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I know that the I won't call it monstrosity in enormous building. No, no matter how they're scaling it down because it's it's now been changed into the into the grade that from visually if you saw this building, it would it um from the from the um the recreation area of of Wenbrook where uh we have our uh clubhouse where we have our um our tennis courts. There would be a lot of retainment. There would be walls over I believe 18 to 20 ft. It would have to just to the I believe to the level and I could be corrected to where they're parking it and then from there it's blocking the sun and um and there's again five units, four units um and there's a there's a a large community around it that uh um unfortunately cannot benefit. Um thank you very much. Okay. Next, if you'll make sure to speak into the microphone, this doesn't cut into my time, right? So, this doesn't cut into my time, right? Okay. Thank you. Uh, good evening. My name is Philip Toledo. I am at 1627 Omar Lane. Uh if you're looking at the uh the site map, I'm at the corner on the far left. Uh so if I heard the engineer earlier correctly, um the low point where all the water drains is right next to my deck um where I see a big storm drain that I have to perennially go out and clear all the weeds from. And so I'm speaking as one of the homeowners who's directly affected uh by the decision you'll be making tonight. Um, and I don't envy you for that, but there's a few questions that I have that I uh would still look for some clarity before if I were in your position, I would be making a decision um that could be affecting um you know, my family certainly as the one of the properties that borders this development um but also um all of our current and future neighbors.

Are we going to be required to clean up the mud or whatever? And this sounds like an emotional appeal, but I've just never seen enough technical details to prove that they've truly managed the water management parking. They say it's adequate, but please understand that Argo Road is 30 feet wide. That is two lanes of traffic. There is not one inch for a parking spot along Argo Road. If by chance there is a need for overflow parking, again, five parking spots per unit. Those are they have multiple bedrooms. I believe three or four bedroom. I'm not sure which. Doesn't matter. That means they're families living there. It might be teenagers. How many cars are they going to have? Are the garages actually going to be used for cars? Are they going to be used for stories like many people do with their homes? So, if there is a a parking problem, how's it what are they what are the visitors going to do? They cannot park along Argo. They cannot park along Camp Highland. They should not come into Woodland Brook where we live. There is no solution for overflow parking. They're trying to squeeze too much into a oneacre plot of land. It from a water perspective, a parking perspective, it just doesn't make sense. And if I could have a few more minutes, I'd like to just make kind of an emotional aesthetic appeal. Close your eyes and imagine you're driving from East West Connector now on to Camp Highland. First thing on the left is West Westchester Commons. A beautiful little development tucked down in. You barely even know it's there. Wonderful. You go across the bridge. It goes over Silver Comet Trail. There's this patch of woodland. Very nice. Yes, it's okay to be developed. But what do you see to the left on Argo Road, you see single family dwellings.

We'll move on now to item C. This is authorization to approve acquiring a 20 foot sanitary sewer easement and a 15

Um so we looked at a different a couple of different options and we went with a contractor that designs it, builds it, oversees the construction of it. Um, this is being done in partnership with the Trust for Public Land. They're putting a trail through and we had the contractors redesign the dock that was there. So, this will allow disability access directly from the trail directly onto the dock and will also provide kayak launch. So, it's much much better than what was there before and it'll be fully integrated for what the Trust Public Land is already investing down in that park. Dr. Oglesby, anything to add? No, he covered it. I think the region as a whole are going to benefit and love it. U we're definitely going to be happy to see the big tree going off the dock and uh we're excited. Thank you. I yield back. May I have a motion? Move approval by Mr. Oglesby. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Pickkins. Everyone, please vote. Miss Hines be affirmative. Approve 6. Thank you. Item M, authorization to amend the fiscal 2026 adopted water and sewer fund budget to increase the water distribution departmental budget in the amount of $50,000 to provide additional funding for sewer outfall clearing. Mr. Jones, the background, please. Certainly. So, this is some additional maintenance that needs to be done to the to the sewer easements where the sewer lines run to allow maintenance and access to those lines. Uh, in 2026, the adopted budget included $65,000 for the sewer outfall clearing. We have exhausted those dollars and are asking for another $50,000. Um, and full disclosure, that probably will not get us where we need to be. These uh easements have gone ignored for many idea is that we'll get these things cleared and be doing this on an annual basis.

And so they drained the pool and all the water comes rushing down the hill. I mean, these people, they just get away with all kinds of things out there. And but the main thing that I'm asking is we all in my neighborhood want to know if you can please put up a no parking sign at the top of Shannon Doora Valley and a no dumping sign. You think we can do that? And this is and this is Let me let me first address one thing that you said that you tried to meet with me three times and and hadn't been able to do it. I'm pretty open and available and that doesn't get to me. I don't I don't know how I don't know how to Every time I would come and and ask for an appointment, they would say, "He's out of the office. We don't know when he'll be back. You'll have to make another appointment." And tell you what, my my cell my personal cell phone number and my email are on the website and I I'm very accessible. You just call me and I'll be happy to say I don't spend every day in city hall. This is what I call my my full-time part-time role. But I'm glad to meet with you and I and I know that Latonia would be glad to help you, too. Yes. Because that's that's actually my ward. And uh Christy Olman, who is our executive assistant, is excellent about getting us uh uh coordinated. It sounds like, if I remember right, because I think I remember this area. Um Mark Wolf has been kind of working on this. I've talked to him. No, I've talked to him and talked to him and this has been going on for months. Actually, years. Yes. And so we'll we'll look into it. Terrible.

While we understand that holidays or special gatherings can temporar temporarily increase parking demand, these situations occur in every residential neighborhood. We believe that the parking supply appropriately serves the day-to-day needs of this community. [clears throat] One concern raised during planning and zoning meeting was the was that the original rendering appeared to show the site as completely flat, making the buildings appear taller than they will actually be. We appreciated the feedback and prepared the updated renderings to more accurately reflect the site's natural topography. As shown here, the buildings are carefully integrated into the site through grading and retaining walls, allowing them to step into the into the terrain and reducing their apparent height. This rendering provides a much more realistic representation of how the completed project will appear. We also wanted to provide some context regarding building height. While these town homes contain four occupied levels, the flat roof design results in an overall building height that is comparable to and in many many cases lower than a traditional large single family home with a steep pitched roof. Looking only at the number of stories doesn't accurately represent the building's overall height or visual impact. As Joey mentioned, we also hired a traffic engineer to conduct conduct a traffic study to evaluate the project's impact using using nationally recognized IT standards. The study concluded that this six-unit development will generate minimal traffic and that all surrounding intersections will continue to operate at acceptable levels of service. At our request, the engineer also compared this project to a four home single family development. The analysis showed that the single family scenario would generate a essentially the same traffic and even slightly more daily trips, meaning the choice between town homes or detached homes would not materially change traffic conditions.

That's approved. 70. Item C is also a a budget cleanup u item authorization to amend the fiscal year 2027 adopted

item B, authorization to approve the reclassification of the water and sewer director and assistant director positions and incorporate the water and sewer department back under the public works umbrella and authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents. That's pretty straightforward. Miss Heather, anything to add background? No, sir. Other than this will create two new positions in the engineering department, uh, construction project manager and construction inspector. Okay. Um, any discussion? May I have a motion?