLAG A COUPLE QUOTES FROM SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS WE'RE WORKING WITH.

SO THERE'S SARAH IN ARKANSAS THAT HIGHLIGHTS, AGAIN, THE EASE AND THE CONVENIENCE OF GETTING THINGS DELIVERED WHEN THERE'S A SICK TODDLER AT HOME.

THERE'S THE MAYOR OF PEA RIDGE, ARKANSAS, A COMMUNITY WE'RE SERVING THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE NORMAL.

IT FEELS THE WHOLE SERVICE ITSELF FEELS LIKE A NORMAL.

IT'S PART OF A NORMAL LIFE.

I WAS ACTUALLY THERE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO TALKING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT EXPANSION AT THE WALMART STORE THERE, AND A FEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS WERE ACTUALLY RECEIVING COMMERCIAL DRONE DELIVERY.

SO IT FELT LIKE A VERY MUCH OF A NORMAL CONVERSATION TOPIC WHEN I SHOWED UP, LET'S SAY 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO, EVERYBODY WAS LOOKING AT ME LIKE I WAS AN ALIEN.

AND THEN FINALLY BOBBY.

FROM OUR SERVICE IN UTAH THAT TALKS ABOUT THE ABILITY OF A ZIPLINE TO BE HYPER RESPONSIVE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND SORT OF ADDRESS ISSUES ON THE SPOT WITH THEM, AND ALSO THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SERVICE ITSELF.

SO A LOT OF TALKING, BUT LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.

SO YOU'LL SEE HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.

SO THE PACKAGE GETS PUT IN BY BY AN ASSOCIATE IN THE DROID.

IT'S THE LITTLE GUY THAT YOU SEE OVER HERE.

THE DROID WILL GO UP INTO THE LARGER DRONE THAT WE CALL THE ZIP, AND THE ZIP WILL MAKE THE DELIVERY AS YOU SEE.

IT WILL LEAVE FROM THE DOCK.

SO THIS IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I AM SETTING UP AT THE DIFFERENT STORES.

THOSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS A DOUBLE DOCK TOWER WITH TWO DOCKS.

THAT'S WHERE THE ZIPS LIVE.

THAT'S WHERE THEY CHARGE THEIR BATTERIES AND INGEST THE PACKAGE.

THE ZIP WILL THEN GO OUT TO THE DELIVERY ADDRESS AT A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 300 TO 400FT.

IT WILL STAY UP VERY HIGH IN THE SKY AT ABOUT 300FT, AND LOWER DOWN THIS CUTE, QUIET LITTLE GUY TO MAKE A VERY ULTRA PRECISE DELIVERY.

SO YOU'LL SEE IT HAS LITTLE FANS SO IT CAN DIRECT ITSELF AND POSITION ITSELF SUPER PRECISELY.

CUSTOMERS CAN DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO DELIVER IN THE FRONT PORCH, THE DRIVEWAY, THE BACKYARD.

HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE EXPERIENCE.

AND THERE YOU SEE A HAPPY CUSTOMER COME IN AND TAKE THE PACKAGE.

HE DIDN'T. HE DIDN'T LOOK VERY HAPPY WE'LL WORK ON THAT.

AND A COUPLE OF SPECS ABOUT OUR SYSTEM SO IT COULD CARRY UP TO 8 POUNDS.

EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE A SERVICE RADIUS OF TEN MILES.

AND THE CONTEXT OF PRINCETON AS WE ROLL OUT, THIS SERVICE WILL BE OPERATING CLOSER TO TWO MILE RADIUS FROM THE STORE AND THEN SLOWLY EXPAND INTO THAT FULL TEN MILE RADIUS. IT'S VERY FAST.

IT TRAVELS UP TO 70MPH.

IT HAS A WINGSPAN OF EIGHT FEET, AND THE WHOLE SERVICE ITSELF IS FULLY AUTONOMOUS.

NOW, I DEFINITELY HEARD SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS COMING IN EARLIER TODAY.

RIGHT. WHENEVER I MAKE THIS PRESENTATION, THERE'S THREE QUESTIONS I GET, WHICH IS SOUND SAFETY AND PRIVACY.

SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS THESE HEAD ON TODAY AND TO MAKE A FEW THINGS VERY CLEAR WITH EVERYONE.

BUT FIRST, LET'S SEE WHAT CAN FIT IN THIS DROID.

THE IT CAN CARRY UP TO 8 POUNDS.

SO, IT ALLOWS ME ESSENTIALLY HAS A VOLUME OF ABOUT FIVE GALLONS SO IT CAN CARRY IT WON'T CARRY YOUR WEEKLY GROCERY RUN FOR A FAMILY OF SIX.

BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, 8 POUNDS OF BRISKET, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD BARBECUE.

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AND IT ACTS LIKE A COOLER.

SO IT KEEPS HOT ITEMS HOT AND COLD ITEMS COLD.

SO BACK TO THE THREE MAIN QUESTIONS.

ARE PEOPLE ASKING RIGHT.

SOUND SAFETY AND PRIVACY.

THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS WE'VE DESIGNED FOR FROM THE GET GO.

BECAUSE WE KNEW WE HAD TO SOLVE THESE UPFRONT IF WE WERE GOING TO SCALE THIS SERVICE.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT THIS SERVICE TO DELIVER IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.

FROM A SOUND PERSPECTIVE.

WE'RE VERY PROUD TO SHARE THESE NUMBERS AND THE APPROACH WE'VE PUT A TON OF RESOURCES IN THE AREA.

ACOUSTIC DESIGNS OF OUR PROPELLERS THAT WORKS, THAT LOOKS AT THE SOUND INTENSITY THAT COMES OUT DURING FLIGHT, BUT ALSO AT THE FREQUENCY AT WHICH THE SOUND IS EMITTED TO MAKE IT AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE AS A WHITE NOISE, RATHER THAN THE ANNOYING HIGH PITCH THAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT DRONES.

AND THEN THE TWO PART APPROACH DURING THE DELIVERY, THE LARGER DRONE WILL STAY AT 300FT UP IN THE AIR AND LOWER.

JUST THIS LITTLE GUY THAT HAS LITTLE FANS TO DIRECT ITSELF.

THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO THINGS MAKE THE OVERALL DELIVERY EXPERIENCE FROM POINT A TO POINT B EXTREMELY QUIET.

WE WERE PROUD TO SHARE THESE NUMBERS.

SO LET ME GO THROUGH THIS SLIDE WITH YOU.

SO ON THE LEFT WE HAVE A ZIP THAT IS DOCKING COMING AND LEAVING FROM, LET'S SAY, A STORE AND A RESIDENCE THAT'S 100FT AWAY FROM THAT DOCKING STATION.

THAT RESIDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE A NOISE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 53DB AND 64DB DURING THE DELIVERY PROCESS.

WE'RE CONSISTENTLY UNDER 60DB.

TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, LET'S LOOK AT THE CHART ON THE RIGHT, WHICH IS WE'RE IN THAT RANGE THAT IS ANALOGOUS TO PRETTY MUCH CAR TRAFFIC AT 300FT.

SO THE ABILITY TO CREATE A VERY QUIET DELIVERY EXPERIENCE ON SAFETY AND PRIVACY.

SO I'M GOING TO RESTATE A FEW NUMBERS.

TO DATE, WE'VE FLOWN MORE THAN 80 MILLION AUTONOMOUS MILES WITHOUT A SERIOUS SAFETY INCIDENT.

AND THE WAY WE'VE DONE DONE SO IS BY UNDERSTANDING EXTREMELY WELL THE AIRSPACE AND THE GENERAL SPACE THAT WE FLY INTO.

TO DO SO, WE RELY ON FLIGHT IQ.

FLIGHT IQ IS A COMBINATION OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE AIRSPACE THAT WE FLY INTO TO DETECT ANY OBSTACLES IN THE AIR, BUT ALSO TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE DELIVERING TO AND BASICALLY RECREATE A 3D MAP OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE DELIVERING.

ONE THING I WANT TO BE SUPER CLEAR ON IS THAT WE'RE NOT IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS.

WHEN WE MAKE A DELIVERY.

WE CARE ABOUT SHAPES AND WE CARE ABOUT AVOIDING THESE SHAPES.

ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK THERE WE GO.

SO THIS IS A RENDERING OF OUR EQUIPMENT.

SO AT A TYPICAL WALMART AND THIS IS THE CASE FOR THE PRINCETON WALMART.

WE WERE LOOKING TO SET UP TWO LOADING STATIONS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT.

AND THE ASSOCIATE WILL COME OUT OF THE, THE STORE.

AND INSTEAD OF PUTTING A PACKAGE IN THE BACK OF A CAR, THEY'LL PUT IT IN THIS PORTAL THAT YOU SEE THAT WILL THEN PUT THE PACKAGE IN THE DROID.

AND THEN TO SUPPORT THIS LOADING INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE PUTTING IN NINE DOUBLE DOCK CHARGING TOWERS THAT ALLOW US TO GET THE FLEET CHARGED TO MAKE DELIVERIES TO MEET THE DEMAND.

AND THEN WITH THAT, ALLOW ME TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM.

SO CONNOR WILKINSON, WHO IS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY LEAD TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AS WE LAUNCH OUR SERVICES.

COULD I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE DOCKING STATIONS? BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SOME OF THE STREETS AND THINGS AND THE PARKING LOT, ARE THEY EXPOSED LIKE THIS SO, OR DO THEY TAKE THE DRONES IN AT NIGHT OR OR WHAT DO THEY DO? ARE THEY THERE OVERNIGHT OR.

SO, SO SO LET ME CLARIFY THE QUESTION.

ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT IF WE ARE FENCING THIS THIS INFRASTRUCTURE? YEAH. HOW SECURE IS IT.

YEAH. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A FENCE AROUND ALL OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, BOTH THE CHARGING AND THE LOADING.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE.

OVER TO YOU, CONNOR.

THANK YOU.

THERE WE ARE. ALL RIGHT, SO ONE THING THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE BELIEVE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AS WE'VE SEEN TODAY, THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NOISE AND PRIVACY.

AND I THINK ONE THING WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS THAT IT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT, LIKE, HISTORY AND WHAT ZIPLINE HAS DONE IN THE PAST.

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IN FACT, ONE OF THE BEST, SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH SOME OF THESE PICTURES BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO UP IN THE TOP LEFT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR ASSOCIATES IN PEA RIDGE, ARKANSAS, LEADING A TOUR TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

ONE THING THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM OUR TEACHERS IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER COMPANIES THAT DO NOT SPEND THE TIME TO GO TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR TECHNOLOGY.

WHEN WE GO IN, WE INSPIRE YOUNG MINDS.

THIS QUOTE, WHICH IS KIND OF HARD TO READ, IS FROM PEA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE A YOUNG GIRL WROTE TO US, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

I LIKE HOW YOU'RE NOT JUST TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

THIS COMES BACK TO A LOT OF OUR OPERATIONS IN AFRICA, WHERE WE'RE SAVING LIVES AND WE'RE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FOLKS IN PEA RIDGE, ARKANSAS.

THAT SAME STUDENT WATCHED THE DELIVERY WHEN SHE WAS IN FIRST GRADE.

SHE'S NOW IN LIKE THIRD OR FOURTH GRADE NOW, AND HER PARENTS HAVE COME BACK AND TOLD US ABOUT HOW SHE WANTS TO, LIKE, WORK FOR ZIPLINE.

AND SHE TALKS SO MUCH ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHE'S HAD WATCHING DELIVERIES IN HER COMMUNITY.

SAME THING WITH LIKE THE MIDDLE PICTURE, RIGHT? SO WE'RE GOING INTO THE SCHOOLS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STEM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CAREERS.

TOP RIGHT. WE ATTEND CITY EVENTS.

SO BOTH EVENTS THAT ARE HOSTED BY CITIES AS WELL AS ZIPLINE SPONSORED.

IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS, I'VE BEEN AT FOUR DIFFERENT CITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE DFW METROPLEX, TALKING ABOUT WHAT ZIPLINE DOES, AS WELL AS HOW WE'RE BRINGING THIS INSTANT DELIVERY TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ALLOWING FOLKS TO ASK THEIR QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO US.

THAT WAY WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY KEEP, YOU KNOW, OTHER FOLKS IN BOX CLEAR AND AND ALLOW THEM TO EITHER ASK US DIRECTLY OR EMAIL US, WHICH IS DFW@FLYS.COM.

THAT IS AN EMAIL THAT WE MONITOR.

AND THEN WE ANSWER QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS MAKING THIS MATERIAL THAT WE'VE PRESENTED ON NOISE AND PRIVACY AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND THEN SO A COUPLE MORE IMAGES.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE REALLY, REALLY PROUD TO BRING IN STEM CAREER EDUCATION, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR, LIKE ANY COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND ADDRESS THEM.

AS TALKED ABOUT IN ARKANSAS.

WE'VE COME LIKE A NORMAL PART OF LIFE WHERE FOLKS, IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, THEY COME ASK US.

WE IMPROVE OUR SERVICE.

AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS WE HAVE OVER A THOUSAND 1000 ENGINEERS THAT WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD TO DESIGN THIS SYSTEM, TO BE SAFE AND TO BE QUIET AND SOMETHING THAT WE WANT IN OUR BACKYARDS AND DELIVERING TO US AND OUR NEIGHBORS.

AND WITH THAT, WE NEED TO SHARE THAT MESSAGE OUT.

AND SO WITH THAT, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OR OUR SERVICE? ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I, I DO APPRECIATE IT SEEMS AS IF AFTER COVID THINGS HAVE JUST I MEAN, JUST BLOSSOMED OR MUSHROOMED.

THERE'S SO MANY CHANGES TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO QUICKLY.

I'M ALSO GLAD THAT YOU ADDRESSED THE ISSUES OF SAFETY AND PRIVACY.

HOWEVER, I JUST AM WONDERING SINCE THIS IS A NEW AN INNOVATION, A NEW INNOVATION FOR THIS AREA, WE DO HAVE PROGRAMING IN THE SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN TECHNOLOGY, IN INITIATIVES LIKE THIS.

AND I AM WONDERING IF ZIPLINE HAS ANY PROGRAMS THAT YOU WOULD WORK WITH.

FOR INSTANCE, SINCE WAYNE PRINCETON THE PRINCETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EMPLOY STUDENTS OR EVEN HAVE THEM DO INTERNSHIPS OR EVEN JUST SEE THE PROCESS. SO AT LEAST WHILE WHILE WHILE WALMART IS IMPROVING ITS PROFITS, WHILE ZIPLINE IS EXPANDING ITS TERRITORY, THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN BE INCLUDED AND THEY CAN LEARN THE TECHNOLOGY AND BE INVOLVED.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I CAN'T SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO LIKE, INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS THAT EXIST RIGHT NOW.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE PROGRAMING THAT WE DO GO INTO THOSE SCHOOLS TO TALK ABOUT STEM CAREERS, HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, EVERYTHING FROM LIKE ENGINEERING TO PROJECTS THAT WILL PRESENT AS FAR AS LIKE CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE SOME MENTORSHIP WITHIN THOSE SCHOOLS TO LIKE HELP FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THAT LIKE DESIGN THINKING PROCESS? IS THAT A CONVERSATION THAT YOUR COMPANY WOULD BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN? MEET WITH OUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS AND SEE WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN START IN.

PRINCETON. OH, I WOULD LOVE IT.

AS SOON AS YOU STARTED MENTIONING SCHOOLS, I GET PRETTY EXCITED.

WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH SOME OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE METROPLEX ON THESE PROGRAMS, AND ANY INPUT FROM PRINCETON ISD IS IS VERY WELCOME.

I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THAT.

PLEASE DO FEEL FREE TO SHOOT ME AN EMAIL OR I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THAT UNIT RIGHT THERE.

YES, SIR. THE PRESENTATION.

PHENOMENAL. I THINK THE TECHNOLOGY IS AMAZING.

IT REALLY GOES BACK THE QUESTION TO THE PRIVACY CONCERN.

YES, SIR. REALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE THE QUESTION THAT WE GET ASKED AS A COUNCIL FROM ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HERE.

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IS THERE A CAMERA ON THAT UNIT? THERE ARE VISUAL SENSORS.

YEAH. OKAY. AND A LITTLE BIT LIKE THERE'S A BACKUP SENSOR ON YOUR CAR.

THAT'S HOW WE THINK ABOUT IT, IN TERMS OF VISUALIZING WHERE THE OBSTACLES ARE AND AVOIDING THOSE.

GOT IT. SO IT'S NOT A HIGH RESOLUTION GETTING 4K PICTURE CAMERA.

THAT'S THAT'S ON THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE DESCENDING ONTO ESSENTIALLY MY DOORSTEP.

CORRECT. AND THE FOCAL POINT ITSELF IS EXTREMELY NARROW.

SO IT FOCUSES ON THE AREA THAT'S ACTUALLY DELIVERING TO YOU.

GOT IT. AND I DO I DO HAVE CONNOR FRENCH, OUR HEAD OF REGULATORY, AND I THINK HE'S COMING CLOSER BECAUSE I FORGOT TO MENTION SORT OF THE OUR WORK WITH THE FAA ON THE REGULATORY SIDE OF THINGS.

NOT TRUE. BUT CONNOR.

CONNOR, FRENCH MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANKS FOR HAVING US.

OUR SHOW OF NUMBERS IS MORE OF A RECOGNITION THAT WE'RE NEWER TO THE COMMUNITY HERE, NOT SOME SORT OF SHOW OF FORCE.

EVEN BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID GRAVES PUT FORTH HER POINT.

I DID WANT TO SHARE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE WITH WALMART, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SHOWING YOU A SITE PLAN THERE, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY KEEN TO WORK WITH A VARIETY OF THE PRINCETON BUSINESSES OUTSIDE OF JUST WALMART.

IN FACT, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS WORKING WITH THE SONIC, THE LOCAL SONIC TO MAKE DELIVERIES.

WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AROUND EMERGENCY DELIVERIES THERE.

SO AGAIN, NOT OVER PROMISING EVERYTHING, BUT THE GOAL IS NOT TO JUST ENSHRINE THIS AS SOMETHING THAT'S AT SUPERSTORES OR THAT ONE COMPANIES.

AND I HOPE IVAN FORGIVES ME FOR MAKING THAT POINT.

BUT IT IS SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE HERE TO STAY, HOPEFULLY, AND TO REALLY BE PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM.

SO THAT WAS BEFORE YOUR COMMENT AROUND WALMART.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WELL THANK YOU EVERYBODY. I THINK THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

I FEEL LIKE I SAW THIS ON AN EPISODE OF THE JETSONS A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID.

SO THIS IS PRETTY COOL.

YES, I GOT I GOT ONE QUESTION.

I MAY HAVE MISSED IT.

WHO'S FLYING THESE PLANES? IS THERE SOMEBODY SITTING THERE WITH A JOYSTICK OR IT'S FULLY AUTONOMOUS.

SO WHEN THE.

THE ZIP ITSELF IS AT THE DOCK, IT GETS A DELIVERY ADDRESS.

AND THEN IT WILL MAKE A ROUTE TO THAT DELIVERY ADDRESS AND FLY ITSELF INTO AUTONOMOUS.

IT'S A TOUGH WORD FOR ME TO SAY.

IT'S FULLY AUTONOMOUS.

ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT A PERSON.

IT'S AI DRIVEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. GOTCHA. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS ONE BEING FAA.

AND HOW DOES THIS AFFECT, LIKE, CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS IN THE AREA, CRANES AND WHATNOT, BECAUSE YOU GUYS FLOW FLY AT A LOW LEVEL.

I KNOW FAA REQUIRES CRANE PERMITS NEAR AIRPORTS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING AFFECTED FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING CONSTRUCTION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO OUR CRUISING ALTITUDE IS BETWEEN 300 TO 400FT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETECT OBSTACLES.

BUT GENERALLY WE WILL WORK WITH LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IF THERE'S SOME OFF NOMINAL SITUATIONS LIKE THESE.

AND THEN ALSO YOU SHOWED THE PICTURES OR THE, THE PICTURES OF THE DOCKS OR WHATEVER YOU'RE CALLING THEM.

THEY LOOK VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND.

AND IT GETS REALLY WINDY HERE IN TEXAS.

SO HOW DOES ALL THAT HOLD UP TO HEAVY WIND STORMS AND THUNDER AND LIGHTNING STORMS AND.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'VE DESIGNED AND BUILT A SYSTEM TO OPERATE IN A VERY WIDE WEATHER ENVELOPE.

I WAS ACTUALLY JUST IN WYOMING, WHERE WE HAVE A RANCH WHERE WE'RE USING AS A TEST SITE TO ESSENTIALLY PUSH THE LIMITS FROM A WEATHER PERSPECTIVE ON ICING, WIND SPEED, ET CETERA, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SERVE CUSTOMERS EVEN IN THE TOUGHEST WEATHER CONDITIONS.

DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A THRESHOLD THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP USING THE SERVICE BECAUSE OF WEATHER.

I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE EXACT OPERATIONAL THRESHOLD, AND I THINK THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FAA ALIGNED ON.

BUT I HAVE SEEN DELIVERIES MADE AT WINDS WITH WINDS MORE THAN 30MPH.

SO IS THAT WITH THE FAA? IS THAT STILL BEING WORKED OUT FOR PRINCETON ITSELF, OR.

THAT'S JUST GENERALLY ACROSS ALL THE OPERATING AREAS IN THE US? YEAH. SO SO WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE FAA AND WE HAVE ALL THE AUTHORIZATIONS FROM THE FAA TO OPERATE.

AND IN SOME SENSE, WE'RE REGULATED AS BOTH AN AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER AND ALSO AN OPERATOR.

OF COURSE, THERE'S EQUIVALENTS ON THE UAV SIDE.

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SO WHAT IS YOUR GUARANTEE IF I ORDER GROCERIES, WHAT'S THE DELIVERY TIME? AND IF IT'S NOT DELIVERED DURING THAT TIME, WHAT THEN? IN TERMS OF THE SLAS, OUR GOAL IS TO DELIVER WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

AND THEN AGAIN, WHAT THE IF WE DO NOT MEET OUR SLAS, I THINK THAT BECOMES A SORT OF A WALMART BUSINESS DECISION.

OKAY. ONE MORE QUESTION.

IF WALMART, LET'S JUST SAY, LOSES POWER OR THAT SECTION OF TOWN HAS NO POWER, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE DRONE DELIVERY AT THAT POINT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I'M NOT SURE WE WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE NEW DELIVERY MISSIONS WITHOUT POWER, BUT IF THE DOCKS DO NOT HAVE POWER, WE CAN SAFELY COME BACK TO THE DOCK ITSELF. OKAY.

DO THEY HAVE DUAL POWER IN TERMS OF LIKE ELECTRICITY AND SOLAR OR JUST ELECTRICITY IS JUST ELECTRICITY.

SO WE'RE TIED TO A MAIN POWER.

OKAY. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

HOW MANY? HOW MANY DRONES DO WE PLAN TO HAVE IN THIS AREA WITH JUST WALMART ALONE? YEAH. SO WE'RE SETTING UP 20 DOCKS.

THE EXACT SIZE OF THE FLEET ITSELF IS GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE DEMAND.

BUT THERE WILL BE 20 DOCKS, 18 CHARGING AND THEN TWO LOADING.

ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO GUESS THAT THE OPERATION TIME IS JUST GOING TO BE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.

THAT'S CORRECT. IN THE INITIAL PHASES, WE'LL LOOK TO DELIVER DURING DAYTIME HOURS AND THEN WORK CLOSELY WITH WALMART IN TERMS OF WHERE THAT EXPANDS TO.

I COULD SAY AROUND HERE IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER DURING DOVE SEASON, BUT.

WE GET THAT. WE GET THAT A LOT.

IS THERE A LIMIT ON THE DISTANCE? LIKE FOR INSTANCE WITHIN WHAT PERIPHERY? IT'S A TEN MILE SERVICE RADIUS IN THE INITIAL PHASES OF THE SERVICE.

IT'S MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE CLOSER TO TWO MILES.

AND THEN WE'LL EXPAND THE SERVICE WITHIN THAT TEN MILE ENVELOPE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ANSWERED THIS OR NOT, BUT YOU SAID YOU HAVE AUTHORIZATION THROUGH THE FAA TO DO THESE THINGS.

JUST ANY OLD PLACE OR IF YOU SET ONE UP SPECIFICALLY IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION, DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC PERMIT OR SOMETHING THROUGH THE FAA FOR THAT LOCATION? THAT ONE I MIGHT DEFER TO YOU, CONNOR.

SURE. IT'S SUPER.

IT'S A SUPER GOOD QUESTION.

BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE FROM THE FAA IS APPROVAL OF OUR AIRCRAFT.

SO THE DESIGN OF OUR AIRCRAFT AND THEN WE'RE APPROVED AS A AS AN AIRLINE.

SO THAT WAS THE SORT OF BOEING AND DELTA ANALOGY.

AND SO THAT IS THOSE ARE BOTH NATIONWIDE.

THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC TO A GEOGRAPHY.

BUT THEN AS YOU GO INTO EACH GEOGRAPHY, YOUR CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS IS LOOKED AT BY THE FAA.

AND YOU CAN GET WHAT'S CALLED A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION AND WAIVER.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN.

WE ALREADY ACTUALLY HAVE ONE FOR PRINCETON FROM THE FAA.

AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, NOT YOU KNOW, DOESN'T HELP US WITH THE SITE INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

BUT IS THE FAA'S ASSESSMENT THAT BOTH, YOU KNOW, OUR DESIGN OF OUR AIRCRAFT AND OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE IT IS, YOU KNOW, IS WE BOTH HAVE THAT AND HAVE THAT ABILITY IN, IN PRINCETON.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE A SPECIFIC PERMIT.

IT'S JUST A SORT OF AS A CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS EXPANDS.

THE FAA IS APPROVING IT.

AND IN, SIMILAR TO THE EARLIER QUESTION.

SO AROUND THINGS LIKE WIND LIMITS, THOSE ARE FAA APPROVED AND ARE APPROVED SORT OF MANUAL SYSTEM.

SO IF YOU CAN THINK OF A MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL THAT HAS A PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS GET THE REASON WE TALK ABOUT SORT OF CRAWL, WALK, RUN OR THAT WE WILL EXPAND OVER TIME, IS THAT VERY OFTEN THE FAA IS LOOKING AT MORE INCREMENTAL PROGRESS THAN WANTING US TO GO 0 TO 60, SO TO SPEAK.

AND LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE ITSELF, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT CAN HANDLE WIND, BUT THAT STRUCTURE IS BEING DESIGNED TO HANDLE.

I WAS LAUGHING WITH SOME OF THE QUESTIONS A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE WE'VE FLOWN IN SOME PRETTY WILD CONDITIONS, JUST NOT IN THE US.

AND IT'S PRETTY RESILIENT AIRCRAFT.

WE ALSO DO NIGHT FLIGHTS, 24 HOUR FLIGHTS IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

WE JUST WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO START WITH THAT HERE.

SO YEAH, IT'S WE BEAT IT UP IN A BIT OF A TORTURE CHAMBER WITH TESTING.

[01:30:10]

HEY, GRANT, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF? I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO MAKE A MOTION AND VOTE ON THIS.

ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE NOT ASKED OR WE NEED CLARIFICATION FROM YOUR STANDPOINT.

SURE. SO I WAS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ZIP LINE HERE TO KIND OF HELP ANSWER SOME OF THE TECHNICAL OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS.

SO I WAS JUST GOING TO ROLL REAL QUICK THROUGH THE ORDINANCE, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ITSELF, AND ANSWER ANY LAND USE REGULATION QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.

SO ESSENTIALLY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL DRONE DELIVERY HUBS IN NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ONLY VIA SUP.

SO, THIS ALLOWS COUNCIL TO KIND OF GO IN AND LOOK AT THEM ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

SO THERE ARE THREE ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT ARE CONTEMPLATED IN THIS ORDINANCE.

THE FIRST BEING THAT IT'S AN UPDATE TO THE ZONING USE CHART TO ALLOW LIKE I SAID, COMMERCIAL DRONE DELIVERY HUBS, WHICH IS NOW A DEFINED TERM IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ALL NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS VIA SUP.

SO THAT'S REFLECTED IN THE ZONING USE CHART.

THERE'S A COUPLE NEW AND DEFINITIONS AND SOME UPDATED DEFINITIONS BECAUSE CURRENTLY YOU HAVE FOR INSTANCE YOU HAVE A HELIPORT HELO STOPS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WE JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IT'S FOR THAT IS FOR AIRCRAFT WITH PASSENGERS AS A DRONE IS ALSO CONSIDERED.

IT'S AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

SO JUST TO KIND OF CLEAR UP THE DISCREPANCY THERE.

THE THIRD AMENDMENT BEING TO PROVIDE SOME SPECIFIC CONDITIONS TO THE DRONE DELIVERY HUBS.

KIND OF TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN REGULATE.

RIGHT. SO WE HAVE SIZE RESTRICTIONS AS FAR AS THE SIZE OF THE DRONE DELIVERY HUB, SCREENING REQUIREMENTS HAVE TO BE MET.

SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO SOME PARKING MODIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRES THE HUB TO BE WITHIN, YOU KNOW, DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES. SO THIS WAS PRESENTED TO P AND Z ON THE 21ST.

THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, BUT THEY DID HAVE A COUPLE REQUESTS.

THE FIRST BEING IF YOU LOOK AT ON THE ORDINANCE SECTION FOUR, SUBSECTION FIVE WHAT'S PROPOSED IS A 300 FOOT SETBACK BUT CAN BE REDUCED TO 150FT.

P AND Z RECOMMENDED JUST TO KEEP THAT AT 300FT.

OBVIOUSLY THAT'S, YOU KNOW, UP FOR UP FOR DISCUSSION.

THE OTHER BEING TO MAYBE IMPOSE SOME TYPE OF DECIBEL REQUIREMENTS.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THE ORDINANCE OR RECOMMENDATION TO P AND Z.

WHAT WAS THE LAST? YEAH.

SO THE LAST ONE WAS TO IMPOSE SOME DECIBEL REQUIREMENTS TO IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN ADDED LAYER ON THE, THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW I KIND OF GAVE THIS RECOMMENDATION TO, TO PNC AND I'LL GIVE THE SAME HERE.

IT'S RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD TO ENFORCE AND IMPOSE THOSE DECIBEL REQUIREMENTS.

RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE, THE TECHNOLOGY.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DECIBEL READER.

THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT COME IN WHEN YOU'RE TRACKING DECIBEL.

SO THE EASIEST THING TO DO, THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD, TRANSPARENT THING TO DO IS TO HAVE A, A SETBACK REQUIREMENT IN TERMS OF FEET.

IT'S JUST EASY TO, LIKE I SAID, TO BE ABLE TO REGULATE AND FORCE IMPOSE.

BUT THAT'S NOT TO MEAN THAT WE CAN'T COME BACK AND, YOU KNOW, SIX, NINE, 12 MONTHS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THE ZONING CHANGE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGE, AND SEE IF WE WANT TO KIND OF LOOP IN SOME DECIBEL REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THIS TECHNOLOGY IS IT'S IN NORTH TEXAS.

IT'S ALL OVER THE WORLD, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

BUT IT'S NEW TO PRINCETON.

AND SO WE CAN KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT IT, REGULATE WHAT WE CAN AND SEE IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED.

YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND AMEND AND CHANGE AS NEEDED.

SO YOU SAID SIX NINE MONTHS.

THEORETICALLY, IN THE FUTURE WE CAN AMEND THIS ZONING.

WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR CURRENT? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

AND ONCE AGAIN I JUST THREW OUT 6 TO 9.

12 MONTHS IS JUST IT CAN BE ANY TIME.

SO ANY SUPS THAT WOULD BE GRANTED BEFORE THEN WOULD BE, WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN IN ACCORDANCE WITH, WITH THIS CURRENT ORDINANCE, THE CURRENT LANGUAGE.

IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE SET A TIME RATHER THAN JUST SAYING WITHIN, YOU KNOW, HYPOTHETICALLY, 6 OR 9 MONTHS.

I THINK SIX MONTHS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW.

THANK YOU.

UNDERSTOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS? IS THERE FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT? IS THERE IS THIS FOREVER? AS LONG AS THERE IS OWNED THERE? OR DO THEY HAVE TO COME BACK AND RENEW IT?

[01:35:02]

YEAH. YEAH.

WILL WE HAVE TO PERIODICALLY ASSESS THIS? IF, FOR INSTANCE, THE FAA MAY DECIDE TO CHANGE SOME OF THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING DRONE DELIVERIES OR EVEN IF THE LAWS CHANGE, WILL THAT BE THEN AN AMENDMENT TO WHAT WE'RE APPROVING AND HOW WILL THAT WORK? YES, OF COURSE. SO, YOU KNOW, AS IS ANY TIME THAT THERE'S A MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE LAW, WE'LL LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER ORDINANCES AND SEE IF A CHANGE IS NEEDED, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE CAN'T WE WE'RE LEGALLY PROHIBITED FROM REGULATING THE OPERATION OF DRONES.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, YOU KNOW, LAND USE REGULATION.

SO WHATEVER CHANGES TO WHERE YOU KNOW, THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT WE ARE REGULATING THE OPERATION WILL RECOMMEND A CHANGE TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

I'M SORRY. THE TIME IS 9:29 P.M.

THIS TIME, IF ANYONE IS HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

KEN SELIGMAN, 512 BUCKEYE AVENUE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY.

INTERESTING TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S OPERATING IN A LOT OF PLACES THAT I DIDN'T HEAR SOME INFORMATION I'D LIKE.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE HEARD THEY TALKED.

THEY THREW OUT SOME STATE SAFETY STATISTICS ABOUT HOW MANY MILES THAT THEY'VE RUN AND OPERATIONS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL INCIDENTS, I THINK. BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT, HOW MANY, HOW MANY INCIDENTS THERE REALLY HAVE BEEN.

WALMART SAID THAT THEY'RE A BIG COMPANY AND OF COURSE THEY'RE GOING TO STAND BEHIND EVERYTHING.

BUT I REALLY DIDN'T HEAR HOW MANY INCIDENTS THEY'VE HAD AND WHAT THEY WHAT THE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN.

HAS THAT BEEN PROVIDED? WAS THAT PROVIDED? ANYTIME WE CAN ASK THEM THIS EVENING, SIR.

MA'AM, WE CAN ASK THEM THIS EVENING.

OKAY. SO THAT'S ONE QUESTION I HAD.

WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE INCIDENTS? WHAT WERE THEY? HOW MANY THERE WERE IN DFW.

P AND Z WHEN THEY GOT IT, THEY REALLY WANTED TO TABLE THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE KIND OF TOLD.

MR. [INAUDIBLE] SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO TABLE IT BECAUSE HE HAD LIKE THAT, LIKE MORE TIME TO DISCUSS IT.

AND THE LADY SITTING OVER THERE WERE MR. LONG IS I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WAS THE CHAIR OR WHATEVER, BUT SHE JUST KIND OF SAID, WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS, IT NEEDS IT.

WE CAN'T STOP IT AND IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED.

SO IT WAS PASSED ON THROUGH.

I'M GLAD THEY LEFT IT.

AT LEAST. AT LEAST THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT THEY LEFT IT.

THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE 400, THE 300FT, I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW, ZIP LINE.

I THINK MAYBE WANTED THE 125FT OR THE 150FT, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WAS IT? LEFT. IT LEFT.

P AND Z, I THINK WITH THEY PASSED IT AT THAT, BUT NOW IT'S WRITTEN IN THERE.

IT'S YOUR DISCRETION.

MY THOUGHT IS.

SO I THINK THAT THAT'S WRITTEN IS A DISTANCE FROM RESIDENCES.

RIGHT. THAT DISTANCE IS THAT IS THAT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN? IS THAT DISTANCE FROM RESIDENCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? CORRECT? YEAH.

I THINK IT SHOULD BE NOT JUST RESIDENCE, BUT HUMANS, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE MOVING AROUND WHERE THE CARS, THE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT OVER THERE WHERE THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTION IS.

SO I THINK THAT IT OUGHT TO BE DISTANCE FROM, FROM PUBLIC, PUBLIC TRAFFIC, PUBLIC PEOPLE DRIVE THE CARS.

I KNOW THAT IN ORDINANCES I DEALT WITH BEFORE THAT WE IN OIL AND GAS, WE WERE IN THE CITY OF DENTON.

WE WERE REGULATED NOT JUST DISTANCE FROM HOMES, BUT FROM PUBLIC PLACES.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER THAT.

THEY GOT THE FAA EXEMPTION.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE EXEMPTED FROM.

WHAT ALL WHAT ALL THEY WERE EXEMPTED.

EXEMPTED FROM.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR THAT.

THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE IN THE PACKAGE THAT WAS DELIVERED TO P AND Z AND THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT, IT'S ILLEGIBLE.

[01:40:03]

IT'S ILLEGIBLE. I MEAN, IT'S YOU CAN JUST SEE THAT IT'S KIND OF THERE, BUT I, YOU CAN'T READ IT.

SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT MUCH USE.

I HEARD TALK ABOUT THIS, THAT IT WAS HAD ADVANTAGES OF SPEED AND CONVENIENCE WHICH IS NICE.

I MEAN IT SOUNDS NICE TO ME.

I MEAN, THERE'S TIMES THAT I WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME SOME SMALL ITEMS QUICKLY AND, AND BE ABLE TO, TO GET THEM, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT COST.

I, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT QUESTION ASKED.

I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT IS THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF IT AND HOW DOES IT COMPARE.

AND THERESA, WHEN SHE SPOKE EARLIER SHE, SHE ASKED ABOUT THE BIRDS THAT WASN'T A DRESS.

HOW WHAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT HAS HAS BEEN AND IS ON BIRDS AND HOW THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED AND HANDLED.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT A TIME LIMIT ON IT.

I THINK IT DEFINITELY THAT'S WHAT CLINTON SAID WHEN HE WAS WHEN HE SPOKE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT TECHNOLOGY WAS CHANGING FAST.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A 9 TO 12 MONTHS.

SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT BE SOME THINGS I'D BE INTERESTED IN HEARING BEFORE YOU MADE A FINAL DECISION.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. IF NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT.

THE TIME IS 9:35 P.M..

GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FAILURES, ACCIDENTS, ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT YOUR DRONE HAS DONE ANYWHERE? ALSO, JUST OVERALL COVERAGE, GENERAL LIABILITY, JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT INSURANCE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT YOU HOLD.

YEAH. SO A COUPLE OF A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THANK YOU. YEAH A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE THERE.

YOU KNOW, WE WE STAND BY THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, NO FATALITIES OR NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES.

THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES OF MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, BUT THAT IS REALLY THE SUM TOTAL OF IT OVER, YOU KNOW, 1.2 MILLION COMMERCIAL DELIVERIES.

WE HAVE INSURANCE ON OUR UAVS, AND WE'VE NEVER HAD SOMETHING THAT ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF MAKING A CLAIM UNDER THAT INSURANCE POLICY, COVERING ALL OF OUR AIRCRAFT TO DATE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? IT WAS ALSO JUST TO REITERATE, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT IN YOUR ORIGINAL PRESENTATION, BUT THE GENTLEMAN, I GUESS, PROBABLY JUST HE PROBABLY DID NOT HEAR BUT WANTED TO KNOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, WHETHER THERE WOULD BE BIRDS THAT WOULD BE KILLED BY THE DRONE MOVING OR JUST ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

SO AGAIN, IN 80 MILLION AUTONOMOUS MILES, A BIRD STRIKES HAVE NOT BEEN AN ISSUE.

IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE WILL NOT WORK WITH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS.

IF THERE ARE SOME SENSITIVE ZONES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT FROM A FLIGHT PATTERN, WE WILL DO SO.

OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO ADD ONE THING, WHICH IS ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH IT'S ACTUALLY NOT US THAT ARE OUR REGULATED, BUT THE FAA HAS TO GO THROUGH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

SO NEPA TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OF DRONE DELIVERY SERVICES, SUCH AS OURSELVES, THAT LOOKS AT EVERYTHING FROM WILDLIFE TO THE ACOUSTIC PROFILE IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS SORT OF PLACES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S A FEDERAL PROCESS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER, TO BE HONEST.

BUT BUT IS IN PLACE TO, TO KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FISH AND WILDLIFE.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TONIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K SIX, ORDINANCE 2024, DASH 1028.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. YES.

MR. OBERA.

YES. MR. WASHINGTON? YES. MR.. GERFERS.

YES. MR.. LONG.

[01:45:02]

YES. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF K SIX ORDINANCE, 2024 1028.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO K SEVEN ORDINANCE 2024 1020 806, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 1020 806, APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIX.

SOUTH RIDGE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WISH MY PRESENTATION WAS AS INTERESTING AS THEIRS.

UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT. I'M JEFF GOLDBLUM WITH MCCALL, PARKER AND HORTON.

WE ARE THE CITY'S BOND COUNCIL.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU ADDRESSES AMENDMENTS TO REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIX, WHICH DEALS WITH THE SOUTH RIDGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

THESE FACTS AND FIGURES COME FROM THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT IS UNDERTAKING THIS PROJECT.

SOUTHRIDGE PID WAS CREATED OCTOBER 10TH, 2023.

IT'S A 227 APPROXIMATELY ACRE RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CONTAINING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SOLD BONDS AND LEVIED ASSESSMENTS ON IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE.

TONIGHT WE ARE DEALING WITH IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.

WE DID SELL BONDS FOR THAT, WHICH WILL BE AN ITEM FORTHCOMING WITH YOU SHORTLY.

LIKE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY, THE INCREMENT ZONE OVERLAYS THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

THE IDEA WHEN WE SET A BASE VALUE FOR THE TOURS EACH YEAR IS THAT VALUE INCREASES.

THE CITY LEVIES ITS TAX RATE ON THAT PROPERTY LIKE EVERY OTHER PARCEL WITHIN THE CITY, EXCEPT THAT INCREMENT, INSTEAD OF THE FULL AMOUNT GOING INTO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, A PORTION, IN THIS CASE 45% OF THAT INCREMENTAL REVENUE IS RESERVED TO PAY DOWN THE ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THIS IMPROVEMENT AREA.

THE GOAL THERE BEING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ASSESSMENTS, BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL LEVIED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENTS AND ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS AS TO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, KEEP THE ASSESSMENTS SIMILAR ON LIKE KIND AND SIMILAR PROPERTIES.

IN THIS CASE.

WE DID SELL BONDS TODAY AND THE PLANS ARE THE SAME AS WHAT APPEARS IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.

THE ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE OF IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS SUBZONE 62, IS ABOUT 95 MILLION.

THAT'S THE ESTIMATED VALUE THAT WILL BE ADDED BACK TO YOUR TAX ROLL.

AS I SAID EARLIER, THE 45% IS GOING TO GENERATE A CREDIT TO THE HOMEOWNERS WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.

WE HAVE TWO LOT SIZES.

WE HAVE 40 FOOT LOTS AND WE HAVE 50 FOOT LOTS.

SO THOSE INCREMENTAL REVENUES WILL BE USED AS A CREDIT TO REDUCE THOSE ASSESSMENTS.

IN THE CASE OF THE 50 FOOT LOTS.

$723 PER YEAR IN THE CASE OF 40 FOOT LOTS.

$614 PER YEAR.

SO THAT'S A REDUCTION OF THE ASSESSMENTS.

AND THIS IMPROVEMENT AREA WILL HAVE 109 50 FOOT LOTS AND 147 40 FOOT LOTS.

THESE PLANS DO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ANNUALLY FOR REVIEW AND UPDATE.

HOWEVER, ANY TIME WE DO SELL BONDS THAT IMPACTS THE ZONES, WE DO BRING THE UPDATES BEFORE YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE TIME IS 9:41 P.M..

ANYONE HERE FOR THAT? IF NOT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS 9:42 P.M..

COUNCIL. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 1020 806.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF K.7 ORDINANCE, 2024-1020806.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO K.8 ORDINANCE.

2024-1020807 I'M SORRY.

2024-20142007. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-1020807.

AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COST OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PROVIDED IN THE SOUTHRIDGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AREA NUMBER TWO PROJECT FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN ON ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO AND OWNERS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS.

MAKING AND FINDING OF SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO OF THE DISTRICT.

APPROVING A SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU LEVIES ASSESSMENTS ON SOUTHRIDGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.

THIS ITEM COMES BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS.

THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE THE SECURITY FOR ANY BONDS.

[01:50:05]

I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SLIDE COVERING SOUTHRIDGE DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH BROUGHT SEVERAL ITEMS RELATED TO THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED PUBLICATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING, AS WELL AS THE NOTICE THAT'S BEEN MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THESE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS.

THE ASSESSMENTS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN THAT'S PREPARED BY 3360.

THAT'S THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATOR, BASED ON FACTS AND FIGURES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS.

MITCH MOSESMANN.

HE REGRETS THAT HE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT.

I THINK HE PICKED UP COVID, HE SAYS ON HIS TRIP TO DALLAS LAST WEEK.

SO I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE ABOUT THE SAP.

THE SAP ALWAYS DESCRIBES THE METHOD OF ASSESSMENT, THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS, THE AMOUNTS FOR EACH LOT SIZE WITHIN ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENT DEVELOPMENTS, AND I CAN CONFIRM NOTICE OF THIS HEARING WAS PUBLISHED AND MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS AS REQUIRED.

THE AVERAGE.

THE AVERAGE ASSESSMENT.

AND AGAIN THESE FIGURES ARE BASED ON THE SAP AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO.

IT GETS UPDATED ON THE DATE WE SELL BONDS.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THESE FIGURES ARE SPOT ON.

AND THE AVERAGE ESTIMATED INSTALLMENT PER LOT IN SOUTHRIDGE FOR THIS ON THE 40 FOOT LOTS IS $2,780, AND THE AVERAGE ASSESSMENT PER LOT ON THE 50 FOOT LOTS IS 3243.

NOW, THAT'S BEFORE THAT CREDIT THAT I SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT ON THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

THESE VALUES ON FINISHED LOTS REMAIN THE SAME.

AND AGAIN, OUR TOTAL ESTIMATED BUILD OUT ON IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO IS APPROXIMATELY 95 MILLION.

THIS SLIDE COMES FROM THE SAP GIVING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF LOTS.

LOT SIZES ESTIMATED COMPLETED HOME VALUE, FINISHED LOT VALUE, AND TOTAL ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE.

THE FINISHED LOT TWO ASSESSMENT VALUE RATIO CAME AT 2.0 TODAY.

IMPORTANTLY, THE BUILD OUT VALUE TO THE ASSESSMENT RATIO FINISHES UP AT JUST OVER TEN, WHICH ARE FIGURES THAT WE WANT TO SEE.

I WILL PICK UP THIS SLIDE WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM ON THE BOND ORDINANCE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE I'M HAPPY TO WALK YOU ALL THROUGH THOSE.

AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF DATA.

IT'S NOT AN EASY DOCUMENT TO READ FOR ANYBODY, INCLUDING THOSE OF US WHO READ THEM.

BUT IMPORTANTLY IS REALLY WHAT DO HOMEOWNERS PAY? IN ADDITION TO THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAXES.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S ESTABLISHED IN THIS DOCUMENT, IT IS FIXED FOR THE FOR THE PERIOD THESE ASSESSMENTS GO UNLESS WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFINANCE AND BRING THOSE DOWN.

THEY CAN BE REDUCED.

THEY CAN NEVER BE INCREASED.

OBVIOUSLY, HOMEOWNERS CAN ALWAYS PREPAY THESE AT ANY TIME SHOULD THEY SO CHOOSE.

AND AGAIN THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU ALL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S 9:46 P.M.

IF ANYONE'S HERE FOR THAT.

IF NOT, WE WILL CLOSE AT THE TIME.

IS STILL 9:46 P.M..

COUNSEL, IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE.

YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024.

DASH 102807.

I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. YES, MR..

OBERA. YES. MR..

WASHINGTON YES.

MR.. GERFERS YES.

MR.. LONG. YES.

DAVID GRAVES YES.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 2024 1020 807.

I'LL TAKE US TO K9 ORDINANCE 2024 1020 809, CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 1020 809.

AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COST OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS TO BE PROVIDED IN THE WYNDMOOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AREA NUMBER ONE PROJECT FIXING A CHARGE AND LAND AGAINST ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE IMPROVEMENT AREA.

NUMBER ONE IN THE DISTRICT AND THE OWNERS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS.

MAKING A FINDING OF SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE OF THE DISTRICT.

APPROVING A SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

MOVING ON TO WYNDMOOR DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS OUR FIRST FORAY INTO THE WYNDMOOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT THAT WAS CREATED TWO YEARS AGO.

THIS IS OUR FIRST LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS AND ISSUANCE OF BONDS ON WYNDMOOR.

THAT'S 427 ACRE RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT.

OKAY. I HAD A TYPO THERE.

[01:55:02]

I SAID IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.

BUT THIS IS IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE.

LIKE PRIOR, WE HAVE PUBLISHED NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS LETTING FOLKS KNOW THAT WE WOULD BE TAKING UP THIS ITEM THIS EVENING.

LIKE WITH ALL OTHERS, THE SAP IS THE CRUX OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS.

THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES ALL ASPECTS, AS I SAID EARLIER, REALLY WHAT THE ASSESSMENTS ARE WHAT THE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE THIS FINAL SAP.

AGAIN, WE UPDATED THIS AFTER WE PRICED BONDS TODAY OR I'M SORRY, 33 60 UPDATED THIS AFTER WE PRICED THE BONDS.

COMES IN SPOT ON ON THE THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.

THE ESTIMATED COMPLETED HOME VALUE WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT IS 415,000 FOR THE 50 FOOT LOTS.

WE ALSO HAVE 60 FOOT LOTS, 142 60 FOOT LOTS WITH ESTIMATED COMPLETED HOME VALUE OF 435,000.

THE TOTAL ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE OF THIS IMPROVEMENT AREA IS A LITTLE OVER 73 MILLION.

UNLIKE SOUTHRIDGE, THIS DOES NOT HAVE A TURNER OVERLAY CURRENTLY.

THIS SLIDE.

WHERE IS IT? I APOLOGIZE.

OKAY. IT IS NOT IN THERE.

I DID WANT TO AGAIN TELL Y'ALL.

LIKE I SAID, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOUR HOMEOWNERS AND YOUR RESIDENTS IS WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE PAYING PER YEAR ON THE 60 FOOT LOTS? THE FINAL, BASED ON THE BOND PRICING AVERAGE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT PER LOT IS $2,302.

ON THE 50 FOOT LOTS, IT'S $2,196.

AND AGAIN, THE SAP CONTAINS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION.

ALSO NOT AN EASY DOCUMENT TO READ.

IF YOU ALL APPROVE THIS, THIS WILL COMPLETE THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ITEMS COMING UP FOR THE BOND ISSUE THAT IS SECURED BY THESE ASSESSMENTS.

THANK YOU SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. IF NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS 9:50 P.M..

IF ANYONE'S HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CLOSE.

AT THE TIME IS STILL 9:50 P.M..

COUNCIL. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K NINE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024, DASH 1020 809.

AND I HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. VOTE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. YES, MR..

OBERA. YES. MR..

WASHINGTON? YES.

MR.. GERFERS. YES.

MR.. LONG. YES, MISS.

DAVID GRAVES. YES.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR K9 ORDINANCE 2024 1020 809.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

FIRST, WE DO NEED TO GO BACK TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM G FOUR AND OPEN THAT UP FOR DISCUSSION.

[G. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 2 of 2)]

LET ME GO BACK TO IT.

G FOUR IS CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM GREENBROOK GREENBROOK EDGEWOOD LLC FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR A PROPERTY BEING AS 44.726 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE THOMAS A ROAD SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 741, CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

MR. GERFERS. YES.

SO I PULLED THIS BACK TO REGULAR AGENDA BECAUSE I WAS AT THE PNC MEETING AND THEN WATCHED IT AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AND JUST WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE ACTUAL BOUNDARY AND WHERE THE FLOOD ZONE ENDS, BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS A SATELLITE IMAGE THAT WHEN OVERLAID WITH THIS, THEY DIDN'T MATCH UP.

AND SO I WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THIS PLAT MAP.

BECAUSE FOR THOSE OF US THAT DON'T LOOK AT PLAT MAPS FOR FUN ON FRIDAY NIGHTS, THIS CAN BE VERY, VERY, VERY CONFUSING TO LOOK AT.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION ON WHERE THAT WAS.

YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE PLAT.

SO THE SATELLITE IMAGE THAT WAS REFERENCED IS FROM THE CITY'S GIS MAP OR INTERACTIVE MAP THAT'S ONLINE.

IT SHOWS THE FEMA FLOODPLAIN LAYER, WHICH IS AN ESTIMATE.

IT SHOWS APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE FLOODPLAIN IS.

WHEN THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS FIRST PROPOSED, THE DEVELOPER'S ENGINEERS DID A STUDY OF THE FLOODPLAIN IN THIS AREA AND DETERMINED THE ACTUAL LIMITS OF THE FLOODPLAIN. IN TURN, OUR ENGINEERS REVIEWED THAT AND APPROVED IT.

THIS PROJECT WAS THEN BUILT.

SO BEFORE YOU IS A FINAL PLAT TO ACCEPT THIS PHASE TWO B OF SOUTHRIDGE THE LIMITS OF THE FLOODPLAIN, I HAVE THE PLAT PULLED UP HERE.

IT SHOWS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAGE, YOU'LL SEE A FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME LIDAR ARROWS GOING OUT TO A DASHED LINE.

[02:00:01]

THE ENTIRETY OF THE FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT IS WITHIN A HOA COMMON AREA LOT.

IT'LL BE OPEN SPACE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HOA.

THERE ARE NO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS WITHIN THAT FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT.

SO YOU'RE TALKING AND I'M JUST AGAIN, I DON'T LOOK AT THESE ON A DAILY BASIS.

RIGHT. AND I KNOW THE PEOPLE WATCHING DON'T LOOK AT THESE ON A DAILY BASIS AS WELL.

CAN THE CURSOR BE PUT EXACTLY ON WHERE THE ACTUAL BORDER IS? SURE. SO YOU SEE THE CURSOR THERE NOW POINTING TO THE DASHED LINE THAT SHOWS THE EXTENT OF THE FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT, AND THEN THAT DASHED LINE GOES SOUTH AND CURVES AROUND THOSE.

THOSE LOTS THAT FRONT THAT CUL DE SAC.

GOT IT. AND THE REASON I THINK THIS WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT EVENING AS WELL, IS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD HOMEOWNERS THAT COME AND THEY'VE SPOKEN, AND BECAUSE OF CERTAIN PLATS OR CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST, THEIR HOMES HAVE BEEN GETTING FLOODED AND THEY ARE REALLY UPSET.

AND SO WHEN I WAS HERE LISTENING AND WENT BACK AND WATCHED I, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO KIND OF SPEAK TO WHAT I WITNESSED AND IT, IT REALLY THE INTERACTION ON THIS ITEM WHAT WAS QUITE APPALLING AND VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. IT CAME ACROSS AS THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST NEEDED TO BE RUN ACROSS THE DESK, STAMPED APPROVAL, AND LET'S GO. COMMISSIONER HESS, I THINK, DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF BRINGING SOMETHING THAT WAS UNCLEAR TO THE FOREFRONT AND ASKING QUESTIONS.

SURE, HOW HE WAS SPOKEN TO BY THE REPRESENTATIVE.

IN MY OPINION, IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

JUST BECAUSE STAFF RECOMMENDS SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN THAT QUESTIONS AREN'T GOING TO BE ASKED OR THEY CAN'T BE ASKED.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION.

AND I THINK SOMETIMES THESE COMPANIES AND DEVELOPERS COME IN THINKING THAT WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THEM AND THEIR BEST INTEREST.

WHEN WE AS A COUNCIL AND APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS OF BOARDS, WE ARE IN THIS POSITION TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY, NOT THE DEVELOPERS AND THE COMPANIES THAT COME IN.

AND SO I THINK LINES HAVE BEEN BLURRED IN THE PAST ON WHO SERVES WHO.

AND WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS.

AND IF THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS ON SOMETHING THAT MIGHT FRUSTRATE YOU, OKAY, SO BE IT.

BE READY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WATCHING ONLINE MAY HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS.

AND WE ARE THEIR VOICE.

AND WE'RE HERE TO ASK THOSE.

THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.

I WANTED AGAIN, CLARIFICATION ON WHERE THAT BOUNDARY IS.

THAT WAY EVERYBODY WATCHING ONLINE CAN SEE WHERE IT IS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR. GERFERS, FOR ADVOCATING FOR PEOPLE AND NOT THE DEVELOPERS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU ON THAT ONE.

BECAUSE YOU ARE CORRECT, AND THAT IS ALL OF OUR JOBS HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADVOCATING CONSISTENTLY FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO THAT.

WITH THAT, WE DO NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION.

YOUR HONOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM G FOR 2024 TO 19.

ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. YES.

MR. OBERA. YES.

MR. WASHINGTON? YES.

MR.. GERFERS. YES.

MR.. LONG. YES.

MR. GRAVES.

YES. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF ITEM G FOUR.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO L ONE IN OUR REGULAR AGENDA 2024 TO 26.

[L. REGULAR AGENDA]

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.

CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING AMENDMENT THAT CAME BEFORE YOU EARLIER THIS EVENING REGARDING THE WYNDMOOR DEVELOPMENT.

THIS AMENDMENT IS TO TO BRING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT INTO TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING THAT WAS JUST APPROVED THAT WAY.

BOTH DOCUMENTS ARE THE SAME.

THE ZONING WILL THEN MATCH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

JUST TO REITERATE, THIS WOULD BE CHANGING THE ZONING ON A 27 ACRE TRACT FROM A MULTIFAMILY OR A BUILD TO RENT PRODUCT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY CITY STAFF, THE CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL, AND IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AS SUBMITTED.

[02:05:04]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S MAKE A MOTION.

YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2024 226.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. YES, MR..

OBERA. YES, MR..

WASHINGTON. YES. MR..

GERFERS. YES. MR..

LONG. YES. MISS. DAVID GRAVES.

YES. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF 2024 226.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ORDINANCE 2024 1028 OF OH EIGHT.

CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BONDS.

LOST MY PAGE ON HERE. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2024.

SOUTH RIDGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.

PROJECT APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTEGER OF TRUST, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM CEBELLOS, WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES ACTING AS THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

WE MANAGE THE PRICING OF THE SOUTHWEST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOND ISSUE THIS MORNING.

THIS MORNING WE HAVE A BID TO UNDERWRITE FROM MS UNDERWRITERS FOR 9,532,000 OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BONDS AT AN ALL IN TRUE INTEREST COST OF 5.68%.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IN TOTAL IS WAS INITIALLY LAND THAT WAS IN ETJ AS PART OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NEGOTIATION ANNEXED INTO THE CITY 880 TOTAL SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

A COMMITMENT TO PAY $1,800 PIT FEE PER SINGLE FAMILY LOT AT THE CLOSING OF THE CORRESPONDING BOND ISSUANCE.

THE PROJECT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO, 256 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH A BUILD OUT OF APPROXIMATELY 95 MILLION.

THEY'LL AT CURRENT AD VALOREM TAX RATE GENERATE ABOUT 420,000 VALOREM TAX, ABOUT 214,000.

AFTER THE TOURIST PARTICIPATION AT THE CLOSING OF THIS BOND ISSUE, THERE WILL BE A ONE TIME FEE OF $460,800 PAID TO THE CITY. THIS HAS BEEN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2020.

THE PID WAS CREATED IN 20 2020 2022.

AND TODAY WE PRICE THE BONDS.

AND TONIGHT YOU HAVE THIS ORDINANCE FOR APPROVAL.

IF APPROVED JEFF GOLDBLUM, YOUR BOND COUNSEL, SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR REVIEW AND AND AND APPROVAL.

AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE THIS ON I BELIEVE IT'S NOVEMBER 12TH, AS I INDICATED, $1,800 PER LOT, $460,000 DEPOSITED AT CLOSING.

AND OUR CURRENT TAX RATE, ABOUT 420,000 AND TOTAL TAXES, MINUS THE TOURIST PARTICIPATION, WILL NET US 214,000 DURING THE LIFE OF THE BOND ISSUE. THOSE THAT WE'VE TALKED PREVIOUSLY, WE EXPECT TO REFUND THIS AND REDUCE OUR TOURIST PARTICIPATION DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

THE MARKETING OF THE BONDS IS VERY SUCCESSFUL TODAY.

THE ORDERS WERE OVER ALMOST TWO TIMES OVERSUBSCRIBED.

THE ORDERS THAT WERE RECEIVED WERE FROM GOLDMAN SACHS.

FRANKLIN LEVINE, FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT THE THE PREMIUM HIGH YIELD BOND FUNDS THAT MANAGE THESE PROCESSES.

WE DID A COMPARISON.

THIS WAS SOME PRICING COMPARISONS SUBMITTED BY THE THE UNDERWRITER THE CITY OF PRINCETON LOUIS STONE SOUTHRIDGE ONE A IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO BOND ISSUE WAS THE WAS PRICED AT 165 BASIS POINTS OVER THE MMD 30 YEAR RATE.

IT'S THE LOWEST PRICED BOND THAT WE'VE HAD.

AND AS YOU SEE, COMPARED TO THE COMPARABLES HERE, IT ACTUALLY BEAT PROJECTS THAT WERE IN SOME OF THE OTHER HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THE CITY OF KYLE, SALINA, OAK POINT AND DRIPPING SPRINGS THAT WERE RECENTLY PRICED.

THEY RANGED FROM 175 BASIS POINTS TO ON AVERAGE.

AND OURS AGAIN WAS THE CHEAPEST PRICE HERE.

IT WAS PRICED WELL BECAUSE IT WAS OVERSUBSCRIBED.

AND AGAIN, THESE BONDS ARE WELL SET UP BY THE INVESTORS.

THE TRANSACTION THIS ACTUALLY IS A SOURCE AND USES OF FUNDS.

$8 MILLION WOULD GO INTO THE PROJECT FUND.

TWO YEARS OF CAPITALIZED INTEREST OR $661,000.

WE PUT IN A DEBT SERVICE FUND.

COST OF ISSUANCE AND INITIAL DEPOSIT INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUND.

THE BOND HAS AN AMORTIZATION OF 30 YEARS, AND THE KEY POINTS FOR THE HOMEOWNERS IS THE ASSESSMENT LIEN WOULD BE 37,234 ON AVERAGE PER PARCEL,

[02:10:06]

AGAIN, AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL, WE EXPECT TO CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 21ST.

IN SUMMARY, IT'S COMPLIANT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IT'S STRUCTURED BASED ON THE STANDARD BEST PRACTICE FOR A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BOND IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ITS PRICE REALLY EFFECTIVE 165 BASIS POINTS. IT'S CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER BOND ISSUE WE'VE DONE.

AND IT SHOWS, AGAIN, THE REDUCED RISK THAT THESE TYPE PROJECTS AND THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT, THE SUCCESS OF DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.

I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WE'D RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

AGAIN MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND WAS OFFICIALLY, EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY PRICED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

JUST FOR EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME.

AGAIN, THIS WAS DECEMBER OF 2020 WHEN IT WAS FIRST APPROVED PRIOR TO OUR MORATORIUM.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. IF NOT, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION, PLEASE.

YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 1020 808.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 2024-1020808.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ORDINANCE 2024-102810.

CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BOND SERIES 2024 ONE PROJECT APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTEGER OF TRUST BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM SABONIS WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES AGAIN AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR, WE GUIDED THE PRICING OF THIS MORE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ONE, A BOND ISSUED THIS MORNING.

VERY SUCCESSFUL PRICING.

THE ORDINANCE ACTUALLY AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF 4,585,000 AT A TRUE INTEREST COST OF 5.64%.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IN WHOLE WILL ACTUALLY INVOLVE 1730 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS.

THEY'VE AGREED TO PAY $1,800 PIT FEE AT THE RELATED CLOSING OF EACH PHASE BOND ISSUANCE.

THIS IS A SMALLER INITIAL MOVE FORWARD.

IT'S ONLY 170 LOTS.

THERE'RE NO TOURS INVOLVED IN THIS THIS PROJECT.

SO THE FULL 323,000 AD VALOREM TAX BASED ON OUR CURRENT TAX RATE WILL BE PAID TO THE CITY.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE A ONE TIME PAYMENT AT THE CLOSING OF THIS PHASE OF $306,000.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AGAIN, THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED ON MARCH 1ST OF 2022.

THE PID WAS ACTUALLY CREATED ON MAY 23RD OF 2022.

THIS MORNING WE PRICED THE BONDS.

IT'S ON FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT.

AGAIN, IF APPROVED, IT'LL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND WILL ACTUALLY CLOSE THIS.

ON THE AGAIN, I BELIEVE THE NOVEMBER 22ND.

HOW TO CORRECT THIS? THIS ACTUALLY IS 170 LOTS AND THE FEE WILL BE 306,000, BUT IT IS ACCURATE ON THE AD VALOREM TAXES OF $323,000.

THIS PROJECT WAS PRICED REALLY WELL.

IT'S UNIQUE IN THIS PROJECT.

IT'S FOR SMALLER BOND ISSUE IS TWO TIMES OVERSUBSCRIBED.

THE SAME INVESTORS WHO HAVE PURCHASED OUR BONDS BEFORE WERE INTERESTED IN THIS.

AND AGAIN, THEY REPRESENT THE LARGEST AND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HIGH YIELD FUNDS AVAILABLE.

THE PRICING OF THIS WAS OUTSTANDING.

THIS ACTUALLY PRICED 161 BASIS POINTS OVER THE MMD.

IT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT TRANSACTION WE'VE EVER DONE AND THE MOST EFFICIENT ONE THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT'S BEEN DONE IN TEXAS.

AND AGAIN, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU ON THIS IS THAT THEY HAVE CONTRACTS FOR SALE OF ALL 170 LOTS.

THE VALLEY TO LEAN IS ONLY 3.3 HERE.

I MEAN, IT IS 3.3.

IT'S GOT NOT VERY HEAVILY LEVERAGED.

AND AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS, IS ALREADY COMPLETE.

SO THIS IS A WELL RECEIVED PROJECT.

NO CONSTRUCTION RISK AND NO ABSORPTION RISK IN A LOW ASSESSMENT RATE BECAUSE OF THE THE SMALLER OVERALL ASSESSMENT.

LEAN ON THIS PROCESS ON THIS ONE.

AS AS I INDICATED, THERE'S NO TOURS.

SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT LESS ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE PAID FROM THE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS PROJECT.

[02:15:05]

THE ASSESSMENT LEAN PER PARCEL IS ONLY $26,000.

AND THE ANNUAL PAYMENT WILL BE $1,850 FOR $54,000.

TOTAL PAYMENTS OVER TIME.

AGAIN, THESE ARE BOTH VERY EFFICIENTLY PRICED.

THIS IS COUNTERINTUITIVE.

USUALLY THE SMALLER TRANSACTIONS ARE NOT PRICED AS EFFICIENTLY.

BUT DUE TO MY UNDERSTANDING, TALKING TO THE INVESTORS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE UNDERWRITER THAT THIS IS 100% PRE-SOLD.

LOW LEVERAGE AND AND THAT THIS ACTUALLY HAS A LOW OVERALL ASSESSMENT.

REALLY YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS WAS REALLY FOUGHT OVER AND WELL PRICED.

SO IN SUMMARY IT'S COMPLIANT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IT'S OFFICIALLY PRICED. WE'D RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD NEWS.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.

YEAH I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE.

AGENDA ITEM L.3, ORDINANCE 2024-1028-10.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR ORDINANCE 2024 TEN 2810.

THANK YOU, MR. SABONIS.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO L.4 2024-227.

CONSIDER APPROVING A NONSTANDARD WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH P12 LLC AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

SO THIS IS AN SSA TO PROVIDE WASTEWATER SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY'S WASTEWATER.

CCN 21057 SO THE SUBJECT TRACT IS A APPROXIMATELY 12 ACRE TRACT.

IT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS AND ETJ PER THE NRSA.

IT PROVIDES FOR A MAXIMUM OF APPROXIMATELY 90 SINGLE FAMILY CONNECTIONS.

THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT THE WASTEWATER FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STANDARDS, AND THEN DEDICATE THE SAME TO THE CITY THEREAFTER FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR A CONNECTION FEE OF $4,559 PER CONNECTION.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS WITHIN OUR CCN WASTEWATER CCN OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND OUTSIDE OF THE ETJ.

THIS IS FOR TILLAGE FARMS. THIS IS FOR DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEVELOPER HERE.

IT'S FOR A DEVELOPMENT CALLED P12, LLC.

DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO SHARE.

NO. OKAY.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE, YOU'RE FINE.

COUNCIL, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOUR HONOR? NO QUESTIONS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L.4 2024 227.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

MISS DAVID GRAVES.

YES. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

FOR THE APPROVAL OF L.4 2024-227.

YES, MA'AM. MAYOR, IF I MIGHT.

BRENDA MCDONALD, 6409 FORTUNE ROAD, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

I PRIMARILY REPRESENT CITIES.

I DO WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS FUN OR EASY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET TO TAKE US TO L.5 2024-G24 CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSIONS OF THESE REQUESTS.

COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA? I DO. ALL RIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, INCLUDING THE POTENTIALLY ADDING IN SOME PERMITTING PROCESS AND ALSO INSPECTION PROCESSES.

AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ON THE SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY.

WHAT DID YOU SAY ON THE SCHOOL? WHAT SCHOOL ZONE? SAFETY. SCHOOL ZONE.

ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. IF NOTHING ELSE, THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA.

OUR NEXT SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO BE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 12TH, 2024 AT 06:30 P.M.

[M. REPORT AGENDA]

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DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.