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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 12 2021 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY

[Call to Order]

COUNCIL. AS I'VE SAID COUNTLESS TIMES BEFORE, WE ARE OBVIOUSLY STILL MEETING IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT AND A LINK IS PROVIDED TO OUR MEETINGS AND OUR AGENDAS.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE MUTED UNTIL IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK.

IF YOU IF YOU USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAR NINE FEATURE ON ZOOM MEETING PLATFORM THIS EVENING, APPLICANTS, WE DO HAVE SOME TIME FOR APPLICANTS TO SPEAK AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

AND WE'LL COVER THAT MORE WHEN WE GET TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

RIGHT NOW, IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETINGS LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND TONIGHT, THAT WILL BE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS.

[INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU, SIR.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THIS CITY.

PLEASE BIND US TOGETHER IN THESE DIVIDED TIMES AND GRANT US UNITY AND HUMILITY.

WE ASK THAT YOU HEAL OUR LAND AND OUR HEARTS.

WE ASK FOR YOUR WATCHFUL EYE AND GUIDANCE AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE UNCHARTED WATERS HERE IN THE CITY. PLEASE GRANT US WISDOM IN OUR DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS BOTH TONIGHT AND IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO COME.

WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER ALL OUR BRAVE GUARDIANS, BOTH HERE AND ABROAD POLICE, FIRE, MILITARY, ALL THOSE WHO DAILY PLACED THEMSELVES BETWEEN US AND DANGER.

MOST OF ALL, WE PRAY FOR THE PEACE AND WELFARE OF THIS CITY AND ITS PEOPLE IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

OF ALLEGIANCE] YOU KNOW, DURING THIS TIME WHEN WE'VE BEEN MEETING REMOTELY, WE HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT TONIGHT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, COUNCILMAN

[Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions and Announcements]

WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENTS OF DISTRICT FOUR, THIS IS A NEW YEAR NEW TERM. SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

SO IF YOU WILL JOIN ME FOR A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH AT 6:30 PM VIA ZOOM.

FOR INFORMATION. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SOURCES YOU CAN YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT COUNCIL4@GARLANDTX.GO.

OR WE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE CITY PRESS.

JANUARY IF YOU WILL, LOOK ON PAGE FOUR OF THE CITY PRESS, YOU CAN GET THOSE INSTRUCTIONS OR YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE.

IF YOU WOULD TYPE TOWN HALL INTO THE SEARCH BAR, IT'LL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY.

OR YOU CAN CALL (972) 205-5204.

AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU ON FEBRUARY 4TH.

6:30 PM.

PLEASE JOIN ME.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

VERY GOOD, SIR. AND ALSO, ONE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS GARLAND'S THIRTY SIX ANNUAL MLK DAY CELEBRATION WILL BE VIRTUAL THIS YEAR.

SAD TO SAY, NO PARADE, BUT THE MESSAGE WILL CONTINUE.

AND SO THAT IS SCHEDULED AS A VIRTUAL EVENT FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 16TH AT 11:00 A.M.

AND IT WILL BE STREAMING ON THE GARLAND NAACP CITY OF GARLAND AND GISD FACEBOOK PAGES.

SO WE HOPE CERTAINLY THAT YOU CAN JOIN HOPEFULLY THAT YOU CAN JOIN US WITH THAT.

AND THE THEME THIS YEAR IS REALIZING DR.

KING'S DREAM WITH PPE PERSISTENCE, PERFECTION AND EXCELLENCE, WHICH I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS YEAR.

AND SO I HOPE YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO WATCH THE PROGRAM.

SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED HERE WITH OUR AGENDA.

EXCUSE ME, THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA SORRY AS I CLICK AROUND ON THINGS ON YOU.

THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[Consent Agenda]

ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION, COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A

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PREVIOUS WORK SESSION.

AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.

I WILL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.

AT THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUEST FOR THAT.

BUT LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THE AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM ONE IS CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 5TH 2021 REGULAR MEETING ITEM TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS.

2A POLYURETHANE FOAM STABILIZATION SERVICES.

2B MINI EXCAVATORS.

2C GLENBROOK DRIVE, CENTERVILLE ROAD TO CARROLL DRIVE AND GLENBROOK COURT PAVING WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND CENTERVILLE SIDEWALK.

ITEM 2D ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION FACILITY CONSTRUCTION.

ITEM 2E HOLFORD RECREATION CENTER AND NEIGHBORHOOD AQUATIC CENTER DESIGN SERVICES, ITEM 2F WALNUT CREEK BRANCH LIBRARY DESIGN SERVICES.

ITEM 2G.

GP&L COLLEGE ROAD TO JUPITER ROAD 138 KB TRANSMISSION LINE STRUCTURES.

ITEM 2H COLLEGE ROAD TO JUPITER ROAD 138 KB TRANSMISSION TRANSITION LINE MATERIALS AND ITEM 2I TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION AND MODERNIZATION.

ITEM 3 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CITIES OF BRYAN, DENTON AND GREENVILLE APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY OF AN ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF THE AGENCIES, GIBBONS' CREEK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION AND RELATED ASSETS IN GRIMES COUNTY, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ASSOCIATED DECOMMISSIONING BUDGET AMENDMENT AND APPROVING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ITEM 4 CONSIDER AND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2020 2021 OPERATING BUDGET BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE PROVIDING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IN THE ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND THE LAST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM FIVE.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM, LIMITING THE SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DO I HAVE ANY IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICKERSON OR EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TEM NICKERSON.

SEE. YOU ALWAYS YOU ALWAYS GET ME.

MOVE TO APPROVE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND MAYOR PRO TEM NICKERSON, JUST KNOW THAT I HAVE NOW EMBEDDED YOUR NEW TITLE INTO MY HEAD, SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY THAT'LL BE THE LAST TIME I DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION BY ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR ON AN AGENDA ITEM SHOULD HOPEFULLY HAS HAS REGISTERED TO SPEAK WITH US.

AND I WILL RECOGNIZE SPEAKERS AND IMPOSE TIME LIMITS AS APPROPRIATE TO THE CASE, PROVIDING TIME FOR REBUTTAL AND SUBSEQUENT SPEAKERS.

AND THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM SIX, PRESENTATION OF 2021 PROPOSED CIP.

[6. Presentation of 2021 Proposed CIP]

MR. BRADFORD. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I AM VERY PLEASED TONIGHT TO OFFICIALLY PRESENT THE FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR 2021 PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

2021 CIP IS THE LARGEST CAPITAL PLAN IN GARLAND'S HISTORY.

LET ME REPEAT THAT.

THE 2021 CIP IS THE LARGEST CAPITAL PLAN IN GARLAND'S HISTORY AND CONTINUES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM AND FURTHER THE COMPLETION OF THE 2004 BOND PROGRAM CHANGES WITHIN THE CITY'S ORGANIZATION AND PROCESSES RESULTING IN THE TIMELY

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DELIVERY OF BOND PROGRAMS AND IS EVIDENT IN THIS YEAR'S CIP, WHICH INCLUDES ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN MILLION FOR BOND PROJECTS IN DESIGN OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

OF THE SIXTY THREE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FUNDED FROM THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM FORTY NINE OR SEVENTY EIGHT PERCENT OF THOSE ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

THE CITY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN CATEGORIES TAX SUPPORTED PROJECTS AND UTILITY PROJECTS.

THE TAX SUPPORTED PORTION OF THE CITY TOTALS ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE MILLION AND IS HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARD STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION AND INCLUDES SHILOH ROAD, FIFTH STREET, HOLFORD ROAD, [INAUDIBLE] ROAD, BOBTOWN ROAD AND WATER HOUSE BOULEVARD.

THAT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE NORTH-SOUTH BIKEWAY, BOTTLENECK IMPROVEMENTS AND PAVING OF UNPAVED ALLEYS.

OVER 13 MILLION IS INCLUDED FOR DRAINAGE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL FLOODING PROGRAM, BRIDGE AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SATURN SPRINGS ESTATES.

THE PARKS PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES A VARIETY OF PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUCH ANTICIPATED SKATE PARK AT RICK ODEN, ALONG WITH THE RENOVATION OF THE GRANGER, AUBIN AND GALE FIELDS RECREATION CENTERS, PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND A HOST OF OTHER IMPROVEMENTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR GARLAND CITIZENS.

THE PROPOSED CIP ALSO INCLUDES LIBRARY FUNDING FOR DESIGN AND A OF A NEW AND RELOCATED WALNUT CREEK BRANCH MODERNIZATION AND UPGRADES OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND THE INSTALLATION OF LIBRARY KIOSKS IN KEY LOCATIONS.

I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE 2021 CIP INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LONG AWAITED ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION FACILITY AND THE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT POLICE EVIDENCE AND PROPERTY FACILITY.

THE CITY UTILITIES PORTION OF THE 2021 PROPOSED CIP TOTALS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE MILLION AND INCLUDES EQUIPMENT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND WATER, WASTEWATER AND ELECTRIC.

THE TOTAL FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN MILLION CIP WILL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF ONE HUNDRED AND THREE MILLION IN TAX SUPPORTED DEBT AND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE MILLION IN REVENUE OR UTILITY SUPPORTED DEBT.

THE CIP WILL NOT REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR 2020 EXCUSE ME FOR 21-22 NOR TRIGGER A RATE INCREASE IN ANY OF THE CITY'S UTILITIES.

THE 2021 CIP IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS COMPLETION OF THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM AND MOVES US TOWARDS THE PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE VISION SET BY THIS CITY COUNCIL FOR THE GARLAND COMMUNITY. COPIES OF THE DOCUMENT WILL BE PLACED IN THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION TOMORROW MORNING, AND A COPY WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE CITY.

THE FIRST ONE IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 2ND AT SEVEN P.M.

AND THE SECOND ONE IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THE SIXTEENTH.

ALSO AT SEVEN PM, ADOPTION OF THE 2021 CIP IS SCHEDULED FOR THE FEBRUARY 16TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. WITH THAT MAYOR, I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED CIP WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

VERY GOOD, MR. BRADFORD AND COUNCIL NOTEBOOKS HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR ALL OF YOU.

I'M NOT SURE HOW ALL OF YOU ARE GETTING YOUR MAIL DURING ALL OF THIS TIME, BUT I CAN TELL YOU JUST OUTSIDE THIS ROOM, THERE ARE MAIL SLOTS WITH EIGHT VERY LARGE BINDERS IN THEM THAT THEY CONTAIN ALL OF THIS INFORMATION.

SO THANK YOU, MR. BRADFORD. WE WILL WE WILL CERTAINLY GET IN TO GET INTO THE CIP OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS,

[7. Consider a resolution of the City of Garland, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Project Agreement with the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ("Department"); and providing an effective date.]

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS, ACTING THROUGH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND THIS IS AS WE HAD BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE.

THIS WOULD BE FOR JOHN PAUL JONES PARK.

AND WE HAVE WE HAVE MR. HESSER WITH US IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE, SO I WOULD OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM NICKERSON.

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THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FIRST, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS PROJECT IN THE MONEYS THAT HAVE BEEN HAD BEEN PUT TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD HERE ARE REALLY DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR PARK STAFF AND REACHING OUT AND LOOKING FOR THOSE NEW SOURCES OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR OUR GROWING NEEDS IN THE PARK.

AND THE JOHN PAUL JONES PARK HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A REALLY GREAT ASSET TO THE CITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND TO HELP ALL OF THE LAKE FRONTAGE AND SOUTH GARLAND PROPERTIES AS WE BEGIN TO REALLY, I THINK, MAXIMIZE THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE ALONG THOSE LAKE FRONTAGE.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY AND PROUD TO THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVED THIS RESOLUTION AS WRITTEN.

AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR US.

VERY GOOD.

MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM NICKERSON AND THE SECOND COUNCILMAN SMITH TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

SEEING NONE COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, MR. HESSER. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND NOW COUNCIL THAT MOVES US TO ITEM EIGHT, WHICH IS ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 20-32 FOR OCEAN

[8. Zoning File No. Z 20-32, Ocean Star Metals, Inc. (District 6)]

STAR METALS INCORPORATED IN DISTRICT SIX.

AND JUST A QUICK RECAP, I GUESS, THE TASK BEFORE US TONIGHT IS NOT TO REHEAR THE ZONING CASE. THE TASK BEFORE US TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED THE 20 PERCENT RULE REMAINS IN EFFECT.

THE THE THE ZONING CASE DID GET ENOUGH VOTES TO MOVE IT FORWARD FOR THE CREATION OF THE ORDINANCE. BUT NOW TONIGHT, WE ARE HERE TO SIMPLY VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE ITSELF.

AND AGAIN, THAT WITH THE 20 PERCENT RULE IN EFFECT FOR AND FOR THIS ITEM TO BE APPROVED OR DENIED SUCCESSFULLY, IT WILL TAKE SEVEN VOTES.

WE DO HAVE SINCE THIS ITEM IS UNDER ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANTS HERE WITH US.

AND I AM I'M GOING TO KIND OF SLIGHTLY MODIFY OUR PROCEDURES A LITTLE BIT.

AND TYPICALLY WE GIVE THE APPLICANT TEN MINUTES, CONSIDERING WE HAVE ALREADY HEARD WE HAD A VERY LONG DISCUSSION ON THIS.

AND I DO ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AS WELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE APPLICANT FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE ANY STATEMENTS TO US OR ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY.

AND I THINK I SEE THE APPLICANT NOW, [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND.

MY NAME IS JUDY WANG AT 523 SHEPHERD DRIVE, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75042.

I WOULD LIKE I ALSO HAVE MY ATTORNEY COUNSEL WITH ME, [INAUDIBLE].

SHE WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING.

OK, GO AHEAD.

YOU NEED ME TO SPEAK OR YOU NEED HER TO INTRODUCE HERSELF.

YOU HAVE YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

OK, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY PRESENTATION.

SO I WANT TO START OUT BY WE ARE A MINORITY WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS, AND WE IN THIS BUSINESS THAT IN THIS COMPANY, WE ACTUALLY PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AT A WORKSPACE WE HAVE OVER WE HAVE 50 PERCENT OF THE STAFF, THAT IS WOMEN.

AND IN A MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRY THAT IS HAS NOT SEEN ANY OTHER RECYCLING BUSINESS.

AND ALSO THAT THE NEXT THING THAT WE TALK ABOUT WAS THE PARKING SPACE, THAT IS 17 SPACE AND WE HAVE FOUND ONE MORE SPACE TO MAKE THE IN THE BACK OF THIS BUILDING WHERE YOU MAKE IT 18 SPACE PARKING SPACE NOW.

WE ALSO HAVE CLEAR OUT WHERE THE SEVEN PARKING SPACE, PROPOSED PARKING SPACE AND

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IS READY FOR PARKING SPACE BEING STRIPPED AND ALSO THAT METAL PILE IS BEING CLEARED OUT AND IS NOW BELOW THE FENCE.

AND THAT FENCE, IT IS ALREADY I HAVE ALREADY GOT AN ESTIMATE TO CHANGE IT OUT TO A FULL METAL SOLID FENCE.

AND SO ALSO.

OH, AND I ALSO HAVE THE ESTIMATE TO STRIP THE PARKING LOT.

AND ALSO THE BUILDING ALSO WE ARE.

WE ARE LOOKING INTO DOING MAJOR RENOVATION FOR THE BUILDING IS OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ALL THREE BUILDINGS THAT WE ARE DOING RENOVATIONS FOR.

AND THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU THE BUSINESS THAT WE DO THAT THIS IS THE HUSBAND IS THE ELECTRICIAN AND THE WIFE STAYS AT HOME AND JUST TO STRIP OUT THE LEFTOVER WIRE FROM THE JOB. AND THIS IS HOW THEY SUPPORT THE TO HELP SUPPORT THE FAMILY.

AND I JUST WANT TO PLAY OUT THIS VIDEO IF I CAN.

I'LL LET YOU, YOU HAVE ABOUT TWO MINUTES.

OK, SO AND THIS IS HOW.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THIS HOW THEY [INAUDIBLE] TO CASH IN.

AND THIS IS WHERE A RECYCLE JUNK BATTERY SO THEY DON'T GO TO LANDFILL.

SO WE ARE HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION LETTER IN BUSINESS IN GARLAND THAT HAVE USED OUR SERVICE.

AND SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT ONCE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE AND AND WE INTEND TO COMPLY AND KEEP THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE. SO IN MY I THINK I CAN TURN TO MY COUNSEL WHERE SHE SHE CAN FINISH IT UP.

OK. DO YOU STILL NEED YOUR PRESENTATION? NO. OK, IF YOU CAN UNSHARE YOUR SCREEN FOR ME.

I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

I CAN AND I'LL BE BRIEF.

MY NAME IS JOYCE LINDAUER.

I'M A REPRESENTATIVE OF OCEANS STAR METALS .

I WORK AS THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL.

MY ADDRESS IS 1412 MAIN STREET SUITE 500 DALLAS, TEXAS, 75202.

I THINK WHAT MS. WANG WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL IS THAT WHEN WE HAVE THE MEETING A WEEK AGO, I THINK SHE TOOK IT TO HEART.

THE THINGS THAT YOU TOLD HER THAT WERE YOUR CONCERNS.

FIRST OF ALL, I THINK ADDRESSING THE FENCING, THE STRIPING AND ALL OF THE RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO HER FACILITY, I WILL REPRESENT TO THE COUNCIL THAT SHE DOES HAVE THE FINANCIAL ABILITY TO DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT SHE HAS PROPOSED AND THAT THOSE WOULD BE DONE IN VERY SHORT ORDER NOW THAT SHE KNOWS CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY THE COUNCIL, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH MS WANG DESIRES TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY MEMBER. AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I DON'T THINK YOU'LL REALLY UNDERSTAND OR MAYBE SOME OF YOU DO WHAT SHE DOES.

WHAT SHE DOES FOR THIS COMMUNITY IS WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNEMPLOYED, WHO HAVE NO SOURCE OF FUNDS RIGHT NOW WHO CAN COME TO HER FACILITY, TURN IN OLD CARS, OLD DISHWASHERS, OLD WASHING MACHINES AND JUNK, AND THEY WALK AWAY WITH CASH AND WALK AWAY WITH CASH TO BUY GROCERIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF HER WHAT WE CALL PEDDLERS ARE HISPANIC, AND A LOT OF THEM DO NOT HAVE JOBS RIGHT NOW.

SO SHE IS ACTUALLY PROVIDING A HUGE SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT YOU MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF. AND I AM, BECAUSE I'VE DEALT WITH MS. WANG NOW FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HER BUSINESS, I ASKED HER AT ONE POINT, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE OUTSIDE THE CITY? WHY DON'T YOU GO GET A LOT SOMEWHERE? AND SHE SAID, THAT'S NOT WHERE MY CLIENTS ARE.

THAT'S NOT WHERE THE PEOPLE I HELP ARE.

THE PEOPLE I HELP KNOW WHERE I AM, THEY COME, THEY BRING THINGS TO ME AND I GIVE THEM CASH MONEY.

AND THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PAY THEIR RENT AND BUY THEIR GROCERIES.

SO BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BIG SERVICES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE WANTED ME TO SPEAK TO YOU, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE DOES.

BUT SHE IS MAKING A CONCERTED EFFORT TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY MEMBER.

SHE WILL DO THE THINGS THAT SHE'S TOLD YOU THAT SHE WILL DO.

I STAND BEHIND HER.

I'VE BEEN HER ATTORNEY NOW FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

AND AND I TELL YOU WHAT SHE TELLS YOU SHE WILL DO.

SHE WILL DO. SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER WHAT SHE IS ASKING AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL VOTE POSITIVELY FOR THE THINGS THAT SHE'S REQUESTED.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

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I DO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE], MR. [INAUDIBLE], I HAVE OPENED THE LINE ON YOUR END, IF YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF.

MR. [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU COULD UN MUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END, PLEASE.

YOU ONE MORE SHOT HERE, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I SEE YOU REGISTERED ONLINE WITH US.

I HAVE OPENED THE LINE ON OUR END, SO IF YOU UNMUTE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE APPEAR TO BE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH MR. [INAUDIBLE], BUT HE EXCUSE ME, HE DID PROVIDE AN EMAIL WITH HIS STATEMENT, WHICH SINCE WE DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH HIS AUDIO, I WILL READ HIS STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD. IT'S FROM MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE] SAYS, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SEVERAL TENANTS THAT HAVE BUSINESS ON SHEPHERD DRIVE SOUTH OF THAT SCRAP YARD, OCEAN STAR METALS.

UH, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY, I'M TRYING TO.

HE'S BASICALLY ASKING WHERE TO ADDRESS COMPLAINTS OR OBJECTIONS TO THAT BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE. SORRY, I'M GOING TO TRY TO TRY TO FILTER THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT HERE, AS 10 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE GRANTED ZONING CHANGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, NO ONE WAS ABLE TO OBJECT TO THE ZONING CHANGE, THE ZONING CHANGE SIGN WAS SMALL AND NOT VISIBLE, ALSO ONLY THERE FOR TWENTY FOUR TO THIRTY SIX HOURS.

THEY ARE A HAZARD.

THERE HAVE BEEN TWO FIRES.

THE ONE THE FIRST ONE HAZMAT WAS CALLED OUT, ETC.

WHEN IT RAINS, YOU CAN SEE THE OIL SLICK COMING FROM THE BUSINESS AS WELL AS THEY ARE WORKING ON THE TRUCKS IN THE DRIVEWAY.

THEY ARE CONSTANTLY BLOCKING THE STREET, WHICH PUTS ME AND OTHER BUSINESS AT THE SOUTH END WORRIED ABOUT IF EMERGENCY VEHICLES NEED TO GAIN ACCESS TO US.

INCLOSING SAYS, PLEASE HELP IN GETTING ME THIS INFORMATION.

IF I CAN FIGURE OUT THE ZOOM MEETING, I'M GOING TO TRY TO CONVEY THIS MESSAGE TO THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. SO THAT IS MR. [INAUDIBLE] IS REGISTERING IN OPPOSITION TO THIS CASE.

COUNCIL, THAT WAS THE ONLY THAT WAS THE ONLY SPEAKER I HAD FOR THIS ITEM.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I WANT TO SAY TO MS. WANG AND TO HER ATTORNEY, I AM I AM VERY WELL AWARE OF THE THE VALUE OF THE BUSINESS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THE VALUE OF CONVERTING TRASH TO TREASURE.

MOST OF COUNCIL KNOWS I IN MY PAST, I HAVE BEEN FOR I HAVE HAD TO MAKE USE OF SERVICES LIKE THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I ALSO APPRECIATE THE WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT.

I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ALL CAME IN HERE AND IN 10 YEARS BUILT FROM NOTHING TO WHAT YOU ARE TODAY.

I'M IMPRESSED WITH ALL OF THAT.

HERE IS MY PROBLEM.

WE VOTED ON THIS LAST WEEK AND I VOTED, AS YOU KNOW, IN OPPOSITION AND I HADN'T BEEN OVER TO YOUR FACILITY. IT'S OUTSIDE MY DISTRICT.

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE. I WENT YESTERDAY.

AND I SPENT AN HOUR EARLY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

SITTING ON AN ADJACENT LOT AND JUST OBSERVING SO THAT I WOULD KNOW BE ABLE TO GAUGE MORE THE VERACITY OF SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS, AND I WOULD JUST TELL YOU, IN THE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN AN HOUR THAT I WAS THERE, SHEPARD DRIVE WAS EITHER PARTIALLY OR FULLY BLOCKED FOR OVER 30 OF THOSE MINUTES.

YOU HAD TWO DIFFERENT 18 WHEELERS PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE NO PARKING ANY TIME SIGN. THERE WAS A THIRD 18 WHEELER ALREADY IN THERE THAT THEY THEY WERE HAVING TO ROTATE.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.

IT WAS LIKE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OR 12 RING CIRCUS.

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I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THERE WERE OVER 10 PICKUP TRUCKS AND TRAILERS, REGULAR PICKUP TRUCKS AND TRAILERS, IN ADDITION TO THE THREE SEMIS IN THAT SLIGHTLY LESS THAN AN HOUR. THE SITE IS TOO SMALL FOR THE AMAZING BUSINESS TO DO, AND THAT'S WHERE I STARTED LAST WEEK AND I AM MORE SO THERE.

I WISH THAT I COULD DO IT LIKE WITH A SCREEN AND ENLARGE YOUR SITE TO MAKE IT ADEQUATE WHERE 18 WHEELERS COULD PULL IN OFF THE STREET.

BUT THE COMPLAINTS AND I TALKED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY'VE ALSO RECEIVED A LOT OF THESE COMPLAINTS, THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT BLOCKING OR PARTIALLY BLOCKING SHEPARD DRIVE THESE THESE ARE REAL. THESE AREN'T PEOPLE MAKING IT UP.

AND THESE AREN'T THESE AREN'T TRUCKS THAT ARE WITH ADJACENT BUSINESSES.

AND CLEARLY, IF THERE WERE THREE SEMIS IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, I DON'T THINK WE'RE DEALING WITH ONE OR TWO SEMIS IN AN ENTIRE DAY.

SO I AM IMPRESSED WITH YOUR BUSINESS.

I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY YOU'VE BUILT THIS.

I HAVE NO REGRETS FOR US HAVING GIVEN YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAUNCH HERE AND LAUNCH YOU HAVE DONE. BUT I REMAIN OPPOSED TO HAVING THIS BE AN ONGOING USE OF THAT PROPERTY, WHICH I FEEL IS FAR TOO SMALL AND ILL EQUIPPED, SINCE THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THE TRUCKS TO ACTUALLY EVEN GET OFF THE ROAD.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU COULD DO OTHER THAN HAVE THEM PARK IN NO PARKING ZONES.

THERE ISN'T A SPACE.

SO AGAIN, I REMAIN OPPOSED TO THIS, BUT I ALSO REMAIN VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR BUSINESS AND I REMAIN IMPRESSED WITH THE SERVICE YOU'VE GIVEN TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I DO HOPE THAT AS YOU CONTINUE AND THRIVE, I HOPE THAT YOU ARE ABLE, DEPENDING ON HOW THIS GOES TONIGHT, TO FIND A SITE THAT WILL LET YOU CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS YOU'VE DONE.

THAT WAS REALLY IT MAYOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. COUNCIL, WE'VE CLEARED THE QUEUE ON THIS ITEM.

I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

AND I AM OPEN FOR A MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER VERA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THIS APPLICATION.

I HAVE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER VERA TO DENY WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER AUBIN.

WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL, THE MOTION IS TO DENY.

AND SORRY, THE MOTION TO DENY FAILS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MCNEAL, WILLIAMS, HEDRICK, MAYOR PRO TEM NICKERSON AND THE MAYOR IN OPPOSITION.

SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WOULD HATE TO SEE A BUSINESS THAT IS COMMITTED TO BEING A GOOD STEWARD IN GARLAND GO OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE OF OUR DECISION.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF PUTTING BUSINESSES OUT OF BUSINESS.

AND I TAKE THEM ON THEIR WORD THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THEIR BUSINESS.

SO. OH, SORRY, SORRY, I THINK I MUTED YOUR LINE GO AHEAD.

UNMUTE YOURSELF, SORRY, GO AHEAD.

THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ME. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

OK, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE AS WELL.

YES, MAYOR.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN HEDRICK.

OK, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN HEDRICK WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

AGAIN, THIS MOTION IS TO APPROVE COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

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AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE FAILS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER AUBIN, SMITH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS AND COUNCILMAN VERA IN OPPOSITION.

AND AGAIN, FOR THIS ITEM TO BE SUCCESSFULLY APPROVED OR DENIED, IT WOULD NEED TO IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE SEVEN VOTES.

AND SO WITHOUT THAT, THIS ZONING ORDINANCE, THE APPROVAL OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FAILS.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NINE IS CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS

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ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. AND I DO HAVE ONE PERSON REGISTERED TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS JOSH GARCIA.

JOSH, I'V OPENED THE LINE ON OUR END.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOU GUYS SO TIRED OF HEARING FROM ME, BUT ANYWAY.

MY ADDRESS IS 4029 MAYFLOWER DRIVE, GARLAND, TEXAS, [INAUDIBLE] MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS EVERYBODY KNOW, I AM EXCITED FOR TOMORROW'S THE BUILD GARLAND DAY THAT'S COMING UP.

THE GROUNDBREAKING EVENTS THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ON I GUESS, ON FACEBOOK LIVE SINCE CITIZENS CAN COME AND WATCH.

BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

MR. [IMAUDIBLE] I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU AT THE CITY OF GARLAND, BUT I'LL TELL YOU THAT THIS GROUNDBREAKING EVENT, GROUNDBREAKING EVENTS ARE AMAZING TO WATCH.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT SOME PHENOMENAL CITY COUNCIL THAT LIKES TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC.

YOU KNOW THAT.

LIKE MR. BRADFORD, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN HE DOES INTRODUCTIONS, I CAN SAY TWO GREAT THINGS ABOUT HIM. ONE OF THEM, HE GETS REAL [INAUDIBLE] TO THE RETIREMENTS.

AND TWO, HE DOES A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP, LIKE WHENEVER THERE'S A QUOTE FROM HIM THAT SAYS, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT PARTNERSHIP.

AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

EVERY TIME YOU HEAR MR. BRADFORD SPEAK, HIS SPEECHES ARE PHENOMENAL.

I CAN TELL YOU EVEN THE MAYOR LIKE HIS SPEECHES, LIKE I'LL TELL YOU A FUNNY STORY.

I'LL BE QUICK. LIKE LAST TIME WHENEVER THEY DID ANIMAL SHELTER, GROUNDBREAKING EVENT.

AND MR. BRADFORD, YOU KNOW, HE STARTED OUT WITH A INTRODUCTION.

ONE OF THEM, ONE OF THE INTRODUCTIONS HE STARTED WAS I'M GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU MAYOR SCOTT LEMAY AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY SAY, OH, MAYOR SCOTT LEMAY I GUESS NOBODY WAS PAYING ATTENTION WHEN HE WOULD SIT.

AND WHEN HE SAID MAYOR SCOTT LEMAY HE STOOD UP AND EVERYBODY STARTED LAUGHING AND I STARTED LAUGHING OUT LOUD.

THAT WAS IT WAS SO FUNNY.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU.

SO PLEASE ENJOY THOSE GROUND BREAKING EVENTS.

I'LL CONSIDER YOU. THAT'S THE BEST GROUND BREAKINGS IN THE CITY OF GARLAND.

SO IT'S SOMETHING AMAZING.

YOU CAN [INAUDIBLE] SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AND YOU KNOW SO AND MAYOR LEMAY, I THINK I'LL BE QUICK ON THIS COMMENT FOR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I WORK IN CITY OF MESQUITE RACING KINGS THE FAST FOOD PLACE. AND I WAS ASKING I'M NOT SURE THIS IS LIKE THE CITY THING, BUT I WAS ASKING THEM WHY YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A RECYCLE BIN.

IT'S JUST SO THEY TOLD ME, OH, THE [INAUDIBLE] WHAT? I MEAN, THEY CAN'T, BUT THEY CAN'T.

AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T PROVIDE IT.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN PROBABLY, LIKE, REACH OUT, SINCE YOU PROBABLY ONE OF THE ENTHUSIASTIC MAYORS AND YOU HAVE THE CONNECTIONS WITH THE OTHER MAYORS LIKE MESQUITE, ROWLETT AND SACHSE.

SO I'M NOT SURE I THINK I FORGOT HIS NAME.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY MR. ARCHER, THE MESQUITE MAYOR, BECAUSE WE I'M NOT SURE THE GARLAND [INAUDIBLE] RECYCLE BINS.

BUT IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS IS CONSIDERED THE LESS RECYCLABLE STATE THAT THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ABOUT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE SO MANY CONTAMINATIONS AND WE NEED TO BE [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE, THE CITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES THAT DO REALLY GREAT JOB.

AND WE ALSO NEED TO HELP OUT OUR PLANET BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE] WASTE AND STUFF AND, YOU KNOW, THE MOST THING IS KEEP GARLAND BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW? SO I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE.

HEY JOSH, I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO SUM UP, PLEASE.

THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY, THAT I WAS THAT WAS THE LAST PART I WAS GOING TO SAY.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH FOR MY WONDERFUL SPEECH, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, JOSH.

THAT WAS THE THE ONLY PERSON I HAVE REGISTERED TO SPEAK AND ACTUALLY THE ONLY PERSON IN

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THE ONLINE QUEUE AT THIS POINT.

SO WITH THAT AT 7:40, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.