[Call to Order] [00:00:07] WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER SEVEN, 2021 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE GET STARTED THIS EVENING, I'VE GOT SOME SAD NEWS TO DELIVER. IT IS, OBVIOUSLY IT'S WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT WE TELL YOU WE'VE LOST ANOTHER MEMBER OF OUR CITY OF GARLAND FAMILY TO COVID. ART NIEDERMEIER PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 2ND AFTER A SHORT FIGHT WITH THE VIRUS. HE SERVES THE CITY FOR OVER 17 YEARS AS AN HVAC TECHNICIAN IN OUR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, AND HE WAS VERY WELL LOVED BY HIS FAMILY AND HIS FRIENDS. CERTAINLY WILL BE MISSED HERE IN THE CITY. HE WAS FOND OF THE OUTDOORS, LOVED FISHING AND ALSO BOWLING. AND SO WE JUST ASK THAT YOU KEEP HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND OUR AND OUR STAFF HERE IN YOUR THOUGHTS THIS EVENING. AND THEN ALSO, AS I'M SURE ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, THE CITY OF MESQUITE LOST A POLICE OFFICER LAST WEEK, AND MESQUITE POLICE OFFICER RICHARD HOUSTON WAS FATALLY WOUNDED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON DECEMBER 3RD WHILE RESPONDING TO A DISTURBANCE. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, OFFICER HOUSTON WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BAYLOR HOSPITAL, WHERE HE SUCCUMBED TO HIS WOUNDS. OFFICER HOUSTON WAS A 21 YEAR VETERAN OF THE MESQUITE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS A MARRIED FATHER OF THREE. OFFICER HOUSTON WAS HIRED AS A MESQUITE POLICE OFFICER ON JAN. EIGHT, 2021, AND HE WAS THE VALEDICTORIAN OF HIS POLICE ACADEMY CLASS. HIS ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED SERVING IN THE OPERATIONS BUREAU AS A PATROL OFFICER ON THE SWAT TEAM FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, HANDLING, BURGLARY AND THEFT. HOMELAND SECURITY AND ALSO JUVENILE GANG CASES. OFFICER HOUSTON EARNED A TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, MASTER PEACE OFFICER LICENSE AND INSTRUCTOR PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE. AND JUST TO SHOW HOW CONNECTED ALL OF OUR METROPLEX CITIES ARE. IN APRIL OF 2021 A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT WAS PRESENTED TO OFFICER HOUSTON FOR HIS ACTIONS, ASSISTING THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. WITH THE ARREST OF THREE SUSPECTS IN A STOLEN CAR USED IN VARIOUS CRIMES IN THE AREA. AND IN THE PROCESS OF THAT, HE PREVENTED THE SUICIDE ATTEMPT BY ONE OF THE SUSPECTS. HIS RECOGNITIONS DURING THE MESQUITE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAREER INCLUDE 48 LETTERS OF COMMENDATION, TWO LIFE SAVING AWARDS, ONE POLICE COMMENDATION BAR AND THE CITIZEN'S POLICE ACADEMY OFFICER OF THE MONTH AWARD IN AUGUST OF TWENTY EIGHTEEN. OBVIOUSLY, WE STAND TONIGHT WITH THE CITY OF MESQUITE AND WE GIVE OUR ABSOLUTE HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THEM AND TO OFFICER HOUSTON'S FAMILY, AND HE WILL BE LAID TO REST THIS THURSDAY. SO CERTAINLY, KEEP THAT IN MIND. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN OUR MEETING WITH OUR CUSTOMARY PLEDGE AND INVOCATION LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. WHETHER YOU PARTICIPATE OR NOT IS YOUR CHOICE AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM DYLAN HEDRICK. IF YOU'LL JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY WITH HEAVY HEARTS TO COMMEMORATE THE 80TH YEAR SINCE THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO'VE SO EMBODIED YOUR LOVE FOR US BY MAKING THIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR YOU'VE DECLARED IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN THAT NO ONE HAS GREATER LOVE THAN THIS THAN TO LAY DOWN ONE'S LIFE FOR FRIENDS. CAST YOUR COUNTENANCE UPON OUR BELOVED COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SHELTER THE INHABITANTS OF OUR LAND FROM ALL ANGUISH, PERIL AND GLOOM. WE ASK THAT YOU HELP US TO BE WORTHY OF THE LOFTY IDEALS FOR WHICH SO MANY COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN SACRIFICE SO MUCH. LET THIS COUNTRY ALWAYS BE A BEACON OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND BROTHERHOOD TO THE WORLD. MAY YOU SEND YOUR BLESSING AND PROTECTION TO ALL OUR MILITARY MEMBERS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. WE PRAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL, A MESQUITE POLICE OFFICER, RICHARD HOUSTON. PLEASE BRING PEACE AND HEALING TO HIS FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND ALL THOSE MOURNING HIM TODAY. WE [INAUDIBLE] ALL THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. ALLEGIANCE]. [00:05:07] WELL, IT IS OUR OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH AND OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH [Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions and Announcements] [LAUGHTER] IS PET OF THE MONTH. AND SO AMY, WHO DO WE HAVE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING? WELL, TONIGHT WE HAVE MICHONNE. SHE'S JUST A SIX MONTH OLD ROTTWEILER MIXED PUPPY. SHE WAS A STRAY THAT CAME INTO THE SHELTER, AND SHE'S READY FOR HER HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. AND THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO BRING IN A TOY FOR OUR TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE. YOU'RE BRINGING A TOY, YOU GET AN ADOPTION CERTIFICATE THAT'S GOOD FOR ONE YEAR AND A FRIENDLY REMINDER FROM THIS FURRY FRIEND AND ALL OF OUR FURRY FRIENDS THAT IF YOU'RE A CITY EMPLOYEE, IF YOU'RE A TEACHER, A POLICE OFFICER, A VETERAN, A FIREFIGHTER, SENIOR CITIZEN, IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, WE'LL-- WHAT IF YOU'RE PART OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE'LL LET THEM SLIDE IN THERE, TOO. THEN YOU CAN TAKE HOME A FURRY FRIEND LIKE MICHONNE HERE. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE], I DON'T THINK I THINK SOMEBODY'S TAKING THIS DOG HOME TONIGHT. SO VERY GOOD. DO I WANT THE DOG? YEAH. YEAH, I DO, ACTUALLY. [LAUGHTER]. WHOEVER GETS HERE FIRST GETS THE DOG. THE DOGS [INAUDIBLE]. WELL, TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE OUR GARLAND NEIGHBORHOOD AWARDS. NOW I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH SOME, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A DEJA VU BECAUSE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WE WERE HERE CATCHING UP FOR 2019 AND 2020. OBVIOUSLY, WE COULDN'T MEET IN PERSON AND AND SO HERE WE ARE. WHEN I SAW THIS ON MY CALENDAR, I WAS LIKE, I THINK WE ALREADY DID THIS. AND THEN I REALIZED IT'S A WHOLE NEW YEAR. SO WE ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR THE 2021 VERSION. AND EACH YEAR, THE CITY OF GARLAND OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY RECOGNIZES NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORHOODS WHO MAKE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO ENHANCE, REVITALIZE OR INVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS OR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE RECOGNIZED. THE AWARDS INCLUDE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER, PUBLIC SERVANT AWARD, WHO'S WHO IN GARLAND NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THE ULTIMATE GARLAND NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. THE WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED AT OUR PRE-SUMMIT VIRTUAL MIXER ON NOVEMBER 4TH AND THIS EVENING, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY PROUD AND HAPPY TO BE HERE IN PERSON. AND ADDITIONALLY, THESE WINNERS WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE NATIONWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD COMPETITION IN THE SPRING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS USA, THAT IS THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. SO OUR FIRST AWARD THIS EVENING IS NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER, SO IF I CAN HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ORCHARD HILLS. [INAUDIBLE], I'M JUST GOING TO WARN YOU [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] COME ON UP HERE. VERY GOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER COMPETITION, COMMUNICATION AMONG NEIGHBORS IS VITAL FOR STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS YEAR, WE ARE PROUD TO AWARD ORCHARD HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER AS THE WINNER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER COMPETITION. THEY HAVE A VERY UNIQUE, YOU KNOW, NEWSLETTER WHERE THEY HAVE CURRENT EVENTS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A LOT OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HOPEFULLY IS ENGAGING TO THE NEIGHBORS AND CELEBRATES THEIR MEMORIES AND BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER. AND JIM, YOU ARE THE EDITOR IN CHIEF. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. AND-- SORRY. AND OBVIOUSLY, ORCHARD HILLS IS IN DISTRICT FIVE. JIM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. NO. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS-- WHAT YOU WANT ME TO GIVE A FEW WORDS? I KNOW RICH WILL SAY A FEW WORDS. SO AND IT'S ALSO YOUR HOME NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS MY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE EVERY YEAR TO HAVE YOU ALL UP HERE FOR SOMETHING. IT'S ALWAYS-- IT'S LIKE-- AND THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU GUYS GUYS DO IS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY EVERYONE IN ORCHARD HILLS. AND YOU GUYS REALLY SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE CITY. I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT. I WAS JUST TELLING JIM THAT THE NEWSLETTER IS PROBABLY BETTER BY THE FACT THAT I ALMOST NEVER SEEM TO HAVE TIME TO GET IN THE COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS FOR EVERY EVERY QUARTER. [00:10:07] JIM SENDS ME A VERY KIND NOTE LIKE WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE SOME TIME TO UPDATE US? AND IT'S BETTER WITHOUT IT, APPARENTLY. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ORCHARD HILLS. YOU GUYS DO GREAT. I'M PROUD OF YOU. VERY GOOD. AND WE HAVE ONE AWARD THAT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ANOTHER NIGHT, OUR PUBLIC SERVANT AWARD. OUR RECIPIENT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING, SO WE WILL HAVE A PART TWO TO THIS. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO WHO'S WHO IN GARLAND NEIGHBORHOODS. THE WHO'S WHO IN GARLAND NEIGHBORHOODS TITLE IS AWARDED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LIVING EXAMPLE OF WHAT A GOOD NEIGHBOR IS. THIS PERSON IS A LEADER IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY AND STRIVES TO CREATE VIBRANT AND SAFE COMMUNITIES OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. AND THIS YEAR, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER OF WHO'S WHO IN GARLAND NEIGHBORHOODS TO MARGI BICE FOR HER OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD. ORCHARD HILLS. [INAUDIBLE]. WELL, MAYBE YOU DID SO GOOD THE FIRST TIME. I DID, I DID. I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO DROP IT. WELL, ONCE I'M OFF COUNCIL, WE TAKE A JOB WORKING FOR GAME SHOWS OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YES. AND YOU-- YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I JUST LOVE MY NEIGHBOR. SHE SAYS SHE LOVES HER NEIGHBORHOOD. OBVIOUSLY, THE FOLKS FROM ORCHARD HILLS ARE VERY MODEST AND SHY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ME. SO, MARGI, WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU-- WE KNOW YOU LOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOVES YOU BACK. YOU'RE-- WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS FOR ORCHARD HILLS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE TO THE FINAL ONE, WHICH IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. AND IF WE COULD HAVE THE RECIPIENTS HEAD THIS WAY [INAUDIBLE]. I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO DUMP IT ONTO THE FLOOR. [LAUGHTER] YOU. ALL RIGHT. GARLAND NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. EVERY YEAR, NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS GARLAND GO THE EXTRA MILE TO CREATE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE VIBRANT, ENGAGED AND SAFE. THE GARLAND NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR AWARD ALLOWS THE CITY OF GARLAND TO RECOGNIZE ONE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO STANDS OUT THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT EFFORTS FOR 2021. SO THIS YEAR, WE ARE VERY PROUD TO AWARD CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE TRAVIS COLLEGE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THEIR DOUBLE HEADER PROJECTS. THE CACTUS CHRONICLES AND ALSO AND ORIGINAL MUSICAL DRAMA FOCUSING ON GARLAND HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND FOR THE GARLAND LATINO HERITAGE COOKBOOK. SO TRAVIS COLLEGE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR LEMAY AND COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS AND CITY COUNCIL AND OF COURSE, THE OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY FOR BESTOWING THIS AWARD. IT IS A THRILL TO ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF TRAVIS COLLEGE HILL NEIGHBORS. BESIDES MYSELF STANDING UP HERE TONIGHT, I'M KAY MOORE AND WE HAVE LOUIS MOORE, WHO IS CO-COORDINATOR OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEN TRACY CLAYBROOK, A RESIDENT OF 11TH STREET. THIS PROJECT WAS REALLY A STRETCH AND GROW EXPERIENCE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS SOME ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN GARLAND THAT SENT SOME VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US AND OTHER PARTNERS. IT WAS REALLY A TEAM EFFORT. WE HAD AS A GOAL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A FAMILY THAT-- WHOSE LIVES HAD INTERSECTED WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES AND IN THE PAST, AND TO HONOR THEM. AND THAT, OF COURSE, IS THE VALLE FAMILY, GARLAND'S ORIGINAL LATINOS THAT CAME HERE IN 1928 AS THE ONLY LATINO FAMILY IN TOWN AND TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE NOW FORTY TWO PERCENT OF GARLAND POPULATION, WHICH IS LATINO. WE USE THE PERFORMING ARTS, OUR MUSICAL AND THE PRINTED WORD, OUR COOKBOOK TO TELL WHAT WE BELIEVED WAS AN UNDERTOLD STORY. AND THE RESULT IS ONE THAT I BELIEVE WAS A BLESSING TO US, A BLESSING TO OUR TOWN AND [00:15:07] BEYOND, AND WE'RE ALL BETTER OFF FOR IT. SO WE ACCEPT THIS AWARD WITH THANKFULNESS TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE ONE THING, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO REPEAT ANY OF THAT KAY SHARED. BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ACTUALLY HAD AN APPEARANCE IN THE CACTUS CHRONICLES, AND THAT WAS COUNCILMAN ROBERT VERA, WHO'S HIDING RIGHT BACK THERE. AND SO THIS WAS NOT ONLY A FASCINATING PRODUCTION, BUT IT WAS ONE THAT BOTH WITH A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WITH OUR OWN COUNCIL MEMBER MEANT A LOT TO ALL OF US. SO CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND AND FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH ALL OF THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET INTO OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING, AND I SHOULD ALSO MENTION DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS WAS UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING. SO WE ARE JUST 8 TONIGHT INSTEAD OF 9. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [Consent Agenda] EXCUSE ME, ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL. WITHOUT DISCUSSION, COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS, BUT LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THE AGENDA . ITEM ONE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 16 2021 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM 2A, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DATA BACKUP SOLUTION LICENSING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT. ITEM 2B [COUGH] EXCUSE ME. DATA CENTER VIDEO STORAGE CAPACITY EXPANSION. ITEM 2C GP&L LED STREET LIGHT CONVERSION, LABOR AND EQUIPMENT. ITEM 2D HIGHLAND ON BASE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT RENEWAL. ITEM 2E LABORATORY VENTILATION, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ITEM 2F FORD AND BELMONT ALLEY'S WASTEWATER MAINS REPLACEMENT. ITEM 2G. FINAL EFFLUENT PUMP MOTORS. 2H. GP AND L COLLEGE TO BRAND 138KV TRANSMISSION LINE UPGRADE MATERIALS. ITEM 2I. PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS AT VARIOUS PARK SITES. ITEM 2J. MONTCLAIR NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS DESIGN SERVICES. ITEM 2K. DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. TESTING SERVICES. AND ITEM 2L. SATURN SPRINGS ESTATES. DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT DESIGN SERVICES. ITEM 2M GP AND L ELM GROVE SWITCH STATION CUT IN MATERIALS. ITEM THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION. ITEM 3A ZONING FILE NUMBER Z21-29 MILLENNIUM VILLAGE LP MASTER PLAN IN DISTRICT SEVEN. ITEM 3B ZONING FILE NUMBER Z21-34 WESTFALL ENGINEERING PLLC IN DISTRICT ONE. ITEM 3C ZONING FILE NUMBER Z21-40 [INAUDIBLE]. I WAS WORKING ON THIS EARLIER ABU DHABI'S IN PLATO'S CLOSET STORE IN DISTRICT ONE. ITEM 4 APPROVED BY MINUTE ACTION. THE COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND POLICY. ITEM FIVE CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4.61 ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE OF CHAPTER FOUR, ARTICLE FOUR, DIVISION FIVE OF THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY [00:20:04] CLAUSE AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM SIX. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADDING AN ARTICLE TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT TO CHAPTER 32 PROPERTY, SANITATION AND HOUSING SERVICES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.05 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS EVENING, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? I SEE NONE. MAYOR PRO TEM? GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HEDRICK TO APPROVE, AS PRESENTED WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER VERA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, [INAUDIBLE] THE VOTE FOR US. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE IN THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD REVIEW THE SPEAKER REGULATIONS FOR US, PLEASE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING. SPEAKERS APPEARING IN THE CHAMBER WILL SPEAK FIRST AND THE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS WILL FOLLOW. SPEAKERS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. VIRTUAL SPEAKERS PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FEATURE ON ZOOM. IF YOU ARE DIALING IN FOR AUDIO, YOU MAY PRESS STAR NINE IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MODERATOR. ONCE THE LINE IS OPEN, THE SPEAKER SHOULD PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND LOWER THE VOLUME ON ALL DEVICES. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS, AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. VIRTUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE INFORMED BY THE CLERK WHEN THEIR TIME HAS ELAPSED. TONIGHT, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 7A. THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] AND ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS NUMBER EIGHT JOSHUA GARCIA. OK, THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS ITEM 7A, HOLD PUBLIC HEARING. [Items 7A & 7B] IT HAS-- THIS IS A TWO PART PIECE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER VERA HAS INDICATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO-- HE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. SO SEVEN A IS CONSIDERED A ZONING REQUEST BY KIMLEY-HORN TO ALLOW 13 ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES AT RIVERSET. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 1902 PATTERSON LANE IN DISTRICT SIX AND 7B IS CONSIDERED A DETAILED PLAN. SAME APPLICANT, SAME LOCATION. MR. GUERIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO ALLOW 13 ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES AT THE RIVERSET NEIGHBORHOOD. THE OVERALL RIVERSET NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS JUST OVER ONE HUNDRED ACRES, IS WITHIN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 17-37. BUT THE AREA OF REQUEST UNDER CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING IS WITHIN A TWO POINT NINE ACRE PORTION OF THE RIVERSET NEIGHBORHOOD. THE GENERAL LOCATION IN GARLAND IS THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF BUCKINGHAM AND NORTH SHILOH ROAD, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE AREA OF REQUEST IS SHOWN HERE, OUTLINED IN TEAL TOWARDS THE NORTHERN END OF THE RIVERSET NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF BUCKINGHAM ROAD AND PATTERSON LANE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. WHAT THE IMPETUS FOR THIS ITEM WAS WAS IF, AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, THE PD IDENTIFIED THIS PARTICULAR TWO POINT NINE ACRE TRACT EXCUSE ME AS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, WHICH ALLOWS FOR KIND OF SMALL SCALE RETAIL AND OFFICE TYPE USES. THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A HARD TIME FINDING ANY INTERESTED COMMERCIAL USERS FOR THIS TRACK, SO THEY ARE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL HOMES. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SUBJECT SITE IS VACANT, BUT THE AREAS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH, OF COURSE, WITHIN THE RIVERSET AREA ARE IN SOME CASES BUILT OUT AND OTHER AREAS WELL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. TO THE EAST, OF COURSE, IS THE AMENITY AREA OF THE RIVERSET NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS CARVED OUT PIECE HERE IT IS NOT WITHIN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, BUT THIS IS AN EXISTING CELL TOWER. THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THE PROPOSED HOMES IN A DISTANCE THAT WOULD EXCEED THE FALL [00:25:08] ZONE OF THE HEIGHT OF THAT TOWER AND ACROSS BUCKINGHAM ROAD ARE MORE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA, SPECIFICALLY THE RIVERSET AREAS, COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH THAT DESIGNATION, PROVIDING A MIXTURE OF HOUSING TYPES. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA. THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS LOOKING INTO THE ENTRANCE INTO RIVERSET FROM BUCKINGHAM KIND OF LOOKING DOWN PATTERSON ROAD. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OVER HERE ON THE LEFT. THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS A VIEW TO THE NORTH. THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH. ACROSS BUCKINGHAM ROAD, THERE'S A RACETRACK FURTHER TO THE EAST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SHILOH ROAD, AND THIS IS A VIEW OF THE RIVERSET PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. THOSE ARE THE BACK ENDS OR THE BACK SIDES OF THE TOWNHOMES JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND THOSE ARE SERVED BY AN ALLEYWAY, WHICH WOULD BE SHARED BY THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL, WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT HERE SHORTLY. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE IN THE FOREGROUND. AND HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SUBJECT SITE. HERE'S THE OVERALL SITE PLAN OF RIVERSET. OF COURSE, THE AREA OF CONSIDERATION SHOWN UP HERE TO THE NORTH. AND HERE'S A ZOOM IN OF THE PROPOSAL. THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE CUL DE SAC PUBLIC STREET AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET WILL BE TWO OF THE MANOR LOTS, AS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THE PD. THESE ARE FRONT ENTRY LOTS WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SQUARE FEET AND THE 11 LOTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CUL DE SAC STREET ARE THE GARDEN LOTS. THOSE ARE A MINIMUM OF FORTY ONE HUNDRED SQUARE FEET AND THOSE WOULD BE ALLEY SERVED AND THEY WOULD SHARE THE ALLEY DOWN HERE WITH THE EXISTING TOWNHOMES TO THE SOUTH. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THIS OPEN SPACE LOT HERE THAT WAS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FALL ZONE OF THE TOWER SHOULD IT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, FALL DOWN TO THE WEST. AND THIS IS THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. IT ALIGNS WITH THE LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS OF THE GDC AND THE PD, AND THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONTINUING THE SAME TYPE OF MASONRY WALL AND LANDSCAPE TREATMENT AND THE SIDEWALK ALONG BUCKINGHAM ROAD AS IT IS PROVIDED FURTHER TO THE WEST. AND THAT WOULD EXTEND DOWN PATTERSON A BIT TO REPLICATING WHAT'S ALREADY PROVIDED TO THE WEST, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING SOME WALKING PATH CONNECTIONS OVER TO THE AMENITY AREAS. HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS OF WHAT THE GARDEN HOMES AND THE MANOR HOMES LOOK LIKE. AGAIN, THE GARDEN DETACHED HOMES ON THE LEFT ARE ALLEY SERVED AND THE MANOR HOMES ARE FRONT ENTRY SHOWN ON THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT. SO THESE WOULD REALLY BE THE SAME LOOK, SAME STYLE AS WHAT IS BEING PROVIDED IN RIVERSET ALREADY. SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHANGE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO ALLOWING ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, NO DEVIATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. BOTH THE PD AMENDMENT AND THE DETAILED PLAN AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL, WITH A SIX TO ZERO VOTE AND WE MAILED OUT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE. WE RECEIVED EIGHT IN FAVOR AND 10 IN OPPOSITION. AND MAYOR, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. EXCUSE ME, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MAYOR PRO TEM HEDRICK? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ON PAGES TWO AND FOUR, OF THEIR DETAILED PLAN, IT'S OFF-SITE. BUT IT SAYS PROPOSED LEFT TURN LANE TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO TURN NORTHBOUND ON ONTO SHILOH. IS THAT PART OF THIS PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OR ARE THEY GOING TO CONSTRUCT THAT OR DO YOU KNOW? I'M NOT SURE WHERE EXACTLY, I'M SORRY. ON PAGES TWO AND FOUR OF THEIR DETAILED PLAN AT THE VERY TOP, IT SAYS PROPOSED LEFT TURN LANE. AND I WONDER IF THEY'RE GOING TO EXTEND THAT LEFT TURN LANE FROM THE INTERSECTION. THE PROJECT'S ENGINEER IS HERE THIS EVENING. HE MAY BE ABLE TO KIND OF-- THANK YOU. WITH THIS OR-- JUST IT APPEARED ON THE SITE PLAN, SO I WANTED TO CHECK. SO A LOT OF THE DETAILED PLAN PAGES, OF COURSE, WERE CARRIED OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS PD JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING AND JUST KIND OF OBVIOUSLY FOCUS THE REPORT AND THE PRESENTATION ON THE PAGE. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU, MR. GUERIN. SURE. MADAM SECRETARY [INAUDIBLE] IS THE SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM. SIR, WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, IF YOU COULD GIVE US WHEN YOU GET HERE, IF YOU COULD GIVE US [00:30:01] YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION, OR YOU CAN JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS. SURE. MY NAME IS BRYCE [INAUDIBLE]. I LIVE AT 3907 WICHITA TRAIL IN FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS SEVEN FIVE ZERO TWO TWO. I BELIEVE I JUST MOVED THREE WEEKS AGO, SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THAT DOWN. WE'LL TRUST YOU ON THAT. THANK YOU. I'M WITH KIMLEY-HORN, THE APPLICANT ON BEHALF OF WILBOW-RIVERSET LLC. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. AND ALSO, I'M DEEPLY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE PASSING OF Y'ALLS COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND. I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO ADD. I THINK WILL DID A GREAT. AND THANK YOU WILL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SO I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING SOME [INAUDIBLE] YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND START WITH MAYOR PRO TEM'S QUESTION ON THE-- AND I THINK JUST JUST FOR SOME CLARIFICATION, THE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TURN LANE ON SHILOH OR BUCKINGHAM. AND WE HAVE A DOCUMENT CAMERA THERE. IF YOU I GUESS THE SHORT ANSWER IS ALL OF THE TURN LANES HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITH EITHER PHASE ONE OR PHASE TWO. SO THERE'S A LEFT TURN LANE HERE, A LEFT TURN LANE HERE. YOU'LL HAVE TO MOVE IT UP HERE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF, OH, I'M SORRY, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S TWO LEFT TURN LANES FROM THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF SHILOH. GOING INTO THIS IS WHAT IS PHASE TWO AND PHASE ONE THAT ARE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED. PHASE TWO IS STILL CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. PHASE ONE HAS BEEN BUILT OUT. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITIONAL LEFT TURN LANE FROM BUCKINGHAM ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE TO TURN LEFT IN THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH PHASE ONE. SORRY. DO YOU HAVE THE NEXT PAGE OF THAT PACKET THERE? IF YOU GO UP TO THE VERY TOP, TOP CENTER, THERE'S A LITTLE NOTE THAT SAYS PROPOSED LEFT TURN LANE. CORRECT. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S THE ONE I'M BUCKINGHAM THAT WAS BUILT IN PHASE ONE. OK, OK. THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION, THEN. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD COUNCILOR BASS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. I'D JUST LIKE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE MANAGED BY THE SAME HOA. OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, GUYS. AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ON THE THIS ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBER VERA THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. I'M MAKE A MOTION. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUNCH IN THERE FOR ME. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. DO WE APPROVE? ACCORDING TO STAFF WRITTEN THE COURT-- AS PRESENTED. AS PRESENT. OK. I HAVE A I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER VERA TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. THIS WOULD BE FOR ITEM 7A AND 7B AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, IF NOT MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE, AND COUNCIL, AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. AND THAT WAS, EXCUSE ME, THAT WAS OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING CASE FOR THE EVENING. WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM EIGHT CITIZEN COMMENTS. [8. Citizen comments.] AND MADAM SECRETARY, WE HAVE JOSHUA GARCIA. IF YOU'LL OPEN THE LINE [INAUDIBLE]. MR. GARCIA, THE LINE IS OPEN. YOU MAY NOT SPEAK. MR. GARCIA, IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL. SO MY NAME IS JOSH GARCIA. FORTY TWENTY NINE MAYFLOWER DRIVE, GARLAND, TEXAS 75043. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND SQUARE. I DID MISS THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. I WATCHED IT ONLINE AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND I SEE A LOT OF NEW THINGS COME IN, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED, REALLY EXCITED FOR THE CITIZENS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING PRETTY FANTASTIC. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING. THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER THAT'S COMING UP NEXT YEAR. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT I DID LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND SQUARE. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS A TRAGIC FIRE BACK IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY, SOMETHING I CAN REMEMBER. AND THAT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT I DID NOT KNOW IN THE HISTORY IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. BUT BUT ANYWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT JUST TO KNOW JUST A LITTLE SENSE OF HUMOR. ALL TRAGEDIES HAPPEN IN THE CITY OF GARLAND BEFORE MR. BRADFORD BECAME THE CITY MANAGER. THAT'S THE THING THAT I NEVER KNOW. [00:35:02] I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN FREE MONEY FOR THAT, FOR SAYING THAT. HE IS THE BEST LOOKING CITY MANAGER THAT I EVER MET IN MY LIFE BEFORE. I THINK HE REALLY DESERVES SOMETHING REALLY GREAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT WHAT HE SAID. SO I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE GARLAND [INAUDIBLE] REALLY PROUD ABOUT THAT. SO, ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR. AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR ONLY SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. AT 7:35, WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.