Oct 14, 2025 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS ]

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ALL RIGHT, TIME IS NOW SIX O'CLOCK.

WE'VE BEEN CALL THIS, UH, REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2025.

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

UH, FIRST THING UP, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING AN INVOCATION, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, RICH STEVES THEN FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BEING LED TO US BY MAYOR PRO TEM MICHELLE DAWKINS.

IF EVERYONE WOULD GO AHEAD AND PLEASE STAND.

DEAR LORD, WE GATHER TOGETHER TONIGHT IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

MAY WE BE GUIDED BY INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD.

HELP US LISTEN WITH OPEN MINDS AND SPEAK WITH RESPECT.

REMEMBERING THAT EVERY VOICE REPRESENTS THE HOPES OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

MAY OUR ACTIONS BRING PROGRESS AND FAIRNESS TO ALL THOSE WHO CALL THIS CITY HOME.

IN GOD'S NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH WE STANDS.

ONE NATION OF UNDERGRAD INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE TEXAS FLAG OF WHICH TO LEAD TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER ONE.

AN INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS.

THANK YOU BOTH.

ALL

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

NEXT UP WE HAVE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO AS A REMINDER TO, UH, THE, UH, THOSE WHO SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU HAVE A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION HERE.

IT WAS A RECENTLY CHANGED, UM, CHANGED A VOTE HERE, AND SO I KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A TIME DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN.

SO FIRST UP, UH, WE HAVE, UH, TOM JACOBSON HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE YMCA.

SO I WELCOME YOU TO THE PODIUM.

WHICH ONE? THIS ONE? THIS RIGHT HERE.

I PROMISE I WILL USE MY 30 MINUTES CAREFULLY.

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UH, MY NAME IS TOM JACOBSON, 1632 BEDFORDSHIRE STREET.

AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE TODAY ARE MY THOUGHTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A FREQUENT USER OF THE YMCA.

THE LAST TIME WE TALKED IN THIS COUNSELOR, THE LAST TIME I RECALL A DISCUSSION, IT WAS, IT WAS ABOUT THE FUNDING SHORTFALLS AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.

SO YOU SEE THAT ON THE, UH, MY NEXT SLIDE.

I'M GONNA GO QUICKLY.

SO I'M OKAY.

AFTER MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE YMCA, THE YOUNG LADY OVER THERE WILL ATTEST TO THIS.

I SPENT, HMM, A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO DECIPHER SOME OF THE UNITS AND MEMBERS.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS, FROM THESE STATS, DESPITE EARLY CONCERNS, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MEMBERS.

WE'VE GOT 16,000 TOTAL.

OR IF YOU TAKE OUT THE NON-MEMBERS, PEOPLE WHO PAY ON A, UH, OCCASIONAL BASIS, 2000, SOME OF 'EM.

AND BY THE WAY, SENIORS, UH, ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT A THIRD.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS SORT OF INTERESTING AS WELL.

OKAY, HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE GOOD VIBES CLASS.

NEXT ONE.

THIS IS THE REGULAR GYM.

THIS IS THE CHAIR YOGA CLASS.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW, AND THIS IS GOOD VIBES ON THURSDAY, GOOD VIBES IS TWICE A WEEK.

THIS IS THE FORMIDABLE GROUP.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE OUTTA STEP WITH THESE GUYS.

SO, UH, I POINT THAT OUT AS AN ITEM TWO, JUST UNDERSTAND HOW POPULAR THE GYM HAS BECOME.

IT TOOK ME A LITTLE WHILE TO FIGURE OUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A GYM, THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THAT'S GOOD.

EVERY DAY I SEE SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN'S VISITING REGULARLY.

THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

FOR EXAMPLE, THEY ALSO HAVE A HEARING IN PAID IMPAIRED LIFEGUARD, WHO IS JUST INCREDIBLE WITH KIDS.

SHE DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB, AND YOU NEED TO ASK THE Y WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING LATELY WITH THE LIFEGUARD PROGRAM, WITH THE LIFE SAVING FOR KIDS, I'M TOLD THERE'S A MOM WHO DROPS OFF HER KIDS AT THE PLAYHOUSE OCCASIONALLY AND GOES TO THE WEST SIDE TO READ A BOOK.

THESE ARE THE KIND OF SERVICES THAT THE Y ALSO SERVES.

BUSY PARENTS WHO ARE THERE ALL THE TIME IN THE GYM.

SOMETIMES THEY JUST NEED A BREAK.

AND APPARENTLY THIS YOUNG LADY NEEDS A BREAK.

UH, DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE SOMETHING CALLED BENCHMARKING.

I WANTED TO COMPARE HOW BUSY WE REALLY WERE.

I COMPARED OUR YMCA AGAINST THE SOUTHLAKE 24 HOUR FITNESS.

THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE THREE TIMES AS MANY MEMBERS.

WE HAVE TWICE AS MANY DAILY VISITS.

UH, I WAS A MEMBER OF 24 HOUR FITNESS FOR A WHILE, BUT THAT'S A BIG GYM.

BUT IT'S A GYM AND IT SHOWS WHAT, UH, HOW WE COMPARE WITH THEM.

MY REFRAIN

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OKAY, WHAT ARE MY COMMENTS? LAST COMMENTS.

I'M SUGGESTING FURTHER FACILITY BENCHMARKING TO SEE WHERE WE STAND ON FACILITIES.

FACILITIES, STAS, I'M SUGGESTING THE NEED FOR TO FURTHER ENGAGE WITH ACTIVE USERS TO DETERMINE FEEDBACK.

HOW MUCH CAPACITY ARE WE, HOW CLEAN IS A FACILITY? I'D LIKE TO SEE, I'D LIKE TO SEE USERS DETERMINE SOME OF THAT.

SOME AREAS THAT SERVE IN THE GYM AREA, I BELIEVE ARE AT CAPACITY.

SOME OF US, I THINK RICH, STEVE WILL, HE AND I HAVE VISITED AT THE WEIGHT AREA SOMETIME.

PRETTY BUSY.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT.

TOM, TOM, YOU REACHED YOUR, YOUR ALLOTTED TIME, UNFORTUNATELY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

UH, LASTLY, WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THIS YMCA.

SO THAT MEANT, THAT MEANT THAT WE NEEDED TO, WE NEED TO WRAP UP, UNFORTUNATELY.

OKAY.

WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE YMCA.

IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAKING BEDFORD A BETTER PLACE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

UM, I HAVE DETEST TO THAT AS WELL.

UH, JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF THAT, I RECENTLY, UM, JOINED THE GYM.

UM, AND SO, UH, TO THIS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE NUMBERS THERE, WE, IT IS EXTREMELY BUSY.

UM, THINGS ARE GOING ON THERE, AND WE DO HAVE A FANTASTIC, UM, STAFF.

AND, AND WHAT I'VE SEEN OVERALL AS OF LATE IS THAT, UM, THE FOCUS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN EXPONENTIAL.

UM, AND I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT GEM HERE IN THE CITY, AND I THINK THE YMC IS DOING A GREAT JOB AT, UH, AT, UH, AT, AT ORGANIZING IT, AND A GREAT PARTNER WITH THE CITY.

SO THOSE WILL BE MY, MY COMMENTS GOING FORWARD.

UH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AS WELL.

I, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO PRINT THOSE OUT AS WELL.

UM,

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]

GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

WE WILL START WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2025, REGULAR MEETING.

ITEM TWO, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD FINDING THAT ENCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLCS APPLICATION TO CHANGE RATES WITHIN THE CITY SHOULD BE DENIED FINDING THE CITY'S REASONABLE RATE.

CASE EXPENSES SHALL BE REIMBURSED TO THE, BY THE COMPANY, FINDING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

REQUIRING NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND LEGAL COUNSEL.

ESSENTIALLY, THE CITY, THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF CITIES, HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED ENCORE RATE INCREASE IS UNREASONABLE AND IS RECOMMENDING THE RATE INCREASE BE DENIED.

THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASE WOULD ENTAIL A 12.3% RESIDENTIAL RATE INCREASE AND A 51% STREET LIGHTING RATE INCREASE.

ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION WILL PROVIDE ENCORE WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.

THE DECISION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION WILL BE JOINED WITH THEIR CURRENT, UM, FILING PENDING AT THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION.

AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO FUNDING IMPLICATION.

ITEM THREE, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOUR ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR OVERHEAD DOOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES WITH OUR TECHS OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $37,775, TOTALING $188,875.

IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED, THE NOTICE OF BID WAS ADVERTISED AND SENT TO 18 VENDORS WITH TWO BIDS BEING RECEIVED.

THEY WERE EVALUATED BY STAFF AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GOING, UH, WITH OUR OUR TECH'S OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY.

ESSENTIALLY, THESE SERVICES WILL COVER ALL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF ALL CITY, UH, FACILITY OVERHEAD DOORS IN OUR VARIOUS BUILDINGS.

FUNDING SOURCE IS THE GENERAL FUND FACILITY MAINTENANCE BUDGET.

ITEM FOUR, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOUR ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR A HOLIDAY DRONE SHOW FROM SKY ELEMENTS DRONE SHOWS FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $20,000 TOTALING 100,000.

IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED, THE SUBJECT CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE FOR A 10 TO 15 MINUTE SHOW DURING THE CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK EVENT THIS YEAR.

THE COMPANY IS THE LARGEST DRONE LIGHT SHOW PROVIDER IN THE UNITED STATES WITH VERY HIGH PROFILE EVENTS AND CLIENTS.

UM, THEY ARE REALLY THE WHO'S WHO, UM, OF THIS, UH, OPTION FOR COMMUNITIES AND COMPANIES.

UM, VERY WELL KNOWN AND VERY WELL QUALIFIED.

UM, THE NOTICE OF BID WAS ADVERTISED AND SENT TO 24 VENDORS WITH TWO RESPONSES RECEIVED AND EVALUATED.

STAFF, UH, RECOMMENDS SKY ELEMENTS, DRONE SHOWS OF COPPEL BE THE SUCCESSFUL.

UM, BIDDER FUNDING SOURCE IS A TOURISM FUND ADMIN BUDGET, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT THE QUOTE FROM USA SHADE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SHADE STRUCTURES AT THE CENTRAL PARK PLAYGROUND THROUGH THE BY BOARD PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AND THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $114,872.

THE SUBJECT PROJECT IS AN IDENTIFIED PROJECT WITHIN THE PARKS FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THE STRUCTURE WILL CONSIST OF THREE CUSTOM DESIGN JOINTED SHADE SALES SUPPORTED BY STILL POSTS.

UM,

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AND THERE IS A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE STRUCTURE ITSELF AND A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE FABRIC.

THE FUNDING SOURCE IS THE SERIES 2019 GEO TAXABLE BONDS.

AND ITEM NUMBER SIX, CONSIDER RESOLUTION SUPPORTING EPIC REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LLCS APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR A MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATION ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 200 300 AND 316 GRAPEVINE HIGHWAY HEARST, TEXAS.

ESSENTIALLY THE MSD PROGRAM, AS IT'S CALLED FOR MUNICIPAL SETTING DISTRICT, ALLOWS THE TCEQ TO LIMIT GROUNDWATER CLEANUP REQUIREMENTS WHEN THE AFFECTED WATER IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR DRINKING.

HEARST HAS ALREADY PROHIBITED THE USE OF GROUNDWATER AT THIS SITE BECAUSE BEDFORD OPERATES A WATER WELL WITHIN FIVE MILES.

WE MUST STATE OUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THIS REQUEST.

CITY STAFF DOES RECOMMEND SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION AS A CONTAMINATION IS CONFINED TO SHALLOW GROUNDWATER AND IT IS SEPARATED BY A ROCK LAYER FROM BEDFORD'S, MUCH DEEPER WELLS, UM, UP TO 1500 FEET LOCATED OVER A MILE AWAY.

THE CONTAMINATION DOES NOT POSE A RISK TO BEDFORD'S WATER SUPPLY.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A VERY COMMON REQUEST FOR OLDER DEVELOPED PROPERTIES AMONG COMMUNITIES.

SO THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL, UM, ASK.

THERE IS NO FUNDING IMPACT ON THAT AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE.

AND THEN NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPOINTING TERRY CLIFFORD AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE.

ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CONSENT? UH, MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS.

UH, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

SO ANDREA, FOR THE UM, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, WE'RE GONNA USE THOSE GO BOND FUNDS.

HOW MUCH IS THAT GONNA DEPLETED OR HOW MUCH IS LEFT? NO, I'M GONNA HAVE TO TURN TO MY FINANCIAL ADVISOR ON THAT ONE.

, I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THAT'S THE $4 MILLION THAT WE REALLOCATED TO THE CIP FOR PARKS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS.

ALRIGHT, LETS SEE.

I, I HAVE A FIRST BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, A SECOND, UH, BY MAYOR PRO TIMM DAWKINS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT CONSENT AGENDA HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

UH, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF.

ALL RIGHT ON THE NEW BUSINESS.

BEFORE WE GET ONTO, UH, SOME OF THESE ITEMS,

[Additional Item]

SO WE WILL BE BACK, UH, MOMENTARILY.

ALRIGHT, SO WE ARE BACK.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD

[8. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Uptown Bus and Prof Center Addn Block 4 Lot 2R City Boundary Split from Service Commercial to Service Commercial/ Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located south of Plaza Drive, to the west of Brown Trail, and commonly known as 813 Brown Trail Suite 2-A. (SUP-25-12). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-1-0.]

AND THIS WILL BE TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.

THEY CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS, UH, UPTOWN, UH, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL CENTER EDITION BLOCK FOUR, LOT TWO R CITY BOUNDARY SPLIT FROM SERVICE COMMERCIAL TO SERVICE COMMERCIAL SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

MASSAGE SALON.

UH, PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF PLAZA DRIVE TO THE WEST OF BROWN TRAIL AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS EIGHT 13 BROWN TRAIL.

UH, SUITE TWO A, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ONE.

GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MASSAGE SALON.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE UH, ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES ALL MASSAGE SALONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

UH, RECEIVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN, UH, 1977.

IT'S A SINGLE STORY COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING.

UM, WITH THE, UH, MOST OF THE USES WITHIN THE PROPER OR WITHIN THE OFFICE BUILDING ARE, UM, SALON, CHIROPRACTIC, UH, HAIR, UH, HAIR SALONS, WHATNOT, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED, UH, TO UTILIZE A 500 SQUARE FOOT SUITE WITHIN THIS, UM, WITHIN THIS BUILDING FOR MASSAGE SALON.

AS YOU KNOW, WE REQUIRE A SITE PLAN FOR ALL, UH, SPECIFIC USE PERMITS.

THE SITE IS WHAT IT IS.

IT'S A, LIKE I SAID, ONE STORY, 8,000 SQUARE FOOT.

UM, BUILDING PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN SUBURBAN STRIP COMMERCIAL, UH, FUTURE LAND USE.

THE SITE IS BELIEVED, UH, COUNT WHEN P AND Z MADE THE RECOMMENDATION, THEY FOCUSED ON THE USE OF A SERVICE USE AND THAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.

THE BASIS FOR THE RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL, YOU SEE SITE PHOTOS THERE.

THE SITE IS AGAIN, UH, ONE STORY, APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

WE NOTIFIED 24 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE IN FAVOR AGAINST THE REQUEST.

WE ALSO PLACED A NOTICE, UM, A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY AND WE NOTIFIED OR PUT A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER AS WELL.

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I CAN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, SO ACCORDING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DOES THIS FIT IN IN THERE THAT P AND Z FOUND THAT, THAT TO BECAUSE OF THAT SERVICE USE IN THE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE CONFERENCE PLAN THAT THIS WAS A SERVICE.

OKAY.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY GENERALLY APPROVE THAT.

OKAY.

CORRECT.

UM, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR WES THAT WE HAVE? OKAY.

UM, ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT, UH, WE SEE WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO, UH, IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT, UH, 6 34.

SO, UH, IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME TO THE PODIUM OR ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

OKAY.

GOD BLESS YOU.

BLESS YOU.

YEAH, GOTTA WAIT THAT MINUTE SO PEOPLE DON'T THINK, I JUST IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AS SOON AS I OPENED IT.

I SHOULD HAVE TIMED IT BETTER.

'CAUSE NOW WE GOT 30 MINUTES AND I DON'T HAVE DR.

ROB OVER HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

TO DISTRACT US ALL.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE SWITCHED OVER.

IT IS 6 35.

SEEING NOBODY COMING UP.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, I'LL RETAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION.

SEEING THAT THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE AND I HAD QUESTIONS I VOTE TO DENY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

MOVE TO DENY.

MOVE TO DENY.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE MOVE TO DENY THIS ONE.

UM, DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THIS ONE FOR THAT? I'LL GO AHEAD AND SIR.

ALRIGHT.

AND SO WE, HERE I'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND.

OKAY.

SO A SECOND FOR DENIAL.

UH, SO THAT IS THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THIS IS FOR DENIAL.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNSEL.

THANK YOUR STEPS.

THAT ITEM IS, UH, DENIED.

[9. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Harwood Village North Addition Block 1 Lot 1 from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located north of Harwood Road, to the east of Brown Trail, and commonly known as 727 Harwood Road. (SUP-25-13). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial by a vote of 6-1-0.]

SALON PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF HARWOOD ROAD TO THE EAST OF BROWN TRAIL AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7 2 7 HARWOOD ROAD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

RECOMMENDED DENIAL BY VOTE OF SIX TO ONE.

AGAIN, I GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AGAIN, WE HAVE A MASSAGE SALON.

THIS PROPERTY'S LOCATED AT HARWOOD.

UH, THE SHOPPING CENTER COME, UH, THERE AT HARWOOD AND BROWNWOOD, UM, SORRY, BROWN TRAIL.

UM, AS I STATED BEFORE, ALL MASSAGE SALONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

THIS PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 82, APPROXIMATELY 84 TH THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT, UH, SHOPPING CENTER.

THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING TO UTILIZE 2,500 SQUARE FEET FOR A, UM, MASSAGE SALON THERE.

SITE PLAN, YOU CAN SEE THE MASSAGE SALON PROPOSED LOCATION IS GOING TOWARD THE WEST OF THE, UM, SHOPPING CENTER, SO AWAY FROM BROWN TRAIL.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN PLACE FOCUS COMMERCIAL, WHICH REALLY FOCUSES MORE ON DINING, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIAL AND GATHERING SPACES.

AND, UM, THIS WAS THE DISCUSSION AT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT WASN'T REALLY BELIEVED THAT A MASSAGE SALON FIT INTO THAT CATEGORY.

THUS, THE RECOMMENDATION SITE PHOTOS YOU'LL SEE THERE AGAIN, UM, THE SUITE IN QUESTION IS FOCUSED MORE TOWARD THE WEST AND THEN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

WE NOTIFIED 66 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS.

UM, WE'VE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE, UH, REQUESTING, UH, IN, IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.

UM, AND WE POST A, SO ON THE PROPERTY AND WE PUT A NOTICE OF THE NEWSPAPER.

THE, UM, APPLICANTS SAY THAT THERE'S, UH, NOT PROPOSING ANY TYPE OF EXTERIOR, UM, IMPROVEMENTS.

PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION FOUND THAT THE SITE DOES NOT MEET THE GOALS OF THE ADOPTED CONFERENCE PLAN.

THEREFORE, THEY RECOMMENDED DENIAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ONE.

CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

HAVE I GOT IT? UM, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I DO NOT SEE THE APPLICANT IN THE AUDIENCE.

OKAY.

GOT, UNLESS THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

OKAY.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR WES ON THIS? THIS ITEM? OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT, UH, 6 38.

SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE

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ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY, BUT DURING THIS TIME, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE PERTINENT TO ALSO TALK ABOUT, SINCE THIS WAS, UH, DENIED, UH, THAT UM, IT WOULD TAKE A SUPER MAJORITY IN ORDER TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

UM, AND WHICH AT THIS RATE WOULD, SINCE WE'RE MISSING TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE DO NOT HAVE THAT SUPER MAJORITY.

IS THAT CORRECT? UH, BRYNN, THAT THAT'S CORRECT.

IT WOULD TAKE SIX OUT OF SEVEN AFFIRMATIVE VOTES IN ORDER TO OVERRIDE, EVEN IF WE ALL VOTED IN FAVOR, IT WOULD STILL BE DENIED.

IT STILL WOULD BE DENIED.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY.

UM, SO SEEING THAT AND SEEING THAT THE APPLICANT'S NOT HERE FOR US TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT, UM, I'M GONNA KIND OF SUGGEST THAT WE GO AHEAD AND, UH, TABLE, AM I ABLE TO TABLE BOTH AT THIS POINT? WELL, SO THE, THE OTHER ITEM WAS ALREADY VOTED ON.

OKAY.

UM, AND SO, OH, I MEAN TABLE THE, WHAT I MEANT BY BOTH WAS THE, UM, PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL AS THE ITEM.

OH, I, I APOLOGIZE.

YES.

AND I, I THINK THE REASON YOU DO THAT IS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ACHIEVE A SUPER MAJORITY.

YES.

NOT BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE, NOT BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE, BUT BECAUSE WE CAN'T ACHIEVE ANY SUPER MAJORITY.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO ANY DECISION THAT WE MAKE WOULD BE A DENIAL OUTRIGHT THAT THAT'S CORRECT.

NO.

REGARDLESS OF HOW EVERYONE VOTED.

CORRECT.

EXACTLY.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA SUGGEST TO COUNSEL AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, PROCEED WITH THAT.

SO MOTION TO TABLE.

MOTION TO TABLE TABLE ITEM.

ALRIGHT.

VERY, VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A SECOND.

YES, YES, THE TABLE.

ALRIGHT, MOVE TO TABLE TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

OKAY.

SO, UH, FIRST BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO SECOND BY MAYOR PROAM DAWKINS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT.

SO MOTION IS TO VOTE TO TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING.

ALRIGHT.

AND THAT PASSES AS WELL FOR, UH, TABLING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COUNSEL ON THAT ONE.

ALL

[10. Consider an ordinance amending Article III, “International Codes/Amendments,” of Chapter 22, “Buildings and Building Regulations,” of the Code of Ordinances, creating Section 22-65 “International Property Maintenance Code” and Section 22-66 “Amendments to the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code” establishing nonresidential property maintenance standards.]

ITEM NUMBER 10, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE THREE, INTERNATIONAL CODE AMENDMENTS OF CHAPTER 22 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS OF THE CODE WARRANTS CREATING SECTION 2265 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND SECTION 2266 AMENDMENTS TO THE, UH, 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, ESTABLISHING A NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.

AGAIN, I GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS JUST A LITTLE QUICK BACKGROUND ON THIS.

UM, I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION HERE RECENTLY ABOUT CONDITIONS AND, AND CERTAIN ISSUES AT SOME OF OUR COMMERCIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL, UM, BUILDINGS ACROSS THE CITY.

AND WE'VE RUN INTO AN ISSUE WITH ENFORCEMENT OF NOT HAVING SOME OF THESE COMMENT OR THESE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

SO THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS, UM, AMENDMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS IS DOING, THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL PUTS OUT A, A PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE THAT'S A FAIRLY, UM, LENGTHY AND, UH, VERY ROBUST ORDINANCE.

UM, WHAT WE DID, BECAUSE THAT ICC CODE, UM, INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL CODE TAKES IN CONSIDERATION BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

AND WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD RESIDENTIAL CODE ALREADY IN PLACE.

SO WE JUST FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL OR NON-RESIDENTIAL IN THIS, IN THIS AMENDMENT.

JUST SOME REAL QUICK, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT'S THAT'S SMALL, BUT, UM, SOME REAL QUICK, UH, TOPICS HERE THAT WE MADE SURE THAT WE TRIED TO INCLUDE IN THIS.

AND THAT'S ONE, JUST MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXTERIOR AREAS BE KEPT IN GOOD SANITARY CONDITION, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS, PARKING LOTS, LANDSCAPED AREAS, UM, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, FENCES, WALLS, AND, UH, DUMPSTERS AND CLOSURES.

UH, ALSO ESTABLISHED LOCATIONS FOR STORAGE OF, UH, PERMITTING OF COMPANY RELATED VEHICLES.

WE, UM, SOMETIMES FIND THAT, UH, SOME OF THE COMPANY CARS TAKE UP THE CUSTOMER PARKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAUSE PROBLEMS IN SOME OF OUR SHOPPING CENTERS.

SO WE TRIED TO ADDRESS THAT THERE.

UM, ALSO THAT EXTERIORS ARE KEPT IN GOOD REPAIR, UM, DOORS, WINDOWS, EXTERIOR SURFACE ROOFS.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR SO YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA 'CAUSE THINGS GET LOST IN, IN WORDING SOMETIMES.

UM, AND ALSO INTERIOR STRUCTURES THAT ARE KEPT IN GOOD REPAIR, SANITARY CONDITION.

AND THIS IS ONE, UH, THIS INCLUDES ONE COMMON COMPLAINT THAT WE GET A LOT, AND THAT'S REGARDING SOME OF OUR RETAIL CENTER OR SOME OF OUR RETAIL SUITES IN OUR CENTERS.

WE'LL PUT UP BLACKOUT WINDOWS, BLACKOUT CURTAINS OR THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE IN.

AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THOSE WINDOWS IS, IS TO SEE INTO A RETAIL SPACE.

SO WE PUT A CONDITION IN THERE THAT ONLY 50% OF A WINDOW AREA COULD BE COVERED, UH, LIKE THAT ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS JUST STANDARDS THAT ENSURE ALL, UM, UH, PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES HAVE A, UM, LIGHTING, THEY COMPLY WITH LIGHTING, VENTILATION, MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS, UM, GET YOU SOME KIND OF IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

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UM, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE A, UM, AN HOA PER SE.

UH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO REGULATE PAINT COLORS OR THINGS LIKE THAT UNLESS THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS IT TO.

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE AREA IN THE CITY THAT IT DOES.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING MORE FOR PEELING PAINT ON WALLS.

UM, WE'VE GOT SOME BUSINESSES WE ALREADY KNOW ACROSS THE CITY THAT THEY JUST NEED TO PAINT.

THEY NEED TO EXTERIOR PAINT SOME OF THEIR, UH, AREAS.

UM, AWNING MAINTENANCE.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT ARE, THAT HAVE SOME AWNINGS THAT HAVE THE WIND HAS TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON OR THEY FADED OR WHATEVER THEY MAY BE.

AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

UM, AND THEN PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PARKING LOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY WITH POTHOLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

OTHER ITEMS, UM, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, THAT'S A COMMON THING THAT WE GET COMPLAINTS ON, DEAD LANDSCAPING AND WHATNOT.

UM, WINDOW COVERINGS, AS I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, EXTERIOR WALL MAINTENANCE AND THEN ROOF MAINTENANCE.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TO HAVE SOME TEETH TO REALLY ENFORCE HERE WITH THIS ORDINANCE.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

VERY GOOD.

SO FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S, UM, IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT WE, WE DID THIS AND I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THANK STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN KNOWING, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT, UM, OUR SHOPPING CENTERS NEED SOME WORK, UH, AND, AND, AND THESE SHOPPING CENTER OWNERS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, UH, FOR THIS.

SO THIS IS, THIS IS MUCH NEEDED.

AND, AND, AND IT'S PAST DUE, UM, IN THERE.

UH, I DIDN'T HAPPEN TO SEE, BUT, UH, ARE SIDEWALKS IN THERE AS WELL? SIDEWALKS, WALKWAYS ARE COVERED IN THERE.

UM, I I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR TRIPPING HAZARDS FOR HAZARDS.

YES.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING, IF THERE'S A CRACK IN THE CONCRETE, WE'RE NOT GOING AFTER SOMEONE CRACKING THE CONCRETE.

JUST, OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

SURE.

GOT IT.

UM, SO YEAH, THIS IS, THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NEEDED, YOU KNOW, SINCE I CAME HERE.

YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT SHOPPING CENTERS, THAT'S A BIG TOPIC HERE WITHIN THE CITY AND HOW WE CLEAN THEM UP, MAKE THEM LOOK BETTER.

AND SO, UM, SO HAPPY THAT THIS IS BEFORE US HERE TODAY AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SET SOME MORE STANDARDS GOING FORWARD.

UM, QUESTIONS FOR QUEST ON THIS ONE.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO, UH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

WES, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES ARE FINE.

I MEAN, IT'S EASIER TO GET AHOLD OF SOMEBODY THAT OWNS A BUSINESS, BUT WHAT KIND OF TEETH ARE WE GONNA HAVE WITH THE SHOPPING CENTERS? WHEREAS YOU HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT, THAT RENT THESE FACILITIES AND YOU GOT A SHOPPING CENTER, A GUY THAT LIVES IN CALIFORNIA THAT WE CAN'T GET AHOLD OF.

WHAT KIND OF TEETH ARE WE GONNA HAVE WITH THIS? WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GONNA GO AFTER THE INDIVIDUAL SUITE MM-HMM .

LEASES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA GET ANYTHING THERE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, IT, IT LIKE ANYTHING, IT'S GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW TAD, UH, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OWNERSHIP REC RECORDS MM-HMM .

AND WE'RE GOING TO SEND NOTICES, AND WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY ALSO TRY TO, IF WE KNOW THE PROPERTY MANAGER, USUALLY THEY HAVE A PROPERTY FOR LEASE MM-HMM .

WE'LL TRY ALL OUR AVENUES.

UM, BUT ULTIMATELY OUR ENFORCEMENT ARM IS MUNICIPAL COURT IN THIS CASE.

OKAY.

UM, OBVIOUSLY IF IT COMES TO A, UM, A SITUATION THAT WE DEEM AS NECESSARY, THERE'S, THERE'S OTHER, UM, CIVIL ACTIONS THAT WE CAN TAKE, BUT MUNICIPAL COURT IS OUR, IS OUR PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT ARM.

ARE WE GONNA CLEAN IT UP AND THEN CHARGE THEM IF THEY DON'T, I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE VIOLATION.

UM, IF YOU'RE ASKING ME IF I'M GOING TO FILL IN A, I'M ASKING YOU DEAD, DEAD SHRUG ABSOLUTELY.

ALL THAT STUFF OVERLY ABSOLUTELY.

WE'RE GONNA, WE WILL, WE'VE GOT THE MEANS TO DO THAT IN OUR, UM, AS, AS LONG AS OUR BUDGET STAYS THE WAY IT IS, WE'VE GOT THE MEANS TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

UM, MAYOR PROTO DOCKETS.

UH, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

SO WES, I HAVE A, A A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I, I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FRECKLE DID COVER ONE IF, LIKE, WHO WE, WE WEREN'T GONNA PUT ANY BURDEN ON THE TENANT VERSUS THE PROPERTY OWNER.

UM, BUT THEN I, I ALSO WAS CURIOUS, BASED OFF OF THE INSPECTIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES, DO WE FEEL LIKE THIS MIGHT BE AN UNDUE BURDEN IN LIKE, RAISING THE STANDARDS BASED OFF OF NO, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS AS A VERY, I I, I CAUTION MYSELF TO USE THIS TERM, A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO THIS MM-HMM .

UM, YOU KNOW, WE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME THINGS HAVE BEEN THIS WAY FOR A LONG TIME.

SO AS I SAY ALL THE TIME, WE CAN'T FLIP A SWITCH AND IT'S GONNA BE PERFECT TOMORROW.

UM, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT APPROACH WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND, UM, BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE OF, WE'VE GOT MORE OF AN ENFORCEMENT BACKBONE NOW TO DO THAT WITH.

UM, BUT I THINK THAT, UM, WE CAN MIX THESE, THESE PATROLS AND, AND INSPECTIONS OF ALL OF OUR COMMERCIAL AREAS IN WITH OUR DAY-TO-DAY FUNCTION, AND I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY.

OKAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, WITH YOUR COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAVE BEEN A CERTAIN WAY AND WE'VE TOLERATED A CERTAIN STANDARD FOR A WHILE.

HOW ARE WE GONNA, ONCE WE, UH, IF THIS PASSES, HOW WILL WE INFORM PROPERTY OWNERS? LIKE, THIS IS THE STANDARD? OR DO WE JUST SAY, WE ENFORCE THE STANDARD? LIKE YOU HAVEN'T, YOU DON'T MEET THE CODE THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

RIGHT.

I THINK WE, WE DON'T HAVE A REALLY GOOD

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FROM OUR STANDPOINT, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE BUILD THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

UM, BUT I THINK STARTING OUT AS WE, WE DO OUR, OUR INDIVIDUAL AND, UH, PATROLS ON OUR COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTERS AND, AND BUILDINGS, AND AS WE SEE PROBLEMS, WE TRY TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO, TO KIND OF EDUCATE THEM THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT AND WE'RE TRYING TO STAND UP OUR GAME A LITTLE BIT.

UM, AND I, I GUESS, UH, KIND OF RELATED TO YOUR, YOUR THINKING OF A COMMON SENSE APPROACH, WE DO HAVE A LANDSCAPING STANDARD IN THERE ABOUT LIKE DEAD PLANTS THAT YOU HAVE TO REMOVE 'EM AND INVASIVE WEEDS.

AND AS A CITY, WE RAN INTO, WHAT WAS IT, THE BLUE GRASS THING? MM-HMM .

AND SO I, I'M ASSUMING WE'LL HAVE SOME, A COMMON SENSE APPROACH.

FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE IF WE HAVE SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND SURE PEOPLE HAVE DEBT PLANTS, WE'RE NOT GONNA, RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

UM, ONE THING WITH THE LANDSCAPE STANDARDS IS THAT IF WE HAVE, AND, AND SOME OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE OLD ENOUGH WHERE WE DON'T HAVE IT READILY AVAILABLE, BUT MOST, LIKE ANYTHING TODAY, YOU'LL SEE ANY SITE PLANS THAT COME FORWARD, YOU SEE A, A LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT COMES FORWARD, BUT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON AND SAY, THIS WAS ADOPTED.

AND SO YOU'VE GOT TO, WE'VE GOTTA DO THAT.

SOME OF OUR OLDER THINGS, UH, OLDER PROPERTIES, WE DON'T HAVE THAT LANDSCAPE PLAN TO FALL BACK ON.

UM, BUT IN SOME CASES, SHOPPING CENTERS HAVE PUT OUT THEIR OWN PLANTERS OR HAVE DONE THINGS.

AND SO ALL WE'RE GONNA SAY IS OKAY, IT'S, WE DON'T HAVE, WE'RE NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT, BUT IF YOU DO, IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IT, MAKE SURE IT'S KEPT IN GOOD REPAIR.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

ALRIGHT.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR WES? ALRIGHT.

YES.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER RE FARCO.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN.

BRANDON, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

SHOULD I PUT YOU IN THE AFFIRMATIVE? JUST PUT ME IN AFFIRMATIVE.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, SO THAT PASSES.

WELL PUT 'EM IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO.

THAT PASSES.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

UH,

[11. Consider a resolution approving City Council’s 2025-26 Strategic Plan.]

THANK YOU MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, SO HAPPY TO PROVIDE WITH YOU THE, UH, PROPOSED 25 26 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE COUNCIL.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, UH, FOR MANY YEARS SINCE 2018, WE HAVE LIVED UNDER A STRATEGIC PLAN WITH ABOUT FIVE SEPARATE STRATEGIC AREAS.

UM, LAST, UH, YOU KNOW, FALL, WINTER, WE LOOKED AT THIS AND STARTED EVALUATING AND SAID, IT'S TIME TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.

WE HAD HAD A FULL COUNCIL CHANGEOVER, UM, AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PRIORITIES STILL ALIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITIES AND COUNCILS.

AND SO, UM, WE HAVE EVALUATED THOSE.

WE'VE NOW PULLED IT DOWN TO FOUR STRATEGIC AREAS.

UM, SO YOU'LL SEE THERE, EVERYONE'S GOT A COPY, UM, OF THE PLAN HERE THAT, UM, OUR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TOOK, UM, BASICALLY OUR VERY BASIC, UM, INFORMATION AND TURNED IT INTO A BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENT HERE FOR US TO KIND OF GO BY.

SO, UM, ESSENTIALLY, UM, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, UM, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DID IS WE TOOK, UM, ALL THE, UM, INFORMATION FROM THE WORK SESSION.

UH, THERE WERE A COUPLE AREAS WHERE IT WAS, DOES THIS FIT BETTER IN, UM, YOU KNOW, DOES THIS FIT BETTER IN ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? BUT GENERALLY EVERYTHING FELT PRETTY MUCH WHERE IT WAS OBVIOUS IT NEEDED TO GO.

UM, AND THERE REALLY WERE JUST A COUPLE KIND OF EXECUTIVE DECISIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, I MADE ALONG THE WAY TO PLACE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE INITIATIVES, UM, IN THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES.

AND SO, UM, WE WILL BASICALLY LIVE BY THIS DOCUMENT AND ITEMS THAT COME TO YOU, UM, ESSENTIALLY WILL ALL BE, UM, UNDER THIS UMBRELLA.

AND THIS IS THE PURPOSE THAT THOSE ITEMS WILL BE COMING TO YOU, IS THAT WE ARE FURTHERING THESE INITIATIVES AND THESE, UM, YOU KNOW, STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS.

SO, UM, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE, BUT THIS IS, THIS IS THE PROPOSED DOCUMENT, RIGHT? SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE LIVING BY GOING FORWARD.

MM-HMM .

VERY GOOD.

UM, ALRIGHT.

UM, FIRST OFF, I THINK THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS A REALLY PRODUCTIVE MEETING THAT WE HAD.

UM, AND, UH, WE GOT A LOT OF IDEAS OUT THERE.

I REMEMBER, UH, IF I'M THINKING, THINKING BACK, UM, ONE OF THE STRATEGIC, UM, POINTS OR FOCUS AREAS WAS COMMUNICATIONS.

BUT AS A CITY WE FELT LIKE WE REACHED THAT CAPACITY.

WE, AND, AND THAT, AND THAT IT'S NOW BECOME, UM, JUST WOVEN INTO OUR FABRIC AS A CITY IS THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATIONS.

IT IS AN EXPECTATION, IT IS A VALUE OR, OR A MORAL, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE ORGANIZATION.

SO THAT'S WHY WE TOOK THAT ONE OUT.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THE CHANGES AND SAYING, WELL, WHY'D YOU TAKE OUT COMMUNICATIONS? YES.

BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT WE'VE REACHED THAT, REACHED THAT PEAK AND THAT IT IS NOW PART OF THE ORGANIZATION.

UH, AND AND IT'S JUST A GIVEN.

YES.

AND IT

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CORRECT.

SO AGAIN, WHILE WE DIDN'T FEEL IT WARRANTED ANYMORE FOR US TO POINT IT OUT, STILL IT IS AN ASSUMPTION THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE UNDER THAT.

YEAH.

UNDER THAT UMBRELLA.

YEP.

VERY GOOD.

ABSOLUTELY.

ALRIGHT, UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT STRATEGIC PLAN? YES, MAYOR PRO, TIM DOCKS.

UH, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

SO, UM, MY ONLY QUESTION REALLY IS I THINK THERE, OUR PREVIOUS APPROACH, WE KIND OF HAD A WISHLIST EVERY YEAR.

YES.

AND WE WOULD REVISIT IT, OBVIOUSLY HAVING A MORE ROBUST STRATEGIC PLAN.

UM, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CHECK OFF ITEMS OFF A LIST, BUT WHAT WOULD BE THE CADENCE OF LIKE KIND OF A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE WHERE YOU, UM, ANDREA, YOU DID MENTION ITEMS COME THROUGH, YOU'RE GONNA ALIGN HOW IT MEETS THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT ARE WE GONNA HAVE LIKE A YEARLY UPDATE OF LIKE, OVERALL HERE'S THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING? ABSOLUTELY.

SO WE'LL STILL OPERATE IN THAT SAME MANNER.

THE INITIATIVES WILL NOT CHANGE.

UM, MY PLAN IS NOW TO COME BACK WITH WHAT WE ALL HAVE IN THE WORKS ACROSS THE BOARD AND PLACE THOSE ITEMS, UM, UNDER THOSE INITIATIVES SO YOU ALL CAN SEE WHERE THAT LIES.

SO WE WILL DO THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IS BRING THAT WE'LL GET IN THE WEEDS AND TALK ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE MOVING US TOWARD THOSE INITIATIVES.

SO AGAIN, MY VISION IS THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN ANNUALLY.

UM, AND IF WE FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO IT TWICE A YEAR AS WELL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.

UM, WITH THIS ALSO, UH, WE, LAST TIME WE DID THIS WAS IN, YOU SAID 2018.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER AGO .

UM, AND SO, UH, HOW OFTEN DO WE NOW PLAN ON, UM, UPDATING THIS AND REVISITING IT GOING FORWARD? WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE IDEA HERE? AB ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT WAIT ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS.

OKAY.

UM, UNTIL WE DO THIS, I, I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE FELT THAT EVERY OTHER YEAR IS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT.

AND AGAIN, UNLESS THERE IS A MASSIVE CHANGE WITH SOMETHING, UM, OR WE HAVE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT OCCUR, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO THINK TOWARD THE POSITIVE WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S AN INFLUX OF REVENUE AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO A LOT, YOU KNOW, MORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

GOOD.

SO, BUT, BUT WE'LL, UM, WELL, I'M THINKING WE KIND OF LANDED WITH EVERY OTHER YEAR.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO MAYOR PRO DAWKINS, MOVE TO APPROVE.

I SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

STEVES, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM PASSES AS WELL.

UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

THANK YOU STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT, UH, AND GETTING THAT ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

ALL RIGHT.

[12. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

UM, I HAVE NOTHING RIGHT NOW FOR

[13. Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards]

UM, MR. MAYOR, UM, I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF MINE AND, UH, COUNCILMAN GAGLIARDI.

SURE.

YES.

BUT THE FIRST IS NOTHING TO REPORT ON ANIMAL CONTROL.

I DID HAVE THE, UM, THE HONOR OF ATTENDING, UM, HEATH MURRAY, WHO WAS HERE FOR A WHILE.

HE HAD A, UM, A GRAND OPENING, UH, EVENT ON THE 27TH, WHICH WAS WELL ATTENDED.

IT WAS A GREAT, THEY HAD CARS FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THEY HAD, UH, ROBIN ONE MAGNUM PI'S CAR FROM THE EIGHTIES.

UH, THEY HAD ALL KINDS OF GREAT VEHICLES AND IT WAS A GREAT THING AND IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE HIM, HIM ALONG.

ALSO, THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, I HAD SAID, WE'VE GOT THE CHAMBER, UH, SILLY COOKOFF OVER AT HARLEY.

AND, UM, UH, UH, MURRAY'S CUSTOM MODEL WILL BE THERE TOO.

THAT'S FROM FIVE TO SEVEN.

EVERYBODY'S WELCOME TO ATTEND.

UM, IF YOU LIKE CHILLY, COME, COME OUT, THERE'LL BE HOT DOGS AND STUFF.

ALSO TO BRING THE KIDS.

UM, AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, IS, UH, COUNCILMAN G'S REPORT, UM, FROM THE BEDFORD, UH, UH, SENIOR CENTER, UM, THE BEDFORD FOUNDATION OF SENIORS HAS PUT TOGETHER, THEY'VE HAD SOME STATUS SINCE OF OCTOBER 13TH.

UM, THEY PURCHASED A BINGO CALLING BOARD, UM, UH, AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT FOR THE SENIOR CENTER.

UH, THE BINGO VENDOR IDENTIFIED, UH, PAPERWORK AND CHECKED OUT, COMPLETED.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE SHIPMENT.

THE COST WAS $4,599.

UM, THEY PURCHASED A LARGE TABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PUZZLE SO MORE MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE, UM, WHICH WAS $600.

THEY PURCHASED A, A LOCKABLE BULLETIN BOARD, UM, IN THE HALLWAY, UM, NEAR THE REGISTRATION DESK DESK.

UH, THE BULLETIN BOARD AT THE SENIOR CENTER WAS WAITING TO BE INSTALLED.

IT'S ANOTHER $550 THEY'VE INVESTED.

THEY ALSO PURCHASED AN OUTDOOR GRILL TO SUPPORT, UH, THE THEME LUNCHES PROVIDED BY, UH, THE, UM, THE CENTER.

FORT WORTH COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION DONATED $500 TOWARDS THAT, TOWARDS THE GRILL.

THE GRILL PURCHASED OCTOBER 9TH, ARRIVED AT THE CENTER ON THE 13TH, AND THE BEDFORD FOUNDATION OF SENIORS, UH, CONTRIBUTED ADDITIONAL $721.

SO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS YOU'RE DOING.

UH, I KNOW BRUCE IS HERE FROM THE FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING AND INVESTING.

I KNOW THE SENIORS LOVE IT OVER THERE, AND, AND THIS IS JUST MORE FOR THEM TO ADD.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

VERY GOOD.

VERY

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IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY WASTED ANY TIME.

NO.

NOT AT ALL.

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD.

UH, THANKS MR. AMERICA.

BEFORE I DO MY BEAUTIFICATION UPDATES, I DID WANNA THANK ALL THE COMMUNITIES THAT HOSTED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

SO I WAS ABLE TO VISIT THREE COMMUNITIES ON THE PARK PLACE RETIREMENT CENTER.

THEY WERE REALLY FUN.

ROLLING WOOD, HOA AND STONEGATE NORTH.

UH, INTERESTING STORY IN STONEGATE NORTH.

UM, MY SISTER-IN-LAW ALWAYS SAYS SHE HAD FAMILY HERE.

WELL, IT TURNS OUT HER COUSIN LIVES RIGHT HERE IN BEDFORD.

OH.

AND, UH, UM, HUNTER KNOWS HIM.

HE WORKS FOR THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE.

AND SO , I GOT TO MEET LIKE A RELATIVE BY MARRIAGE BY GOING TO NATIONAL NIGHT HOUSE.

AMAZING.

UM, ALSO, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, I DID ATTEND THE, UH, GROUNDBREAKING FOR CARTER, UH, BLOOD CARE.

SO THEY ARE EXPANDING THEIR OPERATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

UM, THEY HAVE A SISTER BUS OR A SISTER SERVICE CTS THAT DOES A LOT OF BLOOD TESTING.