Jan 31, 2022 Work Session

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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 31ST, 2022 WORK SESSION FOR THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL.

UH, WE WILL GO AHEAD, EXCUSE ME, AND GET INTO OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING.

UH,

[1. Public Comments on Work Session Items]

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON

[2. Consider the Consent Agenda]

CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS WILL BE FOR TOMORROW NIGHT.

UH, HAVEN'T SEEN ANY REQUESTS HAVING ANY ITEMS PULLED, UH, BUT OBVIOUSLY IF THERE IS SOMETHING JUST TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HAVE A STAFF HERE, UH, TO COVER IT, IF WE NEED IT.

UH, MOVING ON TO WRITTEN

[3. Written Briefings]

EXCUSE ME.

THERE'S A CORRECTION ON THAT.

UM, THIS WILL BE THE, THE AGENDA SAYS WILL BE UNDER CONSIDERATION, UH, FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION.

UH, TOMORROW NIGHT.

IT ACTUALLY IS NOT UNTIL THE 15TH.

UH, ITEM THREE C INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO SUMMARY AND ITEM THREE D 2021 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, APPLICATION RESOLUTION.

ALRIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR VERBAL BRIEFINGS.

FIRST

[4A. Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs 9% Tax Credit Application Presentations]

I WAS LIKE, THE BUTTON SAYS IT'S ON.

THERE WE GO.

IT'S GOING THE WRONG WAY.

HMM.

ALRIGHT.

UM, TONIGHT WE HERE TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2022 LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM.

UM, THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS TONIGHT.

WE'RE HERE JUST TO, UM, GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND TO HAVE THE DEVELOPERS THAT SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS DO A SHORT PRESENTATION.

UH, THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT IS A COMPETITIVE PROJECT THROUGH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

OUR NEXT MEETING AFTER TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE ON THE 14TH.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS, UM, INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WERE DONE TONIGHT BY THE TWO DEVELOPERS AND THEN FEBRUARY 15TH, YOU'LL BE FORMALIZING YOUR DECISION TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO PROVIDE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT.

UM, TD HCA.

I WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION TO COUNCIL REGARDING SOME OF THE REGULATIONS, UM, THAT OUTLINED THE TAX CREDIT PROJECT.

UM, THESE PROJECTS ARE TYPICALLY AT LEAST A 70% AFFORDABLE PROJECT.

UM, THE BREAKDOWN OF UNITS ARE BENEFIT PEOPLE AT 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WHICH FOR ONE PERSON IS 18,700.

UM, THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF UNITS FOR 50% OF THE AREA MEETING INCOME.

AND AGAIN, FOR ONE PERSON IT'S 30 1001 50 IS THE LIMIT.

AND THEN THE HIGHEST TIER ON THAT IS A 60% MEDIAN INCOME WITH 37,380 AS THE HIGHEST LIMIT FOR THE, UM, BREAKDOWN OF UNITS.

UM, TDA HAS NUMEROUS OTHER SCORING PROCESS THAT GOES INTO EFFECT FOR THIS, UM, THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY, THE SIZE OF THE UNITS, THE AMENITIES, THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND THEY ALSO GET ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR LOCAL SUPPORT.

UM, THE PROJECTS, THE MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS YOU HAVE, YOU GET MORE POINTS THROUGH TDH CA.

SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION AS WELL, BASED ON THE DIRECTION GIVEN TO US BY COUNCIL FROM OUR SCORING SHEET.

UM, THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR SCORING POINT SCHEDULES.

UM, THE MAXIMUM POINTS WAS 105 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TYPE.

YOU HAD A MAXIMUM OF 50,

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THE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER TAX CREDIT PROJECTS HAD A MAXIMUM OF FIVE POINTS.

DART ACCESS WAS FIVE POINTS, MIXED INCOME DEVELOPMENT WAS A MAX OF FIVE POINTS.

NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY WAS FIVE POINTS.

IF THEY HAD ON-SITE MANAGEMENT, IT WAS FIVE POINTS.

IF IT WAS AGE RESTRICTED, IT WAS FIVE POINTS.

IF THEY GAVE VETERANS PREFERENCE TO THESE UNITS, WE GAVE AN ADDITIONAL FIVE POINTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

YOU HAD A MAXIMUM OF 10 POINTS THAT WE COULD OFFER.

AND THE LAST ONE WAS A MARKET ANALYSIS OF FIVE POINTS.

THESE ARE THE SCORING CRITERIA THAT COUNCIL SET FORTH FOR THIS YEAR.

ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS AROUND US AS FAR AS TAX CREDIT PROJECTS.

UM, GARLAND HAS 17 TAX CREDIT PROJECTS CURRENTLY, UM, PLACED HERE WITH A TOTAL OF 2,325 UNITS.

UM, MS. SKEETE HAS SEVEN AND THEY HAVE 1300 UNITS ABOUT RAIL.

IT HAS THREE WITH 486 UNITS.

PLANO HAS NINE WITH 1,479 LOW-INCOME UNITS.

ROCKWELL HAS ONE AND RICHARDSON HAS THREE WITH 270 UNITS.

UH, THIS IS JUST A MAP SHOWING WHERE OUR CURRENT PROJECTS AND PROPOSED PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE LOCATED.

UM, JUST AN OVERVIEW IN THE CITY WHERE THEY'RE AT AND PRETTY MUCH THERE THEY'RE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE CITY.

THERE'S ONE THAT'S PROPOSED IN THE NORTHERN SECTION.

UM, TONIGHT, AS I SAID BEFORE, APPLICANTS ARE HERE AND THEY'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES EACH TO PRESENT THEIR PROJECTS.

UM, YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AFTER EACH PRESENTATION.

AND RIGHT NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF ANY OF THE COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING SO FAR FOR STAFF BEFORE I START BRINGING UP THE DEVELOPERS, I'VE GOT NOBODY IN THE QUEUE.

ALL RIGHT, OUR FIRST APPLICANT IS GOING TO BE MCDOWELL HOUSING PARTNER.

THIS PROJECT PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 4,600 O'BANION ROAD.

UH, IT'S IN COUNCIL COUNCIL, DISTRICT FOUR.

IT'S PROPOSED TO HAVE 78 UNITS WITH A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE.

UM, IT'S GOING TO GIVE A PREFERENCE TO VETERAN HOUSING.

THE CURRENT ZONING ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS AGRICULTURAL.

THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWS IT TO BE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACE.

UM, THE APPLICATION SCORE WAS 37 OUT OF A 1 0 5.

AND AT THIS TIME I'LL BRING UP JASON WITH MCDONALD HOUSING.

LET ME CHANGE THE SCREENS.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME IS JASON .

I AM WITH MCDOWELL HOUSING PARTNERS AND HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CAPRICCIO ALBANIAN VETERAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE 9% TAX CREDITS.

FOR SAKE OF TIME BEING THAT I HAVE FIVE MINUTES, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH FAIRLY QUICKLY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO STOP OR VIEW OUR COMPANY OVERVIEW DOW HOUSING PARTNERS IS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARM OF MCDOWELL PROPERTIES, WHICH HAS FOUR, 4 BILLION IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

SEVERAL OF THEIR TAX CREDIT PIPELINE IS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THEY HAVE ABOUT 10 IN, IN, UNDER DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.

UH, WE HAVE TWO IN DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY HEIGHTS AND AUSTIN, WHICH IS 179 UNITS OF SENIOR HOUSING.

DOUGLAS GARDENS IS, IS A MULTI-PHASE FAMILY AND AFFORDABLE DEAL THAT WE HAVE OUT IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA.

AND THEN THIS IS A PREVIOUS PROJECT THAT I FINISHED BEFORE I CAME HERE IN THE DFW AREA.

IT'S PRESIDIUM AT EDGE STONE.

IT'S A SENIOR HOUSING LUXURY PRODUCT.

OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS MCDONNELL CROSS ARCHITECTS, AND KIMLEY-HORN IS OUR CIVIL ENGINEER AND OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND THE PROJECT SPECIFICS.

I'M A VETERAN.

I WAS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOR 21 YEARS.

I GOT A CHANCE TO DEVELOP LUXURY HOUSING, AND I FELT A CALLING TO COME IN AND COME TO THE AFFORDABLE SIDE TO TRY TO SERVE VETERANS THAT ARE OF LOW INCOME AND STRUGGLING FAMILIES.

AS MONA POINTED OUT, THIS IS OUR SITE 4,300 O'BANION ROAD, JUST BY CENTERVILLE.

IT'S ABOUT 10.76 ACRES.

MOST OF WHICH IS UNDER FLOOD IN THE FLOOD ZONE.

AND WE'LL BE WORKING TO GET A LOMAR AND A CLO

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WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS, UM, THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

UM, IT'S EITHER GOING TO BE A 79, 78 TO 80 UNIT THREE STORY PRODUCT.

IT'LL BE A WALK-UP GARDEN STYLE INCOME RESTRICTION WILL BE FROM 30%, 50% IN 60% AMI.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING 10% MARKET SO THAT ISN'T IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'VE RAN A FEW MODELS AND WE THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

OUR CLUBHOUSE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 5,000 SQUARE FEET WITH THE RESORT STYLE POOL, DOG PARKS.

AND THEN WE HAVE LANDSCAPE OR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WE'LL BE DOING THOUGHTFUL LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.

OUR A HUNDRED UNIT PROPOSAL WOULD BE, THIS IS MIS-MARKED, BUT IT WOULD BE FOR A FOUR STORY.

SO IT WOULD JUST BE ADDING A STORY TO THE LAST, THE LAST OPTION, UM, CURRENTLY IS OWNED AGRICULTURAL.

SO WE'D HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN GET THROUGH ZONING.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE BREAKDOWNS OF THE UNITS.

AS MONA POINTED OUT THE TASK CREDITS FAVOR 30%, 50% AND 60% AMIES.

AND SHE ALSO WENT THROUGH THE INCOME LEVELS, AND THIS IS OUR BREAKDOWN FOR 50% UNITS AT 50% AND 30% AMI UNITS.

AND BELOW IT SHOULD BE ABOUT 19% ON THE UNIT.

HERE'S OUR CONCEPT PLAN FROM AN AERIAL OVERVIEW TO BRING IT IN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

THIS IS OUR PROPOSED 80 UNIT.

WE'D HAVE ONE BUILDING LAID OUT WITH OUR DOG PARK AND OUR POOL.

OUR SECOND OPTION WOULD BE A HUNDRED UNITS AT FOUR STORIES, VERY SIMILAR, ALMOST IDENTICAL SITE PLAN, A TWO POINTS OF ACCESS.

AND WE'D OVERLAY THOSE OVER THE ACCESS EASEMENTS THAT EXIST CURRENTLY.

AND THIS IS THE SURVEY THAT SHOWS WHERE THE FLOOD IS, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE SITE.

WE'LL BE WORKING TO PULL AT LEAST FOUR ACRES OUT OF THE FLOOD.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONCEPT ELEVATIONS WE'D LIKE TO DO.

IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 80% MASONARY, UM, RE THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTERIOR WOULD BE EITHER HARDY OR STUCCO, AND THEN SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR UNIT PLANTS.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FITNESS CENTER, A BUSINESS CENTER, AND OUR LOBBY ALONG WITH OUR RESORT STYLE POOL.

AND THEN OUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WILL BE ALPHA BARNS.

THEY HAVE 30,000 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, UM, AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 170 PROPERTIES UNDER MANAGEMENT THAT ARE LYTEC UNITS.

THEY'RE PRETTY, UM, PRETTY RENOWNED HERE IN THE DFW AREA.

AND THEN I WANTED TO POINT OUT SOME OF THEIR STRICT RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, UM, EMPLOYMENT, RENTAL HISTORY, CREDIT BACKGROUND CHECKS.

THIS IS ALWAYS A QUESTION THAT COMES UP WITH LYTEC DEALS.

WHO'S GOING TO LIVE HERE, AND WHAT'S THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THIRD PARTY GENERAL CONTRACTORS TO BUILD A QUALITY PRODUCT THAT CAN COMPETE AGAINST ANY, OR AT LEAST REPLICATE A MARKET RATE UNIT.

BUT ALSO OUR RESIDENTS WILL BE HELD TO STRICT STANDARDS, JUST LIKE IT WOULD BE A LUXURY, LUXURY, OR MARKET RATE.

UM, YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE A EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.

YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE RENTAL HISTORY CREDIT, AND THEN PROPERTY MANAGER WILL BE ONSITE.

WE'LL HAVE COMPLIANCE CHECKING EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS.

UM, AND THEN ALSO ALPHA BARNES, ALPHA OFFERS ONSITE SOCIAL SERVICES.

AND THEN I ALSO PRESENTED SOME MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ANY QUESTIONS YOU TIMED THAT VERY WELL TRIED, SIR.

I MEAN, YOU WERE LIKE 14, TWO SECONDS OVER MONO TOLD ME I HAD FIVE MINUTES, SO I, I HAD, I HAD TO GO THROUGH A SIR.

WELL, LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU COUNSEL, ANY MORRIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, AND THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR I'M OVER HERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

UM, DO YOU HAVE OTHER VETERANS DEVELOPMENTS? I DIDN'T HEAR THOSE LISTED.

AND YOU TALKED ABOUT SR AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM, FAMILY.

DO YOU, HAVE YOU DONE VETERANS? I HAVEN'T DONE IT.

I HAVEN'T DONE IT WITH MCDOWELL.

I'VE DONE IT WITH NATIONAL COMMUNITY RENAISSANCE AND I'VE DONE IT WITH, WITH PRESIDIUM, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I CAME TO MCDOWELL.

I WANTED TO BRING THE VETERANS APPROACH TO, TO THAT COMPANY AND THEY WERE OPEN TO BRINGING THAT.

SO, UM, AND I JUST HAD A CATCH-UP QUESTION FOR MONA, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE.

I THINK YOU PROVIDED THE S THE SCORING ON THIS PROJECT AND I, YOU WERE TOO QUICK FOR ME.

SO HOW DID IT SCORE OUT WITH OUR SCORING WITH THE COUNCIL SCORING? IT WAS 37.

IT'S SCORED A 37 OVER THE 1 0 5.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

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THANK YOU, MAYOR.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM WILLIAMS. THANK YOU HERE.

THANK YOU, SARAH, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.

UM, YOU, YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WAS NOT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU GUYS WERE LOOKING AT 10% MARKET WHEN YOU GAVE HIM A BREAKDOWN MARKET OF VETERANS.

AND I THINK IN YOUR REPORT THAT I READ HAD VETERAN'S PREFERENCE.

YES, SIR.

AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? SO CAN YOU GROUP, THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR ANYBODY WHO'S A VETERAN, UM, AND THEN AT INCOME LEVEL, UM, WHAT PERCENT OF, WHAT, GIVE ME A BREAK, GIVE ME A BREAKDOWN MARKET.

VETERAN'S PREFERENCE.

OTHERS BASED ON INCOME? WELL, DEVELOPMENT IS VETERAN'S PREFERENCE.

SO IF SOMEBODY ELSE CAME IN AND WORKFORCE FAMILY THAT QUALIFIED, THEY WOULD, WE WOULDN'T, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TURN THEM AWAY, BUT OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO SERVE VETERANS IN THIS HOUSING.

SO THE, IF WE HAD A A HUNDRED, IF WE HAD A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THEM BEING VETERANS, WE WOULD, WE WOULD BE, WE'RE NOT VIOLATING ANY FAIR, FAIR HOUSING.

OKAY.

SO WHAT ACTUALLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU YOU'RE GRANTING VETERANS PREFERENCE, CORRECT? FOR EVERYBODY? YES.

FOR EVERY UNIT.

OKAY.

BUT IT'S VETERAN'S PREFERENCE.

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT IF, IF THEY'RE FIRST STEP, BUT IF NON-VETERANS APPLY, THEN THIS DEVELOPMENT IS OPEN TO THEM, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY, WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY USING IS VETERANS PREFERENCE IS CORRECT? YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLEAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ANY ADDITIONAL COUNSELING ROBIN? I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THE VETERAN'S PREFERENCE AND WHAT NOT.

YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY RESERVING ANY UNITS FOR VETERANS, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

WELL, WE'RE GIVING VETERANS FIRST, THE FIRST, UM, FIRST SHOT AT THAT, THE UNITS.

SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO LOCK DOWN ANY UNITS, UM, FOR FAIR HOUSING, BUT WE'RE GIVING THEM PREFERENCE.

SO IF, IF, UH, AN AFFORDABLE FAMILY CAME, UH, I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHEN YOU SAY VETERANS, IF YOU HAVE 80 APPLICANTS, LET'S SAY YOU, YOU OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS, YOU GET 80 APPLICATIONS FOR ALL 80 UNITS.

NONE OF THEM ARE VETERANS, BUT YOU GET 80 APPLICATIONS.

THEY ALL QUALIFY.

THEY ALL MOVE IN.

I HAVE A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST 10% THAT WE'RE LOCKING DOWN, BUT WE WANT TO OPEN UP ALL THE UNITS OF VETERANS.

SO YOU WILL HAVE UNITS THAT WILL BE LOCKED DOWN FOR VETERANS.

SO YOU'LL HAVE, I JUST, I, I WOULD HAVE TO VERIFY WITH FAIR HOUSING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT, BUT WE WOULD GIVE PREFERENCE TO THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT IF WE WERE, IF WE WERE ALLOWED PER FAIR HOUSING, WHICH I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU.

UM, IF WE'RE ALLOWED FOR FAIR HOUSING, WE WOULD HOLD AT LEAST 10% FOR, FOR VETERANS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM THANKS, SIR.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE SAMPLE AGAIN? I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MONA.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME BRING UP THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE FOR OEM HOUSING.

AND I SAY, WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE, SO LET ME BRING THIS UP.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, AGAIN, OUR NEXT APPLICANT IS M HOUSING.

UH, THE PROJECT, THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ONE 90 AND MANSION STRIVE.

IT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.

UM, IT'S PROPOSED TO HAVE 120 UNITS.

70% OF WHICH ARE AFFORDABLE.

THE ZONING CURRENTLY IS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, IT SHOWS IT SHOULD BE A BUSINESS CENTER ACCORDING TO THEM.

AND THE APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED SCORED 37 OUT OF 1 0 5.

AGAIN, LET ME BRING UP, OH, I'M HOUSING'S PRESENTATION.

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE ONE THAT THEY BROUGHT IN UPDATING ALL RIGHT.

NOW I'LL LET LM HOUSING DO THEIR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT OUR PROPOSAL.

UM, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UH, WOM HOUSING IS A LOCAL COMPANY.

WE ARE A DALLAS BASED, UH, WE'VE DONE AROUND 8,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT, UH, WHICH PUTS US, UH, CLOSE TO, UH, THE BILLION DOLLAR MARK.

UH, AS OF THIS YEAR.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS TO KNOW US, WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, UH, THE GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND, UM, WE AS WELL ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, UM, TARGETING

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UH, OUR PORTFOLIO HERE LOCALLY, UH, THAT WE HOLD IS LOCATED IN IRVING, TEXAS, MOSQUITO, BENBROOK, GARLAND, UM, ARLINGTON, AND A ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN CANADA.

UH, WE ARE AN AWARD WINNING TEAM.

UM, WE'VE WON SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS.

IN FACT, UH, LAKE VIEWPOINT HERE IN GARLAND, UH, WAS RECENTLY, UH, FINALIST, UM, FOR THE, UH, THE, UM, PILLARS OF THE INDUSTRY AWARD FOR NATIONAL AMERICAN HOMEOWNERS, UH, OR, UH, HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

AND, UH, THAT REALLY IS AN ACCOLADE BOTH TO OAM HOUSING AND TO CITY OF GARLAND AS IT WAS A PUBLIC PRIVATE TO BRING THAT DEVELOPMENT TOGETHER.

UH, THIS IS A PICTURE OF A FEW OF THE AWARDS THAT HAD BEEN WON.

UM, ALL OF OUR PROJECTS ARE LEAD GOLD CERTIFIED OR NATIONAL GREENBILT, UH, STANDARD CERTIFIED, UH, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AS IT REDUCES THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION DOWN BY 30%, UH, BOTH IN WATER AND ELECTRICITY, UH, LAKE VIEWPOINT.

UM, WE WENT NATIONAL GREENBILT STANDARD CERTIFICATION.

WE GOT THE BRONZE STANDARD THERE, AND AGAIN, THAT'S ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES, ENERGY STAR FIXTURES, UM, PLUS ADDED INSTALLATION THAT HELPS WITH OUR RESIDENTS.

THE PROPOSAL IS CAMPBELL POINT APARTMENTS, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MANSIONS AND, UH, ONE 90, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT, NOT TOO FAMILIAR, THAT'S JUST RIGHT EAST OF CAMPBELL AND ONE 90, UH, AS FAR AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY, WE'RE LOOKING AT A $30 MILLION INVESTMENT.

IT IS 120 UNIT PROPOSAL, UH, THAT WILL PROVIDE 150 JOBS IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS ADDED, ADDING MORE, UH, HOUSEHOLDS TO HELP, UH, GENERATE MORE FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, IT'S AN EIGHT ACRE SITE, THREE ACRES ON THE HIGHWAY FRONTAGE.

WE'RE KEEPING AS, UM, AS A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT TO THE BACK FIVE ACRES.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR 120 UNITS.

THEY'RE AN URBAN STYLE, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT REALLY WORKS WITHIN THE GARLANDS INFRASTRUCTURE, BOTH FOOT TRAFFIC, CAR TRAFFIC, AND, UH, DARK TRAFFIC.

UH, THIS IS THE CURRENT SITE PLAN THAT, UH, WE'VE WORKED THROUGH, UM, WITH THE COUNCILMAN.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE, UM, UH, JOINT ENTRANCES WITH THE, THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT AND THE MULTI HOUSING OR MULTI-FAMILY PORTION, UH, TO REALLY ADD AN INTERCONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT USES.

UH, WE'VE TRIED TO MAXIMIZE, UH, ANY GREEN SPACE ADDING DOG PARKS AND, UM, AND TREES FOR ANY TREE MITIGATION.

THIS IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS, UH, ELEVATION IS CONCERNED.

UH, THIS ELEVATION WOULD LOOK MUCH LIKE WHAT YOU SEE AT LAKE VIEW POINT, UH, OVER OFF OF INTERSTATE 30 AND BASS PRO.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT CLOSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT EARLY 2023, UH, AS FAR AS THE LAND IS CONCERNED AND THEN COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION BY EARLY 2024.

AND THESE DO LEASE UP VERY QUICKLY.

SO MID 20, 24, WE'RE LOOKING AT FULL LEASE UP AS FAR AS THE IMPACT ON INFRASTRUCTURE, WE ARE, UM, UH, REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY AVAILABLE IN GARLAND, UM, TO TIE INTO, UM, ALSO TO HAVE A REDUCED IMPACT ON GIS D UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS WILL COME WITHIN ONE ZIP CODE AWAY.

OUR TARGET POPULATION IS WORKFORCE HOUSING, UH, AS WELL AS WE WILL, WE'LL TARGET, UH, VETERANS.

UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT RESTRICT, UH, TO VETERANS, UH, BASED ON STATE RULES.

UH, THE DESIGN AMENITIES ON PUBLIC, UH, WILL REALLY BE COMPARABLE TO THINGS THAT ARE IN THE AREA WITH THE POOL, UH, WITH THE LEASING CENTER AND THE CLUBHOUSE, THE CLUBHOUSE, UM, WE'LL CATER A LOT TO, UM, UH, CHILDREN FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND, UH, ALSO TO ADULTS AND FAMILIES, THE INTERIOR FEATURES, UH, EVERYTHING, AGAIN, GREEN STORE, UH, ALL GREEN, UM, AND ENERGY STORE.

UH, AS FAR AS OUR LIFESTYLE SERVICES ARE CONCERNED, WE REALLY CONNECT WITH A LOT OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP WITH CHILDREN AFTER SCHOOL AND HELP WITH FAMILIES AND ADULTS.

AND I AM WRAPPING THIS UP.

UH, MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS ASSET LIVING, UH, ASSET LIVING AND ALPHA BARNES, UH, MERGED TOGETHER AND BECAME ASSET LIVING AS SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE.

THEY'RE A FANTASTIC MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND A VERY STRINGENT SELECTION CRITERIA.

UH, WE ARE FOLLOWING CPTD STANDARDS, THAT'S CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.

SO ALL OF OUR, UH, BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPE WILL BE DESIGNED TO REDUCE

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UH, WHAT WE ARE SEEKING FROM THE CITY IS RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT, AND WE WILL PROVIDE THE CITY HOLD HARMLESS LETTERS, UH, CONCERNING ANY ZONING CHANGES.

AND, UM, THAT IS OUR PROPOSAL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

GOOD.

EXCUSE ME.

ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THIS APPLICANT? I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, MONA.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

JUST A REMINDER TONIGHT IS JUST THE PRESENTATIONS.

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE WORK SESSION ON FEBRUARY 14TH FOR DISCUSSION, AND FEBRUARY 15TH WILL BE FINAL RESOLUTIONS.

HOWEVER, COUNCIL DECIDES TO WHAT WORK IT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM FOUR

[4B. COVID-19 Briefing]

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

NOPE, THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY.

WE'VE GOT A QUICK PRESENTATION.

I'LL TRY TO RUN THROUGH IT, UM, FAIRLY BRIEFLY AND BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, THE, UH, THE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES AS OF, UM, THE END OF LAST WEEK.

SO AT THE END OF BUSINESS, SATURDAY WAS APPROACHING 50,000.

UM, AGAIN, THAT'S TOTAL CASES.

IF YOU THINK BACK FROM THE, UH, FROM THE MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO, THAT'S AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 7,000 CASES NOW, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE GRAPH, WE HAD A RAPID INCREASE.

I THINK EVERYBODY IS USED TO THAT, OR EXPECT EXPECTED THAT WITH THE ALMA CRON VARIANT, UM, WE ARE SEEING A DOWNWARD TREND THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

WE'VE SEEN, UM, UH, FEWER CASES WEEK BY WEEK.

SO FOR THE, THE, UH, THE LAST WEEK, UM, LAST WEEK WE HAD, UH, JUST UNDER 3,200 CASES COMPARED TO ABOUT 3,800 CASES THE WEEK PRIOR AND OVER 4,000 THE WEEK PRIOR TO THAT.

SO CERTAINLY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WE HOPE THAT CONTINUES.

UM, AS YOU SEE, WE'VE I GOT, UH, OVER 49,000 CASES RECOVERED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

WE HAVE ADDED, UM, A NUMBER OF DEATHS SINCE THE, UH, SINCE THE LAST REPORT 19 DEATHS.

UM, AND IF HISTORY IS ANY INDICATION, DEATHS HAVE TYPICALLY, UM, LAGGED CASE LOADS BY A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME TO SEE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS, UM, CONTINUE TO BE CERTAINLY MUCH HIGHER THAN, THAN WE LIKE TO SEE.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE DEATHS, THOSE 19 DEATHS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, UM, WE'RE, UM, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY, OR I THINK EXCLUSIVELY INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

MOST OF THEM WERE UNVACCINATED OR PARTIALLY VACCINATED.

THERE WERE A FEW IN THERE THAT WERE FULLY VACCINATED.

NOT THAT THAT MAKES THE DEATHS ANY LESS SIGNIFICANT, BUT FOR INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ALMA CRON, UM, TYPICALLY THE MOST SEVERE CASES AS YOU'VE HEARD PROBABLY MANY TIMES IN THE MEDIA ARE, UM, OR AFFECT INDIVIDUALS WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.

SO, UH, AND OF COURSE THE ACTIVE CASES ARE DROPPING, WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN.

UM, WE'RE UNDER 7,000 ACTIVE CASES.

UH, STAFF IMPACTS, UH, CONTINUE TO MIRROR WHAT WE SEE IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, THIS IS DOWN FROM LAST WEEK, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 126 CURRENT EXCLUSIONS.

AND OF COURSE YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN 81 EXCLUDED BECAUSE OF POSITIVE TESTS AND 45 EXCLUDED BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE THE GRAPH.

AGAIN, VERY MUCH MIRRORS THE, THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, THOSE CASE LOADS OF EMPLOYEE EXCLUSIONS ARE, UM, HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

UH, VACCINES.

WE, UM, HAVE SEEN VACCINE DEMAND DROP, ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY WE'RE STILL SEEING ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO 80 INDIVIDUALS PER DAY.

WE'VE HAD ABOUT 400 TOTAL VACCINES PROVIDED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

SO, UM, CERTAINLY LESS THAN THE SURGE THAT WE SAW THAT I THINK COINCIDED BOTH WITH THE ALMA CRON CASES BEGINNING TO INCREASE AND THE EXPANDED VACCINE ELIGIBILITY.

BUT, UM, NONETHELESS, WE CONTINUE TO SEE, UM, FAIRLY STRONG DEMAND AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE VACCINES TO EVERYONE THAT'S INTERESTED.

I BELIEVE THE NEXT SLIDE IS MISTY SWELLED PAST THE PRESENTATION, HER GOOD EVENING.

SO MUCH LIKE THE DATA THAT JASON PRESENTED.

UH, WE SAW A SPOCK WITH HOSPITAL NUMBERS AS WELL, BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEING THAT NUMBER COME DOWN.

SO

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AND THEN THE PERCENTAGE THERE IS JUST OVER 19% FOR HOSPITAL CASES, AS FAR AS THE TESTING SITES.

SO IT'S THE HOMER B JOHNSON STADIUM TESTING SITE.

UH, THEY ARE GIVING PCR TESTS ON SITE REGISTRATION, UH, STARTED LAST WEEK.

AND, UM, WE HOPE TO GET BIGGER NUMBERS FROM THAT, BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE TURNOUT THAT WE ANTICIPATED.

SO WE STILL, UM, RECOMMEND PRE-REGISTRATION.

UM, YOU CAN EITHER SCAN THE QR CODE, CALL THE NUMBER, UM, OR GO TO THE WEBSITE.

AND IF YOU DO PRE-REGISTER, IT DOES MAKE IT GO FASTER.

IF YOU BRING YOUR VALIDATION PAGE FOR SUPPORT, THERE'S A SEPARATE NUMBER AND EMAIL THAT'S THERE AT THE BOTTOM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE FOR ANYBODY THAT HAS ISSUES REGISTERING OR TRYING TO PREREGISTER JUST HAS QUESTIONS.

SO WITH THE NUMBERS, UM, AS OF TODAY, OUR COUNT TODAY WAS ONLY 86 AND THAT BRINGS OUR 10 DAY TOTAL TO 1,557.

SO SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE 2,500 PER DAY THAT THEY WERE ANTICIPATING.

UM, WE DID MAKE THE DETERMINATION TODAY THAT BASED OFF THE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE SITE.

UH, THE LAST DAY OF OPERATION WILL BE TOMORROW.

SO, UH, THE ORIGINAL LAST DAY OF OPERATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FRIDAY WITH THE WINTER WEATHER, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR SAFETY OF THE STAFF.

WE DECIDED TO CLOSE EARLY AND THEN, UM, EARLY, UH, TH THIS MORNING AND THEN WEDNESDAY, UM, BECAME A QUESTION, BUT WITH THE RAIN COMING IN AND THEN TRYING TO GET AS MUCH EQUIPMENT OFF THE SITE AS WE CAN, WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

SO TOMORROW'S OPERATION AGAIN WILL BE THE LAST ONE.

IT'LL BE NORMAL OPERATION FROM EIGHT TO FOUR 30.

AND, UM, WE'LL TAKE AS MANY AS WE CAN GET TOMORROW.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

BECAUSE WE WERE MORE, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE JUST WAITED UNTIL DO THIS OFFLINE, BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE, LET ME ASK ANYWAY.

OKAY.

I HAPPENED TO GO BY AND HAVE A TEST LAST WEEK.

AND ONE OF THE PROCESS THAT I OBSERVED THAT HAD BEEN CHANGED, HAD TO DO WITH, I DID MY HOME TESTING.

IN OTHER WORDS, I TOOK THIS WALL AND I DID THIS AND I PUT IT INSIDE.

WHAT IS THE BASIC DIFFERENCE NOW IN THE, UH, THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN PROCESSED DOING THE TESTS VERSUS THE STAFF DOING IT, UH, THE BASIC DIFFERENCE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ANY ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING ON TESTING, THEY ACTUALLY GAVE A STAT THIS MORNING THAT SAID THAT ONLY ABOUT 4% OF THE TEST ARE COMING BACK, NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ACTUAL RESULT.

SO, UM, THAT WAS, UH, A GOOD NUMBER CONSIDERING WE WERE A LITTLE BIT AFRAID WHEN WE REALIZED THAT PEOPLE WERE GOING TO BE SELF-ADMINISTERING.

UM, AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, KIDDOS.

SO WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF KIDS ON THE SITE AND IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HARDER AS YOU CAN IMAGINE TO GET A GOOD SAMPLE FROM A LITTLE SMALL CHILD, ESPECIALLY.

SO THE PARENT HAS TO DO WITH THEM WITH THE KIDDO.

WELL, IN A LOT OF CASES, THE NURSES ARE DOING IT, ESPECIALLY IF THE PARENTS AREN'T COMFORTABLE DOING IT AND ESPECIALLY FOR VERY SMALL CHILDREN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR SIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, AND JASON, THIS IS FOR YOU, IT'S JUST A QUICK, QUICK QUESTION.

UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF VACCINES THAT ARE STILL TAKING PLACE.

UM, CAN YOU, HOW WOULD YOU, UM, CHARACTERIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN NOW FOR THEIR FIRST EVER VACCINE? ARE WE SEEING MUCH OF THAT? WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME, UM, THE, I DON'T HAVE THE BREAKDOWN IN FRONT OF ME.

OF COURSE I CAN GET CERTAINLY GET THAT TO YOU IF YOU LIKE.

BUT THE, THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIMERS IS, UM, LESS THAN, THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING FOR EITHER SECOND DOSES OR BOOSTERS.

UH, BUT, BUT WE ARE STILL SEEING FIRST-TIMERS OKAY.

UH, IS IT, UH, IS IT A DECENT AND I DON'T NEED EXACT NUMBERS, SO I DON'T WANT TO TROUBLE YOU WITH THAT, BUT I JUST WONDERED HOW MUCH OF A, UM, HOW MUCH OUR MESSAGING IS SUCCEEDING IN REACHING PEOPLE, THE NEVER VACCINATED, UM, AND, AND WHETHER ENOUGH OF THEM ARE STILL COMING IN WHERE WE FEEL LIKE THAT MESSAGE IS GOING OUT STRONGLY.

WELL, I THINK JUST TO GIVE YOU NUMBERS GOING OFF MEMORY, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR I'M GOING OFF MEMORY, I THINK WE'VE, I THINK OUT OF THE 355 VACCINES THAT WERE ADMINISTERED THIS PAST WEEK, I BELIEVE ABOUT 50 OF THOSE WERE FIRST-TIMERS.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING THEM, NOT CERTAINLY NOT IN THE NUMBERS THAT WE HOPE WE KNOW THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE THAT HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO BE VACCINATED FOR WHATEVER REASON, BUT, UM, WE'RE STILL WE'RE READY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE IF THEY CHOOSE TO GET VACCINATED.

OKAY.

WELL, TO ME, THAT IS AN ENCOURAGING NUMBER

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SO THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD.

AND, UM, AND THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, MISS D THE, I HAVE GOTTEN AS ALWAYS NOTHING BUT HIGH PRAISE FOR THE OPERATION THAT YOU ALL HAVE HAD OUT THERE.

AND I KNOW WE, UM, JUST BECAUSE OF THE SLOWNESS OF GETTING THINGS TOGETHER, THE, THE BIG, THE BIG PRESS FOR TESTS SOME WEEKS AGO, UM, HAD LARGELY PASSED US BEFORE WE OPENED, BUT, UM, ACROSS THE BOARD, I'VE GOTTEN NOTHING BUT CITIZENS SAYING, IF GARLAND'S DOING IT, IT WILL BE DONE WELL, IT WILL BE DONE PROFESSIONALLY.

AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK.

I'VE HAD STATEMENTS LIKE THAT COME FROM ALL AROUND BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE DONE SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB, SO WELL DONE.

AND A THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU, BOTH.

AND THAT

[4C. Possible Lease Agreement for the Property Adjacent to 500 Main St. ]

THERE IT IS.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, BRINGING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, A POSSIBLE LEASE OF CITY LAND, UH, RIGHT HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

UM, THE SMALL PIECE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IT'S ABOUT 5,000 SQUARE FEET LOCATED ADJACENT TO 500 WEST MAIN.

UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, 500 WEST MAIN, UM, CHANGED HANDS THIS PAST YEAR.

UH, SO THE NEW OWNERSHIP HAS PLANS TO REDEVELOP THE BUILDING AND THE PROPERTY INTO, UM, SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF DOWNTOWN AND, AND, UH, HAVE REQUESTED TO LEASE THE LAND NEXT TO IT THAT THE CITY OWNS.

UH, AGAIN, IT'S A PRETTY SMALL PIECE.

UM, AND OTHER THAN A TREE, THERE'S NOT MUCH OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

UH, BUT, UM, I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE, UM, POTENTIAL LEASEE, UH, TOM , UH, IS THE OWNER NOW OF 500 WEST MAIN, AND HE'S HERE TONIGHT.

UM, AND MAYOR WITH YOUR BLESSING, UH, TOM WOULD LIKE TO SHARE HIS VISION FOR THE PROPERTY, UH, REAL BRIEFLY.

AND THEN I WE'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

UM, THE TERMS OF THE LEASE, UM, IS FOUR IT'S A 10 YEAR TERM, UH, AND AT A DOLLAR PER YEAR FOR THE, FOR THE LEASE AMOUNT.

AND, UH, WITH THAT MAYOR WITH YOUR BLESSING, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TOM.

YES, SIR.

MIRA COUNSEL.

THANKS.

I'M NOT ANY GOOD AT PUBLIC SPEAKING.

SO FORGIVE ME.

UM, NEVER STOPPED ANYBODY BEFORE I TELL YOU ABOUT YOU.

UM, I HAVE TO TELL YOU ONE OF THE GREAT I'M 62 YEARS OLD, AND I NEVER THOUGHT A YEAR, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I WOULD EVER BE SO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PROJECTS WE'RE DOING.

NOW.

ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS I HAVE NOW, THIS IS MY SECOND BUILDING ON THE SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND.

MY FIRST ONE WAS THE ODD FELLOWS BUILDING AND A 500 MAIN TO US.

IT IS A, UM, A CORNERSTONE.

IT'S THE, UM, IT'S WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU COME INTO TOWN.

AND OUR VISION FOR THIS IS TO FIND AN ANCHOR RESTAURANT.

WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH A VERY PROMINENT RESTAURANT TOUR HERE IN TOWN ABOUT TAKING THE SPACE.

AND WE THINK ABOUT THIS AS THE GATEWAY INTO DOWNTOWN GARLAND.

OUR VISION IS WITH HIS 500 OR A HUNDRED YEAR OLD OAK TREE IS TO, WE HAVE AN ARBORIST TO CLEAN IT UP AND FILL IT FULL OF LIGHT.

SO WHEN YOU DRIVE IN, YOU'RE JUST ODD BY THE BEAUTY AND ALL THE, AND ALL THE ACTIVITY.

AND, UM, LIKE OUR FIRST BUILDING, LIKE MY FIRST BUILDING, UM, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT, UH, THE DESIGN IS BEAUTIFUL.

THE QUALITY WILL BE THERE.

I THINK IT WILL BE A STANDARD FOR WHAT ALL DOWNTOWN GARLAND SHOULD BE.

UM, ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS I HAVE, I WAS BEGINNING TO TELL YOU IS TO BRING ALL MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND BEFORE TO BRING THEM TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND AND SHOW THEM AND EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW IT'S GOING TO BE.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN I BRING THEM TO ROSLYN'S COFFEE, IT'S USUALLY THEY USUALLY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO STAY A HALF HOUR, BUT A COUPLE OF HOURS, THREE HOURS LATER, THEY'RE STILL THERE TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

UM, I PROMISE YOU THAT WHAT WE DO HERE WILL, WILL, UH, BE MEMORABLE, BE A DESTINATION FOR EVERYBODY.

WE WILL DO IT HIGH QUALITY, AND IT WILL BE THE STANDARD FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO DEVELOPS DOWNTOWN.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY GOOD.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS? OH, I CAN ADD ONE MORE THING.

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I'M NOT ONLY A RESTAURANT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ANCHOR RESTAURANT TO GO IN THERE, BUT WE HAVE A HANDSHAKE AGREEMENT FOR A WINE SHOP TO GO IN THERE.

AND I THINK EVERY DOWNTOWN NEEDS A GOOD WINE SHOP.

ALL RIGHT.

HANG ON A SECOND HERE.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM WILLIAMS. GOOD AGENT.

SO YOUR LAST COMMENT WAS RIGHT SPOT ON.

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YEAH.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT, ABOUT THIS, UH, ONE QUESTION.

THIS IS PRETTY BASIC, UH, IN YOUR NEGOTIATION WITH THE RESTAURANT.

UM, ANY, UH, CAN WE HANG ON TO THE SIGN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? YES, WE HAVE BEEN, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE SIGN VERY MUCH SO.

YEAH, WE LOVE IT WITH, THIS IS THE DESIGN ITSELF WAS THE 19 LATE FORTIES, EARLY FIFTIES AUTO DEALERSHIP.

AND OUR IDEA IS ALONG THE SIDE, THERE TO STAY IN THE THEME OF IT IS WE'RE GOING TO PUT A COUPLE OF GARAGE DOORS THAT LEAD FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE ONTO THE PATIO.

SO WE'RE STAYING VERY RESPECTIVE, VERY, TO THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING.

WE'RE GOING TO EMBELLISH IT.

WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE IT WITH QUALITY MATERIAL IT'S ALONG THE LINES, BUT ABSOLUTELY WE, WE LOVE THE IDEA NOW THERE'S ONE OTHER THOUGHT WE'VE HAD IN THE BACK.

THERE'S AN EXTRA THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

AND IF THE RESTAURANT DOESN'T WANT IT, WE HAVE TALKED TO A BAKERY, A HIGH END BAKERY THAT WANTS TO GO BACK THERE AND SHE WANTS TO MAKE IT INTO A SPEAKEASY ON THURSDAY, FRIDAYS, AND SATURDAYS, IF SHE CAN.

BUT THE SIGN THAT IS BACK THERE, THAT IS THE NEGOTIATION SHE SAID, SHE SAID, I HAVE TO HAVE THE SIGN.

AND WE'RE LIKE ALL DOWN FOR THAT.

WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM OKAY.

HOLD ON COUNSEL.

ANY MORRIS, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND TOM, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, YOU DID A MAGNIFICENT AND MAD, MAGICAL JOB ON THE ODDFELLOWS BUILDING AND THE GRAND OPENING STUDIO 15, 14 LAST NIGHT, UM, WENT VERY, VERY WELL.

UM, THAT IS A SHOWPLACE AND, UH, AS WELL AS THE UPSTAIRS INTO THE WELL, SO I HAVE, AND I WATCHED YOU WHEN YOU FIRST, UH, CLOSED ON THE GARLAND FURNITURE BUILDING THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION THAT YOU JUMPED ON, LIKE IN FIVE SECONDS.

I KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE ON THE SQUARE HAS BEEN DONE WITH EXCELLENCE, AND I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT YOU'LL DO THE SAME THING THERE AT 500 MAIN.

UM, I LOVE THE WHOLE PATIO CONCEPT.

THAT'S, UH, I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER USE FOR THAT KIND OF BLEAK LITTLE PIECE OF LAND ON THE SIDE THEN EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.

SO, UM, ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANKS MADAM SECRETARY, DID YOU SAY WE HAD SPEAKERS ON THE SIDE OF I'M SORRY, MR. OFFICE.

THEY ONLY SPEAK.

OKAY.

I WAS JUST MAKING SURE I WAS LIKE, THIS IS MAKING SURE I WASN'T LEAVING SOMEBODY OUT.

YOU REGISTERED ONLINE.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

CAUSE WE WERE VERA ON THIS CACTUS ON THE PLANNERS, BUT THEY REAL CACTUS.

UH, THIS IS, THIS IS THE, UH, MY ARCHITECTS, UH, INTERPRETATION THAT FINAL DESIGN WILL GO TO THE RESTAURANT ITSELF.

WE WILL LET THEM INTERPRET, UH, HOW THE PATIO WILL LOOK.

NOW IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT MY ARCHITECT AND HIS ARCHITECT HAPPENED TO BE THE SAME PERSON.

SO THIS IS MORE OF A PLACEHOLDER THAN, UH, UH, THE ABSOLUTE IDEA.

OKAY.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW, REAL CACTUS HURT, THEY HURT.

YEAH.

I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S MORE OF A, OF A, JUST A, AN IDEA AS, OKAY.

OKAY.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM THANK YOU.

IS THAT IT? YEP.

OKAY.

UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR STAFF? I SEE NONE NOW.

YOU'RE DONE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WAS GOING TO MENTION BRIEFLY MAYOR.

UH, WE'LL BRING THIS BACK FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT, UH, REG NOT TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT TWO WEEKS FROM ON THE 15TH.

YEP.

YES.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE MOVE FUN? THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

UH,

[4D. Update on I-30/Greenbelt Parkway Area Plan]

I WAS WONDERING WHO HAD, WHO'S GOING TO HAVE THIS ONE, TAKE IT.

I'LL LOAD IT UP IN A LITTLE BIT, SIR.

CONSULTANTS PRESENTATION, BUT, UM, MARIN COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.

I'LL JUST KIND OF BRIEFLY KICK THINGS OFF AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO OUR CONSULTANT FROM KIMLEY-HORN DANIEL AZEVEDO.

UH, WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, THE PROGRESS ON THIS, UH, SMALL AREA PLAN NEAR IN GREENBELT PARKWAY.

THE, UM, UH, VACANT LAND, UH, WITHIN THE STUDY AREA IS OWNED BY WALMART.

UM, WHICH OF COURSE WALMART IS JUST ADJACENT TO IT, TO THE EAST.

UM, BOTH WALMART AND AN INTERESTED, UH, DEVELOPER IN THE SITE HAD BEEN AT THE TABLE DURING THIS EXERCISE.

UM, AND THE PLANNING AREA ALSO INCLUDES DARTS LAKE RAY HUBBARD, A BUS STATION, A TRANSFER STATION, UM, AND THEIR STAFF, UH, FROM DART HAS BEEN PART OF THIS PROCESS AS WELL.

AND THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TO HAVE AT THE TABLE.

AND OF COURSE, IN DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN STAFF AND COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, UH, PUBLIC INPUT HAS VERY MUCH BEEN PART OF THIS PROCESS, INCLUDING A CHARETTE HELD IN NOVEMBER, WHICH MR. AZEVEDO WILL TALK MORE ABOUT

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UM, THE GOAL OF THIS PLAN IS TO CREATE A CONCEPT FOR THIS LAND VISION.

UM, THIS WOULD BE A CONCEPT PLAN THAT WOULD GUIDE, UH, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ON THIS SITE, INCLUDING ANY FUTURE ZONING APPLICATIONS, DETAILED PLANS, AND THE LIKE, UH, WE SEE THIS AS A PROCESS WE CAN REPLICATE, UH, IN GARLAND.

THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF, UH, LOOKING AT AN INFILL SITE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

UM, BUT, UH, WITH THAT MAYOR I'LL, UM, GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO MR. JOSEPHINUM FULLSCREEN.

I THINK YOU COULD JUST DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY WILL DID A GREAT JOB.

SO MADE MY JOB EASY HERE AGAIN.

MY NAME IS DANIEL ACEVEDO.

I'M FROM KIMLEY-HORN AND WE ARE THE CONSULTANTS ON THIS PROJECT.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WANTED TO TOUCH ON HERE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS TO JUST GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.

THE SECOND IS TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GATHERED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, DISCUSS WITH YOU WHAT WE HEARD AND SHOW YOU A FEW DESIGN CONCEPTS.

I KNOW IT WAS PART OF YOUR PACKET, BUT KIND OF GO OVER THOSE HIGH-LEVEL WITH YOU TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE'RE AT AND THEN DISCUSS NEXT STEPS AND HOW THE PLAN GETS WRAPPED UP HERE SHORTLY.

SO THE FIRST PART OF THIS IS TO JUST KIND OF INTRODUCE THE PROJECT APPROXIMATELY 27 ACRES AS MR. GARREN MENTIONED INCLUDES THE WALMART SITE ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION THERE, JUST OFF OF AND JUST WEST OF BROADWAY BOULEVARD, ADJACENT TO GREEN BELT PARKWAY, YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE, ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, IT'S PRIMARILY UNDEVELOPED.

AND THEN AS YOU GO TO THE NORTH, YOU HAVE THE LAKE RAY HUBBARD TRANSIT CENTER OWNED BY DARK THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL STEPS IN ORDER TO GET COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

THE FIRST KIND OF, PART OF THAT PROCESS WAS MORE OF AN INTERNAL WHERE WE GO AND WE DO SOME EXISTING CONDITIONS STUDIES ON THE AREA.

WE LOOK AT THE MARKET, WE ALSO LOOK AT GENERAL SITE CONDITIONS.

THEN AFTER THAT, WE KICKED OFF A COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF QUESTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO CONDUCTED A TWO-DAY CHARRETTE WORKSHOP AND THEN AS WELL AS ENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH INTERVIEWS, ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS AND AS WELL AS WORKSHOP MEETINGS.

SO THE FIRST PART OF THAT, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS MAPPING, WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT THINGS FROM LAND USE TO EXISTING UTILITIES TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT CHALLENGES ARE PRESENTED ON THE SITE AND HOW, HOW TO BEST ADDRESS THOSE THINGS.