Mar 24, 2026 Council Meeting

SO WE HAVE REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THREE, FIVE, AND 17.

SO WE WILL CONSIDER THOSE PULLED.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL, WE'LL START WITH YOU, COUNCILMAN NORMAN TODAY.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PULL? NO, MA'AM.

COUNCILMAN STUBBS? NO.

COUNCILWOMAN POOL? NO.

COUNCILWOMAN BURKES.

JUST NUMBER FOUR? NUMBER FOUR.

COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER.

10 AND 14.

YOU SAY 10 AND 14 OR 10? TWO.

10 AND 14.

SO I HAVE ITEMS 3, 4, 5, 10, 14, AND 17 TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

14.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE, UM, I DO NOT HAVE A CARD FOR NUMBER SEVEN.

THAT CHANGE TO THE MINUTES THAT WE REFLECT SO WE HAVE AN ACCURATE RECORDING OF HOW THE MEETING WENT.

SO WE'LL PROCEED WITH 3, 4, 5, 10, 14, AND 17.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? SEEING NONE.

AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSENT.

AGENDA.

THE REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND TO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STABS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL TO APPROVE THE REMAINING CO UM, CONSENT ITEMS. THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY

[3. MOTION APPROVING THE FOLLOWING MINUTES: 3.a REGULAR SESSION OF FEBRUARY 24, 2026 3.b SPECIAL SESSION OF MARCH 5, 2026]

MUCH.

WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH ITEM NUMBER THREE, A MOTION APPROVING THE FOLLOWING MINUTES FOR THREE, A REGULAR SESSION OF FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026, AND THREE B, A SPECIAL SESSION OF MARCH 5TH, 2026.

I HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM JUDD CAMPBELL IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

MORNING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MINUTES DON'T REFLECT.

UM, IN THE LAST REGULAR MEETING, UH, THAT I REQUESTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, I HAD SUBMITTED A CARD.

UM, IT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE MAYOR.

I BROUGHT TO THE, THAT TO THE MAYOR'S ATTENTION.

UM, YOU DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO SPEAK, UH, DESPITE ME FOLLOWING ALL OF THOSE PROCEDURES.

UM, AND WE DISCUSSED THAT AT THE TIME YOU DENIED IT.

I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES, UM, THAT THAT HAPPENED.

UH, AND IT'S NOT IN THERE AT THAT TIME.

SO I WOULD ASK ONE OF THE SEVEN OF YOU, SIX OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, ALL OF YOU, TO APPROVE

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WE HAVE NO FURTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.

DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION FROM COUNSEL ON ITEM NUMBER THREE? CAN WE JUST MAKE A MOTION TO PUT THAT IN? MM-HMM .

I'LL SECOND.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNSEL.

I DO BELIEVE IT IS IN THERE.

IT IS IN THERE.

I'LL DOUBLE CHECK, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT'S IN THERE.

IF IT'S NOT, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT? HOW DOES THAT MOTION NEED TO BE PHRASED? IF, IF THERE ISN'T AN INDICATION IN THE MINUTES OF WHAT MR. CAMPBELL HAD REFERENCED IN HIS PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN, UH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES SUBJECT TO INSERTING, UH, THAT INDICATION IN THE MINUTES AS HE INDICATED.

MARCIA, DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED ON THAT? OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE.

A MOTION ACCEPTING THE CITY OF MIDLAND'S ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND INDEPENDENT AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, I BELIEVE COUNCILWOMAN BURKES, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS

[4. 021-2026 - MOTION ACCEPTING THE CITY OF MIDLAND'S ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND INDEPENDENT AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 (DISTRICT: NONE) (FINANCE) (PROVIDE SOUND GOVERNANCE & FISCAL MANAGEMENT)]

I DID.

AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED QUICKLY FOR YOU TO GO OVER THE IMPORTANCE AND I HAD JUST A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT IT.

UM, CHAPTER 1 0 3 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES THE CITY TO COMPLETE AND FILE AN AUDIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH THE CITY'S SECRETARY WITHIN 180 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

AND BY THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THIS AUDIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.

THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL RECENTLY NOTIFIED NUMEROUS CITIES QUESTIONING WHETHER THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE.

SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT ON TIME.

AND AFTER THIS, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.

YES, MA'AM.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR.

GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.

I'M ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED TO GET UP IN FRONT OF YOU THIS MORNING.

AND, UM, IN FACT, UM, AGREE AND, UM, STATE TO THE CITIZENS AS WELL THAT WE DO HAVE OUR AUDIT DONE.

IT WAS FILED ON THE 16TH AND, UH, IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY ONLINE.

SO FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT COPY OF IT.

AND I ALSO WANNA JUST GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF, UM, ESPECIALLY OUR COMPTROLLER, UH, JERRY ATKINS, WHO REALLY DID A LOT OF HARD WORK, UM, ON THAT.

ALSO WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS OUR NEW, UM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, ALYSSA COPPIN, WHO YOU GUYS KNOW WELL.

AND WE'RE JUST VERY PROUD OF OUR STAFF.

WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET THIS DONE.

AND TO YOUR POINT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, WE VERY MUCH ANTICIPATE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS DONE EARLY.

SO THAT GIVES YOU GUYS COMFORT AND GIVES THE CITIZENS COMFORT THAT WE WILL ALWAYS WORK TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS.

UM, WE ALSO GIVE YOU OUR COMMITMENT AS A FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE, UH, DOING THE THINGS, UH, BEST PRACTICES WHEN WE FIND THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THEM, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.

UM, STRENGTHENING OUR INTERNAL CONTROLS AND, UM, JUST TRYING TO FIND EFFICIENCIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHILE TRYING TO KEEP OUR TAXES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU GUYS AS WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.

WELL, AND I WANNA ECHO THE COUNCILMAN'S REMARKS.

WE, YOU'VE NOT ONLY MET THOSE STANDARDS THAT ARE SET FORTH BY THE STATE, BUT YOU'VE EXCEEDED THEM.

YOU'VE BEEN AHEAD OF THE DEADLINE.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE NOT IN A CRUNCH HERE WHERE WE'RE PANICKED.

AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS GONE IN TO MAKE THAT THE CASE.

THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD AN AUDIT WITH ZERO FINDINGS.

UM, AND WE WANNA POINT OUT THE FACT THAT THAT IS A THIRD PARTY AUDITOR.

THOSE ARE NOT PEOPLE THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF MIDLAND.

AND SO THEY'RE TOTALLY UNRELATED TO US.

SO AN OUTSIDE FIRM HAS COME IN AND IDENTIFIED ZERO FINDINGS FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROOM THAT'S AFTER MANY YEARS OF FINDINGS BEFORE THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND THE, THE PROCEDURES THAT YOU'VE PUT IN PLACE, UM, TO REALLY POSITION US WELL AS A CITY, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF.

AND CONGRATULATIONS, ALYSSA.

A GIGANTIC THANK YES.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FOUR OF SIX STARS AS WELL FOR, UH, FOR THE, UH, UM, TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, BEING ABLE TO ISSUE THOSE OUT.

SO THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL AS WELL.

OUR STAFF HAS WORKED REALLY HARD ON THOSE.

WE ARE WITHIN A HAIR OF OUR, OUR FIFTH STAR.

THERE WE'RE, WE HAD TO TWEAK SOMETHING, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THAT VERY SOON.

WELL, THANK YOU.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

ALRIGHT, WITH THAT THEN WE WILL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BURKES AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF ELGIN BROOM BEAR SINGLE STREET SWEEPER FROM KOCK, OR I'M SORRY, KINLOCK EQUIPMENT

WE'LL MOVE FORWARD

[5. 2026-038 - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A ELGIN BROOM BEAR SINGLE STREET SWEEPER FROM KINLOCH EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY, THROUGH SOURCEWELL, AT A TOTAL COST OF $431,425.00; AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT (DISTRICT: NONE) (GENERAL SERVICES) (PROVIDE SOUND GOVERNANCE & FISCAL MANAGEMENT)]

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AND, AND SUPPLIES THROUGH SOURCE, WELL AT A TOTAL COST OF $431,425 AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT.

UM, WOULD YOU GIVE US JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS IS, PLEASE, GABE? SURE.

THIS IS A STREET SWEEPER.

IT'LL BE OUR THIRD.

THIS IS SIMPLY REPLACING A 12-YEAR-OLD UNIT.

UM, WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

I KNOW OUR PURCHASING TEAM LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING A USED UNIT.

UH, SINCE WE'RE USING A PURCHASING CO-OP, WE DID LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF, UM, OTHER OPTIONS AND PRICING INFORMATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THIS IS SIMPLY REPLACING AN EXISTING UNIT.

AND REAL QUICK, JUST TO BRING IT UP, UM, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS THAT CAME UNDER $220,000 UNDER BUDGET.

SO THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER.

I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A THIRD OF THE COST OF A, OF A UNIT.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FINDING THE BEST DEALS ON SOME OF THESE THINGS AND, AND REALLY LOOKING AT THROUGH THE DIFFERENT BUY BOARDS THAT WE HAVE AND OUR RFP PROCESSES, THIS IS JUST IN THE TESTAMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE ON THESE.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HA WE'RE DOING THAT.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALRIGHT.

WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL SHANDY WILLIAMS TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SHANDY WILLIAMS, 1505 WEST CUTHBERT AVENUE.

UM, SO I AMM SPEAKING ON THIS STREET SWEET BURN.

I REALLY JUST, I'M, I'M REALLY CONCERNED WE'RE SPENDING ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, YET WE CAN FIND ONE THAT IS REPUTABLE, WELL-MAINTAINED MILEAGE AGE FOR AROUND 300,000, 120,000 BUCKS, 300,000.

NOW, ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT THE STREET SWEEPERS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE GET A STREET SWEEPER IS IF WE ACTUALLY CALL AND ASK FOR THEM TO COME STRAIGHT, SWEEP OUR STREETS.

SO WITH THIS $431,000 INVESTMENT, ARE WE GONNA PUT ANYTHING INTO PLACE THAT WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE THESE STREET LOOP SWEEPERS IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS? OR IS THIS JUST FOR THE MAINSTREAM? 'CAUSE IT CAN'T BE THE MAINSTREAM AREAS.

'CAUSE IF YOU'VE LOOKED DOWN WIDELY HERE LATELY, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE AS THOUGH MIDLAND OWNS NO STREET SWEEPERS, UM, GO TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A STREET SWEEPER IS.

SO WHEN ARE WE GONNA ACTUALLY START PUTTING THESE INVESTMENTS TO WORK INSTEAD OF JUST SENDING THEM IN A, IN A GARAGE AT THE CITY OF MIDLAND GARAGE AND LETTING 'EM LOOK PRETTY AND NICE, MAINTAIN 'EM, KEEP 'EM ON THE TAXPAYER DOLLAR TAXPAYER ROLE.

AND WHEN YOU CALL AND YOU COMPLAIN, HEY GUYS, CAN YOU COME OUT AND I HAVE TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION.

THERE'S NO, WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE, UM, AGENDA TO PUT THIS ON.

WE'RE, THERE'S NO SCHEDULE, THERE'S NOTHING.

IT'S JUST WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS, THEY GO OUT.

AND I WILL SAY THEY'RE INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU CALL WITHIN, WITHIN SOMETIMES HOURS, THEY'RE AT YOUR HOUSE, WHICH MEANS THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO BE.

SO DO WE REALLY NEED THIS STREET SWEEPER TO BE REPLACED? IF SO, CAN WE UTILIZE IT AND UTILIZE IT DAILY? I UNDERSTAND THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE MORE TAX DOLLARS BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA EMPLOY SOMEBODY TO RUN THAT STREET SWEEPER.

BUT LET'S DO IT.

IF Y'ALL WANNA MAKE MIDLAND BEAUTIFUL.

LET'S START BY CLEANING IT UP.

UM, GABE, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE, THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE MANAGE OUR STREET SWEEPERS.

AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A CONTRACT FOR STREET SWEEPING.

SO WHAT WE DO ANNUALLY, UM, AT LEAST TWO TIMES A YEAR, WE SWEEP ALL OF OUR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS THROUGH THAT CONTRACT.

WHAT CITY STAFF DOES IS WE SWEEP COLLECTOR AND RESIDENTIAL ROADWAYS ANNUALLY.

UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF DUST IN OUR AREA.

IT'S OFTEN A DIFFICULT THING TO, UH, TO KEEP CLEAN, BUT WE HAVE A ROUTINE SCHEDULE WHERE WE DO SWEEP OUR ROADWAYS, UM, AND EVEN SUPPLEMENT IT IN-HOUSE EFFORT WITH A CONTRACT, UM, WHICH WE STARTED PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO.

SO MAKING EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE TO DO THAT.

THIS, THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD STREET SWEEPER ON OUR FLEET.

UM, AND IT WILL HELP US KEEP UP WITH THE NEED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? GABE AND HIS TEAM HAVE ALSO WORKED ON THE, THE CORRIDORS THAT ARE TRAVELED THE MOST, THE STREETS THAT ARE TRAVELED THE MOST SO HAS CODES IN TERMS OF, UH, JUST THE DIFFERENT, UH, INFRACTIONS ON THOSE AREAS.

SO THERE'S BEEN A HUGE EFFORT.

UH, THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A LITTER ABATEMENT TEAM TO ALSO DO THAT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN USE CCL FIX IN ORDER TO GET DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN CLEANED UP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

UH, SO WE'RE VERY COMMITTED TO THAT.

COUNCILMAN NORMAN, DID YOU YEAH, THIS IS THE POINT OF POINT OF INFORMATION.

UM, UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT TOMMY SAID, YEAH, CCL FIX IS OUT THERE TO, UM, THAT WHERE YOU CAN TAKE THOSE PICTURES AND SUBMIT THOSE, UH, THINGS INTO THE SYSTEM AND, UH, WE GET ON THOSE.

UH, BUT I PERSONALLY, UH, HAVE SEEN THE STREETS SUITE.

I KNOW IT COME LATE AT NIGHT 'CAUSE I'LL BE UP WORKING LATE AT NIGHT AND, UH, OUT HEAR THE, UH, STREET SWEEPER ON MY STREET ON WILEY.

UM, AND THEN I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN IT ON, UH, ON, ON UH, FLORIDA STREET DOWN THERE.

SO, UM, I KNOW IT'S AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF NIGHT AND ALL OF THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

I DON'T KNOW THE THE, UH, HOW OFTEN IT'S DONE, BUT I'VE SEEN IT IN, UH, IT LATE OUT THERE WORKING.

AT NIGHT, QUITE HONESTLY.

THE BEST TIME TO SWEEP IS

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AND THEN, UH, ON THE WEEKENDS WE SWEEP OUR DOWNTOWN ROADWAYS AND IT'S MONTHLY, UM, SIMPLY 'CAUSE THERE'S LESS CURBSIDE PARKING ON THE WEEKENDS.

SO WE, WE DO SWEEP OUR STREETS AND, AND WE'LL WORK TO, TO KEEP UP THAT ROUTINE.

AND CCL FIX IS ON ITS WAY TO ALMOST 14,000 REQUESTS BEING ADDRESSED AND IT HAS A 98% COMPLETION RATE, UH, THE TWO OR 3% THAT ISN'T COMPLETED.

SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH BUDGET, SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH ORDINANCES THAT PEOPLE ASK FOR, OR SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THINGS THAT THE CCL FIX DOES NOT ADDRESS.

DID YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL REMARK? I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, WHAT IS THE UTILIZATION RATE? I MEAN, GENERALLY OUT OF 365 DAYS A YEAR, HOW, HOW MANY DAYS ARE THOSE THINGS RUNNING? I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.

I MEAN, ALL THIS EQUIPMENT HAS OUR METERS OR WE KEEP UP WITH THE MILEAGE SURE.

AND CERTAINLY CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

I BELIEVE THEY ALSO HAVE GPS ON 'EM, A LOT OF THE VEHICLES WE PLACED ON IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ONE DOES, BUT IF IT DOES, WE CAN TRACK THAT AS WELL.

ALRIGHT.

WITH THAT, I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE ON NUMBER FIVE.

TAKE US FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER 10, A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT, UH, FOR THE MAF VEHICLE PARKING LOT P SIX PROJECT TO BOWLER EQUIPMENT SERVICES INCORPORATED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $5,927,861, APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT.

THAT'LL

[10. 2026-042 - RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE MAF VEHICLE PARKING LOT P6 PROJECT TO BOLER EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. FOR A TOTAL COST OF $5,927,861.00; APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS; AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT (DISTRICT: 4) (AIRPORTS) (STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE)]

AND COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER, I BELIEVE YOU PULLED THIS ITEM.

YEAH, I PULLED THIS ITEM JUST, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

SO, UM, I THINK IT'S, IT, IT'S NOT A SECRET THAT THE AIRPORT WAS BEING SUBSIDIZED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, TUNE AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS OR SO.

AND SO THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN FIXED.

AND SO THE, THE AIRPORT IS NO LONGER SUBSIDIZED.

WE HAVE RECORD IN EMPLOYMENTS, SO WE'RE SEEING, UH, A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN AND OUT, UH, WHICH CONSTITUTES, HEY, WE NEED MORE PARKING.

UH, WE MAKE REVENUE OFF OF THAT PARKING, WHICH IS SOMETHING TO IDENTIFY AS WELL.

THEN WE MAKE PRETTY GOOD REVENUE OFF OF THAT.

AND WE HAVE A STAFF OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT THAT HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH PLANNING AND, AND FORWARD THINKING ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

AND SO THIS PARTICULAR, UM, PROJECT WAS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON AND OFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR MORE PARKING.

I KNOW I HAD TO GO OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY AND DROVE AROUND FOR PROBABLY 15 MINUTES BEFORE I FOUND SOMEPLACE TO PARK.

SO, UH, WHAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS WE'VE REALLY BUCKLED DOWN ON THE PROCUREMENT SIDE OF THINGS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE BEST DEALS.

WE TALK ABOUT THAT QUITE OFTEN.

WHEN THIS FIRST CAME TO US, I MEAN, WE WERE LOOKING AT A CONTRACT THAT WAS, THAT WAS SUBMITTED, THAT WAS WHAT, 7.6 MILLION? SOMETHING OF THAT SORT.

AND SO WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.

AND SO IN DOING THAT AND THROUGH, YOU KNOW, SOME PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, WE GOT THAT DOWN TO WHERE WE HAVE FIVE BIDDERS THIS NEXT TIME AROUND AND THAT FIVE BIDS WE ENDED UP WITH A A, A PROJECT THAT WAS 5.9 MILLION INSTEAD OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE 7.6 OR, OR RIGHT AROUND THERE THAT WAS INITIALLY THERE.

SO THAT IS A HUGE SAVINGS AND AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING THAT KIND OF MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WHEN IT COMES TO THESE PROJECTS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP A, TO TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS.

AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF FORWARD THINKING AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING OUT AT THE AIRPORT AND IN COMBINATION WITH OUR PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND SEEING THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST DEALS ON THAT STUFF.

SO THANK YOU TO YOUR AND YOUR TEAM FOR ENSURING THAT WE'RE DOING THOSE THINGS.

AND TO ADD TO THAT, ALSO, UM, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FORWARD THINKING, THIS, THIS ISN'T JUST A PARKING LOT, IT'S, IT'S A PARKING LOT THAT'S EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE USED AS OUR RENTAL CAR FACILITY.

AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE A PARKING LOT THAT HOPEFULLY WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO FINALLY BUILD A PARKING GARAGE, IT'S GOING TO MAKE UP FOR THE SPACES WE LOSE AS THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT TAKES PLACE NOW FOR FUTURE GROWTH.

SO GREAT WORK.

AND I WANNA HIGHLIGHT TOO, THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO PUT PAID PARKING IN SOME OF THE CITY OWNED PARKING LOTS WHERE PEOPLE WERE PARKING FOR FREE, THEY WERE JUST JUMPING CURBS AND PARKING WHEREVER THEY FOUND SPACES, THERE WAS LOST REVENUE, THERE WAS DESTRUCTION OF CITY PROPERTY WITH THAT.

AND SO BECAUSE OF YOUR PROACTIVE WORK AND, AND THAT OF YOUR TEAM, WE ARE NOW CAPTURING REVENUE FOR THOSE, BUT WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING SAFE PARKING FOR, UM, FOLKS THAT ARE USING OUR AIRPORT.

SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK.

AND THIS AND THIS ONE DOES THAT TOO, MAYOR.

SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

AND I THINK WE HAD JUST OVER 8 MILLION IN PARKING REVENUES LAST YEAR.

YES, MA'AM.

SO I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO PAY FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND THE AIRPORT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF IS THIS ISN'T COMING OUT OF TAX DOLLARS, SO.

WELL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

JUSTINE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US OR? NO, THANK YOU.

WE GOT THE NUMBERS, BUT CAN YOU GIVE US THE YEAR OVER YEAR EMPLOYMENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN AS FAR AS GROWTH? DO YOU HAVE THOSE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING? UM, OVER THE LAST YEARS, LAST YEAR WE HAD 780,000.

REAL QUICK, JUSTINE, BEFORE WE DO THAT, JUST AS A, A LITTLE CURIOSITY FACTOR IS

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THE YEAR BEFORE I THINK WE HAD 760,000 MM-HMM .

SO IT'S STILL GOING UP.

THE, THE LAST COUPLE AMOUNTS WE'RE DOWN, I THINK WE'RE DOWN 3%, BUT WE'RE DOWN 3% OF OUR BEST YEAR EVER.

AND, UH, WE'RE STILL AHEAD OF 20, 24 NUMBERS.

YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

780,000 EMPLOYMENTS OUT OF MIDLAND.

THAT'S A, THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER.

WELL IN, UM, I HAD STAFF, UH, PULL SOME NUMBERS FOR ME AND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR 21, WE'VE HAD OVER 3 MILLION PASSENGERS COME THROUGH HERE MORE.

SO THAT'S A BIG NUMBER.

YEAH, THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, WELL THEN WITH THAT I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL ON ITEM NUMBER 10.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS.

14, A MOTION APPROVING WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SARPA EDITION SEC SECTION TWO BEING A PLAT OF A 48.8 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 47 BLOCK 38 TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH TNP RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST COUNTY ROAD 95 AND SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 1130.

WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER

[14. 026-2026 - MOTION APPROVING, WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SERAPA ADDITION, SECTION 2, BEING A PLAT OF A 48.80-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 47, BLOCK 38, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST COUNTY ROAD 95 AND SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 1130) (EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND ]

AND I BELIEVE AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER CALDER PULLED THIS.

AND, AND THE REASON I PULLED THIS, I HAVE A, UM, A FIRST DEGREE OF FAMILY THAT IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, THIS ORGANIZATION.

SO JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE SIDE, RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS.

SO I'LL STEP OUT.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY, AS HE'S EXITING, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS OR YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THIS ONE.

ALRIGHT, WELL, WE ALSO HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM 14, SO IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEN I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKES AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ZERO.

17 IS A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A RIDE OF WAY LICENSE, UM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIDLAND AND BRAZOS.

COUNCILMAN NORMAN, COULD YOU, OH, THERE WE GO.

UM, ITEM NUMBER

[17. 028-2026 - MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY LICENSE (26-329-005) BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIDLAND AND BRAZOS MIDLAND GAS, LLC, REGARDING CITY-OWNED PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS SECTION 19, BLOCK 36, T-3-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (DISTRICT: NONE) (UTILITIES) (PROVIDE SOUND GOVERNANCE & FISCAL MANAGEMENT)]

MIDLAND GAS LLC REGARDING CITY OWNED PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS SECTION 19, BLOCK 36 TOWNSHIP THREE SOUTH TNP RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS.

UM, CARL, WOULD YOU GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIEF ON THIS ITEM? SO THIS IS A, LET ME JUST READ IT FOR YOU REAL QUICK.

SORRY.

THIS IS DOWN AT SPRAYBERRY, YOU KNOW THE UTILITIES LANDSCAPE, I MEAN IRRIGATION AREA, AND IT'S A FACILITY FOR ABOVEGROUND PIPELINE FACILITIES AND TO ATTACH TO AN EXISTING PIPELINE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF SPRAYBERRY.

CAN YOU GIVE US A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT SPRAY SPRAYBERRY IS AND WHAT IT'S HISTORIC USE HAS BEEN? SO SPRAYBERRY IS OF COURSE, PART OF UTIL UTILITIES LAND AND THEN HISTORICALLY IT'S BEEN USED TO IRRIGATE WASTEWATER.

SO IT WAS A PART OF OUR TREATMENT PROCESS TO GET RID OF, UM, ALL, ALL OF MIDLAND'S UH, WASTEWATER.

SO THIS IS IN SOUTH MIDLAND, SOUTHEAST MIDLAND COUNTY.

AND WE, WE TREAT ALL OF OUR WASTEWATER TO A CERTAIN STANDARD AND THEN T AT THE STANDARD THAT THEY, WE USED, WE USED TO, SO WE USED TO TREAT ALL OF OUR WASTEWATER TO A PRIMARY STANDARD AND SEND IT DOWN TO SPRAYBERRY FOR IRRIGATION.

NOW WE HAVE A TWO STEP PROCESS.

WE TREAT IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND PROVIDE THE, UM, INDUSTRY FOR USING IN MINING INDUSTRY.

AND SOMETIMES WE STILL SEND IT DOWN TO SPRAYBERRY DEPENDING ON WHO'S USING THAT WATER AND WHO'S NOT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK ON, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I'M SORRY.

UM, WE HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM SHANDY WILLIAMS ON ITEM NUMBER 17.

IF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT OF WAYS RIGHT NOW, UM, YOU GUYS NEED TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC.

OKAY? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING.

WE DON'T WANT THIS UNDER SHADED NESS.

MANY OF US WERE WATCHING ONLINE AT THE LAST MEETING ON THE RIGHT OF WAYS AND THINGS SEEM TO BE KOSHER AND THEY WEREN'T.

WHEN WE'RE GIVING MONEY AWAY AND WE WANNA KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEING ALLOCATED FOR THIS, HOW MANY TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING ALLOCATED, WHAT IS WE WANT? WE WANT IT ALL, WE WANT IT RAW.

DON'T THINK YOU'RE GIVING US TOO MUCH BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY SHOWN YOU'RE GIVING US NOT ENOUGH PERIOD.

YOU'RE JUST NOT GIVING US ENOUGH.

UM, AND SO WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN ANY EXECUTION OF ANY RIGHT OF WAY THAT IS IN MIDLAND BECAUSE THAT'S NOT YOUR LAND, THAT'S

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OUR LAND.

WE OWN THAT LAND TOO, AND WE HAVE A SAY IN IT.

SO WE WOULD LIKE FOR THESE TO BE EXTENSIVELY REVIEWED, DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST AMONGST YOURSELVES ON WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO.

YES, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR THE, UM, MIDLAND GAS.

I, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GONNA BE TAKING PLACE, BUT Y'ALL HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF UNDERHANDEDNESS ALREADY, SO I'M ASKING THAT YOU PLEASE START BEING TRANSPARENT OR WE'RE GONNA FORCE YOU TO BE TRANSPARENT.

WE WILL BLAST YOU ON OUR GREATEST ASSET, WHICH IS SOCIAL MEDIA.

THAT IS OUR BIGGEST WEAPON WE HAVE AGAINST YOU RIGHT NOW.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, BUT AS YOU WENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA BERKHOLDER LONG, YOU DIDN'T GET GREAT FEEDBACKS.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UPSET.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TIRED OF THIS.

WE'LL DISCUSS THIS THE REST ON 19.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR ACTION ON ITEM NUMBER 17.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BUR HOLDER.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

GO FORWARD WITH ITEM NUMBER 19 WITH SECOND READINGS PLEASE.

UM, WE WILL

[19. 10722 - AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING A 0.533-ACRE PORTION OF SOUTH ATLANTA STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED ADJACENT TO LOTS 1 THROUGH 6, BLOCK 125, SOUTHERN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG SOUTH ATLANTA STREET BETWEEN EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE AND EAST NEW YORK AVENUE) ON REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS; RETAINING A NONEXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

IN ORDINANCE, VACATING AND ABANDONING A 0.533 AC PROPORTION, SOUTH ATLANTA STREET RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED ADJACENT TO LOTS, ONE THROUGH SIX BLOCK, 1 25 SOUTHERN EDITION CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS.

GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG SOUTH ATLANTA STREET BETWEEN EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE AND EAST NEW YORK AVENUE.

ON REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS RETAINING A NON-EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY.

ALRIGHT, ON ITEM NUMBER 19, UM, I WOULD LIKE A EXPLANATION FROM STAFF ON THIS ITEM.

GOOD MORNING, ELIZABETH TRIGGS PLANNING, UM, AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

UM, SO THIS IS A VACATION.

UM, IT IS TIED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEM, WHICH IS ALSO A VACATION TO THE SAME APPLICANT ON SOUTH ATLANTA OR PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY ON SOUTH ATLANTA STREET.

UM, THIS IS AN AREA THAT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED, WAS ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED FOR RIGHT OF WAY, BUT THE CITY NEVER USED IT OR NEEDED IT FOR THAT RIGHT OF WAY.

AND SO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT WHO'S LOOKING AT CONSTRUCTING A CHURCH, UM, AND WOULD LIKE TO ACQUIRE THIS AREA AS WELL AS THE RIGHT OF WAY JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS, WHICH IS WHAT, UM, THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS.

UM, AGAIN, THIS AREA HAS NEVER BEEN USED.

IT WAS INTENDED TO BE USED FOR RIGHT OF WAY, UM, BUT NOT NEEDED IN THE END.

UM, SO HERE'S JUST A LOOK AT THE ZONING.

UH, ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT HERE, UM, JUST SO THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR, IS THAT THE WAY THESE VACATIONS WORK IS THAT UM, EACH PROPERTY OWNER, UM, ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ENTITLED TO THEIR HALF OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.

UM, SO I, I WANNA BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR APPLICANT IS STILL WORKING ON ACQUIRING SOME OF THE PROPERTIES AND HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ULTIMATELY FOR WORKING WITH ANY ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO ACQUIRE THE REST OF THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT HE NEEDS IF THE COUNSEL CHOOSES, UM, TO VACATE THE PROPERTY.

UM, ANOTHER THING TO HIGHLIGHT HERE, JUST SO THAT YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT, IS THERE IS A, A SMALL TRIANGLE PIECE OF PROPERTY JUST TO THE RIGHT HERE.

UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO, TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN SELL THAT LAND TO THEM 'CAUSE THAT IS ALSO NEEDED FOR THE CHURCH.

SO I, I WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR TO THE COUNCIL THAT THIS IS A LARGER, A LARGER PROJECT.

WE ASK THAT THE VACATION BE DONE FIRST, UM, SO THAT WE COULD UNDERSTAND WHETHER THERE ARE ANY UTILITIES IN THE AREA THAT WOULD CAUSE ISSUES FOR THE APPLICANT, UM, TO RELOCATE.

AND WE'VE DONE THAT WORK.

THE APPLICANT IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR RELOCATING ANY OF THOSE UTILITIES IF THEY DO EXIST.

I HAVE A, A QUESTION.

YES MA'AM.

REALLY QUICK MA'AM.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO WAIT TILL THE END? NO, PLEASE.

UM, JUST IN IN THE CONVERSATION WITH THE LARGER PICTURE AND SELLING THE LAND IN THE FUTURE, UM, THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN I THINK THE, THE PRIMARY GOAL IS FOR THEM TO ACQUIRE THE LAND.

YES MA'AM.

AND I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THAT LAND BASED ON CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU AND I HAD HAD HISTORICALLY.

AND MAKE THAT DOABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL BE PAYING TO PURCHASE.

UM, WHEN, WHEN I WAS MEETING WITH LEGAL THIS WEEK ON THIS ITEM, UM, IT WAS BROUGHT UP THOUGH THAT THERE IS POSSIBLY DUE TO SOME CONSTRAINT WITH THE PROPERTY NOT BEING, UM, DEVELOPABLE, DEVELOPABLE THAT THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY TO PURCHASE.

WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T REQUIRE THEM, YOU KNOW, TO, TO EXCHANGE MONEY FOR THAT.

AND SO I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION WHEN WE VOTED LAST TIME, THEY WOULD BE ACTUALLY PURCHASING THE LAND.

AND SO WAIVING THE FEES IS A WAY TO HELP OUT

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BUT IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE PURCHASING, I THINK THAT MAY AFFECT MY DECISION ON WAIVING THE FEES AT THIS POINT.

SO I'D JUST LIKE SOME CLARITY ON WHETHER THEY WILL BE PURCHASING OR WILL WE BE JUST, UM, DEEDING THAT OVER TO THEM.

SO THE, THE COUNT, BECAUSE THE LAND IS NOT DEVELOPABLE AS STANDALONE, UM, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY IN STATE LAW TO REDUCE THE FEE AND EVEN WAIVE THE FEE, UM, FOR THE ADJACENT LANDOWNER.

BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS ABSOLUTELY NOT DEVELOPABLE.

SO THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

THIS IS DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AS OF YET HAVE BEEN, UM, THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD PAY THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE LAND AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS COMMUNICATED.

I THAT'S WHAT I PERCEIVED TOO.

UM, AND SO DO WE NOW HAVE CONCERN THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE OR CAN WE CHARGE FAIR MARKET VALUE AS WAS THE PLAN FOR THAT ADJACENT PIECE OF PROPERTY? THE THE, THE LAW MAKES IT PERMISSIVE.

IT'S NOT REQUIRED.

SO IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO OBTAIN FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE VACATION OR FOR THE, FOR THE, THE SALE OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY, THAT'S UP TO, THAT'S UP TO COUNSEL AND COUNSEL'S DISCRETION TO OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS THAT IF COUNSEL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE, THE LAW ALSO ALLOWS THAT FLEXIBILITY.

AND I I HAVE A QUESTION ALSO FOR THE PARCEL OF LAND TO THE SOUTH OF THIS SOUTH AND UM, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE WEST OF THE, THE EASEMENT IN QUESTION.

THERE'S A DIFFERENT OWNER FOR THAT PORTION WITH THE VACATION THAT WE VOTED ON LAST TIME AND THE, AND WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNER WOULD ALSO RECEIVE THEIR HALF OF THE EASEMENT THAT IS CORRECT.

BEEN VACATED.

THAT IS CORRECT.

AT THE SAME RATE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, THAT WHATEVER DECISION WE'RE MAKING FOR ALL OF THE EASEMENT APPLIES TO ALL OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ADJACENT TO IT? THAT IS CORRECT.

SO THEN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH FAIR MARKET VALUE ON THE SALE OF THE REMAINING PROPERTY AND THEN THE EASEMENT COULD BE VACATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF OF THE NEIGHBORS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I JUST, I KIND OF WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YOU KNOW, SINCE OUR LAST VOTE, I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY STAFF, ALSO MY CONSTITUENTS.

I MEAN THIS IS WHY WE HAVE SECOND READINGS I THINK TO GATHER, UM, FURTHER RESEARCH, GET FEEDBACK AND ON THIS ITEM I SUPPORT CHARGING A FEE FOR VACATING THIS LAND STAFF RECOMMENDED DOING SO.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD WAIVE IT ENTIRELY.

SO THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

AND, AND I'LL SECOND THAT TOO.

I THINK AGAIN, WE'VE LEARNED A LOT LAST COUPLE WEEKS, UM, IN GOING THROUGH THIS, UM, AND UNDERSTANDING HOW, HOW THAT OTHER LITTLE TRIANGLE AFFECTS THE EASEMENT.

UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S A DISCUSSION, UM, THAT WE'VE HAD LATELY.

AND I, I I SECOND THAT, THAT I THINK A FAIR MARKET VALUE BECAUSE OF THAT OTHER PROPERTY IS, IS IN PLAY ALSO, UM, IS, IS WARRANTED.

YEAH, AND I AGREE AS WELL.

UM, I THINK THAT WE DO NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME PROBLEMS WITH, UM, IT BEING UNDEVELOPABLE AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T CONSIDER THAT THE SAME PRICE AS A FULLY FRESH PIECE OF LAND THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY KIND OF ISSUES BY ANY MEANS.

BUT THERE IS A WAY TO ASSESS THAT MARKET VALUE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MARKET VALUE IS CORRECT.

SO I I AGREE WITH THAT.

SO IS THIS FOR THIS ITEM HERE OR IS IT FOR THE FUTURE? SO THIS ITEM IS THE SOUTHERNMOST EASEMENT.

THE ITEM TO THE NORTH IS THE SMALL TRIANGLE.

THE, THE PORTION THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING AND I THINK, THINK THIS HAS BEEN A POINT OF CONFUSION.

THE PORTION THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR SALE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE IS THE LITTLE SLIVER TRIANGLE.

TAYLOR, CAN YOU POINT AT IT OR LANDON, THAT LITTLE SLIVER TRIANGLE THERE? YEAH.

THAT IS NOT IN THE EASEMENT.

THAT IS PROPERTY THAT THE CITY OWNS.

THAT'S THE PORTION THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FOR SALE FOR FAIR, FAIR MARKET VALUE.

WAS NOT MENTIONED TO ANY OF Y'ALL.

BUT ON THIS ITEM HERE IS JUST FOR THE, UH, THE RIGHT OF WAY.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE THE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL ROBIN CAMPBELL TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI ROBIN CAMPBELL.

I'M GLAD WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS BECAUSE I SAT THROUGH THIS LAST MEETING AND LIKE SHANDY POINTED OUT, IT LOOKED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS KOSHER.

IT LOOKED LIKE NOTHING WAS GOING ON.

NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THIS TRIANGLE.

ACTUALLY, THEY HAD AN ENGINEER HERE DESCRIBING THE DEAL AND THAT TRIANGLE WAS NOT MENTIONED.

THERE WAS A, WE WENT HOME AND LOOKED AND THAT TRIANGLE IS IN FACT OWNED BY THE CITY OF MIDLAND.

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I MEAN, IS THIS HOW WE'RE DOING DEALS? AND IT WASN'T MENTIONED THAT THE CHURCH OWNER SITS ON THE MDC BOARD THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED EITHER.

TALK ABOUT DECORUM AND RESPECT.

I'M GONNA READ SOMETHING.

THIS IS FROM 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING ADOPTING A DECORUM AND PROCEDURES POLICY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, NOT FOR THE CITIZENS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

I'M GONNA READ FROM SECTION FOUR F.

COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST REPRESENT UNCONFLICTED LOYALTY TO THE INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS OF MIDLAND.

THIS ACCOUNTABILITY SUPERSEDES ANY CONFLICTING LOYALTY, ADVOCACY OR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OR ANY INDIVIDUAL OR MEMBERSHIP OR, UH, AFFILIATION WITH ANY COMPANY OR OTHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ORGANIZATION.

SECTION FIVE COUNCIL ETIQUETTE.

H COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL NOT GRANT ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TREATMENT ADVANTAGE OR FAVOR TO ANY INDIVIDUAL GROUP, COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION BEYOND THAT WHICH IS GENERALLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

WE HAD A PUBLIC CITIZEN OF MIDLAND HERE LAST MEETING THAT SAID SHE WOULD LIKE TO BUY THAT LAND, THAT TRIANGLE OR WHATEVER.

Y'ALL DID NOT EXPLAIN TO HER THAT THAT LAND WAS EVEN FOR SALE.

IS IT FOR SALE OR IS IT ONLY FOR SALE TO THE MDC BOARD MEMBER? BECAUSE MAYBE WE'D LIKE TO BUY THAT LAND.

IF IT COMES WITH ALL OF THESE RIGHT OF WAYS, IT'S THE PROPERTY IS OBVIOUSLY DESIRABLE.

THE, THE RESIDENT THAT LIVES AT THE CORNER LOT DOWN THERE THAT WANTED TO BUY, I BET A DRIVEWAY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HER.

I BET A STORAGE, A PLACE TO PUT A STORAGE SHED.

THEY WOULD LIKE MORE SPACE OUT THERE.

WHY WOULD WE GRANT, WHY WOULD WE ONLY OFFER THAT LAND TO THE MDC BOARD MEMBER? THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

IT WAS PUSHED THROUGH, UM, THE PAPERS I SHOWED Y'ALL.

IT DOES IN FACT SHOW THAT THE CITY OF MIDLAND, ACCORDING TO MCAD, IS THE PROPERTY OWNER.

IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT WE HAD AN ENGINEER HERE.

WE HAVE ALL THIS STAFF HERE THAT'S PAID VERY WELL AND THEY DID NOT TELL US THAT THE CITY OF MIDLAND OWNS THAT LAND AND THAT LAND COULD BE AVAILABLE TO SELL FOR THAT RESIDENT.

ALSO, THIS LOOKS LIKE SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND RIGHT HERE IT SHOWS $36,000.

BUT THE ACTIONS THAT YOU'RE DOING ARE NOT RESPECTFUL OF THE CITIZENS.

AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL JUDGE CAMPBELL TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY, MORNING AGAIN, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

UM, THE DECORUM RULES THAT WERE PASSED IN 2024 BY THIS COUNCIL.

WELL AT LEAST FIVE OF THE SEVEN PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THIS COUNCIL VOTED FOR THOSE RULES.

MY WIFE JUST READ FROM THEM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT SAYS IN THERE IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE ABOVE REPROACH.

THAT STANDARD IS HIGHER THAN MAYBE WHAT THE LEGAL STANDARD THAT MR. CRUMP WOULD GIVE US.

IT'S A HIGHER STANDARD THAT YOU ALL ARE CALLED TO, THAT YOU VOLUNTARILY CALLED YOURSELVES TO WHEN YOU VOTED FOR THAT DECOR RULES.

A HIGHER STANDARD MEANS WE'RE HONEST ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHEN IT'S PRESENTED THE WAY THAT IT WAS PRESENTED WITH A CLEAR CONFLICT.

WHEN WE HAVE AN MDC BOARD MEMBER, A RECIPIENT OF GRANTING A SIGNIFICANT WAIVER ON FEES WITH, AS MY WIFE MENTIONED, OTHER LAND AT PLAY THAT WASN'T EVEN DISCUSSED OR BROUGHT UP, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE .

IT'S NOT TRANSPARENT, IT'S NOT ETHICAL, IT'S NOT HONEST, THAT'S NOT RESPECTFUL OF YOUR CITIZENS.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RESPECT, YOU WANT TO GO ON THE RADIO AND YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE TALK ABOUT YOU.

BUT WHEN YOU SIT IN THAT CHAIR AND YOU ACT THE WAY THAT YOU ACT TOWARDS US AND YOU TAKE THE ACTIONS THAT YOU TAKE TOWARDS THE CITIZENS OF MIDLAND, OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, THAT IS DISRESPECTFUL.

AND YOU CAN DO IT WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND YOU CAN LOOK LIKE YOU'RE BEING KIND,

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I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN BURKES ON BRINGING UP THAT MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO BE GIVING THESE FEES AWAY.

I APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN STUBBS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S BEEN SOME ADDITIONAL THOUGHT THAT'S GONE INTO THAT THAT'S ENCOURAGING.

IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THIS WAY.

THE DIVISION IN THIS CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

IF YOU WILL LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR CITIZENS HAVE TO SAY, IF YOU'LL RESPECT THEM, GOOD THINGS CAN COME.

AND I ASK THAT YOU ALL DO THAT.

APPRECIATE YOUR TRANSPARENCY.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL NINA RODRIGUEZ TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

PLEASE DON, START MY TIME.

NINA RODRIGUEZ, DISTRICT TWO.

WHO'S APPLICANT? THE APPLICANT'S LV BROWN.

IT'S FUNNY HOW NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THIS MAN.

LOOK Y'ALL LV BROWN MIDDLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEMBER THAT'S THE APPLICANT OF THIS PROPERTY.

WE LOOKED IT UP.

HE OWNS DEED.

HE OWNS A CHURCH.

HE SENT HIS CO-PASTOR DOWN HERE TO SPEAK FOR HIMSELF AND SOME OTHER GENTLEMAN.

AND Y'ALL SAT HERE.

MR. NORMAN WAS THE FIRST ONE TO GIVE THE, UH, GIVE HIM THE FEES WAIVED.

I WONDER IF THERE'S ANY CORRELATION THERE.

BUT, UH, LB BROWN IS THE OWNER OF THIS LAND MILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND Y'ALL WANT TO GIVE HIM THIS PROPERTY.

AND JOHN BURKHOLDER SAID HE DIDN'T SEE NO USE OF IT.

I WENT OVER, THERE'S MY, THAT'S MY DISTRICT DISTRICT TOO.

I WENT AND LOOKED.

UH, THEY'RE GONNA BUILD A PRETTY NICE SOMETHING OVER THERE.

PROBABLY BIG OLD COFFEE BAR.

THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A LOT OF MONEY OFF THAT LAND.

JOHN, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY LIKE I DID.

I PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEOPLE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT Y'ALL WANT TO GIVE THIS A PROPERTY AWAY IN THE, IN THE LOT.

NEXT TO IT IS SELLING FOR $150,000, IT'S ACTUALLY UNDER CONTRACT.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S A RIGHT OF WAY AND YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT SUPPOSEDLY.

BUT OUR GREAT TOMMY, UH, GONZALEZ CITY MANAGER HERE, WHY DON'T HE PULL A DEAL LIKE HE DOES FOR KERMAN AND PECOS AND EVERYBODY ELSE, UH, MAKE A MOVE FOR US.

TOMMY.

LET, LET'S DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SOME MONEY FOR THE TAXPAYER INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, GIVING AWAY LAND AND WAIVING OVER $50,000 IN FEES TO LV BROWN WHO SITS ON THE MDC BOARD.

THAT'S SEEMS LIKE A BIG CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND PEOPLE ARE, ARE WAKING UP AND THEY'RE VERY UPSET ABOUT THAT.

I THINK THAT RIGHT THERE, UH, UH, IS CAUSED FOR ALARM IN THIS CITY THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY LET THE APPLICANT, WHICH NO ONE NAMES LV BROWN FROM THE MDC TO GET $50,000 IN FEES WAIVED FOR A BIG OLD OVER HALF A ACRE LOT, WHICH I DOCUMENTED ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT.

THIS THING IS HUGE.

AND AND THE WAY Y'ALL TREATED THAT WOMAN THAT CAME THAT WANTED TO TRY TO BUY IT, Y'ALL LAUGHED AT HER.

I HAD IT ON AUDIO.

Y'ALL BASICALLY SMIRKED AND LAUGHED WHEN SHE ASKED ABOUT BUYING A POOR LITTLE OLD LADY FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

Y'ALL SURE DID LAUGH AT HER.

I HEARD IT.

BUT YOU WANNA WAIVE THESE FEES ON JOHN TO MR. BROWN.

HUH? I KNOW YOU DO.

AMEN, BROTHER.

UH, BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

I THINK THIS RIGHT HERE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND I THINK IT'S A DAMN SHAME THAT Y'ALL WANT TO DO THIS AND THEN GIVE AWAY, UH, LAND OF THE CITY, MY LAND.

THIS IS OUR LAND.

IT'S PUBLIC LAND.

AND YOU EVEN HAVE THAT MAN STATE UP HERE THAT BASICALLY, UH, YOU GOTTA DO THE RIGHT THING.

BUT YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT THEY WANT ALL THE FEES.

WAIVED AIN'T AIN'T THAT REAL CONVENIENT FOR THAT MAN.

SO ANYWAYS, UH, I ACTUALLY WANNA ASK A STATEMENT OF FACT.

JOHN NORMAN, DID YOU KNOW THAT LV BROWN OWNED THAT LAND BEFORE YOU VOTED TO GIVE THE FEES AWAY? YES OR NO STATEMENT OF FACT? YOU CAN ANSWER.

HE CAN RESPOND WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED WITH I RESPOND IN A SECOND.

YOU KNEW THAT HE YOU KNEW, YOU KNEW HE OWNED THE LAND.

NO, I I I'LL RESPOND IN A SECOND, BUT DID YOU KNOW LV BROWN OWNED THE LAND? NO, I'VE RESPONDED SIR.

MR. STUBBS, DID YOU KNOW HE OWNED THE LAND? YES OR NO? I RESPONDED TO YOU.

DID YOU KNOW HE OWNED THE LAND? UH, MAYOR BRONC, YES OR NO? WE, WE WILL RESPOND WHEN YOU'RE CONCLUDED.

WELL, MS. POOL, DID YOU KNOW HE OWNED THE LAND STATEMENT OF FACT? YES OR NO? I, I'D LIKE TO RESPOND WHEN YOU'RE COMPLETELY FINISHED, MR. BERKS, DO YOU KNOW HE OWNED THE LAND, YES OR NO? SAME.

SAME AS BERKHOLDER.

DO YOU KNOW? SAME.

I'M GONNA START, SORRY, BECAUSE I I WILL BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT WITH YOU.

I STARTED THIS CONVERSATION WITH LV IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY OF 2023, LONG BEFORE HE WAS ON THE MDC BOARD.

AND HE IS A GOOD MAN AND HE IS LOOKING TO DEVELOP AND DO GOOD FOR THE SOUTH SIDE.

HIS HEART FOR THE SOUTH SIDE AND WHAT HE WANTS TO SEE HAPPEN IN THE SOUTH SIDE IS VERY NOTABLE.

AND SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS STARTED AT THAT TIME.

AND

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SO YES, I DID KNOW THAT HE WAS, HE WAS THE OWNER OF, OF THAT PROPERTY AND THE PASTOR OF THAT CHURCH.

WE COULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN MORE TRANSPARENT IN PUTTING HIS NAME OUT THERE.

UM, BUT, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND I WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION TOO THAT, SO I SPOKE WITH A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH AND, UH, ABOUT THE WOMAN THAT IS IN QUESTION.

SO THE CHURCH WAS WILLING TO GIVE HER THE 30 FEET THAT WAS OFF THE VACATED RIGHT OF WAY.

THE PROBLEM IS SHE'S NOT A PROPERTY OWNER.

SHE'S ACTUALLY LEASING TO BUY.

AND SO IT'S THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OWNER THAT WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS THEM.

UH, THEY SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

IT WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH ANYTHING THAT THEY'RE DOING.

'CAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WOMAN THAT DID COME UP HERE, THAT SHE WAS BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ADDRESSED.

AND, AND TO FURTHER CLARIFY THAT BY RULE OF LAW, HALF OF THAT VACATED PROPERTY AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO THAT'S NOT EVEN SOMETHING THAT'S IN QUESTION HERE.

THAT'S THE WAY THAT THIS WORKS.

WHEN WE VACATE SOMETHING, THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE GOES TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THE OTHER THING I THINK WE SHOULD POINT OUT HERE IS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER HERE IS A CHURCH WHICH IS OWNED BY THE POLITY OF THAT CHURCH, NOT BY THE PASTOR OF THAT CHURCH.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE HERE.

UH, WE WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE CHURCH AND WITH SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND, UH, THE PASTOR, UM, I WAS, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND TO CAPITALIZE OFF OF THAT, WHEN THOSE CONVERSATIONS STARTED, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WERE ASKING FOR, FOR THAT TRIANGULAR PIECE OF LAND AND WE SAT WITH THEM AS THE CITY AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW, YES, WE'D LIKE TO WORK, WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH YOU, BUT YOU HAVE TO OWN ALL OF THE PROPERTY.

THEY DIDN'T, UM, THEY DIDN'T START OUT OWNING AS MUCH PROPERTY AS THEY DID AND THEY MADE THE EFFORT AND RAISE THE FUNDS BY THEIR CHURCH MEMBERS TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE THE OTHER PARCELS OF LAND SO THAT THEY, THEY COULD OWN THE BULK OF THAT PROPERTY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE DONE A LOT AS A CITY TO HELP MULTIPLE NONPROFITS, NOT JUST IN THIS MANNER, BUT THE SOUP KITCHEN.

UM, VARIOUS OTHER NONPROFITS THAT COME TO US FOR CVBG GRANTS, UM, PROMOTIONAL FUNDING THROUGH MDC AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WE, WE TRY TO HELP OUT WHEN THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

AND, AND AS I MENTIONED, LV WAS NOT, HE WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE MDC BOARD WHEN THIS STARTED.

AND THAT BRINGS ME TO A POINT THAT I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO, TO FOCUS ON.

AND, AND MR. CAMPBELL SPOKE ABOUT THIS AND THE UNITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL STRIVE FOR.

BUT THAT STARTS WHEN WE VIEW PEOPLE AS HUMANS.

LV AND I AND OUR FAMILIES WENT TO CHURCH TOGETHER FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, MAYBE SIX MONTHS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO KNOW HIM.

THIS WAS LONG BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL.

OUR KIDS PLAYED TOGETHER.

THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND HE IS TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY THIS COMMUNITY AND THE SOUTH SIDE.

WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE HUMANNESS THAT ALL OF US HAVE.

YOU AS WELL, NINO.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU AS, AS THIS ONLINE CHARACTER, BUT, BUT YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A FAMILY AS WELL.

WE ARE ALL HUMANS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THAT.

THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, TO HAVE SOME CLARIFICATION ON WHEN I SAID THAT WE, IT WAS AN UNUSABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY, IT IS, WE ARE UNABLE TO DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY BASED ON CURRENT ZONING STANDARDS FOR WHAT THAT'S DESIGNATED FOR IN THAT BECAUSE OF SEWER RIGHT OF WAY, 'CAUSE OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE THERE.

IT MAKES IT TO WHERE THE ONLY THING TECHNICALLY THAT, THAT A BUDDING PROPERTY COULD USE IT FOR IS POTENTIALLY A PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT.

YOU CANNOT PUT A HOUSE THERE.

YOU CANNOT PUT SEVEN TRAILER HOUSES THERE.

YOU CANNOT PUT FIVE HOUSES THERE BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS UNDER THE GROUND TO KEEP YOU FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK NOT GIVING THE FULL STORY ON THAT TOO, I, I AGREE THAT THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATIONS OR WE'VE SEEN THINGS DIFFERENT WITH SOME OF THAT OTHER STUFF.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE FULL STORY AS WELL.

AND, AND I, I AGREE WITH WITH ROBIN, THERE IS A HUMAN ASPECT THAT WE SEEM TO BE LOSING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO TALK WITH RESPECT.

I'M GONNA GET ON A SOAPBOX REAL QUICK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RESPECT.

THERE IS A HUGE LACK OF RESPECT IN GENERAL AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS, ON THIS COUNCIL IN THE CITY TO BE TREATED AS THEY ARE.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER NINO ONE TIME YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU HAD A THREAT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS WORTH IT 'CAUSE YOUR FAMILY WAS GETTING HIT UP.

MAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY DEATH THREATS THAT WE'VE HAD BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RESPECT AND THE, THE MOCKERY THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN HERE?

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I WANT PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT WANT TO FIX PROBLEMS. 'CAUSE IS THAT MY FAULT? I WANT TO FIX PROBLEMS. WE'RE NOT GONNA SHOUT OUT.

I WANT TO FIX PROBLEMS. I WANT PEOPLE ALONG WITH ME THAT WANT TO FIX PROBLEMS. I DON'T NEED SOMEBODY THAT IS JUST OUT THERE TO GET ATTENTION OR AGITATING FOR THE SAKE OF JUST TO, TO GET ATTENTION.

IF YOU WANT TO FIX A PROBLEM, THEN YOU CALL AND YOU FIND ONE OF US AND YOU COME TALK TO US.

YOU'D BE WILLING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH US TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN INSTEAD OF TRYING TO DRAG EVERYBODY'S NAME THROUGH THE MUD FOR NO REASON.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RESPECT, RESPECT GOES BOTH WAYS.

AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU I'M HERE TO WORK WITH ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS IT.

AND DON'T YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD NO, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

I WAS ON VACATION, NINO, AND I SAW YOUR POST.

OH, JOHN OL REFUSES TO ANSWER MY PHONE CALL.

I REFUSED.

I WAS ON VACATION WITH A SHUT OFF PHONE BECAUSE I'M SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY.

SO I WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY CALLED BACK AND HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH.

AND I'M WILLING TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BUT DON'T BE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ME TO GET A, I GOTCHA.

OR TO PUT ME ON CAMERA TO TRY TO, TO TURN IT AND TWIST IT INTO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT, 'CAUSE THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

I'M HERE TO FIX THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M HERE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO FIX THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY.

ONLY COME FOR A POST OR COME FOR AN ATTACK, JUST DOESN'T HELP.

ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? YEAH.

UM, SO I'M GONNA BRING IT BACK TO THIS, UH, SUBJECT AND THE, UH, THINGS THAT WERE, UH, ADDRESSED TO ME OR WHATNOT.

UM, AND, AND MUCH LIKE, UH, UH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, POOL STATED.

UM, I'VE BEEN KNOWING ELVIE FOR, UH, A WHILE AS WELL.

UM, AND TALKS ABOUT THIS AND EVERYTHING AND HIS CHURCH AND ALL OF THAT TYPE OF STUFF, UH, STARTED WELL BEFORE, UH, WELL BEFORE HE GOT ON THE NBC.

UM, AND ELVY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE, UH, ONE OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT HAS BEEN WILLING TO WORK.

LIKE MR. UH, BERKHOLDER JUST STATED, UH, WILLING TO PUT SOME THINGS INTO THE SOUTH SIDE, YOU KNOW, UH, AT ONE POINT IN THE MBC, IT WAS A LOT OF THINGS BEING DONE, BUT IT WASN'T, UH, ANYTHING BEING PUT INTO THE SOUTH OR EAST SIDE OF MIDLAND AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UH, WITH MR. BROWN LIVING OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, HE CAME TO ME AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND, AND, AND, WHICH IS WHY I AM THE ONE, IF YOU WANT TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.

I'M THE ONE THAT NOMINATED 'EM TO BE ON THE NBC.

WE GET ON THESE BOARDS, ALL OF THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

AND THEN YOU CAN GET, YOU CAN MAKE DECISIONS AND HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ON, ON, ON THINGS GETTING DONE IN YOUR AREAS.

WE, WE LACK THAT.

WE'VE LACKED THAT IN, UH, IN YEARS PAST.

AND SO IF IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WANT TO COME IN AND, AND THEY WANT TO, UH, LIKE MR. BUR HOLDER SAID, THEY JUST WANT TO, UH, UH, SAY THINGS AND HAVE THESE, I GOT YOUR MOMENTS OR WHATNOT.

GET INVOLVED.

THAT'S WHAT I SAY, GET INVOLVED.

THAT'S WHAT I DID.

THAT'S WHAT I DID WHEN I, UH, RAN FOR THIS SEAT.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO DO, IS WORK TO, TO, TO GET THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE AND, AND THE WEST SIDE IF YOU WANT, REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

'CAUSE DISTRICT TWO IS THE LARGEST DISTRICT IN MIDLAND.

SO WE ON THE WEST SIDE, SOUTH SIDE, EAST SIDE, WE EVERYWHERE E EXCEPT THE NORTH SIDE.

SO, I MEAN, THOSE ARE MY STATEMENTS FOR THAT.

AND, UH, I JUST REITERATE WHAT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN POOL SAID.

UH, MR. BROWN IS A VERY GOOD MAN.

THEY DOING GREAT THINGS WITH THE CHURCHES.

I MEAN, SHOOT, WE DONE.

AND THE REASON THAT I WANT TO WAIVE THE FEES, SHOOT, WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.

UH, I MEAN, I KNOW WE, UH, WE DID THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR ST.

ANN'S.

WE'VE DONE THOSE RIGHT OF AWAYS AND EVERYTHING, AND WE WAIVED THOSE FEES.

SO WHY CAN'T WE WAIVE THE FEES FOR THEM THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT OPTICS AND ALL OF THAT TYPE OF STUFF AND WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AND EVERYTHING.

WELL, I MEAN, SHOOT, WE UP HERE GIVING YOU THE TRANSPARENT, UH, DEAL FOR IT.

ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS ASK.

SO, UH, I'LL ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT WAS POSED TO.

SO, UM, I KNOW ELVIE AND HIS WIFE ACTUALLY PROFESSIONALLY, I WORKED WITH THEM ON A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS.

UM, I DID DO RESEARCH ON THIS CHURCH.

I WILL ADMIT THAT I DIDN'T DO A RESEARCH ON WHO'S ON THE BOARD.

SO I DID NOT KNOW LV WAS ON THIS CHURCH, UH, WHEN IT WAS VOTED ON.

BUT I DID MAKE SURE IT WAS LEGITIMATE ORGANIZATION AND THAT THEY OWNED THE LAND.

UM, AND THEY WERE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO BE HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH.

SO LESSON LEARNED, UM, I KNOW TO DO MORE DILIGENCE ON STUFF THAT'S EVEN OUTSIDE MY DISTRICT, UM, AND MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE, THE FULL, UH, SCOPE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I WILL TAKE THAT AS A LESSON LEARNED.

UM, AND I'M GONNA REITERATE WHAT MRS. POOL SAID.

UM, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THIS COUNCIL IS ONE OF THE BEST AT SOLVING PROBLEMS. UM, AND I REALLY WISH THAT WAS RECOGNIZED.

THEY'RE HARD DECISIONS.

WE CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY.

BUT THIS COUNCIL DOES THE BEST I'VE SEEN OF LISTENING, TAKING IN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GATHER, TALKING ABOUT TO STAFF, TALKING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS OF A FAST GROWING, UH, COMMUNITY WITH A VERY VOLATILE INDUSTRY.

AND THAT CAUSES A LOT OF ISSUES THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS TO SOLVE.

AND THIS COUNCIL IS SO DEDICATED TO THIS.

UM, AND TO JUST NOT HAVE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WHERE PEOPLE COME TO THE TABLE WITHOUT SOLUTIONS AND

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WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME AND SIT DOWN AND, AND WORK THROUGH SOLUTIONS, AND WE'RE FINDING THEM EVERY DAY.

UM, AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THIS CITY EVERY DAY THAT THAT REALLY, UM, COMMEND HOW DEDICATED THIS COUNCIL IS TO MAKING MIDLAND BETTER.

UM, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE PROGRESS IS MADE.

IF THAT'S WHERE UNITY IS MADE, COME TO THE TABLE AND LET'S TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS AND WE'LL GET IT DONE.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL SHANDY WILLIAMS TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 19.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS WE COOKING IN HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE COOKING, OKAY? IT'S TIME.

LET ME REMIND Y'ALL, YOU DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR IT.

THESE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN BEGGING YOU TO HAVE.

INSTEAD OF YOU SITTING UP THERE STONE FACE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR ACTIONS ARE GOING TO BE.

THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ASKED FOR.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR FINALLY GIVING THAT TO US.

WE KNOW THAT YOUR JOB THAT YOU'RE DOING IS HARD.

WE KNOW THAT WE ARE PROBABLY YOUR BIGGEST CRITICS.

IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE THAT WAY WHEN THERE'S A SITUATION.

LET ME REMIND YOU, NOT ONE OF YOU ON THIS BOARD IS NAMED OPRAH, SO WE DON'T NEED TO BE GIVEN OUT LAND FOR FREE.

YOU GET LAND AND YOU GET LAND AND YOU GET LAND.

WE'RE NOT DOING IT.

NUMBER ONE, YOU'VE KNOWN LV BROWN FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.

YOU'VE KNOWN LV BROWN PERSONALLY FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.

WE'RE NOT DOUBTING THIS MAN'S CHARACTER.

WE'RE STATING THAT HE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

YOU SHOULD HAVE RECUSED YOURSELF AND YOU SHOULD HAVE RECUSED YOURSELF FROM THE VOTE.

NO.

YOU SAY NO, JOHN, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE NO, YOU SHOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW THIS MAN ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.

THAT IS, THAT IS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, ELIZABETH, WHAT IS THE CODE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT STATES THAT IF IT IS NOT DEVELOPABLE FOR THE CITY, THAT THE REASON IS FREE? AND IF SO, WHY WOULD YOU PUT IT TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFER IT FOR FREE? LET ANY OF US TAKE IT.

YOU DON'T GET TO PUT THE PRICE ON IT.

THE STATE REGULATE HAS REGULATIONS ON WHAT THE CITY LAND SHALL BE SOLD AT MARKET VALUE AND BE OPEN TO WHOEVER SHALL PAY BETTER THROUGH THE PUBLIC.

THAT MEANS IF I WANNA STEP UP AND I WANNA PURCHASE THAT LAND, I CAN.

OKAY? ALSO, ROBIN, IN DECEMBER, LV BROWN WAS SITTING ON COUNT ON CENTENNIAL BOARD.

THAT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STILL AT THAT TIME.

OKAY? ONE THING I WANNA SAY IS WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE IN QUESTION THAT WANTS TO PURCHASE THAT LAND.

WE MAY HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

YOU CANNOT VOTE ON THIS UNTIL THAT HAS BEEN DECIDED.

BECAUSE IF SHE WANTS TO GO OUTSIDE OF HER LEASE AND BUY THAT OUTRIGHT, SHE IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO.

WE ARE IN A CONSTITUTION OF FREE MARKET, AND THAT IS A FREE MARKET.

Y'ALL ARE GONNA PUT IT OUT THERE FOR SALE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING NOW.

UM, LV BROWN IS ON MDC, YOU APPOINTED HIM ONTO MDC MAKE CHANGES, WAY TO GET YOUR PEOPLE IN.

BUT LET'S START, LET'S START ENCOURAGING HIM NOT JUST TO GET LV BROWN IN.

LET'S GO GET JOHN DOE OFF THE CORNER AND BE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD MAKE, LET'S START RISING UP OTHER GREAT LEADERS.

'CAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE THIS COUNCIL OF GREAT LEADERS, MDC, COUNCIL OF GREAT LEADERS PLANNING AND ZONING, COUNCIL OF GREAT LEADERS.

IT'S GONNA TAKE Y'ALL EMPOWERING OTHER PEOPLE TO COME UP, RISE UP AND BE THOSE LEADERS.

SO THEN IT DOESN'T LOOK SOMETHING SUCH AS THIS.

IT DOESN'T LOOK SO UNTRANSPARENT THAT YOU GUYS ARE HIDING THINGS.

AND THAT'S ALL I SAY ABOUT THAT.

POINT OF INFORMATION, MAYOR.

UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, , UH, WHEN, WHEN, UH, SHE WAS SPEAKING OF RISING UP GREAT LEADERS, I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT, UH, ELVY BROWN IS NOT FROM HERE.

UM, NOBODY KNEW ABOUT ELVY BROWN YEARS AGO.

HE WAS A JOHN DOE.

HE WAS, HE WAS THE EXACT PERSON THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HE WAS ON THE STREET CORNERS OUT THERE PREACHING ON THE STREET BEFORE HE EVEN GOT A CHURCH.

HE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT I DID GO OUT TO AND, AND REACH OUT TO AND SAY, HEY MAN, YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED? THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHO THAT PERSON IS OR WHATNOT.

THE SECOND THING IS, AS A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, UM, BEEN HERE, UH, MOST OF MY LIFE, OTHER THAN THE TIMES I WENT OFF TO SCHOOL AND, AND PLAYING BALL AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IF I, IF I HAD TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM EVERYBODY THAT I KNOW, THEN I SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN ON THE COUNCIL.

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I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE POINTS.

UM, THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REFERENCES TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

I DON'T, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT, THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR THE SPEAKERS TODAY UNDERSTAND WHAT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE AT ISSUE HERE WHEN IT COMES TO COUNCIL AND WHAT THEY CAN VOTE ON.

BUT I CAN ASSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HERE WITH ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.

NO COUNCIL MEMBER HAS ANY SORT OF FINANCIAL INTEREST.

NO COUNCIL MEMBER HAS ANY SORT OF PROPERTY INTEREST IN ANY OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE REAL TEST HERE.

THE SECOND THING IS THAT THERE, THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE IMPLICATIONS THAT BUSINESSES BEING DONE UNDERHANDED IN AN UNDERHANDED MANNER.

AND THERE WAS REFERENCE TO A, UH, TO TO WHAT CITATION OR WHAT CODE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THAT ALLOWS WE CAN DO? WELL, IT'S, IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE ORDINANCE.

IT'S BEEN IN THE PACKET FOR TWO MEETINGS NOW.

IT'S CHAPTER 2 72 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

IT'S LITERALLY THE FIRST SECTION.

THIS IS NOT UNDERHANDED.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S BEING DONE ILLEGALLY HERE.

EVERYBODY IS FREE TO GO AHEAD AND GOOGLE IT, UH, CHAT.

GPT IT, TAKE A LOOK AT IT FOR YOUR ALL SELVES.

BUT THE COUNCIL IS ON FIRM LEGAL GROUND TO DO WHAT IT WANTS HERE IN TERMS OF RECEIVING FAIR MARKET VALUE.

WE'RE NOT RECEIVING FAIR MARKET VALUE.

I, I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO GO BACK TO AND JUST CLARIFY ONE MORE TIME THAT THE SLIVER OF LAND TO THE WEST, TO, I'M SORRY, TO THE EAST, IS STILL TO BE NEGOTIATED.

AND THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE MAKING A DECISION ON HERE.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS VACATING AN ALLEYWAY THAT'S NEVER BEEN USED AS AN ALLEYWAY.

SO IT'S AN EASEMENT THAT WE'RE VACATING.

AND THE PRO RATA SHARE OF THAT GOES BACK TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS.

SO FOR JUST REALLY SPECIFIC CLARITY'S SAKE, RIGHT NOW THE CITY OF MIDLAND OWNS THE, THE EASTERN MOST SLIVER, HALF OF THAT EASEMENT GOES BACK TO THE CITY OF MEDLAND.

IT, IT GETS TRANSFERRED WITH THAT PROPERTY.

AND HALF OF THAT EASEMENT GOES ON THE WEST SIDE TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS.

THE WOMAN WHO IS REQUESTING TO PURCHASE THAT WILL GET THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

SHE WILL RECEIVE IT OR, OR THE, THE LANDOWNER, THE CORRECT LANDOWNER AS SHE'S LEASING TO OWN THERE.

SO WE WANNA JUST MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS VERY CLEAR WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IN THIS CONVERSATION.

UM, WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONG COUNSEL? CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO RECEIVE FURTHER COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE.

WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW OUR PROCEDURES.

SO IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM OKAY, THEN I WILL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION.

DID, OH, WE NEED BERKHOLDER AND NORMAN.

WE HAVE A MOTION FIRM BUR HOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

OH, SORRY.

GOT THE STATE.

THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ONE.

WE HAVE

[20. 10723 - AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING A 0.071-ACRE PORTION OF SOUTH ATLANTA STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED ADJACENT TO LOTS 4, 5, AND 6, BLOCK 127, SOUTHERN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SOUTH LAMESA ROAD) ON REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS; RETAINING A NONEXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

ITEM NUMBER 20, PLEASE.

AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING A 0.071 ACRE PORTION OF SOUTH ATLANTA STREET RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED ADJACENT TO LOTS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX BLOCK.

1 27 SOUTHERN EDITION CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SOUTH LAA ROAD.

ON REQUEST OF ONE MORE BUDDING PROPERTY OWNERS RETAINING A NON-EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT IN ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY.

LB BROWN'S A GREAT GUY FROM THE SOUTH SIDE CHRISTIAN, I WONDER IF YOU SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT ME.

SO THIS IS THE CORRESPONDING NORTHERN TRIANGLE OF THE EASEMENT.

ELIZABETH, IF YOU COULD ADVANCE TO THE MAP THERE.

I THINK THE, THE FIRST MAP WAS MAYBE THE BEST ONE TO SHOW ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ONE WE JUST COMPLETED RIGHT THERE.

SO THE, THE BLUE TRIANGLE IS THE PARCEL IN QUESTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 20.

THE PARCEL THAT WE JUST TOOK ACTION ON IS THERE BETWEEN 1 25 AND 1 26.

SO WITH THAT, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PUBLIC COMMENT? ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE TO CALL NINO RODRIGUEZ TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO I GOT A QUESTION.

SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY AND LIKE THEM, THEY GET THEIR FEES WAIVED, WAIVED, RIGHT? SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE YOU DON'T LIKE 'EM, SOMEONE LIKE ME ARE, THEY'RE GONNA WAIVE MY FEES TOO.

AGAIN, Y'ALL WONDER WHY WE DON'T TRUST Y'ALL? Y'ALL STOLE OUR SIGNS DURING THE ELECTIONS WITH, UH, THE MIDDLE COLLEGE SITUATION.

WE NEVER GOT CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

UH, THE NBC GAVE ALL THIS MONEY TO THE OMNI HOTEL PLUS LAND.

WE THINK THAT'S AN ILLEGAL MOVE.

Y'ALL GAVE ALL THESE, THESE TAX ABATEMENTS TO COSTCO.

UH, SARAH SARAH HARRIS IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MDC.

HER HUSBAND IS RYAN LANHAM THAT WORKS AT DIAMONDBACK.

CLINT WILLIAMSON'S ALWAYS IN UH, THE MEETINGS, EVEN THE MDC MEETINGS AND UH, EVEN LAUGHING AT US ONLINE ON OUR COMMENTS.

AND I HAVE THE PROOF Y'ALL SAY THAT

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THAT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD TOO.

AND I'M VERY, UH, AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENS THERE.

I WENT AND UH, SPOKE AGAINST, UH, WHEN THEY HAD THE PERVERT BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY WITH THE LGBT, WHICH IS AGAINST, UH, THE WORD OF GOD.

WE ASKED ELVY BROWN TO HELP US WITH TURNING POINT USA AND I GOT IT ON FILM RIGHT HERE.

HE WALKED OUT ON THE CHRISTIANS.

SO I GUESS IT'S KIND OF SUBJECTIVE TO WHAT YOU THINK A REAL GOOD CHRISTIAN IS BECAUSE ELVY BROWN DID IT SUPPORT THE CHRISTIANS WHENEVER WE NEEDED HIM TO STAND WITH US AGAINST THESE PERVERT LGBT BOOKS.

THEY'RE READING TO CHILDREN.

SO I DON'T THINK EL LV BROWN'S A GOOD MAN EVEN THOUGH, UH, NORMAN DOES.

AND MR. BERKHOLDER, UH, I LIKE HOW YOU TALK ABOUT OUR, OUR CONVERSATIONS OFF, YOU KNOW, UH, PRIVATE.

I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT TO YOU.

'CAUSE YOU TOLD ME SOME PRIVATE THINGS TOO WHEN WE FIRST MET, AND I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, Y'ALL, THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A, UH, WE BELIEVE IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST NO MATTER WHAT MR. TOILET SAYS, BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW THE MAN Y'ALL KNEW HE WAS PLANNING TO DO THIS.

I'M WONDERING IF Y'ALL DIDN'T HELP HIM FACILITATE THIS DEAL FROM THE VERY BEGINNING FOR HE CAN JUST GET THIS UH, UH, UH, FREE WAIVER OR THIS HALF ACRE OF LAND.

SO AGAIN, I THINK IT'S DISGUSTING THAT THIS PERSON, LV BROWN IS GONNA GET THIS LAND AND GET IT WAIVED.

HE'S THE APPLICANT.

UH, YOU SAY IT'S NOT HIS, IT'S THE CHURCH.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIVE, UH, 5 0 1 C3 ENTITY A CHURCH, HE IS THE, UH, THE HEAD GUY THERE, HIM AND A COUPLE OTHER GUYS.

SO IT IS HIS PROPERTY.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW 5 0 1 C3 ENTITIES, INCLUDING CHURCHES ARE IN MY OPINION, NON UH, FOR-PROFIT NON-PROFITS.

BASICALLY THEY GET A LOT OF TAX, UH, PAYER DOLLARS TO HELP THEM.

AND JUST BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY'RE A NON-PROFIT OR THEY FEED THE HOMELESS, UH, LOOK AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF BREAKING BREAD SOUP KITCHEN.

IF, IF YOU KNOW IT'S OUTSIDE MR. NORMAN, IT'S GONE TO CRAP IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT THEY HAVE UH, THE SOUP KITCHEN DOWN THERE FEEDING ALL THE BUMS AND DERELICT DRUG ADDICTS AND MY PARENTS CAN'T EVEN GO TO MARTINEZ BAKERY 'CAUSE THE BUMS SIT OUTSIDE AND AND HARASS PEOPLE.

I CALL THE POLICE EVERY DAY BECAUSE THEY'RE JAY WALKING.

I'M ALMOST HITTING 'EM IN THE STREET.

UH, THEY'RE OUT THERE WALKING, TALKING TO THEMSELVES.

SO YOU THINK THAT UH, NONPROFITS ARE SO GOOD IN SOUP KITCHENS? GO LOOK AT THE SOUTH SIDE.

I ACTUALLY CALLED FLORIDA STREET, UH, OUR MIDLAND SKID ROW.

AND TO SAY THAT WE COME HERE FOR CLICKS AND VIEWS, UH, MR. STUBBS, I GOT A QUARTER MILLION FOLLOWERS ON MY ACCOUNT.

THEY DON'T CARE NOTHING ABOUT MIDLAND, TEXAS.

YOU THINK I WANT TO GET UP, ME AND MY WIFE WILL COME HERE ON MY DAY OFF AND I COME HAUL OIL, COME HERE AND COME TALK TO Y'ALL FOR THREE MINUTES AND WAIT FOUR HOURS TO TALK.

YOU THINK IT'S BECAUSE I JUST WANNA BE FAMOUS ON SOCIAL MEDIA? NO, BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT MY CITY AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ANY OF Y'ALL SAY.

'CAUSE THIS IS MY CITY AND I AND Y'ALL KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HOW ABOUT THE CITIZENS? Y'ALL CARE ABOUT US.

I DON'T THINK Y'ALL GIVE A DAMN ABOUT US, BUT I CARE ABOUT MY CITIZENS IN SOUTH SIDE, MILLON AND MILLEN AND, AND GENERAL.

WE HAVE NO FURTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM 20.

LET ME CONFIRM THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

WE HAVE NO FURTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM 20.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONG COUNSEL SEEING, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION TOO, THIS IS NOTHING BUT A VACATION.

THIS IS NOT THE ALLOCATION TO ANYBODY AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

SO I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

I'LL SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE ON ITEM 20.

THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ONE.

IN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT ONE IN EAST HALF OF LOT TWO, LOT 25 HIGH SCHOOL EDITION SITTING COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WESTFORD AVENUE IN NORTH B STREET BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT WIDTH CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND FAVORABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 ORDER AND RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

ITEM NUMBER 21 PLEASE.

[21. 10725 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 1 AND THE EAST HALF OF LOT 2, BLOCK 25, HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST CUTHBERT AVENUE AND NORTH B STREET), BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT WIDTH; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF]

UH, THIS IS A SECOND READING.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, I WILL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION ON ITEM 21.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BUR HOLDER.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO THANK YOU.

ITEM 22

[22. 10726 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR A 15,061-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF LOT 3A, BLOCK 3, MAYFIELD PLACE, SECTION 8, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MIDKIFF ROAD AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A RESTAURANT FOR ONPREMISES CONSUMPTION; MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRAND.

A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR A 15,061 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF BLOCK THREE, A BLOCK THREE MAYFIELD PLACE, SECTION EIGHT, CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MIDKIFF ROAD IN MOCKINGBIRD LANE, WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED R OUR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A RESTAURANT FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, MAKING SAID DESIGNATIONS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED TEAR END CONTAINING ACCUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 22.

DO WE HAVE ACTION FROM COUNCIL OR ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS,

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ITEM 23

[23. 10727 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR A 5,724-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF LOT 3A, BLOCK 3, MAYFIELD PLACE, SECTION 8, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MIDKIFF ROAD AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A RESTAURANT FOR ONPREMISES CONSUMPTION; MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

IN ORDINANCE MEANING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND OF GRAND PACIFIC, USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR 57 24 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF LOT THREE A BLOCK THREE MAYFIELD PLACE, SECTION EIGHT, CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MIDKIFF ROAD IN MOCKINGBIRD LANE, WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED ARE OUR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A RESTAURANT FOR ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION.

MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN CONTAIN ACCUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 23.

WE HAVE A SECOND, I'M SORRY.

A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS.

A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER.

OKAY, ITEM 24

[24. 10728 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR LOT 13, BLOCK 61, ORIGINAL TOWN ADDITION, SECTION 25, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST WALL STREET AND SOUTH CARRIZO STREET), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED CB, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A BAR FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION; MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

AN ORDINANCE MANY THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND GRAND PACIFIC.

USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR LOT 13 BLOCK 61 ORIGINAL TOWN EDITION SECTION 25, CITY COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST WALL STREET AND SOUTH CARRIZO STREET, WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED CB CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A BAR FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.

MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUB CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN CONTAIN CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SALEABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

IN ORDINANCE MANY THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND REZONED BLOCKS 21 AND 22 RE PLAT OF BLOCKS 21 AND 22 OF KELP HEIGHTS EDITION.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 24 OR ANY ACTION FROM COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKES AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE ON ITEM 24.

THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO THANK YOU.

ITEM 25 PLEASE.

[25. 10729 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE BLOCKS 21 AND 22, REPLAT OF BLOCKS 21 AND 22 OF KELVIEW HEIGHTS ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM MF-16, MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, IN PART, LR, LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART, RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART, AND PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A TRANSITION DISTRICT, IN PART, TO RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH BIG SPRING STREET AND HUMBLE AVENUE); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

SITTING COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM MF 16 LOCAL FAMILY DRILLING DISTRICT.

IN PART LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

IN PART RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT IN PART AND PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A TRANSITION DISTRICT IN PART TO RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH BIG SPRING STREET AND HUMBOLT AVENUE CONTAINED TIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERAL ABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR A MAXIM PELTIER FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR WE HAVE ACTION ON, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BURS SECOND, A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE ON ITEM 25.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[26. 10730 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 15, LILLY HEIGHTS ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR AN OFFICE CENTER TO O-1, OFFICE DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF ANDREWS HIGHWAY AND TARLETON STREET); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

26 PLEASE.

AND ORDINANCE AMENING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOT 22 BLOCK 15 LILY HEIGHTS, SEDITION CITY COUNTY, MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR AN OFFICE CENTER TO OH ONE OFFICE DISTRICT GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF ANDREWS HIGHWAY AND TON STREET CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS IN BUILDING CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

UM, DO WE HAVE ACTION FROM COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKES.

WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[27. 10724 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 7A, BLOCK 6, WESTCLIFF ADDITION, SECTION 3, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WOODCREST DRIVE AND PRINCETON AVENUE), BY PERMITTING (1) A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT DEPTH AND (2) A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT WIDTH; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DEFERRED FROM FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

ITEM NUMBER 27 IN ORDINANCE GRANNY, A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT SEVEN.

A BLOCK SIX WEST CLIFF EDITION, SECTION THREE.

CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WOODCREST DRIVE IN PRINCETON AVENUE.

BY PERMITTING ONE A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT DEBT AND TWO, A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT WIDTH CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SEVEN AND FAVORABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000.

ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS AND ORDERING PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH LANDON.

IF YOU WOULD SHARE WITH US THE DETAILS OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

SURE.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

SO THIS ITEM IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR REDUCED LOT DIMENSIONS, WHICH WAS, UH, TAKEN TO COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY, UH, IT WAS DEFERRED COUNCIL VOICED THAT THEY WOULD WANT US TO WITH THE APPLICANT AND TRY AND REWORK THE LAYOUT.

UM, THE APPLICANT,

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UH, WAS NOT WILLING TO, UH, REVISE THE LAYOUT, BUT THEY ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO SPEAK ON THAT WITH YOU JUST TO MENTION.

AND, UM, THE OBJECTION THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN WAS JUST GIVEN US TO US THIS MORNING.

IT'S FROM A NEARBY PROPERTY OWNER.

UM, JUST BE AWARE THAT, UH, IF THIS BEING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THE SUPER MAJORITY RULES DON'T APPLY, SO NO WORRIES THERE.

UM, AND WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GIVE YOU A, JUST A REMINDER OF THE DETAILS OF THE YES, PLEASE.

SO THIS IS LOCATED AT 1401 WOODCREST, AND AS MENTIONED IT'S FOR REDUCED LOT DIMENSIONS FOR TWO LOTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE SITE PLAN, THIS IS ULTIMATELY GONNA BE FOUR LOTS USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY, UH, HOUSING.

UM, AND SO THEY WERE ASKING FOR THESE REDUCED LOT SIZES IN ORDER TO FIT THIS LAYOUT ON THIS, UH, PROPERTY HERE.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE VARIANCES AND YES.

DELINEATE THOSE? YES.

SO THE MINIMUM LOT DEPTH, UH, REQUIRED FOR THIS DISTRICT IS 100 FEET.

UM, BUT THEY ARE REQUESTING MINIMUM LOT WIDTH OF, UM, UH, 70 FEET, 70 FEET, AND THEN 75 FEET FOR ANOTHER LOT.

UM, ON THE PROPERTY.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE ZONING IS THE DUPLEX ZONING.

UM, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DUPLEXES, IT'S JUST ZONED THAT.

AND THEN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE ALLOWED IN THAT ZONING.

UM, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY A RELIGIOUS TYPE USE LIKE A CHURCH.

UM, AND AS MENTIONED IT'S GOING TO BE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE PROPERTY AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS HERE.

SO YOU SAY NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED, BUT WE DO HAVE THE LETTER THAT WE WERE JUST HANDED WITH AN OBJECTION THERE.

SO IT'S NOT THE FORMAL OBJECTION PROCESS, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE OBJECTION.

I'D LIKE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT THEY MADE IT IN, THEY MADE IT IN TIME, SO THEY SUBMITTED IT THIS MORNING.

THIS JUST NEEDS THAT, THAT, THAT SHOULD BE UPDATED.

SHOULD BE UPDATED TO REFLECT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR STAFF ON THIS ONE? SO LANDON, I WENT OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT THIS AREA AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE LOT'S MORE CONDUCIVE TO BEING SPLIT IN HALF, NOT NECESSARILY IN A IN FORCE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF A SETBACK CHANGE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN SETBACK HERE IN ORDER TO MAKE FOUR LOTS WORK.

IT ALSO ISN'T REALLY CONGRUENT WITH THE REST OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THAT AREA.

SO BECAUSE OF IT'S BEING CRAM PACKED.

SO MY, MY FEAR IS, IS THAT, UH, YOU HAVE A ONE-OFF DEVELOPMENT THAT JUST COMPLETELY DOESN'T MATCH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS BEING CRAMMED INTO A SPOT THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY DESIGNED TO HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUAL LOTS.

AND SO, UH, JUST LOOKING AT THAT, I'M, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF SPLITTING IT IN HALF AND, AND DOING TWO INDIVIDUAL LOTS.

I THINK THAT'S MORE CONDUCIVE TO THE AREA AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN THERE.

AND I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO DEVELOP THE, THE PROPERTY AND MAKE IT LOOK RIGHT, BUT, UM, UH, THAT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMENT AND JUST, UM, AND SEEING THAT, THAT, UH, THERE IS SOME CONCERN WITH THAT.

VERY GOOD.

I THINK I ECHO EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAY WITH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.

I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY MINDFUL IN OUR VOTES WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY ON THE REAR SETBACKS AND TRYING TO, LIKE YOU SAID, CRAM THINGS IN TO WHERE MAYBE ON, BECAUSE ONE SIDE IS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND IT'S ALREADY ZONED AS A TWO FAMILY DWELLING, SO THEY COULD GO AHEAD AND USE IT AS IS WITHOUT ASKING FOR THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT THEN I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, AND INVITE GARRETT HALL TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.

WELCOME, SIR.

GOOD MORNING.

IF IT'S OKAY, I'LL OPEN MY LAPTOP AND READ MY NOTES HERE.

FIRST I WANNA SAY I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR PASSION TODAY.

WITNESSING THAT FIRSTHAND WAS PRETTY SPECIAL, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO I, I DID LOOK AT, UH, LAST MONTH'S, UH, RECORD AND I DID, UH, UNDERSTAND MR. BURKHOLDER'S, UH, OPPOSITION ON UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WOULD BE, UH, A BETTER LOOK FOR TWO VERSUS FOUR.

UH, I HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE.

UH, I DID LOOK AT NOT ONLY THIS AREA, BUT THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA AND I DO BELIEVE THAT ME, UH, DEVELOPING THIS AREA WOULD BE BENEFICIAL NOT ONLY TO THIS AREA, UM, BUT MR. LAD UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT HERE FOR DISTRICT THREE.

I GREW UP IN THIS AREA.

I KNOW THE AREA WELL.

THERE ARE SOME, UM, UM, SETBACKS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT WITH, UH, ON, UH, BLOCKS SOUTH THAT ARE 70 FEET WIDE.

IT'S VERY NORMAL FOR THIS AREA

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TO BE, UH, 70 FEET WIDE.

UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT ASKING FOR ANY SETBACK CHANGES.

WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR WIDTH, UH, RED REDUCTION OF, I THINK ON THE TOP RIGHT BY LIKE THREE AND A HALF FEET.

SO IT'S NOT A ABSORBENT AMOUNT.

I DON'T THINK THAT CHANGES THINGS.

UM, I I VERY MUCH WANT TO DEVELOP THIS AREA TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.

IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE, YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY.

UH, I DO OWN OTHER RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE AREA.

MY, UH, MY POINT OF, UH, REQUEST FOR THIS IS TO NOT ONLY DEVELOP THIS AREA, BUT TO REALLY MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.

UM, I GREW UP IN THE AREA, I'VE BEEN IN DISTRICT THREE, UH, A LOT OF MY LIFE.

I BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE IN DISTRICT THREE.

I OWN OTHER PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT THREE.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAKES THE PROPERTY BETTER.

I UNDERSTAND IT DOESN'T LOOK EXACTLY AS OTHERS MAY LOOK ALREADY, BUT I THINK THE DEVELOPMENT, UM, EXCUSE ME, FOR HILLCREST ACRES OR HILLCREST VILLAGE, WHICH IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DEVELOPED IS NOT NORMAL FOR THAT AREA EITHER.

BUT WILL IT MAKE THE AREA BETTER? AND I AGREE THAT IT DOES.

SO I BELIEVE THAT Y'ALL HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT.

I THINK THAT MINE WILL ALSO, UH, L LOOK NICE FOR THE AREA.

UM, THE REASON WE'VE DISCUSSED PUTTING TWO HOUSES FACING, UM, UM, THE STREET IS ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS LOOK NICE IN THE AREA.

I, I COULD HAVE QUOTE UNQUOTE CRAMMED A LOT MORE IN, I THINK I COULD HAVE ASKED TO ONLY HAVE NO GARAGES OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT I, I WANT TO BUILD UP THE AREA.

I WANNA DO TWO CAR GARAGES.

I WANNA DO STONE ON THE OUTSIDE.

I'M, I'M NOT GOING TO, I'M NOT LOOKING TO DO THE CHEAPEST OPTION.

I I DO PLAN ON HOLDING THIS, UH, PROPERTY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND MAYBE EVEN PASSING IT DOWN TO MY KIDS ONE DAY.

SO, UM, I WANTED IT TO BE ON RECORD THAT MY PLANS FOR THIS IS NOT TO, UM, UH, UH, SELL OFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I, I WANNA MAKE THIS AREA BETTER AND I WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD AND, AND, UH, THAT'S MY GOAL.

SO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND TALKING TO US.

FOR, FOR SOME OF THE REASONS THAT SHE'S JUST TALKED ABOUT AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN IN THAT AREA.

THANK YOU'ALL.

UM, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL DARA RICHARDSON TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WELCOME DARA.

SORRY, FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO SAY IF I KNEW WE WERE ALLOWED TO BRING PROPS OTHER THAN NOTES, I WOULD'VE TOTALLY INDULGED IN THAT.

SO .

BUT, UM, Y'ALL HAVE HAD MY LITTLE LETTER.

I HOPE Y'ALL HAD TIME TO MI UH, READ IT.

BUT BASICALLY, UM, I THINK WE WOULD BE OKAY WITH TWO LOTS INSTEAD OF THE WHOLE FOUR SEPARATING OUT.

UM, IF HE'S BEEN IN THE AREA VERY LONG, HE KNOWS THAT UNTIL QUITE RECENTLY WE WERE ACTUALLY IN DISTRICT FOUR.

UM, AND IT'S JUST BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

UM, THE TRAFFIC IS WHAT MY MAIN CONCERN IS ON WOODCREST, SINCE YOU HAVE THE FOOD BANK EVERY THURSDAY THAT LINES UP ALL THE WAY DOWN WOODCREST AND THEN DOWN PRINCETON AND THEN HAVING TWO HOUSES FACE ON WOODCREST WHERE THERE'S NEVER BEEN RESIDENTIAL BEFORE.

I JUST SEE IT BEING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL NIGHTMARE.

AND THEN THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE LIGHT IN YET AT WOODCREST AND ANDREW'S HIGHWAY.

SO DEALING WITH ALL THE EXTRA TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THAT ISSUES ON BOARD WITH ALL OF THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE RIGHT THERE ON THE FRONT ON ANDREW'S HIGHWAY.

AND THEN UP UNTIL IT WAS, UM, I KNOW TECHNICALLY ALL THE WAY DOWN WOODCREST HEADED, UM, NORTH ON TOWARD ANDREWS HIGHWAY WASN'T TECHNICALLY ZONED COMMERCIAL AT THE TIME, BUT THAT WAS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES UP UNTIL IT WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS.

SO, UM, YOU'VE GOT LARGE PROPERTY RIGHT THERE ON BOTH SIDES AND I JUST THINK THAT HAVING FOUR HOUSES RIGHT THERE ON THAT, THAT LITTLE BITTY LOT IS JUST WAY TOO MUCH FOR THE, THE CURRENT STANDARDS OF THE CITY, THE ROADS, AND UM, HONESTLY JUST THE HAPPINESS OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE AROUND IT.

AND SO, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I WILL LET Y'ALL GET BACK TO IT.

AND THANK Y'ALL FOR Y'ALLS TIME AND ALL THE CRAZINESS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

UM, AT THIS TIME I THINK WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

THAT WAS THE, THE EXTENT OF THE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS THAT WE HAD AND HAVE SOME DIALOGUE ON COUNCIL.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, I WAS THE DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER WHENEVER WE REVIEWED ALL OF THE WOODCREST ACRES AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE RELATED TO THIS.

I DO AND HAVE HISTORICALLY SUPPORTED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT FOUR HOMES OPENING ONTO WOODCREST WITH THE SIGNALIZE INTERSECTION AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON HERE.

AND SO, UM, I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU COME BACK TO US WITH A TWO HOUSE OPTION, UM, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS, I'M GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME SUPPORTING THIS AS IT IS BEING PROPOSED

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I DO RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED THE HOUSING.

I DO RECOGNIZE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.

I JUST HAVE GREAT CONCERN.

I THINK ONCE WE OPEN THE SIGNALIZE INTERSECTION, WHICH IS COMING THIS SUMMER, UM, AT WOODCREST AND ANDREWS HIGHWAY, I THINK THIS BECOMES A VERY DIFFERENT TRAFFIC SCENARIO, UM, THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.

AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS VERY TRANSPARENT.

A VOTE AGAINST THIS IS, FOR ME IS NOT A VOTE AGAINST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA.

I JUST THINK IT NEEDS TO FIT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE PARTICULARS OF THIS LOT.

I HAVE A, A QUESTION TO, TO GO OFF OF THAT BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE REASON THAT WE ARRIVED AT NEEDING THAT SIGNAL, A BIG PIECE OF IT WAS A, A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY THAT WAS GOING TO BE BUILT IN THAT AREA.

WHERE DO WE STAND ON THAT? BECAUSE IF THAT'S STILL IN PLAY AND STILL COMING, THERE'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE ADDED TRAFFIC.

AND SO I THINK WE REALLY, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE THAT STANDS.

I DUNNO THE ANSWER OFFHAND.

I DO KNOW THEY STILL HAVE AN INTEREST, SO I WILL CHECK WITH STAFF AND SEE IF THEY'VE COME BACK TO US WITH ANY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THAT TRACK OF LAND.

I WOULD JUST KIND OF GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KIND OF REITERATE, I, I KNOW, UM, INFIELD DEVELOPMENT IS VERY NEEDED IN THE, IN CERTAIN PARTS OF OUR CITY.

UM, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, AND I KIND OF SHARE THE SAME RESPONSE.

I THINK WOODCREST IS GETTING TO BE A BUSIER AND BUSIER ROAD AND HAVING ENTRANCES AND EXITS ON THAT, ESPECIALLY AT ANOTHER BUSY INTERSECTION THAT'S BECOMING BUSIER, UM, EVERY DAY.

UM, I'D REALLY, AND I, I KIND OF CHALLENGED THAT TOO.

I, I, I WANT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE NEED TO DEVELOP THESE IN FIELDS, UM, IN THIS AREA.

BUT I THINK THIS ONE IS JUST TOO DENSE, UM, FOR THE OTHER GROWTH GOING AROUND AND THE PROXIMITY ESPECIALLY TO ANDREWS HIGHWAY AND THE TRAFFIC THAT WE ARE FORESEEING ON THAT AREA.

SO AGAIN, I'M REALLY FOR INFIELD DEVELOPMENT, UM, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO, TO MAKE SURE IT'S SIZED AND, AND, UM, KIND OF DESIGNED THE RIGHT WAY FOR THE, THE FEATURES AROUND THIS, THE PROPERTY.

I, UH, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

UM, THAT IF YOU GO TO THAT OTHER SLIDE IS, UH, WHERE THAT WHITE BUILDING IS AND THAT GREEN LINE IS AROUND IT.

SO IS THAT WHITE BUILDING GONNA STAY THERE? OR IF, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AS THE APPLICANT? YES, PLEASE.

BECAUSE I'M NOT REAL FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA, UM, BEING DISTRICT FOUR, BUT, UM, YEAH.

IS IT, SO IS THAT BUILDING GONNA STAY THERE OR? IT IS.

IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY, IT WAS USED BY A CHURCH PRIOR, BUT NOW IT'S ACTUALLY, UH, A RESIDENTIAL.

SO, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN, UH, IT WASN'T A BIG LIFT TO MAKE IT RESIDENTIAL, SO THAT'S WHAT, UM, I DID AND MY WIFE DID.

SO WE DEVELOPED IN THAT, THAT IN THAT WAY.

AND THEN OUR PLAN WAS TO ALWAYS GO FORTH WITH A, A, A LARGER PLAN LIKE THIS.

AND SO THE FOUR HOMES WERE PLANNED ON BEING WITHIN THAT GREEN OUTLINE? YES, IT'S ABOUT THREE QUARTER OF AN ACRE.

SO, UM, OKAY.

'CAUSE I HAD PULLED THIS UP ON, ON, ON UH, GOOGLE MAPS AND I WAS JUST GONNA SAY LIKE THE, THE HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET ON PRINCETON, THEY NOT AS NOT HUGE LOTS OR WHATNOT.

MAY I ASK SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, BUT YEAH, THE LOTS AS, UM, PLATTED IN THAT SUBDIVISION ORIGINALLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PRINCETON, THE LOTS ARE 70, BUT WHAT WAS BUILT WAS ACTUALLY LESS THAN, UH, THERE ARE LOTS SPLIT.

SO EACH ONE IS ROUGHLY 50 FEET.

SO IF ALL THAT WAS TO BE RE PLATTED, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE 50 FOOT WIDE HUNDRED STANDARDS.

GOTCHA.

AND THAT'S THE REASON I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE WERE CRAMMING IN.

BUT YOU KNOW, I I I VERY MUCH RESPECT Y'ALL'S, UH, OPINIONS AND FEEDBACK.

EACH ONE OF THE PORTERS IS OVER 7,000 SQUARE FEET, JUST SO IF JUST PROCEDURALLY HOW THIS WORKS, IF WE DENY IT, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME.

SIX MONTHS, I BELIEVE ACTUALLY FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THEY CAN COME BACK.

THERE'S NO TIME RESTRICTION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

UM, TO BE ABLE TO WORK SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP AND BRING IT BACK TO US.

WE, WHAT WE DON'T WANNA DO IS TIE YOU UP AND MAKE YOU COST YOU MORE TIME.

UM, SO I, I'M JUST KIND OF READING, READING THE COMMENTS HERE.

I, I THINK WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCTIVELY DEVELOP YOUR LAND.

WE WANNA GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT I DON'T THINK, AND, AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE IF YOU WANT TO, BUT KNOWING THAT, KNOWING THAT IT WILL NOT GIVE YOU A DELAY, UM, I THINK IS, THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.

I DIDN'T WANT TIE THIS UP FOR SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR OR SOMETHING.

I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

UH, I, I, I WOULD, I GUESS I KIND OF COULD READ THE ROOM AND FIGURE OUT THAT IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO PASS AS IS.

UH, I WOULD, I WOULD QUESTION WHAT OTHER OPTIONS BESIDES TWO WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO AND, AND DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, OPINIONS ON ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN TWO? UH, I DO PLAN ON, UH, THERE'S A LOT RIGHT BEHIND THAT LOT ACTUALLY, UH, THAT I WAS IN THE TALKS OF, OF WORKING THROUGH TO, TO ACQUIRE THAT ONE AS WELL AND DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.

SO TO THE WEST, UH, YES SIR, I, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS,

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OKAY, WE WANNA WORK WITH YOU AND WE WANNA FACILITATE YOUR SUCCESS.

APPRECIATE THAT.

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THERE'S, THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

JUST SOUTH, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A RESIDENT HERE, AND FOR THE RECORD, THERE'S AN ABANDONED HOUSE JUST SOUTH OF THERE ON ON WOODCREST.

I KNOW THAT THE DIMENSION OF, OF, UH, TRAFFIC IS A, IS A CONCERN AND I CERTAINLY, IF THERE'S A STUDY, I WOULD LOVE TO LOOK AT THAT IF Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND SPENT YOUR TIME ON THAT.

BUT, UM, MY GOAL IS TO NOT JUST STOP THERE.

I, I, I LOVE THE AREA.

THIS IS, THIS IS, I FOUND A NEW PASSION WITH THIS.

THIS IS MY FIRST JUST FOR THE RECORD, BUT, UH, I CAN ASSURE YOU WON'T STOP HERE.

SO.

WELL WE APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US.

UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, AND GO FORWARD WITH UM, DISCUSSION.

I WAS ALSO GONNA SAY, MAYOR, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD LETTER.

I THINK IT WAS VERY WELL WRITTEN.

AND I ALSO THINK, DON'T FORGET ALSO TO JUST KIND OF TALK WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

'CAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO.

HAVE YOU BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE LETTER THAT WE WERE PROVIDED? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING, UM, MS. RICHARDSON, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SHARE THAT LETTER WITH THEM SO THAT THEY CAN ADDRESS SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS.

I APOLOGIZE.

ITEM 27 TO ITEM NUMBER 28, PLEASE.

WE DID RECEIVE THAT.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

'CAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME, SOME EXCELLENT POINTS IN THERE TO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL.

WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH FURTHER DISCUSSION OR ACTION FROM COUNSEL.

AS YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE, WE HAVE THE OPTION OF TAKING NO ACTION.

WE HAVE THE OPTION OF APPROVING OR DENYING OR AMENDING WELL, TAKING NO ACTION IS GONNA BE THE SAME THING AS DENYING AT THE MOMENT.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

SO I'M SEEING NO ACTION FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON FROM

[28. 10731 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 35.05-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 25, BLOCK 39, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO MH, MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET NORTH OF EAST CUTHBERT AVENUE); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

GOOD.

ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH APPROXIMATELY SIX.

THANK YOU COUNSEL TOOL.

NEXT TIME IS A ZONE CHANGE BY CHASE , UM, DISTRICT TWO HERE.

THIS IS TO O OPERATE A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK.

SO THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY GOVERNED BY A PD, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FOR A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES.

UM, THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NO LONGER HAPPENING.

AND SO IN ORDER FOR THIS MOBILE PALM PARK TO GO HERE, UM, THEY'RE HAVING TO REZONE OR AMEND THE PD AND THEY'VE CHOSEN TO, TO REZONE TO A STRAIGHT ZONING HERE.

UH, TO THE NORTH IS A COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN TO THE WEST THERE IS JUST THE, UM, THE EXTRA PIECE OF THE PD.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY.

SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A SENIOR LIVING APARTMENTS TO THE NORTH THERE.

UH, TO THE SOUTH IS A COMMERCIAL TYPE USE AND WE'LL SHELTER TO THE EAST.

AND THEN JUST WEST IS THE VACANT LAND.

YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AS IT'S CURRENTLY, THE COP PLAN CALLS FOR A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES AND COMMERCIAL HERE, IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY SPECIFICALLY CALL FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING, BUT WE FEEL THAT SINCE IT CALLS FOR A, A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES, UM, THAT THAT'S CONSISTENT.

AND, UM, WE HAVE RECEIVED, UM, AN SUD THAT'S, THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS JUST THE ZONING PIECE OF IT AND WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY OBJECTIONS AND WE'RE RECORDING APPROVAL.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT THIS PRETTY EXTENSIVELY, SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING QUITE A FEW MANUFACTURED HOMES HERE AND, UH, DEVELOPING A PARK.

I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE, UM, THE SUD EXPLAINED TO US WELL IN ADVANCE.

AND SO THAT WAY WE'RE ALL UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS IS GONNA BE OPERATED.

UM, THIS IS NOT JUST A STANDARD SUD THAT LIKE WE WOULD NORMALLY GRANT FOR JUST, YOU KNOW, ALCOHOL OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT.

THIS IS, THIS DEFINITELY CARRIES SOME WEIGHT BEHIND THIS PARTICULAR SUD AND ALLOWING THIS, UH, OPERATION TO RUN.

SO JUST THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ALL THE DETAILS OF THAT AND MAKE SURE IT ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE'RE WANTING FOR THIS AREA.

MY COMMENTS ARE, ARE IN LINE WITH THAT.

UM, I'VE SPOKEN WITH ELIZABETH, UM, AT LENGTH ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING SUD AND JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S ANOTHER MOBILE HOME FACILITY TO THE EAST, I GUESS.

AND, UM, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A REALLY NICE FENCE AND, UH, LANDSCAPE AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP IN LINE WITH, WITH THAT SAME KIND OF LOOK AND FEEL, ESPECIALLY WITH RAY'S MASHBURN, NELMS BEING, BEING ACROSS THE STREET.

SO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

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I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE SHANDY WILLIAMS TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 28.

PLEASE READ ALONG WITH ROBIN AND JOHN.

VALID CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT EXTENSIVELY.

ONE THING THAT WE KNOW ABOUT WITH MANUFACTURED HOUSING HAS A HIGH DEPRECIATION RATE.

IT'S WORSE THAN BUYING A CAR.

WE ALREADY HAVE A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY.

AND IF YOU'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE RENDERED DRAWINGS OF HOW MANY MANUFACTURED HOMES THEY'RE WANTING TO PUT IN, THEY'RE WANTING TO STACK 'EM ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER ONE.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY TRAFFIC STUDIES TO SEE HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT FAIRGROUNDS? UM, YOU ALREADY HAVE THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THERE.

I CAN TELL YOU THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IS SITTING AT 20%.

UM, AND THAT WAS AS OF JANUARY OF LAST YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THIS YEAR.

AND WE COULD SEE THE INFLUX.

UM, WE REALLY NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN WE'RE PUTTING IN THESE MOBILE HOMES, ESPECIALLY RIGHT THERE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

ARE THEY GONNA BE PAYING THE SAME DRAINAGE FEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE ARE? NO, THEY'RE NOT.

UM, IT'S GONNA BE ON SEPTIC AND, UM, WELL WATER, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT THE MOBILE HOMES ARE GONNA BE DOING.

UM, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SET UP IN A, IN A WAY THAT IS GOING TO BENEFIT MIDLAND IN THE LONG TERM.

YOU'RE PACKING A LOT OF HOUSES IN DEPRECIATE AND VALUE.

IT'S GONNA END UP BECOMING, UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S GONNA END UP BECOMING A CHAPTER EIGHT HOUSING.

AND WE NEED TO REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOOK INTO THIS.

SO PLEASE LOOK AT THIS BEFORE YOU GUYS VOTE ON THIS, I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE AND LOOK AND SEE EXACTLY HOW MANY THEY'RE DOING.

AND IF YOU DO FILL THE HEART TO SAY, YOU KNOW, EVEN MANUFACTURED HOMES, YOU KNOW, DESERVE SOMEBODY TO LIVE IN THEM, THEN LET'S LIMIT HOW MANY WE'RE DOING.

LET'S MAKE IT MORE OF THE COUNTRY.

BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK RIGHT ACROSS ON FAIRGROUNDS, THEY ALL HAVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF LAND WITH THEM.

THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE LITERALLY STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

SO I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING, UM, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REGULATIONS AND WE DON'T WANT THE HOUSES AROUND THAT AREA TO DEPRECIATE VALUE.

YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY'VE ALL BOUGHT THEIR HOMES AND, AND THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

IS EVERYONE ELSE IN THAT AREA, WHAT IS THEIR HOME VALUES GONNA LOOK LIKE? ARE THEY GONNA BE DEPRECIATING? UM, AND, AND I'M NOT HERE TO SAY THAT NOT EVERYBODY DESERVES TO HAVE A HOUSE.

I, I GET THAT APARTMENTS RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE RUNNING ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT IS RUNNING ABOUT 18, 1200, $1,800 IN MIDLAND, TEXAS.

AND, UM, AS UNFORTUNATE THAT IS, YES, BUT A MOBILE HOME, IT CAN BE EASY TO MOVE IN.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE BEATON BOWE, WE'VE GOT DH HORTON, BUT THOSE HOMES ARE EVEN CHEAPER THAN, THAN BUYING ONE, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS IN OUR DISTRICT.

UM, SO I MEAN, IT'S, THERE'S FEASIBLE HOMES THAT WE CAN HAVE BRICK AND MORTAR.

UM, THESE THINGS, THEY JUST DETERIORATE.

THEY DEPRECIATE OVER TIME.

AND I REALLY ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THAT BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY DECISIONS.

UM, WE HAVE NO FURTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? COUNCIL? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UH, CARL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UM, WILL THESE MOBILE HOMES BE ON SEPTIC AND ALL OF THAT? NO, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO, THAT THEY'RE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.

THEY'LL HAVE TO BE ON CITY SEWER.

OH, OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

UM, YEAH.

UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE DENSITY, UM, 'CAUSE I DO KNOW WE DO HAVE A, A, A MOBILE HOME PARK ACROSS THE STREET FROM THERE.

KIND OF DIAGONALLY.

UM, AND JUST TO SHARE SOME OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS.

LIKE I, I WOULD LIKE, IF THIS, UH, GOES THROUGH, I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE, UH, JUST LIKE IT IS ON THAT OTHER ONE.

IT IS LIKE A WALL, UM, A, A NICE WALL, NOT JUST SOMETHING JUST THROWN UP.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A NICE WALL AND, AND LIKE, I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, CRIME AND ALL OF THAT STUFF OVER THERE, BUT WE HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH, UH, WITH ANYTHING OVER THERE AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED.

UM, BUT THE, BUT THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION.

I DID WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE, THE CITY.

I'LL CLARIFY TOO.

THEY'LL BE ON CITY WATER ALSO.

CITY WATER.

AND I KIND OF HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT AS WELL.

SO IS IT THE, UH, DEVELOPER THAT AS A WHOLE WITH, AFTER THEY GET THE SUD AND THEY'VE DEVELOPED THIS, THAT THEY'RE THE ONES PRIMARILY PAYING THE, UH, IMPACT FEES FOR THE, THE WATER AND SEWER? THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES.

THEY'RE THAT, THAT'S NOT BEING, UH, TACKED ONTO INDIVIDUAL LOTS OR ANYTHING WITH THIS BEING DEVELOPED.

IT'S JUST THE, PRIMARILY IT'S THE, IT'S THE DEVELOPER BEING INDIVIDUALLY OWNED BY THE DEVELOPER.

HE IS NOT SELLING THESE OUT INDIVIDUALLY.

WHEN HE BUILDS, IT'LL, IT'LL BE THE IMPACT FEES ON THE, THAT PERSON.

DO IMPACT FEES CONTEMPLATE MANUFACTURED HOMES ALREADY? IT'S FOR WATER AND SEWER.

IT'S JUST YOUR METER SIZE.

SO EACH, DEPENDING ON THE METER SIZE HE USES FOR THE SITE.

HAVE TO, I'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

SO THIS SITE WOULD HAVE JUST ONE METER PRETTY MUCH, OR NOT, NOT THE, NOT A METER FOR EVERY HOME, BUT IT WOULD HAVE SMALL THAT, I DON'T KNOW.

I'D

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THEY COULD DO A METER FOR EACH HOME.

THEY, OR THEY COULD DO, LIKE, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FEED IT OFF OF ONE METER, BUT THEY COULD DO TWO OR THREE.

AND THAT WAS THE BASIS OF MY QUESTION, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, ARE THEY, ARE THEY GONNA BE MANAGING THE WATER INDIVIDUALLY AND BILLING OUT OFF OF ONE MAIN METER AND THEN THEREFORE THE IMPACT FEES JUST RELATE SPECIFICALLY TO THAT ONE? OR DO WE HAVE INDEPENDENT METERS GOING TO EACH, EACH ONE? I, I DON'T KNOW ON THIS ONE.

I'D HAVE TO FIND OUT.

UM, 'CAUSE I, I DON'T KNOW THE OTHER SIDE EITHER, HOW IT'S PROBABLY GONNA MATCH WHAT THEY DID.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE, I, WE SIDE HAVEN'T SEEN THE OVERALL PLAT.

AND, AND I AGREE TOO, WE WANNA WATCH THE DENSITY ON THIS TOO TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S, WE'RE NOT CREATING A, A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE CRAMP PACKED, UH, DEVELOPMENT BY ANY MEANS.

BUT, UH, AND AS THAT COMES FORWARD AS WE SEE THE PLATS, I MEAN, YOU SAID THAT, UH, LANDON, THAT WE'LL SEE THOSE PLATS, UH, COMING UP HERE.

SDI MEAN THE SUD COMING UP IS, AND, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THEM ON THE PLATS TO DESIGN THIS THE WAY THAT, UH, THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT REQUIRED TO PLAT FOR THE STATE LAW.

AND SO WE DON'T HAVE A PLATINUM PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

SO ELIZABETH, COULD WE GET YOU TO COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT THIS ITEM IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT? UM, 'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE CONFLATING SOME OF THESE PROCESSES HERE.

SO JUST FOR CLARITY, FOR COUNSEL AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

ELIZABETH RIGGS, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

SO THIS ITEM IS LIMITED TO THE REZONING, UM, TO MH, WHICH ALLOWS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING.

HOWEVER, UM, IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY HAVE A MANUFACTURED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE AN SUD OR, OR A SPECIAL PERMIT ESSENTIALLY.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE USE IS MORE INTENSE, THERE'S HIGHER DENSITY.

SO YOU WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT CLOSER LOOK WITH THE SUD, WHICH IS FORTHCOMING, WE'RE ABLE TO ADD OTHER CONDITIONS TO THE PROPERTY.

THINGS LIKE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING, UM, IF A WALL NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

UM, AND SO WE'VE INITIATED CONVERSATIONS THIS MORNING, UM, WITH THE, WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE CONCERNS AND IS WILLING TO WORK WITH US.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING TOGETHER ON WHAT THOSE CONDITIONS MIGHT LOOK LIKE, UM, AND HEAR YOU ALL LOUD AND CLEAR THAT, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL BEFORE YOU JUST SEE IT IN FRONT OF COUNSEL.

SO WE'LL ENSURE WE DO THAT.

I DON'T WANNA JUMP IN FRONT OF THE GUN BECAUSE THERE'S STILL LOTS OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN HERE.

BUT JUST TRYING TO GET A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, ELIZABETH.

IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, THEN I NEED TO LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNSEL ON THIS.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

COUNCILWOMAN AMY STRETCHER.

BURTS AND COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

I VOTED.

YAY.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SUBS.

IN FAVOR? HAVE A GLITCH.

[29. 10732 - AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO A CERTAIN AREA ADJOINING THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS, BEING A 4.09-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 35, BLOCK 40, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST STATE HIGHWAY 158, APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET EAST OF BEAR DRIVE); ORDERING PUBLICATION; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY (EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

29.

UM, LET'S GO FORWARD WITH THAT ONE PLEASE.

IN ORDINANCE, EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS BY ADDING THERE TO A CERTAIN AREA, ADJOINING THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS BEING A 4.09 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 35, BLOCK 40, TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH 10 P RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY.

MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS.

GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST STATE HIGHWAY 1 58, APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET EAST OF BEAR DRIVE.

ORDERING PUBLICATION IN ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE ANNEXATION OF A PROPERTY OFF OF 1 58.

YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE MAP HERE, IT'S BETWEEN COSTCO AND THE, UH, THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH, CURRENTLY IN THE, IN THE ETJ.

AND THEY ARE ANNEXING THIS FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S GONNA BE THREE LOTS.

UM, WITH THE, UH, EASTERN MOST LOT BEING A CHASE BANK, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE USES OF THE OTHER TWO LOTS ARE GONNA BE QUITE YET.

SO AS FAR AS THE ZONING, IT'S OF COURSE, IT'S CURRENTLY IN THESE DAYS, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY ZONING.

BUT, UM, TO THE NORTH, THERE YOU HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL ZONING OF SF UH, THREE, AND THEN, UH, SOME RR TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN MORE RESIDENTIAL ACROSS 1 58.

HERE'S JUST AN AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY, A PHOTO, AND THE COMP PLAN DOES SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF USE.

SO THERE IS NO, UM, THERE'S NO CONCERN THERE.

AND WE DO HAVE THE INITIAL ZONING ALSO PROCESS.

THAT'S ACTUALLY THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

THIS IS JUST THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF.

AND, UM, WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO CAN I KNOW THAT THE ZONING IS ON THE NEXT ITEM, BUT I DO THINK THAT THESE ALWAYS GO HAND IN HAND BECAUSE STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE CAN'T ANNEX WITHOUT ZONING.

TO TALK ABOUT THEM TOGETHER.

SO WE HAVE

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UM, AND SO CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ZONING THAT'S COMING FORWARD AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT ON THAT ITEM? SURE.

SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED, I IT'S GONNA BE THREE LOTS.

SO, UM, THE EASTERN MOST, TWO, TWO MOST EASTERN LOTS ARE GONNA BE REGIONAL RETAIL.

UM, WHICH WILL KIND OF GO HAND IN HAND WITH THAT RETAIL ALREADY TO THE SOUTH THERE.

AND THEN THE LOT BETWEEN THAT REGIONAL RETAIL AND THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WILL BE, UM, THE LESS INTENSE LOCAL RETAIL AND, UH, TO ACT AS MORE OF A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE TWO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT THEN, UM, WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE CARLOS, UH, I, I'M I IIA, I APOLOGIZE.

UM, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND, AND GIVE US YOUR TAKE ON THIS, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR ANNA.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS CARLOS CIAS.

I AM THE CIVIL ENGINEER ALSO, UH, OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE AND APPLICANT FOR THIS, UH, PROJECT.

UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF FOR THE LAST APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS, FIVE, SIX MONTHS WORKING ON THIS PROJECT.

UH, WE HAVE A NATIONAL, UH, RECOGNIZED BANK CHASE BANK WHO'S TRYING TO UTILIZE THE, THE CLOSEST LOT TO ST.

CLAIR AVENUE ON STATE HIGHWAY 1 58.

AND AT THE OTHER TWO LOTS WE HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO MEET WHAT THE CITY STAFF REQUIRES TO REZONE OR PROPOSE A NEW ZONING FOR THOSE AS THE LOT CLOSER TO THE RESIDENTIAL BEING MORE OF A LOCAL RETAIL THAN RE UH, REGIONAL RETAIL, MORE, UH, LESS BUSY IF WE LOOKING AT IT THAT WAY.

UM, WE HAVE PLANS RIGHT NOW WITH THE CITY FOR REVIEW FOR THE CHASE BANK PROJECT.

UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CITY AND WORK ON THIS PROJECT.

UH, THE OWNER RIGHT NOW IS WORKING WITH MULTIPLE FUTURE OCCUPANTS FOR THOSE TWO OTHER, UH, LOTS, BUT NOBODY KIND OF, WE WAITING UNTIL THIS GOES THROUGH ZONING AND GET APPROVED AND BE NEXT TO THE CITY BEFORE HE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, ANY CLOSER NEGOTIATIONS WITH FUTURE TENANTS FOR LITTLE TWO LOTS.

SO CAN YOU, YOU CAN'T GIVE US REALLY ANYTHING ELSE ON THOSE OTHER TWO LOTS.

THE, THE ONLY THING I KNOW FOR THE THIRD LOT CLOSER TO THE RESIDENTIAL, UH, DEVELOPMENT, WE WERE LOOKING TO LOOK FOR A CAR WASH, BUT THE CITY STAFF OPPOSED TO THAT.

SO WE END UP RESO TRYING TO BRING A LOCAL RETAIL, UH, LOCAL RETAIL.

I KNOW HE'S LOOKING FOR, UH, THE MIDDLE LOAN MIGHT BE A RESTAURANT FAST FOOD RESTAURANT OR A SITTING RESTAURANT FOR, FOR THAT MIDDLE LOT.

THE THIRD ONE, WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF WHAT WE CAN, WE CAN USE AND WHATEVER THE OWNER DECIDES TO, TO USE OR THE THE PERSON WHO COMMITS TO USE THE LOAD WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHATEVER THE LOCAL CODE REQUIRE FOR THOSE TWO.

UH, SO.

ANY OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? FOR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE HERE? ALRIGHT, THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU SIR.

UM, SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HERE? I THINK, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THE QUESTION 'CAUSE I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF THE CONCERN AND IT BEING IN DISTRICT FOUR AND THAT BEING A VERY HIGH USE CORRIDOR AND A VERY IMPORTANT AREA OF OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, ANNEXATION IS NOT MANDATORY AND SO I JUST THINK WE NEED TO KNOW, HAVE A BETTER PICTURE AND HAVE STAFF WORK TOGETHER WITH WHAT IS EXACTLY GOING OUT THERE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS.

THAT'S, THAT'S MY BELIEF FOR OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.

EXACTLY.

I THINK ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE RELATED TO SOME OF THIS IS THE CURB CUTS, UM, WITH THE EXPANSION OF HIGHWAY 1 58 AND THE TXDOT WORK THAT'S GONNA BE DO BEING DONE OUT THERE.

UM, WE HAVE NEW SIGNALIZE INTERSECTIONS GOING IN AT BRIARWOOD AND AT WADLEY WE HAVE EXPANSION OF THE HIGHWAY THERE.

SO THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CHANGE AND TURMOIL I THINK IS PROBABLY THE RIGHT WORD FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS WE GET ALL OF THAT STUFF WORKING.

SO I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

IT'S HARD TO PLAN CURB CUTS IN ALL AND I RECOGNIZE THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

WELL, MAYOR, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL KNOWS THERE WAS A BIG BOX, BIG BOX THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO GO INTO THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WHENEVER THAT DID NOT HAPPEN, THEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF SMALLER PADS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED CORRECTLY IN ORDER TO ADDRESS ALL THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED AND JUST THE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAT COME UP WHEN YOU MANAGE GROWTH AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF IT.

AND SO THAT'S A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT COUNCIL HAS DONE IN OTHER AREAS.

AND, AND CASE IN POINT, WE NEED TO DO THE SAME HERE.

THERE'S INGRESS AND EGRESS CONCERNS ALREADY.

OUT THERE, THERE'S ALREADY, THERE'S SOME ISSUES WITHOUT ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTIONS.

THERE'S ALREADY SOME, THERE'S ALREADY SOME ISSUES THERE I'VE HEARD, UM, FROM, UM, DIFFERENT DISTRICTS ABOUT THAT

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ONE IN PARTICULAR .

SO, SO, UH, IT, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THOSE CONCERNS, YOU KNOW, AND THIS ALSO SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF MASTER PLANNING.

SOME OF THESE HIGH DEVELOPMENT AREAS THAT ARE, ARE FRESH AND BUDDING AREAS WHERE WE HAVE CONTROL TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BEING DEVELOPED PROPERLY SO WE'RE NOT RUNNING INTO TRAFFIC ISSUES AND WE'RE CREATING SAFETY ISSUES OR, OR ARE SPLITTING UP LOTS INTO MULTIPLE LOTS WHEN THEY CAN BE DESIGNED FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

I MEAN, THIS IS OUR TIME TO BE ABLE TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT AND WE DO IT RIGHT.

I TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.

YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO BUILD MIDLAND, SO LET'S DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT, HAVING MASTER PLAN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES AND HAVING WORKED ON DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND HAVING TALKED TO STAFF, UH, I KNOW THAT WE ADDRESSED THIS WITH COUNCIL ALREADY ABOUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PLAN.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT DIFFERENTLY.

UH, WE, BUT WE CAN'T WAIT ON THE ONE-OFFS IF YOU WILL, LIKE THE 1 91, THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT, THE 2,600 ACRES THAT WE TALK ABOUT, THAT'S NORTH OF AIR PARK.

SO WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE AS SUCH, AS ONE OFF.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH, UH, SMALLER STUDIES IN THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT HAVE HIGH GROWTH.

ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALRIGHT, I'LL LOOK FOR ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

UM, SO I'M NOT SEEING ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

I THINK WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IT WILL BE DEFERRED BASICALLY.

UM, AND FURTHER CONVERSATION CAN BE HAD AND IT CAN COME BACK AGAIN.

IF IT'S, IF WE VOTE AGAINST IT, THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL DELAYS.

BUT IF WE JUST TAKE NO ACTION, THEN THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITY.

SO, OKAY, LET'S MOVE FORWARD ON THIS ONE.

MAKE SURE I'M FOLLOWING MY OWN PROCEDURES HERE.

ITEM NUMBER 30 IS THE SAME, UM, THING, IT'S THE INITIAL ZONING.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO TAKE UP ZONING WHEN WE DIDN'T ANNEX IT.

AND SO, NICHOLAS, UNLESS YOU HAVE CONCERNS, I'M GONNA SKIP OVER TO ITEM 31.

YES, PLEASE DO.

SO ITEM NUMBER 31 PLEASE.

[31. 10734 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOT 3, BLOCK 3, CORPORATE PLAZA ADDITION, SECTION 2, AND LOT 2B, BLOCK 3, CORPORATE PLAZA ADDITION, SECTION 19, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A TRANSITION DISTRICT TO RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SPRING PARK DRIVE AND EDWARDS STREET); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

IN ORDINANCE MANY THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND RE ZONE LOT THREE, BLOCK THREE, CORPORATE PLAZA EDITION SECTION TWO AND LOT TWO B BLOCK THREE, CORPORATE PLAZA EDITION SECTION 19, CITY COUNTY, MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM B PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A TRANSITION DISTRICT TO RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SPRING PARK DRIVE AND EDWARD STREET CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND FAVORABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU AMERICAN COUNSEL.

THIS IS A REZONE REQUEST BY 0.9 REALTY, LLC.

UM, IT'S FOR A PROPERTY AT 2 4 2 SPRING PARK DRIVE IN, UH, IN AS WELL AS 3 6 0 1 EDWARD STREET IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.

THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST BY THE UM, UH, ALLY VILLAGE.

I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS.

AND THEN THE, UM, TO IT, IT'S, IT'S TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THAT PROPERTY.

UH, THE CURRENT ZONING IS A PD, SO IN ORDER TO DEVELOP IT FURTHER, UM, THEY NEED TO REZONE IT 'CAUSE THAT PD WOULD RESTRICT THEM NORMALLY.

AND IT'S SURROUNDED BY, UH, MOSTLY REGIONAL RETAIL WITH SOME PD TO THE EAST THERE FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

AND UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, IT'S MOSTLY SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE FEEL THAT THE ZONING AND THE, UH, THE SURROUNDING LINE USE COMPLIMENTS IT.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY.

UH, WE, IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMP PLAN SO THERE'S NO ISSUE THERE.

AND WE UH, WE DO HAVE A, A REPL IN PROCESS FOR THIS PROPERTY AS WELL TO ACCOMPANY THE ZONING AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OBJECTIONS.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE ARE NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AND SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY COUNCIL ACTION OR DISCUSSION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 31.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURS.

I'M SORRY, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKES.

I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW THE RULES SO THAT IT'S ALL ON THE RECORD FOR YOU, MARCIA.

UM, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

WORTH STREET CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING S AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR MAXIMUM PENALTY, A FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATIONS.

ITEM NUMBER

[32. 10735 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 0.82-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 3, BLOCK 1, LOT 2A, BLOCK 43, AND LOT 1A, BLOCK 44, SOUTH PARK ADDITION, SECTION 6, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM MF-22, MULTIPLEFAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO 2F, TWO-FAMILY DWELLING (DUPLEX) DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST HICKS AVENUE AND SOUTH FORT WORTH STREET); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

32, PLEASE.

IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF BEN TREE ZONE 0.82 AC RE TRACT LAND OUT OF LOT THREE, BLOCK ONE, LOT TWO A BLOCK 43 AND LOT ONE A BLOCK 44 SOUTH PARK EDITION, SECTION SIX, CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM MF 22, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO TWO F TWO FAMILY DWELLING DUPLEX DISTRICT GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST HICK AVENUE IN SOUTH FORT

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THANK YOU MAYOR COUNSEL.

THIS IS ANOTHER REZONE BY RENE ROBLES.

UM, THIS IS AT FOUR 10 EAST HICKS AVENUE, CASTLE DISTRICT TWO.

AND THIS IS TO MEET THE, UH, THE LOT DIMENSIONS FOR THE PROPOSED, UH, UH, TWO F LOTS, THE DUPLEX ZONING LOTS.

SO YOU SEE HERE THE, UH, THE AREAS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIALS.

SO IT HAS A MIX OF SOME MULTIFAMILY, UM, BUT ALSO HAS SOME, UH, DUPLEX ZONING ALREADY IN THERE.

AND THEN SINGLE FAMILY TO THE NORTH.

A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY, THIS IS ACTUALLY OVER BY MIDLAND, UH, FRESHMEN.

AND SO YOU HAVE THE SINGLE FAMILY TO THE NORTH, SOME VACANT LOTS NEARBY, AND UM, THEY'RE PROPOSING A DUPLEXES JUST A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AND IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH COMP PLAN.

SO NO ISSUES THERE.

WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

UM, THERE IS A PLAT AND PROCESS FOR IT TO ACCOMPANY THE REZONE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FROM ? SO THIS IS THERE AT THE CORNER OF MILL FRESHMEN? YES MA'AM.

UM, AND IT'S GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO REDEVELOP THAT AREA? YES.

YES, I'M CORRECT IN THAT RIGHT, LORI? OKAY.

YES SIR.

UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND LANDON, HAVE WE EVEN STARTED SEEING THE PLANS FOR THIS YET? I KNOW THAT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT A REZONING AT THE MOMENT, BUT ARE THEY CURRENTLY WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN? IT'S KIND OF THE SAME THING WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH, UH, MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS.

SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT IT'S, IT'S LINED UP PROPERLY.

UM, AS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THESE COMING TO THE CITY, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE ACTUAL LIKE SITE LAYOUT, BUT WE DO HAVE THE PLAT.

UM, SO WE HAVE A LOT ARRANGEMENT AT LEAST, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY BUILDINGS YET.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION.

I DUNNO, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

I'M CONFUSED EXACTLY WHERE.

IT'S, IT'S THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MIDLAND FRESHMAN.

YOU MM-HMM .

WE'RE PULLING IT UP ON THE MAP REAL QUICK FOR YOU.

YOU GOOD? OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR ACTION FROM COUNSEL? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER SECOND, A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 33

[33. 10736 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOT 1, BLOCK 4, SOUTH PARK ADDITION, AND TRACT 3, PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH TRACT, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO SF-3, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST DAKOTA AVENUE AND SOUTH ATLANTA STREET); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

IN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND RE ZONE LOT ONE BLOCK FOUR SOUTH PARK EDITION IN TRACK THREE, PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH TRACK CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM SF TWO, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT SF THREE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST DAKOTA AVENUE AND SOUTH ATLANTA STREET CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND FAVORABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

SEE THAT TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST AS WELL.

THIS IS A REQUEST BY JORGE CHAVEZ AND THIS IS, UM, A REZONE FROM SF TWO TO SF THREE JUST TO MEET SOME PROPOSED LOTS.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THE MOST OF THE AREA ZONED AS SF TWO, BUT THERE IS SOME SF THREE NEARBY.

HOWEVER, MOST OF THE LOTS CURRENTLY IN THERE ARE IN CON, UM, CONFORMANCE WITH THE SF THREE.

SO WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT 'CAUSE IT WOULD BE, UM, MAYBE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA THERE.

UH, HERE'S A, A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY.

YOU DO HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL NEARBY, YOU CAN

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AND UH, THE COPLAND DESIGNATES US AS A SPECIAL STUDY AREA, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PARTICULAR POLICIES, UH, DESIGNATE FOR THE AREA.

AND WE DO HAVE A REPL AND PROCESS.

UH, FOR THIS RIGHT NOW IT'S GONNA BE TWO LOTS, NO OBJECTIONS AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING.

I ASSUME THERE'S NO COMMENTS.

NO THERE.

NO.

SO THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION? NO.

ALL RIGHT, THEN I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION.

MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER NORMAN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

LET'S VOTE.

34 IN ORDINANCE OF ANY THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZO.

ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER

[34. 10737 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 16.29-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 30, BLOCK 38, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, IN PART, SF-3, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, IN PART, AND RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART, TO C, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1,365 FEET NORTH OF EAST WADLEY AVENUE); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

16.29 ACRE TRACT LAND OUT OF SECTION 30 BLOCK 38 TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH RAILROAD COMPANY, SURVEY CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM SF TWO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT.

IN PART SF THREE SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, IN PART IN RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

IN PART TWO C COMMERCIAL DISTRICT GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1365 FEET.

NORTHEAST WALEY AVENUE CONTAIN A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE, CONTAIN SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

SO THIS IS A REQUEST BY LONE STAR, UH, SANCTUARY FOR ANIMALS AS WELL AS JACK AND DO, UH, DOLORES MACAU FOUNDATION.

UM, AND THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH PARKIL TO DO THE ZONE CHANGE.

THIS IS ON THE WEST SIDE, OR EXCUSE ME, ON THE EAST SIDE OF FAIRGROUNDS.

AND IT'S GONNA BE USED FOR FUTURE RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO IT'S PROBABLY IS CURRENTLY A MIX OF ZONINGS THERE, PRIMARILY REGIONAL RETAIL.

UM, HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO, UM, HAVE THE USES THAT THEY'RE WANTING.

SO THEY'RE PROPOSING A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT LAND IS CURRENTLY VACANT.

UM, IT'S SURROUNDED BY VACANT LAND AS WELL.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY, THE COMP PLAN DESIGN A AS EMPLOYMENT RESERVE, WHICH DOES CALL FOR, UM, SOME COMMERCIAL USES.

SO IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THAT.

AND, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, ZONE CHANGE DOES HAVE A PLAT ACCOMPANYING IT, WHICH YOU HAVE IN PROCESS.

WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY, ANY OBJECTIONS AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURS.

UNANIM.

ITEM

[35. 10738 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 61.85-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 30, BLOCK 38, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR AN OFFICE CENTER, IN PART, PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A SHOPPING CENTER, IN PART, MF-16, MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, IN PART, RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART, SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, IN PART, AND SF-3, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, IN PART, TO RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD AND EAST LOOP 250 NORTH); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

NUMBER 35 PLEASE.

IN PART PD DEVELOPMENT FOR A SHOPPING CENTER IN PART MS 16 MULTIFAMILY PLUMBING DISTRICT.

IN PART RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

IN PART SF TWO SINGLE FAMILY PLUMBING DISTRICT.

IN PART SF THREE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT IN PART TO RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD IN EAST LOOP TWO 50 NORTH CONTAIN ACCUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

35? SEEING NONE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST BY THE SAME APPLICANT.

UM, AND SO WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE OTHER ONE.

I JUST, UH, JUST PRESENTED.

UH, THIS ONE IS INSTEAD FOR REGIONAL RETAIL, SO THE LESS INTENSE ZONING DISTRICT.

AND UM, AS JAN READ OUT, READ OFF THERE, IT'S A CURRENTLY A MIX OF ZONINGS, SO THEY'RE HAVING TO REZONE IN ORDER TO DO THIS.

HERE'S AN AREA OF THE PROPERTY AND PHOTO AND THE COMP PLAN DOES SUPPORT THIS AS IT DOES DESIGNATED AS URBAN, MEDIUM AND URBAN LOW.

AND UH, THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT PLAT I MENTIONED FOR THE PREVIOUS ITEM.

DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OBJECTIONS FOR THIS ONE AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

OKAY, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM

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WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM 35, SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, IS THERE ANY ACTION FROM COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BURKE CALDER.

COUNCILMAN NORMAN, THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK

[36. 10739 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE AN 18.19-ACRE TRACT OF LAND AND A 58.90-ACRE TRACT OF LAND, BOTH OUT OF SECTION 1, BLOCK X, H.P. HILLIARD SURVEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART, MF-22, MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, IN PART, O-2, OFFICE DISTRICT, IN PART, AND AE, AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT, IN PART, TO RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST LOOP 250 NORTH AND NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

YOU.

ITEM 36, PLEASE.

AND ORDINANCE SUBMITTING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND REZONED AND 18.19 ACRE TRACT LAND AND A 58.90 ACRE TRACT LAND BOTH OUTTA SECTION ONE BLOCK X HP HILLIARD SURVEY CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

IN PART MF 22, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT IN PART OH TWO OFFICE DISTRICT IN PART AND AE AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT IN PART TO RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST LOOP TWO 50 NORTH AND NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

THIS ZONE CHANGE REQUEST IS BY MARK PAYNE, UH, ALSO PARTNERING WITH PARK HILL IN THE DISTRICT ONE.

THIS IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ROUTE TWO 50.

IT'S FOR A LARGE, UH, COMMERCIAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AS JAN RIGHT OFF THERE.

THERE'S A MIX OF ZONINGS THERE.

SO THEY'RE HAVING TO TO REZONE TO RR AND R TO ALLOW FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S AN AREA OF THE PROPERTY, THERE'S RESIDENTIAL TO THE, UH, TO THE WEST THERE.

AND UH, MOST OF IT IS VACANT SURROUNDING IT.

THERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY.

THE COMP PLAN DOES SUPPORT THIS AS IT DOES SUPPORT, UH, A MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.

AND WE DO HAVE THE PLAN PROCESS AS WELL.

NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

OKAY, JUST REAL QUICK, ON THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE OIL AND GAS WELL THAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE LOCATION? ARE THEY GOING TO, UH, PLUG THAT WELL OR IS IT SOMETHING THEY PLAN ON BUILDING AROUND IT WITH LIMITATIONS ON HOW CLOSE THEY CAN BE? LET ME ASK ONE OF MY PLANNERS WHO'S HANDLING THAT PLAT.

OKAY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PLUGGING AND ABANDONING THEM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM 36.

AND SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION OR DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER FINDING THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON LOT NINE BLOCK 1 36 SOUTHERN EDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3 0 1 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET, MIDLAND, TEXAS 7 9 7 0 1 TO BE A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AND ORDERING THE OWNERS OF SAID BUILDING AND LIEN HOLDERS AND MORTGAGES, MORTGAGEES HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID BUILDING, IF ANY, TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER.

ITEM 37, THIS IS

[37. 2026-044 - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER FINDING THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON LOT 9, BLOCK 136, SOUTHERN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT 301 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701) TO BE A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AND ORDERING THE OWNER(S) OF SAID BUILDING AND LIENHOLDER(S) AND MORTGAGEE(S) HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID BUILDING, IF ANY, TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER, AND, IF SAID ABATEMENT ACTION IS NOT TAKEN, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY)]

AND IF SET ABATEMENT ACTION IS NOT TAKEN, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, THIS IS A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING ORDER.

UM, YOU HAVE SEEN THIS ONE PREVIOUSLY IN DECEMBER.

UM, IT IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED, UM, HERE AT 3 0 1 SOUTH JEFFERSON.

UM, JUST WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT MEETING WAS THAT COUNSEL ASKED US TO GO BACK AND CONSIDER WHETHER THERE WERE ANY GRANT FUNDS THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO ASSIST THE PROPERTY OWNER IN TAKING DOWN THIS BUILDING IN THE EVENT THE PROPERTY OWNER COULD NOT DO IT THEMSELVES.

UM, AND SO WE DID THAT.

WE WORKED WITH ISAAC GARNET.

UM, WE HAD SOME CDBG FUNDING THAT WAS UNALLOCATED FROM PRIOR YEARS.

THE COUNCIL CHOSE TO ALLOCATE 50,000 OF THAT IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR TOWARDS, UM, PROJECTS LIKE THESE.

SO WE NOW HAVE THAT $50,000 TO WORK WITH IN ORDER TO ENSURE WE MINIMIZE THE COSTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

WE ARE USING IN-HOUSE, UM, IN THE EVENT AGAIN, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER CANNOT TAKE DOWN THE PROPERTY OR REPAIR IT ON THEIR OWN WITHIN 30 DAYS AS THE ORDER REQUIRES.

UM, THE CITY CAN TAKE ACTION AND WE WILL DO THAT IN HOUSE AND WE WILL USE THOSE CDBG FUNDS, UM, TO OFFSET THE COST SO THAT THERE IS NO COST TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY.

UM, YOU CAN SEE IT IS, IT IS IN DANGEROUS CONDITION.

WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

SO WHEN WILL WE USE THOSE CBD FUNDS VERSUS PUTTING A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY? UM, SO I THINK BASED ON COUNCIL'S, UM, DIRECTION, WE WILL USE THOSE CDBG FUNDS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

UM, AND AS WE MOVE TOWARDS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTIALS.

THOSE ARE A LITTLE BIT, UM, EASIER TECHNICAL

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WISE.

UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE, THE PROCESS IN PLACE.

UM, WE'LL USE THE CDBG FUNDING FOR RESIDENTIAL WHEN WE GET TO COMMERCIAL.

UM, THAT WILL BE ON THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO WE WILL, WE BE CHARGING, WILL BE PLACED.

ANY OF THE RESIDENTS THAT COST OR WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY BE USING CBD, IT WILL BE FIRST, UH, WE WILL PRIORITIZE THE PROPERTIES AND WHEN WE HIT THAT $50,000, UM, THEN WE'LL STOP UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET ALLOCATION.

AND, AND THE GOAL HERE IS NOT TO PUT AN UNDUE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON PROPERTY OWNERS.

IT'S TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

AND SO WE STRADDLE THAT.

WE, WE WALK THAT LINE ALL THE TIME AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.

AND IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.

YES, WE'VE IDENTIFIED OVER A HUNDRED PROPERTIES AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, ONE OF WHICH IS, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN.

20 OF THEM NOW I BELIEVE HAVE BEEN TORN DOWN.

ONE, WE, I THINK CONTRIBUTED THE REST OF IT WAS, WAS DONE BY THE PRIVATE, UH, FOLKS.

UH, WHEN THEY DO THAT, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO SELL.

SO IT IS NOT AS IMPACTFUL, BUT WE ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO THAT.

WE WORK WITH THEM 'CAUSE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL'S GUIDANCE.

WELL, AND I WILL SAY THIS, I MEAN, I, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THESE DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS AND CREATING SAFETY.

I DO NOT WANT TO CREATE, UM, A AN EXPECTATION THAT EVERYBODY JUST STARTED SAYING, WELL, IT'S DILAPIDATED AND SO NOW WE NEED YOU TO USE YOUR FUNDS TO DO THAT, WHETHER THEY'RE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS OR NOT.

SO I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE DO NEED TO UTILIZE THE LIEN.

I THINK THAT WHEN WE'RE DOING THAT, WE'RE PUTTING THE, THE HOMEOWNERS IN A POSITION WHERE THEY HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE MUCH EASILY BE ABLE TO SELL THAN HAVING A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE ON THERE.

SO I THINK THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT, EVEN FOR THEM IS GOING TO BE THERE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THEY CANNOT DO IF, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE MOST LIKELY NOT GOING TO SELL IF THE STRUCTURE IS THERE.

SO I, I AM FULL SUPPORT OF USING THE, THE LIEN PROCESS AND PUTTING A LIEN ON THE LAND AND KEEPING IT THAT WAY.

SO THAT WAY IF WE USE THOSE FUNDS, I MEAN, HEY, THOSE FUNDS CAN BE UTILIZED FOR OTHER THINGS AS WELL TOO.

DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY GO TO, UH, DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES.

SO JUST PUT THAT OUT.

I'M THE SAME WAY.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO USE THE LIEN PROCESS AND USE THAT TO REPLENISH THAT, THAT FUND, RIGHT? 'CAUSE AGAIN, THOSE, THOSE DOLLARS AREN'T INFINITE.

UM, SO HAVING THE ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, USE THOSE FUNDS TO MAKE THE PROPERTY SAFE AND I I AGREE WITH MR. BERKHOLDER, THOSE, IT PROBABLY DOES INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUE.

UM, AND THEN HAVING A WAY TO KIND OF RECOUP THOSE FUNDS.

UM, SO WE CAN CON CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM.

THE, THE LIEN PROCESS DOES NOT RESULT IN FUNDS RECEIVED UNTIL THERE'S A SALE OF THE PROPERTY.

AND SO I DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED HERE, YOU KNOW, ACCORD ALONG WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, TO GET THOSE LIENS IN PROCESS.

UM, I THINK THE, THE COUNTERPOINT TO USING CDBG FUNDING IS WHAT'S THEIR INCENTIVE TO PAY FOR IT IF WE'RE SAYING WE WILL DO IT.

UM, AND SO I THINK, I DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED HERE.

NOW NOT CREATING AN UNDUE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IS STILL A PRIORITY, BUT WE NEED TO THINK THROUGH $50,000 GOES FAST WHEN WE'VE GOT A HUNDRED SUCH PROPERTIES.

WILL THERE BE AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO WHERE WE CAN WEIGH, WE TALKED ABOUT DOING AN APPLICATION PROCESS AT THIS MOMENT.

CITY MANAGER MENTIONED WE HAVE A LIST OF THE TOP 100 THAT WE'VE PRIORITIZED ACCORDING TO UM, HOW DANGEROUS THEY ARE, PROXIMITY TO THE SCHOOL, THE NUMBER OF CALLS OF SERVICE RECEIVED.

SO OUR THOUGHT WAS WE WOULD GO OFF THAT PRIORITY LIST.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IN TERMS OF RESEARCH ONCE WE GET INTO THESE, UNDERSTANDING WHO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE.

A LOT OF TIMES SOMEONE HAS PASSED AND THERE ARE 10, 12 DIFFERENT OWNERS.

UM, SO THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS TOUGH.

NOW IF, IF SOMEONE DOES APPROACH US, WE WILL CERTAINLY CONSIDER IT.

BUT WE DO HAVE OUR, OUR PRIORITY LIST.

YOU KNOW, THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESS STORY THAT THE COUNCIL, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS Y'ALL BEEN TACKLING, UH, SCARBOROUGH AND BIG SPRING THAT THERE WAS A DEMOLITION OF A LOT OF BUILDINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DEMOLISHED.

I THINK FOR, I'VE BEEN TOLD OVER 30 YEARS MM-HMM .

MY WHOLE LIFE.

I'VE BEEN IN THAT CONDITION FOR THAT LONG.

AND THAT IS BEING, UM, THAT THAT'S GOING HAVE SOME RETAIL IN IT NOW.

MUCH NEEDED RETAIL FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THAT'S WHAT YOU HAD THE BEFORE AND AFTER OF COURSE WE'LL SHOW YOU THOSE AND WE'VE GOT THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES THAT I'VE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO YOU VIA EMAIL ON THOSE 20 PROPERTIES.

UM, THAT ONE BEING A SHOWCASED, UH, VERSION OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE BY CODES AND ELIZABETH AND UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND A LOT OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.

COULD I HEAR FROM ISAAC ON THIS MATTER? ISAAC IS NOT.

OH, IS HE HERE? OH, HE IS HERE.

HE'S HE.

ISAAC GARNET COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

HE WAS, HE WAS DOING OUTREACH TODAY.

SO ON THE NEXT ROUND OF MONEY, SNUCK IN THE BACK.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I WAS DOING, WE ARE DOING OUR PRE COMMUNITY INPUT DRAW BEFORE WE ANNOUNCED THE APPLICATION PROCESS ON APRIL 3RD.

SORRY, DO I JUST WAS CURIOUS, UM, IF YOU HAD APPROVED OF THIS AND IF, IF SO, WERE THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE

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USES FOR THAT MONEY YOU HAD CONSIDERED? I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE DEMOLITION PROCESS.

IT'S ALSO FALLS OF THE SLUM AND BLIGHT.

UH, I KNOW PERSONALLY 'CAUSE I LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THE NUMBER OF HOUSES THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED, RECTIFIED, DEMOLISHED, UH, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS A CHILD AND IT IS DUE TO BE REMOVED.

THE CHALLENGE IS APPROPRIATE THAT, UH, WE HAVE, THERE'S MANY AIRSHIPS RE REGARDING THAT.

MY DEPARTMENT IN 2016, WE LOOKED TO PURCHASE SOME OF THOSE LOTS, BUT THE AIRSHIP WAS TOO CU CUMBERSOME FOR US TO DO THAT.

SO THIS IS A APPROPRIATE STEP AND THEN WE CAN FOLLOW ON AFTER THAT.

WHAT, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PROCESS FOR SOMEBODY THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE HAVING TO ACQUIRE A LIEN TO HAVE THEIR PROPERTY DEMOLISHED VERSUS CBDG FUNDING? LIKE WHAT IS THERE, DID THEY, I I WAS A LITTLE LOST.

DID THEY APPLY FOR THAT OR WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE RECOMMENDED? OR AS FAR AS THE DEMOLITION GO, THE, THE HUD DOESN'T GET INVOLVED WITH OUR LOCAL DECISIONS.

THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE A LOCAL DECISION FOR US TO, WHETHER WE PUT A LIEN AGAINST OR FORGIVE, THAT'S A LOCAL DECISION BASED UPON WHAT'S BEEN SAID TODAY.

AND EITHER WAY IT'S, IT'S GOOD.

HAVE WE, HAVE WE SPENT ANY OF THOSE DESIGNATED CDBG FUNDING SINCE WE APPROVED THAT CONCEPT IN JANUARY? WE HAVE NOT.

UM, THERE WAS ONE PROPERTY IN DECEMBER, UM, THAT WAS HEARD RIGHT BEFORE THIS ONE, WHICH WAS DEFERRED, WHICH COUNCIL VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY, UM, ON THE ORDER.

WE WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE THE FIRST THAT WE USE THE CDBG FUNDING ON.

UM, ODDLY ENOUGH THAT ONE DID BURN DOWN.

SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S NOW JUST A MATTER OF CLEANING UP THE PROPERTY.

BUT NO, WE HAVE NOT USED THE FUNDING YET.

AND JUST TO GIVE COUNSEL AN IDEA, UM, EACH ONE OF THESE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, THE, THE REAL COST, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THE DEMOLITIONS IN HOUSE, THE, THE LARGER COST IS THE LANDFILL DISPOSAL FEES.

UM, AND THOSE ARE ABOUT $10,000 PER RESIDENTIAL HOME.

SO 50,000 GETS US ABOUT FIVE HOMES.

WELL, AND THAT, YEAH, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.

WOULD THE LIEN REFLECT THE $50,000 OR NOT? NO, IT WOULD REFLECT, HOWEVER, IF, IF WE CHOOSE TO DO A LIEN PROCESS, IT WOULD REFLECT HOWEVER MUCH IT ACTUALLY COST IN, IN THOSE LANDFILL FEES.

OH, OH, I SEE.

SO THE VALUATION OF THAT, OF THE LOT IN QUESTION AROUND TOWN WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT RANGE DEPENDING ON WHERE IT'S LOCATED IN THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

BUT THE LIEN WOULD JUST BE FOR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE INCURRED CORRECT.

TO DO THE DEMOLITION? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THAT, THAT LIEN IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD BECAUSE IF IT'S TOO HIGH THEN NO ONE'S GONNA WANT TO DEVELOP IT ANYWAYS.

SO I, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD USE OF THE FUNDS.

AS AN EXAMPLE, UH, WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE IN 2015, WE DID RESEARCH IN THE CITY THROUGH CDBG HAD PUT LIENS ON PROPERTIES 20 YEARS PRIOR AND WE STILL HADN'T RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION FOR THAT.

OCCASIONALLY ONE WOULD FALL THROUGH AND COME THROUGH ON THE SALE AND WE, THE, THE LETTERS WOULD GO OUT AND, UM, I THINK ONCE WE HAD AN OFFER OF $1,500 FOR OUR PORTION, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE CATCH 22 THAT WE'RE IN.

DO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO DO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE AS TWO CHOICES.

WE HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO BOTH.

TO USE THE CDBG FUNDING TO DO THE DEMOLITION TODAY, GO AHEAD AND PLACE THE LIENS ON THERE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT COULD BE 20 YEARS OR, OR HOWEVER LONG BEFORE THOSE DOLLARS ARE REALIZED.

BUT THERE'S STILL A TRAIL BACK TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP.

WHEN THERE IS A TRANSACTION AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO DO BOTH.

UM, AGAIN, IT JUST KIND OF TRIES TO PROTECT THOSE FUNDS AND AGAIN, REALIZING IT'S A HARD PROCESS AND MIGHT NOT BE FRUITFUL, BUT AT LEAST IT'S THERE.

WE CAN DO, MAKE SURE THOSE FUNDS WERE, WERE RECOUPED IF WE CAN.

AND DO WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO RECOUP 'EM IF IT IS INDEED 20 YEARS DOWN THE LINE? UH, IT WOULD BE, UH, IN COORDINATION WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WHERE THEY GO TO THE COUNTY OR ANY, OR THE PERSON THEMSELVES SELL, GET TOGETHER AND THEY SELL THE HOUSE, THEN THERE'S A PROCESS EVERYONE GOES THROUGH.

WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS, IS THE, DOES THE LIENS IS, IS THE LIEN FOR THE CITY OF MIDLAND, DOES IT SPECIFY THAT IT HAS TO GO BACK TO CBDG FUNDS? OR IS IT JUST SOMETHING WE WOULD RECOUP THE COST FOR NOT KNOWING WHERE IT ORIGINALLY CAME FROM? ASSUMING WE'D HAVE A BRAND NEW COUNCIL.

THAT'S A QUESTION FOR TOMMY.

I THINK THAT, SO WOULD THOSE FUNDS, IF THE LIEN WAS REALIZED WE'VE EXPENDED CDBG FUNDS TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK, THE LIEN IS REALIZED, WHERE DID THE FUNDS FROM THE LIEN COME BACK TO? DO THEY JUST GO TO THE GENERAL FUND? IT GOES BACK TO THIS PARTICULAR, UM, DEPARTMENT.

PROPERTIES THAT WE WANT TO TEAR DOWN, IS THAT, SO WHEN YOU'RE STILL WORKING HERE IN 20 YEARS, YOU'LL GET TO , IS THAT EXPLAINED IN THE LIEN? IS THAT HOW WE KEEP TRACK OF IT? THE, I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE EXPLAINED IN THAT WOULD BE THAT IT COMES BACK TO THE CITY.

FOR THE ADDITIONAL, UM,

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THEN ONCE WE GET IT, THEN CHRISTIE WOULD THEN ALLOCATE IT INTO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT.

GIVEN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, OUR PRIORITIES AND, AND THE, UH, BUDGET AND AS Y'ALL KNOW, KNOW, THE BUDGET IS ALIGNED WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO IT WOULD HAVE THE PRIORITY GIVEN AND THAT THAT WOULD BE THE TRIGGER POINT OR THAT WOULD BE THE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD PUT IT IN APPROPRIATE FUND.

ENSURE THAT WE SET IT UP THAT WAY.

IT'S HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WAY.

IF JUST IN CASE WE'RE NOT HERE 20 YEARS FROM NOW, THAT'S ALREADY MORRIS WILL BE HERE.

IT'S SAID MORE THE REST OF US SET, SET A REMINDER, MORRIS, PUT IN YOUR TICKER FILE.

WELL, AND AND I REMEMBER, I THINK, AND THIS IS A QUESTION, DO WE, DOES THE CITY NEED TO RENEW A LIEN EVERY 10 YEARS OR IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE MUST MAKE SURE ON OUR END WE'RE DOING? NO, NOT NOT FOR THIS.

THE CITY WILL HAVE A EXPENSE.

AND THERE ARE DEVELOPMENT GROUPS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT FIND THESE AND CLEAR UP THE TITLE.

THAT'S PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY GROUPS LIKE THAT IN MIDLAND, BUT IT MIGHT BE A BUSINESS IDEA FOR SOMEONE.

WELL, WELL PART OF THE DISCUSSION Y'ALL HAD WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PUT THIS FORWARD WAS JUST THAT, THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF THESE PROPERTIES THAT WERE IN AREAS THAT NEED TO BE REDEVELOPED.

A LOT OF IT WAS, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE REDEVELOP THE SOUTH, THE EAST, THE EASTERN CORRIDORS.

I THINK THE WORK THAT WAS DONE WITH TODD ROAD AND GETTING, UH, WATER TO AN ACCESS POINT FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAD BEEN ANNEXED SINCE THE EARLY EIGHTIES IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.

THAT'S GONNA OPEN UP DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.

AND THAT WAS A PRIORITY ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN ONE IN YOUR PARTICULAR DISTRICT, COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

AND SO THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE, BUT WE CAN GIVE OTHER EXAMPLES IN OTHER DISTRICTS WHERE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, TAKEN UP THE PROBLEM AND THEN SOLVED IT.

THE COUNCIL HAS SOLVED THOSE.

AND, AND TO YOUR POINT, SPECIFICALLY, IF WE RECOUP THOSE DOLLARS, THOSE DOLLARS ARE ACTUAL PROGRAM INCOME FOR CDBG AND THEY HAVE TO COME BACK, WE HAVE TO REPORT IT OUT TO, UH, HUD AT WHATEVER YEAR IT HAPPENS 20 YEARS FROM NOW, WE HAVE TO REPORT IT OUT AS PROGRAM.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR MONEY ISAAC .

I, I'M, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

I, I THINK IT'S ALSO LIKE WHAT ISAAC SAID, DEPENDING ON HOW WE SET UP THE PROGRAM, AND THIS PROGRAM IS A REVOLVING, UM, FUND, A REVOLVING LOAN FUND, SO TO SPEAK BACK TO OURSELVES.

UM, BUT IT DOES TAKE TIME.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE LEANS.

IT DOES TAKE TIME, BUT IF YOU HAVE A WILLING PARTICIPANT AND THEY HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND OR IF YOU CAN CO-OPT IT, LIKE YOU SAID MAYOR, YOU CAN DEVELOP IT FASTER.

SO WITH THE WAY THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS, UM, WORDED APPROVAL ALLOWS US TO GO FORWARD AND USE CDBG FUNDING AS, AS PROPOSED FOR THE DESTRUCTION.

DOES IT ALSO AUTHORIZE YOU TO FILE A LIEN OR DO YOU NEED ADDITIONAL ACTION OR AN AMENDMENT HERE? NO, THE ORDER PROVIDES FOR THAT.

THE LIEN MAY BE FILED IF CITY EXPENSE ANY FUNDS.

BUT YOU CAN SPECIFY AND IF IT SAYS MAY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO, YOU WANNA SAY SHALL WE CAN YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WOULD SAY.

I WOULD SAY IF, IF WE'RE USING CITY FUNDS, THEN WE SHOULD DO A LIEN.

ANYTIME THE CITY'S GOING TO EXPEND FUNDS IT, IT HAS A LIEN ON, ON, ON THE PROPERTY.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE HE ALREADY TOOK THAT INTO ACCOUNT.

SO THEN AN APPROVAL OF THIS AS, AS WRITTEN ACCOMPLISHES WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE.

UH, WE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK AFTER THAT LONG DIALOGUE.

SO WAYNE BUTLER, IF YOU ARE STILL HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WELCOME YOU, SIR.

HELLO? HELLO.

OKAY, SO, OKAY, SO I WAS LISTENING.

SO COULD IT BE A LIEN ON MY MOM'S PROPERTY FOR THE COST OF THE DEMOLITION? OKAY.

AND HOW LONG WOULD SHE HAVE TO PAY THAT? COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE WAY THAT THAT WOULD WORK, NICHOLAS? SHE, SHE PERSONALLY WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T BE OBLIGATED TO PAY IT.

THE LIEN WOULD STAY ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL IT IS SOLD AND THEN IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF AT CLOSING, UM, BETWEEN THE SELLER AND THE BUYER, HOWEVER THAT'S NEGOTIATED.

BUT THE LIEN WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AT CLOSING WHENEVER THAT PROPERTY IS SOLD.

SO IF THE HOUSE, IF YOU SOLD THE LAND FOR 20,000, THE LIEN WAS 10,000, YOUR MOM WOULD RECRUIT 10,000.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE.

UH, ANOTHER QUESTION IS, IF I TEAR IT DOWN MYSELF, HOW LONG WILL I HAVE TO DO IT? 30 DAYS.

30 DAYS TO TEAR IT DOWN? THAT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THE, THAT'S WHAT THE LAW SAYS AND THAT'S WHAT THE ORDER PROVIDES IS, IS YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO GO AHEAD AND DEMOLISH IT.

UM, OR THE CITY CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE ACTION AFTER THAT.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS, MR. BUTLER, IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO WITHIN AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME? SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GIVE AN EXTENSION BEYOND 30 DAYS, BUT JUST SET A TIMEFRAME WHERE IF THE GENTLEMAN WANTS TO DO IT HIMSELF THAT YOU KNOW, A REALISTIC TIMEFRAME WHERE HE CAN GET THAT DONE.

DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC I MEAN, IF I DO IT, IT'D TAKE ME AT LEAST THREE MONTHS TO GET IT DONE.

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I MEAN THE PROPERTY'S BEEN THERE FOR HOW LONG? YOU KNOW, QUITE SOME TIME.

SO CAN, CAN WE JUST GIVE AN EXTENSION? LET'S JUST SAY A A A FIVE MONTH EXTENSION, UH, TO, YOU SAID THREE MONTHS.

YEAH, FIVE MONTHS SOUNDS A LOT BETTER.

, FIVE MONTHS SOUNDS BETTER.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK A THREE MONTH, I MEAN, I THINK WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY IS WE WANT TO GET THESE AREAS CLEANED UP BECAUSE OF, OF SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

UM, SO IF, YOU KNOW, 120 DAYS, I MEAN FOUR MONTHS, I MEAN, I THINK SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES WOULD BE REASONABLE.

THEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEMOLITION AND NOT, NOT HAVE TO COME BACK FOR FURTHER COUNSEL ACTION AT THAT POINT.

YEAH, I, I'M TRYING, I WANNA MAKE THIS WORK FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW, AND ULTIMATELY WE WANT IT TO BE IN YOUR BENEFIT SO THAT WAY IF YOU HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN SELL.

SO AGAIN, I DON'T WANNA CAUSE AN UN YOU KNOW, AN UNSEEN BURDEN ON YOU.

SO IF YOU, IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN THINK YOU CAN DO, I MEAN WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GRANT YOU THAT EXTRA TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, OVER THE 30 DAYS THAT IT'S STANDARD TO BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE.

'CAUSE WE WANNA GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, I MEAN, NOW LET ME ASK YOU, OKAY, IF I HAVE IT LIKE HALFWAY DOWN, I NEED AN EXTENSION, CAN I COME BACK AND ASK AN EXTENSION? OH, WE CAN TALK ABOUT AN EXTENSION, BUT WE CAN ALSO, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD HAVE DEFRAYED THE COSTS OF THE DEMOLITION FOR US.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU WILL HAVE WORKED DOWN SOME OF THAT COST.

SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A PROBABLY A COMBINATION SOLUTION HERE THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS.

UM, BECAUSE I, TO TO COUNCILMAN BERK HOLDER'S POINT, THE GOAL IS TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY AND NOT CREATE AN UNDUE BURDEN ON YOU GUYS.

THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.

UH, ONE MORE QUESTION.

CAN Y'ALL TELL ME THE PRICE OF THE, THE HOUSE THAT WAS TORN DOWN ON MARSHALL STREET? IT WAS LIKE 2 0 1 NORTH MARSHALL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I THINK WE COULD, I'M SORRY.

LET ME, LET ME, LET ME TALK WITH THEM AND SEE IF I CAN GET YOU AN ANSWER IMMEDIATE.

WE'LL FOLLOW BACK UP WITH YOU.

ALRIGHT ON THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR US ABOUT THIS? UH, NO, THAT'S IT.

SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE NEED TO DEFER TO THIS AT THE MOMENT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE, I THINK WE CAN AMEND.

SO WITH THAT I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND WE'LL HAVE SOME FURTHER DIALOGUE HERE.

SO THANK YOU SIR.

WELL, I MEAN IF WE'RE GONNA GIVE HIM 120 DAYS, I THINK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME AND EXPLAIN ANYTHING? I JUST WANNA SHARE 'CAUSE I WAS THINKING HERE, WE'VE DONE SOME ESTIMATES ON COSTS TO TEAR IT DOWN AND WHAT IT WOULD COST FOR US TO TEAR IT DOWN USING CDBG FUNDS AND THE LIENS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

AND FROM OUR ESTIMATES, THE COST OF HIM TURNING IT DOWN WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER IF HE DID IT HIMSELF.

NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TIMEFRAME, BUT IT ACTUALLY WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO HIM IF WE WERE TO TAKE CARE OF IT FROM MY STANDPOINT, MY PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT AND OTHERS IN THE CITY.

BUT THAT'S JUST A, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ESTIMATE WAS? UH, ONE OF THE CODE OFFICERS MAY HAVE THAT IS AROUND.

SO, SO EACH OF THESE HOUSES BY THE CITY DOING IT IN-HOUSE, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY FOREGOING THE, THE LABOR COST PART OF IT.

AND SO IT'S JUST THE DISPOSAL FEES THAT WE'RE RECOVERING AND THOSE ARE ABOUT $10,000 FOR A HOME LIKE THIS.

SO, UM, IF WE WERE TO, I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS HERE.

WE COULD DEFER AND WORK OUT SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT BE THE UTMOST APPROPRIATE OR WE CAN GIVE AN EXTENSION OF THE TIMELINE, WHICH WOULD KIND OF ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING AND IT JUST WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ACTION TO COUNSEL.

SO DO WE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON COUNSEL ABOUT THAT OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WOULD THINK THE MOST EFFICIENT THING WOULD BE EXTENDING THE TIMELINE FOR THREE MONTHS.

THAT WAY IT'S THERE AND WE, THEY CAN DO IT.

IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, NICHOLAS, I WOULD, I WOULD ACTUALLY PROPOSE THE OPPOSITE ONLY BECAUSE THE 30 DAY TIMELINE IS REFERENCED SPECIFICALLY IN STATUTE AND IF WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT EXTENDING THAT, OKAY, THEN, THEN MAYBE WE RECESS OR COME BACK AND WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY HICCUPS THERE OR EFFECTIVELY WE CAN JUST, WE'VE ACTUALLY DEFERRED THIS ONCE BEFORE WE HAVE, WE HAVE, THAT'S THE CLEANEST OPTION.

I I'M IN AGREEMENT.

I THINK DOING A TIMELINE EXTENSION THROUGH A KNOWN AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS, IS THAT A STAT, IS THAT WORKABLE? IS THAT A STATUTORY ISSUE THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT? THAT'S, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO LOOK AT IS WHETHER THE 30 DAYS, WHETHER WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HOLD FIRM TO THAT 30 DAYS SUCH THAT IT WOULD BE, UH, MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO HOLD OFF ON ANY COUNCIL ACTION AT THE MOMENT AND KIND OF BAKE IN WHATEVER TIME WE WANT TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SITUATION.

I HAVE A FEELING THIS ISN'T GONNA BE THE FIR LAST TIME THIS COMES UP, SO I I'M OKAY WITH DEFERRING IT TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

CAN WE HAVE THAT BY NEXT MEETING YOU THINK? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

WE DON'T WANNA KEEP PUSHING THESE OUT INDEFINITELY, SO LET'S, LET'S ABSOLUTELY.

BRING IT BACK NEXT MEETING? MM-HMM .

NO, HE IS ALREADY BEEN UP HERE TWICE.

SO CAN WE DEFER IT? UM, WOULD, UM, I'LL PROPOSE THIS.

WOULD, WOULD ANYONE BE INTERESTED IN DEFERRING IT WITH A DATE CERTAIN ON THE DEFERRAL?

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UH, I, I'D MAKE THAT MOTION.

I, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LAD TO BRING THAT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL? SEE NONE WILL VOTE THE MOTION TO DEFER CARRIE UNANIMOUSLY.

IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER FINDING THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON LOT THREE BLOCK 23 BELMONT.

ITEM NUMBER 38

[38. 2026-045 - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER FINDING THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON LOT 3, BLOCK 23, BELMONT ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1604 SOUTH LORAINE STREET, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701) TO BE A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AND ORDERING THE OWNER(S) OF SAID BUILDING AND LIENHOLDER(S) AND MORTGAGEE(S) HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID BUILDING, IF ANY, TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER, AND, IF SAID ABATEMENT ACTION IS NOT TAKEN, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY)]

ADDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1604.

CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND TECH, I'M SORRY, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1604 SOUTH LORRAINE STREET, MIDLAND, TEXAS 7 9 7 0 1 TO BE SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AND ORDERING THE OWNERS OF SAID BUILDING AND LIEN HOLDERS AND MORTGAGES, HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID BUILDING, IF ANY TO MAKE ABATEMENT, TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER AND IF SAID ABATEMENT ACTION IS NOT TAKEN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION.

SO THIS IS, THIS IS THE SAME, UM, SORT OF ITEM.

IT'S AN ORDER AUTH, UM, ALLOWING THE PROPERTY OWNER 30 DAYS, UM, TO REMEDY THE SITUATION FOR THE PROPERTY AT 1604 SOUTH LORRAINE.

AGAIN, THIS WAS HIGHLY PRIORITIZED BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST MANY YEARS, THE PROXIMITY TO A SCHOOL.

AND WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS ALSO FROM THE SCHOOL ABOUT, UM, STUDENTS BREAKING INTO THE PROPERTY.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AND OUR INTENTION HERE IS TO USE THE CDBG FUNDING, UM, WITH THE LIEN PROCESS AND, UM, AND HOPEFULLY RECOVER THOSE FUNDS OVER TIME.

UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ONE? I DO.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THE VEHICLE IS THAT, IS THAT TAKEN OFF IN IF THERE'S VEHICLE OR OTHER PROPERTY? SO, UM, SEAN HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, ABOUT THE VEHICLE.

PROPERTY OWNERS INDICATED THEY, THEY WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE IT IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DON'T WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE THROUGH OUR JUNK VEHICLE PROCESS.

BLESS, BLESS YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ELIZABETH? ALL RIGHT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE JERRY TILLER TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 38.

IS JERRY STILL HERE WITH US? ALL RIGHT.

UM, I I THINK GIVEN THE FACT THAT JERRY ASKED TO TALK TO US AND WE JUST DISCUSSED POTENTIALLY DEFERRING THIS, WE SHOULD AT LEAST OFFER HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH, WITH STAFF.

SO CAN, WOULD COUNSEL BE INTERESTED IN DEFERRING? YEAH, DEFERRING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.

DO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO DEFER.

I'LL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

I SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LADD AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER TO DEFER THIS ONE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING REQUEST.

ONE THING I DID WHEN WE, SHE GAVE THE PRESENTATION THE PD CALLS AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CALLS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS QUICKLY WHEN WE SEE IT NEXT TIME BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THAT TO CONTINUE.

AGREE.

YEAH, THESE ARE BOTH OF THESE ARE, ARE TRUE RISKS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS 'EM.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DEFER TO THE NEXT MEETING.

UM, STAFF WILL REACH OUT AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH JERRY TILLER AND COMMUNICATE WHAT MR. TILLER'S COMMUN BACK TO OUR COUNSEL SO THAT WE HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THAT BEFORE WE GET TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT, LET'S VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO THE PAR.

ITEM NUMBER 39

[39. 10740 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE EAST 26 FEET OF LOT 17, ALL OF LOT 18, AND THE WEST 14.5 FEET OF LOT 19, AVALON ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF STANOLIND AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET WEST OF NORTH I STREET), BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE EAST 26 FEET OF LOT 17, ALL OF LOT 18 AND THE WEST 14.5 FEET OF LOT 19 AVALON EDITION.

SITTING COUNTY, MIDLAND, TEXAS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF STANDALONE AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET WEST OF NORTH EYE STREET BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK CONTAIN CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000.

ORDERING RE RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS AND ORDERING PUBLICATION.

AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL BECAUSE WE DO SEE THE SURROUNDING AREA ALSO HAS SIMILAR SETBACKS AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OBJECTIONS.

THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY AT 1605 STANDALONE AVENUE.

UM, THIS IS FOR REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SITE PLAN, THE SITE PLAN IS ACTUALLY ORIENTED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE MAP I JUST SHOWED YOU.

SO THE TOP IS SOUTH, UM, AND IT SHOWS THE KITCHEN AS BEING PROPOSED TO BE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE PROPERTY LINE.

SO THEY'RE PROPOSING A ZERO FOOT SETBACK WHERE WOULD NORMALLY BE FIVE.

THE PROPERTY IS ZONED SF ONE AS IS THE SURROUNDING AREA.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY, HERE'S LOOK AT THE PROPERTY ON THE STREET AND IT'S CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE REPLA PROCESS.

THEY'RE WANTING TO COMBINE THE TWO LOTS INTO ONE.

THIS, THIS PROPERTY, THIS HOUSE CURRENTLY SITS ACROSS TWO LOTS.

SO, UM, THEY'RE WANTING TO COMBINE THOSE LOTS

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SO WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ONE? ALRIGHT THEN I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC, UM, HERE, I'M SORRY, PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL DARREN GRAY TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 39.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WAITING THROUGH OUR LONG MEETING.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M, UH, THE BUILDER OF THIS PROJECT.

THE HOMEOWNERS ARE HERE TODAY AS WELL AND WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE OURSELF AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

ALRIGHT THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ANY DISCUSSION OR ACTION FROM COUNCIL MOTION.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS TO APPROVE AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

IN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF PENLAND TO REZONE THE EAST 55 FEET OF LOTS 12 AND 13 BLOCK ONE EDWARDS EDITION CITY COUNTY BED, TEXAS FROM MF 16 MOBILE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO SF THREE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MISSISSIPPI AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET EAST OF NORTH FORT WORTH STREET CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

ITEM NUMBER 40 PLEASE.

[40. 10741 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE THE EAST 55 FEET OF LOTS 12 AND 13, BLOCK 1, EDWARDS ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM MF-16, MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO SF-3, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MISSISSIPPI AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET EAST OF NORTH FORT WORTH STREET); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE, UH, FOR PROPERTY AT 5 0 3 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.

UM, THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE FROM A MULTI-FAMILY ZONING TO A SINGLE FAMILY ZONING TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY, UH, HAS AN EXISTING ZONING OF MF 16, HOWEVER THE AREA HAS DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.

SO THEY'RE REQUESTING THIS ZONE CHANGE.

UM, AND AS MENTIONED, SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING SURROUNDS THIS PROPERTY.

THERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AS IS CURRENTLY THE COMP PLAN DOES SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF USE HERE.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES THERE AND WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY KIND OF OBJECTIONS.

SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DID WE WAIVE THE FEES ON THIS APPLICATION? LET ME ASK ONE OF MY PLANNERS DID.

SURE WE DID.

WE'LL LOOK AND SEE IF WE DID AND WE'RE NOT SURE, UM, IF SO THEN WE WILL, WE'LL LOOK AT THAT ORDINANCE THAT WAS APPROVED AND WAIVE THE FEES.

I WASN'T SURE IF WE HAD MADE IT A GENERAL, WE WERE WA THE FEES ON THE M ON THOSE MF 16 IT MAY BE OUTSIDE OF THE OVERLAY 'CAUSE ISN'T.

THAT WAS GEOGRAPHICALLY SPECIFIC.

UM, I WOULD LIKE SOME CAN WE, CAN WE MAYBE TAKE ACTION TO JUST DIRECT THAT THOSE FEES WOULD BE WAIVED AND THEN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF, IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT FURTHER OVERLAY, WE GET THESE.

I THINK, I THINK THAT WOULD BE FINE.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR INTENTION, SO WE NEED TO LOOK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DID WHAT COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED FOR US TO DO SOME, SOME CLARITY FOR THIS IS AT SOME POINT HISTORICALLY, I DON'T KNOW THE YEAR, UM, COUNSEL AND STAFF WORKED TO DO A BIG OVERLAY ZONING ALL AT ONE TIME AND THERE WERE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAD AN OVERLAY THAT WAS INAPPROPRIATE FOR.

AND SO THEN WE'VE MADE THOSE PEOPLE COME BACK AND PAY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT THE CITY KIND OF OVERLAID ON TOP OF THEM WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT.

AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE DECIDED IT'S APPROPRIATE TO WAIVE THOSE FEES FOR THOSE AREAS.

WE, WE DID THAT FOR A GEOGRAPHICALLY SPECIFIC AREA.

IF THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH OUR, WHAT WE'VE DECIDED.

UM, WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE'LL CHECK TO SEE IF IT'S IN THAT GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

IF IT'S NOT, WE CAN, WE CAN COME BACK WITH, UM, SOMETHING THAT EXTENDS THE AREA AND REBATE BACK ANY FEES THAT HAVE BEEN PAID WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE DID THE INITIAL, UM, FOR THAT INITIAL AREA.

SO YES, WE, I HEAR YOUR DIRECTION.

LET US TAKE A LOOK AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL COME BACK AND I THINK WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT, UH, EXTENDING ANYWAY, UH, GETTING O OTHER POCKETS MM-HMM .

THAT, THAT ARE IN THE SAME YES.

JUST TO ENCOURAGE INFILL.

DEVELOPMENT.

UM, LANDON'S TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED A COUPLE MORE AREAS AND IS WORKING ON THOSE LARGER, UM, ZONING CHAINS LIKE, LIKE WE DID FOR THAT 430 RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? WE UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LAD, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

LAD AND A SECOND FROM NORMAN.

YOU SAID YOU HAD A MOTION FROM

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OH, THANKS.

OH, SORRY.

ITEM NUMBER 41

[41. 10742 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 1 AND THE EAST 23 FEET OF LOT 2, BLOCK 3, RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 3 OF JOHNSON AND MORAN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF HARVARD AVENUE AND LANHAM STREET), BY PERMITTING (1) A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK AND (2) REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACKS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE PROPERTY; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT ONE AND THE EAST 23 FEET OF LOT TWO BLOCK THREE.

RE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK THREE OF JOHNSON AND MORAN.

ADDITION SITTING COUNTY OF MIDDLE OF TEXAS GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF HARVARD AVENUE AND LANAM STREET BY PERMITTING.

ONE, A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK AND TWO REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACKS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE PROPERTY CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000.

ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDON COUNTY, TEXAS IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS FOR PROPERTY AT 2 5 0 1 HARVARD AVENUE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, AND UH, THIS IS FOR A REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE AND REAR YARD SETBACK FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT'S BEING BUILT.

SO THE SITE PLANS, IT'S A LITTLE BLURRY, YOU CAN SEE ON THE SITE PLAN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, THERE'S AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BEING BUILT, UH, AND IT HAS TO BE BUILT RIGHT UP AGAINST THE PROPERTY LINE.

AND SINCE IT'S AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION TOWARDS THE ALLEY, THE STAFF IS FINE WITH THIS AS FAR AS SAFETY CONCERNS.

AND WE DID SEE, UM, SIMILAR SETBACKS IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT THE ZONING.

IT'S ALL SF ONE RIGHT NOW, AND THEN THE AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY, AGAIN, SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.

THERE'S A PHOTO AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OBJECTIONS, SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

NOW LANDON, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS PLAT, THERE WAS, UM, A STRUCTURE THAT WAS ON, I THINK IT WAS THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS UNIDENTIFIED.

AND WITH THE BEING SO CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINES, UM, WE'RE JUST WANTING TO IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ARE AND WHAT WAS BEING BUILT.

JUST WITH SOME OF THE RECENT THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD THAT, UH, WE'VE HAD BUILT IN BACKYARDS, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S BEING BUILT.

UH, WE DON'T CURRENTLY KNOW THE PROPOSED USE OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

UM, THIS IS JUST REGARDING THE, THE SETBACKS, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE APPLICANT.

DO THEY, SO WHEN IT RELATES TO PROVIDING THIS SETBACK, WHAT ALL WE'RE SAYING HERE IS THAT THEY CAN PUT IT ON THE PROPERTY LINE OR THE REDUCED SETBACK, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THE STRUCTURE ITSELF COMING BACK FOR PERMITTING FOR THE HEIGHT AND FOR THE UTILITY OF THAT STRUCTURE FOR WINDOWS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT NEIGHBORS COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT.

IS THAT KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES.

THAT, THAT COMES WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT.

SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS.

IF THIS IS APPROVED, THEN THEY'LL SUBMIT A BUILDING PERMIT THAT SHOWS THE STRUCTURE WHERE IT IS ON THE PROPERTY.

UM, BUT THEY USUALLY DON'T COME WITH THAT UNTIL THIS IS APPROVED.

AND, AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT CONVERSATION THERE AT THAT TIME.

BUT IT WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE, THOSE BUILDING PERMITS WILL BE LOOKED AT PLAN REVIEW STAFF, AND IT'LL BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING FIRE CODES.

WELL, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE, UH, ADMINISTRATIVELY THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING THE APPROPRIATE STRUCTURES, UH, WHERE THEY BELONG OR DENYING THEM, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT DOES NOT BELONG IN THE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UNDERSTOOD.

YES SIR.

WE, WELL, AND I THINK ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, GO ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVELY.

THEY HAVE TO GO BY THE CODE.

SO IF IT'S SOME THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT IN THERE OR WHATNOT, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THOSE CODES OR WHATEVER.

AND, AND WE ARE SPEAKING, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH SOME PROBLEMS IN MIND.

SO WE KNOW, WE KNOW THE CONCERNS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

LETTER OF THE LAW BY CODE, UM, GONNA MATCH THE BRICK OF THE HOUSE.

UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND TREVOR HARRINGTON, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, IS HERE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK.

WE THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH US IN THE PROCESS HERE.

IF YOU WOULD COME AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SIR, THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MY SELF AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

OR SIR, DO YOU MIND, UH, SPELLING WHAT, UH, SPILLING WHAT E WHAT EXACTLY IT IS THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO BUILD IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA? IT IS JUST A, IT'S A BRICK AND MORTAR, UM, BUILDING STICK AND BRICK.

WE'RE GONNA BUILD A BARN AND NOT A BARN, BUT A, A PLACE TO STORE KIDS' CLOTHES OR KIDS' BIKES, UH, BICYCLES, STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S A STORAGE.

I'VE GOT A, I'VE GOT A $70,000 PICKUP THAT I CAN'T GET IN MY GARAGE 'CAUSE I'VE GOT A CHRISTMAS TREE AWAY.

SURE.

SO, OKAY, SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT STORAGE.

YEAH, YEAH.

I MEAN THAT'S JUST STORAGE AND MAYBE A GOLF SIMULATOR.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING.

IT'S NOT A TWO STORY STRUCTURE.

NO, SIR.

NO SIR.

IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE THE

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SO, OR SIMILAR BRICK, BUT, OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION OR FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BEHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THIS ZONING DISTRICT MAP FOR THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE 0.508 RETR LAND OUT OF SECTION 36 BLOCK 39 TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH TP RAILROAD COMPANY, SURVEY CITY, COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM BP I 20 BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT TO LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER 42 PLEASE.

[42. 10743 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 0.50-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 36, BLOCK 39, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM BP, I-20 BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT TO LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH ADAMS STREET AND SOUTH STREET); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH ADAMS STREET AND SOUTH STREET CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

SO THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE, UM, TO ALLOW FOR A MECHANIC SHOP THIS PROPERTY HERE, UM, AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH ADAM STREET AND SOUTH STREET.

AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS SURROUNDING AREA NEARBY IS, UH, ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL, WHERE THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY COMMERCIAL.

AND THEY'RE DOING THIS TO ALLOW FOR THAT USE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSED LOT DIMENSIONS CAN'T BE MET WITH THE CURRENT ZONING.

SO THE PROPERTY'S CURRENTLY VACANT AS MENTIONED, IT'S CURRENTLY SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES.

SO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES DESIGNATE THIS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL, SO THAT FALLS IN LINE WITH THEIR PROPOSED ZONING.

AND WE DO HAVE A PLATINUM PROCESS FOR THIS AS WELL.

AND NO OBJECTIONS AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND I DO SEE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LAD.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE.

ITEM 43,

[43. 10744 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOT 1, BLOCK 2, WEST 191 INDUSTRIAL PARK, SECTION 3, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 191, APPROXIMATELY 1,185 FEET NORTHEAST OF FARM TO MARKET 1788); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 4) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

IN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO BE ZONE LOT ONE BLOCK TWO WEST 1 91 INDUSTRIAL PARK, SECTION THREE, CITY COUNTY, MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 1 91, APPROXIMATELY 1,185 FEET NORTHEAST OF FARM TO MARKET 1788 CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

THIS ZONE CHANGE IS FOR PROPERTY OVERBY 1 91 WHERE IT CURBS TO ODESSA IN DISTRICT FOUR.

UM, THIS IS FOR A CONTRACTOR, UM, SHOP AND STORAGE YARD HERE.

THE EXISTING ZONING IS REGIONAL RETAIL THAT'S SURROUNDED BY THAT, BUT THE AREA IS DEVELOPING WITH INDUSTRIAL, SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE INDUSTRIAL TO THE WEST THERE.

UM, SINCE THE, SINCE IT'S BEEN ZONED, THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST IS A, UM, AUTOMOBILE SERVICE GARAGE AND THAT THE REST OF THE LAND TRYING TO GET IS VACANT AND THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY A BUILDING.

UM, BUT HOWEVER, THIS, UH, ZONE CHANGE WAS TRIGGERED BECAUSE ONE OF THE TENANTS MOVING IN THEIR USE IS, IS TOO INTENSE FOR REGIONAL RETAIL.

SO THEY'RE HAVING TO REQUEST THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND THE COMP PLAN DOESN'T, UH, COUNT FOR THIS PROPERTY.

SO THERE'S NO, UM, NO POLICIES THERE AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OBJECTIONS.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

SO AM I ACCURATE IN UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A PROSPECTIVELY BUILT BUILDING AND THEN THE TENANT HAS COME IN, AS YOU SAID, AND THEIR USE IS TO DENTS FOR THE CURRENT ZONING.

SO THEY'RE TRYING TO REZONE IT TO RETROFIT THE UTILITY TO WHAT IT, WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE? YES.

I, I HAVE TO BE CLEAR, I, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING TO HAVE INDUSTRIAL IN THIS AREA.

WE HAVE SO MUCH INVESTMENT GOING ON, UH, IN SOME OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR EXPANSION OF UTPB, EXPANSION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OTHER HOSPITAL USES AND, AND OTHER THINGS.

I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR AREA CONTINUING TO GROW IN INDUSTRIAL USE.

I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM.

THE OTHER THING IS THIS IS RIGHT WHERE I 27 IS LEGISLATIVELY APPOINTED TO GO THROUGH AND SO WE CREATE FOR OURSELVES SETBACK ISSUES AND RIGHT OF WAY ISSUES WHENEVER WE CONTINUE TO CREATE FURTHER DENSITY.

CORRIDOR, SO THERE WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE A VERY HIGH GROWTH IN THIS AREA.

AND I WAS GONNA ADD THAT, I MEAN THIS IS AN I 27

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UM, AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS WE DEVELOP IT.

AND AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET ONE CHANCE TO DO IT RIGHT, SO LET'S DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND I JUST DON'T WANNA SEE THIS BECOMING PROBLEMATIC DOWN THE, DOWN THE LINE WHEN WE FINALLY DO HAVE ANY I 27 COMING THROUGH HERE AND THEN WE'RE TRYING TO CORRECT SOME OF THE THINGS OF THE PAST.

SO I DON'T THINK I'M NECESSARILY SUPPORTIVE OF CHANGING A ZONE FOR A PREEXISTING BUILDING.

IF IT WAS DESIGNED FOR REGIONAL RETAIL AND IT WAS BUILT AS REGIONAL RETAIL, IT SHOULD STATE REGIONAL RETAIL.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD CONTEXT WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS ONE YESTERDAY, UM, SO THE BUILDING PERMIT CAME THROUGH AND IT SHOWED THAT IT WOULD BE OFFICE SPACE, WHICH IS ALLOWED IN REGIONAL RETAIL.

UM, WHEN, WHEN WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENT USE THAT WASN'T ALLOWED IN REGIONAL RETAIL WAS WHEN THE SIGN PERMITS CAME TO US.

UM, SO I I WOULD JUST ASK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE APPLICANT, UM, BE IF COUNSEL'S AMENABLE TO IT BEFORE TAKING A VOTE TODAY SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS AND, AND CAN COMMUNICATE THAT BACK TO YOU ALL.

YEAH, SO POSSIBLY DEFER THAT IN.

I THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

I THINK IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

AND SO THAT WAS A GOOD CATCH THAT Y'ALL WATCHING THAT.

DO UM, IS IT MOST APPROPRIATE JUST FOR STAFF PURPOSES? DO WE, UM, I'M SORRY, I JUST GOT DISTRACTED.

IS IT MOST APPROPRIATE FOR US TO DEFER OR TO TAKE NO ACTION HERE? HOW DO YOU WANT THIS PAPERED UP? IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE TO, TO DEFER AND NOT TAKE ACTION BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOU GET INTO THE TIME CONSTRAINTS.

IF YOU GUYS BUT TO VERBALLY DEFER AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OR JUST TO NOT GET A MOTION IN A SECOND, THAT, THAT NOT MOTIONS FINE.

EITHER ONE.

FOR COUNTING PURPOSES, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I BACK Y'ALL'S OPINION ON THAT COMPLETELY AND I'M GONNA SAY WAY LIKE THAT.

THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY AS WE GROW AND DEVELOP, UM, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PLANNING FOR THAT CORRECTLY SO YOU CAN SEND THAT MESSAGE.

TO ITEM NUMBER 44 PLEASE.

ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD

[44. 030-2026 - MOTION GRANTING CLOVIS SIGN SERVICES’ APPEAL AND REVERSING THE BUILDING OFFICIAL'S DENIAL OF A SIGN PERMIT FOR LOT 1, BLOCK 1, GARNETT ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST STATE HIGHWAY 158 AND EAST INTERSTATE 20) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (]

OH, UM, THAT'S ME.

MOTION GRANTING CLOVIS SIGNED SERVICES APPEAL AND REVERSING THE BUILDING OFFICIALS DENIAL OF ASSIGNED PERMIT FOR LOT ONE BLOCK, ONE GARNET EDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST STATE HIGHWAY 1 58 AND EAST INTERSTATE 20.

SO THIS SIGN APPEAL IS FOR PROPERTY AT 3 2, 1 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 1 58 COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE SIGN APPEAL YOU SAW IN LAST, AT THE LAST MEETING WHERE YOU HAVE, UM, THE SOCO EXISTING SONOCO SIGNS, WHICH DON'T CONFORM TO OUR, OUR CURRENT STANDARDS, UM, BEING REPLACED WITH THE PHILLIPS 66 BRANDING.

UM, SO THEY'RE JUST COMING IN TO FORMALIZE THAT AND THE ALLOWED THE SQUARE FOOTAGE BY THE CODE 360 SQUARE FEET.

UM, THE EXISTING SIGNAGE IS 620 SQUARE FEET, SO ALMOST DOUBLE.

UM, AND THEY'RE JUST PROPOSING A SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 556, SO ACTUALLY LESS THAN WHAT'S ALREADY, UH, WHAT WAS ALREADY THERE.

HERE'S A PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY OR WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE RATHER.

AND THEN THE OTHER, UM, THE OTHER VARIANCE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING, UM, IS THE, UH, THE, THE, THE WALL SIGNAGE.

SO, UM, THEY CAN'T HAVE, UH, GREATER THAN 50 SQUARE FEET OR 15% OF THE, THE AREA.

SO WHAT'S ALLOWED BY THE CODE IS 147, UM, BUT THE EXISTING IS 154 AND SO THEY'RE JUST REQUESTING A VARIANCE OF SEVEN SQUARE FEET.

SO NOT MUCH AT ALL.

AND AGAIN, JUST REPLACING THAT EXISTING SIGNAGE AND WE DEALT WITH A SLEW OF THESE IN THE LAST MEETING.

MM.

SO THESE ARE JUST FURTHERING WHAT WAS WORKED ON BEFORE.

AND WE COMMEND APPROVAL AND THIS, AND THIS IS A TOTAL REDUCTION COMPARED TO THE SIGN THAT'S THERE NOW, CORRECT? YES.

AND THERE'S NO HEIGHT CHANGES.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO LAST TIME.

THE HEIGHT DOESN'T CHANGE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE.

NO, MA'AM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEVELOPER TO TALK TO US IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? LET'S SEE.

SHE MAY HAVE EXITED.

OKAY, WELL THEN WE WILL GO FORWARD.

IS THERE ANY ACTION OR DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BUR HOLDER.

I DO.

AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER

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DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE.

WILL RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON CITY RELATED ISSUES AND PROJECTS NOT ON THE PRESENT AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 45

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

ANY DELIBERATION OF OR DECISION BY THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE ITEM BEING DISCUSSED SHALL BE LIMITED TO A MOTION TO PLACE THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.

WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS.

WE'D LIKE TO START WITH NINO RODRIGUEZ IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

UH, ALRIGHT.

UH, NINO RODRIGUEZ, DISTRICT TWO, CAN YOU START MY TIME PLEASE? FOR MY SAFETY? I LIKE TO RECORD MYSELF.

THEY THEN RESTART IT.

TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE HATE TO THOSE THAT HATE THE TRUTH.

IF I CAN GET THIS HERE, I WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY THE, THE WAY THAT NINO HAS WANTED TO BE THE FRONT FACE OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS OFFENSES OF ALL OF THIS, UM, WE SHOULD CALL THAT OUT.

AND ANY, ANY CANDIDATE WHO IS ALIGNED WITH HIM OR WHO IS, WHO IS ALLOWING HIM TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF, WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED AS A COMMUNITY, AS VOTERS, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHERE THOSE ALLIANCES ARE AND WE ARE STAYING AWAY FROM THEM.

THEY ARE NOT GOOD FOR MIDLAND, THEY ARE NOT GOOD FOR TEXAS OR FOR THE UNITED STATES.

AND WE NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE THINGS AND CALLING THEM OUT.

AND WE DON'T WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO HAVE A MICROPHONE OR A DECISION MAKING SEAT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WHY ARE THEY NOT STANDING UP? WE NEED A COMMUNITY.

THE 80% MAJORITY OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO KNOW THE TRUTH NEED TO STAND UP AND THEY NEED TO SAY, WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS.

I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND INTERESTING.

UM, MY DAUGHTER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MAYOR BLANC, HOW DID HE WANT ME? HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO STOP? BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY TELLING INTERVIEW YOU GAVE ON K WILL I WOULD ALSO ASK THE, I GET A POLICE ESCORT OUTTA HERE.

I'M KIND OF, UH, UH, FEARFUL OF MY LIFE AND SAFETY.

UH, Y'ALL TALK ABOUT BEING, HAVING CORRECT DECORUM.

I THINK, UH, THAT'S PRETTY ALARMING THAT THE MAYOR GOES ON THE RADIO AND UH, BASICALLY BLAST ME, UH, AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, AL ALSO DERRICK SMITH, A COUPLE OF US JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, EXERCISING OUR FREE SPEECH.

UH, AGAIN, YOU TOOK $50,000 FROM SAHEED AND WIRE PAKISTAN BORN MUSLIM AND THERE'S NOTHING HATEFUL ABOUT STATING THE FACTS.

UH, ROBBING POOL.

YOU TOOK I THINK $25,000 FROM HIM, HIM AS WELL.

AND AGAIN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S HATEFUL TO STATE THE OBVIOUS.

UH, LET'S, I WANNA CONTINUE HERE.

I DUNNO IF MY TIME'S GONNA RUN OUT, BUT TOMMY GONZALEZ, I WANT TO STATE SOMETHING REAL QUICK.

UM, I'M GONNA ASK SOMETHING THAT DESERVES A CLEAR ANSWER.

I'M PUTTING ON THE RECORD MR. TOMMY GONZALEZ.

THIS IS A STATEMENT OF FACT AND YOU CAN ANSWER IT IF YOU CHOOSE TO.

HOW MANY OTHER CITIES ARE YOU CURRENTLY CONSULTING FOR? MR. GONZALEZ, DO YOU NOT WANNA ANSWER THAT STATEMENT OF FACT? BECAUSE THE CITIZENS OF MIDLAND DESERVE TO KNOW WHETHER THEIR CITY MANAGER IS FULLY FOCUSED ON THIS CITY OR SPREAD ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES AT THE SAME TIME, AND I'LL FOLLOW WITH THIS, HERE'S A BIG ISSUE.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT ONE PERSON.

THIS IS ABOUT A PATTERN.

MOST CITIES ACCIDENTALLY IMPROVE.

PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL SHANDY WILLIAMS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL SHANDY WILLIAMS TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GONNA MAKE SURE I HAVE MY STUFF PULLED UP BEFORE I CAN GET UP THERE.

SHADY WILLIAMS AND MAYOR LONG, I'M NOT SCARED OF YOU NOR THE REST OF CITY COUNCIL OR WHAT YOU THINK OF ME AS PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO WILL PUT YOU UNDER.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, LOOK AT TERRY JOHNSON.

I SAT IN HERE AND I TOLD HIM, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU AND YOU, YOU WORK FOR ME.

I PUT YOU IN THIS POSITIONS AND I COULD TAKE YOU OUT AND I'D BE DAMNED IF WE DIDN'T SEE THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN.

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I'VE BEEN FACT CHECKED THAT WE'RE NOT 24 SHORT OFF OFFICERS, 24 SHORT.

WE'RE ONLY 11 SHORT.

AND I HAVE BEEN FACT CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES BY NOT ONLY NICK, BUT ALSO JACK LATT.

MY INFORMATION IS NOT ONLY ACTUAL, IT IS FACTUAL.

IT COMES FROM SERGEANT RODRIGUEZ AND THE RECRUITING DEPARTMENT.

THOSE NUMBERS REFLECT

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CUR.

THOSE NUMBERS REFLECT CURRENT OFFICERS WHO ARE RECEIVING A PAYCHECK FROM THE CITY OF MIDLAND.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ROUGHLY HAVE 5% OF OUR POLICE FORCE HERE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

I WANNA START BY CONGRATULATING YOU.

TRULY, IT TAKES A SPECIAL LEVEL OF EFFORT TO PRESIDE OVER A CITY THAT HAS GROWN BY MORE THAN 50% SINCE 2000, WHILE SOMEHOW MANAGING TO PROVIDE LESS POLICE PROTECTION PER RESIDENT THAN WE HAD A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO.

THAT'S NOT EASY.

MIDLAND UNDER YOUR WATCH HAS DONE THE OPPOSITE.

IN 1999, MIDLAND HAD ABOUT 155 POLICE OFFICERS FOR 95,000 PEOPLE.

THAT'S ROUGHLY 1.6 OFFICERS PER 1000 RESIDENTS.

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, NEARLY 144,000 PEOPLE AND WE'RE AT 168 OFFICERS.

THAT'S 1.17 OFFICERS PER 1000 RESIDENTS.

LET ME TRANSLATE THAT TO PLAIN ENGLISH.

WE'VE ADDED 50,000 PEOPLE AND RESPONDED BY ADDING ONLY A DOZEN COPS.

EITHER CRIME HAS MAGICALLY DISAPPEARED OR THE MATH HAS BEEN DEFUNDED.

NOW BEFORE ANYONE SAYS, WELL, THAT'S NORMAL, LET ME SAVE YOU THE EMBARRASSMENT.

COMPARABLE TEXAS CITIES RUN 1.8 TO 2.2 OFFICERS PER 1000 RESIDENTS.

EVEN THE LOW END OF THE RANGE WOULD PUT MIDLAND AT AROUND 260 OFFICERS.

TODAY.

WE'RE NOT SHORT BY FIVE BY 10, WE'RE SHORT BY 90 PLUS OFFICERS, GIVE OR TAKE NO AUTHORIZED POSITIONS DON'T COUNT IF NO ONE IS FILLING THEM, YOU DON'T GET CREDIT FOR IMAGINARY COPS.

CRIME DOESN'T STOP FOR VACANCIES AND NEITHER DO 9 1 1 CALLS.

WHERE IS THE SUPPORT? IT'S NEGLIGENCE ON A PRESS RELEASE.

YOU CAN'T CAMPAIGN ON PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE BUDGETING LIKE IT'S OPTIONAL.

YOU CAN'T PRAISE OFFICERS AT CEREMONIES AND THEN SEND THEM OUT TO BE UNDERSTAFFED, OVERWORKED, AND OUTNUMBERED.

AND YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T ACT SHOCKED WHEN THE RESPONSE TIMES GO UP AND THE MORALE IS DOWN AS REASONABLE.

PLAN.

YOU NEED 10 TO 15 OFFICERS PER YEAR OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL BUDGET CYCLES.

THAT'S REALISTIC, THAT'S AFFORDABLE, AND WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU PUT THAT ON AGENDA FOR MIDLAND.

SO THE QUESTION ISN'T WHETHER MIDLAND CAN AFFORD MORE OFFICERS.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER COUNSEL IS COMFORTABLE.

CONTINUE TO PROVE YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT IS SOMETHING YOU TALK ABOUT, NOT SOMETHING YOU ACTUALLY FUND.

THAT'S RESPECTING THE CITIZENS.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL JUDGE CAMPBELL TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MORNING, MAYOR.

AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL.

I HAVE SOME COMMENTS PREPARED, BUT I'M GOING TO DEVIATE FROM THEM TO BEGIN WITH AND HOPEFULLY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FINISH THE WAY I'D LIKE TO.

BUT JOHN, I APPRECIATE, UH, THE PASSION AND YOUR WORDS ABOUT RESPECT AND YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE TALKING WITH EACH OTHER.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN CARRY THAT TO HOW YOU ACT ON THIS DICE DI DICE ON THIS COUNCIL IN THIS ROOM.

WHEN PEOPLE LIE, WHEN THEY MISLEAD THE PUBLIC, WHEN THEY PRESENT THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE AND THEY HIDE THE FACTS, THAT'S NOT RESPECTFUL, IT'S NOT RESPECTFUL TO THE CITIZENS, AND YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU HAVE A PLATFORM AND A POSITION THAT I DON'T HAVE AND THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE THAT ARE SPEAKING OUT DON'T HAVE.

AND YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT.

I WISH THAT YOU WOULD.

MR. CORRALES WAS SOMEBODY THAT YOU AND I BOTH RESPECTED VERY MUCH, AND HE WAS SOMEBODY THAT TOOK THAT RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND WHEN ELIZABETH TRIGG STANDS UP HERE AND LIES ABOUT THE HOTEL PROJECT, MR. CORRALES CALLED HER OUT AND HE POINTED THAT OUT.

AND SHE ADMITTED THAT SHE WAS MISLEADING IN THE FACTS THAT SHE WAS PRESENTING.

EVEN AS MR. LADD ASKED HER ABOUT IT, I THINK SURPRISED FOR HER TO ADMIT THAT SHE WAS MISLEADING THE PUBLIC AND HOW THAT WAS BEING PRESENTED.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED FROM OUR COUNCIL.

WE NEED PEOPLE UP HERE THAT ARE GONNA CALL THOSE THINGS OUT AND THEN ACT UPON IT.

TWO YEARS LATER, OUR CITY MANAGER IS CONTINUING TO PASS THAT LIE.

THE LIES THAT WERE PRESENTED IN THAT MEETING FOR AN ILLEGAL HOTEL THAT WAS NOT ACCURATE.

THE FACTS THAT YOU WERE GIVEN FOR THAT PROJECT WAS NOT CORRECT.

AND MR. GONZALEZ A MONTH AGO STILL CARRIES THAT LIE.

CALL THAT OUT.

AND WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT THEM TO BE UPSET.

WHEN CITIZENS HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW YOUR DECISIONS AFFECT THEIR LIVES, TRUE LEADERSHIP GIVES THEM A MICROPHONE.

YOU CHOSE TO SILENCE THEM.

WHEN PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED AT BEING IGNORED, TRUE LEADERSHIP LISTENS.

YOU SHUT THEM OUT.

WHEN DIVIDE GROWS BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE, TRUE LEADERSHIP

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WORKS TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE AND BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

YOU HAVE CHOSEN INSTEAD TO INFLAME OUR DIFFERENCES AND DEEPEN THE DIVIDE.

CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY SHOULD BE MET WITH TRANSPARENCY.

CALLS FOR HONESTY SHOULD BE MET WITH HONESTY.

CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD BE MET WITH OWNERSHIP OF YOUR ACTIONS.

UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS ARE NOT HATEFUL.

THEY ARE NECESSARY.

A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY DEMANDS THAT WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS OPENLY, HONESTLY, AND RESPECTFULLY.

THIS IS MY SINCERE PRAYER FOR MIDLAND.

I IMPLORE YOU LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, ALL OF THEM, NOT JUST THOSE WHO AGREE WITH YOU OR VOTED FOR YOU.

WE ALL WANT THE BEST FOR MIDLAND, THE BEST MIDLAND POSSIBLE.

THE PEOPLE OF MIDLAND.

THANK FOR YOUR COMMENTS, DESERVE YOUR RESPECT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL EEL ROSE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

THAT'S NOT FOR ME.

RIGHT? WELCOME, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD WIFE.

UM, TWO THINGS GUYS.

UM, LIO ROSA 36 0 3 HUMBLE AVENUE.

FIRST A QUESTION.

UM, I KNOW HOW MANY OF OF YOU GUYS SAW THAT WALMART IS ROLLING OUT DIGITAL PRICE TAGS TO EVERY STORE IN THE US RIGHT NOW.

THAT MEANS THAT PRICES CAN BE CHANGED ANY TIME IN SECONDS.

UH, WE HAVE THIS IN BRAZIL.

THIS IS WHY I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOU.

THEY CAN CHANGE THE PRICE AT ANY MOMENT.

SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, CAN THE COUNCIL DO ANYTHING LOCALLY TO CURB THAT? SO JUST BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION.

THE SECOND THING IS, UM, I WAS ALREADY, I WAS READY TO BRING YOU A FEEDBACK ON THE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS ON THE MIDDLE OF TOMORROW PROJECT REGARDING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE IMPACTS OF AI IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

HOWEVER, THE IMPACTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST WAR RIGHT HERE IN MIDLAND ARE A PRIORITY FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

AS YOU ALL CERTAINLY KNOW BY NOW, GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE WORLD ARE ALREADY REVIVING POLICIES THAT LOOK HERE, LEAVE FAMILIAR TO ALL OF US.

REMOTE WORK MANDATES, TRAVEL DISCOURAGEMENT AND SCHOOL CLOSURES, AND ALL TRIGGERED BY THE RAPIDLY ESCALATING GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

CITIZENS ARE BEING TOLD TO AVOID ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL.

JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA HAVE ALREADY STARTED RATIONING FUEL AND RELEASE.

UH, THEIR RESERVES.

BANGLADESH, BESIDES RATIONING FUEL IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTING ELECTRIC POWER CUTS.

THE SAME PROTOCOL WAS ALREADY PUT IN PLACE BY THE PHILIPPINES, SRILANKA, UH, GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA AND PAKISTAN IN AUSTRALIA, SPECIFICALLY IN AUSTRALIA, PEOPLE ARE ALREADY, UH, THEY STARTED STEALING GAS FROM PARKED CARS ON STREETS OR UH, 164% CRIME, UH, UP IN AUSTRALIA.

BECAUSE OF THAT, SLOVENIA HAS BECOME THE FIRST EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRY TO INTRODUCE FUEL RATIONING VIA QR CODES AT THE PUMPS.

THEY'RE ALSO ADDING, UH, THE ODD AND EVEN LICENSE PLATE PROTOCOL UNDER STRICT LIMITS PER VEHICLE THIS TIME EXACTLY AS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DID IN 2020.

THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY E UH, IEA HAS NOW RELEASED THEIR 10 POINT PLAN TELLING GOVERNMENTS TO RESTRICT DRIVING GROUND FLIGHTS, FORCE REMOTE WORK, AND EVEN BEND GAS COOKING.

IT IS WORTH HIGHLIGHTING THAT THE IEA, LIKE THE WHO HAS ZERO POWER TO IMPOSE PERSONAL BEHAVIORAL CHANGES MODEL ON COVID COMPLIANCE.

THIS IS NOT A CRISIS MANAGEMENT.

THIS IS ANOTHER BETA TEST FOR A PERMANENT E ENERGY CREDIT SYSTEM COMPRISED OF RESTRICTING SUPPLY, RATIONING ACCESS, AND FORCING COMPLIANCE.

SO IF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE PROPOSAL TO CURB OR RESTRICT THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THIS CHAMBER, I URGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO COURAGEOUSLY AND DECISIVELY ACT ONCE AGAIN TOWARDS STOPPING IT IN ITS TRACKS THE SAME WAY THIS COUNCIL BRAVELY DID IN 2020.

UM, I DO WANT TO SHARE JUST A POINT OF FACT THAT'S SOMEWHAT RELATED TO SOME OF WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT THERE.

UH, WE HAVE HAD SOME CONCERN ABOUT TSA SHUTDOWNS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WE'VE SEEN AROUND, UH, THE UNITED STATES.

AND WE HAVE HAD SOME LOCAL INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD TO BE WILLING TO HELP OFFSET THAT AND PROVIDE LOANS TO THOSE EMPLOYEES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK.

I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE SOME SOLUTIONS IN PLACE TO KEEP THOSE FOLKS GETTING PAID AND BEING ABLE TO COME AND DO THEIR JOBS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK.

UM, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THOSE LOCAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE WILLING TO STEP FORWARD AND DO THAT.

THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION, UH, TO COME ON THAT, BUT JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF IT.

UM, WITH THAT, I WANNA MOVE FORWARD TO, UM, THE NEXT REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD IS ROBIN CAMPBELL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

HI.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE

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A FEW COMMENTS.

I WANNA COMMENT ABOUT ITEM 19.

UM, SEVERAL COMMENTS TO MAKE ABOUT THAT.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS A BIG CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

LV BROWN COULD BE THE NICEST GUY.

I DON'T KNOW HIM, BUT WE ARE RAISING TAXES AND RAISING FEES ON, Y'ALL ARE RAISING FEES ON US AND YOU'RE GIVING LAND AWAY.

YOU'RE GIVING MONEY AWAY.

WHY ARE WE RAISING FEES? WHY ARE WE DOING THAT WHEN WE HAVE MONEY AND LAND TO GIVE AWAY FOR FREE? I DON'T KNOW.

HE SITS ON THE MDC BOARD.

JUDD CAMPBELL JUST EXPLAINED THE MDC HAS BEEN DOING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THIS ROOM AS WELL.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AND WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER THAT SITS ON THAT BOARD.

AND EVEN THOUGH YOU SAID HE WASN'T ON THE BOARD WHEN HE STARTED WANTING THAT LAND, WELL, DO YOU THINK HE VOTED THE WAY THAT YOU WANTED HIM TO VOTE? I MEAN, HOW COULD HE BE UNBIASED IN HIS VOTING IF HE'S WAITING AND HOPING TO RECEIVE LIKE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS GIFT FROM THE CITY? TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'ALL ARE BUYING YOUR MDC MEMBERS AND YOU'RE BUYING PEOPLE'S SILENCE ALSO.

MS. COUNCILMAN POOLE, YOU POINTED OUT THAT WE GAVE LAND TO THE SOUP KITCHEN THAT WENT TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

YES, IT IS OUR LAND.

IF WE DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO GIVE IT TO LV BROWN OR GIVE IT TO WHOEVER, YOU SHOULD RESPECT US THIS.

I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT RESPECT AND WE DON'T FEEL IT FROM YOU GUYS.

WE FEEL LIKE Y'ALL ARE LYING TO US, UM, ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.

THESE COUNCIL DECORUM RULES.

I DON'T THINK Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HONEST ABOUT THAT EITHER.

YOU SAID IT'S FROM 2019.

THOSE RULES DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

THOSE YOU HAVE MISCONSTRUED THOSE RULES FROM 2019 TO INTERPRET THEM THE WAY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO SILENCE THE PEOPLE.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU DID NOT TELL ME.

I COULD NOT SPEAK ON A PO ON AN ITEM THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOUR PINNED RULES SAY ON YOUR CITY SITE.

AND THAT IS YEAH, IT DOES SAY THAT.