* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:06] 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] ITEM ONE IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION ITEMS. UH, MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? UM, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS TONIGHT, UH, BUT THEY'RE SPEAKING ON ITEMS UNDER THE VERBAL BRIEFINGS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON [2. Consider the Consent Agenda] TO ITEM TWO. 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] BRIEFINGS, ITEM THREE, ITEM THREE, A FRIENDSHIP PARK LEASE AGREEMENT, UPDATE ITEM THREE B VOLUNTEER APPOINTMENT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. 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] ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, ITEM FOUR, A TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, 9% TAX CREDIT APPLICATION PRESENTATIONS, MONA, UM, PRESENTATION AT MOTIVE. 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, [00:05:01] UM, THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN NEED A MAXIMUM OF FIVE. 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 [00:10:01] MYRA TO RAISE AT LEAST FOUR ACRES OUT OF THE FLOOD. 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. [00:15:01] THANK YOU, SIR. 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 [00:20:01] THE, UH, VETERANS COMMUNITY AS WELL. 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 [00:25:01] THE IMPACT OF ANY TYPE OF CRIME IN THE AREA. 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] B COVID-19 BRIEFING JASON MISTY. 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 [00:30:01] RIGHT NOW, UH, CONFIRMED COVID PATIENTS IN DALLAS COUNTY IS JUST OVER A THOUSAND THOUSAND 52. 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 [00:35:01] BECAUSE, UM, THAT THAT'S MOVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. 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. ] WILL MOVE US TO ITEM FOUR C POSSIBLE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO 500 MAIN STREET. 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. [00:40:01] THANK YOU SO MUCH. 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] NEXT IS ITEM FOUR D UPDATE ON 30 GREEN BELT 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 [00:45:01] HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. 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. AND THEN IN THE MARKET ANALYSIS, WE LOOKED AT KIND OF THREE KEY FACTORS, LOOKED AT HOUSING, RETAIL, AND OFFICE, AND HOW THOSE PLAY A FACTOR IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. A SUMMARY OF THAT MARKET ANALYSIS WILL BE PART OF THE STUDY AND IT WILL BE PART OF THE APPENDIX AS WELL AS PART OF THE ONLINE SURVEY, WE ASKED A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND WE HAD THE, THE ONLINE SURVEY UP FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS. WE HAD GOOD PARTICIPATION. WE, WE PROMOTED THE ONLINE SURVEY AT THE LIBRARY AS WELL AS AT CITY HALL AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. DURING THAT TIME, WE HAD TWO TOWN HALLS AND CHARRETTES WHERE WE HAD AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP WHERE WE OFFERED A SERIES OF EXERCISES THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD COME AND PARTICIPATE IN. WE HELD IT WITHIN DISTRICT FOUR AND, AND REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HOW THE COMMUNITY REALLY SEES A VISION FOR THIS AREA. AND SO WE DOCUMENTED THAT ON MAPS, WE HAD VISUAL PREFERENCE SURVEYS WHERE PEOPLE DO STICKER DOT EXERCISES. WE HAD A BRIEF PRESENTATION SIMILAR TO THIS, AND WE CAME AWAY WITH LOTS OF INFORMATION, REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. AND SO WE'RE PLEASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THAT WE RECEIVED. ALL OF THIS PARTICIPATION WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE FINAL REPORT AND THAT FINAL REPORT WE EXPECT TO BE COMING FORWARD FIRST TO THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, AND THEN TO CITY COUNCIL TO FOLLOW THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH AND INTO EARLY NEXT MONTH, TEST YOUR PACKER WITH THREE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS THAT REALLY CAME OUT OF THAT PROCESS. THE FIRST ONE HERE LOOKS AT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE SITE. IN THIS CASE, WE WERE LOOKING AT ON THE NORTH. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DART STATION THAT DARK BUS STOP STAYS, WHERE IT'S AT USES A PORTION OF ITS OF ITS PARKING LOT, BUT THEN LOOKS AT OTHER AREAS FOR REDEVELOPMENT. SO THIS PLAN IS REALLY LOOKING AT AN OVERALL PARTY OR A STRATEGY FOR, FOR THAT [00:50:01] SITE. IT'S LOOKING AT ROADWAYS TRANSPORTATION, OPEN SPACE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND THEN LOOKING AT HOW THE SITE CAN REDEVELOP. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THE SITE REALLY TRANSITIONS FROM THE NORTH WITH TOWNHOME SCALE DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN FURTHER TO THE SOUTH WITH URBAN RESIDENTIAL TYPE INTO RETAIL, COMMERCIAL AND RESTAURANTS, AS IT REACHES THE SECOND DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS SIMILAR IN THE WAY THAT THE DENSITY RAMPS UP TOWARDS HAS REALLY A SPINE ROAD THAT, THAT TRAVERSES THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. AND IN THIS SCENARIO, LOOKING AT HOW THE DART BUS STATION CAN REDEVELOP FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND GET BETTER VISIBILITY AND BETTER ACCESS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OF COURSE, WE WERE LOOKING AT WAYS FOR, AS THE SITE DEVELOPS FOR INCREMENTAL GROWTH AND HOW CAN THIS SITE BE USED AS A MIXED USE SITE, BUT, BUT ALLOWED TO BE GROWN INCREMENTALLY AS DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS. AND SO ALL OF THESE THREE PLANS REALLY LOOK AT THAT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT. TWO WAS REALLY THE PREFERRED CONCEPT AFTER TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY AND TALKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HOW THE SITE LAYS OUT AND KIND OF WHAT THE REDEVELOPMENT PATTERN LOOKS LIKE. ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO THE PEDESTRIAN NETWORK INTERCONNECTED WITH SIDEWALKS, PARKS, OPEN SPACES, LINKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER, AS WELL AS LINKING THE ROADWAY TOGETHER. THE THIRD SCENARIO LOOKS AT THE DART BUS STATION, STAYING WHERE IT'S AT, BUT REDEVELOPING ITS FOOTPRINT, MORE OF AN URBAN DENSE PRODUCT FURTHER TO THE NORTH, AND THEN TRANSITIONING TO THE SOUTH AS WELL. SO THE PREFERRED SCENARIO, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY, REALLY WANTING TO MAXIMIZE THE ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY FOR VEHICULAR, BUT ALSO PEDESTRIANS THREADED TOGETHER AND LINK IT TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT'S ALREADY THERE LINKED TO TRAILS AND AMENITIES LIKE OPEN SPACES, AS FAR AS THE FRONTAGE ALONG GREENBELT PARKWAY, REALLY HAVING A FRONT TOWARDS GREENBELT PARKWAY WITH A WIDE SIDEWALK AND TREE-LINED STREETS, AS FAR AS VISIBILITY, JUST WANTING TO ENSURE THAT THE EXISTING WALMART AND THAT AREA CONTINUES TO HAVE GOOD VISIBILITY, BUT THEN ALSO PROVIDING GOOD VISIBILITY TO THE SITE AS WELL. FROM A LAND USE STANDPOINT, WE STUDIED IN THE PREFERRED SCENARIO, BRINGING IN A HOSPITALITY USER AND RESTAURANTS ON THE SOUTHERN SITE AND TRANSITIONING TO URBAN RESIDENTIAL, AS IT PROGRESSES FURTHER TO THE NORTH, JUST TO NOTE THERE WITH THE DARK FOLKS, THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT SITE AND BRINGING IN A DEVELOPER TO REALLY GET SOME DENSITY AROUND THEIR STATION. THEY BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD BE THE BEST USE FOR THAT AND ALLOWS THEM TO PARK EASIER THAN WHAT THEY CAN PARK RIGHT NOW WITH THAT. THE NEXT STEP IS REALLY TO DEVELOP THAT PREFERRED SCENARIO KIND OF SIMILAR TO THE MAP THAT YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, BUT INCORPORATE EVERYTHING THAT WE HEARD FROM PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS. WELL, AND THEN GET THAT FINAL REPORT TO YOU IN, IN, IN A BOOK FORM THAT WILL HAVE ALL OF THE REPORTS FOR ALL OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT WE RECEIVED. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT AGAIN HERE COMING UP PRETTY SOON AGAIN, WE'RE TARGETING SORT OF MID MONTH FOR PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AND THEN THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH FOR CITY COUNCIL. UM, AND THERE'S KIND OF THE OUTLINE OF THE TIMELINE. SO WITH THAT, UM, ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR ME. OKAY. UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM WILLIAMS. THANK YOU VERY GOOD EVENING, SIR. LEAVING. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. UM, BUT I JUST WANT TO, UH, UH, SO THANK, THANK YOU. AND, AND, UH, KIMBERLY HORN FOR THE JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE THUS FAR ON THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, YOU GUYS, UH, UM, SORT OF TOOK OUR, OUR RAW THOUGHTS THAT WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU ALL PUT SOME GLUE TO THEM. THEY DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AT TIME PROUDER TO ME, BUT, BUT YOU GUYS TOOK THOSE. SO I WANT TO WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE ALL DONE WORKING WITH A WHEEL. AND THEY DANIEL THE ENTIRE PLANNING STAFF. WHEN WE FIRST SAT DOWN AND TALKED, STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS CONCEPT, USING THIS ON THE CHARRETTE ON THE PUBLIC INPUT, BECAUSE, UM, I KNEW WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT IT DOWN THERE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT WE DID WANT AND THIS, THE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND [00:55:01] THE, AND THE KEY WAS LISTENING TO THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT FOUR AND GETTING THEIR INPUT. UH, SO, UM, THE, YOUR, YOUR TEAMS WORKING WITH, WITH OUR, OUR STAFF, THE CHARRETTES, THE ONLINE SURVEY, UM, MADE THIS A VERY TRANSPARENT PROCESS. AND I GOT, I'VE SAID BEFORE, I MAY NOT BE AROUND WHEN THE BABY IS BORN, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL BABY WHENEVER IT'S BORN. SO I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU AND YOUR PATIENTS AND PARTICULARLY FOR STAYING FOR TWO DAYS, UH, WE HAD, UH, SOME RESIDENTS, CITIZENS WHO COULD NOT MAKE THE NIGHT MEETING AND, UH, THE, YOU ALL VOLUNTEER TO STAY AT AUDUBON PARK, UH, FOR A SECOND DAY, UH, SO THAT CITIZENS COULD COME BY AND GIVE YOU THEIR INPUT AND THEY GAVE YOU AN EAR FULL. UH, I TALKED TO MOST OF THEM, SO THE DATA. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND LASTLY ARE YOUR IN STAFF'S ABILITY TO GET THE MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS, UH, TO THE TABLE, UM, DART WALMART, UM, EVEN JONATHAN'S PLACE, UM, DOWN THERE IN THE SAME ROOM AND, UM, COMING OUT OF THAT WITH AT LEAST GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS PROBABLY IF I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT ANYTHING, I WASN'T SURE HOW THAT WAS GOING TO GO, BUT THANK YOU FOR ENGINEERING THAT PROCESS AND, AND AGAIN, TO OUR STAFF FOR DOING IT. SO I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO TRY TO, UH, DEVELOP THIS AREA IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FIRST HALF? NO. MR. GARRETT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? UH, NO, MA'AM NOT REALLY. JUST AS DANIEL SAID. UM, WE'LL UM, NEXT STEP IS, CAN WE HORN? WE'LL DEVELOP THE FINAL REPORT AND CONSTANT, AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK. WE'LL BRING IT THROUGH THE PLANE COMMISSION FIRST FOR RECOMMENDATION, HAVE THEM GET THEIR EYES ON IT, AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. THANKS. WELL, AND THAT WILL [4E. Review and Discussion of 2022 Capital Improvement Program] BRING US TO ITEM FOUR E REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF 2022 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. HERE THEY COME WITH ALL THEIR NOTEBOOKS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, UM, TO START US OFF I'LL FIRST, TURN IT OVER TO FIREWALL TO GIVE THEIR PRESENTATION OF THEIR 22 PROPOSED CIP IS REQUESTED BY A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I BELIEVE EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED COPIES OF THAT EARLIER, MR. SLAY, THE MAYOR, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MR. BRADFORD. I AM HERE TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW ABOUT THE CIP ADAMS FOR FARWELL GOLF PARK. AND WE'VE KIND OF BROKEN FARWELL DOWN INTO THREE CATEGORIES THIS YEAR. UH, THE FIRST ITEM I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A LITTLE BIT IS OUR GOLF CART FLEET. UH, CURRENTLY WE OPERATE ABOUT 240 CARTS. THESE CARTS ARE RENTED FOR PLAY. UM, I KNOW A LOT OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO WALK, BUT THEY DON'T. WE, WE RENT A LOT OF GOLF CARTS OUT THERE ABOUT 90% OF OUR PATRONS PREFER TO RIDE. UM, WE HAD A 60, WE'VE GOT TWO TYPES OF GOLF CARTS OVER AT OUR OLD ENLIGHTS COURSE. UH, WE'VE GOT AN EASY GO PRODUCT. THAT'S GOT A THREE-YEAR BATTERY LIFE ON THOSE CARTS. THEY'RE BASICALLY WARRANTIED FOR THREE YEARS. WE, WE PURCHASED THOSE CARTS IN 2019, AND THEY ARE DUE TO BE REPLACED IN 2022. AND WE HAVE THOSE IN THE CIP. UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER PRODUCT OVER AT OUR BRIDGES COURSE. WE HAVE 110 GOLF CARTS OVER AT THE BRIDGES COURSE. THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT CART. UH, IT CAME WITH A FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY AND A FIVE-YEAR BATTERY LIFE. I WANT TO REMIND YOU, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WARRANTIES AND HOW LONG THAT CART SUPPOSED TO LAST. IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN AUTOMOBILE. YOU KNOW, MOST CARS COME WITH A THREE YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY CARDS KINDA COME WITH A THREE YEAR. I MEAN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE WARRANTIED BASED ON HOURS DRIVEN THE NORMAL HOURS OUT ON A GOLF COURSE WOULD TYPICALLY BE A FOUR HOUR ROUND DRIVING THAT THING AROUND PLAYING 18 HOLES. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT, UH, IF YOU WILL ALL RECALL, WE, WE CLOSED THE GOLF COURSE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BACK IN 2020. AND WHEN WE REOPENED IN JUNE OF [01:00:01] 2020, UH, WE WERE BOMBARDED. WE, UH, WE WERE, WE WERE DOING MORE ROUNDS DURING THE WEEKDAYS. THEN WE WOULD DO ON THE ONE OF THE BUSIEST WEEKENDS OF THE MONTH. AND SO DURING A 16 MONTH PERIOD, WE ONLY ALLOWED ONE RIDER PER CART VERSUS THE NORMAL TWO RIDERS PER CART, WHICH REALLY, REALLY, UH, IT WORKED THOSE CARTS TO DEATH. WE HAD, MOST OF OUR FLEET WOULD GO OUT TWO AND THREE TIMES A DAY, CARRYING FOLKS AROUND 18 HOLES. WE LITERALLY HAD CARTS OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE FROM SUNUP TO SUNDOWN FOR A LONG STRETCHES OF TIME. AND SO, UH, OUR CART FLEET, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S IN POOR SHAPE, BUT ON ANY GIVEN DAY, WE WILL HAVE 15 TO 20 CARTS THAT ARE NOT DRIVABLE. UH, THEY CAN HOLD A CHARGE, BUT THEY CAN ONLY HOLD THE CHARGE FOR FOUR TO SIX HOURS. UH, HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LINED UP WAITING ON CARTS. AND IT, IT, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT CREATES A PROBLEM FOR STAFF, BUT, UH, IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE KIND OF LEARNED TO DEAL WITH. AND SO, UH, WE WERE, WE WERE DUE TO REPLACE THOSE THREE-YEAR CARTS THIS YEAR. UH, BOTH, BOTH GROUPS OF CARTS HAVE, THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF MILES ON THEM. THEY THEY'VE BEEN DRIVEN LIKE CRAZY ALL GOLF COURSES UP HERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR GOLF CARTS RIDING DOWN. AND SO WE'VE GOT OUR GOLF CARTS ON OUR, IN OUR CIP THIS YEAR. AND I THINK I'VE KIND OF COVERED EVERYTHING HERE. WE'RE ALL SCAS ASKING FOR A COUPLE OF RANGE BALL PICKERS AND, UH, TWO BEVERAGE CARDS, UH, COURSE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT LAST YEAR, UH, Y'ALL WERE SO KIND TO APPROVE ABOUT $300,000 IN ON COURSE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT. WE REPLACED A LOT OF OUR FAIRWAY MOWERS, A LOT OF MACHINES THAT WE USE OUT ON THE COURSE THIS YEAR, WE'RE CATCHING THE OTHER HALF OF THAT. AND SO IN OUR CIP THIS YEAR, UH, WE'VE GOT SOME ZERO TURN MO MOWERS. SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS COMING OFF LEASES, A LOT OF PRIVATE CLUBS, AT LEAST A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR A YEAR. IT'S A BRAND NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THEY'LL LEASE IT FOR A YEAR AND TURN IT IN. AND WE CAN SAVE A LITTLE BY GETTING SOME OF THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT. WE'VE GOT SOME BLOWERS HERE, SOME GREENS ROLLERS, AND, UH, FOUR UTILITY CARTS. IF THIS, IF THIS IS APPROVED, THAT WILL REALLY KIND OF, WE'LL BE IN GREAT SHAPE OUT ON THE COURSE, MAINTAINING THE COURSE FOR ANOTHER EIGHT TO 10 YEARS, WE HAVE A FEW PIECES OF UNIQUE EQUIPMENT THAT WE MIGHT BOUNCE IN HERE EVERY NOW AND THEN DURING CIP PERIOD TO ASK FOR. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE WITH OUR OWN COURSE EQUIPMENT. UH, IF, IF, IF THIS IS APPROVED AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL PARK IMPROVEMENTS. I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE, UH, WE HAD ABOUT $150,000 APPROVED IN THE CIP. WE HAD A HANDFUL OF PROJECTS WE WANT TO DO OUT ON THE COURSE. WE HAD A, ONE OF OUR MAJOR BRIDGES COLLAPSE ON NUMBER 18 OF THE OLD COURSE AND WOW, UH, THAT PRETTY MUCH WIPED OUT WHAT WE HAD IN THE CIP. AND WE DIDN'T GET TO DO A LOT OF THOSE THINGS. WE SPENT IT ON ONE BRIDGE STRUCTURE. WE DID, UH, REPLACE SOME GREENS ON OUR TRADITIONS COURSE THIS YEAR. WE'D LIKE TO REPLACE THE GREENS ON THE MASTERS COURSE. WE'VE GOT SOME PUMPING FACILITIES OR TRANSFER PUMPS. UH, WE'VE GOT A MAIN PUMP STATION HERE. THAT EQUIPMENT IS 22 YEARS OLD. AND, UH, THEY HAD BEEN BAND-AIDING THAT FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. WE, WE NEED TO REPLACE THAT PUMP STATION. UH, WE'VE GOT SOME TRANSFER PUMPS IN HERE. WE'VE GOT DRAINAGE ISSUES BETWEEN SOME OF OUR SILT PONDS. WE JUST GOT A LOT OF THINGS OUT THERE THAT, UH, WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, 20 MILES OF CART PASS. WE PROBABLY NEED TO KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND START ADDRESSING. SO, UH, THAT'S KIND OF IT FOR FIRE WHEEL HERE. JUST KIND OF A QUICK SUMMARY OF, OF THOSE THREE CATEGORIES AND I'M SURE I'VE LEFT OUT SOMETHING. SO, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE VERY GOOD. UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SLAY, MR. KENNEDY'S HERE? UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM WILLIAMS AND GET MARRIED. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING. I'M JUST FINE. THANK YOU. AND SEEING YOU AT THAT MIC IN A WHILE, SIR. AND THAT'S OKAY, GOOD TO SEE YOU. OKAY. UH, MY ONE QUESTION, UH, SO WE'VE, WE'RE NOW WE'VE NOT GONE BACK TO TWO MAN COURTS, UH, YOU KNOW, WELL, WHAT'S THAT, WHAT'S THAT [01:05:01] STATUS? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. I MEAN, WE ARE WE'RE, WE'RE NOT FORCING ANYONE INTO TWO MAIN COURTS. IT, IT KIND OF BEGAN TO OCCUR ORGANICALLY ABOUT SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. UH, I THINK THE GOLFING COMMUNITY AND THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT TO PLAY, I MEAN, THEY, THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH OUR CART SITUATION. AND, UH, WE NOTICED THAT FOLKS STARTED PAIRING BACK UP. STAFF STARTED TALKING TO THEM ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THEM, EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD. WE'VE GOT A SHORTAGE OF CARTS OUT THERE AND, UH, IT, IT KIND OF BEGAN TO HAPPEN ORGANICALLY. NOW, I, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND TELL YOU THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A STARTING MARSHAL OR A SHOP STAFF, ENCOURAGE SOMEONE TO DOUBLE UP IN A CART. I'M SURE SOME OF THAT'S GOING ON, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE REASONABLE ABOUT IT, IF, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR OWN CART, WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU HAVE IT. BUT, UH, I JUST, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT DOES CREATE PROBLEMS SOMETIMES ON THE BACK END FOR OTHERS THAT ARE TRYING TO GET A CART AND GO OUT AND PLAY. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO OBJECT TO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE UNDERSTANDING. OKAY. SO IF SOMEONE, IF SOMEONE PREFERS AN INDIVIDUAL CART, NOW THEY'RE ALLOWED TO GO SINGLE. YES, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS IF FOR YOUR CRP PROPOSAL RECOMMENDATION, WE DO FULL REPLACEMENT. EXCUSE ME. WE DO FULL REPLACING THE CARTS. WHAT'S THE FUTURE? WHAT'S THE REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE. WHAT SCHEDULE THEN KICKS IN. KEVIN, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME PICTURE? YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? AN IDEA. OH, PERFECT WORLD. I MEAN, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, WE SHOULDN'T ASK FOR MORE CARDS FOR FIVE YEARS. THESE CARTS, THE TECHNOLOGY, THE BATTERIES IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S SHOULD BE GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS. UH, YOU KNOW, THE INDUSTRY HAS EVOLVED AND CHANGED. I MEAN, WE WENT THROUGH A LONG PERIOD TO WHERE, UH, WE REALLY WEREN'T HAVING ANY TROUBLE WITH OUR CARTS. WE, WE WERE SIZED PROPERLY FOR OUR FACILITIES AND 240 CARTS IS ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO RUN THAT FACILITY. AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT FOR MANY YEARS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, GOLF IS POPULAR AGAIN, AND WE'RE SEEING REALLY BIG TIME NUMBERS. AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE NOT HERE FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS TALKING TO YOU ABOUT CARTS AND, UH, THAT, THAT'S MY HOPE. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO FOR FIVE YEARS. IT'S NOT DONE. WE HOPE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ALL HOPE IN THAT, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT IT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PLAYING GOLF AND THEY'RE WEARING THEM OUT A LOT QUICKER. THANK, THANK, THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. MA'AM ALRIGHT. COMES FROM THE REAR. THANK YOU. ARE YOU DOING MR? SCHLEY DOING FINE, SIR. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF? UM, OKAY. WE HAVE CAR FOR FIVE YEARS AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER CARS THAT ARE THREE YEARS. YES, SIR. HOW COME WE CAN'T DO IT ALL FIVE YEARS. WE CAN. AND GOING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ALL FIVE YEARS. SO YOU GET THE BEST FOR OUR BUCK ON THAT. DON'T WE GOLF CART TECHNOLOGY AND BATTERY TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING AND CHANGING AND, AND, UH, AND YOU'RE GOING TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY FOR A FIVE YEAR CART VERSUS A THREE-YEAR CARTS. BUT NOW THE INDUSTRY NORM IS A FIVE-YEAR CAR. UH, I'M SURE YOU COULD BUY A THREE YEAR WARRANTIED CART, BUT WE'VE KIND OF HAD A LITTLE CHANGE AND, UH, FIVE YEARS KIND OF THE NORM NOW AND THOSE CARDS. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING, IF WE GET IT FOR FIVE YEARS, IT'S A LITTLE BETTER THAN THREE YEARS BECAUSE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING GUARANTEED. YES. MAY NOT. YES, SIR. I DON'T HAVE TO BE UP THERE. I MEAN, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY CAN REPLACE IT. THAT'S CORRECT, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MA'AM THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. UH, COUNSELOR OR BASS. THANK YOU. MA'AM HEY, KEVIN, HOW YOU DOING? DOING GOOD. UM, APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO BRING UP THE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY ALSO, CAUSE I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING THAT ALREADY. UM, DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. JUST WANTED TO SAY, I THINK YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OUT THERE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CARE AND CONCERN THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE, THE QUALITY EXPERIENCE THAT FIRE WHEEL PROVIDES. SO REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOU KNOW, HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS FOR REALLY BEING CONCERNED AND CARED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. MA'AM. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR WE MOVE ON. I SEE NONE. KEVIN. THANK YOU. THANK [01:10:01] YOU. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. I HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS ON THE 22 PROPOSED CIP, I'M HERE TO BRIEF YOU ON A FEW STAFF, INITIATED CHANGES TO THE 22 PROPOSED CIP. UM, STAFF IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL 150,000 FOR THE LANDFILL ENTRY, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. IN 2022, IT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED THROUGH DEMOLITION AT THE SCALE HOUSE THAT THERE ARE STRUCTURAL FAULTS. THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL ADDRESS CEILING HEIGHT, DUCT WORTH, AND SOME PLUMBING DEFECTS. SECOND ON THIS SLIDE STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT FACILITY BE SHIFTED FROM 2019 GEO BOND FUNDS TO CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. A GEO-TECHNICAL REPORT IDENTIFIED THAT THE FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS TO RENOVATE THE STREET FACILITY AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION WOULD INCREASE THE TOTAL PROJECT COSTS. STAFF IS PROPOSING AT THE OLD ANIMAL SHELTER SITE. AS AN ALTERNATIVE STAFF HAD A GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY DONE AT THE SITE OF THE OLD ANIMAL SHELTER AND CONSTRUCTING A NEW FACILITY AT THAT LOCATION WOULD NOT HAVE THE ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS AT THE RENOVATION AS THE RENOVATION WOULD. SO A NEW STREET DEPARTMENT FACILITY COULD BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE CURRENTLY APPROVED BUDGET. A NEW FACILITY WOULD ALLOW STREETS TO RECONFIGURE THE LOCATION OF THEIR PARKING AND WOULD PLACE THEIR OFFICES NEXT DOOR TO THEIR MAINTENANCE FACILITY. SO STAFF IS REQUESTING CEO'S FOR THIS PROJECT IN 2022 AND 2023 ELU OF THE ISSUANCE OF GEO BONDS WITH APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FACILITY AND AN ALTERNATIVE SITE, BOTH OF THESE REQUESTS ARE WITHIN THE CITY'S DEBT CAPACITY. UH WE'LL THEN GO, UM, JUST TO POINT OUT OUR UPCOMING CIP REVIEW CALENDAR. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00 PM AS PART OF THE REGULAR WORK SESSION. AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 14TH, WE BACK AT YOUR WORK SESSION FOR FINAL COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS AND DIRECTION TO BUDGET STAFF, INCLUDING ON THESE PROPOSED CHANGES. AND THEN ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH AT 7:00 PM, WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND THE ADOPTION OF THE 2022 CIP WITH THAT I'LL TAKE HAPPY TO ANY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PROPOSED CHANGES. I HAVE DIRECTORS FROM THOSE DEPARTMENTS HERE TO HELP ME FEEL THOSE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS QUESTIONS ON THE 2022 PROPOSED CIP IN GENERAL. OKAY. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. UH, RED FOR NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, I BELIEVE ON OUR CALENDARS, WE STILL HAVE A HOLD ON FEBRUARY 8TH FOR A SPECIAL MEETING IF NEEDED. YES, SIR. AND I JUST WANT TO GET, UH, WHILE WE'RE AT THAT, WHILE WE'RE AT THAT JUNCTURE, IS THERE ANYBODY WHO FEELS WE NEED TO KEEP THAT MEETING ON THE EIGHTH ON OUR CALENDARS? AND THEN I WAS GOING TO SAY IF SO, WHY WONDERFUL NEWS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE, OKAY. UM, UH, UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU CAN, UH, WORK TO, UH, GET THAT OFF OF OUR CALENDARS. I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. QUICK QUESTION ON THE TRANSFER FROM GEO TO CEO, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT OTHER PROJECTS WERE IN THAT, THAT GEO BOND BUCKET. UM, AND IF WE'RE MOVING STREETS OUT OF THERE, WHAT DO WE, WHAT WOULD WE BE USING THE, THAT GEO CAPACITY FOR? YEAH, SO WITHIN THAT SAME PROPOSITION WAS THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY. IT WAS A PROPOSITION SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, SPECIFICALLY RENTED SOME THERE. WE WOULD NEED TO, UH, CHECK WITH OUR BOND ATTORNEYS AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS BEFORE WE COULD COMMIT TO ANY, UH, REALLOCATION, JUST TO MAKE SURE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF, OF MOVING THAT OUT TO CEO'S. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MA'AM CAUSE LADY BORIS, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, JUST, UH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION THAT I CONCEPT OF HAVING THE STREET FACILITY BUILT ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER SITE, UM, IS A DEMOLITION INCLUDED IN THE BUDGETING NUMBERS THERE. THAT WOULD STAY THE SAME AS WHAT WE ALREADY ALLOCATED. YES, WE ARE INCLUDING THAT IN THE TOTAL PROJECT COST. I ASSUMED THAT, BUT I WANTED TO ASK JUST IN CASE AND I'M, I'M KIND OF SURPRISED HONESTLY, TO FIND OUT THAT THE, UH, INSPECTION WAS DONE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND THAT THE FOUNDATION WAS FOUND TO BE IN BETTER SHAPE. [01:15:02] I, I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING, SO I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S THE ONLY PART OF IT. THAT'S IN GOOD SHAPE, COUNSELOR, ROBIN. THANK YOU, MARY. JUST WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION. SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS IT'S, IT'S IT'S CHEAPER OR THE SAME COST TO BUILD A NEW STREETS FACILITY THAN TO RENOVATE THE CURRENT ONE. AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY I PRESUME BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE BOND, UH, UH, THE BOND PIECE WAS WRITTEN, WE CANNOT USE GEO FUNDS. WE CAN'T USE BOND FUNDS TO BUILD A NEW STREETS FACILITY. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. THE WAY THE PROPOSITION WAS IN PROPOSITION J THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN WAS FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING MUNICIPAL FACILITY. SO FROM DISCUSSIONS OR WITH OUR BOND COUNSEL, SINCE WE'RE MOVING THE LOCATION TO A NEW LOCATION, WE WOULD UTILIZE CEO'S. AND THIS DOES EVEN WITH THE CHANGES AND THE HOUSE BILL THAT WENT THROUGH ON OUR REGULATIONS FOR CEO'S WE'RE STILL GOOD BECAUSE STRAITS IS A DESIGNATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND A FACILITY WOULD BE AS WELL. RIGHT. OKAY. AND, AND FUNCTIONALLY THE GEOS AND COS I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN SEEN FOR A WHILE. THEY BASICALLY GO AT THE SAME RATES. WE'RE NOT REALLY CHANGING ANYTHING FUNCTIONALLY, IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT. I SAY TO ALISON ALL THE TIME DEBT IS DEBT. SO THEY'RE BASICALLY THE SAME. IT'S JUST A GEO IS A VOTER APPROVED FOR A BOND PROGRAM AND THE CEO DOES NOT REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL AT THIS TIME. OKAY. UM, I, I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO BE, TO NOT JUST USE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE KIND OF SWAPPED IT FROM GEO TO CEO AND, AND KIND OF THE, AND IT WAS JUST PROMPTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH'S QUESTION. I HOPE WE'RE NOT USING THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST EXPAND WHAT WE SPEND ON, ON FACILITIES. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT WE HAD PROMISED THE VOTERS WITH RESPECT TO THE BOND PROGRAM. SO I DON'T, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT SAY TIME TO REALLOCATE THAT BUCKET WHEN WE'VE ACTUALLY JUST SWITCHED IT OVER TO THE WOULD BE AT COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY WE COULD, UH, PASS IT. FOR INSTANCE, YOU COULD PASS AN ORDINANCE TO REDUCE THAT THERE'S AN OPTIONS TO GO ABOUT IF THAT IS THE, IT'S NOT REALLY EXTRA MONEY. I MEAN, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST AN AUTHORIZATION THAT'S THERE. WE WOULDN'T ISSUE THE DEBT, RIGHT. IT'S AN THAT'S THERE. AND INSTEAD OF TAKING IT OUT OF GEOS, WE ACTUALLY WENT AND TOOK IT OUT OF CEO'S. SO IT'S JUST A SWAP AND WE WOULD NOT ISSUE TO THAT WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. 22 PROPOSED CIP DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY REALLOCATION OF THAT, THAT GEO, JUST TO BE CLEAR. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MA'AM VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. AND OUR LAST ITEM UNDER VERBAL BRIEFINGS, ITEM FOUR [4F. Update on the Juneteenth Celebration] F UPDATE ON JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, MITCH. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A KIND OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND REMIND YOU OF WHERE WE ARE NOW AND THEN DANA LODGE, UH, AND ANDY HESSER HERE TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS ON, UH, OUR, UH, ACTIONS TODAY AT OUR DISCUSSIONS TODAY WITH SOME MEMBERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, THERE'S BEEN PRIOR DISCUSSION, UH, BY COUNCIL ON THIS BACK ON AUGUST 16TH AT THE WORK SESSION LAST YEAR, THERE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT A JUNETEENTH EVENT, UH, AFTER, AFTER THAT DISCUSSION, UH, THE BULK OF THE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL WAS TO, UH, WELL, TWO PIECES HERE. ONE THERE'S A POLICY LEVEL ISSUE, UH, THAT IS STILL AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH THE OVERALL POLICY ON, UM, NONPROFIT AND, UM, SPECIAL EVENTS, CITY SPONSORED SPECIAL EVENTS. AND THEN, UH, WE MOVED FORWARD, UH, AS INDICATED WITH OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH 15 TO 20 MEMBERS OR SO FROM THE CITY'S, UH, CITIZENS FROM THE CITY, UH, WHO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TO GET FEEDBACK AND IDEAS ON WHAT TYPE OF ACTIVITIES WOULD WE HAVE, UH, AT THIS KIND OF SPECIAL EVENT. SO THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED TO YOU IS A RESULT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, STAFF, UH, OF COURSE, WOULD BE HELD ON THE ACTUAL JUNETEENTH DAY, UH, THIS SUMMER ON THAT SUNDAY, UH, THERE'S A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES WHAT'S IN THE PRESENTATION IS MORE OF THE TIMELINE. THERE WOULD BE SOME OTHER TABLES AND BOOTHS, OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO DO THIS. UH, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD DISCUSSED WOULD BE DEALING WITH, UH, VOTER REGISTRATION, TOP INFORMATION. THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER BOOTH OF THE HISTORICAL WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JUNETEENTH EVENT ITSELF, UH, AND SEVERAL OTHER PIECES THERE'S DISCUSSION WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH THE COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, A YOUTH PROGRAM WITH [01:20:01] SOME WRITING, AN ESSAY TYPE SITUATION, AND MAYBE A WINNER FROM THAT KIND OF THING WITH THE KIDS. THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS WOULD GO ALONG, ALONG WITH THE TIMELINE THAT YOU PROVIDED AND MAYBE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FOR OTHER INFORMATION TYPE SITUATIONS THAT WE COULD PROVIDE OUT THERE AT THE EVENT ITSELF. SO WE WANTED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO, TO UPDATE YOU. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN SOME INFORMANT INFORMATION IN THERE. A POTENTIAL BUDGET WOULD BE AROUND 30,000 LIKELY LESS THAN THAT. UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. UH, AND IF THERE ARE, IF NOT, THEN WE ALSO HAVE DANA THAT WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NOPE. COUNSELOR ROBYN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MENTIONED. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS IS THAT A COMMITTEE WENT THROUGH MY UNDERSTANDING, CAUSE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE, I MEAN, I SEE THAT WE SENT A SURVEY OUT AND WE DID SOME OTHER STUFF. UM, YOU KNOW, MY CONCERNS THAT I HAD RAISED PREVIOUSLY WAS WHETHER WE OUGHT TO BE GETTING INTO THIS SPACE AT ALL, AND WHETHER WE'RE KIND OF PUSHING OUT THE CHURCHES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY ENGAGED IN THIS. SO, UH, BUT IT WASN'T CLEAR FROM THE MATERIALS THAT I SAW THAT THE COMMITTEE'S WORK INVOLVED, ANY, IT READS LIKE THE COMMITTEE'S WORK W WHICH I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH, BY THE WAY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT. UM, BUT, BUT IT READS LIKE, UM, THE DISCUSSION REALLY DIDN'T CENTER ON WHETHER WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS AND WHAT CHURCHES ARE DOING AND WHAT OTHER FOLKS ARE DOING IN THIS SPACE, BUT REALLY MORE ON WHAT IT READS. LIKE IT WAS JUST A, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THIS. AND SO I'M TRYING TO GET A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE, WHETHER WE HAVE ANY PARTNERSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. UM, CAUSE WE ARE, I GUESS WE ARE FRONT RUNNING THE ASC A LITTLE BIT W WITHOUT A POLICY, WE'RE TAKING A POSITION THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THAT WE'RE GOING IT ALONE, SPONSORING THIS EVENT. SO I JUST WANNA GET A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT IF I CAN. SURE. UH, AND AGAIN, FOR AN UNKNOWN COUNSEL NOSES PREFERRING, HE SAYS TO WATCH, AND WHEN WE TALK COMMITTED, THERE'S TWO, TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS HERE. WE HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE, THAT'S DEALING WITH THE POLICY LEVEL ISSUES THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED. UH, AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ALBAN WAS JUST ASKING ON CITY SPONSORED EVENTS, NON-PROFIT SPONSORED EVENTS. I KNOW COUNCIL KNOWS THERE'S A PROCESS IN PLACE. UH, WHEN A NONPROFIT COMES TO THE CITY TO HOST AN EVENT AND THEN THE CITY PARTNERS, AND THEN THERE'S SOME COSTS INVOLVED. AND THEN COUNCIL HAS AN APPROVAL PROCESS TO GO WITH THOSE NONPROFITS, AS WE DO SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE, THE, UH, THE OTHER COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A COMMITTEE OF JUST CITIZENS GATHERING INPUT, WORKING WITH STAFF, UH, THOSE ARE, AGAIN, THERE ARE 15 TO 20 OF THOSE FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN US INPUT. MANY OF THEM ARE FROM THE CHURCHES, SOME ARE FROM NAACP, BUT THEY'RE CITIZENS FROM OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDING INPUT. BUT THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING EVENT, YOU KNOW, AND IF THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN WHEN HOSTING SUCH AN EVENT, WHAT WOULD THOSE ACTIVITIES BE? SO THE CITIZEN GROUP HASN'T BEEN PARTICIPATING IN POLICY LEVEL DISCUSSIONS. UH, THAT'S, THAT'LL BE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE, BUT THERE'S BEEN OTHER ITEMS IN THAT COMMITTEE. AND THIS, THIS ITEM HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE YET. SO, BUT DID WE TAKE ANY INPUT? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE SAYING WE HAD SOME PEOPLE FROM THESE COMMUNITIES THERE. DID WE TAKE, DO WE HAVE ANY OFFICIAL INPUT FROM, OR DID WE SPECIFICALLY ASK THE NAACP OR ANY OF THE CHURCHES TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS OR GET ANY OFFICIAL RESPONSE ON IT? SO WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A HOST NON-PROFIT, UH, AS WE DO MANY OTHER OF OUR, UH, NON-PRO, WELL, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED THAT NONPROFIT EVENTS. UH, BUT IN THIS RIGHT NOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT A HOST, IT WOULD BE A CITY SPONSORED EVENT. SO IF WE GOT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE CHURCHES OR ANY CONCERNS FROM THE CHURCHES ABOUT DISPLACING THEIR EVENTS AT ALL, OR, AND MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, AND WE DID NOT WANT TO DISPLACE ANY EVENTS. SO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMITTEE, THEY REPRESENT MANY OF THOSE OTHER CHURCHES. I THINK THERE WAS 10 AT FIRST, BUT THERE WERE MANY OTHER CHURCHES THERE'S BEEN OUTGOING DISCUSSION. SO, AND IN THIS CITIZEN GROUP, THE CITIZEN COMMITTEE, THE DISCUSSION WAS ALONG THE LINES. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE PROPOSED TIMELINE IS I THINK LIKE 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM TO AVOID. LOT OF THE CHURCHES WILL HAVE EVENTS EARLIER IN THE DAY. SO THAT DISCUSSION HAS, UH, HAS BEEN HELD. UH, AND MY UNDERSTANDING FROM OUR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IS THAT THE, UH, I THINK THOSE CONCERNS FROM THOSE, THE CHURCHES AND THE OTHERS LIKE THAT, THAT HOST THEIR OWN EVENTS THAT HAS BEEN ALLEVIATED [01:25:01] THAT PART. AND WE CAN SAY, HAVE WE CONSIDERED MAYBE MOVING OUR EVENT TO, CAUSE IN MY MIND, WHEN I SAW THE, UM, THE EVENT BEING ON SUNDAY, IT'S LIKE, THAT'S, I MEAN, YEAH, SUNDAY THE 19TH IS WHEN THESE CHURCHES ARE GOING TO BE DOING THESE THINGS. MY INCLINATION FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE AT SOME LEVEL IS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'D BE BETTER OFF AS A SUPPORT FUNCTION SAYING, IF YOU WANT TO RESERVE A FACILITY, IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU TO SUPPORT WHATEVER CHURCH WANTS TO DO THESE THINGS. BUT IF, IF THE CITY'S GOING TO DO SOMETHING, HAVE WE CONSIDERED DOING IT LIKE ON THE SATURDAY, BEFORE, OR THE MONDAY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR, THE 19TH WILL FOLLOW FALLS ON THE SUNDAY. SO THE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ON THE MONDAY. SO IF WE CONSIDERED, CAN WE LOOK AT THAT POSSIBILITY TO JUST COMPLETELY DECONFLICT? WE DID A, WE HAD THAT VERY DISCUSSION, NOT ONLY WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THEMSELVES, THAT VERY THING. DO WE DO IT ON THE SUNDAY, THE ACTUAL HOLIDAY, THE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS ON MONDAY, DO WE DO IT ON SATURDAY FOR THOSE VERY REASONS, THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY PREFERRED TO HAVE IT ON THE SUNDAY, BUT THEN WE DID A CITIZEN SURVEY THAT WE PUT OUT AND I THINK THAT'LL BE PART OF DANA'S UPDATE WITH HER PRESENTATION. UH, I THINK WE HAD LIKE FOUR HUNDREDS OF RESPONSES, UH, BUT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THOSE WERE TO HAVE IT ON THE SUNDAY. ONCE WE GOT THE CITIZEN SURVEYS BACK, WE DISCUSS IT WITH THE CITIZEN COMMITTEE, THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY. SO I THINK AT THAT POINT, THE WELL ACTUALLY WAS THE UNANIMOUS OF THE CITIZEN GROUP TO HOST IT ON THAT VARIOUS ON THE SUNDAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GET OFF THE MIC MAYOR. LET'S HEAR FROM DANA OR ANYONE ELSE'S QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR MITCHELL AND COUNCILMAN ARVIN, JUST ERASED MY BOARD. JUST, JUST CLEANED ME OUT, JUST CLEANED ME OUT. SO YOU ANSWERED ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. SO, UM, UH, SO I'LL, I'LL I'LL SHIFT BEFORE THE PRESENTATION, UM, THE DISCUSSION YOU AND I HAD, UM, ABOUT THE EVENT AND I TOTALLY SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL. UM, BUT THE, THE SCOPE TO ADD SOME STUFF TO ADD INFORMATIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO, TO THIS, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE ENTERTAINMENT, XPRESS ASPECT OF IT. SO WILL YOU BE MOVING FORWARD, WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMUNITY TO, UH, TO DISCUSS THAT SO THAT, UH, THOSE, SOME OF, NOT ALL OF THEM, SO THAT SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU AND I SHARED COULD BE INCLUDED SOME OF THE INFORMATIONAL, UM, UM, INFORMATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS, UH, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS, THAT I JUST DON'T, I DON'T WANT THIS TO, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THIS TO BE STRICTLY AN ENTERTAINMENT FUNCTION, BUT THAT OUR CITIES, THAT OUR CITIZENS WHO ATTEND WALK AWAY WITH SOME INFORMATION, BE IT EDUCATION, BE IT, BORDER REGISTRATION, BE IT MEDICAL, BE IT HEALTH OUT. WE CAN'T DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO, SO MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN YOU AND I TALKED THAT YOU YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH THE GROUP TO BRING THOSE ELEMENTS INTO THIS, UM, EVENT, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. MAYBE WE'LL BE. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY, AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE, THE TIMELINE AND THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU IN THE PRESENTATION THAT DANIEL DO SHORTLY, DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE OTHER TYPES OF THINGS, SOME OF THE OTHER BOOSTS AND INFORMATION TYPE THINGS. SO SOME OF THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE, BUT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING, WE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED THAT PROCESS AGAIN TODAY, UPDATING IT, AND THERE'LL BE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TYPES OF THINGS. SO WE, WE WILL TAKE THAT INFORMATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE OTHER TYPES OF INFORMATIONAL THINGS THAT CAN BE POSSIBILITIES OUT THERE FOR THE JUNETEENTH EVENT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND MY SECOND LAST QUESTION ON TO, WELL, MY MARKETING A PR STANDPOINT IS THIS, WELL, LET'S BE PUSHED OUT AS A GALLEN EVENT. ARE YOU METROPLEX EVENT IN DISCUSSION WHEN WE GET TO THE MARKETING PART, MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE YET. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID THREE HOURS, TWO TO FIVE OR SO, SIR, AT THREE HOURS. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE MARKETED AS A, FOR GALLEN THE CITY OF GARLAND, OR IS IT GOING TO BE A MOBILE GLOBAL METROPLEX EVENT? JUST CURIOUS THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE CITIZENS SO FAR? I THINK, WELL, IT MAY BE UNANIMOUS. I WAS GOING TO SAY THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY, BUT THE DISCUSSION HAS CENTERED ON GARLAND AND WHAT'S, WHAT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR THE GARLAND EVENT. NOW IT WILL BE WHEN WE PROMOTE IT, WE'LL [01:30:01] BE PROMOTING GARLAND JUNETEENTH EVENT. THERE'LL BE THERE. AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE OTHER PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OTHER, FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT MAY COME TO OUR EVENT, BUT THE FOCUS ON THE ACTIVITIES AND THE EVENTS AND THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR, AND PART OF THE SURVEYS AND OTHER INPUT THAT WE'VE HAD IS MAKING IT UNIQUE TO GARLAND AND A GARLAND JUNETEENTH EVENT. OKAY. AND ONE LAST ONE, MAY I PROMISE THE, THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES THAT THE COMMUNITY HAVE INPUT ON, ON WHO THOSE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? ABSOLUTELY. UH, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS AND WE JUST HAD ANOTHER, UH, ANOTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT NEXT WEEK, UH, ON THE TYPES OF MUSICS DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, UH, SPEAKERS, UH, THEY HAVE BEEN GUIDING US ON THAT, THAT PART OF THE PROGRAM. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS, SIR. THANK YOU. MA'AM VERY GOOD CUSTOMER MORE. THANK YOU. HERE. I'M EXCITED. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND BRINGING THIS, UH, THIS FORMAT TOGETHER. I DO RECALL THAT, UH, WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS GOING FORWARD. ONE HAD TO DO WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, DEALING WITH THIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES AND THE OTHER HAND TO DO WITH THE STAFF GOING FORWARD TO SPEAK WITH THE COMMUNITY, TO SEE HOW TO CORRELATE IT INTO HOW TO PROJECT MANAGE AND BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GETTING READY TO HAPPEN. AND I'M LIKE COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, I'M ON THE PARTY SIDE. OKAY. I'M ON THE CELEBRATING SIDE. OKAY. I WOULD WANT TO SEE THE FRIED CHICKEN AND THE GUMBO AND THE, UM, THE, THE, THE PIG FEED. AND I WOULDN'T FEEL ALL OF THAT. OKAY. NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG. OKAY. I, I DO BELIEVE THAT A SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE A VERY GOOD DAY FOR NOW THAT I'VE HEARD, BECAUSE INITIALLY I WAS THINKING, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY, NORMALLY THIS IS A CELEBRATED EVENT. JUNE 10TH HAS BEEN ONE WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE GOT TOGETHER, WE PARTY, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE, WE TALK ABOUT, UH, THE, HOW IT CAME TO BE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, AS COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS POINTED OUT, WE DO NEED TO DEAL WITH MORE OF THE HISTORICAL ASPECT OF IT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE TO INCLUDE MY COMMUNITY. JUST, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY THERE'S, THIS IS WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT. OKAY. AND SO I, I'M GRATEFUL. I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU ARE INCLUDING A, UH, INFORMATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND POINT OF VIEW TO IT. SO, UH, MITCHELL HALL, I CAN SAY TO YOU, AS WELL AS THE STAFF, UH, AND EAT ALL OF YOU. AND THERE ARE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, I HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED TO ANDY YET, BUT, UH, HE GOT A LITTLE THAT SOUL IN HIM, AND I KNOW THAT HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO PULL THIS TOGETHER IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WE'RE ALL JUST HAPPY ABOUT IT. SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON IT, AND WE'RE LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. VERY GOOD. I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST END THIS DISCUSSION. RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. NO, SOMEBODY HAD TO SAY IT. UH, WE DO HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION AS WELL FROM DANA. YEAH. I THINK I'VE COVERED MOST OF IT. I LET HER GO. LET HER GO. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MITCH. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE A LOT TO ADD HERE, BUT WE'LL DO IT. SO I WILL SAY, UH, THE SURVEY THAT WE SENT OUT, WE RECEIVED, UM, AS MITCH SAID, MORE THAN 400 RESPONSES AND THEY WERE PRETTY UNIFORM AND THE RESPONSES OF WHAT THEY WANTED. AND, UM, MOST OF THEM DID CHOOSE THAT SUNDAY, UM, AFTER CHURCH, UM, THEY FELT LIKE, UM, IT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH WHAT CHURCHES WERE ALREADY DOING. UM, IT FALLS ON FATHER'S DAY. SO IT'S A, UH, BUILT IN CELEBRATION, UM, TO INCLUDE, UH, THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. WE ALSO DID REACH OUT TO GIS D BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND REACHED OUT TO THEM JUST TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T STEPPING ON ANY TOES FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE ALREADY DOING. AND, UH, THERE'S LOOKS VERY MUCH DIFFERENT. IT'S, UH, OVER AN HOUR AT LUNCH, UM, NOT, UM, SUCH A SIGNIFICANT, UM, TYPE OF ELEMENT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR JUNE. SO THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS BY ANY MEANS STEPPING ON THEIR TOES. UH, BUT THEY DO CERTAINLY WANT TO BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATION [01:35:02] AND PROVIDE SOME STUDENT DANCERS OR PERFORMANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO GIS D WILL DEFINITELY BE INVOLVED IN, UM, IN THE PROJECT. UM, W LIKE I SAID, WE GOT GREAT RESPONSES. AND FROM THAT, UM, WE DID GET A LOT OF, OH, SORRY. I THINK YOU MEAN, UH, WE DID GET THAT PARTY ELEMENT CAME, CAME IN VERY STRONG. UM, BUT ALSO, SO DID THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. AND SO THAT COMMITTEE IS, UM, WORKING ON THE SUGGESTIONS FOR WHO THEY THINK SHOULD BE THE SPEAKER FOR THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. AND ALTHOUGH, YES, THIS WILL BE A GARLAND EVENT. THEY VERY MUCH ARE HOPING THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME KIND OF SPEAKER THAT WILL DRAW FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA. UM, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO HAVE A FAMILY ELEMENT TO IT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PICNIC TABLES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS. UM, WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU'LL COME OUT AND PUT YOUR PICNIC BASKET ON THE LAWN. UM, WE ARE GOING TO, UM, HAVE SOME, UM, SOME ESSAYS FROM SOME OF THE GIS D STUDENTS WE PLAN ON. WE DON'T HAVE A LOGO OR, UM, UM, UH, ANY KIND OF ELEMENT TO MARKET THIS YET. SO WE'RE GOING TO INVOLVE GIS D TO CREATE SOME ARTWORK FOR US, MAKE THAT BE A CO UM, A CONTEST, UM, POSSIBLY SELL T-SHIRTS, YOU KNOW, ME, I'M ALWAYS ABOUT SELLING T-SHIRTS. UM, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRY TO, UM, REMIND PEOPLE WHY JUNETEENTH EXISTS, UM, BUT ALSO MAKE IT BE A FAMILY DAY, UM, WITH SOME ENTERTAINMENT FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY. UM, OKAY. WOW. UM, WE, UH, YOU SEE, IN YOUR PACKET, WE DO HAVE A PROPOSED BUDGET, UM, FOR SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING OUT, UM, PRODUCTION, UM, SOME CHILDREN ELEMENTS, UM, UH, PICNIC TABLES. SO JUST, UM, TRIED TO BE CONSERVATIVE, BUT YET MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE FUNDS TO, UM, DO A VERY NICE, UM, EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN FOR THOSE WHO, UM, CAME OUT TO THE WILLS, UH, TO THE, UM, WALL THAT HILLS, THIS IS THE SAME LOCATION OF AUDUBON PARK THAT THE WALNUT HILLS WAS AT THAT SORT OF A SOCCER FIELD AREA. AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN THE ELEMENTS CLOSE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT FEEL COMFORTABLE AND COZY, BUT, UH, HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO EXPAND IF WE HAVE A REALLY NICE TURNOUT. SO THAT IS THE PROPOSED LOCATION FOR THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM OR I'LL GET MUCH. I THINK THAT IS A FANTASTIC LOCATION FOR THIS. UH, WE'VE GOT IT. IT ALREADY HAS A LOT OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WE NEED, PARKING FACILITIES, ET CETERA, AND PLUS PLENTY OF ROOM. SO I THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT CHOICE OF LOCATION. UH, ANY, YEAH, I THINK WE'RE, I THINK WE'RE GOING THROUGH A, AN ISSUE HERE. UM, YEAH. YEAH. I HEAR YOU. YES. UH, THE QUEUING SYSTEM IS, IS NOT WORKING AND I CAN'T GET TO DISCUSSION MODE EITHER. CAN YOU PUNCH IN FOR ME JUST TO SAVE IT? OKAY. YOUR PANEL IS FROZEN AND REBOOT IT, AND FOR THE TIME BEING LET'S WAIT, CAUSE THAT'LL SHUT IT DOWN. YOU DON'T WANT TO PUNCH IN AND TAKE SOMEONE ELSE. JEFF, CAN JEFF PUNCH IN? NO, NO, IT'S IT'S IT'S THE UNIVERSE WILL COVER THE RPS UNTIL WE CAN GET BACK UP AND RUNNING. HANG ON A SECOND. FROZE UP, PUNCH IN AGAIN. THAT'S WEIRD. THE ONES ON THIS SIDE OF THE COLUMN ARE COMING UP. OKAY. IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN HERE, [01:40:06] YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO THE NUMBER OF MUTES AND TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. ALL RIGHT. HANG ON A SECOND. COUNSELING MORRIS, GIVE ME JUST A SECOND. GO AHEAD. OKAY. IS IT WORKING? OKAY. UM, WELL, DANA AND MITCH, THANK YOU. UM, I'M WITH THE PARTY GUY HERE, BUT, BUT NOT JUST BECAUSE THIS IS, UM, THIS IS INCREDIBLY EXCITING AND ALL OF YOU AND ANDY, ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN THE, THE OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY. I MEAN, THIS STARTED WITH THE NACP BLESSING AND 10 CHURCHES, AND IT HAS JUST SPREAD IN ALL DIRECTIONS EVER SINCE THEN, AS YOU ALL HAVE WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND I'VE BEEN FLOODED WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY EXCITED AND VERY EXCITED THAT THEY'RE, THAT YOU'RE ASKING THAT YOU'RE ASKING THAT YOU'RE LISTENING, THAT YOU'RE RESPONDING TO, UH, THEIR WISHES, BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE HEARD ACROSS THE BOARD IS WE WANT THIS TO LOOK LIKE GARLAND. WE WANT THIS TO BE A GARLAND EVENT, AND JUNETEENTH HAS BEEN GOING ON IN GARLAND FOREVER. UM, I'VE BEEN TO A NUMBER OF JUNETEENTH EVENTS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. AND, UM, THE ONES IN GARLAND DON'T LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE ONES IN MESQUITE OR, UM, WILEY OR ANY OF THE OTHER PLACES OR FORT WORTH, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT EVENTS. AND SO THE FACT THAT YOU ALL HAVE KIND OF PUT YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF OUR GARLAND COMMUNITY AND SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT? UM, I JUST THINK IS, UH, WAS A TREMENDOUS AND POSITIVE APPROACH. AND I LOVE THAT YOU'RE GETTING SO MUCH, UM, PARTICIPATION. THAT'S GREAT. UM, AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS TO ME AND FROM THE START WITH THIS, WHAT I HAVE HEARD HAS BEEN THAT, THAT FOR OUR GARLAND COMMUNITY JUNETEENTH IS A CELEBRATION. IT'S AN OBSERVATION AND IT'S AN EDUCATION. THOSE ARE THE THREE BIG ELEMENTS, YOU KNOW? AND SO I, I AGREE WITH, I AGREE WITH DEPUTY MAYOR, DAN WILLIAMS, I AGREE WITH THE PREACHER. UM, AND, UM, AND I'M EXCITED AND YOU ALL HAVE DONE SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND EVEN THOUGH I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE HAD A VENUE, UM, HERE IN THE CORE OF GARLAND TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. I THINK AUTOBON IS A VERY SENSIBLE CHOICE. SO, UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH JOB. WELL DONE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF I MAY ON THE LOCATION FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAD LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITIZEN COMMITTEE ABOUT, UH, THEIR REQUESTS INITIALLY, OF COURSE, WAS LOOKING AT THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR THAT COURSE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. UH, BUT WE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS THROUGH THE CITY. UH, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS OF THEIR PROPOSED AREA, WHICH WAS, WHICH WAS GOOD TO HAVE. SO, UH, THAT'S HOW HIS CITIZEN FEEDBACK IS HOW WE GOT TO THIS LOCATION. SO, OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SO YES. THANK YOU. MA'AM UM, ON THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT OF IT, ARE WE DOING ANY TIE INS AND, UH, WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING, OF COURSE, BEFORE YOU HAD MENTIONED LOCATION, I WAS THINKING WAS GOING TO BE DOWN HERE TOO. SO THAT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THE LANDMARK MUSEUM. SO ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANY EDUCATIONAL TIE INSTITUTE, LANDMARK MUSEUM? UH, YES. UH, WE'RE GOING, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TABLE AT THE EVENT AND, UM, HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE BLACK LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS. UM, SO YES, THEY'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY BE A PART OF IT. OKAY, AWESOME. YEAH, CAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT US TO MISS OUT ON ANY OF GARLAND'S RICH HISTORY SAW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK LEGALLY WE CAN PASS THE PLATE HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SO WE'LL JUST LET THAT ONE GO FOR NOW. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO SEEING THIS COME TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. UH, THAT WAS OUR LAST, UH, VERBAL BRIEFING. UH, THIS [5. Announce Future Agenda Items] IS ITEM FIVE ANNOUNCED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS I'LL HAVE TO QUEUE YOU UP? NO. ALL RIGHT. UH, WITH THAT BEFORE WE ADJOURN, JUST TO REMINDER, UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, GARLAND FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT MEETING, UH, FOLLOWING THE ADJOURNMENT OF THIS MEETING. SO WITH THAT ADD 7 45, WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.