May 11, 2023 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

[PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

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THE WORK YOU'VE DONE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

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[APPLAUSE] >> 556 MILLION, MY,, MY.

I WANT TO INVITE MY FRIENDS OF ALL KINDS TO JOIN IN.

WE COUNT TWO ANIMALS WEEK. >> HI!

>> WE COUNT ANIMALS WEEK. WHEREAS, WE COUNT ANIMALS WEEK'S A WEEKLONG CELEBRATION DESIGNED, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE ANIMAL SAFETY IN THE U.S.. AND AROUND THE WORLD.

WHEREAS, SINCE WEEK INCEPTION IN 1950, ITS AIM IS TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED TO BE PKIND TO ANIMALS AND PROTECT THEM AND THEIR HABITATS. AND WHEREAS, FROM THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS THAT KEEP AS COMPANY AND MAKE OUR HOMES HOLE TO THE WILD ANIMALS THAT WE GET TO OBSERVE IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS, ALL ANIMALS DESERVE OUR KINDNESS AND RESPECT. A RAT, SOME OF THE WAYS YOU CAN OBSERVE BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK ARE ADOPTING A SHELTER PET.

AND CARING FOR IT. OR EVEN DONATING OR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME TOWARDS AN ORGANIZATION THAT CARES FOR ANIMALS, LIKE ALL KINDS OF ANIMAL INITIATIVES.

WHEREAS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT ANIMALS ARE THE SENTIMENTS BEING FULL OF EMOTIONS, JUST LIKE HUMANS.

AND TREATING THEM WITH KINDNESS AND COMPASSION CAN MAKE US ALL BETTER HUMAN BEINGS. THEREFORE, LET ME RESOLVE AS MAYOR, AND THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL, I HEREBY CLAIM MAY 17TH THROUGH 13 BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK.

THAT IS IMPORTANT. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DECIDE?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

OUR STAFF AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND OUR FURRY FRIENDS.

THIS IS APRIL. AND THIS IS BUGSLEY.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A FURRY FRIEND, WE INVITE YOU DOWN TO THE ABILENE ANIMAL SHELTER AT SOUTH -- WE HAVE A LOT OF FURRY FRIENDS WHO NEED FOREVER HOMES.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE HERE TODAY.

WE ARE WORKING ON A CAMPAIGN FOR OUR NEW PARK, AND WE ARE SO CLOSE TO OUR GOAL. SO, IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT, PLEASE CONTACT ME OR ANDREA, OR TIM.

SO, IT'S NINE AND A HALF MILLION, THANK YOU.

FOR LETTING US SHARE THAT. AND FOR THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER, YES. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL

FACILITY. >> THE ADOPTION CENTER.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE JUST GOT 29 MILLION.

>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND SUPPORT TO US. WE ARE ALMOST THERE.

WE ARE 5000 -- $500 AWAY, SO, PLEASE REACH OUT.

WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO INVEST IN KINDNESS.

OUR HOMELESS PETS SURE DO DESERVE IT.

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SO, THANK YOU, GUYS. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE PHOTO OP.

IF YOU GOT TO PICK A FUND-RAISER TO HELP OUT, TOO,

I'VE HEARD. >>

>> DO WE NEED TO SQUISH TOGETHER?

>> SOUNDS GOOD. [LAUGHTER]

>> HEY, MOLLY. MOLLY.

LET'S GET USED TO SAYING ADOPTION CENTER.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I LIKE THAT BETTER.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO, WE HAD A VERY GENEROUS COMMITMENT LAST WEEK. SO, THEY ARE ALMOST THERE.

WE APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE THAT WAY WE ADOPT ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. A LOT OF ASYLUM.

SILENCE.

>> BICYCLE AWARENESS MONTH AND WRITE OF SILENCE.

STASIS 90 56, MAY HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS NATIONAL BIKE MONTH, SHOWCASING THE MANY HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF CYCLING. BIKE MONTH IS A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE ABILITIES OF BICYCLES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU BIKE TO WORK OR SCHOOL, RIGHT TO SAVE MONEY, OR, TIME FOR THE HEALTH OR TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT. ON MAY 17TH, A SPECIAL EVENTS CALLED THE RIGHT OF SILENCE, WILL BE HELD.

CYCLISTS WILL TAKE TO THE ROADS IN A SILENT PROCESSION TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED AND INJURED WHILE CYCLING ON OUR PUBLIC ROADWAYS. THESE EVENTS PROMOTE AWARENESS THAT WE ALL SHARE THE ROADS, AND STAY ALERT, AND TO BE COURTEOUS OF YOUR FELLOW TRAVELERS SO WE ALL MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. AS MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL, I'M PLEASED TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS BICYCLE AWARENESS MONTH, AND ANY WORDS YOU WANT

TO SAY TODAY FOR US? >> THANK YOU.

AT LEAST THAT WITH THE ABILENE MP OUT, AND I ALWAYS TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT WE ALL SHARE THE ROAD AND THIS LOT OF PEOPLE WHO USE BICYCLES FOR A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

SO, I ALWAYS GIVE THEM THAT SPACE THEY NEED TO MANEUVER SO EVERYONE MAKES IT HOME SAFELY. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MORGAN, AND WE'RE GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT THE IDEA THAT WE'RE

HAVING. >> THANK, YOU LISA.

WE REPRESENT SOME OF THE CYCLISTS THAT ARE ON THE ROADS.

SO THIS IS NOT REALLY THE ATTIRE THAT WE WEAR WHEN WE RIDE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

IF YOU JUST DRIVE IN YOUR NORMAL, DAILY ACTIVITIES AROUND ABILENE, YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO USE BICYCLES TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WE REALLY NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT AND WATCH THEM.

THIS IS THE 21ST YEAR OF THE RIDE OF THAILAND'S.

THIS IS OUR SEVENTH YEAR THAT OUR CYCLING CLUB, STEAMBOAT CYCLING CLUB, IN HONOR OF OUR MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF TOWN, STEAMBOAT MOUNTAIN, THAT WE NAMED OUR CLUB AFTER, WE HELD THAT RIGHT AT BACK MURRAY. WE APPRECIATE THE -- ALLOWED US TO USE THAT. WE STARTED AND STOPPED THERE.

WE HAVE EXTORT FIVE MILE RIDE ROUTE THAT WE USE THAT WE RIDE ON, AND AS WAS MENTIONED, IT'S TO RAISE AWARENESS THAT WE ALL SHARE THE ROADS, AND ALSO, TO HONOR THE 11 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE LAST YEARS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN CYCLING RELATED CRASHES HERE IN THE ABILENE AREA.

ONE OF THOSE IS A FORMER CITY OF ABILENE EMPLOYEE, SUSAN JARRED, WHO I THINK IT'S BEEN ABOUT TEN YEARS THAT THAT HAPPENED. SO, IT'S CALLED RIGHT OF SILENCE, FOR THE FIVE MILE PERIOD, WE RIDE AND WE DO NOT SPEAK. AND THIS YEAR, WE HAVE COUNTY JUDGE BILL CROWLEY WHO WILL BE PROVIDING OUR TOP THERE AT THAT RIGHT. SO, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT ABILENE AND HE OUTDOES AND OUR FRIENDS AND SUPPORT THAT TECH STOP, THE DRIVE SAFE COALITION, AND JUST REMINDER WHEN YOU DRIVE, PUT THE PHONES DOWN AND KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE]

>> CHASE CRAIG IS OUR MUNICIPAL JUDGE, AND COULDN'T BE WITH US ON THIS MORNING. BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. HE HAS BEEN SELECTED.

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CHASE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND WE JUST WANTED TO BE SURE WE KNOW TAKE TO HIS APPOINTMENT AND WHAT THAT REPRESENTS, NOT JUST FOR HIM, BUT REALLY, FOR OUR CITY. I ALSO WANT TO PAUSE AND WE JUST HAVE THE ELECTION. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE WHO RAISED YOUR HANDS TO SERVE, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE BRIAN YATES AND LES REAGAN. AND MY FRIENDS, WALDEN HURT.

GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, IF YOU KNOW THEM.

[APPLAUSE] FOR THE VOTERS, PROVIDING SOME VALIDATION FOR THEM WANTING THEM TO SERVE.

THIS IS MY LAST REAL MEETING. WE HAVE A SHORT MEETING ON TUESDAY. WILL ALL COUNT THE VOTES AND ALL HANDS OVER AND WILL PUT RYAN AND LAYS TO WORK.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE YOU FOR 21 AND A HALF YEARS, THE LAST SIX AS YOUR MAYOR. I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY, AND I CERTAINLY, THIS HAS NOT LOVE TO ME.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WILL DO IN THE FUTURE, BUT I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE A FAN OF ABILENE, TEXAS.

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE ANYWHERE NEAR THIS PLACE.

WE ARE A VERY, VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE AS YOUR MAYOR.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> EVERY OTHER THURSDAY, YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH

YOURSELF! >> I BET, LYNN COULD FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU. IT'S -- HERITAGE MONTH, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE COWBOY HATS THAN WE NORMALLY HAVE. I EVEN DUSTED OFF MY FELT -- SO, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN

[CONSENT AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORM OF -- PRESENTING OF PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT ONLY ALLOWS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PREVENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION, CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AS WE RESIDE IN. DO WE HAVE --

>> HELEN? >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS YOU. YES, MAYOR WILLIAMS, IT IS YOUR LAST MEETING. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR SHINE AND YOUR HONOR AND ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS YOU HAVE DONE FROM THIS FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILWOMAN DONNA ALBUS. SHE DOESN'T KNOW I'M DOING THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DONNA ALBUS ON HER SUCCESSFUL CONTRIBUTION TO ABILENE AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M TELLING YOU SARAH FROM ABILENE. IT IS NOT EVERY DAY YOU SEE A WOMAN WITH SUCH A PASSION FOR OUR CITY, PUTS INTO ACTION, SHOWS UP, AND REPRESENTS IN A CLASSY WAY.

I MEAN, THE HATS ALONE ARE AN INDICATION OF HER STYLE, ATTITUDE, AND COMMITMENT TO PERFECTION.

SHORTLY AFTER I MOVED TO ABILENE, I WAS INTRODUCED TO DONNA. SHE HAS BEEN A MENTOR, ADVOCATE, AND COLLEAGUE. SHE HAS EXPLAINED THAT ABILENE WAY OF DOING THINGS AND HAS ENSURED THAT I REPRESENT THE CITY IN A MANNER SHE WILL ENDORSE.

SHE HAS GONE OUT OF HER WAY TO MAKE ME FEEL AND ACT LESS LIKE AN OUTSIDER AND MORE LIKE A FRIEND.

WHILE TEACHING ME THAT THIS LIFE ISN'T ABOUT HER, OR ME.

SHE, OR HE. PARTISAN OR RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGIES, BUT RATHER, ABOUT OTHERS.

IT'S THE WEE THAT IS PUT IN THE WORK, NOT THAT EYE FOR THAT.

DON HAS BECOME A TRUSTED CONFIDANT AND A FRIEND.

I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BE ABLE TO PLAY DOMINOES AT HER LEVEL. AND I HEAR MAYOR, YOU, CANCER.

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BUT I BELIEVE SHE PROVES IT CAN TAKE ONE PERSON TO MAKE A COMMUNITY FEEL WHOLE. WITH THE CHANGEOVER IN THE CITY COUNCIL, WE ARE LOSING AN IMPORTANT VOICE.

THE VOICE OF THE WOMAN. I WANT TO ASK ABOUT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE SITTING HERE NOW, WHO ARE REMAINING ON COUNCIL, AND THOSE THAT ARE MOVING INTO NEW POSITIONS, DON'T LOSE THAT VOICE. LISTEN TO IT, AND BE WILLING TO HEAR IT, WITH BOTH EARS. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN ALBUS, FOR BEING A CIVIC LEADER, WHO EXEMPLIFIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE LOVE YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? THE NEXT CARD IS A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. THAT'S ALL THE CARDS FOR PUBLIC

COMMENT. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. TAMMY FOCAL, RESIDENT OF ABILENE. I TELL YOU WHY.

I TALK ALL THE TIME, AND EVERY TIME I GET UP HERE, I GET SO MANY BUTTERFLIES IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.

AND I KNOW YOU ARE HUMAN PEOPLE, BUT I THINK THE TOPICS I TALK ABOUT ARE NOT ALWAYS PLEASANT AND FUN.

SO, I'M GLAD WE START OFF WITH SOMETHING HAPPY.

WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE ONBOARD ORDINANCE IN DECEMBER, OR NOVEMBER OF 2021, I WAS REALLY SHOCKED THAT AFTER ABOUT 18 MONTHS, NOT ONE TIME HAD THE COUNCIL, ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL, BEEN WILLING TO PUT FORWARD ON AN AGENDA. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHAT REALLY FIRED ME UP, THAT WE HAD A COUNCIL THAT MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO GET STUFF ON THE AGENDA.

SO, I TOOK TO THE STREETS AND THANKFULLY, I WAS A PART OF A TEAM HERE IN ABILENE THAT WAS ABLE TO GET NOT ONLY THE MINIMUM 6500, BUT WE GATHERED OVER 12,000 SIGNATURES TO FORCED THE CITY COUNCIL TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

AND WHAT THAT SHOWED ME WAS THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER BEEN DONE IN THE CITY. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD EVER SUCCESSFULLY REQUIRED Y'ALL TO LISTEN TO US.

SO, I BEGAN WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKING SURE THAT MORE CITIZENS SHOWED UP, AND WE ARE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.

I WAS DISAPPOINTED LAST MAY, WHEN WE HAD BARELY 5% SHOW UP TO ELECT COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO, I THOUGHT, IT'S JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T CARE. SO I GOT INVOLVED.

AND THEY ARE APATHETIC AND SAID, OKAY, I'M GONNA GET IN AND LET THEM KNOW THEIR WORTH. I GOT INVOLVED AND I WAS TOLD, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANYBODY ELECTED EXCEPT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO BE ELECTED.

I WAS LIKE NO, WHEN ABILENE HAS A SAY, WE'RE GOING TO ELECT WHO WE WANT TO ELECT. , SO SATURDAY, I WAS SO EXCITED. I WAS EXCITED, OBVIOUSLY, FOR A DIFFERENT CANDIDATE TO WIN, BUT HONESTLY, IT SHOCKED ME MORE THAT THE CANDIDATES WHO WON, IT WASN'T A REFERENDUM ON THE THREE THAT WERE ELECTED. IT WAS ACTUALLY A RECOMMENDED ON HOW LITTLE THE CITIZENS FEEL THEY HAVE A VOICE.

BECAUSE WE BARELY HAVE 13.5% SHOW UP.

WHAT IS INTERESTING IS LAST YEAR IN APRIL, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MAN SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE ONLY GOTTEN 6500 SIGNATURES. LET'S SEE WHAT THE REST OF ABILENE SAYS. WELL I REALIZED ON THIS ELECTION, IT WAS THE WRONG 6500 VOICES BEING HEARD.

AND THE VOICES THAT WERE HEARD WERE NOT THE SAME, BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A VOICE, SO, I'M UP HERE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE WANT TO BE HEARD, AND WE NEED TO BE RE-ENGAGED.

SO, IF YOU WALK AWAY WITH THIS CLEAR BLOWOUTS, THERE IS NO QUESTION, YOU GUYS WON. THE THING IS, YOU DIDN'T WIN BY A MAJORITY OF ABILENE. UNTIL WE GET MORE CITIZENS INVOLVED, WE HAVE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THIS GOVERNMENT IS SET UP FOR MORAL AND RELIGIOUS PEOPLE, AND RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE DECIDED WE DON'T NEED RELIGION, AND SOME IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BRING INTO THE COUNCIL, AND WE'RE NEVER GOING TO WIN IN ABILENE AS LONG AS WE SEPARATE THE TWO.

SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, I'M A FAN, AND I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE HERE, SHOWING UP, AND BEING A PARTS.

BY THE WAY, THE WEBSITE IS TERRIBLE.

I CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO HARDLY GET THAT PACKET OPEN, AND YET AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK ANOTHER HURDLE THAT I CAN'T, I HAVE TO OVERCOME IN ORDER TO JUST BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. LOOKING FOR TO THE FUTURE.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

>> SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

I WANT TO ASK A MOTION ON THE AGENDA, AND THE SECOND FROM THE

COUNCIL. >> SOMEBODY.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE COUNCIL MEMBER, DONNA ALBUS.

>> SECOND. >> SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEAM, WELDON HURT. ANY DISCUSSION?

READY TO VOTE. >> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO ALBUS, MAY OR HURT? COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER?

COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER? >> YES.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE? >> YES.

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>> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD IS ABSENT.

AND MAYOR WILLIAMS. >> YES.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> BY THE WAY, COUNCILMAN BEARD AND ALSO, -- FOR BOTH OUT OF THE CITY AND WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ABSENCE AND THEY WILL BOTH BE

[12. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2023-09: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a request from Rolling Plains EV Stations LLC to change zoning of approximately 783 acres of land located at 5502 Spinks Road from Agricultural Open to Planned Development (PD-181) (Tim Littlejohn)]

WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 12, AND WILL ASK TIM LITTLEJOHN,

DIRECTOR OF -- >> TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> CAN?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING.

IT IS KNOWN A CASE TO ZERO TO THREE DASH OUT NINE, IN HONOR OF NANCY -- LLC.

THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE 826 ACRES FROM A O2 PD 181.

LOCATED AT 55 BEACH ROAD. HERE IS THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE PROPERTY YOU ARE CONSIDERING THIS MORNING.

HERE'S THE AERIAL MAP. HERE IS THE CURRENT ZONING MAP.

OF COURSE, THIS WAS AN ANNEXED, SO, THAT IS THE REASON AGRICULTURAL SPACE. HERE'S YOUR CONCEPT PLAN, DIVIDING BUT LOTS ONE THROUGH FIVE.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE GREEN AREA, THAT AREA IS OWNED BY ATP, RIGHT RIGHT. SO, THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ZONING PROCESS.

THE BASE ZONING ARE THE PROPOSED -- INDUSTRIAL, THE FALL OF STANDARDS OF INDUSTRIAL.

HERE IS A 200 FOOT PROPOSING THEY SURROUNDS THE PROPERTY OF WHERE THEY DO NOT OWN THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS A VOLUNTARY MOVE OR REQUEST BY -- WHAT ONE IS GOING TO BE THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE OF THIS BE THE, THE GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, GREEN AMMONIUM PRODUCTION, DIRECT AIR CAPTURE, AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES WILL BE ALLOWED WITHIN TRACKED ONE. PROPOSED USES WITHIN THE REMAINING LOTS, BUT TYPICAL USES.

HERE'S THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

HERE'S SOME FOCUS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

NOTIFICATION MATT, THERE IS 5.1% IN OPPOSITION, AND 17 IN FAVOR, AND FOR A POST. RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE -- MAP, PNC DID THIS CASE, AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDING TO YOUR APPROVAL THIS MORNING. HERE'S THE CONDITIONS, LOCATED WITHIN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. IT'S BASICALLY STATING WITH USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED. A U.S. IS ALLOWED WITHIN TRACT ONE OF THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL PORTION.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

DOES THE COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC

HEARING? >> NOW THAT WE ARE VOTING ON JUST THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY.

WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS SOME OF THE USES THAT CAN BE DONE, LIKE PRODUCING GREEN AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN THAT ARE REALLY WATER VAMPIRES. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE GOT THAT KIND OF WATER TO DEVOTE TO THIS PRODUCTION.

PLUS, THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SOME REAL HAZARDS WITH PRODUCING THOSE KINDS OF PRODUCTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT FOR ME? >> I KNOW THE COMPANY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE WATER UTILITIES ON DEMAND.

THEY ARE WORKING THOSE NUMBERS OUT AS WE SPEAK.

AS FAR AS THE GREEN ENERGY PORTION FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND THE APPLICANTS HERE PROBABLY CAN ANSWER BETTER THAN I COULD, IT'S PROBABLY THE SAFEST FORMS OF THAT PRODUCTION THAT YOU COULD HAVE. IS TO BRING THE AMMONIA AND THE GREEN HYDROGEN THEY'RE PROPOSING.

I KNOW THEY CAN SPEAK ON IT A LITTLE BETTER THAN I CAN, BECAUSE THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT IT THAN I DO.

>> AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

>> -- IT IS RECOMMENDED TO YOU

APPROVAL, YES, SIR. >> THE QUESTION FROM COUNCIL --

A PUBLIC HEARING. >> THANK YOU, TIM.

>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME

FOR THE RECORD. >> CARD ANDY, IF YOU COULD COME UP? HELP ME WITH YOUR LAST NAME.

>> BUOYANCY OF. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR THE WORKERS WE DEVELOP THIS.

TO ADDRESS SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

AS WE SEE, IT THERE'S A COUPLE OF PHASES TO THE PROJECT.

ADDITIONALLY, THIS PHASE ONE IS A LOT OF THE DATA PROJECT STUFF, A LOT MORE POWER AND CONCEPTION WILL FACE IS THE MORE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE AROUND THE GREEN HYDROGEN, GREEN AMMONIA, SOME

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AS WE PULL THESE APPLICATIONS TOGETHER.

SO, HAVE -- I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND, WE HAVE OUR PROJECT TEAM HERE AS WELL.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?

>> DO I HAVE A TIME LIMIT? >> THREE MINUTES.

>> THREE MINUTES. CHARLES BAUCUM, I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPERTY. 50 6:13, SPHINX ROAD.

I GUESS FIRST IS THE FOR OPPOSED.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD BRING THAT UP OR HAVE TO BRING THAT

BACK UP. >> CERTAINLY.

>> ON THIS LIST HERE, EVERYBODY THAT'S IN FAVOR ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE APPLICANTS. I'M ONE OF THE OPPOSED.

MY NEIGHBORS ARE THE OPPOSED. EVERYBODY ELSE ON HERE DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE THEM NOTICED OR COULDN'T GET HERE.

THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE ON HERE THAT ARE ON LOOP 322, MILES FROM THIS AREA. EVERYBODY I'VE TALKED TO IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAVE ACREAGE, SAYS THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT, ARE OPPOSED TO ANYTHING HERE.

IT'S A COUNTRYSIDE. IT'S AGRICULTURE.

THEY ARE OPPOSED TO ANYTHING, BASICALLY, AND FRANKLY FELT LIKE THEY WERE BACK WITH THIS DEAL TO BEGIN WITH.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT UNTIL THE CITY CONCIL, THE COUNTY.

ASIDE FROM THAT, THERE ARE MAJOR CONCERNS WITH HYDROGEN AND AMMONIA. YOU MIGHT AS WELL PUT A NUCLEAR PLANT THERE. ASIDE FROM THE RESOURCES IT USES, HYDROGEN IS MORE FLAMMABLE THEN NATURAL GAS.

AMMONIA, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT AMMONIA SMELLS LIKE.

THE, WE WERE NEVER APPROACHED BY LANCIUM OR ANYBODY ELSE PRIOR TO ANY KIND OF PLANNING. SO, WE FEEL LIKE WE WERE BACK TOWARD. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS GOING TO BE HEAVY COMMERCIAL USE FOR BITCOIN MINING AND SUCH, WHICH MOST OF US OPPOSE THAT FOR SOUND AND UNSIGHTLY.

NOBODY WANTS AND INDUSTRIALIZATION, COMMERCIALIZATION IN A FARM AREA.

PEOPLE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I'VE TRIED TO GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING BUT I DIDN'T MAKE IT THERE. I FEEL LIKE IF I HAD INPUT THERE, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THIS FAR.

THERE IS CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING WATER FOR THESE FACILITIES. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A TWO INCH WATER MAIN THAT COMES TO MY HOUSE ON SOME WATER.

PREVIOUSLY, IT WASN'T IN THE CITY LIMITS, SO THERE WASN'T CITY WATER OUT THERE. WHO PAYS FOR THAT? TRAFFIC CONCERNS. IT JUST NOW GOT CEO COATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT'S NOT BUILT FOR ANY KIND OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOISE LEVELS.

THERE'S TALK ABOUT SOLAR PANELS, OR SOLAR FARMS BEING THERE TO HELP WITH THE ELECTRICITY SIDE OF THAT.

WHAT OTHER KINDS OF -- >> WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> IS THAT IT? >> YES, THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS -- I WORK WITH LANCIUM. I AM THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT WE ARE DOING IN ABILENE.

I WANT TO ANSWER A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY OUR NEIGHBORS. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE A POSTER OUT THERE BY THE ENTRANCE TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

THERE'S A REFERENCE THERE TO A WEBSITE.

ON THAT WEBSITE, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO CAN SEND QUESTIONS, WHICH WE WILL ANSWER.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A FEW QUERIES. WE HAVE CALLED THE PEOPLE WHO HAD ANY CONCERNS. WE'VE TALKED TO THEM, AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

SO, THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPENING FOR ANYONE WHO ASKS A CONCERN, TO REACH OUT AND TALK TO US. BUT MAIN ACCESS POINT TO THE SITE IS GOING TO BE OLD JOHNSON ROAD, SO CURRENTLY, WE ARE USING FREE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

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SO, THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE, TO CREATE ANY HAZARDS FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. >> WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS,

ONE-ON-ONE? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

WE WILL BE OPEN FOR THAT. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY CAN REACH OUT. LIKE I SAID, THERE IS A POSTER BY THE ENTRANCE, JUST THE WEBSITE.

WE'RE A CONTACT FORM FOR CONTACTING OF.

>> OKAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, AND THE QUESTIONS AND OR COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS

ITEM? >> ALL EXCEPT THE MOTION TO

SECOND. >> SO MOVED.

>> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER.

>> SECONDS. >> SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE. ANY DISCUSSION?

WE ARE READY TO VOTE. >> EMBER MCALISTER?

>> YES. >> CASTLE MEMBER CRAVER?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD IS

ABSENT. >> DEPUTY MAYOR AL THIS?

>> YES. >> MAYOR PRO TIM HURT?

[13. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2023-10: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a request from Bridgestone Bandag, LLC to change zoning from Agricultural Open (AO) to Heavy Industrial (HI), located at 4678 FM 18 (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> YES. >> AND MAYOR WILLIAMS?

>> YES. >> OCEAN TO CARRY.

>> WITH ITEM NUMBER 13, IT'S MY JOB TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING'S CASE TO ZERO TO THREE SLASHED IAIN.

I WANT TO BRING IN BRAGG AGENT CHRIS DANIELS.

A REQUEST TO CONSIDER THE REZONE FROM AGRICULTURE OPEN SPACE, TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, LOCATED AT 46 78, 18.

. YEARS THE LOCATION MAP.

AS YOU COULD SEE, THIS IS THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST OF -- CURRENT ZONING MAP. USES WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL OPEN SPACE ZONING. USES WITHIN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. USE OF THE SUBJECT AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. MOTION, IN -- FAVOR, ZERO A POST. STAFF HAS FOUND THIS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR THE LAND OF DEVELOPMENT.

PNC APPROVED THIS REQUEST AND DISAPPROVING TO YOUR APPROVAL THIS MORNING. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS, JOHN? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ALL EXCEPT EMOTIONS A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR

PRO TEM HURTS. >>.

SECOND >> A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KRAMER, AND THE DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

>> MAYOR PROS HIM HURT? COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE?

>> SOME OF ROBERT'S ABSENT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS?

>> I AM SO SORRY. MAYOR PRO TIM ALBUS.

SO SORRY. >> ALREADY FORGETTING THE.

[LAUGHTER] >> WELL, HERE TO CHOOSE.

>> THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. >> THEY ARE PAID TO THE YEAR.

[14. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2023-12: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a request from KPLB LLC to amend the terms of PDD-155. More specifically, this request is to change the base zoning of the north three hundred feet of this PD from Neighborhood Office (NO) to Neighborhood Retail (NR), located on the 4600 Block of Antilley Road (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> ITEM IS APPROVED. >> MOVE ON TO NUMBER 14.

WE WILL ASK TIM TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING, SO IN A CASE TO ZERO TO THREE DASH 12, IN HONOR OF K P L B LLC, THE AGENTS ESCALATES IN PHARAOH.

THE REQUEST FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IS TO DEMAND PD D 155, LOCATED AT 46 A ONE ABLY ROAD. THERE IS AN AREA OF LOCATION MAP. HERE'S THE ZONING MAP.

>> HERE'S THE EXISTING CONCEPT PLAN.

HERE IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN.

WHAT THEY ARE WANTING TO DO IS CHANGE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE TO NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL. IT'S THE REQUEST TO CONSIDER? HERE'S THE USES LOCATED WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICES OWNING DISTRICT CURRENTLY. USES IN THE PROPOSED

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THE FINDINGS, THE PROPOSED MEETS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE P D AND THE L D.C.. THE PD WILL PROHIBIT MULTI FAMILY FUEL CELLS AND CONVENIENCE STORE USES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL. THE AND THE THEN HEAR THIS CASE, AS WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO GIVE THIS MORNING, APPROVAL.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> QUESTION, MISS LITTLEJOHN, PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> TIM, I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE TWO OPPOSITIONS WERE ON THE BACK SIDE. IF AND WHEN THIS COMES TO FRUITION, THE PROPONENT WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE A SITE MAP, CORRECT? CORRECT ME, AT THAT TIME, CAN WE ADDRESS BUFFERING TO PUT UP A BUFFER TO PROTECT THOSE HOMES?

>> THERE IS SOME BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO DISTRICTS. YES, THAT WILL BE -- WHENEVER THEY DEVELOP THOSE SITES.

THANK YOU. >> DID P&Z APPROVE THE NO

CONVENIENCE STORE, NO FUEL? >> THEY APPROVED IT PASS IS.

THEN, AT THE REQUEST OF THAT, SPEAKING WITH THE APPLICANT, THERE WERE CONCERNS AND HE WAS FINE WITH REMOVING THOSE USES

FROM THE -- >> WE WILL BE A BRIEFING THAT

TODAY. >> YES.

>> REMOVING THOSE EUSTIS. THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> QUESTIONS TO COUNCIL PRIOR

TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> IT'S A LITTLE JOHN?

THANKS. >> 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, TAO, FILLING AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. THIS IS ZONING REQUEST IS REALLY TO SUPPORT SOME ADDITIONAL USES THAT THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER WOULD LIKE DO YOU SEE ON THE PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO SOME EXTENT, NOT ALL OF THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED. I BELIEVE ONE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND WHAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SOMETHING I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT WHEN THE ORIGINAL NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE ZONING WAS PUT INTO PLACE, ALL OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY WAS, IN SOME FORM, OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING.

SINCE THAT TIME, AS YOU KNOW, HE HAS BEEN THE MULTI FAMILY, AND THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT FAMILY UP TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST. ADDITIONALLY, CONNECTIVITY REALLY BACK TO BUFFALO WROTE UP TO THE EXTENSION OF DELTA, AS A RESULT OF THAT DEVELOPMENT, HAS OCCURRED, RELIEVING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAVE HAD TO USE AMPLY ROAD TO GET BACK TO BUFFALO GAP.

SO, WE CERTAINLY THINK THAT THE ZONING NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL IS APPROPRIATE. THIS THIS LOCATION, WE HAVE NO CONCERNS, WITH THE REMOVAL OF THOSE COUPLE OF ELEMENTS THAT ARE TYPICALLY ALLOWED IN NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL.

THAT'S NOT THE INTENT FOR THE REQUEST.

SO, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

AGAIN, AS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. OBVIOUSLY CAN.

>> THANK YOU, TAO. >> THANK YOU.

>> IF THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, AND THE QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ALL EXCEPT THE EMOTION TO SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE, LIKE A BY MAYOR PRO TIM HURT. ANY DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ALBUS. COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER. COUNCILMAN WERE CRAVER.

AND NEAR WILLIAMS. THE MOTION CARRIED. >> WHO'S THERE? SEE. KAITLAN, THAT IS THE OLDEST -- ALL RIGHT, A LITTLE HUMOR.

STANLEY, DO WE HAVE -- I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER SAM CHASING THE AUDIENCE.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SAM WITH US. >> BEFORE WE ADJOURN, MONDAY AT FOUR AT THE CONVENTION CENTER WE WILL HAVE A RECEPTION TO SEE GOODBYE TO THE TWO OF Y'ALL. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS HAPPENING, AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM IN PERSON. ANY PARTING WORDS?

>> WHAT A TRIP IT'S BEEN. IT WAS NOT THE WAY I WAS PLANNING ON SPENDING RETIREMENT,

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AND WHAT AN AMAZING GROUP THAT I WORKED WITH. I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE IS PART OF MY LIFE. AND ALL RIGHT OFF INTO THE SUNSET.

EVERY TIME WE COME TOGETHER, SHE WOULD SHOW ME THAT TICKER. IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME.

AGAIN, IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO MANY WOMEN AND MEN WE HAVE SERVED, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE TEAM. WE WISH YOU THE BEST, AND BRIAN AND BLAZE, I WISH YOU THE BEAR VERY BEST. KEEP IT GOING WITH A PROUD LEGACY OF GOOD, STRONG LEADERSHIP. AND OFTEN, WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE SALUTE MAJORITY, JUST A VOCAL MINORITY.

EVERYONE IS IMPORTANT, THAT IT'S BEEN SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE KNOW THE REALITY THAT WE LIVE IN. SO WITH THAT, IT IS 9:17 A&M. AND THIS MEETING

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