Oct 26, 2021 Work Session and Regular Meeting

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EVERYBODY'S READY.

[ Call Meeting to Order]

IF YOU'LL FEEL COMFORTABLE TO TAKE OFF YOUR JACKET, IF YOU WANT, I WON'T FEEL OFFENDED.

I WILL TAKE OFF MY JACKET.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE TO SWITCH THAT EXEMPT OBSESSION TO THE END OF THE MEETING.

SO IT WILL ALL THE PEOPLE WAITING.

[1. Present Citizen's Academy Graduation Certifications to the Citizen's Academy Class of 2021. ]

SO UNDERSTAND THE FIELD.

SEVERAL PEOPLE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY, BUT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE HERE.

SO I HAVE THIS.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU BECAUSE IS THREE SATURDAYS.

IT'S NOT AN EASY, ESPECIALLY FOR ME IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, BUT I'M GLAD WE WILL MEET AS A GROUP.

AND I HOPE, AND I BELIEVE YOU'RE ABLE TO LEARN QUITE A BIT AND HOPEFULLY EXCEED EVERYBODY'S EXPECTATIONS.

THAT'S HOW IT GO, EDISON.

THIS IS NOT IN THE SPECIFIC ORDER, BUT I, UH, I'M GOING TO READ YOUR NAME.

THIS IS, I BELIEVE, UH, GRADUATES COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY.

SO I WILL SEND THIS TO YOU.

AND MARY'S GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE FOR YOUR ENEMY.

SO WE DON'T JUST TAKE THIS AND GO AWAY.

SO THE FIRST ONE, RIGHT? THANK YOU.

THE SECOND BALL.

SO THE BOTTLES OF WINE IS HERE, PAT THAT'S ONE IS THAT? NO, I WAS LIKE TO SEE SKIP DONNA

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JOSE JUST HUNG SHIT.

THIS ONE DIDN'T MAKE IT.

LARRY JOURNALS.

RANGER.

RICHARD IT'S A CHALLENGE TO PRONOUNCE IT.

EVERYBODY'S NAME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO TO SPEAK A FEW WORDS, IT SAYS ALL CHIEF STAFF, YOU KNOW, CONDUCT ALL THE CLASSES AND TAKE FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS OF TOUR.

ANYTHING TO JUST TOUCH ON.

YOU CAN COME AND USE THIS MICROPHONE.

DOES IT SHOW UP TWO MINUTES?

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I ACTUALLY GOOGLED OTHER CITIES PROGRAMS AFTER THAT, JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE AND WHAT WE HAVE IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

I THINK THE INFORMATION, UM, JUST EVERYTHING LIKE MIXING TOURS WITH PRESENTATIONS, I THINK IT WAS A VERY GOOD MIX.

UM, THE LIMO, THE BUS, I THINK THAT'S THE BEST, BEST I'VE EVER BEEN IN.

THAT WAS REALLY NICE.

UM, GETTING TO MEET THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LEARNING.

UM, WE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND MONEY AND REVENUE AND EXPENSES.

SO I THINK IT WAS, IT WAS JUST A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

SO, YOU KNOW, BILL AND LAUREN DID AWESOME AND THEN IT WAS AWESOME MEETING ALL THESE AWESOME PEOPLE.

UM, I KNOW I USED TO ALSO LIKE FIVE TIMES THERE, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT I MEANT TO SHARE.

OKAY.

I WANT TO ASK WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS THAT'S THE LAST ONE, BUT THAT'S THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM AND I COULDN'T EVEN TOUCH ON THAT AND TO MAKE IT A POLITIC, BUT IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT'S MORE EXCITING.

IT'S TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, SO WE TRY TO CHOOSE A MASSIVE DEVELOPER.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE MOST EXCITING AND IMPORTANT IDEA YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW? THIS IS A BIG PROJECT.

YEAH, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY AND LISTEN TO SESSION AND THE SESSION WHAT'S A RIVER.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

[2. Present and Discuss Aesthetic Changes to the DART Silver Line Station as Approved by the Art and Design Committee. ]

SO I WAS GETTING TODAY, WE'RE ONLY HAVING FIVE CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING MYSELF BECAUSE OF THOSE PALMS, ROB AND ON NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT SO, BUT IT IS SO ALREADY.

SO YES, ABSOLUTELY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ASHLEY METALS, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE AESTHETICS AT THE DARK SILVERLIGHT STATION HERE IN ADDISON.

AND JUST AS A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

SO DARK COMMISSIONED EACH CITY, THE 10 STATIONS ALONG THE 26 MILES SILVER LINE CORRIDOR TO WORK WITH A TEAM OF ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO COME UP WITH CONCEPT PLANS FOR EACH STATION.

SO THERE'S THE STATIONS AT ALONG THE SILVER LINE WOULD KIND OF GO WITH THE AESTHETIC OF YOUR TOWN.

SO, UM, THAT WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, PAVING COLUMN FIGHTING, SIDE ELEMENTS, LANDSCAPING, AND SITE-SPECIFIC SPECIFIC ARTWORK.

ADDISON HAD A BUDGET OF $140,000.

SO IN APRIL OF 2019, COUNCIL APPOINTED 14 MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.

AND THEY WORKED WITH THE ARCHITECT AT ERIC, GARY, SORRY.

UM, WE MET ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

UM, DID A LOT OF REVISIONS THAT SELECTED A THEME OF SOPHISTICATED FUND.

SO WE WANTED TO USE A TRADITIONAL AND EASY TO MAINTAIN MATERIALS, SUCH AS STONE BRONZE AND BRENT CHAMBERS.

WE WANTED IT TO BLEND IN WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS THAT WERE ALREADY IN AND OUT OF SOME CIRCLE.

UH, WE WOULD HAVE WINDSCREENS AND GRAVE WITH ARTISTS, DEPICTIONS OF SCULPTURES AROUND ADDISON IN HAND FENCING, ALONG THE RANTS AND THE ENTRANCES TO THE STATION THAT RESEMBLED FIREWORKS IN FIBER OPTIC LIGHTS THAT WOULD BE EMBEDDED INTO THE RAMP THAT WENT UP TO THE PLATFORM.

AND THESE ARE SOME RENDERINGS FROM DARK.

THEY KIND OF LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE INITIAL DESIGN WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE BRICKS THAT WE PICKED THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE ACTUALLY FUNDED THE TOWN.

THEY ARE THE SAME BOOKS THAT WE USE IN ADDISON CIRCLE.

UM, THE, A,

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SO WE HAD THE, A, IF YOU SAW THAT IN THE LAST ONE, AND THEN THERE WAS THE, UM, BLUE POLYCARBONATE THAT WAS GOING TO BE LIT AGAIN, THE FLAGSTONE, THE ADDISON BRICKS THAT WE DONATED SAMPLES OF THE MATERIAL WERE BROUGHT OUT.

THE COMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE NOTES, MAKE SURE THAT THE COLORS WERE MATCHING THE ADDISON COLOR BLUE.

AND THEN THIS IS A DEPICTION OF WHAT THE FIBER OPTICS WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE RAMP LEADING UP TO THE PLATFORM.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION, WE FOUND OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE FIBER OPTICS WAS A GOOD IDEA AND IT WOULD LOOK BEAUTIFUL, WASN'T VERY EASY TO CONSTRUCT.

SO AS YOU'RE DOING THE RAMP AND YOU'RE GETTING INTO THE GRADE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE MATERIAL, IT NEEDED TO BE, IT WOULD COLLAPSE AROUND THOSE FIBER OPTICS.

SO WHEN WE CAME BACK, DARK IT BACK AND LET US KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE COMMITTEE WANTED TO DO INITIALLY WITH LIGHT ALL 24 OF THE COLUMNS THAT ARE UNDER THE CANOPY, UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO DO THAT.

SO THE ONLY THING THAT WAS GOING TO BE LIT WAS THE NE SO THE ONE A IN EACH ONE OF THE COLUMNS OR EACH ONE THAT CAN BE.

SO WHEN THEY CAME BACK AND SAID, WE NEED TO REMOVE THE FIBER OPTIC LIGHTING THAT YOU SUGGESTED THAT WE ILLUMINATE NOT ONLY THE CAPITAL, A BUT ALL 24 COLUMNS AND THE BLUE STRIP INSIDE THE CAR.

AND THIS WAS INITIALLY ONE OF THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THIS IS WHAT THEY WANTED, BUT WAS TAKEN OUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THE STATION ENTRY, SLUG, WALKWAY FINISHED WITH GOING TO BE UPDATED, TO INCLUDE THIS DIAMOND CUT PATTERN AND MATCH THE CONCRETE FINISH TO THE CENTER OF THE PLATFORM.

SO THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA.

YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, THE BLUE STRIP IS LED IN THE EACH COLUMN, INCLUDING THE ONE WITH THE ANCILLARY.

SO THERE WILL BE, IT'S ACTUALLY LIGHTING UP THE STATION A LOT MORE, AND THEN GOING UP TO THE PLATFORM, IT WILL HAVE, UH, IT WILL THE EDGE WORK THAT WILL HAVE THE, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, THE DIAMOND SHAPE.

SO IT WON'T BE JUST A PLAIN CONCRETE.

IT WILL LOOK GOOD, IT WILL MATCH THE PLATFORM.

UM, AND THIS JUST GIVES YOU ANOTHER LOOK AT IT.

AND THEN YOU CAN SAY, I LIKE THIS ONE BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE FENCING A LITTLE BIT BETTER WITH THE LITTLE FIREWORKS ON IT.

UM, SO THOSE ARE THE CHANGES WE ACTUALLY MET WITH THE COMMITTEE.

WE HAD A ZOOM MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE.

UH, I BELIEVE WE HAD EIGHT OR NINE OF THE 14 WERE ON THAT COMMITTEE ARE ON THE SAME MEETING.

UM, THEY WERE FINE WITH, THEY LIKED THE RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE IT REALLY WANTED THAT WIDENING, UH, OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE THE COOL LIGHTING IN THE RAMP, BUT THEY LIKED THE COLUMNS BEING LIT.

THEY LIKED HAVING THE EXTRA ELIMINATION BECAUSE THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN GAVE A GREAT UPDATE AT THE TOWN MEETING LAST WEEK.

SO OUR STATION IS ACTUALLY MOVING FAIRLY QUICKLY.

SO THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT.

UM, WE ARE GETTING CLOSE, YOU CAN SEE THIS AS, UH, I ACTUALLY JUST GOT A CONSTRUCTION THAT DATE TODAY.

AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT PLATFORM, GETTING EVERYTHING DONE.

THEY'RE ALSO STARTING TO WORK ON ADDING SOME OF THE PEERS AND EVERYTHING FOR THE, UH, OVERHEAD ON THE MIDWAY CROSSING.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE INTO 2024, BEGINNING OF 2025.

SO WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU SAW INITIALLY, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GOING TO STILL LOOK GREAT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL STATION THAT REFLECTS WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN ADDISON.

UM, OUR LOVE OF OUR FESTIVALS, OUR FIREWORKS, OUR ART.

AND SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ANY QUESTIONS.

YEAH, I'VE GOT IT.

SHE HAD A QUESTION I LOVE CONCEPTUAL FIX.

I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.

UM, AND, UH, MY FOCUS

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AND, UH, SO ONE OF THE THOUGHTS I HAD IS WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A MAJOR, UH, CHECKUP UPGRADE THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT HELPS US WITH SECURITY AND OPTICAL CAMERAS AND LICENSE PLATE READERS.

AND, UH, UM, I REALIZED THAT THIS IS NOT TOWN PROPERTY, BUT IT'S A BIG, HUGE PART OF THE HUGE PART OF THE TOWN IS THE MAYOR MENTIONED.

IT'S MAYBE THE, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'VE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

SO MY QUESTION IS WE HAVE, WE KIND OF COMMUNICATED A LITTLE BIT WITH DARREN ABOUT MAYBE, UH, OPTICAL CAMERAS OR SECURITY SUMS OF WHAT THEY MIGHT, MIGHT BE DOING TO HELP, UH, KEEP THIS, MINIMIZE THE MANDOLIN THAT ACTUALLY CAME UP WHEN WE DID THE ZONING CASE, UM, WHERE THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WANTED THEM.

I BELIEVE THAT HAVE A CAMERA.

I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY.

I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE, BUT YEAH, IT WOULD BE OUR GOAL WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WORK CLOSELY WITH DARK POLICE, BUT WE DID NOT REQUIRE THEM TO PUT ANYTHING IN, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO WORK WITH THEM.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NEW PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT.

WE HAVE ONE OF THE BUSIEST BUS STATIONS ARE READY, SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM, BUT WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF ANY CAMERAS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I GUESS MY THOUGHT IS I HOPE THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH US IN THAT REGARD.

UM, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

I THINK A WAY TO VIDEO CAMERA OR ANY KIND OF SECURITY CAMERA IS SO IMPORTANT NOW, YOU KNOW, AND AT LEAST WE CAN DISCOURAGE IN CLIMBS FOR SURE.

SO, UM, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW YOU CAN COME COMPANY AT LEAST DISCOURAGE FOLLOWING ON IT HAPPENED.

SO I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PURSUE THIS.

I MEAN, WE CAN ASK THEM, BUT IT'S THEIR STATION.

THEY ARE THERE, THEY ARE.

POLICE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICING THAT STATION SO WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN REQUIRE.

HI, I'M ASHLEY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE ME IN THAT.

I THINK THAT WOULD'VE BEEN REALLY NICE, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE TO START OFF WITH THE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE THE ADDITIONS ON THE COLUMN.

AND THEN OF ANY MORE COMMENT, BUT I WON'T USE THIS MOMENT INSTEAD.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SET UPON THE DESIGN COMMUNITY PRESENT.

IF WE ARE WATCHING IT, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE OF WHATEVER PROJECT WE DO, WE'LL ALWAYS TRY TO GET CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT.

SO THAT SAYS THE FUTURE.

WE CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE CITIZEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

[3. Present and Discuss the Results of the Compensation Market and Merit Survey Conducted by Town Staff.]

THIS IS JUST A BRIEF UPDATE RELATIVE TO A TOPIC THAT WAS BROUGHT UP FIRST AT THE BUDGET WORK SESSION ON AUGUST FOUR, YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE COUNCIL, UH, MY PROJECT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, UH, I PUT IN A RECOMMENDED AND THE COUNCIL ADOPTED, UH, A POOL OF, UH, EQUALS ABOUT 4% OF OUR COMPENSATION TO, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, HOW WE WERE GOING TO DO WITH, TO BE DETERMINED, WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO, WHY IT NEEDED TO BE DETERMINED TO BE DETERMINED WAS BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO GO AND DO A SURVEY OF OUR COMPARATIVE CITIES TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING BOTH AMERICAN MERIT, EXCUSE ME, AND, UH, MARKET ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT, UH, WE, UH, KNEW INSTEAD OF CHASING THE MARKET, FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNEW MORE,

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SO WE COMPLETED THAT WORK.

UH, WE'VE LEARNED THAT, UH, AVERAGE THAT MARKET ADJUSTMENT FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES, UH, IS ABOUT 1.1, 7% FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES WAS ABOUT 1.3, 1.3%.

UM, AND, UH, AND SO LOOKING, AND, AND THEN THE IN THEN THERE WAS A RANGE WITH THE MARKET, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE MERIT INCREASE.

AND SO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITH THE 4% RULE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, IMPLEMENT, UM, THE 1.17% FOR THE MARKET ADJUSTMENT FOR THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE POPULATION.

AND THE 1.3, I THINK IT WAS 1.3, 3% FOR THE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, POPULATION.

AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO ALSO, UH, UH, UH, HAVE A POOL FOR MERIT INCREASES THAT IT WAS EQUAL TO 3%.

UH, SO THE COMBINATION OF THOSE, IF YOU ADD THAT ALL UP, THAT'S FOUR, FOUR AND A QUARTER PERCENT, HOWEVER, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED 4% BECAUSE OF, UH, RETIREMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE FOUR AND A QUARTER FOR THE SAME DOLLAR OR A QUARTER PERCENT FOR THE SAME DOLLAR NOW.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEW, BECAUSE I'D SAID WE'D COME BACK AND EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT WE LEARNED, WHAT WE DID AND HOW WE ARE, UH, MOVING FORWARD.

SO FOR THE SAME HOURS OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 2022 BUDGET, WE WERE ABLE TO BE BOTH A MERIT AND A MARKET ADJUSTMENT.

AND THE MAYOR OF ADJUSTMENT IS, IS CONTINUES TO BE JUST LIKE WE HAVE THAT IN THE PAST.

AND THAT'S BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

SOME PEOPLE MAY GET A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT, BUT, UH, IN SOMEBODY GET LESS, BUT THE AVERAGE IS 3% HAVING ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.

YEAH, I'VE GOT A COMMENT I'M RELIEVED THAT THAT'S NOT 5% OR 4% OR 6% BEHIND.

UM, SO THAT'S A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

WE GLAD TO HEAR IT YEAH.

TO BUY SOMETHING.

AND YOU FEEL LIKE THAT THIS IS MORE LOGICAL WAY TO APPROACH THIS.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT I'M MUCH MORE IN TUNE CHASE CONDITION TO USE YOUR WORDS BECAUSE YOU SEEM TO NEVER CATCH IT.

AND MY IMPRESSION WE'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO CATCH UP OR SOMETHING.

SO, I MEAN, HAVE WE ARRIVED OR VOICES, IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I MEAN, JUST KIND OF GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHAT WE'LL SHARE.

YEAH.

SO WHEN YOU SAY CHASE THE MARKET, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IS HAVE MULTIPLE YEARS WHERE YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING OKAY, BUT YOU'RE REALLY PRETTY FAR BEHIND FROM THE MARKETS.

AND SO YOUR, TO YOUR QUESTION, IS THIS A BETTER APPROACH? IT IS A HELPFUL APPROACH BECAUSE, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE MORE TIMELY DECISIONS SO THAT WE DON'T FALL BEHIND.

SO I THINK FROM A, FROM, FROM FOR EXAMPLE, MAKING THAT MARKET ADJUSTMENT, NOW THAT'S GOING TO HELP US GREATLY IN FALLING INTO NOT FALLING TOO FAR BEHIND HIM AND STAYING PRETTY COMPETITIVE, THE ISSUE THAT I CAN'T RESOLVE.

AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IN SIX MONTHS, TWO CITIES CAN GO AND DO SOMETHING COMPLETELY ILLOGICAL FROM A COMPENSATION STANDPOINT, AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO CHASE THAT.

SO, UNFORTUNATELY THERE, I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN THE, THE END OF, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW, IF YOU PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO THE LABOR MARKET, IT'S A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.

UH, AND THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN ENTITIES, CITIES, OR BUSINESSES IN PRIVATE SECTOR THAT ARE GOING TO DO THINGS THEY THINK IS, UH, THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT THEY THINK ARE NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

IN SOME COMMUNITIES, YOU MAY SEE THAT THEY MAY DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT THAT, THAT CITY MANAGERS LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND SAY, HOW IN THE WORLD IS THAT SUSTAINED? UH, SO I, I THINK THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME COMPONENT OF THAT.

HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT TOO BAD AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO, TO KEEP UP BASED ON THE PRACTICE THAT YOU'VE IMPLEMENTED FOR THIS YEAR.

I WILL COME BACK EVERY YEAR AND TELL YOU THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, OTHER CITIES DON'T GO OFF AND LOSE THEIR MINDS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S SO SPEAKING OF OTHER CITIES, UH, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND STUFF ABOUT WHAT OTHER CITIES WERE APPROPRIATE TO COMPARE OURSELVES, TO HOLD OURSELVES TO.

SO CAN YOU KIND OF GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH? YEAH.

SO IS, UH, IS THE COUNCIL CERTAINLY AWARE

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WE AS A STAFF ARE FOCUSED ON COUNCIL PRIORITIES, ET CETERA.

AND IN THE LAST 280 PLANS I'VE HAD IN MY, IN, IN THOSE 108 LINES AND AN ITEM TO FOCUS ON HAVING THE CON THE FULL PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNSELOR ABOUT THAT, JUST THAT TOPIC, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON AND THE TIMING HASN'T BEEN IN RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A GOOD TIME TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

THAT'S PART OF THIS 22ND HUNDRED DAY PLAN THAT I'VE SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION SOON SO THAT WE CAN HAVE, UH, A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT ARE APPROPRIATE COMPARITOR CITIES SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO COMPENSATION.

ANY MORE QUESTION? I THINK THE INCREASE ON THE CONVERSATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS INCREASE THE MOST LAST YEAR, REMEMBER AGE OF 10% EACH CITY, YOU REMEMBER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE HAVE SO MANY LIGHTS.

REMEMBER NOBODY WANTS TO BE THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

SO EVERY CITY TRIED TO CRUISE.

SO DRIVE THE MARKET MUCH HIGHER THAN MEDIUM.

UH, YOU ONLY GO UP, YOU WILL COME AND DOWN.

SO THAT'S THE DILEMMA.

I BELIEVE EVERY CD, EVERY FIVE RESEARCHERS THEY WANT TO BE FACE BEFORE, AND NOW IT HAS TO RUSSIA.

SO YOU'LL ALREADY UNDERSTAND WEST POINT, RIGHT? SO MONICA, WE ARE ORIGINALLY THINKING ONLY AVAILABLE FOR 4% INCREASE.

AND NOW IT'S CLOSE TO 4.25 THAT'S.

YEAH, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S 4.2, 5%, BUT IT'S ABLE TO BE DONE WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, WITH THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS PART OF THE BUDGET.

SO IT'S NOT COSTING ANY MORE MONEY.

IT'S JUST THE GOOD, THE PERCENTAGE IS DIFFERENT.

GOT IT.

RIGHT.

[4. Present and Discuss the Council Calendar for November and December, 2021 and January 2022. ]

YES.

I'M PRESENTING THE, UM, CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY OF 2022.

UM, AND THESE ARE FOR OUR COUNCIL MEETING AND, AND VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE DURING THOSE MONTHS.

UH, HISTORICALLY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS, UH, UH, CANCEL THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, DECEMBER 2ND MEETING OF THE MONTH.

AND SO WE'RE CHECKING TO SEE WHETHER COUNCIL WANTS TO DO THAT AGAIN.

UH, IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, UH, SHOWING WHAT DAYS OF HOLIDAY AND THE EMPLOYEE LUNCHEON AND IN DECEMBER, UM, SHOWING THE, UH, BOARDING COMMISSION CHRISTMAS PARTY AND THE TOWN HALL, UH, DAYS.

AND THEN IN JANUARY, UM, WE WILL BE TAKING OUR FIRST MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY ON JANUARY 17TH.

AND THE FIRST DAY TO APPLY FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT WILL BE JANUARY 12TH.

AND JANUARY 18TH WILL BE THE DATE THAT YOUR, UH, JANUARY 15TH, SEMI ANNUAL ETHICS REPORT IS DUE.

SO, UH, WITH THAT, IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING, OR IF YOU AGREE TO CANCEL THOSE SECOND MEETING IN THOSE TWO MONTHS, UM, PLEASE ADVISE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE CHALLENGED WITH THE CANCELLATION, THESE TWO RATINGS, FOR SURE.

WE'RE SURE.

NOVEMBER 9TH, NOVEMBER 9TH, YESTERDAY, THE SECOND TUESDAY, WE STILL WOULD HAVE DONE A COUNCIL MEETING WITH CANCELED THE FOURTH, WHICH THE 23RD BECAUSE OF NECESSITY.

SO JUST, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, NO, WE'RE DOING A MERITORIOUS AND LAUNCH IT AT A FIRE STATION RIGHT ON 18TH.

THEN DECEMBER WE HAVE THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 14TH, DECEMBER 14TH.

SO IT TENDS OF THE 28TH.

YES, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS? UH, JANUARY IT'S TIME

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SO THE GENDER IS CONTEMPLATING 11, THE FIRST DAY TO FILE.

YES.

12TH.

SO THE SECOND COUNCIL MEETING 25TH, I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

ARE YOU GOING ANYWHERE ELSE? IF YOU DO LET US KNOW, WE CAN MAKE CHANGES.

EVERYBODY'S FINE WITH THAT COUNSEL JUST REAL QUICK.

UM, THIS ISN'T ON THERE, BUT I WANTED TO PUT IT ON YOUR NUMBERS.

UM, TONIGHT WE WILL DISCUSS THE MASTER DEVELOPER SELECTION PROCESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HIS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE ULTIMATELY RECEIVE FROM THE MASTER DEVELOPERS.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT THE WEEK OF THE THIRD WEEK IN JANUARY.

SO THE 17TH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON THE TEAM BECAUSE WE HAVE A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

SO WOULDN'T THEY BE 19 OR THE 20TH.

SO JUST AS A HEADS UP, ONCE WE GET THAT ON EVERYBODY'S CALENDAR.

BUT IF ANYBODY, ANY ISSUES WITH THAT, I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT TONIGHT IN THE COMMENTS.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A JOY MEETING.

NO, NO.

THIS IS JUST THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT'S CORRECT.

YES.

19 THROUGH 20.

SO WE'LL, UH, WE'LL GET MORE FOLLOW UP AND GET IT ON THERE FOR SURE.

BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEW THAT AND IT CHANGES ANY QUESTIONS.

NOPE, EVERYTHING'S GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO WE STILL HAVE TWO MINUTES BEFORE SEVEN 30, SO EVERYBODY CAN TAKE TWO MINUTES BREAK, THEN WE'LL COME BACK.

WE CAN ONLY START THE MEETING LATER, NOT BEFORE.

SO WE'LL WAIT UNTIL SEVEN 30 THE MEETING

[ Announcements and Acknowledgments Regarding Town and Council Events and Activities Discussion of Meetings / Events]

UH, HOPE EVERYBODY WILL PUT ON THEIR COOLEST COSTUMES AND WRAP THEIR GOODY SOCKS FOR THE ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR HOSTED BY THE ADDISON ATHLETIC CLUB.

THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM.

IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE LAGOS AND LINEAR PARK.

UH, THERE WILL BE A TRUNK OR TREAT WITH A CAR TRUNK, DECORATING CONTEST, SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT, REFRESHMENTS, AND LOTS OF CANDY.

IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING OR PARTICIPATING IN THE TRUNK OR TREE, THEY CAN CONTACT THE FRONT DESK OF THE CLUB AND GET MORE INFORMATION THERE ALSO, UH, THERE ARE A FEW DAYS LEFT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE SPECIALS THAT ARE OFFERED AS PART OF ADDISON RESTAURANT MONTH FOOD PAST.

SO IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT, THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO VISIT ADDISON.COM TO GET ALL THE DETAILS THERE.

UH, AND HURRY BECAUSE THE, UM, THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN ENDS ON OCTOBER 31ST.

SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, THOSE ARE MY ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT I DO WANT TO REITERATE AND GIVE A BIG THANKS AND, UH, A JOB WELL DONE TO BOTH BILL HOLLY AND LAUREN WILLIAMS FOR THE EFFORTS THAT THEY'VE PUT IN, UH, SPECIFICALLY TO MANAGING THE CITIZENS ACADEMY, UH, ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN CERTAINLY YOU WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN CERTAINLY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT, UH, SHOWED UP AND WELCOMED THEM AS THE HEAVY THING WAS KICKED OFF.

SO I THINK IT WAS A GOOD GROUP, A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

I WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM FOR .

THANK YOU S UH, ANYBODY ON THE PHONE OR ANYBODY WANTED TO MAKE ANY COMMENT? THIS IS PUBLIC CONDUCT.

NOBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, MAKE ANY COMMENT.

ALL

[ Consent Agenda All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion with no individual consideration. If individual consideration of an item is requested, it will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed separately.]

5, 6, 7, 8, 10 CONCEPT AGENDA.

ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE COOL WITH ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT THE MOVE THAT WE APPROVED FIVE, RIGHT.

SO THE MOTION MODERN WILSON, SECOND TO MOVE 5, 7, 8, 9, I SUPPOSE I'D HAVE A SIX, UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX, YOU KNOW, UPSET, UH, OR SEEING MANAGER COULD,

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YOU DON'T MIND SAYING A FEW WORDS ABOUT THAT.

CERTAINLY SPECIFIC.

SO IN 2019, ADDISON VOTERS APPROVED, UH, SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS TOTALED THEM OVER $70 MILLION, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF PROJECTS THAT NEEDED TO EITHER BE DONE FOR, FOR VARIOUS REASONS, A ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, UH, OR, UH, ROOF REPLACEMENT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UM, ITEM SIX ON THE AGENDA THAT TONIGHT IS, UH, PROVING, UH, A CONTRACT WITH WEATHERPROOFING SERVICES, UH, FOR EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE THOUSAND AND FORTY NINE CENTS A DOLLARS AND 49 CENTS.

EXCUSE ME, UM, TO TAKE CARE OF, UH, UH, ROOFS AT SIX DIFFERENT SITES, OR EXCUSE ME, FIVE OF THE TOWN FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE SERVICE CENTER FIRE STATION TO SURVEYOR PUMP STATION, ADDISON CIRCLE PAVILION, AND THEN THE ADDISON THEATER CENTER.

SO, UH, THAT IS, UH, THOSE WERE ALL A PART OF THE WORK THAT WAS PUT FORTH, UH, BEFORE BOTH THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEN VOTERS, ULTIMATELY THAT THAT WERE APPROVED.

AND, UH, WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE THINGS DONE ON A TIMELY, IN A TIMELY MANNER.

SO IF THERE'S SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION.

WAS THAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER FOR US.

AND I LIKE THE YELLOW, HOW CLOSE WE GOT ON THE ESTIMATES I WAS ENCOURAGING.

YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FOR A SECOND MOTION BY THE SECOND BY ON YOUR FAVORITE PCI, POST

[11. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on a Resolution Approving a Commercial Lease Between the Town of Addison and Jani-King International, Inc. for The Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Use on Property Located at 4572 Claire Chennault Drive, Addison Airport, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Commercial Lease.]

[12. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on a Resolution Approving a Commercial Lease Between the Town of Addison and Jani-King International, Inc. for The Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Use on Property Located at 4570 Claire Chennault Drive, Addison Airport, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Commercial Lease.]

I'D LIKE TO READ IT THE 12TH AND SAME TIME, BECAUSE IT'S JUST NEXT TO HIS JOB.

SO I CAN 12 PRESENT DISCUSS CONSIDERATION ON THE RESOLUTION, APPROVING A COMMERCIAL LEASE BETWEEN THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND JANET KING INTERNATIONAL INC FOR THE KEVIN OFFLINE NEW ZEALAND'S USE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 45 70 CLAIRE SHADOW DRIVE EDISON AIRPORT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ASK YOU HOW MUCH IT NEEDS.

YEAH.

COULD HE BE A MAYOR AND COUNCIL? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, MY NAME IS .

I'M THE ASSISTANT AIRPORT DIRECTOR AT ADDISON AIRPORT WITH OVERSIGHT OF THE AIRPORTS REAL ESTATE.

WE DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU ON THESE PARTICULAR TWO ITEMS HERE.

UM, THE, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, UH, THESE ARE TWO GROUNDFISH PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEEN HELD BY, UH, JANET KING INTERNATIONAL LONG TIME STANDING TENANT OF THE AIRPORT.

AND, UH, JENNY KING OPERATES AND IS THE PRIMARY SPONSOR FOR CATALOG FLIGHT MUSEUM AT THE AIRPORT.

THESE TWO BUILDINGS ARE GROUND LEASES THAT ARE SOON TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, ACCORDING TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE GROUND LEASES, THE GROUND LEASES ARE, UH, ONCE THEY EXPIRE LIEUTENANT IS TO VACATE THE PREMISES AND THE OWNERSHIP OF THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS WERE WORKS TO THE TOWN OF ADDISON.

JANET KING AND CAVIAR FLIGHT MUSEUM HAVE EXPRESSED TO THE AIRPORT, THEIR DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO OCCUPY THE FACILITIES, AT LEAST FOR THE SHORT TERM FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

AND, UH, SO IN CONSIDERATION OF THEIR REQUEST, WE HAVE, UH, NEGOTIATED A COMMERCIAL GROUND, UH, EXCUSE ME, COMMERCIAL LEASE FOR, UH, KAVANAUGH AND, UH, JANNIE KING TO OPERATE UNDER A THREE-YEAR TERM WITH, UH, BOTH PARTIES HAVING THE RIGHT TO EARLY TERMINATE AFTER THE SECOND YEAR PERIOD WAS SIX MONTHS.

GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT, UM, BASICALLY THIS TO BUILDING, IF I LOOK AT THE MAP, IT'S NOT AN ENTRANCE IS AUGUST ESX.

THESE WOULD BE THE TWO FURTHEST

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THEY HAVE A FOUR BUILDING CLUSTER AND THE TWO BUILDINGS WOULD BE THEIR PRIMARY ENTRANCE SERVES AS THEIR PRIMARY INTEREST TO THE MUSEUM.

WITH WE TALKED ABOUT IT'S LIKE HANGER ONE AND FOUR ALSO CLAIRE CHANEL.

THESE ARE, AGAIN, ALL OF THEM ARE OFF THIRST, ALL FOUR BUILDINGS ON CLAIRE CHANEL.

WHAT'S UP.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS I DON'T SEE IT IN HERE.

I SEE FOUR OR 5, 7, 2 CLEAR CHANEL.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF A FOUR OR 5, 7, 4 IS PART OF THIS.

TH THE TWO BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN QUESTION TONIGHT IS 45, 72 AND 45 70 CHANEL, WHICH WOULD BE THE FURTHEST WEST BUILDING, WHICH IS THEIR PRIMARY ENTRANCE AS KEVIN BLACK MUSEUM AND THE MEAT BUILDING NEXT DOOR TO THE SOUTH CLOSEST TO THE TAXI LANE UNIFORM.

IT IS PART OF A VISUAL THAT IS PART OF THAT, THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE ITEMS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE, FROM THE ARROW, YES.

UM, IF YOU LOOK AT AN ARIEL IN ANTHEA FOR FOLKS AT HOME, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT A NARRATIVE AND YOU JUST IMAGINE BEFORE SQUARES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SQUARES ON THE FAR LEFT OF, UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TOOK A SQUARE, DIVIDED THEM BEFORE, IS THAT , AS FAR AS THE HEATERS GO, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TWO HANGERS THAT ARE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND SQUARELY WESTERN SIDE OF THE SCORE.

SO BASICALLY THAT'S, UH, SO THAT'S THE ENTRANCE CORRECT BUILDING AND ALSO CONNECT WITH BUILDING BEHIND IT.

AND THEN FOR PART, RIGHT.

LEISURE, RECEPTION.

YEAH.

I WAS LOOKING FOR THE OTHER ADDRESS AND I COULDN'T FIND IT.

IT'S NOT PART OF THIS, THESE TWO LEASES.

YEAH.

THOSE, THOSE ARE OTHER HANGERS THAT ARE TO THE LEAST IT'S ONLY 45, 72 45, 7 45 70 ALSO.

YEAH, I HAVE NUMBER 12 IS 45 70.

UM, THANK YOU.

THE OTHER, THE OTHER PART THAT I HAVE IS THE OTHER QUESTION IS, UM, IT'S A THREE-YEAR LEASE AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT MIGHT YOU SEEK UP THE OTHER.

YES, SIR.

UM, JEN KING ALSO HAS A THIRD GROUND LEASE PROPERTY THAT IS, UH, WOULD BE JUST TO THE, UH, LOOKING AT THAT AREA, UH, AS DESCRIBED JUST TO THE RIGHT THAT GROUND AND CLOSEST TO , UH, THAT GROUND LEASE IS DUE TO EXPIRE ON THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

UM, AND THE ANTICIPATION AND EXPECTATION IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH CAVILON IS THAT THEY WOULD ENTER INTO ANOTHER COMMERCIAL LEASE FOR THAT BUILDING TO BE COTERMINOUS WITH THESE TWO LEASES AS GOES ON.

UM, AND WE ANTICIPATED THERE WOULD BE FURTHER DISCUSSION BETWEEN NOW AT THAT POINT TIME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR OWN PLANS ARE.

THERE IS A FOURTH HANGER THAT IS A GROUND LEASE THAT IS HELD BY DALLAS SKIES AND ANOTHER TENANT OF EDISON AIRPORT THAT SUBLEASES THAT SPACE TO KAVANAUGH.

THAT WOULD BE THE FOURTH HANGAR THAT GROUND LEASE IS DUE TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF 2023.

UM, AND WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THAT TENANT AS FAR AS THE ONLY POINTS OF THAT HANGAR ALSO IN CONTEXT WITH, UH, CATALOG AS WELL.

ANY MORE QUESTION? SO QUESTION YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON ITEM 11, ADDRESS 45 72 CLASH.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHY WE FAVOR PCI 12 MOTION, SECOND MOTION.

THE WINNER GOING FAVOR 45 17, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED 13

[13. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action to Approve an Ordinance Amending Chapter 22 (Businesses) of the Code of Ordinances by Reinstating Article VIII (Short Term Rentals), in order to Continue Regulating Short Term Rentals. ]

UM, MY PRESENTATION'S

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UM, SO IN MARCH OF 2019, UH, THE TOWN, UH, INITIALLY, UH, ADOPTED, UH, SHORT TERM RENTAL GRID REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, AND ALSO USE, UH, SPECIFIC STANDARDS, UH, FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UH, FOR SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES, UH, AT THAT TIME, UH, THE TOWN ADOPTED A SUNSET PROVISION FOR THOSE REGULATIONS.

SO, UH, BASICALLY THE INTENT OF THAT SUNSET WAS FOR THE TOWN TO EVALUATE, UH, THAT ORDINANCE ANNUALLY.

UM, AND SO THAT EVALUATION PROCESS OCCURRED IN MARCH OF 2020, UH, AND THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL ULTIMATELY CHOSE TO EXTEND IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR, WHICH WOULD PUT IT OUT TO AN EXPIRATION DATE OF APRIL, 2021.

THAT WAS THE TIME OF, UH, STAFF TRANSITION IN MY DEPARTMENT.

I WAS FAIRLY NEW TO THE TOWN AND THEN ALSO OUR CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITION WHO ADMINISTERED THAT PROGRAM ALSO AT THAT TIME.

SO SUNSET, UH, ON MY STAFF, UH, ON THIS ORDINANCE.

SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO REALLY, UH, DISCUSS, UH, EXTENDING THE ORDINANCE PROVISION, BUT THEN ALSO TO LOOK AT IT AT MORE OF A PERMANENT BASIS, JUST GENERALLY FROM A BEST PRACTICE STANDPOINT WITH ORDINANCES, UH IT'S UH, FROM MY EXPERIENCE IT'S, IT'S BEST TO ADOPT IT WITHOUT THE SUNSET PROVISION, UH, THAT DOESN'T STOP YOU FROM GOING BACK AND REPEALING THE ORDINANCE OR, UH, MODIFYING THE ORDINANCE BASED ON, UH, EFFECTIVENESS OF IT, SIMPLE DICTATION, BUT, UH, IT GETS YOU OUT OF SCENARIOS, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH NOW, WHERE WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN OUR BOOKS, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY ENFORCE.

SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.

UH, BRIEFLY I WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND, UM, ON THE, UM, UH, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS THE REGISTRATION PROGRAM.

SO, UH, WITH THIS ORDINANCE, THE TOWN, UH, ESTABLISHED A DEFINITION FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THAT'S THE RENTAL OF ANY RESIDENCE OR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE OR PORTION OF A RESIDENCE OR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FOR A PERIOD OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS.

THIS IS THE VERY STANDARD DEFINITION.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, UH, A TOPIC THAT HAS BECOME A REGULATORY ISSUE FOR, FOR MANY CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND IN OUR REGION.

SO THIS IS A FAIRLY TYPICAL DEFINITION THAT THE TOWN HAS APPLIED, THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO, UH, NON-RESIDENTIAL UNITS OR HOTELS OR BED AND BREAKFAST.

UM, AND WITH THIS REGULATION, UH, IT REALLY, THE KEY THING WAS TO ALLOW FOR IT TO OCCUR, BUT TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND REQUIRE PEOPLE TO REGISTER WHEN IT DOES OCCUR IN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT.

UM, SO THE PROVENIENCE, UM, IT ALLOWS FOR, UH, THE TOWN, UH, FOR, UH, UNITS THAT ARE REGISTERED TO, UH, INSPECT THE PROPERTY TO ENSURE AND REQUIRE COMPLIANCE, UH, WITH CODE PROVISIONS.

UM, IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SIGNAGE ADVERTISING, UH, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL, AND THEN, UH, IT DOES HAVE OCCUPANCY.

SO, UH, THOSE ARE NO MORE THAN TWO ADULTS PER BEDROOM, PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL ADULTS, SO THAT A MAXIMUM OF 10 PEOPLE IN THE UNIT, UH, IT ALSO, UH, HAS PARKING REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NOT OVERFLOW IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK.

UH, SO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ORDER FOR THE VEHICLES THAT, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTALS DO GENERATE, UM, IT, UH, AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF THE REGULATIONS.

UH, IT'S REQUIRES THE REGISTERING.

THAT MUST BE THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

SO THE, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ISSUE YOU SEE, COME UP WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

UH, THERE WAS, UH, AN ISSUE IN PLANO MOST NOTABLY WHERE, UH, SOMETIMES THEY'RE USED AS PARTY HOUSES, SOMEONE MAY PURCHASE A PROPERTY AND NOT LIVE THERE AND RENT IT OUT, UH, FOR EVENTS.

SO IT REQUIRING A REGISTERED FOR THAT TO BE THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE, UH, ESTABLISHES A BIT MORE ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND THAT GETS YOU OUT OF THE ABSOLUTE T UH, REGISTERED, UH, POSITION.

UM, IT DOES, UM, ALSO HAVE A REGISTRATION FEE OF $115 THAT WAS INITIALLY A BIT LOWER WHEN YOU FIRST ADOPTED THE PROGRAM.

AND THEN WITH THE MOST RECENT,

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AND THEN OF COURSE, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PROPERTY, WHETHER IT BE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE, ALL THE TOWNS AND NUISANCE REGULATIONS WOULD STILL APPLY.

SO, UH, OVER THE TWO YEARS THAT, UH, THIS, UH, PROGRAM AND THESE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS EXISTED, UH, WE REALLY ONLY HAD SIX, UH, RED REGISTERED, AND WE CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE ONE ACTIVE REGISTERING THAT I CAME IN JUST BEFORE THE PROGRAM EXPIRED.

IT TRIGGERED ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROGRAM EXPIRED, UM, WITH THAT AS WELL, UH, WITH TOWN, IT HAVE HAD A HANDFUL OF, OF CODE ISSUES, UH, THROUGHOUT THAT TWO YEAR PERIOD, NOT A SIGNIFICANT CODE ISSUE, BUT THERE WERE VARIOUS ITEMS THAT, UM, MY STAFF DID HAVE TO ADDRESS DURING THAT PERIOD AS IT RELATES TO, UH, ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORNAMENTS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY DRIVE HOW CITIES ESTABLISH AND IN OUR CASE REESTABLISH THESE REGULATIONS IS, IS IT'S REALLY AN UNSETTLED, UH, LEGAL ISSUE.

UM, THERE HAS BEEN A, UM, A LOT OF DIALOGUE AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH REGARDS TO LEGISLATION.

SO I'M VERY PRO SHORT-TERM AND SONG AGAINST, UH, THERE REALLY WAS NOT ANYTHING THAT GAIN TRACTION WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATURE.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY BEING ADDRESSED AT THE STATE LEVEL.

SO WITH THAT, WHERE IT'S BEING ADDRESSED IS THROUGH MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS.

AND SO, UM, SEVERAL CITIES, A COUPLE WITHIN OUR REGION THAT I WOULD HIGHLIGHT HAD GOTTEN OUT AHEAD ON THIS ISSUE.

MOST NOTABLY, THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, UH, THEY TOOK A VERY AGGRESSIVE APPROACH SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THEY'VE BANNED, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTALS CITYWIDE.

UM, THAT CASE IS NOT RESOLVED, UH, IN THE COURTS, BUT THUS FAR, THE COURTS HAVE NOT TAKEN A FAVORABLE POSITION.

IT'S A GRAPEVINES, UH, CITYWIDE BAN WHERE THERE'S BEEN, UH, A LITTLE MORE, UH, FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TOWARDS STUDY POSITIONS, UH, LIES WITH THE CITY OF ARLINGTON ARLINGTON, UM, UH, HAD A VERY DETAILED, UH, REGULATION WHERE THEY PRIMARILY LIMITED SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO THEIR, UM, ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

SO THINK ABOUT AROUND THE FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, STADIUMS, AND TEXAS LIVES.

SO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, NEAR, UH, THOSE FEATURES, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ARE, ARE THE MOST PROMINENT AND PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR AREAS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UH, THUS FAR, UH, THE TRIAL COURT HAS DENIED, UM, THE, UH, PLAINTIFFS SOME PROPERTY AND UNDER SEE THE CITY, THEIR REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THAT REGULATION.

SO IT APPEARS THAT THUS FAR, UM, THAT'S MORE, UM, LIMITED SURGICAL APPROACH TO REGULATING, WHICH I WOULD SAY OUR REGULATION ALSO FALLS WITHIN THAT IS REASONABLE, IS BEING VIEWED FAVORABLY BY THE COURTS.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, THAT THEY REMAIN ON RESOLVE, BUT IN ARLINGTON, THE ORDINANCE IS, IS BEING APPLIED.

SO, UH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UM, THIS REQUEST IS TO REINSTATE THE REGULATIONS AND TO ELIMINATE THE SUNSETS, UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T CONTINUE TO TRY TO IMPROVE THESE REGULATIONS.

UH, AND WE ALSO NEED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE ONGOING LITIGATION THAT OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

AND, UH, IF NEEDED, BASED ON OUR AMPLIFICATION NEEDS AND THE PORTION OF NEEDS, AS WELL AS THAT LITIGATION, UM, UH, I'LL COME BACK TO YOU THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022, UH, WITH AN UPDATE AND ANY TWEAKS ARE NEEDED TO THE ORDINANCE.

WE WOULD MAKE THOSE SUGGESTIONS AT THAT TIME.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY STILL DOING WITHOUT APPLYING FOR? SO I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE REQUEST, UH, IN MY NINE MONTHS WITH THE TOWN AND THEY DID REGISTER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE AREN'T PEOPLE THAT ARE UNREGISTERED CURRENTLY.

I CAN'T ENFORCE THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT DID SUNSETS, JUST LOOKING AT A CURSORY REVIEW OF AIRBNB.

AND BRBO, IT APPEARS WE HAVE, UM, AROUND 10 TOTAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON THOSE PLATFORMS WITH ONLY TWO TO THREE BEING SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY.

SO

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CAN YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE CHALLENGES? CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT? WHAT ARE THOSE CHALLENGES, I GUESS, THIS PARTICULAR ALONG THE LINES OF THESE DISAPPOINTMENTS THAT THESE PROVISIONS, OR WAS IT SOMETHING ELSE THAT BROUGHT THEM TO YOUR, I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE STATS HAD, AND THEY EVEN EMPLOY THE SERVICE TO ASSIST WITH THIS.

THERE'S A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT DO THE RESEARCH AND PROVIDE THAT RESEARCH TO STUDIES, TO IDENTIFY THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE OPERATING A DWELLING UNITS AS SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE COMMUNITY.

BUT, UM, EVEN WITH THAT SERVICE, IT WAS CHALLENGING TO TRACK PEOPLE DOWN AND, UH, IF THEY WERE, UM, UTILIZE IN THEIR UNITS, SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO ACTUALLY GET IN CONTACT AND ENFORCE THOSE PROVISIONS.

SO IT OCCURS TO ME THAT YOU SAID A NUMBER OF THESE.

WERE YOU TALKED ABOUT LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX? YES.

OKAY.

MY GUESS IS AT MOST SIX APARTMENT COMPLEX SENTENCES IS THAT FAIR UNDERSTANDING, OFFER OPINION.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO SPECIFICS, BUT THAT'S A TYPICAL PROVISION AND LEASE AGREEMENTS.

SO I'M TRYING TO GO AND GET AROUND TO THE ENFORCEMENT, THE PROACTIVE OR REACTIVE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS.

AND IF YOU, IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THESE THINGS AND W PART OF THE PROCESS, IF YOU CAN FIND PEOPLE RESPOND, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, IS AN AVENUE TO FORCE ME TO VISIT WITH AN APARTMENT COMPLEX MANAGER.

YOU KNOW, THEY GOT THE PARKING TO BE YOURS ON VRP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T GET ALL THOSE BRAND.