[CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM IS PRESENT]
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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TIME IS 7:11 P.M. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE NAVIGATED TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES. CALL TO ORDER. THIS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ANNOUNCED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. BOW YOUR HEADS. DEAR LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS.
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.
[PROCLAMATIONS]
MAY BE SEATED. FIRST UP, WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS. IN ORDER. FIRST ONE IS DECLARING.THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE. 911 AND SO THAT ONE READS, WHEREAS THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF EVENTS, ON SEPTEMBER 1120, 2001, AND THE LIVES LOST, THE HEROES WHO RESPONDED, AND THE RESILIENCE DEMONSTRATED BY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION. AND WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, SERVES AS A TIME TO FOR REFLECTION, HONOR, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED. AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL TO FOSTER A SPIRIT OF UNITY, COMPASSION AND SERVICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MAINE ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CIVIC GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTS OF SERVICE, REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT DAY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, MAYOR OF CITY COUNCIL AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025, AS NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 911 DAY IN THE CITY OF MAINE AND MAINER AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THIS DAY IN ACTS OF KINDNESS, SERVICE AND RESPECT, HONORING THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF OUR NATION. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF MAINER TO BE AFFIXED. THIS THIRD DAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH. DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, MAYOR, CITY OF MAINER, TEXAS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE? OH. ALL RIGHT, COME ON DOWN, SIR. SORRY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. STAY RIGHT HERE. OH, I DON'T THINK SO. YOU STAND RIGHT HERE WITH ME. YES. STAND HERE WITH ME. SHORTIES. YEAH.
I'LL BE. GOOD. ARE YOU SAYING. YES. YOU GOT IT. I WILL. OKAY. SO.
I DO. OH, Y'ALL STAY BACK HERE. ALRIGHT. OUR NEXT IS DECLARING SEPTEMBER 15TH.
OCTOBER THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. THERE'S OUR PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS A CELEBRATED NATIONALLY FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE RICH HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS AND LATINO AMERICANS. WHEREAS THE HISPANIC AND LATINO COMMUNITIES HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE SHAPING OUR HISTORY, CULTURE AND PROGRESS IN OUR NATION STATE AND OUR CITY. AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACHIEVEMENTS, TRADITIONS, AND ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS IN AREAS SUCH AS ARTS, SCIENCES, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT,
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BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MAINER IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT RESPECTS AND CELEBRATES CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND PROMOTES MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANOR, TEXAS, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF MAINTENANT AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS AND LATINO AMERICANS.AND WHEN I HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY MAYNARD TO BE FIXED THIS THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025. DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, MAYOR, CITY OF MAINER. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME EVENTS COMING UP. YOU WANT TO QUICKLY COME UP AND ANNOUNCE THE DAYS THAT WE CAN GO DO A PHOTO FOR THIS AS WELL. THE DAY OF THE EVENTS AND STUFF. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
TRACY VASQUEZ, HR DIRECTOR WITH THE CITY. OCTOBER 4TH, SATURDAY WE HAVE HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION COMING TO TIMMERMAN PARK. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF VENDORS COMING OUT. BIDI BIDI BANDA WILL BE OUR BAND PLAYING. THE PROGRAM STARTS AT 12 AND ENDS AT 6 P.M. WE HAVE MARIACHIS.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME. VENDORS IS ALWAYS GOING DOWN THE TRAIL. WE HAVE A GREAT TURNOUT SO WE'RE EXCITED. THIS IS OUR SECOND ANNUAL EVENT AND WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE IT BIGGER THAN BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. Y'ALL COME ON DOWN AND ENJOY. DO WE DID WE GET ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS? YES. OKAY. AWESOME. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO DOWN AND DO THE PHOTO FOR THIS ONE. ALL THOSE ALL THOSE THAT WANT TO GO DOWN. THERE. MEGAN. PENALTY! I DON'T LIKE PICTURE.
COME ON. PRINCESS. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'M NOT. HONORARY. THAT'S TRUE. 24 YEARS. ONE. TWO.
THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. YEAH, YEAH. I SAW THAT. I WAS LIKE, REALLY? REALLY. ALL RIGHT. ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE CELEBRATIONS, APPRECIATIONS.
LET'S SEE. PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE JUST HAVE FOLKS SIGNED UP FOR
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE'LL MOVE THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENTS AND GO THROUGH TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER ONE, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A 5000 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE. ONE LOT ON 5.565 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING TCAD PARCEL 236976, ALSO KNOWN AS 14305 EAST US HIGHWAY 290 MAIN IN TEXAS. YES, SIR. MAYOR. COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL BURRELL, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF MANOR. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS LEFT OPEN. LAST MEETING AS THE FIRST READING FOR THE ZONING NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED. BEFORE THIS ITEM COULD COME. SPECIFIC USE PERMITS ONLY HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING AND ONE REGULAR ITEM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS OFF THIS REQUEST IS TO UTILIZE A HEAVILY ENCUMBERED LOT THAT'S ABOUT 80 TO 90%. FLOODPLAIN MEDICAL OFFICE WILL ALLOW THEM TO USE TO USE TO ACHIEVE A COMMERCIAL USE WHILE STILL PROVIDING REASONABLE SERVICE TO CITIZENS, BUT NOT BE OVER ENCUMBERED WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER MORE CHALLENGING SITE REQUIREMENTS WITH RETAIL OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. OKAY. MR. GRANILLO, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING NOW, OR ARE YOU JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS? DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING IN THE PUBLIC HEARING OR ARE YOU GOOD? I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER, ACTUALLY, FOR THE SITE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR.
ENGINEER OR FOR MISS BURRELL? MAYBE A FEW MORE SECONDS. MAYOR, COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
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MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER ONE. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL GAS STATION DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE EIGHT IMPEDES AND FOR EV CHARGING STATIONS IN THE OKRA SUBDIVISION ON ONE LOT ON 4.111 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF OLD MANOR TAYLOR ROAD AND FM 973, MAYNARD, TEXAS. YES, SIR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THIS ITEM WAS ALSO LEFT OPEN AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE GATHERED, AND PACKETS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU PHYSICALLY, AND IT'S ALSO WITHIN THE AGENDA TONIGHT. THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AFTERWARDS.
LET'S SEE, MISS SHANKS, DID YOU WANT TO TALK NOW OR DID YOU WANT TO TALK AT THE AGENDA? AT THE AGENDA ITEM SECTION? SHE ASKED IF SHE CAN GIVE THE PRESENTATION AT THE AGENDA ITEM, IF IT HAS TO BE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE CAN DO IT AT THE AGENDA. IF WE CAN DO IT AT THE AGENDA ITEM PART. ALL RIGHT. UNLESS COUNCIL Y'ALL WANT TO DO IT NOW. WANT TO WAIT TILL AGENDA. OKAY. WE DO AN AGENDA. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR, COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING, ITEM NUMBER THREE. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF MAYNARD. AND THIS IS A HEARING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET. AND WE HELD SEVEN WORKSHOPS FROM APRIL ALL THE WAY TO AUGUST TO DISCUSS EACH DEPARTMENT BUDGET. AND THE BUDGET IS A BALANCED BUDGET. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR COMMON CONVERSATION OR COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET? ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET? I KNOW NO ONE SIGNED UP. OKAY, QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR. COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE. I HAVE A QUESTION. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY SINCE IT'S BEEN POSTED? OKAY. THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME TO CITY HALL AND REVIEW IT.
IF THEY PREFER TO DO IT IN PERSON. WELL, FROM MY COMMENTS, I WANT TO FIRST THANK YOU FOR FOR ALL OF THE TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE, EMPLOYED AND AND WORKING ON THE AUDITS YOU GOT THROUGH AND AND CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THE REPORTING AND THE PLANNING FOR OUR BUDGET IS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FIRST, I SAY THAT THAT WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE ALL THAT HARD WORK AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON GETTING THOSE NUMBERS AND ACCURATE NUMBERS AND THE FAST TURNAROUND TO OUR QUESTIONS. AND AND RESPONDING TO MY EMAIL AND GIVING ME THOSE THAT INFORMATION I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS IN HERE JUST WANT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS, ONE OF WHICH IS DEFINITELY AROUND IN OUR REGION. WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF ENTITIES THAT ARE RAISING THEIR TAXES, THEIR TAX RATE, AND OTHER CITIES AROUND US AND EVEN
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COUNTIES ARE LOOKING TO DO INCREASES, AND THIS BUDGET DOES NOT. I KNOW WE HAVE TAX RATE HERE AND COMING UP, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS BUDGET DOES NOT REQUEST OR OR LOOK TOWARDS A TAX RATE INCREASE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT WORK. AND I KNOW THIS WAS PART OF WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD HAD TALKED ABOUT. AND, AND OUR ONE OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS TO ENSURE THAT WE LOOKED FOR WAYS TO MAINTAIN. WHAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND TAKE CARE OF OUR NEEDS, BUT NOT RAISE TAXES.SO AGAIN, CITY STAFF, WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU ALL DILIGENCE AND LOOKING AT HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN, BECAUSE THAT'S, AGAIN, MOST FOLKS THAT ARE IN THIS REGION ARE NOT DOING THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES THAT ARE HAVING TO DO, AND EVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE REGION. I WAS AT A MEETING EARLIER TODAY, AND EVERYBODY WAS WITH A LOT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTIES, AND THAT WAS KIND OF THE TOPIC OF THE DAY. AND SO KUDOS TO COUNCIL. KUDOS TO YOU, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF FOR FOR WORKING TO MAINTAIN THAT. IN REGARDS TO EFFICIENCIES, I WONDER BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE HAVE TO DO THE OFFICIAL VOTING OF THE BUDGET. I WONDER IF THERE'S A WAY TO LOOK AT EFFICIENCIES IN THE VACANCIES AND THE THE CURRENT VACANCIES PER DEPARTMENT, AND THE REQUEST TO SEE IF THERE'S MAYBE A WAY TO LIMIT THE STAFF REQUESTS AND REPURPOSE MAYBE SOME OF THE VACANCIES TO THE REQUEST, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, TWO VACANCIES THAT ARE OUT OF HERE FOR A WHILE. AND THEN WE'RE SAYING WE NEED THESE OTHER TWO POSITIONS HERE, BUT MAYBE WE LOOK AT INSTEAD, SINCE WE COULDN'T FILL THOSE TWO POSITIONS, REPURPOSING THOSE POSITIONS TO THE ACTUAL NEED OR TO THE TO THE NEW REQUESTS, ESPECIALLY IF WE BELIEVE WE CAN GET THAT POSITION. ALSO, MAYBE LOOKING INTO. IF IT'S A HARD TO IF IT'S A HARD TO FILL POSITION, WORKING WITH HUMAN RESOURCES AND MAYBE SOME I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HTML OR WHOMEVER WE USE FOR SALARY STUDIES TO SEE IF WE NEED TO MAYBE CONDENSE A FEW POSITIONS AND GO HIGHER IN THE PAY RATE SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO ATTRACT SOMEONE THAT CAN COME IN AND PAY THOSE POSITIONS. BECAUSE I KNOW, LIKE, RIGHT NOW, THIS I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, BUT I WAS DEALING WITH SOME WORK CAPITAL WORK WORKFORCE FOLKS THIS WEEK AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT LIKE HVAC PEOPLE ARE BOUNCING AROUND TO THE HIGHEST PRICE. SO IT'S AND SO, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT MAYBE SOME OF THOSE STUDIES AND SAYING, OKAY, WELL, THIS IS OUT OF THE POSITIONS WE'RE POSTING. THIS ONE IS GOING TO HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THE WORKLOAD. AND SO MAYBE. YOU KNOW, LOOKING AND LOOKING AND SEEING OKAY WHAT WHAT WOULD MAKE US COMPETITIVE NOT NECESSARILY TRYING TO HAVE THE TOP PAY RATE, BUT MAYBE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN MAYBE LOOK AT A DOLLAR OR TWO OR WHATEVER IT NEEDS TO BE. PLUS CULTURE, THE CULTURE OF, OF OF BEING IN THE CITY OF FAMILY AND SEEING HOW WE CAN SELL THOSE THINGS. BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET IS ALSO A COST OF LIVING INCREASE. WE ALSO HAVE HOUSING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO CITY EMPLOYEES AT A AT BELOW MARKET RATE. AND SO MAYBE LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND PACKAGING A RECRUITMENT AT SOME RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT THAT SAYS, HEY, NOT ONLY DO YOU GET TO ENJOY THIS GREAT STAFF, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY. AND WE HAVE HOUSING. THAT THAT'S AFFORDABLE. SO JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER BETWEEN NOW AND THAT NEXT MEETING FOR THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I GOT JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS WAS HISTORICALLY, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD BALANCED BUDGETS.
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD GOOD FINANCIAL RATINGS. I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN START LOOKING TOWARDS SETTING ASIDE DOLLARS FOR THE INCOMING DEPARTMENTS AS WE FINISH THE BOND PROJECTS FOR OR START THE, YOU KNOW, THOSE PROCESSES AND BUILDING THOSE BUILDINGS. WE'RE GOING TO NEED STAFFING FOR THAT. AND SO JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN SHAVE AWAY SOME OF THOSE COSTS IN THE BUDGET SO WE CAN START BUILDING THE DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET FOR THAT. BECAUSE FROM
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MY ROUGH, VERY ROUGH AND UNPROFESSIONAL ESTIMATES, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT TIME COMES, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ABOUT 7 TO 8 MILLION THAT WE'LL NEED FOR THAT. AND SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO COME OUT ANYWHERE. SO I THINK MAYBE LOOKING AT. KIND OF THOSE PROPOSED WHO IS IT OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORY FOLKS LOOKING AT WHAT THEIR THEIR CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS ACROSS THE YEARS, WHAT OUR INCREASES WILL BE WITH, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL WITH AD VALOREM AND THOSE THINGS ALSO LOOKING WHAT MAYBE MR. JONES AND LOOKING AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, FROM THOSE THREE ENTITIES AND THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN, WHAT OUR PROJECTIONS MAY BE AND INCREASE AD VALOREM AND THEN TRYING TO MAKE A PATHWAY TOWARDS THE NECESSARY SAVINGS, WE NEED TO DO SO THAT WHEN IT'S WHEN THE BUILDINGS OPEN, WE'VE ALREADY CARVED OUT THE FUNDING FOR THAT. AND NOT JUST THE PEOPLE, BUT THE THE OPERATIONS COSTS LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE WORKSHOPS, THE. THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF BUILDINGS HAS BEEN A THING THAT OUR CITY HASN'T HAD TO DO BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING SO FAST AND WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DO THOSE THINGS. SO, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THE REGULAR, THE WHO'S GOING TO DO THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE. AND SO THAT MIGHT BE A WHOLE NEW TEAM OF FOLKS THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW, BUT MAKING SURE THERE'S A BUDGET FOR MAINTAINING THE FACILITIES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO WE DON'T BE IN A SITUATION WHERE LIKE THE POLICE ARE AND THAT EVERYTHING'S KIND OF FALLING APART BECAUSE WE DIDN'T BUDGET THAT. YES. AND THIS BUDGET IS IS JUST A GUIDE.IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW IT TO THE PENNY. I MEAN, WE CAN REVISIT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF YOU WANT TO. A VACANCY, IF YOU WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH A DIFFERENT ONE, OR CREATE OR REMOVE POSITIONS. AND WE HAVE SEEN ON THE SALES TAX THAT ARE INCREASING LIKE FROM LAST MONTH, WE RECEIVED THIS MONTH 85,000 MORE. YEAH. AND WE JUST HAVE, YOU KNOW, A FEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN, A FEW RESTAURANTS NOW WITH THE NEW ALL THE NEW STORES, I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A BIG INCREASE IN THE SALES TAX. YEAH. AND, AND AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE ARE SEEING THOSE INCREASES. I JUST ALSO KNOW THAT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT SECURING MORE WATER. WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO ATTRACT A REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO THE AREA. AND A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS, INCENTIVES AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT WE LOCK DOWN THOSE MAJOR THINGS. WE ALSO HAVE SOME BIG PLANS FOR THE TOWN AREA AND THEN FOR OUR 230 ACRES. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DEFINITELY HAVE A GOOD FUNDING FUNDING AMOUNT THAT'S IN THE GENERAL FUND. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN THE FUND BALANCE. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO EVER TAP THAT OR DO OR DO A, A COE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO, TO FUND THOSE THINGS. BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING MONEY AWAY FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS SO THAT WE CAN WRITE A CHECK OR, OR BALANCE AGAINST IT. WITH A, WITH A BANK OR SOMETHING AND SAY, HEY, WE HAVE THIS SITTING HERE. WE'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING, LEAN AGAINST THAT OR WHATEVER FOR THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE I MY HISTORY HERE, WE WENT FROM SOMETIMES HAVING A BALANCED BUDGET TO SOMETIMES SAYING, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT THIS ONE, BUT WE KNOW THESE DOLLARS ARE COMING IN. SO IT'S NEGATIVE ON THIS, BUT THESE DOLLARS ARE COMING IN. WE WERE DOING THAT BACK IN 2019. AND NOW WE HAVE ALL THESE BALANCED BUDGETS. BUT I WANT TO TRY TO GET TO MORE OF BUDGETING FOR THE FUTURE. AND SO I JUST IT MAY BE HARD TO GET TO THERE BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE LEGISLATION COMING THAT'S TRYING POTENTIAL LEGISLATION TO CAP CITY EXPENSES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S AND THAT'S SOMETIMES THE LEGISLATORS HAVE WHAT THEY'RE THINKING OF AND THEY DON'T THEY DEFINITELY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITIES ARE DOING. AND SO THEIR CAP COULD IMPACT US STAFFING THE FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE. SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF START THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY PUT A CAP ON THOSE RESOURCES AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY BECAUSE OF THE CAP. SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT I, WHAT I WANT US TO BE LOOKING TOWARDS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FINANCIAL WAY FORWARD SHOULD THAT CAP COME. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THAT'S IN SPECIAL SESSION. AND I THINK THAT'S NOT GOING TO GET OUT OF SESSION. BUT THEY COULD THEY COULD HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION OR IT COULD COME BACK AROUND IN TWO YEARS. AND YOU KNOW, THAT COULD STILL THAT COULD IMPACT US WHEN WE'RE AT THE TIME OF OPENING FACILITIES WHERE THE CAP COULD COME IN. SO JUST SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE IF YOU ALL CAN CRUNCH THOSE NUMBERS IN OR BRING A PROPOSAL ABOUT HOW TO WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FINANCIALLY. OKAY. OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK I'M
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I'M GOOD WITH MY QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? THOUGHTS? COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW I APPRECIATE ALL THE BUDGET ANALYZING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE TIME. AND AND THEN TO EVEN BE ABLE TO ALLOW US TO NOT HAVE TO RAISE THE TAXES UNLIKE EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S AROUND US. AND I THINK ALSO JUST KIND OF GIVING OUR CIRCUMSTANCES. I LIKE HOW YOU HAD YOU INCLUDED IT IN HERE ON THE PAGE EIGHT, JUST ABOUT THE SALES TAX, SAYING HOW WE ONLY RECEIVE HALF OF IT, OUR 2% BECAUSE 1% GOES TO CAPMETRO AND THEN THE OTHER TO THE TRAVIS COUNTY EMERGENCY DISTRICT SERVICES. SO WITH THEM COMBINING CLAIMING THE OTHER PERCENTAGES. BUT WE'RE STILL IN A SPACE WHERE WE'RE NOT BEING REQUIRED TO RAISE OUR TAXES JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET BY. SO THAT'S SOME REAL NUMBER CRUNCHING THAT YOU GUYS WERE DOING, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE'RE STUCK IN RIGHT NOW.SO THANKS. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT BECAUSE THAT THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE FINANCIAL TOOLS OF THE CITIES HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND WE'RE STILL ABLE TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND DON'T GET FOR ALL Y'ALL OUT THERE WAS THE CAMERAS. FOR ALL OF Y'ALL OUT THERE. IT IS HARD WORK. IT IS HARD WORK. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS WE DID WITH SEVEN WORKSHOPS, NOT TO INCLUDE THE ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. SO YEAH, IT'S NO SMALL FEAT. I CAN SAY, MAYOR, JUST TO DOVETAIL TO EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, JUST TO GET TO THIS POINT IN THE THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE THINK GOING FORWARD THERE'LL BE SOME OTHER TOOLS THAT WE CAN CONSTANTLY KEEP OUT IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN SEE. EXACTLY. AND THEN THE REPORTING THAT BERLIN HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO. SO EVERY MONTH AND EVERY QUARTER, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE TRENDING AND IN THE QUESTIONS AND ANALYSIS THAT YOU NEED, GIVE US TIME. WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND GIVE YOU THAT TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, AND BE REAL TIME REPORTING WITHOUT US HAVING TO WAIT A WHOLE FISCAL YEAR. I MEAN, WE WANT TO MAKE THAT IMPROVEMENT. SO THE TAXPAYERS, ANYONE THAT HAS A QUESTION ABOUT ANYTHING, I MEAN, WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE THE STORY THAT WE HAVE TO TELL IS THAT WE'RE FINANCIALLY SOUND, BUT WE ALSO GOT INVESTMENTS THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY, AND WE WANT TO BE IN A POSITION TO SHOW INVESTORS THAT WE CAN MANAGE OUR CHECKBOOK. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT ADDING THAT THEIR INVESTMENT TO US CAN DEFINITELY SPREAD IT OUT. AND SO WE JUST HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT AND BASICALLY GIVE THEM THAT ROADMAP. AND I FEEL THIS BUDGET IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT. BUT ALSO THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WE GOT NEW DEPARTMENTS THAT NEED TO START PLANNING FOR, AND THAT'S ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN START JUST SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE, ANY ANY OTHER COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE WHERE CITIZENS ARE ENGAGED WITH YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE CAN JUST AND IF WE HAVE TO GO TO THE HOA'S, LET THAT BE OUR OUR CHARGE STARTING A NEW FISCAL YEAR. SO THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO GET HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. WE CAN JUST JUMP START. THIS IS THE BUDGET AND THEN THEY CAN TRACK IT. EVERY MEETING THAT THEY DON'T ATTEND, GET THE REPORTS AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT Y'ALL SEE. THANK YOU SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR EMOTION? MAYOR COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE. WELL, A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WEIR? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, NEXT UP, WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM FOR CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. PROPOSED TAX RATE OF THE CITY OF MAYNARD, TEXAS. AND I KIND OF ALREADY ALLUDED TO THIS ONE IN Y'ALL'S HARD WORK ON ON THAT. YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC THINGS YOU WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT? I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE ARE KEEPING THE SAME RATE AS THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE
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THAT THE COUNTY PROPOSED ON THEIR CALCULATIONS WAS 0.864 90%. SO WE LIKE A PENNY BELOW OF THE RATE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING. CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? WE ARE LIKE A PENNY BELOW OF WHAT THE COUNTY PROVIDED US IN THE IN THE CALCULATIONS. YEAH. SO THEIR CALCULATION WAS 0.864 90. AND WE STAND WITH THE 0.85 37. YEAH. SO BASICALLY WE COULD HAVE WENT TO 0.86. BUT WE CHOSE TO STAY AT 0.85. WE STAYED WITH THE SAME WITH THE CURRENT. YEAH.JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS. WHICH IS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IS LIKE 290,000.
YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE ON THE RIGHT. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR COUNCIL I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WEIR? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SELF-EXPLANATORY BY COUNCIL, AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON ITEMS UNLESS REQUESTED BY MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER, AND WHICH ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. NUMBER FIVE CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? MAYOR COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ WELL. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN MESMER? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR[REGULAR AGENDA (Part 1 of 2)]
OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. RIGHT ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. SECOND AND FINAL READING. CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ITEM ON A ORDINANCE.REZONING ONE LOT ON 5.565 ACRES, MORE OR LESS IN BMT CAB. PARCEL 236976, ALSO KNOWN AS 14305 EAST US HIGHWAY 290 MAIN IN TEXAS FROM AGRICULTURE TO COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM COMMERCIAL.
YES, SIR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THIS IS THE ZONING THAT I REFERENCED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING EARLIER THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED FOR ON THE LOT. REQUESTING A MEDICAL OFFICE, COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ZONING FROM AGRICULTURE TO C2 MEDIUM COMMERCIAL. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
ANY QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE, WE DO HAVE MR. GRANILLO. WHO'S HERE THAT CAN ANSWER THEM? OTHERWISE I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MAYOR. COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 797. REZONING ONE LOT ON 5.565 ACRES.
MORE OR LESS IN BEING TCAT. PARCEL 2369 76, ALSO KNOWN AS 14 305 EAST US HIGHWAY 290, MAYNARD, TEXAS FROM AGRICULTURAL TO C2 MEDIUM COMMERCIAL WELL MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAYNER. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND. BY COUNCILWOMAN MEXICO. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? DID WE GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM ANY ANY FOLKS I KNOW THAT WAS ASKED EARLIER? WE DID HAVE ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER AT THE INITIAL READING. THEY SENT IN AN EMAIL JUST SUPPORTING IT, BUT NOTHING ELSE OUTSIDE OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. YES, MA'AM. I'M SORRY IT TOOK ME TOO LONG WITH THIS ONE BEING OFF OF 290 OR OFF OF OLD KIMBRO. DOES IT REQUIRE ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC STUDY TO OR LIKE FOR THIS ONE? I KNOW WE GOT TO SPECIFIC USE
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YET, BUT ANY TIAS THAT ARE CONDUCTED ARE TYPICALLY BASED ON ANTICIPATED TRIPS PER DAY.AND THE TRIGGER IS I NEVER REMEMBER IF IT'S 2000 OR 2500, BUT ONCE YOU HIT THAT MANY TRIPS, THERE'S A THRESHOLD THAT TRIGGERS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND PARTICULARLY SINCE THIS IS OFF OF A TEXT, THAT RIGHT OF WAY WOULD HAVE TO BE REVIEWED BY MULTIPLE ENTITIES IF IT DOES GENERATE THAT MUCH TRAFFIC, WHICH IS UNLIKELY BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE SITE. THE MAJORITY OF IT IS FLOODPLAIN. SO THERE'S A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO USE. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR. OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO NUMBER SIX CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A 5040 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE ON ONE LOT, 5.565 ACRES, MORE OR LESS AMBIENT PARCEL 236976, ALSO KNOWN AS 14305 EAST US HIGHWAY 290, MAYNARD, TEXAS. YES, SIR. THIS IS THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE ZONING THAT HAS JUST BEEN PASSED. THEY'RE NOW ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR IT. WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE SOME. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. YES. GO AHEAD. THEN IT WILL HAVE ONLY ONE ENTRANCE. OFF OF 290 ONLY. LIKELY SO JUST BECAUSE. SO THE AERIAL IMAGE YOU SEE, THAT'S THE ENTIRE LOT. THE ONLY ACTUAL USABLE PORTION IS I DON'T KNOW. WELL, YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT IT'S THE SMALL DIRT TRIANGLE IN THE FRONT. SO EVEN IF THEY WERE TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE A SECOND ENTRANCE THERE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN THEM THAT WOULD LIKELY MAKE IT NOT FEASIBLE OR APPROVED BY TXDOT. BUT THE ENGINEER IS HERE TO CORRECT ME IF I'M MISTAKEN OR MISREPRESENTING ANY INFORMATION. YEAH. WHERE WERE YOU WANDERING? WHEN THEY CAME? THE MEDICAL OFFICE? NOT, I THINK IT'S NOT A MEDICAL OFFICE THAT AN AMBULANCE COMPANY. AND IT'S A MEDICAL OFFICE THAT HAS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC. THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED JUST BASED ON THE TENANT. IT'S NOT A VERY LARGE FACILITY CONSIDERING WHAT IT IS. AND YOU STILL HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THINGS LIKE YOUR LANDSCAPING, YOUR PARKING REQUIREMENT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF SPACE YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH HAS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IT HAS TO MEET BEFORE YOU CAN GET INTO. IS THERE A PROPER INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR AN AMBULANCE, WHICH AGAIN IS UNLIKELY, BUT I CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. THIS IS PURELY TO GET THE ABILITY TO HAVE A MEDICAL OFFICE THERE. BUT AGAIN, THEY ARE HERE. AND IS THAT THE AREA MAP? IS THAT PRETTY UP TO DATE? YES, SIR. SO YOU SAID THAT ONE. THE LITTLE WHITE BUILDING PIECE. THAT LITTLE TINY SPOT. YES. THAT'S THE ACTUAL MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IS THAT'S THE AREA THAT'S NOT ENCUMBERED BY FLOODPLAIN. THE CREEK ACTUALLY FLOWS DIRECTLY THROUGH THAT PROPERTY. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE ALL THAT GREENERY.
IF YOU SEE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TREES ARE FLOWING. THAT'S THE PATHWAY OF THE CREEK, THE WATER. OKAY. BUT WE JUST APPROVED THAT THE ENTIRE SPACE IS COMMERCIAL. YES. IF THEY WANTED TO USE IT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH FEMA TO RECLAIM IT FROM THE FLOODPLAIN. AND THAT IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE PROCESS. OR IF THEY WANTED TO JUST UTILIZE IT TO GET INSURANCE THAT IS ALSO EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. IT'S NOT COMMON PRACTICE FOR ANYONE TO GO THAT ROUTE UNLESS THEY HAVE EXTREME FUNDING OR EXTREME PLANS. AND WITH THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, THE FACT THAT THEY INDICATE HOW LARGE THE MEDICAL OFFICE WILL BE, THEY'RE LIMITED TO THAT. THAT'S WHY IT'S SPECIFIC. USE THE REST OF IT.
YOU'D HAVE TO COME BACK. IF, WELL, THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT GRANTS THEM THE ABILITY TO APPLY TO LIKE APPLY FOR A SITE PLAN FOR MEDICAL OFFICE. BUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S TYPICALLY ALLOWED IN SITU, THEY CAN DO. THE ONLY ISSUE IS THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CREEK. SO IT'S JUST NOT VERY DOABLE. THAT'S WHY, AT LEAST TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE APPLICANT APPLIED AND WENT THIS ROUTE BECAUSE THAT'S THE USE THAT THEY CAN GET REASONABLE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OUT OF IT, BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF PARKING. MEDICAL OFFICES TYPICALLY HAVE SET CLIENTELE THAT COME TO IT FOR SPECIFIC SERVICES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HEAVY TRAFFIC ENCUMBRANCE. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
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SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? WE THEN HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.OH, OKAY. THAT WAS THE LAST ONE. MOVE TOO FAST. WE NEED A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A 5040 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE, ONE LOT ON 5.565 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. AND BEING TCAD PARCEL 2369 76, ALSO KNOWN AS 14 305 EAST US HIGHWAY 290, MAYNARD, TEXAS. WELL MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
MORENO. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND. BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ONE. ALL RIGHT, ONE SECOND. GET THIS THING BACK TO WORKING. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. CONSIDERATION.
DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON A 0.28 ACRE WATER WASTEWATER EASEMENT FOR LAGOS. PHASE FOUR AND PHASE FIVE LOTS ONE A, ONE B AND ONE C BLOCK R, LAGOS LAKESIDE SUBDIVISION. MAYOR COUNCIL THIS IS A WATER AND WASTEWATER EASEMENT IN LAGOS LAKESIDE. IT'S JUST SOUTH OF LAGOS ELEMENTARY NEAR WHERE THE THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LOT IS WITH THE POND AND THEN THE COMMERCIAL TRACKS AROUND IT. THIS IS JUST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA TO BE ABLE TO BE MAINTAINED. YEAH, GOOD. AND WHAT WAS THE COST? COST? I AM NOT AWARE OF ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH THE GRANTING OF THIS EASEMENT. SO THERE'S THERE'S NO COST TO US? NO, SIR. OKAY.
QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY SCREEN IS STUCK. WHO'S A PROPERTY OWNER? THIS IS IN THE LAGOS. SO IT WOULD BE DWYER'S. THANK YOU.
ANY REASON WHY THE CONSIDERATION IS $10. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS SCROLLING. I WAS TRYING TO FIND THAT THAT SECTION $10 AND OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, THE RECEIPT FOR SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED. YOU WANT TO DEFINE THAT FOR US? HE'S TALKING ABOUT ON THE FIRST PAGE. THIS IS VERY SMALL. OKAY. IT'S THE CONSIDERATION OF $10 AND OTHER GOODS AND VALUE CONSIDERATION THAT THAT'S JUST STANDARD LANGUAGE FOR TO NOTE THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME CONSIDERATION EXCHANGED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE EASEMENT. SO THAT'S JUST A STANDARD FORM. YOU FIND IT IN MOST EASEMENTS AND DEEDS. THERE'S NOT A MOST TIMES THE $10 IS NOT PAID. OKAY. IS IT NECESSARY? THE $10, DOES IT HAVE AT $10. THAT LANGUAGE IS JUST STANDARD RIGHT. IT'S IT'S STANDARD LANGUAGE. IT IT I WOULD NOT. IT HAS TO BE SOME
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CONSIDERATION. RIGHT. YEAH. AND IT'S A STANDARD CLAUSE YOU FIND IN DEEDS AND EASEMENTS AND IT'S VERY ROUTINE. YOU SEE IT IN MOST EVERYTHING. SO I WOULDN'T, IT WOULDN'T LET IT TROUBLE YOU THAT LANGUAGE. YEAH. IT'S NOT REALLY THE LANGUAGE. IT'S MORE SO OF THE, THE HISTORY OF, OF NAVIGATING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. YEAH. MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A, A GATEWAY. NO. IT'S JUST SO ROUTINE THAT IT'S NOT IT WOULD NOT BE A GATEWAY OKAY. QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ON .0.280 ACRE WATER AND WASTEWATER EASEMENT FOR LAGOS. PHASE FOUR AND PHASE FIVE LOTS 81A, ONE B AND ONE C BLOCK R, LAGOS LAKESIDE SUBDIVISION. WELL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE IS THERE A SECOND SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.MOTION PASSES. SECOND FINAL READING CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION ON A POSSIBLE ORDINANCE ANNEXING 2.274 ACRES, MORE OR LESS LOCATED IN TRAVIS COUNTY, INCLUDING ABUTTING STREETS, ROADWAYS, AND RIGHT OF WAYS, INCLUDING CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY. AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THE ANNEXED AREA. YES, SIR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE LONE STAR ELECTRIC. THEY WANTED TO ANNEX AN ADDITIONAL LOT FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE AND EXPANDING OF THEIR OPERATION. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBERS? I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS OR A MOTION.
I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS OR A MOTION. MAYOR. COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 798, ANNEXING 2.274 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS LOCATED IN TRAVIS COUNTY, INCLUDING A BUDDING STREETS, ROADWAYS AND RIGHT OF WAY INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY. AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISIONS OF SERVICES FOR THE ANNEXED AREA. WELL, MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND I SECOND. SECOND BY. COUNCILWOMAN. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE COMMERCIAL GAS STATION DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE EIGHT MPD AND FOR EV CHARGING STATIONS IN OAK RIDGE SUBDIVISION. ONE LOT ON 4.11 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF OLD MAYNARD TAYLOR ROAD AND FM 973. AND NOW WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION, MISS SHANKS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RACHEL SHANKS AND I'M PRESENTING ON THE OAK CREEK ACP. JUST A LITTLE RECAP ON OKRA, THE SUBDIVISION I CAME IN HERE PROBABLY 2023 FOR A PUD. IT'S A 309 HOMES AND ABOUT FOUR ACRES OF COMMERCIAL ALONG FM 973. WE DO NOT OWN ALL OF THE FRONTAGE. THERE'S LIKE A TRIANGLE PIECE THAT HAS COME UP OVER THE YEARS.
THAT'S THE VELASQUEZ'S SITE THAT'S ABOUT AN ACRE. SO IT'S JUST THE THE FOUR ACRES THAT IS NORTH OF OUR FUTURE INTERSECTION OF VIDALIA AND FM 973. I PREVIOUSLY WENT TO P AND Z WITH INFORMATION ON A GAS STATION, AND CAME BACK WITH ESSENTIALLY WANTING MORE INFORMATION. SO I'VE DONE A LOT OF MATH ON HOW MUCH A GAS STATION CAN HANDLE IN TERMS OF
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CARS PER DAY, AND WHAT IS THE TRIP COUNTS ON FM 973 TODAY? WHAT ARE THE FUTURE TRIP COUNTS WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLANS AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT I KNOW OF.AND SO THAT IS KIND OF WHAT I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH WITH YOU GUYS TODAY IS ESSENTIALLY ALL OF THAT MATH, WHICH IS SUPER FUN. SO CURRENTLY ALONG FM 973, WE HAVE SHADOW GLEN, STONEWATER AND THE FLATS OF SHADOW GLEN, WHICH IS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WHICH IS A ROUGHLY 4300 UNITS ALONG FM 973. THE CURRENT GAS STATIONS. I'VE NOTED CHEVRON, WHICH IS AN EIGHT PUMP, NO EV CHARGING MATER MARKET, WHICH WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED, EIGHT PUMPS AND NO EV CHARGING. AND THEN, OF COURSE, H-E-B IS CURRENTLY BUILDING A GAS STATION. AND THEN THERE'S TWO OTHERS WITHIN RANGE, ONE AT WALMART AND ONE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN, 290. SO THIS IS WHERE THE MATH STARTS. SO THE CURRENT CAPACITY OF THE EIGHT PUMP GAS STATIONS, WHICH ARE BOTH THE SAME SIZE OF CHEVRON AND MATER MARKET IS ABOUT 500. SOMETIMES 600 CARS PER DAY IS ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN HANDLE. AND THAT'S RUNNING A CAPACITY THAT'S NOT RUNNING OUT OF GAS.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THAT. AND IT'S ABOUT 1 MILLION GALLONS ANNUALLY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 18,000 CARS THAT DRIVE ON FM 973 EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THAT'S ACCOUNTING FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON FM 973 AND THAT ARE JUST PASSING THROUGH ON THEIR WAY TO PFLUGERVILLE OR BACK DOWN TO 290. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CALCULATIONS INVOLVED WITH WHAT'S THE LIKELIHOOD OF ALL OF THOSE CARS STOPPING OR A CAR STOPPING NEEDING GAS? OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT 18,000 CARS STOPPING EATING GAS EVERY DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THERE, IT'S I DRIVE THERE ALL THE TIME.
I STOP AND GET GAS IN THE AREA ABOUT MAYBE ONCE A MONTH OUT OF ALL OF MY VISITS. AND SO ESSENTIALLY OUT OF THAT 18,000 AND CALCULATING FOR THE HOMES IN THAT AREA, BECAUSE HOUSEHOLDS TO TEND TO STOP MORE IN THE GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA THAN JUST THE TRIPS PASSING THROUGH, YOU HAVE ABOUT A THOUSAND CARS THAT'LL BE STOPPING ALONG THE FM NINE, 73 PER DAY. NOW, SHADOW GLEN ALSO HAS CONNECTION POINTS TO 290, SO NOT ALL OF THE SHADOW GLEN TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE COMING THROUGH, WHICH IS WHY I DISCOUNTED THAT TO ABOUT 624 CARS PER DAY. SO WITH THE CURRENT GAS STATIONS THAT WE HAVE ON THE SITE, THERE'S PLENTY OF CAPACITY. WE HAVE 500 CARS CAN GO TO THE CHEVRON AND 500 CARS CAN GO TO MATER MARKET.
THIS IS WHAT'S COMING TO FM 973 CORRIDOR. WE HAVE OKRA, WHICH IS MY SUBDIVISION, 309 HOMES, MONARCH RANCH 400 NEW HAVEN, 272, MUSTANG VALLEY 380. AND THEN ALL OF THE MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS COMING INTO THE AREA, SOME ON TOWER ROAD AND THEN THE REST ON FM 973. ALL OF THOSE TRIP COUNTS, IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE CURRENTLY ON FM 973, WE HAVE 18,101. THOSE TRIP COUNTS OF ALL OF THOSE NEW SUBDIVISIONS IS 18,473. SO WE WILL BE MORE THAN DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF TRIPS ON FM 973 WITH THE FULL BUILD OUT OF ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, WHICH GOES BACK TO THE CURRENT SITUATION, WHICH WITH THE TWO GAS STATIONS IS IS PLENTY OF CAPACITY, AND THE 624 CARS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY STOPPING EVERY DAY. OUT OF THE 18,000, THEY CAN GO TO MATER MARKET, WHICH IS A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT. OR THEY CAN GO TO THE CHEVRON WITH THE FULL BUILD. OUT OF ALL OF THESE SUBDIVISIONS, WE'RE LOOKING AT 1414 CARS NEEDING TO STOP. THEY'LL BE TRAFFIC COUNTS OF 36,000 TO 40,000 CARS DRIVING ON FM 973 EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO WHEN YOU ADD IN THE NEW CAPACITY AND FULL BUILD OUT OF ALL OF THESE SUBDIVISIONS, A GAS STATION WILL BE NEEDED. OTHERWISE, THOSE GAS STATIONS WILL BE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. AND I DID DISCOUNT SHADOW GLEN, OF COURSE, FROM THE THOUSAND CARS STOPPING EVERY DAY TO 600 BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE CARS WILL BE FUNNELING TO THE GAS STATIONS ALONG 290 TO ACCOUNT FOR THERE ARE OTHER GAS STATIONS IN MANOR BESIDES THE ONES ON FM 973. SO WITH ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, ESSENTIALLY IT'S NOT NEEDED NOW, BUT IT IS NEEDED IN THE FUTURE. AND IF I WAS TO GET APPROVAL TONIGHT, I ME PERSONALLY WOULD BE WAITING TILL PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT IS DONE. BEFORE YOU EVEN START DOWN THE PROCESS OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGNING AND SUBMITTING MY SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND MY BUILDING PERMIT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS BEFORE THIS GAS STATION WOULD BE READY TO GO. AND IN THOSE YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS, HOW MANY HOMES AND ALL OF THOSE NEW PROJECTS AND ALL OF THOSE CARS ASSOCIATED THAT WILL NEED BE NEEDING GAS. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY, PROVIDING THE EVIDENCE AND ALL OF THE TRIP COUNTS ON FM 973. SO WE'RE
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PROPOSING AGAIN, WE HAVE FOUR ACRES IN THE OAK RIDGE SUBDIVISION. THE FOUR ACRES IS DOES NOT GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ANY DETENTION. THE SUBDIVISION IS HANDLING THE DETENTION. SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ESSENTIALLY MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE RESTAURANT AND RETAILS.AND WE'RE DOING A WHOLE STRIP CENTER WITH THE GAS STATION. WE ARE SUGGESTING TO DO EIGHT FUELING PUMPS, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE SIZE OF MANOR MARKET AND AND THE CHEVRON ON FM 973. BUT IN ADDITION TO THOSE WE ARE SUGGESTING FOR EV CHARGING, THERE'S CURRENTLY NO EV CHARGING AT THOSE GAS STATIONS, AND IT IS QUITE A HASSLE FOR THEM TO ADD IT, WHICH THEY MAY OVER THE TIME, BUT WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE WOULD HAVE IT RIGHT OFF THE BAT. THERE'S ALSO MORE COMMERCIAL ALONG FM 973. MONARCH HAS ABOUT 11 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL, NEW HAVEN HAS ABOUT 2.5. SO THERE IS WE'RE NOT ALLOCATING EVERYTHING TO A GAS STATION. THERE'S QUITE A BIT MORE COMING INTO THE AREA. I LOOK AT OUR GAS STATION HELPS ANCHOR. I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL, BUT IT HELPS ME GETTING GOING. IT HELPS ME SET THE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS FOR THE AREA, AND THEN ALSO IS PROVIDING A SERVICE THAT WILL BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE. THESE ARE SOME OTHER FUN FACTS THAT I'VE PULLED. SO IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW THE TRIP COUNT FOR 290. IT'S ABOUT 60,000 PER DAY RIGHT NOW, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOW MANY CARS ARE ON FM 973, HOW MANY TURN INTO TEN? HARAWAY AND IT WAS OVER 14,000. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CARS GOING IN ON FM 973, BUT ALSO THAT LIVE RIGHT OFF OF THERE. SO IT GOES BACK TO HOW MANY CARS ARE HAVING TO STOP, GET GAS. AND I KNOW FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THE CHEVRON ONE CAN GET BACKED UP SO THAT I KEEP DRIVING AND LOOK FOR DIFFERENT GAS STATION AND I KEEP GOING. I KNOW THAT THE REVENUE IMPACT FOR GAS STATION IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER SALES TAX THAT YOU GUYS CAN EXPERIENCE, BUT I DID CARVE OUT, SINCE WE DON'T NEED DETENTION, IT'S LESS ACREAGE AND OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WOULD BE ABOUT 14.5 ANNUALLY. I'VE GOT SALES TAX REVENUE IN THERE AND THEN TOTAL CITY TAX REVENUE. AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IS JUST Y'ALL'S PERCENTAGE. IT'S NOT THE OVERALL FOR EVERYTHING. IT'S WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD BE RECEIVING IN NOT HAVING TO GIVE OUT TO THE THE COUNTY OR THE ESD. SO AND THEN THE REVENUE SOURCES BASED HISTORICALLY FUEL SALES, FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND OTHER SERVICES. AND THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS. APPRECIATE IT. I THINK IT I'M A NUMBERS PERSON, SO I CAN DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. COUNCIL MEMBER I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT WE KNOW PROBABLY BY DECEMBER A A LARGER OR A LARGER, MORE USAGE OF THE COMMONS AREA, WHICH MEANS THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE PEOPLE COMING SOUTH FROM ON 973 AS WELL. SO THOSE TRIP COUNTS, WE KNOW ARE GOING TO INCREASE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. THAT SHE DID NOT PUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ALREADY GOING IN PLACE NORTH OF THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, OR TO THE EAST OF 97 ON NINE EAST ON 973. THAT'S ALSO KIND OF NORTHEAST FROM THAT LOCATION. SO THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT ARE GOING IN RIGHT THERE THAT HAVE INCREASED AMOUNT OF USAGE. IT ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WE'RE DOING. RIGHT OFF OF. IS IT TOWER ROAD? IT DOESN'T INCLUDE TOWER ROAD NUMBERS THAT WE'RE DOING OVER THERE, AND THE COMMERCIAL AREAS THAT ARE STILL FOR SALE ON TOWER ROAD THAT COULD EASILY GO INTO COMMERCIAL OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SO. THANK YOU FOR THE CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS FOR THAT. BUT WE KNOW THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE A LOT HIGHER IN THAT REPORT. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? HOW FAR THEY. ON FM 973 YES. SO OKRA IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO CHATEAU GLEN. SO WE'RE A LIKE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF WHAT I CALL THE NORTH SUNCREST LOOP. AND ACROSS FROM I THINK IT'S LIKE A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OFFICE PARK. WHERE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT. AND I WANTED TO ADD AS PART OF OKRA SPUD PROCESS AND EVERYTHING, WE'RE DOING TEXDOT IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE DOING A
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CENTER LANE FROM TENAHA TO NORTH SUNCREST LOOP, AND THEN WE'RE DOING A RIGHT TURN LANE INTO THE SITE TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC FLOW. AND IF YOU WANTED TO SEE WHERE THE OTHER GAS STATIONS WERE, I HAVE OKRA LABELED AT THE TOP. THEY'RE ROUGHLY I HAVE THE CHEVRON ONE IS EIGHT MILES AWAY. IT WOULD BE LIKE THE AM TRAFFIC IF YOU LIVED IN OKRA OR NORTH OF OKRA.AND THEN MAYNARD MARKET WOULD BE THE PM, AND IT CAN ONLY BE THE PM BECAUSE IT'S A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT ONLY IT'S NOT FULL ACCESS. YEAH. SO IF YOU ALL LOOK WHERE YOU SEE OKRA AND THEN IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT OF IT, THERE'S A KIND OF WHITE SQUARE AREA, THAT INDUSTRIAL AREA. AND THEN THERE'S A GREEN FIELD RIGHT THERE, THAT GREEN FIELD. WHAT I WROTE IS TOWER ROAD, AND THAT GREEN FIELD IS THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S NOT ON THE SCREEN RIGHT THERE. IT'S HIDDEN. IT'S HIDDEN BEHIND THE WORDS. NOW ON THAT SCREEN. YEAH.
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. LAST NOTE I WANT TO MAKE IS THIS DID COME TO US IN 2023. AND WE DID HAVE A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON THE PROJECT. AND I KNOW THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BACK THEN AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL KNOWS THAT IT WAS A FAVORABLE COMMUNICATION OR CONVERSATION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. MAYOR, COUNCIL BEFORE A MOTION IS MADE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND DENIAL FOR THIS WHEN THEY HEARD IT. SO A MAJORITY VOTE WOULD BE NEEDED TO APPROVE IT JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. YEAH, NOT NOT WOULD BE A55 PLUS VOTE.
YES, SIR. SUPERMAJORITY IS FIVE, RIGHT? OKAY. SO. IT'S SIX SIX OKAY. SO BEFORE WE VOTE, LET'S PLEASE ASK OUR QUESTION SO THAT WE CAN. HOW FAR IS THIS FROM COMPASS ROSE. COMPASS ROSE IS IF YOU SEE LIKE THAT EMPTY TRIANGLE OF LAND. OH, IT'S FROM COMPASS ROSE LESS THAN A MILE.
IT'S, IT'S LIKE 0.7 MILES BECAUSE IT'S COMPASS ROSE IS RIGHT BY MAYNARD MARKET. SO IF YOU SEE MAYNARD MARKET COMPASS ROSE IS ADJACENT TO THAT.
IT'S JUST A. QUESTIONS I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN ASK. BUT WHY DID P AND Z DISAPPROVE. FROM WHAT I REMEMBER IT WAS THEY WERE THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH ANTI GAS STATIONS RIGHT NOW. PARDON ME. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. SHE ASKED WHY DID PNC DISAPPROVE. AND I SAID THE LASTR IT WAS THEY WERE JUST KIND OF ANTI GAS STATIONS. THE. I GUESS I DON'T WANT TO SAY THOUGHT OR FEELING OF THE PNC. WHAT WAS CONVEYED IS THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH GAS STATIONS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST, AND THEY FELT A BETTER OR HIGHER USE COULD BE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY FOR THE THE SUBDIVISION THAT IT SERVES. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO WARN COUNCIL AGAINST TELLING PEOPLE DIFFERENT THINGS WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING DATA. AND THIS
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IS WHY I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE DATA SO WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. BASED OFF OF NUMBERS.IF THERE'S A NEED, IF THERE'S NOT A NEED. AND I THINK THAT THAT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW WE HAVE OUR WE ALL HAVE OUR VARYING OPINIONS ABOUT WHEN WE NEED A GAS STATION AND WHEN WE DON'T. AND SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GO TO THE DATA AND LOOK IN AND MAKE A DETERMINATION. THERE'S TWO THINGS, RIGHT. IF I'M A COMPANY, I'M GOING TO RUN MY NUMBERS AND DO MY DATA ANALYTICS BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO OPEN THE BUSINESS THAT'S GOING TO FAIL. AND SO I'M GONNA DO MY OWN DUE DILIGENCE AS A COMPANY TO ENSURE THAT I'M GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THE OTHER SET OF NUMBERS IS WHAT WE'VE ASKED. WE'RE PROBABLY SPECIFICALLY WHAT I ASKED FOR FOR THEM TO COME BACK WITH, WHICH WAS WHAT'S THE AVERAGE USES, WHAT'S THE TALLIES? AND DOES DOES IT ACTUALLY WARRANT HAVING SOMETHING. AND THAT'S THE INFORMATION WE GOT BACK TODAY IN REGARDS TO IF THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S EVER GOING TO HAPPEN ON 973, THEN WE HAVE ENOUGH GAS STATIONS. BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DOUBLE THE TRAFFIC TO NEARLY 40,000. HENCE THE REASON WHY WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH TXDOT ABOUT HOW A SOLUTION IN THREE LANES GOING THROUGH 973, BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. I THINK THE WORK THAT'S THAT'S THE NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE SAMSUNG TESLA DEAL, IS ALSO GOING TO GENERATE MORE EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONS IN THIS REGION, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO BE ANOTHER FACTOR ON THE TRAFFIC ON 290 AND 973. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE NEED OF THAT THOROUGHFARE TO GO FROM SOUTHEAST AUSTIN TO TAYLOR. SO. ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN THAT BUILDING NEXT TO THE GAS PUMPS? WHERE THE LITTLE UMBRELLAS ARE ON THE OKRA FOUR ACRES? THE DO YOU HAVE THE SLIDE UP? CAN YOU BRING THAT SLIDE BACK? I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY HARD. SHE CAN'T IT'S HARD TO SEE IT WAY OVER THERE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I HAD IT. THERE WE GO. YEAH. SO MY INTENTION AND SOME OF THIS IS BASED ON HOW THIS CONVERSATION GOES TONIGHT IS TO DO LIKE A STRIP CENTER THAT WOULD HAVE EITHER RESTAURANT LIKE IT COULD BE A COFFEE SHOP OR A NAIL SALON LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD USES, SINCE WE ONLY HAVE FOUR ACRES AND OUR DEPTH IS LIKE 350FT AND STUFF, THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. BUT THAT'S THAT'S MY GOAL. WITH THAT. WE'VE HAD PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FINALIZED. WE HAVE C2 ZONING ON THIS TRACK WITHIN OUR PUD, THERE'S RESTRICTED USES THAT ARE NOT DESIRABLE TO BE NEXT TO NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S NOT INTENDED FOR ANY OF THOSE USES TO COME TO LIGHT FOR THE STRIP CENTER, BUT THAT THAT WOULD BE MY VISION IS NEIGHBORHOOD USES.
SO NO PLANS FOR A LIQUOR STORE? NO LIQUOR STORE? NO. JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU. NO. AND I THINK THAT'S A RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE PUD. I'D HAVE TO GO BACK. IT'S LIKE PAWNSHOPS AND LIKE, CAR MECHANICS AND EITHER LOUD OR KIND OF UNDESIRABLE TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO A RESIDENCE.
OTHER QUESTIONS. IS THIS A THE GAS STATION WITH THE ENTRANCE ONLY BE FROM 973. THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT? YES. WELL, THERE'S IF WE GO TO SO MONARCH HAS, I THINK FOUR ACRES THAT ABUTS OUR FOUR ACRES AND THEN THEY'VE GOT SEVEN ON THE OTHER SIDE. I WORKED ON MONARCH RANCH AND WE'VE WORKED OUT A POTENTIAL RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT ON THAT. SO YOU WOULD COME IN AND IF YOU WERE JUST TURNING INTO THE USES, YOU COULD TURN IN. AND WE'RE ALSO LIKE THE GOAL WAS TO MAKE THAT WHOLE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS TO MAKE ALL OF THAT COMMERCIAL CONNECTED. SO THEN YOU COULD TURN ON TANIHARA, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WITHOUT THAT COMMERCIAL PAD GETTING DEVELOPED, WE WOULD JUST BE TURNING IN. OUR INTEREST IS CALLED VIDALIA. SO TURNING IN ON VIDALIA AND THEN TURNING OFF. AND THAT'S WHY I MADE IT A BOULEVARD ENTRANCE OF COLLECTOR, JUST TO HAVE IT WIDER THAN YOUR TYPICAL ONES THAT YOU SEE. YEAH, ANOTHER FUN FACT FROM 2023, THE ALL OF THAT FRONTAGE COMMERCIAL WAS AN ADJUSTMENT THAT BOTH
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DEVELOPERS DID AT OUR REQUEST TO ADD COMMERCIAL. THEN DOWN 973. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. QUESTIONS COMMENTS. I JUST KNOW SOME PEOPLE THAT'S THAT STORE THAT WAS BUILT RIGHT NEXT TO COMPASS ROSE ARE HAVING. SOMEWHAT SOME ISSUES NOW WITH PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE ONE FROM 973 GOING IN, AND JUST THE LITTLE CURVE COMING OUT, AND IT CONFLICTS WITH A LOT OF PARENTS WHO ARE TRYING TO PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN FROM THE SCHOOL. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, WORRY ABOUT THAT ENTRANCE AND EXIT. SO I THINK THE ISSUE WITH COMPASS ROSE AND MANOR MARKET IS, IS THE WHOLE THEY BOTH HAVE A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT INSTEAD OF FULL ACCESS, AND THERE'S NO CENTER TURN LANE ON ON THAT. SO OKRA WILL HAVE THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE OUR TEX-DOT PLANS IS THE NORTH SUNCREST LOOP, JUST RIGHT SOUTH OF THE INDUSTRIAL.SO THAT'S WHY I CALL IT THE NORTH SUNCREST LOOP, BECAUSE I. BUT IT'S LIKE JUST LIKE I'M TRYING TO HOLD ON. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M SPEAKING. SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO PULL UP MY TXDOT IMPROVEMENTS AND NOT MISSPEAK. OKAY. YEAH. SO OUR CENTER TURN LANE WILL TAPER AFTER THE NORTH SUNCREST, BUT WE WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS FOR OUR SITE. AND THEN I THINK THE THE PLANS IS KIMLEY-HORN IS ALSO WORKING ON IMPROVEMENTS SOUTH OF US ON THEIR PROJECT SO THAT THEY'RE TYING IN. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, BUT I THINK THE ISSUE WITH COMPASS ROSE AND MEANER MARKET IS THE LACK OF FULL ACCESS AND THE LACK OF A CENTER TURN LANE TO. GIVE PEOPLE LIKE A HOLDING SPOT TO SIT IN. AND THEY DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. AND OUR TXDOT IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY AND WILL BE COMPLETED WITH OUR FIRST PHASE. SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. SO.
YEAH. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS. IN STONE IS YOUR TIMELINE FOR THIS GAS STATION.
YOU SAID ABOUT TWO YEARS OUT STARTING MY BANDWIDTH RIGHT NOW IS TO GET OUT OF PHASE ONE, WRAP UP THE TEXTILE AT PROBABLY KICK OFF PHASE TWO. AND THIS IS SUBDIVISION WORK AND KICK OFF PHASE TWO. SO MY PERSONAL TIMELINE IS PROBABLY TO NOT EVEN START THE PLANNING PROCESS OF THIS UNTIL NEXT YEAR. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WITH GOING VERTICAL WITH SOMETHING.
THERE'S THERE'S A LOT MORE ARCHITECTS AND A LOT OF PIECES INVOLVED. SO OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY SIX MONTHS. AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO GO WITH REVIEW WITH THE CITY, WHICH I WOULD ASSUME WOULD BE PROBABLY ANOTHER 4 TO 6 MONTHS WITH QUESTIONS. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A YEAR BEFORE EVEN HAVE A YEAR FROM JANUARY. YEAH. SO A YEAR AND A HALF FROM TODAY.
BUT THEN I'VE GOT A BUILD. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE TWO YEARS. BUT THAT WOULD BE KIND OF GETTING GOING WITH IT. YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY MORE LIKE TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS BEFORE IT'S IT'S READY TO GO. WHICH IS WHY I'M COMING TO YOU GUYS TODAY WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL THE DEMAND IS THERE IS WE WOULD BE KIND OF MEETING THE DEMAND AS IT'S HAPPENING. OTHER QUESTIONS. YOU SAID GOING VERTICAL. ARE YOU GOING TWO STORY OR ARE YOU JUST GOING VERTICAL. VERTICAL. SO I, I'M USED TO SUBDIVISION WHERE I'M LIKE I BUILD ROADS AND NOT HOUSES. THIS WOULD BE LIKE I'M GOING VERTICAL WITH THE BUILDING. YEAH, YEAH. WITH ALL THE PROJECTED GROWTH THAT'S COMING FOR THAT AREA, IS THERE
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A POSSIBILITY TO PHASE IN MORE FEE STATIONS? THERE'S POTENTIAL. I MEAN, I THINK THE BIGGEST IS MY CONVERSATIONS WITH BLUEBONNET, WITH HOW MUCH CAN I HAVE? GAS STATIONS ALREADY HAVE A RELATIVELY HIGH DEMAND, AND SO I HAVEN'T I KNOW THAT WE CAN THERE'S ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR SOME, BUT IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A CONVERSATION OF HOW MUCH. JUST TO ADD TO THAT, WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, SHE WOULD EITHER HAVE TO COME BACK FOR AN ADJUSTMENT, OR PROVISIONS WOULD NEED TO BE MADE NOW TO ALLOW FOR MORE THAN THE FOUR. YOU'RE FINE. SO THAT'S, I GUESS, A CONVERSATION I HAVE TO SPEND MORE IN DEPTH WITH BLUEBONNET, AND HOW MUCH DEMAND THEY'LL LET US HAVE. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S COMPLICATED FOR GAS STATIONS TO COME BACK AND ADD IT WHEN THEY'D HAVE TO ADD LIKE TRANSFORMERS AND AND POTENTIAL UNDERGROUND WORK TO GET THE SPOTS. THE FURTHEST GAS STATION FROM TWO. YES. OKAY. PARDON ME, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IS FAMILIAR OR RECALLS. THERE IS A SITE PLAN CURRENTLY APPROVED FOR A GAS STATION IN FRONT OF PALOMINO, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S A HISTORY WITH THAT, BUT THEY HAVE NOT GONE VERTICAL. BUT THEY DO HAVE AN APPROVED SITE PLAN. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THAT. THERE'S NOT BECAUSE I DRIVE FM 973 TO FOX GROVE TO CAMERON. THERE'S THERE'S NO GAS STATIONS UNTIL YOU HIT ALMOST HUDDLE.YEAH. 1610. WHAT IS IT? IT'S 1610. NO, IT'S FOUR DIGIT NUMBER. YEAH. IT'S VERY FAR. 66.
THERE YOU GO. I KNOW IT HAS 16 IN IT. YEAH. RIGHT BEFORE YOU HIT THAT BIG CURVE THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE WITH LIKE 2 OR 4 PUMPS. BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE US MONEY. LET'S BE CLEAR. IS THIS PROPERTY COME IN, MR. JONES, AFTER 2013. OKAY. THINGS GET ADDED TO THE LIST. IT'S BEEN IN THE CITY LIMITS FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I DON'T KNOW. 2013 WAS A LONG TIME AGO. ALREADY. HEAVILY.
USED THAT WE GET. AND THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR AND OR EMOTION.
WITH POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF 973. HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT YOUR LIKE RIGHT OF WAY. YEAH YOU'RE RIGHT. 973 ALREADY HAS ALL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT IT NEEDS. LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY, OKRA IS ADDING A CENTER TURN LANE AND A RIGHT TURN LANE FOR THE ROADS, BUT THAT'S NOT LIKE WE DIDN'T GIVE UP ANY LAND FOR THAT. IT'S ALREADY THERE. THEY OWN QUITE A BIT, I THINK ON THE EAST SIDE OF FM 973. SO I BELIEVE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED.
YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER RHINO, WHEN WE HAD THOSE MEETINGS WITH THEM THAT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THEY TOLD US. SO THE ONLY THING THAT HAS HALTED THE PROJECT HAS BEEN THEIR TIME AND ATTENTION ON 35. BUT THEY DID HAVE THEY DO HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO TYLER.
FOR THE MOST PART. I THINK YOU RECALL ANYTHING, MISTER. MORE DIFFERENT. I KNOW THE RECENT STUDY THAT THEY HAD STARTED, THEY WERE LOOKING AT SOME ON AND OFF RAMPS, AND WE DIDN'T QUITE GET THAT FAR IN THE STUDY, SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, IS TO ENGAGE TXDOT AND CAMPO, JUST TO MAKE SURE WHAT'S PROTECTED THERE
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WITHIN THAT RIGHT OF WAY. BECAUSE IF IF NOT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ACQUIRE MORE SOMETHING BETWEEN THERE AND GREG LANE. IF NOT, YOU KNOW, JUST BASED ON THAT INITIAL STUDY, THEY SAID IF THEY WERE TO DO A FLYOVER AT GREG LANE, IT COULD BE THREE MILES BEFORE YOU'D BE ANOTHER EXIT TO TURN AROUND AND COME BACK. SO IT WAS PRETTY. IT WAS SOME RESTRICTIONS. THAT TEXT I HAD KIND OF POINTED OUT TO US IN THAT PRELIMINARY, IN THE BEGINNING THAT ANYTHING THAT GOES THROUGH THERE AND THEN SPECIAL EXIT OFF RAMPS THERE BY SHADOW TRACE. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT WITH, WITH CAMPO IS TO MAKE SURE AS WE GROW DO WE HAVE DO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR OUR OUR ON AND OFF RAMPS? BECAUSE LIKE SHE SAID, SHE GOT 14,000 TURNING INTO THE ONE SUBDIVISION. THEN YOU GOT THESE OTHER. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC UP THERE, AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD SOLUTION WITH WITH TRAFFIC. SO JUST THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE THINKING OUT LOUD, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ONE ROAD THAT'S GOING TO GO FROM NEW HAVEN, THROUGH MONARCH TO OKRA TO GET DOWN TO SHADOW TRACE. THAT'S A GOOD RELIEF.BUT FOR THE LOCALS. BUT ANYTHING ELSE CAN BE. WE JUST WANT TO HAVE SOME SOME CHALLENGES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, BE TOO RESTRICTIVE WITH TEX-DOT OR NEED TO GIVE US THE RIGHT ON AND OFF RAMPS, ESPECIALLY IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS STILL GOING TO BE ON GREGG LANE THERE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL SCOTT JONES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. BUT I'LL CORRECT THAT LAST STATEMENT. THIS PARCEL IS PART OF A LARGER PARCEL THAT WAS APPARENTLY ANNEXED BACK IN 2003. SO WE DO HAVE SALES TAXES.
THANK YOU SIR. MR. BURRELL, YOU WANT TO THERE WAS A QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT P AND Z. BUT DO YOU WANT TO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SHARE WHY CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY IT.
YES. I DID NOT ALTER THE RECOMMENDATION. WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION UNTIL YESTERDAY. I TRIED TO DO SOME RESEARCH MYSELF, BUT I BIT OFF A BIT MORE THAN I CAN CHEW AS I WENT A LITTLE TOO ANALYTICAL. A LOT OF WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR ACTUALLY HAD ACTUAL ALGORITHMS THAT REQUIRED VERY IN-DEPTH TRIP COUNTS, AND CERTAIN INFORMATION THAT WASN'T AVAILABLE TO ME IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. SO UPON RECEIVING RACHEL SHANK'S PRESENTATION, IT SEEMED MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR WHAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR. I JUST HADN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE WE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME. I NEED A MOTION TO. I NEED A MOTION FOR. FOR THIS ITEM. COULD BE YOUR. FOR ITEM NUMBER TEN. MAYOR, COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL GAS STATION DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE EIGHT MPD AND FOUR EV CHARGING STATIONS TO THE OKRA SUBDIVISION, ONE LOT ON 4.111 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AND BEING LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF OLD MANOR TAYLOR ROAD AND FM 973, MAYNARD, TEXAS. WELL HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILWOMAN HILL. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? MISS? I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU SAID THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ADD MORE EV PUMPS, WE WOULD EITHER HAVE TO MAKE IT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO ADJUST THE CURRENT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT OR TAKE. WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IT NOW, RIGHT? EITHER OR SO CAN WE DO THE FOUR AND UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. CAN THEY, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY FIND OUT? FROM BLUEBONNET IT WAS NOTICED FOR, FOR LIKE IN THE NOTICE THAT WAS SENT OUT, IT WAS EIGHT MPDS FOR EV CHARGERS. WELL WE. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU'D HAVE TO STICK WITH WHAT WAS IN THE NOTICE.
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YEAH. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU BEAT ME TO IT, COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. I WAS GOING TO BE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. NO QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ONE. LET'S SEE. NUMBER 11. CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION.POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY 0.80 ACRES. MORE OF A 1.069 ACRE TRACT FROM MANVILLE SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION CERTIFIED CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATED WATER SERVICE AREA TO THE CITY OF MAYNARD CERTIFICATED SERVICE AREA. YES, SIR. MISS BURRELL OR WHOMEVER I CAN. I CAN SPEAK TO THIS ONE. OKAY. COUNCIL. PAIGE SIGNED CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE RECORD, THIS AGENDA ITEM IS CONTRACT. YOU'VE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH WHERE THE CITY AND MANVILLE ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS TO TRANSFER CCN FROM ONE ENTITY TO ANOTHER. AND THIS IS PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTED POINT EIGHT ACRES BE TRANSFERRED FROM MANVILLE TO WATER TO MAINERS. WATER CCN TO SEEK WATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY OF MAYNARD AND MANVILLE HAS APPROVED THIS AGREEMENT AND NOW IT'S HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL. MAYOR COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 11. WE HAVE A MOTION ON FOUR BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12. CONSIDERATION.
DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 11.04 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF CITY OF MAYNARD, TEXAS, BY ADDING A SECTION FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.
WHO'S COMING UP FOR THAT ONE? THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. PAIGE SIGNS AGAIN. THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE CITY'S HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX ORDINANCE TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THERE IS A NEW SECTION FOR REGISTERING SHORT TERM RENTALS SO THAT THEY WILL PAY A. THEY WILL ALSO PAY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. THEY'RE TECHNICALLY SUBJECT TO IT. AND SO THIS GIVES THE CITY A WAY TO TRACK AND RECOVER THOSE FUNDS. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS FOR LIKE AIRBNBS, RIGHT? HOW'S THAT GOING TO BE ENFORCED AND MANAGED? I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. WE'VE HAD PRELIMINARY MAYOR COUNCIL. MICHAEL, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY, AND WE'VE HAD PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CONTACTING DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING REGISTRATION AND ENFORCING THE NOTIFICATION OF TAXES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT WAS ACTUALLY THE VERY FIRST QUESTION I POSED, WHO'S GOING TO GO OUT AND KNOCK ON THESE PEOPLE'S DOORS AND SAY, HEY, YOU OWE TAXES. BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH CHIEF MR. MOORE, AND WE'RE NOW THAT IF THIS IS IN PLACE, WE CAN START ENFORCING IT AND GOING ABOUT FINDING A PATHWAY TO ENSURING THAT IT'S COMPLIED WITH. YEAH. I THINK THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS HAVE THE ORDINANCE, RIGHT, SO THAT WE CAN SO WE CAN HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON FROM.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO RUSH OFF TO START ENFORCING. IT JUST MEANS THAT WE THAT ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED, THAT THERE IS THAT PEOPLE ARE LIABLE FOR IT. I THINK THEY'RE ALREADY LIABLE BY STATE LAW. RIGHT. I'M SORRY. I THINK THEY'RE ALREADY LIABLE BY STATE LAW.
TECHNICALLY, YES. YEAH. IT'S JUST GETTING US IN LINE WITH WITH THE STATE. CORRECT. WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR SOMEONE NOT PAYING THEIR HOTEL TAX? SO FOR THE CITY THERE ARE. YOU CAN ENFORCE THROUGH CIVIL CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. SO YOU COULD SUE THEM FOR FAILURE TO PAY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. AND THERE'S INTEREST THAT CAN GET CHARGED LATE PENALTIES AND INTEREST THAT CAN GET CHARGED FOR THAT. THEY ALSO HAVE TO FILE REPORTS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE REPORTING THEIR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX TAXES AND PAYING THOSE. THAT'S KIND OF THE EXTREME VERSION OF IT. THE ORDINANCE ALSO HAS A PROCESS IN HERE FOR PERMIT REVOCATION. IF
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THERE'S FAILURE TO COMPLY. I'M TRYING TO I'M JUST SEEING WHAT OTHER ITEMS YOU'VE GOT IN HERE.YEAH. SO SO YOU'VE GOT SOME PERMITTING MECHANISMS OPTIONS IN HERE FOR ENFORCING THE ORDINANCE. YEAH. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS A PERMIT PERMIT ENFORCEMENT. AND THEN YOU CAN ENFORCE THROUGH PENALTIES AND INTEREST ON THOSE OCCUPANCY TAX THAT WEREN'T TIMELY PAID.
ULTIMATELY YOU CAN ENFORCE IT THROUGH A LAWSUIT. THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL, I CAN SAY WHEN WE WERE AT THE HTML CONFERENCE IN, IN HOUSTON, WHEN THERE WAS A BOOTH WHERE WHEN THERE'S A COMPANY THAT GOES AND TRACKS ALL AIRBNBS OR THESE SHORT TERM RENTALS AND THEY CAN PULL UP MY ZIP CODE AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO VERIFY HOW MANY REGISTERED. SO HAVING THE ORDINANCE IN PLACE WILL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO CROSS-REFERENCE IF THEY'RE PAYING OR NOT. AND SO HAVING THE ORDINANCE AND IF WE WERE TO USE A TOOL LIKE THAT, WE'D BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY THAT'S REGISTERED WITH THE STATE IS PAYING THAT, REMITTING IT BACK TO THE CITY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS WE'VE GOTTEN SOME EMAILS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. SOMEBODY WANTED TO REMIT FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL AND WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT. SO WE'VE BEEN KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THIS. THAT'S WHY THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TODAY, SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE THIS IN PLACE TO HAVE PEOPLE SUBMIT ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING ENFORCED BY IN ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO ENFORCE SOMEBODY. OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. MAYOR COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 799, AMENDING ARTICLE 11.04 HOTEL OCCUPANCY.
OCCUPANCY TAX OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MAYNARD, TEXAS, BY ADDING SECTION FOR SHORT SHORT TERM RENTALS. WELL MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WHERE. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTION TO THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG TO ITEM NUMBER 13. RESOLUTION CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION.
CREATING THE MAYOR'S CHALLENGE COIN PROGRAM. BETTER TOGETHER FOR THE CITY OF MAYNARD. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU ALL REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO. WENT TO LEGAL SO THAT THEY COULD BRING THE RESOLUTION FORWARD. AND. WE HAVE. A RESOLUTION PRESENT. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. WHAT AREA WILL KEEP TRACK OF THESE GOING ONS? LIKE WHAT DEPARTMENT OR. TRYING TO JOG MY MEMORY? I MEAN. THIS CAN BE A JOINT BETWEEN. THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PERSON. THAT WOULD BE MY THOUGHTS BECAUSE IT'S IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGING THIS WAY. I DON'T FORESEE IT BEING A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN IT, AND TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT'S OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. PEOPLE HAVE TO TURN IN, THEY HAVE TO DO THE WORK AND THEN TURN IT IN. SO IT'S REVIEWING THE MOST OF THE TIME. IT'S GOING TO BE REVIEWING AT A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. THE WORK THAT'S SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COIN. BUT THE ACTIVITIES MAY TAKE UP TO A YEAR FOR IT TO BE DONE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ANNUAL IN MY IN MY MIND, THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROCESS. SO IT'S A START. AND THEN IT'S AN ANNUAL REVIEW.
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AND THEN THERE'S AN THEN THERE'S THE AWARDING OF THE COIN. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL. SO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU. IT WAS DISCUSSED. WAS IT LAST MEETING SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO. IT'S GOING TO FALL UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT EVENTUALLY. PRETTY MUCH. I MEAN YOU GUYS FALL UNDER ADMIN. WE THE MAYOR DID WE WANTED TO GET THIS APPROVED. THE STAFF HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT.
IT MIGHT BE AMENDED. I KNOW THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT'S WHY IT SAYS DRAFT ON HERE. BUT WE WANTED TO GET IT. WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET IT APPROVED AS IS. AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE PROMOTED ON THE WEBSITE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LEARNING PROCESS, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE ADMIN OFFICE, WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AS WELL. JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
OTHER QUESTIONS. THAT. ONE YEAR, IS THAT A CALENDAR YEAR OR WHATEVER. WHENEVER THEY WANT, WHENEVER WE START. SO I MEAN WE'LL SEE. LIKE IF WE'RE DOING A TURN IN APPLICATION AT A CERTAIN DATE AND TIME, BUT IT'S A YEAR FROM WHENEVER THEY FOR WHENEVER WE ACCEPT THE APPLICATION. OKAY. SO THAT GOES IN WITH THE ADMIN DEPARTMENT KIND OF DECIDING OKAY. SO IT CAN I MEAN THE INTENTION IS TO BE ABLE TO HONOR AND AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH MEANS IT WOULD HAVE TO START AT THE SAME TIME EVERY YEAR TO BE ABLE TO HONOR IT AT THAT. DECEMBER. YEAH. YES, MA'AM. I DID ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THE COST FOR THE PROGRAM IS NOT TO EXCEED THE 40,000. IT'S PART OF THE RESOLUTION. AND THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS FROM COUNCIL'S BUDGET. AND JUST FOR REMINDING COUNCIL THAT BECAUSE THE INTENTION WAS TO HONOR AT THE MAYOR BALL, THAT'S WHY THE AMOUNT IS THE AMOUNT THAT IT IS, IS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CONNECTED TO THAT. SO WHEN WE'RE SELECTING AND HONORING FOLKS, I THINK THAT'S ALL KIND OF GOES TOGETHER. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BUILD ONE BIG, LARGE PROGRAM AROUND THAT. STILL WITH THE INTENTION TO GET SPONSORS TO COVER THE COST OF THE EVENT OR EVEN. SOME SORT OF TICKET COSTS TO TO GENERATE REVENUE THAT COULD COVER THE EVENT, BUT ALSO GO INTO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY EVENT OR TO SOME TYPE OF COMMUNITY GRANTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT SOME POINT IN TIME. BUT THE INTENTION IS TO GENERATE REVENUE FROM SPONSORS AND GIFTS TO COVER THE EVENT. BUT THIS AMOUNT ENSURES WE HAVE ENOUGH TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. AS YOU ALL RECALL, WITH THE BUDGET WAS IT WAS DEFINITELY UNDER $40,000. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? MAYOR? WHEN IS THE ANTICIPATED, I GUESS, LAUNCH OF THE APPLICATIONS? IF THIS SHOULD GO THROUGH OR JUST TIME WISE, LIKE SO THIS IS I MEAN, WE'RE IN SEPTEMBER NOW AND IF WE'RE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A YEAR, YOU KNOW, THEN I'M LIKE I SAID, TO BE ABLE TO IF WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THE THE AWARDS COMMUNITY AWARDS THING WITH THE MAYOR IN DECEMBER, THEN WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR DESIGNING AND THEN MARKETING, AND THEN STARTING IN JANUARY FOR, FOR NEXT YEAR. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO PERFECT. THANK
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YOU. SO I DON'T FORESEE IF IF THAT'S THE THAT'S THE MY THOUGHT OF THE TIMELINE. SO THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT EVEN IN THE CURRENT BUDGET. THIS IS THIS ACTUALLY BE IN 2627 FISCAL BUDGET OUT OF THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED ALLOCATION. YEAH. YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S IT'S THE INTENTION IS NOT TO RUSH BUT TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO TO PLAN IT OUT AND HAVE EVERYTHING SORTED, THAT IT GOES WELL. AND NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR OUR MARKETING PERSON ON THE TEAM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL THAT'S ALL THE WE HAVE AMPLE TIME TO, TO REALLY MARKET IT AND THEN SEE KIND OF WHAT RESPONSES WE'RE GETTING BACK TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO BE LARGER OR SMALLER THAN THAN ANTICIPATION. SO I THINK STARTING IN JANUARY IS A BETTER SITUATION. OTHER QUESTIONS. IN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, I THINK, IS THAT THE CITY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM, FIVE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, AND SO, YES, YES. IT IS, I THINK PAGE 262. OTHER QUESTIONS. MAYOR COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020.DASH 34, CREATING THE MAYOR'S CHALLENGE COIN PROGRAM. BETTER TOGETHER FOR THE CITY OF MAYNARD. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WHERE? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A FACILITY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MAYNARD AND MAYNARD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MAYOR. COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE MAIN ACADEMY THAT'S CURRENTLY VACANT. BEEN WORKING WITH DOCTOR SAMANI AND HIS TEAM ABOUT FINDING ANOTHER USE FOR THAT FACILITY, AND THEY'VE PRETTY MUCH AGREED IN PRINCIPLE WHAT THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SENT TO US. AND IF WE GIVE APPROVAL, WE CAN SIGN IT. THIS AND WE WOULD HAVE A NEW TENANT FOR THAT SPACE, WHICH WOULD BE ONE OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, TO OCCUPY THAT SPACE, HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU WANT TO SHARE THE FISCAL IMPACT. I THINK CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW. GOING FORWARD, IF WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL AND SECURE SOME OTHER PARCELS FOR OUR FUTURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A DOLLAR PLUGGED INTO THE LEASE AND IT COULD REMAIN A DOLLAR GOING FORWARD INSTEAD OF MARKET RATE FOR THE SPACE. AND SO I THINK TALKING TO DOCTOR AND HIS TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND AND SECURING THAT 14 ACRES. BUT IN RETURN THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO OCCUPY THIS SPACE FOR BASICALLY $1 A YEAR. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? AS THE BANK CONSIDERATION FOR THE ACTUAL USE OF THE FACILITIES. I THINK WE HAVEN'T HAD THE DISCUSSION OF THE ACTUAL. BESIDES, THERE'S A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE NOT SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT THERE IS A COUPLE
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OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE THAT CAN BE USED IMMEDIATELY. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON.IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE ON THE FOOTPRINT, I THINK THIS AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW US TO WORK BACK WITH THE SCHOOL, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE DRAFT OR YOU DON'T HAVE THE DRAFT, YOU DON'T.
IT'S NOT LISTED IN THERE. OH, CAN CAN YOU GET THAT SENT TO US. AND WE BRING WE COME BACK TO IT AFTER EXECUTIVE. YES. YES SIR. WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T. OH NO WORRIES I THINK THAT'S WHERE I WAS LOOKING FOR TO SEE THAT. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
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CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND DEAL WITH THE ITEMS LISTED THERE AND COME BACK TO ITEM 14.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.