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>> MAKE IT QUICK, DONNA. >> SHOULD I?
>> GO AHEAD. >> I HATE TO BE IN CHARGE.
>> I'M IN CHARGE NOW. >> WANT TO MAKE A GRAND ENTRY.
[CALL TO ORDER]
WE WILL ASK COUNCILOR MCALISTER TO BLESS WITH US AN INVOCATIONTHIS MORNING. >> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TODAY, AS WE MOVE INTO A NEW MONTH AND A NEW SRN.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE COOLNESS THAT HAS COME.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE OF RAIN THAT WE HAD THAT WE SO DESPERATELY NEED. GOD, THIS MORNING WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL HELP GUIDE US IN THE DECISION THAT IS WE MAKE AS WE WORK TO CONTINUE THE MISSION OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY SO HARD. WE KNOW ABOUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT ALSO EVERYONE THAT WORKS FROM SOLID WASTE TO LIBRARIES TO PARKS TO EVERYTHING.
THEY WORK SO HARD TO KEEP OUR CITY WORKING AND BEAUTIFUL.
WE PRAY BLESSINGS ON THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE PRAY A BLESSING ON OUR COUNTRY AS WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO AN ELECTION NEXT WEEK, AND WE THANK YOU THAT WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE CHANGE PEACEFULLY OR MAKE CHANGE AS PEACEABLY AT THE BALLOT. WE JUST PRAY FOR PEACE AND PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING IN WHATEVER HAPPENS NEXT WEEK.
MOSTLY, GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THANKING YOU FOR YOUR SON, WHO DIED FOR OUR SINS SO WE MAY SPEND ETERNITY WITH YOU.
HELP US TO HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. >> AMEN.
>> WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US.
ELEMENTARY, THOMAS, TEXAS. WE HAVE CARSON OSBOURNE WITH US.
RAISE YOUR HAND, CARSON. WE HAVE SARAH HERNANDEZ.
RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THEN WE HAVE ELIJAH JONES.
I WAS ASKING ELIJAH, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DAY? HE SAYS "WELL, I'M A BIT NERVOUS, BUT I'M KIND OF
>> THEY WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES TODAY.
TURN THEM AROUND. WE WILL START.
>> 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.
>> NOW YOU GET TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
YAY! >> BY THE WAY, I DIDN'T ASK THE PARENTS OF THESE KIDDOS TO STAND UP.
IN SPIRIT, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. DON'T HAVE ANY PROCLAMATIONS ON
[2. Presentation: Presentation of New ACVB Logo by Robert Lopez]
THIS MORNING OR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS, BUT WE DO HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION BY ROBERT LOPEZ.ROBERT IS A AN ABLYNNIAN NOW. HE HAS BEEN HERE SIX MONTH.
>> HE WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE NEW LOGO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR WILLIAMS. I TOO UNDERSTAND HOW ELIJAH FEELS.
BOTH NERVOUS AND EXCITED THIS MORNING.
SO I APPRECIATE IT. SO AS YOU MENTIONED, AGAIN, MY NAME IS ROBERT LOPEZ. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ABILENE CONVENTION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS, MAYOR WILLIAMS AND THE CITY COUNCIL. MR. HANNA AND THE REST OF THE CITY LEADERSHIP IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO START BY JUST, YOU KNOW, REALLY PREFACING
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THIS PRESENTATION BY SAYING THAT THE ABILENE CONVENTION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU DOES NOT OWN THE ABILENE BRAND.WE ARE SIMPLY THE STEWARDS OF IT.
WE TAKE THAT WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
BUT THIS BRAND IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN CREATED BY... BEFORE THE CITY WAS FOUNDED. THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS.
AND PEOPLE THROUGH OUR TIME THAT HAVE SHAPED THE CITY TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS TODAY. AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE TAKE LIGHTLY. IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO ALL THE TIME. AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOARD, STAKEHOLDERS, STAFF, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE FELT IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO UPDATE AND UPGRADE OUR CREATIVE DESIGN AND REALLY SHOWCASE ABILENE'S LATEST OFFERINGS. AND YOU KNOW, THAT STARTS WITH EFFECTIVE PLACE-BRANDING. FORECAST IT WILL HELP US COMPETE WITH ATTRACTING VISITORS, TALENTED PEOPLE, INWARD INVESTMENT, NEW BUSINESSES, AND STUDENTS.
AND I JUST CLICK THE ARROW. GREAT.
AND I'LL START WITH THIS. AND THIS IS A QUOTE BY A FAMOUS LOGO DESIGNER. A GOOD LOGO IS NOT ABOUT WHAT ONE LIKES OR DISLIKES. IT IS ABOUT WHAT WORKS.
THIS IS SOMETHING I HAD TO REMIND MYSELF TO.
TAKE MY PERSONAL TASTE THAT MAYBE I LIKE A CERTAIN DEPOGFY OR CERTAIN STYLE. TO SEPARATE MYSELF FROM THAT AND FIND OUT WHAT IDENTITY IS BEST FOR THE CITY, FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
WE STARTED THIS PROJECT FOUR MONTHS AGO.
WE SURVEYED BOARD MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDERS.
WE HOSTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH STAFF.
WE HAD MANY MEETINGS WITH THE DESIGN TEAM.
SO I WILL SET THE STAGE AND JUST LET... KIND OF REMIND EVERYONE.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD LOGO, YOU KNOW, THREE KEY PRINCIPLES.
IS IT APPROPRIATE? IS THE LOGO APPROPRIATE FOR THE ORGANIZATION? IS IT IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION? IS IT SIMPLE? IS IT UNIQUE WITHOUT BEING COMPLICATED? TOO MANY MOVING PARTS BECOMES CONFUSING AND EASILY FORGOTTEN. SIT MEMORABLE? IS IT DISTINCTIVE? IS IT EASILY REMEMBERED? ONE RULE OF THUMB IS, CAN A FIVE-YEAR-OLD KID DRAW IT? YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS MEMORABLE.
OUR OBJECTIVES, WHEN WE STARTED THIS OUT WAS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TELL ABILENE'S STORY. WE WANT A DESIGN THAT LOOKS GOOD TODAY BUT ALSO IN TEN YEARS. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A DESIGN THAT INSPIRED AND INFLUENCED PEOPLE TO LOOK DEEPER AND FIND OUT MORE AND LEARN ABOUT ABILENE.
AND REALLY START TO SHAPE AND INFLUENCE THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AND PERCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THE CITY.
THIS IS THE PREVIOUS LOGO DESIGN.
YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN USED MORE THAN A DECADE.
WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT ABILENE 2008 IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE ABILENE OF TODAY. I MEAN, THE WORLD WAS DIFFERENT.
RIRIT? THE IPHONE WAS INVENTED IN 2007. I THINK 83% OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE USE SMART PHONES. THE WAY WE LOOK AT DESIGN AND THE WAY IT FUNCTIONS IN THE WORLD IS MUCH DIFFERENT IN 2008 THAN TODAY. WE NEED ADVERSE TILL DESIGN WITH A STRONG VISUAL IDENTITY. A MODERN DESIGN THAT HIGH LITHES... HIGHLIGHTS ABILENE'S DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES.
THAT IS PHRASE THAT I KEPT IN MIND.
YOU KNOW, I HAD TO KEEP ON REMINDING EVERYONE.
YOU KNOW, ABILENE IS A CITY THAT HONORS ITS HERITAGE WHILE EMBRACING ITS FUTURE. THEREFORE, AN EFFECTIVE LOGO FOR THE DESTINATION MUST BE INSPIRED BY TRADITION BUT MADE FOR TODAY.
THAT WAS KIND OF THE KEY ELEMENT THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE FRONT OF MIND. EVERY DECISION AND ELEMENT OF THE LOGO IS THOUGHTFUL AND INTENTIONAL.
WE FEEL ABILENE RESIDENTS WILL BE PROUD OF THE DESIGN AND RALLY AROUND ITS PURPOSE. IT STARTS WITH THE WORD MARK.
WE AIM FOR SIMPLICITY, CONCENTRATED EFFORTS ON A MODERN TO POGFY TOPOGRAPHY. WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, I REMEMBER WANTING TO GET MY HANDS ON THESE BRICKS.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE SO COOL. NOW I HAVE, LIKE, THREE OR FOUR OF THEM. I LOVE EACH ONE OF THEM.
IF ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL RECOGNIZE IS THAT THERE IS PROBABLY 16 DIFFERENT VERSIONS. I TRY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS I COULD ABOUT THESE. 16 DIFFERENT VERSIONS.
FOR THE MOST PART, THEY FOLLOW THIS SAME STYLE OF TOPOGRAPHY.
AND WHAT MORE SYMBOLIC THAN THE BRICKS? THAT PAVED THE WAY FOR ABILENE'S FUTURE.
THE LANDMARKS LIKE THE ABILENE SIGN AT THE T&P DEPOT.
THINK ABOUT WHEN THE VISITORS WERE COMING TO ABILENE MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. THEY SAW THAT WHITE PLAQUE WITH THE BLACK LETTERING. IT SAID ABILENE.
THEY KNEW THEY HAD ARRIVED AT THEIR DESTINATION.
THAT IS EXACTLY THE FEELINGS WE ARE TRYING TO EVOKE TODAY.
THE ABILENE COURTS BUILT IN 1930.
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THIS WAS A FUN ONE THAT I FOUND OUT.I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT IT. BUILT IN THE 190.
A PRECURSOR TO THE MODERN MOTEL. ON THE BANKHEAD HIGHWAY.
ADVERTISING THE REPORTING, WEST TEXAS' FINEST TOURIST CAMP.
THESE WORD MARKS STILL LOOK GOOD TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE TIMELESS.
THAT IS WHAT A GOOD LOGO SHOULD DO.
IT SHOULD BE TIMELESS. SO HERE IS THE WORD MARK.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THE INSPIRATION FROM THESE HISTORICAL LANDMARKS AND THESE ICONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS REFLECTED IN A MODERN DESIGN. OF COURSE, WE PUT TEXAS SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT KANSAS.
WE PUT THE ESTABLISHED 1881. THAT GIVES IT THAT VINTAGE LOOK.
AND THE STAR THERE. REPRESENTED... REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STAR USED IN THE MUNICIPAL LOGO.
AND WE NEED AN ICON. WHAT WETTER ICON THAN BUFFALO? WE HAD THE DESIGN OF A CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION OF A BUFFALO.
WE ALL KNOW BUFFALO IS PART OF ABILENE'S HISTORY.
IT PERSONIFIES THE CONCEPT OF CHANGE.
FROM HARSH WINTERS TO SEVERE DROUGHTS.
IT HAS... IT LIVES IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS.
I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT IT.
IT HAS OVERCOME URBANIZATION OF ITS HABITAT AND WAS NEARLY HUNTED TO EXTINCTION, YET, IT STILL EXISTS TODAY.
AND YIELDING TO FATE, YET MINDFUL OF THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD, IT ADAPTED AND IT SURVIVED.
LIKE THE BUFFALO, ABILENE SYMBOLIZES STRENGTH, STABILITY, PERSEVERANCE, AND DETERMINATION. AND SO HERE IS THE CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION OF THE BUFFALO ICON.
AND THESE ARE DONE IN BLACK AND WHITE SO YOU CAN SEE THE CONTRAST OF THE DESIGN. IT SHOULD ALWAYS WORK IN BLACK AND WHITE FIRST. THEN YOU ADD THE COLOR TO IT.
AND THAT IS HOW THE DESIGN WAS CREATED.
THE COLORS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, THOUGH.
SO MY FIANCEE AND I, WHEN WE MOVED HERE, WE WOULD NOTICE THE ABILENE SUNSETS. YOU KNOW, WE JUST LIKED THE SUNSET. WE REALLY APPRECIATED IT.
WE WOULD SIT OUTSIDE ON OUR PATIO AND ENJOY IT.
WE STARTED GETTING THESE FOCUS GROUPS.
I NOTICED THAT OTHERS WERE ALSO POINTING THIS OUT.
WE WANTED TO DRAW ON THE GEOGRAPHY AND THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THE ELEMENTS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AROUND HERE TO ENFIRE COLORS. WE FELT... WHEN OTHER PEOPLE STARTED MENTIONING THE SUNSET, I SAID, THIS IS A THING.
THIS ISN'T JUST US. SO WE TOOK LMGHTS FROM A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET WHERE THE SUN IS A DEEP WARM ORANGE AND IT FADES UP INTO THE MIDNIGHT BLUE SKY.
AND I'M DRIVING AROUND TOWN MORE.
I SEE RED DIRT. RIGHT? IT IS REALLY ORANGE CLAY. IT IS THIS CLAY SOIL.
RIGHT? IT REMINDS ME OF THIS COLOR, TOO. THAT REINFORCED THAT DECISION TO GO WITH THAT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE SOIL THE CITY WAS BUILT ON.
I MEAN, WHAT MORE SYMBOLIC CAN YOU GET.
RIGHT? BUT WHEN IT COMES TO COLOR THEORY AND LOGO DESIGN, ORANGE STANDS FOR FRIENDLY, CHEERFUL, COMPASSION, BLUE IS TRUST, DEPENDABLE, STRENGTH.
WHEN PAIRED TOGETHER, BLUE AND ORANGE INSPIRE CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE WORDS DESCRIBES THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.
THE PRIMARY LOGO, THE PRIMARY LOGO IS THE VERSION THAT WILL BE USED MOST FREQUENTLY. AND HERE ARE ALL THE ELEMENTS WHEN PUT TOGETHER. WHEN COMBINED, THE LOGO TYPE, ILLUSTRATION, AND COLOR PALETTE CREATE A LOGO THAT TRULY REPRESENTS ABILENE'S DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES.
AND THEN THERE IS THE REVERSE VERSION WHERE WE HAVE THAT IVORY OR CREAM COLORED BACKGROUND WITH THE ORANGE AND THE BLUE.
AND AGAIN, THE STRESS TEST. RIGHT? DOES IT STILL LOOK GOOD IN BLACK AND WHITE? THEN OF COURSE, A GOOD LOGO DESIGN SHOULD HAVE A SECONDARY LOGO. THAT FIRST ONE IS MORE OF A HORIZONTAL FEEL. MAYBE IT WOULD GO GREATER ON A BUSINESS CARD OR LETTERHEAD. YOU ALSO NEED TO HAVE VERTICAL VERSION. THE SECONDARY LOGO IS USED WHEN THE PRIMARY LOGO DOESN'T FIT OR FEEL RIGHT IN A PARTICULAR CONTEXT. THIS DESIGN, LIKE I SAID, HAS MORE VERTICAL THAN HORIZONTAL. IT STAYS TRUE TO THE IDENTITY.
AND THERE IS THE DESIGN. AND OF COURSE, IN BLACK AND WHITE. AND THEN WE HAVE ALTERNATE LOGO MARKS. THE ALTERNATE MARKS ARE USED TO COMPLEMENT THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY LOGOS.
WHERE IT ALREADY APPEARS. RIGHT? A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE MAYBE ON A SOCIAL MEDIA ICON OR YOU KNOW,
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WHEN YOU OPEN THE WEB BROWSER. THAT IS A GOOD OPTION TO USE THE ALTERNATIVE LOGO MARKS. THIS ALSO CAN BE FUN AND CREATIVE. IT COULD BE USED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. AND WE FELT THAT, YOU KNOW, AROUND TOWN, AGAIN, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM AROUND TOWN, WHETHER IT IS HAVING A COFFEE... OF COURSE, THE AIRPORT'S LOCATION IDENTIFIER, WE FELT, WAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REINFORCE THE ABBREVIATIONS OF THE CITY AND OF THE STATE. AND REALLY MAKE IT A FUN MONIKER FOR US TO USE FOR MARKETING PURPOSES AS AN ALTERNATIVE LOGO DESIGN. HERE IS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE DESIGN. THIS ONE REALLY COULD BE USED MOST LIKELY WHENEVER WE ARE CREATING AN ADVERTISEMENT AND THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN THE IMAGE.AND PUTTING THIS, YOU KNOW, SHIELD OR THE PLATE BEHIND IT REALLY KIND OF HELPS IT SEPARATE FROM THE BUSYNESS OF THE IMAGE.
OR WHATEVER IT IS BEING PLACED ON.
AND HELP IT STAND OUT. AND HERE IS SOME MOCK-UPS.
WE CAN LOOK AT SLIDES. WHEN YOU SEE IT IN REAL LIFE AND APPLIED, TO REAL-LIFE APPLICATIONS, IT HELPS TO DRIVE HOME THE DESIGN AND REINFORCE IT.
HERE IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE ON A TOTE BAG.
AGAIN, THAT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO USE THE SECONDARY LOGO.
ON A T-SHIRT. HERE IS A WINDOW TREATMENT.
AND THIS IS, AGAIN, THE PERFECT EXAMPLE WHY IT NEEDS TO LOOK GOOD IN BLACK AND WHITE. THIS IS A MONOCHROME DESIGN.
IT HOLDS TRUE THERE. AND THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO SHOW THAT A GOOD LOGO WILL NOT ALWAYS BE IN THE BEST QUALITY.
WHETHER IT IS PEOPLE MAKING PHOTOCOPIES OR LOOKING... YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES PICKS LATED. PIXELATEED.
IT IS NOT THE BEST QUALITY. IT IS A LITTLE BIT FADED.
EVERYBODY CAN STILL RECOGNIZE THE LOGO DESIGN AND UNDERSTAND WHO IT IS FROM. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. I HOPE THAT THE COMMUNITY, CITY LEADERSHIP, AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE PROUD OF THE DESIGN. AGAIN, WE HOPE YOU RALLY AROUND ITS PURPOSE. AND BE AMBASSADORS FOR THE BRAND AND WHAT WE ARE I TROOG... TRYING TO DO.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND THE HARD WORK OF YOUR TEAM OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.
AND OF COURSE, WE ARE MOST APPRECIATIVE OVER THE $400 TOURISM DOLLARS THAT WE REALIZE EVERY YEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING FORWARD-THINKING.
YOU AND THOSE WORKING WITH YOU MAINTAINING THAT LEVERAGE.
COMMENTS FROM DOWN STILL IN. >> JUST A QUICK STATEMENT.
I ASEUM THAT THE WEBSITE HAS DOWNLOADABLE IMAGES? THERE ARE PERMISSIONS OR RIGHTS, OR WHEREVER THEY NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE FOR THE LOGO. >> YES.
YES. WE HAVE THE PDF'S UP RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL HAVE THE DIFFERENT VERSIONS.
OTHER VERSIONS THAT THE PEOPLE CAN USE.
>> OKAY. >> AND AS ONE WHO COLLECTS T-SHIRTS AND STICKERS AND THINGS, WHEN WILL ALL THIS BE
>> STOCKING SUFFER THE... STUFFERS.
WHEN WILL THAT BE AVAILABLE? >> WE HAVE ALREADY PRINTED OUT ONE ROUND OF T-SHIRTS. WE ARE GIVING THEM OUT TO PEOPLE AROUND THE COMMUNITY. SO WE DID ONE ROUND.
WE ARE ORDERING THE NEXT SET OF SHIRTS.
WE ARE HANDING THEM OUT TO PEOPLE.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
WE JUST WANT TO GET IT OUT INTO THE WILD AND BE PROUD OF IT.
IT IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS. YOU KNOW, BRANDING IS THE LONG-TERM STRATEGIC THING. VERSUS, LIKE, MARKING THAT IS SHORT-TERM. CAMPAIGN-DRIVEN.
SO YEAH, IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, REPLACE THE STUFF, YEAR 2000 KNOW, AS WE GO ALONG.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH. THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
OUR BOARD IS EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE HOPE YOU ARE, TOO.
>> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T REMEMBER GETTING MY T-SHIRT DO. YOU, MAYOR?
(LAUGHTER). >> THEY GOT YOU A HAT.
>> DID YOU HAVE TWO XLS PRINTED? >> WAIT A MINUTE.
>> LET'S BE CLEAR. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF THE DESIGNER IS WANTING TO KNOW...
LET EVERYONE KNOW WHO CREATED THIS LOGO.
IS THE LOGO CREATED BY A LOCAL DESIGNER?
WELL, WE WORKED WITH ZACHARY, A LOCAL AGENCY FOR THE RESEARCH AND THE FOCUS GROUPS, THE SURVEYS, AND REALLY DOING ALL OF THAT... YOU KNOW, THE RESEARCH THAT WE NEEDED TO PUT TOGETHER, A LOGO BRIEF, THE DESIGNER... THE ACTUAL LOGO DESIGN WAS KREE
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CREATED BY A DESIGNER IN SPAIN. >> F SOME CLARITY IN REGARDS TO THE PMS NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ORANGE.
>> YES. >> FOR OUR FRIENDS AROUND AGGIE-LAND. THAT IS NOT BURNT ORANGE.
>> PRETTY CLOSE. >> PRETTY CLOSE, YEAH.
BURNT ORANGE IS 159-U. AND THEY HAVE A PATENT ON THAT.
>> CLEARLY DIFFERENT. >> I NOTICED RIGHT OFF.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LOPEZ. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM.
APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I'M STILL WATCHING. (APPLAUSE).
[CONSENT AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH CONSISTS OF ITEMS 3 TO ITEM NUMBER 9. THESE WILL BE ONE MOTION.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS.
PLEASE NOTE T THAT ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS BEING PULLED.
I WILL ABSTAIN FROM ITEM NUMBER NINE.
BUT DOES THE COUNCIL WANT TO LOOK AT ANY ITEM SEPARATELY? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORMAL ACTIONS TAKE ON ON SUBJECTS IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PRESENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY YOU RESIDE IN FOR THE RECORD.
MAYOR PRO TEM? >> WE HAVE DAVID SCHWARZ.
>> THERE WILL BE A THREE-MINUTE LIMIT ON COMMENTS THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. DAVID SWART.
RESIDING IN OLD TOWN WEST IS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE MAP.
AGAIN, I'M GOING TO BRING EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION TO THE ELECTIONS, AS WE DID IN THE PRAYER PART.
WE HAVE A FEW DAYS LEFT ON EARLY VOTING.
IT ENDS ON THE FOURTH. AND TODAY, OF COURSE, IS THE THIRD. REMEMBER THE CITY HAS THESE DIFFERENT SELECTIONS ON THE BALLOT.
THE FIRST ONE, THE VERY FIRST ONE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
THE FIRE STATION NUMBER NINE. LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE NEED IT.
WE CAN SAVE ONE FAMILY'S LIFE, ONE PERSON FROM AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH OR SOMETHING, WE NEED IT. YOU KNOW, MAYBE YEARS FROM NOW, THERE WILL BE A COUNCIL UP HERE, AND THEY WILL BE GIVING OUT AN AWARD FOR THAT STATION. BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO SAVE A LIFE BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TOS TO GET THERE.
WHERE THE ISO RATING, WE CAN REMAIN AT ONE IF WE HAVE A STATION IN PLACE. IF WE DON'T BUILD IT, WE MAY SLIP ON OUR RATING. AS FAR AS THE SANCTUARY CITY, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THE SUPREME COURT IS REVERSING THEIR DECISION. THE STATE, I BELIEVE, IT IS CALLED THE HEARTBEAT LAW. IF I'M CORRECT OR NOT.
WE DON'T NEED AN 18-PAGE ORDINANCE THAT THEY SAID IS WRITTEN FOR ATTORNEYS TO SUE EACH OTHER.
THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, SO YOU COULD GO BACK, YOU KNOW, TO THE BEGINNING OF WHEN THE SUPREME COURT DID THE FIRST RULING AND SUE SOMEBODY, AND THEY INTERVIEWED A COUNCIL MEMBER AND SAID NO, THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE IN IT THAT HAS RESERVATIONS. IT IS LIKE I SAID BEFORE, YOU ARE HAVING TWO INSURANCE POLICIES ON THE SAME VEHICLE.
YOU DON'T NEED IT. YOU ARE COVERED UNDER FEDERAL STATUTE NOW THAT IT IS REVERSED. YOU ARE COVERED UNDER THE NEW STATE LAW THAT THEY PASSED. SO THINK VERY CLEARLY ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD VOTE ON THAT. AND THEN THE CITY CHARTER.
AGAIN, THEY GAVE US THESE CHOICES.
ONE, THEY WANT TO CHANGE IT MALE OR FEMALE.
YOU KNOW, WELL, THERE WAS LADIES ON THE COUNCIL BACK IN THE 90S.
YOU DIDN'T HEAR THEM COMPLAIN. SO LIKE I SAID, YOU LOOK DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, AND YOU THINK WELL, REALLY, THAT IS NOT IT.
THE BOTTOM PART, THE OTHER ORDINANCE PART IS THE ONE THAT YOU WORRY IF THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO.
TO CHANGE SOMETHING. THEY ARE BUNDLING IT ALL TOGETHER. AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, LIKE THE OLD-TIMERS SAID, LET THAT DOG LIE.
YOU KNOW? LOOK OVER THEM CAREFULLY AND DESIDE FOR YOURSELF. IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE OUR CHARTER. BECAUSE THEY ARE USING THE EXCUSE MALE OR FEMALE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL.
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>> WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
ANYONE ELSE WANT TO PARTICIPATE THIS MORNING?
>> GOOD MORNING. MAYOR WILLIAMS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY OFFICIALS. MY NAME IS DOROTHY CLAY AND I LIVE IN ABILENE, TEXAS. THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE VOTERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE POLL TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT. THEY REALIZE THESE ARE CRITICAL TIMES IN OUR CITY, OUR STATE, AND OUR NATION.
THEY KNOW THEY CAN MAKE A CH CHANGE.
WE ARE ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT ABILENE, TEXAS WILL BE A SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE UNBORN.
I BELIEVE THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WILL BE.
SPEAKING OF THAT, THE PHASED SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING NEVER-ENDING NECESSARY CONVERSATION.
WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE DISCUSSING WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? THE SAJTTY OF HUMAN LIFE. I BELIEVE IT IMPLIES THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, AND THEREFORE, ALL LIFE IS SACRED AND DESERVES TO BE PROTECTED AND RESPECTED WITH DIGNITY. IS IT SACRED BECAUSE WE ARE GOOD OR BAD? NO.
IT IS NOT. IT IS SACRED BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, WE ARE CREATED BY GOD IN HIS IMAGE.
THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SHOULD MOTIVATE US TO RESIST ALL FORMS OF EVIL AND INJUSTICE AND ANYTHING THAT WOULD PERPETRATE HUMAN LIFE. JESUS SAID IN MATTHEW 22:37 TO 39, YOU SHOULD LOVE THE LORD, YOUR GOD, WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART, WITH ALL OF YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL OF YOUR MIND AND ALL OF YOUR STRENGTH. HE SAID "THIS IS THE FIRST AND THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT." BUT HE GOES ON TO SAY, "AND YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." IN LIGHT OF THESE VERSES, WE SEE THAT OUR ACTIONS SHOULD BE MOTIVATED FIRST BY A LOVE FOR GOD AND SECOND, A LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. AS WE VALUE OUR OWN LIVES, WE SHOULD VALUE THOSE LIVES AROUND US.
WOULD YOU ESPECIALLY VALUE THE LIVES OF THE PRECIOUS, VULNERABLE, UNBORN BABIES IN THE MOTHER'S WOMB? ABSOLUTELY. THAT SHOULD MOTIVATE US IN EVERYTHING WE DO, IN EVERYTHING WE SAY.
IT SHOULD BE BASED ON LOVE. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT THIS MORNING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU, DOROTHY. WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO PARTICIPATE
THIS MORNING? >> IS THIS REGARDING NUMBER 11?
>> NO. JUST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK ON NUMBER 11.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
LY TAKE A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ON ITEMS 3-9. NOTATING NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN PULLED, AND MY ABSTENTION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.
>> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO
>> A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMENT?
>> F. >> I'M ALSO GOING TO ABSTAIN ON
NUMBER NINE. >> I'LL ABSTAIN ON NUMBER NINE.
READY TO VOTE. >> MAYOR PRO TEM HURT?
>> YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER?
>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE?
>> YES, WITH ABSTENTION ON NINE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD?
[10. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2022-22: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a request from AEI Properties LLC, Represented by Corder Norris, to Change the Zoning of Approximately 3.57 Acres from Medical Use (MU) to General Commercial (GC) (Tim Littlejohn)]
LY ASK TIM LITTLEJOHN TO PRESEN. > GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING IS CASE NUMBER 2022-22.
THE OWNER IS AGENT CORDER NORRIS.
A REQUEST FOR MEDICAL USE DISTRICT TO A GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AT LOT 101. HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE AREA AT THE CORNER OF MEMORIAL DRIVE.
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HERE IS THE CURRENTLY ZONING MAP.MEDICAL USE WITH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO THE EAST.
HERE ARE THE CURRENT USES WITHIN THE MEDICAL USE DISTRICT.
HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. NOTIFICATION MAP.
WE DID HAVE TWO IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED.
THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING. P&Z DID HEAR THIS CASE AND IS RECOMMENDING TO YOU THIS MORNING.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LITTLEJOHN. QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL?
>> I THINK... I HAD ONE PERSON ASK ME.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY. EXCUSE ME.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, MAYBE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WE LOOKED AT RE-ZONING OF PROPERTY ALONG MEMORIAL BUT FURTHER NORTH.
JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT THAT SAME PROPERTY.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT SET OF PROPERTY.
FURTHER SOUTH TOWARDS ANTILLEY. >> THAT IS CORRECT.
YES, SIMPLET. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTION? THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR
THE RECORD. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
B.J. PRITCHARD, EHT ENGINEERING REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.
JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR BE. DISWHRVMENT MORNING, DOWN STILL
>> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE?
>> ON THIS... RYAN GOODWIN. ABILENE, TEXAS.
ON NUMBER 10, RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM IT IS WHERE WE DID THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX. THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX, I BELIEVE, WAS THE ZONING THAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR RIGHT NOW.
ALREADY. THAT IS CORRECT? NO? OKAY.
THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION AND
SECOND. >> I WANT TO CLARIFY THIS IS MEDICAL USE. IT IS NOT THE SAME ZONING AS THE
APARTMENTS. >> THAT WAS PRESENTED.
IS THAT A SNOATION. >> YES, SIR.
>> A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HURT.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
[11. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2022-23: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from Fuad Hamed to Change the Zoning of Approximately .843 Acres from Agricultural Open (AO) and Multi-Family (MF) to Multi-Family (MF) (Tim Littlejohn)]
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 11.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL, UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS ZONING CASE 2022-23.
THE OWNER IS FUAD HAMED. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FOR A MULTI-FAMILY AO TO MULTIFAMILY. OLD ANSON ROAD.
HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE TO THE WEST.
EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY IN PLACE. ZONING MAP.
MULTIFAMILY TO THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH.
WITH AO DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THESE TWO PROPERTIES AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO THE EAST. HERE IS THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE CURRENT AO. AGRICULTURAL OPEN SPACE.
PERMITTED USES WITHIN MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT.
HERE IS THE VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT AND NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT "REQUIRED BUFFER.
WE DID RECEIVE THREE IN OPPOSITION RESULTING IN A 27.75% IN OPPOSITION. THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE SUPER MAJORITY VOTE FROM COUNCIL THIS MORNING.
THE FINDINGS AND RESM DAYS IS THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURROUNDING THE USES AND ZONING AND GENERAL ACCEPTED PRACTICES. P NND Z IS RECOMMENDING TO YOU THIS MORNING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LITTLEJOHN. QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC
HEARING? >> THIS IS TWO PARCELS.
ONE IS ALREADY MULTIFAMILY A AND...
>> YES, SIR. >> ONE OF THEM ALREADY IS
THIS IS A SPLIT ZONING TO CLEAN IT UP.
>> WHAT KIND OF BUFFER WOULD BE REQUIRED?
>> IT WOULD BE A TYPE A BUFFER. IT WOULD BE REQUIRED BETWEEN...
IF THIS IS APPROVED, BETWEEN THIS PROPERTY AND THE CURRENT
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RESIDENTIAL THAT ABUTS THIS PROPERTY.THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN EXTRA FIVE-FOOT BUFFER SETBACK ALONG WITH 15 MORE POINTS OF LANDSCAPING, ET CETERA, TO EQUAL
THE TOTAL 15 POINTS. >> THANK YOU.
IT WAS. >> YOU PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF
THE TYPE A BUFFER. >> YES, SIR.
>> THE TYPE A BUFFER IS CONSISTING OF A FIVE-FOOT-WIDE BUFFER. PLUS 15 POINTS.
BASED ON LISTED SUBSECTION 3 WHICH COULD BE A MASONRY WALL AT A MINIMUM OF SIX FOOT IN HEIGHT. OPEN FENCE WITH SIX-FOOT MINIMUM HEIGHT. THAT WOULD EQUAL FIVE POINTS.
EXISTING CONTINUOUS FENCE OR WALL ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY EQUALS HALF THE POINTS OF THE FENCE OR WALL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND EACH ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET OF BUFFER YARD EQUALS FIVE ADDITIONAL POINTS. ONE TREE WITH MATURE HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 20 FEET IN HEIGHT OF AT LEAST EIGHT FOOT AT THE TIME OF PLANTINGST. TWO PER LYNN LINEAR FEET OF BUFFER YARD EQUALS TEN POINTS. THREE SMALLER TREES PER 25 FOOT OF LINEAR FEET OF BUFFER YARD EQUALS TEN POINTS.
THAT BOWL... YOU WOULD HAVE ANY COMBINATION OF THE CHOICES THERE TO EQUAL THE AMOUNT OF POINTS NEEDED FOR THE TYPE A BUFFER.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND MAYBE IT IS IN HERE.
I HAVE LOOKED SEVERAL TIMES. DO WE HAVE A SITE PLAN? DO WE KNOW, LIKE, THE UNITS THAT WILL BE... IF WE APPROVE ABUTTING TO THIS PROPERTY, WOULD THEY BE SINGLE-STORY OR
MULTISTORY? >> WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN AT THIS POINT. THAT ONE COVERED DURING THE SITE PLAN AND PLATTING PROCESS. THEN THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. TO MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLIANT
WITH THE LDC. >> THE QUESTION THE COUNCIL...
PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME,LY OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME CARDS. WE WILL READ THE CARDS IN ORDER.
WE WILL ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO PARTICIPATE THIS MORNING.
>> DENISE HALLSON. >> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US A CHANCE TO SAY SOMETHING. FIRST OF ALL, ON PAGE 130 OF YOUR PACKET WHICH IS A SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL INFORMATION, IT'S GOT THE WRONG NUMBER OF ACRES THERE.
IT SAYS 3.57. THAT WAS THE PREVIOUS NUMBER NUMBER TEN ON THE AGENDA. IT IS ACTUALLY .843 OF AN ACRE.
LESS THAN ONE ACRE. AND THE PORTION OF THAT PARTIAL ACRE IS LESS THAN HALF AN ACRE. THAT MR. FUAD HAMED APPARENTLY WANTS CHANGE FROM AO TO MULTIFAMILY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ON PAGE 148, AND THE MAP WAS UP THERE.
IT WAS PROBABLY ON THE SCREEN. OUR PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY...
RIGHT NEXT TO IT ON TWO SIDES. WE ARE SURROUNDED ON TWO SIDES BY THIS PROPERTY. THERE ARE A LOT OF APARTMENTS NEARBY. PLUS MANY DOWN THE ROAD.
AND REGARDING THE ZONING APPLICATION THAT MR. FUAD HAMED FILED WHICH IS ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND THAT IS HOW I ACCESSED IT, ON NUMBER FOUR, WHERE HE SAID THERE WERE NO FACTORS SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, OR GENERAL WELFARE, WE DISAGREE.
I'M SORRY. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD SURGERY.
I ALSO HAVE A COLD. NOT COVID.
REGARDING HIS STATEMENT THAT THERE ARE NO THINGS THAT AFFECT THE PUBLIC, WE DISAGREE. FOR ONE THING, THE GAS METER AT OUR PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIS PROPERTY.
HE JUST BOUGHT. 25 FEET IN... 24 FEET ON TO HIS LAND NEAR THE ROAD. THE WIDTH ON THE PROPERTY IS ONLY 79 FEET WIDE. HOW HE COULD PUT APARTMENTS ON THERE, WE DON'T SEE THAT. UNLESS THEY ARE SIDEWAYS.
HOW WOULD THAT LOOK? SO IF HE BROUGHT IN HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO CLEAR THAT LAND BECAUSE THERE ARE BIG TREES AND THERE IS A LOT OF BRUSH, IF THAT GAS METER GOT DAMAGED THERE, COULD BE AN EXPLOSION, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HURT.
ANOTHER FACT THAT HE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF BECAUSE WE ONLY FOUND OUT WHEN WE WENT TO THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR, YEARS, BECAUSE WE WERE INTERESTED IN BUYING IT, BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER COULD NOT GET BACK WITH US ON THE LOCATION OF THE WATER LINE.
THERE IS A PRIVATE WATER LINE THAT RUNS UNDER THE ENTIRE BACK PART OF THIS PROPERTY THAT HE BOUGHT.
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THE CITY DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS OR HOW DEEP IT IS.APPARENTLY, IT GOES TO ANSON PARK COMMUNITY.
MAYBE FOR THEIR POOL OR CLUBHOUSE.
NOBODY KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.
AGAIN, IF HE WERE TO DO EXCAVATING TO BUILD, WOULD THIS WATER LINE GET RUPTURED? SO ANOTHER THING ABOUT THAT IS THERE IS A STRING OF 100-PLUS-YEAR-OLD OAK TREES ON THEIR PROPERTY AND SEVERAL OTHER PROPERTIES, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. THAT WOULD BE DESTROYING SOME REALLY LARGE NICE OAK TREES. STHEY STILL LOOK HEALTHY.
WHEN THEY REMOVE THEM, IT WOULD DAMAGE TO THE ROOTS OF THE OAK
TREES IN OUR FRONT YARD. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> TO THAT AREA. >> THANK YOU.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU.
>> YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> OH, AM I UP? I'M SORRY. I HAD A FEW MORE THINGS.
OH, WELL. >> I'LL SEND A CARD FROM MS. LINDAY. YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION AGAINST THIS. YOU DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK.
DAVID HALLSON? YOU HAVE A THREE-MINUTE TIME
LIMIT. >> CAN I SPEAK FOR MY NEIGHBOR
FOR THREE MINUTES? >> I'LL SPEAK FOR HIM FIRST.
GARY WESTBROOK. LIVES ON 2828 OLD ANSON ROAD.
THE LONG STRIP RIGHT THERE. IN THE GREEN.
HIS CONCERNS IS A LOT OF TRASH HAS BEEN DEPOSITED FROM THESE APARTMENTS. HE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THEM OVER THAT. AND HE FEELS LIKE HE WOULD BE LIVING IN A FISH BOWL. HE WOULD BE SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES. THE OTHER SECTION, I THINK IT IS... I CAN'T SEE GOOD. 2802 THE MULTIFAMILY ALSO.
PROBABLY APARTMENTS DOWN THE ROAD.
HE WILL BE IN A FISH BOWL. HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT AND I AM TOO, THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. HE SAYS HE HAS TO WAIT SOMETIMES FIVE MINUTES JUST TO GET OUT ON THE ROAD.
I HAVE WOKEN UP SEVERAL TIMES AND COME OUTSIDE TO FIND AN ACCIDENT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE APARTMENT AREA.
THEY COME DOWN THE ROAD 40 MILES PER HOUR.
THERE IS A CURVE RIGHT THERE. THEY GET NAILED RIGHT THERE.
NOW, ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET AWAY, THERE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SET OF ROADS THAT PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT ALSO.
I THINK TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE GOING TO INCREASE.
ALSO THAT, METER... I'M NOT AN EXPERT.
IF THAT THING GETS HIT BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OR IF IT STAYS IN PLACE AND THE EXTRA TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT, IF IT GETS NAILED, IT IS GOING TO BLOW. IT MAY TAKE MY HOUSE WITH IT.
I DON'T KNOW. YOU WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO SOME EXPERTS ABOUT THAT. THAT WATER LINE, LIKE I SAID, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY TWICE.
NOBODY HERE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COULD HAVE TOLD ME ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WENT TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
THEY COULDN'T LOOK FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS A PRIVATE WATER LINE. SO I JUST DIDN'T DO IT.
THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERNS. ALSO IF THE PEOPLE THAT DO LIVE THERE, IF YOU GO AHEAD AND DO THIS THING, IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE SUBSIDIZED, ARE THESE GOING TO BE ILLEGAL ALIENS MOVING IN THERE? UNVETTED? I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO POLITICAL ABOUT IT.
I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THAT. I'M AN EX-VET.
AND JUST THE LOCAL TRASH AND STUFF, IF WHAT HAPPENED TO GARY HAS HAPPENED TO ME, AND THEY ARE THROWING STUFF OVER THE FENCE, I'M THROWING IT RIGHT BACK. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM.
THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS.
THAT PEOPLE CAN LIVE PEACE PEACEFULLY... ALSO, IT WOULD BE ALL FENCED IN. WHAT KIND OF A LIFE WOULD THESE PEOPLE HAVE BOXED INTO A LITTLE SQUARE HERE? THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS COME IN WITH A DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT, AND THEN APARTMENTS. THAT IS ALL I CAN THINK OF YOU COULD DO WITH THAT LOT. WELL, THAT IS ABOUT IT.
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ME OUT.
>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE PAPERWORK FROM GARY.
THAT SHOWS HIS CONCERNS. >> THANK YOU.
>> HE HAS DEALT WITH THIS QUITE A BIT.
HE HAS LIVED HERE A LOT LONGER THAN ME.
I CAN ONLY EXPECT THE SAME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO SECOND.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE DO APPROVE THIS, THAT WE DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MITIGATE ANY TYPE OF IMPACT, WHETHER IT BE MAKING SURE THAT A SOLID FENCE IS THERE, AND I KNOW TIMMY MENTIONED THERE IS A POINT SYSTEM.
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO APPROVE THIS WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING WHAT IT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
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BECAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT TWO OR THREE-STORY APARTMENTS THERE LOOKING INTO THESE HOMES, AND THE CONCERNS THEY BROUGHT, THAT IS WHERE I'M HUNG UP. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, PUT A HOT OF CONSTRAINTS
ON THE DEVELOPER RIGHT NOW. >> WELL, WE CAN'T.
I KNOW. >> IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT IT,
THEN... >> WELL, THAT IS JUST MY
LEGALLY, IS THIS THE MOST APPROPRIATE USE FOR THIS PARCEL
>> THE POINT SYSTEM THAT IS USED TO IDENTIFY PARAMETERS IN WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IF APPROVED, THAT THIS BODY APPROVED. SO ANY MORE COMMENTS?
IS THERE A MOTION? >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM KT HURT? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> PART OF WHAT I STRUGGLE WITH IS THAT PART OF SIT ALREADY MULTIFAMILY. BUT THAT WOULD PUT IT RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR HOUSE. I'M STRUGGLING WITH... YOU KNOW, AO TENDS TO BE A HOLDING ZONING. BUT WE HAVE HOMES THERE THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY HAVING APARTMENTS RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE A TRANSITION. WHEN WE GO TO MULTIFAMILY, WE GO TO MEDIUM-DENSITY AS A TRANSITION BEFORE WE GET TO INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING THAT THIS IS APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO APPROVE.
>> BECAUSE OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE OPPOSITION, IT REQUIRES A THREE-FOURTHS. FOR OUR COUNCIL, THAT IS AT
LEAST SIX MEMBERS. >> ALL RIGHT.
VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? ANY QUESTIONS? WE ARE READY TO VOTE. MOTION FAILS.
>> MAYOR, UNLESS THERE IS A PERSONNEL ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, THERE IS NO REASON TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM
STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE. >> SAY IT ONE MORE TIME.
(LAUGHTER). >> THERE IS NO REASON TO GO TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION, SIR. >> TELL ME THERE IS NOT A GOD.
(LAUGHTER) WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE SEASON OF THANKSGIVING.
AND WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
BE VERY, VERY MINDFUL OF THAT. AND CONSIDERING...
>> I WANT TO MENTION THE CANVASSING DATE.
>> YOU MENTION IT. >> MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 AT 8:30 HERE. WE WILL BE CANVASSING ELECTION
>> THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAVE TOYS FOR TOTS.
BOXES HERE. IF YOU CAN COME TO THE NEXT MEETING, LET'S BRING A TOY. FILL THAT BOX UP FOR OUR NEXT
COUNCIL MEETING. >> VERY GOOD.
ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? BEFORE WE ADJOURN. IT IS 9:18 A.M.
AND THIS MEETING OF YOUR ABILENE CITY COUNCIL IS OFFICIALLY
ADJOURNED. >> SAY IT AGAIN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.