[F.1. Exploring the International Baccalaureate (IB): Inquiry at Westlake Academy (Michelle Briggs, Westlake Academy Director of Innovation and Development)]

MICHELLE BRIGGS, WESTLAKE ACADEMY DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

THIS IS WE'VE GOT A VIDEO BEHIND.

SO THIS IS THE VIDEO I DID SEND IT TO YOUR EMAIL, SO YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT, BUT WE'RE HOPING YOU'LL SEE IT AGAIN.

I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE VIEWBOOK THEY GOT SENT OUT TO EVERY WESTLAKE RESIDENT.

HOPEFULLY AS WESTLAKE RESIDENTS, YOU RECEIVED IT.

I DON'T KNOW IN WHAT HOW THE USPS HANDLED YOUR DELIVERY, SO I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT YOU GOT TO YOU GOT A GOOD ONE, A GOOD CLEAN COPY.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT UPDATE.

THIS THIS VIDEO IS GOING TO BE INQUIRY.

SO WHAT INQUIRY LOOKS LIKE IN THE CLASSROOMS AT WESTLAKE ACADEMY FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE? AND ON DECEMBER 9TH, IT'LL BE A VIDEO ABOUT THE APPROACHES TO TEACHING.

SO HOW WE TEACH WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT WESTLAKE ACADEMY VERSUS REGULAR SCHOOL.

SO ENJOY.

TURN IT UP A LITTLE.

INQUIRY BASED EDUCATION IS A BASIC TENET OF THE IB PHILOSOPHY.

IT REALLY CAPITALIZES ON THE NATURAL CURIOSITIES THAT KIDS HAVE.

THIS INCREASES THEIR ENGAGEMENT, AND IT ALSO ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO TALK, TO INTERACT, TO DISCUSS THEIR LEARNING.

HANDS ON, INQUIRY DRIVEN CURRICULUM IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR KIDDOS.

IT REALLY HELPS OUR STUDENTS FIGURE OUT THE WHY BEHIND BIGGER PICTURE QUESTIONS.

I NEED YOU TO IDENTIFY IF THERE'S A RIGHT ANGLE AND IF SO, WHERE IS IT? RIGHT HERE. I SEE SOME OF YOU HAVE MINI TRIANGLES.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXERCISE? TO GAIN NEW PERSPECTIVES AND IDEAS.

I COULD STAND HERE AND TALK TO YOU ALL DAY.

THAT IS NOT REALLY AS VALUABLE AS THESE DISCUSSIONS AMONG YOURSELF.

IT'S BEEN THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, THEY HAVE LOOKED LIKE THE GRANDPARENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT WITH OUR FOOD AND STUFF.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR TODAY WAS, DID THE SOLUTE DISAPPEAR WHEN MIXED INTO THE SOLUTION? I GIVE THEM THE GUIDING QUESTION, BUT FROM THERE, IT'S REALLY UP TO THEM AND THEIR TEAM TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

THEY COLLECT THEIR DATA, THEY MAKE OBSERVATIONS, THEY USE SCIENTIFIC TOOLS.

AND THE TOOLS ARE DIFFERENT IN EVERY INQUIRY.

SO STUDENTS ARE REALLY ALLOWED TO INVESTIGATE WHATEVER CONCEPT WE'RE LEARNING THROUGH THE LENS OF COLLABORATION.

YOU LIKE MEASURED TABLESPOONS OURSELVES, AND SHE LET US POUR IT INTO THE WATER OURSELVES AND MIX IT.

WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE, WHERE WE ARE ASKING OUR STUDENTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HOW DO WE GET WESTWARD EXPLORERS INTO TEXAS, AND THEY HAVE TO CROSS A RIVER USING ONLY THE SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OFFERED TO THEM.

AND THERE'S NO HELP FROM TEACHERS.

THEY HAVE TO COLLABORATE AS A TEAM.

THEY HAVE TO COME UP WITH A BUDGET.

THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MATERIALS THEY'RE GOING TO USE, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO PLAN THEIR DESIGN AND SEE IF IT'S GOING TO WORK OR NOT WORK.

THEY HAVE TO TEST THEIR HYPOTHESIS, AND EACH PERSON IN THE GROUP HAS A JOB, AND EVERYBODY HAS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT.

THEN MARCH 31ST.

GLUE. GLUE ON.

GLUE. STICK OR LIQUID GLUE? WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE BETTER? OKAY, WE'RE AT IT.

WHAT'S NEXT? AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO CREATE VISIBLE EVIDENCES OF WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING.

AND IT CHALLENGES THEM TO THEN TAKE THAT LEARNING AND TRANSFER IT TO LOCAL AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS.

MY FAVORITE PART IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGET, BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS LIKED MATH AND STUFF.

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SO YEAH, I LEARNED THAT WHEN YOU MAKE A RIDGE ON A PROJECT THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE STABILIZERS.

MY FAVORITE PART WAS MAKING THE BRIDGE SUPER STURDY.

I REALLY LIKED THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER.

WE'RE USING REAL WORLD INQUIRY TO HAVE THE KIDS SOLVE A PROBLEM, AND WE'RE BRINGING IN THEIR MATH SKILLS, THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS, THEIR TESTING SKILLS, THEIR WRITING SKILLS.

SO THEY'RE HAVING TO EXPERIMENT WITH ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

REALLY LEARNING HOW TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND TO THINK AT A DEEPER LEVEL.

AND THOSE SKILLS ARE CARRYING UP ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE MYP AND THEN ULTIMATELY TO THE DIPLOMA PROGRAM.

AND WHAT YOU FIND WITH STUDENTS WHO COME OUT OF AN IB PROGRAM IS THEY ARE LEARNING AND THEY'RE ASKING QUESTIONS, AND THEY'RE CRITICALLY THINKING ON A DEPTH THAT MOST STUDENTS IN TRADITIONAL STYLES OF EDUCATION WOULD NOT BE ASKED TO DO, AND THAT SERVES THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

THEY'LL BE BETTER THINKERS.

THEY'LL BE BETTER CONSUMERS OF INFORMATION.

THEY'LL KNOW HOW TO PROCESS DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN TAUGHT HOW TO QUESTION THINGS, AND THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN REALLY THE AUTONOMY TO DO THAT.

WASN'T GOING TO LEAVE THIS TIME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL GOOD.

THAT'S SO WELL DONE.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU GUYS THE MOMENTUM OF THE SCHOOL THAT I'M SEEING AND TALKING TO THE TEACHERS AND THE VIEWBOOK, AND AS I GET OUT, I'M TRYING TO SPEAK AT EVERY ENGAGEMENT I CAN, AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DO THE JOB OF MAYORS TO PROMOTE THE TOWN AND SCHOOL. BUT I'M JUST SO PLEASED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE ACADEMY AND THE MOMENTUM WE HAVE AND ALL OF THE STUFF Y'ALL ARE I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

AND THE OTHER THING I'D SAY, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE, WE WEREN'T DOING THAT.

AND THAT KID THAT SAYS HE KNOWS HE WANTS TO BE AN ENGINEER AT FOURTH GRADE, GOD BLESS HIM.

THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS? WELL DONE. THANKS.

[F.2. Presentation regarding Water System Lead and Copper Testing (Cheryl Taylor, P.E., Public Works Director)]

AGENDA ITEM F2 20 4-36 FOR PRESENTATION REGARDING WATER SYSTEM LEAD AND COPPER TESTING.

HI, CHERYL.

GOOD EVENING. NOT AS EXCITING AS THE IB VIDEO.

OKAY, SO TO GIVE YOU ALL SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON LEAD AND COPPER TESTING, ALL CITIES ARE ON AN ANNUAL MONITORING REQUIREMENT WITH TCEQ FOR LEAD AND COPPER.

FREQUENCIES ARE DIFFERENT WITH EACH OF THE CITIES DEPENDING ON PARAMETERS SUCH AS PAST TESTING RESULTS AND THE TESTING FREQUENCY IS DIRECTED BY TK.

THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE IS ON A ONE YEAR ANNUAL REDUCED MONITORING CYCLE, WHERE SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED FROM TEN SITES.

THE REDUCED MONITORING PERIOD IS A DEFINED PERIOD BETWEEN JUNE 1ST AND SEPTEMBER 30TH.

THE CITY OF ROANOKE PROVIDES TESTING SERVICES FOR THE TOWN, AND THEY NOTIFIED STAFF OF THE LEAD LEVEL EXCEEDANCE.

SO THE TCEQ NOTIFIED STAFF BY EMAIL ON OCTOBER 25TH THAT THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE EXCEEDED THE LEAD ACTION LEVEL ON MORE THAN 10% OF THE WATER SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE LEAD AND COPPER TAP MONITORING PERIOD.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE LEAD LEVEL WAS MORE THAN 0.015MG/L ON TWO OF THE TEN REQUIRED SAMPLES THAT WERE COLLECTED THIS YEAR.

SO IF IT WAS, IF IT WAS ONLY ONE SAMPLE, THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 10%.

BUT THE FACT THAT TWO OF THEM EXCEEDED THAT GOT US OVER THE 20%, WHICH BY DEFINITION MEANS THAT WE HAVE EXCEEDED THE LEAD LEVELS FOR THE TOWN.

SO THE ACTUAL LEVEL EXCEEDANCE HIGHWAY IS THE EXHIBIT THAT WE THAT WE GOT FROM THE TC WEBSITE.

IT OUTLINES THE STEPS THE TOWN IS REQUIRED TO TAKE OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS THE ROADMAP TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE AND RESUME THAT THAT REDUCED MONITORING OF ONCE PER YEAR.

SO WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS, THE TOWN IS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THE TEN SAMPLE LOCATIONS OF THE RESULTS.

THOSE RESULTS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED AS REQUIRED.

DUE TO THE EXCEEDANCE, THE TOWN WILL BE REQUIRED TO SEND A NOTICE TO ALL WATER CUSTOMERS IN THE TOWN, LETTING THEM KNOW OF THE LEAD EXCEEDANCE.

SO THAT'S FORM 20681, AND IT'S REQUIRED WITHIN THE FIRST 60 DAYS.

THE TOWN WILL ALSO NEED TO BEGIN WATER QUALITY PERIMETER MONITORING.

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THESE ARE THE MOST TIME SENSITIVE DUE DATES THE STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

THAT'S THE LEAD. PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT'S DUE ON NOVEMBER 30TH.

AND THEN TWO DISTRIBUTION WATER QUALITY PARAMETER SAMPLES AND THEN ONE ENTRY POINT WATER QUALITY SAMPLE.

SO THIS IS THAT FORM 20681A.

IT'S A FORMAL LETTER.

IT'S A FILLABLE FORM.

AND IT IS REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO ALL OF ALL OF THE WATER CUSTOMERS IN THE TOWN.

SO BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A TECHNICAL FORM, WE HAVE PROVIDED, WE HAVE PREPARED A COVER LETTER AND WE'RE INTENDING TO SEND THIS OUT BY NOVEMBER 18TH BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 30TH REQUIREMENT.

THIS HAS BEEN THIS LETTER, OUR COVER LETTER.

AND THEN THAT FORM HAVE BOTH BEEN SENT TO TC BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE THAT THE TOWN SEND IT TO THEM AND THEY WILL APPROVE IT.

ONCE IT'S APPROVED, WE WILL SEND IT TO THE PRINTERS AND START STUFFING ENVELOPES AND SEND IT OUT.

SO ANOTHER IMPORTANT DEADLINE IT'S A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY IS THE CORROSION CONTROL STUDY STAFF HAS REACHED OUT TO HARDEN AND ASSOCIATES TO HELP FACILITATE THE EFFORT.

THE STUDY IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM THE END OF THE MONITORING PERIOD AND THEN IN OH, AND IN 2021, THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE HAD CONTRACTED WITH HARDEN AND ASSOCIATES TO DO THE SAME PERFORM THE SAME TASKS.

NEXT ACTION ITEM ENTRY POINT SAMPLING.

THE TOWN IS CONTRACTING WITH CAIRO ENVIRONMENTAL TO PULL THE ENTRY.

ENTRY POINT SAMPLES.

THEY'LL MEET WITH STAFF ON SITE AT THE PUMP STATION ON WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK TO PULL THE FIRST REQUIRED ENTRY POINT SAMPLE AND SEND IT IN TO AN APPROVED TCEQ LABORATORY FOR TESTING IN ORDER TO MEET THE FIRST CRITICAL DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 30TH.

THREE ADDITIONAL SAMPLES WILL BE TAKEN BY CAIRO ENVIRONMENTAL WITHIN THE TIMEFRAMES NOTED HERE ON THE SLIDE.

CAIRO ENVIRONMENTAL WILL ALSO BE PERFORMING THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SAMPLING FOR THE TOWN ON WEDNESDAY.

ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

SO ON THE ONE YEAR SAMPLING CYCLE, THE TOWN TAKES SAMPLES AT TEN OF THE 24 APPROVED TCEQ LOCATIONS ANNUALLY.

BECAUSE OF THE EXCEEDANCE, THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE IS REQUIRED TO COLLECT 20 SAMPLES TWICE THIS YEAR WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SHOWN ON THE SLIDE FOR NEXT YEAR.

CYCLE. HARDIN AND ASSOCIATES WILL BE COLLECTING THE SAMPLES.

THEY'LL BE SAMPLING THE SAME LOCATIONS THAT CAUSED THE EXCEEDANCE, AND THEY WOULD DELIVER THEM TO A TCEQ APPROVED LABORATORY.

AND THEY WILL SUBMIT ALL OF THAT PAPERWORK TO T-C-EQ AS REQUIRED ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE.

WE'VE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EPA CALLED THE GLO INITIATIVE, OR THE GET THE LEAD OUT INITIATIVE, AND NO COST TO THE TOWN.

THE EPA PROVIDED A CONSULTANT TO WORK WITH THE TOWN ON THE REQUIRED SERVICE LINE INVENTORY.

INVENTORY WAS SUBMITTED TO THE EPA ON OCTOBER 11TH AHEAD OF THE OCTOBER 16TH DEADLINE.

THE SLIDE SHOWS THAT BASED ON THEIR INVESTIGATIONS, THERE ARE NO LEAD SERVICE LINES WITHIN THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE.

THIS IS BASED ON TARRANT AND DENTON.

EXCUSE ME. DENTON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT DATA TO DETERMINE THE BUILD DATE ON EACH STRUCTURE.

SITES CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1988, BEFORE THE LEAD BAN, WERE FIELD VERIFIED BY A CONTRACTOR THROUGH THE GLOW INITIATIVE, AND WERE DETERMINED TO BE NON-LED.

WHAT THAT TELLS US IS THAT THERE IS NO LEAD ON THE CITY SIDE OR ON THE SERVICES.

THAT LEADS US TO BELIEVE THAT ANY TRACES OF LEAD IN THE SAMPLING IS LIKELY FROM THE PLUMBING AND OR FIXTURES INSIDE THE OLDER HOMES.

SO WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? SO BASED ON THE DATA THAT WAS COLLECTED AND THE FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, THERE IS NO LEAD ON THE CITY SIDE OR ON THE SERVICE LINES. SO THAT WHAT THAT MEANS THEN IS THAT THE TRACES OF LEAD THAT ARE FOUND IN THE SAMPLING IS LIKELY FROM THE PLUMBING OR THE FIXTURES INSIDE THE OLDER HOMES, THE TWO HOMES THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD WERE OLDER, WERE BUILT BEFORE THE 80S.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD.

HOW MANY HOMES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? TWO. TWO THAT WERE TESTED.

SO ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS IF THE LEAD IS COMING FROM THOSE HOMES AND IS IT GOING BACK INTO OUR SEWAGE AND DOES IT THROUGH THE WATER PROCESSING COME BACK OUT, YOU KNOW, IS IT GOING TO POLLUTE THE SYSTEM, I GUESS, IS MY QUESTION OR NO, WHEN IT COMES BACK FROM OUR SERVICE SIDE, IF IT'S NOT IN OUR SERVICE SIDE, THAT MEANS IT'S NOT BEING DISTRIBUTED.

CORRECT. WE'RE NOT AWARE OF IT BEING BACK INTO IN THE SYSTEM, BUT A PROACTIVE APPROACH WOULD BE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE HOMES THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S COMING FROM.

BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE TESTING THE DISTRIBUTION LINES AND THERE'S NONE IN THE DISTRIBUTION LINES, THAT MEANS IT'S NOT AS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, IT'S NOT GOING INTO IT'S NOT GOING TO ANY WATER IS NOT WITH LEAD IS NOT BEING DISTRIBUTED TO ANY AS FAR AS WE KNOW.

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IF WE WERE TO LOSE WATER PRESSURE, THERE WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BACKFLOW INTO THE SYSTEM.

CAROL. THAT MEANS THAT THE TESTING THAT WAS DONE, THE TWO FAILURES WERE NOT DONE ON THE FRESHWATER SIDE, THE INTAKE, BUT THEY WERE DONE ON THE WASTE SIDE.

THEY ARE TAKEN BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS INSIDE THE HOMES.

LET ME SINCE YOU BRIEFED US ON THIS, I THINK WHAT WE'RE GETTING AT IS I UNDERSTOOD FROM OUR CONVERSATION EARLIER YOU TESTED OUR INPUTS AND EXPERT AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEAD WAS BEING CONTAMINATED. INSIDE.

THE PLUMBING OF THE HOME IS NOT BEING DISTRIBUTED BY WESTLAKE.

AND UNLESS WE HAVE A SEVERE DROP IN WATER PRESSURE, WESTLAKE WOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTING LEAD INTO ANY HOMES.

IS THAT FAIR? THAT IS FAIR.

THAT'S FAIR.

SO THE EPA'S WEBSITE AT EPA.GOV./SAFE WATER IS A GOOD RESOURCE FOR WATER CUSTOMERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN READING MORE ABOUT IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF LEAD AND WHAT CUSTOMERS CAN DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WHAT DO WE DO TO HELP THESE HOMEOWNERS, IF ANYTHING? I MEAN, IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED.

WHAT IS THEIR PATH FOR REMEDIATION TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF? WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ANSWER? SURE.

OKAY. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME FOR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

PUBLIC WORKS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

AS I STATED BEFORE, WE TESTED THAT WATER SUPPLY ON BOTH SIDES OF OUR METER.

RIGHT. WHICH MEANS THE FRESHWATER COMING INTO THAT METER WAS CLEAN.

THE FRESHWATER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR METER WAS CLEAN.

THE SAMPLE THAT WAS TAKEN FROM INSIDE THE HOME WAS THE ONE THAT WAS POSITIVE FOR LEAD.

SO AS LONG AS WE CONTINUALLY HAVE WATER PRESSURE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY WORRIES OF LEAD FROM THE HOME GETTING BACK INTO OUR FRESHWATER SUPPLY SO THAT THAT'S A GOOD ASPECT OF THE TEST.

AND ONLY TWO OF THE TEN HOMES THAT WERE TESTED WERE POSITIVE.

THOSE WERE BOTH OLDER HOMES.

SO WHAT TO YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD WITH COUNCIL.

WE'D LIKE TO USE SOME OF THE TOWN'S MONEY TO DO A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HOMES THAT ARE A CERTAIN AGE, RIGHT. THAT FALL BEFORE 1983, IF THEY HAVE SOME OF THESE OLDER FIXTURES, WE'D LIKE TO HELP SOME OF THOSE FOLKS CHANGE OUT SOME OF THOSE FIXTURES.

SO WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD SOMETHING TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, PROBABLY AT THE NEXT MEETING, TO LOOK AT A POSSIBILITY OF HELPING THOSE FOLKS OUT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS THAT OWN THOSE OLDER HOMES BUILT BEFORE 1983 ARE ON A SET INCOME, RIGHT? AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO GET THIS DONE.

SO WE'LL HELP THEM FIND A PLUMBER.

WE'LL HELP THEM WITH A REIMBURSEMENT OF SOME OF THOSE COSTS IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

EXCELLENT. WADE, DON'T YOU WOULD IT BE SMART, MAYBE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO AN ASSESSMENT ON THE HOME, BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS LEAD SOLDER AND THE OTHER ITEMS THAT CAN ACTUALLY GENERATE LEAD INTO A SYSTEM OTHER THAN JUST A PURE FIXTURE.

YES, SIR. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO OURSELVES, RIGHT? BUT WE WILL ENCOURAGE THEM AND CONNECT THEM WITH THOSE BECAUSE THEY COULD.

WE COULD CHANGE THE FIXTURES, SPEND MONEY.

THEY GOT BRAND NEW BEAUTIFUL FIXTURES.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. AND THEY'RE STILL GOING TO GET LEAD IN THE SYSTEM IF THERE'S LEAD SOLDER IN THE EXISTING.

YES SIR. PART OF THE PROGRAM AND WE'LL GIVE THE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM.

BUT AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT WITH PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, PART OF THAT WOULD BE YOU HAVE TO SHOW US A POSITIVE TEST.

ONCE WE SEE A POSITIVE TEST FROM YOUR FACILITY, YOU NEED TO SHOW THEM THAT YOU NEED OUR HELP IN GETTING THOSE THINGS DONE.

AND THEN WE WOULD LIKELY BE ABLE TO DO SOME TYPE OF A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM THE TOWN TO HELP THESE FOLKS OUT.

I KNOW THERE'S A FORMAL LEAD ABATEMENT PROCESS THAT PLUMBERS USE TO GO IN AND LOOK AT THE HOMES.

YES. FROM THE PIPING, THE FIXTURES, THE SOLDER.

AS A TOWN, WE CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT PLUMBER TO USE.

RIGHT. BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF PLUMBERS THAT THEY CAN DO THAT.

BUT OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THESE PEOPLE FIND A WAY TO.

TO GET THAT IT'S NOT HEALTHY FOR THEM.

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE WATER SUPPLY.

IF WE WERE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF A CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY.

HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED IN WESTLAKE BEFORE? TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, IT HAS.

IT HAS IN 2000, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2000.

21 WAS THE FROM THE RECORDS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FIND, IT HAPPENED IN 2021.

I DON'T KNOW BEFORE THAT. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A VERY UNFAIR QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT WE WOULD LOSE WATER PRESSURE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WITH OUR CURRENT SYSTEM IN PLACE, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 6.5 HOURS TO FIX ANY TYPE OF MAJOR LEAK IN ORDER TO GET THIS DONE.

SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MAN WHO I'M LOOKING AT HIM RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT. SO WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT ABOUT SIX HOURS TO GET A MAJOR LEAK FIXED OR SOMEHOW GET PRESSURE BACK ON THE SYSTEM.

CHERYL, THIS IS A I.

PLEASE CORRECT MY UNDERSTANDING AND THEN USE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

BUT I THINK WE HAVE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS ON OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE DO ON OUR MAIN SYSTEMS, BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONFIRM THAT AND REMIND HOMEOWNERS IN WESTLAKE WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE FOR TESTING THOSE BACKFLOW SYSTEMS? I BELIEVE THE REQUIREMENT IS ONCE A YEAR, AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ARE TYPICALLY REQUIRED TO HAVE A BACKFLOW.

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DO WE EVER CHECK THOSE SYSTEMS? I KNOW THAT MY SPRINKLER COMPANY DOES A BACKFLOW TEST.

DOES THE CITY EVER TEST THOSE? THERE'S A BACKFLOW PREVENTION.

WHAT IS IT? DO WE.

GOOD EVENING. YES.

WE CONTRACT FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTION, AND WE TEST ANNUALLY SO THAT THAT SERVICE IS BEING PERFORMED.

EACH ACCOUNT FOR EACH BACKFLOW DEVICE.

OKAY. GOOD.

THANKS, KYLE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ON THE HARDENING ASSOCIATES, THEY'RE GOING TO THESE HOMES THAT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE OR THAT ARE ON THIS LIST.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A CSI, CUSTOMER SERVICE INSPECTION TO VALIDATE THE LIST.

FIND IT, TO ROUTE IT OUT TO GET IT MITIGATED.

THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR.

WHAT WE SHOULD DO. PERFECT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CHERYL. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM G, CONSENT AGENDA.

[G. CONSENT AGENDA]

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? I TAKE THAT AS A NO.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS.

[H.1. Discuss, consider and act to approve Resolution 24-74 accepting the Town of Westlake 2023 Audit Report; and take appropriate action (Cayce Lay Lamas, Director of Finance)]

RESOLUTION 24-74.

DISCUSS. CONSIDER AN ACT TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 24-74, ACCEPTING THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE 2023 AUDIT REPORT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, STACY.

MAKE THIS A LITTLE TALLER.

I HAVE ON MY HEELS TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS OUR FISCAL YEAR 23 TOWN AUDIT.

SO THIS IS THE ENDING FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1ST OF 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023. IT IS MUCH LATER THAN WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED.

THAT IS IN PART BECAUSE OF OUR UNIQUE STRUCTURE.

WE HAVE TO INCLUDE THE ACADEMY'S FINANCIALS, WHICH WERE DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE ERP IMPLEMENTATION ON THEIR SIDE.

YOU WERE SENT A DRAFT.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR AUDITORS AND LEWIS BREEDLOVE AND AUSTIN HENDERSON FROM BROOKS WATSON.

THEY'RE PREPARED TO DO A PRESENTATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH DETAILS ON THIS, BUT THE HEADLINE FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 ON THE TOWN SIDE IS THAT OUR NET POSITION INCREASED BY $17.5 MILLION.

AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAD AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $9.7 MILLION TO OUR FUND BALANCE, WHICH GIVES US AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 30.8 MILLION, WHICH IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FOR OUR RESERVE STATUS.

AND THE AUDITS THE THEY WERE UNQUALIFIED CORRECT, UNMODIFIED OPINION.

YES, SIR. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS? I WANT TO GO THROUGH THE DETAIL OR IS THERE IS THERE ANY NEED ANYBODY WANTS TO GO THROUGH THE DETAIL? I THINK WE ALL READ IT AND I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS, CASEY, THAT YOU ANSWERED FOR THE MEETING.

I MEAN, JUST FOR RESIDENTS SAKE.

I MEAN, NOT FOR RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT BE VIEWING NOT THINK WE TAKE THIS LIGHTLY.

I THINK WE READ 200 PAGES OF AUDITS.

THANK YOU.

WE DID.

AS FAR AS FOR ME AND I KNOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE DID READ IT AND HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK WITH CASEY ABOUT SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS.

SO FOR MY PART, I DON'T NEED ADDITIONAL DETAIL.

YEAH. AND LOOK, I THINK THE JUST, IN ALL HONESTY, KIND OF THE PERFECT STORM WITH WHAT HAPPENED WITH OUR MUNICIPALITY, WITH OUR STAFF WITH SOME OTHER ENTITIES THAT WE COULDN'T.

SO IT'S NORMALLY NOT THIS LATE.

WE ARE ON TRACK NOW.

WE WILL BE ON OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD.

CORRECT. CORRECT.

OKAY. WE DON'T NEED.

GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND I KNOW WE GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING UP, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE YOU ALL THROUGH OR THE COUNCIL THROUGH IT.

SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 24-74? PENDING THE DATED LETTER FOR TODAY, ON THE MOTION, WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT PENDING THE FINAL AUDIT LETTER.

RESOLUTION 24-74, PENDING THE FINAL AUDIT LETTER.

YES, SIR. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

GET A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CASEY.

[H.2. Discuss, consider and act to approve WA Resolution 24-40 Approving the FY 2023-2024 Annual Financial Report for Westlake Academy from BrooksWatson & Co., PLLC, CPAs (Cayce Lay Lamas, Finance Director)]

RESOLUTION 24-40.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVED [INAUDIBLE] RESOLUTION 24-40 APPROVING THE FY 2023-2024 ANNUAL FINANCIAL

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REPORT FOR WESTLAKE ACADEMY FROM BURKE, WATSON AND COMPANY.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE GET BACK ON OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE.

SO TEA REQUIRES THAT AUDITS ARE PRESENTED WITHIN THE FIRST 150 DAYS AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS.

SO THAT WOULD BE JUST HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO BY ACCEPTING THE ACADEMY'S AUDIT TODAY, AS I SAID, THAT PUTS US BACK ON SCHEDULE SO THAT WE CAN ADOPT OR ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 24 TOWN AUDIT IN MARCH OF THIS UPCOMING YEAR AND ON THIS ONE, VERY SIMILAR.

WE HAD A NET POSITION INCREASE OF $346,000.

THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE INCREASED $720,000 FOR AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 1.9 MILLION.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE LEWIS AND AUSTIN HERE.

IF WE HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THE ACADEMY'S AUDIT.

PATH. YEAH.

I JUST ALSO NOTE FOR CITIZENS, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT A CITIZEN COULD DO IF THEY WANTED TO SEE THE AUDIT, BUT I CAN SAY THAT WE'VE SEEN IT AND READ IT.

AND I FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING ASK YOU QUESTIONS OFFLINE.

SO THANK YOU.

THESE AUDITS ARE ONLINE, ARE THEY NOT? THEY WILL BE THIS WEEK WHEN THEY'RE DONE.

AFTER THEY'RE ACCEPTED. YES, SIR.

YEAH. AND LOOK, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THIS COUNCIL AGAIN, I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REASON THESE MEETINGS ARE RUNNING WELL IS THE TIME THAT YOU ALL ARE PUTTING INTO THEM, AND THE TIME THAT WADE, YOU AND CASEY ARE TAKING TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

WE GET THROUGH THESE AND THE LINE OF QUESTIONS ON THE AUDIT WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE FROM SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

WE APPRECIATE THE INTEREST.

YEAH. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 24-40? SO MOVED. I GET A SECOND.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. YOU GUYS, THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO SAY THANK YOU ALL.

YOU GUYS HAVE AN EXCELLENT TEAM HERE, BOTH ON THE TOWN AND ACADEMY SIDE.

THEY WORK THEIR BUTTS OFF TO GET THIS STUFF DONE.

AND JUST OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS IN THAT IN THE PACKET.

SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO US.

YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO CASEY OR MARLENE.

WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR YOU ALL AS WELL AS WE WORK.

WE WORK FOR THE BOARD. WE WORK FOR THE COUNCIL.

SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED THAT.

AND THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND WHAT YOU DO FOR US? THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE RESOLUTION 24-78, RESOLUTION 24-79 YES, MAYOR.

[H.3. Discuss, consider and act to cast the Town of Westlake’s allocated votes for appointment to the Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors (Wade Carroll, Town Manager)]

I MOVED TO TABLE 24-78, 24-79 TO A FUTURE MEETING.

OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO TABLE RESOLUTION 2 478? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. BUT MAY I ASK A QUESTION? YEAH. WHEN DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION? ON DECEMBER 9TH.

THE NINTH. OKAY.

YES, SIR. I HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 24-79.

[H.4. Discuss, consider and act to cast the Town of Westlake’s allocated vote for appointment to the Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors (Wade Carroll, Town Manager)]

CAN I GET A MOTION TO TABLE RESOLUTION 2479? SO MOVED. GET A SECOND.

SECOND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THAT WILL BE ON THE DECEMBER 9TH AGENDA.

I THINK DIANA HAS A PROCEDURAL QUESTION FOR YOU.

WHAT DID I ALL THOSE.

OH, I DID.

OH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COME ON AGAIN. THANK YOU.

I WAS JUST TESTING YOU.

DIANA, ACTUALLY.

OH, THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. H-5, ORDINANCE 1012.

[H.5. Discuss, consider and act to adopt Ordinance 1012, Amending the Master Fee Schedule (Cayce Lay Lamas, Director of Finance)]