Thank you. Good afternoon everybody. Welcome to the city of Parker council meeting. Um if you would Mr. Chapel, would you do the invocation for us? Everybody please stand.
Oh Lord bless us today and all our events and uh working on our uh agendas today. Make sure that we uh understand everything and do it all right. I uh
also want to uh bless our employees for what the work they've been doing around the city here making the city look real nice and uh it's uh working real good. Bless our fire department for the
efforts that they've been putting out and bless our police officers to keep them out of harm's way. I We all listened in in your name. Amen. >> Amen. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the stands one nation indivisibley for all. Madame court, will you please call the role? >> Miss Barrow >> here.
>> Miss Bford >> here. >> Mr. Chapel >> here. >> Mr. Hay. >> Mayor Kelly? >> Yes. Here. Thank you, ma'am. Um before we move on with the regular agenda, if there's any items from the audience that you'd like to talk about or uh before we
start our agenda tonight, please come to the podium, state your name and address. Um how you doing? Come on up. >> Felix Dean, 4809 East Fifth Street. >> 489 where? >> East Fifth Street. >> East Street.
>> Oh, East Fifth. Sorry. Um we discussed mayor about starting uh wheels turning on getting a car show. >> Yeah. >> For the area. >> Yeah. >> Um a lot of positive response. Um I got three local clubs um that are
interested. They just want to know a date. >> Um right now there's a car show every week going on. Then you got the summer which is like really hot. So we got together and everybody's sort of agreeing on around October.
>> Okay. First one will be in October. >> October 3rd. Yes. >> And it gives us a chance to get um sponsors and organized >> and the vendors going to have vendors, right? >> Yes. Yes. >> We talked about the possibility of not
just a car show but like a baby moltry where they would be able to bring their um stuff and and display meat. Yeah. I made some sample uh flyers which is >> excellent >> can be changed. attorney.
>> Um, >> was really good. >> And I know you had mentioned you want to go with like the military type theme because you have >> good. We have some military vehicles. There's plenty of people from the MVPA, I'm sure, will come out there. But any kind of car show, car display, like a
moltry type environment, you know, with >> just kind of test the water for the first time. >> Exactly. Yeah. And like I said, every everyone I spoke to, they're, you know, they're they're happy about the idea of something being in the area. >> Yeah. >> Um
>> what about the um uh we talked Tom about the donations that car show clubs? Uh They they operate. I mean, they love what they do and they usually do it for a cause, right? >> So, uh entry fee um is nothing. We we
came up with $20 fee, which is pretty much the standard. Yeah. >> And then pick a charity um or a cause or something >> to donate to. >> To donate to. Yeah. Um something that could benefit Parker. I know the the
animal issue. >> Yeah. We're gonna give away cats to people, too. >> One trophy and a cat. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But yeah, that's where I'm like, you know, point me in the right direction. I'll make it happen. um trees, you know,
if if it you want to collect for buying trees. >> Um >> you know, >> so last week, uh >> my wife and I went to a show uh a display on Highway 231 at um uh supply store out there, uh farm supply store,
and they probably had 25 vendors set up of everything you can imagine. Place was full of people. It's very popular. And it's kind of like I've I've wanted to have vendors for the whole last five years, but it's difficult to get people set up, you know. So, if you could make
this happen, I think this would be the best. >> Mr. Do we need to vote on this if they're going to have it in October or we're still too far away? >> Well, if it's going to be on city property, yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Yeah. You know, we could nail a date. >> Insurance.
>> Yeah. sign a a lease agreement. >> So, sir, go ahead. >> I say we Yeah, that's the first part. Nailing the date down. Um, now I'm not too familiar with the food trucks if y'all require permits, that type of thing. >> Whatever the state law says. I'm told by
my director of public works that the rules for food trucks are pretty lenient for the state. And I'll I'm willing to do whatever they do because I really want this to happen. It is very possible that we would have set up by then
if you would like. You can get a lot of your information from my husband sitting right behind you. Um because the food truck that we are anticipating on building up >> is it is on our property. So that's
probably something. >> So I after weber is that we're looking like >> Yeah. Okay. >> Sports complex. >> Yeah. >> Are you planning on being out there by the pavilion or you plan on being by the basketball? The whole field.
>> The whole field. >> Yeah, >> the whole field. All of it. Bathrooms. Everything. >> And we'll Yeah, we can mark off the trees. I know you got some newly planted trees. >> It'll be fine. >> Yeah. >> Right now, the heat's killing them all.
Drought's killing them all. >> Um, do we have a motion, Mr. Hy? What saying we have a motion on the floor to approve this for? >> We got Okay, got a motion and a second. U Madame Clerk, will you please call a role? >> Mrs. Barrow? >> Yes.
>> Mrs. Bodford? >> Yes. >> Mr. Chapel? >> Yes. >> Mr. Haney? Yes. >> Mayor Kelly? >> Yes. Thank you. So, as it stands right now, you're square for October the 3rd. And that's some leniency there. We can uh change anything we need to change for the future. >> Okay. >> This looks really good, man.
>> Like I said, look that over if I missed something. I know I spelled the word wrong. It says no bunouts instead of burnouts. >> It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. It's a car show you want, but yeah. No burnout.
>> You get tried to cover everything, you know, like >> you have the first cat for the spelling. >> Um to look at >> Yes, sir. I met with the other three club leaders. Um we walked the property
um and just tried to, you know, think of everything. >> Headquarters. >> Yes, sir. Yeah. one of the clubs is uh willing to bring their PA system um and use it and we're thinking of keeping the car show area on that end of pavilion so
you know they can hear and stuff like that judge and raffle back. >> Yes. Yes. >> So I'll I may uh an email address as like a contact info. >> Yeah. Um, I'm not sure if I want to put
my phone number yet on anything, but uh, if I come across something else, I need some direction. >> The number you got for me is good. >> Okay. All right. That's all I have. >> Thank you, sir. Appreciate you. >> Thank you, John. Appreciate that.
Um, so first item is approval of the minutes from five of 26. And this should be in your in your jacket to review. >> No mistakes. There's a motion to approve. Do we have a second? We do. We
have a first and a second. Can I please get a >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Bford? >> Yes. >> Mr. Chapel? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hay. Mayor Kelly. >> Yeah. Yes. Thank you. Um, the second item on the agenda tonight is
from Clear Water Fiber. >> Clear Way Fiber, >> this is Spelling Harris. >> Hey, how are y'all doing this evening? My name is Brooks Packer. Uh, I'm the senior regional manager for Clearway Fiber. I manage all these sales for our
uh, new markets that we're we're building across the nation. I have with me tonight Eric Ryan. mayor. >> He is our OSP field manager over construction. And then I have Michael Sanders who's in charge of he's our Florida manager. >> Very good. >> So, thank you'all very much, Mayor Kelly, allowing us to come up here and
speak. Um, I'm not going to sit here and go through 5,000 slides with you and take, you know, two hours of y'all's time, but I do want to, you know, tell y'all, >> you're going to lose us on about the fifth slide. >> Exactly. Exactly. I'm not going to sit up here and do that. So, I will be really quick for y'all. But, uh, so who
is Clearway Fiber? We're a 100% fiber optic internet company that we're planning on bringing fiber to the apprentice, fiber to the home. Sometimes you hear it. So it's a 100% fiber optic internet uh to the citizens of Martin,
right? And so what we're, you know, looking for from you guys is to partner with you um and you know, letting us build here and bringing fiber optic internet to the community. We were speaking with Faro right here and she was telling us about how much she's paying for some of her services uh
through a competitor and um so we really think we could bring a whole lot of value to your community. Um so who who kind of who is Clearway Fiber back in 2022 um we were purchased out by uh a private
equity and formed uh we were hardray fiber in uh station out of Bufort South Carolina. Then we were Clear Wave Communications out of Illinois. Long story short, put the two together and we got Clear Wave Fiber. Um, so that's
basically who we are. And then quick all that. So our our fiber optic internet is 100% fiber optic internet to the home, right? So what you're getting a lot right now, um, I know we have, you know, a couple competitors here in the in the Parker market. U, but we bring
fiber optic from the road all the way into your house. all 100% underground. Um, I'll tell you, I'm from Baos, Georgia, and we just went through Hurricane Adelia. >> Y >> and I know y'all went through a similar situation. Yeah. >> My heart's prayers go out to y'all. So,
we went through it and I'll tell you, uh, we were up running the whole time >> and it was amazing. We were able to communicate. We were able to >> All of it's underground. >> Everything 100% underground >> because every pole fell down. >> Yeah. And I saw that. And, uh, >> we were bad off. >> Yeah, y'all were. And I mean, we went
through it, too. And so I know I can always talk about it, but yeah, it's pretty it was really bad. >> I feel for y'all. So, um yeah, so that's who we are. And I said, we'd love to uh partner with the city. We would love to partner with you with the with the auto
show. Uh you know, we do stuff like that all the time. We uh you know, anything y'all have as far as local events, anything like that, we'd love to partner with. We send our guys gals out here. We have the tents, we set them up, we fund. Um, and we love doing that type of thing. >> Good.
Um, I will get to the meat and bones of it. This is the Parker area here. And so what we are proposing to build right now is 10,00 homes in the blue line in our first build. Anything in your red line here,
that's already fiber optic internet. And then we are looking, you know, too quickly. >> There we go. We're back up. >> So, we will look to do a lot of the homes, a lot of the areas in here are
private ement. So we have you know the natural steps to build the private ements but everything we have that you can lines here start out with. So I will let Mr. Ryan speak on how we
handle construction. Um, not used to working this far away. CEO of it. So, my position is I oversee all construction for Clearway Fiber Panama City Callaway Parker Lagoon. I've been with the company now for a month.
I've been in telecommunications for 12 years, overseen construction projects from North Idaho, Spokane, Washington to central Maine, uh, North Georgia, now Florida. So, um, I run things a little bit differently than my predecessor. I like to have a very, um, open communication style with the city. Um, I
like to be very transparent and work very closely with you guys on what you need from us. So, anything as far as damages, we're on top of that. I'm point of contact. I don't delegate that out to anybody else. I stay on top of that. Damages Our crews are instructed to do restoration work as they finish
construction. So we call in locates, they come out, they start drilling, um putting the fiber in the ground, pipe in the ground, do restoration work behind themselves, make sure things cleaned up, and then we confirm with you guys if everything's up to your standard and if you need anything else from us. So it's
it's pretty cut and dry. The lines that they're laying now in the ditches are the primary transmission lines, I would assume, and then the homes are tapped onto those >> as it were. >> Yeah. So, we'll lay primary lines and then we branch out from there. And then we have smaller lines that we lay out
and those are what feeds the customer. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I think I got a quote one time fiber optic at my home and they just told me that I wasn't anywhere in an eligible area. >> All of Parker will be compliant, right?
Is what you're saying. There's nowhere you couldn't get to. >> There are issues that we we will run into like you covered where we're going to have we have to get like HOA approvals, things like that. Okay. We have to get approval for that. But anything that falls under the the city of Parker, that is what we're planning to build first, right? Yeah. Because
that be the quickest for us to get. >> Well, when we get to that part, Mr. Smon will be able to bring you up to speed. He's the director of public works and he'll be able to show you exactly because we just gone through a 8 inch water supply line relay throughout the whole city. >> So, we just went through all of the paperwork that we needed to to get
permission to go across some of that private property. >> So, we can probably help you with that. >> When when I noticed you guys are already at the at the cusp of Parker now, right there of Springfield and Callaway. Are they done? Springfield and Callaway? >> Uh Springfield is not in our design
currently. Callaway. They are working on Calloway. We have a lot >> yesterday and day before out there. >> So, we're right there on the edge of Parker off Cherry Street. >> Yeah, we're right there. We're close by you guys. >> Okay. >> How many other municipalities are you?
>> Um, so Callaway, Panama City, Lin Haven, Upper Grand Lagoon, pretty. So, that's where we're at right now. >> We're active in all those areas except for Parker. What other companies are you
competition >> currently? It's it's Comcast. That that's our biggest competitor in the area. Um, you know, Wow. >> Yeah. Comcast is the number one. I mean, I live in Springfield and that's I I didn't go with Comcast because they want to charge me 100 bucks to even come out and it's only, you know,
>> monopoly. >> It is quite a monopoly. >> So, um, yeah, that's that's where we're operating currently. I like fiber optic because like when my husband and I decide to build our home, we want everything underground. We want no lines running.
>> That's right. >> And I think Tom does have fiber optics, don't they? >> They from my understanding anyways, some of the other areas I've worked, they have started doing fiber optic to the home. Um it's kind of based on where they see the most. >> Yeah. They just turn me down.
>> Exactly. And in this area, I have not seen them. They're just running stuff here. You'll see sometimes they'll call you available to you, right? They'll run to the neighborhoods. >> Yep.
>> Your project's approved. How long for this completed >> for the blue lines that were on the map? >> Yeah. Yeah, just your basic >> Yeah, the basic mainline fiber optics. So, the the stuff that's actually on the the blue lines on that map, a lot of
that's projected to be completed by the end of the year. >> Okay. >> Yeah, it's that's the the upside of of working in Florida is that you can move pretty quick. It's just a giant sandbox. >> It is. Yeah, we I was watching them work the other day. They didn't know I was watching. pretty quickly to the services. We'll
take your time. Okay. >> What we do offer to the residents here is up to seven gig speed all meaning 7,000 megabits per second upgra.
We offer plans going from I think 100 megs all the way up to seven gigs. So, you know, pricing wise, seven gig promo is like 12 or seven gigs. So, we're always running promotional prices. Uh we
don't skyrocket prices. We don't hike you up. We don't do any of that jazz. So, we're kind of, you know, think about like your new T-Mobile plans, new Verizon plans. It's not price lock guarantee. We don't know what what happens. But as far as your base rate goes, that will never change.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, um in some markets right now pushing for this market as well, we offer a full gig of internet for 70 bucks and then you know sometimes but you know usually what we tell customers and residents we you know we
do a lot of doortodoor selling and promotional huge like events that type of thing but um anything everything now is streaming. You know, some of your some of your older residents may not want to get rid of the cable box, right? We understand
that. You know, that's the way technology is moving, right? And we'd love to >> be nice and I'll tell you, this was one of the first places we came. We were just, you know, looking at the area and uh all the residents were so happy. It
was amazing. We were coming through giving putting out construction notes. That's another thing we do. Uh we'll go, you know, door to door putting out construction notices after he tells us we can and uh his project's getting closer and we'll let them know that construction is coming.
>> So, so I'm clear the wire will be buried all the way to the house. >> Yes, sir. >> So, when you get to the box on the wall outside your garage or wherever it's at, then it goes to coax throughout the house stays fiber optic. >> Okay. Yes, sir. We'll pick up a little
pin break through your your wall just like you know your does. silicone around it. bring it into your home directly hook it into what we call oper and whatever there it goes to a router there it's Wi-Fi you know we we offer
extenders in your home for $10 more a month so you get Wi-Fi throughout your mobile check your Facebook like this right >> that's what we take away >> these prices that you got on brochure here
>> are they guaranteed for five years or something or >> so we we do it what we call everyday pricing right so I I can't guarantee that they won't hit us with taxes and you know all this kind of stuff but your base rate which you start out with call it everyday prices that will always stay the same right now I think it's $8.78
taxes all >> right right >> so last nine lines on your bill if you have a look >> exactly it says nines but we really simplify it honestly and we're very transparent with it
locally here local >> I've got a question >> go ahead >> are they here trying to ask permission to do this >> we haven't got that far yet >> we haven't even really talked about it yet amongst ourselves
>> go I can barely see you jumping around back there permits. Yeah, we will definitely we definitely have all that. >> What was your question, man? >> Is that how you sell it? >> Yes, sir. >> We have door to door. We have e and we have an inside sales department. We have
all three that we do. >> Was there anybody else back there had a question? >> Yeah. What I was really trying to get at is do y'all have to approve them? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> They can't just do it. >> No. >> Parker get a cut. >> We're going to find out about that.
>> I'm already invested. I'm already invested with Mr. Sloan. We're in for some money already. And they're going to pay it back to us. They just don't know it yet. >> Has that wire got a lot of copper in it? >> That's good. I'm asking because in Parker it'll get dug back up.
So >> you know honestly dwelling units we you know we will approach them as well on case by case basis. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> How much can you beat Comcast by half? >> Sir, >> can you beat WOW by half?
>> Depending on what you got, but yes. I'll go ahead and say yes. From what I've been hearing from your local res when I enrolled with Comcast, >> they I think my bill was supposed to be 110. That's a bargain. >> I just paid my bill. Yeah, I just paid
my bill. It's $199. >> We just did away with our cable a few months ago and went to and went to uh >> streaming and we cut our bill. It was 400 a month to 200 a month. Wow. >> It's just ridiculous. >> It is ridiculous. And they charge you for the boxes in every room,
>> everything in the house. >> And then when you get rid of that, you go to streaming, right? Six TVs on Netflix, right? >> I got you. >> I got you. I got you. But we have to have my husband swear if he won't use a
TV. >> I just have a question. and also in the future too when we dig in the ditches, you know, >> how deep is it in there out of curiosity under the I saw them using the bore, but I didn't know how deep they were going. >> It depends on where we're putting that.
Okay. So, we we usually shoot for like road crossings. We're usually between three and six feet down depending on what utilities are running there, right? So, we we say pretty deep. >> Okay. Very good. Very good. All right. Well, thanks guys for your presentation. Anybody else got any questions?
>> If we approve it and you get started on when you go through an area, how long is it going to take you to dig the holes, put the stuff in, and then cover back up? >> Um, I can tell you that, um, current production on my crews, um, we're hitting somewhere just for a single crew
on a single drill, we're getting anywhere from 1500 feet to about 4,000 feet a day, depending on what we run into. >> So, a day run. The reason I ask that we've got gas coming through our area >> and they've been coming through for
about two months now. They're still not >> Yeah, we don't move that slow. >> It's a whole different thing. I mean, you need to go look at what they're doing. >> Yeah, we we come close. So, we have a I have a construction end date. So, that's what I'm projected to finish underground construction and then we have what's
called So once that test and turn up, those are usually only a few days apart, which is quicker than any other company I've ever worked for. And once it hits test and turn up, that is handed over and the customer is ready to be installed. >> That's nice. >> Installation. We do pre free
installations. We're talking about 100 bucks over here. We do we do free installations to the home and as soon as he tells us it's okay you know if you have a pre hour if you've already bought services I mean the installations we have 42 hour windows we can get it done
pretty quickly. >> So you said in the hurricane you never had any interruption >> whatsoever about we were down for I think it was less than 24 hours during the park was storm >> but what was the what went down the fiber optic didn't go down >> and that was a power supply to the
And 99.9% of the time you can hook your which I was talking about to your generator. >> So as you drive around Parker Callaway Springfield, you live in Springfield, you'll see some of the poles there looks like balls of foam around the bottom of them still. Right. That was so they
could put the poles up faster because they were all laying on the grounds after impact. There was no power. >> Yeah. That's a lot, man. And we weren't as bad off as Mexico Beach was. >> How do you run the fiber
through the replace? >> No. So So we have one. Yes, ma'am. So we have one line that'll come from the road and our installation repair team will come through. They'll lay the ground cable on the ground. >> I have a long concrete drive and all my stuff is run over.
>> Sure. Okay. Well, that's great. That if you have a free conduit% So I can have anybody. >> That's right. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. You show our guys where the conduit is, we will be happy to do that. >> And the home, the inside of the home, an older home.
>> How does that pair up with old coaxial that's in the home now? >> Yeah. So you'll have your probably Comcast W inside of your home come usually right beside that. Okay. >> And we'll put a I mean a very small hole into the home house. Silicone around that. It's a fiber come comes into your
home, right? Goes into the modem basically >> right >> modem to your router >> and then it distributes Wi-Fi throughout the home. So everything everything's wireless. >> You don't need the old cable anymore. >> That's what I was asking. >> It's gone. It's it's a thing of the past
particular way. So getting through concrete walls and everything. >> Yeah. Yeah. And we offer extenders, right? Boosters um to get through your home and to make sure you have wall to wall Wi-Fi throughout your home. >> And then you know for people that do work at home, right? I do work. A lot of people work at home. Um, you know, if
you have to do a direct connect, a lot of people have to do direct connect. Yeah. >> Be able to have their jobs. You can direct connect straight into the back. >> Council, do you have any other questions for tonight for them? Anybody? >> Thank you very much for your coming. Appreciate you, sir.
>> Sure. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, >> there's some things we need to sit and talk to Mr. S and Mr. Sloan about. That may not be an agenda item. It might be something you call his office and he'll
give you a briefing on it. >> Um, okay. Item three is U 4923 Donaldson Road. Are you here? >> Yes, sir. >> Outstanding. How are you >> doing? Wonderful. Mayor, how are you? >> Good. Thank you, sir. Mr. Slan, did you
have anything you wanted to add? >> Okay. What he's asking for, ladies and gentlemen, if you just glance through this, is he wants to put a Will you explain what you want to do? Because I >> So, historically, our lot was two, and
what we would like to do was on the lot that does not have our residents, extend our sixoot privacy fence further forward than the home. So, by legal definition from Parker, that is still front yard, although it will never be in front of
the home. Right. >> Tony, explain to me why he needs to do this. Why can't he just move his fence six feet? >> Says that no fence past the point of your home. >> Right. Right. So, what he's asking for because he wants to come in front of his
home by six feet is he wants permission to put a sixft fence rather than a 4ft fence. Right. >> Yes. >> On the right hand side. >> Yes, sir. So, it will not So, like I said, historically it was two lots. They've been joined. >> Yeah. Therefore, the legal definition in
the LDR >> limits how far forward we can push that. >> Appreciate you taking the time to come to us because a lot of people just put darn fence then we have a code issue, you know. >> Yes, sir. >> So, any questions, council? I'm trying to
put you all in front of it. >> No ma'am. So where where you saw that um like shaped scrub oak that is to if you're looking at the house to the left of it um that is >> there should be in there
>> in that packet that shows I don't know if you guys come over and then about So, do they need to take the variance test? Mayor, >> I don't know. >> Well, I mean, technically, they're
varying. >> Hold on. Let me ask >> one child with a friend outside and another one on the way, obviously. So it's just for little extra security around with the child, the children and the dogs.
>> No, ma'am. >> And the question remains, council is do we need to do the variance test >> or >> Yeah. >> Okay. Mr. We have a test we're going to give you. >> Um I'm not going to give it to you. Mr. Sloan is
>> okay. >> Mr. Sloan, he's got his book open on the test page. >> Yes, sir. So >> uh as the council will remember from other variance applications, the burden of proof and persuasion is on the applicant and they must present uh clear
and convincing evidence of the following and you all must decide that each of these is satisfied. First, that there is a specific hardship affecting the development of the property resulting from the strict application of the provisions of these regulations.
If your answer is yes, then we move on to the second. If your answer is no, that there's not a specific hardship, then we would stop there and they would fail the variance test. >> Well, they filled out the application, but you all have to make that decision.
You have to we have to decide do we want to go forward with the application or do we want to just approve it? Mr. Haney has already said he wants to process through >> unless there's a change now. >> So you want to go through question.
>> Okay. So the first question is yes or no. >> Yes. >> Okay. Mr. Sloan. >> Second. Well, it's not only his decision, but it's the council's decision. Yeah. >> So, if the council believes that there's a specific hardship affecting the
development of the property, then I move on. >> So, I don't know that the properties being developed is just going to expand the fence so the dog can have more room to play. That's pretty much the meat of it. I don't know if >> the children. >> And the children. That's right.
>> It's approximately 3500 square feet right now. If we were to go by the legal definition, >> okay, >> council, I need some guidance. >> Okay. Well, I mean, >> how you normally would have a
conversation first interaction between the council members. Is there anything before we call? You okay with it? Okay, call roll. >> Okay. Miss Barl, >> yes. >> Miss Bonifford, >> yes. >> Mr. Chapel,
>> Mr. Hay, >> okay, it's all right. >> Okay, Mayor Kale. >> Yes. >> All right. Second is the hardship is not a result of the actions of the owner and is not based solely on the desire to reduce development cost.
So, it's a two-part test that the hardship's not their result >> and that it's not based on a desire to reduce the development cost. >> It's kind of odd because there's no development. It's just a fence. >> Well, by definition under the LDR, they
are developing because they're putting something on the property. >> Okay. So, >> a yes or no, right? Yes, sir. >> No. If the council votes that it pass the first step, >> make it go to the next.
>> Then you go to the next one. And so now we're on number two. Mr. >> Okay. >> So, you want to take the vote on number two, >> Madam Clerk? >> Okay. Miss Miss Barl. >> Yes. >> Miss Bodter, >> yes. >> Mr. Chapel,
>> Mr. Hayne, >> Mayor Kelly, >> yes. >> All right. The third prong is the proposed variance. Is it necessary to preserve a substantial property right where such property right is generally available to other property owners of
adjacent or nearby properties or other properties in the land use category? So the variance would be necessary to preserve a property right? >> That's the question for you guys to decide.
>> Miss Barl. >> Yes. >> Miss Bifford. >> Yes. >> Mr. Chapel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Haney. >> I'm sorry. I'm not trying to pick on. I'm just going by what the city has previously. That's that's the importance
of the variance request is that we we're requesting to vary from >> Yes, sir. >> No, I understand. >> I understand something, >> Mayor Kaylin. >> Yes. >> All right. The fourth prong is the proposed variance will not materially
increase congestion on surrounding streets, increase the danger of fire or other hazard or otherwise be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the public. >> It won't. I don't think it will.
>> Miss Barrow, >> yes. >> Miss Bford, >> yes. >> Mr. Chapel, >> Mr. Hayne, >> yes. >> Mayor Kelly, >> yes. Number five, the proposed variance will be compatible with adjacent and nearby development and will not al alter
the essential character of the land use district. >> Miss Pharaoh, >> yes. >> Miss Bifford, >> yes. >> Mr. Chapel, >> Mr. Hay, >> Mayor Kelly, >> um, yes.
Number six, the effect of the proposed variance is consistent with the purpose of the regulations. That's the land development regulations. >> Miss Barrow, >> yes. >> Miss Bford, >> yes. >> Mr. Chapel, >> Mr. Haynes,
>> Mayor Kelly, >> uh, yes. Number seven, the effect of the proposed variance is consistent with the comprehensive plan. >> Miss Barrow, >> Miss Badford, >> yes. >> Mr. Chapel, >> Mr. Hay,
>> Mayor Kelly. >> Um, yes. >> The council has now voted on each step of the of the variance test and uh it appears that it has passed the variance test.
>> Okay, it would appear that it's passed. We need a motion and a second to >> accept it. >> We have a motion on the floor. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have first and second. Madam clerk, please call the role. Miss Barrow, >> yes. >> Miss Bifford,
>> yes. >> Mr. Chapel, >> Mr. Hayne, >> no. >> Mayor Kelly, >> yes. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you guys very much. >> You're welcome. >> Don't let the dog get out.
Before we move on, ladies and gentlemen, before I move over to the uh comments from the council, I'm going to ask Mr. Sloan to speak to the Well, he's speaking to the council. That's what he's speaking to on a couple of things that he did for me this week.
>> Yes, sir. Um, one of the cases uh that I had gotten a judgment on behalf of the city of Parker has now settled. And I know I don't report often uh to y'all about the dollars that have been collected or the property that's been
recovered. Uh but in the last year, uh we've had essentially six six cases uh for the city of Parker. One case is currently paying out. I brought the mayor a $1,000 check tonight
for that case. The second case had gone to foreclosure. I brought the mayor a check tonight for $41,86045. The third case, uh the city got uh title to the property in August of 2025 and that property is worth substantially
more than the judgment amount. Uh the third one, uh the the city uh recovered approximately $9,864.78 in February of 25. Uh the next one, uh the city recovered in a settlement
$20,000. And then the last one was uh not a foreclosure case, but a case on an unpaid obligation to the city. And uh after garnishing the individual's wages, the city got $6,290
plus interest. So during this period of time, that's uh in judgments and and uh property uh that's been recovered for the city. That's u roughly
$90,000 that has come back to the city. >> Now, I will tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that that is not complete. uh profit. There's a significant expenditure of labor and time both from public works and from the legal
department to get these things before judges and magistrates so on so forth. So, um I can't tell you exactly how much it's not meant to be profit. It's meant to be a code issue. And it just so happens that it works out that under certain circumstances, we're able to
generate a little bit more than the propertyy's worth if the individuals won't pay the fines. We have one coming up that means a lot to me. I'm not going to give you any details tonight, but at the end of this month, we have one that's going to be monumental as far as
I'm concerned. I've been waiting five years for this to come to final fruition. I inherited the one that's coming up right now. Sloan's got it before the judge next at the end of this month. And it mean when it happens, I feel like I'm going to have a party because this has been a torture to the
people of that neighborhood. And I know they think I've been going slow. I haven't been going slow. It's just that the law takes a long time to execute it the way I like it done, the way that it has to be done. So, thank you, Mr. Sloan. I appreciate you reading that.
>> Okay, Miss Barry, you have the floor. He has a question. >> What? >> Yeah. Permits. Yes. >> So, the laws has already been signed to go into effect July the 1st. The governor has already approved it.
Signed. It is going to happen. Um items up to $7,500. It says will not have to be permitted, but that is not correct. Everything still has to be uh what's the word, Mr. Sland? Inspected. >> You have to file for an exemption.
>> An exemption. That's right. So, >> and then you still have to no matter what fence is, you still have to buy the >> That's right. >> It still has to be So, in other words, you can't go around putting up pole barn because uh someone told me today they wanted to put up a pole barn. We talked
about it in our meeting. If you still don't put it up right, it's going to blow away in a storm. If you put it up right to start with, at least you'll have the polls left behind when it's over, you know. So, um, the law, we we met with EPCI last week and, uh, the law, although it sounds really really
good, the truth is it's it it's just it's nice, but that's not complete. But 7,500 is a minimal amount to have Mr. Someone come out. And we can still do the $100
inspection fee or whatever. >> Maybe we should start start charging $100. >> It wouldn't have to go through EPCI. It would be the city. >> Well, you may have to go to EPCI to get a waiver. >> Fences and stuff like that.
But basically what we're being told is that if you do something for less, you still have to apply to the city. So we can give you the rules, right? Do it that way and then apply for the exemption. Basically, your project. >> It's like the people from North
Lakewood, their fence ain't going to be that much. But if they hadn't applied, they'd have put up a fence that wouldn't have been compliant. And so by them doing what they did, now that they know that it's compliant with what they've asked for, >> it's going to be interesting to start
with. >> And we're looking at a water bills. So we try to get Parker comes first. That's one thing a lot of people don't understand is just because you put a hot
water heater in or you do AC that permit that stuff. So it shows them hot water heater. Shows them AC. go to sell it. >> Correct. Insurance. >> That's correct. >> A lot of people put a hot water heater
in real. >> Thank you, Tom. >> Good. Okay. Anything else? Mr. Slo, sir. >> Thank you, sir. I got two things u on the brochure about
the party next Monday. I mentioned about having a DJ. Well, I'm not too sure we're going to have one. So, we might not have a DJ. The other thing is is uh our second Saturday where we have the yard sale. Uh we normally get finished
about 1:00. So, if anybody wants to use the full barn um after say 2:00 or something like that, they're welcome to come down and do it. We normally don't stay there about one. >> But don't you just occupy a portion of
it for the yard sale? >> No, we take the whole thing. >> Well, I went down, Ron. There's only two people there last week. >> Yeah, last week was before that we had over 10 vendors there. They check out the whole
you never know how many vendors are going to show up. >> Okay? Because it's public. You know what I'm saying? It's a public park. If you want to take your kids over there and have a birthday party, then that's >> what they do. They go to the other concrete place for the tables. >> Uhhuh.
>> And they set up over there. >> Okay. >> But like I say, normally by Okay. Brother John. >> Okay, brother. >> And neither do I. Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for your time.