Sep 24, 2024 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]

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ALL RIGHT. TIME IS NOW 6:00.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

IT IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE OF YOU ONLINE TUNING IN TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO START THINGS OFF WITH AN INVOCATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL, FOLLOWED BY A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND.

WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

LIFT UP ALL OF US AS LOCAL LEADERS TODAY.

PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, POLICE AND FIRE CHIEFS, JUDGES AND ALL WHO SERVE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

STRENGTHEN THEM WITH WISDOM AND GRACE FOR THE HEAVY BURDENS THEY BEAR.

MAY THEY MANAGE THEIR TEAMS AND PROJECTS WITH LOVE.

KEEP THEIR HEARTS PURE AS THEY WORK IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE THEY ARE CALLED TO SERVE.

IN JESUS NAME I PRAY.

AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND START THINGS OFF WITH WITH LIBRARY DIRECTOR MARIA REDBURN.

GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I WOULD.

TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MARY WOODWARD.

SHE STARTED HER CAREER AT THE BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY AS A PART TIME SHELVER IN 2009.

SHE WAS PROMOTED TO LIBRARY ASSISTANT TO FULL TIME IN 2011 IN THE YOUTH SERVICES UNIT AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT TWO SHE OVERSAW RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISING TEEN VOLUNTEERS.

IN 2014, MARY PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE CREATION OF STEM KITS AND PROVIDING STEM CLASSES.

AT THE TIME, SHE TOLD ME THAT HER GLASSES KEPT ON GETTING THICKER BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING TO LEARN ALL SORTS OF SCIENCE AND MATH, AND TODAY SHE CONTINUES TO DO MOMENT OF SCIENCE WITH HER COUNTERPART, SARAH.

IN 2000, BECAUSE OF THAT WORK, SHE WAS RECLASSIFIED TO A PROGRAMING SPECIALIST.

AND THEN IN 2018, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THE CIRCULATION SERVICES SUPERVISOR.

MARY IS CONSIDERED A LEADER IN THE COHORT COMMUNITY, WHICH IS OUR INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM, AND SHE PRESENTED AT THE COHORT CONFERENCE THIS FALL, WHICH SHE WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT, BUT SHE KILLED IT.

AS A LIAISON TO THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, MARY CAME UP WITH THE GREAT IDEA TO SELL PUMPKINS AS A FUNDRAISER AND DIVERSIFY OUR REVENUE STREAMS. THE PUMPKIN PATCH HAS BECOME A MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN A FUNDRAISER FOR THE LIBRARY.

IT'S BECOME A COMMUNITY TRADITION FOR MANY FAMILIES.

WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BRINGING THEIR BABIES EVERY YEAR SINCE 2018 AND GETTING THEIR PICTURES DONE.

OUR FIRST PUMPKIN YEAR, WE SOLD 9,400 PUMPKINS AND EACH YEAR THE SALES AND ACTIVITIES AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH HAVE GROWN.

LAST YEAR WE SOLD OVER 27,300 PUMPKINS, AND THAT WAS 190% INCREASE FROM OUR VERY FIRST YEAR.

SO THIS HAS BEEN A FUNDRAISER THAT HAS GROWN.

AND OF COURSE, WE ALSO DO THE BEER AND BRATS AS A PART OF IT.

AND SO IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, AND IT WAS ALL HER IDEA.

SO MARY, THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO OUR FAMILY, OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE LAST 15 YEARS.

MARY HAS A SON, GLEN, WHO GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS WITH A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION.

SHE HAS HER BELOVED RESCUE DOG, BELLE, AND SHE HAS A CAT, BUTTON, WHO WAS LEFT IN THE LIBRARY LOBBY.

WE HAD A BOX OF KITTENS LEFT BEFORE AN EVENT, AND SHE ADOPTED ONE, AND BARBARA JOHNSON ADOPTED THE TWO OF THE OTHERS.

SO SHE'S SHE TAKES HER JOB VERY SERIOUSLY AND HAS BROUGHT HIM HOME AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU, MARY, FOR 15 YEARS

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ALL RIGHT.

GREAT JOB MARY.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TIM ROGERS AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER KAREN RIGGS.

WELL, SO TIM AND I JUST POWWOWED OUTSIDE SINCE HE'S ONLY BEEN HERE FOR THREE MONTHS, I FIGURED I WOULD HELP HIM OUT AND INTRODUCE STACI.

DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK FOR YOU? WELL, FROM TONIGHT, IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS.

SO WHAT I FOUND ABOUT STACI IS SHE'S THE PERSON TO GO TO TO GET THE ANSWERS.

SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

SHE KNOWS A LOT, A LOT ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE PUBLIC WORKS SIDE OF THINGS SO SHE'S HELPED ME.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING PRETTY CLOSELY TOGETHER AND TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE THE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC WORKS STREAMLINED.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING SHE DOES.

SHE'S AN ASSET TO THE ORGANIZATION.

SO IT WAS FUNNY WHEN I ASKED STACI, I WAS LIKE, SO WE'RE CELEBRATING 15 YEARS TONIGHT, RIGHT? AND SHE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY.

AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE STACI HAS SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY.

YOU WOULD THINK SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS, BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN FIVE.

WOW. AND SHE STARTED OUT IN UTILITY BILLING, WHERE SHE LEARNED OUR ACCOUNTS AND OUR CUSTOMERS AND HOW TO ASSIST OUR CUSTOMERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN SHE MOVED OVER TO PUBLIC WORKS, AND SHE MOVED OVER AS THEIR OFFICE MANAGER.

AND PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE FLEET DIVISION MOVED UNDERNEATH HER AND SHE BECAME THE PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE AND FLEET MANAGER, AND SHE HAS STREAMLINED THOSE OPERATIONS.

SHE HAS MADE IT SO MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.

SHE KNOWS HER THINGS, SHE IS HELPING US YOU KNOW, WE TALKED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS ABOUT REVAMPING OUR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT POLICY.

SHE IS VITAL IN THAT SHE IS VERY COST CONSCIOUS, BUDGET FRIENDLY AND REALLY, AGAIN, I THINK SHE'S BEEN HERE 15 YEARS EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY BEEN FIVE.

SO I JUST I HAVE TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT TIM HAS SAID.

STACI IS AN ASSET TO OUR ORGANIZATION.

SHE IS A TEAM PLAYER AND WORKS WITH EVERY DIVISION VERY, VERY WELL AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER PART OF OUR TEAM.

SO AND SHE'S HERE WITH HER HUSBAND AND HER DAUGHTER AND HER COUSIN AND STACI CERVINI FOR FIVE YEARS [APPLAUSE]. SO THANK YOU.

COME ON UP. I GOT YOUR PIN.

YOU MAY WANT YOUR PIN.

THANK YOU.

MIC] YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF MY IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES IN THE MEETING WHERE WE GET TO HONOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE SOME GREAT EMPLOYEES HERE IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND MARY AND STACI ARE JUST A TESTAMENT TO THAT.

SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US.

OKAY, NEXT UP, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROCLAMATIONS HERE, SO BEAR WITH ME AS WE AS WE GO THROUGH THESE.

SO FIRST ONE IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2024 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND I'LL INVITE UP FIRE CHIEF BILL WALKER, AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THIS.

SO WHEREAS THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING BEDFORD.

AND WHEREAS FIRE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, AND HOMES ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE THE GREATEST RISK FROM FIRE.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD IDENTIFY PLACES IN THEIR HOME WHERE FIRES CAN START AND ELIMINATE THOSE HAZARDS.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD INSTILL WORKING SMOKE ALARMS IN EVERY SLEEPING ROOM OUTSIDE, EACH SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA, AND ON EVERY LEVEL OF THE HOME.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF A SMOKE ALARM, AND WHEN IT SOUNDS, RESPOND BY GOING OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY TO A DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PLANNED AND PRACTICED A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN ARE MORE PREPARED AND WILL THEREFORE BE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE A FIRE.

AND WHEREAS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF HOME FIRES AND HOME FIRE INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION AND PROTECTION EDUCATION.

AND WHEREAS THE 2024 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME IS SMOKE ALARMS MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU AND IT AIMS TO EDUCATE EVERYONE ABOUT SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND THOSE AROUND THEM SAFE.

THEREFORE, I, DANIEL S COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2024 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD [APPLAUSE].

I HAVE SOME WORDS FOR US, AND I GOT YOUR PROCLAMATION HERE.

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THAT WAS OUTSTANDING. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR FIRE MARSHAL, JOEY, WHO'S NEW TO THIS BUSINESS.

BUT WE'LL SEE IF HE WHAT HE'S GOT TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE BEST ACCEPTANCE SPEECH EVER.

THAT'S THAT'S THE EASIEST ONE TO SAY, ISN'T IT? NO SMOKE SMOKE DETECTORS HAVE SAVED A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY.

WE'VE HAD SOME VERY GOOD SUCCESS STORIES, AND WE CAN'T DRIVE HOME ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE WORKING.

DON'T USE THEM TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR REMOTE.

GO BUY SOME BATTERIES.

BUT JUST MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT GOOD WORKING DETECTORS.

AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION, CALL US, WE'LL COME CHECK THEM FOR YOU.

THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU ALL.

APPRECIATE IT [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2024 AS CRIME PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND WELCOME TO THE DAIS, SERGEANT JOEY GAUGER.

JIMMY. OH.

YOU'RE NOT. OH, AND NOW POLICE CHIEF [INAUDIBLE].

ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS PULLED A FAST ONE ON ME HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THIS ONE HERE.

SO WHEREAS THE VITALITY OF A CITY DEPENDS ON HOW SAFE WE KEEP OUR HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS CRIME AND FEAR OF CRIME DESTROYS OUR TRUST IN OTHERS AND INSTITUTIONS, THREATENING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH, PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES MUST BE MADE AWARE OF WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PREVENT THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS AND COWORKERS FROM BEING HARMED BY DRUGS, VIOLENCE, AND OTHER CRIME.

AND WHEREAS, CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVES MUST INCLUDE SELF-PROTECTION AND SECURITY, BUT THEY MUST GO BEYOND THESE AND PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER FOR ALL AGES AND DEVELOP A POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND WHEREAS ADULTS MUST INVEST TIME, RESOURCES AND POLICY SUPPORT IN EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH AND TEENS MUST BE ENGAGED IN DRIVING CRIME FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS EXCEL BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CIVIC GROUPS, SCHOOLS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS AS THEY HELP NURTURE THE COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND INSTILL PRIDE.

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 AS CRIME PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JUST REAL QUICK, WE'RE GOING TO KICK OFF THE MONTH WITH OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

ENCOURAGE ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS COME OUT WITH YOUR QUESTIONS.

IT'S ABOUT EDUCATION.

IT'S ABOUT TALKING TO EVERYBODY ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT SAFER.

AND OF COURSE, ALSO WE'LL HAVE SOME SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION GOING OUT AND ALSO SOME OTHER IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH CLERGY MEMBERS AND DIFFERENT PLACES LIKE THAT.

SO VERY EXCITING, EXCITING MONTH.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO PULL ANOTHER FAST ONE ON ME HERE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SO NEXT UP, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2024 AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND OFFER UP THE DAIS HERE, OFFICER MONIQUE HALL.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THIS ONE. SO WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING AWARENESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND WHEREAS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WAS FIRST DECLARED IN 1989, AND WHEREAS THE DAY OF UNITY WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2024.

AND WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY IS ENCOURAGED TO WEAR PURPLE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 TO SYMBOLIZE PEACE, COURAGE AND SURVIVAL AND PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS.

AND WHEREAS MILLIONS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE ARE EXPOSED TO EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAUMA CAUSED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BEDFORD AFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND WITNESSES TO THE VIOLENCE BY OFFERING SUPPORT AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO PREVENT RECIDIVISM AND PROMOTE HEALING.

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.

AND LAST UP, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND I'LL WE'LL JUST MAKE IT A MYSTERY WHO'S GOING TO BE ACCEPTING THIS ONE.

ALL RIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE CHIEF IS BACK.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AMERICA'S NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME WAS INTRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH, A NONPROFIT CRIME PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, IN

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AND WHEREAS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO HEIGHTEN CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION AWARENESS, GENERATE PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL ANTI-CRIME PROGRAMS, STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND SEND A MESSAGE TO CRIMINALS THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ORGANIZED AND FIGHTING BACK.

AND WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 1ST NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS BEDFORD AND ACROSS TEXAS WILL TURN ON PORCH LIGHTS IN OBSERVANCE FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT HERE IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

SAY A QUICK WORD ABOUT IT.

WE HAVE 21 LOCATIONS, I BELIEVE, SIGNED UP FOR A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT.

IT IS A BLAST.

FOOD, FUN, GAMES, QUESTIONS IT'S ALL IT'S JUST IT'S A REALLY GOOD TIME.

SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE TO PARTY, AND IT'S IT'S VERY ENTERTAINING AND A LOT OF FUN.

SO IT'S A GREAT RESPONSIBLY.

RESPONSIBLY. IT IS A IT IS A GREAT INTERACTION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT YOU DON'T GET EVERY DAY.

SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

IF IT'S IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, COME OUT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM HERE.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS ]

THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH LET'S SEE HERE DR.

SYED. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M GOOD, BUT I'M NOT DR.

SYED THAT'S MY HUSBAND. OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. SORRY. DON'T LOOK AT MY CAR THAT'S MY HUSBAND.

THAT'S HOW I KNOW YOU BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE MET A FEW TIMES AND I SEE YOUR CAR, AND I SEE THE DR.

SYED OH, THERE SHE IS.

SO IT'S NOT ME.

OKAY. DO YOU MIND SAYING YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? OKAY. MY FULL NAME IS SAYEDA SYED AND ADDRESS IS 6705 SAPPHIRE CIRCLE, NORTH COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS, 76034. I'M HERE TO ASK YOUR NOMINATION FOR TAD BOARD.

I WAS A APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBER, I'M ON PLANNING AND ZONING SINCE 2019 WITH PLANNING AND ZONING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR COLLIERVILLE.

I STARTED THIS VOLUNTEER WORK WHEN OUR 32 HOUSES HOA GOT A LAWSUIT, AND NO ONE WANTS TO BE ON HOA BOARD.

I STARTED WITH HOA IN 2015 THEN I WAS ON METROPOLITAN CODE SINCE THEN, I AM ON THERE SINCE 2017 ON ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND ALL THOSE POSITIONS FOR COLLIERVILLE.

AND NOW I'M SEEKING TAD BOARD NOMINATION FROM THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

WHEN I GOT MARRIED AND I LANDED IN UNITED STATES, BEDFORD WAS MY FIRST HOUSE.

SO THE JOB OF APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT TAD I'M TALKING ABOUT TAD.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THEIR JOB IS TO HIRE A FIRE CHIEF APPRAISER.

CERTIFIED THE TAX ROLL BY JULY 25TH, THERE IS A NEW JOB RESPONSIBILITY ON THE SHOULDERS OF DEADWOOD.

THAT'S APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS WITH AT LEAST TWO VOTES FROM ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS.

AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST IS TO FOLLOW TAXES PROPERTY TAX CODE.

THAT'S THEIR MAIN JOB.

AND THIS TIME I'M ENCOURAGING ALL TAXING ENTITIES HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL YOU ARE PLEASE LOOK INTO IT AND PLEASE VOTE FOR EACH CANDIDATE ON BALLOT.

IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THE CANDIDATE, GIVE ONE VOTE.

YOU DISAGREE WITH THE CANDIDATE, GIVE ONE VOTE.

SO AT THE END WHEN THEY DO NOT FOLLOW THE TAXES PROPERTY TAX CODE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECALL THAT BOARD MEMBER.

BUT IF YOU DO NOT VOTE, YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT? NO STRINGS IN YOUR HAND.

THE DEADLINE YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOUR AGENDA THAT I TOLD YOU.

IT'S THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE NOMINATION IS OCTOBER 14TH.

AND BY OCTOBER 30TH, CHIEF APPRAISAL WILL ASSEMBLE THE BALLOT AND SEND IT TO ALL TAXING ENTITIES.

SO CITY OF BEDFORD HAS 26 VOTES.

YOU GOT ONE MORE VOTE.

IT WAS 25 LAST YEAR.

SO OUT OF 5,000 VOTES, WHICH IS 0.526% STAKE ON TAD BOARD.

BUT IF YOU GIVE ONE VOTE, IT'S HAS AS POWERFUL AS SOMEONE'S OVER 600 VOTES.

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SUBMIT THE VOTE BACK TO TAD BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH.

THAT MEANS THE DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 14TH.

BUT THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 14TH, IS SATURDAY, SO YOUR DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 13TH.

AND PLEASE GIVE IT BY HAND TO TAD.

DO NOT TRUST THEIR ONLINE SYSTEM.

DO NOT EMAIL IT TO THEM.

AND THAT'S MY REQUEST.

HOPE TO GET YOUR VOTE.

HOPE TO GET YOUR NOMINATION, NOT THE VOTE TODAY.

I'M ASKING FOR YOUR NOMINATION.

AND THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

NOW I'M HEADING TO BIRDVILLE ISD.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS AS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE HAVE NEXT UP PERSONS TO BE HEARD, WHICH I'LL GO AHEAD AND INVITE TO THE

[PERSONS TO BE HEARD]

HELLO. HELLO. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS JEAN FREEMAN AND I LIVE AT 1733 SAXON DRIVE, THE BORDER OF MEADOW PARK.

LET ME FIRST SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROUS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW YOUR SCHEDULES ARE BUSY, AND I'M GUESSING THAT MOST OF YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT BEDFORD AND YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

PERSONALLY, I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, ANDREA MOORE, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, JOY AND RICH, AND ESPECIALLY WES MORRISON.

WHERE ARE YOU, WES? HE'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.

HE'S OUT. HE'S IN THE BACK FOR GREETING US WITH OPEN MINDS AND A WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN.

LET ME START BY QUOTING FROM BEDFORD'S VISION STATEMENT.

BEDFORD VALUES INTEGRATES AND PRESERVES THE SMALL VILLAGE FEEL, CREATIVE SPIRIT, AND TIMELESS ALLURE OF OUR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THE FIRST THING A DEVELOPER WILL DO IS TO BULLDOZE THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

IN OUR SURVEY, 76% WANT TO RETAIN THE EXISTING MATURE TREES AND WOODS.

THE CURRENT TREE ORDINANCE DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH BITE TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO PROTECT OUR EXISTING TREES THAT ADD BEAUTY AND VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT ASSURANCES DO WE HAVE THAT THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS WILL BE PROTECTED? THE PERCEPTION BY BEDFORD CITIZENS IS THAT DEVELOPERS DICTATE HOW A PROPERTY IS ZONED.

MEADOW PARK HAS PRIME REAL ESTATE.

BEDFORD DOES NOT NEED TO CATER TO DEVELOPERS.

THE SCHOOL WANTS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PROFIT WHEN AND IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD.

WE GET THAT.

HOWEVER, IS IT AT THE EXPENSE OF BEDFORD CITIZENS? HOW DO YOU PUT A VALUE ON QUALITY OF LIFE? SOMEWHERE THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND.

I WAS VERY ENCOURAGED TO HEAR AT THE AUGUST 27TH MEETING THAT COUNCIL RETAINS THE ABILITY TO DENY ZONING CASES CASES, EVEN IF DEVELOPERS ABIDE BY THE LAND USE MAP AND THE FLEXIBILITY TO PRESERVE EXISTING TREES. BOOYAH! BEDFORD BELONGS TO THE CITIZENS.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THUS WE ARE A SHARED COMMUNITY.

AS CITIZENS, WE WANT TO BE A PART OF HOW OUR SHARED COMMUNITY IS DEVELOPED.

AS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE MEADOW PARK ACTION COMMITTEE,,MELODY CHANG, OTHER NEIGHBORS AND I WENT DOOR TO DOOR IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER.

WE MAILED OUT POSTCARDS AND HELD NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS TO EDUCATE AND LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THE NEIGHBORS ARE GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING ACCESSIBLE GREEN SPACE, TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND, UNDERSTANDABLY, THE IMPACT ON THEIR PROPERTY VALUES.

THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILIES AND HOW A NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.

IF YOU WERE A PROPERTY OWNER BORDERING THE PARK, WOULD YOU WANT A TWO STORY BUILDING PEERING INTO THE PRIVACY OF YOUR BACKYARD?

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A PETITION TO REDUCE LAND USE DENSITY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS SUBMITTED TO MICHAEL WELLS FOR YOUR REVIEW.

THIS PETITION WAS SIGNED PRIOR TO ALL THE LAND USE REVISIONS, BUT STILL REFLECTS THE DESIRES OF THOSE WHO SIGNED IT.

OUR OBLIGATION IS TO SUBMIT IT TO YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE DEFINITION OF LAND USE FOR MEADOW PARK HAS BEEN REVISED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BUT THE MEADOWS DISTRICT CONCEPTUAL DRAWING ON PAGE 30 STILL REFLECTS THE OLD DEFINITION OF 10 TO 20 UNITS PER ACRE. ALTHOUGH IT IS HYPOTHETICAL MODEL, IT CONVEYS A MESSAGE OF HIGH DENSITY TO DEVELOPERS.

WE KINDLY ASK THAT THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWING EITHER BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE REVISED LAND USE DESCRIPTION OF 3 TO 10 UNITS PER ACRE, OR BE REMOVED.

I SPOKE WITH RICH AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU ARE OUR FRONT LINE.

WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ATTORNEYS.

WE RELY ON YOU TO REPRESENT US.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HOLDS THE DEED, BUT CITY COUNCIL CONTROLS THE ZONING.

OUR DESIRE IS TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE SCHOOL AND THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR SHARED COMMUNITY.

TO THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE AND LISTENING ONLINE, IF YOU WANT A VOICE IN HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS DEVELOPED JOIN US ON FACEBOOK AT MEADOW PARK ACTION COMMITTEE, OR EMAIL US AT MEADOWPARKINFO@GMAIL.COM.

LET ME END BY SAYING WE ARE NOT TRYING TO BE UNREASONABLE.

WE JUST WANT TO HAVE INPUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT THAT AFFECTS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

WELL, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JEAN, AND THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS FOR THIS COUNCIL AND AND EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOUR WITH YOU AND MELANIE AND THE GROUP TO TO EDUCATE EDUCATE YOU ALL ON THE PROCESS AND THEN ALSO PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO US ABOUT ABOUT WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HERE.

WE WILL YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THAT MOMENTARILY, GOING THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AFTER WE GET THROUGH A FEW OTHER ITEMS. IN TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PRESERVING NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS WHEN IT COMES TO TO THAT DEVELOPMENT SOMETIMES WE DO CONTROL THE ZONING.

AND SO WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT, WHAT A DEVELOPER IS GOING TO BRING.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE ARE THE WE ARE THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE HERE.

AND WE TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY.

I WOULDN'T SAY WE CATER TO DEVELOPERS, THOUGH, BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, AGAIN, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT'S WHAT IT COULD BE.

AND IN TERMS OF PROPERTY VALUES WITH WITH THAT, I CAN'T SEE HOW PROPERTY VALUES WOULD DECREASE WITH WITH ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AND FROM WHAT I'VE UNDERSTOOD FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT WANTING TO BUILD 800 TO $1 MILLION HOMES ON THAT PROPERTY, THAT WOULD ONLY ENHANCE PROPERTY VALUES FROM AROUND, YOU KNOW, SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT WITH MORE AND MORE DETAIL WHEN WE WHEN WE GET TO THAT SUBJECT, BECAUSE I EXPECT US TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION WHEN WE COME TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS IT AT THAT TIME.

BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FOR SHARING YOUR PINS WITH US.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT.

I BEFORE MEETING I WAS TOLD THAT WE DO HAVE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER THREE I BELIEVE IT IS ON THE AGENDA AND TABLE THAT UNTIL UNTIL OUR NEXT AVAILABLE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

SO I WOULD ACTUALLY NEED A MOTION BEFORE WE GET THROUGH THE CONSENT ITEMS TO GO AHEAD AND TABLE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER THREE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT.

SO WE'RE VOTING ON TABLING ITEM NUMBER THREE.

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THANK YOU COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT.

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT ]

THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS, SO BEAR WITH ME.

THIS WILL TAKE ME A FEW MOMENTS TO GET THROUGH, WE'VE GOT A FULL CONSENT AGENDA AGENDA THIS EVENING.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024 REGULAR SESSION AND SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024 SPECIAL SESSION. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF AFTERMARKET PARTS AND SUPPLIES FROM XL PARTS THROUGH A MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY O'REILLY AUTO PARTS, THROUGH A MASTER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH SOURCEWELL AND KIRBY SMITH THROUGH A MASTER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH BUYBOARD FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $60,000, $20,000 EACH, TOTALING $180,000 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED.

ESSENTIALLY THIS WILL PROVIDE PARTS FOR OUR FLEET DIVISION, FOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FOR OUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENT VEHICLES, AND FUNDING AGAIN IS PROVIDED THROUGH THOSE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS UTILIZING THOSE THOSE ITEMS. NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT TIRES FROM BLAGG TIRE SALES AND SOUTHERN TIRE MART, LLC, THROUGH A MASTER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH BUYBOARD FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $55,000, TOTALING $165,000 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED.

AGAIN, THIS ITEM WILL PROVIDE TIRES FOR OUR FLEET DIVISION TO ASSIST WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENT VEHICLES.

AGAIN, FUNDING IS THE SAME VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WHO WILL BE UTILIZING THOSE SIGNALS, THOSE SERVICES THROUGH THEIR STANDARD OPERATING BUDGETS.

NUMBER SIX CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR MAILING SERVICES FROM TEXOP CONSTRUCTION, L.P.

THROUGH A MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY FOR AN AMOUNT OF UP TO $36,000, TOTALING $108,000 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED.

AND AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES THE UTILIZATION OF OUR EXISTING CO-OP WITH TARRANT COUNTY TO CONTRACT WITH TEXOP FOR THE MILLING, LOADING, TRUCKING AND SWEEPING OF THE STREETS, WHILE AGAIN, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY ALLOWS THEM THEN TO PROVIDE THE LABOR AND EQUIPMENT ON THOSE PROJECTS.

FUNDING FOR THIS IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE STREET IMPROVEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OPERATING BUDGET.

NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE, TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOUR ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF OVERHEAD DOOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FROM CONCORD COMMERCIAL SERVICES FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $25,000, TOTALING $125,000 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED.

NOTICE A BID WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 20 VENDORS.

THE CITY RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE AND CHOSE THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR.

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, THIS WILL ALLOW FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF OUR VARIOUS OVERHEAD DOORS AT OUR CITY FACILITIES, AND FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE OPERATING BUDGET.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

AGAIN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOUR ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PLUMBING SERVICES FROM MD DUTTON, DBA MAKO INDUSTRIES, FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $50,000, TOTALING $250,000 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED AGAIN, NOTICE OF BID WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 21 VENDORS, THE CITY RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES.

FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE OPERATING BUDGET.

NUMBER NINE CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOUR ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TREE AND BRUSH REMOVAL SERVICES FROM ARBOR MASTERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,000, TOTALING $85,000 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED.

AGAIN, NOTICE A BID DISTRIBUTED TO 20 DIFFERENT VENDORS AND THE CITY RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES.

FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC OPERATING BUDGET.

NUMBER TEN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR CITYWIDE MOWING AND TRIMMING SERVICES FOR JLG SERVICES, LLC, AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $294,197 ANNUALLY, WITH THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS IN AN AMOUNT TOTALING $1,176,788 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED.

THIS ESSENTIALLY IS THE SAME CONTRACT THAT COUNCIL APPROVED LAST YEAR.

WHAT WE DID AT THE TIME, THOUGH, WAS WE DID ONLY PUT LANGUAGE IN THERE TO ALLOW APPROVAL FOR A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THAT AND WE WON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK FOR THOSE EXTENSIONS.

THIS DOES INCLUDE THOSE EXTENSIONS.

SAME SERVICES, NO CHANGE THERE AND FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC OPERATING BUDGET.

NUMBER 11 IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATION PLAN AND RECOGNIZING AND APPROPRIATING

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SO THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY COMMONPLACE GOING FORWARD FOR OUR NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS.

I WILL QUICKLY JUST LIST OFF THE THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITH THAT $441,000.

CITY HALL BUILDING A CEILING, TILE AND CEILING GRID REPLACEMENT.

CITY HALL BUILDING A SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM UPGRADE, PARKS BUILDING RESTROOM REMODEL, PARKS BUILDING SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADE, THE PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE R ESTROOM REMODEL AND CEILING GRID AND CEILING TILE REPLACEMENT, PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, EXTERIOR PAINTING.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER, EVIDENCE ROOM EXHAUST FAN INSTALLATION.

CITY HALL BUILDING A CUSTOMER SERVICE, RECEPTION DESK, CONSTRUCTION, PERIMETER FENCE REPLACEMENT AT OUR FACILITIES BUILDING AND FACILITY BUILDING EXTERIOR PAINTING. CITY HALL BUILDING A AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER UPS EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT.

ESSENTIALLY, THE UPS EQUIPMENT IS A POWER BRIDGE THAT KEEPS SERVICES RUNNING DURING POWER OUT POWER OUTAGES WHEN THE GENERATOR TAKES OVER THE POWER SUPPLY.

NUMBER 12 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO PURCHASE BANQUET TABLES AND CHAIRS.

I'M SORRY. YEP.

SORRY. I LOST MY PLACE.

BANQUET TABLES AND CHAIRS FROM MITYLITE IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,681.14 THROUGH THE BUYBOARD COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM. REQUEST TO PURCHASE BANQUET TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR OUR NEW SENIOR CENTER, AND FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SENIOR CENTER BUILDING PROJECT BUDGET.

NUMBER 13 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE, TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITIES OF HURST AND EULESS TO ESTABLISH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RESOURCE PROGRAM OFFICER.

I'M SORRY, RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES BUDGETARY OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES TO OVERSEE ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, AND SUSTAINING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AT EACH OF THE 22 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE HEB ISD JURISDICTION.

AND AGAIN, ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

THE CITY OF BEDFORD PART IN THIS IS REALLY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT AND EULESS, WHO WILL BE HANDLING THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THAT.

SO WE ARE IN A SUPPORT ROLE IN THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NUMBER 14, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK SAFETY GROUP, INC.

FOR THE PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF ADDITIONAL CAMERAS AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR THE EXISTING FLOCK SAFETY FALCON CAMERA SYSTEM, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACTED COST OF $136,000.

THIS ITEM WILL ESSENTIALLY ALLOW US TO PURCHASE 20 ADDITIONAL FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS, 60 WILL BE THE STANDARD CAMERAS AND FOUR LIVE VIEW CAMERAS, WHICH WILL BE ADDED ON TO OUR CURRENTLY EXISTING SEVEN CAMERAS THAT WE OPERATE.

AND AGAIN, FUNDING FOR THAT WILL BE THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET.

I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THAT EXTENSIVE LIST.

BEFORE WE BEFORE WE GET INTO IT, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE TUNING IN, OBVIOUSLY OUR CONSENT AGENDA ISN'T NORMALLY THIS THIS LARGE FOR US.

AND USUALLY HAVING THESE DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

THIS IS JUST THE TIME OF YEAR WE HAD JUST PASSED THE BUDGET.

SO THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR NOW WHERE A LOT OF THESE CONTRACTS ARE UP.

THEY'VE BEEN BUDGETED FOR AND SO NOW IT'S TIME TO RE-UP A LOT OF THESE.

SO IF IT SEEMS LIKE ON A CONSENT AGENDA THAT WE'RE APPROVING A LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNT, THAT IS THE REASON WHY.

SO WE'LL JUST MAKE THAT CLEAR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OVER THE CONSENT? ALL RIGHT. DOESN'T HAVE A QUESTION.

NO. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG.

NEW BUSINESS, ITEM NUMBER 15.

[15. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Nielson Addition Block 1 Lot 1 from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit – Religious Facility. The property is generally located on the north side of Bedford Road, to the east of Norwood Drive, and is commonly known as 111 Bedford Road. (SUP-24-8) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 5-0-0.]

THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BEDFORD ROAD AND TO THE EAST OF NORWOOD DRIVE, AND IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 111 BEDFORD ROAD.

SUP-24-8 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FIVE.

ALL RIGHT. I GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

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THEY'RE LOCATED AT 111 BEDFORD ROAD.

IT'S CURRENTLY AN OFFICE BUILDING.

IT WAS DEVELOPED BACK IN 1980 WITH ABOUT 5,300FT² AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO USE 2,700FT² OF SUITE A AS A RELIGIOUS FACILITY.

AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, OUR ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES ALL RELIGIOUS FACILITIES GO THROUGH THE SUP PROCESS.

SURROUNDING ZONING PREDOMINANTLY IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS AN OFFICE PARK TO THE NORTH AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.

SITE PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE THERE HALF THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED BY AN OFFICE BUILDING FOR A ROOFING COMPANY, AND THE REST OF THE SITE IS VACANT. WE NOTIFIED 21 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY AND PUBLISHED A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST AS OF TODAY.

AS YOU KNOW, A SITE PLAN IS ALWAYS ATTACHED TO THE ADOPTING ORDINANCE FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMITS.

THIS THERE ARE NO CHANGES BEING PROPOSED TO THE EXISTING SITE, SO THIS IS JUST AN EXISTING SITE.

AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU WES. MY FIRST QUESTION IS DEALING WITH PARKING.

SO LOOKING BACK AT THE P&Z MEETING, WHAT IS IT FOR RELIGIOUS FACILITY BASED ON ATTENDANCE AND HOW MANY PARKING SPACES HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE? IT IS BASED ON LET ME GO TO THAT.

IT'S BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SEATS.

YES. AND I BELIEVE IT'S ONE TO THREE.

ONE TO EVERY THREE ATTENDANCE.

CORRECT. AND SO WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED IS THEY'RE SAYING THAT ON A NORMAL BASIS, THEY HAVE ABOUT 25 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE WITH THEIR SERVICES.

AND THERE'S A TOTAL PARKING ON THIS ONE.

SO THEY'D BE REQUIRED TEN SPACES FOR THEIR USE.

AND LET ME GO TO THAT AND TELL YOU WHAT THE EXACT TOTAL PARKING IS, I SHOULD HAVE THAT.

THERE'S ABOUT 28 SPACES ON THE SITE AS IT STANDS TODAY.

OKAY. AND THAT ACCOMMODATES THEIR CONGREGATION AND THEN EVEN SEAT SUITE B, IS IT THERE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT HOURS.

THEY OPERATE PROBABLY TYPICAL MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCHEDULE AND THEN OBVIOUSLY RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON SUNDAY.

CORRECT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO ADEQUATE ADEQUATE PARKING.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FOR WES ON THIS ONE.

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:43.

IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME TO THE MIC AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AUSTIN O'NEILL I LIVE AT 5709 DIAMOND OAKS DRIVE IN HALTOM CITY.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL.

I DIDN'T PREPARE A SPEECH, BUT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR A LONG TIME.

THANK YOU, ANDREA, FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE WITH US AS WELL.

WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE, WE WERE PREVIOUSLY IN EULESS.

THE NAME OF OUR CHURCH IS CHURCH OF THE CITY.

AND SO WE HAVE A HEART FOR THE CITY AND TO REACH PEOPLE AND TO DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE CAN TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.

WE WERE PREVIOUSLY IN EULESS, WE WORKED REALLY WELL WITH MAYOR LINDA MARTIN AND A LOT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OF WHICH SEVERAL OF THEM ENDED UP COMING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR OUR CHURCH SERVICES AND ATTENDED A LOT OF OUR EVENTS, INCLUDING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DEVELOPING A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO TO REACH FOLKS IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

FANTASTIC. WELL, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING CHOOSING BEDFORD, A BETTER CITY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANYTHING ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. OPEN STILL A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK ON THE TOPIC, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.

SEE A MAD RUSH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:44.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO BEDFORD.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS AIRPORT FREEWAY CENTER BLOCK ONE, LOT TWO FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL.

[16. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Airport Freeway Center Block 1 Lot 2 from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit – New and Used Cars and Trucks Sales and Service. The property is generally located at the intersection of Bedford Road and Tennis Drive on the northwest side and is commonly known as 223 Bedford Road. (SUP-24-7) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial by a vote of 5-0-0.]

PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BEDFORD ROAD AND TENNIS DRIVE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE, AND IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 223 BEDFORD ROAD

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OKAY. AND WES MORRISON, WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A USED AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL LOCATION.

CURRENTLY, THE SITE IS BEING UTILIZED AS A CAR RENTAL LOCATION AND THE PROPER, OR THE BUSINESS OWNER WOULD LIKE TO ADD CAR SALES TO THE TO THE LIST OF USES THEY COULD DO ON THE SITE.

THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED.

THE SUP FOR THE CAR RENTAL USE WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2003.

AGAIN, ZONING MAP PROPERTIES HEAVY COMMERCIAL SURROUNDING, IT IS HEAVY COMMERCIAL AS WELL.

ACROSS THE STREET IS A MULTIFAMILY ZONING.

WITH AN SUP WE LOOK AT A SITE PLAN AND THE THE ONE THING THAT CAME UP WITH THE CONCERN WAS P&Z WAS THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE SITE IS OVER PARKED AS IT SITS TODAY.

HOWEVER, MOST OF THEIR SPACES ARE IN THE BACK BEHIND A FENCED AREA, AND SO P&Z HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH THEIR PARKING IN FRONT.

SITE PHOTOS. YOU CAN SEE THE SITE THERE.

THEY THEY HAVE CARS FOR DISPLAY FOR RENTAL AS THEY SITS TODAY.

WE NOTIFIED SEVEN ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST. PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND DENIAL, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PARKING AND DISPLAY IN THE FRONT OF THE SPACE, AND THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD CAUSE PARKING PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE.

WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ABSOLUTELY. IS THIS WES IS THIS GOING TO BE, THIS IS PROPOSED AN ADDITIONAL LAND USE? THAT'S CORRECT. SO THEY WOULD OPERATE BOTH A CAR RENTAL AND CAR SALES AT THIS LOCATION.

GOTCHA. IF APPROVED. GOTCHA.

AND SO STAFF HAD THE SAME CONCERNS WHEN LOOKING AT THIS PRELIMINARY.

THAT WAS STAFF'S CONCERNS, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES.

WERE ALREADY PARKING.

LIKE, I THINK TODAY WE NOTICED THERE WAS PARKING ON THE ON THE GRASS ON THE LOCATION.

SO THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE.

GOTCHA. SO WE JUST HAD CONCERNS RELATED TO ADDING MORE USES ON THE SITE.

GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SURE. QUESTIONS FOR WES BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

TIME IS NOW 6:47 I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN OH 6:48, JUST AS I HIT THAT, 6:48 I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME, SIR. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

MY NAME IS MINA FAHMY.

I'M HERE REGARDING THE USE PERMIT FOR 223 BEDFORD ROAD.

WE HAVE THIS LOCATION FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR.

WE DO RENTALS AND EVERYTHING IS AS A PARKING IS UNDER CONTROL.

WE NEVER HAD ANY TICKET OR ANY CONSIDERATION FOR ANY NEIGHBOR.

WE LOOK INTO YOUR APPROVAL FOR USE PERMIT TO GET THE USED CAR DEALER.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO ADD MORE CARS.

OUR IDEA IS WITH YOUR APPROVAL ABOUT THE USED CAR SALES AND BUYING.

WE CAN GET A CHEAPER CAR LIKE WE DEAL IN AS A WHOLESALE LIKE HERTZ OR ENTERPRISE, THAT WE CAN BE IN THE SAME COMPETITION WITH THEM.

WE GET THE CAR WITH A GOOD PRICE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHEN WE BUY ANY CAR, WE BUY LIKE AS A RETAIL NORMAL, WHEN WE GO TO ANY DEALER, THEY GIVE US PRICE LIKE A NORMAL.

BUT WITH YOUR APPROVAL THAT WE CAN GET CHEAPER PRICE THAT WILL MAKE US TO OFFER A CHEAPER AND AFFORDABLE RENTAL CAR TO THE BEDFORD CITY RESIDENT.

WE CREATE MORE JOBS FOR CITY AND WE ADD MORE BUSINESS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, LIKE CAR DETAILS OR STORE, THEY SELL PARTS, MECHANIC SHOPS, STUFF LIKE THIS.

AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO ADD MORE CARS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO TWO THINGS.

THE FIRST THING IS IMPROVE THE RENTAL, BECAUSE WE STRUGGLING ABOUT THE MARKET TO GET A CHEAPER PRICE WHEN WE GET THIS PERMIT.

THE SECOND THING IS WE FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE RESIDENT FROM BEDFORD CITY, THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

THEY COME TO US TO RENT A CAR AND THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT THEY CANNOT FIND A RELIABLE, GOOD PRICED CAR.

WE CAN HAVE AN IDEA THAT WHEN WE GET THE ACCESS TO THE LIKE AUCTION STUFF LIKE THIS, WE CAN SHOW THEM EVERYTHING AND AND A LAPTOP THAT THEY CAN CHOICE AND WE CAN BRING IN THE CAR THEY NEED AND WITH THEIR BUDGET.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, KEEP LOOKING ABOUT THE CAR.

WE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT ABOUT MORE CARS.

ACTUALLY WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CARS.

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WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE ARE GOING TO BE MORE.

AND ALSO FOR THE PARKING CONCERN, WE SPOKE WITH OUR NEIGHBOR.

IF YOU GET THE MAP, WE HAVE A TWO CHURCH NEXT TO US.

WE SPOKE WITH THEM ABOUT YOUR CONCERN WITH RESPECT.

AND WE TELL THEM JUST IN CASE IF WE GET RENT SOME.

YOU CAN SEE THIS AN EMPTY WHOLE LOT.

THIS FOR A CHURCH, THIS TWO CHURCH IN THIS AREA.

I COULD SPEAK WITH THEM AND TELL THEM WE ARE A CAR RENTAL.

WE ARE WORK ONLY IN THE WEEKEND 80 TO 90%.

BUT SOMETIMES IF THIS HAPPENED IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT NOW WE ARE VERY GOOD.

WE CAN USE SOME OF THEM WITH YOUR APPROVAL.

THEY SAY, OKAY, WE JUST ONLY BUSY IN THE WEEKEND.

TELL THEM WE ARE ON WEEKEND, COMPLETELY EMPTY, NO CARS.

AND THEY SAY, OKAY, IF THIS IS GOING TO GET YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARKING SPOT.

I HEAR WHAT THE CITY ZONING SAID, THIS LOCATION IS A CAR RENTAL BEFORE AND THE CAR DEALER BEFORE.

WHEN I GOT RENTED, IT'S A THREE CAR DEALER IN THIS LOCATION BEFORE, AND IT'S A CAR RENTAL FOR ENTERPRISE, TOO.

AND WE NEVER HAD ANY TICKET IF I DIDN'T SEE ANY CAR PARKED IN THE GRASS.

BUT IF THIS HAPPENED, MAYBE A CUSTOMER RETURN A CAR.

WE DON'T HAVE A GRASS AROUND AREA, JUST LIKE A SMALL AREA.

IF THE CUSTOMER RETURNS A CAR AT NIGHT, IN THE MORNING, WE ARE NOT THERE IN THE OFFICE.

WE CANNOT CONTROL LIKE THEM, DON'T PARK HERE OR THERE.

SOMETIMES THEY DROP OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE, BUT OUR GRASS IS GOOD.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM IT'S GREEN AND GOOD.

YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT TAKE PICTURES AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN IMPROVE OUR DREAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO ADD MORE VALUE TO THE CITY.

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

HAPPY TO ANSWER.

REAL QUICK TO THE CAR PARKED ON THE GRASS.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT WAS ONE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS THAT JUST LEFT IT THERE? WE NEVER PARK ANYTHING IN THE GRASS, BUT I NEVER SEE ANY CAR PARKED IN THE GRASS.

BUT IF THIS HAPPENED, IT'S MAYBE BECAUSE WE GIVE THE CUSTOMER AN OPTION, THEY DROP OFF THE CAR EVEN AT THE NIGHT, ANYTIME BEFORE THE TIME, THE CHOICE.

BUT IN FRONT OF US YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S A SMALL AREA OF GRASS IN FRONT OF OUR BUILDING I NEVER SEE ANYONE FOR ME.

BUT IF SOMEONE PARK MAYBE THE CUSTOMER, THEY DROP OFF THE CAR AT ANY PLACE AND LEAVE.

IN THE MORNING WE MOVE IT.

BUT THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] WE USUALLY PARK THE CAR IN THE BACK JUST ONLY WHEN THE CUSTOMER PICKING UP.

BUT EVEN FOR THE SALES CARS RIGHT NOW, NO ONE BASED ON SHOW THE CARS, EVERYTHING IS ONLINE AND EVERYTHING IS NOTHING LIKE THE SHOWROOM STUFF LIKE THIS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. STILL A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO IF ANYONE ELSE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.

ALL RIGHT. DON'T SEEING ANYBODY COME UP HERE.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:53.

AND COUNCIL, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE ON THIS ONE? COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY ITEM NUMBER 16.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER 16.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES WITH THAT DENIAL UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL STAFF.

SORRY, SIR, ABOUT THIS ONE.

IT'S JUST A VERY DIFFICULT SPOT.

I APPRECIATE YOU THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 17 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS CHIMNEY CREEK ADDITION BLOCK ONE, LOT 1R FROM

[17. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Chimney Creek Addition Block 1 Lot 1R from Planned Unit Development to Planned Unit Development/Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located on the north side of Bedford Road, to the south of Airport Freeway, and is commonly known as 1105 Bedford Rd. (SUP-24-9) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 5-0-0.]

THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BEDFORD ROAD, TO THE SOUTH OF AIRPORT FREEWAY, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1105 BEDFORD ROAD SUP-24-9 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF AFFIRMATIVE OF FIVE VOTES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1984 WITH SEVEN OFFICE BUILDINGS.

THE APPLICANT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR THE OFFICE BUILDING KNOWN AS 1105.

IT'S IT'S PRIMARILY A COMMERCIAL SERVICE ZONING THERE.

AND MASSAGE SALONS REQUIRE SUP PERMITS OR SPECIFIC USE PERMITS TO BE APPROVED.

IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION OR THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION IS ACTUALLY A RELOCATION, SO IT'S ONE THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY AND ALREADY IS IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CITY, SO THEY'RE JUST MOVING LOCATIONS.

THEY'RE PROPOSING TO OCCUPY APPROXIMATELY 800 SQUARE FOOT SUITE THERE AT 1105 IN SUITE B.

ZONING SURROUNDING IT THIS IS A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

AGAIN, IT'S A SERVICE OFFICE COMMERCIAL IS WHAT THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE IS, IS BASED OFF OF.

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SEE SITE PHOTOS THERE.

THE RED STAR THERE IDENTIFIES THE SUITE THAT'S IN QUESTION.

WE NOTIFIED 27 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS AND PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY, PLACED A NOTICE IN NEWSPAPER AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST.

WE DID HAVE ONE GENTLEMAN THAT ATTENDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, AND HAD MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL USES ALONG THE FREEWAY THAN THEY DID THIS PARTICULAR USE. SO THERE WAS NOTHING SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS USE.

PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.

JUST AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, OUR ZONING OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES R QUIRE THAT ALL MASSAGE SALONS ALSO REGISTER AND GO THROUGH A LICENSING PROCESS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS MASSAGE SALON HAS DONE THAT IN THEIR CURRENT LOCATION, AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRANSFER THAT LICENSE TO THIS LOCATION, SO THAT WILL BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AFTER THEY GET THEIR IF THEIR SUP IS APPROVED.

WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WAS THIS JUST A RELOCATION APPLICANTS JUST RELOCATING WITHIN THE CITY.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO THIS THIS APPLICATION, THE ONLY THING THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO UPDATE IS THE ADDRESS.

THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S A DIFFERENT LOCATION, AND SUP R SITE SPECIFIC.

GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR WES ON THIS ONE? OKAY. WE'RE GOING EASY ON YOU TONIGHT.

I KNOW, ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:57.

SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

HELLO. HELLO. MY NAME IS LIANA MENDOZA.

I LIVE AT 1304 SHADY CREEK DRIVE IN EULESS, TEXAS.

I HAVE BEEN A PART OF TREES BODY WORKS FORMERLY TREES BODY WORKS, NOW TREES WELLNESS.

I'VE BEEN A PART OF THEM FOR 11 YEARS AND HAVE REALLY BUILT UP A GREAT CLIENTELE WITHIN THE CITY AND SURROUNDING CITIES.

I HAVE ABOUT 80 CLIENTS THAT I SEE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE ARE ENJOYING THE NEW LOCATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING KEEPING US IN BUSINESS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HI, I'M THERESA HUGHES.

I'M ACTUALLY THE OWNER OF TREE BODY WORKS, TREE WELLNESS AND THE MOBILE STRESS TEAM.

WE'VE BEEN IN BEDFORD 14 YEARS, COLLIERVILLE 20 YEARS.

I SPECIALIZE IN SPORTS AND REHAB.

AND I SEE WE GOT SIX, SIX THERAPISTS COMING WITH US.

WE SIZED DOWN DUE TO THE BUSINESS.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE COMMONS WERE GOING RIGHT THERE IN 1944 BEDFORD ROAD, IT'S KIND OF HARD WHEN THE BUILDING IS VIBRATING AND MASSAGING.

WE JUST ARE EXCITED AT THE NEW LOCATION.

WE'RE EXCITED TO KEEP OUR BUSINESS HERE IN BEDFORD.

AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US, ESPECIALLY YOU, ROB, FOR HELPING OUT AND TALKING WITH LEANNA.

THANK YOU. Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY.

OH, DO YOU MIND? YOU KNOW, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS REAL QUICK.

SO YOU KNOW, I WAS WATCHING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND SO WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE SEEMED LIKE YOUR BUSINESS ISN'T QUITE NECESSARILY A MASSAGE SALON.

I MEAN, YES, YOU DO OFFER THOSE SERVICES, BUT FROM WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, LIKE YOU'RE MORE LIKE A REHAB.

WE'RE MORE REHAB. WE WORK WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SHOULDERS, HIPS, KNEES, INJURIES.

WE HAVE ONE THERAPIST THAT SPECIALIZES WITH PTSD, WORKS WITH A LOT OF VETERANS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THAT'S KIND OF ONE REASON WHY WE HAD TO MOVE NOISE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEONE'S JUMPING OFF THE TABLE.

YEAH. AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF REFERRALS.

OUR BUSINESS IS REALLY MEDICAL AND DOCTORS.

WE HAVE TWO OF THE BIGGEST PT'S AROUND HERE.

THEY'RE BOTH IN COLLEYVILLE, REFER TO US.

WE WERE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO A PT OFFICE, THEY REFER TO US.

THREE PAIN MANAGEMENT DOCTORS THEY ONLY REFER TO US AS WELL.

MY TEAM IS DIFFERENT, AND I'LL SAY THAT FROM PROBABLY ANY MASSAGE AROUND.

I HAVE THEM ALL SPECIALIZED.

EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAVE SOMETHING LIKE STEVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A BACK BECAUSE WE OVERHEARD YOU.

I WOULD SEND YOU TO LEANNE WHEN YOU CALL.

YOU KNOW, SE CAN HELP.

AND THEN THAT'S IT WHEN PEOPLE CALL US, WE ASK WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS.

WE ASK, WHAT DO WE NEED TO FOCUS ON? AND WE HAVE A THERAPIST USUALLY FOR THAT.

IF AT ANY TIME WE CAN'T GET YOU TO THE RIGHT THERAPIST, YOU CAN PROBABLY COME TO ME BECAUSE I'M AT 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS, AND I SPECIALIZE WITH INJURIES BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I STARTED MY CAREER WITH THE NHL AND NASCAR AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WHEN WE SAY WE'RE DIFFERENT, WE DON'T EVEN DO WALK INS.

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WE REALLY RESERVE BECAUSE OUR CLIENTS ARE FROM BEDFORD COLLEYVILLE 30% OF OUR CLIENTS COME FROM BEDFORD.

THE REST COME FROM DFW.

WE HAVE CLIENTS FROM OKLAHOMA, LOUISIANA, WACO THAT COME MONTHLY TO SEE US.

WE HAVE CLIENTS THAT DRIVE OVER AN HOUR EVERY WEEK TO SEE US BECAUSE CHRONIC PAIN IS WHAT WE SPECIALIZE IN.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I WANTED I WANTED YOU TO SEE I MEAN, THAT'S IT. I MEAN, WHEN YOU COME TO, WE KEEP THE RECORDS WE, LIKE I SAY, THE DOCTORS, WE DON'T DO INSURANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT WE KEEP OUR PRICE DOWN SO THE CLIENTS CAN AFFORD IT.

THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED A WELLNESS PROGRAM.

THAT'S WHY WE ACTUALLY CHANGED FROM TREES BODYWORKS TO TREES WELLNESS, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WANTING TO BRING IN SOME MORE STAFF.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO WE SIZE DOWN FIRST.

SO WE HAVE TO GET USED TO SIZE DOWN FROM THE LOCATION WHERE WE'RE AT.

GETTING EVERYTHING RESETTLED EVENTUALLY, MAYBE TAKING EVEN MORE OF THE BUILDING AS IT GROWS AGAIN.

BUT WE'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED BEDFORD AND THE LOCATION BEDFORD ROAD IS JUST.

I'VE LIVED IN BEDFORD MY WHOLE LIFE PRETTY MUCH.

SO YOU'RE EULESS.

OUR THERAPIST, WE HAVE ONE THAT COMES FROM BURLESON THAT WORKS WITH US.

MANSFIELD. SO LIKE I SAID WE SPECIALIZE.

WE'RE NOT YOUR NORMAL TEAM.

GOTCHA. SO BUT THANK YOU THANK YOU MISS, APPRECIATE IT, AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY. STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY'S COMING UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:01.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MOTION ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO.

SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF AND WELCOME TO BEDFORD AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING AND GOOD LUCK.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ON OUR TABLE.

WE HEAR. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP, ITEM NUMBER 18 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 5, SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS OF APPENDIX B, ZONING

[18. Consider an ordinance of the City of Bedford, Texas, amending Chapter 5, “Supplemental District Regulations” of Appendix B, “Zoning Ordinance” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bedford, Texas, specifically amending Section 5.10.B, “Permitted Temporary Uses.” The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0-0.]

SPECIFICALLY, AMENDING SECTION 5.10.B PERMITTED TEMPORARY USES.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SEVEN AFFIRMATIVE.

ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE PROCESS OF THE CITY DOING SOME RENOVATIONS ON SOME FACILITIES, IT IT CAME TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT OUR TEMPORARY USES SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE DID NOT SPECIFICALLY ALLOW THE CITY TO UTILIZE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS IN CASE THEY NEEDED TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT FROM ONE PLACE WHILE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE IS GETTING RENOVATED.

SO THIS STAFF PROPOSED TO PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AND PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE HERE. ESSENTIALLY, IT ALLOWS FOR TEMPORARY USES FOR CITIES TO UTILIZE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CITY MANAGER.

SUCH APPROVAL SHALL NOT BE LONGER THAN TWO YEARS, AND IN UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT DOES ALLOW COUNCIL TO TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSION FOR NOT MORE THAN 18 MONTHS. PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

OKAY. REAL QUICK.

DO WE HAVE IT WHERE WE KNOW THIS IS JUST OBVIOUSLY FOR THE CITY, FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR FIRE STATIONS, BUT DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THE USE OF TEMPORARY THESE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS, LIKE DO CHURCHES OR? SO CHURCHES ARE ALREADY ALLOWED IN THE IN THE ZONING IN THE ORDINANCE.

LET ME PULL THAT UP REAL QUICK AND I CAN.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS. YEAH.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHURCHES ARE ALREADY ALLOWED TO UTILIZE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS.

OKAY. SO THAT PROVISION WAS ALREADY IN THERE.

IT WAS JUST SILENT ON CITY FACILITIES.

FACILITIES. GOT IT. SO.

ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES, I THINK, WHERE I'M GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IN YEARS PAST DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATORS WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THIS AND SAID, WELL, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THE DO THE TRAILERS AND, YOU KNOW, WHY GO THROUGH EVERYTHING OF, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WE DO IT RIGHT? I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING HERE.

WE'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD UNTIL THIS IS PASSED.

THAT WAY IT'S LEGAL TO HAVE A TRAILER THERE, BUT THAT WAY, WE'RE NOT BREAKING OUR OWN ORDINANCES, BECAUSE IN THE PAST, THERE'S BEEN ISSUES OF THAT FROM THE CITY, DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATORS, DIFFERENT TIME.

SO IT IS A GOOD TIME.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT. WE'RE FOLLOWING FOLLOWING OUR OWN ORDINANCES HERE.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH.

SO FOR THIS USE ARE WE CONCERNED AT ALL BY THE TIMING OF EVERYTHING?

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I MAY GIVE THIS TO OUR CITY MANAGER.

OBVIOUSLY, COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO EXTEND IT FOR 18 MONTHS.

DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS WITH TIMING? NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK THE TWO YEARS OUR GOAL WOULD NEVER TO TO BE THAT LONG.

AND AGAIN OUR ENVISION FOR THIS IS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A TRAILER IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

SO AGAIN, BE AT ONE LOCATION FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS AND THEN MOVE TO A SECOND LOCATION FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS.

BUT I DO NOT ENVISION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR TWO YEARS AT EITHER OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

BUT THINGS DO HAPPEN ANY TIME YOU MOVE IT.

WE GET THAT RESTARTS THE CLOCK AND.

OKAY. GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. AND JUST FOR MY OWN, BECAUSE I WANT TO, HAVE A QUESTION HERE.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THAT TRAILER AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH IT? WHAT'S THE PLAN? WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HOLDING ON TO A GOOD QUESTION RIGHT HERE.

NO. SO ESSENTIALLY WHEN WE DID EVALUATE NEEDING A TRAILER, WE DID LOOK AT RENTING ONE VERSUS PURCHASING ONE.

AND ESSENTIALLY FOR THE TERM AND THE LENGTH THAT WE NEEDED IT, IT WAS MORE ECONOMICAL TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE IT.

AND THEN THERE IS SOME VALUE WHEN WE RESELL IT.

SO OUR GOAL IS NOT TO UTILIZE THIS ON A PERMANENT BASIS.

THIS IS TRULY A TEMPORARY CONDITION WHILE OUR FIRE STATIONS ARE BEING RENOVATED.

DURING, YOU KNOW, A BRIEF TIME FRAME, OUR INTENTION IS FULLY TO SELL IT WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH THAT.

SO THERE'S THAT, AND THERE WILL BE VALUE IN THAT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR FOR EXPLAINING THAT.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 18? OKAY I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

IT DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

IT DOES OKAY. YES.

OH OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FINE I CAN STILL DO ONE.

AND IT'S ON THE RECORD.

CORRECT. WE ADVERTISED IT AS A PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:07 SO, YEAH.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE COMING UP HERE, SO I'LL GO AND CLOSE IT AT 7:08.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YES. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.

WAS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING? THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, YES.

AND IT HASN'T BEEN ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE PLACED A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING.

WHAT IS NOT ADVERTISED ON THE AGENDA AS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAUSES A CONCERN.

GREAT. I WOULD IMAGINE I THINK WE SHOULD ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION ON THIS ONE IF THAT'S.

YEAH, I WOULD AGREE. YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. THEN I THINK WE NEED TO REPOST IT.

YEP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT ONE COUNCIL LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOTION TO TO TABLE TO THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

AND I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE TABLE AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.

I HAD A QUESTION THOUGH.

REAL QUICK, IN THE IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE STILL PUT THE TRAILER ON OUR PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S NOT IT'S NOT, IT'S FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

IT'S FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S FOR OUR OUR FIREMEN HAVE RESIDENTS AT THE TIME.

I AGAIN, I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THAT PURPOSE, I BELIEVE WE'RE FINE TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

AGAIN, THE INTENT WAS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING OUR OWN RULES, WHICH WE ARE DOING.

I DO SEE THIS AS AS A MINOR GLITCH.

AND SO THE TRAILER IS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, BEEN PURCHASED, IT IS IN ROUTE.

AND I THINK, AGAIN, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOU KNOW, THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF BEING ABLE TO HOUSE OUR FIREFIGHTERS, I AM COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD AND GETTING THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE COMPLIANT.

BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS? OKAY. THIS IS JUST A QUESTION, BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TABLE A PUBLIC HEARING.

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SO I CAN REOPEN IT. TO GIVE IT A DATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

THAT'S PART OF THE MOTION TO TABLE.

OKAY. SO BUT DID WE PUT A DATE ON IT THAT WHEN WE REVISIT IT.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS ISN'T POSTED AS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE'RE TABLING THE ACTUAL AGENDA ITEM TO CREATE FOR THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING TO CREATE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT POSTED OR IDENTIFIED AS A PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO PUT OUT ANOTHER NEWSPAPER THING.

WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK.

YEP. OKAY. THANK YOU.

GOOD QUESTION. ALL RIGHT.

AND ESSENTIALLY, THAT TIMING WILL BE FINE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER.

SO WE'LL IT'LL BE THE NEXT ONE THAT IS AVAILABLE.

SO THAT WILL NOT AFFECT WES NEEDING TO NOTICE AND ALL OF THAT.

SO THE TIMING WILL LINE UP.

BUT AGAIN I DO SEE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

ALL RIGHT. SO ALL RIGHT LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE AGAIN.

THIS WAS TO TABLE IT FOR THE NEXT NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN DO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF ON THAT ONE.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO 19 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NUMBER 10-292

[19. Consider an ordinance of the City of Bedford, Texas repealing and replacing Ordinance No. 10-2978 being the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (2010) and adopting the Bedford Comprehensive Plan (2024). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0-0.]

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL REAL QUICK.

WE WE ALREADY DID A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

WE'VE DONE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE.

YEAH. AND IT WAS PUBLISHED AND EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT.

CORRECT. SO WE'RE GOOD.

OKAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE, BUT JUST TO KIND OF TELL YOU HOW WE GOT HERE.

THE OUR CURRENT PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2001, UPDATED IN 2010.

IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING A NEW PLAN.

SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD SIX JOINT COUNCIL AND P&Z MEETINGS.

P&Z HAS HAD SIX ADDITIONAL WORK SESSIONS ON THE COMP PLAN.

AND THE MOST RECENT JOINT MEETING WAS AT YOUR AUGUST 27TH P&Z MEETING OR AUGUST 27TH MEETING.

AT THAT MEETING, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE COMP PLAN, WITH TWO CHANGES ONE BEING THAT THE LIFESTYLE RESIDENTIAL FUTURE LAND USE AREA BE CHANGED TO NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGE, AND THEN THAT THE PREVIOUS LIFESTYLE RESIDENTIAL NOW NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGE BE THE DENSITY ON THAT THE DENSITY RANGE BE CHANGED FROM THREE UNITS CHANGE TO THREE UNITS, THREE UNITS TO TEN UNITS PER ACRE.

THE PREVIOUS WAS FOUR UNITS TO FOUR UNITS TO TEN UNITS PER ACRE.

I CAN'T SPEAK TONIGHT. WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

AS YOU STATED, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE PUBLIC THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU WES. ONE THING THAT YOU KNOW, THERE IT WAS A LONG MEETING I REMEMBER US GOING THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ONE THING I YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEEN ABOUT 18 MONTHS PROBABLY, WE'RE GETTING ON CLOSE TO TWO YEARS HERE, BUT IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PLAN FOR FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE PRIOR TO THIS, IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE WHERE WE DID IN 2010, AND IT WAS A VERY SLIM DOCUMENT THAT THAT GOVERNED OUR, OUR LAND USE FOR THIS, THE CITY AND THE PLAN AND WHAT WE PLANNED THE CITY TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

AND WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS FOR ALL OF US HERE ON COUNCIL RIGHT NOW TO BE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION, TO CREATE THIS DOCUMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE THE GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR US FOR YEARS TO COME.

AND SO IT'S IT'S WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

AND SO I WANT TO DIVE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR AND JUST REALLY KIND OF GO IN A LITTLE BIT OF SOME OF THE SPECIAL THINGS THAT WERE IN THERE.

SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS THAT WERE, THAT WERE ORGANIZED.

THEY KEPT ABOUT SIX OF THEY KEPT SIX OF THEM, AND THEY CREATED EIGHT NEW DESIGNATIONS.

WE WENT THROUGH THAT LAST TIME INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGE, WHICH IS ONLY PERTAIN TO MEADOW PARK, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT LATER.

AND THEN THEY ALSO CREATED DIFFERENT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, THREE NEW DISTRICTS.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE BEDFORD COMMONS, WHICH MANY OF US EVERYONE IS AWARE OF.

WE HAVE THE STONEGATE DISTRICT, WHICH WOULD BE WHERE TURNING POINT BREWERY IS LOCATED.

AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE THE MEADOW PARK DISTRICT.

JUST JUST TO HAVE AN IDEA THERE.

AND WITH THOSE, THEY HAD CONCEPT PLANS, AND SO COULD WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHY WE WHY DO WE HAVE CONCEPT PLANS ON THERE?

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WHAT WHAT'S THE IDEA THERE? SURE. SO PUTTING CONCEPT PLANS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LAND USE AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIAL DISTRICTS, IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE IN MOST COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.

AND REALLY THE IDEA BEHIND THAT IS JUST TO PROVIDE SOME ILLUSTRATION TO THE NARRATIVE THAT'S THERE.

NO ONE, AN EXPERIENCED DEVELOPER OR ANYONE IS NOT GOING TO LOOK AT THAT AND THINK, OH, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS HOW I HAVE TO DEVELOP IT.

WE'RE NOT DICTATING THAT.

WE'RE JUST SAYING, IF YOU TOOK ALL THE COMPONENTS OF WHAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS, IN THIS DISTRICT, THIS IS WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.

DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

I WILL TELL YOU, IN MY YEARS OF DOING THIS, I'VE NEVER SEEN AN ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT COME OUT TO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE CONCEPT PLAN.

IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE I AND I'LL SAY THIS, URBAN PLANNERS GET IN THERE AND THEY TRY TO MAKE IT PRETTY AND THEY TRY TO MAKE IT.

BUT THERE'S ECONOMICS.

THERE'S THERE'S FLOODPLAIN, THERE'S THERE'S TOPOGRAPHY.

THERE'S THINGS IN THERE THAT THAT'S NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE CONCEPT PLANS.

SO THEY'RE NOT WHILE THEY'RE REALISTIC IN THE FACT OF THE IF THE LAND WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FLAT AND THERE WAS NO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OR, OR ECONOMIC ISSUES TO GO ALONG WITH THAT, IT COULD BE DONE.

IT'S NOT REALLY REALISTIC IN THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE TOPOGRAPHY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK.

GOT IT. GOT IT. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON IT'S JUST SOME SORT OF REFERENCE, IT'S NOT.

IT'S PURELY AN ILLUSTRATION FOR THE NARRATIVE, FOR THE NARRATIVE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

SO, SO IF, IF MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THAT SPECIFIC DISTRICT? WITH MEADOW PARK? I THINK MEADOW PARK, IF YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK, IT'S IT'S REALLY MEANT TO ONE BE A DEVELOPMENT THAT ENCOMPASSES A RANGE OF HOUSING TYPES.

ONE THING THAT WE HEARD FROM OUR STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WAS THAT THE ONE THING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL THEY'RE AT, FROM ADMINISTRATORS TO ENTRY LEVEL TEACHERS TO WHOEVER HAS A PLACE TO LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OR IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO TO DO THAT, WE TRY TO ACCOMPLISH ACCOMMODATE VARIOUS DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES.

ALSO KEEPING IN MIND THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN HOUSING TYPES WE DON'T WANT IN THAT AREA MATTER OF FACT, WHEN WE WE TOOK A LOOK AT THIS, WE ALSO LOWERED DOWN THE DENSITY A LITTLE BIT TO REFLECT THE, THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.

REAL QUICK THOUGH, FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOT NOT THE COMPREHENSIVE, BUT THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THAT.

WHAT IS THE LOTS PER ACREAGE ON THAT? SO IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO UNITS PER ACRE.

SO SO IT'S NOT ABOVE THE TEN WHICH CORRECT STATED EARLIER TODAY.

THAT IS CORRECT. SO WE LOOK AT THAT, THAT THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S CONCEPTUAL IN DESIGN THAT PLAN ITSELF IS YOU SAID TWO UNITS PER ACRE.

YEAH. AND I JUST WANT TO CATCH IN THERE TO SAY THAT THAT IS BASED ON A SINGLE FAMILY.

THERE'S SINCE IT IS CONCEPTUAL PLAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TOWNHOME SECTION IS, BUT IT'S IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOWNHOME SECTION, IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT. SO I, I STILL DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT CONCEPT PLAN IS MORE THAN TEN UNITS PER ACRE.

AND PART OF THIS, JUST LOOKING AT THAT ONE IN, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE HIGHER DENSITIES, WE HAVE IT WORDED THAT IT WOULD FRONT THOROUGHFARE.

CORRECT, CORRECT.

AND SO WITH THAT CONCEPTUAL PLAN EVEN BE VALID BECAUSE IT'S OFF TO THE SIDE THERE.

IT'S PART OF IT FRONTS HARWOOD.

THAT'S EXTREMELY TRUE.

I MEAN I MEAN PART OF IT DOES THE THE TOWNHOME SECTION DOES KIND OF GO BACK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

AGAIN, IT'S CONCEPTUAL AND, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE OF THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN IS STILL IN LINE WITH THE DESCRIPTION THAT'S THERE.

WHICH IS TO CREATE AS MUCH GREEN SPACE AS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU KIND OF SEE DOWN THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

CORRECT. PRESERVE AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO I'LL HIT IT UP AGAIN FOR WHY WE WOULDN'T.

WHY WOULD WE NOT MAKE THIS THE SUBURBAN FAMILY, LIKE THE SURROUNDING SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THAT, IS SURROUNDED THERE? WHY WOULDN'T WE DO THAT FOR THIS? I THINK IF YOU WANT IT, IF YOU PUT IN SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO RUN INTO IS DEVELOPERS ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT AND THINK THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING

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AND AND I THINK CREATIVITY ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT IT, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE WHO WHO SAY THAT THEY WANT THAT TO REFLECT, YOU KNOW, THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE A SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT WHEN A DEVELOPER DOES COME IN, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE JUST ROW OF HOMES GOING ALL ALONG THERE, AND IT WILL NOT PRESERVE THE TREES THAT ARE THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS ALL CAME ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS DISTRICT, THERE'S SO MANY OLD TREES ON THAT PROPERTY THAT I WANT TO TRY AND PRESERVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT IF YOU MAKE IT INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE TO YOUR POINT, THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO LOOK AT THAT.

THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY'RE GOING TO START BUILDING THESE ROW OF HOMES.

AND IT'S ALL GOING TO BE LITTLE TREES BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO SCRAPE THE LAND.

NOW THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO ABIDE BY OUR TREE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IS ACTUALLY WAY HAS WAY MORE TEETH THAN IT DID PREVIOUSLY.

AND WE'RE KIND OF TOYING IT UP TO THE LINE IN LEGALITY PURPOSES, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS THEIR PROPERTY.

SO WE CAN ENFORCE AND HAVE PENALTIES ON THAT PROPERTY, BUT AGAIN, ONLY TO A POINT.

WE CAN'T SAY YOU CAN'T CUT DOWN A TREE.

CORRECT. I MEAN, THE GOAL BEHIND THE TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE IS TO MAKE A DEVELOPER LOOK OR A BUILDER OR WHOEVER LOOK AT THIS AND THINK, OH, THEY REALLY I NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SAVE THAT TREE INSTEAD OF CUT IT DOWN, BECAUSE ONE WAY IT'S GOING TO COST ME.

IT COULD COST ME FIVE ADDITIONAL TREES, OR IT COULD COST ME WHATEVER THE FEE, THE FEE SCHEDULE SAYS AT THE TIME.

SO YEAH, THAT'S THE GOAL BEHIND THE PRESERVATION PLAN.

IT'S NOT TO STOP DEVELOPMENT BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION.

GOTCHA, GOTCHA. SO SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, TO TO ANSWER THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY ASK US, WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS DESIGNATION? IT'S TO CREATE THAT FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN PRESERVE AS MUCH GREEN SPACE AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO PRESERVE AS MUCH TREES AS POSSIBLE AND CREATE THAT FLEXIBILITY.

NOW, AGAIN, WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL THAT PLAN IF AND WHEN THAT COMES BEFORE US, NINE MONTHS FROM NOW, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT IS.

BUT THAT BEING SAID THIS RIGHT HERE WITH THIS DESIGNATION SIGNALS TO A POTENTIAL DEVELOPER TO GET CREATIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ABIDE BY THIS.

AND SOME OF THE WORDING EVEN SAYS EXCEPTIONAL ADHERENCE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO JUST TO SHOW A DEVELOPER, HEY, WE WANT THAT GREEN SPACE.

WE WANT TO PRESERVE AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS JUST MEADOW PARK IN PARTICULAR.

COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

HELLO. OKAY. YOU SAID YOU WERE IN TALKS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT YOUR TALKS ARE NOT PROMISES MADE. IT'S JUST IDEAS SHARED.

NO, THE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AGAIN, WE DID WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THROUGH THIS PROCESS, STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT BEING ONE OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS.

AND THERE WERE NO PROMISES.

IT WAS JUST THEM AS A PROPERTY OWNER, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ON THE PROPERTY.

THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGE DESCRIPTION.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN PROMISE, WE CAN'T PROMISE YOU'RE CORRECT, WITH THE PRICES OF REAL ESTATE THAT EVERYBODY IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN LIVE THERE.

RIGHT? IT'S THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND SO WE TRY TO CREATE A DISTRICT THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE THAT, THAT THAT GOES BACK TO, AS THE MAYOR WAS SAYING, THE CREATIVE VISION, BECAUSE NORMALLY IN THE SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU DON'T HAVE A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES OR LOT SIZES OR WHATNOT.

SO THAT'S ONE REASON WE TRIED TO BUILD THAT IN THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS ON JUST THE MEADOW PARK DISTRICT? YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

WES, I BELIEVE ON PAGE 30, THE DRAWING ITSELF, WE WERE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT IT MORE THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY CONCEPTUAL.

HAS THAT BEEN DONE OR IS IT? THAT HAS BEEN DONE, AND I APOLOGIZE, IT DID NOT MAKE IT IN TIME FOR YOUR PACKET, BUT WE RECEIVED IT FROM THE CONSULTANT TODAY THAT WHAT WE DID IS WE TOOK THE WHEN WE WERE HAVING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT, WE REALIZED THAT ON ALL THE OTHER CONCEPT PLANS THAT ARE IN THE COMP PLAN, THE DRAFT, THERE WAS A BOLD TITLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF EACH OF THOSE CONCEPT PLANS THAT SAID CONCEPT PLAN DRAWING FOR I FORGOT WHAT IT SAYS HERE.

LET ME GO BACK TO IT.

WELL, THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE.

YEAH. CONCEPT PLAN FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ADDED IN.

THE CONSULTANT GOT THAT TO US TODAY, AND THAT'S WHAT.

SO BE CLEARLY VISIBLE THAT WHEN YOU TURN TO THAT PAGE, IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THE HOUSES AROUND THERE AND YOU LOOKED AT IT, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT IT'S IT'S IT'S NOT WHAT WE WHAT A DEVELOPER HAS PLANNED.

IT'S JUST. THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT.

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YEAH. WE HAVE THAT FOR AGAIN IT SAYS CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY.

AND THEN WHICH WAS ALREADY THERE, IT SAYS THE THERE'S A NOTE THERE THAT SAYS THIS DRAWING IS CONCEPTUAL IN NATURE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONCERNING THE ACTUAL DESIGN, LOCATION OR CHARACTER OF THIS PLAN ARE INTENDED.

THIS IS NOT, THIS PLAN IS NOT FOR PERMIT OR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.

SO WE JUST MADE SURE THAT IT IS.

IT'S IN THERE AND IT'S VERY CLEAR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU WES.

OF COURSE. THANK YOU MAYOR. YES, ABSOLUTELY.

AND EVEN WE HAVE YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST THE SAME AS IN BEDFORD COMMONS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN TALKS WITH MIDWAY DEVELOPMENT FOR BEDFORD COMMONS.

AND YES, THERE'S A CONCEPTUAL PLAN THERE.

BUT LET'S BE HONEST, THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

SO IN ESSENCE IT'S THE SAME WHERE IT'S UNDER THE SAME I GUESS, FRAMEWORK AS BOTH OF THEM.

SO THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT IT.

SURE. YEAH. OKAY.

MOVING ON TO LET ME MOVE ON TO THE STONEGATE DISTRICT.

I LOVED THEIR IDEA FOR THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWING.

OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, THIS CONCEPTUAL, WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.

I KNOW WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY THERE AT TURNING POINT TO MAKE SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO THAT, TO THAT AREA, TO TO ACTIVATE THAT SPACE.

SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT WERE OUTLINED HERE WERE TO GET EXPERIMENTAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE PARKING, THE PARKING LOT.

AND NOW OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A HUGE PARKING LOT THERE.

BUT WHAT YOU COULD DO IS HAVE ACTIVATE THAT SPACE, HAVE SOME TEMPORARY ACTIVITY PADS OR TURF OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN PLAY GAMES OR OTHER THINGS OUT THERE.

THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS.

AND I THINK THE MAIN THING WHEN IT CAME TO THE STONEGATE DISTRICT WAS TO BE CREATIVE AND FIND WAYS TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT PERMANENT. SOME THINGS THAT YOU CAN JUST SEE WHAT WORKS THERE.

THAT'S THAT WAS MY UNDERTAKING FROM FROM THAT DISTRICT.

IS THAT WHAT YOU GOT FROM THAT? MOST CERTAINLY. AND I THINK IT'S ALSO A GOOD EXAMPLE OF I CAN'T I CAN'T GO TO A LOT OF DETAIL BECAUSE THE THE PROPERTY OWNER IS STILL WORKING ON THEIR PLANS, BUT WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY SHOWN STAFF DOES NOT MEET THIS CONCEPT PLAN AT ALL.

IT'S GOT SOME COMPONENTS, BUT IT'S IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE THE CONCEPT PLAN AT ALL.

SO IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OTHER CONCEPT PLANS THAT ARE IN HERE.

WE DON'T EXPECT WHEN THEY COME TO REALITY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK ALIKE.

THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK ALIKE. YEAH, EXACTLY.

OKAY. ANYTHING ON STONEGATE? ANY? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I WANTED TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE LAST TIME WHEN WE WE TOOK A LOOK AT THIS DOCUMENT, IT WAS JUST FOCUSED ON ONE THING.

AND THERE IS SOME GOOD THINGS HERE IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WELL AWARE OF AND MAKING SURE THAT WHAT ARE THE ACTIONABLE THINGS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THIS, TO IMPLEMENT THIS NEXT ONE.

SO I'D LIKE TO GO THERE TO THE ACTIONS.

SO I'M GOING TO THROW IT OUT THERE FOR TO YOU.

WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS WITH THIS? BECAUSE A LOT OF THE ACTIONABLE ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE BACK THAT TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT THESE THINGS, I KNOW WE'RE ALREADY DOING SOME OF THESE.

SO WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ON SOME OF OUR ACTIONS AND WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE? YES. SO WE'RE ALREADY AS, AS, YOU KNOW PART OF THE NEW BUDGET HAD SOME ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS, SOME LANGUAGE OR SOME MONEY DEDICATED TO ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS.

SO WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO DO THAT.

BUT I THINK WHAT IF IF YOU REALLY IMPLEMENT A MASTER PLAN TO DO IT CORRECTLY, I THINK WHAT STAFF NEEDS TO BE DOING ON A AT LEAST A YEARLY BASIS AND WHAT I WOULD ENVISION AND I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR OFF WHAT I ENVISION BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT WITH MY BOSS YET.

AND I TRY NOT TO SURPRISE YOU AT THE PODIUM.

I'M JUST KIDDING. NOW'S NOT A GOOD TIME.

NO IT'S NOT. BUT BUT NO, I ENVISION US HAVING A REGULAR CONVERSATION, WHETHER IT BE ANNUALLY OR MAYBE BI ANNUALLY, BUT AT LEAST ANNUALLY ABOUT THESE ACTION ITEMS AND WHAT STAFF'S WORK PLAN IS GOING TO BE FOR THE YEAR COMING UP.

SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT HERE THIS CALENDAR YEAR PER SE.

BUT I DO SEE US, YOU KNOW, REALLY UTILIZING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COMING UP WITH A WORK PLAN FOR STAFF.

SO EACH YEAR WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND WHAT'S EXPECTED OF US TO MEET SOME OF THESE OBJECTIVES.

THERE ARE SOME, SOME BIG ITEMS IN THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, SOME OF THESE I DON'T KNOW IF WE IF STAFF NEEDS TO TAKE ON IMMEDIATELY JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ARE REALLY DEVELOPMENT DRIVEN.

AND SO BUT THERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF A NEW LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE.

I THINK WE WE WOULD ALL AGREE THAT WE'VE GOT SOME HOLES IN OUR CURRENT LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE AND THINGS.

SO THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR AT LEAST FROM STAFF STANDPOINT.

THE JUST RUNNING DOWN THE LIST HERE, WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING THE SIGN CODE.

SIGN. YEAH. SIGNS WAS ON THAT ONE.

PARKING PARKING PARKING IS ANOTHER ONE.

CORRECT. TAKING A LOOK AT PARKING REQUIREMENTS, I KNOW WE'RE REDOING THE SIGN.

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WOULD YOU WOULD YOU BE IN AGREEMENT WITH SOME OF THAT? I EXTREMELY YES.

WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING ZONING DISTRICTS FOR A CITY OUR SIZE.

AND I THINK COMBINING SOME OF THOSE AND CONSOLIDATING SOME THINGS WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR US.

AND THEN ALSO ELIMINATING THE CBD DISTRICT.

CORRECT. I MEAN THAT WAS THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY DONE YEARS AGO.

WE JUST DIDN'T TAKE IT OFF OUR ZONING MAP.

SO WE TOOK IT OUT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, JUST OFF NOT OFF OUR MAP.

SO THAT'S A HOUSEKEEPING THING.

I LOOK AT IT. EXACTLY.

AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS IN HERE, TOO, MASONRY REQUIREMENTS, JUST MAKING IT INCENTIVIZED BECAUSE WE CAN'T ENFORCE THAT ANYMORE.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

I THINK ANOTHER GOOD ONE THAT I KNOW ANDREW AND I TALKED ABOUT IS THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAM THAT'S IN HERE AS WELL THAT I KNOW IS IMPORTANT.

SO VERY MUCH SO. YEAH, THAT NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.

SURE. LET'S SEE HERE.

ALSO THE IT MENTIONED ON THERE WITH OUR STREETS SPEEDS WITH 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED.

MY QUESTION IS, DO WE FEEL THAT WE'VE MET THAT? DO WE HAVE THOSE? ARE WE ARE WE THERE? THAT'S AND THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION, RIGHT? AND BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME STREETS IN OUR CITY THAT ARE OVERBUILT AND, AND MUCH SO THE FIRST ONE THAT COMES TO MIND WOULD BE EAST OF 121 ON BEDFORD ROAD, HEADING TOWARDS TRINITY.

THAT'S A HUGE, HUGE, MANY LANES AND SPEEDING IS KIND OF AN ISSUE DOWN THERE.

AND STAFF'S ALREADY HAD SOME MEETINGS ABOUT THAT AND HAD SOME VERY PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS.

SO I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME BEGINNING IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO HOW TO ADDRESS THAT ONE.

YEAH THAT WAS THAT WAS ONE.

AND THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF OVERBUILT STREETS.

AND SO THERE'S A WAY FOR US THAT THIS PLAN TALKS ABOUT IS A WAYS TO REDUCE THE LANES, REDUCE THE WIDTHS OF THOSE LANES.

BECAUSE THERE'S SPEEDING GOING ON.

SO THE MAIN CONCEPT IS MAKE IT A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S DISTRACTED DRIVERS.

SO IF YOU THE MINUTE YOU START MAKING THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE TIGHT, A LITTLE MORE UNCOMFORTABLE, PEOPLE START PAYING MORE ATTENTION AND ARE MORE CAREFUL.

THAT WILL REDUCE, OBVIOUSLY RISKS, ANY KIND OF LOSS OF LIFE DAMAGE AND JUST MAKE IT ALL AROUND SAFER FOR THE CITY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN YOU REDUCE THE LANES, IT OPENS UP BIKE LANES, IT OPENS UP PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND MORE AVENUES FOR LANDSCAPING ON THE SIDES.

SO THAT'S THAT'S ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT'S PUT IN THERE.

THAT'S CORRECT. LET'S SEE HERE.

THERE'S ONE SOME OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

ANOTHER THING THAT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ALSO WAS WITH THE BEDFORD COMMONS DISTRICT WAS UTILIZING TEXAS HARLEY WAY.

CORRECT. SO THAT I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY UNIQUE THING THAT WE GLEANED FROM THIS IS THAT YOU COULD CLOSE OFF BOTH SIDES OF TEXAS HARLEY WAY AND HOST EVENT SPACE RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE THERE'S PARKING AROUND IT AND IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO ACTIVATE.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US MAYBE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IN THE FUTURE OF USING THAT SPACE, BECAUSE YOU COULD CLOSE IT OFF AND IT'S JUST VERY PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.

YOU COULD HAVE DIFFERENT FESTIVAL, MAYBE MAYBE SWITCHING THE LOCATION OF AN ARTS FEST TO SOMETHING ELSE.

WE GOT TO BE A LITTLE MORE EXPERIMENTAL WITHIN OUR CITY AND USING THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY UNIQUE SPACE FOR THAT.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

LET'S SEE HERE.

CONSIDER A POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS BY FORMAL APPROVAL OF JUSTIFIED BY THE QUALITY OF PROPOSED SOCIAL SPACE.

SO I KNOW YOU'RE ALL LOOKING AT THAT TOO, RIGHT? I'M NOT SURE I'M ON NUMBER 4, PAGE 90.

IT SAYS ENCOURAGE CREATION OF A SERIES OF HIGHLY VISIBLE, WELL CONNECTED SOCIAL SPACES AND COMMERCIAL NODES.

EXACTLY. THAT WAS I MEAN, AND TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF EXAMPLE THE CAMPUS WEST PROPERTY, GATEWAY VILLAGE, THAT WAS A PLAZA SPACE WAS BUILT IN. AND AND THE IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS THAT THESE OPEN SPACES AND PLAZAS DON'T HAVE TO BE PUBLICLY MAINTAINED.

THEY CAN BE PRIVATE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

AND THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW WE TRIED TO INCORPORATE WHAT WE KNEW WAS ALREADY COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

GOTCHA.

AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE STANDARDS FOR FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT.

ARE WE GOING TO CONSTANTLY WORK WITH CODE TO KEEP UP AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE MAINTAINING THAT DEVELOPMENT STANDARD? BECAUSE WE'VE LOST THAT? AND ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR ARE WE GOING TO REGULARLY HAVE MEETINGS WITH OUR BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT IMPROVING THEIR PROPERTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? TO KEEP UP TO THE STANDARDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE IN THIS MASTER PLAN.

I HOPE SO, AND I THINK THAT GOES TO KIND OF CREATING THOSE TOOLS.

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I THINK THAT'S THAT GOES HAND IN HAND.

OKAY. ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING.

AND THE MAIN THING IS THIS IS THAT THROUGH REDEVELOPMENT TOO, IS THAT AS THE CITY REDEVELOPS OVER THE NEXT COMING YEARS, WE CAN GO TO THIS DOCUMENT AND SEE WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON IN ADDITION TO ENFORCING WHAT WE HAVE THAT'S ON THE BOOKS.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

ALREADY TALKED ABOUT YOU ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE CURRENT RETAIL CENTER REVITALIZATION FACADE GRANT PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE WHERE YOU'RE WORKING.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT NEXT STEPS, ACTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN? NO, I THINK I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT THIS IS THIS IS A GUIDING DOCUMENT.

WHAT STAFF ENVISIONS IS THAT THIS WON'T JUST SIT ON A SHELF.

WE'LL BE BRINGING THINGS BACK TO YOU.

WE'LL BE REFERENCING THIS PLAN.

BUT ALSO WHEN WE DO THOSE PERIODIC JOINT MEETINGS WITH P&Z AND COUNCIL, IF WE SEE SOMETHING YEARS DOWN THE ROAD THAT DOESN'T.

IT MADE SENSE TODAY, BUT MAYBE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IN THREE YEARS.

THAT'S A TIME FOR US TO LOOK AT IT AND MAYBE MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS.

THIS PLAN DOESN'T NEED TO SET IN STONE.

SO IT'S IT'S A GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR US, BUT IT DOESN'T NEED TO SET IN STONE.

JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND IF SOMETHING MAY WORK GREAT TODAY.

BUT JUST LIKE THOSE CONCEPT PLANS ARE IN HERE, THEY MAY LOOK GOOD TODAY.

BUT WHEN A DEVELOPER COMES TO US, THEY MAY BRING US SOMETHING BETTER.

ABSOLUTELY. AND USUALLY THAT IS THE CASE EXACTLY AS THINGS GO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS OVER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO THE OTHER DAY, AND DALLAS DOES THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVERY YEAR, AND IS IT JUST BECAUSE THE THE STAFF JUST TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND THEN THEY MAKE THE CHANGES.

THEY DON'T REALLY HIRE A CONSULTANT TO DO IT.

IT'D BE LIKE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU WOULD SAY, WELL, LOOK, THIS IS JUST NOT CURRENT ENOUGH.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS.

IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK SO.

AND I THINK THINGS IN DALLAS HAPPEN SO FAST AS FAR AS THE MARKET AND EVERYTHING GOING ON.

I THINK THAT IS THAT'S JUST I MEAN, MOST LARGER CITIES DO THAT.

ON THE SMALLER CITY SIDE, YOU USUALLY DON'T SEE SOMETHING.

YOU DON'T REVIEW A PLAN LIKE THIS EVERY YEAR.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YES. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DOCUMENT COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

THANK YOU, WES, FOR GOING THROUGH THAT.

APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP, ITEM NUMBER 20 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS AND CHAIRPERSONS TO BEDFORD CITIZEN BOARDS AND

[20. Consider a resolution appointing members and chairpersons to Bedford’s Citizen Boards and Commissions.]

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, WE SOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS STARTING IN JULY.

AND THEN YOU ALL HELD INTERVIEWS LAST TUESDAY BASED ON THOSE INTERVIEWS AND DISCUSSION.

THIS IS FORMALLY APPOINT THOSE MEMBERS OF THE CITY'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

IT IS STAFF'S UNDERSTANDING THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO HOLD OFF ON APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE CULTURAL ARTS ADVISORY BOARD UNTIL THEIR SCOPE, PURPOSE AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS CAN BE REVISED. AND ALSO, I DID SEND OUT AN EMAIL, I BELIEVE, YESTERDAY REGARDING THE 4B BOARD.

THERE IS AN OPENING ON THE 4B BOARD IF YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE APPOINTMENTS.

SO IF YOU WANTED TO APPOINT ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS OR JUST LEAVE THAT PLACE OPEN AND IF YOU LIKE, I CAN GO AHEAD AND JUST READ THE THE NAMES INTO THE RECORD.

SURE. PLEASE. OKAY.

ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD, SUSAN REED, PLACE ONE, KAREN KILLIAN PLACE FIVE.

BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD SHELBY [INAUDIBLE] PLACE THREE.

MIKE MCGONIGAL PLACE SIX.

TAMMY HERRING, PLACE SEVEN.

SHEILA COUDRAY PLACE EIGHT AND [INAUDIBLE] WRIGHT PLACE NINE.

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JAMES EDWARDS PLACE TWO.

JESSE OWENS, PLACE THREE.

RANDY YOUNGS, PLACE FOUR AND JOHN BILLINGSLEY, PLACE SEVEN ALTERNATE.

FOR THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD WE HAVE JOSHUA HAWKES PLACE FOUR.

LORI ERVIN, PLACE FIVE, SUSAN HAMPTON, PLACE SIX, TERRY CLIFFORD PLACE SEVEN, AND DEBORAH CHENEY PLACE NINE.

PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD WE HAVE ALTON STOCKTON, PLACE FIVE.

HEATHER LOPEZ VELARDE PLACE SIX.

ANDREA EMERY, PLACE SEVEN.

TERRI HARE PLACE EIGHT.

AND MARGUERITE ALLEN, PLACE NINE.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WE HAVE BRUCE EMERY, PLACE ONE.

APRIL WHEELER PLACE FIVE.

DOROTHY CRAWFORD, PLACE SIX.

KATE BARLOW, PLACE SEVEN.

DUKE LOPER, PLACE EIGHT ALTERNATE AND MIKE INGRAM, PLACE NINE ALTERNATE.

SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD WE HAVE CARL MILLER, PLACE ONE.

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AND THE STREET IMPROVEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD WE HAVE MASAKI NAKAMOTO PLACE THREE.

AND THEN AS FAR AS THE CHAIRPERSONS, ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD, SUSAN REED.

LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD JANET KEY AND PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, ADVISORY BOARD HEATHER LOPEZ VELARDE.

AND TOMORROW, WE'LL SEND OUT THE NOTIFICATIONS TO THOSE WHO GOT APPOINTED, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT WERE NOT APPOINTED, LETTING THEM KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH. FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AS WELL AS SHOW UP FOR THE INTERVIEWS IT'S A LOT.

AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE WE HAD A LOT OF APPLICANTS.

I MEAN, I THINK IT WAS 48, ALMOST 50 APPLICANTS, AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ONLY SO MANY POSITIONS, SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO TO PICK.

I WISH I WISH WE COULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE EVERYBODY SERVE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T WE CAN'T DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME AND TAKING INTEREST AND STAY INTERESTED AND STAY ENGAGED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO WHAT I'VE GLEANED AND I THINK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE THERE THAT NIGHT, GLEANED FROM THAT, IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME CHANGES WITH SOME OF THE BOARDS NOT IN MEMBERSHIP, THE MEMBERS ON THEM, BUT NECESSARILY HOW THEY FUNCTION SPECIFICALLY CULTURAL YOU KNOW, THE CULTURAL COMMISSION, WE NEED TO RESTRUCTURE IT, REASSESS THEIR GOALS, CREATE SOME DELIVERABLES FOR THAT COMMISSION, AND THEN WE'LL BE, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL IS TO BE APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THAT COMMISSION AT A LATER DATE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH INTEREST IN THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD.

AND IN THAT WE HAD A LOT OF INTERESTED MEMBERS.

AND SO THE IDEA IS POSSIBLY HAVING A CONVERSATION AS A COUNCIL ABOUT EXTENDING THAT THE MEMBERSHIP TO THAT BOARD AND APPOINTING SOME OTHER PEOPLE TO THAT BOARD AS WELL, SO WE CAN GET MORE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE AN INTEREST WITH THAT.

OKAY. AND WITH THAT, I THINK THAT COVERS EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE HERE.

SO COUNCIL, YOU HAVE TO READ EVERY NAME NOW.

I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING.

[LAUGHTER] I THINK WITH THIS MOTION, IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO JUST SAY AS READ.

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU WANNA DO IT? ALL RIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE MOTION TO APPROVE AS READ BY CITY SECRETARY.

CITY SECRETARY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, SO A MOTION TO APPROVE AS READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY.

DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT ONE? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

LET'S VOTE. GREAT JOB, BY THE WAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR FOR APPLYING FOR THESE COMMISSIONS.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON WE HAVE SOME OTHER APPOINTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE.

[21. Consider a resolution of the City of Bedford, Texas, casting votes for candidates to serve on the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustees.]

YES, SIR THE RISK POOL PROVIDES TEXAS CITIES AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS WITH A STABLE SOURCE OF RISK FINANCING LOSS PREVENTION SERVICES AT THE LOWEST COST, CONSISTENT WITH SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES.

THE POOL IS OVERSEEN BY A 17 MEMBER BOARD COMPRISED MAINLY OF CITY OFFICIALS.

IN YOUR PACKET IS THE OFFICIAL BALLOT AND THE BIOS OF THE CANDIDATES, AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO CAST THE VOTES FOR THE INCUMBENTS AS FOLLOWS.

PLACE 11 RANDY CRISWELL, WILL WOLFFORTH, CITY MANAGER.

PLACE 12 ALLISON HAYWARD, SCHERTZ COUNCIL MEMBER AND INCOMING TML PRESIDENT.

PLACE 13 HARLAN JEFFERSON BURLESON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND PLACE 14 MIKE LAND, COPPELL, CITY MANAGER.

ALL RIGHT. SO DID WE TAKE A LOOK AT THERE? THIS IS FOR STAFF IN GENERAL.

DID WE TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR RECORDS AND EVERYTHING? WE DID SOME RESEARCH IN THE PAST.

WE'VE WE'VE NEVER I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, WE HAD NO CLUE WHO TO VOTE FOR.

AND SO WE PICKED THE NAME THAT SOUNDED THE BEST.

OKAY. AND SO I YEAH SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE.

I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT YES, WE ARE NOT WE'RE NOT CHOOSING THAT WAY.

AND HONESTLY, BETWEEN JUST MY INTERACTIONS WITH SOME OF THESE FOLKS OVER THE YEARS AND THEN CONFERRING WITH OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AND OTHER CITY MANAGERS ON THIS AND THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH TML AND THE RISK POOL SIDE.

WE ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THESE FOLKS AND ARE PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION THAT THINGS ARE GOING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NO CONCERNS FROM STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS COUNCIL ON THIS? ALL RIGHT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ONE.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.

LET'S GO AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

[01:45:07]

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 22 CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, CASTING A VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE TO SERVE AS REGIONAL EIGHT DIRECTOR

[22. Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bedford, Texas casting a vote for a candidate to serve as Region 8 Director of the Texas Municipal League Board of Directors.]

YES, SIR TML HAS A 15 STATE SUB OR 15 SUB STATE REGIONS, AND EACH REGION EACH REGION ELECTS A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE TML BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SORRY, MY GLASSES ARE KIND OF NOT USED TO THESE.

YEAH. 49 AND MY EYESIGHT JUST WENT.

JUST TOOK A NOSEDIVE.

THE BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM A CITY WITHIN THE REGION AND SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM OF OFFICE WITH A MAXIMUM OF TWO FULL, TWO FULL TERMS. NOW, PREVIOUSLY, WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN THIS ITEM COME BEFORE COUNCIL IS TO BE AT THEIR TML REGIONAL MEETINGS, BUT THEY MADE A CHANGE INTO THEIR CHARTER, AND NOW THEY'RE SENDING OUT PAPER BALLOTS TO ALL THE, ALL THE CITIES.

AND SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO REELECT JOHN MCKENZIE AS REGION EIGHT DIRECTOR, WHO'S A CURRENT.

HE'S THE INCUMBENT AND A COUNCIL MEMBER FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. YEAH.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK STAFF THAT'S A GREAT PICK.

ALL RIGHT. AND I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.

AND DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. MCKENZIE? ALL RIGHT. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. AND THE NEXT ONE, ITEM NUMBER 23, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

[23. Consider a resolution nominating candidates to the Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors.]

THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL GOOD EVENING.

SO THIS EVENING, WE ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER NOMINATING CANDIDATES TO THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SO THIS REALLY IS STEP ONE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY WOULD VOTE FOR THESE MEMBERS.

SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES.

ALL YOU KNOW, VOTING ENTITIES HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO.

AND SO ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT APPRAISAL DISTRICT ITEMS LATELY.

AND SO WE HAVE REALLY LEANED ON OUR PARTNERS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEIR CFOS, THEIR SUPERINTENDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A DEEP DIVE INTO THIS LATELY, AND THEY DID PROVIDE A LIST OF SEVERAL NAMES THAT ARE SUPPORTED FOR NOMINATION.

SO AGAIN, WHAT WE WOULD DO THIS EVENING, NOMINATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

WE ARE NOT LIMITED BY THIS LIST.

IT IS SIMPLY IF WE NOMINATE SOMEONE THAT DOES GET TRANSFERRED ON AND THEY'RE ON THE BALLOT.

SO ESSENTIALLY WE'VE GOT THAT ABILITY TONIGHT.

YOU ALL WERE PROVIDED THAT LIST OF NAMES TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN THEN IS THESE FOLKS WOULD AFTER THEY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS, THEY WOULD BE VETTED BY TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT STAFF AND PLACED ON THE BALLOT.

SO WE WOULD THEN OFFICIALLY VOTE FOR THAT, I BELIEVE, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AT THIS STAGE.

AND THOSE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT THEN IN JANUARY.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS SOUNDS SOUNDS GOOD, SOUNDS GOOD.

WITH THAT, I GUESS WE CAN NOMINATE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE WANT.

IS THAT CORRECT? NOMINATE UP TO FIVE.

UP TO FIVE. OKAY.

AND SO WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE WAS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BECAUSE OF RECENT DECISIONS BY TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND HOW THEY WERE GOING TO DO EVALUATIONS EVERY OTHER YEAR, THIS WAS GOING TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SO THAT THEY IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER, THAT NOT ONLY THE SUPERINTENDENTS, BUT THE CFOS OF ALL THESE DISTRICTS AND CAME UP WITH THESE NAMES.

AND SO DO YOU MIND READING THE NAMES? I KNOW I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE, BUT JUST WANT TO.

SURE. I'D BE HAPPY TO.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON APPEARED TO HAVE A QUESTION IF YOU WANTED [INAUDIBLE].

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE SAYEDA SYED.

OKAY. AND TO BE HONEST, I THINK SHE IS ON THAT LIST.

OKAY. WHICH IS GOOD.

I'M GLAD YOU SHOWED UP. YES.

OKAY, SO IN ADDITION TO MISS GLORIA PENA HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED.

PHYLLIS GRISSOM, FRED CAMPOS AND DARRELL DAVIS.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT GLORIA PENA WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO VOTED AGAINST THAT DECISION ABOUT THE REASSESSING OF VALUES EVERY OTHER YEAR.

SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY SERVES THAT VOTED AGAINST THAT THAT NONSENSE.

OKAY. SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION.

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND NOMINATE, HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED.

[01:50:04]

CORRECT? YES, SIR.

AND SO HURST AND EULESS HAVE AGREED TO NOMINATE THESE FIVE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL.

I WOULD LOOSELY SAY YES TO THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY TAKING ACTION AS WE SPEAK, AS WE SPEAK, OR ACTUALLY AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.

I THINK HURST MAY HAVE GOT IT ON THEIR AGENDA, BUT EULESS DID NOT.

SO IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, THOUGH, THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR THE LIST THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BECAUSE THEY GET TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS US, DISCUSSIONS AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE COUNCIL HAS TO VOTE.

CORRECT. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE FRED CAMPOS.

OKAY, SO WE GOT FRED CAMPOS, SAYEDA SYED, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? GLORIA PENA WOULD YOU JUST LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND NOMINATE THE LIST? PHYLLIS GRISSOM AND DARRELL DAVIS, ALL FIVE.

ALL RIGHT. LOOK, SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALL ALL RIGHT.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE FIVE.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF AND WE'LL BE VOTING ON THIS BEFORE DECEMBER.

I KNOW THAT, AND WHAT I AND I DO KNOW THAT OUR MEETING, I THINK, IS IN DECEMBER.

I THINK IT'S ON THE 10TH.

SO WE MAY WANT TO MOVE IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE, CONSIDERING THE FACT MAYBE UNTIL MAYBE VOTE IN NOVEMBER, IT'S UP TO COUNCIL.

WE'LL SEE HOW THE VOTES GO AT THAT TIME.

BUT I THINK WE PROBABLY WANT TO GET THAT IN JUST IN CASE, BECAUSE THE DEADLINE IS ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER THAT.

SO I WANT TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET OUR VOTES IN.

AND SO MAYBE WE'LL LOOK AT NOVEMBER AND MAYBE IF YOU COULD PROVIDE COUNCIL A LIST OF THE TAXING ENTITIES THAT HAVE VOTED, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IN THE PAST, WE'VE WAITED UNTIL THE END AS LONG AS WE CAN BECAUSE WE COULD SWAY THE ELECTION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WITH OUR VOTE TOTALS.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

AS SOON AS WE GET THE INFORMATION BACK, WE WILL IMMEDIATELY DISSEMINATE.

WE KNOW THERE'S A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME, AND SO WE WILL NOT WE WILL NOT SIT ON THIS BY ANY MEANS AND CERTAINLY EVALUATE AS WE CAN.

LIKE YOU SAID, THE VOTE TOTAL.

I THINK THAT THAT THAT SPREADSHEET HAS ALREADY BEEN CREATED ACTUALLY.

AND SO WE WILL START POPULATING THAT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

[24. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

WE HAD A LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THERE'S A FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE.

IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR THE LIBRARY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GENTLY USED ADULT FICTION, ADULT NONFICTION BOOKS, HOLIDAY BOOKS, HOLIDAY DVDS AND CDS ON SALE FROM 10 A.M.

TO 4 P.M. SATURDAY THIS SATURDAY AT THE LIBRARY MEETING ROOM.

AND WE THANK EVERYBODY WHO DONATED TO THE BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ON NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY THIS WEEK.

AND I HAVE ONE MORE THING THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THE LIBRARY.

IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THERE ARE TOP, THERE ARE 50 TOP SELLING ZIP CODES IN THE UNITED STATES, TWO OF THEM ARE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE TOP SELLING ZIP CODE.

FASTEST SELLING ZIP CODE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS 76021.

RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT.

ABSOLUTELY. AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THIS LOCATION AND WHERE WE ARE IN THE METROPLEX.

IN PARTICULAR, HOW WE USE IT.

THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

HERE, HERE. OKAY.

I HAVE ONLY ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF BEDFORD PARK HOA AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR INVITING ME OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND TO GIVE A SPECIAL MAYORAL UPDATE FOR THEM.

AND IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

AND WHEN I FIRST SCHEDULED IT ON THE 21ST, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I'M LIKE, I MIGHT BE CHILLY IN THE MORNING AND I WAS WRONG SO.

BUT IT WAS IT WAS GREAT BEING OUT THERE AND SEEING EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. CITY MANAGER ANDREW ROY.

I HAVE NO UPDATES. JUST MAKE SURE THAT IF EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TRY TO GET OUT FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

[25. City Manager/Staff Reports]

AND I MET A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE LAST YEAR, IT WAS MY FIRST TIME TO REALLY DO IT ON BEHALF OF BEDFORD.

AND SO I WILL BE TAGGING ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO DO THAT.

BUT IT IS JUST A IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT, AND IT'S REALLY A BUILT IN CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW OUR RESIDENTS AND HEAR FROM THEM DIRECTLY.

AND IT'S ALSO REALLY A IT'S A GREAT BOOST BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXCITED ABOUT THINGS GOING ON, AND IT'S FUN TO HAVE THAT, THAT INTERCHANGE.

SO I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND, IF YOU ALL GET A CHANCE, PLEASE COME OUT AND IF YOU NEED ANY HELP WITH ANYTHING, LET US KNOW TOO.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. AND YOU'LL BE LETTING COUNCIL KNOW THE DIFFERENT TIMES AND OF THE DIFFERENT.

[01:55:04]

AND WE'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL.

OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH, YES COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. COULD YOU EXPLAIN EXPLAIN TO JOY HOW THIS WORKS? YES. HOW? HOW NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WORKS.

SO WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING YOU TO DO? YES. SO THERE'LL BE A LIST OF PARTICIPATING NEIGHBORHOODS AND FOR THEIR FOR THEIR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND WE'LL HAVE A GIVE A TIME FOR WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.

AND SO WE CAN CHOOSE WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS WE GO AND WE'LL DIVIDE AND CONQUER AS A, AS A COUNCIL TO REPRESENT THE CITY.

ALL RIGHT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. GOOD QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THAT TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. I HAVE A QUICK MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCIL MEMBER I'M SORRY, MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI AND A SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ADJOURNED AT 7:56.

THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.