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[CALL TO ORDER]

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TO ORDER AT 303 O'CLOCK STRAIGHT UP P M. WELCOME TO THE WORK SESSION OF THE WACO CITY COUNCIL. THANKS, EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. IT'S A PRETTY FULL GALLERY HERE TODAY. WELCOME TO ALL THE VIEWERS AT HOME WATCHING ON WACO CITY CABLE CHANNEL. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY IN OUR IN OUR WORK SESSION. I'M MAYOR JIM HOLMES, AND I'M JOINED BY THE DAIS HERE TODAY BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, ISABELLA ZENO, JOSH BORUD, DARIUS EWING, GEORGE CHASE, AND MAYOR PRO TEM ANDREA BERFIELD. AND ON OUR ADJACENT DAIS, WE HAVE SENIOR CITY STAFF, CITY MANAGER RYAN HOLT, CITY ATTORNEY KRISTIN HAMILTON, AND CITY SECRETARY MICHELLE HICKS. WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING TODAY WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE. OKAY. SO THE FIRST BEFORE WE GET TO THE FIRST ITEM, I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW WE ARE WE ARE SOME OF US. MOST OF US ARE DRESSED ADIDAS TRACKSUITS TODAY FOR A REASON. WE ARE HONORING OUR COUNCIL MEMBER BOARDROOM. THIS IS HIS SECOND TO LAST MEETING. HE'S A HE DID NOT RUN FOR REELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL THIS TIME AROUND. WE ALL LOVE JOSH. AND IN HONOR OF.

TO JOSH, WHO IS A MASTER OF MEMES, I THINK ALL OF US HAVE BEEN EITHER THE VICTIM OR THE HONOREE OF HIS MEMES IN THESE TRACKSUITS, IN DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT POSES AND DIFFERENT PUBLIC APPEARANCES. BUT ANYWAY, WE WE LOVE IT AND WE'RE ALWAYS JUST KEEL OVER. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER WHILE I'M DRIVING, JUST START LAUGHING AT HIS STUFF. BUT ANYWAY, AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT JOSH NEXT WEEK, BUT JOSH, GO AHEAD AND HAVE A WORD OR TWO HERE. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, I HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE UNHEALTHY ADDICTION TO A FEW OF THE AI APPS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND TRY TO USE MY POWERS FOR GOOD AND NOT EVIL, BUT I WILL SAY I'M STARTING TO THINK MAYBE THERE'S AN ADIDAS CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP THAT THE CITY COULD START TALKING TO. THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE TAX BURDEN.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. NIL ON THAT. YOU COULD BE IN LINE WITH ADIDAS. OKAY. WE'LL GET BACK TO

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THE MEETING HERE. THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A RECOGNITION OF WORK SESSION SPEAKERS. CITY SECRETARY HICKS, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE TODAY THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REGISTERED SPEAKERS, MAYOR. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT THEN TO THE THE NEXT ITEM. SO WE'LL RECESS THE REGULAR SESSION AND CONVENE INTO THE WORK SESSION WITH THE REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER RYAN HOLT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND WELCOME TO THOSE JOINING US IN ATTENDANCE AND ONLINE. WE HAVE NO CHANGES FOR YOU ON TODAY'S AGENDA UNDER EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION TEAM.

LAST WEEK, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE TEXAS TRAVEL INDUSTRY UNITY DINNER IN ROUND ROCK, ALONG WITH MAYOR PRO TEM FAIRFIELD, OUR DMO STAFF AND MANY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.

THIS EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER TRAVEL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS TEXAS FOR AN EVENING OF ADVOCACY, NETWORKING, AND CELEBRATION. IT WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF HOW STRONG THE TEXAS TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IS. TRAVEL AND TOURISM IS A VITAL ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR WACO. JUST IN 2025, TRAVELERS SPENT $504.7 MILLION DIRECTLY INTO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, SUPPORTING 14,000 JOBS AND GENERATING $45 MILLION IN DIRECT TAX RECEIPTS, INCLUDING $15 MILLION OF THAT. STAYING RIGHT HERE IN OUR LOCAL TAX REVENUE, THESE DOLLARS HELP FUND THE SERVICES OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON. NONE OF THAT HAPPENS WITHOUT THE HARD WORK AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP OF OUR DMO STAFF. THEY ENDEAVOR TO BUILD VALUABLE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, ANALYZE MARKET TRENDS, CREATE COMPELLING VISITOR EXPERIENCES, DEVELOP LONG TERM DESTINATION STRATEGIES, AND THEY WORK TIRELESSLY TO POSITION WACO AS A PREMIER DESTINATION IN WACO, IN TEXAS AND BEYOND. THEIR CREATIVITY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMMITMENT DRIVE REAL RESULTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL JOIN ME ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WACO TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR DESTINATION MARKETING STAFF IN OUR AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO LIFT UP WACO'S TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS, AND WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER HOLT, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE WORDS THAT YOU SAID. IT HAS BEEN CRYSTAL CLEAR OVER THE PAST DECADE THAT OUR TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY AND DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY, HAS DONE A LION'S SHARE TO HELP WACO ESTABLISH ITS PLACE ON THE MAP. SO MANY TIMES WE HAVE BEEN ON LISTS THAT NO ONE IMAGINED THAT WE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE HOTEL NIGHTS IN TEXAS. I MEAN, SO MANY

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DIFFERENT THINGS. AND WACO. WELL, YEAH. AND, AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH OUR, OUR DMO TEAM.

AND I'M, I AM AMAZED EVERY DAY WHEN WE MEET FOR OUR DMO, CVB MEETINGS AND THE THINGS THAT THEY COME UP WITH, THE TALENT THAT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE HAS, NOT ONLY JUST TO, TO SELL WACO, BUT TO BRING IN AND SO MANY DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND CONVENTIONS AND JUST KEEP GOING AND GOING. AND, YOU KNOW, HOW WE BUILD AND GROW IS HOW WE BUILD AND GROW. SO I'M INCREDIBLY PLEASED TO SERVE AS THE CVB CHAIR, BUT ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING STAFF.

YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. DMO, WACO, DMO ANDRE AND I ARE MAYOR PRO TEM BENNEFIELD, AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT PUNCHING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT. AND YOU GUYS ARE EXEMPLIFY THAT THAT EFFORT AND THAT THAT ASPIRATION AND MAKING WACO SUCH A GREAT PLACE. SO GREAT. GREAT JOB GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE TWO INFORMAL REPORTS FOR YOU ON THE AGENDA. ITEM 252 PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON PLAN COMMISSION ACTIONS TAKEN ON SEVEN PLATS DURING THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF FY 2526, THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION HAS DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND TAKE FINAL ACTION ON PLAT APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING PRELIMINARY PLATS, FINAL PLATS, RE PLATS AND VACATED PLATS. SOUNDS LIKE A DOCTOR SEUSS BOOK. PLATS FOR YOU. EVERYBODY GETS A PLAT. ITEM 253 PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE INSPECTION REPORTS. ONLINE SOFTWARE COLLOQUIALLY CALLED EYEROLL, RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN SUPPORT OF AN ORDINANCE PASSED IN FEBRUARY TO REQUIRE ALL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED THROUGH AN ONLINE PROVIDER BEGINNING IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. EYEROLL RECENTLY MERGED WITH BRYCE, AND WHILE THERE WILL BE A FUTURE SHARED SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF THE MERGER, AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WACO'S PLATFORM OR USER INTERFACE. IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION REMAINS ON TRACK FOR A JUNE 1ST, 2026. GO LIVE.

THAT FIRST INFORMAL REPORT IS JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT'S A NICE SUMMARY OF. IT'S A QUARTERLY SUMMARY THAT CLINT'S TEAM PUT A DIRECTOR PETER'S TEAM PUTS TOGETHER, VERY INSIGHTFUL. AND IT ALSO. IT KIND OF DEMONSTRATES OUR HOUSING. IT'S A FLAVOR OF WHERE WE ARE IN HOUSING. AS FAR AS PLATS BEING APPROVED AND DEVELOPED AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE. AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF STALE INVENTORY OUT THERE THE WAY I SEE IT, BUT IT'S A A ONE. IT'S A FEW PAGES, BUT THERE'S THE TABLE IN THERE THAT I JUST LOVE THAT THAT SHOWS WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE HOUSING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

AND THEN THERE'S A SUMMARY OF KEY OBSERVATIONS, FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. AND IT'S A NICE, NICE SUMMARY. CLINT, I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. THERE ARE 19 RESOLUTIONS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THEM. ITEM 268 APPROVES AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE TRANSFER AND USE OF $10 MILLION TOWARDS THE EXPANSION OF THE TEXAS RANGER HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DPS COMPANY OFFICES. THESE FUNDS WERE APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE DURING THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, AND WERE GRATEFUL TO SENATOR BIRDWELL FOR CARRYING THIS FUNDING REQUEST AND FOR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER EMERSON FOR WORKING WITH TEXAS DPS TO FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT. THIS FOUR YEAR AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW US TO OBLIGATE THE FUNDING AND BEGIN WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH DPS, THE TEXAS RANGER HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD, AND WITH THE TEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION. I'LL JUST TAKE WHAT YOU SAID ON THAT. CITY MANAGER HOLT. SENATOR BIRDWELL KIND OF WENT TO BAT FOR US, AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY GOT US 10 MILLION TO, YOU KNOW, TO HELP WITH IMPROVEMENTS AND SOME UPGRADING, UPDATING DISPLAYS AND CONFIGURATION. MAYBE WE'LL SEE HOW FAR IT ALL GOES. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COMPANY F AND ALSO THE TEXAS RANGER ADVISORY BOARD. AND I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF CITY MANAGER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER EMERSON. AND LINING THIS UP, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO LINE UP AN INDEPENDENT BOARD, THE STATE BOARD AND, AND, AND US AND TRYING TO GET IT ALL GOING. BUT I APPRECIATE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING SOME NICE IMPROVEMENTS THERE AT THE RANGER HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM.

THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON PUBLIC HEARING. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CLINT PETERS WILL REVIEW THE PLANNING. WE'LL PREVIEW THE PLANNING ITEM DURING THE WORK SESSION. TIME PERMITTING, THERE ARE FOUR ORDINANCES ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ORDINANCES TWO, EIGHT, TWO AND TWO. EIGHT. THREE ARE ON FIRST READING AND THE REMAINING TWO ARE ON THE SECOND READING. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS THAT WILL END THE MANAGER'S REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER HOLT ON THE BUSINESS SESSION OVERVIEW? OKAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF 2026-261 AND RESOLUTION 2026-262 THROUGH

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RESOLUTION 2026-279. ARE THERE ITEMS THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND VOTE ON SEPARATELY? THERE BEING NONE, THERE ARE NO AFFIDAVITS OF SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST EITHER, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING RIGHT THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE WITH ONE MOTION. SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A WORK SESSION. ITEMS 2026-254 THROUGH 2026-257.

CITY MANAGER HOLT, CAN YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE FIRST WORK SESSION? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TOM BOURQUE, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, WILL LEAD OUR FIRST WORK SESSION.

NUMBER 254. THIS WORK SESSION PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE RESPONSES RECEIVED FOR THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ISSUED FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF BARONS BRANCH DISTRICT OF THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION ITEM 263 IF COUNCIL APPROVES OF THE APPROACH RECOMMENDED IN THIS WORK SESSION, ITEM 263 WILL ALLOW FOR NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN ON DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FOR THESE PROJECTS. MR. BOURQUE THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. HOLT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO COME VISIT WITH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN MY USUAL PRESENTATION, BUT RELATED. I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS.

THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS TO DISCUSS THE BARONS BRANCH PRIVATE PARCEL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, RFP AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS REFLECTED IN THE RESOLUTION CITY MANAGER HOLT MENTIONED, AND THE PATH AHEAD TO ALLOW COORDINATION WITH THE PLANNED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN BARONS BRANCH. THERE ARE FOUR COMPONENTS TO THIS OVERVIEW LISTED THERE ON THE AGENDA. THE FIRST BEGINS WITH THE RFP PROCESS, AND I PROMISE THAT'S ORANGE, NOT RED. THIS IS GOOD NEWS. SO A RECAP OF THE RFP AND WHAT ITS PURPOSE IS. AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT, YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT RENDERING THAT APPEARS IN A LOT OF OUR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND OUR UPDATES. BUT THE CLOSE INTEGRATION OF THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PARK DISTRICT, IT'S ALMOST SEAMLESS. AND SO WE'VE GOT TO HAVE CLOSE COORDINATION TO DELIVER THAT IN A WAY THAT BRINGS THE ATTRACTIONS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO MINIMIZES THE IMPACT TO RESIDENTS ENJOYMENT. SO THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS, YOU SEE, NOT ONLY ARE THEY PROVIDING AN ATTRACTION ANCHOR FOR DEVELOPMENT, BUT VERY IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE RESOLVING UNDER THE GROUND THE FLOODPLAIN LIMITATIONS AND OTHER CAPACITY NEEDS THAT HAVE PREVENTED DEVELOPMENT OF THIS KIND IN THE PAST. SO TOGETHER, THEY DELIVER THE FULLNESS OF WACO'S VISION FOR A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN WITH GROUND STORY ATTRACTIONS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THIS SIGNATURE COMMUNITY PARK. SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF EIGHT DEVELOPMENT SITES IN AND AROUND BARONS BRANCH DISTRICT, FROM ROUGHLY JEFFERSON TO WASHINGTON, FOURTH STREET TO THE RIVER, AND THAT CREEK PROXIMITY IS WHAT WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT IN THE PREVIOUS IMAGE. THE GREEN ARROW KIND OF REPRESENTS HOW CLOSELY INTERTWINED THESE SITES ARE. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT FOR THESE EIGHT AND A HALF ACRES, WE WE TIME THEM CORRECTLY. THEY'RE DESCRIBED IN THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AS HAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR ABOUT ONE POINT 2,000,000FTā– !S OF COMPATIBLE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT COULD BE ALMOST ANY COMBINATION THAT THE MARKET WILL SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE OR COMMERCIAL WITH GROUND STORY ACTIVATION AT THE AT THE FIRST FLOOR, THE PRIVATE PRIVATE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL IS PROJECTED TO BE AROUND 800 MILLION UPON FULL BUILD OUT. SO JUST TO COMPARE REAL, REAL BRIEFLY, THAT'S $0 TODAY, $800 MILLION POTENTIAL IN THE FUTURE. IT'S A PRETTY DRAMATIC CHANGE.

SO AGAIN, THAT PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH, THE SOFT MARKETING FOR THIS REALLY BEGAN AS THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, REFLECTING OUR PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE THE VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY DOWNTOWN. IT CAME TO ITS CULMINATION IN ABOUT NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. SO DEVELOPER CONVERSATIONS WERE ONGOING AT THAT TIME TO GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS COMING. SO A DRAFT RFP WAS CIRCULATED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE. THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE FORM BASED CODE THAT'S IN DEVELOPMENT, ALL THESE THINGS TO HELP INFORM PROPOSALS. IT WAS FORMALLY ISSUED FEBRUARY 2ND AND THE DEADLINE WAS APRIL 2ND, AND WE RECEIVED THREE RESPONSES. THREE GROUPS RESPONDED WITH PROPOSALS THAT ENCOMPASSED A VARIETY, BUT INCLUDING ALL EIGHT SITES. AND A NOTE HERE IS THAT OUR REACH WAS MUCH FURTHER. BUT BECAUSE THIS IS A YET TO BE BUILT DISTRICT, MUCH OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WAS TO SAY, I LIKE THE IDEA, BUT I'M NOT SURE I CAN BE YOUR PIONEER. AND SO THERE'S MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE WAIT AND SEE LIST STILL.

HOWEVER, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO REPRESENT THAT. WE'VE GOT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THREE TEAMS AND UP TO FIVE DEVELOPMENT SITES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. AND I BELIEVE I FAILED

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TO TOUCH BASE WITH ONE OF OUR PARTIES, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY'S REPRESENTED HERE WITH US TONIGHT. SO REALLY PLEASED TO MAKE THESE PROJECT INTRODUCTIONS. AND THE FIRST FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS SELECTION OF THE PROPOSAL FROM PROPERTIES VENTURES FOR SITES B1A, B ONE, B AND B TWO. THOSE ARE SITES THAT ARE LOCATED ALONG JEFFERSON AVENUE BETWEEN THIRD STREET AND UNIVERSITY PARKS, WHICH IS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE THERE AND FACES ON TO BOTH THE NEW CREEK, BUT ALSO THE PLAZA. AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE THERE IS THE CAL DOSS WALKWAY. PROPERTIES VENTURES IS A TEAM LED BY STEVEN MAN, WHO'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND REALLY COMPRISED OF EXCELLENT PARTNERS. MANY OF THESE NAMES ARE FROM BEYOND OUR REGION, BUT THEY'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE PORTFOLIO OF, OF BUILT WORK AND, AND INVESTMENTS. THEY'VE GOT A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON THE P THREE FINANCE AND STRUCTURING. EXCUSE ME WHILE I CATCH UP ON MY NOTE HERE. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS AND AN IMPRESSIVE PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AND PROJECTS AT A WIDE RANGE OF SCALES EXPERIENCE INCLUDING PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS IN THE WACO AREA. SO THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WACO THAT COUNCIL MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, INCLUDING SOME COORDINATION ON THE ROOFING THERE WITH DOREEN RAVENSCROFT AND CREATIVE WACO. OH, EXCUSE ME, WACO CULTURAL ARTS. YOUR PROPOSAL, AS DEPICTED ON THE RIGHT WITH UNIVERSITY PARKS DRIVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, ENVISIONS A SIGNATURE TWO STORY RESTAURANT RIGHT THERE AT THE CONFLUENCE, ESSENTIALLY OF THE BURNS BRANCH CREEK FEATURE AND THE BRAZOS RIVER JUST OFF THE PAGE, OPENING UP SOME GREAT VIEW OPPORTUNITIES, AND IT'S COMPLEMENTED BY A RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT BORDERING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAL DOCE CORRIDOR THERE. SO YOU SEE THAT LOOKING UP JEFFERSON. IT INCLUDES A DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE THAT ENVISIONS CONSTRUCTION START IN 2027, WITH COMPLETION OF ALL THREE SITES BY 2031, WHICH ALLOWS AN EXCITING ADDITION TO COME ONLINE IN A COMPATIBLE TIMELINE. WITH THE PARK CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE TRYING TO START DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT SITES WHILE THE PARK CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING. STAFF SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS THE SELECTION OF THE PROPOSAL FROM CORRIDOR CONCEPTS FOR SITE B THREE, LOCATED ALONG JEFFERSON BETWEEN FOURTH AND THIRD STREET, FACING ON TO BOTH THE NEW CREEK CORRIDOR NEAR THE SPRINGS AT THE. AT THE FOURTH STREET END, BUT ALSO ON THE OTHER SIDE FACING TOWARDS SAINT FRANCIS CHURCH CORRIDOR. CONCEPT TEAM IS LED BY JOHN MARK BUCKNER AND COMPRISED OF EXCELLENT PARTNERS, MANY WITH DEEP WACO TIES. MANY NAMES YOU'LL BE FAMILIAR WITH THERE, INCLUDING CHRIS MCGOWAN, WHO'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT WITH EXPERIENCE IN PLACEMAKING AND CIVIC IMPACT PROJECTS, VENTURE CAPITAL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PARTNERS WITH NOTABLE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND BEYOND, AND MANY FAMILIAR EFFORTS IN WACO. THEIR PROPOSAL IS DEPICTED ON THE RIGHT, WITH FOURTH AND JEFFERSON AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING, AND SAINT FRANCIS BEYOND TO THE RIGHT. THERE, IT ENVISIONS NOT ONLY AN OFFICE MIXED USE CONCEPT, BUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INNOVATION HUB CONNECTING EMERGING BUSINESSES AND VENTURE CAPITAL WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS AND NETWORKS, AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CORPORATIONS AND INCREASING BUSINESS FOOTPRINT IN DOWNTOWN. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE THAT BEGINS CONSTRUCTION IN LATE 2011 OR EARLY 28 AND COMING ONLINE IN THE IN 2020. EXCUSE ME, IN 2030. AGAIN, IT FOLLOWS. IT ALLOWS AN EXCITING ADDITION TO COME ONLINE IN A COMPATIBLE TIME FRAME WITH THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS. STAFF'S THIRD AND FINAL RECOMMENDATION SELECTION OF THE PROPOSAL FROM WHAT I CALL GSM PARTNERS FOR THE SITE B5B LOCATED ALONG THIRD STREET BETWEEN THE ELEVATE APARTMENTS AND THE NEW BARNES BRANCH CREEK, GSM PARTNERS HAS A TEAM, A CORE LEADERSHIP GROUP OF GREG, LIME, GREG, GREG, LIME, MARSHALL STEWMAN AND THE HONORABLE DILLON MEEK. WITH A GREAT TEAM THAT AMPLIFIES THE DEPTH OF WACO SPECIFIC VISION. OOPS.

EXCUSE ME. SORRY, GUYS. THAT EMPHASIZES THE THE AMPLIFIES THE DEPTH OF WACO SPECIFIC VISION AND DELIVERY CAPABILITY. AGAIN, WITH NOTABLE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND BEYOND.

AND NOTABLE SUCCESSES IN WACO. SOME PROJECTS THERE THAT HAVE BEEN DELIVERED RECENTLY, SUCH

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AS THE WACO HIGH AND THE AC MARRIOTT. THEY'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. THEIR VISION INCLUDES THE PROPOSAL DEPICTED ON THE RIGHT WITH THIRD STREET, AND THE CREEK CORRIDOR IN THE FOREGROUND ENVISIONS NOT ONLY AN OFFICE MIXED USE CONCEPT, BUT WITH ACTIVATION THAT INCLUDES A SECOND STORY FITNESS CONCEPT AND A ROOFTOP RESTAURANT WITH SOME INCREDIBLE VIEWS. THEY HAVE A DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE THAT THAT BEGINS CONSTRUCTION LATE 2027 OR EARLY 2028, ALSO COMING ONLINE IN 2030, AND AGAIN ALLOWING AN EXCITING ADDITION TO PROVIDE ATTRACTIONS AND AMENITIES TO WACO'S RESIDENTS IN A COMPATIBLE TIME FRAME. SO THE SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. ARE THE PRIMARILY THE SITES ALONG JEFFERSON AVENUE, AS WELL AS B5B LOCATED ALONG THIRD STREET AT THE CREEK AND REPRESENTS MORE THAN 194 MILLION OF INVESTMENT AND BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION IN THAT PARK. CONSTRUCTION TIME FRAME.

SO AS WE TRACK FORWARD, OF COURSE, THERE IS A GANTT CHART WE HAVE WITH COUNCIL'S CONFIRMATION OF THESE SELECTIONS TONIGHT THROUGH RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 2026 263, NEGOTIATIONS ARE THE NEXT STEP TO PREPARE PRE-DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. AS WE APPROACH 2027. THAT'S IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE THE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS THAT ALLOW PRIVATE SITES TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN EARLY 2027 AS WELL.

AND FINALLY, THE MARKETING OF THE REMAINING SITES IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2027 IN A SIMILAR TIME FRAME. SO WITH THAT, THE CONCLUSIONS. THERE'S A LOT TO DIGEST. BUT IN SUMMARY, I'M JUST THRILLED TO SHARE THIS UPDATE REFLECTING THE SMART AND THOUGHTFUL WORK OF THREE GREAT TEAMS BRINGING SOMETHING, EACH BRINGING SOMETHING VITAL FOR THE GROWTH OF DOWNTOWN. AND WE'LL BE BACK AS AGREEMENTS ARE READY FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THESE GREAT ATTRACTIONS, RESIDENCES AND JOBS DOWNTOWN ALONGSIDE, DARE I SAY, WORLD CLASS PUBLIC PARK AMENITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO THIS IS A PROJECT, OF COURSE, FOR WACOANS AND FOR THE LOVE OF WACO. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR TOMMY WOOD? WORLD CLASS IN THIS CASE ALSO ENCOMPASS BEST IN CLASS. IS IT A COMPETITION? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR BOURQUE? GOOD JOB. I MEAN, OF PULLING THIS TOGETHER. I'M EXCITED AND ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATE THE SPONSORS TEAMS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND WE TALK ABOUT PROJECT AND EVERYBODY. I THINK WE'VE WE'VE BEEN SUPER INTENTIONAL ABOUT COMMUNICATING THIS TO THE, TO TO THE COMMUNITY HERE AND MOSTLY THE PARK STUFF. AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT. IT'S IN THOSE RENDERINGS ARE FANTASTIC. AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE ALREADY KIND OF STARTING. WE'VE GOT SOME FENCE UP AND WE'RE GETTING THAT THAT GOING. BUT THIS IS THE THESE ARE THE MONEY MAKING PARTS. THIS IS THE PART THAT INTERESTS ME. THE INVESTMENT BANKER, PARTS OF THE TRACKS, THE COMMERCIAL TRACKS, RETAIL TRACKS THAT WILL BE AROUND THE PARK AND WILL ACTIVATE A TAX BASE FOR US AND GET SOME REVENUE GOING. SO I THINK WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS HERE AS HAVING THIS GREAT PARK, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME WORLD CLASS, BEST IN CLASS TYPE OF PROJECTS GOING ON, WHICH I'M RELYING ON YOU GUYS OUT THERE FOR THAT ONE POINT 2,000,000 SQUARE FOOT, EIGHT SEPARATE SITES, 800 MILLION. IF IT TOTALLY GETS OUT THERE AGAIN, I'M ALL ABOUT THE TAX BASE. I LIKE THAT THE RENDERINGS THAT SOME OF YOU GOT, REALLY EARLY RENDERINGS LOOK GREAT. ALWAYS MAKES ME EXCITED TO SEE THAT. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE TWO LOCAL GUYS IN THE RUN HERE, WHICH IS FANTASTIC THAT THAT WE HAVE THE KIND OF TRACTION WE'RE BOTH OUT OF TOWN FOLKS AND LOCAL FOLKS ARE ARE EXCITED TO GET IN THE INTO THE THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT. SO I APPRECIATE IT.

I LIKE TO SEE THE, THE OFFICE SPACE BE IN THERE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OFFICE, AGAIN, IS AN INVESTMENT BANKER. WE KNOW THAT OFFICE HAS BEEN OUT OF FAVOR AND WACO HAS SOME OLDER OFFICE SPACE. SO IT'S KIND OF FULL NOW. BUT TAKING THAT THE CONFIDENCE IN THAT PLUNGE INTO THIS NEW AGE OFFICE SPACE THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH, I CALL IT NEW AGE, BUT IT'S A NEW STYLE WHERE YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE AMENITIES AND CLASS. A OFFICE SPACE IN WACO, I THINK IS A IS A BIG NEED. AND I'M, I WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEE THAT IN THESE KIND OF PRELIMINARY RFPS.

SO I KNOW AT THIS POINT, WE'RE KIND OF WAVING EVERYBODY IN AND SAYING, HEY, LET'S LET'S TAKE A

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DEEPER DIVE ON THESE. AND I APPRECIATE, AGAIN, EVERYBODY'S EARLY EFFORTS IN GETTING THIS PUT TOGETHER. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANKS, TOM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

CITY MANAGER HOLT, WE NOW MOVE TO WORK. SESSION 2026 255 TO TALK ABOUT AQUATICS, SIR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON CITY OF WACO AQUATICS PROGRAMING AND AN UPDATE ON THE HAWAIIAN FALLS OPERATIONS. OUR OWN MR. COOK WILL TELL US ABOUT THAT. WACO IS INVESTED IN OUR AQUATICS AMENITIES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I'M EXCITED FOR COUNCIL TO HEAR TODAY'S PRESENTATION. I WON'T STEAL ANY OF THE SPLASH, THOUGH, AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO JONATHAN COOK, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER HOLT, AND THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND BEFORE WE DIVE IN, I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO TALK ABOUT A SAYING. WE SAY A LOT. IT STARTS IN PARKS. AND THAT GOES BACK TO TOM'S GREAT PRESENTATION AND REALLY LOOKING AT IT, WHAT'S AT THE HEART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND REALLY AT THE HEART ALL OVER DOWNTOWN OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS FINDING WAYS TO CONNECT PEOPLE. AND THAT'S NOT ONLY IN THE SENSE OF CREATING PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES, SUCH AS A PARK OR A COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT ALSO GIVING SOME PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS. AND I START WITH THAT BY SAYING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU START IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND JUST A MILE STRETCH ALONG THE ELM AVENUE CORRIDOR, IT'S DRAMATIC TO THINK ABOUT THE DORIS MILLER MEMORIAL, THE STATE OF THE ART STEAM CENTER, THE BRIDGE STREET PLAZA WITH CONCERTS AND FARMERS MARKETS, FIRE STATION, LIBRARY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE GOT AT THE END? REALLY AN ANCHOR CENTERPIECE. AND THAT'S A DORIS MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER AT THE HISTORIC PAUL QUINN CAMPUS. AND IT'S AMAZING IN THE FACT THAT FIVE YEARS AGO, WE WERE IN A POINT TO WHERE THERE WAS NO AQUATICS PROGRAM AND NOT A THOUGHT OF AQUATICS PROGRAM, NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR SWIM LESSONS. SO I'M EXCITED TO SIT HERE TODAY TO NOT ONLY TALK ABOUT OUR DORIS MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER POOL, BUT THEN ALSO TALK ABOUT THE GREAT OFFERINGS THAT ARE HAWAIIAN FALLS PARTNERS HAVE AND SOME EXCITING THINGS GOING ON AT THAT ATTRACTION WATER PARK. MITCH IS GOING TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE AQUATICS PROGRAM FOR THIS PAST YEAR, LOOKING AT SOME PARTICIPATION IN OUR CURRENT PROGRAM OFFERINGS. BUT ALSO AS THE SUN IS OUT AND GETTING A LITTLE WARMER, FORECAST THE UPCOMING SEASON, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A DIVE INTO HAWAIIAN FALLS. LOOKING AT WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR AS FAR AS THEIR NUMBERS AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS AND THAT SEASON FOR THEM KICKING OFF RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL, STARTING WITH DORIS MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER POOL. AS I MENTIONED, LOCATED AT THE HISTORIC PAUL QUINN CAMPUS ALONG ELM AVENUE, THIS POOL REALLY OFFERS A COUPLE KEY AQUATIC AMENITIES FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND AGES. IT'S AN INDOOR FACILITY THAT OFFERS LAP SWIMMING, OPEN SWIM. WE ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT AQUATIC FITNESS CLASSES, AND REALLY AT THE CORE OF OUR PROGRAMING RIGHT NOW ARE THOSE SWIM LESSONS, BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN OUR OWN LIFEGUARDS AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN OPEN YEAR ROUND SINCE WE OPENED A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND WE'VE GOT STAFF, NOT ONLY OUR AQUATICS TEAM, BUT THE MEMBERS OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE AT THIS FACILITY. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS FACILITY WENT UNDER A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN LOOKING BACK, BACK IN 2021, WHEN THE DECISION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUPPORT WAS MADE TO PURCHASE A FORMER YMCA BUILDING AND CONVERT IT INTO THE DORIS MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER, THIS SAT NEXT TO OUR MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER. BUT REALLY KEY TO THAT WAS JUST SOME VERY STRATEGIC VISION OF WHAT THIS DID. THIS ALLOWED US TO MOVE OUR RECREATIONAL OFFERINGS FROM THE BLEDSOE MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER OVER HERE WITH AN EXPANDED SQUARE FOOTAGE. ALSO FACILITIES LIKE THE POOL. BUT THAT OPENED THE DOOR FOR A PLACE FOR OUR STEAM CENTER, WHICH WE KNOW IS JUST BECOME A CENTERPIECE OF A LOT OF THINGS WE'RE OFFERING AND REALLY CREATES, AS I MENTIONED, GOING BACK, THAT ANCHOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ELM TO REALLY GET A CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN, WE WENT THROUGH A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THAT COMMUNITY CENTER, OPENED THAT TO THE PUBLIC IN 2023. THEN WE ENTERED A SECOND PHASE WHERE WE LOOKED AT THE RENOVATION OF THIS INDOOR POOL FACILITY. WE WERE REALLY EXCITED AND SO EXCITED THAT WE WANTED TO BRAVE THE COLD WEATHER OF JANUARY TO DO A GRAND OPENING OF THE POOL, BUT DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE POLAR PLUNGE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY, IN THAT PICTURE, SEE SOME OF THAT STEAM RISING OFF. BUT SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE BEEN OPEN FOR OPERATION, AS I MENTIONED, OPEN EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR. CURRENT OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE FOUR DAYS A WEEK CLOSED ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR EXPANDED HOURS GOING INTO THE SUMMER HERE IN A SLIDE COMING UP, BUT THOSE HOURS ARE OUR KEY. A COUPLE THINGS WHEN

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WE WENT INTO IT, WE WANTED TO SEE THE SUPPLY AND THE DEMAND WHEN PEOPLE WERE AVAILABLE WHEN WE SAW THEM COMING. SO WE ENTERED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY. BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO THE STAFFING COMPONENT, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASSEMBLE AN AQUATIC SUPERVISOR, TARA, GOVERNOR RYAN, DOC AND OUR DEPARTMENT AS WELL. DONE A GREAT JOB IN GETTING THIS ESTABLISHED WITH A COUPLE RECREATION LEAGUES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE STAFF THAT ARE CERTIFIED, NOT ONLY LIFEGUARD, BUT ALSO LIFEGUARD TRAINING TO WHERE WE CAN TEACH OUR OWN. WE UTILIZE CONTRACTED LIFEGUARDS AND SWIM INSTRUCTORS AS WELL. AND GOING BACK TO THAT SCHEDULING PER CODE FOR AN INDOOR FACILITY LIKE WE OPERATE, IT'S CLASSIFIED AS A CLASS B POOL. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO LIFEGUARDS AT THE VERY MINIMAL ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF JUGGLING THERE, BUT IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE HAD A VARIETY OF PEOPLE COME IN, YOUNG, OLD, RETIRED PEOPLE WANTING TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING TO DO. WE'VE EVEN HAD SOME PEOPLE COME TO LIFEGUARD, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO OFFER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH MULTIPLE LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION CLASSES.

NOW LOOK AT OUR PROGRAMING AND PARTICIPATION. I GAVE AN ANNUAL UPDATE LAST YEAR AND SO LOOK BACK. WE WANTED TO LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS STARTING IN MAY AND 25 ALL THE WAY THROUGH CURRENT DATE AND VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. AS I MENTIONED, OPEN SWIM AND LAP SWIM. WHAT WE SEE. YEAH, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO COOL OFF, BUT A LOT OF MORNING ACTIVATION AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, WACO'S A LITTLE BIT OF A REPUTATION TO TRIATHLON CITY. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT ATHLETES AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME TRAINING IS THERE, BUT PARTICIPATION OVER 3000 ENTRIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT THE ONE, AS WE MENTIONED, WE'RE MOST PROUD OF IS THAT SWIM LESSON AND DROWNING PREVENTION, WHERE WE HAD OVER 1500 SWIM LESSONS WERE PRESENTED DURING THIS PAST YEAR. THOSE ARE. I JUST GO BACK TO MENTION THE CITY OF WACO WITH OUR SPLASH PADS AND NOT HAVING A PUBLIC POOL. WE HAD HAD VARIOUS PARTNERS FOR SWIM LESSONS, BUT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THIS UP AND OUR SUMMER CAMP KIDS BEFORE THEY GO TO HAWAIIAN FALLS THE FIRST WEEK OF SUMMER CAMP, THEY GET IN WITH SOME LEARN TO SKILL BASICS, BUT JUST HAVING THOSE SWIM LESSONS IS A CONSTANT STREAM OF PEOPLE LEARNING TO SWIM, WHICH IS A LIFE SKILL AND VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND THE SAME CAN BE SAID IN ONE AREA. WE WANT TO KEEP EXPANDING THAT WATER. FITNESS CLASSES. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST FROM SOME OF OUR SENIOR POPULATION. THEY HAD GONE TO THAT FACILITY BEFORE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MATCHING UP TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR HOURS ARE MATCHING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY OF WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO COME TO WATER FITNESS. JONATHAN, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION RIGHT QUICK IN THIS PARTICULAR FITNESS CLASS, AND I DON'T KNOW. IF THIS IS EVEN A THING, BUT OUR, OUR, OUR CAN YOU COUNT OUR CLASSES AND THINGS LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, IF IT WAS A SENIOR ADULT AND A, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE PROGRAMING THAT THEY CAN GO TO CAN BE PUT ON THEIR INSURANCE OR WHATEVER. OKAY. I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AS FAR AS THE COUNT AS LIKE A HEALTH QUALIFYING FINE, RIGHT? BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT LIKE MY MOTHER IN LAW TAKES A CLASS, BUT SHE IS SHE, HER INSURANCE PAYS FOR IT. SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SOMETHING BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU CAN USE. WELL AND I MEAN AT THE TENNIS FACILITY, WHICH I MEAN WE OWN, BUT WHATEVER YOU CAN. OKAY. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ONE. SO IF YOU COULD FIND OUT FOR ME, THAT'S A GREAT NOTE. WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. I JUST THINK THAT THAT MAY BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR IF, IF IF IT IS SO, AND IF IT'S NOT A WHOLE MELEE WITH CITY AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT IT'S CERTAINLY AN AUDIENCE THAT'S THERE. YEAH. NO DOUBT. AND I OFTEN TELL THE STORY. MY MOTHER IS 76 AND GOES TO THE YMCA THREE TIMES A WEEK. AND WHEN IT OPENED UP, I WANT TO SEE INDOOR, YOU KNOW, COME AND SEE. SHE WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO THERE'S A DEFINITE NEED AS SENIOR PROGRAM IMPORTANT. AND WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL ACTIVATIONS, AS I MENTIONED, BESIDES OPEN SWIM AND THE LESSONS WE GET, OUR COMMUNITY CENTER CAMPS, VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THIS POOL YOU SEE IN THE SHALLOW END, IT'S FOUR FEET DEEP, GOES UP TO SEVEN FEET. SO IT IS A GREAT PLACE FOR TRAINING AND WORKING OUT. AND WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMERGENCY WITH AMR AND ALSO WACO FIRE TO DO TRAINING AT THE FACILITY AS WELL. NOW, LOOKING AHEAD, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE SOME MOMENTUM KEEPS GOING. LAST YEAR WE HAD JUST OPENED UP AND IT WAS OUR FIRST SUMMER AND REALLY MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING FOR OUR OWN COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL WANT TO SAY, WELL, IS IT A YMCA OR CAN I GO THERE? YES, THIS IS OPEN

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FOR ALL OF WACO. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING A SUMMER SPLASH CAMPAIGN THIS SUMMER, A REALLY A PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN AT HEART, BUT LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS, NOT ONLY TO KICK OFF THE SEASON, BUT ENCOURAGING SOME REPEAT USAGE FROM KIDS SUCH AS A SWIMMING CHALLENGE AND REALLY MAKING SURE FROM THE MARKETING PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'RE HITTING SOME OF OUR AUDIENCE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS AVAILABLE AND MENTIONED EXPANDED HOURS AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO BE OPEN ON THE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR OPEN SWIMMING. AS A PARENT MYSELF, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE HEAT OF THE DAY. IT'S INSIDE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT SUNBURN. BUT IT'S ALSO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE TIME A LITTLE BIT. SO WE FELT LIKE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE OF REGISTRATION ON SWIM LESSONS, SO ONCE AGAIN, IT'S MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR OPEN SWIM. WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT COLLABORATIONS. THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS DONATED SOME SWIM LESSONS PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THAT. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO STARTING OFF THIS MONTH, THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HAD A CITY OF WACO SWIM TEAM IN OVER 20 YEARS. SIGMA SWIM HELPS WITH OUR SWIM LESSONS, AND THIS IS GOING TO GIVE OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. WE'RE A PART OF THE TEXAS ATHLETIC AMATEUR AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION. OFTEN, OUR SUMMER TRACK KIDS WILL COMPETE IN REGIONAL MEETS AND THEN GO COMPETE AT THE GAMES OF TEXAS.

THIS IS GETTING INTO THERE. WE CAN DO THAT WITH THE SWIM TEAM AS WELL. COMMUNITY CENTERS ALSO THAT POOL RENTAL AVAILABLE, AND THEN ALSO THAT CONTINUATION OF LIFEGUARD CLASSES AND RECERTIFICATIONS. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH OVER A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS AND REALLY SOME GOOD WORK BY OUR STAFF OUT THERE. I MENTIONED OUR AQUATICS STAFF, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME GREAT COLLABORATION WITH THE DORIS MILLER COMMUNITY STAFF AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND REALLY HAVING AN OFFERING THAT FACILITY OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. AND LIKEWISE, SOME GREAT COLLABORATION, AS ALWAYS, WITH OUR FRIENDS AT HAWAIIAN FALLS WATER PARKS. AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS QUITE RAINY ON FRIDAY, MAYBE A LITTLE CHILLY, THEY HAD AN OPENING WEEKEND THIS PAST WEEKEND JUST FOR SEASON PASS, A LITTLE SNEAK PEAK TYPE OF WEEKEND SEASON PASS HOLDERS, AND WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM THIS MORNING, EVEN WITH THE COOLER WEATHER. BUT IT WAS PRETTY. THEY HAD 400 PEOPLE EACH DAY, 4 TO 500, SO THERE'S SOME EXCITEMENT OUT THERE ALREADY. WITH HAWAIIAN FALLS READY TO OPEN UP FOR 2026.

QUICK BACKGROUND AS WE LOOK, HAWAIIAN FALLS LOCATED OUT OFF OF LAKESHORE DRIVE AND OUR WHAT WE CALL A RIVERBEND PARK AREA, REALLY A RECREATIONAL HUB THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY 2000 WITH THE WACO REGIONAL AND TENNIS AND FITNESS CENTER, ALSO THE RIVERBEND BALLPARK COMPLEX.

AND I HAVE UP THERE THE WACO WATER PARK FOR A COUPLE OF US. WE REMEMBER IT STARTED AS A CITY WATER PARK WITH A COUPLE OF AMENITIES. BUT THEN IN 2011 IS WHEN IT TRANSFERRED OVER TO NEW OWNERSHIP OR NEW MANAGEMENT, I SHOULD SAY, WITH HAWAIIAN FALLS WACO, THEY CONSTRUCTED TWO ADDITIONAL SLIDE COMPLEXES, PUT IN THE 800 FOOT LAZY RIVER, AND ALSO THE WAVE POOL OPERATED UNTIL 2018 BY THAT CORPORATION. BUT THEN THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT THAT CAME INTO PLACE WITH PRO PARKS MANAGEMENT, AND SINCE 2018, BEEN MANAGED AS A REGIONAL ATTRACTION. MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER SITS ON 14 ACRES. YOU SEE ON THAT BOTTOM RIGHT HAND PICTURE, JUST SORT OF A BEAUTIFUL SPRAWLING SITE OUT THERE ALONG THE RIVER. THEY'VE COME IN A COUPLE YEARS AGO, ADDED KONA BAY, A KID FRIENDLY, FAMILY FRIENDLY AREA THAT DOESN'T HAVE LIKE STANDING WATER, AND THEN ALSO MADE A VARIETY OF UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE PARK. WE'VE COME TO COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS, AS CURRENTLY THERE'S A LEASE ABATEMENT IN PLACE AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS HAVE CONTINUED, AND ALSO MAKING SURE THERE'S A FOCUS ON THOSE OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. BUT THIS PAST YEAR, NOT LONG, SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER WE HAD PRESENTED THE COUNCIL ANNUAL UPDATE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HAD A NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP COME IN AND ACQUIRE PRO PARKS MANAGEMENT, AND THIS WAS EXCITING TO US. WHEN YOU THINK OF BRANDS ACROSS AMERICA, THE RIPLEY'S BRAND STANDS OUT. AND SO RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT CAME IN AND ACQUIRED THE THREE HAWAIIAN FALLS LOCATIONS ONE IN MANSFIELD, ROANOKE AND ALSO THE WACO LOCATION. AND EXCITING THING ABOUT THIS WAS IT WAS REALLY HAWAIIAN FALLS. THEY HAD ONE OF THE PRO PARKS MANAGEMENT OWNERS WAS RETIRING. THEY WENT OUT, MADE A CONNECTION, AS THEY'RE BOTH LOCATED IN NORTHERN ORLANDO, HEADQUARTERED THERE. AND SO IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY. THE EXISTING HAWAIIAN FALLS LEADERSHIP FROM PARKS MANAGE REMAINED INTACT.

AND THIS COMES IN AND REALLY PROVIDES A COMPLIMENT. RIPLEY'S HAS A STRONG PRESENCE IN TEXAS WITH NINE DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS, AND AS WE KNOW, OVER 100 GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS ACROSS THE WORLD.

IF YOU GO TO A TOURIST AREA, IT COULD BE AN AQUARIUM, A WAX MUSEUM. SO THEY'RE ADDING IN

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THE WATER PARK. SO JUST SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN ESTABLISHED COMPANY WITH INVESTMENT, OBVIOUSLY SOME RESOURCES, TOURISM REACH. THERE'S THAT COLLABORATION WITH THEIR DIFFERENT FACILITIES. AND THEN ALSO JUST THAT BRAND SYNERGY. I'VE GOT A PICTURE UP THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY IMMEDIATELY CAME IN AND ESTABLISHED, I DID A BOOK DONATION OF THE GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORDS OR THE RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT BOOKS. I SHOULD SAY, TO OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. AND THEN CAME IN. IT WAS A COUPLE WEEKS. THE MANAGER OR THE PRESIDENT OF PRO PARKS, KURT, HE HAD GIVEN ME A CALL AND SAID, HEY, I GOT A COUPLE PEOPLE IN TOWN AND WANT TO COME BY. I DIDN'T REALIZE I KNEW THIS HAPPENED WELL, IS RIPLEY'S PRESIDENT, MR. JIM PATTISON, AND HIS EXECUTIVE TEAM MARCHING THEM UP? THEY'VE BEEN OUT AT THE PARK AND SAID, HEY, YOU WANT TO GET TOGETHER? THEY CAME IN. I'M WANTING TO HEAR ABOUT ALL. THEY STARTED TALKING ABOUT THESE COLLECTIONS THAT THEY HAVE IN ORLANDO, HUGE WAREHOUSES OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT ARTIFACTS AND ODDITIES. AND I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS LIKE, WELL, CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PARK HERE? AND I TELL YOU, THEY CAME IN AND THEY FINE TOOTH COMB THIS WATER PARK AND WHAT IT'S ABOUT. AND IT GOES, YOU'LL HEAR A LOT OF IT IN, YOU KNOW, JUST THE RETAIL INDUSTRY. THEY WANT THE APPEARANCE WHEN YOU WALK IN THE NEW, THE FRESH, THE PRETTY. SO I WAS TRYING TO TALK ABOUT RIPLEY'S STUFF. THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HAWAIIAN FALLS, WACO. THEY TURNED AROUND AND IT'S BEEN OUT THERE. THEY'VE INVESTED OVER $1 MILLION ON IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE THREE HAWAIIAN FALLS PARKS.

JONATHAN, WHAT WAS THE MOST STRANGE ARTIFACT THEY SPOKE OF? SO IT WAS THE AMOUNT OF SHRUNKEN HEADS THAT THEY HAD. YOU'LL OFTEN SEE THAT IN THE COLLECTION. SUPPOSEDLY, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CRATES WITH THESE. THEY SAY, IF YOU EVER GO TO ORLANDO, SKIP DISNEY WORLD, SKIP UNIVERSAL. GO TO THE RIPLEY'S WAREHOUSE MUSEUM. I MIGHT HAVE TO TRY, I DON'T KNOW.

OH YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ALL ABOVE BOARD, I ASSUME. YEAH. ACQUISITION. YEAH. SO ON THE WATER PARK, I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT JUST WHERE WE'RE AT FROM A NUMBERS PERSPECTIVE.

WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP LAST YEAR IN TOTAL ATTENDANCE LOOKING AT THAT. NOT EXTREME. BUT I TELL YOU THAT TARGET MARKET IS NO DOUBT GETTING OVER THAT 100 000 GUESTS. MARK. AND THAT'S WHAT I KNOW PARKS AND RIPLEY'S IS STRIVING FOR THIS YEAR. A LITTLE DIP ALSO IN THOSE SEASON PASS SALES, THERE WAS SOME STAFFING INCREASES AND INSURANCE COSTS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT. SO THEY DID SEE A REVENUE DIP. AND SO YOU WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION WHY. YOU KNOW YOU WANT WATER PARKS TO BE DOING WELL. IF YOU THINK BACK INTO MAY AND JUNE, WE HAD A WET SPELL, SORT OF LIKE WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE WERE 22 DAYS ON THE CALENDAR TO WHERE THEY HAD A REDUCTION OF OPERATIONS. AND THAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE FIRST PART OF THE SUMMER, WHICH IT'S OBVIOUSLY IT'S EASY TO CONNECT THE DOTS THERE. THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND BUYING THOSE SEASON PASSES SAYING, HEY, INSTEAD OF SPENDING 30, $35, LET ME BUY A $55 SEASON PASS. SO THAT IMPACTED THOSE. SO THEY SAW THEM STAY STEADY, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY TRENDING AHEAD OF VOLUME OF WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR. FOR THIS YEAR'S SEASON PASSES, THERE WAS A REVENUE IMPACT, BUT THEY'RE COMING BACK WITH SOME SOLID IMPROVEMENTS, ABOUT $300,000 OF IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING IN JUST A MOMENT ON, BUT STILL FEEL LIKE FROM A MARKET PERSPECTIVE, THE ATTENDANCE IN LINE WITH WHAT THEY'RE SEEING AT THE OTHER PARKS, AND THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT A BOOST OF SOME ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS THEY WORKED ON THAT LAST YEAR. THEY EVEN BROUGHT IN LIKE MASCOT FROM THE TEXAS RANGERS YEAR BEFORE THEY BROUGHT IN A COUPLE TEXAS RANGER PITCHERS PROMOTIONS WITH BAYLOR, WACO ISD. THEY REALLY MAKE A CONSCIENTIOUS EFFORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO STRESS THAT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. I MENTIONED THAT ENGAGEMENT. YOU SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS, LIKE EVERYTHING A LARGE DEPEND ON THAT SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE AND DIFFERENT PROMOTIONS. ALSO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALWAYS HOST EVERY YEAR THE WORLD'S LARGEST SWIM LESSON ALSO HOST CHAMPIONS DAY FOR A LOT OF OUR KIDS OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES. AND THEN THEY DID A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE TO WHERE WHEN YOU RAISE KIDS OR WAGING TICKETS OR RAISING FOOD DRIVE, THEY GET A TICKET EXCHANGE FROM THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE, BRING IN EMPLOYEE OVER 200 SEASONAL STAFF THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. AND SO A LARGE GENERATOR OF EMPLOYMENT OUT THERE. AND JUST THIS PAST YEAR AND A HALF, I MENTIONED THEY COMPLETED KIKI COVE. AND THIS SEASON WAS ALL ABOUT SOME OFF SEASON IMPROVEMENTS TO REALLY GET THAT UP TO THE RIPLEY STANDARD, LOOKING AT THE FUNCTIONALITY AND HOW THE PARK OPERATES. SO

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WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE PREVIEW THERE OF A NEW ROUND OF UPGRADES FROM RIPLEY'S. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS, THE SLIDES GET A LITTLE FADED, NOT A LITTLE FADED. IT'S LIKE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. YOU'RE NOT ONLY USING TREATED WATER, BUT THE SUN IN THAT TOP PICTURE. THERE YOU SEE SOMEONE BENDING OVER, BUT YOU CAN JUST TELL ON THE LEFT, JUST BRIGHT GREEN WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO WORK ON IT. THEY HAVE TO HAND WAX THESE SLIDES BECAUSE YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU'RE GOING OUT TO GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT. SO THEY WERE CRAWLING UP AND DOWN, BUT THEY CAME IN AND DID REFURBISHMENT OF THE SLIDES AT THE FACILITY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. ANOTHER THING THAT RIPLEY'S CAME IN, THEY WANTED TO RECUT THE BATHROOMS. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, WE'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT WE'VE USED DIFFERENT LIGHTS, BUT BRIGHTNESS WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM, SO THEY CAME IN, ADDED ALL NEW LED FIXTURES. THEY ALSO REDID THE FLOORING IN THE RESTROOMS THAT YOU SEE ON THE TOP RIGHT. INSTEAD OF SORT OF THE OLD PAINTED CONCRETE. THIS IS THAT SLIP RESISTANT FLOORING THAT WE ALL WANT IN OUR GARAGE OR SOMETHING. AND THEN ALSO CAME IN. ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD THE MECHANICAL SIDE, YOU KNOW, THIS PARK AND SOME OF THE STRUCTURE, IF YOU LOOK WHEN A, A HAWAIIAN FALLS CAME IN 2011, A LOT OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE NOW IS 15 YEARS OLD AND REPLACED OVER THE TIME. SO THEY HAD TO COME IN WITH A NEW FILTER SYSTEM WITH THE WAVE POOL. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT WAVE POOL. SO SOME CONTINUAL UPGRADES ONCE AGAIN, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING QUALITY STANDARDS IN THE WATER.

THE CHLORINE SYSTEM THAT THEY'VE ADDED IS JUST A WONDER. IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR OUT THERE.

SO THEY'RE READY FOR A SUMMER WITH A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE THAT I THINK A LOT OF OUR WINCO AUDIENCE IS GOING TO TAKE NOTE OF THAT EXTRA CARE GOING INTO THE FACILITY. I MENTIONED, THEY OPENED UP. THEY OPENED UP TO EVERYONE. THIS COMING WEEKEND, MAY 9TH. I ONE THING I WANT TO ADD ON MOTHER'S DAY, THEY'RE DOING A PROMOTION RIGHT OFF THE BAT TO WHERE MOTHERS GET IN FREE ON MOTHER'S DAY. SO WE'RE HOPING FOR GOOD, GOOD WEATHER AND A GOOD START TO THE SEASON. THEY'LL BE OPEN ON WEEKENDS LEADING UP TO MEMORIAL DAY, AND THEN THEY'LL GO TO THEIR DAILY SCHEDULE AND STRESS AGAIN, A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. THEY'VE RUN PROMOTIONS ON THE SEASON PASS. YOU CAN CURRENTLY GET YOUR SEASON PASSES THAT GIVE YOU BENEFITS TO ALL THE OTHER PARKS, OR YOU CAN DO DAILY SPECIALS AS WELL. BUT A VERY IMPORTANT KEEP YOUR EYE OUT ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIAS, DIFFERENT SITES. THEY OFFER A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROMOTIONS AS WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO GET OUT THERE TO HAWAIIAN FALLS. WITH THAT EXCITING UPDATES ON THE AQUATICS FRONT, BUT OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL GIVING ME THE TIME TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DIRECTOR COOK? EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW SPLASH PAD AT CHAPEL PARK AND HAVING TESTED THE OLD ONE. IT WAS ENJOYABLE, BUT I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. YOU KNOW, SORT OF HALF FIRE HYDRANT STUFF. I THINK IT'S TIME. SO THOSE SPLASH PADS THERE ON THE ONE AT CHAPEL, I'LL MAKE NOTE. IT'S GOING TO BE ON TILL WE START CONSTRUCTION HERE. SO IT WILL BE OPEN SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL THE SUMMER. GREAT. GREAT REPORT JONATHAN. WE WERE WE HAVE OUR POOL JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. RIGHT. AND IT'S, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME WITHOUT HAVING A COMMUNITY POOL. AND I THINK THIS COUNCIL AND THIS STAFF MADE IT HAPPEN A YEAR AGO. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE CAN CHECK THAT BOX. AND WE HAVE THE HAWAIIAN FALLS DEAL TOO. AND IT LOOKS LIKE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OVER THERE. BUT I'M ALSO REMINDED THAT LAKE WACO IS THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL LAKE IN THE UNITED STATES, SO WE CAN ALWAYS JUMP IN THERE IF YOU NEED A PLACE TO, TO COOL OFF. SO GO AHEAD. WE WON'T GET TOO DEEP IN THE MATTER. ALL RIGHT. LET ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS A LOT. YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO STOP. WE NOW GO TO OUR. THANKS AGAIN, DIRECTOR COOK. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. WE NOW GO TO THE NEXT ITEM. WORK SESSION 2026-256. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ECO DEV SOFTWARE SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL JEREMY PESINA, CURRENTLY SERVING AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WILL LEAD TODAY'S PRESENTATION ON DISCUSSION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE TOOLS AND A PROJECT UPDATE.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER HOLT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I WILL SAY THAT IT SOUNDED LESS EXCITING THE WAY YOU SAID SOFTWARE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE SOFTWARE. SO.

BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. WE CALL IT TOOLS OF THE TRADE, BUT IT'S JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO UPGRADE AND DO, KIND OF FOLLOWING PLANNING SERVICES AND CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, THEY WERE ABLE TO COME AND SHARE SOME OF THE UPGRADES AND THINGS THAT THEY HAVE MADE IN THEIR DEPARTMENT AND SYSTEMS. AND SO WE WERE KIND OF JOINING THE TREND TO SHARE SOME OF OURS. AND I WANTED TO START BY SAYING THAT

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ALL OF THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GUYS SHOW US IN THE COMMUNITY AND FROM THE DAIS, THE WAY THAT YOU SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE WAY YOU SUPPORT OUR TEAM, THE WAY THAT YOU SUPPORT THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD, ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EVEN SOME OF THE STRESS AS FAR AS NEEDING TO UPGRADE AND CHANGE SOME OF OUR PROCESSES. IT COMES FROM THE STREAMLINED PROCESSES AND THINGS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ENABLED US TO DO. SO TO START THERE, I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT. CIVIC SERVE IS THE SOFTWARE THAT WE BROUGHT ON LAST YEAR, SO I AM A BACKGROUND IN IT, SO I LIKE IT THINGS.

WHEN I STARTED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EVERYTHING WAS PAPER. AND SO IT MADE ME REALLY SAD. I'VE NEVER FILLED OUT A PAPER APPLICATION. AND SO COMING IN, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS ONE OF THE GOALS IS HOW DO WE WOW THAT ONE, THAT ONE CUT THAT ONE, CUT A LITTLE BIT. THAT 4:00 BUSSES EARLY. HE JUST. LISTEN. SO I WANTED TO HELP STREAMLINE AND BRING SOME OF OUR PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS UP TO DATE. AND TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU ALL WELL KNOW OVER THE PAST 5 OR 6 YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BROUGHT IN OVER $3 BILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENT. THERE'S OVER 70 PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN. SO THERE IS A TON OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING IN THE CITY. AND OUR TEAM IS FOUR PEOPLE. AND SO I AM INTERIM DIRECTOR. I HAVE ERIC TERRAZAS, WHO SERVES AS OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY AND INTELLIGENCE MANAGER, WHICH MEANS HE DOES ALL OF THE DATA STUFF. AND I LOVE TO VOLUNTEER US PROVIDING DATA TO PEOPLE BECAUSE ERIC DOES IT. AND SO HE WORKS HARD AT THAT. ON THE OTHER SIDE, I HAVE MATT MOORE AND HE DOES ALL OF OUR COMPLIANCE AND FINANCE. AND SO WHEN WE MAKE AN AGREEMENT WHERE SOMEBODY'S GOING TO SPEND $21 MILLION, MATT LITERALLY GOES THROUGH THE RECEIPTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARTNERS HAVE FULFILLED THEIR PORTION OF THAT.

SO HE VERIFIES COSTS AND EXPENSES AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO, AND THEN JENNIFER BRANCH IS OUR SENIOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND SHE HANDLES THE MAJORITY OF OUR RECRUITING, BOTH GOING TO CONFERENCES AND SHOWS, MARKETING WACO EVERY WAY AND WHERE THAT SHE CAN. WE AVERAGE ABOUT 40 OUTREACH CALLS AND EMAILS A MONTH. AND SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO GET WACO IN FRONT OF THE BRANDS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT OUR CITIZENS AND OUR LEADERS HAVE TO LEAVE WACO TO GO AND ENJOY. AND SO THIS THAT IS ALL THE BACKGROUND TO WHY IT WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO, TO MAKE SOME UPGRADES IN OUR SYSTEM. SO CIVIC SERVE, THIS IS THE HOME PAGE. YOU CAN GO TO IT FROM OUR PAGE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT DOES. SO THE FIRST PART OF IT IS IT'S A CRM, A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER. AND SO THIS HELPS US, IT MANAGES ALL OF OUR CONTACTS, IT MANAGES OUR TASKS. WHEN SOMEONE CALLS AND LEAVES A MESSAGE, WHEN SOMEONE ASKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A LOCATION OR A PROJECT OR AN ACTIVITY, WE'RE ABLE TO ASSIGN THOSE THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CALLS AND EMAILS AND TASKS GET HANDLED APPROPRIATELY, AND NOBODY GETS LEFT OUT OR BEHIND.

PROJECT COMPLIANCE IS A BIG ONE. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY MOVED US FROM EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS TO THERE'S A PORTAL THAT OUR PARTNERS CAN LOG INTO, AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY SUBMIT THEIR RECEIPTS AND THEIR INFORMATION AND ALL OF THAT ONLINE. MATT CAN RESPOND TO WHAT THEY SUBMIT OR EVEN ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION OR CLARIFY CLARIFICATION IN THIS PORTAL.

AND SO IT TAKES IT FROM BEING MANAGEMENT IN EMAIL ATTACHMENTS AND PAPER DOCUMENTS TO ALL BEING ONLINE. AND OUR AGREEMENT HOLDERS OR PARTNERS CAN ACTUALLY LOG IN AND SEE THE PROCESS OF WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THE COMPLIANCE PROCESS. IT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR THEM AND FOR US. IT ALSO GIVES US REMINDERS WHEN WE HAVE THINGS LIKE DEADLINES OR DUE DATES FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COMPLIANCE PROCESS COMING UP. THAT WAY, WE CAN REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW AND IT SENDS THEM NOTIFICATIONS AS WELL. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT THIS IS ONE THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. THAT PAPER APPLICATION THAT WE HAD BEFORE IS NO MORE NOW. IT IS ALL ONLINE SO THEY CAN GO AND APPLY FOR TIF GRANTS FOR CHAPTER 380 GRANTS FOR. WE'RE WORKING ON FACADE IMPROVEMENT OR EVEN PAID GRANTS, ALL OF THAT BRINGING ONLINE INTO THIS.

AND SO ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS IS WHEN YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, YOU CAN CLICK ON WHETHER YOU'RE A DEVELOPER OR A BUSINESS OWNER. AND IF YOU PUT IN THE PROPERTY LOCATION, IT'LL TELL YOU WHAT PROGRAMS YOU QUALIFY FOR BASED ON LOCATION. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE TIF ZONE IS ONLY IN CERTAIN AREAS AS WELL AS THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT. SO IT HELPS NARROW WHAT YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR. AND IF YOU SIGN UP AND CREATE AN ACCOUNT, IT'LL ACTUALLY NOTIFY YOU WHEN WE ROLL OUT NEW PROGRAMS. AND THAT WAY WE CAN BUILD THAT CONNECTION TO THE BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY. AND SO THIS IS THE ONLINE APPLICATION.

AND YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY OF THEM. WE EVEN CREATED THE ASSISTANCE REQUEST FORM. OR

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IF YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START, YOU CAN FILL THAT OUT. IT GIVES US SOME BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AND IT LETS US, GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT AND TO CONNECT WITH YOU ABOUT LEARNING MORE. AND WE PUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE COULD ON HERE TO HELP. THERE'S SO MANY WHO DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW THE TIF WORKS. AND SO WE SPENT SOME TIME, ERIC AND I, GOING THROUGH THE PAPER APPLICATION AND GETTING RID OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T NEED TO HAVE ON THERE, BUT ALSO TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION TO THE DEVELOPERS AND APPLICANTS AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE SIGNING UP FOR WHEN THEY APPLIED. SO THE NEXT PART OF WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE DATA. WE LOVE DATA AND SOFTWARE, AND WE TAKE IT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO USE IT TO TELL THE STORY OF WACO, THE WAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE TOLD. AND SO THIS IS SOME OF THE HARD WORK THAT ERIC AND JENNIFER HAVE PUT TOGETHER. AND SO THESE ARE FIRES AND DIGITAL MAPS THAT WE HAVE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL ESTATE LOCATOR ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. AND SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON BOTH OF THESE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE ONE ON THE LEFT, IT HAS OUR RETAIL TRADE AREA. AND SO THIS IS ONE WE'VE ENGAGED CONSULTANTS IN THE PAST. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KEPT SEEING WAS OUR TRADE AREA WAS WE WERE TOLD OUR TRADE AREA WAS ABOUT 300,000. AND WHAT WE KNOW IS CENTRAL TEXAS MARKETPLACE GETS ABOUT 7 MILLION VISITS A YEAR. THE SOUTH VALLEY MILLS H-E-B GETS 5 MILLION VISITS A YEAR, AND BAYLOR GETS OVER 3 MILLION VISITS A YEAR. AND SO FOR US, WE'RE JUST LIKE, THERE IS A LOT OF VISITATION HERE.

AND EVEN IF WE LOOK AT THE HOSPITAL VISITATION, THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW SURPRISING THAT NEWS, THAT'S HOW SURPRISING THAT NEWS IS. AND SO AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS, IS ERIC WENT THROUGH AND GRABBED ALL THE VISITATION DATA FROM THOSE HUBS AND SAID, LET'S SEE, WHEN THESE PEOPLE, WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM, HOW FAR AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, SEVEN TIMES, TEN TIMES TO, TO ESTABLISH THE FACT THAT THEY COME HERE REGULARLY. AND FROM THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A TRADE AREA OF OVER 900,000. AND THAT IS PEOPLE WHO RETURN TO WACO TO SHOP, TO SPEND TIME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, TO SHOP FOR GROCERIES OR ALL OF THAT. AND SO WITH THIS INFORMATION, THEN WE SEND JENNIFER OUT TO THESE CONFERENCES TO SHOW THE BRANDS THAT WE'RE MISSING. LOOK, WACO IS NOT 140 000 PEOPLE WHO SHOP HERE. THERE IS A MUCH LARGER DEPTH TO WHO WACO IS BRINGING IN. AND SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE USE TO SHOW THE DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND SO THIS IS SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE'VE CREATED. AND THEN ALSO WE PARTNER WITH INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS. SO CAMERON PARK ZOO AND TRYING TO HELP THEM ESTABLISH WHAT IS THE CROSSOVER IN VISITATION BETWEEN THEM AND MAGNOLIA OR THEM IN BAYLOR? WHERE ARE THEY CAPTURING THEIR VISITS FROM OUTSIDE OF WACO? WHAT ARE THE AREAS THAT WE'RE SEEING THE MOST VISITATION? THE AIRPORT WE TRY TO TRACK, HELP THEM SEE WHAT VISITATION LOOKS LIKE TO NOT ONLY THE AIRPORT, BUT THE SURROUNDING AREAS, THE BALLPARK. WHEN THERE'S TOURNAMENTS, WE TRY TO HELP CAPTURE WHAT IS THAT AUDIENCE AND, AND WHAT DO TOURISTS OR VISITORS WHO COME IN FOR THOSE KINDS OF ATHLETICS? WHAT DO THEY DO? AND THEN WE ARE WORKING. AND BY WE, I MEAN, ERIC IS WORKING ON STEAM CENTER. AND HOW DO WE ESTABLISH VISITATION TRENDS FOR THE STEAM CENTER SO THAT WE CAN TELL THE STORY OF THESE ATTRACTIONS AND THESE BRANDS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN WACO TO THOSE WHO DON'T SEE THEM? JEREMY, CAN YOU TOGGLE IT BACK? ONE SLIDE. SO THE RETAIL TRADE AREA IS DRAWING ON A POPULATION OF 910,000. IS THAT WHAT THAT DATA SHOWS? YES, SIR.

AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE JUST LOOKING AT THAT MAP, I MEAN, THIS IS JUST FOR MY CURIOSITY AND INTEREST GIVEN AND SOME OF THE POLICY DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD CHUNK OF BELL COUNTY. YES, SIR, IS LOOPED INTO THAT. SO DO WE SEE A LOT OF KILLEEN, FORT HOOD, TEMPLE, BELTON FOLKS COME UP? YES. FOR FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES MOSTLY. AND THEN EVEN WHAT WE SEE A LOT OF TEMPLE. SO KILLEEN HAS A FEW BRANDS AND THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE SEE SOME LEAKAGE TO SOME OF THOSE BRANDS OUT TO KILLEEN. BUT THERE ARE A MAJORITY OF THOSE AREAS. THEY COME TO SHOP AND THEN THE HOSPITALS, THEY'LL COME FOR THAT AS WELL. AND ERIC HAS A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE DISTINCTIONS BECAUSE WE WE SEARCHED IN SPECIFIC CATEGORIES TO ESTABLISH THE TRADE AREA, BECAUSE I THINK OUR WE OFTEN THINK OF OUR MSA AS MCLENNAN FALLS AND NOW BOSQUE, WHICH IS ABOUT JUST OVER 300. BUT I THINK THE BELL COUNTY MSA OR THE IS ALMOST A HALF A MILLION.

AND THAT'S SEPARATE FROM OURS, SEPARATE FROM OURS. AND WE ARE CAPTURING A LOT MORE OF IT THAN WE REALIZED WHEN WE RAN THESE NUMBERS ON ON VISITATION. WOW. THANK YOU. YES, I APPRECIATE THAT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE. SO I DO HAVE ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO SAY. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE IN A MORE ADVERTISEMENT WAY. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND WE

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HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO DO, WHETHER IT'S THE CITY ACADEMY OR 1000 FRIENDS OF WACO OR ANY OF THE EVENTS WHERE WE GET TO GO AND ENGAGE CITIZENS, WE ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTION, WHAT ARE THE BRANDS THAT YOU LEAVE WACO FOR? LIKE, WHAT ARE THE BRANDS THAT YOU STILL HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO SHOP AT OR TO EAT AT? AND WE, WE DO, WE HAVE THIS DIGITAL WAY OF DOING IT WHERE WE GET WORD CLOUDS. AND I GET TO SEE THAT INFORMATION. AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS, WE'RE ASKING CITIZENS, WE'RE ASKING EMPLOYEES, WE'RE ASKING THE LEADERSHIP HERE. AND ONE OF THE ONES THAT'S ALWAYS COME THROUGH FOR YEARS NOW IS WAFFLE HOUSE. WE WE HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER BOARD LIFTING THE SIGNAL FOR WAFFLE HOUSE FOR YEARS NOW. AND, AND BEING THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE LAST MEETINGS, WE WANTED TO GIVE HIM SOME GOOD NEWS THAT THAT THIS WRONG WILL FINALLY BE RIGHTED. AND SO WE WE TALKED TO WAFFLE HOUSE AND I AM NOT ABLE.

THEY ARE NOT READY TO MAKE THEIR FORMAL. THIS IS WHERE THIS IS ALL THE DETAILS, BUT THEY CAN CONFIRM OR THEY ALLOWED ME TO CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE FINALIZING THEIR PROCESS TO PUT A LOCATION HERE IN WACO FOR THEIR BIGGEST WACO FAN. AND SO THAT WAS THE SURPRISE THAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOU. THAT WAY YOU CAN RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A JUSTICE DONE TODAY. JEREMY, I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A SENTIMENTAL MAN. I I'M NOT OFTEN MOVED TO TEARS OR OR GREAT SHOWING OF EMOTION, BUT THIS HERE TODAY, A BREAKFAST LOVING BAPTIST LIKE MYSELF TO VIEW THIS, TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE UNITED TO OTHER SOUTHERN METROS BY THIS BEAUTIFUL CHAIN, WHICH IS GENERALLY PEACEFUL IN THE DAYTIME. I AM. THIS IS A GREAT GIFT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, SIR. WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AN. ALL RIGHT. THAT THAT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT. JEREMY. THAT WAS GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR PESINA TODAY? JUST A COMMENT. JEREMY. I'M THRILLED ABOUT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. I THINK FROM A USER EXPERIENCE, JUST KNOWING THAT THERE ARE LESS HURDLES TO JUMP AND RED TAPE TO HAVE TO CUT TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY IN EARNEST WILL ATTRACT FAR MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAN THAN WE CAN GET REASONABLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MANPOWER THAT WE HAVE ON OUR TEAM. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU THAT I REALLY LOVE THE FACT THAT OUR DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS CAN GET THEIR IMMEDIATE INFORMATION WITH JUST A FEW CLICKS. I THINK THAT WILL KIND OF CHANGE THE GAME. AND IF THAT INFORMATION IS SHARED THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH, OF COURSE, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, I THINK IT'LL JUST BE LIKE GANGBUSTERS.

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. JEREMY. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE NOW MOVE TO THE LAST WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM. JEREMY, SEE IF YOU CAN GET THEM TO PUT A LITTLE NAME PLATE OR SOMETHING FOR JOSH IN ONE OF THE BOOTHS. YEAH. IS A PARKING A PARKING SPOT WOULD PROBABLY BE APPROPRIATE. SPRAY PAINT HIS NAME ON A. WE MOVE TO 257 HERE. NOW, CITY MANAGER HOLT, WILL YOU INTRODUCE THE NEXT SPEAKER? ALL RIGHT. BRINGING US HOME. CLINT PETERS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR ITEM 257. DISCUSSION OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS. THANK YOU, MANAGER HOLT, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, WE JUST HAVE THE ONE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. THIS IS DEALING WITH FLOYD CASEY DEVELOPMENT, NOW KNOWN AS CORDOVA SPRINGS. THIS IS SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE OVERLAY AND DESIGN BOOK, ANTICIPATED AMENDMENTS. AS WE'VE MOVED FROM THE CONCEPTUAL STAGE TO DEVELOPMENT AND NOW GOING VERTICAL WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. SO WE'VE PERMITTED CLOSE TO 20 STRUCTURES, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STEVE AND HIS GROUP BUILDERS THROUGH THE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND THERE'S SOME TWEAKS THAT NEED TO OCCUR TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH PERMITS ON THE PROJECT. SO JUST TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THIS PROJECT, THIS IS THE FLOYD CASEY DEVELOPMENT. THE BASE ZONING OF IT IS C2 ALONG DUTTON AND VALLEY MILLS DRIVE, AND THEN ALL THE RESIDENTIAL AREA IS R1B, AND THEN THE OVERLAY IS THE THE DESIGN BOOK WITH THE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR THE MIXED USE AREA AND THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND SO PROPOSED DESIGN BOOK UPDATES.

THERE ARE SOME UPDATES TO STREET NAME. ORIGINALLY IT WAS WILLIAMS LANDING. NOW IT'S IN A WAY. SO THAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. SOME UPDATES TO THE BUILDING TYPE PLAN AND LOT TYPE,

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WHICH INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND LOT DIMENSION CRITERIA FOR EACH OF THE LOT TYPES. THIS IS THE EXHIBIT FOR THAT. SO ORIGINALLY IN 2022 ON THE SMALL LOTS THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TYPES. THERE'S BROWNSTONES WHICH ARE ATTACHED UNITS THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, LIKE NEW YORK STYLE BROWNSTONES AND ZERO LOT LINE. ORIGINALLY THERE WAS GOING TO BE MORE ZERO LOT LINE PRODUCT AND BROWNSTONE. AND AS THE BUILDERS GROUP HAS FINE TUNED THEIR PLANS, THEY WANT TO FLIP THAT. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE BROWNSTONES NOW THAN THE ZERO LOT LINE LOT LINE PRODUCT. OVERALL IT THE OVERALL DENSITY, IT JUST INCREASES THE TOTAL UNIT COUNT FROM 259 TO 260. SO JUST ONE. BUT IT DOES LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE BROWNSTONE ON THE SMALL LIGHT SMALL LOT PRODUCT. THE OTHER TYPES STAY THE SAME MEDIUM LOT AND LARGE. THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THAT. WE DID REMOVE THE DIMENSION REQUIREMENTS. THERE WAS A DIMENSION, A LOT AREA AND A MINIMUM WIDTH, WHICH SOMEWHAT CONTRADICTED ITSELF. SO WE REMOVED THE DIMENSION OUT OF THAT. AND SO NOW WE JUST HAVE LOT AREA AND MINIMUM LOT WIDTH, WHICH ALIGNS WITH OUR OUR ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAKES IT EASIER TO INTERPRET. AND THEN WE TOOK OUT ALL THE DIMENSIONS OF THOSE LOT SIZES AND DIMENSIONS OUT OF THE OVERLAY, BECAUSE THEY WERE DUPLICATES OF WHAT WAS IN THE DESIGN BOOK. SOME OF THE OTHER DESIGN BOOK UPDATES, WE'RE DEALING WITH, SOME OF THE BUILDING PLACEMENTS AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL LOT TYPE, AND THEN ENCROACHMENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BROWNSTONES AND ZERO LOT OF PRODUCT. THERE WAS SOME CONFLICTS WITH THE BUILDING CODE, ESPECIALLY DEALING WITH OVERHANGS INTO SETBACKS AND ENCROACHMENTS OF PORCHES. AND SO THERE'S SOME CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT ADDRESSES THAT. SO IT CAN MEET BOTH BUILDING CODE AND THE CONCEPT FOR THE DESIGN BOOK. SOME REVISIONS TO SETBACKS ON ALLEY LOTS. THERE'S A LOT OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE ALLEY LOADED WITH ALLEYS, SO THE SETBACKS NEED TO BE AMENDED FOR THAT.

SAME WITH THE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE FOR THE BROWNSTONE LOTS. AND THEN THE TOPIC THAT HAD THE MOST DISCUSSION WITH PLANNING COMMISSION WAS THE HEIGHT INCREASE AND THE MIXED USE AREA FROM 40FT AND THREE STORIES TO 50FT AND FOUR STORIES. AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN AN UPCOMING SLIDE. AND THEN REDUCTION OF THE MINIMUM GROUND LEVEL HEIGHT FROM 16 FOOT TO 12 FOOT FOR THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, WITH THE WITH THE PRODUCT THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO BUILD, HAVING MIXED USE ABOVE IT, THAT REDUCTION HELPS THEM WITH THE PRODUCT TYPE. SO PLAN COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ALL OF THE CHANGES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THERE WAS CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HEIGHT GOING DOWN. DUTTON. AS YOU GET MORE INTO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE THE INCREASE OF THE HEIGHT GOING TO 50, WITH BUILDING MASSING NOT BEING COMPATIBLE WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO APPROVE EVERYTHING THE WAY IT WAS SUBMITTED, BUT TO KEEP THE BUILDING HEIGHT ALONG. DUTTON AT THE CURRENT LEVELS IN THE DESIGN BOOK, WHICH IS 40FT AND THREE STORIES, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS A VOTE OF 6 TO 3. THE THREE THAT VOTED AGAINST IT WERE NOT OPPOSED TO THE CHANGES. THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF IT BEING CHANGED COMPLETELY TO 50 FOOT, AND SO ALL OF THEM WERE SUPPORTIVE OF, OF, OF THE CHANGES EXCEPT FOR THE HEIGHT. BUT AFTER THE MEETING, AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING, THE DEVELOPER WAS NOT AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM. AND REALLY THE INCREASE IN HEIGHT WAS JUST TO ALLOW SOME ROOFTOP SPACE ON. YOU CAN SEE HERE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL USES AND JUST FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE BUILDING, IT WASN'T TO GO ANOTHER FULL STORY. SO BASED ON THAT. SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE THE ELEVATIONS THERE. SO YOU'D HAVE COMMERCIAL ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THEN TWO FLOORS OF RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN THAT SMALL FOURTH FLOOR WOULD BE FOR SOME COMMON SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL USES WITH A ROOFTOP AREA, BUT JUST FOR A SMALL PORTION. SO WE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE FOURTH FLOOR BE ALLOWED TO BE INCLUDED, BUT ONLY FOR 25% OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT. AND THAT WOULD THAT FOURTH FLOOR WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO NONCOMMERCIAL USES. SO, CLINT, JUST TO JUST

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TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE, IT SOUNDS LIKE PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ARE NOT THE SAME. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. BUT BUT THIS WAS THIS WAS INFORMATION THAT WE GOT AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. SO PLAN COMMISSION DID NOT GET TO SEE THIS, WHICH IS KIND OF A MODIFICATION OF WHAT THEY SUBMITTED TO PLAN. SO WHAT MOST MOST OF THE DISCUSSION THEY WERE HAVING WAS, OKAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A FOUR STORY COMPLETE ACROSS BUILDING AND THAT MASSING IS NOT COMPATIBLE WHERE THIS WOULD JUST ALLOW THAT FOURTH STORY FOR JUST 25% OF THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING, AND ONLY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE. THE DEVELOPER DID GIVE US ALSO SOME VIEWPOINTS. SO YOU CAN. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY LOOKING FROM GROUND LEVEL ON WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING FOR THOSE. AND THEN SO YOU CAN BARELY FROM THE GROUND LEVEL, YOU CAN BARELY SEE THAT FORCE. THAT FOURTH FLOOR IS RIGHT UP THERE. SO IF WE ALLOW THE AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED BY THE DEVELOPER AND STAFF AFTER PLANNING COMMISSION, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT YOU WOULD SEE FROM GROUND LEVEL. AND WHAT'S THE USAGE AGAIN, SO THAT THAT TOP FLOOR WILL BE FOR COMMON SPACE FOR THE RESIDENCES IN THERE. SO A ROOFTOP AREA FOR THE RESIDENCES WITH A SMALL AREA, COMMON AREA. SO WITH THAT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT MODIFICATION FROM THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW THE FOURTH FLOOR, BUT ONLY THAT TO NOT EXCEED 25% OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT AND THEN RESTRICTED TO NONCOMMERCIAL USE. IF COUNCIL GOES WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION, WE'LL INCLUDE THAT IN THE ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ON THAT PUBLIC HEARING ISSUES? JUST ONE. I GUESS THERE'S ONE OTHER PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT.

BUT IT'S IT'S JUST THE YOUTH STANDARDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. THAT'S IT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR CLINT? GREAT. WE NOW MOVE TO THE NEXT. ANYTHING ELSE CITY MANAGER THAT WE NEED TO COVER, SIR. ALL GOOD. WE NOW MOVE TO WORK. SESSION 2026-258. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS. ANY REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, Y'ALL. THERE BEING NONE, I WILL NOW RECESS

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THE WORK SESSION AND RECONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, AS READ INTO THE RECORD BY CITY SECRETARY HICKS AT 4:13 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS.

REAL PROPERTY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.072 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.087 REAL PROPERTY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087 ATTORNEY BRIEFING TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BEING THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT ON CITY OWNED AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES NEAR CITY HALL AND ATTORNEY BRIEFING. TEXAS OPEN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5511.071 AGREEMENTS FOR ECONOMIC INCENTIVES BETWEEN NUMBER ONE, THE CITY OF WACO AND 8100 WOODWAY DRIVE, LLC, AND NUMBER TWO, THE CITY OF WACO AND J. KBM HOLDINGS, LLC. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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