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A LOT TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS MONDAY, JULY 7TH, 2025. THIS IS OUR WORK SESSION, AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO THE CITY MANAGER TO THE REGULAR SESSION. BUT SHE, HIS WIFE IS RUNNING A LITTLE LATE BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS ALWAYS A BREEZE TO GET DOWN I-20. SO SHE YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES. SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF DELAY THAT. AND I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. THIS IS KIM BURTON WITH STAR TRANSIT WILL PRESENT THIS SHE IN. YES. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I'M KIND OF GLAD Y'ALL MOVED THAT BECAUSE I SURE WOULDN'T WANT TO FOLLOW THAT THAT THAT THE PRESENTATION.
THAT'S EXCITING. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT ON THE AGENDA WHEN I WAS GOING TO BE HERE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU HERE. SO MY NAME IS KIM BURTON.
I AM THE DEPUTY MAYOR, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR STAR TRANSIT. AND SO WE'RE JUST WE COME AND DO THIS ONCE A YEAR. SO IT'S MY YEARLY PRESENTATION TO YOU GUYS. SOME OF THIS YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, SOME OF IT YOU HAVE NOT. SO WE'LL GET STARTED. OH I GUESS I HAVE THE CLICKER. SORRY.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT SERVICES, THE RIDERSHIP DATA AND THEN TALK ABOUT SOME SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS. WE WANT TO PRESENT. WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION IN THIS AREA FOR OVER 45 YEARS. WE HAVE ABOUT 215,000 TRIPS A YEAR. 80% OF THOSE TRIPS ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED TRIPS. THE TOP THREE DESTINATIONS ARE WORK, SHOPPING AND MEDICAL. WE'RE BASED OUT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY. WE ARE WHERE WE ARE, THE DESIGNATED RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT, AND WE'RE THE FOURTH LARGEST TRANSIT AGENCY IN THIS AREA WITH NO DEDICATED SALES TAX. SO YOU HAVE DART AND TRINITY METRO, AND THEN YOU HAVE US. OUR SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ALL OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, ALL OF ROCKWALL COUNTY, SEAGOVILLE, BULK SPRINGS, MESQUITE, DESOTO, CEDAR HILL, AND DUNCANVILLE. WE DO SOME VERY LIMITED TRANSPORTATION IN ELLIS COUNTY, SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ONE OF OUR VEHICLES THERE. IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A GRANT WITH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRIPS TO THE SENIOR CENTER, PHARMACY AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN ELLIS COUNTY. WE ARE NOT THE DESIGNATED TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER IN THAT AREA, BUT WE DO SOME. SO THE CURRENT SERVICE THAT WE OPERATE IN SEAGOVILLE, BACK IN 2021, WE APPROACHED YOU GUYS WITH A NEW SERVICE THAT WE HAD, WHICH WAS OUR SAME DAY SERVICE OR WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR STAR NOW SERVICE. SO WE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND WE BASICALLY COMBINED ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE WERE PROVIDING. WE HAD A FIXED ROUTE AS WELL AS SOME DEMAND RESPONSE. WE TURNED THAT OVER TO OUR SAME DAY SERVICE. SO CURRENTLY WE OPERATE 12.5 HOURS IN SEAGOVILLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 TO 6. AND THEN BECAUSE YOU. OH AND THEN WE DO TRAVEL. THE TRAVEL ZONE IS THE CITY LIMITS OF SEAGOVILLE. WE DO LEAVE THE CITY LIMITS TO GO TO THE DART TRANSIT STATION, BUT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE IN OUR PORTFOLIO, WE DO SOME MEDICAL TRIPS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE VEHICLES THAT ARE OPERATING IN, IN AND AROUND THIS AREA. IF SOMEONE CALLS AND WE HAVE SOME AVAILABILITY, WE CAN COME THROUGH AND PICK THEM UP AND TAKE THEM INTO DALLAS.
THE SAME DAY. SERVICE IS LIKE I SAID, IT LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER OF 21. IT WAS RIGHT DURING COVID WHEN WE LAUNCHED THIS THIS NEW SERVICE, IT WAS ONE OF OUR ONLY SERVICES THAT CONTINUED TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP DURING COVID. ALL OF OUR OTHER FIXED ROUTES AND SOME OF OUR OTHER DEMAND RESPONSE DIPPED DOWN. BUT THIS ONE WAS ONE THAT CONTINUED TO SEE A RISE OF RIDERSHIP. IT DOES OPERATE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 6 TO 6 CUSTOMERS CAN UTILIZE OUR STAR NOW APP, OR THEY CAN CALL US AND TALK TO ONE OF OUR RESERVATIONISTS. OUR GOAL IS TO ARRIVE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MINUTES, AND THEN YOU CAN SCHEDULE YOUR A LEG AND B LEG AT THE SAME TIME. SO IF YOU'RE BOOKING AN 8:00 AM PICKUP, BUT YOU KNOW YOU DON'T NEED TO RETURN HOME AND RETURN HOME UNTIL ABOUT FOUR, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND BOOK THOSE TRIPS AT THE SAME TIME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THAT PM TRIP. SO WE CALL THOSE THE A LEG BIG LEG.
THE FARE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE BECAUSE WE OPERATE WITHIN A CONFINED ZONE. IT'S $1 OR $2. THE $1 IS FOR 60 PLUS VETERAN OR DISABLED RIDERS, PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS, AND THOSE THAT ARE 12 AND UNDER DO RIDE FREE. AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE A PROMO CODE ON THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE. SO I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. COMING UP IN NOVEMBER, WE'LL HAVE A PROMO CODE VOTE 2025. PEOPLE CAN USE THAT CODE TO THEN GO RIDE TO GO VOTE FOR FREE. SO WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS IF THERE'S SOMETHING A JOB FAIR, IF THERE'S
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SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON, WE CAN CERTAINLY UTILIZE THOSE PROMO CODES FOR CITIZENS. THE OTHER CAPABILITY IS IF YOU GUYS HAVE EVENTS TAKING PLACE THAT YOU WANT TO PROMOTE, WE CAN PUT ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE APP THAT WOULD THEN WE COULD GEOCODE JUST TO THE CITY. SO SIEGEL FEST MAYFEST IF YOU GUYS HAVE WHICH WE ACTUALLY HELP SPONSOR, THEN WE COULD PUT THAT INFORMATION ON THOSE APP IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED. AND THEN WHEN I WAS HERE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THE UBER ADDING UBER. AND SO WE HAVE ADDED OR INTEGRATED UBER INTO OUR STAR NOW SAME DAY SERVICE. AND I'LL EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS HERE IN JUST THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. THIS IS THE ZONE WHICH IS THE CITY. IT MAY NOT BE THE TOTAL CITY LIMITS OF SEAGOVILLE. WE BASICALLY DON'T INCLUDE IF THERE'S NOT MUCH HAPPENING IN AN AREA, WE DON'T ADD THAT, BUT THAT IS THE ZONE PLUS THE BUCKNER STATION. SO SOMEONE THAT LIVES IN SEAGOVILLE CAN GO OVER TO THE BUCKNER STATION. AND I'LL BE HONEST, WE ARE THERE FROM SEAGOVILLE QUITE A BIT. RIDERSHIP STANDPOINT. THIS BOTH OF THIS NUMBER INCLUDES NOT ONLY OUR DEMAND RESPONSE, BUT OUR SAME DAY SERVICE. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 327 TRIPS PER MONTH. TODAY, WE HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED A LITTLE OVER 1300 TRIPS FOR THIS YEAR. YOU CAN SEE AVERAGE WAIT TIMES. IT DID CREEP UP IN 23 AND 24. AND THEN WHEN WE ADDED THE UBER IT DID BRING THAT DOWN. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN BRING THAT DOWN EVEN FURTHER. SO JUST SOME OTHER RIDER STATS 88% ON TIME PERFORMANCE. OUT OF THE REVIEWS THAT WE RECEIVE, THE 97% OF THOSE ARE POSITIVE. WE HAVE A 447 UNIQUE RIDERS. AND THEN WHAT? WE HAVE ABOUT 55% OF THOSE UTILIZING THE STAR NOW APP ARE BOOKING ON THE APP, WHICH IS WHICH IS GOOD. I MEAN, WE WHEN WE STARTED THAT WAS A LOT LOWER, BUT PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO GET USED TO USING THEIR MOBILITY DEVICES. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT INFORMATION? THANK YOU. SO SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS I MENTIONED UBER. THIS IS ADDING THIS TO OUR SAME DAY SERVICE. SERVICE WE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SEEING NOT ONLY IN THE METROPLEX BUT ACROSS THE NATION. IT JUST HELPS. IT HELPS BRING DOWN WAIT TIMES. AND ALSO IT INCREASES COST EFFECTIVENESS FOR OUR PARTNERS. WE DO RECEIVE BECAUSE WE CAN. LET ME START OVER GRANT FUNDS. IN THE BEGINNING, WE WEREN'T SURE WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET GRANT FUNDS BECAUSE IT WASN'T NECESSARILY SHARED RIDES. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS SHARED RIDES. AND SO IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, UBER STARTED UBER X SHARE. SO NOW WE'RE ABLE TO GET GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS. AND SO I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ON WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU GUYS. HOW IT WORKS IS IF YOU GO ON THE STARNOW APP AND YOU START BOOKING YOUR TRIP AND THE SYSTEM ON THE BACK END, RIDERS DON'T HAVE A CHOICE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY GET GET AN UBER. BUT ON THE BACK END, THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO SEE HOW QUICKLY A STAR TRANSIT VEHICLE WOULD GET TO SOMEONE. IF IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN AN HOUR, YOU WOULD GET A POP UP THAT SAYS, I CAN IMPROVE YOUR WAIT TIME IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE UBER. IF YOU CLICK YES, THEN YOU'VE APPROVED TO GETTING AN UBER SENT TO YOU. AND SO AND SO. THEN BASICALLY, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY GET AN UBER WITHIN 5 OR 10 MINUTES. SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO BRING THOSE THOSE WAIT TIMES DOWN. THEY DON'T GET A CHOICE ON UBER. THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE IN A SHARED RIDE JUST BECAUSE IT WOULD BE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN THE FARES IS THE SAME. SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COST FOR THEM RECEIVING AN UBER. SO THAT WOULD BE $2 OR $1 FOR THAT DISCOUNTED CATEGORY. THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS WITH UBER RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE TO BE 18 TO RIDE BY THEMSELVES. THEY MUST HAVE A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD ON FILE, OR WE NOW HAVE A WALLET THAT THEY COULD CALL, AND THEN THEY COULD PUT MONEY ON THEIR WALLET. AND THEN BECAUSE UBER DRIVERS DON'T ACCEPT CASH AND THEN THEY'RE THEY'RE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ADA TRIPS. BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE OTHER AREAS WHERE WE UTILIZE THIS SERVICE QUITE A BIT IS WE'RE SEEING THOSE ADA TRIPS BECAUSE IT'S RELIEVING THE STAR TRANSIT VEHICLES. FROM A PASSENGER STANDPOINT, WE'RE SEEING MORE OF THOSE ADA TRIPS COME INTO US, AND THEN THE OTHERS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY ADA ARE USING THOSE UBER TRIPS, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN UBER. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO YOU GUYS IF YOU'VE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THE PRESENTED BUDGET, BUT WE ARE WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU GUYS ADD SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE. IT WOULD[00:10:05]
NOT ONLY INCREASE YOUR DAILY RIDERSHIP, IT WOULD. WE ALSO HAVE SEEN THAT IT'S INCREASING THE APP BOOKINGS. IT WOULD AGAIN DECREASE THAT AVERAGE WAIT TIME. WE'RE SEEING WAIT TIMES IN SOME OF OUR AREAS THAT HAVE THIS BETWEEN 12 AND 13 MINUTES, WHICH IS ACTUALLY FABULOUS. AND THEN THE DECREASE IN CANCELLATION, AS WELL AS THE DECREASE IN THE COST PER TRIP. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS BEFORE I GET INTO BUDGET? SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET IN MAY. AND SO THIS YEAR THEY APPROVED OUR COST OF SERVICE, WHICH IS $58.50 PER HOUR. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S 12.5 HOURS TIME. THAT COST OF SERVICE, PLUS THE 250 SERVICE DAYS. I NEED MY GLASSES, I HAVE GLASSES, BUT THAT'S HARDER TO READ UP THAT WAY. SO THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE 182,813. THE TNC COSTS, WHICH IS THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES, IS 8000. THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE ON THAT IS 50%. SO THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 4000 OF THAT. SO THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE 198, 13. AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO GET THOSE $113,000 IN 680 $0.08 OF GRANT DOLLARS TO OFFSET THAT COST. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $6,000 PER MONTH FOR THIS ADDITIONAL SERVICE. SO YOU'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO GET YOUR. SO WITHIN YOUR 12.5 HOURS, YOU WOULD HAVE A STAR TRANSIT VEHICLE FOR 12.5 HOURS. THEN YOU WOULD GET ADDITIONAL UBER ON TOP OF THAT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE COST DIFFERENCE FROM FROM LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE PAYING. CORRECT. CORRECT. THE REIMBURSEMENT ON. SO THE TNC IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IT'S 50% REIMBURSEMENT. WHEREAS THE DEMAND RESPONSE STAR NOW IS 6040. SO YOU GUYS ARE PAYING THE 40%. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION IT IS. AND. THEY ALREADY ARE. YEAH. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS IN SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES AND WE ALREADY ARE GETTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT. WHAT HAPPENS IF. IF THE IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I BELIEVE IF ONCE WE GET THE FUNDING WE GET THE FUNDING, IT'S NOT CONTINGENT ON SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING. I THINK THAT'S. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING ME.SO THIS WILL BE IN OUR IN OUR BUDGET. MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WE'RE GOING TO DELAY THIS DISCUSSION UNTIL NEXT MEETING. MR. GRIMES IS NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME. ITEM TWO IS ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AT THE REQUEST OF MAYOR PRO TEM HAROLD MCGILL. FOR SOME TIME, MANY YEARS, WE HAVE NOT ADJUSTED OUR ZONING REQUIREMENTS ON SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, AND WE HAVE ISSUES WITH PARKING IN THE STREETS. PART OF THAT ISSUE IS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OFF STREET PARKING AT EACH INDIVIDUAL HOME. I THINK WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR FRONT SETBACK TO WHERE AT LEAST WE CAN PARK FOUR VEHICLES OFF THE STREET, PAST THE SIDEWALK ON THE PROPERTY, AND GIVE THE HOMEOWNERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT PARK IN THE STREETS. MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT. ALSO TO THE GARAGES ARE ONLY 20FT DEEP. TODAY'S LARGER VEHICLES PICK UP TRUCKS.
SUVS ARE 18 TO 19FT IN LENGTH. UNLESS THAT GARAGE IS COMPLETELY EMPTY, YOU WON'T PARK ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES IN THAT GARAGE. SO WE DO HAVE ONE DEVELOPMENT IN TOWN THAT HAS ADJUSTED THEIR GARAGE DEPTHS TO 24FT, WHICH THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. WE HAVE MANY HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT THAT ARE 3000 PLUS SQUARE FEET. THEY'RE ON 50 FOOT LOTS. THAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN R-1 DEVELOPMENT. R-1 HOUSING. THE LOTS ARE 120FT DEEP, AND THE MINIMUM. LET'S SEE WITH THE LOT
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IS 80FT. WE'RE BUILDING THESE HOUSES ON 50 FOOT WIDE LOTS. THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH CHANGING THE OFFSET THAT WE HAVE NOW FROM THE FRONT YARD, PUSHING THE HOUSE TO THE BACK TO IMPROVE PARKING CONDITIONS. SO WE'VE BEEN USING PDR FIVE, I THINK, FOR WAY TOO LONG. WE'RE BASICALLY CREATING A CITY OF OUR FIVE HOUSING. MOST OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS ARE AT LEAST 60%, IF NOT MORE. R5 HOUSING. AND WE'VE GONE IN AND TAKEN R-1 ZONING, WHICH WE HAD A ZONING PLAN FOR MANY YEARS THAT GRADUATED FROM OUR FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO UP TO ONE AND ALLOWED PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THE ZONE AREA THAT THEY COULD AFFORD, AND THEY WANTED TO. WELL, NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE TAKING PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN R-1 ZONING AND BUILDING R5 HOUSES NEXT TO THEM. THAT BRINGS DOWN THE VALUE OF THEIR, THEIR, THEIR PROPERTY. SO SOME OF THESE THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT, WE NEED TO ADJUST. WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR CITY. WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR PARKING SITUATION.AND IF WE WANT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT BUILT HELPED BUILD THE CITY FOR MANY YEARS, THAT BUILT THEIR HOMES TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING THAT EXISTED IN YEARS PAST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ITEM NUMBER SIX CITY COUNCIL. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REGULAR SESSION ITEMS? NO, SIR. NOT THE MAYOR. THE TIME IS 646. WE ARE ADJOURNED LIKE SHE SAID. MY
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OLDEST. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS A. MONDAY, JULY 7TH, 2025 AT 7 P.M. THIS IS OUR REGULAR SESSION. AND IF YOU WOULD STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COUNCIL, THIS CITY, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PROTECT THEM AS THEY PROTECT US. BE WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE FLOOD AREA. PROTECT THEM. WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT THOSE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT. GIVE THEM A SAFE TRIP HOME. LAY YOUR HEALING HANDS ON THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM SICKNESSES. WE ASK THIS IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN. AMEN. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE THAT. OH I'M SORRY I HAVE MYSELF. 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. AMEN. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE THAT'S HERE. CITY MANAGER MISS JONES AND HER ENTOURAGE. I CAN'T REMEMBER EVERYBODY'S NAME, SO I DIDN'T MAKE ANYBODY MAD AT ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T CALL YOUR NAME. I JUST CALLED HER. SO IF YOU GET MAD, TALK TO HER ABOUT IT. SHE'S THE CITY MANAGER AND EVERYTHING STOPS IN HER OFFICE. THAT'S A GOOD DEAL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MISS NEAL FOR BEING HERE. I'M SORRY YOU GOT TIED UP IN TRAFFIC. AND I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T TAKE MY ADVICE OF USING YOUR CAR AS A BUMPER CAR TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR WAY. I THINK THAT'S ILLEGAL. SO DON'T DON'T DON'T LISTEN TO THAT. OKAY? AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MISS SARAH AND LET HER DO THE OATH OF OFFICE. JOIN ME DOWN HERE. YES. OKAY. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR ME AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, KERRY DALE JR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE. FOR THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, AND I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE, AND OF THIS STATE, AND OF THIS CITY, AND OF THIS CITY. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. COME ON UP. PICTURE TIME.[00:20:11]
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS TO SAY, SIR? I DO HAVE WORDS. THERE'S A SIX MINUTE LIMIT.OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I STAND BEFORE YOU, DEEPLY HONORED, TRULY HUMBLED AND READY TO SERVE. THIS MOMENT IS BOTH HUMBLING AND ENERGIZING.
NOT BECAUSE OF A TITLE OR AN OFFICE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TRUST BEING PLACED IN ME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE A CITY AND A PEOPLE I BELIEVE IN WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE. FIRST, I GIVE HONOR TO GOD WHO CONTINUES TO GUIDE MY PATH, STRENGTHEN MY RESOLVE, AND REMIND ME THAT THE LEADER THAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT RECOGNITION, IT'S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. AND IT'S ABOUT HIS GRACE, AND IT'S HIS GRACE THAT HAS CARRIED ME TO THIS POINT, TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. WE'RE GOING TO SHAPE TOGETHER YOUR COMMITMENT, COURAGE AND CLARITY OF VISION. GIVE ME HOPE NOT JUST FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY, BUT WHERE WE ARE HEADED TO THE CITY STAFF, THOSE IN THE TRENCHES MAKING GOVERNMENT WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO EARNING YOUR TRUST AND WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU TO BRING THE RESULTS OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT AND DESERVE. NO THIS. I AM NOT HERE TO SIT IN A SEAT. I'M HERE TO LEAD, TO COLLABORATE, TO LISTEN AND TO DELIVER. OUR COMMUNITY IS WATCHING AND THEY ARE EXPECTING NOT PROMISES BUT PERFORMANCE TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE, YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR PRESENCE. MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN WITH ME SINCE THE BEGINNING.
YOU'VE POURED INTO ME, CHALLENGED ME, AND LIFTED ME UP WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST. TO MY MENTORS, FORMER BOSSES, OLD COLLEAGUES, AND EVEN PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE LESSONS, THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE MOMENTS OF CORRECTION THAT HELPED ME, THAT HELPED MOLD ME. I CARRY THOSE EXPERIENCES WITH ME EVERY DAY, AND NOW TO THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE, MY WIFE, GABRIELLE. YOU'VE BEEN THE QUIET STRENGTH BEHIND EVERY LONG NIGHT, EVERY TOUGH CALL AND EVERY STEP FORWARD. YOU'VE ENDURED THE DEMANDS OF MY CALLING TO PUBLIC SERVICE. WITH PATIENCE AND GRACE. YOU'VE SACRIFICED TIME, COMFORT AND NORMALCY TO ALLOW ME TO WALK IN THIS PATH. AND YOU'VE NEVER ONCE ASKED FOR RECOGNITION. TONIGHT, I HONOR YOU. NONE OF THIS IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU. YOU'VE BEEN MY ANCHOR, MY ENCOURAGER, AND MY SAFE SPACE IN THE STORM.
AND I THANK YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART. SO TO THE ROAD. THE ROAD AHEAD WON'T BE EASY. BUT WE DIDN'T TAKE THIS PATH BECAUSE IT WAS EASY. WE CHOSE IT BECAUSE IT MATTERS. WE CHOSE IT BECAUSE THERE IS STILL WORK TO DO. NEIGHBORHOODS TO LIFT, VOICES TO AMPLIFY, SYSTEMS TO REFORM, AND FUTURES TO BUILD. THIS IS OUR TIME. LET'S GET TO WORK WITH URGENCY, WITH HUMILITY, AND WITH FAITH IN WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN WE LEAD TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ME AS YOUR CITY MANAGER. SO MOTE IT BE. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT SAID. HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THIS CROWD THAT'S HERE TONIGHT? I KNOW YOU DIDN'T COME TO SEE ME. AND YOU'RE PART OF SEEING HIM IN THE OATH OF OFFICE AND THE SPEECH THAT HE MADE. VERY HUMBLING. BUT WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE A MINUTE SO Y'ALL CAN SLIP OUT AND GO ABOUT YOUR MERRY WAY, UNLESS YOU WANT TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING. AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT. BUT IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LEAVE.
SURE. THANKS FOR A SECOND. SHE CAUGHT THAT, DIDN'T SHE? SARAH MAYOR.
THANK YOU. Y'ALL TAKE GOOD CARE. THANK. YOU. GONNA FIGURE OUT WHO WILL TAKE MINUTES. TAKE CARE.
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YES. WE'RE CLOSED. HI, UNCLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HEY, JOHN. YOU'RE FILLED OUT LOW. MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE. I AM. EVERYBODY LEFT. PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY.I THINK. THANK GOD. AND. OH, CHURCH. YEAH, OKAY. I WILL CALL HIM. AND NOT GIVE HIM A APOLOGIES, BUT I ALREADY HAD ALREADY HAD A COMMITMENT. YEAH, I HAD TO DO A WEDDING. YEAH, A WEDDING COMMITMENT. I DON'T THINK THEY'D BE HAPPY WITH ME IF I DON'T SHOW UP. RIGHT. I NEVER GET. NUMBER 30. PEACH TREES. THEY DID REAL, REAL GOOD WHILE HE LIVED THERE. SO THE SQUIRRELS, THEY DON'T MIND. I JUST HAVE NO QUALMS. LITTLE BITES. WE LOST THE CROWD.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL CONTINUE NOW. ITEM NUMBER TEN. IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST.
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULES WILL BE THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH.
MEETING TIMES WILL REMAIN THE SAME, WITH WORK SESSION AT 630 AND THE REGULAR SESSION AT 7 P.M. THIS MONTH AT MOST, ENERGY WILL ADD A SURCHARGE OF $0.03 PER MONTH TO THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS GAS BILL. THIS MINIMAL CHARGE HELPS SUPPORT STATEWIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION AND WILL APPLY TO THE MOST CUSTOMERS IN THE MID TEXAS DIVISION. DIVISION. A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR CODE OFFICERS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TEAM FOR CLEARING RECENT ILLEGAL DUMPING FOUND ON D STREET AND NORTH US HIGHWAY 175 AT GLEN ROAD, ALL WHILE WORKING HARD THROUGH THE SUMMER HEAT. THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH RECOGNITION. A LOT OF TIMES CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALL THEY DO IS GET GRIPED AT AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THEY WORK HARD FOR THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE.
OUR HATS OFF TO THEM. THE CITY AND COUNCIL INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO A MEET AND GREET EVENT THURSDAY, JULY 17TH IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FROM 430 TO 5:30 P.M. I WILL BE OUT OF COUNTRY, BUT I THINK MY FLIGHT. IF IT ALL WORKS OUT, I'LL BE THERE. BUT YOU KNOW HOW THEM FEELINGS ARE SO ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12. WE NEED TO DISCUSS MOTIONS NEEDED FOR APPOINTMENTS FOR THE BOARD. CONSIDERING BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO FILL CURRENT VACANCY. WE HAVE THE BOA PLACE THREE, WHICH EXPIRES 630 OF 27. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT IN ROW WITH SOMETHING AND THE LIBRARY BOARD PLACED SIX. THAT TERM EXPIRED 630 OF 26. AND DID WE HAVE ANY COME IN? HOW ABOUT MISS CYRUS? IS SHE HERE? SHANIQUA OR KUALA? MISS CYRUS, MISS VARGAS, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE HERE. I THINK THERE'S A YOUNG LADY IN THE BACK. IS SHE NOT ON THE. CYRUS? I DID SPEAK WITH BOTH APPLICANTS. MR. CYRUS DID EXPRESS INTEREST IN EITHER OR SO. WHICHEVER COUNCIL, WHATEVER
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COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PLACE HER, SHE'S WILLING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR EITHER THE BOA OR THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MISS MIRANDA VARGAS, I SPOKE WITH HER AND SHE EXPRESSED INTEREST ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. NOW, THEY BOTH DID CONFIRM THAT THEY WOULD BE HERE TONIGHT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY'RE NOT HERE TODAY. DID YOU DID THAT YOUNG LADY APPLY BACK THERE? I THINK SHE SAID. OH, YOU DIDN'T. OKAY, OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE PUT MISS CYRUS AND BOA PLACE THREE AND MISS VARGAS AND PLACE SIX OF LIBRARY BOARD SECOND. YOUR MOTION, SIR. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS CYRUS ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PLACE THREE. MISS VARGAS FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD. PLACE SIX. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED, I JUST ASKED. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. MOVING ON TO. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ROUTINE IN NATURE AND[Consent Agenda]
GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. FULL DESCRIPTION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE SCREEN FOR ITEMS THREE THROUGH 14. PLEASE NOTE THE MINUTES FOR JUNE 16TH, 2025 ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL.THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MOVE. WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 1314. WITH THE CHANGE IN DATE TO BE JUNE THE 16TH, 2025. THANK YOU. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS READING. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. THE TIME IS 715. WE'LL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE
[Executive Session]
SESSION TO CONVEY TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071.CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE ZONING REQUEST FOR 404 EAST FARMS ROAD LISTED ON THE AGENDA. THE TIME WE'LL RECOE REGULAR SESSION AT 7:38 P.M.
[Public Hearing]
WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. PUBLIC HEARING. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING FROM LOCAL RETAIL TO LOCAL RETAIL, WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CHURCH USE, SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS, ON APPROXIMATELY 1200 SQUARE FEET, TRACK OF LAND BEING MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 404 EAST FARMERS ROAD IN THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF $2,000 FOR EACH OFFENSE. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:39 P.M. MR. MEDINA, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. SO THIS ITEM HERE IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A POSED NEW CHURCH. WHAT'S THAT SIR? OKAY, SO HERE'S THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED HERE. ADDRESS IS 404 EAST FARMERS JUST NEXT TO OUR BELOVED SENIOR CENTER OVER ON AVALON. AND FARMERS PROPERTY HERE IS OUTLINED IN RED. TOTAL AREA OF THE ENTIRE LOT IS 2840FT■S. I WENT AHEAD AND ADDED THE PARKING CALCULATIONS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR A NORMAL LOCAL RETAIL BUSINESS. THERE I WOULD USE A RATIO OF ONE PARKING SPACE PER 500FT■!S. SO IF WE'RE BEINGA LITTLE BIT GENEROUS HERE, MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED ON THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE SIX. OUR PLANNER WENT OUT THERE, COLLIN PARKS, AND COUNTED EXACTLY SIX SPACES. SO THERE SHOULD BE ADEQUATE PARKING HERE PER OUR ZONING REQUIREMENTS. AS WELL AS THIS BEING WITHIN A SHOPPING CENTER. AND FOR REFERENCE, HERE IS THE ZONING OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY RIGHT ALONG THE HIGHWAY. OR I'M SORRY, NEAR THE HIGHWAY ON AVALON AND EAST FARMERS. IT'S THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW HERE. WE DID RECEIVE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. THAT BEING SAID, LOOKING AT NEARBY LAND USES, I THINK THAT A CHURCH HERE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT RETAIL USES.[00:35:07]
YOU KNOW, GENERALLY YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR TRAFFIC AND PARKING, BUT IT BEING NEAR THE HIGHWAY, HAVING ACCESS TO FRONTER, ACCESS TO FARMERS TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY, AS WELL AS THERE'S THREE POINTS OF ACCESS IN AND OUT OF THIS RETAIL CENTER, AS WELL AS ADEQUATE PARKING. FIRMLY, FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A CHURCH IS AN APPROPRIATE USE HERE, AND CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. COUNCIL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS I HAVE NO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA. ITEM 15 I'LL MAKE THIS A PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. HI KENNEDY, I AM A 321 SANDRA WAY, RED OAK, TEXAS AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH THAT WE'RE TALKING, TALKING ABOUT. AND I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS A MEMBER AND JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE JUST HERE TO SERVE GOD, AND WE'RE JUST HERE TO ADD, NOT SUBTRACT TO THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE. AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO CONGREGATING AND JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME IN THE LORD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:42 P.M. DID YOU? COUNCIL HAVE A MOTION? YEAH. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE EARLY VOTING. I MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT AGENDA ITEM 15 SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. TO REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM 16. DOES THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE[Regular Agenda]
ANY ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST OR REPORTS? WE'LL START. YOU, MR. HERNANDEZ. NONE AT THIS TIME, MR. MCGILL, I JUST GOT TWO THINGS I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY STAFF AND THE CITY WORKERS FOR EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE. I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN WORKING IN THIS HOT HEAT AND IT'S HOT.SECOND THING, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME AGAIN OUR CITY MANAGER. WELCOME ABOARD. I'M GLAD THAT ME AND MY CONSTITUENTS, WE ALL VOTED FOR YOU BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE BOARD WITH US. THANK YOU. SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY THANKS FOR YOU BEING HERE AND YOUR SPEECH WAS TOUCHING AND HEARTFELT. THANK YOU AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17, DISCUSS. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST OF FUTURE AGENDA? WE'LL START THE OTHER WAY. MR. EPPS. I HAVE NOTHING, MR. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, I HAVE ONE. IT'S ABOUT OUR CITIZENS POLICE ASSOCIATION VEHICLE. I JUST WANT TO DISCUSS IT AT OUR NEXT MEETING. OKAY, MR. HERNANDEZ, EVERYBODY HAPPY? WE'RE HAPPY.
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