May 12, 2026 Council Meeting

[OPENING ITEMS]

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OPEN US IN OUR INVOCATION, INVITE YOU ALL TO STAND WITH ME AS WE PRAY. WELCOME, DAVID.

THANK YOU FATHER. THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. I THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS THAT ARE GATHERED IN THIS ROOM, BOTH OUR ELECTED LEADERS AND SO MANY LEADERS THAT ARE IN THE IN THE CROWD THIS MORNING. I PRAY THAT TODAY IN THIS PLACE THAT YOU WOULD BE HONORED THAT AS WE DISCUSS AND AS WE STEWARD THE CITY OF MIDLAND'S BUSINESS, I PRAY THAT THESE LEADERS WOULD HAVE GREAT WISDOM. I PRAY FOR WORDS THAT WOULD BE WELL SPOKEN AND KIND TO EACH OTHER TODAY, AS DETAILS AND BUSINESS IS SORTED OUT FOR THIS CITY. I PRAY THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT YOU WOULD BE HONORED IN ALL THAT TAKES PLACE IN THIS, IN THIS BUILDING, AND IN THESE CHAMBERS. I THANK YOU FOR THESE ELECTED LEADERS. I PRAY THAT YOU'D GIVE THEM GREAT WISDOM. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HAVE FAVOR ON EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THIS PLACE. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'D WALK AWAY LOVING EACH OTHER AND LOVING YOU MORE. WE LOVE YOU FATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU, ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR TEXAS. FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS ONE STATE, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU CAN BE SEATED. AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A

[ PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS]

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE, THE FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT. WE RECOMMEND MIDLAND 101 TO ALL RESIDENTS OF MIDLAND TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE CITY OF MIDLAND. WE ALSO, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO TAKE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. THE MAYOR WILL READ OFF THE LIST OF MIDLAND 101 GRADUATES. THOSE HERE, PLEASE COME UP. WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE. AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MIDLAND 101 GRADUATES. THANK YOU, STUART. AND I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE STUART AND HIS TEAM. THEY DO A TON OF WORK TO PREP THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTENT IS REALLY GREAT, THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT SPEAKERS EACH TIME. SO REALLY APPRECIATE STUART AND THEIR LEADERSHIP.

FIRST, I WANT TO HONOR BRITTANY GARCIA. ARE YOU HERE THIS MORNING? SHE'S COMING. COME ON UP. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE. WE'RE GOING TO GATHER EVERYBODY UP HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE ALL TOGETHER. IS THAT REAL GOOD? CONGRATULATIONS. SEAN MCLAUGHLIN. OKAY, CHRISTY.

PAIGE. WEISS. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL GARRETT WATKINS. YOU GUYS CAN START COMING UP. CHRISTY, CONGRATULATIONS. FREDERIC ZELNIK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. KEIFER. ALEXANDER. RIPPY. THANK YOU SIR. SEAN SANCHEZ SEAN HERE. JAMIE BRIANN.

RAGLAND. BREE. BRIANA OAKLEY. JAYNA. MANLEY. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. JILLIAN LUEBKE. CLAUDIA LUKES. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. LINDSEY JOHNSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MICKEY IS

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND THEN SAMUEL GONZALEZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S GIVE THESE GUYS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. RIGHT. COULD I HAVE THE COULD YOU COULD YOU MOVE OVER HERE? YEAH. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF GET BEHIND HIM THERE. BEHIND HIS SHOULDER. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ONE TWO. THREE. ONE. HOLD ON. ONE. TWO THREE. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE REMAINING ITEMS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN ON THE REMAINING ITEMS OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY

[4. MOTION APPROVING THE FOLLOWING MINUTES: 4.a REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 28, 2026 4.b SPECIAL SESSION OF MAY 5, 2026 ]

APPROVING THE MINUTES. CORRECT. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE

[9. 041-2026 - MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH CULTURA WEST REGARDING CITY-OWNED PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS (I) BLOCK 7, ORIGINAL TOWN, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, (II) THE PORTION OF COLORADO STREET LOCATED NORTH OF OHIO AVENUE AND SOUTH OF TENNESSEE AVENUE, (III) THE PORTION OF TENNESSEE AVENUE LOCATED EAST OF COLORADO STREET AND WEST OF LORAINE STREET, (IV) THE PORTION OF LORAINE STREET LOCATED SOUTH OF TENNESSEE AVENUE AND NORTH OF OHIO AVENUE; AND (V) THE PORTION OF OHIO AVENUE LOCATED WEST OF LORAINE STREET AND EAST OF COLORADO STREET; SAID REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT ALLOWING CULTURA WEST TO HOST AN ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL ON THE PROPERTY ON JUNE 20, 2026 (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE) ]

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[12. 044-2026 - MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF SPORTS AGREEMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PERMIAN BASIN; GREATER MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE; POW5R SPORTS LEAGUE; MIDLAND JUNIOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION, INC.; MIDLAND SOCCER ASSOCIATION, INC.; MIDLAND SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, INC.; MIDLAND UNITED GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION; TEXAS CRICKET CLUB; UNDER THE LIGHTS FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE; WEST TEXAS BMX; AND THE YMCA OF MIDLAND; SAID AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS' ADMINISTRATION OF RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE USE OF CERTAIN CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AND FACILITIES (DISTRICT: ALL) (PARKS & RECREATION) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE) ]

[16. 10753 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR A 5,600-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF LOT 6A, BLOCK 62, BELMONT ADDITION, SECTION 23, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST INTERSTATE 20, APPROXIMATELY 475 FEET WEST OF SOUTH TERRELL STREET), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED BP, I-20 BUSINESS PARK 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; 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

[17. 10754 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR A 1,933-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF LOT 5A, BLOCK 1, GATEWAY PLAZA, SECTION 12, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF STARBOARD DRIVE AND LIBERTY DRIVE), 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 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 4) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

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[18. 10755 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR THE SOUTH 100 FEET OF LOT 4, BLOCK 17, HALEY HEIGHTS ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF RANKIN HIGHWAY AND WEST TAYLOR AVENUE), 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 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE) ]

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF RANKIN HIGHWAY AND WEST TAYLOR AVENUE, 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 ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION, MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, CONTAIN A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LAD, A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO

[19. 10756 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 4.497-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 10, BLOCK 7, WESTRIDGE PARK ADDITION, SECTION 39, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A SHOPPING CENTER TO RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DEAUVILLE BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 285 FEET WEST OF GRIFFITH DRIVE); 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 4) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

[20. 10757 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR A 25,016-SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF A 4.497-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 10, BLOCK 7, WESTRIDGE PARK ADDITION, SECTION 39, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DEAUVILLE BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 285 FEET WEST OF GRIFFITH DRIVE), 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 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 4) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE) ]

[21. 10758 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE THE MIDDLE 50 FEET OF LOT 2, BLOCK 73, ORIGINAL TOWN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO SF-3, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH MARSHALL STREET, APPROXIMATELY 95 FEET NORTH OF EAST MISSOURI 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

[22. 10759 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE BLOCK 69, EAST MIDLAND ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM C, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST CUTHBERT AVENUE AND NORTH TILDEN 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

[23. 10760 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOTS 2 AND 3, BLOCK 92, ORIGINAL TOWN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM CB, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO C, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH MARIENFELD STREET, APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET SOUTH OF WEST INDIANA 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE) ]

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[24. 10761 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 0.578-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 1, BLOCK E, JOHNSON-MORAN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM LR, LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF ANDREWS HIGHWAY AND WARD 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 APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

[25. 10762 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE WEST 23.2 FEET OF LOT 5 AND THE EAST 87.6 FEET OF LOT 6, BLOCK 6, MA MAR TERRACE, SECTION 2, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SHELL AVENUE AND CESSNA DRIVE), BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM FRONT 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 (FIRST READING HELD APRIL 28, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE) ]

[26. 10763 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR AN 8,822-SQUARE-FOOT PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 12, WESTRIDGE PARK ADDITION, SECTION 49, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF DEAUVILLE BOULEVARD AND AVALON DRIVE), 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 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 (DISTRICT: 4) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

[27 (Part 1 of 2). 10764 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOTS 10 AND 11, BLOCK 2, SOLOMON ESTATES, SECTION 2, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM AE, AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH A STREET AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE); 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) ]

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH EIGHTH STREET AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE, CONTAIN A CLAUSE CONTAINING SETTINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS OFF OF ALYSHEBA LANE.

COUNCIL HAS SEEN THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST PREVIOUSLY IN FEBRUARY, AND GIVEN THE CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE AREA CONVEYED, ASKED STAFF TO GO BACK AND WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER ON ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. AND SO WHAT YOU WILL SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY ON A SUBSEQUENT SLIDE IS A REVISED VERSION OF THE SITE PLAN THAT WORKS TO ADDRESS SOME

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THERE'S THAT ONE HOME THAT I MENTIONED WHICH WILL REMAIN. AND YOU'LL SEE ON THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDE A SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS HOW THE LOTS WILL BE CONFIGURED AROUND THAT HOME.

THERE ARE A MIX OF DIFFERENT LOT SIZES IN THIS DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE SOME MUCH LARGER LOTS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF MOCKINGBIRD, A STREET, AND THEN TO THE SOUTH. YOU HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALLER HOMES. SO IT TRULY IS A MIXED NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, COMPLETELY RESIDENTIAL, BUT ALLOWING FOR DIFFERENT HOME SIZES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

HERE'S A LOOK AT ALYSHEBA LANE LOOKING WEST. AND THE COMP PLAN DOES CALL FOR LARGE LOTS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THE DEVELOPMENT IN TOTAL, WHICH IS 20 ACRES, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE DENSITY IS ABOUT 1.8 UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH STILL VERY MUCH FITS LARGE LOT. YOU JUST HAVE A MIX. AGAIN, SOME LOTS ARE MUCH LARGER THAN THE OTHER LOTS. AND SO HERE WE DID SEND OUT AGAIN, AS WE DO WITH ALL THE CASES. NOTICE WE'VE SENT OUT NOTICE EACH TIME THIS HAS GONE BEFORE PNC OR CITY COUNCIL. SO I THINK THERE'S BEEN A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES AT LEAST THAT NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. AND DURING THIS LATEST ROUND, WE RECEIVED SIX LETTERS OF OBJECTION WITHIN THE BOUNDARY AREA. THAT'S DOWN FROM SEVEN, WHICH WE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED WHEN COUNCIL FIRST SAW THIS. THE OBJECTION PERCENTAGE IS STILL ROUGHLY 32%, AND THAT DOESN'T RISE TO THE THRESHOLD OF 60%, WHICH WAS A RECENT LAW CHANGE TO TRIGGER A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, WHICH IS ALSO WHY THE DEVELOPER HAS WORKED TO ADJUST THE SITE PLAN TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS, PRIMARILY SURROUNDING TRAFFIC AND SAFETY, BY ADDING THAT NEW MOCKINGBIRD LANE ENTRANCE AND EXIT. YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL LETTERS OF OBJECTION FROM THE SOLOMON ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE WANTED TO NOTE THOSE SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THOSE CONCERNS. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REVISED SITE PLAN. SO THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE, AGAIN, IS THAT YOU HAVE THAT. THERE WAS A NORTHERN.

THERE WERE TWO EXITS AND ENTRANCES OFF OF OFF OF ALYSHEBA, AND THE ONE REMAINS THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE AND EXIT, WHICH ALIGNS WITH SOLOMON. BUT THERE WAS A NORTHERN ENTRANCE AND EXIT CLOSER TO MOCKINGBIRD THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND INSTEAD RELOCATED TO MOCKINGBIRD LANE. WHAT I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT HERE IS THAT WHEN THIS DEVELOPMENT ORIGINALLY CAME TO THE CITY. CITY STAFF WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER TO LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND WHAT WOULD BE THE SAFEST CONFIGURATION. AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENTRANCES AND EXITS BE OFF OF ALYSHEBA. AND SO THE DEVELOPER DID WORK WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION. BUT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REZONING, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD TO COMMENT. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THE PROCESS. AND SO WHEN WE BROUGHT THE ZONING FORWARD, WE DID GO THROUGH THAT, AND THAT'S WHEN WE RECEIVED THOSE OBJECTIONS. HEARING THOSE OBJECTIONS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEN IT PROVIDES THE DEVELOPER AND COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE THE REQUEST, WHICH IS WHAT WAS DONE HERE. THERE ARE STILL CONCERNS. SO I DON'T WANT TO TO GLOSS OVER THAT YOU SAW BEFORE. THE OBJECTIONS ARE STILL THERE, BUT WE THINK THIS IS A GOOD CONFIGURATION. IT IS A RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT OFF OF MOCKINGBIRD LANE, WHICH STILL SPEAKS TO SAFETY AND MAKES SURE IT ENSURES THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE LEFT HAND TURNS OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ONTO MOCKINGBIRD, WHICH WILL BE A VERY BUSY RIGHT OF WAY IN THE FUTURE IN THIS AREA, ESPECIALLY AS MORE DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH COMES. AND AGAIN, THE ONE LOT WAS REMOVED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THAT. THAT ENTRANCE AND EXIT. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS APPROVED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN DECEMBER, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS CONDITIONED ON APPROVAL OF THE ZONING. THE PLANNING AND ZONING

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JUST WHAT IF YOU KIND OF GO OVER WHAT THE VOTE TOTALS WOULD NEED TO BE IF IT WAS 75% WOULD CONSTITUTE A SUPERMAJORITY, WHICH FOR THIS COUNCIL WOULD BE SIX MEMBERS. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE TIM HARE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE A PRESENTATION.

WELCOME, TIM. I THOUGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. MY NAME IS TIM HARE. I'M WITH DUNAWAY. WE ARE REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPER IN THIS CASE AND THE DEVELOPER. JUST SO YOU KNOW, MRS. BLACK IS PRESENT IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER. I'M HAVING TO ADJUST MY COMMENTS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE ELIZABETH DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF COVERING THE THE SITUATION TO DATE. I WILL SAY JUST TO, TO KIND OF CLARIFY, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE'VE BEEN SIGNED UP TO BE A COUNCIL. WE DID HAVE A FEW DELAYS IN, IN MEETING WITH THE, THE LANDOWNERS SPECIFICALLY AFTER WE LEARNED OF THE OBJECTIONS ON FEBRUARY 9TH, WHICH WAS THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING WAS SCHEDULED, WE STARTED WORKING, REACHING OUT TO THE LANDOWNERS WHO HAD OBJECTED AND SPECIFICALLY THEY HAD KIND OF IDENTIFIED A REPRESENTATIVE.

AND SO WE STARTED WORKING THROUGH THAT PERSON. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TO GET A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO WE ENDED UP PUSHING TWICE TO APRIL 14TH. WE'RE ABLE TO MEET

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WE DON'T SERVE WELL IN THE CITY OF MIDLAND, BUT IT REALLY REDUCES THE EXPECTATION OF PEAK TRAFFIC IN THE AFTERNOON. IT'S ABOUT 35 CARS COMING AND GOING, PICKING UP KIDS FROM SCHOOL.

BUT ADDING THE FACTOR OF MOCKINGBIRD, WHERE WE EXPECT MOST PEOPLE, IF THEY'RE COMMUTING DOWNTOWN TO GO AND WE COULD SEE VOLUMES AS LOW AS 4 TO 6 ALONG ALYSHEBA IN THE MORNING, 6 TO 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. NOW, THAT'S NOT SCIENTIFIC BECAUSE IT'S DEMOGRAPHIC BASED AND IT'S OBSERVATION BASED. BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A FEEL FOR THE RANGE WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BETWEEN FOUR AND CALL IT 13 ON ALYSHEBA IN THE MORNING AND BETWEEN SIX AND AND 18, DEPENDING ON, ON THOSE TRIPS. SO WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE TO THE TRAFFIC. THERE ARE 77 EXISTING HOMES IN SOLOMON ESTATES THAT FROM ALL OF OUR FINDINGS, GENERATE MORE TRAFFIC THAN THAT WATER. SO THE RESIDENTS ARE RIGHTFULLY CONCERNED, AS IS EVERYBODY IN MIDLAND, ABOUT THEIR WATER WELLS DRAWING DOWN.

SO IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THAT, ONLY THE ACRE OR LARGER LOTS IN SOLOMON WILL HAVE WATER WELLS.

SO THAT'S FOUR LOTS PLUS THE COMMON AREAS. THANK YOU. AND THE COMMON AREAS ARE SIGNIFICANT. THEY'RE ABOUT 15% OF THE LAND TOTAL. BUT THOSE ARE PRIMARILY GOING TO USE EXISTING WATER WELLS. SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT MUCH ADDITIONAL DEMAND. THE THE REMAINDER OF THE LOTS ARE GOING TO BE USING CITY WATER. AND WITH THOSE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES THAT I MENTIONED, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOW WATER USE LANDSCAPES. ANOTHER CONCERN

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I THINK THERE WAS THE PERCEPTION THAT THESE WERE TOWNHOMES. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, THEY ARE NOT. THIS IS ALL SINGLE FAMILY, DETACHED AND AT THE. THE 1.6 UNITS PER ACRE.

THAT'S LESS THAN ONE. IT'S ALSO LESS THAN GRAND RIDGE PARK, WHICH I THINK IS A COMP HERE FOR SAFETY DESIRABILITY. BUT WE DO HAVE THE THE ADDITIONAL AMENITY OF THAT 15% OPEN SPACE.

KIND OF COMING BACK TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC, IT IS LARGELY GOING TO BE EMPTY NESTERS, FAIRLY AFFLUENT FAMILIES WHO WANT TO BE IN MIDLAND, CLOSE TO KIDS AND GRANDKIDS, BUT THEY ALSO WANT LOWER MAINTENANCE AND THE ABILITY TO LOCK UP THEIR HOME AND TRAVEL AND TO KIND OF HAVE THOSE ADVANTAGES WHILE HAVING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHEN THEY'RE HERE.

THAT'S THAT'S NOT DISSIMILAR FROM A LOT OF THE REFRAIN OR THE CONCERNS COMING FROM SOLOMON ESTATES. THERE'S A LOT OF THAT DEMOGRAPHIC THAT LIVES THERE AS WELL, AND IT IS A MARKET SEGMENT THAT'S LACKING IN MIDLAND. SO AS WE SEE PEOPLE RETIRE, THEY'RE MOVING TO LARGER CITIES OR PLACES LIKE HORSESHOE BAY AND TAKING THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT WITH THEM. SO WHAT WHAT WE HEARD IN INITIAL PRE-DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES, DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY IS THAT THIS KIND OF MIX OF HOUSING AND CREATING OF UNIQUE COMMUNITIES IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WANTS. AND I DO FEEL THAT THIS TEAM HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND. RIGHT. I HIGHLIGHTED KIND OF THE THE MULTIPLE INTERACTIONS, TIMES OF COUNCIL LISTENING, ADJUSTING, ALL OF WHICH WAS AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE DEVELOPER. AND, AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE TRIED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AS BEST WE CAN. AND I WOULD JUST END WITH, YOU KNOW, THIS COMMUNITY IS BEING CREATED BY THE SAME FAMILY THAT CREATED SOLOMON ESTATES, WHICH THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S ABOUT TO BE A NUMBER OF FOLKS HERE TO TRY TO PROTECT IT.

RIGHT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE BEEN CAREFUL TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THAT THIS PROJECT EXCEEDS THAT LEVEL OF QUALITY AND IS ADDITIVE TO IT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR TIM? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. IF YOU COULD STAY AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE AS WE WRAP THINGS UP. BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BEGIN THAT PROCESS. SO LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO SHOW WE HAVE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT FOLKS WHO HAVE FILLED OUT CARDS, BUT THEY DON'T WISH TO SPEAK. AND SO I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT. WE HAVE 12 THAT ARE IN FAVOR AND NINE THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION, THAT HAVE FILLED OUT CARDS. AND SO WE'LL JUST GO THROUGH THESE AND TAKE THEM IN ORDER. AND THEN YOU CAN COME AND SPEAK WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, OR YOU CAN ELECT NOT TO. SO THE FIRST ONE I'D LIKE TO CALL IS SHIRLEY ALMANZA. ARE YOU HERE? AND ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SPEAKING? WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M SO PRIVILEGED TO HAVE THE TIME TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO READ RIGHT FROM MY NOTES SO I DON'T GO OVER. WE'RE ASKING FOR FUNDING TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION FOR THROUGH BUS PASSES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS THE WRONG ITEM. YEAH, I THOUGHT SO TOO, BUT I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT WAS MY NAME. WELL THANK YOU. WE WILL LET ME. I'M GOING TO PASS THIS OFF TO STAFF AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE RIGHT. WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, I APOLOGIZE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO LET'S ADJUST THAT TO 11 IN FAVOR ON THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL EDWIN SANCHEZ TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. EDWIN SANCHEZ. WELCOME, SIR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS EDWIN SANCHEZ, 4515 SANTA ROSA DRIVE. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS WHAT I DO AND WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MIDLAND FOR MANY YEARS AND WHY I'M FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, EVEN WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FROM SOLOMON THAT ARE PROTECTING IT, CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THEM AND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE AND THEIR SAFETY ISSUES. BUT I'VE BEEN A DEVELOPER IN MIDLAND.

I'VE BEEN DOING CONSTRUCTION SINCE I WAS 13 YEARS OLD IN MIDLAND. I'VE BEEN A DEVELOPER SINCE 2011. THAT'S OVER TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE BEST OUT THERE, BUT I'M PRETTY DARN GOOD, I HOPE. AND I'VE DONE MANY WORK FOR MANY PEOPLE

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IF THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN, WHO KNOWS, MAYBE THE BLACKS WILL SELL IT AND MAYBE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX MIGHT GO IN. THAT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD THING FOR ANYONE. WELL, EXCEPT THE PEOPLE THAT COULD AFFORD IT. RIGHT. AND BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO THIS ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO BUY IT. AND IT'S JUST AN UNBIASED OPINION OF MINE, KNOWING DEVELOPERS AND KNOWING CITIZENS OF MIDLAND, THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT WILL HAPPEN FOR THIS AREA. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT. AND ALSO THE DEVELOPERS BEEN THAT I GUARANTEE YOU THEY'RE NOT DOING THIS FOR THE MONEY. THEY'RE DOING THIS TO MAKE MIDLAND, TEXAS, A BETTER COMMUNITY FOR US AND GENERATIONS TO COME. NOT BECAUSE THEY NEED THE MONEY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY NEED PEOPLE TO STAY IN MIDLAND FOR OUR FUTURE. I MEAN, THERE'S YOUNG PEOPLE COMING IN. WE SAW ALL THE PEOPLE TAKING THE CLASS EARLIER. THEY NEED BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND STAY IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S WHY I'M FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOU BET. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL ELISE ROSSO TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WELCOME. EXCUSE ME. I JUST WANT TO BE SHORT AND SWEET AND REPRESENT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR NOT THE EMPTY NESTERS NECESSARILY, BUT ALL OF OUR AMAZING LITTLE KIDS THAT RUN AROUND BIKE. THEY FREELY CAN GO TO EACH OTHER'S HOUSES AND FEEL 100% SAFE. AND I THINK THAT. IT'S JUST HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD WANT THIS TO POUR INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WHY NOT JUST KEEP THE ONE ENTRANCE AND EXIT ON MOCKINGBIRD, AND THAT WAY IT'S NOT INVOLVED WITH US AT ALL, AND IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. I KNOW THE THE DEVELOPER WAS SAYING STUFF ABOUT THE ZONING AND. BUT IF THEY PUT THE ALYSHEBA ENTRY AND EXIT AND THEN THEY WANT TO PUT STOP SIGNS THERE BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE SPEEDING, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DRIVE DOWN MOCKINGBIRD, ESPECIALLY THAT AREA, THERE'S USUALLY A LOT OF COPS THAT SIT THERE. THEY PUT UP THE SPEED THING YEARS BACK, AND I FEEL LIKE IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE THAT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND OUT OF, BECAUSE IF THEY COULD PUT STOP SIGNS THERE, THEN THAT WOULD HELP THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY NEEDED ON ALYSHEBA AS MUCH AS IT IS ON MOCKINGBIRD, AND I THINK ONE ENTRY AND EXIT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE THAN HAVING TWO AND CONFUSION OR PEOPLE CIRCLING AROUND, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING. SO MY, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE SAFETY AND I GUESS THE OUTPOUR OF TRAFFIC AND THE PEOPLE LIKE GOING AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KEEP IT HOW IT IS, HOW IT'S CALM AND SAFE AND QUIET AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS WHOLE EXTRA BIG NEIGHBORHOOD BEING INTO OURS. NOW. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL JOHN MCDONALD TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WELCOME, SIR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M WITH PERMIAN PAVING. I DO CONSTRUCTION WORK LIKE THIS IN THE CITY AND THIS DEVELOPMENT IS CONTACT ME FOR A BID AND STUFF. AND. THE HAVING THE FOUR WAY STOP THERE ON THE SIR BARTON ALYSHEBA WOULD DEFINITELY BE SAFE. YOU KNOW THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A GOOD TOUCH THERE. AND THEN HAVING YOUR EGRESS LANE AND YOUR STOP SIGN ON MOCKINGBIRD WITH YOUR ONLY RIGHT TURN IS ALSO VERY SAFE. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN MYSELF, AND WITH HAVING BOTH ENTRANCES, I AGREE WITH HAVING BOTH ENTRANCES JUST BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, SAFETY FOR PEOPLE THAT DO LIVE IN THERE FIRES, AMBULANCE, FIRE TRUCK, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF HAS TO GET IN AND OUT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DOES HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, THERE'S 36 PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO GET OUT PLUS, YOU KNOW, SAY THERE'S TWO CARS, THAT'S 70 SOMETHING PEOPLE THAT'S GOT TO GET OUT. SO HAVING BOTH EXIT ENTRANCE IS, IS A GOOD TOUCH, I BELIEVE, AND

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THAT'S ALMOST 100% SHRINKAGE OF HOMES PER LOT. THE OTHER ONE WAS ON BLUEBIRD LANE, BLACKBIRD ESTATES. THAT WAS ON TWO ACRES. THEY WANTED IT TO BE ON ONE ACRE LOTS, NOT EVEN QUARTER ACRES. AND PNC SAID, NOPE, NOT GOING TO DO IT. ALL THE SURROUNDING HOMES ARE TWO ACRES.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT AT TWO ACRES. SO THERE'S A PRECEDENT THERE TO NOT GO DRASTICALLY SMALLER THAN WHAT THE SURROUNDING HOMES LOOK LIKE. AND IF THERE'S NOT A STANDARD ON WHICH YOU GUYS JUDGE RE PLATS, THEN ALL YOU'RE DOING IS PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS, AND ALL THAT DOES IS DRIVE DISDAIN AND DISCORD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.

THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPOKE ABOUT IT. I THINK MINE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT 35 NEW HOMES. I KNOW WE CLAIM THEY'RE GOING TO BE EMPTY NESTERS. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN PREDICT THAT FUTURE. RIGHT NOW MY HOUSE, I HAVE TWO DRIVERS IN FOUR YEARS. I'M GOING TO HAVE FIVE DRIVERS. OKAY. THAT'S ON SOLOMON LANE. I'M GOING TO DOUBLE JUST MY OWN HOMES, CARS ON SOLOMON LANE. IF WE HAVE 35 ADDITIONAL HOMES, THAT'S AT A MINIMUM 35, COULD BE 70, COULD BE 100. I DON'T YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE CARS YOU'RE STICKING ON TO ALYSHEBA, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE. AND I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT GOING ON A MOCKINGBIRD. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A REAL ENTRANCE AND EXIT.

THAT'S A RIGHT TURN ONLY. SO YES, IF I WANT TO HEAD NORTH AND GO TO LUBBOCK, YEAH, MAYBE I'LL TAKE MOCKINGBIRD. BUT MOST PEOPLE USE ALYSHEBA TO GET TO SOLOMON AND HEAD BACK INTO TOWN.

AND SOLOMON LANE IS NOT A SAFE STREET. OKAY. I'VE HAD THERE'S MOTORCYCLE RACES THAT GO UP AND DOWN SOLOMON ALL THE TIME. 18 WHEELERS USE IT AS THEIR OWN PRIVATE ACCESS ROAD TO THE LOOP.

WHEN THERE'S A FUNERAL OR WHEN THERE'S BAD TRAFFIC OR WHEN THERE'S A WRECK, IT'S

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SOLOMON BLEW THROUGH THAT STOP SIGN ON A STREET AND SOLOMON AND SMASHED INTO THE SADDLE CLUB GATES. OKAY, THANK GOD THAT WASN'T SOMEONE'S KID. OKAY? THAT WAS A REPLACEABLE GATE.

THAT'S FINE. SO IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE GOING TO VIOLATE THE PRECEDENT THAT'S BEEN SET IN THE PAST AND YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE THIS, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DO SOMETHING PREVENTIVE ON SOLOMON TO KEEP IT SAFER. STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS, SPEED BUMPS, SIDEWALK WOULD BE AMAZING. I DON'T LET MY KIDS PLAY OUT FRONT, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY KIDS GO CHECK THE MAIL, BUT I'M SCARED THEY'RE GOING TO GET MOWED OVER. SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE SAFETY ISSUES OF FUNNELING ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE DOWN TO SOLOMON, WHICH IS ALREADY SEVERELY UNSAFE, AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL WILLIAM MEYER TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WELCOME, SIR. HELLO. GOOD MORNING. ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, I BELIEVE THAT PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL TO THIS PODIUM, MUCH HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID THAT I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SAID. BUT AS A RESIDENT OF THIS SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD NOW FOR SIX YEARS, AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S LIVED IN MIDLAND FOR 15 YEARS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY SPECIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I GIVE THE BLACK FAMILY A LOT OF CREDIT FOR CREATING IT. YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY TURNED 100 ACRES INTO SOMETHING VERY BEAUTIFUL. AND AS SOMEONE THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THAT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY HARD, YOU KNOW, TO DO TO GET FAMILIES TO GO THERE TO, TO BUILD. WHAT I EXPECT IS ABOUT $220 MILLION WORTH OF REAL ESTATE ACROSS 77 SITES. AND TO REALLY COMMIT TO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOME THERE, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A PLACE THAT I ASPIRED TO LIVE IN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOOKED AT WAS WHAT WOULD PROTECT THIS HOME. AND THOSE PROTECTIONS WERE VERY CLEARLY STATED IN MY DEED, MEMORIALIZED. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IN THERE WAS ONE HOME PER ACRE. AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, LIKE THIS PLACE WAS MADE WITH THAT IN MIND. SO I NOW HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO REALLY INVEST MONEY INTO THIS HOUSE, AS EVERYBODY ELSE HAS DONE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED THAT I NEVER EXPECTED WAS THAT EVERY HOME THAT I KNOW THERE, EVERY FAMILY THAT I KNOW IS A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, EITHER WITH THEIR OWN CHILDREN OR WITH GRANDCHILDREN. AND IT'S A LOVELY, LOVELY PLACE TO BE IN.

AND WHAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER EXPECTED IS THAT THE DEVELOPER ITSELF AND THE BLACK FAMILY IS A VERY NICE FAMILY. I KNOW THIS FAMILY THAT THEY WOULD TURN AROUND AND TAKE THEIR OWN PROPERTY AND VIOLATE THOSE PROTECTIONS THAT WE WERE ALL PROMISED IN OUR DEEDS. IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. THE AREA WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS. EVEN IF THE HOMES IN THIS DEVELOPMENT LOOK NICE. I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THEY DON'T THEY PROBABLY LOOK FABULOUS, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE TO PUT THIS INTO AN AREA THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR ONE ACRE LOTS, WHERE THE STREETS WERE DESIGNED FOR ONE ACRE LOTS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE AREA WAS DESIGNED FOR ONE ACRE LOTS. I PROPOSE THE SOLUTION THAT I BELIEVE EVERY HOMEOWNER IN SOLOMON WHO'S COME HERE TO SPEAK TODAY, WILL PROPOSE THAT THEY RESTRICT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO MOCKINGBIRD AND A STREET, AND IF ONLY ON MOCKINGBIRD, THEN SIMPLY PUT SOME STOP SIGNS THERE AND CHANGE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN SO THAT A CAR CAN GO OUT AND EITHER TURN LEFT OR RIGHT ON MOCKINGBIRD. THAT IS NOT A HARD THING TO DO TO JUST.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PAINTING THE LINES ON THE ROAD SO THAT PEOPLE CAN TURN LEFT OR RIGHT ON MOCKINGBIRD AT THAT LOCATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL JACK REED TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WELCOME, SIR. I'M JACK REED. I LIVE AT 506 CHARISMATIC AND SOLOMON ESTATES. I'VE BEEN WE'VE LIVED THERE FOR 14 YEARS.

WE'VE RAISED OUR CHILDREN THERE. AND THEY'VE NOW RELOCATED TO OTHER PLACES INSIDE OF MIDLAND.

BUT WE STILL HAVE GRANDKIDS WHO COME OFTEN ALMOST EVERY DAY, IT SEEMS LIKE. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY AROUND OUR HOUSE, AS WELL AS A LOT OF. MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE KIDS WHO PLAY ON

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THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING ALYSHEBA. IF Y'ALL APPROVE THIS TO COME INTO AND OUT OF THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA, THAT IS A TREMENDOUS HAZARD TO THE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SOLOMON'S ESTATE.

IT'S A HAZARD TO THE RESIDENTS OF MIDLAND, AND IT'S ONE THAT THIS COUNCIL SHOULD NOT ALLOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENT, SIR. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL DENISE PORTER TO COME AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WELCOME, DENISE. GOOD MORNING FRIENDS. COUNCILMAN MAYOR, MY NAME IS DENISE PORTER. I LIVE AT 525 SIR BARTON PARKWAY. AND I BASICALLY ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY'S SAYING. THIS IS THIS IS. WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AT ALL. WE WE WELCOME THIS DEVELOPMENT DONE IN THE RIGHT MANNER. BUT WHAT WE DO, WE HAVE CONCERNS 100%. YES. AND FIRST IS FOREMOST IS PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WITH ONE SIMPLE CHANGE, IT CAN JUST BE ONE SIMPLE THING. MAKE THE ENTRANCE ON A STREET. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THAT IS A VIABLE INTEREST. WE ARE HAPPY TO DO STUDIES OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO ENGINEERING STUDIES, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE THIS, TO SHOW OUR SIDE OF THIS. BUT YOU KNOW, MUCH TO OUR SURPRISE, WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT THAT THEY'RE CUT OUT OF THIS AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT COVENANTS AND EVERYTHING. AND SO HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE MOVE ALONG AND TRUST THAT THEY ARE GOING TO JUST HAVE THAT MOCKINGBIRD ENTRANCE AND CLOSE IT BECAUSE THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT, THEY ARE GOING TO BE THAT WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THEY'RE NOT PART OF OUR RESTRICTIONS. THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN. SO HOW DO WE TRUST THAT THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO? BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. SO AT THIS POINT, DO YOU ALLOW ONE NEIGHBORHOOD? THE CONCERNS ARE LETTING ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COME INTO ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THEIR ENTRANCE WHEN THEY'RE SAYING, HEY, WE'RE NOT PART OF YOU GUYS. WE DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR GUYS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THESE THESE COVENANTS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE BY YOURS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO COME THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DESTROY THE TRAFFIC AND BRING TRAFFIC INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD JUST SO WE CAN GET TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN THERE ARE TWO ROADS, A STREET AND MOCKINGBIRD THAT ARE PERFECT PLACES. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN MAJOR ROADS. AND THERE IS THIS IS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY. IT JUST NEEDS ONE. STREETS EXIST. JUST ONE SIMPLE CHANGE, NO ENTRANCE OR EXIT ON ALYSHEBA. SO I THINK NOW WE'RE AT ONE SIMPLE VOTE. DO YOU VOTE FOR THEM FOR THEIR SECURE AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT OURS AND AGAINST US? AND THAT THE OTHER WAY WOULD VOTE FOR A VOTE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL OF US. DON'T COME INTO ALYSHEBA TAKE CARE OF ALL OF US WITH ONE SIMPLE VOTE. SO I THINK WE'RE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. IT'S ONE SIMPLE VOTE FOR THEM OR ONE SIMPLE VOTE FOR ALL OF US. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU DENISE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL WILL PORTER TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR WILL PORTER LIVE AT 525 SIR BARTON PARKWAY. A WEEK AGO MONDAY, WE SAT IN THE SAME ROOM WITH PLANNING AND ZONING, WITH A REQUEST TO CHANGE THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM AG TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. AND THERE WAS TEN SPEECHES THAT

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AND I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION IN THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. FINALLY, I TO OPPOSE THE ENTRANCE ON ALYSHEBA. WHEN I GO TO WORK, I GO DOWN ALYSHEBA TO A STREET AND ENTER THE LOOP THERE. AND I THINK A MAJORITY OF US DO THAT TO GET OUT OF SOLOMON ESTATES. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RIGHT TURN ON MOCKINGBIRD COMING DOWN, CUTTING THROUGH ALYSHEBA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL WEST PERRY TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WELCOME, SIR. GOOD MORNING. IT FEELS DIFFERENT ON THIS SIDE OF THE DAIS. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN HERE WHEN I'VE BEEN ON THIS SIDE. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY, I UNDERSTAND IT. I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT ANYTHING PEOPLE HAVE SAID, ELIZABETH. PHENOMENAL JOB. TIM DID A GREAT JOB. AND THE POINT THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS MAKING ARE VALID. I, I WAS ON I WAS MAYOR WHEN WE VOTED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND I REMEMBER THINKING PERSONALLY, WHAT'S GOING TO GO HERE? IT WASN'T ADDRESSED. AND WE KNEW OR I KNOW MIKE AND CINDY REALLY WELL. I JUST KNEW THE QUALITY OF PRODUCT THEY WERE GOING TO DO. SO I WASN'T TOO WORRIED, EXCUSE ME, WORRIED ABOUT IT. SO THIS WAS ALWAYS A CONCERN. NOT REALLY A WORRY SENSE BECAUSE MIKE AND CINDY OWNED IT. OF COURSE, HE PASSED AWAY A YEAR AGO. AND SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO GET THIS PROJECT FINISHED. AND SO WHEN WHEN I SAW THE PLAT, THIS PLAT AND IT'S THE AMENDED ONE WITH MOCKINGBIRD, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PERFECT PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S GOT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. AND YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM TIM HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR MIDLAND. SO I FELT LIKE THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE THIS COULD BE SO MUCH DIFFERENT IF SOMEONE ELSE WOULD HAVE OWNED IT, IF SOMEONE ELSE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT, IT WOULDN'T BE AS GOOD AS THIS.

AND I JUST FELT LIKE WITH, YOU KNOW, CHRISTINA BEING IN CHARGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WE CAN ALL SEE WHAT THE CORNER OF OF MIDKIFF AND MOCKINGBIRD LOOKS LIKE. AND THAT WAS A VACANT LOT IN AN AREA THAT WAS UNDEVELOPED FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND NOW IT'S, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH IT'S DONE. SO I HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS OUT THERE WILL BE GOOD FOR MIDLAND. IT'LL BE AWESOME FOR SOLOMON STATES. AND YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK TO TRAFFIC.

I'M NO EXPERT ON THAT, BUT I JUST KNOW THIS IS THERE. THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT AND I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN WHEN WE VOTED FOR THIS ONE, I THINK WE HAD 20 OR 30 PEOPLE STAND UP AGAINST IT. THERE WAS ONE PERSON THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOOD FOR AND HE WAS A NEIGHBOR. AND UNFORTUNATELY, HE GOT KIND OF BEAT UP OVER IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE NOT POPULAR AND YOU KIND OF HAVE TO GO TO THAT BIG PLACE. WHAT IS BEST FOR MIDLAND. AND I TOTALLY TRUST YOU GUYS. I'VE SEEN YOU MAKE GREAT DECISIONS IN THE PAST, AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS TODAY, SO OBVIOUSLY I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. BUT REALLY, YOU ALL GET TO MAKE THE DECISION. AND I TOTALLY TRUST THAT WHATEVER THAT IS IS GOING TO BE BEST FOR MIDLAND. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU SIR. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL LAUREN LAWLESS TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LAUREN LAWLESS. I'M ADAM LAWLESS'S WIFE AND WE LIVE AT 513 SIR BARTON PARKWAY. I'M AGAINST THE NOT THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE ENTRANCE. I'M A 14 YEAR RESIDENT OF MIDLAND. ADAM WILLINGLY BROUGHT ME HERE. I GREW UP IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND ENJOYED THE SPACE AND THE FREEDOM I HAD AS A CHILD TO RUN AROUND AND FEEL SAFE. I'VE GOT A SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO'S IN GIRL SCOUTS, AND LORI. SHE

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THANK YOU. SORRY. I'M JUST. I'M AT 5307 ALYSHEBA LANE. SO IT AFFECTS US MOSTLY. AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE 32% BECAUSE THE LOTS ON ALYSHEBA ARE LARGE. SO WHEN THEY SAY 200FT IS THE ONLY PEOPLE SUBJECTED TO THIS, THAT'S NOT MANY HOUSES. SO THAT'S LIKE SIX, SEVEN HOUSES.

SO THERE'S YOUR 32%. I MEAN, THEY DIDN'T ALLOW ANYBODY FURTHER THAT WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. SO THAT I THINK LIES THE WHERE THE MAJORITY DIDN'T COME FORTH, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE. THIS PROJECT WILL BRING UNWANTED TRAFFIC. LIKE EVERYBODY SAID, I LOVE TO LOOK OUT MY KITCHEN WINDOW, SEE THE KIDS RIDING THEIR BIKES AND LAUGHING. YOU DON'T GET TO SEE THAT OFTEN. ALSO, WHEN WE PURCHASE OUR HOUSE, IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WASN'T THAT MANY HOUSES MORE GOING TO BE BUILT IN THAT AREA. YOU HAD TO HAVE A CERTAIN LOT, A CERTAIN SQUARE FOOT HOME. WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THERE WOULD BE NO MORE. IT'S A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN. I MEAN, AND IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD. IT JUST MAKES NO SENSE. I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU PUT THE EXIT. WE ARE AFFECTED. WE'VE SPENT MONEY IN OUR BACKYARD. WE'VE SPENT TIME IN OUR BACKYARD, OUR FRONT YARD. I'M GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BE WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION, WITH ALL THE DIRT. AND ONE OF MY GREATEST CONCERNS, I JUST THINK WE ARE IN THIS DEED RESTRICTION AND COVENANT. WHY DIDN'T THEY PUT THEIR LAND IN IT? SO NOW THEY CAN DO REALLY, I'M TOLD WHATEVER THEY WANT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE WE THINK OR HOW WE TRUSTED THE BLACKS. I THINK WE WERE DECEIVED. I MEAN, I THINK LONG RUN THIS WAS ALWAYS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO WE'RE STUCK.

I THINK IT'LL BRING THE VALUE OF OUR HOUSE DOWN. I MEAN, WITH TOWNHOMES IN THERE, PUTTING ALL THESE PEOPLE IN, RESIDENTS IN THERE, I DON'T THINK IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH EMPTY

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AND I'M NOT SAYING ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE BAD. I MEAN, I'M SURE THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE VERY NICE PEOPLE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE AFFECTED. AND I'M REALLY UPSET OVER THE 32% BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT REALLY HOLDS THE MAJORITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF OPPOSED, WHICH NEVER GOT TO VOTE BECAUSE ONLY 6 OR 7 LETTERS WENT OUT THAT ACTUALLY GOT TO VOTE. AND THEY SAID THEY CONTACTED RESIDENTS TO MEET WITH THEM. WE NEVER GOT CONTACTED TO MEET WITH THEM. THE SIGNS WERE PLACED AT THE BACK ON A STREET OF THEIR FENCE. I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT IN PLAIN SIGHT. THEY'RE NOT IN THE CORNERS. ON WHEN THE THE MEETINGS WERE GOING TO TAKE PLACE, I THINK IT WAS ALL DONE. VERY DECEITFUL. AND I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MIX UP WITH YOUR CARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SO I'M CONCERNED NOW THAT I DON'T HAVE EVERYBODY. DO YOU DO WE WANT TO GO DOWN THE LIST OF THE NAMES THAT YOU HAVE THAT I HAVE NOT CALLED? AND IF YOU HAVE IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK, THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO, BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MOST OF THEM ARE, IF NEEDED.

CINDY BLACK IF NEEDED, WHEN SHE CALLS YOUR NAME. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, THEN PLEASE COME FORWARD. MONIQUE JOLLY IF NEEDED. CHRISTINA JOHNSON IF NEEDED. LINDSEY HODGES IF NEEDED. CYNTHIA SIMPSON IF NEEDED. JAN TAYLOR. RIVA. STOUT. STROUD. BARRY. SIMPSON. CAROLE.

NASH. I'M SORRY, I CANNOT PRONOUNCE THAT. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS THAT WE RECEIVED. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL AND QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

I WAS JUST WONDERING, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THE A STREET ENTRANCE? WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT THAT AND POSSIBILITIES AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S KIND OF ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHY THAT DECISION WAS MADE. YEAH. SO MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN THIS CAME THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS WITH STAFF, THE, THE SPACING OF A STREET ENTRANCE, AS IT, AS YOU LOOK AT THE MOCKINGBIRD AND, AND A STREET INTERSECTION, THE SPACING IS REALLY CLOSE. AND I DO THINK ALSO IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE WAY THINGS LAID OUT WAS OBVIOUSLY THE BEST SPOT STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT MOCKINGBIRD IS ANOTHER OPTION THAT JUST SEEMS TO LAY OUT BETTER WITH SPACING. AGAIN, ALL OPTIONS ARE STILL ON THE TABLE. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE STAFF RECOMMENDED AT THE TIME. CAN LANDON AND ELIZABETH, CAN YOU PULL UP A GOOGLE MAPS WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT THIS, PLEASE? SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

WAS IT ONE? SO PLEASE PUT THE CURSOR WHERE THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT FOR THE LAKES IS FOR SADDLE LAKES. RIGHT THERE. OKAY. AND I'M SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOUR CONVERSATION. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE GOING. WELL, I WANT US TO ALWAYS HAVE RESPONSIBLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT THAT. AND I DON'T PRETEND TO BE A TRAFFIC ENGINEER, BUT I THINK OUR RULES NEED TO SERVE US, AND WE DON'T NEED TO NECESSARILY SERVE OUR RULES. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF EFFORT AND A LOT OF MEETINGS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THIS, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. AND I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE A RULE HERE THAT, IN MY OPINION, WE'RE SERVING A RULE RATHER THAN THE RULE SERVING US. AND SO I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S NOT A WAY FOR US TO, TO CHANGE OUR VIEW OF THIS. SO I UNDERSTAND ARE YOU TALKING

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TIM. IF YOU HOW DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR A STREET ENTRANCE AND EXIT, OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU COULD TURN AROUND QUICKLY OR IS THAT. AND SECOND QUESTION TO THAT WOULD, WOULD HAVING AN ENTRANCE LIKE THAT, WOULD THAT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF HOUSES YOU COULD BUILD? IF YOU OFFSET IT, THAT WE WOULDN'T BE DOING? ALYSHEBA DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT DOES MAKE SENSE. WE DIDN'T GET INTO THAT LEVEL OF STUDY ON THE LOTS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OR EITHER THE SIZE.

WE DID. WE DID LOOK AT SCHEMATICALLY CONNECTIONS TO A STREET, AND JUST LIKE JOSE SAID, IT STARTED PUSHING BETWEEN THE DRAINAGE, BEING CONSCIOUS OF THE SADDLE CLUB LAKES ENTRY,

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IT WILL ALSO HAVE THOSE MEDIANS. AND SO THEN IF WE HAVE THE THE ONLY ACCESS POINTS ARE FROM A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT. YOU'RE GOING TO GO A TO MOCKINGBIRD AND POTENTIALLY PULL A U, WHICH ISN'T REALLY GOOD FOR SAFETY, OR TAKE A RIDE ON MOCKINGBIRD, IN WHICH CASE YOU HAVE AN EXIT THAT DOES THAT ALREADY. AND SO AFTER KIND OF GOING THROUGH THAT STUDY AND TALKING ABOUT IT WITH CITY STAFF, WE, WE SORT OF HALTED IT THERE BECAUSE WE, WE HAD DETERMINED IT REALLY WASN'T FEASIBLE GIVEN THE DISCUSSIONS WE WERE HAVING WITH ENGINEERING. WELL, THE CITY DECIDES WHERE THOSE MEETINGS CAN GO, AND THOSE MEETINGS CAN BE ENGINEERED TO ALLOW FOR THE TRAFFIC FLOW THAT WE NEED. AND SO I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE LOSE LOSE SCENARIOS WHERE WE HACK OFF PART OF THIS ROOM NO MATTER WHAT WE DECIDE. I'M VERY AWARE OF THAT, AND I'M FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS AND RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS NOT A SCENARIO HERE WHERE EVERYONE WALKS AWAY THRILLED AS WELL. BUT I, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THE SAME PLACE, BUT I JUST, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US FIND A SOLUTION HERE WHERE WE CAN LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STILL PROVIDE A PATH FORWARD. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD DO? I, I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO MY CLIENT. SO IF IF JUST HYPOTHETICALLY, WE OPEN UP A STREET, CLOSE OFF ALYSHEBA, DOES THAT MEAN THEY HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS, GO BACK THROUGH PNC? YES. NO. CAN WE CAN WE MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE LOTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE RECONFIGURED. IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY, STARTING FROM SCRATCH. YES. WE MAKE MOTIONS ALL THE TIME TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THIS PENDING X CORRECTION. THAT'S CORRECT. BUT THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WHERE THE SITE WHERE THE SITE PLAN IS, IS, IS GOING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ORDINANCE LOOKS AT AND WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE. AND IT HAS TO STICK TO THAT. COULD WE GET A QUORUM AND MEET SOONER TO MAKE A COMMITMENT? BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THE MAYOR SAID, I THINK WITH A STREET, THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, I THINK A STREET CLOSING ALYSHEBA I THINK, AND I KNOW ONE SPEAKER, YOU KNOW, THIS IS TAKING ME BACK BECAUSE I WAS ON THAT SIDE FOUR YEARS AGO. AND SO I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ITEM. I HOPE YOU DIDN'T MISUNDERSTAND ME THAT I THINK 32% IS SIGNIFICANT, I REALLY DO. IT IS. AND SO I THINK WHAT YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER POOL AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER STUBBS HAS BEEN WORKING, WORKING REALLY HARD ON THIS, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE LOGICAL DECISION ON THIS TO OPEN UP A STREET. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US? I RECOGNIZE PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY, AS EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER OR EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, THAT'S THE CASE. BUT TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HAVE SOME TIME TO CONVENE WITH YOUR CLIENT, I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO DEFER THIS AND MAKE THEM GO ALL THE WAY BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS. I THINK THAT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE PROCESS NOT SERVING US WELL.

WE'RE SERVING A PROCESS AT THAT POINT. AND I, I WANT US TO I WANT US TO BE REASONABLE HERE AND FIND A SOLUTION THAT IS BEST FOR EVERYBODY CONCERNED, WHICH MEANS THAT IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ANYBODY'S FAVORITE. SO CAN WE HAVE PICK THIS UP AGAIN AT THE END, GO THROUGH OUR OTHER ITEMS AND ALLOW YOU TO GO AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CLIENT.

YOU CAN DO ABSOLUTELY WHAT YOU JUST SAID. YOU CAN STOP, DEFER. AND THEN I'D LIKE, I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST TO COUNCIL THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM, POSTPONE IT TO THE TO THE END OF THE MEETING, ALLOW YOU TO HAVE SOME FURTHER CONVERSATION, ALLOW US TO THINK THROUGH THINGS AND COME BACK AND DISCUSS IT WHEN WE FINISH THE REST OF THE AGENDA. I'M REALLY TRYING HERE TO TO LISTEN TO THE ROOM AND TO MAKE A DECISION THAT IS, THAT IS CONSIDERATE OF EVERYBODY. SO IF WE COULD DO THAT, ARE YOU GUYS. I THINK WE'LL JUST TABLING IT AND WE'LL PICK IT UP FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND ACTION IN THE AT THE END. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE

[28. 10765 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE A 3.03-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF GREEN HILL TERRACE, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A TRANSITION DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF HOLIDAY HILL ROAD AND BECKER DRIVE); 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)]

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THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST IS TO DEVELOP 398 STORAGE UNITS, EACH BEING ABOUT 100FT■!S ON THS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED PD FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE WHAT IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT AT THIS CURRENT TIME TO MOVE FROM THAT PD FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO A PD FOR A TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT. AND ONE THING I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT FROM THE ONSET OF THIS PARTICULAR CASE IS THAT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS REZONING REQUEST. JUST A REMINDER THAT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS BY CODE ARE INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE HIGHER QUALITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY BY ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS, AND THEY'RE USED TO PERMIT NEW OR INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS IN LAND UTILIZATION OR DIVERSIFICATION THAT COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED VIA CONVENTIONAL ZONING. SO THE INTENT IS NOT TO SKIRT AROUND CONVENTIONAL ZONING, BUT TO ACHIEVE NEW OR INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS THAT OTHERWISE ARE. ZONING CANNOT ALLOW US TO DO. IN THIS CASE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE INTENT VERY MUCH HERE IS AN ODD SHAPED PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE WORK FOR STORAGE UNITS. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE EXISTING PD, WHICH ALLOWED FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 17 LOTS. ONE. A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT THERE WERE REDUCTIONS ALLOWED BECAUSE OF THE ODD SHAPE IN THE MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACKS, SIDE SETBACKS. BUT THERE STILL EXISTS SETBACKS AROUND THE PROPERTIES. WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS PROPOSED REZONING, THOSE SETBACKS GO AWAY. THERE EXISTS A FRONT YARD SETBACK, BUT THE REAR YARD SETBACK IS REDUCED TO ZERO AND THE SIDE YARD SETBACK IS ALSO REDUCED TO ZERO. SO HERE AGAIN IS A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. RECOGNIZE IT'S A VERY ODD SHAPED DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE LAND USES TO THE EAST ARE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARILY PRIMARILY LARGER LOT PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH RESIDENTIAL AND THEN TO THE WEST. YOU DO HAVE MORE VACANT LAND WHICH IS CURRENTLY ZONED REGIONAL RETAIL AS PART OF THE VINEYARD DEVELOPMENT FOR THEIR FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A TRANSITION HERE THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR AT SOME POINT IN TIME. BUT AGAIN, JUST THE PROXIMITY TO THE RESIDENTIAL AND THE NEED TO REALLY REDUCE THE SETBACKS TO MAKE THIS FIT IS THE REASON FOR OUR RECOMMENDED DENIAL. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AGAIN, CURRENTLY VACANT. AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES HIGHLIGHT THIS PARTICULAR AREA AS WELL AS THE AREA TO THE SOUTH, AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE PARK OR OPEN SPACE. THAT IS, I RECOGNIZE, CONTRARY TO WHAT IS CURRENTLY PERMITTED BY RIGHT, WHICH IS A 17 UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. BUT BASED ON THIS AND THE REASONS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REALLY DOESN'T SUPPORT THIS PROPOSED USE. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SEE ON THE SLIDE, BUT WHAT I CAN HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THE AREAS THAT ARE BLACK ARE WHERE THE STORAGE UNITS WOULD BE LOCATED, AND THE LIGHTER AREAS WHERE THE CIRCULATION STREET WOULD BE LOCATED. SO AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STORAGE UNITS ARE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY TO MAKE THIS FIT. AND SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF VARIANCES NEEDED. I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THE THE SETBACKS. THAT'S A MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY THIS ZONING DISTRICT IS FIVE FEET. WE'RE REDUCING TO ZERO THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD BY RIGHT WITH THIS ZONING DISTRICT IS 15FT. WE'RE REQUESTING TO REDUCE TO TEN FEET FOUR INCHES.

BUT I THINK WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE MOST HERE IS THAT THE MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK WILL BE REDUCED TO ZERO. NOT ONLY WILL IT BE REDUCED TO ZERO, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS, A BUDDING RESIDENTIAL, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MASONRY WALL.

IN THIS CASE TO MAKE THE SITE PLAN FIT. THE BACKS OF THE BUILDINGS ARE BEING REQUESTED TO SERVE AS THAT MASONRY WALL, AND SO NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED WHEN THIS WAS SENT OUT FOR REVIEW BY THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL, BUT AGAIN, FOR THE REASONS I MENTIONED, WHICH INCLUDE THAT THIS IS NOT THE INTENT OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND JUST THE NUMBER OF VARIANCES THAT WERE GRANTED TO MAKE THIS FIT. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL IN THE EVENT COUNCIL CHOOSES TO APPROVE THE REZONING, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT IT BE APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, WHICH ALLOW FOR THE SETBACKS

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[29. 048-2026 - HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER FOR THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE 2026-2027 CDBG GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS AND THE FIRST YEAR ACTION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN 2025-2030 (PUBLIC HEARING ONLY) (DISTRICT: ALL) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - COMMUNITY SERVICES) (TRANSPARENT & CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION) ]

THEY'RE SPLIT INTO THESE GENERAL CATEGORIES OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES, FACILITIES AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE. A LOT OF THE PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT SPEAKS TO FACILITIES AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ARE FOCUSED ON DISTRICT TWO AND FOUR, WHICH ARE OUR CDBG AREAS OF TOWN OR PORTIONS OF DISTRICT TWO AND FOUR. HERE'S A LOOK AT EACH OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT WAS SUBMITTED. WE'VE SEEN THESE FROM CASA DE AMIGOS BEFORE.

MANY OF THESE PROJECTS YOU'LL SEE CENTER ON EITHER ASSISTING THE ELDERLY OR ASSISTING BY PROVIDING FOOD TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. WE DO HAVE A NEW OPPORTUNITY WITH CASA DE AMIGOS FOR A SENIOR WATER FITNESS AND HEALTH PROGRAM, AND WHICH HAS BEEN CONVEYED THAT THAT'S BEEN

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AGAIN, MEAL ASSISTANCE IS A HEAVY NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO SENIOR LIFE AND SALVATION ARMY HAVE RESUBMITTED THEIR REQUESTS, AS HAS THE FOOD BANK AND CHURCH ON WHEELS. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, AND THIS IS DIFFERENT AND SOMETHING THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS. BUT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN AUGMENT OUR EFFORTS IN DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THE SAFETY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANDARD OR DANGEROUS BUILDINGS. WE ALSO HAVE A REQUEST FROM THRIVING UNITED FOR A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO FACILITIES AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THESE ARE SIMILAR. MANY REQUESTS FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY TO AUGMENT PARKS IN DISTRICT TWO PRIMARILY. BUT ALSO THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY IN PORTIONS OF DISTRICT FOUR WHERE THERE ARE CDBG AREAS. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THIS PARK PAVILION. WE OFTEN WORK WITH THE MIDLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY AS WELL TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN HOUSING, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO YOU HAVE A REQUEST THERE. WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE YMCA FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AQUATIC FACILITIES AND PROGRAMING. AND THEN ANOTHER REQUEST FROM OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS SOME INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AT THE MLK REC CENTER. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS GOING ON THEIR FAIR GROUNDS SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY HAVE BEEN A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT OF CDBG GRANT FUNDING FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S ANOTHER REQUEST TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OUT HERE AND THEN ENGINEERING. WE SEE THAT EVERY YEAR OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LOOKS CLOSELY AT STREETS THAT ARE SUBSTANDARD, PRIMARILY THAT NEED SIDEWALKS. AND HERE WE'RE FOCUSING IN ON NEW YORK STREET AND THE SIDEWALK NEEDS IN THAT AREA. AND THEN OUR TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE RUN BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM TO CONTINUE THOSE. SO A LOOK AT OUR TIMELINE AGAIN. OUR NEXT STEPS ARE FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET, REVIEW THESE APPLICATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL ABOUT HOW TO ALLOCATE THE 1.14 MILLION IN AVAILABLE FUNDING, WITH A GOAL DATE OF BRINGING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 23RD. WE WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS TO SUBMIT OUR FINAL ACTION PLAN TO HUD BY THE DEADLINE OF AUGUST 15TH, AND PROGRAMS WILL BEGIN BEING FUNDED WITH A GOAL DATE OF OCTOBER 1ST, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. SO I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT YOU'VE JUST SAID, BUT THIS IS PART OF OUR ONGOING BUDGET PROCESS. SO WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GO INTO OUR FULL BUDGET PROCESS THIS SUMMER.

AND SO WE'RE HOLDING THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO, BUT ALSO SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN WEIGH IN ON ALL OF THESE THINGS SO THAT WHEN WE COME BACK AND WE VOTE ON A BUDGET, A LOT OF THESE THINGS WILL HAVE BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES, I DO HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT NOW AS IT CURRENTLY SITS, DO WE HAVE ALL OF THE FUNDING IN CDBG TO FUND ALL OF THESE ASKS? NO, WE DO NOT. WE HAVE 1.14 MILLION AVAILABLE JUST UNDER THAT. AND WE HAVE, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2.4 MILLION IN REQUESTS. SO WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH PROJECTS CAN BE FUNDED VERSUS WHICH CAN'T. AND IN OTHER CASES ALSO SOMETIMES NOT. THE FULL FUNDING REQUEST IS FUNDED, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO EXTEND PARTIAL FUNDING. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY AS WELL, BECAUSE LIKE WE'VE WE'VE HAD TO MAKE CUTS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I MEAN, THE HOTEL MOTEL, WE HAD TO MAKE MAJOR CUTS IN THAT AS WELL. AND SO I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD BY, YOU KNOW, LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIMES WE CAN'T FUND EVERYTHING AND OR THE ENTIRE AMOUNT THAT THAT IS ASKED. BUT, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET SOMETHING IN THERE. BUT JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THE ASK IS ALWAYS, WELL, NOT ALWAYS, BUT AT THIS MOMENT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED TO, TO FUND OUT. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD POINT. BUT I ALSO THINK SINCE WE'VE BEEN USING IT FOR SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS, THERE'S SOME THINGS WITH SIDEWALKS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT FOUR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. I THINK THAT POTS EVEN SMALLER BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO FUND SOME OF THOSE CITY PROJECTS AS WELL. CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEM TO THREE MINUTES OR

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WE'RE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE MOVE THROUGH THOSE CRISIS SITUATIONS INTO STABILITY, HELPING THEM WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOPE. WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, WHETHER THAT IS IN OUR RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER, IN THE TREATMENT FACILITIES, IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION THAT WE HAVE AT JAILS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE DIRECTLY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT WITHIN THE PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH THE REGION. NINE WE SERVE ALL 30 COUNTIES IN THIS AREA. WE HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES.

AGAIN, MENTAL HEALTH, HOUSING READINESS AND STABILITY. WE DO HAVE RECOVERY RESIDENCES WHERE WE PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE. SO WE HAVE THAT. WE CREATE EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS, DRIVER'S LICENSE RECOVERY, BIRTH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION SUPPORT, SOCIAL SECURITY ACCESS, AS WELL AS HELPING THOSE TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY.

WHAT MAKES THE WORK THAT WE DO IMPACTFUL IS THAT WE OFTEN ARE ABLE TO REACH PEOPLE THAT TRADITIONALLY SYSTEMS CANNOT. AND WHEN SOMEONE FEELS JUDGED OR DEFEATED OR DISCONNECTED, SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS TRULY BEEN THERE IS LIFE CHANGING. GOING TO SCHOOL TO BE A COUNSELOR. IF I DIDN'T HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE, IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS. BEING A PEER SPECIALIST BECAUSE I DO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH ADDICTION.

IT HELPS ME TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION THRIVE. AND UNITED IS NOT SIMPLY PROVIDING SERVICES. WE'RE BUILDING HEALTHIER CITIZENS, SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS, AND STRONGER FAMILIES. EVERY PERSON'S, EVERY PERSON STABILIZED THROUGH PEER SUPPORT REPRESENTS A LOWER COST IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOM SUPPORT, LAW ENFORCEMENT STRAINS ARE DECREASED. COURT AND INCARCERATION EXPENSES ARE DEPLETED. HOMELESSNESS RELATED BURDENS ARE SMALLER, AND UNEMPLOYMENT AND DEPENDENCY ON PUBLIC SYSTEMS IS ELIMINATED. THIS IS NOT JUST COMPASSIONATE WORK. THIS IS COST EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE MIDLAND AS OUR PRIMARY COMMUNITY AND ALSO EXTEND SUPPORT INTO, LIKE I SAID, THE ENTIRE REGION, NINE ALL 30 COUNTIES IN THIS AREA, AND WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO HELPING THE CITY THRIVE AND ADDRESSING THOSE INSTABILITIES. AT THEIR ROOT, OUR ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS STRONG COMPLIANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND STRUCTURE REPORTING SYSTEMS. WE ENSURE SERVICES REMAIN PERSON CENTERED, TRAUMA INFORMED AND RECOVERY ORIENTED. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, REASONABLE STEWARDSHIP, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THANK YOU GUYS. I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE US INTO CONSIDERATION SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR WORK. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL SEAN ELLIS, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. MY NAME IS SEAN ELLIS AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THRIVING, THRIVING UNITED'S APPLICATION FOR CDBG FUNDING. I'M NOT ONLY SPEAKING AS THE NARCAN OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR THRIVING UNITED.

I'M SPEAKING AS SOMEONE WHOSE LIFE HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF WORK THRIVING UNITED DOES EVERY DAY FROM 2015 TO 2021, I EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION, AND HOPELESSNESS RIGHT HERE IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. FOR SIX YEARS, I LIVED IN A PLACE WHERE I TRULY BELIEVED I WOULD NEVER BECOME A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY AGAIN. I HAD BURNED BRIDGES, LOST STABILITY, AND REACHED A POINT WHERE HOPE FELT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I WAS NOT JUST LACKING HOUSING OR EMPLOYMENT, I WAS LACKING CONNECTION, DIRECTION AND

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WE ARE ONE OF MIDLAND'S LARGEST WORKFORCE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, SERVING MORE THAN 1500 CHILDREN EACH YEAR THROUGH INFANT PRESCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CHILDCARE PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW WORKING PARENTS TO REMAIN IN THE WORKFORCE AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. EVERY YEAR, THE YMCA UNDERWRITES NEARLY $1 MILLION TO KEEP THESE SERVICES AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO MIDLAND FAMILIES, OUR GENEROUS DONORS AND OUR MEMBERSHIP AMENITIES GENERATE THE REVENUE THAT SUSTAINS OUR MISSION, AND THAT IS WHY THIS PROJECT MATTERS. WATER SAFETY IS NOT

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AND THAT DOESN'T JUST BENEFIT BREAKING BREAD KITCHEN, BUT THESE PEOPLE THAT STOOD, PLUS A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER AGENCIES, WE SPLIT THOSE UP AND WE, THE HOMELESS COALITION COME TOGETHER AND WE, YOU KNOW, DISTRIBUTE THOSE AS NEEDED. SO WE WILL DEFINITELY SHARE IN THOSE. AND THEY SHARED WITH US WHEN THEY HAD THE PROGRAM. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. PASSES WILL BE POOLED ACROSS THE NETWORK WITH TRUSTED, TRUSTED PARTNERS, THRIVING UNITED DREAM CENTER, CASA DE AMIGOS, PREMIER CARE, SALVATION ARMY AND MANY OTHERS. THE SHARED APPROACH MAXIMIZES REACH, AVOIDS REDUNDANCY AND ENSURES PASSES GO TO THOSE WITH THE GREATEST NEED AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT. WE'LL ALSO DO REPORTING AND EVERYBODY THAT GETS THE BUS PASSES WILL REPORT BACK ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THE THE AGE GROUPS, THE WHO IS NEEDING IT THE MOST, AND THAT WOULD BE THE ABSTRACT POVERTY POPULATION AS WELL AS THE HOMELESS OR REALLY ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO A JOB AND, AND THAT SORT OF THING. THE REPORTING DOES HELP WITH ACCOUNTABILITY. SO THAT, YOU

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I'M A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, AND A BIG PART OF MY JOB HAS ALWAYS BEEN HELPING TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION. SO I'M HERE TO SUPPORT BREAKING BREAD IN THEIR REQUEST FOR BUS PASSES, ABOUT 80% OF A PERSON'S HEALTH. THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING RELIES ON FACTORS OUTSIDE OF DIRECT MEDICAL CARE. SO THAT DOES INCLUDE LIKE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ACCESS TO FOOD, FOCUSING ON TRANSPORTATION.

HERE IN TEXAS, HISTORICALLY, ABOUT 31% OF THE ADULT POPULATION HAS BEEN DEEMED TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED, MEANING THIS COULD BE PEOPLE WHO ARE MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED, ELDERLY, THOSE WHO JUST DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A RELIABLE VEHICLE OR TRANSPORTATION AT ALL. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, THAT'S ABOUT 1 IN 3 PEOPLE HISTORICALLY IN TEXAS ALONE WHO DO NOT HAVE THAT ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION. OUR RECENT HERE IN 2026. SO THIS YEAR, THE SNAP EMPLOYMENT TRANSFER SNAP EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM REPORTED THAT 35% OF THEIR PARTICIPANTS SAID SAID THAT TRANSPORTATION WAS A BARRIER SO THEY COULDN'T OBTAIN OR SUSTAIN EMPLOYMENT. RETAIN EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF TRANSPORTATION. AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT HERE IN MIDLAND, DONE LAST YEAR, JUST IN OUR OWN COUNTY, SHOWED THAT ABOUT 7% OF PEOPLE LACKED THE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO THEIR HEALTH CARE APPOINTMENTS, MEANING THEY'RE NOT GOING TO OR FOLLOW UP TREATMENTS. THE CARE THAT IS REALLY NEEDED, AND THAT WOULD SAVE THE CITY MONEY, AS WELL AS THE PERSON'S WELL-BEING.

AND THEN, AS WE KNOW, THOSE WHO LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY GOING TO STRUGGLE WITH TRANSPORTATION MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE. AND HERE IN MIDLAND ALONE, THAT'S ABOUT 11.3 TO 12.3%, DEPENDING ON WHICH STATISTICS YOU LOOK AT ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. AND SO I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT BREAKING BREAD IS REQUESTING THESE BUS VOUCHERS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SHARING THEM WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS SALVATION ARMY, FIELDS EDGE, SOME OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS ROOM TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT POPULATION THAT I JUST DISCUSSED AND DESCRIBED HAS ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION AND CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL MICHELLE MCCLELLAN TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD MORNING. HELLO, I'M MICHELLE MCCLELLAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. WELL, YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT BREAKING BREAD AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THEM. AND MIDLAND MEMORIAL, PRIOR TO THIS TIME, HAS OVERSEEN THE BUS PASSES AND SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THAT. AND I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY. I WANT TO TAKE YOU ON A LITTLE ADVENTURE, A FANTASY CAPER, AND I WANT YOU TO COME ALONG WITH ME. LET'S PRETEND THAT ALL OF YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND YOU WENT OUT TO YOUR GARAGE, OR YOU WENT OUT TO YOUR DRIVEWAY AND YOUR CAR WAS GONE. OKAY. AND SO YOU CALLED THE POLICE. AND COME TO FIND OUT ALL OF YOU, YOUR CARS HAD BEEN STOLEN. AND SO THEY DO AN INVESTIGATION. OKAY. AND IN THE INTERIM, THOUGH, YOU STILL REQUIRE TRANSPORTATION. AND SO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE MARRIED AND YOU HAVE CHILDREN, YOU'RE HAVING TO RESCHEDULE, MAYBE GET UP AN HOUR EARLY, WORK WITH ONE CAR. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SINGLE AND NOW HAVE NO CAR, MAYBE YOU'RE HAVING TO RENT A CAR. AND SO MAYBE YOU GO TO ENTERPRISE TO RENT THE CAR, AND ALL THEY HAVE FOR YOU IS A CHEVY SPARK. SO THAT IS WHAT YOU GET BECAUSE YOU NEED A VEHICLE AND YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. OKAY? AND SO AS TIME GOES BY AND THE INVESTIGATION GOES ON, YOU START TO FEEL THE INCONVENIENCE. AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN HAS A GAME SOMEWHERE AND ANOTHER CHILD HAS A BASEBALL GAME SOMEWHERE ELSE AND YOU HAVE ONE VEHICLE. SO ONE OF YOU HAS TO UBER AND, AND SO YOU PAY AT $37 OR WHATEVER. YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET TO THE PLACE THAT YOU NEED TO GO. AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO RELY ON FRIENDS. AND AFTER A WHILE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BURDEN, YOU'RE CALLING PEOPLE.

YOU NEED TO, YOU KNOW, SHARE THE CAR WITH SOMEONE ELSE. AND MANY TIMES WE FIND THAT OUR VEHICLE IS AN EXTENSION OF OURSELVES, WHETHER WE HAVE THAT BEEMER OR THAT BIG SUV OR THAT

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GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON? IT'S AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. LIZ HARRIS, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE MIDLAND YMCA. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OR I'M TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE YMCA. REQUEST FOR THE CDBG FUNDING FOR THE DOWNTOWN AQUATIC AND SOCIAL EXPANSION DESIGN. CONSTRUCTION PHASE. TO BE SPECIFIC, FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS, THE DOWNTOWN YMCA HAS SERVED AS A PLACE WHERE MIDLAND FAMILIES COME TOGETHER FOR HEALTH CONNECTION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY. TODAY, HOWEVER, OUR AQUATIC FACILITY IS NO LONGER ABLE TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THE CURRENT POOL IS MORE THAN 70 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY AGE, SIZE, LIMITATIONS AND EVEN SOME EARTHQUAKES. THESE CHALLENGES RESTRICT OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SWIM LESSONS, WATER SAFETY, EDUCATION, WELLNESS, PROGRAMING, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THIS REQUEST IS NOT FOR THE FULL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WE ARE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING 200,000 FOR THE SUPPORT OF A PORTION OF THE ESTIMATED 600,000 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE IN OUR $15 MILLION OVERALL EXPANSION. THE DOWNTOWN YMCA IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CENSUS TRACT THAT IS REQUESTED IN THE GRANT. THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS LOW TO MODERATE INCOME. LAST YEAR ALONE, THE YMCA PROVIDED MORE THAN 300 000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE MIDLAND FAMILIES COULD CONTINUE ACCESSING CHILD CARE, YOUTH SPORTS, SWIM LESSONS, MEMBERSHIP AND WELLNESS SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. MORE THAN 1500 CHILDREN ENROLLED ANNUALLY IN YMCA CHILDCARE PROGRAMS WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM EXPANDED ACCESS TO WATER SAFETY EDUCATION THROUGH THIS PROJECT. WE KNOW THAT LEARNING TO SWIM IS NOT SIMPLY RECREATION, IT'S A LIFE SAVING SKILL. IN 2024, THE YMCA CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT WITH MORE THAN 450 SURVEY RESPONSES. ONE OF THE CLEAREST THEMES THAT EMERGED WAS THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRE FOR EXPANDED AQUATIC AMENITIES, WELLNESS SPACES, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE FAMILIES CAN GATHER AND CONNECT. INDEPENDENT MARKET RESEARCH, ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT MARKET RESEARCH REINFORCE THOSE SAME FINDINGS AND PROJECTED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH EXPANDED AQUATIC FACILITIES. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY ALIGNS WITH THE CITY OF MIDLAND'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN BY ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH ACCESS TO SERVICE AND STRENGTH, STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH INVESTMENT AND FACILITIES THAT SERVE ALL BEYOND PROGRAMING. THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPORTING THE YMCA SERVICES, INCLUDING CHILD CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. BY REINVESTING, REINVESTING IN THE AGING FACILITY, WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE SERVING MIDLAND FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. ON BEHALF OF THE YMCA OF MIDLAND, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THAT CONCLUDES OUR REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. AND SO WE WILL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING. AS YOU I'M SORRY, HOPKINS. JOEY HOPKINS I'LL BE BRIEF, I PROMISE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN IN THIS ROOM FOR A WHILE. I'VE GOT SOME MORE BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE CLIFF

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AND SO I SAY THAT NOT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN BY ANY MEANS OR MY STAFF, BUT MIDLAND IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE, AND IT HAS ALLOWED US TO REALLY GROW AND DO SOME REALLY, REALLY BIG AND COOL THINGS. AND SO WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S PARTNERSHIP. IT'S HELPED US IMMENSELY. WE HAVE SOME REALLY BIG PLANS IN THE FUTURE. WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY AGGRESSIVE WITH WHAT WE DO, AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE TO GET THERE. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MARSHA, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL REQUESTS TO SPEAK CARDS? OKAY. WE WILL HAVE FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THESE DATES THAT YOU SEE THERE. SO AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND WE WILL CONSIDER ANY

[30. 2026-070 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 26 OF THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE, THAT THERE IS NO FEASIBLE AND PRUDENT ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF AN APPROXIMATE 1.928-ACRE TRACT LOCATED IN LOT 11A, BLOCK 7, HALEY HEIGHTS, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF GOODE STREET AND GRIFFIN AVENUE); MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING THE LEASE OF SAID PROPERTY TO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE PERMIAN BASIN; AND AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE PERMIAN BASIN (DISTRICT: 2) (PARKS & RECREATION) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE) ]

IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF WOOD STREET AND GRIFFIN AVENUE. MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING THE LEASE OF SAID PROPERTY TO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE PERMIAN BASIN.

FOR THE CLICKER. JUST TO RUN THROUGH A LITTLE SHORT PRESENTATION HERE, THIS IS THE LOCATION. IT'S ACTUALLY LOCATED IN TAYLOR PARK. THIS IS WHERE THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CURRENTLY BUILT THEIR STRUCTURE. 30 YEARS AGO, WE HAD A 30 YEAR LEASE WITH THEM, AND IT'S TIME TO RENEW THAT LEASE. AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE, CHAPTER 30, CHAPTER 26, REQUIRES US TO DO CERTAIN NOTIFICATIONS. WE'VE DONE THOSE THINGS. AND NOW TO HOLD THIS PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER TO GO FORWARD WITH A LEASE TO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THE NEXT LEASE. SO THEY'VE BEEN THERE, LIKE I SAID, 30. THEY BUILT THE BUILDING AND THEY'RE USING IT FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES. THE IMPACT, WE CHARGE THEM $1 A YEAR FOR THE RENT, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A TEN YEAR LEASE MOVING FORWARD WITH A TEN YEAR RENEWAL. AND THE RESOLUTION IS WHAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 30. SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OR ACTION FROM COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LADD. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT,

[27 (Part 2 of 2). 10764 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOTS 10 AND 11, BLOCK 2, SOLOMON ESTATES, SECTION 2, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM AE, AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH A STREET AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE); 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) ]

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SO THAT'S WHERE, AGAIN, I THINK THERE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS ON BOTH SIDES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WE SAY WE HAVE I HAVE HEARD ALL OF THEM IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND FORMS, BUT I'M TO THE POINT WHERE I THINK THE DEVELOPMENT INSIDE THE FENCE IS GREAT FOR MIDLAND. I THINK IT'S A TYPE OF HOUSING WE NEED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS ALL THE THINGS THAT WE AS COUNCIL, I THINK, WANT IN A THES OUTSIDE THE FENCE WHICH WHICH THIS GETS REALLY OUTSIDE THE FENCE. I KNOW THERE WAS A COUPLE ABOUT DENSITY AND THE TYPES OF HOMES, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE ISSUE IS, IS IN MY MIND OUTSIDE THE FENCE, WHICH IS WHICH IS THE INTERACTION WITH THE OTHER STREETS. SO I REALLY JUST KIND OF WANT TO TALK ABOUT LIKE, I THINK WE STARTED WITH AN A STREET TRYING TO GET A STREET TO WORK 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, BUT I ALMOST FEEL LIKE WE'RE ROUNDING, ROUNDING BACK AROUND 360 DEGREES, WHICH WHICH I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO. SO FROM WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND ANYBODY ON COUNCIL OR STAFF, PLEASE INTERRUPT ME IF I'M NOT CORRECT. WE ALSO HAVE A DRAINAGE ISSUE COMING THROUGH PRETTY MUCH RIGHT WHERE THIS INTERSECTION WOULD BE. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THERE IS NOT GOOD DRAINAGE ON EIGHTH STREET. YES. I'M SORRY, ON EIGHTH STREET, THERE'S NOT A GOOD DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THE MIDLAND DRAW COMING THROUGH THE VERY NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF EIGHTH STREET, AND GETTING INTO THE DRAW SOUTH OF THIS PROPERTY. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A REALLY BIG CONCERN AS THINGS START GETTING BUILT OUT MORE, LESS WATER IS GOING TO BE ABSORBED BY THE SOIL BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING CONCRETE HOUSES AND OTHER THINGS, AND SO FLOW THROUGH. THE MIDLAND DRAW HAS A REALLY GOOD CHANCE OF INCREASING, AND WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO FIX THAT KIND OF SPOT WHERE THERE'S NO REAL GOOD DRAINAGE GOING ACROSS A STREET. AND I THINK PUTTING THAT ENTRANCE THERE IS REALLY GOING TO INHIBIT HOW WE DO THAT. IT'S GOING TO REALLY INHIBIT HOW WE CAN EITHER GO UNDER OR OVER THE STREET AND CAUSE A LOT OF ISSUES AS NORTH OF THERE AS THAT, AS WE KIND OF INHIBIT HOW THAT DRAINS AND HOW THAT WORKS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I, I UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY CONCERN ON ALYSHEBA. ACTUALLY, I PRETTY MUCH HAVE DRIVEN IT MAYBE EVERY OTHER WEEK SINCE WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, MAKING SURE AND I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE, THE TRAFFIC ON SOLOMON, THOSE ARE TWO ROADS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AS THIS PART OF THE CITY GROWS. I DO NOT WANT ALYSHEBA TO EVER BE A CUT THROUGH STREET, WHICH I THINK IT ACTUALLY IS. NOW, WHEN THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OR AN ISSUE ON. 349 I DO THINK WE NEED 1 OR 2 STOP SIGNS, MAYBE MORE ON ALYSHEBA TO CONTROL THAT TRAFFIC AND MAKE IT NOT A CUT THROUGH ROAD. AND THE OTHER ONE IS, IS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE JUST STARTING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WE DO WITH MOCKINGBIRD.

AND SO THE OTHER THING THAT I'VE LEARNED IN THIS PROJECT IS THIS DOESN'T ALL HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AS THESE DEVELOPMENTS START. AND IT'S NOT ACTUALLY JUST THIS DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO HOW THINGS ARE BUILT OUT, HOW WE MANAGE OUR ROADS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IS ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AND PROBABLY A BIGGER ISSUE IN MAKING SURE WE DO IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT THAN THE ACTUAL FINISHED PRODUCT IN MY MIND. SO WE'RE TALKING EXTENSIVELY. JOSE IS PROBABLY TIRED OF MY VOICE ABOUT HOW WE DO MOCKINGBIRD PRETTY MUCH FROM 349 ALL THE WAY TO GARFIELD. AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THIS AREA OF TOWN. WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE LOOP. WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE OFF OF EIGHTH STREET AND GARFIELD AND REALLY MAKING SURE WE DO MOCKINGBIRD CORRECTLY AND NOT INHIBITING WHAT, AN ENTRANCE CLOSE TO THIS INTERSECTION IS GOING TO DO WHEN WE TRY TO DO THAT. SO I WAS ACTUALLY AGAINST THE MOCKINGBIRD ENTRANCE WHEN WE STARTED THIS CONVERSATION. BECAUSE OF THAT, I DIDN'T WANT THAT ENTRANCE TO BE REALLY CLOSE BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE THAT FIVE LANE. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DESIGN THAT INTERSECTION AT EIGHTH STREET, MOCKINGBIRD CORRECTLY. SO I THINK WE'VE MOVED IT FARTHER, FAR ENOUGH TO THE EAST THAT WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT AS WE DESIGN MOCKINGBIRD. AND I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ACTUALLY MAKE THAT THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND GET PEOPLE OFF ALYSHEBA AS WE DESIGN MOCKINGBIRD. SO I THINK THAT'S A VARIABLE THAT WE STILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT. WE STILL NEED COMMUNITY INPUT ON HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY IS USED MORE THAN THE ALYSHEBA WON. SO I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THAT'S ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF TALKING IN FIVE MINUTES. SO I THINK THE DRAINAGE PIECE, THAT IS NOT A PORTION THAT I HAD CONSIDERED WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS EARLIER, THAT'S BEEN

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IT'S NOT VERY UNDERSIZED. THERE'S WATER THERE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. SO THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES. THERE ALREADY ARE SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES THERE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET STARTED? I HAVE SEVERAL, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS FIRST. TIM, IF YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US. SURE. NO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN STUBS, YOU TOUCHED ON ONE OF THE POINTS I WAS GOING TO MAKE, WHICH IS, FOR ONE, THE TIME YOU MENTIONED SIX MONTHS. THIS TEAM IS ACTUALLY OUR FIRST MEETINGS WITH THE CITY. WE'RE IN FEBRUARY OF 2025 AND THEN PRE-DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN MARCH OF 2025. AND THROUGH ALL OF THAT, A STREET AGAIN WAS, WAS NEVER REALLY FEASIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE, BECAUSE OF THE DRAINAGE, BUT THEN ALSO UTILITY ACCESS. SO THE, THE LOGICAL PLACE FOR UTILITIES TO HAPPEN IS ON ALYSHEBA. AND WITH THAT CONNECTION COMES A CITY EASEMENT. I'M KIND OF GETTING INTO THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT, BUT SO YOU UNDERSTAND IT DOES A CONNECTION ON A STREET WOULD CAUSE SOME INSIDE THE FENCE ISSUES, WHICH IS THEN YOU HAVE THESE LOTS AT THE SOUTH, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, THAT ARE ON ESSENTIALLY A DEAD END CUL DE SAC THAT IS LONGER THAN CITY AND FIRE STANDARDS. AND SO WE WENT THROUGH AN ITERATION OF THE PLAN. FIRE REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY ACCESS POINT ONTO ALYSHEBA IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THOSE LOTS BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE TO GET BACK TO THAT SOUTHERN CORNER. SO AT THAT POINT, AGAIN, WE WERE LOOKING AT IT SAYING, WELL, AN EMERGENCY ACCESS IS IS AN ACCESS ONTO ALYSHEBA. ARE WE REALLY ACCOMPLISHING THIS? IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT A CONNECTION TO A STREET, IN ADDITION TO THE DRAINAGE, THE UTILITIES, IT CUTS THROUGH THE LARGEST LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION. AND SO IN HEARING FROM THE NEIGHBORS, THEIR PREFERENCE IS FOR LARGER LOTS. SO WE'D BE WE'D BE CUTTING THROUGH TWO OF THOSE. AND JUST THE COST OF THE ITEMS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED MAKES IT TO WHERE THE REST OF THE LOTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB THAT COST ECONOMICALLY. AND SO THAT COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE LARGER LOTS. IT COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE GREEN SPACE, REALLY COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE QUALITY OF WHAT IS INSIDE THE FENCE. WE, I, I WAS REMINDED THAT I DIDN'T POINT OUT THAT THAT CINDY BLACK IS BUILDING A HOUSE IN SOLOMON ESTATES. SHE HAS GRANDKIDS PLAYING THERE TOO.

SO SHE'S SHE'S JUST AS INVESTED IN THIS THING. THE DELAYS THAT WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, THE DEVELOPER, IT'S COST THEM $150,000 OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS TO REWORK THIS PLAN. AND, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES REALLY A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PROJECT IF WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT A STREET.

IT'S ALSO DIFFERENT THAN, THAN WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED FOR OVER A YEAR. IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU KNOW, IN FAIRNESS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD COME TO US AND ASKED FOR MOCKINGBIRD OR A STREET. AND SO WE GOT MOCKINGBIRD FELT LIKE THAT WAS A GOOD COMPROMISE. AND IF NOW WE'RE HEADING TOWARD THE DIRECTION OF MOCKINGBIRD AND A. IT'S KIND OF NEW INFORMATION AT THE 11TH HOUR. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S FAIR. I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT SOME OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT CONCERNS FOR ME. 36 LOTS IN A 20 ACRE PLOT OF LAND IS NOT DENSE. THAT THAT'S FULL STOP. THAT IS NOT A DENSE DEVELOPMENT.

AND WE HAVE I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP A CITY THAT PROVIDES FOR THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT PLACES. AND WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO SUPPORT PROPERTY OWNER RIGHTS. BOTH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN SOLOMON ESTATES AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THIS ACREAGE AS WELL. AND I REGRET THAT THE CITY PROCESS HAS TAKEN AS LONG AS IT HAS. THAT IS NOT THE WAY THAT THIS SHOULD GO. AND SO WE WE WANT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, BUT WE I DON'T I'M NOT I DON'T WANT THINGS TO TAKE THAT LONG. I DO THINK WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL CONSIDERATION THAT YOU'RE BRINGING FORWARD WITH THE DRAINAGE CONSIDERATIONS, I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE A STREET. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN BE SUPPORTIVE IS IF WE GET PART OF THIS. WE TALK ABOUT FOUR WAY STOP ON ALYSHEBA, AND WE MAKE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE AND EXIT OFF OF MOCKINGBIRD. I THINK THAT THERE HAS TO BE FOUR WAY STOP THERE. I THINK THERE HAS TO BE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE ON THE MOCKINGBIRD SIDE. AND THEN I THINK THERE HAS TO BE AN IMMEDIATE ADDRESSING OF TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON SOLOMON ESTATES, NOT ONLY FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT FOR OTHER CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE REAL. THOSE ARE REAL ISSUES. SOLOMON

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CAN WE CAN WE DESIGN THAT INTERSECTION SO THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN? YES. IF THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO WORK WITH US, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT. LOOKING AT THE SPACING THERE BETWEEN THE TWO INTERSECTIONS, THERE'S A PROBABILITY THAT THAT CAN MAKE THAT COULD BE A FULL ACCESS VERSUS RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT. YEAH, THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT. WE REALLY WANTED TO MOVE THAT FURTHER AND FURTHER EAST AS WE STARTED TALKING THROUGH THAT IS BECAUSE IT DOES GIVE US SOME VARIABILITY ON WHAT WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE GET TO MOCKINGBIRD, WHICH AGAIN, I THINK IS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE CITY. ONE THING I WOULD ADD THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS, WE WANTED TO BE REALLY CONSCIOUS, TO NOT TURN OUR BACK ON SOLOMON ESTATES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAD MENTIONED THAT THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC WAS FOR MORE EMPTY NESTERS. THAT'S REALLY IN REGARDS TO THE SMALLER LOTS. BUT WE KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE FAMILIES WITH YOUNG KIDS.

AND THAT'S THAT'S FANTASTIC. THERE'S A WAITLIST APPROACHING 20 PEOPLE AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG KIDS ON IT. BUT WITH THAT, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO, TO RESPOND TO SOLOMON ESTATES FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, NOT TOTALLY WALLED THEM OFF AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONE SIDE OF THE WALL AND THERE'S THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, BECAUSE THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS WE WANTED THESE, THESE OPEN SPACES TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SOLOMON ESTATES. AND SO I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE WHILE WHILE WE COULD CONSIDER MOCKINGBIRD THE ENTRY AND DESIGN IT TO THE LEVEL OF A MAIN ENTRY, WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE ASPECTS OF, YOU KNOW, ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE, THE, THE KIDS OR THE WALKERS IN SOLOMON ESTATES AND NOT TOTALLY CLOSE THAT OFF. I THINK IT WOULD DO DISSERVICE TO BOTH IF WE WERE TO DO THAT. SO THEN FOUR WAY STOP MOVE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE WITH FULL ACCESS, BOTH DIRECTIONS TO THE NORTH ON MOCKINGBIRD, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON SOLOMON LANE. ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN. WE CAN WORK HOLISTICALLY AS WELL, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AND COUNCILMAN CAN CAN VERIFY, AND I THINK EVEN COUNCILWOMAN POOL AND US HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS. YOU MADE REFERENCE TO THE STUDY IN 2015. SO AS WE LOOK AT THIS DEVELOPMENT, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS PROBABLY MICRO IN THE WHOLE SCHEME OF WHAT WE DO WITH THE CITY. THIS WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS AT A MORE MACRO LEVEL AND SEE, OKAY, WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED, NOT JUST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT BUT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO MOCKINGBIRD? WHAT HAPPENS TO GARFIELD? WHAT HAPPENS TO EIGHTH STREET, ALL THESE DIFFERENT CORRIDORS, AND COMPLETING A NETWORK TO DISTRIBUTE TRAFFIC MORE EVENLY WILL HELP US WITH EXISTING CONDITIONS ON SOLOMON. SO I DON'T THINK THAT IMPROVEMENTS HERE OR THIS SUBDIVISION WILL RESOLVE THOSE CONCERNS. AT SOLOMON THIS IS A MORE GLOBAL REGIONAL ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS TO DISTRIBUTE THAT TRAFFIC MORE EVENLY. YEAH, SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT A STOP SIGN AT SOLOMON AND SHEBA, BUT I'LL ADD THAT TO THE MAYOR'S LIST OF. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A STOP SIGN AT CHARISMATIC AND ALYSHEBA, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT ACTUALLY FIXES IT. THE LAST THING I WAS LAST TIME I WAS OVER THERE, I THINK IT WAS IN THE EVENING, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS ONTO ALYSHEBA AND AND ALYSHEBA ON A MOCKINGBIRD. THE NUMBER LEFT HAND TURNS IS ACTUALLY A LOT. I THINK A COUPLE OF Y'ALL SPOKE ABOUT THAT'S HOW YOU GET TO 349 IS MAKING THAT LEFT HAND TURN ONTO SOLOMON. AND I THINK, I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY A BIG ISSUE THAT AGAIN, THROUGH LOOKING AT THIS AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT, ACTUALLY SEEING HOW MUCH TRAFFIC GOES DOWN THERE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS ONTO SOLOMON. THAT'S PROBABLY IS, IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION IS GETTING A STOP SIGN OR SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ALYSHEBA AND SOLOMON. YEAH, WE WILL LOOK AT SOLOMON BECAUSE IT IS, I BELIEVE, A MILE IN LENGTH, AND IT'S JUST A STRAIGHT SHOT BETWEEN A STREET AND BIG STREET, BIG SPRING. SO WE'LL LOOK AT WAYS TO FIND OTHER MECHANISMS TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT WHEN WE ACTUALLY REPAVED THE ROAD DURING A BOMB PROGRAM, WE ACTUALLY CREATED A SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD ACTUALLY DRIVE DOWN THAT ROAD AND DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT POTHOLES ANYMORE. SO THE SPEEDING HAS INCREASED. SO WE WILL LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO FIND WAYS TO SLOW DOWN THAT TRAFFIC. KIND OF, TO YOUR POINT, TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORS. WE BROUGHT THE DEVELOPER BACK UP. DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S KIND OF SOME OF THOSE THOUGHTS? ARE WE CAN I THINK

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YES. BUT IF THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT BEFORE, BEFORE YOU STEP AWAY. SO THE ENTRANCE THEN ON ALYSHEBA WOULD HOW WOULD THAT BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S PLANNED NOW? I GUESS IT WOULD JUST BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. AND ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S AS WIDE AND AS DEEP AS IT IS, IT'S KIND OF A CARRY OVER FROM THE FIRST PLAN, BUT THAT'S IN ORDER TO ALLOW SOME STACKING IN FRONT OF THE GATE TO WHERE IF SOMEBODY IS COMING AND THEY'RE TRYING TO CALL, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON THEY'RE THEY'RE COMING TO VISIT, OR IF IT'S ESPECIALLY A DELIVERY DRIVER HAVING ROOM THERE TO GET OFF OF THE STREET. AND SO IF THAT MOVES TO MOCKINGBIRD, I THINK THE, THE CONNECTION POINT THERE AT ALYSHEBA AND SIR BARTON JUST GETS A LITTLE BIT THINNER AND GETS A LITTLE BIT SHORTER FROM EAST TO WEST. IT WOULD STILL BE GATED, BUT THAT THOSE WOULD BE THE MAJOR CHANGES. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS. JUST COMMENTS. BUT I'M GOOD WITH TIM. OKAY. THANK YOU TIM. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION IN YOUR PLANS THAT ACTUALLY HAS A STOP SIGN THERE, SIR. IS THAT IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT OR IS THAT ON THE CITY THAT WE DECIDED THAT IS THAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE WE STOP AT ALYSHEBA AND THE NEW ENTRANCE WOULD CAN BE DONE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. THEY CAN PUT IT IN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. YES. WE I DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD THE FINAL OF THAT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT. YEAH, WE HADN'T GOTTEN TO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL EXCEPT TO AGREE THAT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. TIM. COUNCILMAN, YOU SAID YOU HAD COMMENTS. YEAH. TO ME, THE MOST EFFECTIVE ARGUMENT AS AN ATTORNEY AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. BUT THIS ISN'T A COURT OF LAW. THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE BODY. SO WE CAN'T TAKE THOSE INTO ACCOUNT. YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THIS, I HEARD ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN SAY THAT THAT THIS WAS BREAKING PRECEDENT THAT WAS CHANGING THE DEVELOP THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS. BUT IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE ZONING MAP, THIS AREA BEING ZONED A IS THE ODDBALL OUT. IT'S SURROUNDED BY COUNTRY ESTATES. SF ONE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS THE WEIRD ONE BEING A. AND GIVEN THAT THEY'RE TARGETING, YOU KNOW, EMPTY NESTERS AND THAT'S 0.75 ACRES PER LOT, THIS IS IT'S NOT A DENSE DEVELOPMENT. AND MAKING THE LARGEST OPENING AT MOCKINGBIRD REALLY HELPS IN MY MIND WITH THE SAFETY ISSUES.

AND I AM NOT ONE TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS A REASON. IF IT'S A REASONABLE USE OF THE PROPERTY. AND I'M I THINK THIS IS A REASONABLE USE OF THE PROPERTY. AND I DO SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU GUYS THAT HALEY LIBRARY EXTENDED RIGHT BEHIND MY HOUSE AND HAS BEEN DOING CONSTRUCTION FOR A YEAR, AND PARKING IS CRAZY AND ALL THAT. BUT I ABSTAINED FROM THAT VOTE. AND I, YOU KNOW, IT ANNOYS ME, BUT IT'S PROGRESS THAT THE CITY NEEDS. AND I THINK THIS IS PROGRESS THE CITY NEEDS. WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE NEED MORE HOUSING IN GENERAL. AND SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION JUST TO CLARIFY, IF THIS PASSES AS IS OR WHATNOT, THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL BE ENTERING AND EXITING THE PROPERTY WOULD JUST BE OFF OF MOCKINGBIRD. CORRECT. THERE WOULD STILL BE A SMALLER ENTRANCE ON ALYSHEBA FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL. YEAH, IF I MAY. SO THE THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC, AS PART OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT WOULD BE SET UP BY THE DEVELOPER WOULD LIMIT CONSTRUCTION ACCESS TO MOCKINGBIRD ONLY. OKAY, OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS WANTING. YES, SIR. I THOUGHT I HEARD THAT EARLIER. AND ACTUALLY I THINK I THINK THAT'S BETTER FOR THE WHOLE AREA, BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT ALL THAT CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE COMING IN OFF OF 349, WHICH IS A MUCH BETTER DEAL. DO WE GET A CHANCE TO TALK AGAIN? I WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO TALK AGAIN, BUT LET'S LET COUNCIL FINISH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I THINK THE ONLY THING I, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE AND THIS, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, BUT IT'S JUST GOING BACK TO THAT TRAFFIC STUDY AND MAKING SURE WE EXPEDITE THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE JUST WITH, WITH WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE, WITH THE EXTENSION OR THE, THE, THE NEW MARK PAYNE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT THERE, EAST OR WEST OF WOODLAND PARK, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK ALL OF THIS DEVELOPMENT RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA KIND OF TOOK US A LITTLE OFF GUARD. AND SO I JUST

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WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT. WE WERE JUST FOUND OUT, AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN THE STARTED POSTING MEETINGS AND PEOPLE STARTED HEARING TALK. I STILL GO BACK TO THE 32%. I MEAN, IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM HOW THEY FELT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 32% ON DISAGREEMENT AND OBJECTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE DRAINAGE QUESTION? I TRY TO TALK ABOUT THE DRAINAGE. THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND FOR US WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP THE RENDERING OF THE ACTUAL BOUNDARIES OF THE FLOODPLAIN IN THAT AREA. SO THE FIRST THING IS, IS THAT ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, THE MIDLAND DRAW GOES PRETTY MUCH FROM THAT, THIS PICTURE ALL THE WAY WEST. AND REALLY WHEN IT HITS GARFIELD IS, IS WHERE THE THE ISSUE IS, IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO AS THINGS GET BUILT OUT TO THE NORTH OF THAT, YOU GET LESS IMPAIRMENT, IMPERMEABLE SURFACES AND MORE WATER DRAINAGE ON THERE. SO WE'RE AS WE BUILD OUT THE CITY, DRAINAGE KIND OF BECOMES MORE AND MORE OF AN ISSUE JUST BECAUSE THE GROUND'S NOT ABSORBING AS MUCH.

SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IN THAT PICTURE THAT WHEN IT GOES THROUGH SADDLE CLUB ESTATES, RIGHT THERE IN THAT NORTH CORNER, IT ACTUALLY GETS SQUEEZED DOWN. AND SO WHAT THE CONCERN IS, IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD WAY TO GET THAT WATER OUT OF THERE, AWAY FROM THOSE HOUSES AND INTO THAT MIDLAND DRAW. AND LIKE I SAID, EIGHTH STREET REALLY WASN'T BUILT FOR THAT, RIGHT? AS IT'S CURRENTLY BUILT OUT. SO WE ACTUALLY NEED TO PRETTY MUCH MATCH THE VOLUME THAT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SADDLE CLUB ESTATES AND ON THAT EAST SIDE OF SADDLE ESTATES, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT GOOD WATER FLOW. AND CURRENTLY THAT IS NOT HOW THAT'S DEVELOPED. SO AS WE BUILD NORTH OF THERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MARK PAYNE DEVELOPMENT. SO WE WERE TALKING TO HIM ABOUT DRAINAGE AND RETENTION. BUT RETENTION IS KIND OF A TEMPORARY FIX. IT DOESN'T FIX EVERYTHING AND IT'S NOT THE ANSWER FOR FOR FOREVER.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO GET THAT WATER TO MOVE AND GET INTO THAT DRAW. AND OUT OF PRETTY MUCH SETTLEMENT OR SADDLE ESTATES AND THE NEW STUFF GOING NORTH OF THERE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO TALK ABOUT, THAT'S ENCROACHING ON THE INTERSECTION OF MOCKINGBIRD AND EIGHTH STREET AS WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THAT WATER OUT FROM UNDERNEATH, COMING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. SO I HOPE THAT EXPLAINS THAT. DID I MISS ANYTHING? NO, THAT'S THAT'S YOU STATED THAT VERY WELL, COUNCILMAN. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WHEN WE LOOK AT AN ACCESS POINT, IT HAS TO BE FURTHER NORTH. NOW YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE INTERSECTION. YOU STATED THE SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO SPACING OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER. SO YOU YOU NAILED IT. OKAY. YES, SIR. COME FORWARD. YES. I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS VERY, VERY BRIEF. WILLIAM MEYER, I LIVE AT 509 AFFIRMED AVENUE. WHAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED TODAY AND WHAT I MAY BE MISTAKEN IN RAISING. AND I INVITE THE DEVELOPERS TO TO CONTRADICT THIS STATEMENT IF IT IS WRONG. BUT WHEN I SEE THIS PROJECT, I

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I'LL ASK YOU THE QUESTION. HOW'S THAT? I HAVE A QUESTION ON. HE WANTS TO LEAVE. THEY WANT TO LEAVE THE ENTRANCE ON ALYSHEBA. SO IT'S OPEN TO THE SOLOMON COMMUNITY. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS A GATED COMMUNITY. YOU PULL UP AND THERE'S. YOU HAVE TO CALL TO BE ABLE TO GET IN. HOW DOES THAT OPEN IT UP TO THE SOLOMON COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WALK IN AND WALK THEIR DOGS AND THEIR KIDS GO? AND THAT'S JUST A QUESTION THAT I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, TIM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT? SO I WANT TO RESPOND TO BOTH, AND I'LL RESPOND IN REVERSE ORDER. SO THE THE GATED PIECE OF THE COMMUNITY, IT WOULD IT WOULD OPERATE SIMILAR TO TESLA ESTATES WHERE THE GATES WOULD BE OPEN DURING DAYLIGHT. AND SO THEY WOULD BE CLOSED AT NIGHT. THEY WOULD ALSO. SO THAT'S WHERE THE ACCOMMODATION WOULD BE MADE TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN, YOU KNOW, WALK AND FLOW FREELY. AS FOR THE THE LARGER LOT, IT IS 2.5 ACRES. SO IT'S, IT'S QUITE A BIT SMALLER. AND TO REITERATE, THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THE SAME, SAME PROCESS WITH THE SAME TRIGGERS FOR SUPERMAJORITY, WHICH WOULD BE IN THE 200 FOOT RADIUS, WHICH WOULD THEN BE THE MEMBERS OF, OF THIS COMMUNITY. SO THE DEVELOPER, WHICH WE'RE A ENGINEERING AND PLANNING CONSULTANT, BUT THE DEVELOPER DOES NOT HAVE ANY INTENTION TO REDEVELOP THAT LOT. IN FACT, SHE'S HAD QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST IN, IN SELLING THAT HOME. THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO LIMIT ANY FURTHER COMMENT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILLED OUT A YELLOW REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD DURING OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. LAUREN, I SAW YOUR HAND. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR LETTING US HAVE THIS EXTRA TIME. I REALIZE IT'S NOT NORMAL. MY MAIN QUESTION IS IF WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE MOCKINGBIRD ENTRANCE, WHY IS IT NOT POSSIBLE TO MOVE

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YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTION. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD THE SECONDARY ENTRANCE OFF OF A. SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF THINKING MAYBE WE COULD DO A MAIN ENTRANCE. COULD WE DO A RIGHT TURN ONLY THERE THAT SEEMS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. AND THEN THE STOP SIGNS. I'M NOT REAL SURE WHAT STOP SIGNS, COUNCILMAN STUBBS YOU'RE REFERRING TO, BUT THERE'S ALREADY STOP SIGNS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON SIR BARTON. THERE'S ONE AT THE END OF ALYSHEBA. AS YOU APPROACH SOLOMON THERE. AND THERE'S ONE ON MOCKINGBIRD, SO I DON'T I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WOULD THAT WOULD JUST BE THE STOP SIGN TO STOP TRAFFIC. I DON'T I DON'T UNDERSTAND I WAS TALKING ABOUT MORE OF A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION AT SOLOMON AND ALYSHEBA ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN SOLOMON, BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO SOLOMON HEADED SOUTH ON ALYSHEBA. THAT'S WHAT I THINK MOST OF Y'ALL DO. THAT'S WHAT I'VE SEEN. SO CONTROLLING THAT TRAFFIC. SO PUTTING A STOP SIGN ON SOLOMON ITSELF AS YOU HEAD EAST TO WEST, STOP SIGN OR SOME OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAFFIC ON SOLOMON. OKAY. YEAH, NO, THAT IS THAT IS THAT. AND I SEE PEOPLE GOING 70 MILE ON SOLOMON. BUT I ALSO SEE ON ALYSHEBA AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I THINK A STREET'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED ITSELF ENOUGH WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE ENOUGH CARS THERE, THAT THERE'S SOME TRAFFIC PATTERN WHERE PEOPLE ARE PULLING OFF THE SADDLE CLAY SADDLE CLUB OR GOING NORTH TO THE COUNTRY CLUB OR NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THE DRAINAGE IS AN ISSUE. YOU KNOW, UNLESS WE FORGET WE LIVE IN A DESERT. I, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THAT 5% FULL. SO EVEN WITH INCREMENTAL HOUSES, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A REAL ISSUE. I GREW UP BY PARKER ELEMENTARY, WHERE THE DRAW GOES BY THE MALL. NEVER SAW THAT 10%. ONCE THEY EXPANDED THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS

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IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD WE COULD DO SOME KIND OF MINOR ENTRANCE ON A STREET WITH THE MAIN ENTRANCE ON MOCKINGBIRD. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY, WELL, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION OR ACTION FROM COUNCIL. I WOULD JUST SAY ONE THING I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S SPOKEN TO ME AND TO THE DEVELOPER. HONESTLY, ALYSHEBA PROBABLY WASN'T ON MY RADAR BEFORE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. AND JUST BUT INDEPENDENT OF THIS VOTE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BECOME VERY APPARENT IS I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ON ALYSHEBA. WHEN WE START DOING CONSTRUCTION ON MOCKINGBIRD. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS, THAT'S GOING TO DISRUPT THE CURRENT TRAFFIC FLOW. AND WE REALLY NEED TO FIND A WAY TO FIX ALYSHEBA SOLOMON MOCKINGBIRD IN EIGHTH STREET RIGHT THERE. AGAIN, THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING IN THAT LITTLE SECTION OF TOWN AND GOING NORTH FROM THERE IS REALLY GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THOSE TRAFFIC PATTERNS HAPPEN. AND I REALLY THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO GET AND GET IN FRONT OF AND BE PROACTIVE ON ENSURING ALYSHEBA AND THE OTHER NORTH SOUTH STREETS THERE IN SOLOMON ARE NOT NOT CUT THROUGH STREETS. WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS ON 349 OR CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING AROUND THAT AREA. SO I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT THAT THAT THAT WAS A CONCERN I DIDN'T KNOW WAS REALLY THERE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. AND IT'S, IT'S A BIG CONCERN AND HIGH ON MY LIST NOW.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S, THAT'S HEARD. SO WITH THIS MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US PUT LANGUAGE IN THE MOTION TO REQUIRE A FOUR WAY STOP AT ALYSHEBA AND. SIR BARTON. YES. MAKE THAT THE SECONDARY ENTRANCE. ALYSHEBA AND SIR BARTON A FOUR WAY STOP THERE. MAKE THAT A SECONDARY ENTRANCE. MAKE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE AT MOCKINGBIRD BE ALL DIRECTIONAL RATHER THAN RIGHT IN. RIGHT OUT. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT CAN REALLY BE IN THIS PARTICULAR THIS PARTICULAR MOTION. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO HELP THOSE THAT LIVE ON SOLOMON LANE, BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I DON'T THAT'S NOT THIS DEVELOPMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THAT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. SO CAN WE ADD TO THAT MOTION THAT CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC HAS TO BE LIMITED TO THAT MOCKINGBIRD? YES, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG ONES THAT I THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN. SO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MUST BE INGRESS AND EGRESS OFF OF MOCKINGBIRD. ALWAYS ACCESS. AND THEN A FOUR WAY STOP. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN MAKING A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LAD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 2. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[31. - MOTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (DISTRICT: ALL) (CITY SECRETARY) (TRANSPARENT & CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION) ]

OKAY. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MIKE CARGILE TO THE PERMIAN BASIN COMMUNITY CENTER FOR MHMR PREMIER CARE. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT MIKE CARGILL. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN? SO A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN.

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[32. Fiscal Year 2026- Roads Update ]

THAT BUDGET ALSO INCLUDED THAT SAME BUDGET, A $0 AMOUNT FOR THE ANNUAL CHIP SEAL PROJECT.

SO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE IN RECENT YEARS, COUNCIL HAS COMMITTED AN AVERAGE OF $7.4 MILLION ANNUALLY TO STREET MAINTENANCE. THAT'S A 2,000% INCREASE. IT'S MORE THAN THE 2000 2,000% INCREASE. SO THAT'S A MAJOR SHIFT, AND IT'S REALLY PRODUCING REAL PROGRESS JUST BY HAVING DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR MAINTENANCE, BETTER PRESERVATION, STRONGER CORRIDORS. AND IT'S GIVEN US GIVEN US OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS GROWTH. SO THE MESSAGE THAT COUNCIL'S INVESTMENT HAS CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF MIDLAND'S ROADWAYS AND CONTINUED INVESTMENT IS HOW WE GET AHEAD. AND OF COURSE, EVERYTHING WE DO IS TIED TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, SPECIFICALLY WITH ENGINEERING. WE WORK ON GOAL NUMBER SIX TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, MORE SPECIFICALLY, HOW WE TIE OUR WORK TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH MDC. WE'VE USED THIS SLIDE BEFORE, BUT $1 MILLION INVESTMENT LED TO A $26 MILLION PROJECT THAT WAS ACCELERATED BY SIX YEARS. THAT PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS JUST A MINUTE AGO. WE'RE AVERAGING NOW FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE $7.4 MILLION ANNUALLY. SO WE HAVE SPENT ABOUT $37 MILLION IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS ON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. TALK ABOUT MONITORING CITY GROWTH OR STRATEGIES FOR MONITORING CITY GROWTH. THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR BOND PROGRAM, THAT WAS JUST PRIMARILY TO ADDRESS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. THE SAME TIME WE WERE ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS, OUR CITY WAS GROWING. AND SO WE ARE NOW WORKING TO EXPAND MAJOR GROWTH CORRIDORS LIKE THE WADLEY EXTENSION, THE FAIRGROUNDS EXTENSION. THE BRIARWOOD WIDENING PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW. WE WORKED TO POSITION POSITION MIDLAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. SO CONNECTING EAST, WEST, EAST, WEST AND NORTH SOUTH CORRIDORS IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE LAST AGENDA ITEM, AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE'RE WORKING TO DO THAT. AND ALSO WITH MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S HELP, WE'RE ADVANCING REGIONAL MOBILITY PRIORITIES, SPECIFICALLY ADVOCATING FOR INTERSTATE 27 AND INTERSTATE INTERSTATE 14. I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE WITH THIS SLIDE IS THAT WE'RE MOVING FROM REACTING TO GROWTH TO GETTING AHEAD OF IT. AND THERE'S THE MAP. SO WE WANT TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY. IT'S PART OF OUR STRATEGIC GOAL. THIS IS THE COMPASS PROJECT THAT WHEN WE STARTED THE COMPASS PROJECT, THE INTENT WAS TO TAKE UNPAVED OR SUBSTANDARD ROADWAYS, A MAJORITY OF THEM IN DISTRICT TWO AND PAVE THEM. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS, THIS THESE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE SOME INFILL DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING HERE.

THIS IS IN THE BUNCH ELEMENTARY AREA, BUT THIS LOOKS MUCH BETTER. I MEAN, WE'VE TAKEN AN UNPAVED ROAD AND PAVED IT. SO TOUCHING ON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, ONE THING WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO OVER THE YEARS, AND THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS FOR THIS, BUT WE RESPOND BETTER TO OUR POTHOLE NEEDS. IN 2022, WE FILLED A LITTLE MORE THAN 13,000 POTHOLES. IN FISCAL YEAR

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AND SO WE CAME TO COUNCIL WITH AN ANNUAL STREET SWEEPING PROJECT THAT'S ABOUT $130,000.

NOW THAT WE SPEND ANNUALLY TO SUPPLEMENT CITY FLEET AND CITY STAFF AND WHAT WE REQUIRE THEM, WHAT THAT CONTRACT ENTAILS IS THAT THEY SWEEP OUR MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS, MAJOR COLLECTORS IN DOWNTOWN THREE TIMES ANNUALLY. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER. IN ADDITION TO OUR CITY STREET INFRASTRUCTURE GROWING, WE'VE ALSO ADDED MORE SIGNAL LIGHTS.

THE NUMBER OF SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION INTERSECTIONS HAVE GROWN 12% SINCE 2014. SO THAT REALLY IS INDICATIVE OF GROWTH. WHEN YOU START ADDING SIGNALIZED TO YOUR STREET INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS MAP, EVERYTHING HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE ARE NEW ROADWAYS ADDED IN ABOUT A SIX YEAR PERIOD SINCE 2020. SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS HOW WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH GROWTH. A LOT OF THESE WERE BUILT BY DEVELOPERS, BUT WE DO HAVE OCCIDENTAL PARKWAY THERE. THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY, THE FAIRGROUNDS ROAD EXTENSION, THE WADLEY EXTENSION.

BUT THIS SHOWS HOW WE HAVE KEPT UP WITH GROWTH OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. SO THIS MAP IS A MILL AND INLAY MAP. THIS IS A CITY MAP. WE HAVE MILLED AND INLAID ABOUT 52 MILES OF ROADWAY IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. EVERY STREET HIGHLIGHTED WITH ANY COLOR THERE HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY THE MILL AND INLAY PROGRAM, MIDLAND INLAY. JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, IT'S WHERE WE COME IN. WE REMOVE THE EXISTING PAVEMENT AND REPLACE THE EXISTING PAVEMENT. THESE ARE STREETS SELECTED BECAUSE THEY'RE BEYOND JUST RECEIVING A TYPICAL SURFACE TREATMENT OR A CRACK. FILL THIS MAP HERE. ONCE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY MILES OF ROADWAY WE HAVE TOUCHED. THESE ARE ROADWAYS THAT WE HAVE TOUCHED WITH A SURFACE TREATMENT AND OR CRACK FILL. SO IT'S ABOUT 200 MILES OF ROADWAY, ABOUT $5 MILLION INVESTED IN THESE STREETS. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS HOW WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED THE LITTLE MORE THAN $30 MILLION THAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO ASPHALT PAVED ROADWAYS. A LARGE MAJORITY OF THIS, ABOUT 84% OF THIS HAS BEEN SPENT ON MIDLAND INLAY. BUT KEEP IN MIND, THAT'S THE MORE INVASIVE, IT'S THE MORE EXPENSIVE TREATMENT OF THE THREE YOU SEE LISTED HERE. WE HAVE DONE ABOUT 13% ON SURFACE TREATMENTS, AND THEN YOU HAVE SEEN SOME CRACK FILLED STREETS AROUND TOWN THAT HAVE THE BLACK LINES THROUGHOUT. BUT IT'S STILL AN IMPORTANT PROJECT. IT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT WHEN YOU SEE A CRACK IN A ROADWAY. THAT'S REALLY THE FIRST SIGN THAT A POTHOLE IS FORMING. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FILL THOSE CRACKS KIND OF PROACTIVELY. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS FROM A UNIT COST PERSPECTIVE, MIDLAND INLAY IS ABOUT $576,000 PER MILE. THAT'S ABOUT EIGHT TIMES THE COST OF A SURFACE TREATMENT. SURFACE TREATMENTS ARE ABOUT $72,000 A MILE. WE PREFER TO DO MORE SURFACE TREATMENTS BECAUSE WE CAN COVER A LARGER AREA. IT MAKES THE STREETS LOOK NEW. WE CAN OFTEN RESTRIPE THEM, BUT WE TRY AND THIS. WHAT THIS ILLUSTRATES IS WE WORK HARD TO MATCH THE TREATMENT TO THE PAVEMENT CONDITION. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF MILLING INLAY RECENTLY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THIS DATES BACK MORE THAN 12 YEARS AGO IS THAT WHEN I TALK ABOUT $343,000 FOR STREET MAINTENANCE, WE REALLY ONLY HAD ONE ANSWER TO ALL OF OUR STREETS AT ONE TIME. IT WAS THE CHIP SEAL PROJECT, AND QUITE HONESTLY, WE WERE CHIP SEALING, STREET CHIP SEALING STREETS THAT WERE NO LONGER CANDIDATES FOR CHIP SEAL. SO ONE OF OUR GOALS WAS TO ADD MORE TOOLS TO THE TOOLBOX. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED OURSELVES IS WHAT WE WHAT CAN WE DO IN-HOUSE? AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE RECENTLY IS DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO DO IN-HOUSE MILLING, INLAY.

THERE WERE SOME CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES THAT WERE APPROVED BY COUNCIL THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO DO THAT, BUT WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE THIS. THIS IS TILDEN STREET IN DISTRICT TWO, AND YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES. AND WE EXPERIENCED ABOUT 38% SAVINGS BY DOING THIS STREET IN-HOUSE. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. CITY STAFF DID THE CONCRETE WORK AT THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON DORMER, JUST EAST OF LAMESA ROAD. WE USED THE MILL AND INLAY PROGRAM TO FOLLOW THAT WORK UP AND PAVE A LARGER SECTION OF DORMER BETWEEN

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SO ONCE AGAIN, WANT TO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IN-HOUSE WORK THAT WE DO. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED IS AS WE GET BETTER AND AS WE GROW OUR STAFF, WE CAN TAKE ON SOME OF THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN-HOUSE WHEN IT MAKES SENSE. IT'S REALLY JUST ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX. THIS IS PHASE ONE OF THE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE 20 PACKAGE. THIS GETS US FROM GARFIELD TO CLOSE TO WHERE THE MUSEUM PROPERTY LINE IS. AND WE DID THIS WORK, A LOT OF IT. AT NIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT TOWER SET UP. AND IN GETTING THE GUYS TO DO THAT, IT WAS WAS A BIG THING. BUT THEY'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DID. THEY DID A GOOD JOB HERE. AND ONCE AGAIN, THE COST SAVINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT. ABOUT 58% COST SAVINGS ON THIS PORTION OF THE PACKAGE ROAD. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS EXTENDING ARLINGTON ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY 191. WE EXPERIENCED ABOUT 66% COST SAVINGS ON THIS BY DOING IT IN-HOUSE, BUT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT TO HELP OUT WITH THAT AREA THAT'S VERY, VERY RAPIDLY GROWING. AND WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY THIS PRESENTATION IS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT AND HOW IT IS POSITIVELY IMPACT A CHANGE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR OUR ROADWAYS. LIKE I SAY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME WHEN I CAME TO WORK HERE IS I NOTICED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY. WE WERE TAKING A LITTLE BIT BITTY BITES OUT OF THINGS THAT WERE NEEDED ON EXISTING ROADWAYS. OUR CITY WAS GROWING, AND WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THAT. BUT JUST KIND OF LOOKING BACK AT THAT AND SEEING WHERE WE ARE NOW, IT'S TAKEN A BIG COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY AND WORK CLOSER TO BEING WHERE WE NEED TO BE BECAUSE OF THAT. SO WITH

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YOU'RE JUST NOT IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS AND SAYING, OH, WE GOT TO DO A LOT OF CATCH UP, WHETHER IT'S ROADS, WHETHER IT'S DRAINAGE, WHETHER IT'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR PARK MAINTENANCE. WE SHOWED YOU WHERE WE'VE GONE FROM 300 TO $7.300 THOUSAND A YEAR TO 7.4 MILLION ANNUALLY, 37 MILLION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. POTHOLE REPAIRS HAVE DOUBLED.

STRIPING TRUCK. WE BOUGHT A STRIPING TRUCK, STREET SWEEPING A CONCRETE PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT VEHICLE THAT'S REDUCED OUR COST BY TWO THIRDS, MEANING WE CAN DO THREE THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ROADS THAT WE'RE DOING NOW. WE'RE DOING IT IN HOUSE AND OUR STAFF IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AT THAT ALL THE TIME. THAT'S A REAL SAVINGS TO TAXPAYERS, AND IT'S TRIPLING THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT CAN BE DONE. THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS THAT YOU SAW THAT GOT DONE LAST FIVE YEARS AND ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT YEAR, REALLY DEMONSTRATES THE TYPE OF GROWTH THAT WE'RE SEEING. WE'VE ADDED 130 MILES. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE PRESENT THIS, WE TALK ABOUT MAINTENANCE, BUT WE'VE ADDED 130 MILES. SO WE GOT TO GET BUSY DOING RIGHT. I MEAN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS, BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM? SO THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE A STRONG STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT YOU UNDERTAKE, THAT YOU LEAD, AND YOU TELL US EXACTLY WHAT THE VISION IS FOR MIDLAND AND WHAT THE PLAN IS. THAT'S PART OF OUR WORK AND WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER. BUT THEN THE DOING PART AND YOU ALLOWING US TO DO THESE PRESENTATIONS IS VERY HELPFUL SO THAT WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING. THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE WHAT'S BEING DONE AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE JUST NOT THROWING UP OUR HANDS AND TALKING ABOUT PROBLEMS. WE'RE WE'RE BRINGING SOLUTIONS. COUNCIL IS BRINGING SOLUTIONS.

WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO EXECUTE THAT AT A HIGH LEVEL FOR NOT ONLY THE COUNCIL, BUT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH. WHAT ARE THE LIMITS OF WHAT WE CAN DO IN HOUSE? YOU KNOW, WE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DETERMINING. WE WE ACTUALLY ASK OURSELVES THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IT PRIMARILY, I THINK, AND JOSE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD OR TAKE ON MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT DON'T MAKE SENSE TO BID OUT. OVER THE YEARS, A LOT OF OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE HAS DISTRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE RECONSTRUCTED, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ALWAYS BID THINGS OUT AND WE CAN ADDRESS THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CHEAPER. WE JUST KIND OF TOUCHED ON JUST A COUPLE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.

ARLINGTON ROAD WAS A SHORT SECTION OF ROADWAY THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST WORKING WITH THE TWO DEVELOPERS THEY'RE ADJACENT TO. IT MADE SENSE FOR US TO EXTEND TO STATE HIGHWAY 191. IT JUST DIDN'T BENEFIT THOSE TWO DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THE CAR DEALERSHIPS ARE. IT WAS ALSO NEEDED TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY TO EXISTING HOMES AND LEGENDS AND LEGACY IN. AND SO IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT MADE MADE SENSE. IT'S JUST ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX THAT WE'VE ADDED OVER THE YEARS. AND I KNOW WE'RE LEARNING, WE'RE GROWING AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER. BUT LET ME ASK THIS. SO IF JONES BROTHERS HAD ONE MILE TO DO, AND THEN WE HAD ONE MILE TO DO, HOW FAST WOULD JONES BROTHERS GET THAT DONE VERSUS HOW FAST WOULD WE GET IT DONE IN HOUSE? THEY'RE FASTER THAN US. FASTER THAN, SAY WHAT? THEY'RE FASTER THAN US. HOW MUCH? LIKE A LOT FASTER. BIG SPRING WAS A DEMONSTRATION TO ME THAT THERE ARE A LOT FASTER, A LOT FASTER.

WHEN WE SAY WE'RE GETTING BETTER, I THINK THAT WE WE ARE WORKING TO GET BETTER AND BETTER ALL THE TIME. AND STAFF HAS A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN BETTER AT.

AND THEN WHAT WE'VE DONE AS A LEADERSHIP GROUP IS PUT THEM IN PLACES WHERE THEY CAN HAVE SUCCESS, WHERE MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO GET TO AND HAVE IT DONE IN ONE WEEK. IF IT TAKES 2 OR 3 WEEKS OR LONGER. AND SO THAT THAT GIVES THEM THE TIME THEY NEED NOT ONLY TO SAVE THE MONEY, BUT, YOU KNOW, GET IT DONE AND GET IT DONE. RIGHT. AND IT'S CONCRETE. I THINK JONES BROTHER DOES ASPHALT TYPICALLY ASPHALT. YEAH, YEAH. AND WHAT I'LL ADD TO THAT TOO IS YOU'RE CORRECT. AND SO IT IS ALL BEING STRATEGICAL AT THE END OF THE DAY. JONES BROTHERS, REESE ALBERTS THE CONTRACTORS CAN MOVE FASTER. THEY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT. THAT'S THEIR LIVELIHOOD. THEY CAN DO PROJECTS LIKE BIG SPRING AND GARFIELD, THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL NEEDED, BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY IN A HIGH TRAVEL ARTERIAL ARTILLERY OFF THE BEATEN PATH IS WHAT I LIKE TO SAY. YEAH, OFF THE BEATEN PATH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A FUNDING GAP BETWEEN WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT WE HAVE. SO WHAT THIS ALLOWS US TO DO IS, OKAY, WE STILL HAVE TO BID OUT PROJECTS. JONES, REESE. THE OTHER CONTRACTORS WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PRESENCE HERE BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. BUT WE CAN OFFSET SOME OF THOSE BY HAVING OUR TEAM DO THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS HIGH ON THE PRIORITY OR HIGH OR AS VISIBLE, BUT STILL IN NEED OF PROJECT. ANOTHER THING WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT IS, AGAIN, THE ECONOMY HAS SHIFTED TO, AND I'M SORRY THIS IS LATE, BUT I WANT TO STATE THIS. BACK WHEN I FIRST JOINED, I JOINED TWO YEARS AFTER GABE. DID YOU KNOW WE DIDN'T PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO INFRASTRUCTURE? THE OTHER CHALLENGE WE HAD IS BACK THEN WE HAD A HARD TIME HIRING FOLKS, AND WE WENT THROUGH THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE COULDN'T HIRE. NOW THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HIRE UP, THEN IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRAIN THESE OUR STAFF TO DO MORE

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YOU WANT TO SEE THAT? OKAY. REALLY, IT'S THE AGE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, THE NUMBER ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE POOR CONDITION OF A LOT OF OUR STREETS ARE SIMPLY THAT THEY'RE OLD. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE IN SOME LOCATIONS, SOME HEAVY DUTY THICK. BUT IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT ASPHALT PAVEMENT, PERIOD, IT HAS A USEFUL LIFE AND YOU CAN ADD A SURFACE TREATMENT TO IT DILIGENTLY EVERY FIVE YEARS OR PROACTIVELY EVERY FIVE YEARS, YOU CAN CRACK FILL IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE WITH ASPHALT PAVEMENT IS THAT IT DOES HAVE A USEFUL LIFE. WE HAVE SOME STREETS THAT WERE PAVED IN THE 60S, THE 70S THAT REALLY THE ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE THAT PAVEMENT. BUT I WOULD SAY BASED ON OUR ASSESSMENTS WITH OUR CONSULTANT IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE NUMBER ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS JUST THE AGE OF THE PAVEMENT. OKAY. YEAH. AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. THE AGE AND, AND, AND ALSO, WOULD YOU AGREE THAT WATER THAT THAT WASHES OUT A LOT OF THESE POTHOLES AND AGING ASPHALT AND STUFF. WOULD YOU AGREE THAT THAT IS A FACTOR AS WELL? YEAH, THAT'S ANOTHER FACTOR. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT AGE. I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE TOO. YEAH. OUR UV INDEX IS PRETTY HIGH. OUR PAVEMENTS OXIDIZE A LITTLE QUICKER, OUR ASPHALT PAVEMENTS OXIDIZE A LITTLE QUICKER. CRACKS FORM A LITTLE FASTER HERE THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE IN THE COUNTRY. AND LIKE I SAY, REALLY, THE FIRST SIGN OF A POTHOLE IS WHEN YOU SEE A CRACK ON A STREET. YEAH.

AND SO WE'RE CHALLENGED BY CLIMATE. WE HAVE A LOT OF OLD STREETS. AND THEN WHEN YOU GET THOSE CRACKS AND THE WATER IS ALLOWED TO PENETRATE THOSE CRACKS, THEN YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR BASE AND SUBGRADE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. YEAH. SO ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS LIKE DRAINAGE IN MIDLAND. IT FLOWS FROM NORTH NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT. AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DRAINAGE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRAINAGE EARLIER. IT'S GOING TO FLOW DOWN TO THE SOUTHEAST OF MIDLAND. CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE 12 REAL QUICK. YES, SIR. BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, BEING OLD STREETS AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, SOME AREAS WEREN'T EVEN PAVED. NO MILL AND INLAY, NONE OF THOSE THINGS. AND I WANT TO COMMEND STAFF AND COUNCIL AS WELL FOR PROVING A LOT OF THESE AREAS, THOSE MILL AND INLAY AREAS IN SOUTHEAST MIDLAND ARE VERY MUCH NEEDED, BUT WE NEED MORE. WE ALSO NEED MORE CURB AND GUTTER, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE STATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES THAT I THINK IT'S PRETTY CRAZY. IN 2026, WE HAVE AREAS IN SOUTHEAST MIDLAND THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CURBED AND GUTTERED OR HAVE A STREET OR WHATNOT, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE STAFF IS LISTENING TO, TO, TO COUNCIL AND, AND GETTING THOSE THINGS DONE. AND IT'S A LOT OF STREETS UP THERE THAT'S GETTING PAVED. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND IN PARTICULAR, I THINK IT WAS CAN YOU GO TO. 17? I THINK IT WAS EITHER 17 OR 18, THE ONE WITH THE THE THE FINGER. OH, HERE YOU GO. YEAH, THERE IT IS. OKAY. IT WAS 18. I APPRECIATE THE THE THE, THE SPEED IN WHICH THIS WAS ADDRESSED BECAUSE I HAD A CONSTITUENT REACH OUT TO ME AND, AND WAS LIKE, HEY, THIS, THIS ROAD IS TERRIBLE. WE CAN'T EVEN DRIVE DOWN IT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IN CONTACTING STAFF AND EVERYTHING. AND THIS WAS DONE PRETTY QUICKLY. SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU GUYS

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AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE STICKING TO THOSE. CAN I JUST SAY FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I THINK THAT WAS OUR TRUE INTENT WAS TO HEAR ALL SIDES. AND SO I ACTUALLY APPRECIATE

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MAYOR, TO THIS BODY MAKE COMMENTS. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO REBUT HIM, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, BECAUSE HE'S REBUTTING ME. THAT SHOULD BE THE RULES. HE'S OFFERING CLARIFICATION. YEAH, WELL, AND I WAS SEEKING CLARIFICATION LAST TIME. I MEAN, THERE SHOULDN'T BE, SIR. THAT'S YOUR OUTSIDE YOUR THREE MINUTES. NO, I'M NOT GOING OUTSIDE. I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN. FIRST POINTS OF ORDER ARE NOT RESERVED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THEY ARE MEMBERS. THEY ARE RESERVED FOR MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. IN SPITE OF WHAT MR. SMITH MAY THINK, MAKING A POINT OF ORDER AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DOES NOT ENTITLE ONE TO INTERRUPT A PUBLIC MEETING. I'M SORRY, I CANNOT HEAR. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT MAKING A POINT OF ORDER AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ALLOWED OTHER PEOPLE TO INTERRUPT, AND YOU'RE THROWING ME OUT WHILE I'M TRYING TO HEAR THIS. I GO TO SIT DOWN. AND SO THAT'S MISUSE AND ABUSE OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY. THAT IS DEPRIVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS. OKAY. LET'S GO. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE RECORD PROCEEDING AN INTERRUPTION OF A PUBLIC MEETING BY MAKING A STATEMENT THAT THIS IS A POINT OF ORDER, DOES NOT ENTITLE SOMEBODY TO GO AHEAD AND DISRUPT A PUBLIC MEETING, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY. AND AS FAR AS THE MDC AND THE LEGALITY OF THAT, I BELIEVE MYSELF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MDC MADE THAT VERY CLEAR. I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO GO STEP BY STEP IN TERMS OF SHOWING MR. SMITH OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT MAY NOT AGREE WITH US WHY THAT'S THE CASE, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S THAT'S CERTAINLY WITHIN OUR CAPABILITIES. SO OUTSIDE OF THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF I MAY, I JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT OUR WONDERFUL CITY SECRETARY, HER NAME IS MARSHA, AND IT'S NOT MARSHA. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL ROBIN POOLE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M SORRY, ROBIN CAMPBELL, I APOLOGIZE. HI, ROBIN CAMPBELL, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE ATTORNEY, THE LAW SAYS THAT YOU CANNOT COMMENT ON PUBLIC COMMENT UNLESS YOU'RE STATING FACT OR POLICY. HE JUST GAVE AN OPINION. THERE WAS NONE OF THAT WAS FACT. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK OKAY, MAYBE SOME OF IT. BUT WHY DON'T YOU TELL US HOW YOU CAN DO A VETERINARY HOSPITAL WITH TYPE A? I'VE EMAILED COUNCILWOMAN POOLE WITH NO RETURN. I KNOW MY HUSBAND HAS EMAILED ALL OF Y'ALL. YOU. THERE IS A BIG PART OF THAT LAW THAT IS BEING COMPLETELY IGNORED. IF I HAD MORE THAN THREE MINUTES, I WOULD PULL IT UP ON MY PHONE. AS I POINTED OUT, COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN POOLE, THERE'S A. AND IN THAT PART OF THE LAW, NOBODY'S EXPLAINING THAT TO US.

THE. AND YOU CAN FUND PRIMARY JOBS IF IT MEETS THE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND IS THE PRIMARY. UNDER THOSE PRIMARY JOB LISTINGS. I DIDN'T WEAR MY QUESTION VERY WELL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I SAID, HOW IS THIS. I WANT Y'ALL TO SHOW IT TO US HOW THIS IS LEGAL TO DO A VET HOSPITAL. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS. IT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO US. SURE, THERE'S A NAIIS CODE THAT HAS VETERINARY HOSPITAL. THAT DOES NOT. THE LAW DOESN'T SAY YOU CAN AUTOMATICALLY DO ANYTHING THAT HAS A CODE HAS THAT CODE. IT DOESN'T SAY THAT Y'ALL ARE IGNORING A LARGE PART OF THE LAW, AND YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS. YOU'RE KICKING PEOPLE OUT OF THE MEETING. YOU'RE NOT PUTTING IT IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THERE HAVE BEEN THIS IS SIX MEETINGS IN A ROW THAT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE MEETING. NONE OF THAT IS IN THE MINUTES, NONE OF IT. THOSE MINUTES ARE SUPPOSED TO REFLECT WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS MEETING. WE HAD A LARGE CONVERSATION LAST TIME ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF A VET HOSPITAL WITH TYPE A. WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE OMNI HOTEL. NOBODY. THERE WAS. THAT CONVERSATION DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN JANUARY OF 2024, AND WE DESERVE THAT CONVERSATION. WE DESERVE IT. WE TALK ABOUT RESPECT. YOU WANT RESPECT. HAVING US COME UP HERE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 A.M. TO FILL OUT FORMS TO SPEAK IS DISRESPECTFUL TO US. IT IS UNREASONABLE. MAYOR, YOU WANT TO BE REASONABLE. YOU WANT TO BE REASONABLE WITH THE NEIGHBORS. THAT'S GREAT. YOU

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AND WE WANT THAT 45 MILLION STOPPED, AND WE WANT THAT 5 MILLION TO THE LACKLAND HOTEL STOPPED. ALSO, IT IS ILLEGAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THIS TIME. I'D LIKE TO CALL JUDD CAMPBELL TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. MORNING, MAYOR. COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING AS AS MY WIFE JUST MENTIONED, THERE WERE QUESTIONS, REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOSPITAL AND WHETHER OR NOT IT QUALIFIED. THE ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT THE KNICKS CODE WAS WITHIN THE PRIMARY JOBS DEFINITION, WHICH INDEED IT IS. BUT AS AGAIN, AS ROBIN MENTIONED, THERE ARE TWO PARTS OF THE LAW. IT HAS TO BE A PRIMARY JOB. WE MET THAT CHECK, BUT IT ALSO HAS TO FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ALLOWED. THE ATTORNEY DID NOT ADDRESS THAT. MISS HARRIS DID NOT ADDRESS THAT. THIS COUNCIL DID NOT ADDRESS THAT.

AND MY READING OF THE LAW. IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT LEGAL, THAT THAT IS NOT A LEGAL USE OF THOSE FUNDS. THE DISRESPECT THAT THIS ATTORNEY HAS FOR THE CITIZENS OF MIDLAND IS SHAMEFUL.

AND, MR. STUBBS, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORDS ABOUT RESPECT AND HOW YOU WANT TO HAVE GOOD FAITH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS FOR OUR CITY, AND THAT YOU ALLOW HIM TO ACT THE WAY THAT HE DOES IS SHAMEFUL. ALL OF YOU. WHY DO YOU ALLOW THAT? WE DESERVE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HOSPITAL THAT'S A ROUNDING ERROR COMPARED TO WHAT THE OMNI HOTEL IS IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE HAD, NOTHING, NO MEANINGFUL, GOOD FAITH CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER THE LAW IS BEING FOLLOWED. IN THAT CASE, NONE. NOT IN PUBLIC AT ALL. WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN BURR SUGGESTED THAT WE HEARD MORE FROM THE PUBLIC AFTER WE HEARD FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPER. THAT WAS GREAT FOR US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THAT'S A FRACTION OF OUR CITY, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THAT DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS A HUGE DEAL. $45 MILLION IN CASH, NEARLY $100 MILLION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. AND WE CAN'T HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN HERE. WHY NOT, MAYOR? WHY NOT? COUNCILWOMAN POOL, WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT ON THE AGENDA? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD TODAY? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR THE OMNI HOTEL? THIS IS A HUGE AND SIGNIFICANT PROJECT. ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW US TO. WE'VE SPENT $15 MILLION ON LAND THAT'S BEEN GIVEN AWAY. WE HAVE ALREADY PAID OUT AT LEAST $5 MILLION THAT I KNOW OF IN CASH TO THE OMNI HOTEL. WE HAVE $40 MILLION, $40 MILLION. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY. THAT'S 10% ALMOST, OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET THAT IS COMMITTED TO THAT. ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW TAXPAYER FUNDS TO CONTINUE TO GO TO AN ILLEGAL PROJECT? WILL YOU PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR US TO HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. CAN I JUST ADD SOME COMMENTS TO THAT? IT'S NO SHOCK TO ANYONE IN HERE. I VOTED AGAINST THE HOTEL, BUT AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY, IT'S BASIC CIVICS. WE ARE A LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE ARMS OF GOVERNMENT. WE ARE NOT HERE TO ARGUE AFTER THE FACT. AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY, YOU WIN SOME VOTES, YOU LOSE SOME VOTES. AND THAT'S WHERE THE PUBLIC COMES IN. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PROJECT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THEY ARE FREE TO TAKE THAT TO THE COURT SYSTEM. BUT IT IS NOT FOR US TO DO THAT. THERE ARE BOUNDARIES FOR A REASON. THAT'S HOW OUR CIVICS ARE SET UP IN

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