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>> [BACKGROUND] [NOISE] AT THIS TIME, I AM CONVENING THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT THE CITY OF PARKER.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK OUR ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR, PATTI SCOTT GREY, DO I HAVE A SUPER QUORUM?
>> AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, WE DO NOT HAVE A SUPER QUORUM, SO I MAY NOT PROCEED.
DO WE WISH TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO SEE IF OUR OTHER MEMBER GETS HERE? IF SO, HOW LONG DO YOU WISH TO WAIT?
>> ABSOLUTELY, I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT, I DON'T KNOW, 20 MINUTES, HALF HOUR. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
>> HALF HOUR IS FINE WITH ME. WE GOT SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.
IT'S NOT LIKE AMANDA TO NOT BE HERE.
>> SHE COULD BE STUCK IN PARKER TRAFFIC. [LAUGHTER]
>> SHE ISN'T ANSWERING HER PHONE.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECESS FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES IN HOPES THAT OUR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER IS ABLE TO GET HERE.
>> THAT WOULD BE 6:35, CORRECT?
[BACKGROUND] [NOISE] AT THIS TIME, WE CANNOT CONVENE THE WORKSHOP BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A SUPER QUORUM.
HOWEVER, I AM GOING TO ASK JORDAN IF HE WILL DO A PRESENTATION AND ALLOW QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IF WE HAVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT, WE WILL CONTINUE AND HAVE OUR COUNCIL MEETING AT THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO CANCEL IT UNTIL I KNOW FOR SURE THAT COUNCILMEMBER NOE WON'T BE HERE.
I HAVE HOPE [LAUGHTER] BUT AT THIS TIME,
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I WILL ASK MR. RAMIREZ, TO PLEASE COME UP, GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION.COUNCIL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESENTATION OR ASK QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING.
>> IT'S A MEETING WHERE HE DOES A PRESENTATION LIKE A TOWN HALL WITH THE COMMUNITY.
>> YOU GUYS HAVE TO BE SILENT, CORRECT? I HAVE TO STATE THE RULES?
>> I ASSUME THAT MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE HERE TO HEAR THIS PRESENTATION.
THEY ASKED ME IF I WOULD AGREE TO STILL GIVE THE PRESENTATION INFORMALLY AND I ACTUALLY SAID THAT MIGHT BE EVEN BETTER JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS IS A LARGE ISSUE THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT.
ONLY ASK, JUST BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE WON'T BE OFFICIAL RULES IN PLACES, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT WHO WE ARE OUT THERE, HOW WE GOT HERE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO SURPRISE A LOT OF YOU GUYS.
THEN AFTERWARDS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THEN EVEN IF THE MEETING RUNS OVER AND THEY START THEIR OFFICIAL MEETING, MY WIFE AND I CAN BE OUTSIDE, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AFTER THAT. IS THAT OKAY? AWESOME. [BACKGROUND] MY CLICKER? LET'S START HERE. THIS SITUATION WITH THIS LAND, THIS 100 ACRES, HAS BEEN A VERY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE.
I AM NEW TO THIS, AND I KNOW I WAS PRESENTED IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
I WAS PRESENTED AS A POTENTIAL MANAGING DIRECTOR.
I WAS PRESENTED AS AN INVESTOR, AND I JUST WANT TO APPROACH THIS WITH THE UTMOST TRANSPARENCY THAT I AM RIGHT NOW NEITHER.
I AM VERY INTERESTED IN THIS LAND.
I'M INTERESTED IN WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE ON THIS LAND BUT I DO NOT REPRESENT OR WORK FOR THE OLD DEVELOPER, AND I DO NOT REPRESENT OR WORK WITH THE CITY OF PARKER.
I'M HERE TO EXPLORE WHETHER THE VISION THAT I SHARE WITH YOU TODAY IS EVEN A VIABLE SOLUTION THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD BE INTERESTED IN.
HERE'S WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE CONTENTIOUS ISSUE THAT'S HAPPENED, AND I DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS.
I KNOW THAT EVERYONE IS HERE AND PROBABLY HAS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
AS I'M PRESENTING, I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO ATONE FOR THE SINS OF THE PAST.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM, I DID NOT COMMIT THEM.
I AM HOPING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
WE CAN TALK LATER ABOUT THE COMMENTARY OF HOW WE GOT THERE.
MY PERSPECTIVE, I WAS JUST TALKING TO CAROLYN ON THE SIDE HERE.
MY PERSPECTIVE IS THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE HAVE PROBABLY CREATED A BOIL,
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AND NOW WE'RE TOTALLY BOILED OVER WHERE BOTH SIDES ARE WILLING TO GO SCORCHED EARTH.I DON'T THINK SCORCHED EARTH IS A DIRECTION THAT NEITHER THE CITY NOR THE OLD DEVELOPER WANTS TO GO IN.
I AM HERE INTERESTED IN TAKING A PATH OF PEACE.
I KNOW THAT THAT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF COLLABORATION.
IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH I KNOW WAS NOT DONE INCREDIBLY WELL BEFORE BUT THAT'S WHY I'M HERE AND I'M HOPING TO BE HERE.
NOW, HOW DID I SPECIFICALLY GET HERE? THIS WHOLE VISION THAT YOU SEE AND THAT I'LL PRESENT, MY WIFE AND I WERE LOOKING FOR A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER ON PROJECT HOMESTEAD, WHICH I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT.
A CONNECTION OF A CONNECTION OF A CONNECTION INTRODUCED ME TO PHIL HUFFINES WHO I HAD A LUNCH WITH.
PHIL HUFFINES SAID, HEY, LISTEN, THIS IS A WONDERFUL VISION, I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT PIECE OF LAND THAT WE OWN IN THE CITY OF PARKER THAT HAS HAD A LOT OF HISTORY ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
HE SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS THING CAN GO OR WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO, BUT IT MIGHT BE WORTH HAVING A CONVERSATION.
I WAS THEN THANKFUL, BUDDY'S HERE, TO MEET WITH MAYOR LEE AND BUDDY.
I SHARED WITH THEM THIS EXACT SAME PRESENTATION, AND THEY INVITED ME HERE TONIGHT AND THEY SAID, LISTEN, THIS LAND IS A GREAT BIT OF LAND.
IT REALLY COULD FIT YOUR VISION.
IT PROBABLY PRESERVES A LOT MORE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF PARKER, THIS UNIQUELY COUNTRY ENVIRONMENT THAT MAYOR LEE TOLD ME IT WAS.
THAT IS THE HONEST-TO-GOD TRUTH OF HOW I GOT HERE AND WHO I AM.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME FACEBOOK POSTS GOING AROUND ABOUT MY DIFFERENT TITLES.
I HOLD NONE OF THOSE TITLES YET.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, AND I WOULD BE HOPING TO BRING COLLABORATION AND BETTER COMMUNICATION TO THIS PROJECT.
HERE'S HOW I GUESS I'LL DO IT, IS I WILL JUST ASK FOR THE NEXT SLIDE.
[BACKGROUND] LET'S GO AHEAD AND START.
>> THAT'S OKAY. [LAUGHTER] BY THE WAY, WHILE SHE'S FIXING THIS.
>> I JUST REALIZED WHAT I DID WRONG. [BACKGROUND]
I CAN GRAB A PACKET AND WE CAN ALL FOLLOW ALONG.
>> ARE THOSE POWERPOINT SLIDES?
>> JUST SCROLL. [BACKGROUND] PATTI, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET IT BACK?
>> WHILE THEY'RE FIGURING THIS OUT, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, AND I'M SORRY TO KEEP DOING THIS TO YOU.
IT WAS ASKED OF ME ALREADY, WHERE IS MY HOUSE ON THESE SCHEMATICS? [LAUGHTER] THESE ARE RENDERINGS.
THEY ARE DESIGN AESTHETIC THINGS.
THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL PLATS OR OFFICIAL LAND PLANS.
THAT WILL COME LATER IF YOU GUYS DON'T RUN ME OUT WITH PITCHFORKS.
LET ME FIRST INTRODUCE THE PROJECT.
I WANT EVERYONE TO MEET MY LOVELY WIFE, DANI AUSTIN.
SAY HI. SHE'S VERY PREGNANT. [APPLAUSE] SHE MADE IT OUT.
WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE CANCELING THE MEETING, SHE FREAKED OUT BECAUSE SHE WAS LIKE, I CAN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE, I'M IN MY THIRD TRIMESTER, THIS IS ALREADY HARD ENOUGH. NEXT SLIDE.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DANI AND THIS IS DANI AND I AT THIS POINT.
DANI STARTED CREATING CONTENT ON THE INTERNET ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO, WAY BEFORE ANY OF YOUR KIDS WANTED TO BE INFLUENCERS, THAT WASN'T EVEN A THING, BUT WE EXIST IN THIS WEIRD BUBBLE CALLED THE INFLUENCER SPACE, WHICH MEANS BASICALLY THAT WE HAVE A LARGE AUDIENCE THAT WE'VE ACQUIRED OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS THAT FOLLOWS PRETTY MUCH OUR LIVES ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, AND I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A JOB, WE HAVE MORE OF A LIFESTYLE.
OUR LIFESTYLE IS REALLY BUILT AROUND STORYTELLING, WHETHER THAT'S TELLING THE STORY OF OUR KIDS' FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL OR OF OUR MARRIAGE, OR DEVELOPING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S ALL STORYTELLING-BASED. WHAT I CAN SAY, FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO PROBABLY DON'T FOLLOW US IN HERE IS THAT WE'RE WHOLESOME, WE'RE FAMILY-ORIENTED.
WE'RE NOT THE CRAZY TIKTOKERS OR YOUTUBERS THAT YOU SEE PULLING PRANKS IN A WALMART.
[LAUGHTER] ACROSS OUR PLATFORMS, WE HAVE ABOUT THREE MILLION PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW US.
IT'S A LARGE AUDIENCE, AND THEY'RE RELEVANT TO THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE MOMS. THEY'RE PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE.
THEY'RE MOMS THAT HAVE TYPICALLY BETWEEN 2-3 KIDS.
I DEFINE THEM AS REALLY GOOD SOUTH MIDWEST AUDIENCE THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO RAISE THEIR KIDS IN A WAY THAT IS HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND SUCCESSFUL FOR THE TIME BEING.
A LOT OF THEM, AS YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS PRESENTATION, ARE SCARED ABOUT A LOT OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN CULTURE, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE MEDIA, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH I KNOW IS OUR JOB, WE'LL GET THERE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT OUR INFLUENCER CAREER.
DANI AND I DIDN'T COME FROM ANYTHING.
I WOULD DEFINE US AS SELF-MADE INDIVIDUALS.
WE HAVE PIONEERED THIS SPACE ON THE INTERNET.
WE WERE ON THE FORBES TOP CREATOR LIST FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
WE'VE WON AMERICAN INFLUENCER AWARDS, AND SO WE HAVE AN ARTFULNESS AND A RESPECT IN OUR INDUSTRY FOR WHAT WE DO. NEXT SLIDE.
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THIS IS DANI AND JORDAN.AW, WE'RE SO CUTE. NEXT SLIDE.
[LAUGHTER] WE DO HAVE A PODCAST TOGETHER.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET TO THE HEART OF WHO WE ARE OUTSIDE OF SHORT-FORM CONTENT, IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO LISTEN TO HOW WE THINK ABOUT THINGS, MORE ABOUT OUR FAITH, MORE ABOUT EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
THE NEXT CHAPTER I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU GUYS IS DIVI.
MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE HERE, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, SHE STARTED LOSING HER HAIR.
AS A SOLUTION TO HER PROBLEM, SHE CREATED THIS SCALP SERUM THAT I LEFT UNDER EACH OF YOUR CHAIRS.
IT'S THE NUMBER ONE BEST-SELLING SCALP SERUM IN ULTA AND ULTA BY TARGET RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL COMPANY.
WE HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY IT. IT'S JUST A FREE GIFT.
IT'S MORE JUST TO SAY, HEY, HERE'S WHO WE ARE.
OUR LIFESTYLE IS NOT DEVELOPMENT AND I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT I AM NOT A DEVELOPER.
THAT IS WHY I WAS LOOKING FOR A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER.
OUR LIFESTYLE AND OUR SUCCESS IS IN STORYTELLING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WE OWN A BEAUTY COMPANY THAT NOW HAS ITS OWN CEO.
NEXT SLIDE. PEOPLE LIKE OUR PRODUCT.
THESE ARE IN YOUR SLIDES. IF ANYONE WATCHES AMERICAN HORROR STORY, SHE'S IN THAT SHOW.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS OUR FAMILY.
I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THIS POINT WHERE IN THIS PRESENTATION, YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FAMILY? THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR FAMILY.
FAMILY IS PROBABLY WHAT CHANGED OUR PERSPECTIVE THE MOST OF HAVING OUR TWO KIDS.
DANI IS OBVIOUSLY INCREDIBLY PREGNANT WITH OUR THIRD.
AS WE DEVELOPED OUR FAMILY, WE STARTED REALIZING SOME OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF OUR CAREER PATH IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT REALLY LED TO THE ADVENT OF PROJECT HOMESTEAD IN AND OF ITSELF.
IS WE STARTED TO SEE, MAN, WHAT ARE THEIR PRIORITIES? WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA DOING TO EVERYONE? IF YOU GUYS LOOK UNDER YOUR CHAIRS, I LEFT EACH OF YOU A COPY OF THE ANXIOUS GENERATION.
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION IS A BOOK BY JONATHAN HAIDT, THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST PIVOTAL PRINCIPLED ANALYSIS OF WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS DOING TO KIDS.
YOU HAVE A HUSBAND AND WIFE WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAVE BUILT OUR ENTIRE CAREERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ARE NOW SEEING THE SHORTCOMINGS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS WE HAVE CHILDREN FOR OURSELVES.
I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO READ THE BOOK.
IT'S REALLY IDENTIFIED AND DEFINED HOW WE BUILT THIS PROJECT.
BUT THIS IS THE WHO BEHIND US.
I THINK THAT THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE, LET'S SEE.
PERFECT. MEET PROJECT HOMESTEAD.
HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO ON PROJECT HOMESTEAD IN PARTICULAR.
I INTRODUCED MY WIFE AND I. I INTRODUCED US AS NON-DEVELOPERS, NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SINS OF THE PAST, BUT A NEW VISION LOOKING FORWARD.
WHAT IS THAT NEW VISION? NEXT SLIDE. PROJECT HOMESTEAD IS REALLY BUILT AROUND THIS IDEA THAT WE SEE OF PEOPLE REALLY WANTING TO GET AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND WANTING TO RAISE THEIR KIDS IN A MORE, I'LL JUST USE Y'ALL'S TERM, UNIQUELY COUNTRY ENVIRONMENT.
WE LIVE IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW, WE LIVE IN LAKEWOOD, AND EVERY SINGLE MORNING, I WAKE UP AND I TELL MY WIFE THAT I GREW UP IN ROCKWALL ON TWO ACRES OF LAND, AND SHE'S LIKE, THAT'S THE COUNTRY, AND I'M LIKE, THAT'S NOT THE COUNTRY.
[LAUGHTER] THE COUNTRY IS WAY FURTHER OUT.
BUT SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS THE COUNTRY, AND SO WHAT I HAVE DONE IN OUR HOME, IS I'VE REALLY STARTED TO UNDERSTAND OPEN FIELDS AND GREEN SPACE AND THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS BEING ABLE TO PLAY OUTSIDE.
ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT AS OUR KIDS WALK AND TALK AND DEVELOP, THEY DON'T HAVE IN THE CITY.
I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS ARE FEELING THE SAME THING.
EVERY SINGLE FAMILY WITHIN OUR DEMO, WHICH WE CAN CALL A MILLENNIAL DEMOGRAPHIC IS WONDERING AND ASKING, WHAT DO WE DO IF WE DO NOT WANT TO RAISE OUR KIDS IN A CITY? DOES THAT MEAN WE MOVE TO PROSPER? DOES THAT MEAN WE MOVE TO PARKER? DOES THAT MEAN WE MOVE TO MURPHY? EVERYONE'S TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
I THINK EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY IS REALLY FOCUSED ON WHAT IS NEXT FOR OUR FAMILY.
NOW, WHAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, DANI AND I, IS A PRETTY GREAT DISCONNECT BETWEEN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS AND THE WAY THAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT AND THE ACTUAL NECESSITY OF HOW YOU DESIGN AND BUILD NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT'S ALMOST THERE'S JUST A GAP RIGHT HERE.
WE KNOW THE AUDIENCE, WE KNOW THEM VERY WELL, THEY ARE IN OUR DIRECT MESSAGES EVERY DAY, AND THEN YOU HAVE DEVELOPERS BUILDING PRODUCTS THAT ARE MAINLY JUST TRYING TO BUILD FOR THE ANSWER OF URBAN SPRAWL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
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WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS PARTNER WITH A DEVELOPER TO CONNECT THE TWO DOTS OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY IMPORTANT TO A COMMUNITY AND TO A NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT'S BEING DESIGNED.I'M GOING TO START WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON PROJECT HOMESTEAD, WHICH I THINK IS THE WHY. NEXT SLIDE.
>> I'M GOING TO START BY GIVING YOU OUR INTERPRETATION.
A LOT OF THIS IS IN THE BOOK AND JONATHAN HAIDT'S PERSPECTIVE TOO, BUT A LOT OF OUR INTERPRETATION OF WHY THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROJECT HOMESTEAD NEEDS TO EXIST. NEXT SLIDE.
I'M GOING TO POWER THROUGH THESE.
THERE'S A RISE IN DIGITAL CHILDHOODS.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A PRETTY ALARMING STAT RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THIS IS ALL THINGS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE OLDER KIDS OR MAYBE YOU HAVE GRANDKIDS OR I'M TRYING TO LOOK OVER THE ROOM AND SEE.
SMARTPHONE ADOPTION IS DRAMATICALLY RISING.
WHAT IT'S DOING IS IT'S CREATING A DEEP SENSE OF ISOLATION AND DEPRESSION WITHIN KIDS.
ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING THINGS IN JONATHAN HAIDT'S BOOK THAT HE TALKS ABOUT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR PLAY.
UNSUPERVISED OUTDOOR PLAY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT KIDS ARE LACKING.
GENERATION PRIOR, I JUST NEEDED TO COME HOME WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK OR WENT OFF OR THE STREET LIGHTS CAME ON.
OUR GENERATION, HELICOPTER PARENTING RAISED IN DEEPLY URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, AND THAT LACK OF OUTDOOR PLAY PLUS THE DIGITAL NATURE OF SMARTPHONE ADOPTION, YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
IT IS CREATING ALARMING STATISTICS LIKE 97% OF TEENS REPORT DAILY INTERNET USAGE, NEXT SLIDES, MY KEY POINT.
RISE IN ISOLATION, DEPRESSION, AND IT'S ALL CORRELATED WITH THE RISE IN SMARTPHONE ADOPTION I.E.
KIDS NOT GOING OUTSIDE AND PLAY.
YOU HAVE A DEEP NEED FOR A PRODUCT ON THE REAL ESTATE SIDE OF A COMMUNITY THAT'S DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED FOR KIDS, BUT YOU HAVE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE NOT PROBABLY LOOKING AT THIS DATA AND SAYING, THIS IS THE PROBLEM, IN GOING IN THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION, BUT NOT CONNECTING THE DOTS OF HOW DEVELOP A PRODUCT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PROBLEM HAPPENING WITH CHILDREN.
NEXT SLIDE. TEENS ARE DEPRESSED, NEXT SLIDE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WHAT'S CALLED A COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM, AND HE TALKS ABOUT THIS A LOT IN THE BOOK.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, I CAN'T TAKE MY SMARTPHONE AWAY FROM MY 13-YEAR-OLD BECAUSE IF I TAKE MY SMARTPHONE AWAY FROM MY 13-YEAR-OLD, THEN SHE'S GOING TO FEEL OUT OF THE LOOP BECAUSE ALL OF HER FRIENDS ARE SAYING, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE WEARING TO CHEER PRACTICE.
IT'S CALLED A COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM BECAUSE WHAT IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE TO REALLY DETOX OUR KIDS FROM BEING RAISED ON THE SMARTPHONE IS A COMMUNITY OF LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS OF PARENTS THAT ARE BANDING TOGETHER AND SAYING, HEY, WE COLLECTIVELY ARE GOING TO BE LOW DIGITAL IMPACT ON OUR KIDS.
REALLY CURATING AND BRINGING THAT COMMUNITY TOGETHER, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU WILL, IS ONE OF THE KEY TENETS OF WHY WE LANDED ON THIS PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE.
IT'S HAPPENING IN THE UK. THE SECOND THING THAT WE SEE AS A BIG TREND, JUST FROM OUR AUDIENCE OF THREE MILLION IS THE RISE OF POLITICIZATION.
NOT HERE TO TAKE A SIDE, JUST SAYING THAT WE ARE FIERCELY AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THIS COUNTRY, AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF IT.
PEOPLE WANT TO GENERALLY BE UNITED, AND I THINK THAT THIS POLITICIZATION IS ACTUALLY CAUSING PEOPLE TO NOT WANT TO TALK.
I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO MY NEIGHBOR.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY STAND, OR I WILL TALK TO MY NEIGHBOR, BUT ONLY IF THEY STAND ON MY SIDE.
THE MEDIA IS PUMPING THESE MESSAGES INTO US AND IT'S ACTUALLY DIVIDING US AS A COUNTRY.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD IN THIS. THAT'S PROJECT HOMESTEAD.
NEXT SLIDE. IT'S ALL TIED TO SOCIAL MEDIA USE, NEXT SLIDE.
MOST PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY.
THEY CARE ABOUT SIDES, BUT THEY JUST REALLY WANT TO HAVE AMERICANS UNITED AGAIN. NEXT SLIDE.
THIRD TREND OF THE WHY PROJECT HOMESTEAD, THE RISE OF THE RURAL RETREAT, KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT WE SEE IN MASSES THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, OUT OF THE CITIES, AND INTO COMMUNITIES LIKE PARKER.
THERE IS A DEEP NEED AND NECESSITY TO BUILD AND DEVELOP IN PARKER.
NOW, IS IT 666 HOMES OR 660? PROBABLY NOT.
BUT IS THERE A NEED FOR A PRODUCT MORE AKIN TO A PROJECT HOMESTEAD IN PARKER? YES, OUR FRIENDS WANT IT. WE WANT IT.
I THINK THAT THAT'S WHY I WAS INTRODUCED THIS PROJECT. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
URBAN GROWTH GOING DOWN, RURAL GROWTH GOING UP.
EVERY DAY, OUR FRIENDS, MILLENNIALS ARE TALKING, WHERE CAN I END UP? WHAT'S THE CITY OF PARKER LIKE? WHAT'S THE CITY OF MURPHY LIKE?
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WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR A PRODUCT THAT JUST IS SIMPLY NOT BUILT FOR US YET.MAN, I HAD MY CLICKER, THIS WOULD GO SO MUCH MORE.
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WHAT? SO GOOD FLUFFY THOUGHTS, JORDAN, OF THE WHY.
HOPEFULLY, GENERALLY SPEAKING, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANYTHING INHERENTLY BAD ABOUT WHAT I'M PITCHING.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND DISAGREEMENT IN THIS ROOM.
I THINK WE'RE ALL FEELING IT, ESPECIALLY AS MILLENNIAL PARENTS.
SO WHAT IS PROJECT HOMESTEAD? NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS A GREAT. SO WHEN MOST PEOPLE MOVE INTO NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY'RE MOVING BASED ON PROXIMITY TO WORK.
THEY'RE MOVING BASED ON SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, THEY'RE MOVING BASED ON, IS IT SAFE? WHAT IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? THERE'S A MINDSET IN WHERE PEOPLE USED TO CHOOSE TO LIVE.
NOW, WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO FOREGO PROBABLY NOT SAFETY, NOT SCHOOLS, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS.
SO EVEN THE WEALTHIEST OF WEALTHY ARE SAYING, HEY, I WANT TO BE IN PARKER BECAUSE I CAN BREATHE OUT THERE.
I CAN REALLY ENJOY THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT THE CORE TENANT IDEAL OF PROJECT HOMESTEAD IS.
NEXT SLIDE. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY TWO NOW.
IS WE WANT TO REALLY DESIGN IT BASED ON COMMUNITY.
SHE'S LOVING THIS. SHE READ THE ANXIOUS GENERATION. I CAN TELL YOU'RE LOVING THIS.
FOR US, YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND, WE ARE INFLUENCERS WITH A COMMUNITY OF THREE MILLION PEOPLE.
WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT.
OUR CORE PHILOSOPHY IN WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT IS BRING OUR COMMUNITY OF LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS INTO THE CITY OF PARKER INTO A WELL DESIGNED NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS FOLLOWING ALL OF THE PRINCIPLES HERE.
EVERYONE HAS AND THESE ARE NOT THINGS.
DON'T HOLD ME TO THIS, BUT EVERYONE HAS A FRONT PORCH.
IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO COME OUT, IT ENCOURAGES KIDS TO PLAY.
IT CREATES A COMMUNITY OF SELF SUPERVISION OR SHARED SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN RIGHT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE.
I THINK YOU GUYS GET IT. THE WHO OF PROJECT HOMESTEAD.
BUT I THINK THAT WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN, THERE'S ALWAYS THIS QUESTION OF, WELL, WHO'S GOING TO MOVE HERE.
THIS IS JUST OUR BEST STAB AT WHO WE SEE IS IT'S MIDDLE TO UPPER MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES, PROBABLY HAVE TWO PLUS KIDS.
I THINK POLITICALLY, PROBABLY CONSERVATIVE TO MODERATE, ON THE SIDE, BUT CAN BE ALL YOU KNOW, ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
BUT THE MAIN TENET I THINK THAT IS GOING TO UNITE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MOVES INTO IT IS FAMILY.
YOUNG FAMILIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO BE LIKE MINDED WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS ALONGSIDE THEIR NEIGHBORS. NEXT SLIDE.
WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR LAND AND PARTNERS IN DALLAS BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE KNOW.
IT'S A GREAT PILOT PROJECT FOR PROJECT HOMESTEAD.
BASED ON HOW THIS MEETING WENT, I WAS LIKE, I THINK PARKER CAN BE GOOD FOR IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
I'M WALKING INTO A VERY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE.
I THINK THAT THERE'S PEACE THAT CAN BE BROKERED HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
BUT WE'VE TOWED THE LAND, WE'VE WALKED THE LAND, WE'VE MET SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
HONESTLY, SO FAR, I'VE ENJOYED ALL OF YOU GUYS.
CAROLYN SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS INFAMOUS, AND SHE WAS SUPER NICE TO ME.
[LAUGHTER] BUT, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT, BUT, WE ARE TALKING TO OTHER CITIES AS WELL, LITTLE LESS-DEVELOPED OF RELATIONSHIPS, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR OUR PILOT, FOR THIS PROJECT.
NEXT SLIDE. EVENTUALLY, WHAT WE KNOW HOW TO DO IS WE KNOW HOW TO BUILD BRANDS.
DIVI IS A BRAND THAT IS NATIONWIDE.
DANNY IS A BRAND, I GUESS, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT HER LIKE THAT THAT IS NATIONWIDE.
WE EVENTUALLY WANT TO CREATE A PRODUCT.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO BE REAL ESTATE MOGULS OR REAL ESTATE, CRAZY DEVELOPER, BILLIONAIRES, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT WE SEE EXIST IN THE MARKET, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM AND THE PRODUCT THAT WE DELIVER TO THE CITY OF DALLAS, WE THINK IS AN ANSWER TO OTHER MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THE SAME PRODUCT.
HOW CAN I GET JUST ENOUGH OUTSIDE OF THE CITY TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LAND, BUT MOSTLY IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AROUND US.
I DON'T THINK THAT THE ANSWER AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE UPSET.
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BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE ANSWER IS TWO ACRE LOTS.I DON'T KNOW IF THE ANSWER IS ONE ACRE LOTS.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A DISCUSSION TO BE HAD AROUND DENSITY AND WHAT IS OPTIMALLY ECONOMICALLY VIABLE.
BUT WHAT I DO THINK IS THAT IT'S THE WAY THAT THE PLAT AND THE LAND PLAN IS INTENTIONALLY LINED OUT, WITH PARKS AND WITH GREEN SPACES, AND WITH REALLY MINDFUL DECISIONS OF, ARE MY KIDS GOING TO FEEL SAFE GOING OUTSIDE? AM I AS A PARENT GOING TO FEEL SAFE LETTING THEM OUTSIDE TO GO PLAY WITH THE OTHER KIDS? NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE ALMOST DONE, GUYS.
HOW? SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTING PART OR I THINK IT'S THE MOST INTERESTING PART BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE DO, WHICH IS MARKETING. NEXT SLIDE.
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS STORYTELLING.
I THINK THAT IT IS A FASCINATING NEEDING NATIONAL HEADLINES AND NATIONAL ACCLAIM TO TELL A STORY OF A INFLUENCER COUPLE WHO AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME, AND AT THE TOP OF THEIR INDUSTRY, DECIDED TO FOREGO SOCIAL MEDIA TO DEVELOP THIS PRODUCT TO REALLY GIVE TO AND TREAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHILDREN WITH A LESS DIGITAL DEPENDENCE.
MEANING WE DON'T WANT TO RAISE OUR KIDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT EVERY DAY.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A WEIRD INHERENT HYPOCRISY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WITH ALL THIS, WHERE IT'S LIKE, OUR ROLE IS SOCIAL MEDIA AND THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD THAT WE HAVE FOUND FROM IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE AGREE THAT KIDS WITH SMARTPHONES BEFORE 13 IS REALLY NOT A GOOD IDEA.
I THINK THAT WHAT YOU CAN KNOW IS HALEY AND KATIE ARE ON DANNY'S TEAM.
I KNOW THAT THEY'VE PROBABLY BEEN FILMING SOME OF THIS MEETING WITH A BIG CAMERA.
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, WE FILM, WE WOULD LOVE TO TELL THE STORY OF THIS PROJECT.
EVERY CITIZEN OF PARKER AND I GUESS MURPHY, CAROLYN NEED TO KNOW, THIS WILL BE A HIGH PUBLICITY PROJECT, IN THE SENSE, DOESN'T MEAN THERE'LL BE PAPARAZZI AND CAMERA CREWS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
A HIGH PUBLICITY PROJECT IN THE SENSE THAT THIS IS A FIRST OF ITS KIND AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE OF.
IT IS A VERY INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
NEXT SLIDE, I THINK THAT WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH A DEVELOPER AND TELL THIS STORY, I THINK IT'S A VERY FASCINATING HEADLINE WHEN A TOP SOCIAL MEDIA CREATOR COUPLE TURNS AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA TO DEVELOP A PRODUCT THAT IS REALLY INHERENTLY BASED ON FAMILY VALUES AND FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHILDREN.
NEXT SLIDE. Q&A. PROBABLY LOTS OF QUESTIONS OR NONE.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO START OFF WITH IS [INAUDIBLE]
>> REALLY? THANK YOU. IT'S MY FIRST ONE TO LOCAL CITY COUNCIL EVER.
>> I WAS TRYING TO READ MY WIFE AND I WAS LIKE, IS SHE IMPRESSED OR IS SHE NOT, AND I COULDN'T TELL. [LAUGHTER]. [BACKGROUND]
>> YOU WOULD HAVE TIED ME WITH THAT ONE FIRST.
I KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE.
>> YEAH. SO HERE'S A QUICK CLARIFICATION. I SAID THIS.
IT IS NOT MISINFORMATION THAT I WAS PRESENTED AS AN INVESTOR.
I DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY YET TO COMMENT ON LAND PLANS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WHAT I AM SHARING WITH YOU GUYS HERE IS TRYING TO CREATE A SITUATION WHERE I CAN TAKE A VERY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THIS PROJECT, HEARING QUESTIONS LIKE THAT, BUT I STILL DO HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PERSON THAT OWNS THE LAND.
NOW, HERE'S WHY I'M HERE AND I THINK THERE WAS ENOUGH EFFICIENCY TO ARGUE FOR FOR ME TO COME HERE.
WHO KNOWS WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL HOME COUNT? [BACKGROUND].
SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHT PLUS TOWNHOMES.
THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT I THINK THAT THERE IS A DISCUSSION TO BE HAD AROUND DENSITY, AND I THINK THAT WHAT YOU GUYS AS PARKER CITIZENS PERCEIVE OF THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPER IS NOT INHERENTLY ACCURATE AND I THINK THAT WHAT THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS PERCEIVES OF THE PARKER RESIDENTS MAY NOT BE INHERENTLY ACCURATE AS WELL.
I AGREE WITH MY STATEMENT THAT I DON'T KNOW IF ONE OR TWO ACRE LOTS ARE THE ANSWER, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LAND PLANNING, MY EXPECTATION, IF WE WERE TO TAKE ON THIS PROJECT, IS THAT THE LAND PLAN WOULD REFLECT THE VALUES OF PROJECT HOMESTEAD, GREEN SPACES, PARKS.
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WALKABILITY IS A PRETTY BROAD TERM, BUT I THINK WALKABILITY IN TERMS OF, LIKE WE CAN'T HAVE THESE CARS THAT ARE SPEEDING DOWN THE STREET.THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK.
YOU'RE SQUINTING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE LIKING.
>> PROPOSING THAT IF IT'S SMALLER THAN TWO OR ONE-ACRE LOTS.
I CAME FROM THE OTHER SIDE [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] AND I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GREENBELTS [INAUDIBLE] AND I WOULD NOT LET THEM OUT
>> WHAT IS THE LATEST PROPOSAL THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE LAND PLAN?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN MISLED.
WE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT, AT ONE POINT, [INAUDIBLE] PLAN IN THERE, AND WHEN IT WAS PLACED UP, THERE WAS A NUMBER OF 666 HOMES [INAUDIBLE] THAT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT SIT WELL [INAUDIBLE] INGRESS-EGRESS [INAUDIBLE] THAT LED DOWN TO FIGHTS THAT WERE [INAUDIBLE] WHAT I'M NOT HEARING FROM YOU THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT, I LOVE YOUR IDEA.
YOU'RE A GREAT SALESMAN WITH AN IDEA.
>> BUT I'M ONLY HEARING A CONCEPT OF AN IDEA, BUT I'M NOT HEARING THE PLAN.
>> I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE NOT DOING.
>> WELL, I DON'T HAVE A LAND PLAN.
>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE'RE STANDING HERE GOING, THESE ARE GOING TO BE 225 HOMES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] LAST PLAN, BUT THEN WE WEREN'T TOLD ALL THE DETAILS.
OR IS THERE GOING TO BE 600 HOMES, WILL THERE BE 110 HOMES HAVING INGRESS [INAUDIBLE] HOW IS THE CITY, THE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO E DONE [INAUDIBLE].
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE LOVE YOUR IDEA.
>> TOTALLY. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? HAVE YOU NOT SEEN A SINGLE, JUST TO BE CLEAR, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITIZENS OF PARKER HAVE SEEN AND HAVE NOT SEEN.
THE HOLD ON. LET ME ANSWER HIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN AND WHAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS A LATEST LAND PLAN.
AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE IT IS SEVEN O'CLOCK, I MUST CONVENE THE COUNCIL MEETING.
JORDAN, IF YOU'LL HANG ON JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN WE CAN TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU BECAUSE I STILL DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.
>> JUST HANG ON THERE FOR A MINUTE.
AT THIS TIME, I AM CONVENING THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024, AT 7:00 PM.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR, PATTI SCOTT GREY, DO I HAVE A SUPER QUORUM?
>> AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A SUPER QUORUM, WE ARE UNABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND FOR THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
HOWEVER, JORDAN, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO CONTINUE YOUR PRESENTATION AND OR TAKING QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO GET INTO THE THICK OF IT HERE.
TO BE CLEAR, YOU GUYS ARE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF MY QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS.
>> WE'RE GOOD NOW, WE'RE CITIZENS.
>> MY QUESTION IS, I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE BASELINE HERE? WHAT INFORMATION ARE WE ALL OPERATING OFF OF AS THE BASELINE?
>> WEIWEI [PHONETIC] IS ON PLANNING AND ZONING, I BET SHE WOULD HAVE A GOOD ANSWER.
>> I WORK AT PLANNING AND ZONING.
>> OUR ZONING REQUIREMENT [INAUDIBLE] SO IF WE HAVE ANY EXCEPTIONS, IT'D BE ONE ACRE.
IF WE CAN STICK TO THAT, I THINK WE'D ALL E VERY HAPPY.
>> ALSO, A QUESTION REMAINS IN MY MIND IF THERE WOULD BE ANY GETTING INVOLVED,
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THEN WHAT MORE FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED.[INAUDIBLE] ALL OF OUR MINDS ARE VERY BIASED RIGHT NOW AND IT'S VERY HARD TO OVERCOME THAT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO A LOT OF ACTION FOR US TO PROCESS AND [INAUDIBLE] ANY AN INTERMEDIARY, IS WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE.
>> DIDN'T YOU BUT THE LAND FROM HUFFINES.
>> THEY NEED TO STAY OUT OF IT BECAUSE THEY REALLY POISONED THE LAND.
>> I UNDERSTAND. TO BE HONEST, GUYS, I CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE HUFFINES, AND THAT'S WHY I JUST REFERRED TO THEM AS OLD DEVELOPER BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THEM INCREDIBLY WELL, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THEY WANT TO STAY OUT OF IT.
I THINK THAT EVERY PARTY THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO, INCLUDING YOU GUYS AS MURPHY AND PARKER ARE TIRED OF THIS, EVERYONE WANTS A SOLUTION.
I'LL GIVE IT TO HIM, I THINK PHIL WAS PRETTY GENIUS FOR BRINGING ME IN HERE IS BECAUSE I THINK THAT HE KNEW HE WAS NOT GOING TO GET TO A SOLUTION WITH THE CURRENT SPOKESPEOPLE ON HIS SIDE OR WORKING THE SAME WAY THAT THEY DID, WHICH I WOULD CALL THE SCORCHED EARTH STRATEGY.
I THINK THAT BOTH SIDES ARE STILL WILLING TO GO SCORCHED EARTH.
THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANOTHER WAY THAT CAN BE BROKERED TO WHERE EVERYONE CAN BE HAPPY BUILT ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES OF WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING?
>> I APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE YOUR OPEN EARS AND YOUR OPEN MINDS BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT I'LL JUST BE TOTALLY HONEST WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT, THERE IS A LEVEL OF EFFORT THAT I THINK IT IS WORTH IT FOR DANNY AND I TO TRY AND RESOLVE THIS CITY OF PARKER ISSUE AND LAUNCH OUR PILOT PROJECT HERE, AND THERE'S A LEVEL THAT IT'S NOT.
THAT'S WHY I VERY CLEARLY PRESENTED MYSELF AS, ALL OF THE SINS OF THE PAST, GO THROW THOSE ON FACEBOOK, BUT DON'T THROW THEM AT ME.
I AM HERE TO BE ULTIMATELY TRANSPARENT TO TELL YOU WHO WE ARE.
THE GREAT RELATIONSHIP I'VE HAD SO FAR WITH MAYOR LEE AND BUDDY, AND IT HASN'T BEEN ANYTHING BEHIND YOU-ALL'S BACKS.
IT'S JUST BEEN INTRODUCING THEM TO THIS, AND THEY SAID, THE FIRST THING THAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET THIS IN FRONT OF THE CITIZENS.. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
I DON'T HAVE SOLUTIONS, BUT I'M OPEN TO HEARING AND LISTENING, WHICH IS WHAT I WANT TO DO. YES, SIR.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THE PRESENTATION THAT WE GOT EARLIER AND WE THOUGHT WAS 600 LOTS ON 100 ACRES [INAUDIBLE] AND WE TALKED ABOUT 100 ACRES AND WE TALKED ABOUT ADHERING TO KEEP IT MODIFIED TO ONE-ACRE LOT,.
THEN YOU TALK ABOUT GREEN SPACES.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE] GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, SO YOU START ON THAT GREEN SPACES AND [INAUDIBLE] THE LOTS, YOU'RE BELOW 100 ACRES.
WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT BUILDING AND TRY NOT TO GET AS MUCH AS YOU GET OUT OF IT, THEN [INAUDIBLE]
>> I'M FOLLOWING. YOU LOST ME AT THE END.
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WHAT I'M SAYING HERE IS NOT MATCHING.
>> [INAUDIBLE] AND I THINK EVERYBODY HERE [INAUDIBLE].
IF YOU CAN KEEP DENSITY LOW ENOUGH WHEN YOU'RE CRATING THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL THING.
THE INVESTORS ARE GOING GET BEHIND THAT TO INVEST THE MONEY [INAUDIBLE] DEVELOP IT AND TO DEAL WITH THE WATER ISSUE AND THE OTHER ISSUES AND STILL COME OUT MAKING A PROFIT.
I PERSONALLY DON'T [INAUDIBLE]
>> GREAT POINT. I THINK THAT THERE'S A WAY.
AGAIN, CAN'T SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS.
LISTEN, THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL MEETING.
THE GOOD NEWS WE GOT ANOTHER MEETING COMING.
THEN YOU GUYS CAN TEAR ME APART ON ALL THE SPECIFIC POINTS.
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BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S A PATH.I KNOW IT SOUNDS UNLIKELY, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO COMBAT A LOT OF WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
I AM SENSING, AS A MEDIATOR HERE, THAT THERE'S GIVE POTENTIALLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND THEN THERE'S NON GIVES ON BOTH SIDES.
I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD.
BUT I CAN'T HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IF YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE ME SLASH TRUST ME. IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO WORK.
IF I'M BOTH FIGHTING THE OLD DEVELOPER, THE CITY OF PARKER, AND THE CITIZENS, WE HAVE SOME INTERNET HATERS, BUT IT'S NOT LOCAL.
>> THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING LIVE STREAM ARE ASKING IF YOU WOULD REPEAT THE QUESTION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO HEAR WHAT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE SAYING.
>> YES, LIVE AUDIENCE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WATCHING?
>> MILLIONS? CAN YOU SEE? I HEARD THERE WERE WATCH PARTIES.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM YOU GUYS.
>> I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR SIX YEARS AND JORDAN, YOU HAVE THOUGHT PRETTY LONG AND HARD IN THIS PROJECT.
>> LET'S FORGET ABOUT THE 100 ACRES AND THE $600.
>> YOU OBVIOUSLY HAD COME UP WITH A HOME [INAUDIBLE] PER ACRE IN YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING, SO WHAT IS THAT [INAUDIBLE]
>> I WOULD SAY THIS, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S A THOUGHT IN MY MIND.
THERE'S A COUPLE COMMUNITIES AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW THESE, BUT THERE'S ONE OUT OF AUSTIN. IT'S CALLED MUELLER.
DO YOU GUYS KNOW THE MUELLER NEIGHBORHOOD? IT WAS AT THE OLD AIRPORT.
THEY HAVE A REALLY INTERESTING LAYOUT WHERE THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT ARE HIGH DENSITY, BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY WALKABLE AREAS AS WELL WITH WIDER LOTS AS WELL.
THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER COMMUNITY THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CHECK OUT CALLED WHEELER.
IT'S MORE IN THE CITY, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A DENSITY THAT YOU GUYS, PER SE, LIKE, BUT IT'S REALLY INSPIRATIONAL TO SEE HOW YOU CAN MIX A CERTAIN DEGREE OF DENSITY WITH REALLY OPEN COMMUNAL SPACES AND A CERTAIN DEGREE OF WALKABILITY TO CREATE, I THINK THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY IMPACT THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE THIS VAGUE ANSWER, AND I'M SORRY, I DO NOT HAVE A LAND PLAN FOR YOU.
I REALLY AM EXCITED TO COME TO YOU GUYS WITH A LAND PLAN AND TO ARGUE MY POINTS ON THE LAND PLAN.
I JUST HAVE NOT GOTTEN THERE UNTIL I GOT THROUGH THIS.
BUT WHAT I CAN TELL EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BRING UP DENSITY IS, I HEAR YOU.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATIONS.
I DO NOT EVEN KNOW THE ECONOMICS OF THE THIS PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE MODELED OUT, BUT I VOW TO YOU TO ANALYZE THEM AND TO LOOK AT THEM AND TO DISCUSS AND TO BRING THEIR RESERVATIONS WITH YOUR RESERVATIONS.
THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SET UP HERE.
>> IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW?
>> FOR NOW. FAIR. SORRY, I FORGOT TO REPEAT THE QUESTION TOO.
THANK YOU, SIR. WOW. YOU CAN PROTECT ME TOO.
>> MY NAME'S MEGAN MECHIO [PHONETIC], AND [INAUDIBLE] AND I WAS SENT TO ASK YOU.
>> EVER MET ME BEFORE TONIGHT.
>> I'M I INVOLVED AS A PARTNER OR INVESTOR IN ANY WAY?
>> HAND ON THIS METAPHORICAL BIBLE, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
>> I JUST REALLY WANTED SOMEBODY AFFILIATED WITH HUFFINES TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE BIT TIRED.
>> BUT HEY, WAIT, YOU USED THE WRONG WORD.
I DO NOT WORK FOR THE HUFFINES.
>> YOU MIGHT NOT WORK FOR THEM, BUT YOU'RE HERE ON THEIR BEHALF TONIGHT.
>> WE'RE HAVING SPLIT HAIRS ABOUT IT.
I JUST WANTED THAT CONFIRMED IN FRONT OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
>> IS ANYONE IN THIS ROOM BEING MEAN TO YOU?
>> IT'S CAROLYN? I WASN'T GONNA ACCUSE YOU CAROLYN. IS THIS FACEBOOK? YOU GUYS ALL ON FACEBOOK?
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GETS TENSE ON THOSE.WE GOT TO GET OFF FACEBOOK, GUYS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE COME HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WHAT YOU-ALL'S ISSUE IS AND WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT PLACE [INAUDIBLE] I'M VERY GRATEFUL I GET TO [INAUDIBLE] HERE SOMETHING THAT'S AT LEAST, FIRST, THEY'RE TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT IN DECIDING, HERE IS OUR BIG IDEA.
THE NEXT TIME WE SPEAK, IT WILL BE MORE DETAILS [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU-ALL ARE STILL INTERESTED IN THIS AREA OR NOT.
HAVE FELT GOOD COLLABORATION, OR AT LEAST A PATHWAY TO GOOD COLLABORATION WITH COUNCIL.
COUNCIL, I THINK, IS MOST WORRIED ABOUT, IS THERE A PATHWAY WITH THE CITIZENS, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.
HOPEFULLY, JUST A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO DEVELOPING THIS.
I THINK IT WAS YOUR HUSBAND WHO SAID, I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE REASONABLE IN THIS ROOM.
THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS 100 ACRES.
IT'S NOT GOING TO JUST ALL BE OPEN SPACE FOREVER.
SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH IT.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY I'M A WHITE KNIGHT HERE, BUT I THINK WHAT I COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE WHITE KNIGHT OF IS PREVENTING WHAT ARE ALL THE SCORCHED EARTH OPTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP? A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, ALL THESE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A WAY TO DEESCALATE FROM THAT SCORCHED EARTH STRATEGY AND FIGURE OUT SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION.
>> I WANT TO MENTION, I'M ON PLANNING AND ZONING.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF DEVELOPERS THAT COME BEFORE US, AND MORE RECENTLY, JUST A MONTH AGO.
THEIR ATTITUDE HAS BEEN, WE WANT TO STAY WITHIN THE REGULATION AND THE RULES OF YOUR ZONING LAWS, AND WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU AND COMPLY AND LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORS, WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE.
THEY WERE RECEIVED WITH OPEN ARMS. YOU CAN DO THE SAME WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OPEN SPACE FOREVER.
THAT OTHER DEVELOPER I'M THINKING OF, THEY WANTED TO CONVERT FROM THAT TO A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.
NO PROBLEM AS LONG AS THEY STAY WITHIN THE TWO ACRE, OR ONE ACRE PROPERTY.
WE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU AS LONG AS THE OTHER SIDE'S WILLING TO WORK WITH US.
>> FOR SURE. I FEEL CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER SIDE IS WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU-ALL TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT LOOKS.
I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT, HOPEFULLY, BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I JUST WANT TO CONVEY THAT.
BECAUSE IF THE OTHER SIDE WAS RESISTANT AND BULLHEADED ON THIS, WHY AM I HERE?
>> I WANT TO FOLLOW UP FROM THAT BECAUSE I SERVED ON PLANNING AND ZONING WITH [INAUDIBLE], AND SHE'S 100% CORRECT.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BOX CALLED RULES.
YOU COME IN AND COMPLY WITH THOSE RULES, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A HUG AND SEND YOU A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
LIKE SHE SAID, TWO ACRES, I'M UP HERE SAYING TWO ACRES.
IT'S REAL SIMPLE. IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.
ONE ACRE IS 45,560 SQUARE FEET, TIMES TWO IS TWO ACRES.
YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY A SHARP YOUNG MAN THAT'S NOT GOING TO COME UP HERE AND JUST DO AND NOT HAVE THOUGHT THIS THROUGH.
CAN YOU GUYS MAKE MONEY AT TWO ACRES? YES OR NO?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I WILL GET YOU YOUR ANSWER THOUGH.
>> WHEN ARE YOU RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT? [LAUGHTER]
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I'D SURVIVE, HONESTLY. I DON'T THINK I WOULD.
>> I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTION, BUT I DO WANT TO BRING UP, JUST REMIND ME GUYS, AND I MIGHT NEED YOU-ALL'S HELP BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE BIT RUSTY ON THESE RULES, THE ETJ, VERSUS BEING IN THE CITY, VERSUS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
I THINK IT'S THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM WE PROBABLY SHOULD TALK ABOUT, BUT JUST REMIND ME AFTER.
>> HOLD IT. YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANY RESEARCH. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
>> THE HUFFINES IN THAT LUNCH.
THEY TOLD ME THAT EXACT STATEMENT.
THIS IS WHAT I'VE TALKED TO VERY OPENLY WITH MAYOR LEE AND BUDDY ABOUT, IS THAT I THINK THAT THERE IS LEVERAGE ON BEHALF OF THE HUFFINES THAT IS HAD, THAT IS JUST A REALITY AND ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM HERE, WHICH IS THAT, AND I MIGHT BUTCHER THIS TERMINOLOGY, CAN YOU-ALL HELP ME, THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF THE ETJ, OR THEY ARE IN THE ETJ?
>> THAT IT. THEY'VE APPLIED TO EXIT THE ETJ.
THE CITY OF PARKER DENIED THEIR APPLICATION TO EXIT THE ETJ.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS PASSED A NEW LAW WITH THE HELP OF DEVELOPERS [OVERLAPPING]>> THAT WOULD ALLOW LAND OWNERS TO EXIT AN ETJ UNILATERALLY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE CITY, WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN REQUIRED.
>> THAT LAW IS BEING CHALLENGED IN COURT IN TEXAS AND PROBABLY IS GOING TO BE IN COURT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS UNTIL IT GETS TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS BEFORE IT CAN BE FULLY ADJUDICATED AND RIGHTFULLY DETERMINED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
>> REFRESHER, AND CAN I GIVE YOU MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS SITUATION?
>> MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE SITUATION, BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS DIGGING INTO WHETHER THIS MEETING WAS WORTH IT, IS I THINK THAT THERE ARE TWO OPPOSING PERSPECTIVES ON THIS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE OLD DEVELOPER IS CONVINCED THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER PART OF YOUR ETJ BASED ON THIS LAW.
NOW, I KNOW THAT THE LAW IS BEING CHALLENGED, BUT I THINK THAT WHERE PEOPLE ARE THROWING POTENTIAL FALSE LEVERAGE AT ONE ANOTHER IS IN THIS DISPUTE, WHETHER ARE THEY IN THE CITY, OR ARE THEY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
>> THEY'RE NOT IN THE CITY. THAT'S NOT IN QUESTION.
>> IT'S NOT ABOUT THE QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE IN THE CITY OF PARKER.
IT'S WHETHER THEY ARE ALLOWED TO EXIT PARKER'S ETJ OR NOT.
EVEN IF THEY DO, EVEN IF THEY END UP BEING SUCCESSFUL EXITING THE ETJ AND THE LAW IS STRUCK DOWN BY THE SUPREME COURT OR IS ALLOWED TO STATE, THEY COULD EXIT.
EVEN IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEY WOULD STILL BE WITHIN THE COUNTY.
THEY WOULD STILL HAVE COUNTY REGULATIONS THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH, AND EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM LIVES IN THE COUNTY AS WELL, AS WELL AS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OUTSIDE THIS ROOM LIVE WITHIN THE COUNTY.
THAT WOULD CREATE SOME OTHER OPPOSITION.
>> ANOTHER THING IS WHEN YOU'RE DEVELOPING, WATER IS REALLY HANDY.
>> LET ME CLEAR OUT ONE THING.
>> YES, TODD, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE HUFFINE SENT THE CITY A NOTICE, A PETITION TO GO OUT OF OUR ETJ.
THE CITY TO CITY COUNCIL VOTED ON IT AND DENIED THEIR PETITION.
THE HUFFINES, IF THEY WISH TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, NOW CAN SUE THE CITY FOR THAT DENIAL UNTIL THE LAW IS CHANGED OR MAYBE CHANGED BY COURT ACTION, BUT THAT'S WHERE THAT IS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
>> AGAIN, THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD, GUYS, IS THE REASON I THINK THAT REASONABLE MINDS WILL PREVAIL HERE IS BECAUSE I THINK THE SCORCHED EARTH STRATEGY IS ENTIRELY BUILT ON WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO PUT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN ON.
WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BUILD INDUSTRIAL.
WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE ETJ, I THINK THAT LAW FAIR IS HAPPENING BETWEEN BOTH SIDES AND EVERYONE SUING EACH OTHER.
HONESTLY, IF THAT IS THE BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR BOTH PATHS, YOU-ALL HAVE AT IT.
TRULY, I HAVE NO DOG IN THIS FIGHT, YOU-ALL KEEP FIGHTING FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THE IDEALISTIC SIDE OF ME SAID, I THINK THAT THERE'S PROBABLY A MIDDLE GROUND HERE THAT EVERYONE CAN BE HAPPY ABOUT.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO GET ME TO DEFINE THE MIDDLE GROUND HERE, AND I'M SORRY THAT I CAN'T, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY YET NOR HAVE I MADE THAT DECISION THAT THAT'S EVEN WHAT I WANT TO DO YET.
IT'S OKAY THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, BUT REALLY, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT OF GIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH THE OLD DEVELOPER.
I'M TRYING TO READ THE ROOM OF IS THERE A SOLUTION THAT YOU GUYS EVEN WANT BROKERED HERE, OR DO WE WANT TO JUST KEEP SLINGING MUD THEY'RE IN THE CITY, THEY HAVE TO BE AT TWO ACRES, THEY HAVE TO BE AT THIS? YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD.
>> I THINK YOU BETTER TELL ME ABOUT IT BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE]
THAT IS THE QUESTION WHAT ARE THE RESIDENTS WILLING TO ACCEPT? YOU CAN'T HAVE A PERFECT UTOPIA.
THERE'S GOT TO BE COMPROMISE IN THIS PROCESS.
>> PRECISELY. I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS.
>>CAROLYN, COME ON. SHE'S WATCHING FROM THE LIVESTREAM.
ANYWAY, WHAT I DO NOT KNOW THAT I WOULD BE VERY INCLINED TO KNOW, IS THE OPPOSITION THAT'S COMING FROM PARKER, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON.
IS THERE A VOCAL MINORITY THAT IS LOUDEST,
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THAT IS REPRESENTING WE CAN'T GIVE ON THIS? WHAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON? WHAT IS JUST THIS VOCAL MINORITY NOT WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON? THAT'S WHAT I DON'T KNOW.I'M NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH PARKER OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUT WHAT I AM FAMILIAR WITH IS THE INTERNET AND HOW THAT WORKS.
I DO KNOW THAT TYPICALLY THE LOUDEST OPINIONS SOMETIMES REPRESENT, NOT THE MAJORITY, BUT THE MINORITY.
NOW, I STILL WANT TO MEET EVERY BIT OF THE MINORITY OPPOSITION AND DO MY ABSOLUTE DAMN BEST TO SATISFY THOSE NEEDS, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE STUBBORN, IT'S REALLY THAT POINT WHERE IT'S LIKE, IS IT ACTUALLY WORTH IT TO BE HERE? WHY DON'T YOU GUYS ALL STICK TO YOUR LAW FAIR AND SUE EACH OTHER INTO OBLIVION? I GUARANTEE YOU, I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST, THEY SEEM LIKE POWERFUL PEOPLE.
NOT BECAUSE YOU GUYS AREN'T AMAZING AND SMART INDIVIDUALS, IT'S JUST A MONEY AND A WAITING GAME AT THAT POINT, IT SEEMS LIKE.
>> WELL, I DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I'M [INAUDIBLE] REPRESENTING [INAUDIBLE] CITIZENS OF PARKER THAT I'M REPRESENTING.
>> I HEARD ABOUT THAT. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> HERE'S THEM TRYING TO CHECK THEIR HOMES, TRYING TO CHECK [INAUDIBLE] THEY'VE BEEN SUED BACK.
WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU, THE FIRST THING YOU'VE DONE RIGHT IS COME TO US BECAUSE THAT WASN'T DONE BEFORE.
EVERYTHING WAS DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THEN BASICALLY, SHUT DOWN ON, AND WHEN THE CONCEPT [INAUDIBLE]
>> BUT WHAT I LIKE THAT YOU'VE DONE IS YOU'VE COME HERE, COME TO US [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T THINK THAT IF ANY SITTING IN THIS ROOM ON EITHER SIDE SAYS SOMETHING COMPLETELY [INAUDIBLE].
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO TAPE, THEY NEED TO TALK.
NOW, THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S ABOUT 125 PEOPLE WHO'D LIKE TO SIT AT THAT TABLE.
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS, TAKE A QUESTION LIKE THIS, CAN YOU DO IT WITH TWO ACRES, CAN YOU DO IT WITH ONE ACRE, CAN YOU DO IT WITH HALF AN ACRE? WHAT CAN YOU DO? BECAUSE THEY ARE IN ETJ, SO THEY SOME LEVERAGE HERE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME LEVERAGE, THE CITY ALSO HAS SOME LEVERAGE THAT MAKES COMPROMISE EASY.
YOU HAVE PRESENTED AN IDEA THAT I THINK WE ALL LIKE, AND IT'S IDEAL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> BUT I LIKE THE IDEA OF PLAN B.
>> HONESTLY, JUST TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I THINK THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT UP A CELL PHONE JAMMER.
AGAIN, I THINK THAT WE'LL EXPLORE IT.
I'M LIKE, HEY, PHIL, HE GETS ACCESS TO GREGORY LANE, YOU GUYS GET A CELL PHONE JAMMER? I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE WE NEGOTIATE SHIFTS, BUT I THINK THAT THE HARDEST THING TO COMPREHEND HERE IS WE HAVE THIS AUDIENCE ALREADY.
WE'RE JUST BUILDING SOMETHING FOR THEM.
I IMAGINE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT MOVE INTO THESE HOMES WOULD BE FROM OUR AUDIENCE OF LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS.
WE'RE NOT JAMMING CELL PHONES OR ANYTHING, BUT WE ARE CURATING A COMMUNITY BY DELIVERING, HOPEFULLY, OUR COMMUNITY TO THIS PRODUCT THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING.
>> JORDAN, THEY HAVE FOLLOWERS TOO THAT THEY'RE COMING AND DEVELOPING FOR AND [INAUDIBLE] AND CHANGE OUR WAY OF LIFE NOT FOR THE BETTER.
WHAT YOU'RE OPEN-MINDED TO DO, YOUR CONCEPT, I ABSOLUTELY AGREE [INAUDIBLE] I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT.
YOUR IDEA OF PROJECT [INAUDIBLE], WE HAVE IT AND WE WANT TO PROTECT IT.
WE ARE OPEN-MINDED TO BEING IN THIS LITIGATION THAT IS HAPPENING.
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT HAD TO HAPPEN SO WE CAN GET SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION.
>> IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES INITIALLY SO THAT EVERYTHING WILL COME DOWN.
WE CAN STAY PROTECTED WHILE HOPING THAT IT COMES DOWN.
I THINK THAT WE ARE 100% ON ANOTHER LAWYER THAT'S THE SUING THE CITY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> IT'S AWKWARD [OVERLAPPING] GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.
>> WE ARE OPEN-MINDED, BUT YOUR PROJECT [INAUDIBLE] IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO TWEAK IT TO BENEFIT MORE.
>> WE MIGHT NOT HAVE, AND I LIKE HOW TERRY USED UTOPIA, I GET THAT, I DO.
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WE KNOW THAT CHANGE IS COMING.WE GET THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW.
>> [INAUDIBLE] MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT ANYONE IS COMING AT YOU TONIGHT, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT.
>> WHEN YOU ASK US FOR INFORMATION WHEN WE CAN CAN, AND WILL WE GIVE IT TO YOU, LEASE REMEMBER, WE ARE PASSIONATE.
>> FOR SURE. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT.
I WAS LIKE, WHERE'S THE PITCHFORKS, WHERE'S THE TORCHES?
>> THAT'S ALL AND EVERYTHING [INAUDIBLE]
>> I DO THINK THIS IS GOOD THAT YOU'RE HERE
>> I THINK THAT MY BIGGEST QUESTION FOR THE TWO ATTORNEYS IN THE ROOM IS THIS, AND THIS IS WHAT I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT IS, I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOUCHING ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IF YOU BRING 125 PEOPLE TO A NEGOTIATION, WE'RE GOING TO BE THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND BE NOWHERE, AND SO MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS, THERE ARE CLEARLY KEY POINTS THAT HAVE TO BE RESOLVED AND SETTLED AND HEARD.
SOME OF THIS IS FIRST-TIME HEARING.
I'M FAMILIAR ENOUGH, BUT SOME OF THE ISSUES I'VE HEARD TONIGHT ARE FIRST TIME FOR ME.
BUT WHAT IS THE BEST PROCESS BY WHICH WE MEDIATE A SOLUTION? IT'S GOING TO INVOLVE COUNCIL, IT'S GOING TO INVOLVE HOPEFULLY HEARING YOU GUYS.
IT'S GOING TO INVOLVE BRINGING PHIL AND/OR DON TO THE TABLE.
IT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE HIM.
BUT TO THE METAPHORICAL TABLE TO GIVE ON SOME OF THE POINTS THAT THEY WANT.
BUT MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS IDEA OF MEDIATION AND FINDING A SOLUTION, HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT? HOW DO I GO ABOUT DOING THAT?
>> FAIR. THAT WOULD BE WHAT YOU GUYS DEFINE AS THE NEXT STEP? [OVERLAPPING]
>> [INAUDIBLE] IS BRING YOUR SUPPLY IN AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN TO THERE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] IN THE PROCESS.
WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME AND LIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT.
>> LET'S GET OUT HERE. GET SOME HORSES.
>> WE CAN GIVE YOU THE TRIP AROUND [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]
>> IT PROBABLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT [INAUDIBLE].
>> KEEP GOING ON, I'M LISTENING.
>> FOR SURE. WHO HERE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LITIGATION? RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> ANY FORM OF LITIGATION? SHOW OF HANDS.
[LAUGHTER] CAN I ASK YOU THIS QUESTION? SORRY, YOU? YOU KEPT SHAKING YOUR HEAD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THIS SITUATION? NO, IT'S GREAT. I NEEDED THAT AT THAT MOMENT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I THINK THERE IS OPPORTUNITY. I THINK THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITIES FOR THAT PLAN [INAUDIBLE] THE DEVELOPER WAS WORKING TOWARD.
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THERE WERE SOME MISSTEPS ALONG THE WAY WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMUNITY.>> [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE PAST. BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE OUR CITY STOP ALL THE BACK AND FORTH.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] I FEEL WONDERFUL.
>> HOW DID THE TWO LAWYERS IN THE ROOM THEM BEING, BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE USED AS A LEVERAGE POINT AGAINST YOU GUYS.
HOW DO YOU GUYS INTERPRET WHAT BUDDY WAS SAYING IN TERMS OF THE LAW OF, ARE THEY IN THE UTJ, AND HAVE TO ABIDE OR ARE THEY NOT?
>> OH, THAT'S A LAWYER THING? GOT IT.
>> WE'LL TALK LATER ABOUT THAT.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION AND THIS IS KIND OF A FLUFFY QUESTION, WHICH LAWYERS MAY NOT LIKE.
BUT MY QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS IS LIKE, YOU GUYS ACTIVELY YOU FEEL SUED BY THE OLD DEVELOPER BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY ARE RIGHT NOW, CORRECT? ARE YOU GUYS SO FAR GONE IN TERMS OF YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION THAT IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR YOU GUYS TO EVEN COME TO THE TABLE?
>> I HAVE YOUR WORD ON THAT? YES.
>> I DIDN'T SAY SOMETHING. [LAUGHTER] GOT IT.
>> NO. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU SPEAK, YES.
>> AGAIN, THIS IS MY FIRST STEP TOWARDS PEACE.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO YOU.
>> NO, I FOR SURE HEAR YOU, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST IN THE SPIRIT OF TRYING TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT MORE, 666 HOMES IS NOT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD AS THE LATEST PROPOSAL.
IF I DON'T KNOW MATH, WHO KNOWS MATH? YOU KNOW MATH, THE KID IN THE BACK.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT AGAIN, JUST IN THE SPIRIT OF YOU BRINGING UP THE 666 HOMES, I WOULDN'T HAVE WALKED INTO THE SITUATION IF THAT WAS THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.
I THINK IT'S MORE LIKE WHAT 254, 255.
>> 255 HOMES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE REDUCTION THAT IS, BUT THAT'S A CRAZY PERCENTAGE REDUCTION.
I'M NOT JUSTIFYING THE OLD DEVELOPER.
I KNOW IT'S STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO BROKER PIECE, THE ROOM HAS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE DEVELOPER AND WHAT THE DEVELOPER WAS WILLING TO TAKE.
WHAT I THINK OF THE SITUATION HERE IS THAT, SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK ME ON THIS, LAWYERS, THE DEVELOPER DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO MAKE THAT CONCESSION ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER A PART OF PARKER, CORRECT?
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>> I UNDERSTAND THAT'S LEGAL. THAT'S TRUE.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE SENTIMENT OF IT, I THINK THAT THERE IS A SENTIMENT HERE THAT HAS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OLD DEVELOPER IS NOT PROPOSING, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT 666 HOMES ANYMORE.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE DETAIL.
BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO THIS IF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
WE DON'T KNOW 666 HOMES [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE] I'VE GOT A 5-YEAR-OLD AT SCHOOL.
I APPRECIATE YOUR OPPOSITION/YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO COME TO A SOLUTION.
>> YEAH, ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M GASSING.
>> WHITE STONE WAS ADVISED THAT WE WALKED THROUGH, SO I DROVE THROUGH THAT. I DIDN'T WALK IT.
I DROVE THROUGH IT. SORRY, THAT WAS A DIFFERENT ONE.
BUDDY TOLD ME TO CHECK OUT WHITE STONE AND THEN ROLLING RIDGE, WHICH I KNOW IS TECHNICALLY MURPHY.
>> WHICH ONE IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HAND ME OVER? FOR DINNER? HOW? I'M LOOKING AT YOU HOW.
YOU GO TO MAKE ME A STEAK? [LAUGHTER]
>> OH, WE GOT TO PREVENT THAT.
>> I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE DRAINAGE. IT'S MY MEETING I GUESS, 'CAUSE IT'S ADJOURNED.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? [BACKGROUND] OH, YES, WE REMEMBERED.
>> IT'D BE NICE ON FACEBOOK. WATCHING.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. GUYS, THE REASON I'M CONFIDENT STANDING HERE AND MAKING JOKES IS NOT BECAUSE I'M BEING SARCASTIC.
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THERE'S NOTHING THAT I HAVE UP HERE THAT I WANT TO HIDE FROM YOU GUYS.WHAT WE DO, NO MATTER WHERE WE DO IT, IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT, AND I DARE I SAY, FOR AMERICA AND FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.
I WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I'M CHOOSING THE HARDEST PATH THAT LITERALLY EXISTS TO MAN HERE.
BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR THE FIRST PILOT PROJECT TO ACTUALLY BE PART OF A RESOLUTION BETWEEN TWO VERY MAD PARTIES.
THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD SPIRIT OF THE DEAL.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M FIGHTING FOR. I HAVE NO HIDDEN AGENDA.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE A STAKE IN THIS THING AS OF YET, SO YOU GUYS CAN ASK US ANYTHING.
I HEAR YOU HOW I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN, AND WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A PLAN, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THE NEXT HURRAH MEETING.
SLOW CLAP. [APPLAUSE] LOOK AT THAT? FOR ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
>> EVERYBODY WHO HAS COMMENTS TO PLEASE SEND THEM TO COUNCIL.
>> ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO COUNCIL.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT IF THIS PROJECT GOES FORWARD, JORDAN HAS COMMITTED THAT IT WOULD BE A VERY OKAY [OVERLAPPING]
>> HEY, GUYS, SORRY, MAYOR LEE IS SAYING SOME IMPORTANT STUFF HERE.
>> OPEN COLLABORATIVE, VERY TRANSPARENT.
BUT IF ANYBODY HAS COMMENTS, PLEASE SEND THEM TO US.
THANK YOU ALL ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
>> NICE MEETING YOU. [BACKGROUND]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.