Oct 16, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING.

[1. Call Meeting to Order.]

WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

I DO WANNA REMIND COUNSEL TO PLEASE LEAVE YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND LEAN INTO THE MICROPHONE WHEN SPEAKING.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF PALMER, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 16TH, 2025.

LOCATED AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, SIX 50 SOUTH DALLAS STREET, PALMER, TEXAS 7 5 1 5 2.

WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE.

MR. BATEMAN, DO YOU RIGHT? OKAY.

HEAVEN.

FATHER LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY.

COME TO YOU IN PRAYER.

LORD, WE JUST, UH, LIFT UP THIS MEETING TO YOU AND THE LORD, PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST PRESIDE OVER IT AND JUST LEAVE IT AND GUIDE US IN EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE.

LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR OUR CITY AND OUR SCHOOLS AND PRAY FOR THE SAFETY THERE.

PRAY FOR ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

LORD, WE JUST, UH, PRAY FOR ALL THE UPCOMING EVENTS, UH, THE HOLIDAY EVENTS THAT ARE COMING.

AND LORD, JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS.

ASK YOU TO FORGIVE US WHERE WE FAIL YOU.

IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOD OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.

JUSTICE.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

EVERYONE IS HERE.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

CITIZEN COMMENTS.

AT THIS TIME, CITIZENS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OTHER THAN PERSONNEL MATTERS OR MATTERS UNDER LITIGATION FOR A LENGTH OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED THREE MINUTES, NO COUNSEL ACTION OR DISCUSSION MAY TAKE PLACE ON A MATTER UNTIL SUCH MATTER HAS BEEN PLACED ON AN AGENDA AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? OKAY, WE'RE

[5. Consent Agenda]

CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THIS ITEM.

CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR SLASH CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO E EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.

ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

A BALANCE SHEET B SEPTEMBER, 2025.

PROFIT LOSS, YEAR TO DATE ACTUALS C MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025.

D MUNICIPAL COURT, MONTHLY REPORTS, E PALMER POLICE DEPARTMENT, MONTHLY REPORTS, AND F PUBLIC WORKS MONTHLY REPORT.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[6. Discuss and consider candidates for TML Region 13 Director Election]

DIRECTOR ELECTION.

UH, YOU DID, UH, GET THE FOUR CANDIDATES.

YES.

UM, ONE OF THE CANDIDATES DID REACH OUT TO DISCUSS THE CANDIDACY THAT WAS, UH, WEST MAYS, THE MAYOR OF COPPEL.

SO WE HAVE TO VOTE FOR ONE.

MM-HMM .

AND WE ALL HAVE TO VOTE THE SAME, CORRECT? THE MAJORITY WINS YOU.

WE JUST PICK ONE PERSON, RIGHT? YEAH, YOU, WHOEVER WANTS TO MAKE TO, UH, ELECT AND THEN SAY A NAME AND THEN IF YOU GET A SECOND, THEN WE'D VOTE ON THAT PERSON.

GOT IT.

WHO? STANLEY? MM-HMM .

MM-HMM .

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I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[7. Hold a public hearing, discuss and consider for possible action, an Ordinance amending the City of Palmer Zoning Ordinance 1188, approving the Zoning Application submitted by Amy Garcia requesting by granting a variance from the minimum lot size and side yard setback on an approximately 0.1435 acre tract of real property legally described as lot 12a blk 5 o t palmer-rev 0.1435 aс, Palmer, Ellis county, Texas, currently zoned "R-4" Single-Family Residential District.]

FIVE.

PALMER PALMER, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

CURRENTLY ZONED R FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

I NEED A MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.

I MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.

I SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? A.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

AND AMY GARCIA IS HERE.

DO YOU WANNA COME UP? DO YOU HAVE LIKE THE BLUEPRINTS FOR THE HOUSE? I HAVE A COPY OF THEM.

JUST ONE.

OKAY.

DO YOU WANT ME TO YEAH.

YES, PLEASE.

HERE, PRESS THAT DOWN.

OKAY.

SO WE NEED THE ONE FOR THE SIDES AND THEN THE BACK, RIGHT? CORRECT.

IT'S JUST A SIDE YARD SETBACK AND THEN A LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT VARIANCE AS WELL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU NEED ANOTHER LOOK? THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT.

YES.

WANT BACK? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

Y'ALL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR NO MS PERSON, MA'AM? NO.

NO? OKAY.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND.

SECOND.

JINX.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

YOU GOT AN ORDINANCE NUMBER? I DO.

IT IS 1258 SIR.

1258.

MM-HMM .

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 1258 GRANTING, UH, UM, AMY GARCIA, UH, VARIANCE FROM THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND SIDE YARD SETBACK.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[8. Discuss and consider for possible action recommending a minor replat of real property described as LOT N 40 OF 16-20 BLK 35 OT PALMER BLK 35.19 Palmer, Ellis County, Texas, consisting of approximately 0.190 acres, and generally located at West Denton Street, Palmer, Texas, and for the purpose of combining the existing lots into one residential lot; at said time, the City Council may consider for possible action approving the minor replat.]

AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMBINING THE EXISTING LOTS INTO ONE RESIDENTIAL LOT AT SAID TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER FOR POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVING THE MINOR RELA ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? THIS IS THE PROPERTY WHERE BEHIND KI KIS? YES.

SO THE ONE WHERE HE WANTED THE, THE LAND THAT NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHO IT BELONGS TO.

THAT ONE? YEAH.

THAT AREA.

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IT'S MULTIPLE LOTS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING INTO ONE.

OKAY.

ISN'T THIS THE ONE WE'VE ALL WE DID LAST MONTH? YES.

WELL, YES.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED THE VARIANCE REQUIREMENTS LAST MONTH FOR THE SETBACKS.

OKAY.

SO HE MEETS ALL THE, SET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SETBACKS BASED OFF THAT VARIANCE.

NOW IT'S JUST A FORMALITY FOR THE REPL.

OKAY.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

SO HE'S, HE'S UH, GETTING SOME OF THAT LAND THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHO IT BELONGS TO.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR I GOT NO QUESTIONS.

WE JUST NEED A MOTION.

YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION APPROVING THE MINOR REPL OF LOT NUMBER 40 OF, UH, 16 THROUGH 20 BLOCK, 35 PALMER BLOCK, 35.19 PALMER, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, CONSISTING OF 0.190 ACRES LOCATED AT WEST DENTON STREET.

SECOND.

I'LL SECOND IT.

SORRY.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER NINE,

[1. Discuss and Consider adopting an Ordinance_ amending Sections 5.06.002 and 5.06.008 of the Palmer Code of Ordinances to amend regulations for mobile food vendors to shorten the timeframe for processing applications and to revise location restrictions.]

AND I DID WANT TO, UM, ALSO BRING UP A MATTER THAT, UH, WE NEEDED TO CONSIDER.

UM, WE DO GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING CHARITABLE DONATIONS.

THEY DO LIKE FOOD, UH, PLATES FOR DRIVES FOR THE CHEERLEADERS FOR THE RURAL SCOUTS DOWN AT THE GAZEBO.

UH, WE HAVE, UM, MISS MARTY THAT PASSES OUT HOT DOGS AND, AND DRINKS DOWN AT THE DOLLAR STORE FOR FREE TO THE KIDS ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL ONCE A WEEK USUALLY.

SO WE NEEDED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING IN THE VERBIAGE THAT PERMITS THEM TO DO THAT AS LONG AS THEY, WE ARE AWARE OF IT AND THEY, YOU KNOW, LET US KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE DOWN AT THE GAZEBO, ET CETERA.

SO JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT NICOLE.

YEAH, WE CAN ADD AN EXCEPTION TO THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE.

WE WOULD JUST ADD A NEW SUBSECTION THAT BASICALLY PROVIDES AN EXCEPTION FOR CHARITABLE EVENTS AND WE, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO INCLUDE A DEFINITION FOR THAT.

MM-HMM .

UM, JUST SO THAT IT'S CLEAR, BUT YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.

OKAY.

CAN WE APPROVE IT WITH THAT OR DO WE NEED TO HAVE THE VERBIAGE AND TABLE IT? YOU COULD DO EITHER WAY, HONESTLY.

YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND YOU COULD ADOPT THE ORDINANCE WITH THE AMENDMENT, UH, ADDING AN EXCEPTION, UH, FOR CHARITABLE EVENTS, UM, AND THEN DIRECTING CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT SAME.

UM, OR WE COULD TABLE IT.

I COULD BRING YOU BACK THAT DRAFT AND THEN YOU COULD JUST ADOPT THAT FINAL VERSION.

I'D PROBABLY RECOMMEND THAT WE TABLE AND LET ME GET THAT VERBIAGE IN THERE SO THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY APPROVING WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TABLE.

THE WHOLE ORDINANCE FOR TONIGHT, CORRECT.

1259 AS FAR AS THE APPLICATIONS AND THE LOCATION? YES.

OKAY.

JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE EXACTLY IN THE ORDINANCE WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT SUBSECTION.

OKAY.

PLUS IF WE'RE ALSO GONNA ADD A DEFINITION, WE MAY ALSO AMEND, UM, ANOTHER, UH, PORTION OF IT AS WELL.

SO IT'S PROBABLY BEST THAT YOU JUST WAIT, LET ME REDRAFT AND BRING IT TO YOU.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO TABLE.

I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ORDINANCE 1259.

LEMME FIND THAT ONE.

THE MEETING IS, SORRY, IT'S NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER 20TH.

NOVEMBER 20TH.

YES.

YEAH, WE SECOND.

I SECOND THE MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[2. Discuss and receive updates on current City projects from City Administrator and staff.]

THERE'S A FEW UPDATES.

YES.

THE NEW WATER LINE DOWN DALLAS STREET, JUST ABOUT COMPLETE, RIGHT? YEP.

80%

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UH, DENTON STREET'S ACTUALLY 90% COMPLETE.

UM, AND WE DID FINALLY FINISH WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

IT IS UP AND RUNNING WITH SOME LEARNING.

SO THREE VERY LARGE PROJECTS THAT ARE ONE COMPLETED, TWO ALMOST COMPLETED.

UM, I MEAN WE SHOULD BE DONE WITH ALL OF THEM IN THE NEXT WHAT WEEK? TWO WEEKS MAYBE.

YEAH.

UM, THE ONLY OTHER THING IS THE REPAVING OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA BY THE GAZEBO THAT WILL START ON THE 20TH.

I THINK WE POSTED ON THAT.

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AND COOPER, UM, AND COOPER STREET.

SO, UM, SO FAR THAT'S IT.

I'LL BE BACK NEXT MONTH WITH MORE .

AWESOME.

SO, UM, AARON, CAN YOU UPDATE US ON HOW THE POTHOLE ROTATION IS GOING AND HOW EVERYTHING IS PAN OUT WITH THAT? YEAH, SO FAR SO GOOD.

UM, WE'VE HAD A FEW ADDITIONAL, UM, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON 'EM.

OKAY.

MERRY-GO-ROUND PRETTY MUCH.

YEAH.

UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TOO.

WELL, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT IN NEXT WEEK OR THE FOLLOW.

OKAY.

AND THE CLOCK.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT SCHEDULED.

OKAY.

SO DID YOU SAY MARY GO-ROUND ? YES.

I, YES MAN, MY, I HOPE MY NEPHEW DON'T SEE THAT THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT POTHOLE I'LL BE LIVING AT AND THEN I REALIZED SHE'S SERIOUS.

THEY MAY HAVE LOST THAT BEARING ON PURPOSE.

I I THINK THEY DID, BUT WE FOUND IT.

YEAH, WE DID.

YES WE DID.

OKAY.

YOU, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED LIFE TILL YOU'VE BEEN THROWN OFF OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS BY, BY A RELATIVE .

AND WE DID GET THE SECOND, UH, FOUNTAIN PUTTING AT THE POND.

THEY ARE BATTLING SOME LOVELY GREEN ALGAE TYPE MATERIAL.

WE DID GET SOME NEW PELLETS TO TRY ON THAT.

I DO NOT KNOW IF IT'S WORKING.

I WAS GONNA ASK YOU TODAY AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO, UH, IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO, BUT IT SAYS GIVE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NEXT DOSE.

OKAY.

UH, SO IT COULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT.

I, I CHECKED ON IT TODAY.

I DIDN'T REALLY SEE ANY, NO CHANGE CHANGES, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THAT STUFF TAKES TO WORK.

IT, IT DID SAY WAIT TWO WEEKS, SO OKAY.

MAYBE IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT FOR IT TO START DISSOLVING.

I, I'M NOT SURE.

NEVER USED THEM.

AND IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHERE TO FIND CORN MILL PELLETS, LET US KNOW.

'CAUSE WE DO NOT, WE CANNOT FIND THEM.

AND THAT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR THAT STUFF.

SO I THINK THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION.

I ACCEPT.

THANK YOU.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK.