>> LET'S START AT OUR WORK SESSION.
[WORK SESSION – Call to Order (4 P.M.)]
[00:00:03]
THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE WESTLAKE ACADEMY GOVERNANCE PRESENTATION.IS SOUND UP HERE NOW? CAN YOU HEAR US?
>> YES. YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR US?
>> DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE THIS ONE?
>> YEAH. THIS IS HEY, CHRISTIE AND ADAM, THIS IS KEVIN GRAVES.
I KNOW WE SWITCH THE AGENDA AROUND A LITTLE BIT JUST FOR FULL DISCLOSURE OF WHY WE WERE GOING THROUGH CAMPAIGNS AND LISTEN TO THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE BEST TO OPTIMIZE WESTLAKE ACADEMY.
SEVERAL OF US GOT TOGETHER AND DID A SEARCH OF CONSULTING FIRMS THAT CAN HELP US MAKE SURE AFTER 20 YEARS, WE'RE LUCKY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT STRUCTURE IN PLACE.
WE ARE GETTING EVERY INCENTIVE WE CAN FOR OUR TEACHERS AND REALLY JUST TO OPTIMIZE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE'VE ASKED CHRISTIE MARTIN AND ADAM JONES ON THE LINE TO HAVE A BRIEF DECK.
THEY'LL WALK US THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT THEIR ENGAGEMENT.
THEN WE WILL START STANDING MEETINGS PROBABLY NEXT WEEK, CHRISTIE, AND RIGHT NOW IT'LL BE CHRISTIE AT ADAM, MYSELF, JANET BUBER, OUR SCHOOL ATTORNEY IN STEM.
WHO DID I FORGET? OH, AND SHAUN WILSON FROM THE SCHOOL.
CHRISTIE, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> HI, THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM US.
>> FANTASTIC. WELL, JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND.
I AM AN ATTORNEY BY TRAINING AND HAVE BEEN WORKING IN EDUCATION, POLICY, AND GOVERNANCE FOR OVER 25 YEARS NOW.
PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND WORKED AT THE GATES FOUNDATION FOR FIVE YEARS WHERE I WORKED WITH SCHOOLS INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION AND HAVE BEEN CONSULTING BACK HERE BASED IN AUSTIN FOR ABOUT THE PAST 10 YEARS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE FASCINATING WORK AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFICE AT TEA AS THE LEGAL COUNSEL BACK IN 1996,'97, AS CHARTERS WERE JUST GETTING STARTED.
ADAM HAS BEEN INTERSECTING WITH THE CHARTER WORLD FOR MANY YEARS AS WELL.
WE'RE ANXIOUS TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU-ALL.
I'LL TAKE A MINUTE NOW AND LET ADAM SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND.
AS CHRISTINE NOTED, WE'VE BEEN COLLABORATORS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
I WAS THE FORMER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE TEA FROM ABOUT 2003 TO 2012.
SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE BEEN A PRIVATE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AND LOBBYIST.
I USUALLY STAY ADJACENT TO K12 EDUCATION.
I HAVE REPRESENTED CHARTER SCHOOLS AND CHARTER APPLICANTS, AND I'VE WORKED ON A VARIETY OF GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE ISSUES.
I'M ALSO AFFILIATED WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WEAVER LLP, WHERE I IN THEIR ADVISORY SERVICES PRACTICE, I DO WORK ON ORGANIZATIONAL NIT ASSESSMENTS AND STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. THANKS, CHRISTINE.
>> THANKS ADAM. I WON'T DWELL ON THE BACKGROUND, BECAUSE OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE TOO FAMILIAR WITH YOUR UNIQUE STATUS AS A TOWN HOLDING AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER, WHICH EFFECTIVELY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TAXING POWERS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SCHOOL, IS EFFECTIVELY RUNNING A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ALL OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, FOR THE MOST PART, THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS, BUT ALL THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT ATTACH TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FOR THE MOST PART, APPLIED TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
AS I SAID, THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS, BUT THEY HAVE ACTUALLY NARROWED OVER THE YEARS.
IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT AS KIM SUGGESTED, YOU'RE TAKING A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE HISTORY OF YOUR OPERATION OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL, TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND EVALUATE WHETHER THE STRUCTURE REMAINS THE BEST.
WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE A FEW OPTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
[00:05:02]
IT MIGHT BE THAT YOU'RE JUST INTERESTED IN SOME FINE TUNING AND WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT AS WELL.THIS IS EXCITING IN PART BECAUSE IT IS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STAFFORD MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ADAM HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH FROM WHEN HE WAS IN THE LEGISLATURE.
THIS IS THE ONLY MUNICIPAL LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY IN THE STATE.
IT REALLY PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN THE PLANNING OF YOUR K12 SYSTEM WITH THE PLANNING OF THE TOWN IN A WAY THAT IDEALLY WOULD HAPPEN IN EVERY CITY, BUT IT IS MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE AS A GOAL, I THINK TO Y'ALL THAN IT IS TO OTHER REGIONS.
AS I NOTED, AS THE HOLDER, AND THAT'S JUST THE TERM OF THE HOLDER OF AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER.
YOU HAVE THE SAME POWERS, AGAIN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TAXATION AND A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.
AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AND NOTHING IN TERMS OF THE STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT ARE GOING TO CHANGE THAT STATUS.
IT'S MORE ABOUT ENSURING THAT YOUR BEST POSITION TO PROVIDE THE OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT FOR ONGOING IMPROVEMENT THAT YOU WANT TO PROVIDE AS THE GOVERNING ENTITY FOR THE SCHOOL.
NOTICE I HAVEN'T BEEN MOVING MY SCREEN HERE ALONG WITH, LET'S MOVE ALONG HERE.
ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE SEE HAVING REVIEWED THE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCES IS THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES, WE THINK FOR SOME ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.
IT'S UNCLEAR TO WHAT EXTENT THE SCHOOL HAS PURSUED GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE, BUT WE THINK THAT THERE MIGHT BE EVEN RIGHT NOW, A FEW DISCRETIONARY GRANTS THAT TEA HAS PUBLISHED THAT MIGHT BE OPTIONS FOR Y'ALL.
ADDITIONALLY, WE PLAN TO REVIEW YOUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE UP-TO-DATE WITH THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLS.
ADAM, AS HE MENTIONED, HAS A BACKGROUND IN DOING ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.
WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNANCE OPTIONS, ONE OPTION THAT WE'LL BE EXPLORING IS THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVERTING INTO I'LL SAY, TRADITIONAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THAT IS A COMPLICATED PROCESS, BUT ONE THAT WE WANT TO PRESENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THERE'S SOME OTHER OPTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PARTNERSHIPS.
THEN THERE MAY JUST BE SOME FINE TUNING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER IN TERMS OF YOUR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE CURRENT OPENING CHARTER CONTRACT THAT YOU HAVE WITH TEA.
ONCE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE OPTIONS AND REVIEWED THEM WITH YOU, WILL BE LOOKING AT THE FUNDING IMPLICATIONS FOR EACH, OBVIOUS AS THE NEXT STEP.
ANY POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ANY CHANGES IN YOUR STATUS.
THEN WE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU TO EVALUATE THOSE OPTIONS AND OFFER OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE'LL CONCLUDE THE PROCESS WITH A PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL TO HELP FACILITATE ANY DECISIONS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE, THEN ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY CHANGES TO THE STRUCTURE THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE.
IN ADDITION WE'LL SUPPORT ANY CHANGES TO POLICIES OR PROCEDURES OR POTENTIAL REVENUE STREAMS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO PURSUE.
THAT WILL INCLUDE AS YOU DIRECT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, ANY COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING, WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL'S ATTORNEY TO REVIEW THE LEGALITY AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR I'S DOTTED AND T'S CROSSED AND THEN SUPPORT THE COUNCIL AS IT MAKES ITS FINAL DECISIONS.
AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE ENGAGED THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY AND
[00:10:04]
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL DURING THAT PERIOD.ADAM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
WELL, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AGAIN.
IT'S A FASCINATING PROJECT AND A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY OTHER IN TEXAS.
CHRISTINE, I'M VERY HAPPY TO JUMP IN ON THIS ONE.
>> LET ME JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND IT'S REALLY NICE.
WE HAD AN INTRODUCTORY CALL A WEEK OR SO AGO TO GO OVER THIS.
AGAIN, AS I SAID, WE WILL HAVE STANDING CALLS AND INCLUDE SHAUN WILSON AND JANET GRUBER.
FOR SOME REASON, THIS GOT CONTENTIOUS WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WE HIRED THIS CONSULTING GROUP.
I JUST THINK AFTER 20 YEARS WE HAVE A FABULOUS GOLDEN WESTLAKE ACADEMY.
AFTER 20 YEARS, I THINK IT'S PROVEN TO MAYBE LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE AND LOOK OF HOW WE'RE DOING THINGS IS WHAT WE HAVE FOUND OUT.
MR. WILSON WAS HERE LAST MEETING.
HE SAID, OUR POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PROCESSES AREN'T UP TO STANDARD, SO THIS FIRM CAN CERTAINLY HELP.
WE DON'T NEED MR. WILSON SPENDING HIS TIME ON PROCESS AND PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE 20 YEARS AGO.
THIS FIRM CAN HELP HIM GET THOSE THINGS IN PLACE, AS WELL AS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO FIND ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL AND FOR OUR TEACHERS.
THIS IS WELL-WORTH OUR TIME AND EFFORT, SO WE ARE LOOKING SO FORWARD TO IT AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
MR. MAYOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP?
>> HEY, MAYOR SEAN KILBRIDE. YEAH.
FOR US WE'VE BEEN SEEING SIGNIFICANT POLICY GAPS AT THE SCHOOL AND HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL.
BUT TO ME THIS IS THE START OF A LONG TERM VIEW, WHAT WE'RE GOING DO IN THIS TOWN.
IN THIS TOWN, VERY FEW PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THERE IS FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ESSENTIALLY.
THERE'S CARROLL ISD, WHICH IS WONDERFUL, AND THERE'S KELLER ISD, AND THERE'S NORTHWEST ISD, AND THEN THERE'S WESTLAKE ACADEMY.
WESTLAKE ACADEMY HAS ABOUT 430 STUDENTS, ROUGHLY.
CARROLL ISD HAS ABOUT 123 STUDENTS.
>> FROM WESTLAKE. THEN NORTHWEST ISD HAS NONE.
IF YOU LOOK IN 10-15 YEARS FOR US DOWN THE ROAD, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE BUCCHERO PROPERTY TAXES GO OUT THE DOOR TO SUPPORT KELLER FOR 24 KIDS.
IN THE FUTURE, THE ENTIRE CIRCLE T RANCH IS GOING TO GO OUT TO NORTHWEST ISD.
THERE'S VIRTUALLY NO KIDS IN THERE EITHER.
THE LONG TERM IDEA WAS IF THERE IS SOME WAY OF CREATING, OBVIOUSLY WE'D NEVER TOUCHED CARROLL ISD BECAUSE IT'S A TREASURED ASSET.
BUT ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY LEAVING THE TOWN, AND IT'S BAD NOW.
MY GUESS BY QUICK MATH IS FOR EVERY DOLLAR REPAYING SCHOOL TAX WAS 70 PERCENT WALKS OUT ALREADY.
THEN 10-15 YEARS THE NUMBER DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT 30 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR WE GET BACK.
BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE CORPORATE CAMPUSES ARE COMING IN.
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THERE'S NOT A TAX ABATEMENT ON THE CORPORATE CAMPUSES, THE TAX ABATEMENT IS FOR THE TOWN TO THE COUNTY, BUT THE SCHOOL TAX, THEY STILL PAY IT.
AS A LONG TERM THOUGHT, AND THIS IS PART OF 360 OF LOOKING AT THE SCHOOL.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE, SAYING ARE WE IN THE BEST STRUCTURE AND AS PART OF THE LONG TERM PLANNING FOR THE TOWN IN 10-15 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING A LOT OF TAX, AND IT'S GOING TO BE LEAVING THE TOWN.
OBVIOUSLY IN OUR PLANNING, IT WOULD NEVER TOUCH CARROLL ISD.
BUT THE RULES OF THE LAW RIGHT NOW ARE YOU HAVE TO HAVE NINE SQUARE MILES WERE AN ISD OR 8,000 PEOPLE.
OR YOU CAN GO INTO TEA AND TRY TO GET SPECIAL EXEMPTION.
IF YOU WANT TO ATTRACT TOP COMPANIES TO WESTLAKE, HAVING A SMALL FOOTPRINT TAX DISTRICT ON THE WEST SIDE WOULD BE VERY GOOD FOR THE TOWN AND FOR TEXAS IN RECRUITING REALLY GOOD CHARLES SCHWAB HYPE COMPANIES.
NOW THAT'S THE PIE IN THE SKY.
THAT'S NOT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT, BUT IT'S PART OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF THIS CONTRACT.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT IS PALLIATIVE PROCEDURES.
ARE WE TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT MONEY WITH OUR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE.
BUT THERE'S OTHER PIECES TO IT OF LONG TERM.
WESTLAKE IN 15 OR 20 YEARS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT PLACE.
YOU HAVE TO START PLANNING NOW.
IF YOU DON'T START YOUR PLANNING NOW, ONCE CIRCLE T HAS BUILT OUT NORTHWEST ISD WILL NEVER GIVE UP THAT TAX MONEY.
THEY'RE HIGH-FIVING US RIGHT NOW.
THEY LOVE US. SAME THING WITH CARROLL.
WE HAVE 24 KIDS AND 15-20 MILLION BUCKS WALKING OUT THE DOOR.
[00:15:02]
IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR THEM.BUT IF YOU'RE A TAXPAYER IN WESTLAKE, IT HURTS.
I'M FROM LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK AND LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK HAS THAT ISSUE WHERE ALL THE MONEY GOES TO THE UPSTATE AND SUPPORTS THE REST OF THE STATE.
EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, LONG ISLAND GOES CRAZY, TRIES TO SUE.
MY POINT IS WE NEED TO HAVE THE PLANNING IN PLACE AND WE NEED TO DO IMMEDIATE TRIAGE AND FIXED IMMEDIATE THINGS NOW.
BUT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
THIS IS GOOD GOVERNMENT AND LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE.
HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?
>> YEAH, I'D START BY SAYING, KIM THANKS FOR PICKING UP THE BALL ON THIS ONE.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXERCISE FOR THE TOWN, FOR THE BOARD TO GO THROUGH JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OPTIONS MAY BE AVAILABLE, THAT WHAT MONEY MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT ON THE TABLE THAT WE JUST DID NOT PREVIOUSLY ACCESS.
TO KIM'S POINT, THERE WAS SOME VERY STRANGE IRE IN THE TOWN ABOUT HIRING YOU BOTH AS CONSULTANTS.
I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT SOME NEFARIOUS OBJECTIVES LIKE PRIVATIZING THE SCHOOL.
HOPEFULLY I THINK WE CAN PUT THAT TO REST BECAUSE I HAVE SIX KIDS AT THE SCHOOL AND I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND [LAUGHTER] I DON'T WANT TO PAY THE PRIVATE TUITION.
>> THAT'S NOT ON THE TABLE. PRIVATIZATION.
>> NO. ANYWAYS, I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR LOOKING AT WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE FOR THE SCHOOL.
COINCIDENTALLY, WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET AS WE SPEAK.
AS YOU KNOW, THE THE TOWN IS A BIG PAYER OR BACKER OF THE SCHOOL.
IT'S JUST THE WAY THE TOWN IS STRUCTURED.
GENERALLY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO TAX FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, WE ARE AT A LITTLE BIT OF A DISADVANTAGE FROM YOUR TRADITIONAL ISD OR OTHER NEIGHBORING TOWNS.
WE OFTEN HAVE WHAT CAN SEEM LIKE LIMITED RESOURCES FOR A NUMBER OF GREAT OBJECTIVES THAT WE WANT TO PURSUE.
I REALLY THINK THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL FOR US, FOR THE SCHOOL AND FOR THE TOWN MORE BROADLY, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, WE CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT MAKING SURE ALL ASPECTS OF THE TOWN ARE PROPERLY FUNDED.
I THINK WE'RE ALL GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME OF THE CONCLUSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS THAT YOU'LL MAKE AND BRING BACK TO US.
>> HI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER DASGUPTA.
EMMY AND STAN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
DO WE HAVE THE CONTRACT THAT WE ENTERED INTO WITH THIS COMPANY ON FILE RIGHT NOW WHICH IS AN OPEN RECORD? WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PULL THAT OUT ON THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT THE CONTRACT HAD?
>> I KNOW YOU MADE THESE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT THERE WERE THESE COMMENTS GOING ON ABOUT PRIVATIZATION AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
THE SCOPE THAT WAS SIGNED ON BY THE TOWN, I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE AND THAT'S WHY I WAS LOOKING FOR IT, SAID VERY CLEARLY IN THAT, IT'S AN OPEN RECORD ANYBODY CAN ASK FOR IT.
ONE OF THE OPTIONS WAS TO PRIORITIZE THE SCHOOL.
IT WAS THERE AND IT IS THERE AND EVERYBODY CAN LOOK AT THAT DOCUMENT.
IF YOU HAVE A PRUDENT CONTRACT, YOU WOULD LOOK AT EVERY POSSIBILITY FOR THAT SCHOOL.
[OVERLAPPING] IT'S NOT REALLY ON THE TABLE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A PRUDENT CONTRACT AND HIRE AND SPEND MONEY ON CONSULTANTS, WHY WOULDN'T YOU LOOK AT EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY? I PROMISE YOU, THAT IS NOT IN THE CONTRACT.
>> I DID READ A COMMENT BUT IT SAID FOR THE FIRST TIME I'M HEARING ABOUT PRIVATIZATION ON ONE OF THE MAILS THAT HAD GONE OUT.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT WAS OUT THERE.
IT WAS ON THE SCOPE AND TODAY'S THE FIRST TIME I'M HEARING IT IS NOT THERE.
SECONDLY, AND THAT MIGHT BE A QUESTION TO THE CONSULTANTS.
YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
NOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, CAN YOU CATEGORIZE IT ON GEOGRAPHICAL WAYS OF CERTAIN AREAS ARE GOING TO BE AS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CERTAIN STATE AREAS WITHIN THE SAME TOWN CAN STAY OUT OF IT?
[00:20:01]
>> IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PURSUING THAT ROUTE, THEN THE PLAN WOULD BE TO WORK WITH YOU TO IDENTIFY THE BOUNDARIES THAT MAKE SENSE IN YOUR CONTEXT AND WORK AROUND THOSE.
THERE ARE NO FOREGONE CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE COUNCIL TO PROPOSE.
AS I INDICATED EARLIER, THERE ARE MANY HURDLES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE OVERCOMED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
BUT THAT'S CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU LOOK AT.
>> HAS IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST WITH ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER THING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN OR DONE OR WORKED ON WHERE ONLY CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE WITHIN YOUR BOUNDARY AND IN THE ENTIRE TOWN SOME ARE WITHIN YOUR BOUNDARY AND SOME ARE OUTSIDE? CAN YOU DO THAT? HAVE YOU DONE THAT?
>> WE [OVERLAPPING] DO IT NOW.
>> I'M JUST ASKING HIM A QUESTION IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> I JUST EXPLAINED IT BEFORE.
>> IS THAT OKAY IF I ASK THEM QUESTION, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GO AHEAD, PLEASE. YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING.
>> FIRST, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT IT IS VERY UNCOMMON AT THIS STAGE IN OUR STATE HISTORY FOR NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE CREATED.
ADAM AND I HAVE AT TEA WORKED ON SOME CONSOLIDATIONS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT IT'S RARE FOR A NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE CREATED AT THIS STAGE.
IT IS NOT UNCOMMON THOUGH FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EITHER TAKE IN TO THEIR BOUNDARIES PART OF THE CITY OR ALL OF THE CITY.
BUT USUALLY, CITIES ARE BISECTED IN DIFFERENT WAYS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
ADAM, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD IT UP?
>> YEAH. THERE ARE VERY FEW SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES THAT ARE CONTIGUOUS WITH CITIES IN ANY URBAN AREAS.
RURAL TEXAS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THERE ARE NO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS EITHER, SO OURS IS A STATE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN CUT UP BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHOUT MUCH RESPECT FOR CITY BOUNDARIES.
CHRISTIE MENTIONED THAT AT THE OUTSET THERE IS EXACTLY ONE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS WHERE BOTH THE BOUNDARIES ARE CONTIGUOUS AND THE GOVERNING BOARD IS THE SAME.
THAT'S STAFFORD MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN HARRIS COUNTY.
I'M TRYING TO SAY THIS CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY, IF EVENTUALLY WESTLAKE BECAME IT'S OWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT MIGHT HAVE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE OR IT MIGHT NOT.
[OVERLAPPING] IS THAT HELPFUL?
>> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THIS IS GOING BACK WHERE I BROUGHT IT BEFORE.
THE CURRENT LAW SAYS YOU CAN'T DO IT BASICALLY.
YOU NEED TO HAVE NINE SQUARE MILES AND 8,000 PEOPLE.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO ASK FOR EXEMPTION AND THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT TO BE HONEST, BUT DOWN THE ROAD IT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE AREA IN THIS TOWN CALLED CIRCLE T RANCH.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE JOB CENTER FOR NORTHWEST DALLAS.
IN THE FUTURE THERE IS GOING TO BE 50, 60, 100,000 PEOPLE WORKING IN THAT RANCH.
THAT RANCH CURRENTLY HAS QUITE A BIT OF EXCEPTION SPECIAL RULES TO IT.
THE PURPOSE WOULD BE MORE ON THE WEST SIDE OF FIGURING OUT A WAY OF CAPTURING IT AND IT'S MORE TO THE FUNDING OF ISSUES.
CURRENTLY BY LAW WE CAN'T DO IT.
WESTLAKE'S POPULATION WILL NEVER BE 8,000 PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THE WAY WE'RE SCHEDULED.
WE WOULD HAVE TO ASK FOR A SPECIAL PERMISSION IN THE FUTURE.
IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR SPECIAL PERMISSION, YOU WOULD JUST DO PRETTY MUCH KELLER AND NORTHWEST ISD BECAUSE THAT MAKES THE MOST LOGIC.
THEN IN THEORY, AN ISD CAN OWN A CHARTER SCHOOL AND YOU CAN MAINTAIN WESTLAKE ACADEMY JUST AS IT IS WITH BETTER FUNDING AND THAT'S THE GOAL, IS TO MAINTAIN WESTLAKE ACADEMY AS THE IB SCHOOL WITH ITS CURRENT STRUCTURE, OPEN CHARTER.
BUT THE WESTLAKE KIDS IDEALLY, IF YOU THREAD THE NEEDLE AND THIS IS ALL PIE IN THE SKY.
IT'S ALSO DOWN THE ROAD YEARS, WHEN WE HAVE A BETTER FUNDED SCHOOL THAT ANSWERS THE MAIL AND 10-15 YEARS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.
THE BUILDING IS GOING TO HAVE TO GET REDONE.
[00:25:01]
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THINGS FIXED AND IT'S GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS PRESERVING OUR WAY OF LIFE BUT MAINTAINING ALL THE GOODNESS THAT WE HAVE IN WESTLAKE.
WE ENJOY HAVING THE ABILITY TO GO TO EITHER KELLER OR WESTLAKE ACADEMY, BUT THERE ARE FEW KIDS.
THERE IS NO KIDS IN NORTHWEST ISD.
THAT WOULD BE MY TARGET AREA OF SEEING IF WE CAN CREATE A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THAT.
IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY NOT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT.
THE MOST PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS THE IMMEDIATE BETTER FUNDING OF THE SCHOOL.
WE THINK WE'RE LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE AS A CURRENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
WE ALSO KNOW WE HAVE POLICY ISSUES THAT WE'VE HIT ALL SUMMER AND WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THIS IF WE DIDN'T SEPARATE THE SCHOOL OUT BECAUSE NOW WE'RE HEARING ALL THE FEEDBACK OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THIS IS PART OF A PLAN TO MAKE SURE WESTLAKE IT'S GREAT RIGHT NOW BUT IT NEEDS TO BE PERFECT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL THAT PERFECT IN THIS TOWN.
MY GOAL IS TO GET MORE FOR PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT TO TAKE THINGS AWAY, IT'S NOT TO CREATE DIVISIONS IN THE TOWN.
EVERYONE'S GOT AWESOME HOMES IN THIS TOWN.
HAVE YOU WALKED IN THIS TOWN? EVERYONE'S WONDERFUL AND SMART AND TALENTED, BUT ALL OUR MONEY BLEEDS ELSEWHERE AND WE NEED TO FIGURE A WAY OF CAPTURING THAT IN THE FUTURE.
BUT THE NEW THOUGHT IS, LET'S GET THIS SCHOOL THE MONEY WE CAN GET NOW.
WE WANTED TO DO THIS PRESENTATION TODAY IS AN INTRO, SO PEOPLE CAN SEE WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
COUNCIL ANNA WHITE WANTS TO SAY SOME STUFF?
KIM, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BIRD-DOGGING THIS PROJECT FOR US.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT LAST MONTH WHEN YOU FIRST INTRODUCED KRISTI AND ADAM TO US, I DO RECALL THAT THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE SCHOOL WAS REALLY BROUGHT UP AS PART OF WHAT THEY OFFER ALL OTHER CLIENTS AND REALLY IT WAS NOT THE GOAL FOR ANY OF US HERE ON COUNCIL.
BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT OUR ROLE HERE ON TOWN COUNCIL, OUR PRIMARY FIDUCIARY DUTY IS TO HAVE VERY GOOD VALUE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR THEIR TAX DOLLARS.
WE ALSO HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO CREATE AN EXEMPLARY SCHOOL THAT WE CALL WESTLAKE ACADEMY AND PRESERVING THAT GOING FORWARD.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RE-LOOK AT ALL THE FUNDS THAT MAY BE NOT BENEFITING FROM AND NOT ACTUALIZING IN OUR SCHOOL.
WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED AND THIS IS A QUICK AND EFFICIENT WAY TO LOOK AT EVERY POSSIBLE REVENUE STREAM.
WE WANT TO KEEP GOVERNMENT SMALL, BUT VALUE AND QUALITY HIGH.
THAT'S WHY I VOTED FOR THIS CONTRACT AND I THINK THAT'S WHY ALL OF US VOTED FOR THIS.
>> WELL, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR COMMENTARY RIGHT NOW.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE FOR US RIGHT NOW? WE'LL BE DOING AN UPDATE AND THEN THE NEXT MEETING IS NEXT WEEK.
>> WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS SCHEDULED LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
GUYS, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME THIS AFTERNOON AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
>> GREAT TALKING WITH ALL OF YOU.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE ENTRATA UPDATE.
[BACKGROUND] HOW IS MR. WRIGHT MOHART DOING, IS HE OKAY?
>> HE'S STILL IN ICU BUT RECOVERING.
>> OKAY. I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
>> HE'S IN A POINT WHERE HE COULD BE DISCHARGED, BUT I THINK THEY ALSO WANT TO KEEP HIM THERE JUST IN CASE [OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH. YES, SIR. YOU NEVER KNOW.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL BAILEY FOR THE NEW COUNCIL PEOPLE.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON ENTRATA.
HOPEFULLY, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF NEW ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST BRING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION FOR FUTURE MEETINGS OR FUTURE DISCUSSION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE A POWERPOINT, THAT'S I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL UP OR NOT.
>> JUST A MOMENT. [BACKGROUND]
>> ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. EXCUSE ME.
THIS IS ON BLOCK B, WHICH WE USED TO CALL THE GAS PAD, IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARKING GARAGE.
I'M TOLD WITHIN TWO WEEKS THEY'RE BEING FINALLY DONE WITH THAT GARAGE.
THE ELEVATOR IS THE LAST ITEM AND JUST WAITING ON PARKS AND HOPEFULLY, IT ALL COMES TOGETHER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'LL ACTUALLY GET A REAL CEO.
[00:30:01]
WE HAVE A TCO NOW, THANKS TO MR. COOK.FIRST FLOOR IS ACTUALLY OPEN FOR PARKING IF WE NEEDED IT.
BUT THE FINAL THING WILL ACTUALLY BE THE ELEVATOR AND HOPEFULLY, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, IT'LL BE DONE.
WHAT I WANTED TO VISIT WITH YOU ABOUT HERE IS A GENTLEMAN NAMED KEITH WALTERS HAS PLACED THE ENTRATA WEDDING CHAPEL RECEPTION HALL UNDER CONTRACT.
HE IS AN EXPERIENCED OPERATOR IN THE WEDDING VENUES AND HE HAS HOTELS, HE HAS 30 OF THESE VENUES ACROSS TEXAS AND GEORGIA.
WORKING WITH HIM ON THE ENTRATA RECEPTION ON CHAPEL.
HE WANTS TO BUILD A HOTEL HERE AND I HAVE A HOTEL ON MY EB-5 LOAN STRUCTURE LISTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO GET BUILT AS WELL.
>> NO. HE HASN'T SELECTED THE FLAG YET.
HE WANTS TO DO 135 ROOMS FULL-SERVICE.
THAT'S A USE BY RIGHT IN THE ZONING IS NOT UNLIMITED SERVICE WITH THE RESTAURANT.
HE ACTUALLY WANTS TO PUT THE RESTAURANT ON TOP.
THEN WORKING WITH HIM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A NEW SITE PLAN UPDATE FOR THE GAS PAD.
THE CURRENT SITE PLAN HAS THE HOTEL AT THE NORTH END FACING 114.
HE WANTED TO FLIP IT AND BRING IT DOWN TO THE WATER AND GET IT CLOSER TO THE WEDDING CHAPEL RECEPTION HALL, WHICH ARE JUST OFF THE SCREEN TO THE RIGHT.
THIS IS THE CURRENT LAYOUT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, 135 ROOMS. WE'LL HAVE A CONFERENCE CENTER CLOSEST TO THE GARAGE.
THEN TOGETHER WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT POOL.
THEN I'M GOING TO BUILD AN ATHLETIC FACILITY FOR THE ENTRATA NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THE HOTEL GUESTS CAN USE.
THEN ALSO MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTRATA RESIDENTS.
IT BECOMES OUR AMENITY CENTER FOR THE RESIDENTIALS IN AND ENTRATA WE JUST NOT A LOT OF THE EVERY ROOM FOR POOL AND HE'LL BE PROVIDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE FOR THE POOL AREA OUT OF THE HOTEL.
>> I THINK FOR REFERENCE, ARE YOU THE NEW OWNER?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CLARIFY.
>> YOU'RE THE NEW OWNER AND THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY AND YOU'RE SENDING THE ASSIGNMENT CLAUSES FOR THE ECONOMIC AGREEMENT AND THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AND ALL THAT STUFF TO THE TOWN HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO?
>> THEN, AS A CURIOSITY, IS YOUR EB-5 MONEY RECAPPED OUT? IS THAT WHAT IS ON THIS OR?
I'M ASSUMING THAT LOAN AS WELL.
WE HAVE ALL THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS ORIGINALLY, UNDER OUR ORIGINAL PLAN.
>> THERE'S STILL MONEY ON THAT EB-5 THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE WINGS WAITING TO USE, IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
>> THEN WHEN DID THE DEAL CLOSE?
>> WE CLOSED A WEEK-AND-A-HALF AGO.
>> DISCUSSION STARTED BACK IN THE SPRING AND I THINK MR. MOORE, HE WAS JUST TRYING TO SIMPLIFY HIS LIFE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT ONES, THIS ISN'T A RIVER WALK, THEY'RE MIXED-USE.
AS WE ALL SEE, IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND TIME.
SINCE THAT POINT, HE'S ALSO WORKED ON SIMPLIFYING IN OTHER WAYS AND I WISH HIM THE BEST IN HIS RECOVERY, SO HOPEFULLY, HE'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT.
>> SURE. HE'S HAD A PREVIOUS HIGHER TAX RATE?
>> EITHER TWO, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME TO HEAR THAT.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY ON THAT POINT.
MR. MOHART, WILL HE HOLD ANY BENEFICIAL INTERESTS? NO PASSIVE INTERESTS?
>> NO. HE HAS SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO ME TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESTAURANTS DON'T COME HERE, THAT HE'S INVOLVED WITH.
>> WHEN YOU COME BACK ALSO TO PRESENT, CAN YOU JUST BRING A STATEMENT OF FINANCE WITH YOU WHATEVER EB-5 MANDATES REMAINING, LOANS OUTSTANDING AND IT JUST PROJECTED EXPENDITURES JUST SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE FINANCIAL ASPECT THAT WE'LL FINISH HOW WOULD WORK?
>> OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOULD YOU JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE, TELL WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE IN THE PREVIOUS WHEN THE PROJECT WAS [LAUGHTER] A BIT MORE DEPTH? JUST SO EVERYBODY GETS CLEARED ON [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M SORRY. ALMOST SEPTEMBER.
NINE YEARS AND 11 MONTHS AGO, WE FIRST LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY WHEN IT CAME UP FOR SALE OUT OF THE SPECIAL SERVICER WITH MOHART PARTNERS AND TOM ALLEN HAD THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR.
AT THE END OF THAT YEAR, BEGINNING OF 2013, MR. MOORE YETI PLACED UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE.
WE HAD ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO CLEAR A BANK LOAN.
THAT WAS THE HARD DEADLINE AND TOM BRIAN MURRAY, THE FORMER TOWN MANAGER, REACHED OUT TO MR. LLOYD AND HE SAID, WE DON'T WANT TO DO NORMAL, STRAIGHT COMMERCIAL ZONING HERE.
HOWEVER, WE LIKE IDEOLOGICAL, WHICH IS A DEVELOPMENT IN MCKINNEY THAT JEFF BLACKER DID.
AT THE TIME, JEFF AND I WERE 50-50 PARTNERS, AND MAGUIRE PROJECT DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER FOR 30 YEARS.
HE SAID, ''HEY, I'VE GOT THIS IN WESTLAKE, WILL YOU COME TO HELP ME WITH IT?'' THAT'S HOW WE GOT STARTED.
I ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER THE ZONING DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE BASING THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT OFF OF TODAY, MANAGE THE PROCESS UP TO THE CLOSING OF
[00:35:01]
THE EB-5 LOANS AND WE SWITCHED OVER TO THE EB-5 STRUCTURE.I'M THE ONE THAT'S DONE EVERY DRAW SINCE.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE IN THERE?
>> I WAS A PROJECT MANAGER AND MINORITY OWNER.
>> OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTION? SO YOUR GOAL IS TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE PROJECT?
>> THIS IS PART OF THE PROJECT.
I NOTICED THAT THERE'S THE ABY COMMUNITY ATHLETICS CLUB THERE.
>> YES, SIR. THEY'RE REFERENCING WHO'S GOING TO BUILD ONE ON THE SITE PLAN.
>> NO, IT WON'T BE NAMED THAT.
NO. BUT MY DEAL STRUCTURE WITH KEITH IS, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATHLETIC CLUB.
WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT THE POOL 50-50.
HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOTEL AND I'M PUTTING THE LAND AND TO BUILD A HOTEL ON. IT'S A GOOD MIX.
IT GIVES ME ACCESS TO THE POOL AND THE ATHLETIC CLUB FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
THEN HE GETS ACCESS TO THE POOL AND ATHLETIC CLUB FOR THE HOTEL GUESTS.
I DON'T HAVE TO MANAGE A POOL BECAUSE IT GOES TO THE HOTEL.
>> OKAY. YOUR TIMELINE FOR DOING THIS IS WHEN?
>> OUR CLOSING WITH KEITH IS SEPTEMBER 12TH.
THIS IS PART OF THAT CLOSING FOR THE LAND CONVEYANCE OR THE IDEAL STRUCTURE LIKE THE SUBORDINATION.
WE ARE MOVING THROUGH THE SITE PLAN PROCESS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
>> IS IT ALREADY BEEN PERMITTED?
>> IT'S A FULL-SERVICE HOTEL, SO IT'S A USE BY RIGHT IN OUR ZONING, BUT I HAVE TO UPDATE THE DETAILED SITE PLAN BECAUSE I'M CHANGING THE LOCATION OF THE HOTEL.
>> OKAY. THE REASON YOU MOVED TO HERE IS FOR THE BURGER VIEW.
WE HEADED UP ON 114 SO YOU COULD HAVE SOME SIGNAGE VISIBILITY.
>> DOES THAT HAVE TO GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING?
>> IT'D BE A DETAILED SITE PLAN AMENDMENT.
>> IS THIS YOUR ONLY THING YOU BRING FORTH TODAY OR THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS YOU'RE BRINGING FORTH?
>>NO, WE HAVE SEVERAL, I WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I'VE GOT ONE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE, MR. BAILEY.
>> SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR NINE YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
[LAUGHTER] I DON'T WANT TO BE MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING, BUT WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO GO FASTER MOVING FORWARD? WHAT SLOWED YOU UP BEFORE, AND WHY IS IT GOING TO BE FASTER NOW THAT'S YOU?
>> IT IS A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL FACTORS.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON MOVING FORWARD IS TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND SAY, WE'VE BUILT THESE BUILDINGS BEFORE.
WE KNOW WHAT THE STONE IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE, WE KNOW WHAT THE WINDOWS ARE GOING TO BE, WE KNOW WHAT THE CLAY TILE ROOF IS GOING TO BE.
PLEASE JUST LET US GO, BAILEY.
EVERYBODY'S FIGURED OUT HOW TO BUILD WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BUILD HERE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEVIATE FROM THAT PATH.
WE'RE NOT ASKING TO CHANGE ANYTHING.
WE'VE PROVEN HOPEFULLY THAT WHAT WE BUILT IS ACCEPTABLE, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO JUST AT A FASTER PACE.
>> TO BE CLEAR, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR IS SOME RELIEF OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS OF HAVING TO GO IN FRONT OF P&Z AND HAVING TO GO IN FRONT OF COUNCIL FOR THE SAT PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS?
>> DO YOU OWN THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OR HAVE YOU SOLD OFFER TO ANY OTHER DEVELOPERS UNDER?
>> ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WE CLOSED ON SELLING 14 LOTS, BLOCK G GOLF.
THAT'S PART OF PICKING UP THE PACE.
INSTEAD OF US TRYING TO BUILD ALL THE HOUSES, WE'RE SELLING LOTS TO OTHER BUILDERS, OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO LIVE IN ENTRATA.
WE MAINTAIN ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL.
WE HAVE THAT. THEY HAVE TO STILL BUILD TO OUR DESIGN GUIDELINES.
>> DID WE APPROVE THESE BUILDERS OR IS THIS JUST GROUPS THAT YOU BROUGHT IN?
>> WE APPROVED THEM ON THE ACC SIDE.
>> TOWN HAS A BITE AT THE APPLE WHEN THEY ACTUALLY SUBMIT THEIR PLANS.
>> THEY STILL HAVE TO BE PERMITTED OR SELLING LOTS.
>> ARE YOU 100 PERCENT ON THE PROJECT OR IS KYLE BASS AND FRANK ZACK STILL PART OF IT?
>> THEY ARE MINORITY OWNERS AS WELL.
>> AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RULE 11, IT'LL BE 30 PERCENT.
>> YOU WORK WITH THEM EVERY DAY OR YOU SEE THEM OR ARE THEY NONEXISTENT?
>> OKAY. GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION, WE'RE COMING ON 10 YEARS OF THIS, AND I KNOW YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK BACK, BUT I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY IT TOOK 10 YEARS FOR IT TO GET WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
THE MONEY WAS THERE, EVERYTHING WAS THERE.
I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PRACTICE FOR YEARS.
WHAT WAS THE RATE LIMITING FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRIAL? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT PREVENTED THIS PROJECT FROM BEING A HOME RUN SIX YEARS AGO?
>> I STILL BELIEVE IT CAN BE A HOME RUN TODAY, IT'S JUST TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
THE PART OF THE PROCESS WITH THE EB-5 LOAN WAS THE JOB CREATION HAS TO EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.
[00:40:01]
WE STARTED A CERTAIN SCOPE OF PROJECTS INITIALLY WITH THE FUNDING, AND THEN WE WERE SCHEDULED TO START TO CONDOS AND THEN THE HOTEL, LIKE 2019, 2020, RIGHT WHEN COVID STARTED.SO THE HOTEL JUST GOT PUT ON THE SHELF IMMEDIATELY.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO PICK THAT UP WITH MR. WALTERS AND THEN THE CONDO BUILDINGS WE WANT TO BUILD AGAIN ON THE PLAZA.
>> MR. MERRITT, WILL YOU EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY WHAT EB-5 FUNDS ARE?
>> EB-5 IS OVERSEAS INVESTOR FUNDS.
TYPICALLY YOU PUT IN MONEY 3, 4, 500,000, IN THIS CASE, CHINESE INVESTORS, 500,000, AND YOU GET A VISA.
THE PROJECT HAS TO BE COMPLETE, I BELIEVE.
IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT WAS 250 MILLION.
WAS THAT THE TOTAL STAFF FOR THIS?
>> 150. THE TOWN ALREADY NON-RECOURSE JUNK BOND FOR THE PID FOR 26.3 MILLION TOP OF THAT.
>> PID WAS IN PLACE BEFORE [OVERLAPPING]
>> I KNOW, BUT IT DID THE GROUNDWORK.
YOU HAD $175 MILLION TO HELP BUILD THIS PROJECT.
FROM THE RATIONAL WEST SIDE RESIDENT, WHAT'S DIFFERENT? YOU WERE THERE WITH PROJECTS FOR 10 YEARS.
WHAT WAS PREVENTING YOU FOR NINE YEARS, 11 MONTHS FROM FINISHING A LOT OF THIS OUT? YOU WERE THE LEAD DEVELOPER.
WHEN'S PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT NOW? NOW THAT YOUR SO OWNER, BUT YOU WERE STILL PART OF THE PROJECT BEFORE.
>> LET ME JUST SAY THIS. MR. MAYOR, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PAST, BUT WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THAT TO DO BETTER? NOW, I DRIVE THROUGH THAT THREE DAYS A WEEK.
[LAUGHTER] THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY GOING ON.
I'M THRILLED. THE RESTAURANT I KNOW JUST GOT PERMITTED AND ALL.
I AM THRILLED THAT I THINK, MR. MAYOR, YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION.
WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER TOGETHER TO GET THIS THING MOVING? WE REALLY WANT IT DONE AND I'M SURE YOU DO, TOO. [LAUGHTER]
WELL, LET ME JUST TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS.
>> WELL, PART OF IT IS SCHOOL FUNDING.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET 10,000 HOURS AND SO MY SCHOOL IS SHORT A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS NOW.
>> THAT'S BEING ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE SLIDE.
>> WE, AND YOU CORRECT ME IF I GOT THE DATE WRONG, BUT I DON'T THINK OUR PHASE 1 INFRASTRUCTURE WAS ACCEPTED UNTIL LATE 2016. IS THAT RIGHT?
>> ACTUALLY, I WANT TO SAY ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS IN 2018.
[OVERLAPPING] JANUARY OF 2018, I BELIEVE.
>> THAT WAS THE INSTALLATION OF THE PHASE 1 WHICH YOU SEE TODAY.
THERE'S A PHASE 2, THE PID, WHICH IS LAND DIRECTLY BEHIND US AND THIS IS PART OF THE PRESENTATION AS WELL.
WE DID THINGS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE THAT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND SPEND EXTRA MONEY.
ORIGINALLY, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO A ROLLED CONCRETE STREET LIKE ADRIATICA.
WE WERE GETTING READY TO POUR THE STREETS AND THE REQUEST CAME TO NOT DO THAT AND INSTEAD SWITCH TO PAPERS.
THAT HAD A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE AND CONSIDERABLE TIME ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE.
>> WHERE DID THAT REQUEST COME FROM? SORRY FOR MY IGNORANCE.
>> WE HONORED THAT REQUEST, MADE THAT CHANGE THAT SATISFY SOME, SPENT SOME EXTRA DOLLARS.
BUT OVERALL, I DON T THINK OTHER THAN CVS, WE DIDN'T START GETTING ANY BUILDING PERMITS ON THE REST OF THE PROJECT THAT WAS TIED TO PHASE 1 UNTIL 2017.
I HAVE A FOUR-YEAR WINDOW FROM ENTITLEMENT TO GOING VERTICAL AND EVERYTHING EXCEPT CVS, WHERE WE SPENT TWO YEARS ON THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
>> BUT THE AVERAGE WESTLAKE PERSON LOOKS AROUND AND SAYS, OH, SCHWAB DIDN'T START TILL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THEY'RE DONE AND THEY'RE TWO MILLION SQUARE FEET.
IT'S JUST PUTTING THE EFFORT FOR IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT REPEATING MISTAKES.
>> WHEN WE TELL PEOPLE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, IT WILL HAPPEN.
>> THEN THE AVERAGE PERSON NOW AFTER 10 YEARS, YOU LOOK AROUND, THE STREETS ARE REALLY NARROW.
FROM A FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY POINT OF VIEW, I WORRY ABOUT CAR BUYER.
IF THERE EVER IS, IT WILL BE A DISASTER.
LOOK, IS THERE A WAY, BECAUSE IT'S STILL NOT COMPLETE, IS THERE A WAY OF AMELIORATING THIS?
>> WE HAVE A SEVEN-AND-A-HALF FOOT EASEMENT ON ONE SIDE OF THE OLDEST STREETS WHERE THE DUCK BANK GOES.
MOST OF THAT WHEN WE BUILD THE HOMES WILL BE PAVERS FOR ADDITIONAL SIDE STREET PARKING.
IT WOULD ADD AN EFFECTIVE WIDTH TO THE ROAD.
I WOULD HAVE TO VISIT WITH JARED AND SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO CONVERT IT TO PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR NOT.
>> MAYBE TO PICK THE BRAIN AND THE FIRE CHIEF TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY OF LESSENING.
HE'S THE ONE WHO WOULD BE FIGHTING THE FIRE, HE'S RIGHT BACK THERE.
I HAVE CONCERNS BECAUSE EVEN THE STARBUCKS SECTION, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A BUILDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF STARBUCKS RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S WHAT WAS [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, SIR. IT'S 1200 SQUARE FEET.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A TIGHT FIT IN THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE GOOD BUSINESSES COME IN AND THEN GET CROWDED OUT.
[00:45:03]
AS WE DO THIS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A GOOD DEVELOPMENT THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND NOT VACANT.I DON'T WANT TO 800,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE LIKE SOLANA IS RIGHT NOW.
I WANT SOMETHING LIVABLE, PRODUCTIVE, AND USEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE OF WESTLAKE.
WE'RE CURRENTLY A FOOD DESERT.
I HAD TO MEET YOU AT STARBUCKS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ADD SOMETHING.
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH EVERYBODY AT THE COUNCIL HERE AND I SUPPORT THIS AS IS.
WHEN PEOPLE ASK AND WHEN TIM ASKED ABOUT WHAT I WOULD ALSO WANT TO KNOW.
WHAT GUARANTEE CAN YOU KEEP AT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW WITHIN THE TIMELINE?
>> MY FINANCIAL WELL-BEING DEPENDS UPON IT. HOW ABOUT THAT? I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING 100 AND SOMETHING MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT NOW, AND THIS IS THE PRIORITY OF MY LIFE TO GET THIS PROJECT FINISHED.
>> MR. BEATTY, MOST OF US WEREN'T HERE TWO PLUS YEARS AGO.
WHAT COULD THE NEW COUNCIL DO BETTER IN CASE WE WERE HINDERING YOU? GIVE US A PERFECT SCENARIO.
IF I COULD DO THIS, THIS, THIS AND GO FASTER, JUST TELL US, YOU DEAL WITH ALL DIFFERENT CITY COUNCILS.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR AND OURS MUTUAL? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE ORIGINAL ZONING WAS PREPARED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF TRUST BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE TOWN AND THAT THE CONTROLS ARE WHAT TOOK SO LONG TO GET THESE PERMITS APPROVED.
PERSONALLY, I'M BUILDING THE 10 LITTLE HOUSES NOW ON THE CANAL AND IT TOOK ME OVER TWO YEARS, CONTINUOUS EFFORT, TO GET THESE BUILDING PERMITS.
IT WASN'T THE SPECIFIC DELAY BY ONE PERSON.
WE WERE REQUIRED TO DO 3D RENDERINGS OF 10 LITTLE HOUSES.
WE WERE REQUIRED TO SHOW HOW IT WOULD TIE IN WITH THE WHOLE REST OF THE FABRIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS WE'VE PROVEN THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BUILD, GIVE US A CHANCE TO GO BUILD IT AND TO HELP US STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS BECAUSE I WANTED TO TAKE THE SAME HOMES AND BUILD THEM UP ON BLOCK J OF NEXT TO SOLANA.
I WANT TO BRING THEM TO PHASE 2 BEHIND THIS AND GET ALL THAT UNDER-DEVELOPMENT TODAY AND NOT CONTINUE TO WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT. LET'S GO BUILD IT.
>> IN A TOKEN GOOD FAITH, YOU PROMISED MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL.
>> I WANT TO GO RECORD ALL THESE PLATS, JUST LIKE WE DID ON BLOCK G. I'VE GOT A PLAT IN HERE FOR 52 LOTS ON PHASE 2.
I'LL WORK WITH THE FIRE CHIEF, AND OUR ENGINEER IS ALREADY STRAIGHTENING OUT THE STREETS ANYWAY FROM OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS.
BLOCK J IS ANOTHER PLAT, BLOCK P1 IS ANOTHER PLAT.
WE WANT TO EXECUTE AND FINISH.
I GUESS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS I'VE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL AREAS THAT I LACK EXPERIENCE IN, ONE OF THEM BEING CONDOS.
I NEVER BUILT A HOTEL, I NEVER BUILT A CONDO.
I'VE GONE OUT AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET WITH PEOPLE, WORK WITH PEOPLE, THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.
I HAVE KEITH WALTERS, GOT THE HOTEL TAKEN CARE OF, WALLY MIER, HE'S A RESIDENT IN ENTRATA.
WE HAVEN'T PAPERED UP AS FORMAL DEAL.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS.
I GUESS THAT, YES, WHAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
>> WHAT WAS WALLY'S RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> WE'RE GETTING RID OF ALL THE ONE-BEDROOM UNITS.
HE SAID TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONDO PARKING IS SECURE BECAUSE ALSO WE NEED TO DO PUBLIC PARKING UNDERNEATH THE PLAZA FOR THE RETAIL.
THAT IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT, ONLY YOU CAN PARK IN THESE SPACES.
THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG CHANGES.
>> WALLY BUILT THE CONDOS IN TOWN CENTER AND REDID THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING [OVERLAPPING]
>> I KNOW WHAT I'M GOOD AT AND I KNOW WHAT I'M NOT GOOD AT OR WHAT I HAVEN'T DONE YET, AND I'VE LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO TO FIND AN EXPERT AND LET THEM TEACH YOU.
>> WELL, I TRUST OTHER RESIDENTS AND SO WHEN I HEAR THAT IT'S REASSURING.
I TALKED TO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ALREADY.
ISRAEL BERNAL, AND THEY'RE ALL SUPER COMPETENT, WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
INSTILLS CONFIDENCE WITH US THAT THIS WILL GET DONE BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE LIVE HERE.
>> WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR GOING FORWARD? IF YOU RUN INTO THESE BUG ROADBLOCKS, NOT ONLY CONTACTED THE MAYOR, YOU CAN CONTACT ANY OF US ON COUNCIL.
IF THERE ARE ROADBLOCKS, OUR JOB IS PROTECTING WESTLAKE, BUT IT'S ALSO GETTING THIS DONE.
[OVERLAPPING] YOU HAVE, PLEASE CALL ANY OF US.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT.
STAFF, WE STARTED I GUESS IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR DURING COVID TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE OR THE OBSTACLES WERE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS THAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH, AND WE MADE SOME CHANGES, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THAT AREA.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT RIGHT NOW I WOULD LIKE TO SAY,
[00:50:03]
LET ME RELEASE THE ARCHITECT TO GO DESIGN THE HOTEL THAT YOU SEE IN THIS LOCATION AND NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A 6988 PROCESS OF A DETAILED SITE PLAN UPDATE BECAUSE ALL WE'RE REALLY DOING IS FLIPPING IT.THAT'S THE THING. I DON'T KNOW IF THE LATITUDE IS AVAILABLE WHEN THE CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE TO ACTUALLY DO THAT OR NOT.
I GUESS THAT'S AN OFFLINE DISCUSSION WITH RON AND JARED.
WE KNOW AT THE HOTEL SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE, I HAVE A QUALIFIED OPERATOR, AND HE'S READY TO START CONSTRUCTION. I'M GOING TO GET IT DONE.
>> EVERYBODY GETS THEIR RUNNING SHOES ON.
>> YOU HAVE MORE SLIDES FOR US? WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE MINUTES [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'LL GO VERY QUICKLY. SORRY. [OVERLAPPING] THESE ARE THE CONDOS THAT WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT.
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PARKING STUDY, AND WHAT I WANT TO DO DIFFERENT HERE, THERE'S PLAZA IN MY YARD THAT'S REQUIRED TO GET ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE PIT, THAT'LL BE INSIDE OF THE U BY THE THREE BUILDINGS.
I WANT TO PUT A LAYER OF PARKING UNDER THAT PLAZA.
IT WORKS GRADE-WISE, IT'S VERY EFFICIENT COST-WISE.
I'VE ALREADY GOT TO BUILD THE PLAZA ANYWAY, THEY GOT TO PARK SOMEWHERE.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHANGE HERE AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WHEN WE SUBMIT THE UPDATED CONDUIT PLANS.
I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION ON MY BUILDING PERMIT TIMELINE FOR THE SUP BECAUSE THERE WAS A ONE-YEAR REQUIREMENT THAT'S GOING TO COME UP IN SEPTEMBER.
I STARTED WORKING WITH MR. MAYOR PROBABLY TWO-AND-A-HALF MONTHS AGO TO MAKE ALL THESE CHANGES.
BUT LIKE I SAID, HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE ON THE NEXT COUNCIL AGENDA THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THAT.
PHASE 2, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN OR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FROM 2013.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO TODAY, IT'S THE 52 LOTS.
WE'RE ALREADY STRAIGHTENING OUT THE STREETS.
I'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT PROCESS.
I WOULD LOVE TO BRING THIS PLAN IN THE $520,000 CHECK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR SIGNATURE.
>> ARE THOSE UNITS FACING THE HIGHWAY?
>> I KNOW, BUT THE BACK END FACE THE HIGHWAY.
>> THE BACKYARD IS TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY AND THERE'S THAT BERM THERE [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU HAVE A TREE COVERING OR SOMETHING?
>> WE HAVE 115 FEET OF EASEMENTS BETWEEN THE BACKYARD AND THE ACTUAL ROAD, AND IT COMES UP THERE BEHIND THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> IF THOSE UNITS HAVE TROUBLE SELLING BECAUSE THEY'RE NEAR THE HIGHWAY IT'LL CAUSE VALUE TO BE LOST ELSEWHERE, AND NO ONE WANTS THAT.
>> WE WILL SCREEN [OVERLAPPING]
>> SOME WAY OF FIXING THAT SO THAT THOSE HOMES AREN'T LIKE THAT.
THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA, BUT IS THAT THE BEST USE FOR RESIDENTIAL ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE THAT?
>> MAYBE IT'S A TALK FOR ANOTHER DAY.
>> CAN I ASK, WITH HIS PHASE 2 COMPLETION, HOW MANY RESIDENTIAL UNITS WILL THERE BE IN TOTAL?
>> THIS WILL PUT US AT ABOUT 270.
THIS IS ALL COMING OUT OF THE EXISTING 322.
THE ONLY POSSIBLE ASK I WOULD HAVE THERE IS, I'VE BEEN RECENTLY INFORMED OF THE 2800 SCHWAB EMPLOYEES STILL STUCK IN SAN FRANCISCO.
MAYBE THERE'S A WAY WE CAN WORK ON A CORPORATE HOUSING SOLUTION AS PART OF [INAUDIBLE].
BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY INCREASE, THE 322 TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ASKING TO DO NOW.
>> DOES THE PIT HAVE TO BE RESTRUCTURED THEN IF WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS?
>> WE'RE NOT, WE'LL USE THE 322.
>> RESTAURANTS, OUR SHELLS ARE FINISHED.
RESTAURANT A AND THE RESTAURANT B, C, D, THOSE ARE JUST THE NAMES THAT WE USE FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THESE ARE THE PLANS, I'VE RELEASED THE CONTRACT AND WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THE PERMANENT.
THIS IS WHAT THE BEARD AND BROTHERS, THEY HAD TO GO BACK TO ENGLAND.
THEIR FATHER UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY.
HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THEM TO A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS SO THAT YOU CAN MEET THEM.
IT'S ABOUT 4500 SQUARE FEET WITH A PATIO SPACE.
THIS IS THE BEST PATIO AND BUILDING A, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE RESTAURANTS.
THEN THESE ARE THE OTHER PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
I WANT TO GET THE FIRST ONE STARTED AND THEN BRING IN OTHER OPERATORS AND LET THEM PICK AND CHOOSE WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.
BECAUSE NOW I HAVE THE OTHER BUILDING TO FILL AS WELL, WHICH IS BCD.
>> I KNOW SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN INTERESTED OVER THE YEARS AND [INAUDIBLE] RESTAURANTS TO NO AVAIL AND WENT NOWHERE.
HAVE YOU SOUGHT TO RE-CONTACT ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE?
>> YES, AND ALSO ENGAGED THE BROKERS COMMUNITY, THE RETAIL CONNECTION IS WORKING TO HELP FILL THIS ONE UP.
I HAD MY FIRST MEETING ONSITE WITH A POTENTIAL USER, HE WANTS TO END UNIT. WE MEET WEDNESDAY.
>> DO ALL THESE HAVE VALET PARKING?
>> YES, THE WHOLE WAY BACK UP.
>> THE PARKING GARAGE IS LOT 2 TO THE LEFT, THE LONG SKINNY.
I'M GOING TO PUT IN HEAD AND PARKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET FROM NORTH SIDE OF TARRAGONA.
I'VE ALREADY MET WITH THE VALET SERVICE ON-SITE AND THERE'LL BE
[00:55:03]
ONE DROP-OFF IN FRONT OF A AND ONE DROP-OFF IN FRONT OF B WHEN EVERYTHING'S OPEN, TURNAROUND EITHER IN THE STREET OR GO TO THE ROUNDABOUT AND THEN THE VALET WILL BE IN THE GARAGE.>> MR. BEATTY, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN MEETING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WANT TO OPEN UP RESTAURANTS IN DETROIT? I CAN THINK ABOUT FIVE JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR SAYING YES, I WOULD PREFER THEM HAVE THEIR CHANCE TO VISIT WITH YOU BECAUSE QUITE HONESTLY IT FELT SHUT OUT.
THEN IF SOMETHING COMES IN [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF THE CHANGE, IS MR. MOYETI HAS A RESTAURANT GROUP AND THESE BUILDINGS, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO COME ON AND OPERATE FOR US.
I DON'T HAVE A RESTAURANT GROUP, I NEED ALL THE HELP [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEN THE NEXT QUESTION IS THE BEARD AND BROTHERS, WHAT TYPE OF RESTAURANTS?
>> IT'S CALLED DALIA, IT'LL BE A HIGHER-END WITH, I BELIEVE, A MEDITERRANEAN MENU.
THEN WE WANT TO PUT FACING THE PATIO IN THE SOUTH WOULD BE A SPEAKEASY BAR IN THERE AS WELL.
>> WE'VE GOT TWO PEOPLE UNLESS I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK, WANTED TO SPEAK EASY [OVERLAPPING].
>> ANY AND ALL THE HELP I CAN GET I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
>> THEN THIS IS THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
WE FINISHED THAT CONSTRUCTION A WHILE AGO.
BUT THAT PATIO THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IS SET UP TO HAVE PATIO SERVICE OFF OF THAT RESTAURANT A.
THERE'S A WAY TO EXTEND THAT, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE OUR LIQUOR LICENSE INCLUDES THAT AS WELL, SO IT'S ALL COVERED.
ON OUR SECOND ROUND OF SUBMITTALS FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT HERE, WE RESUBMITTED ARCHITECTURE.
THE MEP IS STILL CATCHING UP AND STRUCTURAL STILL CATCHING UP, FULLY FUNDED AS SOON AS I GET A PERMIT, WE WILL START CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS A 100,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE TOP FLOOR WILL BE THE ROOFTOP PATIO, WHERE WE'VE ADDED A LITTLE SWIMMING POOL, WATERPROOF DOWN AT THE STALLER.
WE'RE GOING TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SECOND FLOOR AS THE CAR CLUB AND THEN TIE THAT IN WITH THE ROOFTOP RESTAURANT AND THEN MAKE THAT A SOCIAL CLUB AS WELL.
THEN FINALLY, MR. HOPE MICHAEL, I'M WORKING WITH HIM ON A PROJECT THAT HE HAS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS AND HE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH AND TRY TO ACTUALLY LIVES JUST DOWN THE STREET AND HE'S GOING TO BUILD HIS MOTHER HOUSE UP ON THE HILLSIDE.
HE WANTS TO DO A JOINT VENTURE ON THE LAND NEXT TO TOWN HALL ON THE WATER.
THEY'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE SITE AND THEY WANT TO BRING IT 200,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE USER FROM CALIFORNIA AS A BUILD-TO SUIT.
I'M IN THE INITIAL STAGES WITH HIM, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S THEIR EXPERT, THAT'S THEIR DOMAIN.
>> YOU SAY COMMERCIALIZE IT LIKE DOCTORS' OFFICES.
>> NO, IT'S A 200,000-SQUARE-FOOT TENANT TO TAKE THE WHOLE BUILDING.
>> ONE TENANT, 200,000 SQUARE FEET.
>> THAT'S THE PROPOSED TOWN HALL.
>> IT'S NEXT TO IT, HE'S GOING TO ASK TO BUY THAT SITE AS WELL.
>> TWENTY-NINE FOR YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR OWNERSHIP.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD WORKING WITH YOU.
>> I'M EXCITED. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.
>> WE HAVE SOME OTHER ITEMS, REGULAR MEETINGS SUPPOSED TO START NOW, BUT WE HAVE TO CLOSE OUT A FEW OTHER ITEMS ON, CAN WE PUSH THE UTILITY RATE STUDY UPDATE TO ANOTHER DAY?
>> WELL, WE HAVE A RANK CONSULTANT, WILLIAM FROM VIRGINIA. I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU.
>> LET'S TABLE THAT NOW. COME ON UP.
I'D LIKE TO START THE MEETING NICELY, BUT YOU'RE HERE.
>> MAYOR COUNCIL, WE HAVE RANK CONSULTANT, MAPMAKER.
HE IS FROM NEW GEN STRATEGIES.
IN THE AGENDA MEMO, YOU'LL RECALL THAT NEW GEN, THIS IS THEIR SECOND TIME TO DO OUR RATE STUDY.
WE PULLED THEM IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2019, 2020, MAYBE 2020 WAS THE FIRST ONE THEY STARTED WORKING ON.
THEY DO PRETTY MUCH ALL THE WAY STUDIES FOR THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. THEY KNOW THE AREA.
THEY KNOW WESTLAKE, BUT MIKE IS HERE TO PRESENT THE 2022/2023 RAYS STUDY.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'LL MOVE QUICKLY.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY, JUST LET ME KNOW.
SOME OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY.
THE WATER AND SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY SELF-SUPPORTING.
IDEALLY, ONE SHOULDN'T SUBSIDIZE THE OTHER,
[01:00:02]
SHOULDN'T BE SUBSIDIZED BY THE GENERAL FUND AS ENTERPRISE FUNDS, THEY SHOULD FUND THEMSELVES.SHOULD MAINTAIN RESERVES ARE PROVIDED FOR CONTINGENCIES AND UNPLANNED EXPENSES.
JUST LIKE YOU HAVE A CHECKING ACCOUNT, OR RAINY DAY FUND, TO HAVE SOME RESERVES.
WATER AND SEWER RATES SHOULD BE KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER TIME.
WE HAVE ITALICIZED OVER TIME BECAUSE YOU CAN DEFER MAINTENANCE AND NOT INVEST IN YOUR SYSTEM HAVE REALLY LOW RATES, BUT OVER TIME, IF SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A MAIN DOWN ONE OF THE STREETS EXPLODE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIG ISSUE.
WE WANT TO KEEP THEM LOW OVER TIME.
OBJECTIVES ENSURE RATES ARE STABLE, THROUGH SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND WE DO THAT BY REVIEWING THE FUNDS AND PREPARING A LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT FEES AND RATES? OBVIOUSLY YOUR OPERATING MEANS EXPENSES, THAT'S THINGS LIKE SALARIES, BENEFITS, MATERIALS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOUR LARGEST ONES ARE YOUR WHOLESALE EXPENSES.
YOU PURCHASE WATER FROM FORT WORTH.
YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE RATE INCREASES THEY PROVIDE.
THEY WOULD LET YOU KNOW YOUR BILL IS GOING TO BE THEN YOU HAVE TO PASS THAT ONTO YOUR CUSTOMERS.
THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHEN YOU COLLECT THE SEWAGE, YOU THEN HAVE IT TREATED BY TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.
YOU'RE ALSO SENDING SOME OF THE SOUTH-LAKE, BUT I THINK THAT'S GOING AWAY, SO IT'LL BE ALL BE TRA.
THEN OTHER EXPENSES WERE JUST ESCALATING BY TWO AND A HALF PERCENT.
THAT'S PROBABLY LOW RIGHT NOW GIVING INFLATION, BUT THE LONG TERM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THIS IS MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANY PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.
MY WORK ALONG THE EAST COAST ACTUALLY ON LONG ISLAND, HE SHOULD MENTION YOUR FIRM.
I WORKED A LOT OF THEIR WATER DISTRICTS AND THEY'RE DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES THERE WITH CHEMICALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. DEBT SERVICE.
YOU HAVE EXISTING DEBT SERVICE LEAST ON THE WATER SIDE.
YOU'RE PAYING OFF THAT PRINCIPLE AND INTERESTS.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
SINCE YOU HAVE NO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THERE'S NO FUTURE DEBT.
IT'S JUST WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW. CUSTOMER CHANGES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 4 PERCENT INCREASE PER YEAR BASED ON HISTORICAL TREND AND ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS.
THEN WATER USAGE, WE'RE ACTUALLY SHOWING SEPARATE.
A LOT OF PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE MAYBE ADDING CUSTOMERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY USING ANY MORE WATER.
IT'S PER CAPITA, WE'RE SEEING ACTUALLY EITHER FLAT USAGE, OR EVEN A DECLINE IN USAGE BASED ON CONSERVATION, LOW EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE CHANGES WERE JUST BEING CONSERVATIVE THERE, SAYING NO GROWTH FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN RATES AND CHARGES AND THEN THESE TWO FINANCIAL TARGETS.
UTILITY FUND BALANCE, LOOKING FOR 180 DAYS OF OPERATING EXPENSES.
SO ROUGHLY 50 PERCENT OF YOUR OPERATING EXPENSES KEPT IN A RAINY DAY FUND AND THEN A CAPITAL RESERVE BALANCE EQUAL TO TWO PERCENT OF THE SYSTEM VALUE.
WE LOOKED AT THE FIXED ASSETS, WE CALCULATE WHAT TWO PERCENT WOULD THAT BE, AND WE GRADUALLY GET TO THAT OVER 10 YEARS.
>> DO YOU ADJUST THOSE VALUES OVER TIME?
>> YES. THEY'RE OPERATING AS THE INFLATION INCREASES FOR THE OPERATING EXPENSES, THE RESERVE WOULD INCREASE AS WELL.
>> BUT ON THE ASSET SIDE AS WELL, DO YOU REVALUE WHAT IT WOULD DO REPLACEMENT COSTS AS OPPOSED TO CARRYING OUT A BOOK?
>> YES, WE ACTUALLY TAKE THE ORIGINAL VALUE AND THE ESCALATES REPLACEMENT.
>> THAT'S AN EXERCISE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE RE-EVALUATING THE UTILITY FUND ASSETS.
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS NEXT YEAR, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATELY CAPTURED EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE NEW ASSETS THAT HAVE COME IN WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, OR TWO.
WE DO NEED TO RECAPTURE THOSE. THANKS.
>> THIS STACK IS REALLY THE COST OF THE SYSTEM.
WE CALL THEM THE REVENUE REQUIREMENT.
THAT'S THE REVENUE REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED FROM CUSTOMERS.
AT THE BOTTOM IS THE OPERATING EXPENSES I MENTIONED.
STACKED ON TOP OF THAT IS ANY OUTSTANDING DEBT.
THE GREEN HAS ANY PROJECTED CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH I MENTIONED THERE ARE NOT ANY AND THEN THE ORANGES CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESERVES.
WE ADD ALL THAT UP AND THAT'S YOUR REVENUE REQUIREMENT.
WE'LL LESS OUT ANY MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE, SO THINGS LIKE INTERESTS, PENALTIES, AMMETER CONNECTIONS, AND THAT'S HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO COLLECT FROM CUSTOMERS.
THESE STACKED BARS ARE EXPENSES.
THE BLUE THERE IS OPERATING EXPENSES AND THIS IS SHOWING CURRENT 2022 AND THEN THE PROJECTED FIVE YEARS AFTER THAT.
MAYBE THEN HAVE THE RED FOR ALL YOUR CURRENT DEBT IS WATER-RELATED, SO THAT RED IS CURRENT DEBT SERVICE AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE SMALL SLIVERS OF ORANGE, THAT'S JUST THAT CAPITAL RESERVE CONTRIBUTION.
>> WHY ARE WE PROTECTING REVENUE TO BE IN EXCESS OF WHAT THE EXPENDITURES AND DEBT SERVICE WOULD BE?
>> IN THE FIRST YEAR IS IT'S ACTUALLY LESS BECAUSE THEY SEE THE TALL BARS ARE HIGHER THAN THE LINE, BUT AFTER THAT IT MIXES.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY USING SOME CASH RESERVES IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS.
YOU'RE MAKING UP FOR AFTER THAT.
THE LIGHT BLUE LINE IS CURRENT REVENUE.
THE DARK BLUE LINE IS PROPOSED REVENUE AND THAT REFLECTS A 5 PERCENT INCREASE IN RATE.
>> WHY THE BIG INCREASE IN 2023? YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THE BIG EXPENSE IN [OVERLAPPING] CURRENT.
I'M FIT THE RED AND THE BLUE BAR IS JUST THERE'S A BIG STEP JUMP.
IS THAT JUST BECAUSE OF THIS REASSESSMENT, AT THE FIVE-YEAR MARK?
[01:05:05]
>> WE GET ANNUAL RATE INCREASES, OR WE GET A RATE REVIEW FROM OUR WHOLESALE PROVIDERS THIS NEXT YEAR, THEY WERE SHOWING AN INCREASE FOR WATER AND JUST BASED OFF THE CURRENT USAGE, WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR NEXT YEAR AND PULL THAT IN AND THERE WAS ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE ON THE VOLUME CHARGES THAT WE WOULD BE PAYING.
>> YEAH, IT'S ABOUT A 30 PERCENT INCREASE FROM FORT WORTH WATER.
>> DO WE PUT DEBTOUT? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE DEBT SERVICE.
>> WE DID, THAT WAS 2021 DEBT THAT WE PAID HERE WORTH THE $16 MILLION DEBT TO PAY OFF THE UTILITY FUND.
IT'S ABOUT $885,000 INCREASE IN OUR DEBT PAYMENT.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE CURRENT RESERVES ARE AT THE MOMENT?
>> I'M ALMOST ON THAT SLIDE [LAUGHTER].
>> LET'S GO TO SEWERS. I KEPT THESE ON THE SAME SCALE SO YOU COULD SEE THE RELATIVE MORE EXPENSES FOR WATER THAN SEWER.
SEWER YOU JUST HAVE OPERATING EXPENSES.
THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME SAVINGS ANTICIPATED FROM GOING TO TRA SOLELY INSTEAD OF SOUTHLAKE, SO THAT'S WHY IT DROPPED SLIGHTLY THERE.
AGAIN, THIS IS A 5 PERCENT INCREASE AS WELL.
THE BLACK LINE REPRESENTS THAT COMBINED TARGET OF 180 DAYS OPERATING AND THEN THE 2 PERCENT FOR A CAPITAL RESERVE AND THE BLUE IS THE CURRENT OPERATING RESERVE, AND THE RED IS THE CURRENT CAPITAL RESERVE.
THAT CAPITAL RESERVES IS BUILDING UP BASED ON THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS.
YOU HAVE ONE COMBINED FUND BALANCE.
WE ALLOCATED A PORTION TO WATER AND A PORTION TO SEWER BASED ON A LEAVE CURRENT REVENUES.
I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 70 PERCENT WAS GOING TO WATER AND ABOUT 30 PERCENT TO SEWER.
BUT YOU CAN SEE YOU'RE MEETING, OR EXCEEDING THAT TARGET.
THEN SEWER ON THE SAME SCALE, AGAIN, THAT TARGET BALANCE, THE BLACK LINE AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CASH BALANCES THERE.
YOUR RATES AND CHARGES. YOUR CURRENT FY 22 WATER CHARGES, YOU HAVE A MONTHLY BASED SERVICE CHARGE WHICH VARY BY METER-SIZED.
THE MAJORITY OF YOUR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ARE PROBABLY THREE-QUARTERS, ONE INCH, MAYBE SOME ONE AND HALF INCH, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY 85 PERCENT OF YOUR CUSTOMER BASE AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME LARGER COMMERCIAL METER SIZES.
EVERYBODY PAYS THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH YOU USE, THAT'S JUST THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER AND THEN THE VOLUME CHARGES IS BASED ON HOW MUCH YOU ACTUALLY WHAT YOU CONSUME.
YOU HAVE FIVE TIERS AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY VARY THERE.
IT SHOWS FIVE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE RATE IS THE SAME FOR TIER ONE AND TIER TWO.
ESSENTIALLY IT FROM 0-220,000 GALLONS AND THEN BROUGHT FROM THERE. THEN SEWER.
YOU ALSO HAVE THAT MONTHLY BASED SERVICE CHARGES LIKE WATER.
IT VARIES BY METER SIZE AND THEN HERE YOU CAN SEE JUST A SIMPLIFIED TIERED STRUCTURE.
YOU DON'T ACTUALLY CHARGED RESIDENTIAL FOR THE FIRST 2,000 GALLONS.
THAT MAY BE A CAPPING DUE TO IRRIGATION ISN'T ACTUALLY ENTER THE SEWER SYSTEM AND THEN OVER THAT YOU PAY DIFFERENT RATES.
WE PROJECTED THIS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
I KNOW YOU MAY ONLY BE VOTING ON ONE-YEAR RATES AT SOME POINT, BUT THIS AT LEAST GIVES YOU A FINANCIAL PICTURE.
IF YOU DO THOSE 5 PERCENT INCREASES EACH YEAR.
THAT'S WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THAT'S RESIDENTIAL WATER, COMMERCIAL WATER, RESIDENTIAL SEWER, AND THEN COMMERCIAL SEWER.
WE ALWAYS SAY CUSTOMERS DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT THE RATES ARE THEY WONDER WHAT THEIR BILL IS GOING TO BE.
>> I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. IS IT COMMON TO HAVE A TIERED RATING SYSTEMS? IF THE MORE WATER YOU USE, THE HIGHER RATE YOU ULTIMATELY PAY.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY CALLED A CONSERVATION STRATEGY.
THERE ARE SOME STATES THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY TO WORRY ABOUT CONSERVATION MADE.
THEY MAY JUST HAVE A FLAT RATE FOR THOUSAND GALLONS, BUT PRETTY MUCH ALL OF WESTERN UNITED STATES IS ALL ON A GRADUATED TIERED CONSERVATION RATE STRATEGY.
>> WHAT IS SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE? IS THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE?
>> NO, THIS IS HOW MUCH THEY USE.
>> YEAH. LET'S JUST LOOK AT THE CATEGORY 8,018.43.
>> ON THAT, MOST WESTLAKE HOMES ARE LARGE.
>> YEAH. THAT 18,000, THAT MIDDLE ONE, THE MEDIAN, ROUGHLY HALF YOUR CUSTOMERS USE LESS THAN THAT AND HALF USE MORE THAN THAT, AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE IRRIGATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL.
THEN IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY WHAT THEY CURRENTLY WOULD PAY IF THEY USE 18,000 GALLONS PER MONTH FOR WATER SEWER COMBINED.
[01:10:04]
THEN WHAT THAT INCREASE WOULD BE WITHIN THE FIVE PERCENT INCREASE AND THE DOLLAR CHANGE AND THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE.THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE COMPARING IT TO SURROUNDING UTILITIES.
A LOT OF THIS IS APPLES AND ORANGES.
WE TRIED TO GET THIS APPLES, APPLES AS WE CAN, BUT SOME OF THESE PLACES MAY HAVE THERE OWN TREATMENT, SOME OF THEM HAVE MORE ECONOMIES OF SCALE, THEY ARE LARGER.
>> TO PUT SOME IN PERSPECTIVE, THE CITY OF KELLER OR IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, THEY HAVE 13-15,000 CONNECTIONS FOR WATER.
THEY MAY HAVE 10,000 CONNECTIONS FOR SEWER, WE HAVE ABOUT 500.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE IS IN THEIR FAVOR WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.
WHEN WE ADD MORE USERS, THEN WE'LL START IMPACTING THE BASE RATE, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES IS THE BASE RATE.
THE VOLUME RATE IS NOT AS MUCH.
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS MY WATER BILL IS SO MUCH, YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S BEING CONSUMED.
IN WESTLAKE, IT'S TWICE THE AMOUNT THAT OUR NEAREST NEIGHBOR IS AND THEY'RE TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE AVERAGE.
WE'RE FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF STATE AVERAGE.
>> YOU'LL SEE A NOTE THERE THAT TROPHY CLUB ACTUALLY USES AD VALOREM TAXES, SO PROPERTY TAXES FOR A PORTION OF THEIRS, WHICH IS VERY COMMON IN LONG ISLAND ACTUALLY, A LOT OF PROPERTY [LAUGHTER].
>> WITH THAT RECOMMENDATIONS, ADOPT THE PROJECTED CHARGES, THE FIVE PERCENT INCREASES.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS BEFORE WORK, YOU CAN COME BACK AND REVISIT IT AND CHANGE IT.
THEN BASED ON THE CURRENTLY PROJECTED COST AND ANTICIPATED GROWTH, THESE SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU GET THOSE TARGET BALANCES.
THEN REVIEW CHARGES, EVERY YEAR HAVE YOUR FINANCE DIRECTOR GO IN, PUT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS OVER THE BUDGET NUMBERS, SEE WHERE IT LAYS.
IF THE PLAN WORKS OUT, THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO ADJUST THINGS.
THEN CONSIDER A FULL COST OF SERVICE STUDY, MAYBE EVERY 4-5 YEARS WE COULD DO MORE OF A DEEPER DIVE AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT CUSTOMER ANALYSIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WITH THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN FROM VIRGINIA.
>> I'M ACTUALLY IN MARYLAND. [LAUGHTER].
>> [OVERLAPPING] WHERE IN MARYLAND?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE HAVE TWO MORE ITEMS ON HERE.
AMY FOR BOARDS AND DISCUSSIONS, WHAT DO WE HAVE?
>> YES, MAYOR. BASICALLY THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY FOUNDATION, WE HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHELLY MYERS PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT THE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL'S ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.
WE HAD A COUPLE OF NEW APPLICANTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED.
THIS IS JUST OUR ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
THEY SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS AND THERE IS A CONSENT ITEM TO APPROVE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ANY QUESTIONS? NO. FINAL ITEM IS THE PID UPDATE.
ARE WE DOING WITH THE PIDS APP UPDATE?
>> COME ON DOWN. I'M SO SORRY, WE'RE RUNNING LATE.
WE JUST HAD A LOT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE NOON TODAY [LAUGHTER].
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL MARY PETTY, P3, WE ARE YOUR PID ADMINISTRATOR.
WE SERVE CITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AS THEIR MUNICIPAL PID ADMINISTRATOR.
THIS IS YOUR ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE.
THE PID WAS CREATED BACK IN 2015 UNDER A PREVIOUS COUNCIL ALSO WITH A PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATOR.
WE WERE BROUGHT IN AND ABOUT 2018 TO RECONCILE SOME THINGS AND TO DO THE ANNUAL UPDATES ON A GOING-FORWARD BASIS.
A STATUTE, CHAPTER 372 GOVERNS THE PID FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT IT CAN PAY FOR.
AS I THINK YOU'VE HEARD, THE PREVIOUS PRESENTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATED IN ALL THOSE DRAWS.
ALL THOSE THINGS WERE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE OUR TIME AS WELL.
REALLY AND TRULY, THIS IS JUST UPDATING THE DOCUMENT EVERY YEAR ACCORDING TO STATUTE TO REFLECT PARCEL SUBDIVISIONS, TO REFLECT CHANGES IN LAND USES BECAUSE THIS IS A UNIQUE PID THAT TIES THAT ASSESSMENT BACK TO THE LAND USE AND SQUARE FOOTAGE.
IT ALSO UPDATES IT RELATIVE TO PRINCIPLE REDUCTIONS AND INTEREST EARNED, ETC.
IT INCLUDES COMPONENTS LIKE COMPLETION OF THE PARKING GARAGE.
IT ALSO HAS UPDATES THAT TIE BACK TO THE QUARTERLY REPORT.
WE USE THE MARCH QUARTERLY REPORT BECAUSE ALL INVESTORS ACROSS THE BOARD LOOKING AT TEXAS P3 WORKS PID UPDATES KNOW THAT WE ALL USE THE MARCH UPDATE AND SO IT'S UNIFORM ACROSS THAT.
IT'S ALSO SAME TIME YOU'RE DOING YOUR ANNUAL ISSUE OR DISCLOSURE AND SO ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS MATCHING FROM THE TOWN AS WELL AS FROM THE DEVELOPER.
[01:15:01]
AGAIN, THIS DOCUMENT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING OTHER TO UPDATE FOR ANY PLOTS THAT HAD BEEN FILED, NEW TAX IDS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY THE TAX OFFICE.WE GET THAT DATA DIRECTLY FROM THEM.
THEN IT JUST UPDATES THEM AS TO SPECIFICS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED AS TO NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS OCCURRED OR NEW BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE ASSESSMENT ROLE IS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THIS.
THAT ASSESSMENT ROLE TRULY IS THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF WHAT YOU'RE ADOPTING TONIGHT BECAUSE THAT HAS TO BE SENT TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE TAX OFFICE SO IT CAN BE INCLUDED ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS.
YOUR PID ASSESSMENT IS PART OF THE TAX BILL THAT GOES OUT, IT'S NOT PART OF YOUR TAX RATE FOR THE CITY.
IT'S NOT PART OF ANY OTHER, IT'S A JURISDICTION CODE THAT STANDS ON ITS OWN.
THEN THOSE DOLLARS ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTED BY THE COUNTY, SENT DIRECTLY TO THE TRUSTEE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE BONDHOLDERS AS WELL.
>> YOUR TRUSTEE IS US BANK, [OVERLAPPING] DALLAS OFFICE. YES, SIR.
>> ARE WE CURRENT ON ALL THE PID PAYMENTS TO THIS POINT?
>> YES, SIR. YOU TYPICALLY HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A QUARTER PAY.
THERE MAY BE INSTANCES WHEN YOU'RE 98 OR 99 PERCENT COLLECTED YOUR LAST QUARTER PAY.
THE LAW CHANGED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THE LAST QUARTER PAY IS NOW DUE AT THE END OF JULY.
BUT TYPICALLY THE TAX OFFICE OR THE COLLECTING COUNTY DOESN'T UPDATE US AND IT'S JUST A LAG.
ALL THOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER 1 PAYMENT DATE OF THE LAST BONDS, AND THAT'S PART OF OUR OFFICES' REQUIREMENT IS WE BUD ON THAT AND MAKE SURE IT'S ALL THERE.
>> IN THE ASSESSMENT THAT YOU SENT, THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE AGENDA, IS THAT WHY THERE WAS A SLIGHT MISMATCH IN THE NUMBERS IN TERMS OF COLLECTION? IS IT TO DO WITH THAT QUARTERLY RECONCILIATION?
>> NO, BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT PREPAYMENTS AND SO WHENEVER THE DEVELOPER GOES IN AND CHANGES A LAND USE OR ANYTHING RELATED TO WHAT THE MARKET'S DEMANDING, BUT THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE, IT TRIGGERS A PREPAYMENT.
WHEN A PREPAYMENT IS MADE, THAT PREPAYMENT, THE LAW SAYS THEY PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND THE INTEREST UP UNTIL THAT POINT, AND THEN IT STOPS.
WE ACTUALLY WILL BE COMING FORWARD PROBABLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO CLEAN UP ALL OF THE PREPAYMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, REDEEMED BONDS FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT.
THAT'S MOST LIKELY THE MISMATCH THAT YOU'RE SEEING.
WHAT YOU'RE ADOPTING HERE TODAY IS SUFFICIENT IN ITS CURRENT STATUS PLUS PREPAYMENTS TO MAKE ALL OF NEXT YEAR'S MARCH 1 INTERESTS AND SEPTEMBER'S INTERESTS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENT.
>> WHEN REPLATTING TAKES PLACE AND THERE HAS TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT MADE IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE THE PID OBLIGATIONS AMONG THOSE DIFFERENT PLOTS, IS THAT DONE BY THE DEVELOPERS OR IS THAT DONE BY YOUR GROUP?
>> YOU FEEL THAT'S ALL UP-TO-DATE?
>> YES, SIR. ONE OF THE TRIGGERS THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IS THAT, AND JARED AND I, WE HAVE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SURE OUR OFFICE STAYS IN THE LOOP BECAUSE WHENEVER THE TOWN APPROVED SOMETHING, WE HAVE GOT TO BE PROVIDING THE INFORMATION RELATIVE TO PREPAYMENTS.
WE GO THROUGH PERIODICALLY AND SAY GIVE US AN UPDATE, WHERE ARE WE JUST TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS MISSED.
THE CITY CAN APPROVE A CHANGE, BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL THE PLAT IS ACTUALLY FILED.
AS YOU KNOW, A PRELIMINARY PLAT CAN BE APPROVED, BUT IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE FINAL PLAT IS FILED.
WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THAT FINAL PLAT IS FILED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE LAW SAYS MAKES IT EFFECTIVE.
>> YOU REPORT A DELINQUENCY RATE.
IS THERE ANY DELINQUENCY RATE ON THESE TODAY?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS COMPLETELY COLLECTED.
>> IT IS COMPLETELY COLLECTION, SO NO ZERO DELINQUENCY?
>> YEAH. IN JULY, THERE WAS ABOUT A $2,000 DELINQUENCY.
THERE WAS ONE PARCEL THAT WAS SLIGHTLY DELINQUENT.
I THINK THAT HAS BEEN CLEARED.
USUALLY THAT JULY DATE IS THAT DATE WHEN YOU'RE HITTING QUARTER PAYS AND THAT'S AT THE VERY END OF THAT GRACE PERIOD.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT PID IS A PREFERENTIAL CHARGE OVER A MORTGAGE, FOR EXAMPLE?
>> YES, SIR. THE PID ASSESSMENT IS ACTUALLY IN ADDITION TO ANY PROPERTY TAXES AND IT'S AN ADDITION TO ANYTHING THAT THE MORTGAGE MIGHT CHARGE SEPARATE AND APART FROM THEIR COMPONENTS RELATED TO INSURANCE, ETC.
>> THAT'S COLLECTED BY THE COUNTY?
>> YES, SIR. IT'S PLACED ON THE TAX ROLES AS A SEPARATE JURISDICTION CODE.
THE COUNTY COLLECTS IT AND THEN THEY TRANSFER THAT PAYMENT TO THE TRUSTEE FOR PAYMENT.
>> OBVIOUSLY, I WENT TO THE ASSESSMENT.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU FEEL THAT SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED TO COUNSEL? ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU OBSERVED IN PREPARING THE ASSESSMENT?
>> NO. REALLY AND TRULY, THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN IS REALLY A BACKWARD-LOOKING DOCUMENT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, BUT A FORWARD-LOOKING DOCUMENT FROM THE BOND PAYMENT STANDPOINT.
OUR ASSESSMENT ROLE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO PAYING THE MARCH AND SEPTEMBER PAYMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT WE'RE REFLECTING WHAT'S OCCURRED FROM A SUBDIVISION OR A PLATTING STANDPOINT IN THE YEAR BEHIND.
>> FROM WHAT YOU CAN TELL SO FAR, ARE WE STILL ON TRACK TO PAY OFF THE PID BOND IN ITS ENTIRETY,
[01:20:02]
INCLUDING THE ACCRUED INTEREST?>> IN THE TIMEFRAME IN WHICH IT WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED, YES, SIR.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THE ORIGINAL MATURITY.
THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
THERE WAS A TRAILING REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION THAT WAS PART OF THAT FIRST LEVY.
THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS THERE THAT MAKE UP THAT FIRST LEVY.
THEN THERE WAS A SECOND LOVING FOR THE PARKING GARAGE AND THAT OCCURRED IN 2018.
YOUR BONDS ARE TIED TO THAT FIRST 2015 LEVY, BUT YOU HAVE A TRAILING REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION FOR THE PARKING GARAGE THAT WILL CONTINUE.
>> THE TOTAL BONDS IS 26.3 MILLION.
IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? WE NETTED 17.9. IS THAT WHAT IT WAS?
>> YOU'RE TAXING MY MEMORY. BUT YES, SIR.
>> YOU'RE THE NEW PID ADMINISTRATOR?
>> JARED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT PERSON?
>> THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATOR STAFF WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE AND WE DECIDED TO STOP UTILIZING THEIR SERVICE.
>> DO WE HAVE TO RECREATE THE BOOKS? HOW WERE THE BOOKS? WERE THE BOOKS GOOD?
>> NO, SIR. WHEN YOU SPEAK WITH THE BOOKS, THERE'S A STRUGGLE BECAUSE THE TRUSTEE HOLDS ALL THE DOLLARS AND THE DOLLARS DON'T COME THROUGH THE TOWN EXCEPT FOR THE COMPONENT RELATED TO THE REPAYMENT OF THE PARKING GARAGE.
THAT'S THE ONLY MINOR THING THAT SHOWS UP IN YOUR AUDIT BECAUSE THAT'S AN OBLIGATION TO PAY THE DEVELOPER.
THE BOOKS ARE JUST THE TRUSTEE'S STATEMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE TRUSTEE, THAT'S TOWN.
YOUR AUDITOR WORKS THROUGH THOSE COMPONENTS WHEN THEY ARE DOING YOUR ANNUAL AUDIT.
THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN REFLECTS YOUR ASSESSMENT ROLE IN THE BONDS AND WHAT HAS TO BE COLLECTED.
RELATIVE TO THE BOOKS THE ASSETS ARE THE TOWN.
THE PART IS NOT A SEPARATE POLITICAL SUB-DIVISIONS, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE A TAX ID NUMBER OR A SET OF BOOKS.
>> SO WHERE THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH DOCUMENTATION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RECREATE ANYTHING YOURSELF.
>> WE DID NOT RECREATE THE DRAWER SIDE BECAUSE DRAWS WERE COMPLETED WHEN WE TOOK OVER THE PROJECT, WHAT WE DID HAVE TO DO, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE TOWN'S BOND COUNSEL AT THE TIME, IS WE HAD TO EXTRACT FROM THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATOR HOW THEY WERE REEVALUATING COMPONENTS WHEN CHANGES WERE BEING MADE BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT TRANSPARENT.
THAT WAS DONE IN THE 2018 SAP UPDATE.
THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AND I THINK IT WAS FURTHER CLARIFIED IN THE 2019 WHERE YOU CAN SEE EQUIVALENT UNITS ARE USED ALL THROUGHOUT.
THAT'S AN ARBITRARY METHODOLOGY THAT THAT PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATOR USED AND YOU COULDN'T GET TO A RECONCILIATION.
THAT WAS A FACTOR THAT HADN'T PROVIDED FOR IN THE 2019 SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLANS SINCE THAT TIME.
ALL THAT HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR IN THESE DOCUMENTS ROLLING FORWARD.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO RECREATE ANYTHING, BUT WE DID HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE USED OUR RESOURCES TO GET EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED TO RECONCILE THOSE ASSESSMENTS.
>> I GOT A SILLY QUESTION I APOLOGIZE.
IS THERE A PASS-THROUGH OBLIGATION? IF THERE ARE DELINQUENCIES WHO'S LIABLE FOR THE PASS-THROUGH OBLIGATIONS?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WHEN THE TOWN ISSUED THE BONDS, ONE OF THE THINGS I COVETED WAS THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THERE WAS A NONPAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS, THEN THE TOWN WOULD UTILIZE JUST LIKE YOU WOULD USE IF THERE WAS A NONPAYMENT OF TOWN PROPERTY TAXES, YOU'RE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION AGENCY TO GO PROCEED WITH EITHER FORECLOSURE OR COLLECTION OF THAT.
REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT FORECLOSURE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENT.
IT'S ONLY FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR.
>> DO WE MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF THE BONDHOLDERS? DO WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE?
THERE IS A PARTICULAR UNDERWRITER THAT HAS SOLD MOST OF THE BONDS IN TEXAS THAT PAYS QUITE A BIT OF ATTENTION TO IT AND THEY OFTENTIMES INTERFACE WITH US JUST ASKING ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE REVIEWED THE DEVELOPERS' QUARTERLY REPORTS AND IN FACT, I WAS MAKING NOTES AS THERE WAS DISCUSSION HERE ABOUT WHAT WAS CHANGING, WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO BECAUSE AS WE REVIEWED THAT QUARTERLY REPORT COMING THROUGH, I'LL ACTUALLY BE ASKING MY STAFF TO PROVIDE THIS TO ME SO I CAN MAKE SURE I'M WATCHING IT AND IT'S REPORTED ACCURATELY, ESPECIALLY RELATIVE TO THE SALE OF THE PROJECT TO A DIFFERENT OWNER.
>> THEN HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONCERNS OR CLAIMS MADE BY ANY BOND HOLDER TWO DAYS WITH RESPECT TO DELINQUENT PAYMENTS OR OTHER ISSUES?
>> NO, SIR. RELATIVE TO DELINQUENT PAYMENTS, MY OFFICE FOLLOWS UP ON THAT INITIALLY.
FROM JANUARY UNTIL JUNE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT SPECIFICALLY.
OFTENTIMES WHEN THERE'S AN OWNERSHIP TRANSFER, SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN IN A HOMEOWNER'S JUST INADVERTENTLY UNAWARE THAT IT DIDN'T GET MADE AT TRANSFER OR A TITLE COMPANY DROPPED THE BALL.
WE INITIALLY REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE WE MAKE CONTACT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN EXPLAINING, WE THINK SOMETHING IS AMISS.
WE DON'T THINK IT'S WRONG. WE NEED YOUR HELP.
[01:25:03]
RARELY IS IT AN ISSUE OF I'M JUST MAD AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY OR I CAN'T AFFORD TO, IT'S AN OVERSIGHT.IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE HAS BEEN DELINQUENCIES IN THE PAST, BUT AS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN I CALCULATED IT, I'M SELLING IT, I'M NOT PAYING IT.
IT'S ALREADY IN THE CALCULATIONS AND THEN IT GETS CLEARED UP AS SOON AS A TRANSACTION TRANSFER OCCURS.
>> I'M SORRY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF I UNDERSTAND THE FORECLOSURE PART, BUT DOES THE TOWN HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PASS THAT MONEY ONTO THE BOND HOLDERS WHILE WE'RE FORECLOSING? DO WE HAVE A LIABILITY THERE?
>> NO. YOUR JOB SIMPLY IS TO FOLLOW THE STATUE FROM THE STANDPOINT AS YOU MUST ADOPT THE ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE EVERY YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES THE ASSESSMENT ROLE WHICH ALLOWS US TO SEND IT TO THE COUNTY SO IT CAN BE PLACED ON THE TAX ROLL.
THAT'S PROBABLY YOUR PRIMARY OBLIGATION.
SECONDARY OBLIGATION WOULD BE THAT YOU ARE TO PROCEED FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS IF THE ATTORNEY COLLECTION COMES TO YOU AND SAYS, "OKAY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY HERE THEY'RE FORECLOSING" YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE AN ACTION AND STANDS PROBABLY MORE WELL-VERSED ON THAT ACTION LOOKS LIKE, BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO FORECLOSE IF THAT'S WHAT THE RECOMMENDING ATTORNEY HAS SAID YOU HAVE TO DO.
THAT WOULD BE YOUR ONLY OTHER OBLIGATION.
THOSE WOULD BE YOUR TWO MAIN ONES.
OUR OBLIGATION IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU CURRENT UPDATED DOCUMENTS AND TO THE EXTENT OF MATERIAL EVENT OCCURS, WE BRING THAT FORWARD.
THERE'S ABOUT 16 ITEMS THAT WE WOULD BRING FORWARD AND SAY A MATERIAL EVENT HAS OCCURRED.
WE'LL START WITH STAFF, GO TO LEGAL COUNSEL. HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENED.
WE NEED TO FILE, A MATERIAL EVENT NOTICE AND THAT'S JUST A TRANSACTION THAT OCCURS AND IT'S NOT COUNCIL ACTION.
>> I'M AN OLD MORTGAGE BACK SECURITY GUY SERVICER THAT HAD TO PASS THROUGH THAT MONEY WHETHER I GOT IT OR NOT SO I GET A LITTLE JITTERY.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER DEFAULT PROVISIONS THAT WE NEED THAT WOULD TRIGGER ACCELERATED REPAYMENT, ANYTHING WE SHOULD BE CONSCIOUS OF, INCLUDING CHANGE OF CONTROL, FOR EXAMPLE?
>> YES. THOSE MATERIAL EVENT NOTICES ARE THINGS IN WHICH WE PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE BOND INVESTORS THAT WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF OR THAT WE ARE AWARE OF.
THE DEVELOPER WILL MAKE A VOLUNTARY ONCE THEY HAVE THE DOCUMENTS WHERE THEY CAN SHOW THE ASSIGNMENT PROVISIONS, THEY'LL NEED A FILE.
THERE'LL BE A MATERIAL EVENT NOTICE, AND SO THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT VOLUNTARY NOTIFICATION TO EMMA THROUGH YOUR DISSEMINATION AGENT.
BUT THERE'S NO SPECIFIC PROVISIONS THAT I'M AWARE OF IN THE DOCUMENT AND YOUR CONTRACT WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE INVESTORS AS THOSE TRUSTEE, US BANK.
THAT'S GOVERNED BY AN INDENTURE.
THAT INDENTURE REALLY AND TRULY LIMITS YOU ALL TO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FROM THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENT STANDPOINT, THEN YOU'RE NOT COLLECTING THE DOLLARS, SO YOU'RE NOT PASSING THEM ON.
THEY'RE ALREADY GOING STRAIGHT TO THE TRUSTEE.
THEN IT'S JUST THE SAP UPDATE IN THE FORTUNE FORECLOSURE COMPONENT.
>> A CHANGE OF CONTROL JUST REQUIRES VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE.
THERE'S NO OTHER CONCERN OR RIFLED PROVISION THAT WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL OF?
>> RIGHT. WE WERE AWARE THAT THAT TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE BY THE END OF AUGUST AND THAT WAS ON OUR RADAR TO BUG AND ASK QUESTIONS.
DID IT OCCUR? DO YOU NEED A FILE NOTICE?
>> YOU'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION DOCUMENTATION YOU NEED FROM THEM?
>> FOR COUNCIL VERIFICATION, THE NEW OWNER, MR. BEATTY, WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT AND OUR DEVELOPERS' AGREEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THAT ANYTIME THERE IS A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, THAT DOES HAVE TO COME IN FOR COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
THAT IS SLATED FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.
>> DO WE APPROVE THE EV5 TOO? BECAUSE DID WE HAD TO DO A MEMO OF A NUMBER OF JOBS?
>> I WOULD DEFER TO STAND ON THAT QUESTION.
WE MERELY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT EXISTED.
>> WE PROVIDE A MEMO THAT IT WILL SERVE THE NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED.
>> WITH THE RESEARCH THAT MEMO.
>>IT WOULD JUST BE THE TOWN THAT WOULD ALSO BE THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY JUDGE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO DO THAT.
>> HAVE WE CREATED THE NUMBER OF JOBS?
>> THAT'S WHAT WOULD COME THROUGH FROM THEM.
>> IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS, YOU SHOULD KNOW.
>> IT'S NOT JUST THE PERMANENT JOBS, IT'S ALSO CONSTRUCTION JOBS VERY SHORTENED IN THERE AS WELL.
>> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE.
>> I THINK THAT IS THE END OF OUR WORK SESSION THERE.
CAN WE TAKE A QUICK 10-MINUTE BREAK, AND THEN WE'LL START? SORRY AGAIN FOR THE DELAY.
WE TRIED TO START ON TIME, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
>> CAN WE START ONCE WE COME BACK AND WE STARTED WITH MAYOR BRADLEY SINCE HE'S HERE ALREADY?
>> NO, WE'LL START WITH THE ITEM HERE.
>> REGULAR MEETINGS, SO BE SURE THE EVENING.
[01:30:02]
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S START OFF WITH THE REGULAR MEETING.
[REGULAR MEETING – Call to Order (5 P.M.)]
THE COURT ORDER 551.WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I CAN SEE WE ALL BEAT RUSSIA IN TERMS OF OUR TEXAS PLEDGE [BACKGROUND].
>> OKAY. PRE-COUNCIL WORKSHOP.
[6.a. Discussion of Fiscal Year 22-23 Budget]
WE'LL START OFF WITH AMBER.I WOULD SAY YOUR FULL LAST NAME, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT [LAUGHTER]. I'M KIDDING.
MAYOR-COUNCIL, AS SHE GETS PREPARED, AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAD PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS AND WHAT COUNCIL AND WE PUT THOSE COMMENTS AND MADE THOSE CHANGES WITHIN THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT YOU HAD BEFORE YOU.
WE SENT THIS OUT IN THE FINAL VERSION ON FRIDAY EVENING SO THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE HAD TIME TO GET THE MOST CHANGES THAT AMBER HAS HIGHLIGHTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DOCUMENT, AND AMBER, IF YOU WILL LEAD US ON THIS.
>> SOME DIRECTION FROM YOU BEFORE I GET STARTED, THERE'S JUST A FEW SLIDES, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKING POINTS AS TO THE REVISED 22 BUDGET AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED 23.
IN THE INTEREST OF BREVITY, DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST TALK ABOUT 23 OR TALK ABOUT ALL THE POINTS?
>> OKAY, SURE I WILL. OKAY, SO TO START OFF, I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE AD VALOREM TAXES.
THIS IS IN THE BUDGET FILE THAT WAS AT YOUR SEAT, PRINTED ON PAGE 3, AND IT PRESENTS THE TAX RATE COMPARISON.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES SINCE THE 8TH THAT WE MET WITH YOU AND THIS IS THE SAME TAX RATE AS LAST YEAR.
AS NOTED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, WE WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AT WHICH POINT YOU MAY CHOOSE TO ADOPT IT.
THEN WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL DISCUSS THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR ADOPTION.
THEN FINALLY, UNDER REGULAR SESSION, WE WILL RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX.
THIS SLIDE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SAW ON THE 8TH PRESENTATION AND IT JUST DIVIDES OUT EACH DOLLAR OF YOUR TAX MONEY.
AND FOR EVERY DOLLAR THE TOWN RECEIVES SEVEN CENTS OF THE REVENUE.
THIS SLIDE AGAIN PRESENTS THE TAX RATE, WHICH IS THE SAME FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE ROW, AND IT'S 0.16788.
HERE WE PRESENT THE PROPOSED FY 23 BUDGET.
THIS IS ON PAGE 29, WHICH IS OF THE FIVE-YEAR FORECAST.
WE PRESENT $33.2 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES AND A $30.7 MILLION ENDING FUND BALANCE, 14.9 OF WHICH IS UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.
ON THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS ON PAGES 30 THROUGH 37 OF YOUR PACKET.
THE FY 22 REVISED BUDGET INCLUDES REVENUES THAT INCREASE FOR SALES TAX.
WE HAD ONE-TIME SALES TAX REVENUES THAT CAME IN, WHICH WAS OFFSET BY DECREASED PERMITTING AND FEE REVENUES, MAINLY FOR THE UNCHARTED DELAY.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE INCREASED PAYROLL FOR FOUR FTES THAT WERE APPROVED DURING THE YEAR BY COUNSEL, AND THOSE ARE LISTED ON PAGES 22 THROUGH 24 FTE SCHEDULE, AS WELL AS THE MID-YEAR INCREASE FOR THE TOWN MANAGER AND THEN THE SEVERANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR FOR THE TOWN MANAGER.
IN FY 23 REPRESENT $10.7 MILLION IN REVENUE.
THIS IS 43 PERCENT OF WHICH IS SALES TAX, AND THAT IS PROJECTED TO BE 4.6 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND,19 PERCENT IS PROPERTY TAX, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE PROJECTED AT 2 MILLION, AND THEN TWENTY-TWO PERCENT PERMITS AND FEES, THAT'S 2.4 MILLION.
THAT INCLUDES CASK AND TROTTER, WESTLAKE RANCH, ASPEN ESTATES, AND LIFETIME FITNESS.
11.9 IS THE OPERATING EXPENDITURES, 55 PERCENT OF THAT IS PAYROLL COSTS.
WE DID A FOUR PERCENT INCREASE MARKET ADJUSTMENT FOR STAFF WAGES.
THAT IS ALSO OFFSET BY THE UTILITY FUND AS WELL AS THE VISITOR'S ASSOCIATION FUND.
THE REMAINDER OF THE TOWN MANAGER SEVERANCE AND THREE ADDITIONAL FTES ARE INCLUDED.
[01:35:03]
WE ALSO INCLUDED TRANSFERS TO WESTLAKE ACADEMY FOR THE BLACKSMITH FOUNDATION.THE FOUNDATION MONEY THAT THEY'RE RAISING, THE MONEY WILL COME IN AND OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
WE ALSO INCLUDED OPERATIONAL COST OF $405,000 AND THE FULL FOUNDATION SALARY REIMBURSEMENT OF 148, THAT IS NETTED TO $553,000 THAT WAS ADDED TO THE GENERAL FUND.
WE REDUCED MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT COSTS AND CREATE A CONTINGENCY LINE OF $100,000, AND ALSO OF THESE EXPENDITURES OR TRANSFERS OF $3.9 MILLION, $250,000 OF WHICH WENT TO VISITOR'S ASSOCIATION TO HELP WITH THEIR OPERATIONS,1.1 MILLION WENT TO THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND, 1.5, WHICH THE GENERAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND AND CIP RECEIVED ONE MILLION.
THE DECREASE OF $5 MILLION TO FUND BALANCE REPRESENTS ALL OF THESE CHANGES THAT I JUST WENT OVER, AND WE'RE ENDING WITH A $7.2 MILLION UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.
WE HAVE 222 OPERATING DAYS CALCULATED, AND THIS IS WELL ABOVE THE 180 DAYS REQUIRED.
THIS CHART JUST REPRESENTS THE 222 DAYS THAT I JUST MENTIONED, AND THEN WE ARE DECREASING IN THE OUT YEARS.
BUT THIS IS SUBJECT TO UNFORESEEN SALES TAX OR OTHER REVENUES THAT COULD HELP CHANGE THOSE OUT YEARS OR DIFFERENT PLANS AND PROJECTS THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING.
>> YEAH. NONE OF THE DEVELOPER FEES FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE IN HERE ARE PROJECTED, CORRECT?
I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH MY NOTES TO LOOK AT OTHER THE DETAILS OF THAT.
BUT THERE ARE SOME IN THE OUT YEARS'.
>> OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS WHICH ARE ON PAGES 38 THROUGH 45 OF YOUR PACKET.
THIS INCLUDES THE CEMETERY AND UTILITY FUND.
THE CEMETERY FUND IS VERY SMALL, SO I'LL PROBABLY JUST BE FOCUSING ON THE UTILITY FUND FOR THIS POINT.
THE REVENUES FOR FY 22 REVISIONS WERE CHANGED BY INCREASING THE WATER AND SEWER REVENUES.
WE DID EXPERIENCE A DROUGHT THIS YEAR AND I THINK THAT INCREASED SOME OF THE VOLUME AND THE USAGE AND SO IN TURN, REVENUES.
[NOISE] WE ALSO ISSUED AT 2022 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, WHICH I'LL REFER TO AS A GO RB, THAT WAS $15.7 MILLION.
SO THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED IN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE REVISED 22.
OF THE EXPENDITURES, WE DID INCREASE PAYROLL, AS I MENTIONED IN THE GENERAL FUND COVERAGE.
THAT EXPENDITURE INCREASED AND IT'S TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND TO REIMBURSE IT.
AGAIN, THE 22 GO RB, WE RECEIVED THE BOND MONEY AND THEN WE PAID OUT TO SATISFY OUR DEBT.
IN FY23 FOR PROPOSED, THE REVENUES ARE 6.1 MILLION AND THAT REPRESENTS MOSTLY THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES.
WE ALSO INCLUDED A 5% INCREASE IN WATER AND SEWER RATES, WHICH WE JUST DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE SESSION.
OF THE EXPENDITURES OF 6.9 MILLION, THE OPERATING IS SIX MILLION AND THAT'S DEBT SERVICE PLUS THE NEW ISSUANCE THAT WE JUST DID.
AS JARED MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT WAS ABOUT 866,000 IN IN PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THAT WE ADDED TO THAT.
OUR SERVICES INCREASED MAINLY DUE TO THE WATER PURCHASE, SO WE DISCUSSED THAT EARLIER.
WE HAVE TRANSFERS OF 867,000 OVER TO THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND AND THAT'S FOR OPERATIONS AS WELL AS PLANNING FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENTS.
WE HAVE A DECREASE OF $744,000 ENDING IN $7.7 MILLION OF UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.
FOR THIS ONE, THOUGH IT'S NOT SHOWN IN THIS SLIDE, WE HAVE 429 OPERATING DAYS AND THE AVERAGE IN THE OUT YEARS IS 429 OPERATING DAYS, IT'S A HEALTHY FUND.
OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, PAGES 46 THROUGH 61 OF YOUR PACKET, INCLUDE THE UTILITY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND, THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND, AND THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND.
ALL OF THOSE SERVE EITHER THE UTILITY FUND OR THE GENERAL FUND.
IN THE 22 REVISIONS, WE MADE SMALL CHANGES TO REVENUES IS MAINLY JUST FOR INTEREST INCOME.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE DECREASED THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF $44,000.
IT WAS A LIFE PACK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE DIDN'T RECEIVE IT IN TIME THIS YEAR, SO WE MOVED IT TO THE FY23.
WE ALSO DECREASED IN STREET IMPROVEMENTS BY 55,000 AND WESTLAKE FACILITIES BY 21,000.
THAT WAS JUST DUE TO FISCAL YEAR-END ESTIMATES.
WE DECREASED THE GENERAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND BY 32,000.
AGAIN, THAT WAS EQUIPMENT FOR A TRUCK THAT HAD TO DO WITH TIMING.
IN FY23 PROPOSED, WE HAVE REVENUE OF 3.5 MILLION, 800,000 IS A TRANSFER TO THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FRIEND FROM THE UTILITY FUND.
[01:40:02]
WE'LL RECEIVE A TRANSFER IN OF 1.1 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT'S SUPPORTING THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FOR OPERATIONS AND FUTURE PLANNING, AS WELL AS $1.5 MILLION FOR THE GENERAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND.OF THE EXPENDITURES FOR TWO MILLION DOLLARS, IN THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND, WE HAVE A PUMP AND LIFT STATION REPLACEMENT THAT'S AROUND $370,000.
IN THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND, IT'S COMPRISED MAINLY OF WESTLAKE ACADEMY UPKEEP.
WE ALSO HAVE IT PHONE AND NETWORK REPLACEMENTS IN THAT AS WELL.
WE ALSO, LIKE I MENTIONED, MOVED FROM FY22 TO FY23, THE LIFE PACK AND THE VEHICLE APPARATUS, AND THEN ALSO INCLUDED THESE NUMBERS AS WE DISCUSSED IS THE TWO 18 PASSENGER VANS FOR WESTLAKE ACADEMY.
WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF $1.4 MILLION AND THE ENDING BALANCE IS $4.7 MILLION.
IN SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, WHICH IS FOUND ON PAGES 62 THROUGH 74 OF YOUR PACKET, THIS INCLUDES QUITE A FEW FUNDS.
THE 4B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE REGULAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PID OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC ARTS, AND LOANSTAR.
IN FY22 OUR REVENUES INCREASED, FY 20 REVISIONS ARE REVENUES INCREASED BY $875,000 TO THE 4B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS FROM SALES TAX.
WE ALSO INCREASED BY $500,000 IN THE PUBLIC ARTS FROM CONTRIBUTIONS.
IN THE EXPENDITURES, WE INCREASED DEBT SERVICE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE 4B TO DEBT SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE LARGER CELL SALES TAX,.
WE INCREASE SERVICES BY 26,000 DUE TO PAYROLL INCREASES, WHICH IS TRANSFER OUT TO THE GENERAL FUND IN THE VISITOR'S ASSOCIATION FUND.
WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 138,000 IN ARTWORK EXPENSE AND CONTRACT SERVICES IN THE PUBLIC ARTS FUND.
IN FY23 PROPOSED, WHICH IS 3.1 MILLION, WE HAVE 1.8, WHICH IS SALES TAX.
ALL OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 617,000 IS ALSO EXPENDED.
IT COMES INTO THE FINDING THAT IT'S EXTENDED OUT OF THE FUND PER DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS WITH DELOITTE IN SCHWAB AND ALSO TRANSFERS OUT TO THE WESTLAKE EXPANSION FUND.
THE EXPENDITURES OF 3.2 MILLION INCLUDE 949,000 OF VISITORS ASSOCIATION, MAINLY DUE TO PAYROLL AND PAYROLL OF THAT FUND IS 62 PERCENT OF THE OVERALL COST.
THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO EFFECTS THAT WERE CHANGED IN THE PID, THE PUBLIC ARTS, AND THE LOANSTAR IN THE FY23 PROPOSED BUDGET.
WE HAVE A DECREASE HERE OF $93,000 ENDING IN $1.7 MILLION FOR FUND BALANCE.
IN DEBT SERVICE ON PAGES 76 THROUGH 85, THE REVISIONS FOR FY22 INCLUDE TRANSFER IN FROM 4B BECAUSE OF THE SALES TAX I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
ADJUSTED DEBT SCHEDULES FROM THE 21 GO RB AND THAT EFFECTIVELY PAID OFF THE 2011 GO RB AND CEO.
IN FY23, PROPOSED, WE HAVE THE 4B TRANSFERS AND WE HAVE THE PROPERTY TAX THAT ALSO SUPPORTS DEBT SERVICE.
WE HAVE A DECREASE OF $33,000 IN THIS FUND AND NETS TO ZERO.
THAT'S THE INTENTION FOR BOTH OF THESE FUNDS, AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO PLANS TO ISSUE ANY FUTURE DEBT.
IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS, PAGES 86 THROUGH 100, AND THEN ON PAGE 99 IS THE FIVE-YEAR CIP PLAN.
THIS INCLUDES THE MUNICIPAL EXPANSION, CAPITAL PROJECTS, THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY, SAM AND MARGARET LEE ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER, AND THE ACADEMY EXPANSION FUNDS.
IN THE FY23 REVISIONS, [NOISE] THERE WAS A $3.4 MILLION REVENUE BUDGETED AND IT HAD TO DO WITH BOND FUNDS AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE, SO WE MADE THAT CORRECTION.
WE HAD AN INCREASE OF $754,000, RECOGNIZED FOR THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY, SAM AND MARGARET LEE ARTS CENTER, THAT'S ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER, THAT CAME IN AS A CONTRIBUTION AND WE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE WESTLAKE EXPANSION FUND OF $154,000.
EXPENDITURES THAT CHANGE, WE HAD A DECREASE IN STREET IMPROVEMENTS, FINANCE SOFTWARE UPGRADES, PARKS, TRAIL AND CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS.
ALL OF THOSE ARE BASED ON THAT FISCAL YEAR AND ESTIMATES.
WE ALSO HAD A DECREASE OF A 215,000 IN DESIGN FEES AT THE SAM AND MARGARET LEE ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER FUND.
IN FY23 PROPOSED, WE HAVE $1.8 MILLION IN REVENUE, A MILLION OF WHICH IS A TRANSFER INTO THE CIP FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND $480,000 OF A LOT FEE REVENUES TRANSFERRED IN FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND TO THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY EXPANSION FUND.
OTHER EXPENDITURES OF $2.51 MILLION, 1.4 IS MAINLY THE PARKS AND TRAILS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CIP FUND.
[01:45:03]
WE ALSO HAVE BUDGETED AT $800,000 IN THE WESTLAKE EXPANSION FUND.THOUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS SHOULD BE REIMBURSING THAT FUND AND STAFF IS WORKING WITH THE DONOR FUNDING.
WE HAVE A DECREASE OF $760,000 ENDING AT $7.7 MILLION.
THAT IS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU HAD PROMOTION FOR THAT ONE.
>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU'LL GET A PAY RAISE. [LAUGHTER]
>> IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO JUST BRING IT UP, SO I'LL BRING IT UP ANYWAY.
[LAUGHTER] SOMEBODY HAD BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ONE OF THE BUDGET ITEMS FOR THE MUNICIPAL SIDE WAS ONE OF THE FTES WAS AN EMT PARAMEDIC THAT WILL BE DEDICATED TO WESTLAKE ACADEMY AS A SECOND PERSON TO HELP.
THE QUESTION WAS, WOULD THERE BE A BENEFIT TO ACTUALLY HIRING A REGISTERED NURSE WHO WAS EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY WESTLAKE ACADEMY INSTEAD OF HAVING A SECOND EMT? I KNOW THAT MAY TAKE AWAY FROM RESOURCES, SO IT WAS JUST FOR AN OPEN QUESTION RATHER THAN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION.
>> I BELIEVE THAT'S A CONVERSATION WE NEED TO HAVE BECAUSE FROM THE INITIAL IDEAL OF THAT, THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT HAD TO BE DONE.
JUST BETWEEN THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE NOTIFICATION OF THE VACANCY AND THEN THE BUDGETING PROCESS, THAT WAS REALLY A SMALL WINDOW TO TRY TO MAKE SOME CONVERSION.
THAT IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO COME BACK AROUND TO AND HAVE MUCH MORE DEPTH BECAUSE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEAL OR PERSPECTIVE ON IT NOW THAN WHAT WE DID SAY JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
>> MR. WILSON, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING AT THIS JUNCTURE BRIEFLY. NOT YET? OKAY. DO WE NEED TO MAKE ANY AMENDMENTS OR CAN WE JUST APPROVE POTENTIALLY THE BUDGET AS IS AND THEN JUST DEAL WITH THIS SEPARATELY? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AMBER.
I HAVE PRIMARILY TWO CONCERNS.
ONE IS THAT THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE, WHICH WAS BASICALLY THE RESULTS, IS REDUCED TO HALF.
THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF $14 MILLION IN THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, WHICH TRANSLATES TO MORE THAN 500 OF OPERATING DAYS.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, OPERATING DAYS BASICALLY MEANS THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE TOWN CAN PAY FOR THINGS IN CASE OF A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHEN THERE IS NO REVENUE, RIGHT?
>> THE BUDGET PROPOSAL IN 2023 IS REDUCING THE OPERATING DAYS TO LESS THAN HALF.
WE ARE PLANNING FOR ALL THESE EXPENSES, BUT WE'RE NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S THE REVENUE.
I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY CONVERSATION WHERE WE HAVE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE REVENUES OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE THAT.
THAT'S ONE. I DON'T SEE, THIS IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AT THIS POINT.
SECOND CONCERN IS THE ENTIRE PROCESS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I DON'T SEE THIS AS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AT THIS POINT.
>> ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE RAISE TAXES?
>> CAN I FINISH? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY SECOND CONCERN IS THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
DURING THE BUDGET RETREAT, IT WAS AGREED THAT, AND THERE WERE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS, THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WOULD RECONVENE AGAIN AND GO OVER THE DETAILS.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MR. KILBRIDE HAD MEETINGS AND RECOMMENDED CHANGES.
WHY ARE THESE MEETINGS HELD WITHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL BEING PRESENT WHEN ASKED FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THE BUDGET? WHY IS THE MAYOR GIVING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE STAFF ON SOMETHING WHERE THE COUNCIL IS NOT PRESENT?
>> TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION ABOUT REDUCING THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE, [NOISE] I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS A CONCERN.
I AGREE WITH YOU AND I THINK WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS AND ALSO WITH COUNCIL AND EVEN AT THE RETREAT BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE OUT YEARS.
I DON'T THINK FY23 IS A MAJOR CONCERN.
WE HAVE FUND BALANCE, WE'RE GOOD, BUT IT'S THE OUT YEARS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON AND HAVE MORE STRATEGY AND DISCUSS.
>> WHO DID YOU HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH, AMBER?
>> I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU.
I'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCILMEMBER QUINT AND GREAVES AND KILBRIDE IN DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
>> WHEN I CAME TO YOU ON FRIDAY, IT WAS AFTER THIS WHOLE THING WAS DONE.
>> THERE WERE NO RECOMMENDATION [OVERLAPPING].
[01:50:01]
>> YES, MA'AM. BUT TO YOUR FIRST POINT, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT TO TAKE SOME OF THE EDGE OFF OF THIS FOR ME.
FOR MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON IT, IS THAT WE WERE CATCHING UP ON TRANSFERS TO THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS.
WE HADN'T BEEN DOING A LOT OF TRANSFERS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE OF COVID AND WE'RE BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE IN THAT.
I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP BECAUSE WE DO HAVE REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRS AND THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN IN THOSE FUNDS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
I THINK THERE IS SOME ASPECT OF THAT AND I DON'T NECESSARILY ANTICIPATE THAT $5 MILLION IS GOING TO BE WHAT WE LOOKED TO HAVE AS A DEFICIT GOING FORWARD EVERY YEAR. [OVERLAPPING] > BUT WE'VE REDUCED THE OPERATING DAYS TO LESS THAN HALF AT THIS POINT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION ON THIS POINT.
I HAVE A SLIGHTLY OLDER VERSION.
ACTUALLY THIS IS THE CURRENT VERSION.
WE'RE GOING TO THEORETICALLY ADOPT A BUDGET THAT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND WILL RUN A DEFICIT OF JUST OVER $5 MILLION.
>> IN AGGREGATE, IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $5.25 MILLION AND EVERY SINGLE CHANGE TO THE BUDGET HAS BEEN BULLET-POINTED AND CIRCULATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ALL COUNCIL PEOPLE.
ALL OF US HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO MEET INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE TOWN.
I THINK MOST OF US HAVE AVAILED TO THAT OPPORTUNITY.
THE OTHER THING I OBSERVED IS LAST YEAR WHEN MOST OF US WERE NOT ON COUNCIL, THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE WAS REDUCED BY TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT'S IN ADDITION TO A $50 MILLION BOND THAT WAS ISSUED LAST YEAR.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE THE WAY THIS BUDGET HAS BEEN SET UP FOR MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT AT THE BUDGET RETREAT WAS A TWO-DAY RETREAT.
AT THE SECOND DAY, WE DID NOT DO MOST OF IT BECAUSE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED AND WE SAID WE WOULD RECONVENE AS A GROUP.
A BUDGET IS TO BE APPROVED OR EVEN RECOMMENDED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL BEING PRESENT AND THE DELIBERATION AND QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
IN THIS SITUATION, I LITERALLY WAS COMPLETELY KEPT OUT OF IT.
ON FRIDAY IS WHEN I LITERALLY MET YOU TO ASK YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? CAN I GET A PROOF OF THE CIRCULATION OF ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE BEING SAID THAT IT WAS CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL? CAN I GET SOME PROOF? BECAUSE I WAS NOT CIRCULATED ANY OF THESE THINGS.
>> IN THAT, I BROUGHT IT BACK ON THE 8TH COUNCIL AND I DID A MEMO.
I DIDN'T INCLUDE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE NUMBERS AND I BROUGHT BACK A MEMO JUST TO OUTLINE WHAT THE CONVERSATIONS WERE IN AN EFFORT TO BE TRANSPARENT FOR WHAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THERE'S A VIDEO RECORD OF THIS? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WERE THERE MORE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT? THIS WAS THE DRAFT THAT I HAD.
>> COUNCIL GAVE ME NO FURTHER DIRECTIONS ON MAKING CHANGES FROM THE 8TH.
I DID MAKE A FEW CHANGES BASED ON TIMING OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAD GONE OVER IN MY PRESENTATION AND JUST A FEW OTHER TWEAKS, BUT I MADE SURE I OUTLINED THEM ALL FOR YOU IN MY DOCUMENT.
>> AMBER, YOU'VE NEVER DONE BUDGET SESSIONS LIKE THIS IN THE PAST?
>> I LOOKED THROUGH THE MINUTES LAST YEAR.
IF THE MINUTES WERE ACCURATE, THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION.
THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS WHEN YOU APPROVED THE BUDGET AND THERE WERE VERY LITTLE QUESTIONS DURING THE BUDGET RETREAT.
MR. TRIVEDI WHO'S HERE ACTUALLY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, YOU MADE A SECOND.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE NET BENEFIT OF THAT BUDGET WAS THAT YOU SECONDED TO APPROVE LAST YEAR?
>> DO YOU THINK I HAVE THE NUMBERS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME?
>> YES, I DID. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAD A FULL TWO DAY BUDGET SESSION.
>> YOU ASKED ME A QUESTION, LET ME ANSWER.
>> I WANT YOU TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED.
THE QUESTION IS, YOU APPROVED THE BUDGET LAST YEAR.
REVENUE MINUS EXPENSES GIVES YOU A NET BENEFIT. WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER?
>> FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF BOND BALANCE.
>> FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF BOND BALANCE.
SINCE YOU'VE INCLUDED MY NAME, I'M RESPONDING BACK TO YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE].
>> I'LL TELL YOU. THE AUDITED ACTUALS ARE 584 TOTAL FOR 2021 AND THE REVISED FOR 2022, WHICH IS THIS CURRENT YEAR, IS 423.
>> HOW MUCH DEBT WAS ISSUED TO COVER THE DEFICIT?
>> NOW, ARE WE GOING THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUDGET FOR LAST YEAR? [OVERLAPPING] LET'S GO AHEAD.
>> YOU TOLD US WE ARE FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE ON THIS BUDGET.
MY POINT IS WE DID NOT HAVE THE MEETING FOR THE BUDGET WITH THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.
I WOULD REQUEST GOING FORWARD, WE BE LITTLE MORE INVOLVING EVERY COUNCILMEMBER NOT JUST ME OR ANYBODY, EVERY COUNCILMEMBER SHOULD BE PRESENT FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> MAYOR, I DON'T LIKE THESE ACQUISITIONS TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SO IF WE CAN ACTUALLY PROCEED WITH DECORUM, I SUGGEST WE KEEP THIS GOING. [OVERLAPPING].
>> LET ME JUST FINISH UP. MR. TRIVEDI, THE QUESTION I WAS ASKING AND I DIDN'T PUT YOUR NAME,
[01:55:03]
IT'S A BIT DEROGATORY, I READ THE MINUTES.THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR APPROVED A BUDGET WITH A $4.6 MILLION DEFICIT.
I DON'T THINK YOU KNEW THAT NUMBER.
THAT WAS APPROVED. I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL OF THAT NUMBER.
WE HAVE A CHALLENGE, WE HAVE TO INCREASE OUR REVENUES.
YOU WONDER WHY THE GENERAL FUND BALANCES ARE GOING DOWN? IS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN OPERATING AT DEFICIT.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THIS TOWN HAS RUN AT ABOUT A $580,000 ANNUAL LOSE.
PNL. I KNOW OUR TOWN HASN'T SHOWED THE BUDGET THAT WAY.
REVENUE MINUS EXPENSES AND THAT FLOWS INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
NOW, I'M I WORRIED ABOUT THAT? THAT OUR GENERAL FUND IS GOING DOWN? NO, I'M NOT. WE HAVE HUGE DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN.
WE HAVE SALES TAX COMING IN, BUT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON WHAT THE ISSUES ARE INSTEAD OF BICKERING WHO WAS IN OR OUT OF A MEETING.
>> WHEN I SPEAK, I WOULD MAKE A COMMENT.
THERE WAS NO FOUR PLUS MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT, NUMBER 1.
NUMBER 2, YOU ARE ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF TAX COUNCIL'S WORK.
WE'LL GET YOUR THREE MINUTES HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD RIGHT NOW?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYMORE QUESTIONS? ANYONE UP HERE FOR HER?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE.
>> THERE IS NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE. YOU ARE OUR FAVORITE PERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOLKS, LET'S GO ON TO THE BIG ITEM OF THE DAY.
LET'S SEE. REVIEW ITEMS OF 829 AGENDA,
[6.b. Review of items on 8/29/22 Agenda]
BUT WE'LL GET TO THAT ONE FIRST.DO WE DO THAT? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FOR 829 AGENDA?
IF YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ON THE AGENDA FOR 829, THIS WILL BE THE COUNCIL'S OPPORTUNITY.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. JARED, WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> I'M SORRY. I WAS ALREADY JUMPING AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER.
>> I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER] BUDGET ISSUE. [LAUGHTER] MAYOR, WE DO HAVE SOME OF THESE ITEMS AS FAR AS THE CONSENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO LOOK AT CONSENT.
IF YOU DO WANT TO POINT THOSE OFF, WE'LL HAVE THOSE.
WE'VE GOT A CEREMONIAL ITEM OR FORMER MAYOR BRADLEY AND KNOW HE WAS IN THE AUDIENCE.
OH, HE'S STILL IN THE AUDIENCE.
>> PRETTY [INAUDIBLE] OVER HERE.
>> I DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO PULL OUT OF CONSENT.
>> WELL, WE CAN WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT.
>> THEN ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WE WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CALL THOSE ITEMS TO PUBLIC HEARING, OPEN THAT, CLOSE THAT, AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD ENGAGE IN THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSIDERATION OF THOSE ITEMS. MAKING A MOTION OF THOSE.
THEN UNDER THE REGULAR ITEMS, WE DO HAVE THESE ITEMS THAT WE PRESENTED EARLIER DURING WORKSHOP THAT ALLOWED FOR THAT DIALOGUE.
NOW, DURING WE GET TO THESE POINTS, THESE ITEMS, THIS WILL BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN THOSE UP FOR CONSIDERATION.
WITH THAT, THEN I WOULD PROPOSE WE GO TO THE RECOGNITION OF FORMER MAYOR SCOTT BRADLEY.
[7. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S)]
>> SCOTT AND KELLY BRADLEY, CAN YOU COME ON UP FOR US? [APPLAUSE]
[02:00:11]
>> [BACKGROUND] IT SAYS TOWN OF WESTLAKE PROCLAMATION READ, THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH DEDICATED VISIONARY LEADERS THAT GUIDED THE TOWN'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE MR. SCOTT BRADLEY FOR YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED AND OUTSTANDING SERVICES.
MR. BRADLEY, HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED AS THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING VISIT COALESCING.
MR. BRADLEY WAS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THIS TEXAS STUDENT HOUSING AUTHORITY, AWARDING OVER 2,700 SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE PAST 25 YEARS.
WHEREAS AFTER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, SCOTT BRADLEY ELECTED WESTLAKE MAYOR AND REMAINED IN THAT POSITION FOR THE NEXT 14 YEARS.
MR. BRADLEY SERVICE TO THE COUNTY INCLUDES MANY WORTHWHILE AND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOO NUMEROUS TO NAME INDIVIDUALLY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I SEAN KILBRIDE MAYOR OF TOWN OF WESTLAKE AM HONORED TO PRESENT MR. SCOTT BRADLEY THE PROCLAMATION, RECOGNITION OF HIS DEDICATED SERVICE AND SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS WHILE SERVING ON THE TOWN COUNCIL, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HIRED ALL THE GAUSSIAN SERVICE.
HIS LEADERSHIP HE COMMITTED THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE PRESIDENT, WITNESS THEREOF, I APPEAR ON TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF TOWN WESTLAKE TEXAS BE FIXED IN THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST 2022.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] BUT WE ALL REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING YOU GUYS HERE TODAY.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] DON'T TAKE OFF YET WE'LL DO A COUNCIL PHOTO.
[BACKGROUND] DON'T JUDGE ON MY READING SKILLS.
COME ON STAN YOU'VE BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG WHILE.
>> ALL RIGHT, IS JOHN HERE TODAY OR NO? OR IS IT GOING TO BE AARON? DO WE HAVE THE ETC AWARD WITH US? LET'S BRING THAT EMMY UP HERE.
THERE'S A VIDEO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE.
WILL YOU PLAY THE VIDEO FIRST?
I'M THE CEO FOR ETC INSTITUTE, AND IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT OUR LEADING THE WAY AWARD TO THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE.
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ETC INSTITUTE, WE SPECIALIZE IN HELPING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GATHER INPUT FROM THEIR COMMUNITY TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS.
WE'VE BEEN CONDUCTING COMMUNITY SURVEYS FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.
IN FACT, DURING THE PAST 10 YEARS ALONE, WE'VE SURVEYED MORE THAN THREE MILLION PEOPLE FOR A THOUSAND CITIES AND TOWNS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING WESTLAKE.
DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE FINALLY HAD SOME TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE DATA WE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS, AND WE ESTABLISHED STANDARDS TO TRULY RECOGNIZE COMMUNITIES THAT WERE AMONG THE
[02:05:01]
VERY BEST WITH THE REGARDS TO THE DELIVERY OF RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES.IT'S MY PLEASURE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE HAS RANKED IN TOP 10 PER CENT OF ALL CITIES IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE OVERALL QUALITY OF SERVICES DELIVERED, THE OVERALL VALUE THAT RESIDENTS THINK THEY GET FOR THEIR CITY TAXES AND FEES, AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT YOUR EMPLOYEES PROVIDE ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT'S TRULY A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
ONLY A FEW CITIES ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION, AND WE FOUND THAT THE ONE THING THAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS GOOD LEADERS WHO ARE TRULY LISTENING TO THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS, AND THEN WORKING WITH QUALITY STAFF TO IMPLEMENT PRIORITIES AND BUDGETS TO RESPOND TO THOSE NEEDS.
AGAIN, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE PART OF A TEAM LIKE THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE THAT'S DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND SETTING THE STANDARD FOR THE DELIVERY OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE IS TRULY SETTING THE STANDARD FOR SERVICE.
WE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR ETC INSTITUTE FOR RANKING IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF ALL CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS.
THIS WAS BASED ON SURVEYS THAT WERE SENT OUT TO YOU EARLIER THIS YEAR.
ETC INSTITUTES, LEADING THE WAY AWARD WAS CREATED TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO RESIDENTS.
RECIPIENTS OF THIS WERE RANK IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH REGARD TO THEIR COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE IN THE THREE CORE AREAS THAT ARE ASSESSED IN ETC'S INSTITUTE SURVEYS.
THOSE CATEGORIES INCLUDE SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL QUALITY OF SERVICES, SATISFACTION WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYEES, SATISFACTION WITH VALUE RESIDENTS, THE VALUE OF THE RESIDENTS THINK THEY RECEIVE A LOCAL TAXES AND FEES.
BASED ON THESE CRITERIA, A POINT SYSTEM IS ISSUED IN WESTLAKE, A COMPOSITE RATING IS 52 POINTS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR ALL CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
TO SAY WE'RE PROUD WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT AND WE HAVE ALL OF YOU TO THANK FOR IT.
WITH YOUR HELP, WESTLAKE HAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE DISTINCTIVE BY DESIGN AND LIKE TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT.
[APPLAUSE] THEN A WORD OF HOPE UP HERE, CAN YOU COME UP FRONT.
I SCREWED IN HERE. WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND, OF THOSE ONE..
>> I'M KEEPING IT. JARED TEAM, GREAT JOB.
>> I WANTED TO THANK THE STAFF.
JOHNSON HERE TOO, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK, AND I CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE.
>> WELL DONE. THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL.
JUST KNOW THAT STAFF IS VERY PROUD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE THIS AND KNOW THAT IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEY ARE VERY PROUD OF WORKING FOR WESTLAKE AND HAPPY THAT WE GET GOOD NEWS LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THIS.
>> IT'S GREAT NEWS, SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF.
WE'VE WON IT BEFORE OR IS THIS THE FIRST TIME?
>> NO SIR, THIS IS FIRST TIME THEY'VE DONE THAT.
>> ALRIGHT, LET'S GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CITIZEN PARENT COMMENTS.
[8. CITIZEN/PARENT COMMENTS]
LET'S START OFF WITH MR. RAJIV TRAVETTI.COME ON DOWN, MAN, TO SEE MORE NOW THAT YOU ARE IN COUNCIL.
>> FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR BRADLEY FOR HIS SERVICES AND VISION FOR ALL OUR TOWN.
YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS MADE TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR CITY.
YOU ARE AMONG THE PIONEERS THAT HAVE BUILT THE FOUNDATION OF OUR TOWNS ONGOING SUCCESS. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] MR. MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE 100 DAYS REPORT FROM MR. GRAVES ON THE TOWN'S PROGRESS OR THE LACK OF IT.
LET ME HIGHLIGHT MY THOUGHTS ON YOUR REPORT, AND FIRST 100 DAYS.
AMONG THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS SCHOOL STARTING AT 9:30 AM ON WEDNESDAY.
I'M SURE PARENTS FEEDBACK WAS TAKEN WHILE MAKING THIS DECISION, SINCE GENERAL REACTIONS ARE NOT POSITIVE AT ALL.
CONGRATULATIONS ON SEPARATING SCHOOL AND CITY.
[02:10:05]
SHAUN WILSON WAS HIRED BY THE LAST COUNCIL WITH THREE PRIORITIES IN MIND.ONE, CONTINUED TO IMPROVE ACADEMICS.
TWO, BUILD SOLID RELATIONSHIP WITH FACULTY AND CONTINUED GROWTH OF MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS FACULTY.
THREE, BUILD TRUST RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS BODY, AND GET THEM INVOLVED IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THUS BUILD TRUST.
WITH THESE SEPARATIONS NOW, SEAN IS IN CHARGE OF PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MAINTENANCE, AND ONGOING OTHER MATTERS OF THE SCHOOL OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOT AT ALL RELATED TO THE FIRST THREE ITEMS I OUTLINED.
IRONICALLY, SITTING THERE ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, WERE STRONGLY AGAINST HIRING UP SEAN.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHETHER HE'S NOW SET FOR SUCCESS OR CHALLENGES GOING FORWARD.
THE SEPARATION ON PAPER WAS NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL BUT THE COUNCIL MADE DECISION WITHOUT TRULY THINKING THE IMPLICATIONS OF IT, WITH PREVIOUS COUNCIL, WHICH PREVIOUS COUNCIL REFUSED TO DO SO.
CONGRATULATIONS ON OFFERING FALSE INFORMATION TO OUR CITIZENS IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING ABOUT OUR CITY MANAGERS RESIGNATION ON JUNE 21ST, WHO MAY HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AWARD THAT WE JUST CELEBRATED.
IRONICALLY, THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
YET OUR MERIT MAYOR STILL CONTINUE TO TELL FOLKS THAT IT DID HAPPEN.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAYOR PERSONALLY EXPRESSED TO ME AS CHANDRIKA POSTED THAT SHE HAS REQUESTED RESIGNATION, BUT SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED IN WRITING, AND I QUOTE, "I REALLY DON'T FOLLOW FACEBOOK, BUT I READ CHANDRIKA'S POST TONIGHT, [BACKGROUND] [NOISE] AND I'M ABOUT TO HAVE LOTS OF FUN." THIS WAS A GIFT.
>>THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THE MAYOR HAS DISCRETION OVER THIS.
>> TAKE A NOTE THAT CITIZENS ARE STOPPED BEING FROM SPEAKING THEIR MIND.
>> NO SIT BACK UP HERE. GO AHEAD.
>> THE RULES OR THREE MINUTES.
WE DID GRANT YOU EXTRA TIME, RAJ.
I HAVE BEEN THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER [OVERLAPPING] IN THE PAST I KNOW THE RULE BUT WE HAVE NEVER STOPPED CITIZEN FROM SPEAKING.
>> I GET IT. [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ON ALIENATING CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND MAKING DECISION, AS WELL AS A SMALL GROUP WITHOUT FEEDBACK FROM ENTIRE COUNCIL.
SIMPLY FORCING MEMBERS TO GO ALONG WITH DECISION, AND WE JUST OBSERVED THAT A MEMBER SAYING THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM, LET'S STOP DISCUSSING AND GO TO THE VOTE.
WITHOUT ANY OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
>> I'M SORRY. YOU'RE ADDRESSING SOMETHING THAT HAD HAPPENED JUST NOW?
>> YES. MR. QUINT JUST MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.
MR. MAYOR, LET'S MOVE ON FROM THE BUDGET DISCUSSION.
>> I CONTINUE TO HEAR THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE CIVILIZED, BUT WITH EMAILS, CONVERSATION, AND CORRESPONDENCE, IT CANNOT GET UNCIVILIZED.
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT A VICTORY BY SEVEN VOTES IS NOT A MANDATE OR STRONG MAJORITY.
CONGRATULATION ON MAKING CITY LESS SECURE FINANCIALLY IN JUST A 100 DAYS.
WHEN I LEFT CITY COUNCIL, WE HAD FOUND BALANCE FOR NEARLY 500 DAYS AND TODAY IT STANDS LESS THAN HALF OF THAT NUMBER.
JUST IN 100 DAYS, WE HAVE PUT OUR CITY IN A POTENTIAL FUTURE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES.
FUND BALANCE MEANS MONEY FOR RAINY DAYS.
YOU MAY NOT BE RAISING TEXAS TODAY, BUT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY OTHER OPTIONS IF THIS SPENDING CONTINUES.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I HEARD COUNCILMAN QUINT DURING LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT BUDGET CHANGES THAT ARE MADE ARE NOTHING BUT ACCOUNTING ALLOCATION CHANGE.
OVERALL BUDGET REMAINS THE SAME.
THEN WHY MAKE THESE CHANGES? HOW DO THESE CHANGES SO DRASTICALLY IMPACT OUR RAINY DAY FUNDS? CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. GRAVES, UNCLAIMED IN ITEM NUMBER 4 OF HIS OPEN LETTER ABOUT HIS 100 DAYS,
[02:15:01]
AND I QUOTE, ''APPROVAL TO HIRE SPECIAL CONSULTANT TO HELP WESTLAKE ACADEMY.THERE ARE MANY RUMORS BEING SPREAD AROUND THIS ISSUE.
ONE IS THAT CERTAIN COUNCILMEMBERS WANT TO TAKE SCHOOL PRIVATE.
NOT IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED.'' LET ME REPEAT.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY OF THAT NOR IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED.
HOWEVER, THE CONSULTING CONTRACT SIGNED BY CAPITAL JONES LLC AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS SUPPORT FROM MARTIN CONSULTING STATES VERY DIFFERENT.
>> SIX MINUTES TOTAL. ACTUALLY SIX AND A HALF.
>> STAN, WE'D LIKE TO RESPOND.
>> CAN WE RESPOND TO SOME MUNICIPAL BUDGET ITEMS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I TAKE MAJOR ISSUE IN MISQUOTING.
I WOULD LOVE IF WE COULD PLAY BACK THE VIDEO AND SEE IF I EVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HAVING A QUORUM.
I THINK THAT IS VERY INSULTING THAT YOU WOULD ACCUSE ME OF MAKING A STATEMENT LIKE THAT IN A PUBLIC SETTING WHICH IS BEING RECORDED.
I THINK IF YOU WOULD APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
>> DO I HAVE RIGHT TO RESPOND?
>> NO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON FROM THIS BECAUSE I THINK THIS WHOLE SENSE OF DECORUM IS RATHER DISAPPOINTING.
BECAUSE WE'RE VOTING ON THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET, I DO WANT TO ADDRESS SOME POINTS.
YOU SAID WERE PRESIDING OVER AN UNPRECEDENTED DEFICIT THIS YEAR AND YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS LAST YEAR WHEN YOU'RE ON COUNCIL.
WE ARE GOING TO APPROVE OF $5.25 MILLION DEFICIT.
IT IS WHAT IT IS. WE'RE ALSO SHOWING REVENUES THIS YEAR OF $27 MILLION.
LAST YEAR, THE BUDGET YOU HAVE PROVED HAD REVENUES OF $47 MILLION BECAUSE YOU ISSUE DEBT TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE.
[NOISE] PLEASE DON'T ACCUSE US OF MISAPPROPRIATING FUNDS.
WE DID NOT INCREASE THE DEBT BALANCE OF THIS TOWN THIS YEAR.
WE ARE OPERATING WITHIN OUR MEANS WITH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE.
I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT DISTINCTION AS WE MOVE TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM LATER THIS EVENING.
>> ACTUALLY, I'M NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND.
>> THAT'S OKAY. WE HAVE LINDA.
YOU WANT TO COME ON DOWN, LINDA?
>> SURE. >> I WAS GOING TO HOLD OFF SINCE WE'RE RUNNING LATE.
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP.
>> WHY NOT. THREE MINUTES I HAVE THREE TOPICS, ONE MINUTE PER TOPIC. LET'S SEE.
FIRST OF ALL, FROM A PERSONAL NOTE, I HEARD THE BRADLEY'S WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED AND THEY WERE OFF TO SANTA FE SO I HAD TO SHOW UP TO GIVE ALL PERSONAL KUDOS TO JUST EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE ALL DONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE WHEN THEY WERE FIRST HERE, BUT I WAS BIG FAN WHEN I LIVED IN NORTH KELLER.
1999, WE WERE BOTH INVOLVED IN SOME MAJOR POLITICAL BATTLES OF OUR OWN.
I WAS WATCHING YOU AT WESTLAKE.
I HAD MY OWN TO DEAL WITH IN NORTH KELLER.
BUT BY FAR, YOURS WAS THE GREATER HUGE CHALLENGE.
FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT JUST WATCHING WHAT BOTH YOU AND MRS. BRADLEY SACRIFICE TO MAKE THE TOWN WHAT IT IS ESTABLISH THAT FOUNDATION.
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY IF WE DIDN'T HAVE HIS LEADERSHIP AND HIS ABILITY TO SAVE THIS TOWN.
[APPLAUSE] YOU SACRIFICED YOUR LAW PRACTICE, YOUR REPUTATION.
THE HOURS AND THE WEALTH SPENT THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GAVE UP TO HOLD THIS TOWN TOGETHER, I THINK IS JUST BEYOND BELIEF.
YOU ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF WESTLAKE AND I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STAY AWAY FOR TOO LONG OR AT LEAST PROVIDE A SUMMER HOME, WINTER HOME [LAUGHTER] FIND THAT HERE SO THAT OUR HEART AND SOUL OF WESTLAKE DO REMAIN BECAUSE AS I SAID, I WAS A RESIDENT NORTH KELLER AT THE TIME, BUT WE THOUGHT OUR FAMILIES, IF WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE TO A NEARBY TOWN, GIVEN THE LEADERSHIP AND WHAT WESTLAKE STOOD FOR US, AND WESTLAKE WAS NUMBER ONE ON OUR LIST.
A FEW YEARS LATER WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME WESTLAKE RESIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE INSPIRATION OF WHAT YOU'VE PROVIDED THIS TOWN AND THE SCHOOL.
I REALLY FROM MY HEART, JUST APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WERE HERE BACK THEN.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, TODD. SET MY CLOCK.
SECOND OF ALL, I WAS GOING TO HOLD THIS OFF TILL NEXT TIME, BUT I'VE GIVEN WHAT WAS DISCUSSED,
[02:20:03]
I FELT OBLIGATED TO RESPOND AS ANOTHER POINT BECAUSE I RECEIVED THAT SAME LETTER AND INFORMATION THAT COUNCILMAN GRAVES PROVIDED.I WAS JUST REALLY IMPRESSED BECAUSE NOT ALL OF US CAN SIT THROUGH ALL THESE TO SUMMARIZE IN A POINT FOR POINT, HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED, HERE'S THE MOTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO PROVIDE THAT BACKGROUND AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OCCURRED.
I REALLY APPRECIATE TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT EASIER IN MANY REGARDS TO DO THAT THAN HAVING TO SIT THROUGH AND READ.
ALSO TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH THAT WENT THROUGH.
IT WASN'T JUST WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT COUNCIL, BUT IT WAS DESCRIBING THE EFFORT AND THE BACKGROUND THAT WAS PROVIDED TO REALLY COME UP WITH, HERE'S WHAT THE MOTION, HERE'S WHAT IT STOOD FOR, AND HERE'S ALL THE WORK THAT WENT BEHIND THE SCENES TO ACTUALLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND HOPE THAT CONTINUES GOING AHEAD BECAUSE I THINK THAT TRANSPARENCY STARTS CONVERSATIONS AND IT ALSO HELPS GIVE ME THE INFORMATION TO HELP MAYBE DISPEL SOME OF THE RUMORS THAT DO FLY AROUND.
WHAT'S A RUMOR? WHAT'S FACT? WHAT'S MYTH? HELP PULL THAT OUT BECAUSE [NOISE] THAT DOES HAPPEN.
ON THE THIRD NOTE AND I'M SORRY, I'M TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONG.
>> YOU HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES TO GO.
>> LET'S SEE. AS ONE OF THE POINTS THAT I TOOK OUT FROM THAT REPORT WAS THE FACT THAT WE HAD ONE COUNCILMEMBER, MS. DASGUPTA, THAT THERE WERE FOUR MOTIONS AND YOU ABSTAINED ON THREE OF THEM.
I WOULD BE EXTREMELY CURIOUS TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING FROM THOSE THREE BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO BE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ISSUES THAT WERE ABOUT THE SCHOOL.
GIVEN YOUR BACKGROUND ON BEING THE HEAD OF THE PTA WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, IT SEEMED PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
WAS THERE SOMETHING WITH THOSE MOTIONS THAT YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AND NEEDED FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO VOTE? A SIMPLE YES OR NO.
OR WAS THERE AN UNDERLYING CONFLICT OF INTEREST? I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT GIVEN THAT YOU WERE THE HEAD OF PTA AND WOULD HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR THE SCHOOL, AT LEAST EXPLAIN WHY.
A SIMPLE YES OR NO WASN'T AVAILABLE. WITH THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF, LINDA. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> LINDA, I WOULD LOVE TO RESPOND TO YOU, BUT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT LATER ON.
OR MAYBE IT'LL BE ON AN AGENDA SOMETIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU [OVERLAPPING]
>> NEXT ON THE LIST IS CEDRIC'S HUSBAND.
WHERE'S HE AT? YOU WANT TO COME UP?
>> IS THAT THE NAME ON THE CARD?
>> IS THAT THE NAME ON THE CARD, MAN?
>> LET'S KEEP IT AT THAT PLEASE.
LET'S BE RESPECTFUL TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN.
>> I HAD GIVEN THE LETTER AND SPECIFICALLY STATED I HAND OVER THE THREE MINUTES TO RAJ.
I HAVE NEVER COME FOR THE MEETINGS BEFORE.
I WAS ONLY HERE FOR MR. AND MRS. BRADLEY, ACTUALLY.
REALLY, WHAT A PLEASURE IT HAS BEEN TO KNOW YOU OVER THE YEARS, AND I, BOTTOM OF THE HEART, WISH YOU WELL.
A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON I HEARD, I WAS FORCED TO HEAR IT'S VERY STRANGE FOR ME.
ACTUALLY, I'M GETTING TO SEE ALL THIS.
WE TALK OF TRUST, WE TALK OF INTEGRITY, WE TALK OF TRANSPARENCY WORDS.
HOW ABOUT WE PRACTICE IT FOR A WHILE? REALLY. DON'T ADDRESS ME EVERY SUNDAY.
CALLS HUSBAND AGAIN, I HAVE MY OWN IDENTITY.
I DON'T INTERFERE IN THE TOWN COUNCIL MATTERS.
IF I DID, I WOULD HAVE FOUGHT FOR ELECTIONS MYSELF. DON'T DO THAT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS IF DAVID COULD TAKE OFFENSE TO WHAT ROB SAID, I CAN TAKE DOUBLE OFFENSE TO WHAT YOU SAID. LET'S NOT DO THAT.
THE OTHER ASPECT OF IT IS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT IF THE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED, WHY DID THEY SHUT DOWN AWAY? HAVE YOU GUYS PRE-DECIDED EVERYTHING? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I'M JUST SAYING, ''OKAY.'' SITTING OVER THERE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
TWO QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET, WE SPENT A TOTAL OF 30 SECONDS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT OR WRONG, GOOD OR BAD.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. MAYBE IT'S A VERY VALID POINT, BUT A 30-SECOND DISCUSSION.
ALL I'M SAYING IS YOU'RE PROMISED TRANSPARENCY.
THAT'S IT. SOME GOOD, SOME BAD, AND IT'S GREAT YOU GUYS HAVE DIFFERENCES.
I'M SURE YOU'LL DO THE RIGHT THING.
BETTER RUN THING'S TRUE. DON'T ALL FOODSCAPE MATTERS? DON'T SAY THINGS THAT CAN MEAN THIS, OR MEAN THAT.
BE STRAIGHT ABOUT IT. THAT'S THE ONLY REQUEST. THANK YOU.
>> HANG ON, THIS IS ANOTHER BUDGET ISSUE AND I
[02:25:03]
WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IT BECAUSE WE'RE VOTING ON THE BUDGET THIS EVENING.WE SPENT TWO DAYS IN A BUDGET RETREAT IN JUNE THAT WAS 2.5 MONTHS AGO.
EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER HAS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ALL SUMMER LONG AND TO ATTEND MEETINGS IF THEY SO CHOSE TO TO ADDRESS ANYTHING THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND OR MAKE PROPOSE CHANGES THAT GETS CIRCULATED TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAVE BEEN ISSUED VARIOUS BUDGET DRAFTS, INCLUDING THIS ONE WHICH RUNS TO 150 PAGES.
I HAVE READ EVERY SINGLE PAGE OF THIS BOOK MULTIPLE TIMES.
I HAVE SCRIBBLED NOTES THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING.
IT IS NOT BEING RAMMED THROUGH.
THERE HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE TRANSPARENCY WHICH THE TOWN IS EVEN RECEIVED AWARDS FOR, FOR THE WAY THEY'RE PRODUCING THE BUDGET FOR ALL OF US TO REVIEW.
I DON'T WANT THIS MISINFORMATION TO CONTINUE THAT WE'RE SOMEHOW DECIDING THINGS IN CLOSED DOORS.
ORDERS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU TO READ IT, AND YOU WILL ALL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING. HANG ON A MINUTE.
>> EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING WE UNDERSTAND.
WE ALL HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION.
WE HAVE NO INFORMATION THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND IN THE TOWN.
>> HI EVERYBODY. THANK YOU AS WELL.
I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
[NOISE] I DIDN'T PLAN ON SPEAKING, BUT JUST FEEL COMPELLED FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR DONATING YOUR TIME TO KEEP WESTLAKE GREAT.
I THANK THE OUTGOING COUNCIL AND MAYOR WHEAT FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO WESTLAKE.
OBVIOUSLY, THESE ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PERSONAL TIME.
I GOT INVOLVED INITIALLY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND THE ACADEMY.
BUT CLEARLY, THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITY ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR DAILY LIFE AND THE SCHOOL.
I WANT WESTLAKE TO BE GREAT JUST LIKE ALL OF YOU.
I HEAR A LOT OF ANXIETY AROUND WHAT'S GOING ON THE COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS CONTROVERSIAL ABOUT A NEW ADMINISTRATION, SIMPLY VIOLATING WHAT THEY'RE HERE TO MANAGE.
THIS IS TYPICAL IN ALL AREAS OF BUSINESS AND HAD BEEN INVOLVED WITH.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH VERY SIMILAR SITUATIONS MYSELF, A 360 EVALUATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH WHAT YOU'RE HERE TO STEWART IS EXPECTED.
I'D BE CONCERNED IF WE WEREN'T LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE THING TO MAKE SURE THAT, ONE, AS A COMMUNITY, WE UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S BEING DONE AT BEST PRACTICE.
THAT'S THE SIMPLE JOB. LET'S SEE. WHERE AM I? JUST QUICKLY SOME OF THE THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE TOWN.
SOME OF THESE MAY HAVE SIMPLE ANSWERS, SOME OF THEM MAY NOT, BUT I HOPE THIS ALIGNS WITH YOUR AGENDA.
THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE TOWN, WHICH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIX IT? I'D BE INTERESTED IN THAT.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE NOT ONLY THE SERVICE OFFERINGS.
IT'S BEEN INCREASING THE TAX REVENUE SUCH THAT WE CAN BECOME CASH-FLOW POSITIVE AS THE TOWN.
REVIEW OF TRAUMA AND HOW TO GET THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
IT WILL KICK OFF ONE YEAR THE TALENT AND TO THE SCHOOLS BEYOND REASON THAT THE DEVELOPER AT 175 MILLION PRE-FUNDED 10 YEARS AGO WENT THROUGH THE GREATEST ECONOMIC REAL ESTATE EXPANSION NORTH TEXAS HISTORY, AND WHERE ARE WE NOW? WE HAVE NO SERVICES, WE HAVE NO TAX REVENUE, NO MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL.
NOW, WITH INFLATION AT A 40-YEAR HIGH AND WE'RE ENTERING A RECESSION, WE'RE NOW SUPPOSED TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
HOW DOES THAT SQUARE WITH ANY REASONABLE PERSON? IT DOESN'T SQUARE WITH ME.
I HOPE WE CAN GET IT MOVING FORWARD.
I THINK WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO DO IT.
FACILITIES ANALYSIS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR WESTLAKE ACADEMY.
ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST TOWNS IN THE STATE, NOT THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE JUST A B MINUS FACILITY FOR OUR KIDS.
WE NEED MORE SPACE FOR ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS.
THERE'S BEEN NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION TO ME WHY WE CAN'T FIND BETTER WAYS ACHIEVING THESE GOALS.
WE HAVE PRIVATE DONORS THAT HAVE STEPPED UP IN A BIG TIME WAY.
WE SIMPLY NEED TO ANALYZE, COME UP WITH OPTIONS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS, AND DISCUSS THE BEST WAY TO MOVE FORWARD.
SOME OF THIS APPEARS TO BE IN MOTION ON THANKFUL FOR THAT.
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY COWS ON ALL SIDES OF THE SCHOOL, BUT WE CAN'T FIND A FEW ACRES FOR OUR KIDS.
SEVENTY PERCENT OF OUR WESTLAKE ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN SPORTS HIGHER THAN OUR 55 PERCENT NATIONAL AVERAGE.
WE CAN DO MORE TO MAKE THEIR EXPERIENCE BETTER.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BECOMING SOFT-LIKE.
WE LOVED THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM.
IF YOU SAW LAST FRIDAY'S VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME, YOU'D CRY WITH PRIDE AS I DID WATCHING THESE YOUNG MEN, PICK THEMSELVES UP AGAIN AND AGAIN OVER A 3.5-HOUR GRUELING GAME, DOUBLE OVERTIME.
BUT THE BEST TEAM IN THE STATE.
[02:30:01]
MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE DON'T GET ENOUGH MONEY FROM THE STATE TO COVER THE COST TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS, SO THAT'S COVERED BY PRIVATE DONATIONS, SOMETHING MY FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN SINCE WE MOVED HERE WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONS.I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO COME UP WITH MORE PREDICTABLE WAYS OF COVERING THE GAP OTHER THAN A FEW CHARITY EVENTS THAT CAN BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON WHO SHOWS UP.
THE FOUNDATION DOES A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
BUT I THINK THERE COULD BE WAYS TO MAKE THEIR LIVES EASIER ON THIS ISSUE AND I THINK THAT WE CAN SPEND MORE TIME FIGURING THIS OUT.
THE CONSULTANT HIRED WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEAD OF THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE LARGEST CHARTER PROGRAM IN TEXAS.
YASMIN BHATIA IS THE HEAD OF THAT AND SHE LET ME KNOW, WHEN I ASKED, "WHO'S YOUR NINJA TEAM?" SHE SAID, ''YOU GOT TO TALK TO CHRISTIE MARTIN.'' SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE TEACHERS IN UPLIFT NORTH HILLS, WHICH IS JUST DOWN THE STREET, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 5-30 THOUSAND DOLLARS ADDITIONAL INCOME PER YEAR IF THEY MEET CERTAIN STANDARDS.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BECOME POTENTIALLY PART OF THAT.
I WOULD ONLY ASK THAT WE TRY TO DO BETTER ON COMMUNICATION.
I THINK YOU WERE TRYING. I THINK YOU GUYS ALL AGREE. THANK YOU.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> ITEMS OF A COMMUNITY INTERESTS.
[9. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
COME ON DOWN.>> SORRY, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY TO JAW AN IMPRESSION I CAN'T. [LAUGHTER]
>> THIS IS A STREAMING. HE'S PROBABLY WATCHING.
>> IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A BUSY SEPTEMBER.
ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY, THE TOWN MUNICIPAL COURT ARE ALL CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY, SLIDING OVER OUR COFFEE AND CONVERSATIONS TO TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6TH WITH MAYOR AT SIPSTER.
THEN WE'VE GOT WESTLAKE ACADEMIES COLLEGE FAIR COMING UP ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH FROM 1-3.
OUR NEXT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, FIVE PM HERE.
THEN WE'VE GOT A PLANNING AND ZONING THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AT FIVE PM.
THE FOUNDATIONS BIG DAY, NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY/BLACKSMITH ANNUAL FUND IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, ALL DAY LONG.
I KNOW SHELLEY HAS BEEN BUSY PLANNING AND COMING UP WITH THINGS TO MAKE IT FUN AND EXCITING.
YOU'VE GOT THAT FLIP FORWARD TO OUR FIRST FALL CONCERT IS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, FROM 6: 30 TO EIGHT PM.
THEN WE'VE GOT OUR NEXT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AFTER THAT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.
THEN EVERYONE I KNOW IT'S ALREADY GOT IT ON THEIR CALENDAR, BUT THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY HOMECOMING IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, ALL DAY WILL BE HAVING A LOT OF FUN CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS THEN.
THEN JUST SOME RUNDOWN OF THINGS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY DOING THIS LAST MONTH.
THANK YOU TO COUNSEL FOR COMING TO OUR NEW STAFF AND NEW PARENT RECEPTIONS FOR WESTLAKE ACADEMY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK.
EVERYONE WAS REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO MEET YOU GUYS.
OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHTS WERE VERY WELL ATTENDED.
WE HAD CLOSE TO 500 FOR PIP NIGHT AND 300 FOR OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL KIDS.
THEN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL HAD A TON OF FUN.
WANTED TO THANK SHELLEY AGAIN FOR ALL SHE DID TO MAKE IT SO AMAZING, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER GRIEVES, HE WAS OUT THERE 06:00 AM PUTTING UP THE WAVY MAN.
IF YOU SAW THOSE ON THE FIRST DAY, THAT WAS ALL HIS DOING, THEN THE MR AND EVELYN HUDSON FOUNDATION GAVE US A GRANT TO PAY FOR THE JAM WELL.
WE GOT TO JAM OUT TO SOME FUN TUNES WITH A LIVE BAND FOR ALL THE KIDS COMING IN ON THE FIRST DAY.
THEN I JUST NEED A PEN YOU GUYS DOWN NOW THAT WE HAVE A SET COUNCIL, POSE SOME PHOTOS SO WE CAN GET THEM UPDATED ON THE WEBSITE AND WHEREVER ELSE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT SEPTEMBER 12TH RIGHT BEFORE YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, THE HOUR RIGHT BEFORE EITHER EXECUTIVE SESSION OR WHATEVER THAT ENDS UP LOOKING LIKE.
BUT WE'LL GET IT ON YOUR CALENDARS IF EVERYONE CAN COME IN AND HOUR BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I CAN GET A HEAD NOD FROM EVERYONE OR A THUMBS UP.
I'LL SEND OUTLOOK MEETINGS TO EVERYONE.
GREAT. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT HAS BEEN WHERE [LAUGHTER].
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK WHAT YOU DID FOR THE FUN RUN ON THE MULTI-VARIANT DRAWN. THERE YOU GO. THE PHOTOS.
>> FOUR-MINUTE MILE [NOISE] OR NO.
THAT'S TRUE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND I THINK THE NEXT STEP IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK IS OKAY, BUT TEN MINUTES.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> LET'S GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN.
[10. CONSENT AGENDA]
[02:35:01]
PLEASE REVIEW THE AGENDA.>> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> NUMBER I. ANY OTHER ISSUES?
>> ACTUALLY, YEAH. I WOULD LOVE TO PULL C, D, F, AND H. I PROMISED THAT WE'D QUICK, JUST CONTEXTS.
>> DOES ANYONE WANT TO GO FOR A B AND [LAUGHTER] TO REALLY KNOW.
>> LET'S JUST GO RIGHT TO SEE THAT.
ARE WE GETTING RIGHT TO IT NOW? THE CHART I WOULD RECOMMEND.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-43 FOR THE ANNUAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS FOR WESTLAKE ACADEMY.
>> IS THIS FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING?
>> THIS IS FOR THE VARIANCE COMMITTEE AND.
>> I THINK MY MY QUESTION ON C IS, WE HAD TWO NAMES PUT FORWARD FOR THE FOUNDATION.
WE RECENTLY WENT THROUGH A PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT OF P&Z.
I THINK JUST FROM MY OBSERVATIONS, WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO MEET OR TALK TO ANYBODY FROM P&Z AND I TOOK PERSONAL HEAT FROM SOMEBODY I HAD NEVER MET BEFORE WHO THOUGHT I HAD SOMEHOW INTERFERED WITH THEIR APPLICATION.
MY BIGGER CONCERN HERE IS IF WE'RE ASKING ME TO APPROVE THESE NAMES, IS IT POSSIBLE WE COULD JUST HAVE A VERY BRIEF MEETING INTERVIEW BACKGROUND, IT'S SO HARD TO DO THIS WITHOUT HAVING ANY UNDERSTANDING OF WHO THE CANDIDATES ARE.
>> JUST TO DOVETAIL ON DAVID, I HAPPEN TO KNOW BOTH THE APPLICANTS, BUT MY CONCERN WITH C IS THAT WE HAVE MORE SPACES OPEN THAN APPLICANTS, I'D LIKE TO REALLY EXTEND THIS PERIOD TO SOLICIT MORE APPLICANTS SO THAT WE CAN FILL ALL THE SEATS AND HAVE INTERVIEWS AS WELL.
>> FILLING IT'S NOT AS IF THEY ALL HAVE TO BE FILLED AT ONE TIME.
JUST AS A PRACTICE OF OUR FOLKS, OR DIRECTORS, ALL SERVICE VOLUNTEER, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE CURRENT DIRECTORS AS WELL AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ESSENTIALLY VETTED BECAUSE I PULLED THE ROOM.
HOW WOULD YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK PEOPLE TO DONATE MONEY? NOT ME.
>> BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE FOUNDATION FOR WALKING RELATIONSHIP BEFOREHAND AS A VOLUNTEER BEFORE WE CONSIDER TO BE A DIRECTOR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> JUST TO BE MORE BLUNT, SALLY, ARE YOU RECOMMENDING BOTH OF THESE CANDIDATES WITH THE RULES?
>> PERFECT. LOOK, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TOO, THE FOUNDATION BOARD, [OVERLAPPING] THE FOUNDATION BOARD, PUT THEM THROUGH TO YOU.
>> PERFECT. I APPRECIATE THAT RESPONSE BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET A LOT OF CONTEXTS SOMETIMES FOR AGENDA ITEMS, AND SO JUST HAVING THAT BACKGROUND.
KNOWING THAT YOU KNOW THE CANDIDATES IS YOU.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT BACK OR NEITHER, SO THANK YOU.
>> WE CAN LEAVE THIS ON CONSENT?
>> ITEM D, CONSIDER ADOPTING ORDINANCE NUMBER 949, APPROVING NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT WITH ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE AND AMYLOSE ENERGY CORP, AMID TEXTS DIVISION REGARDING THE COMPANY IS 2021, RATE REVIEW FILINGS, AND APPROVING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH GREAT TARIFFS AND PROOF OF REVENUE [NOISE] AND OTHER DOCUMENTS CONNECTED TO A RATE PROCEEDINGS.
>> MY QUESTION ON THIS ONE OR I'LL BE REALLY JUST BLONDE.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF THIS.
ON THE ONE HAND, I FELT WE WERE TRYING TO APPROVE SOME RATE INCREASE THAT WAS NOT IN OUR FAVOR AND ON THE OTHER HAND, IT APPEARED WE ARE LOOKING TO APPROVE A DISCONTENT WITH SOME RATE INCREASE.
I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT. THAT WAS ALL.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'LL MAKE SURE THE NEXT TIME WE PRESENT.
[02:40:03]
THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO ANNUALLY.THEN I MAKE SURE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A FAVORABLE OUTCOME.
WAS THAT DO NO, THAT DIDN'T ARTICULATE THAT IN THERE. THANK YOU.
>> THIS WILL BE A FAVORABLE ACTION ITEM.
WE GET THIS FROM OUR ATTORNEY.
WE HAVE A CONSORTIUM, IF YOU WILL, OF CITIES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP AND THIS ATTORNEY WORKING WITH STAN, REPRESENTS ALL THE CITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A FAVORABLE RATE WITH ATMOS GAS.
>> THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. ITEM F, SO WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON CONSENT?
>> APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-55, AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE WITH SPECTRUM GULF COAST, LLC TO UTILIZE TOWN ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONDUIT ALONG PEARSON LANE, ASPEN WITH THE WEST BRANCH DEVELOPMENT.
>> AGAIN, JUST THIS WAS A CONTEXT ISSUE AND I'M SURE THIS CAN BE VERY QUICKLY EXPLAINED, JUST THE BACKGROUND OF THIS AND THEN IN TERMS OF WHAT LEEWAY THE TOWN'S LOOKING FOR, JUST TO NEGOTIATE WHAT DOES EITHER AS PRETTY STANDARD LEASE, I ASSUME, OR WHETHER IT'S A SPECIALTY ITEM.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS A STANDARD DOUG BACON LEASE THAT WE HAVE EXISTING LEASES WITH AT&T, MCI, FRONTIER, AND VERIZON, SO WE CHARGE PER LINEAR FOOT.
TRADITIONALLY, THE DEVELOPER PUTS INTO DUCK BANK FOR IT.
WE THEN ACCEPT IT AS OUR BANK ONCE IT MEETS OUR SPECIFICATIONS.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, AND THE DEVELOPER AND THE TOWN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SPECTRUM SINCE FEBRUARY TO TRY TO GET THIS THING GOING.
WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME GETTING THEM OUT OF THE BARN AND GETTING GOING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE AERIAL LINES WITH YOU ALL AND UTILITY POLES.
WITH THAT LEASE HAD EXPIRED BACK IN JANUARY, SO WHICH WERE OWNED BY TRI-COUNTY.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO TRY TO GET THAT DONE.
FIRST, THEY TOLD US THEY WOULDN'T DO IT THEN WE'VE BEEN FORMED THEM THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO IT, AND THIS IS WHAT WE REQUIRE FROM THE TOWNS ORDINANCES.
THAT'S JUST TAKING A LONG TIME TO DO.
NOW, THE DEVELOPER REALLY NEEDS TO GET THOSE POLES OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE IT'S HINDERING HIM COMPLETING FENCING AND SIDEWALKS, THAT'S EVERYTHING.
THIS PAST WEEK, WE HAVE ACTUALLY COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH SPECTRUM AND I JUST GOT THE SIGNED AGREEMENT THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE O'CLOCK.
>> WHO'S PAYING THE COST OF ACTUALLY BRINGING THE LINES AND PUTTING THEM INTO THE CONDUIT AND DROPPING THE POLES?
>> THAT'S ALL ON SPECTRUM TO DO THAT.
>> ANY OTHER ISSUES ON THAT ONE? WE BET ON CONTENT.
>> SHOP ON DOWN TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-61, EXTENDED PAID SICK LEAVE IN THE EVENT OF CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO COVID-19.
>> MY QUESTION ON THIS ONE, I GUESS FOR CONTEXT AGAIN IS WHAT IS THE CURRENT SICK POLICY? IS THIS A TEMPORARY PROPOSAL, THIS GETTING ROLLED OVER INDEFINITELY? JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY.
>> AS SANDY MAKES HER WAY UP HERE, THE WAY COVID LEAVE HAS BEEN DEALT WITH THE CROSS, THE MUNICIPAL AND ACADEMIC STAFF IS 10 DAYS YOU'RE OUT AND MAYBE STONE SOMEWHERE OR THUNDER, BUT 10 DAYS YOU'RE OUT.
THEN WE HAD NO LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF AN EMPLOYEE COULD TAKE A COVID LEAVE, WHETHER IT'S FOR THEM PERSONALLY OR FOR A FAMILY MEMBER BEING INFECTED.
WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS TRYING TO GET MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT SURROUNDING DISTRICTS HAVE FOR THEIR SICK LEAVE POLICY.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO HAVE A CONSISTENT POLICY ACROSS THE MUNICIPAL AND ACADEMIC STAFF. SANDY, I'LL LET YOU.
>> SURE. IF I CAN CLARIFY WHAT JARED SAID, WE DID SURVEY A FEW OF THE DISTRICTS AROUND THE AREA, AND ACTUALLY MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY COVID LEAVE.
I FOUND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HEB, THAT WILL HONOR THAT.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT WE JUST EXTEND WHAT WAS GIVEN LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS FIVE DAYS.
WHAT JARED TOUCHED ON WAS THAT WE WERE EXTENDING THIS LEAVES SO THAT SOMEBODY WHO WOULDN'T HAVE TO TAP INTO THEIR OWN PERSONAL LEAVE AND KEEPING PEOPLE AWAY FROM WORK AND HOPEFULLY DECREASING ON SOME OF THE VIRUS SPREADING.
WHAT WILL CHANGE IS THAT THIS WILL ONLY BE FOR THE EMPLOYEE.
IT WILL BE ONETIME FROM STARTING
[02:45:01]
AUGUST 1ST THROUGH THE END OF MAY THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE THIS LEAVE.LAST YEAR, WE DID HAVE PEOPLE THAT USED IT FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND MAYBE USE THE LEAVE SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE YEAR.
>> THIS IS A ONE TIME USE FOR THIS YEAR, THAT'S IT?
>> SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IS LAST IN THE LAST TWO YEARS IT WOULD BE DO YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS? IT WAS JUST A WHOLE SLEW OF THINGS.
THIS TIME IT IS A TRUE POSITIVE TEST, NOT A HOME TEST.
IT HAS TO BE FROM A PHYSICIAN OR APPROVED SITE FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY SHOW THAT THEY DID HAVE THE POSITIVE TESTS AND THEN THEY WOULD TURN THAT FORM IN.
>> YOU'RE ASKING FOR THIS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, CORRECT?
WHAT WE'RE ASKING APPROVAL FOR THOUGH IS FOR ALL TOWN EMPLOYEE.
THIS WOULD BE FOR THE MUNICIPAL SIDE AS WELL.
>> BUT IT DOES SUNSET AT THE END OF [OVERLAPPING].
>> CORRECT. THAT WAY WE DID HAVE AN END DATE FOR THAT.
>> THEN THE IDEA BEHIND IT WAS AS IF A NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS WENT TO ZERO, AND WE WERE STILL HONORING MORE, AND SO WE SAID, WELL, IT'D BE PRETTY HARD TO RIP THEM OFF AND JUST SAY ZERO FOR STAFF COMING IN WITHOUT THEM KNOWING.
WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD STEP TO GET TO THAT EVENTUALITY OF SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DOING AND CLOSER TO ZERO.
>> THAT'S GOOD. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE IF IT DIDN'T SUNSET, BUT IT WAS SUNSET, SO I'M.
>> NO. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> THEN ITEM NUMBER I CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-62, AMENDING THE REPORTING STRUCTURE OF TOWN SECRETARY TO TOWN COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ARE THE ISSUES IN THIS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND IT AND WHY DID WE THINK THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO DO THIS? JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THIS.
>> SURE. MOST TOWNS OPERATE WITH THE TOWN SECRETARY WORKING FOR THE COUNCIL.
THERE ARE SECRETARY BEING MANAGED, OUR AGENDA, THEY COME UP HERE, THEY DO EVERYTHING FOR US.
SOMEHOW ANTENNA WESTLAKE, THE TOWN SECRETARY MIGRATED SOUTH UNDERNEATH THE TOWN MANAGER.
ALMOST EVERY TOWN AROUND US ACTUALLY OPERATES LIKE THIS.
THIS IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK.
SCOTT, THE TOWN SECRETARY. WHO DOES HE WORK FOR? IT WAS A TOWN COUNCIL. RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SOMEHOW I MIGRATED UNDERNEATH THE TOWN MANAGER.
THE SECRETARY ACTUALLY MAINTAINS OUR AGENDA AND WORKS ON BEHALF OF US WITH THE TOWN MANAGER AND EVERYONE ELSE IS CORRELATING THESE MEETINGS.
SO REPORTING WISE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
SOME PREVIOUS TOWN SECRETARY'S SEEMS TO HAVE DISAPPEARED.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. WOULD HE RETIRED.
>> MAYOR. WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES, IT'S GOT THE APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS THAT IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S TIED TO THIS.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE THIS PERSON COMES AND GOES AND THEY WORK FOR US.
THEY DO OUR AGENDA AND THEY LEAVE THAN WE ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE THEM LEAVE AND NO ONE ELSE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S ON HERE. I THINK IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE ONE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YES. I HAD JUST DONE A SMALL THING ABOUT THE ADJOINING TOWNS AND I TOOK OUT 25 OF THEM, OUT OF WHICH 5 OF THEM HAVE WHERE THE TOWN SECRETARY REPORTS TO THE COUNCIL, 716 OF THEM HAVE WHERE THEY REPORT TO THE TOWN MANAGER.
>> WHEN YOU MADE THAT STATEMENT THAT EVERYBODY AROUND US DOES THAT SOMEHOW THE DATA SHOW SOMETHING ELSE.
THE REASON I HAD THIS AS A QUESTION WAS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE POSITION INTO A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT.
EVERY TIME THAT A TOWN GOES THROUGH AND EVERY MAY WE SEE THE CHANGE IN COUNCIL AND WE WILL BE SEEING THAT MORE.
>> DIDN'T BOTHER YOU WHEN IT WAS SUCKED UNDERNEATH THE TOWN MANAGER?
>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS A BETTER.
>> THAT WAS A BETTER MODEL MAINLY BECAUSE THE WAY WE ARE PROTECTING THE EMPLOYEE FROM POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS.
EVERY TIME THEY CAN BE GET FIRED AND HIRED DEPENDING ON THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL.
BUT AS AN EMPLOYEE APPOINTEE, WHICH THE TOWN EMPLOYEES ARE,
[02:50:02]
I FEEL THAT WHEN THEY ARE PROTECTED, THEY ARE MORE SECURE AND STABLE IN THEIR JOBS.RATHER THAN EVERY MAY, THEY'RE NOT SURE WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO.
>> DO YOU THINK STANDS FOR WORK ACCOUNT MANAGER? I'M SORRY.
>> STAND IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWN OF WESTERN.
>> CAN I MAKE ONE OBSERVATION. PLEASE.
>> I THINK HISTORICALLY, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THERE WERE CHALLENGES WHEN THE TOWN MANAGER COULD EXCLUSIVELY CONTROL AGENDA ITEMS AND THEY CAN EITHER BRING THEM TO AGENDA OR REMOVE THEM FROM AGENDA BECAUSE EFFECTIVELY THE SECRETARY WORKED FOR THEM.
I THINK FOR ALL OF US, THIS WOULDN'T BE POTENTIALLY EASIER FOR US TO BRING AGENDA ITEMS AND NOT HAVE THAT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS PERHAPS WHERE THE TOWN MANAGER COULD OVERRULE [NOISE] AS YOU SAY AN EMPLOYEE.
SO I THINK FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, IT'S POTENTIALLY A POSITIVE CHANGE.
>> THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ME.
IN THE LAST YEAR THAT I WAS ON COUNCIL WITHOUT THE 3 NEWLY-ELECTED FOLKS, I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY GETTING VERY REASONABLE SIMPLE REQUESTS ON AGENDA.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, WHEN I SERVED BEFORE THESE GENTLEMEN WERE ELECTED.
I ACTUALLY HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING SIMPLE ANSWERS FROM PROCEDURAL AND MUNICIPAL TYPE QUESTIONS LIKE HOW LONG SHOULD I RETAINED RECORDS.
HOW LONG SHOULD I RETAIN RECORDS ON EMAIL VERSUS SOCIAL MEDIA? MANY OF THESE QUESTIONS WERE NEVER ANSWERED.
I WOULD BE STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT FROM TOWN EMPLOYEES TELLING ME THEY WEREN'T IGNORING ME.
THEY WERE TOLD NOT TO REPLY TO MY QUESTION.
PART OF WHAT I'M REALLY HOPING THIS COUNCIL WILL DO IS REALLY INVIGORATES THE COUNCIL MANAGER STRUCTURE OF OUR TOWN.
THE TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL STRUCTURE IS MEANT TO BE ON PARITY AND A BALANCE, WHICH MEANS CHECKS AND BALANCES.
I FEEL THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE COUNCIL WAS LESS POWERFUL THAN THE MANAGER.
PART OF WHAT I HOPE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE IS AN APPROPRIATE SEGREGATION OF DUTIES.
A TOWN SECRETARY THAT TRULY WORKS FOR THE COUNCIL.
AND HOPEFULLY PUTTING IN PLACE MEASURES THAT OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR TOWN WILL BE INVIGORATED, ENERGIZED, AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.
>> CAN DRINK IT. WHAT DID YOU KNOW THAT ANNA WAS TOLD? PEOPLE TOLD THE SECRETARY NOT TO GET THINGS TO ANNA. DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?
>> IT DOES. IF THERE IS TRUTH IN THAT, THEN DEFINITELY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
BUT GOING BACK TO IT, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW OF HOW THESE PEOPLE WILL SERVE US BETTER INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT IT FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW.
BECAUSE IN THIS SITUATION, AND I'M PURELY LOOKING AT NOT IN POLITICS.
PLEASE EVERYTHING SHOULD NOT BE MADE INTO POLITICS.
I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD ALSO NOT BE MADE INTO POLITICS.
THAT'S AN EMPLOYEE WE TALKING ABOUT WHO IS ON THE TOWN AS A TOWN EMPLOYEE AND EVERY MAY IF THEY'RE NOT SURE WHICH WAY THEY ARE GOING TO BE MOVED.
IN THIS SITUATION, THEY WILL HAVE A MORE STABLE AND MORE SECURE JOB AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWN.
>> I THINK IT'S BEEN KNOWN THAT IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THINGS DONE IN WESTLAKE.
WE GOT TO HIT THE RESET BUTTON FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO OPEN RESTAURANTS AND DO BUSINESS WITH US.
SO I KNOW AS MUCH AS WE'RE SAYING THAT AMY WORKS FOR US, SHE ACTUALLY WORKS FOR THE CITY AND PROGRESS IN GETTING THINGS DONE.
IF THE SECRETARIES PIGEONHOLED SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE MANAGER, THAT'S NOT ALLOWING THE WANTS AND NEEDS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
THAT'S A BAD THING TO ENSURE DIDN'T CHANGE RICA.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT OR JOB SECURITY.
I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. I TRULY DO.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO NOT JUST THINK SHE WORKS FOR US.
SHE HELPS US GET THINGS DONE FOR THE CITY.
I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT'S BEEN A KNOCK ON HER CITY IN THE PAST.
>> I'LL BE SAYING THAT AMY'S OTHERWISE NOT HELPING US ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS THAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU THAT NOT EVERY EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWNS SHOULD, INCLUDING ALL OF US SITTING HERE, OUR JOB IS JUST FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWN.
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT TIME.
>> I SEE YOUR POINT OF WANTING THAT PERSON NOT TO BE ON EGGSHELLS AND PINS AND NEEDLES.
>> THAT'S THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE AND THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM.
[02:55:04]
NOT FROM ANY OTHER POLITICS IN IT.>> THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL CHANGE.
THERE'S NO POLITICS INTO IT WHATSOEVER. I MEAN, MOST OF THIS.
WHAT WE SEE HERE TODAY IS OPERATED OUT OF AMY.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THAT AGENDA DOMAIN, IT MAINTAIN ITS INTEGRITY AND THINGS NOT TO FALL OFF THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT'S NOT CHARGED, BUT THE TOWN MANAGER DOESN'T WANT IT THERE.
I'M RECOMMENDING TO YOU GUYS WHAT WE SHOULD CONNECT.
>> CAN ASK AMY, WHO DO YOU WANT? WHERE DO YOU WANT TO REPORT?
>> I'M PUTTING IT ON US FOR THAT QUESTION.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND TO YOU THERE, SO YOU CAN JUST REFRAIN FROM RESPONDENT. THEY ARE DELIGHTED.
>> I WORK AT THE WILL OF THE COUNSELING.
>> GOOD JOB. CAN WE KEEP THIS OUT OF CONSENT?
I DON'T WANT TO JUMPS SO, IT'S OKAY TO KEEP IT ON THERE FOR ME.
SO THOSE ARE THE ITEMS OF CONSENT.
>> YEAH, LET'S DO IT IN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS GET FIRST.
>> I WOULD ABSTAIN ONLY BECAUSE OF NUMBER I REST.
>> FIRSTLY, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[12. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of Resolution 22-57 for a final plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Westlake Corners South]
SORRY. ITEM NUMBER 12, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20Q -57 FOR FINAL PLANT 1 BLOCK 1, WESTLAKE CORNERS, SOUTH, RON, WHERE WE ARE. IS IT 7-11.>> YES, SIR. IT'S THE SITE OF A FUTURE 7-11 [OVERLAPPING]
>> AMERICA GET'S UNLIMITED LIMITS.
>> VERY SIMPLY. THIS IS JUST A PLOT OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THIS FUTURE 7-11 WOULD GO.
THE PLANT IS PROCEEDING THE SITE PLAN FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONVENIENCE STORE, MAINLY BECAUSE OF CLOSING.
SO THE PROPERTY RECENTLY CLOSE TO THE NEW PROPERTY OWNERS.
IT'S JUST A SMALL 2.388 ACRE LOT.
THE PRELIMINARY PLOT WAS APPROVED FOR THIS A WHILE BACK AND IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE PRELIMINARY PLOT ARE COMPLIES WITH ALL OF THE ZONING ON THE PROPERTY.
IT'S A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD TYPE OF REQUEST THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON.
THE DEVELOPERS REP IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS.
>>SO WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THE CEO 7-11 IN THIS TOWN.
DON'T WE? WE NEED TO MAYBE DO A GROUNDBREAKING ON THAT ONE.
>> HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE THE GREATEST 7-11 EVER.
>> IT WILL LIKE THE CVS WE HAVE, WHICH IS REALLY NICE.
>> WHO'S THE DEVELOPER? A REP.
>> JOE SCHNEIDER IS HERE WITH HER WOULD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OR NO?
>> I OPENED IT TO A PUBLIC HEARING WITH ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE HERE? NO. IT'S OVER BY THE RAILROAD TRACK COUPLED 170 LITTLE SLIVER OF LAND AND SOUTHSIDE LITTLE TRIANGLE THERE.
>> SOUTH OF THE 170 INTERSECTION THERE, 377.
>> I ASSUME THERE'LL BE A GAS STATION WITH THAT 711?
>> NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? FIRST?
>> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 13, CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING.
[13. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of Resolution 22-58 for a final plat of Westlake Ranch Addition]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-58 AND THE FINAL PLAT OF WESTLAKE RANCH ADDITION. RON.>> THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR WESTLAKE RANCH.
THIS IS ON PEARSON LANE, LAST PROPERTY ON THE LEFT AS YOU GO SOUTH INTO KELLER, THE ZONING FOR THIS WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR.
THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN BUSY PUTTING IN THE STREETS,
[03:00:02]
UTILITIES, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE.THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE TO FINISHING THAT.
AS PART OF THE PROCESS AND WESTLAKE GENERALLY, WHAT WE'LL DO IS HOLD THE APPROVAL AND RECORDING OF THE FINAL PLAT UNTIL WE GET ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE DONE, GET IT ACCEPTED, AND THEN WE RELEASE IT FOR BUILDING PERMITS.
THIS IS WHAT THIS IS BEFORE YOU.
NOW, IS THE 32 LOT PLAT THAT SHOWS A LOT LAYOUTS, OPEN SPACE, ROADS, EVERYTHING ELSE.
EVERYTHING LINES UP WITH THE APPROVED CIVIL CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO AFTER THIS IS APPROVED IS GETTING RECORDED AND GET THE ACADEMY FEE PAYMENTS FOR THE 32 LOTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE DEVELOPERS HERE AS WELL, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS IT MEETS ALL THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS.
RYAN WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING. ANY QUESTIONS? OPEN UP TO A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE NOTICE ANYTHING? CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING.
CAN GET I MOTION TO APPROVE FIRST.
>> A MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND?
>> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 14. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.
[14. Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance 950 for the approval of the revised Town of Westlake Budget for Fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 including an Investment Policy, Pay Plan Policy, Fiscal and Budgetary Policies, Restricted Committed and Assigned Fund Balances and authorizing the Town Manager or Acting Town Manager to approve appropriated funds in an amount not to exceed $50,000]
CONSIDER ADOPTION AND ORDINANCE 950 FOR THE APPROVAL OF REVISE WESTLAKE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, INCLUDING INVESTMENT POLICY, PAY PLAN POLICIES, FISCAL AND BUDGETARY POLICIES, RESTRICTED, COMMITTED, ASSIGNED FUND BALANCES AND AUTHORIZING TOWN MANAGER OR AND ACT AND TOWN MANAGER TO APPROVE APPROPRIATE FUNDS AND THE MOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.WE HAD TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS LATER, SO AMBER? [LAUGHTER].
>> I'M BACK. AS I PRESENTED EARLIER, THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET OF $33 MILLION, AND WE END WITH A TAX RATE OF 0.16788.
WE ASK FOR YOU TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS.
>> I'M GOING TO JUST ASK A QUICK QUESTION.
OTHER THAN THE BUDGET ITSELF, YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THESE INVESTMENT POLICIES, PAY PLAN POLICIES.
I KNOW THERE'S MILD REFERENCES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGET DOCUMENT, BUT WERE THERE MORE EXTENSIVE POLICIES THAT A COMPANY DOES?
>> THE POLICIES SHOULD ALL BE INCLUDED IN THE BACK OF THE DOCUMENT? AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS, I JUST CAME ON SO I WOULD LIKE TIME ALSO TO REVIEW THESE AND MAYBE BRING THE BACK SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR WHERE WE CAN MAYBE MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THEM OR UPDATE THEM.
>> NO, THAT'S FINE. I KNOW THERE WERE REFERENCES, THE BEGINNING WHICH I DID READ THROUGH, BUT I JUST ASSUMED THERE'D BE LIKE ATTACHMENTS OR MORE COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES.
>> ALL WE HAVE THAT I SAID THAT ARE WRITTEN IS ON PAGE 102, [OVERLAPPING] AND THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE.
>> YEAH. THAT'S FINE. I WAS TO READ THROUGH ALL THOSE.
>> THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE BUDGET APPROVAL?
>> WITHOUT GOING OFF TOPIC, CAN I JUST SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM? BECAUSE I KNOW PERSONALLY HOW MUCH TIME WHEN DID THIS BUDGET.
I'VE READ THIS THING SO MANY TIMES, IT'S ALMOST NAUSEATING, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
[LAUGHTER] BUT HONESTLY THINK I KNOW YOU GUYS WORKED SO HARD TO HIT ALL THE DEADLINES FOR THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS, SO THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT.
>> I KNOW IT'S HARD WITH NEW COUNCIL AND NEW QUESTIONS AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS AND GET ONTO THE DETAIL.
>> MAYORS HUMOR IS NOT ALWAYS.
[LAUGHTER] APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
>> DO WE MAKE AN ORDINANCE ABOUT THAT? BUT GREAT JOB.
>> IT'D BE A NOISY. ARE THERE ANY ISSUES HERE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. SOLD. THIS IS A ROLL-CALL VOTE, SO CAN I GET A MOTION?
>> OPEN THIS UP TO A PUBLIC HEARING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? I'LL TAKE THAT AS NO. CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S A ROLL-CALL VOTE. I 'LL TAKE IT TO A MOTION TO APPROVE IT FIRST.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> ALL OPPOSE. MOTION CARRIES.
>> I ABSTAIN MAINLY BECAUSE I HAD QUESTIONS TOWARDS THE END ABOUT IT, SO I ABSTAIN FROM IT.
>> IF WE TRULY NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE, WE NEED TO GO DOWN THE LINE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'LL DO THIS. CHANDRIKA CAN GET ROLL-CALL FOR YOU.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED OR ABSTAIN AND MOTION CARRIES.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERING THE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 951,
[15. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of Ordinance 951 Levying Municipal Ad Valorem (Property) Taxes for the 2022 Tax Year in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget]
LEARNING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES FOR 2022 TAX YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET. AMBER?[03:05:04]
>> YES, SIR. AGAIN, THIS IS THE LOVING OF THE AD VALOREM TAXES FOR 0.16788 PER A $100 EVALUATION.
AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME RATE AS LAST YEAR, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT YOU ADOPT THIS RATE AND THEIR SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT YOU MUST READ FOR THIS.
>> IT'S OPEN UP TO A PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> WHEN YOU APPROVE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO READ THE LANGUAGE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROVE.
>> HER TO THE REREAD THE LANGUAGE AGAIN.
>> WHOEVER MAKES THE MOTION IS GOING TO HAVE TO READ THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY ARE MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
>> I HAVE PRINTED A SEPARATE PIECE FOR YOU THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT YOUR SEAT AND IT SAYS, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX BE INCREASED.
THAT'S THE PORTION THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE READ.
>> IT WAS AT YOUR CHAIR, BUT ALSO IF IT'S IN THE AGENDA, IT'S ON THE THIRD PAGE AND IT'S IN BOLD ITALICS. IT'S QUOTED.
>> IT'S IN THE PACKET DOCUMENT.
>> YOU DIDN'T SAY I'M ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.
>> WHOEVER'S MAKING THE MOTION LEADS TO [OVERLAPPING] THE MOST JUMP IS MADE.
>> I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF $0.16788 PER $100 VALUE, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 14.92 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
>> LET'S DO THE ROLL CALL HERE, CHANDRIKA.
>> WILL YOU REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING BASING ON THAT?
>> CAN YOU REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING BASING ON THE SECURITY, I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING] .
>> WE CAN ANSWER IT. I CAN TALK TO IT IN THE WAY AND AFTERWARDS IF YOU WANT.
>> [OVERLAPPING] DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO [OVERLAPPING] .
>> SOME HIRE ATTORNEYS SHAKING HIS HEAD.
>> I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OVER.
>> SORRY ABOUT THIS.. WE'LL TALK AFTERWARDS.
[16. Consider approval of Resolution 22-59 to ratify the property tax increase as reflected in the FY 2023 Annual Operating and Capital Budget]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-59 TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AS REFLECTED IN FY23 ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET. AMBER, AGAIN.>> HERE WE'RE JUST RATIFYING WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED IN THE SAME RATE, 0.16788.
>> CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> ALL OPPOSED? NO OPPOSE? THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-60,
[17. Consider approval of Resolution 22-60 authorizing a negotiated amendment to the development agreement with LTF Real Estate Company, Inc. for 1R, Block 3 of Westlake/outhlake Park Addition Phase I and approving the park open space master plan located on Sam School Road]
AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATED AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LTF REAL ESTATE COMPANY FOR WHAT ARE BLOCKED THREE OF WESTLAKE SOUTH LAKE PARK EDITION PHASE 1 APPROVING THE PARK OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN LOCATED IN SAN SCHOOL ROAD.>> MAYOR, WE WOULD RECOMMEND WE TABLE THIS ONE.
>> JORDAN WILL TABLE RIGHT NOW.
>> DO I NEED TO VOTE ON THE TABLE?
>> RECEIVE A REPORT OF THE CONDITION TO THE SIX PORTABLES BUILDINGS LOCATED AT
[18. Receive a report on the condition of six portable buildings located on the Westlake Academy Campus at 2600 JT Ottinger]
WESTLAKE ACADEMY CAMPUS AT 2600 JT ANJA ROAD.[03:10:01]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP ITEM FROM AUGUST 8TH.
YOU GUYS ASKED US TO LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS OF THE PORTABLES.
AS REFERENCES IN THE AGENDA MEMO, THE OLDEST PORTALS, WE BROUGHT THOSE ON CAMPUS IN 2011 AND THEY WERE BROUGHT ON CAMPUS AS USE PORTABLES.
IN 2013 WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW PORTABLES, WHICH ARE THE NEWER ONES THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THE FIELD HOUSE.
WE HAD MAINTAINED THOSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
WE HAD THEM EVALUATED THROUGH WITH AN OUTSIDE FIRM.
IN 2021, WE HAD LOOKED AT ADDING ADDITIONAL BLOCKING UNDER THE BUILDINGS, FIXED SOME FLOORING, FIXED SOME CEILING GRIDS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AS WELL AS DOING SOME PAINTING AND JUST DOING SOME UPGRADES IN GENERAL WITH THE DECKS AND WHATNOT.
EVERY YEAR OUR FIRE MARSHAL, JOHN R, COMES ON CAMPUS AND DOES A WALK-THROUGH OF THE CAMPUS AND PART OF THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE PORTABLES.
THERE IS A REPORT ON THIS YEAR'S FINDINGS.
WE WERE DEFICIENT ON ONE EXIT LIGHT WASN'T LIGHTING UP SO WE'VE MADE SOME CORRECTIONS AND GOT THAT REPAIRED.
OVER THE PAST YEARS, AS IT RELATES TO SECURITY OF THE PORTABLES, WE HAD CRASH BARS ON THERE AND OBVIOUSLY FOR STUDENTS TO GET OUT OF THOSE QUICKLY THE CHALLENGE FROM A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE, IF WE WERE IN A LOCK-DOWN SITUATION YOU HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR AND LOCK WITH THE KEY THAT CRASH BAR.
WE HAD SINCE PUT SOME THUMB LATCHES ON THERE AD THE FIRE MARSHAL SAYS WE CAN'T HAVE TWO LOCKING DEVICES AS AN EXIT DOOR FROM THOSE PORTABLES.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING THAT AS WELL.
THOSE WERE THE TWO DEFICIENCIES THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR.
OTHER THAN THAT, THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS HAVE MET ALL FIRE CODES AND BUILDING AND ADA REQUIREMENTS EACH AND EVERY YEAR THAT THEY'D BEEN ON CAMPUS.
JUST WANTED TO OPEN UP TO FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS.
>> TROY, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
DID WE MISS THAT IN A PREVIOUS INSPECTION?
>> WE HADN'T INSTALLED THE THUMB LATCHES.
>> THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOKED AT DURING COVID AND WHATNOT THROUGH OUR [NOISE] SECURITY ASSESSMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW IT MEETS CODE WHAT THE LAW ACTUALLY SAYS.
BUT GIVING THE CONTENT OF WHAT'S INSIDE, IF A FIRE WERE TO BREAK OUT IN THE THE BOARDWALK, THOSE KIDS WILL BE TRAPPED.
>> CORRECT. IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO PUT A SECOND DOOR IN THOSE CLASSROOMS WE CERTAINLY CAN LOOK AT THAT.
WE CAN PUT THEM ON THE BACKSIDE AS AN ADDITIONAL EXIT AS WELL.
I'LL LET JOHN R SPEAK A LITTLE BIT [NOISE] ABOUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE, HOW MANY FOLKS CAN BE IN THAT ROOM BEFORE IT REQUIRES A SECOND EXIT.
>> THERE ARE 1,400 SQUARE FOOT PORTABLES.
>> CORRECT. EACH BUILDING'S 1,400 SQUARE FOOT, WHICH WE HAVE TWO CLASSROOMS PER BUILDING.
>> THANKS FOR TELLING ME THAT LAST WEEK.
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, REGARDING THE SCHOOL, SPECIFIC TO THOSE PORTABLES, WHEN WE LOOK AT EXITING OR MEANS OF EGRESS IN TERMS OF FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE USE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT SAYS IN THE BUILDING CODE AND FIRE CODE, IT'S THE SAME IN BOTH SECTIONS, IS THAT YOU'D HAVE TO GO OVER 50 PEOPLE BEFORE YOU ACQUIRE A SECOND EXIT.
WITH COMMONLY 20, 25 STUDENTS, YOU'RE NOT EXCEEDING THAT REQUIREMENT SO ONLY ONE DOOR IS REQUIRED.
>> ALSO IN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY, ALL THAT EXTRA DOOR HARDWARE IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.
>> CORRECT. THERE'S COMPETING NEEDS BETWEEN EGRESS AND THEN SECURING STUDENTS NOW WITH VARIOUS SECURITY CONCERNS SO WE HAVE THIS COMPETING INTERESTS.
TO DO THAT WE'RE TRYING TO STILL, I GUESS, MAKE A COMPROMISE BY REMOVING THAT PANIC HARDWARE SO THEY CAN HAVE A THUMB LATCH SO WE HAVE FREE EGRESS BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO SECURE THE ROOM.
>> BECAUSE FIREWALLS, NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, FREE EGRESS BUT THEN WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN SCHOOLS NOWADAYS ON A LOCKED OUT.
WE'RE AT A WEIRD TIME WITH CONFLICTING EGRESS GOALS.
>>YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH NOT HAVING AN EXTRA DOOR PUT IN?
>> I AM IN TERMS OF THE FIRE CODE.
IF YOU WERE AT A THRESHOLD WHERE I THOUGHT WE WERE REALLY CLOSE, IF WE HAD 40 OR 50 STUDENTS THAT YOU WERE MEETING THE EXPECTATION THAT WE MIGHT RECONSIDER BUT GIVEN YOU HAVE HALF OF THAT REQUIREMENT, IT WOULD BE, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY EXCESSIVE, BUT IT WOULD BE A LOT.
>> OUR GOALS ARE TO TRY TO EXIT THOSE BUILDINGS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, NOT EXIT, BUT THE PERMANENT STRUCTURE AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
>> WELL, THEIR ACCESS TO THE EXIT IS REALLY QUICK, MEANING THE DISTANCE FROM THE MOST REMOTE POINT OF THAT SPACE TO THE EXIT IS REALLY SHORT.
>> IT'S SHORTER THAN PROBABLY PERMANENT STRUCTURES.
>> BUT THE DANGER IS ACTUALLY NOT ON THE CLASSROOM ITSELF BUT THAT TINDER OF BOARDWALK AND SO IF THE FIRE WERE TO BREAK AT THE FRONT-
[03:15:05]
>> SURE, IT'S DEFINITELY A CONCERN.
>> IT WOULDN'T BE PROBLEMATIC THE UNBELIEF.
WHEN THIS TOWN HAS HAD TO FIRES, WITH MODERATE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. DID WE DO A FORMAL RISK ASSESSMENT ON THIS WITH MITIGATION AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF OR DO WE JUST REVIEW IT AND SIGN OFF ON IT?
>> WELL, IN TERMS OF ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION IS JUST AN INSPECTION.
IT'S VISUAL AND IT'S FILLED VERIFICATION OF MEETING MINIMUM CODE REQUIREMENTS.
IT'S NOT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED IT'S CURRENTLY MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
>> THERE ARE CURRENT FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN THERE?
>> THERE'S NO FIRE SUPPRESSION WHATSOEVER?
>> NOT FIRE SUPPRESSION BUT FIRE DETECTION.
>> THAT THE SMOKE DETECTION ALL CONNECTED TO THE MAIN FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
>> WITH HORNS AND STROKES AS WELL?
>> YES. THERE'S OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION IN THE SPACE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE 951 TO
[19. Consider adopting Ordinance 951 to Update the Solana Public Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Roll 2021]
UPDATE THE SIGN OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT ROLE OF 2021. JERRY, YOU'RE ON THIS?>> MAYOR, YOU HEARD THE PRESENTATION EARLIER.
MARY PATTI PROVIDING YOU THE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PID AND IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REVIEWED ANNUALLY, SO THAT UP OUR APPROVAL, IT GETS PLACED ON TARRANT COUNTY'S TAX ROLL SO THAT THEY CAN SEND OUT THOSE ASSESSMENTS.
THIS IS SOMETHING FOR YOU TO APPROVE.
DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.
[20. Consider adoption of Ordinance 952 amending and establishing a new Water and Wastewater Rate and Fee Schedule and repealing an Ordinance 917]
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 95, TOO MANY ESTABLISHING A NEW WATER AND WASTE WATER RATE AND THESE BRIEF AND REPEALING THE COORDINATES 917.>> WE'VE ALREADY GOT THIS BRIEF.
>> YES, SIR. YOU GOT THIS BRIEF AND DIDN'T KNOW COUNCIL HAD ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. MEMBER OF STAFF.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
.>> ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
THERE'S NO ACTION FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEN NUMBER 22,
[22. COUNCIL RECAP/STAFF DIRECTION.]
CANCEL RECAP. STAFF DIRECTION HERE.>> MAYOR, THERE ARE ONLY TWO ITEMS I HAVE LISTED IS WE NEED BETTY TO BRING BACK A B5 SEGMENT OF FINANCE WHEN SHE COMES BACK NEXT MONTH.
WE DO HAVE THAT AND THEN ADD LANGUAGE TO FEATURE ATMOS RATE.
THE AGENDA ITEM INDICATES THAT THERE WOULD BE A FAVORABLE OPTION FOR COUNSEL.
>> ON THE NEXT COUNCIL, WHEN IS SHE COMING BACK TO SPEAK TO US?
>> IT WOULD BE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, THE 26TH.
>> WELL, THAT'S POD MEETING. THAT WOULD NOT BE COUNSELING MAYBE.
>> OKAY. UNTIL THE 26TH OR 24TH?
>> HIS EXPLORATION OF ALL HIS PERMITS OR WHEN ITEMS AND NEEDS ARE THE 30TH OR 31ST?
>> I MAY HAVE TO DEFER TO RUN ON THE 27TH.
>> YEAH. THEN IN THAT BRIEF CAN WE LET THEM MORE TIME SO HE CAN EXPLAIN THE PROJECT IN MORE DEEP DETAIL? I MEAN, WE HAD WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN OR ANOTHER AN HOUR PROBABLY HOUR-AND-A-HALF.
>> WE CAN RESERVE IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE AGENDA TO GIVE HIM MORE TIME.
>> WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT NEED ON THE 27TH FROM US? CAREFUL, WE'RE BEING TIMED.
>> THERE ARE TWO SPECIFIC USE PERMITS THAT ARE ACTIVE, AND THOSE ARE SPECIAL ZONING ALLOWANCES THAT ALLOW THEM TO CONSTRUCT TWO BUILDINGS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE REPOSITORY, WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE BUILDING PERMIT.
THE OTHER ONE IS THE CONDO BUILDING IN THE PLAZA MAYA WAR, FOR WHICH WE HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED PLANS YET FOR THAT ONE.
THEY HAVE AUTOMATIC ONE-YEAR EXPLORATIONS BUILT INTO THOSE ORDINANCES, WHICH BASICALLY ARE REPEATS OF AUTOMATIC EXPLORATION PROVISIONS THAT ARE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN FOR SUVS.
SO THEY WILL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.
>> YES. ON THE CONDOMINIUM. YES.
>> JUST THE CONDUCT OF THE REPOSITORY.
[03:20:01]
HASN'T SUBMITTED ANY OF THE ASSIGNMENT CLAUSES OR ANY OF THAT STUFF AT ALL YET.>> ON THIS FRIDAY AND THEN WHAT IS A COUNSELOR? YOU GUYS RECOMMENDING FOR THAT STUFF THAT WE TALK OFFLINE FOR THAT STUFF.
>> YOU WON'T NEED TO TALK OFFLINE.
WE DON'T WANT TO PREDISPOSE COUNSEL TO ENSURE THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT. JUST SOME MORE EXPANDED VERSION OF ENTRATA, LIKE WHERE ARE WE GOING TO? IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS.
>> WE CAN DO A FULL HOUR SO WE CAN STRUCTURE THE AGENDA SO THAT THERE'S A COMPLETE HOUR ALLOCATED IN TORONTO.
>> THOSE ARE THE TOP TWO MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS.
>> I KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF HOPE FROM TODAY THAT.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SEP ITEMS AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ASSIGNMENT.
THOSE ARE TWO HEAVY LIFT ATOMS ON TOP OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT HE BROUGHT UP EARLIER TODAY.
SOME PRETTY HEAVY LIFTING TO DO.
>> I DO HAVE ONE. I JUST WANT A CLARIFICATION.
I'M LEARNING THE MUNICIPAL RULES.
AMPERE, WHEN WE APPROVED THE TAX, IT WAS THE SAME TAX RATE AS LAST YEAR.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE INCREASE TAXES, WHICH WE REALLY DIDN'T.
>> I KNOW WHAT [OVERLAPPING] YOU'VE TOLD ME THIS THREE TIMES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AND AS THEY LOOK AT THIS RECORDING, THE LANGUAGE IS PRESCRIBED BY LAW THAT WE KEPT THE TAX RATE THE SAME.
>> IT IS, WE KEPT THE TAX RATE THE SAME.
WE ARE RAISING THE VERB RAISING TAXES.
THEY'RE GATHERING THE REVENUE, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF REVENUE WE ARE RECEIVING MORE REVENUE EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME TAX RATE BECAUSE WE HAVE HIGHER APPRAISALS AND WE HAVE NEW CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
>> BUT WE HEARD 16 PERCENT, BUT WE KNEW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE JUST WANTED TO GET ON RECORD.
>> REVENUE IS GOING TO BE APPRAISED VALUES.
>> THAT JUST KICKED DOWN A LOT OF E-MAILS.
>> YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CAN'T MESS WITH THE LANGUAGE.
>> YOU GUYS TOLD ME THAT AND AS I WAS LISTENING AND I'M LIKE, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
>> I JUST WANT TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> THIS WILL BE IT, I PROMISE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS IMPORTANT. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. THERE'S NO UNSCHEDULED.
[23. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]
WE STILL HAVE THE ONE FOR MRS. WHITE'S PERFORMANCE BY DR. WHITE. SORRY.>> I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS AGENDA.
>> YOU WANT TO DROP OFF THE AGENDA.
>> OKAY. COUNCIL, I HAVE PROVIDED YOU ALL WITH OUR STAFF'S ONGOING FUTURE AGENDA ITEM LIST THAT WE PLACE ALL MUNICIPAL AND ACADEMIC AGENDA ITEMS ON.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP.
>> JARED, I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN.
YOUR WEEKLY UPDATES THAT YOU STARTED PROVIDING, THOSE ARE OUTSTANDING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL SAY THAT 100 PERCENT OF ALL THAT IS STAFF, THEY ARE PROVIDING THOSE UPDATES.
>> OKAY. SO I REDRAW IT AROUND.
THOSE ARE VERY HELPFUL AND I LOVED THE PROBLEM CALLS WERE GETTING IN PLACE.
>> GOOD. I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE FINDING IT VALUABLE.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WERE.
ADJOURNMENT. FOLKS. THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. WE FINISHED AT 7:59.
>> THANKS, EVERYONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.