Feb 15, 2022 City Council

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AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO CONVENE THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER--LET

[CALL TO ORDER – Roll Call and Determination of a Quorum]

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

I'M GOING TO CONVENE THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 15 2022 AT 7 P.M.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK MR. OLSON IF WE HAVE A QUORUM.

YES, MADAM MAYOR, YOU DO. OK, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK IF MR. PROCTOR WILL LEAD US IN THE AMERICAN PLEDGE AND IF MR. [INAUDIBLE] WILL LEAD US IN THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE ROOM TONIGHT.

WE HAVE EARLY VOTING GOING ON, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE ROOM IS A LITTLE COZY.

THEY ASKED THAT WE TOUCH NOTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH VOTING, PLEASE.

THEN WE WILL GO TO AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM MR.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

MAY YOU HAND THESE OUT? THANK YOU, SIR. MY NAME IS PARKER [INAUDIBLE].

MY ADDRESS IS 6903 AUDUBON DRIVE IN PARKER, TEXAS, 75002.

MAY I BEGIN. PLEASE.

SO I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION WITH THIS HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND OFF NORTH MURPHY ROAD, WHERE APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT IS BEING CONSIDERED.

SO I WON'T ELABORATE ON THAT FURTHER.

WHAT I'M HERE TO DO THIS EVENING IS PRESENT MY FINDINGS BECAUSE MY IMMEDIATE WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE FIRST KNEE JERK REACTION IS WELL, CAN WE ANNEX IT? AND THE ANSWER, AS IT TURNS OUT IN PART, IS YES.

SO SECTION 43.013 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH I'VE INCLUDED ON THIS HANDOUT, GIVES MUNICIPALITIES THE AUTHORITY TO ANNEX NAVIGABLE STREAMS. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, ACTUALLY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW, MAXWELL CREEK RUNS THROUGH THIS PIECE OF LAND. SO THE QUESTION IS, IS MAXWELL CREEK NAVIGABLE STREAM? THE ANSWER TO THAT IS ALSO, YES.

NAVIGABLE, IN FACT, NO; YOU CAN'T LITERALLY NAVIGATE MAXWELL CREEK, BUT IN AN ALTERNATIVE LEGAL DEFINITION OF NAVIGABLE STREAM THAT IS EQUALLY ENFORCEABLE IS A STREAM WHICH MAINTAINS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF THIRTY FEET FROM ITS MOUTH UP.

SO I MEASURED MAXWELL CREEK FROM ITS MOUTH UP TO THIS PIECE OF LAND IN QUESTION, AND I THINK 104 DIFFERENT PLACES OR SO BY SATELLITE OR ON THE GROUND AND HAS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 35 AND A HALF FEET THE ENTIRE WELL AND NOT BELOW 30 FEET AT ANY POINT ALONG THE WAY.

SO THE SECTION OF MAXWELL CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THIS PIECE OF LAND CAN BE ANNEXED BY PARKER AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE USEFUL.

BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU ALL MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP US IF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IS GOING TO DUMP WASTEWATER INTO MAXWELL CREEK THAT COULD BE PRETTY EASILY PREVENTED IF IT WAS IN PARKER CITY LIMITS.

THE DETAILED FINDINGS THAT I HAVE COMPILED WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW AT THE ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS HANDOUT.

I JUST FINISHED LIKE AN HOUR AGO, SO I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO POST IT YET, BUT IT'LL BE UP NOON TOMORROW. ANY QUESTIONS? AT THIS POINT WHEN IT'S PUBLIC QUESTIONS, I'M SORRY, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND.

NO PROBLEM. OK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? OK. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

[ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MADAM MAYOR.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD PLACE TO MEET, SO WE'VE DECIDED RECREATION COMMITTEE IS GOING TO MEET ON MARCH 9TH AT 4:00 P.M.

THAT'S A NEW TIME FOR THEM, 4:00 P.M.

THE FILING DEADLINE TO FILE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, WE HAVE THE MAYOR AND TWO COUNCIL

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IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO FILE FOR THOSE OFFICES, YOU MUST DO SO WITH THE CITY SECRETARY PATTI-- PATTI, WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND--BY FIVE O'CLOCK FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

OK, THE NEXT FACILITY MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE ON FEBRUARY 22ND AT 6 P.M..

SINCE WE WILL HAVE EARLY VOTING GOING ON, I SUSPECT WE WILL MEET IN THE FIRE STATION TRAINING ROOM BECAUSE THERE'S MORE ROOM IN THERE THAN THERE IS HERE, AND AT THAT POINT, EARLY VOTING GOES TO 7:00 AT NIGHT RATHER THAN FIVE O'CLOCK, WHICH WOULD BE AN OBVIOUS CONFLICT.

OK, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT'S LAID OUT THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY 11, 2022, AND THE MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 2022.

OK, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER.

IS THERE A SECOND? MADAM MAYOR, I SECOND THAT OK, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION, NOT HEARING ANY? I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU ARE FOR APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ANYONE OPPOSED? NOT HEARING THAT CONSENT AGENDA PASSES FIVE ZERO.

[3. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT.]

AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO MR. BROOKS, WHO WILL COME IN AND PRESENT OUR REPORT.

PLEASE TAKE THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MIKE BROOKS, AUDIT PARTNER WITH BROOKS WATSON CPAS.

I WILL BE PRESENTING YOU WITH YOUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR-ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2021.

I HAVE PREPARED A SHORT SUMMARY POWER PRESENTATION, WHICH IS GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT NUMBERS AND STATEMENTS WITHIN YOUR REPORT, BUT YOU DO HAVE THE COMPLETE REPORT ALONG WITH OUR AUDIT LETTERS TO FOLLOW ALONG IF YOU LIKE.

SO I WILL GO OVER THE PRESENTATION NOW AND THEN OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS IF YOU DO HAVE ANY. ALL RIGHT, FIRST, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER THE BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE AUDIT PROCESS.

THE AUDIT CAN BE BROKEN INTO THREE GENERAL PHASES, THE FIRST BEING THE PLANNING AND RISK ASSESSMENT PHASE.

THIS IS DONE ON THE FRONT END.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS, LOOKING AT VARIANCES, REVIEWING OUR INTERNAL CONTROL DOCUMENTATION, TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON DURING THE YEAR.

ANY NEW PROJECTS, NEW DIVISIONS, NEW DEBT ISSUANCE AND ULTIMATELY PUTTING TOGETHER OUR RISK ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS GOING TO DRIVE THE PROCEDURES THAT WE PERFORMED DURING THE AUDIT. THE NEXT STAGE IS THE BULK OF WHAT WE DO.

THIS IS THE AUDIT FIELD WORK.

SO THIS IS AFTER YEAR-END AFTER THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN CLOSED.

WE DO COME OUT AND LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR MATERIAL ASSETS, LIABILITIES, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ACROSS ALL FUNDS.

IF THEY DO MEET OUR OUR THRESHOLD, SO ANY NUMBER THAT DOES MEET OUR MATERIALITY THRESHOLD IS BEING AUDITED, [INAUDIBLE] TO UNDERLYING SUPPORT DOCUMENTS, THIRD PARTY CONFIRMATIONS AND SUCH. AND THE FINAL STAGE IS THE CONCLUSION AND REPORTING.

SO THIS IS THE WRAP UP OF ANY FINDINGS THAT WE DID HAVE, THE POSTING OF THE JOURNAL ENTRIES, PRESENTATION OR THE PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND ULTIMATELY THE PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THAT REPORT.

NEXT, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER THE COMPONENTS OF YOUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.

FIRST, WE HAVE THE AUDITOR'S OPINION, FOLLOWED BY THE MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, THEN THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT WIDE FUND LEVEL AND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THEN FINALLY, THE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, WHICH INCLUDES YOUR BUDGET TO ACTUAL AND YOUR TEACHERS PENSION SCHEDULES.

NEXT IS WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENT WITHIN YOUR FINANCIAL REPORT, THIS IS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT.

SO THIS IS OUR CONTRIBUTION TO YOUR TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THIS REPORT CAN HAVE FOUR POSSIBLE OUTCOMES THE BEST BEING AN UNMODIFIED MODIFIED AUDIT OPINION AND THE WORST BEING AN ADVERSE AUDIT OPINION.

WE HAVE ISSUED A CLEAN, UNMODIFIED AUDIT OPINION ON THE CITY'S FINANCIALS.

THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN GIVE THAT THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FREE OF ANY MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT AND ALL FOOTNOTES ARE DISCLOSED.

NEXT, I JUST WANT TOUCH ON SEVERAL FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.

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THE CITY'S GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS REPORTED A COMBINED ENDING FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 6.8 MILLION, AN INCREASE ABOUT 1.6 MILLION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE WITHIN YOUR GENERAL FUND TOTALED JUST ABOUT 5 MILLION, AND OVERALL, THE CITY HAD AN INCREASE IN NET POSITION, WHICH IS ON THE FULL ACCRUAL LEVEL OF ABOUT SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND.

NEXT, NEXT IS A SUMMARY OF ALL OF YOUR GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES REVENUE, SO THIS IS ALL OF YOUR GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE CAPITAL PROJECTS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, SO IT DOESN'T INCLUDE YOUR UTILITY FUNDS.

TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL REVENUES WERE ABOUT SIX MILLION FOR THE YEAR.

THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE THOUSAND FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

THE THREE LARGEST BEING PROPERTY TAXES AT 4.2 MILLION, WHICH INCREASED THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX THOUSAND SALES TAXES TOTALED THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND AN INCREASED JUST A LITTLE UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, AND FRANCHISE AND LOCAL TAXES TOTALED TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX THOUSAND LITTLE DECREASE OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

NEXT IS A SUMMARY OF YOUR GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES EXPENSES.

SO THIS IS CITYWIDE AGAIN.

TOTAL EXPENSES WERE 6.6 MILLION AN INCREASE OF FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE THOUSAND.

PUBLIC SAFETY EXPENSES TOTALED 2.8 MILLION INCREASE JUST A LITTLE UNDER THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND. YOUR PUBLIC WORKS EXPENSES TOTAL 2.6 MILLION, AND INCREASE TO THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX THOUSAND, AND YOUR GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES TOTALED ABOUT 1.1 MILLION AND HAD A DECREASE OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO THOUSAND.

NEXT IS THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE FOR YOUR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, SO THIS DOES INCLUDE YOUR GENERAL DEBT SERVICE AND YOUR NON-MAJOR FUNDS. ONE NUMBER I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS JUST THE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE FOR THE YEAR. SO IF YOU'LL SEE I HAVE CIRCLED THE NUMBER FOR THE INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND.

GENERAL FUND ADDED NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND TO THE FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR.

DEBT SERVICE ADDED JUST ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICH IS WHICH IS EXPECTED.

YOUR DEBT SERVICE FUND REALLY SHOULDN'T ACCUMULATE FUNDS.

YOUR TAX I&S RATE IN A PERFECT WORLD, YOU'D BREAK EVEN EVERY YEAR IF YOU COULD BUDGET THAT WELL, BUT IF YOU SEE YOU'RE ACTUALLY ADDING TO YOUR DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE, YOUR I&S TAX RATE IS PROBABLY INCORRECT OR YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND YOUR NON-MAJOR FUNDS HAD AN INCREASE OF ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR THE YEAR.

THE NEXT NUMBER I WANT TO POINT OUT IS YOUR ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR YOUR GENERAL FUND.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE OVER FIVE MILLION.

THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER WITHIN THAT IS YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

SO WHAT BALANCE DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR GENERAL FUND THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR UNPLANNED OR UNEXPECTED EMERGENCIES? THIS AMOUNT TOTALED JUST A LITTLE OVER FIVE MILLION, WHICH EQUATED TO ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR PERCENT OF YOUR ANNUAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

SO OVER A YEAR'S WORTH OF FUND BALANCE RESERVES, SO OBVIOUSLY IT WAS HEALTHY BEFORE THIS YEAR AND YOU ADDED ALMOST NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND, SO IT GOT EVEN HEALTHIER SO.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS A SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET ACTUAL FOR YOUR GENERAL FUND.

THE FIRST COLUMN ON THE LEFT IS YOUR FINAL BUDGETED NUMBERS.

THE FINAL BUDGET, BUDGETED FOR A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND.

ACTUAL REVENUES WERE EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE THAN YOUR FINAL BUDGET. SO YOU HAD A POSITIVE REVENUE VARIANCE THERE.

EXPENDITURES WITH THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS THAN YOUR FINAL BUDGET, SO YOU HAD A POSITIVE EXPENDITURE VARIANCE AS WELL, AND THIS LED TO AN OVERALL POSITIVE BUDGET VARIANCE OF ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE THOUSAND.

SO WHEN YOUR BUDGET FOR A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE BUT YOU ACTUALLY ADD TO FUND BALANCE, YOU HAVE QUITE A POSITIVE BUDGET VARIANCE.

NEXT IS THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION FOR YOUR PROPRIETARY FUNDS. THIS INCLUDES YOUR WATER AND SEWER AND SANITATION, SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE FUNDS AND YOUR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS ARE THESE FUNDS SHOULD BE SELF-SUPPORTING, SO THEY SHOULD HAVE RATES THAT ARE SET AT A LEVEL THAT DO FUND OPERATIONS, DEBT SERVICE AND CAPITAL OUTLAY.

SO IF THESE FUNDS ARE LOSING MONEY OVER TIME OR YOU HAVE A YEAR WHERE THEY HAVE AN OPERATING LOSS, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO AND TAKE A LOOK AT BECAUSE THOSE RATES ARE POSSIBLY SET SET AT THE WRONG LEVEL.

OR THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON THIS YEAR.

YOUR WATER AND SEWER FUND HAD AN INCREASE IN NET POSITION OF JUST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS, AND YOUR SANITATION FUND HAD AN INCREASE OF ABOUT TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND.

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SO THAT DOES CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION OF THE STATEMENTS OF YOUR FINANCIAL REPORT.

IF YOU DID HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO GO BACK AND TOUCH ON ANYTHING OR TALK ABOUT ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE IN MORE DETAIL.

COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BROOKS? WOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS AUDIT AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT IS REALLY A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT BY GRANT, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCES AND BY LUKE, OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR.

THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY HAVE DONE THIS PAST YEAR HAS JUST BEEN PHENOMENAL AND WE THANK THEM GREATLY. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK GRANT.

I THINK THIS YEAR HE TOOK ON A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIBILITY AS FAR AS THE AUDIT WAS CONCERNED, TOOK OVER SOME OF THOSE AREAS THAT MAYBE WE HAD ASSISTED WITH.

SO THE AUDIT WENT EXTREMELY SMOOTH AND HAD VERY FEW JOURNAL ENTRIES RELATIVE TO WHAT WE'VE HAD, AND OBVIOUSLY, WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT SOONER THIS YEAR.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE IT.

HE DID A GREAT JOB.

VERY GOOD, THEN AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL--THANK YOU, SIR, YOU'RE WELCOME TO REMAIN SEATED.

THANK YOU, PARKER EMPLOYEES FOR MAKING IT LOOK SO GOOD.

[APPLAUSE] [CHUCKLING] OUR CHEERLEADER OUT THERE.

OK, AT THIS TIME, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO RAISE ABOUT THE AUDIT? OTHERWISE, I WOULD TAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT AS PRESENTED.

MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE AUDIT AS PRESENTED AND WITH THE COMMENDATIONS TO OUR STAFF THAT WERE ABLE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER SO EFFICIENTLY.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AUDIT AS PRESENTED.

ANY COMMENTS? OK, THEN I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE AUDIT AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANYONE OPPOSE? THE MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. OK, NEXT, WE HAVE CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION

[4. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2022-694, AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY ONCOR; AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TEN CENTS PER CAPITA TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO FUND REGULATORY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC.]

COUNCIL, ARE YOU OR LUKE GOING TO--I CAN SPEAK ON THIS.

THE STEERING COMMITTEE, I THINK WE JOINED THEM, WHAT, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO? AND I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MEMBERS FOR A WHILE NOW.

WHAT THEY DO IS THEY FIGHT THE ONCOR RATE INCREASES THAT THEY DO.

IT'S A CONGLOMERATE OF CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS AND PRETTY MUCH AROUND THE STATE ACTUALLY, THAT FIGHT THOSE AND TEN CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD IS VERY MINIMAL TO US TO GET A FAIRLY LARGE LAW FIRM TO FIGHT THOSE RATE INCREASES, AND THEY'VE DONE QUITE A BIT THIS PAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH ONCOR WANTING TO INCREASE RATES TO FOR THE WINTERIZATION AND WINTER STORM STUFF THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.

SO THIS GROUP, IT'S MANY, MANY OF THE CITIES THAT BAND TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIGHT TO GET FAIR SERVICES FROM ONCOR.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION KIND OF CLARIFICATION.

THERE'S ALWAYS THE QUESTION OF ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY IS THAT THE GROUP THAT HANDLES ALL PARTS OF THE ELECTRICITY AND THEN COMPANIES LIKE GRAYSON-COLLIN AND THESE OTHERS ARE ON TOP OF THAT.

GRAYSON-COLLIN'S A SEPARATE ONE THAT IS A CO-OP.

CO-OPS TYPICALLY RUN IN A DIFFERENT OPERATION.

THE ONCOR STEERING COMMITTEE IS THEY'RE MORE OF A FOR PROFIT CO-OP IS TO BREAK, EVEN TO SAY BECAUSE THEN YOU GET REBATE CHECKS AND STUFF WITH YOUR CO-OPS.

ONCOR, IT'S STRICTLY THEY'RE A FOR PROFIT COMPANY.

SO IS THE FEE BASED UPON THOSE THE PER CAPITA OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE ON THE ONCOR NETWORK?

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SO IF YOU KNOW, JUMP IN BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ONCOR PROVIDES THE DELIVERY LINES THAT WOULD GO TO GRAYSON COLLINS OR TO ALL OF THE PROVIDERS, BUT IT'S THEIR LINES.

THE 10 CENTS PER CAPITA IS WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE ITSELF, IT'S THAT THE CITIES THAT ARE COMING TOGETHER, THEY'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, THE EXPENSES WILL BE AND THE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THOSE THAT WILL CONTINUE MEMBERSHIP, AND THEY THINK THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT THEY COULD COLLECT FROM EACH CITY THAT WOULD COVER WHAT THEY NEED.

THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE IF IN FACT, SAY, GRAYSON-COLLIN HOMES ARE NOT UNDER THE ONCOR RATE STRUCTURE, WHY SHOULD THE CITY OF PARKER BE PAYING FOR IT? YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE NUMBER, BUT WHY SHOULD WE BE PAYING FOR THE PER CAPITA FOR THOSE HOUSEHOLDS? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW? LUKE OR [INAUDIBLE] TO Y'ALL KNOW THE--I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

I CAN GET A HOLD OF THOMAS [INAUDIBLE] AND FIND OUT.

I THINK THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS YOU COULD, I GUESS, SKIN THE APPLE ON THAT, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS HOW YOU MANAGE THE COST PER CITY.

YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST DIFFERENT WAYS YOU COULD DO THE FUNDING OF THAT, BUT I CAN GET WITH THEM AND FIND OUT EXACTLY.

LUKE, HAS THE RATE INCREASED THIS YEAR? I THINK IT'S INCREASED; I THINK IT'S BEEN TEN CENTS FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT IF I'M UNDERSTANDING WHAT WHAT COUNCIL SAYING AND CORRECT ME, IF WE SAY AND I'M JUST THROWING A NUMBER OUT THERE, HALF OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE ON A CO-OP AND HALF OF THEM ARE ON ONCOR, THE ONES ON ONCOR THEN WOULD JUST END UP PAYING 20 CENTS PER CAPITA BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO RAISE X NUMBER OF DOLLARS.

THEY BASE IT OUT BASED ON A TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, NOT NECESSARILY BASED ON THE RESIDENTS.

IT'S BASED ON THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THEY KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO FIGHT THOSE CASES, AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY BREAK IT OUT THAT WAY, BUT IT'S THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, IN HOW THAT'S SPLIT.

PARKER IS THE PER CAPITA THE SAME WAY EVERYONE IS IS CHARGED.

YES, ACROSS THE STEERING COMMITTEE, YES.

SO IF WE HAD LESS PER CAPITA, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT PARKER WOULD HAVE A LESSER PART OF THAT TOTAL. BECAUSE LIKE WHERE I LIVE, I KNOW CORINTH IS PART OF THIS, I'M ON ONCOR WHERE I LIVE, BUT A LOT OF THE CITY IS ON COSERV.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S JUST A STANDARD ACROSS THE BOARD.

THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO FIGURE OUT THE COST INSTEAD OF TRYING TO, YOU'VE GOT THIS MANY CUSTOMERS, YOU'VE GOT THIS MANY CUSTOMERS.

I THINK BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE IT FOR ATMOS, TOO, THE SAME COMPANY DOING THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THAT TOO, BUT WE CAN FIND OUT THAT ANSWER.

IS THIS UNDER A TIME BIND WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE PASSED IMMEDIATELY? I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMING ISSUE.

THIS GOT SENT TO OUR SPAM FOLDERS, SO WE'VE ADJUSTED THAT, SO IT DOESN'T GO TO SPAM ANYMORE. I'M SORRY? IT WAS GOING TO OUR SPAM FOLDERS.

THESE EMAILS WERE GOING TO OUR SPAM.

SO WE PULLED IT OUT.

IT GOT FLAGGED. WE DON'T KNOW WHY.

WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THAT, IT'S SO MINUSCULE, I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S EVEN WORTH THE TIME AND EFFORT TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL, AND IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT THAT, WE WOULD FIND OUT THE INFORMATION, BUT WE COULD GO AHEAD AND PASS THIS.

I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW THE TOTALS LISTED IN HERE, BUT BASED ON 5000, WE CAN PROBABLY FIGURE IT OUT , AND, YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK CLARIFICATION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY HOW THIS WORKS AND THAT EVERYONE IS BEING TREATED EQUALLY.

JUST A ROUGH NUMBER ON SEVENTEEN HUNDRED HOMES AT 10 CENTS IS ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY BUCKS, SO.

YEAH. SO THIS NUMBER IS NOT DIRECTLY BEING BILLED TO RESIDENTS.

IT'S JUST TAKEN OUT OF OUR FUNDS.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY GET A BILL FOR THE 10 CENTS, THANKFULLY, BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T BE

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[CHUCKLING] MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE RESOLUTION 2022-694 AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY ONCOR AND AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF 10 CENTS PER CAPITA TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO FUND THE REGULATORY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY.

OK, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SLAUGHTER. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. OK, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER, A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO-TEM MEYER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE ONLY DISCUSSION I MIGHT HAVE IS THAT CAN WE HAVE SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SAYS THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW UP ON THIS JUST TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR THE FUTURE? JUST TO UNDERSTAND.

I THINK COUNCIL DIRECTION, WE CAN DO THAT I CAN SEND AN EMAIL OUT.

COUNCIL DIRECTION IS FINE.

JUST SO IT DOESN'T GET DROPPED.

OK, THEN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN FAVOR OF A PASSING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2022-694, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? NOT HEARING ANY OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO AND MR. OLSON, PLEASE GET US THE INFORMATION AND SEND IT OUT TO US, IF YOU WOULD, WITHIN OUR LIFETIME. OK, NEXT, WE HAVE ANY UPDATES.

[5. UPDATE(S): ANY COMMITTEE UPDATES, AS NEEDED. MONTHLY/QUARTERLY REPORTS DEPARTMENT REPORTS –BUILDING/CODE (Nov21-Jan22), COURT (Nov21-Jan22), FINANCE (monthly financials) (Nov21-Jan22), FIRE (4TH QTR), INVESTMENT (4TH QTR), POLICE (Nov21-Jan22), REPUBLIC WASTE (Nov21, Dec21, Jan22), AND WEBSITE (Nov21-Jan22) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION(S) FOR POLICE, FIRE, AND CITY STAFF FOR THE RECORD (Each valued at between $0 - $500). Jerry Dorough donated $100.00 to Parker Fire Department. Davies/Coble family donated snacks, estimated value is $50.00 Nhan Anderson donated snacks, estimated value $45.00 Epel Brohlan donated Girl Scout Cookies, estimated value $30.00 Pier Burgess donated $60.90 for P&R Wildflower edging/fencing]

WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING THE ACTUAL LINK.

PATTI'S, WORKING ON IT, BUT THIS IS THE BEST WE COULD DO IN THE SHORT TIME WE HAD TO TRY TO DO THAT. I'VE GOT IT SET UP NOW.

GREAT. YEAH.

OK. FANTASTIC.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTICE THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING SOME DONATIONS FOR THE POLICE, FIRE AND CITY STAFF.

JERRY D.

DONATED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE PARKER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

[INAUDIBLE] FAMILY DONATED SNACKS ESTIMATED AT FIFTY DOLLARS.

N. ANDERSON DONATED SNACKS ESTIMATED AT FORTY FIVE DOLLARS.

[INAUDIBLE] DONATED GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ESTIMATED AT THIRTY DOLLARS.

PIERRE BURGESS DONATED SIXTY DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS FOR A WILDFLOWER PARKS AND RECS WILDFLOWER EDGING FENCING.

THEY'RE PUTTING SOME LITTLE BITTY FENCES AROUND THE WILDFLOWER GARDEN, SO PEOPLE WILL HOPEFULLY NOT STOMP THE BLUEBONNETS TO DEATH.

SO WE THANK THESE FOLKS.

WE HAVE SUCH GENEROUS RESIDENTS.

IT IS JUST AWESOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED.

AND AT THIS TIME, IS THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE NOTED AT THIS TIME? OK. THEN AT THIS TIME, MR.

[7. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRESENTATION]

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS FAIRLY BRIEF, BUT WE WERE REQUESTED TO KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHAT'S BEEN DONE, AND I WENT THROUGH NOT ONLY WHAT WE HAVE DONE, BUT KIND OF THE HISTORY OF THE PLAN, AND PARKER IS IT'S BEEN PRESENTED.

SO THE ORIGINAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ORDINANCE THREE HUNDRED, WHICH WAS DONE JANUARY 13, 1987, THERE'S SOME CAVEATS TO THAT.

IN 2000, THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL COMPLETED WHAT THEY CALLED A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE. LUCKILY, A LOT OF THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS STILL LIVE IN PARKER, AND I WAS ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM EARLY ON AND I DID AND MEET WITH THEM TO DISCUSS ORDINANCE 483 THAT THEY CREATED BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THAT WAS THEIR PURPOSE, BUT THEY ACTUALLY CREATED A ZONING ORDINANCE.

SO IT WAS MISSING SOME ITEMS. HOWEVER, THAT IS WHAT THEY ACTUALLY ACCEPTED BY ORDINANCE TO REPLACE THE 1987 ORDINANCE THREE HUNDRED, AND IT REPLACED IT WITH A ZONING ORDINANCE.

IT DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MAPS.

THERE WAS NO SURVEYING, BUT THEY PUT AND HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, AND WE DO HAVE A COPY OF THAT.

WE WERE ABLE TO FIND IT THROUGH MUCH RESEARCH OF OUR CITY STAFF, THANKFULLY, BECAUSE THIS WAS PAPER, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT DIGITALLY; NOW IT IS, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT SO

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IT WAS MORE UPDATED IN THE RESPECTS THAT IT INCLUDED A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE NOT EVEN THOUGHT OF IN 1987.

YOU KNOW, IN 1987, ONE OF THE BIG GOALS OF THE CITY OF PARKER WAS WE WERE GOING TO GET SEWER THROUGH THE ENTIRE CITY.

THAT WAS THE BIG THING THAT EVERYBODY WANTED AND THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN. IT IS 2022, WE DON'T HAVE THAT AND WE KNOW IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, PARKER CITY COUNCIL DECIDED IN 2000 TO UPDATE THAT.

THEN WE PUSH IT FORWARD.

MARCH 3RD OF 2015.

THEY ADOPTED THE NEW ORDINANCE.

IT ACTUALLY STATES IT AMENDS AND REINSTATES ALL PRIOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND ALSO HAS A REPEALER CLAUSE IN ITS ORDINANCE 721 THAT SAYS THAT IT ACTUALLY REPEALS ALL FORMER COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND REPLACES THEM WITH THIS.

IT IS A FOUR PAGE DOCUMENT THAT IS A ONE PAGE ORDINANCE AND THREE MAPS, AND IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT'S NOT ADEQUATE, IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T MEET THE FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT DOESN'T WORK AND FUNCTION IN THE WAY THAT WE NEED IT TO BECAUSE IT OFFERS NOTHING FOR FUTURE LAND USE EXPANSIONS.

ACTUALLY, THE THREE MAPS DIDN'T EVEN COVER THAT.

ONE WAS LABELED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP, WHICH INCLUDED CURRENT ZONING.

THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT COVERED THE WATER LINES AND ANOTHER ONE THAT COVERED ETJ, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY NOT ACCURATE, BUT THOSE WERE THE MAPS THAT THEY INCLUDED IN THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT CAME IN ORDINANCE 721, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK THAT ONE UP.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK, TO ADDRESS WHAT WE DID THE VERY BEGINNING, AND THAT WAS WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IT AND ZONING ORDINANCES? A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ONE, HAS A LOT OF CITIZEN INPUT IN IT; THAT'S ITS DESIGN, BUT IT'S THE BIRDS EYE FIVE 000 FOOT VIEW OF THE CITY WHERE IT IS NOW, WHERE WE SEE IT IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT, AS RESIDENTS WE WANT TO SEE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS THE FUTURE, FUTURE GROWTH, REDEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, THINGS WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WE'RE GOING TO FACE GET PUT INTO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE WE START LAYING OUT THE ROADMAP FOR A CITY AND YOU START TO WONDER WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THAT ON A CITY THAT'S FAIRLY BUILT OUT? WELL, REDEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT.

WE'VE SEEN IT. WE'VE SEEN LARGE PIECES OF LAND THAT WERE LEGACY FARMS THAT ARE NOW BECOMING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN JUST AS DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, OTHER PURPOSE IS IT'S A GUIDE FOR DEVELOPERS BOTH IN THE CITIES, IN ETJ'S, IN ADJOINING PROPERTIES OF WHAT THE CITY OF PARKER PLANS.

SO THEY'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT AND GO, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE INVESTING.

WHAT WE'RE INVESTING IN IS THIS IS WHAT THE CITY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

SO IT'S KIND OF THAT PROTECTION, BUT IT GIVES THEM A GUIDE.

IT'S ALSO DESIGNED TO GUIDE US BECAUSE AS ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN IN PARKER LONG ENOUGH, WE'VE SEEN THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME ZONING DONE ON THE FLY.

IT'S DONE IN CITY COUNCIL AND WITHOUT REGARDS TO OUR ZONING ORDINANCES, WELL, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT GUIDE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND GO, WELL, THAT'S NOT PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. SO WHY ARE WE VARYING FROM THAT? YOU CAN GO AND MOVE ON. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING, BUT KIND OF THE BRIEFS OF WHAT GOES INTO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THIS ACTUALLY CAME FROM A STUDY THAT WAS DONE BY UTD.

THEY ACTUALLY HELPED WRITE SOME OF THE LAWS THAT GOVERN COMPREHENSIVE PLANS YEARS AGO AND UPDATE THEM. SO YOU GET A BACKGROUND OF THE CITY.

WHERE WERE WE AT? YOU GET A CONDITION OF EVERYTHING.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN CONDITIONS OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR BUDGET, OUR ROADS, OUR BUILDING. I MEAN, IT ADDRESSES EVERYTHING WITHIN A CITY THAT YOU CAN FATHOM.

INFRASTRUCTURE IN GENERAL INCLUDES CITY FACILITIES, CITY OWNED PROPERTY, ROADWAYS, WATERWAYS. IF THE CITY OWNS ANY ELECTRICAL LINES, ANY EXPANSIONS THAT THEY HAVE, ANY OTHER PROPERTIES THAT THEY HAVE THAT ARE UNDEVELOPED.

IT COVERS DRAINAGE.

IT COVERS LAND USE NOW, FUTURE LAND USE.

IT'S GOING TO COVER ETJ'S CONFLICTS, GOALS, STRATEGIES AND THEN TRENDS.

WHAT ARE THE CURRENT TRENDS AND WHAT ARE EXPECTED? SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD AND IT CAME UP A LOT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING IS WHY IS IT IMPORTANT PARKER IS HUGELY BUILT OUT AT THIS POINT.

AGAIN, WE RUN INTO THAT PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE REDEVELOPMENT HAPPENING.

NOT REALLY A PROBLEM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO FACE, BUT THE REDEVELOPMENT COMES IN AND THE DEVELOPERS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN PARKER, SO EACH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS KIND OF A ONE UP. WE'RE MAKING ONE TIME DEALS, AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT YEARS AGO, DEVELOPERS RECOGNIZED WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN PARKER AND THE DESIRE, AND THEY STARTED TRYING TO CHANGE SOME OF THE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAD AND WE'VE HELD FIRM.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN KIND OF ALLOWS US TO DO THAT AND ALSO ALLOWS US TO TIGHTEN UP SOME OF THE OPTIONS WE'VE GIVEN DEVELOPERS IN THE PAST.

THE LAST TRUE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STILL IS FROM 1987, AND I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE CITY CAN AGREE THAT WE DON'T LOOK THE SAME AS WE DID IN 1987, THOUGH, AS I CONTINUE TO USE THE

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YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE FUNNY THINGS IS IS YOU JUST LOOK AT THE REFERENCES THAT ARE IN THAT, SUCH AS OUR CITY BUILDING WAS A TWO ROOM BUILDING, BUT WE ALSO HAD TWO PLAYGROUNDS THAT WERE ON THE SITE AND THOSE ARE NO LONGER HERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE REFERENCE THINGS LIKE THAT.

THE UTILITIES UTILITIES WERE NOT THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

THEY WERE ALL OVERHEAD POWER LINES, AND IT REFERS TO THAT IN THE FUTURE, PLANS TO BURY THEM IF APPLICABLE.

WELL, WE REQUIRE ALL OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS TO HAVE BURIED UTILITY LINES.

SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS.

PLUS, A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS DIDN'T EXIST.

THERE WAS NO THOUGHT OF [INAUDIBLE] KINGS CROSSING, AND SO THOSE GUYS AREN'T.

THOSE ZONING ARE NOT EVEN INCLUDED IN THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE REALLY HAVE ON FILE. SO SINCE I TOOK IT OVER, I STARTED DOING RESEARCH, THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROJECT SINCE 2000.

EVERY COUNCIL HAS BROUGHT IT UP.

EVERY COUNCIL HAS SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FIX IT.

THEY USUALLY PUT A COUNCIL MEMBER ON IT, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR MOST CITIES.

JUST TO CLARIFY MOST CITIES AS FALLS UNDER A P&Z.

P&Z ACTUALLY TAKES IT ON WITH A SUBCOMMITTEE AND DOES EXACTLY WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS DOING FROM COUNCIL, BUT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS, EVEN THE ORIGINAL TWO THOUSAND, THEY RECEIVED NO FUNDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO IT WAS KIND OF A GO DO IT, BUT DON'T SPEND ANY MONEY TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS VERY ENTAILED, WHICH IS WHY I CAME AND ASKED FOR US TO DO THE RFQ SO WE COULD START LOOKING AT WHAT IT'S REALLY GOING TO TAKE IF WE WANT TO PUT THE PROVERBIAL BABY TO BED ON THIS AND ACTUALLY GET A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DONE.

WE HAVE HAD COMMITTEES OF RESIDENTS AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE DEDICATED.

THEY WILL PUT IN THE WORK, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROFESSIONAL, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PLANNERS IN THE CITY, AND IF WE DO, NONE OF THEM HAVE COME FORWARD AND OFFERED TO SIT DOWN AND WRITE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE IT'S A DETAILED PROCESS AND IT IS IN DEPTH , AND THAT WOULD BE A DEDICATION THAT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY COULD AFFORD TO GIVE TO THE CITY, AND WITH THAT, THERE ARE A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE MET BY STATUTE, BY CASE LAW THAT WE HAVE TO MEET IN EVERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO THAT IT CAN ACTUALLY BE SOMETHING THE CITY FOLLOWS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO ONE, IT'S DONE RIGHT , AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASONING.

AGAIN, WHY AS A COMMITTEE, WE DECIDED TO COME FORWARD AND SAY IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT THE PROFESSIONAL. WE'VE GONE THROUGH OURS AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'VE DONE.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH OUR FIGURED OUT THE ISSUES.

WE KNOW WHAT AREAS NEED TO BE UPDATED.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, NOW WE NEED THE GROUPS THAT CAN COME IN AND ASSIST US IN GETTING THOSE UPDATED. THE STRUGGLES OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WE'VE HAD: WITH THE SCHEDULE OF OUR RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO MEET ONE TO TWO TIMES A MONTH, AND THAT'S BEEN SINCE I'VE WAS ON IT. PRIOR TO THAT, WITH THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER, HE WAS ABLE TO DO ONCE A MONTH.

MOST OF THE VOLUNTEERED TASKS THAT PEOPLE TAKE ON NEVER GET DONE BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER OUTSIDE OBLIGATIONS.

THEY HAVE WORK, THEY HAVE KIDS, THEY HAVE SPORTS, THEY HAVE SCHOOL.

THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

THEY HAVE THE IDEA, THE STRONG BELIEF OF WHAT THEY WANT, WHICH IS TO PRESERVE THAT UNIQUELY COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE THAT WE HAVE, BUT NO REAL EXPERIENCE ON HOW TO DO THA FROM A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STANDPOINT.

IT'S MUCH BETTER SUITED FOR RESIDENTS TO REVIEW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE BRING AND GO, WELL, THIS REALLY DOESN'T MEET WHAT WE WANT.

HOW DO WE GET THIS? BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO WORK US AROUND THAT PATH TO GET US THE IDEAS THAT WE WANT LAID OUT IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WHEN WE GET THE SURVEYING DONE AND WHEN WE GET THE MAPPING DONE AND WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT AND GO, WELL, NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? THAT GOES UNDER THE NEXT ONE? WE STILL DON'T HAVE UPDATED MAPS AND THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME PROCESS, YOU KNOW, ALSO TO KIND OF PICK ON IT A LITTLE BIT.

WE DON'T HAVE THE CODE BACK EITHER, AND SO THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE A HUGE PORTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, NOT THE ENTIRE THING, BUT IT IS A HUGE PORTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE THAT GIVES US OUR FOOTNOTE OF, WELL, HERE'S WHERE WE START; NOW, WE CAN STEP FORWARD.

MOST CITIES HAVE A STAFF THAT GETS BROUGHT INTO THIS, AND I'LL GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. OUR CURRENT STAFFS, WITH THEIR WORKLOAD NOW DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE THAT WE NEED IN THIS, AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO FURTHER BURDEN THEM WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO PULL TOGETHER THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED. THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE HAD THE ISSUES OF AVAILABILITY OF MEETING SPACE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD TO EVERY TIME WE GET A GOOD RUN, WE END UP HAVING TO CLOSE OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO MEET IN OR THE COVID RESTRICTIONS IN THE BEGINNING, THAT WAS FUN AND JUST THE AVAILABILITY OF RESIDENTS.

WHEN WE STARTED OUT, WE HAD A STRONG GROUP.

ONCE EVERYTHING KIND OF CAME OUT WITH THE PANDEMIC, THEN WE STARTED LOSING OFF MEMBERS.

WE GAINED A FEW MORE AND NOW WE AVERAGE ON MOST OF MY MEETINGS, THE LAST ONE, TAKING THAT

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THEY ARE DEDICATED TO DO THAT.

IT'S USUALLY A DIFFERENT GROUP EACH TIME OR SOME MIX, BUT THEY DO WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS. THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARILY THE EXPERIENCE TO GO STEP BY, STEP THROUGH IT AND REWRITE. SO WHAT HAVE WE DONE? WE'VE DETERMINED THE GOALS, WE'VE DETERMINED WHAT THE GOAL OF THE COMMITTEE IS, BUT ALSO WHAT THE GOAL OF THE RESIDENTS ARE, GENERALLY SPEAKING.

AS I SAID, WE'VE DONE THE ASSIGNMENT OF JOBS TO RESIDENTS, BUT THEY JUST THEY NEVER END UP DONE. YOU KNOW, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SEVERAL WEBSITES CREATED THAT WERE GOING TO COME IN A RESIDENT OFFERED TO DO.

HE NEVER WAS ABLE TO GET TO IT.

WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT IDEAS LIKE THAT, AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE OUTSIDE AND I RESPECT THAT THEY HAVE OUTSIDE OBLIGATIONS.

YOU KNOW, LUKE, I HAVE TO GIVE HIM CREDIT.

HE HAS BEEN A GODSEND THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING BECAUSE HE IS WILLING TO GO OUT AND GET SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR, EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE THE TIME, SAME WITH MS. GRAY, OUR CITY SECRETARY.

IF I ASK FOR SOMETHING, SHE'S THE ONE WHO DUG THROUGH AND FOUND THE ORDINANCE ALONG WITH LUKE THAT WE COULDN'T FIND.

WE DID TAKE TIME AND START REVIEWING THE ENTIRE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND WE WENT THROUGH BY THREE MEETINGS AND WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT EACH SECTION AND FIGURED OUT HOW OUTDATED THIS THING REALLY WAS.

THERE WAS NO SHOCK. IT WAS INCREDIBLY OUTDATED.

THEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING? HOW ARE THEY COMPLETING THIS? BECAUSE I CHANGED THE MENTALITY AT THAT POINT.

THOUGH, COUNCIL WANTS A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MYSELF INCLUDED, I STARTED REALIZING THAT THIS COMMITTEE WAS NOT THE APPROPRIATE METHOD IN WHICH TO GET A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT IT WAS THE APPROPRIATE METHOD TO HELP DRAFT ONE.

SO THEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT HOW DO WE GET ONE? HOW DO WE ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE GOAL? AND LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT CITIES, CITY OF PLANO JUST COMPLETED ONE, AND I'LL INCLUDE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT AS WELL AS LUCAS IS CURRENTLY DOING THE SAME THING, DENNISON, WYLIE JUST REUPPED THEIRS, WHICH ACTUALLY KIND OF A CAVEAT.

MOST CITIES UPDATE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS WITH AN UPDATE ABOUT EVERY FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OVER THAT, YES, AND SO WE'VE RESEARCHED AND DISCUSSED THE METHODS AND WHETHER WE NEED A TOTAL REWRITE OR AN UPDATE, WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE A FIRM AND WHEN TO APPROACH COUNCIL WITH THAT, AND I DID IT INITIALLY, EARLY ON, IT WAS NOT WELL-RECEIVED.

COUNCIL WANTED MORE RESEARCH WHICH IS FINE.

WE WENT BACK, WE DID THAT AGAIN, WHICH IS WHY WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO COUNCIL, AND I DO APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S WILLINGNESS TO AT LEAST ALLOW US TO EXPLORE THAT OPTION.

[INAUDIBLE] WHAT'S IT GOING TO COST? THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CITIES THAT HAVE COMPLETED THEIRS.

CITY OF PLANO JUST COMPLETED THEIRS.

ALL OF THESE CITIES THAT ARE UP HERE WERE SUPER INFORMATIVE WHEN I WAS ABLE TO CALL IN, OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE CALLED.

THEY WERE WILLING TO KICK INFORMATION OFF AND GIVE US STEP BY STEPS ON WHAT IT TOOK.

THE COPIES OF THIS AND THE PACKET, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THREE OF THEM DIDN'T COPY OVER.

SO I NOTICED THAT I RESUBMITTED THE FILE, SO IT SHOULD BE UPDATED OR WILL BE, AND Y'ALL CAN HAVE A COPY OF THE UPDATED VERSION.

CITY OF PLANO GAVE ME THEIR OBSTACLES.

THEIR IDEA IN THEIR COUNCIL CHARGED A GROUP OF CITIZENS WITH THE SAME THING COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THREE YEARS IN WHEN THE COUNCIL ASKED FOR AN UPDATE.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.

SO COUNCIL LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, WELL, WHAT WE NEED IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE WHO CAN HELP DIRECT SOMEBODY THAT WE HIRE, AND EVEN THOUGH THE CITY OF PLANO HAS A LITTLE BIT LARGER BUDGET THAN WE DO, THEY STILL HIRED AN OUTSIDE FIRM AND THEY BROUGHT THEM A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FIRM THAT CAME IN.

THEY WORKED WITH THEIR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THEIR P&Z, THEIR CITY ADMINISTRATION IN THIS GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO MONITORED THE PROCESS THE ENTIRE TIME, AND IT GAVE US KIND OF THE IDEA OF HOW WE WOULD WANT TO SEE IT DONE FOR HOURS WITH THEM MEETING WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GROUP AND P&Z COMBINED TO CREATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND BRING IT TO COUNCIL IN STAGES.

SPEAKING TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT WAS THEIR BIGGEST HEADACHE AS THEY DID NOT WANT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BROUGHT AT ONE TIME.

THEY WANTED IT PHASED AND THEY DID AN UPDATE, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE IT AS WELL AS WE BRING IT IN THAT.

CITY OF DENISON WAS A LITTLE CLOSER TO US IN SOME ASPECTS BECAUSE THEY'RE RUNNING INTO THE SAME GROWTH WE ARE, THOUGH THEY HAVE DIFFERENT ZONING REQUIREMENTS.

THEY RAN INTO THE EXACT SAME OBSTACLES.

COUNCIL WANTED TO TRY TO DO IT AS INEXPENSIVELY AS POSSIBLE AS EVERY COUNCIL DOES.

THEY GAVE IT TO THE RESIDENTS.

THIS PROCESS SAT WITH RESIDENTS FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS, AND SO THEY KEPT ON THEIR SAME ONE.

THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO A GROUP THEY HIRED ON.

THE GROUP WAS ABLE TO DO AN UPDATE AND WORK WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE OF RESIDENTS TO GET IT MOVED.

FUNNY PART IS IS THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF COUNCIL.

SO IT WASN'T JUST RESIDENTS.

ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE MEMBER.

CITY OF LUCAS IS ACTUALLY IN THE SAME BOAT WE ARE.

THEY'RE A LITTLE BEHIND US.

THEY DECIDED ON NOVEMBER 11TH TO UPDATE THEIRS AND GAVE STAFF DIRECTION.

SO THEY DID IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE IS PART OF THEIR P&Z.

P&Z ACTUALLY DIRECTED CITY STAFF TO START WORKING ON A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WORK

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THEIR LAST TOTAL REWRITE WAS 2017, SO THEY FOLLOWED THE FIVE YEAR RULE.

THEY TRY TO GET ONE OUT EVERY FIVE YEARS.

THEIR REWRITES AND THE CITY OF PLANO'S REWRITE ONCE THEY BROUGHT SOMEBODY ON WAS A MUCH FASTER PROCESS. THE CITY OF PLANO, WHEN THEY BROUGHT ON A GROUP, IT WAS 12 MONTHS FROM START TO FINISH THE ENTIRE THING.

CITY OF LUCAS' BUDGETING SIX MONTHS BECAUSE THERE'S IS JUST A SMALL UPDATE AND THEIR COMMITTEE DOESN'T MEET VERY OFTEN.

CITY OF WYLIE, SAME ISSUE, THEIRS WAS SEVEN YEARS WHEN THEY GAVE IT OVER TO RESIDENTS.

THEY DECIDED THAT WASN'T GOING TO FUNCTION.

THEY GOT IT INTO A GROUP, STILL BROUGHT ON A COMMITTEE OF RESIDENTS TO DIRECT THAT GROUP AND TO OVERSEE TO HELP THEIR CITY STAFF.

THEIR CHALLENGES THAT THEY RAN INTO WERE KIND OF OURS.

THEY HAVE SOME EPA THEY HAD TO FIGURE OUT, AND THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES THAT WE DO.

THEY WERE RUNNING INTO THE SAME THING ABOUT A 5 AND 10 YEAR PLAN.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE A VALID ONE BECAUSE IT WAS OUTDATED, SO THEY HAD TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT STEPS TO FEED IN.

THEY ALSO WERE RUNNING INTO ISSUES WITH THEIR CODES.

THEIR CODES HAVE BEEN UPDATED. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THEM CODIFIED, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THEIR DELAY IN TIMELINE.

SO, AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL DID APPROVE US TO GO FORWARD WITH AN RFQ, LUKE ACTUALLY HELPED WRITE THAT RFQ AND ALONG WITH OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY WHO WAS INDISPENSABLE IN THAT RESPECT, HE HELPED US DRAFT IT AND GET IT DONE.

IT WENT TO OUR COMMITTEE AT OUR LAST MEETING, EVERYBODY REVIEWED IT AND HAD SEVERAL DAYS TO SUBMIT WHAT WE THOUGHT NEEDED TO GO IN THERE AND GET STAFF OPINION, AND SO ALL OF THAT WAS DONE. LUKE MADE THE EDITS TO IT, AND THAT HAS NOW BEEN POSTED.

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE ON THAT? WE SHOULD BE JUST ABOUT THREE WEEKS OUT, RIGHT? I THINK I THINK I PUT MARCH EIGHTH.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. SO MARCH 8TH IS THE DEADLINE FOR THAT.

DEFINITELY, I'M INTERESTED TO SEE.

EACH CITY THAT I SPOKE TO, I CAN TELL YOU WHEN I WOULD CALL IN AND ASK TO SPEAK TO THEIR CITY MANAGERS OR CITY ADMINISTRATORS OR ONE OF THEM PUT ME THROUGH TO PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THEY HANDLED IT, AND I SAID, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? ALL OF THEM HAD SOME VERSION OF THE PHRASE, OH GEEZ, BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT WHEN A CITY TAKES ON, IT IS A BEAST.

THE WAY THAT WE ARE HOPING TO PROVIDE THIS AS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT CAN GROW WITH THE CITY OF PARKER THROUGH ITS BUILDOUT, AND IT CAN BE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS, MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW, AND SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST ADDING THREE MAPS.

AND SO THE HOPE IS THAT WE CAN DO THAT, BUT WE CAN BUILD SOMETHING THAT'LL LAST WITH THE LEGACY AND PROTECTS OUR UNIQUELY COUNTRY IDEAS BECAUSE WE DO ALL BELIEVE IN THAT WHILE STILL EMBRACING THE FACT THAT WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT PROGRESS, I GUESS, IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE CALL IT. THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN ALL AROUND US, AND AS A RESULT, WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE CITY OF PARKER TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS PARKER FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, AND THIS IS WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT IS TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS.

YOU KNOW, I EVERY CHANCE I GET, I THINK THE COMMITTEE, I'M GOING TO DO IT AGAIN, THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN WILLING TO COME OUT AND VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME.

I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT THEM.

I'M A VOLUNTEER UP HERE AND THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN AND THAT THEY RESEARCH AND THEY PULL THE INFORMATION FOR SOME OF THESE CITIES.

IT'S BEEN MONUMENTAL, BUT I THINK I STILL STAND BEHIND THE FACT THAT THE RFQ IS THE PROPER WAY TO GO SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THE NEXT STEPS TO GET THIS DONE, AND I ALSO THINK THERE'S A LOT OF LEGAL THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE MET THAT MAKE IT THE RFQ, RATHER THAN CITIZENS WHO MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE LAWS, RIGHT? AND THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT I WAS DISCUSSING IN THE VERY BEGINNING.

THAT IS A HUGE PORTION OF THIS IS THE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE MET FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING ANY CITY CAN DRAFT TOGETHER.

THERE ARE ACTUALLY STEPS THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR IT TO BE ONE, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T MISS OUT ON THOSE THINGS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES BY SAVING A PENNY, YOU CAN COST YOURSELF A DIME, IS WHAT MY PARENTS USED TO ALWAYS SAY, AND I THINK THAT WE COULD RUN INTO THAT ISSUE IF WE DON'T DO IT RIGHT.

COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN SLAUGHTER, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU, AND ALSO TO ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT SERVED ON YOUR COMMITTEE.

ALSO COUNCILWOMAN LYNCH, YOU KNOW, THIRTY FIVE YEARS IS A LONG TIME IF I'M DOING THE MATH RIGHT BECAUSE MATH IS NOT MY STRONG SUIT.

THIRTY FIVE YEARS IS A LONG TIME AND I KNOW THAT MULTIPLE COUNCILS SINCE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THIS FEAT ON, AND I THINK WE'RE AT THAT POINT NOW WHERE IT'S, YOU KNOW, DO OR DIE, AND IT'S ALMOST EMBARRASSING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ALMOST FOUR DECADES, AND SO MY QUESTION IS HOW BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK FROM ALL THE OTHER CITIES, APPROXIMATELY LIKE WHAT'S THE TIME RANGE? DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE IF WE WERE TO GO THROUGH THE THROUGH THE FIRM ROUTE, WHICH I THINK IT'S A LOGICAL IDEA CONSIDERING THAT YOU'VE TRIED WITH THE RESIDENTS.

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IF WE ARE EFFICIENT, MOST PLACES QUOTE ABOUT 12 MONTHS AND IT'S DONE IN STAGES WHICH SO THERE WOULD BE THINGS DONE IN BETWEEN AND COUNCIL WOULD BE APPROVING AS WE GO, BUT THEN THERE WOULD BE A FINAL APPROVAL AT THE VERY END BECAUSE THERE'S PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT HAVE TO GO INVOLVED. P&Z HAS THEIR HEARINGS THAT HAVE TO GO.

THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS THAT GO FOR EACH PHASE, AND SO I THINK THAT IF WE ARE DILIGENT, IT'LL BE ON US, BUT IF WE ARE DILIGENT, I THINK 12 MONTHS IS REALISTIC, ASSUMING NOTHING CRAZY HAPPENS, AND DO YOU THINK THAT P&Z WOULD BE OPEN TO BEING THE ONE THAT SORT OF KIND OF SPEARHEADING THIS, CONSIDERING THAT A LOT OF THE INFORMATION IS SORT OF KIND OF IN THEIR JURISDICTION? SO REALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUMP IN ON THIS, YOU KNOW, TRUTHFULLY, YOU CAN HAVE A COMMITTEE AND USUALLY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE IS A SUBCOMMITTEE OF P&Z AND EVERY CITY I TALKED TO, THAT IS HOW IT IS.

HOWEVER, THE SUBCOMMITTEE USUALLY IS MADE UP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL, AND SO THEY THEY DO A MIX BASED ON EVERYBODY THAT I TALKED TO, AND THAT WAS JUST A FEW OF THE MULTITUDE OF CITIES I SPOKE TO IN THE VERY BEGINNING BECAUSE I HAD HONESTLY NEVER HEARD OF A CITIZEN COMMITTEE REDRAFTING AN ENTIRE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, EVERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I'VE EVER READ STATES THE FIRM THAT DID IT.

SO THAT'S WHERE I STARTED TRYING TO GET SOME RESEARCH IN, AND YOU KNOW, OUR CITIES AROUND THE METROPLEX ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, THANKFULLY.

WHAT I WAS GOING TO ADD AND I FORGOT EARLIER, I DO ACTUALLY HAVE EVERY VERSION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HERE. I DID NOT WANT TO CROWD THE PACKET BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR TWO THOUSAND.

THIS ONE HERE AND EVERYBODY CAN HEAR ME WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PRESS THAT STUPID BUTTON.

THIS HERE IS THE ONE FROM 1987.

THAT'S THE ONE FROM 2015.

SO I HAVE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS IF COUNCIL HAS ANY DESIRE TO LOOK THROUGH BECAUSE THEY HAVE MY NOTES, YOU HAVE TO IGNORE MY CHICKEN SCRATCH, AS WELL AS ALL THE GUIDES I'VE PROVIDED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GROUP, BUT AGAIN, I DIDN'T WANT TO CLOUD THE PACKETS THAT ALREADY GET KIND OF THE IDEAS ON HOW YOU GO ABOUT DETERMINING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND, YOU KNOW, THANKFULLY MORE THAN THAT, I WAS SO BLESSED TO HAVE OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE STILL IN THE CITY WILLING TO GIVE ME THEIR PLANNING SESSION NOTEBOOKS FROM 2000 WHERE THEY DID WHAT TO THEM WAS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THOUGH IT WOULDN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS , BUT EVEN SO, THE ORDINANCE DONE IN 2015 WOULD HAVE REPEALED IT AND MADE THAT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT, I DO HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION I'M HAPPY TO SHARE. IS THAT IS THAT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE OR CAN THAT BE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE? I DON'T HAVE ANY REASON WHY IT CAN'T BE.

IT WAS ALL POSTED AT ONE POINT WITH OUR AGENDAS, WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND SO IT WAS POSTED WITH THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T CREATE A LINK.

EVERYTHING HAS NOW BEEN DIGITIZED, INCLUDING THIS NICE ORDINANCE THAT WAS FOUND UNDER RESOLUTIONS AND WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT OUR CITY STAFF THAT TO OUR ATTENTION, THAT IT WAS DONE BECAUSE NOBODY HAD A RECORD.

SO JUST ONE LAST QUESTION.

SO BASICALLY, ALL THE CITIES THAT YOU SPOKE WITH, THE MAJORITY OF THEM UTILIZED A FIRM, RIGHT? EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, REGARDLESS OF SIZE.

TO PICK SIDES, BUT FARMERSVILLE, JOSEPHINE, THEY ALSO USED A FIRM FARMERSVILLE USED TO FIRM NEVADA, USED A FIRM PRINCETON USED A FIRM AT ALL GIVEN TIMES.

EVERYBODY HAS THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS POSTED, AND IF YOU GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT ANY CITY, THEY WILL ALL DICTATE WHICH FIRM DID IT, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERYBODY USED SOME FORM OF FIRM TO CREATE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, AND THEIR JOB IS NOT TO DECIDE FOR THE CITY.

THEIR JOB IS TO HELP US COLLECT THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED AND PUT IT TOGETHER IN THE WAY THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LAID OUT.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SLAUGHTER.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION, AND AGAIN, THANKS FOR THANKS FOR ALL OF THE WORK PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. I KNOW THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT AND IT'S AN ALBATROSS TO GET YOUR ARMS AROUND.

THE QUESTION I HAD IS I HEARD SEVERAL TIMES REFERENCE TO LEGAL KIND OF THINGS AND A LOT OF LEGAL STUFF, AND I WAS GOING TO ASK WITHIN THE FIRM ITSELF IS, ARE SOME OF THOSE FACTIONS A LA CARTE SINCE WE DO HAVE A LEGAL FULL TIME ON STAFF RIGHT NOW? OR IS THAT ALL PART OF THE FIRM THAT COMES IN AND DOES THAT AND IT'S A SET RATE OR WHAT HAVE YOU? I JUST WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD USE OUR INTERNAL COUNCILMAN. SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES.

SO BOTH WE ACTUALLY REQUESTED THAT IT BE BROKEN DOWN INTO SEGMENTS.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE SEGMENTS AND SEE WHERE WE CAN INTERJECT.

THE FIRMS THAT WE DO, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THEIR LEGAL EXPERIENCE, IT'S JUST THE IDEA'S

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SO THEY COVER THAT.

I CAN GUARANTEE YOU BECAUSE IT IS PART OF P&Z, UNFORTUNATELY, MR. LANSFORD WILL HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF IT AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE HIM BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAST TO GET THROUGH BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DOING A REWRITE, THAT IS MY GOAL AND THAT IS HOW WE PUSH THIS. THIS IS A REWRITE OR AN UPDATE.

I'M SORRY, NOT A REWRITE. IT IS AN UPDATE.

THAT IS WHAT WE WENT FOR, AN UPDATE.

WE ARE NOT TRYING TO DO AN ENTIRE REWRITE.

WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO AND THERE'S REASONING BEHIND THAT, BUT SO THE IDEA IS, YES, WE WILL BE UTILIZING OUR IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY AS WELL AS OUR STAFF.

I'M JUST ATTEMPTING TO DO IT IN A WAY NOT TO BURDEN THEM ANY MORE THAN WE HAVE TO, BUT IT'S A FACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ALL HAVE TO BE INVOLVED.

OK, THAT'S FINE. I JUST WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE I COULD SEE THERE COULD BE ADVANTAGES THAT WAY, AND IF THEY'RE ABLE TO BREAK IT OUT, WE CAN MAKE A DECISION ON HOW WE WANT TO DO IT.

ABSOLUTELY. MY COMMENT WAS SIMILAR BECAUSE I'VE LOOKED AT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES AND BASICALLY THEY GO THROUGH.

THESE SAME BASIC FORMAT, A LOT OF FROM WHAT I READ, A LOT OF THAT ACTUALLY DOESN'T REQUIRE AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO WRITE.

SO THAT'S MY QUESTION WAS CAN WE TAKE BITS AND PIECES AND GET THEM TO DO SPECIFIC ITEMS OR DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE THING? IT'S LIKE A CANNED PRESENTATION.

THE GOAL IS TO GET IT BROKEN DOWN, HOWEVER, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE IDEA THAT SOMEBODY ELSE CAN WRITE IT, BUT THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES WHO YOU KNOW, WHO'S GOING TO SIT DOWN AND LITERALLY TYPE OUT EVERY SEGMENT AND FORMAT IT PROPERLY AND GETTING SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN THAT MANNER.

USUALLY, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S EASIER TO HAVE BECAUSE THE FIRM HAS THE TEMPLATES TO DO IT, BUT THEIR IDEAS AGAIN IS NOT TO GIVE US THE INFORMATION, THOUGH THEY WILL HAVE TO DO A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION, BUT TELL US A HOW TO GET IT.

THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE DATA COLLECTION, THE SURVEYING THE THINGS LIKE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE GET THAT INFORMATION GRAPHED AND PUT IN THERE.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE PLANS FOR PARKER, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TELL US HERE'S WHAT PARKER IS GOING TO DO.

THAT'S WHERE THE COMMITTEE COMES BACK IN AND SAYS, HERE'S WHERE WE WANT TO SEE PARKER.

HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT. HERE ARE ZONING ORDINANCES, AND SO THEY DO REVIEW ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT ALL OF THAT IS INCLUDED IN THERE.

THE OTHER BENEFITS OF THE FIRM IS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T MISS ANYTHING AT THE END OF THE DAY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEIR NUANCES COME IN.

THEY KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE IN THERE TO COVER PARKER AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MEETS OUR REQUIREMENTS WHEN WE GIVE THEM THE DIRECTION, BUT MY GOAL IS TO BREAK THIS DOWN BY COST SO WE CAN DETERMINE, YES, WE CAN DO THAT.

OUR CITY ATTORNEY CAN DO THAT.

WE ALREADY HAVE THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE MR. BIRKHOFF'S FIRM IS ALREADY DOING THAT.

SO MY GOAL IS TO GET ALL OF THAT, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING AN UPDATE, NOT A REWRITE, AND I TOO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE, THANK THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE ON THE COMMITTEE PRESENTLY AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY THAT THEY WILL BE STRONGLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS TO BE GIVING THE INPUT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE USING ANY FIRM TO DICTATE OR TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION YET TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OUR COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE REALLY VERY INVOLVED IN.

YEAH, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN HERE IS YOU'VE DETERMINED THE GOAL OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS TO PROTECT AND CONTINUE THE UNIQUELY COUNTRY AND I THINK OUR COMMITTEES CAN REALLY HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND IT RELATES TO THE RFQ AND WITH RESPECT TO THE POSTING OF IT AND HOW WIDE OF A POSTING, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONNECTING WITH THE PROPER THAT WE WILL GET ENOUGH RESPONSES TO HAVE THE YEAH, HOW MANY WHERE IS IT POSTED AND DID WE CHECK WITH INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES OR WHAT? WE'VE PUT OUT THE RFQ WITHIN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS THIS PAST SUNDAY.

WE ALSO PUT IT ON THE PROJECT BOARD THAT ALL THESE FIRMS ARE PART OF AND HAVE DONE THAT. I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN TWO CALLS AND WE'RE PLAYING PHONE TAG RIGHT NOW WITH THAT.

SO I DO BELIEVE WE'LL GET SOME BIDS IN BY THAT MARCH 8TH DEADLINE AND WE HAVE LET MR. BIRKHOFF KNOW ABOUT IT AS WELL.

THIS IS NOT HIS WHEELHOUSE, BUT HE IS AWARE OF IT SO HE CAN SHARE THAT ACTUALLY SOMETHING

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SO THERE'S LITERALLY PEOPLE WHOSE JOB IS TO SCOUR THAT PAPER AND FIND THEM, AND THAT'S HOW A LOT OF BIDS COME IN.

SO AS ARCHAIC AS IT IS TO PUT IT IN THE PAPER BY SOME PEOPLE'S STANDARDS, THERE'RE LITERALLY PEOPLE AT FIRMS THAT'S THEIR JOB IS TO FIND THAT AND HEADHUNTERS WHO FIND IT AND THEN TAKE IT TO THE FIRMS WHO PAY THEM TO FIND OUT WHO'S OPENING FOR BID.

SO WE DO HAVE QUITE A BROAD SPECTRUM SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT WHAT'S AVAILABLE OUT THERE, AND I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT FIRMS KIND OF BITE TO SEE, WHO'S INTERESTED IN DOING IT FOR PARKER. AND FOR ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DOWNLOAD A COPY AND SEE IT.

TO KEEP THE COST IS MINIMAL AS POSSIBLE, WE'VE REFERENCED GO TO THE WEBSITE INSTEAD OF POSTING A LOT OF THE STUFF.

SO, YEAH. ONE MORE QUESTION, SO IN THE RFQ, DID YOU ASK FOR A COMPLETE UPDATE OR DID YOU ASK THEM TO BID IT OUT BITS AND PIECES? IT WAS BROKEN OUT BY SECTION.

THEY GAVE A PRICE FOR EACH SECTION AND IT IS FOR AN UPDATE, NOT FOR A REWRITE.

SO IT'S NOT FOR THE COMPLETED REWRITE.

IT IS. IT IS AN UPDATE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE BROKEN OUT INTO SECTIONS TO UPDATE.

OK, THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? GREAT JOB, MICHAEL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S MOST INFORMATIVE.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECESS TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN A GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

B.) GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0711 CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.

C.) GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0712 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.

WE ARE NOW RECESSING AT 8:03 PM.

OK, AT THIS TIME, I'M RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL AT 10:31

[EXECUTIVE SESSION START TO FINISH]

15, 2022.

COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY APPROPRIATE DELIBERATION AND OR ACTION ON ANY OF THE EXECUTIVE ITEMS SESSIONS LISTED ABOVE? MADAM MAYOR, THERE'S ONE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MEDIATION PLAN TO FULLY CLOSE THE BOOTH CASE.

OK, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REED TO ACCEPT THE MEDIATION PLAN IN THE BOOTH CASE. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT, MADAM MAYOR.

OK, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE MEDIATION PLAN IN THE BOOTH CASE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THEN I CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANYONE OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO? IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? NO, MADAM MAYOR, ARE YOU SURE? ABSOLUTELY. THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED.

IT IS 10:32 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.