[1. Call to order; Pledge of Allegiance; Establishment of Quorum]
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THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON. CITY I& NOW IN SESSION. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US? AND AS& WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATE& OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WELL, GOOD. GOOD EVENING,,& EVERYONE. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. SEMI FULL HOUSE. SO WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED WHEN WE SEE SOME SOME FAMILIAR FACES FROM OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TODAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OPEN
[2. Open Forum]
FORUM. CHIEF, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM? WEE& HAVE FOR SENATE OKAY. THANK YOU& THANK YOU SIR OKAY. WE DO HAVE FOUR FOLKS HERE SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM. THANK YOU. OKAY.ALRIGHTY. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED PROCEED TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TOO& THREE MINUTES, PLEASE. MISS CAROL HAMBRICK. GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CAROL HAMBRICK AND I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR GOLF COURSE. I PICK UP THE GOLF BALLS THAT HIT AND BREAK MY POTS AND BRANCHES. THE GOLF BALLS THAT ACTUALLY PUT HOLES IN MY OUTSIDE WALLS. THIS IS JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE OF WHAT I PICKED UP DURING THE YEAR. I'VE NEVER COMPLAINED TOO& ANYONE OUTSIDE MY HOME ABOUT THIS UNTIL TODAY. MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR SAMMY AND MARGIE SCOTT, WHO LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREE& FROM ME ON THE GOLF COURSE, HAV& HAD SEVERAL SERIOUS INCIDENCES WITH GOLF BALLS AND THE INDIVIDUALS HITTING THOSE BALLS.
YES, BROKEN WINDOWS ARE EXPECTED ON OCCASION, BUT WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 20 SOMETHING YEAR OLD MEN WHO HIT THEIR BALL INTO SAM'S BACKYARD AND NEARLY HITTING HIS HEAD, I WAS SCARED.
THEN SAMMY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME ABOUT HER BELLIGERENT AND DISRESPECTFUL. THESE BOYS WERE.
I BECAME SO ANGRY. GOOD THING THE FATHER CAME OVER AND TOOK CONTROL OF HIS VOICE. I'M HERE NOW BECAUSE I'M FLABBERGASTED BY THE BEHAVIOR OF OUR GUESTS AT THE HORIZON GOLF CLUB. CLEARLY,& THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PLAYING AT OUR LOCAL GOLF CLUB. OUR HORIZON CITIZENS SHOULD NEVER BE COMPROMISED OR DISRESPECTED BY ANYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, MUCH LESS IN THEIR OWN HOME. THE GOLFER IS VIOLATING BASIC GOLF ETIQUETTE AND POTENTIALLY ACTING NEGLIGENTLY. YOU SEEING THE BELLIGERENT BEHAVIOR ADDS INSULT TO INJURY. PLEASE ADDRESS THE SITUATION SOON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. I'M SORRY.
DO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A SHOOT. YEAH. WE NEED TO PICK UP THESE BALLS FIRST. COULD WE COULD WEE& GRAB THAT BASKET, PLEASE. BACK MA'AM, SO WE CAN PICK UP THEE& BALL, PLEASE? SURE. RYAN.
EXCUSE ME. OOPS. DID YOU NEED THESE BACK? NO, I'M GOING TO SET THEM HERE IN CASE
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YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND. MR. SAMMY SCOTT. EXCUSE ME, SIR. YES, SIR. I'M SAMUEL SCOTT, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I CAME TO YOU LAST MONTH AND SPOKE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE GOLF COURSE. I ASKED EVERYONE THATT& WAS ON THE COMMITTEE. WILL YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS ISSUE? MRS. CARROLL LIVES ACROSS THE STREET, TWO 300 YARDS AWAY FROM& THE GOLF COURSE. IF THEY'RE MISSING THE GOLF COURSE BY THAT MUCH, HITTING HER PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET AND DAMAGING HER PROPERTY, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO MINE AND MY NEIGHBORS THE OTHER DAY, THE INCIDENT MRS. CARROLL SPOKE OF, I WAS SITTING IN MY BACKYARD DRINKING MY MORNING COFFEE WITH MY DOGS. THE GOLF BALL BARELY MISSED ME. THE THREE GENTLEMEN CAME UP AND APPROACHED AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BALL AND WHERE. WHERE DID IT GO? I SAID, SIR, YOUR BALL HITTING MY YARD. HE SAYS, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TURN AROUNDD& AND SHUT UP. THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM. YOU LIVE ON THE GOLFF& COURSE, NOT MINE. AND I DID TELL HIM, IF YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH, MAKE ME TURN AROUND AND SHUT UP. THI& IS MY HOUSE. THIS IS WHERE I LIVE. IT'S MY PROPERTY. THE GOLF COURSE IS IN HORIZON CITY. YES,& IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT SO IS MINE. IF THE CITY CAN'T TELL THEM WHAT TO DO, HOW DO YOU TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY PROPERTY? WHEN I GOT GRASS OVERGROWN? YOU GOT ORDINANCE MEMBERS THAT COME OUT AND TICKET ME WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, YOU TELL ME. AND I'M I AS THE MEMBERS. YOU MAKE ME FIX THE ERROR OF MY PROPERTY. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY NO ONE O& THIS COMMITTEE CAN SAY ANYTHING TO THAT GOLF COURSE. TO HAVE THEM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY NEIGHBOR AGAIN, TOO& LIVE NEXT TO ME, GOT OVER $50,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO HIS PROPERTY, AND THEY TELL HIM TOO& HAVE YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY PAY FOR IT. YOUR PROBLEM, YOUR ISSUE, NOT MINE. THAT GOLF COURSE MAKES MONEY. IT HAS INSURANCE, BUT YET YOU PUT ERNEST ON THE HOMEOWNERS TOO& CORRECT SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE CAUSING DAMAGE DONE BY THE OCCUPANTS, THAT THEY ALLOWED TO& PLAY GOLF ON THEIR GOLF COURSE. IF THE GOLF GOLFERS CAN'T SEE N& BETTER THAN RAY CHARLES, THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO HIT THAT BALL AT. BUT IF YOU MISS BY OVER 300 YARDS, HITTING MRS. CAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IN MY CAR, IN MY FRONT YARD, DAMAGING MY NEIGHBOR WINDSHIELDS WHERE THEY GOT REPLACED ON THEIR CARS IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS, MIND YOU. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? I WAS TOLD GO FIND OUT WHO DID THE DAMAGE. AND IF THEY DON'T ADMIT TO IT OR.WELL. OR WELL, IS THAT THE ANSWER THAT WE SHOULD GET AS CITIZENS OR A CITIZEN FOR A GOLF COURSE THAT'S IN HORIZON CITY, BE IT PRIVATE PROPERTY OR NOT? OUR PROPERTY IS PRIVATE AND WEE& TAKE PRIDE IN OUR HOMES. I DON'T ASK THEM TO COME FIX ANYTHING I& MY YARD. YES. BROKEN WINDOWS.
UNDERSTAND? I GOT A COUPLE OF MY WINDOWS, BUT WHEN YOU START HITTING THE CAR IN MY FRONT YARD, BREAKING MY WINDSHIELDS AND TELLING ME IT'S MY PROBLEM, OR WHEN I'M SITTING IN MY BACKYARD TELLING ME, OH, WELL, IF THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM, YOU LIVE ON THE GOLF COURSE, IT'S YOUR PROBLEM. SO I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT TO. YOUR PROPERTY. IS THAT THE WAY FOR ANYONE TO ACT? I DID FILE A POLICE REPORT, AND I WILL CONTINUE. IF IT TAKES ME EVERY MONTH TO COME BY HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU, I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. I THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU, MR. SCOTT. HECTOR. HECTOR REYES. ALL RIGHT.
GREETINGS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR,& COUNCIL. POLICE CHIEF. MY NAMEE& IS HECTOR REYES. I RESIDE ON 729 DESERT SILVER DRIVE. AND AS OF LAST NOVEMBER. C ZONING CAME TO& ME AND I HAD TO BREAK DOWN MY
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PORTION OF MY FRONT WALL. ROCKWALL. MY NEIGHBOR COMPLAINED ON IT, AND SO I DID. I WENT INTO COMPLIANCE AND I, I REPAIRED IT, I SUBMITTED A PERMIT. THEY CAME& AND INSPECTED IT AND IT PASSED INSPECTION. SO. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A BIG, HUGE PERGOLA OVERLAPPING MY ROCK WALL IN THE BACK. I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION AND AS OF LAST NOVEMBER, IN TOO& THIS YEAR, IN APRIL. MR. QUINONEZ AND CARLOS, THEY TOLD ME, HEY, HE'S COMING TO COURT. WILL YOU BE THERE? IT'S BEST YOU BE THERE. I SAID, OKAY, SO I WAS HERE. HE HAD COURT AND THE JUDGE TOLD HIM, HOW DO YOU PLEA? HE SAID, DO YOU PLEAD GUILTY, NOT GUILTY OR DO YOU WANT A JURY? H& SAID, I WANT A JURY. SO NOW IN MAY. I WAS HERE SUBMITTING A PRINT THAT I MADE FOR A ROOF I'M DOING BEHIND MY YARD. I'M RENOVATING MY BACKYARD. AND SO I WAS HERE MAY 15TH, AND I SPOKE WITH DONNA REGARDING THE PERMIT AND THE PRINT. AND WHILE I WAS THERE, I SPOKE, I, I CALLED CARLOS AND I TOLD HIM, HEY, WHEN IS THE JURY OR OH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRIAL. OKAY. BUT HECTOR, THERE'S THERE ALREADY WAS A PRETRIAL LAST WEEK. WELL, WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED? AND THEY TOLD ME TO BE HERE ON THE TRIAL, AND.WELL, IT WAS DANNY AND DONNA. THEY THEY THEY HAD A PRETRIAL, SO WHAT I'M HERE FOR IS. DANNY TOLD ME. CARLOS TOLD ME. TELL WHAT CAME OF IT? WHAT CAME OFF& THE TRIAL? IS HE GOING TOO& COMPLY? WHAT IS HE GOING TO COMPLY TO? AND THEY SAID, I DON'T KNOW. YOU HAVE TO TELL DONNA. SO I WAS THERE IN THE OFFICE REVIEWING MY PRINT WITH DONNA. SO I TOLD DONNA, I'M TOLD, YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT WHATT& BECAME OF THE TRIAL. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. NO, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO CODE, WHICH WAS CARLOS ALREADY. AND SO I WAS BACK AND FORTH WITH HIM. SO I SAID, OH, THEY DON'T WANT TOO& TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED ON THE TRIAL, ON THE PRETRIAL. SO HERE I AM. I WANT TO GET AN ANSWER. OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN 2010, AND I'VE BEEN 15 YEARS THERE, AND HE HAS NEVER BEEN A FRIENDLY PERSON TO ME.
AND. OR TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE MY NEIGHBORS. ALL PHONE NUMBERS HERE NEED BE WHAT KIND OF A CHARACTER HE IS. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
VICTORIA CHAVEZ, ABLE CITY, DO YOU? THERE'S A CERTAIN AGENDAA& ITEM YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO ON THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THERE ARE NO FURTHER SIGN UPS FOR OPEN FORUM. SO WE'LL MOVE ON
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TO& APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE CORRECTION OF ITEM THREE TO REFLECT THE MOTION MADE BY ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA. TOO& NOMINATE ALDERMAN GARCIA TOO& SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM AT THE MAY 12TH, 2025 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND I FURTHER MOVE TO DELETE ITEM SIX FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND TO EXCUSE ALDERMAN MENDOZA FROM TODAY'S MEETING AND TO PULL ITEM FIVE OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY, S& THERE'S A MOTION ITEM NUMBER SIX ITEM TO PULL ITEM NUMBER SIX. NO TO DELETE. DO YOU WANT TO DO ON& AT A TIME. DO YOUR MINUTES. SO THAT FIRST MOTION WAS TO APPROV&[00:15:08]
THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE CORRECTION OF ITEM THREE TOO& REFLECT THE MOTION MADE BY ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA. TO NOMINATE ALDERMAN GARCIA TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM AT THE MAY 12TH, 2025 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, THERE'S A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ROBERT. SECOND. YEAH, SECOND. AVILA.YES. ORTEGA. HI. QUIROZ. HI, ORTEGA. A AVILA AIMS. AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. YOUR NEXT MOTION. AND THEN I FURTHER MOVE TO DELETE ITEM SIX FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND TO EXCUSE ALDERMAN MENDOZA FROM TODAY'S MEETING. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. OKAY. AND. AVILA. AVILA. OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA.
QUIROZ. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AND THEN I FURTHER MOVE TO PULL ITEM FIVEE& OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION TO PULL ITEMM& FIVE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASEE& PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA.
QUIROZ. HI. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL ITEM FIVE SO
[5. Discussion and Action]
WE CAN NOW MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. AND WE WILL START WITH ITEM FIVE FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. OKAY. NOW ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER FIVE DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF JENNIFER PARKER BY ALDERMAN MATTHEW GARCIA. PLACE SIX TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. OKAY? YES, PLEASE. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, OUR STAFF AND OF COURSE, GUESTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. TODAY, I'M PROUDLY APPOINTING MISS JENNIFER PARKER TO THE HORIZON CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. MISS PARKER RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE CLINT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER A REMARKABLE 36 YEAR CAREER IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, MOST RECENTLY SERVING AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER, MISS PARKER HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE LIVES OF OVER 45,000 PEOPLE, A REACH THAT STRETCHES FAR BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS OF HORIZON. HER INFLUENCE HAS BEEN DEEPLY FELT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CLINT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE TOWN OF CLINT, THE MONTANA VISTA COMMUNITY, AND RIGHT HERE IN HORIZON CITY. HER LEADERSHIP, VISION, AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMMUNITIES MAKE HER AN INVALUABLE ADDITION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.AND WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE TO APPOINT JENNIFER PARKER TO THE HORIZON CITYY& PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THANK YOU. ALDERMAN, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SECOND, THE MOTION AND A SECOND, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL& THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ.
ORTEGA. HI. AVILA AIMS. AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ON T& ITEM NUMBER NINE. THIS IS GOING
[9. PRESENTATION]
TO BE A PRESENTATION BY JAVI PEREZ OF BORDERLAND COMMUNITY ADVENTURES, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ON THE BENEFITS OF CYCLING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS REY CORRAL, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF BORDERLAND COMMUNITY ADVENTURES. IT'S A MOVEMENT TO FOR CYCLING AND RUNNERS TO UNITE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH EL PASO. THANK YOU. WORKING THROUGH EL PASO WITH DIFFERENT EVENTS, A MONTHLY EVENT THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH.I HAVE MONICA WITH ME, ONE OFF& THE OTHER FOUNDERS. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MONICA LOZOYA AND I'M ONE OF THE FOUNDERS FOR THE BORDERLAND ADVENTURES. WE ARE A MOVEMENT WORKING TOWARDS THE GOAL OF CREATING UNITY AND EL PASO, HORIZON, JUAREZ AND LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. WE ARE TRYING TOO& ENCOURAGE AN ACTIVE LIFE TOO& PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH THE USE OF CYCLING, RUNNING AND WALKING. BY HAVING DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH EL PASO AND OUR SISTER CITIES, WEE& WILL HELP INCREASE THE CYCLING AND RUNNING CLUB'S PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST. WE HOPE TO SHARE OUR ENTHUSIASM FOR CYCLING AND RUNNING WITH MEN,,& WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT CLUBS IN EL PASO AND FROM HORIZON THERE'S DIFFERENT RUN CLUBS IN EL PASO. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CLUBS WE HAVE HERE.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL STAY WITH ALL OF YOU TO REVIEW IT. EVERY CLUB TAKES AN EVENT ONCE A MONTH
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TO HOST IT, A RUN CLUB AND A BIKE CLUB. WE GO THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE'RE ON THE WEST SIDE.THE OTHER DAY LAST MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO BE ON ASCOT AT THE PARK THIS WEEK OR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW ON SATURDAY, THIS SATURDAY, THIS SATURDAY. AND IT'S ALL GEARED TOWARDS KIDS TO GET THE FAMILIES OUT THERE RUNNING. SO THESE ARE THE GROUPS OF CLUBS AND SHOPS WE'RE WORKING WITH. THESE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUR FIRST EVENT, WE HAD ABOUT 300 CYCLISTS AND ABOUT 100 RUNNERS. WE LEFT FROM PODIUM IN THE IN CENTRAL AND RODE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE EAST SIDE TO LA HUILA, AND IT BROUGHT EVERYONE TOGETHER. THE ROADS WERE GREAT, THERE WERE SAFE RIDERS, HAD A GOOD TIME. SOME OF US RODE FROM PODIUM TO ASCARATE. WE HAD KIDS. THERE WAS A MAYBE 7 OR 8 YEAR OLD KID THAT DID TEN MILES. NO PROBLEM ON THE LITTLE WALMART BIKE. HE DID AWESOME. SO IT PUT& A SMILE ON YOUR FACE WHEN YOU SEE THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER. AND THE RUNNERS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW PICTURES OF IT. WE STARTED THIS MOVEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, AND IT'S BEEN INCREASING MONTH TO MONTH. IT'S BEEN GREAT FOR EVERYBODY. I DON'T THINK SHE'S WORKING ANYMORE. THANK YOU. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES OF THAT RIDE DOWN MONTANA AND DIFFERENT THINGS. LIKE I SAID, THIS WILL ALL BE IN YOUR FILE THERE TOO& LOOK AT. NOPE. YOU HAVE TO GO.
MAKING A STATEMENT OR RAISING AWARENESS, MAKING OUR CITY BIKE FRIENDLY, INVOLVING BIKE SHOPS, SOCIAL RIDE GROUPS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH INVOLVEMENT, CREATING A FUN, SAFE CITY. THIS PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. ENCOURAGES SOCIAL CONNECTION, GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THE HOUSE.
GETTING THEM TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. RIDE TOGETHER, RUN TOGETHER. BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY.
MOST RIDERS RIDE FROM ONE LOCATION. THEY GO HAVE COFFEEE& AND BREAKFAST SOMEWHERE, OR SNACK AND RIDE BACK TO ANOTHER. FINISH EATING SOME MORE. THAT'S& WHY WE WRITE SO IT BOOSTS LOCAL BUSINESS. WE LIKE TO GO TO LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS, NOT JUST YOUR EVERYDAY. THAT'S ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. WE GO TO COFFEE BARS, WE GO TO DIFFERENT SHOPS, INSPIRES FUTURE GENERATIONS TOO& LIVE A MORE HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. NOWADAYS EVERYONEE& SITS IN FRONT OF THE TV. THEY DON'T DO A WHOLE LOT. WE WATCH MOVIES. EVERY ONE OF US DOES IT. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WRITING A COUPLE TIMES WITH MR. ROBERT AND WE'VE HAD A GREAT TIME. I ACTUALLY DRAGGED HIM ACROSS THE BORDER, YOU KNOW, WE WENT ACROS& THERE FOR WORLD BIKE DAY WITH OVER HOW MANY OF US? 4000. WELL, YOU WERE HAVING THE NUMBERS OF 2000, BUT I HEARD IT WAS ALMOST 4000 PEOPLE. THE CITY OF JUAREZ DOES A GREAT JOB FOR CYCLISTSS& AND SKATERS. AND THOSE SKATERS, SKATEBOARDERS, SCOOTERS, EVERYTHING. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN JUAREZ BLOCKS THE ROADS LIKE A ROLLING CLOSURE FOR A FUNERAL. I COULD NOT SEE THE FRONT AND I COULD NOT SEE THE BACK. AND ROBERT WAS WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME. MEDICS WERE THERE. THERE WAS AMBULANCE, AMBULANCE AND BACK. THERE WAS MEDICS ON BIKES AND THIS IS ALL A FREE EVENT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO HERE IN HORIZON AND IN EL PASO. WE'RE TWO GREAT CITIES. LET'S PUT THEM TOGETHER. LET'S HAVE EVENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WE'RE HAVING DIALOG WITH. WE ARE TIED IN WIT& EL PASO COUNTY ALREADY. EL PASO CITY, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OF CITY OF EL PASO, PASO DEL NORTE.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ADDING YOUR LOGO TO THIS WHERE WE HAVE EVENTS HERE IN TOWN. THESE ARE THE WE HAD TWO MEETINGS WHEN WE DECIDED TO DO THIS. WE SAT DOWN NINE OF US, AND IN ABOUT 2.5 HOURS WE DID IT. WE PULLED THEE& TRIGGER. LET'S DO THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING A LOT OF US, WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS, WANTED TO DO THIS FOR MANY YEARS. WE STARTED IN JANUARY. 10TH WAS THE DAY WE STARTED. WE HAD TWO MEETINGS BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING. WE ALREADY TIED IN WITH EL PASO CITY. THE FIRST MEETING WE FILLED UP HALF OUR CALENDAR. SECOND MEETING WE COMPLETED IT.
WE DID NOT THINK WE WOULD COMPLETE IT IN TWO MEETINGS. SO THIS IS TELLING US CITIZENS WANT THIS, RUNNERS WANT THIS, CYCLISTS WANT THIS. THIS ISS& SOMETHING THAT COULD KEEP GROWING. AND AS LONG AS WE KEEP DOING IT, WE CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR CITIES FOR BIKE LANES, RUN LANES, BIKE EVENTS. WE ALL TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN TO GO TO EVENTS. WE SPEND 100 $200 TO ENTER GAS, FOOD, HOTEL TO GO RIDE WITH 2 OR 3000 PEOPLE. WHY NOT DO IT HERE? ITT& WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. IN THE& LAST MEETING I WAS HERE, WE TALKED ABOUT CLEANING UP BIKEE& LANES AND EVERYTHING. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BIKE LANES IN EL PASO AND THE HORIZON, NOT SO MUCH HERE THOUGH. THEY'RE NOT AS CLEAN. SO WE TAKE THE ROAD. THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS THAT LET US ALLOW US TO DO THAT. WE HAVE& TEN RIDERS OR MORE. WE CAN TAKE A LANE. CARS DON'T LIKE IT. I WAS ONE OF THOSE GUYS IN THE
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PAST BEFORE I STARTED WRITING..& IT DIDN'T LIKE IT. BUT NOW THAT I'M ON THE ROAD, I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO IT. SO HOPEFULLY WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN MAKEE& BOTH CITIES SAFE FOR CYCLING AND RUNNING. I'LL JUST SKIM THROUGH THIS PART. THIS IS ALL THE SAFETY RULES THAT MR. ROBERT WANTED. THE LAST MEETING OF TXDOT FOR CYCLING ON THE ROADS, STOPPING, FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW LIKE CARS. SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE ONES ARE. AND STUFF FOR THE DRIVERS TOO. THEY NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR US. THEY NEED TO BE THREE FEET AWAY FROM US. A BIKE LANE IS 5 TO 6FT WIDE, PLUS THE THREE FEET THAT THEY NEED TO BE AWAY FROM US, AND THEY DON'T FOLLOW THOSE RULES. BUT IF CITIES BECOME AWARE OF IT AND YOU ALL HELP US, IT'D BE SAFER FOR EVERYONE, SAFER FOR THE CARS AND THE DRIVERS AND SAFER FOR US. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT BIKE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DEVELOPING A LOT HERE, SO WE HAVE THESE ONN& THE MOUNTAIN FOR MOUNTAIN BIKERS. THESE ARE ABOUT $2,000. THEY'RE ALMOST INDESTRUCTIBLE, BUT IT'S WHERE YOU CAN FIX YOUR& BIKE. YOU GET A FLAT, YOU PUT IT UP THERE, IT HAS ALL THE TOOLS,& IT HAS A PUMP. YOU PUT THESE THROUGHOUT YOUR BIKE LANES ORR& YOUR BIKE ROUTES. YOU'RE PROMOTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. I THINK WE DID THAT FASTER THAN I THOUGHT. THIS IS ALL OF OUR NUMBERS TO GET A HOLD OF US. WE& ALSO HAVE A NONPROFIT ATTACHED TO THIS. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET THE NONPROFIT, DO STUFF FOR KIDS. I WAS TALKING TO MONICA EARLIER. WE WERE TIED WITH EL PASO FOR MAY 4TH FOR THE BIKE DAY, AND WE HELPED ORGANIZ& IT. WE HELPED GET THE CLUBS OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING. WE DONATED A BIKE BETWEEN TWO BUSINESSESS& AND MY OWN SIDE BUSINESS. WE DONATED A BIKE. THE CITY CALLED& ME AND GOES, CAN YOU COME DOWN FOR IT? SO GIVING IT TO THE CHILD, I SAID YES. SO I WENT DOWN THERE AND I MET THE YOUNG MAN THAT WAS GETTING IT AND HIS AUNT, THEY CAME UP IN AN UBER. WE ASKED HIM, HOW'D YOU GUYS GET HERE? THEY GO, WE GOT AN UBER.WELL, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET HOME? SO THEY TOOK PICTURES AND EVERYTHING. NICE YOUNG MAN. AND I OFFERED TO TAKE HIM HOME. I GO, WHERE DO Y'ALL LIVE? AND THEY GO AND SAY, WELL, THE BARRIO, I'LL TAKE YOU GUYS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT GETTING AN UBER. WE LOADED IT UP AND EVERYTHING. LITTLE KID IN THEE& BACK SEAT, SMILING EAR TO EAR AND TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE BEEN WANTING TO GET HIM A BIKEE& BECAUSE HE'S WANTED ONE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD IT. SO WE MADE THIS DAY WITH WHAT, A BICYCLE. SO WITH THIS MOVEMENT AND WITH US WORKING TOGETHER AS& A COMMUNITY, WE GET KIDS OUTT& THERE ON BIKES, WE GET FAMILIES OUT THERE, WE START RAISING FUNDS TO GET CHILD, CHILDREN, BICYCLES THAT CAN'T AFFORD IT, KIDS THAT WANT TO RUN, GET THEM SHOES. WE'RE TIED IN WITH ALL THE RUN CLUBS AND ALL THE BIKE CLUBS OF EL PASO. WE'RE WORKING ON ALL THE BIKE SHOPS. NOW. IFF& ALL OF YOU ARE FREE ON SATURDAY, JOIN US AT A PARK. IT'S A LITTLE EARLY, 7:30 A.M. YOU CAN WALKK& THE PARK, YOU CAN RIDE YOUR BIKE, BUT COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EVENTUALLY WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. HERE. I SKIPPED A SLIDE, I HATE TO SAY. IT WENT PAST IT. THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE IN THERE WITH THREE PARKS. ROBERT AND MYSELF DROVE THROUGH THAT SLIDE OVER. ROBBING MYSELF. DROVE THROUGH THE CITY, THROUGH HERE. YOU HAVE THREE MAJOR PARKS. WE'RE LOOKING AT WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO HAVE AN EVENT OR THREE EVENTS HERE.
TWO OF THE PARKS. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE LOADED THE WRONG ONE. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO SHORT. IT'S YOUR FAULT. NOT MY FAULT. ROBERT AND MYSELF DROVE ONE SATURDAY THROUGH THE THREE DIFFERENT PARKS HERE IN TOWN. TWO OF THE PARKS WERE EXCELLENT. TO DO THIS, I CALL ONE OF THE PARKS.
WE CALL IT MOAB, AND IT'S CALLED HORIZON. HORIZON, WE CALL ITT& ROCK IS A ROCK. WE RIDE FROM EL PASO OVER HERE ON SATURDAYS. THAT ONE HAS A BIKE TRAIL RIGHT OUTSIDE OF IT, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. SO WE HAD AN EVENT. WEE& CAN HAVE IT AT THE PARK. BEGINNERS AND RUNNERS GO DOWN THE BIKE TRAIL. MORE EXPERIENCED RIDERS WILL TAKE A LOOP AROUND THE CITY NOW WITH THE HELP OFF& THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IFF& THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP US DO A ROLLING CLOSURE LIKE THEY DID IN JUAREZ TO MAKE THE EVENT BIG..& AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, ADDING A FARMERS MARKET WOULD BE A BIG BOOST FOR IT. SO YOU'D HAVE THE FARMERS MARKET, YOU'D HAVE FOOD TRUCKS, RUNNERS, CYCLISTS, BIKE SHOPS SET UP THERE, BIKE CLUBS RUN, CLUBS SET UP, BRINGING THE COMMUNITY OUT.
AND WITH THE ROLLING CLOSURE,,& THE ROADS ARE SAFE FOR THE CYCLISTS AND FOR THE DRIVERS AND IT SHOWS THE CITY AND THE CYCLISTS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT& AND THE CYCLISTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THINGS SAFER FOR ALL OF US. BY DOING THAT, IT BOOSTS, LIKE I SAID, LOCAL FOOD& TRUCKS, LOCAL FARM VENDORS. IT'& BE A THREE DAY EVENT PER YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT. IT'D BE TWO THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S LATE IN THE YEAR, BUT TWO OF THE PARKS ARE VERY EASY FOR US TO GET TO. THE LAST ONE WAS A LITTLE TOUGH. THE ONE WITH THE WATER PARK IN THE OLDER PART OF
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HORIZON, BUT I THINK BY DOING THAT WE WILL BOOST THE ECONOMY.& WE WILL BOOST THE LOCAL PEOPLEE& OF WANTING TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING AND CHANGE THE CULTURE, CHANGE THE CULTURE OF EVERYBODY LITTLE BY LITTLE, UNTIL WE GET TO THE SAME AS THE OTHER CITIES, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY HAVE ALL THIS ALREADY AND WE ARE BARELY STARTING. BUT I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT TIME BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S WAITING FOR IT. IT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT HORIZON IS THERE IS GREAT ROADS HERE TO RIDE ON. YOU ARE TAKING A BIG EFFORT ON MAKING THE LANES A LOT SAFER FOR PEOPLE. EL PASO IS WORKING TOWARDS THAT, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF EL PASO TO IMPROVE ALL THAT. BUT WE'D ALSO LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,& PLEASE LET US KNOW. OUR NUMBERS ARE THERE. I WILL LOAD THE OTHER ONE UP FOR YOU GUYS. WE'RE OKAY TO ASK GREAT QUESTIONS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THIS IS A PRESENTATION. SO YOU CAN COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SAG VEHICLE. SAG VEHICLE. WHAT THAT& IS, IS A VEHICLE THAT GOES BEHIND WITH US. WE HAVE THREE SETS OF LIGHTS. THE YELLOW LIGHTS LIKE THEY USE FOR CONSTRUCTION ON THE TOP OF THE VEHICLES FLASHING SO THEY KNOW THERE'S COMING UP. THEY'RE ON HAZARDS. SAY YOU'RE DOING A LONG RIDE MORE THAN 30 MILES, THE SAG VEHICLES IN THE BACK, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NO CARS COMIN& UP ON THEM QUICK. IF SOMEONE BREAKS DOWN, THEIR BIKE BREAKS DOWN, THEY HAVE FLATS OR ANYTHING. WE HAVE EQUIPMENT INN& THE VEHICLES TO REPAIR THEM, OR& IF A PERSON GETS TOO TIRED AND THEY CAN'T DO IT, THEY CAN JUMP& IN THE SAG. WE'LL WE PUT THE BIKE ON THE BIKE RACK AND THEY CONTINUE WITH THE WITH THE GROUP. IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE ON& LONG RIDES. WE DO IT ALL THE TIME ON SHORT RIDES. WE DON'T.BUT IF WE WERE TO DO SOMETHING THROUGH THE CITY, LIKE WE HAD AN EVENT THROUGH HERE AND EVENN& THOUGH WE HAD POLICE ESCORT, WE& WOULD HAVE A SAG VEHICLE JUST IN CASE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOWW& WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
YES, SIR. ACTUALLY TWO QUESTIONS. YES. THE RIDE THIS THIS SATURDAY FOR US. IS THERE A FEE TO ENTER THE PARK? FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, NO. OKAY. BUT I CAN ASK TIM AND GET BACK WITH ME ON THAT. PERFECT. IT IS A FREE EVENT FOR KIDS. IT'S ALL GEARED TOWARDS KIDS AND EVERYTHING. THE CITY OF EL PASO IS GIVING HELMETS AWAY TO KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE THEM. EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE GIVING SOMETHING AWAY, YOU KNOW, SNACKS, BANANAS, ORANGES, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
DIFFERENT RUN CLUBS ARE GOING T& BE GIVING OUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF ELECTROLYTES FOR HYDRATION BECAUSE IT WILL BE HOT, AND WE'RE GOING TO JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME. IT'S A WALK DOWN THE PLAYA TRAIL. WE TEAMED UP WITH PASOO& DEL NORTE FOUNDATION TO DO A RIDE WITH THEM, AND ROBERT WAS ON THAT ONE ALSO, AND THEY FUNDED A LOT OF THAT. SO THEYY& ASKED US TO HELP THEM. AND NOW BECAUSE OF THAT, TWO OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS IN THIS WENT WIT& THE CITY AND THE CITY ENGINEERR& AND ANA, WHICH IS THE MANAGER O& THE BIKE LANES, AND THEY'RE CHANGING SOME OF THE EXITS AND THE TRANSITIONS FROM ONE SECTION OF THE PLAYA TO THE OTHER TRAIL TO MAKE THEM SAFER BECAUSE THEY'RE UNSAFE. SO THEY'RE ALREADY GOING TO START CHANGING& THAT. THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK.
YEAH. ANOTHER QUESTION. ONE LAST QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED BIKE STATIONS WHERE THEY BE LIKE.
BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE. OR WOULD WE COLLABORATE WITH BUSINESSES IN THE AREA TOO& FACILITATE RIDERS TO IT'S THE BIKE STATIONS ARE ALL OVER THE OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. OKAY. COULD YOU ELABORATE WHAT A BIKE STATION IS? IT'S A STAND THAT'S ABOUT THIS TALL. IT'S ALL SOLID METAL. IT HAS EVERY TOOL YOU COULD THINK OF THAT YOU WOULD NEED FOR A BIKE. OKAY, ALLEN WRENCHESS& SOME WRENCHES. IT HAS A STAND ON IT. SO YOU CAN PUT YOUR BIKE AND HOLD IT SO YOU'RE NOT ON THE GROUND. TAKE THE TIRE OFF, MAKE A TIRE CHANGE INSTEAD OF USING THE CO2 CARTRIDGES. IT HAS A PUMP THAT'S BUILT INTO IT.
THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BEE& INDESTRUCTIBLE, BUT YOU KNOW HO& THAT GOES. THEY RUN ABOUT 1800 TO ABOUT 2500, DEPENDING ON THE STYLE YOU GET. YOU KIDS, I TAKE IT YOU KNOW MY KIDS BECAUSE, WELL, SOMEONE HAS TOO& GIVE IT A TEST. COME ON. NOTHING'S FOR FREE. THERE'S THREE OF THEM ON THE MOUNTAINN& THAT THE DIFFERENT BIKE CLUBS HAVE PAID FOR. LOST DOGS, MIDDL& OF NOWHERE. A COUPLE OF OTHER CLUBS HAVE PAID FOR THEM. SOO& WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE AND THEY& SAY SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY HAVE A PLACE TO FIX THEIR BIKE. IT'S JUST A NICE WAY TO MAKE SUREE& THAT THE RIDERS HAVE SOMETHING THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR BIKE, MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE, AND GET BACK HOME SAFELY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO EL PASO ABOUT IT, PUTTING THEM ON THE MAJOR BIKE TRAILS, MAYBE LIKE THE PLAYA TRAIN TRAILS WHEN THEYY& START EXTENDING AND PUTTING THE& THERE THROUGHOUT HERE ON THE LONGER RIDES. HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM. YES, WE'RE ASKING YOU TOO& SPEND MONEY, BUT IN THE LONG RUN, THE COMMUNITY WILL SEE.
HEY, THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF US. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE CITY. IT'S ABOUT ALL OF US, A COMMUNITY. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. I HAD A QUESTION. YES, SIR, FOR THAT BIKE STAND. ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE DELUXE PUBLIC WORKS? STAND ON THE SECOND TOO& LAST SLIDE? YES, SIR. AND SO, TYPICALLY, HAVE YOU SEEN CITY OF EL PASO INVEST IN ANY OF THOSE.
AND HOW MANY MORE ARE LESS? WELL, THE CITY HASN'T INVESTED ANY YET. WE'RE LOOKING ATT&
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TALKING WITH THEM ABOUT IT AND THEN PLANNING ON WHERE THEY'LL GO. A LOT OF THEM WILL PROBABLY GO ON THE BIKE TRAILS FOR THE TRAIL THAT IS EXTENDING FROM SOCORRO THROUGH YSLETA, THEN AL& THE WAY TO ASCARATE. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY'RE GOING TOO& TRANSITION THAT INTO THE WESTT& SIDE, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY BUILDING ON THE WEST SIDE. THE TRAILS ARE ALREADY THERE AGAINST THE RIO GRANDE, SO HOPEFULLY THEY CAN PUT A FEW HERE AND THERE SO PEOPLE CAN WORK ON THEIR BIKES AND HAVE A PLACE TO& FIX THEM. THEY NEED TO. NORMALLY WE JUST PULL OVER, TURN THE BIKE OVER AND WORK ON THEM. BUT SOMETIMES THIS IS A SUGGESTION. IT'S NOT MANDATORY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP. AND FOR THE SIZE OF OUR MUNICIPALITY, HOW MANY WOULD YOU SAY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE HERE IN VERIZON? THAT'S A HARD ONE TO SAY. I KNOW GOING UP EAST LAKE, YOU HAVE A LONG TRAIL THERE. I KNOW AT THE MOAB PATH & KEEP FORGETTING THE NAME.THERE'S ONE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THERE, AND THEN THE ONE THATT& GOES UP HORIZON BOULEVARD. I MEAN, YOU COULD PUT ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH OF THEM. YOU'D MAYBE PUT 2 OR 3 OF THEM, BUT I& ALL DEPENDS ON IF WE WORK TOGETHER AND YOU START SEEING CYCLISTS USING THE TRAILS, IT'D BE POINTLESS TO PUT THEM OUT IF THERE'S NO CYCLISTS. RIGHT. BUT WITH THE WITH THE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, IF WE DO HAVE THREE EVENTS HERE, WE DO GET 2 TO 300 BIKES OUT THERE OR MORE.
IT MIGHT BE WORTH IT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO& HAVE TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS INVESTING IN THEM. FOR THEM TO START USING THESE FACILITIES FOR THE ROADS, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT ALL COMES DOWN TO ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, THE CYCLING, RUNNING COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH THE CITY. AND AS LONG AS WE COLLABORATE TOGETHER, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN'T DO. I WAS TELLING MR. ROBERT THAT MY MIND GOES CRAZY AND I KNOW MONICA DOES TOO. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT I GO, IF EL PASO DID SOMETHING AND HORIZON, AND THEN WE TURNED ITT& INTO A 2 OR 3 DAY EVENT, SOME OF IT IN HORIZON, SOME IN EL PASO, WE COULD PULL PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE, ALL OVER NEW MEXICO, ALL OVER ARIZONA, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO IN ARIZONA. IF YOU LOOK UP TOUR OF TUCSON, THEY HAVE 4 OR 5000 CYCLISTS, A TON OF EL PASO PEOPLE GO, WE ALL SPEND THE MONEY TO GO OUT THERE TO RIDE,,& WHAT, 50, 60 MILES? WE CAN RIDE 50, 60 MILES HERE, BUT WE CAN'T RIDE WITH 4000 RIDERS, YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN DO SOMETHING EVENTUALLY. TOGETHER, THE TWO CITIES WORKING TOGETHER, WHO KNOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN. A RIDE FROM HERE TO THERE AND BACK AND FORTH. HOW ARE WE DECIDE TO DO IT? OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONTINUE THE HARD WORK. YOU KNOW OUR COUNCIL, THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY INVOLVED HERE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TOO& PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH. I'M A LITTLE MORE INTERESTED IN THE SNACKS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.
WELL, SNACKS ARE ALWAYS GOOD. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE TACO CYCLE YOU CYCLE TO EAT? SO WE'RE NOT CYCLING FOR OUR HEALTH? OH NO. ABSOLUTELY NO. YOU KNOW, THIS I& REALLY A GOOD THING. AND, YOU KNOW, AS AS THE CITY IS STARTING TO GROW NOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE HORIZON IS, IS, AS YOU KNOW, IS BOOMING RIGHT NOW. AND ITEMS LIKE THIS ARE GOOD FOR US TOO& KIND OF LOOK, LOOK AT AND SEE I& THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK INTO OUR INTO OUR FUTURE PLAN. SO YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, ALDERMAN, FOR BRINGING OR INVITING THEM OUT HERE BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT WE'& LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE START A CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL WITH AND PROMOTE, YOU KNOW, BICYCLING OUT HERE, OF COURSE. OH, DEFINITELY MORE THAN WILLING TO& WORK WITH YOU ALL. ABSOLUTELY. AND I WILL EMAIL THAT THIS FILE& CAN BE EMAILED. SO I'LL EMAIL IT TO YOU THE CORRECT ONE. AWESOME& THANK YOU. AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET IT OUT TO ALL OF THEM. YEAH. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WHEN I SAW THEM, LIKE I WENT THROUGH IT WAY TOO FAST. AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK&
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YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANKS. OKAY. IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN, PLEASE.YES. ITEM NUMBER TEN. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON AN UPDAT& ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. DOCTOR CASADA, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, I BELIEVE ALDERWOMAN AND I DID SEE THAT A& WELL. SO WE'LL, WE'LL WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE IN THE BACK JUST IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I DIDN'T TOUCH IT. YEAH. YEAH. NO. YEAH. SO, SO THAT SO IN CASE ANYBODY DIDN'T KNOW. SEE THATT& DOOR WAS CLOSED AND IT TOTALLY JUST OPENED BY ITSELF AND SWUNG OPEN. SO WE'LL HAVE TO REVIEW THAT ONE ON THE CAMERAS LATER. YOU SEE THEM RIGHT THERE. BUT WELCOME WHOEVER CAME IN. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING INTERESTED. RIGHT.
COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. TERRY. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER. WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF YOUR TIME. NO, MA'AM. IT'S NOT COOPERATING RIGHT NOW. OKAY. SO MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PHASE ONE PROJECT IS EVERYONE CAN LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
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AND SEE IT'S. IT'S TAKING MUCH BETTER SHAPE. YOU'RE SEEING A LOT MORE OF THE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION. THE ROCK WALL IS ALMOST COMPLETE. THAT WAS CHANGE ORDER FIVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED LAST MONTH. WATER AND WASTE WATER LINE CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S TWO PARTS TO IT. THE PART THAT JORDAN FOSTER DID AS PART OF THE ROADWAY HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WEE& WERE TOLD IT WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS AND THEY COMPLETED IT IN ONE WEEK. SO THAT WAS PARTICULARLY GOOD NEWS. AND THE WORK HAS BEGUN ON CITY PROPERTY. WE ARE LOOKING AT MODIFYING SOM& OF THE MANHOLES, SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO BRING BACK A LITTLE BIT OF SAVINGS, AND THE ON SITE POND WORK IS ONGOING. THE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION WORK IS CONTINUING ON BOTH BUILDINGS. WE EXPECTT& THAT WE WILL HAVE EL PASO ELECTRIC POWER TO THE BUILDINGG& BY MID-JUNE, SO THAT'S ALSO A GOOD A GOOD COMMENT ON THE PROGRESS. THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY ON SCHEDULE, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE OF THE IMAGESS& THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU. A COUPLE OF AERIAL VIEWS THAT THE CONTRACTOR TAKES. AND THEN SOME OF THE INTERNAL GROUND VIEWS. THESE IMAGES WERE TAKEN ON JUNE& 2ND AND FOURTH. THE NEW REGIONAL PARK. THE APPRAISAL IS UNDERWAY. I KNOW THAT FOR A LONG TIME I KEPT SAYING, WE'RE COORDINATING, WE'RE COORDINATING, BUT THE APPRAISAL IS UNDERWAY. WE SHOUL& HAVE IT IN THE NEXT 20 DAYS OR SO. AND THEN ON FEDERALLY AND STATE FUNDED PROJECTS. NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION, WEE& ARE REEVALUATING THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE CIB LOAN. FOR A WHILE, WE HAD BEEN REPORTING TO YOU THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT AMENDING THE TRANSPORTATION REINVESTMENT ZONE, THE TRZ. BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENT MECHANISM THAT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE FUND THE GAP WITHOUT MAKING ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSPORTATION REINVESTMENT ZON& AND WITHOUT MAKING ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE THREE PARTY AGREEMENT THAT WE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. AS WE GET FURTHER ALONG, WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT A STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LOAN WITH TXDOT TO FUND THATT& GAP, THOUGH THE STORM SEWER INSTALLATION CONTINUES FROM HIG& WHEAT TO KINGSTON ON NORTH DARRINGTON. AND WHEN I PREPARED THIS, A WASTEWATER LINE WORK WAS ONGOING, BUT THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED ON HORIZON BOULEVARD. PHASE THREE IS UNDERWAY AND THE CONTRACTOR IS WORKING ON RIPRAP& FLUMES AND MILLINGS FOR THE RODMAN SHARED USE PATH. THIS PROJECT WAS AWARDED BY THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. THEY ARE MANAGING THE PROJECT FOR THE HORIZON CITY. W& DO HAVE A DELAYED START DUE TO A LONG LEAD TIME FOR THE BOLLARDS.WE HAVE BOLLARD LIGHTING ALONG THE PATH AND APPARENTLY THAT HAS A LONG LEAD TIME, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACTOR ORDERS THAT, BUT WE DON'T GET THE CLOCK RUNNING FOR THEM UNTIL THEY HAVE A BETTER DELIVERYY& DATE. SO THAT AGAIN, THEY'RE THEY'RE TIME THEY'RE NOTT& PENALIZED FOR SOMETHING THATT& THEY CANNOT CONTROL. FUNDING UPDATES FOR THE PEDESTRIAN PATH.
WE WERE APPROVED FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE APPLICATION, AND WE'RE FINALIZING THAT. IT'S DUE BY JUNE 20TH OF THIS YEAR, NOT 2002. THE ESTIMATED COST IS SLIGHTLY OVER $3 MILLION, BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT CREDITS AND THAT WILL COVER THE CITY MATCH. SO THAT POINT, THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ANYTHING OVER THE $33& MILLION, AND CERTAINLY FOR THE COST TO DEVELOP THE APPLICATION, BUT NOT FOR THE MATCH ITSELF. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT THIS IS& A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM. W& ARE COMPETING STATEWIDE, SO WE STILL WANT TO MAKE THIS APPLICATION. CERTAINLY IT WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS THAT THE CITY HAS IN ITS INVENTORY, AND ITT& WILL CONNECT FROM THE HORIZON PATH TO MINIWEB, WHICH IS RIGHT& AT THE CORNER OF CORKY PARK. ON THE TIRES. UPDATE I GET VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I REALIZE THAT IT'S ONLY ONE LINE, AND SO& IT MAY NOT BE AS AS MOMENTOUS A& YOU WOULD THINK, BUT GIVEN HOW LONG STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ONN& THIS, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR DILLY DALLY AND THE TRANSIT PLAZA. WE HAD OUR KICKOFF MEETING FOR THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE WILL BE INVOLVING IN THIS PROJECT TOO& INCLUDE TEXDOT TO INCLUDE THE HORIZON REGIONAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, TO INCLUDE THE EL PASO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF PLAYERS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE O& THE PROJECT. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS
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SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND THIS IS FUNDED WITH HUD FUNDS. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT STARTED. AND SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS COUNCIL. THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU DOCTOR, I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR TIME. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL A QUESTION YES. COULD YOU GOO& BACK TO SLIDES TO THE SLIDE. SO& FOR THE PEDESTRIAN PATH I SEE WE'RE IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE APPLICATION. HOW MANY TOTAL PHASES ARE THERE AND WHEN. MORE OR LESS WOULD WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE AWARDED OR AWARDED THAT FUNDING? THIS IS THE LAST PHASE. IT WAS ONLY A22 PHASE PROJECT. SO THIS IS THE FINAL APPLICATION. AND TEXDOTT& HAS INFORMED US THAT THEY EXPECT TO HAVE AWARDS BY OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE WE WILL GET IT. OH, YOU'RE SETTING THE EXPECTATION. WE WILL GET IT. WE BELIEVE IT'S& A COMPETITIVE PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER AMOUNT COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS.BUT AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE COMPETING WITH THE REST OF TEXAS. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. W& HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROV& THIS PRESENTATION. AND A SECOND, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA HI. AVILA. AYE AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU DOCTOR. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON THE
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APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN TO DANTEC'S GENERAL CONTRACTORS, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 13,528 AND $0.42 FOR THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PHASE ONE PROJECT SOLICITATION, 20 3-101 COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, TERRY QUEZADA, CITY MANAGER. ONE MORE TIME. CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN ADDS ADDITIONAL ETHERNET DROPS AND CAMERA LOCATIONS TOO& THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. THISS& WAS REQUESTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BY IT. THE COSTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THIS INCLUDES A NOT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED. THAT'S BECAUSE THE INITIAL BACKUP INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED INCLUDED SALES TAX. SO WE'VE PROVIDED THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE TO THE CONTRACTOR AND ASK THEM TO GO BACK AND REMOVE THAT. BUT WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR COMING T& COUNCIL. IT'S OVER $10,000 AND IT IS AN INCREASE IN SCOPE. SOO& THIS REQUIRES COUNCIL ACTION. IT DOES NOT ADD ANY ADDITIONAL DAYS TO CONTRACT COMPLETION. SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THE SAME CONTRACT COMPLETION DATE. BUT W& ARE REQUESTING COUNCIL'S APPROVAL FOR THIS CHANGE ORDER. THANK YOU DOCTOR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM. QUESTION. YES SIR. THISS& WAS ALSO A RECOMMENDATION THROUGH IT. CORRECT? YES, SIR..& PERFECT. THANK YOU MA'AM. NOO& FURTHER QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOVE TO APPROVE? THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. MOTION OKAY. GOT IT I DON'T THINK OKAY. SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. ORTEGA A AVILA, A AMES, A CORDIER. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU[12. PUBLIC HEARING]
DOCTOR. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 12. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THISS& IS ON THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 0313. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 03133& OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, ADOPTING THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE 2024 TO 2025 FISCAL YEAR TO ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE 2025 PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUDGET, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MAYOR. MAYOR. LILY GAITAN, FINANCE DIRECTOR. ARE YOU GOING TO PUT UP THE PRESENTATION? I AM. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.WELCOME. IF YOU'LL RECALL, THIS& IS THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND IT'S FOR A FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS TOO& OUR PORTABLE FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. IT'S THE LEVELINGG& AND REPAIRS TO THE PORTABLE BUILDING. THE FINANCE PORTABLE OFFICE BUILDING HAS BEEN AND WAS INSTALLED IN JANUARY 2022 AND CURRENTLY HOUSES THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. SIX MEMBERS AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF. OVER TIME, THE PORTABLE OFFICE BUILDING HAS SETTLED AND THE BUILDING HAS BECOME UNLEVEL WITH SLANTED FLOORS, LEAKS AND OTHER ISSUES. WE REACHED OUT TO& SEVERAL CONTRACTORS FOR PROPOSALS ON THE COST OF THE LEVELING, AND WE ESTIMATE THE COST TO LEVEL THE BUILDING AT $6,000. AN ADDITIONAL $6,000 IS PROPOSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS
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THAT WILL BE CAUSED BECAUSE OFF& THE LEVELING. THIS INCLUDES REPAIRS TO THE ROOF, THE FLOORING, THE PLUMBING, WINDOW CASINGS AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR JAMBS, A TRANSFER& FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SALARIES, BUDGET LINE AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,000 IS PROPOSED T& COVER THE COST OF THE LEVELINGG& AND REPAIRS TO THE PORTABLE OFFICE BUILDING. IT'S NOT WORKING, SORRY. THANK YOU. YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE DRAWING FROM THE SALARIES LINE $12,000 AND DECREASING THEIR BUDGET AND INCREASING THE CONTRACT LABOR LINE IN THE FINANCE BUDGET BY $12,000. THIS HAS NO IMPACT ON THE CITY'S BUDGET, AS YOU'LL SE& ON THE NEXT SLIDE. AND WE JUST DECREASING ONE BUDGET LINE ITEM, ONE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET AND INCREASE ANOTHER ANOTHER DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. THE BUDGET REMAINS THE SAME AT 16,000,342 861. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. BEING THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN& THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS AGENDA ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 12 ON THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING? NO. BEING AS THERE'S NO COMMENTS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THENN& WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ITEM[13. Discussion and Action]
NUMBER 13. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION OF THIS SAME ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, THIS WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS THE PORTABLES. IT'S NOT THE IT'S SOMETHING SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER PORTABL& THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. I BELIEVE IT WAS AT& THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NO, IT'S THE THAT WAS THE SAME ONE THAT WAS THE FIRST READING.OKAY. FOR THAT SAME BUILDING. YES, SIR. SO THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR IT. AND NOW SECOND READING. NOW WE CAN TAKE ACTION& ON THE COUNCIL CAN TAKE ACTION ON THAT NOW. BUT WE WEREN'T CONTEMPLATING REPLACING IT. NO. YEAH. IT WAS CONTEMPLATING REPAIRING THE REPAIRING LEVELING LEVELING THE, THE $6,000 IS FOR THE LEVELING. AND THEN THE EXTRA $6,000 IS FOR THE REPAIRS THATT& WILL BE NEEDED ONCE IT IS LEVELED. SO DOOR JAMBS WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AND FIXED. PAINTING. ADDITIONAL FLOORING. SO THAT'S WHAT THE EXTRA $6,000 IS FOR. UNDERSTOOD? YES SIR. QUESTION. I KNOW IT'SS& GOING TO DISPLACE PERSONNEL. WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME? I THINK THAT THEY TOLD US THREE DAYS, RIGHT. THREE DAYS, THREE DAYS. THEY, THEY, THEY DEPENDING ONN& WHO WE ASKED, THEY SAID WE COUL& STAY IN THE BUILDING. WE COULDN'T STAY IN THE BUILDING, BUT WE ANTICIPATE WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT OVER A WEEKEND. OKAY. PERFECT. WE WORK ON FRIDAYS HALF A DAY. SO WE'RE PROBABLY ONLY GOING TO MISS ONE DAY AND THEN THEY'LL WORK ON THE WEEKEND. SO THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION, A THREE DAY EVENT THA& THEY WOULD NEED A YES. PERFECT.
THANK YOU MA'AM OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL I MOVE TOO& APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TOO& APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM ALDERMAN QUIROS. THANK YOU. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK
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YOU, MA'AM. OKAY. ITEMS NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER 14. AND ITEMS NUMBER 15. STAFF HAS REQUESTED DELETION. THESE TWO ITEMS. ISS& THERE A MOTION TO DELETE. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? THERE IS A SECOND TO DELETE ITEMS 14 AND 1& FROM THE AGENDA. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. AMES. HI. MOTION CARRIES.OKAY, BEFORE WE CONTINUE, IF I KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF Y'ALL HAVE MADE SOME PRESENTATIONS TODAY,,& YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE. IF THERE'S THIS REALLY EXCITING STUFF HERE. BUT IF YOU CAN LEAVE AT ANY TIME, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT OUR FEELINGS. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE IN
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CASE. SO THANK YOU ALL. IF WE COULD GO ON TO ITEM 16 PLEASE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 16, THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A PROPOSED LICENSING DATA MIGRATION PRICING AGREEMENT FROM GRANICUS SMART GOV FOR SERVICES AND SUPPORT TOTALING $12,593.14 FOR ONE YEAR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO YOUR NAME[00:55:03]
FOR THE RECORD, I'M SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. JOSE MENDOZA, IT SPECIALIST. SO WE ARE REQUESTING FOR THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSED LICENSING DATA MIGRATION. THIS IS TO ALLOW SMART GOV TO TRANSFER OR MIGRATE DATA FROM AN OLD SERVER INTO THE NEW SERVER. THIS IS GOING TOO& HELP STAFF TO BETTER ACCESS INFORMATION FROM OUR OLD SERVER& TO THE NEW ONE. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL. SUPPORT THAT THAT IS NEEDED TO CONDUCT THE MIGRATIONS, OR IF ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS WE NEED. SO IF YOU CAN APPROVE IT, SORRY, THIS IS MY FIRST SECOND TIME NOW. SO THIS IS NEW FOR ME. YOU'RE DOING GOOD, BUDDY. YOU'RE DOING GOOD.SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. SO IS THIS THE SECOND MIGRATION OF DATA? WOULD THIS BE TO GET THE REMAINING DATA TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM, CORRECT? YES& AND HOW LONG WOULD THAT PROCESS TYPICALLY TAKE? IT TAKES ABOUT, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE DATABASE. IT TAKES ABOUT A COUPLE OF DAYS TO A WEEK. IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW BIG OUR DATABASE IS. ACCORDING TO THEM,& IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 120,000 FILES. SO IT'S QUITE A THING. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY THE REMAINDER OF THE DATA WASN'T ABLE TO MIGRATE THE FIRST TIME? YES. THE REASON IS THAT WE WERE WORKING ON THE OLD SERVER AND WE STARTED WORKING WITH SMART GOV WITH THE NEW SERVER. SO STAFF WAS WORKING OUT OF TWO DIFFERENT SERVERS TO PULL OUT INFORMATION FOR ANY OTHER PLANNING OR PERMITTING PERMITS AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO WE WANT TO MIGRATE INTO ONE SYSTEM THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE GOING AROUND LOOKING FOR TWO DIFFERENT SERVERS. AND SO THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MIGRATION OF DATA. SO YOU WON'T& COME AND PRESENT THIS A SIMILAR ITEM. CORRECT? OKAY. MR. MENDOZA, WILL THERE BE ANY INTERRUPTION IN SERVICES DURING& THIS MIGRATION PERIOD? NO, SIR.
THE DATA WILL BE MIGRATED OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF WORKING HOURS. WHEN IT COMES TO.
ACTUALLY THE MIGRATION WON'T EVEN. WHAT YOU CALL INTERRUPT WORK. IT'LL BE ON A SEPARATE SITE ONCE WE HAVE THE DATA MIGRATED, THAT SCOPE OF THE WORK WILL BE DONE OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE IMPLEMENTATION WILL HAPPEN AFTER THAT. TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEM TOGETHER. YES. SO FOR THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND WHO'S MY SECOND. SORRY..& ORTEGA. ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA OKAY. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. CORDIA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. SEE? YOU DID
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GREAT. YES. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 17. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS ON THE SECOND READING O& AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS.CHAPTER 14 ZONING. ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 14 B TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOD DISTRICT ZONING REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR A MIX OF LAND USES WITHIN THE TOD DISTRICTS. PROVIDING FOR THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS, AND REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR OR USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURE OR LAND WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TOD DISTRICTS PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT REPEALER, SEVERABILITY AND PROPER NOTICE AND HEARING.
ESTABLISHING THE PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHED REGULATIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT, PLEASE? BUT THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OUR REVIEW PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO THIS IS KIND OFF& LIKE THE THIRD, I MEAN, OR II& SHOULD SAY THE SECOND OF A THREE PHASE PROCESS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREA. THE FIRST STEP WAS THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS, WHICH THE ABLE CITY, THE CONSULTANT HAD DONE FOR US BACK IN 23. AND THEN THE NEXT STEP IS THE TOD FORM BASED CODE FOR THE AREA TO CODIFY THE ZONING. RIGHT. AND THEN THE LAST STEP WOULD BE THE REZONING OFF& THOSE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TOD. SO MR. CARLOS GALLINA WITH ABLE CITY IS HERE TO GIVE YOU THE PRESENTATION ON THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM BASED CODE. THANK
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YOU SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, CARLOS GAYNOR WITH ABLE CITY. HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. OUR COMPANY ABLE CITY HAS NOW BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ALL I THINK FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.& AND SO AGAIN, IT IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE AND WE ARE SUPER APPRECIATIVE OF ALLOWING US TOO& BE OF SERVICE TO YOU. MAYOR, TO& THE CITY OF HORIZON, TO THE STAFF AND TO THE RESIDENTS, AND SUPER EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF HORIZON AND SUPER EXCITED FOR WHAT WILL TRANSPIRE TO BE A REALLY GREAT, BEAUTIFUL, BUILT ENVIRONMENT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM US. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO START THE PRESENTATION. IF I COULD BORROW THIS. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. SO I GOT SEVERAL ITEMS. I KNOW THATT& THERE'S SOME NEWER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO MAY NEED JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SO I'M GOING TOO& SPEND SOME TIME JUST OUTLINING WHAT ZONING IS, LAND USE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AND THEN THERE WAS THIS ITEM HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE PNC CITY COUNCILMAN AVILA AND I WER& BOTH AT THE PNC AND THEY HADD& SOME QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TOO& OUTLINE THOSE AS WELL. I SHOULD& DO ABOUT 20 30 MINUTES OR SO.AND THEN WHY DON'T WE LEAVE THE QUESTIONS TILL THE END IF THAT'S OKAY? YES, SIR. SO THIS IS PART OF THE TEAM AGAIN ABLE CITY. WE& ARE A SUBCONSULTANT TO ATKINS REALIST. AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE NAMES. BUT AGAIN WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. EDDIE, ART, DOCTOR QUEZADA. AND THEN THESE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF THE CAMINO REAL HMA AND ATKINS RAIL AND THEN OURSELVES, ABLE CITY, VICTORIA CHAVEZ, WHO'S OUR PLANNER WITHH& OUR STAFF, IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT. SHE'S ALSO BEEN LEADING THE REZONING ITEM, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. JUST IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT CALENDAR AND TIMELINE.
AGAIN, AS ART MENTIONED, THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE THAT ABLE CITY HAS BEEN CONTRACTED TO WORK ON.
THIS PARTICULAR SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES TWO PARTICULAR OBJECTIVES, THE FIRST ONE BEING THE DEVELOPMENT AND CODIFYING O& THE FORM BASED CODE. SO IT'S LEGALIZING YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OWNING A PROPERTY WITHINN& THE CITY LIMITS OF A INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY IN TEXAS, YOU CAN'T DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH YOUR LAND, RIGHT? THERE ARE ZONING REGULATIONS..& THERE ARE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SO THE FIRST ITEMM& OF OUR SCOPE OF WORK IS DEVELOPING YOUR FORM BASED CODE. AGAIN, I'M GOING TO GO INTO GREATER DETAIL WITH THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM WHICH IS WILL FOLLOW THIS PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH IS THE REZONING. THE ACTUAL CITY INITIATED REZONING OF THE 60 ACRES OR SO OF THE TOD, WHAT WE CALL THE TLED DISTRICT. SO JUST A QUICK TIMELINE. WE STARTED BACK IN NOVEMBER AGAIN, MEETING WITH STAFF OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. DECEMBER AND JANUARY CONTINUE TO MEET WITH STAFF. WE'VE DRAFTED THE CODE FEBRUARY, MARCH, EARLY SPRING. WE FINALIZED THAT INITIAL DRAFT,,& AND THERE WERE SOME EDITS THAT CAME BACK FROM US, BOTH FROM THE PNC AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. AND THEN TODAY, ON JUNE 10TH, WE ARE HERE FOR HOPEFULLY ADOPTION OF YOUR FORM BASED CODE, YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT WILL END SORT OF THE FIRST PHASE AND THEN THE SECOND PHASE AGAIN, TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS IS THE ACTUAL REZONING. SO WE STARTED THIS IN APRIL WITH A SURVEYOR AND ENGINEER TO DO THE FIELD WORK AND SURVEY OUR STAFF. VICTORIA IN PARTICULAR, DID A LOT OF THE PARCEL RESEARCH. AND THEN NEXT WEEK THERE IS A COMMUNITY MEETING, THERE IS A PNC MEETING, AND THEN IN JULY THERE WILL BE CITY COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE REZONING AND THEN THE TERMINUS OF THE PROJECT WOULD WOULD HAPPEN IN AUGUST. SO AGAIN, JUST AS AS WAY OF BACKGROUND, WHY ARE WE HERE? SEVERAL YEARS BACK, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2017, 2019. AS PART OF YOUR HORIZON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS COMMUNITY SET OUT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, SET OUT TO PROVIDE VISIONS AND GUIDELINES AND DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL, TEN, 15, 20 YEARS. AND SO, AS PART OF YOUR SHAPING HORIZON 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS HAS TAKEN SPECIFICALLY FRO& YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ONE OF ITS MAJOR GOALS WAS TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSIT SUPPORTED TOWN CENTER. I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS, THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF LAND, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S ESSENTIALLY A DONUT HOLEE& WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY. IT IS PAPER. THERE IT IS. IT'S WHATT& YOU REFER AS A PAPER PLAT. AND SO IT CREATES SOME ISSUES. RIGHT. BUT NEVERTHELESS, YOU ALL HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY WITHIN YOUR, THE MIDDLE OF YOUR, OF YOUR, OF& YOUR CITY TO BECOME YOUR DOWNTOWN, YOUR TOWN SQUARE, YOUR TOWN CENTER AND AUGMENTED WITHH&
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THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ASPECT OF IT, WHICH IS A TRANSIT CENTER THAT DOCTOR QUEZADA MENTIONED. AND YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. BUT AGAIN, THIS JUST AS A WAY OF BACKGROUND, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS INITIATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AS PART OF YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I'M GOING TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE TRANSIT PLAZA BECAUSE THIS WAS I STAND CORRECTED. WE WERE HIRED TO DO THE GUIDELINES, AND THENN& WE WERE HIRED TO DO THE TRANSIT PLAZA SITE PLAN. AND SO ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IN AUGUST OF 2024, WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU THREE DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF OR OPTIONS FOR YOUR TRANSIT PLAZA. THIS IS& THE ONE THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SELECTED. AND SO AGAIN, JUST AS A, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST AS PART OF THE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE OF THE TOD AREA, THIS IS THE AREA THAT YOU HAVE SELECTED TO BE YOUR TRANSIT PLAZA AND YOUR POTENTIAL CITY HALL. SO JUST SOME QUICK NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE PLAN. IT UTILIZES CITY OWNED PARCELS FOR FACILITIES. AGAIN, THIS IS A AREA THAT INCLUDES MANY, MANY PARCELS, SOME OF WHICH ARE ALREADY OWNED AND HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN CONTINUED TO BE OWNED AND LAND BANK BY THE CITY OF HORIZON. AND SO THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO EMINENT DOMAIN OR ANY OTHER SORT OF TRANSACTION ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THIS IS ALREADY OWNED B& YOU ALL. IT INCREASES OPEN SPACE PLAZAS. IT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT COMBINING FACILITIES IN GREAT ADJACENCIES WITH THE CURRENT PARK MAXIMIZES PARKING. IT HAS GREAT CONNECTIVITY. IT UTILIZES PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ON DILLEY& AND ROTMAN, LIKE THE SHARED USE PATH THAT DOCTOR CALZADA MENTIONED, AND THEN CAN START ASAP, RIGHT ASAP. BEING RELATIVE TO FUNDING RELATIVE TO PLANNING.BUT AGAIN, IT DOES SQUEEZE THE TIMELINE OF DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT'S A PARCEL OF LAND THAT YOU ALREADY OWN. THERE'S THERE WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE SOME PRE-DEVELOPMENT DUE DILIGENCE O& THE LAND THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO& DO, BUT THIS IS A NOT A PROPOSED RENDER, BUT JUST A, YOU KNOW, GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THISS& WOULD LOOK LIKE, AGAIN, WITH YOUR CITY HALL AND YOUR BUS TERMINAL, YOUR TRANSIT PLAZA,,& AND YOUR PARKING. RIGHT. AND THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW FROM WHA& THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO THEN THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS PARTICULAR SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES THE PROPOSED FORM BASED CODE. AS I AS ART MENTIONED, BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2022, THE CITY ADOPTED GUIDELINES. RIGHT. AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT& THERE'S SOME CLARITY ON THE TERM GUIDELINES VERSUS ORDINANCE. THE GUIDELINES DON'T HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED. I BELIEVE THAT AT THE TIME, THE CITY STAFF WANTED TOO& HAVE A STOP GAP MEASURE IN CASE THERE WERE DEVELOPMENTS COMING FORTH THAT YOU HAD SOME PARTICULAR PROPOSED GUIDELINES THAT DEVELOPERS COULD FOLLOW.
RIGHT. BUT THERE WERE JUST GUIDELINES. SO MOVING FAST FORWARDING TO 2024, 2025, RECOGNIZING THAT DEVELOPMENT IS STARTING TO PICK UP FROM THE CITY OF HORIZON SIDE, AND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE GREAT POTENTIAL MOVING FORWARD, THE CITY STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO THEN HIRE US TOO& CODIFY YOUR GUIDELINES, WHICH I& WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY.
THERE IS SOME THINGS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT WHICH ARE I FEEL ARE SUPER IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD SAID T& OUR COMPANY AND SAID, HEY GUYS, HERE'S ABOUT 60 ACRES OF LAND, IT'S VACANT LAND. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NO ENCUMBRANCES ON IT, MEANING THERE'S NO PLATS, THERE'S NO EASEMENTS. THERE'S,,& YOU KNOW, IT'S A SORT OF A WHITE SLATE, A BLANK SLATE FOR YOU ALL TO START DEVELOPING. YOU KNOW, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN, THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY THERE, WHICH IS NOT THAT. RIGHT. YOU DO HAVE PLATS. YOU DO HAVE OUTLINED STREET NETWORKS. YOU DO HAVE BLOCKS AND LOTS THAT LOTS AND BLOCKS THAT ARE OUTLINED AS PART OF YOUR PLAT. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THERE THERE IS SOME GOOD STRUCTURE TO& THAT, TO, TO THOSE, TO THAT, TO& THOSE THAT THOSE BLOCKS. RIGHT.& I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE COME WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR THAT'S ALREADY THERE. BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TODS AND WALKABILITY, YOU WANT THE BLOCK STRUCTURE IS REALLY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? SO SOMETHING TO CONSIDER& IT WASN'T IT'S NOT A BLANK SLATE FOR US, RIGHT? WE HAD TO WORK WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION PLAT. SOO& THE LOT SIZES WERE ESTABLISHED.& SO AGAIN I THINK THAT'S A KEY THING TO THINK ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THE STREET NETWORK IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED AGAIN BASED ON THE PLAT, YOUR STREET NETWORK, YOUR RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH IS 60FT. AND SO THE OTHER ASPECT OF IT, WHEN YOU TRY TO DO THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS, YOU HAVE& A HIERARCHY OF STREETS. YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A MAJOR ARTERIAL BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER AREA, BUT YOU'D HAVE MAYBE A COLLECTOR, RIGHT? DELAY OR, OR DELAY WOULD BECOME COLLECTORS. MAYBE YOU'D HAVE RESIDENTIAL STREETS, AND THOSE STREETS WOULD HAVE BEEN OF VARYING SIZES. RIGHT. AND THOSE STREETS WOULD HAVE HAD A VARYING TYPES OF FACILITIES. SO
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OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED THE PAVEMENT WIDTH. OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED THE SIDEWALK WITH. BUT THOSE THINGS MAY HAVE VARIED IN SIZES BASED ON THE ADJACENT LAND USES, IN THIS CASE WHAT WE CALL TRANSECTS. AND SO AGAIN, THE STREET NETWORK WAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED. AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE NOT STARTING WITH A MASTE& PLAN. THERE WASN'T A MASTER PLAN PER SE TO SAY, HEY, THESE ARE 60 ACRES. DESIGNED IT AS YOU WILL ABLE CITY AS ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS. AND SOO& WE ARE TO SOME DEGREE CONFINED WITH THE EXISTING PLAT. VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL BECAUSE I THINK AS YOU MOVE FORWARD, YOU'LLL& START TO SEE THE CONFINEMENTS. AND SO WE THESE ARE, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO WORK AROUND. AND SO YOU'LL SEE HOW WE CAME ACROSS THOSE ISSUES. AND SO CURRENTLY THESE ARE YOUR EXISTING CONDITIONS. THIS IS CURRENT ZONING. YOU HAVE R2 AND R4 ZONING DISTRICTS. YOU HAVE C1 ZONING DISTRICTS AS WELL ALONG DARRINGTON AND HORIZON BOULEVARD. SO THIS THESE ARE THE PARCELS THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE. THAT'S THE ZONING THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE NEXT, NEXT MONTH. IF THE COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH THE REZONING, THESE THESE ZONING DISTRICTS WOULD GO AWAY AND YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR TOD FORM BASED CODE ZONING DISTRICTS. RIGHT. SO INSTEAD OF THE R2 AND R4, YOU WOULD HAVE A CIVIC PARCEL, YOU WOULD HAVE CIVIC USES, YOU WOULD HAVE A T3& WHICH IS SUBURBAN, YOU WOULD HAVE T4, WHICH IS URBAN T5 MIXED USE. AND THEN AGAIN TO TRY TOO& CREATE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITHIN YOUR DOWNTOWN, WITHIN YOUR TOWN CENTER, WE INCLUDED THE NUMBERR& OF PARCELS THAT EACH OF THOSE TRANSECTS WOULD ENCOMPASS TOO& INCLUDE THE. IF THIS IS AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, 62 PARCELS ARE TOTAL CITY OWNED PARCELS AND THOSE ARE HASHED IN. YOU'LL SEE THEM IN THE COLORS OF THE TRANSECTS, BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE THEM HASHED. WHICH I, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE THEY'RE LEGIBLE. AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO POINT OUT, WHILE WE DID START WITH THE PREMISE OF INCLUDING THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL PARCELS, THOSE ARE NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS TOD. RIGHT? THOSE ARE GOING TO STAY THE KEY TO SEE ONES AS THEY ARE AND MOVING FORWARD. THOSE ALSO WOULD NOT BE REZONED. AND SO AGAIN, THE CURRENT ZONING. SO THE TWOS AND FOURS AND THEN TO YOUR THE EXISTING ZONING TO YOUR PROPOSED FORM BASED CODE. AND I'M GOING TO OUTLINE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE TRANSECTS. AND THEN AGAIN JUST REAL QUICK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU NOT WHAT WE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SUBURBAN. ZONING, IT'S TYPICALLY KNOWN AS EUCLIDEAN ZONING. RIGHT. IT'S A ZONING DISTRICT. IT'S A ZONING CONCEPT OR ZONING THEORY OR ZONING PRACTICE THAT IS PRACTICED ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND SO THAT'S WHY WHENN& YOU GO TO PHOENIX OR WHEN YOU GO TO TUCSON, OR WHEN YOU GO TOO& ALBUQUERQUE OR CIMARRON IN EL PASO OR LAS TIERRAS IN EL PASOO& OR HORIZON. MESQUITE HILLS IN EL PASO. THE REASON THAT ALL THE COMMUNITIES LOOK THE SAME IS BECAUSE WE'RE ALL OPERATING UNDER THE SAME MODEL SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. RIGHT? SO EVERY LOT LOOKS THE SAME, EVERY STREET LOOKS THE SAME. AND IT WAS DONE& NOT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE HISTORY, BUT IT WAS DONE AT THE TIME, 100 YEARS AGO TO SEPARATE LAND USES, OBNOXIOUS LAND USES. SO IN NEW YORK CITY AND DETROIT AND PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON AND BOSTON, YOU HAD FACTORIES NEXT TO APARTMENTS OR TENEMENTS NEXT TO HOMES. RIGHT. OR WAREHOUSES NEXT TO APARTMENTS AS WELL. SO THE IDEA WAS TOO& SEPARATE THOSE THINGS. RIGHT..& AND SO TYPICALLY WHEN YOU LOOKK& AT EUCLIDEAN ZONING, THE FOCUS IS ON REGULATING LAND USE BY SEPARATING THOSE DIFFERENT LAND USES. THERE'S A YOU LOOK WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT STRUCTURE, IT DIVIDES LAND INTO DISTRICTS. SO AGAIN R1, R2, R3, C1 C2, C3, M1, M2, M3, RIGHT. AND THEY'RE ALL SEPARATED. AND YOU KNOW, FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE THOSE THINGS WERE OKAY 100 YEARS AGO.& BUT AS WE NOW LOOK AND SHIFT AT DIFFERENT ECONOMIES AND DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES AND DIFFERENT HOUSING PREFERENCES, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM T& REVISIT THE WAY THAT WE BUILD OUR CITIES AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS THROUGH YOUR LAND USE REGULATIONS, SUBDIVISIONS AND ZONING CODES. RIGHT. AND THENN& REAL QUICK. SO AGAIN, THE GOAL OF A EUCLIDEAN ZONE IS TOO& SEPARATE INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES, AS I MENTIONED. AND THEN COMMON ISSUES CAN LEAD TO URBAN SPRAWL& CAR DEPENDENCY AND LACK OF MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. SO THE SORT OF SEPARATE OR THE ANTITHESIS OF THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL FORM BASED CODE. AND SO THE FOCUS ON A FOR& BASED CODE IS TO REGULATE THE PHYSICAL FORM. YOU STILL HAVE SOME ATTENTION TO THE USE, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE YOU'RE PUTTING MUCH MORE ATTENTION TO THE STRUCTURES OF THE BUILDING, THE SETBACKS, THE WAY THAT THE BUILDINGS SPEAK TO THE STREET NETWORK AND THE SIDEWALKS AND[01:15:04]
THE PUBLIC REALM. AND SO YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FOCUS ON THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT FROM A FROM AN ESTHETIC PERSPECTIVE, THE STRUCTURES IT CREATES PREDICTABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENT BASED ON A DESIRED LOOK AND FEEL. THE GOAL OF A FORM BASED CODE IS TO ENCOURAGE WALKABILITY, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND ESTHETIC CONSISTENCY. SOME COMMON ISSUES.LESS EMPHASIS ON REGULATING SPECIFIC USES WHICH CAN LEAD TO& CONFLICTS IF NOT PROPERLY MANAGED. RIGHT. SO AGAIN, THISS& IS WHAT YOU HAVE NOW ON MY LEFT. AND THEN THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT YOU WOULD LOOK AT. SO JUST TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN, AM I GOING BACK. I'M SORRY. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. SO AGAIN THE T THREE WOULD GO FROM SUBURBAN TO& URBAN T THREE BEING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL T4 BEING A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH THE T5 AND THE T3. SO YOU COULD HAVE AA& LITTLE BIT OF RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES, SOME MIXED USE BUILDINGS, AND THEN IMAGINE YOUR T5 BEING YOUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, RIGHT? LIKE REALLY HIGH, RELATIVELY HIGH MAX OF FOURR& STORIES IN THE CASE OF HORIZON. SO IMAGINE YOUR T5 BEING YOUR DOWNTOWN AND THEN THE C WOULD BE YOUR CIVIC USES, YOUR PARKS, YOUR PONDS, ANYTHING THAT IS A CIVIC STRUCTURE. AND THEN COUPLED WITH THAT AGAIN IS THE PURPOSE OF THE TOD IS TO CREATE A CENTER THAT PROVIDES SETTINGS FOR ACTIVE COMMUNITY LIFE, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND INCREASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. IT ENCOURAGES WALKABLE, MULTIMODAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS CONDUCIVE TO INCREASED TRANSIT USAGE.
AGAIN, THIS IS LANGUAGE THAT IS& TAKEN DIRECTLY OUT OF YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BENEFITS OF A TOD. IT ENCOURAGES MIX OF USES, CONCENTRATES DENSITY AROUND TRANSIT, SUPPORTS REPURPOSING AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS ONE REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN INFILL LOT, RIGHT. OR LOTS BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT WOULD SIT THERE FOREVER. MAYBE. MAYBE NOT FOREVER, BUT FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. AND SO THE CITY OF HORIZON, TAKING THE LEAD ON WANTING TO REDEVELOP A LARGE PIECE OF INFILL LAND, IS TO BE COMMENDED, AND ESPECIALLY& IN THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU WANT TO DO IT RIGHT. COMPLETE STREETS FOR BETTER TRANSIT. IT MANAGES PARKING EFFECTIVELY, AND IT CREATES ENGAGING PUBLIC SPACES. AND AGAIN, THE HORIZON TOD AREA DOES ALL OF THESE THINGS. SOO& HERE'S THE TRANSECT. AND THEN JUST IN TERMS OF WHAT'S WHAT WAS PART OF YOUR BACKUP. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TODAY IS TO VOTE AND ADOPT YOUR TRANSECTS, YOUR ZONING DISTRICTS FOR THIS AREA. THESE ARE THE TYPES OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES. THIS IS THE ONE THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CONDENSED BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO ALLOW ALL TYPES OF USES. YOU WANT TOO& ALLOW USES THAT YOU WOULD FIND TYPICALLY IN A MAIN STREET IN A DOWNTOWN. SO YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE& YOUR RESIDENTIAL TYPES OF USES. YOU HAVE LODGING, YOU HAVE OFFICE SPACES, YOU HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL, AND THEN YOU HAVE CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL, ANDD& THEN YOU HAVE EDUCATIONAL,,& INDUSTRIAL AND TEMPORARY OR MOBILE, SUCH AS POP UP, RELEVANT POP UP RETAIL EVENT SPACES AND FOOD TRUCKS. AND THEN THE BLACK DOTS OR THE BLACK SQUARES INDICATE THAT THOSE ARE ALLOWED BY RIGHT. AND THEN IF IT IS. A BOX BUT NOT FILLED IN, IT IS BY WARRANT. AND THEN IF IT'S NOT,,& IF THERE'S NO BLOCKS IN THERE,,& IT MEANS THAT IT'S NOT ALLOWED. RIGHT. SO AGAIN THIS WOULD BE YOUR TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES. I'M GOING TO START WITH T3 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO AGAIN SIMILARLY TO HOW WHAT YOU WOULD FIND IN YOUR EXISTING ZONING CODE. RIGHT. YOU HAVE LOT DIMENSIONS. YOU HAVE SETBACKS. AND SO THE, THE DIFFERENCE HERE& IS THAT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ILLUSTRATIVE. IT GIVES A LITTLE BIT DEVELOPERS AND STAFF, MUCH MORE PREDICTABILITY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF THERE'S SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TOO& EACH OF THESE. BUT THIS IS PART& OF WHAT IS IN THE IN YOUR BACKUP. SO AGAIN SIMILARLY TOO& YOUR EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS YOU STILL HAVE SETBACKS. YOU STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOUR LOT AND BLOCK PERIMETERS OR AREAS. I DO WANT TO POINT SOMETHING OUT HERE THAT DURING THE PNC, THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR TRANSECT AND REGARDING THE LOT SIZES. I WILL SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE LOTS ARE 6 TO 7000FTā !S IN THE T3. THERE HE BEEN SOME BACK AND FORTH REGARDING THAT 30. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE AREA THAT I CIRCLED THE LOT AND BLOCK STANDARDS, THE MAXIMUM LOT WIDTH IS 30FT. AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE AGAIN, IF
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YOU TAKE IF YOU TAKE THE EXISTING LOTS RIGHT NOW THERE'S 60FT. WE HAD WE HAD GONE BACKK& AND FORTH ABOUT THAT WIDTH. AND WE HAD MENTIONED THAT IT WAS 30FT. THE CLARIFICATION IS THAT& IF SOMEBODY CHOOSES TO REPLAT THAT PARCEL INTO TWO, THE MINIMUM THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO HAVE IS 30 30FT ALONG THE FRONTAGE. SO CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW REMEMBER WE I HAD MENTIONED WE'RE STARTING WITH DIMENSIONALS DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING ON ALL OF YOUR LOTS ON THE T3 LOTS, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THAT BUFFER AREA BETWEEN THE EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS COMING INTO THE TOD. THEY'RE BETWEEN 60 ANDD& 70FT. BUT AGAIN, IF SOMEBODY CHOOSES TO SUBDIVIDE ONE OF THOSE, THE MINIMUM THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE IS 30FT. SO I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY THAT, BECAUSE IT WAS A CONVERSATION WE HAD AT THE PNC. AND THEN I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE YOUR DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE T4 A LITTLE BIT HIGHER DENSITY. AGAIN SIMILARLY DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS. IT TALKS ABOUT PARKING. IT TALKS ABOUT ENCROACHMENTS. AND SO WANTED TO& OUTLINE THESE AS WELL. HORIZON T5 PROPOSED FORM BASED CODE. THE T5 WHICH IS A MIXED USE. AGAIN YOU HAVE HIGHER DENSITY MIXED USES. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR SOMEONE TO DO A COFFEE SHOP &R A RETAIL AND THEN OFFICE OR APARTMENTS AT THE TOP. CURRENTLY THAT IS ILLEGAL IN YOUR CODE, RIGHT? SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET EITHER A VARIANCE OR SOME SORTT& OF ZONING DISTRICT THAT A MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT. THIS WOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO CREATE THE KIND OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO HAVE, AND THEN YOUR CIVIC AND BUILDING CIVIC BUILDINGS AND PARKS. AGAIN, THERE'S DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR HOW TO SITUATE THESE THESE ITEMS WITHIN THE TOD. I WILL I WILL WANT TO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PARK AREA A LITTLE BIT AND TOWARDS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT. AND THEN AGAIN, REAL QUICK, THE ELEMENT, THE OTHER ELEMENT WITHIN THE FORM BASED CODE IS THE WHAT WE CALL YOUR STREET NETWORK. SO WE HAVE GIVEN YOU DIFFERENT TYPES OF STREETS TOO& CHOOSE FROM. BUT REMEMBER ALL OF THEM WITHIN THE 60 FOOT PERIMETER. AND SO FOR EXAMPLE THIS WHAT WE WOULD CALL LIKE AN URBAN STREET. THIS WOULD BE FOR DILI AND THE LAKE. YOU HAVE STREETS THAT ARE ALREADY PLATTED AT 60FT AND TODS. MORE EMPHASIS& IS ON THE PEDESTRIAN REALM VERSUS THE CAR. AND SO YOU HAVE WIDER SIDEWALKS, NARROWER STREETS, LANDSCAPING, STREET TREATS, MULTIMODAL STREETS, WHICH MEANS. MR. WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION AT THE PNC, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU ALLOW FOR BIKE LANES. IT'S NOT JUST FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. RIGHT. THISS& IS NOT TO SAY THAT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWING CARS WITHIN YOUR TOD OR YOU'RE NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE TOO& DRIVE. YOU ARE, BUT YOU ARE. THE CAR BECOMES A SUBORDINATE TO THE PUBLIC REALM, TO THE PEDESTRIAN, TO THE SIDEWALK, TO BIKE LANES.AND SO AGAIN, THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR YOUR DIFFERENT STREETS. AND SO THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE. AND THERE'S SEVERAL CROSS SECTIONSS& THAT WE PROVIDED FOR YOU IN THE CODE. AND THEN SO I'M GOING TO SHIFT NOW A LITTLE BIT TO SOME OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS THAT WE& HAD DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE PNC. AND THEN ALSO WITH STAFF. SO THE DRAFT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU LAST WEEK STILL INCLUDES THE COMMERCIAL AREA. AND SO THE FIRST. THE FIRST ONE IS TOO& REPLACE THE MAP THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE WITH THE MAP THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU. AND SO AGAIN, OR I BELIEVE THIS ONE SHOWS THE CITY OWNED PARCELS..& AND THE ONE THAT'S IN THE BACKUP DOES NOT. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE. THE SECOND FLOOR AMENDMENT ALSO CAME FROM THE PNC. AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS MR. GARDIA. THERE WAS A SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT ENCOURAGING THE SHARED DRIVEWAYS BETWEEN ADJACENT LOTS. THIS IS IN THE T3. YOU HAD ASKED THAT WE INCLUDE SOME LANGUAGE WHERE THEY CROSS-REFERENCE TOO& YOUR EXISTING CODE WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVEWAYS. AND SO THE LANGUAGE THAT WE WOULD ADD WITHIN THE T3. THE T3. WHERE IT& SAYS SHARED DRIVEWAYS BETWEEN ADJACENT LOTS, IS ENCOURAGED TO& REDUCE CURB CUTS. WE WOULD ADD ALL DRIVEWAYS SHALL ABIDE BY SECTION 3.06.181 OF THE TOWN OF HORIZONS MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THAT IS A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE DRIVEWAYS SECTION. AND SO THAT WAS ONE ITEM THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED. AND THEN SO AGAIN GOING BACK TO THAT 30, THE 300& FOOT FRONTAGE WE HAD, THERE HAD
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BEEN SOME CONVERSATION BETWEEN,& I BELIEVE, MR. RODRIGUEZ, WHO HAD BROUGHT IT UP ON THE PNC AND THE LOTS BEING TOO NARROW. AND SO WE WENT BACK AND VERIFIED AND AGAIN, THE LOTS ARE BETWEEN 600& AND 70FT. AND SO HE HAD ASKED US TO REVIEW THAT WHICH WE DID. AND SO THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD BE WHAT'S ON MY LEFT IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY PART OF YOUR CODE. AND THEN WHAT'S ON THE RIGHT WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD STRIKE THAT OUT ON THE FRONTAGE BUILD OUT. THE FRONTAGE BUILD OUT IS ESSENTIALLY THE WIDTH OF THE HOUSE. RIGHT. YOU WANT YOU WANT THE HOUSE TO AGAIN BE PART OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. YOU ALLOW FOR FRONT PORCHES. YOU ALLOW FOR THE GARAGE TO BE RECESSED IN THE BACK. AND SO IF SOMEONE CHOOSES TO. SPLIT THEIR LOT IN TWO, LEAVING A 3000 SQUARE FOOT LOT THAT THE FRONTAGE BUILD OUT NOT BE APPLICABLE, BECAUSE THEN IT BECOMES JUST A LITTLE BIT TRICKIER TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE. FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE A 15 FOOT 15 HOUSE THAT'S 15FT IN WIDTH. AND SO IF, IF AND WE'LL ADD THE LANGUAGE, IF NOT APPLICABLE, ON& A 3000 SQUARE FOOT LOT WOULD BE THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE. AND THEN ANOTHER ONE THAT MISS FIRTH HAD ASKED US TO LOOK AT. THERE WAS THE PROCESS OF ENCROACHMENT. SO THE OTHER THING TOO, THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IS THAT IT ALLOWS NOT BY RIGHT, BUT IT MAKES IT EASIER TO ENCROACH ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. RIGHT. SOO& IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO A, AS AN EXAMPLE, A PATIO CAFE OR SIDEWALK CAFE TODAY, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET SOME SORT OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO& OUTLINE THE ENCROACHMENT. THIS MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER. YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME DEGREE OF FORMAL AGREEMENT. WE DID NOT INCLUDE IT ON YOUR BACKUP, ONLY BECAUSE I WANTED T& MAKE SURE THAT I GOT THIS CORRECT WITH MISS FIRTH BEING HERE AT THIS MEETING. BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE WOULD ADD IS APPENDIX A, AND THIS APPENDIX A IS A LICENSE TO ENCROACH PROCESS, WHICH AGAIN OUTLINESS& THE WAY THAT AN APPLICANT MAKES IT EASIER, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T. THERE'S STILL SHOULD BE A PROCESS OF ALLOWING THE ENCROACHMENT ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. BUT THERE YOU KNOW, IT MAKES IT EASIER, BUT NOT AS STRINGENT AS YOU CURRENTLY HAVE. BUT THERE'S STILL SOME REGULATIONS AND SOME PROCESSES, SO THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. AND THEN FINALLY THERE WERE SOME ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M SORRY THAT THE PNC, AS PART OF THEIR MOTION, ASKED US TO RELAY TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND SO NUMBER ONE IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO STUDY THE CONTINUITY OF HAVING BIKE LANES IN THE TOD AND OTHER AREAS OFF& THE CITY. NUMBER TWO, TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL VEHICLE STATIONS AND ESPECIALLY IN THE TRANSIT CENTER. MR. AVILA, THIS IS ONE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP. IT'S INCLUDED. IT HAD BEEN INCLUDED. WE HAD GONE THROUGH DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF DRAFTS WITH STAFF AND OURSELVES. AND SO THE LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE IN THAT SECTION THAT YOU ASKED US TO IS INCLUDED IN THERE. SO WE DID ADD THAT AS WELL. AND THEN NUMBER THREE, TO CREATE AN ENTITY TOO& MANAGE THE PUBLIC REALM OF THE TOD. SO MR. GARDELLA HAD BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF MAINTENANCE OF STREET TREES AND LANDSCAPING. S& THE OTHER THING TOO, THAT YOU GET WITH THE TOD IS REALLY ROBUST LANDSCAPING. AGAIN, THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE PUBLIC REALM, ON THE ON THE PUBLIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT. AND SO YOU HAVE TO& HAVE GREAT LANDSCAPING, GREAT STREET TREES, GREAT SIDEWALKS, PAVERS, LIGHTING. THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHENN& SOMETHING BREAKS DOWN THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT. TYPICALLY IF I IF THE SIDEWALK BREAKS IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. BUT I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONSIDERATION FROM THE PNC TOO& RELAY TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A BEST PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE A DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF DMD THAT MAINTAINS THE PUBLIC REALM& THE SIDEWALKS, THE STREET TREES AND LANDSCAPING. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAD ASKED US TO RELAY. THERE WAS A FEW OTHER ITEMS THAT MR. GARDELLA IN PARTICULAR HAD COME UP WITH, BUT WE HAD ADDRESSED THOSE. THE QUESTION ABOUT PARKING AND HAVING AN IMPACT STUDY, THE REQUIREMENT FOR A DETAILED SITE PLAN. SO YOU ARE NOW REQUIRED T& HAVE A MASTER, WHAT YOU CALL MASTER SITE PLAN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY MR. RODRIGUEZ. WE TALKED ABOUT THE EV STATIONS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY MR. AVILA. MR. JOLLY, QUESTION ON THE FRONTAGE BUILDOUT BY MR. GARDELLA, WHICH WAS ADDRESSED AND THEN QUESTIONED ON THE SHARED DRIVEWAYS BY MR. GARDELLA, WHICH IS ADDRESSED IN& THE CODE. MR. GARDELLA ALSOO& TALKED ABOUT OR ASKED ABOUT ELIMINATING NARROW STREETS ON THAT PARTICULAR DRAFT OF THE CODE. THAT WAS IN FRONT OF YOU, SIR. QUESTION ON SIGNAGE STANDARDS, QUESTION ON LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN QUESTION ON SECTION 6.6. AND THEN THE FINAL COMMENT BY MR. AVILA WAS ON THE BIKE LANES. AND SO THOSE WERE THE GENERAL COMMENTS THAT[01:30:03]
WERE ASKED BY THE PNC FOR US TO& RELATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON. I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK. JUST A FEW MORE SLIDES AND THEN& WE COULD BREAK FOR QUESTIONS. WHEN WE LOOKED AND TALKED TOO& YOUR STAFF MANY TIMES, IT'S HARD TO ENVISION WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE ON THE GROUND. AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND STARTED TO DO SOME PROPOSED RENDERINGS FOR YOU. I WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS IS NOT EXACTLY HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK, BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE MASSING, RIGHT? THE MASSING AND THE BLOCK STRUCTURE A LITTLE, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU NOTICE THE TYPES OF DIFFERENT BLOCKS THAT ARE MUCH MORE WALKABLE, YOU HAVE YOUR TRANSIT PLAZA, YOU HAVE A STREET, TREES, YOU HAVE LANDSCAPING. AS WE THINK ABOUT EACH OF THE DIFFERENT TRANSECTS, I'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT T3, WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, IT'S IN THOSE AREAS AGAIN ABUTTING THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.AGAIN, THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE COULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT THE MASSING, WHAT YOU WILL NOTICE I& THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A GARAGE IN& THE FRONT OF YOUR BUILDING. RIGHT? THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE O& THE HOUSE, ON THE FRONT PORCH,,& ON THE ON THE DOOR. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT T4, WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY TOWNHOMES AND SOME MIXED USE, AGAIN, YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HOUSING CHOICE FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT WANT TO HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSE. AND THEN WHEN YOU TALKK& ABOUT YOUR T5 MIXED USEE& DISTRICT, WHICH IS. ALONG DILLEY AND LAKE, MOSTLY DILLEY, YOU WOULD HAVE MIXED USE DISTRICTS, RIGHT? SO RETAIL COFFEE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, BARS WITH OFFICE OR RESIDENTIAL AT THE TOP, THE CITY CENTER, WHICH IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT. SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN NOVEMBER AT THE AT THE TIME, YOU DON'T YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CENTRAL PARK TOO& SPEAK OF. AND SPEAKING WITH STAFF, WE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF, OF CENTRAL PARK. AND SO WE IDENTIFIED ONE FOR YOU, AGAIN, RECOGNIZING THAT WE'VE DONE A MASTER PLAN, PERHAPS THE LOCATION OF THE PARK WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
MAYBE. MAYBE NOT. RIGHT. THIS I& A GOOD LOCATION, BUT WE WOULD HAVE WE WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CREATED SOME SORT OF CENTRAL PARK FOR THE MASTER PLAN. RIGHT. BUT BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T, WE STILL FELT THE NEED THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY GREAT, SUCCESSFUL TOD, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF CENTRAL PARK. AND SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED IT AS PART OF YOUR TOD DISTRICT. AND THEN AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO WITH THE CITY HALL FRONTING IT AS, AS, AS IMAGINED. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE TRANSIT PLAZA. AND SO THESE ARE JUST SOME RENDERINGS. AND THEN AGAIN, YOU HAVE YOUR CENTRAL PARK. SO THE CENTRAL PARK WOULD BE FRONTED BY SOME DEGREE OF CIVIC SPACE, WHICH, WHICH IS YOUR CIVIC, YOUR CITY HALL OR YOUR TRANSIT PLAZA. SOME, SOME SPACE OF RETAIL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT& AND THEN YOU WOULD ALSO HAVEE& SOME T4 TOWNHOME CREATING THISS& JUST THIS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. REALLY BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF HORIZON TO REALLY ENJOY. RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AS IMAGINED, THE DESIGNN& WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT IN TERMS OF THE MASSING, IN TERMS OF THE SCALE, IN TERMS OF THE LOCATION, THIS IS WHAT YOUR CENTRAL PARKK& WOULD LOOK LIKE. AGAIN, WALKABLE, TRANSIT ORIENTED. AND THEN AGAIN, JUST THINKING THROUGH SOME FORM OF GAZEBO OR, OR PROMINENT MONUMENT THAT WOULD AGAIN JUST CREATE THIS REALLY BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR THE TOD.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT HAPPY TOO& ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. MR. AT THE. SORRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. I APPRECIATE BEING THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THIS AGENDA ITEM TO& PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD WISH TO COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 17 ON TODAY'S REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COULD YOU PLEASE COME ON UP? SO THIS IS HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR COMING UP. BEING THA& THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT, THOUGH, WE CAN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU ARE MORE THA& WELCOME. OH. WE CAN. OH, OKAY. OKAY, SO MY NAME IS GISELLA ALVIDREZ, AND I'VE BEEN HORIZON RESIDENT SINCE 2005. SO I'VEE& BEEN HERE ABOUT 20 YEARS. AND SO AS I WAS GOING, I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU HAD ABOUT 60 TO 62 CITY OWNED PARCELS, WHICH IS NOT VERY BIG COMPARED
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TO THE BIG PICTURE. SO MY QUESTION IS, I'M ASSUMING IF THERE'S ONLY THAT MANY CITY OWNED PARCELS, THAT MEANS THATT& THERE'S A HUGE PART THAT THE CITY DOES NOT OWN. AND IF THAT'S TRUE, THEN I'M WONDERING WHAT MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TOO& PROCURE THAT LAND. SO I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU. SO THOSE PARCELS THAT THE CITY OWNS HAVE BEEN. PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED IN THE PAST, PROBABLY THIS PAST YEAR. PRIOR TO THAT, THERE HAS BEEN NO MOVEMENT ONN& THE CITY PURCHASING THOSE PROPERTIES. WE STARTED THE PROCESS ABOUT A YEAR AGO TOO& START MOVING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE THERE THERE IS A FRACTURED OWNERSHIP. SO THAT MEANING THERE ARE 200 DIFFERENT OWNERS OF ALL THE PROPERTY BECAUSE BACK IN THE 60S IT WAS SOLD AS RESIDENTIAL. SO THERE WAS A COMPANY BACK IN THE 60S THAT WAS BRINGING BRINGING PEOPLE IN FROM NORTHERN STATES. THEY WERE SAYING, THIS IS THE NEXT OASIS. COME BUY YOUR, YOUR, YOUR LAND IN TEXAS. AND THEY SOLD ALL OF THIS PROPERTY. SO WHAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS PEOPLE NOW THAT OWN IT, PEOPLE OWN IT, THEY DON'T KNOW THEY OWN IT BECAUSE THEIR GRANDPARENTS PASSED THAT PROPERTY, WENT TOO& THEIR PARENTS, THEIR PARENTS PASSED, AND NOW IT WENT ON TOO& THEM. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THEY OWN& THE PROPERTY. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT OF COUNTRY THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF. SO THAT WAY WE CAN WE CAN DEVELOP THIS. SO THE TRICK RIGHT NOW IS FOR US IS TO PIECE TOGETHER, DEVELOP DEVELOPABLE LAND. SO THAT WAY DEVELOPERS CAN COME OUT AND WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING OUT THERE. BECAUSE AND THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE FOR US BY BY DOING THIS, BY WORKING ON A REZONING, WE'RE HOPING THATT& THIS KIND OF SPURS GROWTH IN THIS AREA. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO WE'RE NOT STOPPING.WE'RE WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF PURCHASING MORE LAND. BUT THE CITY IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF LAND BANKING. THATT& IS NOT WHAT WE DO. WE'RE NOT A WE'RE NOT A DEVELOPER OURSELVES.
WE'RE A MUNICIPALITY. BUT WHATT& WE TRY TO DO IS TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO COME AND TAKE A LOOKK& AT THE PROPERTY. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN GO OUT TO THE LANDOWNERS AND BUY PROPERTY ON THEIR OWN. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO& MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO COME OUT AND DO THAT, SO THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY TRYING TO BUY MORE. WELL, WE ARE WE ARE TRYING TO BUY MORE, NOT NECESSARILY. S& WE CAN LAND BANK IT AND HAVE US DEVELOP IT. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUY PROPERTY, FOR PUBLIC SPACE, FOR PUBLIC USE PROJECTS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO HELP A DEVELOPER COME I& AND PURCHASE A SECTION FROM THE CITY, WE'RE WILLING TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO YES, WE WANT WE WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK TO EVERY LANDOWNER OVER THERE, IF POSSIBLE, TO SEE& IF THEY'RE WILLING TO, TO DO SOMETHING, IF THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO DEVELOP THE LAND THEMSELVES, THEN MAYBE THEY'RE WILLING TO SELL THAT TO A DEVELOPER THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY& WORK SOMETHING OUT OVER THERE..& AND IS THERE LIKE LIKE, HAVE YOU GUYS RESEARCHED ON THE OWNERS? DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHO TO REACH OUT TO? YES. YEAH, WE HAVE A COMPLETE LISTING OF EVERYBODY OUT THERE. YEAH. SO WE YEAH WE'VE BEEN AND. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME NOW. AND YOU KNOW OUR STAFF, THEY WORK VERY HARD. THEY WORK DILIGENTLY TRYING TO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS THAT THEY THEMSELVES& ARE HAVE A FULL LIST. AND THEY ARE ACTIVELY GOING AFTER THOSE, THOSE SAME PROPERTIES. BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST MAKE IT EASIER FOR DEVELOPERS TO COME OUT AND ACTUALLY BUILD OUT HERE IN HORIZON CITY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. GREAT. THAN& YOU, THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS O& THIS AGENDA ITEM FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. I'LL GO AHEAD AND
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CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 18. DISCUSSIONN& AND ACTION. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION OF THIS SAME ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD. ARE YOU READY FOR QUESTIONS? FORR& QUESTIONS GET READY BUDDY. NO. YES. YES, SIR. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, I THINK WHAT YOU WERE SHOWING THE CITYY& OWNED BUILDING THAT WAS PARKING WAS REFERRED TO THE BEGINNING. THIS IS A MYSTERY THAT THAT I'VE HAD SINCE THE FIRST TIME WE SAW THIS IN PLANNING AND ZONING. I'M GONNA EAT SOME CHIPS WHILE YOU GUYS ARE ASKING ALL THESE[01:40:04]
QUESTIONS. SO ARE YOU GOING TOO& MAKE MY QUESTION MORE FUN? THIS ONE, SIR. RIGHT THERE. THAT ONE.LET'S GO FORWARD. ONE MORE. THAT ONE. I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT KISS AND WRITE CITY HALL PARKING IS. I HAVE MY OWN INTERPRETATION OF IT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S THE RIGHT ONE.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A PARK AND RIDE. IT'S A TERM THAT'S USED AS LIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO KISS YOUR HONEY GOODBYE AND. AND HE OR SHE GETS ON THE BUS. AND THAT'S HOW& I WAS, RIGHT? LIKE YOU DROP THE& OFF, OKAY? I WAS RIGHT THERE..& YOU DROP SOMEONE OFF, OKAY? YES& THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS. I WASS& WONDERING THE SAME THING, YOU KNOW? YEAH. YOU YOU JUST WANTED& ME TO ASK THE QUESTION. OKAY.
THANK YOU. SIR, WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH CONSTRUCTION, YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT DONE, SIR. HOPEFULLY THE FIRST AND THE LAST. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL, SIR? SO I'D LIKE TO SAY BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO SAY THIS.
SO I APOLOGIZE TO COUNCIL BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION BEING THROWN AT YOU.
THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR STAFF AND FOR COUNCIL. AND YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AT A PROJECT THAT WAS GIVEN TOO& YOU ALL FROM COUNCIL BACK IN 2019, I BELIEVE. SO THIS IS OFF OF OUR 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT COUNCIL BACK IN 2019 AGREE& UPON. SO NONE OF YOU AGREED TOO& THIS. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE WORKING ON A VISION THAT A PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAD. BUT I WILL SAY THIS, THIS IS A GREAT VISION FOR HORIZON CITY. OKAY. SO AS AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THE WHOLE THE WHOLE REASONING FOR THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN START MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, THAT LAND ACROSS THE STREET, SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN ABLE THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN 60 YEARS. RIGHT. SO THAT IS THE WHOLE REASONING FOR THIS. AND OUR STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. MR. MR. RUBIO, DOCTOR CASALE HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. THE RESTT& OF OUR PLANNING STAFF, OUR EDC AS WELL, AND NOW OUR PARTNERS HERE WITH ABLE CITY. SO REALLY, REALLY THIS IS A REALLY GOODD& THING FOR HORIZON CITY. I JUSTT& WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION BUT IT'S WELL WELL WORTH IT. SO YES& SIR. YOU HAD A QUESTION. WELL, JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF YOU, MAYOR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE SECOND PHASE. THE FIRST PHASE WAS THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE LAST COUNCIL. THIS COUNCIL TODAY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE OF THE TOD BASED FORM CODE, WHICH ALLOWS US TO ADD THIS ORDINANCE INTO OUR CODES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT APPROVING CONSTRUCTION.
WE'RE NOT APPROVING FOR US TO START BUILDING. WE'RE APPROVING THE GUIDELINES THAT ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO COME IN AND MAKEE& THIS WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE, RIGHT? OUR DOWNTOWN HORIZON CITY. AND THEN EVENTUALLY, WHETHER IT'S THIS COUNCIL OR TH& NEXT COUNCIL, WE'LL MOVE INTOO& THE FINAL PHASE, WHICH IS WHICH WOULD BE REZONING OF TOD PROPERTY. AND SO, MR. GEITHNER, I'M HOPING, COULD YOU GO BACK T& THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS A LITTLEE& BIT CLOSER? WHICH ONE, SIR? ITT& WOULD BE THE RENDERING. OH, THE RENDERING. YES, SIR. YEAH. THIS ONE'S FINE. YOU COULD JUST GO BACK ONE. SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT DELAKE, I'M ASSUMING DELAKE IS GOING TO RUN RIGHT NEXT TO FIRST LIGHT. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO THIS BOTTOM PORTION IT'S GOING TO GO STRAIGHT FROM FIRST LIGHT BANK RIGHT INTO DELAKE. RIGHT. DO WE KNOW MOREE& OR LESS WHAT WE WANT THAT TRANSITION TO LOOK LIKE? AS YOU KNOW FIRST LIGHT IS PURELY COMMERCIAL. THEN MOVING RIGHT INTO THIS WOULD BE T T5 T5 RIGHT, RIGHT. SO IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. MR. THAT AND TYPICALLY WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE IS BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET BEING THE SAME. AND SO IN THIS CASE YOU DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ESSENTIALLY THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAKE BEING SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL LIKE WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE FOR THE FIRST LIGHT. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OTHER SIDE BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE URBAN. RIGHT? SO IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO HAVE A TRANSITION BETWEEN THOSE TWO AREAS. BUT BUT WHAT I WILL SAY THIS IS THAT THE WAY THAT YOU CAN THEN BRING THEM TOGETHER IS THROUGH THE LANDSCAPING. AND SO YOU MAY HAVE TO RETROFIT A LITTLE BIT OF THE SIDEWALK ON WHAT'S CURRENTLY EXISTING, SO THAT MAYBE THE SIDEWALKS AND THE STREETS ALL LOOK THE SAME, BUT THE BUILDINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT, RIGHT. SO THAT THAT WOULD THAT COULD BE ONE WAY THAT YOU TRANSITION FROM AND, YOU KNOW, THE 3 TO 4
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STORIES VERSUS ONE STORY. BUT SO THE STREET NETWORK OR THE STREET, THE DESIGN OF THE STREET HELPS TO ALLEVIATE THAT CONTRAST. AND THEN COULD YOU ALSO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE LABELED PNC ITEMS FOR COMPANY??& YES, SURE. AND SO THE THIRD BULLET, CREATE AN ENTITY TOO& MANAGE THE PUBLIC REALM OF THE TOD. COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH MORE OR LESS WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE? WHAT ARE THOSE? IS IT A BOARD, A COMMITTEE? IS IT MAD& UP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS? YEAH. ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION. AND ALSO, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS SOMETHING THATT& YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE VOTING ON TODAY, RIGHT. IT WAS JUST INFORMATION THAT WAS RELAYED THAT WAS ASKED OF US TO RELAY T& THE CITY COUNCIL. BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS LIKE, LIKE THINK OF THE ONE THA& COMES TO MIND. THE CLOSEST TO US IS THE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF EL PASO. RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE A DEFINED GEOGRAPHY. YOU, YOU, IT& COULD THIS COULD BE FOR EXAMPLE& HERE, IT COULD BE THE TOD BOUNDARIES. RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE A DEFINED GEOGRAPHY AND A DEFINED BOUNDARY. AND THEN YOU THEN COULD TAX YOURSELF. YOU COULD DO A TIF, YOU COULD DO A PIT, WHICH ARE FINANCING MECHANISMS IN WHICH YOU WILL TAX YOURSELFF& EITHER INCREMENTALLY BASED ON THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE VALUE,& THE INCREMENTAL INCREASED VALUE OF PROPERTIES, OR YOU ADD AN ADDITIONAL TAX TO YOUR TAX ROLLS, RIGHT, IN TERMS OF WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE. AND THE& THOSE FUNDS, BECAUSE THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY PUBLIC FUNDS, ARE UTILIZED TO PAY FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. SO THEN YOU COULD PAY FOR THE SIDEWALKS, THE LIGHTING, THE TRASH. THEN YOU COULD ALSO SET UP AN ORGANIZATION WITH STAFF TO HELP MANAGE THE MAINTENANCE OF IT. SO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO TO OTHER CITIES, THE DMD HERE DOESN'T HAVE IT. BUT SOMETIMES IF YOU GO TO OTHER LARGER CITIES, YOU MIGHT SEE FOLKS WITH LIKE A VEST OR DIFFERENT COLOR, RIGHT? THAT WITH THE EMBLEM OF THEIR DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN PHILADELPHIA& IS ONE EXAMPLE. SAN ANTONIO IS STARTING TO DO THAT. THAT STAFF IS PAID FOR BY THIS PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FROMM& FUNDS THAT ARE FROM THE FUNDS THAT I JUST MENTIONED. RIGHT.AND SO THOSE PEOPLE ARE THEY'RE PICKING UP TRASH, LOOKING OUT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. RIGHT.
MAKING THE ENVIRONMENT. IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SO THAT COULD BE ONE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH IN TERMS OF THE MAKEUP. I SYLVIA, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HELP ME WITH THIS. I THINK THE DMD BOARD IS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YEAH. BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN ORDER TOO& HAVE THE TAXING AUTHORITY, THEY'RE THEY'RE APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE. YES, A STATE AGENCY. BUT WE DO HAVE A TAX, WHICH I'M GLAD SOMEBODY EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT OVER THIS. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE ALREADY SETTING ASIDE ANY INCREMENT IN VALUE THAT THAT COMES. IT HAS BEEN NEGLIGIBLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE. YEAH. BECAUSE NOT NOT A LOT GOING ON THERE..& BUT AS YOU BEGIN TO SEE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THE TAX INCREMENT GROWS, THAT MONEY'S ALREADY BEING SET ASIDE TO GO BACK INTO THAT. SO WE COULD CONCEIVABLY USE THAT AS A MECHANISM TO KEEP FUNDING THE KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT THAT YOU WOULD WANT. WE THINK IT'S IT WOULD ALL STAY WITHIN THAT INCREMENT WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. BUT THAT COULD BE A PROJECT ASS& WELL. AND SO THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNCIL.
CITY COUNCIL. RIGHT. WITH A WITH A WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE MEMBERS FROM THE COUNTY AND ALSO THE HR MONTH THAT IS IN THE ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW. SO YEAH, THEY THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO MANAGE THIS ZONE. AND WE COULD HAVE WE COULD HAVE THAT CONTINUED LONGER TERM.
OKAY. YEAH. IT'S A I THINK WEE& HAVE IT FOR 40 YEARS. SO IT'S THERE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, YOU'LL PROBABLY BE THE ONLY ONE STILL AROUND. I WON'T BE HERE. I DON'T THINK IT'S FUN.
OTHER THAN THAT. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY. ARE THERE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND AND A SECOND. HE BEAT YOU. HE BEAT YOU JUST BY THAT MUCH. SECOND IS GUIDO'S. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. HI, KIDDOS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. AMES. AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.
CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS A REALLY BIG STEP FOR YOU ALL. ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO BE A PART O&
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IT. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED. THANKK& YOU SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 19. THIS& IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND THE MAYOR TO SIGN A PARK DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND VIVA LAND VENTURES LP TO ACCEPT. TO ACCEPT PARKLAND IMPROVEMENTS[01:50:08]
TO SABIO AND CLERIC CUP PARKS IN LIEU OF DEDICATION OR FEES TOO& SATISFY PARKS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR RANCHO DE CIERTO BAYO UNITS 18 THROUGH 21. PARK IMPROVEMENTS. TOTAL COST ESTIMATE IS 845,000, WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF 597,000 FROM VIVA LAND VENTURES AND 248,000 FROM THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL& OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PARKS DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT THAT WOULD COVER THE RANCHO SUBDIVISIONS UNITS 18, 19, 20 AND 21. THE LOCATION FIRST PARK IS LOCATED CORNER OF SAVIO DRIVE AND BRAZIL STREET, AND THEN THE SECOND PARK IS CLARA PARK, WHICH IS LOCATED AT& THE CORNER OF CLARA PLACE AND CORNELIA STREET. SO AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS FOR THE FOR A PARK DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO SATISFY THE PARKLAND DEDICATION AND FEES REQUIREMENT. CURRENT CODE WOULD REQUIRE PARKING AND FEES OF 2.5 ACRES FOR THOSE UNITS FOR 18, 19, 20 AND 21. SO WHAT IS A DPA? SO A DPA IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN A DEVELOPER AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IT OUTLINES HOW PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS PARKS INN& THIS CASE WILL BE FINANCED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. SO DEVELOPERS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS ARE PART OF OUR CODE AND THEY'RE GOVERNED BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SPECIFICALLYY& SECTION 212 .071 AND UP TOO& 0.079. RIGHT. AND THAT SECTION IS THE SECTION ON SUBDIVISION. SO THEY'RE RELATED. SO THEN ASS& FAR AS CURRENT PARK REQUIREMENTS, WHAT DOES CURRENT PARK REQUIREMENTS GIVE US. SO RIGHT NOW THEY WOULD JUST GIVE US TURF AND IRRIGATION ANDD& THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL YOU WOULD GET AS FAR AS AS FAR AS THAT. THE APPLICANT SIGNED A DEVELOPER'S PARTICIPATION FOR PARK WITHIN THE CITY IN 2021. RIGHT. SO THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THAT. WHAT THEY PROVIDED WAS FIVE ACRES. AND THEN THEY ALSO PROVIDED $76,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS. SO THEY GOT CREDIT FOR THOSE WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THAT'S WHAT THE CODE SAYS. WITHIN FIVE YEARS YOU DO ALL THIS DEVELOPMENT AND YOU GET CREDIT FOR THOSE. SO THEN COVID CAME ALONG AND TOTALLY MESSEDD& THINGS UP, RIGHT? SO COVID CAME ALONG AND IT DELAYED THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY WERE DOING AS THEY WERE SUBMITTING SUBDIVISIONS. AND TYPICALLY WHE& YOU SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY PLATT& AND THEN A FINAL PLAT SEPARATELY, IT'S EVEN A LONGER PROCESS, RIGHT? SO THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS IN WITHIN THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD THAT THE CODE REQUIRES, RIGHT? SO THEN WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY THEY LOST. 1.5 ACRES, SO THEYY& LEFT 1.5 ACRES ON THE TABLE. AND BASED ON THE CODE, THEY WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN. SO THEYY& STARTED WITH UNIT 17 FRANCESCATO UNIT 17. AND IT REQUIRED. ITT& DIDN'T REQUIRE ANY PARKLAND DEDICATION BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST ONE, BUT IT DID REQUIRE FEES, RIGHT? ABOUT 40,000 FOR $40,400. SO THEN THEY CAME IN WITH THE NEXT SUBDIVISIONS, WHICH IS 18 AND 19 RIGHT NOW, WHICH ARE IN PROCESS. 18 IS ACTUALLY ON ON THIS AGENDA AS WELL. AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THAT THERE WOULD NEED TO MEET THAT PARKING REQUIREMENT OR, OR FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO IT. RIGHT. SO THERE'S CURRENTLY DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING THAT. BUT BEFORE I GO INTO THAT, THE APPLICANT AGAIN WOULD BE REQUIRED 2.5 ACRES AND ABOUT $726,000 IN FEES. AGAIN, THATT& WOULD NOT GET YOU MUCH, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CITY WHEN THE CITY GOES OUT FOR PROJECTS OR WHATEVER. YOU KNOW, WE GO THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS, WE& DO ALL THAT. AND THEN TYPICALLY IT'S LIKE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IF A PRIVATE DEVELOPER WOULD DO IT. A PRIVATE DEVELOPER WOULD GET LIKE A BETTER DEAL AND THEN BRING MORE COST EFFICIENCY TO THE PROJECTS. RIGHT. SO THEN& AS FAR AS PARK REQUIREMENTS, THEY CAN BE MET IN THREE WAYS. ONE WOULD BE TO JUST MEET THE CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENT, WHICH WOULD BE THE 2.5 ACRES AND THEN THE FEES. RIGHT. BUT AGAIN, ALL YOU'RE GOING TO GET IS TURF AND IRRIGATION. THAT'S ALL YOU'REE& GOING TO GET FROM THAT. RIGHT. AND THEN EVEN IF YOU GET THOSE $126,000 IN FEES, AGAIN, THAT'S& NOT GOING TO GET YOU MUCH FOR 2.6 ACRES. IT REALLY IS NOT NOWADAYS. IT'S VERY, VERY LITTLE TO NO AMENITIES FOR THAT FORR& THAT AMOUNT. THE OTHER WAYS FEES[01:55:03]
IN LIEU OF. RIGHT. SO WITHIN THE CODE DEVELOPER CAN REQUEST TOO& PAY FEES IN LIEU OF JUST PAY ALL FEES FOR ALL THE UNITS THATT& THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO. IN THIS CASE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT WOULD BE $139,000. THAT'S THE FLAT FEE THAT WE WOULD GET. AND AGAIN,,& YOU CAN'T REALLY DO MUCH WITH $139,000 FOR THAT MUCH PARK THAT'S OUT THERE. AND THEN THE THIRD WAY YOU CAN DO IT IS THROUGH A DEVELOPER, A DEVELOPER'S PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. RIGHT. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE LEGAL PROCESS OF GETTING INTO AGREEMENT WITH A DEVELOPER TO GET THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. RIGHT. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING T& MEET THE DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL AMENITIES PARK IMPROVEMENTS BY BY THIS PARTICIPANT DEVELOPERS PARTICIPATION. I'M SORRY. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. SO THIS IS THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE RANCHO SUBDIVISIONS, RIGHT. CURRENTLY THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THEY COMPLETED ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS IN HERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE SCHOOL. AND THEN ALL THE WAY. THIS WAY. RIGHT. WHAT'S PENDING AGAIN IS ALL THESE UNITS HERE. 16, 17 ARE IN PROCESS ALREADY..& AND THEN THEY'RE BRINGING IN 18, 19, 20 AND 21 ALL THESE HERE. SO IN THE BLUE AND IN THE RED, THE PARKS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS SAVIO PARK IS RIGHT DOWN HERE. AND THEN YOU HAVE CLARA. CLARA PARK OVER HERE. I'M GETTING COTTONMOUTH HERE. AND THEN THE PARK IS APPROXIMATELY 5.022 ACRES. AND THEN THE CLARK PARK IS FIVE ACRES, AS I SPOKE BEFORE. SO THIS THIS IS A SKETC& OR A SITE PLAN OF. OF WHAT? WHA& IS BEING PROPOSED. SO FOR PARK TO PROPOSING PERMIT OR LIGHTING. RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S THERE'S NO LIGHTING IN THAT PARK. SO IT'S, IT'S VERY IT'S VERY DARK. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, YOU KNOW, TO BE OUT THERE WITHOUT ANY LIGHTING. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE FIRST ONE. THE SECOND ONE IS THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROPOSING MEDIUM PLACE, A MEDIUM PLAY STRUCTURE WITH WOOD FABRIC.THEY'RE PROPOSING A SWING SET,,& AND THEY'RE PROPOSING A 32 BY 35 SHADE STRUCTURE. AND THEN WE ALL KNOW THE TIMBER SET OUT THE TEMPERATURES OUT HERE. IT'S LIKE SUPER HOT. SO FOR KIDS TO TRY T& GET INTO LIKE SLIDES AND SWINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'S LIKE I MEAN THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO GET BURNED, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET BURNED PRETTY BAD. SO SHADES I MEAN, CRITICAL HERE IN THE CITY OF EL PASO. AND THEY'RE PROVIDING THAT. AND THEN FINALLY MISCELLANEOUS COSTS, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE RELATED TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WOULD BE PROPOSING. NEXT IS CLAIRE..& CLAIRE. CLAIRE. SORRY. CLAIRE PARK. SO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING HERE AGAIN IS, IS LIGHTING. THERE'S A LACK OF LIGHTING THERE. THEY'RE ALSO, AGAIN, A SHADE STRUCTURE, A 32 BY 35 SHADE STRUCTURE FOR THE KIDS. THERE IS MINIMAL IMPROVEMENTS THERE. IT'S JUST A SMALL PLAYGROUND. BUT THEY'RE PROPOSING NOW TO BRING IN A BASKETBALL COURT WITH COMPLETE ACRYLIC SURFACE AND STRIPING, AND THEN ALSO A PICKLEBALL COURT. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BECOMING KIND OF POPULAR RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS TO COVER OTHER FEES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THE PARKING IS NOT PART OF THAT.
I'LL GO INTO THAT IN A LITTLEE& BIT, BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE KIND OF LIKE THE LAYOUT THAT THAT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR, FOR THIS PARK. SO THIS IS THE FULL BREAKDOWN. SO FOR SAVIO, THEY'RE PROPOSING $314,000 FOR CLAIRE. THEY'RE PROPOSING $283,000. AND THEN NOW THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF $248,000. THE CONTRIBUTION WOULD COVER PARKING LOT FOR CLAIRE CLAIRE CAR PARK AND THEN ADDITIONAL PERIMETER LIGHTING. SO IF WE GO BACK TO CLAIRE PARK, THIS ISS& WHERE THE PARKING SPOTS WOULD BE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 24 SPOTS RIGHT NOW. IT'S SUPER DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING FOR THE FOR THE PARK ITSELF. AND THEN PEOPLE ARE PARKING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH KIDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AS FAR AS PARKING ON THE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT'S LIKE SUPER DANGEROUS. AND I THINK THESE ARE ROLL CURVES. SO EVEN MORE, MORE, MORE DANGEROUS FOR FOLKS. SO THAT'S WHAT THE CITY IS CONTRIBUTING. AND THEN ALSO AGAIN THE LIGHTING. SO THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION COMES OUT TO ABOUT $808,000 TO INCLUDE THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION. AND AS FAR AS THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DEVELOPER, THEY'RE THEY'RE ABOUT $458,000 ABOVE WHAT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED, WHICH IS $139,000.
SO IT'S A GREAT DEAL. IT'S LIKE DOUBLE, TRIPLE THE AMENITIES THAT THEY WOULD BRING IN WITH $139,000. SO THEY'RE SURPASSING THAT. SO THERE'S LIKE SO MANY ADVANTAGES TO THIS DEAL IS THE FACT THAT THE CITY WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING TO DO THESE IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT NOW WITH THE LIMITED FUNDS THAT THAT WE WOULD BE CAPTURING AND THE DEVELOPER WOULD TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING, THE DESIGN AND THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND OF COURSE, THE
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COST OF ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS SAVIO PARK RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, ALL IT HAS IS TURF AND IRRIGATION, AND IT ACTUALLY IS KIND OF LIKE A PARK POND RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY MORE FUNCTIONING ALMOST AS JUST A POND. SO WITH THESE IMPROVEMENTS, THIS PARK WOULD BECOME A TRUE PARK WITH ALL THESE AMENITIES, EXTRA AMENITIES FOR THE KIDS AND AGAIN, SHADES, SHADE FOR SHADING FOR THEM. AND THEN THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES AGAIN ZERO SCAPE AND THEN SOME SOME TURF. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. I MEAN THERE IS& A SMALL IT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL PLAYGROUND, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY MINIMAL AGAIN. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THIS IS CLAIREE& PARK. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES. THIS ONE DOES HAVE A SMALL PLAYGROUND IN THE MIDDLE AS WELL. BUT AGAIN VERY LIMITED. SO THESE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD, WOULD, WOULD GREATLY, YOU KNOW, INCREASE THE USE OF THE PARK BY KIDS AND, AND OTHER FOLKS BY ADDING THOSE, THOSE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES. SO WITH THAT, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS A PROPOSED DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED AMENITIES THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT RECEIVE OTHERWISE, AND THE DEVELOPER EXCEEDS THE REQUIRED FEES FOR PARKLAND, AND THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT THE REMAINING SUBDIVISIONS WOULD COMPLY WITH THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. SO I JUST WANTEDD& TO BE CLEAR THAT IF THIS THIS DEVELOPER'S PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT IS NOT APPROVED ANDD& THE DEVELOPER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND ALL THESE SUBDIVISIONS WOULD WOULD NEED TO BE DENIED, UNFORTUNATELY, AND THEY WOULDN'& BE ABLE TO DEVELOP, THEY WOULD HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN, AND THEN IT WOULD HAVE TOO& SACRIFICE A FEW LOTS TO TRY TOO& GET THE, THE, THE REQUIREMENTS MET. AND THEN WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THE PRIORITY OF STARTING ON THE PARK IF WE IF WE DID APPROVE FOR THE FUNDING THAT THE BUILDER WANTS TO DO, IS IT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE OTHER AMENITIES THAT HE'S DOING, OR IS IT AS SOON AS HE COMPLETES AND THEN THE PARK, WHAT IS THE PRIORITY. SO THE AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE A TIMELINE AS FAR AS LIKE HOW MUCH TIME THEY HAVE TOO& DEVELOP AND THEN THE START TIME BASED ON THE PLANS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS. BUT BUT THIS HAS TO BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITHH& THE SUBDIVISIONS. OTHERWISE THERE WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SO THEY CAN LIKE BE IN. IN PROCESS WHILE THEY'RE GETTING THESE SUBDIVISIONS DONE.
YES, SIR. THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE A CONTRACT& AND THAT CONTRACT WOULD STIPULATE THAT WE WOULD IT WOULD BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH IN CONJUNCTION. YEAH. SO THAT WAY IT GUARANTEES THE CITY THAT AMOUNT. AND IN A CERTAIN TIMEE& TIME FRAME. RIGHT. YES, SIR..& THANK YOU. THE OTHER CLAUSE TOO, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IS THAT THE AGREEMENT DOES COVER OR THE DEVELOPER WOULD COVER ANY EXCESS COSTS THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. YES, SIR. YES& SIR. BOTH PARKS HAVE A SMALL. AMENITIES FOR THE KIDS. RIGHT. VERY, VERY SMALL. YES, SIR. VERY SMALL PLAYGROUNDS. YEAH. THE PROPOSAL, ONE OF THEM, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S ONE OF THEM OR BOTH OF THEM IS TO BUILD ANOTHER AREA ALONGSIDE THAT ONE. OR ISS& IT TO REMOVE THE ONE THAT THE EXISTING ONE AND REPLACE IT WITH WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING? THIS WOULD BE TO ADD TO WHAT'S ALREADY THERE, OKAY. AND THE SHAPE WOULD GO OVER THOSE THOSE PLAYGROUNDS. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO& IT WOULD BE TO, TO ADD TO WHAT'S ALREADY EXISTING. MR. RUBIO, TO& CLARIFY, SO ARE WE NOT MAKING ADDITIONAL OR ARE WE NOT IMPROVING THE PLAYGROUNDS. WE'RE JUST ADDING A SHADE STRUCTURE OVER BOTH OF THOSE PLAYGROUNDS. OR IS SAVIO PARK GETTING A BRAND NEW PLAYGROUND? PARK IS GETTING A LARGER PLAYGROUND. YES. THE CLARET CUP PARK IS NOT GETTING A LARGER PLAYGROUND. THEY ARE GETTING A SHADE STRUCTURE THOUGH FROM I BELIEVE. YES. YEAH. LET ME GO BACK TO THE AND I CAN SHO& YOU. OOPS. SO SAVIO PARK THE MEDIUM PLAY STRUCTURE CORRECT. OKAY. YES SIR. IN THE SWING SET.
SO AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT CLARET CUP IT'S JUST THE STRAIGHT STRUCTURE ITSELF.
THAT'S CORRECT. WITH THE LIGHTING. YES. YEAH. THE ONE IN CLEAR CUP IS A LITTLE BIGGER.
THE, THE ONE IS OBVIOUSLY SUPER TINY. SO THEY'LL ADD TO THAT. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO ASSUMING WE APPROVE THIS ITEM, HAS THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED A PROPOSED TIMELINE TO COMPLETE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN A YEAR SIX MONTHS. DO WE HAVE A BALLPARK TIMELINE OR THAT'S JUST WELL,
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YES, SIR. THIS IS GOING TO GO IN LINE WITH THE SUBDIVISIONS AS THEY SUBMIT THEM. SO IT'S CONCURRENT WITH THOSE SUBDIVISIONS AS AS THOSE IMPROVEMENTS COME IN FOR FACILITIES LIKE STREETS, YOU KNOW, AND ALL THOSE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, IT COMES IN WIT& ALL THAT AS WELL. AND THEN AGAIN, TO CLARIFY, THE TWO OPTIONS BEFORE US ARE DO WE BUILD A THIRD PARK WITH MINIMAL AMENITIES, OR DO WE MAKE SURE WE ADD IMPROVEMENTS TO TWO PARKS? IS IT DO WE HAVE TWO GREAT PARKS OR TWO THREE THAT JUST MEET OR THREE PARKS THAT MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS? RIGHT. OR THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS? THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. AND THEN AND SO WHENEVER THE DEVELOPER IS BRINGING TO YOU ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THE FINAL, THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. IS THAT COMING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OR THAT'S PART OF OPERATIONS THAT'& OUTSIDE OF OUR SCOPE. OPERATION& WILL USUALLY LOOK AT THAT. SO THIS THIS LIST THAT'S HERE IN FRONT OF YOU DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS. AND I WILL SAY BEFORE I GET INTO THAT, THE DEVELOPER HAS HAS BEEN VERY AGREEABLE AND HE'S WILLING TOO& WORK WITH THE CITY. HE'S HE'SS& GOING TO HE'S GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND REALLY TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, THAT, THAT THESE PARKS AND THESE AMENITIES ARE,,& ARE INCREASED. YOU KNOW, HE DID GO FROM $139,000. THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF, IN LIEU OF TO $597,000. SO HE IS REALLY WORKING HARD TO& TRY AND GET THIS FORWARD. NOW, THIS LIST HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. DURING THAT NEGOTIATION, I ASKED OUR STAFF HERE AND OUR PARKS AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS. I FORGOT THE DEPARTMENT, OUR PUBLIC WORKS.THEY HAD A WISH LIST THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER. AND THAT LIST WAS SENT OUT TO THE DEVELOPER THEMSELVES. THEY PUT A COSTING TO EACH ONE OF THOSE ITEMS, AND THEN FROM THERE, DEPENDING ON ON WHAT HIS BUDGET WAS AND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR, WE KIND OF PICKED AND CHOOSE WITH WITH OUR& OUR PUBLIC WORKS TO WHAT ITEMS WOULD BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR EACH OF THE PARKS. SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THIS LIST IN HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES HERE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOME FUNDING. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, I DON'T KNOW, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW& THIS LIST HERE IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING OFF OF RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S WHAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS IN FRONT OF THEM TO, TO WORK OFF OF. YES, SIR. ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT I FORGOT TO MENTION IS THAT THE CITY CANNOT MAKE THE DEVELOPER DOO& THIS. IN OTHER WORDS, GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY VOLUNTARY. AS FAR AS THEM BRINGING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN ONLY MAKE, WE CAN ONLY REQUIRE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. AND THAT'S ALL..& BUT THEY'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, WAY ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH THIS. THEY'RE ALSO GETTING CREDIT, RIGHT. THEY ARE GETTING CREDIT AGAINST FUTURE. RIGHT. SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE OF IT'S GOING TO BE 400 AND 458,000 $458,000 THAT THEY HAVE TOO& CREDIT, THAT THEY HAVE TO USE WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE DAY..& YOU SIGN THE AGREEMENT FOR OTHER SUBDIVISIONS. SO THEY THEY OWN STILL IN THAT AREA. SO THERE'S A BENEFIT TO THEM TO IMPROVE PARKS, LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, HAVE NICER PARKS. IT'S GOING TO MAKE THEIR SUBDIVISION MORE ATTRACTIVE. PARKS. YEAH.
RIGHT. BUT THEY ARE GETTING CREDIT. SO THEY I MEAN THEY ARE GETTING CREDIT. YES. IT IS A REALLY WIN WIN KIND OF SITUATION. BUT THEY ARE GETTING CREDIT FOR THE ADDITIONALL& AMOUNT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA I AVILA I AMES GARCIA AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL THANK YOU SIR. ITEM NUMBER 20. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND
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ACTION ITEM. THIS ITEM WAS POSTPONED AT THE APRIL 8TH, 2025 AND THE MAY 13TH, 25 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. THIS IS ON A PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT. APPLICATIONS FOR RANCHO.RANCHO BAIL UNIT 18, CASE NUMBER SDP 25 0001, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LEE CLARK'S SURVEY NUMBER 297, TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 17.354 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS. APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE TREY AND ASSOCIATES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. SO THIS IS ONE PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION THA&
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IS RELATED TO THAT DEVELOPER'S PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. SO THI& IS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF DARRINGTON ROAD AND SOUTH OF CLARK PLACE. IT'S ZONED PA NINE. AND THE REQUEST IS FOR AN 89 LOT RESIDENTIAL LOT. SUBDIVISION ACCESS IS OFF THE CLARK PLACE. AND THEN AS FAR AS PARKING AND FEES, THEY WOULD THEY WOULD MEE& THE REQUIREMENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPER'S PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. ON THE LEFT IS THE AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY& IS PRIMARILY VACANT PROPERTY AND IS SOME SOME OF THE LAND THAT'S REMAINING FROM FROM THE RANCHO TO THE SOUTH WOULD BE THE M1 ZONE. SO THAT WOULD BE THE LAST. WELL, THIS AND THEN TO THE WEST ARE THE REMAINING LOTS THAT THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP. THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE. ALL THE LIKE I SAID ON THE ONN& THE RIGHT SIDE IS ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. AND THEN TO THE NORTH AND THEN ON THE LEFT SIDE IS ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE, THAT ARE COMING IN OR IN PROCESS.THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. AGAIN IN YELLOW IS THE BOUNDARY& OF THE SUBDIVISION. AND THEN IN LIGHT BLUE ARE THE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAYS THAT FOR THE SUBDIVISION. AND WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS THE PROPOSING IS 7& FOOT STREET RIGHT OF WAY. THAT CONNECTS TO OR EXTENDS CLERICAL PLACE TO THE SUBDIVISION AND THEN ALSO RESIDENTIAL SUBURB COLLECTORS, 52 FOOT RIGHTS OF WAY WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION ITSELF. WITH THAT, THERE WAS NO PENDING OR ADVERSE COMMENTS FROM THE ANY OF THE AGENCIES REVIEWING THE SUBDIVISION, AND WITH THAT, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. IT'S SUBJECT TOO& ADDRESSING ALL PENDING COMMENTS. CITY COUNCIL, WE FORGOT TOO& REMOVE THAT. THEY HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED ALL THAT. THERE ARE NO PENDING COMMENTS. AND THEN BASED ON THAT AND MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF 4.2 PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN COUNCIL 4.3 FORGOT TO REMOVE THAT ONE AS WELL. THEY HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THE FINAL PLAT. WE& DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THAT MEETING. THE 4.2 PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUIREMENTS. THATT& CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR.
APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL PERTAINING TO THIS ITEM. MOVE T& APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TOO& APPROVE SECOND AND A SECOND. ORTEGA I KNOW SHE HAD TO STEP OUT. SHE'S. NO I'M JUST WONDERING WHO. OH MOTION. GOTT& IT. THANK YOU SIR. YES YES. GOT IT. OKAY. PLEASE FOLLOW THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA A AVILA, A AMES, HI, DE. AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. ITEMS 211& AND 22. WE'VE HAD A REQUEST FRO&
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THE APPLICANT TO POSTPONE BOTHH& OF THESE ITEMS UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TOO& POSTPONE? I MOVE TO POSTPONE ITEM 21 AND 22. WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE 21 AND 22. IS THERE& A SECOND? SECOND? WE DO HAVE AA& SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA? HI, QUIROZ. HI. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL
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VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SIR. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 23, THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF RODMAN STREET ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE ESTATES UNIT TWO FOR MAINTENANCE AND TO& ACCEPT THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE BOND AND TO RELEASE THE PERFORMANCE BOND. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN. RUBIO. FOR THEE& RECORD. SO THIS RODMAN STREET WAS PART OF KENNESAW ESTATES UNIT TWO. THEY HAD COME IN PREVIOUSLY WITH A REQUEST FOR A& EARLY RECORDING, SO THEY STILL HAD SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS PENDING. THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WAS REALLY JUST THE ROADWAY PONDING AND ALL THAT IS ALL PRIVATE. SO THEY'RE NOT DEDICATING THAT TO THE CITY. THE CITY ENGINEER, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HAVE INSPECTED THE SITE AND THEY HAVE MET ALL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OFF& THAT ROADWAY. AND THE CITY ENGINEER IS RECOMMENDING ACCEPTANCE OF THAT RIGHT OF WAY, THE CITY FOR MAINTENANCE. AND THEY HAVE SUBMITTED THE SUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE BOND TOO& COVER THE MAINTENANCE AND THE WARRANTY FOR ONE YEAR. WITH THAT, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ACCEPTANCE, AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT& YOU ALL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? MOVE TOO& APPROVE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO& APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND? COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. AMES. AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL VERYY& MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THAT'S IT.& YOU'RE DONE BEFORE YOU'RE DONE.[02:15:07]
I I'M ONE I'M. I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM 19 FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. THE OUR ATTORNEY, YOU KNOW, MENTIONED THE CREDITS THAT I WOULD JUSTT& LIKE FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON.SO I WANT TO MOVE TO RECONSIDER ITEM 19. IF I COULD GET A SECOND FOR THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO& RECONSIDER MOTION 19. IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA.
HI, AVILA. AMES. NAY. AND AYE. MOTION CARRIES. GO AHEAD AND RECONSIDER. AND IF WE COULD READ ITEM 19 AGAIN, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 19. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND THE MAYOR TO SIGN A PARK DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND VIVA LAND VENTURES LP TO ACCEPT PARKLAND IMPROVEMENTS TO SAVIO AND CLARET CUP PARKS IN LIEU OF DEDICATION OR FEES TO SATISFY PARKLAND REQUIREMENTS FOR RANCHO DE BAIXO, 18 TO 21 PARK IMPROVEMENTS. TOTAL COST ESTIMATE FOR 845,000, WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF 597,000 FROM VIVA LAND VENTURES AND 248,000 FROM THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. YES, SIR. WE HAD A QUESTION. MR. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE FOR THE SLIDES FOR ITEM 22? BUT IT HAS THE MAP FOR THE AREA FOR WHERE THESE PARKS WOULD BE. JUST IF YOU COULD GO BACK A FEW SLIDES. OKAY. SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PARKS ARE. YES, MA'AM& OKAY. RIGHT HERE. THAT'S FINE. SO OTHER THAN THESE SUBDIVISIONS HERE, THE AREA ZONED BENEATH THE SUBDIVISIONS IS GOING TO BE M-1. CORRECT. SO THERE'S NO FURTHER PLANS TO ADD MORE RESIDENTIAL BENEATH THESE SUBDIVISIONS. ISS& THAT CORRECT? SO THAT THAT'S PRIVATE LAND. ALL THAT M-1 AND I GUESS IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE OWNER SELLING IT IF THOSE THAT PURCHASE IT WOULD WANT TO REZONE IT. THEY REZONE IT TOO& RESIDENTIAL SO THEY COULD DO ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. YES, SIR. BUT WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE CREDIT THEY'RE GETTING, COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH? SURE. SO THIS THIS DEVELOPER RIGHT NOW THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS AS THE VIVA LAND VENTURES. BUT IT'S A DEVELOPER THAT IS WELL KNOWN TO& US AND WORKS IN THE AREA. SOO& WHAT THE AGREEMENT SAYS THAT FOR THE VALUE OF THE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS THE 458,000, CORRECT, MORE OR LESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THAT AND GIVE THEM CREDIT AGAINST FUTURE SUBDIVISIONS THAT THEYY& BRING IN WITHIN THE NEXT FIVEE& YEARS. SO DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THOSE SUBDIVISIONS, IT'S MAYBE THREE, ANOTHER MAYBE 3 OR& 4. RIGHT. AND THEN WITHIN HALF A MILE OF THE OR WITHIN A HALFF& MILE, WITHIN A HALF A MILE OFF& THE EXISTENCE. SO THIS CREDIT WOULDN'T APPLY IF THEY BUILT ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY WITHIN A HALF MILE, WITHIN A HALF A MILE.
SO BECAUSE WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, A REASONABLE SPACE FOR THE PARKS FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL USES, SO IT STAYS WITHIN THE CONFINES, YOU KNOW, AND THEN JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE REASON IT SAYS FOR THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE AND FINALIZE IS BECAUSE AND THESE NUMBERS CAME FROM THEM, CORRECT. CONSTANT NUMBERS CAME FROM THEM. SO WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE AGREEMENT, BUT THEY HAVEN'T APPROVED IT YET. SO THEY MIGHT NEED SOME TWEAKS, BUT IT WON'T BE ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL. IT'LL BE BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. OKAY. RIGHT. AND THANK YOU, MISS BURT. THAT'& ALL THE CLARIFICATION I NEEDED. AND WITH THAT I'LL MOVE TOO& APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.
OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR, I PROMISE THAT'S IT THIS TIME. SO I'M RUNNING AWAY. NOW, BEING THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU& ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. DRIVE SAFELY HOME. IT RAINED A LITTLE BIT, SO
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