First and foremost, happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! I hope you have a wonderful day!
There is only one city meeting on the calendar, so far, for this week. There is only one major item on that agenda, but I think y'all will be very interested in it.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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7:00 PM - Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting
Teleconference
Agenda Packet: https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/61711/5-12-20_P_Z_Agenda_Packet.pdf
Please note that people will only be able to phone in to speak on public hearings. Meetings are still held by teleconference. When calling in, you must press *9 when that item comes up so that the meeting moderator can acknowledge that you wish to speak. The number to call, meeting ID and meeting password are all on the first page of the agenda packet, which is linked above.
The item that I think most would be interested in is #15 on the agenda. This is a public hearing by the City of Waxahachie to consider revoking, amending, or extending a Specific Use Permit (SUP) at 500 Brown Industrial, the address of Oak Cliff Recycling (OCR). Most of you will probably remember, at the very least, a large fire that was at this business in December of 2019. Staff will provide more information at the hearing, so please call in or go to http://www.waxahachie.com/government/city_council/city_council_meeting_live_stream.php to stream the meeting live so you can hear what they present. The last information I heard about this business, and this was a while back so things may have changed, was that the fires started occurring at OCR once they installed one particular machine. This machine would sort the "fluff" from the metal, but whenever metal is involved and you have sparks, that fluff could and would catch fire. I have been told that rather than shutting this business down, they can simply get rid of this machine and it would virtually stop them having fires. City staff and legal department have proposed a development agreement to go in place with stipulations to help insure that no more fires will occur at this location.
Please feel free to read through the proposed development agreement to see the terms that the City wants to have in place. It starts on page 48 of the agenda packet. The safety of our first responders and citizens is paramount and from what has been presented, it appears that the company may be able to operate safely under the new parameters. Again, this is from the information provided, but as always, I refrain from making any final decisions until all information is presented.
If you would like to speak on this item at the public hearing, please do so. Public input is incredibly valuable and is also greatly appreciated.
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I hope that everyone enjoys the beautiful weather this weekend! Have a wonderful week ahead, Waxahachie!
Your Friendly Councilmember,
Melissa Olson
(text) 817-507-5162
molson@waxahachie.com
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