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OCTOBER 20TH,

[CALL TO ORDER]

20, 21 TO ORDER AT 6:03 PM.

UM, LET'S DO A QUICK ROLL CALL.

UH, COMMISSIONER QURESHI HERE.

COMMISSIONER SCOTT.

HI, COMMISSIONER THOMPSON HERE.

UH, COMMISSIONER CORN HERE.

COMMISSIONER BARRETT HERE ON SCREEN ON SCREEN COMMISSIONER BRISTOL HERE.

COMMISSIONER ROMBERG HERE.

COMMISSIONER GUERRERO IS ABSENT.

UH, COMMISSIONER BRIMER HERE.

COMMISSIONER BEDFORD HERE.

FANTASTIC.

ALL RIGHT.

AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY CITIZENS COMMUNICATION TONIGHT, REGULAR.

ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL MOVE RIGHT

[1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION]

INTO ITEM ONE, A APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 6TH, UH, 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

DOES ANYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE? YES, I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY RAMBERT SECOND, BUT, UM, COMMISSIONER SCOTT, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

UH, FANTASTIC.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[2a. Approve the Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Schedule for 2022 (10 minutes)]

ITEM TWO, A, UH, ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.

UH, WE NEED TO APPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2022.

AND I THINK WE HAVE A KAYLA CHAMPLIN.

THANKS.

GOOD EVENING.

COMMISSIONERS, KAYLA CHAMPION, WATERSHED PROTECTION.

I JUST WANTED TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE BACKSIDE OF THIS AGENDA.

ALSO INCLUDES HOLIDAYS AND RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES NOT OBSERVED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THERE ARE SOME HOLIDAYS THAT FALL ON THE COMMISSION SCHEDULE IN CASE ANY OF YOU OBSERVED THEM.

UM, SO IF WE WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THIS PROPOSED AGENDA ON THE FRONT, UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY CHANGES THAT WE MAKE TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULE TO THE FIRST AND THIRD, WEDNESDAY, AREN'T GUARANTEED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

SO, UH, WE MAY HAVE TO JUST ADJUST IT DEPENDING ON THEIR AVAILABILITY.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I LEARNED YESTERDAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO MOVE ALL OF THE LAND, USE COMMISSIONS TO THE NEW PDC OFFICE.

UM, SO THAT WILL BE STARTING IN THE SPRING OF 2022.

UM, WE, I WILL STILL BE WORKING WITH STAFF TO TRY TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT WHEN I HAVE IT, BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT WE WILL BE CHANGING LOCATIONS NEXT YEAR IN EARLY SPRING.

SO, UH, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE SCHEDULE OR ANY CONFLICTS WE WANT TO CALL OUT BEFORE WE APPROVE? YES.

AUDREY.

OH, YES.

SO WHEN YOU SAY CHANGE LOCATION, DOES THAT MEAN THE STAFF ARE CHANGING THEIR OFFICE LOCATION OR THE MEETINGS THAT WILL BE A PART OF ARE GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT LOCATION? I'M SORRY FOR THAT.

UH, AUDREY, I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MEETING LOCATION.

SO, UH, WE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO HYBRID MEETINGS, SO THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY IF THEY NEED TO.

AND WE WILL JUST MOVE THE MEETING LOCATIONS TO THE NEW PDC.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, JUST TURN YOUR MIC ON.

OH, WHERE, WHERE IS THAT? IT? I DON'T KNOW THE ADDRESS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN PROBABLY ASK LIZ FOR IT.

UM, IT'S AT THE HIGH OLD HIGHLAND MALL LOCATION.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS? NO.

NO, BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN FILL IT.

IT'S YEAH, IT'S NORTH NEAR AIRPORT.

OKAY, GREAT.

I LIVE NEAR THERE.

YEAH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL SAY I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH HOW MANY JEWISH HOLIDAYS WE'RE OVERLAPPING WITH.

UM, AND THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER MOVING SOME OF THOSE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BIG ONES.

OKAY.

YEAH.

WHAT ABOUT, YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY PASSOVER.

YEAH.

YEAH.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

THANK YOU.

THE ADDRESS JUST FOR THE RECORD IS 63 10 WILAMENA DELCO DRIVE.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD NEXT YEAR.

YES, I IT'LL PROBABLY BE AS EARLY AS LATE MARCH, 2022, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE YET.

I DON'T FEEL NEARLY AS IMPORTANT.

IT SHOULD BE A VERY NICE MEETING LOCATION.

THEY HAVE A FORMAL MEETING

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ROOM AND IT'LL BE A REALLY NICE MEETING LOCATION.

I KNOW.

SO, UM, JUST TO CLARIFY THE SCHEDULE, I THINK WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD LOOK INTO MOVING THE DATE FOR THE, FOR PASSOVER, UM, POSSIBLY YOM KIPPOR, ANY OTHERS THAT YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE, UH, UM, THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS.

I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF A BIG ONE TOO.

I'M SORRY.

COMMISSIONER BRISTOL.

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU.

WOULD YOU MIND MOVING JUST SLIGHTLY CLOSER? OKAY.

THE MASK, UM, THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ALSO IS IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE FIRST, UH, ON NOVEMBER.

IT'S THE ONLY MEETING THAT WE HAVE IN NOVEMBER.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD FIND A DIFFERENT TIME FOR THAT OR NOT.

YEAH.

YEAH.

I GUESS KAYLA, I'M WONDERING, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE TALKED, UH, WITH CHEER GUERRERO ABOUT THIS, WE DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THIS THING ON THE BACK THAT LOOKED AT ALL THE, THESE CONFLICTS YET.

UM, I WONDER IF WE SHOULD PUNT THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR APPROVAL, IF THAT DOESN'T DELAY ANYTHING? UH, YEAH, I THINK NOW THAT, UM, I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BEFORE I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE MEETING LOCATIONS.

SO, UM, THE PRIMARY CONCERN WAS SECURING A MEETING SPOT FOR, UH, CITY HALL, BUT I THINK WE HAVE LESS OF A CONCERN FOR THE PDC LOCATION.

SO I THINK WE HAVE TIME, UH, WE CAN WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING TO FINALIZE THIS AND TRY TO REVISE THOSE DATES.

I THINK I WILL TRY TO KEEP THEM ON WEDNESDAYS IF POSSIBLE, SINCE THAT SEEMS TO WORK WELL FOR PEOPLE'S SCHEDULES.

BUT IF YOU DO KNOW OF ANY DAYS OF THE WEEK, THAT JUST DON'T WORK FOR YOUR SCHEDULE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T TRY TO SCHEDULE ON THOSE DATES.

YEAH.

AND I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, I'D REALLY LIKE TO REACH OUT TO THE EQUITY OFFICE OR FOR YOU TO REACH OUT TO THE EQUITY OFFICE AND GET KIND OF A BEST PRACTICE FROM THEM.

I THINK IT'S LESS ABOUT WHAT HOLIDAYS ARE NECESSARILY IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMISSION, BUT BEING ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND ALL OF THE PUBLIC.

AND SO I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A JUDGMENT ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH AND WHAT ISN'T.

UM, YEAH.

OKAY.

AND, UH, JUST A HEADS UP.

WE WILL NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM SECOND, UH, FIRST BY SCOTT SECOND BY RANDBURG, UH, ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

OKAY.

UH, AND I, WE HAVE TWO EYES ON, ON VIRTUAL.

UM, RAMPER OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, KAYLA.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE WILL POSTPONE TO NEXT AGENDA FOR THAT ONE.

UH, AND, AND WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT THERE.

UH,

[3. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

ITEM THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UM, WE HAVE THE CITY OF AUSTIN FIRE AND EMS STATION DAVENPORT VILLAGE SP 20 21 0 1 21 D UH, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL AS, UH, PAMELA AB TALI.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVENING COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONERS AT HOME.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN FOR YOU GUYS AND SHARE COIN.

UM, CAN YOU, I'M SORRY.

MY BAD ME, MY NAME IS PAMELA AB TALI AND I AM WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE VARIANCE FOR, AND IS IT OKAY IF I TAKE MY MOSCOW UP HERE? YEAH, I'M NOT CLOSE TO ANYBODY.

OKAY.

UM, THE VARIANCE FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES STATION AT DAVENPORT VILLAGE, WHICH IS AT 46 0 1 WESTLAKE DRIVE CASE NUMBER S P 20 21 0 1 2 1 D UH, NO ONE WAY.

AND OKAY, SO THE, UH, THE SITE IS, UM, ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN THERE BETWEEN, UH, HIGHWAY 360 AND LAKE AUSTIN, GENERALLY SPEAKING PROPERTY DATA.

IT IS IN THE ST STEVENS CREEK WATERSHED, WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS WATER SUPPLY, RURAL IT'S IN A DRINKING WATER PROTECTION ZONE.

IT'S IN THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF TRAVIS COUNTY.

THERE ARE NO CREEKS CREEK BUFFERS OR CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES ON SITE.

AND OF COURSE THERE IS NO COUNCIL REPRESENTATION.

SO WE HAVE TWO VARIANCE REQUESTS, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION 25, 8, 3 41 CUT REQUIREMENTS STATES THAT CUTS ON ATTRACTIVE LAND MAY NOT EXCEED FOUR FEET OF DEPTH.

THE VARIANCE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW CUT OVER FOUR FEET TO 17 FEET LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION 25, 8 3 0 2 CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING OR PARKING AREA STATES THAT A PERSON MAY NOT CONSTRUCT A PARKING AREA ON A SLOPE WITH A GRADIENT OF MORE THAN 15%.

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AND THE VARIANCE IS A REQUEST TO ALLOW A PARKING AREA ON A SLOPE WITH A GRADIENT OF MORE THAN 15%, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SITE.

UM, BOTH OF THE VARIANCE REQUESTS ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE SLOPES ON THE SITE.

IT'S LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF A HILL COUNTRY HILL, THE CITY REGULATES DEVELOPMENT ON SLOPES IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND TRADITIONAL CHARACTER OF THE LAND AND TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR EROSION, WHICH POLLUTES AIR AND WATERWAYS, THE FIRST VARIANCE REQUEST TO ALLOW CUT OVER FOUR FEET, UM, IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE, UH, WHOOPS.

WE'RE BOUNCING AROUND HERE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UM, TO, UH, SO THE, THE EXHIBIT SHOWS CUT FROM FOUR TO EIGHT AND IN THE ORANGE AND FROM EIGHT TO 17 IN THE RED, AND THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.

CAN YOU MAKE IT GO? CAN YOU MAKE IT GO FORWARD? THANK YOU.

THE SECOND VARIANCE REQUEST IS FOR, UM, THE PARKING LOT ON SLOPES OVER FOR 15%.

AND, UH, THE I'VE OUTLINED IN ORANGE, THE AREA WHERE THE SLOPES ARE OVER 15% IN THE RED AND THE DARK RED, DARKER RED.

SO IT'S NOT VERY MUCH, BUT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

STAFF RECOMMENDS BOTH VARIANCES, HAVING DETERMINED THAT THE FINDINGS OF FACT REQUIRED BY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 25, 8 41 BEEN MET, STEPH RECOMMENDS THE VARIANCES WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION THAT THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE A LANDSCAPE PLAN, INCLUDING MITIGATION FOR REMOVED TREES TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SOIL STABILIZATION AND WATER QUALITY FOR THE SITE.

THANK YOU.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.

AND ALSO THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER A PROJECT RELATED QUESTIONS, JUST SO I'M CLEAR.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION, JUST, JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS WE CAN, UH, BY A SHOW OF HANDS, I KNOW.

LET'S SEE PAM THOMPSON GO FOR IT.

HI.

CAN YOU TELL ME THE SIZE OF THE TREES THAT ARE ASKED TO BE TAKEN OUT? HI EVERYONE.

BRIAN BELL, CIVIL ENGINEER, GARZA EMC.

SO ON THE APPLICANT FOR THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, ALL TREE SIZES ARE UNDER 19 INCHES.

THANK YOU.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

AND PAMELA, MAYBE YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS, THAT THAT'S NOT PART OF WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING HERE BECAUSE OF WHERE THIS SITE IS LOCATED.

I UNDERSTAND THIS.

OKAY.

JUST, JUST WANTING TO CLARIFY FOR MY OWN, MY OWN, UH, KNOWLEDGE.

OKAY.

OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANKS.

OKAY.

UH, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, UM, I CAN, AND NO OTHER DISCUSSION.

I CAN, I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING SECOND, FIRST BY ROMBERG, SECOND BY BEDFORD.

UH, OKAY.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR EMOTION? ALRIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING BROWN? OKAY, GOOD.

I GOT A GOOD MOTION HERE.

I KNOW I'M EXCITED AS WELL.

IT'S ONE OF THE SHORTER THAN MOST, UM, UH, MOTION ON AGENDA.

ITEM THREE, WHERE THE SUBJECT BEING THE CITY OF AUSTIN FIRE AND EMS STATION AT DAVENPORT VILLAGE SP 2021 DASH 0 1 2 1 D.

WHEREAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM 25 DASH EIGHT DASH 3 0 2, A TWO TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A PARKING AREA ON A SLOPE WITH A GRADIENT OF MORE THAN 15%.

WHEREAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOGNIZED THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM 25 DASH EIGHT DASH 3 4 1 TO ALLOW CUT OVER FOUR FEET TO 17 FEET.

WHEREAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THE SITES LOCATED IN THE ST STEVENS CREEK WATERSHED WATER SUPPLY, RURAL CLASSIFICATION AND DRINKING WATER PROTECTION ZONE.

AND FINALLY, WHEREAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THAT STAFF RECOMMEND THESE VARIANCES WITH CONDITIONS.

HAVING DETERMINED, THE REQUIRED FINDINGS OF FACT

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HAVE BEEN MET.

THEREFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE VARIANCE REQUESTS OR VARIANCES REQUESTED.

UM, WITH THE FOLLOWING ONE STAFF CONDITION, THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE A LANDSCAPE PLAN, INCLUDING MITIGATION FOR REMOVED TREES TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SOIL STABILIZATION AND WATER QUALITY FOR THE SITE.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RANDBURG AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BEDFORD.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

OKAY.

I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE.

UH, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER SCOTT BY COMMISSIONER THOMPSON.

JUST, UH, COMMISSIONER COIN.

YES.

COMMISSIONER BARRETT.

YES.

COMMISSIONER BRISTOL.

YES.

COMMISSIONER RANDBURG.

YES.

UH, COMMISSIONER BREMMER.

YES.

AND COMMISSIONER BEDFORD.

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING THROUGH.

WE'RE

[4. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

ALREADY TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.

Y'ALL UH, OKAY.

UH, ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT BACK FROM COMMITTEES? UH, I WILL JUST SAY THAT LAST MEETING I SHARED, UH, WITH, UH, UM, KEVIN THAT COMMISSIONER, UH, YEP.

OKAY.

THAT, UH, I'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE WITH HIM ON THE BALCONIES, UH, CANYON LANDS, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COMES ABOUT ON THAT.

FANTASTIC.

OKAY.

GREAT.

ANYTHING ELSE ON COMMITTEE REPORTS? GREAT.

UH, JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, UH, JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE IS GOING TO START RECONVENING AGAIN.

WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH, UM, FOLKS NOT BEING COMFORTABLE MEETING IN PERSON AND THE LOCATION THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE.

DIDN'T ALLOW US TO DO THIS KIND OF HYBRID THING THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO HERE.

UH, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT THING MOVING AGAIN, X WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MEET, AND WE'RE PROPOSING A LITTLE BIT OF A NEW STRUCTURE FOR JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, WHERE WE SCHEDULE OUT, UH, KEY TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE WE CAN REALLY DO A DEEPER DIVE WITH CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS WHO MIGHT BE WORKING ON CERTAIN ISSUES THAT INTERSECT WITH THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.

SO FOR INSTANCE, WE'LL HAVE ONE MEETING WHERE WE DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WORK AND THE LARGER ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS OF THE CITY.

WE'LL ALSO DO THAT FOR OTHER TOPICS AS WELL.

AND THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE US FROM DOING A WORK THAT'S PERTINENT WHEN IT COMES UP ON THE RIGHT TIMELINE THAT CAN ALWAYS FIT INTO THE AGENDA.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TARGETED WITH OUR KIND OF CROSS-CUTTING IMPACT ACROSS THE ISSUES THAT, THAT ARE UNDER OUR PURVIEW.

SO SHIFTING A LITTLE BIT AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUTURE

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

AGENDA ITEMS? YES.

OKAY.

I, I CAME UP WITH THIS, UM, A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IT, UH, AT THE MEETING TONIGHT, BUT, UM, I WILL BE, UH, ANNOUNCING A, UM, A, UH, UH, A WORKING GROUP THAT I'D LIKE TO FORM, UH, BASICALLY FOLLOWING UP ON, UM, UH, UH, CITY COUNCIL, WOMAN, UH, UH, UH, CONCERNS AT THE LAST MEETING.

AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR, UH, OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THAT.

UM, SO, UH, I THINK BECAUSE OF, UM, UH, CITY REGULATIONS AND, AND, UH, THE, UH, UH, IMPORTANCE OF, UH, UH, LETTING OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, UM, I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SAY ANYTHING FURTHER AT THIS POINT, BUT, UM, WE'LL BE GLAD TO, UH, SHARE MORE WITH ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED AND THEN I'LL BRING IT UP FORMALLY AT THE NEXT TH THAT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AND I THINK, UH, IT'S GOOD TO MENTION IT NOW.

I KNOW THAT OTHERS, UH, I'M SURE WILL BE INTERESTED IN, IN HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH Y'ALL, SO, YEAH, YEAH.

FANTASTIC.

OKAY.

UH, ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? UM, ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A WHILE AGO, AND, UM, BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING FROM IT IS, UH, THE HUD FOR THE EAST VILLAGE.

UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND GETTING THEM IN HERE TO DO AN UPDATE OF SOME KIND AND, UH, LET US KNOW KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON THAT IT'S SO LIKE TO SEE THAT IS IF YOU DRIED THEM.

OKAY.

WHEREAS EAST VILLAGE NOW, UM, IT IS OFF, UH, PARMER LANE NEAR SAMSUNG.

YEP.

GOTCHA.

IS THAT IN THE WORKS? UM, LIZ JOHNSTON, DEPUTY ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER WITH WATERSHED PROTECTION.

IT HAS NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE BEEN SUBMITTED

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FOR REVIEW.

UM, I CAN LOOK INTO IT, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYTHING AT THIS POINT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY ABOUT IT, BUT, UM, UM, BUT I WILL LOOK INTO THAT.

YEAH.

GREAT.

UH, ANYTHING ELSE HERE AT SIX 20? OH, PAM, SORRY.

I NEED TO LOOK AT THE SCREEN.

THAT'S OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO MENTION TO EVERYBODY THAT THERE IS AN ITEM ABOUT A PARKLAND EDUCATION FEES BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO FEEL FREE TO, UM, CHIME IN ON THAT TO THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND ALSO IF STAFF WOULD, UM, TELL US ABOUT THE FESTIVITIES THIS WEEK AND, AND SOAKER THE ARBOR DAY THING IS THAT THIS WEEKEND, I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE FOR EVERYBODY TO BE REMINDED OF THAT AND MAYBE VOLUNTEER IF THEY CAN.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER THOMPSON.

UM, THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW, AND I, YEAH, THAT, UM, PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE, I'D LIKE TO MAYBE EVEN PROPOSE AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM JUST FOR A BRIEFING ON WHAT THAT ENTAILS, IF THAT, IF THAT MOVES FORWARD.

UM, BUT OKAY.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

UH, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, THEN WE WILL, OH, ONE MORE, ONE MORE.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND IT.

UM, LET'S SEE HERE.

UH, THERE'S A, UH, A MEETING IT'S KIND OF MORE OF A, LIKE AN OUTSIDE CELEBRATION, UH, THAT, UM, UH, DISTRICT TWO THAT EVERYBODY'S INVITED TO AND, UM, WAS KIND OF LOOKING TO SEE IF I COULD, UM, IT'S IS NOT TOBAR AND I CAN'T READ MY CALENDAR, SO I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE FINDING IT HERE.

UM, IF YOU, UH, IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL OUT, UH, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND STUFF LIKE THAT TO KAYLA, AND SHE CAN SEND THAT ON TO, TO NOT HAVE A QUORUM ISSUE.

UM, AND THEN ALSO, IF IT IS A FORMAL EVENT, WE'LL NEED TO MAKE SURE IF MORE THAN A QUORUM, WANT TO ATTEND SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WE'LL HAVE TO, IT'S JUST OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND, UM, AND I'LL SEND OUT AN EMAIL.

IT JUST CAME TO MIND AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE EVERYBODY WORKERS.

IT'S NOT A LOT, I DUNNO, HAPPENING SOCIALLY RIGHT NOW.

SO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.

JUST KIDDING.

ALRIGHT.

UH, SHARE YOUR ARROW.

YOU'RE A JOINING US AS WE'RE ADJOURNING.

THANKS FOR SHOWING UP.

UH, ALL RIGHT.

WELL THEN WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AT 6 25.

THANKS.

Y'ALL